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________________ * OM namo nine nyU maMDa Registered No. zrAvikAsubodha zrI jaina vanitA vizrAma aMge prakaTa thatu trimAsika, zrAvikANAM subodhAya, tAsAM gaurava hetave / vidhavAnAM prazAntyarthaM patrikeya prakAzyate // 3 bhAtipatAone sUcanA 4 mAtAne be meDala 5 strIonu ka 6 strIAnI zaiAbhA. vya. B. Janisten 7 du:khIne dIlAsA. 8 padeSa darzana. kara boTa pustaka 1 3. sa. 1976 nA asADha suda 13 sapAdikA. vhena rUkimaNI. rA. sA. hIrAcaMda mAtIca jhaverInI vidhavA. viSayAnukramaNikA lekhakanu nAma 1 bALA ane vhenAne hitazikSA kavi sAMkalacaMda, 2 noMdha. saMpAdikA. jaina ' anubhavikA." zeThe pharAmajI kharasedajI, . sA. kanumhena chaganalAla. zrIyuta gekuladAsa dvArakAdAsa rAyacurA. sA. yoAdAbvena. 9 mhArUM hRdaya. ga. sva. saMtaziSyA. heta caMcaLa tribhuvana, anebI ratnavijayajI, 10 mAtAnI mahattA. 16 A upayogI puratu pustakAlaya. A te sukI cImanalAla dezI. 12 " pheza 13 jaina vanitA vizrAmane maLelI pusa 3 se 11 13 14 17 20 24 27 31 vasthApikA vArSika mUlya, 1 rUpIA. chuTaka nakalanA cAra AnA, A trimAsika amadAvAdamAM zrI satyavijaya prInTIMga presamAM 'zA sAMkalacada harIlAle chApyuM, ane suratamAM gopIpurAmAM cAMlAgalAmAM hena rUkimaNIe prakaTa karyuM .
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________________ grAhakeAne sUcanA. A trimAsikanA pahelA aMka rAkhI jemaNe manIorDarathI lavAjama meAkalI ApyuM che, temane A bIjo aMka mekalI ApavAmAM AvyA che. paNa jemanuM lavAjama AvyuM nathI ane jemaNe te aka nahi mekalavA lakhyuM nathI te sarvane bIjo aMka vI.DI. thI meAkalavAmAM AvanAra che. AzA rAkhavAmAM Ave che ke teo 1) pIe eka AneA bharI khIjo aMka svIkArI leze. A trimAsika hAvAthI amane pAsTa ophisa taraphathI rajIsTara naMbara maLye nathI, ane tethI amane pesTejanuM khamaNa' kharca thAya che. jemane A trimAsika upayegI lAgatuM hoya teo je ekAda grAhaka vadhArI ApavA maherabAnI karaze teA A kAma ghaNI saralatAthI cAlaze. lI. saMpAdikA " zrAvikA sudha" lekhakone sUcanA--A trimAsika mATe lekheA lakhI mokalavA munimahArAjo sAdhvIo, zrAvaka khadhu tathA zrAvikAo tathA anya vidvAneA ane bhaNelI heneAne vinaMtI karavAmAM Ave che. maherabAnI karI lakhANu kAgaLanI eka khAjue sAhIthI lakhavu ke jethI chApanArane aDacaNa na paDe, jene pAtAnuM nAma prakaTa karavAnI icchA nahi hAya tenuM nAma chApavAmAM nahi Ave, paNa amArI jANa mATe potAnuM nAma tathA ThekANuM lakhI meAkalavu zrI jaina vanitA vizrAmanA hetu. A saMsthAnA mukhya hetu e che ke jaina vidhavA aenA A saMsthAmAM rahI sAdhu jIvana gALe, dharmanItisaMbadhI jJAna pAme, tenuM nirUdyamI jIvana udyogI bane, te kartavya parAyaNa thAya, tathA teonI mAnasika tathA AdhyAtmika sthiti sudhare ke jethI teonuM jIvana ApeAApa zAMtivALuM, gAravavALuM tathA AtmazraddhAvALu bane, ane teo potAnA kuTuMbane sahAyaka, tathA samAjane paNa upacAgI thaI paDe. te uparAMta sadhavA zrAvikA hainA tathA jaina kanyAone dharma nItinI tathA vyavahArika keLavaNI ApavI ke jethI te uttama gRhiNI tathA mAtA ane ane kartavyaniSTha thAya.
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________________ suratanA zrI jaina vanitA vizrAmane aMge prakaTa thatuM trimAsika 9999999999999999 zrAvikAsubodha. pustaka 1 luM 1920 nI 1 lI julAI aMka 2 je. sItA subhadrA, naLarAya rANI, je dropadI zILavatI vakhANuM; je ehavI zILaguNe savANuM, sulakSaNA meM jagamAMhI jANI, ra -sUkta muktAvalI. sI e purUSanI sahacAriNI che, tenI sarakhAja manavALI che, purUSanI badhI pravRtti sUkSmatAe jANavAne tene adhikAra che. jeTalI chUTa purUSa bhegave che, teTalI ja tene bhegavavAne hakka che, ane jema purUSa potAnA kSetramAM sarvodharI che, tema strI potAnA kSetramAM che. A sthiti svAbhAvika hovI joIe. e kAMI akSarajJAnanAM pariNAma nahi heya. ajJAnarUpI aMdha kapamAM DubelA jaDa purUSe paNa, na zobhI zake, na bhegavI zake te adhikAra, kUDI prathAne lIdhe, strIo upara bhagave che strIonI A dazAne lIdhe ApaNI ghaNI pravRttio arthe jaIne aTakI paDe che. ApaNAM ghaNAM kAryo pUrAM thI nIkaLatAM nathI. adha muDIthI ja vepAra karanArA pachamabuddhi vepArInA dravI ApaNI sthiti che. -zrIyuta mehanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhI. bALA ane bahenone hitazikSA garabI. (bahenI sAMbhaLI pelI keyalakI taphedamAre gAtI chaMdamAM re-e rAga.) * sakhI sadAcAra pALI saMsAra sudhArIere, lAja vadhArIe, Teka. bahenI ziyaLa subhUSaNa sajIe, paraniMdA tajIe prabhu bhajIe; pativratta pALI ubhaya sukuLa ajavALIere, lAja vadhArIe. vinaya viveka vaDIlane karIe, verajherano vAda visarIe; . adhika uNe saMtoSI rahI mana vArIe, lAja vadhArIe. sa. 2 patinI Avaka jAvaka bhALI, kharaca khuTaNa karIe saMbhALI; haTha karI kaMI na laIe, nija mana mArIere, lAja vadhArIe. sa. 3.
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________________ zrAvike subedha. 1 juThI vAta na mukha uccarIe, paranI vAte peTa na bharIe; khATI Ave parane pIDa na pADIere, lAja vadhArIere. sa. 4 cArI cADI cUgalI tajIe, adekhAI tajIe sukha sajIe; zokya bALako nija bALakama pALIere, lAja vadhArIere. sa. 5 jhINAM AchAM vastra na sajIe, aMge AchakalAveDA tajIe; kuLavaMtI kajIo kaMkAsa nivArIre, lAja vadhArIere. sItA damayaMtI paMcALI, satIonA guNa nitya saMbhALI; tasa pagale cAlI jaga jaza vistArIere, lAja vadhArIe. vidhA bhaNI viparIta je cAle, mAta tAta lajave duHkha sAle; bharyuM gaNuM badhuM darIe e nArIera, loja vadhArI bere. nirmaLa sadAcAra zILa pALe, suku strI cAle zubha cAle; sAMkaLacaMda sujasa saMsAre sArI ere, lAja vadhArIe. ne . A zrAvikAsubodha trimAsikane prathama aMka paramopakArI carama tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra prabhunI janmatithi caitra mAsanA zukla pakSanI tradazIne divase bahAra paDayuM hatuM. te judA judA saMbhAvita jaina baMdhuo tathA bahenepara mokalavAmAM Avyo hato. temaNe te aMkane sArI rIte satkAra ApI A amArA ladhu prayAsane protsAhana ApyuM che, te badala te hene tathA baMdhuone AbhAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. keTalAka jaina baMdhuoe tathA bahenee temaja vidvAna munirAjee A trimAsi. kanA saMbadhamAM je je upagI sUcanAe karI che te lakSamAM rAkhI tene amala A aMkamAM karyo che. suratanI jaina vanitA vizrAmanI saMsthAnA hetuo tathA niyamothI jena prajAne vAkepha karavI e je trimAsikano eka uddeza che, te paNa keTaleka aMze phaLIbhUta thato jAya che. trimAsika vAMcanArAmAMthI keTalAka baMdhuo tathA bahene te saMsthAno riporTa maMgAve che, tathA te saMsthA saMbaMdhI vizeSa mAhItI meLavavA iMtejArI rAkhe che. AthI AzA rahe che ke bhaviSyamAM vadhu kanyAo tathA saMdhavA, ane vidhavA baheno A saMsthAno lAbha leze. mAMgaroLa vALA zeTha tulasI menacha kara ne tyAM lagna prasaMge mAre javAnuM thayuM hatuM. te zahera mAMthI A saMsthAne je madada maLI che, jene TuMka ahevAla A trimAsikanA chevaTanA bhAgamAM mAlama paDaze. A trimAsika mATe lekho lakhI mokalanAra baheno tathA baMdhuone A sthaLe upakAra mAnuM chuM. A trimAsika joDe A saMsthAmAM rahenArI bahenane grupa pheTa ApavA gayA aMkamAM lakhyuM hatuM. paNa keTalIka aDacaNane lIdhe te taiyAra thaI zaka nathI. ghaNuM karIne AvatA aMka De jarUra ApavAmAM Avaze. je baMdhuo, bahenee, tathA munirAje e A trimAsikanA grAhaka karI ApavA tasdI lIdhI che te sarvane AbhAra mAnI hAlano viramuM chuM. lI. saMpAdi,
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________________ janmadAyI paNa kahetrAtA mAtApitAne sUcanA janmadAyI paNa kahevAtA mAtapitAne sUcanA. ane bALakAnuM kartavya. ( lekhaka:--hena anubhavikA ) 35 gatAMkathI cAlu. sujJa vAMcakavRMda ! mAbApeA kasAi karatAM paNa vadhAre kaThIna ane kaTheDara hRdayavALAM khanI potAnI bALAne keTalIkavAra duHkhanAja DuMgarA ucakAvatAM jarA mAtra pAchI pAnI karatAM nathI ane jyAM tyAM dhakakelI mukatAM zaramAtAM nathI te badhuM ApaNA hRdayamAM reDAyuM. have krUratAnI sAMkaLAthI jhakaDAyelI bALAonAM hradaYa keTalAM badhAM duHkhathI saDase che, te ApaNe tapAsIeH-- savAranA naveka vAgyAnA samaya thayA hatA. AkAzamAM bALas peAtAnAM agamya gRhamAMthI ramavAne hajI hamaNAMja bahAra AvatA hatA. pakSIe vizALa byAmamAM Ama tema karatAM hatAM. mAkramAsanuM sAmrAjya hevAthI savAramAM vizeSa ThaMDI paDI hUMtI. zItaLa pavana vRkSanI DALIe jhukavatA hatA. zerInAM leke zAla athavA pacheDI ADhI taDakAmAM snAna karatAM hatAM, ane gappAM hAMkyAM hatAM. AvA prabhAtanA samaye kAntA dIlagIra cahere lamaNe hAtha dai kSetrajI para vicAragrasta beThI hatI. pAse keTalIka ceDIe paDI hatI. tyAMthI thoDeka dUra eka sAvaraNI paDI hatI. kAntAnI AMkhA te banne vacce hIcakA khAtI hatI. tevAmAM te ceApaDI tarapha sthira leAcanathI jovA lAgI. dhImedhIme tenI AMkhA a zruthI bhIMjAvA lAgI ane jotajotAmAM tenI AMkhamAMthI azrumenA askhalita pravAha vahevA mAMDayA. sarasara karatAM sarI paDatAM meAtInA dAg2A jevAM e azru biMduethI zetraMjI bhItI thavA lAgI. DasamAM paNa ubharAi javA lAgyAM. A sthiti theADIvAra TakI rahI. navanA TaMkArA thatAMja kAntAe krANu jANe thA vicArathI peAtAnA sAllAnA. cheDA vaDe AMkhA luvA mAMDI. eTalAmAM nIcethI bAraNAM udhaDayAM ane avAja Avyo, kAntA A kAnA avAja hatA te kAntA jANI gai. DusakAMthI bharAyelI chAtImAMthI kAMi paNa pratyuttara na vALI zakI, paNa dAdara pAse AvI pAtAnI priya sakhI zAntAne upara AvavA isArata karI. zAntA upara AvI ane kAntAnuM karamAyeluM, udAsa,hAsyazUnya mukha joI pUchyuM, " kema vhena ! Aje gAma prema banI gai chuM ? Aje tArA mukhAravindamAM ATalI badhI udAsInatA kema jAya che? .. kAntAe vAta uDAvaMtAM kahyu, " vhena etA kAMi nahIM. mhArAM prArabdha. pUrvIkRta ka atyAre mhArI samakSa upasthita thayAM che, duHkha sahana karyAM vinA......" ema adhavaca khelatAM kheAlatAM DusakAM bharatI aTakI paDI. AMkhamAMthI ceAdhAra adbhu varSAvatI kAntAne bei zAntA paNa raDI paDI. kharekhara ! e te svAbhAvikaja che ke du:khI mANasanuM du:kha sAMbhaLatAM vajasamAna ApaNAM hRdaya paNa pIgaLI jAya che. kAntAne zuM duHkha hatuM tethI zAntA taddana ajANu hatI, chatAM kAmaLahRdaya zAntA azru vaNu kare temAM zuM Azcaya ? .
