Book Title: Shrimad ane Gandhiji
Author(s): Punyavijay
Publisher: Jamnadas P Sheth Mumbai
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005023/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( zrI mad ane gAMdhIjI ( prati bhA - pa ri ca ya ) sa DuiMka pAmI 2 che. A bhAva ( ) gar Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI ( pratibhA-paricaya ) ma grAhaka zrI puNyavijayajI (jijJAsu) Jain Education Internationa Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : sa, nagInadAsa giradharalAla zeThanI milkatanA TrasTIo vatI zrI jamanAdAsa pI. zeTha mAunTa yunIka, paiDara reDa muMbaI-26 mUlya : vAMcana-manana-sadupayoga pisTeja 0-15 prAptisthAnaH bhegIlAla giradharalAla zeTha 24, merabI hAusa, gevA sTrITa, kera, muMbaI-1 prata : 1500 muka : vi. saM. 2017 sAdhanA mudraNAlaya mahA suda 15 bhAvanagara Jain Education Internationa Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 Jinshasun 88120 landir@kobatirth.org A zrImad rAjacaMda Jain Education Internationa Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Internationa Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAstAvika saddharma jijJAsu sad. zrI nagInadAsa gi. zeThanI milkatanA TrasTIo taraphathI A agAu zrImad rAjacaMdra racita AtmasiddhizAstra vivecana sahita "paramapadaprAptinI bhAvanA bhaktimArganuM rahasya zrImad rAjacaMdra: UvikaraNane AMtara paricaya ane "saMtanI amRtavANI e pAMca kRtio pragaTa thayela che. have A che nAnuM pustaka "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI pragaTa karatAM TrasTIone saMtoSa thAya che. A baMne mahApuruSa samakAlIna hatA ane paraspara gADha samAgamamAM AvyA hatA. beu dharmapremI ane adhyAtmamArgI hovA chatAM baMnene vicitra pUrvakarmAnusAra teone vyavahAropAdhine udaya bhinna bhinna prakArano hato ane te upAdhinI samatAbhAve nivRtti karatAM karatAM zrImanA pavitra paricaya mAM gAMdhIjI chelle adhyAtmazAMti anubhavavAnA bhAgI thayA tathA ubhaya potapotAnA pusnArtha anusAra AtmalAbhanI prApti karI zakyA hatA. Jain Education Internationa Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadjI pUrvanI baLavAna adhyAtmabhAvanA ane sAdhanAnA phaLarUpe ekadhAro AtmavikAsa sAdhI AtmazreyanI parameca sthitine varyA hatA. gAMdhIjIe pUrvakALamAM paramArthabhAvanAnI sAthe sAthe vonI saMsArathI duHkhI parAdhIna dazA joI temAMthI temane cheDAvavAnI prabaLa bhAvanA bhAvI haze, ane tenAM satata vicAramaMthanananA saMskArathI taprakAranuM nikAcita karma bAMdhyuM haze, je udayamAM AvatA bhAratanI svataMtratA mATe ahiMsaka laData upADavI paDI ane pariNAme temAM saphaLatA meLavI. gAMdhIjIne udayagata samAjakalyANanI bAhya pravRtti sAthe sAthe zrImanA pavitra samAgama aMtaragata AtmakalyANanI pravRtti paNa kramazaH vikAsa pAmatI jatI hatI tenA pariNAme adhyAtmazAMti anubhavI Atmazremane pAmI zakyA, tene paricaya te ApaNane khUna karanAra para paNa prema kare, e zrImajIe zikhaDAvela jIvanamaMtra potAnA jIvanamAM sArthaka karatAM. temAM lIbhUta thatAM gAMdhIjInuM goDase nAmanI * ma gAMdhIjIe bhAratane apAvelI AjhAdIne svAda haju sudhI prajAne maLI zakayo nathI, te deza ane dezavAsIonI bhAre kamanasIbI che. Jain Education Internationa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mahatma Gandhi mahAtmA gAMdhI Jain Education Internationa Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Internationa Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktie gALobArathI khUna karavA chatAM tenI pratye dUdha nahi dharAvatAM-premanuM jharaNuM vahAvI jIvanalIlA samApta karI. bhAratanI AvI e mahAvibhUtione pratibhA-paricaya A laghu graMthamAM vAcakane sahelAithI maLI zakaze, tethI te sabaMdhe vistAra karavA anAvazyaka jaNAya che. zrImad adhyAtmatI paramAcca sthitie paheoMcelA eka lokottara nAnI mahApuruSa hatA, e bAbatamAM mukhyatAe viziSTa paricaya svaya' gAMdhIe zrImanI jayati Adi judA judA prasaMge zrImad aMge je vacanA uccArela tathA peAtAnI "AtmakathA" pu. mAM ullekhela tene yathAsthita goThavIne peTA mathALApUrvaka A pu. mAM ApavAmAM Avela che, tenI pahelA gAMdhIjIe pUchAvela 27 prazno tathA zrImadbhue samAdhAnarUpe Apela uttara Apela che, tyArabAda gAMdhIjInA 27 praznomAMthI keTalAka kathanAnuM A bhagavadgItAnA zlokanA AdhAre upayogI "pariziSTa" ApavAmAM Avela che. ma. gAMdhIjanA satya ane ahiMsA Adi uttama guNAne gheADAka paricaya paNa A pu.mAM vicArakane jovA maLaze. atre e badhu vigatathI ApavAne avakAza nathI. te aMge Jain Education Internationa Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ teoe lakheluM "AtmakathA vagere sAhitya jijJAsue vAMcI-vicArI javA bhalAmaNa che, ke jemAM temanI nirdoSatA, nikhAlasatA, satyani, badhA sAthe (bhArata ho ke pAkIstAna che, vilAyata che ke anya deza che.) AtmIyamanI premadaSTi tathA AcAramAM kathanI tevI ja karaNI vagere uttama guNone paricaya maLI zake tema che ane tethI to sArIe duniyA. bhalabhalA gAMdhIjI pratye AkarSAyA je suprasiddha che. A baMne mahApunA pUrva prArabdhanA prakAro bhinna bhinna hovAthI baMnenA kAryakSetra paNa alaga alaga hatA. A bAbatamAM zrImadbhI jIvanasiddhi' nAmanA bRhada graMthamAM ullekhela che. sarayubenanA nIcenA zabda upayogI deI atre raju karIe chIe.-- Ama chatAM baMnemAM eka mukhya taphAvata hato te batAvatAM gAMdhIjI pote ja lakhe che ke - ApaNe saMsArI ja chIe tyAre zrImad asaMsArI hatA. ApaNane aneka ceniomAM bhaTakavuM paDaze, tyAre zrImadane kadAca eka janma basa thAo. ApaNe kadAca mokSathI dUra bhAgatA hoIzuM tyAre Jain Education Internationa Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad vAyuvege mekSa tarapha dhasI rahyA hatA. A gheADA puruSArtha nathI. ' Ama thavAnuM mukhya kAraNa anenA dhyeyanA bheda hatA. zrImadde AtmakalyANanu peAtAnu dhyeya banAvyuM hatuM. gAMdhIjIe sAmAjika kalyANane peAtAnA dhyeya tarIke svIkAryu hatu. AthI AtmakalyANanA dRSTibiMduthI vicArIe te| zrImanI kakSA gAMdhIjI karatAM ghaNI UMcI hatI jene gAMdhIjI jevI mahAna vyakti pazu mahAna gaNe che, te zrImad ApaNA mATe ghaNI ghaNI mahAna vyakti banI rahe te svAbhAvika che." . A ladhu graMthanA zarUnA 32 pAnAnA bhAga DaoN. sayuena Ara. mahetA likhita zrImadnI jIvanasiddhi' pu.mAMthI levAmAM Avyo che, te badala TrasTIe temane AbhAra mAne che. pustakamAM sarva saMgraha karavAnuM kArya vavANIyAsthita munizrI puNyavijayajI (jijJAsu) mahArAje peAtAnI vRddhAvasthA, dehanI vyAdhiSThata nabaLI sthiti hovA chatAM ullAsita bhAvathI prerAne karyuM che. uparAMta prUpharIDIMga vagere kaThina kAma paNa utsAhathI karela che, te mATe badhA TrasTI vatI temane ghaNA AbhAra mAnuM chuM. Jain Education Internationa Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanagara sAdhanA presavALA zrI giradharalAlabhAIe A nAnu pustaka kALajIpUrvaka chApI ApavA badala temane paNa atre AbhAra mAnaveA ucita samajuM chuM. li. saMtacApAsaka bhogIlAla gi. zeTha ... maiM ghaNAnA jIvanamAMthI ghaNuM lIdhuM che. paNa sauthI vadhAre kAInA jIvenamAMthI meM grahaNa karyuM. hAya tA te kavizrInA jIvanamAMthI che. " 10 gAMdhI jene Atmakaleza TALavA che, je pAtAnuM kartavya jANavA utsuka che tene zrImadnAM lakhANAmAMthI bahu maLI raheze. ma. gAMdhIja Jain Education Internationa Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaowesome 3 samarpaNa somewhere lokavyApaka evA aMdhakArane vize svae karI prakAzita jema che tema yathAtathya vastasvarupane dekhI A paMcamakALamAM amRtanA meha varasAvanAra evA lera mahApuruSa zrImad rAjacaMdrajIne atyaMta bhaktibhAve namaskAra karI A laghu kRti teozrInA caraNakamaLamAM samarpaNa Jain Education Internationa Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satanA hRdayanuM kAjharaNuM (aMtaranuM amRta) zrImad rAjacaMdrajInI karuNAmaya jIvanardiSTane A eka prasaMga che. AvA te temanAM jIvanamAM nAnA meATA ghaNA prasagA banelA che. ekavAra eka Araba vepArI sAthe zrImade hIrAnA sAdA karyAM. evu nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ke, amuka samaye nakkI karelA bhAva pramANe e vepArIe bImane amuka hIrA ApavA. A bAbatane khatapatra paNa e vepArIe zrImadna lakhA ApyA hatA. '' ArabanA meATA bhAie peAtAnA nAnA bhAine jenA mAla hatA tenA kAgaLa batAvI kahyuM ke, " ATalI kiMmata vagara mAla vecavA nahIM ema zarata karI che. teM A khatapatramAM lakho ApI zuM karyu ? "" A bAju evuM banyuM ke, samaya pAkatAM e hIrAnI kiMmata khUba ja vadhI gai. ane vepArI khatapatra pramANe hIrA Ape te e bApaDAne bahu bhAre nukasAnImAM utaravuM paDe. peAtAnI badhI ja mAla milakata vecI devI paDe have zuM thAya ? A bAju zrImaddhe jyAre hIrAnI kiMmatanA bajAra bhAvatI khabara paDI tyAre te tarata ja pelA vepArInI dukAne jai pahoMcyA. zrImanne peAtAnI dukAne AvelA joine pelA vepArI Jain Education Internationa Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 gabharATamAM paDI gayA. te karagaratA melle ke, " rAyacaMdabhAi ApaNI vacce thayelA hIrAnA sAdA aMge huM khUba ciMtAmAM paDI gayA bru. mArUM je thavAnu hAya te thAe, paNa tame khAtarI rAkhajo ke huM tamane AjanA bajArabhAve sAdA cUkavI ApIza. tame ciMtA karazeA nahIM. " t e sAMbhaLIne zrImad rAjacaMdrajI karUNAbharyA avAje khelyA : " vAha bhAi vAha ! huM ciMtA zA mATe nahiM karU? tamane sAdAnI ciMtA thatI hoya tA mane zA mATe ci'tA na thavI oie ? paraMtu ApaNA baMnenI ciMtAnuM mULa kAraNa te A kAgaLiyuM ja che ne? enA ja nAza karI dae te ApaNA baMnenI ciMtA maTI jaze. ema kahIne zrImad rAjacatre sahajabhAve peleA dastAveja kADI nAkhyA. pachI zrImad khelyA, " bhAi, A khatapatrane kAraNe tamArA hAthapaga baMdhAyelA hatA; bajArabhAva vadhI javAthI tamArI pAse mArA sArDa sIttera hajAra leNA nIkaLe. paraMtu huM tamArI sthiti samajI zakuM chuM. eTalA badhA rUpiyA huM tamArI pAsethI lau te tamArI zI vale thAya ? paraMtu rAyacaMdra dUdha pI zake che, leAhI nahi. 27 A keTalI utkRSTa tyAgavRtti ! A sAMbhaLI pelA bApaDA vepArI te| AbhAravaza banI phirastA samAna zrImanne joI ja rahyo. Jain Education Internationa Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadanA cittanI citanyamaya dazA pUrNakAma pittane namonamaH AtmA brahmasamAdhimAM che, mana vanamAM che. ekabIjAnA AbhAse anukrame deha kaMI kriyA kare che." -aMka, ra81 X x " eka AtmapariNati sivAya sava bIjA bhAvane vize udAsInapaNuM vate che." - aMka 58 Jain Education Internationa Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI (pratibhA paricaya) , , , mahAtmA gAMdhIjIne janma vi. saM. 1925nA bhAdaravA vada 12nA roja porabaMdaramAM thaye hato teo zrImaduthI lagabhaga poNAbe varSe nAnA hatA temanA pitAmaha, pitAzrI ane moTAbhAI traNe pirabadaramAM anukrame dIvAna thayelA, ane pAchala vayamAM temane pitAzrI rAjekeTa sTeTanA dIvAna hatA gAMdhIjI temanA pitAnA sauthI nAnA putra hovAthI temanuM bALapaNa sAmAnya rIte rAjakoTamAM ja vIteluM ane emane abhyAsa paNa tyAM ja thayela. zrIma bAlyakALa mukhyatve vavANiyAmAM ja pasAra thayelo , * ''.. - * Jain Education Internationa Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 : zrImada ane gAMdhIjI ane temaNe zALAnA abhyAsa tA mahe gheADI muddatamAM chADI dIdhelA, tethI vavANiyA bahAra rahevAnA temane nAnI vayamAM jhAjhe prasaMga paDaeNleA nahiM. vi. sa. 1943mAM gAMdhIjI. meTrIka pAsa thayA; te pachI kAyadAnA abhyAsa mATe temane vilAyata meAkalavAmAM AvA tyAM jatAM pahelAM temanA mAtuzrIe temane parastrI, dAru ane mAMsAhAra e traNanA tyAganI pratijJA eka jaina muni pAse levaDAvI hatI, je temaNe pUrepUrI pALI hatI. vi. sa'. 