Book Title: Sati Shromani Chandanbala
Author(s): Mohanlal Dipchand Chokshi
Publisher: Shashikant And Co
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/035251/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chlak Ik Tir | jaina graMthamALA Idi PC DUBIO 40) dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, | phona : 0278-2425322 300484s. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar Umara, Surabwww.umaragyahbhandar.com cInaHITI| - satIziromaNi Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Do. tribhuvanadAsa laheracaMda zAha kasTa saMsthApita saMskRti rakSaka sastuM sAhitya (prathama zreNI-puSpa trIjuM) satIziromaNuM caMdanabALA - lekhaka - ' mohanalAla dIpacaMda zekazI - prakAzaka :- zazikAnta enDa kuM. rAvapurA, vaDodarA sarva hakka prakAzane svAdhIna rAkhyA che) sela ejanTasa :saMskRti rakSaka sastuM sAhitya kAryAlaya mahAjanagalI, rAvapurA, vaDodarA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkRti 1lI ] mUlya rUpiyA [jAnyuArI 1948 muka : maNilAla prabhAzaMkara vyAsa zrI lakSmI ilekaTrIka pri. presa medIkhAnA reDa, vaDodarA 15-1-48 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUmikA DAkaTara tribhuvanadAsa zAhanA nikaTa paricayamAM huM temanI kRti- prAcIna bhAratava nAmA bRhad graMthanA vAMcana pachI AvyeA. teonA manamAM jainasamAjamAM cAlu kALane anurUpa sAhitya taiyAra karI pracAravAnI ane e rIte mAtA sarasvatInAM bahumAna karavAnI dhagaza - agrapade hatI. vizeSamAM Amajana samUhane saraLa bhASAmAM, vartamAna kALanI navalakathA rUpe jaina dharmanuM aitihAsika sAhitya sastA mUlye ApavAmAM Ave te dhara karI beThala suSupti ane jaDatA Ape| Apa nAza pAme ane jAgRti temaja vIratAnI uSA Uge; evu` ma`tavya saceTa hevAthI A graMthamALAnAM maMDANa thayAM. mAre paNa ekAda kRtidvArA emAM sAtha pUrAvavA evI temanI AgrahabharI mAMgaNI thai. mArA lekhana vyavasAya eka zekhanA viSaya tarIkeneA che. meM hA te bhaNI paNa pAtra Alekhana sabaMdhI nizcaya teA pachI thayA. mArAja vaDila bhrAtA svaCstha kasturacaMda dIpacaMda cAkazInI putrI subhadrAe ALavayamAM bhAgavatI dIkSA svIkArelI hatI. jo ke e bALAneA dhArmika abhyAsa madhyama prakAranA hatA paNa saMskArI jIvana hovAthI sa`yamaraMga pArka hatA. sAdhvIjIvanamAM pagalAM pADayAM. pachI vividha prakAranI tapa karaNImAM lagabhaga agIyAra varSAM temaNe gALyAM hatAM. hasamukhA caherA ane samatAbhAva harakAne Azcarya mugdha kare tevA hatA. ekAda meLApa TANe e muda'nAzrI tarIke pUjya saubhAgyazrIjInA saMdhADAmAM vicaratA sAdhvIne joi, bALa brahmacArI sAdhvI ca`danabALA samadhI kaMika lakhavAnI icchA udbhavI. sAmAnya guMthaNInI vicAraNA paNa karI. daramiAna Do. zAha taraphathI graMthamALAnA AraMbha thai cUkela hovAthI mAMgaNI paNa thaI. satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALAnI racanA -sabadhI A bhUmikA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A nAnakaDI pustikA pragaTa thAya che tyAre sudarzanAzrIjInuM astitva nathI. chellAM be varSamAM teo pIttapAMDu rogathI gherAyA hatA; ane saM. 2004nA kArataka suda 2 nI saMdhyAkALe prabhusmaraNamAM lIna banI A phAnI duniyA parathI vidAya thayA. tera varSanA dIkSA paryAyamAM saMyama jIvananI suvAsa pAtharI gayA. je nimitta pAmI A prayAsa meM AraMbhela te smRtipathamAM sateja rahe e arthe khaMbhAtanA mArA premakuTira'nA vAsamAMja A bhUmikAnA rekhAMkana thayelA, je ahIM kAgaLa para caDhe che; astu uparanI aMgata vAta pachI pustikA sabaMdhamAM thoDuMka spaSTIkaraNa karavuM jarUrI che. jaina sAhityamAM temaja zrI kalpasUtra ane aThThAIdharamAM vaMcAtAM vyAkhyAnamAM sAdhvI caMdanabALA sabaMdhI AvatA. ullekhone najara sanmukha rAkhI A aitihAsika pAtranI AsapAsa vartamAna kALanI paddhattie bhinna bhinna prasaMgenI saMkalanA karI che. e mATe khAsa vivecana karavAnI agatya jarA paNa nathI; kemake jene ethI paricita che. ahIM to e sarvane zRMkhalAbaddha karI saMtoSa mAnya che. padmAvatIne putra karakaMDU che. enA janma pachI teNue dIkSA lIdhI hatI e vAta nizcita hovAthI padmAvatI caMdanabALAnI mAtA na thaI zake. keTalAka dhAriNI padmAvatInuM bIjuM nAma jaNAve che e bhUla bharyuM che. caMdanabALA urphe vasumatInI mA dhAriNI che ane e padmAvatInA apaharaNa pachI dadhivAhana bhUpa sAthe lagna graMthIthI joDAyelI che. sapatnipade hovAthI ubhaya he gaNAya. e nyAye ja caMdanabALAnI mRgAvatI mAsI thAya. caMpAnA svAmInI abhayA nAme rANI hatI. upara joyuM tema caMpApatinuM nAma dadhivAhana che e jotAM, ane dhAriNInuM je rIte. avasAna thAya che e vicAratAM temaNe trIjI vAra lagna karyuM hoya e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbhavita che. koI rathAne dadhivAhanane badale "chatazatru' tarike ullekha che. e kALe mULa nAmane ThekANe parAkramathI prApta karela birUdathI vadhu khyAtI thatI evuM jovAya che. jema "biMbisArane badale "zreNika" kUka'ne badale "ajAtazatru' ane "avakaNikanI jagAe "karakaMc." e dhoraNe yuddhamAM vadhu vAra jayazrI varanAra rAjavI dadhivAhananuM bIjuM nAma " jItazatru' hoya e saMbhavita che. zeTha sudarzanano prasaMga carama tIrthapatinA zAsana sabaMdhavALA hovAthI, ane abhayArANIe emAM agra bhAga bhajavyo hovAthI, uparanA maMtavyane puSTi maLe che. kathAnAyikA caMdanabALA hovA chatAM, AsapAsa kauTuMbika sajane evI rIte thayuM che ke ghaDIbhara pahelI najare e pUrNa svAMgamAM na paNa AMkhe caDhe. paNa e bALAe jIvanamAM je bhAga bhajavyo ane vayamAM nAnI chatAM prauDhAne paNa Takkara mAre tevI kAryavAhI karI dekhADI, ene vicAra karatAM, e jAtanA ghaDataramAM-enAmAM e prakAranA saMskAra sRjana karavAmAM-je je pAtrono phALo neMdhAyo hato e vAta yAda karyA vinA na ja cAle. A kRtimAM lekhakane kevA prakAranI saphaLatA prApta thaI che e te vAcake ja kahI zake. prapha jovAmAM keTalIka bhUla rahI che, ane keTalAMka sthAne "ta" tathA "na" temaja "la" tathA "va"nA ukelamAM gaLatI thaI che e vakhatasara graMtha pragaTa karavAnI utAvaLane AbhArI che. aMtamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke zokhathI AlekhAyelA prabhAvika puruSo bhAga 1 tathA bhAga 2 mAphaka A pustaka paNa janabhanA Adarane pAtra nivaDe eja abhyarthanA. premakuTira-khaMbhAta ) bhAIbIja mohanalAla vIpacaMda cokazI saM. 2074 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 41 anukrama viSaya 1 luM kUvA kAMThe 2 ju bhAbhInA vAsamAM 3 juM padmAvatIno sahavAsa preyasIne viraha 5 muM dhAriNInuM svapna masalatagRhanA kamarAmAM ramaNI te eja bALikA vasumatI araNyanA ekati pradezamAM 10 muM zuM dhAriNI cAlI gai? 11 muM lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 12 muM upavanamAM meLApa 110 13 muM dharmaniSTha daMpatI 120 14 muM kaumudI mahotsava 131 15 muM zULInuM siMhAsana 142 kaI vADIno mULe! 151 samarabhUmi upara camatkAra 161 camatkAronI paraMparA 172 19 muM kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna 182 - kamaLasama nirlepa 195 zramaNajIvananI suvAsa 208 mahAna vanamAM saMdhasthApanA zramaNatvama Idama ramaNIyatarama | 240 24 muM hRdaya 5 eja jIvana palaTo che . * * 249 25 muM khamatakhAmaNunuM mahatva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com . e. , e. e e, e ee e ce. 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" Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNi caMdanabALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ UF zrIyuta lekhake vinA puraskAre A pustaka lakhI ApyuM hovAthI amArA maMDaLanA niyamAnusAra temane prathama zreNinA AjIvana sabhya nImavAmAM Ave che. lekhaka mahAzaya A prakAranA prathaja sabhya thatA hovAthI ame temane hArdika abhinaMdana ApIe chIe. ceteza strI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 lu kuvA kAMThe bhArI garava ane vAravAra vijaLInA camakArA pachI kharekhare musaLadhAra varasAda varasyA. jANe pralayakALa TUMka samayamAM ja paMtharAi javAne hoya e rIte kALA medhanA AgamanathI cAre dizAmAM adhakAra vyApI rahyo. aMga dezanA A pradezamAM prativarSa varasAda te paDate paNa AjanA pANIe tA bhaya pamADe evuM tAMDava nRtya AdaryuM. hatuM. nadI, nALAnA kAMThA ubharAI gayA hatA. are avara javaranA mArgo paNa eTalI hade cIkAra ane jaLathI baMbAkAra banI gayA ! sau kAinA hRdayamAM eka ja prazna uThavA lAgyA ke A medharAjA jagatane vADavA mAMge che ke ene vinAza karavA ? anubhavI vRddonA zabdo hatA ke teoe jvanabharamAM ATalA vipula pramANamAM eka divasamAM ATaluM badhuM pANI paDeluM joyuM nathI. medhanuM Ajanu svarupa joi keTalAkane puriSAdAnI pAnAtha bhagavaMta upara meghamALI-kamaTha dvArA karAyela upasarga yAda AvatA. gheADAkane kAI deva yAmI zakA paNa thatI. 1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA jaLanI jhaDInA jabarA sapATAthI pANI vahI javAnA mArgo saMkaDAI gayA. pANune ubharAvA sAma sAmenA makAne upara ubharAvA mAMDayo ane keTalAka gharonAM pagathIyAM jaLanI sapATI nIce adrazya thavA lAgyAM. gAma bahAranA nIcA gharamAM te jaLadevatAne praveza paNa thaI cUkyo. Ama kaSTa paraMparAno pAra nahe, chatAM varasAda kheMcAyAthI duSkALa paDavAnI je zaMkA khetIkAronA dilamAM janmI hatI ane chellA keTalAka dinanA eka dhArA ukaLATathI janatA gabharAI gaI hatI. e sarvane pAchalI rAtathI varasavA mAMDela pANIe aMta ANI dIdho. jarUra karatAM vadhAre paDela varSo have te thaMbhI jAya te sAruM ema mAnava hadaye IcchavA lAgyAM. jo ke kudaratanA kAnuna para mAnava abhiprAyanuM kaMI ja vajana nathI paDatuM e satya hakIkata hevA chatAM, gAmajana samUhanI mUMgI prAthanA jANe saMbhaLAI na hoya tema madhyAhna vItyA pachI megharAjA thaMbhI gayA, ane vAdaLamAM chUpAI gayelA sahasarazmi mahArAja pragaTa thayA. pANu utaratAM mAgaeN mokaLA * banyA ane jota jotAmAM avara javara zarU thaI. sUryanA AchA chatAM kamaza: gherA banatAM kiraNe heThaLa sRSTi suMdarI ekAdI navoDhA mAphaka nAcI uThI. palIgaNa paNe mALA chetarI kola karato caNa arthe tarapha uDI rahyo ane jana samudAya Avasyaka kAryomAM rata banyuM. saMdhyA suMdarInA AgamananI ghaDIo gaNAya te pUrve gAmanI samipa Avela, chatAM avara javaranA cAlu mArgathI kaMika aMze chUTI paDelI . vApikA para nArIvRMdanI sakhata bhIDa jAmI hatI. varasAdane kAraNe gharamAM bharAI rahela nArIgaNa ahIM AvI chUTathI kAmamAM lAgI gayo hatA. kai vAmAo potAnA tAMbA pittaLanA beDAM mAMjI rahI hatI to bIjI keTalIka vAvaDImAMthI jaLa kheMcI rahI hatI. A yiA sAthe vAta jAtanA vartAlApa cAlI rahyA hatA. emAM gharanAM uMDANamAM Avela koThAramAM rahelA dhAna, sAsujInA kaparA vartAva, sasarAnI kaTaka najara . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuvA kAThe nAvaliAe ghaDAvelAM ghareNAM ane samAjanI kaMi kaMi vAtane saMbhAra bharAto. gAmamAM navI Avela eka lalanAe caMpAnA svAmI dadhivAhana ane preyasI padmAvatInI vAta paNa cheDelI. vApikAno kAThe kevaLa pANI ja pUruM pADate ema nahIM paNa e sivAya tAjI, bAtamI ApanAra gAmanA "corA' nI garaja paNa sArate. keTalIka tarUNIo A sthaLathI AgaLa vadhI samipavartI udyAnanA nAkA para AvelA kuvA para pahoMcI gaI hatI. kudarate sarjelA mane rama vAtAvaraNamAM jaLa bharavAnA kAryane thaMbhAvI, saMgItanI moja mAnatI madhura rAtre garabAno AnaMda lUTI rahI hatI. TeLa TapAM ane hAsya mazkarI paNa chUTathI ahIM cAlI rahyAM hatAM. ekadhArI svataMtratA ane puruSa varganI gerahAjarI emAM pUrNa sAtha ApI rahyAM hatAM. ugatI vaya, khIlatI juvAnI, pAMgaratAM aMgopAMga, susajjita keza kalAthI bhita caherAne vividha prakArI Delana, kokila kaMThe thaI rahelAM madhurAM gAna, ane tAlI detAM thatAM kamaLa dehalatAnA vividha prakAranA aMgamareDathI jamAvaTa evI to suMdara thaI hatI ke e veLA tyAM ekAda tyAgInA pagalAM paDayAM heta to, e paNa ghaDIbhara mugdha thayA vinA na rahevA pAmata. rAgI mAnavAnuM to kahevuM ja zuM ? mana mANI majA lUMTatI A ramaNao sUrya devanI kaLAnA saMkecane ane najIka AvatI saMdhyAnI pagalIne paNa jovA jeTalA bhAnamAM nahAtI rahI. caMdrAnanA nAmA eka yuvati ekAeka bolI uThI. ararara ! sakhI bindu ! pANI bharavA AvelI DuM mArI mAtAnI sUcanA to sAva vIsarI gaI ! mAre te jaldI beDuM bharI ghera pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. mArA nAnA bhAIne vaiva rAmagopALa pAse laI javAno hato. jene saMdhyA to AvI lAgI. vaidyarAja have maLavAnA nahIM, Thapake sAMbhaLavA paDaze. kanakamALA-eha! emAM ATalI taLe upara zuM thAya che? caMdrA, ne vilaMba thaye jANI, hArA moTAbhAI virecana kema dhAryuM ke velapAse nahIM gayA hAya ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA kanakamALA, tuM paNuM zuM kahetI haIza. dareka kAma moTA bhAinA mAthe ja ThokavuM ema ? pitAjInA maraNa pachI gharane bhAre to te ja upADI rahyA che. e te badhuM karI chUTe paNa ApaNe kaMI jevuM ke nahi? cAle, jaldI ATopa. huM to cAlI. bindu, tuM Ave che ke ? ATale. dhAriNIbAno garabo thaI javA de. saMgItano AnaMda mANavAno Aje Agraha karI teDI lAvI chuM. AvA rasa lUMTaNa roja nathI sAMpaDatAM ane kuMvarIbAnA Agamana paNa reDhAM nathI paDayAM ! keIka ja vAra sarakhI jeDa jAmatAM raMga jAme che. mAre nikaTanA sahIpaNA hovA chatAM saMgIta dakSatAmAM e ATalI hade AgaLa vadhI gayA che e meM te Aje ja jAyuM. temanA kaMThanI madhuratAthI gAmamAM koNa ajANa che ? vArUNI AMkho maTamaTAvatAM belI ane kahevA lAgI ke - e rahyAM jamInadAranA putrI ! kSatriya kumArikA ! vaLI mAtuzrInA gujarI javAthI pitA evA haranAmasiMganA emanA para cAra hAtha che. kuMvarI sivAya pharajadamAM anya na hovAthI emanI pAchaLa ApaNA jamInadAra dhana to pANI mAphaka vApare che. pachI e saMgIta niSNAta bane emAM zI navAI ! sAro dina gAyA kare te rokanAra koNa che? ApaNI mAphaka ochI ja emane lAjapa vaLagelI hoya che. abhyAsathI sarva kaMI siddha thAya che. te ekAdI saMgIta kaLA mATe zuM kahevuM? mAlikA-vArUNI, tuM to dareka vAtamAM rAmanI rAmAyaNa saje che. binduno Azaya te ApaNuM sarvemAM dhAriNIbena saMgItakaLAmAM zreSTha che e batAvavAno hato. te te enA upara bhASya racI nAMkhyuM. utAvaLa saune che paNa A chelle garabA gAyA pachI ja bIjI vAta.. - mallikAnI hAkala pachI sau eka citte garabo gAvAmAM parovAyA. khUba AnaMda mANyo. garabo pUre thatAM ja gAgara bharavAnI hariphAI AraMbhAI. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuvA kAMThe acAnaka eka azvArohI sainikanA tyAM pagalAM paDyAM. ene jotAM ja saunA hAtha doraDA para thaMbhI gayA. tyAM to e svAranA rUvAbadAra zabdo saMbhaLAyAM. "mArI sAthe jaldIthI pANIthI bharelo kuMbha laI eka jaNI cAle, pelA dhorI mArga para mArA saradAra thobhyA che. temane tarasa chIpAvavA pANInI jarUra che." A sAMbhaLI sau dhAriNI sAme jovA lAgIe. ane dhAriNI jarApaNa caherA para vikRti ANyA sivAya senika tarapha joI bolI, "bhalA bhAI, tarasa lAgI hoya te ahIM kaMI jaLane Te nathI. amo utAvaLamAM chIe. rAja karatAM Aja vadhu vilaMba thayo che. kadAca hArA mAlikane ghoDA uparathI utarI, jAte pANI pIvAnuM na pAlavatuM hoya to, e ahIM AvethI amo e sagavaDa karI daIzuM. e mATe mIThAM vacane mAMgaNuM heya. AvA karaDAkInA vacana na cAle. hArI AjJA uThAvavAnI amane nathI to jarUra, ke tyAM pANuM laI AvavAnI amane kaMI phurasada. javAba sAMbhaLatAM ja sainikanI AMkho rAtIcoLa thaI, ane e taDUkI u - ramaNI! tyAre garva utAranAra haju kAI marada maLyo nathI lAgata! nArI jAtine A te garva zobhe? pUrve keTalIye vAra A mArge jatAM AvatAM pANI pIvA thobhyA chIe ane ghoDA uparathI utaravAnI jarUra nathI paDI. marada jAta pratyenA sAmAnya vivekanuM paNa bhAna na maLe! erita jIta eTale buddhinuM devALuM ! pANI paNa pAvuM paDe ane sevA paNa karavI paDe ! khabaradAra ! hArI bhUlIne AgaLa na calAvato? bakavAda baMdha karI hArA mArge paDa. hArI sUcanA samajaNa ke upadeza ahIM chAra para lI5Na jevAM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA: sainika paNa gussAmAM AvI jerathI bolI gayo. "are bekaDI ! mArI zaktine jovI che! bhalamanasAIthI nahIM mAne che eTale pakaDI kheMcI jaIza.' tarata ja ghaDA uparathI utarI paDyo ane damAmathI kuvA tarapha Daga bharavA lAge. dhAriNuM ane enI eka sakhI sivAyanI bIjI nArIo to dhrujavA lAgI. ekAdanAthI belI paNa devAyuM- bena javA de, pANI pAIne vidAya kare. paNa dhAriNI te kSatriya bALA rahI. sainikanA apamAna bharyA zabdae enI nADI garama banAvI dIdhI. hAthamAM tAMbAne ghaDe. jethI pelAnI sAme jhIMkayo. eno ghA chAtImAM lAgatAM ja ene tammara AvyAM ane jamIna para pachaDAI paDe ! e uThe te pUrve te che cheDAyelI nAgaNa mAphaka dhAriNuM doDI jaI enI chAtI para caDI beThI, ane bindune kamara para laTakatI talavAra choDI devAnI AjJA karI. sainikanI bheTamAMthI jamaiyo kheMcI kahADI, e vaDe talavArane baMdha kApI nAMkhyo. sainikane niHzastrI banAvI dIdho. raNacaMDikA mAphaka DeLA tagatagAvI garjanA karatI kahevA lAgI strI jAtinuM apamAna karanAra o narapizAca ! ajamAvI hArI bahAdurI! coTalo pakaDI ghasaDI ja mane! hArI sarakhI ' nirlajatAM huM dhAraNa kare te ahIM ja hArA rAma ramI jAya! paNa. ema karavA jatAM mArI ja keI blenanI cUDI-cAMdalo naSTa thAya. mane e chAjatuM na hovAthI ja jIvatA rAkhuM chuM.' : ene cheDI, gabharAyelI sakhIone kahevA lAgI ke emAM ra. che zuM? e kaI rAkSasa to nathI ke ApaNA badhAne khAI jAta ! Aje pANI pAvAne dUkama kare che ane bIjI vakhate pAMcapI karavAnI AzA che. jema jeNe ApaNe purUSa jAtinI IcchA pramANe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuvA hai nAyanAra putabA ! ' premabhAve mAMganAra mATe ApaNe prANa paNa nyAchAvara karI daie, te pANInA prazna ! paNa jyAM adhikAra ubharAtA heya ane apamAna gaLavAnuM hoya tyAM ApaNe pramaLatAthI paDakAra karavA oe. pAraNuM jhulAvavAnI tAkAtavALA ApaNA hAtheAmAM jagatane uthalAvI devAnI zakti bharI paDI che. ApaNane e vAtanuM bhAna jAmata hAvuM joie. ApaNA ja kheALAmAM ucharelAare ramelA purUSA ApaNA upara rUvAba karI zake ? ApaNA avatAra teA muktine. eka vAra parace| batAvAya te sau sArA vAnA samavA. dhara karI beThelI nabaLAi kha'kherI nAMkhIe te| kAnI magadUra che ke ApaNI sAme kUDI najara paNa kare? ApaNA nizcaya thatAM AnA jevA sakhyAbaMdha magatarAMe te ApaNA ghaDAnA ghAmAM chUMdAi jAya ! mAMDa kaLa vaLatAM ubhA thayela sainika A lAvA samI dhagadhagatI vANI sAMbhaLI ane ramaNInuM adbhuta parAkrama joi evA teA DadhAI gayA thI nameluM mAthuM UMcuM ja na karI zakayA. tyAM te vilaMba thavAthI akaLAyela enA saradAra paNa AvI pahoMcyA. dhAriNInA chellA zabdo. eNe sAMbhaLyA hatA. najara sAmenuM dRzya jenAM paristhitine eNe khyAla AvyA, jANe kaMi banyuM ja na hoya ema e behsA mahena ! jarI pANI te pAtA jAva. nAyakanA mRdu zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja bIjI kAIlanA AgaLa Ave te pUrve dhAriNIe DhADhI jaI pAtAnI rUpAnI gAgaramAMthI pANI ApyuM. pUrvanI esvitA saha saundarya ane namratAne AvA suMdara sayAga joI nAyakane dhAriNI joDe vAta karavAnuM mana thayuM. phrAnI dikarI che e jANavAnI tAlAvelI udbhavI. paNa saMdhyAnA aMdhakAra DeDakiyAM karI rahyo hAvAthI ane pANiArIe javAnI utAnaLamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA hatI e joI IcchA manamAM samAvI, hAle eka vAra punaH dharI jaLa levAne miSe dhAriNInA cahesa prati najara nAkhI lIdhI. nArIvRMda to haMsagatie gAma prati AgaLa vadhI rahyuM hatuM. A tarapha jaLane peTamAM padharAvI ubhaye ghoDA palANyA, ane ane dhorI mArge vALI, tarataja kauzAnI dizAmAM doDAvI mUkyA. mArge, sainika mukhe zarUAtamAM banela vyatikara jANIsaradAranA mukhamAMthI ekAeka udgAra nIkaLI paDyA. e rUpavatI ramaNIne ghamaMDa te bahu bhArI ! emAM te tArA apamAna sAthe mAruM-are kauzAmbInA agragaNya nAyakanuM paNa haDahaDatuM apamAna gaNAya! e te me samaje e! mAruM to spaSTa mAnavuM che ke e koI sAmAnya nArI nathI. tAkAtavALI ne zarI kSatriyANI che. lAge che kumArikA, paNa jyAM jaze tyAM ajavALAM pAtharaze. sIdhI utaraze to guNavaMtI gRhiNI ane vipharI to sAkSAta vAghaNu samajI lyo. phikara nahi. eNuM ja eka rAte vahANuM vAyuM che. A mArga to ApaNe mATe chAzavAra jevo che. pharIthI ahIM AvatAM eno meLApa jarUra karavo ne apamAnano badalo levo. gAma tarapha najara karatAM, peluM triyAvRMda te bhAgaLa vaTAvI gAmamAM peThuM jaNAya che. gAma najIka pahoMcatAM ja nimna zabdo saMbhaLAyA hAza, have kaLa vaLI ! AjanA banAvathI mArI chAtImAM to jabarI gabharAmaNa uThI hatI. vyavahArI dhanadattanI putravadhu gaMgAnA uparanA zabdone jANesamarthana na karatI hoya ema mallikAe umeryuM ke have bahena, e enA vikarALa caherA jotAM mArA te TAMTIyA gaLavA mAMDelA. kaMika cheDatI temanA taraphathI jarUra zavAnI e bhaya paNa lAgelo! ApaNe eba nAnuM era paNa keTaluM ? AbarUne paNa vicAra kharajI ne ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuvA kAMThe jyAM A vevalAI sUcaka vAta AgaLa vadhe tyAM to vArUNa AgaLa AvI phaphaDI uThI. sakhI ! dhAriNInA zaurya pUrNa vartAvane joyA chatAM ane zikhAmaNunA zabdo sAMbhaLyA chatAM, tamArAmAM phera na paDo ! sAva vevalIo! e te zuM karI nAkhavAnA hatA ? haM, huM, dhAriNIbA na hate to khabara paData. eArata te erita ane marada te marada ! ubhayanA ghaDataramAM phera khareja. dhAriNIe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM. "Akhare kuLa vaNikanuM ne! pelAne dhULa cATato AMkhe dIThA chatAM tamArI bhaDaka na gaI! nArI jAti eTale nabaLAIne avatAra; ema mAnavuM ja bhUla bharyuM che. ziyaLavatanuM rakSaNa karavAne ApaNe dharma mukhya, paNa tethI gabharAvAnI jarUra zI? vAtavAtamAM bhIti dharanAra e dharma sAcavI zake ke? bhara jaMgalamAM satI strIo kenA baLe jhajhumI hatI? vicAra to kare ?" ziyaLavatanA rakSaNanI sAcI tamannA dharanAra pramadAe hiMmata dharavI ja joIe. mAtRtva jevuM umadApada bhogavanAra ramaNImAM, vIphare tyAre vAghaNano jusso Ave che. sau prathama teNIe bhayane khaMkherI nAkhavo joIe. maradanA jevo ja AtmA pitAnAmAM che evI dRDha zraddhA dharavI joIe. ATaluM karanAra mahAmAyA ItihAsanA pAne anerI vilakSaNatA noMdhAve che. satItvanA rakSaNa arthe jhajhumanAra e rAmane bera khuda bhagavAna hoya che. enA aMtaramAM e kALe kAI anekhI tejasvItAno dIpaka baLa hoya che. " mate jIvananI pavitratAnI jyoti vistAra ane yAti chevana phanA karI, amaratva prApta kare. satI strI mATenA e be mArga. nabaLAI enAmAM naja heya." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA ehA bahena ! tamoe tAlIma lIdhI che ne. judI judI kaLAo zIkhyA che eTale AvI hiMmata rAkhI dhAyuM pAra utArI zake che. amArA jevAne jyAM hAtha ja na upaDe tyAM bIjuM te kayuM parAkrama dAkhavIe ? AvA kAyaratAnA veNane dezavaTo daI gho. alabata, kaLAnuM zikSaNa lAbhakArI che ane tAlIma levAnI nA nathI ja. chokarAonI mAphaka chokarIone paNa dareka jAtanA zikSaNanI jarUra cheja. yauvana prApta thayA pachIja ubhayanA kArya pradeza judA thAya che. Ama chatAM mahatvanI vAta to nirbhayatA keLavavAnI ja che. niDaratA eja sAcI tAlIma che. 4. khoTI vastune ke adharma yukta pralebhanono sAmano karavAnI Teva nAnapaNamAMthI ja paDavI joIe. e saMskArenA pAyA upara ja yuvAvasthAnA caNatara thAya che. aghora jaMgalamAM aDagapaNe UbhanAra satIo ApaNI nArIjAtimAMnI ja hatI ne! ziyaLa rakSAthe jhajhanAra yuvatimAM anAkhI vIratA ubhave che. enI AMkhamAM je teja pedA thAya che tenI AgaLa atyAcArInI cakSuo AMdhaLI bhIMta banI jAya che. "eka maraNio sene bhArI" e ukti pAchaLa rahasya che ja. ekaja pATha gekhI rAkhe-hiMmate mardA to madade khudA.' - gaMgA- kuMvarIbA, tamArI vAta tadana sAcI che. bALapaNathI ja - nirbhayatA keLavavAnuM zikSaNa maLatuM hoya to gabharATanuM kAraNa rahevA na pAme. tamAre nArI jAtinA zreya arthe e prazna upADI levo ghaTe. ema thatAM alpa kALamAM ja amArA jevIonI sikala badalAI jaze. meM kauzakhImAM ane caMpApurImAM A prakAranI pravRttio calAvAtI joI che. vaNika kuLamAM paraNelI huM ene jAte anubhava karavA gaI nathI; chatAM sakhIo dvArA maLelI mAhitInA jore kahI zakuM chuM ke tyAM samayane upayogI ghaNuM zIkhavAya che ane kSatriyabALAo sArA , pramANamAM bhAga le che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuvA kAThe te, gaMgA vhena, tame A gAmanA rahIza nathI jaNAtA. nA, nA, sakhI dhAriNa, emanuM sAsaruM to ahIM ja che. temanuM ghara amArA gharanI sAmenA vaDalAnA vRkSanI pAsenA baLadevamaMdirathI pAMcamuM ja che. amArA bannenA piyara kauzakhImAM. amo bALa sakhIe chIe. nAgadatta zeTha enA sasarA thAya. zeThanA meTA dikarA dharmadatta to ahIM ja baMdha kare che paNa nAnA yazapAla-enA patidadhivAhana bhUpanA khAnagI maMtrI che. pitAnI narama tabiatanA kAraNe ahIM AvelA che. gaMgA to mArA AgrahathI gAgara laI kuvA kAThe AvI che. caMpAmAM te AvI rIte na jaI zake. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 ja bhAbhInA vAsamAM Ave, Ave, kuMvarIbA ! tama sarikhA strI rananAM pagalAM thavAthI A ghara pAvana thayuM. tamArI oLakhANa e te jIvanane yAdagAra prasaMga. sakhI gaMgA ! A vadhAre paDatA vivekanI ApaNA vacce kaMI ja jarUra nathI. pelI saMdhyAe chUTA paDyA pachI te divase ghaNAM vahI gayA! meM dhAreluM ke tamo avakAza meLavI darabAragaDhamAM Avaze, ane e AzAmAM huM haju thoDA dina vitAvata paNa kharI; tyAM acAnaka gaI kAle malikAnA mukhethI hArA zvasuranA avasAna samAcAranI jANa thaI eTale e nimitta AgaLa dharI huM AzvAsana ApavA doDI AvI chuM. mAMdagI jhAjhI lAMbAI hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI. dhAriNuM bA, tamArI vAta sAcI che ane anumAna paNa kharuM che. ame daMpatInA ahIM AvyA pachI temanI tabinata sudhArA para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM 13 AvI hatI, ane ame ahIMthI cAMpA pAchA kravAnA vicAramAM ja hatA. jatAM pahelAM eka vAra me... tameAne maLavAne vicAra paNa rAkhelA ane e saMbadhamAM mallikAne vAta paNa karI hatI, paNa banyu juduM ja ! mANasanI dhAraNAe kAma AvatI ja nathI. daivanA dAva ja sAcA paDe che ! amArA jIvAtAnAM ma tavyamAM ane vaDilazrInAM vacanamAM meTAviASa jaNAtA. kabUlavuM joie ke temane anubhava sAcA hatA. mArA zvazura bhAra mUkI kahetA hatA keH-- * A veLA peAte pathArImAMthI uThavAnA nathI. amArI najare je sudhArA jaNAtA, tene tee heAlavAi javA mAMDelA dIpakanI AgAhI lekhatA. maravAnI AgathI rAtriye . ame saune--jeTha, jeThANI, mArA pati temaja mane--pathArI pAse kheAlAvyA ane takiyAne aDhelI je vAta karI, e haju mArA kAnamAM ramI rahI che. juo ! mAre tamAne dhana milkata saMba dhamAM khAsa kaMi kahevAnuM nathI. je che te tamArI jANu bahAra nathI. e badhuM huM atyAre vAsarAvI dauM chuM.. e uparanA mamattvane tyAga karU chuM. jIMdagImAM mArAthI banyuM te mujaba a, kAma sAthe dha puruSArtha sAdhavA yatna sevyeA che. maraNanI bhIti mane jarApaNa nathI. huM teA enA AgamananI rAha joi rahyo chuM. mane AbhAsa thAya che te mujaba e bahu dUra nathI. AtmA te| amara che. khALIyu jINu thAya eTale e badalAya ja. pudgaLane e te svabhAva rahyo. bhagavAna pArzvanAthanA anuyAyI ne emAM duHkha mAnavAnuM na ja hAya. jevI karaNI evI pAra utaraNI, haryAM zAka dharavAnI mUrkhAi na ja karavI, kama bAMdhatAM vicAra karavA jarUrI che. uya Ave tyAre te samatAthI vedavA e samajI AtmAnA dharmo. tame| sarva sa pIne, A pRthvI para je gheADAM ghaNAM varSo gALavAnA hoya te gALaze! teA mAnavabhava pAmyAnI saphaLatA gaNuAze. mAtra vyavasAyI jIvana gALavAmAM ke lakSmIne ati saMcaya karavAmAM, athavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA te mana mAnyA vilAse luMTavAmAM chaMdagInI saphaLatA nathI samAtI; e vAta rakhe dhyAna bahAra thavA detA. Atmaze dhana ane e dvArA kaSAya cekaDI upara kAbU-jevA mULabhUta muddAne sadeva cakSasAme rAkhaje. janmasamaya AnaMdakArI manAya che ane maraNa dukha kartA lekhAya che. e vahevArU daSTiye; AvatuM saune game paNa jatuM na pASAya e vahevAra che mATe. paNa samaju mATe e mArga nathI. e to ubhaya. sthitimAM samabhAva dhAraNa kare. asta ne udaya, caDatI ane paDatI; kiMvA janma ane mRtyu e te kALadevanA cakranAM be pAsAM. upara nIce thayA vinA gati saMbhave ja nahIM. te pachI harSa zeka dharavApaNuM kema heya? kamarAjanI hAkala thatAM hasate mukhaDe vadhAvI lenAra ja sAce subhaTa. e ja samaju AtmA. mArI pAchaLa zakti anusAra dharma karaNa karaje. rekakaLa ke zokanA ThaTherA jarA mAtra na karatA. ajJAnatAnA evA cALA samaktine. na ja zobhe. kuMvarI bA, AvI DAhI DAhI zikhAmaNa ApanAra hajI jeta jetAmAM ja kapAI jaze evo khyAla amene na ja heya! paNa gaI parama dine savAramAM te ahaMnanA raTaNamAM ekatAra evA vaDilathI amArI vaccethI sIdhAvI gayA. amArI AMkho azru pravAhamAM vahI rahI. saMsArI ho ekadama smRti kema bhUlI zake? Ama chatAM majabUta mana karI, Ama janasamUhano virodha sahI, vaDilanI sucanAne amala karI rahyA chIe. e kAraNe te ghaDIpUrve vaDilanI yAda bhUlavA . baMdhu yugala hATe gayuM che. ane mArA jeThANI temanA piyara ATA devA gayA che jyAre huM mArA kamarAmAM jarA uMcuMnIcuM karavAmAM lAgI chuM. ahIM maraNa thayuM che evo khyAla sarakho AgaMtukane na Ave, e vartAva rAkhyAM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM 15 mArA gAmanA ja eka bhAinA tamA * patni ane vaLI mArAthI vayamAM paNa kaMika meTA, tA tamene bhAbhI kahIne sakheAdhu te khATu nahIM lAgene ! dhAriNIe hasatAM hasatAM gaMgAne uddezI prazna karyo. nA re, nA, vhena ! tamArI dhyAnamAM Ave tevA sa kheAdhane khelAve. kuMvarIyAnA vacanA te madha sama gaLyA lAge che. emAM paNa kuvA kAMTAne banAva yAda AvatAM ane e veLA dAkhavelI vIratA vicAratAM mane tarata ja mArI bALa sakhI jayaMtI smRtimAM tAjI thAya che. vIratvamAM te sAce ja tameA padmAvatI jevA che. bAbhI ! tamArA e jayaMtI padmAvatI pAtro che kANu ? kayAM vase che ? A grAmyambALAnA kaNe hajI pahelIja vAra te nAmeA athaDAya che ane te paNa tamArA mukhe ja! kauzAmbIpati zatAnika rAjAnuM nAma tA sAMbhaLyu' ja haze. enI mhena te ja mArI sakhI jayaMtI, mArU piyera e nagarImAM ja che. vaLI amArA viNavAsa rAjagaDhIthI ardho ghaTikAnA raste Avela che. mArA pitAzrI rAjyanA kamacArI, ane rAjavI temaja ame| sau, nigraMtha dharmanA anuyAyI eTale amArA vacce saMbaMdha paNa gADha ja che. mAtuzrIno sAthe rANIvAsamAM huM ghaNI vAra jatI; te rANI sAhebA-- mRgAvatI pAse esI vAte vaLage, tyAre huM tathA jayaMtI tyAMthI ramatAM ramatAM najIkanA kamarAmAM jatAM; ane bALakrIDAnA A prasaMge vaya vRddhi sAthe sahIpaNAmAM pariNamyAM. pachI te bhaNavAmAM ane TANe dha karaNImAM paNa joDIdAra banyA. Ama prItinA aMkura majabUta thaDa rUpe vadhavA mAMDayA. sakhI jayaMtI, jJAna meLavavAmAM ane kSatriyAcita zUravIratAnA dhAvaNa dhAvavAmAM mane kacAMye TapI jAya tevI hatI; chatAM ethI amArI vaccenI prItane kaMi aLavaLa na pahoMcatI. pAte rAjakuvarI che . eve Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 6 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA bhAva kAvAra dekhADatI nahi, eneA hasamukhA caherA ane maLatAvaDe svabhAva harakAine peAtAnA banAvavA paryApta che ema kahevAmAM atizayAkti nathIja. yauvananA AMgaNe ubhatAM ja lagnanI vAtA thavA mAMDI. mArA sarakhI kitanayA mATe te| mAbApe zeAdha karI lIdhI ane huM tamArA gAmanI vahu banI. jayaMtI te| kSatriya khALA. varane jAte zeAdhanArI; e kai jhaTa pherA pharI na jAya. enA vicAra jotAM te| janmabhara kuMvArI rahe.ema jaNAya che. 6 bhAbhI, tuM ce jabarI nasibadAra ! kauzAmbImAM bALapaNa--A gAmanI sAsarI ane gharasaMsAra jaI mAMDayA caMpAmAM ! * dIkarI ne gAya dore tyAM jAya ' emAM nasibanI zI vAta bhalA ? jyAM dhaNI tyAM dhaNiANI. Aje teA caMpAmAM vAsa che paNa kAle rAjavI dadhivAhananA hUkama chUTe ne kahe, jAva ka Mcanapura; tA ochI ja nA kahevAya bahena ! rAjyanI nAkarI, leAka adhikAra mAne; chatAM parAdhinatA te| kharI ja te ! vaNikabALAnA bALapaNamAM--are jayaMtI jevI khaLAnA sakhIpaNAmAM-kaI jANavA jevI parAkrama kathA hAya tA, bhAbhI mahArA, e kahe ne. nArIjAtinA reAdaNAM zuM raDe| che ? 7 mArUM mAnavuM che ke viNaka ke dvija kuLApanna lalanAo karatAM kSatriya vaMzanI ramaNIemAM hiMmata ane parAkramanI mAtrAM vadhu hoya che. e vastuenA pradarzananI taka sAMpaDayA vinA, enA sAcA mUlyAMkana je rR karI na zakAya, chatAM bALajIvanamAM kaMi prasaMga ja na AvyA hAya tevuM tA na ja bane. meLaveluM zikSaNa pApaTIyA ke pustakiyA rahyuM ke kAi vAra akhatarAnA prasaMga lAkhyA hatA ? sakhI, have huM eja muddA upara AvuM chuM. suvarNanI parIkSA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM 17 kasoTI para kasAya, te ja thai gaNAya. mAnava khamIranA darzana paNa AkasmAtika Apatti TANe ja thAya. parIkSanI paLa sAMpaDayA vinA kevaLa bahAdurInA baNagAM phUMkavAthI ke enI prazasti lalakAravAthI kaSTa ja artha saratA nathI. mArI sakhI jayaMtI te agni parIkSAmAMthI tarI' pAra karI gai che. * " kauzAmbI patinI biganI eTale darabArI hAre| te mAnapAna teA kharA; enI sAme mIMTa mAMDavAnI javalle ja kAine hiMmata thAya. teNIe bhAlA pheravavAnI, paTA khelavAnI, talavAra calAvavAnI, lAThInA dAva khelavAnI,azva doDAvavAnI ane doDatA gheADA uparathI kUdI paDavAnI kaLAomAM evI niSNAtatA prApta karI che ke amArA nArI vRMdamAM te azrapade lekhAya paNa e uparAMta rAjapUta kumAre ane anya vyavahArI putro ke jeo e jAtanA zikSaNamAM joDAyelA che ane varaseAthI tAlIma le che emAMnA meATA bhAganA te teNInA kaurAhya AgaLa ekaDA chUTanArA navA nizALIA ja gaNAya. kuvarIbA, mane laMbANu varNana karatAM tA na AvaDe. paNa tamArI jIjJAsA tRpta karavA ekAda be prasaMgeA saMbhaLAvu. eka vAra ustAdajIe hariphAi gAvI. te veLAnA pakSamAM vidyArthI enI sAthe vidyAthInIone sthAna ApavAmAM Avela. A rIte dareka pakSamAM kSatriya tathA vaNika yuvAne ane e e kumArIkAe hatI, sau kAne lAgatuM ke jayaMtI ane viNaka tanayA lIlAvatIvALA padma Takkara jhIlaze paNa bhAkhare phAvaze te sAmA yAne vadhu kSatriya kumArevALA pakSa ja. paNa jUdA jUdA dAvAnA saravALe je pariNAma AvyuM. e joi badhA Azcarya pAmyA. khuda ustAdajIne kahevu paDayu ke jayaMtIe ATalI hade kA kkSatA meLavI che e pote paNa Ajeja jANe che. dareka ramatamAM prathama naMbara, mAtra ekamAM ja bIjo naMbara. .. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 18 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA nArI jAta mATe A kaMI jevuM tevuM gaurava na lekhAya. pakSane vijaya apAvanAra jayaMtIne prekSaka samudAyanA dhanyavAda maLyA ane e vAta kosAnA hATamAM paNa camakI rahI. e banAva pachI teNI ekAda be kSatriya yuvAnanuM laya banI rahI. tenA pratye teo snehanI najara TheravavA lAgyA ane prasaMga zodhI premanI bhikSA mAMgavAne niradhAra paNa karI cUkyA. e kAraNe pAchaLa bhamavA paNa lAgyA. maLyA pachI rAja ame sAdhvIjInI vasatImAM dharmane abhyAsa karavA jatA. e dvArA jJAna prApti thatI temaja sahiyarane paraspara maLavAnuM paNa thatuM. eka divasa huM temaja mArA mahelAnI be bALAo kaMika meDA paDyA. vasatImAM pahecyA tyAre khabara paDI ke udyAnamAM kaMI sUri mahArAjanuM Agamana thayeluM hevAthI guraNa mahArAja pitAnI rikhyAone laI vaMdana karavA gayA che. Aja adhyayanane varga baMdha ranAra che. e jANI jyAM pAchA pharIe chIe tyAM jayaMtI bahenane sAme AvatA dIThA. huM tarataja bolI uThI. cale bahenI, pAchA vaLo. Aje rajA paDI. jJAnArjanamAM rajA kevI? e bolyA. sAdhvIjInA uttAnamAM javA saMbaMdhI vAta karatAM ja te sahaja bolI uDayA. cAle ulAnamAM ApaNane darzanane lAbha thaze ane mahArAjazrI pAsethI navuM jANavAnuM maLaze. jJAnArjana vinA dina phogaTa gumAvAya. mArI sakhIone A vAta tarata ja gamI gaI, eTale temaNe TApazI. yuratA jaNAvyuM ke gaMgA ! jayaMtIbena haka kahe che. cAlavA mAMDe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM kayA udhAnamAM javAnuM che e ame jANatA nahotA ane pAchaLathI Avela jayaMtIbena paNa jANatA nahatA. emaNe mAnI lIdhuM ke mahArAjazrI jyAM utaryA che e tarapha ja ame pagalAM bharI rahyA chIe. kauzalmI karatAM traNa udhAna hatAM. vaLI enA rastA * bhAgoLa vaTAvI thoDuM AgaLa vadhatAM judA paDatA hatA. vAtenA rasamAM mArga kApI rahelA ame, pAchaLa koNa Ave che kiMvA e zI ceSTA kare che e jema jANatA nahotA, tema kyA udyAne jaI rahyA chIe te paNa jANatA naDenA. baneluM ema ke eka garAsadAranA dikarAne hariphAInA prasaMgathI jayaMtI benanI laganI lAgelI. e maLavA sArU taka zodhyA kare paNa yoga sAMpaDelo nahIM. vAta eNe pitAnA eka vaNika mitrane kahIM. e bhAIzrI sAdhvIjavALI vasatI najIka rahetA hovAthI amArA tyAMnA AgamanathI mAhitagAra hatA. ane pAchA pharatA joIne e samAcAra temaNe pelA rAjapUtamitrane pahoMcADelI. meLApano A sAre yoga che ema mAnI lai ubhaya mitroe amArI pUTha pakaDI hatI. pAchaLanuM aMtya echuM karatAM ne TeLa TappAM uDAvatAM teo jyAM bhAgoLa mUkI neLamAM paga melIe chIe tyAM AvI pahoMcI lagolaga thaI gayA. hasatAM hasatAM bolyA zikAra jhaDapAyo! Akhare pakaDI pADIne ! Ama kayAM jAva cho ? kAI rasikanI zodhamAM to thI nikalyA ne ! ThaThAre paNa bahu bhArI ! ALakhANa--paricaya vagaranA A zabdo kAne athaDAtAM ja ame vaNika bALAo DaghAI gaI. tyAM te yaMtI benane paDakAra saMbhaLAyo-- tame koNa che? konI majAka uDAva cho? amArI pravRtti jANavAnuM tamane zuM prayajana che? zo adhikAra che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA eha ! zuM damAma ? nArI jAtine vaLI A dhaDa ! ! mitranA upalA zabdo sAthe meLa sAMdhatA hAya ema viNaka yuvaka hAsya karatA melyA--- 20 berasiMha, kaviete nArI jAtine kemaLAMgI ane mRdubhASiNI varNave che jyAre ahIM teA ulTA ja anubhava maLe che. jayatI--bhAIe AvA achAjatAM cena cALA karavAnA cheADI daSTa tamAre mAge jAva. gRhasthAnA satAneAne AvI AchakalAi na zekhe jorasiMha--lalanA, Ama gussA na kare. ame| kAi la MgA mAnavIo nathI. pelI harikAnA prasaMgathI ja mArU' dila . tamArI tarapha sahaja AkarSAyuM che. huM' keTalAya samayathI maLavAnI taka zodhatA hatA paNa rAjasvasA echA ja rastAmAM rajhaLatA Aya te hAtha caDhI jAya ! Aje mitranI hAyathI acAnaka yAga thayA che. huM tamArI sAthe keTalIka vAta karavA ththuiM chuM. je tamArI A sAcA aMtaranI abhilASA DeAya te prathama mArI anukULatA pUchAvI maLavu joI e. tamArA A mitrane naLadamayaMtInA - haMsa mAphaka saMdezavAhaka banAvavA hatA. e bhAga bhajavavAnI ceAgyatA temanAmAM che. hAla te ameA utAvaLamAM chIe. hA, eTalu yAda rAkho ke huM mAtra zatAnikanI bahena ja nathI paNa sAtheAsAtha kSatriya bALApaNu chuM ja. jANe maMtrathI AkarSAi sApa daramAM pese tema sakhInI ejasvI vANI zravaNa karatAM ja ubhaya mitro pAchA pharyAM. amArA hRdayamAM TADhaka vaLI, hAza ! uccAra sahaja thaye.. sAthamAM jayatImena na hota to. pelAe taraphathI jarUra Aje kai iMDatI thAta. mAka uDAvata. ATalA sArU viDalanA sAtha vinA amA bahAra ja na nIkaLIe ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM 21 sakhIe, AvI pAkatA zrApurUpa kahevAya. maradanA darzana e kaSTa AvAnI ke gabharAvAnI cIja nathI. eratane avatAra eTale Dagale pagale lAja, zarama ke dhAstI dharavApaNuM evuM kANuM kahyuM ? potAnI jAtane maradathI utaratI gaNI ApaNe ApaNI jAtane ghaNI hAni karI che. snehanA eDA nIce hada vagaranI gulAmI vaheArI lIdhI che. emAM vaidika zAstranA keTalAka zlakAe sAtha pUryo che. bAkI pativratApaNAnA teja para mustAka rahI, bhara jaMgala vacce madadhArI mAMdhAtAonA sAmanA karI parAbhava pamADanAra satIonAM udAharaNa zeAdhavAM paDe tema nathI ja. hRdayanI nabaLAi kha'kherI nAMkhA eTale kAdanI tAkAta nathI ke tamArA sAme rAtI AMkha kare. mhena, pelA yuvAnane AzvAsana ApyuM te enA prati kaSTa sneha che ke kvala lUkhuM' ! amArA te saMbadha mAtA-pitAnI pasaMdagI para nira eTale AvuM kaMi kahevAya ja nahIM. brAhmaNa-vaNikanI prathA karatAM amArA rAjapUta samAjanA zirastA nirALA che. rAjakumArIe meTA bhAge svayaMvarAja hoya che. svAmInI pasaMdagImAM amAre| avAja agrasthAna bhAgave che. mArA bhAbhI-rANI mRgAvatInA pitA ceTakarAre peAtAnI putrIe *upara ja vara pasaMdagI cheADI dIdhI che. lagabhaga dareke potAnA jIvanasAthI jAte ja zeAdhyeA che, ekAda e mAkI che te paNa e rIte ja premapAtra odhI leze. padmAvatInA kissA tA mazahUra che. teNIe peAtAnA upara anya rANI na ANavAnI zarate ja dadhivAhananA kuMDamAM mALa nAMkhI che. e bhAgyazALI tA kharI ja. jorasi'hu jevA dhaNA bhramarA--saundaya pAchaLa bhamatAM pataMgae-mArI pAchaLa bhamyA kare. pAkI parIkSA vinA huM paga na bharU sarakhe sarakhAnA yeAga vinA huM prabhutAmAM pagalAM na pADuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA oho ! bolatAM haze? nArI kuMvArI rahI sAMbhaLI che kharI ? ATalI camake che zAsArU? AmA te amara che ane A deha to karmarAje paherAvelA vAdhA sadaza che; tyAM pachI kuMvArA rahevuM ke paraNavuM e te vyaktigata prazna lekhAya. yugAdhIzanI putrIo brAhmI ane suMdarI kene paraNuM hatI? lagnagraMthIthI joDAvuM e prazna ja. jyAM aMtarane che tyAM samAjanA baMdhana kevA ! lya udyAna AvI gayuM. same rAmAyaNa peluM AzApUraka yakSanuM maMdira. bAjumAM Avela makAna e ja atithi gRha. avara javara kaMI lAgatI nathI. udyAna bhUlyA. yamunAnI vAta to sAcI jaNAya che. vAtanA rasamAM jayaMtIbena, ApaNe bhaLatI jagyAe AvI caDhyA. zramaNe to ghaNuM kharUM cheDA upara Avela tirdaka udyAnamAM ja utare che. vacalA mArge phaMTAyA heta te sIdhA tyAM nIkaLAta. yaMtI-bagaDI zuM gayuM? AvyA chIe te yakSamaMdiramAM jaIe.. jaIe ane pAkI khAtarI meLavIe. vaLI AvyA chIe te udyAnamAMnA kusumanI suvAsa paNa mANIe. suvAsita vRkSo ane raMgaberaMgI kulothI sabhara manahara sthAna-vizrAmato dehane tAjagI ApanAra che. pUjArI mukhe mahArAjazrIne utAre hiMdukAnamAM sAMbhaLI maMdira pAchaLa vistarelI hariyALImAM pharavA lAgyA. ramya latAkuMje ne kaLAmaya vicikAo nirakhatAM-managamatI majAka karatAM, cheDAnA bhAga para AvI pahoMcyA ane ekAdA virAmAsana para goThavAvAno vicAra karIe chIe tyAM te sAmenA latAmaMDapamAMthI ke abaLAne arti svara A duSTanA paMjAmAMthI bacAve. mAsa strIdharmanuM rakSaNa. karo" saMbhaLagyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAganA vAsamAM 22 e zravaNa karatAM ja jayaMtIene doTa melI. acAnaka AvelA nAde amArAmAM bhIti ane Azcarya janmAvyAM. ame paNa sakhInI pAchaLa kheMcAyA. latAmaMDapanA ekAMta bhAgamAM pahoMcatAM ja je dasya nihALyuM ethI sthira thaI gayA. eka tarUNa bALA tharathara dhrujatI bAjumAM ubhI che jyAre jayaMtIbenanA dhakkAthI dhULa cATate banela mAnavI, gALa paMpALato jamIna parathI uThavA prayatna karI rahela che. ubhayanI sAme raNacaMDI samI ubhelI jayaMtIbena belI rahI che- sakhIo ! ApaNuM mArge cUkavAmAM kudaratane kaMIka saMketa ja che. mArI hAjarIthI ja A narAdhamane hAthe A taruNInI AbarUnuM lIlAma thatuM bacyuM che. AvI tyAre to A narapizAca baLAtkAra karavAnI taiyArImAM hatA. prabhu dukhiyArAno belI che e vAta bhUlI gaye hato. durAcArI ! Aja to ja karuM chuM. dhArUM to rAjyanI devaDIe ghasaDI jhAMjhara paherAvI devarAvuM. zatAnikanI bahena A durAcAra ghaDIbhara calAvI levA taiyAra nathI. phakta tArA kAlAvAlAthI ja hRdaya kemaLa bane che. AvA kAma mATe upavanamAM Ave che? abaLA-kuMvArIbA, tamArA ovAraNAM lauM chuM. to mArI rahAye na AvyA heta to jarUra maraziyaLa lUMTAyuM hatuM ane ApaghAta karI khAM saMtADavuM paData. A te ahIMnA mALIne bhAI che. enI bhAbhI mArA maholAnA nAke rahetI tI mAlaNanI dikarI thAya. maMdire AvI hatI eTale ahIM maLavA AvavAno vicAra thI. e mArI sAthe ghara batAvavAnA mIne Avyo ane ahIM ekAMtamAM lAvI phasAvI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA tyAre to Aje ja nokarImAMthI rUkhasada apAvI dauM. AvA jAhera sthAnamAM halakI vRtivALA mAnavIo na ja rAkhI zakAya. . e sAMbhaLatAM ja mALIne bhAI doDI AvI, jayaMtIbenane pagamAM paDe ane karagarI kahevA lAgyuM. kuMvarIbA, mArI bhUla mApha kare. rAjavI rajA deze to amAruM AvI banaze. roTalo ane oTalo bane jaze. mArA vAMke mArA bAInuM kuTuMba rajhaLatuM thaI jaze. mAre guno mApha kare. AzApUraka jakSane sAme rAkhI zapatha lauM chuM ke, "havethI AvuM hINuM kAma nahIM karU. " tyAMthI pAchA pharI virAmAsana para besatAM ja jayaMtIbene pelI abaLAne prazna karyo. yakSapUjanana samaya te sAmAnya rIte savAra ke sAMjano heya che. tame A utaratA madhyAnha kayAMthI AvI caDhayA? sAthe keAIne lAvyA paNa nathI ! kuMvarIbA, tame mArA rakSaNahAra. tamArA AgaLa pApa chUTI vAta karUM. paraNyA cha varasa thavAM AvyAM chatAM dahADe na caDho. e viSaya mArI sAsarImAM ciMtAna banyo. dhaNIne bIjI karavAnI khUNe khAMcarethI salAha maLavA lAgI.daramiAna joSIne bheTo thayo. eNe salAha ApI ke ekAdazInI madhyAna pachI pUjApo laI AzApUraka yakSanI pUjA karI, "saMtAna mukha dekhADe" evI mAgaNI karavI. evI rIte pratyeka mAse zukala ekAsIkula agIAra ArAdhavI-jarUra AzA phaLaze. ane saMtAna prAptinI AzAthI mUDha banelI meM A samaya sAdhyo. paNa AvyuM vidhana; pelo belyo hato paNa te saMtAna Ape tyAre kharA, paNa le huM have ApuM. hArI AzA pUrUM. mArI ekatanI prArthanA eNe sAMbhaLI lAge che. tethI ja phesalAkI e mane laI gaye. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhInA vAsamAM che ke, AvA to kaMI kaMI vahemenuM ApaNAmAM sAmrAjya pravarte che. jethInA sAcA paDatA hoya to koI vAjhaNuM rahevA ja na pAme, saMtAna prAptimAM te pUrva bhavana RNAnubaMdha jaDAyo hoya che. pavitra tapa karaNI dvArA ja aMtarA karmo nAza pAme che. bAkI AvI hAsyAspada ceSTAo te kaI vAra jIvanane akALe karamAvI de che. vAto karatAM ame sau nagarImAM pAchA pharyA. dhAriNI bahena, tamArI jijJAsA chIpAvavA ThIka laMbANa karyuM ne ? aMha, paNa padmAvatI prabaMdhanuM to nAma paNa na saMbhaLAyuM? e jANavAto A nAnakaDI nAMdhanuM pArAyaNa karavuM ghaTe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 juM padmAvatInA sahavAsa oha! rAjakumAra tamArA darzana bahu moghAM thaI gayAM che! tamArI rAjya ciMtA kAI anekhI jaNAya che ! - rAjakuMvarI, evuM kaMI ja nathI. vaizAlI cheDatAM pUrve ekavAra huM tamane maLavAne hato ja. je kArya sAruM AvavuM javuM thAya che ene ukela to sau prathama ANavo ja ghaTe ne? sAMbhaLyA pramANe, e kArya te nizcita thaI gayuM che. nAre ! nA, vaizAlI ane caMpA Aje paNa nirALA taMtramAM ubhAM che. AmAM dezanI paristhiti, prajA mAnasanI vicitratA, ane rAjya kartAnI bhinna bhinna vicAra saraNuM agrasthAna bhajave che. Ama chatAM parasparanAM dRSTibindu samajavAnI je taka prApta thaI che e kaMI je tevo lAbha nathI thayo. tamArA pitAzrInI nirlobhavRti ane dakSatA temaja hadayanI nirmaLatA ekAda rAjavI karatAM ekAda saMtane vadhu maLatI Ave che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 ) pAvatIne sahavAsa tethI ja e gaNarAjyanA AgevAna ane licchavI-mallakAonA hadaya svAmI che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa emAM AgevAna tarike anekhuM gaurava dharAve che. paNa mArI ke AsapAsanA magadha-kauzAmbI Adi rAjyanI vAta ja judI che. jamIna lebha, ane sattAne zekha vatate hevAthI amArA vacce saMgaThananAM sUtro gaMThAya evo saMbhava ja nathI ! vAre kavAre talavAro khakhaDe che ane duzmanAvaTa paNa cAlu ja che. bhaDa thAya tevI sAmagrI taiyAra paDI hoya che, phakta ekAda aMgAra paDavo, joIe. * gaNarAjya yAne prajAsattAka evuM A vizAlInuM rAjya kayAM! ane sAmrAjyanA abhilASa dharatAM amArA vyakti sattAnA madamAM gherAyelAM rAjyo kyAM ! jamIna AsamAna jeTaluM aMtara ! ubhaya vacce meLanI bhUmikA nathI sarjAi zakI tyAM mArA prayAsane phaLa besavAnI vAta kayAMthI saMbhave ? ceTakarAjanA sahavAsa samAgamathI mArA aMtaramAM emanA pavitra jIvana saMbaMdhamAM je chApa uThI che te have bhUsAya tema nathI ja. mArA aMgata jIvanamAM palTo ANavAne meM nizcaya karyo che. aMgadeza pitAnI pragati vaizAlIne najara sAme rAkhIne ja karaze. javA do tamArI e rAjya khaTapaTa. rAmarAjyanI bhAvanA jyAM bhUlAtI hoya ane prajAne pAlaka rAjA potAnI jAtane mAlika gaNavAnA mehamAM taNAto hoya tyAM laDAI TaMTA anivArya gaNAya ja. bakheDA-baMDa vAre kavAre phUTI nIkaLe che. svArthavRtti rAjAmAMthI prajamAM utare eTale sata-asat jovAnI zakti ochI thAya ane pADozI dharma paNa bhUlAya. ubhaya vacce AMtarika kalezanA bIjA paNa thAya. ethI lAbha trIjAne maLe. paNa sattAnA mada A nitAM satya gaLe utaravA na de. pariNAme sarva nAza AvavAno ja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zireAmaNI caMdanabALA vIra bALA, tamArI vAta zuddha kuMdana jevI che. pazu AvuM dIpaka sama nirmALa satya samajAya che ne ? mAnavA kANu taiyAra che? Aja te sau ahama iMnA mAM macchula thayelA che. nagArakhAnAmAM tatUDInA nAda jevI dazA ! rAjan! kALabaLa e vAta kAna pakaDIne samajAze. pitAzrInI dIdiSTa bhale Aje tameA mAMdhAtAe nasamo, paNa bhAratava ne zIre AvI rahela AkramaNanI AgAhI thaI rahI che e vAtamAM mInamekha nathI ja. e veLA sagaDDananI sAcI kiMmata parakhAze. sa`gati haze teja agrata rahI zakaze; ane jIvaze paNa te ja; bAkInA pAyamAla thavAnA. khera ! bhAvibhAva haze te banaze. pelI vAtanA ze| vicAra karyo ? are, hA. rAjyaciMtAmAM e te mane yAda ja nathI rahI ? ApaNe zrI munisuvrata svAmInA stUpa darzIte prathama maLyA hatA ane prItine prathama pADa paDhayA hatA. e pachI ahIM AvavAnA prasaMge prApta thatAM e sneha aMkura vRddhi pAmyA. parasparanA dila vAMcavAnA yoga paNa sAMpaDayA ane kAyamI rUpe pariNamAvavAne prazna paNa tame raju kale. e vAtaneja tamA yAda karI rahyA che te? caMpApati ! tame| paNa ajaba jAdugara che! ATalI lAMbI sAMkaLa gADhavI, chatAM muddAnI vAta AvI tyAM yAdadAsta jhAMkhI karI dIdhI! vAha, tamArI caturAi ! kuMvArAne lagnanI ja vAta yAda Ave ne ! nArI hRdaya tA praNayanI ja zAkhamAM hoya ne ! caDhArI caMdranI pAchaLa bhame--e kALa jUnA ravaiyeA ! pitRgRha e te ene visAmA jevu. ja rAjakumArI, mane tameA gamI gayA che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa mArI sAthe joDAi eka aMgarUpa baneA evI mArI hArdika cchiA paNa cheja, vaizAlInI dakSa kuMvarInA hAtha prApta thAya e teA jIvananI eka lhANa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padmAvatIno sahavAsa lekhAya. paNa ceDA rAjanA pratApa ne gaurava jotAM, emanI samakSa e vAta karavAnI-temanI icchA jANavAnI, haju meM hiMmata karI nathI. tame paNa kothaLAmAMthI bilADuM kahAvA jevuM karo cho ! kSatriya thaIne A vaNika kaLAne zA sArU sadhiyAro zodhe cho? emAM pitAjInI anumatine prazna che ja kyAM ? kSatriya tanayAe potAnA jIvanasAthI zodhavAmAM vitaMtra hoya che. mArI koI paNa bahenanA lagna joDavAmAM emaNe bhAga lIdho ja nathI. emAM A to vaizAlI. A rathAnanI dareka vyakti, janmathI ja svataMtratAnA gherA pATha paDhelI. javAba to tamAre ApavAno rahe che. mArI pelI vAta yAda che ne ? kadAca bhUlI gayA che te tAjI karAvuM ke jhaTa kAryano ukela thaI zake. keTalAka rAjAo karI rahyAM che evuM janAnA maMDaLa mAro hAtha grahyA pachI nahi karI zakAya. pupa jotAMja jema bhramara rasa cATato bhaTakyA kare evuM jIvana jIvavAnA mane keDa nathI. mArA bharathAranuM e rItanuM bhaTakavuM mane pasaMda paNa nathI. mArA banevI caMDapradyatanuM jIvana evuM ja che. bahena zIvazrI bhale e sAMkhI zake paNa A padvA to ghaDIbhara nahi calAvI le. evA jIvanamAM premanuM beTa sarakhuM na gaNAya. jyAM aMtarane prema nathI-hArdika umaLako nathI-parasparanuM AkarSaNa nathI-tyAM mAruM mana mAnatuM ja nathI. paNa e sAco. prema hoya to ja lagna daSTa lekhAya ane toja saMsArane kaMsAra mAThe lAge. bele, tamAro e saMbaMdhamAM zo javAba che ? kuMvarI, tamArI e vAta, are zarata kahe to zarata, mane e so TakA maMjUra che. tamArA sarakhI buddhimattA pramadAne meLavI anyatra bhaTakavA janAra e kaI rasika to na ja heya paNa gamAra ja saMbhave. premanI vyAkhyA DuM paNa jANuM chuM. anubhavaja enI pratIti karAvI zake. lUkhAM vacanA vadavAne kaMIja artha ma lekhAya.. