Shani Sulsa

Author(s): Vidyavijay
Publisher: Jain Shasan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034605/1

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valAnivAsI zAhu bhUrAbhAI humacandranAM putrI mahuma bahena jaDAvanA smaraNArthe, 'jainazAsana' nA grAhakone bIjA varSanI bheTa~~ - "zANI sulasA" lekhaka munirAja zrIvidyAvijayajI, saMpAdaka savat 1969 prakAzaka " jainazAsana" vIra saMvat 2439.

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Printed and Published by Shah Harakhchand Bhurabhai, at the Dharmabhyudaya Press, Beniares City.

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samarpaNa. pUjyapAda prAta:smaraNIya gurU mahArAjA sAheba! e Apa zrInI parama kRpAnuM ja phaLa che ke A eka nAnakaDuM pustaka lakhI ApazrI jevA prabaLa sAhitya pracArakano anucara thavA A sevaka bhAgyazALI nIvaDyo che. ata eva A laghu pustaka, ApazrInAja - karakamalamAM samarpaNa karI kRtArtha thAuM chuM, sarvathA Apane vidyAvijaya.

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prastAvanA. 'zANI-sulasA' saMbaMdhI e bola. h hAtha ka kaNane ArasInI jarUra heAtI nathI, sUryane TUkhADavA mATe dIvA dharavA nirarthaka che. hevIja rIte he apAMculA sAdhvIsTrInuM pavitra caritra pAkAnI sanmukha upasthita karavAmAM Ave che, huM A caritranAyikAnA pavitra caritrane yathArtha rUpamAM cItarI pAThakeAnA hAthamAM mUkavAmAM Ave che . ane . he devInA hRdayamAM rahelI zuddhazraddhAnA pheoTA yathArtha rIte kheMcI lAMcakAnI dRSTi saMmukha mUkI devAmAM Aveche. henAja sabadhI e ela' kahevAnI AvazyaphatA kAIpaNa sahRdaya pAThaka svIkArI zake nahi, te vAta kharI che, . paraMntu tyenI sAthe e paNa vAta AvazyakIya che ke 'pustakanI yAjanA" saMbaMdhI bhUmikA rUpe e ela' na kahevAmAM Ave, teA te pustakanI pUrNAhutimAM nyUnatAja rahI lekhI zakAya. e tA sA koI jANe che ke jaina sAhityanA sTeTa

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( 2 ) bhAga saMskRta ane prAkRta bhASAnI aMdara yojAelo che, ane hene lIdhe te sAhityAmRtane yathArtha svAda teja mahAnubhAva laI zake che ke jeo te te bhASAone jANa vAnI gyatA dharAve che, have keTaleka aMza prAcIna gujarAtI bhASAnI aMdara paNa ejAele che, paraMtu hemI aMdara A navayuganA navayuvakane eTalI abhirUci nathI thatI, heTalI, samayAnusAra sudharatI jatI bhASAmAM lakhAelA sAhityamAM thAya che, ata eva sAhityanA bahALa phelAvAne mATe samayAnusAra leke lAbha uThAvI zake, hevA jana sAhityanAM pustaka (nhAnAM mahai) ejI prakAzita karavAnI AvazyakatA e koI svIkArI zake. ghaNe bhAge evuM jovAmAM paNa Ave che ke- lokeAnI abhirUci, novela-navala kathAo ane upanyAsa vAMcavA tarapha vadhatI jAya che, jahema jahema abhirUci vadhatI jAya che hema hema sAhityanA zekhino ane sAhitya pracArake hevAM pustaka purA paNa pADatA jAya che, paraMtu aphasesa eTalAja mATe che ke- jevAM pustakanI aMdara viSayavAsanAone vadhAranAra rasanI vizeSa pUrti karavAmAM AvelI jovAmAM Ave che, eTale te pustakothI jahe lAbha thavo joIe. te lAbha thavA

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te dUra raho, hethI nuksAna ja vadhAre thavA pAme che, prAcIna mahApurUSanAM ane prAtaHsmaraNIya satIonAM pavitra ane anukaraNIya carione navA jamAnAnI navI khUbIthI lakhI prakAzita karavAmAM Ave te saMsAramAM ghaNe ja upakAra thavA sAthe sAhityane pracAra paNa vizeSa thavA pAme, basa! Aja vicArene laI mahAsatI "sulasA' nA caritrane, yathAzakti lokone rUcikara thAya hevI saraLa ane sarasa bhASAmAM lakhavA yatna kare che, A caritranAyikAnA nAmathI bhAgyeja keI jaina ajAthayo haze. jahesulasAnI dharmadaDhatAnI khuda Indradeve para tAnI sabhAmAM prazaMsA karelI che, jahesulasAnI paramA tmA mahAvIra deve, pitAnA zrImukhathI aMbaDadvArA dharmavRtti pUchAvelI che ane jahe alasAnA zuddha samyaktI parIkSA karavA mATe aMDe, aneka rUpo karavA chatAM paNa hAra khAdhelI che, teja sulasA, A pustakanI caritranAyikA che ; sulatAnI sudeva, sugurU, ane sudharma upara kevI daDha zraddhA hatI? sulatAnI jinezvara pratyenI bhakti kevI anukaraNaya hatI? sulatAnA batrIza puronA ekI sAthe mRtyuthI

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( 4 ) AvI paDelI Aphata vakhate paNa heNe kevA prakAre dhIratA pUrvaka dharmanuM ArAdhana kareluM hatu ? aru mulasAnI parIkSA karavA mATe kevA prakAre brahmA AdinAM rUpa dhAraNa karI sulasAne samyaktvathI- zuddha zraddhAthI haThAvavA mATe prayatna karyo hatA ? temaja sulasAe potAnI vRddhAvasthAmAM ane aMta samayamAM peAtAnuM pati maraNa thavA mATe kaivA prakAre kriyA karelI che ? vigerenuM yathArtha svarUpa batAvavA sAthe prasagApAtta zreNika rAjAe cillaNAnuM karelu haraNa, abhayakumAre sujyeSTAnI prApti mATe vAparelI buddhi vigerenA paNa yathArtha citAra ApavA yathAzakti kAzIza karelI che. 'tamAM zANIsulasAnA caritra uparathI vAMcake yathAcogya lAbha uThAve. ane mhAro yatkiMcita uttama saMkula cAcyA, ema IcchI ATalethIja visu ho. -v*&*%B Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat * vidyAvijaya. www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mA. zrIvijayadharmasUribhyo namaH / zANI sulasA. (lakhanAra-munirAja zrIvidyAvijyajI.) prathama prakaraNa - li. nnati ane avanatine pravAha, sadAthI darekanA 9 8 upara potAno prabhAva pADatAM cAlyA AvyuM eka ja che. evo keI manuSya nathI, jahene A be prakAranA prabala parAmazAlI parivartanamAM paDIne sukha ane duHkhane anubhava jevAne avasara na prApta thayo hoya, saMsAramAM aneka jAtio paramezvatinI sarvoccatama avasthAne pahoMcIne pAchI rasAtalamAM cAlI gaI kayahAM gaI? henuM zuM thayuM ? he lagAra mAtra paNa pato keine mAluma nathI. jyAM moTI vizAla aTTAlikAothI suzobhita maMdira hatAM, hAM AkAzane sparza karavAvALA prAsA

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( 2 ) zAbhAyamAna hatA ane cAre tarapha utsAhathI bharelA manuSyA prasannatA pUrvaka rahetA hatA. jhAM ghAnA upara suvaNa ane rajatanA kaLazA ane citra vicitra ghvajA dUra dUra sudhI janatAnI sukha samRddhinI sAkSI ApI rahI hatI, te sthaLee Aja jagalA ane khaDera STigocara thai rahyAM che. chAM mahArAjyanI duMdubhineA ninAda thatA hatA, hAM ziyALa rUdana karI rahIche, parivartananeA mahimA aparaspAra che. hene pUrI cAlathI samajavA, manuSyanI zaktithI bAhera che. koI samaya hato ke magadha dezanuM khaLa bhAratavarSaja nahiM, parantu bhUmaMDalamAM pradhAna gaNavAmAM AvatuM hatu, te kAlamAMhenI samatA rAkhavA vALA bIjo koI deza nahAtA. karNATa-virATa-dhanaghATa-saurASTra-mahArASTra ane lATa Adi dareka dezeAmAMhenI pradhAnatA mAnavAmAM AvatI hatI. baMga-caMga-marU ane kurU Adi mhAM heTAM mahArAjyA henI AgaLa zira jhukAvatAM hatAM. gADa-ceDa-matsya-kaccha ADhi pradeze! tyenI AgaLa pratibhAhIna thaI rahyA hatA. cIna deza sudhI vhenI kIAMta patAkA phelAelI hatI, ane henI rAjadhAnInI svAme kAzI kanneAja ane adhyA AdinI prabhA mantra paDI jatI hatI. magadha dezanI rAjadhAnI 'rAjagRha'nAnAmathI dig digantamAM vikhyAta hatI, ane hemAM dUra dUrathI leAkeA vidyA ane dharmopadezanI lAlacathI AvatA hatA. parivartananA pratApathI Aja teja

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rAjagRha nagarI ujADa khaDa jevI dRSTigocara thaI rahI che. parantu je samayane itihAsa lakhavAmAM Ave che te samaye A vizAla nagarIne leke IndranI amarAvatInI upamA detA hatA. - A nagarImAM lakSAvadhi dhArmika purUSone nivAsa hatA, hajAre muni-sAdhuo ane mahAtmAone mATe mahee maheNAM sthAne banelAM hatAM. ahiMsAnI AjJA rAja darabAra taraphathI hatI. mahetAM heTAM parvatAkAra maMdire A nagarIne suzobhita karI rahyAM hatAM. henI paNyavIthina emAM dhana-dhAnyathI pUrita grahasthionAM gRSThanA guNa citra vicitra vastrothI sumaDita dekhAtAM hatAM. rAjyanA suprabandhathI A janasthAnamAM dIna-hIna ane du:khI manuSya kaThinatAthI prApta thata, maheTA sundara ane vizALa rAjamArgo, jahenI banne bAjue sundara vRkSanI paMkti lAgelI hatI, A nagarImAM vidyamAna hatA. temaja ThekANe ThekANe upavana ane kuvArAthI nagarInI zobhA arthanIya thaI rahI hatI. . ? - A mane hAriNI purImAM eka samaya zreNika rAjA rA jya karato hato. rAjA zreNika dhArmika ane sarala svabhAvI hate jahevI rIte hene rAjyanuM sukha hatuM, hevIja rIte gRhasthIpaNAnuM paNa parama sukha prApta hatuM. sunandA hevI sIne prApta karIne rAjA atyata pramudita hato. A apAMsulA sAdhvI strI, patiparAyaNa hevAnI sAthe parama su

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khavatI paNa hatI. hene svarUpanI dUra dUra dezamAM prazaMsA thaI rahI hatI, A strIratnane pAmIne rAjA zreNika pitAne parama bhAgyavAna samajato hato. rAjA zreNikane eka "abhaya kumAra nAmaka putra hate. abhayakumAranI buddhino vaibhava tyAM sudhI vadhela hato ke- mahetA maheTA loko paNa temanI sammati pUrvaka kAma karatA hatA. keI kavie ThIka ja kahyuM che ke- "te di na vAH lakSyate" je tejasvI purUSa che, teonA viSayamAM mahaTI avasthAmAM jJAna thaze, e anumAna nathI lagAvavAmAM AvatuM. rAjA zreNikanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha nagarImAM "nAga" nAmane eka sArathI raheto hato. prAcIna samayamAM sArathInuM kArya AjakAlanI mAphaka nIca kArya naheAtuM gaNAtuM. mahetA mahetA pradhAna purUSe sArathAnuM kArya karatA hatA, prAcIna laDAIomAM aneka kRtavadha ane yazasvI lekenuM sArathI banIne saMgrAma sthaLa para AvavuMja, sArathI padanuM mahatva sacita kare che, jahevI rIte senAnA samUhanA nAyakane mahArathI kahetA hatA, tahevIja rIte rathane laI yuddhavidyAnI rItithI calAvavAvALo tathA samaya samaya para zastravidhine batAvavAvALe purUSa sArathI pada para niyata karavAmAM Avato hate. "sArathI te samayanI senA vibhAgamAM eka pratiSThita pada gaNavAmAM AvatuM hatuM, e rIte A anumAna sahaja siddha che ke- "sArathInA pada para niyukta thavAvALo purUSa sAdhAraNa manuSya nahi thaI

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( 5 ) zakatA hatA. A ' nAgasArathI " eka dhanADhaya ane prasiddha purUSa hatA. tenI pAse ghaNuM dravya hatuM, tema sAMsArika vaibhavanI paNa henI pAse kamI nahAtI. tethI atirikta henAmAM dayA, kSamA, zAnti, saralatA Adi aneka guNA vidyamAna hatA, dAkSiNya ane ga'bhIratAmAM te AkhInagarImAM sAthI vadhelA hatA. henA svabhAva, dharmabhAvathI purita hatA, ane te haMmezAM zrIjinezvaranuM pUjana ane dhyAnamAM lavalIna rahe teA hateA, nAgasArathIne dharmakAryathI vadhI khIju kAI kArya harSita karavAvALu nahetu thatu.. kaheche ke- nAgasArathI, peAtAnA samayanA eka dAnI purUSa hatA ane rAta dina henA gharamAM dAnane mahimA DhekhavAmAM AvatA hatA. nAgasArathInI udAratAnA kAraNathI keTalAe ridri dhanavAna thaI gayA. A prasiddha purUSanA viSayamAM aneka vAte kahevAmAM Aveche. tyenuM hRdaya evu' te| kAmaLa hatuM ke jhhAre te kAIne du:khI avasthAmAM dekhatA te henA aMta:karaNamAM marmabhedI pIDA thavA lAgatI hatI, ane huAM sudhI banatuM, du:khInu' du:kha TALavAne mATe udyoga karatA. nAgasArathImAM peAtAnA anya guNAnI sAthe e vAta ghaNI mahatvanI hatI ke te viSayavAsanAthI vimukha rahIne brahmacaryathI samaya vyatIta karatA hatA. ane peAtAnI strI sivAya anya kAI para dRSTi nahi karatA. nAgasArI pAse eTaluM dhana heAvA chatAM, pAte Indriya sukhAne tuccha dRSTithI dekhatA hatA.

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A nAgasArathInI dharmapatrInuM nAma sulasA' hatuM. sulasA apAMsulA strIomAM sauthI avala gaNavA yogya hatI. sulasA dharma-karmamAM nipuNa, Alasya rahita,tathA satIomAM paNa zreSTha gaNavAmAM AvatI hatI. sulasA samyatva rUpa ratnathI atyanta suzobhita hatI. dhArmika kAryomAMja henuM mana adhika lAgatuM hatuM. ane mokSa prAptine upAya, henA AtmAnuM abhilASata phaLa hatuM. A sulasA devI paramAtmA mahAvIradevanI parama upAsaka hatI ane henI zraddhA-bhakti avarNanIya hatI. nidAna, nAgArathI pitAnI strInI sAthe dharmaparvaka pitAne samaya vyatIta karato hato, dvitIya prakaraNa. - rAta jathaha nagarInA bAharanA bhAgamAM eka suMdara upavana baneluM che. hemAM aneka prakAranAM vRkSa, pitAnAM pallavonI zobhA vikasita karI rahyAM che. kaI kaI sthaLe phalanI kayArIo anupama chaTA batAvI rahI che. kaI kaI sthaLe kurAthI paDatuM pANI, dazekenA manamAM AinaMdanI taraMgane batAvI rahyuM che. A upavananI kRtrima banAvaTa ghaNI ja manohAriNI hatI, huAM dekho tyAMthI

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( 7 ) puSpaparAga mizrita sugandhita vAyuthI mana praphalita thaI jatuM. vRkSanI DALIo upara beThelAM pakSIo aneka prakAranI bolI, bolI rahyAM hatAM. AvA paramasundarabAganI madhyamAM saMgamaramarane eka baMgalo banelo hato. je baMgale A harita sthAnanI madhyamAM e dekhAto hato ke mAne pannAnA samUhathI pariveSTita hIrA jaDelo che. A baMgalAnI banAvaTa ane sajAvaTane dekhIne maheTA mahetA kuberanI samatA rAkhavAvALA dhanikenuM mana lalAyita thaI jatuM hatuM, A baMgalAnA eka vizALa kamarA (oraDA) mAM nAgasAthI beThela che. henA hAme bhIMta upara raMga beraMganAM citro lAgelAM che. paraMtu te kaI vastune dekhAto nathI. pakSIonAM madhuraravanI tarapha paNa henuM dhyAna bilakula jatuM nathI. nAgasArathIe mAthuM nIcuM karI, takIyAnA AdhAre bAM ya namAvI che, ane hAtha upara potAnA gAlane dhAraNa karI kaI mahatI cintAnA pheramAM paDela che. sAMsArika purUSono citAthI chuTakAre nathI thaI zakato, ekane eka prakAranI cintA darekane hoya cheja. keI daridrAvasthAnI yAtanAmAM paDelo dravyanI cintAmAM che, keIsuMdara strIne prApta karavAnI lAlasAmAM ni:zvAsa leto phare che, hAre keIna strI AjJAnuvatinI na rahI potAnA patine parama kaSTa ApI rahI che. nAgasArathIne A uparyukta citAomAMthI keI cintA nahIM hatI. henuM ghara dhana jana ane samRddhithI parita hatuM. keI vAtanI hene kamI nahotI. AvA sAMsA