1940 pachIthI zrImadnanI avadhAnI tarIkenI makavA lAgI hatI. vi. sa. 1943thI teo vepArArthe muMbai AvyA. tyAM temaNe avadhAnanA aneka prayAga karyo ane vizeSa khyAti prApta karI. A samaya sudhImAM zrImad tathA gAMdhIjInA meLApa thayA na hatA. teenI sauprathama mulAkAta 1947mAM gAMdhIjI vilAyatathI hiMda pAchA pharyAM te ja divase mu aImAM thai. za sa'. (a. Jain Education Internationa Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 3 gAMdhIjIne vilAyatamAM zrI revAzaMkara jagajIvananA bhAI Do. prANajIvanadAsa mahetA sAthe gADha paricaya thaye hate. tethI vi. saM. 1947nA jeTha mAsamAM gAMdhIjI abhyAsa pUrNa karI hiMda AvyA tyAre zrI prANajIvanadAsa mahetAe temane pitAne ghera utAre A hate. te ja divase gAMdhIjIne temanA mAtazrInA avasAnanA khabara ApavAmAM AvyA. vilAyatamAM ekalA rahetA gAMdhIjI e samAcAra jIravI nahi zake ema gaNI temanA moTAbhAIe e khabara temanAthI chupAvyA hatA. mAtAnuM avasAnane ghA gAMdhIjI khamI gayA. te ja divase zrImad rDo. prANajIvanadAsa mahetAne tyAM gayA hatA. te vakhate temanI gAMdhIjI sAthe oLakhANa thaI. gAMdhIjIne zrImadUnI oLakhANuM Do. prANajIvanadAsanA moTAbhAI pipaTabhAInA jamAI tathA kavi ane avadhAnI tarIke karAvavAmAM AvI. zrImadunI zaktino thaDe paricaya gAMdhIjIne te vakhate tha, ane cheDI vAtacItamAM ja gAMdhIjI zrImad prati Jain Education Internationa Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4: zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI AkarSAyA, pahelI ja mulAkAtamAM zrImanI pitAnA para kevI chApa paDI hatI tenuM suMdara varNana karatAM gAMdhIjIe "zrImad rAjacaMdra" graMthanI prastAvanAmAM lakhyuM che ke - dAktare rAyacaMdabhAIne kavi kahIne oLakhAvyA, ane mane kahyuM, "kavi chatAMye amArI sAthe vepAramAM che. teo jJAnI che. zatAvadhAnI che. " "keIe sUcanA karI ke, mAre keTalAka zabdo temane saMbhaLAvavA ne te te zabdo game te bhASAnA haze te paNa je kramamAM huM bolyA haza te ja kramamAM pAchA kahI jaze." mane A sAMbhaLIne Azcarya thayuM. huM te juvAni, vilAyatathI Avele, mArA bhASAjJAnane paNa DeLa, mane vilAyatane pavana tyAre kaI e che na hatA. vilAyatathI AvyA eTale UMcethI UtaryA." mAruM badhuM jJAna ThAlavyuM ane judI judI bhASAnA zabda prathama meM lakhI kADhyA Jain Education Internationa Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 5 kemake mane kema kyAM yAda rahevAne hato ? ane pachI te zabda huM vAMcI gayo. te ja kramamAM rAyacaMdabhAIe haLavethI eka pachI eka badhA zabdo kahI dIdhA. huM rAjI thaye, cakita thaye ane kavinI smaraNazakti vize mAre UMce abhiprAya baMdhAye. vilAyatane pavana haLave pADavA sAru A anubhava sarasa thaye gaNAya." " kavine aMgrejI jJAna muddala na hatuM. temanI uMmara te vakhate pacIsathI upara na hatI. gujarAtI nizALamAM paNa thoDo ja abhyAsa karelo. chatAM ATalI smaraNazakti, ATaluM jJAna ane ATaluM temanI AsapAsanAo taraphathI mAna. AthI huM mahA." smaraNazakti nizALamAM nathI vecAtI, jJAna paNa nizALanI bahAra je IcchA thAyajijJAsA hoya-te maLe, ane mAna pAmavAne sAru vilAyata ke kyAM javuM nathI paDatuM, paNa guNane Jain Education Internationa Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI mAna joIe to maLI rahe che, e padArthapATha mane muMbaI UtaratAM ja maLe." " kavinI sAthe A paricaya bahu AgaLa cAle. smaraNazakti ghaNAnI tIvra hoya, tethI aMjAvAnI kazI jarUra nathI. zAstrajJAna paNa ghaNAne jovAmAM Ave che. paNa je te saMsakArI na hoya, te temanI pAsethI phUTI badAma paNa nathI maLatI. saMskAra sAre hoya tyAM ja smaraNazakti ane zAstrajJAna meLApa zobhe ane jagatane zobhAve. kavi saMskArI ane jJAnI hatA." 19 Ama pahelI ja mulAkAtathI gAMdhIjI zrImadda pratye AkarSAyA, temane vilAyatane pavana haLa paDyo, ane jJAna meLavavA vilAyata javuM paDe te temanI mAnyatA zrImadunA meLApathI dUra thaI 19. "zrImad rAjacaMdra ane gAMdhIjI" 5. 44, A ja prasaMga gAMdhIjIe pitAnI "AtmakathA"nA bIjA bhAganA pahelA prakaraNamAM paNa Alekhe che. Jain Education Internationa Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 7 te pachIthI gAMdhIjI vakIlAtanI zarUAta karavA muMbaImAM ja rokAyA. te daramyAna teo zrImadune vAraMvAra temanI peDhI para maLatA. te vakhate temanAmAM dharmajijJAsA bahu na hatI, paNa sAmAnya jIvanamAMthI UThatA aneka praznonuM dharmanI dRSTie nirAkaraNa zrImad bahu sArI rIte karatA, eTale gAMdhIjIne temanuM mArga darzana bahu madadarUpa thatuM. vaLI, gAMdhIjI zrImadunA meLApa vakhate temanI raheNIkaraNInuM bArIkAIthI avalokana karatA. ane temAM zrImadanA guNe joI temanA pratyene gAMdhIjIne Adara uttarottara vadhato gaye. te guNone potAnAmAM utAravA gAMdhIjI mathatA. AthI te patra lakhatI vakhate zrImadda temane "guNagrAhI" evuM sArthaka saMbodhana karatA. e avalokana dvArA pitAnA para zrImanI kevI chApa paDI hatI, tenuM varNana karatAM gAMdhIjIe lakhyuM che ke,- "bAhyADaMbarathI manuSya vItarAgI nathI thaI zakata. vItarAgatA e AtmAnI prasAdI che. aneka janmanA prayatna maLI zake che ema harakeI Jain Education Internationa Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI mANasa anubhavI zake che. rAgene kADhavAno prayatna karanAra jANe che ke rAgarahita thavuM kevuM kaThina che. e rAgarahita dazA kavine svAbhAvika hatI ema mArI upara chApa paDI hatI."20 pite hajArone vepAra kheDatA, hIrAmitInI pArakha karatA, vepAranA koyaDA ukelatA, paNa e vastu temane viSaya nahatI. temane viSaya-temane puruSArtha -te AtmAoLakha-hari. darzanane hato. pitAnI peDhI upara bIjI vastu heya yA na hoya, paNa koIne koI dharmapustaka ane rojanIzI heya ja. vepAranI vAta pUrI thaI ke dharmapustaka UghaDe athavA pelI noMdhapothI UghaDe... je manuSya lAkhonA sedAnI vAta karI laIne turata AtmajJAnanI gUDha vAte lakhavA besI jAya tenI jAta vepArInI nahi paNa zuddha jJAnInI che. temane AvI jAtane anubhava mane ekaveLA 20. gAMdhIjInI prastAvanA; "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjIe 48, Jain Education Internationa Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 9 nahi paNa anekaveLA thayela. meM temane kadI mUcchita sthitimAM nathI joyA. mArI joDe temane kaze svArtha nahote. temanA ati nikaTa saMbaMdhamAM huM rahyo chuM. huM te veLA bhikhArI bArisTara hate. paNa jyAre huM temanI dukAne pahoMce tyAre mArI sAthe dharma vArtA sivAya bIjI vArtA na ja kare. A veLA joke meM mArI dizA joI nahatI, mane sAmAnya rIte dharmavArtAmAM rasa hato ema paNa na kahI zakAya, chatAM rAyacaMdabhAInI dharmavArtAmAM mane rasa Avate. ghaNA dharmAcAryonA prasaMgamAM huM tyArapachI Avyo chuM. dareka dharmanA AcAryone maLavAne prayatna meM karyo che, paNa je chApa mArA upara rAyacaMdabhAIe pADI te bIjA koI nathI pADI zakyA. temanAM ghaNuM vacane mane sasarA UtarI jatAM. temanI buddhine vize mane mAna hatuM. temanI Jain Education Internationa Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI prAmANikatA vize teTaluM ja hatu. ne tethI huM jANatA hatA ke teo mane irAdApUrNAMka ADe raste nahi DhAre ne peAtAnA manamAM haze evu ja kaheze. AthI mArI AdhyAtmika bhIDamAM huM temane Azraya letA.'21 gAMdhIjI jevI mahAna vyakti para ATalI gherI chApa pADanAra zrImadbhunI mahattA kevI haze ! zrImad tathA gAMdhIjInA paricaya A rIte vikasatA jatA hatA, te vakhate pArakhaMdaranA abdulA zeTha nAmanA eka muslima vepArIe peAtAnI dakSiNa AphrikAnI peDhInA vyApArI kesa aMge, eka varSa mATe pagAradAra vakIla tarIke AphrikA AvavAnI gAMdhIjI pAse mAMgaNI karI. muMbainI koTa mAM eka vakhata niSphaLa gayelA gAMdhIjIe e vAta svIkArI lIdhI, ane vi. sa. 1949nA unALAmAM teo ekalA AphrikA gayA. tyAM mane pakSa vacce 21. AtmakathA," bhAga 2, prakaraNa 1, zrImad ane gAMdhIjI,' pu, .. Jain Education Internationa Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 11 samajUtI karAvI gAMdhIjIe hAthamAM lIdheluM kAma eka varSamAM saphaLatAthI pUru' karyuM.. maLelI saphaLatAthI gAMdhIjInI pratiSThA jAmI, ane temanI leAkapriyatA vadhavA lAgI. tethI sau mitra peAtAnA dhamanI khUbIe gAMdhIjI samakSa mUkI, temanI pAse peAtAnA ja dhama zreSTha che, evu pratipAdana karavA lAgyA. ane peAtAnA dhama svIkAravA gAMdhIjIne lalacAvavA lAgyA. te vakhate gAMdhIjI khristI mitrAnA keTalAka guNAne lIdhe temanA prati vizeSa AkarSAyA hatA. vaLI, hiM'dudhama nAM keTalAMka aniSTa temanI najara samakSa hatAM, eTale te dhanI apUrNatA paNa temane khUMcatI hatI, AthI tee dhama parivartana karavAnI IcchAvALA banI gayA hatA; jethI temanA muslima ane khristI mitrA temanA dharma khAkhata ciMtA karavA lAgyA. paraMtu temaNe evA nizcaya karelA ke jyAMsudhI hiM dudhama' pUrepUrA samajAya nahi, jyAMsudhI hiMdudhama nA dekhAtA doSo ane aniSTAnI khAtarI thAya nahi, tyAM sudhI dharma parivartana na karavu'. Ama temanA jIvanamAM Jain Education Internationa Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI dharmamaMthanane kALa zarU thayuM. A samaye temaNe hiMdanA agragaNya dharmAcAryo sAthe dharmanI bAbatamAM patravyavahAra karyo, pitAnI musIbate temanI samakSa rajU karI, ane mArgadarzana mAMgyuM. te badhAmAM zrImadUnuM sthAna mukhya hatuM. gAMdhIjIe temane ra7 prazno pUchayA hatA, jenA uttaro saraLa, samAdhAnakAraka bhASAmAM zrImade ApyA hatA. Aje paNa e praznottara vAMcatA ghaNu khulAsA thAya tema che. A uttare mekalavAnI sAthe zrImade "Sadarzanasamuccaya", "maNiratnamAlA", "mokSamALA" vagere graMtha vAMcavAnI bhalAmaNuM paNa gAMdhIjIne karI hatI. gAMdhIjIe e savanuM manana karyuM ane temanA mananuM tethI ghaNe aMze samAdhAna thayuM. te vize gAMdhIjIe lakhyuM che ke - tenuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke huM zAMti pApe. hiMdudharmamAM mane je joIe te maLe ema che, e manane vizvAsa AvyuM. A sthitine sAru rAyacaMdabhAI javAbadAra thayA, eTale mAruM mAna temanA Jain Education Internationa Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 13. pratye keTaluM vadhyuM hovuM joIe tene khyAla vAMcanArane kaMIka Avaze."22 A ja prasaMga vize gAMdhIjIe pitAnI AtmakathAmAM vistArathI lakhyuM che ke, Isune eka tyAgI, mahAtmA, daivI zikSaka tarIke huM svIkArI zakti hatA, paNa tene advitIya puruSa rUpe nahAto svIkArI zakatA. IsunA mRtyuthI jagatane bhAre daSTAMta maLyuM, paNa tenA mRtyumAM kAMI guhA camatkArI asara hatI ema mAruM hRdaya svIkArI nahetuM zakatuM. khristIonA pavitra jIvanamAMthI mane evuM na maLyuM ke je bIjA dhamIonA jIvanamAMthI nahetuM maLatuM. temanAM parivartana jevAM ja parivartana bIjAnA jIvanamAM thatAM meM joyAM hatAM. siddhAMtanI daSTie khristI siddhAMtamAM meM alaukikatA na bhALI. tyAganI 22. gAMdhIjIe lakhelI prastAvanA, "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjIe Jain Education Internationa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 H zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI daSTie hiMdu dharmIone tyAga mane caData jaNAya. khristI dharmane huM saMpUrNa athavA sarvoparI dharma tarIke na svIkArI zakyo. A hadayamaMthana meM prasaMgo AvatAM khristI mitronI pAse mUkavuM. tene javAba teo mane saMteNe te na ApI zakyA. paNa huM jema khristI dharmane svIkAra na karI zakyo, tema hiMdu dharmanI saMpUrNatA vize athavA tenA sarvoparipaNe vize paNa huM tyAre nizcaya na karI zakyo. hiMdudharmanI truTIo mArI najara AgaLa taryA karatI hatI. aspRzyatA je hiMdudharmanuM aMga hoya, te te saDeluM ne vadhArAnuM aMge jANavuM. aneka saMpradAya, aneka nAtajAtenI hastI huM samajI na zakyo. veda ja IzvarapraNIta eTale zuM? veda IzvarapraNIta te bAIbala ane kurAna kAM nahi? che jema khristI mitra mArA upara asara Jain Education Internationa Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 15 karavA mathI rahyA hatA, tema musalamAna mitrAnA paNa prayatna hatA. abdelA zeThe mane IslAmanA abhyAsa karavA lalacAvI rahyA hatA. tenI khUbIenI carcA tA karyA ja kare. " me mArI musIbate rAyacaMdabhAI AgaLa mUkI. hiMdustAnanA khIjA dharmazAstrI sAthe paNa patravyavahAra calAvyeA. temanA javAkha karI vaLyA. rAyacakrabhAInA patrathI mane kaMika zAMti thaI. temaNe mane dhIraja rAkhavA ne hiMdudharma nA UMDA abhyAsa karavA bhalAmaNa karI....temaNe keTalAMka pustaka mAlyAM, te paNa me' vAMcyAM. temAM pa'cIkaraNa, maNiratnamALA, ceAgavAziSThanu' mumukSu prakaraNa, haribhadrasUrinu badanasamuccaya ityAdi hatAM.... " khristI bhAIoe mArI jijJAsA mahu tIvra karI mUkI hatI. te keme zame tema naheAtI.... temanA samaye mane jAgrata rAkhyA. je kaI Jain Education