Shalibhadra

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/201027/1

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zAlibhadra 20. zAlibhadra eka garIba sI tenA dIkarA sAthe eka gAmamAM rahetI hatI. eka vAra koI moTA utsava nimitte pelA garIba cha karA sahita gAmanA badhA ja chokarA sAthe ramatA hatA. ramI rahyA pachI garIba chokarA sivAya badhA ja chokarAo gherathI lAvelI khIra khAvA beThA. garIba chokarA pAse khAvA mATe khIra na hatI. tene bahu ja kharAba lAgyuM ane te tenI mA pAse doDI gayo. mAne kahevA lAgyo ke bIjA chokarAo khIra khAya che tevI tame paNa mane khIra banAvI Apo. mAe kahyuM ke beya, ApaNe khIra banAvI zakIe tema nathI. meM je rAMdhyuM che te tuM khAI le. khIra nahi maLavAne lIdhe te raDavA lAgyo. tenI mA tene raDato joI na zakI. tethI te pADozI pAsethI uchInuM dUdha, khAMDa ane cokhA lAvI ane dIkarA mATe khIra banAvI. khIra ThaMDI karavA vADakAmAM kADhI te kUve pANI bharavA gaI. chokaro jevo khIra khAvAnI taiyArI karato hato tyAM ja dharmalAbha' (jaina sAdhu-sAdhvI gocarI mATe jAya tyAre AzIrvAda sUcaka AvA zabdo bole. zabdo tenA kAne paDyA. teNe joyuM to bAraNAmAM jaina sAdhu UbhA hatA. tarata ja te bhukhyA chokarAe sAdhune gharamAM AvakAryA ane khIra levAno Agraha karyo. teNe potAnA vADakAnI badhI ja khIra sAdhunA pAtrAmAM vahorAvI dIdhI. potAne mATe jarA paNa khIra na rAkhatAM sAdhune badhI ja khIra vahorAvIne te chokaro khUba ja khuza thayo. teno umadA hetu ane pavitra kAryane kAraNe teNe sArA karmo bAMdhyAM. bIjA janmamAM te zrImaMta kuTuMbamAM zAlibhadra nAme janmyo. sukha to jANe svargamAM hoya tevuM hatuM. tenA mAtA-pitA bhadrA zeThAvI ane gobhadra zeTha hatA. zAlibhadra yuvAna thayo tyAre tenA pitA saMsAra choDI sAdhu thayA hatA. tenI mAtA tene saMpUrNa sukha sAhyabImAM rAkhatA. temane Dara hato ke A paNa kyAMka tenA pitAnI jema sAdhu na thaI jAya tethI tene mahelanI bahAra kyAMya javA na detA. svarganA devatAone paNa zAlibhadranA sukhanI adekhAI AvatI. yogya uMmare tenA batrIsa suMdara chokarIo sAthe lagna thayAM. sAdhune AnaMdathI khIra vahorAvato bALaka ekavAra nepALanA vepArIo kiMmatI hIrA jaDelI zAlo vecavA nagaramAM AvyA. teo zreNika rAjAnA darabAramAM zAla vecavA mATe gayA. paNa rAjAe AvI kiMmatI zAla kharIdavAnI azakti darzAvI. vepArIo khuba ja nirAza thaI gayA. rAjAe ATalI kiMmatI zAlo kharIdavAnI azakti darzAvI to loko pAse to A kharIdavAnI saMpatti na ja hoya. tethI A zaheramAMthI koI A zAla kharIdI nahi zake ema mAnI pAchA pharavAnuM nakkI karyuM. jaina kathA saMgraha 105