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(<) rika abhyudayane prApta karIne paNa nAgajI kema cintita thaI rahela che ? nAkara-cAkara dareka AvIne joI gayA. parantu te sArathI kAinI tarapha daSTipAta karatA nathI. dhIre dhIre A carcA phelAvA lAgI, ane gheADIja vAramAM henAthI saMbaMdha rAkhavAvALA pADAsIonA makAneA sudhI A khabara pahoMcI gaI. jhAre sulasAe peAtAnA prANanAtha patinI cintAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA, thAre te turanta DhADIne shenI pAse AvI. peAtAnA patinI AvI udAsInAvasthA ane mAthuM jhukAveluM dekhIne sulasA vyAkula thaI gaI ane kAmala zadeAmAM pUchavA lAgI:-- "he prANapriya ! Apa Aje ATalA utsAhu rahita kema k ! Aja ApanuM mukhAravinda kema utarI gayeluM dekhAya che ? zuM ApanuM, mahArAja zreNike kaMI apamAna karyuM che ? rAjyazrutanI mAphaka Apa pratibhAhIna kema DhekhAo Apane kaI vAtanI cintA che ? " ? A pramANenAM vacanA sAMbhaLI nAgasArathIe mastaka uMcuM karyuM, parantu kaMI javAma na Apyo. nAgasArathInI sukhAkRti evI mAlUma paDatI hatI ke hema koI bhayabhIta purUSa zatrudalamAM phasAIne kartavya vimUDha thaI gayeA hAya, athavA kAI nAva calAvavAvALAnI DANa chuTIne pANImAM cAlI gaI heAya ane te pravAhane TaeNkhIne gabharAI gayA heAya. A pramANenI avasthA dekhIne sulasA adhika gabharAI,

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( 9 ) ane melI:-- (t hAya ! hAya ! ! khelatA paNa nathI. Aja tumane zu thaI gayuM ? zuM kaI bhUmimAM dATelA khajAnA cAra leI gayA? athavA kAI ApanA mahela bhasma thaI gayA, athavA kAI svarUpavALI strInI dRSTi ApanA hRdayamAM samAI gaI, ke henA viyAgamAM Apa ATalA Akulita thaI rahyA che. ? he prANanAtha ! zuM mhArAthI paNa kaI chAnI rAkhavAnI vAta che ? jo nathI to pachI Apa zAmATe ekalatA nathI? 5 ATaluM kahevAnI sAthe sulasAnuM hRdaya bharAI Avyu ane henA netrAthI pANI ma Dama vahevA lAgyuM, AvuM du khIne nAgasArathIe dhIrethI kahyuM: " huM priye ! mhArA mATe A jagatamAM evI kAI puNa vAta nathI ke he thArAthI chAnI rAkhavA lAyaka hAya, mahune koI paNa jAtanuM du:kha nathI. A citta che,tyenI aMdara aneka prakAranA taraMgA uThayA kareche. citta vidyutanI samAna caMcala che. je bhAva manamAM uddaya thaI jAya che, henA prabhAva kaine kaMI avazya paDeche, "" A pramANe sAMbhaLI leI sulasAe pharIthI pUchatu " he svAmina ! ApanuM kahevu thatu ja ThIka che. mana, jalAzayanI mAphaka kadI sthira nathI rahetuM, parantu ApanA cittamAM evA yeA bhAva utpanna thai gaye che ke heMNe AA5ne AvI rIte Akulita karI dIdhA ? kRpA karIne hune

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( 10 ) ApanA hRdayane yathArtha hAla kahe. te upara nAgArathIe kahyuM-"he vAri! mahArA dhyAnamAM ema AvyuM ke- amAruM Aje asaMkhyAta dhana che, sAmrAjyanuM sukha devAvALI je samparA che, hene amArI pAchaLa keNa bhagavaze? amArA nekara cAkare ane dAsa-dAsIonI zI dazA thaze? putranA abhAvathI mahArUM citta dhana-ezvaryanA dhyAnamAM anna samayamAM paNa raheze. Aja vicAra mahArA manane Akulita karI rahayA che. putra vinA saMsAranAM dareka sukho vyartha che. putrahInane sneha dhana taraphathI kadi nathI haThate, kintu putravAnane uttarAdhikArI hevAthI santoSa rahe che, ata eva putra vinA manuSya aneka prakAranI lAlasAonA baMdhamAM paDe che. he priye! Aje hune putranI cintAja atyaMta duHkhita karI rahI che. A svAmInAM A vacane zravaNa karIne sulasAe puna:kahevuM AraMbha kyuM - he prANezvara! Apane vicAra saMpUrNa rItyA ThIka nathI, zuM narakamAM paDatA manuSyane putro bacAvI zake che? manuSyane pitAnA duSkRtyanuM phaLa potAne ja bhegavavuM paDe che. juo brahmadatta cakavArtinA ghaNA putra hatA, paraMtu tenuM dukRtya evuM hatuM ke tene vRddhAvasthAmAM abdha thavuM ja paDayuM. sAcuM pUcho to putrathI hAni paNa thAya cheja. juo dhRtarASTranA getrane, putrathI ja kSaya thayo, rAvaNanA pitAne

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(11) vaMza putrathI ja kalaMkita thaye. ane sagara cakravartI, sATha hajAra putranA dukhathIja mRtyu pAmyA he svAmina! Atma kRtya vinA ghaNuM putrothI kaMI svarga yA mekSa nathI prApta thatAM, ata evA ApanI te citA ThIka nathI, 5 - sulasAe potAnA patine AvI rIte bahuja samajAvyA, paraMtu henA cittamAM potAnI vicArelI vAtane Agraha teno teja rahyo. nAgasArathI kahevA lAgyo' | he kAte ! huM te badhI vAtone jANuM chuM. paraMtu mahArUM mane vairya dhAraNa nathI karatuM, jaDamanuSyane potAnuM dadaya zUnyaja mAluma dekhAya che. ane daridrInA hisAbamAM sAre saMsAra sane rahe che. jenA gharamAM bALaka nathI khelatA, te ghara jagala samAna che. saMsAramAM manuSyane mATe traNaja parama sukhanI vastuo che. eka kemalavacanA suMdarI palI, vinIta putra ane satsaMgasevI mitra; jahene A vastuonI prApti nathI thaI te saMsAramAM vAstavika sukhI nathI. jahevI rIte eka sugandhita candana vRkSathI saMpUrNa vana sugandhita thaI jAya che, hevI rIte eka suputrathI AkhA vaMzanI zobhA vadhe che. jahevI rIte madanA pravAhathI gajarAjanI zobhA thAya che, khIlelAM kamaLAthI talAvanI suMdaratA vadhe che, paMDitethI vidvAnanI sabhA zebita thAya che, hevI ja rIte suputrathI manuSyanA kulanI pratibhA adhika thAya che, A pramANenAM vacana sAMbhaLI sulasAe kahyuM:"he prANeza! hAre tema che te Apa potAnI mane

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(12) kAmanA purI karavAne mATe kaI bIjI bhAgyazAli sInI sAthe vivAha karI le. saMbhava che ke mArAMja pUrvakRtyanAM kAraNathI saMtativicchedane vega thayo hoya, nAgArathIe kahyuM ke mane rAjya ApI te paNa huM bIjI strIthI vivAha karavAne nathI cAhate, kemake khIranuM bhejana karyA pachI ghaza khAvAnI keNa icchA kare? yadi putra hArAja garbhathI utpanna thaze to mArI prasannatAnuM kAraNa thaze. anya vivAha karIne putranI kAmanA karavI ane svamamAM paNa svIkRta nathI." ATaluM kahIne nAgasArathI makAnathI bahAra nikalI bagIcAmAM cAlyA gaye, ane pativratA-sulAtyahAMja beThI vicAra karavA lAgI, sulatAnA cittamAM aneka prakAranA taraMga uThavA lAgyA, keI vakhata henA cittamAM potAnA patinI ciMtAnuM smaraNa karIne vyAkulatA vadhI jatI, te ke vakhate te potAnA putrahIna kulanuM dhyAna karIne dIrghani:zvAsanAkhatI, hAre kaI vakhate saMtAnotpattinA upAyone vicAratI. evI rIte vicAra sAgaramAM DubelI sulasA hAM beThIja hatI, teTalAmAM ekAkI henuM mana praphullita thaI gayuM. mAne tene keI nidhija prApta thaI gaye!sulasA dhIrabhAvathI besIne potAnA manamAM ema kahevA lAgI manuSyanI buddhi, jagatanA prapaMcamAM paDIne, yathArthane ayathArtha mAnIneja zekanuM kAraNa bane che, sAcA upAyone,

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(13) tyAga karIne manuSya Ama tema doDato phare che. evuM koNa Isita kArya che ke- je bhaktithI ArAdhana karela dharma na karI zake ? zreSTha kula, paraspara prema, dIrghAyu, AregyatA, satsaMga vigere je kaMi che, te dareka dharmanA prabhAvathI ja prApta thaI zake che. ata eva hAre paNa bIjA badhA upAyono tyAga karIne kevala dharmanIja ArAdhanA karavI joIe, je sAMsArika vastu aneka udyama karavAthI paNa prApta nathI thaI zakatI te paNa dharma ArAdhanA karavAthI sahajamAM maLI zake che. jahe heTA maheTA bhayaMkara rege prasiddha vaidya dvArA asAdhya TharAvavAmAM Ave che, te paNa kevala dharmanA pratApathI vAta vAtamAM sArA thaI jAya che. damayantI jevI strInAM duHkhe kevala zIla ane jaina dharmaparAyaNatAthIja naSTa thayAM che." A pramANe dharma para pragADha zraddhA rAkhIne sulasA devIe dharmanuSThAnane manamAM daDha saMkalpa karyo. te hamezAM prAta:kAla uThatI, zuddha caritradhAraka munirAjone AhAra-vastuonuM dAna detI, sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMghanuM pUjana karatI, sulasAe brahmacaryane dhAraNa karyuM, ane hamezAM bhUmipara zayana karavA lAgI. te sivAya taheNe AyaMbila Adi keTalIka utkRSTa tapazcarya paNa zarU karI. ane thoDA samayamAM sulasA devInI dharmaparAyaNatA saMsAramAM vikhyAta thaI gaI.

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(14) tRtIya prakaraNa. hAre bhAratavarSamAM dhamanI sAcI sAtvika rila ArAdhanA hatI, hAre ahithI ane devalekathI vyavahArane saMbaMdha lAgelA hatA. devakathI barAbara devatAo ahiM AvIne dharma kAryomAM sahAyatA karatA hatA, eka divasa prAtaHkAla iMdrane naimeSI nAmaka anucara devalokathI nIce AvI rahI che. hene nIce utarate dekhI eka devatAe AvIne mArgamAM hene samAgama karyo. A banenA samAgamamAM teone ApasamAM A prakAre vArtA thavA lAgI:-, deva- kaho naimeSIjI! Aja te hame.ghaNuja prasanna dekhAo che, nigameSI-amAre prasanna thavAmAM zuM saha che? ame Indra devanA anucare hamezAM AnaMdamAM nimagna ja rahIe chIe, hemAM vaLI AjanuM te pUchavuM ja zuM? deva-Aja vizeSa AnaMdanuM zuM kAraNa che? - naigamepI- he deva ! dharma kAryanI unnati dekhIne kene harSa nahIM thatuM hoya? dharmaja AtmAne yathArtha padapara pratichApita kare che. dharmaja dareka sukhanuM sUla che. henI unnati kekhIne prasannatAnuM thavuM, svAbhAvika ja che,

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(15) vite to ThIka che, hitu Aja keNa evuM mahaddharma kArya thayuM che, je Apa Ameda pravAhamAM paDIne gadagada thaI rahyA che ? nagamelI kAle IndradevanI mahAsabhAmAM ghaNI ja dhUmadhAma hatI, aneka devagaNa, pota potAnA sthAna para birA . are mitra! kAle ghaNeja AnaMda hato, kAlanI sabhAmAM maryalakanA dhArmika purUSenI carcA cAlI. hemAM khuda Indra mahArAje keTalAkanI dhArmika vRttinI prazaMsA karI, kemake kahyuM paNa che ke "zazva guogger mavatti I di sattA kuttejittA " arthAt sukRtamAM ekacittavALA saMta purUSe potAnI meLeja hamezAM guNa grahaNa karavAmAM tatpara rahe che. deva-to zuM svayaM Indradeve keinI prazaMsA karI ke ? nigameSI-hAre kahuM chuM zuM? are bhalA bhAI! ekanA dharmAcaraNanI svayaM Indra mahArAje pitAnA mukhathI prazaMsA karI. deva-te keNu e bhAgyazAlI jIva che, he guNanuvAda svayaM devarAje potAnA mukhathI karyo? nigameSI-mahArAja Indradeve eka strInI dharma prabhAvanAnuM kathana svayaM potAnA hRdayathI karyuM, ane kahyuM ke-te strI potAnA dharmanA prabhAvathI atyakRSTa padavIne prApta karaze hemAM saha nathI.

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(16) deva-he mitra.nagamelI! hamArA A kathanathI mahane bahaja Azcarya thayuM. evI keNa bhAgyazAlinI vanitA che, je svayaM IrAjanI pratiSThAnuM bhAjana thaI? 'nigamethI-te che rAjagRha nagarInI rahevAvALI, nAgasArathInI dharmapatnI sulasA. deva-dhanya che sulasa! je tuM surarAja IndradevanI sabhAmAM pratiSThAnI adhikAriNI thaI. nigamethI-nisaha te dhanya che, ane dhanya che henA patine ke jahene pUrva sukRtyathI te strIrava prApta thayuM. ane dhanya che te nagarIne ke jyahAM henA zuddhAcaraNathI bhUmi pavitra thaI rahI che, deva-ThIka! te have Apa kahAM jAo cho? naimeSI-teja sulasA devInI dhArmika parIkSA levAnA nimittathI huM jAuM chuM. ane hene dekhIne varadAna devAnI mahArI kAmanA che. ATalI vAtacita thayA bAda te banne eka bIjAthI alaga thaI vidAya thayA- deve Indraloka tarapha prasthAna karyuM. hAre nigamethI potAnuM rUpa badalIne matyeka tarapha cAle.

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(17) caturtha prakaraNuM. - e ka mahesuM suMdara ghara baneluM che. henA upara senA ane cAMdInA kaLaze camakI rahyA che. raMga-beraMganI dhvajAe pharakI rahI che. uparathI nIce sUdhI saMpUrNa ghara aneka prakAranA uttamottama padAthothI susajita che. henI aMdara cAre tarapha saMgamaramara jaDele che ane dareka prakAranI sukha sAmagrIthI pUrNa che. jyahAM hAM dAsatAsIe kAma karI rahelI dekhAya che. keIkeI sthAne annanA DhagalA rekhAya che to keI sthaLe bahumUlya ratnanI prabhA, pitAnI camaka batAvI rahI che. AvA suMdara makAnamAM sulasA devI eka Asana upara beThI beThI kaMI kAma karI rahI che, hevAmAM sahAmethI hene kaMIka dekhAyuM dekhatAnI sAthe potAnuM kAma choDIne sulasI ubhI thaI gaI. sulasA zuM dekhe che? - eka semyarUpa muni, ISaddhasanathI ubhA che. teonI mukhAkRtithI kAntino paMja prakAzita thaI rahyuM che, yadyapi teoe kaI bahumUlya chezAka na paheryo, tathApi svarUpanI pratibhA manamAM eka prakArane bhaya utpanna kare che. teone dekhatAnI sAtheja sulatA pitAnA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI:- ' manuSyanuM eja phaLa che ke potAnA mATe banAvelA

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( 18 ) AhAra tathA pANImAM, munirAjonA paNa bhAga niyata kara vAmAM Ave, hevI rIte vRkSone siMcana karavAthI te phala dAyaka thAya che, hevIja rIte uttama munirAjone dAna devu', pUjana karavuM, ane yathAcita satkAra karavA, te paNa samRddhinuM kAraNa thAya che, A saMsAranI aMdara je, manuSyajanma prApta karIne parepakAra nathI karatA, athavA yathAzakti supAtramAM dAna nathI detA, teonu' jIvana pazusamAnaja che. khalake ema kahevuM anucita nahi' lekhAya ke- te pazuothI paNa adhama che, kemake pazuonAM carmAdikathI paNa kaMIka upakAra jarUra thAya che, parantu hevA manuSyAthI tA . te paNa sAdhana thai zakatuM vathI. ', A pramANe ghaNA eka vicAra karIne dAna devAmAM utsuka sulasA devI zIghra bahAra AvI, ane munine sAdara praNAma karIne prArthanA karavA lAgI:--- " he jaMgama tIrthaM ! huM niSpApa ! Ape A dvAra upara padhArIne mhoTI kRpA karI che, ApanA AgamanathI huM kRtakRtya thaI gaI, Apa kRpAkarIne je AvazyakatA heAya te kaheA." munie te vakhate lakSapAka telanI yAcanA karI,lakSapAka tela, te divaseAmAM bahumUlya vastuomAMnuM hatuM, ane ghaNIja kaThinatAthI te maLatu hatu.... parantu sulasA devInA gharamAM traNa ghaDA te telanA hatA. muninA mukhAraviMdathI lakSapAka' telanuM nAma nikalatAnI sAtheja sulasAe ghaNI bhakti ane zraddhAnI sAthe lakSapAka tela levA mATe gharamAM praveza karyo.

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* ( 12 ) ane eka ghaDA uDAvIne munirAjane devA mATe cAlI. daiva yogathI te ghaDA turaMta hAthathI chuTI gayA ane phUTI gayA. rahenI kaMI paNa cintA na karatAM zraddhApUrvaka sulasAe bIjo ghaDA uThAvyA. parantu te ghaDA paNa dhaDAka karatA chUTI gayA. have sulasAnI pAse ekaja ghaDA avaziSTa rahI gayA hatA, kintu dAnavatI sulasAnuM dhArmika citta lagAra mAtra paNa zraddhAthI haryuM nahiM, sulasAe hevA trIjo ghaDA uThAvyA, hevAja daivayeAgathI te paNa dhamam.....karatA phUTI nIce paDayA. A samaye sulasAnA cittamAM lakSapAka tela naSTa thavAnI jarA paNa cintA na thai. parantu te ethI vyAkula thaI gaI ke munirAjanI yAcanAne te purI na karI zakI. A samaye sulasA zuM dekhe che ke je svAme muninuM svarUpa dhAraNa karI dvAra para ubhA hatA, tyenuM svarUpa ekAkI inuM kaMIja thaI gayu, te devanAM darzana karIne sulasAne ghaNuM AzcayaeN thayuM. sulasA hAtha joDIne devanI sAme upasthita thaI gaIDa mhArAda deva sulasA pratye kahevA lAgyA:-- " he dAnavata!huM thArI zraddhA ane bhaktithI atyanta prasanna chuM. he iMdranI sabhAmAM hArI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI hatI, ane haeNnI parIkSA karavAne mATeja huM hi' AvyA hatA. mhArUM nAma harigameSI' (naigameSI ) che. thArA darzananI icchAthI huM devalAkathI ahiM AvyAchu. ata eva he sumukhi ! he thArI icchA heAya te vara mAga ! ??..