Internationa Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16: zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI vakhata bacato tene upaga dhArmika vAMcanamAM karate. mAre patravyavahAra jArI rahyo hate. rAyacaMdabhAI mane dorI rahyA hatA.mAro hiMdudharma pratye Adara vadhyuM. tenI khUbI huM samajavA lAgyo.23 zrImade lakhelA uttara vAMcIne gAMdhIjInA mananuM keTaluM samAdhAna thayuM hatuM te A avataraNa batAve che. gAMdhIjIe zrImadune pUchelA prazno tAtvika temaja vyAvahArika ema baMne prakAranA che. prazno pUchavAmAM gAMdhIjInI vicakSaNatA joI zakAya che. AraMbhamAM "AtmA zuM che?" e praznathI zarUAta karI, tene lagatAM anya prazno jevA ke te zuM kare che? karma zuM che?" vagere prazno mUkyA che. te pachI teoe Izvara, tenuM jagakartApaNuM, mekSa, karmAnusAra gati vagere vize jANavAnI jijJAsA batAvI che. te pachI 23. "AtmakathA," bhAga 2 prakaraNa 15, "zrImad ane gAMdhIjI, " pU. 64 Jain Education Internationa Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 17 gAMdhIjIe amuka cakkasa dharma vizenA prazno mUkyA che, jemake,-Aryadharma te zuM? veda koNe karyA? gItA keNe banAvI? vagere. A pachI gAMdhIjI pitAnA maMthanaprazno para Ave che. temAM temaNe zrImadane khristI dharma bAbata ane tenA keTalAka pracalita mate bAbata abhiprAya ApavA jaNAvyuM che. ane chelle gAMdhIjI zrImane keTalAka vyavahAru prazno, dhArmika dRSTie pUche che. dAkhalA tarIke anItimAMthI sunIti thaze kharI? sarpa karaDavA Ave tyAre tene karaDavA de ke mArI nAkhave? vagere. Ama joIe te gAMdhIjIe pUchelA praznomAM vyavasthitapaNuM, vakIla tarIkenI cokasAI vagere jovA maLe che. gAMdhIjIe zrImamAM je vizvAsa mUkIne temane abhiprAya IcchA hate, te vizvAsane sArthaka kare tevA utare zrImade ApyA hatA. te uttare vAMcIne hiMdu dharmanI zraddhA vadhatAM, gAMdhIjI khristIdharma apanAvatAM aTakI gayA hatA. zrImanI kevI addabhuta asara! Jain Education Internationa Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI zrImade gAMdhIjInA praznonA uttaro, vyavasthita rIte ApyA che. temAM koI jagyAe parasparavidhI ke kayAMya paNa temanI mAnyatA vize saMdeha UbhuM kare tevuM eka paNa vidhAna AvatuM nathI, temanA vyavasthita vicAramAM vizadatA paNa eTalI ja rahelI che. AtmA vizenA uttaromAM zrImade AtmAnuM astitva, nityatva, kavi, bhakatRtva ane mokSa e pAMca pada saraLa, sacoTa tathA miSTa bhASAmAM samajAvyAM che. jIva kaI apekSAthI Izvara kahevAya tathA Izvarane jagartA kahevAthI kyA kyA deze temAM Ave che te vize tarkabaddhatAthI temaNe bIjA praznanA uttaramAM jaNAvyuM che. karma rahita sthiti te mela, ane jema jema karma chUTatAM jAya tema tema jIvane tene khyAla AvatAM, tene mekSa thaze ke kema te paNa kahI zakAya te bAbata jainadharmanA pAribhASika zabdano upayoga vinA gAMdhIjIne trIjA tathA cothA praznanA uttaramAM zrImade samajAvyuM che. jIvanI karmAnusAra gati kaI rIte thAya che te pachInA traNa praznonA uttaramAM zrImade Jain Education Internationa Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 19 jaNAvyuM che. ahIM sudhInI AtmAne lagatI bAbato vize zrImade jaina dharmanA siddhAMta anusAra, chatAM keAIne paNa gaLe Utare tevI pratItikara bhASAmAM lakhyuM che. te pachI jagatamAM pravartatA judA judA dharmo vizenA keTalAka praznanA uttaro zrImade ApyA che. Aryadharma, vedanI utpatti, gItA ke veda IzvarakRta kaI rIte na hoI zake, pazu AdinA yajJathI puNya na maLe vagerenI vicAraNA zrImade jaNAvI che. e ja rIte jaina, bauddha, vedAMta vagere paurvAtya dharmanI sthiti zrImade keTalAka praznanA uttaramAM jaNAvI che. rAmAvatAra ke kRSNAvatArane Izvara gaNavAthI kevA doSa Ave, brahmA, viSNu ane mahezane purANanA svarUpe svIkAratAM kevA gUMcavADA UbhA thAya, te sarvanI chaNAvaTa zrImade tArkika rIte karI che. ane A badhA sAthe khristI dharma e sarvoparI dhama nathI, temAM paNa ghaNA deSa pravarte che. te pitAne abhiprAya zrImade daSTAMto dvArA samajAvyuM che, je pratItikara che. Jain Education Internationa Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI gAMdhIjIe pUchelA praznAnA zrImade ApelA uttare ApaNe vAMcIe tyAre temAM temanI satyapriyatA tarata ja najare caDe che. sava dhama ne peAtAnA jJAna tathA anubhavanI kasATIe caDAvyA pachI ja temaNe jaina dhane zreSTha gaNyA hatA. tema chatAM bIjA kAI paNa dharma pratye temaNe anAdara sebyA na hatA. pratyeka dhanA sArA aMze svIkAryA pachI, tenA doSa darzAvavA te eTalI namra ane sacATa bhASA vAparatA ke temanuM lakhANa vAMcakane te vize vicAratA karI mUke. vaLI, zrImad peAtAnAM lakhANeAmAM kayAMye asadigdhatA rahevA detA nahi; eTalu ja nahi tee za'kAnu samAdhAna karatI vakhate, jIva pAte vicAra karIne ceAgya niya para AvI zake e rIte AMgaLI cIMdhIne khasI javAnuM kArya paNa karatA. zrImade ApeleA, " sa dharmanI utpatti vedamAMthI che?" e prazna ke "sapa karaDavA Ave tyAre tene mArI nAkhavA ke jIva jatA karavA ?' e prazna ke evA bIjA praznanA uttarA AnAM su'dara udAharaNeA che. sarpa vizenA praznamAM spaSTa Jain Education Internationa Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 21 abhiprAya na ApatAM zrImadda jIvanI yogyatAnA pramANamAM ahiMsA pALavAnuM udhana kare che. deha paranuM mamatva TaLI gayuM hoya te, deha ja karavAnI bhalAmaNa kare che. ane mamatva na TaLyuM hoya te te mamatvabhAva piSatAM kevuM hAnikAraka pariNAma Ave che tenuM citra batAve che, jethI jIva pite ja gya mArga pasaMda karI le. temane mATe gAMdhIjI "zrImad rAjacaMdra"nI prastAvanAmAM lakhe che ke " rAyacaMdabhAIne bIjA dharma pratye anAdara naheAte...mArI sAthe carcA karatAM mane kaI divase temaNe evuM te kahyuM ja nahi ke mAre mekSa meLavavA sAru amuka dharmane avalaMba joIe. mAre AcAra vicAravAnuM ja temaNe mane kahyuM."24 zrImad mATe gAMdhIjIe darzAvele A abhiprAya, zrImade ApelA uttara vAMcatAM, sArthaka thatuM jaNAya che. zrImade gAMdhIjI upara lakhelA A lAMbA patra 24. prastAvanA, prakaraNa 5; "zrImada ane gAMdhIjI", pR. 56. Jain Education Internationa Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI uparAMta bIjA be patro maLe che. temAMnA eka patramAM zrImade AtmAnAM cha pada samajavAnI agatya batAvI che, ane bIjAmAM jJAtivyavahAranI AvazyakatAne prazna judA judA dRSTibiMduthI cacce che. potAnA khristI temaja muslima mitrone tyAM bhejana levuM te dharmanI daSTie cogya gaNAya ke kema te bAbata gAMdhIjIne AphrikAmAM prazna thayo hato. te vize zrImadda pAse mArgadarzana mAgatAM, tenA uttararUpe zrImade A patramAM Arya AcAravicAra, Arya-anArya kSetra, bhakSyAbhakSya viveka, varNAzrama dharmanI agatya, vyavahAradharma vagere vize khulAsApUrvaka lakhyuM che. Ama A traNe patromAM ApaNane AdhyAtmika tathA vyAvahArika ema baMne prakAranI carcA jovA maLe che. zrImanA anya mumukSuone lakhAyelA patramAM mukhyatve AmA, satsaMga, samakita Adi vizenuM ciMtanAtmaka lakhANa ja jovA maLe che. paNa zrImadUne gAMdhIjIe vyavahAru ane dharmanI dRSTie pUchayA hevAthI tenA uttaramAM vyavahAru carcA paNa maLe che, Jain Education Internationa Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 23 te A patrAnI vizeSatA che. vyaktigata rIte lakhAyA hAvA chatAM sane upayAgI thAya tevA A putra che zrImatlR sAthenA patravyavahArathI gAMdhIjI hiMdu dharmanA ragathI raMgAyA. e arasAmAM raziyAnA vikhyAta tattvajJAnI TolsaToya sAthenA patravyavahArathI tathA tenA pustaka paricayathI gAMdhIjI pratyeka jIva prati bhrAtRbhAva rAkhavAnu' zIkhyA hatA. vaLI, sAthe sAthe raskinanA pustakAnI asara nIce paNa tee AvyA. abdulA zeThanu" kAmakAja pU ru' karyAM pachI gAMdhIjIe AphrikAmAM khAnagI vakIlAta zarU karI. sarakAra taraphathI tyAMnA hiMdIone thatA anyAya temanAthI na sahevAye. pariNAme hiMdIone te trAsamAMthI cheDAvavA peAtAnI vakIla tarIkenI sevAo temaNe maphata ApavA mAMDI. tethI gArI prajA temanI viruddha thai gai, ane temanA para jIvaleNa humaleA thayA. temAMthI temane hiMdIonA AgevAna tarIke vizeSa pratiSThA maLI. Ama zarU Jain Education Internationa Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI thayelI laDatane vyavasthita rIte calAvavAnI jarUra jaNAtAM, teo hiMdIone sahAre meLavavA vi. saM. 15ranA unALAmAM hiMda AvyA. hiMda AvyA pachI gAMdhIjI, svecchApUrvaka svIkArelI javAbadArIne adA karavAnI taiyArImAM gUMthAI gayA. bhASaNe karavAM, patrikAo lakhavI, dezanetAo sAthe saMtalasa karavI vagere kAryomAM temane samaya vizeSapaNe pasAra thavA lAgyo. A rIte satata kAryabhAra nIce cha mAsa pasAra thayA, tyAM te tAkIde pAchA AvavA temane DarabanathI tAra maLe. tethI vi. saM. 1953nA ziyALAmAM teo pharIthI AphrikA gayA. teo hiMdamAM hatA te vakhate zrImad te gujarAtamAM nivRtti arthe vasatA hatA, tethI teone meLApa thaI zakyo nahote. AphrikAthI gAMdhIjIne zrImadda sAthe patravyavahAra cAlatuM hatuM. vi. saM. 1955mAM beara laDAI cAlu thaI. temAM gAMdhIjIe hiMdIo sahita aMgrejone madada karI. aMgrejo jItyA. have hiMdIone jarUra Jain Education Internationa Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nada ane gAMdhIjI : 25 nyAya maLaze tevI gaNatrIthI pitAnuM kAma pUruM thayuM. gaNa, gAMdhIjI vi. saM. 157nA unALAmAM hiMda AvyA. te pahelAM zrImadunA dehAMtanA samAcAra temane maLI cUkyA hatA. hiMdamAM teo zrImanA kuTuMbIone maLyA, temAM zrImadunA bhAI manasukhabhAI sAthe gAMdhIjIne mitratA thaI. - muMbaImAM vakIlAta cAlu karavAnA IrAdAthI gAMdhIjIe carcageTa para aiphisa lIdhI, ane zAMtAkujhamAM ghara rAkhyuM. paNa AphrikAmAM kaMI sudhAre na thaye hovAthI, te sudhAro karAvavA tAkIde AvavA gAMdhIjIne AphrikAthI tAra maLe. tethI vi. saM. 1958mAM gAMdhIjI AphrikA gayA. zrImadUnAM keTalAMka pada tathA Atmasiddhi teo sAthe letA gayA. AphrikAmAM temaNe asahakAra cAlu karyo. vi. saM. 1960mAM Darabana najIka phinikSane Azrama sthA, ane tyAM kuTuMba sahita teo rahyA. vi. saM. 1956thI gAMdhIjIe brahmacarya pAlananI zarUAta karI hatI, Jain Education Internationa Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI ane vi. saM. 1962mAM temaNe patnI sahite AjIvana brahmacaryavrata aMgIkAra karyuM. A vrata aMgIkAra karavAmAM mukhyatve zrImadunI asara hatI, te jaNAvatuM eka prakaraNe gAMdhIjIe pitAnI AtmakathAmAM lakhyuM che. temAM temaNe lakhyuM che ke - "svastrI pratye paNa brahmacaryanuM pAlana karavuM e mane dakSiNa AphrikAmAM spaSTa samajAyuM. kyA prasaMgathI athavA kyA pustakanA prabhAvathI e vicAra mane udubha e atyAre mane khuM nathI yAda AvatuM. eTaluM smaraNa che ke emAM rAyacaMdabhAInI asaranuM prAdhAnya hatuM.25 ane e vratanI pitAnA para paDelI chApa varNavatAM gAMdhIjIe lakhyuM che ke,- "svapatnInI sAthe vikArI saMbaMdhane tyAga e navAInI vAta lAgatI hatI. chatAM e ja mAruM 25, "AtmakathA ", bhAga 3; prakaraNa 7-8; " zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI", pR. 64. Jain Education Internationa Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 27 kartavya hatuM....mArI dAnata zuddha hatI. zakti Izvara ApI raheze ema vicArI meM jhaMpalAvyuM.... Aje vaza varSa pachI te vratanuM maraNa thatAM mane sAnaMdAzcarya thAya che. saMyama pALavAnI vRtti te 1901thI prabaLa hatI, ne huM pALI paNa rahyo hato, paNa je svataMtratA ane AnaMda huM have jogavavA lAge te sane 1906 pahelAM bhogavyAnuM mane smaraNa nathI. kemake te vakhate huM vAsanAbaddha hatA, game tyAre tene vaza thaI zakato. have vAsanA mArA upara savArI karavA asamartha thaI."rada vi. saM. 196ramAM dakSiNa AphrikAnA hiMdIonI muzkelI rajU karavA gAMdhIjIne laMDana mekalavAmAM AvyA. te vakhate temanA para zrImade lakhelA patra ane temaNe kareluM "AtmasiddhizAstra"nuM aMgrejI 26. " AtmakathA", pakaraNa 7-8; "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI" pR. 65. makAna Jain Education Internationa Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI bhASAMtara eka basamAM bhulAI jatAM gumAI gayAM. je pachIthI maLyA ja nahi.27 te pachIthI dakSiNa AphrikAmAM hiMdIone vijaya thaye tyAM sudhI gAMdhIjI tyAM rahyA. ane vi. saM. 1972mAM hiMda AvyA pachI