Shripal Charitra

Author(s): Kashinath Jain
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Panchyati Mandir Calcutta
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001827/1

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zrIpAla-caritra an R ) 1 ( zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI mandira kolakAtA-700 007

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zrIpAla - caritra paMDita kAzInAtha jaina saMpAdana zrImatI latA botharA jaina bhavana pI - 25, kalAkAra sTrITa kolakAtA 700 007

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prakAzana - zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI mandira 139, kATana sTrITa, kolakAtA - 700 007 caturtha saMskaraNa - san 2003 mUlya - pacAsa rupaye mudraka - arunimA priMTiMga varksa 81, zimalA sTrITa kolakAtA - 700 006 -Composed by:Jain Bhawan Computer Centre, P-25, Kalakar Street Kolkata - 700 007 .

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zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI maMdira pUrvAMcala kI sAMskRtika rAjadhAnI kalakattA bhArata meM briTiza sAmrAjya ke samaya rAjadhAnI raha cukA hai| pUrvI bhArata ke anizrAkRta jinAlayoM meM yahA~ para sthita zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI maMdira kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| sarvaprathama dhIraja siMhajI zrImAla ne apane ghara meM derAsara kI sthApanA kii| bAda meM unhoMne apanA makAna zrI saMgha ko bheMTa kara diyA jise zrI saMgha ne saM0 1861 meM vizAla dvitala zAMtinAtha jinAlaya kA rUpa diyaa| isa maMdira meM dUsare talle meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva tathA mahAvIra svAmI Adi tIrthaMkaroM kI caumukha pratimA virAjamAna hai| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI, munisuvrata svAmI, padmaprabha svAmI, navapadajI, sImaMdhara svAmI, zAMtinAtha svAmI va dAdAsAhaba kI vediyA~ banI huI haiN| aSTApadajI kA bhAva bar3A hI AkarSaka hai| gautama svAmI, sudharmAsvAmI, adhiSThAtA Adi anekazaH virAjamAna haiN| padmAvatI devI, cakrezvarI devI kI yugma mUrtiyA~ sthApita haiN| yaha zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI mandira kahalAtA hai aura TrasTa borDa ke adhIna

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TrasTI TrasTI (iv) isakI sArI vyavasthA cala rahI hai| vartamAna meM TrasTa borDa ke nimnalikhita sadasya haiM :zrI baMzIlAla surAnA adhyakSa zrI kAntilAla mukIma maMtrI zrI campAlAla koThArI zrI kamala siMha rAmapuriyA zrI zAnti canda sukhAnI zrI vinoda canda botharA zrI zazIkAnta naulakhA - TrasTI yahA~ se prativarSa kArtika pUrNimA ke dina bhagavAn dharmanAtha kI vizvavizruta savArI nikalakara dAdAbAr3I jAtI hai jahA~ kI vyavasthA isI TrasTa dvArA kI jAtI hai| bAhara se Aye hue yAtrI va sthAnIya janatA lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM yahA~ darzanArtha Ate haiN| TrasTI dRsTI

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prastAvanA "nAmAkRtidravya bhAvai, puntstrijgjjnm| kSetre kAle ca sarvvasminnarhata : smupaasmeh||" samasta lokoM aura saba kAloM meM apane nAma, sthApanA, dravya aura bhAva ina cAra nipekSoM dvArA saMsAra ke prANiyoM ko pavitra karane vAle tIrthaMkaroM kI ArAdhanA hama karate haiN| viSaya ke bhogane meM rogoM kA, kula meM doSoM kA, mauna rahane meM dInatA kA, bala meM zatruoM kA, sauMdarya meM bur3hApe kA, guNoM meM duSToM kA aura zarIra meM mRtyu kA bhaya hamezA vidyamAna rahatA hai| agara saMsAra meM bhaya nahIM hai to kevala tIrthaMkaroM upAsanA meM jahA~ kevala sukha-Ananda aura parama zAnti milatI hai| janma, maraNa, roga, zoka zatruoM ke bhaya se mukti kA eka mAtra upAya tIrthaMkaroM dvArA pradarzita mArga hai jisa para cala kara hI mAnava apane saMsArika duHkhoM se chuTakArA pA sakatA hai| yaha saMsAra janma aura mRtyu kA ananta cakra hai| manuSya acche karma karake acchA janma pA sakatA hai aura azubha karmoM se karmoM kA bandha kara saMsAra paribhramaNa karatA hai| zubha aura azubha donoM prakAra ke karma bhAvI sukha aura duHkha kA kAraNa banate haiM arthAt inake phaloM kA pariNAma nizcaya hI isI janma meM athavA agale janma janmAntara taka bhoganA par3atA hai| isI karma siddhAnta ke mahatva ko darzAne vAlA "zrIpAla caritra kathAnaka" bIsaveM tIrthaMkara zrI munisuvrata svAmI ke zAsana kAla kA hai jise tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke prathama

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(vi) gaNadhara gautama svAmI ne magadha samrATa zreNika bimbasAra ko sunAte hue zrI siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA kA mahatva batAyA thaa| kisa prakAra zrIpAla kumAra para pUrva janma meM kiye azubha bandhanoM ke pariNAma svarUpa isa janma meM aneka ghora prANAntaka kaSTa Aye lekina zrI siddha cakra navapada kI ArAdhanA dvArA jo puNya arjita kiyA usI ke phalasvarUpa unheM ina kaSToM se chuTakArA milA aura apAra sukha-samRddhi aura vaibhava kI prApti huii| pUrva kRta azubha karmoM ke bandhana ke kAraNa aparicita kuSTa rogI ke sAtha pariNaya sUtra meM bA~dha dI jAne vAlI rAjakumArI mayaNA sundarI ne guru kRpA se zrI siddha cakra navapada ArAdhanA dvArA apane para Aye sabhI upasargoM ko dUra kara aTUTa aizvarya kI prApti ke sAtha-sAtha Atma-zuddhi kara samyaktva prApta kiyaa| zrI siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA ke mahatva ko samajhane ke liye zrIpAla caritra atyanta upayogI evaM preraNA dene vAlA kathAnaka hai| zrI jaina zvetAmbara mandira TrasTa ne isa upayogI grantha ko punaH prakAzita kara zruta- jJAna ke pracAra meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA hai| zrI vinoda candajI botharA kI preraNA va sahayoga isa grantha ke prakAzana ke kArya ko sampanna karane meM sahAyaka bnaa| isa caritra ko par3hakara yadi jina dharma aura jina AdarzoM ke prati kiMcita mAtra bhI sammAna yA zraddhA sAdhAraNa mAnasa meM upajatI hai to maiM samajhatI hU~ ki jina zAsana aura jinavANI ke mahatva ko pratibimbita karatA huA yaha prakAzana aura prakAzita tathya donoM apane lakSya kI prApti kara skeNge| latA botharA

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zrIpAla - caritra pahalA pariccheda putra-viyoga aMgadeza meM campApurI nAmaka eka nagarI thii| usameM siMharatha nAmaka rAjA rAja karate the| unakI rAnI kA nAma kamalaprabhA thaa| kamalaprabhA koMkaNa deza ke rAjA kI bahina thI / rAjA siMharatha kI avasthA bahuta bar3I ho jAne para bhI vaha santAna sukha se baMcita the| isake liye vaha sadaiva cintita rahate the| mana meM socA karate, ki mere bAda yaha saba rAja-pATa kauna samhAlegA? santAna prApti ke liye vaha aneka prakAra kI manautI mAnate aura dAna-puNya karate / anta meM jisa prakAra vidyA viveka ko janma detI hai, usI prakAra rAnI kamalaprabhA ne tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| rAjA ko isake liye badhAI dI gii| unake Ananda kA pArA vAra na rahA / samUce nagara meM utsava manAyA jAne lgaa| sabhI loga harSa taraMgo se Andolita ho uThe / ghara-ghara bandanavAra bA~dhe gaye / sArA nagara dhvajA patAkAoM se sajAyA gyaa| agragaNya nivAsI rAjA kI sevA meM upasthita ho, unheM badhAI dene lge|

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pahalA pariccheda rAjA ne bhI isa avasara para daridroM ko mukta hasta se dAna diyaa| bandIgaNa kArAgAra se mukta kara diye gye| zatruoM taka ko santuSTa karane kI ceSTA kI gyii| zahara meM cAroM ora Ananda kI hiloreM uTha rahI thiiN| kahIM maMgala-gAna ho rahe the, to kahIM nATaka khele jA rahe the| kahIM bAje baja rahe the, to kahIM dUsare hI prakAra se Ananda vyakta kiyA jA rahA thaa| tAtparya yaha ki samUce zahara meM isa mahotsava kI dhUma macI huI thii| bAharaveM dina rAjA ne apane iSTa mitra aura bandhu-bAndhuvoM ko nimaMtrita kiyaa| bhojanAdi se nivRtta hone ke bAda ve sabhI vastrAbhUSaNa aura nAnA prakAra kI bahumUlya cIjeM dekara sammAnita kiye gye| rAjA ne samasta janoM ke sAmane saharSa ghoSita kiyA, ki isa kumAra dvArA merI rAja-Rddhi aura prajA kA pAlana hogA, ataH isakA nAma maiM zrIpAla rakhatA huuN| parantu rAjA ke bhAgya meM adhika dinoM taka santAna sukha bhoganA nahIM badA thaa| zrIpAla kI avasthA abhI pUre pA~ca varSa kI bhI na huI thI, ki eka dina zUla roga se acAnaka rAjA kA prANAnta ho gyaa| isa ghaTanA se cAroM ora hA-hA kAra maca gayA / rAnI kamalaprabhA athAha zoka-sAgara meM vilIna ho gyii| usakA rUdana bar3A hI karuNApUrNa thaa| jo use sunatA usI kA hRdaya dravita ho uThatA usake duHkha kA koI pAra na thaa| usakI vyAkulatA avarNanIya thii|

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zrIpAla - caritra rAnI kI vyAkulatA kA samAcAra suna matisAgara nAmaka mantrI unake pAsa gyaa| usane aneka prakAra se rAnI ko sAntvanA dekara samajhAyA ki aba isa kalpAMta se koI lAbha nhiiN| jo honA thA so gyaa| apane hRdaya ko dRr3ha banAiye aura rAja-kAja kI bAgaDora apane hAtha meM lIjiye / rAja kumAra kI avasthA abhI bahuta choTI hai| yadi Apa isa samaya apane ko na samhAliyegA to rAjya hAtha meM rahanA kaThina ho jAyegA / bhaviSya kI cintA, bhUta aura vartamAna ko bhulA detI hai| mantrI kI bAteM suna rAnI ko hoza huA / usakI buddhi bahuta hI tIkSNa thii| rAjya ke zatru aura mitroM kI bAteM usase chipI na thI / usane apane Antarika duHkha ko hRdaya meM rakha, mantrI se hI kahA, "mujhe Apa para pUrNa vizvAsa hai| Apake sivA mujhe aba aura kisI kA sahArA bhI nahIM hai| Apa rAja kumAra ko gaddI para baiThA kara rAja-kAja calAiye aura mere vizvAsa ko saphala banAiye / " mantrI vAstava meM bar3A svAmI bhakta thA / usane punaH rAnI ko sAntvanA de, rAjA kI antima kriyA kA prabandha kiyA / isase nivRtta hone ke bAda usane prajA kI anumati grahaNa kara kumAra zrIpAla ko siMhAsanArUr3ha karAyA / rAjya bhara meM usake nAma kI dohAI dI gayI / yaha saba prathAyeM pUrNa hone para vaha pUrvavat rAjya kA samasta kArya saMcAlana karane lagA / 3

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pahalA pariccheda matisAgara kA yaha kArya aneka svArthI aura dveSI logoM ko pasanda na AyA / aise logoM meM zrIpAla kA eka cacerA kAkA pradhAna thaa| usakA nAma ajItasena thA / usane socA ki yadi isa samaya matisAgara aura zrIpAla ko kisI taraha mAra DAlA jAya, to siMharatha kA samasta rAjya aura samasta sampatti hAtha A sakatI hai| dhIre-dhIre vaha isake liye SaDyantra racane lgaa| rAjya ke aneka ucca adhikAriyoM aura rAjaparivAra ke aneka vyaktiyoM ko usane nAnA prakAra ke pralobhana dekara hAtha meM kara liyA / bhItara hI bhItara saba taiyAriyAM pUrI ho gyii| matisAgara aura zrIpAla para aba vipatti kA pahAr3a TUTane hI vAlA thA, ki matisAgara ke kisI zubha-cintaka ne usako cupacApa isa bAta kI sUcanA de dI / matisAgara sAvadhAna ho gyaa| usane turanta rAnI ko bhI isa bAta kI sUcanA de dii| ' rAnI yaha bhISaNa samAcAra sunate hI vicalita ha uThI / rAjakumAra para AnevAlI vipatti kI kalpanA se hI usakA nArI hRdaya kaMpita ho uThA / kintu aba kucha socane yA vilamba karane kA samaya na thA / matisAgara ne use salAha dete huye kahA, ki aba bAjI palaTa gayI hai / kumAra ke prANa bacAne kA kevala eka yahI upAya dikhAyI detA hai, ki Apa kisI taraha rAta hI ko kumAra yaha sthAna chor3a de| kisI ko kAnoM-kAna isa bAta kI ke sAtha 4

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zrIpAla-caritra khabara na honI caahiye| yadi rAjakumAra baca jAyeMge, to phira kisI dina yaha rAjya hastagata kara skeNge| isa samaya isake sivA aura koI upAya mujhe dRSTigocara nahIM hotaa| mantrI kI yaha salAha rAnI ko majabUrana mAnanI pddii| pAMca varSa ke patra ko godI meM le, vaha usI rAta ko mahala se cala pdd'ii| usakI A~khoM se azrudhArA baha rahI thI, hRdaya TUka-TUka ho rahA thA, kintu putra ke prANoM kI mamatA use usa rAja-mandira aura usa nagarI ko chor3ane ke liye bAdhya kara rahI thI jahA~ usane varSoM taka rAjamahiSI ke sthAna para rahakara, vipula sukha-sampatti aura aizvarya kA upabhoga kiyA thaa| na usane kabhI dhUla dekhI thI, na sera bhara bojha uThAyA thA, na kabhI paidala calane kA hI use kAma par3A thaa| Aja daiva durvipAka se use ina sabhI kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| rAta kA samaya thaa| cAroM ora ghora andhakAra thaa| use pada-pada para ThokareM lagatI thiiN| sukomala caraNoM meM kA~Te aura kaMkar3a lagane se rudhira kI dhArA baha rahIM thI, bArambAra hiMsaka prANiyoM ke bhISaNa nAda usakA kalejA ka~pA dete the| jhAr3iyoM meM ulajha-ulajha kara usake vastra cIthar3oM meM pariNata ho gaye the| phira bhI vaha apane jIvana sarvasva rAjakumAra ko liye hue uttarottara Age bar3hatI jAtI thii| satya aura satItva yaha donoM usake prabala sAthI the| rAjakumAra kI

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pahalA pariccheda bhI jIvana-DorI lambI thI; isa liye kisI hiMsaka prANI ne usa para AkramaNa nahIM kiyaa| jo ratna ke hiMDole para jhUlatI thI, puSya zaiyyApara sotI thI, kabhI kaThora bhUmi para pada bhI na rakhatI thI, vaha Aja vana pazuoM se pUrita bhayaMkara jaMgala meM, aMdherI rAtri ke samaya akelI bhaTaka rahI thI! kAlakI kuTilatA kA isase bhayaMkara pramANa aura kyA ho sakatA hai? samaya apanA kAma kara rahA thaa| dhIre-dhIre rAtri vyatIta huii| sUryodaya hone para rAnI ko rAstA sujhAI diyA aura vaha jaMgala ko chor3akara eka vAstavika patha para A lgii| pratipala use yaha bhaya lagA huA thA ki kahIM ajItasena ke sainika use pakar3a na le jaayeN| kintu isa bhaya se mukta hone kA koI upAya use sUjha na par3atA thaa| isI samaya rAjakumAra ko bhUkha lgii| usa becAre ko kyA khabara thI, ki durdaiva ne Aja use rAja-siMhAsana se uThAkara rAste kA eka bhikhArI banA diyA hai| usane sadA kI bhA~ti mAtA se mizrI mile dUdha kI yAcanA kii| mAtA ke netroM se azrudhArA baha clii| usane kisI taraha kumAra ko samajhAbujhA kara zAnta kiyA aura drutavega se Age kI rAha lii| kucha dUra Age calane para rAnI ko sAta sau kor3hiyoM kA eka dala milaa| isa dala ke loga nAnA prakAra kI vyAdhiyoM se grasita ho rahe the| adhikAMza galita kuSTa se .

