Book Title: Shrenika Charitra
Author(s): Shubhachandra Acharya, Dharmchand Shastri
Publisher: Bharat Varshiya Anekant Vidwat Parishad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002771/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zubhacandra svAmI viracita zreNika | caritra bhAratavarSIya anekAnta vidvat pariSad For Priv. Personal Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnadivAkara, maryAdA ziSyottama, prazAMtamUrti AcAryazrI bharatasAgara jI mahArAja kI svarNajayaMtI varSa ke upalakSa meM : AcArya zubhacandra viracita zreNika caritra sampAdaka brahmacArI dharmacandra zAstrI, pratiSThAcArya artha mahayAgI zAradAbena kAntilAla doSI, bambaI aneka Subp21H ChDep bhAratavarSIya anekAnta vidvat pariSad Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratavarSIya anekAnta vidvat pariSad puSpa saMkhyA -63 AcAryazrI bharatasAgara jI mahArAja kI svarNajayaMtI puSpa saMkhyA - 27 AzIrvAda svarNa jayaMtI varSa nirdezana AcAryazrI bharatasAgara jI mahArAja AryikA syAdvAdamatI mAtA jI zreNika caritra grantha praNetA AcArya zubhacandra anuvAda evaM sampAdaka brahmacArI dharmacanda zAstrI sarvAdhikAra surakSita bhA0 a0 vi0 pari0 dvitIya vIra ni0 saM0 25 24 san 1998 pustaka prApti-sthAna AcArya zrI bharatasAgara jI mahArAja saMgha I.S.B.N.81-8583-04-3 mUlya mudraka bAbUlAla jaina phAgulla mahAvIra presa, bhelUpura, vArANasI- 10 phona : 311848 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI vimala sAgara jI tubhyaM namaH parama dharma prabhAvakAya, tubhyaM namaH parama tIrtha suvandakAya / 'syAdvAda' sUkti saraNi pratibodhakAya, tubhyaM namaH vimala sindhu guNArNavAya / / ation international AcArya zrI bharata sAgara jI AcAryazrI bharatasindhu namostu tubhyaM, he bhaktiprApta guruvarya namostu tubhyaM / he kIrtiprApta jagadIza namostu tubhyaM, bhavyAbja sUrya guruvarya namostu tubhyaM / / s Personal use only , Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (samarpaNa) pa. pU. vAtsalya ratnAkara AcArya zrI 108 vimalasAgara jI mahArAja ke paTTa ziSya maryAdA-ziSyottama jJAna-divAkara prazAnta- mUrti vANIbhUSaNa bhuvanabhAskara gurudeva AcArya zrI 108 bharatasAgara jI mahArAja __ kI svarNa jayantI ke upalakSa meM Apake zrI kara-kamaloM meM grantharAja sAdara-samarpita Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA yoM to yaha saMsAra hai vividha prakAra ke saMsArI prANI upasthita hokara isameM janma grahaNa karate haiN| aura yathAyogya apane jIvana kA nirvAha kara cale jAte haiM parantu janma unhIM manuSyoM kA sArthaka evaM prazaMsA pAtra ginA jAtA hai jo ki svArtha va parahitArtha ho| manuSyoM kI nisvArthatA evaM parahitArthatA unheM ajara-amara banA detI hai| prAcIna kAla meM jina-jina puruSoM kI pravRtti nisvArtha aura parahitArtha rahI hai yadyapi ve puruSa isa samaya nahIM haiM tathApi unakA nAma aba bhI bar3e Adara se liyA jAtA hai aura jaba taka saMsAra meM aMza mAtra bhI guNagrAhitA rahegI barAbara una mahApuruSoM kA nAma sthira rhegaa| yaha jo manojJa grantha Apake hAtha meM virAjamAna hai isakA nAma zrI zreNika purANa hai| isa purANa ke svAmI prAtaH smaraNIya mahArAja zreNika haiN| jaina kSatriya jAti meM mahArAja zreNika kA parama Adara hai| jainiyoM kA baccA-baccA mahArAja zreNika ke guNoM se paricita hai| aura unake guNoM ke smaraNa se apanI AtmA ko mAnatA hai yahA~ taka ki jainiyoM ke bar3e-bar3e AcAryoM kA bhI yaha mata hai ki yadi mahArAja zreNika isa bhAratavarSa meM janma na lete to isa kalikAla paMcama kAla meM jaina dharma kA nAmonizAna bhI sunanA durlabha ho jAtA; kyoMki vartamAna meM isa bharatakSetra meM koI sarvajJa rahA nhiiN| jitane-bhara jaina siddhAnta haiM unake jAnane kA upAya kevala Agama raha gaye haiM aura unakA prakAza bhagavAna mahAvIra athavA gaNadhara gautama se aneka viSayoM meM gUDha-gUr3ha prazna kara mahArAja zreNika kI kRpA se huA hai| mahArAja zreNika kaba hue isa viSaya meM sivAya inake purANa ko chor3akara koI puSTa pramANa daSTigocara nahIM hotaa| jaina siddhAnta ke AdhAra se bhagavAn mahAvIra ko nirvANa gaye 2461 varSa hae haiM aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM mahArAja zreNika the| isalie isa rIti se bhagavAn mahAvIra aura mahArAja zreNika samakAlIna siddha hote haiN| kahIM-kahIM para yaha kiMvadaMtI sunane meM AtI hai ki rAjA zreNika candragupta ke dAde va paradAde the| zreNika purANa yaha saMskRta grantha bhaTTAraka zubhacandrAcArya ne banAyA hai| zreNika purANa kI antima prazasti meM bhaTTAraka zubhacandrAcArya ne mUla saMgha kI prazaMsA kI hai isalie yaha vidita hotA hai ki zubhacandrAcArya mUla saMgha ke bhaTTAraka the evaM isI prazasti meM inhoMne prathama hI bhagavatkunda kundAcArya ko namaskAra kiyA hai pIche unhIM ke vaMza meM padmanaMdI, sakalakIrti, bhuvanakIti, bhaTTAraka jJAnabhUSaNa evaM vijayakIti bhaTTArakoM kA ullekha kiyA hai aura nimnalikhita zlokoM se apane ko vijayakIti bhaTTAraka kA ziSya batalAyA hai| Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagati vijayakIrtirbhavyamUrtiH sukItijayatuca yatirAjo bhUmipaH spRSTapAdaH / nayanalina himAMzu nabhUpasya paTTe vividha paravivAde kSamAdhare vajrapAtaH // 1 // tacchiSyeNa zubhendunA zubhamanaH zrIjJAnabhAvena vai pUta puNya purANAmAnuSyabhavaM saMsAravidhvaMsakaM / no kIAvyaraci pramohavazato jaine mate kevalaM nAhaMkAravazAt kavitvamadata: zrIpadmanAbheridam // 2 // artha-naya (pramANAMza) rUpI kamaliniyoM ko prakAzita karane meM candra ke samAna mahArAja jJAnabhUSaNa ke paTTa para aneka para vivAdarUpI parvatoM para vajrapAta, aneka rAjAoM se pUjita, uttama kIti ke dhAraka bhavya mUrti yati rAja zrI vijayakIti saMsAra meM jayavaMta rahe / / 1 / / bhaTTAraka vijayakIti ke ziSya zubhacandra ne zubha mana aura jJAna kI bhAvanA se purANa se uddhata pavitra evaM saMsAra kA nAza karane vAlA yaha zrI mahApadmanAtha tIrthaMkara kA purANa racA hai| merA jaina mata para aTUTa sneha hai isIlie yaha racanA kI gaI hai kintu kIrti ahaMkAra aura va vitva ke mada se nahIM kI gaI hai| bhaTTAraka zubhacandra ke viSaya meM jo paTTAvalI milI hai usameM bhI yaha pAyA gayA hai ki bhaTTAraka zubhacandra bhagavAn kundakundAcArya, padmanandI, sakalakIrti Adi ke zuddhAmnAya meM hue haiN| usI prakAra nIce likhI pANDava purANa kI prazasti ke zlokoM se bhI yaha bAta jAnI gaI hai ki bhaTTAraka zubhacandra bhaTTAraka vijayakIti ke hI ziSya aura kundakundAdi AcAryoM kI hI AmnAya meM the| zrI malasaMghe jani padamA nandI tatpaTTadhArI sakalAdikItiH / kIrtiH kRtAyena ca martyaloke zAstrArtha katrI sakalA pavitrA. / / 67 / / bhuvanakItirabhUdbhuvanAdbhutairbhuvana bhAsana cArumatiH stutaH / varatapazcaraNodyata mAnaso bhavabhayAhikhageTa kSitivatkSamI / / 68 / / cidrUpavettA caturazciraMtanazcidbhUSaNazcacita pAdapadbhakaH / sUrizca candrAdizcayazcinotu vaicAritrazuddhi khalu naH prsiddhidaaN|| 66 / / vijayakIti yatirmuditAtmakojitanatAnyamanaH sugataiH stutaH / avatu jainamataM sumatomatonRpatibhirbhavato bhavato vibhuH / / 70 / / Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paTTe tasya guNAMvudhirvratadharo dhImAn garIyAn varaH / zrImachrI zubhacandra eSavidito vAdIbhasiMho mahAn // cAkAri caMcaducA / tenedaM caritaM vicAra sukaraM pANDoH zrI zubhasiddhi sAta janakaM siddhayai stutAnAM sadA / / 71 / / mUla saMgha meM muni padmanandI hue aura unhIM ke paTTa para aneka muniyoM ke vAda sakalakIrti muni hue / bhaTTAraka sakalakIrti ne martyaloka meM zAstra ke abhiprAya ko bhale prakAra vivecana karane vAlI samasta kIrti kA prasAra kiyA / / 67 / / bhaTTAraka sakalakIrti ke paTTa para bhaTTAraka bhuvanakIrti hue / bhaTTAraka bhuvanakIrti samasta loka ko Azcaryacakita karanevAle the, saMsAra ke svarUpa prakAza karane meM caturamati the, utkRSTa tapasvI the, saMsAra bhayarUpI sarpa ke lie garur3a evaM pRthvI ke samAna kSamAzIla the / 68 // AtmasvarUpa ke jJAtA catura niraMtanacandra Adi se pUjita caraNa-kamaloM se yukta AcArya zrI jJAnabhUSaNa kIrti-prasAra karanevAlI caritra-zaddhi hameM pradAna kareM // 66 // anya manuSyoM ke cittoM ko jItane evaM namrIbhUta karanevAle bauddhoM se stuta pavitra AtmA ke dhAraka buddhimAna aneka rAjAoM se pUjita evaM prabhu bhaTTAraka vijayakIrti jaina mata kI rakSA kareM evaM saMsAra se Apa logoM ko bacAyeM // 70 // bhaTTAraka vijayakIrti ke paTTa para guNoM kA samudra, vratI, buddhimAna, atizaya guru, utkRSTa, prasiddha, vAdI rUpI hastiyoM ke lie siMha evaM mahAn zrI zubhacandrAcArya hue| tejasvI zrI zubhacandra ne yaha sarala sadA bhavyoM ko siddhi pradAna karanevAlA pANDava purANa racA / / 71 / / isa prakAra ukta tIna pramANoM se yaha bAta nirvivAda siddha ho cukI ki bhaTTAraka zubhacandra AcArya mUla saMgha ke bhaTTAraka hue haiM aura ve vijayakIrti ke ziSya aura bhagavatkundakundAcArya ke AmnAya meM hue haiN| zubhacandrAcArya kI prazastiyoM meM jagaha-jagaha zAkavATapura ke ullekha se yaha bAta jAnI jAtI hai ki zubhacandrAcArya sAgavAr3A kI gaddI ke bhaTTAraka the| yaha gaddI sakalakIrti ke bAda IDara gaddI se judI huI hai aura taba se usake jude-jude bhaTTAraka hote Aye haiM / pANDava purANa kI prazasti meM zrImadvikramabhUpatedvika hate spaSTASTa saMkhye zate ramye'STAdhika vatsare sukhakare bhAdre dvitIyA tithau zrImadvAgvara nirvRtIdamatule zrI zAkavATe pure zrImachrI puruSAbhidhe viracitaM stheyAtpurANaMciram / / 86 / / Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa zloka se yaha bAta batalAI gaI hai ki yaha pANDava purANa (zAkavATa) sAgavAr3A meM vikrama saMvat solaha sau ATha (1608) bhAdoM dvitIyA ke dina banAyA gayA hai| __ isase yaha sApha vidita hotA hai ki bhaTTAraka zubhacandrAcArya vitrama kI satrahavIM zatAbdI meM hue haiN| pANDava purANa kI prazasti meM bhaTTAraka zubhacandrAcArya ne apane banAye graMthoM ke nAma diye candraprabha caritra, padmanAbha (padamanAtha) caritra pradyumna caritra, jIvaMdhara caritra, candanA kathA, nandIzvarI kathA, paM0 AzAdhara kRta AcAra zAstra kI TIkA, tIsa cauvIsI vidhAna, sadvRttasiddha pUjA, (siddha cakra pUjA) sArasvata yaMtra pUjA, cintAmaNi tantra, karmadahana pATha, gaNadharavalaya pUjana, pArzvanAtha kAvya kI paMjikA, palyavratodyApana, caritra zuddhi vratodyApana, apazabda khaNDana, tatvanirNaya, tarka zAstra, tarka zAstra kI TIkA, sarvatobhadra pUjA, adhyAtma padavRtti, cintAmaNi vyAkaraNa, aMga prajJapti, jinendra stotra, SaDvAda aura pANDava puraann| zreNika purANa inhIM bhaTTAraka kA banAyA huA hai paraMtu uparyukta pANDava parANa kI sUcI meM zreNika purANa kA ullekha nahIM kiyA gayA hai isalie mAlUma hotA hai zreNika purANa pANDava purANa ke pIche arthAt vikrama saMvat 1608 ke pIche banAyA gayA hai tathApi kaba banAyA gayA yaha nirNaya nahIM hotaa| bhaTTAraka zubhacandrAcArya ke banAye aura bhI aneka graMthoM ke nAma milate haiM mAlama nahIM ve bhI zreNika purANa ke pIche bane haiM yA phle| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya sUcI prastAvanA xyxvi prathama sargaH mahArAja upazreNika ko rAjya-prApti kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 1 se 16 dvitIya sargaH mahArAja upazreNika ke nagara-praveza kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 27 se 31 tIsarA sargaH kumAra zreNika kA rAjagRha nagara se niSkAsana kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 32 se 57 cauthA sargaH zreNika kA kumArI nandazrI ke sAtha vivAha-varNana karanevAlA viSaya 58 se 77 pA~cavA~ sargaH zreNika ko rAjya-prApti kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 78 se 13 chaThavA~ sargaH abhaya kumAra kA rAjagRha meM Agamana-varNana karanevAlA viSaya 14 se 126 sAtavA~ sargaH abhaya kumAra kI uttama buddhi kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 127 se 142 AThavA~ sargaH celanA ke sAtha vivAha kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 143 se 161 navama sargaH mahArAja zreNika ko munirAja ke samAgama kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 162 se 166 dasavA~ sargaH manogupti, vacanagupti donoM guptiyoM ko kathA-varNana karanevAlA viSaya 167 se 227 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyArahavA~ sargaH kAya gupti kathA varNana karanevAlA viSaya bArahavA~ sargaH mahArAja zreNika ko kSAyika samyagdarzana kI utpatti kA varNana kasnevAlA viSaya terahavA~ sargaH deva dvArA atizaya prApti kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya caudahavA~ sargaH zreNika celanA Adi kI gati kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya pandrahavA~ sargaH bhaviSyatkAla meM honevAle bhagavAna padmanAbha ke paMca kalyANa kA varNana karanevAlA viSaya 228 se 203 284 se 310 311 se 326 327 se 346 347 se 371 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // OM namaH siddha bhyaH // zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zreNika purANam prathamaH sargaH zrIvarddhamAnamAnandaM nauminAnAguNAkaram / vizuddhadhyAna dIptAcirtutakarmasamuccayam / / 1 / / bAlye'pi munisandeha nirmAzAdyo jineshvrH| sanmatitvaM samApannaH sanmatyAkhyA samAzrutaH // 2 // amarAhi phaNAmarddhanAdmahAvIra sunAmabhAk / bAlyayorbAlatvaH prApto vIrANAM vIratAMgataH // 3 // jarataNamivAkhyaM taM prAjyaM rAjyaM narezvaram / matvA tyaktvAmbhito dIkSAM yo vIro vizvavanditaH / / 4 // vikAzya kevalaM lokye cakAze dharmasampadaH / / taMdadhe hRdaye devaM kRtalokasumaMgalam // 5 // zukladhyAna rUpI daidIpyamAna agni se samasta karmoM ke samUha ko jalAne vAle aneka guNoM ke Akara Ananda ke karanevAle zrI varddhamAna tIrthaMkara ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN||1|| jisa bhagavAna ne bAlyAvasthA meM hI muniyoM kA sandeha dUra karane se zreSTha vidvattA ko pAkara sanmati nAma ko dhAraNa kiyA // 2 // jisa bhagavAna ne kumArAvasthA meM hI mAyAmayI sarpa ke mardana karane se mahAvIra nAma ko prApta kiyA, aura jo zizu avasthA meM hI atyanta bala ko pAkara vIroM ke vIra kahalAye // 3 // jisa bhagavAna ne manuSya loka sambandhI bar3e bhArI rAjya ko bhI, jIrNa tRNa ke samAna samajha kara chor3a diyA evaM jo daigambarIya jina dIkSA dhAraNa kara trailokya ke vandanIya hue // 4 // tathA jo mahAvIra bhagavAna kevalajJAna kevaladarzana ko prakAza kara dharma rUpI sampatti se zobhita hue| aise samasta loka meM Ananda maMgala karanevAle zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna ko maiM (granthakAra) apane hRdaya kamala meM dhAraNa karatA huuN||5|| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jJAna bhUSAn jinAn dharmatIrtha nAthAdivAn parAn / zeSAn smarAmi saMsiddheye vizuddha jJAna sampadaH // 6 // gaNAdhIzaM parAdhIzaM vRSabhAdi suzenakam / yogoddIpita dehADhyaM toSTavImIti hitAptaye // 7 // tatpazcAt jJAnarUpI bhUSaNa ke dhAraka, dharmarUpI tIrtha ke svAmI zrI vRSabhadeva bhagavAna se lekara pArzvanAtha paryanta tIrthaMkaroM ko bhI maiM apanI iSTa siddhi ke lie isa grantha kI Adi meM namaskAra karatA hU~ || 6 || inase bhI bhinna jo jJAna rUpI sampatti ke dhArI haiM unako bhI namaskAra karatA hU~ / tathA dhyAna se dedIpyamAna zarIra ke dhArI, gaNoM ke svAmI evaM utkRSTa svAmI (Adi gaNadhara ) zrI vRSabhasena guru ko bhI maiM apane hita kI prApti ke lie namaskAra karatA hU~ / tatpazcAt muni AryikA zrAvaka aura zrAvikA ina cAroM gaNoM se sevita, dhIra, samasta pRthvI tala meM zreSTha, jinase mithyAvAdI loga Darate haiM, aura jo tInoM loka ke prakAza karanevAle haiM, aise ( antima gaNadhara) zrI gautama svAmI ko bhI maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ // 7 // 2 8 // caturgaNAzritaM dhAraM gautamaM gautamaM stuve / mithyAvAdIbha paMcAsyaM vikAzita jagatyayam // vo budhyante janAH sarvaM viSTape ca hitAhitam / yasyAH prasAdato vANIM tAM smarAmi jinodbhavAm // 6 // guruvo ye hitodyuktAH sUkti sampadvirAjitAH / jJAnabhUSAH prabhA puMjA: khaMjIkRta madadvipAH / / 10 / / inake pazcAt jisa bhagavatI vANI ke prasAda se saMsAra meM jIva samasta hitAhita ko jAnate haiM, aura jo zrI kevalI bhagavAna ke mukha se prakaTa huI hai usa vANI ko bhI maiM namaskAra karatA 11511 tatpazcAt jo guru hitakArI, zreSTha vacanarUpI sampatti se zobhita jJAnarUpI bhUSaNa ke dhAraka, atyanta tejasvI ahaMkArarUpI hastI ke mardana karanevAle haiM, aise kAmarUpI vairiyoM ke vijaya kIrti ko prApta karanevAle, hitaiSI aura puNyarUpI meru parvata ke zikhara para nivAsa karanevAle arthAt atyanta puNyAtmA guruoM ko bhI maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ // 6- 10 // vijaye kIrti sampannAH tAMstAM ca hitakAMkSiNaH / anamaM puNya hemAdrimastake sthira vAsinaH / / 11 / / athAtra bhAratekSetre bhaviSyaM taM jinottamam / vighnaughazAntaye // 12 // padamanAbhaM prabhApaMjaM vande Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mr gatekAle kiyanmAtre utsapiNyAmajAyata / yaH paMcAtizayaH prAptaH zatendra surapUjitaH // 13 // cira prarUDhatAmasya vRkSe vajrAnyate ca yaH / luptAkhila jagaddharma mArge mArga madotkare / / 14 / / ucchedya tAmasaM loke lokAn dharme'nyojayet / / yaHprakAzasya paraM dhAma jJAnAnanditavigrahaH // 15 // yaHzreNika bhave pUrva zrI vIra svAmiH snnidhau| acchedyattarAM dIrgharUDha mithyAtvamaJjasA / / 16 // samprApta kSAyika ramyaM nirmalaM doSa nigraham / karaNAnica saMkRttyayaH zuddha dRgvimaNDitaH / / 17 / / tIrthanAthasya sAnnidhye tIrtha kRtvaM vavandhayaH / azeSa puNya zAstakyaM trailokya kSobhakAraNam // 18 // zreNika praznamuddizya bhagavAna gadIdvacaH / harirAma purANArtha garbhadhvAnta vinAzakam // 16 // yasya prazna vazAdadya vartante grantha rAzayaH / purANa vratasaMkhyAna sandarbhA darpa hAnayaH // 20 // mahAzrotA mahAjJAtA vaktAdharma parIkSakaH / babhUva zreNiko dhImAn bhAvI tIrthaMkaro'graNIH // 21 // bhaviSyattIrtha nAthaM taM natvA mUrdhvA nirantaram / padmanAbhaM pravakSye'haM tatcaritraM bhavAnvitam / / 22 / / tathA isa bharata kSetra meM Age honevAle, samasta tIrthaMkaroM meM uttama, atyanta tejasvI, zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ko bhI maiM samasta vighnoM kI zAnti ke lie namaskAra karatA huuN||11-12|| jo padmanAbha bhagavAna, utsarpiNI kAla ke kucha samaya ke vyatIta hone para, isa bharata kSetra meM pA~ca prakAra ke atizayoMkara sahita, saikar3oM indra aura devoM se pUjita, utpanna hoveMge, aura cirakAla se vidyamAna pAparUpI vakSa ke lie vajra ke samAna hoNge| tathA caturtha kAla kI Adi meM jaba samasta dharma-mArgoM kA nAza ho jAyagA, ahaMkAra vyApta hogA, usa samaya jo bhagavAna samasta jIvoM ke ajJAnAMdhakAra ko nAza kara, mokSa-mArga ke prakAzanapUrvaka dharma kI ora unmukha kreNge| aura jisa padmanAbha bhagavAna ne pahale apane zreNika bhava meM (zreNika avatAra meM) zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAna ke samIpa meM, anAdi kAla se vidyamAna mithyAtva ko zIghra hI dUra kiyA tathA atizaya manohara nirmala samasta doSoM se rahita kSAyika samyaktva ko dhAraNa kiyA aura samasta indriyoM ko saMkoca Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kara zuddha samyagdarzana se vibhUSita hue| jisa bhagavAna ne mahAvIra svAmI ke sAmane tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kiyA, aura jisa puNyAtmA padmanAbha bhagavAna ne samasta loka meM sarvathA Azcarya karanevAle Astikya guNa ko prApta kiyaa||18|| tathA jisa padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke zreNika avatAra ke samaya, unake kiye hue prazna ke uttara meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI ne samasta pApoM ke nAza karanevAle tathA isa zreNika caritra ke bhI prakAza karanevAle vacanoM ko pratipAdana kiyA, aura jisa padamanAbha bhagavAna ke jIva, zreNika mahArAja ke, prazna ke prasAda se. parANa vrata saMkhyAna Adike varNana karane vAle, samasta vivAdiyoM ke abhimAna ko nAza karanevAle isa samaya bhI aneka grantha vidyamAna haiM, jo zreNika mahArAja mahAzrotA, mahAjJAtA, mahAvaktA, dharma kI vAstavika parIkSA karanevAle, bhaviSyatkAla meM honevAle samasta tIrthaMkaroM meM prathama va mukhya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna hoMge (zreNika mahArAja ke jIva) zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ko bhI maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskArapUrvaka unake saMsAra sambandhI samasta caritra kA varNana karatA huuN||16-22|| kvacaritraM kvame buddhirananta jinavistaram / asaMkhyeya bheda sambhinna jJAnAcchAdana saMgrahaH / / 23 // saptabhumaM mahottuMga mAru rukSorga hottamam / khaMjasyeva prazaMsAsyAnmAmakInAM na saMzayaH / / 24 / / vasante kokile vrate kAkAzcApi nirantaram / samayerya sUrizca sadAhaM tatra kovismayaH // 25 // puSpadantagate loke na cakAsatittArakAH / alpe prabhAvayaM kiM ca cakAsmatadaduddhatAH / / 26 // granthakAra zubhacandrAcArya apanI laghutA prakAza karate hue kahate haiM ki kahA~ tIrthaMkara kA yaha caritra jisake vistAra kA anta nahIM, aura kahA~ aneka prakAra ke AvaraNoM se DhakI huI merI buddhi tathApi jisa prakAra sapta mahale uttama makAna ke Upara car3hane kI icchA karanevAlA paMgu puruSa, prazaMsA kA pAtra hotA hai, usI prakAra isa gambhIra vistRta caritra ke varNana karane se maiM bhI prazaMsA kA bhAjana hoU~gA isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nhiiN| yadi koI vidvAna majhe vAvadUka arthAt adhika bolanevAlA vAcAla kahe to bhI mujhe kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM kyoMki jisa prakAra koyala vasanta Rtu meM hI bolatI hai aura zuka sadA hI bolatA rahatA hai phira bhI zaka kA bolanA kisI ko Azcarya kA karanevAlA nahIM hotA, usI prakAra yadyapi pUrvAcArya parimita tathA samaya para hI bolanevAle the aura maiM sadA bolanevAlA hU~ to bhI merA bolanA Azcaryajanaka nhiiN| jisa prakAra pUSpadanta nakSatra ke asta ho jAne para alpa prabhAvavAle tArAgaNa bhI camakane lagate haiM usI prakAra yadyapi pUrvAcAryoM ke sAmane maiM kucha bhI jAnanevAlA nahIM hU~ to bhI isa caritra ke kahane ke lie maiM uddhata hokara udyoga karatA huuN||26|| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mukharAH zabda zAstrajJAgadanti vacanaM zubham / skhala jivhA na kiM tavdatpUrvAcAryA vayaM smRtAH / / 27 // mahAyAnAH samudre'smin yAntipAraM sukhecchyaa| kSadrayAnAzca sarpanti paurvAcAryairvayaM tathA / / 28 // no viSAdo vidhAtavyo mayAvAkya prabandhane / pUrva sUri kRtiM dRSTvA sarva sUtrAnusAriNIm // 26 // mahaddhi kAlayodbhUti vibhUtiM vIkSyanirdhanaH / yathA na kurvateroSaM sAmarthya vRthAsahi / / 30 / / svazabdaM kurutesiMho bheka: kintu karoti na / pUrvasUriH svazAstraM ca tanute'haM tathApyadhA // 31 // alpatara deho'haM kunthardehIti kathyate / parvata prAya dehAtmAgajodehI nirUpyate // 32 // purANa tarka kAvyAdi zAstrajJaH kavirucyayate / sarva zAstrajJa evAhaM kavitAM gatavAMstathA // 33 // samastajJAnamukto'piyate'haM ca tathApya ho| vicakSati na kiM mUkaH prazasta vacanAtigaH / / 34 // caritra zravaNAtpuNyaM caritra kathanAnnakim / jAyeta saprabuddhayA zruta caritraM prakathyate // 35 / / tIrthakRtva caritrasya zravaNatIrthanAthatA / indratvaM cakravatitvaM jAyate zubhadehinAm / / 36 / / itimatvA zubhaMsAraMcaritraM pAvanaMparam / vakSye'haM tadguNAlInaMdRDhasaMskAro bhavati // 37 // vistArAdati saMkSiptaM caritraM haratemanaH / samIcInaM yathApakvamannaM dhAnya bharAcchubham // 38 // yadyapi zabdazAstra ke jAnanevAle adhika bolanevAle hote haiM to bhI ve vacana zubha hI bolate haiN| usI prakAra yadyapi hamArI vANI skhalita hai to bhI hama zubha vacana bolanevAle haiM isalie hama pUrvAcAryoM ke samAna hI haiM // 27 // jisa prakAra bar3e-bar3e jahAjavAle sukhapUrvaka abhISTa sthAna ko cale jAte haiM aura unake pIche-pIche calanevAle choTe jahAjavAle bhI sukhapUrvaka apane iSTa sthAna ko prApta ho jAte haiN| ThIka usI prakAra pUrvAcAryoM ke pIche-pIche calanevAle hamako bhI iSTasiddhi kI prApti hogI // 28 // tathA jisa prakAra daridrI puruSa dhanika logoM ke mahaloM, unake udaya tathA unakI anya aneka vibhUtiyoM ko dekhakara viSAda nahIM karate usI prakAra sUtra Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ke anusAra pUrvAcAryoM kI kRti ko dekhakara hamako bhI vAkyoM kI racanA meM kabhI bhI viSAda nahIM karanA cAhie, kyoMki zakti ke na hone para IrSyA-dveSa karanA binA prayojana kA hai| jisa prakAra siMha hI apane zabda ko kara sakatA hai parantu usa zabda ko meMDhaka nahIM kara sakatA arthAt siMha ke zabda karane meM meMDhaka asamartha hai, usI prakAra yadyapi pUrvAcAryoM ne granthoM kI racanA kI hai to bhI maiM vaise granthoM kI racanA karane meM asamartha hI huuN||31|| jisa prakAra atyanta choTe deha kA dhAraka kuMthu jIva bhI dehadhArI kahA jAtA hai aura parvata ke samAna deha kA dhAraNa karanevAlA hAthI bhI dehadhArI kahA jAtA hai usI prakAra purANa nyAya-kAvya Adi zAstroM ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnanevAlA bhI kavi kahA jAtA hai| aura alpazAstroM kA jAnanevAlA maiM bhI kavi kahA gayA huuN| mUka puruSa bhale hI uttama na bolatA ho to bhI vaha bolane kI icchA rakhatA hai, usI prakAra yadyapi maiM samasta zAstroM ke jJAna se rahita hU~ to bhI maiM isa caritra ke varNana karane meM prayatna karatA huuN||34|| jisa prakAra caritra ke sunane se puNya kI prApti hotI hai usI prakAra caritra ke kathana karane se bhI puNya kI prApti hotI hai| isa prakAra bhalI bhA~ti vicArakara maiMne isa zreNika caritra kA kathana karanA prArambha kiyA hai // 35 // athavA caritroM ke sunane se bhavya jIvoM ko saMsAra meM tIrthaMkara indra cakravartI Adi padoM kI prApti hotI hai yaha bhale prakAra samajhakara aura tIrthaMkara Adi ke guNoM kA lolupI hokara, dRr3ha zraddhAnI ho, maiM zubhacandrAcArya sArabhUta utkRSTa, aura pavitra zreNika caritra ko kahatA hU~ / parantu jisa prakAra adhika vistAranevAle kacce dhAnyoM kI apekSA pakA huA thor3A-sA dhAnya bhI uttama hotA hai usI prakAra vistRta caritra kI apekSA saMkSipta caritra uttama tathA manuSyoM ke mana ko haraNa karanevAlA hotA hai / isalie maiM isa zreNika caritra kA saMkSipta rIti se hI varNana karatA hU~ // 36-37-38 // atha trailokyamadhyastho jambU dvIpo manoharaH / babhAti vrata saMsthAno lakSayojana vistRtaH / / 36 / / kSetrapatraM mahottuMgaM lasadjyotiSkakesaram / merU karNikamAbhAtyahi mRNAla manoharam // 40 // dIpa padma janAnekaSadyadAkula maNDitam / janAlhAdakaraM ramyaM kSArodaka jalAzaye // 41 / / nAnAmahidhareH sevyaH kulInaH zubhasaMsthitiH / rAmAlIno gRhAvezI dvIpo rAjeva rAjate // 42 // nadI jar3asaMsevyo nimnagAstrI samAzritaH / dvija rAjAzritazcitramuttamatvaM ca yaH zritaH // 43 // kSetramahI dharai ramyo gamyaH puNyavatAMca yaH / jalAzayamahAkuNDa: vibhAtibhuvanatraye // 44 // yadvattatvaMsamAlokya hIyamANo bhramatyalam / candrakSINatvamApanno vyomnimanye manoharaH // 45 // Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam lokA lokasya madhyaM yaM madhye dvIpaMtathAmatam / trilokAnAM tathA madhyaM samAkhyAnti yatIzvaraH / / 46 // tanmadhye'neka zobhADhayaM saMtaptasvarNa dehakaH / lasatkAnti kalAkIrNaH svarNAdriH zobhatesvayam // 47 // gajadanta caturbAhuracyutaH zrI samanvitaH / dezAdhIzo mahAbhRtyo yoviSNu rivasambabhau // 48 // subhadrA bhadra zAlADhayo nandano nandanAMcitaH / sumanobhiH kRtAvAsa: somanasya vanAzritaH // 46 // apANDuH pAnDukAdhArI dayaSTa caitya jinAlayaH / svakhyAtivyApta sarvasvoyomerudAzritaH / / 50 / / nirAdhArasya nAkasya dattaH stambha ibAbhau / mahAparidhi ruccairyo ratnasvarNa virAjitaH // 51 // anAdinidhanAtIto kRtimo yaH svabhAvataH / siddhomahIdharAdhIzo vAbhAti bhuvanesvayam / / 52 / mukti jigamiSUNAM yodarzayanmokSavIthikAm / sthito madhye parAM zobhAMdadhallokottarodbhavAm // 53 // jina gandhodakenaiva pavitrastIrthatAM gataH / cAraNASi sadAsevyo yobhUbhRtparamezvaraH / / 54 // indraH svargaM sadAtyaktvA krIDAyaiva zacisamam / AyAti yatra saMkalpA nokuhaijitasaddivi / / 55 / / uccaistaratvAduccaistvaM siddhatvAtsiddhatAMgataH / bhUdharatvAdvarAdhIzoyo babhUva nirantaram / / 56 / / yatratyaizcaityagehaizca janAnAMyAti kilviSAm / stutyaizcAraNayogindraiH parAtmadhyAna kobidaiH / / 57 / / kiM varNyaM tasya mAhAtmyaM yasya vyAkhyAna vistaraH / varNyate'neka granthaizca koTisaMkhyA samAcitaiH // 58 // samasta loka kA mana haranevAlA, lAkha yojana caur3A, gola aura tIna loka meM atyanta zobhAyamAna jambUdvIpa hai / yaha jambUdvIpa kamala ke samAna mAlUma par3atA hai, kyoMki jisa prakAra kamala meM patte hote haiM, usI prakAra bharatAdi kSetrarUpI patte isameM bhI maujUda haiM, jisa prakAra kamala Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzabhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam meM parAga hotI hai, usI prakAra nakSatrarUpI parAga isameM bhI maujUda haiN| jisa prakAra kamala meM kalI rahatI hai, usI prakAra isa jambUdvIpa meM meruparvatarUpI kalI maujUda hai| jisa prakAra kamala meM mRNAla (sapheda tantu) rahatA hai, usI prakAra isa jambU dvIpa meM bhI zeSanAgarUpI mRNAla maujUda hai| tathA jisa prakAra kamala para bhramara rahate haiM usI prakAra isa jamba dvIpa meM bhI aneka manuSyarUpI bhramara maujUda haiN| yaha jambU dvIpa dUdha ke samAna uttama nirmala jala se bhare hue tAlAboM se jIvoM ko nAnA prakAra ke Ananda pradAna karanevAlA hai| yaha jamba dvIpa rAjA ke samAna jAna par3atA hai kyoMki jisa prakAra rAjA aneka bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM se sevita hotA hai usI prakAra yaha dvIpa bhI aneka prakAra ke mahIdharoM se arthAt parvatoM se sevita hai| jisa prakAra rAjA kulIna uttama vaMza kA hotA hai, usI prakAra yaha jambU dvIpa bhI kulIna arthAt pRthvI meM lIna hai aura jisa prakAra rAjA zubha sthitivAlA hotA hai usI prakAra yaha bhI acchI taraha sthita hai, tathA rAjA jisa prakAra rAmAlIna, arthAt striyoM kara saMyukta hotA hai, usI prakAra yaha bhI, rAmAlIna, aneka vana-upavanoM se zobhita hai| jisa prakAra rAjA mahAdezI arthAt bar3e-bar3e dezoM kA svAmI hotA hai usI prakAra yaha bhI mahAdezI arthAt vistIrNa hai, yadyapi yaha dvIpa nadI 'najar3asaMsevyaH' arthAt utkaTa jar3a manuSyoM se sevita hai tathApi 'nadInajar3asaMsevyaH' arthAt samudroM ke jaloM se veSTita hai isalie yaha uttama hai| yadyapi yaha jamba dvIpa, 'ninnagAstrIvirAjitaH' arthAt vyabhicAriNo striyoM kara sahita hai tathApi 'animnagAstrIvirAjitaH' arthAt pativratA striyoM kara zobhita hai isalie yaha uttama hai| tathA yadyapi yaha dvIpa 'dvijarAjAzritaH' arthAt varuNasaMkara rAjAoM ke AdhIna hai to bhI uttama brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizyoM kA nivAsa sthAna hone ke kAraNa yaha uttama hI hai aura parvatoM se manohara, puNyavAna uttama puruSoM kA nivAsa sthAna, yaha jambU dvIpa aneka prakAra ke uttama latAoM se, tathA bar3e-bar3e kunDoM se tIna loka meM zobhita hai| jisa jamba dvIpa kI uttama golAI dekhakara lajjita va duHkhita haA, yaha manohara candramA rAta-dina AkAza meM ghUmatA phiratA hai| tathA jisa prakAra loka-aloka kA madhya bhAga hai usI prakAra yaha jambU dvIpa bhI samasta dvIpoM meM tathA tIna loka ke madhya bhAga meM hai| aisA bar3e-bar3e yatIzvara kahate haiM / / 39-46 / / isa jambU dvIpa ke madhya meM aneka zobhAoM se zobhita, gale hue sone ke samAna dehavAlA, daidIpyamAna, aneka kAntiyoM se vyApta, suvarNamaya meru parvata hai| yaha meru sAkSAt viSNu ke samAna mAlUma par3atA hai| kyoMki jisa prakAra viSNu ke cAra bhujA haiM, usI prakAra isa meru parvata ke bhI cAra gajadantarUpI cAra bhujA haiM aura jisa prakAra viSNu kA nAma acyuta hai usI prakAra yaha bhI acyuta arthAt nitya hai // 47-48 // jisa prakAra viSNu zrI samanvita arthAt lakSmI sahita haiM, usI prakAra yaha meru parvata bhI zrI samanvita arthAt nAnA prakAra kI zobhAoM se yukta hai| isa meru parvata para subhadra, bhadrazAla tathA svarga ke nandana vana ke samAna nandana vana, aneka prakAra ke puSpoM kI sugandhi se sugandhita karanevAle saumanasya vana haiN| yaha meru apAMDu arthAt sapheda na hokara bhI pAMDuzilA kA dhAraka solaha akRtrima caityAlayoM se yukta apanI prasiddhi se sabako vyApta karanevAlA arthAt atyanta prasiddha aura nAnA prakAra ke devoM se yukta hai||46-50|| Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bar3e bhArI U~ce parakoTe ko dhAraNa karanevAlA, suvarNamaya aura nAnA prakAra ke ratnoM se zobhita, yaha meru, nirAdhAra svarga ke Tikane ke lie mAno eka U~cA khambhA hI hai aisA jAna par3atA hai||51|| yaha meru parvata tInoM loka meM anAdinidhana, akRtrima, svabhAva se hI aura aneka parvatoM kA svAmI apane-Apa hI suzobhita hai / / 52 / / yaha parvata atyuttama zobhA ko dhAraNa karanevAle jambU dvIpa ke madhya bhAga meM anupama sukha mokSa ko jAne kI icchA karanevAle bhavya jIvoM ko mokSa ke mArga ko dikhAtA huA, aura jinendra bhagavAna ke gandhodaka se pavitra huA, eka mahAna tIrthapane ko prApta huA hai| cAraNa Rddhi ke dhAraNa karanevAle muniyoM se sadA sevanIya hai, samasta parvatoM kA rAjA hai| zreSTha kalpavRkSoM ke phaloM se svargaloka ko bhI jItanevAle isa meru parvata para svarga ko chor3akara indra bhI apanI indrANiyoM ke sAtha krIr3A karane ko Ate haiN| yaha meru parvata adhika U~cA hone ke kAraNa atyucca kahA gayA hai, aura pRthvI kA dhAraNa karanevAlA hone ke kAraNa dharAdhIza, arthAt pRthvI kA svAmI kahA gayA hai // 53-56 // __isa meru parvata ke Upara virAjamAna caityAlayoM ke aura stuti karane yogya paramAtmA ke dhyAna karanevAle yogIndroM ke smaraNa se manuSyoM ke samasta pApa naSTa ho jAte haiM / / 57 / isa meru parvata ke mAhAtmya kA hama kahA~ taka varNana kareM isa meru parvata ke mAhAtmya kA vistAra bar3e-bar3e karor3oM granthoM meM bhale prakAra varNana kiyA gayA hai / / 58 // tato dakSiNadigbhAge prasasyaM sasyamuttamam / bhArataM bhAratIpUrNa samasti sukhasaMzritam / / 56 / / cApAkAraM ca yadbhAti gaMgAsindhu zarAzritam / kSArodadhi nIreNaiva tAr3itaM kSAra hAnaye // 60 // yanmadhye rUpyanAmAyaM zikharyAM sindhu vistRtaH / zreNIdvaya samAkIrNaH khacaraiH kRtasaMsthitiH / / 61 // gaMgA sindhu dvikenaiva vijayArddhA calena ca / SaTkhaNDatAM samAnItaM dyotayecchumAlayam / / 62 / / tatrAryakhaNDamAbhAti dakSiNe bharate pare / trikhaNDaSaMDasaMkIrNe pUrNe puNyajaneH sadA // 63 / / SaTkAla cakrasaMtAnaM vartate yatra bhASini / zarmAzarma samAkIrNa puNya pApakalAvaham // 64 // prathamo vartate kAlaH suSamAdvika saMjJakaH / kAyAhArAdibhijJeyo yatra devakurupamaH // 65 / / Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam dvitIya suSamaH khyAta: krozadvaya zarIribhAka / hari varSa samojJeyaH sthitvAhArAdibhiHzubhaH // 66 // dvi koTi koTi saMsthAyI krozotsedha zarIrabhRt / jaghanyabhoga bhUddakSastRtIyaH kAla iSyate / / 67 // videha kAlasAdRzya caturthaH samayo mataH / tIrthakRdvakti rAmAdi jananotsavatAMgataH // 68 // paJcama: puNya pApADhayastuccha dharma sukhAkaraH / samayaH procyatesadbhirDInAyurdeha dharmakaH / / 66 // dharma honoti pApAtmA SaSTo duSTa janAzritaH / kAlo'lpAyurjanaH kIrNo jJAtavyaH kAlakovidaH / / 70 // itthaM kAlaH pravarteta yatrArya puNyadhAmani / muktimArga pathoddIpe zubhakarma parAyaNe / / 71 // vizeSa deza saMkIrNa purapattana bhUSitam / yativRnda samAzliSTaM didyute yacchubhAvaham // 72 // tanmadhye magadhodezo nAbhivadbhAti bhUtale / janatA vRnda saMsevyo bhUri bhavya vizesitaH // 73 // grAmAH * kukkuTasampAtyA dhanadhAnya guNAlayaH / rejuryatra janAkIrNA vizIrNAssampadaH zubhAH // 74 // suvRkSA yatrasambhejuH kalpavRkSazriyaMparAH / yacchantaH phalasaMrAzI janAnAM phala kAMkSiNAm // 75 // zAli kSetrANi rAjante supakva phalitAni ca / tadvarNa zukasamizraM phalAni yatra sundare // 76 // pakva zAlivane yatra patantaH zuka pakSiNaH / lakSyante tatrajairlokaH kalpavRkSa phalAnivA // 77 / / sarAMsi yatra zobhante svacchanIra bhRtAni ca / nIladvipaiH zritAnIvameghavRndaizca sevitum // 78 / / kamalAkara saMkIrNAH sumanoja sumaNDitaH / sindhudApahAH padmAkarAH kRSNAivAvabhuH // 79 // Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam dRzyante munayo yatra vane prvtmstke| grAme dezepure droNe maNTape karvaTetaTe / / 80 // gaNeza gaNaNAtItAH saMghenamahattAsamam / dharmopadeza saMraktA dRzyante yatra nirmalAH / / 81 // kvacitkevalapUjAyA Agacchanti surottamAH / nAnA vimAnasaMrUr3hAdRr3ha divyAMgaNAsamam / / 82 // ramante ramya rAmeSu yatra devAH sayoSitaH / muktvA svargamahIMramyAM sugamyAM puNya zAlinAm // 23 // gopAlikA mahAgItamantraM sayaMtritA mRgAH / na yAnti yatra sandattacittA bhaya varjitAH // 84 // padmAkareSu cAyAnti gajA yatra pipaasyaa| dRSTavA tatratya nArINAMrUpaM muMcanti jIvanam // 85 // ki varNyate ca yodezo nAnAtIrtha samAzritaH / devavidyA dharaiH sevyo munivRndavirAjitaH // 86 // rAjagRhaM puraMtatra rAjagRha virAjitam / samasti sarva zobhADhayaM dhanADhaya janasaMskRtam // 87 // na narAjJAnasaMtyaktA nAzIlAH kulayoSitaH / nirdhanA na janA yatra vartante paramaddhikAH / / 8 / / lokapAla samAlokAH striyo divyAMganAsamAH / kalpavRkSa samAkArA vRkSAyatra pade pade // 86 // svavimAnopamA yatra gRhAsvarNazca vaddhakAH / pApazAsana sAdRkSA narendrA budha saMskRtAH // 10 // uttuMga zAlato yAti yatsvarga jetumicchyaa| adhaH kRtyaM svabIryeNa bhuvanaM bhUrizo bhayA // 61 // yatratyAH paraM dhAma vizAntivrata bhUSitAH / utpAdyake valaM bodhaM kSayaMnItvAdyaH saMcayam // 12 // kecitsadvataMsaMsiddhayA brajanti vrata yogataH / sarvArthasiddhi saMsthAnaM prAgdRSTamiva yoginaH // 63 // Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kecidacyutaparyantaM sastriyo vratabhUSitAH / zrAvakANAM ca gacchanti puNyasya phalamIddazyam // 14 // kecitrividhapAtrebhyo datvAdAnaM suravArthinaH / aTanti bhoga bhUsthAnaM yAvajjIva sukhAMkitAm / / 65 / / dAnesparddhA cikIrSanti pUjAyAM ca vizeSataH / janAyatra na bodheSu jJAna bhAvAzritAM narAH // 66 // prAsAdA yatra zobhante jinAnAM bhUbhajAM punaH / jaya kolA halA kIrNAH sasabhyAH phala dAyinaH // 67 / / isI meru parvata kI dakSiNa dizA meM jahA~ uttama dhAnya upajAte haiM manohara, aneka prakAra kI vidyAoM se pUrNa, aura sukhoM kA sthAna bharatakSetra hai| yaha bharatakSetra sAkSAt dhanuSya ke samAna hai kyoMki jisa prakAra dhanuSya meM bANa hote haiM usI prakAra gaMgA sindhu do nadIrUpI bANa haiN| isa bharatakSetra ke madhya bhAga meM rUpAcala nAma kA vizAla parvata hai jo cAroM ora se sindhu nadI se veSTita hai aura jisakI donoM zreNI sadA rahanevAle vidyAdharoM se bharI huI haiN| yaha bharatakSetra atyaMta pavitra hai aura gaMgA sindhu nAma kI do nadiyoM se tathA vijayAddha parvata se chaha khaNDoM meM vibhakta atizaya zobhA ko dhAraNa karatA hai / / 56-62 / / isI bharatakSetra meM tIna khaNDoM se vyApta, puNyAtmA bhavya jIvoM se pUrNa, dakSiNa bhAga meM Arya khaNDa zobhita hai / / 63 / / isa daidIpyamAna Arya khaNDa meM sukha tathA duHkha se vyApta, puNya pAparUpI phala ko dhAraNa karanevAlA, sukhamA sukhamAdi chaha kAloM kA samUha sadA pravartamAna rahatA hai|64|| ina chaha prakAra ke kAloM meM prathama kAla sukhamA sukhamA haiM, jo ki zarIra AhAra Adika se devakuru bhoga bhUmi ke samAna hai||65|| dUsarA kAla sukhamA nAma kA hai jisameM manuSya ke zarIra kI U~cAI do koza ke pramANa kI rahatI hai, yaha kAla, sthiti AhAra Adika se hari varSa kSetra ke samAna hai tathA zubha hai // 66 // tathA tIsarA kAla dukhamA sukhamA nAmaka hai, isameM manuSyoM ke zarIra kI U~cAI eka koza ke pramANa hai| isakI racanA se jaghanya bhoga bhUmi ke samAna hotI hai / 67 // cauthA kAla dukhamA sukhamA hai jisakI racanA videha kSetra ke samAna hotI hai, tIrthaMkara cakravartI balabhadra nArAyaNa Adi mahApuruSoM kI utpatti bhI isI kAla meM hotI hai // 68 // pA~cavA~ kAla dukhamA hai jisameM puNya tathA pApa se zubhAzubha gati kI prApti hotI hai, yaha duHkhoM kA bhaMDAra hai tathA isa paMcama kAla meM manuSyoM kI Ayu, zarIra, dharma saba kama ho jAte haiM / / 69 / / isake pazcAt dharma kara rahita, pApasvarUpa, duSTa manuSyoM se vyApta, aura thor3I AyuvAle jIvoM sahita, chaThavA~ dukhama dukhama kAla AtA hai.||70|| isa prakAra mokSa mArga sAdhana karane ke lie dIpaka ke samAna, nAnA prakAra kI zubha kriyAoM sahita, aura puNya ke sthAna, isa Arya khaNDa meM ukta prakAra ke kAla sadA pravartamAna rahate haiM // 71 // Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam aisA yaha AryakhaNDa nAnA prakAra ke bar3e-bar3e dezoM se vyApta, pura aura grAmoM se suzobhita, bahuta-se muniyoM se pUrNa, aura puNya kI utpatti sthAna, atyanta zobhAyamAna hai / / 72 / / isa AryakhaNDa ke madhya meM jisa prakAra zarIra ke madhya bhAga meM nAbhi hotI hai usI prakAra isa pRthvItala ke madhya bhAga meM magadha nAmaka eka deza hai jo aneka janoM se sevita, aura vizeSatayA bhavyajanoM se sevita hai||7| isa magadha deza meM dhana-dhAnya aura guNoM ke sthAna manuSyoM se vyApta, prakaTa rIti se sampatti ke dhArI, aneka grAma pAsa-pAsa base hue haiN|74|| isa magadha deza meM, phala kI icchA karanevAle manuSyoM ko uttamottama phaloM ko denevAle utkRSTa vRkSa, kalpavRkSoM kI zobhA ko dhAraNa karate haiM // 75 / / usa deza meM vahA~ ke manuSya, pake hue dhAnyoM ke khetoM meM girate hue sUvoM ko kalpavRkSa ke phaloM ke samAna jAnate haiM // 76 / / vahA~ atyanta nirmala jala se bhare hue, kAle-kAle hAthiyoM se vyApta, sarovara aise mAlUma par3ate haiM mAno svayaM megha hI Akara unakI sevA kara rahe haiM / / 77 // vahA~ ke tAlAba sAkSAt kRSNa ke samAna mAlUma par3ate haiM kyoMki jisa prakAra zrIkRSNa kamalAkara arthAt lakSmI ke (kara) hAtha sahita hai, usI prakAra tAlAba bhI kamalAkara arthAt kamaloM se bhare hue haiM // 7 // jisa prakAra zrIkRSNa sumanasoM (devoM) se maNDita haiM, usI prakAra tAlAba bhI (sumanasa) arthAt nAnA prakAra ke phUloM se pUrNa haiM // 76|| jisa prakAra zrIkRSNa hastiyoM ke mada ko cakanAcUra karanevAle haiM arthAt inake pAsa Ate hI hastI zAnta ho jAte haiM / / 80 / aura jisa deza meM, vana meM, parvata ke mastakoM para, grAma meM, deza meM, pura meM, kholAroM meM, nadiyoM ke taToM para, sadA munigaNa dekhane meM Ate haiM aura dharma ke upadeza meM tatpara, nirmala, asaMkhyAte gaNadhara bar3e-bar3e saMghoM ke sAtha dRSTigocara hote haiM usa deza meM kahIM para aneka prakAra ke vimAnoM meM baiThe hue uttama deva, apanI-apanI atyanta sundarI devAMganAoM ke sAtha kevalI bhagavAna kI pUjA karane ke lie Ate haiM aura kahIM para manohara vAga meM puNyAtmA puruSoM dvArA prApta karane yogya, apanI manohara svargapurI ko chor3a devatAgaNa apanI devAMganAoM ke sAtha krIr3A karate haiM / / 81-83 / / vahA~ gopAloM kI ramaNiyoM dvArA gAye hue manohara gItarUpI mantroM se mantrita tathA unake gItoM meM dattacitta aura bhayarahita hiraNoM kA samUha nizcala khar3A rahatA hai, aura bhagAne para bhI nahIM bhAgatA hai||4|| ___ aura vahA~ jaba talAboM se pyAsa se atyanta vyAkula ho aneka hAthI pAnI pIne Ate haiM taba hathiniyoM ko dekhakara unake viraha se pIr3ita hokara apanA jIvana chor3a dete haiM // 85 // yaha magadha deza nAnA prakAra ke uttamottama tIrthaMkaroM sahita, nAnA prakAra ke deva vidyAdharoM se sevita, aura vizeSa rIti se aneka munigaNoMkara zobhita hai isakA kahA~ taka varNana kreN|||6|| isI magadha deza meM rAjagharoM se zobhita, aneka prakAra kI zobhAoM se maNDita, dhana se pUrNa tathA aneka janoM se vyApta, rAjagRha nAmaka eka nagara hai| rAjagRha nagara meM na to ajJAnI manuSya Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam haiM, aura na zIla rahita striyA~ haiM, aura na nirdhana puruSa basate haiM / / 67-68 / / vahA~ ke puruSa uttama kubera ke samAna Rddhi ke dhAraNa karanevAle aura striyA~ devAMganAoM ke samAna haiM // 81 // jagahajagaha para kalpavRkSoM ke samAna vRkSa haiN| aura svargoM ke vimAnoM ke samAna suvarNa se ghara bane hue haiM vahA~ rAjA indra ke samAna atyanta buddhimAna haiM, vahA~ U~ce-U~ce dhAnyoM ke kheta aura vRkSa, aise mAlUma par3ate haiM mAno ve mUrtimAna atyanta zobhA hai aura apane parAkrama se isa loka ko bhalIbhA~ti jIta kara svargaloka ke jItane kI icchA se svargaloka ko jA rahe haiM / / 60-61 / / 14 usa nagara ke rahanevAle bhavya jIva manuSya nAnA prakAra ke vratoM se bhUSita hokara kevalajJAna ko prApta kara tathA samasta karmoM ko nirmUlana kara parama dhAma mokSa ko prApta hote haiM // 12 // aura vahA~ kI striyoM ke premI aneka puruSa bhI vratoM ke sambandha se zreSTha caritra ko prApta kara svarga ko prApta hote haiM kyoMki puNya kA aisA hI phala hai / / 63 / / vahA~ ke kitane eka sukha ke arthI bhavya jIva, uttama, madhyama, jaghanya, tIna prakAra ke pAtroM ko dAna dekara bhoga bhUmi nAmaka sthAna ko prApta hote haiM aura jIvanaparyanta sukha se nivAsa karate haiM / / 64-65 / / rAjagRha nagara ke manuSya jJAnavAna haiM. isalie ve vizeSa rIti se dAna tathA pUjA meM hI IrSyA-dveSa karanA cAhate haiM aura jJAna meM (kalA-kauzaloM meM) koI kisI ke sAtha IrSyA tathA dveSa nahIM karatA // 66 // usameM jina - mandira tathA rAja- mandira sadA jaya-jaya zabdoM se pUrNa, uttama sabhya manuSyoM se AkIrNa, yAcakoM ko nAnA prakAra ke phala denevAle zobhita hote haiM / / 67 // zAstA bhUtasya puNyena lakSaNAMkita vigrahaH / upazreNika ityAkhyAMdadhaddIptayazaH zubhaH // 68 // jJAnena kalpavRkSatvaM jJAnena gurutAMgataH / tejasA candrarUpatvaM pratApenAkatAMcayaH // ee|| aizvaryeNendratAM yAto dhanenarAjarAjatAm / gAmbhIryeNa samudratvamityaneka guNAzritaH // 100 // tyAgI bhogI sukhI dharmI dAtA vaktA vicakSaNaH / zUro bhIruH paromAnI jJAni yo didyutebhuvi / / 101 / / valena caturaMgeNAbhUtsAdhyaM svabalena kim / kiM tasya mahArAjasya se vitasya mahIdharaiH // 102 // mahiSItasya saMjAtA rUpalAvaNya bhUSitA / indrANI puru dUtasyendrANIva ca mahApriyA // 103 // tanUdarI guNaiH sthUlArajayadbhUpatiM patim / gatyA vibhramadRsyA ca bhUvikAreNa santatam // 104 // Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam sudhAkumbhasamau pInau madanojjIvanau prau| dadhausA kucakumbhau ca hAranAga samAzritau // 10 // kucasaMsargastasya nAbhUnmadanajvaraH / tasyArasAsanAdeva yathAvara vinigrahaH // 106 // strI bhavaMdezasambhUtaM lakSmIjaMsAtamAtanot / sa puNyaphalamAbhuJjan striyAsAkaM nirantaram // 107 // anyonya premabaddhau vizadasukhasaromagna kAyaumahAMtau / rAjyate dampatI tau nikhila narapatizliSTapAdau pabitrau // 108 / / vyApakIrti vizIrNasukha samayaparau puNyamUrti prazasyau / bhaJjAnau bhogalakSmI tridazapatisamAMpuNya sArAM samastAm // 10 // sarAjyamAsAMdyaciraM prabhujyamahIkRtAM zeSa vinAza muktAm / tayAsamaMtiSThatirAjyabhAre nirAkRtAzeSavipakSa vAre // 110 // dharmAdAjyasya sampadbhavati tanubhRtAM dharmataH zarmasAram / dharmAt strINAM ca vRndaMnikhilasurapatistrIsamAnaM vimAnam // 111 / / dharmAtputrasya bhUtirjagati sukRtInAMcAkri puNyAnulakSmI / dharmAtsvargAdisAtaMkurUta jinapaterdharmekaMsAram // 112 / / iti bheNika bhAvAnuvaddha bhaviSyatzrIpadmanAbhatIthaMkara caritra bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacanAcArya viracite zreNikarAjya varNanaM nAma prathamaH srgH|| rAjagRha nagara kA svAmI nAnA prakAra ke zubha lakSaNoM se yukta zarIra aura daidIpyamAna yaza kA dhAraNa karanevAlA, upazreNika nAma kA rAjA thA ||6|| vaha upazreNika rAjA atyanta jJAnavAna, kalpavRkSa ke samAna dAnI, candramA ke samAna tejasvI, sUrya ke samAna pratApI, indra ke samAna parama aizvaryazAlI, kubera ke samAna dhanI tathA samudra ke samAna gambhIra thA // 66 // inake atirikta usameM aura bhI aneka prakAra ke guNa the, tyAgI thA, bhogI thA, sukhI thA, dharmAtmA thA, dAnI thA, vaktA thA, catura thA, zUra thA, nirbhaya thA, utkRSTa thA, dharmAdi uttama kAryoM meM mAna karanevAlA jJAnavAna aura pavitra thA, isalie aneka rAjAoM se sevita upazreNika mahArAja ko na to caturaMga senA se hI kucha kAma thA aura na apane bala se hI kucha prayojana thaa||100-102|| mahArAja upazreNika ke sAkSAt indra kI indrANI ke samAna, jo uttama rUpa tathA lAvaNya se yukta thI, indrANI nAma kI paTarAnI thii||103|| vaha tanUdarI indrANI, aneka prakAra ke guNoM se yukta hone ke kAraNa apane pati ko prasanna rakhatI rahatI thii||104|| Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam usake stana, amRtakumbha ke samAna moTe, kAmadeva ko jilAnevAle, uttama hArarUpI sarpa se zobhita, do kalazoM ke samAna jAna par3ate the // 10 // aura usake uttama stanoM ke sambandha se madana jvara to kabhI hotA hI nahIM thA // 106 // jaise rasAyana ke khAne se jvara dUra ho jAtA hai vaise hI usake stanoM ke rasAyana se madana jvara bhI naSTa ho jAtA thA / / 107 // taha indrANI atyanta pavitra, aura nAnA prakAra kI zobhAoM kara sahita, upazreNika rAjA ko Ananda detI thI tathA vaha rAjA bhI isa paTarAnI ke sAtha sadA bhogavilAsoM ko bhogatA huA isa prakAra paraspara atizaya premayukta, atyanta nirmala sukharUpI sarovara meM magna, atyanta pavitra aura mahAna, jinake caraNoM kI vandanA bar3e-bar3e rAjA Akara karate the, cAroM ora jinakI kIti phaila rahI thI, aura samasta prakAra ke duHkhoM se rahita tathA puNya mUrti ve donoM rAjArAnI indra ke samAna puNya ke phalasvarUpa rAjya-lakSmI ko bhogate the||108-106|| rAjA upazreNika ne rAjya ko pAkara use cirakAlaparyaMta bhoga kiyA aura samasta pRthvI ko upadravoM se rahita kara diyA, aura usake rAjya meM kisI prakAra ke bairI nahIM raha gye| unake lie aise rAjya meM mahArAnI indrANI ke sAtha sthita honA ThIka hI thA kyoMki bhavya jIvoM ko dharma kI kRpA se hI rAjya sampadA kI prApti hotI hai, dharma se hI aneka prakAra ke kalyANoM kI prApti hotI hai, dharma se uttamottama striyA~ tathA cakravartI lakSmI milatI hai aura dharma se hI svarga ke vimAnoM ke samAna uttamottama ghara, AjJAkArI uttama puna bhI milate haiM, isalie bhavya jIvoM ko zrI jinendra bhagavAna ke sArabhUta utkRSTa dharma kI avazya hI ArAdhanA karanI cAhie // 111-112 // isa prakAra bhaviSyatkAla meM honevAle zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke pUrvabhava ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita upazreNika ko rAjya-prApti kA varNana karanevAlA prathama sarga samApta huaa| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIyaH sargaH naumi padmazriyaM devaM padmanAbhaM jinezvaram / bhAvitIrthaM viziSTArthaM pratipAdakamIzvaram // 1 // padma kI zobhA ko dhAraNa karanevAle jinezvara tathA bhaviSya meM tIrthoM kI pravRtti karanevAle Izvara zrI mahApadmanAtha bhagavAna ko maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra karatA huuN||1|| tayoratha mahApuNyAccheNikaH sukhasantatiH / tanujo janitAneka santoSaH paramaddhikaH // 2 // guNAyasmin zubhaM rUpaM yasminnarmalyamuttamam / yasmin varteta saubhAgyaM yasmillakSmI parigrahaH / / 3 / / yasya mUni kacArejuH kAminI mohakArakAH / mukhapaMkaja saugandhyAnnAgA iva samAgatAH // 4 // vistIrNaM sundarAkAraM lalATaM tilakAkulam / didyute paTTakaM datta vedhasAlikhanAya ca // 5 // netravisphAri rAjeta nIlotpala dalAyatam / sImaMkRte ghRtAnAzA sugaMdhAti sulolupA // 6 // anantara isake una donoM rAjA-rAnI ke mahAna puNya ke udaya se, aneka sukhoM kA sthAna, bhale prakAra mAtA-pitA ko santuSTa karanevAlA, parama RddhidhAraka, zreNika nAma kA putra utpanna huaa||2|| kumAra zreNika meM sarvottama guNa the, usakA rUpa zubha aura atizaya nirmala thaa| vaha atyaMta bhAgyavAna aura lakSmIvAna thA // 3 // kumAra zreNika ke kAminI striyoM ke mana ko lubhAnevAle kAle-kAle keza aise jAna par3ate the mAno usake mukha-kamala kI sugandhI se sarpa hI Akara ikaTThe hae haiN||4|| usakA vistIrNa sundara aura atizaya manohara tilaka se zobhita lalATa aisA mAlama par3atA thA mAno brahmA ne tInoM loka ke Adhipatya kA paTTaka ho racA hai // 5 // bAlaka ke donoM netra nIlakamala ke samAna vizAla atizaya zobhita the| donoM netroM kI sImA bA~dhane ke lie unake madhya meM atizaya madhura sugandhi ko grahaNa karanevAlI nAsikA zobhita thii||6|| mukhacaMdraM sphuraddIpaM doSAkara samanvitam / nirdoSaM ca sadodyotaM muktaM kalaMka saMpadA // 7 // tAra hArakarAkIrNaM vistIrNa bhAra dhAraNAt / / babhau vakSa sthalaM tasya nAnA zobhA samanvitaM / / 8 // Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam bAhuyugmaM rarAjAsya kAminI mohapAzakaM / / kamra zAkhAyugaM kalpavRkSasyeva bahupradam // 6 // kaTitaTasuvRkSe'sya vasate madanAnvitaH / kAMcIdAmamahAnAgo raNakti kiNa zabdakaH // 10 // pAdadvayaM zubhAkAraM nAnAlakSaNalakSitam / zreNikasya vabhau ramyaM jitAnekamahAdviSaH // 11 // sphurAyamAna dIptidhArI bAlaka zreNika kA mukha yadyapi candramA ke samAna daidIpyamAna thA tathApi nirdoSa sadA prakAzamAna aura samasta prakAra ke kalaMkoM se rahita hI thaa||7|| vizAla evaM atizaya manohara hAroM se bhUSita usakA vakSaHsthala rAjya-bhAra ke dhAraNa karane ke lie vistIrNa thA aura aneka prakAra kI zobhAoM se atyanta suzobhita thA / / 8 // kAminI striyoM ke phaMsAne ke lie jAla ke samAna usakI donoM bhujAe~ aisI jAna par3atI thIM mAno yAcakoM ko abhISTa dAna kI denevAlI do manohara kalpavRkSa kI zAkhA hI haiM / usake kaTirUpI vRkSa para, karadhanI meM lagI huI choTI-choTI ghaNTiyoM ke vyAja-se zabda karatA huA, kAmadeva sahita, karadhanI rUpI mahAsarpa nivAsa karatA thA zreNika ke zubha AkRti ke dhAraka, aneka prakAra ke // 10 // uttamottama lakSaNoM se yukta aura atizaya kAnti ke dhAraNa karanevAle, donoM caraNa atyaMta zobhita the||11|| vivekaH saha saMpatyA varddhate deha sadmani / jJAnaM ca kalayA sAkaM tasya puNya subhAginaH / / 12 / / buddhayA bAlye'pi vRddhobhUtsatAM mAnyo vicakSaNaH / asAdhAraNa saubhAgya buddhayAdiguNa liMgitaH // 13 // tIrNaH zAstrArNavo yena prayAsena vinA cirAt / zastravidyAsamAlebhe kSAtradharmasya kAraNam // 14 // guNena liMgito deho medhayA jJAnamuttamaM / dAnenAlaMkRto hasto'bhavattasya zubhAginaH / / 15 // tathA usa puNyAtmA evaM bhAgyavAna kumAra zreNika ke atizaya manohara zarIrarUpI mahala meM sampatti ke sAtha viveka bar3hatA thA, aura aneka prakAra kI rAjasambandhI kalAoM ke sAtha jJAna vRddhi ko prApta hotA thA / / 12 / / yadyapi kumAra zreNika bAla-kathA tathApi buddhi kI caturAI se vaha var3A hI thA aura sajjanoM ko mAnya thA vaha hareka kArya meM catura, aura saubhAgya buddhi Adi asAdhAraNa guNoM kA bhI Akara thA // 13 // isane binA parizrama ke zIghra hI zAstrarUpI samudra ko pAra kara liyA thA aura kSatriya dharma kI pradhAnatA ke kAraNa aneka prakAra kI zastravidyAe~ bhI sokha lI thiiN||14|| tathA bhAgyazAlI jisa bAlaka zreNika ke aneka prakAra ke guNoM se maNDita uttama jJAna, buddhi se bhUSita thA, usake hAtha dAna se zobhita the // 15 // Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 19 tatAna paramaM toSaM pitroH parama saMpadA / saMsiddhayauvanArUDho vyUDhazaktisamanvitaH / / 16 // anye putrAH zubhAstasya zatapaMcaprabhAH parAH / babhUvuH puNyamAhAtmyAdRSTapuNya phalottamAH // 17 // isa prakAra yovana avasthA ko prApta, atyaMta balavAna zreNika sundaratA Adi sampadAoM se sampanna thA jise dekha usake mAtA-pitA atyanta santuSTa rahate the / / 16 / / zreNika ke atirikta mahArAja upazreNika ke pA~ca sau putra aura bhI the jo atyanta puNyAtmA aura uttamottama zubha lakSaNoM se bhUSita the|||17|| atha caMdrapurAdhIzaH somazarmA mahAbalI / pratyaMta deza saMvAkSI dhRtabairo valoddhataH // 18 // magadhezena sopAyaM sAdhitazcandranAyakaH / sevakatvaM samApanna: sthito rAjye khalAzayaH // 16 // magadhezvara saMnAzaM citayan duSTamAnasaH / labdhopAyastadAcakre vinAze matimunnatAM / / 20 // suvarNaM dhanadhAnyaM ca vastrAlaMkaraNaM tathA / upAyanakRte cAnyadratnamuktAphalAdikaM // 21 // azikSitamanaupamyaM duSTAMzca vaMcanodyatam / prAhiNotsomazarmA taM mAgadhaM vidyayA kRtam / / 22 / / mahArAja upazreNika ke deza ke pAsa hI usakA zatru candrapura kA rAjA soma zarmA rahatA thA jo apane parAkrama ke sAmane samasta jagata ko tuccha samajhatA thA // 18 // jisa samaya mahArAja upazreNika ko yaha patA lagA ki candrapura kA svAmI soma zarmA apane sAmane kisI ko parAkramI nahIM samajhatA, to unhoMne zIghra hI use apane adhIna karane kA vicAra kara aneka upAyoM se use apane adhIna to kara liyA para use punaH jyoM-kA-tyoM rAjyAdhikAra de diyA / / 16 / / soma zarmA jaba mahArAja upazreNika se hAra gayA to usako bahuta duHkha huA aura usane mana meM yaha bAta ThAna lI ki mahArAja upazreNika se isa apamAna kA badalA kisI-na-kisI samaya para avazya lUMgA // 20 // tadanusAra usane eka dina yaha cAla kI ki suvarNa dhana-dhAnya manohara vastra aura uttamottama AbhUSaNa kI bheMTa mahArAja upazreNika kI sevA meM bhejI usake sAtha eka vIta nAma kA ghor3A bhI bhejaa| yaha ghor3A dekhane meM sIdhA para sarvathA azikSita atizaya duSTa evaM atyaMta hI dhokhebAja thaa||21-22|| dRSTavA rAjagRhAdhIzo lekhaM sopAyanaM punaH / zaMsAM cakra ca somasyAjAnaM stasya manogataM / / 23 // Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Po zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam punarvilokya votataM dRSTamAtrapriyaM paraM / sAmagrI sakalaM tuMgaM tutoSa naranAyakaH // 24 // azvaratnamidaM sAraM sarvAzvAdhIzatAM gataM / madgRhe nAsticedRkSaM babhANeti vaconRpaH // 25 // jisa samaya mahArAja upazreNika ne candrapura ke rAjA soma zarmA kI bhejI huI bheMTa ko dekhA to ve soma zarmA ke mana kI bhItarI abhiprAya ko na samajha usake vinayabhAva para atizaya mugdha hokara usakI bArambAra prazaMsA karane lage aura bheMTa se apane ko dhanya bhI mAnane lge||23-24|| Upara se hI manohara ghor3e ko dekha ve muktakaNTha se yaha kahane lage ki ahA yaha rAjA soma zarmA kA bhejA huA ghor3A sAmAnya ghor3A nahIM hai kintu samasta ghor3oM kA ziromaNi azvaratna hai merI ghur3asAla meM aisA manohara ghor3A koI hai hI nahIM // 25 // tatparIkSAkRte rAjA-caTitvA sa svayaM vanaM / gataH krIr3A parAM prAptaH pazyan vanasuvedikAm // 26 // kazAghAtaH kRto yAvattAvaduSTa turaMgamaH / agamadrAjyasaMghAtaM muktvA bhIte vane ghane / 27 / / na tiSThati tadA duSTo vIto vizva vivaMcakaH / mahATavyAM praviSTa: sa na vettyamukhajAlakaM // 28 / / krozaMti jaMbukA yatra phUtkurvaMti phaNIzvarAH / raTaMti vanabhallUkA ninadaMtimahAgajAH / / 26 / / pataMti markaTA vRkSA-cItkurvanti ca vaMzakAH / pakSiNaH pAnasaMtuSTAH kRta rAvA nadaMtyaho / / 30 // nikSiptastatra rAjeMdrastena vAtena pApinA / garte'tyaMtamahAraudre nArake bA pare tadA / / 31 / / aisA kahate-kahate usa ghor3e kI parIkSA karane ke lie ve apane-Apa usa para savAra ho gaye, aura car3hakara mArga meM aneka prakAra kI zobhAoM ko dekhate hue eka vana kI ora ravAnA hue||26|| jisa samaya mahArAja upazreNika vana ke madhya bhAga meM pahu~ce Ananda meM Akara ghor3e ko kor3A lagAyA phira kyA thA ? kor3A lagate hI vaha azikSita evaM duSTa ghor3A uchalakara bAta-kI-bAta meM aise bhayaMkara vana meM nirbhayatA se praveza kara gayA jahA~ ajagaroM ke phutkAra ho rahe the, rIcha bhI bhayaMkara zabda kara rahe the, bar3e-bar3e hAthI bhI ciMghAr3a rahe the aura bandara vRkSoM se gira par3ane para bhayaMkara cItkAra kara rahe the evaM jahA~-tahA~ bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pakSiyoM ke bhI zabda sunAI par3ate the| ghor3e ne usa vana meM praveza kara, mahArAja upazreNika ko aise andhakAramaya bhayaMkara gaDDhe meM, jahA~ sUrya kI kiraNa praveza nahIM kara sakatI thI, paTaka diyA aura bAta-kI-bAta meM dRSTi se lupta ho gayA // 27-31 // Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam aho vairaM na kartavyaM durbale'pi madoddhataH / prAMte duHkhapradaMjJeyamaho vyasanasaMtatiH // 32 // atizaya balavAna puruSoM ko bhI durbala manuSyoM ke sAtha kadApi baira nahIM karanA cAhie kyoMki durbala ke sAtha bhI kiyA huA baira manuSyoM ko isa saMsAra meM aneka prakAra kA aciMtanIya kaSTa detA hai // 32 // kva rAjA magadhAdhIza: kvATavI du:khadAyikA / kva garttaH kva puraM ramyaM varasya phalamIdRzaM // 33 // iti mattvA janastyAjyaM vairaM duHkhapradaM paraM / ihAmutra bhave pApA prItidaM zvabhradAyakaM // 34 // ahA ! duHkhoM kA samUha kaisA Azcarya kA karanevAlA hai| dekho? kahA~ to magadha deza kA svAmI rAjA upazreNika ? aura kahA~ aneka prakAra ke bhayaMkara duHkhoM kA denevAlA mahAna vana ? tathA kahA~ atizaya manohara rAjagRha nagara? kahA~ andhakAramaya bhayaMkara gaDDhA? kyA kiyA jAya baira kA phala hI aisA hai, isalie uttama puruSoM ko cAhie ki ve ubhaya loka meM duHkha denevAle isa parama bairI baira-virodha ko apane pAsa kadApi na phaTakane de // 33-34 // senAyAmatha deze'pi nagare sajjane jane / hAhAravastadA jAta: zokacitAlili gita: // 35 // zrutvAMtaHpuranAryo'pi vyadhurduHkhaM vimAnasAH / keza hArasvazRMgAra troTanaM ca punaH punaH / / 36 // caturaMga balenApi saputreNa punaH punaH / yatnataH prekSyamANo'pi no dRSTo naranAyakaH // 37 // atha smaranmahAmaMtramaparAjitanAmakaM / sthito'taH khidyamAno'sau sArne garte vyathAzritaH // 38 // jaba logoM ne mahArAja upazreNika ke lApatA hone kA samAcAra sunA to senA meM, deza meM, aneka janoM se sarvathA pUrNa rAjagRha nagara meM evaM anyAnya nagaroM meM bhI zoka aura cintA chA gaI -hAkAra maca gyaa| ranivAsa kI samasta rAniyA~ ya samAcAra sunate hI macchita ho gaI aura mahArAja ke viyoga meM ekadama karuNAjanaka rudana karane lgiiN| jitane kezavinyAsa hAra Adika zRMgAra the una sabako unhoMne tor3akara alaga pheMka diyaa| caturaMginI senA ne aura mahArAja upazreNika ke putroM ne mahArAja ke DhUMr3hane ke lie aneka prayatna kiye kiMtu kahIM para bhI unakA patA Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam na lgaa| kintu Namo arahaMtANaM Namo siddhANaM' ityAdi mahAmantra ko dhyAna karate hue mahArAja upazreNika aMdhakAramaya evaM duHkhoM ke denevAle usI gaDDhe meM par3e hue aneka prakAra ke kaSToM ko bhogate rahe / / 35-38 // tatra pallI zubhA-cAsti tucchavAsA mnohraa| tatpatiryamadaMDAkhyaH kSatriyo bhillanAyakaH // 36 // bidyunmatI zubhA rAjJI rUpa saubhAgya saMzritA / tilakAdivatI putrI tayozcaMdrAnanA'parA // 40 // jisa vana ke bhItara bhayaMkara gaDDhe meM mahArAja upazreNika par3e the usI vana meM eka atyanta manohara bhIloM kI pallI thii| usa pallI kA svAmI, samasta bhIloM kA adhipati kSatriya yamadaMDa nAma kA rAjA thaa| usakI vidyunmatI paTarAnI atizaya manohara aura rUpa evaM saubhAgya kI khAni thii| ina donoM rAjA-rAnI ke candramA ke samAna uttama mukhavAlI tilakavatI nAma kI eka kanyA thii||36-40|| yAvanmAgadhanAtho'sau sthitozarmaprapUritaH / pallIpatiH samAyAtastAvatkrIr3A kRte'tha ca / / 41 // dRSTavA tatra sthitaM rAjagRhanAthaM savismitaH / ko'yaM kathaM dazAM duSTAmimAM prAptaH prabhuH paraH / / 42 / / citayanniti sa dUrAdAgatyottIrya ghoTakAt / anamatyAdayoyugma matiSThattasya saMnidhau // 43 // papraccheti prabho kenAnItastvaM dussttvairinnaa| avasthAmIdRzIM prAptaH kathaM magadhanAyaka // 44 / / tata: prAkhyatsa bhUpAlo yamadaMDa prati priyaM / vacaH zRNu-ca bho mitra vRttAMtaM vismayapradam / / 45 / / kror3A karane kA atyanta premI rAjA yamadaMDa idhara-udhara aneka prakAra kI krIr3AoM ko karatA huA usI gaDDhe ke pAsa AyA jisa gaDDhe meM mahArAja upazreNika par3e nAnA prakAra ke kaSToM ko bhoga rahe the| gaDDhe ke atyanta samIpa Akara jaba mahArAja upazreNika ko usane bhayaMkara gaDDhe meM par3A dekhA to vaha Azcarya se apane mana meM yaha vicAra karane lagA ki yaha kauna hai ? vaha kaise isa dazA ko prApta huA? aura ise kisane isa prakAra kA bhayaMkara kaSTa diyA hai ? kucha samaya isI prakAra vicAra karate-karate jaba usako yaha bAta mAlUma ho gaI ki ye rAjagRha nagara ke svAmI mahArAja upazreNika haiM to jhaTa vaha apane ghor3e para se utara par3A aura atyanta vinaya se usane mahArAja upazreNika ke donoM caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA aura vinayapUrvaka unake pAsa baiThakara yaha pUchane lagA ki he prabho kisa dUSTa bairI ne Apako isa bhayaMkara gaDaDhe meM lAkara girA diyA? aura he magadheza aisI bhayaMkara dazA ko Apa kisa kAraNa se prApta hue? kRpA kara yaha samasta Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam samAcAra sunAkara mujhe anugRhIta kreN| ApakI isa prakAra duHkhamaya avasthA ko dekhakara mujhe atyanta duHkha hai| jisa samaya mahArAja upazreNika ne bhIloM ke svAmI yamadaMDa kA isa prakAra bhaktibharA vacana sunA to unakA citta atyanta prasanna huA aura unhoMne priya vacanoM meM rAjA yamadaMDa ke prazna kA isa prakAra uttara diyA aura kahA-mitra, yadi tumako atyanta Azcarya karanevAle mere vRttAnta ke sunane kI abhilASA hai to dhyAnapUrvaka suno maiM kahatA huuN||41-45|| pratyaMtavAsinA tena vairiNA somazarmaNA / vidyAmayaH khalovItaH preSitaH prItidAyakaH // 46 // vidyAmayaM turaMgaM taM samAruhyAgamaM vanam / duSTena tena nIto'hamatra kvApi gataH sahi // 47 / / iti vRttAnta sarvasvaM prajalpya punarAdizat / kastvaM kimarthamAyAtaH ko jAnAti stavakathyatAM / / 48 / / mere deza ke samIpa deza meM rahanevAlA soma zarmA nAma kA eka candrapura kA svAmI hai| baha apane parAkrama ke sAmane kisI ko bhI parAkramI nahIM samajhatA thA aura bar3e abhimAna se rAjya karatA thaa| jisa samaya mujhe usake isa prakAra ke abhimAna kA patA lagA to maiMne apane parAkrama se bAta-kI-bAta meM usakA abhimAna dhvaMsa kara diyA aura use apanA sevaka banAkara punaH maiMne jyoM-kA-tyoM use candrapura kA svAmI banA diyaa| yadyapi usane merI adhInatA svIkAra to kara lI para usane apane kuTila bhAvoM ko nahIM chor3A isalie eka dina usa duSTa ne nAnA prakAra ke AbhUSaNa, uttama vastra evaM dhanadhAnya, suvarNa Adika padArtha merI bheMTa ke lie bheje, aura ina padArthoM ke sAtha eka ghor3A bhI bhejaa| yadyapi vaha ghor3A Upara se manohara thA para azikSita evaM atizaya duSTa thaa| jisa samaya usakI bhejI huI bheMTa maiMne dekhI to maiM usake kuTila bhAva ko to samajha nahIM sakA kintu binA vicAre hI maiM usake isa prakAra ke vyavahAra ko uttama vyavahAra samajhakara prasanna ho gyaa| bheMTa meM bheje hue una samasta padArthoM meM mujhe ghor3A bahuta hI uttama mAlUma par3A, isalie vinA vicAre hI usa ghor3e kI parIkSA karane ke lie maiM usa para savAra hokara vana kI ora cala pdd'aa| jisa samaya maiM vana meM AyA to maiMne Ananda meM Akara usake kor3A mArA kintu vaha ghor3A kor3e ke izAre ko na samajhakara ekadama Upara uchalA aura mujhe isa bhayaMkara gaDDhe meM paTakakara na jAne kahA~ calA gyaa| isI kAraNa maiM isa gaDr3he meM par3A huA isa prakAra ke kaSToM ko bhoga rahA hU~ // 46-48 // sa brUtezRNu rAjendra kSatriyo'haM yamAhvayaH / bhraSTa rAjyatvataH palyAM tiSThAmi naranAyaka // 46 // kRpAM kuru mahAbhAgAgaccha me maMdiraM drutam / pavitraya svapAdena saphalIkurumajjaniM // 50 // Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jaba mahArAja upazreNika ne apanA samasta vRttAnta sunA diyA to unhoMne rAjA yamadaMDa se bhI pUchA ki he bhAI tuma kauna ho? aura kaise ApakA yahA~ AnA huA ! aura ApakI kyA jAti hai ? mahArAja upazreNika ke samasta vRttAnta ko jAnakara aura bhale prakAra unake praznoM ko bhI sunakara rAjA yamadaMDa ne vinaya bhAva se uttara diyA ki he prabho samasta bhIloM kA svAmI maiM rAjA yamadaMDa haiM aura krIr3A karatA-karatA maiM isa sthAna para A pahu~cA huuN| merI jAti kSatriya hai aura apane rAjya se bhraSTa hokara maiM isa pallI meM rahatA hU~, isalie he mahAbhAga kRpA kara Apa mere ghara padhArie aura apane caraNa-kamaloM se mere ghara ko pavitra kara mujhe anugRhIta kIjie / / 46-50 / / iti vAkyAtsamAkRSTobhapo magadhanAyakaH / ayAttanmaMdiraM ramyaM zarIrAzarmahAyane / / 51 // dRSTavA sa tadgrahAcAramagadIdvacanaM param / bhillasAdRzyatAM prAptaM cittakSobhanakArakam / / 52 / / mahArAja upazreNika to apane duHkha ko dUra karane ke lie aisA avasara dekha hI rahe the isalie jisa samaya rAjA yamadaMDa ne mahArAja upazreNika se apane ghara calane ke lie prArthanA kI to mahArAja upazreNika ne use vinIta samajhakara zIghra hI usakI prArthanA ko svIkAra kara liyA aura usake sAtha-sAtha usakI ora cala diyaa||51|| yadyapi rAjA yamadaMDa kSatriya vaMzI rAjA thA aura usakA AcAra-vicAra uttama gRhasthoM ke samAna honA cAhie thA kintu usakA sambandha adhika dinoM se bhIloM ke sAtha ho gayA thA isalie usakI kriyA gRhasthoM kI kriyAoM ke samAna nahIM rahI thIM, bhIloM kI kriyAoM ke samAna ho gaI thIM // 52 // bho daMDa me kathaM pathyaM pavitro'haM vizaddha dhIH / atra bhoktuM na yogyaM me zubhAcAravijite / / 53 / / mahArAja upazreNika ne jaba usake ghara jAkara usake gRhasthAcAra ko dekhA to ve ekadama daMga raha gaye aura rAjA yamadaMDa se kahA ki he yamadaMDa yadyapi tuma kSatriya rAjA ho tathApi aba tumhArA gRhasthAcAra kSatriyoM ke samAna nahIM rahA hai ? aura maiM zuddha gRhasthAcArapUrvaka bane hue hI bhojana ko kara sakatA hU~, pavitra evaM vizuddha jJAnI hokara maiM Apake ghara meM bhojana nahIM kara sakatA // 53 // AkarNya . yamadaMDopyagadIdvacanamuttamaM / rAjanna rocate tulyamupAyaM-cetkaromyahaM / / 54 / / tilakAdivatI putrI mamAsti zubhalakSaNA / jAnAti satkulAcAraM kulAcAraparAyaNA // 55 // sA kariSyati te sebAM pathyapAnAdijAM parA / zrutveti vacanaM rAjA tutoSa magadhAdhipaH // 56 / / Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam anaMtaraM svajanakAdezAtsApi tathAkarot / bheSaja janaiH pAnaiH zarIrasvAsthyahetave // 57 // tato babhUva satsvAsthyaM tasya puNyAnubhAginaH / dinaiH katipayaistasyAH karabhedAdvizeSataH / / 58 / / jisa samaya rAjA yamadaMDa ne mahArAja upazreNika ke isa prakAra ke vacanoM ko sunA to usane tatkSaNa isa bhA~ti vinayapUrvaka kahA ki he prabho yadi Apa aise gRhasthAcAra saMyukta mere ghara meM bhojana karanA nahIM cAhate haiM to Apa ghabarAyeM nahIM gRhasthAcArapUrvaka bhojana ke lie mere yahA~ dUsarA upAya bhI maujUda hai| vaha upAya yahI hai ki mere atyaMta zubha lakSaNoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlI, bhalI prakAra gRhasthAcAra meM pravINa, eka tilakavatI nAma kI kanyA hai vaha kanyA zuddha kriyApUrvaka bhojana pAnI Adi se ApakI sevA karegI / / 54-55 / / bhilloM ke svAmI yamadaMDa ke isa prakAra ke vinamra vacanoM ko sunakara magadhadezAdhipa mahArAja upazreNika atyaMta prasanna hue||56|| aura usI dina se apane pitA kI AjJA se kanyA tilakavatI ne bhI mahArAja upazreNika kI sevA karanI prArambha kara dI / / 57 / / kabhI vaha kanyA eka prakAra kA aura kabhI dUsare prakAra kA miSTa bhojana banAkara mahArAja ko prasanna karane lgii||5|| svAsthye jAte'tha sadrAjJo mahAsnehavivarddhanAt / tasyA upari sa rAjA mohaM prApto mahAmatiH / 56 / / kabhI mahArAja ke roga ko bhalIbhA~ti pahacAna vaha uttama auSadhiyukta unako bhojana karAtI aura kabhI-kabhI atizaya madhura zItala jala se mahArAja ke mana ko santuSTa karatI isa prakAra kucha dinoM ke bAda auSadhi saMyukta bhojanoM se vizeSatayA usa kanyA ke hAtha se bhojana karane se mahArAja upazreNika kA svAsthya ThIka ho gayA tathA mahArAja upazreNika pUrva kI taraha jyoM-ketyoM niroga ho gaye // 56 // ahorUpamahodhvAnazcAhoyAnaM zubhAmatiH / hariNI netra sAdRzyaM yasyAnetrayugaM paraM // 60 // lalATaM khaMDacaMdrAbhaM vaktraM candrasamaprabham / dadhAti kokiladhvAnaM yA saubhAgyakhaniH parA / / 61 // nidhikuMbhAvivottagau mAra srpklNkitau| pInau payodharau yasyA rAjete prANidurlabhau / 62 / / yayormadhye sadA yAti kAmajvarasuzAtaye / nadIbhogimagAkIrNAstanopAMtavirAjitA // 63 // IdRzI bhuvane nArI na dRSTA nApi dRzyate / sundarAkAra sarvAMgA kaTAkSakSepavibhramA / / 64 / / Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jaba taka mahArAja saroga rahe taba taka to maiM kisa prakAra niroga hoU~gA? merA yaha roga kisa rIti se naSTa hogA? ityAdi cintA ke sivAya mahArAja ke citta meM kisI vicAra ne sthAna nahIM pAyA, kintu niroga hote hI nirogatA ke sAtha-sAtha usa kanyA ke sneha, sevA, rUpaevaM sauMdarya para atizaya mugdha hokara ve vicAra karane lage ki isa kanyA kA rUpa AzcaryakAraka hai, aura isake manohara vacana bhI Azcarya karanevAle hI haiN| tathA isakI yaha manda-manda gati bhI Azcarya hI karanevAlI hai, isakI buddhi atizaya zubha hai| isake donoM netra cakita hariNI ke samAna caMcala evaM vizAla haiN| ardha candra ke samAna manohara isakA lalATa hai| aura isakA mukha candramA ko kAnti ke samAna kAnti kA dhAraNa karanevAlA hai| yaha kokilA ke samAna atizaya manohara zabdoM ko bolanevAlI hai, rUpa evaM saubhAgya kI khAni hai, atizaya manohara isa kanyA ke ye donoM stana, khajAne ke do suvarNamaya kalazoM ke samAna unnata, kAmadevarUpI sarpa se kalaMkita, atizaya sthUla haiM, aura haraeka manuSya ko sarvathA durlabha haiN| aura isake donoM stanoM ke madhya meM atyaMta manohara, kAmadevarUpI jvara ko damana karanevAlI nadI hai| isake samasta aMgoM kI ora dRSTi DAlane se yahI bAta anubhava meM AtI hai ki isa prakAra sundarAkAravAlI ramaNIratna na to kabhI dekhane meM AI aura na kabhI sunane meM AI aura na AvegI // 60-64 // iti svarUpasaubhAgyaM vitaLa nijamAnase / yamadaMDaM prati prAha vacanaM sa mahIdharaH // 65 // dehi te putrikAM mahya guNabhUmi sukhAkarAm / manyetvataH sukhaM jAtaM yato mama mahAmate // 66 // mahArAja upazreNika isa prakAra kanyA ke svarUpa kI udher3a-buna meM lage the ki itane meM hI rAjA yamadaMDa unake pAsa Aye aura unase mahArAja upazreNika ne kahA ki he bhilloM ke svAmI yamadaMDa yaha tumhArI tilakavatI nAma kI kanyA nAnA prakAra ke guNoM kI khAnI evaM aneka prakAra ke sukhoM ko denevAlI hai Apa isa kanyA ko mujhe pradAna kIjie kyoMki merA vizvAsa hai ki mujhe isI se saMsAra meM sukha mila sakatA hai // 65-66 / / iti vAkyaM samAkarNya prAkhyadyamanarAdhipaH / mAgadhaM prati saMprItyA kRtamaulinamaskriyaH / / 67 / / kva me sutA kva rAjAtvamanekastrI samAzritaH / vartate bahavo nAryastavadivyAMganA samAH // 68 // putrAzca bahavo rAjaMstava zreNikamukhyakaH / mahAbalaH samAkIrNAH saMti dhIrA mahIbhRtaH // 66 // laghIyasI suteyaM me tubhyaM dattA mayA'dhunA / parAbhavabhavAM pIDAM saheta kimu yoSitaH // 70 // Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 27 na jAne tanujo rAjan bhavitAsyAM na vA zubhaH / kadAcijjAtavAnpUrva putrapAdapragharSaNAt // 71 // duHkhabhAg jAyate nUnaM sutaduHkhena duHkhinii|| sutA mama bhavennUnaM parAbhavavazaMgatA / / 72 / / na dAsyAmi mahArAjannataH putrIMmama priyAM / vidhAsyasi vrataMcetthaM yaditubhyaM dadAmyahaM // 73 // kadAcinmama putryAzca tanujo yadi jAyate / tasmai rAjyaM pradAtavyamiti niyamo vidhIyatAM // 74 // tahi dAsyAmi putrIM me nAnyathetivaco mama / tatratheti prapadyAsau mAgadhaH pariNItavAn / / 75 // mahArAja upazreNika ke isa prakAra ke vacanoM ko sunakara rAjA yamadaMDa ne isa vinayabhAva se kahA ki he prabho kahA~ to Apa samasta magadha deza ke pratipAlaka ? aura kahA~ merI atyaMta tuccha yaha kanyA? he mahArAja devAMganAoM ke samAna atizaya rUpa aura saubhAgya kI khAni Apake aneka rAniyA~ haiN| tathA kumAra zreNika ko Adile Apake hI putra haiM jo atizaya balavAna, dhIra aura samasta pRthvI-tala kI bhalI prakAra rakSA karanevAle haiN| isalie atyaMta tuccha yaha merI pyArI putrI prathama to Apake kisI kAma kI nahIM yadi daivayoga se isakA sambandha Apase ho bhI jAya? to he prabho, kyA yaha anya rAniyoM dvArA ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhI jAne para usa apamAna se utpanna huI pIr3A ko sahana kara sakegI? aura he prajApAlaka! prathama to mujhe vizvAsa nahIM ki isake koI putra hogA? kadAcita daivayoga se isake koI putra bhI utpanna ho jAya aura zreNika Adi kumAroM kA vaha sadA dAsa banA rahe, to bhI usako avazya duHkha hI hogA, aura putra ke duHkha se duHkhita yaha merI prANasvarUpa putrI anya rAniyoM dvArA avazya hI apamAnita rahegI? isalie uparokta duHkhoM ke bhaya se maiM apanI isa pyArI putrI kA Apake sAtha vivAha karanA ucita nahIM smjhtaa| hA~, yadi Apa mujhe isa prakAra kA vacana deveM ki jo isase putra utpanna hogA vahI rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI banegA to maiM harSapUrvaka ApakI sevA meM apanI putrI ko samarpaNa kara sakatA huuN| Apa jo ucita nyAya evaM anyAya samajheM so kareM Apa mere svAmI haiM aura maiM ApakA sevaka huuN||67-75|| tato rAjagRhaM gaMtuMcacAla saha saMpadA / tayA samaM parAM krIDAM kurbannAnA sukhodyataH // 76 / / nAgarAH sevakAH sarve tadA putrAH samutsukAH / AgacchataM parijJAya babhUvuH sodyamAH zubhAH / / 77 // Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zrauzubhacandrAMcAyavaryeNa vicitam sanmukhAH sakalAH lokAzceluzcaMcalamAnasAH / samIkSya taM prabhuMnemuH sarve tatpAdapaMkajam // 78 / / rAjA yamadaMDa ke isa prakAra ke vacana sunakara mahArAja upazreNika ne usakI samasta pratijJAoM ko svIkAra kiyA aura prasannatApUrvaka usakI tilakavatI putrI ke sAtha vivAha kara usake sAtha bhA~ti-bhAMti kI krIr3A karate hue mahArAja upazreNika vizAla sampatti ke sAtha rAjagRha nagara ko ravAnA hue aura mArga meM aneka prakAra vana-upavanoM ko zobhAoM ko dekhate rAjagRha nagara ke samIpa Akara phuNce| mahArAja upazreNika ke Ane kA samAcAra sAre nagara meM phaila gayA mahArAja upazreNika ke zubhAgamana sunate hI samasta nagara-nivAsI manuSya, rAjasevaka evaM mahArAja ke samasta putra, apane ko dhanya aura puNyAtmA samajhakara, unake darzana ke lie atizaya lAlAyita hokara zIghra hI unake sAmane svAgata ke lie Aye aura Akara vinayapUrvaka mahArAja ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA // 76-78 // cira vAsara saMrUDha vipralaMbhAdavApya taM / ninimeSatvamatyaMtaM sarve saMtoSapUritAH // 79 // saMbhASya vacanaM ramyamanyonyaM prItyavaMcitAH / sthitvA kSaNaM kSaNaiH sArddha keluH sarve puraM prati // 80 / / cirakAla se mahArAja ke viyoga se duHkhita unake darzana se saMtuSTa ho samastajana upazreNika mahArAja kI aura premapUrvaka vArtAlApa karate hue una logoM ne kucha samaya taka vahIM Thaharakara pIche mahArAja se nagara meM praveza karane ke lie prArthanA kii| tathA mahArAja ke calane para samasta nagara nivAsI janoM ne mahArAja ke pIche-pIche rAjagRha nagara kI ora prasthAna kiyA // 76-80 // AnakAnAM mahAdhvAnAH zaMkhakAhalanisvanAH / gaMbhIraduMdubhidhvAnA babhUburaTanotsave / / 81 // naTaMti layasaMrUDhA hAvabhAvAvalaMbitAH / nartakyastarjayaMtyazva surANAM vAmalocanAH / / 82 / / satoraNaM puraM prApatketumAlAvirAjitam / nAnAzobhAnvitaM pazyaMzcatuH patha zatottamaM // 83 // mahArAja upazreNika ke nagara meM praveza karate hI unake zubhAgamana ke upalakSya meM atizaya utsava manAyA gyaa| paTaha, zaMkha, kAhala, dundubhi Adi manohara bAje bajane lage tathA uttamottama hAva-bhAvoM ke dikhAne meM pravINa, nRtya-kalA meM ati catura devAMganAoM ke mada ko cUra karanevAlI, aura ati sundara vezyAe~ adhika Ananda-nRtya karane lgiiN| mahArAjA upazreNika bahuta dinoM ke bAda nagara ke dekhane se ati Anandita hue aura sarvAMga sundarI mahArAnI tilakavatI ke sAtha-sAtha Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam aneka prakAra ke toraNoM se zobhita, nIlI-pIlo Adi dhvajAoM se suzobhita, citta ko haraNa karanevAle nAnA prakAra ke caukoM se maNDita, rAjagRha nagara meM praveza kiyA // 81-83 // ahopuNyamahopuNyaM pazyatottamatAM gataM / kva bhUpatirmahAdhIro'TavyAM ni: sAraNaM kvaca // 84 // kveyaM kanyA zubhAkArA pUrNacaMdrAnanAbjikA / mRgAkSI kamalArUpA pInonnatapayodharA // 85 / / etayA saha saMyogaH kva prApto'nena puNyataH / bhUpaniH sAraNaM manye'hametatkRta eva ca // 86 // vipado yAMti saMpattvaM duHkhaM saukhyAyate punaH / puNyAnnRNAM na saMdeho'taH kArya sukRtaM budhaiH // 87 // rAjagRha nagara ke rAjamArga meM jAte hue mahArAja upazreNika ko dekhakara aneka nagara nivAsI apane mana meM isa prakAra kalpanA karate kahate the ki ahA puNya kA mAhAtmya vicitra hai dekho kahA~ to atyaMta dhIra-vIra mahArAja upazreNika ? aura kahA~ uttamAMgI candramukhI, mRgAkSI, lakSmI ke samAna ati manohara, sthUla unnata, stanoM se maNDita, kanyA tilakavatI? kahA~ mahArAja upazreNika kA vizAla vana meM gaDDhe meM giranA aura nikalanA? aura kahA~ pIche isa kanyA ke sAtha-sAtha vivAha ? jAna par3atA hai isa kanyA kI prApti ke lie mahArAja upazreNika ko samasta puNya milakara vahA~ le gaye the? isameM sandeha nahIM jo manuSya puNyavAna haiM unake lie vipatti bhI sampattisvarUpa aura duHkha bhI sukhasvarUpa ho jAtA hai| buddhimAna manuSyoM ko cAhie ki ve sadA puNya kA hI saMcaya kareM / / 84-87 / / ityAdi zubhazaMsInI janAnAM vacanAni ca / zRNvan sa maMdiraM prAptaH sajAniH saha saMpadA / / 88 // tasyai manoharaM ramyaM saptabhUmaM gRhaM dadau / upazreNikabhUpAlastadguNagrAmaraMjitaH // 86 // navoDhayA tayA sAkaM reme raMjitamAnasaH / / tadvaktrapaMkaje'sau bhUtSaTpadorasacumbakaH // 10 // netrAnulIlayA reje tasyA bhUyo dRDhAMgakaH / caMdanadrumavallayeva nAgo'naMga samutsukaH // 11 // vakSaH sthalavane tasyA mohottena mRgAyitaM / stanadvaMdva mahAramyaM krIr3Agiri virAjate // 62 // Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 payodharamahAkuMbha nidhau sarpAyate punaH / yasya hastadvayaM kurvankuca vastrApasAraNaM // 63 // haMsAyate tarAM dhImAn yasyAja ghanasArase / ratipAnIya susvAde madanotkara paMkaje / / 64 / / krIr3ayetthaM ca bhUpAlo vyAkulI kurute ca tAM / krIDAbjatAr3anenaiva cuMbanena ghanena ca / / 65 / / isa prakAra nagaravAsiyoM ke kathA- kautuhaloM ko sunate mahArAja upazreNika ne rAnI tilakavatI ke sAtha-sAtha aneka prakAra kI zobhAoM se suzobhita rAjamaMdira meM praveza kiyaa| rAjamaMdira meM praveza karane para mahArAja upazreNika ne tilakavatI ke uttamottama guNoM se mugdha ho use atizaya manohara krIr3A yogya makAna meM ThaharAyA aura navor3hA tilakavatI ke sAtha aneka prakAra kI krIr3A karane lge| kabhI-kabhI to mahArAja kamala ke rasa-lolupa bha~vare ke samAna rAnI tilakavatI ke mukha-kamala ke rasa kA AsvAdana karate, aura kabhI-kabhI candana latA para gandha-lolupa bhramara ke tulya usake sAtha uttAna krIr3A karate / jAna par3atA thA ki stanarUpI do manohara krIr3A parvatoM se yukta mahArAnI tilakavatI kA vakSaHsthala vana hai aura mahArAja upazreNika usa vana meM vihAra karanevAle manohara hiraNa hai| jaba upazreNika apane hAthoM se mahArAnI tilakavatI ke stanoM para se ati manohara vastra ko khIMcate the taba jAna par3atA thA ki usake stanarUpI khajAne ke kalazoM para unakI rakSArtha do sarpa hI baiThe the / mahArAnI tilakavatI ke, maithunarUpI jala se yukta kAmadevarUpI manohara kamala ke AdhArabhUta, donoM jaMghArUpI sarovara ke bIca mahArAja upazreNika aise mAlUma par3ate the mAno sarovara meM haMsa hI krIr3A kara rahA hai| rAnI tilakavatI ke sAtha aneka prakAra kI krIr3A kara mahArAja upazreNika ne use kevala krIr3A ke tAr3anoM se vyAkula hI nahIM kiyA thA kintu nirdayatA ke sAtha ve use cumbanoM se bhI vyAkula karate the / / 88-65 / / tatastasyAM suto jAtazcilAtInAmabhAk zubhaH / acireNaiva kAlena vRddhi pat iti sukRtavipAkAt pAkaramyAM ramayati varakAMtAM kAMtidIprAM samAjodbhUtarUpAMkalAM suranArI isa prakAra premapUrvaka cirakAla krIr3A karane se rAnI tilakavatI ke calAtI (calAtakI) nAma kA uttama putra utpanna huA aura atyaMta bhAgyazAlI vaha calAtakI thor3e hI kAla meM bar3A ho gayA isa rIti se puNya ke mahAtmya se atyaMta manohara, navIna striyoM meM uttama, atyaMta ujjvala, hareka kalA meM pravINa, samasta puNyaphaloM se utpanna, uttama rUpa vAlI, aura samasta devAMganAoM ke samAna zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sukRta sanikhila phala zubhAyataH / / 66 // navInAM / pravINAm / / 67 / / kAM / rUpasaMpatsabhAnAM // 68 // Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam atyaMta utkRSTa, bhAgyavatI tilakavatI ko mahArAja upazreNika nAnA prakAra kI krIr3AoM se santuSTa karate the| tathA moha se nAnA prakAra kI kAma paidA karanevAlI ceSTAoM ko karanevAlI,, atyaMta manohara, apane zarIra ko dikhAnevAlI atyaMta praur3hA, dedIpyamAna vastroM se zobhita, mukuTajar3ita maNiyoM kI kiraNoM se adhika zobhAyamAna, atyaMta nirmala rUpavAlI aura puNya kI mUrti, tilakavatI bhI apane hAva-bhAvoM se, nAnA prakAra ke bhoga-vilAsoM se mahArAja upazreNika ke sAtha krIr3A kara unheM tRpta karatI thii||96-98|| hAvairbhAvavilAsaiviramayati nRpam sApi mohAnubhAvAt......... kurvatI kAmaceSTAM subhaga nijatanuM darzayaMtI pragalbhAM caMcadvastrAsabhUSA mukuTamaNikarAlaMkRtA tAra hArA svargAdhIzaM zacIvA vizadaguNagaNAlaMkRtApuNyarUpA // 66 // dharmAjjanmakule satAM bhavati vai dharmAdvaraM maMdira, dharmAdrapavatI satI zubhalatA sImaMtinI jAyate / dharmAdbhatiranAkulA zivasukhaM dharmAnmahAnaMdatA, mattvA dharmaphalaM kurudhvamakhilaM rAjyAdinAkAptikaM // 100 // iti zreNika bhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpatmanAbha tIrthakara-caritre bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacaMdrAcArya viracite upadheNika nagarapravezanaM nAma dvitIyaH sargaH / / 2 / / saca hai dharmAtmA prANiyoM ko dharma kI kRpA se hI uttama kula meM janma milatA hai dharma kI kRpA se hI uttamottama rAjamaMdira milate haiM dharma ke mAhAtmya se hI manohara rUpavAlI bhAgyavatI satI sarvottama strI-ratna kI prApti hotI hai, dharma se hI samasta prakAra kI AkulatA rahita vibhUti prApta hotI hai, evaM atyaMta AnaMda ko denevAle dharma se hI mokSa-sukha bhI milatA hai| isalie uttama manuSyoM ko ucita hai ki ve uttamottama rAjya, svarga, mokSa ityAdi sukhoM ke prApta karAnevAle dharma ke phaloM ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnakara dharma meM apanI buddhi ko sthira kara dharma ko dhAraNa kreN||69-100|| isa prakAra mahArAja zreNika ke jIva bhaviSyatakAla meM honevAle zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita mahArAja upazreNika ke nagara-praveza ko kahanevAlA dvitIya sarga samApta huaa| Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIyaH sargaH maMgalAcaraNam- naumi vRSabhanAmAnaM jinaM saMjitakalmaSaM / purANapuruSaM ramyaM kevalajJAna bhAskaraM // 1 // nRpaciMtA- arthakadA nije citte citayanniti mAgadhaH / eteSAM bahuputrANAM kasmai rAjyaMdadAmyahaM // 2 // vacanabaddhatA- iti citte ciraM rAjA vitaLa ciraciMtakaH / smaraMzcilAtakI putra rAjyaM pUrvapradattakaM // 3 // naimittikaM samAhUya papraccheti narAdhipaH / tadaikAMte kalAkIrNo rAjyadattivicitakaH // 4 // vArtAlApa prazna-nimitazAstravettastvaM vijJAtArthamahAmate / jJAtajyotiSkazAstrArtha kathayasva manogataM // 5 // eteSAM mama putrANAM rAjyabhoktA bhaviSyati / ko madhye vada zIghratvaM vicArya vidhivatpunaH // 6 // saMvicArya ciraM citte nimittajJAna kovidaH / aSTAMganinimittaizca matvA provAca sagirA // 7 // bho bhUpa ! zRNu rAjyasya yogyaM putraM vadAmyahaM / mattvA samastavRttAMtaM sarvazAstraparAyaNaH // 8 // samasta karmoM se rahita, prAcIna, manohara, akhaNDa kevalajJAnarUpI sUrya ke dhAraka, prathama tIrthaMkara zrI vRSabhadeva bhagavAna ko maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra karatA huuN| anantara isake mahArAja magadhezvara upazreNika ke mana meM isa prakAra kI cintA huI ki mere bahuta-se putra haiM inameM se maiM kisa putra ko rAjya kA bhAra dUM? isa prakAra atizaya dUradarzI mahArAja upazreNika ne isa bAta ko cirakAla taka vicAra kara, aura isa bAta ko bhI bhalIbhA~ti smaraNa kara ki tilakavatI ke putra calAtakI ko maiMne rAjya de diyA hai| kisI jyotiSI ko ekAnta meM bulAkara pUchA he naimittika ! tU jyotiSa zAstra kA jAnanevAlA hai isa bAta ko zIghra vicAra kara kaha ki mere bahuta-se putroM meM rAjya kA bhoganevAlA kauna putra hogA? ___ mahArAja kI isa bAta ko sunakara jyotivida naimittika aSTAMga nimittoM se bhalIbhA~ti mahArAja ke prazna ko vicArakara bolA mahArAja maiM jyotiSazAstra ke bala se "Apake putroM meM se rAjya kA bhoganevAlA kauna-sA putra hovegA" kahatA hU~ Apa dhyAna lagAkara suniye // 1-8 // Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 33 (1) miSThAnna bhakSaNam : kumArebhyazca sarvebhyaH zarkarAghaTavandake / datte yonyenakuMbhaM taM dhArayittvA svalIlayA // 6 // AgamiSyati siMhasya dvAraM saMvizya sadgRhaM / sa bhaviSyati rAjasya bhoktA nAtravicAraNA // 10 // usake jAnane kA pahalA nimitta to yaha hai ki-Apake jitane putra haiM saba putroM ko Apa eka-eka ghar3e meM zakkara bhara ke dIjie unameM jo puna kisI dUsare manuSya para usa ghar3e ko rakhakara nirbhaya siMha ke dvAra meM praveza kara apane ghara meM khelatA huA calA Ave to jAniye ki vahI putra rAjya kA adhikArI hogA // 6-10 // (2) osa-jala se ghaTapUti : punanimittamAjJeya yaH prapUrayati sphuTaM / kuMbhaM tRNajalenaiva nUtanaM rAjyabhAk sa hi // 11 // dUsarA nimitta yaha hai ki Apa apane saba kumAroM ko eka-eka navIna ghar3A dIjiye aura unase kahiye ki haraeka osa ke jala se usa ghar3e ko bharakara le Ave jo putra osa se ghar3e ko bhara kara le AvegA avazya vahI putra rAjA hogA / / 11 // punarasti mahAbhAga nimittaM nizcayAtmakaM / sarveSu ca kumAreSu bhojanArthaM sthiteSu ca // 12 // ekapaMktau prabhukteSu pAyaseSu zubheSu ca / zarkarAghRtapUpAdi bhojaneSu vareSu ca // 13 // nAnAvyaMjanayukteSu mASAnnamaMDakAdiSu / karaMbakeSu ramyeSu nAnAsvAdu subhAviSu // 14 // (3) kuttoM se bhojana kI rakSA : bhujyamAneSu bho bhUpa ! moktavyA mRgadaMzakAH / dIrghadaMSTrA mahAka rA vyAghrA iva madoddhatAH // 15 // tAnnivArya svabuddhayA yo bhunakti varabhojanaM / / magadhezaM vijAnIhi tvatsamaM nAtrasaMzayaH // 16 // tIsarA nimitta yaha bhI hai ki Apa apane saba putroM ko ekasAtha bhojana karane ke lie baiThA dIjiye aura Apa una putroM ko khIra, zakkara, pUe aura dAla-bhAta Adi sarvottama svAdiSTa padArthoM ko ekasAtha baiThAkara khilAiye jisa samaya ve bhojana ke svAda meM atyaMta lIna ho jAveM usa samaya bhayaMkara dAr3hIvAle atyaMta krUra tathA bAghoM ke samAna matta kuttoM ko dhIre se chur3avA dIjie usa samaya jo putra una bhayaMkara kuttoM ko haTAkara AnandapUrvaka nirbhayatA se bhojana karegA vahI putra Apake samAna isa magadheza kA niHsaMdeha rAjA ho sakegA // 12-16 // Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam (4) siMhAsana-rakSA: caturthamigitaM viddhi dahyamAne pure vre| siMhAsanamahAchatracAmarAdi parigrahaM / / 17 // parigRhya vinirgatya purAdyaH svayamastake / niyamAttaM vijAnIhi mahAmukuTabaddhakaM // 18 // cauthA nimitta yaha samajhiye-jisa samaya nagara meM Aga lage usa samaya jo puna siMhAsana chatra, caMvara bhAdi padArthoM ko apane sira para rakhakara nagara se bAhara nikale, samajha lIjie ki mukuTa kA dhAraNa karanevAlA vahI rAjya kA bhoganevAlA hogA // 17-18 / / tathAnyacca parijJAnaM zRNu mAgadhanAyaka / modakaiH khajjakaizcAnyaH karaMDakasamUhakaM // 16 // pUrayitvA mukhe mudrAM kRtvA baddhavA tathA ghaTAH / jalairnavInAH saMpUrya baddhavaktrA manoharAH / / 20 / / bhinne bhinne gRhe ramye karaMDakaghaTAH punaH / sthApanIyAH kumArakaH sthApanIyo gRhe gRhe / / 21 // anudghATya ghaTaM ramyaM karaMDakamanuttaraM / pAnIyaM pIyate yenabhujyate'nnaM sa rAjyabhAg // 22 // he mahArAja! rAjya kI prApti kA pAMcavA~ nimitta yaha bhI hai ki-thor3e-se piTAroM ko uttamottama laDDU tathA khAje Adi miSThAnnoM se bharavAkara, unake muMha ko acchI taraha se baMda karAkara aura muhara lagavAkara hareka ke ghara meM rakhavA dIjiye tathA una piTAroM ke sAtha zuddha nirmala madhura jala se pUrNa eka-eka uttama ghar3e ko bhI muMha baMda kara usI taraha pratyeka ke ghara meM rakhavA dIjiye phira pratyeka kumAra ko eka-eka ghar3e meM se pAnI tathA eka-eka piTAre meM se laDaDa Adi ke khAne kI AjJA dIjiye / unameM se jo kumAra jala se bhare hue ghar3e ke mukha ko khole binA hI pAnI pI leve tathA piTAre se binA khole hI laDDa Adi padArthoM ko khA leve samajha lIjiye ki vahI puna rAjya kA bhoganevAlA hogA / / 16-22 // nimittapaMcakaM rAjan varttate'tra vicAraNA / vidhAtavyA tvayA dhIman rAjyajJAnasyasiddhaye / / 23 / / iti zrutvA mahIpAlo visasarja vizAladhIH / naimittikaM parIkSAya ciMtayanniti mAnase // 24 // aho ! rAjyaM mayA dattaMcilAtIsUnave purA / nimittAtkasya putrasya bhaviSyati na vemyahaM // 25 // Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 35 isa prakAra naimittika ke batAye hue pAMca nimittoM ko sunakara mahArAja ne usa naimittika ko vidA kiyA aura jyotiSI ke batalAye hue una nimittoM se kumAroM kI parIkSA karane ke lie svayaM aisA vicAra karane lage ki Azcarya kI bAta hai ki rAjya to maiMne calAtakI ko dene ke lie dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyA hai lekina aba nahIM jAna sakatA ki ina nimittoM se parIkSA karane para rAjya kA kona bhoganevAlA ThaharegA? // 23-25 / / anyadA ca samAhUtA: sabhAmadhye zubhAzayAH / sarve sutA: samAgatya sthitAH praNatamaulayaH // 26 // rAjJoktaM bho sutAH sarvegRhIdhvaM zarkarAghaTaM / ekaikamiti vAkyaM hi zrutvA tatkaraNotsukAH / / 27 / / kucha samaya bIta jAne para mahArAja ne eka samaya apane samasta putroM ko sabhA meM bulAyA aura sarala svabhAva se ve loga mahArAja kI AjJA ke anusAra sabhA meM Akara apane-apane sthAnoM para baiTha gye| unako bhalIbhA~ti baiThe hue dekhakara mahArAja ne kahA-he putro ! maiM jo kahatA hU~ suno-Apa loga eka-eka zakkara kA ghar3A lekara siMha-dvAra kI ora jAiye // 26-27 // rAjAjJayA tataH sarve gRhItvA svakare ghaTaM / siMhadvAre kSaNaM sthitvA gatAH svaM svaM gRhaM prati // 28 // zreNikonyena saMgrAhya sevakena ghaTaM. zubhaM / siMhadvAre'gamaddhImAMllIlayA svagRhaM prati / / 26 / / zreNiko'yaM zubhAyato rAjyayogyo bhaviSyati / / kathaM dAsyAmi rAjyaM me zrI calAtIsvasUnave // 30 // mahArAja ke isa vacana ko sunakara mahArAja kI AjJA ke pAlana karanevAle saba kumAra mahArAja kI AjJA se eka-eka zakkara ke ghar3e ko svayaM lekara siMha-dvAra kI ora gaye tathA thor3I dera vahA~ para Thaharakara apane apane gharoM ko cale Aye para catura kumAra zreNika kisI anya sevaka ke sira para ghar3e ko rakhavAkara siMha-dvAra meM gayA tathA pIche khelatA huA apane ghara ko calA gayA jaba mahArAja upazreNika ne yaha bAta sunI taba ve cakita hokara raha gaye aura apane mana meM vicAra karane lage niHsaMdeha bhAgyazAlI zreNika kumAra hI rAjya kA adhikArI hogA aba maiM apane rAjya ko calAtI kumAra ke lie kaise de sakU~gA? // 28-30 // anyadAhUya sa sUnUna varaprItikarAn parAn / babhASe nRpatiH putrAH zRNudhvaM vacanaM mama // 31 // tataH prAtargatAH sarve bhinnA bhinnAstRNAkule / pradeze ghaTamAdAya sotsukAste jalakRte // 32 // 8.30 // Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sArdratRNaM ca saMprApya saMtuSTAste kRtodyamAH / tRNotthaM jalamAdAtuM sthitA bhinne pradezake / / 33 / / pAnIyaM svakareNaiva tRNotthaM nUtane ghaTe / kSipaMtyAdAya zIghra te tacchuSyati ghaTodare / / 34 // AghaNaM te jalenApi vyAkulIbhUtamAnasAH / tatra sthitA na saMpUttimekasyApi ghaTo'bhajat / / 35 // rAjJo nirUpya sarvasvaM calAtIputrakAdayaH / adhovaktrA gRhaM jagmurasiddhoktasvakAryakAH / / 36 / / zreNiko'pi svayaM buddhayAgamatsArdratRNAkulaM / / tatra sAsucelena gRhItvAtRRNajaM jalam // 37 / / kSaNAtsaMbhRtya kuMbhaM taM tRNajena jalena ca / Agatya nRpateH kuMbhaM dadarza jalasaMbhRtam // 38 // mahAMtaM taM parijJAya rAjA citAparo'bhavat / rAjyabhoktA'yamevAtra mama vAkyasya kA gatiH / / 36 / / isa prakAra kucha samaya taka vicAra karate-karate mahArAja ne dUsare nimitta kI parIkSA karane ke lie apane putroM ko bulAyA aura kahA-he putro ! tuma saba Aja phira merI bAta ko suno, saba loga eka-eka navIna ghar3A lo aura usako apanI caturatA se osa ke jala se muMha taka bharakara laao| mahArAja kA vacana sunate hI ve samasta rAjakumAra saverA hote hI bar3e utsAha ke sAtha osa ke jala se ghar3oM ko bharane ke lie aneka prakAra ke tRNayukta jagahoM para gaye aura vahA~ para osa ke jala se bhIge tRNoM ko dekhakara atyaMta prasanna ho bar3e prayatna se tRNoM ke jala ko grahaNa karane ke lie alaga-alaga baiTha gye| jisa samaya ve usa osa ke pAnI ko navIna ghar3e meM bharate the ghar3e ke bhItara jAte hI kSaNabhara meM vaha osa kA pAnI sUkha jAtA thaa| isa taraha osa ke jala se ghar3A bharane ke lie unhoMne yathAzakti bahuta parizrama kiyA aura bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke prayatna kiye kintu unameM se eka bhI kumAra ghar3A ko bhara na sakA kintu ekadama ghabarAkara saba-ke-saba kumAra apaneapane sthAnoM meM cupacApa baiTha gye| bahuta samaya baiThane para jaba unhoMne yaha bAta nizcaya samajha lI ki ghar3e nahIM bhare jA sakate taba calAtI Adi saba rAjakumAra mahArAja kI isa parIkSA meM anuttIrNa ho lajjA ke mAre mukha nIce kiye hue apane-apane gharoM ko cale gye| parantu atyanta buddhimAna kumAra zreNika mahArAja kI AjJA pAlana karane ke lie jisa pradeza meM osa ke jala se bhIge hue bahuta tRNa the, gayA aura una tRNoM para usane eka kapar3A DAla diyaa| jisa samaya vaha kapar3A osa ke jala se bhIga gayA taba usa bhIge kapar3e ko nicor3a-nicor3akara usa jala se ghar3e ko acchI taraha bharakara vaha apane ghara le AyA aura osa ke jala se bhare hue usa ghar3e ko mahArAja upazreNika ke sAmane rakha diyaa| mahArAja ne jisa samaya kumAra zreNika dvArA lAye osa ke jala Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 37 se bhare hue ghar3e ko dekhA to zreNika ko atyaMta buddhimAna samajhakara cintA se vyAkula ho gaye aura mana meM vicAra karane lage ki avazya yaha zreNika hI rAjya kA bhoganevAlA hogA, kintu maiMne jo yaha vacana de diyA hai ki rAjya calAtI kumAra ko hI diyA jAyegA, na jAne isa vacana kI kyA gati hogii?