temaNe trIza varSa sudhI aMgreja sarakAra sAme ahiMsaka laData calAvI, sAthe sAthe satyAgraha, khAdI, aspRzyatAnivAraNa vagere pravRttio upADI, ane anyAya sAme jIta meLavavA dezane jAgrata karyo. te arasAmAM ujavAtI "zrImad rAjacaMdranI jayaMtI" nimitte temaNe bhASaNe paNa karelAM, jemAM temaNe pitAnA para zrImade karelA upakArane ulekha karI, temanuM RNa jAheramAM svIkAryuM hatuM. dharma, samAjasevA ane rAjakAraNamAM gAMdhIjIe darzAvelA ane AcaraNamAM mUkelAM satya ane ahiMsAnA - 27. juo. "zrImada rAjacaMdra ardha zatAbdI smAraka graMtha", Jain Education Internationa Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 29 siddhAMtonI preraNAnuM mULa zrImanA temanA para paDelA prabhAvamAM joI zakAya che. te vize gAMdhIjIe lakhyuM ghaNIvAra kahIne lakhI gayo chuM ke, meM ghaNAnA jIvanamAMthI lIdhuM che. paNa sauthI vadhAre koInA jIvanamAMthI meM grahaNa karyuM hoya te te kavizrInA jIvanamAMthI che. dayAdharma paNa huM temanA jIvanamAMthI zIkhe chuM."28 "...A uparAMta, emanA jIvanamAMthI zIkhavAnI be moTI vAte te satya ane ahiMsA. pote je sAcuM mAnatA te kahetA ane AcaratA. ane ahiMsA te te jena hatA eTale ane emanA svabhAvathI emanI pAse ja hatI. 28 18. vi. saM. 1978nI kArtakI pUname gAMdhIjIe ApeluM vyAkhyAna; "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI ", pR. 7ra. 29, vi. saM. 199ramAM kArtakI pUname gAMdhIjIe ApeluM vyAkhyAna; pU. 90 Jain Education Internationa Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI Ama joie te satya, ahiMsA, brahmacaya vagere aneka khAkhatamAM zrImanI gAMdhIjI upara ghaNI UMDI asara hatI. tee ane pAMcamahAvratanA himAya hatA. aMgata svArtha jovAnI vRtti tee bemAMthI koInAmAM paNa naheAtI. ane tethI ja teo mane parasparanA atyaMta nikaTa paricayamAM khUba svAbhAvika tAthI AvI zakayA hatA. '' Ama chatAM baMnenA kArya kSetra alaga alaga hatAM. zrImadUnuM kArya kSetra " AtmA " hatu. jema ane tema tvarAthI janmamaraNanA pherAmAMthI chUTavAnu` temanu dhyeya hatu. alabatta, tee mAthe paDelI sAMsArika javAba dArIo pUrI karatA hatA, paNa temAM kAMye temanu citta Asakta naheAtuM. peAtAmAM pragaTelI camatkArika zaktione paNa zrImadde aMtaramAM ja zamAvI dIdhI hatI, ane tee AtmAmAM ja magna banyA hatA; tyAre gAMdhIjI samagra mAnavajAtanA kalyANa arthe kAma karatA hatA. ane te kAya karavAnI lAyakAta meLavavA tee pUrA prayatnI hatA. tema karavAmAM teo saphaLa Jain Education Internationa Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 31 paNa thayA hatA. temaNe dharma e te manuSyanA pratyeka aMgamAM rahelo he joIe, te bhAvanAne zrImad pAsethI jANIne, tene saMdeze AkhA jagatane pahecADyo. ane pitAnuM pratyeka kArya paNa dharmAnusAra karavAnI teo cIvaTa rAkhatA hatA. ane e temanA guNone lIdhe gAMdhIjI duniyAbharamAM prakhyAta thayA. gAMdhIjIe batAvyuM che te pramANe zrImade vyApAramAM paNa dharmapAlana saMpUrNa rIte thaI zake che te sAbita karI batAvyuM hatuM. e ja pramANe ApaNe gAMdhIjI mATe kahI zakIe ke rAjakAraNamAM paNa saMpUrNapaNe dharmapAlana thaI zake che te temaNe sAbita karI batAvyuM. baMne mahAvibhUtioe eka eka evA kSetramAM dharmanuM sthAna batAvyuM ke jemAM Aja sudhI duniyA ema ja mAnatI hatI ke temAM to dharmane sthAna ja na hoI zake. baMnemAM Ama ghaNA aMze dharma otaprota thaI gayo hovAne lIdhe temanAM sarva AcaraNa, lakhANuM vagere satyathI bharelAM, nikhAlasa, nirADaMbara, saraLa ane hadayasparzI banyAM hatAM. Jain Education Internationa Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3ra : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI Ama chatAM baMnemAM eka mukhya taphAvata hatuM, te batAvatAM gAMdhIjI pote ja lakhe che ke, "ApaNe saMsArI ja chIe, tyAre zrImada asaMsArI hatA. ApaNane aneka yoniomAM bhaTakavuM paDaze, tyAre zrImadune kadAca eka janma basa thAo. ApaNe kadAca mokSathI dUra bhAgatA hoIzuM, tyAre zrImad vAyuvege mekSa tarapha dhasI rahyA hatA. A thaDe puruSArtha nathI.30 Ama thavAnuM mukhya kAraNa baMnenA dhyeyane bheda hato. zrImade AtmakalyANane pitAnuM dhyeya banAvyuM hatuM. gAMdhIjIe sAmAjika kalyANane potAnA dhyeya tarIke svIkAryuM hatuM. AthI, AtmakalyANanA daSTibiMduthI vicArIe te, zrImanI kakSA gAMdhIjI karatAM ghaNI UMcI hatI. jene gAMdhIjI jevA mahAna vyakti paNuM mahAna gaNe che, te zrImad ApaNuM mATe ghaNI ghaNuM mahAna vyakti banI rahe te svAbhAvika che.* 30. gAMdhIjInI prastAvanA "zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI, pU. 39. *("zrImanI jIvanasiddhi" pu.mAMthI sAbhAra lekhikA bahena sarayubena Ara. mahetA ema. e. pI. eca. DI.) Jain Education Internationa Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ma. gAMdhIjIe puchAyelA praznonA zrImade ApelA javAbo sapurUSane namaskAra AtmAthI, guNagrAhI, satsaMgagya bhAI zrI mohanalAla pratye, zrI Darabana. - zrI muMbaIthI li. jIvanamuktadazAIka rAyacaMdanA AtmasmRtipUrvaka yathAyogya pahoMce. atra kuzaLatA che. tamAruM lakheluM eka patra mane pahoMcyuM che, keTalAka kAraNathI teno uttara lakhavAmAM DhIla thaI hatI. pAchaLathI tame A tarapha taratamAM AvavAnA che ema Jain Education Internationa Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI jANavAmAM AvyAthI patra lakhyuM nahotuM; paNa hAla ema jANavAmAM AvyuM ke hamaNAM lagabhaga eka varSa sudhI sthiti karavAnuM tyAM saMbaMdhInuM kAraNa che, jethI meM A patra lakhyuM che. tamArA lakhelA patramAM je AtmAdi viSaya paratve prazno che, ane je praznonA uttara jANavAnI tamArA citamAM vizeSa AturatA che, te bane pratye mAruM anumodana saheje saheje che; paNa evAmAM tamAruM te patra mane maLyuM, tevAmAM tenA uttara lakhI zakAya evI mArA cittanI sthiti nahatI ane ghaNuM karI tema thavAnuM kAraNa paNa te prasaMgamAM bAhyopAdhi pratye vairAgya vizeSa pariNAma pAmyuM hatuM te hatuM ane tema hovAthI te patranA uttara lakhavA jevA kAryamAM paNa pravRtti thaI zake tevuM nahotuM. gheDo vakhata javA daI, kaMI tevA vairAgyamAMthI paNa avakAza laI, tamArA patrane uttara lakhIza ema vicAryuM hatuM, paNa pAchanathI tema paNa banavuM azakaya thayuM. tamArA patranI pahoMca paNa meM lakhI nahatI. ane AvA prakAre Jain Education Internationa Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttara lakhI meAkalavA paratve manamAM paNa kheda thayA hatA, bhAga hajI sudhI vate che. zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 35 DhIla thaI tethI mArA ane jemAMnA amuka je prasaMgamAM vizeSa karIne kheda thayA, te prasa'gamAM ema sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM ke, tame taratamAM A dezamAM AvavAnI dhAraNA rAkheA che!; tethI kaika cittamAM ema AvyuM hatuM ke, tamane uttara lakhavAnI DhIla thaI che, paNa tamArA samAgama thavAthI sAmI lAbhakAraka thaze, kemake lekha dvArA keTalAka uttara samajAvavA vikaTa hatA. ane patra taratamAM tamane nahIM maLI zakavAthI tamArA cittamAM je AturapaNuM vardhamAna thayelu, te uttara tarata samajI zakavAne samAgamamAM eka sArU kAraNa gaNavAceAgya hatu'. have prArabdhAye jyAre samAgama thAya, tyAre kaMi paNa tevI jJAnavArtA thavAnA prasa`ga thAya evI AkAMkSA rAkhI, sakSepamAM tamArA praznonA uttara lakhu chu. je praznonA uttara vicAravAne nira'tara tatsukha'zrI Jain Education Internationa Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI vicArarUpa abhyAsanI AvazyakatA che, te uttara saMkSe pamAM lakhavAnuM thayuM che tethI keTalAka saMdehanI nivRtti vakhate thavI kaThaNa paDaze; te paNa mArA cittamAM ema rahe che ke, mArAM vacana pratye kaMI paNa vizeSa vizvAsa che, ane tethI tamane dhIraja rahI zakaze, ane praznonuM yathAgya samAdhAna thavAne anukame kAraNabhUta thaze ema mane lAge che. tamArA patramAM ra7 prazno che; tenA saMkSepe nIce uttara lakhuM chuM 1. pra. AtmA zuM che? te kaMI kare che ane tene karma naDe che ke nahi? u. (1) jema ghaTapaTAdi jaDa vastuo che, tema AtmA jJAnasvarUpa vastu che, ghaTapaTAdi anitya che, trikALa eka svarUpe sthiti karI rahI zake evAM nathI. AtmA eka svarUpe trikALa sthiti karI zake e * nitya padArtha che. je padArthanI utpatti kaI paNa saMgathI thaI zakI na hoya te padArtha "nitya hoya che. AtmA koI paNa saMgAthI banI zake ema Jain Education Internationa Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 37 jaNAtuM nathI; kemake jaDanA hajAregame saMge karIe, te paNa tethI cetananI utpatti nahIM thaI zakavA gya che. je dharma padArthamAM hoya nahIM, tevA ghaNA padArtho bheLA karavAthI paNa temAM je dharma nathI te utpanna thaI zake nahi, e saune anubhava thaI zake ema che. je ghaTapaTAdi padArtho che tene viSe jJAnasvarUpatA jovAmAM AvatI nathI. tevA padArthonAM pariNAmAMtara karI saMga karyA hoya athavA thayA hoya to paNa te tevI ja jAtinA thAya, arthAt jaDasvarUpa thAya, paNa jJAnasvarUpa na thAya. to pachI tevA padArthanA saMyoge AtmA, ke jene jJAnI purUSe mukhya jJAnasvarUpa lakSaNavALo kahe che, te tevA (ghaTapaTAdi pRthvI, jaLa, vAyu, AkAzI padArthathI utpanna kaI rIte thaI zakavA yogya nathI. jJAnasvarUpapaNuM e AtmAnuM mukhya lakSaNa che, ane tenA abhAvavALuM mukhya lakSaNa jaDanuM che. te baMnenA anAdi sahajasvabhAva che. Jain Education Internationa Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI A tathA bIjA` tevAM sahasragame pramANeA AtmAne nitya pratipAdana karI zake che. temaja tene vizeSa vicAra kace sahajasvarUpa nityapaNe AtmA anubhavavAmAM paNa Ave che jethI sukhadu:khAdi bhAgavanAra, tethI nivRtta thanAra, vicAranAra, preraNA karanAra, e Adi bhAvA jenA vidyamAnapaNAthI anubhavamAM Ave che, te AtmA mukhya cetana (jJAna) lakSaNavALA che, ane te bhAve ( sthitie ) karI te sa kALa rahI zake evA ' nitya ' padAtha che, ema mAnavAmAM kaI paNa doSa ke khAdha jaNAtA nathI, paNa satyanA svIkAra thavArUpa guNa thAya che. A prazna tathA tamArA bIjA keTalAka prazno evA che ke, jemAM vizeSa lakhavAnu tathA kahevAnu ane samajA vavAnuM avazya che. te prazna mATe tevA svarUpamAM uttara lakhavAnuM banavu hAla kaThaNa heAvAthI, prathama 'SaTkanasamuccaya' grantha tamane meAkalyA hatA, ke je vAMcavA vicAravAthI tamane kai paN aMze samAdhAna thAya, ane A patramAM paNa kai vizeSa aMze samAdhAna thAya Jain Education Internationa Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 39 eTaluM banI zake, kemake te saMbaMdhI aneka prazno UThavA gya che, ke je pharI pharI samAdhAna prApta thavAthI, vicAravAthI, samAveza pAme evI prAce sthiti che. - (2) jJAnadazAmAM-pitAnA svarUpanA yathArthabodhathI utpanna thayelI dizAmAM te AtmA nijabhAvane eTale jJAna, darzana (yathAsthita nirdhAra) ane sahajasamAdhipariNAmane kartA che. ajJAnadazAmAM krodha, mAna, mAyA, labha e Adi prakRtine kartA che; ane te bhAvanAM phaLane bhetA thatAM prasaMgavazAt ghaTapaTAdi padArthone nimittapaNe kartA che, arthAta ghaTapaTAdi padArthanAM mULa dravyane te kartA nathI, paNa tene koI AkAramAM lAvavArUpa kiyAne kartA che. e je pAchaLa tenI dazA kahI, te jene "ka" kahe che, vedAMta "brAMti kahe che; tathA bIjA paNa, tene anusaratA evA zabda kahe che. vAstavya vicAra karyothI AtmA ghaTapaTAdine tathA krodhAdine kartA thaI zakto nathI mAtra nijasvarUpa evA jJAnapariNAmane ja kartA che ema spaSTa samajAya che. Jain Education Internationa Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI (3) ajJAnabhAvathI karelAM karma prAraMbhakALe bIjarUpa hoI, vakhatane vega pAmI phaLarUpa vRkSa pariNAme pariName che; arthAt te karmo AtmAne bhegavavAM paDe che jema agninAM spaze uSNapaNane saMbaMdha thAya che, ane tenuM saheje vedanArUpa pariNAma thAya che, tema AtmAne krodhAdi bhAvanA kartApaNue jama-jarAmaraNAdi vedanArUpa pariNAma thAya che, A vicAramAM tame vizeSapaNe vicAraze, ane te paratve je kaMI prazna thAya te lakhaze; kemake je prakAranI samaja tethI nivRtta thavArUpa kArya karyuM jIvane mekSadazA prApta thAya che. 2. pro-Izvara zuM che? te jagatkartA che e kharUM che? - u-(1) ame tame karmabaMdhamAM vasI rahelA jIva chIe. te jIvanuM sahajasvarUpa