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________________ zrAvikA subodha. khA ume sakhIoe raDavAmAM pAMceka mInITa vaTAvI. tyArapachI zAntA kaThaNa haiyuM karI potAnA azru luchI nAMkhI bolI -" hArI paramapriya sakhI ! kahe hArA sama che tane. tAruM duHkha tuM hane nahIM kahe tyAre kone kahIza? judAI na rAkha. tArAM raDatAM nayana joI ane hArA hRdayanA dhabakAra sAMbhaLI hArI chAtI cIrAI jAya che. hArA aMtaranI varALa mane dekhADa jarA dhIraja dhara bahena, Ama pocA hadayanA thaI ghaDIe ghaDIe re ie to kAMI dI nahIM vaLe. vipattinAM vAdaLa khaseDavAmAM apUrva dhairyanI jarUra paDe che te tuM kyAM nathI jANatI? hArA duHkhathI huM paNa duHkhI chuM. hArAM duHkhamAM huM ardhabhAga te jarUra mAgI laiza. kahe bahena tuM kema raDI?" mAtAnuM hadaya bharAI AvyuM. DusakAMthI chAtI khAlI karatI belI -bahena ! hArAthI mahAre koI vAta chAnI che ja nahIM. hane kahyA vinA A hadayane bhAra ochA thavAne nathI tane kahyAthI ja mahAruM duHkha halakuM paDaze. paisA mUkavA jagyA maLe paNa vAtane vizrAma sadabhAgyeja prApta thAya che " e kahevata anusAre, he sukhaduHkhabhAgiNi sakhI ! tuM ja mahAro vizrAma che " zAntAe gaMbhIra vadana karI kahyuM, "bahena, AvI tyArI prazaMsAne huM yogya pAtra nathI. huM hArI pharaja adA kare te kAMI stutya kArya nathI. have AvuM AvuM kahI vadhAre vakhata na gumAva. kahI de he azru kema pADyAM" kAntAe raDavAnuM kAraNa kahyuM -" gaI rAtrie huM hArI pathArImAM Amatema A bheTatI hatI. tyAre mahArA pitAzrI ekAeka bahArathI AvyA. mahArAM vRddha mAtuzrI saghaDI karI tApatAM hatAM. paNa tyAM AgaLa beThAM. te AvyA ke tarata ja huM sthira thai Akho mIMcI paDI rahI. ane nidrAdhIna thaI heu tema cALA karI pitAzrInI vAta sAMbhaLavA lAgI mane nidrAdhIna thayelI jANI teoe mane bolAvI paNa nahI. pitAzrIeja zarUAta karI ke, " ApaNI jJAtimAM traNa muratiA che eka te pilA lakSAdhipati magtalAlane putra abhaNalAla, bIje puMjAlAlane putra kacarAlAla ane trIje ghelAbhAIne putra gAMDAlAla. maphatalAla te kAla savAreja kanyA jovA AvanAra che. ane bAkInA be traNa divasa pachIthI Avaze. paNa have te traNamAMthI koNa yogya che te tyAre jovAnuM che." tyArapachI mAtuzrIe kahyuM-zAM rUpALAM nAma ! temanAM nAma sAMbhaLI koNa apAra AnaMda na pAme !!" '; " paNa ApaNe kayAM nAma sAthe paraNAvavI che. lakSmIvAna ane hezIAra muratio heya eTale patyuM " pitAzrIe temanAM vakhANa karyA : teo kyAM sudhI bhaNelA che?" mAtuzrIe pUchayuM "ThIka, lakhI vAMcI jANe paNa dhAre te zIkhI zake. paisAdAra che, na bhaNe te zuM ? beThA beThA sukhethI khAya, pIe ane AnaMda na kare!! ATaluM badhuM dhana che, pachI temane zA sArU kamAvA javuM paDe? kamAvA javuM paDe teya abhaNalAlato lAta mArI paisA pedA kare tevo che. pachI zuM? jarA bhaNelAnI dazA jue. pelo maNIlAlane dIkarA kAntilAla heTe AkhaLA jevaDe thayo paNa haju copaDIono sAlaja mUkate nathI. tenA bApanA paisAnuM pANu ja karavA beThe che, akamI nAdAna chokaro ! bApane
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________________ janmadAyI paNa kahevAtA mAtApitAne sUcanA. kaeNNa jANe zuM e hAla karaze ! . bArisTaranI parIkSA AmavA have vilAyata upaDavAne che! have rahyuM kaMI bAkI ! tyAM gayA eTale vaTalAI javAne dharamane te chAparAnA navA para mUkavAne. covIsamAM tIrtha karanuM nAma haju AvaDatuM nathI. maratI vakhate koNa jANe maNIlAlanA kAnamAM zuM e saMbhaLAvaze ! enA karatAM te ApaNe abhaNalAla bIcAre hajAra darajo sAro. dhamaSTha kuTuMba. khAnadhana mANaso. le have mahAsa vicAra to e navANuM TakA tyAMja nA bavAne thayo che. pachI hAre vicAra", pitAzrIe kALyuM kAntAe kahela mAtapitAnA upayukta vicAra sAMbhaLI zAntA asaMta dIlagIra thaI, kAntA pharIthI raDavA lAgI. bena, raDanA pairya dhara. "ghaNuM karyuM kALe ghaNuM bairya dhAra " e vAkya vAMcyuM paNa tene anubhavamAM utAra. raDyA vinA koI upAya . patrakAra tArA pitAne tAre aNagamo darzAva. athavA te je tu anumati Ape te huM tArA mAtapitAne caraNe paDI mAgI lauM ke tArI icchA pAra pADe' zAntAe AzvAsana ApyuM "bena, kahIza te paNa zuM ? teo bIcArAM bheLAM che. teo te pAradhI vAta para bharose rAkhI aneka jJAtibhAione hAjI hA bhaNI saMtoSe che. AthI mAruM A aMtaHkaraNa pIDAya che. zuM karuM; lAcAra ! mAtuzrI nathI jotAM tenA rUpane,, kuLane, nathI pUchatAM muratiAonuM zikSaNa, cAlAkI, nirvyasana ane ye vaya. mAre have zuM karavuM? jJAtinI karAra patrikAmAM pitAzrIe svArthIbdha banI sahI karavI natI joitI. aha5 sukhane kAje pitAnI putrIne aMdhAre kuvAmAM utAravA temaNe jarA mAtra pAchuM vaLIne joyuM nahI. baMdhuonA sadabhAgye temane kanyA AvI maLata paNa temanAM alpa sukha mATe mahA zikSita hAtha eka ajJAna, viSayAMdha, chANa moTI upADI lezamAMja jIvana vyatIta karanAra kuTuMbamAM nAlAyaka vayovRddha vyakitane apavAne saMkalpa mane jIvatI bALI mUke che. zuM kahuM bahena ! parAdhInatAthI amaryAdita duHkha sahana karI zakyA have zakti nathI. bahena mAtapitAe lADa laDAvI mahekI karI te Aja kAraNa mATe ! hA, have temanA julamanI hada AvI rahI. jAheramAM ja mAruM lilAma karI denArAMne dhikkAra sivAya A saLagatI AMtaraDI zI duvA de?" kAntAe mananA vicAra kahyA ane raDI paDI. " + + + + + + beu sakhIo Ama vArtAlApa karI rahI hatI. kAntA pitAnA aMtaranI varALanA goTe goTA zAntA tarapha kADhatI hatI ane zAntA bhIMjAi jatI hatI, tevAmAM akasmAta kAntAnI mA zrI tyAM AvI caDI, ane lene jotAM ja beu jaNa svastha thaI gayAM. zAntAne jotAM ja tenI mAtuzrI saLagI uThI. zAtA kAntA pAse Ave te tene bIlakula pasaMda na hatuM. te AvatAM ja bolI; "kema zAMtADI, meM tane keTalIvAra nA pADI chatAM mArI kAnAnuM pAsuM jatuM mUkatI nathI ! nakaTI, tane keTalIvAra kahuM ke mAre mArI choDInI pAse ja AvavuM nahIM. huM jANuM chuM ke kAnAne caDhAvI caDhAvI chApare laI janAra tuja che. huM tane AjathI sAra nA pADuM chuM ke kAntA pAse tAre AvavuM ja nahIM. uTha ubhI thA ane jA tAre ghera pArakA gharamAM ghusatA zarama nathI AvatI. savAra paDIne A AvI bhaTakAtI naDI te." kAntAnI mAtuzrIe tIkhA maracAM uDADyAM. ' :
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________________ zrAvikA subodha. . "mAtuzrI kSamA kare. mArI benapaNIne AvAM nirlaja ane apamAnakAraka zabda na chAje. jarA dhIrethI bolazo zuM jaze. te bIcArI kAMIka AzvAsana ApavA Ave che mane ane thoDIvAra sAMtvana karI jatI rahe che. kyAM ApaNuM gharanuM pavAluM pANI e pIe che. Ama nakAmI gALAno varasAda zIda varasAvo cho ? eNe ApaNuM zuM bagADayuM che vArU? je kahevuM hoya te mane kahone. baLatAmAM ghI hemAya, kAMi jamIna upara raDavAthI devatA khuza thaze ke ? ' ' ', "cupa rahe ! nAdAna chokarI ! bahu bahekI gaI che hamaNAM hamaNuthI ! savAranA paheramAM uThayAM eTale pustakanAM thothAM pheravyA kara tuM; tAre sAsarIAmAM ghaNuM ja sahana karavuM paDaze ! tuM zAnuM AzvAsana kahe che? tane zuM duHkha paDayuM vArUM ? " gussAnA AvezamAM AvI mAtuzrIe kahyuM, mAtuzrI ! kahetAM pahelAM kSamA karaze. mArA manamAM virAjI rahelI mUrti sivAya abhaNalAla, kacarAbhAI, ane gAMDAlAla badhA bhAI samAna che. mAruM hadaya jemanA bhaNI bahuja AkarSAI rahyuM che, te mUrtine ja A jamaNe hAtha ApavA mAro nizcaya che. te sivAya bIjA mANasane huM paraNanAra nahIM. prathamathI ja cekhuM kahI dauM chuM" kAntAe hIMmata dharI kahevA mAMDyuM. phATelI, ATalI badhI jIbhaDI na laMbAva. tArI marajI mujaba lagna karAze kema? ame ATalA badhA varasa pANImAM gALyAM ane AjakAlanI tuM bahu DAhalI thaI gaIne ! phalANe pasaMda che ane haka pasaMda nathI e ApaNu garIba gharane na chAje. ApaNe te rUpA vadhAre laI nALIera ApavAnuM che, samajI !." jarA kaDaka thaI mAtuzrIe kahyuM. "mAre zuM samajavAnuM hoya mAtuzrI ! vakhatanAM vAjAM vAgaze tyAre badhuMya samajAze. mArA upara lAlacoLa zAne thAo che ? thAone tamArI buddhi upara. atyAra sudhI dANAM daLI daLI ane keLavaNI ApI te zA sArU? gaLacI dabAvI mArIja nAkhavItIne ! marI gayA pachI tamane AvA saMtApa na thAta. " "chakelI chokarI, have basa cUpa marane; sAmAM javAba ApatAM zaramAtI nathI! hamaNuM tane jovA Avaze, ane amAruM dhAryuM badhuM dhULamAM maLI jaze. e AvI jAya pachI tArI heLI saLagAvaje". mAtuzrIe nIce utarI jatAM kahyuM. mAtuzrI nIce gayAM, ane kAntA dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI.zAntAnI AMkhamAMthI paNa azru pravAha cAluja hatuM. kAntAne bahu ja lAgI AvyuM. pitAnI nirdoSa benapaNI zAtAne paNa kaThora vacana sAMbhaLAM paDyAM tethI kAntAnuM hRdaya cIrAI jatuM hatuM, paNa te svastha thaI ane zAntAne namana karI kahevA lAgI; : "bena, hArI A kRtaghI sakhIne mApha kara. mahArA mATe te bahu ja sAMbhaLyuM; paNa zuM karuM? gaLe phAMso khAI ApaghAta karuM ke jheranI bharelI pyAlI pI jAuM to paNa mAtuzrIe karelA vAkkahAra mArAthI visarAze nahIM. bena, have tuM jA ahIMthI. tAruM zubha thAo bena. mAruM vidhie dhAryuM haze tema thaze, bena ! raDa nA, tuM jA ahIMthI mAre lIdhe tuM zA sArU ATaluM badhuM sAMbhaLe che?" kAnAe raDate raDate kahyuM.
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________________ janmadAyI paNa kahevAtA mAtApitAne sUcanA. * " kAntA, dhanya che ane ke Aje tArI upara varasatAM gAlInA jhapATAthI huM kaMIka bhInI thaI. hazemAtuzrInI najaramAM huM aparAdhI TharI ane tenI zikSA mane maLI gaI. bahena! khacIta jANaje ke jenI sAthe tAre saMbaMdha vidhAtAe javAne dhArI rAkhyo haze tenI sAthe ja tuM joDAIza kemake cihita are, gi : sArtha jeyAM kara ane vidhi jyAM dere tyAM jA. te sIvAya have bIjo upAya nathI. mAtuzrI gALAnA dAnezvarI che, paNa ApaNe zikSita loka gALIdAnamAM tadana asamartha chIe. ApaNI pAse gALo heya te ApaNe gALa daIene. mATe samaju thaI mAtapItAnA sAmuM koI paNa bAlIza mA. hAM" bahu sArU tuM have ja. pharIthI Ajaroja tAre tyAM maLIza" zAntAne vaLAvA kAntA bAraNuM sudhI gaI ane "bene Avaje" ema saraLa nayane kahI pAchI pote pitAnI besavAnI oriMDImAM AvI. ane zuM karavuM have tenA upAya zodhavA lAgI. thoDIvAra vicAra karI te uThI ane jANe koI nizcaya ja na karyo hoya tema eka kAgaLa para lakhavAlAgIH- * : pUjya mAtapitA! huM jAuM chuM. heLImAM besI saLagI maravAja jAuM chuM. paNa kayAM? te huM kahIza nahIM. tame tamAre kAntAnI chabIne sukhethI paraNAvaje. jenI sAthe mAre hadaya maLyuM che tenI sAthe ja huM joDAIza tamArA mArgamAM huM kaMTakarUpa chuM. nirarthaka zodha karaze nahIM. have huM DIza ja nahIM. tame tamArA manathI kAnA maraNane zaraNa thaI gaI che ema mAnaje. janmadAyI mAtapitA! | huM jAuM chuM, huM jAu chuM, tyAM Avazo keI nahIM; so so davAle bAdhatAM tyAM phAvazo koI nahI. che iska je khUba te, joyuM have je nA dI; kismata batAve khela te AnaMdathI jevA sahI. muja harmi e tama vAridhi! tama vAridhi muja urmi che je hikamate A che banyuM, te jANaze kaI nahi. ke che khuzI ! ke che nahIM! dila jANatuM je che te che. jyAM jyAM TharI dilanI khuzI, tyAM tyAM khuzI dIva che nakI. zuM pUchavuM! zuM belavuM khuza che ane rahejo khuzI; vyartha AMsu kheraze te, puchaze ke nahIM! -kalApI aparAdha sarva kSamA karaze. AjathI hale ApanA kaDavA vacana sAMbhaLI zakIzaja nahIM. pravAsamAM dukha paDaze te tene sukha tarIke mAnI laIza. lyo have huM rajA lauM chuM. svataMtratAja mAruM kharuM sukha che. araNyamAM ane atyanta sukha prApta thaze. prabhunA nAmanuM ana karIza, ane sAkSAta hArA prabhune meLavIza. hA ! pUjyamAtA ! pUjya jananI ! te apAra upakAre mArA para karyA che ! te upakArane sArA ane narazo badalo karmarAjA
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________________ 40 zrAvikA sudha. -~ ~ ~ ~~-- Apaze ja. hArA lalATamAM je duHkhanI paramparA bhegavavI lakhI haze, te bhogavavAja huM A grahane tyAga karuM chuM. jarAe zoka karIza nA. mahArI heLI saLagAvavA jeTale zrama huM nathI ApatI. dukhanI heLImAM huM have saLagI, tevI kasoTIomAMthI gaLAI huM zuddha thaiza. ane eja caLakATathI tamArI ja AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLI Avaze. duHkhathI huM DarIza, nahIM. duHkhanI parisImAne pahoMcI tene aMta sudhI huM sahIza ane mahArA hRdayamAM ramI rahelA prabhune sAkSAtkAra thatAMja mane sukha thaze ane duHkhanA kAramAM cakro zIraparathI khasI te ja ApanI A aparAdhI putrI kAntA, Apa beuhayAta hazo te, ApanI caraNamAM pharI ekavAra zIra namAvaze. he vizvezvara paramAtmA ! ApanAM sarva duHkha nAza kare evI prArthanA karI huM aTakIza. lI. ApanIja? nA, paNa have "duHkha sahanAbhilASI kAntA" patra eka peTI upara mUkyo. tenA upara eka patthara mukya kemake pavanathI uDI na jAya. ane pote potAnAM AbhUSaNe utAryA ane patra para mUkyAM. hAthamAM phakata ekaja baMgaDI rahevA dIdhI zarIra para sAdAM vastro paridhAna karyA. ane gRhamAMthI saTakI javAne lAga zodhavA lAgI. pitAzrI kAMIka kAma mATe bahAra gayelA hatA. oraDAmAM mAtuzrI beThAM beThAM kAma karatAM hatAM. pachItamAM eka bArI paDatI hatI, tyAMthI doraDuM bAMdhI kAntA AkhA gRhane chellA namaskAra karatI sarasara nIce utarI paDI ane kSaNavAramAM pAchaLinA cogAnamAM AvI ubhI rahI. kAntAnuM gRha nadInA tIraparaja jarA uMcI jamIna para hatuM eTale kAnA nadI kInAre AvI ubhI rahI. dhanya che ! kAtAnI kaThaNa chAtI ane temAM chUpAelI sAhasika vRtti auraja hatI. nadI kInAre AvI ane IzvaranuM smaraNa karatI AkAza sAmuM jotI hatI; tevAmAM acAnaka tene paga nadImAM kheMcAya ane dhabAka daine te nadInA pravAhamAM paDI ane koIka ne khecatuM hoya tema lAgyuM. te koNa haze ? zuM ke jaLacara jIvate nahIM haiya; sAhasika kAntAne te kyAM laI jaze ! koNa jANe te kheMcanAra vyakti koNa haze ? kAntA taNAvA lAgI ane nadInA pravAhamAM adRSya thaI pitAnuM gRha tyAgI cAlI gaI. . nAte dezanuM aMga che, ane dezanI unnati mATe temanI unnati che. ApaNuM rASTra jIvana nane sauthI mahattvano prazna ApaNI strIonI keLavaNIne che. gujarAta enI pAchaLa jeTaluM dhana kharacI zake teTaluM thoDuM che jeTalo parizrama laI zake teTale ghaDe che. nAte haju A dezamAM bIlakula gati natI karatI, ema kahevAmAM atizayokti nathI. pitAnI saMtatinA AcAra vicAra ghaDavAnI, rASTra jIvananI khIlavaNI karavAnI, emAM AvatA dezanuM nivAraNa karavAnI athavA enI unnata bhAvanAonI preraNuM karavAnI zakti strIo keLavaNIthI ja meLavI zakaze. gujarAtI strIo suzikSita thaze te gujarAtanI ektA ane zairava jotajotAmAM vadhaze svargastha sAkSara raNajItarAma vAvAbhAi mahetA :