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( 20 ) A pramANe sAMbhaLI sulasAe hAtha joDIne kahyuM - he indralokanivAsina ! Apa svayaM dareka jANe che, to mahArA aMta:karaNamAM je putra prAptinI icchA che, te zuM ApanAthI chAnI hei zake ? " deve sulasA devInI te yAcanA jANIne tahene batrIsa geLIo ApI, ane kahyuM ke:-"A goLIo tu kramaza: eka eka khAje, henA prabhAvathI nhane batrIsa putranI prApta thaze." ane ema paNa kahyuM ke - "hAre tuM mane smaraNa karIza, hAre huM AvIne upasthita thaIza." basa! eTaluM kahI nigamethI deva aMtaddhAna thaI gaye. tahenA gayA bAda sulatAe pitAnA cittamAM vicAra karyo: yadi mahAre batrIza putra thaze, to darekanuM pAlana poSaNa karavAmAMja mahAre samaya naSTa thaI jaze. ane hethI mahArA dhArmika kAryamAM ghaNI hAnI pahoMcaze. devatAnI dIdhelI A geLIonA pratApathI mahAre batrIsa lakSaNethI yukta vyakti ekaja putra thAya to uttama che. kemake parAkramI ane darekane priya evo ekaja putra hovo zreSTha che. hevI rIte saMsAramAM adhakArane nAza karavA mATe ekaja caMdramA samartha che, kintu aneka tArAothI kaMI vaLatuM nathI, hajAre gAye karatAM ekaja kAmadhenu hoya to vadhAre sArI. hajAre kAcanA TuDAo karatAM ekaja citAmaNi hoya to vadhAre sAruM. rAgazreSayukta, bibhatsa rUpone dhAraNa karavAvALA aneka devonI ArAdhanA karavA karatAM eka jinezvara devanI ArAdhanA karavI

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( 21 ) vadhAre sArI ke hethI samasta prakAranA vaibhava prApta thAya, hevIja rIte siMhu samAna ekaja putrasAra, parantu zRgAla jevA aneka putrothI zuM prayeAjana ? kemake kAi kavie DIkaja kahyuM che keH-- 'ekenApi suputreNa siMhI svapiti nirbhayam / sahaiva dazabhiH putraiH bhAraM vahati gardabhI / "" 66 arthAt ekaja suputrathI siMhaNa nirbhaya thaine sui rahe che, ane darA putrAnI sAthe paNa gardabhI bhAraja vahana kareche." A pramANe vicAra karI mulasA satIe 32 gALIe ekI sAthe khAi lIdhI. keTalAka samaya sudhI te dharmAcaraNanI sAthe peAtAnA samaya vyatIta karatI rahI, parantu devanI dIdhelI te 32 gALIAnA pratApathI henA garbhamAM 32 bALakAnI ekI sAthe utpatti thai, dhIre dhIre 3ra garbhanI pIDA eMlasAne vadhavA lAgI, vAta paNa ThIka che, kemake je pAtramAM eka zera anAjanI jagA hAya vhenI aMdara 32 zera a nAja kevI rIte AvI zake ! te 32 gabhonI pIDAthI sulasA ghaNIja vyAkuLa thai gaI ane adhika adhika gabharAvA lAgI, divase divase hetu ka vadhavA lAgyuM, ane tethI sulasAne anubhava thavA lAgyA ke ' huve A zarIra raheze nahiM, ane jIvana naSTa thaI jaze.'AvI Apatti samayamAM sulasAe eka divasa te devatAnuM smaraNa karyuM ke je devatAe te 3ra gALIe ApI hatI; devIya balathI devatA pherana

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(22) tyahAM AvI upasthita thayo. devatAe pUchyuM- "he sudevabhaktisampannA Aryo ! huM zA kAraNathI mahAruM smaraNa karyuM? tyAre mAthe evI keNu vyathA AvI paDI ?" devatAnuM A vacana sAMbhaLI sulasAe potAnI samasta kathA kahI saMbhaLAvI, te sAMbhaLI deve kahyuM: batrIsa geLIo ekI sAthe khAvAnuM kArya te aNavicAryuM karyuM che. A batrIsa goLIo ekI sAthe khAvAnuM phaLa eja thaze ke- samAna AyuSyavALA 3ra putro eka sAthe utpanna thaze. yadi eka eka goLI alaga alaga khAdhI hatuM, te bhinna bhinna avasthAvALA dhIra-vIra-gaMbhIra ane parAkramI 32 putra utpanna thatuM." devanI A vAta sAMbhaLIne sulasAe kahyuM: "A jIvane je karmonI sAthe je saMbaMdha lAge che, henuM phaLa avazya bhogavavuM paDaze. saMsAramAM A niyamathI kedane chuTakAre thaI zakato nathI. yadi A sArvabhaumika niyama na heta te, pANInA madhyabhAgamAM eka staMbha upara mahela banAvIne rahevAvALA parIkSita rAjA zAmATe marata? jahene jahe prakAre hAni ane lAbha thavAno hoya che, hene te prakAre avazya thAya che. vicAra karI dekhavAmAM Ave to hAni-lAbha paNa avasthA anusAra ja banyA kare che, kemake eka ja vastumAM ekane lAbha thAya che ane bIjAne nukazAna

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( 23 ) thAya che, hAni-lAbhanA sabaMdha pUrvakamAnI sAthe lAgele che, ane karma anusAraja manuSyanI buddhi paNa badalAtI raheche, yadi karma anusAra pUrva kRtyathI buddhina badalAtI hAya, tA parama dhArmika dharmanA putra rAjA yudhiSThira jugAra zAmATe khelata ? manuSya vicAre che kaI, ane phaLa thAya che. kaInuM I. kazuM paNa che ke:-- "karmaNo hi pradhAnatvaM kiM kurvanti zubhA grahAH / vaziSTadattalagno'pi rAmaH pravrajito vane // " sulasAnI A vAtathI negameSI atyanta prasanna thayA ane kahevA lAgyA ke--"he sulase! tuM jevI dhArmika che, hevIja jJAnavALI ane yathArtha vicArakaravAvALI paNa che. teM kahyuM te ghaNuMja ThIka kahyuM che ke karmanI pradhAnatA AgaLa zubha gRhe| paNa kaI karI zakatA nathI. kema ke vaziSTaRRSi dvArA, rAjyAbhiSekane mATe sthira karela muhUrtamAM rAmacaMdrajIne, vanavAsa mATe gharathI nikaLavu paDayu *.... A pramANe sAMbhaLI sulasAe kahyuM-"he deva ! mhArAmAM koI evI aeTI vidyA nathI, huM `tA kevala bhagavAnanu pUjana karavuM ja mukhya samajI beThI chuM, teonA prasAdathI mhArUM dhana-jana-svabhAva dareka svaya vadhatu ja cAlyu. Anyu che, huM nagameSI! je kaMI che, te, koI pUrva karmanuMja phala che, kemake amArUM vicAryuM kaMIja thatu nathI, vanavAsa javA samaye rAmaca`drajIe DIkaja kahyuM hatuM keH--

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( 24 ) "cintitaM tadiha dUrataraM prayAti yaccetasA na gaNitaM tadihAbhyupaiti / prAtarbhavAmi vasudhAdhipacakravartI so'haM vrajAmi vipine jaTilastapasvI // he deva ! rAmaca drajIe DIkaja kahyuM hatu. ke--je vAta manamAM vicAre te dUra cAlI jAya che, ane henuM manamAM jarA paNa dhyAna nahetuM te AgaLa AvIne ubhuM` rahe che. huM prAta:kAlamAM AkhI pRthvIneA cakravartI rAjA Iza, e pramANe ekaja divasa pahelAM vicAra karI rahyA hatA, teja huM jaTA dhAraNa karIne tapasvInI mAphaka ja galamAM jaI rahyA chuM. he deva ! A bhavamAM karmaja pradhAna che. meLo pahanA patiH' karmanI cAla samajavI bahuja kiThana che, " ATalu` kahI sulasAe saharSa cittathI devanI tarapha dekhyu ane pAchI kahevA lAgI:-- " he ilAkanA vAsI deva ! huM te vAtane zAka paNa nathI karatI. kemake' yunTri dharmAnusAranI ' jahelu thavAnu hAya che, hevI buddhi paNa thaI jAya che; teja sanAtananA niyama che, ata eva je thayu' te kharU, have mhane te saMbadhI kaI cintA nathI. yadi hamArA anugrahathI mhArI pIDA kama thaI jAya teA zreSTha che, nahi te huM te mhArAM karelAM karmanuM phaLa bhogavavAne mATe taiyAraja chu, " sulasAnI ATalI vAta sAMbhaLI negameSI Truve Indra lAka tarapha prayANa karyuM.

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(25) paMcama prakaraNa. oooooooo - * salasA devInI garbhapIDA devanA prasAdathI kaMIka ke kamatI te avazya thaI gaI ane te garbhavatIne gya AcaraNa karavA lAgI. sulasAne pati nAgasArathI paNa gabhaNIne manavAMchita yathArtha ApIne hene saMtuSTa rAkhato hato. barAbara mAsa ane LA divase vyatIta thaye zubha muhUrtamAM sulatAe 32 putrane janma Apo. . A samaye nAgasArathIne AnaMdanI sImA na rahI, je manuSya eka putranA abhAvathI vyathita rahetA hatA, hene batrIsa putra ratnanI prAptithI atyanta prasannatA zAmATe na thAya 1. sArathInA gharamAM maMgala gIta thavA lAgyA. tyAcaka ane dAsa-dAsIone ratnanAM inAma ApavAmAM AvyAM. nATakagAna-maMDalI,kutUhala, khela, tamasA vigere dareka prakArathI maMgalanAM kAryo nAgasArathIne ghera thayAM. ema aneka prakAre nAgasArathIe putra janmano utsava karyA. - A sivAya dharma prabhAvanA paNa ghaNuM ja sArI karI. devagurU dharmanI sevA karavAmAM atula dhanano vyaya karyo. svAmivAtsalyAdithI zrIsaMghanI pUjA karI. bAramA divase pitAnA zetranA vRddha tathA mAnya purUSane bhejana tathA

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(26), sanmAna karIne mATe mahatsava karyo. rAta divasa henA makAne aneka prakAranAM vAritra to vAgatAM ja hatAM. - dareke maLIne te putranuM nAma devadatta evuM rAkhyuM putra dina para dina vadhavA lAgyA. nAgArathI ane sulatAdevI A pAnI kAlI ane tetaDI bhASA sAMbhaLIne divase divase praphullita thavA lAgyAM. putranA kamaLa ane madhura zabda zravaNa karatI vakhate dampatIne AnaMda samAto nahato. jyAre te bALake pAMcavarSanA thayA tyAre nAgasArathIe teone akSarAraMbha karAvyuM ane eka paMDita zikSaka teonI zikSAne mATe niyata karyo. bALakee thoDAja samayamAM vyAkaraNanyAya-kAvya Adi sAmayika vidyAomAM abhyAsa karI lIdho ane teo yuddhavidyA zikhavAne mATe dhanurvettAnI pAse jaI zastravidyA zikhavA lAgyA, bhAratavarSamAM eka samaya e hato ke jyAre dhanurvidyA pradhAne gaNavAmAM AvatI hatI ane hene abhyAsa karyo vinA bhAgyeja keI manuSya raheto hato. hevI rIte Aja kAla vizvavidyAlayomAM bI. e. ema. e. pAsa karavAnI dhUma macelI che hevI ja rIte te samayamAM zastravidyAno anurAga vadhela hato. A pramANenI kahevata ghare ghare kahevAmAM AvatI hatI ke "vighA jamAnA sabhyoti maLI kSaNa kSatti rAtre sAntA pravartate . "

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( 7 ) arthata zastravidyA dareka vidyAmAM pradhAna che. kemake zasathI rAjyanI rakSA thavAthIja zAstranA vicArane pracAra thAya che. ata eva nAgasArathIe pitAnA putrane bahetara kaLAono abhyAsa karAvIne dhanurveda vidyAmAM paNa sArI rIte zikSA apAvI. samayAnusAra te bALake sapUrNa vidyAomAM pravINa thaI maheTA prabhAvazAlI tema dhArmika banyA. jinezvara bhagavAnamAM paNa teonI pUrNa bhakti vadhI. teo jevA vidvAna thayA, hevAja dhArmika ane dAnazAlI paNa thayA. te dareka bhAIone ApasamAM prema paNa ghaNeja gADha hato. teo badhA purUSArthanAM sAdhanone sAdhavAmAM kaTibaddha rahevA lAgyAte samaye rAjya dvArA vidvAna ane vIrapurUSanuM sanmAne karavAne cAla ghaNeja pracalita hato. rAja zreNike te batrIze vIrone potAnAja kAryamAM niyata karyA. nAgasArathIe potAnA putrane yathAsamaya vivAha karyo, ane darekane suMdara svarUpavALI suzIlA batrIsa batrIsa sIe paraNAvI. nAgasArathInuM samasta kuTuMba AnaMdapUrvaka rahevA lAgyuM.

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(28) 14 prakaraNa A samaye vizAlA" nAmanI nagarI ghaNI ja pra4cha8 siddha hatI. te nagarIne rAjA ceTaka paNa suprasiddhaja hato. rAjA ceTakane sAta putrIo hatI. te sAte uttamottama lakSaNethI vibhUSita ane jinezvara bhagavAne kahela tomAM nipuNa hatI. temaja dharmamAM paNa pUrNa zraddhA rAkhatI hatI, te kanyAone dareka prakAranI zikSA maLelI hatI; A sAta kanyAomAM pahelI pAMcanAM nAma A pramANe hatAM. 1 prabhAvatI, 2 zivA. 3 mRgAvatI. 4 peza ane 5 paDhAvatI. A sivAya be siMthI nhAnI kanyAo hatI, jeonuM nAma "suceSTA ane cillaNa hatuM. A kanyAo eka divasa rAjamahelamAM beThI beThI vAto karI rahI che, hevAmAM eka paricArikAe AvIne khabara ApI ke - bahAra eka parivrAjikA ubhI che, te Apane maLavAnI IcchA rAkhe che." A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne bIjI badhI kanyAo te kaMI na balA paranu aSTA ane cillaNAe parivArajakAne maLavAnI che. prakaTa karI, ane paricArikAne AjJA ApI ke- "te parivrAjikAne bolAvI lAve." A pramANenI AjJA pAmavAnI sAthe ja paricArikA

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( 9 ) ahAra gaI ane te pariAjikAne sAthe leI a ta:puramAM AvI, A sAdhvIne veSa dhAraNa karanArI yuvatinuM svarUpa rUkhIne sujyeSThA ane cihnaNA, bannene ghaNuMja Azcarya thayuM. gerUA raMgathI raMgelAM vasa paherelAM che, hAthamAM kamaDala ane tridaMDa dhAraNa karela che, mastakamAM tripu`Da ane keza samahane zipara lapeTalA che. AvI citravicitra rUpavALI sAdhvIne te rAjakanyAe DhaMkhatIja rahI, teTalAmAM te eka Asana upara besIne paritrAjikAe peAtAnI vAcAlatA Ara'bha karI dIdhI. A sAdhvIveSadhAraNI vinatAe 'hiMsA ' Adi aneka gAMhuta kamAne dharma" atAvIne rAjakanyAonuM mana peAtAnI tarapha khecavAnI keziza karI. zArIrika sukhanA ghaNAja lAbha matAvI teonuM mana virUddha mArgamAM lei javAnA prayatna karavAmAM aneka prakAranI heNe vAtA banAvI, gheADA vakhata sudhI tA badhI kanyAe vhenI vAcAlatAne sAMbhalatIja rahI. aMtamAM arjuna prabhunI paramabhaktA sujyeSTAthI na rahevAyu. te krodhamAM AvIne vAcAladharmapUritA paritrAjikA prati kahevA lAgI: 6 (( he parivrAjike! basa ! rahevA de thArU` bhASaNa! jIva dayAnA tyAga karIne je pavitratA kahevAmAM Aveche, te vAstavamAM pavitratA na heAI zake. jIvakrayAthI vadhIne anya koI pavitratA heAI zakeja nahi, A lAkanI aMdara dayA vinAnuM je AcaraNa, devapUjana, tapa, japa,kSamA Adi je kaI A DaMbara che, te dareka jalavihIna khetI samAna nilaja che.