eTale kamarahitapaNe mAtra eka AtmatapaNe-je svarUpa che te IzvarapaNuM che. jJAnAdi aizvarya jene viSe che, te Izvara kahevA gya che ane te IzvaratA AtmAnuM sahaja svarUpa che, Jain Education Internationa Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 41 je svarUpa karma prasaMge jaNAtuM nathI, paNa te prasaMga anyasvarUpa jANuM jyAre AtmA bhaNuM daSTi thAya che, tyAre ja anukrame sarvajJatAdi aizvaryapaNuM te ja AtmAmAM jaNAya che; ane tethI vizeSa aizvaryavALe kaI padArtha samasta padArtho nIrakhatAM paNa anubhavamAM AvI zakato nathI. jethI Izvara che te AtmAnuM bIjuM paryAyika nAma che, ethI kaMI vizeSa sattAvALA padArtha Izvara che ema nathI evA nizcayamAM mAro abhiprAya che. (2) te jagakartA nathI; arthAta paramANu, AkAzAdi padArtha nitya hovA gya che, te kaI paNa vastumAMthI banavA gya nathI. kadApi ema gaNIe ke, te IzvaramAMthI banyA che, te te vAta paNa gya lAgatI nathI. kemake Izvarane je cetanapaNe mAnIe, to tethI paramANu, AkAza vagere utpanna kema thaI zake? kemake cetanathI jaDanI utpatti thavI ja saMbhavatI nathI. je Izvarane jaDa svIkAravAmAM Ave te saheje te anaizvaryavAna kare che, temaja tethI jIvarUpa cetana padArthanI Utpatti paNa thaI zake nahi. jaDacetana Jain Education Internationa Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI ubhayarUpa izvara gaNIe, teA pachI jaDacetana ubharyarUpa jagata che. tenu izvara evu bIju nAma kahI saMtoSa rAkhI levA jevuM thAya che; ane jagatanu nAma Izvara rAkhI satASa rAkhI levA te karatAM jagatane jagata kahevuM, e vizeSa ceAgya che. kadApi paramANu, AkAzAhi nitya gaNIe ane izvarane kahinA phaLa ApanAra gaNIe, teA paNa te vAta siddha jaNAtI nathI. e vicAra para 'dghanasamuccaya'mAM sArAM pramANeA ApyAM che. ' 3. pra--meAkSa zu' che ? uje krodhAdghi ajJAnabhAvamAM--dehAdimAM- AtmAne pratima dha che, tethI sarvathA nivRtti thavImukti thavI-te meAkSapada jJAnIoe kahyu che; je sahaja vicAratAM pramANabhUta lAge che. 4. pra~mAkSa maLaze ke nahi te cAkkasa rIte A dehamAM ja jANI zakAya ? Jain Education Internationa Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 43 u0 -eka deraDInA ghaNA baMdhathI hAtha bAMdhavAmAM AvyuM hoya, temAMthI anukrame jema jema baMdha cheDavAmAM Ave, tema tema te baMdhanA saMbaMdhanI nivRtti anubhavamAM Ave che, ane te deraDI vaLa mUkI chUTI gayAnA pariNAmamAM varte che ema paNa jaNAya cheanubhavAya che, temaja ajJAnabhAvanA aneka pariNAmarU5 baMdhane prasaMga AtmAne che, te jema jema chuTe che, tema tema mekSane anubhava thAya che. ane tenA ghaNuM ja apapaNuM jyAre thAya che, tyAre saheje AtmAmAM nijabhAva prakAzI nIkaLIne ajJAnabhAvarUpa baMdhathI chUTI zakavAno prasaMga che, e spaSTa anubhava thAya che. temaja kevaLa ajJAnAdibhAvathI nivRtti thaI kevaLa AtmabhAva A ja dehane viSe sthitimAna chatAM paNa AtmAne pragaTe che, ane sarva saMbaMdhathI kevaLa pitAnuM bhinnapaNuM anubhavamAM Ave che; arthAta mekSapada A dehamAM paNa anubhavamAM AvavA yogya che. 5. pra-ema vAMcavAmAM AvyuM ke, mANasa deha Jain Education Internationa Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI choDI karma pramANe janAvaramAM avatare, pathare paNa thAya, jhADa paNa thAya; A barAbara che? u-deha chaDI upArjita karma pramANe jIvanI gatI thAya che, tethI te tiryaMca (janAvara) paNa thAya che, ane pRthvIkAya eTale pRthvIrUpa zarIra dhAraNa karI, bAkInI bIjI cAra indriya vinA kama bhega. vavAne jIvane prasaMga paNa Ave che tathApi te kevaLa patthara ke pRthvI thaI jAya che, evuM kAMI nathI. patthararUpa kAyA dhAraNa kare, ane temAM paNa avyaktapaNe jIva jIvapaNe ja hoya che. bIjI cAra IndriyenuM tyAM avyakta (apragaTa) paNuM hevAthI, pRthvIkAyarUpa jIva kahevA gya che. anukame te karma bhegavI jIva nivRtta thAya che tyAre phakta pattharanuM daLa paramANurUpe rahe che, paNa jIva tenA saMbaMdhathI cAlyA javAthI AhArAdi saMjJA tene hetI nathI. arthAta kevaLa jaDa e patthara jIva thAya che evuM nathI. karmanA viSamapaNAthI cAra indriyone prasaMga avyakata thaI phakta eka spazendriyapaNe dehane prasaMga jIvane je karmathI Jain Education Internationa Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 45 thAya che, te karma bhAgavatAM te pRvyAdimAM janme che, paNa kevaLa pRthvIrUpa ke patthararUpa jaI jatA nathI. janAvara thatAM kevaLa janAvara paNa thaI jateA nathI. deha che te jIvane vezadhArIpaNuM che, svarUpapaNuM nathI. 6 pra--chaThThA praznanu' paNa AmAM samAdhAna AvyuM che. sAtamA praznanuM paNa samAdhAna Avyu` che ke, kevaLa patthara ke kevaLa pRthvI ka'I kama'nAM karto nathI; temAM AvIne UpajelA evA jIva kanA kartA che, ane te paNa dUdha ane pANInI peThe che. jema te bannenA saMcAga thatAM paNa dUdha te dUdha che ane pANI te pANI che, tema ekendriyAdi kama badhe jIvane patthara paNa "jaDapaNuM jaNAya che, tApaNa te jIva aMtara te jIvapaNe ja che. ane tyAM paNa te AhAra bhayAdi saMjJApUrNAMka che, je avyakta jevI che. 8. pra0--(1) Aya dhama te zuM? (2) badhAnI utpatti vedamAMthI ja che zuM? Jain Education Internationa Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI e 30--(1) A dhama nI vyAkhyA karavAmAM sau peAtAnA pakSane A dhama kahevA icche che. jaina jainane, bauddhauddhane vedAMtI vedAMtane Aya dhama kahe ema sAdhAraNa che. tathApi jJAnIpurUSA tA jethI AtmAne nijasvarUpanI prApti thAya evA je Aya` (uttama) mAga, tane A dhama' kahe che; ane ema ja ceAgya che. * * (2) badhAnI utpatti vedamAMthI thayI sa'bhavatI nathI. veDhamAM jeTalu' jJAna kahyu' che, tethI sahasragaNA AzayavALuM jJAna zrItI karAddhi mahAtmAoe kahyu che, ema mArA anubhavamAM Ave che; ane tethI huM ema jANu' chu ke alpa vastumAMthI sa`pUrNa vastu thai zake nahi, ema heAvAthI vedamAMthI saMvanI utpatti kahevI ghaTatI nathI, vaiSNavAdi saMpradAyAnI utpatti tenA AzrayathI mAnatAM aDacaNa nathI, jaina, bauddhanA chelrA mahAvIrAdi mahAtmAe thayA pahelAM veda hatA ema jaNAya che, tema te ghaNA prAcIna graMtha che ema paNa jaNAya che; tathApi je ka'I prAcIna heAya te ja sa'pUrNa Jain Education Internationa Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 47 hoya ke satya hoya, ema kahI zakAya nahi; ane pAchaLathI utpanna thAya te asaMpUrNa ane asatya hAya ema paNa kahI zakAya nahi. bAkI veda je abhiprAya ane jena jeve abhiprAya anAdithI cAlyo Ave che. sarva bhAva anAdi che, mAtra rUpAMtara thAya che. kevaLa utpatti ke kevaLa nAza thato nathI veda, jaina ane bIjA saunA abhiprAya anAdi che. ema mAnavAmAM aDacaNa nathI, tyAM pachI vivAda zAne rahe? tathApi e saumAM vizeSa baLavAna satya abhiprAya kone kahevA yogya che te vicAravuM e amane tamane saune gya che, 9. prA-1 veda koNe karyA? te anAdi che? (2) je anAdi hoya to anAdi eTale zuM ? u -(1) ghaNA kALa pahelAM veda thayA saMbhave che. (2) pustakapaNe koIpaNa zAstra anAdi nathI, temAM kahelA artha pramANe te sau zAstra anAdi che, kemake tevA tevA abhiprAya judA judA cha jude jude rUpe kahetA Jain Education Internationa Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI AvyA che, ane ema ja sthiti saMbhave che, krodhAdi. bhAva paNa anAdi che, ane kSamAdibhAva paNa anAdi che. hiMsAdidharma paNa anAdi che, ane ahiMsAdi. dharma paNa anAdi che. mAtra jIvane hitakArI zuM che? eTaluM vicAravuM kAryarUpa che, anAdi te beya che. pachI kayAreka ochA pramANamAM ane kayAreka vizeSa pramANamAM keInuM baLa hoya che. 10. pra.--gItA keNe banAvI? IzvarakRta te nathI ? je tema hoya to tene koI purAvo ? u0-upara AvelA uttarethI keTaluMka samAdhAna thaI zakavA yogya che ke, IzvarakRtane artha jJAnIsaMpUrNajJAnI e karavAthI te izvarakRta thaI zake paNa nitya akiya evA AkAzanI peThe vyApaka Izvarane svIkAryuM tevAM pustakAdinI utpatti thavI saMbhave nahi. kemake te sAdhAraNa kArya che, ke jenuM kartApaNuM AraMbha pUrvaka che anAdi nathI hotuM. gItA vedavyAsajInuM kareluM pustaka gaNAya che, Jain Education Internationa Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 49 ane mahAtmA zrIkRSNe arjunane tevA bedha karyA hatA, mATe mukhyapaNe kartA zrIkRSNe kahevAya che. je vAta sa'bhavati che. graMtha zreSTha che. tevA bhAvAtha anAdithI cAlye Ave che, paNa te ja zleAkA anAdithI cAlyA Ave ema banavA regya nathI; tema akriya izvarathI paNa tenI utpatti hAya ema banavA ceAgya nathI, sakriya eTale kAI dehadhArIthI te kriyA manavA ceAgya che. mATe saMpUrNa jJAnI te izvara che, ane tenAthI kheAdhAcelAM zAstro te IzrvarIzAstra che ema mAnavAmAM aDacaNu nathI. 11. pra--pazu AdinA yajJathI jarAya puNya che kharU ? u-pazunA vadhathI, hAmathI, ke jarAye tene duHkha ApavAthI pApa ja che; te pachI yajJamAM karo ke game tA IzvaranA dhAmamAM besIne karo. paNa yajJamAM je dAnAdi kriyA thAya che, te kAMIka puNyahetu che; tathApi hiMsAmizrita hAvAthI te paNa anumeAdanayeAgya nathI. Jain Education Internationa Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI 12. pra0-je dharma uttama che, ema kaheA tene purAvA mAgI zakAya kharA ke ? u-purAvA mAgavAmAM na Ave, ane uttama che ema vagara purAve pratipAdana karavAmAM Ave, te tA atha, anartha, dharma, adhama', sau uttama ja Dare, pramANathI ja uttama anuttama jaNAya che. je dha sasAra parikSINa karavAmAM saOthI uttama hAya, ane nijasvabhAvamAM sthiti karAvavAne baLavAna heAya, te ja uttama ane te ja baLavAna che. 13. pra0--khristIdharma viSe Apa kAMI jANe che ? jo jANatA ho te ApanA vicAra darzAvaze ? u--khristIdharma viSe sAdhAraNapaNe huM jANu bharatakhaMDamAM mahAtmAoe jevA dhama zeAdhyA che, vicAryuM che tevA dhama bIjA keAi dezathI vicArAyA nathI, ema teA eka alpa abhyAse samajI zakAya tevuM che. temAM (khristIdhama mAM) jIvanuM sadA paravaza paNuM kahyuM che, ane mekSamAM paNa te dazA tevI ja Jain Education Internationa Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhI che; jIvanA anAdi svarUpanuM vivecana jemAM yathAgya nathI, karmasaMbaMdhI vyavasthA ane tenI nivRtti paNa yathAyogya kahI nathI, te dharma viSe mAre abhiprAya sarvottama te dharma che, ema thavAne saMbhava nathI. khristI dharmamAM meM je upara kahyA tevA prakAranuM yathAyogya samAdhAna dekhAtuM nathI. A vAkya matabhedavaze kahyuM nathI. vadhAre pUchavA cagya lAge te pUchaze, te vizeSa samAdhAna karavAnuM banI zakaze. 14. pra--teo ema kahe che ke bAIbala Izvaraprerita che; Isu te Izvarane avatAra, tene dIkare che ne hato. u-e vAta te zraddhAthI mAnyAthI mAnI zakAya, paNa pramANathI siddha nathI. jema gItA ane vedanA IzvarapreritapaNA mATe upara lakhyuM che, temaja bAIbalanA saMbaMdhamAM paNa gaNavuM. je janmamaraNathI mukta thayA te Izvara avatAra le te banavA gya nathI, kemake rAgadveSAdi pariNAma ja janmane hetu che, te jene Jain Education Internationa Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI nathI e Izvara avatAra dhAraNa kare e vAta vicAratAM yathArtha lAgatI nathI. Izvarane dIkaro che, ne hato, te vAta paNa kaI rUpaka tarIke vicArIe te vakhate baMdha bese; nahi te pratyakSa pramANathI bAdhA pAmatI che. mukta evA izvarane dIkaro hoya ema zI rIte kahevAya ? ane kahIe te tenI utpatti zI rIte kahI zakIe? bannene anAdi mAnIe te pitAputra paNuM zI rIte baMdha bese ? e vagere vAta vicAravA yogya che. je vicAryothI mane ema lAge che ke e vAta yathAyogya nahi lAge. 15. prava--jUnA karAramAM je bhaviSya bhAkhyuM che te badhuM IsAmAM kharuM paDyuM che. u-ema hoya to paNa tethI te banane zAstra viSe vicAra kare ghaTe che. temaja evuM bhaviSya te paNa Isune IzvarAvatAra kahevAmAM baLavAna pramANa nathA, kemake jyotiSAdikathI paNa mahAtmAnI utpatti jaNAvI saMbhave che. athavA bhale kaI jJAnathI tevI Jain Education Internationa Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 13 vAta jaNAvI heAya paNa tevA bhaviSyavettA sa pUrNa evA meAkSamAga jANanAra hatA te vAta jyAM sudhI yathAsthita pramANarUpa na thAya, tyAM sudhI te bhaviSya vagere eka zraddhAgrAhya pramANa che. tema bIjA' pramANeAthI te hAni na pAme evuM dhAraNAmAM nathI AvI zakatu. 