||31-36|| ekadA tena sarve te bhojanArthaM ca svagRhe / AkAritA mahIprItyA rAjakAryaparIkSayA // 40 // bhojanArthaM niviSTeSu teSu sarveSu sAdaraM / amatrANi zubhAnyeva muktAni svarNajAni ca // 41 // tebhyazca khajjakavyUhAmodakAlAyanazriyaH / pAyasaM zarkarApUrNa maMr3akA ghRtamaMr3akAH // 42 // mudgacUrNAni ramyANi varaM ghRtavaraM tathA / varaM dadhivaraM sAraM nAnApakvAnnarAzayaH // 43 / / pUyavyUhAH sachidrANi mASAnnAni manoharaM / sugaMdhamAjyavaM daM ca nAnAvyaMjana rAzayaH // 44 // odanaM dvidalaiH pUrNa takrotthavyaMjanAnvitaM / karaMbaM lavaNairADhyaM picchalAdidadhIdvataM // 45 // sarvaM bhaktaM ca te jihvAlAM padyavazagaiH punaH / bhujyate yAvadAnaMdaM bhojanaM svAduddhitaM // 46 // tAvadbhapAjJayA muktAH kukkurAH baddhamaMDalAH / tatrAgatA mahAkrU rA: preritA rAjasevakaH / / 47 // dRSTvA tadbhojana sAraM sugaMdhIkRtadikcayaM / te dadhAvuryamAkArAH prANinAM bhItidAyakAH // 48 // teSAM bhojanapAtrANi tadA taiH privvire| baddhakarmahA rairbhAsamAnarbhayAvahaiH // 46 // bhAjanAveSTanaM dRSTvA cakitAH sUnavo'khilAH / palAyanaM vyadhuH sarve bhayAveSita vigrahAH // 50 // muktabhojanasaMpAtrA gatAH sarve nijaM gRhaM / vidIrNAsyA dRSTapUrvabhayAAsya kRtaH svayaM // 51 // Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zreNikena tadA sarve zunakA haMtukAmukAH / dRSTvA gatA mahAbuddhayA vAritA bhojanArthinA / / 52 // kumArocchiSTapAtrANi nikSipya sa mahAmanAH / tAn bhunakti sma dIprAMgaH saMprAptAnekapAtrakAn // 53 / / isa prakAra kumAra ko upazreNika donoM parIkSA meM uttIrNa dekhakara punaH rAjya-kArya kI parIkSA ke lie mahArAja upazreNika ne zreNika Adi samasta putroM ko bhojana ke lie apane ghara meM bulaayaa| jisa samaya samasta kumAra ekasAtha bhojana karane ke lie baiTha gaye taba bar3e Adara ke sAtha unake sAmane suvarNoM ke bar3e-bar3e thAla rakha diye gaye aura una thAloM meM unake lie khAje ghevara, modaka, khIra, moThA mAr3a, ghI, mUMgakAmiSTa, svAdiSTa cUrA, uttama dahI aura aneka prakAra ke pake hae anna tathA mIThA bhAta aura bhI aneka prakAra ke bhojana tathA pUA, magor3e Adika aneka manohara miSThAnna parose gye| jisa samaya kSudhA se pIr3ita tathA svAda ke lolupa saba kumAra bhojana karane lage aura bhojana ke svAda ke Ananda meM magna hue, taba mahArAja upazreNika kI AjJA se rAja-sevakoM ne bhayaMkara kuttoM ko chor3a diyA phira kyA thA ? ve bhayaMkara kutte sugandhita uttama bhojana ko dekhakara usI ora jhuke aura bhauMkate hue samasta kutte rAjakumAroM ke bhojana-pAtroM para bAta-kI-bAta meM TUTa pdd'e| bhojana-pAtroM ke Upara una kuttoM ko TUTate hue dekhakara mAre bhaya ke kA~pate hue rAjakumAra apane-apane bhojana ke pAtroM ko chor3akara ekadama vahA~ se bhage aura Apasa meM ha~sI karate hue titara-bitara hokara apane-apane gharoM ko cale gye| buddhimAna kumAra zreNika ne jaba yaha dRzya dekhA ki ye kutte Age hI bar3he cale A rahe haiM aura kATane ke lie udyata haiM taba usane apanI buddhi se una saba kuttoM ko dUra haTAyA aura dUsare-dUsare kumAroM kI pattaroM ko una kuttoM ke sAmane pheMkakara unheM bahuta dUra bhagA diyA aura Ananda se bhojana karane laga gyaa|||40-53|| zrutvaivaM bhUpatirbhUri citAvyAkulamAnasaH / kathaM kSipAmi rAjyaM vai cilAtIsUnave zubham // 54 // anyadA dahyamAne'pi nagare zreNikomahAn / siMhAsanAtapatrAdi gRhItvA vanamATa ca // 55 // kecitkutAn samAdAya khaGgavAnye svaghoTakAn / kecidvaudisaMghAtaM rAjaputrAH vanaM gatAH // 56 / / AkarpotthaM mahIpAlastathAbhUdvayAkulAMtaraH / anyadA svasutAstenAhUya naimittasiddhaye / / 57 // Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam isa bAta ko sunakara mahArAja upazreNika phira bhI atyaMta cintA-sAgara meM nimagna ho gaye aura vicArane lage ki maiM aba isa uttama rAjya ko calAtI kumAra ko kisa rIti se pradAna karU~? // 54 // eka samaya jaba nagara meM bhayaMkara Aga lagI tathA jvAlA se samasta nagara jalane lagA aura nagara ke loga jahA~-tahA~ bhAgane lage taba kumAra zreNika to jhaTa siMhAsana, chatra Adi sAmAna ko lekara vana ko calA gayA zeSa rAjakumAra koI hAtha meM bhAlA lekara vana ko gayA aura koI khaMga lekara, koI ghor3A Adi lekara vana ko gye| isa bAta ko sunakara phira bhI mahArAja upazreNika mana meM atyaMta duHkhita hue tathA socane lage ki calAtI puna kisa rIti se isa rAjya kA bhoganevAlA bane // 55-57 // bhinna-bhinne gRhe sarve nikSiptA modakAnvitaiH / karaMDakarghaTernavya baddhavaktrairjalAnvitaiH // 58 // gRhANAMdvAramApUrya sthApitAste kSudhAturAH / tairgateSu ca sarveSu tairga hItAH karaMDakAH // 56 / / udghATya mukhavastrANi bhuktaM sarvaM yathAyathaM / teSAMpItaM ghaTAnAM ca vAri kSut tRvihAnaye // 6 // cittAkUtaM parijJAya bhUbhRtaH zreNika: svayaM / anudghATya mukhaM tasya gRhItvA svakaraMDakaM // 61 // AMdolyetastatastaM so'pAtayaccUrNamuttamaM / bhunakti sma ca taccUrNamAkaMThaM tRptidAyakaM // 62 // ghaTAbdahirgataM nIraM pivati sma kumArakaH / ghasratrayaM sthitastatra nirNAzita kSudhAbhayaH // 63 // niSkAsitAH punaH sarve dRSTaM tAdRgvidhaM kRtaM / / tasyaiva rAjyacinhAni babhUvuH sakalAni ca // 64 // rAjyAhamuttamaM dhIraM viziSTavRSamaMDitaM / zreNikaM taM parijJAya hradItyacitayattarAM // 65 // kathaMdAsyAmi rAjyaM me calAtIsUnave vrN| nimittAdrAjyayogyoyaM bhavitA sukRtatvataH // 66 // kathaM rakSyaM mayA vAkyaM pUrvadattaM svasUnave / yasya puNyaM bhavedagpyaM tasya rAjyaM na saMzayaH // 67 // nareNa cityatecAnyaddevena kriyate'nyathA / daivAdhIneSu kAryeSu ko harSaH kva viSAdatA // 68 // Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam iti ciMtAprapannena sumatirmatisAgaraH / maMtriNo'nye tadA rAjJA kAritAH kAryasiddhaye // 66 // bho ! dhImaMto mahAmAtyAzcitAsti mama mAnase / kathaM nivartyate'smAbhiH parAsarvAMgazoSikA // 70 // jyotiSI ke batalAye hue itanI parIkSAoM meM kumAra zreNika ko uttIrNa dekha mahArAja upazreNika ko saMtoSa na huA ataeva unhoMne jyotiSI ke batalAye hue antima nimitta kI parIkSA ke lie phira bhI kisI samaya apane rAjakumAroM ko bulAyA tathA pratyeka ghara meM mahArAja upazreNika ne atyaMta madhura laDDU oMsa se bhare hue eka-eka piTAre kA mukha baMda kara rakhavA diyA aura usake sAtha meM atyaMta nirmala jala se bharA huA eka-eka navIna ghar3A bhI rakhavA diyaa| ina saba bAtoM ke pIche laDDuoM ke khAne ke lie aura pAnI pIne ke lie samasta rAjakumAroM ko mahArAja upazreNika ne AjJA bhI dii| kumAra zreNika ke atirikta jitane rAjakumAra the sabane una laDDuoM se bhare hue piTAre ko ekadama hAtha meM lekara binA vicArehI zIghra khola DAlA aura apanI bhUkha kI zAnti ke lie laDDa khAnA prArambha kara diyA tathA pyAsa lagane para ghar3oM ke muMha kholakara unase pAnI piyaa| parantu kumAra zreNika jo una saba kumAroM meM atyaMta buddhimAna thA caTa mahArAja ke mana kA tAtparya samajha piTAre ke mukha ko binA ughAr3e hI usako lekara idharaudhara hilAne lagA aura isa prakAra usa piTAre se nikale hue cUrNa ko khAkara usane apanI kSudhA kI zAnti kI tathA jahA~ para ghar3A rakhA thA vahA~ jo jala ghar3e se bAhara ikaTThA huA thA usI se apanI pyAsa bujhAI kiMtu ghar3e ke mukha ko kholakara pAnI nahIM piyaa| anaMtara mahArAja upazreNika ne samasta rAjakumAroM ko apane-apane ghara jAne ke lie AjJA dii| parIkSA se rAjya kI prApti ke saba cinha dhIra-vIra bhAgyazAlI kumAra zreNika meM dekhakara mahArAja upazreNika apane mana meM isa prakAra ciMtA karane lage ki jyotiSI ke batalAye nimittoM se kumAra zreNika sarvathA rAjya ke yogya siddha ho cukA aba maiM kisa rIti se calAtI putra ko rAjya dUM ? maiM pahale yaha vacana de cukA hU~ ki yadi rAjya dUMgA to calAtI ko hI dUMgA, kiMtu jyotiSI dvArA batalAye hue nimittoM se rAjakumAra zreNika hI upayukta ThaharatA hai aba maiM pahale diye hue apane vacana kI kaise rakSA karU~ ? hAM, yaha bAta bilakula ThIka hai ki jisakA bhAgya balavAna hotA hai usako rAjya milatA hai isameM jarA bhI sandeha nhiiN| isa prakAra bhayaMkara cintA-sAgara meM gotA lagAte hue mahArAja upazreNika ne atyanta buddhimAna sumati tathA matisAgara nAma ke maMtriyoM ko tathA inase atirikta anya maMtriyoM ko bhI bulAyA aura unase isa prakAra apane mana kA bhAva kahA he maMtriyo! Apa saba loga atyaMta buddhimAna tathA zreSTha haiN| mere mana meM eka bar3I bhArI citA hai jisase merA sArA zarIra sUkhA jAtA hai usa ciMtA kI nivRtti kisa rIti se hogI isa para vicAra kro||58-70|| , Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam sumatirmatimAn prAha zrutvA vAkyaM prabhoH param / bho rAjan bho mahInAtha namitAkhilabhUpate // 71 // ghoTakA : saMti rAjendra dArayaMtaH khurairbhUmi bahavaH daMtino daMtakhaMgena dArayaMtaH jiteMdrasuturaMgamAH / prabhubhaktikAH // 72 // svavairiNAH / aMjanAbhA mahAkAyA varttate bhUpamaMdire // 73 // padAtayaH paraM prItA rathAliMgitadIptikAH / Asate bahavaH svAmistvadgRhe svAmibhaktikAH // 74 // na deze vairiNaH ke'pi dAyAdAna hyanAjJakAH / putrA avazino nona rAjJyaH kauTilyasaMyutAH / / 75 / / kutazcitA prabhozcite kathanIyaM prabho laghu / tatkAraNaM ca niHzeSaM taccitAhAnaye nRpa / / 76 / / rAjJi ciMtAkule sarve lokA: paurAzca maMtriNaH / bobhUyaMte sacitA hi yathA rAjA tathA prajAH / / 77 / / ityAdIdrAjA vacanaM svamanogataM / bho maMtrin sumate nAsti ciMtA dezAdi saMbhavA // 78 // kiMtu rAjyakRte ciMtA kasminrAjyaM kSipAmyahaM / maMtrI prAha pradAtavyaM zreNikAya zubhAya ca // 76 // mahArAja kI isa vicitra bAta ko sunakara anya maMtriyoM ne to kucha bhI uttara na diyA para atyaMta buddhimAna sumati nAma ke maMtrI ne kahA / he prabho ! he rAjan ! he samasta pRthvI ke svAmI ! he samasta vairiyoM ke mastakoM ko nIce karanevAle ! mahAbhAga ! Apa sarIkhe narendroM ko kisa bAta cintA ho sakatI hai / he prabho, devoM ke ghor3oM ko bhI apane kalA-kauzala se jItanevAle aneka 42 Apa yahA~ maujUda haiM, jo ki apane khuroM ke bala se tamAma pRthvI kA cUrNa kara sakate haiM, aura ApakI bhakti meM sadA tatpara rahate haiN| apane dA~ta rUpI khaMgoM se tamAma pRthvI ko vidAraNa karanevAle aMjana parvata ke samAna lambe-caur3e Apake yahA~ aneka hAthI maujUda haiM / he rAjendra ! Apake mandira bhA~ti ApakI AjJA ke pAlana karanevAle aneka padAti senA bhI maujUda hai| aura rathI zUravIra bhI Apake yahA~ bahuta haiM jo ki saMgrAma meM bhalIbhA~ti ApakI AjJA ke pAlana karanevAle haiM / Apako kisI vairI kI bhI cintA nahIM hai kyoMki Apake deza meM ApakA koI vairI bhI najara nahIM AtA Apake dhana tathA rAjya kA koI bA~TanevAlA (dayAda) bhI nahIM hai aura Apake putra bhI ApakI AjJA ke pAlana karanevAle haiM / Apake rAjya meM koI Apako virodhI kuTila bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hotA, phira he prabho, Apake mana meM kisa bAta kI ciMtA hai ? Apa use zIghra prakAzita Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kareM usake dUra karane ke lie aneka upAya maujUda haiM usakI zIghra hI nivRtti ho sakatI hai| yadi Apa isa samaya usako nahIM batalAyeMge to ThIka nahIM, kyoMki rAjA ke cintAgrasta hone se puravAsI maMtrI Adika saba hI cintAgrasta ho jAte haiM unako bhI duHkha uThAnA par3atA hai kyoMki 'yathA rAjA tathA prajA' arthAt jisa prakAra kA rAjA huA karatA hai usakI prajA bhI usI prakAra kI haA karatI hai| isa prakAra atyaMta buddhimAna sumati nAmaka maMtrI kI isa bAta ko suna mahArAja upazreNika bole ki he sumate! mujhe deza Adi athavA putra Adi kI ora se kucha bhI ciMtA nahIM hai, kiMtu ciMtA mujhe isa bAta kI hai ki maiM isa rAjya ko kisa putra ko pradAna kruuN| maMtrI ne uttara diyaa||71 76 // rAjA'gadIdvaco dhIman mayA pUrvaM vnaaNtre| tilakAdivatI rAzyA dattaM rAjyaM ca sUnave // 80 // naimittiko mayA pRSTastenA'bhASi nimittataH / zreNikasya mahArAjyaM ki karomyadhunA vada / / 81 // yadi me vacanaM yAti dhig dhig me jIvitaMvaraM / kRtaM sukRtamApnoti niSphalatvaM na saMzayaH // 82 // saptadhAtumayo deho nissAra: zubhavarjitaH / tatrAsti vacanaM sAraM jIvitAdasthirAtpunaH // 83 / / sAraM vacanamevAtra vadaMtyAryA na saMzayaH / vaco na rakSitaM yena sukRtaM tena hAritam // 84 // zarIraM nazvaraM viddhi jIvitaM kSaNacaMcalam / asthirAH saMpado loke sthiramekaM vaco matam // 85 // iti matvA tvayA maMtrin mama vAkyaM pramANatAm / netavyaM yena me janma sArthakatvaM samAzrayet / / 86 // matisAgara ityAkhyadAkarNya vacanaM prabhoH / viSAdaH ko'tra rAjeMdra kA ciMtAlyavicAraNe // 87 // citayAmi yadA rAjan svargarAjyasya vikriyaaN| karomi dharaNasyApi ko vicAro'bra svalpake // 88 / / dezAdbahirgataM rAjan karomi zreNikaM sutam / tyAjyA ciMtA tvayA dhImannanayA ciMtayA kimu // 86 // zrutveti vacanaM bhUpastutoSa zubhavAdataH / kuru kAryamidaM maMtrinno vilaMbo vidhIyatAM // 10 // Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam 43 kUmA he atyaMta buddhimAna mahArAja ApakA suyogya putra kumAra zreNika hai usI ko bedhar3aka rAjya de diijie| maMtrI kI isa bAta ko sunakara mahArAja upazreNika ne kahA-he maMtrin, jisa samaya mere zatru dvArA bheje hue ghor3e ne mujhe vana meM gaDr3he meM paTaka diyA thA usa samaya yamadaMDa nAmaka bhilla rAjA ne vana meM merI sevA kI thI tathA usakI putrI tilakavatI ne apanI atulanIya sevA se eka taraha mujhe punaH jIvita kiyA thaa| akasmAta usI putrI ke sAtha merA vivAha ho gyaa| vivAha ke samaya tilakavatI ke pitA ne yaha mujhase kaula karA liyA thA ki yadi Apa isa putrI ke sAtha apanA vivAha karanA cAhate haiM to mujhe yaha vacana de dIjie ki isase jo putra hogA vahI rAjya kA adhikArI hogA, nahIM to maiM apanI isa putrI kA vivAha Apake sAtha nahIM kruuNgaa| maiMne usa tilakavatI ke sauMdarya evaM guNoM para mugdha hokara usake pitA ko usa prakAra kA vacana de diyA thA ki isI ke putra ko rAjya duuNgaa| kintu maiMne rAjya kisako denA cAhie, yaha bAta jisa samaya jyotiSI se pUchI to usane apanI jyotiSa vidyA se yahI kahA ki isa mahArAjya kA adhikArI Nika hI hai| aba batAiye, aisI dazA meM maiM kyA karU~ aura rAjya kisako dN| yadi maiM calAtI putra ko rAjya na dekara kumAra zreNika ko rAjya pradAna karU~ aura apane vacana kA khayAla na rakhU to saMsAra meM merA jIvana sarvathA niSphala hai| mujhe aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki yadi maiM apane vacana kA pAlana na kara sakU~gA to merA pahale kamAyA huA saba puNya bhI binA prayojana kA hai kyoMki mala-mUtra Adi sAta dhAtuoM se banA huA yaha zarIra puNya rahita nissAra hai arthAta kisI kAma kA nhiiN| isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM ki caMcala jIvana kI apekSA isa zarIra meM satya vacana hI sAra hai, arthAt jo kahakara vacana kA pAlana karatA hai vahI manuSya Arya hai, aura uttama hai kintu jo apane vacana ko pAlana nahIM karatA hai vaha uttama nahIM kyoMki jisa manuSya ne saMsAra meM apane vacana kI rakSA nahIM kI usane upArjana kiye hue puNya kA sarvathA nAza kara diyaa| aura yaha bAta bhI hai ki saMsAra meM zarIra sarvathA vinAzIka hai jIvana bijalI ke samAna caMcala hai aura saba prakAra ko sampadAe~ bhI palabhara meM naSTa honevAlI haiM, yadi sthira hai to eka vacana hI hai aisA saba svIkAra karate haiM / aisA samajhakara he maMtrin sumate maiMne jo vacana kahA hai usa vacana para tumheM bhalIbhA~ti vicAra karanA cAhie jisase ki saMsAra meM merA jIvana sArthaka samajhA jAve nirarthaka nhiiN| isa prakAra jaba mahArAja upazreNika ne kahA taba matisAgara nAmaka mantrI bolA ki he mahArAja, isa thor3I-sI bAta ke vicArane meM Apa kyoM cintA karate haiM ? kyoMki cintA svarga-rAjya kI lakSmI ko vikArayukta banA sakatI hai phira isa thor3I-sI bAta ke lie cintA karanA kyA bar3I bAta hai ? maiM abhI kumAra zreNika ko deza se bAhara nikAle detA hU~ Apa cintA chor3ie isa cintA meM kyA rakhA hai| matisAgara mantrI ko apane anukUla isa bAta ko sunakara mahArAja upazreNika mana meM atyanta prasanna hue tathA usa mantrI se yaha bAta bhI kahate hue ki / / 50-60 // ityAdezAnmahAmaMtrI vicArya nijamAnase / ciraMjagAma sAmIpye zreNikasya mahAmanAH / / 61 // dRSTvA taM zreNiko dhImAn dadau mAnaMmadA tadA / tau papracchaturanyonyaM kuzalaM snehapUrvakam / / 62 // Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kSaNamAsthAya maMtrI sa praNamya vacanaM jagau / kumAraM taM mahAsnehagirA maMtrAdikAryavit // 93 // bho kumAra ! hitaM vAkyaM zRNutvaM me hitAvaham / kopo'bhUdaparAdhaH kiM kariSyasi bhUpateH / / 64 / / rAjJaH kope ca bho putra ! na sthAtavyaM tvayA kSaNaM / AkarNye kRpAMme putraH ko'parAdho mayA kRtaH / / 65 / / mantrin ! isa kArya ko tuma zIghra karo isameM derI karanA ThIka nahIM hai isa prakAra mahArAja upazreNika kI AjJA ko sira para dhAraNa kara vaha matisAgara nAma kA mantrI kumAra zreNika ke samIpa meM gayA / jisa samaya vaha kumAra ke pAsa gayA to apane pAsa buddhimAna matisAgara mantrI ko Ate dekhakara atyanta catura kumAra zreNika ne usakA bar3A bhArI sammAna kiyA aura paraspara bar3e sneha se una donoM ne kuzala bhI pUchA thor3I dera taka kumAra zreNika ke pAsa baiThakara tathA kumAra bhalIbhA~ti praNAma kara mantrI matisAgara ne yaha vacana kahA ki : he kumAra Apa mere manohara tathA hitakArI vacana ko sunie Apake aparAdha se mahArAja upazreNika ko bar3A bhArI krodha utpanna huA hai ve Apa para sakhta nArAja haiM na jAne ve Apako kyA daMDa deveMge ? aura kyA ahita na kara deM kyoMki rAjA ke kupita hone para Apako yahA~ para nahIM rahanA cAhie mantrI matisAgara ke isa prakAra azrutapUrva vacana sunakara kumAra zreNika ne uttara diyA ki / / 61-65 // maMtrayubAca mahAbhAga bhukte kukkuravaMda / anye putrAH gatAH sarve tvayA bhuktaM kathaM vada / / 66 / / doSo'yaM dRzyate putra rAjJaH kopopadIpanaH / samIcInaH sa kiM bhuMkte zvAsparzAnnIcahetukAn // 67 // kRpAkara Apa batAveM, merA kyA aparAdha huA hai ? isa prakAra kumAra ke bolane para mantrI matisAgara ne uttara diyA ki jisa samaya tuma saba kumAroM ke bhojana karate kutte chor3e gaye the aura jisa samaya samasta pAtroM ko jhUThA kara diyA thA usa samaya tumase bhinna saba kumAra to bhojana chor3akara cale gaye the aura yaha kaho tuma akele kyoM bhojana karate raha gaye the ? isalie aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki mahArAja kI nArAjI kA yahI kAraNa hai aura yaha bAta ThIka bhI hai kyoMki nIcatA kA kAraNa kuttoM se chuA huA bhojana apavitra bhojana hI kahalAtA hai mantrI matisAgara kI isa bAta ko sunakara aura kucha ha~sakara kumAra ne manohara zabdoM meM uttara diyA ki / / 66-67 / / Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam zrutvA vAkyaM prahasyetthaM jagAda zubhayA girA / yatnato rakSitaM bhojyaM mayA buddhayAzvAvaMcanAt // 68 // ye rakSituM na zakyA vai bhojyapAtraM kathaM ca te / rakSati rAjyasaMtAnamaho ! maMtrinnate matiH // 66 // ketanaM / kathaM kupyati bhUmIzo yona rakSati sa balI rakSaNIyaH sa niSkAsyonyaH kathaMnayaH // 100 // mantra ! kuttoM ko buddhipUrvaka haTAkara mujhe yatna se bhalI prakAra rakSita bhojana karanA hI yogya thA isIlie maiMne aisA kiyA thA kyoMki jo kumAra apane bhojana pAtroM kI, na kucha balavAna se bhI rakSA nahIM kara sakate ve kumAra rAja santAna arthAt rAjya kI kyA rakSA kara sakate haiM / isalie jo Apane yaha bAta kahI hai ki tumane kuttoM kA chuA huA bhojana kiyA isalie mahArAja tuma para nArAja haiM yaha bAta tumheM buddhimAna nahIM sUcita karatI / kumAra ke isa prakAra nyAyayukta vacana sunakara samasta duSkAryoM ko bhalI prakAra jAnakara bhI vaha maMtrI phira atizaya buddhimAna zreNika kumAra se bolA / / 66 - 100 / / 45 nyAyopetaM vacaH prApya jAnannapi punarjago / sacivaH sarvakAryANi kumAraM taM zubhAvahaM // 101 // nyAyAnyAya vicAraM tvaM mA vidhehi vicakSaNaH / rAjJaH kopAdbhutaM yAhi dezAnmA tiSTha maMdire // 102 // kulajaH kulahInaH syAnnyAyADhyonyAyavarjitaH / paMDito'paMDito jIvo rAjJaH kopAdbhavellaghu // 103 // bho zreNika vicAro'tra na karttavyo vibhAvanaM / no vidheyaM, pragaMtavyaM tvayA dezAtzubhAvahAt // 104 // dinAni katicitsthitvAnyatra rAjasuta tvayA / AgantavyaM punaH rAjyakRte rAjyaM tava prabho // 105 // buddhimAna kumAra! tumheM isa samaya nyAya evaM anyAya ke vicArane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM / mahArAja kA krodha isa samaya anivArya aura AzcaryakArI hai aba tuma yahI kAma karo ki thor3e dina ke lie isa deza se cale jAo aura rAjamandira meM na raho kyoMki yaha niyama hai ki saMsAra meM rAjA ke krodha ke sAmane kulIna bhI nIca kula meM utpanna huA kahalAtA hai / nItiyukta atiyukta kahA jAtA hai / aura paMDita bhI vajramUrkha kahA jAtA hai / pyAre kumAra zreNika yadi tuma rAjya hI prApta karanA cAhate ho to na to tumheM deza se alaga hone meM kisI bAta kA vicAra karanA cAhie aura na kisI prakAra kI bhAvanA hI karanI cAhie kintu jaise bane vaise isa samaya Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zIghra hI isa deza se tumheM calA jAnA caahie| he kumAra paradeza meM kucha dina rahakara phira tuma isI deza meM A jAnA pIche rAjya Apako jarUra hI milegA kyoMki rAjya ApakA hI hai||101 105 // duraMtaM rAjakopaM ca vijJAyAzarmapIDitaH / mAtrAdikaM ca na vijJApya nirgato rAjapattanAt / / 106 // gUDhaveSadharaiH paMca sahasrasubhaTaiH svayaM / mAgadhapreSitaiH so'gAdajAnaMstadbhaTAdikaM // 107 // maMtrI matisAgara ke aise kapaTabhare vacana sunakara rAjA kA krodha pariNAma meM duHkha denevAlA hai isa bAta ko jAnakara aura apanI mAtA Adi ko bhI na pUchakara, atyaMta duHkhita ho kumAra zreNika rAjagRha nagara se nikala pdd'e| tathA mahArAja upazreNika dvArA bheje hue rakSA ke bahAne se gUr3ha veSa dhAraNa karanevAle pA~ca hajAra jAsUsa yoddhAoM ke sAtha-sAtha ekadama nagara se bAhara ho gye||106-107|| tadeMdrANI mahAmAtA vilalApa ciraM hRdi / hA putra! hA mahAbhAga ! hA padmadalanetrabhRt // 108 / / hA kAmapAza hA dIrghapuNya hA zubhalakSaNa / hA gajeMdrakarAyattakara hA kokiladhvane // 10 // hA padmavaktra hA ramya lalATataTa paTTaka / hA kaMdarpasamAnAMga hA mArasamavibhrama // 110 // hA suMdarazubhAkAra ! hA netrapriya tRptida / hA zubhaMkara hA rAjyabhAroddharaNa hA priya // 111 // hA hA mAM duHkhinImuktvA kva gataH suMdarAkRte / kva tiSThasi mahAputra ! vane vyAghrAhisaMkule // 112 / / IdRzeNa suputreNa viyogaH kena hetunA / mamAbhUtika mayA pUrvabhave duSkRtamAkRtaM / / 113 // amutra kiM mayA mAtrA sAkaM putro viyojitaH / jinAjJAlaMghitA kiMvA ki zIlaM maditaM mayA // 114 // saraH setuvinAzo vA kiM kRtaH pUrvajanmani / agAlitena toyena vastraprakSAlanaM kRtam / / 11 / / Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mayA kima // 116 // kim / sakhi // 117 // kiM vA dAvAnalenaiva saMdagdhaM vratabhaMgaH kRtaH kiMvA rAtrau bhuktaM muniniMdA kRtA kiMvA paradrohaH kRtaH paramarmAnvitaM vAkyamuktaM kiMvA mayA ihAkAri mayA pApaM kiM vA parabhave mahat / na vedmIti kRtAlApA roditisma muhurmuhuH // 118 // nAgarAzca tadA sarve hAhAkAraM vyadhuH zucA / ajJAnenaiva rAjJAyaM dezAnnirghATitaH zubhaH // 116 // saubhAgI rAjyayogyo'yaM dAtA bhoktA guNAgraNIH / nirddhATyate kathaM rAjJA buddhityaktasucetasA // 120 // itizokAkulaM jAtaM puraM sAMtaH puraM varam / nirgame zreNikasyaiva tatkiM nAjani duSkRtaM // 121 // vanamadbhutaM / kumAra kI mAtA mahArAnI indrANI ke kAna taka yaha bAta pahu~cI ki kumAra zreNika ko dezanikAlA huA hai, sunate hI vaha isa prakAra bhayaMkara rudana karane lagI, hA putra ! hA mahAbhAga ! he kamala ke samAna netroM ko dhAraNa karanevAle ! hA kAmadeva ke samAna ! hA atyaMta puNyAtmA hA atyaMta zubha lakSaNoM ko dhAraNa karanevAle ! hA gajendra kI sUMDa ke samAna lambe-lambe hAthoM ke dhAraka ! hA kokila ke samAna pyArI bolI ke bolanevAle ! hA kamala ke samAna uttama mukha ke dhAraka ! hA uttama evaM U~ce lalATa se zobhita ! hA kAmadeva ke samAna manohara zarIra ke dhAraka ! hA kAmadeva ke samAna vilAsI ! hA sundara ! hA zubhAkara ! hA netrapriya ! hA santoSa ke denevAle ! hA zubha ! hA rAjya ke dhAraNa karane meM zUravIra ! hA priya ! hA sundara AkRti ke dhAraNa karanevAle ! kumAra, mujha duHkhinI mA~ ko chor3akara tU kahA~ calA gayA ! jo vana aneka prakAra ke bhayaMkara siMha- vyAghroM se bharA huA hai usa vana meM tU kahA~ para hogA ? hAya pUrvabhava meM maiMne aisA kauna-sA ghora pApa kiyA thA ! jisase isa bhava meM mujhe aise uttama putrarUpI ratna kA viyoga sahanA par3A / hAya kyA pUrva bhava meM maiMne kisI mAtA se putra kA viyoga kara diyA thA athavA zrI jinendra bhagavAna kI AjJA kA maiMne ullaMghana kiyA thA ! vA maiMne apane zIla kA mardana kiyA thA vyabhicAra kA Azraya kiyA thA ! athavA maiMne kisI tAlAba kA pula naSTa kiyA thA ! vA malina jala se maiMne vastra dhoye the ? kiMvA agni se maiMne kisI uttama vana ko bhasma kiyA thA ! vA maiMne vrata kA bhaMga kara diyA thA ! athavA maiMne rAta meM bhojana kiyA thA ! athavA mujhase kisI digambara muni kI nindA ho gaI thI ! kiMvA maiMne kisI se droha kiyA thA ! vA para-vacana kI maiMne avajJA kara dI thI ? athavA maiMne isa bhava meM pApa kiyA hai ? jisase mujhe aise uttama putraratna se judA honA par3A / 1 47 isa prakAra bArambAra kumAra zreNika kI mAtA indrANI kA karuNAjanaka bhayaMkara rudana sunakara samasta nagara meM hA-hAkAra maca gayA / samasta puravAsI loga karuNAjanaka svara se kumAra zreNika ke lie rone lage aura paraspara kahane lage ki : Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam rAjA ne jo kumAra ko nagara se nikAla diyA hai to ajJAna se hI nikAlA hai kyoMki bar3e kheda kI bAta hai ki kumAra zreNika to advitIya bhAgyavAna sarvathA rAjya ke yogya, advitIya dAtA aura bhoktAthA binA vicAre mahArAja upazreNika ne use kase nagara se nikAla diyA! isa prakAra kumAra zreNika ke nagara se cale jAne para atyaMta unnata kolAhalayukta nagara bhI zAnta ho gyaa| kumAra ke zoka se samasta puravAsI duHkha-sAgara meM gotA lagAne lge| vaha kauna-sA duHkha na thA jo kumAra ke viyoga meM puravAsiyoM ko na sahanA par3A ho||108-121|| atha zreNikabhUpAlo gacchanmArge viSaNNadhIH / duHkhapUrADhyavaktrAbjazcitayAmAsa mAtaram / / 122 / / ekAkI sa zanairmAgaM gamayanmati me duraH / nirjanAmaTavIM pazyatkekikekAvirAjitAM // 123 // dUrAddadarzazAlADhyaM naMdigrAma manoharam / ketumAlAsamAlIDha gRharAjI virAjitam // 124 / / zanaiH zanai mahAdhIraH prApya tasya prtolikaaN| tasthau tatra kSaNaM pazyan dvArazobhAmapUrvikAM / / 12 / / tataH pravizya taM grAmaM saMprApadrAjamaMDapam / sragghaMTAtoraNodbhAsi vikAsitasusaMpadam / / 126 / / vayo jyeSThaM gaNAkIrNamiMdradattaM manoharam / apazyacchaSThinaM tatra mahAprItikaraM param // 127 / / ___ idhara pura to kumAra ke zoka-sAgara meM magna rahA udhara kumAra zreNika mArga meM jAte-jAte kucha dUra calakara atyaMta duHkhita evaM apamAnajanya duHkha ke pravAha se jinakA mukha phIkA ho gayA hai, mA~ ko smaraNa karane lge| tathA aura bhI Age kucha dhIre-dhIre calakara buddhimAna kumAra zreNika mayara zabdoM se zobhita kisI nirjana aTavI meM jA phuNce| vahA~ se aneka prakAra ke dhAnyoM se zobhita koI manohara naMdigrAma unheM dIkha pdd'aa| mahAdhIra-vIra kumAra dhIre-dhIre usI nagara kI ora ravAnA hokara usa nagara ke dvAra para A phuNce| dvAra kI apUrva zobhA nirakhate hue vahA~ para Thahara gaye pIche usa nagara meM praveza kara kumAra zreNika aneka prakAra ke mAlA, ghaNTA, toraNa Adikara zobhita. atyaMta manohara, zreSTha sampatti ke dhAraka rAjamandira ke pAsa pahu~ce aura vahA~ unhoMne atyaMta vRddha nAnA prakAra ke guNoMkara maNDita, manohara, atizaya prIti karanevAle, utkRSTa, kisI indradatta nAma ke seThI ko dekhA aura usase kahA // 122-127 / / Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam sosvAdInmAma bho zreSThinme hi sAkaM mayAdrutaM / naMdigrAmAdhipo vipro yatrAste tatra nizcitaM / / 128 || aTAvo bhuktisaMsiddhayA ityudIrya girA zubhA / zreNikeMdrAdidattato gatau viprasya sannidhiM // 126 // bho vipra ! naMdinAtha tvamAvAbhyAM dehi vallabhaM / tvamasi rAjase vADhya upazreNikamAnabhRt / / 130 // bhojanArthaM sudhAnyaM cA yaccha vipra varaM drutam / AvAM rAjanarau jJeyau rAjakArya vicakSaNau // 131 // rAjakAryasya saMsiddhayai vadaMtAvatra cAgatau / tvamasi rAjyakAryArthI rAjadattapuropabhug / / 132 // AkarNya vacanaM vipraH avAdIditi kopADhyaH kopAruNitalocanaH / paravaMcanalAlasaH // 133 // zreSThin ! Apa yahA~ na baiThiye, mere sAtha Aiye, yahA~ para koI nandigrAma kA svAmI brAhmaNa nizcaya se rahatA hai| hama donoM bhojana kI prApti ke lie bhramaNa kara rahe haiM Aiye usake pAsa caleM vaha hameM avazya bhojanAdi degA / aisA kahakara kumAra zreNika aura seThI indradatta donoM usa brAhmaNa ke pAsa gaye aura usase kahA ki he vipra nandinAtha tU mahArAja upazreNika ke sammAna kA pAtra rAjya sevA ke yogya hai aura tU rAjya kArya ke lie mahArAja dvArA diye hue mAla kA mAlika hai isalie hama donoM ko pIne ke lie kucha jala aura bhojana ke lie kucha dhAnya de kyoMki rAjya ke kArya meM catura hama donoM rAjadUta haiM aura bhramaNa karate-karate yahA~ para A pahu~ce haiN| kumAra zreNika ke isa prakAra vacana sunakara krodha se netroM ko lAla karatA huA evaM sadA para ke Thagane meM tatpara usa brAhmaNa ne krodha se uttara diyA / / 125-133 / / ko rAjA kau yuvAmatrAgatau kena ca hetunA / jalAdikaM na dAsyAmi rAjJo'nyasya ca kA kathA // 134 // 48 gacchataM gacchataMkSipraM yuvA mama maMdirAt / na sthAtavyaM kSaNaM rAjapuruSau cettarhi me kimu // 135 // kopakampitagAtraH sa zreNiko vacanaM jagau / bho bhikSuka dayAhIna pazcAdbuddhe zubhAtiga // 136 // Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vacanasya vicAraM te kariSyAmi na saMzayaH / kimatra bahanoktena yatkicitte bhaviSyati // 137 // ityudIrya gatastena sAkaM bauddhamaThaM prati / tatrApazyanmahAbauddhAn raktAmbara dharAnvarAn // 138 // prabuddhaya rAjaputraM taM tairjagurlakSaNAni ca / rAjyArenivilokyAzu jJAtvA rAjyAhamaMjasA // 136 / / kahA~ ke rAjasevaka ! kauna ? kisa kAraNa se kahA~ se yahAM A gaye? maiM tumheM pIne ke lie pAnI taka na dUMgA bhojanAdika kI to bAta hI kyA hai jAo-jAo zIghra hI tuma mere ghara se cale jAo jarA bhI tuma yahA~ para mata Thaharo yadi tuma rAjasevaka ho to bhI mujhe koI paravA nhiiN| brAhmaNa ke isa prakAra mUrkhatA-bhare vacana sunakara kopa se jinakA gAva kA~pa rahA hai kumAra zreNika ne kahA ___ are dayAhIna bhikSuka hama kauna haiM ? tujhe isa samaya kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM tujhe pIche mAlUma hogaa| tere aise dayArahita vacanoM para maiM pIche vicAra karU~gA jo kucha tujhe usa samaya daNDa diyA jAyagA isa samaya usake kahane kI vizeSa AvazyakatA nhiiN| aisA kahakara kumAra zreNika aura seThI indradatta jahA~ bauddha saMnyAsI rahate the vahA~ gaye aura vahA~ para unhoMne rakta-vastroM ko dhAraNa karanevAle aneka bauddha saMnyAsiyoM ko dekhaa| kumAra zreNika ke lakSaNoM ko rAjA ke yogya dekhakara, yaha rAjakumAra hai isa bAta ko jAnakara aura yaha zIghra hI rAjA hogA yaha bhI samajhakara unameM se eka saMnyAsI ne rAjakumAra zreNika se pUchA // 134.136 / / bho putra ! magadhAdhIza ! kva yAsi vadatAMvara / kimarthamAgatastvaM bho ekAkI vada mAM prati // 140 // rAjakopAdikaM sarvadezAnniHsaraNaM tathA / Akhyat sa zreNikastAn vaivRttAMtaM pUrvasaMbhavaM // 141 / / bauddhAcAryastato'vocadgRhANa varabhojanam / punarasmadvaco rAjan zRNu tvaddhitakAraNam // 142 / / nIvRtto magadhasya tvaM rAjyabhAgI bhaviSyasi / saMdeho nAtrakarttavyo madvAkye nizcayaM kuru // 143 / / bauddha dharmamato rAjan gRhANa sukhasiddhaye / yato rAjyasya saMsiddhirbhaviSyati tava sphuTaM // 144 / / vratena copavAsena nokAryaM siddhayati sphuTaM / bauddho dharmo vidhAtavyastvayA rAjyasya siddhaye // 145 // Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bhagavAnvacanaM jagau / vizvavijJAnapAragaH // 146 // ko dharma iti saMprazne sugato'ti mahAdevo caturAryasatyarUpasya tatvasya kathakaH svayaM / sa eva sevyo nAnyastu kSaNakSayavivedakaH / / 147 / / vijJAnaM vedanA rAjan saMskAro rUpanAma bhAk / saMkSeti paMcadhA duHkhaM viddhi lokatrayAtmakaM // 148 // kSaNakSayAtmako loko nazvaro na sthirA matiH / yadbhAti zAzvataM citte svapnaprakhyaM ca tanmataM // 146 // tatvaM gadgaditaM satyaM zauddhodanimato vRSaH / aMgIkAryastvayA zIghra pitRrAjyapralabdhaye // 150 // rAjyavAMchA bhaveccitte tarhi dharmaM ca saugataM / gRhANa mitra ! viddhi tvaM mitradharmAnnacAparaM / / 151 / itivAkya prabaMdhenAgrahI ddha sa saugataM / praNamya tatpadadvaMdvaM sAkSAtsaugatadharmabhAg / / 152 / / tataH snAnAnnapAnAdyairadhvaduHkhaM ca mAnasam / atyajat tena sAkaM sa zreNikaH zuddhamAnasaH // 153 // dinAni katicittatra tenAmA zreNikaH svayaM / sthitvA cacAla saMduSTacetA bauddhavRSodyataH // 154 // magadha deza ke svAmI mahArAja upazreNika ke putra buddhimAna kumAra zreNika tuma kahA~ jA rahe ho ? akele yahA~ para Apa kaise Aye ? kumAra ne uttara diyA- rAjA ne kopa kara hameM deza se nikAla diyA hai / phira bauddha saMnyAsiyoM ke AcArya ne kahA- he kumAra ! aba Apa bhojanAdi kIjie phira mere hitakara vacanoM ko suniye / kumAra ! Apa kucha dina bAda niyama se magadha deza ke rAjA hoveMge isameM Apa jarA bhI sandeha na kreN| mere vacanoM para Apa vizvAsa kIjie aura Apa sukha kI prApti ke lie zIghra hI bauddha dharma ko grahaNa kiijie| isa bauddha dharma kI kRpA se hI Apa - ko nissandeha rAjya kI prApti hogI / vizvAsa kIjie vratoM ke karane se tathA upavAsoM ke AcaraNa karane se hamAre samasta kAryoM kI siddhi hotI hai hamArA yaha upadeza hai ki Apa rAjya kI prApti ke lie nizcala rIti se bauddha dharma ko dhAraNa kareM / 51 he kumAra ! kisI samaya jaba saMsAra meM yaha prazna uThAyA thA ki dharma kyA hai ? usa samaya samasta vijJAna ke pAragAmI mahAdeva bhagavAna buddha ne yaha vacana kahA thA ki he caturArya, jo dharma vAstavika rIti se sacce Atma ke svarUpa ko batalAnevAlA hai, aura samasta padArthoM ke kSaNikatva Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ko samajhAnevAlA hai vahI dharma vAstavika dharma hai evaM vahI sevana karane yogya hai usase bhinna koI bhI dharma sevane yogya nhiiN| he rAjakumAra ! vijJAna, vedanA, saMskAra, rUpa, nAma--ye pA~ca prakAra kI saMjJAe~ hI tInoM loka meM du:kha svarUpa haiM pA~ca prakAra ke vijJAna Adika mArga samudAya aura mokSa ye tattva haiM aSTAMga mokSa kI prApti ke lie inhIM tattvoM ko samajhanA caahie| yaha samasta loka kSaNabhaMgura nAzavAna hai koI padArtha sthira nhiiN| citta meM jo padArtha sadA kAla rahanevAlA nitya mAlUma par3atA hai vaha svapna ke samAna bhrama svarUpa hai| tathA jo jJAna samasta prakAra kI kalpanAoM se rahita nirdhAnta arthAt bhrama bhinna aura nirvikalpa ho, vahI pramANa hai kintu savikalpaka jJAna pramANa nahIM hai vaha mRgatRSNA ke samAna bhramajanaka hI hai| jina tattvoM kA varNana bauddha dharma meM kiyA hai ve hI vAstavika tattva haiN| isalie yadi tuma apane pitA ke rAjya kI prApti ke lie utsuka ho magadha deza ke rAjA bananA cAhate ho to Apa samasta iSTa padArthoM kA siddha karanevAlA bauddha dharma zIghra hI grahaNa kreN| yadi Apako rAjA banane kI icchA hai to Apa bauddha dharma ko hI apanA mitra banAyeM kyoMki isa dharma se bar3hakara duniyA meM dUsarA koI bhI mitra nahIM hai| bauddhAcArya ke ina vacanoM ne kumAra zreNika ke pavitra hRdaya para pUrA prabhAva jamA diyA, kumAra zreNika ne bauddhAcArya ke kathanAnusAra bauddha dharma dhAraNa kiyA evaM usa bauddhAcArya ke caraNoM ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara bauddha dharma ke pakke anuyAyI bana gye| atizaya nirmala citta ke dhAraka kumAra zreNika ne usI bauddhAzrama meM indradatta seThI ke sAtha-sAtha snAna, anna, pAnAdi se mArga kI thakAvaTa dUra kii| tathA rAjya kI ora se jo unakA apamAna huA thA aura usa apamAna se jo unake citta para AghAta huA thA usa AghAta ko bhI ve bhUlane lage aura usa bauddhAcArya ke sAtha kucha dina paryanta vahIM para rahe // 140-154 / / zrutavRttAMtakenaiva zrIMdradattena zreSThinA / jJAtvAyaM puNyavAnnityaM cele tena virAjitaH / / 155 / / pazyaMtau vanavIthIM tau kadAcigirikaMdaraM / kadAcitkekinAM nRtyaM celatuH paramotsavau / / 156 / / mArgAtikramaNAttaudvau zramAkrAMtau babhUvatuH / zramAkrAMtastadA prAha zreNiko varayA girA / / 157 / / anantara isake aba yahA~ para adhika rahanA ThIka nahIM yaha vicAra kara, atizaya harSita citta, bauddha dharma ke sacce anuyAyI kumAra zreNika usa sthAna se cale / yaha samAcAra seThI indradatta ne bhI sunA seThI indradatta bhI yaha jAnakara ki kumAra zreNika atyaMta puNyAtmA hai kumAra ke pIchepIche cala diye| isa prakAra vana-mArgoM ko dekhate hue, aneka prakAra kI parvata-guphAoM ko nihArate hue, matta mayUroM ke nRtya ko AnandapUrvaka dekhate hue, ve donoM mahodaya jaba kucha dUra taka gaye taba kumAra zreNika ne ati madhura vANI se seThI indradatta se kahA // 155-157 / / Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 53 he mAtula ! zramAkrAMtA vAvAM jAtau ca satpathi / jihvArathaM ca taddhAnya yAva Aruhya satvaraM // 158 / / sa zrutvA vismayIbhUttvAcitayacceti mAnase / na dRSTo na zruto loke rasajJAratha unnataH / / 156 / / ArohaNaM kathaM tatra grathilo'yaM naraH sphuTaM / vitakyeti nije citte tUSNItvena sthitovaNik // 160 / / he zreSThin (mAtula) calate-calate isa mArga meM maiM aura Apa thaka gaye haiM isalie caliye jihvArUpI ratha para car3hakara cleN| kumAra kI isa Akasmika bAta ko sunakara acambhe meM par3akara seThI indradatta ne vicArA ki saMsAra meM koI jihvAratha hai yaha bAta na to hamane Aja taka sunI aura na sAkSAt jihvArUpI ratha hI dekhA / mAlUma hotA hai yaha kumAra koI pAgala manuSya hai aisA thor3I dera taka vicAra kara seThI indradatta cupa ho gaye unhoMne kumAra zreNika se bAtacIta karanA bhI banda kara diyA evaM donoM cupacApa hI Age ko calane lge||158-160|| gacchaMtAvagrato mArga zubhaciMtanatatparau / davazaturnadI ramyAM jalAkIrNAM ca tRptidAM // 161 // upAnahI pade kRtvA nadyAM sa zreNiko'vizat / aMhitaste vaNig nadyAM niSkAsya vizatisma ca // 162 / / pAdatrANasamAyuktaM jale dRSTvA sa mAgadhaM / grathilaM taM nije citte nizcinotismabhUmispRk / / 163 / / anye'ho puruSA nIre samuttAryAhirakSaNam / pravizaMti mahAmUryo'yaM sopAnat kathaMvizet // 164 / / thor3I dUra Age jAkara, apane nirmala jala se pathikoM ke mana tRpta karanevAlI atyaMta nirmala jala se bharI huI eka uttama nadI una donoM ne dekhI, nadI ko dekhate hI kumAra zreNika ne to apane jUte pahanakara nadI meM praveza kiyaa| aura seThI indradatta ne pairoM se donoM jUtoM ko pahale utArakara hAtha meM le liyA bAda meM nadI meM ghuse| magadha deza ke kumAra zreNika ko jUte pahanakara jaba unhoMne nadI meM praveza karate hue dekhA to seThI indradatta aura bhI acambhA karane lage aura unako isa bAta kA pakkA nizcaya ho gayA ki kumAra zreNika jarUra koI pAgala puruSa hai| tathA kumAra zreNika ke kAma se unhoMne apane mana meM yaha vicAra kiyA ki anya buddhimAna puruSa to yaha kAma karate haiM ki jala meM jUtA utArakara ghusate haiM kintu kumAra zreNika ne jUtA pahane hI nadI meM praveza kiyA mAlUma hotA hai ki yaha sAdhAraNa mUrkha nahIM bar3A bhArI mUrkha hai // 161-164 / / Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam mArge'nyadA ca gacchaMtau zramahAnyasthitau varau / vRkSAdhaH zreNikastAvat pANaM chatramakalpayat // 16 // mastakopari tacchatraM kRtvA tasthau mahAmanAH / saMvIkSya ciMtayAmAsoruvyAzcati svamAnase // 166 / / dadhate tApazAMtyarthaM chatramanye vicakSaNAH / AtapatraM vitApe'yaM dhatta kiM nahi mUrkhatA // 167 / / isa prakAra vicAra karate-karate seThI indradatta phira kumAra zreNika ke pIche-pIche cle| kucha dUra calakara unhoMne atyaMta zItala chAyAyukta eka vRkSa dekhA mArga meM dhUpa Adi se atizaya zrAnta kumAra zreNika aura seThI indradatta donoM hI usa vRkSa ke pAsa phuNce| kumAra zreNika to usa vRkSa kI chAyA meM apane sira para chatrI tAnakara baiThe aura seThI indradatta chatrI baMda kr| kumAra gaharA vicAra karane lage ki saMsAra meM aura aura manuSya to chatrI ko dhUpa se bacane ke lie sira para lagAte haiM kintu yaha kumAra atyaMta zItala vRkSa kI chAyA meM bhI chatrI lagAye baiThA hai yaha to bar3A mUrkha mAlUma par3atA hai // 165-167 // anyadA nagaraM ramyaM nAnAjanasamAzritam / daMtighoTakapazvADhyaM dRSTvA papraccha mAgadhaH // 168 / / bho mAmA'yaM zubhogrAmo vasate codvaso'thavA / svakauzalyaM prakAzyetthaM nirjagmatustato'grataH / / 166 / / ekaM naraM zubhAkAraM tADayaMtaM svayoSitaM / vilokya prAha bho zreSThin zreNiko jJAnakovida // 170 // tADyate'nena baddhAvA muktAvA kathyatAM drutam / grathilatve'sya ca zreSThI zru tveti nizcikAya tat // 17 // isa prakAra vicAra karate-karate phira bhI seThI indradatta kumAra ke sAtha Age-Age cle| Age calakara unhoMne aneka prakAra ke uttamAdhama manuSyoM se vyApta, aneka prakAra ke hAthI, ghor3e Adi pazuoM se bharA huA atizaya manohara, eka nagara dekhaa| nagara ko dekhakara kumAra zreNika ne seThI indradatta se pUchA ki he mAmA kRpA kara kaheM ki yaha uttama nagara basA huA hai ki ujar3A huA? kumAra ke ina vacanoM ko sunakara seThI indradatta ne uttara nahIM diyA kintu atizaya catura kumAra zreNika aura indradatta phira bhI Age ko cala diye Age kahIM kucha hI dUra jAkara unhoMne eka atyaMta sundara puravAsI manuSya ko apanI strI ko mArate hue dekhA, dekhakara phira kumAra zreNika ne seThI indradatta se prazna kiyA ki he zreSThin batAiye ki jisa strI ko yaha sundara manuSya mAra rahA Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 zreNika purANam hai vaha strI ba~dhI huI hai athavA khulI huI kumAra ke isa prakAra ke vacana sunakara indradatta ne vicArA ki yaha kumAra avazya pAgala hai isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM // 168-171 // anyadA mRtamAvIkSya nIyamAnaM janairnaram / dahanArthaM sa papraccha vaNija vinayAnvitaH // 172 // paMcatvaM prAptavAnadya pUrvaM vA vada mAM prati / dvAparo varttate citte mAmakIne ca mAtula // 173 / / isa prakAra apane mana meM kumAra ke pAgalapane kA dRr3ha vizvAsa kara phira bhI donoM Age ko bar3he Age calate-calate unhoMne jisako manuSya jalAne ke lie le jA rahe the eka mare hue manuSya ko dekhaa| mRta manuSya ko dekhakara phira bhI kumAra zreNika ko zaMkA huI aura zIghra hI unhoMne seTha indradatta se dhara pUchA ki he mAma ! mujhe zIghra batAveM ki yaha murdA aura marA hai ki pahale kA marA huA hai||172-173|| supakvaM phalitaM ramyaM gaMdhAkRSTamadhruvataM / jalA phalanamrAMgaM zAlivapraM vilokya saH // 174 / / uktavAniti he zreSThin svAminA phalamasya vai / kSetrasya bhokSyate'bhoji brUhi mAM me manogataM / / 17 / / Age bar3hakara kumAra zreNika ne bhalI prakAra pake hue phaloM se ramya, phaloM kI uttama sugandhi se jisake Upara bhauMrA guMjAra kara rahe haiN| jo jala se bhIge hue phaloM se nIce ko nama rahA hai eka uttama zAlikSetra dekhakara kumAra ne phira seThI indradatta se prazna kiyA ki he mAma ! zIghra batAie isa kSetra kA mAlika isa kSetra ke phaloM ko khAvegA ki khA cukA hai||174-175|| bAhyamAnaM narairvaprehalaM prekSya narAdhipaH / katiDAlAni varttate hale mAM vada satvaraM // 176 / / Age calakara kisI eka navIna kSetra meM hala calAtA huA eka kisAna milA usako dekhakara phira kumAra zreNika ne prazna kiyA ki he zreSThin ! jaldI batAiye isa hala para hala ke svAmI kitane haiM // 17 // badarIvRkSamAvIkSya pRSTavAniti puMgavaH / varttate kaMTakA vRkSe kiyaMto mAtula / / 177 // tathA Age bar3hakara eka badarI vRkSa, dRSTigocara huA use dekhakara phira bhI kumAra ne seThI indradatta se pUchA ki he mAtula ! kRpA kara mujhe batAiye ki isa beriyA ke per3a meM kitane kAMTe haiM // 17 // Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryaNa viracitam jihvArathaH pAdasurakSaNaM ca chatraM tathA grAmavinizcayazca / nArIzavaMzAlivanaM ca DAlaM kAMTakyavArteti ca kalpate sma // 178 // iti sukRtavipAkAdbuddhisAraM vaco vai vadati vizadacetAH zreNika: zreSThinaM taM / vacananihita vAcyA garbhasArAnabhijJaM praNayajanakavAkyaM prINitaM zrotrapadmam // 176 / / nAnAzAstrakathA pravINa hRdayazcaMdrAMgasaMgidyutiH sazrI mAgadhasaMbhavo varakarAkorNaH pramAligitaH / tenAmA puramunnataM vara saro veNAdi padma zubham prApat puNyavazodayAdvazivazaM kurvanmahAmeduraH // 180 // kva pattanaM rAjagRhaM kva mAgadhaH, naMdivAsaH kva ca bauddhasevanam / kva caMdradattena sahAMgamitratA, na lakSya mevAtra hi karmapAcanam // 18 // dharmato hyazubhakarmanAzanaM dharmato hizubhakarmasaMgamaH / dharmataH priyasamAgamo mato dharmameva kurutAM bhavAn janaH // 182 // kva isa prakAra kumAra zreNika tathA seThI indradatta donoM janoM kI jihvA ratha, jUtA, chatrI, grAma kA nizcaya, strI, murdA, zAlikSetra, hala, kA~Te ke viSaya meM bAtacIta huii| puNya ke phala se atyaMta vizada buddhi ke dhAraka kumAra zreNika ne apane snehayukta vacanoM se zabdoM ke artha ko bhalIbhAMti nahIM samajhanevAle bhI seThI indradatta ke kAnoM ko tRpta kara diyaa| aura uttama buddhi ko prakaTa karane vAle vacana khe| tathA nAnA prakAra kI zAstrakathAoM meM pravINa, caMdramA ke samAna zobhA ko dhAraNa karanevAlA, tejasvI, lakSmIvAna, apane puNya se jitendriya puruSoM ko bhI apane adhIna karanevAlA, pRthvI para sundara, kumAra zreNika ne seThI indradatta ke sAtha uttamottama tAlAboM se zobhita veNa padmanagara meM praveza kiyaa| dekho, karma kA phala kahA~ to magadhadeza ? kahA~ rAjagRha nagara? aura naMdigrAma kahA~ ? tathA kahA~ bauddhamata kA sevana ? aura kahA~ seThI indradatta ke sAtha Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mitratA? saMsAra meM karmoM kA phala vicitra aura alakSya hai, kintu yaha niyama hai ki jIvoM ke samasta azubha kAryoM kA nAza dharma se hI hotA hai, dharma se hI zubha karmoM kI prApti hotI hai| saMsAra meM dharma se priya vastuoM kA samAgama hotA hai isalie jina manuSyoM kI uparyukta vastuoM ke pAne kI abhilASA hai unheM cAhie ki ve sadA apanI buddhi ko dharma meM hI lagAveM // 178-182 // iti zreNika bhavAnubaddhabhaviSyatpadmanAbha purANe (bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacaMdrAcArya viracite) zreNikarAjagRhAnnirgamanaM nAma tRtIyaH sargaH / / 3 / / isa prakAra bhaviSyatakAla meM honevAle zrI padamanAbha tIrthaMkara ke jIva zrI mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhadrAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita kumAra zreNika kA rAjagRha se niSkAsana kahanevAlA tIsarA sarga samApta huaa| Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturthaH sargaH iMdradattastato veNA tar3AgaM prApya pattanam / jaharSa saudhamAlADhyaM kAminImukhacaMdritam / / 1 // yatkAminImukhaM vIkSya saMbhinnakSaNadAtamaH / hriyA bhramati caMdro'yaM tadAprabhRti khe nizi // 2 // yatrAtyAzca janAH sarve puNyakarmaratA bhRzam / / dAnino bhogino dhIrA jina pUjAparAyaNAH // 3 // tato dRSTvA babhANaiSa puraM bho rAja saMbhava / kiM kariSyasi mAM brUhi kutra syAsyati nizcitaM // 4 // anaMtara jisa samaya seThI indradatta veNapadmanagara ke tAlAba ke pAsa pahuMce to vahIM se unhoMne veNapadamanagara ko dekhaa| tathA jisa veNapadmanagara kI striyoM ke mukha candramA manohara, kAmI janoM ke mana tRpta karanevAle the, unako manoharatA ke sAmane candramA apane ko kucha bhI manohara nahIM mAnatA thA aura lajjita ho rAta-dina jahA~-tahA~ ghUmatA phiratA thaa| tathA jisa nagara ke nivAsI manuSya sadA puNya karma meM tatpara, dAnI, bhogI, dhIra-vIra, aura zrI jinendra bhagavAna kI AjJA ke bhalIbhA~ti pAlana karanevAle the, aise usa sarvottama nagara kI zobhA dekhakara ve ati prasanna hue| kumAra zreNika se kahane lage he kumAra ! isa nagara meM Apa kyA kareMge? kahA~ para nivAsa kareMge? mujhe kaheM // 14 // sthAsyAmi vaNijAM nAtha tar3Age padmarAjite / tvaM yAhi pattane gehe svakIye raMgarAjite // 5 // madAjJayA vinA rAjanna gaMtavyaM tvayA kvacit / iti taM tatra saMsthApya vizeSa nagaraM nijaM // 6 // indradatta kI yaha bAta sunakara kumAra zreNika ne uttara diyA ki he vaNika svAmI indradatta ! maiM bhAMti-bhAMti ke kamaloM se zobhita isI tAlAba ke kinAre rahU~gA Apa apane manoharapura meM jAkara nivAsa kreN||5|| kumAra ke mukha se aise uttama vacana sunakara seThI indradatta ne phira kahA ki he rAjakumAra! yadi Apa yahA~ rahanA cAhate haiM to merA eka nivedana hai, vaha yahI hai ki jaba taka merI AjJA na hove Apa isa tAlAba ko chor3akara kahIM na jAyeM // 5-6 / / kramAnnijagRhaM prApadiMdradatto vaNigdharaH / praphullasarvanetrAMgo vikasanmukhapaMkajaH // 7 // Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam kAMtA putrAMgajAbhiH sa lokyamAno muhurmuhuH / sArthakaM saphalaM janma mene pUrvavRSodayAt // 8 // indradatta ke usa prakAra ke vacanoM ko sunakara kumAra zreNika to tAlAba ke kinAre para baiTha gaye aura seThI indradatta ne apane nagara kI ora gamana kiyaa| jyoMhI indradatta apane ghara meM pahuMce aura jisa samaya ve apane kuTumbiyoM se mile to unako ati Ananda huA, mAre Ananda ke unake donoM netra phUla gaye, aMga romAMcita ho gayA aura mukha bhI kAMtimAna ho gyaa| tathA jisa samaya strI, putra aura putriyoM ne unakA sammAna kiyA aura prema kI dRSTi se dekhA to unhoMne pUrvopArjita dharma ke prabhAva se apanA janma sArthaka jAnA aura apane ko kRtakRtya samajhA // 7-8 // tasyAsti tanujA ramyA pInonnatapayodharA / zazAMkavadanA sArA naMdazrIH kokilasvanA // 6 // kaMThena kokiladhvAnaM vaktreNa caMdradIdhiti / netraNa padmapatraM ca kareNa padmapallavam / / 10 // punarbhAvana tArAbhAM kacena nIlasanmaNim / gatyA marAlasaMraMbhAstanena hemakuMbhakaM // 11 // nitaMbana zilAM sArAM rUpeNa ratikAminIM / krIDayA vara padmA ca yA jigAya tanuzriyA // 12 / / sA prekSya janakaM kAMtaM praNamya vinayAMkitA / kuzalapraznapUrvaM cAvAdIdgaMbhIra sagirA // 13 // pitaH kena janenAmA''TitastvaM kimuccakaikakaH / sahagAmI na vIkSyeta yataH kazcinnarottamaH // 14 // avagamya vacaH putryAH prahasadvadanAbjakaH / babhASa tanuje caika: sahagAmI samastivai // 15 // rUpI yuvA guNAkrAMtaH kAMtimaMDitavigrahaH / buddhayA jIva samAnatvaM yastatAna mahAmanAH // 16 // mAgadhAdhipaputro'sau putrisAkaM samATitaH / tavayogyavaraH kiMtu grathilo mUrkhatAMkitaH // 17 // Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam mahodaya seThI indradatta ke pIna evaM unnata stanoM se zobhita, candramukhI kokilA ke samAna madhura bolanevAlI pikavainI nandazrI nAma kI kanyA thii| usa kanyA ne apane manohara kaNTha se kokilA ko jIta liyA thaa| vaha mukha se candramA ko, netroM se kamala-patra ko aura hAtha se kamala pallava ko jItanevAlI thii| usake kezoM ke sAmane manohara nIlamaNi bhI tuccha mAlUma par3atI thI gati se vaha haMsinI kI cAla nIcI karanevAlI thI evaM stanoM se usane suvarNa kalazoM ko nitamboM se uttamozilA ko, rUpa se kAmadeva kI strI rati ko tiraskRta kara diyA thaa| jisa samaya isa kanyA ne apane pitA indradatta ko dekhA to zIghra hI usane praNAmapUrvaka kuzalakSema puuchii| tathA kuzalakSema pUchane ke bAda apanI manohara vANI se yaha kahA ki he pUjya pitA! Apake sAtha koI bhI uttama baddhimAna manuSya AyA haA nahIM diikhtaa| paradeza se Apa kisI manuSya ke sAtha-sAtha Aye haiM athavA akele ? putrI ke aise vacana sunakara una vacanoM ke tAtparya ko bhI bhalIbhA~ti samajhakara seThI indradatta ne harSapUrvaka uttara diyA ki he putrI ! mere sAtha eka manuSya avazya AyA hai aura vaha atyanta rUpavAna, yuvA, guNI, manohara, tejasvI aura buddhimAna hai| tathA vaha bhanuSya apane ko magadha deza ke svAmI mahArAja upazreNika kA putra kumAra zreNika batalAtA hai / yadyapi vaha tere lie sarvathA vara ke yogya hai tathApi usameM eka mahAbhArI doSa hai ki vaha vicAra rahita vacana bolane ke kAraNa mUrkha mAlUma par3atA hai // 6-17 // ityAkAha kamrAMgI daMtadIppitidIpitA / kaThinastananamrAMgA janakasya vacaH sa kA / / 18 / / tAtAdyehitamasya tvaM vadatvatsArddhagAminaH / kva sthitasya ca yaH kiM sa yAtaH kasmAt savistaraM / / 16 // rarANaceMdradattAkhyastanuje tasya vRttakam / viddhi sarvaM mayAdyatvamAnaMdignAmRtaH sphuTaM // 20 // madhye sabhAM samAyAto naMdigrAmasya mAM jagau / mAtuleti vacazcoktvA ko haMsaH kaH kathaM mayi / / 21 / / mAmabhUyaM ca varteta rasajJAratharohaNam / kathaM bhavati bho putryA''janmAdRSTaM mRSodbhavaM / / 22 // pAdatrANaM jale chatraM mahIruhamahItale / punarunnata zAlADhyaM dRSTvA papracchamugdhahRt // 23 // vasate codvasaMvAho nagaraM narasaMzritaM / zreyaskArI kathaM praznazcittAlAdakaraH sute / / 24 / / tADyamAnAM vadhUM vIkSya baddhA mukteti saMjagau / mRtakaM vIkSya cAdyaiva prANatyaktaM purAthavA // 25 // Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bhokSyate ca purAbhuktaM zAlivapraM ca pRSTavAn / halazAkhA ca kaulakya kaMTakA iti mA vadat // 26 // anIdRzA zubhapraznavazAtsaMkSito mayA / grathilo'yaM na saMdehastadA putrI vaco jagau / / 27 / / dhyAnapUrvaka pitA ke isa prakAra ke vacana sunakara manoharAMgI dA~toM kI dIpti se sarvatra prakAza karanevAlI, kaThina stanI natAMgI kumArI nandazrI ne kahA ki he pitA ! kRpAkara Apa mujhase kaheM jo manuSya Apake sAtha AyA hai usakI Apane kyA ceSTA dekhI hai ? usakI umra kyA hai ? aura kisalie vaha yahA~ para AyA hai ? putrI ke isa prakAra vacana sunakara seThI indradatta ne kahA ki he putrI ! yadi terI lAlasA usake viSaya meM kucha jAnane kI hai to maiM usa manuSya ke saba vRttAMta ko kahatA hU~, tU dhyAnapUrvaka suna, maiM lauTakara ghara A rahA thA bIca mArga meM nandigrAma ke samIpa merI usase bheMTa huI usI samaya se usane mujhe mAmA banA liyA aura mArga meM bhI mAmA kahakara hI mujhe pukArA so yaha batA ki kauna ? aura kahA~ kA rahanevAlA to vaha aura maiM kahA~ kA rahanevAlA? phira usane mujhe mAmA kahakara kyoM pukArA? dUsare kucha calakara phira usane kahA ki hama donoM thaka gaye haiM isalie calo aba jihvArUpI ratha para savAra hokara gamana kareM he putrI yaha bAta bilakula usane mithyA kahI thI kyoMki jihvAratha saMsAra meM koI hai yaha bAta Aja taka na sunI na dekhii| punaH kucha calakara eka nadI par3I usameM isane jUte pahanakara praveza kiyaa| tathA atyaMta zItala vRkSa kI chAyA ke nIce yaha chatrI tAnakara baitthaa| tathA Age calakara eka aneka prakAra ke manohara gharoM se zobhita, manuSya evaM hAthI, ghor3A Adi pazuoM se vyApta, eka nagara par3A usa nagara ko dekhakara isane mujhase pUchA ki he mAtula ! yaha nagara ujar3A huA hai ki basA huA? he putrI ! yaha prazna bhI usakA mana ko AnaMda denevAlA nahIM ho sktaa| Age calakara mArga meM koI eka manuSya kisI strI ko mAra rahA thA usa strI ko dekhakara phira usane mujhase pUchA ki he mAmA ! yaha strI ba~dhI huI hai ki khulI huI ? usI prakAra Age calakara eka marA huA manuSya milA use dekhakara phira usane pUchA ki yaha Aja marA hai athavA pahale kA hI marA huA hai? Age calakara atizaya pake hue uttama dhAnyoM se vyApta eka kSetra par3A use dekhakara usane yaha kahA ki he mAmA ! isa kheta kA mAlika usake phaloM ko khAvegA yA khA cukA ? isI prakAra hala calAte hue kisI eka kisAna ko dekhakara usane pUchA ki isa hala para hala ke calAnevAle kitane manuSya haiM ? tathA Age calakara eka berI kA vRkSa par3A usako dekhakara usane yaha kahA ki he mAtula ! isameM kitane kA~Te haiM ityAdi usake dvArA kiye hue ayogya, pUrvApara vicAra rahita praznoM se mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki vaha kumAra avazya pAgala hai||18-27|| dakSaH sa nipuNo jJeyo vijJAtA grathilo nahi / yaduktaM mAma ityevaM tvAM ca tadramya miSyate // 28 // Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam bhAgineyo mahAmAnyo bhavelloke punaH shRnnu| jihvArathaH prakathyeta kathAkutUhalAdikam / / 26 / / adhvazramApanodArtha kathA kathyeta sajjanaH / zramahAnestadA tena prokto jihvArathaH zubhaH // 30 / / upAnahI dhRte pAde jale taddakSatAkRtAM / kaMTakopalasarpAdi na dRzyeta jaleyataH // 31 / / zAkhimUle tathA tenAtapatraM dhRtamunnatam / kAkAdigUtharakSArthaM tadakSatvaM na saMzayaH / / 32 // yaduktaM nagaraM ramyaM vasate codvasaM tthaa| sAdhArmikajanaizcaitya caityAlayayatIzvaraH // 33 // pUrNa svajanasaMpUrNa tatsaMvAsimataM punaH / anyadudvasamAviddhi vikalpastasya mAnasaH // 34 // nArIprazna vicAro'yaM kathyate tanmanogataH / vivAhitA pratADyeta baddhA sA procyate janaiH // 35 // muktAnyathA matAnyacca mataprazna vicAraNam / paMcatvaM prAptavAnyastu naro loke vicakSaNaH / / 36 // dharmI dayAguNopeto jJAnavAn vinayAnvitaH / yacchan pAtrAya saMdAnaM kurvankIttimayaM jagat // 37 // tadAnIM sa mRto jJeyaH yastu dAnAdivarjitaH / kadaryaH pApakarmADhyo mRtaH pUrvaM sa bhUtale // 38 // bhuktaM ca bhokSyate vapra dhAnyaMtasya vitarkaNA / RNaM pUrva vidhAyoccairyatkSetraM kriyate janaH / / 36 // tadbhuktaM procyate sadbhiranyathA bhokSyate punaH / bho iMdradatta varteteve DAle lAMgalasya ca // 40 / / kakaMdhukaMTakau dvau ca varteta Rjubkrgii| bho tAMta tava vAkyAnImAni vai na bhavaMtyaho // 41 // Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam sa eSa nipuNo jJeyo vidvajjanamanoharaH / nAnAkriyA kalApUrNo nAnAzAstraparAyaNaH // 42 // kariSyAmyatha bho tAta parIkSAM tcchriirjaaN| kvAste vada vicArajJaH so'sAdhAraNasadguNaH // 43 // Aste bahistaDAgasya taTe rUpI yuvA sa hi / provAceti vacaH zreSThI taccittAkarSaNakSamam // 44 // pitA ke mukha se kumAra zreNika dvArA kI huI ceSTAoM ko sunakara buddhimatI naMdazrI ne javAba diyA ki he pitA! usa kumAra ko jo uparyukta ceSTAoM se Apane pAgala samajha rakhA hai so vaha kumAra pAgala nahIM hai, kiMtu vaha atyaMta catura evaM aneka kalAoM meM nipuNa hai aisA niHsaMzaya samajhie kyoMki jo usa kumAra ne Apako mAmA kahakara pukArA thA usakA matalaba yaha thA ki saMsAra meM bhAnajA atyaMta mAnanIya evaM priya hotA hai isalie mAmA kahane se to usa kumAra ne Apake prema kI AkAMkSA kI thii| jihvAratha kA artha kathA kautUhala hai| kumAra ne jo jihvAratha kahA thA vaha bhI usakA kahanA bahuta hI uttama thA kyoMki jisa samaya sajjana puruSa mArga meM thaka jAte haiM usa samaya ve usa thakAvaTa ko aneka prakAra ke kathA-kautUhaloM se dUra karate haiN| kumAra kA lakSya bhI usa samaya thakAvaTa ke dUra karane ke lie hI thaa| tathA jo kumAra nadI ke jala meM jUte pahanakara ghusA thA vaha kAma bhI usakA eka bar3I bhArI buddhimAnI kAthA kyoMki jala ke bhItara bahuta se kaMTaka evaM pattharoM ke Tukar3e par3e rahate haiM, sarpa Adika bhI rahate haiN| yadi jala meM jUtA pahanakara praveza na kiyA jAe to kaMTaka evaM pattharoM ke Tukar3oM ke laga jAne kA bhaya rahatA hai| sarpa Adi jIvoM ke kATane kA bhI bhaya rahatA hai / isalie kumAra kA jala meM jUtA pahanakara ghusanA sarvathA yogya hI thaa| tathA he pitA! kumAra vRkSa kI chAyA meM jo chatrI lagAkara baiThA thA usakA vaha kArya bhI eka bar3I bhArIbuddhimAnI ko prakaTa karanevAlA thA kyoMki vRkSa kI chAyA meM jo chatrI lagAkara na baiThe jAne para pakSI Adi jIvoM kI bITa girane kI sambhAvanA rahatI hai isalie vRkSa kI chAyA meM chatrI lagAkara baiThanA bhI kumAra kA sarvathA yogya thaa| tathA ati manohara nagara ko dekhakara kumAra ne jo Apase yaha prazna kiyA thA ki he mAtula ! yaha nagara ujar3A huA hai ki basA huA ? usakA Azaya bhI bahuta dUra taka thA kyoMki bhalI prakAra basA huA nagara vahI kahA jAtA hai, jo nagara uttama dharmAtmA manuSyoM se jina pratibimba, jina caityAlaya evaM uttama yatIzvaroM se acchI taraha paripUrNa ho| kintu usase bhinna nagara ujar3A huA kahA jAtA hai| isalie yaha nagara basA huA hai athavA ujar3A huA? yaha prazna bhI kumAra kA vicAra paripUrNa thaa| tathA he pitA ! strI ko mArate hue kisI puruSa ko dekhakara jo kumAra ne yaha strI ba~dhI huI hai athavA khulI huI hai ? Apase yaha prazna kiyA thA vaha prazna bhI usakA atyuttama prazna thA kyoMki ba~dhI huI strI vivAhitA kahI jAtI hai aura chUTI huI kA nAma avivAhitA hai| kumAra kA prazna bhI isI Azaya ko lekara thA ki yaha strI isa puruSa kI vivAhitA hai athavA avivAhitA hai ? Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ataH kumAra kA yaha prazna bhI usakI caturatA ko jAhira karatA hai| tathA mare manuSya ko dekhakara jo kumAra ne yaha prazna kiyA thA ki "yaha marA huA manuSya Aja kA marA huA athavA pahale kA marA huA hai?" yaha prazna bhI usakA bar3I caturatA paripUrNa thaa| kyoMki he pUjya pitA! jo manuSya dharmAtmA, dayAvAna, jJAnavAna, vinaya se pAtroM ko dAna denevAlA evaM samasta jagata meM yazasvI hotA hai aura vaha mara jAtA hai usako to hAla kA marA huA kahate haiN| aura isase bhinna jo manuSya dAnarahita kAmI-pApI hotA hai usako saMsAra meM pahale se hI marA huA kahate haiN| kumAra kA yaha jo prazna thA ki "yaha marA huA manuSya hAla kA marA huA hai athavA pahale kA?" yaha prazna kumAra ko atyaMta buddhimAna evaM catura batalAtA hai tathA he pitA! kumAra ne dhAnya paripUrNa kheta ko dekhakara Apase jo yaha pUchA thA ki isa kSetra ke svAmI ne isa kSetra ke dhAnya kA upabhoga kara liyA hai athavA karegA? vaha prazna bhI kumAra kA bar3I buddhimAnI kA thA kyoMki karja lekara jo kheta boyA jAtA hai| usake dhAnya kA to pahale hI upabhoga kara liyA jAtA hai| isalie vaha bhukta kahA jAtA hai| aura jo kheta binA karja ke boyA jAtA hai usa kheta ke dhAnya ko usa kheta kA svAmI bhogegA aisA kahA jAtA hai| kumAra ke prazna kA bhI yahI Azaya thA ki yaha kheta karja lekara boyA gayA hai athavA binA karja ke ? isalie isa prazna se bhI kumAra kI buddhimAnI vacanAgocara jAna par3atI hai| tathA he tAta! kumAra zreNika ne jo yaha prazna kiyA thA ki he mAtula! isa berI ke vRkSa ke Upara kitane kA~Te haiM? so usakA Azaya yaha hai ki kA~Te do prakAra ke hote haiM eka sIdhe dUsare tteddh'e| usI prakAra durjanoM ke bhI vacana hote haiM isalie yaha prazna bhI kumAra zreNika kA sarvathA sArthaka hI thA isalie ukta praznoM se kumAra zreNika atyaMta nipuNa, vidvAnoM ke manoM ko haraNa karanevAlA, samasta kalAoM meM pravINa aura aneka prakAra ke zAstroM meM catura haiM, aisA samajhanA caahie| he tAta! Apa dhairya rakheM kumAra zreNika kI buddhi kI parIkSA meM aura bhI kara letI hU~ kintu kRpAkara Apa mujhe yaha batAveM aneka prakAra ke uttamottama vicAroM se paripUrNa, sarvottama guNoM ke mandira, vaha kumAra ThaharA kahA~ hai? // 28-44 // matvA sthiti kumArasya nipuNAdimatI skhiiN| parAbhiprAyasaMvetrI sAjagau nipuNAM prati // 45 / / vayasye yAhi yatrAste hedIrghanakhitatra saH / AkAraNArthamAnaMdAnmA vilaMbaya matsakhi // 46 // labdhAnujJA vayasyA kRtanepathyamaMDanA / svadIrghanakhare tailaM cAlAdAyasuMdarI // 47 / / sA'gamadyatra sa dhImAnAste tatra manoharaH / apUrva taM naraM dRSTvA prAkhyanmadhurayA girA // 48 / / Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bho kumAra ! mahArUpinnidradattena tvaM samam / AyAto'si zubha: pUrNaH caMdravaktro vicakSaNaH / / 46 / / abalezazivaktre'haM tena sAkaM samAgataH / asmi kAryaM ca yatte'sti brUhi nAtravicAraNA // 50 // nandazrI ke isa prakAra saMtoSa bhare vacana sunakara indradatta ne uttara diyA-he sute ! jisa kumAra ke viSaya meM tUne mujhe pUchA hai atizaya rUpavAna evaM yuvA vaha kumAra isa nagara ke tAlAba ke kinAre para ThaharA huA hai| pitA ke mukha se aise vacana sunate hI kumAra ko tAlAba ke kinAre ThaharA huA jAnakara nandazrI zIghra hI bhagatI-bhagatI jo para manuSya ke mana ke abhiprAyoM ke jAnane meM atizaya pravINa thI apanI pyArI sakhI nipuNamatI ke pAsa gii| aura nipuNamatI ke pAsa pahu~ca kara yaha kahA ki he lambe-lambe nakhoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlI priya sakhI nipuNamatI! jahA~ para atyaMta rUpavAna kumAra zreNika baiThe haiM vahA~ para tU zIghra jaa| aura unako AnaMdapUrvaka yahA~ livA le aa| priyatamA sakhI ! isa bAta meM jarA vilamba na ho| kupArI nandazrI kI yaha bAta sunakara prathama to nipuNamatI sakhI ne khUba apanA zRMgAra kiyaa| pazcAt vaha nakha meM tela bharakara kumArI kI AjJAnusAra jisa sthAna para kumAra zreNika virAjamAna the vahA~ para gaI / vahA~ kumAra ko baiThe hue dekhakara evaM unake zarIra kI apUrva zobhA ko nihArakara usane ati madhura vANI meM kumAra se kahA-he kumAra ! Apa prasanna to haiM? kyA pUrNa candramA ke samAna mukha ko dhAraNa karanevAle Apa hI seThI indradatta ke sAtha Aye haiM ? // 45-50 // sA jagAda narAdhIza tasyAstizubhaputrikA / naMdazrIH kAmakAMteva rUpapAnIyanimnagA // 51 // nipuNamatI ke isa prakAra cittAkarSaka vacana suna kumAra cupa na raha ske| unhoMne zIghra hI uttara diyA ki he candravadanI ! abale ! maiM hI seThI indradatta ke sAtha AyA hU~ jo kucha kAma hove beroka-Toka Apa kaheM aura kisI bAta kA vicAra na kreN||51|| yatpayodharabhAreNa kRzatvamagamatkaTi: / tadrakSAya nitaMbo'bhUtsthUlaH sthagitasatkaTi: // 52 // nirmAya vividhAM nArI vedhAvividhakauzalaiH / nApazyattatsamAnAM cAnyAM rUpAdisusaMpadA / / 53 / / mukhAdyaMzavitAna- bhinatti sakalaM tamaH / pUrNacaMdrakaraprakhyaH kAmicetobja kA zakaH // 54 // Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 yaddIpranakhanakSatra nAnAcitApravistIrNaM zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam manovyoma vikAsitam / kAminAM madagAminAM / / 55 / / tayedaM preSitaM tailamabhyaMgAya sugaMdhAkRSTaSaTpAdaM nakhapUraM snAtvA sukhaM tvayA rAjannAgaMtavyaM gRhe vare / iMdradattasya cADhyasya nAnAzobhAparAyaNe // 57 // zubhAvaham / sukhAptaye / / 56 / / nakhapUraM tataH prekSya tailaM citte vyacitayat / kimidaM kimidaM tailaM svalpaM snAnAniyogakaM // 58 // kumAra ke isa prakAra Anandaprada evaM manohara vacana suna nipuNamatI ne uttara diyA hai kumAra! jisa seThI indradatta ke sAtha Apa Aye haiM usI seThI kI apane rUpa se rati ko bhI tiraskAra karanevAlI sarvottama nandazrI nAma kI putrI hai / usa putrI kA kaTibhAga, donoM stanoM ke bhAra se atyaMta kRza hai | atizaya kRza kaTibhAga kI rakSArtha usake do sthUla nitamba haiM, jo ki atyaMta manohara haiM / bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke kauzaloM se aneka striyoM kA vidhAtA brahmA bhI isa nandazrI kI rUpa Adi sampadA dekhakara isake samAna dUsarI kisI bhI strI ko uttama nahIM mAnatA hai / usakA mukha kAmI janoM ke cittarUpI rAtri vikAsI kamaloM ko vikAra karanevAlA evaM samasta andhakAra ke nAza karanevAlA pUrNa candramA hai / aura vaha atizaya dedIpyamAna nakhoM se zobhita hai| he kumAra ! usI samasta kAmI janoM ke citta ko haraNa karanevAlI kumArI nandazrI ne, apanI sugaMdhi se bhramaroM ko lubhAnevAlA sarvottama evaM Ananda kA denevAlA yaha nakhabhara tela mere dvArA Apake lagAne ke lie bhejA hai| he mahAbhAga ! jitanI jaldI ho sake isako lagAkara Apa sukhapUrvaka snAna kareM tathA mere sAtha aneka prakAra kI zobhAoM se vyApta seThI indradatta ke ghara zIghra caleM // / 52-58 // lakSyetedaM sudAkSiNyakRtena nizcitaM mayA / prekSyataM tailamAzaktaM SaTpadaiH svalpamAsvanaiH / / 56 // padAMguSTena jaMbAle cakAra vivaraM zubham / salilaiH pUrayAmAsa vijJAnAMbudhipAragaH // 60 // tato dIrghanakhIM prAha sImaMtini ! jale zubham / tailaM nikSipa zIghraNa kaThinonnatacUcake // 61 // tayA tadAjJayA tatra kSiptaM tatsnAnasiddhaye / hasaMtyA mAnase citraM pazyaMtA snehasaMbhavaM // 62 // Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam jisa samaya kumAra ne nipuNamatI ke vacana sune aura jaba nakhabhara tela dekhA to unake mana meM gaharI cintA ho gii| ve mana-hI-mana yaha kahane lage ki yaha na kucha tela hai isako sarvAMga meM lagA kara snAna kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai ? mAlUma hotA hai sugandha ke lobhI bhramaroM se cumbita, evaM uttama, yaha thor3A tela merI buddhi kI parIkSA ke lie kumArI nandazrI ne bhejA hai| tathA aisA kSaNeka bhalI prakAra vicArakara guruoM ke bhI guru kumAra ne apane pA~va ke aMgUThe se jamIna meM eka uttama gaDDhA khodaa| aura muMha taka usako jala se bharakara dIrgha nakha dhAraNa karanevAlI sakhI nipuNamatI se kahA ki he unnata stanI subhage! tU isa jala ke bhare hue gaDDhe meM nakha meM bhare hue tela ko DAla de // 56-62 / / gamyamAnAM tagaH prekSya babhANa vacanaM nRpaH / kvAste tanmaMdiraM bAle bada vijJAnakovide // 63 // sabAlAbharaNaM kANaM pradarzya vinayonnatA / sAgatA maMdire ramye vikasannayanotpalA // 64 // acIkathatkRtaH sarvaM tajjaMnaMdazriyaM ca saa| AkarNyati jagau tanvIjanakaM vismitAzayaM // 65 / / kumAra zreNika kI isa prakAra AjJA pAte hI ati sneha kI dRSTi se kumAra kI ora dekhakara aura mana-hI-mana meM ati prasanna hokara nipuNamatI ne jala se bhare hue usa gaDDhe meM tela chor3a diyaa| aura aneka prakAra kI kalAoM meM pravINa vaha cupacApa apane ghara kI ora cala dii| nipuNamatI ko isa prakAra jAte hue dekhakara kumAra ne pUchA ki he abale ! seThI indradatta kA ghara kahA~ aura kisa jagaha para hai? kintu kumAra ke isa prakAra ke uttama prazna ko sunakara bhI nipuNamatI ne kucha bhI javAba nahIM diyA aura vinayayukta vaha nipuNamatI ke kAna meM sthita tAla-vRkSa ke patte kA bhUSaNa dikhAkara cupacApa calI gaI // 63-65 // dhIro'yaM tAta vijJeyo guNI vijJAnapAragaH / yaccetasi jagatsarvaM praphulyeta na saMzayaH / / 66 // kovidatvaM kalAvitvaM samasti na ca saMzayaH / AkAraNIya evAtra tvayA tUrNaM sapuNyadhIH // 67 // jihvArathAdi vAkyaH sa cikrIDa mahatA tvayA / prakaTIkRtamevAtra dAkSiNyaM tena vA tvayi // 68 // prathilatvaM na mUrkhatvaM na tasmin zubhazaMkinaH / guNAH kiMtu ca vartate svabhAvotthA; manoharAH // 66 / / Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam atha sa zreNiko dhImAMstailAbhyaMgaM cakAra bai / snAtvA jalAzaye buddhayA snigdhatailAvamizritAn // 70 // kumAra ke cAturya ke dekhane se praphullita kamaloM ke samAna netroM se zobhita sakhI nipuNamatI ne zIghra hI atyaMta manohara seThI indradatta ke ghara meM praveza kiyA aura kumArI nandazrI ke pAsa jAkara jo-jo kumAra zreNika kA cAturya usane dekhAthA saba kaha sunaayaa| kumArI nandazrI nipuNamatI se kumAra ke cAturya kI prazaMsA sunakara zIghra hI apane pitA ke pAsa gaI aura jo kumAra zreNika kA cAturya usake pitA kA Azcarya kA karanevAlA thA use seThI indradatta ko jA sunaayaa| aura yaha kahA ki he tAta! kumAra zreNika atyaMta guNI haiM, jJAnavAna haiM, samasta jagata ke cAturyoM meM pravINa haiM, kokazAstra ke bhI jJAtA haiM, aura aneka prakAra kI kalAoM ko bhI jAnanevAle haiM isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nhiiN| isalie Apa kumAra ke pAsa jAyeM aura zIghra hI yahA~ para unako lekara aaveN| Apa unheM pAgala na samajheM kyoMki jisa samaya Apa kumAra ke sAtha-sAtha Aye the usa samaya jihvAratha Adi vAkyoM se kumAra kor3A karate hue Apake sAtha meM Aye the| aura una vAkyoM se kumAra ne apanA cAturya Apako batalAyA thaa| unameM svAbhAvika, manohara evaM aneka prakAra ke kalyANoM ko karanevAle aneka guNa vidyamAna haiM // 66-70 // kacAnajanatAmasyaSaTpadAbhAMzca sajjalAn / cakAra vidhivatpUrNasnAno nirjitamanmathaH / / 71 // nirjagAma tataH svaraM puraM nAkapuraprabham / kvAste tanmaMdiraM ramyaM na bemIti vyatarkayat / / 72 // itastato gRhAn sarvAnprekSyamANazcavIthikAm / / aTan sa smArasaMketaM nipuNAdimatIkRtam / / 73 / / tayA me darzikarNazva tAladrumadalAnvitaH / mene tAladrumAkIrNaM gRhaM tasya na saMzayaH // 74 // iti ciMtayatA tenAdazi tAladrumAMkitaM / vezmA'bodhitatastasyedaM ca saptasubhUmakaM // 75 / / tAvannadazriyA tasya parIkSAkRta eva ca / jaMbAlo vi ca kalye vai jAnudaghno'tidUrataH // 76 // idhara kumAra ke viSaya meM nandazrI to yaha kaha rahI thI udhara kumAra ne nipuNamatI ke cale jAne para pahale to usa tela se apane zarIra kA acchI taraha mardana kiyaa| aMjana ke samAna kAle Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bAloM meM use acchI taraha lgaayaa| aura icchApUrvaka usa tAlAba meM snAna kiyA pIche vahA~ se nagara kI ora cala diye / svargapura ke samAna uttama zobhA dhAraNa karanevAle usa pura meM ghusakara ve yaha vicArane lage ki seThI indradatta kA ghara kahA~ ? aura kisa ora hai ? mujhe kisa mArga se seThI indradatta ke ghara jAnA caahie| isI vicAra meM ve idhara-udhara bahuta ghuume| aneka ghara dekhe| bahutasI galiyoM meM bhramaNa kiyaa| kintu indradatta ke ghara kA unheM patA na lagA aMta meM ghUmate-ghUmate jaba ve zrAMta ho gaye aura jyoMhI unhoMne zrama dUra karane ke lie kisI sthAna para baiThanA cAhA tyoMhI unheM nipUNamatI ke izAre kA smaraNa aayaa| ve apane mana meM vicAra karane lage ki jisa samaya nipuNamatI tAlAba se gaI thI usa samaya maiMne use pUchA thA ki seThI indradatta kA ghara kahA~ hai ? usa samaya usane kucha bhI javAba nahIM diyA thaa| kiMtu tAla-vRkSa ke patte se bane hue bhUSaNa se maMDita vaha apanA kAna dikhAkara hI calI gaI thii| isalie jAna par3atA hai ki jisa ghara meM tAla kA vRkSa ho niHsaMzaya vahI seThI indradatta kA ghara hai| aba kumAra tAla-vRkSa sahita ghara kA patA lagAne lge| lagAte-lagAte unheM eka tAla-vRkSa se maMDita satarakhanA mahala najara pdd'aa| tathA lAlasApUrvaka ve usI kI ora jhuka pdd'e||71-76|| paMkasyopari pASANAH kSudrAH aMhristhitikRte / mocayAMcakrire siddha kautukAcca tayA sthirAH / / 77 // grAvopari nijau pAdau dhariSyati yadA tadA / bhaviSyati vayasyevai patanaM tasya dhImataH // 78 // pazyAmi tasya kauzalyaM nijanetreNa bho sakhi / hasiSyAmi supAtena kumAraM taM zubhAvaham // 79 // kutUhalamayAMtasthAyAvadAsteti suNdrii| vAvabuddhayA ca gaMbhIra AjagAma kutUhalI // 20 // dvAre vilokayAmAsa jaMbAlaM jAnumAtrakam / ' asthirakSudrapASANasthagitaM bahulaM param // 81 // aho na dazyate kvApi jaMbAlaH pttne'khile|| atra kasmAtsamAyAtastatkAlAdivinA punaH / / 82 // kauzalyena kRtaM vedbhi paMkanaMdizriyA tayA / pASANamocanaM cApi mama pAtAya kevalam / / 83 / / yadi gacchAmi pASANamArge syAtpatanaM mama / hasiSyaMti tathA lokA aho ! duHkhaMhi hAsyajam / / 84 / / Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ata emi sujaM vAlevAM hraH paMkAvalepane / ko doSo mama jAyeta vitaryeti ciraM hRdi / / 85 / / paMke'gamattadA dhImAn buddhibhArasamarthitaH / tAdRzaMtaM punarvIkSya vismitAbhUtsukAminI // 86 // prAgamatprAMgaNetataH / paMkAvaliptapAdo'sau jalamaMjalidadhnaM sA preSayAmAsa taM prati / / 87 / / 1 idhara kumAra ke Ane kA samaya jAnakara kumAra kI aura bhI buddhi kI parIkSA ke lie kumArI nandazrI ne dvAra ke sAmane ghoMTUparyaMta kIcar3a DalavA rakhI thI / aura usameM eka-eka paira ke phAsale se eka-eka IMTa bhI rakhavA dI thI tathA apanI priya sakhI se vaha yoM apanA vicAra prakaTa kara rahI thI ki he Ali ! aba maiM kumAra kI buddhi kI parIkSA jaba svayaM apane netroM se kara lUMgI taba maiM usa kumAra ke sAtha apane vivAha kI pratijJA karU~gI / nandazrI kI yaha bAta sunakara kumAra ke buddhi-cAturya ko dekhane ke lie vaha nipuNamatI sundarI bhI usake pAsa baiTha gaI / isa prakAra aneka kathA - kautUhaloM ko karatI huIM ve donoM kumAra ke Agamana kA iMtajAra kara rahI thIM ki itane meM kumAra zreNika bhI daravAje ke pAsa A pahu~ce / Ate hI jaba unhoMne dvAra para ghoMTUparyaMta bharI huI kIcar3a dekhI aura usa kIcar3a ke Upara eka-eka paira ke phAsale se rakhI huI IMTeM bhI jaba unakI najara par3IM to yaha vicitra dRzya dekhakara ve ekadama daMga raha gaye / aura apane mana meM vicAra karane lage ki bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai ki nagara-bhara meM aura kahIM para bhI kIcar3a dekhane meM nahIM AI / kIcar3a varSAkAla meM hotI hai| varSA kA mausama bhI isa samaya nahIM / phira isa dvAra ke sAmane kIcar3a kahA~ se AI ? mAlUma hotA hai ki nandazrI ne merI buddhi kI parIkSA ke lie yaha dvAra para kIcar3a bharavAI hai | aura kIcar3a ke madhya meM IMTa rakhavAI haiM / dUsarA koI bhI prayojana najara nahIM AtA / mujhe aba isa ghara ke bhItara jAnA Avazyakoya hai yadi maiM ina IMToM para pA~va rakhakara bhItara jAtA hU~ to avazya giratA huuN| aura kIcar3a meM girane para merI ha~sI hotI hai / ha~sI saMsAra meM atyaMta duHkha kI denevAlI hai / isalie mujhe kIcar3a meM hokara hI jAnA cAhie yadi mere pA~va kIcar3a meM jAne se lithar3a bhI jAyeM to bhI merA koI nukasAna nhiiN| aisA kSaNeka apane mana meM pakkA nizcaya kara atizaya buddhimAna, bhalI prakAra loka- cAturya meM paMDita, kumAra zreNika ne, usa kIcar3a meM hokara hI mahala meM praveza kiyA / / 77- 87 / / pAdaprakSAlanAyaiva dRSTvA nIraM savismitaH / kvedaM nIraM kva pAdasya kardamaH kva vinAzanaM // 88 // veNuvIraNamAdAya nyavArayatsa karasparzanayogataH / jaMbAlaM samastaM buddhitonRpaH // 86 // Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 71 kumAra ke isa uttama cAturya ko dekha kara kumArI nandazrI daMga raha gii| kintu kumAra kI buddhi kI parIkSA kA kautUhala abhI taka usakA samApta nahIM huaa| isalie jisa samaya kumAra usa kIcar3a ko lA~ghakara mahala meM ghuse| aura jisa samaya nandazrI ne unake pA~va kIcar3a se bhare hue dekhe| to phira bhI usane kisI sakhI dvArA kIcar3a dhone ke lie eka culla pAnI kumAra ke pAsa bhejaa||88-86|| nivAryeti sa jaMbAlaM sAdrauM kRtvA nijI kramau / prakSAlya stokanIreNa zuddhau cakre zubhau kramau / / 60 // preSitArddha jalaM tena punarAvartya sddhiyaa| tasya dattaM mahAcitra karaM praNayakAraNam / / 61 // aho citramaho citramaho kauzalyamuttamaM / aho dAkSiNyamatrAste yattanna bhuvanatraye // 12 // kumAra ne jisa samaya kumArI nandazrI dvArA bhejA huA thor3A-sA pAnI dekhA to dekhakara unako bar3A Azcarya huaa| ve apane mana meM punaH vicArane lage ki kahA~ to itanA adhika kIcaDa? aura yaha na kucha jala ? isase kaise kIcar3a dhula sakatI hai ? tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara / aura eka bAMsa kI phaccaTa lekara pahale to usase unhoMne paira meM lage hue kIcar3a ko khuracakara dUra kiyA bAda meM usa nandazrI dvArA bheje hue pAnI ke kucha hisse meM eka kapar3A bhigokara usa thor3e se jala se hI unhoMne apane pA~va dho liye aura apane mahanIya buddhibala se aneka Azcarya karAnevAle kumArane usameM se bhI kucha jala bacAkara kumArI ke pAsa bheja diyA // 60-62 / / atyAsaktatayA rUpaM hRtmaanspdmyaa| nivezito'tarbhavanaM tayA so'naMgasatprabhaH / / 63 / / tayA'bhANi zubhAdhIza bhoktavyaM mama maMdire / prAdhUrNo bhava satkAMta prasIdaitatkRte prabho // 14 // asmaddevaprasAdAdyai preSito'sitvaM mahAmanAH / prAdhUrNIbhava satkutya kRpAM me vAMchitArthadaH / / 65 / / diSTayA svajanasaMyogo jAyate bhuvanatraye / prAdhUrNayati taM prApya yo na devena vaMcitaH / / 66 / / ataH prasIda bhojyAya karomItyAgrahaM zubha / ityAdara suvAkyAni zrutvA'vocannRpAtmajaH / / 17 // Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kovide cArulakSaNe / nipuNAzrUyase loke bAle vrataM mayA ca dyetthaM zRNu zubhAMgike // 68 // kumAra ke isa cAturya ko apanI A~khoM se dekha kumArI nandazrI se cupa na rahA gayA vaha ekadama kahane lagI- ahA jaisAki kauzala evaM ucca darje kA pAMDitya kumAra zreNika meM hai vaisAki kauzala pAMDitya anyatra nahIM / tathA aisA kahatI - kahatI apane rUpa se lakSmI ko bhI nIce karanevAlI, kumAra ke guNoM para atizaya mugdha, kumArI nandazrI ne kAmadeva se bhI ati manohara, kumAra zreNika ko bhItara ghara meM jAkara ThaharA diyA aura vinayapUrvaka yaha nivedana bhI kiyA ki he mahAbhAga ! kRpAkara Aja Apa mere maMdira meM hI bhojana kareM / he uttama kAMti ko dhAraNa karanevAle prabho ! Aja Apa mere hI atithi bneN| mujha para prasanna hoiye / AryaM prAjJavara hamAre atyaMta zubha bhAgya ke udaya se ApakA yahA~ padhAranA huA hai / he merI samasta abhilASAoM ke kalpadruma ! Apa mere atithi banakara mujha para zIghra kRpA kreN| saMsAra meM bar3e bhAgya ke udaya se iSTajanoM kA saMyoga hotA hai / jo manuSya atyaMta durlabha iSTajana ko pAkara bhI unakI bhalI prakAra sevA satkAra nahIM karate unheM bhAgyahIna samajhanA cAhie isalie he puNyAtman ! bhojana ke lie mere Upara Apa prasanna hoveM maiM Apase bhojana ke lie AdarapUrvaka Agraha kara rahI hU~ / / 63-68 / / maddhaste taMDulA ramyA varttate taiH kRtvA bhojanaM ramyaM dadhidugdha haviH pUrNa sarasaM svAdu saMpUrNa yo me datte mayA bAle bhujyate nAnyathA punaH / tataH sA vismitA prAha dehi me taMDulAnvarAn // 101 // dvikaSoDaza / nAnApakvAnnasaMyutaM // 66 // nAnAvyaMjanamutkaTaM / pUpAdiparimaMDitam // 100 // tatazcUrNaM vidhAyoccaizcakra sA'dAyapUpakAn / nipuNAdimatI haste dadau vikrayahetave / / 102 / / kumArI ke aise atizaya AdarapUrNa vacana suna kumAra zreNika ne apanI madhura vANI se kahA, subhage ! saMsAra meM tU ati catura sunI jAtI hai| he uttama lakSaNoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlI paMDite ! heba ! tathA he manohArAMgI ! maiM bhojana jaba karU~gA jaba merI pratijJAnusAra bhojana banegA / vaha merI pratijJA yahI hai mere hAtha meM ye battIsa cAvala haiM ina battIsa cAvaloM se bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pake hue anna se manohara bhojana banAkara, dUdha, dahI, havi Adi se paripUrNa, aura bhI aneka prakAra ke vyaMjanoMkarayukta, sarasa, svAdiSTa, pUA Adi padArtha sahita, uttama bhojana jo mujhe khilAvegA usI ke yahA~ maiM bhojana karUMgA dUsarI jagaha nahIM // 69 - 102 // Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 73 gahItvA sA sakhI pAnagamadviTasannidhi / dyUtakrIr3A pradeze ca zvetavastrAbhimaMDitA // 103 / / tadagre sA babhANavaM yUpavRndaM paronnatam / devatAdhiSThitaM yastu gRhrAti varabhAvataH // 104 // tasya lAbhAdisiddhiH syAdvijayazca vizeSataH / devatAdhiSThitaM matvA zrutvA sarve samudyatAH // 10 // AdAtuM ca tadaikastu kaitavI bahuvittataH / / Adade vijayAyedaM sApi dravyaM samAdade // 106 // kumAra ke aise pratijJA paripUrNa evaM apanI parIkSA karanevAle vacana sunakara kumArI prathama to ekadama vismita ho gii| bAda meM usane bar3e vinaya se kahA ki lAiye, apane cAvaloM ko kRpA kara mujhe dIjiye / kumArI ke Agraha se kumAra ko cAvala dene pdd'e| tathA kumAra se battIsa cAvala lekara unako kUTa-pIsakara kumArI ne unake pUe bnaaye| una pUoM ko becane ke lie apanI priya sakhI nipuNamatI ko dekara bAjAra bheja diyaa| kumArI kI AjJAnusAra sakhI una pUoM ko lekara sapheda vastra pahanakara bAjAra kI ora gii| aura jahA~ para juA khelA jAtA thA vahA~ pahu~cakara aura kisI juArI ke pAsa jAkara una pUoM kI usane isa prakAra tArIpha karanA prArambha kiyA ki ye pUe ati pavitra devamayI haiM jo bhAgyavAna manuSya inako kharIdegA use avazya aneka lAbha hoNge| sarva khilAr3iyoM meM ye pUe khAnevAlA hI vizeSa rIti se jItegA isameM saMdeha nhiiN||103106|| pracuraM ritthamAdA ya sAdAnnaMdazriya punaH / sApi nAnAvidhaM cakra tena dravyeNa vallanaM // 107 // tataH sa vallayAMcakre jJAtvA vallanavRttaka / vikacandakSatAM svasya pazyaMstadrUpasaMpadaM // 108 // nipUNamatI ke isa prakAra Azcarya-bhare vacanoM para vizvAsa kara evaM una pUoM ko saba hI devamayI jAnakara juAriyoM ke mana meM unake kharIdane kI icchA huI aura khela meM vijaya evaM adhika dhana kI AzA se unameM se eka juArI ne muMhamAMgI kImata dekara pUoM ko tatkAla kharIda liyaa| aura kImata adA kara dI, kImata kA rupayA lekara, aura kumAra kI pratijJAnusAra bhojana ke lie use paryApta jAnakara nipuNamatI ne usI samaya nandazrI ko jAkara cupacApa de diyA // 107-108 // nAgapatrANi sA tasmai khadirAdisusArakaiH / pracureNa ca cUrNena dadau yuktAni saMmudA // 10 // Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ghoMTAphala sukhaMDAni pracurANi dagdhacUrNakaH / aMgulyA citrayanbhUmi vAcayankRtakautukaM // 110 // carbayan saMtyajan dhImAn kaSAyaM dagdhacUrNakaiH / aMgulyA citrayanbhUmi vAcayankRtakautukam // 11 // sarvaM yogyaM yadAjAtaM nAgavallIdalAni sH| tadA cakhAda prAgalbhAddarzayan vaktrarAgatAM // 112 // tato'tihRSTA saMsaktA pazyaMtI kRtakautukaM / tasmin babhUva naMdazrI rAjahaMsIva haMsake / / 113 / / atho tadanu sA bAlA pravAlaM vakrachidritaM / tasmai dadau guNaM caikaM pravezAya vinizcitaM // 114 // jisa samaya nandazrI ne pUoM kI kImata ko dekhA to usako bar3I prasannatA huii| aura usane bhAMti-bhAMti ke madhura bhojana banAnA prArambha kara diyaa| jisa samaya vaha bhojana banA cukI usane bhojana ke lie kumAra ko vulA bhI liyaa| bhojana kA bulAvA suna nandazrI kA rUpa dekhane ke ati lolupI, apane mana meM ati prasanna, kumAra pAkazAlA meM caTa jA dhmke| kumArI ne kumAra ko dekhate hI AdarapUrvaka Asana diyaa| aura premapUrvaka bhojana karAnA Arambha kara diyaa| kabhI to vaha kumArI bhojana meM magna kumAra ko khairi Adi padArthoM ke uttama rasoM se paripUrNa, aneka masAloM se yukta, ati madhura beroM ke Tukar3oM ko khilAtI huii| aura kabhI apanI caturatA se bhA~ti-bhAMti ke phaloM kA usane bhojana kraayaa| tathA kabhI-kabhI usane dUdha, dahI mizrita nAnA prakAra ke vyaMjana banAkara kumAra ko khilaaye| evaM kumAra bhI usake cAturya para vicAra karate-karate bhojana karate rhe| tathA jisa samaya kumAra bhojana kara cuke usa samaya kumAra ne pAna khaayaa| isa prakAra kumAra ke cAturya se ati prasanna, unake guNoM meM atizaya Asakta, kumArI nandazrI jisa prakAra rAjakumAra ke pAsa baiThI huI rAjahaMsI zobhita hotI hai kumAra ke samIpa meM baiThI huI atyaMta zobhita hone lgii||106-114|| vilokya durghaTaM kArya vitarya hRdi tatkSaNam / cakAra tatpravezAyodyamaM saMsakta mAnasaH // 115 // guDaM DavarakAgre sa vilipya tatra chidrake / yAvadyAti svazaktyA ca pravivizya ca sadguNaM // 11 // muktaM pravAlamApUrNa ramyaM pipIlikAgRhe / saguNaM sa tadA tAbhirAkRSTo guDabuddhitaH // 117 // Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam tatastasyA adAddhImAn pravAlaM ca guNAnvitaM / vilokya hRSTacetaskA'bhUnnadazrI paronnatA // 118 // zareNa kAmajenaiva viddhaa'bhuunmdnaakulaa| tadguNena ca tadbudhyA tadrUpAkhilasaMpadA // 116 // tadaMgajaM tadAjJAya janako bhUtasaMpadaH / vivAhAryaM kRtodyogo babhUva vaNijAM patiH // 120 // ina samasta bAtoM ke bAda kumArI ke mana meM phira kumAra kI buddhi kI parIkSA kA kautUhala uThA usane zIghra eka ati Ter3he cheda kA mUMgA kumAra ko diyA aura usameM DorA pone ke lie nivedana kiyA, kumArI dvArA diye hue isa kArya ko kaThina kArya jAna kSaNa-bhara to kumAra usake pone ke lie vicAra karate rahe pIche bhalI prakAra soca-vicArakara usa Dore ke mukha para thoDA guDa lapeTa diyA aura apanI zakti ke anusAra maMgA ke cheda meM usako praviSTa kara cIMTiyoM ke bila para use jAkara rakha diyaa| gur3a kI AzA se jaba cIMTiyoM ne Dore ko khIMcakara pAra kara diyA taba DorA pAra huA jAnakara kumAra zreNika ne mUMge ko lAkara nandazrI ko de diyaa| kumArI nandazrI kumAra zreNika kA yaha apUrva cAturya dekha ati prasanna huI usakA mana kumAra meM Asakta ho gyaa| yahA~ taka ki kumAra ke zreSTha guNoM se, unakI rUpa-sampadA se kAmadeva bhI burI roti se use satAne laga gyaa||115-120|| vivAhAya mahAnyAso maMDapasya mahonnateH / babhUva ghaTikAdhvAna badhirIkRta dikcayaH // 121 // seThI indradatta ko yaha patA lagA ki kumArI nandazrI kumAra zreNika para Asakta hai| kumAra zreNika ko vaha apanA vallabha banA cukii| zIghra hI rAjA ke samAna sampatti ke dhAraka indradatta ne kumArI ke vivAhArtha bar3e AnaMda se udyoga kiyA // 121 // ketumAlA samAkIrNaH zubhatoraNarAjitaH / caMdropakakalAkIrNaH zubhaMyuH zubhanisvanaH // 122 // bherINAM ca mahAnAdAH zaMkhakAhala nisvanAH / AnakAnAM zubhAnAdA babhUvuduMdubhisvanAH / / 123 // nAnAjanasamakSaM vai vivAhavaramaMgalam / tayorajani saMprItyA parayA saMpadA saha // 124 // mAMgalyasaMzinaH sarve mAgadhA magadhezinaH / aizvaryazAMsi saMprApta bhUmaMDalAni satvaraM // 125 // Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 iti vivAha vizeSa vimohito 'jani janovararUpaja saMpadA | guNagaNA'hatamAnasa kastayoH prakaTitAkhila tadguNamaMDanaH / / 126 // nirUpya rUpaM varajaM vizAlakaM vadaMti lokA iti puNyasatphalaM / ahogatiH suMdara rUpa saMgati zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam raho dhvaniH puNyanRNAM ca zAsanaH // 127 // aho mukhaM caMdra samAnadIdhiti tannetrayugmaM nalinAyataM param / lalATapaTTaM kva ca dIrghatAM gatam varasya puNyaM prabalaM bhuvi smRtam / / 128 / / naMdazriyA kiM kRtamadyajanmani tapovrataM zIlabharaH zubhAvahaH / pare'thavA dAnasamUhakaH kRto, yato'nayA vIravaro'valaMbhitaH / / 12 / iti kRtavRSapAkAllokazaMsAM samAptau janayata iti modaM daMpatI prauDharaMgau / urUjayugalakasyA'naMdabhArAMgapUrte rjananasukhasamudre magnadehI suragahau // 130 // kumAra kumArI ke vivAha kA utsava nagara meM bar3e jora-zora se prArambha huA samasta dizAoM ko sabadhira karanevAle ghaMTe bajane lge| nagara aneka prakAra kI dhvajAoM se vyApta, manohara toraNoM se zobhita, kalyANa ko sUcana karanevAle zubha zabdoM se yukta kAhala Adi bAje bajane lage / nagAr3oM ke zabda bhI usa samaya khUba jora-zora se hone lage / samasta janoM ke sAmane bhA~ti-bhA~ti kI zobhAoM se maMDita kumAra-kumArI kA vivAha maMDapa prItipUrvaka banAyA gayA / baMdIgaNa kumAra zreNika ke yaza ko manohara padyoM se racanA kara gAna karane lage / kumAra zreNika aura kumArI nandazrI ke vivAha ke dekhane se darzakajanoM ko vacanAgocara AnaMda huaa| una donoM ke rUpa dekhane se donoM ke guNoM para mugdha donoM kI saba loga mukta kaNTha se Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 77 tArIpha karane lge| daMpatI kA rUpa dekha samasta loga isa bhA~ti kahane lage ki AzcaryakArI inakI gati hai tathA AzcaryakArI inakA rUpa aura madhura vacana haiM ye saba bAta pUrva puNya se prApta huI haiN| nandazrI ko dekhakara aneka manuSya yaha kahane lage ki candra ke samAna kAMti ko dhAraNa karanevAlA to yaha nandazrI kA mukha hai| phUle kamala ke samAna isake donoM netra haiN| aura atyaMta vistIrNa isakA lalATa hai| kumAra zreNika kA saMsAra meM adbhuta puNya mAlUma par3atA hai jisase ki isa kumAra ko aise strI-ratna kI prApti huI hai| tathA kumAra ko dekhakara loga yaha kahane lage ki isa nandazrI ne pUrvajanma meM kyA koI uttama tapa kiyA thA ? athavA kisI uttama vrata ko dhAraNa kiyA thA ? vA iSTa padArthoM ke denevAle pAtroM meM pavitra dAna kiyA thA? jisase isako aise uttama rUpavAna, guNavAna pati kI prApti huii| isa prakAra dharma ke prabhAva se samasta loka dvArA prazaMsita, atizaya harSita citta atyaMta dIptiyukta deha ke dhAraka, ve donoM strI-puruSa bhalI-bhAMti sukha kA anubhava karane lge||122-130|| iti bhegikabhavAnubaDa bhaviSyat padmanAbha purANe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracite zreNika nandazrI vivAhavarNanaM nAma caturthaH sargaH // isa prakAra honevAle zrI padamanAbha bhagavAna ke jIva mahArAja zreNika kA bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita kumArI nandazrI ke sAtha vivAha-varNana karanevAlA cauthA sarga samApta huaa| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcamaH sargaH sudharmAtsukhamApannau tau yasmAddharmamuttamaM / taM stuve bhUtisaMsiddhayai zubhapAkavidhAyinaM // 1 // atha sa zreNiko dhImAn kAMtayA ramate sukhaM / pakva mAlUra saMpIna payodhara zubhazriyA // 2 // kadAcinnimnagAtaTe / kadAcidvana dezeSu saudhotsaMge kadAcicca hyanayA reme sa puNyataH // 3 // tadramyadehasaMsparzAdavApa sa rasamulvaNam / yathAnidhisaMsargAtkadaryo vikacekSaNaH // 4 // tatkarasaMsparzAdAjanmAprAptamulvaNaM / sA'pi lebhe zarmA tanuprauDhaM padminIvArkasaMkarAt // 5 // rUpavIkSaNajaM kadA / zarmastanasparzana saMbhavaM // 6 // cuMbanotthaM subhAvotthaM ratijaM hAsyajaM krIDodbhavaM kadAcitsa kathAkautuka saMbhavaM / tasyAH prApanmano'bhISTaM karaNotthaM ca mAnasaM // 7 // iti zarmAbdhimadhyasthau vittaH kAlaM gataM na hi / daMpatI rUDha saMkrIDau vrIDAbhUSau priyasmarau // 8 // jisa uttama dharma kI kRpA se saMsAra meM una donoM daMpatI ko atizaya sukha milaa| dharmAtmA puruSoM ko aneka vibhUti denevAle usa parama pavitra dharma ko maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra karatA isa prakAra vivAha ke anantara kumAra zreNika ne pake hue tAla phala ke samAna uttama stanoM se maNDita, mana ko bhalI prakAra santuSTa karanevAlI, kAntA nandazrI ke sAtha krIr3A karanA prArambha kara dii| kabhI to kumAra usake sAtha manohara udyAnoM ke latA-maNDapoM meM ramane lge| kabhI unhoMne nadiyoM ke taTa apane krIr3A sthala banAye / tathA kabhI-kabhI ve uttama stanoM se vibhUSita nandazrI ke sAtha mahala kI aTAriyoM meM kor3A karane lage / jisa prakAra daridrI puruSa khajAnA pAkara ati mudita ho jAtA hai aura use apane tana-badana kA bhI hozohavAsa nahIM rhtaa| usI prakAra kumAra usa nandazrI ke deha-sparza se atizaya Ananda-rasa kA anubhava karane lage / manohArAMgI nandazrI bhI sUrya kI kiraNa-sparza se jaise kamalinI Anandita hotI hai usI prakAra kumAra ke hAtha ke komala Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 76 sparza se ananya prApta sukha kA AsvAdana karane lgii| kabhI to ve donoM daMpatI cumbanajanya sukha kA anubhava karane lge| aura kabhI svAbhAvika rasa kA AsvAdana karane lge| tathA kabhI-kabhI donoM ne paraspara rUpa-darzana evaM rati se utpanna Ananda kA anubhava kiyaa| aura kabhI hAsyotpanna rasa piyaa| kabhI-kabhI stana-sparza se utpanna evaM kathA-kautUhala se janita sukha kA bhI unhoMne bhoga kiyaa| isa prakAra mAnasika, kAyika, vAcanika abhISTa sukhako anubhava karanevAle, bhAMtibhAMti kI krIr3AoM meM magna, sukha-sAgara meM gote mAranevAle, kumAra zreNika aura nandazrI ko jAte hue kAla kA patA bhI na lagA // 1-8 // tasyA vRSavipAkena bhra No'bhUtsuMdarAkRteH / tato vRddhi samApanna udarasthaH zubhAnvitaH // 6 // tatprabhAvAttadaMge'bhUtpAMDutvaM sargasuMdare / cUcakAgre ca kRSNatvaM payodharamukhasthite // 10 // bhUSaNAni na rocaMte tasyai garbhaprabhAvataH / vinakSatrA nizAMte dyauH zuzubhe ca vibhUSaNA // 11 // gatemaMdatvamudbhUtaM tucchaannrucisNgtaa| ninimittAjjugupsA ca tasyAaMge babhUva ca // 12 // ityabhUvan sucihnAni garbhajAni tadaMgake / daMtino gatimApanne vaktracaMdravirAjate // 13 // punardohalako jAtastasyAzcetasi sadgateH / saptA'ho rAtraparyaMtA'bhayarUpAvasUcakaH // 14 // tamaprAptA svacitte'bhUdvayAkulA kSINavigrahA / vibhUSA ca suvallI vA prAptanIrA vipatrikA // 15 // bAda kucha dina ke uttama guNayukta kumAra ke sAtha krIr3A karate-karate rAnI nandazrI ke dharma ke prabhAva se garbha raha gyaa| tathA sundara AkAra kAdhAraka zubha lakSaNoMkarayukta vaha udara meM sthita jIva dinoMdina bar3hane lgaa| garbha ke prabhAva se rAnI nandazrI ke atizaya manohara aMga para kucha saphedI chA gii| stanoM ke agrabhAga (cUcuka) kAle par3a gye| use kisI prakAra ke bhUSaNa bhI nahIM rucane lge| tathA bhUSaNa rahita vaha aisI zobhita hone lagI jaisA nakSatroM ke asta ho jAne para prabhAta zobhita hotA hai| evaM garbha ke bhAra se nandazrI kI gati bhI adhika maMda ho gii| bhojana bhI bahuta kama rucane lgaa| aura usako apane aMga meM glAni bhI hone lgii| evaM matavAle hAthI ke samAna gamana karanevAlI, mukharUpI candramA se zobhita, manohArAMgI nandanI ke aMga meM garbha se hone Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vAle manohara cihna bhI pragaTita hone lge| kadAcit nandazrI ko sAta dina paryaMta abhayadAna kA sUcaka uttama dohalA huaa| apanI ghara kI sthiti dekha usa dohalA kI pUrti ati kaThina jAnakara vaha bhArI ciMtA karane lgii| aura jaise pAnI ke abhAva se uttama latA kumhalA jAtI hai usI prakAra usake aMga bhI ciMtA se sarvathA kumhalAne lge||6-15|| tAdRzAM tAM vilokyAzu zreNiko vyAkulo'bhavat / kuta: zarmasamatpannamasyA aMgesphuratprabhe / / 16 / / apRcchatsa tato ramyAM tAM khinnAdisukAraNam / kAMte ! kenedRzAjAtA vicchAyA kSINavigrahA // 17 // kisI samaya kumAra zreNika kI dRSTi nandazrI para par3I, udAsa evaM kAnti rahita rAnI nandazrI ko dekha unheM ati duHkha huaa| ve apane mana meM vicAra karane lage atizaya manohara evaM daidIpyamAna sundarI nandazrI ke zarIra meM ati vAdhA denevAlA yaha duHkha kahA~ se TUTa pdd'aa| isakI yaha dazA kyoM aura kaise ho gaI ? aisA vicArakara unhoMne pAsa jAkara nandazrI se pUchA-he priye ! jisa kAraNa se ApakA zarIra sarvathA khinna, kRza aura phIkA par3a gayA hai vaha kauna-sA kAraNa hai mujhe kaho ? // 16-17 // durghaTaM dohadaM mattvA sAna vakti yadA tadA / vAcitA kathamapyeSaH'gadIdvAkyaM manogataM / / 18 / / kathaM karomi bho kAMta ! kRpAM saptadinAvadhim / dohalakodbhavAM lajjAmaMtaH khinnAsmi bhUpate // 16 // kumAra ke aise hitakArI evaM madhura vacana sunakara aura dohale kI pUrti sarvathA kaThina samajha kara pahale to nandazrI ne kucha bhI uttara na diyaa| kintu jaba usane kumAra kA Agraha vizeSa dekhA to vaha kahane lagI-he kAMta ! maiM kyA karU~ mujhe sAta dina paryaMta abhaya nAmaka dAna kA sUcaka dohalA huA hai| isa kArya kI pUrti ati kaThina jAna maiM khinna huuN| merI khinnatA kA dUsarA koI bhI kAraNa nhiiN| priyatamA nandazrI ke aise vacana suna kumAra ne gambhIratApUrvaka kahA // 18-19 // AkarNya vacanaM tasyA jagau gaMbhIravAcayA / khedaM mA kuru bhokAMte'bhava mA kSINavigrahA // 20 // pUrayiSyAmi cittasthaM mA kRthAstaM tavA'dhunA / duHkhaM yathA kathaMcidvai vRthA vijJAnakovide // 21 // priye ! isa bAta ke lie tuma jarA bhI kheda na kro| mata vyartha kheda kara apane zarIra ko sukhaao| suvrate ! maiM zIghra hI tumhArI isa abhilASA ko pUrNa kruuNgaa| cature ! jo tuma isa kArya Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam ko kaThina samajha duHkhita ho rahI ho| evaM apane zarIra ko binA prayojana sukhA rahI ho so sarvathA vyartha hai| tathA madhura bhASiNI evaM zubhAMgI nandazrI ko aisA AzvAsana dekara bhalI prakAra samajhAbujhAkara kumAra zreNika kisI vana kI ora cala pdd'e| aura vahA~ para kisI nadI ke kinAre baiThI nandazrI kI icchA pUrNa karane ke lie vicAra karane lage // 20-21 // AzvAsyeti jagAmaiSa tAM zubhAM kalabhASiNIM / nadItaTe sthito yAvattadupAyaM vicitayan / / 22 // tAvattannagare zasya vasupAlasya bhUpateH / / nirgataH staMbhamunmUlya daMtItuMgaH sudaMturaH // 23 // bhaMjayan gRhadvArANi khaMDayan staMbhasaMtati / chidayan janamagrasthaM bhiMdayanvRkSamAlikAM / / 24 / / unmIlayallatAgehamutkSipan pAMzunirbharaM / aMkuzAdIn samullaMghya vAryamANo'pisajjanaH // 25 // cItkAreNaiva badhirIkurvazca sakalaM jagat / AkArayan dizAM nAthAnkarotkSepeNa vo madAt / / 26 // vyAkulIkRtya sarvaM ca puraM hA hAravAkulam / nirjagAma purAnnadyAM yatrAste zreNiko nRpaH / / / / 27 // AgacchantaM nRpo vIkSya daMtinaM parvataprabhaM / mahAmada samAlIDha muttasthe yuddhasiddhaye // 28 // sanahya sanmukhIbhUtbA kAryavAkyaprabaMdhataH / / yuddhaM cakAra bhUpAlastenAmA janavIkSitaH // 26 // karamuSTayAdi ghAtena saMkRtya vyAkulAtmakaM / dviradaM vimadaM rAjA'cireNa vazamAnayat / / 30 / / usa samaya usI nagara ke rAjA vasupAla kA U~ce-U~ce dA~ta ko dhAraNa karanevAlA eka matavAlA hAthI nagara se bar3e jhapATe se bAhara nikalA / tathA pratyeka ghara ke dvAra ko tor3atA huA, bahuta se nagara ke khambhoM ko ukhAr3atA huA, aneka prakAra ke vRkSoM ko nIce girAtA huA, uttamottama latA-maNDapoM ko nirmala karatA haA, aneka sajjana vIroM dvArA rokane para bhI nahIM rukatA huA, aneka cItkAra se samasta dizAoM ko badhira karatA huA, evaM apanI sUMDa ko Upara uThA diggajoM ko bhI mAno yuddha karane ke lie lalakAratA huA aura samasta nagara ko Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vyAkula karatA huA vaha matta hAthI usI nadI kI ora jhapaTA jahA~ kumAra baiThe the| jisa samaya parvata ke samAna vizAla, ati matta, apanI ora AtA huA, vaha bhayaMkara hAthI kumAra kI najara par3A to kumAra zIghra hI usake sAtha yuddha karane ke lie taiyAra ho gye| tathA usa matavAle hAthI ke sammukha jAkara aneka prakAra se usake sAtha yuddha kara, mukkoM se mAra-mArakara use mada rahita kara diyaa| aura nirbhayatApUrvaka krIr3Artha usakI pITha para caTa savAra ho rAjadvAra kI ora cala diye||22-30|| vazIbhUtaM gajaM matvA ruroha nRpanaMdanaH / jayAravastadA cakre loka: kaMpitavigrahaiH // 31 // ahovIryamahovIryaM rUpaM ca navayauvanaM / iMdradattasya jAmAtuH zaktirlokottarA matA / / 32 // janirjetumazakyo'yaM dvirado madameduraH / vazIkRto mahAbuddhayA'nena puNyaprabhAvataH / / 33 / / iti puNyajanArAvaiH stUyamAno gajoddhRtaH / saMbhrameNa nRpAgAraM prAvizatketurAjitaM / / 34 / / daMtyArUDhaM mahAkAramasAdhAraNasadguNam / nRpastaM zreNikaM vIkSya tutoSa nijamAnase // 35 // matavAle hAthI para baiThe hue kumAra ko dekhakara hAthI ke karmoM se bhayabhIta, kumAra kA hAthI ke sAtha yuddha dekhanevAle, kumAra kI vIratA se cakita, aneka manuSya jaya-jaya karane lge| evaM paraspara eka-dUsare se yaha bhI kahane lage seThI indradatta ke jamAI kA parAkrama AzcaryakAraka hai| rUpa aura navayauvana bhI bar3A bhArI prazaMsanIya hai| zakti bhI lokottara mAlUma par3atI hai| dekho jisa matta hAthI ko balavAna se balavAna bhI koI manuSya nahIM jIta sakatA thA usa hAthI ko isa kumAra ne apane buddhi, bala aura puNya ke prabhAva se bAta-kI-bAta meM jIta liyaa| tathA idhara manuSya to isa bhA~ti pavitra zabdoM se kumAra kI stuti karane lage udhara gaja se bhI atizaya parAkramI kumAra ne aneka prakAra kI nIlI-pIlI dhvajAoM se zobhita krIDApUrvaka nagara meM praveza kiyA // 31-3 // avAdInnapatiH prItyA mudA taM nRpanaMdanaM / bho vIrANAM mahAvIra nAnApuNyaphalopabhuk / / 36 // yAcaya svamano'bhISTaM varaM satphalamaMDitaM / / dadAmi te'dyasadrUpa guNamAlAmanohara / / 37 / / Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam ahaMkAravazAdeSa tathApi na ca yAcate / kiMcitsaMvAhyamAno'pi janavismitacittakaH / / 38 / / sundara AkAra ke dhAraka asAdhAraNa uttama guNoM se maNDita kumAra zreNika ko hAthI para car3he hue dekhakara mahArAja vasupAla mana meM ati harSita hue| aura bar3I prIti evaM harSa se unhoMne kumAra se khaa| he vIroM ke siratAja ! he aneka puNyaphaloM ke bhoganevAle ! kumAra jisa bAta kI tumheM icchA ho zIghra hI mujhe kho| he uttamottama guNoM ke bhaMDAra kumAra! zaktyanusAra maiM tumhArI icchA pUrNa kruuNgaa| kintu mahArAja ke santoSabhare vacana sunakara anya manuSyoM dvArA kucha mAMgane ke lie prerita bhI kumAra ne lajjA evaM ahaMkAra se kucha bhI javAba nahIM diyA, mahArAja ke sAmane ve cupacApa hI khar3e rahe // 36-38 // iMdradattastadA jJAtvA taccittasthaM punarjagau / bho bhUpa ! varamasmai tvaM yadi ditsasi nizcitaM / / 36 // saptaghasra mahAdAnamabhayAkhyaM pure vare / deze sarvatra dehitvaM ghoSaNApUrvakaM varaM // 40 // saMtuSTamanasA tena tattathA pratipadya c| cakre sarvatra taddhoSo dAna sUcaka unnataH / / 41 / / seThI indradatta bhI ye saba bAteM dekha rahe the| unhoMne zIghra hI kumAra ke mana ke bhAva ko samajha liyA aura isa bhA~ti mahArAja se nivedana kiyA mahArAja! yadi Apa kumAra ke kAma ko dekhakara prasanna hue haiN| aura unakI abhilASA pUrNa karanA cAhate haiM to eka kAma kareM sAta dina taka isa nagara aura deza meM saba jagaha para Apa abhayadAna kI r3ayoMDI piTavA deN| seThI indradatta ke .aise kumAra ke anukUla vacana suna rAjA vasupAla ati saMtuSTa hue aura unhoMne bedhar3aka kaha diyaa| Apane jo kumAra ke anukUla kahA hai vaha mujhe maMjUra hai| maiM sAta dina taka nagara evaM deza meM saba jagaha abhayadAna ke lie taiyAra haiN| tathA aisA kahakara unhoMne apanI pratijJA ke anusAra abhayadAna ke lie nagara evaM deza meM sarvatra DaMkA bhI piTavA diyA / / 36-41 // tadA sadohadA rAjJI paripUrNamanorathA / reje navInasaMkAyA vallIva navaparNikA // 42 // sAnaMdA sA tato naMdA pUrNamAsA mRgekssnnaa|| zubhe lagne zubhe vAre sunakSatre suvAsare // 43 // zubhayoge sutaM jajJe vikasatkumudekSaNaM / naMdazrI naMdaromAMcA saMtrasta sumRgIdRzA // 44 // Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam rAnI nandI ne yaha bAta sunI ki kumAra kI vIratA para mohita hokara mahArAja vasupAla ne sAta dina taka abhayadAna denA svIkAra kiyA hai / sunate hI vaha apane manoratha ko pUrNa huA samajha, bahuta prasanna huI / aura jaisI navIna latA dinoMdina praphullita hotI jAtI hai vaisI vaha bhI dinoMdina praphullita hone lgii| zubha lagna, zubha vAra, zubha nakSatra, zubha dina evaM zubhopayoga meM kisI samaya rAnI nandazrI ne atizaya AnaMdita pUrNa candramA ke samAna manohara mukha kA dhAraka, kamala ke samAna manohara netroM se yukta, uttama putra ko janma diyA / putra kI utpatti va AnaMda ke kAraNa rAnI nandazrI kA zarIra romAMcita ho gayA aura vaha sukhasAgara meM gotA lagAne lagI // 42-44 // 64 kAminI kalagItAni vaM divRdazrutisvanAH / paMcazabdamahAnAdA babhUvustadgRhAMgaNe / / 45 // dInAnAthajanebhyazca dadau dAnaM svaharSataH / svajanebhyazca saMtoSAdidradattasya mAgadhaH || 46 // svajanaizca tataH sarvaistasya cakre abhayAdikumArAkhyA mahatA sudAnataH / saMbhrameNa ca / / 47 / / payaH edhate kalayA ghasra e ghasra e maMDitadIdhitiH / ramyo doSAkarazcaMdro yathA kumudakArakaH / / 48 // pAnAdibhirbAlo lAlyamAno nijairjanaiH / tanvan pitrormudaMsphItaM vavRdhe buddhibhUSitaH // 46 // kumAratvaM samAsAdya paThatzAstrANyanekazaH / lIlayA sa mahAtejAH svalpakAlena buddhimAn // 50 // tanujeneti saMzarmazriyA naMdazriyA samam / babhuje'tanu sa zrImAn gataM kAlaM na vetti ca // 51 // seThI indradatta ke ghara nandazrI se dhevatA huA hai yaha samAcAra sAre nagara meM phaila gayA / seThI indradatta ke ghara kAminI manohara gIta gAne lagI / bandIjana putra kI stuti karane lage / putra ke AnaMda meM manohara zabda karanevAle aneka bAje bhI bajane lage / bAlaka ke garbhastha hone para nandazrI ko abhayadAna kA dohalA huA thA / isalie usa dina ko lakSya kara seThI indradatta ke kuTumbI manuSyoM ne bAlaka kA nAma abhayakumAra rakha diyaa| evaM jaisA rAtri-vikAsI kamaloM ko Ananda denevAlA candramA dinoMdina bar3hatA calA jAtA hai vaisA hI atizaya daidIpyamAna zarIra kA dhAraka samasta bhUmaNDala ko harSAyamAna karanevAlA vaha kumAra bhI dinoMdina bar3hane lgaa| kuTumbIjana dUdha - pAna Adi se bAlaka kI sevA karane lge| Ananda se khilAne lage / isalie usa bAlaka se usake Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mAtA-pitA ko aura bhI vizeSa harSa hone lagA / kucha dina bAda abhayakumAra ne apanI bAlaka avasthA chor3a kumAra avasthA meM padArpaNa kiyA / aura usa samaya tejasvI kumAra abhaya ne thor3e hI kAla meM apane buddhibala se bAta- hI bAta meM samasta zAstroM kA adhyayana kara liyaa| vaha asAdhAraNa vidvAna ho gayA / isa prakAra kumAra zreNika ke sAtha rAnI nandazrI nAnA prakAra ke bhoga-vilAsa karane lagI / evaM kumAra bhI kAntA nandazrI ke sAtha bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke bhoga bhogane lage tathA bhogavilAsoM meM masta, ve donoM daMpatI jAte hue kAla kI bhI paravA nahIM karane lage / / 45-51 / / rAjagRhe ramye pattane upazreNikabhUpAlo matvAsyAyuH calAtI sUnave parayA saMpadA sAkaM rAjyaM dadau atha dhRtasattame / kSayaM kutaH // 52 // sAmaMtasevitaH / cakravattisamazriyA // 53 // idhara kumAra zreNika to seThI indradatta ke ghara nandazrI ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke bhoga bhogate hue sukhapUrvaka rahane lge| udhara mahArAja upazreNika atizaya manohara, aneka prakAra kI uttamottama zobhA se zobhita rAjagRha nagara meM AnandapUrvaka apanA rAjya kara rahe the| acAnaka hI jaba unako yaha patA lagA ki aba merI Ayu meM bahuta hI kama dina bAkI haiM-- merA maraNa aba jaldI honevAlA hai| zIghra hI unhoMne cakravartI ke samAna utkRSTa, bar3e-bar3e sAmaMtoM se sevita, vizAla rAjya ko calAtI putra ko de diyA / tathA rAjya kArya se sarvathA mamatA rahita hokara pAramArthika karmoM meM ve citta lagAne lage / / 52-53 / / tataH katipayairghatra : tadA lokAH zucaM tIvraM iMdrANI pramukhA rAjJyo akurvan vivilApaM ca paMcatvamagamannRpaH / cakrire rAvapUritAH // 54 // vaktraphUtkArapUritAH / dIrghakaMThottharodanAH / / 55 / / kucha dinoM ke bAda Ayu-karma ke samApta hone para mahArAja upazreNika kA zarIrAMta ho gyaa| unake mara jAne se sAre nagara meM hA-hAkAra maca gyaa| puravAsI loga zoka-sAgara meM gotA lagAne lage / ranivAsa kI rAniyA~ bhI mahArAja kA maraNa- samAcAra suna karuNAjanaka rudana karane lgiiN| jitane bhI saubhAgya cihna hAra Adika the saba unhoMne tor3akara pheMka diye| aura mahArAja ke maraNa se sArA jagata unheM andhakAramaya sUjhane lagA / / 54-55 / / 85 atha rAjyaM zubhaprAjyaM pAlayAmAsa tatsutaH / sAmaMtAmAtya pauraizca sevyamAno'ti duSTadhIH // 56 // Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam anyAyena vinA vittaM parakIyaM samAharat / sevakAnAM nRpo vRttI vilulopa sa lobhayuk // 57 // naraM yathAkathaMcicca dRSTvA haMti ca pApadhIH / AcArAnaikyasaMtyakto'nabhijJaH kSitipAlane // 58 / / anyAyavartmavRttitvaM tasya matvA ca maMtriNaH / ityAlocaM vyadhuzcitte rAjyarakSaNasiddhaye // 56 / / aho ! na vettyayaM rAjyasthiti lobhAkulAtmakaH / pratApatyaktasaddeho vRSAMzaparivarjitaH / / 60 // kathaM rakSati sadrAjyaM lopayanbhaTavRttikaM / zreNiko'taH samAkAryoM magadhasthitihetave // 61 / / mahArAja upazreNika ke bAda rahA-sahA bhI adhikAra rAjA calAtI ko mila gyaa| mahArAja upazreNika ke samAna vaha bhI magadha deza kA mahArAja kahA jAne lgaa| kiMtu rAjanIti se sarvathA anabhijJa rAjA calAtI ne sAmaMta maMtrI puravAsI janoM se bhalI prakAra sevita hone para bhI rAjya meM aneka prakAra ke upadrava karane prAraMbha kara diye| kabhI to vaha binA hI aparAdha ke dhanikoM ke dhana jabta karane lgaa| aura kabhI prajA ko anya prakAra ke bhayaMkara kaSTa pahu~cAne lgaa| jinake AdhAra para rAjya cala rahA thA una rAjasevakoM kI AjIvikA bhI usane baMda kara dii| rAjya meM isa prakAra bhayaMkara anyAya dekha puravAsI evaM dezavAsI manuSya trasta hone lge| aura khule maidAna unake mukha se ye hI zabda sunane meM Ane lage-rAjA calAtI bar3A bhArI pApI hai| anyAyI hai, aura rAjya-pAlana karane meM sarvathA asamartha hai| rAjA kA isa prakAra nIca bartAva dekha rAjamaMtrI bhI dA~toM meM uMgalI dabAne lge| rAjya ko sa~bhAlane ke lie unhoMne aneka upAya soce kitu koI bhI upAya kAryakArI najara na pdd'e| aMta meM vicAra karate-karate unheM kumAra zreNika kI yAda AI / yAda Ate hI caTa unhoMne salAha kI-rAjA calAtI pApI, duSTa evaM rAjanIti se sarvathA anabhijJa hai| yaha itane vizAla rAjya ko calA nahIM sktaa| isalie kumAra zreNika ko yahA~ bulAnA cAhie aura kisa rIti se unheM magadha deza kA rAjA banAnA cAhie / / 56-61 / / iti citte vicityAzu maMtriNo dUtamuttamaM / preSayAmAsurAkArya patraM datvAtigUDhata: / / 62 / / veNAtaTaM sa vegena saMprApya varalekhaka / tasmai dadau tvayA zIghrametavyamiti sUcanaM / / 63 / / __ samasta puravAsI evaM maMtrI Adika kumAra ke guNoM se bhalIbhA~ti paricita the isalie yaha upAya sabako uttama mAlUma huaa| evaM tadanusAra eka dUta jo ki rAjya-kArya meM ati catura thA, Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam zIghra hI kumAra ke pAsa bheja diyA aura byorevAra eka patra bhI use likhakara de diyaa| jahA~ kumAra zreNika rahate the, dUta usI deza kI ora cala diyaa| aura kucha dinaparyaMta maMjila-dara-maMjila calakara kumAra ke pAsa jA phuNcaa| kumAra ko dekhakara dUta ne vinaya se namaskAra kiyaa| aura unake hAtha meM patra dekara jabAnI bhI yaha kaha diyA ki he kumAra ! aba tumheM zIghra mere sAtha rAjagRha nagara calanA cAhie // 62-63 // udaMtaM dUtato matvA tajjaM lekhAdvizeSataH / jaharSa zreNikazcitte ko na tuSyatilAbhataH // 64 // iMdradattaM tataH prApya svasuraM prItipUrvakam / anamallabdhasaMtoSaH kSaNaM sthitvA vyajijJayat // 65 // AgataM rAjyasaMsiddhaya patraM saMdarya sgiraa| jagAvaTana saMsiddhayA / iti sa vinayAnvitaH / / 66 // dUta ke mukha se aise vacana sunakara evaM patra par3hakara usake vacanoM para sarvathA vizvAsa kara, kumAra zreNika apane mana meM ati prasanna hue| mAre harSa ke unakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| tathA patra hAtha meM lekara ve sIdhe seThI indradatta ke samIpa cala diye| vahA~ jAkara unhoMne seThI indradatta ko namaskAra kiyA aura yaha samAcAra sunAyA ki he mahanIya ! rAjagRhapura se eka dUta AyA hai usane yaha pana mujhe diyA hai isa samaya vahA~ jAnA adhika Avazyaka jAna par3atA hai kRpAkara Apa mujhe vahA~ jAne ke lie zIghra AjJA deN| binA ApakI AjJA ke maiM vahA~ jAnA ThIka nahIM samajhatA // 64-66 / / svasurAdya mayA ramye pure gamyaM tavAjJayA / saMtoSya vAk prabaMdhena svasuraM zuddhacetasaM / / 67 // gatvA tato'tiramyAM tAM dvitIyaprANasannibhAM / ramyapraNayasaMkopAM sa jagAvitI patra // 68 // bho priye ! vallabhe ! kAMte ! ramye caMdrAnane zubhe ! gajagAmini mArADhye manmanaH padmavAsini / / 66 / / madrAjyaM matkramAyAtaM majjanakakSitihetutaH / madbhAtrarakSaNIyaM ca duHkhI bhavati satprabhaM / / 70 // tasya rakSaNa saMsiddhayA eSitavyaM myaadhunaa| yAvadrAjyasya saMsiddhirna bhavenmama suMdari / / 71 // sthAtavyaM sahaputreNa tvayA taavtpitRgRhe| AkAraNaM kariSyAmi rAjyasiddhau tava sphuTaM // 72 // Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ekAeka kumAra ke mukha se aise vacana sana seThI indradatta Azcarya-sAgara meM nimagna ho gye| aba kumAra yahA~ se cale jAyeMge, yaha jAna unheM bahuta duHkha huaa| kiMtu kumAra ne unheM aneka prakAra se AzvAsana de diyaa| isalie ve zAMta ho gye| aura unheM jabarana kumAra ko jAne ke lie AjJA denI pdd'ii| seThI indradatta se AjJA lekara kumAra priyatamA nandazrI ke pAsa gye| usase bhI unhoMne isa prakAra apanI AtmakahAnI prArambha kara dii| he priye ! he vallabhe ! he manohare ! he candramukhI! he gajagAminI ! mere paramparA se AyA huA rAjya hai acAnaka mere pitA ke zarIrAMta ho jAne se merA bhAI usa rAjya kI rakSA kara rahA hai| kiMtu prajA usake zAsana se saMtuSTa nahIM hai| isalie aba mujhe rAjagRha jAnA jarUra hai / he suMdarI jaba taka maiM vahA~ na pahu~cUMgA, rAjya kI rakSA bhalI prakAra nahIM ho skegii| isa samaya maiM tujhase yaha kahe jAtA hU~ jaba taka maiM tujhe na bulAU~ abhayakumAra ke sAtha tU apane pitA ke ghara hI rahanA / rAjya kI prApti hone para tujhe maiM niyama se bulAU~gA isameM sandeha nahIM // 67-12 // iti kAMtAM savASyAMtAM pUrNacaMdrAnanAM parAM / AzvAsya gamanautsakyaM dhatteyAvanmahAmanAH // 73 // paMcAzacchatasaMkhyADhyAH sthAyino guptirUpataH / preSitAstena sAkaM ca rAjJA pUrvaM tadAkhilAH / / 74 / / babhUvaH sevakAH sarve prakaTAzcApare punaH / aMgIkRtAH prabhutvena rAjAMte tatsamIpagAH // 75 / / jAyAM vasa sutAM tatrA sthApyAzvAsya punaH punaH / subhaTai nirjagAmAzu sa zreNikamahIzvaraH / / 76 // parayA saMpadA satraM varddhamAnazca sevakaH / cacAla zakunaiH sAraiH sUcittodarkasatphalaH / / 77 / / magadhanIvRtaM prAptaM ghasraH katipayaH punaH / rAjyaddhi samabhUtADhyaH zreNiko dharaNIdharaH // 78 / / acAnaka hI kumAra ke aise vacana sunakara rAnI nandazrI kI A~khoM se Tapa-Tapa A~sU girane lge| mAre du:kha ke, kamala ke samAna phUlA huA bhI usakA mukha kumhalA gyaa| aura kumAra ko kucha bhI javAba na dekara vaha nizcala kASTha kI putalI ke samAna khar3I raha gii| kiMtu usakI aisI dazA dekha kumAra ne usako bahuta-kucha samajhA diyaa| aura saMtoSa denevAle priya vacana kahakara zAMta kara diyaa| isa prakAra priyatamA nandazrI se milakara kumAra vahAM se cala diye| aura rAjagRha jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gye| Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 86 kumAra jA rahe haiM seThI indradatta ko yaha patA lagA to unhoMne kumAra ko na mAlUma par3e isa roti se pA~ca hajAra balavAna yoddhA kumAra ke sAtha bheja diye| evaM pA~ca hajAra subhaToM ke sAtha kumAra zreNika ne rAjagRha nagara kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| jisa samaya ve mArga meM jAne lage usa samaya uttamottama phaloM ke sUcaka unheM aneka zakuna hue| aura mArga meM aneka vana-upavanoM ko nihArate hue kumAra zreNika magadha deza ke pAsa jA pahu~ce / / 73-78 / / AgataM te parijJAyA jagmuH sanmukhamunnatAH / sarve sAmaMtamaMtrAdyA muktvA taM nyAyavarjitaM // 76 / / vItAzca daMtino ramyA vItasaMkhyAH sphuratprabhAH / rathAH padAtayo saMkhyAH paricelustadA nRpaM // 80 / / tadAnakamahAdhvAnaH sthAyayAmAsuruttamaM / rAjye te zreNikaM dhIraM namustatpadapaMkajaM // 81 // tataH krameNa saMprApadrAjagRhasamIpatAM / nRpo'mAtya susAmaMtaparicarya suzAsanaH // 82 // kamAra zreNika magadha deza meM A gaye yaha samAcAra sAre deza meM phaila gyaa| samasta sAmanta mantrI evaM anyAnya dezavAsI manuSya bar3e vinaya bhAva se kumAra zreNika ke pAsa Aye aura bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| kucha samaya vahA~ Thaharakara premapUrvaka vArtAlApa kara kumAra phira Age ko cala diye| meru parvata ke samAna lambe-cauDe hAthI, aneka baDe-baDe ratha aura payAdekamAra kepIlepIche calane lge| kumAra ke Agamana ke utsava meM sArA deza bAjoM kI AvAja se gUMja uThA, evaM kucha dina aura calakara kumAra rAjagRha nagara ke nikaTa pahu~ca gaye // 79-82 // senAM tasya duraMtAM ca calAtItucchasenakaH / azakyAM jetumAlokya virarAmAjitastadA / / 83 // tataH zreNika vAkyena gRhItvA'khilasaMpadAM / bhayAtpallIM samAsede durgA saH puNyataH kSayAt / / 84 // zubhrAtapatra saMchinna mitra maMDala unnataH / tataH kari varArUDhaH sa cacAleddha pattanam // 85 // kAminI kara saMkrAMta sazabdasvarNadaMDakaH / calaccAmaravRdezca kSIrodadhijalaprabhaiH // 86 // vIjyamAno'tipuNyAMka: pratApAhaskaraH prabhaH / sAmaMtarAjamukuTamaNighRSTapadAbjaka: // 87 // Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vaMdivRdamukhodgIta yazAH sphIta zubhAyutaH / vAdyavAdakavRdena vikAsitasamAgamaH // 88 // tadAnakAdi sadhvAnA kAritAstatpurAMganAH / celurvIcya ivAbdhezca vilokanakRtemudA // 86 // bhojanasthaM pati muktvA kAciddhAvati vIcivat / maMthanojjhita karmAnyA tadguNA hatamAnasA // 60 // kAciddadhAti tilakaM bhAle sajjalakajjalaiH / tilakadravyamAzeSaM nayane tUNitA sato // 11 // caDAmaNi ca kaMThe'dhAnmaddhi na veyakaM tathA / kAcidhAraM kaTideze mekhalAM kaMThamaMDale // 12 // sakhIbhiH preritA kAcidvidadhAti viparyayam / kaMcukaM kokiladhvAnA kAcitpatati saspRhA / / 63 // rudaMtaM svasutaM hitvA gRhvAti parajaM sutam / kAcicca mukhatAMbUlaM nikSipaMtI hi gacchati // 14 // stanAcchAdana vastreNa jaghanaM saMdadhAti ca / avastraprakaTodbhUta stanadvaMdvA susuMdarI // 65 // kAcidrUpaM samAvIkSya svAgatya varamaMdire / sthUlatvena padaM gaMtumazaktA vRddhato jagau // 66 // anIdRzaM mahArUpaM bhUpaterasti bho sakhi / anIdRzA vibhUtizca vRddhA vAdIttadAzubhaM // 67 / / darzayasva nRpaM me'dya gRhItvA yAhi mAM sakhi / anyathA niSphalaM janma mAmakInaM jagattraye / / 68 // zrutveti tAM gRhItvA sA vRddhA haste vinirgatA / sthUlatvataH padaM yAtumakSamA patitA bhuvi / 66 / / sApi vRddhAM vimucyAzu punarIkSaNahetave / nirjagAma svabAhubhyAM pAtayaMtI puraHsthitAM // 10 // Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam gahamAgatya kAcicca punaryAti gunnaakulaa| asthirAMhriH karotkSepAtkAcidvAvatyanuprabhuM // 101 // vilapaMtI vimucyAzu sthUlAM ca zakaTAvahAm / taruNyazcaMcalA yAMti stanabhAroddharA api // 102 // tadvibhUti samAvIkSya vadaMti varayoSitaH / dhanyAsya jananI loke yayAyaM jaThare dhRtaH // 103 // yasyAH stanyaM papau so'yaM sA dhanyA bhuvane sakhi / anyacca zrUyate mitre pure veNAtaTe vare // 104 // iMdradattasya saMjAtAM naMdazrIM pariNItavAn / ayaM puNyaphalAlIDhaH sA dhanyA yoSitAM gaNe // 10 // yayAsyAMgena saMyogo bhogoddIpanatatparaH / lebhe hastAvalepazca sA yoSiddhanyatAM gatA // 106 // anyacca zrUyate mitre'syayogAccatayA punaH / tanujo janitAnaMdo labdho rUpavizAradaH // 107 / / ityAdi zubhazaMsAM sa lebhe nArInarAcchubhAt / jayAravAdikAnnAdAnnaMditA'khila sajjanAH // 108 // tataH kramAtpuraM sarvaM ketubaddhaM satoraNam / samIkSya prAptavAn ramyaM suMdaraM rAjamaMdiraM // 106 / / idhara rAjA calAtI ko yaha patA lagA ki aba zreNika yahA~ A gaye haiN| unake sAtha vizAla senA hai, samasta dezavAsI aura nagaravAsI manuSya bhI kumAra zreNika ke hI anuyAyI ho gaye haiN| mAre bhaya ke vaha to kA~pane lagA tathA aba maiM lar3akara kumAra zreNika se vijaya nahIM pA sakatA yaha bhalI prakAra soca-vicAra apanI kucha saMpatti lekara kisI kile meM jA chipaa| udhara sUrya ke samAna pratApI, bar3e-bar3e sAmaMtoM se sevita puNyAtmA jinake Upara kSIra samudra ke samAna sapheda camara Dhula rahe haiM, jinakA yaza cAroM ora baMdIjana gAna kara rahe haiM, kumAra zreNika ne bar3e ThATa-bATa se nagara meM praveza kiyaa| nagara meM ghusate hI bAjoM ke gaMbhIra zabda hone lge| bAjoM kI AvAja suna jaise samudra se taraMga bAhara nikalatI haiM, nagara kI striyA~ mahArAja ke dekhane ke lie gharoM se nikalakara bhaagiiN| koI strI apane svAmI ko cauke meM hI baiThA chor3a use binA bhojana parose hI kumAra ko dekhane ke lie ghara se bhaagii| koI strI maTThA vilor3a rahI thI, kumAra ke darzana kI lAlasA se usane maTThA bilor3anA chor3a diyaa| koI-koI to kumAra ko dekhane meM itanI lAlAyita ho gaI ki zRMgArakarate samaya usane lalATa kA tilaka A~khoM meM lagA liyA aura A~khoM kA kAjala lalATa Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam para A~ja liyA, evaM binA dekhe-bhAle hI ghara se bhAgI, tathA kisI strI ne sira ke bhUSaNa ko gale meM pahanakara, gale ke bhUSaNa ko sira meM pahanakara hI kumAra ko dekhane ke lie daur3anA zurU kara diyaa| aura koI strI hAra ko kamara meM pahanakara aura karadhanI ko gale meM DAlakara hI daudd'ii| koI strI apane kAma meM laga rahI thI jisa samaya sakhiyoM ne usase kumAra ko dekhane ke lie Agraha kiyA to vaha ekadama bhAgI, jaldI meM use colI ke ulTe-sIdhe kA bhI jJAna nahIM rhaa| vaha ulTI colI pahanakara hI kumAra ko dekhane lgii| tathA koI strI to kumAra ko dekhane ke lie itanI besudha ho gaI ki apane bAlaka ko rotA huA chor3akara dUsare bAlaka ko hI goda meM lekara bhaagii| tathA koI strI jo ki nitamba ke bhAra se sarvathA calane ke lie asamartha thI dUsarI striyoM ke mukha se hI kumAra kI tArIpha suna apane ko dhanya smjhaa| koI vRddhA jo ki calane ke lie sarvathA asamartha thI, dUsarI striyoM ko kahane lagI ki ai beTA! kisI rIti se mujhe bhI kumAra ke darzana karA de maiM terA yaha upakAra kadApi nahIM bhuulNgii| tathA koI-koI strI to kumAra ko dekha aisI matta ho gaI ki kumAra ke darzana kI phUla meM dUsarI striyoM para girane lagI aura jisa ora kumAra kI savArI jA rahI thI, besudha ho usI ora daur3ane lgii| tathA kisI-kisI strI kI to aisI dazA ho gaI ki eka samaya kamAra ko dekha ghara Akara bhI vaha kamAra ko dekhane ke lie bhaagii| aneka uttama striyA~ to kumAra ko dekha aisA kahane lagI ki saMsAra meM vaha strI dhanya hai jisane isa kumAra ko janA hai, aura apane stanoM kA dUdha pilAyA hai| tathA koI-koI aisA kahane lagI he Ale ! yaha bAta sunane meM AI hai ki ina kumAra kA vivAha veNutaTa nagara ke seThI indradatta kI putrI nandazrI ke sAtha ho gayA hai| saMsAra meM vaha nandazrI dhanya hai| tathA koI-koI yaha bhI kahane lagI ki kumAra zreNika ke saMbaMdha se rAnI nandazrI ke abhaya kumAra nAma kA uttama putra bhI utpanna ho gayA hai ityAdi puravAsI striyoM ke zabda sunate hue kumAra zreNika nIlI-pIlI dhvajAoM toraNoM se zobhita rAjamaMdira ke pAsa jA pahu~ce // 83-106 // mAtrAdikaM praNamyAzu reje rAjAlimaMDitaH / rAjA rAjitadhAmA'sau vinaSTaprabhuzAtravaH // 110 // itivRSaparipAkAt prApta rAjyAdibhUti, nikhilajana sumAnyo maanitaanekvRddhaa| ahitahatavilAso vAsitAnekavAso / vizadanayavilAsI bhAsitAMgaH sa bhAti // 11 // rAjamaMdira meM praveza kara kumAra ne apanI pUjya mAtA Adi ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| tathA anya jo paricita manuSya the, unako bhI yathAyogya mile| kucha dina bAda maMtriyoM kI anumatipUrvaka kumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA gyaa| kumAra zreNika aba mahArAja zreNika kahe jAne lge| tathA aneka rAjAoM se pUjita, atizaya pratApI, samasta zatruoM se rahita, mahArAja zreNika, magadha deza kA nItipUrvaka rAjya karane laga gye| isa prakAra apane pUrvopArjita dharma ke mAhAtmya se rAjya-vibhUti ko pAkara samasta janoM se mAnya aneka uttamottama guNoM se bhUSita, Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam nItipUrvaka rAjya calAnevAle, atizaya daidIpyamAna zarIra ke dhAraka, mahArAja zreNika ati AnaMda ko prApta hue // 110-111 / / samasti pUrvaM vaNijAM gRhodare sthitiH praNaSTAkhila duHkhavidhau / tathA varAjyaM kva ca tasya bhUpate raho vilAsaH sukRtasya dRzyatAM / / 112 / / dharmAddhIdhana saMgamonara bhuvAM dharmAtkule ca, dharmAdbha tiranAdyanaMta sahitA dharmAtsurAjye sthitiH / dharmAnnAkamaheMdratA zubhagatA dharmAtsukhaM zAzvatam dharmAtsuMdara putrasaMtati raho matvA kurudhvaM vRSam // 113 // jIvoM kA saMsAra meM yadi parama mitra hai to dharma hai| dekho kahA~ to mahArAja zreNika ko rAjagRha nagara chor3akara seThI indradatta ke yahA~ rahanA par3A thA aura kahA~ phira usI magadha deza ke rAjA bana gaye / isalie uttama puruSoM ko cAhie ki ve kisI avasthA meM dharma ko na chor3eM kyoMki saMsAra meM manuSyoM ko dharma se uttama buddhi kI prApti hotI hai| dharma se hI avinAzI sukha milatA hai| devendra Adi uttama padoM kI prApti bhI dharma se hI hotI hai aura dharma kI kRpA se hI uttama kula meM janma milatA hai / / 112-113 / / iti bheNika bhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpanmanAbha tIrthakarapurANe bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacaMdrAcArya viracite kSeNikarAjyalAbhavarNanaM nAma paMcamaH sargaH // 5 // isa prakAra bhaviSyakAla meM honevAle bhagavAna zrI padamanAbha ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ko rAjya kI prApti batalAnevAlA bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita pAMcavA sarga samApta huaa| Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SaSThaH sargaH bodhibodhita sattatvaM satvAnugrAhakaM stuve / aMtima tIrthakartAraM rAjJe tatvArthadAyakam / / 1 / / atha saMprAptarAjyo'sau pratipakSavivarjitaH / mahadbhirmahitAM mahIM pAti SADguNya maMDitaH // 2 // uktaMca-saMdhizca vigraho yAnamAsanaM saMbhramastathA / dvedhIbhAvazca saMproktAH SaDguNAH kSitipAzritAH // tasminrAjyaM zubhaprAjyaM pAtitAnItayo'bhavan / bhayaM nAnArisaMbhUtaM no babhUva khalu bhRzaM // 3 // kSaNikoddIpanaM tattvaM dadhaccitte ca durdamaM / sarvajJaM sugataM devaM caturAryaprarUpakam // 4 // kevala jJAna kI kRpA se samasta jIvoM ko yathArtha upadeza denevAle, parama dayAlu, bhalI prakAra padArthoM ke svarUpa ko prakAza karanevAle, aMtima tIrthaMkara zrI varddhamAna svAmI ko nmskaar| anantara samasta zatruoM se rahita, prajA ke premapAtra, aneka uttamottama guNoM se maMDita, ve mahArAja zreNika acchI prakAra nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karane lge| unake rAjya karate samaya na to rAjya meM kisI prakAra kI anIti thii| aura na kisI prakAra kA bhaya hI thaa| kinta prajA acchI taraha sukhAnubhava karatI thii| pahale mahArAja bauddhamata ke sacce bhakta ho cake the| isalie ve usa samaya bhI buddhadeva kA barAbara dhyAna karate rahate the| aura buddhadeva kI kRpA se hI apane ko rAjA huA samajhate the||1-5|| athaikadA samAyAtaH khecaro dyotayan dizaM / samitau bhUbhujaM natvA vaco'vAdInnabhastalAt // 5 // kisI samaya mahArAja rAjasiMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara apanA rAjya-kArya kara rahe the| acAnaka hI eka vidyAdhara jo ki apane teja se samasta bhUmaNDala ko prakAzamAna karatA thA sabhA meM AyA aura mahArAja zreNika ko vinayapUrvaka namaskAra kara yaha kahane lagA // 1 // zRNu deveharUpyAdrau dakSiNazreNi saMsthitA / keralA nagarI tatra mRgAMko'sti khagAdhipaH // 6 // Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam rUpAdiguNasaMpUrNA jAyAsya mAlatI ltaa| svasA me svagate radrisahasrazRMgavAsinaH // 7 // tayovilAsavatyAkhyA sutAsti shubhlkssnnaa| sayauvanA nRpo vIkSya tAM muni pRSTavAnmudA // 8 // he deva ! isI jambadvIpa kI dakSiNa dizA meM eka keralA nAma kI prasiddha nagarI hai| usa nagarI kA svAmI vidyAdharoM kA adhipati rAjA mRgAMka hai| rAjA mRgAMka kI rAnI kA nAma mAlatI latA hai jo ki samasta rAniyoM meM ziromaNi evaM rUpAdi uttamottama guNoM kI khAni hai| aura mahArAnI mAlatI latA se utpanna aneka zubha lakSaNoM se yukta vilAsavatI nAma kI usake eka putrI hai| kisI samaya putrI vilAsavatI ko yauvanAvasthA meM dekha rAjA mRgAMka ko usake lie yogyavara kI cintA huI ve zIghra hI kisI digambara munI ke pAsa gaye aura unase isa prakAra vinaya-bhAva se pUchA // 6-8 / / asyAH ko'travaro bhAvI muniH zrutveti sNjgii| mahyAM rAjagRhe bhUpaH zreNiko bhavitA varaH // 6 // he prabho ! mune ! Apa bhUta, bhaviSya, vartamAna trikAlavartI padArthoM ke bhalI prakAra jAnakAra haiM / saMsAra meM aisA koI padArtha nahIM jo ApakI dRSTi se bAhya ho| kRpAkara mujhe yaha batAveM putrI vilAsavatI kA vara kauna hogA? rAjA mRgAMka ke aise vinaya-bhare vacana suna munirAja ne kahA-rAjan ! isI dvIpa meM atizaya uttama eka rAjagRha nAma kA nagara hai ! rAjagRha nagara ke svAmI, nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karanevAle, mahArAja zreNika haiN| niyama se unhIM ke sAtha yaha putrI vivAhI jaayegii||6|| zrutveti bhavate dAtumIhate yAvadunnataH / tAM haMsadvIpatastAvadyAcate sma mahAbalaH / / 10 // nAyaM datte munervAkyAttAvadAgatya vessttitaa|| sA purI ratnacUr3ena varttate balazAlinA // 11 // vidyAvacanatazcetthaM jJAtvA saMgacchatA mayA / vIkSyAsthAnaM tavAyAtaH kathanAya yathAkuru // 12 // munirAja ke aise pavitra vacana suna, evaM unheM bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara, rAjA mRgAMka apane ghara lauTa aaye| aura he mahArAja zreNika ! taba se rAjA mRgAMka ne Apako dene ke lie hI Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam usa putrI kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyaa| aneka bAra manAhI karane para bhI haMsadvIpa kA svAmI rAjA ratnacUla yadyapi usa putrI ke sAtha jabarana vivAha karanA cAhatA hai| rAjA mRgAMka se jabarana vilAsavatI ko chIna lene ke lie ratnacUla ne apanI senA ke dvArA cAroM ora se nagarI ko bhI ghera liyA hai / tathApi rAjA mRgAMka use putrI denA nahIM caahtaa| maiMne ye bAteM pratyakSa dekhI haiM ! maiM yaha samAcAra Apako sunane AyA hU~, adhika samaya taka maiM yahA~ Thahara bhI nahIM sktaa| aba Apa jo ucita samajheM, so kreN||10-12|| zrutveti gaMtumudhuktaM bhUpaM vIkSya khago jagau / kva bhavAn pUH kva mArgaH kvAgamyo bhUcAriNAM sadA // 13 // tadA jaMbUkumArAkhyo jinamatyAH suto nRpAt / gRhItvA dezamamunA gatastatra nabhoddhataH // 14 // vidyAdhara jambUkumAra ke vacana sunate hI mahArAja cupacApa na baiTha ske| unhoMne keralA nagarI ko jAne ke lie zIghra hI taiyArI kara dii| evaM senApati ko bulA use senA taiyAra karane ke lie AjJA bhI de dii| jambU kumAra kA uddezya yaha na thA ki mahArAja zreNika keralA nagarI cleN| aura na vaha mahArAja ko lene ke lie rAjagRha hI AyA thaa| kintu usakA uddezya kevala mahArAja kI vivAha-svIkAratA kA thaa| jisa samaya usane mahArAja ko sarvathA calane ke lie taiyAra dekhA to vaha isa rIti se vinaya se kahane lgaa| he mahArAja! kahA~ to Apa? aura kahA~ keralA nagarI? Apa bhUmigocarI haiN| vahA~ ApakA jAnA kaThina hai| Apa yahIM rheN| mujhe jaldI jAne kI AjJA deN| tathA aisA kahakara vaha zIghra hI AkAza-mArga se cala diyA / aura zIghra keralA nagarI meM pahu~ca gyaa||13-14|| zreNiko'pi balenAmAgato vidhyATavIM ydaa| kuralAcalamAsAdya sthito vizrAmamAzritaH / / 15 // ratnacUlaM balaM vIkSya jaMbUstadA bhuvaM zritaH / / dvAH sthaM nivedya saMprApat kiMcitkAryakRtekhagaM // 16 // idhara mahArAja zreNika ne bhI keralA nagarI jAne ke lie prasthAna kara diyaa| evaM ye to kucha dina maMjila-dara-maMjila kara viMdhyAcala kI aTavI meM pahu~ca kUralAcala ke pAsa Thahara gye| udhara vidyAdhara jambU kumAra ne keralA nagarI meM pahu~cakara ratnacUla kI senA ko jyoM-kI-tyoM nagarI ghere hue dekhA aura kisI kArya ke bahAne se ratnacUla ke pAsa jA usane yaha pratipAdana kiyA // 15-16 // zreNikAya pradattA sA purA saMyAcyate kathaM / khaga nyAya vatA so'pi tatreti vacanaM jagau // 17 // Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam tadA tasyAbhavadroSo yuddhaM jAtaM tayoH punaH / sahasrASTakamAhatya ratnacUlaM babaMdha saH / / 18 / / mRgAMka kathayAmAsa zreNikAgamanAdijAm / vArttA punarvimucyAzu baddhaM ratnazikhaM mudA / / 16 / / he rAjan ratnacUla ! yaha vilAsavatI to magadhezvara mahArAja zreNika ko dI jA cukI hai| Apa nyAyavAn hokara kyoM rAjA mRgAMka se vilAsavatI ke lie jorAvarI kara rahe haiN| Apa sarIkhe narezoM kA aisA bartAva zobhAjanaka nahIM / ratnacUla kA kAla to sira para ma~DarA rahA thA / bhalA vaha nIti evaM anIti para vicAra karane kaba claa| usane jambU kumAra ke vacanoM para rattI bhara bhI dhyAna nahIM diyA / aura ulTA nArAja hokara jambU kumAra se lar3ane ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| jambU kumAra bhI kisI kadara kama na thA vaha bhI zIghra yuddhArtha taiyAra ho gayA / aura kucha samaya paryaMta yuddha kara jambU kumAra ne ratnacala ko bA~dha liyA / usakI ATha hajAra senA ko kATa-pITakara naSTa kara diyA evaM use rAjA mRgAMka ke caraNoM meM DAlakara jo kucha vRttAMta huA thA sArA kaha sunAyA / tathA yaha bhI kahA ki mahArAja zreNika bhI keralA nagarI kI ora A rahe haiM / / 17-16 / / vimAna: zatapaMcabhiH / samAdAyAgamadgagana mArgataH // 20 // kuralAcalasaMrUDhaM nRpaM te vIkSya sasmitAH / samuttIrya praNemuste vAcAlAH kuzalAdibhiH // 21 // mahotsavaiH samaM kanyA mupayeme anyAM nRpakulodbha UtAM vadhUMca nRpAdhipaH / varapuNyataH // 22 // 67 mRgAMkaratna cUlAbhyAM kanyAM tAM sa jambU kumAra kA yaha asAdhAraNa kRtya dekha rAjA mRgAMka ati prasanna hue / unhoMne jamba kumAra kI bArambAra prazaMsA kI evaM jambU kumAra kI anumatipUrvaka rAjA mRgAMka ne rAjA ratnacUla evaM pA~ca sau vimAnoM ke sAtha kanyA vilAsavatI ko lekara rAjagRha kI ora prasthAna kara diyA / mahArAja zreNika to kuralAcala kI talahaTI meM Thahare hI the| jisa samaya rAjA mRgAMka ke vimAna kuralAcala kI talahaTI meM pahu~ce jambU kumAra kI dRSTi rAjA zreNika para par3a gaI / mahArAja ko dekha rAjA mRgAMka sabake sAtha zIghra hI vahA~ utara par3e / una sabane bhaktibhAva se mahArAja zreNika ko namaskAra kiyaa| aura paraspara kuzala pUchane lage / tathA kuzala pUchane ke bAda zubha muhUrta meM kanyA vilAsavatI kA mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha vivAha bhI ho gayA // 20-22 // Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzabhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tayoH prItiM vidhAyAsau sarvAnsaMpreSyamAnitAn / utpatAkaM puraM prApatsahajaMbUkumArakaH // 23 // tayA vilAsavatyA so'nyAbhirbhogaM bubhuMja ca / kumAraM mAnayan jaMbUM viziSTaM caramAMgakaM // 24 // vivAha ke bAda rAjA mRgAMka ne keralA nagarI kI ora lauTane ke lie AjJA maaNgii| evaM calane ke lie taiyAra bhI ho gaye mahArAja zreNika ne unheM sammAnapUrvaka vidA kara diyaa| tathA svayaM bhI vidyAdhara jambU kumAra ke sAtha rAjagRha A gye| rAjagRha Akara mahArAja zreNika ne vidyAdhara jambU kumAra kA bar3A bhArI sammAna kiyaa| aura navor3hA vilAsavatI ke sAtha aneka bhoga bhogate hue ve sukhapUrvaka rahane lge||23-24|| athaikadA mahInAthaH sasmAra dvijanAyakaM / naMdigrAma parArAmaM parAbhavamanuttaram / / 25 / / aho ! viprasya duSTatvaM khalatvaM khalaceSTitam / lobhittvaM nirdayattvaM ca pazya pazya vizarmadaM // 26 // pareSAM sagRhaM dhAnyaM dhanaM celaM catuSpadam / upAnahaM ca dAseyaM dAsI gRhNanti laMpaTAH // 27 // kisI samaya mahArAja AnaMda se baiThe hue the| akasmAta unheM nandigrAma ke nivAsI vipra nandinAtha kA smaraNa aayaa| mahArAja zreNika kA jo kucha parAbhava usane kiyA thA, vaha sArA parAbhava unheM sAkSAtsarIkhA dIkhane lgaa| ve mana meM aisA vicAra karane lage dekho nandinAtha kI duSTatA, nIcatA evaM nirdayapanA rAjagRha se nikalate samaya jaba maiM nandigrAma meM jA pahuMcA thA usa samaya vinaya se mAMgane para bhI usane mujhe bhojana kA sAmAna nahIM diyA thaa| yadi maiM cAhatA to usase jabarana khAne-pIne ke lie sAmAna le sakatA thaa| kintu maiMne apanI ziSTatA se vaisA nahIM kiyA thaa| aura dInavacana bolatA rahA thaa| mujhe jAna par3atA hai jaba usane mere sAtha aisA krUratA kA bartAva kiyA hai, taba vaha dUsaroM kI AbarU utArane meM kaba cukatA hogA? rAjya kI ora se jo use dAnArtha dravya diyA jAtA hai| niyama se use vahIM gaTaka jAtA hai| kisI ko pAI-bhara bhI dAna nahIM detaa| aba rAjya kI ora se jo use sadAvarta dene kA adhikAra de rakhA hai use chIna lenA caahie| aura nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ko jo nandigrAma de rakhA use vApasa le lenA caahie| maiM aba apanA badalA binA liye nahIM mnNgaa| nandigrAma meM eka bhI brAhmaNa ko nahIM rahane duuNgaa| tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara zIghra hI mahArAja zreNika ne eka rAjasevaka bulaayaa| aura use yaha kaha diyA jAo abhI tuma nandigrAma cale jAo aura vahA~ ke brAhmaNoM se kaha do zIghra hI nandigrAma khAlI kara deN||25-27|| Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam abdhivannavasaMtoSo viprANAM duSTacetasAm / gRhNatAM gRhNatAM vittaM parakIyaM suvartate // 28 // Adatte tAmrapatreNa parotthaM pApamunnatam / hiMsAparAMganAjAtaM duSTaM vA vipraceSTitam // 26 // vipratAraNa vAkyena vedena naMti vAr3avAH / jaMtUniti paThaMtazca vicArA tatparAH khalAH / / 30 / / brahmaNe brAhmaNaM hanyAdiMdrAya kSatriyaM tathA / marudbhayo vaNija hanyAttamasaM zUdramAlabhet // 31 // cauramuttamasaM dadyAtsUryAya bhra nnsNyutaa| alabheta striyaM ramyAmiti vAkyAni kaH paThet // 32 // madyamAMsAzanaM vedavAkyAtkurvati vADavAH / tailAbhyaMgita gAtraM ca bhuMjate parayoSitaM / / 33 / / iti yuktyakSamaM yeSAM ' zAsanaM varttate bhuvi / kathaM bhuMjaMti me grAma khalAste pApapaMDitAH / / 34 // sAmaveda, yajurveda, Rgveda aura atharvaveda aise cAra prakAra ke veda haiM unase aisA kahA gayA hai ki lobha ke vajaha se brAhmaNo! dUsaroM ke aizvarya tuma grahaNa karo kyoMki duSTa abhiprAyavAle brAhmaNoM ko kadApi parasampatti grahaNa kiye binA unako saMtoSa nahIM hotA jaise aneka taraMgoM se kSobhita samudra ko kabhI bhI zAMti nahIM milatI tadvat parastrI saMyoga se utpanna honevAlA jo pApa sAkSAt hiMsAjanaka hone se vaha pApa jIva ko naraka meM paTaka detA hai aisA jainAgama kahatA hai| aisA mithyA duSTa brAhmaNoM kA kathana sunA jAtA hai| aura una durjanoM ke veda-vAkya se hI siddha hotA hai ki homAdika meM pazuoM ko bali denA cAhie isase bali denevAloM ko svarga milegA ityAdi aura brAhmaNoM se brAhmaNa ko mArA jAtA hai tathA indra se kSatriya ko mArA jAtA hai| aisA vedavAkya duSTa brAhmaNoM se paThana-pAThana kiyA jAtA hai| tathA pavana kumAra se vaizya ko mAranA cAhie aura sUrya ko arghya car3hAnA namaskAra karanA ityAdi aizA azlIla vAkyoM kA prayoga veda meM dekhA jAtA hai| aura veda-vAkya se zarAba-pAna tathA mAMsa-sevana, parastrI kA saMga tathA taila mardanAdi prayoga kiye jAte haiM isa prakAra brAhmaNoM kA zAsana yuktiyoM se rahita hone se nahIM mAnA jAtA hai| isa duniyA meM baratanevAle aise pApAcArI nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa mere nandigrAma ko kaise sevana kara sakate haiM ? isa prakAra mahArAja zreNika mantriyoM ko kaha rahe haiN|28-34|| niSkAzayAmi tAn viprAnidAnI pApakovidAn / ityAtayaM ciraM citte Adideza nRpo bhaTAn // 35 // Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam grahArthaM naMdipuryAzca vipra tadAzuzrAva tanmaMtrI abhyetya nRpanAthaM taM praNamyeti vaco jagau / vidhIyate ca kiM rAjannityAkarNya nRpo jagau // 37 // naMdinAmA ca vADavaiH / cittazalyavidhAyinA // 38 // niSkAzanAya ca / sarvaM bhaTavisarjanam / / 36 // vinAzyeta mayA grAmo rakSitaH pUrvavaireNa ityamAtyo vacaH zrutvA babhASa dharaNIpatim / rAjannyAye pravarttavyaM mArge daivAdhitiSThati // 36 // nyAye mArge pravarttante bhUbhRto bhuvane sadA / te varddhate dhanaiH sAkaM dezaizca nagarAdibhiH // 40 // anyAyena dhanI loke tadA cauraH sukhI bhavet / anyAyAddezanAzazca lokAnAM prabhayastathA / / 41 // yathA sasyAni pAlyAni vRttyAdibhiH kRSIvalaiH / tathA nRpaiH prajAH sarvAM bhayAtpAlyAH prayatnataH // 42 // nyAyavAn bhUpatirloke tadA lokAzcanyAyinaH / anyAyavarti bhUpAle nyAyatyaktA janAH smRtAH // 43 // idhara mahArAja ne to nandigrAma ke vitroM ko nikAlane ke lie AjJA dii| udhara maMtriyoM ke kAna taka bhI yaha samAcAra jA pahu~cA / ve daur3ate-daur3ate tatkAla hI mahArAja ke pAsa Aye / aura vinaya se kahane lage / ' rAjan Apa yaha kyA anucita kAma karanA cAhate haiM? isase bar3I bhArI hAni hogI / pIche Apako pachatAnA pdd'egaa| Apa bhalI prakAra soca-vicAra kara kAma kreN| maMtriyoM ke aise vacana suna mahArAja ke netra aura bhI lAla ho gaye / mAre krodha ke unake netroM se rakta kI dhArA-sI bahane lagI / aura gusse meM bharakara ve yaha kahane lage / he rAjamaMtriyo, suno ! nandigrAma ke viproM ne merA bar3A parAbhava kiyA hai| jisa samaya maiM rAjagRha se nikala gayA thA usa samaya maiM nandigrAma meM jA pahu~cA thA / nandigrAma meM pahu~cate hI bhUkha ne mujhe burI taraha staayaa| mujhe aura to vahA~ bhUkha ko nivRtti kA koI upAya nahIM sUjhA / maiM sIdhA nandinAtha ke pAsa gayA / aura maiMne vinaya se bhojana ke lie usase kucha sAmAna mA~gA / kiMtu duSTa nandinAtha ne merI kabhI prArthanA na sunI vaha ekadama mujha para nArAja ho gayA / do-cAra Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam gAliyA~ bhI de maarii| mujhe usa samaya adhika duHkha huA thA isalie aba maiM unase binA badalA liye na chodd'gaa| unheM nandigrAma se nikAlakara maanuuNgaa| isa prakAra mahArAja ke vacana sunakara, aura mahArAja kA krodha anivArya hai yaha bhI samajhakara, maMtriyoM ne vinaya se khaa| rAjana isa samaya Apa bhAgya ke udaya se uttama pada meM virAjamAna haiN| Apa sabhI ke svAmI kaDe jAte haiN| Apako kadApi anyAya mArga meM pravRtta nahIM honA caahie| saMsAra meM rAjA nyAyaparvaka rAjya kA pAlana karate haiN| unheM kIrtidhana Adi kI prApti hotI hai| unake deza evaM nagara bhI dinoMdina unnata hote cale jAte haiN| he prajApAlaka ! anyAya se rAjya meM pApiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika bar3ha jAtI hai, deza kA nAza ho jAtA hai| samasta loka kA pralaya honA bhI zurU ho jAtA hai| he mahArAja! jisa prakAra kisAna loga kheta meM sthita dhAnya kI bAr3ha Adi prayatnoM se rakSA karate haiN| usI prakAra rAjA ko bhI cAhie ki vaha nyAyapUrvaka bar3e prayatna se rAjya kI rakSA kre| he dInabaMdhu ! saMsAra meM rAjA ke nyAyavAna hone se samasta loka-nyAyavAlA hotA hai| yadi rAjA hI anyAyI hove to kabhI bhI usake anuyAyI loga nyAyavAna nahIM ho skte| ve avazya anyAya mArga meM pravRtta ho jAte haiN| kRpAnAtha ! yadi Apa nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ko nandigrAma se nikAlanA hI cAhate haiM to unheM nyAya-mArga se hI nikaaleN| nyAya-mArga ke binA Azraya kiye Apako brAhmaNoM kA nikAlanA ucita nahIM // 35-43 / / ato nyAya vyavasthApya niH kAzyA vADavAstvayA / zrutveti taM nRpo'vocat sAdhu 2 tvayoditaM // 44 // tato doSAya bhUtena meSonaMdipuraM prati / prasthApito janaH sAkamiti vAkyaMvadaivarai // 45 // tadrakSakAstadA meSaM jagmurAdAya tatpuram / dRSTvA tatra dvijA vAco jaguritthaM nayodyatAH / / 46 / / meSo'yaM preSito rAjJa viprA asmai nirantaraM / deyo grAsaH prayatnena kRzaH puSTazca vA yadi // 47 // bhaviSyati tadAnUnaM bhavatAM grAmanAzanam / ityuktvA taM vimucyAzu gatAste meSarakSakA: // 48 // maMtriyoM ke aise nItiyukta vacana suna mahArAja zreNika kA krodha zAMta ho gyaa| kucha samaya pahale jo mahArAja brAhmaNoM ko binA vicAre hI nikAlanA cAhate the| vaha vicAra unake mastaka se haTa gyaa| aba unake citta meM ye saMkalpa-vikalpa uThane lge| yadi maiM yoM hI brAhmaNoM ko nikAla Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam dUMgA to loga merI niMdA kreNge| merA rAjya bhI anIti-rAjya samajhA jaayegaa| isalie prathama brAhmaNoM ko doSI siddha kara denA caahie| pazcAt unheM nikAlane meM koI doSa nhiiN| tathA mahArAja ne brAhmaNoM ko doSI banAne ke aneka upAya soce| una sabameM prathama upAya yaha kiyA thA ki eka bakarA ma~gavAyA aura kaI-eka catura sevakoM ko bulAkara evaM bakarA sauMpakara, yaha AjJA dii| jAo, isa bakare ko zIghra hI nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ko de do| unase yaha kahanA ki yaha bakarA mahArAja zreNika ne bhejA hai| ise khUba khilAyA-pilAyA jaay| kiMtu isa bAta para dhyAna rhe| na to yaha dubalA hone pAve aura na AbAda (moTA) hI hove| yadi vaha laTa gayA yA AbAda ho gayA to tumase nandigrAma chIna liyA jaayegaa| aura tumheM usase judA kara diyA jaayegaa||4448|| kiM kurmo'tra vayaM viprA durddhare kArya evahi / kRzaH syAdathavA puSTa: kathaM tiSThati tAdRzaH // 46 // iti citAprapannAste yAvattiSThati duHkhitAH / atha veNAtaTe zreSThI matvA rAjyaM ca bhUpateH / / 50 // mahArAja ke aise AzcaryakArI vacana suna sevakoM ne kucha bhI tIna-pA~ca na kii| ve bakare ko lekara zIghra hI nandigrAma kI ora cala diye| tathA nandigrAma meM pahu~cakara bakarA brAhmaNoM ke supurda kara diyaa| aura jo kucha mahArAja kA saMdezA thA vaha bhI sApha-sApha kaha sunaayaa| mahArAja kA yaha vicitra saMdezA suna nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ke hoza ur3a gye| ve apane mana meM vicAra karane lge| yaha balA kahA~ se A pdd'ii| mahArAja kA to hamase koI aparAdha huA nahIM hai| unhoMne hamAre lie aisA saMdezA kyoMkara bheja diyA? he Izvara ! yaha bAta kaTina A attkii| kamatI-bar3hatI khilAne se yA to yaha bakarA laTa jAyegA yA moTA ho jaayegaa| isakA eka-sA rahanA asambhava hai| mAlUma hotA hai aba hamArA aMta A gayA hai // 46.50 // tutoSAtheMdradatto'sau taddhayAnaMdazriyA saha / abhayAdikumAreNa cacAla saha saMpadA // 51 // tataH kramAtsamAsede naMdigrAmaM savADavaM / tasthau bhojanasaMsiddhaya zreSThI: zreSThaH kriyAdibhiH / / 52 // tadAbhayakumArazca svajanaiH parivAritaH / IkSaNAya puraM prAptaH dadarzAkhilavADavAn // 53 / / citApannaM dvijAdhIzaM tAvadvIkSya babhASa saH / vipra ! ciMtA kutazcitte varttate dehadAhikA / / 54 / / Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 103 idhara brAhmaNa to aisA vicAra karane lge| udhara vegataTa meM seThI indradatta ko yaha patA lagA ki kumAra zreNika aba magadha deza ke mahArAja bana gaye haiN| zIghra hI ve nandazrI aura abhayakumAra ko lekara rAjagaha kI ora cala diye| aura nandigrAma ke pAsa Akara Thahara gye| seThI indradatta Adi to bhojanAdi kArya meM pravRtta ho gaye / aura navIna padArthoM ke dekhane ke ati premI abhayakumAra nandigrAma dekhane ke lie cala diye| unheM Ate dekha parivAra ke manuSyoM ne bahuta-kucha manAhI kI! kintu abhayakumAra ke dhyAna meM eka na aaii| zIghra hI nandigrAma meM praveza kara diyaa| madhyanagara meM pahu~cate hI deva se unakI mulAkAta nandinAtha se ho gaI use ciMtA se vyAkula evaM mlAna dekha abhayakumAra ne caTa dhara pUchA // 51-54 / / tato bhUsuranAthazca saMjagau bacanaM varam / meSaprasthApanaM citAkAraNaM haraNaM puraH // 55 / / tadAkAha tanayo mAgadhasya mudA hasan / mA kurudhvaM vyathAM viprA hariSyAmyasukhaM tava / / 56 / / he viproM ke saradAra ! ApakA mukha kyoM phIkA ho rahA hai ! Apa kisa udher3a-buna meM lage hue haiM ! isa nagara meM sarvamanuSya ciMtAgrasta hI pratIta hote haiM yaha kyA bAta hai ? abhayakumAra ke aise uttama vacana suna, aura vacanoM se use buddhimAna bhI jAna, nandinAtha ne vinamra vacanoM meM uttara diyaa| __ mahAnubhAva ! rAjagRha ke svAmI mahArAja zreNika ne eka bakarA hamAre pAsa bhejA hai| unhoMne yaha kar3I AjJA bhI dI hai ki nandigrAma ke nivAsI vipra isa bakare ko khUba khilAveM-pilAveM kiMtu yaha bakarA eka-sA hI rhe| na to moTA hone pAve aura na laTane paave| yadi yaha bakarA laTa gayA athavA puSTa ho gayA to nandigrAma chIna liyA jaayegaa| he abhayakumAra ! mahArAja kI isa AjJA kA pAlana hamase honA kaThina jAna par3atA hai| isalie isa gA~va ke nivAsI hama saba brAhmaNa ciMtA se vyagra ho rahe haiM / / 55-56 / / iti saMdhArya viprAMstAMzcakrANastadupAyakam / staMbhaMtaM dvIpinormadhye baMdhayAmAsakovidaH / / 57 // cArayanvividhaM bhakSaM yadA sthalaH prapazyati / tadA vyAghra kRzI syAcca bhayAtpakSAvadhi sthitaH // 58 / / na sthUlaM na kRzaM meSaM preSayAmAsa bhUpatim / tAdRzaM taM nRpo vIkSya vismito'bhUtsvamAnase / / 56 / / Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nandinAtha ke aise vinayayukta vacana sunane se abhayakumAra kA hRdaya karuNA se gadgada ho gyaa| unhoMne isa kAma ko kucha kAma na samajha brAhmaNoM ko isa prakAra samajhA diyaa| he vipro! Apa isa kArya ke lie kisI bAta kI ciMtA na kreN| Apa dhairya rkheN| Apake isa vighna ko dUra karane ke lie maiM bhI upAya socatA huuN| tathA aisA vizvAsa dekara ve bhI usa citA ko dUra karane kA svayaM upAya socane lge| kumAra kI buddhi to agamya thI, ukta vighna dUra karane ke lie unheM zIghra hI upAya sUjha gyaa| unhoMne zIghra hI brAhmaNoM ko bulaayaa| aura unase isa prakAra kahAhe vipro ! tuma eka kAma karo bIca gA~va meM eka khambhA gdd'vaao| usase kahIM se lAkara eka bAgha bA~dha do| jisa samaya carAne se bakarA moTA mAlama par3e dhIre se use bAgha ke sAmane lAkara khaDA kara do| vizvAsa rakho isa rIti se vaha bakarA na bar3hegA aura na ghttegaa| kumAra kI yukti brAhmaNoM ke hRdaya meM jama gii| unhoMne zIghra hI kumAra kI AjJAnusAra vaha kAma karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| prathama to ve dina-bhara khUba bakare ko craaveN| aura pazcAt zAma ko use bAgha ke sAmane le jAkara khar3A kara deN| isa rIti se unhoMne kaI dina taka kiyaa| bakarA vaise-kA-vaisA hI banA rhaa| tathA jaisA rAjagRha nagara se AyA thA vaisA hI brAhmaNoM ne jAkara use mahArAja kI sevA meM hAjira kara diyaa||57-56|| tadA vighnaM gataM vIkSya viprAH saMtuSTamAnasAH / babhUvurjanitAnaMdA abhayAdbhaya varjitAH // 60 // viprAH sametya tatpAdau praNamya ca punaH punaH / bho kumAra ! mahArAja ! subhaga priyakAraka // 61 // ato yajjIvitaM rAjanmene'haM prItimaMDitaH / tvattaH kRpAparAdbuddhibodhitAkhilasaMsthiteH // 62 // akAraNajagabaMdhurasi tvaM bhuvanatraye / tAdRzaM nAstiloke'smin yAdRzaM tvayi sauhRdaM / / 63 // paropakRtaye raktAH saMtaH saMti svabhAvataH / / meghA iva sadA snigdhAH sadArdrA jagadunnatAH // 64 // kRpAM kuru prasIda tvaM tiSTha tiSTha mmaalye| yAvanna yAti me vighnaH tuSTo bhava manopari // 65 // gate tvayi kathaM rAjan sthAsyAmi nRpakopataH / AkopazAMtimatratvamatastiSTha pure mama // 66 / / vighna ke haTa jAne para idhara brAhmaNoM ne to yaha samajhA ki kumAra kI kRpA se hamArA vighna Tala gayA, hama baca gye| ve bAramvAra kumAra kI prazaMsA karane lge| tathA abhayakumAra ke pAsa Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 105 Akara ve unakI isa prakAra stuti karane lage he divya puruSa! he puNyAtman ! he samasta jIvoM para dayA karanevAle kumAra ! yaha hamArA bhayaMkara vighna ApakI kRpA se zAMta huA hai| Apake sarvottama buddhibala se hI isa samaya hamArI rakSA huI hai| Apake prasAda se hI hama isa samaya AnaMda kA anubhava kara rahe haiN| Apane hameM apanA samajha jIvanadAna diyA hai| yadi mahArAja kI AjJA kA pAlana nahIM hotA to na mAlUma mahArAja hamArI kyA durdazA karate-hameM kyA daNDa dete ? he kRpAnAtha kumAra! hama Apake isa upakAra ke badale meM kyA kareM? hama to sarvathA asamartha haiN| aura Apa samasta loka ke binA kAraNa baMdhu haiN| he kumAra! jaisI Apake citta meM dayA hai| saMsAra meM vaisI dayA kahIM-nahIM jAna pdd'tii| he mahodaya ! Apa saMsAra meM alaukika sajjana haiN| Apa megha ke samAna haiN| kyoMki jisa samaya megha paropakArI, sneha (jala) yukta, Ardra, evaM unnata hote haiN| usI prakAra Apa bhI paropakArI haiN| samasta janoM para prIti ke karanevAle haiN| ApakA bhI citta dayA se bhIgA huA hai| aura Apa jagata meM pavitra haiN| he hamAre prANadAtA kumAra ! ApakI sevA meM hamArA yaha savinaya nivedana hai| jaba taka rAjA kA kopa zAMta na ho, mahArAja hamAre para saMtuSTa na hoM Apa isa nagara ko hI suzobhita kreN| Apa taba taka isa nagara se kadApi na jaaeN| yadi Apa yahA~ se cale jAyeMge to mahArAja hameM kadApi yahA~ nahIM rahane deNge||60-66|| itisaMprArthitaH so'pi tatheti pratipannavAn / prAyeNa svAjanaM cittaM paropakRtaye ratam // 67 // atha sa zreNiko bhUpaH sNpraapdossmuttmm|| kathaM niHkAzanaM kurmo viprANAM buddhizAlinAm // 68 / / vaco haraM punaH rAjApreSayAmAsa vaaddvm|| sa sametyeti sadvAco jagAda vinayAnvitaH // 66 // karpUravApikA viprA netavyA rAjamaMdiram / iti rAjJazca nirdezo bhavatAmanyathA hatiH // 70 // idhara to nandinAtha evaM anya viproM kI isa prArthanA ne kumAra abhaya ke citta para prabhAva jamA diyA unheM jabarana prArthanA svIkAra karanI pdd'ii| aura brAhmaNoM para dayA kara nandigrAma meM kucha dina ThaharanA bhI nizcita kara liyaa| udhara jisa samaya mahArAja ne bakare ko jyoM-kA-tyoM dekhaa| ve gaharI ciMtA meM par3a gye| apanI prayatna kI saphalatA na dekha unheM ati krodha A gyaa| ve socane lage-jaba nandigrAma meM brAhmaNa itane buddhimAna haiN| taba unako kaise nandigrAma se nikAlA jAya? tathA kSaNeka aisA socakara zIghra hI unhoMne phira eka dUta bulAyA, aura usase yaha kahAtuma abhI nandigrAma jaao| aura vahA~ ke nivAsI brAhmaNoM se kaho ki mahArAja ne yaha AjJA dI hai ki nandigrAma nivAsI brAhmaNa zIghra eka bAvar3I rAjagRha nagara pahu~cA deN| nahIM to unako kaSTa kA sAmanA karanA par3egA // 67-70 // Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vApikAnayanaM loke na zrutaM zrUyate nahi / kathaM kurmo vayaM viprA nirnAzinasvapattanAH / / 71 punaH kumAra sAnnidhyaM prApuste buddhivaMcitAH / kiM kurma iti satprazne kumAro vacanaM jagau / / 72 / / mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI dUta claa| aura nandigrAma meM pahu~cakara zIghra hI usane brAhmaNoM se kahA-he vipro! mahArAja ne nandigrAma se eka bAvar3I rAjagRha nagara ma~gAI hai| Apa logoM ko yaha kar3I AjJA dI hai ki Apa use zIghra pahu~cA deN| nahIM to tumheM nandigrAma se jAnA pdd'egaa| dUta ke mukha se mahArAja kI aisI kaThina AjJA suna, nandigrAma nivAsI vipra dAMtoM meM u~galI dabAne lge| ve vicAra karane lage ki abakI mahArAja ne kaThina attkaaii| bAvar3I kA jAnA to sarvathA asambhava hai| mAlUma hotA hai mahArAja kA kopa anivArya hai| aba hameM nandigrAma meM rahanA kaThina jAna par3atA hai| tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara ve saba milakara abhayakumAra ke pAsa gaye / aura sArA samAcAra unheM jAkara kaha sunAyA // 71-72 / / yUyaM citAM jahItAzu nidrAlaubhUpatau punaH / preSaNaM saMvidhAtavyaM dIpikAyA mahIbhRtam / / 73 / / tataH svapattane'nyasmin pure vRSabhasatkulam / lulAyAH karabhA gAvo mahiSyaH pazavo'khilAH // 74 // yAvantaH patane saMti tAbatAM yugakaMdhare / yAnavaktraM vidhAtavya mA rAjagRhamaMdirAt // 75 // ApattanaM pazazreNi yugarUpeNa ckrike| nidrAluM bhUpati matvA te gatA tatra vAr3avAH // 76 // tatastUryAdi sannAdaH kurvaMto vyAkulaM jagat / zayite bhUpatau sarve praviSTA rAjaketanam // 77 // nidrAkAMtaM nRpaM sarve'vocan rAjan suvApikA / AnItA maMdire ramye yathAjJAkriyate dvijaiH / / 78 / / brAhmaNoM ke mukha se bAvar3I kA bhejanA sunakara, aura nandigrAma nivAsI brAhmaNoM ko ciMtA se grasta dekhakara, abhayakumAra ne uttara diyaa| he vipro ! yaha kauna bar3I bAta hai ! Apa kyoM isa choTI-sI bAta ke lie ciMtA karate haiM ? Apa kisI bAta se z2arA bhI na ghbraayeN| yaha vighna zIghra hI dUra ho jaayegaa| Apa eka kAma kareM, Apake gA~va meM jitane ghara, baila evaM bhaiMseM hoM una sabako ikaTThA kro| sabake kaMdhoM para jUA rakhavA do aura nandigrAma se rAjagRha taka unako Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam lagAtAra lagA do| jisa samaya mahArAja apane rAjamaMdira meM gAr3hI nidrA meM sote hoN| bedhar3aka hallA karate hue rAjamaMdira meM ghusa jaao| aura khUba jora se pukArakara kho| nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa bAvar3I lAye haiN| jo unheM AjJA hoya so kiyA jaay| basa mahArAja ke uttara se hI ApakA yaha vighna Tala jAyagA // 73-78 / / nidrAlunA tadA rAjJA babhASe vacanaM zanaiH / tatraiva sthApanIyA sA gamyatAM satvaraM gRhAt / / 76 / / tataH pazUn samAdAya viprA jagmunijaM puram / / tadAdyabhayatastuSTA manyamAnA svajIvitaM / / 80 // ahobaddhi rahobuddhirabhayasya jgttrye| atiloke guNopeto zaMsAmiti vyaddhijAH // 81 // kumAra kI yaha yukti suna brAhmaNoM ne gA~va ke samasta baila evaM bhaiMsA ekatrita kiye| unake kaMdhoM para jUA rakha diyaa| aura unheM nandigrAma se rAjamaMdira taka jota diyaa| jisa samaya mahArAja gAr3hI nidrA meM besudha so rahe the| rAjamaMdira meM bar3e jora kA hallA karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| aura mahArAja ke pAsa jAkara yaha kahA-mahArAjAdhirAja ! nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa bAvar3I lAye haiM / aba unheM jo AjJA ho, so kreN| usa samaya mahArAja ke Upara nidrA devI kA pUrA-pUrA prabhAva par3A huA thaa| nidrA ke naze meM unheM apane tana-badana kA bhI hozohavAsa nahIM thaa| isalie jisa samaya unhoMne brAhmaNoM ke vacana sune, to besudha meM unake mukha se dhIre se ye hI zabda nikala gaye ki jahA~ se bAvar3I lAye ho, vahIM para bAvar3I le jAkara rakha do| aura rAjamaMdira se zIghra hI cale jaao| basa phira kyA thA ? brAhmaNa to yaha cAhate hI the ki kisI rIti se mahArAja ke mukha se hamAre anukUla vacana nikleN| jisa samaya mahArAja se unheM anukUla javAba milA to apAra harSa se unakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| ve uchalate-kUdate tatkAla hI nandigrAma ko lauTa gaye / aura vahA~ pahu~cakara, vighna kI zAMti se apanA punarjIvana samajha, ve sukhasAgara meM gotA mArane lge| tathA abhayakumAra ke cAturya para mugdha hokara unake mukha se khule maidAna ye hI zabda nikalane lage ki abhayakumAra kI buddhi atyuttama aura Azcarya karanevAlI hai| inakA hareka viSaya meM pAMDitya sabase car3hA-bar3hA hai| saujanya Adi guNa bhI inake lokottara haiM ityAdi // 79-81 // jajAgAra kSaNAdbha po vadanniti kva vApikA / AnIyatAM tadA prAha kazcidbho magadhAdhipa / / 82 / / AnItA vApikA viprai nizAyAM bhavatA punaH / uktaM sthApyA ca tatraiva taistathAkAri bhUpate // 83 // Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam idhara apane bhayaMkara vighna kI zAMti ho jAne se vipra to nandigrAma meM 'sukhAnubhava karane lge| udhara rAjagRha nagara meM mahArAja zreNika kI nidrA kI samApti ho gii| uThate hI unake mu~ha se yahI prazna nikalA ki nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa jo bAvar3I lAye the vaha bAvar3I kahA~ hai ? zIghra hI mere sAmane lAo 108 mahArAja ke vacana sunate hI paharedAra ne javAba diyA- mahArAjAdhirAja ! nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa rAta ko bAvar3I uThAkara lAye the / jisa samaya unhoMne Apase nivedana kiyA thA ki bAvar3I kahA~ rakha dI jAya ! usa samaya Apane yahI javAba diyA thA ki 'jahA~ se lAye ho, vahIM le jAkara rakha do aura zIghra rAjamaMdira se cale jaao|' isalie he kRpAnAtha ! ve bAvar3I ko pIche hI lauTA le gaye / / 82-83 // nidrAyAzceSTitaM sarvaM nAnyasya bhuvi varttate / nidreyaM mahatI pIr3A prANinAM sAtabAdhikA // 84 // yadvadaMti sadAcAryAstatsatyaM satyameva ca / jeya zayanamAnityaM puruSaihitakAMkSibhiH // 85 // nidrAMta: karaNAddehI kiM na kuryAt zubhAzubhaM / ajeyaM zayanaM loke kSudheva na ca saMzayaH // 86 // kRtyAkRtyaM na jAnAti heyAheyaM zubhAzubham / pApApApaM khalAnyaM ca nidrAdaSTo jano bhuvi // 87 // ghargharAkalitaH kaMTho veSTanArakSaNaM tathA / svedo gamanabhaMgo'tra nidrA ca maraNAyate // 88 // vitaryeti ciraM rAjA krodhoddIpto babhANa ca / gajadehatulamAnamAnayadhvaM ca satvaram / / 86 / paharedAra ke ye vacana suna atyadhika krodha ke kAraNa mahArAja zreNika kA zarIra bhabhakane lagA / ve bAraMbAra apane mana meM aisA vicAra karane lage ki saMsAra meM jaisI bhayaMkara ceSTA nidrA kI hai vaisI bhayaMkara ceSTA kisI kI nahIM / yadi jIvoM ke sukha para pAnI pheranevAlI hai to yaha pizAcinI nidrA hI hai / paramarSiyoM ne jo yaha kahA hai ki jo manuSya hita ke AkAMkSI haiM apanI AtmA kA hita cAhate haiM, unheM cAhie ki ve isa nidrA ko avazya jIteM so bahuta hI uttama kahA hai / kyoMki jisa samaya pizAcinI yaha nidrA jIvoM ke aMtaraMga meM praviSTa ho jAtI hai / usa samaya bicAre prAMNI isake vaza ho aneka zubha-azubha karma saMcaya kara mArate haiN| aura azubha karmoM kI kRpA se unheM narakAdi ghora duHkhoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| vAstava meM yaha nidrA kSudhA ke samAna hai kyoMki jisa prakAra kSudhA kA jItanA kaThina hai / usI prakAra isI nidrA kA jItanA bhI kaThina hai| kSudhA se pIr3ita manuSya ko jisa prakAra yaha vicAra nahIM rahatA kauna dharma acchA hai kauna burA hai / saMsAra meM mujhe kauna vastu grahaNa karane yogya hai kauna tyAgane yogya hai / usI prakAra 1 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 106 nidrA-pIr3ita manuSya ko bhI acche-bure evaM heya upAdeya kA vicAra nahIM rhtaa| evaM jaisA kSudhApIr3ita manuSya pApa-puNya kI kucha bhI paravA nahIM krtaa| vaisI nidrA-pIr3ita manuSya ko bhI pApapuNya kI kucha bhI paravA nahIM rhtii| tathA yaha nidrA eka prakAra kA bhayaMkara maraNa hai| kyoMki marate samaya kapha ke ruka jAne para jaisA ki kaMTha meM dhar3a-dhar3a-sA hone laga jAtA hai| nidrA ke samaya meM bhI usI prakAra dhar3a-dhar3a zabda hotA hai / maraNakAla meM saMsArI jIva jisa prakAra khATa Adi para sotA hai usI prakAra nidrAkAla meM bhI behozI se khATa Adi para sotA hai| maraNakAla meM jaisA manuSya ke aMga para pasInA jhamaka jAtA hai vaisA nidrA ke samaya bhI aMga para pasInA A jAtA hai| evaM maraNa samaya meM jisa prakAra jIva jarA bhI nahIM cala sakatA zAMta par3a jAtA hai| nidrAkAla meM bhI usI prakAra jIva jarA bhI nahIM cala sakatA kiMtu kATha kI putalI ke samAna behoza par3A rahatA hai| isalie yaha nidrA ati kharAba hai| tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara daidIpyamAna zarIra se zobhita mahArAja zreNika ne phira se sevakoM ko bulAyA aura unase kahA ki jAo aura zIghra hI nandignAma ke brAhmaNoM se kho| mahArAja ne yaha AjJA dI hai ki nandigrAma ke vipra eka hAthI kA vajana kara zIghra hI mere pAsa bheja deN||84-89|| mAnaM na dIyate cedbho gaMtavyaM nagarAdrutam / ityAdiSTA babhUvuste gajapreSaNapUrvakam // 10 // tadupAyamajAnaMto vyAkulA gatamAnasAH / kumArasannidhiM prApurvAcAlA: kiM kathaM kimu // 11 // mA vibhyatu bhavaMto vai karomyatra pratikriyAm / ityAzvAsya sa viprAMstAnudyayau tatkRte punaH / / 62 // gaMbhIre jaladhiprakhye parAgaparipUrite / kAsAre vezayAmAsa nAvaM gajasamanvitAM / / 63 // kAsAre tArayannAvaM dvipabhAra vibhUSitAm / yAvanmagnA vyadhAtatra saMjJAM vijJAnapAragaH // 14 // niH kAzyayAnapAtraM sa pUrayAmAsa prastaraiH / punastattArayAmAsa tAvanmagnaM cakAra saH / / 65 // tato nikSipya pASANAMstata UrddhavapramANakaH / pramIya tadgurutvaM ca tenAkathi subuddhitaH / / 66 / / tato nirUpayAmAsa bhUpatestatpramANakam / ajeyA buddhito viprA iti zaMsAM cakAra sa // 17 // Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI sevaka claa| aura nandigrAma meM jAkara usane brAhmaNoM se, jo kucha mahArAja kI AjJA thI, saba kaha sunaaii| tathA yaha bhI kaha sunAyA ki mahArAja kI isa AjJA kA pAlana jaldI ho| nahIM to Apako jabarana nandigrAma khAlI karanA pdd'egaa| sevaka ke mukha se mahArAja kI AjJA sunate hI nandigrAma nivAsI viproM ke mukha phIke par3a gye| mAre bhaya ke unakA gAtra kA~pane laga gyaa| ve apane mana meM socane lage ki bAvar3I kA vighna Tala jAne se hamane to yaha socA thA ki hamAre du:khoM kI zAMti ho gii| aba yaha musIbata phira se kahA~ se A TUTI? tathA kucha dera aisA vicAra kara ve buddhizAlI abhayakumAra ke pAsa gye| aura unase isa rIti se vinayapUrvaka kahA mAnanIya kumAra ! abakI mahArAja ne bar3I kaThina aTakAI hai| abakI unhoMne hAthI kA vajana mA~gA hai bhalA hAthI kA vajana kase, kisa rIti se ho sakatA hai ? mAlUma hotA hai mahArAja aba hameM chor3eMge nhiiN| brAhmaNoM ke aise dInatApUrvaka vacana suna kumAra ne uttara diyA Apa isa jarA-sI bAta ke lie kyoM itane ghabarAte haiM ? maiM abhI isakA pratikAra karatA huuN| tathA brAhmaNoM ko isa prakAra AzvAsana de ve zIghra hI tAlAba ke kinAre gye| tAlAba ke pAsa jAkara unhoMne eka naukA mNgaaii| aura brAhmaNoM dvArA eka hAthI maMgavAkara usa nAva meM hAthI khar3A kara diyaa| hAthI ke vajana se jitanA nAva kA hissA DUba gayA usa hisse para kumAra ne eka lakIra khIMca dii| evaM hAthI ko nAva se bAhara kara usameM utane hI patthara bharavA diye| jisa samaya patthara aura hAthI kA vajana barAbara ho gayA to kumAra ne pattharoM ko bhI nAva se nikalavA liyaa| tathA una pattharoM ke barAbara dUsare bar3e-bar3e patthara kara mahArAja zreNika kI sevA meM bhijavA diye| aura nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM kI ora se yaha nivedana kara diyA ki kRpAnAtha ! Apane jo hAthI kA vajana mA~gA thA so yaha lojie||60-67|| anyadA khAdiraM kASTaM hastamAtraM vivalkalaM / preSayAmAsa bhUpAlo viprAnpratijanaiH saha / / 68 // asyAdhastana bhAgaH ka uparityo'yameva kaH / dvAvaMzI kathanIyau bho iti nirdezapUrvakam / / 66 / / jisa samaya mahArAja zreNika ne hAthI ke vajana ke patthara dekhe to unako bar3A Azcarya haa| ve apane mana meM vicArane lage ki nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa adhika buddhimAna haiN| unakA cAturya evaM pAMDitya U~ce darje para car3hA huA hai| ye kisI rIti se bhI jIte nahIM jA skte| tathA kSaNeka apane mana meM aisA bhalI prakAra vicAra kara mahArAja ne phira sevakoM ko bulaayaa| aura eka hAtha pramANa kI eka nikhola khaira kI lakar3I unheM de yaha kahA ki jAo, isa lakar3I ko nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ko de aao| unase kahanA mahArAja ne yaha lakar3I bhejI hai| kauna-sA to isakA nicalA bhAga hai aura kauna-sA isakA Upara kA bhAga hai ? yaha parIkSA kara zIghra hI mahArAja ke pAsa bheja do| nahIM to tumheM nandigrAma se nikAla diyA jaaygaa| Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI dUta rAjagRha nagara se calA aura nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ko lakar3I dekara usane kahA ki rAjagRha ke svAmI mahArAja zreNika ne yaha lakar3o bhejI hai| isakA kaunasA to agalA bhAga hai aura kaunasA pichalA bhAga hai? zIghra hI parIkSA kara bheja do| yadi nahIM batA sako to nandigrAma chor3akara cale jaao!|68-66|| iti saMprApya saMdezaM zakrAgamyaM naraiH kimu / gamyaM viprAbabhUvuste sacitAH kalmaSAnanAH // 10 // kumArazaraNaM zreyaM manIpAzramakAraNam / iti saMcitya jagmuste savidhiM tasya buddhaye // 101 / / matvAkhilaM tato vRttamabhayo vacanaM jagau / na bhetavyaM bhavadbhizca karomyatra pratikriyAM / / 102 / / ityudIrya samAzvAsya samAdAyedhmasatkare / jagAma vADavaiH satraM parIkSAya sarastaTe / / 103 // mumoca salile kASTaM vahamAne cacAla tat / mUlabhAgaM puraskRtyAbhedyaM buddhayAdivajitaiH // 104 // tau bhAgau sa parijJAya kathayAmAsa bhUpateH / vAr3avaiH stUyamAnazca manyamAnastataH zubhaM // 10 // dUta ke mukha se jaba mahArAja kA yaha saMdezA sunane meM AyA to nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ke mastaka ghUmane lge| ve socane lage yaha musIbata to sabase kaThina Akara ttuuttii| isa lakar3I meM yaha batAnA buddhi ke bAhya hai ki kaunasA bhAga isakA pichalA hai aura kaunasA agalA hai ? isakA uttara jAnA mahArAja ke pAsa kaThina hai| aba hama kisI kadara nandigrAma meM nahIM raha skte| tathA kSaNeka kalpa-vikalpa kara ati vyAkula ho, ve kumAra ke pAsa gye| mahArAja kA sArA saMdezA kumAra ko kaha sunAyA aura yaha khaira kI lakar3I bhI unake sAmane rakha dii| brAhmaNoM ko mlAna citta dekha aura usa khaira kI lakar3I ko nihAra kumAra ne uttara diyA Apa mahArAja kI isa AjJA se jarA bhI na ddreN| maiM abhI isakA pratIkAra karatA huuN| tathA saba brAhmaNoM ko isa prakAra dilAsA dekara kumAra kisI tAlAba ke kinAre gye| tAlAba meM kumAra ne lakar3I DAla dii| jisa samaya vaha lakar3I apane mUla bhAga ko Age kara bahane lgii| zIghra hI unhoMne usakA pIche-Age kA bhAga samajha liyaa| evaM bhalI prakAra parIkSA kara kisI brAhmaNa ke hAtha use mahArAja zreNika kI sevA meM bheja diyaa| lakar3I ko le brAhmaNa rAjagRha nagara gyaa| Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam aura kumAra kI AjJAnusAra usane lakar3I kA nIcA-U~cA bhAga mahArAja kI sevA meM vinayapUrvaka jA batAyA // 100-10 // anyadeti nidezastu datto mAgadhanAyakaiH / kopoddIpitasadvaktra gaMbhIradhiSaNAvRtaH / / 106 // yAvatpUraM tilA viprai rga hyate tatpramANakaM / tAvatpUraM ca teSAM vai deyaM tailaM mudAdrutam // 107 // AkarNyati jagurviprA kiM cikIrSati bhUpatiH ? nirdezo durddharastena kathaM dIyeta zaktyagaH // 108 / / tato'bhayakumAro sA vAzvAsya nijabuddhitaH / vAr3avAniti jagrAha pUrayitvA ca darpaNam // 10 // jisa samaya mahArAja ne lakar3I ko dekhA to mAre krodha se unakA tana-badana jala gyaa| ve socane lage ki maiM brAhmaNoM para doSAropaNa karane ke lie kaThina-se-kaThina upAya kara cukA / abhI brAhmaNa kisI prakAra doSI siddha nahIM hue haiN| nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa bar3e cAlAka mAlUma par3ate haiN| aba inako doSI batAne ke lie koI dUsarA upAya socanA caahie| tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara unhoMne phira kisI sevaka ko bulaayaa| aura usake hAtha meM kucha tila dekara yaha AjJA dI ki tuma nandigrAma jaao| aura vahA~ ke brAhmaNoM ko tila dekara yaha bAta kaho ki mahArAjane ye tila bheje haiN| jitane ye tila haiM inakI barAbara zIghra hI tela rAjagRha pahu~cA do| nahIM to tumhAre haka meM acchA na hogaa| mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra dUta nandigrAma kI ora cala diyaa| aura tila brAhmaNoM ko de diye| tathA yaha bhI kaha diyA ki jitane ye tila haiM mahArAja ne utanA hI tela maeNgAyA hai| tela zIghra bhejo nahIM to nandigrAma chor3anA pdd'egaa| dUta ke mukha se aise vacana suna brAhmaNa bar3e ghbraaye| ve sIdhe abhayakumAra ke pAsa gye| aura vinayapUrvaka yaha kahA-mahodaya kumAra ! mahArAja ne ye thor3e-se tila bheje haiN| inakI barAbara hI tela mA~gA hai| kyA kareM? yaha bAta ati kaThina hai| tiloM ke barAbara tela kaise bhejA jA sakatA hai ? mAlama hotA hai aba mahArAja chor3eMge nahIM // 106-106 // tilAn saMpIDya tailaM ca niHkAzya varabuddhitaH / tailamAdarzapUraM ca preSayAmAsa bhUpatim // 110 // ruSA'nyadeti bhUpeza ityAdezaM dadau punaH / bho viprAH preSaNIyaM ca bhojyayogyaM payaH zubham // 111 // Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 113 gavAdipazu varja ca dvipadatyaktakaM tathA / nAlikerAdi varja ca prItidaM pracuraM tathA // 112 // zrutveti vAr3avAH sarve buddhilAbhAya taM zritAH / sa samuddhIrya tAn buddhayA gariSTapratimaH sadA // 113 // AnayAmAsa kSIrArthaM zAlInAM kaNizAni ca / yaMtre niH pIDya niH kAzya kSIraM gokSIrasatprabhaM // 114 // prapUrya nRpati vegAdghaTAn dugdhAvabhAsinaH / preSayAmAsa buddhIMdro mAgadhAMgasamudbhavaH // 11 // brAhmaNoM ko isa prakAra hatAza dekha kumAra ne phira unheM samajhA diyaa| tathA eka darpaNa ma~gAyA aura darpaNa para tiloM ko pUrakara brAhmaNoM ko AjJA dI ki jAo inakA tela nikalavA laao| jisa samaya kumAra kI AjJAnusAra brAhmaNa tela perakara le aaye| to usa tela ko kumAra ne tiloM kI barAbara hI darpaNa para pUra diyaa| aura mahArAja zreNika kI sevA meM kisI manuSya dvArA bhijavA diyaa| tiloM ke barAbara tela dekha mahArAja cakita raha gye| phira unake hRdaya samudra meM vicArataraMga uchalane lgiiN| ve bArambAra nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ke buddhibala kI prazaMsA karane lge| aba mahArAja ko krodha ke sAtha-sAtha nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM kI buddhi-parIkSA kautUhala-sA ho gyaa| unhoMne phira kisI sevaka ko bulAyA aura use AjJA dI ki tuma abhI nandigrAma jaao| aura brAhmaNoM se kaho ki mahArAja ne bhojana ke yogya dUdha ma~gAyA hai| unase yaha kaha denA ki vaha dUdha gAya-bhaiMsa Adi caupAyoM kA na ho| aura na dupAyoM kA ho / nAriyala Adi padArthoM kA bhI na ho| kiMtu inase atirikta ho / mIThA ho / uttama ho aura bahuta-sA ho| mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra dUta phira nandigrAma ko gayA mahArAja ne jaisA dUdha lAne ke lie AjJA dI thii| vahI AjJA usane nandigrAma ke viproM ke sAmane jAkara kaha sunaayii| aura yaha bhI sunA diyA ki mahArAja kA krodha tumhAre Upara bar3hatA hI calA jAtA hai| mahArAja Apa logoM para bahuta nArAja haiN| dUdha zIghra bhejo nahIM to tumheM nandigrAma meM nahIM rahane deNge| dUta ke mukha se yaha saMdezA suna viproM ke mastaka cakkara khAne lge| vicArane lage ki dUdha to gAya, bhaiMsa, bakarI Adi kA hI hotA hai| isake atirikta kisI kA dUdha Aja taka hamane sunA hI nahIM hai| mahArAja ne jo kisI anya hI cIja kA dUdha ma~gAyA hai so unheM kyA sUjhI hai ? kyA ve aba hamArA sarvathA nAza hI karanA cAhate haiM ! tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara ve ati vyAkula ho daur3ate-daur3ate abhayakumAra ke pAsa gye| aura mahArAja kA saba saMdezA kumAra ke sAmane kaha sunaayaa| tathA kumAra se yaha bhI nivedana kiyA ki he mahAnubhAva kumAra ! abakI mahArAja kI AjJA bar3I kaThina hai kyoMki ho sakatA hai dUdha to gAya, bhaiMsa, bakarI Adi kA hI ho sakatA hai| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam inake atirikta dUdha ho hI nahIM sktaa| yadi ho bhI to vaha dUdha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| mahArAja ne aba yaha dUdha nahIM mAMgA hai hama logoM ke prANa mAMge haiN| viproM ke vacana suna kumAra ne uttara diyA-Apa kyoM ghabarAte haiM ? gAya, bhaiMsa, bakarI Adi se atirikta kA bhI dUdha hotA hai| maiM abhI use mahArAja kI sevA meM bhijavAtA hai| Apa jarA dhairya rkheN| tathA aisA kahakara kumAra ne zIghra hI kacce dhAnyoM kI bAleM mNgvaaiiN| aura unase gau ke samAna hI uttama dUdha nikalavAkara kaI ghar3e bharakara taiyAra kraaye| evaM ve ghar3e mahArAja zreNika kI sevA meM rAjagRha nagara bheja diye // 110-115 / / AdidezAnyadAdhIza iti tAn dvijanAyakAn / eka eva suyoddhavyaH kurkuTo me samIpataH / / 116 / / kumAra buddhito viprA jagmUrAjagRham puram / sAdarzAste hasaMtazca gRhItvA caraNAyudham // 117 // tato bhUpati sAMnidhye yuyodha caraNAyudhaH / / dRSTatatpratibiMbo'sau mukure krodhatastadA // 118 // caraNAhatimAkurvan vaktraghAtaM ca darpaNe / vairiNaM manyamAnaH sa sthitaM dIrgha yuyodha ca // 116 // dRSTvA tadAnanaM bhUbhRdvismito'bhUtsvamAnase / datto'nyadA nidezastu viprANAM bhUbhRtA haThAt // 120 // bAlukAveSTanaM zIghramAnetavyaM dvijAdhipaH / anyathA grAmato nAzo bhavatAM nAtra vicAraNA // 121 / / dUdha ke bhare hue ghar3oM ko dekha mahArAja Azcarya-samudra meM gotA lagAne lge| nandigrAma ke vinoM kI buddhibala kI ora dhyAna de unheM dAMtoM tale uMgalI dabAnI pdd'ii| ve bAra-bAra yaha kahane lage ki nandigrAma ke viproM kA buddhibala hai ki koI balAya hai ? maiM jisa cIja ko parIkSArtha unake pAsa bhejatA huuN| phaurana ve usakA javAba mere pAsa bheja dete haiN| mAlUma hotA hai unakA buddhibala itanA bar3hA-car3hA hai ki unheM socane taka kI bhI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| astu, aba maiM unheM apane sAmane bulAkara unakI parIkSA karatA huuN| dekheM, ve kaise buddhimAna haiM ? tathA kSaNeka aisA apane mana meM dRr3a nizcaya kara mahArAja ne zIghra hI eka sevaka ko bulaayaa| aura usase yaha kahA-tuma abhI nandigrAma jAo aura vahA~ ke viproM se kaho ki mahArAja ne yaha AjJA dI hai ki nandigrAma ke vipra eka hI murge ko mere sAmane Akara ldd'aaveN| yadi ve aisA na kareM to nandigrAma khAlI kara cale jaayeN| Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 115 mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI dUta phira cala diyaa| aura nandigrAma meM pahu~ca usane viproM se jAkara yaha kahA ki Apa logoM ke lie mahArAja ne yaha AjJA dI hai ki nandigrAma ke vipra rAjagRha nagara aayeN| aura hamAre sAmane eka hI murge ko lar3AveM / yadi yaha bAta unako nAmaMjUra ho to ve zIghra hI nandigrAma ko khAlI kara cale jaayeN| dUta ke vacana suna vipra phira ghabarAkara abhayakumAra ke pAsa gye| aura mahArAja kA sArA saMdezA unake sAmane nivedana kara diyaa| tathA yaha bhI kahA-mahanIya kumAra ! abakI mahArAja ne hameM apane sAmane bulAyA hai| abako hamAre Upara ati bhayaMkara vighna mAlUma par3atA hai| viproM ke aise vacana suna kumAra ne uttara diyA-Apa khuzI se rAjagRha nagara jaayeN| Apa kisI bAta se ghabarAyeM nahIM! vahA~ jAkara eka kAma kareM, murge ko apane sAmane khar3A kara eka darpaNa usake sAmane rakha deN| jisa samaya vaha murgA darpaNa meM apanI tasvIra dekhegaa| apanA bairI dUsarA murgA samajha vaha phaurana lar3ane laga jAyegA / aura ApakA kAma siddha ho jaayegaa| ___ kumAra ke mukha se yaha yukti sunakara mAre harSa ke viproM kA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| eka murgA lekara ve zIghra hI rAjagRha nagara kI ora cala diye| rAjamaMdira meM pahuMcakara unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka mahArAja ko namaskAra kiyaa| tathA unake sAmane unhoMne murgA chor3a diyaa| aura usake Age eka darpaNa rakha diyA jisa samaya asalI murge ne darpaNa meM apanI tasvIra dekhI to usane use apanA bairI asalI murgA smjhaa| aura vaha coMca mAra-mArakara usake sAtha ati Atura ho yuddha karane laga gyaa| __ akele hI murge ko yuddha karate hue dekha mahArAja cakita raha gye| unhoMne zIghra hI murge kI lar3AI samApta karA dii| tathA viproM ko jAne ke lie AjJA de dii| jisa samaya vipra cale gaye taba mahArAja ke mana meM phira soca uThA / ve vicArane lage ki vipra bar3e buddhimAna haiN| unako aba kisa rIti se doSI banAyA jAya? kucha samajha meM nahIM aataa| tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara unhoMne phira kisI sevaka ko bulaayaa| aura usase kahA ki tuma zIghra nandigrAma jaao| aura vahA~ ke vitroM se kaho ki mahArAja ne bAlU kI rassI maeNgAI hai, zoghra taiyAra kara bhejo| nahIM to acchA na hogA // 116-121 // abhayAdbuddhimAsAdya jagmuste rAjasannidhim / AdAya vAlukAvRdaM praNamyeti vaco jaguH / / 122 // bAlukAveSTanaM bhUpabhAMDAgArasthamuttamam / deyaM tena pramANena kriyate tatsamaM punaH // 123 // bhUpo'gadIdvaco viprA nAsti tadveSTanaM mama / bhAMDAlaye tadA procuryuktaM yuktaM dvijAnRpa // 124 // Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam bhAvatke yadgRhe nAsti tannAsti bhuvanatraye / ato vRthA na dAtavyo dezo daivAvaghAtakaH // 125 / / vAkprabaMdhena bhUpAlamiti saMjitya vAr3avAH / prApya svapattanaM vegAnnemustatpAdapaMkajam // 126 / / mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI dUta nandigrAma kI ora cala diyaa| tathA nandigrAma meM pahu~ca kara usane viproM ke sAmane mahArAja zreNika kA sArA saMdezA kaha sunaayaa| dUta dvArA mahArAja kI yaha AjJA suna viproM ke to bilakula chakke chUTa gye| ve bhAgatebhAgate abhayakumAra ke pAsa pahuMce tathA abhayakumAra ke sAmane sArA saMdezA nivedana kara unhoMne kahA-pUjya kumAra ! abakI mahArAja ne yaha kyA AjJA dI hai| isakA hameM artha hI nahIM mAlUma huaa| hamane to Aja taka na bAlU kI rassI sunI aura na dekhii| viproM dvArA mahArAja kI AjJA suna kumAra ne uttara diyA ki Apa kisI bhI bAta se ghabarAiye nahIM / isakA upAya yahI hai ki Apa loga abhI rAjagRha nagara jaaeN| aura mahArAja ke sAmane yaha nivedana kreN| zrI rAjAdhirAja ! Apake bhaNDAra meM koI dUsarI bAlU kI rassI ho to kRpAkara hameM deveM, jisase hama vaisI hI rassI ApakI sevA meM lAkara hAjira kara deN| yadi mahArAja manA kareM ki hamAre yahA~ vaisI rassI nahIM hai to unase Apa vinayapUrvaka apane aparAdha kI kSamA mAMga liijie| aura yaha prArthanA kara dIjie ki he mahArAja ! kRpAkara aisI alabhya vastu kI hameM AjJA na diyA kreN| hama ApakI dIna prajA haiN| kumAra kI yaha yukti sunakara viproM ko ati harSa huaa| ve atyaMta AnaMdita ho uchalatekUdate zIghra hI rAjagRha nagara jA phuNce| rAjamaMdira meM praveza kara unhoMne mahArAja ko namaskAra kiyaa| aura vinayapUrvaka yaha nivedana kiyA zrImahArAja! Apane hameM bAlU kI rassI ke lie AjJA dI hai| hameM nahIM mAlUma hotA hama kaisI rassI ApakI sevA meM lA hAjira kreN| kRpayA hameM koI dUsarI bAla kI rassI mile to hama vaisI hI ApakI sevA meM hAjira kara deM / aparAdha kSamA ho| viproM kI bAta suna mahArAja ne uttara diyaa| he vipro ! mere yahA~ koI bhI bAla kI rassI nhiiN| basa, phira kyA thA ! mahArAja ke mukha se zabda nikalate hI viproM ne eka svara ho isa prakAra nivedana kiyA he kRpAnAtha ! jaba Apake bhaMDAra meM bhI rassI nahIM hai to hama kahA~ se bAlU kI rassI banA kara lA sakate haiN| prabho! kRpayA hama para aisI alabhya vastu ke lie AjJA na bhejA kreN| ApakI aisI kaThora AjJA hamArA ghora ahita karanevAlI hai| hama Apake tAbedAra haiM, Apa hamAre svAmI Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam haiN| tathA isa prakAra vinayapUrvaka nivedana kara vipra rAjamaMdira se cale gye| kiMtu viproM ke vinaya karane para bhI mahArAja ke kopa kI zAMti na huI / viproM ke cale jAne para unheM phira nandigrAma ke apamAna kA smaraNa AyA / unake zarIra meM phira krodha kI jvAlA chaTakane lagI / / 122-126 / / anyadA kSitipAlazca cukopa pUrvajaM smaran / dadAmi tAdRzAdezaM karttuM kaizcinna zakyate // 127 // ghaTe ghaTapramANaM ca kUSmAMDaphalamuttamaM / AnetavyaM dvijAdhIzA no cedgrAmAdbahirgatiH // 128 // narAdhipaH / vAr3avA jagmurabhayasya samakSatAM // 12 // dadAviti tadAdezaM vADavAnAM AkarNya trAhi trAhi kRpAdhIza ! lAhi lAhyabhayaM dvijAn / pAhi pAhi nRpa krodhAtkhyAhi khyAhi zubhaM zubham // 130 // pramImAMsya ciraM citte pradIdAMsya mamavyayAm / prazIzAMsya dhiyA cittaM pravIbhatsya nRpodbhavam // 131 // kuru pratikriyAM rAjan jIvane vADavasya ca / gaMbhIratvaM samudrasyAcalatvaM maMdarasya ca / / 132 / / vidvattvaM devajIvasya bhAnostvayi pratApatA / AdhipatyaM sadA jiSNo himAMzoH saumyatA punaH / / 133 / / nyAyatvaM rAmadevasya puSpabANasya rUpitA / buddhitvaM jJAninaH svAmin samasti zubhazAsana / / 134 / / ataH prasIda dhIratvaM kuru ciMtAM mama prabho / ataH prabhRti buddhIza tvatto jIvitamulvaNaM // 135 // ghaTe kUSmAMDapaM kuru tvatsamo nAsti sabaMdhurbhuvane jIvanahetave / rakSaNodyataH / / 136 / / 117 ve vicArane lage ki vipra kisI prakAra doSI nahIM bana pAye haiM / nandigrAma ke vipra bar3e cAlAka mAlUma par3ate haiM / astu, maiM aba unake pAsa aisI AjJA bhejatA hU~ jisakA ve pAlana hI na Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kara sakeM / tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra, mahArAja ne zIghra hI eka dUta bulaayaa| aura use yaha AjJA dIki tuma -abhI nandigrAma jaao| aura vahA~ ke vitroM ko kaho ki mahArAja ne yaha AjJA dI hai| kinandigrAma ke vi eka kUSmAMDa (peThA) mere pAsa lAveM / vaha kUSmAMr3a ghar3e meM bhItara ho / aura ghar3e kI barAbara ho / kamatI-bar3hatI na ho| yadi ve isa AjJA kA pAlana na kareM to nandigrAma ko chor3a deM / idhara mahArAja kI AjJA pAkara dUta to nandigrAma kI ora ravAnA huaa| udhara jaba viproM ko bAlU kI rassI mahArAja ke yahA~ se na milii| to apanA vighna Tala jAne se ve khUba AnaMda se nandigrAma meM rahane lage / aura bAra-bAra abhayakumAra kI buddhi kI tArIpha karane lge| kiMtu jisa samaya dUta phira se nandigrAma pahu~cA / aura jyoMhI usane viproM ke sAmane mahArAja kI AjJA kahanI prArambha kii| sunate hI vipra ghabarA gaye / mahArAja kI AjJA ke bhaya se unakA zarIra thara-thara kA~pane lagA / ve apane mana meM vicArane lage / he Izvara ! yaha vipatti phira kahA~ se A TUTI ! hama to abhI mahArAja se apanA aparAdha kSamA karAkara Aye haiN| kyA hamAre itane vinaya-bhAva se bhI mahArAja kA hRdaya dayA se na pasIjA ? aba hama apane bacane kA kyA aura kaisA upAya kareM ? tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara ve kumAra ke sAmane isa prakAra rudanapUrvaka cillAne lage / he vIroM ke siratAja kumAra ! abakI mahArAja ne hamAre Upara ati kaThina AjJA bhejI hai / he kRpAnAtha ! isa bhayaMkara vighna se hamArI zIghra rakSA kro| hama viproM ke isa bhayaMkara duHkha kA jaldI nivAraNa kro| he dInabaMdhu ! isa bhayaMkara kaSTa se Apa hI hamArI rakSA kara sakate haiM / Apa hI hamAre duHkha parvata ke nAza karane meM akhaMDa vajra haiM / mahanIya kumAra ! loka meM jisa prakAra samudra kI gambhIratA, meru parvata kA acalapanA devajIta kI vidvattA, sUrya kA pratApIpanA, indra kA svAmIpanA, candramA kI manoharatA, rAjA rAmacandra kI nyAyaparAyaNatA, kAmadeva kI sundaratA Adi bAteM prasiddha haiM / usI prakAra ApakI sujanatA aura vidvattA prasiddha hai / isa samaya hama ghora ciMtA se vyathita ho rahe haiN| he jIvananAtha ! hama saba logoM kA jIvana Apake hI AdhAra haiN| triloka meM Apake samAna hamArA koI bandhu nahIM hai / / 127- 136 // zrutveti tatprazaMsAM sa jagAda vacanaM ghanam / na bhetavyaM karomyatropAyaM zarmAkaraM param // 137 // vallIsthitaM ghaTe sUkSmaM sthApayitvA ca tatphalaM / tatpramANaM vivudhyAzu preSayAmAsa bhUpatim // 138 // kautukAnvitamAnasaH / saMdRzya bhUpatiH sarvaM vyatarkayannije citte vikasatpadma sannibhe / / 136 / / ko'pyasti buddhisaMdAtA kiMvA viprAzca dhIdhanAH / na vidmazcaritaM sAraM sArvabuddhibharakSamaM // 140 // Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam te'rthaM pUrvaM na jAnaMti pazcAtsargatvakiMcana / pAThakAnArthavettAro viprAH pazcimabuddhayaH / / 141 // vijJAnaM zakrarAjasya kiM vA yakSarAjasya kiM dAho staryasya na viprANAmiyaM buddhi nizcayena ca kiM citayA ? parIkSAmi buddhihetuM buddhidAyaka sanmavIkSaNAya saMpreSitA narAste'pi celustannagaraM caMdramasaH punaH / dharaNasyavA / / 142 // nidhiyAm / suyatnataH // 143 // narAdhipaH / varaM // 144 // viproM ko isa prakAra karuNApUrvaka rudana karate hue dekha abhayakumAra kA citta karuNA se gadgada ho gayA / unhoMne gambhIratApUrvaka viproM se kahA- vipro ! Apa kyoM mAmUlI-sI bAta ke lie itanA ghabarAte haiN| maiM abhI isakA upAya karatA hU~ / jaba taka maiM yahA~ para hU~ taba taka Apa kisI prakAra se rAjA kI AjJA kA bhaya na kreN| tathA viproM ko isa prakAra samajhAkara abhaya kumAra ne eka ghar3A mNgaayaa| aura usameM bela sahita kUSmAMr3a phala ko rakha diyaa| aneka prayatna karane para kaI dina bAda kUSmAMr3a ghar3e ke barAbara bar3ha gyaa| aura kumAra ne ghar3e sahita jyoM-kA-tyoM use mahArAja kI sevA meM bhijavA diyaa| evaM ve AnaMda se rahane lage / 119 mahArAja ne jaisA kUSmAMr3a mA~gA thA vaisA hI unake pAsa pahu~ca gyaa| abakI kUSmAMr3a dekha kara to mahArAja ke soca kA pArAvAra na rahA / ve bArambAra socane lage haiM ! yaha bAta kyA hai ? kyA nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa hI itane buddhimAna haiM ? yA inake pAsa koI aura hI manuSya buddhimAna rahatA hai ? nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM kA to itanA pAMDitya nahIM ho sktaa| kyoMki jaba se inako rAjya kI ora se sthira AjIvikA milI hai taba se ye loga nipaTa ajJAnI ho gaye haiM / inakI samajha meM sAdhAraNa se sAdhAraNa bAta to AtI hI nahIM phira inake dvArA merI bAtoM kA javAba denA to bahuta hI kaThina bAta hai / jo-jo kAma maiMne nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM ke pAsa bheje haiN| sabakA tara mujhe buddhipUrvaka hI milA hai| isalie yahI nizcaya hotA hai / nandigrAma meM avazya koI asAdhAraNa buddhidhAraka brAhmaNoM se anya hI manuSya hai / jisa pAMDitya se merI bAtoM kA javAba diyA gayA hai| na mAlUma vaha pAMDitya indradeva kA hai ? yA candradeva kA hai ? athavA sUryadeva yA yakSarAja kA hai ? nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM kA to kisI prakAra vaisA pAMDitya nahIM ho sakatA / astu, yadi nandigrAma ke brAhmaNa hI itane buddhimAna haiM to abhI maiM unakI buddhi kI phira parIkSA kiye letA huuN| tathA isa prakAra kSaNeka apane mana meM pakkA nizcaya kara mahArAja ne zIghra hI kucha zUravIra yoddhAoM ko bulAyA / aura unheM yaha AjJA dI ki tuma loga abhI nandigrAma jaao| aura nandigrAma meM jo adhika buddhimAna ho zIghra hI use talAza kara Akara kaho / mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI yoddhAoM ne zIghra hI nandigrAna kI ora gamana kara diyA / tathA nandigrAma ke kisI manohara vana meM ve apanI bhUkha kI zAMti ke lie Thahara gaye / / 137 - 144 // Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tadA baTakavaM daizca sevyamAno'bhayo mahAn / krIr3Ayai tadvanaM dhImAnAjagAma manoharam // 14 // nAnAzAlasamAkIrNa kilakokilanisvanam / jaMbUnAriMgajaM bIra kaMkellikadalIbharam // 146 / / lAMgalIbIjapUrADhyaM ghoTAdADima liMbukaM / ketakIraktaSaTpAdadhvanavAnaM sacUtakam / / 147 / / tatra ramye phalAkIrNe jaMbUzAkhini connate / phalAzanakRte dhImAnAruroha saha dvijaiH / / 148 / / nRpa vIkSya kaumAra ATatasatprabhaprabhUn / amIbhirna ca vaktavyaM bho baTukA ityavArayat // 14 // tataste tatra rAjIyA Agatya kSutkulAkulAH / vRkSAdhaH kalavaM dAni baTukAMstAn yayAcire // 150 // vaha vana ati manohara thaa| usameM jagaha-jagaha para anAra, nAraMgI, saMtarA, jamanI, kaMkelI, kelA, lauMga Adi uttamottama phala vRkSoM para phalate the| nIMbU Adi sugaMdhita phaloM kI sugaMdhi se sadA yaha vana vyApta rahatA thaa| usake U~ce-UMce vRkSoM para koyala Adi pakSIgaNa apane manohara zabdoM se pathikoM ke mana haraNa karate the| aura ketakI vRkSoM para bhramara guMjAra karate the| isalie hamezA nandigrAma ke bAlaka usa vana meM krIr3Artha jAyA karate the| roja kI taraha usa dina bhI bAlaka krIr3Artha vana meM aaye| daivayoga se usa dina viproM ke bAlakoM ke sAtha abhayakumAra bhI the ye saba-ke-saba ha~sate-khelate kisI jAmuna ke vRkSa para car3ha gye| aura AnaMda se jAmuna phaloM ko khAne lge| bAlakoM ko isa prakAra jAmuna ke per3a para car3he rAjasevakoM ne dekhaa| tathA ve saba yaha samajha ki hama ina bAlakoM se kucha phala lekara apanI bhUkha zAnta kareMge zIghra hI usa vRkSa kI ora jhuka pdd'e| idhara abhayakumAra ne jaba rAjasevakoM ko apanI ora Ate hue dekhaa| to ve to anya bAlakoM se yaha kahane lage-dekho bhAI, ye rAjasevaka apanI ora A rahe haiN| tumameM koI bhI inake sAtha bAtacIta na kreN| jo kucha javAba-savAla karU~gA so maiM hI inake sAtha kruuNgaa| aura udhara rAjasevaka jAmuna ke vRkSa ke nIce caTa A kuude| aura bAlakoM se kucha phaloM ke lie unhoMne prArthanA bhI kii||145-150|| Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 121 tadA'bhayo vaco'vAdIdrAjIyA: puruSottamAH / phalecchA bhavatAM citte samasti zubhazAlinAM // 151 / / mayoSNAni pradIyaM tezItalAni phalAni vA / bhavadbhayaH kathanIyaM me yAdRzAni drutaM narAH // 152 // rocaMte te vacaH zrutvA citayanniti mAnase / uSNAni zItalAnyeva phalAni prabhavaMti kiM // 153 // anudRSTAni zItAni phalAni pracurANi ca / na zrutAni na dRSTAni koSNAnyapi jagattraye // 154 / / ekasminnatha vRkSe ca zItAnyuSNAni ki nanu / bhavaMti viphalaM vAkyameSAM manyAmahe vayaM // 15 // vitayeti ciraM citte rAjIyAH puruSA jaguH / uSNAni tAni deyAni bho asmabhyaM tvayAdhunA // 156 // tataH pakvAni saMgRhya kAnicittAni satkare / ISadvimarca saMjalpanniti nikSiptavAn sa ca / / 157 / / bho narA nitarAM dUre stheyaM stheyaM prayatnataH / vAlukAyAM ca vRkSAdhaH patitAni phalAni vai / / 158 / / tataste bAlukA madhyAttAnyAdAya phalAni ca / bAlukAnAza siddhayarthaM phUtkurvati narottamAH // 156 / / phUtkurvatastadAlokya narAn sa prAha kautukii| phUtkurvati narA dUraM soSNAni phala cAnyathA // 160 // uSNatvAdbhavatAM smasra dAho nUnaM bhaviSyati / AkarNya hapayAmAsu riti te vacanaM jaguH // 16 // zItAni dehi ramyANi phalAni sarasAni ca / tato dattAni tenaiva tebhyo lajjita mAnasAH // 162 // rAjasevakoM kI phaloM ke lie prArthanA suna abhayakumAra ne socaa| yadi inako yoM hI phala de diye jAyeMge to kucha maz2A na AvegA / inako chakAkara phala denA ThIka hogaa| isalie prArthanA ke badale meM unhoMne yahI javAba diyaa| Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam rAjasevako! tumane phala mA~ge so ThIka hai| jitane phaloM kI tumheM icchA ho, utane hI phala de sakatA huuN| kiMtu yaha kaho ki tuma ThaNDe phala lenA cAhate ho yA garama? kyoMki mere pAsa phala donoM taraha ke haiN| kumAra ke aise vicitra vacana suna samasta rAjasevaka eka-dUsare kA muMha tAkane lge| unhoMne vicArA ki kyA kevala garama aura kevala ThaNDe bhI phala hote haiM ? hameM to yaha bAta Aja taka sunane meM nahIM AI ki phala garama bhI hote haiN| jitane phala khAye haiM saba ThaNDe hI khAye haiN| aura ThaNDe hI phala sane haiM, ek| dUsare, eka vakSa para garama aura ThaNDe do prakAra ke phala hoM yaha sarvathA viruddha jAna par3atA hai| tathA kSaNeka aisA dRr3ha nizcaya kara, aura kumAra ko aba uttara denA jarUra hai,yaha samajha unhoMne kahA mahodaya kumAra! hameM Apake vacana ati priya mAlUma par3ate haiN| kRpAkara lAie hameM garama hI phala diijie| rAjasevakoM ke ye vacana suna kumAra ne kucha phala todd'e| aura unheM Apasa meM ghisakara bAla meM dUra paTaka diyA / aura kaha diyA-dekho, phala ve par3e haiM, uThA lo ! kumAra kI AjJA pAte hI jidhara phala par3e the, rAjasevaka usI ora daudd'e| jyoMhI unhoMne bAla se phala uThAkara phUMkanA cAhA tyoMhI kumAra ne kahA-dekho ! phala hoziyArI se phUMkanA, ye phala garama haiM / jo binA vicAre phUMkA to tumhArI saba dAr3hI-mUMcha jala jaayeNgii| kumAra ke aise vacana sunate hI rAjasevaka apane mana meM bar3e lajjita hue| ve bAra-bAra TakaTakI lagAkara kumAra kI ora dekhane lge| kumAra kI isa caturatA ko dekhakara rAjasevakoM ne nizcaya kara liyA ki ho na ho yahI sabameM catura jAna par3atA hai ? mahArAja kI bAtoM kA uttara bhI isI ne diyA hogA ? // 151-162 // tato vyAghuTya te sarve praNipatya narAdhipam / kumArasya svarUpaM cAzeSaM bheNurna pottamam / / 163 / / tato vijJAya bhUmIzastasvarUpaM sudhIdhanaM / zaMsAM cakre manISAyAstasya saMtuSTacetasaH / / 164 / / datto'nyadA mahAdezo rAjJetyAnayanakRte / tatzemuSIparIkSAyai sasmayena svabhAvataH // 16 // mArgamunmArgamAvAhorAtraM ca tvayA zubha / tRptatvaM ca kSudhArttatvaM vItAdyArohaNaM tathA // 166 // pAdacAlanamAvAgaMtavyaM mama pattane / ityAkarNya sametyavA bhUvan viprAH samAkulAH // 167 / / Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 123 tathA kumAra kI rUpa-saMpatti unhoMne dekha yaha bhI nizcaya kara liyA ki yaha koI avazya rAjakumAra hai| yaha bAlaka brAhmaNa nahIM ho sakatA kyoMki jitane bhI bAlaka yahA~ para haiM sabase tejasvI, pratApI evaM rAjalakSaNoM se maMDita yahI jAna par3atA hai| upasthita bAlakoM meM itanA teja kisI ke cehare para nahIM jitanA isa bAlaka ke cehare para dikhAI detA hai| evaM kisI se yaha bhI jAnakArI prApta kI ki yaha kumAra mahArAja zreNika kA putra abhayakumAra hai| rAjasevakoM ne nandigrAma jAne kA vicAra yahIM samApta kara diyaa| ve lajjita evaM AnaMdita ho rAjagRha kI ora hI lauTa par3e aura mahArAja ko namaskAra kara abhayakumAra kI jo-jo ceSTA unhoMne dekhI thIM saba kaha sunaayiiN| sevakoM dvArA abhayakumAra kA samasta vRttAMta suna, unheM buddhimAna evaM rUpavAna bhI nizcaya kara, mahArAja zreNika ko ati prasannatA huI atyadhika AnaMda ke kAraNa unake netroM se AnaMdAzra jharane lge| mukha kamala ke samAna vikasita ho gyaa| tathA ve vicAra karane lage ki merA anumAna kadApi asatya nahIM ho sktaa| mujhe dRr3ha vizvAsa thA, nandigrAma ke brAhmaNoM kI buddhi aisI vizAla nahIM ho sktii| jarUra unake pAsa koI-na-koI catura manuSya honA cAhie bhalA kumAra abhaya ke sivAya itanI buddhi kI tIkSNatA kisameM ho sakatI hai ? tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara unhoMne abhayakumAra ko bulAne ke lie kucha rAjasevakoM ko bulaayaa| aura unako AjJA dI ki tuma abhI nandigrAma jaao| aura abhayakumAra se kaho ki mahArAja ne Apako bulAyA hai| tathA yaha bhI kahanA ki Apake lie mahArAja ne yaha bhI AjJA dI hai ki kumAra na to mArga se Ave aura na unmArga se aave| na dina meM Ave, na rAta meM aave| bhUkhe bhI na Ave, aphare peTa bhI na Ave / na kisI savArI meM Ave aura na paidala aave| kiMtu rAjagRha nagara zIghra hI aave| mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI sevaka zIghra hI nandigrAma kI ora cala diye| evaM kumAra ke pAsa pahu~cakara, unheM bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara mahArAja kA jo-kucha saMdezA thA, saba kumAra ko kaha sunAyA // 163-167 / / tato'bhayakumAreNa niSiddhA bhayato drutam / mA kurudhvaM bhayaM viprAH kariSyAmi yathAtatham // 16 // zakaTasya tato kSeSu sikyAni ca vibaMdhya saH / tatra pravizya saMdhyAyAM bhuMjayan harimaMthakAn // 16 // sikyAdhaH sthitapAdazcAmayAma nRpapattanam / skautukrmhaaviprairmhotsvsht|| samam // 170 // abakI mahArAja ne abhayakumAra ke Upara bhI kaThina saMdezA aTakAyA hai| aura unheM rAjagRha nagara bulAyA hai| yaha samAcAra sAre nandigrAma meM phaila gyaa| samAcAra sunate hI samasta brAhmaNa hA-hAkAra karane lge| bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke saMkalpa-vikalpoM ne unake citta ko apanA sthAna banA liyaa| kSaNa-kSaNe aba unake mana meM yaha cintA ghUmane lagI ki aba hama kisI rIti se baca Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nahIM skte| aba taka jo hamAre jIvana kI rakSA huI hai, so isI kumAra kI asIma kRpA se hai / yadi yaha kumAra na hotA to aba taka kaba kA hamArA vidhvaMsa ho gayA hotaa| abakI rAjA ne kumAra ko bulAyA yaha bar3A anartha kiyA / he Izvara ! hamane kisa bhava meM aisA prabala pApa kiyA thA / jisakA phala hama duHkha hI duHkha bhoga rahe haiN| bho Izvara ! aba to hamArI rakSA kara / tathA isa prakAra rote-cillAte hue ve samasta brAhmaNa abhayakumAra kI sevA meM gaye / aura U~ce svara se unake sAmane rone lage / viproM kI aisI duHkhita avasthA dekha kumAra ne kahA 124 I brAhmaNo ! Apa kyoM itanA vyartha kheda karate ho / rAjA ne jisa AjJA se bulAyA hai / maiM vaise hI jAU~gA / maiM Apa logoM kA pUrA-pUrA khyAla rkhuuNgaa| kisI taraha kI Apa ciMtA na kareM / tathA viproM ko isa prakAra dhairya ba~dhAkara kumAra ne zIghra hI eka ratha ma~gAyA / aura usake madhya meM eka chIMkA ba~dhavAkara taiyAra karavA diyA / jisa samaya dina samApta ho gyaa| dina kA aMta rAta kA prAraMbha saMdhyAkAla prakaTa ho gayA / kumAra ne rAjagRha kI ora ratha ha~kavA diyaa| calate samaya ratha kA eka cakra (pahiyA) mArga meM calAyA gayA aura dUsarA unmArga meM / kumAra ne calate samaya (harimaMthaka) canA kA bhojana kiyA evaM chIMke para savAra ho kumAra aneka viproM ke sAtha AnaMdapUrvaka rAjagRha nagara jA pahu~ce // 168 170 // paurAzca kAminIcArA AjanmAdRSTakautukam / itastataH paryaTaMta IkSaM nRpadehajam // 171 // sAyaM tato mahAbhUtyA mAtAmahasamaM mudA / agamadrAjasamitau kumAro mAra vibhramaH // 172 // tato bhUpaM praNamyAzu samAliMgya punaH punaH / sasnehaM vacanAlApaM sa cakre vinayAnvitaH // 173 // dApayittvA ca viprANAmabhayaM bhayavarjitaH / abhayobhayasaMrakto vyakta buddhirvicakSaNaH / / 174 / / mahArAja zreNika ke putra abhayakumAra rAjagRha A gaye / yaha samAcAra sAre nagara meM phaila gyaa| samasta puravAsI loga kumAra ke darzanArtha rAjamArga para ekatrita ho gaye / nagara kI striyA~ kumAra ko TakaTakI lagAkara dekhane lgiiN| kumAra ke Agamana - utsava meM sArA nagara bAjoM se gUMjane laga gayA / baMdIgaNa kumAra kI biradAvalI bakhAnane lage / aura puravAsI loga kumAra ko dekha unakI bhA~ti-bhA~ti rIti se prazaMsA karane lge| isa prakAra rAjamArga se jAte hue, puravAsI janoM se bhalIbhA~ti stuta, kumAra abhaya rAjamaMdira ke pAsa jA pahu~ce / ratha se utara kumAra ne apane nAnA indradatta ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM praveza kiyA / aura sabhA meM mahArAja ko siMhAsana para virAjamAna dekha ati vinaya namaskAra kiyaa| mahArAja ke caraNa sparza kiye / evaM premapUrvaka Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 zreNika purANam vArtAlApa karane lge| kumAra ke sAtha naMdigrAma ke vipra bhI the| mahArAja se unakA aparAdha kSamA kraayaa| unheM abhaya dAna dilA saMtuSTa kiyaa| evaM unheM AnaMdapUrvaka nandigrAma meM rahane ke lie AjJA de dii||171-174|| rAjJAbhANi kumAra tvaM gaMbhIro dhIdhanAkulaH / nAstIdRzI mahAbuddhirbhuvane yAdRzI tvayi // 17 // meSazvadIdhikA daMtI kASThaM tailaM payoMDajaH / bAlukAveSTanaM kuMbha kUSmAMDAkhyamahAphalam / / 176 // ahorAtravivarjaM vai tattu sarvaM tvayi sthitaM / mahAbuddhau nare'nyasmin svapne'pividdhidurlabhaM // 177 / / taduktaM-meSazca vApI kari kASTatailaM / __ kSIrAMDa vAluka veSTanaM ca / ghaTasthakUSmAMDaphalaM zizUnAM / divAnizAvarjasamAgataM ca / / 178 / / anyonya premabaddhau janakavarasutA vApatuH snehasAram, cakrAte madhyasArAM vihitazubhazatAM satkathAM graMthyamAnaM / rejAte tau sucaMdrAdinakiraNasamau nItidhAmaprapannau, remAte vAkprabaMdhai sughaTitaviSaya ___ zitA nItimArgaH // 176 / / zAstrajJatA dharmavalena jIve / medhAvitA dharmabalena caiva / svasaMgatAdharmabalena loke saMjAyate puNyavatAM vizoke / / 180 // kva gAMbhIryamaudAryamazauryasAraM, ___kva buddhitvamiddhattvamalabdhipAram / kva rUpitvamAntavamAsUktidhRtvaM tayorasti saMnyasta vastutvasatvam / / 181 / / kumAra ke isa vinaya-bartAva se evaM lokottara cAturya se mahArAja zreNika ko ati prasannatA huii| kumAra kI binA prazaMsA kiye unase na rahA gayA / ve isa prakAra kumAra kI prazaMsA karane lge| bho kumAra ! jaisA U~ce darje kA pAMDitya ApameM maujUda hai vaisA pAMDitya kahIM para Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nahIM / mahAbhAga ! vakarA, bAvar3I, kASTa, tela, dUdha, bAlU kI rassI, kUSmAMr3a rAta-dina Adi rahita, ityAdi praznoM ke javAba kA sAmarthya ApakI buddhi meM hI thA / bhalA aisI vizAla buddhi anya manuSya meM kahA~ se ho sakatI hai / ityAdi aneka prakAra se abhayakumAra kI tArIpha kara mahArAja ne unake sAtha adhika sneha jtaayaa| donoM pitA-putra aneka uttamottama puruSoM kI kathA kahane lage / Apasa meM vArtAlApa karate hue, eka sthAna meM sthita, donoM mahAnubhAvoM ne sUrya-candramA kI upamA ko dhAraNa kiyaa| mahArAja zreNika ne seThI indradatta kA bhI ati sammAna kiyA / evaM madhurabhASI, soca-vicArakara kArya karanevAle, kumAra aura mahArAja AnaMdapUrvaka rAjagRha nagara meM sukhAnubhava karane lage / 126 dharma kA mAhAtmya aciMtanIya hai / kyoMki isakI kRpA se saMsAra meM jIvoM ko uttamottama buddhi kI prApti hotI hai / uttama saMpatti milatI hai| tejasvIpanA, sammAna, gaMbhIratA Adi uttamottama guNoM kI prApti bhI dharma se hI hotI hai| mahArAja zreNika evaM kumAra abhaya ne pUrva bhava meM koI apUrva saMcaya kiyA thA / isalie unheM isa janma meM gaMbhIratA, zUratA, udAratA, buddhimattA, tejasvIpanA, sammAna, rUpavAnapanA Adi uttamottama guNoM kI prApti huI / isalie uttama puruSoM ko cAhie ki ve hareka avasthA meM isa parama prabhAvI dharma kA avazya ArAdhana kareM / / 175-181 / / iti zreNikabhavAnubaddha bhaviSyat zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara purANe mumukSu zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracite'bhayakumArasyanagarasamAgamaH SaSThaH sargaH // 6 // isa prakAra bhaviSyatkAla meM honevAle zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke bhavAMtara ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita abhayakumAra kA rAjagRha meM Agamana varNana karanevAlA chaThavA~ sarga samApta huA / Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saptamaH sargaH jJAnabhUSAya siddhAya namaH syAnmanivAtake / trilokasya sthitAyaiva tadguNAptikRte punaH // 1 // tato rAjJA mahAdevI paTTonaMdazriyaH zubhaH / babaMdhe saMbhrameNaiva duMdubhyAnakavAdataH // 2 // abhayAya kumArAya yuvarAjyaM dadau mudA / prAdhAnyaM ca narAdhIzaH sarvasAmaMtasAkSikaM / / 3 // jagabauddhamayaM kurvazcitayaMstadguNAdikam / zreNiko'bhayaputreNa rarAja jitazAtravaH // 4 // bhagavaMtaM guruM kRtvA jATharAgni madoddhatam / caturAryamayaM tatvaM pUjayAmAsa bhUpatiH // 5 // jJAnarUpI bhUSaNa ke dhAraka, tInoM loka ke mastaka para virAjamAna zrI siddha bhagavAna ko unake guNoM kI prApyatartha maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra karatA huuN| __ anaMtara isake mahArAja zreNika ne rAnI nandazrI ko nandigrAma se bulA mahAdevI kA pada pradAna kiyA-use paTarAnI bnaayaa| tathA abhayakumAra ko yuvarAja-pada diyaa| abhayakumAra kA baddhibala aura tejasvIpana dekha sAmaMtoM ko sammatipUrvaka mahArAja ne unheM senApati kA pada bhI de diyaa| evaM buddhadeva ke guNoM meM dattacitta mahArAja zreNika ne kisI bauddha-saMnyAsI ko guru bnaayaa| aura usakI AjJAnusAra ve AnaMdapUrvaka caturAryamaya tattva kI pUjana karane lge| tathA apane rAjya ko niSkaMTaka rAjya banA abhayakumAra ke sAtha lokottara sukha anubhava karane lge||1-5|| abhayo buddhikauzalyaM kAzAMcakre nirantaram / nAnAnIti bhayannyAyI vinyAyapathavajitaH // 6 // abhayakumAra atizaya buddhimAna the| buddhipUrvaka rAjya-kArya karane se unakA cAturya aura yaza samasta saMsAra meM phaila gyaa| kumAra kI nyAyaparAyaNatA dekha samasta prajA mukta kaMTha se unakI tArIpha karane lgii| evaM kumAra kI nIti-nipuNatA se rAjya meM kisI prakAra kI anIti najara na Ane lgii| magadha deza kI prajA AnaMdapUrvaka rahane lgii||6|| athetya puNyavAna zreSThI samudrAdisudattakaH / dve bhArye staH zubhe tasya vasudattA varAnanA // 7 // Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vasumitrA zubhA patnI dvitIyA suMdarAkRtiH / mitrAyAM ca suto jAto daivayogAdvarAnanaH // 8 // kutazcidgrAmataH zreSThI nivAsAya samAgamat / strIbhyAM putreNa sAkaM ca pure tatra sumaMdire // 6 // tataH sukhena tatrAsthAddhanebhyo dhanakAMkSiNe / yacchan dhanaM ca kurvANo dharmadhana nibaMdhanam // 10 // magadha deza meM mahAna saMpatti kA dhAraka koI samudradatta nAma kA seTha nivAsa karatA thA / usakI do striyA~ thIM / samudradatta kI bar3I strI kA nAma vasudattA thaa| aura usakI dUsarI strI jo atizaya rUpavatI thI, vasumitrA thI / una donoM meM vasudattA ke koI saMtAna na thI / kevala choTI strI vasumitrA ke eka bAlaka thA / 1 kadAcit ghara meM vipula dhana rahane para bhI seTha samudradatta ko dhana kamAne kI ciMtA huI / ve zIghra hI apanI donoM strI aura putra ke sAtha videza ko nikala pdd'e| aneka dezoM meM ghUmate-ghUmate ve rAjagRha nagara aaye| aura vahA~ para sukhapUrvaka dhana kA upArjana karane lage va AnaMdapUrvaka rahane lage / durdeva kI mahimA apAra saMsAra meM jo ghora se ghora duHkha kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, isI kI kRpA hai| isa nirdayI durdeva ko kisI para dayA nahIM / zreSThI samudradatta AnaMdapUrvaka nivAsa karate the / acAnaka hI unheM kAla ne grasita kiyaa| samudradatta ko putra va striyoM se sneha chor3anA par3A / samudradatta ke marane ke bAda unakI striyoM ko apAra duHkha huaa| kiMtu kiyA kyA jAe ? durdeva ke sAmane kisI kI bhI tIna pA~ca nahIM calatI // 7-10 // lAlyate pAlyate putro dvAbhyAM strIbhyAM niraMtaram / prApyate stanyamutsaMge dhriyate samamohakaH / / 11 // daivAdiyogena mRte'bhUtkala hastayoH / datte saMbaddhabahukopayoH / / 12 // vittaputrakRte nityaM vasudattA vaco vakti putro'yaM me na cAnyathA / vasumitrA tathA vakti tayo dveSo babhUva ca / / 13 / / jaba taka seTha samudradatta jIvita the taba taka to vasudattA evaM vasumitrA meM pragAr3ha prema rahA / samudradatta ke sAmane yaha vicAra svapna meM bhI nahIM AtA thA ki kabhI ina donoM meM jhagar3A hogA / seThajI ke maraNoparAMta ye unakI burI taraha avahelanA kareMgI ? putra ke Upara bhI una donoM kA barAbara prema thA / putra kI khAsa mA~ vasumitrA jisa prakAra putra para adhika prema rakhatI thI / usase bhI adhika vasudattA kA thA / yahA~ taka ki samAna rIti se putra ke lAlana-pAlana karane se Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 126 kisI ko yaha patA bhI nahIM lagatA thA ki putra vasudattA kA hai yA vasumitrA kA ? bAlaka ko bhI kucha patA nahIM lagatA thaa| vaha donoM ko hI apanI mA~ mAnatA thaa| kiMtu jyoMhI seTha samudradatta kA zarIrAMta huA vasudattA aura vasumitrA meM jhagar3A honA prAraMbha ho gyaa| kabhI to una donoM kI lar3AI dhana ke lie hone lgii| aura kabhI putra ke lie| vasudattA to yaha kahatI thI yaha putra merA hai| aura usakI bAta ko kATakara