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________________ mAtAne be bela. mAtAne be bola. ( lekhaka zeTha pharAmajI kharazedajI mu. bhAvanagara) prajA bAlanA paga upara cAle che " e mahA maMtra dareka hindI vyaktinA hRdayamAM ramI rahevo joIe. tanadurasta bAlaka e prajAnA cAlu astItvanuM jAmIna khata che, ane bAlaka e prajAnI mUDI che, mATe prajAnA jIvana vAste bAlakanA jIvanane AdhyAtmIka darajajo Apavo joIe, ane bAla-jananIne dareka rASTrIya hilacAlamAM devIpada ApavuM joIe. bAla-saMrakSaNane savAla AjakAla duniyAnA dareka sudharelA dezamAM ghaNo agatyane savAla thaI paDyuM che ane eTalA mATe e bAbatane lagatI ghaNI janAo ane saMsthAo upasthita karavAmAM AvI che. zuM upAye levAthI bAlaka tanadurasta bane ane thAya e savAla kauTumbIka, sAmAchaka ane rASTrIya che ane temAM Arthika, audyogika ane keLavaNInA prazno samAveza thaI jAya che. hAlamAM bIjI bAbate upara khAsa dhyAna na ApatAM, mAtra mAtA ane tenAM bAlakane ja ApaNe vicAra karIzuM. eTaluM te sAcuM ke bAlaka mAtAnA jIvanamAMthI utpanna thayelI pedAza che. mAtAnA lohImAMthI bALakanA zarIranI racanAnAM ta levAmAM Ave che. bAlaka nava mAsa sudhI mAtAnAM udaramAM rahI jamatI vakhate vajanamAM Azare sAta zera hoya che. A vajana teNe mAtAnA lohImAMthI meLaveluM che tethI dareka mAtAe potAnA bALakane dararAjanuM eka rUpiyAbhAra jeTaluM vajana ApyuM che ema kahIe to cAle. AvAM tattva bAlakane purAM pADavAmAM mAtAne potAnA zarIranuM jIvana dravya ApavuM paDeluM che ane teTalA mATe mAMtAe pitAnI sagarbhA sthitimAM potAnA khorAka upara vizeSa dhyAna ApavAnI khAsa jarUra che. AthI huM ema kahevA mAgatA nathI ke jyArathI mAtAne sagarbhA sthiti prApta thAya tyAranI teNe khUba khAvuM. jasthAna te dekhIte savAla che ja nahIM. bAlakanuM nava mAsamAM thayeluM vajana sAta zera che eTale dararojanuM eka rUpiyAbhAra vajana AvyuM te zI khorAkanA jasthAne vadhAre te najIvo Ave che, paNa levAmAM AvatA kherAkanAM te kevAM hovA joIe e savAla vadhAre agatyanuM che. ghara bAMdhavAne IMTa, cUne vagerenI jarUra che, paNa je ApaNe mAtra cunAja bhego karIe ane tethI jevI rIte makAna baMdhAya nahIM -ane jema IMTa tathA patthara ekalA bhegA karavAthI makAna baMdhAya nahIM, paNa jevI rIte makAna bAMdhavAmAM temAM vaparAtI sarva cIjonI tenA joItA pramANamAM jarUra paDe che tevI rIte zarIranI racanA karavAmAM paNa temAM joItA dareka padArtho tenA pramANamAM joIe. A padArtha mAtra mAtAnA lehImAMthI ja maLI zake ane teTalA mATe mAtAnAM lohImAM A padArtho tene joItA pramANamAM levA joIe. lehImAM A to, mAtA je kherAka le
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________________ 42 zrAvikA sudha. temAMthI, Ave che. mATe bAlakanA zarIranI racanAmAM tane, mAtAnA kherAkamAMthI levAmAM hei khorAka tevA prakArano joIe. A eka vAta thaI. have kherAka khAvAthI ja lohImAM A ta AvI jAya che ema nathI, kAraNa ke khorAka pAcana thaI, svaccha thai, lehInA jharAmAM Ave te pahelAM tene ghaNI jAtanI sthi- li timAMthI pasAra thavuM paDe che. te sarve sthitimAMthI pasAra thavAne - 1. svaccha ane khullI havAmAM uMDA zvAsocchavAsa levAnI jarUra che. jema havA vadhAre svaracha tema phephasAmAM pharatuM lohI vadhAre svaccha thaI zake che. ane jema lohI vadhAre svache tema zarIranI sarva kriyAo vadhAre sArI rIte banAvI zakAya che. 2. svaccha ane khulI havAne purepuro lAbha levAne ane lohInI jIvanazakitano purepuro upayoga karavAne aMga kasaratanI amuka pramANamAM AvazyaktA che. jema lehI za. rIranA dareka bhAgamAM sArI rIte kare tema zarIrane bamaNo lAbha che. (a) zarIranA ghasAI gayelA bhAgone navAM tattvo maLe che. ane zarIrane vadhavAnA padArtho vadhAre maLe che. (ba) vaparAI gayelAM to je have jhera rU5 che tene dUra karavAne vadhAre avakAza maLe che. 3. zarIrane jema svaracha havA, yogya be rAka ane ghaTIta kasaratanI jarUra che tema tene ArAma ane ughanI paNa jarUra che. uttama prakAranuM bAlaka thAya te mATe mAtAnI pitAnI sagarbhAvasthA vakhatanI tanadurastI uttama prakAranI hovI joIe ane te tanadurastI sArI rahe teTalA mATe upara jaNAvela traNa prakAranI bAbatonI jarUra che taduparAMta mAtAnI mAnasika sthitinI ane tenI AsapAsanI sAmAjIka sthitinI paNa mAtAnI tanadurastI upara bahu asara thAya che, ane tethI te asara bAlakanI tanadurastI upara paNa thAya che. strInI sagarbhAvasthAmAM tene eka devI tarIke gaNIne tenI dareka rIte yogya saMbhALa levAnI jarUra che ane A bAbatamAM ApaNane ApaNAM pavitra zAstro ane Adhunika vijJAnane paNa purepuro Teko che. dIkarI paraNe te pahelAM, ane 5NyA pachI te mAtA thAya tyAre teNe zuM zuM karavAnuM che tenuM jJAna tene ApavuM e atizaya jarUranuM che, paNa te dizA tarapha ApaNuM valaNa heya ema lAgatuM nathI, paNa AvI sthiti have lAMbe vakhata cAlI zake tema nathI. ApaNuM zarIranI racanAmAM mukhya cAra jAtanA padArtho cheH 1. mAMsa banAvanAra dravya--TI-Proteid.A kavya dUdha, ghauM ane dALa vageremAM che. 2. zakti ApanAra ane zakti jALavI rAkhanAra dravya jevA ke lUhi-Starch, sAkara-Sugar, vagere-A dravya cekhA vageremAMthI moTA pramANamAM maLe che. 3. garamI ApanAra ane jALavI rAkhanAra da- Fat.-A dravya ghI, tela, mAMkhaNa vageremAM moTA pramANamAM che.
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________________ strIonuM kartavya. 4. khanIja padArtho--cU piTAza, soDA, loDhuM, menizIyama phesaraNa vagere A padArtho dUdha, ghauM, cokhA, dALa vageremAMthI maLe che lIlI tarakAra (zAka) mAMthI AvA padArtho bahu sArI rIte maLe che. * : ApaNuM cAlu khorAkamAMthI AvAM dravya maLe che eTale rAkanI pasaMdagImAM kAMI vizeSa karavAnuM rahetuM nathI, paNa sagabhAM sthitimAM mAtra thoDe ghaNe pheraphArane anukuLa rIte karavo joIe jema joItA rAkanI jarUra che ane tenA abhAvathI nuksAna che tema na jete kherAka levAthI paNa nuksAna che. strIone tenI sagarbhAvasthAmAM ghaNI na khAvAnI cIjo khAvAnuM bahu mana thAya che ane khAya che tethI tene potAne nukasAna thAya che, eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa tethI bALakane paNa te nukasAnanA bhoga thavuM paDe che; kAraNa ke sagarbhAvasthAmAM bAlakanuM jIvana mAtAnA jIvanathI svataMtra nathI. (adhuruM) strIonuM kartavya.. ( lekhaka a. sa. kahena chaganalAla mahetA-surata) sujJa vhene strIomAM je prakAza pADatA "zrAvikA sudha" nAmanA trimAsIkane premathI vadhAvI levAne bhAratanI sarva bhaginIo taiyAra thAo. e tramAsika je vyakti dvArA bahAra paDe che, tene mATe huM evI AzA rAkhuM chuM ke e trimAsIkathI ApaNAM-strIonAM-hadayamAM raheluM ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAra tenA prakAzathI dUra thaze ane dUra thaze eTaluM ja nahi paNa te vyaktinA uMcA vicAre, zuddha bhAvanA, vagerenI sArI chApa e trimAsikamAM jarUra paDyA vinA raheze nahi. ane te dvArA ApaNane paNa temanAM sUkSma vicAronI asara thaI. lAbha thaze; tethI mane AzA che ke sarva priya bahene ene lAbha leze. pAmI padavI meTI gharadhaNIANInI, . . nacIMtAIne ALasa nahi ja suhAyaje; pharaja ghaNI mAthe hArI che ApaNe, pharaja yukta deSita badhe manAya. pAmI. he ne ! strIonuM kartavya zuM che te mArI alpamati pramANe ahIM lakhavAno prayatna karyo che, te temAMthI haMsanA svabhAve sAra grahaNa karazo evI mArI vinaMtI che. - A viSaya ghaNo vizALa che, paNa TuMkANamAM huM tenuM saheja digadarzana karAvavA prayatna karIza. AraMbhamAM je cAra lITI upara lakhI che te uparathI Ape jANyuM haze ke dharma patnI thavuM yAne strI ane purUSe lagnamAM sAthe joDAvuM e kAMI jevuMtevuM kAma nathI. strI ane purUSe bannee khAsa samajavAnI jarUra che ke, have pachI ApaNe je karavAnuM
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________________ zrAvikA sudha. che te mejazakhamAM miTha samaya gALavAnuM nathI, paraMtu aneka jAtanI pharaja bajArane janma saphaLa karavAne che. pAmI padavI moTI gharadhaNIANInI" e pramANe je kahyuM che tenA marma eja che ke saMsAranA sarva vyavahArone je pradhAnarUpa strInA uparaja rahelo che, ne tethI ja ghara , dhaNIANInI padavI maheNI kahI che. . jyAM padavI moTI hoya, tyAM jokhamadArI paNa moTI hoya che-AvI rIte strI e ghara saMsAranuM rAjya calAvavAnuM che. A kAmamAM strIonI pharaja zuM che te ApaNe jANavuM joIe. prathama te potAnA rAjA rUpa patinI pratye tenuM kartavya zuM che te teNe samajavuM joIe. patinA para uMcA prakAranI bhakti rAkhavI; temane pitAnA iSTa deva pramANe pUjya gaNavA; niraMtara temane prema meLavavA prayatna kare; temanuM hita sAcavavuM ane temanI sarva prakAranI zubha icchAo paripUrNa karavI e paheluM kartavya che. nAnA prakAranA saMjogone lIdhe saMsAramAM paritApa-vipattio-ane duHkhanAM aneka prasaMge Ave tyAre pitAnA patine dhIraja ane zAti maLe evAM mIThAM ane madhura vacane bolavAM temaja temanA manane sukha thAya e prayatna kare, e paNa kaMi jevuM tevuM nathI. kuTumbamAM pati sivAya je je bIjA mANaso hoya che temAM keTalAMka vakila, keTalAka pitAnA samAna sthitinA, ane keTalAka utaratA darajajAnA hoya che. vaDila janene sanmAna ApI temanI sevA karavI eja temanA pratyenI ApaNI mahedI pharaja che jeo potAnI samAna vayanA che teonI sAthe ApaNe snehathI vartavuM-ane eka bIjAnA vicAro darzAvI sAcA nirNaya para AvavuM ane yogya lAge tyAM teone bedha. dAyaka thaI paDavuM e temanA pratyenI ApanI pharaja che. vaLI pitAthI je utaratA darajajAnA heya jevAM ke sevaka varganA mANaso, teonI sthitine manamAM hamezAM vicAra rAkhe. bhaviSyamAM teo paNa ApaNe jevI sthitie caDhavAne samartha thaze, ema dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM. temanI sAthe kuratAbhareluM vartana kadI paNa rAkhavuM nahi. paNa temanA upara dayAbhAva rAkhavo ane kaThora vacana kadApi uccAravuM nahi. e paNa ghaNuM agatyanI pharaja che. - Ama karavAthI evA varganA mANasenI unnati karavAmAM ApaNe tevAne sahAya ApI temanI pharaja zuM che te paNa vakhate vakhata samajAvIzuM to teo ApaNuM , para vizvAsa ane ane AdhAra rAkhaze ane dinapratidina vizeSa sArI sevA karatAM zIkhaze. A sivAya jyAre saMtAnane ucheravAne samaya Ave te vakhate yAda rAkhavuM ke bALapaNamAM je chApa aMtaramAM paDe che te bApa jIvana paryata TakI rahe che, mATe te avasthAmAM pitAnA vicAro ane kAryo hamezAM ucca prakAranA rAkhavAM. bALaka AsapAsa jevuM jaze tevuM karavAne te prayatna karaze; mATe jema bane tema ApaNe strIoe prema, kamaLo, dayA, kSamA, sahanazIlatA, ityAdika sadguNonuM sevana
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________________ strIonI zebhA. karavAnI jarUra che, ke je uparathI nahAnuM bALaka te te guNanuM anukaraNa karIne pitAnI jaMdagIne sAre pAyo nAMkhavAne bhAgyazALI thaI zake. teonA tana ane mananuM sArI rIte piSaNa karIne tene khIlavavAne mATe megya prayatna kara, e paNa kharekharUM agatyanuM kAma che. ' kuTumbanA sarva mANasanuM poSaNa karavuM ane temanuM rakSaNa karavuM. temane kIrtivaMta karavAmAM mAtra tenuM sAruM thAya che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa strI potAnuM paNa kalyANa kare che. A pramANe vicAra karatAM dezanA bhaviSyane AdhAra strInA upara keTalo badhe rahele che, tene paNa vicAra sarI Ave che - vizva viSe sattA bahu prasarI nAranI, ethI jaganA hetu sarva sadhAya; ema vicArI nizadinA varte hanIre.' A pramANe vartIne ApaNA janmane hetu saphaLa karavAne ApaNe zaktimAna thaIe, tene mATe prathama vidyA bhaNavAnI jarUra che-vidhA saMpAdana karI ApaNA bhArata dezane mATe ApanI zaktinA pramANamAM phALo ApavA bhAratanI sarva kahenAe ekatra maLI saMpIne kArya karavAne utsAhathI taiyAra thavuM joIe. ApaNe deza je atyAre adhama dazAe AvI paDyo che tene pAcho pUrvanI sthitie lAvavA ApaNe sarve e prayatna karavo joIe. . deza hitanAM kAma karavAne jagatanI sarva zubha zaktie ApaNane sahAya kare ane zaktimAna banAve, eja chevaTanI prArthanAM che. | mATe mArI bhAratanI bhaginIo! hAlamAM ApaNe je hAle deza duHkhanI khINamAM paDyo che tene satvara pAcho sukhanI uMcI TekarI para lAvavA prayatnazIla thAo. strIonI zobhA. zrIyuta gokuladAsa dvArakAdAsa rAyacurA, zAMti, viveka ane vinayathI gRharAjya celAvavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. sukha duHkhamAM samAna bhAvathI patinI sahacAriNI thavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. nayanamAM neha, mIThI maMjula vANI, premamUrNa hRdaya ane zIlavaMtuM chAna e strIonI - sAcI zobhA che. sAdAI ane svacchatA sAthe hRdayamAM vizuddhatA dharAvavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che gRhanI gulAmaDI nahi paNa pite " gRhadevI " che evo sundara bhAva samajI te pramANe vartavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. . | namAlAM, nirbaLa ane durAcArI bALakonI mAtA thavAne nahi paNa sara jagadIzacaMdra bejha, sara ravindranAtha TAgora, lokamAnya tilaka mahArAja ane rDo. subramanya Ayara jevA prabhAvazAlI, dezabhakta vIranarenI mAtA thavAne pite sarajAyelI che ema samajavAmAM strInI sAcI zobhA che.