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( 30 ) dayA, teja dharmarUpa vRkSanu` mULa che, hema mUla vinA vRkSanuM, parivardhita thavuM asaMbhava che, hevIja rIte dayA vinA dharmanuM kArya eka paga paNa AgaLa cAlI zakatuM nathI, ' paritrAjikA A pramANenu' kathana sAMbhaLIne peAtAnI kapaTa mAyAne vistAra karavA lAgI, ane melI:-- " te badhuM DrIka che, parantu te darekamAM pradhAna bAhya zarIranI zuddhija che, kemake zarIra zuddha thayA vinA hemAM dharmanA leza paNa nathI thaI zakatA, " te upara sujyeSThAe kahyuM:- " A zarIra te evuM che, jahevA madyanA ghaDA, hevI rIte maDherAnu pAtra kadApi zuddha thaI zakatuM nathI, hevIja rIte A zarIra upara manamAM Ave teTalA ghaDA pANInA bharIne lavA, parantu tethI kaI vAstavika artha sAdhana nathI thaI zakatu. he parAjike ! zarIranA uparanI cAmaDI dhAvAthI game tevI uparanI svacchatA mAlUma paDe, kintu AtmAnI zuddhi jhAM sudhI yamaniyama dvArA nathI thaI, teA hArI bahAranI svacchatA adhI niSphaLaja che, AtmAnI zuddhi tA teja nadImAM snAna karavAthI thAya che ke henA yama-niyama rUpa kinArA che, jahenI aMdara satya rUpa pANI che- zIlavrata rUpa hetA pravAhu che, ane dayA rUpa taraMgA lhenI aMdara cAlI rahyA che. tAtparya e che ke:- AtmA upara lAgelA je karmarUpa mela che, te yamaniyama-zaya-zIla-DhayA ADhi guNAthIja naSTa thAya che, " ATalu` sAMbhaLIne ritrAjikA manamAM te ghaNIja su

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( 31 ) keca pAmI, parantu uparanI caturAithI kahevA lAgI - - "he rAjaka! hame hAruM kahevuM nathI samajyAM. A mAnI zuddhine huM kharAba nathI kahetI, paratu mahArA kahevAnuM tAtparya e che ke - zarIranI kAti, alaMkArAdithIja vRddhigata thAya che. ati eva kAntinI abhilASA rAkhanAre avazya zarIrane caMdanAdithI sugaMdhita rAkhIne prasanna rAkhavuM joIe. te ja prANino pahelo dharma che, zuM samajyAM? suSTAe kahyuM- hamAruM te kahevuM nitAnta vyartha che. zarIranI kAntithI dhArmika purUSane zuM lAbha? evA prakAranI ramaka jhamaka ane camakadamakathI zuM kaMI pApa naSTa thaI zake che? pApathI mukta thavAne mATe je purUSa vAraMvAra snAna karyA kare che, te dhobInA dhAelA vastra samAnaja che. hevI rIte game tahevuM svaccha vastra paheravAthI pApa nathI huThI zakatuM, hevIja rIte uparanA cAmaDAne dhevAthI pAtaka dUra nathI thaI zakatAM, yadi ema thatuM hoya to rAta divasa pANImAM rahevAvALA maccha-kacchapa AdiApaNuM pahelAM karmathI mukta thavA joIe. ata eva darekane jJAnapUrvaka karma karavAthIja yathArtha lAbha thaI zake che, anyathA nahIM, suceSTAnI A vAtane uttara parivrAjikAne kaMI paNa maLI AvyuM nahiM. ane te mUka thaI, besI rahI. hAre suceSTAe hene aMta:purathI, dAsa-dAsIone hUkama karI bahAra kADhI mUkI:paritrAjikAsaNInI mAphaka Dedha karatI, rAjyamahelathI

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(32) hAre bahAra nikaLI, hAre pitAnA apamAnathI du:khI thaIne teNe kahyuM ke -"ThIka ! kaMI Dara nathI. Ane badale huM avazya leiza, yAda rAkhaje basa ! te A pramANe baNabaNATa karatI ja rahI, ke teTalAmAM dAsa-dAsIoe dhakkA mArIne hene aMta:purathI bahAra kADhI ane rAjamArga tarapha vidAya karI. saptama prakaraNa ja rA ja jagRha nagarInA vizAla rAjamahelamAM rAjA zreNike eka palaMga upara ArAma kare che, pAsamAM teonA anucara leke sevA-suzruSAmAM lAgelA che. eka tarapha gAvAvALAe madhurasvarathI AlApa karI rahyA che. heonAja tAnasurane zreNika rAjA prasannatAthI sAMbhaLI rahyA che, hevAmAM eka pratihArIe AvIne kahyuM - "mahArAja ! eka parivrAjikA bahAra ubhI che. te ApanAM darzana karavAne mATe cAhe che."_ rAjA zreNike- te sAMbhaLIne te parivrAjikAne andara belAvavAnI AjJA ApI- kSaNabharamAM rAjAne anucara te tapasvinIne leI hAme AvI ubhuM rahyuM. rAjAe te sInuM yAcita sanmAna karIne Asana upara besavAnI

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(33) AjJA ApI. ane haeNnI sAthe aneka prakAranA gapAka cAlavA lAgyA. vAtanI vAtamAM te pariAjikAe suMdaratAnA viSaya cheDaye. ane eka ghaNuMja suMdara citra kADhIne rAjAnA hAthamAM ApyuM, te citranI suMdaratA dekhatAMja rAjA zreNika prema pAsamAM phasAI gayA. rAjA,citranI lAvaNyatAne DhaMkhIne mugdha thaI gayA. AvI rIte rAjAne prema-pAsamAM bahu dukhI te parivrAjikAe kahyuM: - ' " he rAjana ! Apa vAta karatAM karatAM kyA vicAra sAgaramAM DubI gayA ? A tA te sukumAra skrInA rUpanA AbhAsamAtra che, yathArthamAM alaiAkika rUpanI chabIne citramAM batAvavI, bahuja kaThina che. kaThinaja che ema nahi, parantu sa'bhava che; A citra, je Apa joI rahyA che, te kAI apsarAnuM nathI, te eka mAnuSI strInuM che, thADAja upAya karavAthI te kAminI Apane prApta thaI zake tema che. ,, ' A sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM:-- " mhArAmAM khelavAnI yathArtha zakti, mAnA, cheja nahi. mana cAheche ke mA alakika citraneja dekhyA karU, he parivAjike ! kRpA karIne atAvA--A parama rUpavatI padminInA nivAsa tuAM che? di te prApta thaI zake teA huM hene levA mATe rAjya sUdhI paNa ApavAne taiyAra chuM. "" paritrAjikAe kahyuM:-" ThIka paNa che, A kanyA Apaneja yogya che. he rAjana ! vizAlA nagarInA ceTaka rAjAnI sAthI nhAnI 'mujyeSTA'nAmanI kanyAnuM A citra che, cADAja

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( 34 ) udvega karavAthI te kanyA ratra Apane maLI zake tema che, "" eTaluM kahIne te paritrAjikA rAjA zreNikanI pAsethI vidyAya thai gai, ane manamAM kahevA lAgI ke " ceTaka rAjAnI kanyAe hune apamAnapUrvaka aMta:purathI mahAra kADhI mUkI hatI, A vhenA badalA thaI gayA, ghATa teA DIkaja ghaDayAche, pachI ane te kharUM. kemake atyAre teA zreNika rAjAnuM mana ThekANe nathI. saMbhava che ke- te sundarIne prAsa karavAnA nimitte ceTaka rAjA upara AkramaNa kare; jo tema thAya tA mhArA A udyoga vyartha nAMhuM jAya, te cAkkasa che, zatruthI badalA levAja joie. " ' A pramANe manamAM vicAra karatI kapaTa veSane dhAraNa karavAvALI pariAjikA peAtAnA sthAna pratye cAlI gaI, ama prakaraNa. A rAjA zreNika rAta divasa sujyeSTAnuM citra lei petAnA samaya vyatIta karavA lAgyo. mujyeSTAnuM rUpa rAjAnA cittamAM samAI gayuM, mujyeSTA saMbaMdhI vicAra sivAya bIjI koI vastu rAjAne rUcavA na lAgI. sujyeSTAne maLavAnI lAlace rAjAnI buddhine ulaTAvI dIdhI, rAjA rAjya-kAjane paNa bhUlI gayA. A udAsInatAnA huAM sudhI prabhAva paDyA ke rAjA zreNikane nidrAthI paNa kramaza:

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( 35 ) hAtha dhoI nAkhavA paDayA. rAjAnuM zarIra kRza thavA lAgyuM, rAjyathI saMbaMdha rAkhavAvALA dareka leAkeAnA kAnamAM A vAta pahoMcI gaI. ane dareka lAka rAjAnA cittane adalavAne mATe aneka upAyA karavA lAgyA; parantu kAithI kaMI kArye nIkaLyuM nahi", eka divasa pAtAnA niyamAnusAra zreNika rAjAnA putra abhayakumAra pAtAnA pitAnI sanmukha upasthita thayA. parantu rAjA sujyeSTAnA dhyAnamAM eTalA lIna hatA ke hene peAtAnA putranA AvyAnA paNa edha na thayA. AvI avasthAmAM abhayakumAre sASTAMga praNAma karIne peAtAnA pitAne pUchyuM:-- " he deva ! Apa udAsInAvasthAmAM kema che ? ApanuM sarvathA prasanna rahevAvALuM mana Aja ATalI badhI cintAthI vyAkula kema che ? huM tAta ! zuM koi duSTa ApanI AjJAnuM ulle'ghana karyuM ? athavA zu ApanA hRdayamAM koI vAtanA abhAvanu' du:kha thaI rahyuM che ? huM ApanI A dazA dekhIne ahuja du:khI chuM. kRpA karIne ApanA hRdayanI yathArtha ava sthA kahIne mhAro sandeha dUra kare, " rAjA zreNika, putra abhayakumAranI A vAta sAMbhaLI kahevA lAgyA: " he vatsa ! samasta rAjyamAM mhArA kAryane sAdhana kara vAvALA tuM ekaja che, thArA jevA suputrane prApta karIne potAne parama bhAgyavAna samajuM chuM, huM beTA ! hArA kAryathI

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( 36 ) atyanta prasanna chuM', parantu zuM karUM ? eka evI vAta che kaiM je hArI svAme kahevAthI hune saMkoca thAya che, thoDA kAla vyatIta thayA eka parivrAjikA mhArI pAse AvI hatI, ane heNe mane ceTaka rAjAnI putrI sujyeSTAnuM citra tAvyuM. hene dekhIne na mAlUma mhArI cittanI vRttine zu' e thaI gayuM che, '2 abhayakumAra buddhinA bha'DAra hatA, tethI pitAnA cittanI dareka vAta samajI gayA, ane hAtha joDIne khelyA: " he deva ! Apa cintA na kare, prasanna thAo, huMApanA manArtha zIghra saphaLa karavAnA udyoga karUM chuM. " ATalu kahIne abhayakumAra potAnA pitAnI pAsethI ravAnA thayA, ane maMtrIethI salAha karavA lAgyA. rAjAnA maMtrI paNa ghaNAja catura hatA. abhayakumAra ane maMtrInI e salAha thai ke- "ceTaka rAjAnI pAse eka ta mAlavAmAM Ave, ane te dvArA patra mokalIne rAjAne prAthanA karavAmAM Ave ke te peAtAnI kanyA sujyeSTAne vivAha rAjA zreNika sAthe kare. ,, A vicArane daDha karI eka dUta vizAlA nagarI pratye mekalyA; ceTaka rAjAe hetu sanmAna paNa karyuM, paraMtu patrano uttara satASakAraka na ApyA, ceTakarAjAe prArthanAnA uttaramAM je patra lakhyA hainI aMdara ema lakhavAmAM Avyu hatu` ke: (C hestaya vaMzamAM utpanna thaelI A putrIne huM vA

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(37). hilamAM kadApi ApI zakto nathI. >> A patrane vAMcI maMtrI ane abhayakumAra ane khinna cittavALA thaI gayA. ane zreNika rAjAnI mAnasika citAmAM to vizeSa vadhAre thaye, parantu nItimAM kahyuM che ke " udyamena hi sidhyanti kAryANi na manorathaiH / na hi suptasya siMhasya pravizanti mukhe mRgAH // " arthata dareka kArya udyamathI siddha thAya che. kevala manamodakathI kaMI kAma cAlatuM nathI, sutelA siMhanA mukhamAM mRge potAnI meLe AvIne kaMI pesatA nathI. siMhane udyama jarUra karavo paDe che. A pramANe vicAra karIne abhayakumAre pitAnA pitAnI pAse AvIne kahyuM ke "he pUjya! Apa gabharAze nahiM. joke rAjA ceTake amArI prArthanAne svIkAra nathI karyo to tethI kaMI cintA nathI. huM anya upAyathI rAjakanyA suSTAne lAvIne A panI sevAmAM niyukta karIza.' putranI A pratijJA sAMbhaLIne rAjA atyanta prasanna thayA. ane rAjAnA kamaLAI gaelA mukhakamaLa upara kAnitanAM kiraNe kaMIka prakAzita thatAM mAlUma paDyAM have abhayakumAre bIjo upAya vicAryuM. ane te vyApArIne veSa dhAraNa karI vizAlA nagarI tarapha ravAnA thayo. potAnI sAthe vyApAra karavAnI sAmagrIthI atirikta, abhayakumAra, rAjA zreNikanuM eka ghaNuM suMdara citra banAvIne

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(38) laI gaye. putranA gayA bAda zreNikane kaMIka AzA thaI te kharI. paratu sujyeSTAnuM dhyAna karatAM karatAM viraha vyathitAnI samAna jIvana vyatIta karavA lAge navama prakaraNa. che prAcIna samayamAM keTalIka evI vidyAo pracalita zna hatI ke jahene sAMbhaLIne atyAre leke Azcarya kare che. ane ema kahI bese che ke AvuM hovuM saMbhavaja nathI, paraMtu te vAta ThIka nathI. jahene ApaNe AjakAla vijJAna kahIe chIe te paNa bIjuM kaMI nahiM, kevala sRSTinA niyamonuM anusaMdhAna karI levuM teja che. vijJAna zAstra dvArA kevala sAMsArika niyameneja pato lAge che; bIjuM kaMI nahiM. prAcIna kAlamAM je mAyAnI vidyAthI lake aneka prakAranuM rUpa dhAraNa karI letA hatA. hene AjakAla keine kaMI hAla mAluma nathI, kintu hAla na mAluma thavAthI henuM prAcIna astitva maTI zakatuM nathI. te vidyAonA prabhAvathI manuSyanuM svarUpa paNa kaMInuM kaMI thaI jatuM hatuM, abhayakumAre evAja keI upAyathI pitAnuM rUpa badalI dIdhuM. ane hene svara, varNa, rUpa ane teja kaMInuM kaMI thaI gayuM. abhayakumAra potAnA nagarathI attara-tela vigerene

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( 39 ) sAdAgara anIne bahAra nikaLye, ane peAtAnI sAthe peluM zreNikarAjAnuM citra paNa leI gayA. deza dezAMtaramAM bhramaNa karatA abhayakumAra keTalAka divasAe teja vizAlA nagarImAM AvI paheAMcyA ke hAM ceTaka rAjA rahetA hatA, nagarImAM AvI rAjAnA mahelanI pAseja heNe sugandhita padArthonI dukAna khAlI dIdhI. te divaseAmAM bhAratavarSamAM peTanI vyathAthI pIDita manu ghaNAja krama dekhAtA hatA. dareka lAke dhana-dhAnyathI pUrita, AnaMdapUrvaka samaya nivAha karatA hatA; evI avasthAmAM jhhAre lAkone peTanI ciMtAthI rAta dina ciMtita naheAtuM rahevuM paDatu, thAre uttama vasa ane sugandhita 5dAnA ghaNA pracAra heAvA, saMbhava che. thADAja divaseAmAM abhayakumAranI dukAna khUba cAlavA lAgI, ane henA uttama padArthonI dhUma AkhA nagaramAM phelAi gai. heATA DeTA nikA tyenI dukAnathI attara-tela ItyAdi kharI davA lAgyA; ane henI prazaMsA tyahAM sudhI thavA lAgI ke rAjAnA aMta:puramAM paNa henA mAla javA lAgyA. A vyApArInuM nAma sugandhita padmAthA vecanAra tarIke eTalu' prasiddha thaI gayuM' ke gharAkAnAM TALe TALAM henI dukAna upara haMmezAM DhakhAvA lAgyAM. rAjAnA aMta:puranI dareka dAsIe teja dukAnathI sugandhita padArtho kharI DhavA lAgI. eka divasa ceTaka rAjAnA aMta:puranI keTalIka dAsIo

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( 40 ) abhayakumAranI dukAna upara mAla kharIdavA AvI, teone dekhIne abhayakumAre zreNikarAjAnuM citra, bahAra kADhI ghaNAja AdarathI rAkhyuM, ane te henuM pUjana karavA lAgyA. pUjA karIne te kRtrima vyApArIe mAthu namAvI ghaNIja bhaktithI sASTAMga namaskAra karyo. A kRtya dekhIne badhI dAsI ghaNIja cakita thaI gaI. dAsIoe rAjAnA citrane peAtAnA hAthamAM lIdhuM ane vAra vAra jovA lAgI, A vakhate abhayakumAra ane dAsIonI A pramANe vAtA thavA lAgI: - dAsI he viNak ! Apa e batAve ke sa'sArane mAhita karavAvALuM A konuM citra che ? abhayakumAra A anupama svarUpavALA mhArA svAmI che, teja mhArA iSTa deva che. teoja dvArA hune vAMchita phala prApta thAya che. dAsI-A citra kAtuM che ? mhane vhetuM nAma batAve, abhayakumAra-A citra rAjagRha nagarInA adhipati mahArAja zreNikanu che. dAsI- zuM A citra, gheADA vakhatane mATe Apa amane ApI zakaze ? abhayakumAra-huM kadApi tema na karI zakuM, kemake sa'bhava che ke- hame loko A citrane peAtAne ghera leI jaI, mhArA svAmInuM apamAna karo. AvI dazAmAM huM Apane A citra nAMhuM ApI zakuM.

