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________________ muMbaI-kATa-TAunahaoNlamAM tA. 25-9-31 bhAdaravA zuda 14 zukravAre jagatprakhyAta jainAcAya zrImad vijayadhamasUrijI mahArAjanA navamA savatsarI-utsava prasaMge rASTrapati saradAra zrImAn vallabhabhAI paTelanA pramukhapaNA nIce bharAyalI sabhAmAM nyAyavizArada-yAyatItha zrImad nyAyavijayajI mahArAje ApeluM bhASaNa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ eka sAi jainAcArya zrI vijaya dharmasUri zrI vijayadhama sUri mahArAja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ AcAya zrIvijayadharmasUrijI mahArAjanuM nAma jagaprakhyAta che. temanu citra ApanI sAme upasthita che. eka jainAcAnI ' jayaMtI " ujavavAmAM rASTrapati saradArazrImAn vallabhabhAI paTela sabhApatinA Asanane alaMkRta kare e tA ' sAnuM ne sugandha ' gaNAya. jayantInuM pAtra jema ucca, tema sabhApatinuM Asana paNa ucca. AvA sucAga vicAratAM mane bahu Ananda thAya che. have huM mULa vAta para AvuM. kAThIyAvADamAM bhAvanagaranA * mahuvA ? gAmanI zerIe-gavIemAM rakhaDatA bhramatA bhUta ' mUlaca+-' karA keTalA vicitra chete jarA padyomAM batAvuM-- , mAtA-pitA ne nAma inakA ' mUlacandra ' kriyA sahI, para paThaname inaka jarA bhI citta lagatA thA nahIM; khelAM, tamAAM meM' nirantara ramaNa karate ce rahe, vaphAna hI me. nasta hA kara ye sadA phirate rahe. daza varSoMkI vaya me. inhoMne vaNu-paricaya hI kriyA, isase pittAzrIna inDa. dukAna para baThA diyA; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (4) vANijyameM vyApArameM ce anubhavI hete gae zaTha-dujane ke saMga meM bhI sAtha hI paDate gae. jisane hajAra dhanija ko dIna-hIna banA diyA, jisane baDe nAmI jane ke kIrtihIna banA diyA; dhaMdhA vahI" saTTA" vikaTa, je dezameM hai chA gayAkarane lage phira chUta, cArI, timira inameM chA gayA. mUlacanda jugAranI kharAba latamAM paDe che. te jugAramAM paisA heme che. eka vakhata te pitAnA aMga paranA dAgInA jugAramAM hemI de che. mAtApitAne khabara paDe che. teo tene "caudamuM ratna" cakhADe che. basa, ahIMja enA jIvanamAM krAntinuM bIja vavAya che. te vakhate tenA vicAromAM mahAna parivartana thAya che. tenA hRdayamAM jambara khaLabhaLATa thAya che. tene jagatanI vicitratAnuM bhAna thAya che. tene saMsAranI asAratAnuM jJAna thAya che. tenA hadayamAM majabUta vairAgya pragaTa thAya che. te bhAvanagara Ave che. tyAM zrImad vRddhicandrajI mahArAjane maLe che. te mahAtmAnI AgaLa te dIkSAnI mAMgaNI kare che. vRddhicandrajI mahArAja amArA jevA celAcApaTanA lebhI hetA. teo mahAna tyAgI, vairAgI ane zAadaza santa hatA. teo nasADI-bhagADI chAnI rIte dIkSA ApavAmAM pApa samajatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ hatA. teo sagIra vayanA bALakanA bheLapaNane geralAbha laI temane utAvaLathI aMDI nAMkhavAmAM adharma samajatA hatA. teo, parIkSApUrvaka yogyatA jaNAtAM dIkSA ApavAnA zAstrAdezane anusaranArA hatA. vRddhicandrajI mahArAja mUlacaMdane parIkSAnI kasoTIe kase che. mUlacanda temAM AbAda pasAra thAya che. e pachI tene dIkSA apAya che. gaNeza varSanI