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________________ zrAvikA sudha. - kalezaka niMdA tiraskAra, kuthalI ane adekhAIne aLagAM karI, susaMpa saddavicAra, dayA, jJAnapUrNa vAto ane snehanuM sAmrAjya sthApavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. ' pozAka paherI patine keTalAka vyartha kharcamAM utAravA karatAM sAdo ane A barUdAra pizAka dhAraNa karI pitAthI banI zake teTalo paise bacAvI dukhI deza bhAna uhAra arthe prayatna karavAmAM strIone sAcI zobhA che. .' sAsu, sasarA ane kuTuMbanI kuthalI karavAmAM rokAyalI khene jJAnanI vAta samajavI samAge caDAvavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che.. ekAda sundara mazIna pAlIsavALo dAgIne paherI zarIrane zamAvavA karatAM ekAda suMdara strIjIvananA megherA pATho samajAvanAruM pustaka vAMcI-tene vicAra karI-tevuM zubha vartana jIvanamAM utAravAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. " pati eja paramezvara " e sUtrane dara samakSa rAkhI patimAM rahelA durgaNe ADakatarI athavA sIdhI rIte sudhAravA niraMtara prayatna karavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. ajJAna hene tara tiraskArane badale yA dAkhavI, teo kharekharI strIo banI zake te mATenA mArgo zodhI, teone sumArge caDhAvavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. - putrI tarIke, khena tarIke, patnI tarIke ane mAtA tarIke saMsAramAM potAnI pharaja bajAvavA nipuNatA prApta karavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. " lagna " e zabdanuM kharekharUM rahasya samajI vikAsakramamAM aharniza patinA madadagAra thavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. ' phalorensa nAiTaeNgala, dezabhaginI niveditA ane hiMda uddhAramaiyA besanTa jevI , sevikA thavAmAM strIonI sAcI zobhA che. du:khIne dIlAse ( lekhaka, a, saii yazadA bahena ). priyasakhI lIlAvatI ! tAro patra vAMcatAM tArI temaja tArA jevI aneka vidhavAonI duHkhamaya sthiti mArI AMkha AgaLa khaDI thAya che. tArI vaidhavya sthitimAM putra moTe thaze, sau sArAM vAnAM thaze; evI AzAe tArA divaso pasAra karatI hatI te tArI AzA paNa niSphaLa thaI. ane have tAruM jIvana kevaLa nIrasa thaI gayuM che, ema tane jaNAya che. have jIvana jIvavA yogya nathI ane AnA karatAM te ApaghAta karyo hoya te sAruM evA vicAro tArA manamAM pedA thAya che. tAro patra vAMcatAM kaThaNa hRdayanAM manuSyanI AMkhamAMthI paNa AMsu cAlavA lAge evI tArI sthiti che. paNa bahAlI vhena ! jarApaNa gabharAIza nahi, ane muMjhAdane ApaghAta karavA jevuM sAhasa kAma karavA derAtI nahi. huM atyAre tane je salAha ApuM chuM te para vicAra karaze te tane kAMIka zAMti maLaze. tAruM dukha tathA dUra thaze, evuM kahevAnI te mArI himmata nathI, paNa tAruM dukha sahya thaze, ane te duHkhamaya sthitine
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________________ duHkhIne dIlAso. tu evI rIte sadupayoga karI zakIza ke bhaviSyanA jIvanamAM AvA du:khanA prasaMge tAre zira AvI paDaze nahi. Dena ! tAre jIvana sAthI cAlyo gayo. jenA jIvana sAthe teM tAruM jIvana vaNuM nAkhyuM hatuM, ane jenI AMkhoe tuM duniyAne jotI hatI, te tArA priyapatinA maraNa ghA haju tuM bhUlI gaI nathI. temanA kAraNe samaye tArA putra deDha varSane hato. te mATe thaIne pAMca varSane thayo. tArA hRdayanI ujaDa jevI thayelI bhUmipara navuM puSpa ugavA lAgyuM, tArI AzAo baMdhAya, e AzAne aMkurA AvavA lAgyA, paNa vim kALe ekaja jhapATe te puSpane ane tenI sAthe tArI sarva AzAone uDADI dIdhI. te hatI nahatI thaI rahI. A tArI duHkhamaya sthitithI mane nathI lAgatuM ema nathI. bahena ! te huM joI zakuM chuM ane tArI sAthe mAro kharA hRdayanI dIlasojI che. je tArAmAM hRdayanA bhava jovAnI zakti hoya te tuM mArA hRdayamAM tArA duHkhanuM pratibiMba joI zakIza. paNa bahena ! mane je kAMI sajJAna mArA mAtapitA pAsethI maLeluM che, tathA mArA priyapratie mane je sodha Apyo che, te vaDe huM te duHkhano kevI rIte sadupayoga kare e kAMI joI zakuM chuM ane mArA te vicAre huM tArI AgaLa raju karuM chuM. hAlI bahena ! je tArI sAthe besI raDavAthI tArUM duHkha ochuM thatuM hoya te A tArI bahena raDavAne taiyAra che, paNa tethI te tArA duHkhamAM vizeSa umere thaze. tane tArA para paDelA ghAnuM smaraNa thaze, ane hA tAjA thaze. mATe je huM bodha ApuM chuM te uparathI mAruM hRdaya ni hura che-lAgaNI vagaranuM che, ema mAnavAnI bhUla karatI nA. vahAlI sakhI ! ApaNe mAthe je kAMI duHkha Ave che, te be kAraNathI Ave che. ApaNe te duHkhane vAte lAyaka chIe mATe te Ave che, ane vaLI te duHkha ApaNane amuka 5Tha zIkhavavAne Ave che ke je pATha ApaNe bIjI kaI rIte zIkhI zakIe nahi. tArUM vaidhavya e tArA pUrva kRta karmane AbhArI che. te tArA patinI mAMdagI vakhate ghaNuM sArI sevA karI, rAtadina ujAgarA veThIne temanI baradAsa karI, davA pAchaLa paisA kharacavAmAM te pAchuM vaLIne joyuM nathI, chatAM temanuM maraNa thayuM. have A sthitine vAste tuM lAyaka hatI, ema kahetAM kalama cAlatI nathI, paNa kamanA niyama pramANe tema kahyA vagara chUTako nathI. tArA vahAlA-lADolA-ramakaDA tulya AMdhaLAnI AMkha samAna putranA maraNanuM kAraNa paNa tAre pUrva bhavane koI doSa hovo joIe ke jethI putra viyoganuM duHkha sahag karavAne tene prasaMga prApta thaze. paNa A badhuM bhUtakALanA karmonuM pariNAma che. tenA upara have tAre adhikAra nathI. ane have te bAbate babaDavAne ke zeka karavAno samaya nathI. babaDavAthI, zeka karavAthI ke pAkA doSa zodhavAthI tArI hAlanI sthiti sudharaze nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa tAruM bhaviSya paNa - bagaDaze mATe have tArA bhaviSyane vicAra kara. bhUtakALamAM ramavAnuM choDI de. ane vartamAna kALane e sAro upayoga karake tAruM bhaviSya tArI IcchA pramANe banI zake. hena ! kudaratanA niyama pramANe duHkha evA rUpamAM Ave che ke je ApaNe tene upayoga karIe to ApaNe vikAsa ghaNI varAthI thAya. A vaidhavyane paNa hetu che. tArA putranuM maraNa thayuM emAM paNa hetu rahe che. tAro svabhAva ati premALa che. tuM
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________________ zrAvikA suena. aneka namAyAM bALakAnI mAtA thavAne sarajAelI hatI. putramAM gAMdhAi rahyo hato. have tuM svataMtra chuM. have je te pAra pADavAnA samaya AvI lAgyA che. : mhena ! tuM bhaNelI chuM, tuM samajI che. have teA tAre paNa narasiMha mahetAnI sAthe gAvA lAgavu` keH-- re tArA prema tArA ekanA eka hetuthI tArA janma thayA hatA . bhaluM thayuM bhAMgI jaMjALa, sukhe bhajazu zrIgApALa" have prabhune bhajavAnA samaya A yA che. paNa te prabhune bhajavAne uttama mArga eja che ke sa` manuSyeAmAM rahelA kanruta prathama bhajavA, A kArya kSetra vizALa che. paNu vhena ! tAre tArA peAtAnA vAste kArya kSetra nakkI karavuM joie. mArI samaja pramANe tAre te je vidhavA aenA nirAdhAra, abhaNu, ajJAta heAya tenA uddhAranA mArga zodhI kADhavA joie. temanA bhaNI tAre| dIlaseAjI bharyAM hAtha laMbAvavA joie. ane te uparAMta je bALaka ke bALakI mAbApa vinAnuM hoya temanuM bhaluM karavAnA rastA hAtha dharavA joIe. A sevAne tArA vananA sAthI banAva. te sevA dvArA prabhu tArA jIvananA sAthI thaze, ane bhavi dhyamA tuM akhaMDa sAbhagya prApta karIza. vhena ! A kAmanI zarUAta tAra kuTuMbathI karaje.tArI naNaMda tathA tArI bhatrIjI je vidhavA banelI che, ane je peAtAnA divase duHkhamAM gALe che, temanI sAthe tuM hetathI khelavA lAga. temanA bhaNI dIlaseAjI rAkha. tArA navarAzanA samaya temanA AgaLa sArAM edhadAyaka pustakA vAMcavAmAM gALaje. AthI temanA kaMTALAbharyAM jIvanamAM kAMika rasa Avaze; ane temanA AnaMdathI tame paNa kAMika AnaMda anubhavAze. 3 vhena ! tu ekanI nahi paNa aneka nirAdhAra ane anAtha putrAnI mAtA thaje. te tane kharI mAtA karatAM paNa vadhAre premathI rAze. dIlaseAjImAM . sAmA pratyenI kharI lAgaNImAM keTaluM badhuM baLa ane AkarSaNa che, te te jyAre tArA anubhavamA Avaze, tyAreja tuM samajI zakIza. mhena ! A mArge cAlatAM kAMpaNa aDacaNu paDe te| A tArI henane pUje. A patra pUrA karatAM pahelAM sahRdaya kalApie lakhelI keTalIka lIMTIonuM smaraNa thAya che, te huM ahIM lakhI meAkaluM chuM, te para vicAra karaje. che vaidhavye vadhu vimalatA mhena ! sAbhAgyathI kaiM ! che bhaktimAM vadhu vimaLatA vhena ! zRMgArathI kaiM ! mhenI tArA mRdu hRdayane eksa vaidhavya ApI; uMce uMce tuja dila jaze lei dhIme upADI. lI. tArI samasukhadu:khI vhAlI sakhI yazeAdA".