vasumitrA yaha kahatI thI-yaha putra merA hai| gA~va ke seThasAhakAroM ne bhI yaha bAta sunii| ve seTha samudradatta kI AbarU kA khyAla kara unake ghara aaye| seThasAhUkAroM ne bahuta-kucha una striyoM ko smjhaayaa| unheM seTha samudradatta kI pratiSThA kA bhI smaraNa dilaayaa| kiMtu una mUrkhA striyoM ke dhyAna para eka bAta na cddh'ii| dhana-saMbaMdhI jhagar3A chor3a ve putra ke lie adhika jhagar3A karane lgiiN| putra kA jhagar3A dekha seTha-sAhUkAroM kI nAka meM dama A gyaa| ve z2arA bhI isa bAta kA phaisalA na kara sake ki vaha putra vAstava meM kisakA thA? tathA isa rIti se una donoM striyoM meM dinoMdina dveSa vRddhigata hotA calA gayA // 11-13 / / nagarazreSThibhirlokAryamANena tiSThataH / tataste bhUpati prApyA'cIkathatAM manogatAm // 14 / / rAjJA nivAryamANe tena vittazca parasparam / bhedaM kartuM na zaknoti vivAdasya nRpastayoH // 15 // Adideza tato bhUpaH kumAraM maMtrisatyadam / tadbhedanakRte so'pi yatate bahuceSTitaiH / / 16 // bhedayannapi tadbhedaM kartuM vividhaveSTitaH / nAzaktaH sa yadA tAvabAlaM bhUmau nyavikSipat // 17 // AkRSya churikAM dhImAn kareNa kRtakautukaH / bAlasyopari saMsthApya tAmityAha vacastake // 18 // ubhAbhyAmarddhamaddhaM ca zizo syAmi nizcitaM / vivAdahAnaye bAle vivAdaH ko'tra nirNaye // 16 // vasumitrA tato vAdIditthaM mA kuru sajjana / dehi tvaM vasudattAyai mAmakInaH suto na hi // 20 // asyAstanujavAyamasmin snehapradarzanAt / nAnyatheti vivedAsau buddhitaH zizumAtaraM / / 21 // jJAtvA prakathya lokAnAM jananyAdikakAraNam / nizcitya vasudattAM na dadau tasyai laghIyase // 22 // Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ityAdi bahusannItiM kurvANo buddhitaH sudhIH / nyAyaM pravarttayAmAsa nagare mAgadhodbhavaH // 23 // athAnyadA kuTuMbIcAyodhyAyAM vasate mudaa| balabhadrAbhidhonyayI bhadrAtasya subhAminI // 24 // kadAcit una striyoM ke mana meM nyAya-sabhA meM jAkara nyAya karAne kI icchA huI-unheM isa prakAra darabAra meM jAte dekha phira gA~va ke bar3e-bar3e manuSya seTha samudradatta ke ghara aaye| unhoMne phira una striyoM ko isa rIti se samajhAyA-dekho, tuma bar3e gharAne kI striyA~ ho| tumhArA kula uttama hai| tumheM isa bAta ke lie darabAra meM jAnA nahIM caahie| yadi tuma darabAra meM binA vicAre calI jAogI to samasta loka tumhArI niMdA kregaa| tamheM nirlajja kahegA evaM pazcAta tumheM bahuta-kucha pachatAnA par3egA kiMtu una mUrkhA striyoM ne eka na maanii| nirlajja ho, ve sIdhI darabAra ko cala diiN| aura mahArAja ke sAmane jo-kucha unheM kahanA thA, sApha-sApha kaha sunaayaa| striyoM kI yaha vicitra bAta suna mahArAja zreNika cakita raha gye| unhoMne vAstava meM yaha putra kisakA hai? isa bAta ke jAnane ke lie aneka upAya soce kintu koI upAya saphala na jAna pdd'aa| unhoMne striyoM ko bahuta-kucha smjhaayaa| lar3AI karane ke lie bhI rokaa| kintu una striyoM ne eka na maanii| mahArAja ne jaba striyoM kA haTha vizeSa dekhaa| samajhAne para bhI jaba ve na smjhiiN| taba unhoMne zIghra hI yuvarAja abhayakumAra ko bulaayaa| aura jo hakIkata una striyoM kI thI, sArI kaha sunaayii| mahArAja ke mukha se striyoM kA yaha vicitra vivAda suna kumAra ko bhI dA~ta tale u~galI dabAnI pdd'ii| kintu upAya se ati kaThina kAma bhI ati sarala ho jAtA hai, yaha samajha unhoMne upAya karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| kumAra ne una donoM striyoM ko apane pAsa bulaayaa| priya vacana kaha unheM adhika samajhAne lge| kintu vaha putra vAstava meM kisakA thA, striyoM ne patA na lagane diyaa| kisI samaya kumAra ne eka-eka kara unheM ekAMta meM bhI bulAkara puuchaa| kintu ve donoM striyA~ putra ko apanA-apanA hI batalAtI rhiiN| vivAda-zAMti ke lie kumAra ne aura bhI aneka upAya kiye| kintu phala kucha bhI nahIM nikalA / anta meM unako adhika gussA A gyaa| unhoMne bAlaka zIghra hI jamIna para rakhavA liyA aura apane hAtha meM eka talavAra le, use bAlaka ke peTa para rakha kumAra ne striyoM se kahAstriyo ! Apa ghabarAiyeM nahIM, maiM abhI isa bAlaka ke do Tukar3e kara ApakA phaisalA kiye detA huuN| Apa eka-eka Tukar3A le apane ghara calI jaayeN| mAtRsneha se bar3hakara duniyA meM sneha nhiiN| cAhe putra kuputra ho jAe, mAtA kumAtA nahIM hotii| putra bhale hI unake lie kisI kAma kA na ho| mAtA kabhI bhI usakA aniSTa ciMtana nahIM krtii| sadA mAtA kA vicAra yahI rahatA hai| cAhe merA putra kucha bhI na kre| kintu merI A~khAM ke sAmane prati samaya banA rhe| isalie jisa samaya seThAnI vasumitrA ne abhayakumAra ke vacana Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 zreNika purANam sune / mAre bhaya ke usakA zarIra tharrAne lagA / putra ke Tukar3e suna usake netroM se avirala azruoM kI dhArA bahane lagI / usane zIghra hI vinayapUrvaka kumAra se kahA mahAbhAga kumAra ! isa dIna bAlaka ke Apa Tukar3e na kareM Apa yaha bAlaka vasudattA ko de deN| yaha bAlaka merA nahIM vasudattA kA hI hai / vasudattA kA isameM adhika sneha hai, bAlaka kI khAsa mAtA vasumitrA ke aise vacana suna kumAra ne caTa jAna liyA ki isa bAlaka kI mA~ vasumitrA hI hai / tathA samasta manuSyoM ke sAmane yaha bAta prakaTa kara kumAra ne seThAnI vasumitrA ko bAlaka de diyA / aura vasudattA ko rAjya se nikAla diyaa| isa prakAra apane buddhibala se nItipUrvaka rAjya karanevAle abhayakumAra ne mahArAja zreNika kA rAjya dharma- rAjya banA diyA / aura kumAra AnaMda pUrvaka rahane lage / / 11-24 // rUpADhyA caMdravaktrA sA tanvaMgI kaThinastanI / mRgekSaNI zubhAkArA varttate kokilasvanA // 25 // vasaMtaH kSatriyaH kazcitpure tatrAsti connataH / dayitA mAdhavI tasya rUpAdi guNavarjitA // 26 // ekadA sa vasaMtazca prekSya bhadrAM manoharAm / tADayAmAsa kAmAMdhaH smarabANena mohitaH // 27 // mahAdAhastadA jAtastadaMge smarasaMbhavaH / padmakarpUrasajjalaiH / / 28 // caMdanadravazubhrAMzu zAmyati prApnotyadhikatAM suvastraizca hArairmalayacaMdanaiH / dAhastai leneva dhanaMjayaH // 26 // na / isI avasara meM atizaya saccaritra koI balabhadra nAma kA gRhastha ayodhyA meM nivAsa karatA thaa| usakI strI bhadrA jo ki atizaya rUpavatI, candramukhI, tanvaMgI, kaThinastanI, pikavainI ati manoharA thI / usI nagara meM atizaya dhanavAna eka vasaMta nAma kA kSatriya bhI rahatA thA / usakI strI kA nAma mAdhavI thA, kintu vaha kurUpA adhika thI / kadAcit bhadrA apane ghara kI chata para khar3I thI / daivayoga se vasaMta kI dRSTi bhadrA para pdd'ii| bhadrA kI khUbasUratI dekha vasaMta pAgala-sA ho gyaa| sArI hoziyArI usakI kinArA kara gaI / kAmadeva ke tIkSNa bANa vasaMta ke zarIra kA bhedana karane laga gaye / usakA dinoMdina kAmajanita saMtApa bar3hatA hI calA gayA / dAha kI zAMti ke lie usane candana - rasa, candrakiraNa, kamala kapUra, uttama zItala jala Adi aneka padArthoM kA sevana kiyA / kintu usake dAha kI zAMti kisI kadara kama na huI / kintu jaise agni para ghRta DAlane se usakI jvAlA aura bhI adhika bar3hatI jAtI hai / usI prakAra zItala vastra phUla-mAlA malaya caMdana usa ullU vasaMta kA manmatha saMtApa dinoMdina bar3hatA hI calA gayA / bhadrA ke binA use samasta saMsAra zUnya-hI-zUnya pratIta hone lagA / bhadrA kI ciMtA meM vasaMta kI sArI bhUkha-pyAsa eka ora kinArA kara gaI / / 25-26 / / Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tato'vasaramAsAdya preSayAmAsa dUtikAm / vasaMto vihvalIbhUto gatastApakSudhAdikaH // 30 // sA dUtI tAM samAsAdya provAca vacanaiH zubheH / bho bhadre tvaM kathaM nityaM balibhadreNa tiSThasi // 31 // kurUpI kutsitaH so'pi karSaNodyata mAnasaH / mene'haM durddharaM yogaM tava tena kurUpiNA // 32 // tvatsamA suMdarA nArI bhuvane nAsti sNdri| tvannAtha sadRzo loke kudehI nAsti nizcitaM // 33 // anyasyAsadRzo nAthazcetsA dUraM vihAya taM / prayAtyatra kathaM tvaM bho sthAsyasi pramadottame // 34 // tatobhadrA vaco'vAdItki karomi sumitrke| sAha bhadrevasaMto'sti prabhuH paramasuMdaraH / / 35 // tvayA samaM kRtasnehaH so'pi mohavazIkRtaH / tena satraM yatheSTaM tvaM ramayasva sukhAptaye // 36 // kadAcit avasara pAkara vasaMta ne eka catura dUtI bulaaii| aura apanI sArI AtmakahAnI use kaha sunaaii| evaM zIghra hI use apanA saMdezA kaha bhadrA ke pAsa bheja diyaa| vasaMta kI AjJA anusAra dUtI zIghra hI bhadrA ke pAsa gii| bhadrA ko dekha dUtI ne usake sAtha prabala hitaiSitA dikhaaii| evaM madhara zabdoM meM use isa prakAra samajhAne lagI- he bhadre ! saMsAra meM tU ramaNI-ratna hai| tere samAna rUpavatI strI dUsarI nhiiN| kintu kheda hai, jaisI tU rUpavatI, guNavatI catura hai| vaisA hI terA pati kurUpavAna, nirguNa evaM mUrkha kisAna hai| pyArI bahina! ati kurUpa balabhadra ke sAtha, maiM terA saMyoga acchA nahIM smjhtii| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki balabhadra sarIkhe kurUpa puruSa se tujhe kadApi saMtoSa nahIM hotA hogA? tuma sarIkhI sundara kisI dUsarI strI kA yadi itanA badasUrata pati hotA to vaha kadApi usake sAtha nahIM rhtii| use sarvathA chor3akara calI jaatii| na mAlUma tU kyoM isake sAtha aneka kleza bhogatI huI rahatI hai ? dUtI kI aisI mIThI bolI ne bhadrA ke citta para pakkA asara DAla diyaa| bholI bhadrA dUtI kI bAtoM meM A gaI, vaha dUtI se kahane lagI bahana ! maiM kyA karU~ ? svAmI to mujhe aisA hI milA hai| mere bhAgya meM to yahI pati thaa| mujhe rUpavAna pati milatA kahA~ se? tathA aisA kaha bhadrA kA mukha bhI kucha mlAna ho gyaa| bhadrA kI aisI dazA dekha dUtI mana meM ati prasanna huii| kintu apanI prasannatA prakaTa na kara vaha bhadrA ko isa prakAra samajhAne lagI-bhadre bahana ! tU kyoM itanA vyartha vivAda karatI hai| isI Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 133 nagarI meM eka vasaMta nAma kA kSatriya puruSa nivAsa karatA hai| vasaMta ati rUpavAna, guNavAna evaM dhanavAna hai| vaha tere Upara mohita bhI hai| tU usake sAtha AnaMda se bhogoM ko bhog| tujha sarIkhI rUpavatI ke lie saMsAra meM koI cIja durlabha nahIM // 30-36 / / tatheti pratipadyAsau vaMcayitvAnijaM pati / kurvatI kalahaM dhAmni bha; pApaparAyaNA // 37 // kedAramanyadA bhadrA gacchaMtI dRSTavAnmuni / bAlAkaMdIdhiti rUpa raMjitAkhilabhUtalaM / / 38 // mUttibhUtaM tathA mAraM kumAraM lakSaNAnvitaM / praNamyAgre sthitA bAlA kurvatI kAmavedanAM // 39 // bhadrAprAha yate kena tapasyeta niraMtaraM / bhoktavyamaiM driyaM saukhyaM bhavazAkhimahAphalaM // 40 // rUpaM tavedRzaM jJAnin vayo bAlyaM zubhAvaham / himAMzuvadanaM te'sti vapuH sarvaguNAkaram / / 41 // bhukSvaM bhogAnanaupamyAn kumAratve striyA samAM / punargahANa vRddhatvaM tapaH svarmokSasiddhaye / / 42 / / Akarputi vaco dhImAnavadhijJAnalocanaH / guNAdisAgaraH prAha saMbodhanakRte muniH / / 43 // dUtI ke aise vacana sune to bhadrA ke muMha meM pAnI A gyaa| usa mUrkhA ne yaha to samajhA nahIM ki isa duSTa bartAva se kyA hAniyA~ hoNgii| vaha zIghra hI vasaMta ke ghara jAne ke lie rAjI ho gii| tathA kisI dina dA~va pAkara vasaMta ke ghara calI bhI gii| aura usake sAtha bhoga-vilAsa karane zurU. kara diye| vyasana kA casakA burA hotA hai| bhadrA ko vyasana kA casakA burA par3a gyaa| vaha apane bhole pati ko bAtoM meM lagA pratidina vasaMta ke ghara jAne lgii| vasaMta para abhimAna kara usane apane pati kA apamAna karanA bhI prAraMbha kara diyaa| aneka prakAra kI kalaha karanI bhI usane ghara meM zurU kara dii| aura apane sAmane kisI ko vaha bar3A bhI nahIM samajhane lgii| bhadrA kA pati balabhadra kisAna thaa| kadAcit bhadrA ko kAryavaza kheta para jAnA pdd'aa| daivayoga se mArga meM bhadrA kI bheMTa muni guNasAgara se ho gii| muni guNasAgara ko ati rUpavAna, sUrya ke samAna tejasvI, yuvA evaM aneka guNoM ke bhaMDAra dekha bhadrA kAma se vyAkula ho gii| kAma ke gAr3he naze meM Akara usako yaha bhI na sUjhA ki yaha kauna mahAtmA haiM ? vaha zIghra hI kAma se Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vyAkula ho munirAja ke sAmane baiTha gii| aura kAmajanya vikAroM ko prakaTa karatI huI isa prakAra kahane lagI-sAdho ! yaha to ApakA uttama rUpa ? aura yaha avasthA evaM sauMdarya ? Apako isa avasthA meM kisane dIkSA kI zikSA de dI? isa samaya Apa kyoM yaha zarIra sukhAnevAlA tapa kara rahe haiN| isa samaya tapa karane se zarIra sukhAne ke sivAya dUsarA koI phAyadA nahIM ho sktaa| isa samaya to Apako iMdriya-sambandhI bhoga bhogane caahiyeN| jisa manuSya ne saMsAra meM janma dhAraNa kara bhogavilAsa nahIM kiyA, usane kucha bhI nahIM kiyA ! mune ! yadi Apa mokSa ko jAne ke lie tapa hI karanA cAhate haiM to kRpAkara vRddhAvasthA meM karanA? isa samaya Apako choTI umra hai| ApakA mukha candramA ke samAna ujjvala evaM manohara hai| ApakA rUpa bhI adhika uttama hai| isalie ApakI sevA meM yahI merI savinaya prArthanA hai ki Apa kisI uttama ramaNI ke sAtha uttamottama bhoga bhogeN| aura AnandapUrvaka kisI nagara meM nivAsa kreN||37-43|| re bAle mA kRthAzcattaM vikAraM rAgadIpanaM / bhaMktuM vAMchasi sacchIlaM tatpApaM vetsi ki nahi / / 44 / / azIlato mahApApamazIlAnnarakesthitiH / azIlAdvedanA tIvrA niHzIlAt saMsRtibhramaH / / 45 / / azIlAtkulanAzazcApakIrtizca vizIlanAt / / azIlAtzokasaMtApo'zIlAdrAjJazca sAdhvasaM // 46 / / ato jahi zubhe bAle niHzilatvaM sukhAptaye / zIlato nAkinAthatvaM kuru zIle matiM parAM / / 47 / / vihAyAnyadhavaM bAle kuru dharma pativrataM / saMsArasAtane dakSaM guNalakSaM sulakSaNam / / 48 / / capalaM mAnasaM bAle nirudhya madhusaMgataM / sthApasva nijekAMte bhavazIlAdisaMgatA / / 46 // tadA sA smayasaMdarbhA smerAkSI vacanaM jgau| saccaritra bhadAkataM kathaM vetsi mahAmane / / 50 // munirAja guNasAgara to avadhi-jJAna ke dhAraka the| bhalA ve aisI niSkRSTa bhadrA sarIkhI striyoM kI bAtoM meM kaba AnevAle the| jisa samaya munirAja ne bhadrA ke vacana sune| zIghra hI unhoMne bhadrA ke mana ke bhAva ko pahacAna liyaa| evaM ve use Asanna bhavyA samajha isa prakAra upadeza dene lage bAle! tU vyartha rAga ke utpanna karanevAle kAmajanya vikAroM ko mata kara / kyA isa prakAra ke dRSTavikAroM se tU apanA parama pAvana zIlavata naSTa karanA cAhatI hai ? kyA tU isa bAta ko nahIM jAnatI zIla naSTa karane se kina-kina pApoM kI utpatti hotI hai ? zIla ke na dhAraNa karane se Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 zreNika purANam kina-kina ghora duHkhoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai ? bhadre ! jo jIva apane zIlarUpI bhUSaNa kI rakSA nahIM karate ve aneka pApoM kA upArjana karate haiM / unheM narakAdi durgatiyoM meM jAnA par3atA hai / evaM vahA~ para kaThina se kaThina duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM / tathA bhadre ! zIla ke na dhAraNa karane se saMsAra meM bhayaMkara vedanAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| kuzIlI jIva ajJAnI jIva kahe jAte haiM / unake kula naSTa ho jAte haiM / cAroM ora unakI apakIrti phaila jAtI hai / aura apakItti phailane para zoka saMtApa Adi vyathA bhI unheM sahanI par3atI haiM / isalie yadi tU saMsAra meM sukha cAhatI hai / aura tujhe ramaNI - ratna banane kI abhilASA hai to tU zIghra hI isa khoTe zIla kA parityAga kara de / uttama zIla- vrata meM hI apanI buddhi sthira kara / apane caMcala citta ko kumArga se haTAkara sumArga lA / evaM apane pavitra pativrata dharma kA pAlana kara / he bAle ! jo striyA~ saMsAra meM bhalI prakAra apane pativrata dharma kI rakSA karatI haiM, unake lie ati kaThina bAta bhI sarvathA sarala ho jAtI hai / adhika kyA kahA jAya pativrata dharma-pAlana karanevAlI striyoM kA saMsAra bhI sarvathA chUTa jAtA hai| unheM kisI prakAra ko susaMgati kA sAmanA nahIM karanA par3atA / / 44-50 / / tato babhANa yogIMdraH zRNu bAle vedmyahaM jJAnayogena ko'trAsti tava tatastadvacasA bAlA zIlaM iMdracaMdranareMdrAdyaiH praNamya manogataM / vismayaH / / 51 / / jagrAh vaMditaM / munisattamaM / / 52 / / jagAma maMdiraM hRSTA kRtazIla parigrahA / dadhatI mohamAnaMdaM balibhadre nije dhave // 53 // kurvatI jinadharmaMca pAlayaMtI zubhaM vrataM / sA saMbodhya dhavaM dakSA grAhayAmAsa sadvrataM / / 54 / / mahAmuni guNasAgara ke upadeza kA bhadrA ke citta para pUrA prabhAva par3a gyaa| kucha samaya pahale jo bhadrA kA citta kuzIla meM pha~sA huA thA, vaha zIlavrata kI ora laharAne lagA / munirAja ke vacana sunane se bhadrA kA citta mAre AnaMda ke vyApta ho gyaa| zarIra meM romAMca khar3e ho gaye / evaM gadgada kaMTha se usane munirAja se nivedana kiyA - prabho ! mere citta kI vRtti kuzIla kI ora jhukI huI hai yaha bAta Apako kaise mAlUma ho gaI ? kisI ne Apase kahA bhI nahIM ? kRpAkara isa dAsI para anugraha kara zIghra batAie / bhadrA ke aise vacana suna munirAja ne uttara diyA- bhadre ! tere caritra ke viSaya meM mujhase kisI ne bhI kucha nahIM kahA kintu merI AtmA ke andara aisA uttama jJAna virAjamAna hai| jisa jJAna ke bala se maiMne tere mana kA abhiprAya samajha liyA hai| jJAna kI zakti apUrva hai isa bAta meM tujhe jarA bhI saMdeha nahIM karanA cAhie / Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam munirAja ke jJAna kI apUrva mahimA suna bhadrA ko ati AnaMda huaa| munirAja kI AjJA anusAra jisa zIla se devendra narendra Adi uttamottama pada prApta hote haiM vaha zIlavata zIghra hI usane dhAraNa kara liyA evaM samasta muniyoM meM uttama, jIvoM ko kalyANa-mArga kA upadeza denevAle, munirAja guNasAgara ko namaskAra kara vaha zIghra hI apane ghara A gaI // 51-54 / / tatastau samasaccitau kurvatau jinasadva Sam / gamayaMtau nijaM kAlaM zarmaNAvatabhUSitau // 55 // prArthayaMstAM vasaMtazca preSayan dUtikAM nijAm / darzayaMllobha saMtAnaM kurvanvividhavikriyAM // 56 // sA dhikkArAdikaM kRtvA nAvalokayati svayaM / sanmukhaM kathayaMtIti gRhItaMca mayA vratam // 57 // re pApin vratahInastvaM na karomi tvayA samam / saMgamaM prANanAzepyabhilASaM mA kRthA vRthA / / 58 / / tato'bhedyAM parijJAya vasaMto vidhivaMcitaH / upAyaM citayaMzcitte zIlakhaMDanahetave / / 56 / / uttama upadeza kA phala bhI uttama hI hotA hai| vasaMta kI bAtoM meM phaMsakara jo bhadrA ne vasaMta ko apanA liyA thaa| aura apane pati kA anAdara karanA prAraMbha kara diyA thaa| bhadrA kI vaha prakRti aba na rhii| pApa se bhayabhIta ho bhadrA ne vasaMta se aba sarvathA sambandha tor3a diyaa| usa dina se vasaMta usakI dRSTi meM kAlAbhujaMga sarIkhA jhalakRne lgaa| aba vaha apane pati kI tana-mana se sevA karane lgii| apane svAmI ke sAtha sneha kA vyavahAra karane lgii| bhadrA kA jaina dharma para agAdha prema ho gyaa| apane sukha kA mahAna kAraNa jaina dharma hI use jAna par3ane lgaa| tathA jaina dharma para usakI yahA~ taka gAr3ha bhakti ho gaI ki usane apane pati ko bhI jainI banA liyaa| evaM ve donoM daMpatI AnaMdapUrvaka ayodhyA nagarI meM rahane lge| bhadrA ne jisa dina se zIlavata ko dhAraNa kiyA usI dina se vaha vasaMta ke ghara jhA~kI taka nhiiN| isa rIti se jaba kaI dina bIta gaye vasaMta ko binA bhadrA ke bar3A duHkha huaa| vaha vicAra karane lagA-bhadrA aba mere ghara kyoM nahIM AtI? jo vaha kahatI thI so hI maiM karatA thaa| maiMne koI usakA aparAdha bhI to nahIM kiyA? tathA kSaNeka aisA vicAra kara usane bhadrA ke samIpa eka dUtI bhejii| dUtI ke dvArA vasaMta ne bahuta-kucha bhadrA ko lobha dikhAye / aneka prakAra ke anunaya bhI kiye| kintu bhadrA ne dUtI kI bAta taka bhI na sunii| maukA pAkara vasaMta bhI bhadrA ke pAsa gyaa| kintu bhadrA ne vasaMta ko bhI yaha javAba de diyA ki maiM aba zIlavata dhAraNa kara cukii| apane svAmI ko chor3akara maiM para-puruSa kI pratijJA le cukii| aba maiM kadApi tere sAtha viSaya-bhoga nahIM kara sktii| bhadrA kI yaha bAta suna jaba vasaMta use dhamakI dene lagA aura usake sAtha vyabhicArArtha Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 137 kar3AI karane lgaa| taba bhadrA ne sApha zabdoM meM yaha javAba de diyA-re vasaMta ! tU pApI, nIca, narAdhama, vratahIna hai, mere cAhe prANa bhI cale jAyeM, maiM aba terA muMha taka nahIM dekhuugii| aba tU merI abhilASA chodd'| apanI strI meM saMtoSa kara // 55-56 // so'citayannije citte karomi vshvttinii| yena kenApyupAyenainAM haThAdvidyayAthavA / / 60 // kApAliko mahAbhImo nAnA maMtra kriyodyataH / AjagAma pure tatra sevyamAno'khilairjanaiH // 61 // vasaMtasta pariprApya paricaryAmacIkarat / bhojanasnAnapAnAdi saMbhavAM vibhavodbhavAM // 62 // tataH katipayairghasravidyAM rUpAvasAdhinIM / yayAce kAryasiddha yarthaM vasaMtastaM madoddhataM / / 63 / / prasAdhitastadA so'pidadau maMtraM susAdhakaM / vasaMtAya tataH so'pi vidyAM sAdhitavAn vane // 64 / / vaitAlikAM mahAvidyAM prasAdhya nagarAdhipaH / cakAra vividhaM veSaM sUkSma sthUlaM kRzAkRzaM / / 65 / / anyadA balibhadrasya sadmapArverddharAjake / caraNAyudha AbhUya cakAradhvanimuttamaM // 66 // zabdazravaNataH so'pi matvA prAtaH kuTaMbikaH / mahiSyAdikamAdAyAgAdvanaM cAraNakRte // 67 // balibhadrasya veSeNa samATa tadgRhaM tataH / bhadrA taM vIkSya gatyAdi bhedenAlakSayattadA // 68 // nAyaM dhavo mamAyaM ca vadaMtI gAlisaMtati / kapATayugalaM datvA vizanmadhye gRhaM tadA // 66 // tadA kalakalo yajJe balabhadrAdikA narAH / AjagmurnAgarA lokA vIkSaNAya ca kautukaM // 70 / / ubhau tau sadRzAkArau bhettuM zaktau na sajjanaiH / saMketAdikasarvasvaM kathayaMtau savAkyakau // 71 // Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam azaktau bhettumAjJAya tau janArAjamaMdire / abhayAM taM samApannAstAbhyAM tannyAyasiddhaye / / 72 / / bhadrA ko isa prakAra apane vrata meM dRr3ha dekha vasaMta kI kucha bhI peza na clii| vaha pAgala sarIkhA ho gyaa| vaha mUrkha vicArane lagA ki bhadrA ko yaha vrata kisane de diyA? aba maiM bhadrA ko apanI AjJAkAriNI kaise banAU~ ? kyA ise haTha se dAsI banAU~ yA kisI maMtra se banAU~ ? kyA karU~? pApI vasaMta aisA adhama vicAra kara hI rahA thA ki acAnaka hI eka mahAbhIma nAma kA maMtravAdI ayodhyA meM A phuNcaa| sAre nagara meM maMtravAdI kA hallA ho gyaa| vasaMta ke kAna taka bhI yaha bAta phuNcii| maMtravAdI kA Agamana suna vasaMta zIghra hI usake pAsa gayA aura snAna, bhojana Adi se vasaMta ne yatheSTa usakI sevA kii| jaba kaI dina isI prakAra sevA karate bIta gye| aura maMtravAdI ko jaba apane Upara vasaMta ne prasanna dekhA to usane apanA sArA hAla maMtravAdI ko kaha sunaayaa| aura vinaya se bahurUpiNI vidyA ke lie yAcanA bhI kii| vasaMta kI maMtra ke lie prArthanA suna evaM usakI sevA se saMtuSTa hokara maMtravAdI mahAbhIma ne use vidhipUrvaka maMtra de diye tathA maMtra lekara vasaMta kisI vana meM calA gyaa| aura use siddha karane lgaa| daivayoga se aneka dina bAda vasaMta ko maMtra siddha ho gyaa| aba maMtrabala se vaha choTe-bar3e zarIra dhAraNa karane lagA evaM aneka prakAra kI ceSTA karanI bhI usane prAraMbha kara dii| kadAcit usake sira para phira bhadrA kA bhUta savAra ho gyaa| kisI dina vaha acAnaka hI murge kA rUpa dhAraNa kara balabhadra ke ghara ke pAsa cillAne lgaa| murge kI AvAja se yaha samajha ki saberA ho gayA, apane pazuoM ko lekara balabhadra to apane kheta kI ora ravAnA ho gyaa| aura usa pApI vasaMta ne murge kA rUpa badala zIghra hI balabhadra kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| aura dhRSTatApUrvaka balabhadra ke ghara meM ghusa gyaa| suzIlA bhadrA kI dRSTi nakalI balabhadra para pdd'ii| cAla-DhAla se use caTa mAlUma ho gayA ki yaha merA pati balabhadra nhiiN| tathA usane gAlI denI bhI zurU kara dii| kintu usa nakalI balabhadra ne kucha bhI paravA na kii| vaha nirlajja kivAr3a baMda kara jabarana usake ghara meM ghusa pdd'aa| nakalI balabhadrakA isa prakAra dhRSTatApUrvaka bartAva dekha bhadrA cillAne lgii| nakalI balabhadra evaM bhadrA kA jhagar3A bhI bar3e jora-zora se hone lgaa| jhagar3e kI AvAja suna AsapAsa ke saba bhadrA ke ghara A kara ikaTThe ho gye| asalI balabhadra ke kAna taka bhI yaha bAta phuNcii| vaha bhI daur3atA-daur3atA zIghra apane ghara aayaa| aura apane samAna dUsarA balabhadra dekha Apasa meM jhagar3A karane lgaa| donoM balabhadroM kI cAla-DhAla, rUpa-raMga dekha pAsa-paDosI manaSyoM ke hoza uDa gye| saba-ke-saba dA~ u~galI dabAne lge| tathA aneka upAya karane para bhI unako z2arA bhI isa bAta kA patA na lagA ki ina donoM meM asalI balabhadra kauna hai ? // 60-72 / / abhayena sabhAmadhye dRSTau sa zreNikena ca / dRSTisvara vivAdaizcAlakSyau saMketadarzanaiH / / 73 // Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam tato'bhayakumAreNa lakSitAvapi yatnataH / zakyau yathA kathaMcicca jJAtuM tau na samAyatau / / 74 / / tato'pavarakAMtastau pravezyadvAramunnatam / dApayittvA vosvAdI bhayo bhayavarjitaH / / 75 / / halinA vubhayormadhye kuMcikA vivare ca yaH / niH saratyeva sa svAmI bhadrAyA nAtra saMzayaH // 76 // tato mUlahalI citte ciMtayanniti kSipradhIH / niHsAraH kvAhamevAtra kva bhadrA kva mama gRham / / 77 / / tadAkAradharastAvatkathyamAne svaharSataH / vivare nirgato vegAjjagrAhAsau ca tatkaraM // 78 // asatyoyamasatyoyaM satyaH satyo gRhe sthitaH / asatyaM taM prapIDyAzu jJAtvA vRttAMtamaMjasA // 79 // nirddhATito nijAddezAdbalabhadrAya dadau / bhadrAM gRhaM zubhaM vittamabhayo nijabuddhitaH // 80 // ityAdi nyAyavAreNa prasiddho'bhUjjagatraye / abhayo buddhinAthatvaM tavA no vRSadhArakaH // 81 // jaba puravAsI manuSyoM se asalI balabhadra kA phaisalA na ho sakA to ve donoM balabhadroM ko lekara rAjagRha abhayakumAra kI zaraNa meM Aye / aura unake sAmane saba samAcAra nivedana kara donoM balabhadroM ko khar3A kara diyA / 136 donoM balabhadroM kI zakla, rUpa-raMga eka-sA dekha abhayakumAra bhI cakarAne lge| asalI balabhadra ko jAnane ke lie unhoMne aneka upAya kiye| kintu jarA bhI unheM asalI balabhadra kA patA na lagA / anta meM socate-socate unake dhyAna meM eka vicAra aayaa| donoM balabhadroM ko bulA unheM zIghra hI eka koThe meM baMda kara diyA / aura bhadrA ko sabhA meM bulAkara evaM eka tuMbI apane sAmane rakhakara donoM balabhadroM se kahA suno bhAI donoM balabhadro ! tuma donoM meM se koThe ke chidra se na nikalakara jo isa tuMbI ke chidra se nikalegA, vahI asalI balabhadra samajhA jAyegA / aura use hI bhadrA milegI / kumAra kI yaha bAta suna asalI balabhadra ko to bar3A duHkha huA, use vizvAsa ho gayA ki bhadrA aba mujhe nahIM mila sakatI kyoMki maiM tuMbI ke cheda se nikala nahIM sakatA / kintu jo nakalI Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam balabhadra thA kumAra ke vacana se mAre harSa ke usakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| usane caTa tuMbI ke chidra se nikala AnaMdapUrvaka bhadrA kA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| nakalI balabhadra kI yaha dazA dekha sabhA-bhavana meM bar3e jora-zora se hallA ho gyaa| sabake mukha se ye hI zabda nikalane lage ki yahI nakalI balabhadra hai| asalI balabhadra to koTharI ke bhItara baiThA hai| evaM apanI vicitra buddhi se abhayakumAra ne nakalI balabhadra ko mAra-pITakara nagara se bAhara bhagA diyaa| aura asalI balabhadra ko koThe se bAhara nikAla evaM use bhadrA dekara ayodhyA jAne kI AjJA dI / / 73-51 // anIdRzI mahAbuddhiHsarvadAnaMdadAyikA / abhaye varttate nityamiti lokA jagustadA / / 82 // anyadA mudrikAM kUpe patitAM vIkSya bhUmipaH / jagAvatra sthitaH putrAnaya veNvAdinA vinA / / 83 // tato'bhayo vimRzyAzu kUpe pAnIyavajite / cikSepa gomayaM tatra nimagnA mudrikA tataH // 84 // zuSkaM gomayamAjAtaM kAlena kiyatA punaH / parijJAya jalenemaM pUrayAmAsa bhUpajaH // 85 // AkaMThaM pUrite kUpe vAriNA taritaM tadA / tadaMgIkRtaM mUrddhasthaM tena kUpasya sApi ca // 86 // ityAdi kautukaM dhImAn darzayannakhile jane / rarAja guruvatprAjJo'bhayaH zreNikapUjitaH / / 87 // kautukAvali vilola mAnaso mAnavAdhipati pUjitAMhnikaH / rAjate ramitarAjanaMdano naMdano'bhayakumAra maMtrikaH // 88 // nAnAnyAyanirastanItirahito mArgaH sumArgaH sudhIH / svargasvargi suvargasargasuguru prakhyaH suvikhyAtamAn / / Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 141 buddhayA siddhitasarvasiddhirabhayo bhAnuprabhApiMjaro, jIyAdbhUtalamaMDale nRpakalA kAMtakramaM bhUSayan // 86 // buddhito vizadamArgamaMDanaM buddhito'khilanRpAdhipUjanam buddhito balakulAliliMganaM buddhitonayapatittvabhAjanam // 10 // isa prakAra pakSapAta rahita nyAya karane se abhayakumAra kI kIrti cAroM ora phaila gii| unakI nyAyaparAyaNatA dekha samasta prajA muktakaMTha se tArIpha karane lgii| evaM abhayakumAra AnaMda se rAjagRha meM rahane lge| kisI samaya mahArAja zreNika kI aMgUThI kisI kue~ meM gira gii| kue~ meM aMgUThI girI dekha mahArAja ne zIghra hI abhayakumAra ko bulaayaa| aura yaha AjJA dI priya kumAra! a~gUThI sUkhe kueM meM gira gaI hai| binA kisI bAMsa Adi kI sahAyatA ke zIghra a~gUThI nikAlakara laao| mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI kumAra zIghra hI kueM ke pAsa gye| kahIM se gobara maMgAkara kumAra ne kueM meM gobara DalavA diyaa| jisa samaya gobara sUkha gayA kue~ ke muMha taka pAnI se bharavA diyaa| jyoMhI bahatA-bahatA gobara kue~ ke muMha taka AyA gobara meM lipaTI aMgUThI bhI kae~ ke maMha para A gaI tathA usa aMgUThI ko lekara kumAra ne mahArAja kI sevA meM lA hAjira kii| kumAra kA yaha vicitra cAturya dekha mahArAja.ati prasanna hue| kumAra kA adbhuta cAturya dekha saba loga kumAra ke cAturya kI prazaMsA karane lge| aneka guNoM se zobhita abhayakumAra ko catura jAna mahArAja zreNika bhI kumAra kA pUrA-pUrA sammAna karane lge| aura unako bAta-bAta meM abhaya kumAra kI tArIpha karanI pdd'ii| isa prakAra aneka prakAra ke navona-navIna kAma karane kA kautUhalI, mahArAja zreNika Adi uttamottama puruSoM dvArA mAnya, nIti-mArga para calanevAlA, samasta doSoMkara rahita, vRhaspati ke samAna prajA ko zikSA denevAlA, atizaya AnaMdayukta, apane buddhibala se ati kaThina kArya ko bhI turaMta karanevAlA, sUrya ke samAna tejasvI, rAjalakSaNoM se virAjamAna, yuvarAja abhayakumAra sabako AnaMda dene lge| saMsAra meM jIvoM ko yadi sukha pradAna karanevAlI hai to yaha uttama buddhi hI hai| kyoMki iso kI kRpA se manuSya sabhI kA ziromaNi bana jAtA hai| uttama buddhivAle manuSya kA rAjA bhI pUrA Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam pUrA sammAna aura Adara karate haiN| bar3e-bar3e sajjana puruSa usakI vinaya-bhAva se sevA karane laga jAte haiN| tathA uttama buddhi kI kRpA se acche-acche nIti Adi guNa bhI usa manuSya ko apanA sthAna banA lete haiM // 82-60 // iti zreNika bhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpatmanAbhapurANe bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacaMdrAcArya viracite abhayakumArabuddhi varNanaM nAma saptamaH sargaH // 7 // isa prakAra bhaviSyakAla meM honevAle zrIpadmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke bhavAMtara ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacandrAcArya viracita putra abhayakumAra kI buddhi kA varNana karanevAlA sAtavA sarga samApta huaa| Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aSTamaH sargaH buddhibodhita bodhAMtamupAdhyAyaM yatIzvaraM / dhyAyAmi dhyAna siddhayarthamaMgopAMgAptaye punaH / / 1 // ayodhyAyA matho kazcidbharatazcitrakarmakRt / padmAvatIM zubhAM devIM sAdhayAmAsa maMtrataH / / 2 // padmAdevI prasannA tamagadIdvacanaM param / yAcayasva varaM zIghra tadA sopyagadIdvacaH // 3 // mAtardevi prasannA cettvaM me dehi manogataM / lekhayAmi ca yadrUpaM lekhanIyaM ca paTTake // 4 // apane pavitra jJAna se samasta jIvoM kA ajJAnAMdhakAra miTAnevAle, nirmala jJAna ke dAtA, muniyoM meM uttama munizrI upAdhyAya parameSTI ko aMgopAMga sahita samasta dhyAna kI siddhi ke lie maiM mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra karatA huuN| usa samaya ayodhyApurI meM koI bharata nAma kA puruSa nivAsa karatA thaa| bharata citrakalA meM ati nipuNa thaa| kadAcit usake mana meM yaha abhilASA huI ki yadyapi maiM acchI taraha citrakalA jAnatA hU~ kintu koI aisA upAya honA cAhie ki lekhanI hAtha meM lete hI Apa-se-Apa paTa para citra khica jaave| mujhe vizeSa parizrama na karanA pdd'e| usa samaya use aura to koI tarakIba na suujhii| apanI abhilASA kI pUrti ke lie usane padmAvatI devI kI ArAdhanA karanI zurU kara dii| daivayoga se kucha dina bAda devI bharata para prasanna ho gii| aura usane pratyakSa ho bharata se kahA bhakta bharata ! maiM tere Upara prasanna huuN| jisa vara kI tujhe icchA ho mA~ga, maiM dene ke lie taiyAra haiN| devI ke aise vacana suna bharata ati prasanna huaa| aura vinaya-bhAva se usane isa prakAra devI se nivedana kiyA __ mAtA ! yadi tU mujha para prasanna hai aura mujhe vara denA cAhatI hai to mujhe yahI vara de jisa samaya maiM lekhanI hAtha meM lekara bailUM, usa samaya Apa-se-Apa manohara citra paTa para aMkita ho jAe~ mujhe kisI prakAra kA parizrama na uThAnA pdd'e| devI ne bharata kA nivedana svIkAra kiyaa| tathA bharata ko isa prakAra abhilASita vara de devI to aMtarlIna ho gii| aura bharata apane parIkSArtha kisI ekAMta sthAna meM baiTha gayA / / 1-4 // tatheti pratipannA sA bharatena tadA punaH / lekhanI dhriyate paTTe dhRtvAyadrUpamuttamaM // 5 // Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam lekhyate svayamevAtretilabdhavarabhAjanaH / deze deze pure grAme svakauzalyaM prakAzayan // 6 // vijahAra mahIM ramyAM raMjayan bhUpati patim / kurvaMzcitrasyapaTTAni bharato bhArate'khile / / 7 / / anyadA siMdhudeze ca vizAle zAlamaMDite / purapattanakheDAdri droNavAhanabhUSite // 8 // vizAlA nagarI tatra vizAlA zobhitA / zAstA tasyA abhUddhImAMzceTako bhaTamaMDitaH // 6 // subhadrA mahiSI tasya mRgAkSI padmalocanA / caMdrAnanA ca tanvaMgI pInonnatapayodharA // 10 // sudhAMzuvaktravikhyAtAH putryaH saptAbhavaMstayoH / priyAdikAriNI cAdyA mRgAvatI vasuprabhA // 11 // prabhAvatI tathA jyeSThA celanA caMdanA tathA / jinadharmakarAramyA nArIsarvaguNAnvitAH / / 12 / / jyoMhI usane paTa sAmane rakha lekhanI hAtha meM lii| tyoMhI binA parizrama ke Apa-se-Apa paTa para citra khiMca gyaa| cina ko anAyAsa paTa para aMkita dekha bharata ko ati prasannatA huii| apane vara ko siddha samajha vaha ayodhyA se nikala pdd'aa| evaM aneka deza, pura, grAmoM meM apane citrakauzala ko dikhAtA huA, kaThina citroM ko bhI anAyAsa khIMcatA huA, apane cina-karma cAturya se bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM ko bhI mohita karatA huA vaha bharata AnaMdapUrvaka samasta pRthvImaMDala para ghUmane lgaa| aneka pura evaM grAmoM se zobhita, vana-upavanoM se maMDita, bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke dhAnoM se virAjita eka siMdhu deza hai| siMdhu deza meM anupama rAjadhAnI vizAlApurI hai| vizAlApurI ke svAmo nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karanevAle aneka vidvAnoM se maMDita mahArAja ceTaka the| mahArAja ceTaka kI paTarAnI kA nAma subhadrA thA jo ki mRganayanI, candramukhI, kRzAMgI aura kaThina evaM unnata stanoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlI thii| rAjA ceTaka kI paTarAnI subhadrA se utpanna manoharA, mRgAvatI, vasuprabhA, prabhAvatI, jeSThA, celanA evaM caMdanA ye sAta kanyAe~ thiiN| ye sAtoM hI kanyA ati manoharA thiiN| bhalI prakAra jaina-dharma kI bhakta thiiN| striyoM ke pradhAna-pradhAna guNoM se maMDita evaM uttama thiiN| sAtoM kanyAoM ke rUpa-sauMdarya dekha rAjA ceTaka evaM mahArAnI subhadrA ati prasanna rahate the||5-12|| bharataH kAlayogenAjagAma tatpuraM param / putryAH sapta ca rUpANi kRtvA paTTa zubhAni ca / / 13 / / Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam pradarzya bhapatiM tena citrakArA jitAH khalu / nRpastutoSa tasmai ca dadauvRtti manoharAm / / 14 / / rAjadvAre vilekhyAzu kanyArUpANi zobhayA / / babaMdha: bharataH prItyA paTTa saptavicakSaNaH // 15 // .. vIkSya lokAH smayaM jagmurdAre tato janairvaraiH / saMkAryasaptarUpANi kSaNena ca babaMdhire / / 16 // kanyAe~ bhI bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke kalA-kauzaloM se mAtA-pitA ko sadA saMtuSTa karatI rahatI thiiN| kadAcit bhramaNa karatA-karatA citrakAra bharata isI vizAla nagarI meM A phuNcaa| usane sAtoM kanyAoM kA zIghra hI citra aMkita kiyaa| evaM use mahArAja ceTaka kI sabhA meM jA hAjira kiyaa| aura mahArAja ke pUche jAne para usane apanA paricaya bhI de diyaa| ati caturatA se paTa para aMkita kanyAoM kA citra dekha rAjA ceTaka ati prasanna hue| bharata kI citra, citra-viSayaka kArIgarI dekha mahArAja bAra-bAra bharata kI prazaMsA karane lge| aura ucita pAritoSika de rAjA ceTaka ne bharata ko pUrNatayA sammAnita bhI kiyaa| kisI samaya mahArAja kI prasannatA ke lie bharata ne una sAtoM kanyAoM kA citra rAjadvAra meM aMkita kara diyaa| aura use bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke raMgoM se raMgita kara ati manohara banA diyaa| citra kI sughar3AI dekha samasta nagaranivAsI usa citra ko dekhane Ane lge| aura una sAtoM kanyAoM kA vaisA hI citra nagaranivAsiyoM ne apane-apane dvAroM para bhI khIMca liyaa| evaM kanyAoM ke citra se apane ko dhanya samajhane lage // 13-16 / / tataH prabhRti saMjAtaM mithyAtvaM saptamAtRkaM / deze deze pure grAme'dyApi tadvarttate khalu // 17 // tato bhUpatinA dattA siddhArthAya mnohraa| prathamA kuMDanAthAya nAthavaMzAya rUpiNe // 18 // viSaye vatsanAmAkhye kauzAMbIpuravAsine / somavaMze ca nAkAya vitIrNA dvitIyA sutA // 16 // dazArNaviSaye dattA herakacchapurezine / rAze dazarathAyaiva sUryavaMze ca suprabhA // 20 // kacchAkhyaviSaye dattA rorukhAkhyapurezine / mahAnudayane tena vikhyAtA ca prabhAvatI / / 21 / / Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tistro'nyadA mahAkanyAzcitrakAraM samApya ca / babhANa tatra jyeSThA ca prahasya citrakRccelanArUpaM yathoktaM paTTake kuru pazyAmi kalAM AkarSNeti tatastena gRhItvA paTTe padmAprasAdenA'lekhi guhyasthAnAdidezeSu vilikhya kRtakautukA // 22 // celavarjitam / vijJAnapAragAM // 23 // lekhinIM varAM / rUpaM yathAbhavaM / / 24 // tilakAdikalakSaNaM / darzayAmAsa tadrUpaM saMsAra meM jo loga sAta mAtA kahakara pukArate haiM / aura unakI bhakti bhAva se pUjA karate haiM / so anya koI sAta mAtA nahIM / inhIM kanyAoM ko binA samajhe sAta mAtA mAna rakhA hai| yaha sAta mAtA kA mithyAtva usI samaya se jArI huA hai / saMsAra meM aba bhI kaI sthAnoM para yaha mithyAtva pracalita hai / mRtyubarddhakaM / / 25 / / sAtoM kanyAoM meM rAjA ceTaka kI cAra kanyA vivAhitA thiiN| prathama kanyA kA vivAha nAthavaMzIya kuNDapura ke svAmI mahArAja siddhArtha ke sAtha huA thA / dvitIya kanyA mRgAvatI nAthavaMzIya vatsa deza meM kauzAMbIpurI ke svAmI mahArAja nAtha ke sAtha vivAhI gaI thI / tathA tRtIya kanyA jo ki vasuprabhA thI usakA vivAha rAjA ceTaka ne sUryavaMzIya dazArNa deza meM herakacchapura ke svAmI rAjA dazaratha ko dI thI / evaM caturtha kanyA prabhAvatI kA vivAha kaccha deza meM rorUkapura ke svAmI mahArAja mahAtura ke sAtha ho gayA thaa| bAkI abhI tIna kanyA kumArI hI thIM / kadAcit jyeSThA ko Adi le tInoM kanyA citrakAra bharata ke pAsa giiN| aura una sabameM bar3I kumArI jyeSThA ne ha~sI-ha~sI meM citrakAra se kahA bharata ! hama jaba tujhe uttama citrakAra samajheM / kumArI celanA kA jaisA rUpa hai, vaisA hI isakA vastrarahita citra khIMcakara tU hameM dikhAve / kumArI celanA kA vastra rahita citra khIMcanA bharata ke lie kauna bar3I bAta thI ? jyoMhI usane jyeSThA ke vacana sune, caTa apane sAmane paTa rakhakara hAtha meM lekhanI le lii| aura padmAvatI devI ke prasAda se jaisA kumArI celanA kA rUpa thA / tathA jo-to usake guptAMgoM meM tila Adi cihna the, ve jyoM-ke-tyoM citra meM A gaye / tathA caukhaTA vagairaha se usa citra ko ati manohara banA zIghra hI usane jyeSThA ko de diyA / / 17-25 / / kara, ajIjanattadA kathaM putrI jyeSTA ciMtAparAyaNA / buddhamahoguptaM tilakAdikalakSaNam // 26 // Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 147 acIkathattadA karNe japaH kazcicca bhUpateH / tadvattaM sa samAkarNya cukopa manasA smaran // 27 // kamralekhI tathApyatrasthamidaM tilakaM kathaM / / vettyaho kAraNaM kiM vA na jAnImo vayaM parAH // 28 // devAnAmapi durlakSyaM yoginAmapyagocaram / strIcaritraM kathaM vidmo manuSyAH svalpabuddhayaH // 26 // pizuno'yaM gataH saMgo mugdhayA kanyayA samaM / ni: kAzyo'taH svadezAcca viSamo gotrapApadaH // 30 // kumArI celanA ke citra ko lekara prathama to jyeSThA ati prasanna huii| kintu jyoMhI usakI dRSTi gupta sthAnoM meM rahe tila Adi cihnoM para par3I, vaha ekadama Azcarya-sAgara meM DUba gii| aba usake mana meM anekAneka saMkalpa-vikalpa uThane lage ki bAhyAMgoM ke cihnoM kI to bAta dUsarI hai, isa citrakAra ko guhyAMgoM ke cihnoM kA kaise patA laga gayA? na mAlUma yaha citrakAra kaisA hai ? idhara jyeSThA to aisA vicAra kara rahI thI, udhara kisI jAsUsa ko bhI isa bAta kA patA laga gyaa| aura citrakAra kI sArI bAteM mahArAja ceTaka se Akara kaha diiN| jAsUsa ke mukha se yaha vRttAMta suna rAjA ceTaka ati kupita ho gye| kucha samaya pahale jo rAjA ceTaka citrakAra bharata ko uttama samajhate the| vahI becArA citrakAra jAsUsa ke vacanoM se unheM kAlA bhujaMga sarIkhA jAna par3ane lgaa| ve vicArane lage-bar3e kheda kI bAta hai ki isa nAlAyaka citrakAra ne kumArI celanA kA gupta sthAna meM sthita cihna kaise jAna liyA? maiM nahIM jAna sakatA yaha bAta kyA ho gaI ? athavA ThIka hI hai striyoM kA caritra sarvathA vicitra hai| bar3ebar3e deva bhI isakA patA nahIM lagA skte| akhaMDa jJAna ke dhAraka yogI bhI striyoM ke caritra kA patA lagAne meM hairAna haiN| taba na kucha jJAna ke dhAraka hama kaise unake caritra kI sImA pA sakate haiM? hAya mAlUma hotA hai isa duSTa citrakAra ne bholI-bhAlI kanyA celanA ke sAtha koI anucita kAma kara ddaalaa| kala ko kalaMkita karanevAle isa daSTa bharata ko aba zIghra hI siMdha deza se nikAla denA caahie| aba kSaNa-bhara bhI ise vizAlApurI meM rahane denA ThIka nahIM // 26-30 // kutazcidbharato matveti kru ddhaM naranAyakam / palAyanaM vyadhAdUre bhayakaMpitavigrahaH // 31 // tataH krameNa saMprAptaH puraM rAjagRhaM spRham / bharato rUpamAlikhya celinyAH paTTake pare / / 32 // Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 adarzayatsabhAM tasthaM mAgadhaM mAgadhaiH samam / AtapatraprabhAvena vIkSya tAM paTTa saMrUDhAM kareNAkArayaMtI zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam luptacaMdrArkamaMDalam // 33 // gUDhAvayavadAyinIM / vAnarAnmagadhanAyakaH || 34 // atarkayattarAM citte dhamillaH kacaguMThitaH / kAminAM kAmapAzo vA citrito nAgasaMbhavaH / / 35 / / dhammilla bhujago bhAti cUr3AmaNisuratnakaH / kAminAM bhItidastasyA: kausuMbhika sucitrabhRt / / 36 / / bhAlaM bhAbhAra saMbhUtaM gAMgeya tilakAyitam / nabho vA caMdrasaMkIrNaM dhatte yA mAramaMjarI || 37 // yasyA bhrUbhaMgato jAtaM kAro japanAya vA / kAminAM mAradevasya sAdhanAya mahAprabhoH / / 38 / / kaTAkSakSepato yasyAH kAmI badhnAti saMthuraH / pAzato mRgayUtho vAlokanodgItamohitaH // 36 // sarvArthazravaNAyaiva zravaNau vedhasA kRtau / sUryeduyugalAbhyAM vA kuMDalAbhyAM vibhUSitau // 40 // kAminAM karSaNe maMtraM netrayugmaM vibhAti ca / padmapatrasamaM sphItaM yasyAstrastamRgIdRzaH / / 41 / / tAMbUla raktatAkIrNaM sitadaMtamayUravakam / gaMbhIre meghasaddha vAnaM vaktraM vyome ca rAcate / / 42 / / grIvA yasyAH zubhAreje jitanAdasuvallakI / svarNavarNAtrirekhA ca vaktradhAraNastaMbhikA / / 43 / / yasyA nAdena manye'haM nirjitA kalakokilA / dhatte kRSNatvamadyApi puraM tyaktvA vanaMzritA / / 44 / / zelAyete stanau tuMgau yasyAvakSovane ghane / lasanmAra mahAsAle vizAle mohasiMha / / 45 / / Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 14 nAbhipadmAkare yasyAH snAti mohadvipaH sdaa| adhaH kacAlimadhupaiH sevyamAneti nimnake // 46 / / bhUSaNADhyau karau ramyau kAmapAzau ca kAminAM / lasatkaMcukadIptADhyau yasyA rejatu runnatau // 47 / / sUkSma kaTItaTaM yasyAH pAdau padmAvalaMbitau / punarbhUkAMti saMkINauM bhAto bhUSaNabhUSitau / / 48 / / anIdRzasvarUpeyaM kinnarI yakSayoSitA / khecarI rohiNI vAho padmA padmAvatI punaH // 46 / / pulomajA'thavA devI ratirvA kiM srsvtii| nAgakanyA parAkArA sUrakAMtA'thavA kimu // 50 // iti citte ciraM rAjA saMvitayaM mumoha ca / pratibiMbasamAkAro babhUva magadhAdhipaH / / 51 // idhara mahArAja to citrakAra ke viSaya meM yaha vicAra karane lge| udhara citrakAra ko bhI kahIM se yaha patA laga gayA ki mahArAja ceTaka mujha para kupita ho gaye haiN| merA pUrA-pUrA apamAna karanA cAhate haiM / vaha zIghra hI bhaya ke kAraNa apanA jholI-DaMDA le vahA~ se uTha bhaagaa| aura kucha dina maMjila-dara-maMjila kara rAjagRha nagara A gyaa| rAjagRha nagara meM Akara usane phira celanA kA citrapaTa bnaayaa| aura bar3e vinaya se mahArAja zreNika kI sabhA meM jAkara use bheMTa kara diyaa| mahArAja usa samaya aneka magadha deza ke bar3e-bar3e puruSoM ke sAtha siMhAsana para virAjamAna the| unake cAroM ora kAminI camara DulA rahI thiiN| baMdIjana unakA yazogAna kara rahe the| jyoMhI mahArAja kI dRSTi celanA ke citra para pdd'ii| ekadama mahArAja cakita raha gye| celanA kI suvyakta tasvIra dekha unake mana meM aneka prakAra ke saMkalpa-vikalpa uThane lage ve vicArane lageisa celanA kA keza-veza aisA jAna par3atA hai mAno kAmI puruSoM ke lie yaha adbhuta jAla hai| athavA yoM kahie cUr3AmaNiyukta yaha keza-veza nahIM hai| kiMtu uttama ratnayukta samasta jIvoM ko bhaya kA karanevAlA, yaha kAlA nAga hai| evaM jaise caMdramAyukta AkAza zobhita hotA hai usI prakAra gAMgeya tilakayukta celanA kA yaha lalATa hai| aura yaha jo bhrUbhaMga se isake lalATa para oMkAra bana gayA hai vaha oMkAra nahIM hai jagadvijayo kAmadeva kA bANa hai| tathA gAyana jisa prakAra maga ko paravaza banA detA hai| usI prakAra isakA kaTAkSa vikSepa kAmI janoM ko paravaza karanevAlA hai| ahA! isa celanA ke kAnoM meM jo ye do manohara kuNDala haiM so kuNDala nhiiN| kiMtu isakI sevArtha do sUrya-candra haiN| mRganayanI isa celanA ke ye kamala ke samAna phUle hue netra aise jAna par3ate haiM mAno kAmI janoM ko vaza meM karanevAle maMtra haiN| Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam isa mRgAkSI celanA kA mukha to sarvathA AkAza hI jAna par3atA hai| kyoMki AkAza meM jaise bAdala kI lalAI, candra Adi kI kiraNa evaM megha kI dhvani rahatI hai| vaisI hI isake mukha meM to pAna kI lalAI hai| dA~toM ko kiraNa candrakiraNa haiN| aura isakI madhura dhvani meghadhvani mAlama par3atI hai| isakI yaha tIna rekhAoM se zobhita, sone ke raMga kI, manohara grIvA hai| mAlUma hotA hai koyala ne jo kRSNatva dhAraNa kiyA hai| aura pura chor3a vana meM basI hai| so isa celanA ke kaNTha ke zabda-zravaNa se hI aisA kiyA hai| isa celanA ke do stana aise jAna par3ate haiM mAno vakSaHsthalarUpI vana meM do ati manohara parvata hI haiN| mAlUma hotA hai isa celanA ke nAbhirUpI tAlAba meM kAmadeva rUpI hAthI gotA lagAye baiThA hai| nahIM to romAvalIrUpI bhramara paMkti kahA~ se AI? isake kamala ke samAna komala kara ati manohara dikhAI par3ate haiN| kaTibhAga bhI isakA adhika patalA hai| ye isake komala caraNoM meM sthita nUpura isake caraNoM kI vicitra hI zobhA banA rahe haiN| nahIM mAlUma hotA aisI atizaya zobhAyukta yaha celanA koI kinnarI hai ? vA vidyAdharI hai ? kiMvA rohiNI hai ? athavA kamalanivAsinI kamalA hai ? yA yaha indrANI athavA koI manohara devI hai ? athavA itanI adhika rUpavatI yaha nAga-kanyA vA kAmadeva kI priyA rati hai? athavA aisI tejasvinI yaha sUrya kI strI hai| tathA isa prakAra kucha samaya apane mana meM bhale prakAra vicAra kara aura celanA ke rUpa para mohita hokara, mahArAja ne zIghra hI bharata citrakAra ko apane pAsa bulaayaa| aura usase puuchaa-||31-51|| kasyeyaM tanujA citrakRtkA rUpAvabhAsinI / kathaM prApyA tataH prAha bharato bhUpati prati // 52 / / siMdhadeze vizAlAyAH adhIzazceTako nRpaH / kumArI tanujA tasya celanA citraropitA // 53 // jainaM vihAya nAnyasmai prayacchati sukanyakAM / kurutvaM ca yathAzakti vAkyasArA hi mAdRzAH / / 54 // kaho bhAI ! yaha ati suMdarI celanA kisa rAjA kI putrI hai ? kisa deza evaM pura kA pAlaka vaha rAjA hai ? kyA usakA nAma hai ? yaha kanyA hameM mila sakatI hai yA nahIM? yadi mila sakatI hai to kisa upAya se mila sakatI hai ? ye sabhI bAteM spaSTa rUpa se zIghra mujhe kho| mahArAja zreNika ke aise vacana suna bharata ne uttara diyA bho kRpAnAtha ! yaha kanyA rAjA ceTaka kI hai| rAjA ceTaka siMdhu deza meM vizAlApurI kA pAlana karanevAlA hai| yaha kanyA Apako mila to sakatI hai kiMtu rAjA ceTaka kA yaha praNa hai ki vaha sivAya jainI ke apanI kanyA dUsare rAjA ko nahIM detaa| ceTaka jaina dharma kA parama bhakta hai| . isalie yadi Apa isa kanyA ko lenA cAhate haiM to Apa usake anukUla hI upAya kreN||52-54|| ityAkarNya sacito'bhUnnRpaH kiM kAryamatra ca / na prayacchati cAsmabhyaM jainAbhAvatvataH punaH / / 55 // Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 151 balairazakyo yuddhe ca kiM karttavyaM mayAtra vai| tarkayanniti dhUnvansa zirovASpaM vimuMcayan // 56 / / tadetthaM janakaM vIkSya kumAro'bhayanAmabhAk / provAca rAjarAjeza ! kA ciMtAsti tavedRzI / / 57 // tavAdhInAH janAH sarve napa AjJAvidhAyinaH / / kozAzvadaMtipattInAM svAmitvaM pracuraM tvayi // 58 / / aMganAraMgasaMlInAH putrA dAseyasannibhAH / zatravo mitratApannA varttate tava zAsane // 56 // citAhetuM narAdhIza nirdezyaM me tvayAdhunA / bhaviSyati yathAkAryaM tathA kurmo nibaMdhanaM // 60 // bharata ke aise vacana suna mahArAja, vicAra-sAgara meM gotA mArane lge| ye socane lageyadi rAjA ceTaka kA yaha praNa hai ki jaina rAjA ke atirikta dUsare ko kanyA na denA to yaha kanyA hameM milanA kaThina hai kyoMki hama jaina nhiiN| yadi buddha mArga se isake sAtha jabarana vivAha kiyA jAe so bhI sarvathA anucita evaM nIti-viruddha hai| aura vivAha isake sAtha karanA jarUrI hai kyoMki aisI suMdarI strI dUsarI jagaha milanevAlI nhiiN| kiMtu kisa upAya se yaha kanyA milegI? yaha kucha dhyAna meM nahIM aataa| tathA aisA apane mana meM vicAra karate-karate mahArAja behoza ho gye| celanA ke binA samasta jagata unheM aMdhakAramaya pratIta hone lagA / yahA~ taka ki celanA kI prApti kA koI upAya na samajha unhoMne apanA mastaka taka bhI dhuna ddaalaa| mahArAja ko isa prakAra ciMtA-sAgara meM magna evaM duHkhita suna abhaya kumAra unake pAsa aaye| mahArAja kI vicitra dazA dekha abhayakumAra bhI cakita raha gye| kucha samaya bAda unhoMne mahArAja se namratApUrvaka nivedana kiyA pUjya pitAjI ! maiM ApakA citta ciMtA meM adhika vyathita dekha rahA huuN| mujhe ciMtA kA koI bhI kAraNa najara nahIM aataa| pUjyapAda ! prajA kI ora se Apako ciMtA ho nahIM sktii| kyoMki prajA Apake AdhIna aura bhalI prakAra AjJApAlana karanevAlI hai| koSabala evaM sainyabala bhI Apako ciMtita nahIM banA sakatA kyoMki na Apake khajAnA kama hai aura na senA hii| kisI zatru ke lie ciMtA karanA Apako anucita hai kyoMki ApakA koI bhI zatru naz2ara nahIM aataa| Apake zatru bhI mitra ho rahe haiN| bho pUjyavara ! ApakI striyA~ bhI eka-se-eka uttama haiN| putra ApakI AjJA ke bhalI prakAra pAlaka aura dAsa haiM isalie strI-putroM kI ora se bhI ApakA citta ciMtita nahIM ho sktaa| inake atirikta aura koI ciMtA kA kAraNa pratIta nahIM hotA phira Apa kyoM aise duHkhita ho rahe haiN| kRpAkara zIghra hI apanI ciMtA kA kAraNa mujhe kheN| maiM bhI Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam yathAsAdhya usake dUra karane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| abhayakumAra ke aise vinaya-bhare vacana suna prathama to mahArAja ne kucha bhI javAba nahIM diyaa| ve sarvathA cupakI sAdha gye| kiMtu jaba unhoMne kumAra kA Agraha-vizeSa dekhA taba ve kahane lage // 55-60 // tato yathA kathaMcicca bhUpenA'bhANi vRttakam / sarvaM putrAnayArAjyaM vinA niH phalatAMgataM / / 61 / / nirarthaM jIvitaM mene sarva zUnyaM babhAti c|| caMcalatvaM samApannaM svAMtaM netraM ca caMcalaM / / 62 // duzcalaM nRpatiM vIkSya pitRbhaktyA babhANa ca / citAM vidhehi mA rAjan vidadhAmi samIhitaM / / 63 // samuddhIryeti bhUpAlaM tatkAryakaraNodyataH / purasthitAn samAhUya jainAn vyApAra siddhaye // 64 // svayaM sArthAdhipobhUtvA jainalokA ca maMDitaH / cacAla saMpadA sAkaM balIvazca ghoTakaiH / / 65 // nAnA sadvastu saMpanna rvANijyAyAbhayastadA / niryayau siMdhu dezaM taM vRddhabuddhivirAjitaH / / 66 // pyAre putra ! citrakAra bharata ne mujhe celanA kA yaha citra diyA hai| jisa samaya se maiMne celanA kI tasvIra dekhI hai merA citta ati caMcala ho gayA hai| isake binA yaha vizAla rAjya bhI majhe jIrNa taNa sarIkhA jAna paDa rahA hai| isake pitA kI yaha kaDI pratijJA hai ki sivAya jaina rAjA ke dUsare ko kanyA na denA, isalie isakI prApti mujhe ati kaThina jAna par3atI hai| aba isa kanyA kI prApti ke lie prayatna zIghra honA caahie| binA isake merA sukhI honA kaThina hai| pitAjI ke aise vacana suna kumAra ne kahA-mAnanIya pitAjI ! isa jarA-sI bAta ke lie Apa itane adhIra na hoN| maiM abhI isake lie upAya karatA huuN| yaha kauna bar3I bAta hai ? tathA mahArAja ko isa prakAra AzvAsana de kumAra ne zIghra hI pura ke bar3e-bar3e jainI zreSThI bulaaye| aura unase apane sAtha calane ke lie khaa| tathA kumAra kI AjJAnusAra ve saba kumAra ke sAtha calane ke lie rAjI bhI ho gye| jaba kumAra ne yaha dekhA ki saba zreSThI mere sAtha calane ke lie taiyAra haiN| unhoMne zIghra hI mahArAja zreNika se jAne ke lie AjJA maaNgii| tathA hIrA, pannA, motI, mANika Adi javAharAta aura anya-anya upayogI padArtha lekara evaM samasta seThoM ke mukhiyA seThI banakara abhayakumAra ne zIghra hI siMdhu deza kI ora prayANa kara diyA // 61-66 // Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam jinasnapanapUjAdIn kurvaMto jina biMbake / sAmAyikastavArUDhA gurupaMcajayodyatAH / / 67 // jainatvena prasiddhi te gatAH sarvatra nirva. tim / krameNa prApurAnaMdAdvizAlAM nagarI purAm / / 68 / / tadbAhyodyAnamAsAdya tasthuH sarvenarottamAH / jainaM dharmaM prakurvaMtaH paMcasatyadapAThakAH // 66 // tato'bhayakumAro'sau nAnAratnAdyupAyanam / AdAya sajjanaiH sAkaM jagAma nRpasaMsadi // 70 // pramucya prAbhRtaM dhImAn praNamya saMbhASya pezalairvAkyai stoSayAmAsa nRpaceTakaM / bhUpati // 71 // mAyAcArI saMsAra meM vicitra padArtha hai / jisa manuSya para isakI kRpA ho jAtI hai / usake lie saMsAra meM bar3e se bar3A ahita karane meM bhI sulabha ho jAtA hai / mAyAcArI nirbhaya ho caTa anarthaM kara baiThatA hai / kumAra ne jyoMhI rAjagRha nagara chodd'aa| mAyA ke ve bhI bar3e bhArI sevaka ho gaye / mArga meM jisa nagara ko ve bar3A nagara dekheM phaurana vahA~ Thahara jAveM / aura anya seThoM ke sAtha kumAra bhalI prakAra bhagavAna kI pUjA kreN| evaM trikAla sAmAyika aura paMca parameSThI stotra kA pATha bhI kreN| kyA majAla thI jo koI z2arA bhI bheda jAna jAe ? isa prakAra samasta pRthvI maMDala para apane jainatva kI prasiddhi karate hue kumAra kucha dina bAda vizAlA nagarI meM jA pahu~ce / aura vahA~ ke kisI bAga meM Thaharakara khUba jora-zora se jinendra bhagavAna ke pUjA-mAhAtmya ko prakaTa karane lage / kucha samaya bAga meM ArAma kara kumAra ne uttamottama ratnoM ko cunaa| aura kucha jaina seThoM ko lekara ve zIghra hI rAjA ceTaka kI sabhA meM gaye / mahArAja ceTaka kI sabhA meM praveza kara kumAra ne rAjA ko vinaya-bhAva se namaskAra kiyA / tathA unake sAmane bheMTa rakhakara, unake sAtha madhuramadhura vacanAlApa kara apane ko jainI prakaTa karate hue kumAra ne prArthanA kI / / 67-71 / / japanyaM ca namaskArastasthau bhUpasya kuzalapraznapUrvaM cAnyonyaM tato'bhayo nRpAdhIzaM saMtuSTaM vAsasaMkRte / yayAce nRpagehasya samIpaM varamaMdiram / / 73 // adA po gRhaM tasmai tatra tasthau ca mAgadhaH / jinAca paMDitaiH sAkaM karoticchadmasaMgataH // 74 // 153 sannidhi | bheNaturunnatau // 72 // Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 pUrayanmahiSIvAsaM stavanaijinasadguNaiH / vidadhAti mahAraMbhaM jinArcAyAM ca chadmanA / / 75 / / kadAcinnRtyamatyaMtaM kadAcinmaMgalodgIti kadAcitsnapanAraMbhaM mahApurANa saMpATha kumAra kA aisA adbhuta vacanAlApa evaM hue / unhoMne binA soce-samajhe hI kumAra ko kumAra Adi kA hada se jyAdA sammAna kiyaa| kArayAmAsa zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kadAcitstavanotsavam / kadAcidvAdyasaMbhramaM // 76 // paThanaM gadyapadyayoH / rAjAdhirAja ! hama loga jauharI bacce haiM / aneka dezoM meM bhramaNa karate-karate yahA~ A pahu~ce haiM / hamArI icchA hai ki hama isa manohara mahala meM kucha dina ThahareM / hamAre pAsa makAna kA koI prabandha nahIM kRpA kara Apa rAjamaMdira ke pAsa hameM kisI makAna meM Thaharane ke lie AjJA deM / tadA mAgadhaH / / 77 / / aba kyA thA ! rAjA kI AjJA pAte hI kumAra ne zIghra hI apanA sAmAna rAjamaMdira ke samIpa kisI mahala meM ma~gA liyA / evaM usa makAna meM manohara caityAlaya banAkara AnaMdapUrvaka bar3e samAroha se jina- bhagavAna kI pUjA karanI prAraMbha kara dii| kabhI to kumAra bar3e-bar3e manohara stotroM meM bhagavAna kI stuti karane lage / aura kabhI una seThoM ke sAtha jinendra bhagavAna kI pUjA karanI prAraMbha kara dii| kabhI-kabhI kumAra ko pUjA karate aisA AnaMda A gayA ki ve banAvaTI taura se bhagavAna ke sAmane nRtya bhI karane lge| aura kabhI uttamottama zabda karanevAle bAje bajAnA bhI unhoMne prAraMbha kara diyA / evaM kabhI-kabhI kumAra tresaTha zalAkA puruSoM ke caritra varNana karanevAle purANa bA~cane lage / jisa samaya ve samasta bhagavAna kI pUjA-stuti Adi kArya karate the / barAbara unakI AvAja ranivAsa meM jAtI thI / rAjA kI kAphI striyA~ sApha rIti se inake stotra Adi ko sunakara ve apane mana-hI-mana inakI bhakti kI adhika tArIpha karatI thI / / 72-77 / / vinaya - vyavahAra dekha rAjA ceTaka ati prasanna rAjamaMdira ke pAsa rahane kI AjJA de dI / aura anyadA tAdRzaM zrutvA jyeSThAdyAtacca vIkSituM / AjagmurnijasAdharmyAtparamaM tAstatkRtAM pUjAM puSpacaMdropakAkIrNAM avalokya mahAprItyA dhanyA bhavaMta evAtra tanniketanaM // 78 // varazobhAsamanvitAm / lasaccAmaraghaMTikAm // 76 // bheNustatsa prazaMsanam / jinabhaktiparAyaNAH // 80 // Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam vaNijo vaNijAM nAthAstvatsamA jagatItale / na dRSTA jinapUjAyAM darzane vratabodhake / / 81 // ko nIvRdbhavatAM rAjA ko dharmastasya bhUpateH / kiM vayaH kiM ca saubhAgyaM kAbhUtiH keguNAH punaH // 82 // kisI samaya mahArAja ceTaka kI jyeSThA Adi putriyoM ke mana meM isa bAta kI icchA huI ki calo inako jAkara dekheM / ye bar3e bhakta jAna par3ate haiN| pratidina bhAva-bhakti se bhagavAn kI pUjA karate haiM / tathA aisA dRr3ha nizcaya kara ve apanI sakhiyoM ke sAtha kisI dina abhayakumAra dvArA banAye hue caityAlaya meM giiN| aura vahA~ para camara, cA~danI, jhAlara, ghaMTA Adi padArthoM se zobhita caityAlaya dekha ati prasanna huIM / tathA kumAra Adi ko bhagavAna kI bhakti meM tatpara dekha kahane lagIM Apa loga zrI jinendra deva kI bhakti bhAva se pUjana evaM stuti karate haiM / isalie Apa dhanya haiN| isa pRthvItala para Apa logoM ke samAna na to koI bhakta dIkha par3atA hai aura na jJAnavAna evaM svarUpavAna bhI dIkha par3atA / kRpAkara Apa kaheM kauna to ApakA deza hai ? kauna usa deza kA rAjA hai ? vaha kisa dharma kA pAlana karanevAlA hai ? kyA usakI vaya hai ? kaisI usakI saubhAgya vibhUti hai ? evaM kauna-kauna guNa uttamatayA usameM maujUda haiM ? rAjakanyAoM ke mukha se aise vacana suna abhayakumAra ne madhura vacana meM uttara diyA-- // 78-62 // AkarNyati jagau zRNudhvaM magadhodezo dhImAMstadAharaNahetave / grAmArAmavimaMDitaH // 83 // yatra sarvatra dezeSu varttate gaNanAtItAH gRhAjainA sAtakuMbha zobhA sarvasva saMpUrNe tatra rAjagRhaM puraM / vizAlazAlasaMpUrNa dIrghakhAtikyAzubhaM // 85 // parottamAH / suMbhatsusAtakuMbhAnAmabhra MlihAH prAsAdAH saMti sarvatra yatra mitra samaprabhe // 86 // tacchAstA zreNiko bhAti laghIyAnvayasApunaH / guNairgarIyAnvikhyAto jyAyAn jyeSThaiH sumAnanAt / / 87 / / sArthavAhA vayaM kanyA nAnAnIvRtparibhramAH / kalAnAM prekSiNo dhIrAnAnAbhUpAlalokinaH // 88 // 155 yatIzvarAH / sukuMbhakAH // 84 // Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam na tAdRzo nRpoloke jinadharmeNa maMDitaH / rUpI guNo pratApI ca na dRSTo naiva dRzyate / / 86 / / yatpratApena bhUpAlA anye vananivAsinaH / vidhAya saptabhUmAMzca gRhAn zAlopazobhitAn // 60 // anyeSAM tAdRzI naiva saMpattiH kozasaMbhavA / vItadaMtirathAkIrNA yAdRzAsya subhUbhRtaH // 61 // kimatra bahunoktena tAdRzo naranAyakaH / dharmAdiguNasatsImA nA bhUnnAstisubhAvukaH // 62 // rAjakanyAo! yadi Apako hamArA savistAra hAla jAnane kI icchA hai to Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suneM, maiM kahatA hUM-aneka prakAra ke grAma, pura evaM bAga-bagIcoM se zobhita, U~ce-U~ce jinamaMdiroM se vyApta, asaMkhyAte muni evaM yatiyoM kA anupama vihAra, sthAna, deza to hamArA magadha deza hai| magadha deza meM eka rAjagRha nagara hai| jo rAjagRha nagara bar3e-bar3e suvarNamaya kalazoM se zobhita, apanI U~cAI se AkAza ko sparza karanevAle, sUrya ke samAna daidIpyamAna aneka dhanikoM ke maMdira evaM jina-maMdiroM se vyApta hai| aura jahA~ kI bhUmi bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke phaloM se manuSyoM ke citta sadA AnaMdita karatI rahatI hai| usa rAjagRha nagara ke hama rahanevAle haiN| rAjagRha nagara ke svAmI jo nItipUrvaka prajA-pAlana karanevAle mahArAja zreNika haiN| rAjA zreNika jaina dharma ke parama bhakta haiN| abhI unakI choTI avasthA hai| evaM aneka guNoM ke bhaMDAra haiN| rAjakanyAo ! hama loga vyApArI haiM choTI-sI umra meM hama cAroM ora bhUmaMDala ghUma cuke| hareka kalA meM naipuNya rakhate haiN| hamane aneka rAjAoM ko dekhA kiMtu jaisI jinendra kI bhakti, rUpa, guNa, teja mahArAja zreNika meM vidyamAna hai vaisA kahIM para nhiiN| kyoMki aisA to unakA pratApa hai ki jitane bhI unake zatru the saba apane manohara-manohara nagaroM ko chor3a vana meM rahane lge| koSabala bhI jaisA mahArAja zreNika kA hai zAyada hI kisI kA hogaa| hAthI, ghor3e, payAde Adi bhI unake samAna kisI ke bhI nhiiN| aba hama kahA~ taka kheN| dharmAtmA, guNI, pratApI jo kucha haiM so mahArAja zreNika hI haiN| kumAra ke mukha se mahArAja zreNika ko aisA uttama suna jyeSThA Adi samasta kanyAe~ ati prasanna huii| __ aba mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha vivAha karane ke lie hareka kA jI lalacAne lgaa| kumAra kI tArIpha ne kanyAoM ko mahArAja zreNika ke guNoM ke parataMtra banA diyaa| aba ve cupacApa na raha skii| unhoMne zIghra hI vinayapUrvaka kumAra se kahA- // 83-62 // prItA AkarNya tadvAkyaM bheNurvizvAsitAstakaiH / cchadmanAnyonyamAlokya tAvatrANIMdubhAni ca / / 63 / / Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 157 kathaM saMprApyate'smAbhiH sArthanAthavarottamaH / na jJAyate bhaviSNuH ko bhartAsmAkaM vidharvazAt / / 64 // yadi neSyasi naH zIghra tvaM sa saMprApyate / khalu nAnyathA mAgadhaH kutra vayaM kutra videzagAH // 65 // tathAkUru yathA bhAvI varo'smAkaM mahAmate / anyathA na sukhaM nidrA duHkhaMtadvirahAtpunaH / / 16 // tato'nyonyasamAlAeM vidhAya vidhikovidaH / A rAjabhavanaM ramyAM suraMgAM tAmakArayat / / 67 // priya vaNika saradAra ! aise uttama vara kI hameM kisa rIti se prApti ho? na jAne hamAre bhAgya se isa janma meM hamArA kauna vara hogA? zreSThivarya ! yadi kisI rIti se Apa vahA~ hameM le caleM taba to magadheza hamAre pati ho sakate haiN| kyoMki kahA~ to mahArAja zreNika aura kahA~ hama ? kRpAkara Apa koI aisI yukti sociye, jisameM magadheza hamAre svAmI hoN| yAda rakhiye jaba taka mahArAja zreNika hameM na mileMge taba taka na to hama saMsAra meM sukhI raha skeNgii| aura na hameM nidrA hI AvegI, vizeSa kahA~ taka kahA jAya mahArAja zreNika ke viyoga meM aba hameM saMsAra duHkhamaya hI pratIta hone lgegaa| kanyAoM ke aise lAlasA-bhare vacana suna kumAra ati prasanna hue| apane kArya kI siddhi jAna mAre harSa ke unakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| kanyAoM ko AzvAsana de zIghra hI unheM vahA~ se caMpata kiyaa| aura apane mahala se rAjamaMdira taka kumAra ne zIghra hI eka suraMga taiyAra karane kI AjJA de dii| kucha dina bAda suraMga taiyAra ho gii| kumAra ne suraMga ke bhItara apane mahala se rAjamahala taka eka rassI baMdhavA dii| aura gupta rIti se kanyAoM ke pAsa bhI samAcAra bheja diyaa||63-67|| prAkArAM tAM parAM tasyAM rajjubaMdhaM cakAra ca / AgatA rajjubaMdhena nirgamAya ca kanyakAH // 8 // jyeSTA ca caMdanA vIkSya tAM suraMgAM subhISaNAM / agrasthAM tamasA vyAptAmupAyaM hRdyacitayat / / 66 / / durmArge kimu gamyeta bhavitA janahAsyatA / pitRkopastathA * bhAvI na gaMtavyaM mayA sphuTam // 10 // caMdanetyabhaNadvAkyaM mudrikA mama vismRtA / AnayAmi drutaM tasmAditi kRtvA gRhaM gatA / / 101 // Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jyeSTeti vacanaM brUte hAro vismArito mayA / saMvikalpyetyupAyaM sA vyAghuTya svagRhaM gatA // 102 // kumAra kI yaha yukti dekha kanyA ati prasanna huii| kisI samaya avasara pAkara una tInoM kanyAoM ne suraMga se jAne kA pUrA-pUrA irAdA kara liyaa| aura ve suraMga ke pAsa aagii| kiMtujyoM hI ve tInoM suraMga meM ghusI suraMga meM a~dherA dekha jyeSThA aura caMdanA to ekadama ghabarA gii| unhoMne socA hameM isa mArga se jAnA ThIka nahIM, kyoMki prathama to isameM gAr3ha aMdhakAra hai, isalie jAnA kaThina hai| dvitIya, yadi hamAre pitA suneMge to hama para nArAja hoNge| isalie jyeSThA to apanA hAra kA bahAnA kara vahA~ se lauTa aaii| aura caMdanA apanI mudrikA kA bahAnA banAkara lauttii| akelI becArI celanA raha gaI usako kumAra ne zIghra hI khIMca liyaa| aura use ratha meM biThAkara tatkAla rAjagRha nagara kI ora prayANa kara diyA / / 68-102 / / celinyA saha sarve'pi nirjagmustatrasodyamAH / tatastAM ratha saMrUDhAM vidhAyAguH puraM nijam // 103 / / mAtR pitrAdisaMmohaM dadhatI nijamAnase / udvIritA'bhayenaiva cacAla rathasaMgatA // 104 // tataH satvaramAsAdya svadezaM magadhaMzubham / sotkaMThitA babhUvuste vimuktabhayavigrahAH // 10 // AgacchaMtI samAkarNya zreNikorddhapathaM mudA / AjagAma mahAbhUtyA sanmukhaM sukhasaMgataH / / 106 / / vilokya tanujaM ramyaM papraccha pUrvavRttakam / AliMganAdikaM prApya tutoSa svatujA samaM // 107 / / prekSya caMdrAnanAM tanvoM calanI celasaMgatAm / mRgAkSI ratimApannaH kadaryazca mahAnidhi // 108 // avIvizatpuraM rAjA jinadAsasya sadgRhe / zreSThino dharmaraktasya tAM mumoca zubhAptaye // 106 / / sumuhUrte zubhelagne zubhe yoge suvAsare / kSaNena tAM mahIpAlo'vIvaranmRgalocanAM // 110 // tataH paTahanAdena kurvanbhavanamAkulam / / tayA jagAma saddhAma ratyA vA mInaketanaH // 11 // Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam prekSamANo janaH sarvaimukhurairjayanAdataH / mene janma susAphalyaM tayA bhUbhRdvizAMpatiH // 112 // tato dadau padaM devyai mahiSyAH snApayanjalaiH / duMdubhyAnakanAdena khyApayaMstatpadaM nRpaH / / 113 // nizAMte saptabhUmaM ca gavAkSAdi sutoraNam / svarNajaM ratnasaMbaddha dharaM tasyai guhaM dadau // 114 // sa zarma nitarAM lebhe kathayA kthymaanyaa| gativIkSaNatazcaiva mukhAlokanataH kvacit // 11 // ratijaM hAsyajaM zarma saMgajaM kucamardanam / tayornavyamahAraMbhayauvanapremabaddhayoH // 116 // caMdanaiH krIr3anaH kAvya rAgakopopahApanaiH / tau remAte mahAprItAvabhinna nijajIvinau // 117 // mAroddIpanatatparau jitasurau saMsArasAtAbdhigau, premAbaddha manodRzo vizadRzA'bhiprAyamuktau zubhau / zakrakrIr3ana kAminau kRta kathA kAvyAdisatkauzalau, rejAte varabhogasaMgamavidhau tau ca prasiddhau sadA // 118 / / vizAlA nagarI se jaba ratha kucha dUra nikala aayaa| kumArI celanA ko apane mAtA-pitA kI hur3aka aaii| vaha unakI yAda kara rudana karane lgii| kiMtu abhayakumAra ne use samajhA diyA jisase usakA rudana zAMta ho gyaa| evaM ye samasta mahAnubhAva kucha dina bAda AnaMdapUrvaka magadha. deza meM A phuNce| kisI dUta ke mukha se mahArAja ko yaha patA lagA ki kumAra A rahe haiM unake sAtha kumArI celanA bhI hai| zIghra hI bar3I vibhUti se ve kumAra ke sAmane aaye| kumAra ke mukha se unhoMne sArA vRttAMta sunA / kumAra ko chAtI se lagA mahArAja ati prasanna hue| kumAra ke sAtha jo anyAnya sajjana the, unake sAtha bhI mahArAja ne adhika sneha prakaTa kiyaa| jisa samaya mRganayanI caMdravadanI kumArI celanA para mahArAja kI dRSTi gaI to usa samaya to mahArAja ke harSa kA pArAvAra na rhaa| daridrI puruSa jaisA nidhi ko dekha eka vicitra AnaMdAnubhava karane lagatA hai| celanA ko dekha mahArAja kI bhI usa samaya vaisI hI dazA ho gii| isa prakAra kucha samaya vArtAlApa kara sabhIjanoM ne rAjagRha nagara meM praveza kiyaa| mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra kumArI celanA seThI indradatta ke ghara utArI gii| kisI dina zubha muhUrta evaM zubha Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam lagna meM mahArAja kA vivAha ho gyaa| vivAha ke samaya samasta dizAoM ko badhira karanevAle bAje bajane lge| baMdIjana mahArAja kI uttamottama padyoM meM stuti karane lge| mahArAja ke vivAha se nagara-nivAsiyoM ko ati prasannatA huii| celanA ke vivAha se mahArAja ne bhI apane janma ko dhanya smjhaa| vivAha ke bAda mahArAja ne bar3e gAje-bAje ke sAtha rAnI celanA ko paTarAnI kA pada diyaa| evaM rAjamaMdira meM kisI uttama makAna meM rAnI celanA ko ThaharAkara prItipUrvaka mahArAja usake sAtha bhoga bhogane lge| kabhI to mahArAja ko rAnI celanA ke makha se kathA-kautahala suna parama saMtoSa hone lagA, kabhI mahArAja ko rAnI celanA kI haMsinI ke samAna gati evaM caMdra ke samAna mukha dekha ati prasannatA huI, kabhI mahArAja celanA ke hAsyotpanna sukha se sukhI hone lage, kabhI-kabhI mahArAja ko ratijanya sakhasakhI karane lagA.aura kabhI celanA ke prati aMga kI saghaDAI mahArAja ko sukhI karane lgii| jisa samaya rAjA rAnI pAsa meM baiThate the, usa samaya inameM aura indra indrANI meM kucha bhI bheda dekhane meM nahIM AtA thaa| ye AnaMdapUrvaka indra indrANI ke samAna hI bhoga-vilAsa karate the| rAnI celanA evaM rAjA zreNika ke zarIra hI bhinna the, kiMtu mana unakA eka hI thaa| loga aisA ApasI ghaniSTha prema dekha donoM ko sukha kI jor3I kahate the| aura barAbara donoM ke puNya phala kI prazaMsA karate the||103-118|| kva celanA ceTakarAjaputrikA, sumArgasaddezanabhAvasUcikA / kva mAgadho dharma vidUramAnasaH, kva siMdhudezaH kva ca rAjamaMdiraM // 116 / / kva cApahAro'bhayadevasaMkRtaH, sucelanAyAH kva ca dezamocanam / kathaM vimohaH parabhUpasaMbhavai vidhevilAso bhuvi durghaTo bhavet // 120 // karoti mArga sugamaM vidhiH satAm sasanmukhazcet kurute'nyathA punaH / vividhAnaM bahudhA samIkSya, vaikuryAtprayatnaM vidhisiddhaye punaH // 121 // bhAgya kI mahimA anupama hai| dekho kahA~ to rAjA ceTaka kI putrI celanA? aura kahA~ jinadharma rahita mahArAja zreNika ? kahA~ to siMdhu deza meM vizAlapurI? aura rAjagRha nagara kahA~? tathA kahA~ to abhayakumAra dvArA celanA kA haraNa ? aura kahA~ mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha saMyoga ? isalie manuSya ko apane bhAgya para bhI avazya bharosA rakhanA cAhie kyoMki bhAgya meM pUrNatayA phala Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam evaM aphala dene kI zakti maujada hai| jIvoM ko zubha bhAgya ke udaya se paramottama sukha milate haiN| aura durbhAgya ke udaya se unheM duHkhoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| narakAdi gatiyoM meM jAnA par3atA hai||116-121|| iti zreNika bhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpadmanAbhapurANe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracite celanA zreNika vivAhavarNanaM aSTamaH sargaH // 6 // isa prakAra bhaviSyakAla meM honevAle tIrthakara padamanAbha ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTrAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita celanA ke sAtha vivAha-varNana karanevAlA aSTama sarga samApta huaa| Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navamaH sargaH saMsiddhArthAH prazastArthasanmukhyatvamupAgatAH / ratnatrayAvaliptA naH prINaMtu zubhasAdhavaH // 1 // kRtakRtya samasta karmoM se rahita hone ke kAraNa parama pUjanIya samyagdarzanAdi tInoM ratnatraya se bhUSita zrIsiddha bhagavAna hamArI rakSA kreN||1|| atha sA tadgRhAcAramekadA vRSavajitam / hiMsyahiMsaka bhAvAdyaM janyarakSaNavarjitam // 2 // kudevabhaktisaMrUDhaM samUDhaM samadASTakam / jaTharAgnikRtAvezaM vIkSyeti hRdyaciMtayat / / 3 / / vaMcitA nUnamabhayaH pratAraNaparAyaNaH / vacobhirjinazreyaskaM pradAhaM vimAnasA / / 4 / / jinasya sukRtaM yatra samasti tadgRhaM matam / / anyathA nIr3aprakhyaMtat trivargaphalavarjanAt // 5 // vibhavena kimatrAho'zabhodarkadAyinA / bhogena bhogitulyena kiM sAdhyaM dharmavajinA // 6 // vidhanatvaM varaM loke savRSasya ca dehinaH / na cakravattitA ramyA vRSatyaktA'zubhAvahA / / 7 / / vidhavatvaM varaM manye bha; mithyaatvcetsaa| samaM na kSaNamekaM ca vAso vidveSakAriNA // 8 // viMdhyAtvaM vanevAsa: patanaM ca davAnale / kAlakUTAzanaM nIranAthe jhaMpA na pApadA // 6 // ahivaktre karotkSepo maraNaM raNamaMDale / etatsarvaM varaM naivAzreyasaM jIvitaM kvacit // 10 // bhujaMgena samaM keli zarmaphaladAyikA / vRSatyaktena bha; ca nAnotpattyazubhapradA // 11 // Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam aho kaSTa maho kaSTamahopApaM mayA kRtam / aho azarmasaMtAposho aho kva ca dharmatA / / 12 / / aho abhayaputreNa vaMcitA mugdhamAnasA / abalA yatprocyate sadbhistatsatyaM satyameva ca / / 13 / / para vaMcanasaMzaktA narAH prAyeNa pApinaH / dhUrttAzca kathitA zAstre pratItyAsatyameva tat / / 14 / / iti citte vimRzyAzu tUSNItvaM samupAgatA / bhunakti sA na jalpAdi vidadhAti na kenacit / / 15 / / kurvatI svatiraskAraM paThatI jinazAsanam / pUjayaMtI jineMdra ca smaraMti janakAdikaM / / 16 / / na pazyAmi na pazyAmi guruM nirgranthanAyakaM / pazyAmi jaTharAgni ca ciMtayaMtIti sA sthitA / / 17 / / anaMtara isake rAnI celanA AnaMdapUrvaka mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha bhoga bhoga rahI thI / acAnaka hI jaba usane yaha dekhA ki mahArAja zreNika kA ghara parama pavitra jaina dharma se rahita hai / mahArAja ghara meM hiMsA ko puSTa karanevAle tIna mUr3hatA sahita, jJAna-pUjA Adi ATha abhimAnayukta, evaM ubhayaloka meM duHkha denevAle bauddha dharma kA adhikatara pracAra hai / to use ati duHkha huA / vaha socane lagI- hAya, putra abhayakumAra ne burA kiyA ! mere nagara meM chala se jaina dharma kA vaibhava dikhA mujha bholI-bhAlI ko Thaga liyaa| kyoMki jisa ghara meM zrI jina dharma kI bhalI prakAra pravRtti hai / unake guNoM kA pUrNatayA satkAra hai / vAstava meM vahI ghara uttama ghara hai| kiMtu jahA~ jina dharma kI pravRtti nahIM hai vaha ghara kadApi uttama nahIM ho sktaa| vaha mAniMda pakSiyoM ke ghoMsale ke haiM / 163 yadi maiM mahArAja zreNika ke isa alaukika vaibhava ko dekha apane mana ko zAMta karU~ so bhI ThIka nahIM kyoMki parAbhava meM mujhe isase ghoratara duHkhoM kI hI AzA hai / athavA maiM apane mana ko isa rIti se kahalAU~ ki mahArAja zreNika ke ghara meM mujhe ananya labhya bhoga bhogane meM A rahe haiM, yaha bhI anucita hai / kyoMki ye bhoga mAniMda bhayaMkara bhujaMga ke mujhe pariNAma meM duHkha hI deMge / bhogoM kA phala naraka tiryaMca Adi gatiyoM kI prApti hai| unameM mujhe jarUra hI jAnA par3egA / evaM vahA~ para ghoratara vedanAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3egA / saMsAra meM dharma hove dhana na hove to dharma ke sAmane dhana kA na honA to acchA kiMtu binA dharma ke atizaya manohara, sAMsArika sukha kA kendra cakravartIpanA bhI acchA nahIM / saMsAra meM manuSya vidhavApana ko burA kahate haiM / kiMtu yaha unakI bar3I bhArI bhUla hai / vidhavApanA sarvathA burA nahIM / kyoMki pati yadi sanmArgagAmI ho aura vaha mara jAya taba to vidhavApanA burA hai| kiMtupati jItA ho aura vaha mithyAmArgI ho to usa hAlata meM vidhavApanA sarvathA burA nahIM hai / saMsAra meM bA~jha rahanA acchA / bhayaMkara vana kA nivAsa bhI uttama / agni meM jalakara aura viSa khAkara mara jAnA bhI acchA / tathA ajagara ke mukha meM praveza I Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam aura parvata se girakara mara jAnA bhI acchaa| evaM samudra meM DUbakara mara jAne meM bhI koI doSa nhiiN| kiMtu jina dharma rahita jIvana acchA nhiiN| pati cAhe anya uttamottama guNoM kA bhaMDAra ho| yadi vaha jinadharmI na ho to kisI kAma kA nhiiN| kyoMki kumArgagAmI pati ke sahavAsa se, usake sAtha bhoga bhogane se donoM janma meM aneka prakAra ke duHkha hI bhogane par3ate haiN| hAya bar3A kaSTa hai| maiMne pUrvabhava meM kauna ghora pApa kiyA thaa| jisase isa bhava meM mujhe jaina dharma se vimukha honA pdd'aa| hAya aba merA eka prakAra se jaina dharma se sambandha chUTa-sA hI gyaa| he durdaiva! tU mujhase kaba-kaba ke kiye gaye pApoM kA badalA le rahA hai| putra abhayakumAra! kyA mujhe bholI bAtoM meM phaMsAkara aise ghora saMkaTa meM DAlanA Apako yogya thA? athavA kaviyoM ne jo striyoM ko abalA kahakara pukArA hai so sarvathA ThIka hai| ye becArI vAstava meM abalA hI hai| binA samajhe-bUjhe hI dUsaroM kI bAta para caTa vizvAsa kara baiThatI hai| aura pIche pachatAtI hai| he dInabandhu ! jo manuSya priya vacana bola dUsare bhole jIvoM ko Thaga lete haiN| saMsAra meM kaise unakA bhalA hotA hogA? phusalAkara dUsaroM ko ThaganevAle saMsAra meM mahApAtakI gine jAte haiN| tathA aisA cirakAlaparyaMta vicAra kara rAnI celanA ne mauna dhAraNa kara liyaa| evaM ekAMta sthAna meM baiTha karuNAjanaka rudana karane lgii| rAnI celanA kI aisI dazA dekha samasta sakhiyA~ ghabarA giiN| celanA kI ciMtA dUra karane ke lie unhoMne aneka upAya kiye kintu koI bhI upAya saphala nahIM huaa| yahA~ taka ki rAnI celanA ne sakhiyoM ke sAtha bolanA bhI banda kara diyaa| vaha bArabAra apane jIvana kI nindA karane lgii| jinendra bhagavAna kI mAnasika pUjA aura unake stavana meM usane apanA mana lgaayaa| evaM isa duHkha se bAra-bAra use apane mAtA-pitA ko yAda AI to vaha rone bhI lagI // 2-17 / / kutazcittAdRzAM zrutvA tAM tanvaMgI mRdustanIM / AjagAma nRpo vegAt tatsadmavyAkulAzayaH // 18 // AhUya tAM nRpo'vAdIt priye tvaM kena hetunA / dukhasthAmIdRzAM prAptA maccittotkSepakAriNIm / / 16 / / ataH pUrvaM priye bAle tvadvaco nAkRtaM mayA / adyaprabhRti kurve'haM vacaste niyamena vai // 20 // madgRhe yena kenApi kayA vA marmakRdvacaH / jalpitaM yadi te brUhitasya daMDaM karomyahaM / / 21 // tvayIzi priye nUnaM mRtirme niyamAcchubhe / matprANArddhasamAM vemi tvAM majjIvagRhopamAM // 22 // duHkhinyAM tvayi me duHkhaM duHsthitAyAM ca duHsthitaa| duHkhinyAM tvayi me dhAmni kiMcinna sthitaM mama // 23 // Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam ataH kathaya matprANatulye pUrNedusanmukhe / prasIda muMca kAluSyaM vidhehi zubhasatkriyAM // 24 // rAnI celanA kI ciMtA kA samAcAra mahArAja zreNika ke kAna taka phuNcaa| ati vyAkula ho ve zIghra hI celanA ke pAsa aaye| celanA ko mauna dhAraNa dekha unheM ati duHkha huaa| rAnI celanA ke sAmane ve vinaya bhAva se isa prakAra kahane lage priye ! Aja tumhArI acAnaka yaha dazA kaise ho gaI ? jaba maiM tumhAre maMdira meM AtA thA to tumako sadA prasanna hI dekhatA thaa| maiMne Aja taka kabhI Apake citta para glAni na dekhii| aura usa samaya tuma merA pUrA-pUrA sammAna bhI karatI thiiN| Aja tumane merA sammAna bhI bisAra diyaa| Aja taka maiMne tumhArA koI kahanA bhI na ttaalaa| jisa samaya maiM tumhArA kisI kAma ke lie Agraha dekhatA thA phaurana karatA thA tathApi yadi mujhase tumhArI avajJA ho gaI ho to kSamA karo aba tumhArI avajJA na kI jaaygii| maiM tumhArA aba kahanA maanNgaa| yadi rAjamaMdira meM kisI ne tumhAre prati kaTuvacana kahe, tumhArI AjJA nahIM mAnI hai| so bhI mujhe kaho maiM abhI use daMDa dene ke lie taiyAra huuN| zubhe! mujhase thor3I-sI to bAtacIta kro| maiM tumhArI aisI dazA dekhane ke lie sarvathA asamartha huuN| tumhArI isa avasthA ne mujhe ardhamRtaka banA diyA hai| tumheM maiM apane Adhe prANa samajhatA huuN| tU mere jIvanarUpI ghara ke lie vizAla stambha hai| zubhAnane ! terI du:khamaya avasthA mujhe bhI duHkhamaya banA rahI hai| tere duHkhita hone para yaha samasta rAjamaMdira mujhe duHkhamaya hI pratIta ho rahA hai| pUrNa candrAnane! tU zIghra apane duHkha kA kAraNa kaha zIghra hI apanI manomalinatA dUra kara ! aura jaldI prasanna ho||18-24|| tato yathA kathaMcicca vaco'bhANitayAzubham / nA'zarmaparajaM rAjan kiMtu dharmodbhavaM mama // 25 // adharma tvadgRhe vIkSya rAjan duHkhaM mamAbhavat / na tvajjaM na ca baMdhUtthamAkarNyati nRpo jagau // 26 // rAjJi maddhAmni saddhoM varttate zarmasAdhakaH / tAthAgato'sti me devo vizvavijJAnapAragaH // 27 // bhagavAngururevAtra sevyoH bhUpairnarottamaiH / tatsevayA sukhaM rAzi phalaM svarmokSasaMbhavaM // 28 // mahArAja zreNika ke aise manohara vacana sunakara bhI prathama to rAnI celanA ne kucha bhI javAba na diyA kintu jaba usane mahArAja kA prema evaM Agraha adhika dekhA taba vaha kahane lagI-- Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jIvananAtha ! isa samaya jo Apa mujhe ciMtAyukta dekha rahe haiN| isa ciMtA kA kAraNa na to Apa haiN| aura na koI dUsarA manuSya hai| isa samaya mujhe ciMtA kisI dUsare hI kAraNa se ho rahI hai tathA vaha kAraNa merA jaina dharma kA chUTa jAtA hai| kRpAnAtha ! jaba se maiM isa rAjamaMdira meM AI hU~ eka bhI dina maiMne isameM nirgrantha muni ko nahIM dekhA! rAjamaMdira meM uttama dharma kI ora kisI kI dRSTi nhiiN| mithyA dharma kA adhikatara pracAra hai| saba loga bauddha dharma ko hI apanA hitakArI dharma mAna rahe haiN| kiMtu yaha unakI bar3I bhArI bhUla hai kyoMki yaha dharma nahIM kudharma hai| jIvoM ko kadApi isase sukha nahIM mila sktaa| rAnI celanA ke aise vacana suna mahArAja ati prasanna hue| unhoMne isa prakAra gambhIra vacanoM meM rAnI ke prazna kA uttara diyA priye! tuma yaha kyA khyAla kara rahI ho? mere rAjamaMdira meM saddharma kA hI pracAra hai| duniyA meM yadi dharma hai to yahI hai| yadi jIvoM ko sukha mila sakatA hai to isI dharma kI kRpA se mila sakatA hai| dekha ! mere sacce deva to bhagavAn buddha haiN| bhagavAna buddha samasta jJAna-vijJAnoM ke pAragAmI haiN| inase bar3hakara duniyA meM koI deva upAsya aura pUjya nhiiN| jo puraSa uttama puruSa haiM, apanI AtmA ke hita ke AkAMkSI haiM, unheM bhagavAna buddha kI hI pUjA-bhakti evaM stuti karanI caahie| kyoMki he priye ! bhagavAna buddha kI hI kRpA se jIvoM ko sukha milate haiN| aura inhIM kI kRpA se svarga-mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| mahArAja ke mukha se isa prakAra bauddha dharma kI tArIpha sana rAnI celanA ne uttara diyA // 25-28 // mahiSI vacanaM prAha tato rAjannarAdhipa / jinadharma binA dharmonA'nyo lokatraye mataH / / 26 / / nAnAjaMtudayApUrNaH kevalajJAnibhASitaH / dharmo nAkaM zivaM datte rAdhyamAno narottamaiH // 30 // aSTAdazamahAdoSakozamukta: zivapradaH / kevalajJAnane vADhyo devo loke virAgaviT / / 31 / / tatvaM bAbhAti jIvAdiparIkSAkSamamunnatam / jinairabhANi sanmAnanayanikSepanizcitam // 32 // kathaMcinnityatArUDhaM syAdanityaM dvayaM tathA / syAdavaktavyamityAdibhaMgarUDha manaMtayuk // 33 // sarvathAnityarUpAdihanyamAnaM pramANataH / tatvamarthakriyAbhAvAdvicAraM sahate na ca // 34 // nigraMthA sAdhavo jainA: zarmAdiguNaguMThitAH / guravo rAgamohAdihaMtArastapasAnvitAH // 35 // Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam parISahasahAH kAMtatyaktavastrAdivigrahAH / vaMdanIyAH satAM pUjyA nA'nye lobhAdimaMDitAH // 36 / / ahiMsA paramo dharmaH svargamokSAdisAdhakaH / ahiMsA paramaM jJAnamahiMsA paramaM tapaH / / 37 / / pUrvaM jIvAdisadbhade matvA tadrakSaNaM tataH / kArya sukRtasaMsiddhyai kAMta ! svasya hitAptaye // 38 // na jahAmi vRSaM jainaM prANAMte prANavallabha ! dharmAdamutra sAtaM syAjjinadharmAdRtenahi / / 36 / / prANanAtha ! Apa to bauddha dharma kI itanI tArIpha kara rahe haiM so bauddha dharma itanI tArIpha ke lAyaka hai hI nhiiN| usase jIvoM kA z2arA bhI hita nahIM ho sktaa| duniyA meM sarvottama dharma jainadharma hI hai| jaina dharma choTe-bar3e saba prakAra ke jIvoM para dayA ke upadeza se pUrNa hai| isakA varNana kevalI bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna se huA hai| jo bhavya jIva isa parama pavitra dharma kI bhaktipUrvaka ArAdhanA karatA hai| niyama se use ArAdhanA ke anusAra phala milatA hai| tathA he kRpAnAtha! isa jainadharma meM kSadhA, tRSA Adi aThAraha doSoM se rahita, samasta prakAra ke parigrahoM se vinirmukta kevalajJAnI evaM jIvoM ko yathArtha upadezadAtA to Apta kahA gayA hai| aura bhalI prakAra parIkSita jIva, ajIva, Azrava Adi sAta tattva kahe haiN| pramANa nayanikSepa Adi saMyukta ina sapta tattvoMkA varNana bhI kevalI bhagavAna kI divya dhvani se huA hai| ye sAtoM tattva kathaMcit nityatva aura kathaMciA anityatva ityAdi aneka dharma svarUpa haiN| yadi ekAMta rIti se ye sarvatattva sarvathA nitya aura anitya hI mAne jAe~ to inake svarUpa kA bhalI prakAra parijJAna nahIM ho sktaa| aura he svAmin ! jo sAdhu nigraMtha, uttama kSamA, uttama mArdava Adi uttamottama guNoM ke dhArI, mithyA andhakAra ko haTAnevAle, rAga, dveSa, moha Adi zatruoM ke vijayI, bAhyAbhyaMtara donoM prakAra ke tapa se vibhUSita bhalA prakAra pAraSahAka sahana karanevAle eva nagna digabara haiN| ve isa nAgama meM guru mAne gaye haiN| tathA bho prabho! jisase kisI prakAra ke jIvoM ke prANoM ko trAsa na ho aisA isa jaina siddhAMta meM ahiMsA parama dharma mAnA gayA hai| isI dharma kI kRpA se jIvoM kA kalyANa ho sakatA dayAsiMdho! yaha thor3A-sA jaina dharma kA svarUpa maiMne Apake sAmane nivedana kiyA hai| isakA vistArapUrvaka varNana sivAya bhagavAna kevalI ke dUsarA koI nahIM kara sktaa| aba Apa hI kaheM aise parama pavitra dharma kA kisa rIti se parityAga kiyA jA sakatA hai| merA vizvAsa hai jo jIva isa jaina dharma se vimukha evaM ghRNA karanevAle haiN| ve kadApi bhAgyazAlI nahIM kahe jA sakate // 26-36 // Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nirUpyeti sthitA rAjJI tUSNIgabhUyatA ca sA / babhANa rAjJi te rAjA rocate yacca tatkuru // 40 // asAtaM mA vidhehi tvaM virAma iti bhUpatau / sotkaMThitA zubhA rAjJI jinadharma cakAra ca / / 41 // jinArcA pUjayAmAsa kSaNena mahatA samam / caturdazyAM kadAcicca rAtrijAgaraNaM vyadhAt // 42 / / nRtyena vAdyanAdena gItena vaMzavAdanaH / kurvaMtI jinakalyANaM paThaMtI sA jinAgamaM // 43 / / nizAMtaM jinasaddharmamayaM cakre svabuddhitaH / paMcasannutivAcAlaM saddayApezalaM zubham / / 44 // bhagavaMtaH samAkarNya tathA taM vyAkulaM nRpam / bheNuH saMmarSasaMdIptA bhobhUbhadbho vizAMpate // 45 // rAnI celanA ke mukha se isa prakAra jaina dharma kA svarUpa grahaNa kara mahArAja niruttara ho gye| unhoMne aura kucha na kahakara mahArAnI se yahI kahA-priye ! jo tumheM zreyaskara mAlUma par3e, vahI kAma kro| kiMtu apane citta para kisI prakAra kI glAni na laao| maiM yaha nahIM cAhatA ki tuma kisI prakAra se du:khita rho| __ mahArAja ke mukha se aisA anukUla uttara pAkara rAnI celanA ati prasanna huii| aba rAnI celanA nirbhaya ho jaina dharma kI ArAdhana karane lgii| kabhI to rAnI celanA ne bhakti-bhAva se bhagavAna kA pUjana karanA prAraMbha kara diyA aura kabhI vaha aSTamI,caturdazI Adi paryoM meM upavAsa aura rAtri-jAgaraNa bhI karane lgii| tathA natya aura uttamottama gadya padyamaya gAyanoM se bhI usa bhagavAna kI stuti karanI prAraMbha kara dii| jainazAstroM kA vaha pratidina svAdhyAya karane lgii| rAnI celanA ko isa prakAra dharma para ArUr3ha dekha samasta ranivAsa usake dharmAtmApane kI tArIpha karane lgaa| yahA~ taka ki ginatI ke hI dinoM meM rAnI celanA ne samasta rAjamaMdira jaina dharmamaya kara diyaa| kadAcit bauddha sAdhuoM ko yaha patA lagA ki rAnI celanA jaina dharma kI parama bhakta hai| rAjamaMdira ko usane jaina dharma kA parama bhakta banA diyA hai| aura nagara evaM deza meM vaha jaina dharma pracArArtha zakti-bhara prayatna kara rahI hai| ve zIghra hI daur3ate-daur3ate rAjA zreNika ke pAsa aaye| aura krodha meM Akara mahArAja zreNika se isa prakAra kahane lage // 40-45 / / rAjyA vidhIyate jainaH svayaM dharmaH kathaMcana / kAryate cApareSAM vai dharmo jIvadayAmaya: / / 46 / / Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam tyAjyate saugato dharmaH kiM karttavyaM napAdhipa ! anayA kAryate zreyo jainaM vaMcanavidyayA // 47 // nRpo'bhANInmahAprItyA bodhanIyA budhottamAH / bhavadbhireSikA tUrNaM nAnyathA dharmasaMsthitiH // 48 // bho ! bhUbhRdbodhayiSyAmastAM zAstrAdisuvidyayA / piTakatrayavettAro vayaM vidyAnugAminaH / / 46 // abhyetya tAM tato bauddhA madoddIptA avAdiSuH / asmAkIno vRSaH kAryastvayA rAjJi hitAptaye // 50 // guravo yatra vartate bhAvakAzcelavarjitAH / pazuvallaMghanArUDhA jJAnavijJAna vaMcitAH // 51 // nagnAH kSapaNakA ye'tra mriyate'mutrajanmani / tAdRzA eva jAyate nagnA nAtra vicAraNA // 52 / / kSut tRSAkulitA ye'pi kSuttRSAkulitAstake / bhavaMtyamutra bho rAjJi mAnyate te kathaM tvayA // 53 / / vapaMti yAdazaM bIjaM janAH kSetre ca tAdazaM / tadvallabhate bho rAzi ! nAnyallabhyaM kadAcana // 54 / / ye bhujaMtIha sAtaM ca strIjaM bhojanasaMbhavam / vastrAdijaM sadAsAraM bhujaMti parajanmani // 55 // ato bauddhAngurUnrAjJi mAnayasva vidAvRtAn / pakSaM kSApaNakaM muktvA paralokA'sukhAvaham // 56 // ityudIrya sthite bauddhe'vAdItsA maarmNjrii| bhavadbhiritthamAvedi kathaM parabhavodbhavam // 57 // ityukte rAjJi te prAhurvayaM jJAnaparAyaNAH / yathAvadvizvamAvidmaH kA vArtA'trabhavAdijA // 58 // rAzyA'bhANi yadItthaM vai bhavatsujJAnamuttamam / bhojayitvA'khilAn bauddhAn zvo gRhISyAmitvadRSaM / / 56 // Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tataH pramuditAH sarve'bhUvan rAjJI prabodhanAt / samaitya nRpatiH zaMsAM cakre tasyAH pramodataH / / 60 / / rAjan ! hamane sunA hai ki rAnI celanA jaina dharma kI parama bhakta hai| vaha bauddha dharma ko eka ghRNita dharma mAnatI hai| bauddha dharma ko dharAtala meM pahu~cAne ke lie vaha pUrA-pUrA prayatna bhI kara rahI hai| yadi yaha bAta satya hai to Apa zIghra hI isake pratIkArtha koI upAya soceN| nahIM to bar3e bhArI anartha kI saMbhAvanA hai| bauddha guruoM ke aise vacana suna mahArAja ne aura to kucha bhI javAba na diyaa| kevala yahI kahA-pUjyavaro! rAnI ko maiM bahuta-kucha samajhA cukaa| usake dhyAna meM eka bhI bAta nahIM aatii| kRpAkara Apa hI usake pAsa jAyeM aura use smjhaaveN| yadi Apa isa bAta meM vilaMba kareMge to yAda rakhiye bauddha dharma kI aba khaira nhiiN| avazya rAnI bauddha dharma ko jar3a se ukhAr3ane ke lie pUrA-pUrA prayatna kara rahI hai| mahArAja ke aise vacanoM ne bauddha guruoM ke citta para kucha zAMti kA prabhAva DAla diyaa| unheM isa bAta se sarvathA dila meM tasallI ho gaI ki calo rAjA to bauddha dharma kA bhakta hai tathA unhoMne zIghra hI rAjA se kahA rAjan ! Apa kheda na kreN| hama abhI rAnI ko jAkara samajhAte haiN| hamAre lie yaha bAta kauna kaThina hai? kyoMki hama piTakatraya Adi aneka granthoM ke bhalI prakAra jJAtA haiN| hamArI jihvA sadA aneka zAstroM kA raMgasthala banI rahatI hai| aura bhI aneka vidyAoM ke hama pAragAmI haiN| aisA kahakara ve zIghra hI rAnI celanA ke pAsa aaye| aura isa prakAra upadeza dene lage celane ! hamane sunA hai ki tU jaina dharma ko parama pavitra dharma samajhatI hai| aura bauddha dharma se ghRNA karatI hai| so yaha terA vicAra sarvathA ayogya hai| tU yaha nizcaya samajha, saMsAra meM jIvoM ko hita karanevAlA hai to bauddha dharma hI hai| jaina dharma se kadApi jIvoMkA kalyANa nahIM ho sktaa| dekha! ye jitane digaMbara mata ke anuyAyI sAdhu haiM so pazu ke samAna haiM kyoMki pazu jisa prakAra nagna rahatA hai usI prakAra ye bhI nagna phirate rahate haiN| AhAra ke na milane se pazu jisa prakAra upavAsa karate haiM usIprakAra ye bhI AhAra ke abhAvase upavAsa karate haiN| tathA pazu ke samAna ye avicArita aura jJAnavijJAna rahita bhI haiM / aura he rAnI ! digaMbara sAdhu-jaise isa bhava meM dIna-daridrI rahate haiM parajanma meM bhI inakI yahI dazA rhegii| parajanma meM bhI inheM kisI prakAra ke vastra-bhojanoM kI prApti nahIM hogii| vartamAna meM jo digaMbara kSadhA-taSA Adi se vyAkala dIkhate haiN| parajanma meM bhI niyama se ye aise hI vyAkula rheNge| isameM koI saMdeha nhiiN| tathA he rAnI ! kSetra meM bIja bone para jaisA tadanurUpa phala utpanna hotA hai| usI prakAra samasta saMsArI jIvoM kI dazA hai / ve jaisA karma karate haiM niyama se unheM bhI vaisA hI phala milatA hai| yAda rakho yadi tuma ina bhikSuka digambara daridra Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam muniyoM kI sevA-zuzrUSA karogI to tumheM bhI inhIM ke samAna parabhava meM daridra evaM bhikSuka honA pdd'egaa| isalie aneka prakAra ke bhoga bhoganevAle, vastra Adi padArthoM se sukhI, bauddha sAdhuoM kI hI tU bhaktipUrvaka sevA kr| inheM hI apanA hitaiSI mAna jisase parabhava meM tujhe aneka prakAra ke bhoga bhogane meM aaveN| pativrate ! aba tujhe cAhie ki tU zIghra hI apane citta se jaina muniyoM kI bhakti nikAla de| buddhimAna loga kalyANa-mArgagAmI hote haiN| saccA kalyANakArI mArga bhagavAna buddha kA hI hai| bauddha guruoM kA aisA upadeza suna rAnI celanA se na rahA gyaa| bar3I gaMbhIratA evaM sabhyatA se usane zIghra hI pUchA bauddha guruo! ApakA upadeza maiMne sunA kiMtu mujhe isa bAta kA saMdeha raha gayA, Apa yaha bAta kaise jAnate haiM ki digambara muniyoM kI sevA se parabhava meM kleza bhogane par3ate haiM, dIna-daridrI honA par3atA hai| aura bauddha guruoM kI sevA se yaha eka bhI bAta nahIM hotii| bauddha guru-sevA se manuSya parabhava meM sukhI rahate haiM ityAdi / kRpAkara mujhe zIghra kaheM--- rAnI ke ina vacanoM ko suna bauddha guruoM ne kahA-celane! tumheM isa bAta meM saMdeha nahIM karanA caahie| hama sarvajJa haiN| parabhava kI bAta batAnA hamAre sAmane koI bar3I bAta nhiiN| hama vizva-bhara kI bAteM batA sakate haiN| bauddha guruoM ke aise vacana suna rAnI celanA ne kahA bauddha guruo! yadi Apa akhaMDa jJAna ke dhAraka sarvajJa haiM to maiM kala Apako bhaktipUrvaka bhojana karAkara Apake mata ko grahaNa kruuNgii| Apa isa viSaya meM z2arA bhI saMdeha na kareM rAnI ke mukha se ye vacana suna bauddha guruoM ko parama saMtoSa ho gyaa| harSita citta ho, ve zIghra hI mahArAja ke pAsa Aye aura sArA samAcAra mahArAja ko kaha sunaayaa| bauddha guruoM ke mukha se rAnI kA isa prakAra vacana suna mahArAja bhI ati prasanna hue| unheM bhI pUrA vizvAsa ho gayA ki aba rAnI jarUra bauddha bana jaayegii| tathA rAnI kI bhA~ti-bhAMti se prazaMsA karate hue mahArAja zIghra hI usake pAsa gaye aura usake mukhapara bhI isa prakAra prazaMsA karane lge||46-60|| tvaM dhanyAsi mahArAjJi saphalaM te'dyajanma ca / saphalaM jIvitaM te'dya saddharmagrahAtpriye // 61 // vittaghoTakadezAdau vAchAM teyatra varttate / vAMchayasvAdyacittasthaM taddadAmi sudharmataH // 62 // tato'nnapAna pakvAnnamodakaM vyaMjanAnvitam / rAzyA niSpAdya te sarve AhUtA nijamaMdire // 63 // Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sanmAnitAstayA sarve siMhAsana vidhAnataH / tatprazaMsA karairvAkyai manonmAnAdidAnataH // 64 // sA teSAM pAdadhAvAdikArayitvA nije nije / pade tAn sthApayAmAsa bhuktyai bhojanalolupAn / / 65 / / nAnAvidhaM ca pakvAnnaM nAnAmodakamaMDakam / pAyasaM lApanazrIM ca pracurAjyaM sapUpakam // 66 // tebhyo vyaMjanarAzi ca rAjabhogyaM samodanam / mudgAdikaM mumocAzu te bhuMjaMtyatilolupAH // 67 // tatparIkSA kRte dakSA teSAM vAmAMhrijAM parAm / upAnahamupAdAyaikaikAM khaMr3IcakAra ca // 68 // tatsUkSmAM zAnsamAdAya tatrAmle jatukAkule / nikSipya mudgavelAyAM tebhyastadvayaMjanaM dadau // 66 // susvAdato vizeSeNa bubhujaste ca vyaMjanaM / tatastatrAdiparyaMtaM jemuste sAmla vyaMjanam // 70 // nijaM saMcacamya tadA sarve gRhItvA AvAdiSuH pramAdeneti gRhANa rAjJi tvadvAkyataH sarvairbhuktaM taddhAmni vegataH / urarIkuru saddharmaM bauddha satsAta siddhaye // 72 // ityukte sA vaco'vAdIdgaMtavyaM bho nije mate / idAnIM bhagavadbhizcA gamiSyAmi bhavadgRham // 73 // kariSyAmi bhavadvAkyaM tatra nAtravicAraNA / iti prokte gRhaM gaMtukAmAH prANahitAM nijAM // 74 // vAmAM na lokayaMti sma sarve vyAkulamAnasAH / pRSTeti sA kva caikaikA rAjJi prANahitA gatA / / 75 / / hAsyaM no gurubhiH sAkaM vidheyaM nRpavallabhe / pAdatrANamato dehi hAsyaM yogye zubhaM khalu // 76 // pUgapatrakaM / vRSaM // 71 // Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam AkarNeti mRgAkSI sA'bhANIdbho bauddhanAyakAH / matvA bodhena gRhaNaMtu tAM bhavantazca jJAninaH // 77 // nAsti rAjJIdRzaM jJAnamasmatsu ca tadA jagau / yadIdRzaM na vijJAnaM jAnIdhve mugdhamAnasAH // 78 // priye ! Aja tuma dhanya ho / guruoM ke upadeza se tumane bauddha dharma dhAraNa karane kI pratijJA kara lI / zubhe ! dhyAna rakho bauddha dharma se bar3hakara duniyA meM koI bhI dharma hitakArI nahIM / Aja terA janma saphala huaa| aba tumheM jisa bAta kI abhilASA ho, zIghra kho| maiM abhI use pUrNa karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| tathA isa prakAra kahate-kahate mahArAja ne rAnI celanA ko uttamottama padArtha banAne kI zIghra hI AjJA de dI / 173 mahArAja kI AjJA pAte hI rAnI celanA ne zIghra hI bhojana banAnA prArambha kara diyA / laDDU, khAje Adi uttamottama padArtha tatkAla taiyAra ho gye| jisa samaya mahArAja ne dekhA ki bhojana taiyAra hai, zIghra hI unhoMne bar3e vinaya se guruoM ko bulAvA bheja diyaa| aura rAjamaMdira meM unake baiThane ke sthAna kA zIghra prabandha bhI karA diyA / guruNa isa bAta kI ciMtA meM baiThA hI thA ki nimaMtraNa Ave aura kaba hama rAjamaMdira meM bhojanArthaM caleM / jyoMhI nimaMtraNa- samAcAra pahu~cA / zIghra hI sabhI ne apane vastra pahane / aura rAjamaMdira kI ora cala diye / rAjamaMdira meM praveza karate samaya rAnI celanA ne unheM dekhA to unakA bar3A bhArI sammAna kiyaa| unake guNoM kI prazaMsA kI / evaM jaba ve bauddha guru apane-apane sthAnoM para baiTha gaye / rAnI celanA ne namratA se unakA pAda prakSAlana kiyA / tathA unake sAmane uttamottama suvarNamaya thAla rakhakara bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke laDDU, khIra, zrIkhaMDa, rAjAoM ke khAne yogya bhAta, mUMga ke laDDU ityAdi svAdiSTa padArthoM ko parosa diyaa| aura bhojana ke lie prArthanA bhI kara dI / rAnI kI prArthanA sunate hI guruoM ne bhojana karanA prArambha kara diyaa| kabhI to ve khIra khAne lage / aura kabhI unhoMne laDDuoM para hAtha jmaayaa| bhojana ko uttama evaM svAdiSTa samajha ve mana-hI-mana ati prasanna hone lage / aura bAra-bAra rAnI kI prazaMsA karane lage / / jisa samaya rAnI ne bauddha guruoM ko bhojana meM ati magna dekhA zIghra hI usane apanI priya dAsI bulaaii| aura yaha AjJA dI / tU abhI rAjamaMdira ke daravAje para jA, aura guruoM ke bAe~ pairoM ke jUte lAkara zIghra unake choTe-choTe Tukar3e kara mujhe de rAnI kI AjJA pAte hI dUtI cala dI / usane vahA~ se jUtA lAkara aura unake mahIna Tukar3e kara zIghra hI rAnI ko de diye / tathA rAnI ne unheM zIghra hI kisI nikRSTa chAcha meM DAla diyA evaM unameM khUba masAlA milAkara zIghra thor3A-thor3A kara guruoM ke sAmane parosa diyA / jisa samaya madhura bhojanoM se unakI tabIyata akulA gaI taba unhoMne yaha samajhA ki yaha koI adbhuta caTapaTI cIja hai zIghra hI una chAcha mizrita Tukar3oM ko khA gaye / evaM bhojana ke anta Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam meM rAnI dvArA tAMbUla, ilAyacI Adi cIjoM ko khAkara aura saba-ke-saba rAnI ke pAsa Akara isa prakAra use upadeza dene lage sundarI ! dekha terI prArthanA se hama sabhI ne rAjamaMdira meM Akara bhojana kiyA hai| aba tU zIghra hI bauddha dharma ko dhAraNa kr| zIghra hI apanI AtmA bauddha dharma kI kRpA se pavitra bnaa| aba tujhe jaina dharma se sarvathA sambandha chor3a denA caahie| bauddha guruoM kA aisA upadeza suna rAnI ne vinaya se uttara diyA-zrI guruo! Apa apaneapane sthAnoM para jAkara viraajeN| maiM Apake yahA~ aauuNgii| aura vahIM para bauddha dharmadhAraNa kruuNgii| isa viSaya meM Apa z2arA bhI sandeha na kreN| rAnI celanA ke aise vinaya vacana suna ve saba guru ati prasanna hue| aura apane-apane maThoM ko cala diye| jisa samaya ve daravAje para aaye| aura jyoMhI unhoMne apane bAeM paira ke jUtoM ko na dekhA ve ekadama ghabarA gye| Apasa meM eka-dUsare kA muMha tAkane lge| evaM kucha samaya idhara-udhara anveSaNa kara ve zIghra hI rAnI ke pAsa aaye| aura rAnI se jUtoM ke bAbata khaa| evaM rAnI ko DA~Tane bhI lage ki tujhe guruoM ke sAtha ha~so nahIM karanI caahie| bauddha guruoM kA yaha caritra dekha rAnI ha~sane lgii| usane zIghra hI uttara diyA-guruo! Apa to isa bAta kI DIMga mArate the ki hama sarvajJa haiN| aba ApakA yaha sarvajJapanA kahA~ gayA? Apa hI apane jJAna se jAneM ki Apake jUte kahA~ haiN| rAnI ke aise vacana suna bauddha bar3e chke| unake ceharoM se prasannatA to kosoM dUra kinArA kara gii| aba rAnI ke sAmane unase dUsarA to koI bahAnA na bana skaa| kiMtu lAcArI se yahI javAba denA par3A-sundarI! hama logoM meM aisA jJAna nahIM ki hama isa bAta ko jAna leM ki hamAre jate kahA~ haiM ? kRpA kara Apa hI hamAre jate batA diijie| bauddha guruoM ke aise vacana suna rAnI celanA kA zarIra mAre krodha ke bhabhaka uThA kucha samaya pahale jo vaha apane pavitra dharma kI niMdA suna cukI thii| usa niMdA ne use aura bhI krodhita banA diyaa| bauddha guruoM ko binA javAba diye usase nahIM rahA gayA, yaha kahane lgii||61-7|| digaMbaragati ramyAM kathaM bho vaMcanodyatAH / alIkabhASiNo yUyaM sarvamugdhapratArakAH / / 76 / / na jAnImo gati rAjJi teSAM jJAnena nizcitaM / upAnaho drutaM dehi yato'TAmaH svamaMdiram / / 80 // bhAvatkaM vastu cAstyeva bhavatpArveSu saugatAH / asmAkaM sannidhau nAsti bhavatsu khalu vidyate // 81 // Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 175 bho rAjJi! cavitA'smAbhiH kiM punaH punarAdarAt / bhavadArAcca varttateti pratipAdyate tvayA // 82 // bhaviSyaMti tathaivAtra dApayAmi kuto drutaM / ityukte hriyamANAste cakru ranyonya lokanaM / / 83 // pAdatrANasya kiM jAtaM bhakSaNaM kRtachadmanA / vitayeti ca kopena vamitaM tatra saugataH / / 84 / / dadRzuzcarmakhaMDAni tatra te cAMgame jayAH / / lalajjire'jinAzitvAnnidayaMtaH svabhojanaM / / 85 // jagmustato nijAvAsaM manyamAnAH svavaMcanam / bauddhA vibuddhitAM nItAH sphItalajjAparAyaNAH / / 86 // zreNikAgre nirUpyAzu mahiSIsaMbhavaM tadA / Asate nijasadrAmni te smaraMtaH parAbhavaM / / 87 / / bauddha guruo! jaba tuma jina dharma kA svarUpa hI nahIM jAnate to tumheM usakI niMdA karanI sarvathA anucita thii| binA samajhe bolanevAle manuSya pAgala kahe jAte haiN| tuma loga kadApi gurupada ke yogya nahIM ho| kiMtu bhole-bhAle prANiyoM ke vaMcaka asatyavAdI, mAyAcArI evaM pApI ho| rAnI ke mukha se aise kaTu vacana sunakara bhI bauddha guruoM ke mukha se kucha bhI javAba na niklaa| ve bAra-bAra usase yahI prArthanA karane lage--kRpayA Apa hamAre jUte de deM, jisase hama AnaMdapUrvaka apane-apane sthAna cale jaayeN| isa prakAra bauddha guruoM kI aba prArthanA vizeSa dekhI to rAnI ne javAba diyA bauddha guruo! ApakI coja Apake hI pAsa hai| aura isa samaya bhI vaha Apake hI pAsa hai| Apa vizvAsa rakheM ApakI cIja kisI dUsare ke pAsa nhiiN| rAnI celanA ke ye vacana sunakara bauddha guru bar3e bigdd'e| ve kupita ho, isa prakAra rAnI se kahane lage-rAnI, yaha tU kyA kahatI hai ? hamArI cIja hamAre pAsa hai, bhalA batA to vaha cIja kahA~ hai ? kyA hamane use cabA lI? tujhe hama sAdhuoM ke sAtha kadApi aisA vyavahAra nahIM karanA caahie| guruoM ke aise vacana suna rAnI ne javAba diyaa| guruo! Apa ghabarAie nahIM, ApakI cIja Apake pAsa hai, maiM abhI use nikAlakara detI huuN| rAnI ke ina vacanoM ne bauddha guruoM ko buddhihIna banA diyaa| ve bAra-bAra socane lageyaha rAnI kyA kahatI hai ? yaha bAta kyA ho gaI ? mAlUma hotA hai isa nirdaya rAnI ne hameM jUtoM kA bhojana karA diyaa| tathA aisA vicAra karate-karate unhoMne zIghra hI krodha se vamana kara diyaa| phira kyA thA? jUtoM ke Tukar3e to unake peTa meM abhI virAjamAna hI the| jyoMhI vamana meM unhoMne jatoM ke Tukar3e dekhe, unake hoza ur3a gye| aba ve bAra-bAra rAnI kI niMdA karane lage tathA Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam rAnI dvArA kiye hae parAbhava se lajjita evaM adhomukha ho ve zIghra hI mahArAja kI sabhA meM gaye aura jo-jo rAnI ne unakA apamAna kiyA thA, sArA mahArAja ko jA sunaayaa| evaM rAjamaMdira meM ati anAdara ko pA, ve cupacApa apane-apane sthAnoM ko cale gye| rAnI ke sAmane unake jJAna kI kucha bhI kadra nahIM huI // 76-87 / / anyadA bhUribhUmIza sevitAMhriH narAdhipaH / / prazaMsAM svagurozcakre mRgAkSyagre svabuddhitaH / / 88 // padmanetre zubhAMge ca jJAnino vizvavedakAH / asmadIyAH parAM kASTAM prAptAzca guravaH parAH / / 86 / / kadA vidaMti saMprazne rAjJi dhyAnaparAyaNAH / Asate te yadA sarve tadAtmAnaM zivAlayaM // 10 // nayaMti paramaM tattvaM gamayaMti sphuratprabhAH / tadA sA mahiSI prAha tathAsthAn darzayasvame / / 61 / / aMgIkaromi taddharmaM matvA tattvaM ca saugataM / prekSAvaMto na gRhNatyaparIkSya sukRtaM yataH // 62 // pakSapAtAcca gRhNati ye vRSaM yuktivarjitam / parIkSAkSamamityAhustAn zaThAnzaThasaMgatAn / / 63 // ataH parIkSya nAthAdyAkarNya tatvaM ca saugatam / lAsyAmi te vRSaM svAmin dRSTvA ___ tAn ghyAnasaMsthitAn // 14 // tatastadane bhUpAlo nirUpya vAkprabaMdhanaM / kAryaM tathA bhavadbhizca purAbahizca maMDape // 65 // tatastanmaMDape sarve vidhAya vAtadhAraNam / netronmIlanasaMtyaktA niHzvAsA akriyAH punaH // 66 // udIrNasadRzAstasthuH karavyApAradUragAH / vaktrabhra bhaMganirmuktA vyAhArAdiparAGa mukhAH // 17 // tathAsthAnsA parijJAyA jagAma zivikAM parAm / ArUhya tAnvilokyAzu papraccha paramaM vRSam / / 68 // Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 177 kadAcit rAjagRha nagara meM eka vizAla bauddha sAdhuoM kA saMgha aayaa| saMgha ke Agamana kA samAcAra evaM prazaMsA mahArAja ke kAnoM meM bhI pdd'ii| mahArAja ati prasanna ho zIghra hI rAnI celanA ke pAsa gye| aura una sAdhuoM kI prazaMsA karane lge| priye manohare! hamAre guru atizaya jJAnI haiM, tapa kI utkRSTa sImA ko prApta haiN| samasta saMsAra unake jJAna meM jhalakatA hai| aura parama pavitra haiN| manohare ! jaba koI unase kisI prakAra kA prazna karatA hai to ve dhyAna meM atizaya lIna hone ke kAraNa bar3I kaThinatA se usakA javAba dete haiN| dhyAna se ve apanI AtmA ko sAkSAt mokSa meM le jAte haiN| evaM ve vAstavika tattvoM ke upadezaka haiM aura daidIpyamAna zarIra se zobhita haiN| mahArAja ke mukha se isa prakAra bauddha sAdhuoM kI prazaMsA suna rAnI celanA ne vinaya se uttara diyA kRpAnAtha ! yadi Apake guru aise pavitra evaM dhyAnI haiM to kRpA kara mujhe bhI unake darzana kraaiye| aise parama pavitra mahAtmAoM ke darzana se maiM bhI apane janma ko pavitra kruuNgii| Apa isa bAta kA vizvAsa rakheM yadi merI nigAha para bauddha dharma kA saccApana jaga gayA aura ve sAdhu sacce sAdha nikale to maiM tatkAla bauddha dharma ko dhAraNa kara lNgii| majhe isa bAta kA koI Agraha nahIM ki maiM jaina dharma kI hI bhakta banI rhuuN| parantu binA parIkSA liye dUsare ke kathana mAtra se maiM jaina dharma kA parityAga nahIM kara sktii| kyoMki heyopAdeya ke jAnakAra jo manuSya binA samajhe-bujhe dUsare ke kathana mAtra se uttama mArga ko chor3a dUsare mArga para cala par3ate haiM ve zaktihIna mUrkha kahe jAte haiN| aura kisI prakAra ve apanI AtmA kA kalyANa nahIM kara sakate haiN| mahArAnI ke aise niSpakSa vacanoM se mahArAja ko rAnI kA citta kucha bauddha dharma kI ora khicA huA dIkha pdd'aa| evaM rAnI ke kathanAnusAra unhoMne zIghra hI eka maMDapa taiyAra karAyA aura vaha grAma ke bAhara zIghra hI thor3e hI samaya meM banakara taiyAra ho gyaa| maMDapa taiyAra hone para idhara bauddha guruoM ne to maMDapa meM samAdhi lgaaii| dRSTi baMda kara, zvAsa rokakara, kASTa kI putalI ke samAna ve nizceSTa baiTha gye| udhara rAnI ko bhI isa bAta kA patA lagA vaha zIghra pAlako taiyAra karAkara unake darzanArtha aaii| evaM kisI bauddha guru se bauddha dharma ke viSaya meM jAnane ke lie vaha prazna karane lgii||88-68|| vaTu kazcittadA'vAdInmAtaH siddhiM gatA yataH / eteSAM dehino bauddhA na vadaMti layaM gatAH / / 66 / / tanmAyAnirAsArthaM maMDape'gnimadIpayat / sakhIbhiH kuzalA tAvadRSTvA te maMDapaM jvalat // 10 // Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 zrozubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nAzayAmAsurunnidrAzcakitAzcalasAnasAH / rAjJo nirUpayAmAsAsurva ttAMtaM vismayapradaM // 101 // tato mRgekSaNA vegAdAgatya nijamaMdiraM / hasaMtI kArayAmAsa jinadharmaprabhAvanAM // 102 / / tatastAM bhUpatiH prApyA vocadAmarcamAnasaH / kAMte ? 