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(41). dAsI-ame gana pUrvaka kahIe chIe ke ame henuM apamAna lagAra paNa nahIM karIe ane hene keI sthaLe rAkhIzuM paNa nahiM, tema e paNa segana pUrvaka kahIe chIe ke-hAM sudhI A citra ame Apane pAchuM na ApI jaIe, hAM sudhI ame bhejana paNa nahiM karIe, abhayakumAra-hame A citrane laI jaI zuM karaze ? dAsI-are! bhAI ! amAre A citranuM bIjuM kaMI nathI karavuM, kevala amArI svAminI rAjakanyA suchAne batAvavA mATe ja leI jaIe chIe. te rAjakumArI guNane grahaNa karavAvALI, parama catura sundarI che. te A citrane dekhIne atyaMta prasanna thaze. kemake heTA moTA citrakAranI nipuNatAthI bharelA citre amArA aMtapuramAM che, te badhAM citromAM AcitranI samatA rAkhavAvALuM eka paNa nathI. abhayakumAra-ThIka!ta hame pahelAM hamArI svAminI pAse jaI A citranuM varNana kare, yadi henI IcchA A citrane dekhavAnI haze to huM thoDA vakhatane mATe ApIza. A pramANe abhayakumAra sAthe vAtacita karIne te dAsI, pitAnI anya sahavartinIonI sAthe sugandhita padArthonA vyApArInI dukAnathI rAjamahela tarapha prasthAnita thaI ane hAM jaI rAjakanyAonI hAme citranI prazaMsA karavI AraMbha karI dAsIoe rAjakumArIonI sAme citrane "saMsAranAM dareka cinuM ziremaNicitra kahyuM, "manehara

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( 42 ) 'anupama' Adi vizeSaNAnI sAthe henuM varNana karyuM. A vAtane sAMbhaLIne rAjakanyA sujyeSTAnA cittamAM te citrane rukhavAnI ghaNIja utkaMThA thaI. lheNIe dAsIene AjJA karI ke " game te prakAre paNa te citrane lAvIne mhane eka vAra avazya batAvo." sujyeSTAnI A AjJA leIne te badhI dAsIe pAchI abhayakumAranI dukAna upara AvI, ane zIghra te citra mAgI lei, rAjakanyA sujyeSTAnA hAthamAM lAvI mUkayuM. hevuM te citra rAjakanyAnA karakamalamAM rAkhyu', hevIja te atyanta prasanna thaine melI: "meM Avu svarUpe kadApi dekhyuM nathI. A te koI daivIya purUSa mAlUma paDeche, te vyApArInI pAse jaIne me e vAtanA nizcaya karo ke A maneAhura chabI kANu devatAnI che ? " " dAsIoe A citra saMbaMdhI badhuM vRttAnta pahelAMja pUchI lIdhuM hatuM. te dAsIemAMthI 'vicakSaNA ? nAmanI dAsIe rAjakumArIne kahyuM: " he sakhi ! A kAI deva nathI, tema koI svargIya jIva nathI, kintu A eka manuSya che, A teja rAjA che ke- lheNe ApanA pitAnI pAse ApanI yAcanA karI hatI. A sAMbhaLIne sujyeSTAe dAsIne pUchyuM: " huM vi cakSaNe ! yadi zreNika rAjA AvA svarUpavAna che te pitAjIe zA mATe hune devAnuM kArya asvIkAra karyuM ? 1 dAsI vicakSaNAe uttara ApyA:- " hetuM yathArtha

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(43) vRttAnta te ApanA pitAja jANatA haze, parantu mahane lAge che ke-keIbIjAe vacamAM paDI A kAma bhAMgI phoDayuM haze." - suSTAe dAsI pratye kahyuM:-"he vicakSaNe!Acitrane dekhIne have mahArUM mana nathI cAhatuM ke- huM bIjAnI sAthe vivAha karUM yadi tumhArUM jIvana cAhe che to tuM te vyApArI pAse jA, ane hene kahe ke - te zreNika rAjA sAthe mahAre vivAha thAya evI kaI yukti batAve, nahiM to A mahAre prANa bacA bahu kaThina thaI jaze." vicakSaNa dAsIe A badhuM vRttAna abhayakumArane jaNAvyuM. abhayakumAre potAnuM kArya siddha thavAne A umadA avasara dekhe. abhayakumAre dAsIne kahyuM:- yadi hamAre nizcaya hoya to huM te kArya karavA mATe prastuta chuM. paraMtu evuM na thavA pAme ke pAchaLathI rAjakumArI bIjo kaI vicAra sthira karI le, hame jaine rAjakumArIne kahe ke- AhithI thoDe dUra amuka sthAna para eka suraMga lAgelI haze, te suraMganA mukha AgaLa amuka samaye AvIne ubhI rahe ane huM teja samaya upara zreNika rAjAne te sthAna upara lAvIza." hAra bAda vicakSaNa aMta:puramAM cAlI gaI ane abhayakumAra rAjA zreNikane niyata sthAna ane niyata samaya upara lAvavAne udyoga karavAmAM kaTibaddha thaye,

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(44) dizama prakaraNa. pa rANe jamAnAmAM bhAratavarSamAM suraMga khodavAnI 4 vidyA paNa ghaNuM unnati para hatI. ekathI eka, suraMga khodavAmAM dasa ke ahiM mojUda hatA. A vidyAmAM prAsAddhipAmelA kArIgarone bolAvI, abhayakumAre ghaNI ja lAMbI suraMga khodAvI dIdhI ane niyata sthAna upara te suraMganuM mukha banAvIne,pazcAt abhayakumAra pitAnA pitA zreNika rAjA pAse AvI upasthita thaye pitAnI pAse AvI cheNe potAnI badhI kAravAI kahI saMbhaLAvI. suputranAM A vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA zreNika bahuja prasanna thayo. abhayakumAranAM vacanano prabhAva hAM sudhI paDe ke-rAjANikanu ekAkI teja vadhavA lAgyuM ane AnaMdanI UMo uchaLavA lAgI. rAjA zreNika zIdhra suceSTAne levA mATe ratha para savAra thaze. ane moTA maheTA zUra sAmane sAthe leI rAjyathI bahAra nikaLyo. sulasAnA batrIsa putra paNa, rAjAnA aMgarakSako banIne sAthe cAlyA, ane ghaNA samArehanI sAthe te senA te navIna suraMganA dvAra sudhI pahoMcI gaI. suraMganA mukha para AvyA bAda rAjAe pitAne AvavAnA samAcAra vizAlA nagarImAM sujyeSTAne kahevarAvyA. rAjAe mokalelA dUte gupta rItyA jahevA samAcAra suSTAne kahyA, hevI ja te atyaMta prasanna thaI gaI, ane

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pitAnA bhAvi patine maLavAnA nimittathI te rAjamahelathI nikaLavAne udyata thaI te samaye te potAnI nAnI bahena cillaNAnI pAse jaI bolI: he sahedare! yadyapi tuM mArAthI nhAnI bahena che, tathApi Aja huM lhArIja AjJA laIne jaIza. he pyArI bahena ! citramAM je rAjA zreNikane mahedekhyA hatA, teja, kAmadevanI kAntine manda karanAra rAjA, Aje mahane levAne mATe upasthita thaela che. mATe he bahena! tuM mane AjJA ApavAmAM vilamba na kara." suNAnI A prArthanA sAMbhaLIne cillaNAe kahyuM:"he pyArI bahena ! hArA vinA mahArUM, kSaNabhara paNa jIvana asahya thaze. huM mahArI pyArI bahena vinA kevI rIte ekalI rahI zakIza? he suNe! tuM mane paNa pitAnI sAthe laI cAla. je hAre pati che, te ja mahAro paNa pati thaze. he priyaMkare ! je tuM mane sAthamAM nahiM laI jaIza te to huM AtmaghAta karI daIza." * e pramANe aneka premanI vAto karIne te banne bahenoe eka sAthe javAno nizcaya karI lIdho.ane aMta:purathI nikaLI te bane sAMketika sthAna para AvI gaI teone dekhavAnI sAtheja rAjA paramAnaMdita thayo ane kahevA lAgyuM ke - he mRgalacane! huM hamAre mATe ja ahiM Avyo chuM, yadi hamAre mArA upara sneha che, to zIgha hame A rathapara savAra thaI jAo."

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rAjAnI AjJA thatAM ja te banne ratha upara ArUDha thai gaI. kintu te samaye aSTAne eka vAta yAda AvI. ane te ratha parathI utarIne kahevA lAgI:- "he deva ! huM hAre, rana ane AbhUSaNothI bharela karaMDI ghera bhUlI AvI chuM. he prANavallabha ! hAM sudhI huM te laI pAchI na AvuM tyAM sudhI ApakRpA karI ahiM ja ubhA rahejo ! " basa ! ATaluM kahIne suceSTA rAjamahela tarapha gaI. henA gayA bAda sulatAnA buddhimAna batrIsa pu rAjAzreNikane kahevA lAgyA ke: "zatrunA sthAna upara vadhAre vAra ubhA rahevuM UMcita nathI. yadi keI dekhI jaze. to mahedI Apatti AvavA saMbhava che. A vacanene sAMbhaLI rAjAe pitAnA sAthIone cAlavAnI AjJA ApI. senAe prayANa karyuM. ratha para kevala cilaNAja rahI ane te ratha paNa cAlyo. te rathanI pAchaLa badhI senA cAlI ane te badhI senAnI pAchaLa sulasAne batrIsa putranA ratha rakSaka thaine cAlyA. - hAre rAjA zreNika ane senA thoDe dUra nikalI gaI hAre suSTA te sthAna upara AvI. A sthAna upara suSTAe na kaI ratha dekhe tema na koI manuSya dekhe, AthI te ghaNuM gabharAI ane pitAnA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI ke game tema ho, paratu rAjA keI chaLabhedI hate. basa ! "hAya" "hAya" karIne ekadama ravA lAgI ane kahevA lAgI:

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( 47 ) t hAya re hAya ! gajaba thaI gayA. are ceArA AvIne mhArU sarvasva lUMTI gayA. hAya ! cillaNA bahena ! tuM hAM cAlI gaI ? are kAI Ave re! mhArI bahenane rAjAzreNika leI cAlyA jAya che, DhADA re DhADA ! gajaba thaI gayA. are! mahA anartha thaI gayA. hAyare hAya! huM zuM karU? hAM jAu* ?' ItyAdi sujyeSTAnuM rUdana sAMbhaLIne rAjAnA karmacArIe DhADI AvyA, dhIre dhIre A anarthanI khabara rAjAceTake paNa jANI, rAjAceTaka rAjyasihAsanathI utarI DhADavA lAgyuMA. rAjAe teja samayamAM ghaNA AvezamAM AvIne peAtAnA ' vIrAMgaDha ' nAmaka senApatine AjJA ApI ke: " huM vIrAMgada! hamaNAM tame ApaNI senAnA vIrapuMgavAne leine jA, ane rAjAzreNikane mArI cillaNAne leI Ave. jojo, duSTa zreNika nAzI javA na pAme, te duSTane A aparAdhaneA krUDa avazya maLavA joie." rAjA ceTakanI AjJA thatAMja senAdhipati vIrAMgaDha senAne taiyAra thavA AjJA ApI, yuddhanAM vAjAM vAgavA lAgyAM ane yuddhagAyakAe A pramANe yuddhagIta gAvuM Ara'bha karyuM:are sainikA ! dhAya AvA suAveA, vijaya rAgathI rAga gA sugA; vadhA vIratAthI are ! zUra !dhAo, kheMcI rAyazreNikane Azu lA. kRpANA udhADe| have kaMI na sAcA, subhAlA vaDe zatrugaNu khUba kAco; hyuke tIra jhaTathI mahAzastrabhArI, mace yuddhanuM dvanda hA ! hA ! pracArI. are vIra che| vIratAne batAveA, are zUrasenA vadhAvA vadhAvA; gaI cilaNA pAchI lAvA sulAvA, vaLI vIra ' vidyA ' batAvA batAvA * '

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(48 ) A gIta sAMbhaLI vIrAMgadA senApati suraMgamAM senAne laI Avyo. ane ghaNIja zIghatAthI te zreNikarAjAnI pAchaLa paDe. pahelAM huM ghaNuM dUrathI ghoDAonA zabda sAM bhaLyA, ane tethI teNe potAnA sainyane vegathI cAlavAnI AjJA ApI. thoDA ja samayamAM henA kAne rathanAM paiDAMne avAja Avyo, hAre pitAnI senAne lalakArI kahyuM - pahoMcyA chIe, mArIe chIe rAjA zreNikane, vire! gabharAze nahi." have dekhatA dekhatA dekhatAmAM banne senyanI samIpatA thaI gaI ane bane tarapha zatruno varasAda thavA lAgyo. te samaye vIrAMgadane pAchuM haThavuM paDayuM, paraMtu heze ke dhamAM AvI eka evuM bhayaMkara zastra choDayuM ke eka ja vAramAM saiAthI pAchaLa rahelA sulatAnA batrIse putro, ekI sAthe mRtyu pAmyA. A dekhIne zreNikanI senA bhAgI. te avasaramAM zreNika rAjAne ratha ghaNeja dUra nIkaLI gayo hato, tethI vIrAMgada zreNika upara jarA paNa AkramaNa karI zako nahi, vIrAMgada senApati pitAnI senAne laI pAcho vaLe, ane ceTaka rAjAnI pAse AvI dareka vAta nivedana karI. kevI rIte maharSaNa yuddha thayuM ? kevI rIte sulatAnA batrIsa putro mAryA? kevI rIte rAjA zreNika yuddhathI palAyita thaI nAThe? te dareka vRttAnta vIrAMgade rAjA ceTane nivedana karyuM. rAjA pitAnI senAne jItI samajI atyanta prasanna te che, paraMtu cillaNanuM haraNa dekhIne mahAcintAthI grasita paNa thaI gaye,

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( 4 ) ekAdaza prakaraNa. rAjA ceTakanA a'ta:puranA AMtarika bhAgamAM eka - suMdara bagIcA anelA che, nAM, lIlAM lIlAM vRkSA dekhIne ema anumAna thAya che ke Rtupati vasaMta sasAranA tyAga karIne ahiM ja nivAsa kareche, aneka prakAranAM kula-phUlAnI zAbhA, A sthAnane svarga jevuM ramaNIya anAvavAmAM kRtakArya thaI rahI che. eka tarapha kemala madhura pakSIonA kala-rava, bIjI tarapha jAta jAtanA muArAnI laheriA cittane lAbhAvI rahI che, A bagIcAnA puSpapAganA AthI mizrita vAyu, mastakane paripUrNa karI che. nhAnAM nhAnAM taLAveAnA madhyamAM raMga-beraMganAM kramaLe khilelAM che. tenA upara bhrasarAnI mALA uDatI evI mAlUma paDI rahI che, ke mAnA, prakRtidaivI jala devatAone alaMkRta karavAnA nimittathI mALA paherAvI rahI che. A parama suMdara bhAganA eka camRtarA upara rAjakanyA sujyeSTA eDI che, hene A upavananI zAbhAnuM kaMI dhyAnaja nathI, mujyeSTA A sAMsArika mukha tarapha daSTipAta paNa karatI nathI. te potAnA zuddha nirmala hRdayamAM kahI rahI che ke! " dhikkAra che sAMsArika bhAgAne ! dhikkAra che te viSaya - 7

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(50) vAsanAnI lAlasAne, ke jahenA kAraNathI sahedarA bahena, bIjI bahenane Thage che. AhA! saMsAranAM kSaNika sukha manune kevo abdha banAvI de che? keI kavie ThIka ja kahyuM che ke "janmedaM bandhanAnnItaM bhavabhogopalipsayA / ... kAcamUlyena vikrIto hanta ! cintAmaNimayA // " ThIka che. saMsAranA bhogenI lisAmAM paDIne Ajanmane, mahuM badhAthI bAMdhI dIdho. hAya! meM cintAmaNi samAna mahArA AtmAnI kaMI kadara nahiM karI, ane hene kAcanA mUlyathI vecI dIdhe, " A pramANe kahI, suceSTA puna: manamAM kahevA lAgI:dhikkAra che, A kSaNika sukhone, ke je pahelAM rAgarUpamAM phasAvIne pachI naraka tarapha kheMcI jAya che. henI ramaNIyatA prAraMbhamAM to sukhakara mAlama paDe che, paraMtu pariNAmamAM hamezAM du:khadAI rahIne marmacchida kalezane Ape che. A begemAM zarIranuM baLa nAza thavA sivAya bIjuM kaMI phaLa prApta thatuM nathI. A A pramANenA vicArathI, suSTAne parvakarmanA udayathI henA hRdayamAM jJAnane vikAza thaye, ane sAMsArika viSayonI nissAratAnA tattvane samajIne virAgamAM yukta thaIsuSTAe potAnA manamAM vratagrahaNa karavAno nizcaya karyo ane potAnA pitAne A dareka vRttAnta nivedana karyuM. A dezanI aMdara keI samaya e hato, jayAre jJAnane

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(pA ) ke cAre tarapha vAgato hato. jJAnI ane vairAgInI hAme cakavartIo paNa zira sukAvatA hatA, muSTAnA A mAnasika vicArone sAMbhaLIne ceTakarAjAne prasannatA thaI ane hemaNe potAnI kanyAne vratagrahaNa karavAnI AjJA ApI, eka leketi prasiddha che ke me , te ame pU" henuM tAtparya e che ke- je karmamAM vIra hoya che, te dharmamAM paNa vIra hoya che. hAM! kevala dharma tarapha pravRtti thavI joIe, sujyachAe pitAjInI AjJA prApta karIne "caMdanabAlA nAmaka sAvInI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI, A dIkSA upara ceTa rAjAe ghaNuM ja mahatsava karyo. te samayamAM dharmaprabhAvanAnuM eTaluM prAbalya hatuM ke rAjyasukhano tyAga karIne leke dhameMnAM kaThina vratone pAchIvA pravRtta thatA hatA. temaja AjakAlanI mAphaka dharmakAryothI vimukha thaI bhAgavAvALA bhAceja maLI AvatA hatA. suSTAnA dIkSA grahaNa karavA pachI henI saMsAramAM prasiddhi thaI ane henI dharma bhAvinA paNa uttarottara vRddhigata thavA lAgI.