ummare te dIkSA grahaNa kare che. "mUlacaMda" maTI have te "dharmavijaya bane che. dharmavijaya gurUbhaktimAM ghaNe rasa le che. cAritranA zuddha ArAdhana sAthe jJAnamaya jIvanamAM AgaLa vadhe che. dhIme dhIme AgaLa vadhatAM mahAna vikAsanA pariNAme "dharmavijyamAMthI vijayadharma, sUri bane che. have vijayadharmasUrine joIe. vijayadharmasUri eTale akarmayatAne ua pheMkI denAra sAce vIra. vijayadharmasUri eTale utsAhanI jAjavalyamAna mUti. vijayadharmasUri eTale daDhatA ane dhIrajane pahADa. ane vijayadharmasUri eTale cAritranuM jaLahaLatuM bhAmaMDala. temanI cazapatAkA gujarAta ke kAThIyAvADa, mAravADa ke mevADa, mALavA ke dakSiNa, pU. pI ke beMgAla, tamAma sthaLe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 6 ). pharakI rahI che. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa yuropa ane amerikA sudhI temanA jIvananI mAhAbhya-gAthAe gavAI rahI che. temanI vizvaprasiddhi temanA purUSArtha maya jIvanane AbhArI che. temaNe dUra dUra dezamAM bhramaNa karI jainadharmane paTala vagaDAvyo che. ahIM jainadharma viSe jarA kahI lauM. jainadharma eTale vItarAgadharma, jainadharma eTale Atmadhama, jainadharma eTale ahiMsAdharma ane jenadharma eTale paramAtmA vItarAga devanuM pavitra pharamAna. jainadharmane abhyAsa eTale rAga-dveSane jItavAne abhyAsa. janajIvana eTale jitendriya jIvana, jainajIvana eTale ahiMsAmaya, satyamaya ane sadAcAramaya jIvana. jainanA vicAro jema uMcA hoya, tema AcAra paNa uMcA hoya. jenanI bhAvanA vizALa ane udAra hAya. tenuM jIvana pavitra ane ujajavaLa hAya. A jainatva che. tene keIe IjA lIdhe nathI. duniyAne kaI paNa mANasa jainatvane potAnA jIvanamAM khIlavI zake che. mahAvIra bhagavantanA lakSAvadhi zrAvakamAM daza zrAvake mukhya gaNAyA, paNa teomAM keI osavADa-piravAha ke dazA-vIzA na hatA. paNa temAM keI hatA kheDuta, paTela ane -- pATIdAra ane koI kuMbhAra. jenA jIvanamAM ahiMsA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ satya, saMyama, tyAga ane sevAbhAvanA saddaguNa khIlyA hoya, te cAhe heDa ke bhaMgI hoya, paNa te sAce jaina che, te ucca che ane uMce caDhI rahyA che. ethI viparIta, e vastu jenA jIvanamAM nathI ane jenA vicAre gandA ane jenuM AcaraNa malina che, je, haDahaDatA anyAye kare che ane anAcAra seve che, te tapAMtathI ke kuladharmathI game teTale ucca kahevAtuM hoya, paNa kharI rIte te nIca che. AtmavikAsamAM caDhe te uMca ane paDe te nIca. jIvanamAM je ahiMsA, satya ane saMyamane abhyAsa nathI, te kerA cAMllAmAM ke kerI muhapattImAM kaMI nathI. jIvanamAM je cAritra nathI, te eka nahi, paNa ekavIza " ghA" bagalamAM mArI pharyA kare toye kaMI na vaLe. Aje hATa jaina " sAbaramatIne santa" che. Aje moTe jaina e "ardhanagna phakIra" che. e mUThThIbhara hADakAMne mANasa Aje AkhA dezane DolAvI rahyo che. enA zabda para Aje jagata mugdha banI rahyuM che. enuM kAraNa che enI ahiMsA-zaktimAM, enA cAritrabaLamAM. e mahAtmA Aje ApaNe pAse nathI. e dariyApAra pAMca hajAra mAIla cheTe jaI eThA che-daridranArAyaNane pratinidhi thaIne. e mahAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 8 ) santanA darzana mATe Aje yuropa ane amerikAnA ke talapApaDa thaI rahyA che. e mahAna jainanA mahAna "gaNadhara " Aje sabhAsamakSa sabhApatinA Asana para zobhe che. (gaNuM eTale samUha, tenA "dhara" eTale nAyaka, kamAnDara e "gaNudhara.) eka jainAcAryanI jayantI ujavavA teo harSabhera padhAre e emanI mahAna udAratAmAM emanuM jainatva pratyakSa thAya che. Aje teo ahiMsAnA, sevAbhAvanA ane lokakalyANanA pATha bhaNAvavA ahiM padhAryA che. e emanuM jainatva na gaNAya te zuM gaNAya? jainatvanA umaMgamAM AvI teo kadAcita jene temanI koI bhUla mATe yogya Thapake Ape, ke jarA AkarA lAgatA zabdamAM vyAjabI zikhAmaNa Ape te e vadhAvI levA joga hoya. tenI sAme rIsAvuM, cIDAvuM ke kedhAyamAna thavuM e te mUrkhAI gaNAya. have mULa vAta para AvIe. vijayadharmasUrie kAzI ane baMgALa jevA dezanA zAstrIo tathA paMDitene jainadharmanA prazaMsaka banAvyA che. baMgALa ane magadhanI sapharamAM temaNe dayArasanI jhala vasAvIne hajAro baMgAlIo tathA bIjAone mAMsabhakSaNa cheDAvyAM che ane hiMsA karatAM aTakAvyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 9 ) che. temaNe kAzI jevA hindudharmanA jakharadasta killAmAM, je vakhate vaimanasyanuM vAtAvaraNu jaththara patharAcatuM hatuM, vizathI varganA aneka vighna vacce padapraveza karI jainavidyAlayanA aDhA pharakAvyeA che. temaNe navA saMkhyA dha vidvAnA ubhA karI samAjamAM vidyAdhyayananA pracAra karyAM che ane sA~skRta-prAkRta bhASAnI abhyAsa-praNAlIne punarjIvita karI che. temaNe jaina sAhityanA pahALe pracAra karI peAtAnI vidvattA ane sa zeAdhana-zakitathI pAzcAtya kAlarAne AkarSita karyAM che ane temane jaina sAhityamAM sarasa rasa letA karyAM che. temaNe gurUkuLa, mADIMga, bAlAzrama, vidyAzrama, pustakAlaya jevAM vidyAnAM sarAvarA ThekaThekANe nirmANa karyAM che. kAThIyAvADanA lagabhaga tamAma sTeTAnA nareze temane maLyA che ane te narezAne temaNe dharmopadeza A che. temanA vihAra daramyAna te te sthaLanA eDaminisTreTara mahAzayeAe temanA edhanu pAna karyuM che. udepura, jodhapura, indora, gvAlIyara jevAM saMsthAnAnA mahArAjA temanA prabhAvazAlI vyakitatva para mugdha banyA che. darabhaMgAmahArAjAe bharI sabhAmAM temanI vidvattAnI tArIpha karI che. mahArAjAanArasa temanA bhakata nareza. kAzI jevA vidyAnA mahAn kendramAM bhAratIya vidvAnAnI gaMjAvara sabhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 10 ) vacce temane "zAsavizArada-jainAcArya padya arpavAnuM mAna mahArAjAbanArasane che. surata ane dhuLIyAnA kalekaTare temanAM pravacana sAMbhaLyAM che. temaNe rAjakoTanI rAjakumAra-kelejamAM jaIne rAjakumArane rAjapaddhatine asarakAraka upadeza Ape che. I. sana 1920mAM AcArya mahArAja ahIM muMbaImAM hatA. te vakhate ahIMnA nAmadAra gavanara sAhebane teo temanA khAsa gavarmenTa hAusamAM maLyA che. temaNe anekAneka prAcIna granthasAhitya prakAzamAM ApyuM che. kalakattA-yunivarsiTinI saMskRta parIkSAomAM temaNe jainagranthA dAkhala karAvyA che. pitAnA uMcI paMktinA be vidvAna ziSyone sIlana" (laMkA) mokalI tyAMnI bauddha prajAmAM