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________________ paradeSa darzana. * 48 paradeSa darzana. ( lekhaka gaM. sva. saMtazikhyA-amadAvAda ) manuSya mAtra bhUlane pAtra che, ema dareka manuSya kahe che eTaluM ja nahi paNa pitAnI bhulone dabAvavAne-thayelI bhulone bacAva karavAne paNa eja sUtra kAme lagADe che. paraMtu jyAre bIjA manuSyanI bhula javAmAM Ave che te vakhate koNa jANe te-uparokta sUtra kyAM jatuM rahe che te samajAtuM nathI ! saghaLA kleza ane gharanI utpatinuM muLa Aja che, anya kazuM nahI. TuMkI dRSTI ane anyanI bhUla jovAnI Teva eja verane janma ApanAra che. AvA prakAranA verabhAva ke prathama bahuja TuMkA pramANamAM hoya che, paNa jema jema samaya ja jAya che tema tema je anyanI bhula ane kArya Azaya samajavAmAM lakSa na apAya ane deza daSTi dUra thAya te pachI verabhAva bhayaMkara pariNAma pakaDe che. ane chevaTe ekaja pitAnA putro ekabIjAnA kaTTA duzmana banI tumula yuddha macAve che, lehInI nadIo vahevaDAve che ane devabhUmine rAkSasIbhUmi banAve che ane pitAnI temaja anyanI pAyamAlInuM bIja rope che jenAM kaDavAM phaLa bhaviSyanI prajA bhogave che ane te paNa pAyamAla thAya che. A zuM ochI bedakAraka bInA che ? sukhAthI manuSyae AvI bhayaMkara pAyamAlInuM mULa je deza daSTI tenAthI jema bane tema aLagaja rahevuM joIe jethI karI potAnuM ane paranuM ahita thatuM aTake. jyAre anyanI bhUlo ane doSa jovAmAM Ave tyAre tevAo pratye tiskAra batAvavAne badale vizuddha prema batAvavo joIe. paraMtu hAlamAM te ghaNuM karI anyanI bhUle levAmAM AvI-pachI bhale te ghaNu ja nAnI hoya athavA moTI hoya paNa bhUla dIThI-ke turtaja tenA sagAMsnehI, svajana ke durjana ghaNuM karI badhAMya eka yA bIjA rUpamAM tene utArI pADavA yatna kare che, tene nide che, loka daSTImAM tenA sadaguNe chupAvI durguNa AgaLa dharI sthaLe sthaLethI tene tiraskAra thAya tevA prayatno kare che. tenI sAthe belavuM nahI. tenI sAthe levAdevA nahI. tene tene koIpaNa prakAranI marda nahI. tenA pratye dayA jevI lAgaNI nahI. a! Ate manuSyanI keTalI badhI jaDatA ! parama kRpALu mahAtmA purUSoe te pApImAM pApI ane adhamI julmI tarIke lekhAtA jIvone tArIne tene tiraskAra karyA vinA mahAna vyaktio banAvyA che tyAre tenAja putre Aje ekabIjAnI nahAnI sarakhI bhUla paNuM sAMkhI zaktA nathI, enA jevI nirdayatA bIjI kaI kahevAya? bIjAnI bhUlo jovAmAM AvatAM ane tene tiraskAra thatAM bhUla karanAranI lAgaNI uzkerAI jAya che ane anya manuSpo ridhikAra vRtti utpanna thAya che, temaja vadhAre bhUlo karavAnI pravRttimAM paDe che. tene . mane jAti anubhava che. vidvAno kahe che ke " manuSyane cheDI bhUlomAMthI vadhAre bhUlo karAvanAra ane doSa temaja julamanA khADAmAM utArI pADanAra bIjuM koI nahI paNa niMdaka ane deva grAhI manuSya ja che ane evA niMdake A devI pRthvIne rAkSasI pRthvI banAve che. e ja ra:
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________________ zrAvikA sudha. A senerI zabdone asatya kahevAnI keNa hImata karaze ? samaje ke koI paNa dhAtunuM vAsaNa keTaloka vakhata emanuM ema paDyuM rahe ane tethI tene kATa lAgI jAya; pachI te vAsaNane joI " Ane te kATa lAgI gayA che, Ate kharAba thayuM che " ema kahI te vAsaNanI upekSA karIne tene sudhAravA prayatna na thAya te pariNAme te - vAsaNane lAMbA samaye sadaMtara nAza thAya, paNa te vAsaNane kALajI pUrvaka dararoja mAMjavAmAM Ave te eka vakhata evo paNa Ave che. je vAsaNa kharAba dekhAtuM hatuM te ja suMdara bane ane tene upayoga karavAnI hoMza thAya che. tevI ja rIte manuSyane koI paNa jAtanA saMjogone lIdhe kATa lAgyo hoya tyAre tene tiraskAra thAya te tene pitAnI bhUla sudhAravAne avakAzaja na maLe, paNa tenA pratye kALajI rAkhI tene sadupadezathI sudhAravAmAM Ave che te manuSya eka vakhate mahAna vyakti banI zake che e tadana saMbhavita ja che. eka ThekANe meM vAMcyuM che ke " hAlane uttamottama jIva ane hAlane adhamAdhama jIva samaya jatAM avasthAntarane pAme che " manuSyanI bAhya ane atyaMtara sthiti hamezAM eka sarakhI rahetI ja nathI te pachI ApaNe hAlamAM anyanI hAMsI, niMdA ane tiraskAra karIe chIe paNa kadAca kamasaMge evIja ke ethI paNa vadhAre bhayaMkara bhulo ApaNe kema nahi karIye enI khAtrI zuM ? ApaNuM saMpUrNa jIvana koIpaNa jAtanI bhula vinAnuM jaze enA mATe jAmIna koNa? koI nahI. duniyAmAM kahevata che ke TAMkyA kamanI kene khabara che ? koIne nahI. to pachI bIjA pratye bIjAnI bhUlo pratye zA mATe vicAra sara paNa karavo joIe ! ekate A manuSya jIvananI sthiti alpa ane vaLI anizcita evA jIvanamAM pitAnuM A bhavanuM ane ane AvatA bhavanuM hita karavAne badale paropakAra ke evA koI jIvana sArthaka karanAra kartavya karI temAM jIvananI purNanA daravAne badale pArakI bhUlo ane de jaIne teonI niMdA vigere karI A amulya jIvana nirarthaka gumAvI adhogatI hAthe karI zA mATe heravI joIe? TuMkAmAM eja ke anya manuSyanAM bahAranAM kartavya joI ekadama tene mATe halako mata bAMdhavo nahI paNa tenA vicAre ApaNI daSTie halakA jaNAtAM, kAmane Azaya ane kAryane uddeza purepure samajavA prayatna karavo. ane kArya karanArane Azaya pUrNa samajAya, tyAra pachI je kAMi abhiprAya bAMdhavo hoya te bAMdhavA paNa emAM zuM ? A kAma te dekhItI rIte ja halakuM che vigere kahI kAMIpaNa sAhasa karavuM nahI. vakhate ema sAhasa karatAM ApaNI ja bhUla thatI hoya te ? mATe dareka kArya dareka vAkyane uccAra bahuja saMbhALathI ane sAvacetIthI karavA prayatna karojAte ghaNI tapAsane aMge kadAca koInA kartavya ekadama halakAja jaNAya te ApaNe tenAthI dUra rahevuM paNa tenI halakAza pADavA udhama karavo nahIM.vidvAne kahe che ke levAya to guNa leve paNa koIno duguNa le nahI'; belAya te satya ane priya bolavuM paNa asatya ane apriya te belavuMja nahIM thAya te heInI paNa bhakti karavI nahIMtara dura rahevuM paNa abhakti karI pitAnI pAyamAlInuM bIja ropavuM hIM; A zabdo darekanA hRdayamAM karAI rahe ane paralakSI maTI svalakSI banI Atmazreya kare te manuSya koIpaNa rIte dukhI thAya ?, nizve naja thAya; paraMtu cAlu jamAnAmAM tema banavuM azakya che. zrIpALa mahArAjanA rAzamAM AvelA eka zlokamAM paNa kahyuM che ke
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________________ - paNa kAma e vyakti ja biyA , za za . . parastuti sva niMdA vA, kartA kApi na vidyate. pitAnI stuti ane pAskI niMdA karanAra le ghera ghera jI Avaze. paraMtu pitAnI ja niMdA ane pArakI stuti karanAra te I' vikAja hiAya che. dura rahe e DuMgara baja jovA nahIM jatAM pitAneja ubare baLAte jaI tene halAvAne upAya karavo teja zreSTha che. e viSe zikhAmaNa levA lAyaka eka gaMrabI nIce lakhavAmAM Ave che; te vAMcIne ApaNe badhAye vicAravuM joIe. sArI A zikhAmaNa sarve sAMbhaLe, kahuM chuM uramAM ANI uMDI dAjha; duniyAnA lekamAM doSa vadhI paDyA, tenuM zodhe koI ne kAraNe Aje je sArI. 1 meTAnA avaguNa te sau DhAMkyA rahe, tene kahevA keI na bhIDe hAje; vyAja vadhIne bamaNuM tamaNa thAya che, teya vakhANe mukha para loka tamAma je sArI. 2 sAmAnA de te sahu jotA rahe, rAI same kaNa keLA sama dekhAya che; nija avaguNa te viralA jana jovA mathe, jAte juve te tenAM kAraja thAya. sArI.3 doSa vadhyAM te sAthe dukha vadhyAM ghaNAM, mATe tene karavo kAMIpaNa kyAsa, * pitAnA deze sau pite pArakha, hadaya taNI sI rAkho roja tapAsajo. sArI. 4 sutAM uThI smaraNa kare jagadIzanuM, mAgo mukhathI evuM prabhunI pAsa; divasa badhAmAM dubuddhI AdhI khase, satkarmone sadA rahe abhyAsa. sArI. 5 evo udhama uparathI sau jana Are, nizcaya karIne nirmaLa rAkhe cIta; dukha jazene sukhanA dahADA dekhIzuM, prabhujI kerI puraNu ghadhaze prIta. sArI. 6 sutAM pAchAM smaraNa kare jagadIzanuM, sukhane mATe mAna prabhune pAjo; , vaLatI puche prazna ghaNuM manane tame, dIvasa badhAmAM kIdhe kAMI anADajo. . sArI. 7 paramArtha kIdhe ke paDyA lekane ? kALuM hRdaya hatuM ke cekhuM cIjo ? niMdA meM kIdhI ke rUDuM bhAMkhIyuM ? deSa karyo ke puraNa rAkhI prItaLe ? sArI. 8 bhuM karIne rAo chuM huM koInuM? zuM IchI bhulyo chuM nija dharmaje ? bhuMDAnA saMge zuM huM muMDe tho ? avaLe cAlI kIdhAM kuDAM karma ? sArI. ja nija mana badhe meTA mananA mAnavI, bIjAnA avaguNanI vaLatI vAta; so sonuM saMbhALe sai sukha pAmazo, nava thAzo keAI rAMka damI raLIyAta je. sArI.10 Teline TapakAM nava rAkha ekalAM, tenI sAthe manane kA melajo; mALAnA maNakA nava mele ekalA, rAkhe nIti te sAthe sAmelajo. sArI. : 11 bhuM zuM bhAkho cho bhakta banInI, jJAnI thaIne manamAM rAkho je; -meluM mana rAkho cho zuddha zarIramAM, mana mAryAviNa mithyAveza vizeSa che. sArI. 12 jagata badhuM jANe che juThA vezane, tepaNuM mukhapara karatA leka vakhANa; thI nava bhUlAtA bhAre mAnava, Izvara che bAhyAMtarane jANo. sArI. 13 duniyAnA DAhyA nava thA elA, Izvara rAce evAM karajo kamajo; cAra ghaDInuM cAMdaraNuM cAlI jaze, vaLatI Izvara joze dharma adharma. sArI.. 14
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________________ zrAvikA sudha mana cekhuM rAkhe te mahA pada pAmaze, bIjA jANe miyA sarva upAya; * Teka rahyo duniyAmAM tethI zuM thayuM, je Izvarane aNurAjIpo thAyaje. sArI. 15 nija manane zodhethI duguNa vAmaze, vaLatI vadhaze prabhumAM prema, tethI sajajana zAMtine sukha pAmaze, prabhu paNa tama para rAkhe hI raheje. sArI vakI ' eTaluM te cekasa khyAlamAM rAkhavA jevuM che ke je koI heTA mANasoe aneka ayogya kAma karyA haze ane karatAM haze te paNa tene kaI - kAMIpaNa kahevAnI hAma bhIDI zakaze nahIM, paraMtu uparathI tenA vakhANa karavA paNa cukaze nahIM. paNa jo koI sAdhAraNa manuSyanA seja gunhA AvyA haze te tene bhayaMkara agya gaNI te manuSyane tadana jAnavara jevuM banAvI de che ke jethI te bIcAruM koIpaNa kArya karavAne AgaLa pagaluM bharI zake, tevI sthItImAM paNa tene rahevA detA nathI, A zuM eAchI kheda kAraka bInA che? " maheTAM je kare te chAje, chatAM Dhola nagArAM vAge;" ? " nAnAM je kare te jAya, upara gaDadA pATu khAya." maheTAne kahevAya nahI, nAnAne kahevAya; sAsune se vAMka paNa vahune ja vAMka gaNAya. mahAruM hRdaya. ( lekhaka bahena caMcala tribhuvana ) " sadaguNa saMpanna dharmaniSa mahArI priya sakhI zAntA bahena ! Aje prabhAtamAM A pane mAyAbharyo patra malyo. vAMcI apAra AnaMda thaye che. plena ! AnaMdamAM chuM. ApanI pratyeka paLa AnaMdamAM vyatIta thAya ema huM prabhu pAse prArthanA karuM chuM. mahArA. meTA na! jyArathI mahane Apane viyoga thayo tyArathI mahArAmAM je pheraphAra thayo che te Apane kevI rIte javuM? pratyakSa maLIne mahAruM hadaya ApanI AgaLa ughADuM ema thAya che. paNa hAlamAM Apa te dUra che. e divasa kyAre Avaze ke ApaNe bhegA maLI bhaviSya jIvananA sukha mATe prayatno zodhIzuM. ane AdarIzuM, Ape lakhyuM ke-" tuM hAruM jIvana hAlamAM kevI rIte vyatIta kare che te saMkeca rAkhyA vagara lakha" e mahArI, mAyALu vhena ! ApanA patranA uttaramAM huM Aje hAruM hRdaya udhADuM chuM. huM nizcayathI mAnuM chuM ke te joI Apane bahuja AnaMda thaze. bahena ! doDha varasa thavA AvyuM che. je mahAruM jIvana tame joyuM hatuM te jIvana kharekhare jIvavA egya hatuM ke nahIM te saMdeha che, paNa hAlamAM te mahAruM jIvana jIvavA gya banyuM che e Apa nakkI mAnajo. huM aMdhakAramAMthI prakAzamAM AvI chuM. huM mahArASAne sArI rIte joI zakuM chuM. mArA dejene jovAnuM bhUlI chuM. bahena ! ApanI AgaLa have huM jarApaNa chAnuM rAkhIza nahIM. kha-: rekhara huM rAta ane divasa ciMtAmAMja guryA karatI hatI tethI mahAruM zarIra kRza thaI gayuM hatuM jema keI bhayaMkara mAMdagImAM sapaDAelo mANasa hoya tevI hArA zarIranI dazA hatI. ghaNuM ghaNI vakhata kaMTAle Ava ane AtmaghAta karIne marI javA mATe taiyAra thatI, Ama
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________________ , , ' , ne Ama mahInAnA mahInAM pasAra thatA gayA paNa mahArA zubha karmanA sage ApanA vaDIla baMdhune satsaMga thaze ane temanAthI je bedha mane maLyo ke hArI AMkho ughaDI, A amulya jIvana Ama naSTa karavA mATe nathI, AtmaghAta e bhayaMkara pApa che. zubha yA azubha kama bhegavyA vagara chuTake nathI. bhaviSya jIvana sudhArI levA mATe uttama taka che. prabhumaya banavuM hoya te hAlamAM kAMI bagaDyuM nathI. bhulyA tyAMthI pharI gathavuM. ciMtAne choDI gho, ciMtAmAM guryA karavuM e AtmahiMsA che eja moTAmAM moTuM pApa che. jevuM vAvyuM hatuM tevuM prApta thayuM che. jevuM vAvIzuM tevuM bhaviSyamAM laNIzuM. prabhu pada pAmavA mATe sevAne mArga svIkAre sevA tenAthI manathI ane dhanathI thAya che. dhana nathI te phikara nahIM, tanathI ane manathI sevA karanArA paNa prabhune jaldIthI pAmI zake che. bahena! A bedhathI mahArAmAM apAra zakita prApta thaI; ciMtA nAza pAmI. teja kSaNe mahe pratijJA lIdhI ke AjathI huM pratijJA lauM chuM ke huM have koI divase AtmaghAta karavuM te zuM paNa AtmaghAta karavAno saMkalpa paNa manamAM nahIM lAvuM. ane mahArA jevI aneka duHkhI oNne je A AtmaghAtane vicAra karatI haze temane paNa prabhunAM vacane saMbhaLAvI te vicArathI haThAvIza, hena ! huM te gherathI ekadama nIkaLI AzramamAM AvI. , atrenA bane Azrama joI svargamAM AvyA jeTalo mahane AnaMda thayo. oNTe Azrama (vanitA vizrAma) athalA lAInsamAM che. tenI vyavasthA bahuja sArI che e AzramanI zAkhA muMbaImAM che. e banne AzramanI vyavasthA Adya saMpAdikA gaM. svarUpa hAnI blena gajajara tathA gaM. svarUpa bAjI gorI bahena jAte kare che. Apa A banne saMsthAone daravarSe bahAra paDate ripiTa vAMcatAM ja haze. evI uttama saMsthAone janma ApanAra bane bahenene vAraMvAra dhanyavAda ghaTe che. A banne bahenonI sAthe mahArA snehI mAyALu bahena hAlIbene paNa A Azramo mATe pitAnuM jIvana svArpaNa karyuM che. AvA Azrame dareka zaheramAM ke prAntamAM udhaDavAnI jarUra che, kAThIyAvADamAM te khAsa jarUra che. - bahena ! huM te jaina vaninAvizrAmamAM rahI ane " mahilA vidyAlaya" mAM abhyAsa mATe javA lAgI. mahArA jIvananI navI zarUAta thaI. A AzramanA vyavasthApikA hena gaM. svarUpa rUkSmaNi hena. rAvasAheba hIrAcaMda motIcaMdanA dhaNiyANuM che. teoe ApaNI oMnenA mATe A trimAsika kADhavA mAMDyuM che jene prathama aMka apine malyA ne Ape je uttama abhiprAya ApIne mAsikanA mATe lAgaNI darzAvI che ane je madada mokalI che te mATe huM Apane kyA zabdo vaDe upakAra mAnuM? o hAra heTA bahena ! mahArA jIvanamAM A eka varasanI aMdara ghaNe pheraphAra thayo che. mahAruM vAMcana vadhatuM jAya che. viveka, vairAgya, sadAcAra ane prema e cAra vastuene mahe mahArI AgaLa mukI hArA jIvanamAM utAravA prayatna karavA mATe che. bahena! ciMtA karI karIne je mahArA zarIrane Ama jarjarita na karyuM hatuM te Aje huM prabhunA mArgamAM AgaLa vadhelI heta. tanathI nirogI rahevuM, e ApaNA hAthanI vAta che e mane hamaNuMja samajAyuM che. huM have prathama tanathI nirogI rahI nathI jJAnI banavAne prayatna mahe A daryo che. hadayathI premI ane aMtara AmAMthI satyavatI thavA mATe zarUAta karI che.