16. pra0--'IsukhristanA camatkAra' viSe lakhyu` che. u--kevaLa kAyAmAMthI jIva cAlyeA gayA hAya, te ja jIva te ja kAyAmAM dAkhala karyo hoya, athavA kAI bIjA jIvane temAM dAkhala karyo heAya, te te khanI zake evuM sa'bhavatuM nathI; ane ema thAya te pachI karmAdinI vyavasthA paNa niSphaLa thAya. bAkI yAgAdinI siddhithI keTalAka camatkAra utpanna thAya che, ane tevA keTalAka isune hAya to temAM taddana khATuM che ke asa'bhavita che ema kahevAya nahi. tevI siddhie AtmAnA aizvaya AgaLa apa che. AtmAnA aizvayanuM tethI ana taguNu mahat sa'bhave che. A viSayamAM samAgame pUchavA cAgya che. Jain Education Internationa Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI 17. pra-AgaLa upara ze janma thaze tenI A bhavamAM khabara paDe? athavA agAu zuM hatA tenI ? u-tema banI zake. nirmaLa jJAna jenuM thayuM hoya tene tevuM banavuM saMbhave che. vAdaLAM vagerenAM cinho parathI varasAdanuM anumAna thAya che, tema A jIvanI A bhavanI ceSTA uparathI tenAM pUrvakAraNa kevAM hovAM joIe, te paNa samajI zakAya; De aMze vakhate samajAya. temaja te ceSTa bhaviSyamAM kevuM pariNAma pAmaze, te paNa tenA svarUpa uparathI jANa zakAya ane tene vizeSa vicAratAM ke bhava tha saMbhave che, temaja ke bhava hato, te paNa vicAramAM sArI rIte AvI zakavA gya che. 18. pra-paDI zake te kene? Ane uttara upara AvI gayo che. - 19 pra-mekSa pAmelAnAM nAma Apa Apo che te zA AdhAra uparathI? Jain Education Internationa Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : papa u--mane A prazna khAsa saMbodhIne pUcho, to tenA uttaramAM ema kahI zakAya ke, atyaMta saMsAradazA parikSaNa jenI thaI che tenAM vacane AvAM hoya, AvI tenI ceSTA hoya e Adi aMze paNa pitAnA AtmAmAM anubhava thAya che, ane tene Azraye tenA mokSaparatve kahevAya; ane ghaNuM karIne te yathArtha hoya ema mAnavAnA pramANe paNa zAstrAdithI jANI zakAya. 20. pra--buddhadeva paNa mekSa nathI pAmyA e zA uparathI Apa kaho che ? u-tenA zAstrasiddhAMtonA Azraye. je pramANe temanA zAstrasiddha che, te ja pramANe je temane abhiprAya hoya te te abhiprAya pUrvApara virUddha paNa dekhAya che, ane te lakSaNa saMpUrNa jJAnanuM nathI. " saMpUrNa jJAna je na hoya te saMpUrNa rAgadveSa nAza pAmavA saMbhavita nathI. jyAM tema hoya, tyAM saMsArane saMbhava che, eTale kevaLa mokSa tene hoya ema kahevuM banI zake evuM nathI, ane temanAM kahelAM Jain Education Internationa Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI zAstromAM je abhiprAya che te sivAya bIjo temanA abhiprAya hateA, te bIjI rIte jANavAnu' amane tamane kaThaNa paDe tevuM che; ane tema chatAM kahIe ke buddhadevane abhiprAya khIo hateA tA te kAraNapUrvaka kahevAthI pramANabhUta na thAya ema kAMI nathI, 21. pra--duniyAnI chevaTa zI sthiti thaze ? u--kevaLa meAkSarUpe sava` jIvAnI sthiti thAya, ke kevaLa A duniyAnA nAza thAya tevuM banavuM mane pramANurUpa lAgatuM nathI. AvA ne AvA pravAhamAM tenI sthiti sa Mbhave che. kAi bhAva rUpAMtara pAmI kSINa thAya, teA kAI va`mAna thAya; paNa te eka kSetre vadhe, te bIje kSetre ghaTe e Adi A sRSTinI sthiti che. te parathI ane ghaNA ja UMDA vicAramAM gayA pachI ema jaNAvuM saMbhavita lAge che ke, kevaLa A sRSTi nAza thAya, ke pralayarUpa thAya e na banavA cAgya che. sRSTi eTale eka A ja pRthvI evA artha nathI. 22. pra--A anItimAMthI sunIti thaze kharI ? Jain Education Internationa Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 57 u-A praznane uttara sAMbhaLI je jIva anIti che tene te uttara upayegI thAya ema thavA devuM gya nathI. sarva bhAva anAdi che, nIti, anIti tathApi tame ame anIti tyAgI nIti svIkArIe, te te svIkArI zakAya evuM che ane e ja AtmAne kartAvya che, sarva jIva AzrayI anIti maTI nIti sthapAya evuM vacana kahI zakAtuM nathI, kemake ekAMte tevI sthiti thaI zakavA gya nathI. ra3. pra-duniyAne pralaya che? - u0-pralaya eTale je kevaLa nAza e artha karavAmAM Ave te te vAta ghaTatI nathI, kemake padAthane kevaLa nAza thaI ja saMbhavate ja nathI. pralaya eTale sarva padArthanuM IzvarAdine viSe tInapaNuM te koInA abhiprAyamAM te vAtane svIkAra che, paNa mane te saMbhavita lAgatuM nathI, kemake sarva padArtha, sarva jIva evAM samapariNAma zI rIte pAme ke e vega bane, ane je tevAM samapariNAmane prasaMga Ave, te Jain Education Internationa Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58: zrImada ane gAMdhIjI pachI pharI viSamapaNuM thavuM bane nahi. avyaktapaNe jIvamAM viSama paNuM hoya ane vyaktapaNe samapaNuM e rIte pralaya svIkArIe te paNa dehAdi saMbaMdha vinA viSamapaNuM zA Azraye rahe? dehAdi saMbaMdha mAnIe to sarvane ekeMdriyapaNuM mAnavAne prasaMga Ave, ane tema mAnatAM to vinA kAraNe bIjI gatione asvIkAra karyo gaNAya. arthAt UMcI gatinA jIvane tevA pariNAmane prasaMga maTavA AvyA hoya te prApta thavAne prasaMga Ave e Adi ghaNA vicAra udubhave che. sarva jIvaAzrayI pralaya saMbhava nathI. 24. pra-abhaNane bhaktithI ja mokSa maLe khare ke ? u-bhakti jJAnane hetu che. jJAna mekSane hetu che. akSarajJAna na hoya tene abhaNa karyo hoya, te tene bhakti prApta thavI asaMbhavita che evuM kaMI che nahi. jIvamAtra jJAnasvabhAvI che. bhaktinA baLe jJAna nirmaLa thAya che. nirmaLa jJAna mekSane hetu thAya che. Jain Education Internationa Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjIH 59 saMpUrNa jJAnanI AvRtti thayA vinA sarvathA mokSa hoya ema mane lAgatuM nathI; ane jyAM saMpUrNa jJAna hAya, tyAM sarva bhASAjJAna samAya ema kahevAnI paNa jarUra nathI. bhASAjJAna mekSane heta che tathA te jene na hoya tene AtmajJAna na thAya, e kAMi niyama saMbhavata nathI. 25. pra--(1) kRSNAvatAra ne rAmAvatAra e kharI vAta che? ema hoya te te zuM ? e sAkSAta Izvara hatA ke tenA aMza hatA? (2) temane mAnIne mokSa khare? u-(1) bane mahAtmA purUSa hatA e te mane paNa nizcaya che. AtmA hovAthI teo Izvara hatA. sarva AvaraNa temane maTyAM hoya to tene mokSa paNa sarvathA mAnavAmAM vivAda nathI. Izvarane aMza koI jIva che ema mane lAgatuM nathI, kemake tene virodha ApatAM evAM hajAre pramANa daSTimAM Ave che. Izvarano aMza jIvane mAnavAthI baMdha, mekSa badhAM Jain Education Internationa Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI graMtha thAya kemake izvara ja ajJAnAdinA ko~ thayeA. ane ajJAnAdine je kartA thAya tene pachI saheje anaizvaya paNu' prApta thAya ne izvarapakSu khAi ese; arthAt UlaTu jIvanA svAmI thavA jatAM izvarane nukasAna khamavAne prasaMga Ave tevu' che. tema jIvane izvaranA aMza mAnyA pachI purUSArtha karavA ceAgya zI rIte lAge ? kemake te jAte tA koI kartAhartA TharI zake nahi e Adi virodhathI izvaranA za tarIke keAI jIvane svIkAravAnI paNa mArI buddhi thatI nathI; te pachI zrIkRSNa ke rAma jevA mahAtmAne tevA yeAgamAM gaNavAnI buddhi kema thAya ? te anne avyakta Izvara hatA, ema mAnavAmAM aDacaNa nathI tathApi temane viSe saMpUrNa aizrvarya pragaTayu hatu ke kema te vAta vicAravA yAgya che. f * jaina Agama kathAnaka anusAra bha. zrI rAmacaMdrajI meAkSe gayAnA tathA zrI kRSNa bha. bhAvI evA gheADA bhavamAM amama' nAmanA tItha kara thaze ullekha che. ahIM zrImade sAdhAraNatayA sAmAnyarUpe vAta karelI che, sa' Jain Education Internationa Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : } 1 (2) 'temane mAnIne meAkSa kharA ke?' ene uttara sahaja che. jIvane sava rAga, dveSa, ajJAnanA abhAva arthAt tethI chUTavuM te meAkSa che. te jenA upadeze thai zake tene mAnone, ane tenu paramA svarUpa vicArIne svAtmAne viSe paNa tevI ja niSThA thai, te ja mahAtmAnA AtmAne AkAre (svarUpe) pratiSThAna thAya, tyAre meAkSa thavA sabhave che. bAkI bIjI upAsanA kevaLa meAkSanA hetu nathI. tenA sAdhananA hetu thAya che; te paNa nizcaya thAya ja ema kahevA ceAgya nathI. ( a. 8-21 nA uttarAdha) 26. pra0--brahmA, viSNu ne mahezrvara te kANuM ? sRSTinA heturUpa traNa guNa gaNI te Azraye rUpa ApyuM hoya teA te vAta madha esI zake tathA tevA bIjA kAraNeAthI te brahmAdinuM svarUpa samajAya che. paNa purANAmAM je prakAre temanuM svarUpa kahyuM che, te prakAre Jain Education Internationa Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI svarUpa che, ema mAnavA varSamAM mArU vizeSa valaNa nathI. kemake temAM keTalAMka upadezAthe rUpaka kahyAM hoya ema paNa lAge che. tathApi ApaNe paNa tenA upadeza tarIke lAbha levA, ane brahmAdinA svarUpanA siddhAMta karavAnI jaMjALamAM na paDavuM; e mane ThIka lAge che. 27. pra~mane sapa karaDavA Ave tyAre mAre tene karaDavA devA ke mArI nAkhavA ? tene bIjI rIte dUra karavAnI mArAmAM zakti na heAya ema dhArIe chIe. u-sapa tamAruM karaDavA devA evu' kAma khatAvatAM vicAramAM paDAya tevuM che. tathApi tame jo DheDu aniya che' ema jANyuM hoya, to pachI A asArabhUta dehanA rakSaNAthe, jene dehamAM prIti rahI che evA sapane, tamAre mAravA kema cAgya hoya ? jeNe Atmahita Icchavu' hAya teNe te tyAM peAtAnA dehane jatA karavA e ja ceAgya che. kadApi Atmahita icchavu na heAya teNe kema karavuM ? Jain Education Internationa Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 63 te tene uttara e ja apAya ke teNe narakAdimAM pari. bhramaNa karavuM, arthAt sarpane mAre e upadeza kyAMthI karI zakIe ? anAryavRtti hoya te mAravAne upadeza karAya, te to amane tamane svane paNa na hoya e ja IcchavA gya che. have saMkSepamAM A uttara lakhI patra pUruM karuM chuM. SaTradarzanasamuccaya" vizeSa samajavAnuM yatna karaze. A praznonA uttaramAM mArA lakhANanA saMkecathI tamane samajavuM vizeSa muMjhavaNavALuM thAya evuM kyAMya paNa hoya to paNa te vizeSatAthI vicAraze, ane kaMI paNa patra dvArAe pUchavA jevuM lAge te pUchaze to ghaNuM karIne tene uttara lakhIza. vizeSa samAgame samAdhAna thAya te vadhAre gya lAge che, eja vinaMti. li. AtmasvarUpane viSe nitya niSThAnA hetabhUta evA vicAranI ciMtAmAM rahenAra rAyacaMdanA praNAma. saMvata 195gnA Aso vada 6, zani, muMbaI, patrAMka, 530 Jain Education Internationa Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahasyamaya mahatvanA bIjA be page muMbaI, phAgaNa vada 5, zani, 195 sujJa bhAIzrI mohanalAla pratye zrI Darabana, patra 1 maLyuM che. jema jema upAdhine tyAga thAya tema tema samAdhisukha pragaTe che. jema jema upAdhinuM grahaNa thAya tema tema samAdhisukha hAni pAme che, vicAra karIe to A vAta pratyakSa anubhavarUpa thAya che. je kaMI paNa A saMsAranA padArthone vicAra karavAmAM Ave, te te pratye vairAgya AvyA vinA rahe nahi, kemake mAtra avicAra karIne temAM mAhabuddhi rahe che. Jain Education Internationa Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 5 "AtmA che," "AtmA nitya che, "AtmA karmane kartA che, "AtmA karmane bhoktA che, tethI nivRtta thaI zake che, ane "nivRtta thaI zakavAnA sAdhana che e ja kAraNe jene vicAra karIne siddha thAya, tene vivekajJAna athavA samyakdarzananI prApti gaNavI ema zrI jine nirUpaNa karyuM che, je nirUpaNa mumukSu jIve vizeSa karI abhyAsa karavA gya che. pUrvanA keI vizeSa abhyAsabaLathI e ja kAraNone vicAra utpanna thAya che, athavA satsaMganA AzrayathI te vicAra utpanna thavAne ga bane che. anitya padArtha pratye mehabuddhi hovAne lIdhe AtmAnuM astitva nityatva ane avyAbAdha samAdhisukha bhAnamAM AvatuM nathI. tenI mehabuddhimAM jIvane anAdithI evuM ekAgrapaNuM cAlyuM Ave che ke, tene viveka karatAM karatAM jIvane muMjhAIne pAchuM vaLavuM paDe che, ane te mehagraMthI chedavAne vakhata AvavA pahelAM te viveka choDI devAne vega pUrvakALe ghaNIvAra banyuM che, kemake jene anAdikALathI Jain Education Internationa Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI abhyAsa che, te atyaMta purUSArtha vinA alpakALamAM cheDI zakAya nahi; mATe pharI pharI satsaMga, salphAstra ane pitAmAM saraLa vicAradazA karI te viSayamAM vizeSa zrama le regya chejenA pariNAmamAM nitya zAzvata sukhasvarUpa evuM AtmajJAna thaI, svarUpaAvirbhAva thAya che. emAM prathamathI utpanna thatAM saMzaya dhIrajathI ane vicArathI zAMta thAya