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( para ) dvAdaza prakaraNa. OM ragathI nAThela zreNikarAjA cillaNAne rathamAM besAOM DIne ghaNeja dUra nikaLI gayA. zreNikarAjA potAnA manamAM eja vicAratA hatA ke 'huM sujyeSTAne thapara esADI lei Avye chuM." thoDA samaya bAda mhAre rAjAne, pAchaLa paDelA zatruAne bhaya maTI gayA, thAre rAjAe kahyuM:- "huM sujyeSThe........." A vAkya pUrU' thayuMja nahiM teTalAmAM teA rathanI a'dara beThelI strI kahevA lAgI ke:' he rAjana ! huM sujyeSTA nathI, te te gAMja rahI gaI, huM rahenI nhAnI bahena cihnaNA chuM, " " rAjAzreNike kahyuM:- " he sundari!hamArI rUpakAntinI prabhA paNa anupamaja che, sujyeSTAnI saheArA zuM koine paNa maneAjJA thavAmAM kama thaI zake ? he kAmini ! huM hune prApta karIne atyanta prasanna chuM. pUrvanAM koI parama puNyathI tuM ne maLI che. "" e pramANe rAjAzreNika ane cillaNAnI ghaNe dara sudhI thAtacIta thatIja rahI. rAjA, cillaNA suMdarIne pAmI atyanta prasanna thayA. rAjAne A AnaMdamAM paNa peAtAnA 32 subhaTAnuM mRtyu barAbara yAda AvI jatu` hatu` ane tethI

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(53) temanuM citta atyaMta khinna thaI jatuM hatuM. rAjakanyA citra braNa, rAjAne pati pAmI yadyapi ghaNuMja prasanna hatI, paraMtu hene potAnI sahedarA suSThAnaviyega, dArUNa du:kha to hatA. evI rIte harSa ane viSAdane anubhava karatA, rAjAzreNika potAnA sthAna upara jaI pahoMce. ' rANI cilaNAne mahelamAM cheDIne zreNikarAjA, pitAnA pratiSThita sevaka nAgasArathIne maLavA mATe gayo. rAjAne rakhavAnI sAthe ja nAgArathI sanmAna sUcita karavAnA nimittathI ubhe thaI gaye, heNe ghaNu Adara pUrvaka zreNika rAjAne leI jaI eka uccAsana para besADyA. pote hAtha jeDIne ubho thaI gayo ane bolavA lAgyo ke - "mahAra rAjazrInI zI AjJA che ?' nAgasArathInuM A vAkaya sAMbhaLI rAjA stabdha thaI gaye, teonA netramAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. A dekhIne sArathI bahuja gabharAyo, ane vAraMvAra citAnuM kAraNa rAjAne pUchavA lAgyuMrAjAe kaMI kahevA IcchA karI paraMtu zekathI teone kaMTha rekAI gayo. ane rotAM retAM teoe 32 devadattAnuM eka sAthe mRtyu thayAnA samAcAra mahAmuzIbate nAgasArathIne kahyA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja nAgArathI vyAkula thaI gayo ane "hAya ! hAya! "karI heNe pachADI khAdhI. nAga sArathI mUchita thaI mRtakanI mAphaka pRthvI para paDe, hevA

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(54) mAM sulasI tyAM AvI pahoMcI, pitAnA patinI A dazA dekhIne ghaNuM ja vyAkula thaI gaI. hAre hene potAnA putranA mRtyunA samAcAra mAluma paDayA, tyAre te paNa ekAeka hAhAkAra karatI pachADa khAvA lAgI, revA lAgI ane patAnuM mAthuM phUTI phUTIne kahevA lAgI: hAya ! hAya ! A zuM thaI gayuM? are devadatto! hume hane ekalI choDI kyAM cAlyA gayA? hAya re devadatto ! hAya! A che gajaba thaI thayo? hAya re! A zuM adhera thaI gayuM? are ! hAre batrIsa rakSakane keNa leI gayuM ? are huM kema na marI gaI? hAya ! huM nAgajIne zuM hAM batAvIza? are ! he putranA lIdhe mahene leka bhAgyazAlinI kahetA hatA, hAya vidhAtA ! he te bhAgyane kema kheMcI lIdhuM? are bhagavAna ! huM te batrIzanI vidhavAone kevI rIte samajAvuM? are! A ze gajaba thaI gayo ? " AvI rIte sulatAdevI vilApa karI rahI hatI hevAmAM nAgasArathInI mUcha kaMIka dUra thaI ane te paNa vilakhI vilakhI rovA lAgyo. hAre A dazA sulatAnAsara putronI eka hajAra vIsa patnIone mAlUma paDI, tyAre te badhI ekAeka hAya ! hA!nA pikAra karI rovA lAgI. A hajAro strIone atinAda sAMbhaLavAvALAnuM hRdaya maryAdAmAM rahetuM nahatuM. game hevA kaThora diyavALAnI paNa chAtI phATavA lAgatI hatI. sAthInA jahevAsadAcArIne mAthe

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( 15 ) AvI paDelI A Apattine je sAMbhaLatA, te rAyA vinA rahetA nahiM. AkhI rAjagRha nagarImAM A zAkamayI ghaTanAnI khabara phelAI gaI, nAgasArathInA kuTuMbamAM tA hAhAkAranu kahevuMja zuM ? kramaza: AkhI rAjagRha nagarImAM vilApanA svara sivAya khIjuM kaMija dekhAvA na lAgyuM. darekane A pramANe zAkAtura dekhIne gaMbhIra ane buddhi nA bhaMDAra abhayakumAra darekane samajAvavA lAgyuM : " huM mahAnubhAve ! hame jainadharmanA tattvAne sArI rIte samajoche, hamAre, avivekI purUSonI mAphaka zAsAgaramAM paDavuM lagAre cAgya nathI. A sa`sAra ejAlika mAyA che, jahevI rIte AkAzamAM IndradhanuSya che, hema medhAnI vacamAM vijaLInI caMcaLatA che, ane hevA saMdhyAnA raMga che, ThIka ! hevIja rIte A saMsAranI paNa kAI vAta sthira nathI. zarIradhArIonI prakRti che maravuM, ane prakRtithI virUddha svabhAva che jIvavu, he janmela che, te avazya maraze. cAhe kAI Aja mare, athavA cAhe koI seA varSa bAda mare, parantu mRtyu avazya thaze. ata eva mRtyunA zAka karave vRthA che. ' maravuM-jIvavu` ' te ApaNA adhikAramAM nathI. ata eva kahyuM che:-- * gatAsUnAtAlUMtha nAnurodhanti paddhitA: ' prANa rahero cA jaze, henI cintA vidvAn purUSA karatA nathI. A saMsAranI koI vastusthira nathI. dareka vastu parivartana

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( 5 ) nA niyamanI zRMkhalAmAM guMthAelI, rUpAntara thavAvALI ane anitya che. hene mATe ATalA roka karavA cita nathI he nAgasArathI ! hai sulase ! dhairya dhAraNa kare. ApanA atrIza putro eka sAtha bhUzAyI thaI hamezAMne mATe vidAya thaI gayA, hemAM kaMI Azcarya nathI, jIe ! sagara cakravatInA sATha hajAra putronuM mRtyu ekaja samayamAM thaI cUkela che, huM prANIe hevA prakAre potAnuM mRtyu bAMdhela che, te hevAja prakAre mRtyune prApta thaze. mRtyunA samayane koI eka paLa paNa ghaTADI vadhArI zakatuM nathI. rAjA raka, zeThazAhukAra, bAla-vRddha, strI purUSa, vidvAna mUrkha koine paNa kALa choDatA nathI, khasa ! vizeSa zuM kahevuM? game thAre paNa kALa darekane khAro khAro te khAroja, ata eva mahAnubhAvA ! saMsArane asAra samajI zAkanA tyAga kare, ane kaMI evuM Ahuita karI lye. ke puna: bIjA bhavamAM AvuM du:kha prApta na thAya, " abhayakumAranA A upadezanA prabhAvathI te leAkeAnA zAka dUra thayA, ane teee dhairyanuM avalambana karIne petAnA putrAnI maraNAnta kriyAkarI, temaja prabhu pUjA Adi dharmakAyAmAM anurakta thayA. rAjAzreNika, temaja abhaya kumArAdi paNa sulasAnA 32 putrAnuM guNakIrtana karatA peAtAnA nivAsasthAna tarapha prasthAnita thayA.

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trayodaza prakaraNa che e taraMga zatruone damana karavAvALA, sura-a karI surAdi dvArA pUjita, mithyAtva aMdhakAranA nAzaka ane kevalajJAna vaDe karIne sUrya samAna bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI te samaye pRthvIne pavitra karI rahyA hatA. cAvI zamA tIrthaMkara teja bhagavAna mahAvIradeva te samaya saMsAra bharamAM vikhyAta hatA. eka samaye prAmAnugrAma vicaratA bhagavAna caMpAnagarInA kusumAkara nAmaka udyAnamAM padhAryA. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIno eTalo mahimA hate- evA atizaya hatA ke- mahetA hATA iMdra devatAe bhagavAnanA satkArane mATe upasthita rahetA ane sevAmAM hAjara rahetA hatA. A kusumAkara' nAmaka udyAnanI andara paNa devatAoe ghaNI zraddhA ane bhaktithI samavasaraNanI racanA karI. vAyukumAra devatAoe eka yojana pramANavALI vistIrNa bhUmIne sApha karI, mezakumAra devatAoe sugaMdhita thI te jamIna upara chaMTakAva karyo, Sa gAtuoe citra vicitraraMganAM puthiI te pUrvane Acchadita karI, hArabAda vyaktara devatAoe suvarNa tathA maNithI te pRthvIne citra vicitra banAvI dIdhI,

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( 18 ) AvI raNika jamIna upara devatAoe traNa gaDha banAvyA. andaranA bhAga vaimAnika devatAoe, madhyanA jyAtiSIee, ane bahAranA bhAga bhavanapati devatAoe nimANa karyuM. A pratyeka gaDhamAM tetrIza dhanuSya ane khatrIza gulanA vistAra hatAM. tathA 500 dhanuSya uMcI bhIMtA robhita hatI. pratyeka bhIMtanA vacamAM 1300 dhanuSyanuM 'tara hatuM. AvI rItanuM te sthAna ekAeka banI gayuM. A samavasaraNanA pratyeka gaDhamAM cAre tarapha cAra cAra phAra hatAM. ane te samavasaraNamAM 20000 pagathIyAM hatAM. henA vacamAM eka maNipITha sthApita hatuM, henI aMdara 3 sIDhIe ane 4 dvAra hatAM, temaja cAra khUNA sundara anelA hatA. heneA vistAra ra00 dhanuSyaneA hatA, ane jinezvara bhagavAnA aMga pramANa henI uMcAI hatI. te maNipInA upara 3ra dhanuSya huM cuM ane eka ceAjanathI kuMika adhika vistIrNa aroA! vRkSa hatuM, heMnI andara rakta pallavAnI kAnti camakI rahI hatI. tathA bhUmIthI aDhI koza uMce pITha upara rAkhelAM, pAdapIThanI sAthe cAra siM hrAsanA zAbhita hatAM, jyAM ATha cAmara dhAraNa karavAvALAonI sAthe cAra chatraya paNa sthApita hatAM, ane eka yAjana pramANanA dharmadhvaja paNa virAjita hatA-- AvI rIte devatAo dvArA racela samavasaraNamAM Ar pacaMdAo paNa pAta peAtAnA sthAna upara beThI, mhAra khAda

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} : ( 5 ) pUrva dvArathI praveza karatA, traNa pradakSiNAone daIne, cAra rUpane dhAraNa karI bhagavAna mahAvIra deva, siMhAsana para virAjamAna thaI cAra gatine uccheda karavAvALI dharmadezanA A pramANe ApavA lAgyA: huM bhaLye !aneka prakAranA janma rUpa tara thI vyAsa A apAra saMsAra samudramAM manuSya janma pAmavA atIva durlabha che, hevI rIte dhAnyamAM ghaUM zreSTha mAnavAmAM Ave che, ane dhAtuomAM suvarNa zreSTha mAnela che, hevI rIte samasta ceAniomAM manuSya ceina zreSTha che. bhavyAtmane ! A manuSya janmamAM paNa dhArmika deza, dhArmika kula evaM pacendriyanI paTutA vigere puNya praka"thIja prApta thAya che, te adhAonI prApti thavA chatAM paNa yadgi samyaktva'nI prApti na thaI, tA anya manuSyanI mAphaka, AkhI jIndagI vyartha thai jAyache, kemake samyakatva' te eka dIpaka samAna che. sa myakatva' vinA AtmAne yathArtha eka thaI ja nathI zakatA. have 'samyaktva' zu che ? te paNa sAMbhaLe: " yA deve devatA buddhirgurau ca gurutAmatiH dharme ca dharmadhIH zuddhA samyaktvamidamucyate / sudeva, gurU ane sudharma upara pUrNa katva' kaheche, kudeva, kugurU ane kudharmanA kahevAmAM Ave che. phudeva teja che ke je zraddhA hene 'samyasvIkArane mithyAtva deva rAga-dveSAdi

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( 10 ) thI parita che, kugurU teja che ke-je gurU, parigrahAdi kAmAM nimagna che. ane kudharmateja che ke je dharmamAM hiMsAdi niMgha kAnuM vidhAna karavAmAM AveluM che. A pramANe kudava- kugurU ane kudharma para zraddhA rAkhavAthI saMsAramAM vArevAra bhramaNa karavuM paDe che. tethI virUddha tethI viparIta, sudeva teja che ke je devamAM rAgadveSAdi doSone leza paNa nathI, - ninya arthata parigrahAdi kAryothI rahita te sugurU che, ane je dharmanI andara dayAnuM prAdhAnya che te sudhame mAnAvA yogya che. basa ! hene ja "samyakatva kahevAmAM Ave che. je jIva phuTa samyakatvarUpa dIpakane prApta karIne ajJAna rUpa adhakArane nAza kare che, ane te dvArA sata ane baMdha karI le che, te ja jIva mokSane adhikArI che, je uttama chavo hoya che, te ja dharmanI sahAyatAthI saMsAra samudrathI pAra thAya che. dharmanuM tAtparva-ula mokSa sukhanI prApti che. hevI rIte samala vRkSa phalane devAvALuM thAya che, hevIja rIte dayA pradhAna dharma mekSa sukhane devAvALo che. ataeva he bhavyajano ! A durlabha manuSya janma pAmIne temaja sudevAdi sAmagrI prApta karIne rAtadina dharmamAM tatpara thaI jAo, manuSyajanmane sArthaka karavAvALA kAryomAM kaTi baddha thaI jAo......' AvI rIte bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI dezanA daI rahyA hatA, te samayamAM sarvAnI AjJAnuM nirUpaNa karathAmAM sucatura "aMbaDI parivrAjaka sabhAmAM AvyuM, jaheNe

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tridaMDa ane kamaSThalane dhAraNa karela che,gerUAM vase paherelAM che, AkAzagAminI siddha vidyA sAdhana karelI che, temaja zrAvaka dharmane svIkAra karavAvALo che. "aMbare bhagavAnanI pradakSiNA karIne A pramANe stuti karavI prAraMbha karI: "huM tamAdigaNadharothI sevita svAmina! huM ApanAM caraNa kamalamAM vaMdaNa karIne parama harSita thaye chuM." he jinezvara! Apa sUryAdi nA paNa deva che." "he prabhe ! huM ajJAnI chuM. ApanA ananya guNe jANavAmAM sarvathA asamartha chuM. huM kevI rIte ApanI yathArtha stuti karI zakuM ? yathArthamAM javI rIte AMdhaLe manuSya tArAonA prakAzane nathI dekhI zakato, hevI ja rIte huM ApanI yathArtha avasthA jANavAmAM taddana asamartha chuM." he nAtha ! te badhuM che kharuM, tathApi "jAvat zuddhiova potapotAnI buddhi anusAra dareke bhakti preraNAthI, jIhAne, ApanA guNa kathana karavA tarapha pravRtta karelI che, teja nyAyAnusAra huM paNa hArI IcchAne prakaTa karavAmAM tatpara thayo chuM. he bhagavAna ! Apane vAraMvAra vaMdaNa AvI rIte stuti karIne ambaDe bhagavAnane traNa vAra namaskAra karyA. ane zraddhA pUrvaka dezanAne zravaNa karI; dharma dezanA samApta thayA bAda bhagavAnane puna: namaskAra, karIne, ane manamAM rAjagRhanuM smaraNa karIne aMbai tyAM

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( 12 ) thI cAlavA lAgyA, te samaye trikAlavettA bhagavAne kahyuM:huM dharmazIla aMkhaDa ! rAjagRha nagarImAM nAgasArathInI patnI sulasAne mhArA vacanathI lAvaje arthAt mhArA taraphathI dharma pravRttinA samAcAra pUchaje." caturdaza prakaraNa, meM e haiMka samaya evA hatA ke bhAratavarSamAM aneka camatkArI vidyAonA pracAra hatA. evI vAtA, ke huMne sAMbhaLIne AjakAla loko Azcarya kareche, tebadhI bhAratavarSamAM paNa rUpathI pracalita hatI. AkAzamArgamAM gamana karavuM, mAyAthI IcchAnusAra rUpa dhAraNa karI levuM, mananI vAto jANI levI ityAdi aneka evI vAtA hatI hene sAMbhaLIne leAkeA asambhava' kahI devAne taiyAra thaI jAyache. parantu kAi samaya evA hatA ke- te vidyAAne sAdhAraNa purUSa paNa jANI levA samartha hatA. parivrAjaka aMbaDa, henuM varNana upara karI javAmAM Avyu che, te prAya: badhI prAcIna vidyAomAM dakSa hatA. te zIdhra kAza mArgathI rAjagRha AvI pahoMcyA, ane peAtAnA ma namAM kahevA lAgyA:-- - hAre ha* jinezvara bhagavAnanAM thavA lAgyA, thAre zrIbhagavAne kahyuM: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat darzana karI vidAya huM ambaDa! rAja www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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(63) gRha nagarImAM nAgasArathInI patnI sulasAne hArA vacanathI bolAvaje. dhanya che sulatAnA bhAgyane, DenA dharmAcaraNathI rAgadveSa rahita jinezvara bhagavAnane paNa prasannatA prApta thaI. sura asuranI rAjasabhAmAM, bIjA keIne nahiM, kevala sulasAne, bhagavAne dharma pravRtti pUchI, henuM zuM kAraNa che? te bhAgyazAlinI yuvatimAM e ya guNa che? khera ! have to mAre henA guNanI parIkSA karavI joIe." A vicAra manamAM sthira karIne ambaDe mAyAthI pitAnuM svarUpa badalI nAkhyuM, ane te sulasAnA dvAra para AvI upasthita thaye. aMDe sulasAnI pAse bhIkSA mAgI, parantu sulasAe e pratijJA karI hatI ke- "supAtra sAdhune dAna ApavuM atae yAcanA karavA chatAM sulasAe aMbaDane kaMI ApyuM nahIM. lAcAra thaelo AMbaDa zIgha te nagarathI bahAra cAlyo gayo. - hArabAda rAjagRha nagarImAM evI dhUma macI gaI kenagaranI bahAra brahmAjI padhAryA che. teo cAra mukha, haMsa para svAra, ane padmAsanamAM sthita che. teonA hAthamAM kama skala che, zarIra upara akSasUtra che, jaTA rUpa mukuTathI teonuM mastaka suzobhita che, temaja teonI sAthamAM sAvitrI strI che, A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne nagaranAM aneka nara-nArI, enAM, nagaranA pUrva dvAramAM ke jyAM brahmAjInuM sthAna hatuM, tyAM ToLe ToLAM ekaThAM thavA lAgyAM. ahiM keTalAkee te A brahmAjIthI veda mArganuM nirUpaNa paNa sAMbhaLyuM, nagara