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zrIpAla-caritra jaMgalameM aMdherI rAtrike samaya akelI bhaTaka rahI thI!

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zrIpAla-caritra pIr3ita the| phira bhI ve sabhI bahuta hI prasanna mAluma hote the| rAnI ko putra ke sAtha kaSTa pUrvaka rAstA kATate dekha, unhoMne rAnI se pUchA ki - "tuma kisI bhale ghara kI strI mAlUma hotI ho, phira bhI tumheM isa taraha akele aura paidala kyoM calanA par3a rahA hai?" / kisI duHkha yA sukha meM samAnatA hone para svAbhAvika rUpa se hI eka dUsare ke prati sahAnubhUti kA bhAva utpanna ho jAtA hai| rAnI ne socA ki ina duHkhI manuSyoM ke sammukha apanA dukhar3A rone se kisI prakAra kI hAni nahIM ho sakatI, isaliye usane saba saccI bAteM una logoM ko kaha sunaayii| rAnI kI karuNA janaka bAteM sunate hI kor3hiyoM ke hRdaya dravita ho utthe| unhoMne kahA ki- "tumhArA isa taraha calanA bhaya se khAlI nahIM hai| saMbhava hai ki ajIta sena ke sainika tumheM khojate hue yahA~ taka A pahu~ce aura tuma donoM ko pakar3a le jaayN| isaliye yahI uttama hogA, yadi tuma hamAre dala meM mila jaao| phira kisI taraha kA bhaya na rhegaa| jaba taka hama jIte haiM, kisakI majAla hai ki tumhArI ora A~kha uThA kara bhI koI dekha sake?" kor3hiyoM kI ina bAtoM se rAnI ko bahuta himmata aaii| unake dala meM sammilita hote use Antarika saMkoca

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pahalA pariccheda ho rahA thA; kintu rAjakumAra ko bacAne ke liye isase bar3hakara dUsarA koI upAya na thaa| isIliye usane kor3hiyoM kI bAta svIkAra kara lii| kor3hiyoM ne use savArI ke liye eka TaTTa de diyaa| rAnI ne rAjakumAra ko goda meM le, cAroM ora se apanA zarIra DhaMka liyA, aura usI para baiTha kor3hiyoM ke sAtha vaha apanA rAstA taya karane lgii| yaha dala kucha hI dUra Age bar3hA thA ki pIche se ajItasena ke savAra Ate hue dikhAI diye| kor3hiyoM ke najadIka Ane para unhoMne pUchA-kyA tumane kisI strI ko eka bacce ke sAtha isa rAste se jAte dekhA hai? kor3hiyoM ne sApha inakAra kiyA; parantu savAroM ko sandeha huA, isaliye ve kor3hiyoM se nAnA prakAra ke prazna karane lge| kor3hiyoM ne uttara diyA ki- hamane kisI strI ko na to jAte hI dekhA hai, na vaha hamAre hI sAtha hai, phira bhI yadi tumheM vizvAsa na ho to hamAre dala kI bhalI bhA~ti talAzI le sakate ho, kintu isa bAta kA dhyAna rahe ki hameM chUne se tumheM bhI yahI roga ho jAne kI sambhAvanA hai| kor3hiyoM kI bAteM suna savAroM ne adhika jA~capar3atAla karanA anAvazyaka samajhA aura vahIM se saba vApasa lauTa gye| aba rAjakumAra va rAnI ko kisI prakAra kA bhaya na rahA; kintu durbhAgyavaza kor3hiyoM ke sAtha rahane aura unake .

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zrIpAla-caritra hAtha kA anna jala grahaNa karane se kucha hI dinoM meM kumAra ko bhI kuSTa vyAdhi ho gyaa| rAnI ko yaha dekha kara bar3I cintA huaa| usane sthira kiyA ki kumAra ko isa vyAdhi se chur3AnA hI hogaa| yaha vicAra kara vaha rAjakumAra ko kor3hiyoM ke havAle kara, auSadhi kI khoja meM eka ora cala pdd'ii| kor3hiyoM ke dala ne rAjakumAra ke sAtha mAlava-dezakI ora prasthAna kiyaa|

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dUsarA pariccheda rAja - kanyAoM kI parIkSA 1 isa bhAratavarSa ke madhya khaNDa meM mAlava nAmaka eka vikhyAta aura manohara pradeza hai| kisI samaya ujjayinI - ujjaina nAmaka nagarI usakI rAjadhAnI thii| vahA~ una dinoM prajApAla nAmaka rAjA rAja karatA thA / usake do rAniyA~ thI / eka kA nAma thA saubhAgya sundarI aura dUsarI kA nAma thA rUpa sundarI / saubhAgya sundarI mithyAtvI aura rUpasundarI samakitI thii| kucha dinoM ke bAda donoM ne eka-eka putrI ko janma diyaa| saubhAgya sundarI kI putrI kA nAma surasundarI aura rUpa sundarI kI putrI kA nAma mainAsundarI rakkhA gayA / jaba ina kanyAoM kI avasthA vidyAbhyAsa karane yogya huI, taba saubhAgyasundarI ne apanI putrI ke zikSaNa kA bhAra eka vedazAstra - pAraMgata brAhmaNa ko sauMpa diyaa| surasundarI ne usa brAhmaNa paNDita se cauMsaTha kalAyeM, zabdazAstra, nighaMTu aura cikitsA - zAstra Adi kI zikSA prApta kI / mainA kI mAtAne apanI putrI ko jinamata ke jJAtA eka paNDita se zikSA dilaaii| usane acche-acche siddhAntoM kA adhyayana kiyA aura kAvyakalA, saMgIta, gAyana, vAdana, jyotiSa, vaidyaka tathA vividha kalAoM kA jJAna sampAdana kiyaa| jaina

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zrIpAla-caritra siddhAntoM kA rahasya jAnane para use syAdvAd mArga pasanda pdd'aa| usane sAtoM naya, navatatva, Sadravya aura unake guNa-paryAyoM kA abhyAsa kiyaa| karma-grantha, saMghayaNa, kSetrasamAsAdi prakaraNa artha sahita kaMThAgra kiye aura pravacanasAroddhArAdi grantha par3hakara jaina dharmakA yatheSTa jJAna prApta kiyaa| jaba donoM kanyAyeM par3ha-likhakara pravINa huIM, taba eka dina rAjA ne vicAra kiyA ki inakI parIkSA lenI caahiye| nidAna, usane una donoM bAlikAoM ko vastrAbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta ho sabhA-bhavana meM upasthita hone kI AjJA dii| AjJA milate hI donoM rAjakumAriyA~ apane apane adhyApakoM ke sAtha rAja sabhA meM pahuMca giiN| rAjA ne apanI donoM putriyoM se zAstra ke aneka gUr3ha prazna puuche| donoM ne una praznoM ke uttara bahuta hI zIghratA aura saccAI ke sAtha diye| rAjA ko isase parama santoSa huaa| adhyApakoM aura sabhAjanoM ko bhI santoSa aura Ananda huaa| kumAriyoM kI buddhimattA aura kalA-kuzalatA dekhakara sabake hRdaya Azcarya se pUrita ho gye| putriyoM kI vinamra bhASA aura jJAna yukta bAteM rAjA ko amRta se bhI bar3hakara madhura pratIta huii| isake bAda rAjA ne donoM kanyAoM se kaI samasyAyeM puuchiiN| kanyAoM ne tatkAla unake uttara diye| isake bAda usane pUchA-beTiyo! bhalA yaha to batalAo ki puNya se kisa vastu kI prApti hotI hai?

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12 dUsarA pariccheda surasundarI ne uttara diyA- puNya se dhana, yauvana, sundaratA, cAturya aura priyatama kI prApti hotI hai / mainAsundarI ne kahA- puNya se nyAyazIla buddhi, niroga-zarIra aura sadguru kI prApti hotI hai| donoM ke uttara yukti-saMgata aura satya the| rAjA ko yaha uttara sunakara bahuta hI prasannatA prApta huI / usane abhimAnapUrvaka kahA-- putriyoM ! maiM tumase bahuta hI prasanna huA huuN| isa samaya tumheM jo icchA ho, mA~ga sakatI ho| yaha bAta zAyada tumase chipI na hogI ki maiM nirdhana ko dhanavAna aura raMka ko rAjA kara sakatA huuN| saba loga merI hI kRpA se sukha bhoga rahe haiN| maiM jisase tuSTa ho jAU~ use isa saMsAra ke samasta padArtha mila sakate haiM / aura jisase maiM ruSTa ho jAU~ use kahIM baiThane ko bhI ThikAnA nahIM mila sakatA / pitAkI yaha bAta sunakara surasundarI ne kahA - pitAjI ! Apane jo kahA vaha bilkula ThIka hai| isa saMsAra meM jIvanadAtA do hI haiN| eka to megha aura dUsarA rAjA / yadi yaha donoM na hoM, duniyA dekhate hI dekhate ulaTa pulaTa ho jAya ! surasundarI kI yaha bAteM suna hA~ meM hA~ milAne vAle sabhAjanoM ne bhI usakI bAtoM kA samarthana karate hue kahA ki- surasundarI kI bAteM bahuta hI ThIka haiN| aisI catura kanyA hamane Aja taka aura kahIM nahIM dekhI ! putrI kI yaha prazaMsA suna rAjA kA hRdaya Ananda se phUla utthaa| usane kahA- surasundarI ! terI jJAna-garimA dekhakara .

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zrIpAla - caritra 13 maiM Aja mAre harSa ke phUlA nahIM samAtA / aba maiM zIghra hI kisI yogya vara se terA vivAha kara tere sukha-saubhAgya kI vRddhi karU~gA / / rAjA ne yaha bAta vyartha hI na kahIM thI / use pahale se hI yaha bAta mAlUma ho cukI thI, ki surasundarI mana-hI-mana aridamana para anurakta ho rahI thI / aridamana kuru jaMgala dezakA tatkAlIna rAjA thaa| zaMkhapurI usakI rAjadhAnI thii| ina dinoM vaha prajApAla kA atithi thA aura Aja bhI vaha rAja sabhA meM upasthita thA / rAjA ne yaha saba jAnakara hI uparokta bAta kahI thI / usane usI samaya una donoM ke vivAha kI bAta pakkI kara dii| surasundarI apane abhISTa ko pAkara anirvacanIya sukha meM vibhora ho gaI / jisa samaya surasundarI rAja sabhA meM isa prakAra sammAnita ho rahI thI, usa samaya mainAsundarI Azcaryacakita ho dekha rahI thI / usakI yaha avasthA dekha rAjA ne kahA- kyoM mainA ! surasundarI ne jo bAta kahI aura sabhA - janoM dvArA jo bAta anumodita huI, kyA vaha tujhe pasanda na AyI ? tujhe na ruci ? yadi yahI bAta hai aura tU apane ko sabase jyAdA catura samajhatI hai, to apane mana kI bAta kyoM nahIM kahatI ? viduSI mainAsundarI ne kahA - pitAjI! maiM kyA kahU~? jahA~ logoM ke mana viSaya kaSAya ke kAraNa mohajAla meM ulajha rahe hoM, jahA~ rAjA avivekI ho - kahatA kucha aura karatA kucha ho, aura jahA~ jI hajUroM kA darabAra lagA ho, vahA~

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14 dUsarA pariccheda kucha na kahanA hI acchA hai| phira bhI mujhase kahe binA nahIM rahA jAtA, isaliye do cAra bAteM kahatI huuN| pitAjI! jisakA hRdaya viveka rUpI dIpaka ke prakAza se prakAzita rahatA hai, vaha kabhI ajJAna ke phera meM nahIM pdd'taa| Apa apane hRdaya meM viveka ko sthAna dIjiye, kucha sociye samajhiye, mithyAbhimAna na kIjiye; kyoMki yaha sukha-sampadA sAgara-taraMga kI bhA~ti asthira hai| na kahIM yaha sthira hokara rahI hai, na rhegii| sAtha hI eka bAta aura bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai| isa saMsAra meM prANImAtra jo sukha-duHkha bhoga karate haiM, usameM aNumAtra bhI kamI yA adhika karanA manuSya kI zakti ke pare hai| Apa kahate haiM, ki maiM nirdhana ko dhanavAna aura raMka ko rAjA kara sakatA hU~; parantu yaha ThIka nhiiN| yadi kisI ke duSkarmoM kA udaya huA ho to Apa hajAra ceSTAyeM karane para bhI use sukhI nahIM kara sakate aura yadi kisI ke bhAgya meM sukha badA ho, to Apa use usa sukha se vaMcita bhI nahIM rakha skte| merA Apase yahI nivedana hai ki Apa mithyAbhimAna chor3a deM, isa burI dhAraNA ko bhUlakara bhI hRdaya meM sthAna na deN| isI meM ApakA kalyANa hai| mujhe yaha saba bAteM kahanI ucita na thI, kintu Apake anurodha karane para maiM bhI cupa na raha skii| mujhe vizvAsa hai, ki isase Apa burA na maaneNge| mainAsundarI kI yaha bAteM suna rAjA kA ceharA krodha se tamatamA utthaa| usakI A~khoM se mAnoM cinagAriyA~

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zrIpAla-caritra Apa use usa sukhase vaJcita bhI nahIM rakha skte|

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zrIpAla-caritra jharane lgii| usane kahAH- dhanya hai putrI! tUne acchI vidyA prApta kI! tujhe par3hAne likhAne kA yahI phala huA ki tUne Aja merI bAta kATI, bharI sabhA meM merA apamAna kiyA; kintu dhyAna rahe, isase merA kucha na bigdd'egaa| ina bAtoM se tUne apanA hI bhaviSya bigAr3a DAlA hai| maiMne tujhe pAla-posa kara bar3I kiyA, acche se acchA bhojana khilAyA, bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA kapar3e pahanAye, sevA ke liye dAsa-dAsiyA~ dI aura saba taraha se tujhe sukhI rkkhaa| kyA tU yaha kahanA cAhatI hai, ki yaha saba maiMne nahIM kiyA, tere bhAgya-bala se hI ho gayA? mainAsundarI ne kahA-pitAjI! Apa burA na mAniye, krodha ko kinAre rakha, tatva-buddhi se vicAra kIjiye aura sociye ki maiM jo kahatI hU~, vaha ThIka hai yA nhiiN| maiM to phira bhI kahatI hU~ ki, kama-saMyoga se hI Apake vaMza meM merA janma huA hai| ApakI ora se mujhe jo vastrAlaMkAra, khAna-pAna, sukha-samRddhi yA prema upalabdha hotA hai, vaha mere zubha karmoM ke udaya kA hI phala hai, aura kucha nhiiN| yadi Apa zAnta citta se vicAra kareMge, to merI ina bAtoM kA tathya tatkAla samajha meM A jaayegaa| rAjA ne ruSTa hokara kahA-basa mainA ! maiM aba terI bAteM nahIM sunanA caahtaa| yadi tujhe prArabdha para hI itanA adhika

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dUsarA pariccheda vizvAsa hai, to aba terA byAha maiM aise vara se karU~gA, jise prArabdha hI yahA~ le AyA hogaa| basa, phira tU apane prArabdha bala se kitanA sukha bhogatI hai, so maiM dekha luuNgaa| rAjA aura mainAsundarI kI bAta-cIta kA yaha duSpariNAma dekhakara logoM ko bar3A kheda huaa| akAraNa hI rAja-sabhA meM rAjA kA apamAna karane ke kAraNa aneka darabArI mainA kI nindA karane lge| kitanoM hI ne usakI vidyA ko dhikkArA aura kitanoM hI ne usake adhyApaka kI nindA kii| nagaranivAsI bhI mainA kI buddhi para ha~sa-ha~sa kara kahane lage ki balihArI hai, isa buddhikI, ki isane rAjA kI prasannatA ko aprasannatA meM pariNata kara, apane liye vipatti baTora lii| mithyAtviyoM ko bhI jaina mata kI khillI ur3Ane kA avasara mila gyaa| ve kahane lage-jainoM kI sabhI bAteM ulaTI hotI haiN| vyavahAra-buddhi to unheM hotI hI nhiiN| pratyeka bAta meM uddaNDatA hI dikhAI detI hai| viveka aura namratA kise kahate haiM, yaha zAyada ve jAnate hI nhiiN| mainAsundarI kI bAtoM para cAroM ora isI taraha kI AlocanAyeM ho rahI thIM; parantu use raMcamAtra bhI isakA kheda na thaa| use apane prArabdha para aTala vizvAsa thaa| vaha jisa prasannatA ke sAtha rAja-sabhA meM AyI thI, usI prasannatA ke sAtha vahA~ se vidA huii| mAnoM kucha huA hI nhiiN| parantu rAjA

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zrIpAla - caritra prajApAla baiThA-baiThA krodha se kA~pa rahA thA / usakI avasthA bahuta hI vicitra ho rahI thii| mAlUma hotA thA ki vaha isa samaya na jAne kyA kara DAlegA? usake catura mantrI ne usakA dhyAna isa ghaTanA kI ora se haTAkara use zAnta karane ke vicAra se kahA- mahArAja ! bagIce meM jAne kA samaya ho gayA hai| AjJA ho to savArI kI taiyArI kI jAya / yaha bAta sunate hI rAjA ko apane kartavya kA smaraNa huA / mantrI ko anumati sUcaka uttara de usane usI kSaNa sabhA visarjana kara dii| 17

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tIsarA pariccheda siddhacakra kI prApti ___ bar3I saja-dhaja ke sAtha prajApAla kI savArI bagIce kI ora clii| kaI savAra Age aura kaI savAra pIche calate the| sAtha meM dhvajA patAkA Adi rAja-cinha bhI the| rAjA eka bahumUlya ghor3e para savAra the| jisa samaya yaha savArI zahara ke bAhara pahuMcI, usa samaya rAjA ne dekhA ki sAmane bahuta sI dhUla ur3a rahI hai| mantrI se isakA kAraNa pUchane para usane batalAyA ki-yaha sAta sau kaur3hiyoM kA eka dala hai aura isa samaya hamAre zahara kI ora A rahA hai| ina kor3hiyoM ne eka kor3hI ko apanA rAjA banAyA hai aura usI ke sAtha cAroM ora bhramaNa kiyA karate haiN| jahA~ jAte haiM, vahIM ke rAjA aura dhanI-mAno vyaktiyoM se sahAyatA mA~gate haiN| isa prakAra inheM jo kucha mila jAtA hai, usI se apanI jIvikA calAte haiN| svAsthya kI dRSTi se hama logoM ko inase dUra hI rahanA vAJchanIya hai| mantrI kI yaha bAta suna rAjA ne vaha rAstA chor3akara dUsarA rAstA liyaa| kor3hiyoM ne yaha dekhakara turanta apanA dUta rAjA ke pAsa bhejaa| usane rAjA ko praNAma kara savinaya nivedana kiyA-rAjan ! hama loga bar3I AzA ke sAtha Apake .

