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________________ 12. zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI AtmabaLathI potAnA prabhAvazALI vyaktitvanuM nirmANa karIne viziSTa buddhimattA, anupama sAhasa ane prabaLa puruSArtha drArA dezanA audyogika, Arthika, sAmAjika ane sAMskArika kSetromAM anekavidha phALo ApanAra zeTha hukamacaMdajInuM nAma vepArI jagatanA mahApuruSa tarIke jANItuM che. apAra bhautika saMpattinA upArjana dvArA anenya prakhyAti pAmanAra ane teno sadupayoga karI sAmAjika uddhArakomAM agresaranuM sthAna prApta karanArA A yuganA pratibhAzALI puruSomAM temanI pratibhA AgavI hatI. avicala sahiSNutA, udAratA, nirabhimAnatA, dhArmikatA, paropakAritA tathA vidrajajano pratyeno prema-A temanA mukhya asAdhAraNa guNo hatA. temanI vyApArika kuzaLatA ane paropakAritAe temane samasta hindustAnamAM kIrti ane gauravavaMtu sthAna prApta karAvyAM hatAM. janma ane bAlyakALa : zeTha hukamacaMdajIno janma vi. saM. 1931mAM thayo hato. temano janma thayA bAda temanA puNyapratApathI lakSmI divase divase adhikAdhika vRddhi pAmavA lAgI. temanA pitAnuM nAma zeTha sarUpacaMdajI ane mAtAnuM nAma jabarIbAI hatuM. zeTha sarUpacaMdajI tIkSNa buddhivALA hatA. vyApAra-vyavasAyamAM prakhara buddhimattAne lIdhe 80
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________________ zeTha zrI hukamacaMdajI vyApArajagatamAM temanI khUba nAmanA hatI. teo svabhAve udAra, dharmAtmA, svAdhyAyazIla ane niyamita hatA. A uparAMta temane dharmamAM aTala zraddhA hatI. A badhA guNo zeTha hukamacaMdajIne temanA pitA taraphathI vArasAmAM ja maLyA hatA. hukamacaMdajI bAlyAvasthAthI tIvra buddhivALA ane atyaMta pratibhAzALI hatA. temanI smaraNazakti bahu teja hatI. tethI samasta parivAranAM loko temane suzikSita banAvavA mATe Atura hatAM. pAMca varSanI uMmaramAM teono vidyAbhyAsa zrI mohanalAlajI guru dvArA zarU karavAmAM Avyo. te jamAnAmAM lokono bhaNavAno utsAha khUba ocho hato. teone samaya anusAra zikSA maLI. A uparAMta teoe dhArmika jJAna paNa prApta karyuM. teoe 15 varSanI uMmara sudhImAM to vyApAramAM sArI evI pragati karI lIdhI. gRhasthajIvana : zeThasAhebane cAra vivAha karavA paDyA hatA. temanA pahelA vivAha vi. saM. 1943 mAM, bIjA vivAha 1956 mAM, trIjA vivAha 1963 mAM ane cothA vivAha 1972 mAM thayA hatA. temanAM dharmapatnI kaMcanabahena lakSmInA avatAra samAna hatAM. te suyogya, dharmAtmA, viduSI ane paropakAriNI mahilAratna hatAM. zrAvikAma, prasUtigRha, zizusvAsthya-rakSA vagere sevA-saMsthAomAM teo khUba rasa letAM ane tene lagatAM kAryonuM nirIkSaNa paNa teo jAte ja karatAM hatAM. zeThasAhebanuM vyaktitva : zeThasAhebane paitRka saMpattirUpe bALapaNathI ja dharmazAstra vAMcavAno ane dharmacarcA karavAno zokha hato, dharmAtmA puruSone maLatAM temanuM mana atizaya AnaMdita thaI jatuM hatuM. temano teo haMmezAM AdarasatkAra karatA: teo Adhunika sAhityanA paNa premI hatA. tethI jIvanakALa daramiyAna teoe hiMdI, gujarAtInAM hajAro pustako vAMcI lIdhAM hatAM. teo dararoja koI navuM pustaka vAMcatA ja rahetA. 