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bharamAM A carcA jorathI phelAI gaI. A badhA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne sulasA to potAnA makAne ja rahI, hAre sulasAnI eka priyatamA sakhIe AvIne kahyuM ke- "he sakhi ! Aja brahma lethI svayaM brahmA ahiM padhAryA che, teone dekhavAne mATe hame paNa cAle." paraMtu sulasAe hAM javAnuM haragija svIkAra na karyuM. - tyArabAda rAjagRha nagarInA dakSiNa daravAjA pAse viSNu bhagavAnane padhAravAnA samAcAra phelAI gayA. lekonAM ToLAM, teonAM darzana karavA mATe doDavA lAgyAM. khuda lokee jaIne svayaM dekhyuM te- viSNu bhagavAna garUDa para svAra thaela che, cAra bhujAone dhAraNa karI che, temaja zaMkhacaka ane gadApadmane laI viSNu bhagavAna birAjamAna che. teonI sAthe lakSmIjI ane sevAne mATe aneka dAsa-dAsIo vidyamAna che. nAgarika vaiSNamAM ghaNeja samAroha macI gaye, paraMtu aneka lokenA kahevA chatAM paNa zANI-sulAsAe, A navIna viSNunA darzana karavA javAnuM svIkAra karyuM nahiM, - trIjA divase rAjagRha nagarInA pazcima taraphathI jaTAjUTadhArI ane mastakamAM gaMgA lIdhela temaja bhasma lagAvela, ane adhe aMgamAM pArvatIne Asakta karela mahAdevanA AvyAnA samAcAra phelAI gayA. prajAmAM A devatAnI ghaNI ja dhUma phelAI ghera ghera teonI carcA thavA lAgI.

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( 5 ) koI teonA mastakanA vALane cAnAM raheranI upamA devA lAgyuM, teA koi gaLAmAM rAkhelI heTI mALAthI bhaya sUcita karavA lAgyuM kAI kapALamAM netra hAvAthI Azcarya jAhera karavA lAgyuM, jhAre keTalAko bhayaMkara trizUla ane dhanuSyane yAda karI DaratA ane praNAma karatA dekhAvA lAgyA, e pramANe AkhA nagaramAM mahAdevajInI dhUmadhAma phelAI gaI, A pramANenI AzcaryamacI ghaTanAne rakhavAne mATe leAkeAe sulasAne ghaNIja samajAvI, parantu te gharathI eka pagalu paNa cAlavA sahumata thaI nahi. asa ! cAtheA dina AvyA. rAjagRhanI uttara dizAmAM eka mhoTA samAroha Ara bha thayA. vaibhAragigira. nAmanA parvatamAM tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanA padhAravAnI khakhkhara zaheramAM phelAI, tuAM ekAkI ghaNIja AzcaryanI ghaTanA ubhI thaI. te sthAna upara ekadama cAra dvAra ane kAMgarAM tathA azaka vRkSa cukta traNa gaDha banI gayA, te upara eka ghaNuM ja sundara anupama si'hAsana susajjita thai gayuM. henA upara A 30 thaine A navIna tIrthaMkara jaI beThA. kRtrima aSTaprAtihAryothI teonI zAbhAmAM era vadhAro thayA. zAntamudrAnuM paNa kaiMka darzana thavA lAgyuM, ane A anyA-manAvyA tIrthaMkare adhurAmAM pUrU' cAra prakAranI dhame dezanA pa daivI prAraMbha karI dIdhI. A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne paNa ghaNA leAke darInane mATe, DhADayA, parantu dharmAcAramAM sudaDhA, sulasAnuM anA lagana - Wang

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( 6 ) paNa satya mArgathI vicalita thayuM nahiM, te sArI rIte jANatI hatI ke-- 'A badhAM daMbhanAM rUpa koinI mAyAjALathI phelyAM che, khAkI hainuM astitva kaI cheja nahi.' vAta paNa evIja hatI. kemake A badhA prapaMca akhaDe, sulasAnI parIkSA mATeja karyA hatA, jhAre ATalI kAravAI karavA chatAM paNa te dharmaparAyaNA srInuM mana lagAra paNa vicalita na thayuM, thAre abaDe gupta rItyA, sulasAnuM mana AkarSita karavAne mATe gupta dUta meAkalyA, teoe jaine sulasAne kahyuM: vaibhAragiri upara tIrthaMkara bhagavAna samavata thaela che, teone vaMdaNA karI peAtAnAM pApA dhoI nAkhavAnA A ghaNAja sarasa avasara che. windykacy sulasAe kahyuM:-"cAvIrA jinavarAmAM aMtima vI' nAmaka jitenthara che, teozrI 'A' nathI,' daMtAe kahyuM:"cAvIsamA nahiM, A teA pacIsamA tIrthaMkara che." te upara sulasA khAlI: "pacIzamA tIrthaMkara heI zakeja nahi, AtA paTa karavAmAM catura ane kaLAvAn kAI cAlAka manuSyanI cAlAkI mAlUma paDeche, ke je saMsArane raMgavA mATe AvyA che, A pramANe sulasAne te dhRtAe ghaNI rIte samajAvyuM, parantu zuddha samyaktvavattI mulasAe kAinI vAta mAnIja nahiM, te peAtAnA dharmAcArathI lagAmAtra paNa sthAnahIna

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na thaI ane potAnA puNyanA pratApathI aMbaDanI prapaMcaracanAmAM amAtra paNa lipta na thaI - rUe - - paMcadaza prakaraNa. zuM che ? baDa rAjagRhanA bahAranA bhAgamAM besI vi te cAra karI rahela che - "ghaNA prakArathI sulasAnI parIkSA karI, paraMtu te pitAnA samyakatvamAM hareka rIte pAkI nikaLI, ThIka ja che, Aja dharmaThatAnA kAraNathI bhagavAne hene potAnA zabdothI samAcAra pUchAvyA haze ! have to sulasAthI sAkSAtkAra kare joIe.' A pramANe vicAra karIne AMbaDe, te dareka mAyAvI vidyAnA prapaMcane tyAga karIne, nirmala zrAvakapaNuM svIkAra karyuM. aMbaDa, niSkapaTa thaI temaja hAthamAM sundara puSapAtra leI sulatAnA mandire (ghare) gayo. hene dekhatAnI satheja sulatAe kahyuM- "he dharma mAdhava ! Apa mahArA gharamAM padhAre" e pramANe kahetI sulasA aMbaDanA hAme AvI. "Atithino Adara kare, teja mahAna dharma che ? ema vicAra karI sulasA ghaNuM vinIta bhAvathI aMbAne kahevA lAgI:

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( 68 ) he dharmaba! Apane jinayAtrA sukhakArI to cheja ne? ApanA AvavAthI Aja A ghara pavitra thaI gayuM. mahArUM Aja dhanabhAgya che ! A samaya A avasara mAMgalika che ke je samayamAM Apa mAre ghera padhAryA. huM Apane namaskAra karuM chuM. Apa ahiM birAje. je aMbaine beThA bAda sulasAe mAtAnI mAphaka premathI henA paga dhoyA, potAnI dAsa-dAsIo dvArA pUjAnI sAmagrI taiyAra karAvI, hArabAda aMbaDe bhakti bhAvathI zrIjinezvaranI pUjA stavanA karI. pUjana samApta thayA bAda sulasAe aMbaDane besavA mATe puna: Asana ApyuM. A sana upara besI akhaMDa sulasA pratye A pramANe kahevA lAgya:-- "he vivekadhAriNI zrAvike ! mahuM je je zAzvata ane azAzvata jinabiMbenI yAtrA karI che te darekane tuM ahiM beThI beThI aMta:karaNathI namaskAra kara." sulAsAe A vacana sAMbhaLI saharSa mastaka namAvI dareka biMbane namaskAra karyo. tyArabAda puna: AMbaDe sulasA devInI A pramANe prazaMsA karI: he sulase! he vikini! hane dhanya che, tyAre ja manuSya janma saphaLa che. he suzrAvike! pRthvImAM hArUMjadAkSiNya saithI zreSTha che. tuM satIja nahiM, parantu satIomAM ziromaNi che, AhA! dhanya che tyAre janmane! dhanya che, hAre jIvanane ke rogarahita manuSyomAM mukuTa maNi svarUpa

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( 9 ). zrIbhagavAna mahAvIra nAmanA covIsamA tIrthaMkara paNa deva dAnava narendranI sabhAmAM prakAzya rUpathI, hArI prazaMsA kare che; he suzIle! potAnA caraNa kamalathI caMpA nagarIne pavitra karatA, zrIbhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe mahArA dvArA, hArA dharmakAryanI kuzaLatA pUchI che." e pramANe aMkhaDanAM vacane sAMbhaLIne sulasA rema rema harSita thaI gaI. AnaMdano pravAha henA hRdayathI ubharAvA lAgyA. sulasA zIgha ubhI thaI gaI ane hAtha joDIne prasannatAthI zrIbhagavAnanI A pramANe stuti karavA lAgI: he prabhe! Apa meha rUpI mahinA balane naSTa karavAmAM vIra che, pApa rUpa kIcaDa dhoI nAkhavAmAM Apa nimela jala samAna che, ane karma rUpa dhULane uDADI devAmAM Apa pavananI tulya che. he prabhe! Apa jayavantA rahe, he vIra! ApanA caraNa kamaLamAM vAraMvAra namaskAra che. he svAmina ! ApanA caraNakamaLa pAgarUpI raja dhAraNa karavAvALA purUSane puna: saMsAra prApta thatuM nathI. A lokanI aMdara je manuSya ApanA atisuMdara aMgane puSpanI mALAothI alaMkRta kare che, henA zarIra AgaLa vikasita cAmare vilAsa kare che, arthAt ApanI puSpathI pUjA karavAvALAone cAmarAdi bhega prApta thAya che. he prabho ! ApanI zuddha manathI upAsanA karavAvALA, cakravartIdi padavI prApta kare che. je purUSa ApanA nAma maMtrane hamezAM jApa kare che, henuM pApa bhasmIbhUta thaine vinaSTa thaI jAya che

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( 7 ) AvI rIte ghaNA vakhata sudhI bhakti bhAvamAM nimagna sulasA bhagavAnanI stuti vaMdaNu karatI ja rahI ane pRthvI upara pitAnuM mastaka lagAvIne heNe bhagavAnane namaskAra tatpazcAta dharmadadatAnA parIkSaka aMbare puna: sulatAne he hArI parIkSA karavAne mATe ja brahmA AdinAM rUpa dhAraNa karyA hatAM, he sulase! have, hAre dhamopadeza sAMbhaLavAnI IcchA na thaI te ThIka che, paraMtu tuM kautukanA nimittathI paNa mahArI pAse kema na AvI ? henuM zuM kAraNa? ) sulasAe kahyuM- "he subhaga hame dareka guNenA jAhukAra paNa Ama kema bole che ? mahAruM mana zrIvIraprabhune prApta karIne zuM rAga-dveSAdithI bharela brahmA zaMkara AdinA dhyAnamAM lAgI zake kharuM ? jahenuM mana satyatAne prApta che, te asatyanuM grahaNa kadApi na karI zake. he dharmabadhe! lagAra kSaNamAtra vicAra karIne juo keje bhrAmara kamala Adi sugandhita puSpanA parAgano A naMda anubhava karI cUkela che, henuM zuM kaI divasa 5lAzanA puSpamAM mana lAgI zakavAnuM hatuM ? je haMsa mAnasa sarovara jevA suramya sthAnamAM nivAsa karI cUkela che, te zuM keI divasa sAdhAraNa talAvanI AsapAsa rahevuM

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( 1 ) svIkAra karI zake ? jahene ratnAdi atula dhananI prApti thaI cUkI hoya, hene tAmrakhaDa athota paiso prApta thavAthI harSa nathI thato. hevIja rIte he manuSya devatAothI pUjita zrIvIrajinezvaranA caraNa kamaLane vaMdaNA karI che, henuM mana anya rAgadveSavALA devatAo tarapha kevI rIte AkarSita thaI zake ? athAta jinezvaranA sAcA bhaktanI rUci bIjA devatAone mAnavA tarapha lagAre thaI zakatI nathI. evI rIte kahIne sulasAe bhagavAnanA caraNa kamaLanuM dhyAna karI namaskAra karyo. pazcAta heNe ghaNAja bhakti bhAvathI akhaDane uttamottama bhajana jamADI satkAra karyo. sulasAnI A ananya bhakti dekhIne aMbaDanA hadacamAM paNa dharmanI dRDhatA utpanna thaI, ane te AjJA laIne pitAnA sthAna tarapha vidAya thaze. e vAMcanArAonA manamAM atyAra sudhI e zaMkA rahI haze ke mahAvIradeva jevA rogarahitane sulasA jevI zrAvikA pratye dharmapravRtti pUchavAnuM zuM kAraNa? paratu uparanA peregAthI e vAta spaSTa thaI cUkI haze-trikAlavettA paramAtmA mahAvIradeva e vAtane potAnA jJAnathI jANatA hatA ke - "aMkhaDanI dharmadaDhatA, sulatAnA nimittathIja thavAnI che. kemake je kArya je nimittathI thavAvALuM hoya che, te teja

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( 7 ) nimittathI thAya che. basa! Aja kAraNathI mahAvIra deve sulasAnI dharmapravRtti pUchAvI hatI. SoDaza prakaraNa kemabhAvamAM paramAtmA sulasI aharniza dharmAcaraNamAM lIna rahevA lAgI. henuM zarIra kRza thaI gayuM. jahema jahema henA pApanI kRzatA vadhatI gaI hema hema zArIrika kRzatAnI adhikatA paNa vadhatI gaI. have sulasAnI vRddhAvasthAne samaya AvI caDhaye. A avasthA mehamAM grasita lekene mATe atyA du:khadAyinI thAya che. kintu jahenuM mana, tatvajJAnathI nirmala thaI gayuM che, hene A avasthAne vikAra kaMIpaNa kaSTakara thato nathI. hene to pratyakSa udAharaNanI mAphaka vRddhAvasthA e batAve che ke- dhana jana ane vaivanane garva bIlakula vyartha che, he zarIranI suMdaratAne dekhIne leke prasanna thatA hatA, te hADamAMsanuM piMjara nikaLyuM. je baLanA abhimAnathI manuSya keine kaMI cIja naheAta samajato, teja bIjAnI madada mAMgavA lAge che. evI ja rIte saMsAra ane zarIranI nisAratAne pradarzaka vRddhAvasthAneja samaya che. A avasthAne je manuSya samaje che, henuM vRddhatva du:khadAyI thatuM nathI-

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( 73) sulasI vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa dharmAcAramAM daDha hatI. have hene potAno antima samaya parijJAta thayo. teNe pahelAM saMkhanA pUrvaka potAnA zarIrane atyanta nirmala karyuM. ane hamezAM paramAtmA vIranuM aMta:karaNamAM dhyAna karatI, nirAlazya thaI dharma saMpAdana karavAmAM pravRtta thaI. taheNe pitAne antima samaya saMnikaTa jANIne gurU mahArAjanA caraNa kamaLamAM namaskAra karyo ane te kahevA lAgI - he bhagavana! Apa mokSanA darzaka che. zrAvakone mATe Apane upadeza sUyaeNnA kiraNanI mAphaka aMta:karaNamAM prakAza kare che, kRpayA samayocita kAryane Adeza karIne mane saMsAra sAgarathI pAra utAre, he gurUvara! saMsAramAM phelAelA A prapaMcathI, A jIva jaDevI rIte alaga thaine pitAnA yathArtha bhAvane prApta thAya che, te mahane Apa kahe." sulatAnA A nivedanane zravaNa karIne gurU mahArAja e pramANe utsAha pradAna karavA lAgyA ke jahevI rIte raNabhUmimAM senApati potAnA sainyasamUhane protsAhita kare che. gurU * mahArAje kahyuM:- he sulaze! tuM dareka rIte viveka cukta che. tyAre paraleka siddha thavAmAM kAMI sadeha nathI. hArAmAM sarva divya guNe vidyamAna che. kemake hArAja jevI nizcala dharmavRtti, paralokamAM hitakArI thAya che. janmathI laIne maraNa paryanta jaheTalAM sukRta che, te darekanuM phaLa eja che ke uttamatAnI