temaNe jaina dharmane saMdeza pahoMcaDAvyuM che. kalakattA ane alAhAbAdamAM "sarvadharmasabhA " (kanvenzana opha rilijiyansa Ina InDiyA) taraphathI AmantraNa AvatAM temaNe tyAM jaI mahAna prabhAvazAlI ane jezIlAM lekacara ApI tyAM upasthita thayela mahATA maheTA vidvAne, sAdhu-saMnyAsI-mahanta ane anya nAgarikenAM antakaraNamAM jambara asara pedA karI che. temaNe laMDananA De. epha Dabalyu. thomasa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 11 ) sAhebanI siphArasanA AdhAra para ejanTa Tu dhI gavarnara janarala rAjaputAnA 'kAzmIna' sAhebane rUbarU maLIne ' Akhu ' tIthanI AzAtanA ( videzIcA cAmaDAnA bUTa sAthe madirAmAM jatA hatA te ) dUra karAvI che, baMgAlanI esiAiTika seAsAyaTIe ane jamanI tathA ITalInI eriyanTala seAsAyaTIoe * enari membara ' tarIke temanA cega meLavavAnu saubhAgya prApta karyuM che. temaNe jamana DeAkaTara harmAMn jekeAmInI hindustAnamAM upasthiti thatAM jodhapuramAM mahAmahApAdhyAya DaoN. satIzacandra vidyAbhUSaNanA adhyakSapaNAmAM jainasAhityapariSad khelAvI deza-videzamAM jaina sAhityanI mahattAnA DhaDhA pITAnyeA che. iMglenDa, phrAnsa, jamanI, iTalI ane amerikA vagere dezeAnA mhATA mhATA skAlA sAthe temanA kArapeAnDansa vadhatA rahyA che. Aje lagabhaga doDhaso jeTalA pAzcAtya kAlarA temanI puNyamI jIvanaprabhAnA derAyA jaina sAhityanI sevA majAvI. rahyA che. 6 7 sUrijI mahArAjanI mulAkAta levAmAM chelle pAzcAtya skAlara phrenca vidvAn DA. sIlvana levI che. te AcAya mahArAjane zivapurImAM maLyA hatA. te vakhate AcArya mahArAja mAMdagImAM hatA. phakta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 12 ) sAta divasanA mehemAna hatA. e sthitimAM paNa AcAya zrInI mahAn jIvana-vibhUtie DAkaTara mahAzayanA hRdaya para je asara karI hatI, tenuM ja e pariNAma che ke, DaoNkaTara mahAzaya duniyAnI AgaLa ghASaNApUrvaka kahI rahyA che keH "I can tell you that he is one of the most impressive personalities I ever met with in the whole world. . arthAt--huM tamane kahI zakuM chuM ke te uMcAmAM uMcA prabhAvazAlI vyaktiomAMnA eka che, jemanA jevA mahAtmA duniyAbharamAM zAyadaja mane maLyA hAya. laMDananA sara yAja grIasana lakhe che keH-~~~ r ' I never had the privilege of meeting him, but many people in in this country will unite with me in deploring the loss of a ripe and learned scholar of world-wide reputation. "" arthAt----hu temane( vijayadhamasUrine ) kadI manyA nathI. paNa A dezanA ghaNA manuSyA e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (13) vizvavyApi-kIrtimAna prauDha vidvAna olaranI peTanA duHkhamAM mArI sAthe joDAze. A mahAna AcArya mahArAjane e pratApa che. ke, bhAratIya ane pAzcAtya vidvAnomAM jenadharmanA. saMbandhamAM je keTalIka gerasamajutIo phelAyelI hatI te nAbUda thavA pAmI che. jarmana vidvAna che. hala kaunasAhityanI mahattA batAvatAM jaNAve che ke - " Now what would Sanskrita poetry be without the large Sanskrita literature : of the Jainas ! The more I learn to know it, the more my admiration rises." arthAt jenenA mahAna saMskRta sAhityane alaga