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zrIpAla - caritra parantu hameM yaha dekha kara bar3A pAsa yAcanA karane A rahe the; hI Azcarya huA ki Apane hameM dekhate hI apanA rAstA badala diyaa| Apa jaise yazasvI dAnavIroM ko isa prakAra dAna se na mor3anA cAhiye / rAjA ne kahA- dAna se mu~ha mor3ane ke uddezya se hamane rAstA nahIM bdlaa| khaira, kaho tuma kyA cAhate ho ? bharasaka tumhArI icchA pUrNa kI jaaygii| dUta ne kahA- rAjan ! hamane apane rAjA ke liye samasta cIjeM juTA lI haiM, parantu abataka rAnI kA koI prabandha nahIM kara sake / yadi koI sadguNI aura suzIlA kanyA ke liye Apa prabandha kara sakeM, to hama loga Apake cirakRtajJa rheNge| dUta kI yaha bAta suna rAjA ko rAja sabhA kI ghaTanA smaraNa ho aayii| usane mana meM socA ki yadi mainA sundarI kA byAha kor3hiyoM ke rAjA se kara diyA jAya to merI kIrti bhI bar3ha sakatI hai aura mainA ko bhI karma phala bhogane kA avasara mila sakatA hai| yaha soca kara usane kahA - tathAstu ! tuma loga apane rAjA ko lekara rAjasabhA meM upasthita ho maiM apanI rAja - kanyA se usakA vivAha kara dU~gA / rAjA kI yaha bAta suna kor3hiyoM kA dUta stambhita ho gyaa| use kisI prakAra vizvAsa hI na hotA thA ki prajApAla apanI rAja- kanyA kA eka kor3hI ke sAtha byAha kara degA / use isa prakAra asamaMjasa meM par3A dekha rAjA ne DapaTa kara kahA- mUrkha ! soca kyA rahA hai? vizvAsa rakha, ki merI bAta aba phira nahIM badala sktii| 19

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tIsarA pariccheda yaha suna, dUta turanta vahA~ se calatA bnaa| usane apane dala ko yaha harSa-samAcAra sunaayaa| sunate hI mAre khuzI ke sArA dala uchala pddh'aa| udhara rAjA ke hRdaya meM to krodhAgni dhadhaka rahI thii| rAja-kanyA kI AhutI de vaha use zAnta karanA cAhatA thaa| rAja-sabhA meM pahu~cate hI usane mainA sundarI ko bulAkara kahA-dekha, aba bhI kucha bigar3A nahIM hai| tU karmavAda chor3akara merA pakSa grahaNa kr| merI kRpA se tujhe icchita sukhoM kI prApti ho sakatI hai| ___mainAsundarI ne kahA-pitAjI! yaha mithyAvAda chor3a diijiye| isa saMsAra meM hama logoM ko jo kucha sukha-dukha milatA hai, vaha karma ke kAraNa milatA hai| anyAnya cIjeM to kevala nimitta mAtra ho sakatI haiN| pitA-putrI kA yaha apriya vivAda sunakara loga tarahataraha kI bAteM karane lge| koI rAjA ko doSa detA, to koI rAja-kanyA ko| koI kahatA-rAjA yaha kAma acchA nahIM kara rahe haiM, koI kahatA-rAja-kanyA ko isa samaya maukA dekha kara bAta karanI cAhiye thii| jisa samaya rAja-sabhA meM yaha vivAda cala rahA thA, usI samaya zahara meM kor3hiyoM ke dala ne praveza kiyaa| isa samaya ve eka barAta ke rUpa meM cale rahe the| kor3hiyoM ke rAjA kA nAma umbara rANA thaa| yaha hamAre vahI pUrva-paricita kumAra zrIpAla the| unake Upara kisI kor3hI ne chatra dhara rakhA thA, to koI

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zrIpAla-caritra isIko tujhe apanA jIvana-saMgI banAnA hogaa| .ra

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zrIpAla-caritra koI cavara DhAla rahA thaa| Age-Age eka kor3hI char3IdAra kI bhAti biradAvalI pukAratA jA rahA thaa| sabake bIca meM umbara rAnA eka TaTTa para baiThe hue the| ve aise pratIta hote the, mAnoM jale hue babuloM ke bIca meM eka Amra-vRkSa khar3A ho| kor3hiyoM kA dRzya to bahuta hI vicitra thaa| galita kuSTa ke kAraNa kisI ke hAtha gala gaye the, koI paMga ho gayA thA, kisI kI nAka gAyaba ho gaI thI, to kisI ke kAnoM kA hI patA na thaa| kisI ke mu~ha para makkhiyA~ bhina-bhinA rahI thIM, kisI ke mu~ha se lAra Tapaka rahI thI aura kisI ke zarIra para cakate hI cakate najara Ate the| rAste meM ve calate samaya bAra-bAra harSa-nAda karate the| logoM ne jaba unakA paricaya pUchA taba unhoMne batalAyA, ki rAja-kanyA se umbara rANA kA byAha hone vAlA haiM aura hama loga unakI barAta liye jA rahe haiN| kor3hiyoM kI yaha bAta sunakara logoM ko bar3A hI Azcarya huaa| kautUhala vaza ve bhI unake sAtha ho liye| kucha hI samaya meM kor3hiyoM aura tamAzabInoM kA yaha dala rAja sabhA meM jA phuNcaa| umbara ko dekhate hI rAjA ne mainA sundarI se kahA-dekha, mainA ! tere karma ne hI jora mArA hai| yaha terA bhAvI pati hai| isI ko tujhe apanA jIvana-saMgI banAnA hogaa| rAjA kI yaha bAta suna mainAsundarI ko jarA bhI kheda na huaa| : sakA mukha-maNDala jyoM-kA-tyoM pradIpta aura prasanna

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22 tIsarA pariccheda banA rhaa| vaha apane mana meM kahane lagI- mujhe vyartha hI kyoM zoka karanA caahiye| jo bhAgya meM likhA hogA, vahI hogA / karma kI rekha para mekha kauna mAra sakatA hai / phira yaha bhI to merA dharma hai, ki pitAjI cAra jana ke sAmane jise merA pati niyata kareM, use maiM tana-mana se pati rUpa meM grahaNa kruuN| aisA na karanA bhI kula - kAminiyoM ke liye kalaMka kI eka bAta ho sakatI hai| yaha soca kara mainA sundarI ne uttara diyA- pitAjI! maiM ApakI yaha vyavasthA saharSa aMgIkAra karatI hU~ / mujhe isameM jarA bhI Apatti yA saMkoca nahIM hai, ApakI AjJA pAlana karane ke liye maiM sadA taiyAra huuN| 1 rAja - kanyA kI yaha dRr3hatA aura Atma-visarjana dekha saba loga stambhita ho gaye / krodha ke kAraNa rAjA kI buddhi mArI gayI thI, isaliye usake hRdaya para to koI prabhAva na par3A, kintu isa ghaTanA ko dekhakara sahRdaya umbara rANAkA hRdaya kA~pa utthaa| usakI antarAtmA pukAra uThI, ki aisI rAja- kanyA se byAha kara usakA jIvana naSTa karanA bhayaMkara pApa hai - akSamya aparAdha hai| usake hRdaya meM svabhAvika moha kI apekSA isa viveka bhAvanA kA vizeSa prAbalya thA ki mere saMsarga se isa rAja kanyA kA jIvana naSTa na ho jAya / usane rAjA se kahA- rAjan ! yaha anamela vivAha ThIka nhiiN| Chah gale meM ratna- hAra zobhA nahIM de sktaa| gadhe kI pITha para ambArI nahIM zobha sktii| acchA ho ki Apa isa devakanyA sI rAjakumArI kA byAha mere sAtha na kareM !

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zrIpAla-caritra puruSa-prakRti svAbhAvika hI strI-saundarya para lubdha rahatI hai| puruSa svayaM cAhe jaisA rogI doSI ho, vaha sadA isa sRSTikAnana ke nArI puSpa kA rasAsvAdana karane ke liye utkaNThita rahatA hai| rANA umbara kI yaha bAteM usake mahAna tyAga evaM ucca-prakRti kI paricAyaka thiiN| eka puruSa zAyada hI kabhI isase bar3hakara tyAga kara sakatA hai| jina logoM ne umbara kI yaha bAteM sunIM, ve mana-hI-mana usakI sahRdayatA para mugdha ho gye| umbara kA zarIra hI dUSita thA, mana nhiiN| logoM para usakI bAtoM kA bahuta hI prabhAva par3A; kintu rAjA kA pASANa-hRdaya Tasa-se-masa na huaa| usane kahA- "isameM merA doSa nhiiN| isa kanyA kA apane karma para aTala vizvAsa hai| maiMne ise bahuta samajhAyA, kintu isane merI eka na sunii| yadi isake bhAgya meM sukha badA hogA, to yaha tere sAtha bhI sukhI rhegii| maiM isa kanyA ko isake karmavAda ke kAraNa yaha daNDa de rahA huuN| maiM yahI dekhanA cAhatA hU~ ki isakA karma ise kahA~ taka sukhI banA sakatA hai?" rAjA kA yaha durAgraha dekha saba loga hatAza ho gye| mana hI mana saba use bhalA burA kahane lage, kintu kisI kA koI vaza na thA, isaliye saba loga cupa hI rhe| sUrya ko bhI yaha anucita kArya dekha kara itanI glAni huI, ki vaha bhI astAcala kI ora cale gye| rAta ko binA kisI dhUma-dhAma ke rAjA ne umbara rANA ke sAtha mainAsundarI kA byAha kara diyaa| apane rAjA ko aisI sundara rAnI

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tIsarA pariccheda milI huI dekhakara, kor3hiyoM ko sImAtIta Ananda ho rahA thaa| ve saba rAja-kanyA ko sAtha le, usI taraha harSa manAte, apane nivAsa sthAna ko lauTa aaye| rAja-kanyAse vivAha kara lene para bhI umbara kA viSAda abhI dUra nahIM huA thaa| use yaha cintA satA rahI thI ki mere saMsarga se rAja-kanyA kI yaha kaMcana jaisI kAyA bhI naSTa ho jaaygii| usane ekAnta-milana ke samaya mainAsundarI se kahA- "he sundarI ! isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki tumhAre pitAne yaha bar3A hI anucita kArya kiyA; parantu maiM vaisA avicArI nahIM huuN| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki tuma eka bAra acchI taraha se vicAra kara lo, tAki phira pazcAttApa na karanA pdd'e| hama loga pariNaya sUtra meM baMdha jAne para bhI, yadi tumhArI icchA ho to tuma AjIvana mujhase pRthak raha sakatI ho| isameM kisI prakAra kI lajjA yA saMkoca ko sthAna denA ThIka nhiiN| tuma acchItaraha vicAra kara lo| mere sparza se tumheM bhI yahI roga ho jAyegA aura tuma bhI merI hI taraha kurUpa ho jAogI! kaho, tumheM ina donoM meM se kauna sI bAta pasanda hai?" umbara kI yaha bAteM suna mainAsundarI kI A~khoM se azrudhArA baha clii| usane kahA- "svAmin ! Apa aisI bAte na khiye| ina bAtoM se merA hRdaya vidIrNa huA jAtA hai| kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ki bhAratIya ramaNiyoM kA pati hI jIvana sarvasva hotA hai| maiM tana-mana se ApakI ho cukI huuN| mujhapara ApakA pUrNa adhikAra hai| pati-patnI ke pRthak rahane kI .

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zrIpAla-caritra kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| hama logoM meM jo sambandha sthApita ho cukA hai, vaha mRtyu ke bAda hI bhaMga ho sakatA hai| kisakI sAmarthya hai ki eka satI strI ko usake pati se pRthaka rakha sake? Apa isa saMkoca ko chor3a diijiye| maiM ApakI dAsI huuN| Apa mere nAtha haiN| mere prANa haiM-mere jIvana dhana haiN| maiM hara taraha se ApakI sevA kara Apako ArAma phuNcaauuNgii| sukha-duHkha aura roga-zoka to bhAgya kI dena hai| jo badA hogA, vahI hogaa| hameM akAraNa hI usakI cintA na karanI caahiye|" mainAsundarI aura umbara meM rAta bhara isI taraha kI bAteM hotI rhiiN| donoM ne eka dUsare ke hRdaya ko pahacAna liyaa| donoM ke hRdaya dAmpatyaprema se pUrita ho gye| mainAsundarI ke cehare para dUnA teja camakane lgaa| mAno Aja anAtha se sanAtha ho gayI thii| sUrya ne bhI udayAcala se isa satI ke darzana kara apane ko dhanya smjhaa| mainAsundarI ko na jAne kyoM Aja prabhAta bar3A hI manorama pratIta hotA thaa| cAroM ora use kacha navInatA sI dikhAyI detI thI, use samajha na par3atA thA ki vaha svayaM badala gayI hai| Aja usakI bhAvanAoM kA srota dUsarI hI ora pravAhita ho rahA thaa| Aja usakI mati, gati, pati-deva ke hI caraNoM meM, kendrIbhUta ho rahI thii| isI liye Aja use samasta saMsAra badalatA huA dikhAyI detA thaa|

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26 tIsarA pariccheda prabhAta hote hI usane bar3e prema se umbara rANA ko jgaayaa| nitya-karma se nivRtta hone ke bAda mainAsundarI ne anurodha kiyA ki calo, hama loga deva-darzana karane cleN| umbara ne binA kisI Apatti ke usakA anurodha svIkAra kara liyaa| donoM ne bar3e prema se jina-mandira kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke darzana kara umbara rANA arthAt zrIpAla-kumAra raMga-maNDapa meM baiThakara stuti karane lge| mainAsundarI ne bhI nirmala jala se snAna kara paramAtmA kI pUjA kii| candana karpUrAdi cddh'aayaa| gale meM puSpa-mAlA pahanAkara hAtha meM phUloM kA gucchA arpita kiyaa| dravyapUjA karane ke bAda usane bhAva-pUjA kI aura caityavandana kara paramAtmA kI stuti karane lge| vaha kahane lagI-"he paramAtmA! Apa jagata meM cintAmaNi ratna ke samAna haiN| janma janmAntara hameM kevala Apa hI kA sahArA hai| ApahI ke anugraha se prANiyoM kA duHkha-durbhAgya dUra ho jAtA hai|" isa prakAra stuti kara mainAsundarI ne kAyotsarga kiyaa| usI samaya prabhu ke gale kI puSpa-mAlA aura hAtha kA zrIphala apane Apa zrIpAla kI ora AtA huA dikhAyI diyaa| zrIpAla ne turanta khar3e hokara ve donoM le liye| mainAsundarI ne kAyotsarga pUrNa kiyaa| pati ke hAtha meM puSpa-mAlA aura zrIphala (bijorA) dekhakara mainAsundarI

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zrIpAla - caritra Aja hama tujhe akelI kyoM dekha rahe haiM? .