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( 74) sAthe mRtyu' arthAt 'samAdhimaraNa' thAya, khasa ! te puNyanuM parama la che, henA mRtyunA samaya sAro nivaDaye hainI bIjI dareka vAtA siddha thaI samajavI, hevI rIte bhAlA kAma te kareche, parantu haeNne je agrabhAga che, teja praza'sanIya che, hevIja rIte henA mRtyunI avasthAnuM sAdhana thaI gayuM, hainuMja dareka kArya janmamAM siddha samajavuM, kahyuM che:-- jJAtasya hi dhruvo mRtyu" je utpanna thaela che, te eka divasa avazya maraze, te sabadhI ciMtA karavI vyartha che, ata eva he paMDite ! tu' paNa pa`Dita maraNanuM AzrayaNa kara, A vakhate tu* aticArAnu sa'zAdhana karI le, tratAnu uccAraNa kara, ane aparAdhAnI kSamApanA paNa karI le. huM dharmavatI mulase ! have tuM pApanAM kAraNeAne tyAga karatI arihanna, siddha,sAdhu ane dharma e cAra zaraNAnA Azraya kara. he` je tapa, japa, tIrthayAtrAdi kayA che tyenI anumedanA kara, zubha bhAvanAthI bhAvitAnta: karaNa pUrvaka azana( bheTajana ) nA tyAga kara. harSa pUrvaka namaskAra (navakAra) maMtranuM smaraNa kara, ke jahenAthI hune zIghra meAkSanu' sukha prApta thAya. "he sulase! jJAnAcAra, darzanAcAra, cAritrAcAra, tAcAra ane vIyAcAra, A pAMca AcArAmAM hune sUkSma prakArathI paNa he aticAra lAgyA hAya, te darekanI deva gurU samakSa mana vacana kAyAnA vizuddha bhAvathI AleAcanA karI le. tathA yAda rahe' akAla-avinaya AdimAM jJAnane

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( 75 ) abhyAsa karyo hoya, athavA vidhi pUrvaka bhaNavAvALAonA kAryamAM viddha karyuM hoya athavA jJAnanI ane jJAnInI AzAtanA karI hoya te darekanI traNa prakAranI zuddhithI AlecanA karI le.. he mahAbhAgye! he yadi zakti hovA chatAM paNa vastra, bhajana, ane pustakethI keine sahAyatA na karI hoya athavA sAMpaDA Adi jJAnepakaraNanI AzAtanA karI hoya te badhAno mithyA duSkata daI de. yadi hArA cittamAM kadi evI zaMkA thaI hoya ke- "he amuka puNya kRtya karyuM henuM phaLa mahune maLaze ke nahiM? ane te dvArA uttama samyatva malina thayuM hoya, athavA yadi he harSa pUrvaka jinezvaranuM pUjana na karyuM hoya ane jinezvaranI AzA sArI rIte na pALI hoya, athavA zakti hovA chatAM, pitAnI hAnino vicAra karIne deva-gurU dravyanI upekSA karI heya, yA gurUdevanI kaMI AzAtanA karI hoya, te dareka lhArAM pApa vinAzane prApta thAo. he sulase! he pAMca samiti, traNa gupti pUrvaka samyak prakArathI cAritra pAlana na karyuM haya, yA pRthvI, jala, agni, vAyu ane vanaspati e pramANe ekendriya jenI virAdhanA karI hoya, karamIyA, pUrA, zaMkha ityAdi dvIndriya jIvanI hAni karI hoya, mAMkaNa, kIDI vigere trIndriya chavAnI lhArAthI hAni thaI hoya, bhramara, kanniA, -

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( Gk ) makSI, vIchI Ade caturindriya veAne prANAni pahoMcI heya, athavA pANI pRthvI ane AkAzamAM gati karavAvALA paMcendriya javAnuM hArA dvArA na pahoMcyuM hoya athavA sUkSma-mAdaranA abhighAta ae daza prakAra thayA heAya, te te hArAM dareka duSkRta ane pAtaka ja mithyA thai jAo. "he dharmavIrADune ! di dedhathI, lAbhathI, bhayathI, hAsyathI paNa tuM mithyA bAlI hAya athavA koi prakAre nahiM ApelI vastu te' grahaNa karI lIdhI heAya athavA nava prakAranA dhana-dhAnyAdimAM hane mamatva prApta thayeA hAya athavA rAtri bheAjanAdirA niyama lene aticAra lAgI gayeA heAya te dareka hArAM pApa paNa Aja vinAzane prAsa thaI jA. "he bhAgyazAlina ! yadi he sAmarthya hovA chatAM paNa jinezvara bhagavAne kahela khAra prakAranA tapanuM yathAzakti AcaraNa na karyuM heAya, mekSanA sAdhanabhUta dharmakAryomAM ughama na karyA haiya, teA henA tu Aje aMta:karaNathI pazcAttApa kara. "huM sAghdhi ! pahelAM huM je prANAtipAta virati ityAdi tAne vidhi anusAra pAlana karI hAya, 'hete aticAra rahita AjathI hu* pALIza' e pramANe aMta:kara NamAM nizcaya kara. dareka prANionA aparAdhAne tuM sahuna kara. zakti yukta vairAgya rUpa amRtarasanuM pAna kara. hiMsA,

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mRSAvAda, cerI, mithuna, parigraha, kaeNdha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga, dveSa, kalaha, abhyAkhyAna, pazunya, ratiarati, paraparivAda, mAyAmRSAvAda ane mithyAtvazalya e aDhAra pApasthAnane tyAga kara. zrIjinezvara bhagavAnanA zaraNamAM lAgI jA. bhuvanapati, vANavyanara, manuSyaleka, jAtiSi, ane vaimAnika devatAlekamAM je asaMkhyAta zAzvata cityomAM arihantanAM pratibiMba che, teone mananA vizuddha bhAvathI namaskAra kara, zatruMjaya, Abu, giranAra, kanakAcala aSTApada Adi parvatomAM je je jinabiMba che, athavA a anya bhUmimAM je je bhagavAnanAM pratibiMba che te darekane bhAvanA pUrvaka tuM vaMdaNuM kara, jeoe, gADha karma malane tapa rUpI agnithI bhasmIbhUta karI paramAtmatvane prApta karyuM che te, ane paMdara prakAranA bhedane dhAraNa karavAvALA siddha bhagavAna hArI rakSA kare. he sula ! ekSasAdhaka gAne sAdhana karavAvALA, viSayoga rahita, manuSya kSetra saMbaMdhI kSamAdika daza prakAranA yati dharmane pAlana karavAmAM samartha, sAdhu mahArAja hArI rakSA kare, bhavasAgara pAra utAravAmAM pramala pota samAna, dareka prANione hitakArI, zrIjinezvara bhagavAne prarUpela, ane mokSa sukhane ApavAvALe dharma hArI sahAcatA kare. "he vi! A lekanI aMdara hArAthI je pharatanuM ni

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( 78 ) rUpaNa thayuM hoya, jina dharmane upadraha thaye hoya, athavA mamatAthI kharAba kulanuM piSaNa thayuM hoya, dharmadi uttama kAryomAM aMtarAya thaye heya, athavA hArI preraNAthI kaI manuSya pApa karmamAM niyukta thayela hoya temaja pramAda yA jUThI vAto phelAvI hoya, te dareka pApAnI gurU mahArAjanI sAkSIe niMdA kara. "he sulase! he je pitAnuM dravya jinezvaranuM mandira, pustaka, temaja sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMghamAM lagAvyuM hoya, he zIgha pratimAdi je je tapa karyo hoya, dharma vidhimAM sahAyatA karI heya, he je je Agama (zAstra) no abhyAsa karyo hoya, temaja je je uttamottama dharmanAM kAryo karyA heya, te darekanI aMta:karaNathI anumodanA kara. tuM bAra prakAranI bhAvanAne potAnA aMta:karaNamAM dhAraNa kara, anazana vratane vidhi pUrvaka dhAraNa kara. dareka prakAranA AhArano tyAga kara, ane manohara maMgala kiyAnA sundara mandira rUpa, devatAonI saMpadAne vaza karavAmAM pradhAna kAraNa rUpa ane pApa pUMjane nAza karavAmAM parama pravINa navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa kare samyakatvane pAlana karavAmAM tatpara sulasAe je je gurU mahArAje AjJA karI, henuM pAlana karyuM, suvAsAe uttama ArAdhanA karIne pavitra tIrthaMkara gotra upArjana karyuM. teNe potAnA hRdayamAM vairAgya bhAva pUrNa rUpathI dhAraNa

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(78). karI lIdhe. prakalitavadana thaine te zrIvIraprabhunA caraNa kamalanuM pitAnAM manamAM smaraNa karavA lAgI. gurU mahArAjanA AdezAnusAra heNe anazana vratanI ArAdhanA karI, ane A nazvara tathA jIrNa kalevarano tyAga karIne potAnA mahA puNyanA pratApathI addabhuta zArIrika sukhanA sthAna bhUta devabhavane prApta karyo. te devabhavamAM divya sukhane bhegavavA uparAnta tyahAMthI purUSa rUpe bharatakSetramAM AgAmI covIzImAM prasiddha paMdaramA "nirmama nAmaka tIrthaMkara prakaTa thaze, te samayamAM saMpUrNa jIvone sukha pradAna karatA tathA deva manuSya dvArA pUjita ane samasta atizayothI ajJAnane vidavaMsa karIne zrInirmama nAmaka tIrthakara kevala jJAnane prApta karIne temaja tIrthanI sthApanA karavA bAda paramAnaMda svarUpa mokSa sukha pAmavAnuM sibhAgya prApta karaze. iti samAsa,

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zrIyazovijaya jaina granthamAlAmAM AjasudhI chapAine * prakAzita thaelA granthonuM sUcIpatra / / 1. pramANanayatattvAlokAlaGkAra-mUla zrIvAdidevasUri 0-8-0 2. haimaliGgAnuzAsana-zrIhemacandrasUri 0-5-0 3. siddhahemazabdAnuzAsana-laghuvRttisahita, . (sIlIkamAM nathI) - 3.0.0 4. gurvAvali-munisundarasUriracita (bIjI AvRtti) 0-4-0 5. ratnAkarAvatArikA-be pariccheda Ti. paM. sahita . 1-0-0 6. siddhahemazabdAnuzAsana-mUlamAtra 7. stotrasaMgraha-bhAga-1 (bIjI AvRtti) 0-6-0 8. mudritakumudacandraprakaraNa-zrAvaka yazazcandrakRta 0-8-0 9. stotrasaMgraha-bhAga-2 (bIjI AvRtti) ... 0-12-0 10. kriyAratnasamucaya-zrIguNaratnasUriviracita 2-0-0 11. zrIsiddhahemazabdAnuzAsanasUcI akArAdi anukrama 0-4-0 12. kavikalpadruma-zrIharSakulagaNiracita (zlokabaddha dhAtupATha) :-4-0 13. sammatitarkAkhyapakaraNa-prathamakhaNDa nyAyano alaukika

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anya. zrIsiddhasenadivAkara viracita 3-0.. 14. zrIjagadgurukAvya-zrIhIravijayasUrinuM caritra .-4-0 15. zrIzAlibhadracaritra-TippaNasahita patrAkAra 1-4-0 16. zrIparvakathAsaMgraha-prathamamAga patrAkAra 0.4.0 17. SaDdarzanasamuccaya-rAjazekharasUrikRta (bIjI AvRtti) 0-4-0 18. zIlatakAvya-cAritrasundaragaNikRta(bIjI AvRtti) 0-4-0 19. nirbhayabhImanyAyoga-zrIrAmacandrasUrikRta 0-4-0 20. zrIzAntinAthacaritra-zrImunibhadrasUriviracita 3-0-0 21. ravAkarAvatArikA-ratnaprabhAcAryakRta pariccheda3thI81-8-0 22. " " " 1-2 1-0-0 " saMpUrNa pAkuM puMThaM. 3-0-0 - upadezataraGgiNI-patrAkAra-upadeza tathA rasIka kathAo 3-0-0 nyAyArthamaJjUSA-siddhahaimanI paribhASAonI vyAkhyA 3-0.0 23. guruguNaratnAkarakAvya-lakSmIsAgarasUrino itihAsa 0-8-0 24, vijayamazastimahAkAvya-saTIka-hemavijayagaNi 5-0-0 26. gadyapANDavacaritra-paNDita devavijayajI gaNIe banAvalaM, ghaj sarala ane bodhadAyaka che. sAmAnya saMskRta jANanArAo paNa nAMcanano sAro lAbha melavI zake che. A pustaka bAbU dhana

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sukhadAsa jeThamalanI mIrajApuravAlA pAsethI bheTa maLene. .. 29. mallinAthamahAkAvya(pustakAkAre temaja patrAkAre), mahAkAla zrIvinayacandrasUrie banAveluM che. jemAM mallinAthasvAmInA caritra uparAnta prAsanika keTalIka rasika kathAo sarala saMskRtamA ApavAmAM AvIche. sAdhAraNa saMskRta jANanArAo paNa teno lAbha laI zake che. kimata. . .... 3.... 30. syAdvAdamaJjarI- (patrAkAre) A pustaka keTaleka sthaLe mudrita che, to paNa ame zuddhatA temaja alpa mUlyathI te prApta thaI zake teTalA sArU chapAvyuM che kimata mAtra . . . 10.. 32. pArzvanAtha caritra-bhAvadevariviracita-ghaNuMja rasika tathA sarala che, pustakAkAra tathA patrAkAre zlokabaddha kImata ru. 3-0 M zAstravizArada jainAcArya-zrIvijayadharmasUrijI viracita pustko| .. 1. nainAtvadigdarzana (hindI bhASA) 02.. 2. nainadhilAdimadarzana ...........:. .. zubharAtI) 0-2-.

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(4 ) 4. puruSArthadigdarzana (hindI bhASA) 0.4-0 5. Atmonnatidigdarzana bheTa (gujarAtI) posTeja, 0-0-6 6. ahiMsAdigdarzana- (hindI bhASA) 0.4.0 7. (baMgalA) 0-4-0 ezIyATIka sosAyaTI opha baMgAlamAM chapAelA jaina grantho. 1-4-0 1. yogazAstra-traNa aMko, pratyekanA 2. zAntinAthacaritra-traNa aMka, darekanA 3. SaDdarzanasamuccaya-be aMka, pratyekanA 0.100 4. samarAicakahA-pAMca aMka, pratyekanA 0-10.0 5. prabandhacintAmaNi-(iMgrejI bhASAmA) traNa aMka, . pratyekanA ... 6. parIkSAmukha-laghuvRttisahita, nyAyano grantha. 1-0-0 7. nyAyasAra-saTIka. ..2-0-0 8. tattvArthAdhigamasUtra-bhASya sahita, RNa aMka, . * pratyekanA 0-10-0..

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5 ) 9. upamitibhavaprapaJcAkathA-(trIjo tathA cotho aMka choDI) 13 aMka saMpUrNa. pratyeka aMkanA 0-10-0 10. upAsakadazAGgasUtra- mUla tathA TIkA. prAkRta zabdono koza paNa sAdhe che. 6-0-0 11. bauddhaprakaraNa saMgraha - bauddha nyAyazAstrAnAM nhAnAM nhAnAM cha prakaraNono samAveza che. 0-10-0 1. zrIdharmamahodaya - (saMskRta) zrIrattravijayajI viracita 0-4-0 2. zrIvijayadharmasUricaritra - (gujarAtI) posTeja 3. sujana sammelanam - ( hindI ) mahAmahopAdhyAya zrIrA mamizra zAstrIjInuM vyAkhyAna temAM jainadharmanI prAcInatA siddha karI che. 0-1-0 -- 0-1-0 'jaina - zAsana A patra dareka pUrNimA tathA amAvAsyAe pragaTa thAya che. posTeja sahita vArSika lavAjama ru. 2) prAhaka thavA icchanAre SotAnuM nAma, gAma, ThAma zuddha akSare lakhI mokalavaM 1.

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( 6 ) zrIyazovijaya jainagranthamAlA. ( saMskRta mAsika pustaka ) zrIyazovijaya jaina granthamALA mAsikamAM eka so pRSTha saMskRta ane prAkRta sAhityane mATe rokavAmAM Aveche, jenI aMdara nyAya, koza, tathA mahAkAvyanA graMtho prasiddha karavAmAM Aveche. posTakharca sAthe vArSika lavAjama ru 8) prathamathI levAmAM Ave che. namUnA dAkhala koine aMka mokalavAmAM Avato nathI. vizeSAvazyakabhASya. bRhadavRttisahita. pahelAthI chaThA bhAga paryanta dareka 200 pAnAnA. jaladI maMgAvI syo, vhelo te pahelo, grAhaka thanAsne dara traNa traNa mAjhe naso baso pAnAno eka eka bhAga mokalabAmAM Avaze, saMpUrNa pranmanI ki0 ru. 25) agAuthIja levAmAM Ave

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( 7 ) che. pAchaLathI grAhaka thanAra pAsethI ru. 32) levAmAM Avaze. prAkRta mArgopadezikA. A pustaka mI0 bhANDArakaranI rItine anusarI taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM che. saMskRta zikhyA vagara mAtra gujarAtI bhASA jANanArAo paNa A pustaka dvArA prAkRta bhASA sArI rIte zikhI zakeche. kIM. 0-120 malavAnuM ThekANuM - (1) zAha harSacandra bhUrAbhAI, aMgrejI koThI, banArasa siTI. (2) zrIyazovijayajI jaina pAThazAlA pAlItANA.

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zrIsiddhakSetra yazovijaya jaina saMskRta-prAkRta pAThazALA-pAlItANA lagabhaga eka varSa thayAM uparyukta pAThazALA zrIpAlItANA khAte ughADavAmAM AvI che. temAM jaina vidyA one saMskRta prAkRta vigere zikSaNa ApavAmAM Aveche. A pAThazALAno prayAsa jaina bAlakone bhaNAcI gaNAvI teone upadezako tathA vidvAno banAvavAno che. A khA. tAne sarve jaina zrImaMto tathA vidvAnoe tana mana tathA dhanI potAnI yathAzakti madada karavA dhyAnamAM lai vidyAdAna sAthe anadAnano lAbha levA cUka joie nahi.