'kAri tvayA kiM taduSTatvaM zreSThaniMditaM // 103 // vidhIyate na bhaktizcenmAraNe kA matistava / / kiM ca jainemate dharmo dayAprAdhAranyapUrvakaH / / 104 / / hanyamAneSu bauddheSu kRpA kvAste mRgekSaNe / vayaM jainA vayaM jainA iti kiM pratipAdyate / / 10 / / ekiMdriyAdijaMtUnAM rakSaNaM jainazAsane / kathaM vidhIyate hiMsA paMcAkSANAM ca saMkadA / / 106 / / nAmamAtreNa jainatvaM tvayAste prANavallabhe / nanu sAkSAt trizuddhayA ca jainatvaM jaMturakSakaM / / 107 / / Akarpoti prahasyAzujagau vAcaM shubhaannaa| zRNu vRttAMtamekaM ca bho kAMta ! smayadAyakaM // 108 / / rAnI ke prazna ko bhalI prakAra sunakara bhI kisI bhI bauddha guru ne uttara nahIM diyaa| kintu pAsa hI brahmacArI baiThA thA, usane kahA-mAta! yaha samasta sAdhuvRnda isa samaya dhyAna meM lIna haiN| samasta sAdhuoM kI AtmA isa samaya siddhAlaya meM virAjamAna haiN| dehayukta bhI isa samaya ve siddha haiN| isalie inhoMne Apake prazna kA javAba nahIM diyA hai| brahmacArI ke aise vacana suna rAnI celanA ne aura kucha bhI javAba nahIM diyaa| unheM mAyAdArI samajha, mAyA ko prakaTa karane ke lie usane zIghra hI maMDapa meM Aga lagA dii| aura unakA dRzya dekhane ke lie eka ora khar3I ho gii| evaM kucha samaya bAda rAjamaMdira meM A gii| phira kyA thA ? agni jalate hI bauddha guruoM kA dhyAna na jAne kahA~ calA gyaa| kucha samaya pahale to ve nizcala dhyAnArUr3ha baiThe the, ve aba idhara-udhara vyAkula ho daur3ane lge| aura rAnI kA sArA kRtya unhoMne mahArAja ko jA sunaayaa| bauddha guruoM ke ye vacana suna abakI to mahArAja kupita ho gye| ve yaha samajha ki rAnI ne bar3A anucita kAma kiyA, zIghra hI usake pAsa Aye aura isa prakAra kahane lage Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 179 sundarI ! maMDapa meM jAkara tUne yaha ati niMdya evaM nIca kAma kyoM kara DAlA? are! yadi terI bauddha dharma para zrAddha nahIM hai| bauddha sAdhuoM ko tU DhoMgI sAdhu samajhatI hai to tU unakI bhakti na kara / yaha kauna buddhimAnI thI ki maMDapa meM Aga lagA tUne una becAroM ke prANa lene cAhe / kAMte! jo tU apane jaina dharma kI DIMga mAra rahI hai, so yaha terI DIMga aba sarvathA vyartha mAlama par3atI hai| kyoMki jaina siddhAnta meM dharma dayA-pradhAna mAnA gayA hai| dayA usI kA nAma hai jo ekendriya se paMcendriparyaMta jIvoM kI prANa-rakSA kI jaay| kiMtu tere isa duSTa bartAva se usa dayAmaya dharma kA pAlana kahA~ ho sakA? tUne ekadama paMcendriya jIvoM ke prANa vighAta ke lie sAhasa kara DAlA yaha bar3A anartha kiyaa| aba terA hama jaina haiM, hama jaina haiM, yaha kahanA AlApa mAtra hai isa duSTa karma se tujhe koI jainI nahIM batalA sktaa| mahArAja ko isa prakAra ati kupita dekha rAnI celanA ne bar3I vinaya evaM zAMti se isa prakAra nivedana kiyA kRpAnAtha ! Apa kSamA kreN| maiM Apako eka vicitra AkhyAyikA sunAtI huuN| Apa kRpayA use dhyAnapUrvaka suneN| aura merA isa kArya meM kitane aMza aparAdha huA hai| usa para vicAra kareM // 6-108 // vatsadezo'sti vikhyAto viziSTajanapUrita / samasti nigamaiH pUrNo vistIrNo guNibhirjanaH // 106 / / purI narakRtAvAsA kauzAMbI tatra rAjate / rAjadrAjanikAyADhyA zubhADhyadRDhapUritA // 110 // tacchAstAvRSapAkena vasupAlobabhUva ca / vasudhArapradAnena kalpavRkSAyate ca yaH // 11 // yazasvinI ti sannAmnA mahiSI yoSitAM guNaiH / yazasvinI suvikhyAtA tasyAbhUnmRgalocanA // 112 / / zreSThI sAgaradattAkhyA Aste sAgaravarddhanI / gaMbhIro gaNavAnvIro rAjamAnyo vidAMvaraH // 113 / / bhAryA vasumatI tasya tanmanaH padmacaMdramA / cAruvaktrA vicArajJA tanvaMgI kaThinastanI // 114 / / tatraivAste dhanI cAnyaH zreSThI zreSThakriyAgraNIH / samudradatta ityAkhya: kAMtA sAgaradattikA // 11 // ekadA zreSThinau dvau ca hasaMtau tiSThato mudA / ekatrasnehavRddhayarthaM tadAkhyaddivatIyo vaNik // 116 // Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zreSThin sAgaradattAkhya yadi putro bhavettava / bhAgadheyAttathA putrI bhavenme daivayogataH // 117 // anyonyaM bhavitavyo vai vivAho nizcayena bho| viparyaye'pi karttavyaM tathaiva snehasiddhaye // 118 // isI jambUdvIpa meM manohara-manohara gAMvoM meM zobhita, dhanika evaM vidvAnoM se bhUSita, eka vatsa deza hai / vatsa deza meM eka kauzAMbI nagarI hai| jo kauzAMbI uttamottama bAga-bagIcoM se, devatulya manuSyoM se svargapurI kI zobhA ko dhAraNa karatI hai| kauzAMbIpurI kA svAmI jo nItipUrvaka pratApAlaka, kalpavRkSa ke samAna dAtA jisakA nAma rAjA vasupAla thaa| rAjA vasupAla kI paTarAnI kA nAma azvinI thaa| rAnI azvinI striyoM ke pradhAna guNoM kI Akara, mRganayanA, candravadanA evaM ramaNI ratna thii| sAgaradatta apAra dhana kA svAmI thaa| aneka guNayukta hone ke kAraNa rAjya-mAnya aura vidvAna thaa| sAgaradatta kI strI kA nAma vasumatI thaa| vasumatI rAtrI vikasI kamaloM ko cA~danI ke samAna sadA sAgaradatta ke mana ko prasanna karatI rahatI thii| mukha se candra zobhA ko bhI nIce karanevAlI thii| evaM pratyeka kArya ko vicArapUrvaka karatI thii| / usI samaya kauzAMbIpurI meM samudradatta nAma kA zreSTha bhI nivAsa karatA thaa| samudradatta sampanna dhanI thaa| dharmAtmA evaM aneka guNoM kA bhaMDAra thaa| zreSThi samudradatta kI priya bhAryA sAgaradattA thI jo ki atizaya rUpavatI, guNavatI evaM patibhaktA thii| ___ kadAcit seThI sAgaradatta aura samudradatta AnaMdapUrvaka eka sthAna meM baiThe the| paraspara meM aura bhI sneha vaddhayartha seThI samadradatta ne sAgaradatta se kahA-priya sAgaradatta! Apa eka kAma kreN| yadi bhAgyavaza Apake putra aura mere putrI athavA mere putra aura Apake putrI hove to una donoM kA Apasa meM vivAha kara denA cAhie jisase hamArA aura ApakA sneha dinoMdina bar3hatA hI calA jaay| samudradatta ke aise vacana suna sAgaradatta ne kahA-jo Apa kahate haiM, so mujhe maMjUra hai| maiM Apake vacanoM se bAhara nahIM huuN||106-118|| pratipannaM tathA tAbhyAM tadA snehakRte mudA / kiyatkAle suto jAto vasumatyAM ca sAgarAt // 116 // vasumitrAbhidhaH sarparUpaH sAdhvasadAyakaH / / anyayostanujA jAtA nAgadattA ca devata: / / 120 // kanatkanakadehAbhA vikasatpadmalocanA / saMpUrNavidhusadvaktrA sadrUpA sadguNAkulA // 121 / / saMpUrNe yauvane jAtastayorvAkyanibaMdhanAt / vivAhazca mahAbhUtyA nAnAkSaNaparAtmanoH / / 122 / / Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ peNika purANam 181 anyadA yauvanaiH pUrNA kanatkanakakaMkaNAm / hArihArasamAkIrNAM vistIrNavasanAvahAm // 123 // nAgadattAM samAlokyA'rodItsAgaradattikA / hA hA putri! kva saubhAgyaM hArUpaM hA kalA kva ca // 124 // hA sute devakanyAbhe gatiste kva manoramA / kva nAgo bhISaNo rUpIpAdahastAtigo zubhaH // 125 // durdamaM ceSTitaM jJeyaM vidherloke surezvaraiH / anyathA cititaM pUrvaM vidhinA cAnyadhA kRtaM // 126 // hAkAra mukharAM vASpa pUrAsyAM vIkSya mAtaraM / rudaMtI tanujA vocadvilApaH kiM vidhIyate // 127 // kucha dina bAda zreSThi sAgaradatta ke bhAgyAnusAra eka putra jo ki sarpakI AkRti kA dhAraka evaM bhayAvaha utpanna huA thaa| aura usakA nAma vasumina rakhA gyaa| tathA zreSTha samudradatta kI seThAnI sAgaradattA ke yahA~ eka putrI utpanna huii| jo putrI candravadanA, manoharA, suvarNa varNA evaM aneka guNoM kI Akara thii| aura usakA nAma nAgadattA rakhA gyaa| kadAcit kumAra aura kumArI ne yauvanAvasthA meM padArpaNa kiyaa| inheM vivAha ke sarvathA yogya jAna bar3e samAroha se donoM kA vivAha kiyA gyaa| evaM vivAha ke bAda ve donoM daMpatI sAMsArika sukha kA anubhava karane lge| mAtA kA putrI para adhika prema rahatA hai| yadi putrI kisI kaSTamaya avasthA meM ho to mAtA ati du:kha mAnatI hai| kadAcit putrI nAgadattA para sAgaradattA kI dRSTi pdd'ii| use hAra Adi uttamottama bhUSaNoM se bhUSita, kamalAkSI kanakavarNI dekha vaha isa prakAra mana-hI-mana rudana karane lgii| punI! kahA~ to terA manohara rUpa, saubhAgya, uttama kula evaM manohara gati ? aura kahA~ bhayaMkara zarIra kA dhAraka, hAtha-paira rahita evaM azubha terA pati nAga? hAya durdaiva ! tujhe sahasra bAra dhikkAra hai| tUne kyA jAnakara yaha saMyoga milaayaa| athavA ThIka hai terI gati vicitra hai| bar3e-bar3e deva bhI terI gati ke pate lagAne meM hairAna haiN| taba hama kauna cIja haiN| hAya, vicArA to kucha aura thA, ho kucha aura hI gyaa| mAtA ko isa prakAra rudana karatI dekha putrI nAgadattA kA bhI citta pighala gayA usane zIghra hI vinaya se sAMtvanApUrvaka kahA Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam mAtaH ! Aja kyA huA? tU mujhe dekha acAnaka hI kyoMkara vilApa karane laga gii| kRpA kara isakA kAraNa zIghra mujhe kh-||116-127|| tadA sA vacanaM prAha nAgadatte tavedRzIM / bhogAdirihitAvasthAM prekSya rodimi bharta jAM / / 128 // prahasya tanujAvocacchu tvA maatRvcstdaa| mArodiSi pravakSye'haM caritraM bharta jazubhe // 126 // mamezo'hin pravizyAzu mAtaH peTarakaM mudA / sapIbhUtvA samAste ca sukhena sukhasaMgataH // 130 // peTArakAdvinisRtya kSaNadAyAM narottamaH / bhUtvA bhUnaktisadbhogAnmayA sAkaM niraMtaraM // 131 // mAtA baMbhaNyate putri peTArakaM kSipojjhitaM / dehi me lokanAyaiva kadAcinnAgadattayA // 132 // tasyai peTArake datte tayA dagdhaM ca tnmdaa|| tataH prabhRti rAjeMdra naro bhUtvA sthitaH sadA // 133 / / tadvadrAjaMzca bauddhAnAM siddhasthAne gate nari / zarIradahane doSo varttate kazca kathyatAM // 134 / / zarIradahanAtsarve siddhatvapadamAzritAH / Asate zivamAsthAnaM dehinaH saugatAH khalu / / 13 / / punarAgamane rAjannazarmabhavasaMbhavam / rAgadveSodbhavaM nAtha te bhuMjaMti niraMkuzAH // 136 // kAyajaM caiMdriyaM zarma karmAzravaNakAraNam / karmato bhramaNaM rAjan saMsAre pAra vajite // 137 / / saMsArAsAtanAzArthaM deho nAzyo manISiNA / ato vidhIyate nAzo mayA teSAM zubhAvahaH // 138 // viSAdo no vidhAtavyastvA rAjanniraMtaraM / ataH kUTataraM viddhi sarvametannarAdhipa // 139 / / Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 183 kvaiteSAM siddhasaMsthAne gamanaM prANidurlabhaM / anRtaM bhAti me citte vinA jainaM na saMzayaH // 140 // putrI ke ina vinaya vacanoM ne to sAgaradattA ko rudana meM aura adhika sahAyatA pahu~cAI aba usakI A~khoM se avirala A~suoM kI jhar3I laga gii| prathama to usane nAgadattA ke prazna kA kucha bhI javAba na diyaa| kiMtu jaba usane nAgadattA kA adhika Agraha dekhA to baDe kaSTa se vaha kahane lagI-putrI ! mujhe aura kisI kI ora se duHkha nahIM kiMtu sa yuvA avasthA meM tujhe patijanya sukha se sukhI na dekha maiM rotI huuN| yadi terA pati kurUpa bhI hotA, para manuSya to hotA, mujhe kucha duHkha na hotA paraMtu terA pati nAga hai| vaha na kucha kara sakatA aura na dhara hI sakatA hai isalie mere citta ko adhika saMtApa hai| mAtA ke ye vacana suna prathama to nAgadattA hasane lagI, pazcAt usane vinaya se kahA mAta! tU isa bAta ke lie z2arA bhI kheda mata kr| yadi tU nahIM mAnatI hai to maiM apanA sArA hAla tujhe sunAtI huuN| tU dhyAnapUrvaka suna-mere zayanAgAra meM eka saMdUka rakhA hai jisa samaya dina ho jAtA hai usa samaya to merA pati nAga bana jAtA hai| aura dina-bhara nAgarUpa meM mere sAtha khela-kilola karatA hai| aura jaba rAta ho jAtI hai to vaha usa saMdUka se nikala uttama manuSyaAkAra bana jAtA hai| evaM manuSya rUpa se rAta-bhara mere sAtha bhoga bhogatA hai| putrI ke mukha se yaha vicitra ghaTanA suna sAgaradattA Azcarya karane lagI usane zIghra hI nAgadattA se kahA nAgadatte ! yadi yaha bAta satya hai to tU eka kAma kara usa saMdUka ko tU kisI paricita evaM apane abhISTa sthAna meM rakha / aura yaha vRttAMta mujhe dikhaa| taba maiM terI bAta mAnUMgI putrI nAgadattA ne apanI mAtA ko AjJA svIkAra kara lii| tathA kisI nizcita dina nAgadattA ne usa saMdUka ko aise sthAna para rakhavA diyA jo sthAna usakI mA~ kA bhI bhalI prakAra paricita thaa| aura mA~ ko izArA kara vaha manuSyAkAra apane pati ke sAtha bhoga bhAne lgii| basa phira kyA thA? he mahArAja ! jisa samaya sAgaradattA ne usa saMdUka ko khulA dekhA, to usane use khokhalA samajha zIghra jalA diyaa| aura vaha vasumitra phira sadA ke lie manuSyAkAra bana gyaa| usI prakAra he dInabaMdho! kisI brahmacArI se mujhe yaha bAta mAlama huI ki bauddha guruoM kI AtmA isa samaya mokSa meM haiN| ye inake zarIra isa samaya khokhale par3e haiN| maiMne yaha jAna ki bauddha guruoM ko aba zArIrika vedanA na sahanI par3e, Aga lagA dI kyoMki isa bAta ko Apa bhI jAnate haiN| jaba taka AtmA ke sAtha isa zarIra kA saMbaMdha rahatA hai| taba taka aneka prakAra ke kaSTa uThAne haiN| kiMtu jyoMhI zarIra kA saMbaMdha chaTa jAtA hai tyoMhI saba daHkha bhI eka ora kinArA kara jAte haiN| phira ve AtmA se kadApi saMbaMdha nahIM karate paate| nAtha ! zarIra ke sarvathA jala jAne se aba samasta guru siddha ho gye| yadi unakA zarIra kAyama rahatA to unakI AtmA siddhAlaya se lauTa aatii| aura saMsAra meM rahakara aneka duHkha bhogtii| kyoMki saMsAra meM jo indriyajanya sukha bhogane meM Ate haiM unakA pradhAna kAraNa zarIra hai yaha bAta anubhavasiddha hai ki indriya sukha se aneka paDate Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam karmoM kA upArjana hotA hai / aura karmoM se narakAdi gatiyoM meM ghUmanA par3atA hai / janma-maraNa Adi vedanA bhoganI par3atI hai isalie maiMne to unheM sarvathA duHkha se chur3Ane ke lie aisA kiyA thA / 184 naranAtha ! Apa svayaM vicAra kareM isameM maiMne kyA jaina dharma ke viruddha aparAdha kara DAlA ? prabho ! Apako isa bAta para z2arA bhI viSAda nahIM karanA caahie| Apa yaha nizcaya samajheM bauddha guruoM kA vaha dhyAna nahIM thA / dhyAna ke bahAne se bhole jIvoM ko ThaganA thA / mokSa koI aisI sulabha cIja nahIM jo hareka ko mila jAya / yadi isa sarala mArga se mokSa mila jAya to bahuta jaldI sarvajIva siddhAlaya meM sthita ho jaayeNge| Apa vizvAsa rakheM mokSa prApti kI jo prakriyA~ jinAgama meM varNita haiM vahI uttama aura sukhaprada haiN| nAtha ! aba Apa apane citta ko zAMta kareM / aura bauddha sAdhuoM ko DhoMgI sAdhu samajheM / / 128-140 / / pratyuttara vidhau AmarSa bhUpo'zaktastUSNI sthitastadA / vidhAyAzubhapAkataH // 141 // vividhacitte IkSe daivAdguruM kurve'syAH pUjAM ca viparyayAm / iti citte vidhAyAsthAdgRhe bhuMjan zubhAzubhaM // / 142 / / kadAcitsenayA sAkaM vane sa tUryanAdena mRgAMta kRte'gamat / kurvanbhuvanamAkulam / / 143 // gUDhAtmapadavedakam / manoyoga praruMdhakaM / / 144 / triyogakaM / zubhayogaprarUDhaM vai tyaktAzubhaviyogaM ca mitrazatrusamAnatvaM manyamAnaM muni mukhyatvamApannamanaMtaguNayogakaM sahasrahArthaM zIlazAlinamunnataM / paSNikAya sujIvAnAM rakSakaM zikSapakSakaM // 146 // nAnaddhibuddhisaMpanna satsaptabhaMgasaMrUDha zItAtApanayogasthaM saMdRzya zreNiko'pRcchannaraM / / 145 / / bhavyArthakRtadezanaM / saptatvaprarUpakaM // 147 // yazodharayatIzvaraM / kaMciditisphuTaM // 148 // ko'yamaMzukasaMtyaktaH snAnasaMskAravarjitaH / muMDamUrddha neti saMprazne so'vAdIdvetsi kiM navA // 149 // Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 185 celanAyA guruH rAjannayaM codbhutadehakaH / AkarNyativikupyAzu ciMtayAmAsa mAnase // 150 // madguroranayA pUrvamupasargaH kRtaH khalu / rAjJA dadAmi tadvairaM gurostadvairahAnaye // 151 // prazaMsya vacanai ramyairmumoca nijakurkurAn / zatapaMcapramAn duSTAn dIrghadaMSTrAnharipramAn // 152 // dhyAnasthaM taM samAsAdya babhUvuH krodhavajitAH / cakra : pradakSiNAM sarve sacchraddhA iva sannatAH // 153 // natvA tatpandapadmAMte tasthuste kIlitA iva / mahAmaMtraNa nAgA vA kru ddhAH kaMpitavigrahAH // 154 // rAnI ke ina yuktipUrNa vacanoM ne mahArAja ko anuttara banA diyaa| ve kucha bhI javAba na de ske|kit garuoM kA parAbhava dekha unakA citta zAMta na haa| dinoMdina unake citta meM ye vicAra taraMgeM uThatI rahatIM ki isa rAnI ne bar3A aparAdha kiyA hai| merA nAma bhI zreNika nahIM jo maiM ise bauddha dharma kI bhakta aura sevikA na banA duuN| Aja jo yaha jinendra kA pUjana aura unakI bhakti karatI hai so jinendra ke badale isase buddhadeva kI bhakti kraauuNgaa| tathA azubha karma ke udaya se kucha dina aise hI saMkalpa-vikalpa ve karate rhe| kadAcit mahArAja ko zikAra khelane kA kautUhala upjaa| ve eka vizAla senA ke sAtha zIghra hI vana kI ora cala pdd'e| jisa vana meM mahArAja gaye usI vana meM mahAmuni yazodhara khaDgaAsana se dhyAnArUr3ha the| muni yazodhara parama jJAnI, AtmasvarUpa ke bhalI prakAra jAnakAra evaM parama dhyAnI the| unakI AtmA sadA zubha yoga kI ora jhukI rahI thI azubha yoga unake pAsa taka bhI nahIM phaTakane pAtA thaa| unakA mana sarvathA vaza meM thaa| mitra zatruoM para unakI dRSTi barAbara thii| kAlika yoga ke dhAraka the| samasta muniyoM meM uttama the| anaMta akSaya guNoM ke bhaMDAra the| asaMkhyAtI paryAyoM ke yugapat jAnakAra the| daidIpyamAna nirmala jJAna se zobhita the| bhavya jIvoM ke uddhAraka aura uttama upadeza ke dAtA the| syAdasti,syAnnAsti ityAdi aneka dharmasvarUpa jIvAdi sapta tattva unake jJAna meM sadA pratibhASita rahate the| evaM bar3e-bar3e deva aura indra Akara unake caraNoM ko namaskAra karate the| mahArAja kI dRSTi muni yazodhara para pdd'ii| unhoMne pahale kisI digambara muni ko nahIM dekhA thA isalie zIghra hI unhoMne kisI pArzvacara se pUchA dekho bhAI ! nagna, snAnAdi saMskAra rahita evaM muDamar3Aye yaha kauna khar3A hai, mujhe zIghra kho| pArzvacara bauddha thA usane zIghra hI ina zabdoM meM mahArAja ke prazna kA javAba diyA Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kRpAnAtha! kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ? zarIra narAye khar3A huA, mahAbhimAnI yahI to rAnI celanA kA guru hai| basa, vahA~ kahane mAtra kI hI derI thI, mahArAja isa phirAka meM baiThe hI the ki kaba rAnI kA guru mile aura kaba usakA apamAna kara maiM rAnI se badalA luuN| jyoMhI mahArAja ne pArzvacara ke vacana sune ati krodha se unakA zarIra ubala utthaa| ve vicArane lage ahA ! rAnI se baira kA badalA lene kA Aja suavasara milA hai| rAnI ne mere guruoM kA bar3A apamAna kiyA hai| unheM aneka kaSTa pahu~cAye haiN| mujhe Aja yaha rAnI kA guru milA hai| aba mujhe bhI ise kaSTa pahu~cAne meM aura isakA apamAna karane meM cUkanA nahIM caahie| tathA aisA kSaNeka vicAra kara mahArAja ne zIghra hI pA~ca sau zikArI kutte, jo laMbI-laMbI DAr3oM ke dhAraka, siMha ke samAna U~ce evaM bhayaMkara the, munirAja para chor3a diye| munirAja parama dhyAnI the, unheM apane dhyAna ke sAmane isa bAta kA jarA bhI vicAra nahIM thA ki kauna duSTa hamAre Upara kyA apakAra kara rahe haiM ? isalie jyoMhI kutte munirAja ke pAsa gye| aura jyoMhI unhoMne munirAja kI zAMta mudrA dekhI, sArI karatA unakI zAMti meM palaTa gii| maMtrakIlita sarpa-jaisA zAMta par3a jAtA hai maMtra ke sAmane usakI kucha bhI karAmAta nahIM calatI usI prakAra kutte bhI zAMta ho gye| munirAja kI zAMta mudrA ke sAmane unakI kucha bhI himmata nahIM clii| ve munirAja kI pradakSiNA lene lge| aura unake caraNa-kamaloM meM baiTha gaye // 141-154 // tathAsthAMstAn vilokyAsaukru ddho'vAdIdvacastadA / dhUrto'yaM maMtravAdajJonAnAdezAvalokika: // 155 // anena kIlitAH sarve zanakAme'dyanizcitam / darzayAmi phalaMtasya tasyaivAzubhakarmaNaH // 156 // iti saMbhASya cotkSipya kRpANaM munisUdane / mArge'Tan zakunaghnaM ca nAgamaile samutphaNaM // 157 / / aniSTaM taM parijJAya mArayAmAga duSTadhIH / zubheH kaMThe mahApApI nyakSipanmutasarpakaM // 158 / / tadAtiraudrabhAvena babaMdha kSitinAyakaH / mahAtamaH prabhAkhyasya nirayasyAyuraMtadaM / / 15 / / trayastrizatsamudrAyurdhanuH paMcazatoccha tiH / yatrAste paramaM duHkhaM kavivAcAmagocaraM / / 160 // Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam aho sAdhUpasargeNAzarma nAnAvidhaMbhavet / kilviSaM paramaM nityaM zvabhrAdigatidAyakaM / / 161 // phalaMti vipado'mutra sAdhu pIr3A na saMzayaH / na vidaMti madAlIDhA amutra ca hitAhite // 162 // mahArAja bhI dUra se yaha dRzya dekha rahe the / jyoMhI unhoMne kuttoM ko krodha rahita aura pradakSiNA karate hue dekhA krodha ke kAraNa unakA zarIra pajala ho gayA / ve socane lage - yaha sAdhu nahIM hai, dhUrttavaMcaka koI maMtravAdI hai / mere balavAna kutte isa duSTa ne maMtra se kIlita kara diye haiM / astu, maiM abhI isake karma kA maz2A cakhAtA huuN| tathA aisA vicAra kara unhoMne zIghra hI myAna se talavAra nikAlI aura muni ke mAraNArtha bar3e vega se unakI ora jhapaTe / muni ko mArane ke lie mahArAja jA hI rahe the ki acAnaka hI unheM eka sarpa, jo ki aneka jIvoM kA bhakSaka evaM phaNa U~cA kiye thA, dIkha par3A evaM use aniSTa kA karanevAlA samajha, zIghra mahArAja ne mAra ddaalaa| aura ati krUra pariNAmI ho pavitra muni yazodhara ke gale meM DAla diyA / 187 jaina siddhAMta meM phala prApti pariNAmAdhIna mAnI hai / jisa manuSya ke jaise pariNAma rahate haiM / use vaise hI phala kI prApti hotI hai| mahArAja zreNika ke usa samaya ati raudra pariNAma the / unheM tatkAla hI, jisa mahAtama prabhA naraka meM teMtIsa sAgara kI Ayu, pA~ca sau dhanuSa kA zarIra evaM vidvAnoM ke vacana ke agocara ghora duHkha hai, usa mahAtama prabhA nAma ke saptama naraka kA Ayu bandha ba~dha gayA / yaha bAta ThIka bhI hai jo manuSya binA vicAre dUsaroM ko kaSTa pahu~cAte haiN| vizeSakara sAdhu mahAtmAoM ko unheM ghora se ghora duHkhoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai / mahAtmAoM ko kaSTa denevAle manuSyoM ko isa bAta kA kucha bhI jJAna nahIM rahatA, ve zIghra hI anartha kara baiThate haiN| mahArAja zreNika ne madonmatta ho turanta aisA kAma kara diyA / isalie unheM isa prakAra kaSTaprada Ayubandha ba~dha gayA / / 155-162 / / yathAyathA vikurvaMti zubhaM karmAzubhaM tathA / iha sarve janAstatra bhuMjaMti ca tathA tathA / / 163 / / avazyameva bhoktavyaM kRtaM karma ca yaistakaiH / Adatta mRNavadjJeyaM na kAMtA sutabAMdhavaiH // 164 // iti matvA'zubhaM kAryaM kAryarthaM kAryakovidaiH / vairataH prANanAze'pi nAhitaM hitamicchubhiH // 165 // Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kilviSaM tIvramAdAyAjagAma nijapattanaM / sahasanvividhairvAkya bauddhAgre tannyavedayat // 166 / / jaharSuH khalarUpAste zrutvA muni nibaMdhanaM / jvalanAtkukkurA vAho mAtaMgAH pazupAtanAt / / 167 // caturthe ghasra evAsA'vApyarAjJI gRhaM nizi / ramamANastadA rAjyA ca kathadvacanaM nRpaH // 168 / / sarpasya kaMThanikSepaM guroH zrutvA ruroda sA / aho virUpakaM jAtaM tvayAtmA durgatau kRtaH // 16 // dhigdhigjanmamamAtraiva sthiti dhigrarAjamaMdire / vajra na patitaM kiM me mUddhina janmani duHsahaM // 170 // yauvane maraNaM ki vA'bhUdyatpANipIr3anam / anena bhavitA naivamatta itthaM vano bhavet // 171 // kiM karomi kva gacchAmi kva tiSThAmi kathaMcana / astvat payo mamAtraiva sthityAlaM pazuvatsadA // 172 // varaM vane sthitirme'dya raNevAso'drimastake / varaM ca maraNaM jJeyaM dharmahIne gRhe na ca // 173 // ityAdivividhAlApamukharAM rtidaayinii| tAM vIkSyA'sau'bhaNadrAMjJi vRthA zokaM ca mAkRthAH // 174 // tyaktvA nAgaM kSaNArddhana bhaviSyati gataH sa ca / azakto gaMtumutkSipya nAgaM kiM kiM ca lapyate // 17 // tadA tayA baco'bhANi rAjannitthaM kadAcana / guravo bhavitAro me yadi mAgadhamaMDana // 176 // calaMti maMdarA daivAdvarA vA sthAnataH punaH / samudrAlaMghayatyAjJAM yatayo na vrataM sthitAH // 177 // acalAH kSamayA'bhavangaMbhIrA nIranAthavat / asaMgA vAyuvadjJeyA agnivat karmadAhakAH // 178 // Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam nirlepA abhravadrAjan svacchacittA jalAdivat / jaladA iva te saMti paropakRtaye ratAH // 176 // jJAnino dhyAna saMrUDhA dRDhavairAgyapAragAH / saMsArabhayasaMtrastAH svAmin madguravo matAH // 180 // na pracyavaMti saddhayAnAdupasargAtkathaMcana / guravo gurutApannAH saMsAracchedakArakAH // 189 // apavAdena teSAM ca badhnaMti prANino'zubhaM / nirayodarkanADhyaM vicAro nAtrabhUpate / / 182 / / bhAvatkA guravo rAjanparISahabharAkSamAH / liptopadhi susarvAMgA vratAbharaNadUragAH // 183 // adaMti sarvadA sarvaM palilaM madhumadyakaM / kilviSAbhItimAnaskAH kathaM mAnyAH zubhairjanaiH // 184 // parIkSya svarNavaddharmamaMgIkAryaM buddhottamaiH / nirgharSaNAdibhizcaiva vratazIladayAguNaiH / / 185 // ityAkarNya bhayatrasto jagau bhUbhRnnatAMhnikaH / satyametatpriye nUnaM vRthA vA kiM zubhAnane / / 186 // yatrAste sa mahAyogI yAva AvAM vane drutaM / IkSAvahe vinodaM taM nizcalaM ca kRtodyamaH / dApayAmAsa sadbherIM gamanAya zivikAsthitayA rAjJyA cacAla turagasthitaH // 188 // yatIzvaraM // 187 // dazaiMdhanAstadA dIptA yatra tatra cakAsire / ucchedayaMtaH saddhvAMtaM rAjJI vAcazvamAnasaM / / 18 / / anekadaMtivR dena sanAtha rathavAreNa vRtaH gaMdharvagaNaguMThita: / pattiparezvaraiH / / 160 // krameNa nijakAMtayA / viprera bhUbhRdAsAdya luloke kilviSakRti kRte taM kaMThasarpagam // 191 // 186 Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jyoMhI muni yazodhara ko yaha bAta mAlUma huI ki mere gale meM sarpa DAla diyA hai to unhoMne apanI dhyAnamudrA aura bhI adhika car3hA dii| aura mahArAja zreNika vahA~ se cala diye / evaM jo-jo kAma unhoMne vahA~ miye the, apane guruoM se Akara saba kaha sunaaye| zreNika dvArA eka digambara guru kA aisA apamAna suna bauddha guruoM ko ati prasannatA huii| ve bAra-bAra zreNika kI prazaMsA karane lge| kiMtu sAdhu hokara unakA yaha kRtya uttama nahIM thaa| sAdhu kA dharma mAnApamAna, sukha-duHkha meM samAna bhAva rakhanA hai| athavA ThIka hI thA, yadi ve sAdhu hote to ve sAdhuoM ke dharma jaante| kiMtu vahA~ to veSa sAdhu kA thaa| AtmA ke sAtha sAdhutva kA koI saMbaMdha na thaa| isa prakAra tIna dina taka to mahArAja idhara-udhara lApatA rhe| cauthe dina ve rAnI celanA ke rAjamaMdira meM gye| jo-kucha duSkRtya ve muni ke sAtha kara Aye the, sArA rAnI se kaha sunAyA aura ha~sane lge| ___mahArAja dvArA apane guru kA yaha apamAna suna rAnI celanA avAka raha gii| muni para ghora upasarga jAna usakI A~khoM se avirala azrudhArA bahane lgii| vaha kahane lagI-hAya, bar3A anartha ho gyaa| rAjan ! Apane apanI AtmA ko durgati kA pAtra banA liyaa| are merA janma sarvathA niSphala hai| merA rAjamaMdira meM bhoga bhoganA mahApApa hai| hAya merA isa kumArgI pati ke sAtha kyoMkara saMbaMdha ho gyaa| yuvatI hone para maiM mara kyoM nahIM gaI / aba maiM kyA karU~, kahA~ jAU~, kahA~ rahU~, hAya yaha merA prANapakherU kyoM nahIM jaldI bidA hotaa| prabho, maiM bar3I abhAginI huuN| merA aba kaise bhalA hogA? choTe gA~va, vana, parvatoM meM rahanA acchA kiMtu jina dharma rahita ati vaibhavayukta bhI isa rAjamaMdira meM rahanA ThIka nhiiN| hAya durdaiva ! tUne mujhe abhAginI para hI apanA adhikAra jmaayaa| rAnI celanA kA rudana suna mahArAja ke cehare se prasannatA kosoM dUra ur3a gii| usa samaya unase aura kucha na bana sakA / ve isa rIti se rAnI ko samajhAne lage priye ! tU isa bAta ke lie z2arA bhI zoka na kara, vaha muni gale se sarpa pheMka kabhI kA vahA~ se bhAga gayA hogaa| mRta sarpa ko gale se nikAlanA koI kaThina nhiiN| mahArAja ke ye vacana suna rAnI ne kahA nAtha ! ApakA yaha kathana bhrama mAtra hai| merA vizvAsa hai, yadi ve mere sacce guru haiM to kadApi unhoMne apane gale se sarpa na nikAlA hogaa| kRpAnAtha ! acala meru parvata bhI kadAcit calAyamAna ho jAya / maryAdA kA tyAgI bhI samudra meM apanI maryAdA chor3a de| kiMtu jaba digambara muni dhyAnakatAna ho jAte haiN| usa samaya una para ghoratama bhI upasarga kyoM na A jAya, kadApi apane dhyAna se vicalita nahIM hote| prANanAtha ! kSamA bhUSaNa se bhUSita digambara muni to acala pRthvI ke samAna hote haiM aura samudra ke samAna gaMbhIra, vAyu ke samAna niSparigraha, agni ke samAna karma-bhasma karanevAle, AkAza ke samAna nirlepa, jala ke samAna svaccha citta ke dhAraka evaM megha ke samAna paropakArI hote haiN| Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 161 prabho! Apa vizvAsa rakheM jo guru parama jJAnI, parama dhyAnI, dRr3ha vairAgI hoMge, ve hI mere guru hoNge| kiMtu inase viparIta pariSahoM se bhaya karanevAle, ati parigrahI, vrata-tapa Adi se zUnya, madhu, mAMsamadirA ke lolupI evaM mahApApI jo guru haiM so mere guru nhiiN| jIvana-sarvasva ! aise guru Apake hI haiN| na jAne jo parama parIkSaka evaM apanI ke hitaiSI haiM, ve kaise ina guruoM ko mAnate haiM ? unako pUjA-pratiSThA karate haiM ? rAnI ke aise yuktipUrNa vacana suna rAjA kA citta mAre bhaya ke kA~pa gyaa| usa samaya aura kucha na kahakara unake mukha se ye hI zabda nikale priye ! isa samaya jo Apane kahA hai, bilakula satya kahA hai| aba vizeSa kahane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| aba eka kAma karo, jahA~ para munirAja virAjamAna haiM vahA~ para hama donoM zIghra caleM aura unheM jAkara dekheN| rAnI to jAne ko taiyAra hI thI, usane usI samaya calanA svIkAra kiyaa| evaM idhara rAnI to apanI taiyArI karane lgii| udhara mahArAja ne muni darzanArtha zIghra hI nagara meM DhoMDhI piTavA dii| tathA jisa samaya rAnI pInasa meM baiThI vana kI ora calane lgii| mahArAja bhI eka vizAla senA ke sAtha usake pIche ghor3e para savAra ho cala diye| aura rAta meM aneka hAthI-ghor3oM se veSTita ve donoM daMpatI palasyAyata meM munirAja ke pAsa jA dAkhila ho gaye / / 163-191 / / upasarge ca yo dhImAn dhyAyatIti mAnase / upakAraparo me'dya nRpo'bhudvAparo nahi // 162 / / udIraNayA soDhavyA zItAdyAH suparISahAH / yatibhiste svayaM sarve kRtAbhUpena kiM ripuH // 163 // matto dehAdikaM bhinnaM karmakAraNasaMbhavaM / taduHkhe me kathaM duHkhaM cidrUpasya parAtmanaH // 164 // aho ! idaM vapunityaM bIbhatsaM bhItidAyakaM / sarganAzi kathaM dhatte matimAMstatra sanmatiM // 165 / / pAtyaMgaM padamekaM ca sArddhanati paratra tat / bhUSaNaM poSaNaM tasya ko dadhAti zubhecchayA // 166 / / vyAdhidehaM tudatyeva na mAM mUrta cidAtmakam / / zuddhaM pathAkuTIraM ca jvalate na nabho'gnikaH / / 167 // Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam cidrUpaM kevalaM zuddhaM nirAbAdhaM niraMjanaM / niH kalaMka rajomuktaM vemyahaM yogayogataH / / 168 / / vapUviNmayamA baddhamajinarasthipaMjaraM / pUtigaMdhaM vimAMsADhyaM samasti mama pApadaM // 166 // anayoH sargamAvedya yaddhitaM taddhitecchubhiH / dhyeyaM dhyeyaM vizuddhAtma kovidaizcillayaMgataH // 200 / / parISahe samApanne manonAsyavicaMcalam / abhUttasya sahiSNutvaM paroSahajayaM tapaH / / 201 // tAdRzaM kITikAlupta hRdayaM kuNapaM yathA / susthiraM vIkSya cApannau tasyAMte daMpatI mudA // 202 // triH parItya praNamyAzu celinIbhaktiraMjitA / / sasaMvegAdisamyaktA vRSAbharaNabhUSitAH // 203 // utkSipya svabhujAbhyAM ca muneH kaMThAdbha jaMgamaM / / khaMDapuMjavidhAnena dUrIcakre pipIlikAH / / 204 // prakSAlya munisadgAtraM nirmalaM kossnnvaarinnaa| suzrI khaMDaivilipyAzu tattApahataye sikA // 20 // tataH samaya' tatpAdamAkSipaM savidhau yateH / Asatustau paraM prItau susmayApannamAnasau // 206 // sUryodaye viSaNNaM taM pUrNayogaM ca cavitam / pipIlikAbhiratyaMtaM rAjJI raMjitamAnasA // 207 // yaha niyama hai muniyoM para jaba upasarga AtA hai taba ve anitya Adi bAraha bhAvanAoM kA ciMtana karane laga jAte haiN| jyoMhI muni yazodhara ke gale meM sarpa par3A ve isa prakAra bhAvanA bhAne lage rAjA ne jo mere gale meM sarpa DAlA hai so merA bar3A upakAra kiyA hai| kyoMki jo mani apanI AtmA se samasta karmoM kA nAza karanA cAhate haiM unheM cAhie ki ve avazya karmoM kI udIraNA ke lie parISaha she| yaha rAjA merA bar3A upakArI hai| isane apane-Apa parISahoM kI sAmagrI mere lie ekatrita kara dI hai| yaha deha mujhase sarvathA bhinna hai| karma se utpanna huA hai| aura merI AtmA samasta karmoM se rahita pavitra hai, caitanyasvarUpa hai| zarIra meM kleza hone para bhI merI AtmA klezita nahIM bana sktii| yadyapi yaha zarIra anitya hai, mahA apavitra hai, mala-matra kA ghara hai, ghRNita hai, Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 193 tathApi na mAlama vidvAna loga kyoM ise acchA samajhate haiM ? ina-phulela Adi sugaMdhita padArthoM se kyoM isakA poSaNa karate haiN| yaha bAta barAbara dekhane meM AtI hai ki jaba AtmArAma isa zarIra se bidA hotA hai usa samaya kosa-do kosa kI to bAta hI kyA hai pagabhara bhI yaha zarIra usake sAtha nahIM jaataa| isalie yaha zarIra merA hai aisA vizvAsa sarvathA nirmUla hai| manuSya jo yaha kahate haiM ki zarIra meM sukha-duHkha hone para AtmA sukhI-duHkhI hotI hai yaha bAta bhI sarvathA niyuktika hai kyoMki jisa prakAra jhoMpar3e meM agni lagane para jhoMpar3A hI jalatA hai tadantargata AkAza nahIM jalatA usI prakAra zArIrika sukha-duHkha merI AtmA ko sukhI-duHkhI nahIM banA skte| maiM dhyAna-bala se AtmA ko caitanya svarUpa zuddha niSkalaMka samajhatA huuN| aura merI dRSTi meM zarIra jar3a, azuddha carmAvRta, mala-mUtra Adi kA ghara, aneka kleza denevAlA hai| mujhe kadApi ise apanAnA nahIM caahie| tathA isa prakAra bhAvanAoM kA ciMtana karate hue munirAja, jaise unheM rAjA chor3a gayA thA vaise hI khar3e rahe / aura gaMbhIratApUrvaka parISaha sahate rhe| satya-siddhAMta para ArUr3ha rahane para manuSya kahA~ taka dAsa nahIM banate haiN| jisa samaya rAjA rAnI ne muni ko jyoM-kA-tyoM dekhA apAra AnaMda se unakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| una donoM ne zIghra hI samAna bhAva se munirAja ko namaskAra kiyA evaM unakI pradakSiNA kii| muni ke duHkha se duHkhita kiMtu unake dhyAna kI acalatA se harSita citta evaM prazama, saMvega Adi samyaktva guNoM se bhUSita, rAnI celanA ne zIghra hI muni ke gale se sarpa nikaalaa| pAsa meM kucha cInI phailAkara zIghra hI cIMTiyA~ dUra kii| cIMTiyoM ne munirAja kA zarIra khokhalA kara diyA thA isalie rAnI ne eka mulAyama vastra se avaziSTa cIMTiyoM ko bhI dUra kara use garama pAnI se dhoyaa| aura saMtApa kI nivRtti ke lie usa para zItala candana Adi kA lepa kara diyA evaM munirAja ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara munirAja kI dhyAnamudrA para Azcarya karanevAle, unake darzana se atizaya saMtuSTa, ve donoM daMpatI AnaMdapUrvaka unake sAmane bhUmi para baiTha gaye // 192-207 // tataH pradakSiNIkRtya pUjayitvA padAmbujaM / Arebhe tadguNAlIDhaM stavaM sA pApazAMtaye // 208 // nAthAdya mitrazatrUNAM samatvaM tvayi varttate / nAgapuSpasrajAM sAmya mazarmataradAyinAM // 206 // saMsArajaladheH pAraM nIto'si svayameva c| anyeSAM prApaNe dakSastvameva ' kASTayAnavat // 210 // tvattaH prApnoti jIvAnAM nikAyaH sAtamulvaNam / edhase zarmaNA svAminnAtmajena bhavApaha / / 211 / / Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ahodhIratvamevAtra zUratvaM zubhabhAvanA / parISahajayatvaM ca samasti jJAnanAyaka // 212 / / kSamayasva kRpAM kRtvA'parAdhaM meM mahAmate / na te stau rAgakopau ca mitre zatrau hite'hite // 213 // prArthaye'haM tathASIha mama mAnasazuddhaye / svAminguNagaNArAma vArivAridazArada // 214 / / seti saMstutya sadbhaktyA nematustau padAMbujaM / tenobhAbhyAM sunamrAbhyAM dharmavRddhiradAyi ca // 215 / / mAgadheza ! vRSavAravibhAgAt prApyate'bhyudayasaMgamabhAraH / janmalAbhakulitA sukule syAt tasya vRddhirubhayorbhava hAnya / / 216 // kvedaM pavitraM munidarzanaM tayoH, ___ kva bhUpatiH saugatadharmavaMcitaH / kva celanA bauddhaparIkSaNaM sadA, kva kopabhAro nRpatejine mate // 217 / / yaha niyama hai digaMbara sAdhu rAta meM nahIM bolate isalie jaba taka rAtri rahI munirAja ne kisI prakAra vacanAlApa nahIM kiyaa| kiMtu jyoMhI dina kA udaya huaa| aura aMdhakAra ko titarabitara karate hue jyoMhI prAcI dizA meM sUryodaya ho gayA tyoMhI rAnI ne zIghra hI munirAja ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana kiyaa| evaM parama jJAnI, parama dhyAnI, jarjara zarIra ke dhAraka, munirAja kI phira se tIna pradakSiNA diiN| aura unake caraNoM kI bhakti-bhAva se pUjA kara apane pApa kI zAnti ke lie vaha isa prakAra stuti karane lago prabho! Apa samasta saMsAra meM pUjya haiN| aneka guNoM ke bhaMDAra haiN| ApakI dRSTi meM zatrumitra barAbara haiN| dInabaMdho! sumArga se vimukha jo manuSya Apake gale meM sarpa DAlanevAle haiN| aura jo Apako phUloM ke hAra pahinAnevAle haiM ApakI dRSTi meM donoM hI samAna haiN| kRpAsiMdho! Apa svayaM saMsAra-samudra ke pAra para virAjamAna haiN| evaM jo jIva duHkharUpI taraMgoM se TakarAkara saMsArarUpI bIca samudra meM par3e haiM, unheM bhI Apa hI tAranevAle haiN| jIvoM ke kalyANakArI Apa hI haiN| karuNAsiMdho! ajJAnavaza ApakI jo avajJA aura aparAdha bana par3A hai, Apa use kSamA kreN| kRpAnAtha ! yadyapi mujhe vizvAsa hai Apa rAga-dveSa rahita haiN| Apase kisI kA ahita nahIM ho Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 165 sktaa| tathApi mere citta meM jo avajJA kA saMkalpa baiThA hai, mujhe saMtApa de rahA hai| isIlie yaha maiMne ApakI stuti kI hai| prabho! Apa meghatulya, jIvoM ke paropakArI haiM / Apa hI dhIra aura vIra haiN| evaM zubha bhAvanA bhAvanevAle haiN| isa prakAra rAnI dvArA bhalI prakAra muni kI stuti samApta hone para rAjA-rAnI ne bhaktipUrvaka phira munirAja ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA aura yathAsthAna baiTha gye| evaM munirAja ne bhI atizaya namra donoM daMpatI ko samAna bhAva se dharma-vRddhi dii| tathA isa prakAra upadeza dene lage-vinIta magadheza ! saMsAra meM yadi jIvoM kA parama mitra hai to dharma hI hai| isa dharma kI kRpA se jIvoM ko aneka prakAra ke aizvarya milate haiN| uttama kula meM janma milatA hai| aura saMsAra kA nAza bhI dharma kI hI kRpA se hotA hai| isalie uttama puruSoM ko cAhie ki ve sadA uttama dharma kI ArAdhanA kreN||208-217|| kva nAgaropo munikaMdharodbhavaH kva celanAyAH kathanaM ca bhikSujaM / kva rAtrimadhye munipArzvagaMtRtA ___ kva dharmavRddhirmunivaktranirgatA / / 218 / / dattAyA muninAyakena zivadA tIrthAdimUlaM prabho cakrezapramukhAdizarmajaninI dhrmaadivRddhiHpraa| rAjJo bhAratabhAvitIrthapatitA satsUvane dUtikA daMpatyoryugapaDhSonmukhatayoH saMsArabhItAtmanoH // 216 // dekho bhAgya kA mahAtmya kahA~ to parama pavitra muni yazodhara kA darzana ? aura bauddha dharma kA parama bhakta kahA~ magadheza rAjA zreNika ? tathA kahA~ to rAnI celanA dvArA bauddha dharma kI parIkSA? aura kahA~ mahArAja zreNika kA parIkSA se krodha ? kahA~ to zreNika kA manirAja ke gale meM sarpa girAnA? aura kahA~ phira rAnI dvArA upadeza? evaM kahA~ to rAtri meM rAjA-rAnI kA gamana ? aura kahA~ samAna rIti se dharma-vRddhi kA milanA? ye saba bAteM una donoM daMpatI ko zubhaazubha bhAgyodaya se prApta huii| muni yazodhara ne jo dharma-vRddhi dI thI vaha sAdhAraNa na thI kiMtu svarga-mokSa Adi sukha pradAna karanevAlI thii| saMsAra se pAra karanevAlI thii| tIrthaMkara cakravartI indra-ahamindra Adi padoM Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 zrI zubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam 1 kI pradAtrI thI / evaM mahArAja Age tIrthaMkara hoMge, isa bAta ko prakaTa karanevAlI thI / aura dharma se vimukha mahArAja ko dharma-mArga para lAnevAlI thI / / 218-216 / / iti zrI zreNikabhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpadmanAbha purANe bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacaMdrAcArya viracite muni saMgamavarNano nAma navamaH sargaH // 6 // isa prakAra bhaviSyatakAla meM honevAle zrI padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke bhavAMtara ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ko bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita munirAja kA samAgama-varNana karanevAlA navama sarga samApta huA / Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazamaH sargaH naumi taM naranAtheza cuMbitAMhriyazodharam / munIzvaraM vizuddhAtmavedakaM karmabhedakaM // 1 // samasta muniyoM ke svAmI, karma rahita nirmala AtmA ke jJAtA, samasta karmoM ke nAzaka, manuSyezvara mahArAja zreNika dvArA pUjita, maiM zrI yazodhara muni ko namaskAra karatA huuN||1|| vRSavRddhipradAnena zAmyatvaM vIkSya yoginaH / ubhayorupari prApto mAnase vismayaM nRpaH // 2 // asyAho nAgarohAdi samaye prmaakssmaa| tyaktamAtsaryarUpasya vizuddhasya ca yoginaH // 3 // idAnImanayA bhaktizcakrANazcaMdanAdibhiH / abhaktizca mayA cakre kaMThe nAgAdidAnataH // 4 // tathApi dRzyate zAmyamadvitIyaM dvitIyakam / asyopasargato jAtaM kathaM hanmi ca kilbiSaM / / 5 // matsamaH kilbiSI ko'pi nAsti yogipraghAtanAt / adhamo matsamo naiva bhUpIThe pizunaH paraH / / 6 / / kvedaM vapuH pavitraM ca yateAmavratAdinA / ajaniSTa jighAMsAtra mamainaH pracuro'bhavat / / 7 // kathameno vidhAsyAmi dUraM durgatidAyakam / jJAnAdRte mayA pUrvajitaM kaluSAtmanA // 8 // tadenonAzasiddhayarthaM svazirazchedanaM laghu / vidhAya yogipAdAbjaM cAye'haM paMkamagrakaH // 6 // anyathA kilbiSaM naiva kSayaM yAti mamAtmanaH / dadhyAviti nRpazcitte ciraM yAvadadhomukhaH / / 10 / / jyoMhI mahArAja zreNika kA isa ora lakSya gayA ki muni yazodhara ne hama donoM ko samAna rIti se hI dharma-vRddhi dI hai| dharma-vaddhi dete samaya munirAja ne zatru-mitra kA kucha bhI vibhAga Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nahIM kiyA hai| inakI hama donoM para kRpA bhI eka-sI jAna par3atI hai| mahArAja ekadama avAk raha gaye / tatkAla unakA mana saMkalpa-vikalpoM se vyApta ho gayA / ve khinna ho aisA vicArane lage 168 yazodhara dhanya haiN| gale meM sarpa par3ane para aneka pIr3A sahana karate hue bhI inhoMne uttama kSamA ko na chodd'aa| rAnI celanA ne gale se sarpa nikAla inakI bhakti bhAva se sevA kii| aura maiMne inake gale meM sarpa ddaalaa| inakI aneka prakAra se ha~sI kI / evaM inakI kucha bhI bhakti na kI / to bhI munirAja kA bhAva hama donoM para samAna hI pratIta ho rahA hai| hAya ! maiM bar3A nIca narAdhama hU~ / kyoMki maiMne aise parama yogI kI yaha avajJA kii| dekho, kahA~ to parama pavitra yaha munirAja kA zarIra ! aura kahA~ maiM isakA vighAtecchu ? hAya, mujhe sahasra bAra dhikkAra hai / saMsAra meM mere samAna koI vajrapAtI na hogA / are, ajJAnavaza maiMne ye kyA anartha kara DAle ? aba kaise ina pApoM se merA chuTakArA hogA ? hAya, mujhe aba niyama se naraka Adi ghora durgatiyoM meM jAnA par3egA ! aba niyama se vahA~ ke duHkha bhogane par3eMge ! aba maiM kyA karU~ ? kahA~ jAU~ ? isa kamAye hue pApa kA pazcAttApa kaise karU~ ? aba pApa - nivRtyartha merA upAya yahI zreyaskara hogA ki maiM khaDga se apanA sira kATUM ? aura munirAja ke caraNoM meM gira samasta pApoM kA zamana karU~ / kRpAsiMdho ! mere aparAdha kSamA kriye| mujhe durgati se bacAiye / tathA isa prakAra vicAra karate-karate mAre lajjA ke mahArAja natamastaka ho gaye / duHkha ke kAraNa unakI A~khoM se azrubiMdu Tapaka par3I ! // 2- 10 // tAvadbodhabalenAsau matvA tatsvAMtajaM jagau / rAjanvirUpakaM naivaM ciMtanIyaM tvayA hRdi // 11 // itthaM kRte nRpAdhIza na yAti nijakilbiSaM / AyAti kilbiSaM dhIman svahatyA'zarmarUpayA // 12 // karapatrAdi ghAtena ye kurvaMti mRtizaThAH / te vai nArakatiryakSu saMbobhuvati kilbiSAt / / 13 / / viSahemAdipAnena prANAstyajaMti amutrAzabhuMjiM nAnAbhedaM niraMkuzaM / / 14 / / svaghAto naiva karttavyaH paMkanAzAdisiddhaye / rUpAdiprAptaye caiva prANibhihitamicchubhiH / / 15 / / mAnavAH / vidhehi paMkanAzAya niMdA gahIM narAdhipa / prAyazcittaM vizeSeNainovR davidhidUrakRtaM // 16 // Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 164 Akarpoti jajalpAsau mAnasaM me kathaMcana / avIvidadvikalpaM ca ciraM citraM 2 munimahAn // 17 // tadA'gadInmahArAzyavIvidaH kiM na sadyate: / jJAnabhUtisamastArthaparyAyapadavedikaM // 18 / / kA vArtA svAMtajA rAjan sarvaM vettibhavAdikaM / yatiricchAsti te citte pRcchayasva bhavAdikaM // 16 // manirAja parama jJAnI the, unhoMne zIghra hI rAjA ke mana kA tAtparya samajha liyA / evaM mahArAja ko sAMtvanA dete hue ve isa prakAra kahane lage naranAtha ! tumheM kisI prakAra kA viparIta vicAra nahIM karanA caahie| pApa-vinAzArtha jo tumane AtmahatyA kA vicAra kiyA hai, so ThIka nhiiN| AtmahatyA se rattI-bhara pApoM kA nAza nahIM ho sktaa| isa karma se ulTA ghora pApa kA bandha hI hogaa| magadheza ! ajJAnavaza jo jIva talavAra yA viSa Adi se apanI AtmA kA ghAta kara lete haiN| ve yadyapi maraNa ke pahale samajha to yaha lete haiM ki hamArI AmA kaSToM se mukta ho jaayegii| parabhava meM hameM sukha mileNge| kiMtu unakI yaha bar3I bhUla samajhanI cAhiye / AtmaghAta se kadApi sukha nahIM mila sakatA / AtmaghAta se pariNAma saklezamaya ho jAte haiN| saklezamaya pariNAmoM se azubha bandha hotA hai aura azubha bandha se naraka Adi ghora durgatiyoM meM jAnA par3atA hai| rAjan ! yadi tuma apanA hita hI karanA cAhate ho to isa azubha saMkalpa ko chodd'o| apanI AtmA kI niMdA kro| evaM isa pApa kA zAstroM meM jo prAyazcitta likhA hai, use kro| vizvAsa rakho pApoM se mukta hone kA yahI upAya hai| AtmahatyA se pApoM kI zAMti nahIM ho sktii| manirAja ke ye vacana sune to mahArAja acambhe meM par3a gye| ve mahArAnI ke muMha kI ora tAkakara kahane lage--sundarI ! yaha kyA bAta huI ? munirAja ne mere mana kA abhiprAya kaise jAna liyA? ahA! ye muni sAdhAraNa muni nhiiN| kiMtu koI mahAmuni haiM / mahArAja ke mukha se yaha bAta suna rAnI celanA ne kahA nAtha! hAtha kI rekhA ke samAna samasta padArthoM ko jAnanevAle kyA ina munirAja kI jJAnavibhUti ko Apa nahIM jAnate? prANanAtha ! Apake mana kI bAta munirAja ne apane parama pavitra jJAna se jAna lI hai| Apa acaMbhA na kreN| munirAja ko Apake aMtaraMga kI bAta kA patA lagAnA koI kaThina bAta nhiiN| Apake bhavAMtara kA hAla bhI ye batA sakate haiN| yadi Apako icchA hai to puuchie| Apa inake jJAna kI apUrva mahimA smjhe| rAnI celanA se munirAja ke jJAna kI yaha apUrva mahimA suna aba to mahArAja gadgada kaMTha ho gye| apanI A~khoM se AnaMdAzru poMchate hue ve munirAja se isa prakAra nivedana karane lge||11-19|| Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tadAvanipatiH prAha svAminniH zeSavedakaH / bhavamAdiza me pUrvaM ko'haM kasmAtsamAgataH // 20 // samAdhAya nijaM cittaM zRNu zreNikabhUpate / kathayiSyAmi yogIMdra iti vAcakathattadA // 21 // dvIpe jaMbUpadopete vRttanirjitacaMdrake / meruH sudarzano nAmnA samasti svarNavarNakaH // 22 // avAcyAM tasya bharataM sasyaM bhAti paronnataM / SaTkhaMDakhaMDasaMzobhizobhitAkhilabhUtalam // 23 // tatrAryakhaMDamAbhAti smAryalokaiH samAkulam / nirAlaMbatayA nAka khaMDaM bhraSTaM budhAzritaM // 24 // sarakAMtisamodbhAsI sUrakAMtA'bhidho nRpa / nIvRttatrAsti vikhyAtaH khyAtivyAptajagatrayaH / / 25 // grAmAramyasurAmAbhI ramaNIyA manoramAH / hemadhAmaparA yatra susImAno vizaMti vai // 26 // sasyabhRto mano'bhISTadAyino vittapUritAH / varttate nigamA yatra bhAMDAgArAzca bhUpateH // 27 // tatrAsti parayA bhUtyA puraM zUrapuraM param / vizAlAti saddIrghakhAtikAbhiralaMkRtaM // 28 // ApaNa zreNikAyAM ca kRtaratnasurAzayaH / veSTitA janayA dobhirbhAti ratnAkarAvilau // 26 // yatsaudha zikhare rUDhAH sAtakuMbhasukuMbhakAH / / dIpyaMta AgatAzcaMdrAH sevAya tatparAjitAH // 30 // yatra prAsAdadezeSu kRtA ne jnairmudaa| arcA jinezinAM pApazAMtaye syuH sphuratprabhAH / / 31 / / ramyasaudhasthitAnAM ca kekinAM ghanazaMkikAm / akAMDe tanvate dhUmAH kRSNAgurusamudbhavAH / / 32 // Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 201 pUjAya kecanottaM gA bhavyAbhavyAdi saMpadaH / kanatkaMkaNanArIbhiAMti devA ivottamAH // 33 // kakecanA janA yatra nirveda kAyakAdiSu / AsAdya nirvRtiM yAMti tatra kA varNanA parA // 34 / / tacchAstA mitranAmAbhUtpratApatrastazAtravaH / patnI kAMtikalAkIrNA zrImatI tasya zrImatI // 35 // tayoH sumitra ityAkhyastanayo mayanAyakaH / saviveko vizAlAkSaH supakSo nItipaMDitaH / / 36 / / matisAgara nAmAbhUnmaMtrI maMtravicakSaNaH / dayitA tasyAbhavannUnaM rUpiNI rUpacaMdrikA / / 37 // ajaniSTa tayoH sUnuH suSeNaH sukhasaMgataH / buddhivijJAnavettA ca rAjamArge parArthakRt / / 38 / / sumitro maMtriputreNa ramate krIr3anaiH sadA / saMtApayati bhUbhRjjo maMtriputraM kadAcana // 39 // madASTataH sumitreNa tApito'pi sumaMtrijaH / na brUte vacanaM bhItaH sahamAnaH samAdhijaM // 40 // kRpAsiMdho ! maiM parabhava meM kauna thA? jisa yoni se maiM isa janma meM AyA hU~ ? kRpayA mere pUrvabhava kA vistArapUrvaka varNana kheN| isa samaya maiM apane bhavAMtara ke caritna sunane ke lie ati Atura evaM utsuka huuN| ati vinayI mahArAja zreNika ke aise vacana suna munirAja ne kahA rAjan ! yadi tumheM apane caritra sunane kI icchA hai to tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno, maiM kahatA Phco isI loka meM lAkha yojana caur3A, dvIpoM kA siratAja, apanI golAI se caMdramA kI golAI ko nIce karanevAlA jaMbUdvIpa hai| jaMbUdvIpa meM suvarNa ke raMga kA sumeru nAma kA parvata hai| sumeru parvata kI pazcima dizA meM jo vijayAddha parvata se chaha khaMDoM meM vibhakta, bharata kSetra hai| bharata kSetra meM eka ati ramaNIya sthAna jo ki svarga ke nirAlaMba hone ke kAraNa, pRthvI para girA huA svarga kA Tukar3A hI hai kyA ? aisI manuSyoM ko bhrAMti karanevAlA AryakhaMDa hai| AryakhaMDa meM apanI kAMti se sUrya-kAMti ko tiraskRta karanevAlA, jagadvikhyAta, samasta dezoM kA ziromaNi sUryakAMta deza hai| sUryakAMta deza meM kukkuTa saMpAtya grAma hai| manohara puruSoM ke cittoM ko aneka prakAra se Ananda pradAna karanevAlI uttamottama striyA~ haiN| sarvadA yaha deza uttamottama dhAnya sonA-cA~dI Adi padArthoM se zobhita, aura U~ce-U~ce dhanika gRhoM se vyApta rahatA hai| isI deza meM eka nagara jo ki Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam uttamottama bAvar3I kUpa evaM svAdiSTa dhAnyoM se zobhita, zUrapura hai| zUrapura ke bAjAra meM jisa samaya ratnoM kI DherI najara AtI hai / usa samaya yahI mAlUma hotA hai mAno pAnI rahita sAkSAt samudra Akara hI isakI sevA kara rahA hai / aura jaba U~ce-U~ce dhanika gRhoM kI zikhara para suvarNa kalaza dekhane meM Ate haiM taba yaha jAna par3atA hai mAno candramA isa nagara kI sadA sevA karatA rahatA hai / vahA~ para bhakti bhAva se uttamottama jinAlayoM meM bhagavAna kI pUjA kara bhavya jIva apane pApoM kA nAza karate haiM / aura mayUra jisa samaya gavAkSoM se nikalA huA / sugaMdhita dhuA~ dekhate haiM to use megha samajha asamaya meM hI nAcane laga jAte haiM / evaM vahA~ kaI eka bhavya jIva saMsAra-bhogoM se virakta ho sarvadA ke lie karma - bandhana se chUTa jAte haiN| 202 I sUryapura kA svAmI jo nItipUrvaka prajApAlaka evaM zatruoM ko bhayAvaha thA, rAjA mitra thaa| rAjA mitra kI paTarAnI zrImatI thI / zrImatI vAstava meM atizaya zobhAyukta hone se zrImatI hI thI / mahArAja mitra ke zrImatI rAnI se utpanna kumAra sumitra thA / sumita nItizAstra kA bhale prakAra vettA, vivekI saccaritra aura vizAla kiMtu manohara netroM se zobhita thA / rAjA mitra ke maMtrI kA nAma matisAgara thA / jo ki nItimArgAnusAra rAjya kI sa~bhAla rakhatA thaa| maMtrI matisAgara ke manohara rUpa kI khAni, rUpiNI nAma kI bhAryA thI / aura rUpiNI se utpanna putra suSeNa thA / suSeNa mAtA-pitA ko sadA sukha detA thA / aura pratyeka kArya ko vicArapUrvaka karatA thA / rAjA mitrakA putra sumitra aura suSeNa donoM samavayaska the| isalie ve donoM Apasa meM khelA karate the| sumita ko abhimAna adhika thaa| vaha abhimAna meM Akara suSeNa ko bar3A kaSTa detA thaa| aneka prakAra kI avajJA bhI kiyA karatA thA // 20-40 // kadAcijjala kelyarthaM dIrghikAyAM tau padmavR MdasaMkIrNau nimagnau sumukhazca mahAsnehAtkautukena ca vAriNI / bahuzo majjayatyeva suSeNaM khinnamAnasaM // 42 // sasaMklizyamanA naiva prativAkyaM kadAcana / subrUte sAdhvasAdrAjJo'zakye maunaM varaM sadA / / 43 / / kAlAMtareNa saprApatsumukho rAjyamuttamam / rAjyasthaM parijJAya suSeNo'tarkayadhradi // 44 // taM aho pUrvaM yathA saiSa vyatApayacca duSTadhIH / tathaiva mAM mahApApIdAnIM saMtApayiSyati / / 45 / / mamajjatuH / jalamadhyataH / / 41 / / Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam 203 vimRzyeti nije citte jagAma vipinaM ghanaM / nigraMthamunimAsAdya jagrAha paramaM tapaH // 46 // nAnAvidhaM tapaH kurvan dvipakSaproSadhAdikaM / zAstrAdhyayanakarmAdi Sar3AvazyakatatparaH // 47 / / ekadA bhUpatimitramapazyaMstadgRhaM gataH / kamapi pRSTavAnvegAtkutrAste me suhRtpriyaH // 48 // tenAbhANi mahAbhUpa jagrahe tena sattapaH / vane gurusamIpe'thAkarNyati vyAkulo'bhavat // 46 // kadAcitsvapurodyAne matvAmitramuni mudA / ATitaM paramaM toSamApede paMkajaM yathA // 50 // saMdApyAnaMdasadbherImAruhya gajamunnatam / cacAla saMpadA sAkaM sumitro maMtribhiH punaH / / 51 // tatastadvanamAsAdya samuttIryasvavAhanAt / parItya taM muni bhaktyA namannamitamastakaH // 52 / / bhapo'bhANIdyate dhImanrAjyaM me zubhAyatam / hitvA tvayA tapastUrNamaMgIkAryaM tadarddhakam // 53 / / hitvA dRSTaM zubhaM rAjyaM kogRhNAti tapaH param / muMca muMca tapo mitra samehi mama pattanam // 54 / / ityukte muninAtho'sau jagau narapate zRNu / paralokahitAyAhaM jagrAha paramaM tapaH // 55 // tapasA prApyate nAkastapasA prApyate sukhaM / tapasA prApyate rAjyaM tapasA prApyate zivaH // 56 / / tapasA prApyate vittaM tapasA prApyate yazaH / na titikSAmi rAjeMdra tapo'bhyudayadAyakaM / / 57 // bhUpaH punarjagau vAkyaM no cenmama vacaH kuru / mamAhArakRte gehayA gaMtavyaM yathA tathA // 58 // Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam eka dina sumita aura suSeNa kisI bAvar3I para snAnArtha gaye / ve donoM kamala-patra se mu~ha DhA~ka bAra-bAra jala meM DubakI mArane lage / sumita bar3A kautUhalI thA, suSeNa ko bAra-bAra DubAtA aura khUba ha~sI karatA thaa| sumina ke bartAva se yadyapi suSeNa ko duHkha hotA thA kiMtu rAjamitra ke bhaya se vaha kucha nahIM kahatA thA / udAsIna bhAva se usake saba anartha sahatA thA / 204 kadAcit rAjamitra kA zarIrAMta ho jAne se sumitra rAjA bana gyaa| sumitra ko rAjA jAna maMtrI putra suSeNa ko ati ciMtA ho gii| vaha vicArane lagA - - sumitra kA svabhAva krUra hai vaha duSTa mujhe bAlakapana meM bar3e kaSTa detA thA / aba to yaha rAjA ho gayA, mujhe aba yaha aura bhI adhika kaSTa degA / isalie aba sabase acchA yahI hogA ki isake rAjya meM na rahanA / tathA aisA vicAra kara suSeNa ne zIghra hI kuTumba se moha tor3a diyA / evaM vana meM jAkara jaina digambara dIkSA dhAraNa kara ve ugra tapa karane lage / jaba se suSeNa munirAja vana meM gaye taba se ve rAjamaMdira meM na aaye| rAjA sumitra bhI rAjya pAkara AnaMda se bhoga bhogane lage / unako bhI suSeNa kI kucha yAda na aaii| kadAcit rAjA sumitra ekAnta sthAna meM baiThe the / unheM acAnaka hI suSeNa kI yAda A gaI / suSeNa kA smaraNa hote hI unhoMne zIghra hI kisI pArzvacara ( sipAhI) se pUchA- kaho bhAI ! Ajakala mere parama pavitra mitra suSeNa rAjamaMdira meM nahIM Ate, ve kahA~ rahate haiM ? aura kyoM nahIM Ate ? mahArAja ke bhukha se suSeNa ke bAbata ye vacana suna pArzvacara ne kahA kRpAnAtha ! suSeNa to digambara dIkSA dhAraNa kara muni ho gaye / aba unhoMne samasta saMsAra moha chor3a diyaa| ve Ajakala vana meM rahate haiM / isalie Apake maMdira meM nahIM aate| pArzvacara ke mukha se apane priya mitra suSeNa kA yaha samAcAra suna rAjA sumitra bar3e duHkhI ho gaye / unheM kI aba bar3I yAda Ane lagI / kadAcit rAjA sumitra ko yaha patA lagA ki munirAja suSeNa zUrapura ke udyAna meM A virAje haiN| unheM bar3I khuzI huii| munirAja ke Agamana zravaNa se rAjA sumitra kA cittarUpI kamala vikasita ho gyaa| unhoMne munirAja ke darzanArtha zIghra hI nagara meM DhiMDhorA piTavA diyA / evaM svayaM bhI eka unnata gaja para savAra hokara bar3e ThATa-bATa se muni-darzana ke lie gaye | jyoMhI rAjA sumitra kA hAthI vana meM pahu~cA, ve gaja se turanta utara pdd'e| munirAja suSeNa ke pAsa jAkara unako tIna pradakSiNA dI / ati vinaya se namaskAra kiyA evaM prabala moha ke udaya se suSeNa kI muni-mudrA kI ora kucha na vicAra kara ve yaha kahane lage priya mitra ! merA rAjya vizAla rAjya hai / zubha puNyodaya se mujhe yaha mila gayA hai| aise vizAla rAjya kI kucha bhI paravA na kara mere binA pUche Apa muni bana gaye yaha ThIka nahIM kiyA / Apako AdhA rAjya le bhoga bhogane the / aba bhI Apa isa pada kA parityAga kara deM / bhalA saMsAra meM aisA kauna buddhimAna hogA jo zubha evaM pratyakSa sukha denevAle rAjya ko chor3a durdhara tapAcaraNa kregaa| rAjA sumitra ke mukha se ye mohapUrNa vacana suna munirAja suSeNa ne kahA Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 zreNika purANam rAjan ! maiM apanI AtmA ko zAMtimaya avasthA meM lAnA cAhatA huuN| parabhava meM merI AtmA zAMtisvarUpa kA anubhava kre| isalie maiMne yaha tapa karanA prArambha kara diyA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki uttama tapa kI kRpA se manuSyoM ko svarga-mokSa sukha milate haiN| isI kI kRpA se rAjya, uttamottama vibhUtiyA~, uttama yaza evaM uttama aizvarya prApta hote haiN| munirAja suSeNa ke mukha se ye vacana suna rAjA sumitra ne aura to kucha na kahA kiMtu itanA nivedana aura bhI kiyA __ muninAtha ! yadi Apa tapa chor3anA nahIM cAhate to kRpA kara Apa mere rAjamaMdira meM bhojanArtha jarUra AveM aura mere Upara kRpA kreN| rAjA ke ye vacana bhI moha-paripUrNa jAna munivara suSeNa ne khaa-||41-58|| rAjanniti na yuktaM me kRtAhAragrahAdikam / yatInAM yogayuktAnAM tapaH kRtavivarjanam // 56 / / manovacanakAyaizca yatkRtaM kAritaM punaH / anumoditamevAtra heyaM heyaM ca bhojanam / / 60 // prAsUkaM yatsvayaM jAtaM gehinAM dhAmni nizcitaM / anuddiSTaM samAdeyaM jemanaM yatibhiH sadA // 61 / / tithi na vidyate yeSAM yeSAmAmaMtraNaM na ca / kathyate'tithayastatra nighasra tithivajite // 62 / / (azanaM) kRtakAritasaMmodainyAdaM gRhnati ye zaThAH / yatayo nAtra cocyate rasanAhatamAnasAH // 63 // ata itthaM na vaktavyaM bhUpa ! bhikSAdihetave / anyadyadrocate tubhyaM kathyamAnaM karomi tat // 64 // natvA taM yoginaM bhUpo jagAma khinnamAnasaH / tatrAhUya janAnsarvAnAdizadbhUmipaH sphuTaM / 65 / / yadA suSeNanAmAyaM lepArthaM munisattamaH / Agacchati bhavadgehe sthApanIyo na sarvakaiH // 66 // tadAsmanmaMdire dhImAn grahISyati ca bhojanaM / ityAjJAM bhUmipazcakre sarveSAM svArthasiddhaye // 67 // Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tataH katipaya ghasraM dvipakSapAraNA kRte / prati zrAddhagRhaM so'gAtpatigRhNAti ko'pi na // 68 // taderyApathasadRSTi rakhinnaH khinnagAtrakaH / samApa maMdiraM tasya kAyasthitya mahAmanA / / 66 // tAvatsadasi bhUpasya vairibhUpasya dUtakaH / / AjagAma tadA bhUpo vyAkulo'bhUnnarAdhipaH // 70 // naranAtha ! maiM isa kAma ke karane ke lie bhI sarvathA asamartha huuN| digambara muniyoM ko isa bAta kI pUrNatayA manAI hai| ve saMketapUrvaka AhAra nahIM le skte| Apa nizcaya smjhie| jo bhojana mana, vacana, karma dvArA svayaM kiyA, evaM para se karAyA gayA, vA para ko karate dekha "acchA hai" ityAdi anumodanapUrvaka hogA, digaMbara muni usa bhojana ko kadApi na kreNge| kiMtu unake yogya vahI bhojana ho sakatA hai jo prAsuka hogaa| unake uddezya se na banA hogaa| __ aura vidhipUrvaka hogaa| rAjan ! digambara muni atithi huA karate haiN| unake AhAra kI koI tithi nizcita nahIM rhtii| muni nimantraNa-AmantraNapUrvaka bhI bhojana nahIM kara skte| Apa vizvAsa rakhie jo muni nizcita tithi meM nimantraNapUrvaka AhAra karanevAle haiN| kRtakArita anumodana kA, kucha bhI vicAra nahIM rkhte| ve muni nahIM, jihvA ke lolupI haiN| evaM vajra mUrkha haiN| hA~, yadi mere yogya jaina-zAstra se aviruddha koI kAma ho to maiM kara sakatA huuN| munirAja kI dRSTi sAMsArika kAmoM se aisI upekSAyukta dekha rAjA sumitra ne kucha bhI javAba na diyaa| usane zIghra hI munirAja ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyaa| evaM hatAza ho cupacApa rAjamandira kI ora cala diyaa| yadyapi rAjA sumitra hatAza ho rAjamandira meM to A gaye kintu unakA suSeNaviSayaka moha kama na huaa| unake mana meM moha kA yaha aMkura khar3A hI rahA ki kisa rIti se muni suSeNa rAjamandira meM AhAra leN| isalie jyoMhI vaha rAjamandira meM aayaa| zIghra hI usane yaha samajha ki muni suSeNa ko jaba anyatra AhAra na milegA to mere yahA~ jarUra leNge| nagara meM yaha kar3I AjJA kara dI ki suSeNa muni ko koI AhAra na deN| aura pratidina muni suSeNa kI rAha dekhatA rhaa| ___kaI dina bAda munirAja suSeNa do pakSa kI pAraNA ke lie nagara meM AhArArtha aaye| ve vidhipUrvaka idhara-udhara gRhasthoM ke ghara gye| kintu rAjA kI AjJA se kisI ne unheM AhAra na diyaa| anta meM samyagdarzanAdi guNoM se bhUSita, vidvAn AhAra ke na milane para bhI prasanna citta, muni suSeNa jUrA pramANa bhUmi ko nirakhate rAjamandira kI ora AhArArtha cala diye| idhara munirAja kA to rAjamandira meM praveza huaa| aura idhara rAjA sumitra kI sabhA meM rAjA vaira kA eka dUta A phuNcaa| dUta-mukha se samAcAra suna rAjA sumina ati vyAkula ho gaye // 56-70 // Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam 207 nApazyattaM narAdhIzaH sa sgapratigRhNAti na / vidhAya vidhivadyogI pratyUhamagamattadA / / 71 / / tato dvipakSaparyaMta jagrAha proSadhaM yatiH / pAraNAya punaryogI cacAla nRpamaMdiraM // 72 / / bhUpadaMtAbalo rAjastadA cotkSipya baMdhanaM / cacAla vyAkulIkurvansa nizAMtaM nRpAdikaM // 73 // tathA samIkSya yogI sa kRtapratyUhako'gamat / vanaM punardvipakSAMtaM jagrAhAnazanaM mudA // 74 // tRtIyapAraNAyAM so'Tato hi bhUpate muMdA / rAjadhAma mahAdAhAdvayAkulairbhUmipAdibhiH // 75 // nAdRzyata tadA so'pi pratyUhamakarotpunaH / kSINagAtro viziSTAtmA tvagasthIbhUtavigrahaH // 76 / / gacchaMtaM taM vanaM vIkSya prAhuH kecinnarottamAH / / aho duSTo mahAbhUpo dAnapratyUhakArakaH / / 77 / / svayaM dattena saddAnamasmai dAtuM niSedhakRt / anyeSAmiti ca zrutvA yogI kopI babhUva saH / / 78 // citta kI ghabarAhaTa se ve munirAja ko na dekha ske| anya kisI ne munirAja ko AhAra diyA nhiiN| isalie apanA prabala aMtarAya jAna munirAja tatkAla vana ko lauTa gye| evaM unhoMne do pakSa kA proSadha vrata dhAraNa kara liyaa| jaba do pakSa samApta ho gaye to phira munirAja AhAra ko aaye| aura usI taraha samasta gRhasthoM ke ghara ghUmakara ve rAjamandira kI ora gye| jyoMhI munirAja rAjamandira ke pAsa pahu~ce tyoMhI rAjA sumina ke hAthI ne bandhana tor3a diyA evaM jana-samudAya ko vyAkula karatA huA vaha nagara meM upadrava karane lgaa| isalie isa bhayaMkara dRzya se apanA bhojanAMtara samajha munirAja phira vana ko lauTa gye| usa dina bhI unako AhAra na milaa| evaM vana meM jAkara phira unhoMne do pakSa kA proSadha vrata dhAraNa kara liyaa| pratijJA ke pUrNa ho jAne para munirAja phira bhI do pakSa bAda nagara meM aaye| gRhasthoM ke gharoM meM AhAra na pAkara ve rAjamandira meM AhArArtha gye| idhara munirAja kA to rAjamandira meM Agamana huA aura udhara rAjamandira meM bar3e jora se Aga laga gii| agnijvAlA dekha rAjA sumitra Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam Adi ghabarA gye| usa dina bhI rAjA sumitra kI dRSTi munirAja para na pdd'ii| evaM munirAja bhI AhAra kA antarAya samajha vana kI ora cala diye| __ munirAja vana kI ora jA rahe the| unakI deha AhAra ke na milane se sarvathA kSINa ho cukI thii| jyoMhI gRhasthoM kI dRSTi munirAja para par3I, munirAja kA zarIra ati kSINa dekha unheM bahuta duHkha huaa| ve khule zabdoM meM rAjA sumitra kI nindA karane lge| dekho, yaha rAjA bar3A duSTa hai isa samaya yaha munirAja ke AhAra meM pUrA-pUrA antarAya kara rahA hai| na yaha duSTa svayaM AhAra detA hai aura na kisI dUsare ko dene detA hai / / 71-78 // aho ! anena duSTena pUrva saMtApito mahAn / tathedAnImahaM rAjJA tApye vai lepabAdhanAt // 79 // roSoddIpitagAtro'sau nidAnamakarottadA / kopAMdho pAvasaMlagnapAdo bhUmau samApatat / / 80 // kSINadoSeNa mRtvA sa nidAnAdvayaMtaro'jani / vyaMtaratvaM kva cAritraM kAryaM hi na nidAnakaM // 81 / / kutazcinmRtamAvedya suSeNaM munipuMgavaM / cakAra vividhaM zokaM rAjansumukhabhUpatiH // 82 // tadviyogotthaduHkhena sumukhastApaso'bhavat / kutapo dussahaM kRtvA mRtvA jajJe surastataH // 83 // svAyurate tatazcyutvA sumitracaranirjaraH / tvamabhUrmAgadhAdhIza sa mithyAtvaH kuzAsanAt / / 84 // suSeNacara devo yo bhavitA celanodare / kuNikAkhyaH suto rAjaMstavavairisamaH sadA / / 85 // karNAMjalipuTAbhyAM sa saMpIyeti vaco'mRtam / jAtismastadA jajJe jJAtapUrvabhavAvaliH / / 86 // aho jJAna mahojJAnamaho kSAMtiraho kSamA / aho dhIratvamuttaMgaM yateH zaMsAM tadAkarot // 87 // manuSyoM ko isa prakAra bAtacIta karate hue suna muni suSeNa IryApatha-dhyAna se vicalita ho gye| AhAra ke na milane se krodha ke kAraNa unakA zarIra lAla ho gyaa| ve vicArane lage Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 206 dekho isa rAjA kI duSTatA jisa samaya maiM muni nahIM thA usa samaya bhI mujhe yaha aneka saMtApa detA thaa| aura aba maiM muni ho gayA, isake sAtha merA kucha bhI saMbaMdha nahIM rahA to bhI yaha mujhe saMtApa diye binA nahIM maantaa| aisA nIca, cAMDAla koI rAjA nahIM dIkha pdd'taa| tathA isa prakAra krodhAMdha ho muni suSeNa ne bar3e jora se kisI patthara meM lAta maarii| lAta mArate hI ve ekadama jamIna para gira gye| tatkAla unake prANapakherU ur3a gye| evaM khoTe nidAna se muni suSeNa vyantara ho gye| muni suSeNa kI mRtyu kA samAcAra rAjA sumitra ne bhI sunaa| sunate hI unakA citta ati Ahata ho gyaa| sumitra aura maMtrI Adi suSeNa kI mRtyu para ati zoka karane lge| kisI dina suSeNa kI mRtyu se sumitra ke duHkha kI sImA yahA~ taka bar3ha gaI ki usane samasta rAjya kA parityAga kara diyaa| zIghra hI tApasa ke vrata dhAraNa kara liye| aura Ayu ke aMta meM marakara khoTe tapa ke prabhAva se vaha bhI deva ho gyaa| magadheza!aba devagati kI Ayu ko samApta kara rAjA sumitra kA jIva tozreNika huA hai| aura muni suSeNa kA jIva apane Ayu-karma ke anta meM rAnI celanA ke garbha meM aavegaa| vaha kuNaka nAma kA dhAraka terA putra hogaa| evaM terA putra hokara bhI vaha tere liye sadA zatru rhegaa| munirAja yazodhara ke mukha se apane pUrvabhava kA hAla vAstavika rIti se jAna liyaa| evaM munirAja ke guNoM kI mukta kaMTha se prazaMsA karate hue ve aisA vicAra karane lage ahA!!! muni yazodhara kA jJAna dhanya hai| uttama kSamA bhI inakI prazaMsA ke lAyaka hai| parISahoM ke jItane meM dhIratA bhI inakI lokottara hai| inake pratyeka guNa para vicAra karane se yahI bAta jAna par3atI hai ki muni yazodhara-samAna parama dhyAnI, parama jJAnI, muni prAyaH hI saMsAra meM hogaa?||76-87|| zAsanaM jinacaMdrasya satyaM nAnyajjagattraye / tatvaM tadgaditaM satyaM satyaM satyavrataM yateH // 88 // aho! ye vaMcakA loke rasanArasalaMpaTAH / parigrahagrahagrastA bodhayoga parAGa mukhAH // 86 // nAmnA gurupadaM mUDhA vahaMto haMtukAmukAH / guravo naivate nUnaM pAkhaMDapadamaMDitAH // 60 // kiMcittatvasya zraddhAnaM dadhatsa zreNiko nRpaH / pAkSikAcArasaMnyastamatirdarzanasanmukhaH // 11 // Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tato nizcitya saddharma jainaM taM manipuMgavam / muhurmuhuH praNamyAzu carcayitvA tadaMhikaM // 62 // tadutthaguNasaMlIDhamAnaso vacasA kiran / tadguNAnniryayau tasmAccitayaMstadguNAnmuhuH // 63 // duMdubhyAnakanirdoSairbherI paTahavAdanaiH / zaMkhakAhalasaMnAdaistavai baMdimukhodgataiH // 14 // kSAlayanbhuvanaM kI. krmkaarnnbhuutyaa| celinyA saha saMprApatsuMdaraM rAjamaMdiraM // 15 // jinoktaM dharmamAkurvanbhAvanAM tatvasaMbhavAM / dadhadAste tayA satraM tanvandharme mahAmati // 66 // jinadharmarataM bhUpaM zrutvA ca jaTharAgnayaH / sametya vyAkulA Ucu bho rAjanmagadhezvara / / 67 / / tvayA'kAri kathaM bhUpa ! svAminnitthaM vicakSaNa / aMgIkRtaM vRSaM hitvA zreyonyadurarIkRtaM // 68 // jAyAvRSeNa bho bhUbhRdvaMcito janma luMbinA / kSuratkArakeNa naivaM ca yuktaM kattuM tavAdhipa // 6 // dakSA jAyAM svadharme ca varttayaMti nanu svayaM / varttate strIvRSe dhanyA nyAyo'yaM visRto bhuvi // 10 // viparyayaH kRto deva ! tvayA maargaanuvedinaa| yadi te jJAnino jainA ityAkUtaM tavAstivai // 101 / / punaH parIkSya taddharmaM gRhANa magadhezvara / nAnA vijJAnabodhena nAnyathA tadgrahodyamaH // 102 // iti durvAkyavAtena cucyotavRSazAkhikaH / asthirobhUpate veMgAdvAtAvRkSomadadvipAt // 103 // zrI jinendra bhagavAna kA zAsana bhI saMsAra meM dhanya hai| jinAgama meM jo tattva kahe gaye haiN| aura unakA jisa rIti se svarUpa-varNana kiyA gayA hai, sarvathA satya hai| jinokta jIvAdi tattvoM Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 211 se bhinna tattva mithyA tattva haiM / yazodhara munirAja apane vrata meM sarvathA dRr3ha haiN| sAdhuoM ke vAstavika lakSaNa muni yazodhara meM hI saMghaTita hote haiN| evaM mahArAja kI vicAra-sImA aba aura bhI caDha gii| ve mana-hI-mana yaha bhI kahane lage-jo sAdhu bhole jIvoM ke vaMcaka haiM, viSaya-laMpaTI haiN| hAthI, ghor3A, mAla, khajAnA, strI Adi parigrahoM ke dhAraka haiN| vAstavika jJAna-dhyAna se bahirbhata haiM / ve nAma ke ho sAdhu haiM, pAkhaMDI sAdhu kadApi guru nahIM bana skte| ve saMsAra-samudra meM DUbanevAle haiN| isa prakAra vicAra karate-karate mahArAja zreNika ko apanI AtmA kA kucha vAstavika jJAna ho gayA unhoMne zIghra hI zrAvaka ke vrata dhAraNa kara liye| rAnI celanA sahita mahArAja zreNika ne vinaya se munirAja ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA evaM munirAja ke guNoM meM saMlagna citta, unakI bArambAra stuti karate hue mahArAja zreNika aura rAnI celanA AnandapUrvaka apane rAjamandira kI ora cala diye| mahArAja ne jina dharma kI parama bhakta rAnI celanA ke sAtha bar3e ThATa-bATa se rAjamandira meM praveza kiyaa| aura apanI kIrti se samasta dizAe~ sapheda karanevAle mahArAja bhalI prakAra jina bhagavAna kI pUjA, ArAdhanA evaM unake guNoM kA stavana karate hue rAjamandira meM rahane lge| kadAcit bauddha sAdhuoM ko isa bAta kA patA lagA ki mahArAja zreNika ne kisI jaina muni ke upadeza se jaina dharma dhAraNa kara liyA hai| unake pariNAma bauddha dharma se sarvathA vimukha ho gaye haiM / ve zIghra hI mahArAja zreNika ke pAsa Aye / aura aisA upadeza dene lage priya magadheza! yaha bAta sunane meM AI hai ki Apane bauddha dharma kA sarvathA parityAga kara diyA hai| Apa jaina dharma ke parama bhakta ho gaye haiM ? yadi yaha bAta satya hai to Apane bar3A anartha evaM avicArita kAma kara diyA hai| hameM sandeha hotA hai ki parama pavitra, jIvoM ko yathArtha sukha denevAle, zrI buddhadeva ke dharma aura yathArtha tattvoM ko chor3akara, nissAra, jIvoM kA ahita kAraka jaina dharma aura usake tattvoM para Apane kaise vizvAsa kara liyA ? prajAnAtha ! striyoM kI apekSA buddhibala manuSya kA adhika hotA hai| isalie sarvathA saMsAra meM yahI bAta dekhane meM AtI hai ki yadi strI kisI viparIta mArga para calanevAlI ho to catura puruSa apane buddhibala se use sanmArga para le Ate haiN| kintu yaha bAta kahIM nahIM dekhI ki strI ke kahane se ve viparIta mArgagAmI ho jAyeM Apa vizvAsa rakhie jo manuSya strI kI bAtoM meM Akara apane samIcIna mArga kA tyAga kara dete haiN| aura viparIta mArga ko hI samyag mArga samajhane laga jAte haiN| ve manuSya vidvAnoM kI dRSTi meM catura nahIM samajhe jaate| strI ke kahane meM calanevAlA manuSya AbAla gopAla niMdA-bhAjana bana jAtA hai| rAjan ! Apa buddhimAna haiM pratyeka kArya vicArapUrvaka karate haiN| tathApi na mAlUma Apane kaise strI kI bAtoM meM phaMsakara apane pavitra dharma kA parityAga kara diyaa| hameM isa bAta kI koI paravA nahIM ki Apa jaina bane athavA bauddha rheN| kintu yahA~ yaha kahanA hameM AvazyakIya hogA ki Apa jaina muniyoM kI apekSA bauddha sAdhuoM ko alpajJAnI samajhate haiM, to Apa kRpayA phira se isa bAta kA nirNaya kara leN| pIche Apa bauddha dharma kA parityAga kara deN| magadhAdhipa! hameM pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki aneka prakAra ke jJAna-vijJAna ke bhaMDAra, parama pavitra, bauddha sAdhuoM ke sAmane jaina dharma sevI muni koI cIja nhiiN| aura na bauddha dharma ke sAmane jaina dharma hI koI cIja hai| yAda rakhie, yadi Apa yoM hI binA Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 zrozubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam parIkSA kiye jaina dharma dhAraNa kara leNge| aura bauddha dharma chor3a deMge to Apako abhI nahIM to pazcAta jarUra pachatAnA hogaa| prabala pavana ke sAmane acala bhI vRkSa kahA~ taka calAyamAna nahIM hotaa| kutarka se manuSya ke sadvicAra kahA~ taka kinArA nahIM kara jAte ? jyoMhI mahArAja ne bauddhoM kA lambA-caur3A upadeza sunA-pAnI ke abhAva se jaise abhinava vRkSa kumhalA jAtA hai' mahArAja kA jaina dharmarUpI paudhA kumhalA gyaa| aba unakA citta phira DAMvADola ho gyaa| unake mana meM phira se jaina dharma evaM jaina muniyoM kI parIkSA kA vicAra sAmane maMDarAne lgaa||88-103|| parIkSAyai tato bhUpo madhyegehaM kadAcana / carmAsthinivahaM kSiptvA yatnenAdRzyatAM vyadhAt // 104 / / tato'bhANItsa dayitAM rAjyahaM jainamAnasaH / jAto'smi madgRhe jainA guravo bhAvasiddhitaH // 105 / / bhikSArthaM sthApanIyAste dhAmni cAsminniraMjane / ityuktaM kovidA mene bhUpAbhiprAyamaMjasA / / 106 / / anyadA munayastatra samAgUrAjamaMdiraM / trayo nighasa saMsiddhaya kRteryApathavIkSaNAH / / 107 // munInvIkSyA vadadbhUpo rAjJi sthApaya bhaktitaH / udIryeti sunamrAMgA vubhau sanmukhamIyatuH // 108 / / tadA babhANa sA devI vacanaM munipuMgavAH / triguptiguptAstiSThaMtu lepArthaM rAjamaMdire // 10 // tadA munIzvarAH sarve darzayitvAMgulidvikaM / vyAghuTya vipine tasthurmatvA bhUpatibhAvakaM // 110 // guNasAgaranAmAnamAgataM bhojanakRte / vIkSyAMgulinrikaM rAjJI darzayAmAsa sanRpA // 111 // pratipadya tathA yogI tasthau rAjanamaskRtaH / pratigRhIta evaM ca prakSAlitapadAmbujaH / / 112 / / lepakRte gRhaM prApya munI rAjJA samaM mudA / matvA'vadhi balAtprAha tadgRhasthAsthicarmaNI / / 113 / / Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 213 bhUpa ! nAsmingRhe zuddhi rasti sthAtuna yogytaa| iti saMlapya yogI sa pratyUhamakarottadA // 114 // kadAcit mahArAja ne jaina muniyoM kI parIkSArtha rAjamaMdira meM gupta rIti se eka gaharA gaDDhA khudvaayaa| usameM kucha haDDI-carma Adi apavitra padArtha ma~gAkara rakhavA diye| aura rAnI se Akara kahA kAMte ! aba maiM jaina dharma kA paripUrNa bhakta ho gayA huuN| mere samasta vicAra bauddha dharma se sarvathA haTa gaye haiN| kadAcit bhAgyavaza yadi koI jaina muni rAjamaMdira se AhArArtha Ave to tU isa pavitra maMdira meM AhAra denaa| unakI bhakti, sevA, sammAna bhI khUba krnaa| rAnI celanA bar3I paMDitA thii| mahArAja kI yaha Akasmika vacana-bhaMgI suna use zIghra hI isa bAta kA bodha ho gayA ki mahArAja ne jaina muniyoM kI parIkSArtha avazya hI kucha DhoMga racA hai| aura mahArAja ke pariNAma bauddha dharma kI ora phira jhuke hue pratIta hote haiN| kucha dina ke pazcAt bhalI prakAra IryA samiti ke paripAlaka, parama pavitra tIna munirAja rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha aaye| jyoMhI mahArAja kI dRSTi muniyoM para par3I ve zIghra hI rAnI ke pAsa gye| aura kahane lage-priye ! munirAja rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha A rahe haiN| jaldI taiyAra ho unakA paDagAhana karake svayaM bhI muniyoM ke sAmane Akara khar3e ho gye| munirAja yathAsthAna Akara Thahara gye| jyoMhI rAnI ne munirAjoM ko dekhA vinamra mastaka ho unheM namaskAra kiyaa| tathA mahArAja dvArA kI huI parIkSA se jaina dharma para kucha AghAta na pahu~ce yaha vicAra rAnI ne zIghra hI vinaya se kahA he manogupti Adi trigupti pAlaka, paramottama munirAjo! Apa AhArArtha rAjamaMdira meM tisstthe| unameM se koI bhI muni trigupti kA pAlaka nahIM thaa| saba do-do guptiyoM ke pAlaka the| isalie jyoMhI rAnI ke vacana sune unhoMne zIghra hI apanI do-do a~guliyA~ uThA diiN| tathA do a~guliyoM ke uThAne se rAnI ko yaha batalA diyA ki he rAnI! hama do-do guptiyoM ke hI pAlaka haiM, zIghra vana kI ora cala diye| usI samaya koI guNasAgara nAma ke munirAja bhI pura meM AhArArtha aaye| muni guNasAgara ko avadhijJAna ke bala se rAjA kA bhItarI vicAra vidita ho gayA thaa| isalie ve sIdhe rAjamaMdira meM hI ghuse cale aaye| munirAja para rAnI kI dRSTi pdd'ii| unheM natamastaka ho, rAnI ne namaskAra kiyA / evaM vinaya se vaha isa prakAra kahane lagI Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam he triguptiyoM ke pAlaka paramottama munirAja! Apa rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha tthhreN| muni guNasAgara ne jyoMhI rAnI ke vacana sune zIghra hI unhoMne apanI tIna a~guliyA~ dikhA diiN| munirAja kI tInoM aMguliyA~ dekha rAnI ati prasanna huii| usane zIghra hI mahArAja ko apane pAsa bulaayaa| mahArAja ne Akara bhakti-bhAva se munirAja ko namaskAra kiyaa| Age bar3hakara rAnI ne munirAja ko kASTAsana diyaa| unakA paDagAhana (pratigRhIta) kiyaa| garama pAnI se unake caraNa prakSAlana kiye| evaM mahArAja natamastaka ho unheM bhojanAlaya meM AhArArtha le gye| mahArAja kI prArthanAnusAra munirAja bhojanAlaya meM gaye to shii| kiMtu jyoMhI ve vahA~ pahu~ce avadhi jJAna ke bala se zIghra hI unheM gar3e hue haDDI aura camar3e kA patA laga gyaa| ve tatkAla hI yaha kaha ki rAjan! terA ghara apavitra hai| vahA~ se bAhara nikale aura IryApatha se jIvoM kI rakSA karate hue vana kI ora cale Aye // 104-114 // hAhAravaM tadA cakru bhUpAdyAstadguNAvalim / saMsayaMtazca tajjJAnaM vIkSyAzcaryaparaMparAM // 115 / / kena bho rAjJi te pUrvaM vyAghaTaya munipuMgavAH / vane gatAH zubhe kAMte ityAcakhyau nRpastadA // 116 / / na vedmi bhUpa ! taddhetumAvAM yAvo vane drutam / munIstAnnAtha pRcchAvo hetuM saMnyastadharmakaH / / 117 / / tatastau parayA bhUtyA jagmaturvanamuttamaM / daMpatI dIptasarvAMgau saMgoktaMvitamAnasau // 118 // tatastatra vane vIkSya dharmaghoSamunimudA / praNamya bhUpati bhUyo papraccheti vRSakRte / / 11 / / svAminmaddhAmni caryArthamAgatastvaM ca hetunA / kena nAsthAstadA prAha yogI yogAMgasAdhakaH // 120 // rAjannAzyA tadA coktaM triguptirbhavatAM yadi / sthitA tarhi bhavadbhizca sthAtavyaM nAnyathA mune // 121 / / triguptinaM sthitAsmAkamato na sthitisaMkRtA / mayA svAminkathaM kena kA guptirna sthitAtava // 122 // Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 zreNika purANam cAroM muniyoM ko isa prakAra rAjamaMdira se binA kAraNa lauTA dekha rAjA zreNika Adi samasta jana hA-hAkAra karane lge| muniyoM kA alaukika jJAna dekha saba manuSyoM ke mukha se unakI prazaMsA nikalane lagI / mahArAja zreNika ko bhI isa bAta kA parama duHkha huA / ve zIghra rAnI ke pAsa Aye aura kahane lage priye ! yaha kyA huA ? munirAja akAraNa hI kyoM AhAra chor3a cale gaye ? kucha samajha nahIM A rahA hai, zIghra kaho / mahArAja ke aise vacana suna rAnI ne uttara diyA / nAtha! maiM bhI isa bAta ko nahIM jAna sakI, munigaNa kyoM to rAjamaMdira meM AhArArthaM Aye aura kyoM phira binA AhAra liye cale gaye / svAmin ! calie, hama zIghra hI vana cleN| aura jahA~ para ve parama pavitra yatIzvara virAjamAna haiN| vahA~ jAkara unhIM se yaha bAta puucheN| rAnI calanA kI manohara evaM saMzaya-nivAraka yaha yukti mahArAja ko pasaMda A gaI / atizaya tejasvI aura muni-darzanArtha utkaMThita ve donoM daMpatI unake pAsa gaye / bhaktipUrvaka unake caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA / evaM ati vinaya se mahArAja ne yaha pUchA prabho ! samasta jagata ke uddhAraka svAmin ! mere zubhodaya se Apa rAjamaMdira meM AhArArthaM ye the / kiMtu Apa binA AhAra ke hI cale Aye, maiM yaha na jAna sakA kyoM to Apa rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha gaye aura kyoM lauTa Aye? kRpAkara mere isa saMzaya ko dUra kareM / rAjA ke aise vacana suna munivara dharmaghoSa ne kahA -- rAjan ! jaba hama rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha pahu~ce the| hameM dekha rAnI celanA ne yaha kahA thA ki hai trigupti pAlaka munirAja ! Apa mere rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha virAje / hama trigupti pAlaka the nahIM, isalie hama vahA~ na tthhre| hamAre na Thaharane kA aura dUsarA koI kAraNa na thA / munirAja ke aise vacana suna mahArAja Azcarya - sAgara meM gotA mArane lage / ve socane lage - ye parama pavitra munirAja kisa gupti ke pAlaka nahIM haiM ? tathA aisA kucha samaya soca-vicArakara mahArAja ne zIghra hI munirAja se nivedana kiyA kRpAnAtha ! kyA Apake tInoM hI gupti nahIM haiM ? athavA koI eka nahIM hai ? tathA vaha kyoM nahIM haiM ? kRpayA zIghra kaheM - // 115 - 122 / / ityukte sa jagau yogI rAjanmAnasagopanaM / na sthitaM tatkathAM vakSye zRNu zreNikamadbhavAM // 123 // kaliMgaviSaye puraM daMtapuraM ramye vistIrNe nagarAdibhiH / hAri vaNigvAravirAjitaM // 124 // Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tacchAstA dharmaghoSo'haM nyAyarUpeNa bhUtalaM / pAlayanmaMtrisAmaMtasevitAMhniH pratApabhRt / / 125 // lakSmImatI zubhAkArA vallabhA prANavallabhA / mamA'bhUtpUrNacaMdrAsyA kAmavRkSasya maMjarI / / 126 / / AvAM premAnubaddhau ca gataM kAlaM na viddhakaH / anyadA sadguruM prApyAkarNya dharmamahaM nRpa // 127 // nirviNNo bhava bhogeSu prAvrAjaM bhavabhItadhIH / viharannagamaM rAjan kauzAMbyAM bhojana kRte // 128 // tatrAsti guruDAbhikhyo rAjamaMtryabhavatpriyA / dattA garur3apUrvAM ca tasyacaMdrakalA prabhA / / 126 // tayAhaM vIkSya sadbhaktyA pratigRhyAsanAdibhiH / dIyate me zubhAhAro dehA'kSaprINanakSamaH / / 130 // taMdulaM lepakAle karAtsiktaM papAta bhUtale mama / rAjannavalokanahetave // 131 // tatra dRSTigaMtA tadAMguSTamahaM tasyA adrAkSaM mama mAnasaM / sasmAra paTTadevyAzcAMguSTaM mohavazAnnRpa // 132 // mamAkSaprINanakSamaH / tAdRkSo'yaM zubhoMguSTo iti smRte cakArAzu pratyUhaM nRpanAyaka // 133 // tadA me mAnasI guptirnA bhUdbhapatataH punaH / viharannatra daivenAjagAma nRpamaMdiraM // 134 // mahArAja zreNika ke aise lAlasAyukta vacana sunakara munirAja ne kahA- rAjan ! hamAre gupta nahIM hai| yaha kyoM nahIM hai usakA kAraNa kahatA hU~, Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suneM aneka prakAra ke uttamottama nagaroM se vyApta isI jambUdvIpa meM eka kaliMga nAma kA deza hai | kaliMga deza meM atizaya manohara bAjAroM kI zreNiyoM se vyApta eka daMtapura nAma kA sarvottama / nagara hai| daMtapura kA svAmI jo ki nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlaka maMtrI evaM bar3e-bar3e sAmaMtoM se veSTita, sUrya ke samAna pratApI thaa| maiM rAjA dharmaghoSa thA / merI paTarAnI kA nAma lakSmImatI Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 217 thaa| rAnI lakSmImatI ati manoharA thI, samasta rAniyoM meM merI prANavallabhA thii| caMdramukhI evaM kAma-maMjarI thii| hama donoM daMpatI meM gAr3ha prema thaa| eka dUsare ko dekhakara jIte the| yahA~ taka ki hama donoM aise prema meM masta the ki hamako jAtA huA kAla bhI nahIM mAlUma hotA thaa| kadAcit mujhe eka digambara guru ke darzana kA saubhAgya milaa| maiMne unake mukha se jaina dharma kA upadeza sunaa| upadeza meM munirAja ke mukha se jyoMhI maiMne saMsAra kI anityatA, bijalI ke samAna viSaya-bhogoM kI capalatA sunI, mAre bhaya ke merA zarIra kA~pa gyaa| kucha samaya pahale jo maiM bhogoM ko acchA samajhatA thA ve hI mujhe viSa sarIkhe mahasUsa hone lge| maiM ekadama saMsAra se udAsa ho gyaa| aura unhIM munirAja ke caraNa-kamaloM meM turanta jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| isI pRthvI-tala meM eka ati manohara kauzAMbI nagarI hai| kauzAMbIpurI ke rAjA kA maMtrI jo ki nIti-kalA meM atizaya catura garur3a vega thaa| maMtrI garur3a vega kI priya bhAryA garur3adattA thii| garur3adattA parama suMdarI, caMdravadanA evaM patibhaktA thii| kisI samaya vihAra karatA-karatA maiM kauzAMbI nagarI meM jA phuNcaa| aura vahA~ kisI dina maMtrI garur3avega ke ghara AhArArtha gyaa| jyoMhI garur3adattA ne mujhe apane ghara Ate dekhA bhalI prakAra merA vinaya kiyaa| AhvAna kara kASTAsana para biThAkara merA caraNa-prakSAlana kiyaa| evaM mana aura indriyoM ko bhalI prakAra saMtuSTa karanevAlA mujhe sarvottama AhAra diyaa| AhAra dete samaya garur3adattA ke hAtha se eka kavala nIce gira gyaa| kavala girate hI merI dRSTi bhI jamIna para pdd'ii| jyoMhI maiMne garur3adattA ke paira kA a~gUThA jamIna para dekhA mujhe zIghra hI apanI priyatamA lakSmImatI ke a~gUThe kI yAda aaii| mere mana meM acAnaka yaha vikalpa uTha khar3A huaa| ahA ! jaisA manohara a~gUThA rAnI lakSmImatI kA thA vaisA hI isa garur3adattA kA hai| basa, phira kyA thA ? mere mana ke calita ho jAne se he rAjan ! Aja taka mujhe manogupti kI prApti na huii| isalie maiM manogupti rahita hU~ // 123-134 // rAzyoktaM ye triguptAste tiSThatu mama maMdire / amanogupti bhAvena nAtiSThAma vayaM gRhe // 135 / / dhanyaM dhanyamidaM loke zAsanaM pApanAzanaM / dhanyo dhanyo'yamAyogI yathArthalepabhASaNaH // 136 // tathAtvaM bhuvane nAsti yAdRzaM jainazAsane / itiprazaMsya bhUpAlo natvottasthau munIzvaraM // 137 // jinapAlamuni prApya bhUpo natvA muhurmuhuH / papraccheti mahAbhaktyA ziroghRtakRtAMjaliH // 138 / / asminmaMdiramAsAdya yUyaM kimu sthitA nahi / ityAkarNya jagau yogI meghagaMbhIra vAcayA // 13 // Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam rAjatvAggopanAbhAvAnnasthitAstavamaMdire / keneti cediti prazne provAca bhagavAnpunaH // 140 // pRthivyAM tilakaprAyaM zrIbhUmitilakaM puraM / tilaMkAbharaNAkIrNayoSitAM tilakAyitaM // 14 // prajApAlAbhidho jAtaH rAjAbhUSavedakaH / tasya jAyA jayAkIrNA dhAraNI guNadhAriNI // 142 // . tayoH sutA mRgAMkAsyA mRgAkSI mdnpriyaa| vasukAMtA guNaiH kAMtA kAMtikRtitatAmasA // 143 // kozAMbyAmathabhapAlazcaMDapradyotanAbhidhaH / caturaMgamahAsainyaH pratApI jitazAtravaH / / 144 // kutazcidyotanaH zrutvA vasukAMtAM kalAdhikAm / yayAce grAmyadharmArthaM tadguNAhatamAnasaH // 14 // prajApAlastatastasmai nAdAnmatvAvidharmagaM / ruSA pracaMDanaH zrutvA cacAla balamaMDitaH // 146 // krameNa tatpuraM prApya viveSTi balibhirbalaiH / ghasra ghasra tayorjAto raNo raNavidoH punaH // 147 // kuMtakRtitamUrddhAno yoyudhyate narAstadA / bRhitaiH preryamANAzca meghanAdaizca kekinaH // 148 / / mahAraNasamudre'smin pataiMtimahAzile / caladghoTakasaMraMgattaraMga tarale pare // 146 // vraNotthalohitottuMgajale jnbhyprde| jalayAdAMsibhItADhye vidIrNamukhamastake // 150 // vidIrNavaktrasaMbhAsi rdnottuNgsnmnnau| parvataprAyasaiMti bRhitoccaiH sujite / / 151 / / piSTAsthi zikate mAMsa kardame durgadurjanaH / kAtarAMgisumaMDUke khaMDakhaMDitaparvate // 152 // Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANama lUnabAladhi satsa darpocchvAsitavAyuke / saMlUnacakrasaccakriviziSTavaDavAmukhe velAyaMte narA dIptA dazadiksarpiNaH krudhA / nAvAyaMte mahAyAnAsturaMgAstaralAMhrayaH // 154 // // 153 // asisaMghaTTasaMbhUta sphuliMgA vahnitAM gatAH / khaDgAkhaDgi narAH kecinmuSTA muSTikacAkaci / / 155 / / kuMtAkuMti mahAtIvraM vaktrarafta bhaTAstatra bhujAbhujipadApadi / muMDAmuMDigadAdi // 156 // bANAbANi mahAtIvrA ghoTakAghoTakisphuTaM / dviradAdviradi krodhAdrathArathi narAnari / / 157 // zabdA zabdi krudhAkrodhiloSTaloSTinRpAnRpi / yoyudhyate ca vaireNa bhaTAbhaTa zilAzili / / 158 / / vaMzAvaMzibhaTA kecidvRkSAvRkSi halAhala / ( kulaka) // 15 // itthaM raNe tayorjAte prajApAlo viSaNNadhIH / pracaMDaM durdamaM mattvA sacito'bhUtsva mAnase // 160 // jyoMhI munivara dharmaghoSa ke mukha se rAjA zreNika ne yaha bAta sunI unheM ati prasannatA huI / ve apane mana meM kahane lage- samasta pApoM kA nAzaka jinendra zAsana dhanya hai / satyavaktA munivara dharmaghoSa bhI dhanya haiN| ahA ! jaisI satyatA jaina dharma meM hai, vaisI kahIM nahIM / tathA isa prakAra munirAja dharmaghoSa kI bAra-bAra prazaMsA kara mahArAja ne munirAja ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyA / evaM ve donoM daMpatI vahA~ se uThakara munivara jinapAla ke pAsa gye| unheM savinaya namaskAra kara rAjA zreNika ne pUchA 216 bhagavan! Aja Apa AhArArtha mere maMdira meM gaye the, Apane mere maMdira meM AhAra kyoM nahIM liyA ? mujhase aisA kyA ghora aparAdha bana par3A thA ? kRpA kara mere isa saMdeha ko zIghra dUra kareM / rAjA zreNika ke aise vacana suna munirAja jinapAla ne bhI vahI uttara diyaa| jo munivara dharmaghoSa ne diyA thA / munirAja se yaha uttara pAkara mahArAja phira acaMbhe meM par3a gye| mana meM ve aisA socane lage Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ki ina munirAja ke kauna-sI gupti nahIM hai aura vaha kyoM nahIM hai ? tathA kucha samaya aisA saMkalpavikalpa kara unhoMne munirAja se pUchA prabho ! kRpayA isa bAta ko khulAsA rIti se kheN| Apake kauna-sI gupti na thI aura kyoM nahIM thI? mere mana meM adhika saMzaya hai| munirAja ne uttara diyA rAjan ! mere vacana gupti na thI, vaha kyoM na thI, usakA kAraNa sunAtA hU~ ? dhyAnapUrvaka sano-isI pRthvI-maMDala para samasta pRthvI kA tilakabhRta eka bhUmitilaka nAma kA nagara hai| nagara bhamitilaka kA adhipati bhalI prakAra prajA kA rakSaka, atizaya dharmAtmA rAjA prajApAla thaa| prajApAla kI priya bhAryA dhAriNI thii| rAnI dhAriNI ati manoharA, uttamottama guNoM kI Akara evaM kAmadeva kI jayapatAkA thii| zubha bhAgyodaya se rAnI dhAriNI se utpanna eka kanyA thii| jo kanyA caMdravadanA, mRganayanA, ratirUpA samasta uttamottama guNoM kI Akara evaM apanI zarIra-kAMti se aMdhakAra kA nAza karanevAlI thii| aura usakA nAma vasukAMtA thaa| usI samaya kauzAMbIpurI meM eka caMDapradyotana nAma kA prasiddha rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| caMDapradyotana atizaya tejasvI, vIra evaM vizAla senA kA svAmI thaa| kadAcit kumArI vasukAMtA ne yauvanAvasthA meM padArpaNa kiyaa| rAjA caMDapradyotana ko isake yuvatIpane kA patA laga gyaa| kumArI ke guNoM para mugdha ho rAjA caMDapradyotana ne zIghra hI rAjA prajApAla se usa putrI ke lie prArthanA kii| aura unake sAtha bahuta-kucha prema dikhaayaa| kiMtu rAjA caMDapradyotana jaina na thaa| isalie rAjA prajApAla ne usakI prArthanA na sunI, aura putrI ke lie sApha inakAra kara dii| rAjA caMDapradyotana ne yaha bAta sunii| usane zIghra hI senA sajAkara bhUmitilaka kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| kucha dina bAda maMjila-dara-maMjila karatA-karatA rAjA caMDapradyotana bhUmitilaka pura meM A phuNcaa| Ate hI usane apanI senA se samasta nagara ghera liyA aura lar3AI ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| rAjA prajApAla ko isa bAta kA patA lagA usane bhI apanI senA sajavA lii| tatkAla vaha caMDapradyotana se lar3ane ke lie nikala par3A aura donoM daloM kI senA meM bhayaMkara yuddha hone lgaa| meghanAda megha zabda se jaise mayUra idhara-udhara nAcate phirate haiN| meghanAda (bigula) ke zabda sunane se usa samaya yoddhAoM kI bhI vahI dazA ho gii| roSa meM Akara ve bhI idhara-udhara ghUmane lage aura eka-dUsare para prahAra karane lge| donoM senAoM kA ghora saMgrAma sAkSAt mahAsAgara kI upamA ko dhAraNa karatA thaa| kyoMki mahAsAgara-jaisA parvatoM se vyApta rahatA hai| saMgrAma bhI Ahata ho pRthvI para gire hue hAthIrUpI parvatoM se vyApta thaa| mahAsAgara-jaisA taraMgayukta hotA hai, saMgrAma bhI caMcala azvarUpI taraMgayukta thaa| mahAsAgara meM jisa prakAra mahAmatsya rahate haiM, saMgrAma meM bhI painI talavAroM se kaTe hue manuSyoM ke mukharUpI matsya the| mahAsAgara-jaisA jala pUrNa rahatA hai| saMgrAma bhI ghAvoM se nikalate hue raktarUpI jala se pUrNa thaa| mahAsAgara-jaisA maNi-ratnoM se vyApta rahatA hai, saMgrAma bhI mRta yoddhAoM ke dA~tarUpI maNi-ratnoM se vyApta thaa| mahAsAgara meM jaise Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 221 bhayaMkara zabda hote haiM, saMgrAma meM bhI hAthiyoM ke cItkArarUpI bhISaNa zabda the| mahAsAgara jisa prakAra bAlU sahita hotA hai, saMgrAma bhI pisI huI haDDIrUpI bAlU sahita thaa| mahAsamudra-jaisA kIcar3a vyApta rahatA hai, saMgrAma bhI mAMsarUpI kIcar3a se vyApta thaa| mahAsAgara meM jaise meMr3haka aura kachuve rahate haiM, saMgrAma meM bhI vaise hI kaTe hue ghor3oM ke paira meMr3haka aura hAthiyoM ke paira kachuve the| mahAsAgarajaisA khaMDa parvatayukta hotA hai| saMgrAma bhI mRta zarIroM kA DherarUpa khaMDa parvatayukta thaa| mahAsAgara meM jaise sarpa rahate haiM, saMgrAma meM bhI kaTI huI hAthiyoM kI pUMche sarpa thiiN| mahAsAgara-jaisA pavana paripUrNa rahatA hai, saMgrAma bhI yoddhAoM ke svAsocchvAsarUpI pavana se paripUrNa thaa| mahAsAgara meM jaisA vaDavAnala hotA hai, saMgrAma meM bhI usI prakAra camakate hue cakra var3avAnala the| mahAsAgara-jaisA belAyukta hotA hai, usI prakAra saMgrAma meM bhI samasta dizAoM meM ghUmate hue yoddhArUpI belA thii| sAgara meM jaise nAva aura jahAja hote haiM, saMgrAma meM bhI ghor3erUpI nAva aura jahAja the| tathA saMgrAma meM khaDagadhArI khar3agoM se yuddha karate the| muSTi-yuddha karanevAle muSTiyoM se lar3ate the| koI-koI Apasa meM keza pakar3akara yuddha karate the| aneka vIra puruSa bhujAoM se lar3ate the| pairoM se lar3AI karane vAle pairoM se lar3ate the| sira lar3AnevAle subhaTa sira lar3Akara yuddha karate the| bahuta-se subhaTa Apasa meM makha bhiDAkara laDate the| gadAdhArI aura tIraMdAja gadAdhArI aura tIraMdAjoM se laDate the| ghaDasavAra ghur3asavAroM se, gajasavAroM se, rathasavAra rathasavAroM se evaM payAde payAdoMse bhayaMkara yuddha karate the| usa saMgrAma meM aneka vIra puruSa zabda-yuddha karanevAle the isalie ve zabda-yuddha karate the| lAThI calAnevAle lAThiyoM se yuddha karate the| evaM rAjA rAjAoM se yuddha karate the| tathA zilAyuddha karanevAle zilAoM se, bA~sayuddha karanevAle subhaTa bA~soM se, vRkSa ukhAr3akara yuddha karanevAle vRkSoM se karate the| hala ke dhAraka apane haloM se yuddha karate the| isa prakAra donoM rAjAoM kA Apasa meM kaI dina taka bhayaMkara yuddha hotA rahA / anta meM jaba prajApAla ne yaha dekhA ki rAjA caMr3apradyotana jItA nahIM jA sakatA to use bar3I ciMtA huI vaha usake jItane ke lie aneka upAya socane lgaa||135-160|| so'nyedyuH puSpalA nRNAM mukhAnmattvAmunIzvaraM / durgasaMlagna vipine sthitaM mAM jinapAlakaM // 16 // cacAla vaMdituM bhUpaH prajApAlaH suharSataH / tatra natvA muni dhIraM kAyotsargasthitaH prabhuH / / 162 / / tadeti prArthayAmAsa kazcitaM munipuMgavaM / prayaccha bho mune rAjJe'bhayadAnaM ca vairiNaH // 163 / / tatastadvaSapAkena kayA cidvanarakSayA / devyoktaM nRpa mA auSI bhavitAte jayaH khalu // 164 // tasyA adRzyarUpAyA vacaH zrutvA nRpAdayaH / jaharSuste munirvAkyaM matvA nizcitamAnasAH // 165 / / Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam prajApAlastato bhUtyA viveza nagaraM param / uttoraNaM patAkADhyaM kurvannAdAkulaM jagat / / 166 / / jayavArtA samAkarNya pracaMDazcaMDamAnasaH / jaina mene prajApAlaM jinavAkyavinirNayaM // 167 / / caMDapradyotano dhImAna sasamyaktvo guNAkaraH / vyAghuTya niryayau svasya puraM prati sasainyakaH // 16 // kadAcit vihAra karatA-karatA usa samaya maiM bhI kauzAMbI meM A phuNcaa| maiMne jo vana kile ke bilakula pAsa thaa| usI meM sthita ho dhyAna karanA prArambha kara diyaa| vahA~ dhyAna karate mAlI ne mujhe dekhA / vaha tatkAla rAjA prajApAla ke pAsa bhAgatA-bhAgatA pahu~cA aura mere Agamana kA sArA samAcAra rAjA se kaha sunaayaa| sunate hI rAjA pranApAla tatkAla mere darzana ke lie aaye| mere pAsa Akara unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| rAjA prajApAla ke sAtha aura bhI kaI manuSya the| unameM se eka manuSya ne mujhase yaha nivedana kiyA prabho! kRpayA rAjA prajApAla ko Apa zatruoM kI ora se abhayadAna pradAna kreN| inheM vairiyoM kI ora se kaisA bhI bhaya na