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA game tyAM bhamatA karavuM kiMvA rUpavatI ramaNIone nirakhI snehanA cenacALA karavA athavA teA kAmika vilAsamAM ja vana kharcI nAkhavu e zuddha premanAM lakSaNa nathI. e te udhADI kAmI dazAnA cinha che. evI vRtta mArI hota te caMpAnA dhaNI tarIke keTaleAye lAbha levAye hata. ahIM beThA tamArA kAne paNa e jIvananA paDadhA pADyA hota. thayA che. AthI utAvaLa karI patAvIne ApaNe have sAthe ja 3. mane ApanA javAbathI sateSa - javAze nahiM. traNa dinamAM lagna kArya ca'pA mATe prayANa karIzuM. ATalI badhI utAvaLanuM zuM prayeAjana che ? ekAMte mArI vAtanuM teAlana karI. A teA jaMdagInA sAdA kahevAya. mana jyAM sAkSI pUranAra heAya tyAM vilaMba naja hAi zake. jevI tamArI marajI, preyasIne Agraha huM pAche! zA sAru heluM ? A te! ' joitu hatu te vede kahyuM ' evA ghATa. huM vidhividhAna aMgeneA prabaMdha mAtuzrIne kahI karAvu chuM. hRdayanA tAra sadhAyA chatAM vyavahAranI e maryAdA jALavavI joie. padmAvatI rANI tarIke AvyA pachI rAjamahAlayanI sthiti palaTAi jAya e te svAbhAvika che. paNa sArIye caMpAnagarInI vaiAnaka zrI gai che. jyAM tyAM tAjagI ane ullAsa bharyu" vAtAvaraNa sarjAyu che. vaizAlInA anubhava dhyAnamAM rAkhI, padmAvatIe ghaNI kharIbAmatamAM viAhana rRpanA salAhakAra maMtrI rUpa banI, jAtajAtanA sudhArAo karAvyA che. prAmAM svataMtratAnI uSA prakaTAvI che. piMjaranu pakSI ane vanavagaDAmAM viharatuM pakSI-Ama rUparaMgamAM temaja vANI vihAramAM sarakhAM utaratAM hAvAM chatAM ubhayanI raheNI-karaNImAM je linnatA dRSTigocara thAya che. e uparathI kha*dhiyAra jIvana ane svaira jIvana vaccenI taratamatA uDIne AMkhe vaLage che. e uparathI banne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAvIne sahavAsa 31 jIvanamAM je pharaka rahe che te sahaja joI zakAya che. e jAtanuM citra pATanagaranI prajAnA badalAyelA mAnasamAM spaSTa jovAmAM AvatuM hatuM. e sarvanA nimitta bhUta vizAlInA svataMtra vAtAvaraNamAMthI AvelI rANI padmAvatI hatI. A rIte ekAMta sukhamAM bhUpa dadhivAhananAM varSo vyatIta thavA mAMDyAM. nItikAranA lokamAM gRhiNInA je guNe varNavelA che. "kAbu maMtrI ne karaNeSu dAsI" kiMvA bhejaneSu mAtA ne zayaneSu raMbhA jevAM je vizeSaNa apAyelAM che te sAkSAtkAra karavAno rAjavI dadhivAhana mATe to rojane krama thaI paDyo che. rAjakAjano parizrama aMtaHpuramAM paga mUktAM ja nRpa bhUlI jAya che. dAMpatyajIvananA navanavA AnaMdamAM je ekatA anubhavAya che te anyatra bhAgyeja jovA maLe tema che. bIjA aMtapure mAphaka ahIM zonI khaDapa ke dhiMgANAnuM nAma paNa nathI saMbhaLAtuM. prAtaHkALano kimatI samaya udyAnamAM Avela zrIvAsupUjya svAmInA svapanA pUjana-stavanamAM ane pachIthI rAjyanA kAmakAjamAM vyatIta thAya che. saMdhyAkALa to nagarInA judA judA bhAgomAM paribhramaNa karavAmAM ane prajAnA sukhaduHkha jANavAmAM pasAra karAya che. - jyAM palyopama ane sAgarepama jevA kALanA vahANAM vahI gayAM tyAM caMpAnA svAmInA-harAIne irSA upajAve tevAM thoDAM varSo vahI jAya emAM Azcarya paNa zuM ! prajAnA kalyANamAM sadeva rata rahenAra. aharniza prajAnA mauna AzIrvAdanuM bhAjana bananAra A daMpatI para janasamUhanI te najara na beThI, paNa vicitra rIte vizvanuM saMcAlana karanAra vidhAtAnI te raDI aAMkha thaI. aMgadezanI janatA rANI padmAvatI sagarbhA thayAnA samAcAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zimaNuM caMdanabALA sAMbhaLI AnaMda-pramodathI nAcI uThI. bhAvi vArasanA mukhadarzanane prasaMga have hAthaveMtamAM che e jANI khuzAlImAM garakAva banI. . jJAnI bhagavaMta sivAya kAraNa jANI zake ke A pAchaLa devanI keI anekhI lIlA vistaravA mAMDI hatI, dadhivAhana bhUpa sAme kaI agamya saMkaTanA AgamananI AgAhI thaI rahI hatI. prAkRta mAnavane e jJAna nathI e paNa ThIka che. mahinA vRddhi sAthe rANIne dehalA utpanna thavA mAMDyA. garbhamAM AvanAra chava punyazALI hoya che to mAtAne sArAM kAryo karavAnA vicAro udbhave che-bhAvanAo jAge che. ethI ulaTuM, utpanna thanAra khya hIna punIyo hoya che to mAtAnA vicAra paNa ene laI vicitra valaNa le che. suMdara dehalA garbhAvasthAmAM utpanna tyAre ja thAya che ke jyAre bhAgyanI adhikAdathI kAI punyazALI jIva garbhamAM Ave che. vartamAnakALamAM garbhavatI strIone uttama prakAranA bhAvo nathI udbhavatA eja paMcamakALanA chevonI punyAi keTalI ochI che e batAve che. jJAnI purUSAnuM kathana che ke koI paNa jAtanA paricaya vinA mAtra prathama darzane ja je vyaktine jotAM neha upaje to enI sAthe pUrvabhavano rAga che ema mAnavuM ane tiraskAra upaje te samajavuM ke pUrvabhavano hepa che. karmonI gati gahana che. putra tarike kukSimAM AvanAra kaTTara zatru tarikene bhAga bhajave che. kaMsa ane kRNikanA daSTAMta e mATe jIvatA jAgatAM che. kIrti vadhAranAra putra tarike abhayakumArano dAkhale mejuda che. garbhamAM AvatAM ja mAtuzrI naMdAne sarvatra jIvadayA phelAvavAno manoratha thayA hatA. dehalA eka prakAranA utpanna thanAra AtmAnA lakSaNa sUcaka saMketa ja che. ' padmAvatInA udaramAM AvanAra AtmA prabaLa punyazALI hato. saMskArI mAbApanA AcAranI chAyA emAM UtarI hatI. enA jere Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padmAvatIno sahavAsa 33 padmAvatIne meTA utsavapUrvaka prabhupUjana karavAnA, dIna duHkhane udharavAnA-vipula pramANamAM dAna devAnA manoratha upajatA. rAjavI e pUravAmAM jarApaNa uNapa na dAkhavato ke vilaMba na thavA deto. ekadA rANune vicAra ubho ke pote hAthInI aMbADImAM bese. jemAM patideva bese. pAchaLa anucara ubhI amArA mastake chatra dharI rAkhe ane e rIte nagaranA dhorI mArge thaI, udyAnamAM jaIe. e veLA huM be hAthe chuTathI dAna detI detI sau keInuM duHkha hare. bhUpatie A vicAra jANatAM ja sarva prakAranI taiyArI karAvI. mukarara karelA Lei gaNatrInA rakSako sAthe daMpatI gaja upara besI nIkaLyAM. caMpApurInA rAjamA thaI lokonI salAmo jhIlatAM- jAtajAtanA jayajayakAra sAMbhaLatAM AgaLa vadhyA. sonArUpAnA sikkAnA dAnathI dIna duHkhInA duHkha TaLyAM ane mUka AzIrvAda maLyAubhayanA AnaMnne sImA na rahI. hAthI nagarano daravAjo vaTAvI udyAnanI dizAmAM vaLyo. cheDe jatAM ekAeka tenAmAM gAMDapaNa AvyuM. unmAdathI ekadhAro doDavA lAgyo. udyAna bAju para rahyuM ane e vananA mArge vaLe ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM preyasInA viraha araNyanA mArge gajarAje gatino vega atizaya vadhArI dIdho, jANe e dharatI para nathI daDato paNa AkAzamAM uDI rahyo che ema ja lAge. pAchaLa AvatI azvArohI saMrakSaka daLanI TukaDI e vega sAthe hariphAI na karI zakI. A rIte rAjavI ane sinike vacce aMtara bahu ja vadhI gayuM. AnaMda mANavAno ullAsa eAsarI gayo. koI paNa rIte A s ; gAMDA banela hAthIne kAbUmAM levAnA vicAramAM rAjavInuM mana rokAI paDyuM. mahAvatanA prayatno eka pachI eka niSphaLa javA lAgyA. jANe roja vaphAdArIthI vartate A gajarAja badalAI ja na gayo hoya ! ene paNa kaMIka gusso Avyo ane aMkuzano upayoga jerapUrvaka karyo. paNa ethI to baLatAmAM ghI homavA jevuM pariNAma AvyuM. e madenmata prANu vadhu sate ja banI evuM te uchALe mAratuM devuM ke pITha parathI mahAvata gabaDI nIce paDI gayuM. hAdAmAM beThelA rAjA rANuM paNa dhrujI uThayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 preyasIne viraha rAjyanI sImAne aMta AvI rahyo hate. hAthI pararAjyanI - hadamAM pravezI cUkI hatI. anucara ke rakSakamAMthI koI hAjara nahetuM. chatradharane to udyAnanA mArgathI gajarAja ADo phaMTAyo ke tarata ja chatra saMkelI laI sainikonI madadathI utArI devAyA hatA. e dIdhuM najara bhUpe na vAparI hatI te A gAMDa banela prANI vanamArganA vRkSonI DALIomAM kyAMka chatrane bheravI mArI akasmAta karI nAMkhata. Ama chatAM bhAvi bhayaMkara jaNAtuM. pAvatI te lagabhaga zUnamUna banI gaI hatI. Ama banavAna eNe svane paNa khyAla nahote. jaMgalano mArga gADha ne ghaca te hAI vikALa jAnavarane bhaya DokiyAM karI rahyA ho. saMdhyA najIka AvI rahI hatI. keIpaNuM upAye hAthI thobhe ema na jaNAtAM, dadhivAhane hAthIne tyAga karI devAno nizcaya karyo. paNa e bara ANavAnuM heluM nahotuM. sogo viparIta hatA. utarIne bhara jaMgalamAM zikArI vana pazuonI vacamAM rahevAne jeTalo bhaya nahato ethI adhika, daMpatIe kevI rIte aMbADI cheDI utarI paDavuM e prazna mUMjhavI rahyo hato. tyAM ekAeka hAthInA mArgamAM eka meTA vaDanI vaDavAIo laTakatI najare paDI. paLamAM eno upayoga karI levAnI yojanA bhUpanA manapradezamAM ghaDAI gaI. e belI uThe.. vahAlI ! je peluM vaTavRkSa ane enI lAMbI vaDavAIe. hAthI nIce AvatAM ja ApaNe ubhaye chalaMga mArI e pakaDI laI laTakI paDavAnuM ane A aMbADInI beThaka tajI devAnI. hAthInA pasAra thaI gayA pachI vaDavAI uparathI vaDano sadhiyAro laI utarI paDavAmAM . jhAjhI muzkelI nahIM naDe. vartamAna avasthAmAM hArAthI chalaMga mArI vaDavAI pakaDI zakAze? svAmInAtha ! jyAM anya mArga nathI tyAM e sAhasa karyoja chUTake. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA vaDavAI heThaLa AvatAMja dadhivAhane te dhAryo upAya ajamAvyo ane eka DALIne jorathI laTakI paDyo, paNa padmAvatI tema na karI zakI. prayatna karavA chatAM, bhavitavyatAnA kAraNe kahe ke sagarbhAvasthAne laIne kahe, game te he paNa teNanA hAtha vaDavAIne na pahoMcyA. deDatA hAthInI pITha para e ekAkI kSitijamAM dekhAtI adazya thaI. upara Abha ane heThaLa dharatI. bhara jaMgala ane rAnI pazuonI bhISaNa rADo vacce ekalI aTulI-jene ekAkI paga sarakho dharatI para mUkyo nathI ane rAjamahAlayanI bahAranI duniyA joI nathI evIpradezamAM kheMcAI rahI. nehagraMthIthI gaMThAyela ane eka bIjAnA ajANyA premamAM AkaMTha bUDela rAjArANuM kalpanAmAM utare nahIM evA saMgamAM vikhUTA paDayA. vidhAtAe jotajotAmAM temanA sukhamAM Aga lagADI dIdhI. pila hajIyA' e vacana TaMkazALI gaNAya che te AvI . zaktine kAraNe ja. - daSTimaryAdA bahAra thata preyasIne joyA chatAM bhUpa dadhivAhana kaIja karI zake nahIM. vRkSane Azraya laI e dharatI upara utarI Avyo. paNa AjanA banAve ane pragaTelI nirAzAe enA hadaya para evo . te kabaje karyo hato ke keTalAka samaya paryata e jhADa heThaLa bebhAna dazAmAM paDI rahyo. saMrakSaka TukaDInA nAyake AvI, praNAma karI, rANImAtA aMge prazna karyo tyAre ja jANe lAMbI UMdhamAMthI ekAeka jagRta thato hoya ema e jhabakI uThayo!-mAMDa be sarvanAza ! are mahArAja ! zuM thayuM eto kahe. hatAza na bane. rANajI kayAM gayA? ane gAMDA hAthInuM zuM thayuM ? amo AvI gayA chIe te satvara, kahI nAMkho ke jethI tapAsa AraMbhAya. mArge ame mAtra : Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 preyasIne viraha mahAvatane bebhAna paDele joyo eTale ene nagaramAM pahoMcADavAne prabaMdha karI A tarapha doDatA AvyA chIe. nAyaka, A devanI krura mazkarI che. AnaMda-pramoda arthe goThavela prasaMgane A karUNa aMjAma Avaze e svapna paNa khyAla na hato, ema karI banelI hakIkata TUMkamAM kahI saMbhaLAvI. prAMtabhAge nisAsApUrvaka duHkhI hRdaye jaNAvyuM ke prANavallabhA padmAne e gAMDe hAthI kayAM laI jaze, kyA mulakamAM ke kaze athavA to enI pITha paraja bicArIne rAma ramI jaze e kalpanA karatAM paNa ghajI javAya che. mahArAja ! hiMmata hAravAnI jarUra nathI. saMdhyAnA oLA patharAI rahyA che. Apane ArAmanI jarUra che eTale jaldI nagaramAM pAchA pharavuM joIe. hAthInI ghelachA pAchaLa mane te koI devI zakitane hAtha jaNAya che. e sabaMdhamAM mahA amAtya sAthe vicAraNA karI, AvatI kAlanA prAta:kALathI rANImAtAnI zodha. - sArU upAyo hAtha dharavAnA. " puruSArthane kaMIja azakaya nathI." rAtrinA thoDA kalAkomAM e prANI keTalI dharatI khUMdI vaLaze? nAyaka ! mane paNa hArI vAtamAM tathya jaNAya che. devamAyA vinA hAthamAM AvuM baLa na saMbhave. huM preyasInI sAthamAM hota to ThIka thaI paData. evI ciMtA hadaya kare che. rAjavI, saMrakSaka TukaDI sahita caMpAmAM pAchA pharyA tyAre nizAdevInA AgamananI bherI bajI rahI hatI. devamaMdiramAM saMdhyAkALanI AratInA ghaMTAnA vAgI rahyA hatA. darabAragaDhamAM mahA amAtya, pradhAna, senApati Adi adhikArI varga mahArAjanA AgamananI rAha cAtaka nayane joI rahyo hato. hastapIThane badale ekAda sAmAnya azva upara besI bhUpane AvatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38. satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA nirakhI sAthamAM rANIjIne na jotAM dIrdha daSTi mahAmaMtrInA hadayamAM zaMkAnA vamaLo uThavAM zarU thayAM. ane nRpatie AvI, dubhAtA hadaye sarva vyatikara kahI batAvyo tyAre mAtra mahA amAtyane ja nahIM paNa hAjara rahelA sarvane bhArI du:kha thayuM. vRttAMta pAchaLanA tANuM: vANuM meLavatAM enA manamAM eka ja chApa paDI ke hAthInI A ghelachA pAchaLa keI adazya zaktine derI saMcAra che ane tethI ja rANuM padyAvatInA darzana punaHsulabha nathI jaNAtA. sau ekAeka belI uThyA. mahArAja ! saMkaTa to bhArI AvI paDayuM che. suda ne suzIla rANujIno viraha jarUra zalyanI pIDA Ape tevo che, chatAM je banyuM che ene tALo meLavatAM temanA jIvane hAnI pahoMce tevuM kaMI thavAne saMbhava nathI. pUrva bhavanA vairI koI deva ke vidyAdharanuM A kArya che. banyuM te na banyuM thanAra nathI. have to hiMmata rAkhI cAre dizAmAM khAsa karI hAthI je dizAmAM gayo che emAM AvatI kAla savArathI ja zIghagAmI azvArohIo ane bArIkAIthI avalokana karanArAcarene ravAnA karo. e prANa rAtrinA kalAkomAM keTaluM dUra javAnuM che? Apa nizciMta banI ArAma . sau vikharAyA ane rAjavIe paNa dhairya dhAraNa karyuM. preyasInA virahe-padmAvatI jevI guNavaMtI sahacarInA abhAve caMpApatinI rAta svI viSAdamaya vItI hatI e to bIjA divasanA prAtaHkAle temane cahero jotAM harakeIne samajAya tevuM hatuM. mahAmaMtrIe senAnAyaka joDe masalata calAvI vahelI savAramAM ja mANase deDAvyA hatA. sAthe dina sau koInI najara emanA Agamana prati kheMcAI rahI hatI.. paNa saMdhyAkALa paryata keInA paNa pagalAM na saMbhaLAtAM rAjavInI nirAzA atizaya vadhI paDI. tyAM ekAeka gaDhanA nAke ghoDAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preyasIne viraha 39 " dAkhalA saMbhaLAyA. kaMIka muddAsara samAcAranI AzAmAM sau e tarapha mITa mAMDI rahyA. salAma bharI jyAM eka pachI eka anubhavanA aMte khAlI hAthe pharavAnI vAta karavA lAgyA; are na te| hAthI jovAmAM AvyA ke na te rANIne kai patto maLyo' ema udgAra kADhatA kathana pUrU karavA mAMDayuM tyAM bhUpatinI rahIsahI AzAne paNa lepa thayA ane ekAeka tee mebhAna khunI gayA. zItaLa jaLanA chaMTakAva ane pavananA vIjhathI mAMDa ghaTikA pachI mUrchA vaLI. chatAM magaja dAruNa pIDAthI chalakAi gayuM. mukhAraviMda para kALimA patharAI gaI. Azraya paNa jevuM tevuM na lekhAya. eka rAtamAM kevA pheraphAra. prANI ke patni keAInA patto ja nahIM. kAinA kaMI cinho paNa na maLyAM ! jIvatAM che ke yamadevanA bhakSya banyAM che enA paNa kaMi samAcAra nahIM ! kudarata AgaLa mAnava, are mATeA rAjavI paNa vA pAmara che ! kharekhara vidhAtA hArI lIlA apAra che ! pahelI-mAphaka khIjI rAtri paNa suvALA bichAnAmAM kAyAnA pAsA pheravatAM pasAra thai. zeAdhanA prayAsa cAlu rahyA paNa utsAha janaka khakhar na maLI. eka niSNAta gaNAtA pagIe jaNAvyuM ke araNyanA UMDANamAM eka nAnA sarevara pAse hAthI pANI pIvA thAbhyA haiAya tevAM cinho che. paNa pachI AgaLa pagalAM jaNAtAM nathI. mahArAja ! A che . teA sAva kAcA AzA taMtu para bhAra mUkI tapAsa cAlu bAtamI maLo. sutarane tAMtaNeA, paNa e rAkhavAthI kaMine kaMi vadhu Ama JAzAmAM divasa pachI divasa vItavA mAMDayA. paNa navI bhALa na ja gaLI. anAva jANe camatkAra rUpa thai gayA. du:kha visAre paDatuM gayuM chatAM rAjvImAM smRti na AvI. rAjanA magajanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA asthiratA vadhI paDI. rAjakAjamAM citta eTaluM ja nahIM. ghaNe kharo samaya te ekAMtamAM gALatA ane sadA gamagIna rahetA. AsapAsanA pradezamAM AnI mAThI asara thavA mAMDI. khaMDIyA bhAyAtomAMnA keI A takane lAbha levA taiyAra paNa thayA. paDozanI kauzAmbImAM to A banAva aMge jAta jAtanI gula aMge di' ugye uDavA lAgI. e pAchaLa mana gamatA vaLa caDhavA lAgyA. sagapaNanA nAte sATu thayelA, chatAM zatAnika ane dadhivAhana vacce khaTarAga to varSo jUne cAlu hate. emAM padmAvatI vALA banAve umero karyo. mRgAvatI jevI dakSa rANIne paNa potAnI bhaginInA A adazya thavAnA banAvamAM kaMI judI ja gaMdha AvI. caMpApatinA nAme zaMkA-kuzaMkA ane AkSeponI havAIo chUTI rahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 muM dhAriNInuM svapna gaMgA bhAbhI ! Ama haju kayAM sudhI cAlyA karavuM che? kAM, kuMvarIbA ! ATalAmAM ja thAkI gayAM? are ! thAkavAnI vAta kevI! kSatriya bALAne zastra vAparavAno jema kaMTALo nathI, tema cAlavA ke deDavAmAM thAka nathI ja, te pachI! Ama utAvaLA kema thayA? bhAbhI, adhurI vAta jANI levAnI tAlAvelI lAgI che. kuMvarIbA, tamArI IcchA saMtoSavA khAtara te A ekAMta pradeza pasaMda karyo che. juvo, A sAme dekhAtuM-svastikanI nizAnIvALI svAthI zebhatuM je zikharabaMdhI devAlaya dekhAya che e sRSTinI AdimAM thayelA-e veLAnA mAnavIone nIti-dharmanA pATha paDhAvI sAcI mAnavatA zikhavADI, jIvana pramANikapaNe gALavAnuM darzAvanAra-prathama tIrthakara zrI RSabhadevanuM che. emAM prabhunI meTI mUrti virAjamAna che. amArA jena dharmanA sAhitya mujaba cAlu kALa yAne A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ R satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA avasarpiNI kALanA trIjA ArAmAM temano janma bhAratavarSanI ayodhyA nagarImAM thayo hato. mAtAnuM nAma marUdevA ane pitAnuM nAma nAbhirAja hatuM. temane bharata bAhubali Adi so putro ane brAhmI suMdarI nAmA be putrIo hatI. temanI be patnie nAme sumaMgalA ane sunaMdA hatI. jIvananA prAMta bhAge rAjya, vaibhava ane saMsAranI sarva mAyA, sApa kAMcalI utArI nAkhe tema cheDI daI, jJAnaprApti arthe teozrI nIkaLI paDelAtIvra tapazcaryA dvArA karma samUhane bALI nAMkhI apUrva evA kevalajJAnanI prApti karI. e rIte AtmasAkSAtkAra karanAra ane janasamUhanA uddhAraka e prathama deva che. bhAbhI, huM to bahu laMbANa karyuM ! huM kaMI hArI mAphaka caMpAvAsI nathI. A gAmamAM vasanArI huM A prAsAdamAM pratiSThita deva saMbaMdhamAM sAva abhijJa haIza ema tuM mAne che ? amArA kuLamAM zaivamatanI mAnyatA che chatAM dareka dharmane mAna ApavAnI rasama paNa che ja. ahIM bharAtA meLAmAM huM AvelI chuM. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa meM bhagavaMta mUrtinI caMdanapUjA paNa karI che. huM, tyAre mAruM A varNana to mA AgaLa mosALa jevuM ja lekhAya. tamArI AgaLa caMpAnuM varNana karUM te navuM gaNAya. alI bana, mAre caMpAnuM zuM kAma che? e te tamArI vAta parathI ja samajAya che. paNa mane enI kaMI utAvaLa nathI. bhAbhI, kayAM besavuM che? pelI dizAne kuMvAkAMThe jema mArAthI ajANyo nahoto tema A bAjuno saritAtaTa paNa ajANyo nathIja. prAsAdanA pAchalA bhAgamAM bagice che ane enI heThaLa nadInA pANI maMdamaMda vahe che. uparanA pagathAre goThavelAM virAmAsana para besI sAmenuM dRzya nirakhavAnI moja anokhI che. e AnaMdathI huM te vaMcita nathI rahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhAriNInuM svapna 43 O sakhI, ApaNe tyAM besIne ja vArtAlApa karavAnA che. atyAranA samaye tyAM krAi javalle ja eThuM hoya che ane hAya che. alabatta saMdhyAnA Agamana TANe bhIDa te thatAM pUrve te| ApaNe pAchA pharavuM che. A sthaLa pasaMda karavA pAchaLa hetu che. zAMti te| ati ghaNI vadhavA mAMDe che paNa vAsanA kamarAne badale A Akhare te viNakanI jAti ne ! ka Mika bhIrUtA te| hoya ja. ApaNI vAta evI te kevI che ke jemAM ATalI hade gabharAvAnu hAya ! zuM rAjArANInI vAta ja na thAya ? bIkanuM kAraNa nathI. chatAM khAnagIpaNuM te che ja. ThIka, tuM huM te kharU. gAtAM gAtAM gAma AvyuM. A tArA ekAMta pradeza. birAjo Asana upara ane bhAbhIzrI, kheAlI nAMkheA. tamArI A noMdhapAthI AvI adhUrI phrema che? mAtra be prakaraNA! e lakhavAmAM zuM Azaya che ? lakhanAra aa tamArA patideva jAya che. naNadI thayA te| bhale, paNa AvI praznonI jhaDI na varasAvAya. huM kaMi tamArI mAphaka kaLAeAnI jANa nathI ke jhaTa javAkhe| ApavAnI mane sUjha paDe. jarA dhIraja rAkhI eka pachI eka savAla karA te uttara ApavAnuM paNa sugama paDe. A badhu jANavAnI ATalI hade ulaTa tamane prema thai ? tameA paraNyA eTale kuMvArI avasthA sAva bhUlI gayA lAgeA che. bhAbhI ! yauvanane AMgaNe ramatI bALAone te dareka vAta jANavAnI jIjJAsA sabave ja. AmAM mArI ulaTa sakAraNa che. kuMvarIbA ! mane rAmanI rAmAyaNa na AvaDe. vAta ema che ke A neAMdha sakAraNa lakhAi che. mArU piyera kauzammImAM che e teA tame naNA che. jyArathI padmAvatI guma thai che tyArathI amArA rAjavI vistR tyAM kaI kaI jAtanA tukkA uDAvAya che. kAkhI hisAbe rAjavI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA dadhivAhanane utArI pADavAnA peMtarA racAya che. mArA mAtApitAne maLavAnA nimitte jaI, jANItA mukhIone maLI,caMpAnI paristhitine khyAla ApavAnuM kAma mArA svAmIne ApavAmAM AvyuM ane tethI temaNe A nedha taiyAra karI che. sAcI paristhiti jaNAvavAnuM e dvArA sugama paDe. je kaMI banyuM che e atizaya duHkhakara che, paNa emAM caMpApati dadhivAhanane kaMI paNa doSa nathI. garbhiNI padmAvatInA guma thavA pAchaLa rAjavIe zeAdha karAvavAmAM jarA paNa kacAza rAkhI nathI. are, mahinAo vItavA chatAM, rAjya kAryamAM rANInI jarUra Dagale pagale rahetI hovA chatAM, anya rAjavIonA aMtaHpuramAM ekathI vadhu rANIo najare jovA chatAM, rAjAo mATenI AvI pracalita rasama chatAM, ane adhikArI varga taraphathI e mATe Agraha cAlu chatAM, jeNe aMtarane zoka nathI to echo karyo ke jeNe pharIthI lagna karavAnI hA paNa bhaNuM nathI ane preyasI pAchaLa jenI gurAmaNa jarA paNa ochI nathI evA zuddha premI nRpa pAchaLa managamatA gapagoLA gabaDAvavA, are kalpita tahemata khaDA karavA, e mArA piyaravAsI prajAjanomAM raya thaI paDe che! e pAchaLa kauzAmbIpati AMkharmicAmaNa karI rahyA che. maMtrImaMDaLane e pAchaLa kaMIka judI ja gaMdha Ave che. A lIlA AgaLa vadhatI rahe te rAjya para jabaruM jokhama Ave ema temanuM maMtavya hevAthI, kauzAmbI jaI, vAtAvaraNa nirmaLa karavA-ane sAcI paristhitino khyAla ApavA-nA kAryamAM mArA patidevane mukhya bhAga bhajavavAne che. sAthesAtha caMpAnA darabArane zAbhAve, rAjavI didhivAhanane zAka ocho karAvI rANI padmAvatInI beTa bhUlAve, evI koI ramaNanI zodha karatAM AvavAnI javAbadArI paNa temanA zIre nAkhavAmAM AvI che. vacamAM vaDIlanI mAMdagIno A prasaMga AvI paDavAthI emAM DhIla thaI che. ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 dhAriNInuM svapna " eTalA sArU to ahIMthI prayANa savara karavAno nizcaya thaI gayo che. Aje tame zodhatA na AvyA hate, te mAre tamane maLavA tamArI gaDhIne pagathI ThekavA paData. sakhI, vAtanA AMkaDA barAbara saMdhAI gayA. nedha vAMcatAM ja mArA manamAM uddabhaveluM ke padmAvatInuM guma thavuM eka gahana koyaDA rUpa che; chatAM emAM bhUpa dadhivAhananI jarA paNa kasura nathI. bhramara jevuM svachaMdI jIvana jIvatA ane parAga rasa lUMTavA sArU ahIM tahIM bhaTakatA asthira mananA rAjAomAM tamArA caMpApatinI datA prazaMsApAtra che. aDaga vRttinA bhUpALa tarike e judA paDI Ave che ane tethI emanuM sthAna ajoDa che. harakoI samajune temanA prati mAna chUTe tema che. harakeInI vAta bAju para rAkho. kuMvarI ! tamane emanuM vartana vuiM jaNAya che. tame kevI najare nihALA cho * emAM mArA matane zI kiMmata che, bhAbhI? huM to emanI A: vRttine kulaDe vadhAvuM chuM. Avo svAmI padmAvatI jevI ke satI suMdarInA bhAgyamAM ja hoya! are ThIka kahyuM, pAvatI jevI ke khoTa pUranAra ramaNa zodhI Apane ! kuMvarIbA? svAmInA zire Avela e javAbadArIne ukela mAre karavAne che. haM, huM, tyAre to bhAbhI, tame paNa mArA bhAInI mAphaka rAjya aMgenI khAsa pharajanA saMdezavAhaka thayA che ! kSatriyavaTa bhalene dAkhavI na zakAya, paNa tethI zaravIratAnI pichAna na karI zakAya evuM keNe kahyuM ke rANanI jagyA sAcave evI lalanA meM te zodhI paNa rAkhI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .46 satI zimaNuM caMdanabALA to te bhAbhI! tuM paNa pAkI vANiyaNa lekhAya. bAkI padmAvatI jevAM strI ro eAchAM ja hAlatAM cAlatAM hAtha Ave. ucca saMskRtimAM mAtApitAnA saMskAra nimitta bhUta che paNa e uparAMta pUrvanA bhAgyanI rekhA jhaLakatI hovI joIe. evI koI ramaNI maLe teja bhUpatinuM duHkha bhAMge. kuMvarIbA, mane A kAryamAM madada ne kare ? are, kahe te sAthe AvuM ane mAgo tevI sahAya karuM. bAkI caMpA pAchA pharo tyAre mane khabara jarUra Apaje. padmAvatIne joI nathI, paNa dadhivAhana narezane eka vAra najare jevAne abaLakho che. te te bahena ! mArA upara moTo upakAra. amArA AMgaNe tama sarakhAnAM pagalAM thAya e to ahobhAgya gaNAya. have mane bIjI madadanI jarUra paNa nathI. mArA manamAM kuvAkAMThAnA banAvathI sahaja vicAra udbhavyo hato ke eka vAra tame bhUpanI najare caDhe, kiMvA e . tamArI dRSTie paDe evo prasaMga goThavavo. paNa tamArA bApu amAre tyAM tamane mokalaze kharA ? zA sArU na mekale? tamAruM ghara pArakuM kyAM che? kadAca e nA pADe te paNa kSatriya lalanA baMdhanane gaNakAre kharI? meM dharathI ja kahyuM che ke svataMtratA e to amAro dhAvaNamAM pavAya che. niDaratA e te amAre vArasAgata dharma kuMvarIbA ! te huM paNa hiMmata dharI kahuM chuM ke mArI zodhamAM - tameja prathama naMbare che. dadhivAhanane tamArA jevI sahacarInI jarUra gaNAya. padyAnA banAvathI je gamagInIe temanA magajane kabaje lIdho che e tamArA sarakhI dakSa dayitAnAga vinA haThe tema nathI. bhAbhI, tame paNa mazkarInI hada oLaMge che ! kayAM aMga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArinInuM svapna 47 dezane mahArAjA ane kayAM ekAdA nAnakaDA gAmane haranAmasiMha ThAra ! enI grAmiNa dIkarIne caMpAnA mahAlayamAM sthAna maLe kharuM? keNe kahyuM na maLe? strI ratna to duSkuLamAMthI levAya evuM nItikAranuM kathana che. ahIM te kuLane gyatAne pUro meLa che. mArI A majAka nathI. rAjAnuM zreya jovuM e dharma kahevAya ane emAM paNa pitAnA ja gAmamAMthI strI ratna maLe e te senAmAM sugaMdha bhaLyA jevuM. ubhaya prakAre lAbhakArI. mana maLyA che te Aje vAta jyArathI mArA patideve kuvAkAMThenI tamArI vIratAnI vAta sAMbhaLI che tyArathI te te kahI cUkyA che ke ApaNuM gAmadhaNunI putrI, caMpAnA mahAlayane zobhAve tema che. mane prayAsa karavA paNa kaheluM. paNa naNadI, mAMDa thoDA dinane ApaNuM vaccenA sahIpaNAmAM e vAta upADatAM mArI jIbha ja na upaDI. A ekAMta sthaLanI pasaMdagI paNa e saMbaMdhamAM tamArI IcchA jANI levA sArU ja karelI; chatAM tamArA prabhAva sAme e prazna karI ja na zakI. bhAbhI ! tamo kSatriyANInA sahavAsamAM AvyA chatAM rahyA te evA ne evA ! AvI nabaLAI dharavAnuM zuM kAraNa? vaLI AmAM kaI moTI gahana vAta paNa che? have, tamo te zuM bolatAM hazo ? IdagIne savAla ! paNa, e to pasaMdagI karanAre vicAravAno ne! : - eka sahiyara tarike mAre abhiprAya meLavavAne hane hakka che. ane mArI IcchA vyakta karavAno mane paNa eTalA ja hakka che. te kaMI ja bagaDayuM nathI. IcchA jaNAvo se gora banavA teyAra chuM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA bhAbhI sAheba te sAMbhaLajo. che te svamanI vAta; paNa jema badhAM . svapnasAcAM nathI hAtAM, tema kAI evAM paNa heAya che ke je sAcAM paDI paNa jAya che. 48 mane vAta jANavAnI tAlAvelI eTalA sArU lAgelI ke gai rAtrinA pAchalA pahere svapnamAM meM mArI jAtane rAjamahelamAM pharatI je. capAnareza joDe vAta karatI heAya ema lAgyuM. AMdhapeAthInA anAva pachI ca'pApatinA aMtaramAM je dArU du:kha janmyuM hatuM ane ethI karIne sArAye rAjamahAlayamAM je viSAdanuM vAtAvaraNa pedA thayuM hatuM, e nivAravAmAM huM kAraNa bhUta banI. ethI rAjavI mArA khabhe hAtha mUkI kai kahevA jAya che ane huM zaramathI jarA AghI khasavA jauM chuM tyAM te| mArI AMkha khulI gai. kavie kharU' gAyuM che ke-- svapnAnI sukhalaDI bhUkha bhAMge nahIM' sAmAnyataH svapna mane AvatuM ja nathI. temAM A Avyu ane jemane najare dIThA paNa nathI emanI sAthe nikaTanA bhAga bhajavyeA e jotAM, enI pAchaLa kaMika daivI saketa sabhave che. tethIja meM sAme AvI caMpAmAM AvavAnu netara' mAgI lIdhuM che. kuvarIbA, zA sArU sakhI ke najudI, tarIke AveA. khAsA sAmaiyA pUrNAMka ja AvA ne ! hA pADe| eTalI ja vAra che. Ja'gAnA mukha para hAtha dharatI dhAriNI kheAlI-grUpa, AgaLa tarapha na kADhatI. kSatriyajAtimAM e rIte kuMkumAM pANI na paDe. kSatriyANInA hAtha reDhA nathI heAtA ! cAla samaya thayA che, have uThIzuM ne ? hA, have te| tamA jarUra utAvaLa karavAnA ja. garaja sarI gai. AvyA chIe te devAlayamAM dana karIne ja pAchA pharIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 6 DuM mAlavaNanA kumarAmAM vRddha mahA amAtya ! tamArI salAha sAcI che. huM paNa samaju chuM ke vyavahArika ane dhArmika kAryomAM Dagale ne pagale rAjA sAthe rANInI jarUra rahe che, ethI ja tame ane adhikArIo lagna karavAnI salAha ApI rahyA che. . paNa murabbI, eka te meM pavAne hAtha grahaNa karatAM teNIne vacana Apela ke huM eka nivratane upAsaka rahIza. e vacana mAre zuM toDavuM ? mahArAja ! pratijJAbhaMga karavAnI vAta mArAthI naja uccArAya. evI salAha huM ApuM ja nahi. paNa jyAM rANujIno patto ja nathI tyAM e prazna kevI rIte saMbhave? mULa nathI tyAM zAkhA kyAM zodhavI? je kaMI karavuM paDe che e paNa ApaNI sAme-caMpAnareza sAme vyAgha nadI jevI paristhiti uddabhavI che mATe ja. zuM senApatie ekalelA badhAye anucare pAchA pharI gayA? mUA jIvatAnI kaMIja bhALa na maLI ! A paNa eka accheruM ja ne ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabAja - senApati AvI cUkyA che. emanA maheDethI ja javAba sAMbhaLo ThIka che. mArI A jaIpha vayamAM A jAtanuM haraNa ane te paNa eka mahArANInuM, e to pahele ja prasaMga che ane ethI ochI ajAyabI nathI thatI. paNa jyAM vidhi ADe heya tyAM mAnava prayatna heThA paDe. kharuM ja kahyuM che ke "bhavita ma jhATenatuM : samartha" bele aridamanajI ! rANIjI saMbaMdhamAM tamArI tapAsa kyAM sudhI pahoMcI che? mahAamAtyajI to hAtha dhoI nAkhe che. tame zI AzA Apa cho ? kaMI lAkho nirAzAmAM amara AzA chUpAI che' e kavi ukti ahIM te baMdha besatI thAya tema jaNAtuM nathI. mahArAja ! mArA sainikoe prayAsa te ghaNuM ghaNuM karyA chatAM mAM hasatuM thAya tevA samAcAra sAMpaDavyAM nathI. ApaNA rAjyanI maryAdA eALaMgI para rAjyamAM paNa teo gupta veze pahoMcI gayA ane pUNe khAMcare paNa bhramaNa karI AvyA. kaMcanapuranA pradezane khUMdI vaLyA. daMtapuranA svAmI joDe ApaNane barAbara meLa na hovA chatAM tyAM paNa bhaLatI rIte ghUmI AvyA! virahanI je ghaDIo Ape gaNAvI e samayamAM garbhAvasthAnA AMgaNe ubhelA rANImAtA A sthaLathI vadhu dUra jAya evo saMbhava ja nathI. Ama taraphanI sthitino kyAsa kahADatAM huM evA anumAna para Avyo chuM ke teo karALa kALanuM abhakSya banyA che. e bhayaMkara kArya kaI jaMgalI vAgha ke cittA dvArA thayuM che. zikAra karI vIca jhADImAM teo bharAI jatAM hovAthI zikAra bananAra vyaktine kaMIja muddo hAthamAM Avato nathI. A sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjavInA mukhamAMthI nimna uddagAra sarI paDayA. vahAlI priyatamA! are vaMza vardhaka kumaLI vela! tAruM AvuM karuNa meta ! are deva! teM zuM karyuM? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ masalatagRhanA kamarAmAM 51 senApatinA zabdothI adhikArI varganA oNDA upara zokanI gherI - chAyA patharAI azruthI cakSuo bhInI banI. saune mUka joI, jANe UMDA vicAra pachI meM ughADatAM hoya ema rAjapurohita rAmazarmAjI dhImA avAje bolyA AzA te amara che. senApatijInuM anumAna gaLe utare tevuM chatAM samAcAramAM eka evuM paNa vRttAMta maLyuM che ke aTavInA amuka sarovara paryata hAthInAM pagalAM jaNAya che. te pachI tyAMja kema kaMI camatkAra na banyo hoya ! kaI deva ke vidyAdharanA hAthe rANajIno uddhAra thAya e saMbhavita na gaNAya? emanI AkRti jotAMja harakoIne temanA prati bahumAna upaje tema che. padmAvatI nAma pramANe saune kamaLanI mAphaka priya thaI paDe tema che. sarevaranuM pANI pI gajarAja * najIkanI jhADImAM cAlyo gayo hoya to ubhayamAMthI ekanuM paNa kaMI cinha hAtha na Ave e banavA joga che. A paNa anumAna asthAne nathI. mArUM jyotiSa rAjavInA bhAgyamAM traNa rANune pega batAve che. emAM AMtarAM paNa paDe che. | gamagInIbharyA cahere e sAMbhaLI ekAeka caMpApati belI uDyA-traNa rANuo? mArA jevA pratijJA badhdhane? hA, mahArAja ! bhAvinA rAha nirALA ja hoya che. AMtarAM paDe eTale pratijJAne bAdha na Ave. pAmara mAnavIthI vidhinAM mApa kahADI - zakAtAM nathI. tethI te nItikArene hAtha dhoI nAMkhI vavuM paDyuM che ke vidhireva tAni ghaTayati yAni pumAn naiva ciMtayati / e vidhie ja vasiSTha jevA vidvAna gurUne rAjyArohaNa muhUrtamAM zrIrAmane vanavAsa mekalyA ane maMdodarI jevI satI gharamAM hovA chatAM rAvaNane sItAnuM haraNa karavAnI abhilASA pragaTAvI. mArI te salAha che ke gaI gujarI bhUlI jai, mahA amAtyanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para satI zirAmaNI ca'danabALA salAha mujaba AjanI agatya vicAro. kALa pAkatAM ja sahu sArAM vAnAM thaze. duHkha pAchaLa sukha kivA vispraMga pachI saMyAga avazya Avaze ja. tyAM te| anucare AvI khabara ApyA ke yazapALajI musApharIethI AvI gayA che. teo maLavA mAMge che. jA, jA, temane jaldIthI aMdara meAkala joie. te kaMi zubha khabara Ape che. bIjA te zuM khammara lAvavAnA ! kauzAmbInuM kaMika haze. AveA yazapALajI, ThIka samaya tamAre levA paDayA. vila te leAkanA paMthe prayANa karI gayA. tamArA mAthethI chatra jatAM javAbadArI vadhI. e samAcAra maLyA hatA ane e paNa jANyu hatuM. OM tame TUMka samayamAM kauzAmbI tarapha jaine pAchA pharazeA. ahIM te rAjavInA hRdayamAMthI kreme karI priya rANIjIne viraha bhUMsAtA nathI. mahA amAtyajI ! ahIMnI A paristhiti che tyAre kauzAmbI--- mAM te judI ja havAio chUTI rahI che. ApaNA prajAvatsala rAjavInA zIre jAtajAtanA ALa orADhAya che. kAi kahe rAjana jANIbUjhIne tapAsamAM DhIla rAkhe che te Ai kahe jene bhaTakatuM jIvana jIvavu hoya tene ceTaka tanayAnI prItanuM baMdhana pAlave ja nahIM. eTale A rIte chUTakArA roSyA. AvI mAM mAthA vagaranI vAtemAM ApaNA vacce cArlseA AvatA kalaha, saMbhAra bharavAmAM baLataNanI garaja sAre che. cAka--cauTe evuM khelanArA paNa che ke have caMpApatine kAi denAra maLavAne ja nahIM. kAi saundaryavatI te kulina kAntA hAtha grahaNa karavAnI hA pADavAnI ja nahIM, deragI duniyA ! ehu ja enA mADhe gaLaNuM che. mArA zvazuranI lAgavagathI huMM TheTha zatAnika rAjavI sudhI pahoMcI gayeA hateA ane sAcI sthitithI temane vA karyA hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ masalatagRhanA kamarAmAM 13 e ja pramANe athathI iti vRttAnta rANI mRgAvatInA kAne nAMkhavAmAM mArI patnie enI sakhI jayanti dvArA kAma lIdhu` hatu`. Ama karavAthI ghaNI gerasamaja dUra thaI che. hAla teA paraspara zastro khakhaDe ema lAgatuM nathI. bAkI rAjya praNAlinI bhinnatA ane varSo jUna cAlyA AvatA virAdha, ekavAra ubhaya rAjye vacce jabarI athaDAmaNa ubhI karyA vinA rahenAra nathI ja. yazapALanA chellA zabdone pakaDI lai dadhivAhana bhUpa bhujAe UMcI pharatAM eTalI uDDayA-- athaDAmaNu Aje kAM ubhI nathI thatI? kauzAmbIne laDavu ja haze te huM kAMi cUDIe paherIne nathI beThA. eka vAra enA sImADA khAkharA karI AvyA hatA e vAta zuM ATalI jaldIthI bhUlAi gai che ! sagapaNanA nAtA yAda na AvyA hAta teA e veLA ja hisAba cUkate karI dIdhA hAta ! khera ! haju kaMi ja khagaDI nathI gayuM. ataranuM du:kha mane aMtaramAM zamAvatAM AvaDe che. sAcane AMca AvatI ja nathI. mahA -amAtya ! rAjyane aMge je kaSTa karavuM ghaTe te huM karavA kabUla chuM. jagata ekavAra joze ke dadhivAhanamAM bhramaravRtti che ke hArdika prema che ? kAyaratA che ke sAcI vIratA che e samajAvavA javAnI jarUra nathI. mArU kA ja enI sAbitI Apaze. senApatijI ! tamA sainyamAM bharatI karavA mAMDe. saMgrAma e te kSatriye| mATe parva kti jevA gaNAya. meTala, khIjuM zuM bAkI rahe che ? rAmazarmA, ekaja vAta rANI AvAnI. e paNa majUra che. kai padmA jevI roAdhI lAvavye. game tema hAtha . milAvAya. jevuM pada tevu pAtra oie. r, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA mahArAja ! mane bolavAnI rajA hoya to e saMbaMdhamAM mArI, anubhavelI vAta kahuM. yazapALa! tamAre rajA mAgavAnI na hoya. tamo mArA rahasya maMtrI. che. je kahevAnuM hoya te satvara kahI nAMkho. paDozI rAjyo mArA sAcA premane nabaLAI gaNe ke mane prathIla mAne e vAta huM ghaDIbhara calAvI levA taiyAra nathI. saMmati maLatAM ja ghAriNavALA kuvAkAMThAno prasaMga yazapALe: TUMkamAM varNavI batAvyo ane umeryuM ke caMpAnA mahAlayane zobhAve tevuM A paNa eka strIratna che. ceDA. mahArAjAnI putrI jevI anya na saMbhave, chatAM enI smRti bhUlAve ane bhalabhalAne paDakAre evI A jogamAyA che. gaNanApAtra nArI che. rAmazarmAyazapAlajI, jarAM nAma to pharIthI kahe. * haranAmasiMha ThAkaranI ekanI eka putrI. enuM nAma dhAriNuM. rAmazarmAe AMgaLInA TeravAM heraphera karI cheDe samaya kaMI vicArI joyuM ane pachI bolyA-rAzi ane caMdramAnA yoga to ati sarasa che. rAjavIne gRhasaMsAra dIpAve tevo graha che vaLI saMtAna yoga paNa jovAya che. kare, zubhasya zIghama amara rAkhyuM. sArA kAmamAM vina ghaNuM e jana ukti lakSyamAM laI kaMkumAM pANI jaldI nAMkhavuM sAruM. saunI najara bhUpati sAme vaLI. teo zuM javAba Ape che e sAMbhaLavA sau Atura banyA. teo bolyA-mAre navuM kaMI ja umeravAnuM nathI. yazapALanI. pasaMdagI para mane pUro bhare che. emAM vaLI purohitajInI hA maLI, che. e aMge je kaMI karavuM joIe te mahA amAtyane karavAnI pUrI, sTa che. have rahe che kaMi adhUruM ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 7 muM ramaNI to e ja vaDIla: ApaNe saheja meDA thayA. sAme dekhAya che e ramaNIya devamaMdira che. ene pharatuM vividha prakAranA kula-phaLanA vRkSothI bharacaka baneluM, mIThI suvAsa ane zILI chAyA ApatuM mane hara udhAna che. hamaNuM ApaNa najara AgaLathI je gADI pasAra thaI emAM beThela daMpatIe ja amArA rAjavInA A bIjA lagnamAM mukhya bhAga bhajavyo che. e sAMbhaLatAM ja vAta karatI tripuTImAM jenI UMcAI adhika hatI ane jeno paheraveza ekAdA rAjyanA nAyaka sarakho hato e potAnA sAthIdArane udezIne bolI uThayA - kaMDarIka! ApaNe phera phogaTa nahIM jAya. kauzAmbImAM je samAcAra ApaNA kaNe acAyA che e sAva nirmULa nathI ja. haM, mAthuM? tyAre A karNasiMhane-bhANiAne mAtra maLavA ahIM caMpAmAM nathI padhAryA?e pAchaLa bIje paNa kaMI gupta hetu hame AvyA lAgo cho? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 . satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA kaMDarIka-bhAI, svArtha vinA musApharInA kaSTa veThavAnuM ane zatru gaNutA rAjavInA mulakamAM pagalAM mAMDavAnuM jokhama kANu eDe ? emAM paNa tArA mAmA te pUrA vicAra vinA DagaluM bhareja nahi, sAthIdAranI vAta ucakI letA nAyake calAvyuM- karaNa! tArAthI kaMI vAta chUpAvavAnuM jarA paNa prayojana che ja nahi. avakAze e badhuM huM jaNAvIza. gADImAM hamaNA je daMpatI gayA tenI vAta paNa bAjue rAkha. kauzAmbImAM emanA lagna thayA che ane thoDA samaya pUrve e mahAzaya sAsarImAM AvI paNa gayA che. cahere jotAM ja mane parakha AvI gaI che. mULa vAta je che te e che ke tArA rANIjIne AvatAM keTalo vilaMba thaze ? e sIdhA maMdiramAM jAya che ke ullAnamAM pharavAnuM kArya paNa kare che ? ahIM keTalo vakhata gALe che? sAthamAM rAjavI hoya che ke ekalA Ave che? mAmu ! mane lAge che ke tame koI vicAramAM tadAkAra banyA jaNAo che. tame je prazna paraMparA janmAvI enI jarUra ja kyAM che? AvatA veMta meM kahI to dIdhuM ke ApaNe jarA meDA paDayA. rAjA-rANuM aMga rakSakanI TukaDI sahita udhAnamAM pahoMcI paNa gayA. je gADI ApaNe joi e rAjavInA rahasya maMtrI ane aMgata mitra jevA yazapALanI hatI. saMrakSaka TukaDInI pAchaLa e rahe che. maMtrInA patni, tamArA kathana mujaba kauzAmbInA zeThanI dIkarI, navA rANajInA khAsa sahiyara che. lagnane vega meLavI devAmAM ubhaye jabare bhAga bhajavyo che. emanA saMgIna prayAsa na hota to amArA rAjana lagna karate ja nahIM ne! bhANA! tArI vAta sAMbhaLatAM mArI sAMkaLanI akaDA maLavA lAgyA che. mane e kahe ke rANI najare have kayAre 5Daze! '': Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNa to e ja 57 lagabhaga traNa kalAka to thaze ja. darzana, pUjana-stavana, bhakti, temaja keI saMta udyAnamAM AvyA haze to temanA upadezanuM zravaNa karaze. e nahIM hoya to udyAnamAM thoDuM pharaze paNa kharA ja. caMpApatine khAsa ciMtA jevuM to che ja nahIM ane emAM paNa A navA rANInA samAgama pachI to evA AnaMda ane utsAhamAM mahAle che ke jANe navA avatAre AvyA. utAvaLa hoya to maMdiramAM jaldI jaI pahoMcIe, to e darzana karatAM ApaNI najare jarUra caDhI jaze. bhAI, emAM majA na Ave. barAbara mukha na jovAya. anyanI dRSTimAM ApaNe avivekI gaNAIe. phikara nahIM, traNa kalAka gALavAne raste kahADIzuM, je hetuo Avyo chuM te siddha karyA vinA pAchA nathI karavuM. tArA dhyAnamAM kaI najIkanuM sthAna hoya te batAva. tyAM jaI nirAMte thoDI vAta karIzuM eTale samaya pasAra thaI jaze. mAmA ! A udyAnanA mukhya daravAjAnI barAbara sAme je AMbA voDIyuM che e anukULa sthAna che. atyAre ahIM dhamAla rahetI hovAthI tyAM koI caliyuM paNa pharakavAnuM nahi. vaLI ApaNuM najara paNa sAmIja raheze. hA, hA, e ThIka che cAle e tarapha. AMbAvADIyAmAM paga mUkatAM ja nAyaka bolI uThaze. ahA! ahIM te apUrva zAMti prasarelI che, niravatA paNa prazaMsanIya. kaherIka! caMpAnagarI riddhi siddhimAM ane phaLadrupatAmAM kauzAmbIne TapI jAya tevI che. aMga deza sAce ja samRddha che. mAmu ! mArI janmabhemanA varNana karavAnuM kAma kAI kavi, ke lekhakanA zIre sepI, mULa vAta upara Ave. ekAMta che e sAcuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 satI ziremI caMdanabALA. paNu, "bhIMtane paNa kAna hoya che" e jana ukti sAva visArI na detA. khapa pUratuM bolavAmAM ja lAbha che. potAnI pharaja adA karavAmAM ja sanika-jIvananI zobhA che. emAM paNa tame rahyA nAyaka yAne. saradAra. tamAre dharma zabdo tolIne belavAne. karaNa! tArI vAta so e so TakA sAcI che. keI koIvAra huM utAvaLamAM e vIsarI jAuM chuM. amArA AgamananuM kAraNa huM TUMkamAM jaNAvuM- dadhivAhana ane zatAnika sAddha thAya che te ughADI vAta che. jyArathI padmAvatI guma thayAnA samAcAra kauzAmbImAM AvyA, tyArathI enI bahena mRgAvatInA manamAM koI judI ja zaMkAe ghara karyuM che. ubhaya rAjya vacce meLa to nathI ja. emAM A banAve baLatAmAM ghI. hemavAnI garaja sArI che. rAjA-rANuM pAchaLa prajAe paNa mana. gamatAM anumAne e pAchaLa vahetAM karyA che. mAmA ! e vAta to jUnI thaI gaI. vaLI sAcI hakIkata tamArA rANIne kAne nAMkhavA sArUM te amArA pelA yazapALa tyAM AvI paNa gayA. tamo kauzAmbI vALA paNa ajaba che. anya kaMI kAma nahI jaDatuM hoya, te vinA AvI pArakI paMcAtamAM samaya gALe kharA? karaNa! utAvaLo na thA. tamArA maMtrI AvI gayA eTale to athaDAmaNa thavAnA dina dUra ThelAyAM. eka patninA himAyatI ane vadhu rANuonA aMtaHpura rAkhanArA anya rAjavIonI TIkA karanAra, tamArA bhUpa dadhivAhana ekAeka kema pANImAM besI gayA ! zA sArU jaldIthI paraNuM beThA? zodhakheALane aMta AvI gaye? padmAvatIne patto nahIM ja maLe evI pratitI thai gaI? prajAnA mAnasamAM A nimitte zaMkA kuzaMkAo janme e sahaja che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNI to e ja 59 vaLI aMgadezanA svAmIne kanyA ApanArA rajavADAM kayAM ochA hatAM ke ekAdA-sAmAnya kakSAnA-garAsadAranI dIkarI pasaMda karI ? lagnakArya paNa eTaluM jaldIthI ApAyuM ke paDozI rAjyamAM e pachI lagabhaga cha mahine enI jANa thaI. tuM ja kahe che ke navA rANIe rAjavInA jIvanamAM jabare palle Apyo che. joke evuM sAMbhaLIne ulTA vadhAre zaMkAnA vamaLamAM athaDAya che. ethI te paDyA pAchaLane zoka eka phArasarUpa banI jAya che. kahe che ke rANImAM paNa kSAtravRtti eTalI badhI ja che ke enI sAme bhala bhalA saradAra paNa dhrujI uThe. rAjyanA pratyeka kAryamAM rANunI salAhanA eMdhANa heAya che ja. A sarva sAcuM che ke kema ? e jANavA huM Avyo chuM. mAmA ! e badhuM sAcuM che. emAM mInamekha nathI ja. paNa eTalA. kAraNe tame A sAhasa na karo. amAre tyAM lokavAyakA para jhAjhuM vajana mUkavAmAM nathI AvatuM. tamArA Agamana pAchaLa ane rANI saMbaMdhI ATalI ja karI rahyA che tethI, jarUra kaMI gupta hetu. to che ja. amArA navA rANuM bhale sAmAnya bhAyAtanA gharamAM janmyA hoya, bhale emanI pAchaLa vaMza paraMparAnI kulInatAnA vAghA na sajAyA hoya, chatAM te eka ramaNI ratna che. saundarya ane rUpanI najare e koI paNa nArIne Takkara mAre tema te che ja; paNa guNe ane temAM paNa jhaLahaLatI caravIratA ane ubharAI jatI kSAtravRtti jotAM, hara kAinA dhanyavAda teo tarapha sahaja varSo jAya che. tamArI kauzAmbInA nagaranI putrI kahe ke amArA grupanA rahasya. maMtrInI patni kahe, agara rANajInA gAmanI putravadhu kahe; teNIe potAnI cakAo sAme rANu dhAriNImAM je vIratA bharelI che tene Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA para joyo che. ejasvI vANIne dhodha vahete nihAlyo che. bhAyAta haranAmasiMhanI bahAdUrI ApaNuM sainika samudAyamAM ajANa nathI. enA sarakho eka patnivrata dhArI ane pramANika garAsadAra mArA jANavA mujaba ApaNuM pradezamAM anya nathI. evA cAritra - saMpanna gharamAM jene uchera thayo hoya evI lalanA, ramaNIratna tarikenI khyAtine vare emAM navAI paNa zI? marada karatAM strI jAtimAM snehanA AMkaDA jaldI saMdhAya che, ane vRddhi pAmatI rezamanI gAMThanI upamAne vare che. sakhIpaNunA nAtAthI bhAyAtaputrI dhAriNI, ahIM caMpAmAM maMtrIpatnine maLavA Avela. eka veLA ubhaya sahiyaro udyAnamAM je prAsAda ApaNe je tyAM darzane Avela. acAnaka padhArela rAjavI dadhivAhananI daSTie e ramaNI ratna caDhyuM. cAra ne sAma sAme maLatAM ja hRdayanA tAra jhaNajhaNI * rahyA. A prasAda pAchaLa to lAMbI aitihAsika zaMkhalA racAyelI che. - enI camatkRtinA khyAna paNa kaMi kaMi janatAnA aMtaramAM nedhAyelA paDyA che. emAM vRddhonI sAkSI paNa sAMpaDe che. vArANazI nagarInA - svAmI azvasenanA putra pArzvakumAre kamaTha jogInI baLatI dhUNamAMthI lAkaDuM kheMcI emAMthI jhaLatA sapane bacAvI, sAco dharma jIvadayAmAM che e vAtane vijaya vAvaTo pharakAvyo ane pAchaLathI teo saMsAra tyajI daI sAdhu banyA. ekAkI vicaratA e saMta upara upasargonI jhaDI varasI. e sarva samatAbhAve sahana karI teo sarvajJa banyA. - Ama janasamUhamAM purUSAdAnI pArzvanAtha tarike prasiddha thayA. emanA pagalAM ahIM thayelAM. emanA upadezathI janatAne moTe bhAga arihaMta dharmano upAsaka thayo che. emanA Agamana bAda A udyAna - tathA emAM Avela prAsAda, tIrthadhAma rUpa bane che. ! cAlu - avasarpiNI kALamAM thayela e trevIsamA tIrthakara che. pUrve bIjA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNa te e ja bAvIza temanA sarakhA ja jJAnavAna ane prabhAvazALI sarvajJo thayA che. emAM prathamano aMka prApta karanAra zrI AdinAtha yugalika kALanI samApti veLA thayela. emaNeja janatAne saMsAramAM upayogI sarva vyavahAranuM bhAna karAvyuM. emanuM janma sthAna adhyA nagarImAM. varSonA asaMkhyAtA thAkaDAo e vAtane vItI gayA. e pachI je bAramA tIrthaMkara tarike oLakhAya che e rAjavI vasupUjyanA naMdana zrI vAsupUjya nAme A nagarImAM ja thayA. jamyA-moTA thayA. rAjya bhogavyuM. pAchaLathI dIkSA lIdhI. ane kaivalya meLavyuM.. AyuSya pUrNa thatAM mukti paNa pAmyA. e sarva ahIM ja baneluM. e vAtanI smRtimAM A prAsAdanI sthApanA. dareka tIrthakara deza kALa prati najara rAkhI pitAnI upadeza paddhati nakkI kare che; chatAM sarvajJa hevAthI darekanA kahevAmAM sarakhAI ja heya che. lakSya biMdu eka ja. kaSAyo upara vijaya meLave, karmone jaDamULathI nAza kare ane AtmAnA mULa guNe-jJAna, darzana ane cAritra nirmaLa banAvo. ApaNe covIza avatAra mAnIe chIe tema jene covIza tIrthakara mAne che. jo ke mAnyatAne aMka sarakho chatAM emAM taratamatAo to ghaNuM ghaNuM che. haju covIsamA tIrthaMkara thavAnA bAkI che. are paNa vAtanA varNanamAM kyAM pahoMcI gayo? kahevAne mudo to e hato ke zrI vAsupUjya tIrthapati thayAne varSonAM vahANAM vAyA chatAM, smRti cinDa sarakho prAsAda to haju ubho che. kALa cakranA ghasArAmAM ane parivartanemAM A nagara sAthe e paNa pasAra thayo che. dadhivAhana bhUpa vArasAmAM maLelI bhakti e prati dAkhavate; paNa padmAvatIne paraNe AvyA pachI te emAM sArA pramANamAM umere thayo che. ceTakarAjanI tanayAnA saMskAre e upara sajajaDa chApa mArI che. temanuM jIvana dharmAtmA tarIke vizeSa ujavaLa banyuM che. rAjavIe prajA pAlanamAM ane jana kalyANamAM je utsukatA dAkhavI che ane e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA dvArA prajAne prema saMpAdana karyo che emAM nimitta rUpa saMskArI padmAvatIne ga che. ubhaya reja darzane AvatA. e niyama rANunA virahakALe-gaMbhIra gamagInImAM paNa aphara rahyo; e nimitta eka saMdhyAe pUrve kahyuM tema haranAmasiMhanI putrI najare caDhI. prAsAdamAM maMjula svare gavAtAM gIte rAjavInuM mana AkarSAyuM. sAmAnya vArtAlApathI oLakhANa thayuM. avAranavAranA paricaya pachI ubhayanA dila maLyA ane e upara Akhare lagna graMthInI mahora marAI. amArA navA rANIne A vRtA. have, tamAre gupta hetu kahI nAMkho kemake samaya thavA Avyo che. karaNa! kahevAnuM badhuM te kahI nAkhyuM. tamArA rANI e mAruM premapAtra che. kuvA kAMThAne banAva kivA yazapALanI patnine paraco enA mukhya pAtra ame_huM ane mAre A sAthIdAra kaMDarIka vAtanA tANa vANA ghaNA te maLatA AvI gayA che. e ramaNane najare joyA vinA pAkI khAtarI na apAya. * kaMDarIka-saradAra ! mAne yA na mAne paNa ramaNa to e ja jaNAya che. enuM nAma dhAriNe ApaNe sAMbhaLeluM. mAruM mana sAkSI pUre che ke tamArI AzA dhULamAM maLI che. khela khalAsa thayo che. karaNasiMha--mAmA ! enI sAthe zuM tamAre pUrve kaMI paricaya - hatA? guptapaNe sneha taMtu saMdhAyA hatA? - nA, nA, evuM te kaMI ja nahotuM. paNa kuvAkAMThAnA banAva pachI meM ene rUvAba joI manamAM gAMTha vALelI ke koI bI hisAbe ene paraNI lAvI, garva utAravo. A nAyake bhalabhalAnA pANu utArI - nAMkhyA che te ekAda nArInA ghamaMDane nahIM sAMkhI zake? mAmAzrI ! taka gaI e te have pAchI na Ave. rAInA pahADa rAte -vahI gayA. have e pararamaNI ane temAM paNa aMgadezanA mahArANuM! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNuM te e ja ghamaMDa utAravAnI vAtathI hAtha khaMkherI vALo. jeDe e paNa kahyuM ke tame marada jAtinA gauravane gaja lAMbe rAkhyo che. kAraNa vinA e ramaNIe ghamaMDa dAkhavyo to nahIM hoya ne! are karaNa! tuM paNa pUrUM jANyA vinA zuM hAMkaye rAkhe che? A kaMDarIkanA pANI mAMgavA rUpa sAmAnya prazna parathI teNIe yuvAnInA madamAM chakI jaI rajanuM gaja karI melyuM. e to amAre kauzAmbI pahoMcavAmAM vilaMba thatuM hatuM, nahIM to e veLA ja enI babaDI baMdha karI, hAtha batAvI dIdho hata. kema kaMDarIka ! mArI vAta kharI che ne ! "zeTha kahe sAgaranuM pANI mIThuM che to hAjI hA' jevA sAthIdAre nAyakanI vAtamAM kerA pAne tuM mAryuM. nAyakane bhANeja paNa pAke khelADI hato. e bolI uThe- mAmAjI ! evA garvamAM kaMI ja dama nathI. ahaMkAra te rAvaNa jevA trikhaMDAdhipatine nathI rahyo. kSatriya ramaNInA teja judA ja hoya che. teNInI pavitratA para kaMI paDakAra thayA vinA e bhAgye ja chaMcheDAya che; ane ekavAra vipharI eTale DasIlI nAgaNa ja - joI lyo. nAyaka-bhAI! tyArathI te thAkayA. dalIla, dalIla ane dalIla. - jyArathI tamArA rAjavI gaNarAja ceTaka mahArAjanA taMtranI late caDhayA che tyArathI tamArA lokonA vicAra ja kaI judI rIte vahe che. marada jAtinA mAna-apamAnanI tamane kaMI khevanA ja nathI. "strInI buddhi paganI pAnIe" jevA sanAtana vAkya para vizvAsa nathI. puruSa te puruSa ane nArI te enA paganI mojaDI jevI ! dharmamAM jyAM puruSanuM pradhAnatva che tyAM vahevAramAM hoya ja. emAM navAI jevuM zuM che? pradhAnatva' nA nAme gheTAM na carAvo. e pAchaLanuM rahasya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA samajo, arthanA ana na kare. sa`sAra racanA, strI puruSa' rUpa e cakro; ubhayanA sahakArathI ja rathanI gati askhalita rIte cAlu rahe. ekamAM jarApaNa bagADe thatAM ja ratha thaMbhI jAya. emAMnA eka paNa cakranI avagaNanA na nabhI zake. ghara bahAranA vyavahAramAM puruSa karatA kAravatA lekhAya jyAre gharanI AMtarika vyavasthA strIne Adhina che. strI kAMI dAsI ke gulAmaDI nathI ane nathI vAre ghaDIye svacha MdapaNe badalavAnuM jAtu . bhAvi vArasanI e che janetA e che sahacarI. AvI sarala te sAdI vAta je na samaje tene kahevu zuM ? javA de e mataphera. mAnyatAe kaSTa badalI nAMkhavI spela nathI. AvA kAraNeAthI amArI kauzAmbIne tamArI caMpAnA rAha nyArA che. jue, samaya thavA AvyA che. mAMDA cAlavA. rANIjIne najare jovA che te joi lyA. e sAthe mArI lAla battI samI cetavaNI paNa sAMbhaLI rAkhA ke - satInI cheDamAM paDazeA nahIM. prItanA palle baMdhAyelI e ramaNI have te| . paranArI che mATe sanmAnane pAtra che. enA pratyenI nAnI sarakhI paNa kudRSTi satyAnAza vALaze. mAhanA aMza rahyo hoya te paNa have ene tilAMjalI dejo. ' nAyake pheravI teALatAM uccAyu ke gAmamAM pesavAnA frAMkAM, tyAM paTelane ghera unA pANI jevI ApaNI A vAtA. ramaNI eja che ke bIjI e teA haju najare paDe tyAre ja samajAya ne ! karaNa ! madira te| Avyu. kayA daravAjethI pravezavAnuM che ? kayAM UbhA rahevAnuM che ? sthAna evuM zeAdhaje ke kaine vahema na Ave. mAmA ! e krikara raheA. mArI pAchaLa cAlyA AveA. sAmenA latA : maMDapamAM ubhavAthI kharAkhara mukha darzanane lAbha maLaze. jIe, pelI khAjI avAja saMbhaLAya che.. hamaNA rANIjIne chellA divase jAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNI te! e ja pa eTale prabhu bhaktimAMthI paravAryAM bAda teo peAtAnA hAthe garIbene anna tathA vastranuM dAna de che. e krama zarU thayA pachI capAmAM krAi paNa mAnavIne bhUkhyA peTe suvAvArA AvatA nathI. garIba ane rAMka janatA te| dhAriNI rANIne annapUrNAneA avatAra mAne che. emanA pratye ahumAna dAkhavavAnA A avAja saMbhaLAI rahyA che. tyAM te| bhUpa dadhivAhana ane chUTA hAthe dAna detI dhAriNI latAkura pAse thai pasAra thayA. temanI pAchaLa yazapALa ane gaMgAnu pugala hatuM. pachI saMrakSaka daLanI TukaDI AvI rahI hatI. nAyaka tA ekAgra dRSTithI joi ja rahyo. dhAriNInA caherA kharAara dhyAna pUrNAMka joi lIdhA. sagarbhAvasthA heAvAthI dehayaSTinI suMdaratA ane aMge|pAMganI praphullatA atizaya khIlI uThI hatI. mukhAraviMda para gulAkhI chavAi hatI ane mANu smita relAtu hatuM. e saunA pasAra thaI gayA pachI A tripuTI udyAnamAM cakkara lagAvI gharanA paMthe paDI. kayAM sudhI te sau maunapaNe cAlyA. Akhare peAtAnuM anumAna khoTuM teA nathI e cakAsI jovA nAyake kaDarIkane uddezI prazna karyo- krama bhAi ! tuM zuM dhAre che ? saradAra-dhAravAnuM che ja kayAM? ne ke kuvAkAMThAnA dIdAramAM Aje te| Abha jamInanuM aMtara paDayuM che. svarganI apsarA paNa zaramA jAya evu saundra khaDakAi gayu che. caherA kaMi DhAMkayA rahe ! kharU' kahyuM. ramaNI te! ena. ' rUpa chUpe nahIM bhabhUta lagAyA.' 5 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 8 mu mALikA vasumatI pApurIno A bhAga sAmAnya rIte AchI vastIvALo hato. nagarInA daravAjAne mUkI AgaLa vadhatAM chUTAchavAyAM jhuMpaDAM ane e pachI tarata ja vizALa udyAna AvyuM hatuM. vacamAM bhUpa dadhivAhanane grISmanivAsa traNa majalAthI zobhato khaDo hato. vividha vRkSothI bharapUra ane parimalanA pamarATathI sadA suvAsita banela A sthaLa sAce ja zAMtidAyaka hatuM. bhara unALAnA tAtAbhara jevA bhammarAzinA 'ukaLATanI ahIM kaMI ja asara nahatI. ghaNuM kharUM unALAnA divasamAM rAjavI potAnA parivAra sahita ahIM ja rahetA. e sAme najara paDatAM ja jharUkhAmAM be ramaNIo paraspara vArtAlApa karI rahelI daSTigocara thAya che. prAsAdanI khullI bArIo mAraphata najara doDAvatAM sahaja jaNAya che ke koI puruSa varga hAjara nathI. lekhakane rAjamahAlayanA paheregIre paNa rokI zaktA na hovAthI sIdhA jharUkhAmAM pahoMcI jai, thatI vAtamAM mana parovavuM vyAjabI lAge che ke jethI vArtA pravAhamAM AgaLa vadhI zakAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlikA vasumatI ? 67 eka vAtanI cokhavaTa jarUrI che. gata prakaraNamAM joyela rANuM dhAriNI ane sakhI gaMgA ahIM besI vAta karI rahelAM pratyakSa thAya che chatAM ubhayanI sthitimAM ghaNe phera che. chellA prasaMgane te lagabhaga bAreka varSanAM vahANAM vAyAM che. daramiAna vizvanuM kALa cakra te akhalitapaNe vahetuM rahyuM che. atedayanA sapATAmAM ghaNuM ghaNuM AsamAnI-sulatAnI nAMdhAI gaI che. enA vadhu UMDANamAM na jaIe te paNa khapa pUratI vAta upara najara nAMkhI javI paDe ja. rANIpadane pAmelI dhAriNIe dadhivAhana rAjavInA jIvanamAM kaI anerUM jema ubharAvI dIdhuM che. padmAvatI gumAvatAM je nirAzA pragaTelI enuM nAma nizAna paNa rahevA nathI dIdhuM. kSAtra teje evA to mIThAM pANI pAyAM che ke AsapAsanA pradezamAM enI hAka vAgI rahI che. kauzAmbIpatinA vAre vAre thayelA cAra-pAMca humalA eNe evI rIte pAchI ThelI dIdhA ke tyAra pachI zatAnika rAjA to cUpa ja esI gayo che. chellA pIchAmAM to TheTha kauzAmbInI bhAgoLe caMpApati pahoMcyo hato. ceTakarAjano paricaya pachI navI dharatI meLavavAne labha na hovAnA kAraNe ja, vaLI sATupaNAnA nAtAthI ja, e chApe bhAryA vinA sakhata hAra ApI pAcho pharyo hato. magadharAja bhaMbhAsAranI mAphaka eNe rAjyavRddhine lebha heta te enA hAthamAM e veLA kauzAmbI AveluM ja hatuM. Ama chatAM potAnA rAjyamAM koInI paNa dAdAgIrI e calAvI lete nahIM. koI paNa bhAyAte mAthuM ucakyAnuM e sAMbhaLato ke tarata ja jAte tyAM doDI jato. samajUtIthI mAne to ThIka, nahIM to svabAhunA parAkramano paraco batAvatA. ekavAra sapATAmAM AvI gayA pachI koInI paNa UMcI mUDI karavAnI hiMmata rahetI nahIM. sarva prakAranA humalAmAM-karavA paDatAM yuddhamAM-enA pAsA pibAra paDatA hatA eTale ene "jItazatru' nuM upanAma maLyuM hatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA. A sarvemAM e dhAriNInA pagalAne nimittabhUta lekhatA. padmAvatIne viraha marbhavatI hatI tyAre ja thayelo ane pachInA. banAva aMge kaMI ja mAhitI sAMpaDelI nahIM. eTale dhAriNue bALikAne janma Apyo tyAre enA hadayamAM to rAjyane vArasadAra yuvarAja na jo hoya eTale badhe harSa upajya hatuM. kuMvarIne. janma prasaMga ghaNuM dhAmadhumapUrvaka sArAye aMga dezamAM ujavAyo hato. agIAra dina sudhI prajAne jetI pratyeka vastu vinA mUlya maLatI, hatI. enA dAma rAjabhaMDAramAMthI cUkavavAmAM AvatAM hatAM ane janmabharanA kedIone paNa mukti ApavAmAM AvI hatI. janma-. pUrvethI rAjyanI lakSmI-saMpatti-vRddhi pAmavA mAMDelI hevAthI kuMvarInuM nAma "vasumatI' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. guNa saMpanna bALA, vayanA vadhavA sAthe Aje to tAruNyanA bAgane daravAje AvI lAgI hatI. saundarya ane niDaratA to enI mAtA taraphathI vArasAmAM maLyAM hatAM. enI uMmara jotAM je samajaNa ane jJAna enAmAM jaNAtAM e jarUra vadhAre gaNAya. pUrva bhavanA kSapazamathI Ama banavuM zakaya che. sarakhI vayanI bALAo sAthenI ramatamAM ghaNekhare kALa nirgamana e karatI hovA chatAM AvaDataabhyAsamAM e saunA mokhare hatI. mAtApitAnA saMskAranI sudaDha chApa enAmAM utarI hatI. A vayathI ja e dhArmika bAbatamAM zraddhA dharAvatI, zakti anusAra vrata-niyama paNa pALatI, ane ochuM bolavAnI TevavALI chatAM jyAre koIpaNa viSaya para bolatI tyAre enI vANImAM kula garatAM hoya evI rIte zabdo vahI jatAM ane sAMbhaLanAranAM hadaya soMsarA utaratAM. TUMkamAM kahIe to caMpAnA mahAlayane A bALAe Thanaganato banAvI dIdho hato. bALakrIDAnI vividha ramatothI e sabhara lAgato. aMgadezanI asmitAne sUrya atyAre madhyAhe tapato hato. prajAnI sukhAkArI harakaI paDozI rAjyane IrSA upajAvatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bALikA vasumatI hAryo jugArI bamaNuM rame e janavAyakA pramANe uparA uparI hAra pAmavA chatAM zatAnikane badale levAnI vRtti ghara karI rahI hatI. - sIdhI rIte na phAvavAthI e kaI dAvapeca ajamAvavAnA vicAra karato. caMpAmAM banatA banAvAnI e potAnA vizvAsu cara mAraphata tapAsa rAkhato. A kAryamAM pUrve joI gayA te nAyakano sAtha khAsa hate. ghaNuM kharI bAbato rAjA A nAyaka sAthe ja carcAtA-keTalIka vAto to amAtyathI paNa khAnagI rahetI. rAjavIne pUrNa vizvAsa nAyake pitAnI cAlAkIthI meLavyo hato. dhAriNI hAthamAMthI gaI e cokkasa - thayA pachI ene pitAnI karavAnI AzA,nirAzAmAM pheravAI gaI hatI. ghamaMDa utAravAnI vAta sarI gaI hatI. chatAM DUbatA AdamI taNakhalAne paNa bacavA sArU pakaDe ema eNe dhAriNInuM haraNa karavAne manasUbo rAkhyo hato. eTalA sArU te vAraMvAra zatAnikane badale levA uzkerato. eka pathare be pakSI mAravAnI enI dhAraNA hatI. enuM aMtara jorathI pikAratuM ke A maratha bara AvavAno saMbhava nathI, kemake kSatriya ramaNe eka vAra jene hadaya sepe che tene - jIvanabhara vaphAdAra rahe che, ane e sArU prANu kurabAna karavA sudhInA kaSTo sahana kare che. ane prANa javA de che paNa potAnI pavitratAmAM jarA paNa DAgha lAgavA detI nathI. Ama chatAM kANuM jANe kayA tuthI e dhArine vIsarI zako nahote. baLajabarIthI paNa eka vAra teNIne hAtha karavAnAM svapnAM sevato hato. e hetu pAra pADavA sArU, sAhasamAM AgaLa paDato bhAga laI, e rAjavI zatAnikanuM prIti-bhAjana banyo hate. zatAnikane game te rIte dadhivAhana upara vijaya prApta karI bhara dariye DolAyamAna thaI rahelI kIrtine kAMThe vALavAnA keDa hatA ane emanA A salAhakArane emAM sAtha pUrI, caMpAnA AvAsamAMthI rANI dhAriNIne upADI ANuM, eka vAra baLajabarIthI gharamAM besADavAnA abhilASa hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA Ama uparanI zAMti heThaLa khuda paDeAzanA rAjyamAM ja jvALAsukhI phATI uThavAnA sayege. khaDakAi rahyA hatA. bhANeja sAthenA patravyavahArathI nAyaka kauzAmbImAM beThA beThA caMpAnA rajeraja vRttAMta meLavatA ane tyAM banatA banAvathI mAhitagAra rahetA. 