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zrIpAla-caritra ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| usane kahA ki niHsandeha yaha zAsana devatAoM kI prasannatA kA hI phala hai jina-mandira ke pAsa hI pauSadhazAlA meM guru mahArAja dezanA de rahe the| paramAtmA ko punaH vandana kara ve donoM vahA~ gaye aura gurudeva ko vandanA kara unake nikaTa sthAna grahaNa kiyaa| gurudeva ne donoM ko dharmalAbha pradAna kara upadeza dete hue kahA- "tumheM aneka janmoM ke bAda yaha manuSya kA janma milA hai| isaliye nidrA aura abhimAna kA tyAga kara ise sArthaka kro| aisA apUrva avasara jo loga yoM hI kho dete haiM ve loga makkhIcUsa kI taraha hAtha mala-mala kara pachatAte haiN| dhyAna rakkho ki dharmArAdhanA kA yaha avasara eka bAra hAtha se nikala jAne para phira pazcAtApa ke sivA aura kucha nahIM hAtha aataa|" yaha upadeza dete samaya gurudeva kI dRSTi mainAsundarI para pdd'ii| ve turanta use pahacAna gye| unhoMne pUchA- "he rAjaputrI! abataka to tU aneka dAsa-dAsiyoM ke sAtha yahA~ AtI thii| Aja hama tujhe akelI kyoM dekha rahe haiM?" mainAsundarI ne gurudeva ko sArA vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| anta meM vaha bolI- "mahArAja ! mujhe aura kisI bAta kA duHkha nahIM hai| duHkha kevala yahI hai, ki loga ajJAnatA ke kAraNa jinazAsana kI nindA karate haiN| yaha mujhase sahA nahIM jaataa|"

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tIsarA pariccheda gurune kahA - "he bAlA! saMsAra meM sabhI taraha ke manuSya haiN| tujhe isake liye cintA na karanI caahiye| dharma ke prabhAva se cintAmaNi rUpa yaha puruSa tere hAtha lagA hai| yaha bahuta hI bhAgyazAlI hai / yathAsamaya yaha rAjAoM kA rAjA hogA aura saba loga isake caraNoM meM Akara praNAma kreNge|" 28 mainAsundarI ne gurudeva se prArthanA kI- "mahArAja ! mujhe ApakI bAtoM para pUrNa vizvAsa hai| jo Apane batalAyA hai, vaha avazya hI kisI dina satya pramANita hogA / kintu isa samaya zAstroM ko dekhakara koI aisA upAya batalAiye jisase ApakA yaha zrAvaka vyAdhimukta ho sake / " guru ne kahA - "jar3I bUTI, maMtra, tantra, yantra vidyA aura auSadhi yaha kisI ko batAnA uttama muni kA AcAra nahIM / tathApi yaha puruSa parama dharma-niSTha hogA, isaliye maiM tumheM eka yaMtra batalAtA huuN| yaha yantra bahuta hI camatkArika hai|" itanA kaha, gurU mahArAja ne zAstra aura dharma-granthoM kA manthana kara siddhacakra nAmaka eka yantra khoja nikaalaa| usa yantra meM 'oM hrIM sahita arihantAdi navapada aura guru dvArA jJAna karane yogya aura bhI kaI mantrAkSara the| usa yantra ke madhya bhAga meM arihanta aura cAroM dizAoM meM siddha, AcArya upAdhyAya aura sAdhu-pada kI sthApanA kI gayI thii| cAroM vidizAoM meM darzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa ina cAra padoM kI sthApanA kI thI / gurudeva ne batalAyA, ki ise 'aSTa-dala

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zrIpAla-caritra kamala' yantra kahate haiN| yaha saba yaMtroM meM zreSTha hai| vizuddha mana se isakI ArAdhanA karane se samasta kArya siddha hote haiN| isa yantra kI ArAdhanA ke liye Azvina zukla saptamI se Azvina zukla pUrNimA taka aura caitra zukla saptamI se caitra zukla pUrNimA taka nava dina Ayambila vrata karanA caahiye| ina nava dinoM meM prati dina tInoM kAla zrIjinezvara kI aSTa prakAra pUjA karanI caahiye| bhUmipara zayana, brahmacarya kA pAlana, pratyeka pada kI bIsa-bIsa navakAravAliyA~ ginanA, trikAla deva-vandanA, donoM samaya prati-kramaNa aura guru kI vaiyAvacca bhI karanI caahiye| inake atirikta dharmopadeza sunanA, zarIra ko vazIbhUta rakhanA, vicAra-pUrvaka bolanA aura siddhacakra yantra ko paJcAmRta se prakSAlana kara usakA pUjana karanA bhI Avazyaka hai| naveM arthAt antima dina meM; anya dinoM kI apekSA adhika bhakti karanI caahiye| isa prakAra nava olI arthAt 81 AyaMbila karane se navapada kI ArAdhanA samApta hotI hai| isa tapa meM saba milAkara sAr3he cAra varSa kA samaya lagatA hai| tapa kI samApti hone para yathAzakti dAna-dharma karanA caahiye| isase janmajanmAntara meM saba prakAra ke sukhoM kI prApti hotI hai| isa yantra kI ArAdhanA ke phala ke sambandha meM itanA hI kahanA paryApta hogA, ki isase samasta duHkhoM kA nAza hotA hai| isake prakSAlana-jala se caurAsI prakAra ke vAyu aura

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tIsarA pariccheda bhagaMdarAdi mahA vyAdhiyoM se chuTakArA milatA hai| isase nirdhanoMko dhana kI aura niHsantAnoM ko santAna kI prApti hotI hai| 30 isa prakAra ArAdhanA-vidhi aura mahimA batalAkara gurudevane yaha mahAyantra likhakara mainAsundarI ko pradAna kiyaa| usa samaya vahA~ jo zrAvaka - gaNa upasthita the, unheM upadeza dete hue guru ne kahA - "yaha donoM strI-puruSa bahuta hI guNa-nidhAna haiN| inakI yathAzakti tuma loga sevA karanA / isa saMsAra meM sAdharmika bhAI se bar3hakara aura koI nAtA nahIM ho sktaa| yahI vAstavika nAtA hai| svadharmAvalambI bandhu ko sahAyatA karane se samakita bhI nirmala ho jAtA hai / " gurudeva kA yaha upadeza, suna zrAvakoM ke hRdaya meM zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI ke prati zraddhA utpanna huI / ve unheM apane ghara gaye aura vahA~ siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA ke liye saba prakAra kI suvidhAyeM kara dii| mainAsundarI aura zrIpAla isake liye unheM dhanyavAda de, ArAdhanA kArya meM lIna hue /

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cauthA pariccheda roga se mukti zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI ne guru ke AdezAnusAra Azvina zuklA saptamI se olI karanA Arambha kiyA aura gaTa-vigayoM kA tyAga kara roja Ayambila karane lge| sAtha hI mainAsundarI zrI arihanta bhagavAna kI aSTaprakArI pUjA bhI karane lgii| isa prakAra ekAgratA pUrvaka jina-bhakti karane se pApa-prakRti kA nAza hone lgaa| pahale Ayambila meM siddhacakra ke nhavana se roga kA mUla naSTa hokara antara kA dAha zAnta huaa| dUsare Ayambila meM virUpa camar3A sudhara kara usakA raMga parivartita hone lgaa| isa prakAra jyoM-jyoM samaya bItatA gayA, tyoM-tyoM zrIpAla kI sundaratA bar3hatI gayI aura rAga zamita hotA gyaa| jaba nava Ayambila pUre hue taba samasta vyAdhiyA~ dUra ho gayIM aura zarIra pUrNataH roga mukta ho gyaa| aba zrIpAla kI kaMcana-sI kAyA dekhakara saba loga Azcarya karane lge| ___mainAsundarI ne kahA :- "svAmin ! yaha saba gurudeva kA hI pratApa hai| saMsAra meM mAtA-pitA, bandhu-bAndhava, strI-putra prabhRti aneka zubhacintaka hote haiM, kintu guru ke samAna

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cauthA pariccheda kRpAlu aura hitaiSI dUsarA koI nahIM hotaa| gurudeva iha loka ke kaSTa dUra karate rahate haiM paraloka ke kaSToM se bacAte haiM, sadbuddhi pradAna karate haiM aura tattvA-tatva evaM kartavyA-kartavya batalAte haiN| aise gurudeva ko aura aise jaina-dharma ko dhanya hai|" __zrIpAla ne bhI mainAsundarI kI bAtoM kA anumodana kiyA aura dharma kI prazaMsA karate hue donoM bodhi-bIja samyaktva ko prApta hue| isake bAda unhoMne apane dala ke 700 kor3hiyoM para bhI siddhacakra kA nhavana-jala chidd'kaa| yaha jala par3ate hI ve bhI roga-mukta ho gye| kucha dinoM ke bAda una saboM ne apaneapane ghara jAne kI AjJA maaNgii| zrIpAla ne saharSa AjJA pradAna kara sabako unake ghara bheja diyaa| eka dina zrIpAla kumAra jina-mandira meM darzana karane gye| daivayoga se lauTate samaya mArga meM mAtA se bheMTa ho gyii| zrIpAla ne bahuta hI Adara aura prema se mAtA ko praNAma kiyaa| isa bheMTa se donoM ko asIma Ananda huaa| unake hRdaya pulakita ho utthe| kaMTha gadgad ho gayA aura netroM se harSa ke A~sU baha cle| isI samaya vahA~ mainAsundarI bhI A phuNcii| AkAra-prakAra se usane turanta hI apanI sAsa ko pahacAna liyaa| bar3e Adara se paira chue| sAsa ne bhI zira para hAtha phera maMgala-AzIrvAda diyaa| putra kI nirogitA aura putravadhU kI suzIlatA dekha rAnI kamalaprabhA kA hRdaya harSa ke mAre uchalane lgaa| zrIpAla ne kahA-"mAtA jI! yaha saba ApakI .

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zrIpAla-caritra OKARMA zirapara hAtha phera maMgala-AzIrvAda diyaa|

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33 zrIpAla-caritra putra-vadhU kA hI pratApa hai| isI ke pratApa se maiM niroga huA aura isI ke upadeza se mujhe jaina dharma kI prApti huI hai|" yaha suna kamalaprabhA ne punaH apanI putra-vadhU ko hRdaya se lagAkara AzIrvAda diyaa| kamalaprabhA apane putra kI unnati, roga-mukti aura vivAha kA samAcAra pahale hI suna cukI thI, isIliye yaha saba bAteM use batalAnI na pdd'iiN| usane zrIpAla ko apanI Atma-kathA batalAte hue kahA-"putra! tujhe zAyada smaraNa hogA, ki kor3hiyoM ke saMsarga se jaba tujhe bhI yaha ghRNita roga ho gayA, taba maiM tumheM kor3hiyoM ko sauMpa, vaidya kI khoja meM nikala par3I thii| rAste meM maiMne sunA ki kauzAmbI meM eka acche vaidya rahate haiM, jo isa vyAdhi ko nirmUla kara sakate haiN| yaha suna, maiMne kauzAmbI nagarI kA rAstA liyaa| rAste meM mujhe eka jJAnI guru mile| maiMne unheM namaskAra kara nivedana kiyA ki he bhagavan ! durbhAgyavaza maiMne abataka aneka kaSTa sahana kiye haiN| pati kA viyoga huA, rAjya gayA, aizvarya gayA, sukha-samRddhi se hAtha dhone par3e aura anta meM anAtha kI bhA~ti vana-vana bhaTakanA par3A; kintu isase bhI daiva ko santoSa na huaa| merA ekamAtra putra, jise maiM duHkha ke dinoM meM dekhakara apanA duHkha bhUla jAtI thI, jo mere jIvana kA ekamAtra sahArA thA, vaha bhI kuSTa-vyAdhi se grasita ho gyaa| he kRpAnidhAna ! kRpayA batalAiye, ki merA vaha lAla isa roga se kaba mukta hogA?"

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34 cauthA pariccheda guru mahArAja bar3e hI jJAnI the, unhoMne mujhe sAntvanA dete hue kahA-"tumheM aba putra ke duHkha se duHkhita hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| tumhAre putra ko kor3hiyoM ne bahuta hI yatna se rakkhA thaa| unhoMne use apane rAjA banAyA thaa| usa samaya umbara rANA ke nAma se usane yatheSTa kIrti lAbha kI thI! kor3hiyoM kI ceSTA aura apane saubhAgya ke kAraNa mAlavarAjA kI rAjakanyA se usakA vivAha bhI ho gyaa| patnI ke kahane se tumhAre putra ne Ayambila kA tapa aura siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA kI / isase vaha aba pUrNataH roga-mukta ho gayA hai| isa samaya vaha ujjayinI meM rahatA hai| siddhacakra ke pratApa se bhaviSya meM usakI bar3I unnati hogii| vaha aneka rAjya prApta karegA, aura kisI samaya rAjAoM kA rAjA hogaa|" guru mahArAja kI yaha bAteM suna, mujhe atyanta Ananda huaa| maiM turanta hI isa ora cala pdd'ii| yahA~ tumheM pAkara mujhe aisA Ananda ho rahA hai, jaise kRpaNa ko khoyA huA dhana mila gayA ho-andhe ko A~kheM mila gayI hoM! mAtA kI yaha bAteM suna, zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI ko parama Ananda huaa| mAtA ko sAtha le, vaha apane nivAsa sthAna meM gaye aura vahA~ tInoM Ananda pUrvaka rahane lge| __ eka dina tInoM jina-mandira meM darzana karane gye| darzana karane ke bAda ve caityavandana karane lge| zrIpAla madhura kaNTha se caityavandana kara rahe the aura sAsa-bahU use premapUrvaka suna .

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zrIpAla - caritra 35 rahI thiiN| isI samaya mainAsundarI kI mAtA rUpasundarI bhI vahA~ darzana karane A pahu~cI / pAThaka ! zAyada abhI rUpasundarI ko bhUle na hoNge| jisa samaya prajApAlane kruddha ho kor3hI ke sAtha mainAsundarI kA byAha kara diyA, usa samaya se use kucha virakti sI utpanna ho gyii| vaha apane mAyake calI AyI aura putrI ke duHkha se dukhI rahane lgii| Aja jina vANI kA smaraNa honeM para vaha apane samasta duHkhoM ko bhUla kara darzana karane AyI thI / darzana kara jinamandira se lauTate samaya mainAsundarI para usakI dRSTi pdd'ii| vaha turanta use pahacAna gayI; kintu usake samIpa kisI para-puruSa ko dekha, vaha mana meM na jAne kyA- kyA socane lagI / isa usane apane dAmAda ko kabhI dekhA na thA / kevala itanA hI sunA thA, ki kisI kor3hI ke sAtha mainAsundarI kA vivAha kara diyA gayA hai| isIliye, mainAsundarI ke sAtha isa samaya kisI sundara puruSa ko dekha, vaha cauka pdd'ii| vaha socane lagI ki - " avazya, mainA ne usa kor3hI pati kA tyAga kara, sundara puruSa ko apanA tana-mana arpaNa kara diyA hai|" usa vicAra se use bahuta hI kheda huaa| vaha apane mana meM kahane lagI :- "he Izvara ! tUne isa kula-kalaMkinI putrI kI mAtA mujhe kyoM banAyA? yaha utpanna hote hI kyoM na mara gayI ki, Aja mujhe isa taraha paritApa to na karanA pdd'taa|" isa duHkha