rhe| manuSya kI rAga-dveSa paripUrNa bAta sunakara maiMne kucha bhI uttara na diyA, usa vana kI rakSikA eka devI thI jyoMhI usane yaha samAcAra sunA apanI divya vANI se usane zIghra hI uttara diyA rAjan prajApAla ! tujhe kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM karanA cAhie, niyama se terI vijaya hogii| basa, phira kyA thA? devI to usa samaya adazya thI isalie jyoMhI rAjA prajApAla ne ye vacana sune atyadhika AnaMda se usakA zarIra romAMcita ho gyaa| vaha yaha samajha ki yaha AzIrvAda mujhe munirAja ne diyA hai, bar3I bhakti se usane mujhe namaskAra kiyaa| aura bar3I vibhUti ke sAtha apane rAjamaMdira kI ora calA gyaa| rAjamaMdira meM jAkara vijaya kI khuzI meM usane toraNAdi lagAkara nagara meM bar3A bhArI utsava kiyaa| samasta dizA badhira karanevAle bAje bajane lge| evaM rAjA prajApAla AnaMda se rahane lgaa| rAjA caMDapradyotana ko bhI isa bAta kA patA lgaa| rAjA prajApAla ko pakkA jainI samajha usane tatkAla yuddha kA saMkalpa chor3a diyaa| aura saba senA ko sAtha le apane nagara kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| nagara meM jAkara usane jaina dharma dhAraNa kara liyaa| jinarAja ke vAkyoM para usakA pUrA-pUrA zraddhAna ho gayA aura AnaMda se rahane lagA / / 161-168 / / Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 223 sa taM vyAdhuTitaM matvA prajApAlastadaMtikaM / viziSTAnpreSayAmAsa subhaTAnmaMtrakovidAn // 169 / / praNataistaiH savijJapta iti rAjaMstvayA kathaM / vyAghuTya gamyate yuddhAdRte caMDaprazAsana // 170 // tadA tAn pratiso'vAdInmaMtriNomaMtrakovidAH / jainena yuyudhenA'haM prANatulyena dharmiNA // 171 / / ye jainena samaMjanyaM kurvati vRSavarjitAH / ta eva nidhanaM yAMti sudhArmikaparAGa mukhAH // 172 // ityAkarNya narA: sarve taM vyAdhuTya nyavedayan / caMDapradyotanaM jainaM matvA saMtoSamAptavAn // 173 // prajApAlastataH prItyA caMDapradyotanAya c| surmiNe dadaubhUtyA mRgAkSIM tAMghanastanIM // 174 // ratnakozaturaMgAdi daMtinaH prItivRddhaye / dadatustau suvastrAdi kRtvAtoSaM parasparaM / / 175 / / tataH saparayA bhUtyA kaushaaNbyaamgmttyaa| remAte daMpatI tuSTau zleSamIlitalocanau // 176 // caMDapradyotano bhUpa ekadA vanitAMtike / avadadvasukAMte bho balavAnbalamaMDitaH // 177 // pratApyAhaM mahAvIraH sAdhitAkhilabhUpatiH / pitaraM yadi no vemyanartha kartAsmi jainakaM // 17 // ityAkarNya tayA vAdi nAthetthaM na kadAcana / dattaM yato'bhayaM dAnaM jinapAlena yoginA // 17 // tadA rarANa bhUpAlaH kAMte kamalalocane / na toSo na ca vidveSo yoginAM kutra vidyate // 180 // evaM cedvallabhe yAvastaGkehi mRgalocane / ityudIrya tatastau ca celaturvaMdanA kRte // 18 // Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jinapAlamuniM vIkSya pUjayitvA tadaMhnikaM / parItya tau praNamyAzutiSThatuH sukRtAMjalI / / 182 // tadA papraccha bhUbhIzo bho jJAninmokSamAgraNIH / samastavyastazIleza vipakSetarazAmyaka // / 183 / / yatInAM yoganiSThAnAM yuktaM kiM kasyacitprabho / abhayotsarjanaM kasya nAzaciMtanamityapi // 184 // maunenAsyustadAte ca na bhASate hitA'hite / vAditAzca tadA vAdIdvasukAMtA sucaMdrikA // 185 // rAjan bhUpAlapuNyena divyanAdo vinirgataH / svayaM naiSa munerdoSo'bhayanAzAdisaMbhavaH // 186 // cittasthaM dvAparaM tau ca vinAzya praNamya prApatustUrNaM purAM pUrNaM tiSThatustau sukhenaiva svadeze vRSavarddhakau / manorathAm / / 187 / / sudazAgatau / vayaM viziSTadezeSu bhramaMto'tra samAgatAH / / 188 / / tavAlayaM pariprAptA lepArthaM zreNikAdhipa / vAgguptyapApato naiva vayaM tvanmaMdire sthitAH / / 186 / / rAjA prajApAla ko bhI caMDapradyotana ke cale jAne kA patA lagA / usane zIghra hI kaI maMtrI jo ki para ke abhiprAya jAnane meM atizaya catura the zIghra hI rAjA caMDapradyotana ke pAsa bheje aura sArA hAla jAnanA caahaa| rAjA kI AjJAnusAra samasta maMtrI zIghra hI kauzAMbI gaye / rAjA caMpradyotana kI sabhA meM pahu~ca unhoMne vinaya se rAjA ko namaskAra kiyA aura jo kucha rAjA prajApAla kA saMdezA thA, saba kaha sunaayaa| maMtriyoM ke mukha se rAjA prajApAla kA yaha saMdezA suna rAjA caMDapradyotana ne kahA maMtriyo ! rAjA prajApAla atizaya dharmAtmA hai / dharma use apane prANoM se bhI pyArA hai / maiMne rAjA prajApAla ko jaina samajha yuddha kA saMkalpa chor3a diyA / jo pApI puruSa jainiyoM ke prANoM ko duHkhAte haiM, unake sAtha yuddha karate haiM / ve zIghra mRtyu ko prApta hote haiM / aura ve saMsAra meM narAdhama kahalAte haiM / rAjA caMDapradyotana se yaha samAcAra suna maMtrI tatkAla bhUmitilakapura ko lauTa pdd'e| caMDapradyotana kA sArA samAcAra rAjA prajApAla ko kaha sunAyA aura unakI aneka prakAra se prazaMsA karane lage / jyoMhI rAjA prajApAla ne yaha bAta sunI unheM ati prasannatA huii| caMDapradyotana ko Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 225 apane samAnadharmI samajha rAjA prajApAla ne zIghra hI kanyA vasukAMtA kA rAjA caMDapradyotana ke sAtha vivAha kara diyaa| evaM hAthI-ghor3A ati uttamottama padArtha dekara rAjA caMDapradyotana ke sAtha bahuta-kucha hita jtaayaa| aba kanyA vasukAMtA ke sAtha rAjA caMDapradyotana kA vivAha ho gayA to unako bar3A saMtoSa ho gyaa| ve bar3e Ananda se rahane lge| aura donoM daMpatI bhalI prakAra sAMsArika sukha kA anubhava karane lge| kadAcit rAjA caMDapradyotana rAnI vasukAMtA ke sAtha ekAMta meM baiThe the| acAnaka hI unheM bhUmitilakapura ke yuddha kA smaraNa ho gyaa| ve rAnI vasukAMtA se kahane lage priye ! maiM atizaya pratApI thaa| caturaMga senA se maMDita thA, apane pratApa se maiMne samasta bhUpatiyoM kA mAna galita kara diyA thaa| mene tere pitA ko itanA balavAna nahIM jAnA thaa| hAya tere pitA ke sAtha yuddha kara maiMne bar3A anartha kiyaa| rAnI vasukAMtA ne jaba ye vacana sune to vaha kahane lagI nAtha! Apake barAbara mere pitA balavAna na the| kiMtu munivara jinapAla ne unheM abhayadAna de diyA thA isalie ve Apase parAjita na ho ske| rAnI vasukAMtA ke ye vacana sune to mahArAja acambhe meM par3a gaye ve kahane lage caMdravadane ! tuma yaha kyA kaha rahI ho ? parama yogI rAga-dveSa se rahita hote haiN| ve kadApi aisA kAma nahIM kara skte| yadi munivara jinapAla ne rAjA prajApAla ko aisA abhayadAna diyA ho to bar3A anartha kiyaa| calo, aba hama zIghra unhIM munirAja ke pAsa caleM aura unhIM se saba samAcAra puurch| rAjA caMDapradyotana kI AjJAnusAra rAnI vasukAMtA calane ke lie taiyAra ho gaI, ve donoM daMpatI bar3e AnaMda se muni-vaMdanArtha gye| jisa samaya ve donoM daMpatI vana meM phuNce| aura jyoMhI unhoMne mujhe dekhA bar3I bhakti se namaskAra kiyaa| tIna pradakSiNA dii| evaM rAjA caMDapradyotana ne bar3I vinaya se yaha kahA samasta vidvAnoM ke pAragAmI, bhavyoM ko mokSa-sukha pradAna karanevAle, atizaya kaThina kiMtu paramottama vrata ke dhAraka, zatru-bhitroM ko samAna samajhanevAle, prabho! kyA yaha Apako yogya thA ki eka ko abhayadAna aura dUsare kA aniSTa ciMtana karanA? kRpAnAtha ! prathama to muniyoM ke lie aisA koI avasara nahIM aataa| yadi kisI prakAra kA Akara upasthita bhI ho jAya to Apa sarIkhe vItarAga munigaNa usa samaya dhyAna kA avalaMbana kara lete haiN| bhalI-burI kaisI bhI sammati nahIM dete| rAjA caMDapradyotana ke aise vacana suna-he rAjan zreNika ! maiMne to kucha javAba nahIM diyaa| kiMtu rAnI vasukAMtA kahane lagI nAtha ! mere pitA ke zabhodaya se usa samaya kisI vana-rakSikA devI ne vaha AzIrvAda diyA thaa| munirAja ne kucha bhI nahIM kahA thA / Apa isa aMza meM munirAja kA jarA bhI doSa na smjheN| Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 zrozubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam basa, phira kyA thA? rAjan ! jyoMhI rAjA caMDapradyotana ne rAnI vasukAMtA ke vacana sune mAre harSa ke usakA kaMTha gadgada ho gyaa| kucha samaya pahale jo usake hRdaya meM mere viSaya meM kAluSya baiThA thA, tatkAla vaha nikala bhaagaa| donoM daMpatI ne mujhe bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| evaM ve donoM daMpatI to kauzAMbIpurI meM AnaMdAnubhava karane lge| aura mujhe usI kAraNa se Ajataka vacana gupti na prApta huI // 166-186 // rAjastriguptiguptAnAmavadhijJAnamuttamaM / jAyate nAnyathA bhUpa tRtIyAdikavedanaM // 160 // vAggopanaM sthitaM me nattadA jAnAhibhUpate / vAggupti vaMcitA nUnaM vayaM guptidvayAvRtAH / / 161 / / cittaguptiriti niH mRttAkSitA durddharA kRtavikalpavAraNAt / rakSituM na hi samarthatAM gatA yogine jitamadAzca tAM parAM // 162 // durddharaM jagati mAnasaM mataM bhrAmitaM prabalamohakarmaNA / ciMtayadbahu zubhetaraM sadA kurvatAM svavazameva yoginaH // 163 // vAggopanaM ye yatipuMgavAH sadA prakurvate te ziva dhAmasaMpadaH / labhaMti vAgvargaNayA samAgatA svakarmarAzInavaruMdhayatyapi // 194 // triguptiguptA bhuvi ye yatIzvarA vizuddhizuddhA: svahitaiSiNaH zubhAH / sulabdhilubdhA vrbodhbodhitaa| jayaMtu te jainamatAnugAminaH // 165 / / zrutvA guptikathAM yatIMdravadanodgItAM vizuddhAkSaraH, syUtAM sphItamano'vadhAnakaraNI hRSTau ca tau daMpatI / kurvAMte munimArga sAdhana kathAM saMsAra bAdhApahAm, tacchAte jinavIra vaktragaditAM zAstrAvabodhi mudA / / 166 / / Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 227 ___ maiM aneka dezoM meM vihAra karatA-karatA rAjagaha aayaa| Aja maiM Apake yahAM AhArArtha bhI gayA, kiMtu maiM triguptipAlaka thA nhiiN| isalie maiMne AhAra na liyaa| mere AhAra ke na lene kA anya koI kAraNa nhiiN| vinIta magadheza ! yaha Apa nizcaya samajheM jo muni manogupti, vacanagupti aura kAyagupti ke pAlaka hote haiM ve niyama se avadhi-jJAna ke dhAraka hote haiN| tInoM guptiyoM meM eka bhI gupti ko na rakhanevAle munirAja ke avadhijJAna, manaHparyajJAna aura kevalajJAna tInoM jJAnoM meM se eka bhI jJAna nahIM hotaa| sAdhAraNa jIvoM ke samAna unake mati, zruti do hI jJAna hote haiN| rAjan ! mana meM utpanna khoTe vikalpoM ke nirodha ke lie manogupti kA pAlana kiyA jAtA hai| isa manogupti kA pAlana karanA sarala bAta nhiiN| isa gupti kA ve hI pAlana kara sakate haiM jo jJAna-pUjA Adi aSTa madoM ke vijayI, yatIzvara hote haiM / aura zubha evaM azubha saMkalpoM se bahirbhUta rahate haiN| usI prakAra vacanagupti kA pAlana karanA bhI ati kaThina hai| jo munizvara vacanagupti ke pAlaka hote haiN| unheM svarga-sukha kI prApti hotI hai| aneka prakAra ke kalyANa milate haiN| vizeSa kahA~ taka kahA jAya vacanaguptipAlaka munirAja samasta karmoM kA nAza kara siddhAvasthA ko bhI prApta ho jAte haiN| tathA isI prakAra kAyagupti kA pAlana bhI ati kaThina hai| zarIra se sarvathA nirmama hokara virale hI munizvara kAyagupti ke pAlaka hote haiN| tInoM guptiyoM ke pAlaka munirAja nirmala hote haiN| unheM tapa ke prabhAva se aneka prakAra kI labdhiyA~ milatI haiN| unakI AtmA samyagjJAna se sadA bhUSita rahatI haiM / evaM ve jaina dharma ke saMcAlaka samajhe jAte haiN| isa prakAra munivara dharmaghoSa aura jinapAla ke mukha se manogupti aura vacanagupti kI kathA suna rAjAzreNika aura rAnI celanA ko ati AnaMda milaa| ve donoM daMpatI parama pavitra donoM guptiyoM kI bAra-bAra prazaMsA karane lge| unake mukha se samasta bAdhA rahita munimArga kI evaM kevalI pratipAdita zrutajJAna kI bhI avirala prazaMsA nikalane lgii||190-196|| iti zrI zreNikabhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpadmanAbha purANe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracite guptivika kathAvarNanaM nAma vazamaH sargaH // 10 // isa prakAra padamanAbha tIrthaMkara ke bhavAMtara ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhadrAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita manogupti, vacanagupti donoM guptiyoM kI kathA-varNana karanevAlA dazama sarga samApta huaa| Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAdazamaH sargaH tata utthAya bhUmizo natvA taM maNimAlinaM / prapraccha gamane hetuM svagRhAbahirunnataH // 1 // provAca maNimAlI taM vakSye svodaMtamuttamaM / vistIrNa vRSasaddhetuM zRNutvaM zubhacetasA // 2 // atraiva viSayaH khyAto maNyAdivatanAma bhAk / maNibhirnararatnazca dezeSu ca maNIyate // 3 // daMtacchadeSvadharatAyAcanA pANipIr3ane / kvippratyaye vinAzazca baMdhanaM zukapakSiNi // 4 // mado daMtisamUheSu mArakatvaM yamAhvaye / sAdhvasaM kAminAM yatra kAminyA bhUta sadruSaH // 5 // taskaro bhogagaMdhAnAM hAritvAnmArutaH punaH / patanaM vRkSaparNeSu cApalatvaM ca mArute // 6 // nitaMbe jar3atA yatra kaTyAM ca kRzatA zubhA / kAminyAH prastare yatra mUkattvaM varttate khalu // 7 // nigrahaH karaNagrAme yoginAM yogacetasAM / kAluSyaH sarasi proktaM gajAMdolitavAriNi / / 8 // vikozatvaM ca padmaSa spardhA dAnAdisaMbhavA / vyasanaM sanmate yatra nAnyatra bhuvivarttate // 6 // yati yogaprabhAveNa vipinAni ghanAni ca / sarvakAlaphalADhyAni yatra saMti zubhAvahe // 10 // vasaMta iva sA brUte sadA ca pikkaaminii| parAjitA puraMdhrIbhiH kAzayaMtI nijAM kalAM // 11 // vane daMtipuraMdhyazca ziSyaMti gamanakriyAM / yatra nAryaH salajjAzca ni: kAzya para sthitAH // 12 // munivara jinapAla dvArA vacanagupti-kathA ke samApta ho jAne para rAjA-rAnI ne unheM Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 226 bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| dharma-premI ve donoM daMpatI munivara maNimAlI ke pAsa gye| unheM bhakpUipUrvaka namaskAra kara rAjA zreNika ne vinaya se pUchA saMsAra-tAraka svAmin ! mere zubhodaya se Apa rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha gaye the| kiMtu Apa binA kAraNa AhAra ke binA hI lauTe aaye| yaha kyA huA? mere mana meM isa bAta kA bar3A saMzaya baiThA hai, kRpayA mere isa saMzaya ko zIghra mittaaveN| rAjA zreNika ke aise vacana suna munirAja ne kahA rAjan ! rAnI celanA ne-'he triguptipAlaka munirAja Apa AhArArtha rAjamaMdira meM virAjeM' isa roti se hamArA AhvAna na kiyA thaa| mere kAyagupti thI nahIM isalie maiM vahA~ AhAra ke lie na ThaharA vaha kyoM nahIM thI? usakA kAraNa sunAtA huuN| Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suneM ___ isI pRthvItala meM atizaya zubha eka maNIvata nAmaka deza hai| maNivata sAkSAt samasta dezoM meM maNi ke samAna hai| maNi deza meM (adharatA) dhana, vidyA Adi kI asahAyatA ho, yaha bAta nahIM hai| vahA~ ke nivAsI dhanI evaM vidvAna dhana aura vidyA se barAbara sahAyatA karanevAle haiN| ekamAtra adharatA hai to striyoM ke oMThoM meM hI hai| isalie koI kisI se kisI cIja kI yAcanA bhI nahIM krtaa| yadi yAcanA kA vyavahAra hai to vara ke lie kanyA aura kanyA ke lie vara kA hI hai| usa deza meM kisI kA vinAza bhI nahIM kiyA jaataa| yadi vinAza vyavahAra hai to vyAkaraNa meM kvippratyaya meM hI hai-kvippratyaya kA hI lopa kiyA jAtA hai| vahA~ ke manuSya niraparAdhI haiM isalie vahA~ koI kisI kA baMdhana nahIM karatA yadi baMdhana vyavahAra hai to manohara zabda karanevAle pakSiyoM meM hI hai-ve hI piMjare meM ba~dhe rahate haiN| maNivata deza meM koI AlasI bhI najara nahIM AtA AlasIpanA hai to vahA~ ke matavAle hAthiyoM meM hI hai-ve hI jhamate-jhUmate maMda gati se calate haiN| koI kisI ko vahA~ para mArane-satAnevAlA bhI nahIM hai| yadi mAratA-satAtA hai to yamarAja hI hai| vahAM ke nivAsiyoM ko bhaya kisI se nahIM hai kevala kAmI puruSa apanI prANavallabhAoM ke krodha se Darate haiM-kAmiyoM ko prati kSaNa isa bAta kA Dara banA rahatA hai, kahIM yaha nArAja na ho jaay| usa deza meM koI cora nahIM hai yadi cora kA vyavahAra hai to pavana meM hai vahIM jahA~ ki sugaMdhi curA le AtA hai| vahA~ kA koI manuSya jAti-patita nahIM hai yadi patana vyavahAra hai to vRkSoM ke pattoM meM hai ve hI pavana ke jora se jamIna para girate haiN| vRkSoM ke patte chor3akara usa deza meM koI capala bhI nahIM hai| kiMtu vahA~ ke nivAsI saba loga gambhIra aura udAra haiN| vahA~ para koI manuSya jar3a nahIM hai yadi jar3atA hai to striyoM ke nitamboM meM hai| kRzatA bhI vahA~ para striyoM ke kaTibhAga meM hI hai-striyoM kI vahA~ kamara hI patalI hai aura koI kRza nhiiN| vahA~ ke patthara hI nahIM bolate-cAlate haiM manuSya koI mUMgA nhiiN| usa deza meM koI kisI kA damana nahIM karatA ekamAtra yogIzvara hI indriyoM kA damana karate haiN| malina bhI vahA~ koI nahIM rahatA ekamAtra malinatA vahA~ ke talAvoM meM hai| hAthI Akara vahAM ke tAlAboM ko geMdalA kara dete haiN| usa deza meM niSkopatA kamaloM meM hI hai, sUryAsta hone para ve hI muMda jAte haiN| kiMtu vahA~ niSkopatA khajAnA na ho, yaha bAta nhiiN| loga usa deza meM dAna Adi uttama kAryoM meM IrSyA-dvaSa karate haiN| kiMtu inase atirikta aura kisI kArya meM unheM I-TeSa nhiiN| vahA~ ke loga uttamottama vyAkhyAna sUnane ke vyasanI haiM-jaA Adi kA koI vyasana nhiiN| tathA usa deza meM uttamottama muniyoM ke dhyAna-prabhAva se vRkSa sadA phale-phUle rahate haiN| Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam yogya varSA huA karatI hai, usake manohara bAgoM meM sadA kokilA bolatI rahatI hai| vahA~ kI striyoM se hathinI bhI maMda gagana kI zikSA letI haiN| aura svabhAva se ve striyA~ lajjAvatI evaM patibhaktA hotI hai||1-12|| tatrAsti pattanaM ramyaM dezanAmnA manoharam / tuMgasaudhAgrazRMgeNa dArayaccaMdramaMDalaM // 13 // bhinne tamasi bAlAnAM vktrcNdrrnrthtaaN| sUryAcaMdrapradIpAdyAH samIyuH kSaNadAhni ca // 14 // yatra gopurakAminyAzcaMdrazcUDAmaNIyate / kSaNaM sthitaH kSapAyAM ca tArAmRktAvalIzritaH / / 15 // tacchAstA maNimAlI vai babhUva bhavavedakaH / mUrtIbhUta ivottuMgaH kSAtro dharmaH sanAtanaH // 16 // guNamAlAbhidhA rAjJI mamAbhUtprANavallabhA / maNizekharanAmAbhUttanujo nayasaMgataH // 17 // kurvatrAjyaM janAMstoSaM dadhaddharma samarjayan / kAraNaM zarma saM jan jAtaM kAlaM na vemyahaM // 18 // kautukenaikadA rAzyA kacA mama manoharAH / tayA virulayaMtyA ca palitaM vIkSyaM tatra ca // 16 // ityuktaM yamadUto'ya mahoArAtmasamAgataH / vyAptaM yena jagatsarvaM seMdracakriharAdikam // 20 // rAjJA'bhANi kva kAMte sa ATito bhayadAyakaH / ityukte sA sitaM kezaM darzayAmAsa bhUpateH // 21 // savadhisthaM yamaM matvA virajyAkhilazarmataH / satAM tyAjyaM mahArAjyaM siyujya maNizekhare // 22 // jJAnasAgaramAsAdya guruM bahunRpodbhavaiH / adIkSitasusiddhAMta paThanodyatamAnasaH / / 23 // sakalAgamavettAhaM bhUtvA tapasi saMsthitaH / vijahAra ciraM bhUmi mekAkI siMhavatsadA // 24 // Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 zreNika purANam isI maNivata deza meM eka atizaya ramaNIya dArA nAma kA nagara hai / dArA nagara ke U~ceU~ce mahala sadA candramaMDala ko bhedana kiyA karate haiM / usakI striyoM ke mukha candramA kI kRpA se andhakAra sadA dUra rahatA hai isalie vahA~ dIpaka Adi kI bhI AvazyakatA nahIM pdd'tii| jisa samaya vahA~ kI striyA~ aTAriyoM para car3ha jAtI haiM usa samaya candramA unakA cUr3AmaNi tulya jAna par3atA hai| aura tArAgaNa cUr3AmaNi meM jar3e hue sapheda motI sarIkhe mAlUma par3ate haiM / dArA nagara kA svAmI bhalI prakAra nIti- kalA meM niSNAta kSatriyavaMzI meM rAjA maNimAlI thaa| merI strI jo ki atizaya guNavatI thI, guNamAlA se utpanna merA eka putra thA, usakA nAma maNizekhara thA / aura vaha atizaya nItiyukta thaa| maiM bhogoM meM itanA masta thA ki mujhe jAte hue kAla kA bhI jJAna na thA / maiM sadA jinadharma kA pAlana karatA huA AnaMda se rAjya karatA thA / kadAcit maiM AnaMda se baiThA thaa| merI paTarAnI mere kezoM ko sa~bhAla rahI thii| acAnaka hI use mere sira meM eka sapheda bAla dIkha pdd'aa| vaha ekadama acambhe meM par3a gaI / aura kahane lagI - hAya, jisa yamarAja ne bar3e-bar3e catravartI nArAyaNa prati nArAyaNoM ko apanA kavala banA liyA usI yamarAja kA dUta yahA~ Akara bhI prakaTa ho gyaa| basa !!! jyoMhI maiMne rAnI guNamAlA ke ye vacana sune merI AnaMda taraMgeM ekadama zAMta ho giiN| mere mukha se usa samaya ye hI zabda nikale - priye ! samasta loka meM bhaya utpanna karanevAlA vaha yamadUta kahA~ hai ? mujhe bhI zIghra dikhA | maiM use dekhanA cAhatA hU~ / mere vacana sunate hI rAnI ne bAla zIghra ukhAr3a liyA / aura merI hathelI para rakha diyA / jyoMhI maiMne apanA sapheda bAla dekhA / apanA kAla ati samIpa jAna maiM usI samaya rAjya se virakta ho gyaa| jo viSayabhoga kucha samaya pahale mujhe amRta jAna par3ate the ve hI halAhala viSa bana gaye / apane pyAre putra aura striyoM ko bhI apanA zatru samajhane lgaa| maiMne zIghra hI candrazekhara ko bulAyA - aura rAjya kArya use sauMpa tatkAla vana kI ora cala pdd'aa| vana meM Ate hI mujhe munivara jJAnasAgara ke darzana hue| maiMne zIghra hI aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| jaina siddhAnta ke par3hane meM apanA mana lagAyA / evaM jaba maiM jaina siddhAnta kA bhalI prakAra jJAtA ho gayA aura ugra tapasvI bana gayA to maiM siMha ke samAna isa pRthvI - maMDala para akelA hI vihAra karane lagA - // 13-24 // viharannanyadA dhyAnasiddhayai sthitastatra rAjannujjayinyAH zmazAnake / zavazayyAsamAzritaH / / 25 // kRtakautukaH // 26 // tAvattatra samAyAtaH kaulikaH siddhamaMtrakaH / vetAlAkhya mahAvidyA siddhaye kuNapaM mama sadgAtraM matvA maMtrodyataH sa ca / narabhUni payo ramya mAnayAmAsa taMdulAn // 27 // Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam caura mUrddhadvayaM nItvA yojayanmunimastake / raMdhanAya cakArAzu cullIM zIrSasamudbhavAM // 28 / / jajvAla jvalanaM vegAnadhayanvarapAyasaM / edhAMsi muMcayan siddho vidyAsiddhayarthamaMjasA // 26 // yathAyathAgniredheta jvalate ca tathA tathA / muneH zIrSa vyathA tIvrA jAyate mUni sanmuneH // 30 // tadA sasmAra yogIMdrazcidrUpaM zuddhamuttamaM / nodravyabhAvaduHkarma vimuktaM muktisaMgataM // 31 // mA kRthA'zarma re jIva bhaktapUrvaM ca nArakaM / anekazo mayA duHkhaM tadagnerapi kA kathA // 32 // naraye kSutpravarteta srvssyopjiivinii| labhyeta zikaNamAtraM na nArakai naSTazarmakaiH // 33 // taptailakaTAheSu nikSiptAstatra dehinaH / bhasmIbhavaMti sarvAMge sahamAnAzca vedanAM / / 34 / / karapatrAdiyogena dvidhA bhavaMti nArakAH / khaMDazaH khaMDazo bhUtA ekIyaMte ca sUtavat // 35 // bhUmisparzanano'sAtaM sahasravRzcikaspRzaH / adhikaM dehinAM yatra jAyate dehadAhakaM // 36 // bhU mRdo daivayogenA yAMti loke'tramadhyame / tadgaMdhAntraraNaM yAMti narAH krozAdisaMsthitAH // 37 // anekazomayAduHkhaM tadbhuktaM pUrvameva ca / parAdhInatayAdyAhaM kSamiSyAmi samAgataM // 38 // ekAkSaviSaye dvayAdikaraNe kevalaM myaa| azarmA'bhoji . cidrUpamajAnatAtacetasA / / 36 // anaMtAnaMta saMsAro nityetaranigodake / sthitaH pUrvaM sudiSTAcca labdho'yaM mAnuSo bhavaH // 40 // Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam mAnuSaM bhavamAsAdya jetavyAzca vratAdisaMsiddhayai parISahajayaM mayA parISahAH / tapaH / / 41 / / rAjan ! aneka deza evaM nagaroM meM vihAra karatA-karatA kisI dina maiM ujjayinI nagarI meM jA pahu~cA / aura vahA~ kI zmazAna bhUmi meM murde ke samAna Asana bA~dhakara dhyAna ke lie baiTha gayA / vaha samaya rAtri kA thA isalie eka maMtravAdI jo ki aneka maMtroM meM niSNAta, vaitAlI vidyA kI siddhi kA icchuka evaM jAti kA kaulI thA, vahA~ AyA aura mere zarIra ko mRta zarIra jAna tatkAla usane mere mastaka para eka cUlhA rakha diyA evaM kisI mRta kapAla meM dUdha aura cAvala DAlakara, cUlhe meM agni bAlakara ( jalAkara ) vaha khIra pakAne laga gyaa| phira kyA thA ? maMtavAdI to yaha samajha ki kaba jaldI khIra pake aura jaldI maMtra siddha ho, bar3I tejI se cUlhe lakar3I jhoMkakara Aga bAlane lgaa| aura Aga balane se jaba mujhe mastaka - mukha meM tIvra vedanA jAna par3I to maiM karma rahita zuddha AtmA kA smaraNa kara isa prakAra bhAvanA bhAva nikalA basa, - re Atman ! tujhe isa samaya isa duHkha se vyAkula na honA caahie| tUne aneka bAra bhayaMkara naraka -duHkha bhoge haiN| naraka -duHkhoM ke sAmane yaha agni kA duHkha kucha duHkha nahIM / dekha ! naraka meM nArakiyoM ko kSudhA to itanI adhika hai ki yadi mile to ve triloka kA anna khA jAya kiMtu unheM milatA kaNamAta bhI nhiiN| isalie ve atizaya kleza sahate haiM / vahA~ para nArakiyoM ko garama lohe. kI kar3AhiyoM meM DAlA jAtA hai unake zarIra ke khaMDa kiye jAte haiM usa samaya unheM parama duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai / hajAra bicchuoM ke kATane se jaisI zarIra meM agni bhairAtI (lagatI ) hai usI prakAra naraka bhUmi sparza se nArakiyoM ko duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM / yadi naraka kI miTTI kA choTA-sA Tukar3A bhI yahA~ A jAya to usakI durgandhi se kosoM dUra baiThe jIva zIghra mara jAe~ kiMtu abhAge nArakI rAta-dina usameM par3e rahate haiM / T tujhe bhI aneka bAra naraka meM jAkara ye duHkha bhogane par3e haiN| jaba-jaba tU ekendriya, dvIndriya Adi vikalendriya yoniyoM meM rahA hai usa samaya bhI tUne aneka duHkha bhoge haiM / aneka bAra tU nigoda meM bhI gayA hai / aura vahA~ ke duHkha kitane kaThina haiM yaha bAta bhI tU jAnatA hai / tujhe isa samaya z2arA bhI vicalita nahIM honA caahie| bhAgyavaza yaha narabhava milA hai prasanna citta hokara tujhe vratasiddhi ke lie parISaha sahanI caahie| dhyAna rakha ! parISaha sahana karane se hI vrata - siddhi aura saccA AtmIya sukha mila sakatA hai / / 25-41 / / 233 dahyamAne ca me mUrdhnAtItthaMbhAvanayA yutaH / Ase yAvatpadArUDhaH paMcAnA mastakopari / zirAsaMkoca yogena tAvanme udbhIbhUya karau tUrNaM sthitau laSTi sudaMDavat // 43 // parameSThinAM // 42 // Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam karayogAtkapAlaM ca patitaM dugdhayogataH / agniH zazAma vegena bho zreNika narAdhipa // 44 / / tadA kauleyako vIkSya matvAku ddhaM svamaMtrakam / cakre palAyanaM bhItaH pazyan pazyannavAGa mukhaM / / 45 / / udayAya tadA bhAnuH kathayanniva sajjanAn / munermahopasarga ca kuNapAyatapAtinaH // 46 / / nanAza tAmasaM dUrAduccanIcasamAnakRt / stavyagrAbhedyamatyaMtaM mithyAtvaM jina bhAskarAt // 47 / / yasyodayaprazAveNa padmAni vicakAsire / jinodayena bhavyAnAM manAMsIva svabhAvataH // 48 // rathAMgayugalAnyAza naMdayaMti muhurmuhuH / viyuktirAtrito lubdhaM saMparkAni hariM mudA / / 46 // kAminAM yugalAnyAzu nidayaMti viyoginAM / dRDhAliMganato yasyodayaM saMbhinnatAmasaM // 50 // sAdhumArgasamAdarzI vibhinnakhalatAmasaH / padArthasArthasaMsparzI sAdhureba divAkaraH / / 51 / / yasyodaye himAMzuzca zuSka patrAyate tarAM / lUna sarvAMgasatkAMtistatrAnyeSAM ca kA kathA / / 52 // bhAnudarzita sanmArge caraMti janatAH zubhAH / jinopadiSTasanmArge bhavyA iva hitaiSiNaH // 53 // patitaM mAM tadA bhUpa vidagdhArddhasumastakam / puSpalAvI samAvIkSya vismito'bhUnnije hRdi // 54 // Agatya nagare tUrNamacIkathadupAsakAn / jinadattAdisaMmukhyAn jinadharmapravedakAn // 55 // rAjan ! maiM to isa prakAra anityatva bhAvanA bhA rahA thaa| mujhe apane tana-badana kA bhI hoza na thaa| acAnaka hI jaba agni jora se bar3hane lagI to mere mastaka kI naseM bhI sikur3ane lgiiN| mere mastaka para rahA kapAla behada rIti se hilane lagA aura bhalI-bhA~ti kolika dvArA DA~Te jAne Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 235 para tatkAla jamIna para gira gyaa| jo-kucha usameM dUdha, cAvala Adi cIjeM thIM, miTTI meM mila gaI aura zIghra hI agni zAMta ho gii| basa, phira kyA thA ? jyoMhI usa kaulika ne yaha dRzya dekhA mAre bhaya ke usake peTa meM pAnI ho gyaa| vaha yaha jAna ki maMtra mujha para kupita ho gayA hai, vahA~ se tatkAla dhara bhAgA aura zIghra hI apane ghara A gyaa| kucha samaya bAda rAtri meM murde ke dhokhe se munirAja para ghora upasarga huA hai! yaha bAta dArA nagara-nivAsI sajjanoM ko mAno kahatA huA sUrya prAcI dizA meM udita ho gyaa| jinendrarUpI sUrya ke udaya se jaisA mithyAtva aMdhakAra tatkAla vilaya ko prApta ho jAtA hai aura bhavyoM ke cittarUpI kamala vikasita ho jAte haiN| usI prakAra sUrya ke udaya se gAr3ha aMdhakAra bhI bAta-kI-bAta meM naSTa ho gyaa| jahA~-tahA~ sarovaroM meM kamala bhI khila gye| usa samaya rAta-bhara ke viyogI cakavA cakavI sUryodaya se ati AnaMdita hue| aura paraspara premAliMgana kara apane ko dhanya samajhane lge| kiMtu rAtri meM apanI prANa-pyAriyoM ke sAtha krIr3A karanevAle kAmIjana ati duHkha mAnane lage aura bAra-bAra sUrya kI nidA karane lge| asalI pUchie to sUrya eka prakAra kA uttama sAdhu hai kyoMki sAdha jisa prakAra bhavya jIvoM ko uttama mArga kA darzaka hotA hai sarya bhI pathikoM kA uttama mArga kA darzaka hai| sAdha jaise bhavya jIvoM ke ajJAnAMdhakAra ko dUra karatA hai sarya bhI usI prakAra gADhatamarUpI aMdhakAra ko dUra karatA hai| sAdha jisa prakAra jIva-ajIva Adi padArthoM kA vicAra karatA hai unake sAtha saMbaMdha rakhatA hai| usI prakAra sUrya bhI apanI kiraNoM se samasta padArthoM se saMbaMdha rakhatA hai| daidIpyamAna sUrya ke teja ke sAmane candramA usa samaya sUkhe patte ke samAna dikhAI par3ane lgaa| aura tArAgaNa to lApatA ho gye| zmazAna bhUmi ke pAsa eka bAga thA isalie usa samaya eka mAlI phUla tor3ane ke lie vahA~ AyA thA, acAnaka usakI dRSTi mujha para pdd'ii| jyoMhI usane mujhe ardha dagdha mastakayukta aura behoza dekhA mAre Azcarya ke usakA ThikAnA na rhaa| vaha zIghra hI bhAgakara nagara meM AyA aura jina dharma ke parama bhakta jo jinadatta Adi seTha the unase merA sArA hAla kaha sunAyA // 42-55|| Akaryeti tadA cakra hAhAkAramupAsakAH / jagmuH saMbhUya sarve ca munipuMgavasannidhau // 56 // nirUpya tAdRzaM taM ca praNamya manyamAnasAH / / karai sadvRtyasanIya nagaraM te budhottamAH / / 57 / / yoginaM sthApayAmAsAsujinadattAlaye mudA / vyajane vyAdhighAtArthaM / bhasmIbhUtasumastakaM / / 58 / / tataH papraccha bhiSajaM bheSajaM jinadattakaH / vyAdhighAtakRte sA'pi nirUpyAlIlayadvacaH / / 56 / / Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam lakSamalAdate telAnna zAMtirbhavitA vibhoH / cikitse'haM mahAvyAdhi tena zreSThinnacAnyathA // 60 // kvAste taditi saMpRSTe prAgadIdbhiSajAMvaraH / gRhe'sti lakSamUlaM tadbhaTTasya somazarmaNaH / / 61 // dagdhavraNavighAtottha vyAdhayo yAMti dUratAM / tailena tena tasmAttadA netavyaM tvayA laghu / / 62 / / tato'gAttasya sa samaM dRSTvA tadbhAminI zubhAm / tuMkArI snehasiddhayarthaM bhaginIti vaco jagau / / 63 / svaso rujopanodArthaM lakSamUlaM munecdA / prayaccha mUlyamAdAya zrutveti sA vyalIlapat // 64 // malyAdate gRhANa tvaM muneH zAMtikRte zRNu / agadAdgadaNi zo'mutra jIvasya saMbhavet // 65 // aTTAlikAyAM tattala kAcakuMbhAH samAsate / tatraikaM tvaM gRhANANu yAvatprayojanaM tathA / / 66 / / tatra gatvA gRhItvA taM kaMThe yAvanmadA tdaa| gRhvAti kSiptavAn bhUmau tailaM niH zeSameva ca / / 67 / / bhayakaMpitagAtreNa tenAkathi tadanake / sA'vAdIdanyamaMtratvamaMgIkurusahodara // 68 // jyoMhI jinadatta Adi seThoM ne mAlI ke mukha se merI aisI bhayaMkara dazA sunI unheM parama duHkha huaa| mAre duHkha ke ve hA-hAkAra karane lage aura saba-ke-saba milakara tatkAla zmazAna bhUmi kI ora cala diye| zmazAna bhUmi meM Akara mujhe unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka praNAma kiyaa| merI aisI burI avasthA dekha ve aura bhI adhika duHkha manAne lge| kisa duSTa ne munirAja para yaha ghora upasarga kiyA hai ? isa prakAra kruddha ho bhavya jinadatta ne mujhe zIghra utthaayaa| aura vyAdhi ke dUra karane ke lie mujhe apane ghara le gyaa| jisa samaya maiM ghara pahu~ca gyaa| tatkAla jinadatta kisI vaidya ke ghara gyaa| merI vyAdhi ke zAntyartha vaidya se usane auSadhi mA~gI aura merI sArI avasthA kaha sunaaii| bhavya jinadatta ke mukha se munirAja kI yaha avasthA suna vaidya ne kahA priya jinadatta! munirAja kA roga anivArya hai| jaba taka lAkSAmala tela na milegA kadApi maiM unakI cikitsA nahIM kara sakatA, lAkSAmUla tela se hI yaha roga jA sakatA hai| isalie tumheM Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaNika purANam lAkSAmUla rasa ke lie prayatna karanA cAhie / vaidyarAja ke aise vacana sunakara jinadatta ne kahAvaidyarAja ! kRpayA zIghra kaheM lAkSAmUla tela kahA~ aura kaise milegA ? maiM usake lie prayatna karU~ / vaidyarAja ne kahA - isI nagara meM bhaTTa soma zarmA nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA hai| lAkSAmUla tela usI ke yahA~ mila sakatA hai aura kahIM nahIM / tuma usake ghara jAo aura zIghra vaha tela le Ao / vaidyarAja ke aise vacana suna zIghra hI bhaTTa soma zarmA ke ghara gayA / vahA~ usakI tuMkArI nAma kI zubha bhAryA ko dekhakara aura use bahina zabda se pukArakara yaha nivedana karane lagA - bahina ! munivara maNimAlI kA AdhA mastaka kisI duSTa ne jalA diyA hai| unake mastaka meM isa samaya prabala pIr3A hai kRpAkara muni pIr3A kI nivRtti ke lie mUlya lekara mujhe kucha lAkSAmUla tela de dIjie / jinadatta kI aisI priya bolI suna tuMkArI ati prasanna huI / usane zIghra hI jinadatta se kahA priya jinadatta ! yadi muni kI pIr3A dUra karane ke lie tumheM tela kI AvazyakatA hai to Apa le jAie maiM Apase kImata nahIM luuNgii| jo manuSya isa bhava meM jIvoM ko auSadhi pradAna karate haiM parabhava meM unheM koI roga nahIM satAtA / Apa nirbhaya ho merI aTArI cale jaaie| vahA~ bahuta-se ghar3e tela ke rakhe haiM, jitanA tumheM cAhie, utanA le jaaie| tuMkArI ke aise dayAmaya vacana suna jinadatta ati prasanna huA / aTArI para car3hakara usane eka ghar3A uThAkara apane kaMdhe para rakha liyA aura calane lagA / ghar3A lekara jinadatta kucha hI dUra gayA thA acAnaka hI unake kaMdhe se ghar3A gira gayA / aura usameM jitanA tela thA saba phailakara miTTI meM mila gayA / tela ko isa prakAra jamIna para girA dekha jinadatta kA zarIra mAre bhaya ke kaiMpa gyaa| vaha vicArane lagA - hAya !!! bar3A anartha ho gayA / yahI kaThinatA se yaha tela hAtha AyA thA so aba sarvathA naSTa ho gayA / jAne aba tela milegA yA nahIM ? ahA !!! aba tuMkArI mujha para jarUra nArAja hogI maiMne bar3A anartha kiyA tathA isa prakAra apane mana meM kucha samaya saMkalpa-vikalpa kara vaha tuMkArI ke pAsa gyaa| Darate-Darate use saba hAla kaha sunAyA aura tela ke lie phira se nivedana kiyA / tuMkArI parama bhadrA thI usane nukasAna para kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| kiMtu zAMtipUrvaka usane yahI kahA- / / 56-68 / / - dvitIyaM kAcakuMbhaM tamAdAtuM sa jighRkSati | bhUmau nipatya bhagno'sau tAvatkuMbho dvitIyakaH // 66 // punastayAH samAdezAdgRhItaM tRtIyaM bagaMja khinnacitto'sau tAM tatsarvaM nyavedayat // 70 // ghaTam / alIlapattadA sApi mA bhaiSIstvaM sahodara / yAvatprayojanaM tAvadaMgI kuru zubhaM 237 ghaTaM // 71 // Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam yatnato ghaTamAdAya sa ekaM vismito'bhavat / tasyAH savadhimAgatya babhASe zubhayAgirA // 72 // re mAtastvatsamA bAlAM nAkAmavalokayaM / vRSaddhitacetaskAM kSAMtipUritavigrahAM // 73 // asAdhArA mahAkSAMtistvayi vidyeta bhosvasaH / munAvapi vasatkSAMte rIdRzA yAhi saMzayaH // 74 // bhagneSu teSu re mAta rAmaSIstakathaMcana / abhUccitramidaM citraM na dRSTaM kutra bhUtale // 75 // azIzamamahaM kopaM yatastatphalamulvaNaM / abhojamiti sAvAdIt zreSThinaM kRtakautukaM // 76 // priya jinadatta ! yadi vaha tela phaila gayA to phaila jAne de, mere yahA~ bahuta tela rakhA hai, jitanA tujhe cAhie utanA le jA aura munirAja kI pIr3A dUra karane kA upAya kr| brAhmaNI ke aise uttama kiMtu saMtoSaprada vacana suna jinadatta kA sArA bhaya dUra ho gyaa| brAhmaNI kI AjJAnusAra usane zIghra hI dUsarA ghar3A apane kaMdhe para rakha liyA kiMtu jyoMhI ghar3A lekara jinadatta kucha calA Thokara khA caTa jamIna para gira gayA aura ghar3A phaTa jAne se phira sArA tela phaila gyaa| brAhmaNI kI AjJAnusAra jinadatta ne tIsarA ghaDA bhI apane kaMdhe para rakhA kaMdhe para rakhate hI vaha bhI phaTa gyaa| isa prakAra phira saba hAla jAkara kaha sunaayaa| aura kahate-kahate usakA mukha phIkA par3a gyaa| tInoM ghar3oM ke isa prakAra phUTa jAne se seTha jinadatta ko ati duHkhita dekha tukArI kA citta karuNA se Ardra ho gyaa| DA~Ta-DapaTa ke badale usane jinadatta se yahI kahA pyAre bhAI ! yadi tIna ghar3e phUTa gaye haiM to phUTa jAne de| usake lie kisI bAta kA bhaya mata kara / mere ghara meM bahuta-se ghar3e rakhe haiN| jaba taka tumhArA prayojana siddha na ho taba taka tuma eka eka kara saboM ko le jaao| brAhmaNI ke aise sneha bhare vacana suna jinadatta ko parama saMtoSa huaa| usakI AjJAnusAra usane zIghra hI ghar3A kaMdhe para rakha liyA aura apane ghara kI ora cala diyaa| brAhmaNI ke aise uttama bartAva se jinadatta ke citta para asAdhAraNa asara par3a gayA thaa| brAhmaNI ke snehayukta vacanoM ne use apanA pakkA dAsa banA liyA thaa| isalie jyoMhI vaha apane ghara pahu~cA ghar3A rakhakara vaha phira tuMkArI ke ghara AyA aura vinayapUrvaka isa prakAra nivedana karane lagA priya bahina ! tU dhanya hai, terA mana sarvathA dharma meM dRr3ha hai| tU kSamA kI bhaMDAra hai / maiMne Aja taka tere samAna koI strI-ratna nahIM dekhaa| jaisI kSamA tujhameM hai saMsAra meM kisI meM nhiiN| mujhase , Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANama 239 barAbara tIna ghar3e phUTa gaye, terA bahuta nukasAna ho gayA tathApi tujhe jarA bhI krodha na aayaa| jinadatta ke aise prazaMsAyukta kiMtu uttama vacana suna tuMkArI ne kahA bhAI jinadatta ! krodha kA bhayaMkara phala maiM cakha cukI huuN| isalie maiMne kucha zAMta kara diyA hai maiM jarA-jarA-sI bAta para krodha nahIM krtii| tuMkArI ke aise vacana suna jinadatta ne khaa||66-76|| sa uvAca zubhe mAtastatkathAM kathayasva mAM / abIbhaNattadA sApi zRNu vRttAMtamaMjasA / / 77 // AnaMdapUrite ramye AnaMdAkhyasupattane / sAnaMdajanasaMpUrNe vistIrNe'kSINasaMpadi // 78 // zivazarmA mahAdevo dhanebhyo vasati sphuttN| kamalazrI sunAmA'bhUttasya jAyA sulocanA // 79 // tayorbabhUvuraSTau ca putrA: pauraMdaropamAH / bhavyayauvanalIlADhyA dhanAdyaSTamadAvahAH // 80 // tatastayorahaMbhadrA tanujA'sIcchivAvahA / pitrAdInAM sadA mAnyA lalitA baMdhusatkaraiH / / 81 // sarUpA sakalA sArA mAnitA bhrAtRjAyayA / mAnayaMti janAH sarve gRhItvA nAma cottamaM // 2 // tato vijJApayAmAsa bhUpAlamiti sAdaraM / bhavadbhirjanamukhyazca bAMdhavai garaistathA // 83 // tuMkAraninado rAjanna vidheyaH kadAcana / matputryA iti codazaM sA prApadbha patastadA // 84 // tuMkAra vacanaM ko'pi datte devAcca mAM prati / karomyanarthasaMtAnaM tasya bhUpasamakSakaM // 85 / / tadA prabhRti mannAma tukArItikRtaM janaH / itthaM tAtAdisanmAnyA sthitA dhAmni sakopikA // 86 // yA a' bahina ! tuma krodha kA phala kaba cakha cukI ho, kRpA kara mujhe usakA savistAra samAcAra susaao| isa kathA ke sunane kI mujhe vizeSa lAlasA hai| jinadatta ke aise vacana suna tuMkArI ne kahA Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam bhAI ! yadi tujhe isa kathA ke sunane kI abhilASA hai to maiM kahatI hU~, tU dhyAnapUrvaka suna isI pRthvItala meM AnaMdita janoM se paripUrNa manohara evaM AnaMda kA Akara eka AnaMda nAma kA nagara hai| AnaMda nagara meM akSaya saMpatti kA dhAraka koI ziva zarmA nAmaka brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thaa| ziva zarmA ko priya bhAryA kamalazrI thii| kamalazrI atizaya manoharA, suvarNa varNA evaM vizAla netrA thii| ziva zarmA ke priya bhAryA kamalazrI se utpanna ATha putra-ratna the| AThoM hI putra indra ke samAna sundara the, bhavya the aura dhana Adi se matta the| una AThoM bhAiyoM ke bIca meM akelI bahina thii| merA nAma bhadrA thaa| mAtA-pitA kA mujha para asIma prema thaa| sadA ve merA sammAna karate rahate the| mere bhAI bhI mujha para parama sneha rakhate the| maiM atizaya rUpavatI aura samasta striyoM meM sArabhUta thii| isalie merI bhaujAI bhI merA pUrA-pUrA sammAna karatI thii| pAsapar3osI bhI mujha para adhika prema rakhate the aura mujhe zubha nAma se pukArate the| mujhe tuMkAra zabda se bar3I cir3ha thii| isalie mere pitA ne rAja-sabhA meM bhI jAkara kaha diyA rAjan ! merI putrI tuMkAra zabda se bahuta cir3hatI hai isalie kyA to maMtrI, kyA nagara nivAsI aura bAMdhava koI bhI usake sAmane tuMkAra zabda na khe| mere pitA ke aise vacana suna rAjA ne mujhe bhI bulaayaa| rAjA kI AjJAnusAra maiM darabAra meM gii| maiMne vahA~ spaSTa rIti se yaha kaha diyA ki jo mujhe tuMkArI zabda se pukAregA rAjAke sAmane hI maiM usake aneka anartha kara ddaaluuNgii| tathA aisA kahakara maiM apane ghara lauTa aaii| usa dina se saba logoM ne cir3ha se merA nAma tuMkArI hI rakha diyaa| aura maiM krodhapUrvaka mAtA-pitA ke ghara rahane lgii||77-86|| athaikadA bane zubhe guNasAgarasanmunim / ATitaM saMparijJAyA rAjAdyA vaMdituM yayuH // 87 // natvA yogIzvaraM sarve tasthustatra vRSecchavaH / munivaktrAttato dharmaM zusra vuH sA tadAyinaM / / 88 / / yathAyathaM vrataM sarve jagrahurtisiddhaye / tadA zreNDinmayA ramyaM gRhItaM zrAvakavrataM // 86 // vinA tuMkArazabdena vinA kopaM mayAdrutam / urarIkRtamemAtra niyamAdikasadvatam // 10 // Agatya maMdire sarvairahaM tasthau madAvahA / madASTakai: samAkIrNA bhrAtraSTakasamudbhavaiH // 61 // Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 241 mat zIlaM saMparijJAya mAM vRNoti na kazcana / pitRNAM ca tadA kaSTaM jAtaM madyauvane kSaNAt / / 62 / / ekadA somazarmAkhyo dyUtavyasanavaMcitaH / dvijo vittaM mahAdyUte hArayAmAsa pApataH // 63 / / dyUtakRdbhistadA so'pi yAcayadbhinijaM vasu / vRkSe saMropya salloSTastADyate yaSTimuSTibhiH // 14 // zrutvA majjanakastatra gatvA taM kaitavaM prati / ityAkhyadvija me kanyAM cedvariSyasi satvaraM / / 65 // mocayAmi tadA vittaM dattvaitebhyaH zubhAvaham / so'vocadvijAdhIza zivazarman dhanAdhipa / / 66 // kena doSeNa sA kanyA dIyate mama pApinaH / dyUtavyasanazaktasya pIDyamAnAtmanaH khalaH // 17 // matpiteti vaco'vAdInna doSo bhapasaMbhavaH / kiMtu kopakRto doSo matsutAyAM yathAkatham // 18 // tvaMkAraprabhavaM zabdaM sahate sA na suMdarI / yUyaM vayaM prakarttavyaM tvayA jIvanahetave / / 66 // tatheti pratipanno'sau kaSTena vasuvarSaNaH / matpitrA mocito duHkhAdAnIto nijavezmani // 10 // mahatA saMbhrameNaiva kAritA pANipIr3anam / senAhaM sukhamAlebhe tato ratisamudbhavaM // 101 // yUyaM yUyamiti kRtvA mA~ sa vAdayate sadA / ataH sukhamavAptAhaM prauDhayauvanasaMbhavaM // 102 // kadAcit zubhra nAma ke vana meM eka parama pavitra munirAja, jinakA nAma guNasAgara thA, Aye munirAja kA Agamana-samAcAra suna rAjA Adi samasta loga unakI vaMdanArtha gye| munirAja ke pAsa pahu~cakara sabhI ne bhakti-bhAva se unheM namaskAra kiyaa| aura saba-ke-saba unake pAsa bhUmi para baiTha gye| una sabhI ko upadeza-zravaNa ke lie lAlAyita dekha munirAja ne upadeza diyaa| upadeza sunakara sabhI ko parama saMtoSa huaa| aura apanI sAmarthya ke anusAra yathAyogya sagI ne vrata bhI dhAraNa kiye| maiM bhI munirAja kA upadeza suna rahI thI maiMne bhI zrAvaka vrata dhAraNa kara Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam liye| kiMtu vrata dhAraNa karate samaya tuMkAra zabda se utpanna krodha kA tyAga nahIM kiyA thA / munirAja ke upadeza ke samApta ho jAne para saba loga nagara meM A gye| maiM bhI apane ghara A gii| mere bhAI jaise ATha madayukta the unake saMsarga se maiM bhI ATha madayukta ho gii| jisa bAta kI maiM haTha karatI thI use pUrA karake mAnatI thI / yahA~ taka ki mujhe haThIlI jAna merA koI vivAha bhI nahIM karatA thA isalie jisa samaya maiM yuvatI huI to mere pitA ko parama kaSTa hone lagA / merI vivAha saMbaMdhI ciMtA unheM rAta-dina satAne lagI / usI samaya eka soma zarmA nAma kA brAhmaNa thA / soma zarmA pakkA juArI thA / kadAcit soma zarmA juA khela rahA thA / usane kisI bAjU para apanA saba dhana rakha diyA / aura tIvra durbhAgyodaya se use vaha hAra gyaa| saba dhana hArane para saba juAriyoM ne soma zarmA se apanA dhana mA~gA to vaha na sakA isalie juAriyoM ne use kisI vRkSa se bA~dha diyaa| aura burI taraha lAta, DaMDe, ghUMsoM se mArane lge| ziva zarmA ke kAna taka bhI yaha bAta pahu~cI vaha bhAgatA-bhAgatA zIghra hI soma zarmA ke pAsa gayA aura usase isa prakAra kahane lagA priya brAhmaNa ! yadi tuma merI putrI ke sAtha vivAha karanA svIkAra karo to maiM ina juAriyoM kA karjA nipaTA dUM aura tumheM inake caMgula se chur3A lUM / basa, he zreSThin ! mere pitA ke aise hitakArI vacana suna soma zarmA ne kahA brAhmaNa saradAra ! ApakI kanyA meM aisA kauna-sA durguNa hai jisase usake lie koI yogya vara nahIM milatA aura pApI, juArI, duSToM dvArA daMDita, mujha na kucha puruSa ke sAtha usakA vivAha karanA cAhate haiM / soma zarmA ke aise vacana suna ziva zarmA ne kahA priyavara ! merI putrI meM rUpa Adi kA kucha bhI doSa nahIM hai vaha atizaya rUpavatI, sundarI hai / aneka kalA-kauzaloM kI bhaMDAra hai / kiMtu usameM krodha kI kucha mAtrA adhika hai / vaha tuMkAra zabda ko sahana nahIM kara sktii| basa, jo kucha doSa hai so yahI hai / tuma apane jIvana-sukha bhogane ke lie yahI karanA ki hama tuma kA hI vyavahAra rakhanA, maiM tU kA nahIM rakhanA / isake atirikta dUsarA tumheM koI kaSTa na bhoganA pdd'egaa| ziva zarmA ke aise vacana suna aura usa kaSTa ko kucha na samajha soma zarmA ne usake sAtha vivAha karanA svIkAra kara liyA / evaM mere pitA ne tatkAla juAriyoM kA karja paTA diyA aura AnaMdapUrvaka use apane ghara le aaye| kucha dina bAda kisI uttama muhUrta meM soma zarmA ke sAtha merA vivAha ho gayA / maiM usake sAtha AnaMdapUrvaka bhoga bhogane lagI / vaha mujhase sadA tuma kA vyavahAra rakhatA thA / isalie mujhe parama saMtoSa rahatA thA / evaM hama donoM daMpatI kA Apasa meM sneha bar3hatA hI calA jAtA thA / / 87- 102 // sa anyadA naTanAdyaM lokayaMstatra saMsthitaH / vividhAdbhuta sadveSa citrAzcarya suhAsakRt // 103 // Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 243 gaNarAtramatikramyAjagAma dhariNIsuraH / sthitvA dvArAgradezeso'bhANInmadhurayA girA // 104 // udghATayata bho kAMtA yUyaM dvAraM svabhAvataH / paunaH puNyena vAcAlamiti kAMtaM prati krudhA // 10 // bRhatkAlakrameNaiva no vacmi ca yathAkathaM / vAditA mAnavAdena vahaMtI garvamulvaNaM // 106 // bRhadvelAmatikramya khinnaceto vaco'vadat / zIghraM tvaMkAra zabdavAcAlo re re mudghATayattvakaM // 107 // sA tvaMkAraM samAkarNya dvAramudghATya cAMjasA / muktvA kAMtaM gRhaM vittaM nirgatA yoSamAzritA // 108 / / bhrAtaH kopena jIvAnAmihaivAzubhamulvaNaM / pApaM saMpadyate nUnamupahAsyaphalapradaM // 10 // krodhazatrurnRNAM pUrvaM jvalate nijavigrahaM / punaranyaM yathA vaMsasthito vahniH svadAhakaH // 110 // AmarSAnnarayaM prAptAH kRSNadvIpAyanAdayaH / dehajvalanamAsAdya pUrva kopo mahAripuH // 11 // ihaivAzarzasaMdAtA kopo'yaM durdharo ripuH / amutra narayAdInAM dAyaka: pApanAyakaH // 112 / / dUrajvalanamevAtra tvadane kathyate mayA / pAdA'dho jvalanaM kopAnmama baMdhohitacchRNu // 113 // nirgatA pattane kopAdvahaMtyakhilabhUSaNam / divyastrI vasane pathyA sthUlamuktAphalAvahA // 114 // dasthavo mAM samAlokya jagrahargaNarAtra ke| bhIma bhillAya vegena samadunijasvAmine // 115 / / kadAcit soma zarmA kisI kAryavaza bAhara gye| unheM vahA~ koI aisA sthAna dIkha par3A jahA~ bahuta-se nRtya Adi tamAze ho rahe the| ve caTa vahA~ baiTha gaye aura tamAzA dekhate-dekhate unheM apane samaya kA bhI kucha khayAla nahIM rhaa| jaba bahuta-sI rAni bIca cukI, khela bhI prAyaH samApta Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam hone para A cukA, unheM ghara kI yAda aaii| ve zIghra apane ghara ke dvAra para Akara isa prakAra pukArane lage prANavallabhe ! kRpA kara Apa daravAjA kholeM / maiM daravAje para khar3A huuN| maiM usa samaya ardha nidrita thI isalie do-eka AvAja to maiM unakI suna na sakI kiMtu jaba ve svabhAva se bAra-bAra pukArane lage to maiMne unakI AvAja to suna lI paraMtu ye itanI rAta taka kahA~ rahe ? kyoM apane samaya para apane ghara na aaye| aisA una para doSAroSaNa kara phira bhI maiMne AvAja na dI, aura na daravAjA kholaa| kucha samaya bAda ve mujhe 'tuma' zabda se pukArane lage to bhI maiMne uttara na diyA pratyuta maiM una para adhika ghRNA karatI calI gaI aura merA garva bhI bar3hatA calA gyaa| aMta meM jaba soma zarmA adhika ghabarA gaye, merI ora se unheM kucha bhI javAba na milA to unheM krodha A gyaa| krodha ke Aveza meM unheM kucha na sUjhA ve mujhe phira isa rIti se pukArane lage arI tukArI! daravAjA tU kyoM nahIM jaldI kholatI? daravAje para khar3e-khar3e hameM kitanA samaya bIta cukA hai ? rAtri ke adhika vyatIta ho jAne se hama kaSTa bhoga rahe haiN| basa, phira kyA thA? re bhAI jinadatta! jyoMhI maiMne apane pati ke mukha se tuMkArI zabda sunA merA krodha ke mAre zarIra bhabhaka utthaa| mere pati ardha rAtri ke bItane para ghara Aye the isalie maiM svabhAva se hI una para kupita baiThI thI kiMtu tuMkArI zabda ne mujhe behada kupita banA diyaa| mujhe usa samaya aura kucha na sUjhA kivAr3a khola maiM ghara se nikalI aura vana kI ora cala pdd'ii| usa samaya rAtri adhika bIta cukI thii| nagara meM cAroM ora sannATA chA rahA thA usa samaya ulla, cora Adika hI AnaMda se jahA~-tahA~ bhramaNa karate phirate the| aura koI nahIM jAgatA thaa| maiM thor3I hI dUra apane ghara se gaI thii| mere badana para kImatI bhUSaNa, vastra the| isalie mujha para coroM kI dRSTi pdd'ii| ve zIghra mujha para bAgha sarIkhe TUTa pdd'e| aura mujhe kar3I rIti se pakar3akara unhoMne tatkAla apane saradAra kisI bhIla ke pAsa pahuMcA diyaa| coroM kA saradAra vaha bhIla bar3A duSTa thA jyoMhI usane mujhe dekhA vaha ati prasanna huaa| aura isa prakAra kahane lgaa||103-115|| so'pi mAM vIkSya mUDhAtmA jagAda vacanaM tadA / bhava me vanitA vAle gRhANAbhISTavastu ca // 116 / / mayA'vAdI kirAteza na yUktaM kulayoSitAM / narANAM ca tathA jJeyaM duHkhadaM zIlakhaMDanaM / / 117 / / tIvakAmAnalaistapto nAkarNya vacanaM mama / baddhakakSo babhUbAzu zIlabhaMgAya pApadhIH / / 118 // Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 245 nizcalAMgaM manaH kRtvA sthitAM mAM vratarakSituM / cakAra vividhAM ceSTAM vastrotkSepaNajAM sa ca / / 11 / / macchIlena samAgatya vanadevyA nivAritaH / narajanmani yatsAraM vratAnAmapi bhUSaNam // 120 // tataH sa sArthavAhasya kuddho mUlyaM na mAM dadau / te'pi mAM divyakanyAbhAM vIkSya mArazarAhatAH / / 121 // te zIlakhaMDane raktA babhUvuryAvadunmukhAH / vanadevyA tadAgatya pIr3itA yaSTimuSThibhiH / / 122 // tatrApi rakSaNe heturbabhUva vanadevatA / zIlaprabhAvato nUnaM kiMkarA hi surA narAH // 123 // bAle ! tujhe jisa bAta kI AvazyakatA ho kaha, maiM use karane ke lie taiyAra haiN| tU merI prANavallabhA bananA svIkAra kara le| maiM tujhe apane prANoM se bhI adhika pyArI rkhuugaa| tU kisI prakAra apane citta meM bhaya na kara / bhilla pati ke aise vacana suna maiM bhauMcaka raha gii| kiMtu maiMne dhairya hAtha se na jAne diyA isalie zIghra hI praur3ha kiMtu zAMtipUrvaka isa prakAra javAba diyA bhilla saradAra ! ApakA yaha kathana sarvathA viruddha aura malina hai| jo striyAM uttama vaMza meM utpanna huI haiM / aura jo manuSya kulIna haiM kadApi unheM apanA zIlavata naSTa na karanA caahie| Apa yaha vizvAsa rakheM jo jIva apane zIlavrata kI kucha bhI paravA na kara duSkarma kara DAlate haiM, unheM donoM janmoM meM aneka duHkha sahane par3ate haiM / saMsAra meM unako koI bhalA nahIM khtaa| usa samaya vaha coroM kA saradAra kAmabANa se viddha thaa| bhalA vaha dharma-adharma ko kyA samajha sakatA thaa| isalie tapta lauha-piMDa para jala-bUMda jaise tatkAla naSTa ho jAtI hai usakA nAmonizAna bhI najara nahIM aataa| vaise hI mere vacanoM kA bhillarAja ke cittapara z2arA bhI asara na par3A vaha "kabUtarI para jese bAja TUTatA hai" ekadama mujha para TUTa par3A aura mujhe apanI donoM bhujAoM meM bharakara kAmaceSTA karane ke lie udyata ho gyaa| jaba maiMne usakI yaha ghRNita avasthA dekhI to maiM apane pavitra zIlavata kI rakSArtha Asana bA~dhakara nizcala baiTha gii| maiMne usakI ora nihArA taka nhiiN| bahuta samaya taka prayatna karane para bhI jaba usa pApI kA uddezya pUrNa na ho sakA to vaha ati kupita ho gyaa| usane zIghra hI apane sAthiyoM ke hAtha mujhe beca DAlA aura apane krodha kI zAMti kii| Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam usake sAthI parama duSTa the / jyoMhI unhoMne mujhe dekhA devAMganA ke samAna parama suMdarI jAna ve bhI kAmabANa se vyAkula ho gaye / aura binA samajhe bUjhe mere zIlavrata kA khaMDana karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| usa samaya koI vana rakSikA devI yaha dRzya dekha rahI thI isalie jyoMhI ve duSTa mere pAsa Ave DaMDoM se pITa ke devI ne unheM ThIka kara diyA / aura vaha mujhe apane yahA~ le gii| 246 bhAI jinadatta ! yadyapi maiM atizaya pApinI thI to bhI maiM apane zIlavrata meM dRr3ha thI isalie usa bhayaMkara samaya meM usa devI ne merI rakSA kii| tuma nizcaya samajho jo manuSya apanI pratijJA para dRr3ha rahate haiM deva bhI unake dAsa bana jAte haiM aura unake samasta duHkha eka ora kinArA kara jAte haiM / / 116- 123 / / balaM / pApajanAkIrNaM zrakkardamasamAkulaM / / 124 // sa mAM rasakulasyaiva dadau mUlyena kilviSAt ! sthitAhaM tatra pazyaMtI samudIrNaM kudAdikaM // 125 // bhayatrastaH dvIpaM samAnaiSItkRmirAgAdikaM pakSe same bhrAtaH kurute ziramocanaM / niH kAzya zoNitaM tasmAdvastraraMjanahetave // 126 // gRhNAtItthaM karotyevaM pakSe pakSe niraMtaram / sahagAnA tathA'haM ca sthitA tatra svakilviSAt // 127 // tuMkAra zabdamAsoDhumakSamA tAta maMdire | kSaMtuM zaktA sirAmocaM vicitrA karmaNAM gatiH // 128 // punaH salakSamUlAkhya tailAbhyaMgena dehajAm / nivArayati me pIr3AM nArakAbhyAM zubhAtigAM // 126 // atha yo dhanadevAkhyo bhrAtA saMprItipUritaH / ujjayinyAdhipenaiva preSito bhUtimaMDitaH // 130 // tato dezAdhipasyaiva pArAsarasubhUpateH / samIpaM kArya sidhyarthaM saMkramAttatra cAgataH / / 131 // pArAsaraM samAsAdya praNamya kRtakAryakaH / yAvadbabhUva tAvanmA mavaikSata ca duHkhinIM // 132 // Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 247 AliMgyasnehato bhrAtA mocayitvA yathA kathaM / AdAya mA~ samAnIyA jagAma nijapattanaM / / 133 / / dRSTvA mA~ ca jananyAdyA jaharSuH kSINavigrahAM / dhanadevastato'dAnmA~ madbhatre somazarmaNe // 134 // anyadA munimAsAdya gRhItaM kopasavrataM / mayA sacchIlarakSAyai vedayaMtyA ca tatphalaM // 13 // dRgmala zrutasatpITho dAnazAravo guNacchadaH / yazaH puNyAvratAvRttirmokSAMtaphaladAyakaH // 136 / / zamAMbuddhito dharma zAkhI kopa dhanaMjayam / AsAdya vRddhimApannaH kSaNena bhasmasAdbhavet / / 137 / / iti vijJAya bho bhrAtarmayA'grAhi kru dhAvataM / zrutveti tAM punaH zreSThI prazaMsya svAlayaM gataH // 138 // tataH sa lakSamUlena tailena munipuMgavam / nirbaNaM kRtavAnbhaktyA nAnAgadavidhAnataH / / 13 / / svasthIbhUte munau rAjazca ste paramotsavam / gRhe gRhe jinAgAre tUryatrikasamuRvam // 140 / / jisa samaya devI mujhe apane ghara le gaI thI usa samaya mere pAsa koI vastra na thA isalie usa devI ne mujhe eka aisA kambala jo aneka juoM, cIMTI Adi jIvoM se vyApta thA, jagaha-jagaha usameM rakta, pIba, kIcar3a Adi lagI thI, de diyA aura mujhe vahIM rahane kI AjJA dii| maiMne bhI kambala le liyA aura prabala pAyodaya se usa kSetra meM utpanna kodoM Adi dhAnyoM ko dekhatI huI rahane lgii| itane para bhI mere duHkhoM kI zAMti na huI prati pakSa meM vaha devI mere sira ke kezoM kA mocana karatI thI aura apane vastra ra~gane ke lie usase rakta nikAlA karatI thii| rakta nikAlate samaya mere mastiSka meM pIr3A hotI thI isalie vaha devI usa pIr3A ko lAkSAmUla tela lagAkara dUra krtii| kadAcit merA parama snehI bhAI yauvana deva ujjayinI ke rAjA ne kisI kAryavaza bar3I vibhUti ke sAtha rAjA pArAsara ke pAsa bhejaa| vaha apanA kArya samApta kara ujjayinI lauTa rahA thaa| mArga meM kucha samaya ke lie jisa vana meM maiM rahatI thI, usI vana meM vaha Thahara gyaa| aura mujha abhAginI para usakI dRSTi par3a gii| jyoMhI usane mujhe dekhA bar3e sneha se mujhe apane hRdaya se lgaayaa| aura bar3I kaThinatA se usa devI ke caMgula se nikAlakara mujhe ujjayinI le gyaa| jisa samaya merI mAtA Adi kuTumbiyoM ne mujhe dekhA unheM parama duHkha huaa| mere zarIra kI dazA dekha Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam merI mA~ adhika duHkha mAnane lgii| mere milApa se merA samasta baMdhuvarga ati prasanna huaa| evaM kucha dina bAda merA bhAI dhanadeva mujhe yahA~ mere pati ke ghara pahu~cA gyaa| priya bhAI ! jaba se maiM yahA~ AI hU~ taba se maiMne z2arA-z2arA-sI bAta para krodha karanA chor3a diyaa| maiM krodha kA bhayaMkara phala cakha cukI hU~ isalie aura bhI maiM krodha kI mAtrA dinoMdina kama karatI jAtI huuN| Apa nizcaya samajhie yaha dharmarUpI vRkSa samyagdarzanarUpI jar3a kA dhAraka, zAstrarUpI pIr3a karayukta, dAnarUpI zAkhAoM se zobhita, aneka prakAra ke guNarUpI pattoM se vyApta, kItirUpI puSpoM se susajjita, vratarUpI uttama Ala-bAla se manohara, mokSarUpI phala kA denevAlA, kSamArUpI jala se bar3hA huA parama pavitra hai| yadi isameM kisI rIti se krodharUpI agni praveza kara jAya to vaha kitanA bhI bar3A kyoM na ho, tatkAla bhasma ho jAtA hai isalie jo manuSya apanA hita cAhate haiM unheM aisA bhayaMkara phala denevAlA krodha sarvathA chor3a denA caahie| brAhmaNI tuMkArI ke mukha se aisI kathA suna seTha jinadatta ati prasanna huaa| vaha tuMkArI kI bAra-bAra prazaMsA karane lagA evaM prazaMsA karatA-karatA kucha samaya bAda apane ghara aayaa| lAkSAmUla tela evaM anyAnya auSadhiyoM se jinadatta merI (munirAja kI) paricaryA karane lgaa| kucha dina bAda mere roga kI zAMti huii| mujhe niroga dekha jinadatta ko parama saMtoSa huaa| merI nirogatA kI khuzI meM jinadatta Adi seThoM ne ati utsava mnaayaa| jahA~-tahA~ jinamaMdira meM vidhAna hone lge| evaM kAnoM ko ati priya uttamottama bAje bhI bajane lage // 124-140 / / prAvRT kAlastadA'yAto rAjanvarSandhanAghanam / dyotayan vidyutAM vRdaM gaMbhIra garjayan dhvani // 141 / / sazAdvalA tadA bhuumirjsheNbubiNdusNyutaa| sthUlamuktA phalAkIrNA harinmaNimayA yathA // 142 // babhustatra zubhAH kekAH kekinAM tAMDavAtmanAM / lokatRptikete tUrNamAhvayaMtya ivAMbudaM / / 143 / / hArAyaMte dizAM dhArAbiMdu muktAphalAvahAH / vidyutsaMtaptahemADhyA yatra kekA samAkule // 144 / / agnIyaMte parAdhArAH kAminInAM viyogataH / pIr3itAnAM vare citte jvalaMtyo mAradArubhiH / / 145 / / adhvagAnAM kRtAlope pathi nirgamanaM kadA / dhArAdharo na saMdatte priyAviraha zaMkinAM / / 146 / / Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 246 ye ye yatra sthitAste te tatra tatra mahAdarAt / ghanAghanabhayAnnUnaM tiSThati prItipIr3itAH // 147 // paradeza priyA nArI balAkA kRta tAr3akam / svakAMtagADhasaMlInaM vIkSyeti sA vyatarkayat / / 148 / / iyaM mattaH parAdhanyA vipralaMbhabhavaM kdaa| duHkhaM na sahate cAhaM vipralaMbhapratAritA / / 146 / / ayogAkAradhArAbhirAdhareva varSati / zrAddharAkSipyamANo'haM jinadattAlaye sthitaH // 150 // prAvRTyoga vyavasthApya mayA sthAyi suyogataH / jinArcAsnAnacaityAdi kArayatA mahotsavaM // 151 / / ekadA nijaputrasya bhayAtsavyasanAtmanaH / kuberadattasaMjJasya durdhyAnAhata cetasaH // 152 // tAmrakuMbhaM samAdAya zreSThI ratnAdisaMbhRtaM / munenikaTamAnIyaM tadA'dho guptaguptake // 153 // viSTarAdhastale tAvadgarbha gRhavisaMsthitaH / kUbero nikSipaMtaM taM dadarza zreSThinaMkSitau // 154 // ekadA satataH kAle gate kIyati pApadhIH / niH kAzya svarNakalazaM lobhasaMbhinnamAnasaH // 155 / / anyatrAbhISTa saMsthAne dhRtastena ca paapinaa| muninA vIkSyamANena tUSNIbhAvazritAtmanA / / 156 / / atho vayaM sukhenaiva kArayaMto'rthakarNanam / prAvRTkAlaM prapUryAzu vinivartya suyogakaM // 157 // aTAmo manasaH zudhyA bhavyopadezana kRte / IryApathavizuddhADhyA ADhyetarAH vicArakAH // 158 // tAvacchaSThI samutkSipya dharAM kuMbhaM saratnakaM / apazyanvyAkulo jajJe vyAmohAhatamAnasaH // 15 // Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam aho kva me gataM vittaM taskaraH ko'tra saMgataH / kenArakSimabha prANa prakhyaM rakSaM suyatnataH // 160 // nikSiptamatra rakSArthamatopi gatamIkSyate / bhunakti karkaTI vRttiryadi kiM rakSyate'nyataH // 161 // aho vRttaM duraMtaM hi gRhItaM munipuMgavaiH / bhaviSyati na vA citte tarkayacceti mUDhadhIH // 162 // vyAvarttanakRtezreSThI mune rAjan samUDhadhIH / bhRtyAnprasthApayAmAsa kASTAsu nikhilAsu ca // 163 / / ekasminnayane zreSThI svayaM viikssnnhetve| ATa tatkapaTaM citte manyamAno muhurmuhuH // 164 // aTataM munirAjaM taM niHzakaM giri vatsthiraM / vIkSyAgatya praNamyAzu vacanaM sa vyalIlapat // 165 / / rAjan zreNika ! idhara to maiM niroga huA aura udhara varSAkAla bhI A gyaa| usa samaya AnaMda se vRSTi hone lagI jahA~-tahA~ bijalI camakane lgii| evaM pratyeka dizA meM meghadhvani sunAI pdd'ii| usa samaya harita vanaspati se AcchAdita jala-bUMdoM se vyApta, pRthvI ati manohara najara Ane lgii| jaise harita kAMtamaNi para jar3e hue sapheda motI zobhita hote haiM vaise harI vanaspati para sthita jala-bUMdeM usa samaya ThIka vaisI hI zobhA ko dhAraNa karatI thiiN| usa samaya cAroM ora AnaMda zabda karate the| virahiNI kAmaniyoM ke lie vaha meghamAlA jalatI huI agni jvAlA ke samAna thii| aura apanI prANavallabhA ke adharAmRta pAna ke lolupI, kSaNa-bhara bhI usake viraha ko sahana na karane vAle kAmaniyoM ke mArga ko rokane vAlI thii| jisa samaya virahiNI striyA~ apane-apane ghosaloM meM AnaMdapUrvaka premAliMgana karate hue bagalI bagaloM ko dekhatI thI unheM parama duHkha hotA thaa| ve apane mana meM aisA vicAra karatI thii| hAya !!! yaha pati viraha duHkha hama para kahA~ se TUTa pdd'aa| kyA yaha duHkha hamAre hI lie thA? hama kaise isa duHkha ko sahana kreN| isa prakAra jIvoM ko svabhAva se hI sakha-duHkha ke dene vAle varSAkAla ke A jAne se jinadatta Adi ne cAtarmAsa ke lie mujhe usa nagara meM hI rahane ke lie Agraha kiyA isalie maiM vahI raha gayA evaM dhyAna meM dattacitta jIvoM ko uttama mArga kA upadeza detA huA maiM sukhapUrvaka jinadatta ke ghara meM rahane lgaa| seTha jinadatta kA putra jo ki ati vyasanI aura durthyAMnI kuberadatta thaa| kuberadatta se jinadatta dhana Adi ke viSaya se sadA zaMkita rahatA thaa| kadAcit seTha jinadatta ne eka tAMbe ke ghar3e ko ratnoM se bharakara aura mere siMhAsana ke nIce eka gaharA gaDDhA khodakara cupacApa rakha diyA kiMtu ghar3A rakhate samaya kuberadatta mere siMhAsana ke nIce chipA thA isalie usane yaha saba dazya dekha Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 zreNika purANam liyaa| aura kucha dina bAda vahA~ se usa ghar3e ko ukhAr3akara apane paricita sthAna para usane rakha diyaa| kucha dina bAda cAturmAsa samApta ho gyaa| maiMne bhI apanA dhyAna samApta kara diyaa| evaM heyopAdeya vicAra meM tatpara IryA samitipUrvaka maiM vahA~ se nikalA aura vana kI ora cala diyaa| mere cale jAne ke pazcAt seTha jinadatta ko apane dhana kI yAda A gii| jisa sthAna para usane ratna bharA khar3A rakhA thA tatkAla use khodaa| vahA~ ghar3A nahIM milA, jaba use ghar3A na milA to vaha isa prakAra saMkalpa vikalpa karane lagA hAya ! merA dhana gayA? kisane le liyA are mere prANoM ke samAna, yatna se surakSita, dhana aba kisake pAsa hogaa| hAya ! rakSArtha maiMne dUsarI jagaha se lAkara yahA~ rakhA thA use yahA~ se bhI kisI cora ne curA liyA ? jaba bAr3ha hI kheta khAne lagI to dUsarA manuSya kaise usakI rakSA kara sakatA hai| munirAja ke sivAya isa sthAna para dUsarA koI manuSya nahIM rahatA thaa| prAyaH munirAja ke pariNAmoM meM malInatA A gaI ho| unhoMne hI le liyA ho| pUchane meM koI hAni nahIM, calUM munirAja se pUcha lUM tathA aisA kucha samaya taka vicAra kara zIghra hI jinadatta ne kucha naukara mere anveSaNArtha bheje aura svayaM bhI ghara se nikala par3A evaM kapaTa vRtti se jahA~-tahA~ mujhe DhUMDhane lgaa| maiM vana meM kisI parvata kI talahaTI meM dhyAnArUr3ha thaa| mujhe jinadatta kI kapaTavRtti kA kucha bhI khyAla na thaa| acAnaka hI ghUmatA-ghUmatA vaha mere pAsa aayaa| bhakti-bhAva se mujhe namaskAra kiyA evaM kapaTavatti se vaha isa prakAra prArthanA karane lagA // 141-165 / / svAminnazarmasaMpUrNAstUrNaM tvaddarzanalolupAH / varttate gRhiNastepAM kaSTanAzaM vidhehi bho // 166 / / vyAvarttaya kRpAdhIza kiMcitkAryakRte punaH / na gaMtavyaM na gaMtavyaM tvayAnAtha yathA kathaM / / 167 / / tadAgrahaM samAlokya zaMbaryA kRtamulvaNaM / matvAbhiprAyamAcitte tarkayanmAnase tadA // 168 // aho duSTamahoduSTaM draviNaM pApadaM nRNAm / aniSTapadamevAtra duraMtaM duHkhadAyakam / / 166 // aho ! zatrutvamAyAti sakhApi prANavallabhaH / nAgIyate zubhA bhAryA vyAghrIyati nijAMbikA // 17 // Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 tAto mUrkhAyatetarAM // 171 // vadhIyati suto ramyo mitrIyati sahodaraH / avizvAsIyati bhrAtA niMdIyati svagotraM ca svasA hAlAhalAyate / vittaprabhAvato nUnaM sarvaM dveSAyate sadA / / 172 / / vittasaMsargayogena aho niMdyamahonidyaM munizcorAyate tarAm / vittaM prANApahArakaM / / 173 // ghnaMti tAtAH sutaM vittAtsu tAstAtaM na saMzayaH / sevakAH svAminaM caiva bhrAtaro bhrAtaraM nijaM / / 174 | punaH / svazarIraM tyajaMtyeva narA vittakRte dhig dhig draviNabhevAtra sarvahisAmayaM iti vyUhasamUhADhyaM mAM nItvA svagRhaM gataH / so'vAdInnAtha tatraikAM kathAM kathayabuddhitaH / / 176 / / khalaM / / 175 / / zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam buddhvAM'taH karaNaM tasya jagau yogI vaNigvara / tvamevodataM mekaM ca zRNomi gada cittajaM // 177 // alIlapannijaM bhAvaM sUcayankhyAtimuttamAM / zreSThI svAminnijaM cittaM sthirI kRtya zRNuprabho // 178 // vArANasyA~ praphullAyA~ jitazatrunarAdhipaH / rAjate rAjarAjeMdraiH sevitahniH saroruhaH // 176 // rogavedakaH / agadaMkAra eko'sti bhUpate ! dhanadattAbhidhastasya dhanadattA ca vallabhA // 180 // bhUpatyAdIMzcikitsate / bhuMjadbhogapuraMdaraH / / 181 // nAnAbheSajabhedajJo bhUpAvatIrNasadvRti tayo dvau tanujau dhanamitro dhaneMduzca yauvanodbhAsi ramyA'vabhUtaprItidau mune / vigrahau / / 182 // pitrA saMpATyamAnau tau lAlanAtpaThato na hi / gadAdikamajAnaMtau samUrkho ca gRhe sthitau // 183 // Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam prabho dInabandha ! jaba se Apane ujjayanI chor3a dI hai| taba se vahA~ ke nivAsI zrAvaka bar3A duHkha mAna rahe haiM / Apake cale Ane se ve apane ko bhAgyahIna samajhate haiM / aura ahorAtra Apake darzanoM ke lie lAlAyita rahate haiM / kRpAkara eka samaya Apa jarUra hI ujjayanI caleM aura unheM AnaMdita kareM pIche Apake AdhIna bAta hai cAhe Apa jAyeM yA na jAyeM / jinadatta kI aisI vacana bhaMgI suna maiM avAk raha gyaa| mujhe zIghra hI usake bhItarI abhiprAya kA jJAna ho gayA / dhana ke lie usakA aisA bartAva suna meM apane mana meM aisA vicAra karane lagA / yaha dhana bar3A nikRSTa padArtha hai / yaha duSTa jIvoM ko ghora pApa kA saMcaya karAne vAlA aura aneka duHkha pradAna karane vAlA hai / hAya !!! jo parama mitra hai apanA kaisA bhI ahita nahIM cAhatA vaha bhI isa dhana kI kRpA se parama zatru bana jAtA hai / aura aneka ahita karane ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai / prANa-pyArI strI isa dhana kI kRpA se sarpiNI ke samAna bhayaMkara bana jAtI hai / janmadAtrI, sadA hita cAhanevAlI, mAtA bhI dhana ke phera meM par3akara bhayaMkara vyAghrI bana jAtI hai / dhana ke lie putra ke mArane meM vaha jarA bhI saMkoca nahIM krtii| dhana ke phera meM par3akara eka bhAI dUsare bhAI kA bhI aniSTa ciMtana karane laga jAtA hai| pitA bhI dhana kI hI kRpA se apane ko sukhI mAtA hai / yadi kuTumbI dhana nahIM dekhate haiM to jahA~-tahA~ niMdA karate phirate haiM / bahina bhI dhana ke cakra meM phaMsakara halAhala viSa sarIkhI jAna par3atI hai| nirdhana bhAI se mArane meM use bhI jarA bhI saMkoca nahIM hotA / hAya !!! samasta parigraha ke tyAgI, Atmika rasa meM lIna, munirAja bhI isa duSTa dhana kI kRpA se cora bana jAte haiM / isa dhana ke lie pitA apane pyAre putra ko mAra detA hai / putra bhI apane pyAre pitA ko yamaloka pahu~cA detA hai| dhana ke pIche bhAI bhAI ko mAra detA hai / sevaka svAmI kA prANaghAta kara dete haiN| dhana ke lie jIva apane zarIra kI bhI paravAha nahIM karate / hAya !!! aise dhana ko sahasravAra dhikkAra hai / vaha sarvathA hiMsAmaya hai / isa cakra meM pha~se hue jIva kadApi sukhI nahIM ho sakate / tathA isa prakAra dhana kI bAra-bAra niMdA karate hue mujhe yaha puna: apane ghara le gayA evaM vahA~ pahu~cakara yaha kahane lagA 253 nAtha kRpAkara ! mujhe koI kathA sunaaiye| mujhe Apake mukha se kathA zravaNa kI adhika abhilASA hai / usake aise vacana suna maiMne kahA jinadatta ! tumhIM koI kathA kaho hama tumhAre mukha se hI kathA sunAnA cAhate haiM basa phira kyA thA ? vaha to kathA dvArA apanA bhItarI abhiprAya batalAnA cAhatA hI thA isalie jyoM hI usane mere vacana sune vaha ati prasanna huA aura kahane lagA prabho! ApakI AjJAnusAra maiM kathA sunAtA hU~ Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suneM aura mujhe kSamA kreN| jaMbUdvIpa meM eka atizaya manohara banArasa nAma kI nagarI hai / banArasa nagarI kA svAmI jo nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlaka thA rAjA jitamitra thA / rAjA jitamitra ke yahA~ eka agadakAma nAma kA rAja vaidya thA / usakI strI dhanadattA atizaya rUpavatI evaM sAkSAt kubera kI strI ke samAna thii| rAjya kI ora se vaidya agadaMkAra ko jo AjIvikA dI jAtI thI usI se vaha Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam apanA gujArA karatA thA evaM indra ke samAna uttamottama bhoga bhogatA vahA~ AnaMda se rahatA thaa| vaidyavara agadaMkAra ke atizaya sundara do putra the| prathama putra dhanamitra thaa| aura dUsare kA nAma dhanacandra thaa| donoM bhAI mAtA-pitA ke lADale adhika the isalie aneka prayatna karane para bhI ve phUTA akSara bhI na par3ha ske| roga Adi kI parIkSA kA bhI unheM jJAna nahIM huaa| evaM ve nirakSara bhaTTAcArya hokara ghara meM rahane lge||166-183|| anyadA kilviSAttAtastayorApacapaMcatAM / lopayAmAsa tadRtti bhUpo'nyasmai dadau ca tAM // 184 // tatastau duHkhasaMpUrNAvabhimAnena pIr3itau / caMpAyA~ jagmatustUrNaM zivabhUtezca pArvake / / 185 / / bhiSagAvedakaM zAstraM tatrAdhItya ciraM ca to| cikIrSataH puraM gaMtuM niragAtAM mudA tadA // 186 // ATatau tau bane ghore vyAghra kra ra bhayAvahaM / netrapIr3ApariprAptamadrASTAmagadAvahau // 187 // dhanamitra stadAvAdIddhaM vyAghra subheSajaiH / karomIkSAkSamaM tAvatkaniSTena nivAritaH // 188 / / na karttavyaM na karttavyaM tvayA bheSajamuttamam / duSTasya vipadAyai syAdupakAraH kRto'pi ca // 186 / / iti nirvattitaH so'pi nA sthAttAvatkva niSTakaH / nagamAruhya saMsthAtA'bhUcca vijJAnapAragaH / / 16 / / mUDho jyeSTho . vyadhAttasya netrayorvarabheSajam / tadA nivRttapIDo'sau babhUva varabheSajAt // 161 // sa eva tena cAbhokSi tasya yuktaM mahAmune / patatkRtopakArasya vada mA~ pApabhAjinaH / / 162 / / kRtaghna eva zArdUlaH zreSThinnAtra vicAraNA / nocitaM tasya caitaddhi yogItyabIbhaNadvacaH / / 163 / / zubhAzubhaM kRtaM ghnaMti kRtaghnAste mahItale / saptamaM narayaM yAMti paramarmaprakAzakAH // 164 // , Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam kathyamAnA kathA zreSThin zrotavyAtra mayAtvayA / yathA te yAMti vizvAsaM mAnasaM mAnasaM gataM // 165 / / kucha dina bAda azubha karma kI kRpA se vaidyavara agadaMkAra kA zarIrAMta ho gyaa| ve dhanamitra aura dhanacandra anAtha sarIkhe raha gye| rAjya kI ora se jo AjIvikA ba~dhI thI rAjA ne use bhI unheM murkha jAna chIna lii| isalie una donoM bhAiyoM ko aura bhI adhika duHkha huaa| evaM atizaya abhimAnI kiMtu atizaya duHkhita ve donoM bhAI kucha vidyA sIkhane ke lie campApurI kI ora cala diye| usa samaya campApurI meM koI zivabhUti nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thaa| zivabhUti vaidya vidyA kA acchA jJAtA thA isalie ve donoM bhAI usake pAsa gye| evaM kucha kAla vaidyaka zAstroM kA bhalI prakAra abhyAsa kara ve bhI vaidya vidyA ke uttama jAnakAra bana gye| jaba unhoMne dekhA ki hama acche vidvAn bana gae to una donoM ne apanI janma-bhUmi banArasa Ane kA vicAra kiyA evaM pratijJAnusAra ve vahA~ se cala bhI diye| mArga meM ve AnandapUrvaka A rahe the acAnaka hI unakI dRSTi eka vyAghra para par3I jo vyAghra sarvathA aMdhA thA aura . A~khoM ke na hone se aneka kleza bhoga rahA thaa| vyAghra ko aMdhA dekha dhanamitra kA citta dayA se Ardra ho gyaa| usane zIghra hI apane choTe bhAI se kahA priya dhanacandra ! kaho to maiM isa dIna vyAghra ko uttama auSadhiyoM ke pratApa se abhI sUjhatA kara dUM? yaha vicArA A~khoM ke binA bar3A kaSTa saha rahA hai / dhanamina kI aisI bAta suna dhanacandra ne kahA nahIM bhAI ise tuma sUjhatA mata kro| yaha svabhAva se duSTa hai isake phaMde meM par3akara apanI jAna bacanI bhI kaThina par3a jaayegii| duSToM para dayA karane se kucha phala nahIM miltaa| dhanamitra kA kAla sira para chA rahA thaa| usane choTe bhAI dhanacandra kI jarA bhI bAta na mAnI aura tatkAla vyAghra ko sUjhatA banAne ke lie tatpara ho gyaa| jaba dhanacandra ne dekhA ki dhanamitra merI bAta ko nahIM mAnatA hai to vaha zIghra hI samIpavartI kisI vRkSa para car3ha gayA aura pattiyoM se apane ko chipAkara saba dRzya dekhane lgaa| dhanamina vyAghra kI A~khoM kI davA karane lagA auSadhiyoM ke prabhAva se bAta kI bAta meM dhanamitra ne use sUjhatA banA diyaa| kiMtu duSTa apanI duSTatA nahIM chodd'te| jyoM hI vyAghra sUjhatA ho gayA usane tatkAla hI dhanamitra ko khA liyA aura AnaMda se jahA~-tahA~ ghUmane lgaa| isalie he prabho mune! kyA vyAghra ko yaha ucita thA jo ki vaha apane paramopakArI duHkha dUra karane vAle dhanamitra ko khA gayA.? kRpayA Apa mujhe kaheM ? seTha jinadatta ke mukha se aisI kathA suna munirAja ne kahA Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jinadatta ! vyAghra bar3A kRtaghnI nikalA nisandeha usane paramopakArI dhanamitra ke sAtha anucita vartAva kiyaa| tuma nizcaya samajho jo manuSyakRta upakAra kA khyAla nahIM karate ve ghora pApI samajhe jAte haiM saMsAra meM unheM naraka Adi durgatiyoM ke phala bhogane par3ate haiN| maiM tumhArI kathA suna cukaa| aba tuma mero kathA suno jisase saMzaya dUra ho / / 184 - 165 / / 256 hasti hastihatA mitre vicitre hastinAgake / pattane pRthivIM pAti vizvaseno viziSTadhIH // 166 // jAyA'sya jitanAgazrI: saMtrastahariNIdRzA / vasukAMtA sukAMtAMgA pUrNacaMdrAnanA parA / / 167 / / tayorabhUtsutaH sAta vasuvRddhikaro vIro nimagna nijamAnasaH / vasudattAbhidho'graNIH / / 168 / / nizAMtanAthayA sAkaM bhUpo bhuMkte sukhAdikam / ekadA sArthavAhena kenacidbhaktisiddhaye // 166 // bhUpateH prAbhRtaM cakra rasAlaphala bIjakaM / vIkSya bhUpo'gadIdvAkyaM kimetatprAbhRtaM vada // 200 // AmrAdau yAMti sadrogAnpalitatvaM narAdhipa / iti tasya vacaH zrutvA tutoSa dhariNIpatiH // 201 // mohato vasukAMtAyai dadAviti vyacitayat / mayA nirvyAdhinA kiM vai vinA rAjJyA ca jIvitaM // 202 // mahiSyeti vitarvyAzu mayA kiM jIvyamAnayA / bhavitavyaH sthiraH putro rAjyabhAroddharakSamaH // 203 // tatastasmai pradattaM tattenApi pipRmohataH / dattaM pitrai tadApRSTaM pitraitatkimu bho suta // 204 // kutaH samAgataM ceti zrutvA vRttAMtamaMjasA / Acakhyau sa nRpasyAgre tadAbhUdvismitonRpaH // 205 // strISu putreSu durlaghyaM dadhatsnehaM vibheditaM / upakArakRte rAjA bIjavRddhau matiM dadhau // 206 // Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika pUrANam 257 vanapAlAya dakSAya tadbIjaM ca samarpitam / tenoptaM yatnato vegAtpAlayatAMbusevanaiH // 207 // sAMdracchAyaH krameNAsItsaphalaH pallavAnvitaH / saH vRkSaH sarvazobhADhyaH kAlAtki 2 na jAyate // 20 // khe gRdhe sarpamAsye ca gRhItvA sati gacchati / phalasyopari sabiMdu viSasya patitaM tadA // 206 // tatastadUSmaNA pakvaM phalamekaM manoharam / vIkSya tadrakSakastUrNamAdAya prItipUrvakam // 210 // dadau bhUpAya saMvIkSya so'pi tasmai dadau dhanaM / tatphalaM yuvarAjAyAdanAya sa vitIrNavAn // 211 // carvaNAtso'pi tadbhUmau viSavyAptasvavigrahaH / tadA taM tAdRzaM vIkSya vRkSopari cukopa saH // 212 // ( samAkarNya narAH kecidda :khajarAvipIDitAH / tatphalAni adattAni babhUvuste navayauvanAH ) tadA taM khaMDayAmAsa zAkhinaM phalazAlinaM / sapapraccha tadA vaidyaM tajjIvanakRte laghu // 213 // viSajAM vikriyAM matvAnIya tatphalamulvaNaM / tasmindatte sukhI so'bhUnnirmukta viSavigrahaH // 214 // pazcAttApahato rAjA punarduHkhaMdadhau hRdi / aparIkSya mayA caitatkRtaM kiM mUDhacetasA // 21 // aparIkSya ca ye mUDhA praploSaMti zubhAzubhaM / ta eva nidhanaM nUnaM samAyAMti vimAnasA // 216 // yuktamatanna vA zreSThin rAjJo'nyasya ca dUSaNe / anyasya khaMDanaM ca sma brUte no yuktameva saH // 217 / / isI jaMbadvIpa meM eka hastinApura nAma kA eka vizAla nagara hai kisI samaya hastinApura kA svAmI atizaya buddhimAna vizvasena rAjA thaa| vizvasena kI priya bhAryA rAnI vasukAMtA Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam thii| vasukAMtA atizaya manoharA candravadanA mRganayanI kRzAMgI evaM pUrNa candrAnanA thii| rAjA vizvasena kI rAnI vasukAMtA se utpanna eka putra jo ki zubha lakSaNoM kA dhAraka sadA, dhana vRddhi kA icchuka, vIra, evaM sarvotkRSTa vasudatta thaa| rAjA vizvasena ne vasudatta ko yogya samajha rAjyabhAra use hI de diyA thaa| AnandapUrvaka bhoga bhogate ve apane antaHpura meM rahate the| kadAcit ve AnaMda meM baiThe the usa samaya koI eka sArthavAha manuSya unake pAsa aayaa| usane bhaktipUrvaka unheM namaskAra kiyA evaM apanI bhakti prakaTa karane ke lie eka Ama kI guThalI unako bheMTa kii| rAjA vizvasena ne guThalI to le lI kiMtu ve usakI parIkSA na kara sake isalie unhoMne zIghra hI sArthavAha se pUchA kaho bhAI yaha kyA cIja hai maiM isako pahacAna na sakA / rAjA ke aise vacana suna sArthavAha ne kahA kRpAnAtha ! samasta rogoM ke nAza karane vAle Amraphala kA yaha bIja hai| isa deza meM yaha phala hotA nahIM isalie yaha apUrva padArtha jAna maiMne ApakI sevA meM Akara bheMTa kiyA hai| sArthavAha ke aise vinaya vacanoM se rAjA vizvasena ati prasanna hue| unakA prema rAnI vasukAMtA meM adhika thA isalie unhoMne yaha samajha ki binA rAnI ke merA nIroga honA kisa kAma kA ? caTa rAnI ko bIja de diyaa| rAnI kA prema putra vasudatta para adhika thA isalie usane uThA vasudatta ko de diyaa| jaba vaha Ama kA bIja vasudatta ke hAtha meM AyA to ve use jAna na sake aura unakA prema pitA para adhika thA isalie unhoMne zIghra hI vaha bIja pitA ko de diyA aura vinaya se yaha prArthanA kI ki pUjya pitA ! yaha kyA cIja hai kRpAkara mujhe batAe~ ? vasudatta ke aise vacana suna rAjA vizvasena ne kahA pyAre putra! amRtaphala Ama paidA karane vAlA yaha Ama kA bIja hai| isase jo phala utpanna hotA hai usase samasta roga zAnta ho jAte haiN| yaha phala hameM sArthavAha ne bheMTa kiyA hai tathA aisA kahate-kahate unhoMne zIghra hI kisI catura mAlI ko bulAyA aura strI-putra Adi ke nIrogapane kI AzA se kisI uttama kSetra meM bone ke lie use zIghra hI AjJA de dii| rAjA kI AjJAnusAra mAlI ne use kisI uttama kSetra meM bo diyaa| pratidina svaccha jala sIMcanA bhI prArambha kara diyaa| kucha dina bAda mAlI kA parizrama saphala ho gyaa| vaha vRkSa uttamottama phaloM se ladabadA gayA evaM vaha prati dina mAlI ko AnaMda dene lgaa| kisI samaya eka gRddha pakSI AkAza mArga se kisI eka jaharIle sarpa ko mukha meM dabAye calA A rahA thaa| bhAgyavaza eka phala para sarpa kI viSa bUMda gira gii| viSa kI garmI se vaha phala bhI jaldI paka gyaa| mAlI ne AnaMdita ho phala tor3a liyA aura use rAjA kI sabhA meM jAkara bheMTa kara diyaa| rAjA vizvasena ko phala dekha paramAnaMda huaa| unhoMne mAlI ko ucita pAri Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 256 toSika de santuSTa kiyA evaM apane priya putra ko bulAkara use phala khAne kI AjJA de dii| Amraphala vipa-bUMda se viSamaya ho cukA thA isaliye jyoM hI kumAra ne phala khAyA khAte hI usake zarIra meM viSa phaila gyaa| bAta kI bAta meM vaha mUrchita ho jamIna para gira gayA aura usakI cetanA eka ora kinArA kara gii| apane ikalaute aura priya putra vasudatta kI yaha dazA dekha rAjA vizvasena behoza ho gaye unhoMne vaha saba kArya Ama phala kA jAna tatkAla use kaTavAne kI AjJA de dI evaM putra kI rakSArtha zIghra hI rAja vaidya ko bulaayaa| rAjavaidya ne kumAra kI nAr3I dekhii| nAr3I meM use viSa-vikAra jAna par3A isalie usane zIghra hI uso Amra phala kA eka phala ma~gAyA aura kumAra ko khilAkara tatkAla niviSa kara diyaa| rAjA vizvasena ne jaba Amra phala kA yaha mAhAtmya dekhA to unheM bar3A zoka huA ve apane usa avicArita kArya ke lie bAra-bAra pazcAttApa (pachatAnA) karane lge| aura apanI mUrkhatA ke lie sahasra bAra dhikkAra dene lge| he jinadatta ! yaha tuma nizcaya samajho jo hatabuddhi manuSya binA vicAre kAma karate haiM unheM bAda meM pachatAnA hotA hai| binA samajhe kAma karane vAle manuSya niMdAbhAjana bana jAte haiN| aba tumhIM isa bAta ko kaho rAjA ne jo vaha Ama binA vicAre kaTavA diyA thA vaha kAma kyA usakA yogya thA? mujhase yaha kathA suna jinadatta ne kahA nAtha ! rAjA kA vaha kArya sarvathA besamajha thaa| maiM Apako eka dUsarI kathA sunAtA hU~ Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suneM / / 166-217 // zRNu svAminkathAmekAM tvttossshubhdaayinii| jAhnavI taTasaMvAsI vizvabhUtyAkhyatApasaH // 218 // ekadA jAhnavIpUre vahataM laghudaMtinam / kRpArdramanasA vIkSya samAkArSIcca tApasaH // 216 // phalAdi nidyasaMstaM cApoSayatzubhalakSaNaM / vavRdhe'nekapaH kAlAccArucinhaH sudaMtabhAk // 220 // kadAcittaM samAlokya cArucinhaM samagrahIt / icchAsvamaMdiraM bhUbhRtpupoSAMkuzamAdizat // 221 // so'kuzotthaM vraNaM tAvadasahiSNurbhayAturaH / palAyya tApasA vAsaM tApasairvArito gataH // 222 / / vArayaMstApaso yAvadgajo'pi tamamImarat / nAtha tattasya yuktaM vA na vA bhavati mAM vada // 223 // Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zreSThinsukRtahiMsakaH / abI bhaNanmunirvAcaH satkRtaM yo na jAnAti bhavitA'zarmabhAjanaM // 224 // upakAraka haMtAra ekato vadhakArakAH / procyate te samAnAna merusarSapravadbudhaiH / / 225 / / AkhyAnakaM mayA kathyamAnaM zRNu vaNigvara / caMpApurI prasiddhArthA svaH purIva suzobhanA // 226 // rUpAdimadamodinI / paNyastrI devadattAkhyA tatrAste sA kadAcicca zukamekamapoSayat / / 227 // ekadA ravivAre sA nidhAya varttake surAm / madhye dhAmaM praviSTA ca pakvamAlUrasustanI // 228 // tadA kAcitprakruddhAMta: kanyaitya garalaM laghu / vikSipya sA tirojAtA taddaSTaM zukapakSiNA // 226 // devadattA samAgatya tatastaM tada'jAna hI ? yAvatpAsyati tadbhItyA na pItsati kathaMcana // 230 // pAyitaM ca tayA tAvaddiSTAMtodbha tasAdhvasAt zuko'karattadA duSTA kopAcca tamamIrat / / 231|| kisI samaya kisI gaMgA kinAre eka vizvabhUti nAma kA tapasvI rahatA thA / kadAcit eka hAthI kA baccA nadI ke pravAha meM bahA calA jA rahA thA / tapasvI kI acAnaka hI usa para dRSTi par3a gii| dayAvaza usane zIghra hI usa hAthI ke bacce ko pakar3a liyaa| vaha baccA zubhalakSaNayukta thA isaliye vaha tapasvI uttamottama phala Adi khilAkara usakA poSaNa karane lagA aura canda roja meM hI vaha baccA eka vizAla hAthI bana gayA / kadAcit kisI rAjA kI dRSTi usa hAthI para par3I use zubhalakSaNa yukta dekha rAjA ne use kharIda liyA aura apane mahala meM le jAkara sikhAne ke lie kisI mahAvata ke supurda kara diyA / rAjA kI AjJAnusAra mahAvata use sikhAne lgaa| jaba vaha sIkhane meM TAlamaTola karatA thA taba mahAvata use mAra-mAra kara aMkuza se vaza meM karatA thA / isa prakAra kucha samaya to vaha hAthI vahA~ rhaa| jaba use aMkuza bahuta duHkha dene lagA to vaha bhAgakara gaMgA ke kinAre usI tapasvI ke pAsa A gayA / jyoMhI tapasvI ne use dekhA to usane bhI use nahIM rakhA mAra-pITakara vahA~ se bhagA diyaa| tapasvI kA aisA bartAva dekha hAthI ko krodha Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam A gayA evaM usa duSTa ne usa upakArI tapasvI ko tatkAla cIrakara mAra diyA / kRpAnAtha ! aba Apa hI kaheM paropakArI usa tapasvI ke sAtha kyA hAthI kA va bartAva yogya thA ? maiMne kahA / jinadatta ! vaha hAthI bar3A duSTa thA / duSTa ne jarA bhI apane upakArI kI dayA na kI / dekho jo manuSya dUsare ke upakAra ko bhUla jAte haiM unheM aneka vedanA sahanI par3atI haiN| narakAdi gatiyA~ unake lie sadA taiyAra rahatI haiN| evaM buddhimAna loga svabhAva se hiMsaka aura upakArI ke hiMsaka meM utanA hI bheda mAnate haiM jitanA rAI aura parvata meM mAnate haiN| maiM tumhArI kathA suna cukaa| maiM bhI eka dUsarI kathA kahatA hU~ tuma use dhyAnapUrvaka suno isa pRthvI para eka campApurI nAma kI sarvottama nagarI hai| kisI samaya kuberapurI ke tulya usa campApurI meM eka devadattA nAma kI vaizyA rahatI thI / devadattA atizaya sundarI thI yadi usake lie devAMganA kaha diyA jAtA to bhI usake lie kama thA / usake pAsa eka pAlatU totA thA vaha use apane prANoM se bhI pyArA samajhatI thI / kadAcit ravivAra ke dina tote ke lie pyAle meM zarAba rakhakara vaha to kisI kAryavaza bhItara calI gaI aura itane meM hI eka lar3akI vahA~ AI usane usa zarAba meM viSa DAla diyA aura zIghra vahA~ se calI gaI / devadattA ko isa bAta kA patA nahIM lagA vaha apane sIdhe svabhAva se bAhara AI aura totA ko zarAba pilAne lgii| kiMtu totA vaha saba dRzya dekha rahA thA isaliye aneka bAra prayatna karane para bhI usane zarAba meM coMca taka na DAlI vaha cupacApa baiThA rahA / devadattA jabarana use zarAba pilAne lagI to bhI usane na piyA / devadattA jaba aura jabarana pilAne lagI to vaha cillAne lagA isaliye devadattA ko krodha A gayA aura usane use tatkAla mArakara pheMka diyaa| aba he jinadatta ! tumhIM kaho devadattA kA vaha avicArita kAma kyA yogya thA ? jinadatta ne uttara diyA usI samaya eka kuttA ne Akara usa viSa mizrita zarAba meM mu~ha DAlA aura bAra-bAra pIne lagA phira kyA thA ? usa viSa mizrita zarAba ke naze se vaha kuttA zIghra hI jamIna para gira gayA, yaha dekha devadattA bahuta pachatAI / / 218 - 231 / / 261 ( tadA zvanaH samAgatya lihyamAno muhurmuhuH / patadbha uu ma mau tayA vIkSya pazcAttApahatA ca sA ) // 232 // urajetthamidaM yuktamavicAryaM vidhAtu mA / tasyAbhavenna vAsaupijagau noyuktameva ca / / 233 // majjaM kathAnakaM nAtha zrotavyaM zrutitoSadam / vArANasyAM prasiddhAyAM jAMbUnadasudhAmani // 234 // vasudattAbhidho vaizyo dhanebhyo vasati sphuTaM / svarNamuktAphalAdInAM vyavahArI ca tuMdulaH ||235|| Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vasudattAbhidhA jAyA tasya cittApahAriNI / ekadA cASaNe nItvA lAbhaM saMhRtya sodyataH // 236 / / kSapAyAM sarvamAdAya gRhaM pitsati vaizyakaH / tAvaddasyuH palAyyAzu zreSThina: zaraNaM yayau / / 237 / / rakSa rakSeti mAM nAthamAryamANaM kRpAda'dhIH / iti vAcAlamAvIkSya vastreNa pihitastakaiH / / 238 / / dhAvaMta: koTTapAlAzca papracchu: zreSThinaM prati / sthUlonnatodaraM manyamAnAzcaurAdyavarttanaM / / 236 / / picaMDilaM samAvIkSya parAvartya ca te gatAH / tatra krameNa tadvittaM gRhItvA taskaro gataH / / 240 / / dadhau citte vaNignAthaH kimaniSTaM mayA kRtaM / asyAneneti kiM kRtaM yaH khalaH khala eva saH / / 241 // yoginyuktaM na vA tasyai tattadA vacanaM jagau / munivizvAsaghAtI sa cauro nArakamArgagaH // 242 // nAtha ! yadi devadattA ne aisA kAma kiyA to parama mUrkhA samajhanI cAhiye / maiM aba Apako tIsarI kathA sunAtA hU~ kRpayA use dhyAnapUrvaka suneN| isI loka meM eka atizaya manohara evaM prasiddha banArasa nAma kI nagarI hai| kisI samaya banArasa meM koI vasudatta nAma kA seTha nivAsa karatA thaa| vasubatta uttama darje kA vyApArI dhanI thA sUvarNa nirmita makAna meM rahatA thA aura bar3A tuMdila (bar3I thoMdi kA dhAraka) thaa| vasudatta kI priya bhAryA kA nAma vasudattA thaa| vasudattA bar3I catura thii| vinayAdi guNoM se apane pati ko saMtuSTa karane vAlI thii| aura manoharA thii| kadAcit usI nagarI meM eka cora kisI ke ghara meM corI ke liye gyaa| usa samaya usa ghara ke manuSya jaga rahe the isaliye cora ko unhoMne dekha liyaa| dekhate hI cora bhgaa| bhAgate samaya usake pIche bahuta-se manuSya the isaliye ghabarAkara vaha seTha subhadradatta ke ghara meM ghusa gayA aura subhadradatta se isa prakAra vinaya vacana kahane lagA kRpAnAtha ! mujhe bacAiye maiM mraa| cora ke aise vacana suna subhadradatta ko dayA A gii| usane cora ko zIghra hI apane kapar3oM meM chipA liyaa| kotavAla Adi seThajI ke pAsa aaye| seThajI se cora ke bAbata pUchA bhI to bhI seThajI ne kucha jabAba na diyaa| jahA~-tahA~ sabhI ne cora dekhA kahIM dikhAI nahIM diyA kiMtu seThajI kI bar3I thoMdi ke nIce hI vaha chipA rhaa| isaliye ve saba Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam ke saba vApasa lauTa gye| jaba vighna zAMta ho gayA taba cora ko jAne kI AjJA de dI tathA yaha samajha ki cora calA gayA ve apane kivAr3a baMda kara so gye| kiMtu vaha duSTa usI ghara meM chipa gayA aura dAva pAkara mAlamattA lekara calA gayA / prAtaHkAla seTha subhadradatta kI A~kha khulii| apanI corI dekha unheM parama duHkha huA / ve kahane lage maiMne to usa duSTa cora kI rakSA kI thI kiMtu usa duSTa ne mere sAtha bhI yaha duSTatA kI / yaha bAta ThIka hai duSTa apanI duSTatA kadApi nahIM chor3ate tathA aisA kucha samaya soca-vicAra kara ve zAnta ho gye| isaliye he muninAtha ! Apa hI kaheM kyA usa cora kA seTha subhadradatta ke sAtha vaisA bartAva ThIka thA ? maiMne uttara diyA / sarvathA anucita / usane seTha subhadradatta ke sAtha bar3A vizvAsaghAta kiyA / vaha cora bar3A pApI aura kumArgI thA / isameM jarA bhI sandeha nahIM / aba maiM bhI tumheM kathA sunAtA hU~ mujhe vizvAsa hai aba kI kathA se tumheM jarUra santoSa hogA tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno / / 232-242 // manmukhodgIrNamekaM ca vyAkhyAnaM zRNutoSadaM / anaMgaraMgasaMsargo vaMgadezo'tra varttate / / 243|| jAtI sukaMdapaMkeja ketakIcaMpakAdibhiH / bhRtA caMpApurI tatra caMpakAbhanarairbhRtA // 244 // vipro vedAdisaMvettA somazarmAbhidho dhanI / AstAM dve vallabhe tasya somillAsomazarmikA // 245 // saumilyAyAH subhAminyAH parAkAraH suto'jani / tadA bhartrAdi sanmAnaM saMgatA sA susaMgatA || 246 || vidveSayati somazrIdvitIyA tAM marmabhidvacanasyai kala hai: athAsti saurabheyazvabhadranAmA zAMtastatra tatastasmai datte grAsaM vADavasya gRhadvAra yupaviSTasya zrRMge sa bAlakaH proto duSTayA tadA cItkAramA kurvan zizurma protabAlaM ca maraNesati dRSabhaM sapatnikAm / kopabhASaNaiH / / 247 // suzIlabhRt / jano'khilaH || 248 || tasya ca / somazarmayA // 246 // kSaNAMtare / doSavarjitaM // 250 // 263 Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sadoSamiti taM matvA tadA prabhRti sajanAH / tasmai tRNAdi sadgrAsaM dadate na kadAcanaM // 251 / / tato nirghATyamAnaH sa sacitaH kSINavigrahaH / sahiSNu rakRtaM doSa hRdIti samatarkayat / / 252 / / aho ! durlakSyamekaM ca strIcaritraM vicitragaM / devAnAM yoginAM loke'nyeSAMnRNAM kathaM na hi / / 253 / / kurvate yoSito nUnaM kRtAsyAkRtameva ca / uktaM cAnuktamevAtra tacca te pApapaMDitAH / / 254 / / vAdayaMti naraM cAnyaM vadaMtyanyaM svayaM mukhe / IkSate'nyaM vikurvati vikriyAM kAmalakSitAM // 255 / / AkArayaMti cAnyaM cA zliSyaMtyanyaM kaTAkSataH / ghAtayaMte'nyamAnidrAH karotkSepaM vikurvate // 256 / / aTatyanyatra dRzyate'nyatrAnyasmai dadatyapi / anyatra yAcayaMte ca durlakSyA yoSito bhuvi / / 257 / / nAmneyamabalA loke na tu kRtyA kadAcana / kaTAkSAkSepataH sarvaM cAlayati calAcalaM // 258 / zItatAM vahnirApnoti soSNatAM padmabAMdhavaH / udeti pazcime sUryo brate satyaM na yoSitA / / 256 / / muMcaMti jananI tAtaM bAMdhavaM vastu sadma ca / / janmasthAnaM narA saktA yoSito doSa dUSitAH // 260 // kalaMkayaMti sadgotraM sImaMtanyaH parAGa makhAH / sAhasaMti svaghAtArthaM ghAtayaMti paraM kSaNAt // 261 / / hitvA vane gatAH pUrvaM yogino yogapaMDitAH / pratApadazinIM taddhi samIcInaM kRtaM takaH // 262 // kApaTyapAtramaivAtrAnRtavAcAlapaMDitAH sadoSAH pratyayatItA madanaiH kavalIkRtAH // 263 // Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam rodhanaM svargamArgasya darzayaMtyazca durgatiM / sasAhasAH sadA pApAH saMti bAlA baloddhatAH // 264 // isI loka meM kAmadeva kA raMgasthala atizaya manohara eka vaMga deza hai| vaMga deza meM eka caMpApurI nAma kI nagarI hai| caMpApurI meM jAtIya mukuMda ketakI caMpA Adi ke vRkSa sadA hare-bhare phale-phUle rahate haiM aura sadA uttama manuSya nivAsa karate haiN| caMpApurI meM eka brAhmaNa, jo ki bhale prakAra veda-vedAMga kA pAThI aura dhanI soma zarmA thA soma zarmA kI atizaya rUpavatI do striyA~ thIM prathama strI somillA aura dUsarI kA nAma somamikA thaa| bhAgyodaya se sundarI somillA ke eka atizaya rUpavAna putra utpanna huaa| somillA ko putravatI dekha soma zarmA usa para adhika prema karane lagA aura somamikA kI ora se usakA prema kucha haTane lgaa| striyA~ svabhAva se hI IrSyA-dveSa kI khAni hotI haiM yadi unako kucha kAraNa mila jAya taba to IrSyA-dveSa karane meM ve jarA bhI nahIM cUkatI jyoM hI somamikA ko yaha patA lagA ki merA pati mujha para prema nahIM karatA somillA ko adhika cAhatA hai mAre krodha ke vaha bhabhaka utthii| vaha usI dina se somillA se marmabhedI vacana kahane lgii| hAsya aura kalaha karanA bhI prArambha kara diyA yahA~ taka ki somillA ke ahita karane meM bhI vaha na Darane lgii| usI nagarI meM eka bhadra nAma kA baila rahatA thaa| bhadra suzIla aura zAMta prakRti kA dhAraka thA isaliye samasta nagara nivAsI usa para bar3A prema karate the| kadAcit bhadra (baila) brAhmaNa soma zarmA ke daravAje para khar3A thA brAhmaNI somamikA kI usa para dRSTi par3I usane zIghra hI apanI sauta somillA kA bAlaka Upara aTArI se baila ke sIMga para paTaka diyA evaM sIMga para girate hI rotA huA vaha bAlaka zIghra mara gyaa| nagara nivAsiyoM ko bAlaka kI isa prakAra mRtyu kA patA lgaa| ve daur3ate-daur3ate zIghra hI soma zarmA ke yahA~ aaye| binA vicAre sabhI ne bAlaka kI mRtyu kA doSa vicAre baila ke matthe para hI mar3ha diyaa| jo baila ko ghAsa Adi khilAkara nagara nivAsI usakA pAlana-poSaNa karate the so bhI chor3a diyaa| aura mArapITa kara use nagara se bAhara bhagA diyA jisase vaha baila bar3A khinna huA aura bilkula laTa gyaa| tathA kisI samaya atizaya duHkhI ho vaha aisA vicAra karane lgaa| hAya !!! ina striyoM ke caritna bar3e vicitra haiN| bar3e-bar3e deva bhI jaba inakA patA nahIM lagA sakate to manuSya unake caritra kA patA lagA leM yaha bAta ati kaThina hai| ye duSTa striyA~ nikRSTa kAma kara bhI caTa mukara jAtI haiM aura manuSyoM para aisA asara DAla detI haiM mAno hamane kucha kiyA hI nahIM ye mAyAcAriNI mahA pApinI haiN| dUsaroM dvArA kucha aura hI kahavAtI haiM aura svayaM kucha aura hI kahatI haiN| ye kaTAkSapAta kisI aura para pheMkatI haiM izAre kisI anya kI ora karatI haiN| aura AliMgana kisI dUsare se hI karatI haiN| tathA vastu kA vAyadA to inakA kisI dUsare ke sAtha hotA hai aura ve kisI dUsare ko baiThatI haiN| kaviyoM ne jo inheM abalA kahakara pukArA hai so ye nAma se hI abalA (zaktihIna) haiM kAma se abalA nhiiN| jisa samaya ye kara kAma karane kA bIr3A Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam uThA letI haiM to use tatkAla kara DAlatI haiN| aura apane kaTAkSapAtoM se bar3e-bar3e vIroM ko bhI apanA dAsa banA letI haiN| cAhe atizaya uSNa bhI agni zItala ho jAya zItala bhI candramA uSNa ho jaay| pUrva dizA meM udita hone vAlA sUrya bhI pazcima dizA meM udita ho jAya kiMtu striyA~ jhUTha chor3a kabhI bhI satya nahIM bola sktiiN| hAya ! jisa samaya ye duSTa striyA~ puruSa meM Azakta ho jAtI haiM usa samaya apanI pyArI mAtA ko chor3a detI haiN| prANa pyAre putra kI bhI paravA nahIM karatIM parama snehI kuTuMbIjanoM kA bhI lihAja nahIM krtiiN| vizeSa kahA~ taka kahA jAya apanI pyArI janmabhUmi ko chor3a paradeza meM bhI rahanA svIkAra kara letI haiN| ye nIca striyA~ apane uttama kula ko bhI kalaMkita banA detI haiN| pati Adi se nArAja ho marane kA bhI sAhasa kara letI haiN| aura dUsaroM ke prANa lene meM bhI jarA nahIM cuuktiiN| ahA !!! jina yogIzvaroM ne striyoM kI vAstavika dazA vicAra kara unase sarvathA ke liye sambandha chor3a diyA hai| striyoM kI bAta bhI jinake liye halAhala viSa hai ve yogIzvara dhanya haiN| aura vAstavika AtmasvarUpa ke jAnakAra haiN| hAya !!! ye striyA~ chala-kapaTa dagAbAjI kI khAna haiN| vizvAsa ke ayogya haiN| cautarphA inake zarIra meM kAmadeva vyApta rahatA hai| mokSa dvAra ke rokane meM ye argala (ber3A) haiN| svarga mArga ko bhI rokane vAlI haiN| narakAdi gatiyoM meM le jAne vAlI haiM duSkarma karane meM bar3I sAhasI haiN| ityAdi apane mana meM saMkalpa vikalpa karatA-karatA vaha bhadra nAma kA baila vahIM rahane lagA // 243-264 // iti saMcityamAno'sau yAvadAste vaNigvara / jinadatto'tha tatrAsti jAyAtasya jine matiH // 26 / / jinadharmAparA cArA suzIlA suvratA zubhA / dAnapUjana sanmArgaraktA saktA nije dhave // 266 / / azabhodayatastayA janaiH paranarodbhavaH / / doSo dattastadA sApi vyAkulIbhUtamAnasA // 267 // AtmazuddhikRte divyagRhe taptasuphAlakaM / dhAraNArthaM sthitA tAvadbhadrastatra samATitaH // 268 // taptAyaH piMDamAkRSya daMtairjagrAsa bhadrakaH / svazuddhiM darzayallokAn zuddho'bhUdbuddhamAnasaH // 266 / / tadA lokavizuddhAtmA vijJAyi savizeSataH / punarjayAra vaMcakruH sarve nizcitamAnasAH // 270 / / sApi zuddhA punarjajJe taptAyaH phalasaMgrahAt / anyasya dUSaNe'nyasya doSo noyukta eva bhoH // 271 / / Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam avicArya pradoSAdidAnaM yuktaM na vA vaNik / so'vAdInnaiva nAthetthaM yuktaM ca viparIkSataM // 272 / / usI nagarI meM koI jinadatta nAma kA seTha nivAsa karatA thA jinadatta samasta vaNikoM kA saradAra aura dharmAtmA thaa| jinadatta kI priya bhAryA seThAnI jinamatI thii| jinamatI parama dharmAtmA thii| zIlAdi uttamottama guNoM kI bhaMDAra thI aura ati rUpavatI thii| patibhaktA evaM dAna Adi uttamottama kAryoM meM apanA citta lagAne vAlI thii| seTha jinadatta aura jinamatI Ananda se rahate the| acAnaka hI jinamatI ke azubha karma kA udaya prakaTa ho gyaa| usa vicArI ko loga kahane lage ki yaha vyabhicAriNI hai| nirantara parapuruSoM ke yahA~ gamana karatI hai isaliye vaha mana meM atizaya duHkhita hone lgii| use ati duHkhI dekha kaI eka puruSa usake yahA~ Aye aura kahane lage jinamatI ! yadi tujhe isa bAta kA vizvAsa hai ki maiM vyabhicAriNI nahIM hU~ to tU eka kAma kara tapA huA lohe kA piMDa apane hAtha para rkh| yadi tU vyabhicAriNI hogI to tU jala jAyegI nahIM to nhiiN| nagara nivAsiyoM kI bAta jinamatI ne mAna lii| kisI dina vaha sarvajanoM ke sAmane apane hAtha meM tapA huA lohe kA piMDa lenA hI cAhatI thI ki acAnaka hI vaha bhadra nAma kA baila bhI vahA~ A gyaa| vaha saba samAcAra pahale se hI suna cukA thA isaliye Ate hI usane tapta lohe kA piMDa apane dA~toM meM dabA liyaa| bahuta kAla mukha meM rakhane para vaha jarA bhI na jalA evaM sabhI ko prakaTa rIti se yaha bAta batalA dI ki brAhmaNa soma zarmA kA bAlaka maiMne nahIM mArA / maiM sarvathA nirdoSa huuN| bhadraka kI yaha ceSTA dekha nagara nivAsI manuSyoM ke Azcarya kA ThikAnA na rhaa| kucha dina pahale jo ve binA vicAre bhadraka ko doSI mAna cuke the vahI bhadraka aba unakI dRSTi meM nirdoSa bana gyaa| aba ve bhadraka kI bAra-bAra tArIpha karane lge| unake mukha se usa samaya jayajayakAra zabda nikle| tathA jisa prakAra bhadraka ne usa prakAra kA kAma kara apanI nirdoSatA kA paricaya diyA thaa| jinamatI ne bhI usI prakAra diyA bedhar3aka usane tapta piMDa ko apanI hathelI para rakha liyA jaba usakA hAtha na jalA to usane bhI yaha prakaTa rIti se batalA diyA ki maiM vyabhicAriNI nahIM huuN| maiMne Aja taka para-puruSa kA muMha nahIM dekhA hai| maiM apane pati kI sevA meM hI sadA uddhata rahatI haiN| aura usI ko deva samajhatI haiN| jisase saba loga usakI mukta kaMTha se tArIpha karane lage aura usakI AtmA ko bhI zAMti milii| isaliye jinadatta ! tumhIM batAo bhadraka aura jinamatI para jo doSAropaNa kiyA gayA thA vaha satya thA yA asatya ? jinadatta ne kahA kRpAnAtha ! vaha doSAropaNa sarvathA anucita thaa| binA vicAre kisI ko bhI doSa nahIM denA cAhiye jo loga aisA kAma karate haiM ve narAdhama samajhe jAte haiN| dInabandho ! maiM ApakI kathA suna cukA aba Apa kRpayA merI bhI kathA suneM // 265-272 // Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vRttAMtaM kathyamAnaM bho zrotavyaM ca mayA tvayA / pure padmarathe rAjA vasupAlAbhidho'graNIH / / 273 / / ayodhyAdhipatevipro jitazatrozca saMnidhi / rAjakAryakRte kazcitpreSitastena satvaraM // 274 / / satpRthivyAmaTan vipro pazyanmAnuSasaMbhavam / zAkhAmagAdicItkAraM karNayankarNabhItidaM // 275 / / kadAcicchama saMkrAMtaH salilA'bhAvato dvijaH / pipAsApIDito vRkSatale saMpatito'sukhI // 276 / / taddhAvaM ca parijJAya kIzanAthena darzitam / jalaM pravipulaM dRSTaM iti vipro vyatarkayat // 277 / / mahAraNya narA'gamye syAjjalaM saH saMtoSabharaH / na vemAti vidhi matvA'mImaradvAnaraM dvijaH // 278 / / tasyAjinasya saMkRtya khallikAM pApakovidaH / prapUrya vAribhirvegAtsamanaiSInmahIsura // 276 / / paMcatvakaraNaM tasya yuktaM no vA'thavA mane / ityudIrya virakte'sau suniH prAkhyadvaco varaM // 280 // adhameSvadhamatvaM ca zaTheSu zaThatA vaNik / sarvapApiSu pApitvaM sarvanIceSu nIcatA // 281 / / vizvAsaghAta yai no dvitIyaM tadvighAta / tasya nArakasaMdAyi vyapAyaphalabhAjinaH // 282 // ciccamatkAra cAturyaM vRttAMtaMzRNu magirA / kozAMbI nagarI bhAti mAroddIpitavibhramA // 283 / / somazarmAbhidhastatra vADavastasya bhaaminii| kapilA ca kapitthAbhastanau mArArttavigrahA // 284 // aTanvanaM kadAcitso'pazyannakulabAlakaM / samAdAya gRhaM cAgAtpraphullavadanekSaNaH // 285 / / Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam saH / kapilAyA aputrAyAH kAlanirgamanAya samarpitastakenAzu gRhItazca tayA punaH // 286 // saMjJA ca vyavahAraM ca sA zikSata manoharam / tasya dattasunAmnazca putra saMkalpabhAginaH // 287 // suto'jani tayA daivAddinaiH katipayaiH punaH / tau daMpatI mudaM prAptau manyamAnau susaMbhavaM // 288 // dolake zayanaM tasya kArayitvA zizoH sikA / nakulasya samazu bahistaMdula khaMDane // 286 // sA yogrAsa sthitA tAvadbAlakAbhimukhaM paraM / samAta mahiM vIkSya