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________________ zrAvikA khAdha. keTaleka aMze temAM trI chu. mhane ma MpUrNa khAtrI che ke huM A zeSa jIvanamAMja mhArUM bha viSya sudhArI laiza. durguNane kADhI nAkhavA mATe mhArAmAM himgata AvatI jAya che. mhena ! he je pratijJAe lIdhI che te Apane lakhI jaNAvuM chuM. A pratijJAone huM mhArA jIvana sUtrarUpe gaNuM chuM. prabhunI kRpAthI huM hArI jIndagImAM e pratijJAothI calAyamAna nahI thAvuM ema mhArA aMtara AtmA kabUle che. A pratijJAo avicalapaNe pAlavAnI zakita prabhu kRpA hane Ape. ApameTA mhenanAM paNa eja AzIrvAda hu chu..-- 14 hArI pratijJA. ( 1 ) AjathI huM mhArA AtmAne sadgatinA mArgamAM derIza. ( 2 ) mana, vana ane kAyAthI huM pratijJA lauM chuM ke kASThanuM ahita ciMtavana karIza nahIM; kAinA AtmAne mhArAthI duHkha thAya tema nahI karavA kALajI rAkhIza. (3) sAMsArika viTaMbanAethI kaTAyele mhArI AtmA ghaNA vakhata AtmaghAta karavAne icchata paNa AjathI huM pratijJA lauM chuM ke game tevA saMkaTamAM paNa AtmaghAta karavAnI icchA. manamAM paNa nahIM lAvuM. ( 4 ) huM mhArA svadharmathI bahuja vegaLI hatI paNa have humhArA dharma viveka, vairAgya, sadAcAra, premane mAnI te pramANe cAlavA prayatna karIza. ( 5 )N mhArA prANupati sivAya AkhA vizvavAsiceAne mhArA badhu tarIke samAM chuM. have e sutra mhArI aenene samajAvI ApIza. ( 6 ) savAramAM AchAmAM ochI padara (15) miniTa prabhunu dhyAna dharIza. ane prANI mAtra pratye prema bhAva rAkhI sarvane mATe sukhanI prArthanA karIza. ( 7 ) kaleza kaMkAzethI alagI rahIza. (8) hiMsAnA svarUpane samajI ahiMsA dharma pAlana karIza. ( 9 ) satsaMvatanA svarUpane samajI satya melIza. ( 10 ) varasanI samAptie athatA besatA varasane dahADe mhArAthI AkhA varasamAM thaelI bhUleAnI tapAsa karI prabhu sAkSIe prAyazcita laiza ane mhArAthI je je zubha kAryo thayAM hAya tene mATe prabhune upakAra mAnIza. lIdhI che. Apa hune have je kAMi mhena ! A upara lakhyA pramANenI pratijJA sUcanA karavA dhAratA hA te jarUra karajo. mhena! huM jJAna bala prApta karavA mATe jeTaluM bane che teTaluM mathu chu. Azramane aMge bahAra javAnuM thAya che mATe patra mAruM vheluM lakhAya tA kSamA karajo. hena! mhArUM magaja nathI cAlatuM. magaja zakita bahuja ochI che.. kramavAra abhyAsa karavAmAM huM bahuja pachAta paDI chuM. paNa have teA kAMika AzramanI jAtathI ( tanathI manathI ) sevA karI A tmika jJAna thAya ema icchuM chuM. lI. Apane haraghaDI yAda karanAra, ApanI nhAnI vhena caLa
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________________ 55 mAtAnI mahattA. mAtAnI mahattA : : - ( lekhaka. munizrI ratnavijayajI mu. damaNa). .. . . jenazAstramAM aneka sthaLe mAtAone ratnakukSI kahelI che. kAraNa ke teo purUSa rana temaja strIratnane janma ApanArI che. temane koI sthaLe ratnagarbhA paNa kahevAmAM AvelI che. ratnagarbhA A vizeSaNa pRthvIne temaja strImAtAne lAgu paDe che. duniyAmAM beja tattva uttamettama che; eka mahatattva ane bIjuM mahilAtattva. jagatanA bIjA uttama ta jevA ke kesarisiMha, kAmadhenu, gajaratna, azvaratna, dhuraMdhara vRSabharana, batrIsa lakSaNavata purUSa, tIrtha kara, cakravatI, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva, kAmadeva, devAdhideva, dharmadeva, naredeva, vikramadeva, bheja-, deva, bhUdeva, gurUdeva, buddhadeva, zaMkaradeva, Izudeva; mahamudadeva, jarathostadeva, ityAdi apAra devAne janma ApanArI mAtAo jagatane vaMdanIya che. kALa cakra badhA padArthomAM pheraphAra "karI nAkhe che, paNa strItattvamAM kadI paNa pheraphAra thayo nathI. traNe lokamAM abAdhya ane traNe lakamAM pUjya padArtha A strItattva che. sata purUSa karatAM satI strInI kiMmata vadhAre hoya che. akha Da prabhAvatI suzIlA sAdhI strInuM mAhAmya deva paNa AMkI zake nahi. sAdhavI strInI pUjA dareka prajAmAM pArAvAra cAle che. jyAM dharmanAM mahaTAM kAma karavAnAM hoya che. jevA ke tIrthayAtrA, raNayAtrA, digvijaya yAtrA, pratimAonI aMjanazalAkA, prANapratiSThA, zAMtisnAtra, aSTottarI snAtra, navagrahapUjA, caturvidha saMgha sthApanA, rAjyAbhiSeka, vivAha, khAtamuhUrata, vAstupUjA, ityAdi zubha kAma jyAM karavAnAM hoya che tyAM strInI AvazyaktA hoya che. cheka jaMgalI prajAmAM paNa strIpUjA, mAtRpUjA Adi rivAje cAlu che. e rIvAjomAM moTI vikRti thaI gaI che. chatAM te pAchaLa raheluM tattva te kAyama che. kALacakramAM ghaNI bAbatemAM pheraphAra thayA che, chatAM ratnagarbhA satI sAdhvI strI pitAne akhaMDa pratApa jALavI rahI che, niSkalaMka jIvanayAtrA karI rahI che, tethIja savAranA pahoramAM lAkho kareDe manuSyo satIenAM pavitra nAmo uccArI pitAne pavitra mAne che zira sukAvI kRtArtha thAya che ane pitAnI bhAvi prajAne e zubha kAryamAM sAmIla kare che. pavitra janavInI hattA koNa gAI. zake ke kaI kalama te lakhI zake? satI mAtAonA suputroeja duniyAne uDI mukhavALI, banAvI che. satI strInI chAyA paDavAthI roga, zoka ke bhUta pizAca nAzI jAya che. sarpa ane vIMchInAM jhera utarI jAya che. corI karavA AvelA cAra loka tyAMne tyAM aTakI jAya che. ane khunI manuSyo paNa thAMbhalAnI mAphaka thaMbhe jAya che. mAtAone mahimA aDhAra purAthI paNa adhika che. zrAvikA e cAre tIrthanI janmabhUmi-janmadAtA che. sakaLa saMghanI mAtA ! tArI, balIhArI che. tuM have sAvadhAna thaI che, patromAM tArI kIrti gAjavA lAgI che. amane meTI AzA che ke have janasaMsAra sukhI thaze. eka vAta barAbara cakkasa thatI jAya che ke strI keLavaNInI jarUra che ane jyAM sudhI mAtAe bhaNI susaMskAravALI na bane tyAM sudhI nirbaLatA ane mAvaDIyApaNuM kadI maTavAnuM nathI. janmatAMvAra koI jJAnI thaI jatA nathI. jJAnI thavA mATe anukULatA maLavI joIe. evI anukULatA DekANe ThekANe thatI jAya che
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________________ zrAvikA sudha 5 keLavAyelI vhenAe pAtAnI ajJAna mhetAnuM hita sAdhavA bhAga ApavA taiyAra thavuM joie. peAtAnuM jIvana khIjAne dhaDArUpa banAvavuM eja lokone nItinA, mArga zIkhavavAnuM uttama sAdhana che. zAsana devatAo satbuddhi Ape ane jainavanitAvizrAma jevI saMsthAe sthApana thAya jethI niHsvArthI jainati prakaTa thAya ane purIthI eka vakhata prAcInakALanI sthitinuM ApaNane darzana thAya eja prArthanA. strI upayAgI pharatuM pustakAlaya. sujJa bhaginIo ! ApaNe eka oraDAmAM praveza karIe chIe. have jo te eraDAmAM aMdhArUM hoya tA ApaNe rastAmAM paDelI khurazI sAthe athaDAie chIe, athavA thAMbhalA sAthe ApaNuM mAthuM kuTAya che, athavA teA mArgamAM paDelA dudhanA loTA ApaNe paganI ThesathI DhALI nAMkhIe chIe ane evI khIjI se| aDacaNA ApaNA mArgamAM ubhI thAya che. Anu kAraNa zuM ? kAraNuM khIjAM kAMI nihaM paNa aMdhakAra. te aMdhakArane dUra karavAnA ekaja mArga che, ane te prakAza che. dIvA dharamAM pragaTAvA, pachI tame nirbhIya rIte badhA gharamAM karI zakazeA, tame koi paNa vastunI sAthe athaDAze nahi ane tamArUM sarva kAma sugama thaze. A saMsAranI paNa evIja sthiti che. jJAna vagara ApaNe jyAM tyAM athaDAie chIe, ApaNA mArgamAM aneka aDacaNA Ave che, te zI rIte dUra karavI, te ApaNe jANatA nathI. ApaNe jAte duHkha veThIe chIe ane bIjAne duHkhanA kAraNabhUta banIe chIe. te ahIM paNa ajJAna rUpa aMdhakArane dUra karavA jJAnarUpI dIpakanI jarUra che. jyAM prakAza nathI tyAM aMdhakAra rahe che, tema jyAM jJAna nathI, tyAM mAnasika aMdhakAra ghara karI rahe che, ane teno sAthe ghaNA anatho janma pAme che, mATe jJAna prApta karavAnI AvazyaktA che, jJAna sUrya karatAM paNa adhika che. sUrya ApaNane divasanA samayamAM prakAza Ape che, tyAre jJAna sava samaye rAtre temaja divase ApaNAM jJAnacakSu khAlI ApaNane vastu mAtranuM bhAna karAve che. vIjaLI ane varALanA jJAnathI jagatamAM kevA kevA camatkAro banI rahyA che te jue ane pachI jJAnanA prabhAva Ape Apa samajAi jaze. jJAna e uttama AbhUSaNa che te kAi paNa prakAranA AbhUSaNuM karatAM vadhAre caLake che. tene cAra cArI jatA nathI, bhAie temAM bhAga mAgatA nathI, ane kAine paNa ApavAthI te vadhyAM kare che, e rIte vicAratAM skUla dhana jJAna AgaLa kAMi hisAbamAM nathI. sarva dAnamAM jJAnadAna uttama kahyuM che, kAraNa ke: annadAnaM paraMdAnaM vidyAdAnamataH paraMm / anna kSaNikA tRptiryAvajjIvaM tu vidyayA // amadAvAdanI zrI jaina vIzA osavAla klaba taraphathI karatuM pustakAlaya khullu karavAnI kriyA thai, te prasa Mge vhena subhadrA cImanalAla dAzIe vAMceluM bhASaNa.
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________________ strI upayogI pustakAlaya. 57 | | annanuM dAna e paNa uttama dAna che, paNa vidyAdAna e tethI paNa vadhAre uttama che, kAraNa ke annathI kSaNika tapti thAya che, tyAre vidyArthI jIvanaparyata sateja thAya che. - jJAna e eka sArA mitranuM kAma kare che. jJAnanI jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI gaNAya. jJAna rUpI sanmitra pApakarmathI dUra rAkhe che, hitakArI kArya karavAmAM yoje che, guhavAta gupta rAkhe che, guNone prakaTa kare che, duHkha vakhate ApaNo tyAga karatA nathI, ane gya samaye madada Ape che. A badhAM kAma jJAna rUpI sanmitra karI zake che. jJAna ApaNane A bhavamAM ja upayogI thAya che, ema nathI, paNa jJAnavaDe dharmanA siddhAne ApaNe barAbara samajI zakIe chIe, ane tethI manuSya potAnA doSa kayAM che, pitAnI bhUla kayAM che te samaje che, ane te bhUlathI kevI rIte mukta thavuM te paNa jANe che. vaLI rAga dveSathI karelAM karmone nAza karavAne ane uMcAmAM uMcI mekSadazA meLavavAne paNa jJAnaja uttama kAraNa che. have AvuM jJAna meLavavAnAM aneka sApane che. temAM pustako, satsamAgama, gurU, dezATana vagere mukhya che. ApaNe ahIM te badhI bAbatano vicAra nahi karatAM phakta puMtakone ja vicAra karIzuM. - pustake ! e mahAna purUSanA sthAyIrUpa pAmelA vicAre che. kALakramamAM sarva vinAza pAme che, tema moTA moTA granthakAre maraNane zaraNa thaI gayA, paNa temaNe Apelo upadeza tathA jJAna temanA racelA granthomAM samAyelA che. " grantha e moTAmAM meTA zi kSako che. teo soTI athavA cAbako mAryA sivAya krodha athavA sakhta zabdone upayoga karyA sivAya, paisA ke vastra badalA tarIke lIdhA sivAya ApaNane niraMtara upadeza Ape che. jo tame temanI pAse jAe, te bIjA zikSakonI mAphaka teo kadApi uMghatA hatA nathI. jo tame zodhaka daSTithI temane pUche te tamArAthI teo kAMIpaNa chAnuM rAkhaze nahi. je tame bhUla kare to teo kadApi cIDAze nahi. jo tame tadana jJAnarahita haze te paNa te tamane hasI kADhaze nahi." pustako rUpI mitro ApaNane kadApi kaMTALo ApatA nathI. ApaNe IcchA karatAM vadhAre vAra teo ApaNe tyAM besatA nathI. AkhI komanuM jIvana eka samartha lekhaka ke vicArakanA vicArathI ghaDAya che.siserA nAmane iTAlIne vidvAna jaNAve che ke "pustaka vagarane oraDo te AtmA vagaranA zarIra jevo che vaLI eka bIjo vidvAna jaNAve che ke dezane sArU bharanAra zuravIronAM lehI karatAM vidvAnoe pustako lakhavAmAM vAparelI rUzanAI vadhAre kImatI che.pustakonI jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI, topaNa eka tridAna mahAzayanA vicAra jaNAvavAnI IcchA dAbI zakAtI nathI." te lakhe che ke;-" pustako juvAnane kapALanI karacoLIo athavA dhoLA vALa lAvyA sivAya anubhava - vRddha banAve che. vRddhAvasthAnI azakti athavA agavaDa sivAya manuSyane vRddha meLavela anubhava Ape che." TuMkAmAM kahIe te sArI grAnuM pustakAlaya sarva prakAranI dhana saMpatti karatAM vadhAre kiMmatI che ane jagatane koipaNa padArtha sarakhAmaNImAM tenI sAthe TakI zake tema nathI. te mATe koIpaNa vyakti je satyanI sukhanI, jJAnanI, zAstranI ane chevaTe dharmanI bhakta hevAnuM mAna dharAve che. teNe pustakonA bhakata thavuM, e Avazyaka che.