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cauthA pariccheda ke kAraNa usakI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara Aye aura vaha vahIM baiThakara rone lgii| caityavandana pUrNa hone para mainAsundarI kA dhyAna apanI mAtA kI ora AkarSita huaa| vaha turanta hI usake pAsa daur3a gyii| parantu rUpasundarI ne to use sparza karanA evaM usase bolanA bhI pApa smjhaa| mainAsundarI turanta isakA kAraNa samajha gyii| usane mAtA ke paira chUkara kahA :- mAtA! Apa harSa ke badale zoka kyoM kara rahI haiM? jinezvara bhagavAna kI asIma kRpA se mere pati-deva roga-mukta ho gaye haiM; kintu hama logoM ko jina-mandira meM sAMsArika bAteM na karanI caahiye| isase AzAtanA lagatI hai| Apa darzana kara, bAhara Aiye aura hamalogoM ke sAtha hamAre ghara cliye| vahA~ para maiM Apase yaha saba bAteM vistAra pUrvaka khNgii| rUpasundarI ko ina bAtoM se kucha santoSa huaa| vaha mainAsundarI ke sAtha usake ghara gyii| vahA~ zrIpAla aura kamalaprabhA ke sammukha usane apanI mAtA se saba hAla kaha sunaayaa| saccI bAteM mAlUma hone para rUpasundarI ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| vaha bAraMbAra apane aura apanI putrI ke bhAgya ko sarAhane lgii| anta meM kamalaprabhA ne rUpasundarI se kahA :- "Apake kula ko dhanya hai| ApakI kulIna putrI ne hamAre kula kA uddhAra kiyA hai| hama loga isake bahuta hI RNI haiN| isake

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zrIpAla - caritra kAraNa hameM jainadharma kI prApti huI hai aura isIne hameM samasta duHkhoM se mukta kiyA hai / " putrI kI yaha prazaMsA suna rUpasundarI ko bahuta Ananda huaa| usane kahA :- "yaha hamAre aura mainAsundarI ke sukRtyoM kAhI pariNAma hai ki, jo bigar3A huA thA, vaha bhI bana gayA aura duHkha sukha ke rUpa meM pariNata ho gyaa| mujhe aba kevala eka hI bAta jAnane kI abhilASA hai| maiM Apake kula aura vaMza se paricita nahIM hU~ | yadi Apa loga mujhe apane kula aura vaMza kA paricaya deMge to bar3I kRpA hogI / " rUpasundarI kI yaha bAta suna, kamalaprabhA ne apanA samasta pUrva - vRttAnta vistAra - pUrvaka kaha sunAyA / rUpasundarI ko jaba yaha mAlUma huA ki usakI putrI kA vivAha eka rAja kumAra ke hI sAtha huA hai, taba usake Ananda kI sImA na rhii| usane kahA :- "vAstava meM merI putrI parama saubhAgyavatI hai / isane donoM kula kA mukha ujjvala kara diyA hai / " / rUpasundarI ina logoM se bidA ho, jaba apane nivAsasthAna meM pahu~cI, taba usane apane bhAI puNyapAla se yaha saba bAteM kaha sunAyIM / sunakara use bahuta hI Ananda huaa| vaha apanI caturaMginI senA lekara bar3e ADambara se zrIpAla ke nivAsa sthAna meM gayA aura Agraha pUrvaka zrIpAla, mainAsundarI aura kamalaprabhA ko apane mahala meM le AyA / vahA~ usane ina logoM ke liye eka bahuta bar3e nivAsa sthAna kA prabandha kara 37

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38 cauthA pariccheda diyaa| inakI samasta suvidhAoM para dhyAna rakhane lgaa| aba apanI mAtA aura patnI sameta zrIpAla kumAra ke dina yahA~ bar3e Ananda se kaTane lge| eka dina zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI mahala ke jharokhe meM baiThe hue the| cauka meM nAnA prakAra ke nAca-gAna ho rahe the| jharokhe se donoM jana isakA Ananda le rahe the| isI samaya bagIce se lauTate hue rAjA prajApAla kI savArI vahIM para A niklii| nAca-gAna hote dekha, kSaNa bhara ke liye vaha vahA~ Thahara gyaa| jaba usakI dRSTi usa jharokhe para par3I, taba use svAbhAvika hI yaha jAnane kI icchA huI, ki yaha donoM kauna haiM? dhyAna-pUrvaka dekhate hI vaha mainAsundarI ko pahacAna gayA; kintu usake pAsa devakumAra jaise puruSa ko baiThA huA dekha, use bahuta hI duHkha huaa| vaha bhI rUpasundarI kI bhA~ti bhrama meM par3a gyaa| use isa bAta ke liye paritApa hone lagA ki-maiM avicAra-pUrvaka kyA kara baiThA? kyoM maiMne krodha meM Akara kor3hI ke sAtha isakA vyAha kara diyA? niHsandeha yaha mere hI duSkarmoM kA pariNAma hai| mere hI kAraNa mere kula meM yaha kalaMka lagA! __ ina vicAroM ke kAraNa rAjA prajApAla kA ceharA phIkA par3A gyaa| puNyapAla dUra se rAjA kI bhAva bhaMgiyoM kA nirIkSaNa kara rahA thaa| isa avasara ko upayukta samajhakara vaha rAjA prajApAla ke pAsa gayA aura kahane lagA :

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zrIpAla-caritra "he rAjendra ! Apa itane udAsa kyoM ho rahe haiM? andara Aiye aura apanI kanyA tathA dAmAda se milakara harSa prApta kiijiye| Apake dAmAda siddhacakra ke pratApa se roga mukta ho gaye haiN| unakI sabhI vipattiyoM kA anta A gayA hai|" isake bAda usane rAjA prajApAla ko saba bAteM vistAra-pUrvaka kaha sunAyIM aura sammAna pUrvaka use apane mahala meM livA le gye| puNyapAla kI bAteM suna rAjA prajApAla ko bar3A Ananda huaa| mahala meM pahuMcane para vaha zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI se saharSa milaa| jainadharma kI prazaMsA karate hue usane mainAsundarI se kahA :- "putrI ! tUne rAja-sabhA meM jo bAteM kahI thIM, ve bilakula saca thiiN| maiMne ajJAnatA ke kAraNa jo bAteM kahIM thIM, ve ThIka na thiiN| tujhe duHkha dene meM koI kasara na rakhI thI; parantu vahI saba bAteM tere liye sukha kA kAraNa ho gyiiN| mujhe yaha dekhakara vizvAsa ho gayA hai ki saMsAra meM karma kA hI prAdhAnya hai| manuSya kA socA huA kucha nahIM hotaa| maiMne mUrkhatAvaza apanA prabhAva dikhAne kI vyartha hI ceSTA kI thii| maiM aba apanI bhUla samajha gyaa| mujhe apane duSkarma ke liye bahuta hI pazcAttApa ho rahA hai|" mainAsundarI ne prema-pUrvaka kahA :- "pitAjI! isameM ApakA koI doSa nhiiN| saMsAra ke prANI mAtra karma ke adhIna haiN| rAjA aura raMka donoM hI usake nikaTa samAna haiN| mere

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cauthA pariccheda bhAgya meM jitanA duHkha bhoganA likhA thA, utanA duHkha maiMne bhoga liyaa| jaba sukha ke dina Aye taba punaH sukha kI prApti huii| isake liye Apa jarA bhI kheda na kreN|" isake bAda rAjA prajApAla rAnI rUpasundarI se milaa| vaha ruSTa ho gayI thI, isaliye rAjA ne usake nikaTa apanA pazcAttApa prakaTa kara use manA liyaa| isake bAda vaha zIghra hI bar3I dhUma-dhAma se zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI ko apane mahala meM le gyaa| vahA~ ve saba loga Ananda pUrvaka rahane lge| isa ghaTanA se samUce zahara meM jaina dharma kA jaya-jayakAra hone lgaa| mainA sundarI kI bhI cAroM ora bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA hone lgii|

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pA~cavA~ pariccheda videza - yAtrA eka dina sandhyA ke samaya thor3e se cune hue savAroM ke sAtha zrIpAlakumAra zahara meM ghUmane nikle| isa samaya unheM kisI prakAra kA kaSTa na thA / ve rAjasI ThATha se rahate the / dAsadAsiyA~ hukma jAne ke liye hAtha bA~dhe khar3I rahatI thIM / pAnI mA~gane para dUdha milatA thaa| kahane kA tAtparya yaha ki ve saba taraha se sukhI the| aisI avasthA meM unakA rUpasaundarya bar3ha jAnA bhI svAbhAvika thA / jisa samaya ve ghor3e ko nacAte hue zahara kI sar3akoM se nikale, usa samaya ujjaina kI prajA unheM dekhane ke liye umar3a pdd'ii| rAste meM makAnoM kI khir3akiyA~, jharokhoM aura chatoM meM jahA~ dekhiye, vahIM strI puruSoM ke jhuNDa khar3e dikhAyI dete the| jaba taka zrIpAla kI savArI dUra na nikala jAtI, taba taka loga usakI ora TakaTakI lagAye dekhA karate / kahIM unapara puSpa barasAye jAte the aura kahIM unakI jaya pukArI jAtI thI / samUcA zahara usa samaya harSa aura ullAsa kI taraMgoM meM pravAhita ho rahA thA / 1 jisa samaya yaha savArI eka caurAhe para pahu~cI, usa samaya daiva-yoga se eka aisI ghaTanA ghaTita huI, jisane zrIpAla kI jIvana-dhArA ko hI badala diyaa| zrIpAla ne dekhA ki eka bur3hiyA aura usakI kaI putriyA~ khar3I huI

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42 pA~cavA~ pariccheda haiN| zrIpAla ko dekhakara eka lar3akI ne usa bur3hiyA se pUchA :- 'mAtA ! ghor3e ko nacAtA huA yaha jo sundara puruSa jA rahA hai, so kauna hai? indra hai, candra hai yA koI cakravartI hai?' bur3hiyA ne ucca svara se uttara diyA ki :- 'beTI! yaha hamAre rAjA jI ke dAmAda haiN|' bur3hiyA kI yaha bAta zrIpAla ne suna lii| unheM isI samaya smaraNa ho AyA ki-jo loga apane guNa se prasiddha hote haiM, ve uttama kahalAte haiN| jo loga apane pitA ke nAma se prasiddha hote haiM, ve madhyama hote haiM, jo loga mAmA ke nAma se prasiddha hote haiM, ve adhama kahalAte haiM aura jo loga apane zvasura ke nAma se prasiddha hote haiM, ve adhamAdhama kahalAte haiN| zrIpAla apane mana meM kahane lage ki:-mujhe dhikkAra hai, ki sasurAla meM rahane ke kAraNa apane guNa aura apane nAma se nahIM balki sasura ke nAma se pahacAnA jAtA huuN| isa avasthA kA jaise ho vaise anta lAnA caahiye| isa vicAra ke kAraNa zrIpAla-kumAra kA citta udAsa ho gyaa| jisa samaya ve mahala meM pahu~ce, usa samaya bhI unakI yahI avasthA thii| puNya pAla unheM dekhate hI tAr3a gayA ki Aja avazya koI nayI bAta huI hai| usane zrIpAla se pUchA :'kyoM kumArajI! Aja Apake cehare para udAsInatA kI zyAma ghaTA kyoM dikhAyI de rahI hai? Apake hRdaya meM yadi koI nayI bhAvanA utpanna huI ho, to use turanta vyakta kreN| hamaloga usakI pUrti ke liye bharasaka ceSTA kreNge| kyA Apa campA

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zrIpAla-caritra nagarI kA rAjya to hastagata nahIM karanA cAhate? AjJA ho to isake liye bhI hama taiyAra haiN|" zrIpAla ne kahA- 'campA nagarI kA rAjya to avazya kisI dina hastagata karanA hai, kintu sasura kI sahAyatA se rAjya prApta karanA ThIka nhiiN| maiM pahale videza kI yAtrA kruuNgaa| aneka deza deluuNgaa| apane bAhu-balase dhanopArjana kruuNgaa| phira bAda ko jaisA ucita pratIta hogA, vaisA kruuNgaa|' isI samaya vahAM kamalaprabhA A phuNcii| usane putra ko videza-gamana kI taiyArI karate dekha kahA;- "putra ! yadi tU videza jAyagA to maiM bhI tere sAtha cluuNgii| tU hI eka mAtra merA jIvanadhana hai| maiM jIte jI tujhe apanI A~khoM ke oTa na hone duuNgii|" zrIpAla kumAra ne namratA pUrvaka kahA :- "mAtAjI! ApakA kahanA ThIka hai; kintu paradeza meM kisI prakAra kA bandhana rahane se svecchA pUrvaka dhanopArjana karane meM bAdhA par3atI hai| Apa samajhadAra haiN| maiM bhI aba nAdAna nahIM huuN| mujhe kevala Apake AzIrvAda kI AvazyakatA hai| maiM zIghra hI aneka prakAra kI RddhiyA~ prApta kara ApakI sevA meM upasthita houuNgaa|" ___ putra kI yaha bAteM suna kamalaprabhA ne turanta use AjJA de dii| usane samayocita upadeza dete hue kahA :"jahA~ taka ho sake, zIghra hI lauTa aanaa| videza meM kisI

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44 pA~cavA~ pariccheda prakAra kA kaSTa yA saMkaTa A par3e to navapada kA dhyAna krnaa| rAta ko jAgate rahanA aura nirantara sAvadhAna rhnaa| maiM AzIrvAda detI hU~ ki siddhacakra kI adhiSThAyaka devadeviyA~ mArga meM tumhArI rakSA kreN|" isa prakAra mAtA ne to AjJA de dI; kintu mainAsundarI kisI prakAra zrIpAla ko chor3anA na cAhatI thii| usane kahA :-"prANanAtha! maiM to Apake sAtha hI rhuuNgii| chAyA aura kAyA ko eka dUsare se pRthak nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| rAste meM ApakI sevA karanevAlA bhI to koI caahiye| maiM eka kSaNa bhI ApakA viyoga sahana na kara skuuNgii| dAvAnala ke tApase virahAnala kA tApa kahIM adhika prakhara hotA hai|" zrIpAla ne mainAsundarI ko AzvAsana dekara kahA :"priye ! tumheM yahIM rahanA ucita hai| mAtA kI sevA ke liye bhI tumhArI upasthiti Avazyaka hai| maiM zIghra hI lauTa aauuNgaa| isa samaya tumheM mere sAtha calane kA Agraha na karanA caahiye|" ___ mainAsundarI ne pati kI AjJA saharSa mAna lii| usane kahAH- "yadi ApakI yahI AjJA hai ki maiM sAtha na calU~ to maiM aisA hI karU~gI, kintu Apa yaha nizcaya jAniyegA, ki merA zarIra yahA~ aura prANa Apake sAtha rhegaa| adhika kyA kahU~? zIghra vApasa aaiyegaa| yadi videza meM nayI striyA se byAha kara leM, to isa dAsI ko na bhUla jaaiyegaa|

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zrIpAla - caritra maiM Aja se eka bAra bhojana karUMgI, jamIna para zayana karU~gI; zrRMgAra tyAga dU~gI aura sAdagI se rhuuNgii| jaba siddhacakra ke pratApa se Apake punaH darzana hoMge taba zraMgAra dhAraNa kara apane ko dhanya smjhNgii|" isa prakAra sabase bidA grahaNa kara, zrIpAlakumAra kevala apanI DhAla talavAra lekara prAtaHkAla ke samaya candra- svara aura zubha muhUrta meM ghara se nikala pdd'e| aneka nagaroM ko dekhate, bhramaNa kA Ananda prApta karate hue kucha dinoM ke bAda ve eka parvata ke zikhara para jA phuNce| vahA~ saghana vRkSoM kI ghanI ghaTAmeM campaka-vRkSa ke nIca eka vidyA sAdhaka donoM hAtha Upara ko uThAye japa kara rahA thA / kumAra ko dekhate hI japa pUrA kara pahale usane praNAma kiyA / phira vaha kahane lagA :"he satpuruSa ! Apa bahuta hI acche avasara para yahA~ A pahu~ce haiN| niHsaMdeha Apase mujhe apane kArya meM bar3I sahAyatA milegii|" zrIpAla ne kahA :- "mere yogya jo kArya sevA ho, saharSa sUcita kareM / paropakAra ke liye aneka mahApuruSoM ne apanA rAjya, dhana aura prANa taka de diye haiM / " sAdhaka ne kahA :- "he kumAra ! gurudeva ne kRpAkara mujhe eka vidyA pradAna kI thii| maiMne use siddha karane ke liye bahuta ceSTA kI; para vaha siddha nahIM hotI / isakI sAdhanA ke liye eka uttara - sAdhaka kI AvazyakatA hai| binA uttara sAdhaka ke citta sthira nahIM hotA aura binA 45