91 teo saraLa ane nirAbhimAnI hatA. sAdhAraNamAM sAdhAraNa AdamI sAthe paNa teo vArtAlApa karatA. teo potAne janatAnA sevaka samajatA. nika samAjamAM temane zIlAMyamamAM AdarzarUpa mAnI zakAya. potAnA zIzamahelamAM beThA beThA teo potAnI kuzAgra buddhithI saMpUrNa kAryanuM khUba saraLatApUrvaka saMcAlana karatA. vyApAra ane vyavasAya : zeThasAheba haMmezAM saphaLatAnA vicAromAM ja otaprota rahetA hatA. nirAzA ane hatAzA temanA jIvanamAM bhAgye ja jovA maLatAM. teonI saphaLatAnAM mukhya kAraNo che: (1) temanuM AzAvAdI mAnasa (2) saMsArabharanA bajAronuM adhyayana ane manana (3) avicaLa sAhasavRtti ane satata puruSArtha. sAhasika vRtti ane vepArI kuneha temanAmAM bALapaNathI ja hatAM. AthI ja pAchaLathI teo 'zeThasAheba', 'marcaMTa kiMga' ane 'svadezI udyogadhaMdhAnA agraNI' gaNAvA lAgyA. teo bajAramAM AvatAM parivartano pramANe potAnA vepAramAM paNa parivartana karatA hatA. vepAranI bAbatamAM teo haThavAdI na hatA. madhyapradezamAM, khAsa karIne indoramAM te vakhate aphINano saTTo khUba jorazorathI cAlato hato. temAM teo khUba raMgAyelA hatA. aphINanA dhaMdhAmAM 3 karoDa kamAyA ane dharamAM sonA-cAMdInI varSA thavA lAgI,
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________________ 92 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo TAimsa opha inDiyA" dainika akhabAra dvArA temane "marsaTa prinsa opha mAlavA" nAmathI prasiddhi ApavAmAM AvI hatI. Ama chatAM vi. saM. 1982 mAM jyAre teo vepAra mATe muMbaI gayA tyAre temane saTTAnA tyAga mATe AtmapreraNA thaI ane tenA phaLasvarUpe pAMca varSa mATe saTTo karavAnuM choDI dIdhuM. audyogika jIvana : zeTha hukamacaMdajIe bhAratanI audyogika unnatimAM agragaNya phALo ApIne dezanuM je Arthika utthAna karyuM te avarNanIya che. teoe hukamacaMda mila naM. 1 ane 2, rAjakumAra mila, yuTamila tathA bIjAM aneka kArakhAnAM cAlu karyA. A uparAMta temaNe kalakattAmAM eka kApaDanI ane bIjI sTIlanI mila kholI hatI. temaNe ema paNa kahyuM ke khAdI A dezano prANa che. khAdI dvArA gAmaDAnA loko potAnA phAjala samayano upayoga karIne rojI-roTI meLavI zake che. potAnA khAdInA utpAdana dvArA videzamAM jatAM nANAMne rokI zakAya che. A kAraNathI temaNe indoramAM khAdIvaNATa mATenI ane jADA kApaDanI mila zarU karIne temAM lagabhaga 20 karoDanuM kApaDa banAvyuM. temanI vaividhyapUrNa audyogika vasAhato hajAro mANaso mATe udaranirvAhanuM sAdhana banI hatI. eka aMdAja pramANe teonAM badhAM kArakhAnAM tathA milo dvArA 15 hajAra mANasono nirvAha cAlato hato. temaNe aneka prakAranA udyogo ane vepAradhaMdhAmAM potAnI vyApArika buddhi, kuzaLatA ane dIrdhadaSTithI karoDonI saMpatti prApta karI hatI ane kayAreka gumAvI paNa hatI. chatAM temanI mukhamudrA para kadI harSa-zoka dRSTigocara thatA nahotA. mAnavatAvAdI paropakAramaya jIvana : jeo potAnAM tana, mana ane dhanano upayoga paropakAramaya satkAryo mATe kare che teo ja A duniyAmAM sAcA suyazane prApta kare che. saMsAramAM je mahApuruSo thayA che, te badhA manuSyanI sevAthI mahAna banyA che. jeo potAnuM jIvana dayA, namratA, sAdAI, ucca vicAra ane mAnava sevAmAM vyatIta kare che teo saMsAramAM pUjanIya ane AdaraNIya sthAna prApta kare che. temaNe zIzamahala, indrabhavana, itivAriyAnuM maMdira vagere bhavya ImArato baMdhAvI. uparAMta vizrAMtibhavana, mahAvidyAlaya, baoNDiMga hAusa, sau. kaMcanabAI zrAvikAzrama, auSadhazALA, bhojanazALA, prasUtigRha vagere aneka saMsthAo teonI paropakAramayatA ane dAnavRttinuM jvalaMta pratIka che. teoe dharma ane samAjahita mATe lAkho rUpiyA kharcA hatA. dhArmika, sAdhanAmaya, virakana jIvana : teone bALapaNathI ja jainadharma pratye bahu ruci hatI. teo dharmapremI puruSonI jema dararoja jinendrapUjana, svAdhyAya tathA dharmacarcA karatA hatA. vi. saM. 2000 nA aSADha mAsamAM, I. sa. 1942 nA julAI mAsamAM indoramAM "zAMtimaMgala vidhAna" aSTAnikA pa daramiyAna ujavAyela temAM potAne apAyelA mAnapatranA javAbamAM temaNe kahyuM ke "mane jaina dharmamAM pragADha zraddhA che. mArA jIvanano abhyadaya jainazAstra, svAdhyAya, tyAgIo-vidvAnonA satsaMga tathA dhArmika mitronI goSThI dvArA thayo che."