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bhagavAna mahAvIrannA samayanI jIvana kathAo bhadrA zeThANIe A bInA jANI to temaNe mANasa mokalIne vepArIone potAne ghera teDAvyA. teonI javAnI jarA paNa icchA na thaI kAraNa ke teo vicAravA lAgyA ke jo rAjA AvI kiMmatI zAla na kharIdI zakyA to gAmano sAmAnya mANasa to kevI rIte kharIdI zake? teo jyAre bhadrA zeThANIne ghera pahoMcyA tyAre zeThANIe pUchyuM, "tamArI pAse keTalI zAla che?" vepArIe jaNAvyuM ke soLa zAla che. zeThANIe kahyuM, "basa soLa ja che! mAre to batrIsa zAla joIe. kAraNa ke mAre batrIsa putravadhUo che." vepArIone lAgyuM ke A mazkarI kare che, eka kharIde to paNa sAruM. zeThANIe kahyuM, "jAo, zAla laI Avo. temaNe saheja paNa vicAryA vinA soLa soLa zAla kharIdI lIdhI. vepArIone khUba ja Azcarya thayuM. AthI vadhu navAI to emane tyAre thaI jyAre zeThANIe dareka zAlanA be kakaDA karI nAMkhyA, ane dareka putravadhUne temanA paga lUchavA ApyA. vepArIo to AzcaryathI dimUDha thaI gayA. paNa rAjI thatA thatA cAlyA gayA. putravadhUoe paga lUchI te kaTakA pheMkI dIdhA. Yuv, potAnI vahuo mATe kiMmatI zAla kharIdatA bhadrA zeThANI zAlibhadranA mahelanA nokaromAMthI eka nokarANI rANIne jANatI hatI. tethI zAlano eka kaTako rANI mATe laI lIdho. eka bAju rANI mujhAyAM paNa sAthe potAnA rAjayamAM AvA zrImaMto paNa che te jANI AnaMda thayo. temaNe rAjA zreNikane zAla vizenI vAta karI ane rAjA paNa potAnA rAjyamAM AvA sukhI mANaso vase che jenAthI rAjayanI kIrti vadhe te jANI garva anubhavyo. temaNe zAlibhadrane biradAvavA potAnA darabAramAM AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. bhadrA zeThANIe jANyuM to teo rAjA pAse gayA ane kahyuM ke mAro dIkaro khUba zaramALa prakRtino che mATe Apa amArA mahele padhAro, zreNika rAjAe AmaMtraNano svIkAra karyo ane zAlibhadranA mahela para gayA. zreNika rAjAe zAlibhadrano mahela joyo to temane lAgyuM ke AnI sarakhAmaNImAM mAro mahela to kaMI ja nathI. bhadrA zeThANIe temane besavA jaNAvyuM ane zAlibhadrane nIce AvI rAjAne mAnapAnathI AvakAravA jaNAvyuM. zAlibhadrane to rAjA ke rAjya vize kaMI ja khabara na hatI. eTale ene to ema thayuM ke koI vepArI Avyo haze ane teno mAla jovA mane bolAve che eTale eNe kahyuM, "mAre kaMI jovuM nathI temane yogya lAge to tame kharIdI lo." tenI mAtAe kahyuM, "A koI vepArI nathI. te ApaNo rAjA che. ApaNA mAlika che, eTale tAre nIce AvavuM joIe. temane mAnathI AvakAravA joIe." [106. jaina kathA saMgraha

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zAlibhadra mAlika' zabda enA kAnamAM guMjavA lAgyo. tene navAI lAgI. "mArA upara vaLI mAro mAlika kema? huM ja mArI jAtano mAlika chuM." AvuM vicAratAM vicAratAM te nIce Avyo. rAjAne mAnathI besADyA. paNa te lAMbo samaya tyAM UbhA na rahyA. tenA mAthe rAjA ane mAlika che evuM jANatAM enA magajamAM 'huM svataMtra vyakti nathI' e ja vicAro cAlavA lAgyA. ene enA pitAno vicAra Avyo (je sAdhu banyA hatA, ane jiMdagIno sAco artha samajAyo. emaNe e ja