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pA~cavA~ pariccheda citta kI sthiratA ke vidyA kA siddha honA bhI asambhava hai| ataH maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa mere liye thor3A sA kaSTa uThA kara uttara-sAdhaka honA svIkAra kreN|" kumAra ne turanta hI yaha prastAva svIkAra kara liyaa| ve kahane lage :- "Apa sthira citta se vidyA-sAdhana kIjiye jabataka maiM uttara-sAdhaka raha~gA, taba taka kisI kI majAla nahIM ki Apake kArya meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA de ske|" aba kumAra kI sahAyatA se vaha sAdhaka, vidyA kI sAdhanA karane lgaa| isa bAra bahuta hI alpa samaya meM vaha vidyA siddha ho gyii| isake pratiphala svarUpa usa vidyAdhara ne zrIpAla ko Agraha pUrvaka do auSadhiyA~ pradAna kii| eka kA nAma thA jala taraNI aura dUsarI kA nAma thA zastraghAtanivAraNI yaha donoM cIjeM zrIpAla ke liye Age calakara bahuta hI upayogI pramANita huii| vidyA siddhi ho jAne para vidyAdhara aura zrIpAla usa sthAna se cala pdd'e| mArga meM unheM eka dhAturvAdI milaa| vaha vidyAdhara kI batalAyI huI vidhi ke anusAra rasa siddha kara rahA thaa| vidyAdhara ko dekhate hI usane kahA :- "ApakI batalAyI huI vidhi ke anusAra rasa siddha karane kI bar3I ceSTA kI; para rasa siddha nahIM hotaa|" zrIpAla ne kahA :"acchA, aba eka bAra mere sAmane ceSTA kiijiye|" tadanusAra zrIpAla ke sammukha kAryArambha karane para turanta hI rasa siddha

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zrIpAla-caritra 47 ho gyaa| isa rasa se usa dhAturvAdI ne aparimita sonA taiyAra kiyaa| usane kumAra se anurodha kiyA ki :-isameM se Apa jitanA sonA le sakeM, saharSa le leN| rAja-kumAra ne sonA kA bhAra vahana karanA ThIka na samajhane se inkAra kara diyaa| phira bhI dhAturvAdI ne thor3A sA sonA unake chora meM bA~dha hI diyaa| anantara zrIpAla kumAra vahA~ se bidA ho Age cle| kucha dinoM ke bAda ve ghUmate-ghUmate bharUca nagara meM jA phuNce| vahA~ unhoMne sonA becakara suzobhita vastra aura zastrAstra mola liye| vidyAdhara kI dI huI una donoM auSadhiyoM ko bhI unhoMne sone ke tAbIja meM mar3hAkara apane hAtha meM bA~dha liyaa| isake bAda ve Ananda pUrvaka nagara meM ghUmane aura kautuka dekhane lge| daiva-yoga se isI samaya eka dUsarI ghaTanA ghaTita huii| kausambI nagara meM dhavala nAmaka eka dhanI-mAnI vyApArI rahatA thaa| agaNita dhana rAzi kA adhikArI hone ke kAraNa loga use dhanakubera ke nAma se sambodhita karate the| U~Ta aura gAr3iyoM meM kirAnA lAdakara vyApAra karatA huA vaha bharUca zahara meM A phuNcaa| yahA~ usane saba kirAnA beca diyaa| isa vyApAra meM use bahuta lAbha huaa| aba usane vicAra kiyA, ki yahA~ se vyApAra kI anyAnya cIjeM kharIda kara jala mArga dvArA kahIM videza jAnA caahiye| vahA~ yaha cIjeM becakara

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48 pA~cavA~ pariccheda dhanopArjana karanA caahiye| nidAna, yaha vicAra sthira hote hI usane pA~ca sau naukAyeM mola liiN| unameM nAnA prakAra kA mAla bharakara yAtrA kI taiyArI kii| ___ dhavala seTha kI pA~ca sau naukAoM meM choTI bar3I sabhI taraha kI naukAyeM thii| kaI nokAyeM to itanI bar3I thIM ki unheM jahAja ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA jA sakatA thaa| ina naukAoM ko mAla bharane ke bAda, prasthAna karane ke pahale rAjA kI AjJA se bandaragAha para lAnA pdd'aa| inapara hajAroM AdamI kAma karate the| prasthAna kA samaya jyoM jyoM samIpa AtA jAtA thA, tyoM-tyoM logoM ko bar3A hI Ananda ho rahA thaa| sabhI naukAyeM sAta-sAta maMjila U~cI thiiN| ina naukAoM para bar3I-bar3I topeM car3hA dI gayIM thIM, tAki kisI zatru yA samudrI DAkuoM se samaya para sAmanA kiyA jA ske| isa ber3e meM saba milAkara karIba dasa hajAra sainika the| jinheM, naukAoM kI rakSA ke nimitta niyukta kiyA gayA thaa| yaha sainika sabhI prakAra ke zastrAstroM se susajjita the| dhavala seTha ke ber3e kA yaha prabandha dekhakara aura bhI aneka vyApArI bhAr3A dekara usakI naukAoM para apane sAmAna sahita A baitthe| saba taraha kI taiyAriyAM pUrI ho jAne para yaha dala calane ko taiyAra huaa| prasthAna kA nizcita samaya A pahu~cane para sabase bar3I naukA para se eka topa chor3I gyii| chor3I-bar3I anyAyanya

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zrIpAla - caritra naukAoM ne bhI isakA anukaraNa kiyA / topeM chUTate hI nAvikoM ne laMgara uThAnA Arambha kiyA / parantu yaha kyA ? laMgaro kA uThAnA to dUra rahA, unheM koI Tasa se masa bhI na kara skaa| sabhI naukAoM ko mAnoM kisI ne pakar3a rakkhA thaa| turanta hI yaha samAcAra dhavala seTha ko pahu~cAyA gayA / isakA kAraNa usakI samajha meM na AyA, isaliye vaha turanta hI naimittika ke pAsa phuNcaa| usane batalAyA ki :samudra ke adhiSThAyaka deva ne ApakI naukAoM ko roka rakkhA hai| jaba taka kisI sarvaguNa sampanna - arthAt battIsa lakSaNoM se yukta puruSa kI bali na car3hAyI jAyagI, taba taka naukAoM kA calanA asambhava hai| 49

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chaThA pariccheda samudra-yAtrA dhavala seTha ko jaba yaha mAlUma huA ki eka sarvaguNasampanna puruSa kI bali car3hAye binA naukAyeM Age na bar3ha sakeMgI, taba use aisA puruSa prApta karane kI cintA lgii| rAja-niyama ke anusAra yaha kArya binA rAjA kI AjJA ke na ho sakatA thA, isaliye kucha bheTeM lekara dhavala seTha rAjA kI sevA meM upasthita huaa| rAjA ne jaba usake Agamana kA kAraNa pUchA, taba usane sArI bAteM kaha sunaayii| rAjA ne kahAH--maiM isake liye saharSa AjJA de sakatA hU~, kintu zarta yaha hai ki jo manuSya pakar3A jAya vaha paradezI ho aura isa nagara meM usakA koI bhI riztedAra yA kuTambI na rahatA ho| rAjA kI AjJA milate hI dhavala seTha ne cAroM ora apane AdamI chor3a diye| unheM AjJA dI, ki jahA~ aisA puruSa mile vahIM se use pakar3a lAyA jaay| dhavala seTha ke AdamI kaI dina taka samUce nagara meM khoja karate rahe, parantu koI bhI sarvaguNa-sampanna paradezI puruSa na milaa| anta meM bar3I kaThinAI ke bAda zrIpAla para una logoM kI nigAha pdd'ii| unhoMne turanta hI dhavala seTha ko yaha samAcAra diyaa| dhavala seTha ne AjJA dI ki , zIghra hI usa puruSa ko giraphtAra kara hAjira karo, .

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zrIpAla-caritra tAki hama loga apanA kAma pUrA kara yahA~ se prasthAna kreN| paradezI hone se yaha lAbha hogA ki yahA~ kisI prakAra kA bAvelA na macegA, na koI usakI khoja khabara hI legaa| dhavala seTha kI yaha AjJA milate hI usake dasa hajAra subhaTa zrIpAla ko pakar3ane ke liye daur3a pdd'e| unhoMne zrIpAla ke nikaTa pahuMcate hI bar3I udaNDatA-pUrvaka kahA :- "calo, tumhArI jindagI ke dina pUre ho gaye / dhana kubera dhavala seTha tuma para ruSTa ho gayA hai| hama loga tumheM usake pAsa pakar3a le cleNge| vahAM tumhArA balidAna hogaa| hamArI ina bAtoM meM lezamAtra bhI jhUTha nahIM hai|" dhavala seTha ke AdamiyoM kI yaha bAteM suna zrIpAla ko svAbhAvika hI kucha krodha A gyaa| unhoMne kahA :- "mUryo! kahIM siMha kA bhI balidAna hote sunA hai? tumhArA mAlika dhavala, bakare ke samAna koI pazu hogaa| ataH balidAna ke liye vahI upayukta ho skegaa|" ___ jaba dhavala seTha ne yaha bAta suno aura use mAluma huA kiM zrIpAla ko giraphtAra karanA sahaja kAma nahIM hai, taba usane rAjA se saba samAcAra nivedana kara usakI sahAyatA caahii| rAjA ne saharSa sahAyatA denA svIkAra kiyaa| dhavala seTha kI senA ke sAtha-sAtha rAjA kI senA bhI zrIpAla ko pakar3ane ke liye agrasara huii| __ zrIpAla ko pakar3anA sahaja kArya na thaa| zrIpAla ne turanta hI donoM daloM se yuddha karanA Arambha kara diyaa| isa

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52 chaThA pariccheda ghaTanA se bAjAra meM cAroM ora hA-hAkAra maca gyaa| eka ora hajAroM sainika the aura dUsarI ora akele zrIpAla the| zrIpAla para zastrAstroM dvArA aneka vAra kiye jAte the, kintu "zastraghAta - nivAriNI" auSadhike pratApa se unakA eka bAla bhI bA~kA na ho skaa| isake viparIta, zrIpAla kA ekavAra bhI khAlI na jAtA thaa| ve jidhara hI jhapaTa par3ate, udhara hI lAzeM bicha jAtI aura maidAna sApha najara AtA / kucha samaya taka yahI avasthA rahane para dhavala aura rAjA ke sainya meM bhagadar3a honA Arambha ho gyii| jise jahA~ rAstA milA, vaha vahIM bhAga calA / aneka sainikoM ne dInatA pradarzita kI evaM aneka sainikoM ne zaraNa svIkAra kara prANa rakSA kii| dhavala seTha ne jaba dekhA ki mAmalA bigar3a rahA hai| bala se kAma nikAlanA asambhava hai, taba usane yukti se kAma nikAlanA sthira kiyA / vaha turanta hI zrIpAla ke pAsa jAkara unake caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| kahane lagA :- " Apa manuSya nahIM, koI devatA mAlUma hote haiN| hama logoM ne ajJAnatAvaza Apako kaSTa dekara jo aparAdha kiyA hai, vaha kSamA kiijiye| hama loga isa samaya bahuta bar3e saMkaTa meM par3a gaye haiN| hamArI naukAyeM stambhita ho gayI haiN| yadi Apa kisI taraha unheM calA dene kI kRpA kareMge to hamaloga Apake cira RNI raheMge / " zrIpAla ne kahA :- "maiM ApakA yaha kArya kara sakatA kintu isake liye Apa kyA kharca karane ko taiyAra hai / "

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zrIpAla-caritra VERY aparAdha kiyA hai, vaha kSamA kiijiye|

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zrIpAla-caritra dhavala seTha ne kahA :-"maiM eka lAkha svarNa mudrAyeM Apake caraNoM para rakha sakatA hU~; kintu jaise ho vaise isa vipatti se chuTakArA milanA caaliye|" / lakSmI upArjana karanA hI zrIpAla kA pradhAna uddezya thaa| isIliye ve paradeza Aye the| unhoMne yaha avasara hAtha se khonA ucita na smjhaa| dhavala seTha kI bAta svIkAra kara ve usI samaya samudra-taTa para jA phuNce| paristhiti kA nirIkSaNa karane ke bAda ve sabase bar3I naukA para gye| vahA~ khar3e ho siddha cakra kA dhyAna kara siMhanAda kiyaa| siMhanAda sunate hI jisa duSTa devI ne naukAyeM roka rakkhI thI, vaha bhAga khar3I huI aura naukAyeM calane lgiiN| yaha dekhakara dhavala seTha ke Ananda kA pArAvAra na rhaa| aba dhavala seTha apane mana meM socane lagA ki :yaha nara-ratna kisI taraha sAtha hI rahe to apanI yAtrA nirvighna samApta ho sakatI hai| yaha soca kara usane eka lakSa svarNa-mudrAyeM kumAra ke caraNoM meM bheTakara kahA :--"he mahApuruSa! maiM cAhatA hU~ ki isa yAtrA meM Apa bhI mere sAtha rheN| mere pAsa dasa hajAra sainika haiN| pratyeka ko hara sAla eka hajAra rupaye detA hU~, kintu yadi Apa mere sAtha rahanA svIkAra kareM, to maiM Apako jitanA kaheM, utanA dhana de sakatA huuN|" zrIpAla ne kahA :-"maiM saharSa Apake sAtha cala sakatA hU~; kintu Apa apane dasa hajAra sainikoM ko jitanA vetana dete

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chaThA pariccheda haiM, utanA akele mujhe denA hogaa| isake badale meM maiM vacana detA hU~ ki dasa hajAra sainika jo kArya karate haiM, vaha maiM akelA kruuNgaa|" dhavala seTha pUrA hisAbI vaNika thaa| usane hisAba lagA kara dekhA to eka karor3a rupaye hue| vaha kahane lagA :-"itanI bar3I rakama akele Apako denA mere liye asambhava hai| isake liye mujhe sAhasa hI nahIM hotaa|" dhavala seTha kI yaha manovRtti dekhakara zrIpAla ha~sa pdd'e| unhoMne kahA :-"maiMne yaha bAta ApakI himmata dekhane ke liye hI kahI thii| yadi Apa itanI rakama denA svIkAra kareM, taba bhI maiM eka sevaka kI bhA~ti Apake sAtha Ane ko taiyAra nahIM hU~; kintu maiM videzoM kI yAtrA karanA cAhatA huuN| isaliye Apake sAtha yoM hI calane ko taiyAra huuN| yadi Apa ucita bhAr3A lekara apanI kisI nokA para mujhe sthAna dene kI kRpA kareM, to maiM saharSa Apake sAtha cala sakatA huuN|" dhavala seTha ne kahA :-"mujhe isameM kisI taraha kI Apatti nahIM / dUsare se to maiM bahuta bhAr3A letA; kintu Apase pratimAsa kevala sau hI rupaye luuNgaa|" zrIpAla ne yaha bhAr3A svIkAra kara eka naukA meM upayukta sthAna pasanda kara liyaa| yathA samaya saba naukAyeM cala pdd'ii| kucha dinoM ke bAda babbarakula nAmaka eka bandaragAha milaa| isa samaya pradhAna nAvikane kahA :-.yahA~ se anna aura lakar3iyA~ Adi Avazyaka sAmagrI saMgraha kara hameM zIghra hI

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zrIpAla-caritra Age bar3hanA cAhiye; kyoM ki isa samaya vAyu bahuta hI anukUla hai| jise jisa vastu kI AvazyakatA ho, vaha zahara meM jAkara zIghra hI le aaye|" pradhAna nAvika kI yaha bAta suna saba naukAyeM vahA~ roka dI gyiiN| loga Avazyaka vastuoM kA saMgraha karane ke liye zahara meM gye| dhavala seTha bhI naukA se utara kara, taTapara bar3e ThATha se gaddI, takiyA lagAkara A baitthaa| cAroM ora usake karmacArI khar3e ho gaye aura rAjasI DhaMga se dhavala seTha kI AjJAoM kA pAlana karane lge| babbarakla ke rAja-karmacAriyoM ko yaha mAluma huA ki koI vyApArI bandaragAha para AyA hai| isaliye ve loga dhavala seTha ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne yathA niyama kara kI.yAcanA kii| dhavala seTha ko apane sainikoM para bar3A abhimAna thaa| usane socA ki yuddha bhale hI karanA par3e ; kintu kara na cukAyA jaay| nidAna, kara dene se inkAra karane para rAjA ke AdamiyoM se jhagar3A ho gyaa| dekhate hI dekhate yuddha kA sAmAna upasthita ho gyaa| usI samaya rAjA ke AdamiyoM ne yaha samAcAra rAjA ko phuNcaayaa| rAjA ke pAsa eka sudRr3ha sainya thaa| vaha use sAtha lekara turanta hI samudra-taTapara A phuNcaa| cAroM ora se dhavala seTha ko ghera liyaa| dhavala seTha ke sainika usake sAmane Thahara na ske| jyoMhI ve idhara-udhara bhAgane lage, tyoMhI rAjA ke sainikoM ne dhavala seTha ko giraphtAra kara