pADavAmAM Ave te saMskRta kavitA zI dazA. thAya ! A bAbatamAM jema jema vadhu jANavAne abhyAsa karuM chuM, tema tema mArA Anandayukta AzcaryamAM vadhAre thatuM jAya che. jarmana vidvAna De. hamana jekebI kahe che ke - " In conclusion let me assert my conviction that Jainism is an original ! system, quite distinct and independent: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 14 ) from all others; and that therefore it is of great importance for the study of philosophical thought and religious life in ancient India. ' arthAt antamAM mane mArA thayela nizcaya jaNAvavA dyo. ke jainadhama e mULa dhama che ane tamAma daIneAthI taddana bhinna ane svatantra che, prAcIna bhAratavarSanA tattvajJAna ane dhArmika jIvananA abhyAsa mATe te ghaNA agatyanA che. have chelle, upasaMhAra karatAM jaNAvIza ke, mahAtmAonAM jIvanamAMthI jIvananI mahAnlR vastu * barAbara samajI jai tene ApaNe peAtAnA jIvanamAM utAravA prayatna karavA joie. maitrIbhAva, sevAbhAva, satya, sayama, tyAganA mAdhapATha jIvanamAM na utare tyAM sudhI AtmajIvananA vikAsa azakaya che. AgaLa vadhavA mATe prajAmAM ekIkaraNanI pahelI jarUra che. ekIkaraNa keTaluM kAma kare che te juo / " pipIlikA sa'pa kadI kare che mahA ahine paNa prANa le che. tame badhA rASTrIya pakSa tAtheA ! are ! svadezIabhimAna ANA ! " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 15 ) kharekhara~ isa phrUTane hI hama sabhI ke zaktihIna banA diyA Isa phUTane hI jAtiyAM kaiA chinna--bhinna anA kriyA; isa phrUTane hI dharmAMkAlI glAnipUrNa banA diyA isa phrUTane hI dezakI bhI naSTa-bhraSTa banA diyA isa phUTakA sira phroDa kara akha akSya karanA cAhie sakha dha vAleAMke paraspara mela rakhanA cAhie; karanA cAhie. Isa mAga se Isa dezakA uddhAra karanA cAhie. paradezizAsanabandhanAMkA nAtha A zAntiH ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ rASTrapati saradAra zrImAn vallabhabhAI paTelanuM bhASaNa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ saradAra vallabhabhAi, zrI. maNilAla koThArI, zrI nyAyavijayajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ rApati saradAra zrImAna vallabhabhAIe jaNAvyuM ke AjanA prasaMge mane pramukhasthAna levA mATe Ape AjJA karI te vakhate meM te AjJA mAthe caDhAvI tevuM kAraNa mAtra eka ja che. A prasaMge pramukhapada levAnI lAyakAta mArAmAM nathI te vAta mArI jANa bahAra nathI, paraMtu huM jANuM chuM ke saMgha taraphanA hukamane anAdara muni mahArAje paNa na karo zake, te mArA je pAmara prANa kema karI zake! tethI pramukhapada levAne svIkAra karI beadabI svIkArIne meM pramukha pada levA hA pAddha hatI. saurASTra ranonI bhUmI che. vijayadharmasUrijI saurASTramAM pedA thayelA che. temanA jIvananI rUparekhA munijIe ApI che. Aje ApaNe dharmavijayajI mahArAjanI jayaMtI ujavavA maLyA chIe mahApurUSanA guNa gAvA te Apa dharma che. paNa ekalA guNa gAvAthI ApaNuM kalyANa nathI, ImpIrIyala beMkamAM DhagalAbaMdha nANAM paDelAM che. paNa tyAMnA kalArkone te te gaNIne hAtha kALA kasyA paDaze. paraMtu paisAne pagAra jeTale haze