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________________ zrAvikA subodha. asala evo samaya hato te pustaka maLavAM muzkela thaI paDatAM; hAlamAM chApakhAnAnI zodhane lIdhe pustaka sastAM ane jathAbaMdha bahAra paDe che, te chatAM jeo tene lAbha na le, temane viSe zuM kahevuM? cANakya nItimAM kaheluM che ke - 2. valIpalitakAye'pi kartavyaH zrutasaMgrahaH / na tatra dhanino yAnti yatra yAnti bahuzrutAH // "zrutvA dharma vijAnAti, zrutvA tyajati durmatim / zrutvA jJAnamavApnoti zrutvA mokSaM ca gacchati // padaM padAdha pAdaM vA Aharecca subhASitam / / mUrvo'pi prAjJatAM yAti nadIbhiH sAgaro yathA // cAmaDImAM karacalI paDI heya, athavA vALa ghaLA thayA hoya, to paNa jJAnane saM. graha karo. jyAM jJAnI jAya che, tyAM dhanavAnane sArU gati nathI. zravaNuM karavAthI, vAMcavAthI ja dharma jaNAya che, kharAba buddhine tyAga thAya che, jJAna pamAya che ane mokSa paNa maLI zake che. sArA vacananuM ( subhASitanuM ) eka pada, ardha pada, athavA padane ce bhAga paNa grahaNa karavAmAM Ave to jema samudra nadIone lIdhe vizALa bane che, tema mUrkha paNa jJAnI bane che. mATe uttama pustako pasaMda karIne te vAMcavA joIe. vaLI pustamAMthI je je upayogI sUcanAo lAge te eka noMdha pithImAM utArI levI joIe, ane te pustakamAMnA uttama vicAro banI zake teTalA pitAnA dararojanA jIvanavyavahAramAM utAravA joIe. AvI rIte pustako upara TapakethI vAMcI nahi jatAM dareka pustakane vicAra pUrvaka vAMcavuM, temAM ApelI sUcanAo para vicAra karavA ane temAMthI yogya sAra grahaNa kara. upara pramANe ApaNe pustakonA vAMcanathI maLatA lAbhano vicAra karyo. have A vizAosavALa jaina kalabanuM eka pustakAlaya che, tene lAbha tenA sabhAsado le che, ane je kalabane koI sabhAsada jokhamadArI mAthe te esavALanI nAtanA koI paNa gRhasthane pustaka vAMcavA sArU ApavAmAM Ave che. purUSo te vartamAnapatro vAMcIne, bIjA purUSonA saMbaMdhamAM AvIne, jAhera vyAkhyAnenuM zravaNa karIne, ane bIjI aneka rIte - tAnA jJAnane vadhAre che, paNa ApaNI bahene, mAtAo ane dIkarIone AvA pustakAlayano lAbha maLe to temanA jJAnamAM ghaNuM vadhAro thAya, ane temanA vicAro saMkucita maTI vizALa thAya, teo bahAranuM jagata kevuM che, te saMbaMdhI kAIka khyAla bAMdhI zake pitAnI pharajo barAbara kema bajAvavI te jANI zake, ane pitAnuM jIvana ucca prakAranuM nItimaya ane samAjane lAbhakArI banAvI zake. ApaNI ghaNI bahenane vAMcavAnI rUci hoya che, paNa lagna pachI te rUcine khIlavavAnAM sAdhana nahi maLavAthI te maMda paDI jaya che ane chevaTe asta thai jAya che. te AvA pustakAlayathI te rUci jAgrata thaze, navarAzanA samayane sadupayoga thaze, ane je jJAna A rIte maLaze tethI temanuM pitAnuM ane
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________________ phaIbA. temanA bALakanuM zreya thaze. eTaluM ja nahi paNa kAmanuM bhAvI gArava vadhAravAmAM ke keLavAyelI mAtAonAM saMtAne ghaNuM sAre bhAga bhaja paze. bIja vAvyA pachI samaju varga tarata ja phaLanI AzA rAkhatA nathI tema A pu stakAlayanA lAbho taratamAM na jaNAya e svAbhAvIka che. paraMtu jema jema vAMcanabaLa vadhatuM jaze tema tema bhAviAjAnuM bhaviSya vadhAre saMskArI ane saMgItapaNe ghamatuM jaze A ucca udeza dhyAnamAM rAkhI "strI uSAgI pharatA pustakAlayanI yojanA karavAmAM AvI che. temAM strI upayogI, nItimaya pustako pasaMda karavAmAM AvyAM che. temAM strIenuM Arogya, bALa keLavaNI, mAMdAnI mAvajata, strI keLavaNI, gRhazikSaNa, gRhirma, nArIdhama e badhAM viSayane lagatAM pustakonI khAsa pasaMdagI karavAmAM AvI che. vaLI te sAthe uttama strIpuruSanAM caritrojemAM varNavAmAM AvyAM hoya, tevAM pustako paNa maLI zakya teTalAM ekaThAM karavAmAM AvyAM che. ju uttama pustakonI pasaMdagI karavAnuM kAma cAlu che ane koIpaNa baMdhu athavA bahena taraphathI je je upayogI pustakonAM nAma sara cavavAmAM Avaze, temAMthI phaMDanI zaktinA pramANamAM pustaka kharIdavAmAM Avaze. hAla turata ajamAyaza mATe nIce pramANe gheraNuM nakkI karavAmAM AveluM che pachI. jema samaya jatAM yogya lAgaze tema pheraphAra karavAmAM Avaze. ' 1 kalabane eka mANasa pustakanI eka peTI laI darekane ghera pharaze, ane je henane pustaka vAMcavAnI irachA haze tene te pustaka Apaze. 2 aThavAlae agara paMdara divase te pustaka pAchuM levAmAM Avaze, ane navIna putanI mAgaNI thatAM te Apaze. 3 tenI pAse eka naMbuka rAkhavAmAM Avaze, temAM lenAra bahene sahI karI ApavI. 4 pustaka pAchuM ApatI vakhate te jame karAvavuM. 5 pustakane svaccha rAkhavuM ane kALajIpUrvaka sAcavavuM. upara mujabanA Azayane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne A pustakAlayane khulluM mukavAnI mejanAne hAtha dharavAmAM AvI che. Apa bahene ApanAja upayoganA A khAtA tarapha Apane udAra hAtha laMbAvaze eja vinaMtI. astu, pheIbA !! " - eka saMpUrNa TukI vAta, - suratamAM, punamacaMda zeThane kI bahu lADamAM ucharyo hate ! gharamAM sthIti sAdhAraNa hatI. te paNa zeThe kIkAne bhaNAvavA eka mAstara rAkhyo hato. nizALe paNa vakhate vakhata badalAvatAra paNa Aje bAra tera varSa thayA chatAM ko haju gujarAtI bIjA dhoraNamAM Athato hato ! kIkAnA mananuM valaNa kyA dhaMdhA upara che te tapAsavA mAstara vakhate vakhata tene citrakaLA batAvatA, saMgIta saMbhaLAvatA, phoTogrAphavALAnI dukAne,. zilpInI
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________________ che. zrAvikA sukSmAna. dukAne, rasAyanIka lembereTarImAM vagere pheravatA paNu kIkAnu lakSa kayA dhaMdhA upara vaLaze -te kazuM samajAtuM nahatuM. punaHmacaMda zeThanI strI raseADAmAMthI te dhara kAmathI paravAratAM nahIM, ane sahaja kurasada maLe teA jhIkA zuM kare che te tarapha temanuM lakSa nahatuM. te pote khArAkhaDI sudhI bhaNyAM hatAM ane raseADA ane dharanA dhaMdhAmAMthI dunIyA zuM kare che te jANavAne temane vakhata na hatA. eka vakhata punamacaMda zeThe kahyu ke-kakAne jo have paraNAvatA nathI ane TheTha rahyo teA rahI jaze tyAre zeThANI khuzI thayAM ke gharamAM vahu Avaze ane kAma kALamAM madada karaze! nAtamAM kanyAnI achata na hatI, tema kaMi kanyAe ubharAi jatI na hatI para Mtu paisAdAranA cheAkarAne mATe pAMca pacIsa ThekANethI pUchAtuM, ane garIbane che.karA sArA hAya tA paNu vakhate rakhaDI paDatA. kudarate eka divasa punamacaMda zeThanI sthitinuM rUpAntara banAvI dIdhuM' ! eka rAja kIkAe tenA mAstarane pUchyuM ke--" lITarI ' e vaLI zuM haze ? te pratyakSa pramANuthI sama jAvavA mATe kIkAnA mAstare aTakacALAnA cADIyAmAM zeThANI pAsethI eka rUpi mAgI la eka lATarImAM kAkAnA nAmathI te bharelA, temAM mhoTI rakamanuM nAma bIjA kAine nahIM, paNa kIkAnA nAmavALI TIkITa upara ja lAgyuM ! ! paNa pachI zuM thayuM?! bekadara duniyA! kIkAne mATe kanyAnAM mAmAM upara mAmAM AvavA mAMDayAM. ane temAM sArA dharanAM ane sAdhAraNa sthItivALAnAM mAgAMmAMthI pasaMda karavAtu. kAma muzkela thai paDayuM ! zeThANI teA prabhunA dharanuM mANusa hatAM. AThamAM nava umerIye teA keTalA thAya te temane khabara na hatuM ! ane punamacaMda eka zeThane tyAM munImanI nAkarI karatA ane phAlatu vakhatamAM theADuMka " zera khIjhanesa " karatA ! eTale kIkAne paraNAvavA mATe kanyA zodhavAnuM kAma karUM thai paDayuM.! punamacaMda / vhena temanAthI mheATAM pacAseka varSanAM, pukhta uMmaranAM ane jAjaramAna airUM hatAM, ane bharUcamAM temane paraNAvyAM hatAM. te jyAre jyAre AvatAM tyAre punacaMda zeThanA gharamAM kaMika hAhA thatuM. jAgRti AvatI. dharamAM navuM jIvana jovAmAM AvatuM. paNa temane ApavAnA dAgInAmAM zeThANI vacamAM paDavAthI te risAi gayAM hatAM. te cha mahinAthI AvatAM baMdha paDayAM hatAM ! Aje emanI bahu jarUra paDI. kAraNa ke e peAte keTalIka cheAkarIenI mAtA hatAM ane adhIne temaNe nAtamAM ThekANe pADI hatI zeThanI sthIti badalAi gai sAMbhaLI te Aje peAtAnA dAgIneA pUrepUrI rakamane levA mATe AvyAM ! loTarInI TIkITanA paisA te jo ke hajI AvavAnA hatA paraMtu mAmaleA AzA bharyAM hatA eTale zeThe AvakAra ApyA ane temanA dAgIneA pUrA karI ApavAnu kahyuM. A takanA lAbha lai zeThANIe kIkAne mATe AvelAM mAgAMnAM nAma kahI batAvyAM. " tame kAi emAM have vacamAM paDaze nahIM ! tamArAthI AvuM kAma nahIM bane. jenuM krAma te je kare ! samajyA ! " hene mhATA avAja kahADI kahyuM. "" samaratha mhena : " punamacaMda zeThe kahyuM "huM tamArI vATa ja jotA hatA. ApaNI' nAtanI sthItimAM ame bemAMthI eke samajatAM nathI.--' samaratha--paNa tamane have emAM pUchavAnu che keANu ? tame tamAre evuM dhaNI dhaNIANI eka kAre besI raheAne ! vakhata thAya tyAre sarjIne varagheADAmAM sAmela tho, pachI kai ?