che. adhI. rajathI athavA ADI kalapanA karavAthI mAtra jIvane pitAnA hitane tyAga karavAne vakhata Ave che ane anitya padArthano rAga rahevAthI tenA kAraNe pharI pharI saMsAraparibhramaNane vega rahyA kare che. kaMI paNa AtmavicAra karavAnI IcchA tamane vate che ema jANI, ghaNe saMtoSa thaye che. te saMtoSamAM mAre kaMI svArtha nathI. mAtra tame samAdhine raste caDhavA Icche che tethI saMsAra kalezathI nivattavAne tamane prasaMga prApta thaze, evA prakArano saMbhava dekhI svabhAve saMtoSa thAya che. eja vinaMti-patraka, 570 -A. sva0 praNAma. ga karavAne karavAthI ja che. adhI Jain Education Internationa Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 67 ANaMda, Aso suda, zukra 1952 AtmAthI bhAI zrI mohanalAla pratye, Darabana tamAro lakhele kAgaLa maLyuM hatuM. A kAgaLathI TuMkAmAM uttara lakhe cheH nAtAlamAM sthiti karavAthI tamArI keTalIka saduvRttio vizeSatA pAmI che, ema pratIti thAya che; paNa tamArI tema vartavAnI utkRSTa IchA temAM hetubhUta che. rAjakoTa karatAM nAtAla keTalIka rIte tamArI vRttine upakAra karI zake evuM kSetra kharUM, ema mAnavAmAM hAni nathI; kemake tamArI saraLatA sAcavavAmAM aMgata vidanane bhaya rahI zake evA prapaMcamAM anusaravAnuM dabANa nAtAlamAM ghaNu karIne nahi; paNa jenI saduvRttio vizeSa baLavAna na hoya, athavA nirbaLa hoya, ane tene iMglaMDAdimAM svataMtrapaNe rahevAnuM hoya te abhakSyAdi viSemAM te deSita thAya ema lAge che. Jain Education Internationa Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI jema tamane nAtAlakSetramAM prapacanA vizeSa cAga nahi hAvAthI tamArI savruttie vizeSatA pAmI, tema rAjakeTa jevAmAM kaThaNa paDe e yathAtha che; paNa kAI sArAM A kSetramAM satsa`gAdi yAgamAM tamArI vRttie nAtAla karatAM paNa vizeSatA pAmata ema saMbhave che. tamArI vRttie jotAM tamane nAtAla anAya kSetrarUpe asara kare evuM mArI mAnyatAmAM ghaNuM karIne nathI; paNa satsaMgAdi ceAganI ghaNuM karIne prApti na thAya tethI keTalu'ka AtmanirAkaraNa na thAya, te rUpa hAni mAnavI kaIka vizeSa cAgya lAge che. " ' atrethI A AcAravicAra' sAcavavA sadhI lakhyu hatu. te AvA bhAvArtha mAM lakhyuM hatuMH-- Aya AcAra' eTale mukhya karIne yA, satya, kSamAdi guNAnu AcaravuM te; ane Aya vicAra' eTale mukhya karIne AtmAnu` astitva, nityatva, va mAnakALa sudhImAM te svarUpanuM ajJAna tathA te ajJAna ane abhAnanAM kAraNeA, te kAraNeAnI nivRtti ane tema thaI avyAkhAdha AnaMdasvarUpa abhAna evA Jain Education Internationa Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 69 nija padane viSe svAbhAvika sthiti thavI te. emasaMkSepa mukhya arthathI te zabda lakhyA che. varNAzramAdipUrvaka AcAra te sadAcAranA aMgabhUta jevA che. varNAzramAdipUrvaka, vizeSa pAramArthika hetu vinA te vartavuM yogya che; ema vicArasiddha che; je ke varNAzramadharma vartamAnamAM bahu nirbaLa sthitine pAmya che, te paNa ApaNe te jyAM sudhI utkRSTa tyAgadazA na pAmIe, ane jyAM sudhI gRhasthAzramamAM vAsa hoya, tyAM sudhI te vANiyArUpa varNa dharmane anusare te gya che. kemake abhakSAdi grahaNane tene vyavahAra nathI. tyAre ema AzakA thavAM cagya che ke, "luhANA paNa te rIte varte che, te tenAM annAhArAdi grahaNa karatAM zuM hAni?" te tenA uttaramAM eTaluM jaNAvavuM gya thaI zake ke, vagara kAraNe tevI rIti paNa badalAvavI ghaTatI nathI; kemake tethI pachI bIjA samAgama vAsI ke prasaMgAdi ApaNI rIti jenAra game te varNanuM khAtAM bAdha nathI evA upadezanA nimittane pAme. luhANAne tyAM annAhAra levAthI varNadhama hAni Jain Education Internationa Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI pAmate nathI; paNa musalamAnane tyAM annAhAra letAM te varNa dharmanI hAnine vizeSa saMbhava che, ane varNa dharma lepavArUpa deSa karavA jevuM thAya che. ApaNe kaI lekanA upakArAdi hetuthI tema vartavuM. thatuM hoya, ane rasalubdhatAbuddhithI tema vartavuM na thatuM hoya, te paNa bIjA tenuM anukaraNa te hetune samajyA vinA ghaNuM karIne kare, ane aMte abhakSAdi grahaNa karavAmAM pravRtti kare evA nimittane hetu ApaNuM te AcaraNa che. mATe tema nahi vartavuM te, eTale musalamAnAdinA annAhArAdinuM grahaNa nahi karavuM te uttama che. tamArI vRttinI keTalIka pratIti Ave che, paNa tethI UtaratI vRtti hoya te te ja pote abhakSAdi AhAranA cAgane ghaNuM karIne te raste pAme. mATe e prasaMgathI dUra rahevAya tema vicAravuM kartavya che. dayAnI lAgaNI vizeSa rahevA devI hoya te jyAM hiMsAnAM sthAnaka che, tathA tevA padArtho levAya devAya che, tyAM rahevAne athavA javA AvavAne prasaMga na Jain Education Internationa Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 71 thavA deve joIe, nahi to jevI joIe tevI ghaNuM karIne dayAnI lAgaNI na rahe temaja abhakSa para vRtti na javA devA athe, ane te mArganI unnatinAM nahi anamedanane arthe abhakSAdi grahaNa karanArane AhArAdi athe paricaya na rAkhavuM joIe. jJAnadaSTie jotAM jJAtyAdi bhedanuM vizeSAdipaNuM jaNAtuM nathI; paNa bhakSAlakSabhedane to tyAM paNa vicAra kartavya che. ane te arthe mukhya karIne A vRtti rAkhavI uttama che. keTalAka kAryo evA hoya che ke, temAM pratyakSa deASa hAta nathI, athavA tethI deSa thato heta nathI, paNa tene aMge bIjA dene Azraya hoya che, te paNa vicAravAnane lakSa rAkhave ucita che. nAtAlanA lokonA upakAra arthe kadApi tamArUM ema pravartavuM thAya che ema paNa nizcaya na gaNAya, je bIje kaI paNa sthaLe tevuM vartana karatAM bAdha bhAse, ane vartavAnuM na bane te mAtra te hetu gaNAya vaLI te lokenA upakAra athe vartavuM joIe Jain Education Internationa Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI - ema vicAravAmAM paNa kaMIka tamArA samajavAphera thatuM haze ema lAgyA kare che. tamArI saddavRttinI kaMIka pratIti che, eTale A viSe vadhAre lakhavuM egya dekhAtuM nathI, jema sadAcAra ane sadvicAranuM ArAdhana thAya tema pravartavuM egya che. bALa UtaratI jJAtio athavA musalamAnAdinAM koI tevA nimaMtraNemAM annAhArAdine badale nahi rAMdhela e phaLAhAra Adi letAM te lekane upakAra sAcavavAne saMbhava vaheto hoya, te tema anusare te sAruM che. e ja vinaMti. -patrAMka, 717. Jain Education Internationa Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ma. gAMdhIjInI zrImad prati bhavya bhAvAMjali (ma. gAMdhIjIe 'zrImad rAjacaMdra jayaMti ' ujavavA prasaMge tathA pote lakhela. 'AtmakathA' pumAM zrImadnA viziSTa jIvana paricaya Apela che, te aMgenA thADAka jJAtavya prasaMgeA peTA mathALApUrvaka atre ApavAmAM Avela che, je zrImanI viziSTa jIvanavibhUti samajavA vicAraka mATe upayegI nivaDavA saMbhava. ) --saMgrAhaka skina ane TalAyathI uccapada "The more I consider his life and his writings, the more I consider him to have been the best Indian of his times. Indeed, I put him much higher than Tolstoy in religious perception." gAMdhIjI C " mArA jIvana para zrI rAyaca'drabhAinA evA sthAyI prabhAva paDyo che ke huM enuM vana karI zakatA nathI. Jain Education Internationa Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI ha keTalAye varSothI bhAratamAM dhArmika purUSanI zodhamAM chuM paraMtu emanA jevA dhArmika purUSa hiMdamAM haju sudhI meM joyA nathI ke je rAyacaMdabhAInI harIphAImAM AvI zake. emanAmAM jJAna, vairAgya ane bhakti hatA. Dhaga, pakSapAta yA rAga-dveSa nahIM hatA. emanAmAM eka evI mahAna zakti hatI ke jenA dvArA teo prApta thayelA prasaMgane pUrNa lAbha uThAvI zakatA. emanAM lekha aMgreja tattvajJAnIonI apekSAe vicakSaNa, bhAvanAmaya ane AtmadazI che. yuropanA tattvajJAnIemAM huM TolasTeya prathama zreNunA ane raskinane bIjI zreNanA vidvAna samajuM chuM, paraMtu rAyacaMdabhAIne anubhava e baMnethI paNa caDhe hate." A mahApurUSanA jIvananuM Apa avakAzanA vakhate abhyAsa karaze te Apa para tenI bahu sArI chApa paDaze. teo prAyaH kahyA karatA hatA ke huM koI vADAne nathI ane koI vADAmAM rahevA cAhata nathI. e badhA upadha" maryAdita che, ane dhama te amaryA Jain Education Internationa Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 75 dita che, jenI vyAkhyA paNa pUrI kahI zakAtI nathI. rAyacaMdabhAI pite jhaverAtanA dhaMdhAthI nivRtta thAya ke turata pustaka hAthamAM le." jaja aura vAIsarAya jaisI buddhipratibhA "yadi unakI icchA hotI to unameM asI zakti thI ki ve aka acche pratibhAzAlI jaja yA vAisarAya ho shkte| yaha atizayokti nahi, kintu mere mana para unakI chApa hai| inako vicakSaNatA dUsare para apanI chApa nr retI thI " " The more I consider his life and bis writings, the more I consider him to have been the best Indian of his times. Indeed, I put him much higher than Tolstoy in religious perception." - gAMdhIjI hindu dharmamAM zaMkA nivAraka "mArI upara traNa purUe UMDI chApa pADI che. TelaTeya, raskina ane rAyacaMdabhAI TelasToyanI Jain Education Internationa Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI temanAM amuka pustaka dvArA ane temanI sAthenA gheADA patravyavahArathI, raskinanI tenAM eka ja pustaka 'aTu dhI lAsTa'thI jenuM gujarAtI nAma meM 'sarvodaya' rAkhyuM che, ane rAyacaMdabhAi temanI sAthenA gADha paricayathI. hindu dharma'mAM mane za`kA peDhA thaI tenAM nivAraNamAM madada karanArA rAyacaMdabhAi hatA. "" sahaja vairAgI " ApaNe sa`sArI jIvA chIe, tyAre zrImaduM asa'sArI (saMsArathI virakta) hatA, ApaNane aneka cenimAM bhaTakavu paDaze, tyAre zrImane kadAca eka bhava khasa thAo, ApaNe mAkSathI dUra bhAgatA hAIzuM, tyAre zrImad vAyuvege meAkSa tarapha dhasI rahyA hatA. mAhya ADaMbarathI manuSya vItarAga nathI thaI zakatA, vItarAgatA e AtmAnI prasAdI che, aneka janmanA prayatne maLI zake che, ema harakeAi mANasa anubhavI zake che. rAgAne kADhavA prayatna karanAra jANe che ke Jain Education Internationa Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 77 rAga-rahita thavu` kaThina che ! e rAgarahita dazA kavine svAbhAvika hatI. ema mArI upara chApa paDI hatI. ' " sAkSanuM prathama pagathIyuM vItarAgatA che. jyAM sudhI jagatanI eka paNa vastumAM mana kheMcelu' hAya, tyAM sudhI meAkSanI vAta kema game ? athavA game te kevaLa kAnane ja eTale jema ApaNane atha jANyA, samajyA vinA keAI sa`gItanA sUra ja gamI jAya, tema evI mAtra kaN`priya gammatamAMthI meAkSane anusaranArU' vana AvatA ghaNA kALa vahI jAya, AMtaravairAgya vinA meAkSanI laganI na thAya, evI vairAgyalaganI kavinI hatI, " peAtAnA e va nA (mukhaInA) gADha paricayamAM gAMdhIjIe zrImane je vairAgyayukta joyelA tenu zabdacitra eka kuzaLa citrakArane chAje tevuM zrImadnanI nIcenI e kaDI khelavApUrvaka Ape che. Jain Education Internationa Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI utkRSTa vairAgI "1. apUrva avasara e kyAre Avaze? kyAre thaIzuM bAhyatara nigraMtha je; sarva saMbaMdhanuM baMdhana tIkSaNa chedIne, vicarazuM kava mahatu purUSane paMtha je.apUrva 2. sarvabhAvathI dAsInyavRtti karI, mAtra deha te saMyamahetu hoya che; anya kAraNe anya kazuM kape nahi, dehe paNa kiMcit mUccha nava jeya je...apUrva" je vairAgya e kaDIomAM jhaLahaLI rahyo che, te meM temanA be varSanA gADha paricayamAM kSaNe kSaNe temanAmAM joyele. temane khAtAM, besatAM, sUtAM, pratyeka kiyA karatAM temanAmAM vairAgya te heya ja, keI vakhata A jagatanA keI paNa vaibhavane vize temane moha thaye hoya ema meM joyuM nathI." Jain Education Internationa Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 79 dayA-dharmanI mUrti ma. gAMdhIjI 15-11-1921nA roja "zrImad rAjacaMdra jayaMti prasaMge amadAvAdamAM pramukhasthAnethI belyA hatA ke rAyacaMdabhAI sAthe mAre prasaMga eka ja divasane na hato. I. sa. 1891nA jananI Akhare muMbaImAM utarIne huM pahelavahele je gharamAM gayele te mane barAbara yAda che. De. mahetAe ne bhAI revAzaMkara jagajIvane mArI temanI sAthe oLakhANa karAvI. tyArathI emanA maraNAMta sudhIne amAre saMbaMdha nikaTamAM nikaTa rahyo hato. ghaNIvAra kahIne lakhI gaye chuM ke meM ghaNAnA jIvanamAMthI ghaNu lIdhuM che, paNa sauthI vadhAre koIne jIvanamAMthI meM grahaNa karyuM hoya to te kavizrInA jIvanamAMthI che. dayA-dharma paNa huM temanA jIvanamAMthI zIkhe chuM. khUna karanAra upara paNa prema kare e dayA-dharma mane kavizrIe zIkhavyuM che. e dharmanuM temanI pAsethI meM kuMDA bharIne pAna karyuM che. Jain Education Internationa Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI " teo ghaNIvAra kahetA ke cApAsathI kAi barachIe bheAMke te sahI zakuM' paNa jagatamAM je jaTha, pAkha'Da atyAcAra cAlI rahyA che, dharmane nAme adhama vatI rahyo che, tenI barachI sahana thaI zakatI nathI. atyAcArAthI ukaLI rahelA temane ukaLI jatAM me' NIvAra joyA che. temane AkhuM jagata peAtAnA sagA jevuM hatuM. ApaNA bhAI ke bahenane maratAM joine je kaleza ApaNane thAya che, teTaleA kaleza temane jagatamAM duHkhane, maraNane joine thatA. " jitendriyaMyukta sayamI jIvana " temanI raheNI-kaheNI huM AdarapUva ka paNa jhINuvaTathI tapAsatA. bhAjanamAM je maLe tethI saMtuSTa rahetA. paheraveza sAde, paheraNa, aMgarakhuM, khesa, garabhasUtA kreTA ne dheAtI. e kaMI bahu sArUM ke C xiMdreyathI atIta atIndriya AtmA jeNe jityA teja kharA jitendriya che. jitendriya ', ' jitameAha' ne 'kSINameha' A traNa zreNImAM pachInI be zreNI tyAra pachIja pAmI zakAya che.