teja maLaze. muni mahArAjee tamane DhagalAbaMdha vyAkhyAna saMjaya lAvyAM haze. kathAo kahenArA mANasemAMnA keTalAkane . e jIvanavyavahAra hoya che, chatAM temAM keinuM kalyANa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 18 ) thatuM nathI. kathA kahenAra paisA keTalA maLaze tenI dhunamAM ane kathA sAMbhaLanArA majhA meLavavAnI dhunamAM hoya che. munimahArAja zrIdharmavijayajInuM jIvana ApaNI samakSa paDeluM che. jeno temanuM jIvanacaritra jANe che. paNa temAM tamArI maryAdA che. tamAre adhikArI beMkanA kalArkanA pagAra jevuM che. jema tame te maryAdA vadhAraze tema tamAre adhikAra vadhaze ane tame mahArAjazrInA siddhAMte jIvanamAM utArI zakaze. ekale pILe cAMllo karavAthI jaina thavAtuM nathI. paraMtu jenamAM kharA janatvanI bhAvanA hovI joIe. ApaNAmAM je te lAyakAta na hoya te Ajeja ApaNe Atmazuddhi karI levAno nirNaya karI le joIe. jo tema na kare ane beMka kyAre khule tenA ciMtavanamAM rahe te pachI mAre, munimahArAjene ane tamAre vakhata nakAmI gayo che. jainadharma sarvopari dharma gaNAya che. ahiMsA paramo dharma e jainadharmane siddhAMta che. A dharma je kAyAne hoya te tene ApaNe che daIe. atyAre ghaNuM mANasamAM evI lAgaNI pedA thaI che ke jenakemanI jyAM meTI vastI che tyAM ahiMsAnA pikaLa pracArathI kAyaratA pedA thaI che. paraMtu ApaNAmAM eka khare jaina pedA tho che. te Aje ahIMthI 5000 mAIla cheTe beThe che. tene nabaLAmAM nabaLo mANasa daza gulAMTe pravAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (19) ke tema che. paraMtu tenAmAM je teja bhareluM che te AkhI duniyAne DelAvI rahyuM che ane te rIte te mahApurUSa tatvane zebhAvI rahyo che ane tethI ApaNe mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI jaya pikArIe chIe. (tALIo) mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe batAvI ApyuM che ke ahiMsA e kAyarane dharma nathI, paNa vIrene dharma che. je sattA pAse pazubaLa, darIyAI sattA vagere AsurI zaktio jabarI jabarI che te mahAna saltanata sAme eka niHzastra manuSya mAtra AtmazakitanA avAjathI sAme thaI haMphAvI te saltanatanA sattAdhArIonuM AmaMtraNa meLavyuM che. A rIte te mahApurUSe vijaya meLavyuM che. temaNe dekhADayuM che ke ahiMsA e te virAne dharma che. ahiMsA pALanArA jeno vIra ane bahAdUra levA joIe. temanAmAM kAyaratA hoya kema? temanA paranuM kAyaratAnuM kalaMka temaNe sAco purUSArtha pheravIne, kharUM jainatva keLavIne bhUsI nAMkhavuM joIe. je dharmamAM ahiMsA, satya ane sadAcAranA siddhAMta che te dharmanA anuyAyIomAM pakSApakSI hAya, kusaMpa heya te pachI AkhA dezanI ekatA kema thAya. huM Darate Darate kahuM chuM ke tamArAmAMnA jhaghaDA sAMbhaLI mane duHkha thAya che, karteza thAya che. tamane AvA jhaghaDA zebhatA nathI. tame zeSa na karaze. huM te jemakemane sAce sIpAI banavA IcchuM chuM. eTaluM kahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ' ( 20 ) A bAbata atizaya adabathI rajI karavA icchu chuM, mArA koi paNa vyAkhyAnathI jainone duHkha thayu hAya te mane yAda nathI, jo ke meM jelamAM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke amadAvAdamAM jenA samakSa ApelA bhASaNathI pAchaLathI jainomAM kaIMka cakacAra thai hatI. Aje paNa pramukhapada letAM mane khyAla AnyA hatA ke jainonI sevA karavA jatAM e khela kahevAI jAya te ! tethI kusevA tA nahIM thAya ! tamAre zaheranI aMdara be pakSa pADI laDavuM na joiye. tame lAThI laine laDaze tA. ahiMsA kANu pALaze ! tamArAmAM dayA ane premanA sAgara hAvA joiye. tamAne tamArA kuTuMbakAmI bhAie pratye prema nahIM hoya. te pachI dezanI prajA pratyenA premanI vAtaja kayAM ? AjanI jayaMtI prasaMge A pakSandanI ane verajheranI lAgaNI dUra karI jainakAmamAM ekatA sthApavI joie. amadAvAdanA jenAe kAI kutarAM mAre nahIM te mATe hajAro rUpIA * kharcyA che, bhutarAne juvAra nAMkhavAthI ane kutarAMne "mATe paisA kharcyAthI kai jainatva purU' thatuM nathI. ApaNe ahiMsA jIvanamAM utAravI joIe. atyAre ApaNA karADI bhAi bahenAne eka TaMka khAvAnuM maLatuM nathI ane lAkhA mANasA bhukhe mare che. zu ApaNA dhama ema zikhave che ke pazupakSIonI rakSA karavI ane manuththAnI rakSA na karavI ? gAmaDAMmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 21 ), tame jAva ane kaMgAlIyata nihALe te jaNAze ke, ApaNe ahiMsAvAdI hovA chatAM paNa ApaNI najara AgaLa hiMsA thaI rahI che ane tame uMDANathI vicAra karaze te jaNAze ke te hiMsA mATe javAbadAra ApaNe chIe. kaDe mANase TalI vagara TaLavaLe che te saMbaMdhamAM vicAra karI te sthiti TALavA mATe ApaNe ApaNuM kartavya bajAvavuM joIe. jyAM sudhI 1 rUpIyAne reMTIyo gheraghera nahIM cAle tyAM sudhI A kaMgAlIyata sudharavAnI nathI. AkhuM jagat A A kaMgALa mulakane tamArI mAraphate cusI rahyuM che. zaheramAM vasanArA jena bhAIbahenene garIbonI roTI pAchI ApavA mATe tapAsa karavA kahuM chuM. jaina bahenene apIla. jena bahenane huM kahIza ke bArIka kapaDAM paheravAM te jainadharmanI virUddha che. ApaNe apAsare saMyama zikhavA jaIe chIe. te samajIne sAdhuo pAsethI sAdhutAnA guNa jIvanamAM utAravA joIe. huM jaina bahenene namra prArthanA karuM chuM ke teoe hAle kaMtAyalA sutara ane hAthe vaNAyelA kApaDane paheravAnI pratijJA levI joIe. mahAtmA gAMdhIne ardhanagna phakIra kahevAmAM Ave che ane tene brITIza sarakAramAM mAna maLe che, jyAre nekaTAI kelaravALA mANasane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ( 22') sAva kAI pUchatuM nathI. atyAranI hAlanI sthiti garIbanA trAsanA zrApanuM pariNAma che. tame hIMmatathI, satyathI ane sadAcaraNathI cAle ane kaMgALa banelA A dezane samRddha banAvavAnI taiyArI karA. me je kAMi kahyuM che te tamArA pratyenA agAdha premane laIneja kahyuM che. ane tenA kharAbara vicAra karo. eTaluM ja gRhI hu mArU khelavuM pUrNa karoza. izvara sarvanu kalyANa karo. ( tALIo. ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ zrI. maNIlAla koThArInuM bhASaNa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ zrI. maNIlAla jeThArI belavA uThatAM tAlIonA avAje thaI rahyA hatA. temaNe jaNAvyuM ke mAro janma jaina komamAM thaye che. khare mahAna jaina vartamAnakALamAM pedA thaye che, tene huM anusarI rahyo chuM. Aje ApaNe eka mahApurUSanI jayaMtI ujavavA mATe maLyA chIe ke jemaNe jaina dharmanI, jaina saMpradAyanI tathA jaina sAhityanI bhAre sevA bajAvI che. uparAMta, vizAla bhAvanAthI bhAratavarSanI sevA bajAvI che. temanAmAM rahelI vizALa bhAvanA ApaNAmAM nathI e te ApaNe kabUla karavuM ja rahyuM. - huM Aje amuka lAgaNIthI kahuM chuM ke pUrve jaina kema ghaNuM ja maTI hatI, paNa hAlamAM te sthiti nathI. ApaNuM saMkhyAmAM ghaTADo thayela che. ApaNe nIce utaratA jaIe chIe. hiMdustAnamAM pUrve jenenI jAherajalAlI hatI. Aje jemAM te agAunA jenee baMdhAvelAM tIrthonI rakSA karavAnI tAkAta nathI. AjanA jaine sanepAtarUpI sarAnA vepAra ane mIla calAvI rahyA che. A sthiti hAlamAM che. ApaNe mahArAja zrI vijayadharmasUrijInA jIvanane abhyAsa karIne temanAmAMnA guNe ApaNA jIvanamAM utAravA joIe. huM tamene adaba ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (25) bhAvapUrvaka kahuM chuM ke jAge, jAge ane bIjI kemanI pragatinI mAphaka pragati kare, nahIM te thoDA vakhata pachI jainenuM nAma nizAna paNa rahevuM muzkela thaI paDaze. huM Aje sAdhu mahArAje ne prArthanA karI kahuM chuM ke tamAruM sthAna zahero ane nAnA upAzrayamAM nathI, paraMtu rASTranA kalyANamAM che. tamArUM sthAna amadAvAdanI mIlanAM bhuMgaLAMmAMthI dhumADA kADhI garInAM lohI cusanAra-reMsanAra jaine. vacce nathI, paraMtu gAmaDAomAM tamAro saMdeza jhIlanArI prajA vacce che. jema bhagavAna vIre. anAne apanAvavA mATe prayANa karyuM hatuM tema karo, ane dharmane barAbara bajAve. Aje ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI nANAMthI ApaNuM tIrtho nahIM pakSI zake. ekAda be mANasanI lAgavagathI tIrtho bacI nahi zake. A vAta meM kalakattAmAM jenenI maLelI sabhA samakSa gadagada kaMThe kahI hatI. pUrve thayelA pApanA prAyazcittane khAtara tame rASTra yajJamAM tamAro phALo Ape. mahAtmA gAMdhIjI ApaNane svarAja lAvI deze e yAlanI pAchaLa, jagatanA kalayANane khyAla paNa rahe che. sAdhue. ane AcAryone vinaMti karuM chuM ke tame e mahApurUSane oLakhe ane sAdhu mahArAje, tame tamArI jAtane vyAkhyAna Ape ane rASTrakalyANanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (ra ) mahAna kAryamAM tamAruM tapobaLa De ane tamAre purUSArtha pragaTAve. chevaTe, jagatanA tamAma jIvenI rakSA karavAne tathA madada karavAne ane arasaparasanA jhaghaDA che. devAne huM tamane Agraha karUM chuM. khAdInuM vecANa e pachI zrI. koThArIe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke, AvatI gAMdhI-jayaMtI ujavavA mATe tamAre khAdI. kharIdavI joIe ane tame sarva khAdInA kAryamAM paNa kALe Apaze evI huM AzA rAkhuM chuM. [e pachI khAdI vecANanuM kArya hAtha dharavAmAM AvatAM lagabhaga rU. 5000 nI khADI vecAI hatI, jemAM zrI. vIracaMda pAnAcaM tamphathI rU. 1000, zrI. bhegIlAla laheracaMda taraphathI rU. 1000 ane zo. meghajI sejapAla taraphathI rU. 1000 nI rakama hatI. bIjI tarapha svayaMsevakae reDa phALo ugharAvavA mATe jheLI pheravI hatI. jemAM paNa sArI evI rakama maLI hatI. e pachI sabhAnI pUrNAhuti jAhera karavAmAM AvI hatI. ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com