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________________ phaIe. gokIbAI-bahena ! mahAro aparAdha thayo hoya te - samaratha-jo! je, vaLI, pAchuM e saMbhAryu? mAphI mAgavA taiyAra thAo che te aparAdha kare che je zuM karavA? have e vAta basa kare! huM kahuM tema tajavIja karavA mADe! chekasa paraNavavA e hAnAM baccAMnA khela nathI! Aje te huM pAlItANuM tarapha jAuM chuM, tyAMthI AvIne hArA bhAIe batAvyAM te tamAma gharamAM ApaNe mATe sAruM karyuM te huM batAvuM chuM, samajyAM? mahAre mATe nIce gADI ekadama maMgAvo, Tevane vakhata thavA Avyo che. hamezAM bIje vakhate te samaratha brena sTezana upara cAlIne jatAM paNa Aje te bhAine vakhata badalAI jaI sAre thayo che. ane pote kIkAnA vevIzALanuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM che. gharamAM nekara hato nahIM eTale IdagImAM bIjI trIjI vakhata gAkIbAI jAte zerImAM jaI bhADAnI gADI karI lAvyAM. tahevArane divasa hovAthI gADIvALe rU. be mAgyA te TharAvI samaratha henane AzAbharI upakAranI lAgaNIo sAthe vidAya karyA. gADImAM bahu bhIDa hatI. DAkorajIne meLo bahucarAjIne meLo ane ajamerane rasa eTaluM sAthe AveluM hovAthI bacakAM piTakAMnI peThe hAtha pagavALAM manuSyo pUrelAM hatAM ! ane "daza mANasa bese" tyAM paMdara viza besI cUkeluM tevAmAM samaratha hena surata nA sTezana upara AvyAM. paNa emane eka sAsarA taraphane dUrane sage sTezana upara kalArka hato eTale temanA pagamAM jera hatuM. banyuM paNa ema ja! emane jotAM ja te deDato Avyo ane eka khAnAmAMthI cakalAMnA ToLAnI peThe cIMcIM karatAM mANasane belatAM baMdha karI aMdara samastha bAIne temanAM piTaka sAthe besADI dIdhAM ne gADI upaDI.. sArA nasIbe A khAnAmAM ghaNuM kharAM bairAM hatAM; ane bairAMnA ToLAmAM samarathanuM jora bahu cAlatuM. emanI sahaja prabhAvazALI kadAvara AkRtie be mANasa jeTalI jagA te rekI, paNa temanA damAmamAM, te jagA thaI zakI. "e tamArA kaMI sagA che?" gADI upaDatAM ja najIkanI eka strIe pUchyuM. sagA, zuM karavAnA hatA? ene kanyA kayAM hatI kanyA, huM houne e chokaro paraNe. pachI ATaluM e na kare, ATaluM?" paragAmanAM pesenjara sanmukha samarathe, piTakAmAMthI pAnane DAbaDo kahADatAM kahADatAM nirbhaya rIbhe calAvyuM. samarathanI sAme ja eka strI tenI be chokarIo sAthe beThI hatI. e traNenAM kapaDAM uparathI ja temanI sAdhAraNa sthIti jaNAI AvatI hatI. raMge traNe-mAtA ane be putrIo kALAM hatAM, kudarate sahaja pArka kALo raMga banAvI mUka hatA. temAM rahetI chokarI bAra tera varSanI hatI tene je thoDIka vakhata upara zItaLA nIkaLavAthI mahepara zILInAM cAThAM eTalAM badhAM thaI gayAM hatAM ke eka retIno dANe mUkavA jeTalI jago bAkI na hatI ! A lekee samarathane mATe saMkocAIne jago karI " kayAMthI Ave che?" samarathe pUchayuM. "muMbAIthI" e chokarIenI mAe javAba Apyo. muMbAImAM dhaMdhe haze !" nA, hena, A heTI chokarIne mAtA nIkaLyA tyArathI enI eka AMkha jANe javA beThI che! tenI davA karAvavA gaI hatI! ke tamArA jevAe kahyuM ke-muMbaImAM sArI
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________________ kara zrAvikA sukSmAna dA caze te nasIba haze teA eneA avatAra sudharI jaze. AjakAla karatAM ane caida varSa thavA AvyAM. nAtamAM AvI cheAkarI mATe vara maLavA bahu kaThINu kAma thaI paDayuM che. amArA vAjrIyAmAM--tame paNa vANIyA che! vhena ! " samaratha--hA, ame......vANIyA chIe, pa--a--a--Na A brekarI kaMi-bhaNI che ? ' 'nA re vhena, jevuM tevuM lakhI vAMcI jANe eTalu' ja, eTale vaLI vadhAre muzIkhata che, mULa tA kALI che, temAM vaLI mAtA nIkaLyA-eka AMkha jo ke jaze nahIM paNu bahu nAto thaI gaI che, ane temAM vaLI meAi, rAMDa bhaNI nathI--sui hatatA sArI. " samaratha--AvA nahIM eTale badhAM kAMphrA stA! le! pAta khAze!? nA, pAnanI bAdhA che. " " " kema, vAr ?" r A chokarInuM ThekANuM paDe ne tene sAre| vara maLe bAdhA rAkhI che! " tA ja pAna khAvu evI 1. " ! tArI ! pagu esa khAdhA rAjye sArA vara maLI Avaze ke ? " .. " deva upara zraddhA rAkhI, thaya teTaluM' tevuM kaMika karavuM te kharUMne ? r .. jumA, jAo, prayatna vagara deva madada karatAja nathI " zuM prayatna karUM ? " k samaratha--prayatna ! mANusa thaine prayatnanuM puche che ? jIe, huM sAta bakarIonI mA chuM. temAMnI mhoTI thayelI pAMcane nAtamAM sArAM sArAM ThekANAM zeAdhI paraNAvI che, ne te badhI kaMI rUpavAna na hatI tema chatAM pazu--akkalanI, hAMzIyArInI jarUra che, mhArI bAi! chekarIonI mA thaMRte Ama zu bAdhAone bharAMse besI rahI chu ?! - khAnAmAMnAM pesenjarenA gaDabaDATa A vAtathI AchA thayAne ghaNAkharAnuM dhyAna samarathanA khyAna tarapha khecAyuM. " mane kai rastA sujatA nathI. chevaTa A cheDIAne laine kUvAmAM paDu ema thAya che. jyAM pUchAvyu tyAM " kanyAne batAvA " ema sAmethI hevarAve che ane cheDI tA AvI ! ! enA bApa bicArA suratamAM idhara udhara chekarAM bhaNAve che ane AvA vyavahAramAM pUruM samajatA nathI. " samartha--temAM ATalAM gabharAo che thA mATe ? heAMzIyArI heAya--sAhasa heAya-- dhIraja hAya tA cheADIne vara maLavAja joie! rr paNa tamArA jeTalI himata amAre lAvavI kyAMthI ? ! samaratha--jIe, A heATI cheADI kALI che kharIne ! ane ene varanAM mA bApa jovA mAge che ! vArU teA tene eka upAya che. mhAMpura lagADavAneA pAuDara tame jANA che? tene pI*kapAuDara kahe che. te paisAnA lAvavA--kata e paisAnA-- .. are, paNa amane te vaLI kyAM maLe ? amarUM gAma kai huM mhATu nathI.." samaratha--tame sAMbhaLyA tA kharA! gabharAe che. kema ? pAuDara na naLe teA mATIthI lIMpelI bhIMta heyane tenA upara khaDI lagAvelI hAya te jarA tenu mhAM dheAI dhImedhIme te
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________________ phAIbA. yu-agara khaDI lagAvavI ! bahu dhIme hai ! jorathI nahIM!- ane te bhIMta mATIchANanI na hoya-tenApara cune hoya hAITavoza kareluM hoya agara chevaTa khaDI lagAvelI hevI joIe. , " paNa te te mahApara tuta dekhAI Ave tenuM kema?" samaratha-are, paNa tame dhIraja rAkhI sAMbhaLo to kharA ? hArI choDIomAMthI traNa kALI ja hatI-- ke ATalI kALI te nahIM ja ! paNa te badhI tevI ja rIte pasAra karAvI, Ate tame nAtanAM eTale salAha ApuM chuM. kanyAne dekhADavAne vakhana saMdhyAkALane rAkha eTale mAtra batInA prakAzamAM rU5 khuba khIlaze. tame nATakanA chokarAone nAcatAM juo che te badhAM zuM rAtre dekhAya che tevA svarUpavAna hoya che? nahIM ja! vArU, e jANe thayuM raMganuM pachI kapaDAM ! temAM chellAmAM chellI phezananAM polakAthI ene evI acachI rItye maDhI levI ke jenAra to aMjAI ja jAya. vArU, " mI. kolesAba " nAmane phoTogrAphara che-suratamAM rahe che vakhate muMbaI paNa rahe che te pheTogrAphamAM koyalane paNa bagaluM banAvI mUke che, baluM samajyAM ? tenI pAse A chokarInI chabI paDAvavI. ne prathamathI te chabI tene sAsare mokalI devI ! basa patyuM. vArU, jyAre jovA maLe tyAre tamAre sAthe ja rahevuM, ne " tuM kaMI bhaNI che?" e je prazna sAsarIyAMmAMthI koI pUche--have te tevAja prazno puche che-te copaDIonAM nAmanI eka mahedI lAMbI yAdI tene heDe karAvavI samajyAM ? A chokarI gADI jevI zuM hasyA kare che tyAM khAsa karIne te vakhate te hasavuM nahI ja ! va tAruM nAma zuM che? chokarI ? " chokarI zaramAIne nIcuM joI ja rahI. eTale tenI mAe upADyuM. ene zuM pUche che? enuM nAma paNa enA rUpa jevuM ja paDI gayuM che-enuM nAma ujamaDI !" samaratha-chaTa ! chaTa ! chaTa ! caudamI sadInuM nAma enuM nAma paNa pheravI nAkho, enuM nAma enuM nA-A-A ma basa ! caMdrAnanA AjathI rAkhe ! juo ATaluM karavuM. pachI joI lo ke te pasAra thAya che ke nahIM ! are, bahena je te pasAra thAya te tamane te huM dezanI peThe pUchuM ! "have kyAM pUjavA Avazo? A bharUca sTezana AvyuM. tyAM huM te utarIza. raste -jatAM cAlatAM paNa koI upara upakAra thAya to ThIka caMdrAnanA pAsa thAya te mahane yAda karo mahAruM nAma samaratha!- - - - kIkAnI samaratha phei bharUca utarI paDyAM tyAMthI bIje roja pAlItANe gayAM. eka choDI tyAM paraNAvI hatI ne tene suvAvaDa AvavAnI hatI. pAlItANAmAM temane be mahinA rokAvuM paDayuM. punamacaMdane gherathI kIkAnA lagana upara AvI pahoMcavA matalabanA be traNa tAra bharUca gayAne tyAMthI aTakI paDyA. kaiTarInI TIkITa te zikSakanA kabajAmAM hatI tethI te deDI paheryo ane TIkITa batAvI nANAM laI muMbaI ja rahyo hato. ujama urphe caMdra
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________________ 64 zrAvikA sudha . nanAnI mAe samarathanA zIkhavyA mujaba pArTa bhajavI caMdrAnanAne pasAra karAvI lagna karAvI dIdhAM! - pAlItANA sudhI chevaTane eka tAra AvavA pAmyuM eTale samaratha deDatI AvI kI paraNIne Avyo teja roja-jAna sAthe te paNa AvI pahoMcI. ane hAthamAM kanyAne" meTa ApavAnI sArI sarakhI viTi laI kanyAnuM mahe-jevA jatAM ja camakIne bolI "hAya ! hAya !!" A pelI raDa gADImAM maLI hatI te chokarI ujama !!! are re! dunIyAmAM upakAra karatAM paNa AvuM thAya che? eka vadhAre ajAyabI! pitAnI jAtane jANIne kIkAne zIkhavavA mATe rAkhela zikSaka haiTarInA paisA laI muMbaI ja rahyo hato te ujama u| caMdrAnanAne bApa nIka ! tene khabara maLatAM te surata Avyo, ane beu kuTuMbe nANAM sarakhe bhAge vahe laI samAdhAna karyuM. caMdrananAne paraNyA pachI bhaNavA nizALe mUkavI paDI. | (saMpUrNa.) chevaTanA traNa mAsamAM maLelI madada. ze. motIcaMda hemacaMda taraphathI. 1 thALI 2 pyAlA. 1 vADako 1 leTe 1 rakabI. zeTha talakacaMda javeracaMda taraphathI. 1 tapelI. zeTha. sAkaracaMda metIcaMda taraphathI. rU15ra ) nA nA vAsaNo AvyAM hA. bahena sarasvatI bahena lAvyA. 1pA-) pataLanuM tapeluM naM. 1 paNa pItaLanA khumacA. 10). vADakA. - 13aa) , tapelI. 13 , pyAlA. pA leTA. 3 ) chIMbAM. kAtri tAMbAne cAraNe naM. 2 gAtrA pItaLanI tAMbaDI naM. 1 16) tAMbAnuM beDuM naM. 1 3mAtra vAsaNanI kalAI karAvI, rU. 108) burAnapuramAM zrI zAMtinAtha prabhunI pratiSThA samaye tyAnA saMdha taraphathI 100) rUpIA gaM. sva. bahena hIrAkuvara lAvyA che.
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________________ chevaTanA traNa mAsamAM maLelI madada , 2017nA mAMgaroLamAM zeTha tulasIdAsa manajI karANIne tyAM lagna prasaMge A AzramanI vyavasthApikAne javAnuM thayuM hatuM tyAre be sabhAo meLavavAmAM AvI hatI. eka purUSo mATe ane bIjI strIo mATe. te prasaMge zrIyuta vADIlAla meDatIlAla zAha tathA rA. zivajIbhAI devazIbhAI tathA mI. rAyacurAe zrI jainavanitA vizrAmanA saMbaMdhamAM ghaNAM asarakAraka vyAkhyAne karyA hatAM, jenA pariNAme Ane zare be hajAra rUpIA maLyAM hatA. temAM rUpIA 650 zeTha tulasIdAsa menajI. tathA temanA saMbaMdhIo taraphathI maLyA hatA rU. 101) zrIyuta vADIlAla bhAtIlAla zAhe te prasaMge bharyA hatA. eka musalamAna gRhasthe rU. 2) A kuMDamAM bharyA hatA, je eka jainabaMdhue rU. 51) ApI kharIda karyA hatA. bAkInA rUpIA tyAMnA jaina baMdhuo tathA baheno taraphathI maLa ! hatA. ekaMdare purUSA taraphathI rU. 116 6) AvyA hatA ane bahenA taraphathI rU. 84chA AvyA hatA. rU. 75) zA. nAgajI amarasI kalIkATavALA (rahevAzI kara che mAMDavInA)nAM patnI sA. sTrena amaratabhAI taraphathI AvyA che. temaNe rU. 75) nI rakama daza varSa sudhI A pavA kabulyuM che. - rU. 100) amadAvAdanA zA. bhAyacaMda jhaveracaMda tarapha thI temanI esTeTanA rIsIvara vakIla cImanalAla nathubhAI tathA zA. ramaNalAla nAthAlAla tarapha thI AvyA te. rU. 11) zA ghelAbhAI mahAsukharAma za tinAthanI pALa amadAvAda. ). 2, 5) zA. gIradhara parasAtama rAmajI maMdIranI pALanI sAme. hA. bAlAbhAI, 2. 5) zeTha mohanalAla manasukharAma. zAMtinAthanI pALa. rU. 25) bahena zIvakAra harakhacaMda taraphathI. rU. 5) blena javala vadhamAna taraphathI rU. 15) eka bAI taraphathI rU. 5) mIThAMbAI khetazI. rU. 7) vADIlAla nagInadAsa amadAvAdavALA. lI. vyavasthApikA. jaina vanitAvizrAma surata, naina vanitA vizrAmanI mulAkAta lenArAnA abhiprAyo. munirAjazrI tilaka vijayajIno abhiprAya. Aja suvarake nava baje zrI jaina vanitA vizrAmako dekhanekA prasaMga mIlA yahAM para rahene vAlI bAlIkAone suMdara rAgase kItane eka bhakti tathA prabhu prArthanA ke kAvya suNAyethe. yaha vanitA vizrAma abhItaka choTe pAye para hai, isme kanyAo tathA vidhavAoko rakhkhA jAtA hai, tathA Unhe khAne pInekA UparAMta zikSaNa aura dhArmika jJAna prApta karanekA isa saMsthAme acchA prabaMdha hai. duHkhI yA vidhavAe yadI
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________________ REC4 isa AzramameM rahakara zuzikSita bane ora dharmakA acchA abhyAsa kare to unho kA jIvana bahuta Uca Uttama bana zaMkatA hai. Unake samayakA sadupayoga aura ve apane zAnase dusarI vhenokA kalyANa kara zake yahAM para sadhavA vhenoko bhI rakhaneke lIye acchA prabaMdha hai. choTI vhenoko bacapaNase bhI acche zreSTha saMskAra DAlanekI jo yaha yojanA hai so atIva prazaMsanIya hai. isa saMsthAkA lAbha viSeza vhenoko mIle isa lIye isa saMsthAko UMca pAyepara lAnekI parama AvazyakatA hai| aura isme jaina bandhuoko khAsa madadaM karanekI jarurata hai, yoMkI isa prakAra strI sudhArake lIye jainome yaha ekahI saMsthA hai. isa prasaMgame vheno aura bAlIkAoMko merI taraphase strIzikSaNake viSayameM kuccha upadeza deneme AyAthA. isa saMsthA ke kArya vAhakomeM vhena rukimaNI vhena hArdIka UtsAhase bhAga letI hai. merI AzA haikI dusarI vhene tathA bandhu ese prazasta kAryakI tarapha amIdRSTI rakhakara use adhika saMgIna banAnekA prayatna kareMge. -dA: muni tilakavijayajI. paMjAbI. tA. 19-1-20. zA, nAgajI amarazI kalIkeTa (malabAra) vALA tenI gharavALA amRta sAthe A jaina vanitA vizrAmamAM saM', 1976 nA caitra vada 10 vAra sAmenA divase AvelA. A AzramamAM rahelo vidhavA blena tathA bALA o nI raheNI karaNI, rItabhAta, sabhyatA joI ghaNe satiSa pAmyA chIe. bALAonA mIlana svabhAva, viveka buvahArika ane dhArmika nAnanI parIkSA saMbhASaNuM gadyapadyamAM cAlela tethI amene ghaNAja saMtoSa thayA che. A khAtAne uttejananI dhaNI jarUra che. te sakhI gRhasthA yathAzakti karatA raheze te AgaLa jatAM A khAtuM" ghaNuM kAma karI batAvo. kAraNa ke A khAtAnA kArya vAhaka TvenA rUkamaNI hena vageree tana, mana, dhanane ghaNe bhAga Apela che ane Ape che. A khAtAnI kArya paddhati vAMcela, vaLI atre AvI najare jovAthI amene dhaNAja satISa thA che, ane A khAtuM dina pratidina sArI pAyarI caDhaze, evI pUraNa zraddhAM thavAthI 5 sAla daza sudhI dara sAle rU. 75) paMcotera ApavA, ane mArA gharavALA amRtanuM nAma A khAtAnA membara tarIke noMdhAvyuM che, ane pahelA varasanA rU. 75) paMcAtara mAjarAja rokaDA ApyA che. ta 1475 nA caitra 110 vAra nAma tA, 30--20. nAga abhazA