70 "rajamAMthI gaja ' thayAnA ke ekAdI nAnakaDI bhUlamAMthI bhayaMkarapariNAma AvyAnA banAve kayAM itihAsanAM pAne ochAM noMdhAyAM che ? alpa kiMvA nahi jevA pramAthI jItI khAjI dhULamAM maLyAnA athavA te| jIta hAramAM pariNamavAnAM udAharaNA sa MkhyAbaMdha prApta paNa thAya che. pathArImAM Aga vA bhItarane agni e pahelI take najare na caDhe chatAM udhAinA Dhera jevA che. ' nAnA sarakhA dhAinA lIMTA nIce hajArA jaMtue khadabadatAM heAya che . eTalu'ja nahi paNa e nahi jevA lIMTAe aMdaranA pradeza evI rIte khalAsa karI nAMkhele heAya che ke e upara aMgulI mUkatAM ja UMDI utarI jAya. A nAnakaDA jaMtunAM bhakSyamAM mAtra pusta| ja svAhA thAya che ema nathI; e te meTI meTI imAratane paNa kakaDabhUsa karI vALe che. paDezane zatru e bhItaranA agnitulya heAI udhAinA vaLagADa jevA che. cakAra mAnavI paNa emAM bhUlano bhAga bane che. kauzAmbI have zAMta beThu che ema mAnI bhUSa dadhivAhana e taraphanA samAcArA mATe sAva bedarakAra hatA. haju pAMca divasa pUrve kaMcanapuranA sImADA upara thayela ramakhANu sAMbhaLI e jAte ja zamAnavA upaDI gayA hatA. e veLA sacive, e kAme kAi bIjAne mekalavAnI darakhAsta karelI. jItazatru tarikenI ekadhArI khyAti varanA nRpane e gamI nahi. e sAme majAka karatAM e mAlyA hatA ke prAccha, mArI nADImAM leAhI eTalI hade dhabakArA mATe che. krU mane hAthamAMthI talavAra cheDavI gamatI ja nathI. jAte yuddha mANavAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bALakA vasumatI meja judI ja che. e te anubhavane viSaya gaNAya. vaLI sainikone besADI mUkI niSkriya ane ALasu banAvavA karatAM, judA judA pradezamAM kUca karAvI satata kAryarata rAkhavA e echuM lAbhadAyI nathI. ahIM te zAMti . vaLI temAM sarva ahIM beThelA che. huM pakhavADIyuM . Adho gayo ethI zuM dATa vaLI javAno che? rAjavI to ghumate ja sAre. caMpAnagarInA ane AsapAsanA vAtAvaraNanI jhAMkhI karI have jharUkhAmAM cAlatA vArtAlApa tarapha vaLIe. gaMga-kahena kahe paNa rANajI ! tame Aja, rojanA sarakhA praphula nathI jaNAtA. tamAro cahero ja e vAta darzAvI Ape che. - sakhI gaMgA ! haju tuM rANIjInuM saMbodhana cAlu rAkhyA karIza? caMpAnI janatA mATe huM rANI tarIke oLakhAuM paNa tArA mATe te dhAriNI ja chuM. havethI e vizeSaNa AgaLa ANavAnI bhUla na karatI. mana praphulla nathI ane aMtaramAM glAnI udbhavI che. e kahevA sArU to tane A dhIkatA tApamAM teDAvI che. to pachI zarI ramaNa e vAta jhaTapaTa kahI nAMkhane ke jethI levA joItA IlAja hAtha dharAya ane enuM nivAraNa satvara karI devAya. rAjamahAlayanA sukhe, pANuM mAMgatAM dudha hAjara karanAra dAsa dAsIo, kAluM gheluM vadI sadeva AnaMda ApanAra tanayA vasumatI ane veNa mukhamAMthI bahAra paDe te pUrve ene uMcakI amalI banAvanAra vArA prANavallabha vacce vasanAra tamane, zAM kAraNe glAnI janmavI joIe? .. " A saMsAravAsI lalanAo A karatAM kayA vadhu sukhanAM soNalAM seve ? kadAca putra vize eka ciMtA karAvate heya te e paNa AzA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ re , satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA pUrAvAno saMbhava che. haju vaya kaMi pAkI gaI nathI. vasumatI jevI bAlikA bhAI vidUNa nathI ja rahevAnI. bhAbhI ! teM paNa Aje te bhAre hA. kalpanA rUpa turaMga ne taraMga mAraphate khUba khUba deDAvI melyo. tuM dhAre che e jAtanI ciMtA mane cheja nahi. vaLI bhAgyAdhIna varatu mATe hAyaya karavAvALI huM nathI ja. dIkarA-dIkarI vacce mane bheda dekhAto ja nathI. emAM te pUrvajanmano RNAnubaMdha nimitarUpa che ene te harSa zeka heya khare! te pachI duHkhanuM nAma jaNAvyA vinA zI khabara paDe? vAta ema che ke, rAjavInA gayA pachI mane chellA be dinathI mAThAM svapnamAM AvyAM kare che. jANe huM A sthitimAMthI gabaDI paDI ane keI aMdhArI khINamAM pahoMcI gaI ema lAge che. keIe mArI dIkarI mUMTAvI lIdhI. A nagarI para ekAeka hallo AvI paDayo ane upara kahyuM evuM jota jotAmAM banI gayuM. paNa jhabakIne jAgatAM ja mane palaMga pahelI jouM chuM. svapnanI kaMipaNa nizAnI jaNAtI nathI. paNa e bhayajanaka svane mArI UMgha ArAma ane AnaMda harI lIdhAM che. haju gaI pAchalI rAtanI vAta che. mAMDa cAra ghaTikA prAtaHkALane bAkI haze tyAM to mArA kamarAmAM ekAdA sainikane dhasI Ave . meM paheregIrane bUma mArI paNa tenA AvatAM pUrve to pelo sainika khaDakhaDa hasatAM bolyAkIdAra te bhAgI gayA ane tamAre prItama nagarImAM che ja nahIM tamArI hAre kaSTa Ave tevuM rahyuM nathI. mUMgA mUMgA mArI sAthe cAlI nIkaLe. - huM kaMI savAla kare te pUrve te pelAe mane UcakI laI bhAgavA mAMDayuM ane huM enA hAthamAMthI chUTavA yatna karavA lAgI tyAM netro khulI gayA ane mArI jAtane palaMganI dhAra para jaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - bAlikA vasumatI 73 mArUM mana A bhramaNa pAchaLa bahuja vivaza banI gayuM che. kazAmAM citta eTaluM ja nathI. - sakhI! patinA virahathI nArI jAtine ekalA paDatAM evAM selAM Ave. emAM tamAro prema te cakravAkInA yugala jevo. kahe to rAjavI jaldI pAchA phare evo saMdeza mokalavAno prabaMdha karAvuM. bAkI svapnA javalle ja sAcAM paDe che. tethI te kavie rahyuM che ke-svapnAnI sukhalaDI bhUkha bhAMge nahIM.' gaMgA ! tuM te zI vAta karatI haiza. bhUpathI A kaMI judA paDavAne ane ekalA rahevAne pahelo prasaMga nathI. pati pAse heya e hara koI nArIne gamatI vAta gaNAya. paNa kAraNavasAta e dUra jAya ethI A kSatriyANI na gabharAya. prema e kaMI AjakAlane prasaMga nathI. have te e pAchaLa dazakA karatAM vadhu samaya vItyo che. huM kaMI abhisArikA ke nava yauvanA nathI. saMdeza mokalavAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI. huM te jANavA IcchuM chuM ke AvA taraMge pAchaLa kaMI tathA saMbhave kharuM? gaMgA javAba Ape te daramiAna vasumatI ane enI traNa bALa sakhIo rakajhaka karatI AvI pahoMcI ane emAMnI eka kahevA lAgIrANImAtA! tamArI vasune samajAvo. amArI dareka vAtane e utArI pADe che. e je kaMI kare te sAcuM ane amAruM badhuM khoTuM. ramatamAM evo vartAva kema cAle? paNa vAta zuM che e te vImu! pahelA kahI saMbhaLAva. juone amo badhAM ramatAM ramatAM bAganA kuvArA najIka pahoMcyAM. pANImAM kuMDALAM karavA meM emAM kAMkare phekayo. e joI A jayA ane ramAe paNa kAkA pheMkvA mAMDayA. tyAM vasubA DAhyA thaI bolyAM vimuDI, A tuM zuM karI rahI che? A ramatathI pANImAM rahelAM mAchalAM vigere nAnA chane pIDA thAya. teo bApaDA marI jAya ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 satI zireAmaNI caMdanabALA AvI ramata ApaNAthI na ramAya. kuMvarImAnI zikhAmaNa mAnI lai amee ramata baMdha karI, ane sa` jyAM ceAgAnamAM karAo geDI daDAthI ramatA hatA tyAM pahecyA. amane jo pelA phatehasiMha bApune dilIpa mArI pAse AvyA ane mArA kAna pakaDI melI uDDaye- vImu ! are luccI khALA, tuM kayAM ramatI hatI ? tane huM sArAye bagIcAmAM zeAdhI vaLyA. te te Aje mane khUma thakavI nAMkhyA. huM javAba ApavA vAMkI vaLI tyAM kAna parathI enA AMgaLAM chUTI gayAM. are, tuM te bhAre jabarI thai gai ! ema khelatAM eNe mane gAla para TapalI mArI. jo ke A badhuM dilIpe sAmAnya majAka karatAM saraLa bhAve ja karyuM hatuM. vaLI TapalIthI mane khAsa kaMi vAgyuM paNa nahetuM.. pUrve keTalIye vAra ame sAthe ramelAM chIe. divasamAM ekAda vAra na maLIe te| eka khIjAne game paNa nahIM. paNa rANImAtA ! amAre A vartAva jotAM ja vasumatI te rAtI pILA thaI gai. ane huM kaMi kahuM te pUrvetA TapalInA badale dilIpane tamAce lagAvI dIdhA. vizeSamAM rUvAba bhera kuMvarIbA melyAM ke- nAdAna cheAkarA ! tuM samaje che zuM ? bALAo samajI game tema cena cALA kare che ? ArAthI gAla upara AMgaLI aDakADI zakAya ja phrema ? strI puruSanI maryAdAnuM bhAna tuM zuM cheka ja bhUlI gayA? jhaTa amArI AMkhathI dUra thai jA. hasavAmAMthI khasavuM thavA rUpa A nAnakaDI vAtamAMthI AvuM gaMbhIra rUpAnta jotAM ja dilIpa tA zaramiMdA banI gayA. bicAre havAI ja gayA. bIjA cheAkarAo paNa ramata baMdha karI eka bIjA sAmuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlikA vasumatI jevA lAgyA. e samayano dekhAva jotAM hara koIne lAge ke vasumatInA vAkayoe kAtIla ghA jevI asara karI che. e mUMgo maMtara banI tyAMthI cAlI gayo. enA sAthIdAre paNa eka harapha uccAryA vinA enI pAchaLa paDayA. rAjAnI lADalI dIkarI sAme kaI kaMI ja uccArI zakayuM nahIM. pAchA pharatAM meM kahyuM, sakhI vasu! he Aje kAcuM kApI nAMkhyuM. ghaNuM ja avicArI pagaluM bharyuM. mAchalAMnI dayA khAnArI tuM, Aje nirdoSa dilIpane apamAnI mahA kaSTa denArI banI gaI? he Aje rajanuM gaja banAvI kevala kalpanAnA jore retI para mahela caNI nAMkhyo. kAMkarA pheMkavAnI ramata je parane pIDA kArI gaNAya te, vinA kAraNa. koInuM dila dubhAvavuM e vadhu duHkhakArI na lekhAya ? Ama karavAmAM tuM deSita che. paNa deva" zabda sAMbhaLI e to che cheDAI gaI ane kahevA lAgI ke ghelI vimu! AvAM aDapalAM nArIjAtie paLabhara paNa calAvI na levA joIe. ApaNe bALAo kaMI puruSa jAta mATe ramavAnI DhIMgalIo to nathI ja. ApaNA aMga-upAMga sAthe ceDA kADhavAne adhikAra kaI paNa maradane cheja nahi. strI sanmAna koI anerI cIja che. maitrI ke paricaya paraspara game teTaluM hoya paNa vartana to maryAdA yukta ja joIe. eja zobhe. A to cora koTavAlane daMDavA jevI vAta karI. potAnI bhUla kabUlavAnI vAta to dUra rahI paNa sAmethI amane bhAMThA pADe che. rANImAtA ! tamoja nyAya kare. A sAMbhaLatAM ja dhAriNI ane gaMgA khaDakhaDa hasI paDayA. emane hasatAM joI vImu sivAyanI bALAo paNa hasavA lAgI. vasumatI to trAMsI najare kevaLa joI ja rahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA gaMgA sakhI! kUvAkAMTho yAda Ave evI vAta che. mA tevI dIkarI. jarUra e yAda saMgharavA jevI gaNAya, kAraNake deza-kALanA eMdhANa jatAM nArIjAti ne abaLA maTI prabaLA thavAnI agatya ati ghaNI che. ema kahI dhAriNIe dhImethI kahyuM. vimu! tame mAne che e rIte jarUra vasumatIe bhUla karI gaNAya. tamArI vAta sAMbhaLatAM dilIpane vartAva khAsa gaMbhIra na lekhAya. tamo sau haju bALavayanA prAMgaNamAM ramo che eTale e pAchaLa kaI malina hetuM nathI, paNa mAtra nirdoSatA ja che. e sAthe eTaluM umerUM chuM ke Avo vartAva yuvAvasthAmAM AvelA tarUNatarUNIo vacce na ja zebhe. keTalAka purUSomAM e svabhAva ghara karI gayo hoya che ke ramaNI ete ramavAnI DhIMgalI' enI sAthe game tema aDapalAM karI zakAya. e bhUla bhAMgavA sArU nArIjAtie sAmane karavo rahyo. nirdoSa jIvajaMtuone ke mAnane vinA kAraNe duHkha ApavuM e to adharma gaNAya. bAkI aparAdhI sAme te jarUra paDaye -saMsAravAsIne zastro paNa vAparavAM paDe. e enI pharaja lekhAya. ethI pIDA to thavAnI. e doSa vahorIne paNa aparAdha TALavo ja paDe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 9 su araNyanA ekAMta pradezamAM ramaNI ! bhUtakALa bhUlI jA. caMpAnA rANIpadane vIsArI mUka ane rAjIkhuzIthI mArI mAMgaNIne svIkAra-kuvAkAMThe jyArathI tuM mArI najare paDI tyArathI ja huM tArA snehamAM lepAye chuM. e dinathI tane mArI karavAnI je AzA sevelI te Aje meAMdhA prayAsA pachI phaLI che. nAyaka ! sainikeAnA svAmIne AvA kakaTu vacaneA eka paraNe strI sanmukha uccAravA e zuM chAje che ? eka pakSI sneha kadI paNa saphaLa thaye| sAMbhaLyA che kharA? nArI jAtane dRAvavAmAM nathI te| sAcI mAnavatA ke nathI te sAcI zUravIratA. enI nirAdhAratAne lAbha levAmAM kSAtravaTa nathI paNa evA prasaMge rakSaNa karavAmAM jarUra e dIpI nIkaLe che. mATe bIjI trIjI vAte mUkI dai, ama mAdIkarIne peAtAnA ipsita mArge javA de. hRdayamAM karuNabhAva hoya te caMpAnA mA bheLA karI de. vAha ! zI suphIyANI salAha ? e sAMbhaLavA arthe meM kaMi mA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA jokhama nathI kheDayuM ! hAthamAM Avela zikAra choDI dauM evo huM mUrkha nathI. ramaNa ! tane khabara na hoya te jANuM ce ke - tArI pAchaLa meM lehInuM pANI karyuM che. keTalIye rAtanA ujAgarA sevyA che. tArI zodha pAchaLa bhramaNa karavAmAM A TAMTIyA DhIlA karI dIdhA che. kauzAmbI ane caMpA vaccenA AMTApherA karavAmAM kacAza nathI rAkhI. paisA te pANu mAphaka kharacyAM che. mArI cIrakAlina AzAne jyAre Aje phaLa beThuM che tyAre tuM zA sAruM mAna mAMge che? zuM A badhuM meM sAcA sneha vinA kyuM che? je prema tuM atyAra sudhI joI zakI chuM te karatAM adhika prema tane mArA garIba khAnAmAM maLaze. bAhya najare rAjamahAlayanA sukha jarUra harakeIne mahAve-ekAda mArA sarakhA nAyakanA aviAMsanI sAmAnya sAmagrIthI caDhI paNa jAya; paNa AMtara ulecatAM sAcA mApe mApatAM-je saDA tyAM pravarte che, pI hAyo uThe che ane niraMtara khaTapaTa vacce jIvana vItAvavAnuM hoya che e sarvane vicAra karatAM hRdaya dhrujI uThe che; sahaja tiraskAra janme che. e jotAM sAcA premInI nAnakaDI jhUMpaDInI svAdhInatA ghaNI rIte caDhIyAtI che. sukhano sAco khyAla e jhUMpaDI ja Ape che. uparano vArtAlApa araNyanA ekAMta bhAgamAM caMpApatinI rANI dhAriNI ane kezAmbInA pelA nAmacIna nAyaka vacce cAlI rahyo che. e rUpamugdha nAyake pitAnI IcchA bara ANavA sArU sagAM goThavavAnAM zarU karI dIdhAnI vAta ApaNe joI gayA chIe. dadhivAhana bhUpanI gerahAjarInA samAcAra enA kAne AvatAM ja enAM cakro gatimAna banyAM. tarata ja e rAjavI zanAnika pAse pahoMcyo ane dadhivAhanabhUpa sImADA upara rokAyela che ane caMpA upara acAnaka chApo mAravAne A samaya anukULa che ema jaNAvI umeryuM keShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ araNyanA ekAMta pradezamAM mahArAja ! A taka jhaDapI levA jevI cheeka karatAM vadhu vAra huM caMpA nagarImAM jaI Avyo chuM. bhUpanA pharIthI lagna thayA ane Aje navI rANInI kuMvarI lagabhaga cauda varSanI thaI che. e varSonA gALAmAM prajAe je zAMti-sukha bhogavyAM che, vyApAranI ekadhArI pragati sAdhI che ane saMpattinI vRddhi thavAthI je vaibhava-vilAsamaya jIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM che ethI janatAne meTo bhAga "aMgadeza tarapha keI najara nAMkhe evo mADIjAyo jabhyo ja nathI" evuM mAnI udhADAM bAraNe sUe che. jANe pATanagarane kaI taraphano bhaya nathI ema mAnI rakSake ne daravAne paNa bephikarA banyA che. rAjyanA adhikArI vargamAM paNa hada uparAMtanI nizcitatA varte che. dadhivAhana bhUpa "chatazatru' tarikenI khyAti pAmyo che eTale teo ema mAnatA thaI gayA che ke jANe caMpAno koI zatru ja nathI rahyo. - kauzAmbInA mAlika! A rAmAyaNa pAchaLa mAro hetu ekavAranI bagaDelI bAjI sudhArI levAno che. parAjIta thavA rUpa je chApa paDI che te sudhArI vALavAne che. keTalIye vAra ApaNu beparavAIne lAbha laI dadhivAhana bhUpe ahIM hallA lAvI je nukazAnI karI che ane pitAnA parAkramanI je Dhola pITAvA paDozI rAjyamAM yazagAthA vistArI che ene badalo levAno mAro irAde che; yoga sAMpaDe che. phakta ApanI saMmati-mahora mUkavAnI DhIla che. khAnagI tapAsanA aMte mane mAluma paDyuM che ke caMpAno svAmI pitAnA cunaMdA lazkara sAthe sImADAnA bakheDAne zamAvavA gayela che ane nagara saMrakSaNane arthe je sanya rAkhavAmAM Avela che e ghaNuM thoDuM che tema kaMika aMze moluM hevAthI pharaja bajAvavAmAM bedarakAra paNa che. ApaNe satvara pI taiyArI karI caMpA upara acAnaka halo laI javo. rAtrinA kalAkamAM aMdhArAno lAbha laI chApa mAravo. karmacArIonI asAvadhatAne bane teTalo lAbha uThAvavo. bhayanuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAvavuM ane he Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA phATatAM pAchA pharI javuM. A rIte karavAthI nahi jevI hAnIe ApaNe caMpA upara vijaya meLavyo gaNAze. ghaNuM parAjaya sAmenI A jIta nizcita che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa mRgAvatInI bhaginI padmAvatI saMbaMdhe eka saMbaMdhIjana tarike dadhivAhananI zuddha ThekANe ANavA kaMI karyuM paNa kahevAze. jamAdAra ! hArI vAta gaLe utarI jAya tevI to che ja, chatAM ApaNe paristhitine pUrNa vicAra karI pagaluM bharavuM joIe. ApaNuM pAsenuM sainya majabUta nathI. parAbhavo veThavAthI jusso paNa dabAI gayela che. chApe mArI samaste vijaya meLavavAnI vAta jeTalI maneraMjaka che ethI ulaTuM rakSake jAgRta hoya to A caDhAI keTalI bhAre paDI jaya ane kevI khuvArI veThavI paDe ene vicAra paNa karavo rahyo. vaLI eka sabaLa rAjavI sAthe zAMta paDela kalahane navesarathI jagADavAno A prayAsa sUtA siMhane cha cheDavA jevo gaNAya. aMdhakAra ane ajANapaNAno sadhiyAre laI hallo karavo e kSAtravaTane zobhe tevuM kAma na gaNAya; emAM parAkramane dAvo na karI zakAya. mahArAja ! dAva Ave sogaTI nu mArI jANe e kharo rajapUta bacyo nahIM. samaya eTale ocho che ke jhAjhA vicAra karavA paravaDe tema nathI. meM te khAnagI samAcAra meLavyA. mArA hRdayane jaDayA-te kahI batAvyA. Apa mAlika che. bAkI rAjya nItimAM dAvapecathI vijaya noMdhAyAnA saMkhyAbaMdha dAkhalA raju karI zakAya tema che. mArA jevAnuM che sanya Ape ane pachI joI lyo ke mArI gaNatrI barAbara che ke nahIM. Apane jAte tasdI levAnI jarUra nathI. mane te jeke pAkI khAtarI che ke A prayAsamAM huM jarUra kauzAmbInA pALe vijaya tilaka karAvIza; chatAM dhAre ke ema na banyuM te Apa javAbadArI khaMkherI kahADaje. vAgyuM te tIra nahiM to tukko ! taka gumAvIzuM te pAchaLathI pastAvAnuM thaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 araNyanA ekAMta pradezamAM zatAnika nAyakane senApati upara rUkko mokalI amuka TukaDIo apAvI, paNa chApa mAravA saMbaMdhI khAnagI goThavaNanI gaMdha sarakhI kaIne AvavA dIdhI nahIM. jyAM kauzAmbIne adhikArI varga ane janatA ATalA aMdhArAmAM rahyAM tyAM e saMbaMdhI heja paNa jhAMkhI, caMpAnA sImADe thavA na pAme emAM Azcarya paNa zuM! nAyakanI A halacAlano rava sarakhe kenA kAne na pahoMce. AkhIye ramata pAchaLa nAyakanI kaDaka saMbhALa ane pAkI dekharekha hatI. chApe saphaLa bane teja enI lAMbA kALanI murAda bara Ave tema hatuM. enA hRdayamAM dhAriNIe evuM sthira Asana jamAvyuM hatuM ke teNane keIpaNa hisAbe hastagata karavAnI vAta satata cakSu sAme ramatI hatI. e aMgenI tamannA ene harakeAI sAhasamAM jhUkAvAnI preraNA pAI rahI hatI. nItikAroe kahyuM che ke sAha visati' arthAta sAhasikenA bhAgyamAM ja lakSmIne yoga hoya che e khoTuM nathI ja. nizcita karAyelA samaye nAyake potAnI TukaDI sAthe caMpApara AkramaNa karyuM tyAre koIpaNa jAtanI bhIti vinA prajA nikAnA kheLe nizciMtatAthI potA hatI. grISma nivAsa tarapha hallo laI javAmAM nAyakane pATanagaranA koI jAhera mArgo vaTAvavAnA nahatA. madharAtanA TakArA thayA pachI prasarelA aMdhakAramAM ekAeka baMdUkAnA dhaDAkA thavA mAMDyA ane zastronA camakArA sAthe mahAlayanA rakSake sAthe AnaMtukAnI athaDAmaNa AraMbhAI. A jhapAjhapI jhAjhe samaya cAlI nahIM. saMkhyAmAM rakSake vadhu na hatA. vaLI A mahAlaya nagarInA prAMta bhAge Avyo hato ane banAva Akasmika hato eTale enA samAcAra adhikArI vargamAM pahoMcyA ane seninI TukaDI sajaja thaI AvI emAM ghaNI ghaTikAo vItI gaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zireAmaNI caMdanabALA nAyakanI sUcanA mujaba enA sAthIdArA mahAlayamAM ane AsapAsanA pradezamAM hAhAkAra phelAvI dai, hAthamAM AvyuM te lUTI lai, nirNita samaye pAchA pharI gayA.. 82 gabharATa zamyA pachI jyAM savitA-nArAyaNanAM AchAM kiraNe| A pRthvItaLa para patharAvAM mAMDayAM tyAre rAtrinA adhakAramAM thayelI khAnAkharAkhIne khyAla caMpAnI prajAne AvyA. adhikArI vage joyuM ke zatruonI dAnata sIdhI laData ApavAnI naheAtI paNa bhayanuM vAtAvaraNa prasarAvI lUMTa calAvavAnI hatI. maraNu pramANu najIvuM hatuM ane dhavAyelAnI sa MkhyA paNa AMgaLInA Terave rame teTalI ja hatI. alabata 'mahAlayamAM bhAMgaphoDa ane lUMTaphATa vadhu jaNAi. ati duHkhanu kAraNa te! e thai paDyuM ke lUTArAe rANIjI ane kuMvarI vasumatIne uThAvI gayA hatA. je kamarAmAM tee sUtA hatA tyAM palaMgA khAlI paDayA hatA. tyAM anya bhAMgaphoDa na heAvAthI ubhaya mA dIkarIne irAdA pUrvaka ucakavAne bhAga bhajavAyela najare caDhayA. kauzAmbInA sainikA A rIte sastA vijaya meLavI, pATanagara caMpAnI bhAgALathI ghaNe dUra eka nirjana sthAnamAM nAyakanI vATa jotA thAbhyA hatA. jyAre nAyaka tA peAtAnA vizvAsu sAthIdAra kaMDarIkane lai, lAMbA kALanI kAmanAnI siddhi arthe rANInA kamarAmAM pahoMcyA hatA. mA-dIkarI mIThI nidrAmAM peADhayA hatA. ubhaye atizaya cUpakIdIthI tee jAge nahIM e rIte khabhA upara upADayA ane pAchA pharyAM. AsapAsa kAi paNa jagyAe theAbhyA vinA teo sIdhA TUMkA raste pelA niyata sthaLe AvyA. e veLA ja sainikeAe jANyuM ke nAyaka ca'pAnI rANIjIne uThAvI lAvyA che. AkhAye dAva evI rIte khelAyA hatA ke eka ka'DarIka sivAya hallAnI pAchaLanA A Azaya kAIpaNa pArakhI zakayu nahatu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ araNyanA ekAMta pradezamAM AvatAM bhera nAyake, sainikane kaMDarIkanI saradArI heThaLa jaldIthI - kauzAmbI pAchA pharavAnI AjJA pharamAvI, ane pote pAchaLathI AvI pahoMcaze ema jaNAvyuM. TukaDI najarathI dUra thatAM ja nAyaka ubhaya lalanAone ke je have jAgRta thaI cUkI hatI ane AsapAsanA dasyathI pite koI lUMTArAnA hAthamAM phasAI paDI che e paNa samajI gaI hatI-pitAnI pAchaLa cAlyA AvavAnuM kahI araNyanA nirjana pradezamAM AgaLa vadhyA. Ama dhAriNIne AvatAM mIThAM svapnAM Akhare satya rUpe pariNamyAM. vasumatI te mA pAchaLa cAlatI hatI paNa dhAriNIne te spaSTa bhAsa thavA mAMDayo hato ke potAnA sukhanA divaso pUrAM thaI gayA che ane bhAvikALanI bhayaMkaratA netro sAme DAyiAM karatI khaDI thaI che. prakaraNanA AraMbhamAM vArtAlApane je prasaMga joI gayA, te nAyaka ane dhAriNI vacce ja che. punaH e tarapha mITa mAMDIe. lalanA! zA sArU A Azakane vadhu taTalAve che? kuvAkAMThAnA hArA netra bANe mArI chAtI vIMdhI nAkhI che. tyArathI huM zuddhabuddha bhUlI gayo chuM. phakta hArA nAmanI ja raTaNa karuM chuM. bhAgyayoge hArI prApti thaI che te rAjI thaI mArA hRdayanI pyAsa bujhAva. bhAI ! kuvAkAMThAnI smRti pachI hArA aMtarano paDade ucakAI gayo che. e pAchaLa prema nathI paNa kAmanI Aga bhaDabhaDatI mane jaNAya che. alabata mane ucakI lAvavAmAM eka ja tamannA hArI che ane te mane patni banAvavAnI. paNa have e phaLavAnA jyAM saMyoga nathI rahyA. dhAra ke hArA kAmane huM prema rUpe jouM to paNa te eka pakSI che. huM eka rAjavInI aMganA chuM. meM premapUrvaka e cheDe pakaDelo che. saMsArI jIvananA phaLa svarUpe Aje huM eka bALAnI mAtA paNa banI cUkI chuM. eka Arya ramaNuM yAcakanI mAMgaNI -saMtoSavA khAtara eka bhavamAM be bhava na ja kare. potAnA mAtR-pitR Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 ,, satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA ke zvazura kuLane masIne kUcaDo na lAgavA de. A nitarUM satya samajI laI, amane chUTA kara. amArA mArge javA de. dhAriNI ! huM jema jema namratAthI, samajAvaTathI mArga kahADavA kahuM chuM tema tema tuM meMthI banatI jAya che. uMcA tatvajJAnanI vAte kare che. izka te AMdhaLo che ane anaMgano Atapa bUjhAvavA zabda kAma nathI lAgatA paNa aMganA bheTaNa jarUrI che. bahAlI ramaNa ! huM sinika chuM. mAro vyavasAya khAMDAnA dAva: khelavAno che. akSaronI gUMthaNI mane na AvaDe. saundaryanI mane pichAna che ane nArI hadayanI AkAMkSAo huM oLakhI zakuM chuM. chatAM enI lAMbI pahoLI vyAkhyA karavAnuM pasaMda nathI. jenA pratye . AkarSaNa jammu ene meLApa karavo ane enI sAthe mAnava ucita jIvana jIvavuM e mAre mudrAlekha che. cAhe to ene prema, sneha, prIti, - vigere zabdathI oLakho, ke cAhe to ene kAma ke vilAsanuM nAma: Apo. mane nAma sAthe kAma nathI paNa e pAchaLanA bhAva sAthe kAma che. nAyaka ! mArUM anumAna sAcuM TharyuM che. jyAM dehika lAlasAo poSavAnI vRtti jAgatI beThI hoya tyAM "prema" jevo devI zabda saMbhavato ja nathI. enAM udbhava te aMtaranA UMDANamAM thAya che. emAM Atmika AkarSaNa ane pUrvabhavane RNAnubaMdha hoya che. uparachallA kAmika bhoge tyAM gauNa bhAga bhajave che. khera, noMdhI le. A bhavamAM hArI AzA phaLanAra nathI. strI jAtine mana ziyaLavratanuM pAlana e moTAmAM moTI ane amUlya vastu che. caMpAnA mAlika sAthenA mArA sneha baMdhana kAcA tAMtaNe nathI baMdhAyAM. bhAI ! mAne te haju paNa eka bahena potAnA bhAI pratye jevo neha rAkhe tevo sneha hArI sAthe bAMdhavA taiyAra chuM. bhUtakALanI anya smRtine visArI mUkI A navo saMbaMdha bAMdhavA utsukatA dAkhava. amane mAna purassara amArA nagara bhegA karI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ araNyanA ekAMta pradezamAM 85 paropakAra sAthe mAna akarAmanuM bhAjana bana. tyAre e upakAra mArI chAtImAM jaDAI jaze. sAcI mAnavatA batAvavAnI A taka na gumAva. emAM ja Atmazreya che. dhAriNI! mane khAtarI ja hatI ke tuM hArI haTha nahI choDe. mArI vAta sahelAIthI nahIM mAne. mArI DhIlAza joI tuM UMcI caDhatI jAya che. meM sevelI ciMtA ane veThelA ujAgarA e kAMI bahenanA hetu mATe nathI. ene badalo te preyasInA AliMganathI vALavAne che. pati-patni tarIke joDAI saMsArI vilAsa mANavAnA kaMI kaMI abhilASA che e pUravAnA che. ziyalavata ane pativratApaNuM jevA zabdata rasa viNe mAnavIee nipajAvelA pralApa mAtra che. sarakhe sarakhAno yoga maLyA chatAM IkriyAnI bhUkha na bhAMgavI e mIThA pANInA saravarane joyA chatAM tarasyA rahevA barAbara che. batrIza vAnIothI bharela thALa sAme chatAM bhUkhyA maravA tulya che. evI bhUla to kaMI mUrakha kare. A nAyaka to nahIM ja kare. mAnunI! vilaMba na kara. AnAkAno tajI de. tuM nahIM ja mAne to huM baLAtkAra karIne paNa mArI IcchA pUrIza. pAmara AdamI ! he premanI vAta vahetI mUkI, eTale ja meM ATaluM saMbhASaNa calAvyuM. mUrkha ! "prema"nI kiMmata tuM A bhavamAM AMkI zakavAne nathI ja. hArA kAmI jIvananI lolupatA pUrNa kare evI A strI nathI. kSAtravaTane gaLathuthImAM pInAra A ramaNIne kuvAkAMThe jevA chatAM enA ojasane khyAla nathI Avyo. zarA pitAnI putrI ane vIra patinI pani hArA sarakhA mAmulI ane pazu lAlasA vALA mAnavInA hAthamAM pitAnI kAyAne mUkavA karatAM maraNanI bheTa karavAmAM vadhu AnaMda lekhe che. Arya ramaNa pitAnA pavitra jIvana mATe prANa pAtharavAmAM pAchI pAnI nathI karatI. metane hathelImAM rAkhIne ja e jIvana heya che. * rAMkaDA ! mArA jevInA caraNa cUmavA paNa hArA bhAgyamAM nathI -sarajAyA. tyAM tuM kayA moDhe sahavAsa karavAnA sANalAM seve che? kai Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA zaktinA jore bhega vilAsa mANavAnI vAta kare che? baLAtkAranI dhamakI ApanAra e narAdhama! jANI le ke jIvatI dhAriNI e te jherI nAgaNa jevI che. enI bheTa jIvatA karavAnuM bhAgya ekalA caMpAnA mAlIkanuM ja che. AtmAviNuM kalevarane bheTavAthI je hane saMtoSa maLato hoya to le. ema kahetAM ja dhAriNIe manamAM purUSAdAnI pArzvanAthanuM dhyAna karI, sarva saMbaMdhane sarAvI, potAnI AMgaLI parano hIre jorathI cUsya. ziyaLa rakSaNArthe ApaghAta karyo. A kArya eTalI jhaDapathI banI gayuM ke bicAre nAyaka to e joI Abho ja banI gayo. vAta ATalI hade vaNasI jaze evuM te dhArato ja nahato, ekAMta pradezane lAbha lUMTavAnI dhAraNAmAM e aMdha banyo hate. pavitratA pAchaLa jIvananI AhUti denAra pramadAnI vAto eNe sAMbhaLI hatI paNa Aje najare jotA ja e karI gayo. ene kAma karI gayo. manamAM bhIti lAgI ke mAnuM anukaraNa A vasumatI karI na bese. A zikAra paNa hAthamAMthI sarI na jAya ema vicArI belI u- dIkarI vasu ! tuM AvuM kaI pagaluM na bharatI. eka bApa potAnI beTI pratye je vartAva rAkhe tevuM huM hArA pratye rAkhIza. huM samaju chuM ke tuM mArI pAse rahevAnuM nahIM kabUla kare. mAre e mATe Agraha paNa nathI. have huM ke gRhasthanA hAthamAM saMpIza. tyAruM bhAvI jIvana ujavala bane e mArga grahaNa karIza. mAre na hArI mAtAnA samarpaNathI utarI gayo che. khare ja e ramaNI ratna hatuM. je vAta enA jIvatAM huM na samajI zake e enA mRta caherA para ramatI pavitratAe mane samajAvI che, putrI ! satvara cAla, kauzAmbInA mArge AgaLa vadhavAnuM che. tyAM vasatA sadgahasthanI mane mAhitI che. patrI ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 10 muM zuM dhAriNI cAlI gaI ! mane ajAyabI to e thAya che ke mArA hAthe vAraMvAra parAbhava pAmanAra kauzAmbIpati Ama ekAeka chApo mArI gayo ane tamo badhA sUtA rahyA! enI e hiMmata saMbhavatI nathI. vaLI tame jANIne bedarakAra rahe ema paNuM mAnI zakAya tevuM nathI. e pAchaLa jarUra kaMI bheda che. mahArAja ApazrIne jemAM bhedanI gaMdha Ave che te vAta amone paNa ochI gUMcavI sthI rahI. caMpAnagarI kaMI sAva sAdhana ke sainya viNI nahotI. zatrunI hIlacAla rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM eTalI gupta rIte thaI che ke bhalabhalA mahArathIne paNa Azcarya pedA thAya. A te rAmanA vanavAsa prasaMganI smRti karAve che. AgalI sAMje ayodhyAnI prajA sArI rIte jANI cUkI hatI ke AvatI kAle zrIrAmano rAjyAbhiSeka thavAne che. paNa bIjI savAre nidrAmAMthI jAgatAM ja koI juduM ja dazya nihALyuM. zrIrAma to satI sItA ane anuja baMdhu lamaNa sAthe vanavAsa sIdhAvI rahA hatA. ame rAtrinA chUTA paDyA tyAM lagI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA zatrunI hIlacAlane rava sarakho saMbhaLAyo nahoto. savAre to dhAmadhUma pUrvaka rANIcha-vasumatI Adi strImaMDaLa udyAnamAM zrI vAsupUjyasvAminA citramAM mahotsava ujavavAnuM hatuM. paNa AMkha khulatAM ja mahAlayamAM rANu ke kuMvarI kaI nathI evA samAcAra maLyA. rAjagaDhI tarapha pagalAM pADyAM te jANavAmAM AvyuM ke nizAkALanI gaNatrInI ghaTikAomAM grISma nivAsamAM jabarI UthalapAthala macI gaI che. daramiAna senApatie sAmano karavAne ucita prabaMdha paNa karI lIdhelo. paNa e pUrve te chApo mAranAra palAyana karI gayA hatA. sAmI chAtIe laDanAra keAI ddho daSTiAyara na the. saMrakSaka TukaDIe paDakAra jhIlavAmAM kacAza nahotI rAkhI, paNa A nizAcarane IrAde khAMDAnA dAva khelavAne ke parAkrama phoravavAne nahi paNa lUMTa ane uThAvagirine ja jaNAyo. bhAMgaphoDa, lUMTa ane rANIjI tathA kuMvarInuM haraNa e vAtanA jIvaMta purAvA che. e lekenI pUTha pakaDatAM ane pagalAM jotAM khAtarI to pAkI che ke A kAma kauzAmbInA sininuM ja hatuM. pradhAnajI ! te Ama karI zatAnike mArI AbarU upara hAtha nAkhyo che. nA,nA, mahArAja! ema anumAnavAmAM paNa utAvaLa jevuM kahevAya. yazapALa ! tamo Ama kayA AdhAre kahe che ? aMtaHpura parano humalo sAmAnya kSatriya paNa na sAkhI zake te huM jItaza... ' mahArAja! mArA carapuruSa mAraphate jANavA maLyuM che ke rAjavI zatAnika te AmAM hAyArUpa banela che. caMpA para sastA vijayanI madhalALa ApanAra ene eka nAyaka maLyo. enAthI hA paDAI gaI. bAkI nAyakanA hAthamAM je chUpI ramata ramAI rahI hatI ethI e taddha ajANa hato. mArA svarapakSanA saMbaMdhathI mane je jANuvA maLyuM che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM dhAriNI cAlI gaI ! te uparathI huM hiMmatapUrvaka kahI zakuM chuM rANuM mRgAvatInA premane tarachoDI ke enI uparavaTa jaI bIjI koI nArI para AMkha vALavAnI zakti zatAnikamAM nathI ja. to pachI A banAva pAchaLa zI ramata che? senApati ! tamo kema mauna cho? mahArAja ! huM mArA khAsa sainikanA AgamananI rAha joI rahyo chuM. ApaNuM sinikee e bhAgeDuonA ghaNuM kharAne yamanA atithi banAvyA che. bahu thoDAka ja kauzAmbIne sImADe je haze. tyAM te paheregIre AvI khabara ApI ke, bahAra eka sinika ubho che je aMdara AvavAnI AjJA mAge che. senApatine khAsa maLavuM - che ema kahe che. jA, jA, ene jaldI ahIM mokalI Apa. sainike AvI, nIcA namI salAma karI, senApatine IzAro thatAM kahevA mAMDayuM- rAjAdhirAja ! amArA nAyakanA dUkama pramANe amArI dazanI TukaDI, pagInI sUcanA anusAra araNyanA UMDANamAM AgaLa vadhI rahI lagabhaga be ghaTikA paryata e rIte mArga kApyA pachI je dazya amArI najare caDhayuM tethI amo sarva dhrujI UThyAM. samarAMgaNamAM mArakApa karanArAM amArAM hadayo paNa ghaDIbhara karuNatAthI hAlI uThayAM ane AMkhomAMthI azrupravAha vahI rahyo. mahArANI dhAriNIdevI jamIna upara paDyA hatA. caherAnI kAntimAM jarA paNa phera nahato paDe. acetana dazA joI lAgyuM ke te bebhAna dazAmAM haze. paNa bArIka tapAsanA aMte jaNAyuM ke emanuM prANapaMkherU deharUpI piMjaramAMthI UDI gayela che. koI pizAcanA paMjAmAM sapaDAyela rANIjIe pitAnA ziyalavatanA saNa arthe AMgaLI paranI vIMTIne hIre cUsI jAte ApaghAta karelo che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA amArAmAMthI cAreka jaNa AsapAsa tapAsamAM pharI vaLyA. dUradUra sudhI dharatI khUMdI vaLyA paNa gunhegAra vyaktino patto maLe nahiM. tema kuMvarIbAnAM kaMi cinha hAtha AvyAM nahi. amee sau prathama rANIjInA zaba sAthe pAchA pharavAno vicAra karyo ane huM temAMthI chUTA paDI doDate ghoDe A vAta jaNAvavA AgaLa Avyo chuM. tyAM to dvArapAlanA pagalAM punaH thayAM. pradhAnajI taraphathI kauzAmbI gayela dUta pravezanI AjJA mAge che ema eNe salAma bharI jaNAvyuM. ahIM ene paNa meklI Apa" evo rAjavIne dUkama maLatAM ja dvArapALa pAcho pharyo ane dUte AvI namana karyuM. pradhAnajI dUtane uddezI bolyA naMdana ! meM je saMdeza pAThavyo hato enA javAbamAM kauzAmbIpatie je je kahyuM hoya te muddAsara satvara kahI nAMkha. ApanI sUcanA anusAra meM kauzAmbInA darabAre jaI, rAjavI zatAnikane mArA Agamanane hetu kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. temanI AjJA thatAM jaNAvyuM ke mahArAja! Apa jevA kSatriya kulAvataMsane ane saMsAra-vyavahAranI najare eka najIkanA saMbaMdhIne caMpA para rAtrinA aMdhakArane lAbha laI chuM humalo karavo bilakula chAto nathI. emAM paNa caMpApatinI gerahAjarImAM sIdhI laData na mAMDatAM rANIvAsanA kamarA para hallo laI javo e ghaNuM ja haNuM ne halakaTa kArya che. Apa. jevAne vadhu zaramAvanAruM paNa cheja. ATalA zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja sabhAmAM ajAyabI prasaratI meM joI.. pradhAna Adi mukhya adhikArIo rAjavI prati mITa mAMDI rahyA paristhitine lAbha laI meM kaDakAIthI AgaLa calAvyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM dhAriNI cAlI gai ! 1 khera, tameAne khAMDAnA khela khelavA nahotA gamatA ane Ama pITha pAchaLanA dhA karavA dvArA vijayanA Dhola vagaDAvavA hatA teA tema bhale karyuM. paNa emAM rANIjI tathA kuvarIbAnuM apaharaNa karavAnI zI jarUra hatI ? ema karavAthI ApanI kai parAkrama gAthA neAMdhAvAnI hatI ? eka rIte dhAriNI rANI e padmAvatI rANInA zAkaya gaNAya, ane ApanA rANI mRgAvatI ane amArA padmAvatI te baheneA rahI, e jotAM dhAriNIrANI paNa mRgAvatInA bahena ja lekhAya. emanA upara kudRSTi karavI e zu kauzAmbInA ravAmIne chAje che ? mRgAvatI jevI Aya ramaNI evuM AcaraNa nabhAvI leze kharU` ? mahArAja ! mArA svAmInI bhujAe zauyanA dAva khelavA ane zastronA camakArA batAvavA sadA taiyAra ja heAya che. vaizAlI pati ceTakarAjanA sa`parkamAM AvyA pachI emaNe rAjyaleAbha rAkhyA nathI. eTale peAtAnuM sAcavavAmAM ja te gaurava mAne che. ene atha je UMdhA karI emanI nabaLAi mAnatA heAya te samajI rAkhe OM emanI nADImAM eja zUrAtana vahI rahyuM che. nakAmA rakatapAta e cAhatA nathI, paNa kAne yuddha mANavAnA kADa hoya ane vijaya varavAnI lAlasA heAya te sAme mukhe AvavAnuM temanuM ene AhvAna che. temanI vIratA jagamazahUra che. chUpA dAva dhAva emane gamatA ja nathI. e te| nItipUrvakanA yuddhamAM mAne che. nAma dadhivAhana chatAM jItazatrunuM birUda prApta thavAmAM emanI yuddha vizAradatA kAraNabhUta che. vAraMvAra parAbhava pAmyA chatAM, jItajInA parAkrama najare nihALavAnA abhilASa heAya te| samaya ane rathAna nakkI kareA. bhale samarakSetramAM ekavAra kSAtratejanA dana thai jAya. vinA kAraNu leAhInI nadIe na vahevaDAvavI heAya te, mArI sAthe mAna purasara rANIjI ane kuvarIkhAte vidAya ApeA. kSAtravaTanI zAbhA emAM samAyelI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA rahI sahI e vaTa-e AbarU-kauzAmbIpati na gumAve evI aMtaranI kAmanA hovAthI mane pradhAnajIe ApanI pAse mokalyo che. rAjAdhirAja ! ATaluM kahyA pachI huM maunapaNe adhikArI varganA caherA tarapha mArI AMkha pheravI rahyo. sarvanA heDAM mane DhIlAM paDI gayelAM jaNAyAM. mane e uparathI lAgyuM ke teone aMdhArAmAM rAkhI A tarakIba rAjavIe pite goThavelI che. tyAM to khuda rAjavIe meM kholyuM ane je vAta raju karI e sAMbhaLatAM mArUM anumAna sAcuM hatuM ema puravAra thAya che. kauzAmbI patie kahyuM ke dUta naMdana! sau prathama mAre kabUlavuM joIe ke ahIM beThelAM mArA eka paNa adhikArIne A kAryamAM hAtha nathI. are emanI salAha sarakhI pUchavAmAM AvI nathI. sAthe sAthe e paNa te jANI le ke, mArI IcchA yuddha karI nakAmo raktapAta karavAnI nathI, ane kudarate sAdhelA saMbaMdhane teDI ene vikRta karavAnuM mAruM mana paNa nathI ja. aMtaHpuranA humalAthI huM sAva ajANuM chuM. je nAyakanI salAhathI huM caMpA upara vijaya meLavavAnI lAlacamAM phasAye eNe mane paNa keTalIka vAtathI aMdhArAmAM rAkhyo che. tArI vAta parathI spaSTa jaNAya che ke enI murAda kebI hisAbe rANajIne upADI javAnI hovI joIe ane e eNe A rIte bara paNa ANI che. mane vijayanI lAlace bheLavI eNe e kAryamAM jarApaNa naDatara na thAya e arthe mArI sinika TukaDIone sahakAra meLavyo che. mRgAvatI jevI satI ramaNa mArA aMtaHpuramAM che e mArUM jevuM tevuM saubhAgya nathI. prajAnI vahu-dIkarI jyAM mArA manathI pitAnI putrI sarakhI che tyAM para rAjyanI ramaNI pratye mArI najara bagaDe e zakya ja nathI. koI mAne paNa nahIM ane emAM paNa padmAvatInI zokaya para! e AkAza Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM dhAriNe cAlI gaI ! kusumavat azakya! sainyanA je bhAga pAcho pharyo che enA dvArA mAtra eTalA ja samAcAra maLyA che ke nAyaka pAchaLa rokAyA che. haju e mUrtinA ahIM pagalAM thayAM nathI. tArI vAta parathI dALamAM kaMI kALuM jaNAya che. e nAyake irAdA pUrvaka ja rANucha tathA kuMvarInuM haraNa karyuM haze ane e pAchaLanI potAnI malina vAsanA bara ANavA sArU pAchaLa rokAyo haze. kadAca ahIM have Avaze paNa nahIM. nIti ane cAritrya mATenA mArA vicAre kevA kaDaka che e keIthI 5 nathI. e jANyA chatAM ahIM paga mUkavAnI hiMmata e karavAne ja nahIM. chatAM naMdana ! huM khAtarI ApuM chuM ke e nAyaka mArA hAthamAM AvyA pachI punaH chaTakavA nahIM pAme. enA A pizAcI kArya mATe jarUra ene yogya niziyata thaze ja. e veLA ene heTho ke pUrvakALanI sevA ADA nahIM ja AvI zake. AjathI huM enI tapAsa karAvuM chuM. tame paNa tapAsa karAve kauzAmbImAM e Avaze te pahelI take huM rANIjI tathA kuMvarIne mAna purassara caMpA mokalI ApIza. je kaMI banyuM che emAM tArA mAlIka jeTaluM ja mane paNa duHkha thayuM che ema mArI taraphathI tuM jaNAvaje. bhUlano bhega koNa nathI banatuM ? mAlIka ! kauzAmbIpatie uparanAM kathana pachI mane satkArapUrvaka vidAya ApI. huM paNa banatI utAvaLe tyAMthI doDate AvuM chuM. A sarva sAMbhaLyA pachI yazapALe vAtanA aMkoDA jeDatAM jaNAvyuM ke mahArAja ! zatAnika bhUpa, nAyakanI vAjALamAM phasI paDayA che. eTaluM ja, bAkI bIjI vAtamAM jarUra ajANa che. A kAvatarUM karanAra je nAyaka che e rANIjInA prasaMgamAM-mArA mAdare vatanamAM-ekavAra mAvela che. ema kahI kuvAkAMThe pANI mAMgatAM banela banAva TUMkamAM ahI saMbhaLAvyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA vaLI umeryuM ke mArA cara mAraphata tapAsa karAvatAM je je AdamIo zaMkA paDatA jaNAyA temanA gharanI jaDatI levAmAM AvatAM eka karaNasiMha nAme dvArapALanA gharamAMthI je patro maLyA e uparathI vAtanuM ekaThuM barAbara bese che. caMpAmAM koI phUTela AdamI na hoya te ahIMnI raje raja bAtamI kauzAmbI javAno saMbhava ocho gaNAya. chApa mAranAre badhI gaNatrIthI kAma lIdhuM che ane nahIM jevA sAmanAo Isita kArya pAra pADayuM e pelI bAtamInA AdhAre ja. patrane kabaje laI, e karaNasiMhane dabAvatAM ja eNe badhuM sAce sAcuM kahI dIdhuM che. nAyaka eno mAmo thAya che. ahIMthI bAtamI ApavAnuM kArya e ja karato hato. pitAne pALI piSI meTe karanAra A mAmAnA AbhAra heThaLa AvavAthI ene A kArya karavAnI pharaja paDI hatI. rANIjInA ahIM AvyA pachI ekavAra pelo nAyaka pI rIte AvI temane joI gayo hato. ' to to ema ja kahone ke bALapaNanA parAkrame rANIjIno bhoga lI. ekAda nAnakaDI bhUlanuM AvuM kazuM pariNAma ! ema kema manAya ! AmAM to kSatriya ramaNInA hRdayanI sAcI jhaLaka dRSTi gocara thAya che. nArI jAta mATenI gaurava gAthA Ale- khAya che. svamAnanA rakSaNa arthe abaLA paNa prabaLA banI zake che ene jIvaMta purAvo maLe che. zabanI je hAlata sainike varNavI e parathI sahaja kaLI zakAya che ke sva ziyalanA rakSaNa arthe prANanI kurabAnI ApIne paNa pelA nAyaka sAme potAnI mahattAne-kSAtravaTane-akhaMDa rAkhI che. svapna paNa nahIM ka9yuM hoya evuM rANIjInuM A parAkama jotAM ja pele nAyaka Abho banI gayo haze. kadAca ene lAgyuM haze ke "mA" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 zuM dhAriNuM cAlI gaI ! nA pagale dIkarI paNa jAya. eTale tarata ja tyAMthI kuMvarIne laI jaMgalanA ADA mArge te palAyana karI gayo haze. mitra yazapAla ! mane tAruM anumAna vAstavika jaNAya che. huM sarahadanA bakheDAne dAbavA sArU prayANa karavA taiyAra thayo tyAre ATalA varSonA sahavAsamAM koIvAra nahIM sAMbhaLeluM evuM vacana dhAriNInA mukhamAMthI sAMbhaLyuM. teNIe jANe gamagIna thatAM na kahyuM hoya ema jaNAvyuM ke- ' tame jAte na jatAM, koI senApatine mokalo te na cAle? e sAMbhaLI mane prathama to bhArI ajAyabI upajI. huM ekAeka pikArI uThayo A keNa haranAmasiMhanI tanayA bole che ? jenI preraNA ane protsAhanathI huM paninA virahadu:khane vIsArI sAcA kSatriyane chAje evuM jIvana jIvata thayo ane zatrugaNa upara vaparAkramanI pratiSThA sthApana karI " jItazatru" kahevAyo, e zrI ramaNanA mukhamAMthI . AvA nirAzA sUcaka udgAra nIkaLe che? Apa samAna baLa nahIM ane megha samAna jaLa nahIM e lokokti khoTI nathI ja. kSatriyavadanA nara te samarabhUmimAM ja parakhAya. ghara AMgaNe baMdhanamAM paDavAnuM ke kSullaka vilAsamAM racyA pacyA rahevAnuM ene na posAya. tArI salAha pAchaLa kaMI khAsa kAraNa hoya to huM mAro kAryakrama pheravavA taiyAra chuM." khAsa ke mahattvanuM kAraNa to kaMI nathI ja. mane keTalIka vAra amaMgaLa thavAnA bhaNakArA vAgyA kare che. A badhI saMpattimAMthI huM ekAeka gabaDI paDIza evA vicAra acAnaka AvI jAya che. to samIpa ho te e vAta bhUlAI javAya e ja mAtra hetu che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA haM, evI kuzaMkAo dharavAnuM kAma vaNika varganI nArIone mATe bhale anAmata rahe. A jAtanA vahema e to eka prakAranI nabaLAI sUcaka che. kSatriyANInA aMtaramAM eno kaNa sarakho na saMbhave. tuM be phikara rahe, huM jaldI pAcho pharIza. Aje e dinanI vAta pAchaLanuM tathya samajAya che. amArI e chellI mulAkAta ja nIvaDIne ! dhAriNI to gaI ja ne! enuM mRtyu te zarI kSatriyANIne chAje tevuM. mArI dazA te pAchI pharIvAra ekalavAyI banI gaI. hA, deva! te A zuM karI nAMkhyuM ! are vidhAtA ! mArA sivAya have koI anya pAtra jaDatuM nathI haju eka prANa vallabhAne patto maLato nathI. e jIvatI che ke paraleka prayANa karI gaI enA kaMI samAcAra sAMpaDatA nathI. tyAM gabharU bALA vasumatInA apaharaNanA ghA ! purohita-rAjana ! rANImAtAnI amara preraNuM zuM Apa ATalI jaldIthI bhUlI javA mAMgo cho? karmarAje kene kAne nacAvyA nathI ! jyAM enA vilakSaNa sapATAmAM bhala bhalA zaMbhu, svayaMbhu ane hari vA iMdra jevA batrIsa lakSaNAo AvyA che tyAM Apa jevAne A. jAtanI nAzIpAthI zobhatI nathI. dhAriNI rANInuM nAma to sAhityanA pAne amara banyuM. ethI hajAro ramaNuone tAkAta phoravavAnI ajaba preraNA maLavAnI. e nAma te satIonI hAramALA mAM zobhavAnuM. je jIvatA che ene koIne koI di avazya meLApa thaze ja. mArUM jyotiSa kaDIbaMdha kharuM paDatuM Ave che. e dinanI vAta Apa ja vicArI ju. A zokanA TANe enuM punarAvartana iSTa nathI eTale eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke kSAtravaTane zobhe evI rIte bhUtakALane bhUlI, vartamAnamAM varto. sAcuM che tamAruM vaktavya bhUdeva ! A veLA huM kaMi virahanA nAme Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM dhAriNI cAlI gaI ! 7 . jarApaNa hatAza bananAra nathI. amaNA jerathI kAryarata banI, mArI priyAnA akAla avasAnamAM nimitta bhUta thanAra e nAyakane-mArI jIvana phulavADImAM aMgArA cAMpanAra e narapizAcane duniyAnA paDamAMthI zeAdhI kahADIza. madlA lIdhA vinA huM japanAra nathI ja. tyAM te dvArapALe AvI nagarInI bhAgALe rANIjIne mRtadeha AvI gayAnA samAcAra ApyA. tarata ja sau UThayA. peAtapotAnA sthAnake jai zAkasUcaka vo paridhAna karI, satvara sau darabAragaDhamAM ekaThA thayA. Ucita dRkhakhA sahita caMpAnagarInA mahArANIne chAje evI rIte mRtadehane agni satkAra karavAnA kAya mAM lIna thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 muM lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI amararara nasIba cAra DagalA AgaLanuM AgaLa ja AvyuM ! bhAgya vinA nara keDI na pAve" e jana vAyakA mArA mATe te sAcI ja nIvaDI. hAtha Avela ramaNa ratna cAlyuM gayuM. mArA takadIramAM gRhiNunuM sukha nathI jaNAtuM. hatI tenI joDe meLa nahe. e maratAM manamAM AzA janmI ke kaI mArA svabhAvane anurUpa joDe cheDA gAMThIza. dhAriNIne kuvAkAMThe jotAM ja sanehane aMkura udbhavyo. paNa e veLA maradAInA ghamaMDamAM huM taNAya. snehane pracalita rAha cUkI keAI judI ja dizAmAM vaLe. kevI mehaka AkRti! ke namaNe cahere ! hasatuM mukha ! e pulakita vadana to haju paNa cakSu sAmethI khasatuM paNa nathI. rAjamahAlayanA vilAsa mANanArI e pramadAe mane baMdhava tarike lekhavA hAtha laMbAvyo, paNa meM mUrakhe haTha na choDI. ziyaLavratano mahimA jenI zirAomAM satata vahI rahyo che evI e ramaNI zuM mArA baLAtkArane tAbe thAya? eNe to prANa chA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI vara karI traNa kuLanI kIti ajavALI. mAruM jIvana to trizaMkunI dazAmAM AvI paDyuM. nIrAta-torAta bhraSTa jevI gati thaI. ardhA - ganA maLI nahIM ane nAyakano adhikAra hatuM te paNa gayo. dhAri nA mRtyu pAchaLano sAreye vRttAMta jAhera thaI gayo haze. mArA mATe kAzAmbI ane caMpA saMsthAonAM dvAra vasAI gayAM. have to A dharatIne rAmarAma karI koI agama bhema prati pagalAM satvara bharavAM rahyAM. nAyakano svAMga utArI nAMkhI, jIvana rakSArthe keAI bAvAjogInA vAghA dhAraNa karavA rahyA. jIvaDA jaldI nizcaya upara AvI jA. vApikA para snAnazuddhinA nimitte gayelI vasumatI pAchI phare te pUrve mArga niradhArI le. putrI tarike AzvAsana ApyuM che to have e dharma barAbara bajAva. koI evA gRhasthanA hAthamAM soMpavI ke jethI mAtAnA caherAne anurUpa UtarelI e bALA pavitra paNe jIvI zake. sAmAnya mUlyane kharIdanAra hAlatA cAlatA maLe paNa lAkha senaiyA ApanAra thoDA ! pArakha karIne lenAra kiMvA karuNA bhAvanAthI UbharAI janAra-vyakti ja e dAma Apaze. bhAvi jIvanamAM e rakamathI mane sadhiyAre maLaze ane hetu bara Avaze. tyAM jaLa bharelA kuMbha sahita AvatI vasumatI dekhANI. mAtAnA ApaghAtathI je du:kha lAgyuM hatuM te cahere jotAM ja dIsI AvatuM. emAM chellA traNa divasamAM mArga kApavAnI hADamArIo ochI nahotI anubhavI, rAja mahAlayamAM ucharelI bALAne A anubhava tana no hato. nAyakanA daryA ene cAlyA vinA ane gADha jaMgalamAMthI bahAra nikaLyA vinA chUTakeja na hatA. vayamAM pAkaTa na gaNAya chatAM buddhimAM vasumatI enI umaranI bALAone TapI jAya tevI hatI. khamIra to mAtApitAnuM vArasAmAM UtarI AvyuM hatuM. sAce ja adbhuta bALA hatI. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA kAi zahera ke gAma najare paDatAM.ja A nAyakanA hAthamAMthI yuktiprayukti karI chUTavAne ene sa`kalpa dRDha thayA hatA. upara joyuM tema nAyaka paNa jaldIthI ene vikraya karI A bhUmine chellI salAma karavA mAMgatA hatA. 100 kuMbhanA jaLathI satvara eNe mukha prakSAlana karI, AgaLa vadhavAnI taiyArI karI lIdhI. krAzAmbInA cerI mAthI traNeka gAu dUra Avela eka nAnakaDA chatAM vikrayanA krendra gaNAtA gAme AvI paheAMcyA tyAreja ubhaye peAtAnA gatimAna banelA pageAne ArAma ApyA. ekAda vizALa vRkSanI chAyAmAM ubhaya beThA ane sAmenA ceAgAnamAM dara zukravAre bharAtI gujarInI rAha jovA lAgyA. AsapAsanA pradezamAMthI savAra thatAMja mAnavIe vikrayanI cIjonAM peATalAM bAMdhI cAlI nIkaLatA lagabhaga madhyAhna pUrve te ceAJAna vividha vastuonA kAma calAu hATathI bharAI jatu. judAM judAM zAka pAna phaLa temaja dhAnya uparAMta mATInAM ramakaDAM tathA jAta jAtanAM vAsaNA, gAya, baLada, gheTAM, bakarAM, gheADA jevAM prANIo paNa lAvavAmAM AvatAM. dharakAya ne upayAgI dAsa dAsIonA seAdA paNa ahIM thatAM. gulAme paNa ahIMthI ja kharIdAtA. A rIte vikraya karAcelAM mAnavIe kharIdanAranI pAchaLa rAjI khuzIthI jatAM. paMcendriya pazuonI jema mAnavanA vecANa thatAM, emAM phrAi prakAranA doSa na lekhAtA. e DhALe upara varNavela prathA uparAMta ka ka ti'gA pravatAM hatAM. ajJAnatAnuM sAmrAjya pUra bahAramAM khIlI UThatu hatu. ane emAM aMdhazraddhA rUpI DAkinIe evA aMdhArapaTa vistAryAM hatA ke bhalabhalA samajI gaNAtA mAnavIe paNa maunapaNe emAM sAtha pUratA. A prakAranuM vAtAvaraNlR sarjavAmAM agra bhAga bhajavanArA bhUdevA hatA. dharmAMnA eThA heThaLa emaNe krelIka evI karaNIo UbhI karI hatI ke jemAM ahiMsA jevA parama dhanu chaDe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 101 ceka lIlAma bolAtuM hatuM, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa buddhinA kAMTe caDhAvatAM je ghaDIbhara TakI zake tema hatuM ja nahIM. Ama chatAM varNomAM ame gurUpade chIe ane svarga ke narkanA paravAnA kahADI ApavAnI sattA amArA ja hAthamAM che evuM vinA rokaToke vadanArA dvija varganuM jora pravartatuM hoya ane e sAme kSatriya evA rAjavIo paNa huMkAra na UThAvI zakatA hoya, tyAM e jAtanI * bhayaMkara lIlA cAlu hoya emAM Azcarya paNa zuM ? * cakSu sAme kara rIte kALano koLIyo banatAM pazunI maraNa samayanI arerATI saMbhaLAtI hoya, are zarIramAMthI rakatanI dhArA UDatI hoya, Ama ughADI hiMsAnA tAMDava nRtya bhajavAtAM hoya, chatAM yajJamAM thatI hiMsA e doSapUrNa nathI paNa dharma che evA paMDita monA pratApe, sa nIcI mUMDIe kabUla rAkhatA. je prANanI A rIte Ahuti apAya che e marIne svarge jAya che evuM pramANapatra ApanAra yajJo karAvanAra vipra mahAzayanuM vAkya bAbA vacana pramANama' mAphaka svIkArI levAtuM. e sAme AMgaLI cIMdhyA sivAya "sAgaranuM pANI mIThuM che to hAjI hA' kahenArAmAM yuddhAo, vyApArIo ane rAjAo paNa hatA ja. cAra varNomAM zudrone naMbara sAva UtaratI keTino. sevA karavAja teo sarjAyA che ema bApakAra jAhera karAtuM. jIvana bharanI gulAmI temanA kapAle jaDI devAmAM AvI hatI. pavitratAnA dhAma lekhAtA-adhama uddhAraNa ane patita pAvana karavAnA birUdane varelAM devasthAnanAM dvAra temane mATe baMdha hatAM. are e varNanI gaNanA pazu karatAM paNa nIcI pAyarIe khaseDI devAmAM AvI hatI. AvA vicitra saMyogomAM mAnavanA vecANa thatAM hoya emAM kaMI navAI jevuM na lekhAya. nAyaka taraphathI vasumatIne vikrayanA padArtharUpe khaDI karavAmAM AvI. avanata mastake te UbhI rahI. bhinna rUcI dhArI saMkhyAbaMdha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA manuSyo enI AsapAsa pharI vaLyA. teNInA dekhAva saMbaMdhI ke caherAnI ramyatA viSe athavA te gulAma tarIke e kevA prakAranuM kAma ApI zakaze agara to e kayA kyA upayogamAM AvI zakaze te saMbaMdhI manamAnatA abhiprAyo pragaTa karavA lAgyA. bIDanI zarUAta te jerapUrvaka thaI ane AMka jotajotAmAM saikA vaTAvI hajAra upara pahoMcyo. lIlAma karanAra nAyaka sAme joyuM. paNa mAthuM halAvI nakAra bhayo. ToLuM esaravA mAMDyuM. sAmAnya nokaraDI tarIke laI javAnI dhAraNAvALA bIjI tarapha kadama bharavA lAgyA. saMsArI IcchAone mANavAnA koDa sevatA rasike paNa AMka zatakane vaTAvate nihALI moM macakoDatAM vaje mApavA lAgyA. keka TIkA paNa karatAM ke daza hajAra senayA ! are pAMca hajAramAM to dADamakaLI jevI, raMbhAne zaramAve tevI, kayAM nathI maLatI ! Ama chatAM dhaMdhAdArI jAravanitAe to vadhu najIka AvI. vasumatInA gAtrone dhyAnapUrvaka nirakhI, manamAM kaMI kaMI gaNatrIo mUkI, bIDane AgaLa dhapAvatI hatI. uchAmaNInuM je temanI hariphAIne AbhArI hatuM. sau koIne spaSTa dekhAtuM ke A kamanIya bALA jarUra kuTaNakhAnAmAM javAnI. nIcI mUMDIe UbhelI vasumatI paNa e vAta sArI rIte samajI gaI hatI. pitAnI AsapAsa bhajavAI rahelA nATakane e mUkapaNe nihALI rahI hatI. karmo kevA nAca nacave che e jAte anubhavI rahI hatI. rAjamahAlayamAM UcharanAra ane sakhIonI krIDAmAM mokhare rahenAra pate Aje kevI khataranAka dazAmAM mUkAI che e jotAM hadaya tUTatuM; paNa IlAja nahato. bhagavAna para bharoso rAkhI dhIrajathI e sahI rahI hatI. sArI rIte manane manAvatI ke je kaMI banI rahyuM che emAM A sarva te nimitta mAtra che. bAkI te mArA pUrva janmanI karaNanA vipAka huM laNa rahI chuM. harizcaMdra jevA satyavAdI bhUpAlane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 103 caMDALane ghera vecAvuM paDayuM tyAM mArA jevI kuMvarIne nAnama zI? AtmA to anaMta zaktino dhaNI che ane ene paraco batAvavAne adhikArI te mArA hAthamAM ja che. zA mATe atyArathI gabharAvuM. nAyake putrI tarike gaNavAnA ane kaIkulInanA hAthamAM soMpavAnA je veNe kahALyAM che enuM pArakhuM te jouM. manamAM A jAtanA taraMgonA hIloLe hIMcelAtI vasumatI nAyaka prati eka ADI najara karI, punaH nIcuM joI gaI. ' tyAM to lIlAmakAre pacIza hajAra sonaiyAnI jAherAta karI. yauvananA AMgaNe UbhelI A mugdhAnA eTalA dAma eAchA na gaNAya ! nAyaka hA bhaNe enI rAha jovAI. ghaNAne lAgyuM ke have meMdo thavo ja joIe. tyAM te nAyakanuM mukha UghaDayuM ane emAMthI je zabdo bahAra AvyA, e sAMbhaLI sau acaraja pAmyA. eka lAkha sanayA vinA vecANa zakya ja nathI.' jamAnA khAdhelI gaNikAo meM macakoDatI cAlI nIkaLI. sAthe keTalAka rasika paNa nAyakanI haTha para majAka uDAvatAM, lagabhaga bajAramAM pharI vaLI, ahIM AvelA hovAthI nagaranA sariyAma mArga tarapha rasadhAvyA. yAra, laDakI rUpa raMgameM to baheta khUbasurata, nAjanI sarakhI hai. pAMca padarakA mAmalA hatA te, hama jarUra dAva lagAte. usIku ghara lAke bI banAbhI dete. hAM, baDe bhAI, dekhene lAkha azaraphIyAM? kayA bAta ! beunevAlA amake to dIvAnA dIsatA haya! raMDIkA itanA mUla! ItanI rakama sapanemeM bhI nahIM dekhI jAtI, to khIsAmeM kahAvegI ! dosto, vAta te saccI. vo dina kahAM ke miyAM ke pAvamuM jArI ! jAne da se bAta. isakI pIche jIgara duHkhAne se kyA lAbha! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA gujarImAMthI nagara mAge pAchA pharatAM A laherI lAlAe nI vAta pAchaLa AvatAM kauzAmbInA zeTha dhanAvahanA kAne paDI. tarataja vaNika sulabha buddhimattAnA jore anumAnI lIdhuM ke lIlAmanA cokamAM jarUra kAi kulIna lalanA khaDI thai haraze. sAmAnya strInA lAkha sonaiyA saMbhave nahIM. 104 sAmAnya rIte ahIM paga na mUkanAra zreSThi, ADA phaTAi satvara gujarInA sthAne AvI pahoMcyA. nIcI mUDIe UbhelI bALAne jotAM ja peAtAnuM anumAna khATuM nathI evI pratIti thai. nAyaka joDe eka muThThI nAyakAne pacAza hajArathI vadhI TheTha paceteira sudhI pahoMcI sAdA karI levAnI rakajhaka karatI sAMbhaLI. tyAM te pelA nAyaka pAkArI uThaye A phrAI sAmAnya mALA nathI. e tA rAjakanyA che. mArI mAMgaNImAM eka dIkaDA paNa ochA nahIM thAya. jyAM enAM pagalAM paDaze tyAM dhananA DhagalA thaze ja thaze. emAM jarANu mInamekha nathI. mAthe paLI AvyAM chatAM DeAzImA, zA sArU leAbha kare che. thADA dina nRtyakaLAnI tAlIma ApI ke eDA pAra samaje. tamArA dharAkA kAi mAmulI mANasA nathI. vasumatI nAyakanA veNa sAMbhaLatAM thIjI gai. teNIne lAgyuM ke A DeAkarInA panAre paDI eTale savanAza. gaNikAnA dhaMdhAmAM brahmaca rakSA ke ziyalavratanA pAlana sabhave ja zI rIte ? tarata ja kAi cIja yAda AvatAM hAtha aDA prati klyA. dhanAvaha zeThanI najarathI A chUpuM na rahyuM. e nAyaka kahevA lAgyA ane harapha UccAre che tyAMte pelI DAkarI vayamAM khelI uDI. tuM paNa khare leAbhIo che bhAi! mArI jIMdagImAM ATalA cIkaNA sAdA karanAra tu Aje maLyo. Avaka thaze e sAcuM paNa e pAMchaLa mahenata ochI nahIM paDe. javAde e vAta. tArU rahyuM ane mAra rahyuM. cAla mArI sAthe ane gaNIle tevuM hajAra sonaiyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 105 daza hajAra eAchA ? mAruM veNa na phare. bela zeTha tame zuM kahe che. pasInAthI ane parizramathI huM have thAkyo chuM. mAre jaldI sedo patAvavo joIe. mAre kahevAnuM kaMIja nathI. tyAra lIlAmakArane pUcha eTale samajaze. eka vacanInA bolane avagaNavAnuM kAma ama zAha sodAgaranuM na hoya. AvI kulIna bALAnA mUlyAMkana karAya ja nahIM. lIlAmakAre nAyakane hUMDI batAvI. pelI DekarI nAyakano hAtha pakaDI tAno hakka kabUlavA Agraha karI rahI. lAkha soniyA ApavA taiyAra thaI. have nahIM banede thaI gayo che ema kahI, vasumatI tarapha vaLI nAyaka bolya. hArI mAtAnA maraNa veLAnA mArAM veNa yAda kara. bharoso rAkhI, dIkarI ! A zeThanI joDe jA. dhanAvaha zeTha AgaLa ane vasumatI pAchaLa mUkapaNe cAlatAM cAlatAM kauzAmbInA praveza dvAra samIpa AvI pahoMcyA. bALAne ATalo mArga kApatAM thAka lAgyo haze ema vicArI, samIpanA eka pAkI bAMdhaNInA vizrAma sthAna AgaLa thobhyA. sthAna ramaNiya hatuM ane judA judA vRkSo pAchaLanA bhAgamAM levAthI sArA pramANamAM enI chAyA e upara vistarelI hatI eTale ThaMDaka paNa ochI nahotI. bALA, ApaNe jarA ahIM vizrAma laI nagaramAM praveza karIe. have kaMI jhAjhuM cAlavuM paDe tema nathI. ema kahI dhanAvahaze picheDIthI cotarAnI beThaka sApha karI eka bAju beThaka lIdhI ane bolyA bALA, ahIM bAjumAM besa. AjathI tuM mane hArA pitAne sthAne ja lekhaje ane eka dIkarI pitAnA pitAnI sAthe kaMI paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA jAtano saMkeca sevyA vinA varte ema vartaje. ne kahevAmAM vAdhe nahoya A kema banavA pAmyuM te vRttAnta mane TUMkamAM kahI saMbhaLAva. pitAzrI ! nAyakanA rAjyakanyA zabdathI ja Apa anumAnI zakyA hazo ke huM kaI khAnadAna kuLanI bAlikA chuM. keTalAMka kAraNa sara mArA mAtA pitAnAM nAmollekha karavAno mArI marajI nathI. ema karavAmAM Apane aNuvizvAsa che ema nahIM, paNa e pAchaLa bIjuM kAraNa che. nAyakanA hAthamAM amo mA dIkarI sapaDAyA. mArI mAtAne jyAM eNe aNaghaTatI mAMgaNadvArA potAnI patni banAvavAnI vAta karI ke tarata ja e sAme tiraskAra dAkhavatAM eNe ApaghAta karyo. huM ghaDIbhara AbhI banI gaI. eNe lIdhelA mArge javAmAM mane vilaMba thAya tema nahotuM. gaLathuthImAMthI ja nArI jIvananI pavitratAne kIMmatI gaNavAnA pATha mane maLyA che. ziyaLavata karatAM koI meTe. dharma strI jAti mATe nathI e mArA hadayamAM lekhaMDanA TAMkaNe kotarAyela che, eTale enA rakSaNakALe jIvanane phanA karatAM pAchI pAnI karuM ke bhIrutA dAkhavuM ema hatuM ja nahIM. mArA aMbADAmAM tIvra asarakAraka semala guTikA hatI. paNa game te kAraNe mAtAnA mRtyuthI. nAyakane A vega eAsarI gayo. mane putrI tarIke lekhI, koI gyanA hAthamAM sepavAnI vAta eNe UccArI. "jIvato nara bhadrA pAme' e nItikAranA vacanane dhyAnamAM rAkhI meM ApaghAta na karatAM tenI vAta para vajana mUkI ahIM AvavAnuM ane lIlAmanA sthaLe UbhavAnuM maunapaNe svIkAryuM. tamArA sarakhA bhadra purUSanA samAmane mArA jIvananI hoLI thatI bacI gaI vaDilazrI ! mArA jIvananI A TUMkI kahANa ApazrIne saMtoSa Apaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 107 putrI ! hAruM dila dubhavI mane vadhu jANavAnI jarApaNa IcchA nathI. hArA jevI zANI bALAnA pitA banavAmAM mane kudaratano saMketa jaNAya che. eka to sarva prakAranI riddhisiddhimAM je eka UNapasaMtAnanA abhAvanI hatI te Aje dUra thaI che ane vadhArAmAM eka bALAne jIvana dIpaka akALe holavAI jAta, te na banavA pAmyu: ene AnaMda che. hArI mIThI-zeraDInA rasa jevI ke bAvanA caMdananA lepa jevI ThaMDakakArI-vANuM zravaNa karatAM mane je AhAda ubho che e kaho jAya tema nathI. hArUM mULa nAma vasumatI bhale hoya paNa huM to hane caMdanA" ja kahIza. sUraja madhyAnha pahoMcavA AvyuM che eTale cAla dIkarI ! jaldI ghara bhegA thaIe. ubhaya nagarInA mArge vaTAvatAM thoDA samayamAM potAnA AvAsamAM AvI pahoMcyA. kulIna vaMzaparaMparAmAM UtarI Avela A dhanAvaha zeThane tyAM lakSmIdevInI pUrNa maherabAnI pravartatI hatI. mArgAnusArInA guNene vaLagI, ene cIvaTAIpUrvaka amala karanAra zeThanA pUrvajonI chApa kauzAmbImAM sArI hovAthI levaDadevaDanA vyavasAyamAM zeThane ochA parizrame sAre lAbha raheto. vaDavAonI mAphaka temanI pramANitA mATe paNa be mata jevuM nahotuM. gharamAM gADI gheDA ane dAsadAsI hovA chatAM, zeTha jAtamahenatamAM mAnatA hovAthI parizrama karavAmAM pIchehaTha na karatA. khAsa dUra javuM hoya te ja vAhanane upayoga karatA. nAkara-cAkara ane mUMgA prANa pratyene vartAva prazaMsA pAtra hato. zAMtajIvana, dharmaniSThA ane paropakAra vRttirUpa guNa triveNImAM snAna karatAM zeTha zeThANIe lagabhaga yuvAvasthA vaTAvI protAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 * satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA prAMgaNamAM paga mUkayo hato. sarva prakAranI sAhebImAM je kaMI paNa UNapa dRSTigocara thatI hoya to mAtra saMtAnanI hatI. nigraMtha dharmanA upAsaka ane parvatithinA vrata-niyamamAM daDha zraddhAvaMta zeTha e mATe potAnA pUrvabhavanA karmane kAraNabhUta lekhI manamAM eAchuM ANutA nahi; paNa mULAzeThANI strI jAti sulabha caMcaLatAvALA hevAthI karmamAM mAnatA chatAM, potAnA khoLAmAM bALaka ramata na thavA badala duHkha dharatA. e vicArathI ghaNIvAra udvigna thatA. piyaramAM lADakoDathI ucharelA mULA zeThANImAM risALa vRtti ane vahemIpaNuM mULathIja hatuM. vaLI asUyA jevo avaguNa paNa ghara karI gayo hato. keIka vAra A durguNonA vaMToLamAM caDhI, saMtAna sukhanA abhAvathI eTalI hade duHkhI banI jatAM ke gharanA zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM khaLabhaLATa macI jato. prakRtinA pArakhu evA zeTha dhIraja rAkhI, pUrvakALanA udAharaNa TAMkI kameM sarjavela A kArya zAMtithI sahana karavuM eja samaju purUSono dharma che ema gaLe UtAratA ane punaH zAMti pAtharatA. zeThANanI AvI vilakSaNa prakRti sau nekaracAkaranA dhyAnamAM levAthI emanA hukama sAme koI kAMI ja avAja kahADatuM nahi. mULAzeThANane jema catuM tema thatuM. Ama chatAM samAjamAM ane vyavahArI tarIkenA vaTavahevAramAM A gharano mobhe jarA paNa Utarato nahoto. dhanAvaha zeThanI pratiSThA to sArAye nagaramAM vaMza utAra cAlI AvI hatI tevIne tevI ja jaLavAI rahI hatI. nItikAra kahe che ke je gharamAM melAMghelAM aMge pAMgavALAM ane kAlugheluM bolanArAM bALake mastI karatAM dekhAtAM nathI e gharane arayanI upamA ja ghaTe che. nArInA khoLAnI zobhA emAM ramatAM dhAvaNa bALakathI aMkAya che ane vaMzanI zobhA bhAvi vArasanA paraja ava laMbe che. vaMdhyA strIne avatAra niSphaLa ja gaNAya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lIlAmanA bajAramAM vasumatI 109AvuM sAMbhaLanAra mULAzeThANuM ghaNI vAra paDozanA bairAMomAM pitAnA avatArane niMdatA ane ghaNIvAra belI paNa jatAM ke zeTha mArA para bIjI zakya lAve tepaNa mane duHkha thavAnuM nathI. gharamAM bALaka ramatAM thAya e AnaMda jevo tevo na lekhAya. A vAta UDatI UDatI zeThanA kAne paNa pahoMcatI. are eka be vArato khuda zeThANIe svamukhe zeThane pharIvAra paraNavA kaheluM. paNa karmasvarUpa samajanAra zeTha kAI UgatI bALAno bhava bALavA taiyAra. nahotA. eTale dhasIne nA pADatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 12 su upavanamAM meLApa paMDitA---rAjakuvarI ! Aje tamArA zarIra ka'I mecenI jevu jAya che. te vinA Ama mUgAM mUMgAM kA niha. rAja te) tameA hasatAM ramatAM ane vAtemAMthI paravAratAM paNa nahi. huM kaMi kahevA jatI te pUrve tameja rAmanI rAmAyaNa karI mUkatAM. kuMvarI--sakhI, tArI vAta sAcIja che. Aje huM A upavanamAM krU' chuM kharI chatAM mananA umaLakA vinAja. paDitA--enuM kAraNuM zuM ? juone, A tarUvaranAM parNo ane puSpA tA jANe nAcI rahyAM che. varSAkALanuM svAgata karavA jANe ekatAra na thai beThAM heAya tema jaNAya che. maneAhara ane ra'gamera'gI kusumeAnI suvAsa harakaiAi tapelA magajavALAne ThaMDu pADI de tevI prasarI rahI che. AvA ramya kadalIgRhamAM pagalAM pADatra / pachI ane manameAhaka kuleAnA darzIna pachI evI te zI ciMtA che ke je tamArA pakSA cheDatI nathI ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavanamAM meLApa 111 kuMvarI-mane paNa e samajAtuM nathI ! rAja to ahIM paga mUkatAM ja je AnaMdano udadhi UbharAto emAMnuM Aje kaMI thatuM nathI. jANe ahIMnuM A khIleluM vAtAvaraNa mArA aMgamAM dAha pedA karI na rahyuM hoya ema lAge che ! paMDitA, kuMvarInI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja pokArI UThI:- A to AzcaryanI avadhi ! zuM A vAta abhayAkuMvarI vadI rahyA che? caMdanane lepa avina pedA kare che' e kahevuM ja sAcuM hoya te kuMvarabA, tamAruM kathana satya manAya. AvI asaMbaMdha vAta kaI sAmAnya buddhimAnanA gaLe na UtarI zake vAsathI bharI detAM ane daMDakathI praphullita banAvatAM kusume tApa pedA kare kharA? haragIja nahi. tamArA ukaLATanuM kAraNa mane to kaI juduM ja jaNAya che. te pacha kaTa belI dene sakhI ! A to cora koTavAlane daMDe tevo ghATa. manaduHkha tamane thAya ane enuM kAraNa huM jANuM? hArI caturAI huM na jANatI houM tyAre ne ! tuM te ekAda ITa uparathI imArata caNI kahADe tevI zaktizALI che. to pachI ema zAne kahetA nathI ke e juduM kAraNa tamAre mAre moDhe bolAvavuM che? zA mATe ! bicArA kusumane doSa daI rahyAM che? yauvananA AMgaNe UbhelI tarUNIne tanamanATa anere ja heya che. enA aMgo pAMganI khIlavaNI rojabaroja no svAMga sajatI hoya che. ethI mane pradezamAM avanavA ullAsa pAMgaratA hoya che. tarUlatA para phUTatI navanavI kusuma kaLIo mAphaka, e avasthAmAM paga saMcAra karatI tarUNIo avanavI AzAnA jhule khulatI hoya che. bhAvikALa saMbaMdhI manahara soNalAM sevatI hoya che. enA kendrasthAne samAna kakSAnA sAthIdAranI zodha hoya che. cakSuo e pAchaLa bhamatI ja hoya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA che. keI najare caDhI jAya ane enuM AkarSaNa thAya te aMtaramAM cATa lAge che. mAmulI kSaNano e AnaMda avarNanIya hoya che. paNa pachI enI prAptine prazna muMjavaNa janmAve che. e sAme, vyavahArajAtinA je avarotho khaDakAyA heya che e tarapha daSTi jatAM, yoga thavA aMge kuzaMkAo uddabhave che. A manaduHkha evuM jora pakaDe che ke khAvApIvA ke paheravA oDhavAnuM kArya cAlu rahevA chatAM e pAchaLa ullAsa zekAI jAya che. kriyAo yAMtrika banI jAya che. kazI vAtamAM dila coTatuM ja nathI, chatAM A aMtarakathanI UkelAtI paNa nathI ja. tame paNa AvA ja keI daradanA bhoga banyA jaNAve che. A to mAruM anumAna che. paMDitA, hArA nAma pramANe tuM kharekhara paMDitAIthI bharelI chuM. nAma mujaba hArAmAM guNa paNa che. hArUM anumAna sAcuM che. kuMvarIbA, dAyaNa AgaLa peTa chUpAvI zakAya ja nahi. bhale huM bAla . vidhavA chuM chatAM eka kALe tamArI mAphaka huM paNa yauvanInA bagIcAmAM ramatI tarUNI hatI. tamo nAthanagaranA jamInadAranI putrI che. eTale mAgatAM ja sarva kaMI hAjara thaI jAya che jyAre huM jeke tevA saMyogamAM charI nahotI te paNa kijakuLa sulabha khAnapAna ane vastrAdinI beTa na hotI ja. vaLI sadeva jyAM jJAnanI paryApAsanA cAlatI hoya tyAM jANavA samajavAnuM ghaNuM banatuM. e jere meM je abhyAsa sAdhyo che ene badale dhananA DhagalAthI na telI zakAya. je pUjyanA vidvAna sarvatra pUjate rAjAnI pUjA pitAnA mulakamAM ja thAya che ane jJAnavAna vidvAna te jyAM jAya tyAM pUjAya che. eTaleja jJAnabaLa zreSTha kahevAya che. "Knowledge is power ' e AMgla UMkita sAcI ja che. Aje tame je lAgaNI anubhavI rahyA che ethI adhika pramANamAM te kALe huM anubhavatI hatI. nArIjAtinA ghaDatara ja evI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upavanamAM meLApa 113 ajaba rIte thAya che ke enAmAM snehanA aMkurane vikasvara thatAM vilaMba nathI thato. varSonA vahana sAthe enI zarIrAkRti paNa vividha palTA le che. dehanI e khIlavaNI jAta jAtanI caMcaLatA janmAve che. tamArI samakSa mAre mAruM pUrva jIvana ke prema vArtA varNavavAnI na hovAthI huM eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke anya bAbatemAM bhale mane tame TapI jAva, paNa A prItinA viSayamAM to haju ekaDo ghuMTatA navA nizALIA sama cho. tamo vaibhavanI Toce virAjatA abhayAkumArI mArA mAlika che ane huM sevA karavAnA nimitte tamArA saMsargamAM AvelI eka sAmAnya dAsI chuM. e vAta so TakA sAcI chatAM, mArA anubhavanI sarakhAmaNImAM tamAruM jJAna tolAmAM ratibhara jeTaluM ja gaNAya. paMDitA ! huM hane sevikA rUpe lekhatI ja nathI. tyArI sAthe mAro vartAva eka aMtaranI sakhI tulya che. bhale nAthanagaranI prajAmAM huM vijyasiMhanI putrI hovAthI abhayAsuMdarI ke rAjakumArI tarIke lekhAtI heluM, chatAM hArI AgaLato ekAdI nAnI bahena ja chuM. he koI divasa mArA vartAvamAM kaDakAI joI che? ATalA samayanA sahavAsamAM meM koI vAra adhikAra ke rUvAba dAkhavyo che? ghaNIvAra huM jAte mArI sAthenA vartAvamAM sevaka-mAlika jevo bhAva dAkhave che, bAkI meM to prathama milApathI ja hane mArI aMtaranI sakhI mAnI che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa ethI AgaLa jaI gurUsthAne besADI che. mAre kAI bahena che nahIM eTale have moTI bahena mAnI hArI doravaNIe ja mArUM nAva haMkAruM chuM. to pachI Aje Ama kema varte che? zA sArU vAta chupAvo cho? jeha zuM bAMdhe prItaDIjI, teha zuM rahe pratikuLa; mela na De mana tajI, e mAyAnuM mULa.' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA e kavi vacana mujaba mane tamAruM AjanuM vartama jaNAya che. hRdaya barAbara kholI nAMkho to vAta samajAya. darada jANyA vinA auSadha kayAMthI zodhAya ? paMDitA ! tuM kalyuM che evuM gaMbhIra darada nathI, tema evI khAnagI vAta paNa nathI. mArI najare e navI che. eTale kevI rIte ene AraMbha karavo tenA vicAramAM huM maunapaNe Daga bharatI hatI. huM na kaheta to paNa hArA kAne e AvyA vinA rahetI nahIM. jo ke huM to hane e kahevA sArU to virAmAsana para rojanI mAphaka na besatAM A kadalIgRha tarapha kheMcI lAvI chuM. - Aje mArA vivAha sabaMdhamAM mAtapitAne vAto karatAM acAnaka meM sAMbhaLyA. ATalA varSamAM koI vAra nahIM ne Ajeja temanI khAnagI vAta sAMbhaLavA huM bAjunA kamarAmAM chUpAI rahI. pitAzrI kahe ke caMpAti jItazatrunI chAvaNI ApaNA nagaranI bhAgoLe ja paDI che. kauzAmbIpatinA chellA aNadhAryA humalAmAM rAjavI pharIthI rANI vagaranA banyA che. jo ke e banyuM tyAre mahArAjA to sImADAnA bhAyAtone vaza karavA nIkaLyA hatA. caMpAno e banAva to pITha pAchaLanA ghA jevo hato. e hAjara hoya ne koI anya rAjavI jIta meLave e haju paryata to banyuM nathI ja. e kAraNe nAma dadhivAhana hovA chatAM "chatazatru " tarIkenI khyAti pAmyA che. hArI saMmati hoya te ApaNuM putrInA sagapaNanI vAta temanA kAne nAMkhavAnuM mAruM mana che. rAjyanA kAryomAM rANInI jarUra to Dagale ne pagale paDe. mArA mitra mAraphata jANavAmAM AvyuM che ke pallAvatInA viraha veLA e jema theDe samaya sudhI kiMkartavya mUDha banI gayA hatA ema A veLA nathI banyA. ucita zeTa pALI, tarataja pitAnA dezamAM paryaTana karavA nIkaLI paDayA che ane yogya ramaNI maLe to e svIkAre paNa kharA ja. purNa bhAgya hoya to ja Avo saMbaMdha saMdhAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 15 upavanamAM meLApa mAtuzrIe kahyuM ke-tamArI vAta soLa AnA ne rati upara jevI che. teo hA pADe te dIkarI badhI rIte sukhamAM jAya. pUrve jeNe pUrAbhAve bhagavAna pUjyA hoya tenA nasIbamAM ja AvuM sukha ane ATalI sAhyabI saMbhave. hA, eka vAta khUMce tevI to kharI. A je sarakhI vayanuM na gaNAya. abhayA ane rAjavInI vaya vaccenuM aMtara vadhu lekhAya. e sivAya vicAravAnuM e rahe che ke temanI prathama rANIne patto nathI paNa e garbhiNI hatI ane bIjI dhAriNIne to vasumatI nAme putrI paNa hatI. e badhAno hAla patto nathI paNa dhAre ke punaHoge sAMpaDe te mArI putrInAM pharajaMdanuM zuM ? are tuM paNa kyAM sudhI pahoMcI gaI ? gAmamAM pesavAnA haju phAMphAM tyAM paTelanA ghera UnA pANI jevI huM vAta karI. sArA sArA rajavADAnI kuMvarIo doDatI Ave tema che. tyAM ApaNe sarakhA sAmAnya bhAyAtano gaja vAgaze ke kema te haju acokakasa che. A te mArA mitranI lAgavaga pahoMce che ane AMgaNe AvyA che to meLa besADavAnA prayatna che. zaMkaranI kRpA hoya to e besI jAya. bhAvinA vicAra to nakAmA che. rajavADAmAM vayanA aMtara para vajana na mUkAya. bAkI rANIpada bhogavanAranA saMtAno rAjyanA hakadAra gaNAvAnA ja. e kaMI rajhaLatA bhikhArI nathI thavAnA. cAlI AvatI praNAlikA mujaba hissedAra gaNAya. ATalA varSomAM jenI bhALa maLI nathI e kyAMthI ekaeka phUTI nIkaLaze? to, padhAre jaldI jumA zatram mArI te hA che ja. ATalI vAta mArA aMtaramAM akathya bhAvo janmAvyA che? jene daSTi maryAdAmAM ekavAra paNa lAvavAno prasaMga lAvyo nathI, jenI sAthe saMbhASaNa dUra rahyuM; are parasparanA svabhAvano meLa bese che ke kema e * vicAravAnuM paNa dUra rahyuM; vaLa netrAnA meLApano yoga paNa maLyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 satI ziramaNa caMdanabALA nathI; evA ajJAtanA hAthamAM huM teM pAvAnI ane enI sAthe ajANyA sthAnamAM dhakelAvAnuM ! sArUM ye jIvana tyAM vitAvavAnuM ! A vicAratAM ja mArI muMjhavaNa vadhI paDI che. e kAraNe ja mArI sarva karaNuM yAMtrika putaLI sama thaI paDI che. kumArI ! emAM muMjhAvAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI. nArIjAtine zire e vyavahAra kaMI AjakAlane nathI. anaMta kALathI cAlyA Avate e to rave. mAtA pitAnA khoLe ucharela bALA, yauvana vayamAM AvatAM taddana aparicita gRhe jAya ane tyAM navI sRSTi janmAve. dIkarI ne gAya, jyAM dare tyAM jAya' e janaukita zuM tame jANatA nathI ? lagna nathI thayAM ane eka vAra nAvalIyAne prasaMga nathI paDe tyAM sudhI ja tamane e navuM lAgavAnuM ! pachI te saune bhUlI javAnA ! jItazatru jevA pratApI rAjavInA rANuM banatAM ane caMpAnA mahAlayamAM mahAlavAnuM maLatAM amane yAda paNa nahIM karavAnA ? paMDitA ! tuM e rAjavIne oLakhatI lAge che. nA, nA, khAsa oLakhANa to nathI ja. emanI chAvaNa ApaNA nagaramAM paDyA pachI be cAra vAra temane najare jovAnA prasaMga lAgyA. che. bAkI emanA jIvananI kathanI to ekAdI navalikA jevI che. prajAjananA karNopakarNa vahI rahelI e kathA mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM paNa AvI che. jo e tamane svIkAre te tame pUrNa bhAgyazALI gaNAva. eka vAra najare joze ke tarata ja lalacAI jaze. paNa vayanA: atarano prazna to kharo ja ne? e vAta phekI devA jevI na lekhAya, paNa parAkramazALI naranA zarIra bAMdhA AgaLa ane nArI deha je rIte saMyoge maLatAM pAMgare che e jotAM e para jhAjhuM mahatva ApavuM mane yogya nathI lAgatuM.. sarvadezIya samAnatA sau koInA bhAgyamAM AlekhAI hatI nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upavanamAM meLApa 117 vADa, hArI e vAta kabUla rAkhIe to paNa jene hAtha pakaDo hoya ene eka vAra najare jovo to joIe ne? nahIM te pANI 'pIdhA pachI ghara pUchavA jevuM ke hajAmata karAvyA pachI vAra jANavA jevuM hAsyAspada AcaraNa karavAno artha zo ? hAM, tyAre ema cekhuM kahI de ke nRpa jItazatrunA darzana karavA ja che. emAM kAMI bhArI hikamata ajamAvavAnI agatya nathI. sAMbhaLe, e rAjavI, aharniza A tarapha saMdhyAkALe pitAnA salAhakAro sAthe pharavA Ave che. pelA sAmenA kuvArAnI pAchaLanA latAjamAM e maMDaLI goThavAya che. lagabhaga ghaTikA uparAMtane kALa tya vArtAlApamAM vyatIta thAya che. ApaNe rojanA samaya karatAM ardhI ghaTikA moDuM karIe te pAchA pharatAM emane jovAnI taka sAMpaDe. sakhI ! te Aje ema ja karIzuM. aMtarane ukaLATa e vinA - zamavAno nathI. jevI kuMvarIbAnI AjJA. paMDitAnI pharaja te e jhIlavAnI ja gaNAya. aMha, paNa dhAro ke tame rANI pade gehavAyA te pachI mArA jevIne yAda karavAnA ke sAva bhUlI javAnA? yAda karavAnI agatya na rahe, e sAruM huM te ne sAthe ja teDI javAnI. hArA vinA mane paLavAra paNa cena na paDe. dehanI chAyA. ochI ja judI rahe. ApaNe sneha paNa evo ja samaja. vAta to khuzI thavA jevI che. paNa bolyuM pALe tyAre sAcuM. are ! vizvAsa na paDato hoya te vacana ApuM. tyAM to paMDitA bolI uThI- kuMvarI ! tamAre sitAre jarUra camake che. juve, ju, vadhu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA bhavAnI jarUra nathI. pelA AvatA jaNAya che eja caMpApati dadhivAhana urphe rAjavI jItazatru. Aje te sAthamAM mAtra eka paricAraka ja che. cAlo, jhaTa kare, e dizAmAM pagalAM mAMDe eTale sAme AvI rahela temane didAra-darzana sulabhatAthI saMpUrNapaNe thaI zakaze. kadAca zabdonI Apa le karavI haze to e paNa banI zakaze, strIpurUSa vacce AkarSaNa e kaI navuM tattva nathI. emAM samAna vRttine vega hoya tyAM jhAjhAM vANI vilAsanI jarUra na rahe. AMkho maLe ane emAM keTalAye chUpAbhAvonI Apa le thAya. jJAnI puruSa e mATe spaSTa kahe che ke pUrvabhavano saMbaMdha emAM agrabhAga bhajave che. karmanI vicitratAne mAnanAra temaja enI aciMtya zaktine jANanAra sArU e Azcaryano viSaya nathI ja. - sAmasAme thI pasAra thatAM mUkavRttie ghaNuM thaI gayuM. emAM aMga-upAMganA hAvabhAva ane netranA kaTAkSa paNa kharAja. nArIjAti sulabha lajjAthI kumArI bolI na zakI, paNa rAjavIne e saMkeca naLyo nahIM. cAlI jatI ramaNIo pAchaLa paricArakane nAma jANavA mokalyA. nokare AvI paMDitAne prazna karyo ane dakSa sakhIe e takane pUrepura upayoga karyo. e moM malakAvatAM meTe svare belI - nareza, mArA kuMvarIbAnuM oLakhANuM Icche che te te A pramANe che. emanuM nAma suMdarI abhayA, A nAthanagaranA jamInadAranI ekanI eka mAtra lADIlI kanyA. sarvakaLAmAM saMpUrNa. ApanuM nAma sAMbhaLyA pachI ApanA prati prItivALI paNa banI che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upavanamAM meLApa 119 upavananA A prasaMga pachI alpakALamAM ja sagapaNane sAdha sadhAyA. are lagnagraMthIthI joDAyelI kuMvarI abhayAe the|DA divasa piyaramAM vadhu rAkAi bhrUpa sAthe caMpAprati prayANa paNa karyuM. paDitAne kAla AdhyA pramANe peAtAnI joDe lAvI. rAjamahAlaya pharIthI ekavAra rANInA AgamanathI bharyAM bharyAM thai gayA. 6 navI ramaNI ane sarva prakAranI sAnukULatA pachI zuM kamI rahe ? jItazatru rAjavI saMsArI vilAsamAM lIna rahevA lAgyA. duHkhanu esaDa dahADA 'e kahetI mujaba vakhatanA vadhavA sAthe bhUtakAlina manAve vismRtinA viSaya banyA. Ama banavAmAM rANI abhayAnI AvaData ane AkarSI paNa kharAM ja. ceAsa. kaLAmAM pAraMgata evI A ramaNIe sakhI paDatAnI salAhathI svAmIne navanavI rIte AnaMda prameAdamAM kALa vyatIta karAvavA mAMDayo ke, jethI bhUlAyelI vAtA tAjI thavAnA prasaMga ja na lAkhe. padmA ane dhAriNI karatAM abhayAnA saMhavAsamAM varSAnA AMkaDA vadhu AgaLa vadhyA. caMpA nagarImAM AkhAdI ane sukhAkArI te! hatAM ja. prajAnI AMkha bhAvi vArasanA darzana prati mITa mAMDI rahI hatI. abhayAnA sukhAmAM mAtra e ekaja uNupa najare caDhatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 13 mu dharmaniSTha daMpatI zreyAsupUjya svAmInA ramaNIya prAsAdamAM Aje sakhata bhIDa jAmI hatI. nirvANa kalyANukanA pavitra divasa ane e sAthe guNa saMpanna sudarzana zeTha taraphanA utsava saMkaLAyeleA; eTale seAnuM ne sugaMdha maLyA jevA prasaMga. A maheAtsavamAM khe navI vAtA UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevI tarI AvatI. eka tA zreSThiva sudarzana tI patinA jIvana viSe vivecana karavAnA hatA ane mahArAjA dadhivAhana peAtAnA aMtaHpura sahita darzane padhAravAnA hatA. sAmAnya rIte ujavaNI te vividha prakArI bhaktinA gIta gAnamAM paryApta thatI. Aje uparanI e navI kA vAhInA umerAe paNa vadhu Aka Nu janasamUhamAM pedA karyuM hatuM. raMgamaMDapa, devAlayanA hirabhAga ane pharatA bagIcAnI traNe dizAe nara nArI ane bALavR MdanA samUhathI bharAi gayAM hatAM. aSTa prakArI pUjA vividha vAjiMtrAnA kapriya svaMrA sadgha meLa sAdhatI ArabhAi cUkI hatI. saMgItanA pravAhamAM eka tAra banelA samUhane vahI jatI ghaTikAoneA khyAla sarakhA paNa naheAte. nAdane pAMcame Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmaniSTha daMpatI 121 "veda" kahevAmAM Ave che e khATuM nathI. suMdara rAge ane madhura kaMThe gavAtA padyamAM game tevA bhArI koLAhaLane zamAvI devAnI ane ekadhArI zAMti pAtharI daI sArAye samUhanuM AkarSaNa karavAnI ajaba zakti che. * A rIte jaLa, caMdana, kusuma, dIpa ane dhUpa rU5 pAMca prakAranI pUrNAhUti thatAM maMDaLImAM virAjelA zeTha sudarzana petAnI gRhiNI maneramA sAthe UbhA thayA. tIrthapati sAme goThavelA suvarNa jaDita bAjaTha upara gAyanA dUdha sarakhA veta varNavALA-akhaMDita dhAravALA uttama jAtinA-akSatothI ubhaye naMdAvarta sAthIyA AlekhyA. e upara judI judI jAtanA nivedya ane suMdara phaLo mUkyA. prabhunI dRSTimAM pitAnI dRSTine joDI, hastanI aMjalI karI, zeTha bolyA he trilokanA nAtha! nAraka, tiryaMca, manuSya ane deva rU5 gati cAranA-A saMsAra bramaNamAMthI UgaravA arthe A svastikanI racanA karI che. e uparanI traNa DhagalI dvArA darzana-jJAna-cAritra rU5 traNa mahAmUlA ratnano prakAza saMpUrNapaNe amArA AtmAmAM prasare evI aMtaranI bhAvanA che. Apa sarakhA tIrthapatinA avalaMbana vinA e thavuM muzkela che mATe Apa nimitta rUpa thAva evI prArthanA che. e nirmaLatA lAvyA pachI AtmAnuM aMtima dhyeya siddhazilAne vAsa; e to sahaja siddha che e sUcaka cinha, aSTamInA caMdra samuM AlekhyuM che. naivedya ane phaLa DhAMkavA pAchaLa, Atma samarpaNa karavAnI daDha mane kAmanA che." prabhe! A rIte dravya pUjana karI bhAva pUjAmAM ApazrInI stavanA karavA huM yatkiMcita prayatna evuM chuM." guhiNu mane ramAe nArIvRdamAM beThaka lIdhI ane ekTiveryo mAnavagaNa sAMbhaLe e rIte madhura vANImAM besavAno AraMbha karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA cAlu avasarpiNI kALanA cothA ArAmAM jaMbudvIpanA A bharatamAM judA judA sthAne, anukrame zrI RSabhadevathI mAMDI, ThIka ThIka samayanA aMtarALe agiyAra tIrthaMkara thaI gayA. tyArapachI ApaNI A pavitra caMpA nagarImAM rAjavI vAsupUjya ane rANI jayAdevInA putra tarIke bAramA vAsupUjya svAmIne janma thayo. tIrthakara. nAma karmanA prabhAvathI sarva prakAranA uttamottama saMge vacce UcharatA teo lAyaka ummare pahoMcyA. yoga prApta thatAM sAdhu banyA. pariSaha ane upasargonI jhaDIne samatA bhAve vedI, apUrva evA kaivalyane sAdhyuM. tIrthakara zrI vAsupUjya svAmInI kAyAnI UMcAI 70 dhanuSya ane AyuSya 72 lakSa pUrva. dIkSA letI veLA sAthamAM 600 mAnavIne samUha hatA. emanuM laMchana mAhiSanuM hatuM. nirvANa samaya pUrve teonI saMpadAmAM gaNadharapa66, cauda pUrvamAM 1200 sAdhuo, jyAre avadhijJAnI 500 ane mana:paryava jJAnI- 6100 tathA kevaLajJAnI AtmAonI saMkhyA 6000 nI hatI. vakriya labdhi vALA 10000 ane vAdI 4700 hatA. zrAvaka saMkhyA 2 lAkhane 15 hajAra ane zrAvikAnI saMkhyA 4 lAkha 36 hajAranI hatI. gaNadharamAM mukhya zrI suma nAme hatA. yakSa kumAra nAme ane yakSaNI caMdrA nAme hatA. ApaNI A caMpApurImAM ja teozrInuM nirvANa ASADha suda 14 eTale AjanA dine thayuM hatuM. e veLA teo ekAkI na hatA, paNa sAthamAM 600ne parivAra hato. anya tIrthakaronI nirvANa bhUmi thavAnuM bhAgya, janmabhUmine nahIM paNa koI navI nagarI kivA pArvatIya pradezane maLyuM che jyAre ApaNI A caMpApurI ekalI ja (1) traNa phUTa (2) coryAsI lAkha ne coryAsI lAkhe guNae te je AMka saMkhyA Ave tene eka pUrva kahevAya che ne tevA bahotera lAkha pUrva varSa (3) cinha (4) parivAra (5) samuhanA nAyaka (6) saMpUrNa vidyAnA pAragAmI (3) maryAdAvALuM jJAna (8) mananA paryAyane jANuM zake tevuM (9) icchA pramANe vastu banAvI zake tevuM jJAna (zakti). Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 dharmaniSTha daMpati nasIbadAra che ke jenA bhAgyamAM bAramA tIrthapatinA pAMce kalyANakA pitAnA AMgaNe thavA rUpa ane lAbha noMdhAyo che. arihaMta vAsupUjya svAmIne thaI gagA pachI to saMkhyAbaMdha varSonA vAyarA A bhUmi upara vAyA che. e daramyAna A bhAratavarSamAM judA judA nagaramAM bIjA agiAra tIrthakaro thayA che. vIsamAM yAne chellA tIrthapati tarike kSatrIya kuMDa nagaranA rAjavI siddhArtha ane rANI trizalAdevInA tanuja zrI vardhamAna thavAnA che. teoe rAjamahalayanA sukhane sApa jema kAMcalIne choDI de tema tyajI daI, saMyamane vikaTa paMtha svIkAryo che e ApaNuM sarvanI jANamAM che. hAlato teo zrI pariSaha ane upasargone sAmano ughADI chAtIe ane ekAkI paNe karatA bhinna bhinna pradezamAM vicare che e samAcAra paNa ApaNe mATe navA nathI. tIrthanI sthApanA dareka tIrthakara kare che tyAM sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMghamAM je vyakti yogya jaNAya che tene mukhya pade sthApe che. saMpadA darekane hoya che paNa emAM saMkhyAnI sarakhAI nathI hotI. tattvanI dRSTiye darekanA upadezamAM sAmya hoya che paNa prarUpaNAnI zilImAM bhinnatA saMbhave che ane emAM deza kALanA saMyoge kAraNarUpa bane che. pitAnA samayanA vizALa jana samUhanuM mAnasa avadhArI laI tIrthapati potAnI upaderA paddhati nakkI kare che. ApaNe sau ahIM prabhuzrI vAsupUjya svAmInI vidhipUrvaka pUjA temaja stavanA karI rahyA chIe e pAchaLa Azaya mAtra eka ja che ke ApaNe paNa je karmaripuone temaNe mArI haThAvyA teone mArI haThAvI temanA sarakhA vItarAga banIe kahyuM che ke - - ilikA bhramarIdhyAnAt bhramarItvamaznute / arthAta IyaLa jema bhamarInuM dhyAna dharatI pote bhamarIrUpa banI jAya che tema AtmAo paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM tadAkAra banatAM svayaM paramAtmA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA rUpe thaI jAya che. AtmAnI sAmyatA ane anaMta zakti mATe be mata che ja nahIM. AtmA je zubha karaNamAM citta lagAvI prayAsa AraMbhe to mahAtmA thavuM ke paramAtmApaNuM prApta karavuM jarApaNa muzkela nathI ja. A bhagavaMtanA jIve sarva karmone khaMkherI nAMkhI potAnA AtmAnA mULa guNa jJAna-darzana ane cAritrane sphaTika ratnasama nirmaLa banAvI dIdhA eTale te kRtakRtya thayA. eka kALe te paNa ApaNe mAphaka ArAdhaka dazAmAM hatA paNa vIrya pheravyuM to ArAdhya banyA. emanA jIvana ne najara sAme rAkhI, temanA cIMdhelA mArge prayANa karIe to ApaNuM mATe e pade dUra nathI tema nathI dUra e siddhazilA ! . prabhu mUrtinuM avalaMbana saMsAra jamaNamAM ApaNane mahAsAgaramAM pharatAM vahANo ane jahAjone jema dIvAdAMDI sahAyaka bane che tema muktinA mArge laI javAmAM madada kartA che. karmaripuo kyAM kyAM dhAmA nAkhI paDyA che ane jene kevI rIte bhUlathApa khavaDAve che, ane jItanI bAjI hAramAM pheravI nAkhe che. e jANavA sAru tIrthakara devanA caritra nirmaLa darpaNanI garaja sAre che. ApaNe ene zraddhApUrvaka upayoga karI ApaNe mArga niSkaTeka banAvavAnA prayatno hAtha dharavAnA che. UMcA prakAranA padArtho-vividha jAtanAM drazya-emanI sanmukha dharI mAMgaNuM te e karavAnI che ke - he prabhu! amArAmAM e sarva tyajI devAno bhAva pedA thAva. e padArtho pAchaLanI lAlasA naSTa thAva. aSTaprakArI pUjA pAchaLanuM rahasya eja che. dravya ane bhAva pUjAo dvArA AkharI dhyeya te prabhu jevA ApaNe paNa pUjya banIe eja che. Ama jyAM zreSThi vivecananI pUrNAhUti kare che tyAM bhUpatinA pagalAM thayAM. zeThanA chellA zabdo temaNe paNa sAMbhaLyA. rAjA-rANuM prabhu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmaniSTha daMpati 125 biMba darzana-vaMdana vidhi karI jAmelI maMDaLImAM Ucita sthAne goThavAyA. saMgIta paNa pUra bahAramAM prasarI rahyuM. TUMka samayamAM ja ArAma maLavAno che evA khyAlathI vAjiMtro para vagADanArAnI AMgaLIo ajaba gatithI pharavA mAMDI. e preraNA jhIlI gAyake paNa pUrNa raMgamAM AvI gayA. vadhAI ane AratI- maMgaLadIpanI vidhi pUrI thatAM ja sau vIkharAvA mAMDyA. * zeThanI vinaMtIthI rAjavI parivAra sahita bagIcAmAM eka bAju UbhA karelA maMDapamAM padhAryA. temanI sanmukha zeThadaMpatIe potAnA che putro sahita AvI najarANuM dharyuM ane potAnA pitAzrInA avasAna aMge karela utsavamAM AmaMtraNane mAna ApI padhAravA badala AbhAra mAnya. A kAryanI pUrNAhUti thatAM rAjA-rANI rathamAM besI darabAragaDhana mArge parivAra sahita paMDyA. abhayAnA savAlathI dadhivAhane kahyuM ke zeTha sudarzana e to caMpAnagarIne AgevAna vahepArI che. enI pramANikatA ane zuddha caritra mATe be mata na hevAthI, vyApArI mahAjanamAM e vaDe che ane nagarInuM eka aNamela ratna che. "hIre ne kuMdane jaDyo' e ukti anusAra enI patni manaramA paNa kuLavAna gharanuM ramaNuM ratna che ane satI nArIomAM agrapade Ave che. kavivacana mujaba "kahyAgarA che dIkarA, ane kulavaMtI che nAra' ahIM to sAkSAta jovA maLe che. rU5-vinaya ane namratAmAM putro paNa eka bIjAnI hariphAImAM Utare tevA che. vaLI lakSmIdevInI paNa mahera e kuTuMbamAM pUrvajonA vArasArUpe UtarI che. "kharekhara, sukha to evuM che ke harakoIne iSa upajeShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 126 : satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA ATaluM bolatAM abhayAraNa ekAeka UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayAM. mana taraMgonA hiMDoLe caDhyuM. paraNIne AvyA pachI varSonAM vahANa vItI gayAM, chatAM saMtAna mukhadarzanane prasaMga Avye nahi. kAlIghelI vANImAM bolatA ekAda bALakathI pitAne khoLo bharAyo nahi; athavA to "mA" evA saMbaMdhane bolAvanAra ekAda arbhaka najara sAme ramatuM jovAyuM nahi. e uNapa moTA virATa svarUpe ame nAcI rahI. mApadanI lAlasA ajaba che. e mATenI nArIjAtimAM tIvra vAsanA sahaja hoya che. e pada prApti veLA pAchaLa DokiyA karI rahela maraNAMta kaSTanI paNa bhIti para vicAra sarakho ja nathI. e vagaranA anya sukhonI teNIne mana jhAjhI kiMmata nathI. eTale te vAMjhIyApaNuM TALavA e game tevA sAhasa vahere che. abhayAraNa Akhare to e jAtimAMnuM ja eka pAtrane ! rANIpada e jarura sukha-vaibhavanI Toca samuM. paNa AjanA banAve-aneramA jevI prauDhAnA darzane aMtaramAM chupAyela mAtRtvanI vAsanA ekadama sateja karI dIdhI. mana taraMgenI AvaliothI UbharAI rahyuM. rAjamahAlayanA vilAsa, dAsadAsIonI hAramALA, pANI mAgatAM pUrve dUdha maLe tevI sAhebI, rAjavIne ekadhAro neha, ane aMgadezanuM mahArANIpada, saMtAnanA abhAvamAM teNIne bALI nAkhavA lAgyAM. are koDInI kiMmatanA paNa na jaNAyAM. AMkho sAme satI manoramA vaibhavanA zikhare beThelI dekhAI. mana pokArI UThayuM. ahA, kevI bhAgyazALI e zraSTi priyA! eka be nahi paNa cha to chokarA! vaLI rUpa-raMga ane kAMtimAM anaMga devanA ja avatAra samA ! nArIjIvananI saphaLatA mAtRchavanamAM samAyelI che. vaMdhyatva te abhAgIpaNAnI jaLatI cirAga che. are pUrvajanmanA mahApAtakanuM mUrtimaMta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmaniSTha daMpati 127 svarUpa che. je mArA nasIbamAM e kalaMka rekhA ja aMkAyelI hoya to, A mahAlayanA sukhonI kaMI ja kiMmata na gaNAya ! tyAM te sAthamAM rahelA svAmInA hAthanA kheMcANe ane uccarAyelA nigna zabdoe, AgaLa vadhatI vicAramALAne aTakAvI. priye! ekadama mauna kema banI gaI, ne hoMzabhera ApaNe darzane AvyA hatA ane e veLA tArA caherA para umaMganI lAlAza daSTigocara thatI hatI, te Ama pAchAM pharatAM ekAeka viSAdanI kAlimAmAM kayA kAraNe badalAI gaI ? evI te kaI gahana ciMtAe ekAeka tane gherI lIdhI. - nAtha ! manoramAnA prasaMgamAM AvyA pachI mArI saMtAnabhUkha ekadama ugra banI che. nArIjAti mATe vaMdhyatva jevuM anya koI duHkha nathI. enA abhAvamAM ApaNuM A riddhisiddhi sarpadaMza sama DaMkhe che. - vallabhe ! hArI vAta sAcI che. mane paNa gAdI vArasanI ciMtA ochI nathI muMjhavatI. ekanA viyoga pachI kaI bhALa ja na maLI. ane bIjInA saMtAnanuM zuM thayuM enI paNa khabara nathI. e mArA jevA ne ochuM DaMkhatuM nahIM hoya. vayanA aMka tarapha najara nAMkhatA hRdaya nirAzA anubhave che. mitra yazapAlanI salAhathI "lAkho nirAzAmAM amara AzA chupAI che." e kavi vacanane sadhiyAre laI saMtApa pakaDuM chuM. tuM paNa AzAvaMta bana; hArI sakhI paMDitA hoMziyAra che. enI salAhathI kaI vrata-AkhaDI kara, kAraNa ke dharama karaNathI pUrvanA aMtarAya karmo traTe che. pUrvajanmanA duSkarmone TALavA sArU prabhubhakti ane tapa-AcaraNa e rAmabANa ilAja che. AzA dIvaDA para AdhAra na rAkhe to mAnava bIjuM karI paNa zuM zake? tyAM te ratha,prAsAda AvatAM thAvyo. emAMthI UtarI rAjArANI mahAlayanA 5mathI rahI potapotAnA kamarAmAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 satI zimaNI caMdanabALA kamarAmAM pravezyA chatAM, ane cakSu sAme sapheda cAdarathI AcchAdita palaMga ane e upara mazarUnAM ozikAM jevA chatAM rANune emAM paDI ArAma levAnuM mana na thayuM. manamAM putra prAptinI adamya bhUkha bhabhakatI hatI. vAraMvAra vicAra paNa e aMge ja AvatA hatA, udAharaNa paNa ene anurUpa jaDatAM vanaspati jevI ekeMdriya jAtimAM paNa rUpa ApavAno-nava pallavita thavAno-svabhAva che ane huM ethI vaMcIta ! kerIothI lacI rahela Amra vRkSa maMgalika TANe yAda karAya, are mUkhya dvAra para enA parNonuM toraNa baMdhAya. kAraNa eka ja ane te phaLavApaNAnuM ! tiyaMtra kaTimAM lekhAtAM pazupaMkhIo paNa pitAnA paravaza gaNAtA jIvanamAM baccAM-kaccAM saha besI kalela karavAnI ghaDIo meLave che jyAre huM ja kevaLa ekalavAyI ! daMpatI jIvananI saphaLatA vaMza velanI vikasvaratAmAM che. gRhastha jIvananI ekarasatA-pUrNalaya lInatAmAMthI ja saMtAnarU5 pAkane ubhava thAya che. ubhayanA pratibiMba rUpa arbhaka e guNadarzaka Ariso ke vajugAMThe gAMThato atUTa dhAgo! jyAM e nathI tyAM kaMIja nathI. kaIbI rIte, game tevA sAhase mArUM vAMjhIyApaNuM te TALavuM ja joIe. hA, hA, e vAta so TakA sAcI. paNa- . are paMDitA, tuM kayAranI ahIM AvI che? tame rahyA mahArASTra, keNa kayArathI AvyuM che agara kayAM UbhuM che? enI paravA Apa sarakhAne kayAMthI hoya? sakhI, pArAyaNa karavAnuM mUkI je hoya te jhaTa kahI nAkha. kene kahuM? raseIo bhANuM pIrasIne dAsIone doDAve. mahArAjA, vATa jotAM bhANapara besI rahe ane Apa to aha - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmaniSTha daMpati 129 saMtAnaprAptinA soNalAM sevatA he. e dazAmAM pelI bicArIo to avAja mAryo jAya ne Akhare pharamAna chUTe A paMDitA upara ! piyaranI dAsI eTale enA upara bevaDe dAve. game te kAma karatI heya chatAM AjJA thatAM deDatAM AvavuM ja paDe ! padhAro, mahArANajI ! chatazatru mahArAjA upara Ape ajaba jAdu karyuM che; ApanI hAjarInI e mArga pratIkSA karI rahyA che. satvara cAle, pahelA pe agni bujhAvo pachI nirAMte dehanI bhUkha bhAMgavAnAM ravanAM seva je. jA, temane kahe ke mArA zarIre asukha hovAthI teo ekalA jamI le. kahIne ahIM satvara pAchI Avaje. tArI salAha vinA abhayAthI kaMIja thavAnuM nathI. paMDitA raDAmAM saMdeza pahoMcADI AvI, ane e sAthe bhUpatinA mukhethI bagIcAmAM banela prasaMga ane e uparathI rANIne upajela saMtAnabhUkhanI vAta paNa jANatI AvI. khuda rAjavIe e saMbaMdhamAM upAya yojavAnI teNune tAkIda karI. eNe abhayAne khIlavavA, AvatAM bheraja, meM malakAvI kahevA kahevA mAMDayuM-- rANIjI! tamArI pola pakaDAI gaI che. AhArabhUkha to samajAya paNa tamArI bhUkha te ajaba che! saMtAna ema rastAmAM nathI paDavAM. e to karmAdhina vAta. soNalAM sevavAthI e che ja kheLo bharAvavAne che ! e pAchaLa taraMgo vahetA mUkavA ke valopAta karavA te jhAMjhavAnA jaLa joI haraNe pANI pIvAnI phalAMgo mAre te sarakhuM nirarthaka che. pAtaLI paDelI retanI kRtrimatA dUrathI jaLane bhAsa karAve tethI ochI ja tyAM javAthI pANunI tRSA chIpe ! saMtAna prAptimAM sau prathama te pUrvane RNAnubadhi joIe che. e uparAMta anya kAraNonI sAnukULatA paNa jovAnI hoya che. ghaNAkharA dAkhalAmAM jema umarabhUmimAM pAka na saMbhave tema amuka strIonA baMdhAraNa ja evAM hoya che ke temane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA garbha raheto ja nathI ! eTale nAsajAtine e doSa gaNAya che. paNa koI veLA ethI UlaTuM paNa bane che. purUSanA doSone laI nArIjAtine pharajIyAta vAMjhaNa dazAne anubhava karavo paDe che. ciMtAthI kAyA zoSAya ane AhAra upara arUcI janme e vadhArAmAM gaNAya. paNa pativratA strInA zire e dharma anAdikALano cAlyo Avate che. e sAme AMgaLI cIMdhavAthI kaMI jalAtI nathI. vaMdhyAne svAmI punaH lagnagraMthI dvArA pitRtva pAmI zake, paNa hInapurUSArthI ke laMDanI bhAryA mAtRpada - na ja meLavI zake! sakhI, mAre hArAM A nItivacano sAMbhaLavAM nathI. mArA aMtaramAM je bhUkha UghaDI che ane enAthI je agni pedA thaI che ene zAMta pADavAno upAya zodhavo e hAro dharma che. meM hane gurUpade sthApI che eTale pharaja paNa che. tuM adA karavA mAMge che ke kema? kadAca adA na karUM to zuM zikSA karaze ? hane zikSA karavI e mArI zakti bahAranI vAta che. bAkI ema thavAmAM vadhu vilaMba thaze to to hArI abhayAne cittabhrama" jarUra lAgu paDaze ja. bhramita magajavALI vyakti zuM nahIM kare e kalpavuM muzkela che. Ama AkaLA na thAva. A kaMI sAmA jhADe laTakatI laba teDI ANavA jevuM kAma nathI. vidhinA hAthanI vAta che. mAnava te prajJAnA jere mane kAmanA siddha karavAnA prayAsa karI jANe. tamArA mATe huM mArI najara pahoMcaze tyAM lagI UDIza. eka paNa upAya ajamAvyA vagara nahIM rAkhuM. tamArA bhAgyamege khuda mahArAjAe paNa e kArya mane ja soMpyuM che. paNa tame ciMtAne kahADI nAkho ane pahelAnI mAphaka hasatA ramatA banI jAva. vinA kAraNe dehane zeSavAnuM baMdha kare to ja mane nirAMta vaLe. pachI ja mAruM magaja e dizAmAM vaLe. kALA mAthAnA mAnavIne kaI ja azakaya nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 muM kaumudI mahotsava utsava ujavaNInI zarUAta te saMdhyAkALa pachI, AkAzamAM pUrNimAne caMdra pUrNa kaLAe khIlI nIkaLatAM thatI, chatAM caMpA nagarInI prajA madhyAhukALa vItyAne mAMDa ghaTikA thaI haze tyArathI ja e kudaratI moja mANavA nagarInI bahAra jaI rahI hatI. sAmAnyataH AvA utsava varSamAM traNeka vAra ujavAtA ane emAM rAyathI mAMDI raMka paryata TathI bhAga letAM. ghaNuM kharuM A jAtanI ujavaNuM traNa dina paryata cAlatI ane keIka vAra eka aThavADIyA sudhI paNa laMbAtI. vasaMta utsava-kaumudI mahotsava ane vijayA dazamIne utsava to :lagabhaga e kALe bhAratavarSanA pratyeka rajavADAmAM ujavAtA prajAjano meTI saMkhyAmAM kudaratane AMgaNe UtarI paDatA ane chUTathI managamatA AnaMda mANatA. emAM rAjavI ane anya adhikArIo paNa vinA saMkoce bhaLatA; kayAM to vasaMta RtunI navapallavita vanarAjIno AnaMda leya, kayAM te saMpUrNa kaLAe khIlelI cAMdanIne AnaMda hoya, athavA to kSAtravRttinA nitarA ne same dazerAno Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALAM dina heya. nagara lagabhaga khAlI thaI jatuM. Ama janasamUhanA AnaMda prada mATe temaja khANIpINa mATe hArabaMdha dukAne UbhI thaI jatI. zamiyANA UbhA thatA. taMbuo naMkhAtA ane nAnI rAvaTIonI. hAramALA sajatI. ekAda nAnakaDA gAma jevo dekhAva banI rahe. zaheramAM moTA hATo e dinemAM sadaMtara baMdha rahetAM. bALa-yuvAna ane prauDha vargane lagabhaga nevuM TakA bhAga AmAM hAjarI Apato hAvAthI nagaranA AvAso khAlIkhama jaNAtA. keAImAM ati vRddha AdamIo jaNAtA te theDAkamAM AjArInI pathArI dRSTigocara thatI. AvAja kAraNavALA ke zeka nimittavALA athavA to khAsa koI vratadhArI sivAya nAnuM moTuM sau koI ullAsapUrvaka khullA medAna, para AbhalAnA vizALa chatra heThaLa, vanarAjIthI vipula ane vividha prakAranA pakSIvRMdathI gAjI rahetAM sthAnamAM kudarate chUTA hAthe verelA AnaMdanA upabhoga karatuM. ramatomAM dehane khaDatala banAve ane enA aMgopAMgane puSTi Ape evI jAtajAtanI, judA judA pradezamAMthI AvelA kustIbAje taraphathI thatI. anya sthaLe vaLI aMga maraDanA vividha abhinaya thatA. kaI bhAgamAM saMgIta vizAradonI ThaTha jAmI jatI ane vidha vidha vAjitronA mIThA ravanI ramajhaTa bolatI. ekAda bAjunA taMbumAM hastakaLAnA nitarAM pradarzana karAvatAM vividha raMgI citronI zreNI najare caDhatI. - ahIM zilpIo ane kaLAkAro AvatA. azva vecanAra sedAgara ke kariyANAnA vepArIo paNa AvatA. e vastuonA parIkSakane paNa akhADo jAmato. potapotAnA anubhavathI enAM mUlyAMkana thatAM. e aMgenA moTA sodA ke levaDadevaDane utsava pachI thatA, paNa bhAva tAla te ahIM ja nakkI thaI jatA. judA judA najIkanA pradezanI nava navI cIjo, hAtha kArIgarIno mAla ane vividha phala phalAdi. ahIM jevAnAM maLatAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaumudI mahe|tsava 133 TUMkamAM kahIye teA vIsamI sadInA saMgrahasthAna ke pradarzananI zarata AvA utsava sAratA. keAnA caherA upara ciMtA javalle ja jaNAtI. umaMga-ullAsa-praphullatA vinAda ane kutUhalavRttinAM ja satra dana thatAM. pUrNimAMnI cAMdanI khIle ane caMpAnA purajane emAM mhAle te pUrve vAMcaka jarA rANI abhayanA AvAsamAM DAkiyuM karI le. utsava AvatAM pUrve suMdara vastronI ane kiMmatI AbhUSaNlRAnI taiyArI karI traNa dina mATe jAtajAtanA zaNagAra nakkI karanAra suMdarI abhaya! Aje vetrAsanapara zUnyamanaska jaNAya che. saMdhyAkALa AvavAnI ghaDIye| gaNAi rahI che chatAM javAnI taiyArI jaNAtI nathI. tyAM paDitAnAM pagalAM thayAM. ene jotAM ja rANI kheAlI UThI. kema si'ha ke ziyALa ? AjanuM ja muta che te ? khA, anukULa te Ajane divasa che. AvA yeAga punaH prApta thavA savita nathI. chatAM iSTa siddhi mATe seA TakA zaMkA che. e mAga paNa kulInatAne| nathI. ane jo ADu phATe te sAme ja sanAza sukha phADI UbhA che. " chI, chI, evI vevalAnI vAtA A kSatriyANI sAMbhaLavA TevAi nathI. jyAM aMtaranI Aga ThAravAnI, ane saMtAnanI bhUkha bhAMgavAnI tamannA madhyAnhe pahAMcI heAya tyAM jo ' * teA ' nI vAteA na cAle. zaMkA na ja sevAya ane kulInatAne ADI na ja aNuAya. AMdhaLIyA karIne jhukAvavuM ja rahyuM. pelA kavinuM vacana yAda karavuM - yAheAma karIne paDe, phateha che Age. ' jo tame| ATalI hade taiyAra che te mane bhIti dharavAnuM kaMija kAraNa nathI. rAjavInI sUcanA pachIthI e aMgenI mArI kAyavAhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA to AraMbhAI cUkI che. aMtaHpuranA paheregIro ane dAsadAsIo sau koI jANe che ke rANajI saMtAnaprApti arthe kAmitapUraNa yakSanI pUjA pratyeka ravIvAre kare che. sArU paMDitA, yakSanI mUrtine pAlakhImAM laI Ave che ane pAchI mUkI Ave che. kAmitapUraNa yakSanI pASANa pratimAne sthAne Aje sAkSAta kAmadevane lAvI tamArI sanmukha khaDe karUM. ene paTAvI-manAvI IcchA pUrI karavAnuM tamAruM kAma hA, hA, mArA kamarAmAM eka vAra tuM ene raju kara, pachI e che. ane huM chuM. madabhara yuvatinA kaTAkSa bANamAM ekAMta AvI janAra hara koI bhAvAne ja. are paga cUmavAne. pazu ane vanaspati jevAmAM e AkarSaNa che te paMcaeNkiya mAnavImAM te vizeSa hoya. vIsanakhInA, pAzamAM ekavAra paDayA pachI koI chUTe khare? jA, jA, pAkI taiyArI kara. zubhasya zidhrama. huM paNa mahArAjane "tabiata nAdurasta che mATe kaumudI mahe-- tsavamAM bhAga levA nahI AvI zakAya ema kahevaDAvI dauM chuM. emanA sidhAvI gayA pachI mehinIne svAMga pUrNa paNe sajItaiyAra rahuM chuM. hArI ja mArga pratIkSA karuM chuM. Aje te kArya siddhi karavI ja che. jyAM te A pAra ke pele pAra. rANIne kamare cheDI darabAra gaDhamAM paga mUkatAM ja svArInI taiyArI AMkhe caDhI. sinike-azvArohIo ane nAnA moTA sAmaMta mahotsavamAM javA sArU pitapatAnA pizAkamAM sajaja thaI UbhA che. rAjavI dadhivAhana padhArI AjJA Ape eTalI ja DhIla che. kaMkA nizAna to gaDhanI bahAra paNa pahoMcI gayA che. tyAM te bhUpa AvI pahoMcyA. paNa sAthamAM preyasI abhayAsuMdarI nahotI. sarva taiyArI nirakhI vilaMba karavAnuM prayojana na joI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaumudI mahattva 135 mahAvatane AjJA karI ke gajarAjane najIka lAvo. ane rahasyamaMtrI yazapAla pAse AvI prazna kare te pUrve ja e bolyA- raNanI tabiasta asvastha che. chellA udyAna darzanathI pAchA pharyA pachI kaMIka mAnasika pIDA rahe che. khAsa ciMtAnuM kAraNa nathI. A veLA teNI sAthamAM AvanAra nathI. mahAvata hAthIne oTalA najIka lAvyo ke tarata ja phalAMga mArI bhUpati heddAmAM caDhI beThA ane savArIne AgaLa vadhavAnI AjJA saMbhaLAvI bajAra mArge jema jema e AgaLa jatI gaI tema tema janasamUhanI bhIDa pAchaLa vadhatI cAlI. jenArA karatAM sAthe janArAnI saMkhyA ati meTI hatI. sudarzana zeThanI havelI AgaLathI savArI pasAra thaI rahI. rAjavInI najara jharUkhAmAM ubhelA zeTha putro tarapha gaI. teo paNa jhaTa UtaravA mAMDayA ane pAchaLanA vRdamAM bheLAyA. pUrNimA eTale pAkhIne divasa. sudarzana zeTha te devAlaya samIpanI pauSadha zALAmAM pauSadha vratamAM savArathI beThelA. mAtra janatAne meTo bhAga ja nahIM saNa khuda rAjavI pite jANatA hatA ke zeThazrI dareka parvaNImAM pauSadha vrata kare che eTale ja e utsavamAM joDAI zakatA nathI. rAjamArga vaTAvI mukhya daravAjAmAM cha savArI jyAM kaumudI mahatsavanI ujavaNI thavAnI hatI e medAnamAM AvI pahoMcI tyAre dharatI para saMkhyAnA oLA UtarI cUkyA hatA. Thera Thera dIvAonI zreNI pragaTavAne Araba paNa na hatuM. AkAzamAM haju caMdradeva pUrNa kaLAmAM pravezyA nahatA; eTale dIpakenA prakAzamAM janasamUha savArImAMthI rAjavI jyAM potAne mATe niyata karela jariyAnabharIta zamiyAnAmAM sidhAvyA ke tarata ja, vikharAvA mAMDayA ane rAtri mATenA vizrAmasthAnano svaNamAM paDe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA nAnakaDI chAvaNI samA A pradezavAsIone kaumudI mahotsava mANavA daI jarA pharI eka vAra rAjamahAlaya prati daSTi vALIe. daravAjA paranA paheregIre sivAya atyAre tyAM jhAjhI dhamAla dekhAtI nathI. je kaMI prakAza UDIne AMkhe vaLage che te rANI abhayAnA prAsAdamAMthI ja Ave che. samayanuM cakra akhkhalita gatie potAnI kuca cAlu rAkhatuM hovAthI ghaMTAgharamAM jyAM navanA TakorA vAgyA ke e mahelanA dAdara parathI eka abaLA tvarita gatie utaratI dekhAI. are A to rANInI rahasya sakhI paMDitA. ubhaya vaccenA saMta anusAra nizcita karelA kAryanI siddhi arthe teNI jatI hoya ema jaNAya che. - caMcaLa gatie cAlatI e ramaNIne nathI to cokIdAranI paravA ke nathI to daravAjA paranA paheredAranI rekaTeka. enI avarajavara ATalI hade, saMkoca vagara thavAmAM enI prajJAe pUrI yArI ApI che. divasa pUrvethI AdarelA prayoganI Aja to siddhi karavAnI hatI. e prayogo dvArA ene paherAparanA rakSakomAM evI sacoTa chApa besADI hatI ke e moDI rAte kayAM jai rahI che ane kayAre pAchI pharavAnI ! eno vahema paNa jayAM upaje tema nahotuM, tyAM savAla karavAnI vAta ja kyAM hatI? tvarita gatie rasto kApatI paMDitA, rAjamArga vaTAvI, mahAjananA vAsa prati vaLI ane jyAM A be vaLAMka lIdhA tyAM zramaNa comAsAmAM je sthAnamAM sthIra vAsa karatA evI pauSadhazALA samIpa AvI pahoMcI. A sthAnI najIkamAM zrI arihaMta devanuM moTuM maMdira hatuM. ene pharate keTa hato. e atyAre baMdha hatuM. saMdhyAkALanI AratI thayA pachI A bhAgamAM nahi ja avarajavara rahe. dharmakaraNanA A sthAno, upAsaka varganI vasatInA cheDA tarapha AvelAM hatAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaumudI mahotsava 137 paMDitA pauSadhazALAnA abhaMga kAra AgaLa thobhI. jyAM ajavALAmAM pote AvI te dizA vAmI dizAmAM najara nAkhe che tyAM bukAnI bAMdhI che jemaNe evA cAra mAnavIo pAlakhI upADI AvI rahelA ane emanI AgaLa rUvAbathI cAlI, mArgadarzakane bhAga bhajavato temane mukhI dRSTigocara thayA. tarataja ene cahero smitathI chavAI gayo ane teNI dhImethI, mukhI najIka AvatAM belI- paDazasiMha, tame vakhatasara AvI pahoMcyA. mArI vAta to yAda che ne ? mArI bhUla thAya tema nathI chatAM pharIthI sAMbhaLI - A kavADA daravAjAmAM thaI sIdhA javuM. sAmeja dAdara che. e caDhayA ke paheloja pauSadhazALAne mukhya kamare Avaze. A sthAnamAM dIvo to hato ja nathI, paNa bArI vATe AvatA cAMdanInA prakAzamAM hAthamAM caravalo ane muddapatti pakaDI nIcI muMDIe UbhelA mAnavIo najare paDaze. sudarzana zeThane to tame pichAne che. meM Aja savAranA ja e ahIM AvI rahyA hatA tyAre dUrathI batAvyA hatA eja. sAthena aMdhAra kapaDAM oDhADI tarataja emane uThAvaje. emanI A dharmakriyA evA prakAranI che ke na to e, athavA samIpamAM UbhelA bIjAo uccAra sarakho kare ! e takano pUro lAbha uThAvI, jhaTa dAdara UtarI, pAlakhImAM nAkhI, uparanA vastrane barAbara cAre bAju DhAMkI, meM nirdiSTa karelA galIkuMcInA mArge thaI, darabAragaDha sAmenA vaDavRkSa heThaLa AvI pahoMce. tyAM huM tamArI rAha jotI ubhI chuM. huM sidhAvuM chuM, jAva kare phateha. paMDitAnI goThavaNamAM khAmI saMbhave ja nahi. kameM vaidhavya oDhADI sukha chInavI lIdhuM hatuM paNa enuM jora kAThAmAM vasatI prajJA para nahetuM cAlyuM. pAkI gaNatarI ane pUrI tapAsa pachI goThavelI A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA tarakIba jarA paNa vighna vinA pAra UtarI. vaDa heThaLa teNIne jhAjhu ceAbhavuM na paDyuM. khaDagasiMha zikAra sahu AvyA tyAre daza ghaTA majyAne gheADI paLeAja vItI hatI. e AgaLa, pachI pAlakhI ane pAchaLa mukhI. e rItanI ge|vaNuthI A nAnakaDuM saradhasa mukhya daravAjA pAse AvI pahoMcyuM. paheregIra kai prazna kare te pUrveja mDAM malakAvI paMDitA melI-- ApalIA, A jAtanA japa-tapa ane vidhividhAnathI huM te| thAkI gai ! jyArathI rANIjI darzana karI AvI pathArIvaza thayA che tyArathI mane te jarI paNa jhaMpavAvArA nathI ! takadIramAM -esa ane ujAgarA. huM piyara taraphanI rahI eTale mArA zire bevaDI majurI. dAdA ! ArAma vinA te cAlI zake? pazune paNa vizrAnti joe che te mAnava jevAne na joie ? sAcuM kheAlo ! dAdA, kaMI kahe te pUrve, pAlakhI upADanArA tarapha AMkha mazADI melI are tame! zA sArU thAbheA che ? jAva, jaldI kare, jo pelA sAme dIvA baLe che e mahela. jhaTapaTa dAdara caDhI, devane padharAvA. tyAM te huM AvI pahoMcuM chuM. AtA ekaja mAlikanA nAkarA. eTale jarA hRdayanI vAta ThalavAya ! ane te paNa dAdA jevA yujha` paheregIra che tAja. A vAta rANIjInA kAne jAya te roTalA ne eTalA banne jAya. tarata ja peATaluM baMdhAvI pANIcuM cAMpe! kuma dAdA ? khATuM kahuM chuM ? hAM, hAM, meTI ! teAkarI e te| edhArI taravAra ! paDitA, saradhasane sahIsalAmata paheAMceluM jotAMja, mATethI kheAlIH e kAmitapUraNa yakSarAja! mArA rANIjIne roga TALajo ane emanI kAmanA siddha karajo, emanu du:kha TaLe ! mane paNa laDI ArAma maLe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaumudI mahotsava 139 A dAdA pAse sukhaduHkhanI be vAta paNa karavA avAya. prabhu ! AjanI pUjAthI jarura saMtuSTa thaje. tarataja e cAlI nIkaLI ane pAchuM jotAM kahetI gaI. dAdA ! pelA majurane hamaNuMja vidAya karuM chuM eTale emanA gayA pachI ja daravAjo baMdha karaje. rANa abhayAnA kamarAmAM sudarzana zeThane kAtsarga dhyAnamAM UbhelI avasthAmAM mUkI daI, mukhI khaDakasiMha pAlakhI upADanArA mANaso sAthe mahelamAMthI vidAya thaI gayo. paMDitA paNa rAjIne khabara ApI AvI ke nakkI thayA mujaba zeThane uMcakAvI lAvavAnI pharaja pite bajAvI cUkI che ane zayanagRhamAM emaNe khaDA karI dIdhA che. tame satvara jAva ane tamArI kaLAthI rIjhavI iSTa siddhi kare. soLa zaNagAra sajI jyAre abhayAe zayanagRha khaMDamAM pagalAM pADyAM tyAre tene dekhAva kaI svarganI apsarAne paNa TapI jAya tevo hato. dehayaSTinA pratyeka aMge jANe navayauvanane tanamanATa dAkhavatAM hatAM. madanadeve pUrNapaNe rANInA tanamana para pitAnuM sAmrAjya pAtharI dIdhuM hatuM. pote kevuM pagaluM bharI rahI che kiMvA ethI kevuM pariNAma Avaze eno vicAra sarakho rANIne ubho nahi. kAI paNa prakAre viphaLatA TALavI, aMtaranI Aga bujhAvavI; ane saMtAnamukha darzanano lAbha meLave. e ja eka mAtra dhyeya hatuM. - strI jAtisulabha lajjA tajI daI AvatA veMtaja nIcI najare UbhelA zeThane e vaLagI paDI, jera karIne palaMga sudhI ghasaDI gaI. pitAnI manokAmanA pUrNa karavA vinavaNI karI ane maneramAne bagIcAmAM joyA pachI pote sAnabhAna gumAvI kevI banI gaI che e TUMkamAM kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. ekAdI abhisArikA potAnA prItamane manAvI levA -rIjhavI levA potAnI mAgaNIne anukULa karavA, je je vacana vilAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA kare, netranA kaTAkSa pheke ane kAyAnA hAvabhAva dAkhave, te mujaba abhayAe sarva karyuM. paNa e sarva ukhara bhUmimAM bIjAropaNa sama niSphaLa gayuM. zeThanI cakSuo na to UMcI thaI ke na to heThamAMthI kaMI harapha bahAra Avyo. jANe pASANanI UbhI mUrti sAva acetana. - kAmAgnithI jaLI rahelI abhayA AthI akaLAI gaI. teNune unmAda maryAdA vaTAvI gaye. dehanI ceSTAoe mAjhA mUkI. AvI sagomAM-ekAMta pradeza, cAMdanI rAta, ane saMpUrNa kaLAye rati sama zobhatI ramaNInI bheTamAM-kavinA zabdo yAda karIe to- "mano na mudyata carcA ja che athavA pazu' arthAta bhalabhalAnA pANa osarI jAya ja. kyAM to pazu jevo jaDa prakRtino athavA indriyo upara saMpUrNa kAbU dharAvanAra yogI jana ja AvA saMyogomAM na lepAya. maneramAnA pati sudarzana zuM yogI hatA? e prazna sahaja UThe. zAstrakAra spaSTa zabdomAM suNAve che ke e hatA to gRharithI vadArA saMtoSI; paNa ziyalavrata jevA mahAmUlA guNane eTalI hade pacAvI cUkyA hatA ke emanI daDhatA TaMkazALI sikkAnI upamA pAmI hatI. e kAraNe te teo bhagavAna ariSTanemI, jaMbukamAra jevA viziSTha saMtonI zreNImAM yAda karAyA. sthUlabhadra saMbaMdhamAM kAmadevane Thapako ApatAM kavie teozrIne gaNatrImAM lIdhA. ATalI hadane ThaMDa AvakAra suMdarI abhayAnI kalpanAmAM paNa nahote. eka tarapha cIrakALa saMcita kAmAgni sAmagrI sAgathI bhaDake baLI dehayaSTine bALI rahyo hato. kAyAne ukaLATa zamAvavA - zabdonI jarUra nahotI rahI, paNa pratyakSa AcaraNanI agatya hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaumudI mahotsava 141 sAme pakSe nahotuM AcaraNa ane nahetuM uccAraNa; hatuM kevala mauna ! taddana paththara jevI jaDa dazA !! A parAjaye abhayAnA hadayamAM ramatA snehanA cUrecUrA karI nAkhyAM. AzA velaDInuM nikaMdana karI nAkhyuM. avarNanIya roSa pragaTAvyuM. prArthanA bhaMganuM A mahAna kaSTa vera levAmAM pariNamyuM. DUbate AdamI taraNuM pakaDI bacavA jema prayatna kare ema mAtra mUDha dazAne bhAga bhajavI rahela zeThanA zarIrane jorathI bheTI paDI. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa gussAthI aMgopAMgane ghasavA lAgI. mana gamatA upAlaMbho ane koI paNa marada na sahana karI zake evA TeNA mAravA lAgI paNa e sarva paththara para pANI sama nakAmuM nIvaDayuM. caMdana zItalatA upajAve, agni te zIta mITAve" e vacanamAM jene je svabhAva batAvyA che enAthI viparIta jovAnuM maLe to ahIM. sudarzana zeThane kaMI asara saMbhave! mAna sarvArtha sAdhanam' e sUtrane sadhiyAre laI zeTha to pitAnA dhyAnamAM aDaga ja rahyA. khela khalAsa; kAmano nazo UtarI gaye. calo mada UtaratAM ja abhayAne lAgyuM ke potAnI sarva eba khulI gaI. ISTa siddhi te thaI nahIM paNa eka nAgarika AgaLa pote sAva kalaMkti dazAmAM mUkANuM ! are koDInI banI gaI ! tarata ja vicAra Avyo ke ema to na ja thavA devuM. strIcaritra AdarI, mAthAnA coTalAne vikhI nAMkhI, aMga upara jAte thoDA ujharaDA bharI ekadama kamADa udhADatI bUmo pADI rahI. keI doDe, koI doDe, mArUM ziyala lUMTavA Avela A narapizAcathI mane bacAvo. A sAMbhaLatAM ja nekare deDI AvyA ane paheregIre AvI zeThane baMdhanamAM jakaDyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 15 muM zuchInuM siMhAsana pUrNimAnI cAMdanImAM moDI rAta sudhI saMgItane apUrva AnaMda mANI roja karatAM moDethI UThelA bhUpa dadhivAhana jyAM daMtadhAvananI taiyArI kare che tyAM te paheregIre gata rAtrInA banAvanI khabara ApI. e sAMbhaLatAM rAjAnA magajanI garamIne pAre pUrI DIgrIe pahoMcyo. nArIjAtinA gaurava pratye bahumAna dharanAra rAjavI, prathama rANuM padmAvatInA samAgamamAM AvyA pachI atizaya vizvAsu banyo hato. e varganI premALa dazA ane pavitratA saMbaMdhamAM e kadI paNa zaMkAzILa thato nahIM. Avo vizvAsa narajAti pratye ene hato. mahelanA kamarAmAM, AjArI sthiti anubhavatI potAnI preyasI para baLAkAranA humalAnI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja enA gussAe mAjhA mUkI. e baLAtkAra karavAmAM pote jene mATe gaurava le che evA zeTha sudarzana che e vAtane khyAla karyA vinA hukama karyo. jAva, satvara e gunhegArane nagaramAM pheravI sULI para caDhAvI do." rAjA, kAnanA kAcA athavA to rAjA vAjA ane vAMdarA; keAI vAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143. zaLInuM siMhAsana nahIM pAdharA. e AvA utAvaLIA pagalA parathI ja sarajAyelI kahevato che. caMpAnA rAjamArga uparathI rAjasevake sudarzana zeThane baMdhanamAM jakaDI, manamAnI ThekaDI uDAvatAM zaLI sthAna para laI cAlyA. mATe samudAya kaumudI mANavA gayela hovAthI zaheramAM A dazya nirakhanArI saMkhyA jhAjhI nahatI. emAM ghaNA kharA to "A pavitra ane sadAcArI zeTha AvuM karavA jAya ja nahI" ema hadayathI mAnatA ane sAthIdAranA kAnamAM dhImethI kahetA. "bhAI ! jarUra dALamAM kALuM che. te nirdoSa ja che.' javAba maLato ke vAta kahADI nAMkhavA jevI nathI paNa sattA AgaLa zANapaNa zA kAmanuM ? A to rAjavI jItazatru ! tUTe te rAja daI de nahIM te khedAnamedAna karI vALe ! asata AcaraNa pratye enI cIDa jANItI che." zeTha bhAryA mane ramAnA kAne vAta AvI cUkI hatI. pitAno svAmI prapaMcano bhoga bane che evI teNIne pAkI zraddhA hatI. chatAM banAva evI rIte banI gayo hato ke enA aMkeDA hAtha AvatA nahatA. " duniyA deraMgI che" e janavAyakA sAcI che. thoDAka evuM paNa chaDe coka belatAM- juvo A dharamanA DhIMgalA. DoLa dharmakaraNano rAkhI pachIthI kevA kUDA kAmo Acare che. kahevAya dharmAtmA, paNa caritra joIe te saDelA ! pAkA daMbhIo ! ! " AvuM sAMbhaLI A pativratAnuM dila baLI jatuM. patinA zire eka te khoTuM ALa, ane e uparAMta pavitra AhaMta dharma upara betAnuM ! putro utsavamAM gayA hatA. emanA kAne A vAta nAkhavA jyAM anucarane hAkala kare che tyAM te dvAra AgaLathI pasAra thaI rahelA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA saraghasane joyuM. nIcI mudrA ane eka samatArtha pitAnA nAma upara varasI rahelA kaTuvANuM-vicitra prakAranA upAlaMbha sahana karatA zeTha pasAra thaI rahyA che. phITakArenI jhaDI vacce paNa emanI zAMti jarA paNa jokhamAI nathI A dazya joyuM ane maneramAnA vicAra badalAyA. aMtara pokArI UyuM-zA sArU putrone bolAvavA? karmanA prapaMcane bhoga jyAM bhalabhalA mAMdhAtA banyA che tyAM mArA nAtha jevAnI zI gaNanA! grahaNa sUrya, caMdra jevAne ja lAge che ne ! satIonA zire kyAM laMke nathI caDhyA? A caMpAnagarImAM ja janmelI subhadrA satIne kalaMka nahotuM cuMTayuM? sAcuM sonuM jema jema tavAya tema tema vadhu tejane dhAraNa kare. kalaMka e to satIo mATe parIkSAno prasaMga. rAjavI bicAre nimitta rUpa che, sAcAM deSita te pUrva karmo ja che. ene haThAvavA sArU nizcaLa dhyAna dharavuM e jalada upAya che. bhagavaMto thAlI vagADI kahI gayA che ke satyameva jo. arthAta "sAcane Aca' AvatI nathI ja.' sahadharmacAriNI tarike mAre dharma, Avela kaSTamAM bhAga paDAvavAne che. bIjA trIjA vicAra cheDI jhaTa emAM ja citta pavavuM joIe ema bolatI manoramA, pitAnA AvAsanA gharamaMdiramAM zrI ahaMnta prabhunI mUrti sAme hastaya joDe kahevA lAgI, "he prabho ! mAruM hRdaya pokAre che ke mArA svAmI nirdoSa che. teo svapna paNa A mArge jAya nahIM. jyAM lagI temanA zirethI A kalaMka utare nahIM tyAM lagI huM mArI kAyAne vosirAvI, kAyetsargamAM citta parevuM chuM.' - sUryanI garamInA vadhavA sAthe, zULInA hukamanI vAta jema vistarava.. mAMDI tema AmajanatAnI garamI paNa vadhavA lAgI. mahotsavanA pradezamAM paNa kacavATa zarU thayo. zeThanA hAthe AvuM duSkRtya thAya ja nahIM ema vadanAro varga ati meTo hato. mahAjananA agresara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 zaLInuM siMhAsana ekatra maLyA ane lAMbA vicAra pachI nizcaya para AvyA ke ApaNAmAMnA pAMca AgevAnoe rAjavInA zibiramAM savara javuM ane spaSTa saMbhaLAvI devuM ke- mahArAja ! A banAva pAchaLa jarUra kAvataruM che. sAmAnya vAtamAM paNa asatya AcaraNa na sevanAra, ApaNI nagarInA kehinUra ratna jevA zeTha sudarzana dharmane svAMga sajI AvA kAryamAM hAtha nAMkhe e saMbhavita ja nathI. kadAca sAgara maryAdA mUke kivA agni zItala thAya paNa A AtmAnA hAthe evuM adhama kArya thAya ja nahIM. mATe pUrI tapAsa karo. AvA punya zlekInA akALa avasAnathI te ApazrInI damtanuM lIlAma thaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa A nagarInA mAthe bhayaMkara adhinA eLA Utaraze. nirdoSa AtmAno raktapAta kudarata na sAMkhI rahe. prAtaHkALanA Avazyaka kAryothI paravArI svastha banela bhUpadadhivAhana, mahAjana mevaDIonI vAta sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDyo. eka anucarane AjJA pharamAvI ke - satvara jai, pradhAnajI tathA yazapAlane bolAvI lAva. alpakALane vicAra pachI jyAM javAba ApavAnI zarUAta kare che tyAM anucare AvI jaNAvyuM ke koTavALajI, pravezanI AjJA mAMge che. bhale Ave, ema kahI bhUpa mauna rahyA. tyAM to, koTavAla, ane pAchaLa pradhAna temaja yazapAlane AvatAM joyA. praNAma vidhi patAvI sau ucita sthAne goThavAyA. rAjavI taraphathI 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA netrano izAro thatAMja koTavAle zarU karyuM. "mahArAja ! ApazrInI AjJA mujaba gunhegAra sudarzana zeThane, nagarImAM pheravI zaLI najIka laI gayA. sAmAnya rIte bane che tema A baMdhavAe kAI jAtanI ADAI ke udhAmA na karyA! vaLI temanA caherAmAM maravAnI paLa sAme hovA chatAM jarA mAtra viSAda na dekhAyo! mArA jIvanamAM A pahelA ja prasaMga hato. mana pokArI UThayuM jarUra A banAvamAM kAcuM kapAyuM che. paNa ciThThInA dAsa evA mAre dubhAtA haIDe pharaja bajAvavI paDI. prabhune saMbhAravAnuM kahevA rUpa sUcana paNa karavuM na paDayuM ! huM kahevA mukha,kheluM te pUrve te zeTha mIThA sAde bolyA- huM te taiyAra ja chuM. mArA aMtaramAM bhagavAnanuM nAma to kAla savArathI ja rame che. AtmAne sAcuM zaraNa eja che. vinA saMkoce tamo tamArI pharaja bajA." mAlika ! mArUM hadaya to hAlI UyuM. paNa jeno rojano dhaMdho gaNAya evA mArA"ne hAtha paNa dhrujI uThayo ! AjJA ulaMdhananI kAramI zikSA jANato hovAthI eka che ane traNano uccAra karyoAMkho mIcI dIdhI. mane mAnI lIdhuM ke khela khalAsa thaI gayA ! jyAM AMkha UghADuM tyAM te ajaba dazya joyuM ! zULI tUTI paDI che. zeTha vidhAyA vinA te akhaMDa che. have zuM karavuM ? e AjJA levA Avyo chuM. rAjavI jorathI pokArI UThayA- - have kaMI karavAnuM hoya to e mahAtmAnA page paDavAnuM ! cAlo sau satvara ! e dazya najare joI jIvanane saphaLa kare. jyAre caMpApati adhikArI AdinA vizALa samudAya sAthe AvI pahoMcyA tyAre AzcaryamAM umere thayo hato. zuLInA sthAnamAM te eka jhaLahaLatuM suvarNa siMhAsana zobhatuM hatuM. zeThane e upara virAjamAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 zULInuM siMhAsana karI zAsana devI temanA gaLAmAM puSpanI mALA paherAvI rahI hatI. prekSaka gaNumAM zreSThinI pavitratAnA guNagAna thaI rahyAM hatAM. eka khaDatala zarIrano AdamI to emanA paga AgaLa lAMbo thaI daMDavata praNAma karatAM kaMi lavI rahyo hato. tyAM te zAsana surIne divya rava sau koinA karNapaTa para rUpAnI ghaMTaDInA raNakAra sama athaDA caMpAnA purajano ! satI manoramAnA-potAnA gRhamaMdiramAM- nizcaLa dhyAnanA baLathI AkarSAI, dadhivAhana jevA prajAvatsala ane dharma vRttinA bhUpanA hAthe Avo adharma na thAya e arthe huM AvI chuM. nyAyanA tolanamAM ke mAnava ke kaI devane ADA hAtha dharavAnuM kAraNa na ja hoya. prajA samUhamAM AcAra-vicAranI pavitratA jaLavAya e jovAnI nagara svAmInI pharaja gaNAya. paNa sAthe sAthe e avazya yAda rAkhavuM paDe ke koI utAvaLIyA pagalAthI athavA te rabhasavRttinA je nirdoSa vyaktine sarvanAza na thAya. nirdoSa mAnavanA eka raktabindumAM sArIye janatAnuM akalyANa netaravAnI tAkAta che. nirdoSa-garIba-rAMkanI hAya niSphaLa jatI nathI. A banAva pAchaLa dorI saMcAra keNe karyo ane deSita keNa che? e tapAsavAnuM kArya nyAya telanArA zire rAkhI huM eTaluM niHzaMkapaNe * jaNAvuM chuM ke A sudarzana zeTha svadArA saMtevI vargamAM mugaTa samA hAI paMca mAtra deSita nathI. pauSadha jevI dharama kriyA ane dhyAnamAM rakta evA teo SaDayaMtrakArIonA hAthe ucakAyA ane A kalaMkita dazAe pahoMcyA. Ama chatAM pApIonA hAtha heThA paDayA ! prabaLa punyanA vege ane akhUTa AyuSyanA jore zuLIne kAMTo paNa temane prANa na - harI zakyA. punyazALInI tejasvitA sAme nidhana paNa nidhAnasama Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA banI jAya che. ene pratyakSa purAvo tamArA netro sAme che. AvA puNyazlejhI AtmA to dhanyavAdane pAtra che. rAjavI AgaLa AvI, pitAne pramAda kabUlavAnI taiyArI dAkhavI, zAsana devatA prati jyAM UMcI najara kare che tyAM te Abha sivAya kaMI ja nathI! sAcA gunhegArane zodhavAnI javAbadArI to nRpazire UbhI rahI ! neha graMthImAM mugdha evA nRpane abhayArANuM mATe zaMkA jAya paNa zI rIte ? zeTha to so TacanA suvarNa jevA che e devI vacanamAM paNa zaMkA na rahI. te A banAva pAchaLa satya zuM ? sau koI vicAra magna dazAmAM mauna banyA! tyAM to zeThanA siMhAsana AgaLa ALeTI rahelA khaDakasiMhanA zabdo spaSTa saMbhaLAyA. e mahAtmA ! mAro aparAdha mApha kare. kevaLa dhananA lebhe A . kAmamAM meM hAtha boLyA che ane Apa sarakhA dharmAtmAne viTaMbaNAmAM haDaselyA che. tarata ja bhUpe pAse belAvI savAla karyoalyA mAnavI ! A kema banyuM te tuM jANe che? mahArAja ! mane jhAjhI khabara nathI; paNa mahAmaMdiranI najika AvelI vasatImAMthI A sAdhu puruSane ucakAvI pAlakhImAM nAMkhI, darabAragaDhamAM pahoMcADI AvanAra huM ja chuM. rAjamahAlayanI, ujaLA. caherAnI ane kulina gharanI nArI sama zobhatI eka ramaNIe mane lagabhaga mahinAthI rAjyo hato. hoM mAMgyA paisA maLavAnA lebhe huM A kAmamAM paDe hato. zarUAtamAM te hAre mAtra bhAgoLanA zivamaMdiramAMthI ravivAranA dine eka yakSamUrtine pAlakhImAM mUkI: darabAragaDhamAM laI javI paDatI, ane pUjana vidhi pUrI thatAM pAchI lAvI maMdira mUkI devI paDatI. e sArU meM cAra mANasa rokelA. thoDI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaLInuM siMhAsana 149 ghaTikAnA A kAmamAM amane sArI rojI maLatI. A kAryamAM kaMI paNa bheda ke kAvatarUM haze evI jarA sarakhI gaMdha paNa nahotI AvI. . A te gaI savAre mane vasatI batAvI, rAte hAjara rahevAnI varadI ApI. huM samajyo ke Aje A sthAnamAMthI mUrti laI javAnI haze. rAtre pAlakhI sAthe AvyA pachI ja khabara paDI ke savAre je gRhasthane oLakhAvelA e gRhasthane ja pAlakhImAM laI javAnA che. sAMbhaLatAM manamAM kaMIka ukaLATa thayo paNa A bAinI lAgavaga ane enI kAryavAhI, vinA rokaTake thatI joI e tarata ja zamI gayo. mAnI lIdhuM ke Aje A pavitra puruSanI caraNa raja levAnI haze. mAlika ! je sthitimAM e dhyAnamAM UbhA hatA e sthitimAM ja ame UcakelA (nathI te e kaMI bolyA ke nathI te kaMI vAMkA TUMkA thayA) mArI najare jIvaMta pratimA jevA ja lAgyA ! pAlakhImAM goThavavAnI vyavasthA paNa mAre ja karavI paDI. mahelanA kamarAmAM utAryA te tyAM paNa e ja kyAnamAM. AvA pavitra saMtanI caraNa raja jarUra manakhA dehane saphaLa kare. mUkIne pAchA vaLyA tyAre ane sarvane TharAvelA dAma uparAMta vadhu ApI khuzI karyA ane pAlakhI levA pAchA AvavAnuM nathI ema kahI vidAya ApI. kAle vaLI navuM kAma zodhavAnI vAta karatAM amo sarva potAnA ghera sidhAvyA. Ajano divasa ArAma levAnA irAdAthI huM ghera raho hatA ane nAsto karI jarA bajAra tarapha nIkaLyo hato tyAM saraghasa joyuM. zeThane oLakhyA. paNa emanA mATe te taddana juduM ja kahevAtuM sAMbhaLyuM. e jANuM chuM to TharI gaye. A pavitra puruSa, rANI mAtAnA deha upara humale kare e vAta mArA gaLe che Utare? pAse UbhelA mAnavIne pUchyuM. zuM A sAcuM kahe che? e bolyo -are gAMDA bhAI! zaMkA karavApaNuM ja nathI. cokIdAroe pakaDyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA ane rAjavIe zULI para caDhAvI devAnI AjJA paNa ApI ! tethI te keTavALa te tarapha laI jAya che te jotA nathI ? AvA to kaMi dhatiMge cAle che. A to ujaLA Thaga ! A sAMbhaLatAM ja mane AghAta thayo. aMtara pokArI UThayuM-haragIja A zeTha to nirdoSa che. bApu ! ama sarakhA abhaNa-gAmaDIAnI vAta mAne paNa koNa? vaLI huM pUruM samajyA vinA kahuM paNa zuM ! huM paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyo. manamAM parabhune kaheto hato deva, tuM to tAraNahAra che. nadhArAne AdhAra che. bApajI A zeThane bacAvaje. emane uThAvI laI ' janAra aparAdhI to huM chuM. mane zI khabara ke ema karavAmAM eno . sarva nAza thaze. paNa mArI e prArthanA saMbhaLAI, ane A banyuM e to Apa najare juvo cho. mAre e mahAtmAnI mAphI mAMgavI ja ghaTe ne ! prekSaka varga khaDakasiMhanI kahANuM sAMbhaLI AzcaryathI garakAva banI gayo. paNa rAjAnA magajamAM e sAMbhaLyA pachI A banAva pAchaLanA thoDA AMkaDA saMdhAyA. teo zeThane praNAma karI, dhanyavAda ApatAM belyA. dharmI purUSa ! mArI utAvaLathI tamene ghaNo ja anyAya thayo che. . e mATe huM dilagIra chuM. tame e manamAM na lAvaze. yazapALa, jAva zeThazrIne mAna purassara temane ghera laI jAva. satI manoramAne kAyotsarga paLA; ane A saMbaMdhamAM vadhu mAhitI maLI zake tema hoya to temanI pAsethI meLavo. pradhAnajI, baranA darabAra bharavAnI jAherAta kare. gunhegArane zodhI jarUra naziyata karavI joIe. e sAthe A nararatnanuM sanmAna paNa karavAnuM ja. kATavALa ! tame jaldI aMtaHpuramAM jAva, ane tyAMthI eka paNa vyakti-dAsa-dAsa paheregIra ke khuda rANuM khasavA na pAme e baMdobasta kare. huM samaya thatAM zibiramAMthI bArebAra AvI pahoMcIza. * . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 16 muM kaI vADIne mULe? vizvamAM thanArI moTI uthalapAthalanA mULamAM UMDA UtarIzuM te jaNAze ke eno udbhava ekAdA nAnakaDA banAvamAMthI thayo hoya che. vAcakanI najara sAme vartamAna yugano yuropano ItihAsa e vAtanA jIvaMta dRSTAntarUpa che ja. emAM caDhatI paDatInA raMgo jevAnA maLe che ane ethI nakazAnA raMgo kevI jhaDapathI badalAI jAya che e jANavAnuM paNa prApta thAya che. bhUtakALanA garbhamAM paNa A jAtanI seMkaDe kahANIo bharI paDI che. je bhUmi para traNa traNa cakravartIo thayA evI hastinApuranI pratiSThA havAmAM UDI gaI ane trikhaMDAdhipati zrIkRSNa vAsudevanI alakApurIne Takkara mAre tevI dvArAmatI nagarI bhaDake baLI rahI. e pAchaLa bhalene sAMkaLanA AMkaDAnI hAramALA racAi hoya, chatAM mULamAM te ekAdo nAno banAva ja AMkhe caDhe che. caMpApatinA darabAramAM AjanuM dazya judu ja tarI AvatuM hatuM. dadhivAhana bhUpane dimAga Aje to koI judA ja svarUpe ojasa pAtharato sabhA jana para anokhI chApa pADI rahyo hato. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA sAmAnya krama pUre thatAM ja ekAda kezarIsiMha guphAmAMthI bahAra AvI garjanA kare tema rAjavIe zaurya karatI vANImAM besavAnuM zarU karyuM - vahAlA sabhA jana ane priya nAgariko! * ApaNu samakSa Aje kaI judo ja prasaMga Ubho thaye che. ApaNuM sarvanA bhAge je kudarata madade na AvI hota to evuM anyAyI kArya thaI jate ke jethI aMgadezanA vahIvaTa para kAyamI karla cUMTI jAta ane itara rAjyomAM ApaNe hAMsIpAtra banata. - ApaNA rAjyanA AbhUSaNa rU5 sudarzana zeThane kalaMkti karavAmAM mukhya javAbadArI te mArI ja che. aMtaHpuranA nArIvarge emAM mukhya bhAga bhajavyo ane meM bhasavRttie sULIe caDhAvavAno hukama Apyo. emAM zeTha jevA pavitra mahAtmAnuM balidAna devAta ane sAthe sAtha nyAyAdevInI krura mazkarI paNa thaI jAta. caMpAnagarInuM rAjya keTalAka ati banAvothI paDozI rAjyamAM AMkhe te caDhayuM che paNa je uparano prasaMga banyo hota to jarUra e dArUNa TIkApAtra lekhAta. pUrvajonA puNyAge-prajAnA sadbhAgye-LInuM viba soye gayuM che arthAta zilAnuM saMkaTa kAMka ThelAyuM che." sau prathama mAre nizcaya e che ke A banAvamAM gunhegAra ne zodhI ene sakhata nasiyata ApavI. cAhe to e zodhamAM dAsIne hAtha hAya kivA khuda rANuM pote gunhegAra heya. - pativratA manoramA taraphathI A saMbaMdhamAM kaMi ajavALuM paDe tevI mAhitI maLI che ke? nA, rAjAdhirAja! teNIe eTaluM ja jaNAvyuM ke parvaNa dine pitAnA patine pauSadhavata grahaNa karavAno niyama che. e mujaba te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaI vADIne mULo ? 153 prAtaHkALe gayA hatA. makAna AgaLa bIje dine saraghasa AvyuM tyAre ja khabara paDI ke e gunhegAra to potAnA svAmI che. kadAca sUrya pazcimamAM Uge kivA sthira evo merUgiri DolAyamAna thAya, paNa pitAnA patinA hAthe AvuM halakaTa kArya kadI paNa na saMbhave. e pAkI khAtarInA jore pitAnA gRhamaMdiramAM devAdhidevanI sanmukha e kalaMka Utare nahIM tyAM lagI kAyotsargamAM rahevuM. evI pratijJA karI UbhI. ane kalaMka UtaryAnI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI ja kAyotsarga pALyo. zeTha sAheba ! to A vAta para prakAza pADazo? - mahArAja ! kAyotsargamAM rahela huM je kaMI karthanA pAmyo chuM emAM bhAga bhajavanArA pAtro te nimitta rUpa che. sAcA zatruo to mArA pUrvanA karmo che. mArI samajaNe mane akAryamAMthI bacAvyo che eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa sau sArAM vAnAM karyA che. ATalethI A banAva para paDado paDe evI mArI icchA che. * prajAjano ! zeThane javAba eka dham purUSane zobhe te hovA chatAM, nyAya tolavAmAM upayogI thaI paDe tevo na gaNAya. maMtrIjI ! aMtaHpuramAM mANasa mokalI abhayArANI ane enI sakhI paMDitAne satvara teDAvo. temanI jubAnI vinA A banAva pAchaLane bheda kaLAya tema nathI. khaDakasiMhanI vAta parathI A prapaMcamAM teo ja javAbadAra che e vAta dIvA jevI spaSTa jaNAI AvI che. have temanA mATe e kabUlAvIe eTale kArya pUruM thAya. rAjAdhirAja ! ApanI mAphaka mArI mAnyatA hovAthI savAramAM AjJA thatAM ja koTavALane aMtaHpura para najara rAkhavA doDAvelA. paNa aphasosa! e pahece te pUrve zULInA siMhAsanamAM pariNamavA saMbaMdhI samAcAre rANIjI tathA paMDitAnA hadayamAM kSebha janmAvyo haze eTale tarataja te ubhaya mahela choDI bhAgI gayA che. Asa pAsa ghaNe sudhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA tapAsa karAvI paNa haju sudhI temane patto lAgyA nathI. vaiSaparivartanamAM paMDitAnI capaLatA bhArI hAvAthI ApaNA sainiAnI AMkhamAM te dhULanAMkhI chaTakI gayA che. game tevA ghaTATApa karavAmAM Ave paNa pApa chUpuM nathI rahetu. e chApare caDhIne khele che e vAta sAcI ja che. jo teo A kubhAMDamAM saMDevAyA na hova te! zA sArU bhAgI jAta ? zeThe game tevA DhAMkapichADA kare, are peAtAnA karmone doSa de, paNa mArU aMtara spaSTa peAkAre che ke A karatUka pelI paDitAnA che ane enI AMkhe jonAra rANI abhayA paNa emAM bhaLI khera, bananAra banI gai ! tapAsa cAlu rAkheA. zeTha jevA pavitra purUSane badale kAi khIjo hota te! Aje mArI AkhanuM lIlAma khelyuM hota. mAre have evI rANIethI saryuM ! have huM padmAnI zeAdhamAM jAte nIkaLIza. maLaze te ThIka, nahIM te| rAjya dhurA }Ai ceAgya pAtranA hAthamAM soMpI, AtmazreyanA paMthe paDIza. mArA A nirdhAra chevaTane che. adhi kArI va`mAMnA kAie paNa lAgaNIthI deravAi jai, mane emAMthI pIche haTha karavAnI salAha na ApavI evI mArI AgrahabharI bhalAmaNa che. sudarzana zeTha vALA prapaMcamAM rANInA hAtha che e spaSTa che. tema mArA pAchI vayanA lagna paNa emAM echA javAmadAra nathI. e saMbaMdhamAM vadhu uhApeAhanI have agatya nathI rahI, yazapALa ! kiMmatI peAzAka jaldI thI ma'gAvo ke jethI zreSThinuM sanmAna karavAnuM kAryaM ATApI zakAya. AjathI huM jAhera karU chu ke te rAjyamAna puruSamAM agrapade che ane temanAM nAma pUrve ' rAjaratna ' vizeSaNa vAparavAnI karmacArIone mArI AjJA che ane prajAne vinaMtI che. . sabhAjaneAnA nAda vacce cAritrazIla zeTha sudarzanane kiMmatI poSAka arpaNa karavAnI kriyA khuda ca'pApati e pAtAnA hAthe bajAvI.. e pavitra mahAtmAnA nAmanI jayathI darabAragaDha gAjI rahyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kai vADInA mULA ? 151 tyAM paheregIre AvI namratApUrvaka jaNAvyuM OM mahArAja! kAi paradezathI Avela vipra ApanI hajuramAM AvI kaMI nivedana karavA cAhe che. jA, jA, sattara ene praveza karAva. A mAMgalika prasaMge bhUdevanu Agamana zubhAziSa rUpa gaNAya. brAhmaNe AvI namaskAra karyo ane peAtAnA hAthamAMne patra rAjvI sanmukha mUkayA, e sAthe UmeyuM ke, huM kaMcanapuranA svAmInA A rUkko lai sIdhA cAlyA AvuM chuM. emAM lakhyA mujaba vAtane amala tAkIde karAvI, A kiMkaranuM duHkha jaldI TALaze. e meLavatAM mArA leAhIne pANI eka thayA che. ApadA veDavAmAM kamInA nathI rahI. pradhAnajI, jue, e rUkkAmAM zuM lakhyuM che ? mahArAja ! kaMcanapuranA rAjavI karakardU. Apane eka gAma A dvijane bakSisa ApavAnuM lakhe che. e 'ge je badalA--gAma agara rakama-jaNAvaze| . te tee Apaze ema jaNAve che. aMtamAM Agraha kare che ke peAtAnI pratijJAnA pAlana arthe A bhUdevane aMga dezamAM gAma ApavAnu che eTale e jaldI apAvuM joie. vAha ! A paNa kAI vicitra vAta ! mArA pradezamAMnuM gAma bakSisa karavAne ijArA kAi anya rAjavIne meM ApyA nathI. e te| mArI marajInA savAla. kadAca kAraNu paratve evI agatya UbhI thai heAya te prathama elacI mekalI e aMge vATAdhATa karavI joie. A TrAi naveA gAdIe AvyA jaNAya che. e vinA te AvI lakhApaTI kare ! kema jANe ahIM e mahAzayanI AjJA uThAvavA ApaNe badhA na ekaThA thayA DrAie ! 'nave| 'zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja jithI na rahevAyuM. pUnu vera ane asa teya ubharAI AvyeA. ane AvegamAM enAthI melI devAyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA mahArAja ! ApanI vAta sAcI che, e karakaMDu rAjA kaMcanapuranI gAdIne sAco vArasa nathI. rAjA aputra mRtyu pAmatAM, adhikArI vage paMca divya dvArA parIkSA karI caMpakavRkSa heThaLa sUtelAM A mAnavIne ANI rAjagAdI para besADI dIdho che. nathI joI jAta ke nathI vicAryuM kuLa! e jAtano caMDALa putra che. ene vRttAnta huM to parathI jANuM chuM. paNa mAro avAja sAMbhaLe koNa ? duniyA vAgatI vagADe che. garibano belI kAI nathI. caMDALanA. pAya cUme che jyAre dijane haDaselA mAre che. pradhAnajI, A te kaMI trIjuM ja nIkaLyuM .. vilaMba karIne paNa kaMcanapura narezanI kahANa sAMbhaLavA jevI jaNAya che. halakI varNa vinA AvA rUkako na ja pAThave ! bhAI! tAre vRttAMta yathArtha svarUpe, TUMkamAM kahI dekhADa. mArAthI banaze tyAM lagI tane saMtoSa thAya tema karIza. mahArAja ! AvA mIThA zabdo mArI jIMdagImAM ApazrInA mukhethI prathama sAMbhaLavA maLe che. e mAruM ahobhAgya samajuM chuM. Aje dilAso denAra paNa javalle ja maLe che ! aMgadezanA sImADA parane huM eka garIba grAmavAsI nasIba ajamAvavA ane kuTuMbanA piSaNa arthe kaMI kamANI karavAnA AzayathI bagalathelA sAthe pagapALA dattapuranI dizAmAM cAlI nIkaLyo. majala kApatAM aThavADIyAnA pravAsa pachI lagabhaga pahAra dahADo caDhatAM dattapuranI bhAgoLe AvI pahoMcyo. jarA ArAma laI pachI zaheramAM pravezavuM e IrAdAthI, najIka AvelI mazANa bhUmithI thoDe dUra Avela vRkSanI chAyAmAM pahe, ane ADe paDakhe thayo. e veLA mazANu bhUminuM rakhopuM karanAra caMDALaputra avakaNika tyAM be traNa chokarA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaI vADIno mULo ? 157 sAthe ramato hato. kaMcanapurane svAmI karakaMDU eja pelo avakaNika. enA hAthe kharaja AvatI hovAthI, e vAraMvAra hAthane khaNata eTale sAthe ramatA goThIAoe enuM nAma pADayuM "karakaMDU". pachI to e nAmathI ja prasiddhi thaI. ADe paDakhe thayela huM jAgRta dazAmAM hato. evAmAM e mArge thaI eka muni yugala nIkaLyuM. emAMnA nAnA munie huM sUto hato e jhADanI samIpamAM eka suMdara vAMsane Ugelo joI sAmAnya vAMsa karatAM A vAMsamAM manaharatA bhALI, moTA sAdhune prazna karyo. vanaspatinA A jIvamAM paNa bhAgyodaya saMbhave che ne! te vinA ATalI suMdaratA ne sIdhApaNuM na lAbhe. bhAI ! vAMsanA A daMDamAM to jabarI zakti chUpAI che. trIjI gAMTha AgaLathI kApI laI, ene pAse rAkhanAra, jarUra rAjagAdI pAme evo yoga che. ubhaya sAdhu vacce cAlI rahelI A sAmAnya vAta meM temaja pelA avakaNike sAMbhaLI. amo bane e daMDa hAtha karavA degyA. mAre hAtha enA upara pahelo paDe. pachIja avakarNike trIjI gAMTha AgaLa, pAkI mUka bharI potAnA sAgarItane jhuMpaDImAMthI dAtaraDuM lAvavAnI sUcanA karI, ane e AvatAM ja vAMsane kApI, mArA hAtha. mAMthI e daMDa chInavI lIdhe. nyAya mArI bAju hovA chatAM baLiyAnA be bhAga jevI dazAno huM bhoga banyA. zaheramAM jaI A vAta meM prathama te mArA jAta bhAIone saMbhaLAvI. varSomAM gurU tarIke gaNAtA teo uzkerAI gayA. vAta mahAjananA kAne pahoMcI. sau konA hadayamAM cAMDALaputranuM AvuM vartana khilatA bharyuM jaNAyuM. nagarazeThe avakarNikanA bApane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA bolAvI, daMDa ApI devAnI ane page paDI mAphI mAgavAnI AjJA karI. e sAMje te huM rAjA thavAnA svapnamAM mazagula banyo. paNa savAra paDatAM ja ayodhyAnI prajAe zrIrAmanI rAjagAdIne badale jema vanavAsa prayANa joyuM tema mArI AzAne kATa dharAzAyI thaI gayo. mahAjana ane nagarazeThanA dabANane vaza thavAne badale pele cAMDALa pitAnI gharavakharI sAthe ucALA bharI gayo hato. daMDa pAchaLanI mahattA mArA aMtaramAM hasI hevAthI meM enI pAkI zodha karavAno nizcaya karyo. e aMgenI taiyArImAM thoDA dina dattapuramAM ja vItI gayA. pachI AsapAsanA pradeza khUMdato huM AgaLa vadhyo. kaMcanapuramAM Ave tyAre tyAM pUrve jaNAvyuM tema karaDU rAjAnI gAdIe AvyA saMbaMdhI vAta jANI. azvArIye nIkaLelA e bhAIzrI pAMcane najare joyA pachI pAkI khAtarI thaI. sAdhuvacananI satyatA najare joI. paNa rAjA sAme mAruM zuM cAle? bahu bahu prayAsa karI, prathama jAtabhAIone DhaMDhoLyA. e pachI mahAjanamAM vAta pahoMcADI. caMDALaputra rAjavI bane, e sAme saune prApa jagAvyo. pavitratAnA nAme saumAM jhanUna pragaTAvyuM. prajAe taka sAdhI baLavo karyo. paNa karakaMDUe te ajaba zarAtana dAkhavyuM. bhalabhalA kSatriya mahArathIne haMphAve tevA parAkramathI baLavo dAbI dIdho. bApakAra jAhera karyuM ke-vIra bhAgyA vasuMdharA" vizeSamAM jaNAvyuM ke-UMca nIcanA bheda e janma AzrayI na saMbha paNa karmaAzrayI gaNAya. mArA hAtha heThA paDayA. rAjyanI AzA lupta thaI. meM bhUpane AjIjI karI ke mArA hakaka tarIke aDadho bhAga joIe. bhale e na maLe paNa mane eka manapasaMda gAmanI bheTa maLavI joIe. rAjavIe uchaLatA hadaye e vAta svIkArI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaI vADIne mULo ? . 159 meM mArA vatanamAM pAchA pharI sukhe rahevAnI daSTiye aMgadezanuM gAma mAMgyuM. svAmI! A mArI karamakathanI. vipra jevAnA kuLamAM avataryA chatAM mAre jyAre roTalAnA phAMphAM che tyAre pelo caMDALa kuLatpanna avakaNika rAjyamahAlayanA sukha bhogave che. A vidhAtA! tArI kaLA gahana che? kema pradhAnajI ! A viSyamAM tamArI zuM salAha bese che ? mahArAja ! Akho kisso ekaja vAta batAve che ke-lalATanA lekha miyA nathI thatA ane bhAgyavAnane ghera bhUta raLe che te vinA bevAranA paDakAra sAme sAmAnya e avakarNika caMDALaputra TakI zake kharo ! yazapALa kahe, vacamAM bolavA mATe kSamA cAhuM chuM, paNa mane pradhAnanA anumAna uparAMta ema paNa bese che ke-avakarNika caMDALa putra na hovo joIe. eNe je kSAtratejanuM pANuM batAvyuM e vAta parathIja mArI A mAnyatA baMdhAya che. tamArA ubhayanA abhiprAyano artha e thayo ke rAjavI karakaMDUnA A rUkAne mAna ApI, A bhUdevane mAre gAma ApavuM. evuM vecANa pharajIyAta karavuM ! paNa ahIM ja ApaNuM maMtavyamAM phera paDe che. mArA prajAjana evA A dija pratye mane mAna che. enI AjIvikAno prabaMdha te karAvIza paNa sAthesAtha enA hakakanuM rAjya paNa apAvavA jarUra huM kamara kasIza. daMDa para ene hAthe prathama paDayo che. e karakaC te kaI vADIno mULo ke jenA lakhANuthI huM mAruM gAma ApuM kiMvA e rUkAne amala karuM? e caMDALa tanuja bhale dattapuranA mahAjananI AMkhamAM dhULa nAkhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA gayA ane Akasmika rIte kaMcanapuranA svAmI banI kheThe ! Akhare teA caMDALanuM kheALIyu' ja ne ! sattAnA jore, ane zastranA baLe kaoNMcanapuranI prajA dukhA jAya e sa`bhavita che. 'vIra bhAgyA vasuMdharA' jevA ullekhane AgaLa dharI eNe dhAyu kA^ karI dIdhuM e paNa kIka che. chatAM e DALa damAmathI huM dadhivAhana na bhALavAi jauM. vIratAne vAsa che ke kAyaratAnA pAza che.' e teA raNAMgaNu paraja parakhI levAze. caMpAnuM rAjya echuM ja kAi eDI khAmInA khetara jevuM che ! " pradhAnajI ! sau prathama rAjya ratna sudarzana zeThane mAna purasara temanA AvAsamAM paheAMcatA karavAne prabaMdha kareA. A brAhmaNane AjIvikAnA prabaMdha karAvI de. udyAnamAM Avela zrI vAsupUjya svAmInA prAsAdamAM aSTAntikA maheAtsava zarU karAveA, ane Ajeja dUta meAkalI e caMDALaputra karakaMDUne kahevarAvA ke " rUkkA mujaba gAma nahIM ApI zakAya. kaMcanapuranA rAjya para hakke e bhUdevane che mATe satvara gAdI cheDI ca'pApatinA zaraNe AvI jAva. ema karavAnI taiyArI na hoya te raNa medAnamAM mukAbalA karavA sajja thAva! '' senApati ! dUtanA AgamananI rAha joyA vinA tame te ApaNA . sainyanI taiyArI karavA mAMDeA. A caMDALa saMtAna ekadama zaraNe AvI. jAya ema lAgatuM nathI ja. mAre paNa jagatane dekhADI Apavu' che ke zirakeza zveta thayAM chatAM ca'pA patinI nADImAM vIratA pUrvavat ja vahe che. bhale enA bhAgyamAM patni sukhanI upa heAya chatAM kSAtra tejanI uNapa nathI ja. have teA vijaya DarkA vagADayA bAdaja preyasI padmAvatInI zeAdhamAM nIkaLIza. , Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 13 muM samarabhUmi upara camatkAra ! ja2, jerU ane jamIna ' e kajIyAnA mULa lekhAya che. ItihAsanA Adi kALathI e nimitte hajAro ne lAkho mAnavIonA raktapAta thayAnAM udAharaNa zodhavAM javA paDe tema nathI. yugAdi jIneza zrI gaSabhadevanA putra-bharata ane bAhubaLI-samajamAM ochA nahotA. are taddabhave mokSe janArA hatA, chatAM emaNe yuddhakSetra ne ocho bhoga nathI dharyo ! vizvanuM saMcAlana yaMtra kAraNe evuM ajaba rIte thayA kare che ke emAM raNacaMDI pitAne hiraso mAMge che ane moTI saMkhyAne bhoga le che. pUrve joyuM tema dadhivAhana bhUpane dUta kaMcanapura gaye hato. paNa jenuM nAma karake, e daMDanuM mahAbhya najare anubhavyA pachI gAMjo jAya tema hatuM ja nahIM. enA hAthe caLa te kudaratI rIte AvatI hatI, paNa have emAM AtmazaktinuM baLa umerAyuM. pitAnI nyAyI vAta paNa caMpApatinA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA gaLe na UtarI ane AgaLa AvyuM kevala caMDALapaNuM ! enAmAM paNa jabaro ukaLATa ubho . caMDALapaNa tharavIra hoya che. jagatane dekhADI ApavAnI jijJAsA jAgI. caMDALa eTale halakaTa ! satvahIna ! namAlo! e artha bhUsI vALavAnI jabarI bhUkha upanI. dUtane kahI nAkhyuM bhAI! satvara jA, hArA svAmIne kaheje ke A karakaMDU khAMDAnA dAva khelavA taiyAra ja che. sAco hakadAra keNu che e zabdathI puravAra karavA karatAM kAryathI puravAra karI batAvaze. kuLanA nAme ahaMkAra karanArA rAjavIo ! tamane mada utAravA mATe ja kudaratane khoLe A karakaMDU avataryo che. kaMcanapura ane aMgadezanI sarahada para ubhaya rAjavIonI senA patharAI gaI che. sAmasAmI chAvaNIo khaDI karI devAmAM AvI che. emAM AvatI kAlanA yuddha aMgenI judA judA prakAranI taiyArIo ane vyuharacanA saMbaMdhI masalate cAlI rahI che. jAgRta cokIdAranA paherA goThavAI gayA che. potAno bharama rAtre kaLI na jAya e aMge pAke baMdebasta rakhAyo che. kaMcanapuranA svAmInI chAvaNIno vistAra caMpApatinI chAvaNInA pramANamAM nAno gaNAya chatAM emAM zauyane jhaLakATa vadhu jaNAto hato. sinimAM ja nahIM paNa zibiranA sAmAnya cokIdAramAM paNa UDIne AMkhe caDhe evI satejatA hatI. eka zveta vastramAM sajaja thayela, prauDha avasthAmAM pAMgarI rahela sAdhvI maiyA rAjavI karakaMDUne maLavA mATe cokIdAranI rajA mAMgI rahyA hatA, chatAM pelo jarA paNa macaka ApyA vinA belyo - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarabhUmi upara camatkAra ! 163 miyA, Aja kAla bhikSakanA veze guptacare chAvaNImAM pravezI jaI, jarUrI bAtamI meLavI, bhalabhalA yuddha vizAradanI bhaThThI bagADI nAMkhe che; chaMdagInI kamANI dhULa karI nAMkhe che. rAjavInI AjJA che ke saMketa cinha vinAnA koIne paNa praveza na karavA de. cAhe te te marada heya ke orata hoya; jAsuso nArI veze AvyAnA banAvo paNa noMdhAyA che.' * bhalA AdamI ! hArI vAta se TakA sAcI che. paNa mArA sarakhI zikSaNanA veza prati jarA najara to mAMDa. A svAMga svIkAryA pachI pahelI ja vAra A bhUmimAM pagalAM mAMDuM chuM. kAma agatyanuM na hota to mAre svAdhyAya cheDI ahIM Avate paNa nahi. huM koI chUpI bAtamIdAra nathI. mArA sarakhI sAdhvI pAse saMketa cihna kevuM? miyA! tamArI mIThI vANuM mane vizvAsa mUkavA lalacAve che. UbhA raho. huM e mATe rAjavIne pUchAvI lauM. cokIdAre pitAnA sAthIdArane hA pADI, sAdhvIvALI vAta samajavI, AjJA levA vidAya karyo. alpa samayamAM ja e pAcho pharyo, ane sAdhvIjIne mukhya dvArathI dAkhala karI, karakaMDU rAjavInI zibiramAM dorI gayo. e kALe dharmanAM bahumAna savizeSa hatAM. saMpradAyanA vartuLa kaDaka naheAtAM banyAM. tyAgI jIvanamAM ramatA AtmA pratye rAjavIo ane emanA prajAjane mastaka namAvatAM. emAM dharmanI sAcI samaja karatAM vyavahAranI pradhAnatA vadhu jaNAtI. - sAdhvInAM pagalAM thatAM ja karakaMDUe sAme jaI, temanA caraNamAM mastaka namAvyuM. hastadhaya jeDI, prArthanA karatAM uccAryuM ke-pUjya gurUjI! Apane je kaMI kahevAnuM heya, agara te je kaMI mAMgaNuM karavAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA heAya te satvara karaze. AvatI kAle ja khAMDAnA khela AraMbhAya che eTale AjanI ghaTikAo mAre mATe mahAmUlI che. rAjavI karaDU! mArI eka ja sUcanA che ke tuM yuddhathI virAma . pAma. emAM adharma che, jIvone bhayaMkara saMhAra che, ane vinayadharmanuM ullaMghana paNa che. hAra sarakhA saputane e zobhatuM nathI. sAkvImAtA ! Apa anya kaMI karavA kahe te huM karavA taiyAra chuM, paNa rAjadharmanA pAlana arthekSAtravaTanI lAja mATe-je Avazyaka che te tyajI devA huM zaktivaMta nathI. Apa emAM adharma jue che e ApanA svAMgane jarUra baMdhabesatuM che. bhayaMkara saMhAra yAne mAnava jIvananI hAni che emAM zaMkA jevuM nathI. paNa jyAM ati ghaNe adharma ane amaryAdita mAnahAni cAlI rahI hoya tyAM bIjo upAya zuM ! jyAM satya ane nyAya-nItinuM chaDe coka lIlAma bolAvAtuM hoya, jyAM janmathI ja UMca nIcanA bheda paDAtA hoya tyAM A talavAra dvArA kesala karI levAnI agatya UbhI thAya che. mArI icchA saMgrAma khelavAnI nahotI chatAM caMpApatie emAM mane pharaja pADI che. : pavitra mAtA ! Apane e vAtanI khabara nahiM hoya paNa mAre jaNAvavuM joIe ke A dharatI para dharma ane samAjane nAme ghaNAM. ghaNuM dhatiMgo cAlI rahyAM che. e pAchaLa satya, nIti, ke pramANikatA jevA aNumUlA guNanuM khUna thaI rahyuM che. chatAM e khUnamAM pratyakSa ke parokSa rIte hAtha bALanArA pitAnI jAtane pavitra mAne che. mAro ja dAkhalo ApuM. caMDALane tyAM ja eTale aspRzya gaNAya. kudaratanI kRpAthI-bhAgyanA ge-rAjya lakSmI prApta thaI chatAM mArA tarapha UMca tarIkenuM gaurava letAM dvija samudAyane virodha cAlu ja rahyo che. eka dalIla e karavAmAM AvI che ke halakA kuLamAM . janmela huM rAjA thaI ja na zakuM. pavitratAne IjAro kevala brAhmaNa vargano ja che. e kahe te ja brahmavAkaya gaNavuM joIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarabhUmi upara camatkAra ! 165 me e sAme maLavA pAkAryoM ane bhujAnA baLe dekhADI ApyuM ke dharatIne! bhAtA harakAi parAkramI thai zake che. emAM varNa bhedane ADA AvavAnuM jarApaNa kAraNa nathI. U~ca nIyanI gaNunA janma Azrita nathI paNa kama Azrita che. pavitra AcaraNavALA UMca gaNAya ane adhama kama karanArA nIca lekhAya. eka dvijane meM vacana Apela, tenA pAlana arthe ja mAre A yuddhane netaravuM paDayu che. pelAne a'gadezamAM gAma joie, e sArU ca pApatine me rUkko pADavI, e ApavA temaja enA badalA tarIke je kahe te ApavA icchA darzAvI. javAba maLyo- hArA jevA ne huM rAjA tarIke svIkAratA ja nathI. rAjya para adhikAra hArA nathI paNa pelA dvijane che. ' pUjya AryAM ! mane kahezeA ke vacana pAlana mATe meM je karyuM emAM kayAMye adhama -anIti che ! aksAsa te| e thAya che ke dharmanIti pAlanane dAvA karanArA taraphathI e sAme dhruve asabhyatAthI uttara apAya che ! caMDALane tyAM janma eTale e mAnavanI krArTimAMthI UtarI gayA ! AvI haDadhUta dazA te| kUtarA-bilADAnI paNa nathI karavAmAM AvatI ! samAjanA A khATA badhatA sAme me laDI levAne nizcaya karyo che. caMDALa tanu ja paNa vacana pAlana arthe prANa kurabAna karI zake che e jagatane dekhADavuM che. mANusAi jevI cIja nIca gaNAtA vargomAM paNa che e batAvavuM che tethI ja huM mArA nizcayamAMthI caLanAra nathI. vinaya sAcavavA e dhama jarUra; sAmenuM pAtra paNa jovuM joIe ne ! aMgadezanA svAmInA vizAla pradeza AgaLa mArU rAjya teA ekAdA nAnakaDA TApu jevuM lekhAya. vaLI e bhrupa mArA viDala padezAtre emAM paNa nA nahIM; chatAM evA girUA pAse bhASAnI mIThAzanI AzA te huM rAkhuM ne ! game tevA veNA AgaLa namatAM javuM e te pAmaratA gaNAya. evA jIvananeA huM paDachAyA paNa na lauM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA rAjavI karaka DU ! tArI vAtamAM bhUla heADavA jevuM nathI. Ama chatAM je kAmAM hajArA veAne udhADe vinAza DAkiyAM karI rahyo che e aTakAvavAnA mArA dharmAM gaNAya. e zubha hetu na heAta te huM ahIM doDI paNa na Avata. mArU hRdaya peAkAre che ke e saMhAralIlA jarUra aTakaze ane te hArI ja mAraphate. mArI IcchA nahAtI chatAM e pAchaLanAM kAraNo jaNAvavA jarUrI hAvAthI ja bhUtakALanA aMdhArapaTa ulecuM chuM. 1}} rAjana ! tuM caMDALaputra nathI. tuM mArA putra che. pUjya A ! Apa zuM vadI rahyA che ? Apa asatya na vadhe, e jema khAtrIbharyu che tema mArA mAbApa meAjIda che e vAta paNa kAlanA caNutara jevI pAkI che. putra! thArA caMDALa mApatA e saMrakSaka viDaleA che paNa janmadAtrI mA te| huM ja chuM ane jemanI sAthe tuM yuddha khelavA kah thayela che, e caMpApati hArA pitA che. are ! A te ravapna che ke sAcI vAta che ? AzcayanI A gAMTha mArAthI nathI cheDAtI ! e pAchaLanA akADArUpI dArA Apa chUTA pADI Ape te ja samajAya. bhAi ! utAvaLA na thA. tuM jema mane mAtA tarike nirakhI camatkAra anubhave che tema thArA pitA paNa mhArA A veza paridhAnathI kejanma pachI hArU ane mhArUM zuM thayuM enA RtihAsathI vaMcita che. . vidhAtAnI e pAchaLa kASTa aneAkhI karAmata che. pUrNa jJAnI vinA aneA pAra na ja pAmI zake. . sAMbhaLa ! huM garbhavatI hatI. hastikadha para besI mane chUTe hAthe dAna devAneA dAhaleA UpajyA. ca'pApatine sneha mArA para sapU te!. ceTakarAjanI tanayA huM padmAvatI temanA aMtaHpuramAM eka mAtra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarabhUmi upara camatkAra! 167 prANezvarI hatI. anya rAjavI jevI bhramaravRttivALA te nahetA. mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne dehalo pUrNa karavAnI vyavasthA temaNe karI. aMgarakSakonA parivAra sAthe hAthIpITha para besI amo nIkaLyA. nagaradvAra vaTAvatAM ja ke devI kAraNe hAthI gAMDe banI deDavA lAgyA. keme karyo mahAvatanA kAbUmAM na rahyo. aMgarakSake pAchaLa rahI gayA. mahAvata gabaDI paDyA. ame: daMpatI bhayane kaLI gayA. sAme dekhAtA vaDa nIce hAthI jAya ke enI vaDavAIo pakaDI levI evo nizcaya karyo. caMpApati te pramANe karI zakyA paNa mArAthI ema na thaI zakyuM. natije e Avyo ke hAthInI pITha para ekAkI rahelI huM vikarALa vanamArge, tophAnI vAyarAmAM sapaDAyela nAva mAphaka kheMcAI rahI. saMsAranAM duHkha ane karmarAja, ne kevA kevA veza sajAve che ene sAco khyAla mane e veLA ja Avyo. rAja mahAlayanuM jIvana zyA ane A kaparI dazA kayAM! ubhaya vaccenA taphAvatane pUre sAkSAtkAra thayo. e veLA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrane saMyama mArga eka ja nirbhaya che ema samajAyuM. sItAro camakatA eTale eka sarovara najIka e jaLa pIvA che ane huM bAjunA jhADanI DALI pakaDI, enI pITha parathI UtarI dharatI para AvI. mahA kaSTa, sudhAtRSAnA kaparAM duHkha veThI eka kulapatinI sahAyathI dattapuranI bhAgoLa bhegI thaI. paNa rUpavAna ramaNI ane kulIna gharanI nArIne e meTA nagaramAM bhaya sthAna eAchAM, nahatAM. je anubhavo mane ekalA thoDA divasamAM maLyA hatA enAthI. mAre hadaya tAra hAlI UTha hato. cAritra paMtha prati saneha jabhyo hato. saMsAranI asAratA AMkhe vaLagI hatI. paheAMcI sIdhI sAdhvIjInI vasatImAM. bhAvino vicAra karyA vagara ane garbhavatI chuM evI vAta uccAryA vinA guNI pAse dakSA laI lIdhI. eka rIte kahuM to saMsAranA dareka bhAga anya vahevArika baMdhanevI huM mukta banI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA mArA divaso koI anerI rIte jJAnArjanamAM ane AtmaciMtanamAM vyatIta thavA lAgyAM. pati,pitA, ke anya keI sagA snehIeAnI vAta jANe eka gatakAlina svakhasama banAvI dIdhI. paNa kALanuM cakra to akhalita gatie vahe che. garbhavRddhi thatAM ja zarIranA pheraphAra chUpA nA rahyA. prazna zaMkA zILa banyuM. Akhare gurUNu samakSa meM muddAnI vAtane sphoTa karyo. e sAMbhaLatAM koIne mArA vartana sabaMdhI zaMkA na rahI. paNa sAdhvI jIvana TIkA pAtra na lekhAya ane nircanA dharma sAthe anya paMtha pravartake AMgaLI na cIMdhe e sAruM mArA prasava sudhIne vRttAna guptapaNe UI levAnuM nakakI thayuM. zraddhA saMpanna upAsaka mAraphate e kAma pAra paDayuM. janma ApyA pachI ucita samaya vItatAM huM ja hane kAmaLamAM lapeTI, caMDALanI parNakuTi najIka guptapaNe mUkI AvI hatI. sAdhvI jIvanamAM hovA chatAM lehIne saMbaMdha sAva bhUlI gaI nahotI. mUkatA pUrve e caMDALa daMpatIne kaMi paNuM saMtAna nathI, ane patnine e abhAve duHkha thAya che evA samAcAra khAnagI rIte meLavI lIdhA hatA. e jhuMpaDI bhale garIbanI heya, are mahAjanamAM e jAti bhale halakI lekhAtI hoya chatAM putrano uchera te premapUrvaka thaze evI pAkI khAtarIthI e kAma karyuM hatuM. avAra navAra e ekAMta bhAga tarapha jaI, darathI ucharatA putranuM mukha darzana saraLatAthI thaI zakaze e paNa AMtarika Azaya hato ja. putra ! sAdhvI jIvanane na chAje, chatAM snehathI kheMcAI huM ghaNIvAra e tarapha AvI mArI cakSuone ThArI gaI hatI. meTa thatAM, Aje tuM je nirbhayatA, pramANiktA ane satya jevA guNo mATe mAna dharAvato thayo che e amApa daMpatIjIvananA ekadhArA saMskAranA phaLarUpe che. bALavaya chatAM tuM je hiMmata dAkhavatA e joI huM dUrathI rAjI thatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarabhUmi upara camatkAra ! 169 ghaDIbhara svAmInI chabI yAda AvatI. paNa Akhare meM jANIbUjI je svIkAryu hatu. ane vaphAdAra rahevA, daDhatA dharatI ane saMsAranA jIvanane bhUlI javA udyamavaMta banatI. 6 ekA eka caMDALa kuTuba uMcALA bharI gayuM ' e samAcAra zrAvikA dvArA mArA kAne athaDAtAM prathama te mate kSeAbha udbhavyA. e pAchaLane vRttAnta meLavavA prayAsa zarU karyAM. gheADA divasa pachI, caMDALa putra avakaNikane rAjya maLyuM che. evA UDatA samAcAra sAMbhaLyuM. pANI tapAsa aMte vAta kharI jA; ane kaMcanapura nareza karakaMDU e ja mArA bAluDA che e jANI satASa thayA. e divasa pachI mane pUrI zAtA vaLI ane sayama mArgamAM huM eka tAra banI. svAmI ane saMtAna pratyenA je eka snehataMtu, bhAvanA TANe netrA para chavAtA, te agAu kahyuM tema saMsAranI najare pUrNa dazAne pAmyA jotAM ja e taraphathI mana pAchuM vaLyuM. tyArathI huM mArA cAritra pAlanamAM rakta hatI. . ekA eka tamArI A laDAinA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. tarata ja kSeAbha thayeA. mana peAkArI UMdhyuM --laDanArA rAjAe peAte ati nikaTanA snehIe che e vAta jANatA nathI ane jagatanA mAnavIe paNa sAcI sthitithI anAta che. vinA kAraNa thatA hajAro vene saMhAra aTakAvaveA heAya te mAre upAzrayanI divAle bahAra nIkaLI sAcI paristhitithI e bhayane vAk karavA ja joie.. vatsa ! A bhAvanAnA jore huM bahAra paDI eTalu ja nahI paNa vihAranA kaparA kareAnI paravA karyAM sivAya ahIM doDI AvI chuM. visArI mUkelI vAtene punaHyAda karI che. AzA che ke have, tuM A kAyathI hAtha uThAvaze. rAjavI karaka DU ekITaze sAdhvInA mukha taraph joi rahyo, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA ene A rIte mauna dekhI sAdhvIjI bAlyA haju pratIti nathI thatI? banavA joga che. A pavitra svAMga heThaLa jyAM prapaMca ramanArA heya tyAM zaMkA udbhave! phikara nahI, dIkarA! jarA hArI AMgaLI paranI vIMTI kahADI e paranA jhINA akSare vAMcI le. preyasIne prabhutAmAM pagalAM mUkavAnA pavitra prasaMge prApta thayelI e bheTa che. cIra kALa saMdharelI e bheTane aNagAra jIvanamAM paNa aLagI nahotI karI. kaMbaLamAM hane vIMTALI mUkatI veLA ene paNa e bhegI hetusara rAkhI dIdhI hatI. hArI AMgaLI tarapha najara jatAM ja e parakhAI gaI. hajI paNa zaMkA na khasatI hoya to hArA pAlaka mAtApitAne jaIne pUchI je. vahAlI mAtA, are bhUlyo pUjya Arya ! mane ApanI vAta para jarApaNu aNabharaso nathI. hAtha kaMkaNane ArasInI jarUra na ja saMbhave. te pachI, vilaMbanuM kaMI ja prayajana nathI. je gUMca paDI che e mArA jIvana caritranA zravaNathI sahaja ukelI zakAya tevI che. tuM mA paga upADe eTalI ja DhIla che. kadAca hane eka mAtAe bajAvavI joitI pharaja aMge mArA vartAvamAM UNapa jaNAya to paNa have e gaI gujarI bhUlI javAmAM ja DahApaNa che. mArA ane hArA rAha judA che. huM vItarAga kathita karmanI gati vicitra che " e sUtra tarapha hArUM dhyAna kheMcuM chuM. vidhAtAnA saMketa khuda anaMta baLanA dhaNathI. paNa pheravAI zakAtA nathI e itihAsanA pAnAM parathI avalokI zakAya che. e jotAM hArI A jananIthI evI bhUla thaI hoya to te saMtavya che. nA, nA, sAdhvImAtA! huM kaMi e gatakALanI vAtane vicAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarabhUmi upara camatkAra ! 171 nathI karI rahyo. sagAne Adhina thaI tame lIdhela pagaluM mArI najare TIkA pAtra nathI. " je kaMI bane te sArAne mATe ja ' e janavAyakAne sadhiyAre laI, huM te vartamAnane vicAra karUM chuM. tamArA sarakhI kSatriyANunI kukSIe janmela, ane eka prasiddha kSatriya kulAvartAsanA kuLamAM avatarela saMtAna, "huM tamAro putra chuM? ema kaheto sAme jauM emAM mArI, tamArI ke khuda dadhivAhana bhUpanI zAbhA na gaNAya. kSAtra vRttimAM e jAtanA vartAvane sthAna nathI. emAM paNa A to samarAMgaNanI dharatI. huM vinaya pUrvaka AvIza ane . pitAnA caraNemAM zira namAvIza e cokkasa che paNa temanA taraphathI suleha sUcaka ta dhvaja pharakayA pachI ja. A yuddhanA preraka teo che, huM nathI ja. pitA-putranA saMbaMdhamAM paNa yuddha rItine neve na ja mUkI zakAya. siMha sAvaja potAnA mebhAne zAbhato ja AhAra kare. bhUkhe maravAnuM pasaMda kare, paNa enA mukhamAM sudhA zamAvavA taNakhaluM to na ja hoya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 18 mu camatkArAnI para parA sahasrarazmi devanI padharAmaNI kSitija para thatAM ja bhRpa dadhivAhananI chAvaNImAM raNubhUgaLanA nAda gAjI UThayA. paheAra dahADA caDhatAM pUrve te| duzmananI najIka paheAMcI, hallA karavAnA pharamAna te rAtrinA chUTI gayA hatA. ceAtara nAdanA rava kAne athaDAtAMja jAgRti AvI gai ane jhaDapI taiyArInI uSmA patharAi gai. tyAM te| zatrunI chAvaNI taraphathI sAdhvI maiyAnAM pagalAM A tarapha zIghragatie paDayAM. teone zvAsa samAte naheAtA. te kaMi le te pUrve dvAra paranA cAkIdAre paDakAra karyAM-- ATalI jhaDape AvyA chatAM, gurUNI ! tamArA hetu siddha thavAne Aje avasara nahi maLe. sau kA hallAnI taiyArImAM paDyu che ane rAjavI paNa vyUha racanAmAM gUMthAyela che. eTale tamArI prAthaeNnA krAi sAMbhaLanAra nathI. bhAI hallAnI jarUraja nathI rahI. mane te| bhrapati pAse lai jA eTale mAre| prayAsa bara Ave. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camakArAnI paraMparA 173 miyA! chAvaNImAM koIne atyAre praveza karavA devAnI sakhata manAI che. vaLI prasthAna samaye tamArAM darzana zukanIyALa paNa nathI gaNAtA. duzmana namatuM ApavA taiyArI dAkhave te paNa amAre svAmI e caMDALa putrane jato karavA ke enI joDe suleha karavA ulukta nahi thAya. are! tuM keIna cokIdAra jaNAya che. jarA mArA caherA tarapha najara kara ane mane satvara AgaLa vadhavA de. vinA kAraNa vilaMba na kara. je paLa jAya che e lAkheNI che. suleha to DokiyAM karI rahI che. phakta bhUpane maLavAnI ja DhIla che. ' miyA ! jarura navo chuM, chatAM pharajamAM cUka ke konA caherAthI bhoLavAI jauM evo nathI ja. bha raho, vRddhane belAvuM. are, zarasiMha jadI jA ane sAmenA kamarAmAMthI mAnasiMhajIne ahIM bolAvI lAva. vRddha mAnasiMha dhIme pagale AvI pahoMcyA. sAdhvI miyAnA caherA para najara paDatAM ja enAthI bolI javAyuM- mahArANIjI, Apa A vezamAM! aho keTale varSe acAnaka ahIM AvI caDhayA? bhAI! huM utAvaLamAM chuM. mAre jaldI rAjavIne maLavuM che. A dvArapALa rokI rahyo che ene tuM samajAva. pavitra mAtA ! Apa sukhe sIdhA. ApanA guma thayA pachI caMpAnA zire ochI nathI vItI ! are, zarasiMha ! sAdhvImAnI sAthe jA. varSonI zodha chatAM rANI padmAvatIno patto nahoto maLyo. jIvatA ke mUAnA samAcAra naheAtA lAvyA. saunA hAtha heThA paDyA hatA. emane Ama acAnaka meLApa thavAthI vRddha mAnasiMhanuM aMtara AnaMShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA 6mAM nAcI UMDayuM. hallA lai javAnI vAta paNa e vIsarI gayA. * eja caherA, eja mukhAraviMda, eja rANI padmAvatI' eLakhavAmAM cArI jarA paNa bhUla nathI ema lavatA je maLe tene e vAta kahevA lAgyA. ghaDIbharamAM A samAcAra sainika gaNumAM prasarI gayA ane chAvaNImAM eka cheDAthI bIjA cheDA paryaMta AnaMda chavAi gayA. , * tArAnI jyeAtamAM caMdra chUpe nahi ' e kavi vacana mujaba sAdhvI padmAvatI jema AgaLa vadhatAM gayAM tema eLakhItA caherA maLavA mAMDayA ane e vadhu ne vadhu prakAzamAM AvatA gayA. saune Azraya thavA mAMDayuM. pAchaLanuM vruMda dhIme dhIme mATuM thatuM gayuM. rAjavInA rAmiyAnA AgaLa AvatAM te nAnakaDA meLA jevuM thai paDayuM. kAlAhala ne bhIDa vadhI paDI. ekAeka bhUpa dadhivAhana bahAra AvI kaMi kahe te pUrve sAme zAMta muddAdhArI sAdhvIne jotAM kharAkhara nihALatAM-ajAyabImAM garakAva banI kheAlI UThavA--- vahAlI priye, preyasI padmA ! ATalA varSoM sudhI tu kayAM chUpAi gai hatI ? Ama ekAeka kacAMthI prakaTI nIkaLI ? tArI pAchaLa me zodha karavAmAM kacAza nathI rAkhI. ganu zu thayuM? A veza zA kAraNe dharavA paDayA ? pradhAnajI, yazapALa Adine khabara paDatAM sau doDI AvyA. emAM rAjaguru paNa hatAja. temanu vacana satya nIvaDavAthI harSI samAtA naheAtA. e melyA-- mahArAja ! huM nahAtA kahetA ke rANIjInuM mRtyu nathI thayuM. meLApa jarura thaze. jyAtiSa khATu' naja paDe. lAMbA samayanA virahI janeemAM ati nikaTanA premIe maLe tyAM AMkhe| azrubhInI thAya paNa e AMsu haOnA heAya che. enuM sukha maunapaNe ja bhegavAya che. padmAvatI sAdhvI vezamAM hatA, are A sasArika snehanA taMturthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camatkAranI paraMparA 175 jAte aLagA thayA hatA; chatAM Akhare mAnava hatA. ghaDIbharanI A sukhada zAMtine choDI e kahevA lAgyA| mArI rAmakahANI lAMbI che. e varNavavAne A samaya nathI tema enuM pArAyaNa vAraMvAra karavAnuM mane gamatuM paNa nathI. tyAM te bhUpALa dadhivAhana vacamAM ja bolyA padmAvatInI vAta sAcI che. e sAMbhaLavA jatAM ApaNe AjanuM vijaya muhUrta cUkIe te ThIka nathI. e jAteja ApaNI vacce AvelA che tyAre utAvaLa paNa zI che, duHkhanA dine yAda karavAnI IcchA na hoya te mAre karAvavA paNa nathI. keTalIka muddAnI vAta pachIthI jANI levAze. cAlo, prayANabherI vagaDAvo. - rAjana ! keza titAne dharavA mAMDyA chatAM yuddha zokha haju pUre thayo nathI ? e baMdha karAvavA to huM AvI chuM. he, kSatriyAvartAsanA putrI thaI, mane rAjadharmakSAtradharmathI pAcho vALavA AvyA che? hA, devAnupriya! ahiMsAne pracAra karavo ane AtmAone hiMsaka vRttithI hAtha uThAvavAne baMdha kara e te mAro vyavasAya che. e sArU te A aMcaLo oDho che. te zuM Apa sAcA sAdhupaNAmAM che? huM to samajato hato ke dharatI para pravartatA bhayane lai, ziyaLa saMrakSaNa kAraNe tame A svAMga dhAraNa karyo che. A salAmata sthAnamAM paga mUkatAMja-mAre samAgama thatAMja e utArI nAkhaze. e AzA rAkhavI nakAmI che. rAjana thoDA ke ghaNu vilAsa pAchaLa Akhare te vinAzanuM Agamana nizcita che. banAve evA banyA ke e vinAzanI jhAMkhI mane jaldI thaI. ziyaLa rakSA arthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 satI ziromaNi caMdanabALA zodhela nigraMthanI vasatI, mane sAcI rIte graMtho vagaranI banAvavAmAM pariNamI. bhAgavatI dikSA meM samajaNa pUrvaka ja lIdhI che. ApaNu vacce snehanuM jharaNa pUrvavata vahI rahyuM che chatAM e pAchaLa pati-patnI bhAva nathI. snehanuM e jharaNa mane ahIM ghasaDI lAvyuM che. mArA mukhe e kahevaDAve che ke A vaya have nathI rahI yuddha khelana mATe ke nathI rahI saMsAra sukha mATe. ene ekaja upayogI che. mAnava phare saphaLa karavA sArU cAritra grahaNa karavA rU5. mArA adhikArI sArI rIte jANe che ke A saMsArI jIvanapara, mane jhAjho meha nathI rahyo, paNa eno artha e nathI ke ekAda caMDALa putranI sAme huM hAra kabUlI lauM, athavA to aMgadezanA A vizALa pradezane rajhaLato mUkI bhAgI nIkaLavuM. sau pahelI mArI pharaja yuddha jItavAnI ane pachI A rAjyane keI yogya hAthamAM mUkavAnI che, sAdhvIjI ! tamee aMtaranA umaLakAthI saMyama svIkAryo e te huM samajyo, paNa garbhasabaMdhI to tame kaMI bolatAja nathI. ekeka paLa vItI rahI che e mAre mATe ati kiMmatI che. satvara kahe ke e putra kivA putrI hAla kayAM che? rAjana! tamAre mATe eka eka paLa kiMmatI che paNa mAre mATe to to ethI paNa vadhu mUlyavAna che. chatAM mArUM kaheNa mAnI prathama sulehano veta dhvaja pharakAvavAnI AjJA bahAra pADe. mArAmAM vizvAsa rAkho. mArA mukhethI je vAta bahAra paDaze ethI Apa saune saMtoSa thaze eTaluM ja nahIM paNa saMgrAma khelavAnI agatya nahIM rahe. yazapAla-mahArAja! ApaNa saune rANImAtAnI buddhimatA mATe mAna che te zA kAraNe emanI salAha mujaba vartavAmAM vilaMba karavo? e je kaMI kahetA haze emAM-ApanuM, rAjyanuM ane prajAnuM gaurava jarUra hazeja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camatkArAnI paraMparA 177 pradhAna---ju paNa rahasya maMtrInA vicArane maLatA thAuM chuM. bhale ema thAya--mahArAja dadhivAhana meAlyA, ane samIpamAM UbhelA kATavALane zveta dhajA caDhAvavAneA hukama karyo. padmAvatI sAdhvIe tarataja sau kAi sAMbhaLe tema jaNAvyu - tyAga mA mAM ekatAra banelI huM je AzayathI A samarabhUmi para doDI AvI hatI te pAra paDayA che. hajArA jIvAnu rakSaNa thayuM che e uparAMta je apUrva lAbha thayA che e tamArA saunI dRSTiye camatkAra rUpa lekhAze. sAMbhaLe! ! jene tame! sau zatru tarIke lekhA che, e mArA garbhamAM Upajela satAna karakaDU aMgadezane bhAviJAdI vArasa che. enA akADA joDatAM te hastipITha uparathI kevI rIte UtarI, tApasa Azrame pahoMcI ane dattapuramAM kevA saMyegA,vacce sAdhvInA upAzrayamAM sthAna meLavyuM e TrumAM jaNAvyuM. sAdhu saMsthAnI pavitratA na jokhamAya e rIte pUrA mAse prasUti thayA pachI yAgya samaya thatAM e putrane smazAna bhUmimAM rAkhavA sabaMdhI, enA hAthe mudrikA paherAvavA sabadhI, ane tyAM vasatA caDALanA putra tarIke e UcharatA rahevA samadhI vAta paNa vadhyuM`vI. nAma avaNika rakhAyA chatAM karaDU tarIke oLakhAvAnuM kAraNa paNa jaNAvyuM. lakSaNuyukata vaMzadaMDanA prabhAvathI caMDALa putrane kaMcanapuranuM rAjya kevI rIte maLyuM ane peAtAnA vacana pAlana a dvijane rUkA ApI ahI mAlyA e vAta pAte karaka'DUnA mukhethI sAMbhaLI hatI te rIte kahI. thanIne sayatAM jaNAvyuM A badhA banAvA pAchaLa sukha karatAM du:khanI paraparA echI kara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 satI ziremaNi caMdanabALA nathI bhogavI. tyAga tarapha cita vaLavAnAM kAraNenuM mULa emAM ja che. vigatavAra kahevA besuM to kalAka joIe. paNa have ene kaMI ja hetu nathI rahyo. mArA sivAya pitA putra vaccene A saMbaMdha kAI jANatuM na hovAthI Avazyaka kriyA cheDI mAre atra AvavuM paDayuM. prathama meM putrane e vAta saMbhaLAvI. sAbitI ApI gaLe utArI. ema chatAM e siMhazAvAge mAgaNI karI ke vaDilano vinaya jALavavAnuM mana chatAM kSatriya vaTane na zobhe e rIte huM na jaI zakuM. sulehane vraja caDhaze te huM doDato AvI pitAnA caraNamAM zira jhukAvIza. kharI sthiti jANyA pachI laDavAnuM saMbhave ja nahIM. zveta vaja jotAMja, rAjavI! tamAre e bAluDeDa ahIM Avyoja samaje. tyAM te ucita rasAlA sAthe karakaMDUnA pagalAM thayAM. igita AkArathI pitAne oLakhI, tarataja doDI jaI e emanA pagamAM paDe. dadhivAhana bhUpe paNa AvA sarva guNethI yukta yuvarAjane nirakhI hadayanA umaLakAthI bheTI, pitAnI najikamAM besADe. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pote caMDALa jANIne kaDavA veNa kahevaDAvyA hatA e mATe dilagIrI jAhera karI. samara bhUmimAM cotarapha AnaMda vartAI rahyo. tarataja karakaC bhUpanI chAvaNImAM ahIM AvI maLavAnA samAcAra mokalavAmAM AvyA. saune A vyahavAra vidhimAM mUkI pallAvatI sAdhvI te Ipsita saMdhAtA potAnA paMthe paDI gayA. saunA vaMdana jhIlatAM chAvaNI vaTAvI temaNe pitAnI vastIne mArga lIdhe. jyAM pitA putra parasparanA vArtAlApathI paravArI temanI gerahAjarI nirakhI, tapAsa karAve che tyAM rokIdAra khabara lAve che - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camatkArAnI paraparA 17: e pavitra taiyAne sIdhAvI gayA te ghaDIe vItI gai ! sau kAIne ajAyebI UpajI, bhUpa diSavAhananA caherA para nirAzAnI kAlimA patharAi. tarataja karakaDUe khulAsA karatAM jaNAvyuM ke pitAzrI, AmAM duHkha dharavAnuM kaMija kAraNa nathI. temanI salAha mAnI me' ne sulehane vAvaTA pharakAvyeA hate te tee tyAMthIja pAchA pharavAnA hatA. temanA vairAgya raMga ceALamaLa jevA hAvAthI AvA saMsArI viSayAmAM gUMcavAvAnuM temane anukULa nathI. vadhu sahavAsathI sneha ke AkarSaNanI gAMTha majabUta thAya che e temanu maMtavya. putra ! thArI vAta samajAya tevI che. cheDelI vastuo para raMjamAtra mamatva na thavA devuM enuM nAmaja sAcA vairAgya vAtamAM temaNe mane paNa izArA karI dIdheA che ja. huM... paNa A rAjya ciMtAthI ane sa'sAranI lIlAethI kAMThe AvyA chuM. tuM bhAra upADI le ke huM paNa AtmazreyanA paMthe paLavAnI taiyArI karUM. pitAjI ! Apa zA mATe utAvaLa kare che? capAmAM praveza karIe thADA samaya sAthe rahIe. mane anubhava maLe. vaLI huM kaMcanapuramAM jai deAbasta karI Avu. pachI tame| nirAMte cAritra grahaNa karo. huM ADa Mbara pUrvaka e kriyA karAvIza. nA, dIkarA ! evA lAMbA vilaMbamAM huM paDanAra nathIja. hArI mAtAnA virahathI mArUM hRdaya ardhuM" te bhAMgI gayuM hatuMja tyAM A rahasya maMtrInA samAgamathI dhAriNI jevuM yAgyapAtra maLyuM. thoDAMka va sukhanA gayA. tyAM bhAgya rUyuM ane e cAlI gai. vhAlI dIkarI vasumatInuM zuM thayuM e hajupaNa jaNAyuM nathI. e pachI AvanAra abhayAe te| hadaja karI vaLI che. aMtaramAM pragaTela du:kha mIM rahevAthI zamavAnuM nathIja. bhagnahrayA huM yeAgya pAtranI zodhamAMja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA hatuM tyAM sadbhAgye hArA jevA suputrane yoga sAMpaDe. rAjya dhurA sepI huM te cAritra laIza. vahAlA bApu! jema sadbhAgye varSothI vIsarAyelI mArI mAtAneM meLApa acAnaka thayo tema kadAca mArI bhaginI vasumatIne meLApa kema nahIM thAya ? huM enI zodha karavAmAM jarApaNa khAmI nahIM rAkhuM.. dharatInA khUNe khUNe mANaso doDAvIza. vatsa! jarUra tuM e mATe yatna karaje, paNa mane saMsAramAM rokAvAnuM jarA paNa mana nathI. hArI mAtAne izAre mArA mATe nukatecInIrUpa che. karALakALa kayAre chApa mAraze enI kene khabara che? je karavuM te Aje kIje, kAle zI vAta " e kavi vacana satya che. pitA putra vaccenA A vArtAlApa pachI karaDUnI chAvaNImAMthI adhikArI varga AvatAM ja, emAMnA pradhAnane kaMcanapura sabaMdhI bhalAmaNa karI bAkInA sarva rAjadhAnI caMpA tarapha kUcakadama karatA AgaLa vadhalA lAgyA. A samAcAra caMpAnI prajAne pahoMcatAM ja tyAM ane AnaMda vartI rahyo. yuddhane bhaya nAza pAmyo hato. rANI padmAvatIne bheTa rAjavIne thayo hato e jema harSano viSaya hato e sAthe bhAvi gAdI vArasA yuvarAja karakaMDUnA darzanano lAbha maLavAne hata; je emAM adhika umere, karatA hatA. sarvatra sAmaiyAnI taiyArIo cAlI rahI hatI. sArAye nagarane Ama janasamUhe hadayanA umaLakAthI bhinna bhinna prakAre zaNugAyuM hatuM. AnaMda pramodanA dine vahI jatAM vilaMba nathI thato. bhAva, bhIne praveza thayo. alpakALamAM rAjavI karakaMDUne rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI jAherAta karavAmAM AvI. ucita vidhi sahita e kArya ATopAyuM ane bIje ja divase bhUpa dadhivAhana saMsAra choDI cAlI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camatkAranI paraMparA 181 nIkaLyA. putra karakaMDUe thoDo samaya thAMbhI javA Agraha karavAmAM kacAza nahotI rAkhI. pradhAnajI ane yazapALe te kheALA pAtharyA * hatA. rAjaratna sudarzana zeThe bhAra mUkI kahyuM hatuM ke-"huM zramaNa mahAvIra deva saMdha sthApana kare enI vATa joI rahyo chuM. ApaNA ubhaya teozrI pAse sAthe ja saMyama svIkAryuM.' paNa jenA aMtaranA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThayA hoya te bhe kayAMthI? aMtaramAM eka ja nAda UThato ke "hamayI padmAte kalyANa pathanI pathika banI cUkI. have tuM zA kAraNe bhe? kenI rAha jue che? khabhe paNa rAjya bhAra upADI zake tevo samartha maLI gayo. satvara cAlI nIkaLa. yAda kara kALa mataMgaja kare keLiyo' e vAkya. te tukhArane cAbukano mAra na hoya, mAtra evuM halana ja basa che. sAcA premIne presIne IzAre hato ane pote svajana maLatAM thobhI na hatI. e AcaraNa hatI. * kamma zUrA, dhame zarA' e TaMkazALI vacana AvA vIralAone ja zobhe che. bhagavI jANe ane jogavI paNa jANe. sAhitya sAgaramAM A prakAranA daSTAMtarUpa metIo keTalAMye bharyo che. ariSTa nemIzvaranA kaivalaya samAcAra karNapaTa para athaDAtAM ja divya premI rAjenatI ghaDIbhara thobhI hatI kharI? vidhAtAe paNa bhAre karI. bhUpa dadhivAhana AgAra tyajI gayAnA trIje dina samAcAra malyA ke dhAriNunI putrI vasumatI te kozA khImAM che. dhanAvaha nAmA zeThane tyAM e rahe che ane nAma caMdanabALA paDayuM che. duHkha ane sukha potAnI paraMparA laIne Ave che e sAcuM che. camatkAra para camatkAra jevA banAvo banI gayA. - pAkA pAye vAta AvI ke-zramaNa mahAvIra devanuM pAraNuM caMdanabALAnA hAthe ja thayuM. senayAnI vRSTi thaI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 19 muM kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna vasumatI dhanAvaha zeThanA gharamAM potAnI ThaMDI prakRtti ane hasamukhA svabhAvanA jore sau koInuM priyapAtra thaI paDI hatI. mAtra zeTha ke mUlA zeThANI ja nahIM paNa dAsa dAsI vargane cAha paNa saMpUrNa paNe meLavI zakI hatI. teNe jhAjhuM bahAra jatI nahIM. tema koI vAra potAnA pUrva jIvanane UkelatI nahIM. gharanAM nAnAM moTAM kAmo teNIe upADI lIdhAM hatAM eTaluM ja nahIM paNa dAsa dAsInI gerahAjarImAM temanAM kAma paNa e karI letI. emAMthI paravAratI tyAre kayAM te jJAnArjanamAM mana parovatI athavA to sAmAyika grahaNa karI svAdhyAya karatI. taruNa avasthAnA AMgaNe AvI UbhelI vasumatIne mATe dhanAvaha zeThane muratIyo zedhavAno eka vAra vicAra udabhavela. temaNe e vAta mUlA zeThANane kahelI paNa kharI. lajajAthI jeno cahero sadA namratA darzAvato ane jenuM vastra bhAla pradezanI hadamAM kaMIka namatuM rahetuM evI vasumatIe zeThANu mukhe e jANyuM tyAre kaheluM ke- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna 183 mAtAjI! tamAre e saMbaMdhI kaMIja ciMtA karavI nahIM. mArA pitAzrIne paNa tamo kahI deje ke mArA mATe vara zodhavAnI jarUra nathI. lagna graMthIthI joDAI saMsAramAM paDavAnI mArI icchA ja nathI. huM te traraSabhadevanI putrIo brAhI-suMdarI mAphaka kuMvArI rahI, yogya samaye bhAgavatI dIkSA levAnI abhilASA dharAvuM chuM. e kAraNathI caMdanabALA" tarike oLakhAvAmAM mane AnaMda paDe che. e nAme mArA gauravamAM vRddhi karI che ane huM ene yathArtha karI dekhADavAnA vicAranI chuM. dharmiSTha zeThanA kAne A samAcAra pahoMcyA tyAre emane harSa thayo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa e belelA ke pUrvanA puNya mege ja AvI taraNa putrI rUpe prApta thaI che. jarUra e kaI kulina gharanuM saMtAna to che ja paNa sAthe sAthe pUrva bhavanA saMskAravALuM ramaNI ratna che. e vinA AvI yuvAna vayamAM saMyamanA pariNAma na ja udbhave. bhaviSyamAM sAce ja e nAma kahADaze." samayanI gati akhkhalita paNe vahetI AgaLa cAlI. ekadA kauzAmbInA AMgaNe pariSaha ne upasarga sahana karatA zrI vardhamAna svAmInAM pagalAM thayAM. e mahAtmA kapujane jaLAvA jAta jAtanA ta AcaratA ane Urmi udbhavatA, Azcarya pamADe evA abhigraha grahaNa karatA. emaNe A veLA evo abhigraha lIdhuM hatuM ke- jyAM sudhI ekAdI rAjaputrI, dAsIpaNAne pAmelI, vaLI page eDIonA badhinavALI, mAthuM muMDAvelI, uMbaramAM beThelI, supaDAnA khUNAmAM adaDa baphelAvAklAhAthamAM rAkhI kaI atithinI rAha khetI, sAMkhamAM AMsuvAnI pAraNuM karAvavA tatpara na thAya tyAM sudhI mAre pavAramAM ja heluM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA svAmI gaucarI TANe judA judA lattAmAM bhramaNa karatA, paNa temanA saMkalpa pramANe sAmagrI maLatI nahIM. pAraNuM karyA vinA pAchA pharatA ane tapa vRddhinA AMkamAM umero thato. licchavI jAtinA A kuLadIpakane haju kevalya dazA prApta nahotI thaI chatAM emane upAsaka varga nA sUno nahato. ceTaka bhUpa jevA pratibhA saMpanna gaNa nAyakanI bhaginI trizalA devInA putra zrI vardhamAna kuMvara eTale vaizAlInI janatAno ati moTe bhAga temanI tarapha bahu mAnanI najare jete hate. vaLI trizalA mAtAnA cauda svapnanI vAta jAhera hatI eTale keTalAka rAjavIo kuMvara cakravartI thaze e AzAthI, jyAre anya rAjAe tIrthaMkara padavI pAmaze ema samajI bhaktithI, temanI tarapha DhaLelA hatA. kauzAmbI pati zatAnika, temanI bhaginI jayaMtI ane rANI mRgAvatI te khAsa gaNanA yogya upAsaka lekhAya. sugupta amAtya ane tenI patni nIdA to custa bhaktomAM lekhAya. yathA rAjA tathA prajA e dharaNe kauzAmbInI janatA paNa zramaNa mahAvIra yAne zrI vardhamAna svAmI pratye AdaravALI hatI. jyAM jyAM teozrInAM pagalAM thatAM tyAM tyAM bhaktipUrvaka naranArI sAme AvatAM, jAtajAtanA padArtho raju karatAM. paNa A mahAtmA te kaMI paNa lIdhA vinA pAchA pharatA. AthI upAsaka varganI nAzI pANI no pAra na rahe. abhigraha haze ema samajatAM paNa kevA prakArano haze e na jANatAM hovAthI ene aMta kyAre Avaze ane pAraNuM kayAre karaze e prazna sau koIne mUMjhavate. rANI mRgAvatIe, to eka karatAM adhikavAra svAmI evA zatAnikane kAIpaNa rIte tIrthakarane abhigraha kaLavAne Agraha kare. AvI vizALa nagarImAM mahattvane ucita bhikSA na maLe e ochA lAMchananI vAta lekhAya. eka divasa dhanAvaha zene kAmamAMthI pAchA pharatAM rAja karatAM vadhu vilaMba thaye. madhyAha vItI gayA ne lagabhaga ghaTa jeTalo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna 185 samaya thavA Avela. gharamAM pravezyA tyAre temanA paga dheAvaDAvanAra teAkara hAjara nahotA. bhAjana veLA vItI jatI hovAthI utAvaLa paNa echI nahetI. A sthiti pAmI jaI tarataja caMdanA hAthamAM pANIne kaLaziyA lai, mAthuM oLavu paDatu melI doDI AvI. vAMkI vaLI zeThanA paga upara pANI reDatAM, adhUrA kezakalApa ekadama nIce lakhaDavA mAMDayA. lAMbA, kALA, caLakatA vALa jamIna para patharAI malina na cAya e AzayathI zeTha peAtAnA hasta vaDe pakaDI lai, mAthA tarapha dharI rahyA. rasavatI gRhamAM kheThelI mULA zeThANIe A dazya dUrathI joyuM. e pAchaLanA Azaya samajyA vinA-e samayanI paristhiti vicAryo vinA--teNIe emAMthI taddana vicitra Azaya tAravyeA. mAnava magajamAM vahemanuM bhUta asvAra thAya che tyAre e bhAna bhUlAvI sAmAnya buddhinuM paNa devALuM kaDhAve che. emAM paNa A jAtanA vahemAe nArIvaga mAM asUyA-azAnti ane utpAta janamAnyAmAM kacAza nathI rAkhI. sukha ane zAnti bharyAM, sneha ane mamatA bharyAM, AnaMda ane prameAda pUrNa--saMsAramAM bhayaMkara hutAzanI pragaTAvI e savanA jotajotAmAM sarvanAza neAtaryo che. A vahemanA vamaLamAM aTavAi jatAM puruSa vage teA hada karI dIdhI che ! e veLA sAnabhAna bhUlIne je kAryo saranyAM che e macAva na thai zake tevAM che. sakhI samUhamAM svAbhAvika rIte vAta karanAra suMdarI aMjanAnA vAkayane pakaDI lai, paraNyAnI pahelI rAtre ja tyajI denAra pavanajayakumAramAM e vahemanu ja bhUta bharAyuM hatuM ne ! kaLAvatInAM kAMDAM kapAvanAra zaMkha rAjavI paNa eja rIte bhAna bhUlelA ane Aje paNa jemanA yazeAgAna gavAya che evA zrIrAma paNu satI sItA jevIte garbhiNI avasthAmAM vagaDe mAkalavAmAM vahemanA bAga banyA hatAja ne ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA vahemarUpI cuDele AvA to kaiM kaiM veza bhajavyA che ane pitAnA paMjAmAM rAjA-mahArAjA, pati-patni, sapatnI ane sAsu-vahue Adi jAtajAtanA mAnane phasAvyA che. zeTha patni mULA bhAna bhUle emAM navAI zI! teNue kalpI lIdhuM ke svAmInuM A kArya mArA pratyeno abhAva ane caMdanA taraphano sabhAva sUcave che. huM prauDha thavAthI emanA hRdayathI UtarI gaI chuM. ane A taruNIe potAnA prabhAvathI emanuM mana pUrNa paNe AkarSI lIdhuM che. jatAM divase e mArI sapatni-zAkya-banI bese te nA na kahevAya ! coTalAnI laTane sparza kara kiMvA ene dhAraNa karI rAkhavo e sneha vinA na ja saMbhavI zake. * vahemanA A taraMge dhanAvaha zeThanA zAMtima prAsAdamAM bhayaMkara chUpI Aga pragaTAvI. mULA Akhare to vaNika nArI eTale eNe niradhAra karyo ke- UgatA zatru ane vadhatA rogane jaDamULathI ukheDavA sArU prayatnazILa rahevuM. A vAtanI jhAjhI ha ha karyA vagara khArA pANIe khasI jAya evI yukti laDAvavI. ekadA teNIne joItI taka gaLI gaI. zeTha kAma prasaMge najIkanA gAme gayA. emanuM pAchA pharavAnuM taratamAM na thavAnuM hovAthI gerahAjarIno lAbha laI, nApikane bolAvI caMdanAnuM mAthuM teNIe mUMDAvI nAMkhyuM ane luhArane belAvI, enA page beDIo jaDAvI, AvAsanA eka aMdhArA oraDAmAM pUrI dIdhI. A kArya eTalI siphatathI karyuM ane evo ekAMta samaya sAdhIne pAra pADyuM ke gharanA nokara vargane enI kaMI ja khabara na paDI. mAtra eka vRddha dAsIne zeThANInI A cAlabAjInI thoDI gaMdha AvI. potAnA upara zeThane zaMkA na Ave e hetu dhyAnamAM laI pote piyara cAlI gaI ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna 187 eraDAmAM pUrAyela caMdanA bhAgI zake tema te hatuM ja nahIM, emAM bhUkhe tarase rIbAvAnuM! paNa kaSTonI jhaDIo vaccethI pasAra thanAra A bALA rAja bIja hovAthI A duHkha paDatAM na te gabharAI gaI ke na to chAtI mAthA phUTavA lAgI. pitAnA pUrva karmanI avala caMDAI gaNI, samatAthI e vedI rahI ane vikaTa upasargomAMthI bacAvanAra camatkArika evA aThama tapanuM zaraNa lIdhuM. nAgaketune banAva enA svAdhyAya veLAnA vAcanamAM tAjo ja Avyo hato. vaLI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI paraMparAmAM vicaratA pUjya zrI kezI mahArAjanI mIThI vANuM zravaNa karavAne yoga, pUrve caMpAmAM ane ahIM kauzAmbI' mAM ene maLyo hato. manamAM mULA mAtA prati jarA paNa dveSa na ANatA ene nimitta rU5 lekhI, atyAranI potAnI A dazA pUrva karaNanA phaLa rUpe ja prApta thaI che ema mAnI, e karmogane TALavAmAM rAmabANa samA tapano sadhiyAro levo vyAjabI lAge. je dUra, are mAtra dUra ja nahIM paNa durArAdhya hoya che te sarva tapanA be hAthaveMtamAM thaI jAya. che ane nikAcita evA karmone paNa pakavI pAtaLA pADavAnuM jenAmAM sAmarthya che evA tapamAM pUrNa zraddhAthI eka tAra banI. majabUta manavALI caMdanAne traNa dinanA upavAsa pUrA thayA. enI asara mAMsa lehInI kAyA upara na thAya e asaMbhavita hatuM. emAM umere karatuM baMdhiyAra jIvana ane aMdhakAra eAraDe sahAyaka banyA. paNa cothA dinanA prAta:kALe Avazyaka kriyALA rejanI mAphaka tapa karaNI tarapha mana na vaLatAM sahaja pAraNAne vicAra Avyo. paNa mananA maNakA A kedakhAnAmAM ochA ja kAragata nIvaDe tevA hatA. puna teNIe pUrve thaI gayelA satIA AtmAonAM dRSTAnta yAda. karavA mAMDyAM. emAM keTalo kALa vyatIta thayo enuM bhAna paNa na rahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA ekA eka bahAranA bhAge thatAM khaDakhaDATa ane hAkoTAthI e jAgRta banI. jANavAnI jijJAsAthI e kamADa pAse pahoMcI te nIcenA zabdo enA kAne athaDAyA - " are kamalA DezI, tamo paNa ATalI hade bedarakAra rahyA ! - tamArA kahevA mujaba zeThANI piyera ekalA ja gayA che te caMdanA jAya kyAM ? bIjA nokare to amArI hAjarInA abhAve sage vage mahAlavA nIkaLI paDayA; paNa tamAre to e prakAranuM kaI vaLagaNuM nathI. tame kAne hAtha gho e pAchaLa jarura kaMI bheda jaNAya che, koInI paNa dhAstI rAkhyA vinA je sAcuM hoya te kahI -nAMkhe. zeThANane ATalA varSomAM huM gAmatare gayo tyAre ja piyera sAMbharyuM e paNa ajAyebIne! mane mArgane ocho thAka nathI co! vaLI madhyAnha paNa thavA AvyA che ane ukaLATa vadhI rahyo che chatAM mArI dIkarI caMdanAnI bhALa lIdhA vagara jarApaNa mane cena paDanAra nathI. enA hasatAM mukhaDA vinA, ane cotarapha paDatAM pagalAM vinA A AvAsa mane to ujajaDa jaNAya che." mAlika ! huM jhAjhuM to jANatI nathI. hA eTalI khabara che ke kAraNa game te ho paNa khuda zeThANIe caMdanAnuM mAthuM beDAvI nAkhyuM ane page beDIo jaDAvA. mane kaMI kAme bajAramAM mokalI dIdhI. huM pAchI AvI tyAre te pelA eAraDAne tALuM daI rahyA hatA. e kArya patAvI bahAra nIkaLatAM bolyA ke- . - kamaLADozI, gharanI tapAsa rAkhaje. e tALuM kAI bole nahIM e dhyAnamAM rAkhaje. huM thoDA dina mATe piyara jauM chuM. huM vadhu kaMI pUchuM te pUrve rathamAM besI pasAra thaI gayA. A sAMbhaLatAMja buddhinidhAna zeTha cekI UThayA. manamAM kaMI gaNatrI gaNuM lIdhI ane bolI uThayA- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna (189 DozI ! raDAmAMthI khAMDavAne pelA daste lAve to! . [, jyAM dasto hAthamAM Avyo ke jhaTa eAraDA para mArelA tALA para e evA jorathI dhabakAryo ke enA trIjA ghAye tALAnAM be phaDIAM judAM thaI gayAM. sAMkaLa ughADI oraDe khule karatAM ja dhanAvaha zekathI belI javAyuM. ararara! dIkarI, tArI A dazA ! ane e karanAra mArI patnI ! enAmAM asUyA ke vahemanuM bhUta bharAI beTheluM dekhAya che. te vinA AvuM sAhasa e vaizya nArI na karI nAMkhe ! e pAchaLa satyane aMza hota to zA sAru bhAgI jAta ! e hIna hRdayAnuM mukha jevA huM Icchato nathI! kamalADozI ! mArI puSpathI paNa kamaLa evI A bALAnA zire AvuM saMkaTa utAranAra e nArIne gharamAM paga mUkavA deze nahi. bApu ! AgamAM AvI game tevI AjJA ApavI Apane na zobhe. e te nimitta mAtra che. sAcA deSabhAgI te mArA pUrvanAM karmoja che. emanA vahemane huM TALIza, ne A gharamAM temanA vinA huM ghaDIbhara na rahI zakuM mATe pAchA bolAvI ANIza. javAdo e vAta. DozI, kaMI rAMdhelo khorAka hoya to tame lAve, mArI A dIkarInA peTanA khADAne sau prathama pUravAnI jarUra che. tene uMbarA AgaLa besADI beDIo teDAvavA sArU huM luhArane bolAvavA jauM chuM. - gharamAM DezI ekalA hovAthI ane zeThanuM AvavAnuM nizcita na hevAthI rasoigharama sAtaDe ta jevI dazA hatI. azvapAlake ghoDA sArU aDada bAphelA hatA emAMthA rI khapa pUratA eka supaDAmAM lAvI, jyAM e supaDuM caMdananA hAthamAM mUke che tyAM teNIne caMdanAne) sahaja vicAra sUryo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 satI zirAmaNI caMdanakhALA traNa divasanI peAte bhUkhI hatI e vAta kheATI nahetI. paNa sAthe e vAta paNa hatI ke pene samajIne aThThama tapa karyuM hatuM. AvA pavitra tapanA pAraNe ekAda saMtanA pAtramAM A khAkaLA vaheArAvyA pachIja AraNuM te| . e zeAbhAspada ane unnatti kArI gaNAya. ema vicArI mAga tarapha e diSTa phekI rahI. ' mana caMgA te| katharoTamAM gaMgA' e ukita anubhavanI che. aharniza geAcarI arthe krUratA jJAtaputra zrI mahAvIra A taraph ja AvI rahyA hatA. emane jotAM ja caMdanAnA rAmarAya khaDAM thayAM. yAddazI mAyanA tAdazI ddhi' jevA sUtra karatAM paNa ahIMte! vadhu lAbha sAme tarI rahyo! sAmAnya satanA sthAne carama tIrthaM patinA pagalAM. bhUkha-taraza ane kheDInA baMdhananu du:kha bhUlIne te harakhAi UThI ! elI gai, deva padhAre. ahA! akasmAtika vicAre grahaNa karela abhigraha lagabhaga phaLI rahyo che. bhagavAna tulanA karatAM ja emAM eka UNapa jei le che. sau vAtanI sarakhAi chatAM, peAtAnI kalpanAmAM AMkhamAM AMsu hatAM jyAre ahIM te! netro AnaMdathI nAcI rahyAM che. " eTalI nAnakaDI UNapa na calAvI levAya e vicAre tarataja prabhu pAchA vaLavA mAMDe che. ' pU| vaLatI jotAMja caMdanAne bhayaMkara du:kha uddhave che. AMgaNe Avela kalpatarU sama bhagavAna kaMipaNa lIdhA vagara pAchA phare e te dArUNa abhAgIpaNAnI nizAnI ! tarataja AMkhamAMthI zrAvaNu- bhAdaravA mAka azrubiMdue chUTavA mAMDe che ane mukhanA pekAra paNa emAM sAtha pUre che. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzAmbImAM bhagavAna 191 bhagavaMta! A dukhinI para kRpA kare. mArI pAse je kaMI dharavA jevo padArtha che te svIkAro ane mane abhAgINI ne supAtra dAna devAnI taka Ape. mArA AhAra sAme na jotAM e pAchaLanA bhAvane nihALo. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA abhigrahamAM je cIjanI nyUnatA rahetI hatI te A rIte pUrI thatAM ja teozrI dvAra AgaLa AvyA ane bAkalA grahaNa karavA hAtha ekaThA karyA. dAnanuM varNana karatAM nItikAra jaNAve che ke, AnaMdA zruNI, romAMca, bahumAnaH priyaM vcH| tathAnu modanA pAtre, dAna bhUSaNa paMcakam // arthAt, detI veLA AMkhamAM AnaMdAzra heya deha paranI rAmAvali vikasvara thaI heya, bahumAna pUrvaka ApavAnI kriyA thatI hoya; vaLI dAtAnI vANI mIThI hoya, ane pAtranI ucita prazaMsA heya, te e pAMca rItanuM dAna uttamottama gaNAya che. ahIM to adbhUta ga uparanI sthiti uparAMta jAmyo hato. jagata vaMdhra prabhu lenAra ane bALa brahmacAriNI temaja aThThama jevA pavitra tapane karavAvALI kumArikA denAra. vaLI AhAra paNa ubhayamAMthI koInA nimitta vinA taiyAra karAyela. Avo apUrva prasaMga koI bhAgyavaMtanA ja nasIbamAM AlekhAyelo hoya che. caMdanabALA sAce ja mahAbhAgA hatI dAna devA hAtha laMbAvatAM ja paganAM baMdhana tUTI gayAM. paganI beDIo jhAMjhara rUpe ane kara para baMgaDIo kaMkaNa rUpe pariNamI-mastaka paNa cakita ne zamitA kezathI khIlI UThayuM! A samaye AkAzamAM dudubhinA nAda saMbhaLAvA mAMDyA. rama vastro ane sugaMdhI jaLanI vRSTi temaja naiyAnI vRddhi de karavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA lAgyA. "ahe dAna, ahI dAna' evo dhvani vAtAvaraNane bharI deto hajArenA AkarSaNarUpa banyo. "bhagavaMta kayAre pAraNuM kare ! evI ciMtA sevatA nRpa zatAnika, rANI mRgAvatI Adina A samAcAra pahoMcatAM ja teo deDI AvyA. purajane paNa moTI saMkhyAmAM ekaThA thaI gayA. luhArane laI pAchA pharatA dhanAvaha zeka te pitAne ghara AMgaNe AvuM anupama dazya nihALI, harSathI nAcI UDyA. - rAjyanA sinika seniyA ekaThA karavAno AraMbha karavA mAMDe tyAM devI vANuM saMbhaLAI. e saghaLA dhana upara to zeTha dhanAvahanuM svAmItva pahoMce che. eno upayoga to jyAre A vasumatI bhagavaMtanA zAsanamAM prathama sAdhvI thavA rUpa dIkSA aMgIkAra karaze tyAre thavAno che." mRgAvatI-bhagavaMta ! A caMdanA to mahA bhAgyazALI bALAjaNAya che. ame to zreSThi gRhe kharIdAI AvelI e kaI sAmAnya. kuTuMbanI dukhiyArI bALikA che ema samajatA hatA. paNa A to caturvidha saMghamAM mukhya gaNAtA eka aMga sama che. teNIe bhAre karI ! bAkalA paherAvI Apa sarakhAne paNa zaramamAM nAMkhyA ! - nA, evuM kaMI ja nathI. Atma zreyanA jema IjArA nathI, tema tyAM nathI te dAkSiNya ke zaramA zaramI ! caMdanA, keI sAmAnya gharanI bALA nathI. e te rAjakumArikA che ane hArI jANe ja che. ahe! A vaLI navI vAta ! varSothI mArA nagaramAM rahenAra, mArI bahenanI dikarIne huM oLakhI paNa na zakuM ! e te kevI vAta ! bhagavaMta! Apa pote ja e sabaMdha samajAvo. sAMbhaLa, kauzAmbIna acAnaka hallA veLA dadhivAhana bhAyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzImAM bhagavAna 193 dhAriNI ane vasumatInuM haraNa thayAnI vAta te suvidita che. svazIyala rakSaNArthe dhAriNIe apadhAta karyo ane enI A putrIne dhanAvaha zeThe vikrayanA bajAramAMthI kharIdI caMdranA nAma emaNe ja pADelu che. dadhivAhana ane dhAriNInuM A saMtAna bALapaNathI ja uttama saMskArAnvIta che ane asAdhAraNu parAkrama dharAve che. mA tevI eTI ' jevI ukti ene akSarazaH lAgu paDe che. jema dhAriNI kAthI gAMjI jAya tema na heAtI tema A vasumatI paNa zarI kSatriyANI che. ene prabhAva joIneja haraNa karI janAra tamArA nAyaka hebatAi gaye. ane anya keAi lAlacamAM na paDatAM ene vecI mAtra dhanagAMThe khAMdhI deza cheDI gayA. padmAvatI tyArI bahena mate dhAriNI enI zakaya. eTale e paNa mhena gaNAya. tethI tuM caMdanAnI mAsI lekhAya. khanAva evI rIte banyA che ke jJAnI vinA enA akroDA krAIchadmasyathI na meLavAya. - karmAMnI gati vicitra kahevAya che e sAcuja che. janasamUhanA kAna para keTalIka vAtA sabadhe prakAza paDatAM varSonAM varSo vahI jAya che. > rANI ! tane e khabara paNa maLavAnI taiyArImAM che ke caMpApati dadhivAhana te preyasI padmAvatInA sAdhvI vezamAM meLApa thaye| . ane AtmasAdhana karavAne sa Mdeza paNa malyA. kaMcanapuranA rAjA karakahU eja emane putra. pApatie karakaDUte gAdIe besADI saMyama paNa svIkAryo. dadhivAhana padmAvatI-dhAriNI ane A vasumatI tema rAjavI kara 13 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA kaMDU e pAMce evA prabhAvazALI AtmAo che ke jemanAM jIvana varSo sudhI Ama janasamUhane preraNAdAyI nivaDavAnAM. caMdanabALA, mArA zAsananI prathamA sAdhvIjI nahIM, paNa mukhya pravartinI banavAnI. nAnI chatAM jJAna garimAmAM vadhI jaI, mokhare rahevAnI. are hArA mATe paNa upakArI thavAnI. samajaNa rUpe muddAnI vAta kahI saMta te sIdhAvI gayA. zeThanI rajA meLavI mAsInA putrI caMdanAne thoDA ti mATe pitAne tyAM teDI gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 muM kamaLa sama nipa kAdavamAM pedA thanAruM ane jaLathI vRddhi pAmanArUM kamaLa jema zuddha rahI, suvAsa pheravI, kAdava ane jaLa e ubhayanI Toce AvI, pAMkhaDIne vistAra kare che. tema bhagavaMtane pAraNuM karAvyA pachI vasumatInA duHkhanA dahADA pUrA thaI gayA ane sukhane bhAnu pUrNa teje prakAzI UThyo. jAte nirlepa rahI sarvatra ajavALAM pAtharyA. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra devano abhigraha cha mAsamAM pAMca dine bAkI rahetAM pUrNa thayo. rANI mRgAvatInA praznamAM emaNe thoDAmAM ghaNuM kahI dIdhuM. pachI te sArI kauzAmbImAM caMdana bALAnI mahattA jera zorathI gavAvA lAgI. nagarI samIpanA gAmamAM piyera gayelI mULA zeThANInA kAne paNa samAcAra pahoMcyA. enI zarama te behada vadhI paDI. - ghara bahAra nIkaLI he dekhADavA jevI sthiti na rahI. tyAM nagarImAM pAchA Daga bharavAnI vAta kayAMtho saMbhave! dhanAvaha zeThane to enI tarapha tiraskAra Avyo hato. jo ke caMdanAnA hadayamAM kai reSa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALaw nahote. chatAM e have mArI joDe rAja mahelamAM rahevA AvI hatI. jagatanI Akhe e sukhanA zikhare beThI hatI. saMsAramAM rAjya mahAlayanA mana gamatAM sukho hAjara hatAM ane e tyAgavAne samaya AvatAM carama tIrthaMkaranAM caraNanI sevA maLavAnI hatI. paNa caMdanAnA aMtaramAM caMpAne mahela, mAsIne AvAsa ke prabhu sevA rU5 bhAvi selAM karatAM, dhanAvaha zeThanuM ghara agrapade hatuM. kepaNa upAye mUlA mAtAne teDI lAvavAnA ane pitAnA gharane pUrvavata banAvavAnI ene keDa hatA. e taka joI rahI hatI. thoDA dina pasAra thatAM ja mRgAvatI rANI para bhANeja evA karakaMDU rAjavIne saMdezo laI dUta AvI pahoMcyo. saMdezAmAM prabhu kathita padmAvatI ane dadhivAhana vALI vAta hatI ane pitAnA taraphanA praNAma hatA. vizeSamAM bhaginI vasumatIne tAkIde potAnA taraphathI AvanAra rasAlA sAthe caMpA mokalavAnuM kaheNa hatuM. mAsIbAnA mukhe bhAIno saMdeza sAMbhaLatAM ja caMdanAnuM hRdaya nAcI UThayuM, yArI mAtRbhUmine nirakhavAnuM mana kene na thAya? sAcA mAtA pitAne Azraya gumAvI beThelI vasumatIne bhAIne meLApa retInA raNamAM mIThA pANInI vIraDI sama hato. sAthe sAthe javAnuM nimitta maLatAM pote je taka zodhI rahI hatI te maLI javAno AnaMda paNa hatA. taiyArI karavAnA miSe e dhanAvaha zeThane ghera AvI pahoMcI. bIje ja divase rathamAM besI mUlA zeThANInA piyaravALA gAme doDI gaI. - ghara AMgaNe rathanI ghUgharIo sAMbhaLatAM ja mUlA jyAM bahAra DAkiyuM kare che tyAM te vasumatIne rathamAMthI UtaratI joI. ene jotAM ja mUlAnA metiyA marI gayA. gharamAM doDI jaI beThakamAM paga mRtAM ja enAthI raDI devAyuM. pite zuM moDhuM batAve e vicArathI rUdana karatI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nirlepa 17, teNIye UMcu mukha karavAnI hiMmata ja na karI. dharatI mArga Ape to samAI javAnuM tene mana thayuM. AvanAra caMdanA, sAceja caMdana karatAM paNa adhika zItaLa hatI, raSa ke vaira to enAmAM lava mAtra hatAM ja nahIM. pitAnA hAthathI mULAnu mAthuM UMcuM karatAM e bolI. mAtuzrI! tamo zA sArU ATalI hade lajjAvaza bano che? putrInA vAMke mAtA zikSA kare che e pAchaLa echo teNIne Azaya kharAba hoya che. tame je pagaluM lIdhuM e mArI bhUla, agara pramAda sudhAravA ja ne ! mAnI laIe ke emAM tamArI utAvaLa thaI che to paNa ethI mane je apUrva lAbha prApta thayo te eTale kiMmatI che ke enI sarakhAmaNImAM tamArI utAvaLa to lekhAmAM paNa na Ave. jaMgama kalpatarU sama bhagavAna jJAtaputranA karamAM mAro AhAra paDe, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa teozrInA zrImukhe mArA pUrva jIvananI Ama jana samUhane jhAMkhI thAya ane e uparAMta netro sAme ujavaLa bhAvi khaDuM thAya e sarvanAM nimitta rU5 to ja cho. mAtA! jaldI taiyAra thAo. manamAM saMdharela vivAda khaMkherI nAMkho. banavAnuM banI gayuM. gaI vAtane zaka kevo! bhUtane bhUlI jaI vartamAna ne najara sanmukha rAkhI bagaDI bAjI sudhArI le. putrI ! hArAmAM nAma pramANe guNa bharelAM che. rAjakuLamAM janmyA chatAM abhimAnane chAMTo nathI. mArA gunDAnI gaMbhIratA ochI nathI chatAM tuM e pahADa sarakho doSa na jotAM emAM paNa upakAranI mahattA nihALe che e hArA hadayanI saralatA ane niSpA5 vRtine AbhArI che. huM pApaNa vahemanA nazAmAM na karavuM karI beThI. hAre nasIbe bhale e thaLInuM vighana soyamAM pariNamyuM; paNa tethI mArI javAbadArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA ane asUyA, are avicArIpaNuM eAchA TIkA pAtra na gaNAya. e gharamAM kayA moDhe huM paga mUkuM ? svAmInA sAmAnya kAryamAM dUSaNa jenAra ane zaMkA dharanAra mane have e ghaDIbhara paNa saMdhare ke? dIkarI ! are bhUlI, rAjakumArI ! mAro aparAdha tuM sAcA hadayathI mApha kara. mAro A prazcAtApa uparachallo nathI paNa aMtaranA UMDANane che enI pratitI tuM zeThajIne karAvaje ane mArA sarakhI deSita pratye vadhu nahIM te temanA hadayanA ekAdA khUNAmAM sthAna rAkhe eTalI prArthanA mArI vatI jarUra karaje. mADI ! tamArA zabdothI bhoLavAI A caMdanA pAchI pharavAnI nathI ja. huM to tamane mArI sAthe rathamAM besADIne laI gayA vinA rahevAnI nathI. janmadAtrI mAtA karatAM paNa tamAre upakAra te mArA para ati ghaNe che. saMkaTa samaye tamAre sadhiyAre na maLyo hota to Aje huM bhavasAgaranI kaI gartAmAM gabaDatI hota ! caMpA nagarInA ramaNiya rAjamahela ke bhrAtA karaDUnA nehasagapaNa agara kauzAmbInA rANuM mRgAvatI mArA mAsIbAnA sahavAsa karatAM paNa mane tamArA gharanA oraDAmAM vadhu mamatva che. mArA jIvana ghaDataramAM agrapade tyAMnuM vAtAvaraNa bhAga bhajave che. mAtAjI ! dhanAvaha zeTha dvArA ja mArI dIkSAne varaghoDe caDhaze ane e pavitra paMtha svIkAryA pachI dhAraNa karavAnAM vastro temaja pAtronI chAba tamAre ja levAnI che. vilaMba na karo ane satvara taiyAra thAva. tame e vAta kadAca nahIM jANatA ho ke mArA rAjavI pitAzrI dadhivAhane saMyama svIkAryo che ane temanI prathama rANI padmAvatInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nirlepa 199 putra karakaMDUne caMpAnuM rAjya sepyuM che. mArA e vaDila brAtA karatUne huM kauzAmbImAM chuM evA samAcAra maLavAthI temanA taraphathI mane tyAM teDI javA sArU yazapALa Adi adhikArI varga AvanAra che. mane paNa hArA mAdare vatana rU5 aMgadezane javAnA keDa che. khAsa snehI vargamAM gurU sthAna karyuM ke vaDila tarike oLakhAvuM te mArA e moTAbhAI karakane maLavAnI, are e bhAMDa sAthe vAta karavAnI- abhila vaSA paNa che ja. pAlaka pitA evA dhanAvaha zeThanI sarabharA tamArA ke mArA vinA sAcave tevuM gharamAM koNa che ? A paristhitine khyAla karI, jANe kaMi ja banyuM nathI ema mAnI laI, satvare ahIMthI UpaDavAnI taiyArI kare. caMdanAnI mIThI vANIe jAduI asara karI. mUlAmAM potAnA aparAdha aMge je nabaLA e ghara karyuM hatuM e lagabhaga nAza pAmI gaI. pAchA pharavAno ane ema karavA jatAM deraMgI duniyA taraphathI je cIMdhAmaNa thAya te zAMtithI veThI levAno nizcaya karyo. mA-dIkarIe paravArI, rathane kauzAmbI tarapha haMkAvI melyo. hATa, cauTu ane ceka vaTAvI ratha AvAsa najIka AvI pahoMcyo. e daramiAna janatA taraphathI aMguli darzananA prasaMge nahetA AvyA ema to na ja kahevAya; paNa caMdanAne mULA sAthe hastA mukhaDe vAta karatI nihALI, sau koI mastaka mUMDanavALA banAvane vIsarI jatuM ane vasumatInI bhArebhAra prazaMsA karatuM. dhanAvaha zeThanA AvAsamAM zeDo dinamAM ja taMtra pUrvavata cAlavA mAMDayuM, tyAM te vasumatInA caMpAti prayANanI ghaTikA AvI gaI. zeThadaMpatIne caMdanAne viraha veThavo che ke bhArI hatA chatAM A vAtane lAya tema na hovAthI duHkhabhara hadaye teNIne vidAya ApI ane bhAra mUkIne kahyuM keShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com karavata cAlavA ati prayANanI ne caMdanAne virala Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 satI ziromaNi caMdanabALA dIkarI! bhale tuM rAjakumArI ho paNa amArA hRdayamAM to hArUM sthAna potIkA saMtAna jevuM ja che. rAjya mahAlayanA sukhamAM-rAjavI bhrAtAnA mIThA sneha jharaNAmAM bhAbhIo sAthanI madhura hAraya krIDAmAM . amane sAva bhUlI na jatI. A raMkanI jhUMpaDInuM saMbhAraNuM rAkhaje ane jaldIthI pAchI pharaje. caMdanA paNa adhikArI varga sAthe vidAya letAM jema bane tema utAvaLe pAchA pharavAne, ane prabhuzrInA kaivalya paryata A gharamAM ja vasavAno, dilAso ApIne, vaDilanI caraNaraja mAthe laI vidAya thaI. zeTha zeThANI kSitijamAM adazya thatAM rathane nihALI rahyAM ane bhagna haiye e dekhAto baMdha paDatAM gharamAM pAchA pharyA. tvarita gatie mArga kApate ratha aMga dezanA sImADAmAM pravezatAM ja, paristhitimAM sahaja palTo Avyo. rAjakumArInAM darzane prajAjana ToLAbaMdha ekaThAM thavA lAgyAM. emanA hArdika sakArane avagaNI utAvaLa karavAnuM yazapAle yogya na mAnyuM. ThAkara haranAmasiMhanA' kaheNathI pitAnA mAdare vatanano samAveza paNa kUca karavAnA kAryakramamAM karI grAmajana samUhane AnaMda ApyA. vasumatI bALavayamAM ekAda vAra mAtA sAthe arvI AvelI. eTale teNIne kaMI jhAjhI smRti nahotI, paNa haranAmasiMha potAnI eka mAtra dIkarInI A dIkarImAM dhAriNInA guNo temaja saMskAritA pUrNapaNe UtarelAM nirakhI, atizaya AnaMda pAmyA. dhAriNInI sakhI mahilA te vasumatIne joI gAMDI ghelI banI gaI. ThAkaranA AgrahathI A gAmamAM sthiratA vadhu divasa laMbAI, bhAI bhAbhI sAthe lAMbo samaya rahevAno prasaMga yazapALanA jIvanamAM A prathama vAra vya. dIkarI eTaleja rikA gharanI vastI. pALI pachI moTI karI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nirlepa saMskArI banAvI, Akhare te navina ghare ja vidAya karavAnI-kALa jUne A raye. vRddha haranAmasiMha dhAriNInA apaharaNa ane pAchaLathI maraNanA khabarathI bahu duHkhI thayA hatA. emane vasumatIne punaH jevAne svapna paNa khyAla nahetA ekanA eka saMtAnanuM karUNa mRtyu emane khaMjaranA kArA ghA sama AghAta pahoMcADI rahyuM hatuM. tyArathI te lagabhaga ekAMtavAsamAM rahI, prabhubhaktimAM samaya vyatIta karatA. grAmajanatAne jarA sarakhI paNa pIDA na pahoMce tevI rIte vahIvaTa karavAnI temaNe adhikArIone sakhata AjJA ApI hatI. potAnA avasAna pachIthI jamAI evA dadhivAhana rAjavInI pUrI saMmatinI A jAgIra yazapAlane bakSisa karavAnuM nakkI thayuM hatuM. paNa zyAma * vAdaLAMmAM ekAeka vijaLIno camakAro thAya tema vasumatInA bhagavaMta vardhamAnane pAraNuM karAvyAnA prasaMge dukhI aMtaromAM anere prakAza pAtharyo. nirAza haiyAmAM dhAriNInuM saMtAna jIvaMta che e vAte AzAno dIvo pragaTAvyo. Aje najaro najara e duhitAnA sahavAsamAM keTalAye dina vyatIta thaI gayAM chatAM, vRddhane chava vidAya devA to rAjI na hato ! jIvananA AthamatA kALe najIkanA snehIne samAgama khArA jaLamAM mIThA pANInI vIraDI sama madhura ane svAdu lAge che. paNa vasumatInAM darzana mATe talasI rahelo samudAya nA sUno na hatA. rAjavI karakaMDUnI talapa sau koIne TapI jAya tevI hatI..enA kaheNa te cAluja hatA. emAM khuda vasumatI pote paNa utAvaLamAM hatI. teNIne ADe ghaDImAM pahora patAvavAne hato ' arthAta traNa kalAkamAM je kArya patAvI zakAya evuM hoya te sADA traNa dhaDImAM eTale ke corAzI miniTamAM patAvavAnuM hatuM. kauzAmbImAMthI nIkaLI tyAre A pitAmahane maLavAno khyAla na hato. bhAI bhAbhI sAthe thoDA mAsa gALI, satvara pAlaka pitAnA gharamAM pAchA pharakAnI dhAraNA hatI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA AvyA pachI saMyama paMtha mATe taiyArI karavAnI hatI. bhagavaMtane kevalajJAna thAya eTalo ja vilaMba hato. teozrInA je samAcAra prApta thatA hatA e uparathI kevalya dazA hAtha veMtamAM jaNAtI hatI. tIrtha sthApana kALe to eNe pahoMcI javuM ja joIe. jIvanamAM javalle sAMpaDatI e taka na gumAvAya. eTale pitAmahane samajAvI vasumatIe pravAsa yAtrA zarU karAvI ane mArgamAM have jhAjhe vilaMba na thAya evI tAkIda karI. bhAva bhInA svAgata jhIlatuM A saraghasa caMpAmAM pravezya tyAre te jANe sArI. nagarI ekAdI navayauvanA tarUNIne tanamanATa anubhavI rahI na hoya ema lAgatuM. vATe, hATe ane bArI ke jharUkhAmAM mAnava mAthAM sivAya kaMI jaNAtuM nahi. rANI dhAriNI karatAM paNa vadhAre dIpI nIkaLelI, zUrAtanamAM jarApaNa zithilatA na dAkhave evI, chatAM zAMta prakRti vALI ane brahmacarya avasthAmAM ja rAjamahAlayanA vilAsone saMsAranA sukhane-lAta mAranArI vasumatInAM darzana e kaI bhagavatInAM darzana na hoya ema sau kaI prajAjanone lAgatuM. keI puSpanI varSA karatuM te koI akSatathI vadhAvatuM. prAsAdanAM pagathIye UbhelA vaDila baMdhane jotAMja, rathamAMthI UtarI vasumatIe praNAma karyA. hAlI bhaginIne prathama vAra jotAMja rAjavInI AMkha bhInI thaI. tarataja teNIne hAtha pakaDI pitAnA AvAsa tarapha dorI gayo. preyasIo to nadIne vadhAvavA sAme taiyAraja UbhelI hatI. emane jotAMja karakaMDU smita karatAM bolyA- cIra kALathI jenI jhaMkhanA karatA hatA e mArI bena vasu-juvo to kharI, ApaNe vATa jotAM jotAM thAkI gayA jyAre bahena bA ne te eno hisAba paNa nathI ! meMdhA to eTalA thaI gayA ke reja khepIA doDAvavA paDe ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nirlepa 203 moTA bhAI, tamo pitAnA sthAnake kahevAo eTale je kaMI kahe te nAnI bahene sAMbhaLI levuM ja rahyuM. e sAme prativAda naja thAya. bAkI tamArA veNa mArI vartaNuMkane lagAre baMdha besatA nathIja. meM mehu karyuM ja nathI. saraghasano kAryakrama tamoe ja nakkI karyo hato. Agamana pUrvanI ane pachInI mArI rAmakahANI sAMbhaLatAM ja temane jaNAze ke je kaMi vilaMba thayo che te sakAraNa che. vahAlI svasA, mArI majAkathI khijAIza nahIM. vaDilo te vidAya thaI gayA. parasparanI hUMphamAM ApaNa be bhADuMo rahyA chIe. e paNa jANe daivane rucatuM na hoya, ema anumanAya che. tyArA meLApa pachI te e daivano paNa sAmane huM karavAne. hA, he mane vaDila tarIke svIkAryo che to emAM pIche haTha na karatI. A bhAI bhADuMne sthA pADanAra keNa che te huM joI laIza. ekaja pitAnAM ApaNe saMtAne. tame bhAI ane huM bahena, tame vaDila emAM paNa mInamekha nahi. zA sArU devane deSa devo? Aje maLyAM emAM ja AnaMda mAnIe. vasumatInI mIThI vANImAM bhAbhIono sUra pUrAyo. sau hasatAM- bolatAM Avazyaka kAryothI paravArI rasavatI gRhamAM pahoMcyAM. jamI paravArI vArtAlApamAM guMthAyAM. kALanI karAmatane tAga naja jaDe. viralA evA jJAnI saranA hAtheja e UkalI zake. pUrva bhavonAM vera-jhera kevAM da janmAve che! pavitra premI daMpatIne putrane sAme rAkhI besavAne yoga ja na sAMpaDayo ! padmAvatInuM kArya to janma devAmAM ja pUrNatAne pAmyuM ! dadhivAhane rAjyasana daI pUrNAhuti karI. dhAriNI ane vasumatInA sahavAsamAM dalivAhana bhUpe A mahelamAM DAM varSo vItAvyAM ane AzA hiMcoLe hiMcyA. tyAM rANInuM mRla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA ane putrInuM apaharaNa! e ghA mAMDa rANI abhayAnA AgamanathI bUjhAya- tyAM enI karaNI judeja cIle caDhI gaI ! svajanonA sahavAsano yoga sAMpa paNa te ati moDe! AMdhi caDI, jaLa mAre uchALA, bhUlyo sukAnI dAva! jevI sthiti thaI. hadayanA tAra tUTayA te punaH na saMdhAyA ! caMpApurInI e lIlIsUkI anubhavanAra prAsAdamAM nRpati dadhivAhana jevA parAkramazALInA be bAluDA paraspara vArtAlApamAM matsyala thayA che. emanA caherAja bele che ke vAtano viSaya gahana che. Ama chatAM javAba ApatI bhaginInA mukhAraviMda para gahanatAnI jhAMkhapa nathI jaNAtI paNa smitano kuvAre UDI rahyo che. kathAnAyikA vasumatI, ke ene judAM judAM daSTAnta ApI vAta karanAra aMgadeza ane kaMcanapurano svAmI, prabaLa pratApI karakaMDU vAcakagaNathI ajANyA nathI. ahIMnA Agamana pachI to mahinAo vitavA chatAM bhAIbahenanI vAtano cheDo Avyo nathI. e daramiAna vasumatIe, maMdAgirino stUpa temaja kaMdarAo ane dhyAna veLA upayAganI guphAo, satI subhadrAe cALaNIthI kUvAmAMthI jaLa kADheluM te kRpa ane caMpAno khyAti pAmela daravAje Adi navA lAyaka kaMI kaMI sthaLo khUMdI nAkhyA che. vaDila bhAIe pitAnuM vizALa gokula batAvI e pAchaLano Azaya samajAvavAmAM kacAza nathI rAkhI. je prajA zuddha dahIM-dUdha ane ghI jevA pauSTika padArthothI supramANamAM pioSAya che e majabUta saMghayaNavALI ane adbhuta vIryazALI bane che. enI zarIrasthiti nirogI rahe che. e mahatvanA padArthanA kAraNarUpa gauvaMzano uchera ane vistAra huM jAte karuM chuM ane mArA udAharaNa dvArA prajAjanone ema karavA AvuM chuM. pele dina meM batAvela veta varNa vacherA para mane kaI gADha prIti baMdhAI che. e nAnA arbhaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nilepa kane dUdha pUratA pramANamAM pIvaDAvI masta banAvavAno meM nokarane hukta Apela che. mane eka vAra ene joyA vinA cena paDatuM ja nathI. je kaMI paNa mane DaMkhatI bAbata hoya te te tArI pravajyA levAnI. duniyAno meTo bhAga je mArge jaI rahyo che e mujaba tuM paNa manapasaMda sAthI zodhe, yuvAnInI moja mANe ane pachI dIkSA le te zuM khoTuM ? vaDila brAnDa ! zA sArU ekanI eka vAta pharI pharI ukele che? zuM tamo ema samaje che ke A caMdanAe duHkhanA uchALAthI e mAge levAno nirdhAra karyo che? athavA tame jemAM sukhonI kalpanA kare che enA jJAnathI e sAva ajJAta che. bhAI! badhA kaMI ekaja cAle cAlanArA na hoya. tamArI mAtuzrInuM daSTAnta to netra sAme che. te tukhArane cAbunA sapATA na hoya. ene mATe mAtra havAmAM vIMjha basa gaNAya. jyAM saMsAranA vilAsamAM mAruM mana khUpatuM ja nathI tyAM enA carvitacarvaNanuM zuM prayojana ! vArU, bhaginI ! tArI e IcchA huM kabUla rAkhuM chuM ane tuM mane vaDila tarIke mAne che eTale tAre paNa mArI eka IcchA mAnya rAkhavI ja paDaze. jyAre paNa saMyama mArge saMcaravAnI paLa Ave tyAre A caMpAnagarImAMthIja dhAmadhUma pUrvaka nIkaLavAnuM. e aMge je kaMI karavAnuM che te mArA hAtheja thAya. rAjakumArI ne pravajyA rAjyane zobhe tevI rIte devAya. ehe eja vAtane! moTA bhAI ! emAM mAre ADA hAtha dharavAnuM kAraNa hatuM ja nahi, paNa vidhAtAe je nirmANa karyuM hoya emAM thAya zuM? pUNa jJAnI paNa, e vidhAtAnA zire khIle ThokvA taiyAra nathI thatA. eTaleja kahevAya che ne ke "haNahAra mithyA na thAya.' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA prabhune harAvavA TANe je senayAnI vRSTi thaI e dravya anAmata paDayuM che. emAMthI ja saMsAra tyAganI vidhi thavAnI che. mahAtmAnuM TaMkazALI vacana che. jyeSTha bhrAtA ! bIjI paNa eka vAta dhyAna bahAra karavA jevI nathI. janetAnA upakArano badale jema nathI vaLI zakato tema pAlaka mAtApitAnA upakAra ochA nathI. e vicAraNAmAM ApaNe bhAI hena sarakhAM UtarIe tema chIe. rAjavI karakaMDUnA vartamAna aizvaryamAM, smazAna bhUmivAsI caMDALa daMpatIno phALo nAno sUno nathI. e ja dhoraNe tamArI sAme vAta karI rahela caMdanAnA ghaDataramAM kauzAmbInA dhanAvaha zeTha ja mukhya che. lIlAmanA bajAramAM kudarata karAmata karI, e mahAzayane kheMcI na lAvI hatI to Aje huM kyAM hota? are tamArAM vacanane veda vAkya gaNI, e vRddhoe potAno vaMza utAra vAsa na to hota je banyuM te banata ke? mUlA mAtAe je bhAga bhajavyo te na bhajavAya heta to zrI mahAvIranA pAtramAM mAre AhAra, abhigrahanI pUrti rUpe saMbhavate ke? "vidhiva vaNiI " athavA to "vighareva tAni ghaTayati, zani pumAva citayAta" jevA sUtro yathArtha che. vaDila ! mArI vinavaNI che ke e badhI mathAmaNa tame jatI kare. mane sukhI karavAmAM-AnaMda pamADavAmAM ane saMsArI mAnavI karI zake evuM sarva kaMI karavAmAM tame kaMi ja kacAza rAkhI nathI. mArI bhAbhIoe te naNadI pAchaLa gAMDapaNa netayuM che. A bahenanA aMtaranA AzirvAda che ke tamo nirvine rAjaya lakSmI bhagavo ane e vaMza utAra vistAra pAmo. joDe bahenanA rakSAbaMdhana jevI eka vAta yAda ApuM ke-jyAre paNa kudaratane saMta, cakSu sAme juvo ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamaLa sama nirlepa 207 e sAthe hRdayamAM avAja UThe, tyAre A sarvane Thekara mArI nIkaLI paDaje. ghaDIbhara paNa "je" "to" nA AMkaDA mUkavA na jatA sAmA viralA to eja ke je bhogavI jANe tema jogavI paNa jANe. priya vaMdanA ! vahAlI svasA ! tamArI madhurI vANI ane e pAchaLanI aDagatA mane mUka banAve che. mArA hAtha heThA paDe che. pharajIyAta hA bhaNavI paDe che. "AvI vhena paNa vaDilonA mArge maLaze ane huM ekalavAyeja ahIM paDI rahIza" e vicAre mAruM aMtara levAya che. vahAlA baMdhu ! to have mahAre pAchA pharavuM ja joIe. jo tamane anukULa hoya to mane kazAmbImAM jatAM pahelAM saMyama paMthamAM vicarI rahelI mAtA pitAne maLavAnI e tyAgI pugonAM darzana karavAnI icchA che. bahena ! huM ghaNIja uttama vAta kahI. rAjakAryomAM paDela huM e vAta to sAva vIsarI gayo hato. hamaNAMja mANaso doDAvI tapAsa karAvuM chuM ke teo hAla kayA sthaLamAM vicare che. bhAI ! meM e samAcAra meLavI lIdhA che. purUSAdAnI pArzvabhagavaMtanI ziSya paraMparAmAM UtarI AvelA pUjya zrI kezI mahArAjanA gacchamAM teo dIkSita thayela che. e zramaNane samUha hAla kaliMga dezamAM vicarI rahela che. sAMbhaLavA pramANe kumAra-kumArI nAmanI be TekarIo ke je ciMtana-manana kivA dhyAna mATe anukULa gaNAya che, tenI najikanA pradezamAM saMta dadhivAhana ane sAhUNuM padmAvatI che. Ato dhaNA sArA samAcAra. bahenI ! tuM tathA hArI bhAbhIo jaldI taiyArI karo ane huM paNa keTalIka goThavaNa karI lauM ke jethI cAra pAMca rojamAM ja ahIMthI UpaDI zakAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 21 muM zamaNa jIvananI suvAsa bhaginI ! tArA samAcArane AdhAre ApaNe A sthAnamAM AvI te cUkahyA paNa ApaNuM hetune siddha kare tevAM kaMI cinha jaNAtAM nathI ! kaliMga deza lagabhaga ApaNe vIMdhI AvyA. "teSAlI" tarike oLakhAtA nagarane pAchaLa mUkyuM. sAme dekhAya che e orisA yAne DhiyA prAMta-pelI parvatamALA jaNAya che e khaMDagiri ane udayagirinI pharatI nAnI moTI TekarIomAM ja te sUcavela kumArI parvata hovo joIe. Ama chatAM AzcaryanI vAta to e ja che ke A taraphanI vasatImAM bhakitA sivAya ane sAmAnya khetI paranA gujArA sivAya khAsa mahatvanA udyoga jaNAtA nathI ane nathI jANatI vahevAra paTutA. moTAbhAI ! bhakika jIvana jIvavuM saheluM nathI. vaLI svabaLa para mustAka rahI, parizramathI AjIvikA calAvavI e te pujAInuM lakSaNa che. jema kAvAdAvA ochA tema karmabaMdhana paNa ochuM ja ne ! ane che jemAM nAnI moTI rakama e paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 zramaNa vananI suvAsa udyoga jarurI che. ALasa naja joie. te vAta paNa sAcI che chatAM bhAre udyogA khapa karatAM vadhu utpAdana te| tRSNA vadhArI mUkI anyane cUsavAnI lAlacamAM nAMkhe che e vAta bhUlavA jevI nathI. peAtAnI jarUriyAtA peAte nIpajAvI le che ane saMteSI jIvana jIve che, e tA prazaMsanIya gaNAya. zramaNe! A tarapha che ane ghaNA kharA dhyAna nimitte kha`DagirimAM vase che e te temanI mAraphate jANavA maLyuM che. hA, nAma na jANe. eTale khAtarIthI zI rIte kahI zake ! jemane kAma sAthe saMbaMdha che te nAma jANavAnI takalIphamAM naja paDe. khapa pUratA saMta samAgama seve. emAM ja ravakalyANa mAne. paramArthA karavAnI taka na cUke e dhapariNamyAnI nizAnI rUpa che, bAkI rAgI--tyAgInA rAha judA hoya. vasumatI ! huM` paNa bhAre karI! mArA sAmAnya prazna uparathI anubhava jJAna ThAlavyuM ane sAthe ajJAta-pradezanA mAnavAnI vakIlAta paNa karI. e prakAranI dakSatA meLavavAnuM gaurava jarUra kauzAmbInA vasavATane phALe jAya che. paNa bahenI ! rAja karatAM Aje ApaNane mAga kApatAM meADuM thayuM che, taDakA paNa vadhu caDayA che, have ApaNe satvara mukAma karI savAranA Avasyaka kAryothI paravAravuM joIe. mArI chA e che ke sAme jaNAtI parvatamALA najika javAnuM ke kumArI pahADa saMbaMdhI pUcha paracha karavAnuM hAla meAkuz rAkhI, sIdhA DAbA hAthe AgaLa vadhyuM. maMdira paranI dhvajA AdinA cinhAyA TrAi gAma samIpamAM hoya tevuM jaNAya che, tyAM paheAMcI bhAgALamAM ja DaeNrA taMbu khaDA karI devA, Tru jethI joitI jaza bhAva lAvavAnuM paNa sugama paDe. vaDila bhrAtA ! tamArA vicArane huM saMpUrNa paNe maLatI thauM chuM. ApaNA paheregIrAne e AjJA ApI de. kRta ApaNe pelI girimALanI taLATImAM dekhAtI gUpaDhI sudhI jai mAvIe. tyAM vasatI jevuM jaNAya che te kaMi bhALa maLe pazu kharI. pachI tarataja pAchA 14 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 satI ziromaNi caMdanabALA pharI jaIzuM. daramiAna ApaNA mANasee vasavATanI goThavaNa karI lIdhI haze. taLATI najIka AvatAM ja eka nAnakaDI sarA, pAchaLanA bhAgamAM pANIne jharo ane bAjunA bhAgamAM eka khaMDavALI, AgaLanA bhAgamAM meTA oTalAvALI jhUMpaDI najare paDI. jhUMpaDInuM dhara aMdarathI baMdha hatuM eTale emAM koI vyakti jarUra levI joIe ema anumAnI vasumatI eTale caDhI dvAra khakhaDAvavA lAgI. aMdarathI avAja Avyo. bhagavatI miyA ! UbhA rahe. huM kamADa kholuM chuM. Apa ATalA vahelA Avazo evo mane svapna paNa khyAla nahi. reja karatAM guNIjI, Aja lagabhaga cAra ghaTikA vahelA che. e zabdo pUrA thatAM ja daravAjA UghaDyA. vasumatI te sAme UbhelI vyaktino cahero jotAMja ajAyabImAM DarI gaI. dvAra khelanAra vyakti to Abho ja banI gaI ! vicAramagna banI. bhagavatInA sthAne rU5 saMpanna ane gauravazALI kumArikA, najikamAM ja ratha ane sAthamAM bhabhakAdAra-rAjavaMzI pozAkamAM sajja thayela prabhAvazALI puruSa tathA be ramaNIe; jANe ekAdI rAtamAM svargapurImAMthI keI deve UtarI AvI A sarjana na karI dIdhAM hoya ! pite chellA traNeka mAsathI ahIM vase che, chatAM gaNatrInA mAnava mukha sivAya bhAgye ja koI A tarapha pharake che ! samIpanA gAmamAM paNa je manuSyo vase che e sAmAnya sthitinA che. najikanI TekarIo para je zramaNazramaNIo vase che, emAMnA ghaNA kharA to dhyAna magna rahetA hovAthI javalle ja taLATImAM Ave che. je ceDA Ave jAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvavanI suvAsa 211 che te paNa mAtra gocarI arthe ja. koI parva dina hoya che te gAmamAMthI thoDA nara nArIo A TekarI para caDhe che. sAdhu sAdhvInA vaMdana ane upadeza pachI thoDI ghaDIomAM pAchA phare che. pote ahIM AvI caDyo tyAre bebhAna sthitimAM hovAthI keNa lAvyuM teno khyAla na hate. emAM gaDa guMbaDe zarIra para TI nikaLavAthI ane saMdhivA thavAthI tarataja pathArI vaza thayo. lagabhaga A ekAMta ane nirjana sthAnamAM maraNa pathArIe ja paDayo hato. acAnaka eka sAdhvI maiyAnI najare caDhayo. teo ja mArA sarakhA dukhiyAnA belI banyA. temaNeja gAmamAM jaI mArI zuzraSA thAya te prabaMdha karAvyo. pATApIMDI auSadha paNa temanA kahevAthI eka vaida AvI karI jatAM. zarIranI sAphasuphI temaja jarUrI khAna pAna sAcavanAra mAnavIo paNa temanI ja preraNAthI ahIM AvI rahyA hatA. mAro jIvana dIpa bUjhAte bacyo hoya te e sAdhvI maiyAnI cAMpatI dekharekha, AzvAsana ane parepakArI vRttine AbhArI che. huM harato pharato thayo ane mAruM saMbhALI levAnI zakita mArAmAM AvI tyAre khAsa mArA AgrahathIja saMbhALamAM rahelA pelA mAnavo, parama dine sAMje lagabhaga aDhI mahine pitAnA ghara bhegA thayA. haju kAle madhyAnha pachI pAchA pharatAM e bhagavatIne meM vAta karI ke - mAtAjI! tamee te mane navuM jIvana ApyuM che. tamAre jeTalo upakAra mAnuM eTale ocho che. mane eka vAra ApanA gurudevanAM darzana karAvo. TekarI caDhavA jeTalI zakti have mArAmAM AvI che. tame jAte ja annapUrNa kAma dhenu, pavitratAnA sAkSAta paMjasamA bhagavatI che. ApanA sarakhA gurUNI aharniza jemano upadeza sAMbhaLavA jAya che e gura jevAtevA naja heya. eka vAra e vibhUtinAM 'darzana thAya to mAnava phere saphaLa thAya. IdagImAM mane e ekaja , AzA rahI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zireAmaNI caMdanabALA mArI e vhAlasAyI mA e vAta kAne dharI. Aje apAra pachI teo mane peAtAnI sAthe gurUdeva pAse teDI javAnA che. e vicArathI mArUM hRdaya sAceja pulikata banI gayuM. nizAnA oLA UtaratAM mArI A maDhulImAM huM khATale paDayA ane nidrA paNa madhurI AvI. sUtAM sUtAM vicAra paNa karelA ke prAta H kALe vahelA UThI jhaTapaTa paravAravuM ane mayA hA pADe tA apeAra pachI javA karatAM savAreja temanI sAthe TekarI para paga mAMDavA. 212 " AmAM " bhagavatI mukhya daza nathI TevAyala hu kalpanA paNa karyAMthI karUM ? " nAja svapna sevanAra ane rAja emanA A nirjana pradezamAM anyanAM AgamananI rAjakumArI ! ajAcekhI, AbhApaNuM ane uttara devAmAM visaMvAditA nA kAraNe rUpa meM vagara pUche kahI batAvelI mArI . rAma kahANI che. have vilaMbanu kaMi prayeAjana nathI. A sevakane je kAMi kramAvavAnuM hoya te sukhethI pharamAveA. maiyAnA pApakAre jene navajIvana ApyuM che e game tevuM kAma karavAne mudA tatpara ja che. anya mATe yathA zakti ghasAI chUTavuM e ja jIvananI lhANa che. emAM ja mAnavatA che. nItikArA pApakAra - vRttine saMta purUSAnI saMpatti' kahe che e khATuM nathI ja. 6 nAyaka ! tamArI rAmakahANImAMthI amArA pravAsa saphaLa thavAnA bhaNakArA mane saMbhaLAi rahyA che. mArI ajAyekhI tamArA ' bhagavatI' ne uddezI kahADelA uttaramAM nathI samApta, paNa tame| mane oLakhI zakatA nathI emAM che. ja * nAyaka 'nA uccAra sAthe ja pelI vyaktinA manepradezamAM pUrvajIvananA banAvA khaDA thai gayA. nAyakanuM saMmeAdhana karanAra kuMvarInA caherA prati ekI karaze e AMkhA mAMDI rahyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvananI suvAsa 213 tyAM to kumArikAne hAsya verata nAda gAjI rahyo. nAyaka ! tamee je bALAnuM lIlAma karyuM hatuM e ja huM vasumatI. kauzAmbInA dhanAvaha zeThanI pAlakaputrI. * bahena ! cahere to barAbara maLato Ave che paNa AsapAsanA ekeDA meLavAtA nathI. tamArA e samaye joyelA zarIramAM ane AjanI dehakrAMtimAM paNa ghaNo ja phera paDyo che. nArIjAtinA aMgenI khIlavaNa evI te kharI ja, bAkI tame bhArI maMdavADamAMthI UThelA chatAM, meM to tamane prathama darzane ja pichAnI lIdhA. sAMbhaLo, pelA rathamAM beThelA rAjavI e mArA bhAI ane atyAranA caMpApati tarIke oLakhAtA mahArAjA karakaMDU pote ja che. sAthamAM mArI bhAbhIo che. A pradezamAM amAruM Agamana je saMtanI tame vAta karo cho emanAM darzana mATe ja thayuM che. tamArI vAta parathI nAma AdinI vizeSa oLakhANa nathI tAravI zakAtI paNa eTaluM to nizcita samajAya che ke aharniza prAtaHkALe tame jene bhagavatI tarIke oLakhe che e sAdhvIjI, saMtanA vaMdana arthe ahIM thaIne jAya che. vaLI Aje tamane te sAthe laI javAnA paNa che. haju sudhI AvyA nathI to kadAca hamaNuM na paNa Ave ane madhyAhna UtaratAM ja Ave. nigraMtha vinA kAraNa gamanAgamana karatA nathI. mArI tamane vinaMtI che ke amArA AvyA vinA tame utAvaLa karI TekarI para caDhavAnuM zarU na karatA. ame samIpa vartI gAmanI bhAgoLamAM ja chIe ane Avazyaka kAryothI paravArI tamArA jatAM pahelAM AvI pahoMcIzu to kharA ja. kadAya vilaMba thAya te rAha je je. ATaluM jaNAvI vasumatI ratha tarapha pAchI pharI ane bhAIne muddA pUratI vAtathI vAkepha karI, jaldI pAchA pharAya tevo prabaMdha karavAnI sUcanA sAthe ratha gAma tarapha haMkArI devarAvyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA rAjakuMvarInA gayA pachI nAyaka gahana vicAramAM paDaze. akasmAtaka banela A meLApe tenA hRdayamAM bhUtakALane sajIvana karyo, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa pitAnI karaNano A loke badalo levA dhAre to maraNa hAthaveMtamAM dekhAyuM. rAjabALAnI vAtamAM e aMge jarA paNa gaMdha nahotI, chatAM "gunegAranuM hadaya sadA zaMkita hoya," e ukti anusAra manamAM taraMga udbhavyo. ghaDIbhara A sthAnamAMthI bhAgI chUTavAnuM mana paNa thayuM. tyAM paropakAra parAyaNa bhagavatInI mudrA netro sAme ramI rahI. navajIvana denAra e mayAne kahyA vinA te ahIMthI na ja khasavuM evo nizcaya karI kArya ApaNuM AraMbhI. hetu vihina pagaluM na bharanAra sAdhvIjI roja mAphaka Aje madhyAhna pUrve na AvatAM, UtaratA pahere AvyA. roja karatAM sAthamAM Aje sAdhvIonI saMkhyA vadhu hatI. rajoharaNathI eTale sApha karI Asana mAMDI jarA vizrAnti letAM emaNe prazna karyo. bhAI ! saMtanA darzana Aje jarUra karAvIza. tamArAmAM karI caDhavA jeTalI zakti AvI nahotI eTale ja adyApi sudhI e vAta meM uccArI nahatI; bAkI A rAjarSinAM darzana ane upadeza zravaNa e to ahebhAgya hoya te ja prApta thAya. bhagavatI mAtA ! meM e vicAra badalyo che. jarUrI kAraNasara huM hamaNA "teSAlI" jAuM chuM. aThavADIyAmAM to pAchA AvI jaIza te veLA ApanI sAthe saMtanA darzane jarUra AvIza. ApanI rajA levA ja tho hato. mahAnubhAva! tuM saMsArI mAnavI che eTale kAma ane kAraNa saMbhave te jarUra. paNa AvI utAvaLa chAje tevI to nathI ja. hajI mAMDamAMDa dehamAM zakitano saMcaya thavA mAMDayo che. pravAsa kheDavA jeTalI tAkAta AvI jaNAtI nathI. gayA pachI aThavADIyuM thAya ke mahinA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrimaNa chavananI suvAsa 215 paNa thaI jAya. jyAM AvatI kAle zuM thaze athavA to ghaDI pachI zuM banaze enuM ApaNane jJAna nathI tyAM divasonA bharose AMgaNe Avela avasara cUke e te "taLAve jaI tarasyA rahevA jevuM" ke "mahemAM Avela kALiyo choDI devA jevuM" mUrkhAI bharyuM gaNAya. prathama tIrthakara zrI yugAdi jinezanA putra bAhubaLie takSazilAnA udhAnamAM prabhunAM pagalAM thayAM tyAre tamArI mAphaka ja vAta ThelI hatI. tuM te aThavADIyAno vAyado kare che paNa e bicArAe te mAtra eka rAtane je vilaMba karele savAre te meTA ThATha mAThathI prabhu vaMdana mATe nikaLavAnA payagAma sArI prajAmAM cheDelA. e mujaba savArI udyAnamAM AvI paNa pahoMcI. paNa bhagavaMtaRSabhadeva to te pUrve vihAra karI gayelA. e mahAbaLavAna rAjavInI dazA kamala kroSagata bhramara jevI thaI paDI. kavie gAyuM che ke - kamaLa kASagata bhramara vicAre, karazuM prabhAte prayANa kALa mataMgaja kare praLiyo, samajyo nahIM nAdAna e savA soLa rati che. saMtanI vihAra nebata kyAre gAjaze enAM ThekANuM nahIM; pAMca laTikAmAM paNa Asana saMle! emaja mAnI jone ke maMdavADamAMthI cAra dina moDo UDyo hato! A bhavanA lAbha karatAM parabhavanA pAtheyanI vicAraNA prati sAva durlaksa na dAkhavavuM. pUrvanA bhAgya haze ja tyAre tuM amArI najare yA. ThaDila zudina nimitte evA ekAMta pradezamAM amArA pagalAM thayelAM. vaLI amArAM vacano sAMbhaLI gAmavAsI bhAI bahena karUNA thayA. vaidyanA auSadhanI paNa TIkI lAgI. AyuSyanI derI baLavAna eTale tuM bacI gayo. bAkI durgadhathI bharAyela 53 ne lohI jharatAM gaDa mumathI hara koIne kaMpArI janmAve evA zarIranI zuzruSA paramArtha daSTi karanAra ekadama kyAMthI maLI Ave ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 satI ziramaNa caMdanabALA punyazALI! kAmanI ciMtA Aja mATe khaMkherI nAMkha ane AvavAnI taiyArI kara. e nAyaka kaMI javAba Ape te pUrve te azvo joDela ghughariyAla ratha AvI cUke. sArathIe lagAma kheMcI azvone thaMbhAvyA ke tarataja karaka. vasumatI ane rANuM UtarI paDI. eTalA tarapha najara phekatAM ja karakaMDUthI bolI javAyuM. ho, padmAvatI mAtA to sAme ja beThAM che ne! doDato oTalAnI pagathIe caDhI gayo ane praNAma karI sukha zAtA pUchavA lAge. nArIvarge paNa praNAma karyA. maunane bhedI rAjavI karakaMDU kahevA lAgyo, pUjya sAdhavI mayA ! e dine pitA putrane rajhaLatA mUkI Apa to doDI gayA. pitAe zodha karavA mANaso doDAvyA paNa Apa te gayA te gayAja. vAtsalyanA lava vidUNuM AvuM hadaya to kAIka mAtAnuM ja saMbhave ! izAro karI sAthe pitAne paNa e mArge vALyA. mArA jevA navinane mAthe ubhaya rAjyonI ciMtAno bhAra AvI paDyo. emAM ApanI smRti lagabhaga dabAI gaI. e tAjI karI, ahIM kheMcI lAvavAnuM mAna te A benaDInA phALe jAya che Ape e vAta to sAMbhaLI haze ke bhagavaMta vardhamAna svAmInA kaparA abhigrahanI pUrti kauzAmbI nagarImAM dhanAvaha zeThanI putrInA zubha haste thaI. 1 e bAkalA vaherAvanAra A mArI hasamukhI ane buddhizALI bahenI pateja. dhanAvaha zeThanI e pAlanaputrA, nAma caMdanA; caMpApati dadhivAhana ane rANI mAtA dhAriNInI e putrI, nAma vasaMmatI. tame Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvananI suvAsa 217 ane dhAriNI e bahene gaNAva. eTale saMsArI najare ApatI paNa e putrIja kahevAya. mATe mArI paNa e eka mAtra bhaginI. padmAvatI sAdhvI, vasumatIne uddezI kheAlyA-- putrI ! tuM te bhArI bhAgyavatI. sama jinanA hrAthamAM tArUM dAna e tA mAnavajIvanamAM amara prasa`ga. sAdhvI mAtA ! Apa kadAca nahi jANatA hai| ke mArI e dakSe svasa e te prabhune paNa chetaryAM ! karaka DUe ema kahI vAta AgaLa lakhAvI. vaheArAvyA mAtra khAkalA ane lIdhuM tinI pada ! bhagava teja jagatamAM enI sAcI pichAna karAvI. te pUrve kAne khabara paNa naheAtI ke A dhivAhana bhUpanI putrI che bhagavaMteja e veLA kahyuM -- A caMdanabALA mArA zAsanamAM prathamA sAdhvI thaze. AvI kA paTu ramaNIne ' caMdanabALA' kahevI e teA peAtAnI buddhinu pradarzana karAvavA jevu' ! A te khALA ke prauDhA ! meATAbhAI ! bhUtakALane e rIte vAgeALI ApaNe samaya gumAvavA e anubhavIonuM vacana che, emAM emanI paLe paLa kiMmatI che. vaLI mAre kauzAmbImAM javAnI paNa e ThIka nathI. veLA eja vasu' pUjya evI A sAdhvI maiyAe. AgamananuM bIjuM kArya adhUruM che. utAvaLa che. pUjya gurUNIjI ! jo vilaMbanuM khAsa kAraNa na hoya te| . TekarI tarapha Daga bharavAnuM zarU karIe. Apa AgaLa thAva; kemake Apaja A mAnA bemiyA che. ane sAdhujInAM darzananI amArI abhilASA ApanI sahAyathIja pUrNa thAya tema che. zrAvikA ? vAta sAcI che. vilaMba karavA peASAya tema nathIja. ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA ema kahI padmAvatI sAdhvIe pelA mAMdagImAMthI uThelA bhAIne udezI prazna karyo ! kema mArI salAha gaLe UtarIne! tamo paNa Avo cho ne? sAdhvIjI sAthe vasumatI ane rAjavInA vArtAlApathI pite A lekane pAko gunegAra ane duzmana che e vAtano ghaTasphoTa thayA vinA rahevAne nathI. A bhagavatI e hakIkata jANaze tyAre emane kevuM duHkha thaze! e vicAre enuM hRdaya eTalI hade kSubdha thayuM hatuM ke e kaMija uttara daI na zake. enA caherA para viLatA nAcI rahI. e jotAM ja padmAvatI sAdhvI kahevA lAgyAM ke- mahAnubhAva! tamAruM aMtara hA na bhaNatuM hoya to mArA AgrahathI kheMcAI AvavAnI jarUra nathI. "bhAva vinAnI bhakti nakAmI che." vasumatI bolI-gurUNI mAtA ! teo AvavAnA ja che. temanA kahevAthI to ame ATalA jaladIthI taiyAra thaI AvyA. ane e bhAI tarapha najara karI kahevA lAgI-- nAyaka ! cAlo amArI sAthe. Avo yoga jIvanamAM koIkavAra ja , Ave che. "anaM ra grAmi' e nItikAranA vAkyane yAda karo. mAre tamArA upakAranuM RNa paNa pheDavAnuM hovAthI tamArI hAjarInI jarUra che. pachI A bhavarUpI mahAsAgaramAM samudramAM taratAM lAkaDAM mAphaka ApaNe judI judI dizAmAM taNAI jaIzuM tyAre samAgama kayAMthI thavAno che? caMdanabALA ! tuM A mahAzayane oLakhatI jaNAya che. caMpA ane zAmbInA vasavATamAM te paNa oLakhANanI to hAramALA racI dIdhI che. paricaya ane vasavATa vinA RNa kevAnuM kayAMthI saMbhave ! 1 gurUnuM mahArAja ! ApanuM anumAna sAcuM che. e pAchaLane ItihAsa prasaMga prApta thatAM huM varNavI batAvIza. hAla te ApaNuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvananI suvAsa sarve cakSu sAme rAkhelA mukhya savAlanA ukelamAM AgaLa vadhIe e ja ISTa che. Apa mArga kApatAM A sthaLa pAchaLa je kaMI itihAsanI kaDIo saMkaLAI hoya to te, agara A pradezamAM kudarate je kaMI karAmato sajI heya te, TUMkAmAM amane saMbhaLAvatAM jAva. dIrdhakALathI saMyama paMthanA pathika banela padmAvatI sAdhvInA mukhethI parvata ane emAM AvelI vividha guphAo sabaMdhI tathA emAM dhyAnamagna rahetA munigaNane lagatuM vRtAnta sAMbhaLato A samudAya TekarInI UMcAIe pahoMcavA Avyo. chatAM na to keTale samaya vyatIta thayo enI, ke koIne vadhu zrama paDe enI jarApaNuM khabara paDI ! vRtAnta zravaNamAM eka rasanI jamAvaTa karavAmAM sAdhvI padmAvatIe pitAnA varSo jUnA anubhavane chUTathI upayoga karyo hato. anubhavIne mIThA ghUMTaDA gaLavAnA jyAM Dagale pagale maLatA hoya tyAM sau koI bhAna bhUle. bhUkha tarasa yAda na Ave tyAM thAka ke samayanI yAda kevI ! - pravacana maMDapa tarIke vaparAtI vizALa guphAnA prAMgaNamAM upAsakenI A maMDaLI AvI pahoMcI tyAre eka kSullaka sAdhunA mukhethI sAMbhaLyuM ke - gurU mahArAja thoDI paLa pUrve bahirabhUmie gayA che. sau temanA AgamananI mArga pratIkSA karatAM najikamAM besI vizrAnti levA lAgyA. emane jhAjhIvAra khATI thavuM na paDyuM. alpa kALamAM ja mahArAjazrI padhAryA. saue UbhA thaI vaMdana karyuM ane sukhazAtA pUchI. padmAvatI sAdhI zarUAta karatAM kahevA lAgyA yazrI ! rAjavI karakaMDUnI pAchaLa beThela che e ja AjanI mahAzaya ke jemanA sabaMdhe meM pUrve vAta karI hatI. taLATInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA gAmamAMthI emane tAtkAlika zuzruSArUpI sahAya na maLI heAta te e mavA na pAmata. vasumatI-sAdhvI mAtAnI e eLakhANamAM huM eka vadhu makA meravuM chuM. te kauzAmbIpatinA eka kALe sainya nAyaka hatA. caMpAparanA acAnaka hallAmAM emaNe ja mAtuzrI dhAriNI ane mane uThAvelA. game te kAraNe temanI icchA dhAriNI mAtAne peAtAnI patni manAvavAnI thayelI. e khara lAvavA sArU jAte kaSTa veThI amane e sukhapUrNAMka lai gayelA. vinavaNI karavAmAM kacAza naheAtI rAkhI. pazu pativratApaNAmAM jarA sarakhA DAdhA lAgavA de e vabhAva mAtAneA hateA ja nahIM. eTale temanA manAmaNAM niSphaLa gayAM. je samajAvaTathI na manyuM te bhayathI karavAnA udgAra A bhAi jyAM mukha bahAra kADhe che tyAM ! ziyaLavratanA rakSaNa arthe mAtAe ApadhAta neAtA~. bananAra banI gayuM. satInI vItA AgaLa A nAyakanI kSAtravRtti kAragata na nIvaDI. sAMsAra mAMDavAnI vRtti nAmazeSa thai gaSTa. tarata ja mane putrI tarike saMmeAdhI. dhIraja ApI ane dhananA leAbhe game tenA hAthamAM na javA detAM dhanAvaha zeTha jevA pavitra gRhasthane vecI. e dinathI mAruM nAma caMdranA paDayuM. janatAnI bhe e ja vadhu varsI gayuM. mAtAnA jIvanane! dIpa mujhAvanAra ane parakAyA prati mAThI najare jonAra jarUra e gunegAra che. e vAta samajIne ja emaNe peAtAnI mAtRbhUmine chellA rAmarAma karyo che. krame jene mAra mAryo che enA deASa kADhavA karatAM huM te| guNagrAhI dRSTithI eka ja vAta yAda rAkhI rahI chuM. -dhanAvaha zeTha jevAnA pavitra hAthamAM soMpAI na heAta te mArUM zuM thAta ? mArA jIvanamAM tyAra pachI je kaMi pragati thai che ane je jIvana jIvavAnI mArI abhilASA vartI rahI che emAM mukhya bhAga bhajavanAra e nAyaka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvananI suvAsa 21 mArA upakArI che. bhAi karakaDUte emanI pU` karaNI bhUlI javA mArI vita'tI che, kemake meM temanI sAthenI vAtamAMthI jANI lIdhuM hatuM ke dhAriNImAnA ApadhAtamAM nimittabhUna bananAra pratye khuda pitAzrIne apAra gusse UpajyA hatA ane gunegAra hAtha Ave teA ene jIvatA na choDavA evuM paNa temaNe lIdheluM. teo prati thatAM pitAnA vacanane pUruM karavAnI javAbadArI kSatriya saMtAnanA vArasAmAM sahaja Utare tethI mAre A prAnA karavI paDI che. A rIte eka bhUlAi gayelA banAva parane paDado UMcakrAtAM saunI najara nAyakanA caherA prati khecAi. enu mukha rAramathI phIkuM paDayuM. nADImAM kSAtratejanI jhamaka heAvAthI te gurudevanI sAme AvI, peAtAnuM zira namAvI, A vacane kahevA lAgyA-- kuMvarI vasumatI bhale mane upakAro lekhe paNa ca pApatinA sukhI ghara saMsAramAM AganeA taNakhA cAMpanAra, gunegAra huM ja chuM. svArtha vaza ane mehivaLa thai meM dhama nIti virUddhanuM nidya pagaluM bharyuM che. A bhagavatI maiyAnA pratApe mane punarjIvana prApta thayuM. che. eTale emanA jIvananI suvAsathI mArA hRdayamAM e kALe hatI evI kALAsa joke nathI rahI, ane mArA e nIca nRtyanA mane pazcAtApa te! ahIM AvyA pUrve ja thai cUkayeA che, chatAM rAjavI je zikSA pharamAvaze te hu hasate mukhaDe vadhAvI levA, taiyAra chuM. e pUrve mArI ekaja yAcanA che ane te eTalIja - mApa sau mane mArA e duSkRtyanI kSamA Ape. gurUdevanAyaka ! svastha thAva. mAnava mAtra bhUlane pAtra che. jyArathI huM dadhivAhana grUpa maTI bhagavAna purUSAdAnI pArzvajInanA zAsanamAM prajita banyA tyArathI meM saMsAranA sarva aMdhatAne tilAMjali ApI dIdhI che. bhava bhramaNunA mukhya kAraNa samA rAga dveSane jaDamULathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zimaNuM caMdanabALA ukheDI nAMkhavAno pAke nirdhAra karelo che. eTale mane pUrvane e bhAva rahyo nathI-nAyaka ! tame jarUra nimitta bhUtabanyA che chatAM vItarAga prabhunA upadezathI mane samajAyuM che ke "sAcA kayA-kharA gunhagAra to AtmAnA pitAnAM karmo ja che. vizvanI je kaMI rojabaroja vicitratAo najare caDhe che e sarva ATha prakAranAM karmone ja AbhArI che. samaju AtmA e veLA samabhAva dazAmAM rahI e khapAve che jyAre prAkRtajano e kALe hAyavoya ane veravidha janmAvI, emAM navAno umero kare che. krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lepa kaSAyo emAM evI jamAvaTa kare che ke lagabhaga Toce Avela nAva punaH bhara dariye dhakelAya che. tethI te kapAya eTale ja saMsAra; jJAnI bhagavaMte kahyo che, ane vaSA viTa phevari arthAta sarvathA kaSAyane ya eTale ja mukta daza evuM temanuM TaMkazALI vacana che. ahIM beThelA sarvane mArI sUcanA che ke A vAta barAbara aMtaramAM kAtarI rAkhaje. jema bane tema kaSAya eAchA karI, e cekaDIne nirmULa karavAno yatna karajo ane udayakALe samatA yAne samabhAva jevA guNane jarA paNa vile na mUkaze. nAyaka ! manamAM rahyo sahya zaMsaya kahADI nAMkho. lakSmI hoya te sanmArge ene vyaya karI jI nanuM navuM pAnuM ughADe. gudeva! meM vasumatIno vikraya karI lAkha seniyA meLavyA ane AzA rAkhelI ke ahIMthI ajANyA pradezamAM jaI e dvArA sukhethI saMsAranA vilAsa mANIza. paNa nasIba cAra DagalAM AgaLa AvyuM. mAge be sArA dekhAvanI ramaNIone yoga paNa thayA. emanI sAthenA sahavAsathI mana navanavAM soNalAM sevavA paNa lAgI gayuM. tyAM acAnaka dehano vyAdhi upanyo. enI pIDA vadhatI gaI. rAja jemanA -sukha sArU huM mAruM tana-mana ane dhana kurabAna karato hato e ramaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa jIvananI suvAsa 23 NIe mane zAMtvana ApavAne badale eka rAtanA pAchalA pahAre kAMTALI jhADImAM paDelI dai, mArI mAlamattA sAthe palAyana tha! gai. kAM sudhI te huM kebhAna dazAmAM paDayA rahyo. A bhagavatIe ja mArA uddhAra karyAM. dhIre dhIre huM sAo thavA lAgyA. mane ApadhAta pUrve devI dhAriNIe uccArelA vacaneA yAda AvyA- dha eka ja tArahAra *. nIti vinAnuM jIvana aAgaLanA AMcaLa jevuM nakAmuM che. prema sAcA tyAre ja kahI zakAya ke jenI pAchaLa nathI hete ka" svArtha ke nathI aAtI kAma viSphaLatA-pavitra prema aa mAnavane deva banAve che; DUbADatA nathI paNa tAre che. mArAmAM rahelAM guNAnuM AkarSINu hAya ane kUvA kAMThenA prathama meLApathI snehanA aMkura udbhavyA hoya teA, huM thane mArA adhu tarIke svIkAravA taiyAra chuM. satI nArI pe|tAnuM ziyalavrata prANa kurabAna karIne paNa sAcavaze. e dharma enA jIvananA sarva svarUpa che. emAM jarApaNa khAmI AvI ke sarvanAza thAya ja. 17 gurUdeva ! e kALe tA e devInAM vacanA na samajI zakayA paNa Aje enu rahasya kharAbara samajAyuM che. geALa-kheALa vaccenA bheda athavA te| kaMcana kathIra vaccenuM aMtara mane samajAyuM che, mArI e ginIe maraNanI bheTa karI mane AkharI avasthAmAM pakSAtApanA pAvaka bheTa dharyAM che. e bahenanI bIjI meATI aene mArA kaluSita jIvanamAM sAcI suvAsa bharI dIdhI che. ubhaya aenAnA sahavAsathI mArUM jIvana pAchaLanA aMtima niAmAM sAce ja navapallavita thayuM che. padmAvatI sAdhvI-karAjanA tamAzA ajaba prakAranA che. jJAnI bhagavaMtanA netro sivAya enI kharI mAhitI lAbhI zakAtI nathI. eTale ja saMta samAgama Avazyaka manAyA che. gurUdeva olyA-kamarAjanI cApATanA yathA akADA te vaLa nAnIja kheDI zake. chatAM jAgRta mAtmA, nAna-darzananA upayAgamAM pragati Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA sAdhe che e paNa ghaNuM jANuM zake. apekSApUrvaka vicAraNA ane upayoga sahitanI AcaraNuM pragatirathanAM cakra che. nAyakanI vAta parathI anumAnI zakuM chuM ke emane bheTanAra ane lUMTI janAra ramaNIo-abhayA ane enI sakhI paMDitAja hovA joIe. jene ekavAra lajjA ke kuLamaryAdA choDI pachI tene adhaHpAta tarapha DhaLatAM vilaMba nathI lAgato. jJAnI puruSo tethIja thALI TIpIne kahe che ke - pramAda na karazo. karma bAMdhatI veLAja cetatA raheje. udayakALe. to samatAnuM ja sevana karaje. saMgenI parakha karatAM raheje ane mAnavabhavanuM sAcuM dhyeya mukti yAne sarve karmothI kAyamI chuTakAre e sadeva cakSu sAme rAkhaje. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 22 muM mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA prAta:kALathI ja rAjagrahI ane pAvApurInA vacalA mArgamAM Avela mahAsena vana tarapha jana samUhanI doDadhAma zarU thaI gaI hatI. e kALe janasamUhanA vizAla bhAgane AjIvikAne prazna khAsa mujhavato na hote. khetaramAM dhAnya ane ghara AMgaNe gAya Adi pazuonuM pAlana sAmAnya hovAthI anAja ane dUdha-dahIMnI relachela rahetI. dvAre Avela abhyAgata roTalA vinA pAcho pharato nahIM. je samayanI vAta karIe chIe e kALe bhAratavarSamAM mata matAMtara nahetA ema naja kahevAya. judA judA maMtavyane AgaLa dharI janasamUhane pitAnA upAsaka samudAyamAM joDavA sArU, saMkhyAbaMdha paMtha pravartake avAra navAra meTA zaheramAM gamanAgamana karI rahyA hatA. jana samUhanA ati vizALa samudAyane dharma sabaMdhI jJAna meLavavAne gherI mArga AvA pracArakonA mukhethI upadezazravaNa 35 hato. A sarvemAM zrI pArzvajananI paraMparAnA nigrA muddha bhagavAnanA anuyAyI zrama ane vedAMta rzananA karmakAMDI bhUdenAM paribhramaNa UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevAM hatAM. 15 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA nirprathAmAM kezI munirAja AgevAna hatA. cAra mahAvrata jevA kaThina vratane dhAraNa karavAvALA temanA ziSya sAdhue ane sAdhvIe- cAritra pAlanamAM U~ca kakSAe pahoMcelA hatA. emanA vana sAme kai AMgalI cIMdhI zakatuM nahIM. Ama chatAM emanA dharmAM sAMsArika vizvAseA tarapha upekSA daka ane Atma kalyANa prati jhoka vALA heAvAthI prAkRta jana samUhamAM jhAjhuM AkaNu jamAvatA nahIM. ahiMsA te ja pAyA rUpa mAnanArA ane vItarAga dazA prApta karavAnA dhyeyavALA zramaNA saMkhyAnI bhAMjagaDamAM paDayA vinA, tIrthaMkara zrI pAzvanAtha bhagavAna praNIta dharma saMbhaLAvatA; parihA te upasargo sahana karatA vicaratA ane peAtAnA dhyeyamAM nizcaLa rahI, zakti anusAra zAsana prabhAvanA karatA hatA. 22 khudda bhagavAna zAyamuninA paMthamAM nigraMthAnA mA` jevI naheAtI kaDakAi, ane nahAtA evA tapadvArA deha damana. janasamUhamAM emanI jaya zarUAtamAM jorazeArathI khelAtI hatI. vedAMtI ane vaLa kriyA kAMDI bhUdevAnAM manamAM dhama ne nAme cAlatA judA judA ijArAthI ane jIvInA rasanI leAlupatAthI dayA jevA umadA guNane mazIne kUcaDo lagAvI UbhA karelA vividha prakAranA yajJa-yAgAthI lAka samUha dhIme dhIme parAMmmukha thavA mAMDaye| hatA. rAja darabAramAM lAgavaganA kAraNe temaja dvija samUhamAM vidvAneAnI saMkhyA savizeSa hAvAthI yajJanA nAme pazuonI hiMsAnA tAMDava tA cAlu ja hatAM. saMsArI jatAnA sArA mAThA avasareAmAM dAna. punyanA nAme temanAM lAgA echA naheAtA. ajJAnatA zrApa rUpa che e nItikAranuM kathana khATu' nathI ja. upara kahyuM tema A bhUdevAnI jana samAja para lAgavaga madhyAnhe pahoMcI hatI, teonA mukhanA zabda eja kAyade gaNAte. meTA meTA rajavADA paNa temanI AjJA sAme AMgaLI cIMdhI zakatA nahi. brAhmaNa gunegAra hoya te paNa nAmanI zikSAthI chUTI jatA jyAre vaizya ke zUdra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMgha sthApanA 227 varNanA mAnavIo para te temanI sattAnA cAbakhA UMjhAtA. varNomAM , brAhmaNa gurUpade gaNAta. e gurUpadanA garvamAM enA AgevAnoe vahema-daMbha ane dharmanA othA taLe ochA dhatiMga nahetA janmAvyA! pacaMdi vALa mAnavI halakAkuLamAM janmavA mAtrathI pazu karatAM paNa nIcI keTIe mUkAyo hato. dharma zAstranA umadA vicane sAMbhaLavAnA hakathI e vaMcita rahyo hata! mAtra sevA karavAne tenA zire bhAra hatA. bhagavAna gautama buddhanA paribhramaNathI, rAjakuLamAM vadhatI jatI lAgavagathI, kriyAkAMDa para ochA bhAra mUkI sAcI samajaNa ane e mATe jJAnArjana jevI kAryavAhI para vadhu vajana mUkavA rU5 upadezathI, dvija mahAzayoe sajAvelI eka chatrIya sattA para kApa paDavA mAMDe hatuM ane janasamUhamAM gAnugatika rUpa thaI paDelA kriyA kAMDa para abhAva pedA thayo hato. Ama chatAM enA mULamAM kuhADAnA ghA karI, sarvathA cheda uDADavAnI kAravAI te carama tIrthapati zrI mahAvIra devanA phALe jAya che. jaina dharma ane bauddha dharma ahiMsA-satya-brahmacarya ane aparigraha jevA umadA guNa upara vajana mUke che. chatAM e ubhaya dharmonI kArya vAhImAM taratamatAo rahelI che. abhyAsI jana ja enI pArakha karI zake. yAcAganI hiMsA sAme paDakAra karanAra zAkya muni mAMsanA khorAkathI sAva hAtha uThAvI zakayA nathI ! emanA anuyAyIoe te dera chUTI mUkavAmAM kaMI kaMI galI kuMcIo zodhI kahAMDI che ane eja rIte niSThika brahmacaryamAM paNa cA vALI dIdhA che. e kAraNe ja bhikSuka-bhikSuNa jevo varga hovA chatAM cAritryanI daSTie e uttama chApa pADI zakyo nahIM. - zrI pArzvanAthanA saMtAnIya zramaNa-zramaNImAM vrata pAlananI DhIlAza nathI ghara karatI. jarA kSati najare paDatAM ja gaccha-nAyake e sAme lAla battI dharI che. baMdhAraNanA niyama paNa kaDaka rahyA che eTale ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA itara darzanakArane paNa nicenA baMdhAraNanI mukta kaMThe prazaMsA karavI paDI che. bhagavAna mahAvIre emAM zo phALo Apyo te jotAM vArtApravAhamAM AgaLa vadhIe. chelA ApaNe emane kauzAmbImAM joyelA. e pachI pariSaha, sahana karavAmAM emanI kaparI kasoTI thaI. eka govALanA hAthe kAnamAM kAlikA naMkhAI, upasargomAM A chevaTano hato. thoDA kALa. pachI e vAtano upAsakone khyAla AvatAM jyAre e kalikAo. kheMcI kahADavAno prayoga karavAmAM Avyo tyAre bhagavAna jevA. carama zarIrI ane vajasSabhanArA saMghayaNavALA prabaLa AtmAthI. paNa arerATano udgAra thaI gaye. asta pachI udaya ane rAta pachI divasa e kudaratI kAnUna. prakharamAM prakhara karmo paNa zrI vardhamAne A rIte khapAvI nAMkhyA. eTale juvAlikA nadInA kAMThe zyAmA nAmanA kheDUtanA khetaramAM zukala dhyAnanA prathama be pAyA ciMtavatA teozrIne kevaLajJAna UpajyuM. cauda rAjaloka athavA to traNa lekanA sarva bhAvone teo jANanAra thayA. vastune yathArtha rIte jovA-jANavA ane kahevAnI anupama zakti temane prApta thaI. duniyAnA bhArobhAra aMdhArAvALA khUNAmAM banato nAno yA mATe banAve, te potAnA sthAne beThA jANI ane joI zake evI sthiti meLavI. enA abhAve pote ghaNuM ghaNuM jANatAM chatAM upadeza mahetA ApatA. paNa have zakti pheravI. pote meLavelI e kiMmatI vastune vizvanA sarvajIne lAbha Apavo eja eka temano dharma thaI paDe. "tinA tAlApa' pote jAte naryA ane bIjAne tAravAvALA thayA. eTale ja padanI sArthakatA gaNAI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA 22 saritA taTe teo jhAjhuM na thavyA. dharma prarUpaNAne yogya ane -saMgha sthApanAne anukULa sthAna emanI najare mahAsana vananuM jaNAyuM. zarUAtamAM joyuM tema mahAsana vana taraphanI doDA doDamAM mukhya kAraNa to bhagavAnanA tyAM pagalAM thayAM e hatuM. svarganA anupama sukhamAM tadAkAra bananArA devA mATe Atma unnatti sAdhavAne mArga bhakitamAM ja samAyo che. emanA sarakhA sukhanI Toce ramatA jIvo, na to tapa tapI zake ke na to kaSTa veThI zake. temanA svabhAvamAM e vastu nathI ane je sthaLamAM emano vasavATa che tyAM eno sabhAva nathI. prabhunA AgamananI khabara maLatAM ja teo bhakti karavA mahAsena vanamAM doDI AvyA ane AMkhanA palakArAmAM suvarNa, maNi ane ratnothI zobhita harakoIne prathama najare AkarSe tevuM samavasaraNa tyAM khaDuM karI dIdhuM. devazaktine AvI karAmata durlabha nathI ja. samavasaraNamAM AvavAno je mArga rAjagRhI nagarIthI phUTa hato tyAM zaheranI bhAgoLe ja maLadija na manA siddhisaMpanna gRhastha meTA yajJa AraMbhyo hato. emAM deza dezanA nAmAMkita bhUde padhAryA hatA. caturvedI, trivedI, dvivedI, Rtvija, pAThaka, tripAThI, ane jAnI vigere aTakAvALA keTa keTalAye hatA. A badhAmAM agrapade hatA mahAzaya gautama getrIya iMdrabhUti. jabarA vidvAna ane abhimAnI paNa pUrA ! paMDita mAnya hovAthI prativAsudeva rAvaNanA ahaMkArane paNa TapI jAya ! pALa para tilaka triveNathI zobhatA, jAtajAtanA vizeSaNothI dIpatA A paMDita zekharane vAda vivAdamAM bhalabhalAne mUMgA banAvI de evA pAMcaso ziSyono parivAra hate. aharniza vedAdhyayanamAM rakta rahenArA A kriyAkAMDI brAhmaNonA kaMThamAMthI madhure vani nIkaLatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 satI zimaNuM caMdanabALA tyAre hastanI aMgulio paNa emAM tAla detI. e dRzya kharekhara jovA jevuM gaNAya. yajJa maMDapa ane mahAsena vanamAM samavasaraNa vacce aMtara jhAjhuM nahotuM. rAjagRhInA janasamUhane ToLAbaMdha vipula saMkhyAmAM Avato nIrakhI, paMDitavarya adrabhUtine prathama to lAgyuM ke A veLA potAnI AgevAnI heThaLa cAlI rahelA yajJanuM mahAbhya jevuM tevuM nathI ja. paNa jyAM e mAnava vaMdo yajJamaMDapamAM pravezavAnuM choDI daI AgaLa vadhe ja gayAM tyAre e mahAzayanI AMkhe camatkRNine keI navo bhAsa thayo. maMDapanA prAMgaNamAM AvI pAchA pharatA loTane pUchavA mAMDyuM- are bhalA AdamIo ! A pavitra vedInAM darzana karavAnuM bAjue rAkhI tame A tarapha kyAM gayA hatA? TALAmAMthI eke javAbamAM jaNAvyuM-- paMDita mahAzaya ! amo to sarva ne vaMdana karavA gayA hatA kayAM tamArI A dhUmADAthI dhIkI rahelI vedikA ane kyAM maNiratnothI jhaLa jhaLAyamAna thaI rahela e samavasaraNa? zuM enI racanA ! kevuM manahara siMhAsana. vaLI e para azokavRkSanI zILI chAyA ! ane devatAI vAjiMtronA nAdathI to vAtAvaraNa gaI raheluM che. tyAM to bIjA mAnavAne AvatA joyA. kaTAkSa karatAM IMdrabhUtie prazna karyo- A bhalA mANasa to mAyAvI racanAmAM bheLavAI ke jAdugarane sarvajJa mAnI beThA ane enAM caraNa cUmI AvyA paNa tamArA jevA dharmane marma jANanArA paNa zuM evI jAtanI bhUla karI beThA ne ! nA, paMDitajI ! tyAM muddala phasAmaNa jevuM nathI. e vibhUtinA caherAmAM koI ajaba jyoti jhaLake che. emanI samIpamAM jANe zAMtinuM sAmrAjya patharAyeluM che. e ramaNiya, saumya ane vAtsalya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA 231 pU mukhAkRti prati tamA paNa jarUra mehAI jAva. jAvatA tyAMthI khasavuM na game. sAce ja e sava` che. tyAM vAla-bakarI ke zatru mitra sAtheA sAtha beThA che. evuM e anupama sthAna che. leAkeA ta dIThuM tevuM kahI mArge cAlyA. . paNa AvAM veNu sAMbhaLavAnI AzA sarakhI nahIM khelI ane AtmA ' jevA mahattvanA dravyanA astitva saMbaMdhamAM, varSothI zA sevelI, chatAM peAtAnA jeTalA vidvAna vartamAnamAM dharatI para kAi nathI evI magarUbI dhAraNa karelI che jemaNe, evA gautama gotrI iMdrAMtinA mAnarUpI pArA pUrI DIgrIe paheAMcI gayeA. abhimAnanA uThyAre temanA mukhamAMthI bahAra AvavA lAgyA. potAnI vidvatA sAme, are ekadhArI paMDitAi sAme, jANe A mAyAvIe mAMtra OM kayA na heAya, jANe vAdavivAdanuM kaheNu na mAkahyuM hAya, kema jANe sUtA bheriMgane lAkaDI dhAMcI jAgRta na karyAM hoya evuM mahA bhaya'kara kAvatruM gaveluM lAgyuM ! na 6 mana pAkArI UThayu-aMga TaTAra banI gayuM-ane AMkhA dhI lAlaceALa banI gai ! ekaja nizcaya karyo. e mAyAvIne harAvI, page paDAvI, kALu mukha karI vidAya karavAne. bhAta bhAtanA ane jAta jAtanA alaMkArAthI yukta khidAvali elAvatA, pAMcase ziSyAthI parivarelA iMdrabhUti jhaDapI gatie samavasaraNa najika AvI pahoMcyA. siMhAsanastha vibhUtine netAja TharI gayA ! aMtaranAda saMbhaLAyAare A mAyAvI ke dhRta na heAya. jagatamAM viziSTa gaNAtA guNAthI zAlatI A vibhUtine jAdugara ke IdrajAklikanI DeTimAM mUkanAra kharekhara bhIMta bhUlyA cheM. je vastu najara sAme sAcA svarUpamAM meda che ene mAyAnI upamA krama Te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA are je cahere jotAMja Adhi, vyAdhi ane upAdhirUpa trividha pIDA nAza pAme, te caherAmAM dhUrtatAno sadbhAva na hoya. emAM te Atma tejanA raNakAraja daSTi gocara thAya che. karmonAM AvaraNa jaDamULathI ukhaDI gayA vinA A jAtanI siddhi zakaya nathI. huM bhaNyA chatAM gaNyo nahIM. agAu sAMbhaLyuM te hatuM ke kSatriyakuMDa nagaramAM rAjavI sidhdhArathane tyAM eka pratibhAsaMpanna putrane janma thaye che ane bhaviSyamAM A bhArata varSamAM covIsamA tIrthakara tarIke e khyAti pAmanAra che. cauda mahAsvapna rANuM trizalAne AvelAM. e bALa arbhakane idro ane devono samUha eraparvata para janmAbhiSeka karavA laI gayele paNa khare. A teja vyakti hevI joIe. huM jyAre nAlaMdA vidyApIThamAM adhyayana karI potAnA deza pAchA pharatA vidyArthIone padavI dAna ApavAnA meLAvaDAnA pramukhapade hato, tyAre tyAM samAcAra AvelA ke kSatriyakuMDanA vardhamAna kuMvare trIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye patni yazodA, bhrAtA naMdivardhana Adine samajAvI, rAjakAjamAM na paDatAM AtmazaktinI sAdhanA nimitte araNyavAsa svIkAryo. maunapaNe AvI paDatA upasargo ane veThavA paDatA pariSade sAmanAthI sahana karatAM pRthvI tala bhramaNa karavA mAMDayuM. tyAM to najIkamAM Ubhelo vidyArthI, yAda AvatAM kahevA lAge gurUjI ! ApanuM anumAna sAcuM jaNAya che. A teja vardhamAna kuMvara saMbhave che. somila dijakuMDalapuramAM yajJa nimitte AmaMtraNa karavA AvelA tyAre huM hAjara hato agnibhUti bahAragAma gayelA ne te veLAja pAchA pharyA hatA. emaNe ja khabara ApyA hatA ke kSatriyavAsI vardhamAna kuMvara ke je sanyAsa svIkArI chellA bAra varSathI AtmazodhanamAM rakta rahetA temane juvAlikAnA taTapara vaLajhAne upanyuM che. nirca temane arihaMta tarIke oLakhe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA kharAkhara, ziSya, thArI smaraNa zakita prazaMsApAtra che. tetrA sAme pravartI rahelAM cinho e vAtanI sAkSI pUre che mane samajAya che ke vAdatA Akhara karI meM ahI deADI AvavAnI utAvaLa karI. e mArA gauravane hAni pahoMcADaze 233 A te| tIrthaMkara sa`pUrNa jJAna thayA vinA upadeza Ape nahIM. temanA jovA, jANavAmAM raheMcamAtra pharaka na hoya. he bheALA zaMbhu ! hArA A sevakane mAnabhera vajo mApavAne kaSTa mArga sUjhADa eTale gaMgA nAhyA. tyAM te| cAMdInI ghaMTaDInA raNakAra jevA mIThA rava sa'bhaLAyA. 8 he iMdrabhUti gautama, tamA sukha pUrvaka AvI paheAMcyA ! " bhASa sumitra! A te mArUM nAma paNa jANe che te zuM ?.khare sAmethI mAnapUrvaka melAve che! huM, samajAyuM. ziSya sumitra ! e sana kahevAya che mATe e zakitanA prazana karavA mAMge che. mArA jevA vAdIzekharanu nAma te| AbAla vRddhamAM jANItuM che. ethI kaMi sarvajJatA na parakhAya. hA, hRdayagata zaMsaya kahI dekhADe teA zraddA janme kharI ? puna : bhagavaMtane! madhura svara ka`paTa para athaDAyA. mahAnubhAva! veda pade vAMcatAM tane je AtmA viSaye zaMsaya udbhavyo che te, e padAnI vicAraNA barAbara karavAmAM Ave te ghaDIbhara pa TakI rAke tevA nathI. samajavAnA jijJAsuthI chellA pagathIye na UbhA rahevAya. ahI samIpamAM AvavuM joie ane yukita puraskara enI carcA karavI oie; dahIma thana nyAye tyAreja, emAMthI navanIta upara Ave. jJAna pipAsu va mATe pathanI divAle / matanA vADAM naja saMbhave. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA iMdrabhUti hatA te vidvAna. jJAna gaveSI hatA eTale kadAgraha ke khATA haTha nahetA pakaDatA. bhagavaMtanI miSTa vANI zravaNa karatAMja - dAmAM AvyA. viveka pUrNAMka vedapadAnI carcA calAvI. pAkI khAtarI cai eTale vina! Agrahe prabhunA ziSya padane svIkAryuM. e kALe temanI vaya pacAsa varSanI hatI. gurU evA bhagavaMta te| mAMDa tetAlIza je lagabhaganA hatA paNa jJAnanI kheAja krAi judIja vastu che. e pAchaLa pharI lenArA zeAdhakAne vaya, va, nAta, nRta ke thanA nA naDatA nathI. aMtaranI tRSA jyAM chIpAya, hRdayanI bhUkha jyAM sateAlAya, tyAM evA AtmAe mAna-apamAnanI paravA vinA sUkI paDe che 234 iMdrabhUtinuM ziSyatva temanA be baMdhue agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti te tyAM kheMcI lAvyuM. te paNa zaMkA nirAsana karI bhagavaMtanA ziSyA banyA. e vAta prasaratAM yajJama'DapamAMnA vyakta, sudharmAM, metA mane prabhAsa Adi anya ATha joDIdAra vidvAne paNa peAtAnA vidyArthI samudAya sAthe samavasaraNamAM AvyA. vinayapUrvaka manamAM dhara karI beThelA zaMsayeA aMge laMbANathI carco calAvI. bhagavaMtanI lIleAmAM tathya joyA pachI ja temaNe aMtevAsIpaNuM svIkAyuM. prabhu ane ukta vidvAnA vaccenI jJAnacarcA vA vAdavivAda jANavA sArU tA gaNadharvAdanAM pAnAM avalAvA ghaTe. e pAchaLa JAmulI divaseAnI thADI TikAe nathI kharacANI, paNa mahinA pasAra thayA che. bhagavaMta vamAna svAmInI paddhati mArIne musalamAna anAvavAnI hatIja niha. vADA vadhAravAne meAha ane celA mU'DavAnI vRtti emanAthI bAra gAu dUra hatAM. kevaLa ekaja dhyeya. je vastusvarU5 peAte divya evA valajJAnathI jANyuM che ane joyu che ene khyAla vizvanA sarva jIvAne premabhAvathI apAya teTale ApavA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA 235. -- -- A rIte agiyAra paMDite ane emanA cuMmALIzaronI saMkhyAnA vidyArthIe mahAsena vanamAM prabhuzrI mahAvIranA hAthe dIkSita thayA. rakhe koI mAne ke mAtApitAnI rajA vinA e maMDI naMkhAyA. e brAhmaNaputro brahmacarya avasthAmAM heI, abhyAsa mATe paMDitane temanA vaDilo taraphathI soMpAyA hatA. cAra Azramane mahattva ApanArA bhUdevamAM paNa prathama Azrama vaTAvI sIddhA cothA sanyasta AzramamAM pravezavAnI praNAlikA hatI ane jovAya che. agiAra paMDito to pukhta vayanA hatA. jJAnArjana ane kriyAkAMDa emanA rojanA vyavasAya hatA. emanA gharamAM rokakaLa UThe tevuM vAtAvaraNa hatuMja nahi. vizeSatA te e hatI ke e badhAne dIkSA ApanAra khuda jJAnI bhagavaMta pote hatA. potAnI pravRttine sAcI TharAvavA sAru mahAsana vananuM udAharaNa ApavuM e bhImasenanI pAghaDI pAMcamA ArAnA ekAda mAnavInA mAthA para baMdhabesatI karavA jevo bAliza prayAsa mAtra che. mAnava, mAnyatAnA ghenamAM gherAya che tyAre ratnakukSi tarIkenI khyAtine varelI tIrthakaradevanI mAtAone paNa rokaLa karatI Alekhe che. " kahI nAkhe che ke RSabhadevanI dIkSA pAchaLa marUdevA mAtA raDI raDIne mAMdhaLA thayAM hatA. ema kahI siddhAMta rathApe che ke dIkSA pAchaLa kakaLa to thAya ja. marUdevA mAtAnI AMkhe pALa bAjhayAM hatAM e vAta sAcI paNa rokakaLanA bacAvamAM e dharavI e te eka jAtanuM chaLa che. kyAM e pavitra mAtA-putranI dIkSA aMgenI sAcI samaja ane kyAM AjakAlanI vicitra manodazA ! sAcI samajano abhAva ! lenAranI vevalAI! denAranI lAlacu vRtti! e daSTAMta devuM ke bALavaya joI bhagavaMta hemacaMdrasUrine yAda karavA e to nAnA mATe meTI vAta karavA jevI AchakalAI ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA "kayAM rAjA bhoja ane kayAM gAMge telI. alaM prAsaMgikane. are ApaNe IMdrabhUti mahAzayanI kAravAIo varNavatAM, parSadAmAM najara pheravavAnuM paNa bhUlI gayA ! tyAM mAtra deva-devIo ja nahi paNa rAjavIo ane sArthavAha paNa supramANamAM beThelA che. aho ! rAjavI zreNika ne rAjA zatAnika te joDAjoDa beThA che. dhanAvaha zeTha paNa che. maMtrIzvara abhayakumAranI bAjumAM ja beThA che eTale temanA atithi thayA hoya ema saMbhave che. magadhanatezanA e pATavInI svAmIbhakita jevI tevI nathI. pelA nArIvRMdamAM mRgAvatI-jyanti-celaNA-naMdA-julasA Adi jANItAM ramaNa rane AgalI hAramAM che. emAM vasumatI te DeI judA ja pozAkamAM sajja thaI beThelI che. - rAjarSi dadhivAhana samIpamAM teNIne chellI joI hatI. jo ke e pachI saMkhyAbaMdha divasanAM vahANAM vAyAM che. chatAM vArtApravAhamAM AgaLa vadhavA sArU pAchaLa najara pheravavAnI khAsa agatya nathI. sAmAnya ullekhathI ja saLaMga aMkoDAnI zreNI racAya che. karmarAjanA prapaMca parano paDado gurujInA vividha upadezathI eTalI hade khulI gaye ke aharniza saMsAramAM racyApacyA rahevAnuM jenuM kAma che evo rAjavI karakaC paNa enA pAsamAMthI kema mukta thavuM te jANI zakyo. vastunuM yathArtha jJAna, karmanA udayakALa samatAthI enuM vedanA ane satata jAgRta dazA, e sAthe nAsakita bhAvano yoga keLavAya, to kAyamI vijaya dUra nathI ja. pravRttimAM rakta jIvo paNa je dhAva khIlAvata bALanuM udAharaNa dRSTi sanmukha rAkhI vartana kare te ceDA kALamAM-gaNatrInA bhavomAM-zIva suMdarInAM kamADa khakhaDAvavA zakti-mAna thAya. , kumArI parvatanA ramya pradezamAM, saMtasamAgama sevatI ane apUrva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAna vanamAM saMgha sthApanA 237. AnaMda lUMTatI, vasumatI-rAjavI ane nAyaka Adi maMDaLI jyAM saMkhyA pUrve pAchA pharavAnI taiyArImAM che tyAM ekAeka sudarzana zeDanuM Agamana thayuM. rAjaratna murakhI ! Ama acAnaka kyAMthI AvI caDyA? rAjavI karakaMDUe zeThane joI prazna karyo, ane pUchyuM. caMpAnA zA samAcAra che? prajAmAM AnaMda varte che ne ?" hA, mahArAja ! sau prakAranI kuzaLatA che. prabhuzrI mahAvIradevane paramAvadhi jJAna prApti thayAnA samAcAra maLyA, eTale have kevalajJAna : najIkamAM gaNAya ema samajI huM rAjarSinA dazane bA tarapha nIkaLI AvyuM. saMyama svIkAryA pachI maLavAnA prasaMge satvara na sAMpaDe. dhyAna mATenA A punita pradezane jovAnI paNa IcchA hatI ja. Ama eka paMtha ne do kAja jevuM hovAthI nIkaLyo chuM. ahIMthI kauzAmbI javAno chuM kemake manoramA ane putro thoDA dina pUrve tyAM nehIne ghera che temane teDI paNa lAvavAnA che. bhagavaMta zAsana sthApe eTalI ja DhIla che. putronA khabhe dunyavI bhAra rAkhI ama daMpatIe prabhuzrI viranI sevAmAM joDAvAnuM nakakI karyuM che. padmAvatI sAdhvI bolI UThyA- ghaNuM ja suMdara vicAre. karmarAja, aMganA sAMdhAone DhIlA banAve te pUrve ja enA paMjhAmAMthI mukta banI parabhava prayANanI taiiyArImAM lAgI javuM e buddhimattA. meTAbhAI ! mane zeThazrI jaDa javAnI rajA Ape. ahIMthI huM parabhArI kauzAmbI javA dhAruM chuM. vilaMba karavAmAM kAma viNase evo ughADa saMbhava che. e loke mArI rAha kAganA DoLe jotA haze. vasumatIe namratAthI kahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA vAta eTalI spaSTa hatI ane kAma evuM pavitra hatuM ke emAM AnAkAnI karavApaNuM hatuM ja nahIM. bIje ja divase sau pota potAnA paMthe paLyA. paMkhInA meLA sama prAtaHkAla thatAM ja bhinna bhinna dazAmAM vikharAyA. nAyaka paNa "thoDA dina bhramaNa karI pAcho karIza." ema kahI vidAya thayA. vasumatI kauzAmbImAM AvyA pachI teNIne jhAjho samaya bhavAnI jarUra na rahI. zramaNa mahAvIranA vihAra aMgenA samAcAra ahIM roje roja AvatAM zatAnika bhaginI jayatie pravajyA levAne nirdhAra karyo hato, te mATenI e goThavaNa hatI. pAlaka mAtApitAnA sahavAsamAM caMdanAe je dino pasAra karyo e eTalI hade mIThAzabharyA thaI paDyA ke jyAre e dIkSA mATe ghara bahAra nIkaLI tyAre nAnAM moTAM darekanI cakSu bhInI thaI. mAtra mAtApitAne ja nahIM paNa gharamAMnA nekara cAkara sarvane potAnuM kaI Aptajana cAlyuM jAya che ema lAgyuM. dhAriNInA saMskAra pAmelI A bALAe jyAM jyAM paga mUkyo - tyAM tyAM caMdananI mAphaka suvAsa ne zItalatA pAtharI "caMdanA' nAmanuM sArthakya karyuM hatuM. enuM evuM yazanAma karma have saMpUrNa kaLAe khIlI nIkaLyuM hatuM. vayamAM yuvAna chatAM bhalabhalI prauDhAne paNa TapI - jAya tevI prajJA, jJAna ane vartana hatAM. - sudarzana zeTha pitAnA kuTuMbane laI caMpA prati vidAya thayA. dhanAvaha zoTha sAthe caMdanA paNa vaLAvavA sArU bhAgoLe AvI hatI. tyAM ja kutamatie AvI rahelA azvArohIe samAcAra ApyA ke - juvAlikA nadInA kinAre zyAmAka kheDUtanA khetaramAM zramaNa mahAvIrane kevalajJAna UpajyuM che.' caMdanA to A sAMbhaLI harSaghelI banI gaI. cIra kALa saMcita Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsena vanamAM saMdha sthApanA 239 AzA phaLI--bIje dine savAre ja dhAmadhuma sahita, seAnA ne rUpA jANuM, temaja dhAnya te vastro chuTA hAthe dAnamAM detI, dIkSA mATenA zveta vasrAvALI chAtra mAtuzrI mUlAnA hAthe rakhAvI, pAlakhImAM besI kauzAmbInA bajAra vaccethI vAjate gAjate nIkaLI paDI. e saradhasane mAmAM ja samAcAra sAMpaDayA } bhagavaMta saritA taTathI vihAra karI mahAsana vanamAM pahoMcyA che. devAe tyAM samavasaraNanI racanA paNa karI che. tIrtha sthApanA karavA sArU te! A sthAne prabhue pagalAM pADayAM paDatAMveMta sAdhana sAmagrI taiyAra hatI. zakrendre divya cUrNanA cAla magAbyA. e AvatAM ja peAtAnA hAthamAM dharI prabhu sAme Ubhe. prabhue siMhAsanathI UtarI, emAMthI cUNa grahaNa karI, prathama gaNadhara tarike zrI IMdrabhUti gautamanA zire e traNa vAra nAMkhyuM. * utpAda, vyaya ane dhruva 'rUpa tripadI saMbhaLAvI-anukrame khIjA dazane paNa gaNadhara padavI ApI. sAdhvImAM mukhya evuM pravartinInuM pada caMdanabALAne ApatAM pUrvavat vidhi karI. e sarvanA marata} padA samudAye akSatAnAM vadhAmaNAM karyAM. zrAvaka-zrAvikA vargomAM zreNika daMpatInAM nAmane uccAra karI, carturvidha sa Mdha sthApyA ane peAtAnu zAsana pravartAvyuM. dhanya e divasa. dhanya e ghaDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 23 muM zramaNatvama Idama ramaNIyatarama nItivetAoe laMbANa vicAraNA pachI zramaNajIvana yAne sAdhupaNAne ati ramaNIya darzAveluM che. emAMja nirbhayatAne vAsa je che, ane e jIvanane ja mAnavabhavanI saphaLatA 35 Idama zabdathI nAma pramANe guNavALuM sAdhu jIvana levAnuM che. je phakIrI pAchI lAlasAonI jALa patharAyelI hoya, vyasananAM tAMDava nRtya jAmyAM heya, edIpaNAnA akhADA rUpa hoya. ke mAtra kriyAkAMDanI ajJAnatApUrNa ramajhaTa sarjAI heya, ene uparanI upamA jarA paNa baMdhabesatI nathI. pachI bhale ne nAma sAI, jogI, saMnyAsI, jati ke sAdhu nA hoya. TUMkamAM kahIe to, spaSTa vakatA avadhUta zrImad AnaMdaghanajIe gAyuM che kegacchanA bheda bahu nayaNa nihALatAM, tattvanI vAta karatAM na lAje; udara bharaNAdi nija kAja karatAM thakAM, meha naDayAM kalikALarAje." te vAstavika che. jyAM evI dazA vartatI hoya tyAM ramaNIyatA kevI prabhAvitA kevI ?" ane suvAsa paNa kevI? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 241 bamaNatvama Ida- ramaNIyatama ramaNIyatAno vAsa saMpUrNapaNe zrI tIrthaMkara devanA jIvanamAM dRSTigocara thAya che. gaNadhara mahArAja, temaja anya sAdhu gaNamAM, sAdhvI samudAyamAM adhikAze e jovAya che. bhagavaMta mahAvIre DiDima nAdathI evo mekSano saMdeza bhAratavarSamAM vistAryo che ke - dharma e mAtra sAmAjIka ruDhi nahi paNa vAstavika satya che. mekSa e sAMpradAyika bAhya kriyAkAMDa pALavAthI maLato nathI paNa satya dharmanA svarUpamAM Azraya levAthI prApta thAya che. dharmamAM, manuSya ane manuSya vaccene bheda sthAyI rahI zakato nathI. janmavA mAtrathI brAhmaNa e brAhmaNa nathI ane kSatriya e kSatriya nathI paNa karmathI-AcaraNathI e vAtanI pratitI jAya che. mAnava mAtra maitrI pramoda-kArUNya ane mAdhyastha bhAvanAnA jore pragati sAdhe che. e mATe jJAna-darzana ane cAritra rU5 triveNImAM ene vAravAre snAna karavuM joIe-ahiMsAnA pikAra karatAM, e aMgenA sAcA amalamAM ja parama dhArmikatA rahelI che. utkrAMtinA vhike ahiMsAnA satya-asteya brahmacarya ane aparigraha rUpa mahAna guNane svajIvanamAM utAravA kamara kasavI joIe. itihAsa nedhe che ke carama tIrthapatinA uparane saMdeza bhArata varSanA sADA pacIsa AdezamAM arthAt magadha, aMga baMga, kAzI, kezala, videha, vatsa, siMdhu, sauvIra, kuNAla ane lATa AdimAM phelAyo hato. rAjagahInA bibisAra yAne peNika, vaizAlInA ceTakarAja, kAzI - kezavanA gaNanAyake, amalakapAno rAjavI zreta, vItabhayapatanane udAyana, patanapurano prasannacaMdra, tAnika, caMpralota, mAla-mahAzALapratihata ane priyacaMda tema darzANubhaka mitranaMdIne datta maLI lagabhaga cALIza rAjavIo bhaktagaNanI saMkhyAmAM gaNatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA saMpadAmAM yAne parivAramAM, agiAra gaNadhara sahita cauda hajAra sAdhuo, chatrIsa hajAra sAdhvIo, eka lAkha ogaNasATha hajAra zrAvake ane traNa lAkha aDhAra hajAra savIonI saMkhyA hatI e vAtathI ja puravAra thAya che ke arihaMtapada pAmyA pachI bhagavate jIvananAM zeSa varSo arthAt kaivalya pachInA trIza varSo, bhinna bhinna pradezamAM vicaravAmAM ane jIvone pratibodhavAmAM gALyAM hatAM. zaheramAM pAMca rAtrI ane gAmamAM eka rAtrI vasavA rUpa samAcArImAM munijIvana kevuM pravRttizILa levuM joIe enI pratitI maLe che. sAthosAtha e paNa anumAnI zakAya che ke ATalI vipuLa saMkhyAmAM je naranArIonAM hadayakamaLo vikasvara thaI, jIvana dIpa tirmaya banyo che emAM mukhya ziSyono ane pravartinI caMdanabALAno phALo nAno sUno na ja hoya. bhagavAnanI asarakAraka vANI sAMbhaLIne jemane vairAgya janmato, dIkSA levAnAM pariNAma pedA thatAM, temane prabhu to mAtra eTaluM ja kahetA ke - mAtApitA ke vaDila svajanane pUchIne A pramAda na karazo. pariNAmanI dhArA caDhatI ja rAkhaje. e rIte jeo AvatA, temane dIkSita banAvatA. pachI purUSa hoya te sthavIra sAdhuone ane strI heya to pravatinI caMdanAne enI suparata thatI. prabhunAM vacane to jamInamAM bI vAvaNInuM kAma karatAM. e pachI jaLasiMcana AdithI saMbhALa bharI rIte nAnakaDA bIjamAMthI choDapaNe pariNamavA rUpa arthAt AvanAra AtmAo upara tyAga jIvananuM sAcuM ne sacoTa saMskAra nAMkhavArUpa kArya to mukhya ziSyo yA te caMdanA sAdhvInA zire rahetuM. zarUAtane ekaDo ghUMTAvanAramAM-prAraMbhamAM kakko zikhavanArane kevA kevA sAgamAMthI pasAra thavuM paDe che e te anubhavano viSaya che. saMsAranA svaira vihAramAM ucharelA cha para saMyamanI saurabha jamAvavI e kaparI kaseTIbharyuM kAma lekhAya. emAM paNa marada karatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNatvama Idama ramaNIyatama 243. eratanA vyavahAra-vartanamAM taratamatAo ghaNI ghaNI. e sarvane tArI pAra karanAra sAdhvI caMdanabALA jema ramaNI ratna tarIke prakAzI UyuM hatuM, tema zramaNa jIvanamAM pUrNa paNe jhaLakI rahI, kehinura tarikenI zreSThatA prApta karI e tarapha mITa mAMDIe-pAMcaso sakhIonA parivAre zebhatI priyadarzanA, zreNika narezanI saMkhyAbaMdha rANIo, devAnaMdA brAhmaNa, satI mane ramA, caMDapradyotanI aMgAravatI Adi ATha rANIo, jayanti, mRgAvatI vigerenAM jIvana ghaDataramAM caMdanA sAdhvIne phALe nA sUno nathI. zAstromAM e aMgenA ullekha vikharAyelA paDelA hovA chatAM tejasvI maNikaNikAosama zobhe che. ahIM te emAMnA ekAda be pratye daSTipAta karI saMtoSa mAna rahyo. aMga dezanI caMpAmAM, rAjavI karakaMDUnA AgrahabharyA AmaMtraNathI padhArI, jyAM bAramA tIrthapati zrIvAsupUjya svAmIne zubha (sU5) hate. e udyAnamAM bahu dhAmadhuma pUrvaka-sudarzana zeTha ane satI manoramAne svazAsanamAM dIkSita karI prabhu mahAvIre kauzAmbImAM pagalAM pADyAM hatAM. nagara bahAra Avela candrAvataraNa cityamAM teozrIne utAro hato. caMdanA pramukha sAdhvI samudAya zaheranI vasatImAM prabhunA Agamana pUrve AvI gayo hate. kauzAmbI pati zatAnika ekAeka atisAranA rogathI gujarI jatAM, bALaka udayananI alpa vaya hovAthI rAjya kArabhAra rAjamAtA mRgAvatInI salAhathI pradhAne calAvatA hatA. prabhu vaMdana nimitte rANI mRgAvatIe, enI naNaMda jayaktie rAja parivAranA julusa sahita caMdrAvataraNa citya tarapha prayANa karyuM. nagaravAsI prajAjano emAM joDAtA gayA. saraghasa samavasaraNanI bhUmie AvI pahoMcyuM, tyAre tyAne dekhAva mAnavanA mahAsAgara sama thaI gaye. bhagavAna mahAvIra deve 5rSadAmAM sau koI samajI zake e rIte Atmayane kendramAM rAkhI dharmopadeza dIdho. sabhAjano paNa kaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA jAtanA AkSepa ke kaTAkSavidgaNI madhura vANI sAMbhaLI saMtoSa pAmyA. yathAzakti vata paccakhANa grahaNa karI pita pitAnA gharanA mArge pAchA pharyA. sabhA visarjana thayA chatAM jyanti zrAvikA parivAra sahita the. hatI. avasara joI teNIe nimna prakAre dharmacarcA zarU karI. bhagavAna ! jIva bhAre kampa NuM zAthI prApta kare che? zrAvikA ! jIvahiMsA, asatya vacana, corI, abrahmacarya, ane parigraha Adi aDhAra pApasthAnakenA sevanathI jIvanI sthiti bhAre karmIpaNAnI thAya che ane ethI manuSya-tiryaMca, deva ne nArakI rUpa. cAra gatimAM lAMbA kALa sudhI bhramaNa kare che. bhagavana ! mekSa prApta karavAnI yogyatA ne svabhAvathI prApta thAya che ke avasthAnI vizeSatAthI? jayati! e jAtanI yogyatA, jene bhavasiddhi kahevAmAM Ave che. te svabhAvathI heAya che. emAM avasthAnI cAMca bUDatI nathI. gAMgaDu kaNanI mAphaka abhavya jIva kadI paNa zIva suMdarInA prAsAdanI sIDI caDhI zakato nathI. bhagavana! je jIva bhavasiddhi hoya che te sarva zuM mokSagAmI che? hA, jarUra e jIvo mekSe javAnA. emAM zaMkA jevuM nathI ja.. bhagavana! je e pramANe sarva jIvonI siddhi thaI jaze te kALAntare A saMsAra bhavasiddhi jIvothI rahita nahIM bane? nahIM, yati! evuM banavAnuM nathI. jema AkAzapradezanI zreNImAMthI prati samaya akeka pradeza kamI karavAnI kalpanA karIe chatAM e pradezono aMta Avato nathI, tema anAdi kALathI bhavasiddhi cha. mekSe javA chatAM saMsAra khAlI nathI thayo ane nathI thavAne. "anaMta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNatvam m ramaNIyatam 245 zabda pAchaLanA bhAva vicArI le. anaMtAnaMta hAvAthI sa'sAra kadI paNa mekSagAmI jIvA vagaranA bananAra nathI ja. bhagavan ! UMdhavuM sArUM ke jAgavuM sArUM ? zrAvikA ! keTalAka jIvAnuM UMdhavuM sArUM ane keTalAkanuM jAgavuM sArUM. bhagavaMta ! ema kema hoi zake? banne vAtA sArI kevI rIte gaNAya? zatAnika svasA ! emAM Azcarya kaMi ja nathI. adhama karavAvAlA, pApamAge peAtAnI vikA calAvavAlA, sadA kukarmAMmAM rakata rahevAvAlA jIvAnu UMdhavuM sAruM che, kemake teo jyAre nidrA letA heAya che tyAre ghaNA prANIenI hiMsA thatI aTakI jAya che, are bahu jIve temanA trAsamAMthI bacI jAya che. paNa je dha mAge cAlanArA, paraMtu... kalyANa karanArA, pavitra AcaravAlA hoya che teone mATe nidrA pramAdarUpa hovAthI hAnikAraka che. tee jAgRta hAvAthI sva para upakArI bane che. anyane dharmanA rAhe batAvI niyatA ape che. bhagavaMta ! jIvAnI sakhaLa dazA prazaMsA pAtra ke du.LatA ? zrAvikA ! je niyama UMdhatA-jAgatAne lAgu pADayo te ja ahIM paNa TAvI levA. evI ja rIte sAvadha dazA ane ALasa Adi dezanuM samajI levuM. bhagavaMta ! zravaNa laiMdiyane vaza paDI prANI mAM kama bAMdhe che? jayanti ! zravaNendriyanA pAzamAM phsAiprANI AyuSyakama cheADI, jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, vedanIya, meAhanIya, nAma, geAtra ane aMtarAya rUpa sAta kama prakRtiyAnA baMdha kare che. pUrve bAMdhelA zithila karmone dRDha kare che ane alpa sthitine jhAjhImAM pI nAMkhe che. A rIte karmInI sthiti laMbAvI cAra tarUpa saMsAranuM bhramaNa vadhArI mUke che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA bhagavana ! je zravaNa Idriyane vikAra AvuM citra janmAvanAra heya te, cakSu, nAsikA, ji ane sparzanuM zuM kahevuM? zrAvikA! e darekamAM uparanI ja rIta avadhAravI. jayati hAtha joDI belI uThI- AvA dArUNa saMsArathI have sayuM. bhagavad ! kRpA karI mane ApanA bhikSaNa saMghamAM dAkhala karo.. uddhArane e eka ja mArga che. bhagavaMta mahAvIre viduSI jayaktinI prArthanA svIkArI, teNIne sarvavirati sAmAyikanI pratijJA karAvI, paMca mahAvratanuM svarUpa samajAvI, AlAvA pUrvaka e uccarAvyA ane sAdhvI vaMdanAne zikhyA. tarike soMpI. kauzAmbImAMthI vihAra karI, vatsabhUminA pradezane vIMdhatAM tIrtha pati zrI mahAvIra "savi va karUM zAsana rasI" e bhAvanAnI pUrti arthe AgaLa uttara kezala tarapha viharavA lAgyA. A prakAranA vihAramAM ja bhagavaMtanA custa upAsaka tarikenI khyAti pAmelA-vizALa samRddhi hovA chatAM bAra vratone bhAvapUrvaka grahaNa karI, niraticArapaNe pALatA daza zrAvake judA judA sthaLanI dezanAthI bodha pAmIne thayA. e uparAMta anya tattavaveSIo judA judA darzananA paMDita, parivAja ke ane tapasvIone yoga sAMpaDe. e jANavAnI IcchAvALAe zrI bhagavatI sUtranA, zrI jJAtA sUtranA, * zrI upAsaka dazAnAM vRtAntA vAMcavA athavA to "vardhamAna dezanA'' ane zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra nAmA pustakanAM pAnAM pheravavAM, amara te kalikALa sarvajJa zrImadda hemacaMdra sUrIzvara racita " triSaSThi zalAkA purUSa caritra parva dazamuM vAMcI javuM. ahIM te prabhunI mIThI girAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNavama Idama ramaNIyatama 247 AchAM chAMTaNAM mAtra che. e pAchaLanI gherI chAMTa, sAcI jamAvaTa e pUrI prabhAviktAnAM darzana te uparanA graMthamAM ja lAdhaze. vAmina ! Apa AjJA Ape te huM paTalIputranI dizAmAM viharavA, zakti anusAra dhyAna dharavA ane AvI paDatA pariSaha : samatA bhAve sahana karavA, ApanAthI judo paDavA icchA rAkhuM chuM. sAdhu sudarzane, prabhune vaMdana karI prastAva mUko. trikALadarzI carama tIrthapatine kaivalya jJAnarUpI anupama paNuM prApta thayeluM hovAthI nahAtI jarUra upayoga mUkavAnI, ke nahetI jarUra ziSyanI vAta para vicAra karavAnI. bhUta-bhAvi ane vartamAna teozrInI cakSue sAme nAcatAM UbhA hatAM. priya ziSya, hArI A icchA daDha che? bhArI upasargo sahana karavAnI taiyArI che? chastha AtmA cho eTale ja A prazna che. bhagavaMta! Apa te mArA aMtaranA bhAvane sArI rIte jANe che. te sAMbhaLa, e pradezamAM maraNAMta upasarga thaze. dhyeyamAM niyaLatA dhAraNa karaje. beDe pAra thaze. mArI AjJA che ja. prabho! huM paNa e pradezamAM ja vIcaravA cAhuM chuM. sAdhu sudarzanane AjJA ApI rahelA zrI mahAvIranAM caraNamAM na karI pravatinI caMbA sAdhvIe prArthanA karI. bhagavaMta kaMi javAba Ape te pUrve ja eka vinita ziSyA tarIke e pAchaLano hetu kahI saMbhaLAvavA vANI cAlu rAkhI. "kumArI pahADa"thI pAchA vaLatAM ja je vyaktie mArA jIvanamAM sonerI raMga pUryo che e "nAyaka' pATalIputranA pradezamAM ja vase che evA samAcAra mArA kAne AvyA che. eka ja tamannA che ke tyAM javAthI meLApa thAya to e vRhanA AkharI jIvanane saMyama mArgane jhoka Apaveda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che ke 248 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabAbA pavitra zILA, padmAvatI sAdhvIne ega sAMpaDyA chatAM, are dhyAna magna dazAmAM rahetA dadhivAhama rAjarSine samAgama sevyA chatAM e mAnavInAM aMtacakSu pUrI rIte kholavA na pAmyA!' hadayanI koI chUpI tRSNAe AkharI maMdavADamAMthI UThayA chatAM, e punaHekAkI bhramaNa karavA nIkaLI paDaye. huM utAvaLamAM hovAthI e veLA enA hRdayamAM ramatA kekaDAne na to UlI. zakI ke na to ene vidAya. letAM aTakAvI zakI.. ' bhagavaMta pArzvanAthanA zramaNa zramaNae eTale sAkSAt pavitratAnAM mUrtimaMta svarUpe. upadezathI race mAtra AgaLa na jAya. Adeza devAnA kAryathI doDha gAu dUra jAya ! e nAyakane keIe aTakAyata sarakhI paNa na karI. pravartinI sAdhvI nigraMtha darzanano e ja dhorI mArga. tamArA zubha AzayamAMthI pAchA vALavAnI jarUra nathI. e dizAnA vihAramAM kAla prAta:kALe ja AgaLa vadhe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 24 muM. hRdaya po eja jIvana para are! Ama doDatI pAchI kAM AvI ? ATalI hAMphe che zuM ! utAvaLe pagathio caDhI eTale zvAsa bharAya ja ne ! ema javAba detI paMDitA belI ke nasIba cAra DagalAM AgaLanuM AgaLa ja! vidhAtA jarUra ApaNA upara rUThI che! gharanA UThayA vanamAM gayA, to vanamAM lAgI Aga ! are paNa! Ama uTapaTAMga zuM lave che? vAta zuM banI che te to kahe. jevA paDaze. evA devAze. lAja-zaramane te khaMkherI nAMkhIne gUMkAvyuM che have ciMtAnuM zuM prayojana che? A kaMi aMgadezano hadanuM zahera nathI ke jethI ApaNane koI dabaDAvI jAya ! bAkI to rAjamahela cheDavyA tyArathI ja vidhi to vaMkAI beTho che! eka khAsa bujhAvavA jatAM hajAra pyAso udbhavI che. e zame evI AzAnuM eka paNa kiraNa mane te jaNAtuM nathI jhAjhe gumaDe jhAjhI pIDA! enuM duHkha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA dharavA jaIe te| ArA na Ave. hArI hAMku zamI che te jarA ThaMDakathI kahI saMbhaLAva ke anyuM che zuM? rANIjI ! caMpAmAMthI bhAgI chUTayA, ane 'gadezanI hada oLa'gI jatAM ApaNane ochAM vItaka nathI vItyAM. bhUkha, tarasa, ujAgarA, thAka ane e uparAMta pakaDAI javAnI bhIti! mAMDa emAMthI sAMgApAMga chaTakI sahIsalAmatabharyA kaliMga dezamAM peThA. sArA nasIbe hAthamAM pelA dhanavAna saradAra AvyuM. ene zikAra karI dhanamAla khaMkherI lai, dUra jhADImAM pheMkI dai, mAkalA hRdaye magadhanA A mahAnagaramAM AvyA. mana gamatA A mahela kharIdyo ane have managamatA vilAsa mANavAnI meAja Avaze evI svapna sRSTimAM vicaratA jyAM mAMDa hAra paDayA, tyAM te punaHbhaya jhajhumI rahyo. pelA sudarzona zeTha sAdhunA svAMgamAM ahIM Avela meM najare joyA. tameA jharUkhAmAM UbhA hatA, nagara tarapha jai rahelA e sAdhunI diSTa jharUkhA tarapha ja hatI. caherAnA halanacalanathI khAtrIpUrvaka kahI zakuM' ' ke e tamane eLakhI gayA che. kAla savAre hajAre) nagaravAsIe e saMtanA upadeza sAMbhaLavA vanakhaMDamAM bharAze. e veLA ApaNI lIlAnA paDadA UMcakAze. nagaramAM haDadhUta thyanI, kyAM te pakaDAvuM paDaze athavA te| bhUMDA mAte yamarAjanA atithi thavuM paDaze. e zaheramAM geAcarI arthe gayela che. mAruM mana pAkAre che ke savAra paDe te pUrve A rIte ekAeka phUTI nIkaLelA zatrune UkheDI nAMkhavAne upAya karavA joie. tethI ja huM lIdheluM kAma paDatu pUchI, deDatI pAchI AvI chuM. sakhI paDitA ! AbarUnuM lIlAma thayA pachI, ane ipsita aNukaLavAnA kAraNe mArA sarakhI rAjapUta ramaNIne maraNanI kaM ja bhIti nathI. bhale rAjacArIonA hAthe pakaDAi, zULInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya 5 eja jIvana paTTo 251 mAcaDe caDhavA vAre Ave. kUtarAnI cATa jevuM jIvana gALavA chatAM putra mukha darzana to thayuM nahIM! vaMdhyA maheNuM te TaLyuM nahIM ! oha! bA, tame te zuM bolatA hazo! AMbA kaMi eka rAtamAM nathI pAkatA. hajI kaMI vRddhatva UtaryuM nathI. lAkho nirAzAmAM ja amara AzAno vAsa che. mArA jevI paMDitA pAse hoya ane evI apabhrAjanA thAya e haragIja nahI bane. kALA mAthAne mAnavI zuM nathI karI zakato. "dAma kare kAma" e te jANItI kahevata che. sudarzanarUpI kAMTAne ukheDavo emAM te kaI muzkelI che? ahIM AvatAM ja meM upAya vicArI rAkhyo che. huM enI taiyArI karavA mAMDuM chuM. madharAta pUrve vanakhaMDamAM javA taiyAra raheje. ' rANuM abhayAnA manamAM zeTha jevA pavitra AtmA pratye pitAnI AzA na puravA badala vira jAgyuM hatuM. chatAM have e jyAre munizamAM che tyAre ene chUpI rIte vAta karo e hRdayane jarA paNa gamyuM nahIM chatAM sIlI nAgiNI samI brAhmaNa paMDitAnA pAsamAM e eTalI hade sapaDAI hatI ke na to virodha karI zakI ke na te teNIne tema karatAM aTakAvI zakI. jharUkhAmAM cAlatA A ramaNuo vacce vArtAlApa jyAM pUre thavA Avyo tyAM sudarzana sAdhu zaheramAMthI pAchA pharI vanakhaMDanA mArge jaI rahyA hatA. tarataja AMgaLI vatI paMDitAe rANI abhayAne batAvyA. ubhaya ramaNI caherA para smita relAvatI emanI pUMTha pAchaLa joI rahI hatI. prAsAda sAmenA musApharakhAnAmAM tAjA AvelA eka pathikanI najare uparanuM dasya acAnaka paDayuM. te paNa jharUkhAprati mIMTa mAMDI. jevA lAgyo ane AnaMdamAM AvI bolI UThayo. "hAza' Akhare, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 satI ziromaNI caMdanabALA mahenata phaLI. pITha pAchaLa ghA karI janArI e ramaNuono patto lAgyo khare.' lalanA yugalanI hAsyabharI ceSTA uparathI eNe anumAna karyuM ke vanakhaMDa taraphathI janAra sAdhu sAthe A nArIone jarUra kaMI neha baMdhana che. pavitra lebAza heThaLano chUpo anAcAra cAlato hoya te e ughADo pADavo joIe ke jethI Ama janasamUha DhegIonA hAthamAM - phasAya nahIM. tarataja kamarAmAM jaI, Dagala caDhAvI, mAthe pheTo mUkI e vanakhaMDanI dizAmAM nIkaLI paDyo. jANa pUrvaka, mArge Daga bharatAM sudarzana munie vasatImAM AvI deha para aMcala jyAM khIMTIpara bharo ane AhAranA pAtro bhUmi pramAIne mUkI IryAvahI karavAnI taiyArI karI, tyAM to pelA mahAzaya AvI pahoMcyA. muninA caherA para najara paDatAM ja camakI gayA! acAnaka ucarI devAyuM-A pelA sudarzana zeTha ! haM, tame nAyaka, ahIM kyAMthI? mArA vezathI camaktA lAge che. ' paNa meM "kumArI pahADa" para badhAnI vacamAM vAta karI hatIne ke mAre pravajyA levI che. have huM te kALano zeTha nathI rahyo-sudarzananAmA sAdhu chuM. munirAja ! A pavitra veze to mAruM jIvana, mArge ApyuM che. ethI mane camakavApaNuM na ja hoya. e pAchaLa vAta bIjI ja che. Apa gocarI laI pAchA pharI rahyA hatA, tyAre ApanI pAchaLa mArA utArA sAmenA makAnanA jharUkhAmAM UbhelI be amadAo hAsyathI mahe malakAvI keTalIka vAra sudhI joI ratI hatI. eTale meM dhArI lIdhuM ke Apa e - makAnamAMthIja gocarI laI pAchA pharyA che ane ApanI sAthe teone Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 253 hadaya palTo eja jIvana paTa kaMI sneha sabaMdha che. pavitra aMcaLA heThaLa AvuM kaI kaI vAra cAlatuM hoya che. te dUra karavAnI vRttithI huM ahIM doDI Avyo. paNa Apane joyA, ane oLakhyA. tarataja mArI e zaMkA nAza pAmI. Apa te zuddha kuMdana jevA che. meM vagara vicAre zaMkA sevI enI mAphI cAhuM chuM. ramaNa yugalanI hAsya ceSTAnuM kAraNa kaMI: bIjuM saMbhave che. nAyaka! emaja hevuM joIe. pATalIputra nagaramAM gocarI: arthe jaI rahela huM, jarUra enA makAno tarapha mArA netro pheravata hatA.. vaLI mArga tarapha nIcI najara paNa karatA hatA. bAkI meM koI nArIyugala tarapha khAsa daSTi phekI nathI tema bahAranA keI AvAsamAMthI AhAra Aryo paNa nathI. mahArAjazrI ! ApanI vAta sAcI che. e ramaNIone huM oLakhuM chuM. tyAM pahoMcavAthI kharUM kAraNa jaNAze. AvatI kAle te ubhayane teDIne huM ApanI pAse jarUra AvIza. nAyaka pAcho pharI musApharakhAnAmAM Avyo ane jarUrI kAryothI paravArI jyAM sAmenA AvAsamAM javAnI taiyArI kare che tyAM mukhya. dvAra para mAtra paheregIrane beThelo joye; jyAre uparanAM bArI bAraNAMsarva baMdha dIThAM. eNe anumAna karyuM ke ubhaya lalanAo keI kArya prasaMge bahAra gaI haze, mATe have rAtrinAja maLavAnuM rAkhavuM. baporane kurasadano samaya nagaramAM pharavAmAM vyatIta karo. nizcaya karI te. pATalIputranA bajAra mArge nIkaLI paDyo. abhayA ane paMDitA vacce je vAta pUrve thaI hatI te anusAra, paMDitAe sudarzana muni rAtrinA kAryotsargamAM hoya tyAre uThAvavAne ane niNita sthAne AgamAM bhasma karavAne tAko goThavyo. e sAra mANasa, lAkaDAM, temaja agni jaldIthI prajvalI UThe tevAM rALa lAkha,. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 satI ziromaNi caMdanabALA thI Adi padArtho e sthAnanI samIpamAM chUpI rIte goThavI paNa dIdhA ane potAnI yojanA kevI sacoTa che e batAvavA sArU satvara pAchI pharI, rANI abhayAre te sthAna tarapha laI gaI. mahelanA uparanA kamarA nAyake baMdha joyA hatA enuM kAraNa paNa teja hatuM. 'likhitamapi lalATe proJchitum kA samarthaH' e vacana kAzALI che. muni sudarzana baporanI gocarI pachI - adhyayana kAryamAM thoDI ghaTikAo vyatIta karI, saMdhyA AvazyakathI paravArI, vanakhaMDanA ekAMta pradezamAM dhyAna magna thavA sArU kAyotsargamAM UbhA. saMcAra karatAM pUrve smaraNa karavAnI gAthAo dainika krama anusAra bhaNyA. pachIja dhyAnamAM lIna thayA hatA, chatAM AvatI kAle prAtaHkALa pote jovA nathI pAmavAnA e khyAla sarakho paNa AvyA - na hote. chavraratha AtmA, vidhAtAnA karatUka-karmarAjanA prapaMca kayAMthI avadhArI zake! zaheramAM pharavA nIkaLelA nAyakanA hadayamAM dhAraNa hatI ke rAtre nirAMtathI ramaNIyugalane maLI, bhUtakALa bhUlI jaI, A pApI jIvanamAM chellI ghaDIye suvAsa pamarAvavA-parabhava sudhAravA-kAryazIla banavA sAru temane samajAvI, savAranA sudarzana muninA vaMdana arthe sAthe javuM ane niyama le. paNa sughATitAni nA kutte' svabhAva vidhAtAe judo ja bhAga bhajavyo. "tUTayA mArA taMburAnA tAra, bhajana adhUrAM rahI gayAM' jevo ghATa thayo ! nAyakane zaheramAMthI pAchA pharatAM vadhu vilaMba thayo. nagara bahAranA A pradezamAM lagabhaga moTA bhAganAM makAno baMdha thaI cUkyAM hatAM. kaI kaI AvAsanA bIjA trIjA majalAnA ekAda eraDAmAMthI -rastA para paDato prakAza, ane ThIka ThIka aMtare baLatA dIpake, mArge Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daya paDyo e ja jIvana palaTo 255 janArA mATe bhemiyAnI garaja sAratA. jhAjhI avara javara paNa have nahotI rahI. isita kAryanI siddhi arthe jyAM AvAsa AgaLa AvI pagathiyAM caDhavA mAMDe, tyAM te daravAje UghaDyo ane peluM ramaNa yugala bhurakhA eDhI bahAra AvyuM. rastA para UbhelI ghoDAgADIne daravAje paheregIre khelyo hato eTale turataja aMdaranI beThakamAM besI jaI paheregIrane AvAsa sAcavavAnI bhalAmaNa karI. tarataja gADI haMkAvI melI! A badhuM eTalI jhaDapathI banI gayuM ke nAyaka kiMkartavyamudra banI gayo ! prathama to A zI dhamAla che athavA to ATalI moDI rAte A lalanAo kyAM jAya che enI kaMija samaja na paDI. gADI je dizA tarapha doDI gaI hatI e tarapha dRSTi pheMkatAM ja savArane banAva tAjo thayo. tarataja aMkaDA saMdhAvA lAgyA. e te vanakhaMDane mArga, sudarzana sAdhunI vasatI e tarapha. jharUkhAmAM madhyAnha A nArIonAM netro paNa eja dizAmAM dorAyelAM; jarUra dALamAM kALuM che ! nAyaka paNa have e dizAmAM AgaLa vadhyo. pagalAMnI jhaDapa vadhArI. azva gADIne pakaDI pADavA prayatna karyo, paNa tejI tukhAranI gatine, mAMDa maMdavADamAMthI uThavA pAmelo te pahoMcI ja zakayo ! bhagavaMta vacana mithyA na thayuM. niSphara hRdayanI A kAminIo vanakhaMDanI vasatIthI thoDA aMtare AvelA ekAMta sthaLamAM AvI pahoMcI tyAre tyAM kevala aMdhakAranuM sAmrAjya patharAyuM hatuM. dUra ziyALavAnA avAja ane AkAzamAM kaI pAMkho phaphaDAvI uDatAM pakSIonA sAda sivAya sarvatra niravatA hatI. eka tarapha vedikA jevuM banAvI lAkaDAM goThavI citA taiyAra karI hatI. chupA pozAkamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 satI zirAmaNa caMdanabALA eka mAnavI vanakhaMDanI dizA tarapha joI rahyA hatA. tyAM to dhyAnastha munine upADI lAvanAra mANaso AvI gayA. jhaTapaTa citAmAM munine padharAvyA, ane paMDitAne Adeza maLatAMja Aga saLagAvI. devAmAM AvI. AtmA ane dehane bhinna mAnanAra, AtmAnI amaratAmAM daDha. zraddhAvaMta A muni te upasargo sahana karI mukta banavA jANI bujhIne nIkaLyA hatA. e dhyAnamAM nizcaLa rahyA. thoDA kALamAMja kAyA. baLIne bhasma thaI gaI. nirbhaya banyAne AnaMda mANatI, citA prati rAtI AMkhe joI rahelI ramaNIo jayAM kecamAnane hAka mAre che, tyAM te nAyakanAM temanI cakSu sAmeja pagalAM thayAM. citA tarapha najara paDatAM ja te kaMpI. Uo ane trADa pADI bolI UThe. dhikkAra che mArI jAtane! tyAnata che tamArA paththara jevA jaDa. hRdayane ! pApiNuo! tame ramaNInA avatAramAM sAkSAta DAkinIo. che ! rAmajaNIo - vasyAo - paNa tamArA karatAM caDhe. to te sneha karanArane paNa gaLI janArI lehI tarasI caMDikAo cho. nirdoSa evA muninA ghAtamAM hAtha boLatAM paNa tame DarI nahIM ? tamene. bhavane bhaya nathI ? karmane paNa bhaya nathI ? pApa haDakAyuM che, e chApare caDhIne belyA vinA rahevAnuM nathI. pote jene jhADImAM pheMka hato ane jenI lakSmInA jora para. vartamAnanI saMpatti khaDI karI hatI, ene ekAeka cakSu sAme jotAM ja abhayA to AbhI banI gaI ! enuM aMtara keTalAka samayathI DaMkhatuM hatuM. e AvA udhAmAthI kaMTALI gaI hatI, chatAM sakhIne kahI zakatI. nahotI; kemake eja eka AdhAra rUpa hatI. paNa nAyakanI dhagadhagatA. aMgArA jevI vANI sAMbhaLI potAnA kukRtya spaSTa svarUpamAM jotAM ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hadaya palTo eja jIvana paTTo 257 enI khAnadAnI ubharAI AvI, deDI nAyakanA pagamAM paDI, ane belI uThI- * "svAmI, A pApiNInA udArano mArga batAve, thayelA doSo mApha kare.' . paMDitA paNa samajI cUkI ke have te barAbara rIte sANasAmAM sapaDAyA chIe. ghaNA vakhatanuM pApa ekaThuM banI, evA virATa svarUpa mAM khaDuM thayuM che ke have e upara DhAMkapichoDA karAya tema nathI ja. e paNa baLA pAtharatI nAyakanA pagamAM taLI paDI. nAyake e ubhayane svastha thavAnuM kahI, prathama A kAryamAM rahelA mANasane khuza karI vidAya karavA jaNAvyuM. eNe joI lIdhuM ke A khabara savAre rAjya darabAre javAnI. eTale ubhaya lalanAo gunegAra svAnI. munighAtanA gaMbhIra gunhAmAMthI e bacavA nahIM pAme. enI AMtarika icachA Ama na thavA devAnI hatI. keI paNa hisAbe abhayA samajAvI, saMta dalivAhananI samIpe laI jaI teNIne udhAra kare eja mAtra hetu hatuM. e sApha zarIra sthiti sArI na hovA chatAM eNe A sAhasa kheDayuM hatuM. bhagavatI yAnA samAgamayI pitAnA hAthe paramAnuM ekAda kArya paNa nipaje evI cIrakALa sevita abhilASA hatI. vaLI abhayAnuM pAtra te saMta miyA ane pitAnA eka vakhatanA nehabhAjana rUpa hatuM DA samayamAM ja eNe eka tarakIba vicArI lIdhI. * ubhaya ramaNIone udezI e bolyo - AmaraNAMta kasTamAMthI pAra UtaravAne mArI daSTie ekaja mArga jaNAya che. hAla je saMpatti tamArI pAse che emAMthI khapa pUratI sAthe rAkhI, bAkInImAMthI je rama cAkhI rahe, emAMthI muni sudarzana nanA agni jAhasthAne eka manahara sUpa caNAvavo aAsapAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 satI zireAmaNI caMdanabaLA cotarA badhAvave ane gariba janene annadAna maLe tevA prabaMdha karavA. A kAya` ApaNe jAte karI zakIe tevA sa McAga nathI rahyA. hu' Aje nagaramAM eka pApakArI gRhasthanA samAgamamAM mAnyeA hateA. teo ahIMnA saMdhamAM AgevAna ane pratiSThA saMpanna che. temane A kAryAMno surata atyAre jaja rI devI. stUpa eka takatI cADhAvI emAM UtarAvavuM -- " A stUpasthApanA peAtAnA rniva mAcaraNanA pramArjana arthe pavitra ane puNya zlaSTa AtmA munivaya sudarzananI smRtimAM ajJAna ramaNI yugala taraphathI karavAmAM AvI che. " savAranA kUkaDA pAkAre te pUrve AA magadhanI dharatI mahIne ApaNe cAlyA javuM. tameAe ane me jIvanane kALAM kAme karI rkAta karavAmAM kacAza nathI rAkhI. mANasa mAtra bhUlane pAtra che. samajyA pachI punaH bhUlA na karatAM jIMdagInuM navuM pAnu udhADavuM joze, AyuSyane hAthamAM rahelA kALa pavitra karaNImAM gALavA kramara kasavI joie. A AzayathI kaliMga dezamAM Avela kha'gira tarA pagalAM mAMDavAM. tyAM dhyAnamAM rahetA eka pavitra satanA caraNamAM-samIpamAM vasatA eka cArUzALA bhagavatI gayAnA karamAM mArAM ane tamArAM jIvanadharI devAM emAM jIvananI lhANu che ane AtmAnuM zreya che. nAyakanI lAMbI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI rANI abhayA gaLagaLA sAde khelI - . tameAja amArA khelI che. mAravuM ke tAravuM e tamArA hAthamAM dha tame je kaheze te karavA mA taiyAra chIe. paMDitAne gava` paNu caNuM thai gayA hatA. rANInI vAMta, teNIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hadaya palaTo eja jIvana paTe 259 manapaNe svIkArI lIdhI. tarataja gADImAM besI e tripuTI nirdhArita kAryavAhI pAra utAravA pasAra thaI gaI bhAra devanA Agamana sAthe ja vanakhaMDano A bhAga mAnava medanIthI chalakAvA mAMDayo. sAdhuo upasargo sahana karavAja AvA pradezamAM ekAkI dhyAna magna rahe che e vAtanI navAI nahotI. paNa A banAva te eTalo jhaDapI banyo hato ke jethI sau koIne Azcarya thayuM hatuM. emAM vadhu umere to saMdhanA AgevAne AvI ahIM stUpa karavA sArU ke ajJAta bAIo taraphathI dhana maLyAnI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI thayo. takatImAM ketarAvAnA zabdo vALo baMdha kAgaLa tyAM eNe ughADyo. e vAMcatAM sau koIne lAgyuM ke munijInA A maraNa sAthe e ramaNIone jarUra sabaMdha che. saMghamukhIe jagA zodhAvI, pAyo khedAvI kAryanA maMgaLacaraNa karyAne pAMcame dine e mArge sAdhvI samudAyathI alaMkRta banelA caMdanabALAnAM pagalAM thayAM. zeThanA vaMdana pachI dharmalAbha na uccAra karatA teoe prazna karyo - mahAnubhAva ! ahIM zuM baMdhAve che ? munirAja sudarzana kaw. vasatImAM utaryA che enI tamane khabara che ? pravartine miyA ! saMta sudarzana sAme dekhAya che e vanakhaMDamAM UtaryA hatA, ane temane kALadharma pAmyAne Aje pAMcama divasa che. savAranA padhAryA-maMgalika saMbhaLAvyuM. bIjA dina e mahAtmAnI vANuM zravaNa karavAno lAbha janatAne maLe te pUrve te rAtrinA dhyAnastha - dazAmAM temanA upara maraNAMta upasarga thayo. temaNe karyo? e sarva aMdhArAmAM rahyuM che. mAtra eDI rAtre eka gRhastha AvI ane rokaDa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 satI zirAmaNuM caMdanabALA rakama, tema ahIMnI milkatanuM khatapatra soMpI, munizrI je sthAne dhyAnamAM UbhA hoya tyAM stUpanI derI, bane teTalI suMdara caNAvavAnuM ! ane pharato cetare banAvavAnuM temaja tyAM annadAna garIbene ApavAne prabaMdha karavAnuM kahyuM. vadhArAmAM eka baMdha lIphA Ave ane jaNAvyuM ke savAre munivaMdana arthe jAva ane e sthAna nakkI kare tyAre ja e bolaje. emAM lakhyA pramANe takatI ketarAvI ceDhaje. vAta . pUrI karatAM e gRhastha jaNAvyuM ke mArAthI thobhAya tevuM na hovAthI A kArya parepakArI dRSTithI tamAre karavAnuM che. huM kaMI prazna karuM te pUrve, te mAnavI mATe AvAsa vaTAvI jaI : rastA para adazya thayA. - * Azcarya ! ThIka, liphAphAmAM zuM lakhyuM che. tarata ja zreSTie sAdhvI caMdanAnA karakamaLamAM e mUkyo. emAMnA : zabda vAMcatAM ja gurUjI karI gayA! tyAM te ekatra thayela nArI vRMdamAMthI eka vRddha zrAvikA bAI AgaLa AvyA ane gurUNIjInA hAthamAM parabIDiyuM mUkI bolyA. pUjya mahArAja ! kauzAmbIthI Avela eka mAnava A patra ! Apane ApavA sArU mane ApI gayo che. e vAtane lagabhaga ATha dina thavA AvyA. Apa padhAro ke tarata ja ApavA jaNAveluM. caMdanA sAdhvIe parabIDiyuM khelI vAMcI lIdhuM. najikamAM rahelI ziSyAne uddezI kahyuM. naMdA! ApaNe ahIM thoDA kalAka rokAI, tarata ja vihAra : karavAnuM che. have AgaLa vadhavAnuM nathI. paNa banatI utAvaLe kauzAmbImAM pahoMcavAnuM che. rANuM mRgAvatIne dIkSA levI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya palTA eja jIvana pA 261 emAM mArI hAjarInI khAsa agatya che. sAdhvIone khabara ApatAM, mAtra naMdA sAdhvIja nahIM, anya sAdhvI paNa AzcaryAnvita thai. bhagavAn mahAvIra tyAM padhAryAM hatA. gurUNInI hAjarI vinA paNa sAmAnya sAdhvIdrArA dIkSAe devAtI, e sau caMdanabALAnA parivAramAM gaNAtI; dara vakhate gurUNIjI hAjara heAya ema banatuM nahIM, ane evI agatya paNa na lekhAya. eTale ja ajAyekhI upaje e saDaja hatuM. kaSTa mahatvanuM kAraNa e pAchaLa hAvu joie e anumAna sAlvI naMdAe mAMdhyuM ane gurUNIjIe pAranA eka patra rANI mRgAvatI para lakhI dUtane soMpyA ane banatI utAvaLe kauzAmbI pahoMcavA jaNAvyuM. te vAtathI puSTi paNa maLI. A rIte patra meAkalavAne gurUNIjInA jIvanamAM prathama prasaMga hatA. sAmAnya rIte jatAM AvatAM bhakta gaNu joDe maukhika kivA lekhita sukhazAtA pUchAvavI ke dha lAbha rUpa advitIya AzirvAda pAThavavA e eka vAta ane khAsa daMta meAkalI patra pAThavavA e khojI vAta-ubhaya vacce mahad aMtara che. caMdanabALA sAdhvI, jhaDapI vihAra karI kauzAmbImAM AvI pahoMcyA. eka dina paryaMdAmAM bhagavaMta madhura vANImAM iMdriyAnA kAramA vilAsA para ane enA vipAAno bhayaMkaratA para vivecana karI rahyA che. emAM AvyuM ke vaDa divase joI zakatu nathI, kAgaDA rAtre joi zakate nathI, paNa kAmI jana te| e pakSIothI paNa adhama kArTae che ke je divase ane rAte joi zakatA nathI. ! e zravaNa karI sAdhvI caMdanAe vinayapUrvaka pUchyuM keH-- bhagavaMta ! pATalIputramAM munivaya sudarzananA nirvANu sthaLe stUpa UbhA karavA mATe dhana kharcanAra e jJAta ramaNIyugala e ja kakSAmAM Ave ne ! pUrve upasa karanAra paNa teja ne ? hA, maMcarA kaisInI joDI mAphaka paDatA-abhayAe sudarzananA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA AtmA sAme Icchita pUraNa na thatAM jabaruM baira dAkhavyuM. jo ke emAM eSTino AtmA te kuMdanasama zuddha tarike dIpI nIkaLI pragati sAdhata ochA kALamAM kAma sAdhI gayo. aMtagaDa kevalI banI Aje te caudarAja lokanA aMte birAje che. tyAM to, sabhAnA cheDe Ubhela eka zyAmavarNa caherAnA AdamIe, hAtha joDI kahyuM ke- prabhu ! mArI paNuM eka zaMkAnuM samAdhAna kare, ema kahI e bolyo bhagavaMte paNa eno uttara be ja akSaramAM Apyo. e sAMbhaLI pelo AdamI tarata ja tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. sabhAjanone AthI jabaruM Azcarya upanyuM. thoDA akSarenI levaDadevaDamAM pUchanArA to saMtoSa pAmI gayA paNa prAkRta evo janasamUha e yAMthI samajI zake ! prabhuzrI mahAvIradeve e samajAvatAM kahyuM ke - bhavyajano ! e AdamI pAMcaso coranI pallIne svAmI hatA. teonA ghara saMsAramAM mAtra eka ja strI hatI. badhAnI marajI te. ekalI ja sAcavatI. eka vAra dhADamAM temanA hAthe bIjI eka nArI. sapaDAI. pallInA mAlIke teNune prathama strInI sahAyamAM sthApana karI. A rIte pahelI strInA lAbhanI najare karAyela kArya teNune na gamyuM. potAnA adhikAramAM-eka chatrIrAjamAM A bhAgIdAra teNune khUMcI. eka vAra lAga joI kUvA kAMThe kapaDAM jotI pelI bAIne prathamanI strIe kUvomAM haDaselI mUkI pitAnA mArgane kaMTaka dUra karyo. A vAtanI khabara paDatAM ja palapatine potAnA pUrva jIvanamAM eka banAva yAda Avyo. pote bALapaNamAM zeThanI bAlikAne ramADatAM enA lAMga para AMgaLI pheravatA tyAre ja te chAnI rahetI. pachI pote te. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hadaya palTA eja jIvana palTA 263 A dhADanA dhaMdhAmAM pa. e vAtane varSo vItyAM. pitAnI ane pAMcanI AzA sAcavatI strI e zetanayA te na hoya evI zaMkA upajI. zaramathI e vAta spaSTapaNe na pUchI zake. sAdhvI caMdanAnA prazna pachI enAmAM hiMmata AvI ane mArmika rIte savAla karyo. mahAnubhAva! karmarAjanA AvA te keTalAye vilakSaNa cenacALAe ahIne saMsAra zetaraMja para pravartI rahyA che. prAkRta jane ene bhoga thaI paDe che ane bhavabhramaNa vadhAre che. jJAnI vibhUtinA samAgamathI ja emAMthI javAno mArga jaDe che. Ama chatAM hiMmata karyA vinA jakaDAyelo AtmA TI zo nathIja. ApI caMdanA! tane vecanAra nAyaka kAmadazAmAM ATha bole hate bhANejanI salAha avagaNI, kauzAmbIpatinA reSane ThelI, eNe tArI mAtAne uThAvI javAnuM agya kArya karyuM hatuM. paNa sAdhvI yuvAvatInA samAgame e patitane paNa uryo! tamo kumArI pahADathI pAchA pharyA tyAre e pATalIputra tarapha, te pUrve thApa ApI rakhaDato cI gayela ramaNIyugalanI zodhamAM gayo. e veLA badadAnata nahatI. nehI janane saMtasamAgama karAvavAne zubha hetu hatuM. ahIMthI tamArA e taraphanA vihAramAM paNa tamAro hetu, e nAyakane saMyamapaMtha prati vALavA hate. muni sudarzananA nimitta nAyakanuM kAma saraLa banAvyuM. ramaNayugala dvArA munizire Avela maraNAMta upasarga thobhAvavAmAM e moDe 5. paNa e ubhayane Thapa ApI temanAM jIvanavaheNane badalavAmAM vijyavata thayo. enI salAhathI ja sUpanI sthApanA thaI. paMDitAabhayAnI joDIne potAnI sAthe laI jaI kumArI pahADa para saMta kAnanA samAgamamAM mukI e kRtArtha . tamArI bhAvanA caMdanabALA! apakArI upara upakAra karavAnI hatI. paNa nAmanA meLApane cAra na hoya tyAM bara kayAMthI Ave ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA sayeAga-viyeAgamAM pUrvIkRta karmoja mukhya bhAga bhajave che. prAkRta AtmAe te| jAgRta rahI, nirAsa na thatAM purUSArthI banavuM. A sAMbhaLI vasumatI sAdhvIe pAchaLa beThela mRgAvatI prati AMkha pheravI kaMika vAta izArAthI jaNAvI. 264 lalanA samUhamAMthI rANI mRgAvatI ekadama UbhI thai ane aja lI joDI kahevA lAgI ke-- bhagavata ! rAjavI pradyotanI AjJA maLe te! huM Ajeja pravajyA levA cchuM chuM. saMsAranA kAramA sukhAmAM mAruM mana have rca mAtra nathI rahyuM, je mA` mArI ginIe varSo pUrve lIdhe ane je mAga grahaNa karI bhANeja evA sAdhvI caMdanA. Aje bhAratava mAM suvAsa pAtharI rahyA che emAM mAre paNa joDAijavuM evA aMtaranAda thayeA che. mArA putra khALa udayananA pitA akasmAta gujarI javAthI, avaMtipatie mArA rUpathI AkarSAi ekAeka hallo karavAthI meM e veLA chaLathI kAma lIdhu hatu. me" kahevaDAveluM ke jo caDaDapradota rAjavIneA mArA para sneha hAya ane e mane rANI banAvavA mAMgatA hAya tA, prathama mArA bALatanujane AMca na Ave te sAru kauzAmbIne majajIta keTa caNAvI Ape. kAmathI dherAyela temaNe e kAma karI dIdhuM. ziyaLavatanA rakSaNa arthe A rIte meM thApa ApI kAma patI gayA pachI killAnA dvAra bhadha karAvyA. temane dherA hajI cAlu che. ApanAM pagalAM thayAM eTale ahIM AvI zakAyu che. dezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI huM mArA. alpa vayaska putranI enA rAjyanI saMbhALa temanA zire sAMpu chuM ne rajA mAgu chuM.. padAmAM beThela caMpota lAvA banI gaye| ane nA pADI zakrayA nahi. pradyotanI agAravatI Adi ATha rANIoe ane mRgAvatIe dIkSA lIdhI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 25 muM khamata khAmaNanuM mahatva are! Aje ATalI badhI dhamAla zA kAraNe thaI rahI che! bhAI, tuM nagarImAM rahe che ke nagarInI bahAra? eTalI paNa hane khabara nathI ke zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranAM pagalAM ApaNa ullAnamAM thayAM che. aho! zuM bhagavaMta A pahelI vAra padhAre che. teo te vicAratA vicaratA, ahIM keTalIye vAra AvI gayA che. e kALe kaMI AjanA jevI dhamAla nahetI jovAmAM AvI. huM ! meM jANyuM ke tuM amArA gharmanI vAtamAM upara challoja bhAga laI, kevaLa kutUhaLanI dRSTie savAla pUche che. paNa hArI vAta parathI jaNAya che ke tuM jUne nizALI che. zeTha sAheba! mArA eka jAti bhAIe bhagavAna pAse sAdhu paDyuM lIdhu che, mArA e ehIne avAra navAra maLavAnuM thAya che eTale mane ApanA dharmanI thakI samAja che. to, bhAI! vAta ema che ke AjanI A bhAre dhamAla pAchaLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2}} satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA e kAraNA ekaThAM thayAM che. teonI sAthe je zramaNIone samudAya che emAM eka samayanA ApaNA rANImAtA mRgAvatI paNa che. dIkSA lIdhA pachI judA judA pradezamAM viharatA te Aje pahelIvAra mAtR bhUmimAM paga mUke che. rAjavI udayane peAtAnI sAdhvI mAtAnuM sAmaiyuM moTA ADa`bara pUrvaka karavAnA nirdhAra karyo che, > " khIjuM kAraNa te| khuda tItha patine lagatuM che. bhagava'ta mahAvIra eka maraNAMta upasa mAMthI khacI gayA che. vyavahArI vANImAM kahuM te nave avatAra AvyA che. e banAva pachI Thera Thera sukha zAtA pUchavA rAjA mahArAjA ane iMdro gayA che. teezrInA ahIM pagalAM thAya che. eTale A nagarIne paNa evA meTerAonAM danane lAbha maLavA saMbhava che. evA te kayA adhama mAnavIe A karUNAnA bhaMDAra samA trIzalAnaMdana upara evA bhayaMkara upasa karyo ? mane jo ke jaina darzanane khAsa abhyAsa nathI chatAM mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AveluM che ke tItha kara thanAra AtmAone upasargonA sAmanA karavA paDe che; paNa te jyAM sudhI teo kaivalya pAmyA nathI hotA tyAM sudhIja. e veLAnu temanuM ka`bhya samatAbhAve pariSaheA sahana karavAnuM, kama puMjane jaDa mULathI UkheDavA sArU tapa tapavAnu, ane jyAM e ubhaya cIjo vadhu pramANamAM amalI bane evA pradezamAM vicaravAnuM hoya che. javalleja teo pUchelA praznanA uttara Ape che. upadezanuM kArya paNa karatA nathI. kaivalajJAnIne upasaga sAMbhaLyA nathI. jJAnAvaraNIya, danAvaraNIya, mehanIya ane aMtarAya nAmA cAra dhAti krarmAMne! sacA nAza karIne e kevalajJAna prApta kare che. sacarAcara vizvanA pratisamayanA bhAveAnA jJAtA bane che. pachI upadeza dvArA bhavya vAnA uddAranuM kArya hAtha dhare che. premaLa vANImAM zAzvata tattvA samajAve che, janasamUhanI zakAe TaLe, chaeN. Atmazcayane paMtha batAve che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : khamata khAmaNAnuM mahattva 20 bAkI rahelAM vedanIya, nAma, geAtra ane AyuSya karyuM e I khAsa duHkhadAyI nathI banatA. e vedIne kSaya karavAnAM hoya che. jyAM AvI sthiti hoya, tyAM vaLI mRtyu nAtare tevA upasarga ! bhAI? hai je je vAta karI e kharAbara che. sAmAnyataH tIrthaMkara bhagava`tA kevalya pAmyA pachI kevala zAtA vedanIya anubhave che. ahIM je kaMi banyuM che te Azcaya rUpa che. emAM vizeSatA te e cheke upasaga karanAra vyakita, eka kALe temanA ziSya rUpe hatI ane je zakitanA jore eNe prabhune AvavA yatna sebyA, e sAdhavAnI vidhi darzAvanArA paNa khuda prabhuja hatA. A tA dUdha pAI sApa ucheravA jevI vAta banI che. murabbI ! mane e jANavAnI khAsa icchA che. huM dhArUM chuM tyAM sudhI hamaNA mApa kAI khAsa kAmamAM paNa nathI. vaLI Aje tA maDI dhAmadhUmathI sAmaiyuM caDhavAnuM heAvAthI ene nIkaLatAM sheje traNeka ghaTikA tA tharoja, sAMbhaLa bhAi ! enuM nAma geAzAlaka. ene vRtAnta TUMkamAM A pramANe che. jJAtaputra zrI va mAna saMsAra cheADI karmIne khapAvavA arthe nIkaLyA pachI ceDA cAmAmAM vItAyA bAda geAzAlakanA sAtha - acAnaka thayA. mULa tA e makhaNInA putra, ane gAyAnI zALAmAM janma pAmela eTale prasiddhi pAmyA gozAlaka tarIke. bALavayathI ja udhamAta vadhAre. sArAM sArAM bhAjana jamavAnAM maLe ane svacchaMdatAthI karavAnuM maLe evA svabhAvavALA eNe, eka veLA vamAna sAdhune upavAsanA pAraNe kSoranuM miSTAnna maLatuM joyuM. lene vaheArAvatI veLA ati Agraha karatAM nirakhyA eTale bhAstrIe niradhAra. -- mA sAdhunA ziSya thaI javuM ThIka che. ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA vardhamAna sAdhu te pAraNuM karI anyatra vihAra karI gayA. gozAlaka pAchaLa zodha karate jyAM e dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhA hatA tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane huM tamAre ziSya thauM chuM' ema kahI temanI samIpa mAthuM muMDAvI sAdhu banI rahevA lAgyo. madhyAnha thatAM prabhu pAraNuM dine gayA hatA e rIte gocarI levA javA lAgyo. loko paNa UMDA utaryA vinA jJAtaputrane sevaka che ema jANI tene AhAra ApavA lAgyA. " prANa jAya paNa prakRtti na jAya " e kahetI anusAra bhAIzrI pAMca tapasvI saMtanI sAthe paNa sakhaNa ne rahyA. jAta jAtanA A cALA karavA lAgyA. eka prasaMge vizAyana RSi jeo AtApano laI rahyA hatA temanI mazkarI karI. RSie gusse thaI bALI nAMkhavA sArU gozAlaka upara "tejolesyA" mUkI. dayAthI prerAI jJAtaputre e sAme "zItalezyAkI , A ziSyAbhAsane marato bacAvyA. e sthAna choDI AgaLa gayA pachI bhagavaMtane vinavaNI karatA gozAlAe AvI ajaba zakti yAne lesyA" kevI rIte sAdhI zakAya e prazna pUcha. manaH paryava jJAnI evA siddhArthanaMdane bhAva upasara jANyA chatAM, A zakti sAdhavAno lepAya batAvyo. haNahAra miyA nathI thatuM e A prasaMga parathI samajAya che. thoDA samaya pachI gazAlaka prabhuthI chUTo paDayo. batAvelA mArge jelesyA sAdhI ane e uparAMta aSTAMga nimittonuM jJAna meLavyuM. bhUta-bhaviSya ane vartana mAnanA kakaDA, e jJAnabaLe UkelavAnuM AraMbhya, e rIte AjIvika matanI sthApanA karI. kAntAlIya nyAye keTaluMka kharuM paDavA lAgyuM eTale gozAlakanI khyAti vistaravA mAMDI. duniyA deraMgI che' e sAcuM che. e paNa eTaluM ja sAcuM che ke te gADarIyA pravAharUpa che." paramArtha vicAryA vinA moTe bhAge jhUkI paDe che ane ekAde camatkAra jotAM kivA pitAno svArtha saMdhAtA e sAmAnya vyaktine khuda Izvara mAnI bese che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khamata khAmaNAnuM mahattva 269 ma khalIputra geAzAlake bhALI janatAne A rIte peAtAnA pratye cAha meLavI, peAte paNa jina che; RjIvAlikAnA taTapara kevaLa jJAna meLavanAra carama tI pati zrI mahAvIranA jevA che evA pralApa Ara'bhI dIdhA; ane bhakta gaNu mArata e vaheteA paNa thayA. " zrAvastI nagarImAM vihAra karatAM bhagavAna mahAvIra sameAsaryA ane alpakALamAM tyAM geAzAlakanAM paNa pagalAM thayAM. * hAlAhalA ' nAmanI kuMbhAraNu ane * aya'pula 'nAmA gAthApati e geAzAlakanA khAsa bhaktA hatA. vaLI e ubhaya janasamUhamAM lAgavaga paNa sArI dharAvatA. emaNe bhakitathI prerAi zrAvastImAM geAzAtrakane praveza dhAmadhUmathI karAvyA ane jAherAta paNa karAvI ke prathama padhArelA zrI * mahAvIra jina ' mAH A bIjA ' jina ' padhAryAM che. zrAvastIme dA tIrthaMkara vicara rahe hai e janapravAha kASTaka caityamAM bharAtI prabhu paCdAmAM pahoMcyA. gautama gaNudhare e samRdhI prazna karyAM. satya vastunA pratipAdana arthe bhagavaMte javAba ApatAM jaNAvyuM " he geAyama ! e jina eka sAthe A bhAratava mAM saMbhavita nathI. A avasarpiNI kALamAM cAvIza jinathI vadhu saMkhyAmAM tIrthaMkara utpanna thatA ja nathI. e saMkhyA pUraNa thavAthI navA umerAte avakAsa ja nathI. krATavALane dekhI krAi gunhegAra peAtAnA hAthathI mAM chUpAvI enI najara cukAvavA prayAsa kare te kevala hAsya pAtra ja gaNAya. udhADA paDI gayA vinA na rahevA pAme tema ahIM paNa saMpUrNa jJAnamAM je yathA hoya che; emAM lAgavaga ke zaramAzcaramI cAhI satI nathI--kalpita gALA gabaDAvI zakAtA nathI. geAzAlaka ma'khalIputra AjIvika matane sthApaka bhale hAya paNa jina nathI. mA bhavamAM thai zakavAne paNa nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra70 satI zirAmaNI caMdanamALA dezanAmaMDapanI A vAta prasaratI TheTha " hAlAhalA' nA hAthe pahoMcI ane e sAMbhaLatAMja gozAlakano mijAja vipharyo-haju dhAmadhUma pUrvaka bIjA jina tarIkenI khyAtithI pagalAM thatAM vAra nathI lAgI tyAM e upara mazIne kUcaDe pheravavA rUpa A dhaDAke kAne paDatAMja e rAtocoLa banI gaye. jhaTapaTa zrI mahAvIranI pAse pahoMcI jaIe AkSepane pratikAra karavA UMce nIce thavA lAgyo. upAsaka enI salAhathI teNe prabhunA ziSya AnaMda dvArA bhagavaMta para saMdeza kalyo ke A jAtanI beTI vagovaNuM karavAnuM choDI do. tamAre ziSya hartI e gozALaka judo hate te te marI gayo ane huM judo chuM. phakta e ziSyanuM zarIra upasarga sahana karavAmAM anukULa dhArI meM grahaNa karyuM che. vaLI tamArA sivAya bIjo jina tarIke oLakhAya enI asUyA na se. cAra keTavALane daMDe" te AnuM nAma; AvI dhAka dhamakIne vaza sAmAnya koTinA vidvAna paNa nathI thatA tyAM khuda tIrthaMkara thAya kharA? jJAnamAM je dekhAya eja kahevAya; nathI emAM irSA ke nathI emAM padalAlasA. AnaMda ziSyanI vAta pachI bhagavAne potAnA ziSyane cetavaNI ApI hatI ke koIe gozALaka sAthe carcAmAM UtaravuM nahIM. - kASTakacatyanI upadeza dhArA te pUrvavata cAlu ja rahI. A tarapha gozALakanI hadaya garamI paNa vadhI paDI. vaira levAnI vRtti bhabhakI UDI. avicArIpaNe ekadA e deDa, gametema belata, koSTaka caityamAM AvI pahoMcyA ane bhagavaMta sanmukha khaDe thaI apalApa karasa be ke he kAzyapa ! tamAre e ziSya te marI game che! mane ziSya mAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khamata khAmaNAnuM mahattva 271 laI zA sAra vage che? tame eklA eja "jinapada'no ijAre che? maMkhalIputra ! zA kAraNe AtmAne chetare che. have meM ziSyarUpe svIkArya nathI e sAcuM, paNa tuM eja gozAlaka che ke je mArI sAthe varSo sudhI rahyo che. jyotiSanA jJAna baLathI ke te nI sAdhanA mAtrathI "jina" thaI javAtuM nathI. A sAMbhaLatAMja aMtaranI Aga bujhAvavA, pitAne parAbhava karanArane DAmavA, eNe prabhupara telosyA mUkI. tarataja e teja sakta prabhupradakSiNA karIne pAchI vaLI, khuda mosALakanA dehamAMja pravezI gaI. A rIte pitAne kuhADe pitAnA ja pagamAM vAge. teje javALA zarIramAM pravezatAM ja ati dArUNa dAha utpanna thayo. Ama chatAM "mIyAM paDayA paNa TAMga UMcI" nI kahevata mAphaka e bhagavAnane zrApa devA ane yavA taddA bolavA lAgyo. paNa tejazaktinI asara enA aMge pAMgamAM phelAI mUkI hatI. deDakAMti nisteja banI rahI hatI. na te svastha UbhavAnI tAkAta rahI hatI ke nata AjIvika matasabaMdhI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karavAnI have hiMmata rahI hatI. e sthAnathI tarataja gozALaka pitAnA utAre pAcho pharyo. e lesthAnI asara nAbUda karavAnA upacAra jora zorathI AraMbhAyA. paNa emAMthI eka paNa kAragata na nivaDe. sAta dinamAM ja enI "jIvana lIlA saMkelAI gaI. ahIM ulekhanIya bAbata to e che ke prabhunI pradakSiNA detI e zakitanI garamI eTalI tIvratama hatI ke khuda prabhunA zarIramAM enI asara cha mahinA sudhI rahI. pittajavara ane jhADAmAM rakta cAlu thayAM. Ama te bhagavata nispRhI hovAthI rogane enA kALe pAkIne naSTa thavA devAnA vicAravALA hatA, paNa siMha muninA AgrahathI, pitAnA nimitte meMTiyA gAmamAM vasatI gAyASatni revatIe je Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 satI ziromaNa caMdanabALA keLApAka banAvyo hato, te na maMgAvatAM bIje bijorApAka e muni mAraphata maMgAvyo. enA sevanathI darada ochuM thavA lAgyuM ane deDakAMti pUrvavat banavA mAMDI. - Ama janasamUha te bahAranA dekhAva uparathI ja anumAna bAMdhe. che. bhItaranA bheda pArakhavA jeTaluM enuM mane baLa hetuM nathI. zrAvastImAM banelA A banAve mAtra zrAvastInI prajAmAM ja nahi paNa bhAratavarSanA anya dezomAM-khAsa karI bhakta janamAM jabare saMkSobha pragaTAvyA hato. emAM prabhune, pUrve kahyuM tema cha mahinA sudhI pIDA bhogavavI paDI. eTale sau koInAM dila UMcA thayAM hatAM-keTalAkane te bhagavaMta have bacavAnA nathI ema paNa lAgyuM hatuM. eTale zAtA pUchavAnA. nimittanA-temaja darzana karI levAnA AzayanA--gamanAgamana khUbaja vadhI gayAM hatAM. bhAI ! A kAraNathIja Aje ApaNe tyAM tiSa lekanA iko-sUryacaMdra padhAravAnA . Aje bapora pachInI parSadAmAM sakhata bhIDa thavAno, vahelAsara pahoMcI javAmAM ja lAbha che. murakhI ! tame vAta pUrI karI ane juo, darabAragaDha taraphathI rAjavI vatsaudayananI asvArI paNa nIkaLI rahI che. emAM sAmela thavA sArU ApaNe kadama uThAvIe. koNa AvyuM e? mahArAja ? huM mRgAvatI ! ApanI ziSyA! kulina vaMzamAM janmelI ane kulina rAjavIne paraNelI, vaLI. mArA ziSyatvane varelI hArA sarakhI sAdhvI strIne ATalA badhA asarA, vasatImAM pAchA pharavuM na kalpe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khamata khAmaNAnuM mahattva 273 pUjya pravartinIjI ! Ama thavAmAM mArA pramAda nathI thayA. ApaNe sau sAthe ja bhagavata mahAvIra devanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA hatA. vaLI mAre nyAtiSa devAnA IMdro--caMdra ane sUrya-mULa vimAne prabhune vaMdana karavA padhArelA hatA. cAre dizAmAM jhaLajhaLAyamAna karatAM prakAzanAM kiraNA patharAi gayAM hatAM. ajavALAnA A eka chatrI sAmrAjyamAM aMdhakAranuM astittva sAva bhUsAi gayuM hatuM ! . emAM carama tI patinI amRta karatAM mIThI evI vANI rajatadhaMTaDInA rava samI zrotAvanA karNapaTamAM vahI rahI hatI. emAM - AtmA che, te nitya che, te kartA che, te bheAtA paNa che, ene mekSa thAya che, ane mekSa meLavavAnA upAyAmAM jJAna-darzana tathA cAritra ' che. A cha padArtha mAnanAra, e upara zraddhAvata khanI zakti anusAra prayatnazIla rahenAra vyaktine samyaktva nizcita che, e thADA kALamAM suktinI sAdhanA jarUra kare che. emAM zaMkAne sthAna nathI. ukta cha vastu paratve saceATa zraddA enuM nAma kheAdhibIja prApti nizcaya samakita sadhI cAlatAM e vivecanamAM bhagavaMte je vyAkhyA karI . ane sAtheAsAtha nayaSTie judAM judAM darzonA je vArtAnuM pratipAdana karI rahyAM che; e sane apekSA pUrNAMka ghaTAvI, evA te suMdara samanvaya karavA mAMDayA ke mArUM citta e zravaNu karavAmAM talAlIna banI gayuM. nyAyapUrvaka samajavAmAM Ave te| ye darzanA' jina bhaga vAnanAM aMga rUpa che. arthAt ni ya pravacana rUpa mahA azvimAM e danA rUpa saritAo vahetI AvI saheja samAI jAya che. e sArarUpa vAtaneA vicAra karavAmAM tadAkAra thai gayelI huM Apa sa mArI pAsethI UThI gayA tenI paNa mane khabara na paDI, tema saMdhyAkALa thavA AvyA che e vAtanI paNu sAna na rahI! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA gurUNI mahArAja : prakAzanA vizALa sareAvaramAM kALaveLA pArakhavAnI mArI zakita kuMThita banI javAthI huM sAMbhaLatI besI rahI. jyAM e IMdro pAchA pharyA ane ekAeka nizAsuMdarInA aMga-DhAMkaNa sameA aMdhakAra vistaryo tyAre ja mane bhAna AvyuM. jhaTapaTa UbhI thai, tyAMthI sIdhIja vasatImAM AvI chuM. 274 hArA sarakhI dakSa sAdhvIe kALaveLA pArakhavAmAM lakSya rAkhavuM joie. zramaNI samudAyanA niyama pAlanamAM vadhu saceta rahevuM joie. devasI pratikramaNa te| kALa vismRta na thavA devA joie. punaH AvuM banavA na pAme e sArU sadA jAgRta rahevuM joie. caMdanA sAdhvI, sva ziSyA mRgAvatIne A rItane mIThA upAla bha ApI-sAdhvIdha nA kAnUnane khyAla ApI, saMthArA para sahaja :nidrAdhina thayA. gurUNIjInI zikhAmaNa pAchaLaneA mama avadhArI lai mRgAvatI sAdhvI najikamAM sthApanA rAkhI saMdhyA AvazyakamAM lIna banyA. gurUvaMdanarUpa agnienAM khAmaNAM AvyAM. pravartinajI nidrAvaza thayA. che evA khyAla vagaranI mRgAvatI sAdhvI te| gurUNIjInA saMcArA para hAtha rAkhI khamAvavA lAgyA, paNa javAba na maMLavAthI peAtAnA aparAdhanI gaMbhIratA bhArI che ane ethI peAtAnA para mahArAjane gussA AvyA jAya che ema samajI, khamAvavAnA vidhAnamAM bhAvanA zreNi para ArUDha thayA. peAtAnA deSA saMbhArI saMbhArI enI AlecanA karavA lAgyA. karma svarUpanA ciMtanamAM UMDA UtarI gayA. bhagavaMta bhASita 'cha pada' vicAratAM, anityAdi bhAvanA bhAvatAM kaivalya pAmyA. e zreSTha jJAnanA prabhAve jANyu ke pravartinIjI nidrAdhina thayA che ane temane eka hAtha saMthArAnI bahAra sahaja lakhAyA che; / jenI naMjikamAMthI eka sapa` peAtAnA dara tarapha jai rahyo che. tenA mAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khamata khAmaNAnuM mahattva avarodhato caMdanabALAne hAtha, sarpadaMzano bhoga na bane e sArU mRgAvatI sAdhvIe hAtha upADI saMthArAmAM mUkyo tyAM to gurUNIjI jAgI gayA. sahaja prazna karyo. keNa mRgAvatI ! haju tuM zuM kare che? mahArAja ! meM ja ApanA hAthane sarpadaMzathI bacAvavA sArU 'upADI saMthArAmAM rAkhe. Apa sukhe nidrA kare. are ! AvA aMdhArAmAM e sarpa hArI najare kevI rIte caDhayo? gurUNI mahArAja ! ApanA pratApe prApta thayela jJAnathI meM jANyuM. oho ! e jJAna kevuM? pratipAtI ke apratipAtI ? mahArAja ! apratipAtI.* A sAMbhaLatAM ja saMthArAmAM caMdanabALA sAdhvI beThA thayA ane pitAne udezI svataH belI UThyA. ararara ! kevalajJAnInI meM AzAtanA karI. kevalajJAnI mahArAja! mArA e aparAdhanI kSamA Ape. meM utAvaLa karI, gurUpaNanA jore, tamane je kaTuveNe kahyAM te mATe huM khamAvuM chuM. ema bolatA caMdanA sAdhvI paNa AtmazodhanamAM eka tAra banyA. emane paNa anityAdi bAra bhAvanAno ciMtavana rUpa sabaLa sAtha maLe ane jotajotAmAM teo kevala pAmyA. saMsArI najare mAsI-bhANeja, are! rANI ane rAjakumArI ! paNa zramaNa saMdhanA baMdhAraNa anusAra te-ziSyA ane gurUNIparasparanA deSa na jotAM kevaLa guNagrAhI dRSTinA jere apUrva * je prApta thayA pachI pharIne paDI jatuM nathI te e kevalyAna. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 satI ziromaNuM caMdanabALA evA kevalajJAnane pAmyA-eka bIjAnA nimitta rU5 banyA-sAvI caMdanabALA ane sAdhvI mRgAvatIne "micchAmi dukkaDama' e vyavahAra pUrato na rahetA, phaLadAyI nIvaDyo ane vadhArAmAM bhagavaMtanA mukhe caDhI, AgaLa sAhityamAM "amaratvane pAmyo. pacIsa varSonAM vahANAM e pAchaLa vAyAM chatAM Aje paryuSaNa mahAparvamAM ApaNe enuM pAna karIe chIe. micchAmidukkaDam' sAcA hRdayathI ja devAvo ghaTe-to ja varSabharanA doSonuM prakSAlana thAya-ziSyA-gurUNI jevo bhAva Ave te. beDe pAra thatAM vAra na lAge. evA AtmAonAM jIvana sAce ja ApaNu jevA prAkRta jana samUhane mATe dIvAdAMDI rUpa che. e jIvananuM teja ApaNuM jIvana nAvane kharAbe caDhatuM bacAve eja abhyarthanA. mahAsatI caMdanabALAne jaya ho ! te samApta ::: ' ra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuddhipatraka lITI azuddha vartAlApa rAtre devAnI vArtAlApa svare levAnI karamAjha pahecADelA : sthAnane kapAI evA ajANyA 37 kahI te pahoMcADelI sthAnane evI - karI mA vAsanA tapArI vArasamAM tAtAbhara jevAnuM mIThAM AnAkAne . paravanitA gayA drA 0 0 AvAyanA tamArI vArasAmAM tAtAtIra jevAne mAThAM AnIkAnI vAravanitA , gayA dravyo 5lA tiryaMca da A 123 124 125 G pAyA 129 tipatra te. 129 129 1ra. levAdevane lavAdeva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 pAnuM lIMTI azuda zuddha 133 138 Ape 14ra. 144 186 201 zarata garaja cApe 141 mAna maunaM ene ene na 144 eka vA eka dhArI samatA samatAthI 15ra kala kalaMka 156 kaMcanapura kaMcanapura 181 svIkAryuM svIkArIzuM maLI maLI 199 prasaMge prasaMge saMmatinI saMmatithI sAmAM sAcA 207 viyanI rahelI vicarI rahelI manamAM matamAM 230 camatkRNine camatkRtine 231 nahIM khelI nahIM rAkhelI 232 sAmanAthI samatAthI 236 prAsaMgikane prAsaMgikana 239 nANuM hAthe 245 calAvavALA calAvavAvALA 250 pUkI mUkI upara taraphathI tarIke 254 24 2tI rI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com 207 226 jANu 239 mAthe Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsthAnA kAryAlaya taraphathI - - -- ---- - dhAryA ane jaNAvyA karatAM A trIjuM pustaka bahAra pADatAM vizeSa vilaMba thayo che. kAraNe aneka ane kAbU bahAranAM che. tenuM vivecana te bacAva na kahevAya; paraMtu cothuM pustaka paMdareka dahADAmAM ja ApIne tene aMga vALI nAMkhavAmAM Avaze. bAkInAM be, te bAda be be mahIne ApavA goThavaNa utArI che. - --- -- - - te cha enAM nAma (ekaMdara-A kadanAM pRSTha 150... ) buddhidhana abhayakumAra mehavijetA IlAcIkumAra satI zirAmaNI caMdanabALA dAnezvarI jagaDUzAha nara-nArAyaNa yAne kaMsavadha mRdubhASiNI mahiyAraNa ---- ---- ---- --- vArSika lavAjama rUA. 9 : be varSanA sAthe rU. 15 darekamAM posTeja vArSika rU. bA judu game te divasathI grAhaka thaI zakAya che. ati rakSaka sahu sAhitya maLa : rAvapurA : vaDe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAhera vijJapti prathama varSano hevAla bahAra paDI gayA che. temAM TrasTanI sthApanA, uddeza tathA hetuo; vaLI karavAM dhArelAM pAMca kAryanI saMkSipta rUparekhA tathA pAMca varganA sabhya thavAnI yojanA ane tenA niyamo I. I. aneka navanavIna hakIkato jANavAnI maLaze. janasevA karanArI A saMsthAne, kAgaLa prAptino beje jema bane tema ocho paDe te kAraNe, kharI icchAvALAeja hevAla maMgAvavo tevI khAsa vinaMti che. lekhake tathA pustake vecanArA ejanToe patravyavahAra karavA vinaMti che. saMskRti rakSaka sastuM sAhitya maMDaLa : rAvapurA-vaDedarA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAsana samrATa A.. zrI vijaya nemisUrizvarajI ma.sA. nAM ziSyaratnA 5.pU.A.bha. zrI padyasUri graMthAlaya dAdA sAheba, bhAvanagara ' ', " , "."* * * T Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thazohi Tu sTI e Da La alcohilo 0 22 (1) mAnanIya gaNeza vAsudeva mAvalaMkara madhyastha dhArAsabhA, nyu dilhI : salAhako (2) sara maNilAla bAlAbhAI nANAvaTI--nAITa mAjI DepyuTI gavarnara, rIjharva baeNnka oNpha inDiyA-muMbaI (3) zrIyuta kuMdanamalajI sai. phirAdIyA--spIkara muMbaI dhArAsabhA-muMbai (4) zeTha zAMtilAla maMgaLadAsa-pramukha mIlamAlika maMDaLa-amadAvAda (5) rA. sA. zeTha kAntilAla IzvaralAla-kAyarekaTara zera bajara-muMbaI J(6) zrIyuta amRtalAla dalapatabhAI zeTha--saMcAlaka janmabhUmi " dainika patra-muMbaI , (7) mAna choTAlAla jhaverabhAI sutarIyA lokana-dIvAna-vaDodarA, sthAnika salAhakAra ( 8 ) De. tribhuvanadAsa laheracaMda zAhu menejIga TrasTI-vaDodarA saMskRti rakSaka sastuM sAhitya kAryAlaya ma hA ja na ga lI, rA va pu rA, va aa ja rA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com