nakulastaM yuyodha ca // 260 // balAttau kruddhamAnaskau phUcItkAraparAyaNau / tau yuyudhya ciraM nAgaM nakulo'mImaraMstataH // 261 // zrak liptAsyaM mudA tasyA AgatyAdarzayattadA / paMcatvaM me suto nIto'nena sA nizcayaM vyadhAt // 262 // RdhA taM muzalaiH sA ca vyAjaghAna madoddhatA / tato dolAsthitaM bAlaM vidAritabhujaMgamaM // 263 // gRhe vIkSya zucA krAMtA vilalApa ciraM hRdi / avicAritakarttavyaM tasyAyuktaM na vA vaNik // 264 // 266 isa loka meM eka padmaratha nAma kA nagara hai| kisa samaya padmaratha nagara meM rAjA vasupAla rAjya karatA thA / kadAcit rAjA vasupAla ko ayodhyA ke rAjA jitazatru se kucha kAma par3a gayA isalie usane zIghra hI eka catura brAhmaNa usake samIpa bheja diyA / brAhmaNa rAjA kI AjJAnusAra claa| calate-calate vaha kisI aTavI meM jA nikalA vaha aTavI bar3I bhayAvaha thI / aneka krUra jIvoM se vyApta thI / kahIM para vahA~ pAnI bhI najara nahIM AtA thA / calate-calate vaha bhI thaka cukA thA / pyAsa se bhI adhika vyAkula ho cukA thA isaliye pyAsa se vyAkula ho vaha usI aTavI meM kisI vRkSa ke nIce par3a gayA aura mUrcchita-sA ho gayA / bhAgyavaza vahA~ eka bandara AyA / brAhmaNa kI vaisI ceSTA dekha use dayA A gaI vaha yaha samajha ki pyAsa se isakI aisI dazA ho rahI hai, zIghra hI use eka vipula jala se bharA tAlAba dikhAyA aura eka ora haTa gayA / jyoM hI brAhmaNa ne vipula jala se bharA tAlAba dekhA to usake Ananda kA ThikAnA na rahA vaha zIghra usameM utarA apanI pyAsa bujhAI aura isa prakAra vicAra karane lagA / yaha aTavI vizAla aTavI hai| zAyada Age isameM pAnI mile yA na mile isaliye yahIM se pAnI le calanA ThIka hai / Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam mere pAsa koI pAtra hai nahIM isaliye isa baMndara ko mArakara isakI camar3I kA pAtra banAnA cAhiye / basa phira kyA thA ? vicAra ke sAtha hI usa duSTa ne zIghra hI usa paropakArI bandara ko mAra diyA aura usakI camar3I meM pAnI bharakara ayodhyA kI ora cala diyA / kRpAnAtha ! aba Apa hI kaheM kyA usa duSTa brAhmaNa kA paropakArI usa baMdara ke sAtha vaisA bartAva ucita thA ? maiMne kahA 270 sarvathA anucita | vAstava meM vaha brAhmaNa bar3A kRtaghnI thA / use kadApi usa paropakArI baMdara ke sAtha vaisA bartAva karanA ucita na thA / jinadatta ! tuma nizcaya samajho jo pApI manuSya kiye upakAra ko bhUla jAte haiM saMsAra meM unheM aneka duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM koI manuSya unheM acchA nahIM khtaa| aba maiM bhI tumheM eka kathA sunAtA hU~ tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno isa jaMbUdvIpa meM eka kauzAMbI nAma kI vizAla nagarI hai| kauzAMbI nagarI meM koI manuSya daridra na thA saba dhanI sukhI evaM aneka prakAra ke bhoga bhoganevAle the| usI nagarI meM kisI samaya eka soma zarmA nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thA / usakI strI kA nAma kapilA thA / kapilA atizaya sundarI thI mRga nayanI thI kAma maMjarI evaM rati ke samAna manoharA thI / kadAcit soma zarmA ko kisI kAryavaza kisI vana meM jAnA pdd'aa| vahA~ eka atizaya manohara naule kA baccA use dIkha par3A / aura tatkAla use pakar3a apane ghara le AyA / kapilA ke koI santAna na thI / binA santAna ke usakA dina bar3I kaThinatA se kaTatA thA isaliye jaba se usake ghara meM vaha baccA A gayA putra ke samAna vaha usakA pAlana karane lgii| aura usa bacce se usakA dina bhI sukha se vyatIta hone lgaa| durbhAgya ke anta ho jAne para kapilA ke eka putra utpanna huA / putra kI utpatti se kapilA ke Ananda kA ThikAnA na rahA / soma zarmA aura kapilA aba apane ko parama sukhI mAnane lage / aura Ananda se rahane lage / kapilA kA pati soma zarmA kisAna thA / isalie kisI samaya kapilA ko dhAna kATane ke lie kheta para jAnA pdd'aa| vaha bacce ko pAlane meM sulAkara aura naule ko use supurda kara zIghra hI kheta ko calI gii| udhara kapilA kA to kheta para jAnA huA aura idhara eka kAlA sarpa bAlaka ke pAlane ke pAsa AyA / jyoM hI naulA kI dRSTi kAle sarpa para par3I vaha ekadama sarpa para rUra par3A aura kucha samaya taka cU cU phU-phU zabda karate hue ghora yuddha hone lagA / anta meM apane parAkrama se naulA ne vijaya pA lI aura usa sarparAja ko tatkAla yamaloka kA rAstA batA diyA tathA vaha balika ke pAsa baiTha gayA / I kapilA apanA kArya samApta kara ghara AI / kapilA ke paira kI AhaTa suna naulA zIghra hI kapilA ke pAsa AyA aura kapilA ke pairoM meM gira usakI minnata karane lagA / naule kA sarvAMga usa samaya lohU-luhAna (raktamaya ) thA isalie jyoM hI kapilA ne use dekhA isane avazya mere putra ko mArakara khAyA hai yaha samajha mAre trodha ke usakA zarIra bhabhaka uThA aura binA vicAroM usa dina naule ko mAre mUsaloM ke dekhate-dekhate yamapura pahu~cA diyaa| kiMtu jyoM hI usa bAlaka ke pAsa aaii| aura jyoM hI usane bAlaka ko sakuzala dekhA usake zoka kA ThikAnA na Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 271 rhaa| naule kI mRtyu se usakI A~khoM se A~suoM kI jhar3I laga gaI aura mAthA dhunane lgii| jinadatta ! kaho usa brAhmagI kA vaha avi vArita kArya yogya thA yA ayogya? mere aise vacana suna jinadatta ne kahA // 273-264 // abIbhaNattadA zreSThI nocitaM socitaM prbho| AkhyAnakaM pravakSyAmi vRddhAkhyAnaprasiddhitaH // 26 // kAzIdeze zubhAveze vArANasyAM puri prabho / somazarmAbhidho vipraH somA tasyAstibhAminI // 266 / / chadmanA nija bhartAraM vaMcayaMtI vizeSataH / / pativratatvamArIcca tanvatI pApapaMDitA // 267 / / vizvAsayati bhartAraM sA zubhAcaraNaH sadA / kaTAkSAkSepamAtreNa raMjayaMtI sulocanA // 268 / / gate bhartari sadgrAme tayA gopAlakaiH saha / yabhanaM kAritaM pApAtpaMcAkSaprItikAraNam // 266 // Agate sati sadgrAme tena dRSTayA tadIkSita / virajya veNuyaSTau ca svarNaM nikSipya vADavaH / / 300 // gRhAnnirgatya yAtrArthaM cacAla dRDhayaSTikaH / vaTukastaM praNamyAzu militvA ziSyatAM gataH // 30 // savittAM tAM parijJAya cacAla vADavaiH sama / ekadA tau suSupatuH kuMbhakAra gRhe nizi // 302 / / prAtaH prAgatya sanmArga kiyaMtaM vaTuko'bravIt / adattaM tRNamAyAtaM mUrddha valagnaM ca tadgRhAt // 303 // hA hA'niSTa midaM jAtaM paratRNasamAzrayAt / tadeno'haM kathaM vipra titikSe kSiptamAnasaH // 304 // yasmAdAgatametaddhi tatra muMcAmi nizcitaM / ityudIrya saraMdhreNa vyAvRto vipravaMcakaH // 305 / / ekasmin pattane vipro bubhuje jemanaM gRhe / jJeyaM vaTukasaMbhuktyai rakSayatvarabhojanaM // 306 / / Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tasthau maThe mahIdedha ekasminnizivaMcakaH / vaTukazcAgatastatra tadA vinatamastakaH // 307 / / bhoktuM prasthApitastena vaTukaH kRpayA nizi / kiyadaMtaramAsAdya vyAghuTya baTuko jagau / / 308 / / kurkurAH zabdavAcAlAzcaviSyaMti ca mAM prbho| nayAmIti sthitastatra para vaMcanamAnasaH // 306 / / tadA tadrakSaNAyaiva viprastasmai dadau ca tAM / sa AdAya jagAmetthaM vRddhastena ca vaMcitaH / / 310 // svAmistasyocitaM no vA tadA prAkhyadyamI hasan / na yuktaM yuktamekaM ca vyAkhyAnaM kathayAmi vaH // 311 / / kRpAnAtha ! brAhmaNI kA vaha kAma sarvathA ayogya thaa| binA vicAre jo madAndha ho kAma kara DAlate haiM unheM pIche bahuta pachatAnA par3atA hai| maiM bhI puna: Apako kathA sunAtA hU~ Apa dhyAnapUrvaka suniye| isI dvIpa meM eka vizAla banArasa nAma kI uttama nagarI hai| kisI samaya banArasa meM eka soma zarmA nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thaa| soma zarmA kI strI kA nAma somA thA somA atizaya vyabhicAriNI thii| pati se chipAkara vaha aneka kaTu duSkarma kiyA karatI thii| kiMtu apane miSTa vacanoM se pati ko apane duSkarma kA patA nahIM lagane detI thii| aura banAvaTI sevA Adi kAryoM se use sadA prasanna karatI rahatI thii| kadAcit soma zarmA to kisI kAryavaza bAhara calA gayA aura somA apane yAra-gopAloM ko bulAkara unake sAtha sukhapUrvaka vyabhicAra karane lgii| kiMtu kArya samApta kara jyoM hI somazarmA ghara AyA aura jyoM hI usane somA ko gopAloM ke sAtha vyabhicAra karate dekhA to use parama duHkha huaa| vaha ekadama ghara se virakta ho gyaa| evaM bA~sa kI lAThI meM kucha sonA chipAkara tIrtha-yAtrA ke lie nikala par3A mArga meM vaha kucha dUra pahu~cA thA acAnaka hI usakI eka mAyAcArI bAlaka se bheMTa ho gii| bAlaka ne vinayapUrvaka soma zarmA ko praNAma kiyaa| usakA ziSya bana gayA evaM yaha vicAra ki isa soma zarmA ke pAsa dhana hai vaha soma zarmA ke sAtha cala bhI diyaa| mArga meM calate-calate una donoM ko rAta ho gaI isaliye ve donoM kisI kumhAra ke ghara Thahara gaye vahA~ rAta bitAkara sabere cala bhI diye| calate samaya bAlaka mahAdeva ke sira se kumhAra kA chappara laga gayA aura eka tRNa usake sira se cipakA calA gyaa| ve kucha hI dUra gae the ki Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 273 bAlaka ne apanA sira TaTolA use eka tRNa dikhAI diyaa| tathA tuNa dekha vaha mAyAcArI bAlaka brAhmaNa se isa prakAra kahane lagA guro ! calate samaya kumhAra ke chappara kA yaha tRNa mere lipaTA calA AyA hai| maiM ise vahA~ para pahu~cAnA cAhatA huuN| uttama kiMtu kulIna manuSyoM ko para-dravya grahaNa karanA mahApApa hai| maiM binA diye para-padArtha-janya pApa ko sahana nahIM kara sakatA kRpAkara Apa mujhe AjJA deM maiM zIghra lauTakara AtA huuN| tathA aisA kahatA-kahatA cala bhI diyaa| brAhmaNa ne jaba dekhA baTuka calA gayA to vaha bhI Age kisI nagara meM jAkara Thahara gyaa| usane kisI brAhmaNa ke ghara bhojana kiyA evaM usa brAhmaNa ko apane ziSya ke lie bhojana rakha chor3ane kI bhI AjJA de dii| kucha samaya pazcAta DhUMr3hatA-DhUMr3hatA vaha bAlaka bhI soma zarmA ke pAsa A pahu~cA / Ate hI usane vinaya se soma zarmA ko namaskAra kiyA aura soma zarmA kI AjJAnusAra vaha bhojana karake cala diyaa| vaha baTuka cita kA ati kaTuka thA isalie jyoM hI vaha thor3I dUra pahu~cA tatkAla usane brAhmaNa kA dhana lene ke lie bahAnA banAyA aura pIche lauTakara isa prakAra vinayapUrvaka nivedana karane lgaa| prabho ! mArga meM kutte adhika haiN| mujhe dekhate hI ve bhauMkate haiN| zAyada ve mujhe kATa khAMya isalie maiM nahIM jAnA cAhatA phira kabhI dekhA jaayegaa| kiMtu vaha brAhmaNa parama dayAla thA use usa para dayA A gaI isalie usane apane prANoM se bhI adhika pyArI aura jisameM sonA rakha chor3A thA vaha lakar3I zIghra use de dI aura jAne ke lie preraNA bhI kii| basa phira kyA thA? bAlaka kI nigAha to usa lakar3I para hI thii| saMga bhI vaha usI lakar3I ke lie lagA thA isalie jyoM hI usake hAtha lakar3I AI vaha hamezA ke lie brAhmaNa se bidA ho gayA phira vRddha brAhmaNa kI ora usane jhA~kakara bhI na dekhaa| kRpaanaath| Apa hI kaheM vRddha paramopakArI usa brAhmaNa ke sAtha kyA usa bAlaka kA vaha bartAva yogya thA? maiMne kahA jinadatta ! sarvathA ayogya / usa bAlaka ko kadApi soma zarmA brAhmaNa ke sAtha vaisA bartAva nahIM karanA cAhiye thA astu aba maiM bhI tumheM eka atizaya uttama kathA sunAtA hU~ tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno // 265-311 / / kauzAMbyAM svarNazAlAyAM gaMdharvAnIkabhUpatiH / tasya vADidhA mAMgAra deva nAmA vasetsukhI // 312 // sa caikadA mudA rAjakIyaM ratnaM manoharam / padmarAgasusaMskArakRte dhAmnyA ninAya ca / / 313 // Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 274 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tadAtadAlayayogI jJAnasAgaranAmabhAk / caryArthamAjagAmAzu vaNigvara pratigRhekSaNaH // 314 // pratigRhya praNamyAzu sthApayAmAsa taM gurum / satkarmamapazyaMstadA rukmakAro vyAkulamAnasaH // 315 // muni bihAya cAnyeSAmabhAvAnmaNimuttamaM / muni yayAce krUrAtmA kiranmarmavacastadA // 316 // vaiparItyaM parijJAya muniryogaM dadhau hRdi| ekatvaM bhAvayanyogI zuddhacidrUpabhAvukaH // 317 // yaSTimuSTayAdighAtena babaMdhe rukmakArakaH / muni durvAkyabAkyena pIDayan vidhivaMcitaH // 318 // ruSA mumoca tasyaiva kASThaM niSThuramAnasaH / dUrataH sakhi kaMThe tadaspRzanmaNimaMDite // 316 // uccacAla mukhAdratnaM patitaM ca mahItale / vilokya sa cakArAzu svaniMdAM tApapIDitaH // 320 // datvA maNiM sa bhUpAya niMdAgardAsamunmukhaH / didIkSe savidhau tasya bhUmispRk pApabhItadhIH // 621 // itthaM vaNigbhavedyuktaM no vA tasyAvicAritam / adabhrazvabhrasaMdAyi tatkarmA'zarmazAyi ca // 322 // svAmistannocitaM tasya prazasya vidhivajitaH / kathAM sukathyamAnAM tAM vakSyAmIti vaco jagau // 323 // dhana-dhAnya uttamottama padArthoM se vyApta isI pRthvItala meM eka kauzAMbI nagarI hai| kisI samaya usa nagarI kA svAmI rAjA gaMdharvAnIka thaa| rAjA gaMdharvAnIka ke maNi Adi ratnoM kA sApha karane vAlA koI gAradeva nAma kA manuSya bhI usI nagarI meM nivAsa karatA thaa| kadAcit vaha rAjamaMdira se eka padmarAga maNi sApha karane ke lie lAyA aura use A~gana meM rakha vaha sApha hI karanA cAhatA thA usI samaya koI jJAnasAgara nAma ke munirAja usake yahA~ AhArArtha A gye| munirAja ko dekha gAradeva ne apanA kAma chor3a diyA munirAja ko vinayapUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| prAsuka jala se unakA caraNa-prakSAlana kiyaa| evaM kisI uttama kASThAsana para baiThane kI prArthanA kii| prArthanAnusAra idhara munirAja to kASThAsana para baiThe aura udhara eka nIlakaMTha AyA Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 275 evaM A~kha bacAkara usa padmarAga maNi ko lekara tatkAla ur3a gayA tathA munirAja AhAra le vana kI ora cala diye| munirAja ko AhAra dekara jaba gAradeva ko phursata milI to use maNi ke sApha karane kI yAda AI / vaha caTa A~gana meM aayaa| use vahA~ maNi milI nahIM isalie parama duHkhI ho vaha isa prakAra vicArane lagA ___ mere ghara meM sivAya munirAja ke dUsarA koI nahIM AyA yadi maNi yahAM nahIM hai to gaI kahA~ ? munirAja ne hI merI maNi lI hogI aura lene vAlA koI nhiiN| tathA kucha samaya aisA saMkalpa vikalpa kara vaha sIdhA vana ko cala diyA aura munirAja ke pAsa Akara maNi kA takAdA karatA huA aneka durvacana kahane lgaa| jaba munirAja ne usake aise kaTuka vacana sune to apane Upara ghora upasarga samajha ve dhyAnArUr3ha ho gaye gAradeva ke praznoM kA unhoMne javAba taka na diyaa| kiMtu munirAja se javAba na pAkara mAre krodha ke usakA zarIra bhabhaka uThA usa duSTa ko usa samaya aura kucha na sUjhI munirAja ko hI cora samajha vaha mukke-dhUMse, DaMDoM se mArane lagA aura kaSTaprada aneka kuvacana bhI kahane lgaa| isa prakAra mAra-dhAr3a karane para bhI jaba usane munirAja se kucha bhI javAba na pAyA to vaha hatAza ho apane nagara ko cala diyaa| vaha kucha hI dUra gayA ki use phira maNi kI yAda AI vaha phira madAndha ho gayA isalie usane vahIM se phira eka DaMDA munirAja para pheNkaa| daivayoga se vaha nIlakaMTha bhI usI vana meM munirAja ke samIpa kisI vRkSa para baiThA thaa| isalie jisa samaya vaha DaMDA muni kI ora AyA to usakA sparza nIlakaMTha se bhI ho gyaa| DaMDe ke lagate hI nIlakaMTha bhagA aura jaldI meM padmarAga maNi usake muMha se gira gii| padmarAga maNi ko isa prakAra dekha gAradeva acaMbhe meM par3a gyaa| aba vaha apane avicArita kAma para bAra-bAra ghRNA karane lgaa| maNi ko uThA vaha nagara calA gyaa| sApha kara use rAjamaMdira meM pahu~cA dI aura saMsAra se sarvathA udAsIna ho usI vana meM aayaa| munirAja ke caraNakamaloM ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara apane pApoM kI kSamA maaNgii| evaM unhIM ke caraNoM meM dIkSA dhAraNa kara durdhara tapa karane lgaa| seTha jinadatta ! kho| kyA usa gAradeva kA binA vicAre kiyA vaha kAma yogya thA? nizcaya samajho binA vicAre jo kAma kara DAlate haiM unheM nissIma duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM / merI yaha kathA suna jinadatta ne kahA kRpAsiMdho! gAradeva kA vaha kAma sarvathA niMdanIya thaa| avicArita kAma karane vAloM kI dazA aisI hI huA karatI hai| nAtha ! maiM ApakI kathA suna cukA kRpAkara Apa bhI merI kathA suneM // 312-323 // palAsakUTasadgrAme sunAmanarasaMkIrNe dhAmadhAmavibhUSite / raudradatto'sti vADavaH // 324 // Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam aTavyAmekadA so'TannAlokyaM dvIpinaM paraM / dhAvaMtaM sanmukhaM bhItyA ruroha varazAkhinaM // 325 / / dvIpI so'staMlabhamAno'pi parAvRttya jagAma ca / uttIrya vADavastasmAdgacchaMstaM vIkSya sasmitaH // 326 / / svaMbhAdiyogyamAvedya samAgatya svamaMdiram / / AdAya parazu' gatvA tatra ciccheda zAkhinaM // 327 / / Atmano rakSaNaM yasmAttasya chedaH kathaM prabho / yuktastasya bhavenno vA kRtaghnaH sadRzAtmanaH // 328 // utAcetthaM vaco yogI vaNik kilbiSabhAgbhavet / sa nArayagati yAtyupakArakRdvighAtanAt // 326 / / nAnAvRddha vivRddhAM sa kathAmekAmabIbhaNat / patAkA toraNopetA parA dvAravatI purI // 330 // vipakSapakSasaMbhedI viSNurvyApitasadyazAH / pAtitAM satyabhAmAbhIrukmiNIbhizca maMDitaH / / 331 // puSpalAvimukhAcchu tvaikadA muni samAgamaM / vaikuMTho kuMThayatkAryaM dadau tasmai dhanAdikaM // 332 / / cacAla caturaiH saMghazcaturaMga balAnvitaH / / baMdituM muninAthasya bhaktito viSTarazravAH / / 333 // prAgatya tatra taM vIkSya jJAnasAgara sanmunim / vavaMde munibaktraMdoH papau dharmAmRtaM sa kaH // 334 // hRSIkezo muni vIkSya vyAdhisthaM karmavAsitaM / bhiSajaM svaM papracchAzu vyAdhihAni kRte mudA // 335 / / so'vAdIdratnakApiSTa prayogaM viSNubhUpateH / saMtuSTo nagaraM prApto bheSajaM samacIkarat / / 336 // AhArArtha sthApakAnanyAnnivArya varabheSajaM / rukmiNya dattavAn bhUpo munyoSadhakRte tadA // 337 // Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam lepasthAlAbhato yogyanyeSAM dhAmni viSNudhAni samApanno jemanaM gatastataH / vidhipUrvakaM // 338 // ratnakA piSTapiMDAni rukmiNI nibhAnave / dadau subheSajaM cAnyadbhaktibhArabharAMgikA // 336 // tataH krameNa nIrogo'jani yogI kiyaddinaH / ekadA mAdhavo vIkSya bhiSajAmunibhAjage // 340 // nIrogatvaM munerjAtaM tadA prAkhyattapaH zritaH / karmaNAmabhavanviSTho nIroga: zamanAnmama // 341 // karmaNAmudaye rAjan zarmA'zarmANi dehinAM / jAyaMte tatkSaye mokSastatra nAstisukhAsukhaM / / 342 // dakSazcakravarttyapi / aMtaraMgavidhau ko'pi na bahirnimittamAtraM bho anyannAbhyaMtare vidhau // 343 // tatsUkti sa samAkarNya duSTo vaidyastu kruddhavAn / manyamAnaH svanairarthyaM vRSTi liMbe kSuvannRpaH // 344 // kopAduddha tadurbhAvo dvitIyAyubaMbaMdha ca / kAlena sa mRti cApya vane kIzo'bhavadvidheH // 345 / / 277 isI pRthvItala meM aneka uttamottama gharoM se zobhita, deva-tulya manuSyoM se vyApta, eka palAzakUTa nAma kA sarvottama nagara hai / kisI samaya palAzakUTa nagara meM koI raudradatta nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thA / kadAcit kisI kAryavaza raudradatta ko eka vizAla vana meM jAnA pdd'aa| yaha vana meM pahu~cA hI thA ki eka geMDA usakI ora ttuuttaa| usa samaya raudradatta ko aura to koI upAya na sUjhA samIpa meM eka vizAla vRkSa khar3A thA usI para vaha car3ha gyaa| jisa samaya geMr3A usa vRkSa ke pAsa AyA to vaha zikAra kA milanA kaThina samajha vahA~ se cala diyA / apane vighna ko zAMta dekha raudradatta bhI nIce utara gayA / vaha vRkSa ati manohara thaa| usakI hara eka lakar3I bar3e pAyedAra thI / isalie use dekha raudradatta ke mukha se pAnI A gayA / vaha yaha nizcaya kara ki isakI lakar3I anyatama hai isakI stambha Adi koI cIja banavAnI caahie| zIghra hI vaha ghara gyaa| hAtha meM pharasA le vaha phira vana ko calA gayA aura bAta kI bAta meM vaha vRkSa kATa DAlA / kRpAnAtha ! Apa hI kaheM kyA ApattikAla meM rakSA karanevAle usa vRkSa kA kATanA raudradatta ke lie yogya thA ? maiMne kahA jinadatta ! sarvathA ayogya thA / raudradatta ko kadApi vaha vRkSa kATanA nahIM cAhiye thA jo manuSya para kRta upakAra ko nahIM mAnate ve nirantara pApI mAne jAte haiM, kRtaghnI manuSyoM ko saMsAra Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNaviracitam meM aneka vedanA bhoganI par3atI hai| maiM tumhArI kathA suna cukA aba maiM bhI tumheM eka atyuttama kathA sunAtA hU~ tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno isI pRthvItala meM uttamottama toraNa patAkA Adi se zobhita, samasta nagariyoM meM uttama koI dvArAvatI nAma kI nagarI thii| kisI samaya dvArAvatI ke pAlaka mahArAja zrIkRSNa the| mahArAja zrIkRSNa parama nyAyI the| nyAya se rAjya ke cAroM ora unakI kIti phailI huI thI aura satyabhAmA, rukmiNI Adi kAminiyoM ke sAtha bhoga bhogate ve AnaMda se rahate the| kadAcit rAjya siMhAsana para baiThe ve Ananda meM magna the itane hI meM eka mAlI AyA usane vinayapUrvaka mahArAja ko namaskAra kiyA, aura uttamottama phala bheMTakara vaha isa prakAra nivedana karane lgaa| prabho! prajApAlaka ! eka parama tapasvI vana meM Akara virAje haiN| mAlI ke mukha se munirAja kA Agamana suna mahArAja zrIkRSNa ko paramAnaMda huaa| ve jisa kAma ko usa samaya kara rahe the use zIghra hI chor3a diyaa| ucita pAritoSika de mAlI ko prasanna kiyA / aneka nagara nivAsiyoM ke sAtha caturaMga senA se maMDita mahArAja ne vana kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| vana meM Akara munirAja ko dekha bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| aura kucha upadeza zravaNa kI icchA se munirAja ke pAsa bhUmi meM baiTha gye| usa samaya munirAja kA zarIra vyAdhigrasta thA isaliye usa vyAdhi ke dUra karaNArtha rAjA ne yahI prazna kiyaa| prabho! isa roga kI zAMti kA upAya kyA hai ? kisa auSadhi ke sevana karane se isa roga kA nAza ho sakatA hai, kRpayA mujhe zIghra batAveM rAjA zrIkRSNa ke aise vacana suna munirAja ne kahA naranAtha ! yadi ratnakApiSTa (1) nAma kA prayoga kiyA jAya to yaha roga zAntaho sakatA hai aura isa roga kI zAnti kA koI upAya nhiiN| munirAja ke mukha se aise auSadhika vacana suna rAjA zrIkRSNa ko parama santoSa haa| manirAja ko vinayapUrvaka namaskAra kara ve dvArAvatI meM A gaye aura munirAja ke roga dUra karane ke lie unhoMne sarvatra AhAra kI manAI kara dii| dUsare dina ve hI jJAnasAgara muni AhArArtha nagara meM aaye| vidhi ke anusAra ve idharaudhara nagara meM ghUme kiMtu rAjA kI AjJAnusAra unheM kisI ne AhAra na diyaa| anta meM ve rAjamaMdira meM AhArArtha gye| jyoM hI rAjamaMdira meM munirAja ne praveza kiyA rAnI rukmiNI ne unakA vidhipUrvaka AhvAna kiyA paDagAhana Adi kArya kara bhaktipUrvaka AhAra bhI diyaa| ratnakApiSTa cUrNa evaM anyAnya auSadhiyoM ke grAsa bhI diye| evaM AhAra le cukane para munirAja vana ko cale gye| isa prakAra auSadhiyoM ke prayoga karane se munirAja kA roga sarvathA naSTa prAya ho gayA ve zIghra hI nIroga ho gye| kisI samaya kisI vaidya ke sAtha mahArAja zrIkRSNa vana meM gye| jahA~ para parama pavitra munirAja virAjamAnathe usI sthAna para pahu~ca unheM bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| aura munirAja ke sAmane hI vaidya ne yaha kahA prajAnAtha ! munirAja kA roga dUra ho gayA hai| vaidya ke mukha se jaba munirAja ne ye vacana sune to ve isa prakAra upadeza dene lge| Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam naranAtha ! saMsAra meM jIvoM ko jo sukha-duHkha kalyANa aura akalyANa bhogane par3ate haiM unake bhogane meM kAraNa pUrvopArjita zubhAzubha karma hai / jisa samaya ye zubha-azubha karma sarvathA naSTa ho jAte haiM usa samaya kisI prakAra kA sukha-duHkha bhoganA nahIM par3atA / karmoM ke sarvathA naSTa ho jAne para paramottama sukha mokSa milatA hai| rAjan ! zubha-azubha karmarUpI aMtaraMga vyAdhi ke dUra karane meM atizaya parAkramI cakravartI bhI samartha nahIM ho sakate / ye auSadhi Adika vyAdhi kI nivRtti meM bAhya kAraNa haiN| unase aMtaraMga roga kI nivRtti kadApi nahIM ho sakatI / munirAja to vItarAga bhAva se ye upadeza de rahe the unheM kisI se usa samaya dveSa na thA kiMtu vaidyarAja ko unakA yaha upadeza halAhala viSa sarIkhA jAna pdd'aa| vaha apane mana meM aisA vicAra karane lagA yaha muni bar3A kRtaghnI hai| roga kI nivRtti kA upAya isane zubhAzubha karma kI nivRtti hI batalAI hai merA nAma taka bhI nahIM liyaa| isa muni ke vacanoM se yaha sApha mAlUma hotA hai hamane kucha nahIM kiyA / jo kucha kiyA hai karma kI nivRtti ne hI kiyA hai tathA isa prakAra raudra vicAra karate-karate vaidya ne usI samaya AyubaMdha bA~dha liyA aura Ayu ke anta meM marakara vaha vAnara yoni meM utpanna ho gayA / / 324-345 / / tatra ekadA vipine sa eva munisattamaH / patyaM kena sthito dhyAne nimIlitanijekSaNaH || 346 // zAkhAmRgaH samAlokya daivAttaM munipuMgavam / sasmAra pUrvavRttAMtaM rAjAgre tIkSNakASTena jaMghA sa munervivyAdha markaTaH / tyaktagAtrAtmasaMgasya nirmamattvaparArUDhaM vizuddha mana ceta skaM nAsAgradattasunnetraM vizvastadhyAnayugyaM diviSTAM pavitra ca mAnabhaMgajam // 347 // nirgatAnekadurmateH / / 348 // zAmyakoTiparAzritam / cASTasatpadam / / 346 // padapUritam / sudhyAnapadasAdhakam // 350 // utkIrNamiva pASANe vigatAMhikarakriyAm / taM muniM vIkSya nirviNNaH kIzaH zAMtiM jagAma ca / / 351 / / kASTamutpAdya vegena pUrvAnubhavabheSajaiH / nirvraNaM taM vidhAyAzu pUjayAmAsa puSpakaiH || 352 || 276 Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam praNamya munivAkyena sasamyaktvamaNuvratam / kIzo jagrAha svaM niMdan vibhinnamadamaMDalaH // 353 // avicArya prakopAdi kurvate ye narAdhamAH / tirazcAM te gatiM yAnti nArakIyAM ca bho vaNik / / 354 || hastamarSaNamApnoti yo'vicArya kriyodyataH / ihaivAyazasaH sthAnamamutrAzarmabhAgbhavet / / 355 / / avicAryAdhamo vaktyayuktaM yuktivimuktadhIH / hAsyAspadaM bhavennUnaM naro nArakavAMchakaH / / 356 / / kva vaidyo daityazatrozca mAnyaH zAstrAMgapAragaH / vAnarIgatiH sarvamidaM jJAtasatphalam // / 357 / / tasya yuktaM na vA zreSThinnupasargavidhAnakam / so'vocannocitaM nAtha parIkSA varjitAtmanaH || 358 | kva kadAcit vihAra karate-karate munirAja, jisa vana meM yaha vAnara rahatA thA usI vana meM pahu~ce aura paryaMka Asana mAMr3akara nAsAgra dRSTi hokara dhyAnaikatAna ho gye| kisI samaya munirAja para bandara kI dRSTi pdd'ii| munirAja ko dekhate hI use jAti-smaraNa ho gayA / jAtismara ke bala se usane apane pUrva bhava kA saba samAcAra jAna liyA / rAjA zrIkRSNa ke sAmane munirAja ke upadeza se jo use apanA parAbhava samajhA thA vaha parAbhava bhI use usa samaya smaraNa ho AyA / aura mAre krodha ke usa pApI ne pavitra kiMtu dhyAna rasa meM lIna muni jJAnasAgara ke Upara eka vizAla kASTha paTaka diyaa| unheM aneka prakAra pIr3A bhI dene lgaa| kiMtu munirAja jarA bhI dhyAna se vicalita na hue / cirakAla taka prayatna karane para bhI jaba baMdara ne dekhA ki munirAja mamatA rahita, samatA rasa meM lIna, nirmala jJAna ke dhAraka, halana calana kriyA se rahita, parama pada mokSa pada ke abhilASI parama kiMtu ukRSTa dharma dhyAna aura zukla dhyAna ke AcaraNa karane vAle, dhyAna bala se parama siddhi prApti ke icchuka, pASANa meM ukalI huI pratimA ke samAna nizcala, aura hAtha-paira kI samasta ceSTAoM se rahita haiM to use bhI ekadama vairAgya ho gyaa| kucha samaya pahale jo usake pariNAmoM meM raudratA thI vaha munirAja kI zAnta mudrA ke sAmane zAntirUpa meM pariNata ho gaI / vaha apane duSkarma ke lie adhika nindA karane lgaa| munirAja para jo kATha DAlA thA vaha bhI usane uThA ke eka ora rakha diyA / vaha pUrvabhava meM vaidya thA isaliye munirAja para kASTha paTakane se jo unake zarIra meM ghAva ho gae the uttamottama auSadhiyoM se unheM bhI usane acchA kara diyA / aba vaha munirAja kI zuddha hRdaya se bhakti karane lagA aura yaha prArthanA karane lagA / Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 281 zreNika purANam prabho ! akAraNa dInabandhoM ! mere ina pApoM kA chuTakArA kaise hogA ? maiM aba kaise ina pApoM se balUMgA ? kRpAkara mujhe koI aisA upAya batAveM jisase merA kalyANa ho / munirAja parama dayAlu the unhoMne vAnara ko paMca aNuvata kA upadeza diyA aura bhI aneka upadeza diye / vAnara ne bhI munirAja kI AjJAnusAra paMca aNuvrata pAlane svIkAra kara liye ahaMkAra krodha Adi jo durvAsanAyeM thIM unheM bhI usane chor3a diyA / aura hara samaya apane avicArita kAma ke lie pazcAttApa karane lagA / seTha jinadatta ! tuma nizcaya samajho jo nIca puruSa binA vicAre krodha, mAna-mAyA Adi kara baiThate haiM / unheM pIche adhika pachatAnA bhoganA par3atA hai ve tiryaMca naraka Adi gatiyoM meM jAte haiM / vahA~ unheM aneka dussahya vedanAyeM sahanI par3atI haiN| avicArita kAma karane vAle isa loka meM bhI rAjA Adi se aneka daNDa bhogate haiN| unakI saba jagaha niMdA phaila jAtI hai / paraloka meM bhI unheM sukha nahIM miltaa| abuddhipUrvaka kAma karane vAloM kI saba jagaha ha~sI hotI hai / dekho aneka zAstroM kA bhale prakAra jJAtA, rAjA zrIkRSNa ke sammAna kA zAjana vaha vaidya to kahA~ ? aura kahA~ azubha karma ke udaya se use bandara yoni kI prApti ? yaha saba phala ajJAnapUrvaka kArya karane kA hai / jinadatta ! yaha kathA tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suna cuke ho tumhIM kaho kyA usa bandara kA vaha kArya uttama thA ? jinadatta ne kahA / / 346-358 / / abIbhaNatkathAM kamrAM muneH sadbhAvasUcikAm / vadatamiti tatputraH svatAtaM vIkSya lobhataH || 356 / / kuMbhaM kuberadattazca niSkAsya sthAnato'nyataH / nyakSipat janakasyAgre vivAdavidhihAnaye // 360 // svAminmajjanakenaiva lakSmIlobhena kiM kRtam / munizcauraH kRto vegAdvig lakSmIM dukhabhAjanaM // 361 // lobhamUlAni pApAni lobhamUlA ca vedanA / lobhamUlo mahAdveSo lobhamUlo hyaniSTatA // 362 // vyAghrAmrabIje kalabhaH zukazca sutuMdilo vai vRSabho dvijazca / nAgArivezyA ca suvarNakAro gajobhiSaktAH ca kathA: pracakruH / / 363 / dIkSAM zivabaddhakakSAM syAMgajastaM vidhivadyayAce / varazarmamattvA lajjAkulAsyo hRdi nirvRto'bhUt / / 364 / / mAM dehi zreSThItidRSTvA Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ciraM viniMdya tau nijaM samastavastvavAGa muravau / sudIkSitau suziSyatAMgatau vizuddhamAnasau / purANapAThapUritau pavitracitrayoginau / bamUvatustri guptigupta vigrahau svanigrahau // 365 / / bhUpAyate yativarA varadharmamArgavarge vayaM sthitikRtastavapuNyayogAt / pRSTA iti praNatamaulivivaddhadIptyA // 366 / / gaptyA ye yatayaH khalaguptAm / Ajagmureva varadhAmni supaTTarAjyAH te tiSThaMtu gRhe mama dIptAH / tasmAdaMgavigopanabhAvAnnAsthAmo'vadhibodha vihInAH // 367 // zrutvA kAraNamuttamaM narapatiH saMtuSTasvAMtastayA / sAkaM zakyavRSaM sudarzanasamaM labdhvA rasaM vAkyajaM / natvA sanmunipAdapaMkajayugaM smRtvA guNaM tadbhavaM / prApatyattanamuttamaM saha bale: zreyaH kathAlAlasaH // 368 / / muninAtha! bandara kA vaha avicArita kAma sarvathA ayogya thaa| binA vicAre abhimAnAdi vazIbhUta ho nIca kAma karane vAle manuSyoM ko aise hI phala milate haiN| isake anantara he magadha deza ke svAmI rAjA zreNika ! seTha jinadatta merI kathA ke uttara meM dUsarI kathA kahanA hI cAhatA thA ki usake pAsa usakA putra kuberadatta bhI baiThA thA aura saba bAtoM ko barAbara suna rahA thA isalie usane vivAda kI zAntyartha zIghra hI vaha ratna-bharita ghar3A dUsarI jagaha se nikAlakara mere dekhate-dekhate apane pitA ke sAmane rakha diyaa| aura vinayapUrvaka isa prakAra prArthanA karane lgaa| prabho ! samasta jagata ke tAraka svAmin ! mere pitA ne bar3A anartha kara ddaalaa| isa duSTa dhana ke phaMde meM phaMsakara Apako bhI cora banA diyaa| hAya ! isa dhana ke lie sahasra bAra dhikkAra hai| diinbndho| yaha bAta sarvathA satya jAna par3atI hai saMsAra meM jo ghora se ghora pApa hote haiM ve lobha se hI hote haiN| saMsAra meM yadi jIvoM kA parama ahita karane vAlA hai to yaha lobha hI hai| prbho| kisI rIti se aba merA uddhAra kiijiye| mukti meM asAdhAraNa kAraNa mujhe jainezvarI dIkSA diijiye| aba maiM kSaNa-bhara bhI bhoga bhoganA nahIM caahtaa| Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 283 jinadatta bhI ratnoM ke ghar3A ko aura putra ko saMsAra se virakta dekha ati duHkhita huA apane avicArita kAma para use bahata lajjA AI saMsAra ko asAra jAna usane bhI dhana se sambandha chor3a diyaa| apanI bAra-bAra nindA karane vAle samasta parigraha se vimukha una donoM pitA putra ne mujhase jainezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| evaM atizaya nirmala citta ke dhAraka, bhalI prakAra uttamottama zAstroM ke pAThI, parigraha se sarvathA nispRha, manogupti, vacanagupti, kAyagupti ke dhAraka, ve donoM durdhara tapa karane lge| __ isa prakAra he magadhadeza ke svAmI zreNika ! aneka dezoM meM vihAra karate-karate hama tInoM muni rAjagRha meM bhI aaye| ukta do muniyoM ke samAna maiM trigupti pAlaka na thA mere abhI taka kAyagupti nahIM huI isalie maiMne rAjamaMdira meM AhAra na liyaa| AhAra na lene kA aura koI kAraNa nhiiN| isa rIti se tInoM mahArAjoM ke mukha se bhinna-bhinna kathA ke zravaNa se atizaya santuSTa citta mokSa sambandhI kathA ke parama premI mahArAja zreNika munirAja ko namaskAra kara rAjamandira meM gye| rAjamandira meM jAkara samyagdarzana pUrvaka jaina-dharma dhAraNa kara munirAjoM ke uttamottama guNoM kA nirantara smaraNa karate hue rAnI celanA aura caturaMga senA ke sAtha AnandapUrvaka rAjamandira meM rahane lge||356-368|| iti zreNikabhavAnabaddhabhaviSyatpatmanAbhapurANe mumukSu zrI zubhacaMdrAcArya viracite kAyagaptikathA varNanaM nAmaikAdazaH sargaH // 11 // isa prakAra zrI padmanAbha bhagavAna ke pUrvabhava ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM mumukSa zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita kAya-gupti kathA kA varNana karanevAlA gyArahavAM sarga samApta huaa| Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvAdazamaH sargaH naumi taM jina saddharma satsiddhAMtabhAskaram / yasya prasAdataH prAptaM zreNikena sukhaM param // 1 // kurvatau paramaM dharma bhuktau rAjyaM ca daMpatI / gataM kAlaM na vittastauzarmAbdhivazavattinau // 2 // yajatau jinapAdAbjaM dhyAyaMtau munipuMgavam / kRpAkRtitapApAMgau tiSThatastau ca daMpatI // 3 // kadAcitprathamaM zAstraM triSaSThismRtigocaraM / anyadAlokasaMsthAna vyAkhyAnaM zRNutastakau // 4 // aSTottarazatabhinnamahiMsAvataMmuttamam / tathyavAcAdibhedaM vA karNayaMta nijecchayA // 5 // dravati droSyati dravyamadudravaditi sphuTam / sadbhedaM saptabhaMgADhyaM tau ca zuzravatu: sadA / / 6 / / apUrvapAThapArINau dhuriNau dharmasaMpadaH / vipadaH pratikUlau tau remAte ratimAra vat / / 7 // dazAMgabhogabhogADhyau dAADhyajanasevitau / ratisaMtRptasarvAMgau zacIdrAvivarejatuH // 8 // suSeNacaradevo'tha tasyA brUNe'bhavatsutaH / samaidhe jaThare tasyAH krameNa gajasadgateH // 6 // ApAMDavadanA kSINavigrahA klbhaassinnii| ISannidrA samAlabhyA jajJe sA bhra NabhAvataH / / 10 / / jisa paramottama dharma kI kRpA se magadha deza ke svAmI mahArAja zreNika ko anupama sukha milaa| pAparUpI andhakAra ko sarvathA nAza karanevAle usa parama dharma ke lie namaskAra hai| mahArAja zreNika ko jaina dharma meM jo sandeha the, so saba haTa gaye the isalie bhalI prakAra jaina dharma ke pAlaka rAjya-sambandhI aneka bhoga bhogane vAle zubha mArga para ArUr3ha rAjA zreNika Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 285 aura rAnI celanA sAnanda rAjagRha nagara meM rahane lge| kabhI ve donoM daMpatI jinendra bhagavAna kI pUjA karane lage kabhI muniyoM ke uttamottama guNoM kA smaraNa karane lge| kabhI unhoMne saThi mahApuruSoM ke pavitra caritra se pUrNa prathamAnuyoga zAstra kA svAdhyAya kiyaa| kabhI loka kI lambAI-caur3AI Adi batalAne vAle karaNAnuyoga zAstra ko ye par3hane lge| kabhI-kabhI ahiMsAdi zrAvaka aura muniyoM ke caritra ko batalAne vAle caraNAnuyoga zAstra kA unhoMne zravaNa kiyA aura kabhI guNa dravya aura paryAyoM kA vAstavika svarUpa batalAne vAle syAdasti syAnnAsti ityAdi saptabhaMganirUpaka dravyAnayoga zAstroM ko vicArane lge| isa prakAra aneka zAstroM ke svAdhyAya meM pravINa dharma-saMpadA ke dhAraka samasta vipattiyoM se rahita rati aura kAmadeva tulya bhoga bhogane vAle bar3e Rddhi dhAraka manuSyoM se pUjita ratijanya sukha ke bhI bhale prakAra AsvAdaka ve donoM daMpatI indra-indrANI ke samAna sukha bhogane lage aura bhogoM meM ve itane lIna ho gaye ki unheM jAtA huA kAla bhI na jAna par3ane lgaa| bahuta kAla paryaMta bhoga bhogane para rAnI celanA garbhavatI huii| usake garbha meM suSeNacara nAmaka deva ne Akara janma liyA / garbhabhAra se rAnocelanA kA mukha phIkA par3a gyaa| svAbhAvika kRza zarIra aura bhI kRza ho gyaa| vacana bhI vaha dhIre-dhIre bolane laga gaI, gati bhI manda ho gii| aura Alasya ne bhI usa para pUrA-pUrA prabhAva jamA liyaa||1-10|| duSTadohalakodbhUta bhAvanAto babhUva sA / kRzAMgA kSINabhUSADhyA nizAMte dyauvitArikAH // 11 // tadaprAptAM ca tAM vIkSya gatadIptinarAdhipaH / / gadatisma zubhe bhadre viziSTanayanotsave // 12 // kA'sti te hRdi ciMtA ca sarvagAtravidAhinI / iti saMvAditA rAjJI na brUte ca yathAkatham // 13 // mahAgraheNa bhUpena punaH saMvAditA jgau| mRgAkSI gaMdamAmaMdAkSarAsaMvASpavAdinI // 14 // nAtha kiM jIvanenaiva mama durmAnasAtmanaH / dubhrUNadhAraNAjjJajJe durvAMchA prANahAriNI // 15 // vacanaiH kathituM zakyAM no kathaM kathayAmi tAm / tathApyAkhyAmi nAthAdya . tavAgrahavazAdvibhoH // 16 // vakSaH sthalaM vidAryAMzu lohitasyekSituM tava / vAMchAsti me narAdhIza kathaM prApyA durAvahA / / 17 / / Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 zrutvA vidArya rAjezo hRdayaM pradarzya pUrayAmAsa tadvAMchAM paripUrNe tato mAse suto'jani tayAzubhAt / tallAbhaM bhUpatiH zrutvA kutazcittoSamApa ca / / 16 / / vittIrya vividhaM dAnaM dInAnAM ca dayArdradhIH / tadvaktrAlokanArthaM ca pratasthe sthiramAnasaH // 20 // zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nijalohitam / citradAyinIm // 18 // tadA bAlo nRpaM vIkSya baddhamuSTirmahAbhayI / kuTilAsyo raktanetro vakrabhrakuTirunnataH // 21 // daSTAdharastadA duSTo gharSayan radanAnnijAn / durbhAvabhAvanArUDhaH pUrvavairAdabhUtkSaNAt / / 22 // tathA taM sA parijJAya celanA mahiSI kSaNAt / duHputraM taM vane bhItyA tatyAja svahitecchayA / / 23 / / kathaMcidbhUpatirmatvA vanamuktaM zarIrajam / rAjJAnAyya sumohena dhAtryAH sa ca samarpitaH // 24 // bhagnasutrivalIbhaMgA cakAra kuNikAkhyAM ca tasya bhUpa mudakRtaH / tataH krameNa puNyena tatra sa vavRdhe zubhaH punaH / / 25 / / tataH krameNa celinyA vAriSeNaH suto'bhavat / kalAvijJAnarUpADhyaH sasamyaktvaH zivAvahaH / / 26 / / hallastato vihallazca jitazatruH kramAtsutAH / tasyA'jani putroccaiH pitroH prItivivarddhakAH / / 27 / / katipayairghastrairgarbho'bhUtsvapnapUrvakam / tataH tasyAH zreyaH prabhAvena janayan jagatAM mudam / / 28 / / AhAre maMdimA jAtA gatau vAkya nibaMdhane / bhrUNaprabhAvena zarIre pAMDutAM gatA // 26 // svalpabhUSAmitaspaSTAkSarAkSINasuvigrahA tasyA mAjani 1 priyadarzanA / / 30 / Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 287 kucacUcakayostastayAH kRSNatvaM tatprabhAvataH / jAtazatrumukha kartuM sUcanAyaiva sUcakam / / 31 / / garbhavatI striyoM ko dohale huA karate haiN| aura dohaloM se santAna ke acche-bure kA patA laga jAtA hai kyoMki yadi santAna uttama hogI to usakI mAtA ko dohale bhI uttama hoNge| aura santAna kharAba hogI to dohale bhI kharAba hoNge| rAnI celanA ko bhI dohale hone lge| celanA ke garbha meM mahArAja zreNika kA parama vairI aneka prakAra kaSTa dene vAlA putra utpanna hone vAlA thA isalie rAnI ko jitane bhara dohale hue saba kharAba hI hue jisase usakA zarIra dinoM-dina kSINa hone lgaa|praannpti para AgAmI kaSTa Ane se usakA sArA zarIra phIkA par3a gayA prAtaHkAla meM tArAgaNa jaise vicchAya jAna par3ate haiM rAnI celanA bhI usI prakAra vicchAya ho gii| kisI samaya mahArAja zreNika kI dRSTi mahArAnI celanA para pdd'ii| use isa prakAra kSINa aura vicchAya dekha unheM ati duHkha huaa| rAnI ke pAsa Akara ve sneha paripUrNa vacanoM meM isa prakAra kahane lge| prANa ballabhe ! mere netroM ko atizaya Ananda dene vAlI priye ! tumhAre citta meM aisI kauna-sI prabala ciMtA vidyamAna hai jisase tumhArA zarIra rAta-dina kSINa aura krAMti-rahita hotA calA jAtA hai| kRpA kara usa ciMtA kA tAraNa mujhase kaho barAbara usako dUra karane ke lie prayatna kiyA jaayegaa| mahArAja ke aise zubha vacana suna pahale to lajjAvaza rAnI celanA ne kucha bhI uttara na diyA kiMtu jaba usane mahArAja kA Agraha vizeSa dekhA to vaha duHkhAzruoM ko poMchatI huI isa prakAra vinaya se kahane lagI prANanAtha ! mujha sarIkhI abhAginI DAkinI strI kA saMsAra meM jInA sarvathA nissAra hai yaha jo maiMne garbha dhAraNa kiyA hai so garbha nahIM ApakI abhilASAoM ko mUla se ukhAr3ane vAlA aMkura boyA hai| isa duSTa garbha kI kRpA se maiM prANa lene vAlI DAkinI paidA huI huuN| prabho! yadyapi maiM apane mukha se kucha kahanA nahIM cAhatI tathApi Apake Agrahavaza kucha kahatI huuN| mujhe yaha kharAba dohalA huA hai ki Apake vakSasthala ko vidAra-rakta dekhuu| isa dohale kI pUrti honA kaThina hai isalie maiM isa prakAra ati ciMtita haiN| rAnI celanA ke aise vacana suna mahArAja zreNika ne usI samaya apane vakSasthala ko cIrA aura usase nikalate rakta ko rAnI celanA ko dikhAkara usakI icchA kI pUrti kii| navama mAsa ke pUrNa hone para rAnI celanA ke putra utpanna huaa| putrotpatti kA samAcAra mahArAja ke pAsa bhI pahu~cA / unhoMne dIna anAtha yAcakoM ko icchA bhara dAna diyA aura putra ko dekhane ke lie garbhagRha meM gye| jyoM hI mahArAja apane putra ke pAsa gye| mahArAja ko dekhate hI use pUrva bhava kA smaraNa ho aayaa| mahArAja ko pUrvabhava kA apanA prabala vairI jAna mAre krodha ke usakI muTThI baMdha gii| mukha bhayaMkara aura kuTila ho gyaa| netra Arakta ho gye| mAre krodha ke bhauMheM car3ha gii| Jain Education Intentional For Private & Personal use only Nainelibrary.org Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam oTha Dasane lagA aura usakI A~kheM bhI idhara-udhara phirane lgiiN| rAnI ne jaba usakI yaha dazA dekhI to use prabala aniSTa kA karane vAlA samajha vaha Dara gii| apane hita kI icchA se nimoha ho usane vaha putra zIghra ho vana meM bheja diyA / jaba rAjA ko yaha patA lagA ki rAnI ne bhayabhIta ho putra vana meM bheja diyA hai to usase na rahA gayA pula para mohavaza unhoMne zIghra hI use rAjamaMdira meM maMgA liyA use pAlana-poSaNa ke lie kisI dhAya ke hAtha sauMpa diyaa| aura usakA nAma kuNika rakha diyA / evaM vaha kuNika dinoMdina bar3hane lgaa| kumAra kuNika ke bAda rAnI celanA ke vAriSeNa nAma kA dUsarA putra huA / kumAra vAriSeNa aneka jJAna-vijJAnoM kA pAragAbhI, manohara rUpa kA dhAraka, samyagdarzana se bhUSita aura mokSagAmI thA / vAriSeNa ke anaMtara rAnI celanA ke halla, halla ke pIche vidala, vidala ke pIche jitazatru ye tIna putra aura bhI utpanna hue| aura ye tInoM hI kumAra mAtA-pitA ko AnaMdita karane vAle hue / 258 isa prakAra ina pA~ca putroM ke bAda rAnI celanA ke prabala bhAgyodaya se sabako AnaMda dene vAlA phira garbha raha gayA garbha ke prasAda se rAnI celanA kA AhAra kama ho gayA / gati bhI dhImI ho gii| zarIra para pAMDimA chA gii| AvAja maMda ho gii| zarIra atikRza ho gayA peTa kI trivalI bhI chipa gaI / hone vAlA putra samasta zatruoM ke mukha kAle karegA isa bAta ko mAno batalAye hue hI usake donoM cUcaka bhI kAle par3a gaye evaM garbhabhAra ke sAmane use bhUSaNa bhI nahIM rucane lage // 11- 31 // tasyA iti sudurlabhaH / tato dohalako jajJe Aruhya hastinaM bhUtyA bhramiSyAmi ca prAvRSi / / 32 / / tadA prAptA kRzAMgI sA samAsIdgajagAminI / ekadA tAM nRpo vIkSya papraccha sAprAkSIdda urdharAkAMkSI'jani me grISme gajaM samAruhya meghavRSTaiH durdharaM taM parijJAya grISme sacito kRzakAraNam // 33 // hRdivallabha / bhramAmyaham // 34 // vRSTayAdyabhAvataH / yoSamAdAyAsthAtsa sthagita vigrahaH // 35 // durlAlasaM nRpaM prekSyAprAkSIdabhayapaMDitaH / kathaM te'dya parA ciMtA hRdi sarvAMga zoSiNI // 36 // iti saMvAdito bhUpo jagau tatkAraNaM kSaNAt / zrutveti vacanaM putraH kariSyAmIti saMjagau // 37 // Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 289 avalokayituM rAtrau vyaMtaraM pitRsadvane / jagAma bhayanirmukto'bhayo buddhimatAM mataH // 38 // aTanvaTatale'TavyAM dhvAMtasaMluptasatpathi / dadarSa dIpikA paMktimabhayo bhayavarjitaH // 36 // ghUkaphUtkAra bhItADhyaM zRgAlaninadAvahaM / mahAphaNi phaTATopaM gajamaditapAdapam // 40 // saMdagdhArddhazavaM bhImaM mRtakopAMtamodakam / bhagnakuMbhakapAlADhyaM maMdAgnimadamoditaM // 41 / / saMdagdhAddhatadhAmilya patAkaM kurkurasvanaM / bhasmasaMbhagnasanmArga naradaMtasuratnakam // 42 // pazyan zmazAnamApanno vaTaM dIpaprakAzitam / dhUpadhUmasamAkRSTa vyaMtaraM rAjaputrakaH // 43 // sugaMdhakusumai/raM japaMtaM sthiramAnasam / udvignaM cirakAlena so'drAkSInnarapuMgavam // 44 // tadeti sa jagau dhIraH katsvaM kasmAtsamAgataH / kiM sthAnaM tava kiM nAma kiM japayasi sphuTaM // 45 // iti pRSTastadAvAdIdvaTastho rAjadArakam / zRNu dhIra samAkhyAnaM majjaM susmayadAyakaM / / 46 / / kisI samaya rAnI ke mana meM yaha dohalA huA ki grISmakAla meM hAthI para car3hakara barasate megha meM idhara-udhara ghUmUM kintu isa icchA kI pUrti use ati kaThina jAna pdd'ii| isalie usa ciMtA se usakA zarIra dinoM-dina adhika kSINa hone lagA / jaba mahArAja ne rAnI ko ati cintA-grasta dekhA to unheM parama duHkha huaa| cintA kA kAraNa jAnane ke lie ve rAnI se isa prakAra kahane lge| priye ! maiM tumhArA zarIra dinoM-dina kSINa dekhatA calA jAtA hU~ mujhe zarIra kI kSINatA kA kAraNa nahIM jAna par3atA tuma zIghra kaho tumheM kauna-sI cintA aisI bhayaMkaratA se satA rahI hai| mahArAja ke aise vacana suna rAnI ne kahA kRpAnAtha ! mujhe yaha dohalA huA hai ki maiM grISmakAla meM barasate hue megha meM hAthI para car3ha Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kara ghUmUM kiMtu yaha icchA pUrNa honI duHsAdhya hai| isalie merA zarIra dinoM-dina kSINa hotA calA jAtA hai| rAnI kI aisI kaThina icchA sunI to mahArAja acambhe meM par3a gye| isa icchA ko pUrNa karane kA unheM koI upAya na sUjhA isalie ve mauna dhAraNa kara nizceSTa baiTha gye| abhaya kumAra ne mahArAja kI yaha dazA dekhI to unheM bar3A duHkha huA ve mahArAja ke sAmane isa prakAra vinaya se pUchane lge| pUjya pitAjI ! maiM Apako prabala cintA se Atura dekha rahA huuN| mujhe nahIM mAlUma par3atA akAraNa Apa kyoM cintA kara rahe haiM ? kRpayA cintA kA kAraNa mujhe bhI batAveM / putra abhaya kumAra ke aise vacana suna ke mahArAja zreNika ne sArI Atma kahAnI kumAra ko kaha sunAI aura cintA dUra karane kA koI upAya na samajha ve apanA duHkha bhI prakaTa karane lge| abhaya kumAra ati buddhimAna the jyoM hI unhoMne pitAjI ke mukha se cintA kA kAraNa sunA zIghra hI santoSaprada vacanoM meM unhoMne kahA-pUjyavara ! yaha bAta kyA kaThina hai maiM abhI isa ciMtA ke haTAne kA upAya socatA hU~ Apa apane citta ko malIna na kreN| tathA cintA dUra karane kA upAya bhI socane lge| kucha samaya socane para unheM yaha bAta mAlUma huI ki yaha kAma binA kisI vyaMtara kI kRpA se nahIM ho sakatA isalie AdhI rAta ke samaya ghara se nikale / vyaMtara kI khoja meM kisI zmazAna bhUmi kI ora cala diye| evaM vahA~ pahu~cakara kisI vizAla vaTa vRkSa ke nIce idhara-udhara ghUmane lge| vaha bhayAvaha thaa| jagaha-jagaha vahA~ ajagara phukAra zabda kara rahe the, zmazAna ullukoM ke phUtkAra zabdoM se vyApta thA zRgAloM ke bhayaMkara zabdoM se madonmatta hAthiyoM se aneka vRkSa ujar3e par3e the| addha-dAha murde aura phaTe ghar3oM ke samAna unake kapAla vahA~ jagaha-jagaha par3e the| mAMsAhArI bhayaMkara jIvoM ke raudra zabda kSaNa-kSaNa meM sunAI par3ate the| aneka jagaha vahA~ murde jala rahe the| __ aura cAroM ora unakA dhuA~ phailA huA thaa| mAMsalolapI kutte bhI vahA~ jahA~-tahA~ bhayAvaha zabda karate the| cAroM ora vahA~ rAkha kI DheriyA~ par3I thiiN| isalie mArga jAnanA bhI kaThina par3a jAtA thaa| evaM cAroM ora vahA~ haDDiyA~ bhI par3I thiiN| bahuta kAla aMdhakAra meM idhara-udhara ghUmane para kisI vaTa vRkSa ke nIce kucha dIpaka jalate hue kumAra ko dIkha par3e vaha usI vRkSa kI ora jhuka par3A aura vRkSa ke nIce Akara use dhIra-vIra jayazIla sthiracitta cirakAla se udvigna evaM jisake cAroM ora phUla rakhe hue haiM koI uttama puruSa dIkha pdd'aa| puruSa ko aisI dazApanna dekha kumAra ne pUchA ___bhAI ! tU kauna hai ? kyA terA nAma hai ? kahA~ se tU yahA~ AyA? terA nivAsa sthAna kahA~ haiM ? aura tU yahA~ Akara kyA siddha karanA cAhatA hai ? kumAra ke aise vacana suna usa puruSa ne kahA Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 261 rAjakumAra ! merA vRttAMta atizaya AzcaryakArI hai yadi Apa use sunAnA cAhate haiM to suneM maiM kahatA hU~ / / 32-46 / / vijayArbottarazreNyAM pattane gaganapniye / bhUpatirvAyuvego'haM vidyAdharanezvaraH // 47 // ekadA maMdare ramye vaMdituM zrI jinAlayAn / jagAmAneka bhUmIza sevitAMhniH svamArgataH // 48 // vijayAo~cale tatra yugmazreNI virAjate / vAlukApuranAthasya sarvavidyAdhare zinaH // 46 // subhadrA tanujA ramyA yauvana zrI viDaMbitA / subhadrA ca nitaMbasya sphItasya dhAriNI zubhA // 50 // vayasyAbhiH samaM daivAtmaMdire dyutisuMdare / AjagAma mRgAkSI sA dadhatI ratisaMbhramam // 51 / / prekSya tAM vihvalIbhUtaH saMhataH kAmasAyakaiH / zithilIbhUtasarvAMgo babhUvAhaM ca tanmayaH / / 52 // tatastAM ca samAdAyATito divyaM ca bhAratam / cakrANo janmasAphalyaM tayA sArddha samutsukaH / / 53 / / khagacakrI parijJAya tatsakhIvadanAdva tam / tAM mAmanusamAyAto vimAneH pUrayandizaH // 54 // tenAhaM yuddhavAn dIrgha nAnAvidyAdharezinA / vidyAbhiH khaMDakhaMDaizca vidyAvadbhirbaloddhataiH // 55 // same vidyAM vihatyaiva tAmAdAya gataH puram / bhUgocaro babhUvAhamatrAsthAM zokalAvitaH // 56 / / dvAdazAbdaM ca jApyenaitanmaMtrasya viSetsyati / vidyAsamUhametaddhi vidyate sUridezane // 57 // itthaM kRte'pi vidyA no no siddhAgaMtumutsukaH / gRhamudvignacitto'hamIhe mohitamanmatiH / / 58 / / Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam nirUpaya / vibhramam / / 56 / / abhayo'pi vaco'vAdIttanmaMtraM me tato maMtraM jagau khagaH kumAraM mAra sabIjaM laghu saMlabhya jajApa vRSapAkataH / siSedha nikhilA vidyAH sarvaM puNyaphalaM hi vai // 60 // tatprabhAvAtkhagasyApi vidyAH siddhAH zubhodayAt / tatastau snehavRddhayarthamanyonyaM marmudA // 61 // sa codvasitaM labdhvA ruSTaH saMkalpadaMtinam / vikurvya meghasaMghAtaM rohayitvA ca celanAM / / 62 / / babhrAma nagaraM rAjJI mAsaM pUrNamanorathA / samAsede gRhaM tUrNaM trivalI bhaMgabheditA // 63 // saMpUrNAddohadAdrAzI pUrvAvasthAM samatyajat / zubhaM susAtakuMbhAbhA vRkSe vallIva nUtanA // 64 // sahAsA sarasA siddha susaMgAsmarasAyakA / sA prasUta sutaM sAraM gajAdisukumArakaM / / 65 / / tato meghakumAraM ca tanujaM samajIjanat / saptaputraizca sA reje tArakA saptayogibhiH // 66 // abhinnasukhasaMtAnau celanA zreNikau parau / remAte ratisaMpannAvakhinnau ratilIlayA / / 67 // vijayArddha parvata kI uttara dizA meM eka gamana priya nAmaka nagara hai| gamana priya nagara kA svAmI aneka vidyAdhara aura manuSyoM se sevita maiM rAjA vAyuvega thA / kadAcit mujhe vijayArddha parvata para jinendra caityAlayoM ke vandanArthaM abhilASA huI / maiM aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha AkAza mArga se aneka nagaroM ko nihAratA huA vijayArddha parvata para A gyaa| usI samaya rAjakumArI subhadrA jo ki bAlakapura ke mahArAjA kI putrI thii| apanI sakhiyoM ke sAtha vijayArddha parvata para AI / rAjakumArI subhadrA atizaya manohara thI / yauvana kI advitIya zobhA se maMDita thI, mRganayanI thI / usake sthUla kintu manohara nitamba usakI vicitra zobhA banA rahe the evaM rati ke samAna aneka vilAsa saMyuta hone se vaha sAkSAt rati hI jAna par3atI thI / jyoM hI kamala netrA subhadrA para merI dRSTi par3I maiM behoza ho gayA kAmabANa mujhe behada rIti se bedhane lge| merA tejasvI zarIra bhI usa samaya sarvathA zithila ho gayA vizeSa kahA~ taka kahU~ tanmaya hokara maiM usI kA dhyAna karane lagA / Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 293 subhadrA binA jaba merA eka kSaNa bhI varSa sarIkhA bItane lagA to binA kisI ke pUche maiM jabarana subhadrA ko hara lAyA aura gamana priya nagara meM Akara Ananda se usake sAtha bhoga bhogane lgaaaa| idhara maiM to rAjakumArI subhadrA ke sAtha Ananda se rahane lagA aura udhara kisI sakhI ne bAlakapura ke svAmI subhadrA ke pitA se sArI bokhatA kaha sunAI aura merA ThikAnA bhI batalA diyA subhadrA kI isa prakAra haraNa vArtA suna mAre krodha ke usakA zarIra bhabhaka uThA aura vimAna paMktiyoM se samasta gagana maMDala ko AcchAdana karatA huA zIghra hI gamana priya nagara kI ora cala pdd'aa| bAlakapura ke svAmI kA isa prakAra Agamana maiMne bhI sunA apanI senA sajAkara maiM zIghra hI usake sanmukha aayaa| cirakAla taka maiMne usake sAtha aura aneka vidyAoM ko jAnakara tIkSNa khaDgoM dhArI usake yoddhAoM ke sAtha yuddha kiyA anta meM bAlakapura ke svAmI ne apane vidyA bala se merI samasta vidyA chIna lI subhadrA ko bhI jabarana le gyaa| vidyA ke abhAva se maiM vidyAdhara bhI bhUmi gocarI ke samAna raha gyaa| aneka zokoM se Akulita ho maiM puna: usa vidyA ke lie yaha maMtra siddha kara rahA hU~ bAraha varSa paryanta isa maMtra ke japane se vaha vidyA siddha hogI aisA naimittika ne kahA hai| kintu bAraha varSa bIta cuke abhI taka vidyA siddha na huI isalie maiM aba ghara jAnA cAhatA huuN| jyoM hI kumAra ne usa puruSa ke mukha se ye samAcAra sune zIghra hI pUchA bhAI vaha kauna-sA mantra hai mujhe bhI to dikhAo dekhU to vaha kaisA kaThina hai ? kumAra ke isa prakAra pUche jAne para usa puruSa ne zIghra hI vaha maMtra kumAra ko batalA diyaa| kumAra atizaya puNyAtmA the usa samaya unakA bhAgya subhAgya thA isalie unhoMne maMtra sIkhakara zIghra hI idharaudhara kucha bIja kSepaNa kara diye aura bAta kI bAta meM vaha maMtra siddha kara liyA maMtra se jo-jo vidyA siddha hone vAlI thI zIghra hI siddha ho gaI jisase use parama saMtoSa ho gayA evaM donoM mahAnubhAva Apasa meM mila-bheMTa kara bar3e prema se apane-apane sthAna cale gye| maMtra siddha kara kumAra apane ghara (rAjamahala) Aye vidyA bala se unhoMne zIghra hI kRtrima megha banA diye| rAnI celanA ko hAthI para car3hA liyA icchAnusAra aura jhaaN-thaaNghmaayaa| jaba usake dohale kI pati ho gaI to vaha apane rAjamahala meM A gii| dohale kI pati kaThina samajha jo usake citta meM kheda thA vaha dUra ho gyaa| aba usakA zarIra suvarNa ke samAna camakane lgaa| navamAsa ke bIta jAne para rAnI celanA ke atizaya pratApI zatruoM kA vijayI putra utpanna huaa| aura dohale ke anusAra usakA nAma rAjakumAra rakhA gyaa| rAjakumAra ke bAda rAnI celanA ke meghakamAra nAma kA putra utpanna haa| sAta RSiyoM se AkAza meM jaisI tArA zobhita hotI hai rAnI celanA bhI ThIka usI prakAra sAta putroM se zobhita hone lgii| isa prakAra Apasa meM atizaya sukhI samasta khedoM se rahita ve donoM daMpatI AnandapUrvaka bhoga bhogate rAjagRha nagara meM rahane lage / / 47-67 // ekadA nRpasAmaMta kirITa taTaratnajaiH / mayUkhaimaMDitAMhrayabjaH suzabdamagadhaiH sa taH // 68 // Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ratnazrI citranakSatra pavitra gaganacchavi / siMhAsanaM samAsIna udayAdriM tamoharaH / / 66 / / payaH payodhi saMraMgattaralottuMga bhaMguraiH / taraMgairiva saMvIjyamAnaH khalu prakIrNakaH // 70 // saMsadi zreNiko yAvadAste chatrapavitrataH / tAvatprasUnalAvI cA jagAmadvAsthavedinaH / / 71 / / taM praNamya sabhAsInaM SaTkAlaprabhavairvaraiH / prAbhUtaiH phalapuSpaizca navInaizca vyajijJapat / / 72 // niHzeSapuNya saMsthAna mahIbhRtyUjitAhika / karuNA krAMtacetaska zakracakra vibhUtibhAk // 73 // deva ! zreNika ! bhUpeMdra ! rAjaMstvadvaSanoditaH / samATa varddhamAnezo bhagavAnvipulAcale / / 74 / / tatprabhAvAne jAtA vanazrI: saphalA'khilA / sapuSpA madanoddIptA yauvanAdyoSitA yathA / / 75 / / sarAMsi rasapUrNAni sapadamAni varANi ca / nirmalAni gabhIrANi vidvaccetAMsIvA babhuH / / 76 / / savaMzA tilakoddIptA kulInA madanAkulA / suvarNA manmathArUDhA vanazrI strIva saMbabhau / / 77 / / bhRGgajhaMkAra vAcAlA puSpahAsyA phlstnii| raktakAmAMgA vanazrIoSitevaca / / 78 // svarUpa kadAcit aneka rAjA aura sAmaMtoM se sevita bhale prakAra bandIjanoM se stuta mahArAja zreNika chatra aura caMcala camaroM se zobhita atyunnata siMhAsana para baiThate hI jAte the ki acAnaka hI sabhA meM vanamAlI aayaa| usane vinaya se mahArAja ko namaskAra kiyA evaM SaTakAla ke phala aura puSpa mahArAja ko bheMTa kara vaha isa prakAra nivedana karane lgaa| samasta puNyoM ke bhaMDAra ! bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM se pUjita ! dayAmaya citta ke dhAraka ! cakra aura indra kI vibhUti se zodhita ! bho deva ! vipulAcala parvata para dharma ke svAmI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa AyA hai| bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa ke prasAda se vanazrI sAkSAt strI bana gaI hai kyoMki strI jaisI putrarUpI phalayukta hotI hai vanazrI bhI svAdu aura manohara phalayukta ho gaI hai| strI jaisI sapuSpA rajodharma yukta hotI hai / vanazrI bhI sapuSpA hare-pIle aneka phUloM se sajjita ho jAtI hai| strI jaisI yauvana Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 265 avasthA meM madanodIptA kAma se dIpta ho jAtI hai| vanazrI bhI madanodIptA madana vRkSa se zobhita ho jAtI hai| bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa kI kRpA se tAlAboM ne sajjanoM ke citta kI tulanA kI hai kyoMki sajjanoM kA citta jaisA rasapUrNa karuNA Adi rasoM se vyApta rahatA hai tAlAba bhI usI prakAra rasapUrNa jala se bhare hue haiN| sajjanoM kA citta jaisA sapadmA-aSTadala kamalAkAra hotA hai tAlAba bhI sapaga manohara kamaloM se zobhita haiN| sajjana citta jaisA vara uttama hai| tAlAba bhI vara-uttama hai| sajjana citta jaisA nirmala hotA hai tAlAba bhI usI prakAra nirmala hai| sajjanoM ke citta jaise gambhIra hote haiM tAlAba bhI isa samaya gambhIra haiM isa prakAra se bhI vanazrI ne strI kI tulanA kI hai| kyoMki strI jaisI savaMzA-kulinA hotI hai vanazrI bhI savaMzA bA~soM se zobhita hai| strI jaisI tilakodIptA tilaka se zobhita rahatI hai vanazrI bhI tilakodIptA-tilaka vRkSa se zobhita hai| strI jaisI madanAkulA-kAma se vyAkula rahatI hai vanazrI bhI madanAkulA-madana vRkSoM se vyApta hai| strI jaisI suvarNA manohara varNa vAlI hotI hai vanazrI bhI suvarNA hare-pIle varNoM se yukta hai| strI ke sarvAMga meM jaisA manmatha kAma jAjvalyamAna rahatA hai vanazrI bhI manmatha jAti ke vRkSoM se jahA~-tahA~ vyApta hai| padminI strI jaisI bhauroM kI jaMghAroM se yukta rahatI haiM vanazrI puSparUpI hAsyayukta hai| strI jaisI stana yukta hotI hai vanazrI bhI ThIka usI prakAra phalarUpI stanoM se zobhita hai||68-78|| nakulAH sakalA nAgairaramyaMte prabhAvataH / mArjArazizavo rAjan mUSakairvairadUSitaiH // 76 / / siMhazAvaM kareNuzca stanyaM sutasyAmodataH / pAyayati tathA dhenu dvIpizAvaM samIpagaM // 80 // tatprabhAvAdvinA vairA rabhavan jaMtavo'khilAH / naTaMti nAgatuMDikAdardurA nAgamUni ca / / 81 / / devadeva narezAdyaiH paryupAsita zAsana / samATa sanmatiH kena tatprabhAvo hi varNyate / / 82 / / AnaMda pramadAlIDhAM giraM zrutvA vanezinaH / narezo harSaromAM ca carma dehI babhUva ca / / 83 / / utthAya sahasA zUra gatvA saptapadAni tAM / anamatkukubhAM zubhrAdabhrakIttiH sumUttimAn / / 84 / / zArIrajaM tadA tasmai bhUSaNaM vasanaM dhanaM / dadau nRpo dhRtAnaMda iMdoriva sAritpatiH / / 85 / / Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam AnaMdAnnaMda bherI sa dApayAmAsa bhaktitaH / jagajjAgratkRte bhUpo rakSitAkhilaH satkSitiH / / 86 / / kecidvItAzritA kecitsaMdatoiMti dIpitAH / yathArtha rathasaMrUDhAH samAjagmurge pAMgaNe / / 87 / / tataH sAMtapuraH paurai paiH sAmaMta maMtribhiH / nAnA saparyayA yuktazcacAla magadhezvaraH // 88 // kareNukara pAdAbja samutthApita pAMzavaH / dAnodakena te nUnaM vidhApyaMte ca daMtibhiH / / 86 / / karNajAhaM vaco yatra zrUyate na janaiH kvacit / jayArava suvAcAlairanyonyaM mukha lokanaiH / / 10 // AnakAdika nAdenAkArayaMtIva digvadhUH / sainyAH saMnyasta cetaskA jite jitAjavaMjave / / 61 / / Atapatra vibhinnArka dIdhitirmagadhAdhipaH / kSaNena kSaNasaMpannaH samApatsamavasRtiM / / 62 / / samuttIrya gajAdbhapa uttasthe samavasRti / pazyanmAtApahAryAdistUpazobhAM ca vaMditAM / / 63 / / parItya bhagavaMtaM taM murkhadhRtanijAMjaliH / pUjAM cakre mahAmaMtrariti pUrtarmahIdharaH // 64 // kSIrodadhisutrizroto jalatulyaizcacaMdritaiH / caMdrAnairvAribhirbhaktyA cAyate taM vikilviSaM / / 65 / / AmodAkRSTaSaTpAdaiharicaMdana sadravaiH / akhaMDaistaMdularmuktAmayastaM yajatisma saH / / 66 // puSpabANavinAzAya puSparAjIvacaMpakaiH / carubhizcArupakvAnnairarcitastena sanmatiH // 67 // ratnazcaMdrajardI# dIpaidimukhadyotanaiH / dhUpayaMti jinAhi te kRSNAgarusudhRpataH // 18 // Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam saphalati jinasyAgre phalaiste puSpAMjali dudustasmai saphalAMzubhiH / vipApine // 66 // nareMdrAdyA prabho ! isa samaya naule Ananda se sarpoM ke sAtha trIr3A kara rahe haiN| billI ke bacce vairarahita mUsoM ke sAtha khela rahe haiM / apanA putra samajha hathinI siMhanI ke baccoM ko Ananda se dUdha pilA rahI hai aura siMhanI hathiniyoM ke baccoM ko prema se dUdha pilA rahI hai / prajApAlaka ! samavasaraNa ke pratApa se samasta jIva vaira-rahita ho gaye haiM / mayUragaNa sarpoM ke mastakoM para Ananda se nRtya kara rahe haiM / vizeSa kahA~ taka kahA jAya samaya nahIM sambhava bhI kAma bar3e-bar3e devoM se sevita mahAvIra bhagavAna kI kRpA se ho rahe haiM / mAlI ke isa prakAra acitya prabhAvazAlI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA Agamana suna mAre Ananda ke mahArAja kA zarIra romAMcita ho gayA / 267 udayAdi se jaisA sUrya udita hotA hai mahArAja bhI usI prakAra zIghra hI siMhAsana se uTha pdd'e| jisa dizA meM bhagavAna kA samavasaraNa AyA thA usa dizA kI ora sAta paiMr3a calakara bhagavAna ko parokSa namaskAra kiyA / usa samaya jitane unake zarIra para kImatI bhUSaNa aura vastra the tatkAla unheM mAlI ko de diyA dhana Adi dekara bhI mAlI ko santuSTa kiyaa| samasta jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAle mahArAja ne samasta nagara nivAsiyoM ko jAnakArI ke lie bar3I bhakti aura Ananda se nagara meM Dyor3hI piTavA dI / Dyor3hI kI AvAja sunate hI nagara nivAsI zIghra hI rAjamahala ke A~gana meM A gaye unameM aneka to ghor3oM para savAra the aneka hAthI para aura aneka rathoM para baiThe the / saba nagara nivAsiyoM ke eka citta hote hI rAnI puravAsI rAjA sAmaMta aura maMtriyoM se veSThita mahArAja zIghra hI bhagavAna kI pUjArtha vana kI ora cala diye / mArga meM ghor3e Adi ke pairoM se jo dhUla uThatI thI vaha hAthiyoM ke mada jAla se zAMta ho jAtI thI / 1 usa samaya jIvoM ke kolAhaloM se samasta AkAza vyApta thA isalie koI kisI kI bAta taka bhI nahIM suna sakatA thA / yadi kisI ko kisI se kucha kahanA hotA thA to vaha usakI mu~ha kI ora dekhatA thA / aura bar3e kaSTa se izAre se apanA tAtparya use samajhAtA thA / usa samaya aisA jAna par3atA thA mAno bAjoM ke zabdoM se senA distriyoM ko bulA rahI hai / usa samaya saboM kA citta karma vijayI bhagavAna mahAvIra meM lagA thA / aura chattoM kA teja sUrya teja ko bhI phIkA kara rahA thA / isa prakAra calate-calate mahArAja samavasaraNa ke samIpa jA pahu~ce / samavasaraNa ko dekha mahArAja zIghra hI gaja se utara pdd'e| mAnastambha aura prAtihAryoM kI apUrva zobhA dekhate hue samavasaraNa meM praveza kiye / vahA~ jinendra mahAvIra ko vizAla kiMtu manohara siMhAsana para virAjamAna dekha bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyA evaM maMtrapUrvaka pUjA karanA prArambha kara diyaa| sabase prathama mahArAja ne kSIrodadhi ke samAna uttama aura candramA ke samAna nirmala jala se prabhu kI pUjA kii| pazcAt cAroM dizA meM mahakane vAle candana se aura akhaMDa taMdula se jinendra deva kI pUjA kI / kAmabANa ke vinAzArtha uttamottama caMpA Adi puSpa aura kSudhA roga vinAzArthaM uttamottama svAdiSTa pakavAna car3hAye / samasta dizA meM prakAza karane vAle ratnamayI dIpakoM se aura uttama dhUpa se bhI bhagavAna kA pUjana kiyA / evaM mokSa phala kI prApti ke lie uttamottama phala aura Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam anarghya pada kI prAptyartha arghya bhI bhagavAna ke sAmane cddh'aaye| jaba mahArAja zreNika aSTa-dravya se bhagavAna kI pUjA kara cuke to unhoMne sAnanda ho isa prakAra stuti karanA prArambha kara diyA // 76-66 // prArebhe nRpatirnadAnnuti nirdhUtakilviSAM / bhagavan devadeveza zakacakrinamaskRtaM / / 100 // na yAMti guNa pAraM te yogino gautamAdayaH / zakA api vizaktAstvadguNastrotre'bhavanjina // 101 // manye mArastvayA dagdho yatastadbhasmabhirharaH / liptAMgo'bhUddhariH strINAM vRdavAsIbhayAtpunaH // 102 / / caturvakoNa brahmA ca cakitaH pazyati sphuTaM / dizo dizabhayAttasya svAsthyaM nApnoti kutra cit / / 103 / / tvayi jJAnaM yathA bhAtinaivaM hariharAdiSu / uccastaratvaM svarNAdrau navaM cAnyatra parvate // 104 / / 3cyotanmadasamAlIDhabhagajhaMkArakopitaH / nAkramati gajo garvI tvatpAdAzritamAnavaM // 105 / / tvaddhayAnASTApadAddeva dUraM yAti ca saddhariH / nRNAM madebhakuMbhAnAM vidAravicakSaNaH // 106 // paploSate naraM naiva kalyAMtasamayaprabhaH / usphuliMgojvalajvAlo vahnistvatpAdasaMzritaM // 107 / / tvannAmanAga saddAmamaMtrakIlitavigrahaH / sarIsRpo viSA tIto bhavatyeva mahAmune // 10 // vaDavAnalasaMdIpte pIThapAThInapUrite / abdhau taraMti mAnuSyArattvatpAdapotasaMsthitAH / / 10 / / valAtkRtamahAkhaGage nistrizagajagajite / raNe jayaMti mAnuSyAstvannAma kavacAvahAH // 110 // kUSTamaMDalapInAdi jalodaradharA narAH / tvannAbhabheSajenaiva nIrogAzca bhavaMti vai // 111 // Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 266 zrRMkhalA baddha sarvAMgA nigaDA pAdabaMdhitAH / nirbadhAstava sannAmanistriza kara vAlataH // 112 / / vavinAyakA Se'tra dUraM yAMti tavekSaNAt / sthAvaraM jaMgamaM kSveDaM sudhApUrasamaM bhavet / / 113 // yadyatsamIhitaM loke naNAM karatale gatama / bhavejjina mahAmaMtra vazIkaravidhAnataH // 114 // AjavaMjavamagnAnAM dehinAM kRtegehinAM / tvamevAlaMbanaM nAtha ! nAnyaH ko'pi jagattraye // 115 / / gaNAnAM gaNanAtIta gaNAnAM gaNanAM prabhAM / prabho ! vakSye kathaMcitte yathArthAM buddhibhAvataH // 116 // gaMbhIrA gaNanAtItAH prasannAH paramAH parAH / bahavaste guNA: saMti nAto nAthAdhikAstvayi // 117 // ato namo jineMdrAya namastubhyaM parAtmane / namastubhyaM zivAdhIza namaste paramAtmane // 118 // namaH kalyANarUDhA namastubhyaM mahAmate / namo yogAdhinAthAya namaste vIrasanmate / / 116 // he samasta devoM ke svAmI ! bar3e-bar3e indra aura cakravatiyoM se pUjita Apa meM itane adhika guNa haiM ki prakhara jJAna ke dhAraka gaNadhara bhI Apake guNoM kA patA nahIM lagA skte| Apake guNa stavana karane meM vizAla zakti ke dhAraka indra bhI asamartha haiN| mujhe jAna par3atA hai kAma ko sarvathA Apane hI jalAyA hai| kyoMki mahAdeva to usake bhaya se apane aMga meM usakI vibhUti lapeTe phirate haiN| viSNu rAta-dina strI samudAya meM ghuse rahate haiN| brAhmaNa bhI caturmukha ho cAroM dizA kI ora kAmadeva ko dekhate rahate haiM / aura sadA bhaya se kaMpate rahate haiN| prabho ! U~cA panA jaisA meru parvata meM hai anya kisI meM nhiiN| dInabandho ! jo manuSya Apake caraNAzrita ho cukA hai yadi vaha matta aura sugaMdhi se Aye bhauMroM kI jhaMkAra se atizaya kruddha mahAbalI gaja ke cakra meM bhI A jAya to bhI gaja usakA kucha nahIM kara sktaa| jisa manuSya ke pAsa ApakA dhyAnarUpI aSTApada maujUda hai matta hAthiyoM ke gaMDasthala vidAraNa karane meM bhI catura siMha use kaSTa nahIM pahu~cA sktaa| Apake caraNa sevI manuSya kA kalpAMta kAlIna aura apane phuliMgoM se jAjvalyamAna agni bhI kucha nahIM kara sktii| mahAprabho! jisa manuSya ke hRdaya meM ApakI nAmarUpI nAgadamanI virAjamAna hai| cAhe sarpa kaisA bhI bhayaMkara ho usa manuSya ke dekhate hI zIghra nirviSa ho jAtA hai| Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 zrIzabhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam dayAsindho! jo manuSya Apake caraNa-rUpI jahAja meM sthita hai cAhe vaha var3avAnala se vyApta, magara Adi jIvoM se pUrNa samudra meM hI kyoM na jA par3e vAta kI bAta meM tairakara pAra para A jAtA hai| jinendra ! jina manuSyoM ne ApakA nAma rUpI kavaca dhAraNa kara liyA hai ve aneka bhAle, bar3e-bar3e hAthiyoM ke cItkAroM se paripUrNa, bhayaMkara bhI saMgrAma meM dekhate-dekhate vijaya pA lete haiN| kor3ha jalodara Adi bhayaMkara rogoM se pIr3ita bhI manuSya Apake nAmarUpI paramauSadhi kI kRpA se zIghra hI nIroga ho jAte haiM / guNAkara ! jinakA aMga saMkaloM se jakar3A haA hai| hAtha-pairoM meM ber3iyA~ par3I haiM yadi aise manuSyoM ke pAsa ApakA nAmarUpI adbhuta khaMga maujUda hai to ve zIghra hI bandhana rahita ho jAte haiN| prabho ! anAdi kAla se saMsAra-rUpI ghara meM magna aneka duHkhoM kA sAmanA karane vAle jIvoM ke yadi zaraNa haiM to tInoM loka meM Apa hI haiN| prabho ? kathaMcit gaNanAtIta maiM Apake guNoM kI gaNanA karatA huuN| kRpAnAtha ! gambhIra gaNanAtIta prasanna parama atIta itane guNa hI Apa meM haiM inase adhika Apa meM guNa nahIM aisI bAta nahIM hai kintu Apa meM anaMtAnanta guNa bhare hue haiN| isalie he kalyANa rUpa jinendra ! Apake lie namaskAra hai| mahAmune! parama yogIzvara vIra bhagavAna ! Apa merI rakSA kreN||100-119|| iti nutvA varairvAkyabhagavaMtaM jinezvaram / praNipatya gautamAdIMzca gaNAdhIzAnnarAdhipaH // 120 // upAvizannare koSThe dharmAmRtapipAsayA / kuDmalIkRta hastAbjaH papraccha zreyasaMnRpaH // 121 / / vyAjahAra tadA vIraH zubha sarvAMgabhASayA / tAlvoSTha vaktraveSTAbhirmuktastaM pratisandRSa / / 122 / / rAjanbhavyottamAdhIza zRNutatvAni pUrvataH / samyagdarzana hetUni mokSasaddhAmasatpadam / / 123 / / jIvetarAzravA baMdhaH saMvaro nirjarA tathA / mokSazceti sutattvAni vedanIyAni sabdudhaiH / / 124 / / sthAvaretarabhedena tatra jIvo dvidhA mataH / sthAvara: paMcadhA proktomvaptejovAyuzAkhinaH // 125 / / cataH paryAptiprANaizcaikAkSatvaM tatra vartate / sUkSmetaravibhedena paMcate te dvidhA matAH / / 126 // Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 301 paryAptetara sallabdhyaparyAptapada bhedataH / traidhaM sarve bhavaMtyevaM dehino magadhezvara // 127 / / tatra pRthvI caturdhAsyAt pRthvIjIva stathAdharA / pRthvIkAyika ityevaM pRthvIkAyastato'paraH // 128 // evaM yojyaM ca sarvatra jalAdiSu caturSu ca / ghanAMgulasyAsaMkhyAta bhAgadehAH samAdimAH // 126 // vanaspati zarIraM ca saMkhyAtAMgulamiSyate / utkarSato jaghanyAccAMgulA saMkhyAtabhAgakaM // 130 // zuddhatara bhuvAmAyurdAdazAbda sahasrakam / dvAviMzati sahasrANyaNapAM saptasahasrakaM // 131 / / ghasratrikaM ca tejasyevAyau trikasahasrakaM / vanaspatyAM sahastrANAM parAyurdazasaMmatam / / 132 // dvivyudadhyakSabhedena vikalAstrividhAH matAH / saMjItaravibhedena paMcAkSA dvividhA tathA // 133 // paMcAkSAH saMz2inastatra bhiyaMte turyadhAkhilAH / nArakAHkhalu tiryaMco jalajai jaistrividhaapkssibhedtH||134|| karmajA bhogabhUjAtA narA api dvidhA nRpaH / tripaMcakarmabhUSveva jAtA mokSAdhikAriNaH // 135 // devAzcaturvidhA rAjan bhAvanA vAnavyaMtarAH / jyotiSkAH kalpajAtastra bhAvanA dazadhA punaH / / 136 // aSTadhA vyaMtarAH paMca vidhA jyotiH surAnRpa / svargiNo dvividhAH kalpA:kalpAtItAzcamAgadha / / 137 // vistIrNaM jinanAthena jIvatattvaM nirUpitaM / ajIvaH paMcadhA prokto. dharmAdipadabhedataH // 138 / / lokapradezamAtraM ca dharmadravyaM pravarttate / kAraNaM caikabhedaM cAmUrtaM sadAdisaMyutaM // 136 / / Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 302 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam adharmadravyamAjJAtaM / tAdRzaM sthitikAraNaM / vRkSacchAyeva vikhyAtamanaMtaguNapUritaM // 140 / / eko'naMtapradezI ca loketara vibhedataH / dvidhAkAzo'vagAhasya dAtA muutogRhaadivt // 141 / / kAlANavo visaMkhyAtA bhinnA ratnAdirAzivat / varttanA hetavaH SaNNAM dravyANAM cakravannRpa // 142 // zarIreMdriya sadageha vimAnodyotabhedataH / / anaMtAH pudgalA loke karmAhArAdibhedataH // 143 / / mithyAtvAviratI yogAH kaSAyA AzravAmatAH / kAraNaM dravyabhAvAbhyAM dvidhA sa bhidyate punaH / / 144 // baMdho'STadhAmato rAjan karmabhedena so'khilaH / dravyabhAvavibhedena dvidhA bhidyeta bhUpate // 145 // caturdhA nikhilo baMdho vibhAvapariNAmataH / prathamaH prakRtebaMdha pradezAkhyo dvitIyakaH / / 146 / / sthitebaMdhastRtIyastu vyanubhAgazcaturthakaH / AjavaMjava saddhetuH kRSerbIjaM yathA nRpa / / 147 // anuprekSAvratairdharma parISahajayastathA / karmaNAM saMvaro dvadhA dravyabhAva vibhedata: / / 148 / / nirjarA ca dvidhA hItthaM samyagdRSTyAdibhedataH / tathaikAdazadhA jJeyA saMkhyAtadravyabhedataH / / 146 / / savipAkA'bipAkA ca nirjarA hi dvidhAmatA / AdyA sAdhAraNA nRNAmaparA ca kRtA nRbhiH // 150 / / dravyabhAvAdibhedena karmaNAM mocanaM nRpa / mokSaH sa kathyate sadbhiH sarvA sAta vidUragaH // 151 / / puNyapApaidvidhA bhinnaiH pratyeka tatvamAyutam / padArtha iti kathyeta navadhA bhavyabhUpate / / 152 / / Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 303 padArthaM navabhiH sArddha sadhAmavratamuttamamaM / anagAravrataM cAkhyadbhagavAMstaM vizeSataH // 153 // praznato nRpatezcAkhyattriSaSTinaragocaraM / purANaM pUritaM puNyavistIrNa. tatthakathAnakaiH // 154 // anyo yo dvAparazcitte nAzayAmAsataH nRpaH / bhagavadvAkyato dIpAdaMdhakAro niketane // 15 // isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara aura gautama gaNadhara ko bhI bhaktipUrvaka sira navAkara mahArAja zreNika manuSya koThe meM baiTha gye| evaM dharmarUpI amRta pAna kI icchA se hAtha jor3akara dharma bAbata kucha pUchA--mahArAja zreNika ke isa prakAra pUchane para samasta prakAra kI ceSTAoM se rahita bhagavAna mahAvIra apanI divya vANI se isa prakAra upadeza dene lage rAjan ! sakala bhavyottama ! prathama hI tuma sAta tatvoM kA zravaNa kro| sAtoM tatva samyagdarzana ke kAraNa haiM aura samyagdarzana mokSa kA kAraNa hai| ve sAta tatva jIva, ajIva, Azrava, bandha, saMvara, nirjarA aura mokSa haiN| jIva ke mUla bheda do haiM nasa aura sthAvara / sthAvara pA~ca prakAra haiM-pRthvI, apa, teja, vAyu aura vnspti| ye pA~coM prakAra ke jIva cAroM prANa vAle hote haiN| aura inake kevala sparzana indriya hotI hai| ye pA~coM prakAra ke jIva sUkSma aura sthala ke bheda se do prakAra ke bhI kahe gae haiN| aura ye saba jIva paryApta aparyApta aura labdhya paryApta isa rIti se tIna ke prakAra bhI haiN| pRthvI jIva ke cAra prakAra haiM-pRthvI kAya, pRthvI jIva, pRthvI aura pRthvI kAyika / isI prakAra jalAdi ke bhI cAra-cAra bheda samajha lenA caahiye| Adi ke cAra jIva dhanAMgula ke asaMkhyAta ve bhAga zarIra ke dhAraka haiN| vanaspati kAya ke jIvoM kA utkRSTa zarIra parimANa to saMkhyAtAMgula hai aura jaghanya aMgula ke asaMkhyAta bhAga haiN| zuddha tara pRthvI jIvoM kI Ayu bAraha hajAra barSa kI hai| jala jIvoM kI bAIsa hajAra varSa kI hai| teja kAyika jIvoM kI sAta hajAra aura tIna varSa kI hai| evaM vAyu kAyika jIvoM kI tIna hajAra aura vanaspati kAyika jIvoM kI utkRSTa Ayu dasa hajAra varSa kI hai| vikalendriya jIva tIna prakAra ke haiN| do indriya, te indriya aura cau indriya / saMjJI aura asaMjJI ke bheda se paMcendriya bhI do prakAra haiN| paMcendriya jIva, manuSya, deva, tiryaMca aura nArakI bheda se bhI cAra prakAra ke haiN| nArakI sAtoM naraka meM rahane ke kAraNa sAta prakAra ke haiM / tiryaMcoM ke tIna bheda haiM-jalacara, sthalacara, aura nabhacara / bhoga bhUmija aura karma bhUmija ke bheda se manuSya do prakAra ke haiM / jo manuSya karma bhUmija haiM ve hI mokSa ke adhikArI haiN| deva bhI cAra prakAra ke haiN| bhavanavAsI, vyantara, jyotiSka aura vaimaanik| bhavanavAsI dasa prakAra haiM-vyattara ATha prakAra, jyotiSI pA~ca prakAra aura vaimAnika do prakAra haiN| isa prakAra saMkSepa se jIvoM kA varNana kara diyA gayA hai / aba ajIva tatva kA varNana bhI suniye| Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam __ ajIva tatva ke pAMca bheda haiM-dharma, adharma, AkAza, kAla aura pudgl| unameM dharma dravya asaMkhyAta pradezI jIva aura pudgala ke gamana meM kAraNa, eka, apUrva aura sattA rUpa dravya lakSaNayukta hai / adharma dravya bhI vaisA hI hai kintu itanA vizeSa hai ki yaha sthiti meM sahakArI hai| AkAza ke do bheda haiM-eka lokAkAza dUsarA alokaakaash| lokAkAza asaMkhyAta pradezI hai| aura alokAkAza anaMta pradezI hai / lokAkAza saba dravyoM ko ghara se samAna avagAha dAna dene meM sahAyaka hai| kAla dravya bhI asaMkhyAta pradezI eka aura dravya lakSaNayukta hai| yaha ratnoM kI rAzi ke samAna va lokAkAza meM vyApta hai| aura samasta dravyoM ke vartanA pariNAma meM kAraNa hai| karma vargaNA, AhAra vargaNA Adi ke bheda se pudgala dravya ananta prakAra kA hai| aura yaha zarIra aura indriya Adi kI racanA meM sahakArI kAraNa hai| Azrava do prakAra hai dravyAzrava aura bhaavaashrv| donoM hI prakAra ke Avaka ke kAraNa mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda, Adi haiN| jIva ke vibhAva pariNAmoM se bandha hotA hai| aura usake cAra bheda haiM-prakRti bandha, sthiti bandha, anubhAga bandha aura pradeza bndh| Azrava kA rukanA saMvara hai| saMvara ke bhI do bheda haiM-dravya saMvara aura bhAva sNvr| aura ina donoM hI prakAra ke saMvaroM ke kAraNa gupti, samiti, dharma, anuprekSA Adi haiN| nirjarA do prakAra kI hai-savipAka nirjarA aura avipAka nirjraa| savipAka nirjarA sAdhAraNa aura avipAka nirjarA tapa ke prabhAva se hotI hai| dravya mokSa aura bhAva mokSa ke bheda se mokSa bhI do prakAra kA kahA gayA hai| aura samasta karmoM se rahita ho jAnA mokSa hai| magadheza ! yadi inhIM tatvoM ke sAtha puNya aura pApa jor3a diye jAe~ to ye hI nava padArtha kahalAte haiN| isa prakAra padArthoM ke svarUpa varNana ke anaMtara bhagavAna ne zrAvaka muni dharma kA bhI varNana kiyaa| mahArAja zreNika ke prazna se bhagavAna ne saThi zalAkA puruSoM ke caritra kA bhI varNana kiyaa| jisase mahArAja zreNika ke citta meM jo jaina dharma viSayaka aMdhakAra thA zIghra hI nikala gyaa| jaba mahArAja zreNika bhagavAna kI divya dhvani se upadeza suna cuke to atizaya vizuddha mana se rAjA zreNika ne gautama gaNadhara ko namaskAra kiyA aura vinaya se isa prakAra nivedana karane lge||120-15|| nizamyeti tadA vAcaH praNatya gaNanAyakaM / vizuddhamanasA bhUpaH papraccha munigautamaM // 156 / / bhagavan me mate jaine mahatI matiruttamA / purANazravaNAt zraddhA babhUva bhavabhaMjikA / / 157 // tathApi me gaNAdhIza ! na syAvrataparigrahaH / kathaM kathaya yogIMdra tatsmayo mama mAnase // 158 / / iti zreNikasaMpraznAvAca gaNanAyakaH / bhoga saMsargato gADha mithyAtvodayatastathA / / 156 / / Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 305 sarpanikSepaNAdrAjan duzcaritrAtparigrahAt / babaMdhithe'ha pUrva tvaM narakAyuzca janmani // 160 // baddhadevAyuSAMnRNAM vratAdAnaM bhavennapa / nAnyeSAM darzanAdAnaM jAyate caturAyuSaM // 161 // mA bhaiSIrbhavato bhImAdbhavyo'si bhavanAM vara / purANazrutisaMbhUta vizuddhyA zuddhamAnasaH // 162 // adhaH karaNamAsAdya saMsthityAMtamuhUrtataH / apUrvakaraNaM tUrNaM gamayitvA gamAdivat // 163 // anivRttividhAnenA , zamyeti karaNatrayAt / saptaprakRtisaMtAnamAdimaM darzanaM zritaH // 164 // aMtarmuhUrtatazcordhvaM samyaktvodayato nRpa / kSAyopazamikaM rAjannAsAdi ca tvayA paraM // 16 // saptaprakRtiniHzeSakSayAtkSAyikamAptavAn nirmalaM nizcalaM nAzarahitaM paramodayam // 166 / / zraddhAnaM saptatattvAnAM jinAsyodgItasatpadA / sadyuktiyuktasacchAtra proktAnAM darzanaM mataM // 167 // bho bhavyAtra bhave bhavyaM darzanaM durlabhaM mataM / nApyaM kaSTazatai rAjan ! saMsRtidrumadAhakam // 168 // darzanAnnottamaM kiMciddarzanAnnottamaM sukhaM / darzanAnnottamaM karma darzanAnnottamaM tapaH // 166 // darzanAtsAdhyate siddhiH darzanAttIrthanAthatA / darzanAdApyate nAko darzanAtsarvasAtatA // 170 // yatprabhAvAvatA yAMti kuvratAnyapi dehinAM / tadvinA kuvratA yAMti suvratAni ca yoginAM // 171 // mAbhaipIbhavya tallAbhAgAminyatra bhArate / samatyutsarpiNIkAle tIrthakRtpadmanAmabhRt // 172 / / Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tasmAdAsannabhavyo'si mA bhayaM vrajasaMsRteH / imAni bhAvitAnyevaM kAraNAni tvayA'dhunA // 173 // samasta doSasaMtyaktaM samyagdarzanamAzritam / vinayo vidhinA rAjaMstvayA'sAdisvabhAvataH // 174 // dadhAsi hRdayaM zIle vratodyotanatatparaH / aSTAMga paripUrNaM tacchAstraM pAraMgatavAnpunaH // 175 / / saMvegaM bhAvayaMzcitte bhavAMga bhogasaMcaye / vidadhAsi tapasyAyAM mano mAgadha sAdaraM // 176 / / dharmArthe jinapUjAdau svazakyA sthApyatedhanaM / samAdhAnaM pracakrANa sAdhUnAM vismayapradaM // 177 / / vayAvRttyaM yathoktaM tvaM carkarISI suyogiSu / doSAtIteSu sadbhakti jineSu jitavairiSu // 178 // dharmAcAryeSu varyeSu paryupAsanamAdarAt / bahuzruteSu jaineSu bhaktyA cekrIyaSe mudA // 17 // AptoddiSTeSu zAstreSu bhaktirAtanyate tvayA / avazyaM karaNIyeSu matirAvazyakeSu ca // 180 // mArgaprabhAvanAM nityaM tanoSi vaSasiddhaye / vAtsalyaM sthApayanmArge jinadharma samAzritAn / / 181 // yugmASTa bhAvanAbhizca badhnAsi mama mahocchyaM / tIrthakRtvaM paraM puNyaM trailokya kSobhakAraNaM // 182 // ato visarmya satprANAn prApya ratnaprabhAM praaN| madhyamAyuSya so bhujya bhaviSNustIrthanAyakaH / / 183 // puNyadhAmni purenAtha kimanyo'dhogate: priyaH / nityaM durgati mA sevI zreNikazcetyavIvadat / / 184 / / AdizanmuninAthastamiti bhUpa! nizamyatAM / kAlasaukarikasyAtra zubhAyAzca vidurgatiH / / 185 // Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 307 tatkutazciditi prazne gaNapo vacanaM jagau / kAlasaukariko'traiva kule nIce sthitobhRzaM // 186 / / svapApakarmaNo yogAbaddhasaptamanArakaH / saptanvo'dhunAjAtismaro'bhUditi saMsmarat // 187 // puNyapApaphalaM nAsti na saMyogazca taiH saha / svayameva pravartate jaMtavo jalavatsadA // 188 // yadi puNyAdi saMbaMdhastattvato'sti nRNAM mahAn / mayA laMbhi kathaM janma narasya gatazreyasA // 186 // ataH puNyaM na pApaM na loke zarma yathAkathaM / ityAtaLa vivarteta hiMsAdikakadaMbake // 16 // madyamAMsAzane rakto munInAM ghAtanodyataH / paramAyurbabaMdhApi nArakasya punaH sa ca // 161 // tathAnyakathA zubhAkhyA dvijasaMjAtA muninAma parAGa mukhA / kopinI guNasaddharma sadAcArAn vilokya sA // 162 // tadvAkArtAkarNanAduSTA kopinI dveSadUSitA / pravRddhadveSapaizUnya rAgalobhabharAvahA // 163 // mahAnubhAgasaMpanna striivedodydiipitaa| tamaH prabhA mahAduHkha bhoginI bhavitA nRpa // 194 // iti gaNapasuvAkyAttRptakAyo nareMdro nikhilanarapatIMdraiH puujitaaNhrijinaaNhrau| nihitavacanaceto dehakarmI sa zarmA samajani jitazatrurmAgadhaH putrapotraiH / / 165 / / Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sthitvA saptamanArakasya vividhaiH pApADhyajIvaH paraH / cAyuH karmavittibhiryuja iti prodbhUtabhAvAdibhiH / / labdhvA tIrthapadasya kAraNaparAH sadbhAvanA pronnto| bhUtvA tIrthakarasya yogyavRSabhAg rejesabhAyAM nRpaH // 166 // kva nArakI saptamabhUmisaMsthitiH, __ kva ratnaprabhAprAthamike bile sthitiH / susanmukhazcedvaSa eka unnataH, karoti zarma praguNaM nRNAM sadA // 167 / / dharmato bhavati pApasatkSitir dharmato bhavati durgateH kSatiH / dharmato bhavati tIrthanAthatA, dharmameva kurutAM ca yatnataH // 168 / / bhagavAna ! purANa zravaNa se jaina dharma meM merI buddhi dRr3ha hai| saMsAra nAza karane vAlI zraddhA bhI mujhameM hai tathApi prabho ! maiM nahIM jAna sakatA mere mana meM aisA kauna-sA abhimAna baiThA hai| jisase merI buddhi vratoM kI ora nahIM jhuktii| magadheza ke aise vacana suna gaNanAyaka gautama ne kahA rAjan ! bhoga ke tIvra saMsarga se gAr3ha mithyAtva se munirAja ke gale meM sarpa DAlane se duScaritra se aura tIna parigraha se tUne pahale narakAyu bA~dha rakhI hai isalie terI pariNatI vratoM kI ora nahIM jhuktii| jo manuSya deva gati kA bandhana bA~dha cuke haiN| unhIM kI buddhi vrata Adi meM lagatI hai| anya gati kI Ayu bA~dhane vAle manuSya vratoM kI ora nahIM jhukate / naranAtha ! saMsAra meM tU bhavya aura uttama hai| purANa zravaNa se utpanna huI vizuddhi se terA mana atizaya zuddha hai| sAta prakRtiyoM ke upazama se tere aupazamika samyagdarzana thaa| antarmuhUrta meM kSAyopazamika samyaktva pAkara unhIM sAta prakRtiyoM ke kSaya se aba tere kSAyika samyaktva kI prApti ho gaI hai| yaha kSAyika samyaktva nizcala avinAzI aura utkRSTa hai| ___ bhavyottama ! jinendra dvArA pratipAdita, pUrvA para virodha-rahita zAstroM dvArA nirUpita nirdoSa sAta tatvoM kA zraddhAna samyagdarzana kahA gayA hai| isa samyagdarzana kI prApti atizaya durlabha mAnI gaI hai| saMsArarUpI viSa vRkSa ke jalAne meM samyagdarzana ke sivAya koI vastu samartha nhiiN| samyagdarzana se bar3hakara saMsAra meM koI sukha bhI nahIM aura na koI karma aura tapa hai| dekhosamyagdarzana kI kRpA se samasta siddhiyA~ milatI haiN| samyagdarzana kI hI kRpA se tIrthaMkarapanA aura Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 309 svarga milatA hai / evaM saMsAra meM jitane sukha haiM ve bhI samyagdarzana kI kRpA se bAta kI bAta meM prApta ho jAte haiN| rAjan ! isa samyagdarzana kI kRpA se jIvoM ke kuvata bhI suvrata kahalAte haiM aura usake binA yogiyoM ke suvrata bhI kuvrata ho jAte haiN| bhavyottama ! tU aba kisI bAta kA bhaya prata kr| samyagdarzana kI kRpA se Age utsarpiNI kAla meM tU isI bharata kSetra meM padmanAbha nAma kA dhAraka tIrthaMkara hogaa| isalie tU Asanna-bhavya hai| tU aba nirbhaya ho| tUne tIrthaMkara prakRti kI kAraNa bhAvanA bhAlI hai| samasta doSa-rahita tUne samyagdarzana prApta kara liyA hai| aura vinaya guNa tujha meM svabhAva se hai| terA citta bhI zIlavrata kI ora jhukA hai| yaha zIlavata vratoM kI rakSArtha chatra ke samAna hai| magadhezvara ! tU apane citta meM saMvega kI bhAvanA karatA hai| bhava bhoga se nivRtta hone ke lie tapa meM bhI mana lagAtA hai| zaktyanusAra dharmArtha jina pUjA Adi meM terA dhana bhI kharca hotA hai| sAdhuoM kA samAdhAna bhI tU AzcaryakArI karatA hai| zAstrAnusAra tU yogiyoM kA vaiyAvRtya bhI karatA hai| samasta karma-rahita jinendra bhagavAna meM terI bhakti bhI advitIya hai| bhale prakAra zAstra ke jAnakAra uttamottama AcAryoM kI upAsanA bho tU bhakti aura harSapUrvaka karatA hai| jina pratipAdita zAstroM kA tU bhakta bhI hai| isa samaya SaT AvazyakoM meM terI buddhi bhI apUrva hai| dharma ke prasAra ke lie tU jaina mArga kI prabhAvanA bhI karatA hai / jaina mArga ke anuyAyI manuSyoM meM vAtsalya bhI terA uttama hai| rAjan ! trailokya kSobha kA kAraNa parama pavitra solaha bhAvanA bhAne se tUne tIrthaMkara pada kA bandha bhI bA~dha liyA hai| jaba tU prANoM kA tyAga kara prathama naraka ratnaprabhA meM jAyegA aura vahA~ madhyama Ayu kA bhoga kara bhaviSyatakAla meM niyama se ratnadhAmapurI meM tU tIrthaMkara hogaa| muninAtha gautama ke aise vacana suna mahArAja zreNika ne kahA nAtha ! adhogati kA priyapanA kyA hai ? zreNika kA bhItarI bhAva samajha gautama gaNadhara ne rAjA zreNika ko kAla sUkara kI kathA sunaaii| usane pahale apane pApodaya se saptama naraka kI Ayu bA~dha punaH kisa rIti se usakA cheda kiyA so bhI kaha sunaayaa| isa prakAra gautama gaNadhara ke vacanoM se atizaya santuSTa aneka bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM se pUjita mahArAja ne jinarAja ke caraNa kamaloM se apanA mana lagAyA aura samasta kalyANoM se yukta ho apane putra-pautroM ke sAtha zatru rahita ho gye| pApoM se jo pahale saptama naraka kI Ayu bA~dha lI thI usa Ayu kA apane utkRSTa bhAvoM dvArA mahArAja zreNika ne cheda kara diyA tathA tIrthaMkara nAma karma kI zubha bhAvanA bhAne se bhaviSya meM tIrthakara prakRti kA vandha vA~dhakara atizaya zobhA ko dhAraNa karane lge| dekho bhAvoM kI vicitratA? kahA~ to saptama naraka kI utkRSTa sthiti aura kahA~ phira kevala prathama naraka kI madhyama sthiti ? yaha saba dharma kA hI prasAda hai| dharma kI kRpA se jIvoM ko aneka kalyANa Akara Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam upasthita ho jAte haiN| aura dharma kI kRpA se tIrthaMkara pada kI bhI prApti ho jAtI hai| isalie uttama puruSoM ko cAhie ki ve nirantara dharma kA ArAdhana kreN||156-198|| iti zrI zreNikabhavAnubaddhabhaviSyatpadmanAbhapurANe zreNika caritre bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracite kSAyakotpativarNanaM nAma dvAdazaH sargaH // 12 // isa prakAra bhaviSyatakAla meM honevAle zrI padmanAbha tIrthakara ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita mahArAja zreNika kokSAyika samyagdarzana kI utpatti * varNana karanevAlA dvAdaza sarga samApta huaa| Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ trayodazamaH sargaH zrIgautamagaNAdhIzaM gautamaM munikottamaM / praNamya svabhAvAn dhIra: papracchAbhayapaMDitaH // 1 // tatojagau gaNIvAcA gaMbhIrajaladA bhyaa| bhavatrikasusaMbaMdhaMvakSye bhavya narottama // 2 // veNAtaDAgapuryAMca rudradatto dvijaH kdaa| devapAkhaMDisaMmohI cacAla tIrtha he tave // 3 // ujjayinyAM kadAcitsa AgamattIrthamohitaH / ahaMddAsasya saddhAmni yoSijjinamatI hRdi // 4 // priyasya buddhirUDhasya viveza dhariNIsuraH / yayAce jemanaM rAtrauzreSThinaM bhuktisiddhaye // 5 // abIbhaNattadA tasyasukAMtA vAmalocanA / viprarAtrau dadenaivabhojanaM pApa pAdakam // 6 // ko doSo'sti svasazcetthaM prazne'vAdIdvacaH zubhaM / pataMgabhRGgasaiMzamakSikAjaMtughAtataH // 7 // niMditaM sUribhirbhavya bhojanaM bhUri pApadam / / hiMsAmayaM ca bIbhatsaM nAnAdurgatidAyakam // 8 // ulUkavyAghrasAraMga nAgabheraMDavRzcikAH / mArjAramUSakazvAno jAyate kSaNadAzanAt // 6 // kiM ca bho vipra! yAminyAM mRte svajanabAMdhave / yadi syAtsnAnazuddhirna kiM ca lokasya zuddhitA // 10 // nizAbhojanasaMrodhAtsukhI. bhavati mAnavaH / tajjanmasaMbhavaM kaSTaM nApnoti ca paratrajaM // 11 // ato dadAmi no vipra kSapAyAM jemanaM dhanam / prAtarbhojyaM ca dAsyAmi tatastena vrataM kRtam // 12 // Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 312 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam prAtastaddhAni saMbhujya gaMgAyAM pazvikena saH / jainenAmA cacAlAzu samyaktvavratabhAsinA // 13 // vipro vIkSya cadAcittaM pippalaM puSpitAcitaM / pASANapuMja guMjasthaM dIrghazAkhaM pakSiNaM / / 14 / devo'yamiti saMkRtyaM triparItyAna manmUDho mukhurastadguNAdibhiH / gUDhamithyAtvamohitaH // 15 // tAdRzaM taM nirUpyAzu tadbodhanakRte vaNik / jagau devaH kimAkhyo'yaM kiM mAhAtmyaM vadadvija / / 16 / / bodhidrumAbhidho devo viSNurvAsa kRte nigrahAnigrahe zakta ityavAdIdvaco parimRjya padAbhyAM sa patrANyAdAya prasArya chadanAnyeva teSAmupari pazya pazya dvijAdhIza pratApaM ca tuSTe duSTena kiM nRNAM syAddevasya dvijenAnutathaivAstu samadhAyIti ko doSazcetkadAcicca samIkSe'sya parAbhavapadaM nUnaM neSyAmIti vaco upAdhyAyotra karttavye tvameva deva parItya taM nanAmAzu devo'yaM me karAbhyAM vADavazvidaMstatpAdAbhyAM sthitaH / dvijaH / / 17 / / vRkSataH / saMsthitaH / / 18 // iti dauSTayaM samAvedya vaNigmArge kadAcana / saMprAptaH kapiromAkhya ballIjAlaM hasan hRdi // 22 // tavezinaH / vanaspateH // 16 // mAnase / sudevatAM // 20 // gau / vaMcane // 21 // vadanniti / parAmRzan // 23 // parAmRzan gude duSTastakSaNaM vedanA'bhavat / tataH samutthakaM dryA kRtitAM go viSaNNadhIH // 24 // hAhAravaM tadA cakre patito vADavo bhuvi / vaNigdevasya mAhAtmyadbhutaM hRdi saMsmaran // 25 // Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam upAyai vaNijA svAsthyaM vidhAya pratibodhitum / cakre dvijasya copAyo nAnAbodhanavAkyataH // 26 // pippale pAdape vipraM! na devatvaM kadAcana / ekeMdriyatva sAmAnyAtsAdRzatvaM ca pAdapaiH // 27 // na jJAnaM pippale mitra ! na sAmarthya na devtaa| ekeMdriyatmastyeva kevalaM pakSibhiH zritaM // 28 // kAkabhuktojjhitAbIjAdutpattirbodhibhUruhaH / mAnyate kathamitthaM ca tvayA vRkSo vanaspatiH // 26 // ekaM hi prAktanaM karma vihAya ca zubhAzubham / kartuM nAnyaH samartho'tra nigrahAnigrahaM punaH / / 30 / / dharmiNAM dehinAM devA jAyate kiMkarAH sdaa| parAGa mukhA nRNAM nUnaM svajanA api pApinAM // 31 // iti vAkyaprabaMdhena deva mauDhyaM nikArot / tasya zrAvakasanmukhya AgamAjjinavAkyajAt // 32 / / gaNa ke svAmI muniyoM meM uttama zrI gautama gaNadhara ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara bar3I vinaya se abhaya kumAra ne apane bhavoM ko pUchA-kumAra ko isa prakAra apane pUrvabhava zravaNa kI abhilASA dekha gautama gaNadhara kahane lage-abhaya kumAra ! yadi tumheM apane pUrvavRttAMta sunane kI abhilASA hai to maiM kahatA hU~, tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno isI loka meM eka veNAtar3Aga nAma kI purI hai| veNAtar3Aga meM koI rudradatta nAma kA brAhmaNa nivAsa karatA thA vaha rudradatta bar3A pAkhaMDI thA isalie kisI samaya tIrthATana ke lie nikala par3A aura ghUmatA-ghUmatA ujjayanI meM jA niklaa| usa samaya ujjayanI meM koI arhadAsa nAma kA seTha rahatA thA usakI priya bhAryA jinamatI thI ve donoM hI dampatI jaina dharma ke pavitra sevaka the| aneka jagaha nagara meM phiratA-phiratA rudradatta seThI ahaMdAsa ke ghara AyA aura kucha bhojana mA~gane lgaa| vaha samaya rAtri kA thA isalie brAhmaNa kI bhojanArtha prArthanA suna jinamatI ne kahA yaha samaya rAtri kA hai, vipra? maiM rAtri meM bhojana na duuNgii| seThAnI jinamatI ke aise vacana suna rudradatta ne kahA bahana ! rAtri meM bhojana dene meM aura karane meM kyA doSa hai| jisase tU mujhe bhojana nahIM detI ? jinamatI ne kahA Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam priya bhavya ! rAtri meM bhojana karane se pataMga, DA~sa, makkhI Adi jIvoM kA ghAta hotA hai isalie mahApuruSoM ne rAtri kA bhojana aneka pApa pradAna karane vAlA hiMsAmaya, ghRNita aura aneka durgatiyoM kA dene vAlA kahA hai| yaha nizcaya samajho jo manuSya rAtri meM bhojana karate haiM ve niyama se ulla, bAgha, hiraNa, sarpa, bicchU hote haiN| aura rAtri bhojiyoM ko billI aura mUsoM kI yoniyoM meM ghUmanA par3atA hai| aura suna-jo manuSya rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karate unheM aneka sukha milate haiN| rAta meM bhojana na karane vAloM ko na to isa bhava sambandhI kaSTa bhoganA par3atA hai aura na parabhava smbndhii| isalie he vipra ! maiM tumheM rAta meM bhojana na duuNgii| saberA hote hI bhojana duuNgii| jinamatI kI aisI yuktiyukta vANI sunakara vipra ne zIghra hI rAtri bhojana kA tyAga kiyA aura savere AnandapUrvaka bhojana kara samyaktva guNa se bhUSita kisI jaina manuSya ke sAtha gaMgA snAna ke lie cala diyaa| mArga meM calate-calate eka pIpala kA vRkSa, jo ki phaloM se vyApta thaa| lambI zAkhAoM kA dhArI, bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pakSiyoM se yukta aura jisake cautarphI bar3e-bar3e pASANoM ke Dhera the, dIkha pdd'aa| vRkSa ko dekhate hI brAhmaNa kA kaMTha bhakti se gadgada ho gyaa| use deva jAna zIghra hI usakI tIna pradakSiNA dI aura bAra-bAra usakI stuti karane lgaa| vipra rudradatta kI aisI ceSTA dekha aura use prabala mithyAmatI samajha usake bodhArtha vaha vANika kahane lagA priyavara ! kRpayA kaho yaha kisa nAma kA dhAraka deva hai ? aura isakA mahAtmya kyA hai ? vipra ne javAba diyA-viSNu bhagavAna ke vAsa ke lie yaha bodhikarma nAma kA deva hai| yaha icchAnusAra manuSyoM kA bigAr3a-sudhAra kara sakatA hai| brAhmaNa ke mukha se vRkSa kI yaha prazaMsA suna vaNika ne zIghra hI usameM do lAta mArI aura usase patte tor3akara unheM jamIna para bichAkara zIghra hI unake Upara baiTha gayA aura vipra se kahane lagA priya vipra ! apane Izvara kA pratApa dekho| are! yaha vanaspati manuSyoM para kyA risakhuza ho sakatI hai? vaNika kI vaisI ceSTA dekha rudradatta ne javAba to kucha nahIM diyA kiMtu apane mana meM yaha nizcaya kiyA ki acchA kyA harja hai ? kabhI maiM bhI isake devatA ko dekhNgaa| isa vaNika ne niyama se merA apamAna kiyA hai tathA isa prakAra apane mana meM vicAra karatA-karatA kahane lagA-bhAI ! deva kI parIkSA meM kisI ko madhyastha karanA cAhiye / brAhmaNa rudradatta ke aise vacana suna vaNika ne usake antaraMga kI kAlimA samajha lI tathA vaha vaNika use isa rIti se samajhAne lagA priya mitra ! yaha pIpala ekendriya jIva hai| isameM na to manuSyoM ke samAna vizeSa jJAna hai na kisI prakAra kI sAmarthya hai| yaha to kevala pakSiyoM kA ghara hai| tuma nizcaya samajho sivAya zubhAzubha karma ke yahA~ kisI meM sAmarthya nahIM jo manuSyoM kA bigAr3a-sudhAra kara ske| priya bhrAtA! yaha nizcaya hai jo manuSya dharmAtmA hai bar3e-bar3e deva bhI unake dAsa bana jAte haiM aura pApiyoM ke AtmIya jana bhI unake vimukha ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra apanI vacanabhaMgI se aura jinendra bhagavAna ke Agama kI kRpA se zrAvaka vaNika ne zIghra hI brAhmaNa kA mithyAtva dUra kara diyA aura ve donoM snehapUrvaka bAtacIta karate hue Age ko cala diye||1-32|| Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam tAbhyAmAsAdisadgaMgAMbubhukSustatra bhuktavAn / zrAvako vADavaH snAtuM gaMgAyAM samupAvizat / / 33 // snAtvA ciraM prataWzu bhrAMtyA pitrAdikaM mudA / ucchAlya vArivRdaM ca nirjagAma tato dvijaH // 34 // yAvadbhuktvA sa jainazca sthitastAvatsa AgataH / jainenAvAdi bho vipra svocchiSTaM bhukSva bhAvataH // 35 // kathamitthaM vaNigyogyamityukte sa jagau vacaH / gaMgAMbumizritaM bhojyaM bhukSva doSo na teM'zataH // 36 / / ucchiSTaM ca kathaM yogyaM na zuddha tIrthavAriNA / iti cettahi pApasya zodhakaM tIrthavArkatham // 37 // snAnena yadi zuddhiH syAnmInadhIvaradehinaH / zuddhAH snAnena nAkaM cedyAMtu te tridivAlayaMm / / 38 // snAnenAnnaM na cedyogyaM bhaktestahi kathaM bhavet / zivayogyonRNAM dehI paMcapApAdipIDitaH // 36 // tapojapavratadhyAnairAMtarI zuddhirISyate / kSamayA zubhabhAvena na tu snAnena dehinAM // 40 // mahApApamayA jIvA abrahmAdisamAkulAH / na yAMti snAnataH zuddhimazuddhA madyakuMbhavat / / 41 // avagAhya ciraM jJAna tIrthaM ye zuddhitAM gatAH / vinA nIreNa te zuddhA AjyakuMbhA yathA sadA // 42 // nizamya tadvaco viprastIrthamauDhyaM nirAkarota / tatraivAtha ca paMcAgni sAdhunAdussahaM tapaH // 43 // kurvatastApasasyaiva prajvaladvahnivRdake / patatprANividhAtaM ca darzayAmAsa tasya saH // 44 / / pAkhaMDya mauDhyamityevaM tasya tena nirAkRtaM / vede yA vIyate viprai hiMsAvAkyaM bhayapradaM / / 45 // . Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tatkathaM tava sattathyaM bhAti citte niraMkUzaM / vRSo vinA kRpAM vipra varttate cedyathA katham // 46 / / mArjAra mUSakA vyAghrA maMDalAdaMtivairiNaH / nAgApallI mRgavyAghyAH dharmiNaH syudvijottama // 47 // Alabheta zivaM chAgamiti tathyaM bhavedyadi / haMtavyaH sadhanazcaurairiti tathyaM ca ki nahi / / 48 / / narAzca medhayajJeSu hatAH ye prANinaH khalu / te yAMti yadi nAkaM ca haMtavyA bAMdhavAdayaH / / 46 / / prANighAtAdvaSo nava vede loke ca pApadAt / ityAgamasya saMmauDhyaM tadvAkyAtsanirAkarot / / 50 // jainatattvopadezena nirAkRtya vaNigvaraH / sAMkhyAdi parasadvAdAn jinatattvaM nyarUpayat / / 51 // samastadoSanirmukte deve deveMdravaMdite / nizcikAya nijaM cittaM sasamyaktvaM dharAsura // 52 // Age calakara ve donoM gaMdA nadI ke kinAre phuNce| vaNika to bhUkhA thA isalie vaha khAne ko baiTha gayA aura rudradatta zIghra hI snAnArtha gaMgA meM ghusa gyaa| bahuta dera taka usane gaMgA meM snAna kiyA, pAnI uchAlakara pitaroM ko pAnI diyA, pazcAt jahA~ vaha jaina zrAvaka bhojana kara baiThA thA vahIM aayaa| vipra ko AtA dekha vaNika ne kahA vipravara ! yaha jhUThA bhojana rakhA hai, AnandapUrvaka ise khaao| vaNika kI aisI bAta suna vipra ne javAba diyA vaNika saradAra ! yaha bAta kaise ho sakatI hai ? jhUThA bhojana khAnA kisa prakAra yogya ho sakatA hai ? arthAt nhiiN| vipra ke aise vacana suna vaNika ne javAba diyA gaMgAjala mizrita hai| isameM jhUThApana kahA~ se AyA? tU nirbhaya ho khaao| gaMgAjala mizrita hone se isameM jarA bhI doSa nahIM / yadi kaho ki tIrthajala se mizrita bhI jhUThA bhojana yogya nahIM ho sakatA to tumhIM batAo pApa kI zuddhi gaMgAjala se kaise ho sakatI hai ? are bhAI ! yadi yaha bAta ThIka ho ki snAna se zuddhi ho jAtI hai to machaliyA~ rAta-dina gaMgA ke jala meM par3I rahatI haiM / dhIvara hamezA nahAte-dhote rahate haiM unheM zuddha ho sIdhe svarga cale jAnA cAhiye / dekho! Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam priya bhAI! tuma nizcaya samajho bhItarI zuddhi snAna se nahIM hotI kiMtu tapa, vrata, japa, dhyAna, kSamA aura zubha bhAva se hotI hai| dekho zarAba kA ghar3A hajAra bAra dhone para bhI jaise zuddha nahIM hotA usI prakAra yaha deha kI snAna se zuddhi nahIM ho sktii| kiMtu jina manuSyoM ne jJAna tIrtha kA avagAhana kiyA hai, jJAnatIrtha meM snAna kiyA hai, ve binA jala ke hI ghI ke ghar3e ke samAna zaddha rahate haiN| vaNika ke aise vacana suna brAhmaNa ne zIghra hI tIrthamar3atA kA tyAga kara diyaa| vahIM para eka tapasvI bhI paMcAgnitapa kara rahA thaa| vaNika brAhmaNa rudradatta ko usake pAsa le gayA aura jalatI huI agni meM aneka prANiyoM ko marate dikhAyA jisase vipra se pAkhaMDI tapomar3hatA bhI chur3avA dI aura yaha upadeza bhI diyA ki veda meM jo yaha bAta batalAI hai hiMsA vAkya bhaya kA dene vAlA hotA hai| yaha pAkhaMDI tapa mahAna hiMsA kA karane vAlA hai so kaise tumhAre mana meM yogya jaca sakatA hai ? priya vipra! yadi binA dayA ke bhI dharma kahA jAyegA to billI, mUse, bAgha, vyAdha Adi ko bhI dharmAtmA kahe jaayeNge| yajJa meM sapheda chAga kA mAranA yadi ThIka hai to dhana-yukta manuSya kA coroM dvArA mAranA bhI kisI prakAra pApaprada nahIM ho sktaa| yadi kaho ki naramedha aura azvamedha yajJa meM jo prANI mArate haiM ve sIdhe svarga cale jAte haiM to ukta yajJa bhaktoM ko cAhiye ki ve apane kuTumbIjanoM ko bhI yajJArtha hne| priya rudradatta ! veda ho cAhe loka ho kisI meM pApaprada prANIghAta se kadApi dharma nahIM ho sakatA prANIghAta se dharma mAnanA bar3I bhArI bhUla hai| isa prakAra apane upadeza se vaNika ne rudradatta kI Agama mar3hatA bhI chur3avA dii| sAMkhyAdi dUsare matoM ke siddhAMtoM kA khaMDana karate hae use jaina tatvoM kA upadeza diyA jisase usa brAhmaNa ne samasta doSa-rahita bar3e-bar3e devoM se pUjita samyaktva meM apane citta ko jgaayaa| jinokta tatvoM meM zraddhA kI aura mithyAtva kI kRpA se jo usake citta meM mUr3hatA thI saba dUra ho gaI / / 33-52 / / jinoditeSu tattveSu pratyayaM kRtavAn dvijaH / nirAkRtya nijamauDhyaM mahAmithyAtvavAsitaM / / 53 / / atha tau vratasaMpannau sasamyaktvau mahApriyau / gacchaMtAvaTavImadhye kurvItau tatvasatkathAM / / 54 // pApAtsaMbhraSTamAgauM tau kSaNAdigmUDhatAM gatau / dezakaH ko'pi nAstyatra vane mAnuSavajite // 55 // saMnyasya vADavo dhImAMzcatu hAramuttamaM / hitvA prANAn jinadhyAnI devo'bhUtprathamedivi // 56 / / Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tatra bhuktvA ciraM zarmAmaraMdevI samAzritaM / svAyuraMte tatazcyutvA tvamabhUH zreNikAtmajaH // 57 // ataH paraM tapaH kRtvA tvaM setsyasi jinoditaM / apRcchatsvabhavAn daMtikumAro munipuMgavaM // 58 // tadAha bhagavAn putra samAkarNaya tvadbhavAn / ekasmin dAruNe bhIme'raNye vRkSAdimaMDite // 56 // sudharmAkhyo mahAyogI yogoddIpitavigrahaH / dhyAnenAsthAdvizuddhAtmavizadenasvavattinA // 60 // athodAruNyabhillAkhyo'dhiSThAtAbipanasya ca / araNye'gnimadAttaMvA jAnan yogabharAvahaM // 61 // dAvAnalazca kabpAMta kAlaprakhyo munIzvaraM / sthiradhyAnaM na jajvAla kAyamAnaM na jaMtukaM // 62 // visaW sa nijaprANAn cyutaM cAgamaddivam / bhillastadvigrahaM vIkSya viSaNNo'bhUtsvaniMdakaH // 63 / / niH kAraNaM mayAsyaiva gAtraM cAritracitritam / tapaH pUtaM nRpairvadyaM saMdagdhaM pApinA zubham / / 64 // kAlAMte sa tatazcyutvA tatrAbhUtsidhuraH zubhaH / dIrdhAMgo dIrghadaMtazca caladaMjanasaMnibhaH // 65 // atho aSTAnhikAyAM ca dvIpaM naMdIzvaraM suraH / so'cyutasthazcacAlAzu tatrApazyattakaM gajaM // 66 // anudaivo munermudrAM pUrvajAM tatra sadvane / samAdAya sthito dhyAne samuttIrya ca puSkarAt // 67 / / tadAgamanamArge taM sthitaM vIkSya gajottamaH / abhUjjAtismaro vegAnmuMcayannAyanaM jalam / / 68 / / praNipatya muninAthaM taM niNdytsvbhvaavliiN| tadvAkyAdAdadau zrAddha vratAni sa sudarzanam // 66 // Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam gate sure prapAlyAzu vratAni prAsukaM jalam / gaja saMmaditaM pakva phalAnyaznan gajottamaH // 70 // saMnyasya samAropya svamAnase / svAyuraMte sa jinaM visarjayAmAsa prANAMzca svasamAdhinA / / 71 / / sahasrAraM samAsAdya nAkaM nAkisamAzritam / samutpAdazilAyAM sa samAsede suvigrahaM // 72 // aMtarmuhUrttataH pUrNaM vigrahaM prAptavAn suraH / meghavRdaM yathAvyomni sarvadhAtuvivarjitam / / 73 // tArahArabharAzritam / kirITaM kaTakAnvitam / / 74 / lasatkuMDalakeyUra visphuradratna saMdIpra sugaMdhavyAptadigbhAgaviziSTasragvirAjitam sarvadhAtumalA'pAyAtpavitramaNimAdibhiH 1 11.92 11 Rddhi bhiliMgitaM dInaM divyavastravirAjitaM / babhau vapuvizAlAkSaM nirnimeSaM surasya ca // 70 // zayyAyAM saMsthito devo'lokayat kukubhA daza / apUrvAH kalpavRkSADhyA vismaya vyAptamAnasaH / / 77 / / ko'haM kasmAtsamAyAtaH kiM sthAnaM kA gatiH kimu / saM nRtyaMti layArUDhA kAminyaH kalabhASikAH // 78 // iti ciMtayatastasyAvadhiH prAdurbabhUva vai / vyajJAyi tena vRttAMtaM pUrvadaMtibhavodbhavaM // 76 // sura vijJApanAdjJAtvA vadhezca svargasaMsthitiM / dharme mati cakArAzu pUjayan zrIjinAdikaM // 80 // tato divyAMganA sAkaM sukhamaznAti svarbhavam / merunaMdIzvarAdau ca carcayan jina sadgRhAn / / 81 / / vAcAmagocaraM zarma bhuktvA tatra niraMtaraM / cyutvA'yaM tanujo jAtazcelinyAH prodare zubhaH // 82 // 316 Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 320 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam iti sarve svavRttAMtaM zrutvA pUrvabhavodbhavaM / tuSTAH zreNikasaMmukhyAH praNemurmunipuMgavaM / / 83 // dRDhasamyaktvapUrNAMgA smaraMto jinazAsanaM / vivizuH svapuraM prItAstadguNagrAmaraMjitAH // 84 // AsAdya bhUpatirbhUtyA mahAmaMDalanAthatAM / saMsAdhyA'nyamahInAthAnbu bhuje zarmasaMtati / / 85 // kadAcit zrAvaka vratoM se yukta samyaktva ke dhArI Apasa meM parama snehI ve donoM tatva carcA karate hue mArga meM jA rahe the pUrva pApa ke udaya se unheM dizAbhUla ho gii| vaha vana nirjana vana thA vahA~ koI manuSya rAstA batalAne vAlA na thA isalie jaba una donoM kA saMga chUTa gayA to brAhmaNa rudradatta ne zIghra hI saMnyAsa lekara cAroM prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga kara diyA aura prathama svarga meM jAkara deva ho gyaa| vahA~ para bahuta kAla taka usane deviyoM ke sAtha uttamottama svarga sukha bhoge| Ayu ke anta meM mara kara ava tU abhaya kumAra nAma kA dhArI rAjA zreNika kA putra utpanna huA aura aba jaina zAstrAnusAra tapa kara tU niyama se siddhapada ko prApta hogaa| isa prakAra jaba gautama gaNadhara abhaya kumAra ke pUrva bhava vattAMta kaha cake to daMti kumAra ne bhI vinaya se kahA prabho ! maiM pUrvabhava meM kauna thA ? kaisA thA ? kRpAkara kaheM / daMti kumAra ke aise vacana suna gautama bhagavAna ne kahA___yadi tumheM apane pUrva bhava ke sunane kI icchA hai to maiM kahatA hU~ tuma dhyAnapUrvaka sunoisI pRthvI tala meM eka aneka prakAra ke vRkSoM se maMDita bhayaMkara dAruNa nAma kA vana hai| kisI samaya usa vana meM atizaya dhyAnI sudharma nAma kA yogI tapa karatA thaa| aura atizaya nirmala apane zuddhAtmA meM lIna thaa| usa vana kA rakhavAlA dAruNamila nAma kA deva thaa| kAryavaza munirAja ko binA dekhe hI usane vana meM agni lgaaii| kalpAMta kAla ke samAna agni kI jvAlA dhadhakane lgii| agni jvAlA se munirAja kA zarIra bhasma hone lgaa| unake prANa-pakherU ur3a bhage aura marakara munirAja acyuta svarga meM jAkara deva ho gye| jaba vana rakSakadeva ne munirAja kA asthipaMjara dekhA to use parama duHkha huaa| apanI bArabAra nindA karatA vaha isa prakAra vicArane lagA ki hAya !!! caritra se, pavitra tapa se zobhita binA kAraNa maiMne munirAja ke zarIra ko jalA diyaa| hAya ! mujhase adhika saMsAra meM pApI koI na hogA tathA isa prakAra vicAra karate usakI Ayu samApta ho gaI aura vaha marakara usI jagaha zubha vizAla zarIra kA dhAraka unnata daMtoM se zobhita evaM aMjana parvata ke samAna U~cA hAthI ho gyaa| __ kadAcit aSTAhni kA parva meM acyuta svarga kA nivAsI vaha muni kA jIva deva nandizvara parvata ko vandanArtha nikalA aura usI vana meM use vaha hAthI dIkha pdd'aa| apane avadhi jJAnabala se Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 321 deva ne apanI pUrva munimudrA jAna lI aura puSkara vimAna se utarakara usa vana meM usI prakAra dhyAna meM lIna ho gyaa| hAthI ne jaba use dekhA to use zIghra hI jAti smaraNa ho gyaa| jAti smaraNa hote hI usakI A~khoM se azrupAta hone lgaa| apane pUrvabhava kI bAra-bAra nindA karate hue zIghra hI usa deva ko namaskAra kiyaa| deva ke upadeza se hAthI ne samyagdarzana ke sAtha zIghra hI zrAvakavrata dhAraNa kiye| deva vahA~ se calA gyaa| hAthI bhI prAsuka jala aura pakva phalAhAroM se zrAvaka vrata pAlana karane lgaa| apane Ayu ke anta meM saMnyAsa dhAraNa kara hAthI ne samAdhipUrvaka apanA colA chodd'aa| aura aneka devoM se sevita sahasrAra svarga meM jAkara deva ho gyaa| jaise kSaNabhara meM AkAza meM megha samUha prakaTa ho jAtA hai| usI prakAra utpAdazilA para utpanna hote hI antarmuhUrta meM use pUrNa zarIra kI prApti ho gii| usake kAnoM meM kuNDala aura keyUra jhalakane lge| vakSasthala meM manohara vizAla hAra aura sira para manohara ratnajar3ita mukuTa jhilamilAne lge| cAroM ora dizA sugaMdhi se vyApta ho gii| nirmala RddhiyoM kI prApti ho gii| zarIra divya vastra aura AbhUSaNoM se zobhita ho gyaa| tathA netra vizAla aura ninimeSa ho gye| jisa samaya deva ne apanI aisI sundara dazA dekhI to vaha vicArane lagA maiM kauna haiM ? yahA~ kahA~ se AyA hU~ ? merA kyA sthAna aura kyA gati hai ? manohara zabda karane vAlI ye devAMganA kyoM isa prakAra mujhe cAhatI huI nRtya kara rahI haiM ? isa prakAra vicAra karate-karate apanI avadhi jJAnabala se zIghra hI usane, maiM vratoM kI kRpA se hAthI kI yoni se yahA~ AyA hU~ ityAdi, vRttAMta jAna liyaa| tathA vRttAMta jAnakara aura apane ko svargastha deva samajhakara jinendraAdi ko pUjate hue usane dharma meM mati kii| divyAMganAoM ke sAtha vaha Ananda sukha bhogane lagA nandIzvara parvata para jina mandiroM ko pUjane lgaa| isa rIti se vacana agocara svarga sukha bhogakara aura vahA~ se cyuta hokara aba tU rAnI celanA ke garbha meM Akara utpanna huA hai| isa prakAra gautamagaNadhara dvArA abhaya kumAra va daMti kumAra kA pUrvabhava vRttAMta suna zreNika Adi pradhAna-pradhAna puruSoM ko atizaya Ananda huaa| sabhI ne zIghra hI muninAtha ko namaskAra kiyaa| dRr3hasamyaktvakathA se pUrNa jina zAsana ko smaraNa karate hue bhagavAna ke guNoM meM dattacitta ve saba prItipUrvaka nagara meM A gye| aura bar3e-bar3e mahArAjoM ko vaza meM kara mahArAja zreNika ne mahAmaMDalezvara pada prApta kara liyaa||53-85|| ekadA tridazAdhIzaH sabhAyAM nAkibhiH sa taH / samyaktvamahimAnaM cAvarNayat svavacoMzubhiH // 86 / / zuddhadRgbhUSaNa ti bhUpatirbharate vare / zreNikastatsamo nAsti kSAyikAlaMkRto naraH // 87 // yasya darzanasacchAkhI kudRSTAMtagajaiH kadA / na kSubhyate mahAzAstradRDhaskaMdhaH sthirAMhikaH // 88 / / Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 zrIzabhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kusaMgama kuThAreNa nochedyo vajrabaMdhanaH / kuzAstravAyunAnaiva kSamazcAlayituM dRDhaH // 86 // samyaktvazikharI tasya siMcitaH zAstravAriNA / dRDhabhAvamahAskaMdho na chettuM zakyate paraiH // 10 // iti saMzayatastasya samyaktvaM ca zacIpateH / zrutvA sarve dadhuzcitte vismayaM dharmamAnasAH // 61 // dvau surau tatparIkSAyAyavatINoM bhuvaMvarAm / ciMtayaMtAviti prItau mAnase smayasuMdarau // 62 / / kva pAkazAsanasyaiva varNanaM kva nRpo naraH / iti saMcitya nadyAM tau tasthatu: zreNikAgame / / 63 // muniveSeNa caiko'sthAdAyikA kArata: pr| pravRddhagarbhabhAvasthaH picchikA kuMDakAnvitaH // 14 // munirUpa suro jAkairmatsyAnAkRSya nikSipan / karaMDake tayA sAkaM vivRddhabhrU NayAsthitaH / / 65 / / AgacchannRpatirvIkSya tAdRzaMtadhugaM pathi / uttIrya ghoTakAnnatvA jagau darzanamaMDitaH // 66 // vidhIyate yuvAbhyAM kiM duHkarma janahAsyakRt / mAyAvI vacanaM prAkhyannRpA'syAgarbhasaMbhave // 7 // mInamAMsasya saMjAtA vAMchA tena vidhIyate / matsyAkarSaNamevAtra no doSo mama bhUpate / / 68 // maniveSeNa yogyaM naitatkarmazabhavajitaM / / iti prokte jagau deva: kiM vidheyaM nRpAdhunA / / 66 / / anayA saha saMghaTTo mamAsIdvijane vane / tato garbhasya saMbhUtirmAsAzA ca tato'jani // 100 // tatpUraNaM vidheyaM hi mayA nRpa tadarthanA / nRpeNA'bhANi bho yoginmuni rUpeNa nocitaM // 10 // Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 323 mAyAvI vacanaM cAkhyatpraghaTTa prApya bhUpate / sarvepi mAdRzA eva zubhakAryavidUragAH // 102 // yasyAMgullAM bhavennUnaM pIDanaM tasya vednaa| anye hasaMti dUrasthAstvatsamA nRpa puMgava // 103 // nRpo'vocannikRSTo'si sadRSTirapi no bhavAn / dayAhIno'si cAritravajito'si vibuddhimAn // 104 // sababhANa mayA rAjannocyate vitathaM vacaH / kimu gAlipradAnaM tvaM dadAsi vara yoginAM // 10 // jainatvaM tvayi nAmnAsti na sAkSAdguNamaMDitaM / yatInAM gAlisaMdAnAtparamarmavibhASaNAt // 106 // vayaMjanA iti prokte provAca magadhezvaraH / saMvegAdiguNAbhAvAddarzanaM na dayAM vinA // 107 // cAritraM na hi dhImatvaM na hicedRgvikurvaNAt / saMyatatvaM na yogitvaM zAstravitvaM na ca tvayi // 108 // mArgaprabhAvanAnAzAnnocitaM ca tavedazam / cetkariSyasi jAnAsi tvamevAdya phalAdrutaM / / 106 // duSTavAkyaprabaMdhana nAsi tvaM munireva hi / muMcedaM karma maddhAma samehi munipuMgava // 110 // tavAzAM pUrayiSyAmi nAgamiSyasi cedrutam / kArayiSyAmi te nUnaM gardabhArohaNaM mune // 111 // iti sAmyAdivAkyena samAzvAsya gRhaM takau / nItau ca syApayAmAsa maMdire zreNiko nRpaH // 112 // tadocurmatriNo rAjannasya cAritravajinaH / saMgastavakathaMyogyo viziSTasAyikezinaH // 113 // kisI samaya mahArAja indra apanI sabhA meM aneka devoM ke sAtha baiThe the| apane vacanoM se samyaktva kI mahimA gAna karate hue ve kahane lage ki Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 zrozubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam bharata kSetra meM mahArAja zreNika samyagdarzana se atizaya zobhita haiN| vartamAna meM unake samAna kSAyika samyaktva kA dhAraka dUsarA koI nhiiN| jisake samyagdarzana rUpI vizAla vRkSa ko mithyAdarzana rUpI gaja tor3a nahIM sakatA aura vaha vRkSa mahAzAstrarUpI dRr3ha mUla kA dhAraka aura sthira hai| kusaMgama kuThAra use cheda nahIM sktaa| kuzAstrarUpI prabala pavana bhI use nahIM calA sktii| usakA samyaktvarUpI vRkSa zAstrI jala se siMcita hai aura usa samyagdarzana kA dRr3ha bhAvarUpI mahAmala chinna nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| mahArAja indra dvArA zreNika ke samyagdRSTipane kI isa prakAra prazaMsA suna sabhA meM sthita samasta deva Azcarya karane lage evaM ati prItiyukta kiMtu mana meM ati Azcaryayukta do deva zIghra hI mahArAja zreNika kI parIkSArtha pRthvImaNDala para utare aura kahA~ to mahArAja zreNika manuSya ? aura kahA~ phira unakI indra dvArA tArIpha? yaha bhale prakAra vicAra kara jo mahArAja zreNika ke Ane kA mArga thA usa mArga para sthita ho gye| unameM eka deva ne pIchI kamaNDalu hAtha meM lekara munirUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura dUsare ne AryikA kaa| vaha AryikA garbhavatI bana gaI aura munivezadhArI vaha deva machaliyoM ko kisI tAlAba se nikAla apane kamaNDala meM rakhatA huA usa garbhavatI AyikA ke sAtha rahane lgaa| mahArAja zreNika vahA~ aaye| unheM dekha jaldI ghor3e se utara aura bhaktipUrvaka unheM namaskAra kara kahane lage samasta manuSyoM kA hAsyAspada yaha duSkarma Apa kyoM kara rahe haiM ? isa veza meM yaha duSkarma Apako sarvathA varjanIya hai| zreNika ke aise vacana suna mAyAvI usa deva ne javAba diyA rAjan ! garbhavatI isa AryikA ko machalI ke mAMsa khAne kI abhilASA huI hai| isalie isI ke liye maiM machaliyA~ pakar3a rahA huuN| isa karma se mujhe, koI doSa nahIM laga sakatA / deva kI yaha bAta suna zreNika ne kahA muniveza dhAraNa kara yaha karma Apake lie sarvathA ayogya hai| isameM muniliMga kI bar3I bhArI niMdA hai| Apako cAhiye ki isa kAma ko Apa sarvathA chor3a deN| deva ne kahA rAjan ! tumhIM kaho isa samaya hameM kyA karanA cAhiye ? merA anAyAsa hI isa nirjana vana meM isa AryikA ke sAtha sambandha ho gayA isalie ise garbhotpatti aura mAMsAbhilASA ho gii| maiM ise aba cAhatA hU~ isalie merA kartavya hai maiM isakI icchAeM pUrNa kruuN| chalI muni kI yaha bAta suna rAjA ne kahA tathApi mune ! isa veza meM tumhArA yaha kartavya sarvathA ayogya hai| Apako kadApi yaha kAma nahIM karanA caahiye| rAjA ke aise vacana suna deva ne kahA rAjan ! Apa kyA vicAra kara rahe haiM ? jitane muni aura AryikAoM ko Apa dekha rahe haiM ve saba mere hI samAna zubha kArya se vimukha haiN| nirdoSa koI bhI nhiiN| mahArAja ! jisakI a~gulI dabatI hai use hI vedanA hotI hai| anya manuSya vedanA kA anubhava nahIM kara sakate ve to ha~sate haiM usI prakAra Apa hameM dekhakara ha~sate haiN| deva ko yaha bAta suna zreNika ko kucha krodha-sA A gyaa| ve kahane lage Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 325 mune ! tU muni nahIM hai bar3A nikRSTa dayArahita caritra-vimukha aura mUrkha hai / tere samyagdarzana bhI nahIM mAlUma hotaa| zreNika ke aise vacana suna deva ne javAba diyA rAjan ! jo maiMne kahA hai so bilakula ThIka kahA hai| kyA terA yaha kartavya hai ki tU parama yogiyoM ko gAlI pradAna kare? hamane samajha liyA ki tujhameM jainIpanA nAmamAtra kA hai| yatiyoM ko marma vidAraka gAlI dene se jainIpane kA tujhameM koI guNa nahIM dIkha par3atA? deva ke aise vacana suna mahArAja ne kahA mune! saMvegAdi guNoM ke abhAva se to tere samyagdarzana nahIM hai aura dayA binA cAritra nahIM hai| aise duSkarma karane se tU buddhimAna bhI nahIM hai, notimAna yogI aura zAstravettA bhI nhiiN| sAdho! yadi tU aisA karegA to jainadharma kI prabhAvanA kA nAza ho jaayegaa| isaliye terA yaha kartavya sarvathA anucita hai| yadi tU nahIM mAnatA to tujhe niyama se isa duSkarma kA phala bhoganA pdd'egaa| mune! jo tumane mujhase duSTa vacana kahe haiM unase tuma kadApi muni nahIM ho skte| isalie tuma zIghra hI duSkarma kA tyAga karo jisase tumheM mukti mile| abhI tuma mere sAtha clo| maiM tumhArI saba AzA pUrI karU~gA aura yadi tuma mere sAtha nahIM caloge to tumheM gadhe para car3hAkara tumhArA hAla-behAla kruuNgaa| isa prakAra sAmya Adi vacanoM se muni ko samajhA, AzvAsana de rAjA zreNika ko cAritra bhraSTa muni aura AryikA ke sAtha dekhA to ve kahane lage rAjan ! Apa kSAyika samyagdRSTi haiM Apake saMga cAritra bhraSTa isa muni AryikA yugala ke sAtha kadApi yogya nahIM ho sktaa| Apako inakA sambandha zIghra hI chor3a denA yogya hai| cAritra bhraSTa muni AryikA ke namaskAra karane se Apake darzana meM aticAra AtA hai| maMtriyoM ke aise vacana suna mahArAja zreNika ne javAba diyA / / 86-113 / / aticAro na te deva darzanasya nRpo jgau| ayaM munisamAkAro jainaM matvA nuto mayA // 114 // na cavaM darzanasyAticArazcAritrajo bhavet / taccAritraM na mayyasti ko doSo'syanutau mama / / 11 / / dRSTveti darzanavidhiM tridazAdhipena, tasya jutaM sura varau hRdaye prahRSTau / sAkSAdvibhUya vinatau caraNAMstayozca, jAyApatidvitayayorvarazarmabhAjI // 116 // Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam gaMgA zItA pramukha sujalaizcaMdramadhyaH subhaktyA, saMsnApyoccaiH kanakakalite viSTare ropayitvA / vastrAbhUSA kusumagivahaiH pUjayitvA prakathya, devAdhIzaprakRtasunutiM daMpatI tau surau ca // 117 // vAraMvAraM praguNa sugaNadarzanAtsaMpraNutya, muktvA puSpapracayaracanAMvyomato vAdyanAdAt / kRtvA svarga suguNaviditaM prApatustadguNAMzca, citte kRtvA pramadabharakaH pUrNa sarvAMgagAtrau // 11 // darzanAtsura varaiH kRtaM paraM pUjanaM, paramatoSadAyakaM darzanAttridazanAtha saMstutirjAyate jagati dehinAM sadA // 11 // veSadhArI isa muni ko maiMne vAstavika muni jAna namaskAra kiyA hai isase mere darzana meM kadApi aticAra nahIM A sakatA kiMtu cAritra meM aticAra AtA hai so cAritra mere nahIM haiM isalie inako namaskAra karane para bhI koI doSa nhiiN| mahArAja zreNika kA aisA pAMDitya dekha aura indra dvArA kI huI prazaMsA ko vAstavika prazaMsA jAna ve donoM deva ati AnaMdita hue| apanA rUpa badala unhoMne zIghra hI AnandapUrvaka rAnI celanA aura mahArAjA zreNika ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyaa| suvarNa siMhAsana para baiThAkara donoM devoM ne bhaktipUrvaka gaMgA, sItA Adi nadiyoM ke nirmala jala se rAjA rAnI ko snAna karAyA, vastra-bhUSaNa phaloM se prazaMsApUrvaka unakI pUjA kii| aneka anyAya guNa aura samyagdarzana se zobhita una donoM daMpatI ko namaskAra kara AkAza meM puSpa-varSA ke sAtha vAdyanAdoM ko kara atizaya harSita aura rAjA rAnI ke guNoM meM dattacitta ve donoM deva kIrtibhAjana bane / so ThIka hI hai samyagdarzana kI kRpA se samyagdRSTiyoM kI bar3e-bar3e deva parama santoSa dene vAlI pUjA karate haiM aura saMsAra meM samyagdarzana kI kRpA se indroM dvArA prazaMsA bhI milatI hai // 114.116 // iti zreNikabhavAnubayabhaviSyatpadmanAbhapurANe zreNikasya bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacaMdrAcArya viracite devAtizaya prAptivarNanaM nAma trayodazaH sargaH // 13 // isa prakAra padmanAbha tIrthaMkara ke pUrvabhava ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhadrAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita deva dvArA atizaya prApti-varNana karanevAlA terahavAM sarga samApta huaa| Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturdazamaH sargaH atho sadasi saMprApyA'bhayo bhaya vijitaH / praNatya zreNikaM bhUpaM tasthau sthiti vivedakaH // 1 // sabhAyAM sarvasabhyAnAM tatvaM sarvajJabhASitam / nAnAbhedavibhinnAMga kathayAmAsa kautukI // 2 // tato'vasaramAsAdya smaranpUrvabhavaM hRdi / niviNNo bhavabhogeSu jagau sa janakaM prati // 3 // asminnasArasaMsAre puruSA bahavo gatAH / yugAdau vRSabhAdyAzca bharatAdyAzca cakriNaH // 4 // saMsArAbdhau sadAkarma nIre janmasu mInake / duHkhAvarte jarAtIvra kallole pApakardame // 5 // nAnAmRti taTe bhIme caturgati suvADave / vedanAkacchape tIvra daridrasikatAkule // 6 // nAnAzravasaridvRda prvaahpripuurite| dharmayAnaM vinA rAjannAnyuduttArakaM mataM // 7 // saptadhAtumayo deho navadvAraiH sadAsravan / pApakarmamayaH pApa kAraNaM zarmavAraNam // 8 // ko rati tatra saMdhatte matimAnmalamaMDite / karaNAgrAma saMdIpte ceto vyApArapUrite // 6 // bhogA AtRpti saMbhuktA na tRpti kurvate nRpa / sevyamAnAH pravarddhate tailenevAgnyaH khalu // 10 // nAkabhogarna saMtRptiryeSAM teSAM kathaM bhavet / pIr3anApoSitAM kASTAdvahnariva tRNAgrataH // 11 // iti saMsAracApalye prasIda paramezvara / pravrajyAya piturnu NAM nAnAzarma bhavennRpa / / 12 / / Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tvatprasAdAnmayA nRpa / etAvatkAlaparyaMta abhoja rAjakIyaM ca zarmastrIvRMda saMbhavaM / / 13 / / ityAkarNya vaco bhUbhRduHsahaM karNayordvayoH / mumoha dhariNIM prApto babhUveva vicetanaH // 14 // tataH zItopacArAdyaiH prApitazcetanAM nRpaH / babhASe vacanaM putra ! kimuktaM mama bhItidam // 15 // vinA tvayA khilaM rAjyamudvasaM tanu saMbhava / mayi rAjyaM prakurvANena karttavyaM tvayA tapaH // 16 // pazcAt caturthe vayasi tapo grAhyaM jinAMtike / idAnIM vayasA nUnaM laghIyAn nRpapuMgava / / 17 / / kva rUpaM kva ca saubhAgyaM kva lIlA rAjasaMbhavA / kva lAvaNyaM pakva vAmitvaM tava dehanirbharaM / / 18 / / asAdhArA manISA sphuTaM balibhiH srutam / vIratvaM vIrasAmAnyaM tvayi vartteta dehaja // 16 // rAjakIyaM nRpAdibhiH / tyajatvaM tapa AgrahaM // 20 // gRhANedaM zubhaM bhAraM sevyaM puNyavatAM prApyaM kadAcit mahArAja sAnanda sabhA meM virAjamAna the / samasta bhayoM se rahita saMsAra kI vAstavika sthiti jAnane vAle abhaya kumAra sabhA meM aaye| unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka mahArAja ko namaskAra kiyA aura sarvajJabhASita aneka bheda-prabhedayukta vaha samasta sabhyoM ke sAmane vAstavika tatvoM kA upadeza karane lagA / tatvoM kA vyAkhyAna karate-karate jaba saba logoM kI dRSTi tatvoM kI ora jhuka gaI to vaha avasara pAkara apanI pUrvabhavAvalI ke smaraNa se citta atizaya khinna ho apane pitAjI se kahane lagA pUjya pitAjI ! isa saMsAra se aneka puruSa cale gaye / yuga ke Adi meM vRSabha Adi tIrthaMkara bharata Adi cakravartI bhI kUca kara gaye / kRpAnAtha ! yaha saMsAra eka prakAra kA vizAla samudra hai kyoMki samudra meM jaisI machaliyA~ rahatI haiM saMsArarUpI samudra meM bhI janmarUpI machaliyA~ haiM / samudra meM jaise bha~vara par3ate haiM saMsArarUpI samudra meM bhI duHkharUpI bha~vara haiM / samudra meM jaise kaloleM hotI haiM / saMsAra samudra meM bhI z2arArUpI Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam tIvra kaloleM maujUda haiM / samudra meM jisa prakAra kIcar3a hotI hai saMsArarUpI samudra meM bhI pAparUpI kIcar3a hai| jaise samudra taToM se bhayaMkara hotA hai usI prakAra saMsArarUpI samudra bhI mRtyurUpI taTa se bhayaMkara hai| samudra meM jaise var3avAnala hotA hai saMsAra samudra meM bhI caturgatirUpa var3avAnala hai| samudra meM jaise kachuve hote haiM saMsArarUpI samudra meM bhI vedanArUpI kachuve maujUda haiN| saMsAra meM jaise bAla ke Dhera hote haiM saMsArarUpI samudra meM bhI daridratArUpI bAlU ke Dhera maujUda haiN| evaM samudra jaise aneka nadiyoM ke pravAhoM se pUrNa rahatA hai saMsAra samudra bhI usI prakAra aneka prakAra ke AsravoM se pUrNa hai| mahanIya pitAjI ! binA dharmarUpI jahAja ke isa saMsAra se pAra karane vAlA koI nhiiN| yaha deha saptadhAtumaya hai| nAka, A~kha Adi nau dvAroM se sadA mala nikalatA rahatA hai| yaha pApa karmamaya pApa kA utpAdaka aura kalyANa kA nivAraka hai| aisA kauna buddhimAna hogA jo indriyoM ke samUha se daidIpyamAna, mana ke vyApAra se paripUrNa, viSTa Adi maloM se maMDita isa zarIra se prIti karegA? pUjya pitAjI ! jyoM-jyoM ina bhogoM kA bhoga aura sevana kiyA jAtA hai tyoMtyoM ye tRpti ko to nahIM karate kintu ghI kI Ahuti se jaise agni pravRddha hotI calI jAtI hai| vaise hI bhogopabhoga bhI pravRddha hote jAte haiN| kASTha se jaise agni kI tRpti nahIM hotI usI prakAra jina manuSyoM kI tRpti svarga bhoga bhogane se bhI nahIM huI hai| una manuSyoM kI tRpti thor3I-sI striyoM ke saMparka se kaise ho sakatI hai ? saMsAra ko isa prakAra kSaNa-bhaMgura samajha pUjya pitAjI ! mujha para prasanna hUjiye aura manuSyoM ko aneka kalyANa dene vAlI samasyA ke lie AjJA diijiye| pUjyapAda ! ApakI kRpA se Aja taka maiM rAjya sambandho sukha aura strIjanya sukha khUba bhoga cukaa| aba maiM isase vimukha honA cAhatA huuN| putra ke aise vacana suna rAjA zreNika ne apane kAna banda kara liye| unake citta para bhArI AghAta pahu~cA mUchita ho ve zIghra hI jamIna para gira gaye aura unakI cetanA thor3I dera ke lie eka ora kinArA kara gii| mahArAja zreNika kI aisI viceSTA dekha unheM zIghra sacetana kiyA gyaa| aba ve bilkula hoza meM A gaye to kahane lage priya putra ! tUne yaha kyA kahA? terA yaha kathana mujhe aneka bhaya pradAna karane vAlA hai| tere binA niyama se yaha samasta rAjya zUnya ho jaayegaa| maiM rAjya karU~ aura tU tapa kare yaha sarvathA ayogya hai| jina bhagavAna ke samIpa jAkara tujhe cauthepana meM tapa dhAraNa karanA cAhiye isa samaya terI umra nihAyata choTI hai / kahA~ to terA rUpa ? kahA~ terA saubhAgya ! kahA~ rAjya yogya terI krIr3A? kahA~ terA lAvaNya tathA kahA~ terI yuktiyukta vANI aura komala deha ? terI buddhi isa samaya asAdhAraNa hai / balavAnapanA, vIratA, vIramAnyatA jaisI tujhameM hai vaisI kisI meM nhiiN| priya putra ! aneka rAjA aura sAmantoM se sevanIya puNyavAnoM dvArA prApta karane yogya yaha rAjya-bhAra tuma grahaNa karo aura tapa kA haTa chodd'o| pitAjI ke aise mohaparipUrNa vacana suna abhaya kumAra ne kahA // 1-20 // tadAvAdItsa bho tAta gaditA janakA janaiH / janayaMti zubhaM zarma te tatsarvaM tapobalAt // 21 // Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam caturthe vayasi grAhyaM tvayoktaM tatkathaM vayaH / prApyate yamadaMtasyamavedyaM tajjanaH sadA / / 22 / / rUpAdikakSaNadhvaMsI sArAtItaM vinazvaram / mithyAbuddhirasArA sA yA gRhAdikasaMsthitA // 23 // rAjyaM vinazvaraM nAtha ! na grahISyAmi nizcitaM / aMgIkaromi vidhvaMsarahitaM nizcalaM zubhaM // 24 // IdazaM bahadhA rAjyaM bhaktapUrvaM narAdhipa / apUrvamiSyate nUnaM madRSTaM kSayavarjitam / / 25 // ataH pUrvaM tvadAjJA ca kRtA hi bahuzo nRpa / na kariSye'dya cennUnaM bhaviSyati virUpakaM // 26 // ato dehi samAdezaM prasIda puruSottama / iti vAkyaiH prabaudhyAzujanakaM sAzrulocanaM / / 27 / / saMbodhyajananI svIyAM vilApamukharAM varAM / bhAminIzca mahArUpavibhavA madanAvahA / / 28 / / samaM gajakumArAdyairabhayo daMtinaM param / samAruhyapratasthe ca vAryamANo nRpAdibhiH / / 26 / / mahAvIraM samAsAdya vipulAcalasaMsthitam / hitvA sarvANi yAnAni ruroha samavasRti // 30 // tatrAsInaM jinaM prekSya triH parItyaprapUjyaca / natvA stutvA munIMdraMca prArthayAmAsa dIkSaNaM / / 31 // tatovasanabhUSAdinmuktvA tadvacasA'bhayaH / bahubhiH baMdhubhiH satraM jagrAhaparamaM tapaH / / 32 // trayodazavidhaM vRttaMcacAra caraNAnvitaH / dhyAnAsInaH zivAkAMkSI citayanparamapadaM // 33 // haMsatUlasuzayyAyAM savastrAyA ca yaiH sadA / suptaMtezeratebhUmau zarkaropalasanmRdi / / 34 // Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam zItAttauzayyate yena harmya gADhaM sayoSitam / sthIyate tena nadyAMte nizi zItamarudbhare // 35 // haricaMdanaliptAMgajaSNe dhArAgRhe sthitaH / / kSmAbhanmUni sthitaH so'pikharAMzukiraNAhataH // 36 // vrssaanojlsNcaar vajita sadane sthitaH / vRkSamUlejalAkIrNe sthitaM tena sadasake // 37 // sUkSmacInAMzakairyena parivatre svavigrahaM / catuSpathe sa nirvastrastiSThati prauDhamAnasaH // 38 // svarNAmatre ciraMyenabhuktaM ratnavirAjate / pANau saMbhujyate tena kSaraddhRtajalAdike // 39 // pakvAnnapAyasAdyazca vyaMjanairbhujyate sadA / tailakodravakaMgvAdipAraNAyAM vivyaMjanam // 40 // hastighoTakavAhAdyairgataMyaizca pade pade / pAdena gamyate taizca bhUtale kaMTakAkule / / 41 // saptabhUme gRhe yena suptaM svArNamaNiprabhe / suSyate tenazaileSu darIgehe sasarpake // 42 // yaH stutobhUribhUmIzaH samadaiH sabalaiH paraiH / stUyate yatinAthaiH sa nirmadaizcaraNojvalaiH // 43 / / kAMtAratisamutpannabhuktaM zarma ykenc| . lihyate viSayAtItaM zAzvataM dhyAnasaMbhavaM // 44 // zrutAni yena gItAni kAminImukhajAnica / zrUyaMte mRgaghUkAnAM rAvA nizi zmazAnake // 45 // putrapautrAdibhiH keliH kRtA yena ciraMgRhe / kriyate tena sAraMgaiH samavizvAsatAM gataH / itthaM cirataraM taptvA tapoghoraparISahaiH / unmUlyaghAtisaMghAtaM zukladhyAnaprabhAvataH / / 47 / / Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam utpAdyakevalaM loke vikAzva sukRtaM bhuvi / ciraM vihRtya nirvANaM prAptavAn zAzvataM sa ca / / 48 / / anye yathAyathaMjagmuryogino yogayaMtritAH / gatinAkAdikAM ramyAM svasvakarmavipAkataH // 46 // pUjya pitAjI ! saMsAra meM jitane bhI uttamottama sukha milate haiM ve tapa kI kRpA se milate haiM aise bar3e-bar3e puruSoM ke kathana haiN| Apane jo yaha kahA ki tapa cauthe vaya meM dhAraNa karanA cAhie so cauthepana meM zarIra tapa ke yogya rahatA hI kahA~ hai ? usa samaya to zarIra manda par3a jAtA hai / iMdriyA~ bhI zithila par3a jAtI haiN| isalie svastha avasthA meM hI tapa mahApuruSoM dvArA yogya mAnA gayA hai| mahanIya pitAjI! rUpa lAvaNya Adi kSaNika haiM, nissAra haiM / gRhAdika meM saMlagna jo buddhi hai so mithyA buddhi hai aura asAra hai| kRpAnAtha ! yaha rAjya bhI vizAnIka hai maiM kadApi isa rAjya ko svIkAra na karUMgA kiMtu samasta pApoM se rahita maiM nizcaya tapa dhAraNa kruuNgaa| maiMne aneka bAra isa rAjya kA bhoga kiyA hai mere sAmane yaha rAjya apUrva nahIM ho sktaa| akSaya sukha mokSa sukha hI mere lie apUrva hai| pUjyavara ! maiMne ApakI AjJA kA bhI acchI taraha pAlana kiyA hai| aba maiM bhaviSyakAla meM ApakI AjJA pAlana na kara sakU~gA isaliye Apa kRpAkara mujhe tapa ke lie AjJA pradAna kreN| putra ko tapa ke lie udyamI dekha mahArAja zreNika kI A~khoM se avirala azrudhArA bahane lgii| tathApi abhaya kumAra unheM acchI taraha samajhAkara apanI mAtA ko bhI sambodhana kara aura atizaya manoharAMgI apanI priya striyoM ko bhI samajhAkara zIghra hI rAjamahala se nikale aura rAjA Adi ke roke jAne para bhI gajakumAra Adi ke sAtha hAthI para savAra ho vipulAcala kI ora cala diye| usa samaya vipulAcala para mahAvIra bhagavAna kA samavazaraNa virAjamAna thA isalie jyoM hI abhaya kumAra vipulAcala ke pAsa pahu~ce unhoMne rAjacihna chor3a diye gaja se utara zIghra hI samavazaraNa meM praveza kiyaa| samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna mahAvIra bhagavAna ko dekha tIna pradakSiNA dIM, pUjana, namaskAra aura stuti kii| gautama gaNadhara ko bhI praNAma kiyA aura dIkSArtha prArthanA kI / vastra-bhUSaNa Adi kA tyAga kara bahuta se kuTuMbiyoM ke sAtha zIghrahI parama tapa dhAraNa kiyaa| teraha prakAra kA caritra pAlane lage evaM dhyAnakatAna mukti ke abhilASI ve paramapada kI ArAdhanA karane lge| jo abhaya kumAra Adi mahApuruSa aneka komala-komala vastroM se zobhita haMsoM ke samAna svaccha ruI se bane manohara palaMgoM para sote the ve hI aba kaMkarIlI jamIna para sone lge| jo zItakAla meM manohara-manohara mahaloM meM kAmavihvalA ramaNiyoM ke sAtha sAnanda zayana karane vAle the ve cautarphA atizaya zItala pavana se vyApta nadI ke tIroM para sote haiN| grISmakAla meM jo zarIra para haricaMdana kA lepa karA phuvArA sahita mahaloM ke rahane vAle the ve hI aba atizaya tIkSNa sUrya ke Atapa ko jhelate hue parvatoM kI zikharoM para nivAsa karate haiN| Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam jo uttama puruSa varSAkAla meM, jahA~ kisI prakAra ke jala kA saMcAra nahIM aise uttamottama mahaloM meM rahate the unheM aba jala vyApta vRkSoM ke nIce rahanA par3atA hai / patale kiMtu uttama cInI vastroM se sadA jinake zarIra Dhake rahate the ve hI aba cohaToM meM vastra rahita ho sAnanda rahate haiM / jo citra vicitra ratnoM se jar3ita suvarNapAtroM meM bhojana karate the unheM aba sachidra pANipatroM meM AhAra karanA par3atA hai| jo bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pake anna aura khIra Adi padArthoM kA bhojana karate the unheM aba pAraNA nIrasa AhAroM kA AhAra karanA par3atA hai / jo hAthI-ghor3e Adi savAriyoM para savAra ho jahA~-tahA~ ghUmate the ve hI aba kaMTakAkIrNa jamIna para calate haiM / jo sAtasAta DyoDhIyukta maNijar3ita mahaloM meM sote the ve hI aba aneka sarpoM se vyApta pahAr3oM kI guphA meM sote haiM / rAjyAvasthA meM jinakI prazaMsA parAkramI aura mahAmAnI bar3e-bar3e rAjA karate the unakI prazaMsA aba cAritra se pavitra nirabhimAnI bar3e-bar3e munirAja karate haiN| rAjya avasthA meM jo tijanya sukha kA AsvAdana karate the ve hI aba viSayAtIta nitya dhyAnajanya sukha kA AsvAdana karate haiM / jo rAjamaMdira meM kAminiyoM ke mukha se uttamottama gAyana sunate the unheM aba zmazAna bhUmi meM mRga aura zRgAloM ke bhayaMkara zabda sunane par3ate haiM / rAjamaMdira meM jo putra nAtiyoM ke sAtha khela khelate the aba ve nirbhaya kiMtu vizvasta mRgoM ke sAtha khela khelate rahate haiM / isa prakAra cirakAla taka ghora tapa kara parISaha jItakara aura ghAtiyA karmoM kA vidhvaMsa kara zukla dhyAna ke prabhAva se munivara abhaya kumAra ne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA evaM kevalajJAna kI kRpA se saMsAra ke samasta padArtha jAnakara bhUmaNDala para bahuta kAla taka vihArakara acitya avyA bAdha mokSa sukha paayaa| inase anya aura jitane yogI the ve bhI apane-apane karmavipAka ke anusAra svarga Adi uttamottama gatiyoM meM gaye / / 21- 46 / / atha sa zreNikaH prItaH kurvan dharmaM jinezvaraM / pAlayan vasudhAM bhAti kIrtivyAptajagattrayaH / / 50 / / atha yo vAriSeNAkhyastanujastasya sundaraH / jinadharmerato dhImAn vratAbharaNabhUSitaH // 51 // upavizyaikadA dhImAMzcaturdazyAM vane ghane / kAyotsargavidhAnena sthitastAvatpure vare / / 52 / / vilokito vilAsinyA zrIkIttizreSThinI hRdi / sthitazca mugdhasuMdaryAhAro dIpro mayUkhavAn / / 53 // vinA divyena hAreNA'nena me jIvitaMbhuvi / niH phalaM ceti saMkalpatitAzAyanodare // 54 // tadAsaktenacaureNa vidyunnAmnAnizigRhaM / gatena vAditAnaiva vaktisAca kathA kathaM // 55 // 333 Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam jagau vallabha ki sAdhyaMjIvitena tvayAca kiMH / nApyate kItizreSThinyAhArazceddivyabhUSaNaM // 56 // zrutvAzvAsya ca tAM cauro gatvA tatsadanaMdrutaM / pravizya corayitvA taM sakauzalyena nirgataH // 57 // horodyotena taM coraM matvAtalavarAH kSaNAt / dhAvaMti smAnumArgeNa cauro'yamiti vAdinaH // 58 / / sakAgAriH palAyyAzu praviSTa: pitRsadvanam / tatogaMtumazakto'gre vAriSeNasya muktavAn / / 56 // hAro dhyAnasthitasyaivAdRzyo'bhUttaskaraH kSaNAt / kumAraM hArapAdAMtaM vIkSya rAjJe nirUpitaM / / 60 // te rAjan yadi te putrazcauryaMcekrIyate janAH / parekathaMnivAryate vRttirmukteca cirbhaTAn // 61 // tasyAdezAttatastatra mAtaMgenakRpANavat / puSyadAmAyate muktaM tasya vrataprabhAvataH // 62 // devAdatizayaM jAtaM zrutvA niMdAM vidhAya ca / AgatyazreNikenaiva kSamA saMkAritA muhuH // 63 // vidyuccaureNa saMyAcyAbhayaM dAnaM npaanmudaa| prakaTIkRtya svAtmAnaM tatvarUpaM niveditaM / / 64 / / vAriSeNo gRhanetuM prArthito vacanaM jagau / pANipAtreNa bhoktavyaM gRhItaM ca mayAvataM / / 65 // vAryamANo nRpAdyaizca sUryadevamunIzvaram / AsAdyaluMcayitvA tAn kacAnnatvAdidIkSake / / 66 // trayodazavidhaM ramyaM cacAra caraNaM sa kaH / darzanaMsaguNaM ramyaM dadhaddevanamaskRtam / / 67 // puSpaDAlAdisacchiSyA sthApayanvratavajitAn / vratamArgo'zubhAcAro vAriSeNo vicakSaNaH // 38 // Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 335 ciraM vihRtya saddezAna saMbodhya vivadhAn janAn / ratnatrayaM samAkIrNya prAMte saMnyasya yuktitaH / / 66 / / ArAdhyArAdhanAM ramyAMmuktvA prANAnsamAdhinA / nAke mahadhikodevo jajJe devIvirAjitaH // 70 // tInoM loka meM yazasvI atizaya santuSTa jaina dharma ke ArAdhaka, nItipUrvaka prajA ke pAlaka mahArAja AnandapUrvaka rAjagRha meM rahane lge| unakA putra vAriSeNa atizaya buddhimAna, manohara, jaina dharma meM rati karane vAlA evaM vratarUpI bhUSaNa se bhUSita thaa| kadAcit rAjakumAra vAriSeNa ne caturdazI kA upavAsa kiyaa| idhara yaha to rAtri meM kisI vana meM jAkara kAryotsarga dhAraNa kara dhyAna karane lagA aura udhara kisI vezyA ne seTha zrIkIrti kI seThAnI ke gale meM par3A atizaya daidIpyamAna sundara hAra dekhA aura hAra dekhate hI vaha vicArane lagI isa divya hAra ke binA saMsAra meM merA jIvana viphala hai| tathA aisA vicAra, zIghra hI udAsa ho apane zayanAgAra meM khATa para gira pdd'ii| eka vidyuta nAma kA cora jo usakA Azika thA rAtri meM vezyA ke pAsa aayaa| usane kaI bAra vezyA se vacanAlApa karanA cAhA vezyA ne javAba taka na diyA kiMtu jaba vaha cora vizeSa anunaya karane lagA to vaha kahane lagI priya vallabha ! maiMne seTha zrI kIrti kI seThAnI ke gale meM hAra dekhA hai| maiM use cAhatI haiN| yadi mujhe hAra na milA to merA jIvana niSphala hai aura tumhAre sAtha dostI bhI kisI kAma kI nhiiN| vezyA kI aisI rUkho bAta suna cora zIghra hI calA gayA tathA seTha zrIkIrti ke ghara jAkara aura hAra curAkara apanI caturatA se bAhara nikala aayaa| hAra bar3A camakadAra thA isalie cora jyoM hI sar3aka para AyA aura tyoM hI kotavAla ne hAra kA prakAza dekhA le jAne vAle ko cora jha zIghra hI usake.pIche dhAvA bolaa| cora ko aura koI rAstA na sUjhA vaha zIghra hI bhAgatA bhAgatA zmazAna bhUmi meM ghusa gyaa| jaba vaha zmazAna bhUmi meM ghusA to use Age ko vahA~ koI rAstA na dIkhA isaliye usane zIghra hI vANiSeNa kumAra ke gale meM hAra DAla diyA aura Apa eka ora chipa gyaa| hAra kI camaka se kotavAla bhAgatA-bhAgatA kumAra ke pAsa aayaa| kumAra ko hAra pahane dekha zIghra hI daur3atA-daur3atA rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahane lagA-- rAjan ! yadi ApakA putra hI corI karatA hai to corI karane se dUsaroM ko kaise rokA jA sakatA hai ? rAjakumAra kA corI karanA usI prakAra hai jaise bAr3a dvArA kheta kA khaanaa| kotavAla kI bAta suna idhara mahArAja ne to zmazAna bhUmi kI ora gamana kiyA aura udhara vAriSeNa kumAra ke vrata ke prabhAva se hAra phUla kI mAlA bana gayA / jyoM hI mahArAja ne yaha daivI atizaya sunA to ve kotavAla kI niMdA karane lge| aura kumAra ke pAsa kSamA mAMganI caahii| vidyata cora bhI yaha saba dazya dekha rahA thaa| usase ye bAteM na dekhI giiN| vaha zIghra hI mahArAja ke sammukha aayaa| tathA mahArAja se abhayadAna kI prArthanA kara aura apanA svarUpa prakaTa kara jo kucha saccA hAla thA sArA kaha sunaayaa| jaba mahArAja ne cora ke mukha se saba samAcAra suna liyA to unhoMne vAriSeNa kumAra se ghara calane ke lie kahA kiMtu kumAra ne kahA Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam pUjya pitAjI ! maiM pANipAtra meM AhAra karU~gA, digambara dIkSA dhAraNa kruuNgaa| yaha vrata maiMne le liyA hai aba maiM rAjamandira meM nahIM jA sktaa| mahArAja Adi ne dIkSA se kumAra ko bahuta rokA kiMtu unhoMne eka na maanii| sIdhe sUryodaya ke pazcAta munirAja ke pAsa cale gye| aura kezaluMcana kara dIkSA dhAraNa kara lii| evaM aSTa aMga sahita samyagdarzana ke dhAraka bar3e-bar3e devoM dvArA pUjita vAriSeNa muni teraha prakAra cAritra kA pAlana karane lge| vAriSeNa munirAja ke vrata-rahita puSpar3Ala Adi aneka ziSya the unheM upadeza zubhAcAra aura cAturya se sanmArga meM pratiSThita kiyaa| bahuta kAla paryanta bhUmaNDala para vihAra kiyaa| aneka jIvoM ko sNbodhaa| Ayu ke anta meM ratnatrayayukta ho saMnyAsa dhAraNa kiyaa| bhalI prakAra ArAdhanA aaraadhii| evaM samAdhipUrvaka apanA prANa tyAgakara muni vAriSeNa kA jIva aneka deviyoM se vyApta mahAn Rddhi kA dhAraka deva ho gayA // 50-70 // athaikadAnRpo dharmakRte citA vihaanye| sukhena sthAtumicchAyai pUrvajanmavimohataH / / 71 // samakSaM sarvabhUpAnAM mahotsavavidhAnataH / dadaukuNikaputrAya rAjyaM prApyanezvaram / / 72 / / kuNika: pUrvapuNyena rAjyamAsAdya saMbabhau / rakSayanvasudhAM sArAM kuvaMzcorAdivajitAM / / 73 / / atha sa pUrvavaireNa zreNikaM kASTapaMjare / kunikaMThe vinikSiptanAgodbha tavipApataH / / 74 // sudharmataH kSayaM nItaH kiMciducchiSTataH khalu / kSiptavAMstanuja pApI hiMsako madamohitaH // 75 / / mAtrAnivAryamANo'pi gAlidAnaMdadAti saH / durvAkyAni kiran krodhAt marmabhedAnimUDhadhIH / / 76 / / kodravAnnaMsatailaM ca nirlAvaNamavyaMjanam / bhojyaM tasmai pradatte sa kiran durvAkyasaMtati / / 77 // karmabhAvaM vijAnAnastathA tasthai napAdhipaH / citayanneva saH pAkaM sakIle kASTapaMjare / / 78 / / kuNiko duSTacetasko'nyadA putreNa pApadhIH / lokapAlAbhidhenaiva svarNAmatrebhunakti vai / / 76 // Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam bhujyamAnasya bhUpasyAmatre putreNa samUtraudanamutsArya bhuktavAn sa so'bAM jagau ca bho mAtarmatsamaH putramohavAn / asti vA bhUtale naiva celane vada mAM prati // 81 // sA babhANa mahArAja tvaM kiM mohi jagattraye / bAlye te janakasyaiva tavopari mahAmatiH / / 82 // abhayAdiSu putreSu satsu mAnyastvameva hi / bAlye'pitvatsamo naiva priyaH putro vizAMpate // 83 // zRNu putra mahAmohakAraNatvayi te pituH / ekadA ca tavAMgulyAM vraNa AsIdrasAnvitaH // 84 // mUtritaM / vimohataH // 80 // mahApIr3A tadA jAtA vraNAddurgaMdhataH khalu / nAnAgadairna zAMti sA yAti te rodanAtmanaH // 85 // tannirAsakRte tAtastava nikSiptavAnmukhe / svakIrye'gulimA mohAdvArayAmAsa vedanAM // 86 // nizamyeti jagau duSTo re mAtarmama janmani / vane mAM kSepayAmAsa kathaM cenmohavAnnRpaH // 87 // sAbINabhanmahAputra tvaM te tAtena nizcitaM / na tyAjito mayA tyakto vane duSTe kSaNAnsphuTaM // 88 // tenAnItaH sutatvaM vai lAlitaH krIr3anAdibhiH / mohAdrAjA kRto nUnaM no cedrAjyaM kathaM tvayi // 86 // mahAmoho mahAsneho mahAprItirmahAmatiH / tvayi tvajjanakasyAsti putra nAtra vicAraNA / / 60 / / yathA tvaM janakasyApi dadAsi bahuvedanAm / tathAtvattanujo nUnaM tava dAsyati vedanAM // 61 // yAdRzaM darzyate nUnaM tAdRzaM prApyate yAdRzamupyate bIjaM tAdRzaM lUyate phalam / phalam / / 62 // 337 Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 338 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam janmadattirvizeSataH / tasyetyamucitaM tava // 63 // rAjyadAtA vizeSataH / prakurvate / rAjyadattiH kRtA yena vidyAdattiH kRtA tubhyaM janakaM pUjyate dakSa vidyAdAtA vizeSeNa tvayetthaM kiM vidhIyate // 64 // upakArAdRte saMta upakAraM upakAre kRte kiM na kurvati pratyuta sphuTaM // 65 // upakAraM kRtaM ye'tra na jAnaMti narAstake | adhamAkIrttitA loke narayaM yAMtinizcitaM // 66 // kRtaghnAH kIrttitA rAjan kRtaM dhanaMti yakenarAH / kRtajJAH kathitAstetra kRtaM jAnaMti ye narAH // 67 // nocitaM tava putrettha mataH pitrAdibaMdhanam | mahApApakaraM nidyaM yAhi muMcaya pAtakaM // 68 // kisI samaya dharma sevanArtha cintA vinAzArthaM aura sukhapUrvaka sthiti ke lie pUrva janma ke moha se mahArAja ne samasta bhUpoM ko ikaTThA kiyA aura unakI sammatipUrvaka bar3e samAroha ke sAtha apanA vizAla rAjya yuvarAja kuNaka ko de diyaa| aba pUrva puNya ke udaya se yuvarAja kuNaka mahArAja kahe jAne lge| ve nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karane lage aura samasta pRthvI unhoMne caurAdibhaya vivarjita kara dI / kadAcit mahArAja kuNaka sAnanda rAjya kara rahe the akasmAt unheM pUrvabhava ke vara kA smaraNa ho aayaa| mahArAja zreNika ko apanA vairI samajha pApI hiMsaka mahA abhimAnI duSTa kuka ne muni kaMTha meM nikSipta sarpajanya pApa ke udaya se zIghra hI unheM kATha ke piMjare meM banda kara diyA / mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha kuNaka kA aisA bartAva dekha rAnI celanA ne use bahuta rokA kiMtu usa duSTa ne eka na mAnI ulTA vaha mUrkha gAlI aura mamaM bhedI durvAkya kahane lgaa| mahArAja zreNika ko khAne ke lie vaha rUkhA-sUkhA kodoM kA anna dene lagA aura pratidina bhojana dete samaya aneka kuvacana bhI kahane lagA / mahArAja zreNika cupacApa kIloMyukta piMjare meM par3e rahate aura karma ke vAstavika svarUpa jAnate hue pApa ke phala para vicAra karate rahate the / kisI samaya duSTAtmA pApI rAjA kuNaka apane lokapAla nAmaka putra ke sAtha sAnanda bhojana kara rahA thaa| bAlaka ne rAjA ke bhojana pAtra meM pezAba kara diyaa| rAjA ne bAlaka ke pezAba kI ora kucha bhI dhyAna na diyA vaha putra ke moha se sAnanda bhojana karane lagA aura usI samaya usane apanI mAtA se kahA Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 336 mAtA ! mere samAna putra kA mohI isa pRthvI tala meM koI nahIM, yadi hai to tU kaha ! mAtA ne javAba diyA rAjan! terA putra meM kyA adhika moha hai ? sabakA moha tInoM loka meM bAlakoM para aisA hI hotA hai| dekha !!! yadyapi tere pitA ke abhaya kumAra Adi aneka uttamottama putra the| to bhI bAlya avasthA meM pitA kA pyArA aura mAnya tU thA vaisA koI nahIM thaa| pyAre putra ! tere pitA kA tujhameM kitanA adhika sneha thA ? suna, maiM tujhe sunAtI hU~-- eka samaya terI aMgulI meM bar3A bhArI ghAva ho gayA thA usameM pIpa par3a gayA thaa| bahuta durgandha AtI thii| jisase tujhe bahuta pIr3A thii| ghAva ke acche karane ke lie bahuta-sI davAiyA~ kara chor3I to bhI terI vedanA zAMta na huii| usa tere moha se tere pitA ne apane mukha meM aMgulI de dI aura tero saba pIr3A dUra kara dii| mAtA celanA kI yaha bAta suna duSTa kuNaka ne javAba diyA-- mAtA ! yadi pitA kA mujhameM moha adhika thA to jisa samaya maiM paidA huA thA usa samaya pitA ne mujhe nirjana vana meM kyoM phiMkavA diyA thA? mAtA ne javAba diyA priya putra! tU nizcaya samajha tere pitA ne tujhe vana meM nahIM phikavAyA thA kiMtu terI bhRkuTI bhayaMkara dekha maiMne phikavAyA thaa| terA pitA to tujhe vana se le AyA, rAjA banAne ke lie sAnaMda terA pAlana-poSaNa kiyA thaa| yadi terA pitA aisA kAma na karatA to tujhe rAjya kyoM detA? putra tere pitA kA tujhameM bar3A sneha, bar3A moha aura bar3I bhArI prIti thii| tujhase ve aneka AzA bhI rakhate the| isameM jarA bhI jhUTha nhiiN| jaisI vedanA isa samaya tU apane pitA ko de rahA hai 'yAda rakha' terA putra bhI tujhe vaisI hI dedanA degaa| kheta meM jaisA bIja boyA jAtA hai vaisA hI phala kATA jAtA hai| usI prakAra jaisA kAma kiyA jAtA hai phala bhI usI ke anusAra bhoganA par3atA hai||71-68|| iti saMbodhito mAtrA viSaNNo hRdaye kSaNaM / niMdayansvakRtaMkarmatatAma kulizAhataH / / 66 / / aho ! niyaMkRtaMkarmakathaM mokSyAmipApadhIH / idAnIM janakaM ramyaM mokSAmi hitakArakaM // 10 // yAvanmocayituMyAti vicAryeti tanadbhavaH / tAvattaM zreNikaH prekSe gacchataM vakravakrakaM / / 101 / / dadhyautadA nRpazcitte karAlAsyaM nirUpyatam / cikISituM kimatrAho samAgacchati mUDhadhI: / / 102 // | Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam pUrvaM saMtASito'nenedAnIM saMtApayiSyati / nirdayena kRtaM duHkhamahaM soDhuM na ca kSamaH / / 103 // vitayetyasidhArAyAM papAtAttitamAnasaH / mRtimApa kSaNArddhana zreNiko narayaM gataH / / 104 / / asidhArAsthitaM tAtaM prANatyaktaM vilokya saH / vilalApeti celinyA satramaMta pureNaca // 10 // rAjan ! jisane tujhe rAjya diyA, janma diyA aura vizeSatayA par3hA-likhAkara taiyAra kiyA, kyA usa pUjyapAda ke sAtha terA yaha krU ra bartAva prazaMsanIya ho sakatA hai ? are ! jo manuSya uttama haiM ve apane pitA ko pUjya samajha bhaktipUrvaka pUjA karate haiN| pitA se bhI adhika rAjya dene vAle ko aura usase bhI adhika vidyA pradAna karane vAle ko pUjate haiN| tU yaha nikRSTa kAma kyA kara rahA hai ? jo upakAra kA Adara karanevAlA hai sajjana loga jaba usakA bhI upakAra karate haiM to upakAra karane vAle kA to ve avazya hI upakAra karate haiN| jo manuSya para upakAra ko nahIM mAnate haiM / ve narAdhama kahalAte haiM aura ve niyama se naraka jAte haiN| rAjan ! jo kiye upakAra kA lopa karane vAle haiM ve saMsAra meM kRtaghna kahalAte haiN| kiMtu jo kRta upakAra ko mAnane vAle haiM ve kRtajJa kahe jAte haiN| aura saba loga unakI mukta kaMTha se prazaMsA karate haiN| pyAre putra ! pitA Adi kA bandhana putra ke lie sarvathA anucita hai mahApApa kA karane vAlA hai| isaliye tU abhI jA aura apane pitA ko bandhana rahita kara / mAtA dvArA isa prakAra saMbodha pA rAjA kuNaka mana meM ati khinna huaa| apane duSkarma kI bAra-bAra niMdA kara ve aisA vicArane lage hAya ! mujha pApAtmA ne bar3A niMdya kAma kara ddaalaa| hAya ! aba maiM isa mahApApa se kaise chuTakArA pAU~gA? aneka hita karane vAle pUjya pitA ko maiM abhI jAkara chur3AtA huuN| isa prakAra kSaNa eka apane mana meM vicArakara rAjA kuNaka mahArAja ko baMdhanamukta karane cala diye / jyoM hI rAjA kuNaka kaThere ke pAsa pahu~ce aura jyoM hI krUra mukha rAjA kuNaka ko dekhA dekhate hI unake mana meM yaha vicAra uTha khar3A huA yaha duSTa abhI pIr3A dekara gayA hai aba yaha kyA karanA cAhatA hai jisase merI ora A rahA hai| pahale yaha mujhe bahuta saMtApa de cukA hai aba bhI yaha mujhe adhika saMtApa degaa| hAya ! isa nirdayI dvArA diyA duHkha aba maiM sahana nahIM kara sktaa| basa, isa prakAra apane mana meM atizaya duHkhI ho zIghra hI talavAra kI dhAra para sira maaraa| tatkAla unake prANapakherU dhara uDe aura prathama naraka meM pahu~ca gye| pitA ko asidhArA para prANarahita dekha rAjA kuNaka ke hoza ur3a gye| usa samaya unheM aura kucha na muujhaa| ve ghelanA aura aMtaHpura ke sAtha behoza ho karuNAjanaka isa prakAra rodana karane lage // 66-105 / / Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 341 hA nAtha! hA kRpAdhIza! hA svAmin! hA mahAmate / akAraNajagabaMdho ! hA prajAdhIza ! hA zubha // 106 / / hA tAta! hA guNAdhAra ! hA mitra ! hA zubhAkara / tvayetthaM kiM kRtaM jJAninnayogyaM jJAninAMkvacit / / 107 / / naMdazrIzcelanAtIva rurodaa'shrmpiidd'itaa| luMcayaMtI nijAn kezAn dArayaMtI svamAnasaM // 108 // troTayaMtI varAhAraM bhaMjatI karakaMkaNam / hAkAra mukharA bhUmau papAta kSaNamohitA // 106 / / punarutthApitA rAjJIzItAcAraiH samIpagaiH / vilalApa punardIrgha citayaMtI parAbhavam // 110 // prANavallabha ! hA nAtha ! hA hA priya puraMdaraH / hA kAMta ! hA dayAdhIza ! hA hA deva ! zubhAlaya // 111 // apuNyAM mAM nijAdhIza ! dInAM hitvA kathaM gataH / niHzaraNyAM nirAdhArA mudrAsita vimAnasAM / / 112 / / aMta: pureSu sarveSu rudyamAneSviti sphuTaM / rurudu: sajjanAH sarve paurA nAryo . muhurmuhuH / / 113 // tatastattanujastasya saMskAraM kRtavAn punaH / mAtrA nivAri to mUDhastanmokSAya dadaumudA / / 114 // dAnaM go gaja gaMdharva gRhabhUmidhanAdikaM / dvijebhyovratasaMtyaktamAnasebhyaH khalAtmakaH / / 115 / / celanA ca tato matvA saMsAraM sAra varjitam / acitayattarAM citte saMsArAsukhabhItadhIH // 116 / / hA nAtha ! hA kRpAdhIza ! hA svAmin ! hA mahAmate ! hA vinA kAraNa samasta jagata ke bandhu ! hA prajAdhIza ! hA zubha ! hAtAta ! hA guNamandira ! hA bhitra ! hA zubhAkara ! hA jJAnin ! yaha tumane binA samajhe kyA kara DAlA? Apa jJAnI the| Apako aisA karanA sarvathA anucita thaa| mahArAja kI mRtyu se nandazrI aura rAnI celanA ko parama duHkha huaa| unakI A~khoM se avirala azrudhArA baha niklii| unhoMne zIghra hI apane keza upATa diye chAtI kUTane lgii| hAra tor3a Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 342 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam diye| hAtha ke kaMgana tor3akara pheMka diye| hAhAkAra karatI jamIna para gira gaI aura machita ho gii| zItopacAra se bar3e kaSTa se rAnI ko hoza meM lAyA gayA jyoM hI rAnI hoza meM AI to use aura bhI adhika duHkha huaa| vaha pati binA cAroM ora apanA parAbhava dekha vaha isa prakAra vilApa karane lagI hA prANavallabha ! hA nAtha ! hA priya ! hA kAMta ! hA dayAdhIza ! hA deva ! hA zubhAkara ! hA manuSyezvara ! mujha pApinI ko chor3akara Apa kahA~ cale gaye? hAya ! maiM azaraNa nirAdhAra Apane kaise chor3a dI ? ranavAsa ke (antaHpura vAsa ke) isa prakAra rone para samasta puravAsI jana aura striyA~ bhI asIma rodana karane lagIM / pazcAt rAjA kuNaka ne mahArAja kA saMskAra kiyaa| rAnI celanA dvArA roke jAne para bhI mithyAdRSTi rAjA kuNaka ne "mahArAja sIdhe mokSa jAveM" isa abhilASA se sarvathA vratarahita brAhmaNoM ke liye gau, hAthI, ghor3A, ghara, jamIna, dhana Adi kA dAna divA aura bhI aneka viparIta kriyA kii| kadAcit rAnI celanA sAnanda baiThI thI akasmAt usake citta meM ye vicAra uTha khar3e hue ki yaha saMsAra sarvathA asAra hai tathA saMsAra se sarvathA bhayabhIta ho vaha isa prakAra socane lagI // 103-16 // pituH sneho na vi putra sutasneho na tAtake / sarve svArthAdhisaMrUDhA mUDhA bhuvi bhavaMti vai // 117 // yAvatsvArthaM narAstAvattiSThati bhavanodare / vinA svArtha kSaNaM naikaM yathA vRkSe zakuMtakAH / / 118 // asthiraM jIvitaM loke na sthirAH saMpado'khilAH / asthiraM yauvanaM naiva sthiramaiM driyakaM sukham / / 116 // bhujyamAneSu bhogeSu na tRptirdehinAM kvacit / abhilASasya vRddhi: syAt kASTeneva dhanaMjayaH / / 120 // tailAddhanaMjayasyaiva salilAjjaladheH kvacit / kathaMcittRptireva syAnna bhogAdidriyasya ca // 121 // yAtA yAMti ca yAsyatinarA muktvA dhanAdikaM / kathaM sthAsyAmi dInAhaM sutamohaviDaMbitA // 122 / / viSayAnubhavAjjIvaiH samupAya' ca kilviSaM / gamyatenarake nUnaM pAtAlaparipUrite // 123 / / Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 343 sahasrazUkakITasya sparzanAdbhUmisaMgataH / kiMciduHkhaM prajAyetAdhikaM tatra zarIriNAM / / 124 // yoSito'nyanarANAM cAvyabhilASaM prakurvate / taptAya: putrakaiH sAkaM yojyaMte tA: svapApataH / / 12 / / naro'nyayoSitA sAkaM bhujaMti viSayAnvarAn / taptapAMcAlikAsAkamAliMgyate'tra nArakaiH / / 126 // ye pibaMtyAsavaM maDhAste tatrAzarmapIDitAH / taptanAgarasAstaizca pAyyaMte dInamAnasAH / / 127 / / agAlitajale ye'tra majjayaMtyuSNazAMtaye / taptataile kaTAhe te majyaMte tatra nArakaH // 128 / / ye kurvati mahAmohAtparastrI kucamardanam / pIDyaMte te paraiH zastrairnArakarmamavAdibhiH // 126 / / yoyudhyate khalAstatra chachidyate ca zastrakaiH / bhebhiyaMte nakhaistIkSNaizcekrIyate ca ghAtanaM // 130 // pApacyate kRzAnau tejahanyate parasparam / sAsahyate parAM pIr3AM lolukyaMte dizodaza // 13 // pApaTyaMte ca marmANi caMcaryate ca maSTibhiH / anyonyaM nArakAstatra preryamANAzca bhAvanaiH // 132 / / jIvitAt taM sukhaM tatra kSaNamekaM na vidyate / asAtaM pracuraM tIvra kavivAcAmagocaraM // 133 / / zItavAtAtapAdInAM duHkhaM tiryakSu vidyate / bhArAropaNasaMjAtaM kSuttRSAvedanAbhavaM // 134 // parasparaM tirazcAM ca sAdhvasaM manujAtpunaH / anyonyaM carvaNaM teSAM sabalainirbalAtmanAM // 135 // strIputramitrapitrAdi viyogA de dhate nari / azarmadhanarAhityAtpara sevA daridrajaM // 136 / / Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 344 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam deveSu mAnasaM duHkhaM mRtau zukasragIkSaNAt / divyAMganA viyogAcca duSTadevAdisaMbhavaM // 137 // caturgatimaye tIvra bhave nAsnA niraMtaraM / sAtaM na vidyate kutra tIvrA zarmanibaMdhane // 138 // iti dhyAtvA ciraM rAjJI nivRttya bhavabhogataH / so'taH purAgatAvegA jjinezasamavasRti // 136 // parItya jinanAthaM taM samarcya ca saparyayA / praNamya jinavaktrAzA zuzrAvayati sadvRSaM // 140 // caMdanAryAM samAlabhya svasvasAraM praNamya ca / jagRhe saMyamaM sAraM rAjadArAdibhiH samaM / / 141 // ciraM tapo vidhAyAzu siMhaniHkrIDanAdikaM / svAMte saMnyasya saMmucya prANAn dhyAnabalena sA / / 142 // vizuddhadagvibhAvena strI vedodayamulvaNaM / nihatya divi saMjAtaH suro devairnamaskRtaH // 143 // mahaddhikAM mahAbhUtimamarazcelanAsvaraH / saMbhujyottama zarmANi yAsyati zivamaMdiraM // 144 // anye ye bhUpaterdArA vidhAya vividhaM tapaH / yathAyogyaM gatiM jagmurmuktvA prANAnsamAdhinA / / 145 // iti vividhatapobhizcelanAdyAH subhAvA, stridivapadamavApuH prApta puMvedabhAvAH, nihata nikhilapApAdivyadevAMganAbhi vratasukRtaphalAbhIramyamANAH jJAtvA ca tatra ghanapApaphalaM nidayannupapatirnarake svaM ratnaprabhAdyapaTalaM samavApapApAcchitvA saptamadharAprabhavaM sukhagAH / / 146 || ca, mahAyuH / samutthaM, prazaste / / 147 / / Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam varSANi bhuMk caturazItisahasrakANi, vai samAdyanaraye sa ca sacchedyabhedyadalanAdibhavaM sa kSAyika: kSitazarIra duHkhavRdaM / vibhItaM, susAtabhAgaH // 148 // saMsAra meM na to pitA kA sneha putra meM hai aura na putra kA sneha pitA meM hai / samasta jIva svecchAcArI haiM aura jaba taka svArtha rahatA hai tabhI taka Apasa meM sneha karate haiM / saMsAra meM saMpatti yauvana aura aindriyaka sukha bhI asthira hai / bhoga jyoM-jyoM bhoge jAte haiM unase tRpti to bilakula nahIM hotI kiMtu kASTha se agnijvAlA jaisI bar3hatI calI jAtI hai usI prakAra bhoga bhogane se aura bhI abhilASA bar3hatI hI calI jAtI hai / kadAcit ! tela se agni kI aura jala se samudra kI tRpti ho jAye kiMtu indriya bhoga bhogane se manuSya kI kadApi tRpti nahIM ho sakatI / aneka bar3ebar3e puruSa pahale dhana-parivAra kA tyAga kara gaye / aba jA rahe haiM aura jaayeNge| maiM kevala putra ke moha se mohita ho ghara meM ( mahala meM) kaise rahU~ ? viSaya bhoga se jIva nirantara pApa kA upArjana karate rahate haiM aura usa pApa kI kRpA se unheM niyama se naraka jAnA par3atA hai / hajAra kaMTakoM ke dhAraka prANI ke sparza se jaisA duHkha hotA hai usase bhI adhika jIvoM ko naraka meM duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai / saMsAra meM jo striyA~ dUsare manuSyoM kI abhilASA karatI haiM niyama se unheM pUrva pApodaya se lohe kI tapta putaliyoM se cipakAyA jAtA hai / jo manuSya para striyoM ke sAtha viSaya bhogate haiM unheM naraka meM strI ke AkAra kI tapta putaliyoM ke sAtha AliMgana karAyA jAtA hai / jo mUrkha yahA~ zarAba gaTakate haiM hAhAkAra karate hue bhI una manuSyoM ko jabarana loha pighalAkara pilAyA jAtA hai| jo yahA~ binA chane jala meM snAna karate haiM nArakI unheM tapta tela kI kar3hAiyoM meM jabarana snAna karAte haiM / jo pApI mohavaza yahA~ para striyoM ke stana mardana karate haiM / nArakI unheM marmaghAtI aneka zastroM se pIr3A dete haiN| narakoM meM aneka nArakI Apasa meM lar3ate haiM / aneka paine hathiyAroM se aura nakhoM se chinna-bhinna hote haiM / aneka agni meM DAlakara mAre jAte haiN| aura Apasa meM aneka pIr3A sahate haiM / naraka meM rAta-dina bhavanavAsI deva bhir3Ate haiM isalie eka nArakI dUsare nArakI ko Apasa meM burI taraha mAratA hai / muSThiyoM se pIsa detA hai / isa rIti se nArakI sadA pUrvapApodaya se narakoM meM duHkha bhogate rahate haiM / naraka meM jIvitaparyaMta kSaNabhara bhI sukha nahIM milatA kiMtu tIvra duHkha kA hI sAmanA karanA par3atA hai / tiryaMcoM meM bhI hamezA bAta ThaMDI ghAma kA duHkha rahatA hai / bicAre tiryaMcoM para adhika bojha lAdA jAtA hai| unheM bhUkha-pyAsa se vaMcita rakhA jAtA hai jisase tiryaMcoM ko asahya vedanA bhoganI par3atI hai| Apasa meM bhI tiryaMca eka-dUsare ko duHkha diyA karate haiN| manuSyoM dvArA bhI ve aneka duHkha bhogate haiM / evaM jaba eka balavAna tirthaMka dUsare nirbala tiryaMca ko pakar3akara khA jAtA hai / taba bhI unheM aneka duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM / manuSyabhava meM bhI jaba manuSyoM ke mAtA-pitA, putra, mitra mara jAte haiM usa samaya unheM adhika duHkha hotA hai / dhanAbhAva daridratA sevA Adi se bhI aneka duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM / devagati meM bhI aneka prakAra mAnasika duHkha hote haiM / maraNakAla meM bhI mAlA sUkha jAne se aura devAMganA ke viyoga se bhI devoM ko aneka duHkha bhogane paDate haiM / dRSTa devoM dvArA bhI aneka duHkha sahane par3ate haiM / 345 Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam isa prakAra sarvathA duHkhaprada caturgatirUpa saMsAra meM cAroM ora duHkha hI duHkha bharA huA hai| raMcamAtra bhI sukha nahIM / isa rIti se cirakAlaparyanta vicArakara rAnI celanA bhavabhogoM se sarvathA virakta ho gaI aura zIghra hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa kI ora cala dI / samavazaraNa meM jAkara rAnI ne tIna pradakSiNA dIM, bhaktipUrvaka pUjA aura stuti kI aura yatidharma kA vyAkhyAna sunA pazcAta caMdanA nAma kI AryikA ke pAsa gii| apanI sAsU ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara aneka rAniyoM ke sAtha zIghra hI saMyama dhAraNa kara liyA / 346 cirakAla taka tapa kiyaa| Ayu ke anta meM saMnyAsa lekara aura dhyAnabala se prANa parityAgakara nirmala samyagdarzana kI kRpA se strIveda kA tyAga kiyA aura mahAna Rddhi dhAraka aneka devoM se pUjita deva ho gayA / svarga ke aneka sukha bhoga bhaviSyatkAla meM celanA kA jIva niyama se mokSa jaayegaa| rAnI celanA ke sivAya aura jitanI rAniyA~ thIM ve bhI tapa kara aura prANoM kA parityAga kara yathAyogya sthAna giiN| isa prakAra celanA Adi rAniyA~ samasta pApoM kA nAza kara aura puMvedapAkara svarga giiN| aura vahAM deva ho aneka manohara devAMganAoM ke sAtha krIr3Akara bhoga bhogane lagI / mahArAja zreNika bhI saptama naraka kI prabala Ayu kA nAzakara ratnaprabhA nAmaka prathama naraka meM gaye / tathA vahA~ pApa phala kA vicAra karate hue aura apanI niMdA karate hue rahane lage / aba ve caurAsI hajAra varSa naraka duHkha bhogakara aura vahA~ kI Ayu ko chedakara bhaviSyatkAla meM tIrthaMkara hoMge aura karmanAzakara siddhapada prApta kareMge / / 117-148 / / iti zreNikabhavAnubaddha bhaviSyatpadmanAbhapurANe zreNikAdi bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya gativarNanaM nAma caturdazaH sargaH // 14 // isa prakAra tIrthaMkara padmanAbha ke pUrvabhava ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita zreNika-celanA Adi kI gati - varNana karanevAlA caturdazasarga samApta huA / Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcadazamaH sargaH zrI padmanAbhaMvara bhAvitIrthaM ___ natvA samastArthavibodhane'haM / vakSye ca kalyANaka paMcakaM ca tasyAgahAnyazivazarmasiddhaye // 1 // ekaviMzatisahasravarSake paMcamasya samayasya saMgate / hAyane ca yugaSaSTayorgate paMcamasya samakAlavattinaH / / 2 / utsarpiNI yugamakAlasahasravarSe ___ khyAtAzca poDazazubhA manavo babhUvuH / nAnAsunIti nipuNA varabodhabhAvA nyAye janAn zubhadhiyA khalu yojayaMta: / / 3 / / tatrAMtyamaH zubhakaraH surasevyapAdo, __nAnAguNaH kulakarazca mahAdipadmaH / zubhanmayUkhahatatA mamako gabhIro, vikhyAtakItiratulAbharaNaviziSTa: // 4 // vaktreNa caMdraM nayanena tArAM __ vakSasthalenaiva zilAM jigAya / daMtena kuMdaM bhujayugma kena zeSaM ca __bhUbhajjinanAtha tAtaH / / 5 / / guNAzca rUpaM sakalA: kalAzca zIlaM yazo lokavibhAgacAri / narezatA'zeSa vizeSavitvaM yasmin babhUvurnaranAtha sevye // 6 // jIvAyate yo vara buddhilabdhyA mArAyate rUpa vayomayUkhaiH / devAyate saMtatibhUtibhAvaH, sUryAyate kAMtivitAnavRndaiH // 7 // Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam vAsAya vai yasya subhArate ca, nirmApitA pUrmadhavAjJayAhi / zrI kiMnarezena vicitraratnA'yodhyA 'bhidhAbhUSitabhUmibhAgA // 8 // yasyAM ca zAlaH sarasaimayUkhaiH / / rmuktAphalainnaviratnavargaH / saMrAjate nAkasamaM samaMtAtspardhI vahatyAM zubhagaihaizca // 6 // gRhaivimAnA manujaidivIzAH sImaMtinIbhiH surayoSitazca / bhUpaiH zacizAstarubhizca kalpA jitA yayA cAruvibhUtibhAvAt / / 10 / / yoSinmukhairiMdugaNo nakhaizca tArAsunetrairvara padmavRndam / kAtyA ca zUro vijitAya yaite sImaMtinInAM gamanena nAgAH // 11 // abhra lihai: ketanamAlikAbhiH, saMlihyate dIprasudhAMzubimbaM / saMmaMdiraiH kiM sakalaMkayuktaH, saMjAtavAMzcetparathA vizuddhaH / / 12 / / ki varNyate sA ghaTitA sureNa sthityai jinezasya mahAmahIzaH / iMdrAjJayA kiMnaranAyakena lokatraye saMtilakAyate yA / / 13 / / tatra sthito sau naranAthasevyo vikAsayan kItilatAM ca mahyAM / saMpUrNapuNyaH subhagaH pravINaH susaptahastocchatidehabhAjI // 14 / / Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam suMdarItyabhidhayA varamUrti tAra mAra dayite vasubhAvA raMganAlalita cAruzarIrA / tasya cittavara padmayUkhA / / 15 / / yasyA virejuH sarasAH kacAzca mUrdhni prabhADhyA bhramarAH sugaMdhAt / saMsevituM vaktramahotpalasya sthitAzca cUr3AmaNi ratnadIptAH // 16 // yasyA vizAlaM varabhAlapaTTa saMrAjate sattilakAyitaM ca / trailokya nArI vijayAya baddhaM patraM vidhAtreva varAkSarADhyaM / / 17 / / AkarNavistAri sunetrayugmaM raktaM sukropAdivamArgarodhAt / zrutyoralakSA khilakUpakRtyoH krIr3AkRte padmadalaM vidhAtuH // 18 // samasta padArthoM ke prakAza karane meM sUrya ke samAna bhAvI tIrthaMkara zrI padmanAbha bhagavAna ko namaskAra kara svakalyANa siddhayarthaM unhIM bhagavAna ke AcAryoM dvArA pratipAdita pA~ca kalyANoM kA varNana karatA hU~ / 346 utsarpiNI kAla ke eka hajAra varSa bAda atizaya catura uttama jJAna ke dhAraka caudaha kulakara 'manu' hoMge / aura ve apane buddhibala se prajA ko zubha kArya meM lgaayeNge| una saba meM zubhakartA, aneka devoM se pUjita, aneka guNoM ke Akara, apanI kiraNoM se samasta andhakAra nAza karane vAle gaMbhIra, aneka AbharaNoM se zobhita aura atizaya prasiddha tIrthaMkara padmanAbha ke pitA antimakulakara mahApadma hoNge| kulakara mahApadma mukha se candramA ko, netroM se tArAoM ko, vakSaHsthala se zilA ko, dA~toM se kundapuSpa ko aura bAhuyugma se zeSanAga ko jiiteNge| aneka rAjAoM se vaMdita rAjA mahApadma dma meM uttamottama guNa, rUpa, samasta kalAe~, zIla, yaza Adi hoMge / mahApadma apane uttama buddhibala se jiiveNge| manohara rUpa se kAmadeva kI tulanA kareMge / nirantara vibhUti ke prabhAva se devatulya aura apane zarIra kI kAMti se sUrya ke samAna hoMge / mahApadma ke rahane ke lie indra kI AjJA se kubera aneka ratnoM se jar3ita, manohara bhUmiyoM se zobhita, ayodhyA nagarI kA nirmANa karegA / Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam ayodhyA kA parakoTA manohara kiraNoM se vyApta, muktAphala aura bhI aneka ratnoM se nirmANa kiyA svarga kI samatA ko dhAraNa kregaa| aura ghara svarga gharoM ke sAtha sparddhA kareMge / ayodhyA ke ghara vimAnoM ko jiiteNge| manuSya devoM ko, striyA~ devAMganAoM ko, rAjA indroM ko aura vRkSa kalpavRkSoM ko nIcA dikhaayeNge| ayodhyA meM rahanevAlI kAminiyoM ke mukha se candramaMDala jItA jAyegA / nakhoM se tArAgaNa, manohara netroM se kamala aura gamana se hAthI parAjita hoNge| ayodhyApurI ke mahaloM para lagI dhvajA candramaNDala kA sparza kregii| ayodhyApurI kA vizeSa kahA~ taka varNana kiyA jAye ? jinendra ke rahane ke lie kubera indra kI AjJA se use eka hI banAvegA / aura vahA~ aneka rAjAoM se pUjita cautarphA apanI kIrti prasAra karane vAle atizaya puSyavAna, catura, sundara aura sAta hAtha zarIra ke dhAraka kula kara mahApadma mahApadma kI priya bhAryA sundarI hogI / sundarI atizaya zarIra kI dhAraka, padma ke samAna sundara, rati ke samAna hogI / usake keza atizaya daidIpyamAna aura uttama hoNge| mukha kamala kI sugandhi se usake mukha para bhoMre gireNge| aura usake sira para ratna jar3ita daidIpyamAna cUr3AmaNi zobhita hogA / atizaya tilaka se yukta usakA bhAla atizaya zobhA ko dhAraNa karegA aura vaha aisA mAlUma par3egA mAno triloka kI striyoM ke vijaya ke lie vidhAtA ne eka navIna yaMtra racA ho / kAnoM taka vistata vizAla aura rakta usake netra hoMge / aura ve padmadala kI zobhA dhAraNa kareMge / / 1- 18 / / 350 madhye bhruvorbhAti ca yena yasyA uMkAra maMtro likhito vidhAtrA | jagadvazAyAparathA kathaM syAn naro vazI tAmavalokya tUrNaM // 16 // daMtakesaramanaupamaM varaM / paramoSTaparNakalitaM natabhru vaH // 20 // bhAti vaktragRhakASTatAM gataM / AsyapaddmabhavabhAti suMdaraM nAsikAvizamanoharaM cArukaMbulalitaM trirekhitaM kokiladhvani samAjasuMdaraM subhra uvo vaTuvirAjitaM paraM // 21 // vakSaHsthale bhAti vizAlahAro muktAphalADhyo vararatnabhAsI / rakSAkRte nAga iva stanasya yasyA manobhUvara sevidhezca // 22 // Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 351 sudurlabhau hAra bhujaMgasevito sucUcakAcchAditavaktrapaMkajau / sthitAvagAdhaukucakuMbhako parau, susevidheH kamraghaTau manobhuvi // 23 // aMgulicchadanamaMDitaM paraM bAhudaMDamavabhAtidIprakaM / pANipaMkajataraM mRgIdRzaH kaMkaNonnatasukesa rAzritaM / / 24 / / udare yasyA nAbhitar3Age madanadvipa varapIDitamadhyaH / zubhagaH zlakSNAkuMtalapadmo madanAhatajanavAMchitakeliH // 25 // kaTItaTaM tatra virAjati sma ca nitaMbatuMgastanabhAramadhyataH / kRzaM tayoryugmakayorbhayAdiva madhyasthitasyaiva mayaM bhavetsadA / / 26 / / suramyajAnudvitayaM virAjate paraM suraMbhAsubhagaM manobhuvaH / zaradvayaM kAmijanasya ghAtine sthita yathA cArusulakSaNAnvitaM // 27 // mInazaMkhakulizAdilakSaNaM pAdapadmamavabhAtimeduraM / aMgulIya nakharatnarAjitam bhrAjitaM sara ivAsra sajjalaiH / / 28 / / yasyA rUpaM vidhAtrA vividhazubhakarai ribhirvaktrapadma / netraM paMkejapatraradanavasanakaM vidrumai pakvabibaiH / zAkhAbhirbAhuyugmaM kanakagiritaTai rvakSa evaM stanau ca / pInau svarNasya kubhaizcaraNayugalakaM padmapatraiya'dhAyi // 26 // Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 352 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam sAlaMkRtiH sarvaguNA vidoSA surItisaMdIpitamadhyabhAvA / nAnArasaiH sA virarAja nityaM subhAratI vAsukaveH zubhArthA // 30 // gatyA kareNuM nayanena dIpra mRgAMganAM sA ca jigAya vAcA / pikAMganAM rUpaguNena ramyAM rati mukheneMdu gaNaM ca kamrA // 31 // iMdrAdezAtprathamana raye zreNikasyAtha rakSAM / cekrIyaMte narayanikaraM vAryamANo surAH sma / ucchiSTe vai nayanatanujaM cAyuSAM SaTkamAse / hitvA duHkhaprathamabharate bhAvi tIrthezvarasya / / 32 / / tasyAlaye'tha surapaH khalu SaTkamAsAn saMskArayiSyati dhanAdhipakena pUrvaM / ratnAdivarSaNamamoghasumeghavRndaiH ___ saMkAlayaM tadanu mAsanavapramANaM // 33 / / saMpreSitA: sura vareNa surAMganAzcA pTAviMzatiDhikahatAjinamAtRbhaktya / Agatya tA narapati dhRtamaulihastA - natvAjJayA nRpagRhaM vivizuH samastAH / / 34 / / ekadA nizi naredrakAmini svapnasaMcayamimaM samaikSata / pazcime praharake ca talpake nidritA kamalalocanAzubhA // 35 // Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam sundarI ke bhrakuTiyoM ke madhya meM oMkAra atizaya zobhA ko dhAraNa karegA / vidhAtA use samasta jagata ko vaza meM karane ke lie nirmANa karegA / aisA mAlUma par3atA hai / dA~tarUpI anupama kezara kA dhAraka nAzikA rUpI viSa se manohara oSTha rUpI pallavoM se vyApta usakA mukha kamala atizaya zobhA dhAraNa karegA / manohara kaMbu ke samAna sundara, tIna rekhA kA dhAraka, mukharUpI ghara ke lie khambhe ke samAna kokila dhvaniyukta usakI grIvA atizaya zobhita hogI / muktAphala se zobhita bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke ratnoM se daidIpyamAna sundarI ke vakSaHsthala kA hAra atizaya zobhA dhAraNa karegA / aura vaha aisA jAna par3egA mAno vidhAtA ne stana kalazoM kI rakSArtha manohara sarpa kA hI nirmANa kiyA ho / sudurlabha hArarUpI sarpoM se zobhita cUcuka rUpI vastra se AcchAdita usake donoM stana manohara ghar3e ke samAna jAna pdd'eNge| aMgulIrUpI pattoM se vyApta, bAhurUpI daMDoM kA dhAraka, kaMkaNarUpI unnata kezara se zobhita unake donoM kara-kamala atizaya zobhA dhAraNa kareMge / manoharAMgI sundarI kA kAmadeva rUpI hAthI se yukta manohara bikhare hue kezarUpI padma kA dhAraka kAmIjanoM kI krIr3A kA iSTasthala nAbhirUpI tAlAba saMsAra meM eka hI hogA / sundarI kA unnata stanoM ke bhAra se atizaya kRza kaTibhAga ati zobhita hogA so ThIka hI hai / do AdamiyoM ke vivAda meM madhyastha mAre bhaya ke kRza ho hI jAtA hai / sundarI ke donoM jAnu kadalI staMbha ke samAna zobhA dhAraNa kareMge / kAmIjanoM ko vaza meM karane ke liye ve kAmadeva ke do bANa kahalAye jAyeMge aura aneka zubha lakSaNoM ke dhAraka hoNge| mIna zaMkha Adi uttamottama guNoM se usake donoM caraNa atyanta zobhita hoMge / 1 aura nakharUpI ratnoM se yukta usakI aMgulI hogI / vidhAtA sundarI kA rUpa to aneka upAyoM se racegA aura mukha candramA se netra kamala patroM se dA~ta mUMgoM se oTha pake biMbA phaloM se donoM bhujA zAkhAoM se vakSasthala suvarNa taToM se donoM stana suvarNa kalazoM se evaM donoM caraNakamala patroM se banAvegA / mAtA sundarI sarasvatI ke samAna zobhita hogI kyoMki sarasvatI jaisI sAlaMkRti alaMkArayukta hotI hai sundarI bhI nirdoSa hogI / sarasvatI uttama rIti se daidIpyamAna hotI hai usI prakAra sundarI bhI atizaya sur3ola hogI / sarasvatI jaisI aneka rasoM se yukta hotI hai sundarI bhI lAvaNyayukta hogii| sarasvatI jaisI zubha arthayukta hotI hai, sundarI bhI apanI avayavoM se suDaula hogii| mAtA sundarI gati se hathinI jItegI aura nayana se mRgI, vANI se kokila, rUpa se rati evaM mukha se candramA jItegI / bhagavAna ke janma ke chaha mAsa pahale se janma taka pandraha mAsa paryaMnta kubera indra kI AjJA se tInoM kAla amogha ratnoM kI varSA kregaa| mAtA kI sevA ke lie indra kI AjJA se chappana kumAriyA~ Akara mAtA kI sevArthaM AveMgI aura rAjA mahApadma ko namaskAra kara rAjamahala meM praveza kareMgI / / 16-35 / / zubhra gajeMdra varadAnasajjalaM gAvaM mahAskaMdhadharaM sanAdakaM / paMcAnanaM daMti vidAraNoddhataM 353 deveMdra tisnapitAM payobdhijAM / / 36 // Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 354 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam dAmnI sugaMdhe bhramaradhvanIddhate caMdraM supUrNa timirasya bArakaM / sUrya pratApaM tanujasya vA param, mInadvayaM netrayugaM sa tasya vA // 37 // kuMbhadvayaM dIpra tanUjase vidhi padmAkaraM padsamUhamaMDitaM / vAddhi gaMbhIraM maNi mIna maMDitaM siMhAsanaM svarNamaNiprabhAbhRtaM / / 38 / / deveMdrayAnaM surabhAminIzritaM __nAgeMdragehaM sutasUtisUcakaM / ratnapracAyaM sunidhiM sutasyavA nirdhUmavahni ca dadarza sA zubhA // 39 // (catu: kulaM) vaktre gajeMdra zuci dehamunnataM / saMvizyamAnaM suvilokayiSyati / sA pUrNacaMdrAnanikA mRgekssnnaa| saMrakSitA devavadhU samUhakaiH / / 40 // vINAduMdubhizaMkha kAhalamahAnAdAnnizamyAzusA buddha vA mAgadhagItazabdanikarAt prAtaH parijJAya vai / utthAyAsanamuttamaM jinapate mAtAvyalaM cakrake pUrvAhna hatatAmasA varataraM bhAnormarIciryathA // 41 // zirasi mukuTabaMdhaM bhAlapaTTe ca bhAlaM, hRdi sulalihAraM kaMkaNaM bAhuyugme / dharati subhagakarNe kuMDalaM mekhalAM sA, atikRza zubhakaTyAM nUpuraM pAdapadme // 42 // sapadma mahApadmanAthaM svanAthaM samAsAdya kAMtaM sthitaM viSTare ca / praNamya sthitA vAmabhAge surAjJI pragalbhA mahAnarmazarmAdivAkyA / / 43 / / Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 355 nAtha ! sArthAnimAn svapracArAn pazcime yAmake pazya ke vai / jalpayatvaM phalaM teSAM kiM vibho, jJAna vijJAna netraH sucitraiH // 44 // zrutveti vAcaM nRpatirjagau tAM ___ kAMte priye daMtigate mRgAkSi / vakSye phalaM te'dya manojagehe teSAM yathArthaM dayite dayADhye // 45 // daMtIkSaNAtte bhavitA tanUjo jyeSTho vRSAdviSTapake mRgAreH / anaMtavIrya zubhapuSpadAmnoH vRSasya samyak sa patirbhaviSNuH // 46 // lakSamyAbhiSekAtkanakAdrimUni saMsnApyate'sau suranAthavagaiH / caMdrAjjanAhlAdakarazca sUryyAd / bhAsvadyutivittapatizca kuMbhAt / / 47 / / mInAdanaMtasukhabhAk sarasaH supUrNaH, sallakSaNerudadhito vara bodhayuktaH / siMhAsanAdbhuvanarAjyapatirbaliSThaH, puNyAdhipo'mara vimAna vilokanAcca // 48 // nAgAlayAdavadhibodhayutazca ratnAn ___ nAnAguNojjvalanavIkSaNataH kSaNena / karmedhanasya dahane khalu baddhakakSo vaktrapravezanavidherbhavitA sutaste // 46 // zrutvA svapna phalaM nRpasya dayitA yaavtprmodaanvitaa| tAvannArakata: sametya nRpate jIvo'zubhe codare / Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryena viracitam tasyA deva vaghR susodhitatare sthAtA mahApuNyataH / hatvA nArakadukhaHpApanicayaM tIrthodayAcchuddhadhIH // 50 // tasyodayaM devagaNo hi matvA natvA ca pitroH padapadmayugmaM / kRtvA ca kalyANaparamparAM ca, datvA suvarNa janakAya mAtre // 51 // vastrAdikaM tajjananAdivRtta muktvA kSaNena tridivaM gatazca / kurvankathAM zrI jinapasya bhaktyA ___nirmUlitArervarapuNyabhAjaH (yugmaM) // 52 // kumArikAstA jinanAthamAtara mupAsate bhojanadAnabhaktitaH / viDoja AjJA kRta zekharAH zubhA vilepanasnAnasupuSpadAnataH // 53 // kAcitkaroti padadhovanamaMbikAyAH kAciddadhAti varapuSpagaNaM tadane / kAcitsacaMpakasutailavimardanaM ca __kAcitpayodhijaladheH salilaizca sekaM / / 54 // pUpAMzca maMDaka sumodakapAyasAni mASAnnamudgaghRtamaMDakakhajjakAzca / prAjyAjyamagnaguDalagnasucUrNakAni sadvalaMjanAni dadhi dugdhakaraM bakANi / / 55 // kAciddadAti ca mahAnasamaMDapasthA sannUna ratnavarabhAjanaraMdhanArthA / sannavyabhavyavarapAkakRte ca dakSA mAtre ca bhojanataraM varapuNyapAkAt // 56 // Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeSika purANam natti hAvavarabhAvagatA ca kAcid, varvatti mAtRhRdayAnugatA ca kAcit / varvaddhi mAtRhRdaye sukhamulvaNaM ca, carkatti kAryamakhilaM sura bhAminI ca // 57 / / tAMbUlakaM khadirasAra yutaM ca dagdha, pASANacUrNasahitaM kramukaH sametaM / kAciddadAti nRpanAtha suyoSitAyai, puSpasrajaM madhupajhaMkRti saMyutAM ca / / 58 / / zayyAM ca kAcidvaratalpamaMDitAM cekrIyate ratnacayaizca dIpakAn / kAcicca rakSAM vara zastradhAriNI vidyullatA vA ghana meghavartinI // 56 // kirITamastake karNe kuMDalaM kaMkaNaM kre| hRdi hAraM zubhe netre kajjalaM vadane pare // 6 // tAMbUlaM tilakaM bhAle kaTyAM ca kaTimekhalAM / nAsAyAM mauktikaM kaMThe graiveyakaM sahATakaM // 61 // napuraM caraNadvaMdve cAMgulyAM vRzcikAn parAn / nivezayaMti kAminyo devAnAM nRpayoSita (trikalaM) // 62 // abhyarNe navame mAse praznayiSyati mAtaraM / devAMganA kriyAguptaM kArakAdIMzca kautukAn // 63 // zarIrAcchadakaM kiM syAt kiM ca syAddehadAhakaM / puSpANAM graMthane kiM syAdvadAdyAkSarataH pRthak // 64 // __"tvaka ruk srak" nRsiMha to kimAkhyA syAtkAste caMdrasya maMDale / pApena kIdRzA jIvA vada mAtaH svabuddhitaH // 65 // "sabhA vibhA abhAH" Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 358 zrozubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam kisI samaya kamala netrA rAnI sundarI zayanAgAra meM apanI manohara zayyA para zayana karegI acAnaka hI vaha rAtri ke pichale prahara meM ye svapna dekhegii| (1) jisase mada ca rahA hai aisA sapheda hAthI, (2) unnata skaMdha kA dhAraka nAda karatA huA baila, (3) hAthI ko vidAraNa karatA balavAna siMha, (4) dugdha se snAna karatI lakSmI, (5) bhramaroM se vyApta uttama do mAlA, (6) sampUrNa candramA, (7) andhakAra kA nAzaka (pratApI sUrya) (8) jala meM kilola karatI do machaliyA~, () do uttama ghar3e, (10) aneka padmoM se vyApta (sarovara) (11) ratna mIna Adi se yukta vizAla samudra, (12) maNi jar3ita sone kA siMhAsana, (13) aneka devAMganAoM se zobhita sura vimAna, (14) nAgeMdra kA ghara, (15) ratnoM kA Dhera, (16) aura nirdhUma agni| tathA unnata deha kA dhAraka pavitra kisI hAthI ko apane mukha meM praveza karate bhI vaha suMdarI dekhegii| prAtaHkAla meM vINA DhakkA zaMkha Adi ke zabdoM se aura mAgadhoM kI stuti ke sAtha rAnI palaMga se uThAI jAyegI aura zayyA se uThate samaya vaha prAcI dizA se jaisA sUrya udita hotA hai vaisI zobhA dhAraNa kregii| mahArAnI uThakara snAna karegI aura sira para mukuTa, kaMTha meM lalita hAra, hAthoM meM kaMgana, bhajAoM meM vAjUbandha, kAnoM meM kuNDala, kamara para karadhanI evaM pairoM meM napura phnegii| tathA apane svAmI rAjA mahApadma ke pAsa jAyegI aura siMhAsana para unake bAmabhAga meM baiThakara citta meM harSita ho isa prakAra kahegI svAmin ! rAtri ke pichale prahara maiMne svapna dekhe haiM kRpAkara unakA jaisA phala ho vaisA Apa kheN| rAnI ke aise vacana suna rAjA mahApadma isa prakAra kaheMge priye ! mRgAkSi ! jo tumane mujhase svapnoM kA phala pUchA hai maiM kahatA hU~ tuma dhyAnapUrvaka suno jisase tumheM sukha mileM Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 356 svapna meM hAthI ke dekhane kA phala to yaha hai ki tere putra ratna utpanna hogaa| baila ke dekhane kA phala yaha hai ki vaha tIna loka meM atizaya parAkramI hogaa| tUne jo siMha dekhA hai usakA phala yaha hai ki terA putra ananta vIryazAlI hogaa| aura do mAlAoM ke dekhane se dharmatIrtha kA pravartaka hogaa| jo tUne lakSmI ko snAna karate dekhA hai usakA phala yaha hai ki merU parvata para tere putra ko le jAkara devagaNa kSIrodadhi ke jala se snAna kraaveNge| candramA ke dekhane se terA putra samasta jagata ko Ananda pradAna karane vAlA hogaa| sUrya ke dekhane kA phala yaha hai ki terA putra advitIya kAMti dhAraka hogaa| kumbha ke dekhane se agAdha dravya kA svAmI hogaa| mIna ke dekhane se terA putra sukha kA bhaMDAra hogA aura uttamottama lakSaNoM kA dhAraka hogaa| samudra ke dekhane kA phala yaha hai ki terA putra jJAna kA samudra hogaa| aura jo tUne siMhAsana dekhA hai usase terA putra tIna loka ke rAjya kA svAmI hogaa| deva vimAnoM ke dekhane se balavAna aura puNyavAna hogaa| tUne jo nAgendra kA ghara dekhA hai sakA phala yaha hai ki terA putra janmate hI avadhi jJAna kA dhAraka hogaa| citra-vicitra ratna rAzi dekhane se terA puna aneka guNoM kA dhAraka hogaa| nirdhUma agni ke dekhane kA yaha phala hai ki terA putra samasta karma nAza kara siddhi pada prApta kregaa| aura tUne jo mukha meM hAthI praveza karate dekhA hai usakA phala yaha hai ki tere zIghra hI patra hogaa| rAjA ke mukha se jyoM hI rAnI svapna phala suna harSita hogI tyoM hI mahAna puNya kA bhaMDAra mahArAja zreNika kA jIva naraka kI Ayu kA vidhvaMsakara rAnI sundarI ke zubha udara meM janma legaa| tIrthaMkara mahApadma kA Agamana avadhijJAna se vicAra devagaNa ayodhyA aaveNge| tIrthaMkara ke mAtA-pitA ko bhaktipUrvaka praNAma kreNge| unheM uttamottama vastra phnaayeNge| bhagavAna kA garbha kalyANa kara sIdhe svarga cale jAyeMge aura vahA~ samasta puNyoM ke bhaMDAra samasta karmanAza karane vAle bhagavAna tIrthaMkara kI kathA suna Ananda se rheNge| chappana kumAriyA~ mAtA kI bhojanAdi se bhaktipUrvaka sevA kreNgii| AjJAnusAra mAtA kA snapana vilepana Adi kAma kreNgii| koI kumArI mAtA ke paira dhoyegii| koI unake sAmane uttamottama puSpa lAkara dhregii| koI mAtA kI deha se tela mlegii| koI kSIrodadhi jala se mAtA ko snAna kraayegii| koI pUvA, mAMDa, laDDa, khIra, urda, mUMga ke svAda dUdha, dahI aura bhI bhA~ti ke vyaMjana mAtA ko degii| koI mAtA ke bhojanArtha uttamottama bhojana banAne ke lie uttamottama pAtra degii| koIkoI mAtA kI prasannatA ke lie hAva-bhAvapUrvaka nRtya kregii| koI mAtA kI AjJAnusAra bartAva kregii| aura koI kumArikA apane yogya bartAva se mAtA ke citta ko atizaya Ananda degii| koI-koI kumArI katthA-cUnA, supArI rakhakara sundarI ko pAna degii| koI usake gale meM atizaya sugaMdhita mAlA pahanAyegI koI-koI mAtA ke lie manohara zayyA kA nirmANa kregii| aura koI ratnoM ke dIpaka jlaayegii| aura koI-koI kumArI mAtA ke mastaka para mukuTa, kAna meM kuNDala, hAtha meM kaMgana, gale meM hAra, netra meM kAjala, mukha meM pAna, mastaka para tilaka, kamara meM karadhanI, nAka meM motI, kaMTha meM kaMThI, pairoM meM napura, pA~va kI aMguliyoM meM bIchiye phinaayegii| jaba nauvAM mahInA pAsa A jAyegA taba kumAriyA~ mAtA ke vinodArtha kriyA gupta katR gupta karma gupta aura Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 360 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam prahelikA kahakara mAtA kA Ananda vddh'aayegii| koI pUchegI, batAo mAtA-zarIra kA DhaMkane vAlA kauna hai ? candra maMDala meM kyA hai ? aura pApa kI kRpA se jIva kaise hote haiM ? mAtA uttara degii-||36-6|| aMte kiM dehinAM nUnaM kAminA ki vidhIyate / kIdRzo dhyAnato yogI samAdiza mama priye // 66 // "vinAzaH vilAzaH vipAzaH" amarapa nara tara samajapara, bhagatamadadamamayajana ghnntk| pramadanavana ghanadahana kanara pa, jaya jaya tava vara jaTharabhaparama / / 67 // "ekasvaracitram" zubhedyajanmasaMtAnasaMbhavaM kilviSaM dhanam / prANinAMbhra NabhAvena vijJAnazatapArage // 68 // "kriyAguptakam" AnaMdayaMtu lokAnAM manAMsi vacanotkaraiH / mAtaH kartRpadaM guptaM vada bhrUNa vibhAvataH // 6 // "kartR guptakam" sudhAmanayasaMpannA labhaMte kinagaH kvacita / svakarmavazagA bhIme bhave vikSiptamAnasAH // 70 // "karmaguptakam" samasyApUraNe mAtaH samasyAM vada vAdinI / bhrUNaprabhAvatastUrNaM munirvecyAyate sadA // 71 / / nagarthaM lokayatyeva gRhItvArthaM vimuMcati / dhatte nAbhivikAraM ca munibezyAyate sadA // 72 / / kathayasva samasyAM tvaM vallIvezyAyate sadA / apagaM bhinnapadmana dharAyAM saMgataM nabhaH // 73 // Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam svapuSpaM darzayatyeva kulInA supayodharA / madhupazcuMbyamAnA ca vallI vezyAte sadA // 74 // pAnIye bAlizairnUnaM dharAsthe pratibiMbitaM / dRzyate ca zubhAkAraM dharAyAM saMgataM nabhaH // 75 // dUrasthairdUrato nUnaM naraivijJAnapAragaiH / IkSyate ca zubhAkAraM dharAyAM saMgataM nabhaH / / 76 / sunetre ca zubhAkAre priyavAdini mAnini / tvadgarbhe puNyavAn ko'pi samasti nayanapriye // 77 // biMdurahitaM vacanaM gururAjasya ye kurvati narAH sadA / duHkhaM te yAMti kiM sAdhu pakSapAtasamudyatAH // 78 // "vaMcanapadAdviducyutakaM" nirgatya kAlamakhilaM jinanAthamAtu, revaM surezvara vadhUrvividhAM ca sevAM / cakre su kAlakathayA vara tIrtha cakri, viSNupraviSNu baladeva kathAM tathA ca // 76 // dAlasyataMdrArucidehagehe, bhraGgastrivalyA jaThare na cAbhU tasyA mukhe pAMDuratA na cAbhUd guNaprabhAvAcchayane sukhaM na // 80 // mAse'tha pUrNe navame suyoge, suvAsare caMdrabale sulagne / nakSatrayoge naranAtha patnI, saviSyate sattanujaM zubhAMgaM // 81 // AzAstadA nirmalatAM gatAM parAH, viSNoH padaM pAMzuvivarjitaM zubham / kSoNI truNairomacitA pramodato, mArgAH suramyA nagaraM zubhAvahaM // 82 // Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 362 zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam zaMkhAravo bhAvanadhAmni suMdare, bherIravo vyaMtarapattane'khile / siMhAravo jyotiSimeghasannibho, ghaMTA ravo nAka nikAyake'jani // 83 // jJAtvA ca janma jinapasya sureMdravarga, AruhyamAnamabhitaH prathamezvaro'pi / airAvataM gajavaraM mukhadaMta ramyaM, saMruhya devanikaraizca cacAla zacyA // 84 // Agatya tasya nagaraM surarAjapatnI, vegAdariSTasadanaM surarAjadezAt / saMprApya vIkSya jinapaM jananIsametam, saMtatya gUDhavapuSA stutimAtatAna // 85 // saMyojyatAM ca zayane tasujaM vikRtya, mAyAmayaM ca vinivezya suziyyakAyAM / AdAya taM jinapatiM surarAjapatnI, nirgatya vAsavakare samadAt prakSahRSTA / / 86 // sabhA vibhA abhAH kumAriyA~ phira pUchegI batA mAtA-jIvoM kA anta meM kyA hotA hai ? kAmI loga kyA karate haiM ? dhyAna ke bala se yogI kaisA hotA hai ? mAtA uttara degI-(1) vinAza, (2) vilAsa, (3) vipaas| koI kumArI kriyA gupta zloka kahakara mAtA se pUchane lagI, batA mAtA (1) zubhedya janma santAna sambhavaM kilviSaM dhanam / prANinAM bhra NabhAvena vijJAna zata paarge|| isameM kriyA kauna hai koI kahane lagI, batA mAtA (2) Anandayantu lokAMnAM manAMsi vcnotkraiH| mAtaH katRpadaM guptaM vadabhrUNa vibhAvataH / / Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam isameM tIna karttA kauna haiM ? koI kahane lagI, batA mAtA (3) sudhI manayaM saMpannA labhante kiMnarAH kvacit / svakarma vazagA bhIme bhave vikSipta mAnasAH // isameM karma kyA hai ? koI-koI kumArI kahane lagI- mAtA ! tuma samasyA pUrNa karane meM bar3I catura ho| isa samaya tuma garbhavatI bhI ho " munirvezyAyate sadA" isa samasyA kI pUrti kro| mAtA 'javAba diyA (4) narArtha loka yatyeya gRhItvArthaM vimuMcayati / dhatte nAbhivikAra ca munivezyAyate sadA / / (1) isameM do avakhaMDane dhAtu kA loTa ke madhyama puruSa kA eka vacana 'dya' kriyApada hai / (2) logoM ke mana, bacanoM se Ananda ko prApta hoM / he mAtA isameM kartR pada gupta hai garbha ke prabhAva se Apa kaheM / 363 (3) isa zloka meM manAsika karttA hai| (4) vikSepa citta yukta, karmoM ke vazIbhUta aura nIti-rahita manuSya kyA saMsAra meM kahIM uttama buddhi ke dhAraka ho sakate haiM ? kadApi nahIM / isameM sudhI karttA hai / (5) jo muni para dhana kI ora dekhatA rahatA hai, dhana lekara dhanI ko chor3a detA hai aura nAbhi vikArayukta hotA hai vaha muni vezyA ke samAna hotA hai / dUsarI kumArI bolI- mAtA ! valI vezyAyate sadA ? dharAyAM saMgataM nabhaH / ina do samasyAoM kI pUrti jaldI karo / mAtA ne javAba diyA (1) svapuSpaM darzayatyeya kulInA supayodharAH / madhupairacuMvya mAnA ca valI vezyAyate sadA // 1 // (2) pAnIye bAlizainUMnaM dharAste pratibimbitam / dRzyate ca zubhAkAraM dharAyAM saMgataM nabhaH // 2 // (3) dUrasthairdUrato nUnaM naraM vijJAna pAragaiH / isyate ca zubhAkAraM dharAyAM saMgataMnabhaH // 3 // Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam koI kumArI mAtA se yaha kahegI, zubha lakSaNoM kA Akara, mRganayanI! priya vAdinI! niyama se Apake garbha meM kisI puNyavAna ne avatAra liyA hai| mAtA yaha jhUTha na samajho kyoMki jo manuSya pakSapAtI aura pUjyoM kA vaMcana karate haiM saMsAra meM ve aneka kaSTa bhogate haiN| isa prakAra samasta kumAriyA~ tInoM kAla hRdaya se mAtA kI sevA kareMgI aura tIrthaMkara cakravartI nArAyaNa prati nArAyaNa vAsudeva Adi mahApuruSoM kI kathA kahakara mAtA kA mana Anandita kreNgii| prAyaH striyoM ke garbha ke samaya vRddhi Alasya tandrA vagairaha huA karate haiM kiMtu mAtA ke garbha ke samaya na to udara vRddhi hogI, na Alasya aura taMdrA hogI mukha para saphedAI bhI na hogii| jaba pUre navamAsa ho jAyeMge taba uttama yoga meM aura uttama dina candramA lagna aura nakSatra meM mAtA uttama putraratna jnegii| usa samaya putra ke zarIra kI kAMti se dizA nirmala ho jAtI hai| bhavanavAsiyoM ke gharoM meM zaMkha zabda hone lgeNge| vyaMtaroM ke gharoM meM bherI bjegii| jyotiSiyoM ke dhara medha dhvani ke samAna siMhAsanarava aura vaimAnika devoM ke ghara ghaMTA zabda hoNge| apane avadhi bala se tIrthaMkara kA janma jAna devagaNa apane-apane vAhanoM para savAra hokara ayodhyA aayeNge| prathama svarga kA indra bhI atizaya zobhanIya airAvata gaja para savAra ho apanI indrAnI ke sAtha ayodhyA aayegaa| ayodhyA Akara indrAnI indra kI AjJA se zIghra hI prasUti ghara meM praveza kregii| vahA~tIrthaMkara ko apanI mAtA ke sAtha sotA dekha unakI gUDhabhAva se stuti kregii| mAtA ko kisI prakAra kA kaSTa na ho isaliye indrAnI usa samaya eka mAyAmayI putra kA nirmANa karegI aura use mAtA ke pAsa sulAkara aura bhagavAna ko hAtha meM lekara indra ke hAtha meM degii| bhagavAna ko dekha indra ati prasanna hogA // 66-86 // Aropya taM nija kare maghavA gajasthaH, saMsevitaH sura varairjayavRdavAdI / IzAnazakradhRtaramyavarAtapatraM, __ zakradvikarlalita cAmaravIjyamAnaM / / 87 // AkAzamArgamavalaMbya vimacya tarNa, jyotirgaNaM surAgiri kSaNataH samApa / satpAMDupakaM vara vanaM vara pAMDukAyAM, __mAropayajjinapati surapaH zilAyAM / / 88 // kSIrodadhezca payasA paripUrNakuMbha, raSTAdhikairdazahataka zatAbhi saMkhyaiH / asnApayajjinapati surapaH sakRcca zeSaH, suraiH sahajayArava vAdibhizca // 86 // Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam cakre ca jiSNujinapasya nAma zrI padmanAbheti viziSTacetAH / nAnA stavaiH sannutimAtatAna bhaktyA sahastrAkSasamanvito'bhUt // 60 // pariSkRtaH so'pi sureMdrapatnyA rarAja ramthAbharaNairviziSTaiH / anekasUrapratimaprabhADhye narAmaraiH pUjitapAdapadmaH // 61 // duMdubhyAnaka zaMkha kAhalamahAnAdairnarTataH surA vINAvaMzamRdaMgatAla ninadaiH saMpUrayaMto dizaH / gAyaMtaH sarasaM surAgakalitaM gItaM bhavaMtaH stuti kurvato jayanAdamunnatapadAzcakruH kSaNaM janmajaM // 62 // Aruhya dviradaM surezvarapatirnAnAsuraiH sevitaH kRtvAMke jinapaM surapathi prAptosavaiH prAptavAn / ramyAM tAM vara hAri zAlakalitAM tuMgapratolIparAM, nAnA ketukarAzritAM zubha mahAdhAmalisaMrAjitAM // 63 // pitrostaM tanayaM vizAlanayanaM datvA surezaH zubhaM, natvA tatpadapaMkajaM suragirI saMjAtavRttaM mudA / AkhyannAmakRtiM sunRtyanRpateragre zubhairnarttanai rdatvA bhoga kadaMbakaM suravaraiH sArddhaM svage'gamat // 64 // asura nikarasevyo varddhayan padmanAbho janayati mudamiddhaM bhUripitroryatheSTaM sakala kanakabhUSA / bhUSito ramya ho vizadataraguNADhyo mUtravidyogahInaH // 65 // vAmAMguNThaM pAdapadmasya ramyaM pIyUSADhyaM saMlihan pUtadehaH / edhe vegAbdAlacaMdraH kalAbhis vijJAnADhyo lakSaNaiH pUrNagAtraH // 96 // 365 Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzabhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam saptahastocchRtidehaH . SoDazAdhikasatzata / AyustayA'bhavatpUrNa dazAtizayabhAginaH / / 67 // uttamAM lalitalakSaNAnvitAM kAminI kanakakAMti komalAM yauvane sasurapAgrahAt / zubhAM prAptavAn paramarzasaMgataH / / 68 // satAstasyAbhavacakravattino bharatAdayaH / nAbheyasya yathApUrvaM bharatAdyAH sulakSaNAH // 66 // AsAdya rAjyaM nRpatejinezvaraH __sa pAlayAmAsa mahIM manoharAm / kRSyAdiSaTkarmaratAH prajAH parAH kurvazca nAbheya iva pramodataH // 100 / dezagrAmamaTavakarvaTapuradroNAdikAn pattanaM, ___varNAdInnapavaMzabhedagaNanAM rAjJAM ca niitipraaN| vyApAraM vaNijAM vivAhasavidhi bhojyAdinAnAkriyAm devo gotrabhidA yugAdi jinavatsaMkArayAmAsa ca // 101 // kRtvA ca rAjyaM suranAthasevyaH, kiMcinnimittaM samavApya buddhaH / bhavAMgabhogeSuviraktatAM ca, samApa saddharmarataH sudhIzca // 102 // lokAMtikarbodhita buddhibhAvo devaiH kRtArAdhanatojinezaH / saMdIkSatAM bodhacatuSTyADhyo bhAvIkRtaproSaNa pAraNazca // 103 // kRtvA kSayaM ghAti catuSTayAnAM prApta: subodhaM khalu paMcamaM ca / devAgamabhUSitabhUmibhAgaH, saMrAjito vai samavaiH zaraNyaiH // 104 // Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraNika purANam datvopadezaM vividhaM narANAM vihRtya bhUmiM varadharmadAnaiH / saMtRpta lokAnagamacchivaM sa nityaM paraM duHkhavihInabhAvam // 105 // nirvANamAptaM jinanAthadevaM matvA surApatya samaM kalatraH / kRtvA ca nirvANamahotsavaM te prAptAH svanAkaM paramarddhiyuktAH // 106 // zrIpadmanAbhasya bhaviSyatazca kalyANacitraM paramaM purANaM / pAyAdapAdbhavataH samasyAt zrI zreNikodbhAsi vibhAsitArtha // 107 // idaMcaritraM paThate ca somaM dattaM sudharmaM zivamArga kArizrI / padmanAbhena bhaviSyatA ca tIrthezvareNaiva vahitArthavena // 108 // chaMdoviruddhaM varalakSaNaizca nyAyaiH purANaiH suguNairviruddhaM / alaMkriyAbhiH kSamayaMtu saMta kRtaM mayAtreva vibuddhinA vA // / 106 / / prAyaH kalau saMti mahAnupApA upAsyamAnA'pi durvibhAvA durdurjanAhAsyaratAH pareSu / nAgA ivAtyaMtavi kUpacittAH // 110 // dRSTvA khalaH kupyati sAdhuvargaM guNairgariSTaM sukaraM vidoSaM / dhvAMkSo'hitastAmasabhAvavRttaH // 111 // nityodayaM bhAnumiva svabhAvAd 367 Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam khalaH svabhAvAnsuguNAn janAnAM nihaMti nAnAhita kAriNazca / saMdazitAnekapadArthavRdAn bhAsvatkarAnnAhurivaprabuddhAn // 112 / / prasAdito durjana eva doSaM karoti dakSairvara dAna vAkyaH / ahiryathA miSTapayaH pradAna jIvaiH kRtAzeSaparopakAraiH // 113 // varaM vidhAtrA vihitAH khalAzca parasya doSagrahaNe samarthAH / tathA ca kAvyAni vidUSitAni / purANi kolairmalanAzite ca // 114 // ki prArthyate so'pi khalo mayA yaH svabhAvato doSagaNaM dadAti / saMprArthyamAno'pi yamo narANAM ___ no muMcate duSTaguNaprabhAvAt // 115 / / ki prArthyate sAdhuguNaH svabhAvAd datte guNAn pakSivipakSikAbhyAM / aprArthyamAno'bdagaNazca vRSTi karoti nibekSvahi zuktikAyAm / / 116 // jayatu jita vipakSo mUlasaMdhaH supakSo, haratu timirabhAvaM bhAratI gacchavAraH / nayatu sugatimArga zAsanaM zuddhavargam, jayatu ca zubhacaMdraH kuMdakuMdo munIMdraH / / 117 / / tadanvaye zrI munipadmanaMdI vibhAti bhvyaakrpdmnNdii| zobhAdhizAlI varapuSpadaMtaH sukAMtisaMbhinnapuSpadaMtaH // 118 / / Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 366 purANakAvyAryavidAMvaratvaM vikAsayanmuktividAMvaratvaM / vibhAtuvIraH sakalAdya kIrtiH kRtA yake no sakalAdyakItiH // 11 // bhuvanakIttiryatirjayatAdyamaubhuvanapUritakIrticayaH sdaa| bhavanabiMbajinAgamakAraNo . bhavanavAMbudavAtabharaH paraH // 120 // tatpaTTodayaparvate ravirabhUd bhavyAMbujaM bhAsayAn / santrAstraharaM tamo vighaTayannAnAkarairbhAsuraH / bhavyAnaMtagatazca vigrahamataH zrIjJAnabhUSaH sadA citraM caMdrakasaMgataH zubhakaraH zrIvarddhamAnodayaH / / 121 // jagati vijayakIttiH puNyamUrtisukItti, jayatu ca yatirAjo bhUmipaiH spRSTapAdaH / nayanalina himAMzuAMnabhUSasya paTTe, vividhaparavivAdikSmAdhare vajrapAtaH // 122 // tacchiSyaNa zubheMdunA zubhamataH zrI jJAnabhAvena vai / pUtaM puNyapurANamAnuSabhavaM saMsAravidhvaMsakaM / no kIrtyA vyaraci pramoha vazato jaine mate kevalaM / nAhaMkAravazAtkavitvamadataH zrIpadmanAbhehitam // 123 // idaM caritraM paThataH zivaM vai zrotuzca padmezvaravatpavitra / bhaviSNusaMsArasukhaM nRdevam, saMbhujya samyaktvaphalapradIpaM // 124 // Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 370 caMdrArka hemagiri sAgara bhUvimAna, gaMgAnadI gagana siddha zilAzca loke / tiSThati yAvadabhito varamartyasevAs zrIzubhacandrAcAryavaryeNa viracitam tiSThatu kovidamanoMbujamadhyabhUtAH / / 125 / / aura zIghra hI hAthI para virAjamAna kregaa| usa samaya IzAna indra bhagavAna para chata lagAyegA / sanatkumAra aura mAhendra donAM indra camara DhoreMge evaM sabake saba milakara AkAza mArga se merU parvata kI ora usI kSaNa cala deNge| merU parvata para pahu~ca indra bhagavAna ko pAMDuka zilA para biThAyegA / usa samaya devagaNa eka hajAra ATha kalazoM se bhagavAna kA abhiSeka kareMge / indra usI samaya bhagavAna kA nAma padmanAbha rkhegaa| aneka prakAra bhagavAna kI stuti kareMge / aura usa samaya bhagavAna kA rUpa dekha tRpta na hotA huA sahastrAkSa hogaa| bAlaka bhagavAna ko indrAnI apanI goda meM legI aura aneka bhUSaNAM se bhUSita karegI / bhUSaNa bhUSita bhagavAna usa samaya sUrya ke samAna jAna par3eMge aura duMdubhi Anaka zaMkha kAhaloM ke zabdoM ke sAtha nRtya karate hue, tAla ke zabdoM se samasta dizApUrNa karate hue, layapUrvaka rAga sahita sarasa gAna karate hue, aura jaya-jaya zabda karate hue samasta deva meru parvata para bhagavAna ke janmakAla kA utsava manAyeMge / pazcAta aneka devoM se sevita indra bhagavAna ko goda meM lekara hAthI para virAjamAna kregaa| aneka zAli dhAnyayukta, bar3I-bar3I galiyoM se vyApta dhvajAyukta, aneka makAnoM se zobhita ayodhyApurI meM AyegA bar3e-bar3e netroM se zobhita bhagabAna ko pitA ke supurda karegA / merU parvata para jo kAma hogA indra usa sabako bhagavAna ke pitA mahApadma se kahegA / pitA mAtA ke vinodArtha indra phira nRtya karegA evaM bhagavAna ko aneka bhUSaNa pradAna kara aura bhagavAna ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kara indra samasta devoM ke sAtha svarga calA jAyegA / isa prakAra samasta devoM se pUjita bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke AbharaNayukta deha kA dhAraka, aneka guNoM kA AkAra bAlaka padmanAbha dinoMdina baketA huA pitA mAtA kA saMtoSa sthAna hogaa| padmanAbha amRta se paripUrNa apane pA~va ke aMgUThe ko cUsegA aura pavitra deha kA dhArakazubha lakSaNoM kA sthAna vaha kalAoM se jaisA candramA bar3hatA calA jAtA hai vesA hI zubha lakSaNoM se bar3hatA calA jAyegA / atizaya puNyAtmA tIrthaMkara padmanAbha ke zarIra kI U~cAI sAta hAtha hogI aura Ayu 116 (eka sau solaha varSa kI hogI / tIrthaMkara padmanAbha kI striyA~ uttama aneka guNoM 'bhUSita suvarNa ke samAna kAMti kI dhAraka zubha aura yauvanakAla meM atizaya zobhAyukta hoNgii| bhagavAna vRSabhadeva ke jaise bharata cakravartI Adi zubha lakSaNoM ke dhAraka putra hue the| vaise hI tIrthaMkara padmanAbha ke bhI cakravartI putra hoNge| tIrthaMkara vRSabhadeva ke hI samAna tIrthaMkara padmanAbha rAjya kareMge / nItipUrvaka prajA kA pAlana kareMge aura prajA varga ko SaTkarma kI ora yoMjita karege / tathA deza grAmapura droNa Adi kI racanA karAyeMge / varNabheda aura nRpavaMza bheda kA nirmANa kreNge| rAjA logoM ko nIti kI zikSA deMge, vyApAra kA DhaMga sikhalAyeMge / aura bhojanAdi sAmagrI kI zikSA pradAna kreNge| isa rIti se bhagavAna padmanAbha kucha dina rAjya kareMge pazcAt kucha nimitta pAkara zIghra hI bhavabhogAM se virakta ho jAyeMge aura saddharma kI ora Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika purANam 371 apanA dhyAna khiiceNge| bhagavAna ko bhavabhogoM se virakta jAna zIghra hI lokAMtika deva aayeNge| aura bhagavAna kI bAra-bAra stuti kara unheM pAlakI meM baiThAkara le jaayeNge| bhagavAna tapa dhAraNa kara aura tapa ke prabhAva se manaHparyayajJAna prApta kareMge aura pIche kevalajJAna prApta kreNge| bhagavAna ko kevala jJAnI jAna devagaNa AyeMge aura samavazaraNa kI racanA kreNge| bhagavAna samavazaraNa meM siMhAsana para virAjamAna ho bhavya jIvoM ko dharmopadeza deNge| jahA~-tahA~ vihAra bhI kareMge aura apane upadezarUpI amRta se bhavya jIvoM ke mana saMtuSTa kara samasta karmoM kA nAzakara nirvANa sthAna cale jAyeMge jisa samaya bhagavAna mokSa cale jAyeMge usa samaya deva nirvANa kalyANa manAyeMge tathA sAnanda apanI devAMganAoM ke sAtha svarga cale jaayeNge| aura vahA~ Ananda se rheNge||87-125|| iti zrI zreNikabhavAnubaddhabhaviSyatpadmanAbha purANe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacaMdrAcArya paMcakalyANakavarNanaM nAma paMcadazaH prv||15|| itizrI zreNika caritraM samAptamiti / saMskRta zloka saMkhyA tryadhika caturviMzati zatam / isa prakAra bhagavAna padamanAbha ke pUrvabhava ke jIva mahArAja zreNika ke caritra meM bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandrAcArya viracita bhaviSyatkAla meM honevAle bhagavAna padmanAbha ke paMcakalyANa-varNana karanevAlA paMdrahavAM sarga samApta huaa| samApto'yaM granthaH / Page #385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ & Flanelle