--sa' Jain Education Internationa Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 81 IstrIbaMdha rahetA ema mane smaraNa nathI. ye besavuM, khurasIe besavuM baMne sarakhuM hatuM. sAmAnya rIte teo pitAnI dukAnamAM gAdIe besatA." temanI cAla dhImI hatI, ane jenAra samajI zake ke cAlatAM paNa pite vicAramAM grasta che. AMkhamAM camatkAra hate. atyaMta tejasvI, vihaLatA jarAe na hatI, AMkhamAM ekAgratA lakhelI hatI. cahere geLAkAra, hoTha pAtaLA, nAka aNIdAra nahi, capaTu paNa nahi, zarIra ekavaDuM, kada madhyama, varNa zyAma, dekhAva zAMtamUtina hato. temanA kaMThamAM eTaluM badhuM mAdhuryA hatuM ke temane sAMbhaLatA mANasa thAke nahi. cahero hasamukhe ne praphullita hatuM, tenI upara aMtarAnaMdanI chAyA hatI." bhASA eTalI paripUrNa hatI ke temane pitAnA vicAro batAvatA keI divasa zabda to paDyo che, ema mane yAda nathI. kAgaLa lakhavA bese tyAre bhAgyeja zabda badalatA meM temane joyA haze, chatAM Jain Education Internationa Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 H zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI vAMcanArane ema nahIM lAge ke kayAMye vicAra apUrNa che ke vAkyaracanA tUTelI che athavA zabdanI pasaMdagImAM kheDa che. A varNana saMcamIne vize saMbhave." nItaratuM sata lakhANa zrImanuM lakhANa adhikArIne sAruM che, badhA vAMcanAra temAM rasa nahi laI zake, TIkAkArane tenI TIkAnuM kAraNa maLaze, paNa zraddhAvAna te temAMthI rasaja lUMTaze. temanAM lakhANamAM "saMta" nItarI rahyuM che, e mane haMmezA bhAsa AvyA che. temaNe pitAnuM jJAna batAvavA sArUM eka paNa akSara nathI lakhyo, lakhanArane heta vAMcanArane pitAnA AtmAnaMdamAM bhAgIdAra banAvavAnuM hatuM. jene Atmakaleza TALa che, je pitAnuM kartavya jANavA utsuka che; tene zrImadunA lakhANamAMthI bahu maLI raheze e mAre vizvAsa che. pachI bhale te hindu ke anya dhama." je anubhavyuM te ja lakhyuM temanAM lakhANomAM eka asAdhAraNatA e che ke Jain Education Internationa Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 3 pite je anubhavyuM te ja lakhyuM, temAM kayAMye kRtrimatA nathI. bIjAnI upara chApa pADavA sArUM eka lITI paNa lakhI hoya ema meM joyuM nathI. temanI pAse haMmezA kaMIka dharmapustaka ane eka korI copaDI paDelA hoya. e cepaDImAM pitAnA manamAM je vicAro Ave te lakhI nAMkhe koI veLA gadya ne koI veLA padya." zrI vAstavika dharma rAyacaMdabhAInA dharmane vicAra ApaNe karIe, tenA pahelAM dharmanuM svarupa je temaNe AlekhyuM hatuM, te joI javuM agatyanuM che. dharma eTale amuka matamatAMtara nahIM, dharma eTale zAne nAme oLakhAtAM pustakane vAMcI javA ke gekhI javA athavA temAM kaheluM badhuM mAnavuM ja e paNa nahIM. dharma e AtmAnA guNa che, ane mAnavajAtine * dharma e AtmAne guNa che, guNa guNa vinA na ja heya. AtmAne dharma AtmAmAM ja che.' Jain Education Internationa Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI vize dazya ke adazyarUpe rahele che. dharma vaDe ApaNe manuSyajIvananuM kartavya jANI zakIe chIe, dharmavaDe ApaNe bIjA jI-pratyene ApaNe khare saMbaMdha oLakhI zakIe. A badhuM jyAM sudhI ApaNe pitAne na oLakhIe tyAM sudhI na ja banI zake e te dekhItuM che. tethI dharma eTale je vaDe ApaNe potAne oLakhI zakIe te sAdhana" (arthAt AtmAne guNa te dharma) A puruSe dhArmika bAbatamAM mAruM hRdaya jItI lIdhuM, ane haju sudhI kaI paNa mANase mArA hRdaya para te prabhAva pADyo nathI." sarvadharma samabhAvI rAyacaMdabhAIne bIjA dharma pratye anAdara na hate, vedAMta pratye pakSapAta paNa na hatuM. vedAMtine te kavi vedAMtIja jaNAya. mArI sAthe dharcacarcA karatAM mane kaI divase temaNe evuM te kahyuM ja nahIM ke mekSa meLavavA sArU mAre amuka dharmane avalaMba joIe.dharmanA jhagaDAthI temane haMmezA kaMTALe Jain Education Internationa Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 25 AvatA, temAM bhAgyeja paDatAM. badhA dharmAMnI khUbIA joI jatAM ne te te dhanI pAse mUkatAM. dakSiNa AphrikAnA mArA patravyavahAramAM paNa me' temanI pAsethI eja vastu meLavI hatI. ' saMpUrNa pramANika : vyavahArakuzaLa ane dharmakuzaLa " dhArmika manuSyanA dhama tenAM pratyeka kAryoMmAM jhaLahaLatA hovA joie, je rAyacaMdabhAie peAtAnA jIvanamAM siddha karI khatAbyA hatA. teo revAza kara jagajIvananA bhAgIdAra hatA. peAtAnA vyavahAramAM te saMpUrNa prakAre pramANikapaNe vatatA evI mane temanAM jIvana uparathI chApa paDI hatI. teo jyAre sAdA karatAM tyAre huM kAI vAra acAnaka jaI caDatA. temanI vAta spaSTa ane ekaja prakAranI hatI. cAlAkI sarakhI kAi vastu me' temanAmAM joyela nahi. bIjAnI cAlAkI peAtAne asahya mAluma paDatAM teo turata khAlI UThatAM, te vakhate temanI bhrUkuTi paNa caDI jatI ne AMkhamAM lAlAza AvI jatI te huM dekhatA hatA. Jain Education Internationa Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 : zrImada ane gAMdhIjI dharmakuzaLa leka, vyavahArakuzaLa nathI hatA te zaMkAne rAyacaMdabhAIe mithyA siddha karI batAvI hatI. pitAnA vyApAramAM pUrI sAvadhAnI ane hozi. yArIthI teo vartatA. temanAmAM je koI vacana tarka nIkaLato te te adhikAMza sAceja nIkaLato. eTalI sAvadhAnI tathA hAMziyArI hovA chatAM teo vyApAranI udvignatA athavA ciMtA karatAM nahi. dukAnamAM beThA pitAnuM kAma pUruM thAya tyAre temanI pAse paDeluM dhArmika pustaka athavA korI copaDI hAthamAM letAM, ke jemAM pote pitAnA udgAra lakhatA hatA. mArA jevA jijJAsu teo pAse ja AvatAM ja rahetA ane teonI sAthe dharmacarcA karavAmAM saMkecAtA nahi. AvA prakArane apavAda hovA chatAM paNa vyavahArakuzaLatA sAthe dharmaparAyaNatAne suMdara meLa jeTale meM kavimAM je teTale meLa anya keImAM paNa mane dekhavAmAM AvyA nathI." zrImadunI nIDaratA, AtmA meLavavAnI dhagaza ane te mATe karavI joItI tapazcaryA mATe prayatna Jain Education Internationa Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad ane gAMdhIjI : 87 *; karavAnu` jaNAvatAM ma. gAMdhIjIe vi. sa'. 1982 kAkI pUrNimAe amadAvAda mAMDavImAM ApelA vyAkhyAnamAM kahyuM hatuM ke-- caitanya-AtmAnI ja eka tamannA " je vastu AtmAne dUdha jevI dekhAya che tevA jagatamAM kAinA paNa Dara rAkhyA vinA pragaTa karavAnI zakti ApaNe e puruSanA smaraNamAMthI Aje meLavIe. Dara eka mAtra caitanyanA rAkhIe, cAvIse kalAka, rakhene e hamezA khabaradArI karanArA dubhAze te nahi evI ciMtA rAkhIe. rAjacadranA jIvanamAMthI temanI ana'ta tapazcaryA zIkhIe, ane je anaMta tapazcaryAne pariNAme tee caitanyanI ArAdhanA karatAM zIkhyA te samajIe, ane ApaNI alpatA vicArI khakarI jevAM rAMka manI, ApaNAmAM virAjatA caitanyane vicArI si'hu jevA samatha khanIe tA jIvananu sAtha kya che. ' Jain Education Internationa Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI ma0 gAMdhIjInuM jayaMti samApti avasare aMtima kathana temanAM jIvanamAMthI cAra vAtanI ApaNane zikSA maLe che- (1) zAzvata (AtmA) vastumAM tanmayatA. (2) jIvananI saraLatA, (3) samasta vizva sAthe eka sarakhI vRttithI vyavahAra (4) satya ane ahiMsAmaya jIvana." eka ramUjI saMvAda ma0 gAMdhIjI "rAyacaMdabhAInA keTalAka smaraNe" tarIke pitAnA putra "AtmakathAmAM lakhe che - temanI sAthe eka saMvAda mane yAda che. eka veLA huM misisa glaeNDasTananI-gleDasTana pratyenA premanI stuti karate hato. AmanI sabhAmAM paNa misisa glaeNDasTana pitAnA patine cA banAvIne pAtAM. A vastunuM pAlana A niyamabaddha daMpatInA jIvanane eka niyama thaI paDyo hato, e meM kayAMka vAMceluM. te meM kavine vAMcI saMbhaLAvyuM ne tene aMge meM daMpatIpremanI stuti karI. Jain Education Internationa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI : 89 rAyacaMdabhAI bolyA, emAM tamane mahatvanuM zuM lAge che? misisa glaeNDasTananuM patnIpaNuM ke tene sevAbhAva? je te bAI leDasTananA bena hete te? athavA tenI vaphAdAra nekara heta te? ne teTalA ja premathI cA Apata te? evI bahene, evA nokaronA dawte ApaNane Aje nahi maLe? ane nArIjAtine badale e prema narajAtimAM je heta te tamane sAnaMdAzcarya thAta? huM kahuM chuM te vicAraje. rAyacaMdabhAI pite vivAhita hatA. te veLA te mane temanuM vacana kaThera lAgeluM enuM mane smaraNa che, paNa te vacane mane lehacuMbakanI jema pakaDayo. purUSa cAkaranI evI vaphAdArInI kiMmata patnInI vaphAdArI karatAM to hajAra gaNI caDe! pati-patnI vacce aikya hoya ane temanI vacce prema hoya emAM Azcarya nathI. nakara zeTha vacce te prema keLava paDe. mAre patnI sAthe ke saMbaMdha rAkhave? patnIne viSayabheganuM vAhana banAvavI emAM patnI pratye kayAM vaphAdArI Jain Education Internationa Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 : zrImad ane gAMdhIjI Ave che? hu jyAM lagI viSayavAsanAne AdhIna rahuM tyAM lagI mArI vaphAdArInI prAkRta kiMmata ja gaNAya "" ma. gAMdhIjIne zrImadnu. uparokta vicakSaNa mAmika vacana svapatnI pratye dezabhrahmacaya nI preraNArUpa anyu' ane tyAra pachI pote AjIvana brahmaca yukta rahyA. mahApurUSanA vacananA evA ja kAI prabhAva hAya che. jenA ullekha gAMdhIjIe peAtAnA udUMgAramAM vAravAra karelA che. Jain Education Internationa Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa ( 27 praznonA patramAM AvatAM jaina ane vedAMta darzana paratve zrI bhagavadgItAnA AdhAre keTalAka saiddhAMtika samanvaya ) AtmAnuM kartRtva-bhAkatRtva nAdante kasyacit pApaM na caiva sukRtaM vibhUH / ajJAnena AvRtaM jJAnaM tena muhyanti jantavaH // " kAi paNa pApa ane puNyanA kAi bIjo che ema na mAne paNa jIvAtmAonuM jJAna peAtAnA ajJAnathI athavA enA jJAnacakSue bhiDAI javAthI DhaMkAI jAya che, tethI teo meDa pAme, " ( gItA adhyAya 1-15 ) izvaranuM akatva !! na karttRtvaM na karmANi, lokasya sRjati prabhuH / na karmaphalaM saMyogaM, svabhAvastu pravartate // " jagatanuM kartRtva ke jIveAnA karmonu sana karavuM e izvaranu` kA` nathI, temaja kAI paNa karyuM ke kAi jIvAnA karmAnAM phaLa emane apAvavA emAM paNa AvazyaktA nathI. jagatamAM je kaMi dekhAya che, e badhu Jain Education Internationa Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 : zrImadda ane gAMdhIjI cogya sAmagrI maLatAM pitApitAnA svabhAvanusAraja parivartana pAmyA kare che-(a. 5-14) kahyuM che kesvbhaavtH pravRttAnAm nivRttAnAm svabhAvataH / nA'haM karteti bhUtAnAm yaH pazyati sa pazyati // pitAnA karmavazAta svataH nivRtta ane svataH pravRtta thayelA evA jInuM huM kazuM ja karatA nathI, arthAt A badhI racanA niyamane vazavatI thaI banyAja kare che, evuM je jANe che eja sAcA paMDita purUSa che "--(gItA) muktAtmAonuM apunarAgamana mAmuda punama suarDhAmazAzvatamU nApnuvanti mahAtmanaH saMsiddhi paramAM gatAH // "parama utkRSTa siddhipada pAmelA mahAtmAo mane pAmI duHkhanA sthAnarUpa ane nAzavaMta evA punarjanmane pAmatAM nathI"--(a--15) yaM prApya na nivartante tad dhAma paramaM mama / jJAnIo je sthAna pAmyA pachI saMsAramAM pAchA pharatA nathI te ja mAruM paramAtmapada che, teja mAruM paramadhAma che." 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