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chaThA pariccheda liyaa| rAjA ne AjJA dI ki :- "kara ke badale meM saba naukAyeM jabta kara lI jA~ya aura isa baniye ko eka per3a meM hAtha paira bA~dha kara ulaTA TA~ga diyA jaay|" turanta hI yaha AjJA kArya-rUpa meM pariNata kI gyii| pahare kA samucita prabandha kara rAjA apane nivAsa sthAna ko lauTa gyaa| zrIpAla aba taka apanI naukA meM baiThe hue sArA tamAzA dekha rahe the| jaba unhoMne dhavala kI yaha durgati dekhI, taba ve naukA se utara kara usake pAsa aaye| unhoMne pUchA:-"yaha kyA? Apake saba vIra sainika kahA~ cale gaye? yadi Apane mujhe karor3a rupaye diye hote to Aja ApakI yaha durgati kadApi na hotii|" __zrIpAla kI yaha bAteM suna dhavala seTha lajjita ho gyaa| usane kahA :-"aba isa samaya mujhe vizeSa lajjita na kiijiye| yadi kisI taraha mujhe mukta kara sakeM to ceSTA kiijiye| bar3I kRpA hogii| maiM ApakA yaha upakAra kabhI na bhuuluuNgaa|" zrIpAla ne kahA :-"maiM Apako chur3A sakatA hU~ ; ApakI saba naukAyeM bhI vApasa dilA sakatA hU~, kintu pahale yaha batalAiye, ki mujhe isake badale kyA milegA?" - dhavala seTha ne kahA:- "yadi Apa mujhe chur3A deM aura merI samasta sampatti vApasa dilA deM to Apako apanI naukAyeM aura una para ladA huA mAla AdhA bA~Ta duuNgaa|" zrIpAla kumAra ne yaha svIkAra kara liye| aba ve

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zrIpAla-caritra kisI taraha mujhe mukta kara sakeM to ceSTA kiijiye|

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zrIpAla caritra zastrAstra se susajjita ho, zahara kI ora ravAnA hue| daivayoga se rAjA mahAkAla aura usake sainya se rAste meM hI bheMTa ho gyii| zrIpAla ne rAjA ke nikaTa pahu~ca kara kahA :- "rAjan ! dhavala seTha kI sampatti itanI AsAnI se hAtha nahIM kI jA sktii| Aiye, pahale mujhase yuddha kIjiye phira dekhiye ki kucha milatA hai yA ulaTA denA par3atA hai|" zrIpAla kI yaha lalakAra sunate hI mahAkAla khar3A ho gayA, kintu usane jaba dekhA ki zrIpAla akele hI hai, taba vaha kahane lagA: - " he yuvaka ! tU abhI navayuvaka hai| zarIra bhI terA sundara hai / isa taraha prANa dene ko kyoM taiyAra ho rahA hai ? jA, apane ghara lauTa jA / " zrIpAla ne kahA :- maiM yuddha karane AyA hU~ yuddha meM bAtoM kA vyApAra kaisA ? isa samaya to zastra kA hI vyApAra honA cAhiye / zrIpAla kI yaha bAta suna mahAkAla ko krodha A gyaa| usane apane sainya ko zrIpAla para AkramaNa karane kI AjJA de dii| AjJA milate hI sainikoM ne cAroM ora se kumAra para zastrAstra kI varSA Arambha kara dii| isase kumAra kI to koI hAni na huI, parantu kumAra ke pratyeka bANa se do cAra sainika avazya ghAyala hote the| kucha samaya taka yoMhI yuddha calatA rhaa| anta meM zrIpAla kI mAra se mahAkAla kI senA ke chakke chUTa gaye / sainika jidhara hI rAstA milA, udhara hI bhAgane lge| avasara dekha, zrIpAla ne mahAkAla ko bhI 57

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58 chaThA pariccheda giraphtAra kara liyaa| isake bAda ve samudra-taTa para Aye / vahA~ ke rakSakoM ko bhagAkara dhavala seTha ko bandhana mukta kiyA / dhavala seTha ne dekhA ki rAjA mahAkAla bandI ke rUpa meM sammukha upasthita haiM, taba vaha use khaDga le mArane daur3A, kintu kumAra ne ise anucita batA kara roka diyaa| yaha saba karane ke bAda zrIpAla ne, mahAkAla ko bhI bandhana - mukta kara, apanI ora se bahuta sI cIjeM bheMTa de, bidA kiyaa| dhavala seTha ke hajAroM sainika jo yuddha ke samaya bhAga gaye the, ve phira Akara ikaTThe hue| parantu dhavala seTha ne saboM ko nikAla diyaa| zrIpAla ne socA ki, ina logoM se kisI samaya bahuta kAma nikala sakatA hai, isa liye unhoMne una sabako apane pAsa rakha liyA aura kahA :- "tuma loga Aja se dhavala seTha ke badale mere sevaka hue| Aja se tumheM merI 250 naukAoM kI rakSA karanI hogI aura jo maiM kahU~gA vahI karanA hogA / " 1 udhara mahAkAla rAjA jaba yuddha meM parAjita huA to usake samasta svajana-kuTumbI bhAga khar3e hue the / zrIpAla ne una sabako abhaya-dAna de, apane pAsa bulAyA / yathocita satkAra kara unheM yathA pUrva rahane kI AjJA dii| zrIpAla kA yaha vyavahAra dekha, mahAkAla rAjA bahuta hI cakita aura prasanna huA / usane zrIpAla se prArthanA kI kiH - "eka bAra Apa

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zrIpAla - caritra kI mere nagara aura rAja - prasAda ko apane Agamana se pAvana karane kRpA kareM; kyoM ki jisa taraha marubhUmi ke logoM ko Amra-vRkSa ke darzana durlabha hote haiM, usI taraha hamalogoM ke liye bhI Apa jaise pratApI puruSoM ke pavitra darzana durlabha haiN|" zrIpAla ne mahAkAla kI yaha prArthanA svIkAra kara lI; kintu isase dhavala seTha ko bahuta hI cintA hone lgii| vaha socane lagA :- "aisA na ho ki kumAra yahIM raha jAya~, to maiM kahIM kA na rahU~ / " kyoM ki zrIpAla ke binA usakA Age bar3hanA asambhava thA / usane zrIpAla se kahA:- "Apa jaise puNyAtmA se sabhI loga prema kara sakate hai : kintu hamalogoM ko ratnadvIpa jAnA hai / yadi hamaloga isI taraha jahA~-kahIM rahane lageMge, to vahA~ taka pahu~ca hI na skeNge|" zrIpAla ne kahA :- "ApakA kahanA ThIka hai; kintu kisI kI prArthanA kaise asvIkAra kI jAya ?" udhara rAjA mahAkAla ne samUce nagara ko dhvajA-patAkAoM se khUba sajAyA thA / sthAna-sthAna para nRtya aura gAyana kA Ayojana kiyA thA / yaha saba zrIpAla ke hI nimitta huA thaa| yathA samaya zrIpAla kI savArI niklii| bar3I dhUmake sAtha sAre nagara meM ghUmatI huI mahAkAla ke rAja prAsAda meM pahu~cI / rAjA mahAkAla ne zrIpAla ke Adara-satkAra aura Atithya meM kisI prakAra kI kora-kasara na rkkhii| idhara udhara kI bahuta sI bAteM hone ke bAda, rAjA ne avasara dekha, zrIpAla se 59

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chaThA pariccheda apanI rAja-kanyA ke pANi-grahaNa kA prastAva kiyaa| zrIpAla ne kahA:- "mujhe isameM koI Apatti nahIM ; kintu AjJAtakula vyakti ko apanA sambandhI banAne ke pUrva Apako acchI taraha vicAra kara lenA caahiye|" rAjA ne kahA :- "maiMne isakA vicAra acchI taraha kara liyA hai| haMsa chipA nahIM raha sktaa| ApakA zIla-svabhAva aura Apake guNa hI Apake kula kA paricaya de rahe haiN| baiDurya-ratna kI khAna se hI hIrA utpanna ho sakatA hai|" zrIpAla ne rAjA mahAkAla kA prastAva svIkAra kara liyaa| mahAkAla ne turanta apanI madanasenA nAmaka kanyA kA zrIpAla ke sAtha vivAha kara diyaa| isa samaya daheja meM rAjA ne zrIpAla ko anekAneka vastrAbhUSaNa, nava prakAra ke uttama nATaka aura aneka dAsa-dAsiyA~ arpaNa kii| . anantara zrIpAla bahuta dinoM taka apanI isa nayI sasurAla meM mauja karate rhe| anta meM unhoMne eka dina rAjA se bidA maaNgii| yaha sunakara rAjA ko bahuta hI duHkha huA, kintu lAcAra, atithiyoM se kisI kA ghara AbAda nahIM hotaa| phira putrI to parAyA dhana tthhrii| yaha socakara unhoMne zrIpAla ko bidA karane kI taiyArI kii|

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sAtavA~ pariccheda ratnadvIpa kI ora prasthAna rAjA mahAkAla ne zrIpAla ke liye eka bahuta bar3I naukA taiyAra kraayii| usa naukA meM usane aparimita dhanarAzi aura ratnAdika rakhavA diye| apanI putrI ko aura bhI nAnAprakAra kI cIjeM bheMTa diiN| calate samaya usane use bahuta sA hitopadeza diyaa| pazcAt maMgala-bAjoM ke sAtha saba loga rAja-kanyA aura zrIpAla ko samudrataTa taka pahu~cAne gye| prema ke kAraNa vahA~ sabakI A~khoM meM A~sU A gye| zrIpAla aura rAja-kanyA ne sabase vidA grahaNa kara naukA para sthAna grahaNa kiyaa| A~sU bahAte hue logoM ne unheM bidA kiyaa| nAvikoM ne laMgara utthaaye| naukAyeM vAyu-vega se ratnadvIpa kI ora cala pdd'iiN| zrIpAla kI naukA meM Amoda-pramoda ke sAdhanoM kI kamI na thii| pUrA rAjasI ThATha thaa| naukApara nATaka abhinIta ho rahe the aura zrIpAla madanasenA ke sAtha eka jharokhe se abhinaya dekhate hue cale jA rahe the| dhavala seTha ko yaha saba dekha-dekha kara, nAnA prakAra ke vicAra utpanna hote the| vaha apane mana meM socatA thA ki yAtrA to zrIpAla kI hI saphala huii| maiM to vyartha hI begAra kara rahA huuN| babbara kula meM hamaloga sAmAna

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sAtavA~ pariccheda lene utare, to vahA~ mujha para Aphata AyI; kintu zrIpAla eka rAja-kanyA aura merI AdhI sampatti kA adhikArI ho gyii| merA usake pAsa kucha bhAr3A pAvanA hai| kyA karU~? mAMgU yA na mA~ga? mAMgane para bhI vaha degA yA nahIM? zrIpAlakumAra ko dhavala seTha ke ina saMkIrNa vicAroM kA jaba patA calA, taba unhoMne dhavala seThako bulAkara, usakA jitanA bhAr3A nikalatA thA, usase dasa gunI rakama cukA dii| dhavala seTha ko yaha dekha kara bar3A hI Azcarya huaa| kucha dinoM ke bAda saba loga ratnadvIpa jA phuNce| laMgara DAlakara naukAe~ khar3I kara dI gyiiN| saba loga naukAoM se utara pdd'e| kara jakAta cukAkara saba mAla godAmoM meM rakhavA diyA gyaa| zrIpAla ne samudra ke taTa para hI apanA sunahalA tambU khar3A krvaayaa| usa tambUmeM ve eka rAjA kI taraha rahane lge| nitya hI nATaka Adi Amoda-pramoda hote rhe| isa taraha kumAra ke dina bar3e hI Ananda se vyatIta hone lge| eka dina dhavala seTha ne zrIpAla ke pAsa Akara kahA :"isa samaya hama logoM kI cIjoM ke dAma bahuta acche mila rahe haiN| Apa apanA mAla becate kyoM nahIM?" zrIpAlane kahA :'yaha kAma Apa hI kiijiye|' dhavala seTha ko yaha sunakara bahuta hI Ananda huA ; kyoMki yaha usI ke lAbha kI bAta thii| zrIpAla ke AdezAnusAra vaha apane mAla ke sAtha-sAtha unake mAlakI bhI nikAsI karane lgaa| .

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zrIpAla-caritra eka dina zrIpAlakumAra AnandapUrvaka nATaka dekha rahe the| usI samaya kaI anucaroM ke sAtha eka savAra vahA~ A phuNcaa| zrIpAla ne una logoM kA satkAra kara, unheM apane pAsa baitthaayaa| nATaka dekhakara ve loga bahuta hI prasanna hue| zrIpAla kumAra ne nATaka samApta hone para unase pUchA :Apaloga kahA~ se aura kisaliye Aye haiM? savAra ne apanA paricaya dete hue kahA :- "isa ratnadvIpa meM ratnasAnu nAmaka eka valayAkAra parvata hai| usa parvata para ratnasaJcayA nAmaka nagarI hai| vahA~ kanakaketu nAmaka vidyAdhara rAja karatA hai| usakI rAnI kA nAma ratnamAlA hai| usane cAra putra aura eka kanyA ko janma diyA hai| kanyA kA nAma madanamaMjuSA hai| vaha bahuta hI rUpavatI hai| parvata ke zikhara para rAjA ke pitA ne eka jina-mandira nirmita karavAyA hai| usameM svarNamayI zrIRSabhadeva bhagavAna kI mUrti sthApita hai| rAjA aura rAja-kumArI unakI bahuta hI bhakti karate haiN|" ____ ekadina rAja-kumArI ne prabhu kI bahuta hI manohara A~gI rcii| suvarNa ke patra lagAkara bIca-bIca meM ratna sajA diye| isase A~gI kI zobhA saugunI bar3ha gyii| isI samaya rAjA kanakaketu mandira meM jA phuNce| rAjakumArI dvArA racita A~gI dekhakara unheM sImAtIta Ananda huaa| ve apane mana meM kahane lage :- "dhanya hai merI putrI ko| yaha cauMsaTha kalAoM kI nidhAna hai| isake liye aba aisA hI yogya vara khojanA caahiye| yadi anurUpa vara na milA

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sAtavA~ pariccheda to bahuta hI duHkha kI bAta hogii| maNi aura kAJcana kA hI yoga honA caahiye| kA~ca aura kAJcana nhiiN|" jisa samaya rAjA ke mana meM yaha vicAra Aye, usI samaya rAja-kumArI A~gI kA kArya pUrNa kara bAhara nikala rahI thI, kintu vaha jyoM hI bAhara nikala rahI thI, tyoMhI akasmAt garbha-dvAra ke kivAr3a banda ho gye| unheM kholane ke liye usane bar3I ceSTA kI, lekina khulane kI kauna kahe, ve Tasa-se-masa bhI na hue| yaha dekhakara rAjakumArI apane mana meM socane lagI ki :- "pramAda ke kAraNa mujhase avazya koI bar3I bhArI AzAtanA ho gayI hai| usI se mujhe yaha daNDa milA hai|" vaha kahane lagI :-"he prabho! yadi mujhase koI aparAdha huA ho to kSamA kiijiye| maiM abhI nAdAna huuN| bacce to aparAdha kiyA hI karate haiM parantu mAtA-pitA unakI ora dhyAna nahIM dete| he bhagavan ! Apane mujhapara itanI akRpA kyoM kI ?" rAja kumArI ko isa prakAra duHkhita hote dekha, rAjA ne kahA :- "putrI ! isameM terA koI aparAdha nahIM hai| sArA aparAdha merA hI hai| maiMne terA kauzalya dekhakara mana-hImana tere liye pati kI cintA kii| isI AzAtanA ke hone se dvAra banda ho gye| bhagavAna vItarAga haiM-rAga dveSa rahita haiN| ataeva ve to krodha kara hI nahIM sakate, kintu kisI adhiSThAyaka deva ne mujhe yaha daNDa diyA hai| khaira, kucha bhI ho aba maiM bhI pratijJA karatA hU~ ki jaba taka yaha dvAra na khulege, taba taka yahA~ se na httuuNgaa|" .