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________________ zeTha zrI hemacaMdajI 9i3 jIvanamAM lagabhaga 50 varSo sudhI niyamita rIte zAstra-carcA, svAdhyAya, sadAcArapAlana, adhyAtmavRtti, temaja tyAgIo-vidvAnonA satsamAgama dvArA potAnA AtmAne susaMskRta banAvavAmAM tathA pAralaukika sukhanA hetune pAra pADavAmAM magna rahyA hatA 'samrATa jevI saMpatti ane indra jevA bhogavilAsone gauNa karIne A pramANe sAdhanAmaya jIvanano svIkAra karavo sahelo nathI. parama pUjya AcAryazrI zAMtisAgarajI mahArAja jyAre saMgha sahita Indora padhAryA tyAre temanA para paNa zeThajInA advitIya vyaktitvano bhAre prabhAva paDyo. jyAre paNa AcAryazrI ane munidharma para koI paNa upasarga ke saMkaTa AvatuM tyAre teo hAjara rahI tenuM nivAraNa karanA. eka vAra bImAra hovA chatAM temaNe AcAryazrInA darzane javAno potAno vicAra amalamAM mUkyo hato. teone potAnA karatAM AcAryazrInA svAthyanI vizeSa ciMtA rahetI hatI, je temanI rUDI gurubhakti sUcave che. saurASTramAM digambara jaina yAtrAdhAma, sonagaDhanI temaNe traNa vAra yAtrA karI hatI. pU. zrI kAnajI svAmI pratye temane utkaMThA ane vAtsalya bhAva hato. tyAM svAdhyAya haoNla tathA jaina maMdira banAvavA mATe temaNe lagabhaga eka lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna karyuM hatuM. eka vAra jainonA pavitra yAtrAdhAma sametazikharajI para eka saMkaTa upasthita thayuM hatuM. tyAM aMgrejoe vasavATa karavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. AthI jaina samAjamAM halacala macI gaI hatI. indorathI zeThasAhebe paNa anya agraNI vyaktio sAthe khulle page tyAMnI yAtrA karI temaja aMgreja sarakArane kahyuM ke je jaina samAjano virodha dhyAnamAM levAmAM nahIM Ave to temano virodhAgni saLagI UThaze. A vAta dhyAnamAM laIne aMgrejoe potAnA vicAro sthagita karyA. tyAra pachI jaina samAje nizcaya karyo ke A pahADa ApaNe kharIdI laIe to bhaviSyamAM pharI Avo prazna Ubho na thAya te mATe teoe rU. pa000 ApyA ane indoramAMthI rU. 25,000/nuM phaMDa ekaThuM karI ApyuM. jana dharma ane samAjanI sevA karavI te temanA jIvananuM mahAna kArya hatuM. tene temaNe mukhyatve cAra vibhAgamAM vaheMcI dIdhuM hatuM : (1) tIrthonI sevA. (2) munidharma ke tItho para AvelA saMkaTanuM nivAraNa karavuM. (3) aMdara aMdaranA vivAdo samAdhAna dvArA dUra karavA. (4) saMsthAonI sthApanA ane sahAyatA. digaMbara jaina samAjanI pragati ane vikAsano I. sa. 1900thI 1950 sudhIno itihAsa temanA jIvana sAthe ThIka ThIka rIte saMkaLAyelo che.
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________________ 94 arvAcIna jaina jayotirdharo saMvata 1959mAM temaNe indora ane chAvaNInI madhyamAM jamIna kharIdI ane temAM zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA bhavya jinAlayanuM nirmANa karyuM. ItavArivAnA bhavya jinamaMdiranA nirmANa mATe temaNe jayapura ane IrAnathI kuzaLa kArIgaro bolAvyA hatA. ahIM moTA bhAganuM kAmakAja kAcanuM che. raMgaberaMgI kAcanAM atyaMta suMdara ane manohara citro banAvavAmAM AvyAM che. temAM siddhakSetra, samavasarANa, traNaloka, nandIzvaradvIpa, svarganI racanA, saptavyasana tathA aSTakarma vagere citro banAvavAmAM AvyAM che. A dazyo joIne darzaka bhAvavibhora banI jAya che. AthI ja Indorane tIrthanagarI' tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. indoramAM plegathI pIDAtI janatAne paNa temaNe sahAya karI hatI temaja asahAya jaina bhAIo mATe so rUpiyAnA mAsika kharca para eka bhojanAlayanI vyavasthA paNa karI hatI. saMvata 1970 mAM pAlitANAmAM eka adhivezanamAM teo sabhApati tarIke cUMTAI AvyA hatA tyAre temAge cAra lAkha rUpiyAnA dAnanI ghoSaNA karI hatI. saMvata 1974 mAM temaNe dilhInI leDI hADiMga maeNDikala haoNspiTalamAM cAra lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM hatuM. zeTha sAheba haMmezAM vidyAdAna mATe koI paNa nAtajano bhedabhAva rAkhatA nahIM. temaNe 25 hajAra rUpiyA ApIne skula mATe eka makAna kharIdyuM hatuM. AvI jJAta-ajJAta anekavidha dAnapravRttio zeThasAhebanA jIvananI rojabarojanI ghaTanAo banI gaI hatI. zeThajInI alavidA : Ama satata pAMca dAyakAo sudhI samAja, dharma ane udyoganA kSetro uccastarIya sevAo ApI zeThazrIe tA. 26-2-1959nA roja ApaNA saunI pAsethI ciravidAya laI lIdhI.