kSaNe sAdhu banavAnuM nakkI karyuM ane potAnA kuTuMbane potAnA nirNayanI jANa karI. emanI mAtAe ane patnIoe tene thoDo vadhu samaya rokAI javA samajAvyo. temaNe saMsAra choDavAnuM to nakkI karyuM ja hatuM, paNa potAnA kuTuMbano tAtkAlika tyAga karavAne badale batrIsa patnIo sAthe ekaeka divasa rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM. batrIsamA divasa pachI te sAdhu banI jaze. e ja divasathI temaNe teno amala zarU karI dIdho. zAlibhadrane subhadrA nAmanI bahena hatI je dhannA zeThane paraNI hatI. dhannA zeThane ATha patnIo hatI. eka divasa subhadrA dhannA zeThane snAna karAvatI hatI. ekAeka dhannAzeThanA zarIra para subhadrAnA AMsu paDyA. zA mATe raDe che? ema pUchatAM subhadrAe kahyuM ke mAro bhAI badhuM choDIne sAdhu thavAno che. e dareka patnI sAthe eka eka divasa pasAra karIne batrIsamA divase sAdhu thaze. dhannAe mazkarI karI ane subhadrAne kahyuM, "tAro bhAI kAyara ane Darapoka che. ene sAdhu thavuM ja che to zA mATe batrIsa divasanI rAha jovI?" A sAMbhaLIne subhadrA duHkhI thaI ane tenA patine kahyuM, "kahevuM saheluM che paNa karavuM agharuM che." A sAMbhaLIne dhannAnA magajamAM jhabakAro thayo ane potAnI patnIne kahyuM, "huM A kSaNe ja A ya patnIono tyAga karIne sAdhu thaI jAuM chuM" subhadrAne navAI lAgI, tene lAgyuM ke teno pati mazkarI kare che. dhannAe kahyuM, "have ghaNuM moDuM thAya che, meM sAdhu thavAnuM makkamapaNe nakkI karyuM ja che. tamAre paNa mArI sAthe joDAvuM hoya to bahu AnaMdanI vAta che." dhannA zeThanI makkamatA joIne subhadrA tathA bIjI sAta patnIo paNa sAdhvI thavA taiyAra thaI. dhannA zeTha pachI tyAMthI tenA sALA zAlibhadranA mahele gayA ane paDakAratAM kahyuM, "he zAlibhadra, jo tuM tArA kuTuMbane ane anya vastuone choDavA mAMgato hoya to zenI rAha jue che! kALano bharoso na rAkha cAla mArI sAthe joDAI jA." zAlibhadrae tenI vAta sAMbhaLI ane teno paDakAra svIkArI lIdho. eNe enI patnIone tathA kuTuMbanA anya sabhyone kahyuM, "huM tamArA badhAMno tyAga Aje ja karuM chuM." te nIce gayo ane tenA banevI sAthe nIkaLI paDyo. tenI patnIo paNa tenI sAthe thaI. badhAM mahAvIrasvAmI pAse gayA. dIkSA laI sAdhu sAdhvI banI gayA. sAdhu tarIke AkarI tapazcaryA karyA bAda dhannA ane zAlibhadrano navo janma svargamAM thayo. tyAMno samaya pUro thatAM pharI navo mAnava janma dhAraNa karaze ane mukti meLavaze. na:2vArtha sevA haMmezA sAcuM sukha Ape che. pADaoNzIne madada eN samAjanI sevA che darakAra che. dayA tathA paoNpakArano guNa jIvanamAM e nAnA bALakane (zAlabhadranA ) annekagaNo badalo mAkhe che. pariNAmai te sahelAIthI badhuM chaoNDI zaThe che. satyArthI haMmezA ApaNA smAtmA upara potAnI chApa aMkita karUM che. satkAryo ane prAyazcita AtmAne mukti bhaNI laI jAya che. | jaina kathA saMgraha 10)