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zrIpAla-caritra isa prakAra pratijJA kara mandira meM baiThe-baiTha tIna dina bIta gye| ina tIna dinoM meM rAjA aura unake parivAra vAloM ne mu~ha meM eka dAnA bhI na ddaalaa| tIsare dina pichalI rAta meM AkAza vANI huI ki:- "Apa loga cintA na kreN| jisa AdamI ke dekhane se yaha dvAra khuleMge, vahI ratnamaJjUSA kA pati hogaa| maiM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI kiMkarI cakrezvarI devI huuN| eka mAsa meM vara ko lAkara yahA~ upasthita karatI huuN|" yaha AkAza-vANI sunakara rAjA aura unake parijanoM ko sImAtIta Ananda huaa| anantara saba logoM ne usa samaya zAnti pUrvaka pAraNA kiyaa| he kumAra ! isa ghaTanA ko ghaTita hue 29 dina ho cuke haiN| rAja-parivAra bahuta hI utkaNTha pUrvaka uparokta puruSa ke Agamana kI rAha dekha rahA hai| maiM jinadeva seTha kA putra jinadAsa huuN| Apako dekhate hI merI yaha dhAraNA dRr3ha ho gayI hai ki cakrezvarI devI ApahI ko yahA~ le AyI haiN| merI yaha bhI dhAraNA hai ki usa mandira ke dvAra para ApakI dRSTi par3ate hI ve khula jaayNge| kRpA kara Apa mere sAtha caliye aura jinezvara ke darzana kara apanA janma saphala kiijiye| jinadAsa kI yaha bAteM suna zrIpAla ne usakI prArthanA svIkAra kara lii| isase jinadAsa ko sImAtIta Ananda huaa| zrIpAla apane cune hue anucaroM ke sAtha ratnasAnu parvata kI ora calane kI taiyArI karane lge|

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AThavA~ pariccheda mandira ke dvAra khula gaye zrIpAla ne ratnasAnu kI ora prasthAna karate samaya dhavala se bhI apane sAtha calane kA anurodha kiyaa| usane kahA :-"Apa jAiye, Apako na koI kAma hai, na koI cintaa| Apa jisa kArya ko socate haiM, vaha anAyAsa hI siddha ho jAtA hai| hameM to khAne kI bhI phurasata nahIM miltii| bar3I kaThinAI se dina meM eka bAra khAne kA avakAza milatA hai| aisI avasthA meM Apake sAtha kaise cala sakatA huuN|" __ zrIpAla, dhavala seTha ke kuTila svAbhAva se, bhalIbhA~ti paricita the| isaliye unhoMne usase adhika anurodha karanA ucita na smjhaa| apane kucha AdamiyoM ko sAtha le, turanta jinadAsa ke sAtha cala diye| kucha hI samaya meM saba loga RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke mandira ke pAsa jA phuNce| vahA~ pahale se hI logoM kI bar3I bhIr3a thii| jinadAsa ne socA yadi yaha saba loga eka sAtha hI mandira meM praveza kareMge to patA na lagegA, ki kisakI dRSTi par3ane se mandira ke kivAr3a khule| isaliye usane eka-eka manuSya ko mandira ke antardvAra taka jAne kI AjJA dii| isa vyavasthA ke anusAra vahA~ jitane manuSya upasthita the, sabhI mandira ke usa bhItarI daravAje taka ho

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zrIpAla-caritra hokara lauTa Aye, kintu na to mandira ke kivAr3a hI khule, na kisI ko deva-pratimA ke hI darzana hue! antameM zrIpAla kI bArI aayii| zrIpAla ne snAna kara pavitra vastra dhAraNa kiye| pUjana kI sAmagrI le, mukhakoza bA~dha kara savinaya mandira meM praveza kiyaa| antardvAra ke nikaTa pahu~cate hI mandira ke kivAr3a khula gye| isa ghaTanA se cAroM ora Ananda kA samudra umar3a pdd'aa| AkAza se devatAoM ne puSpa-vRSTi kii| upasthita jana-samudAya jaya-jayakAra karane lgaa| turanta hI yaha zubha-samAcAra rAjA ko pahuMcAyA gyaa| rAjA ne jaba yaha sunA ki ratnamaJjUSA kA pati A pahu~cA hai aura usakI dRSTi par3ate hI mandira ke kivAr3a khula gaye, taba use bahuta hI Ananda huaa| vaha usI samaya saparivAra jinamandira kI ora ravAnA huaa| jisa samaya rAjA kanakaketu jina-mandira meM pahu~cA, usa samaya zrIpAla jina-pUjA kara rahe the| pahale dravyapUjA kara phira bhAva-pUjA kii| anantara caityavandana evaM stuti kara jaba vaha raMga-maNDapa meM Aye, taba rAjA ne parijanoM sahita unheM praNAma kara unakA svAgata kiyaa| isake bAda mandirake kivAr3a kholane ke liye kRtajJatA prakaTa kara rAjAne zrIpAla se unake kula aura vaMza Adi kA paricaya pUchA; parantu kumAra apane mu~ha se kyoM koI bAta kahane lage? ve mauna hI rhe| uttama puruSa kadApi apane mu~ha se AtmaprazaMsA nahIM krte|

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68 AThavA~ pariccheda isa samaya eka Azcarya janaka ghaTanA ghaTita huii| acAnaka AkAza kisI divya prakAza se Alokita ho utthaa| saba loga cakita hokara AkAza kI ora dekhane lge| isI samaya eka vidyA cAraNa muni bhUmipara utre| unhoMne prathama mandira meM jAkara prabhu ke darzana kara stuti kii| tadanantara raMga-maNDapa meM, deva-racita siMhAsana para baiThakara logoM ko upadeza denA Arambha kiyaa| unhoMne kahA :-"he bhavyajIvoM! tuma loga siddhacakra kI upAsanA karo, jisase isa aura usa janma meM aneka prakAra kI susampatti prApta ho ske| duHkhadurbhAgya, vyAdhi, upAdhi saMkaTa aura upadravoM kA nAza ho aura tuma loga ananta-sukha ke bhoktA ho sko| navapadake sevana se zrIpAlane jisaprakAra sukha-sampatti prApta kI hai, usI prakAra tuma bhI prApta kara sakate ho|" ____ munirAja kI yaha bAteM suna logoM ne zrIpAla kA paricaya puuchaa| munirAja ne vistAra pUrvaka zrIpAla kA caritra kaha sunaayaa| anta meM unhoMne kahA :-"yahI zrIpAla isa samaya yahA~ Aye hue haiN| inhIM kI dRSTi par3ane se mandira ke yaha dvAra khule haiN|" isa prakAra logoM ko zrIpAla kA paricaya de, munirAja AkAza kI ora ur3a gye| loga bar3I dera taka unakI ora dekhate aura namaskAra karate rhe| kumAra zrIpAla kA caritra sunakara rAjA ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| usane mandira ke bAhara nikalate hI apane parijana aura nagara-nivAsiyoM ke

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zrIpAla - caritra 69 sammukha kumAra ko tilaka lagAkara unase madanamaJjUSA ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karane kI prArthanA kii| kumAra ne bhI saharSa svIkAra kara liyaa| cAroM ora isa samAcAra se Ananda vyApta ho gayA / kumAra apane nivAsa sthAna ko lauTa aaye| donoM ora byAha kI taiyAriyA~ hone lgiiN| zIghra hI zubha muhUrta meM kumAra ne madanamaJjUSA kA pANi- grahaNa kiyaa| rAjA ne kumAra ko rahane ke liye eka acchA sthAna pradAna kiyA / kumAra apanI donoM rAniyoM ke sAtha vahIM mauja se rahane lge| caitra mAsa Anepara navapada kI ArAdhanA ke nimitta kumAra ne nava Ayambila kiye| jina mandira meM aTThAI mahotsava kiyaa| cAroM ora amArIpaTaha bajavAyA aura bhalI-bhA~ti siddha cakra kI upAsanA kI / eka dina rAjA aura zrIpAlakumAra jinamandira meM prabhustuti kara rahe the| isI samaya kotavAla AyA / usane rAjA se nivedana kiyA, - "mahArAja ! hama loga eka bar3e bhArI aparAdhI ko pakar3a lAye haiN| usane ApakI avajJA kara, jakAta dene se inkAra kiyA / mA~gane para vaha lar3ane ko taiyAra huA / isaliye hama logoM ne bhI use giraphtAra kara liyA hai kahiye, use kyA daNDa diyA jAya ?" rAjAne kahA :- "kara na denA aura corI karanA eka samAna hai| ataeva jo sajA cora ko dI jAtI hai, vahI ise bhI denI caahiye| isake liye prANa- daNDa hI upayukta daNDa hai / "

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70 AThavA~ pariccheda rAjA ko yaha bAta sunakara zrIpAla kA hRdaya kA~pa utthaa| unhoMne kahA :-"rAjan! hama loga jina-mandira meM baiThe hue hai| yahA~ baiTha ke aisI bAta kaise kahI jA sakatI hai? binA aparAdhI ko dekhe, aura binA usakI bAta sune aisA kaThora daNDa denA ThIka nhiiN|" zrIpAla kI bAta kI rAjA upekSA na kara ske| unhoMne aparAdhI ko apane sammukha upasthita karane kI AjJA dii| usI samaya kotavAla dhavala seThako unake sammukha le aayaa| use dekhate hI zrIpAla muskarA utthe| unhoMne kahA :-"vAha! Apa loga cora to bahuta acchA pakar3a laaye| yaha to koTyAdhipati dhanika haiN| saikar3oM naukAyeM inake sAtha haiM maiM inheM apane pitA ke samAna mAnatA hU~ aura inhIM ke sAtha maiM yahA~ AyA huuN|" ___ itanA kaMha, zrIpAlakumAra ne dhavala seTha ke bandhana chur3A kara use rAjA se kSamA-prArthanA karane ko khaa| usake kSamAyAcanA karane para rAjA ne zrIpAla se kahA :- "maiM ApakI icchA ke viparIta koI kArya kaise kara sakatA huuN| Apa jisakI rakSA karane ko taiyAra hoMge, usakA aparAdha to Izvara bhI kSamA kara deNge| vaha ajara-amara ho jaaygaa|" kucha dinoM ke bAda eka dina dhavala seThane zrIpAla se Akara kahA:- "hama loga apane sAtha jitanA mAla lAye the, vaha saba beca diyA hai aura yahA~ se nayA mAla kharIda kara naukAyeM bhara dI haiN| aba jisa taraha Apa hameM yahA~ lAye the, usI taraha kRpA kara svadeza pahu~cA diijiye|"

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zrIpAla-caritra 71 dhavala seThakI yaha bAta suna zrIpAla ne rAjA se sArA hAla nivedana kara, bidA maaNgii| rAjA ko isase bahuta hI duHkha huA, kintu usane socA, ki maMganI kI cIja para moha rakhanA vyartha hai| paradezI kA prema anta meM dukhadAyI siddha hotA hai| yaha socakara vaha unheM bidA karane kI taiyArI karane lgaa| pazcAt usane zrIpAla se kahA :- "kumAra ! hama logoM ne madanamaJjUSA ko bar3e prema se pAla-pola kara bar3A kiyA hai| duHkha kise kahate haiM, yaha vaha jAnatI hI nhiiN| isaliye use apanI chatrachAyA meM jahA~ taka ho sake sukha pahu~cAne kI ceSTA krnaa| aba apanA yaha kanyAdhana hama Apake hAthoM meM rakhate haiN| yadi Apa anyAnya striyoM se byAha kareM, taba bhI kisI prakAra isake jI ko duHkhita na kreN| yahI hamArA nivedana hai| yahI hamArI prArthanA aura yahI hamArI Antarika icchA hai|" tadantara rAjA-rAnI ne madanamaJjUSA ko upadeza dete hue kahA :-"he putrI ! pati ko hI apanA ArAdhya deva smjhnaa| hRdaya meM kSamA vRtti ko sthAna denaa| sAsa, sasura, jeTha Adi bar3e-bUr3hoM kA Adara karanA, abhimAna chor3a kara hamAre kula kI kArti bddh'aanaa| pati ke sone ke bAda sonaa| uThane ke pahale uThanA / sautoM ko bahina smjhnaa| unakI bAta maannaa| pati ke samasta parivAra ko khilAne ke bAda khaanaa| dAsadAsI aura pazuoM kI yatna-pUrvaka rakSA krnaa| jina-pUjA

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72 AThavA~ pariccheda evaM guru-bhakti para prema rkhnaa| pativratA ke kartavyoM kA pAlana krnaa| adhika kyA kaheM, jisa taraha donoM pakSa kA mukha ujjvala ho, vahI krnaa|" / ___ pazcAt rAjA, aneka dAsa-dAsiyoM aura vastrAbhUSaNoM ke sAtha, zrIpAla aura madanamaJjUSA ko bidA karane ke liye samudra taTapara upasthita hue| kumAra zrIpAla ne apanI donoM rAniyoM ke sAtha naukA para sthAna grahaNa kiyaa| naukA calane ko hI thI ki, sabakI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara aaye| A~sU TapakAte hue rAjA ne zrIpAla aura madanamaJjUSA ko bidA kiyaa| ananta sAgara ke vakSasthala para krIr3A karatI huI naukAyeM vahA~ se cala pdd'ii|

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navA~ pariccheda dhavala seTha kI nIcatA naukAyeM drutavega se apanA rAstA taya kara rahI thiiN| kumAra apanI sabase bar3I naukA meM svatantratA-pUrvaka saphara kara rahe the| unakI Rddhi siddhi, unakA parivAra, unake naukara-cAkara aura unakI zAna-zauqata dekhakara dhavala seThako mana-hI-mana bhISaNa paritApa hone lgaa| usake hRdaya meM bar3e joroM se IrSyAgni dhadhaka utthii| vaha apane mana meM kahane lagA :- "isane merI pA~ca sau naukAoM meM se AdhI naukAyeM ba~TA liiN| khAlI hAtha AyA thA, aura isa samaya itanI bar3I sampatti kA adhikArI bana baiThA hai| devAMganA jaisI do striyA~ bhI ise mila gayIM ! cintA kI koI bAta nhiiN| abhI ghara thor3e hI pahu~ca gayA hai| maiM bhI degA ki, yaha sArI sampatti lekara kisa prakAra ghara pahu~catA hai? yadi maiM ise samudra meM Dhakela dUM, to isakI yaha sArI sampatti aura donoM striyA~ anAyAsa hI mere hAtha meM A sakatI haiN| kisakI sAmarthya hai, jo mere isa kArya meM bAdhA de sake?" / isa prakAra mana meM pApa-pUrNa vicAra utpanna honepara dhavala seThako adhikAdhika santApa hone lgaa| aba taka vaha kevala IrSyAgnise hI jala rahA thA, kintu aba kumAra kI rUpavatI

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74 navA~ pariccheda striyoM ko apanAne kA vicAra citta meM Ane se vaha kAmAgni se bhI jalane lgaa| na use dina meM caina par3atI thI, na rAta meM nIMda AtI thii| sadA vaha ThaNDI Ahe bharA karatA thA aura mana kI bAta kAryarUpa meM pariNata na karane ke kAraNa dina-va-dina durbala hotA jAtA thaa| dhavala seTha kI naukAoM para jitane manuSya the, unameM usake cAra mitra the| unake sAtha dhavala seTha kI ghaniSThatA thii| ve cAroM dhavala seThase pUrI mitratA rakhate the| dhavala seTha ko dina-pratidina durbala hote dekhakara unhoMne eka dina pUchA :"Apa isa prakAra durbala kyoM ho rahe haiM? kyA Apako koI roga huA hai yA koI cintA lagI hai? jo hAla ho, hamase khiye| hama usakA upacAra kreN|" . dhavala seTha ne aba koI bAta chipAnA ucita na smjhaa| cAroM mitroM se usakA dila bhI khUba milA huA thaa| ataeva usane lajjA chor3akara manakI saba bAteM una logoM ko kaha sunaayii| dhavala kI bAteM suna, cAroM ko bahuta hI Azcarya huaa| ve kahane lage:- "aise pApa-vicAroM ko hRdaya meM sthAna denA bhI ucita nhiiN| kumAra jaise sajjana puruSa kA nAza kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai? para-strI kA to vicAra bhI citta meM na Ane denA cAhiye, isaliye ina vicAroM ko sadA ke liye hRdaya se nikAla diijiye| kumAra the to Aja Apa jIvita haiN| kumAra na hote to Aja ApakI na jAne kyA avasthA huI

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zrIpAla-caritra 75 hotI? Apako to Ajanma inake RNI rahanA caahiye| unakA hita-cintana karanA caahiye| saubhAgyavaza unheM dhana aura striyoM kI prApti huI hai| isameM Apake liye santApa kA kauna-sA viSaya hai? Apako to isake liye prasanna hI honA caahiye| yadi Apa hamArI bAta na mAna kara kumAra kA aniSTa cintana kareMge, to yaha acchI taraha smaraNa rakhiye, ki Apako lene ke dene par3a jaayeNge|" dhavala seTha ko yaha upadeza de, cAra meM se tIna to apaneapane sthAna ko cale gaye; kintu eka mitra vahIM baiThA rahA / vaha kucha nIca prakRti kA manuSya thaa| sabake sAmane to usane sabakI hA~-meM-hA~ milA dI thI; kintu ekAnta milate hI dhavala seTha ko ulaTA pATha par3hAne lgaa| usane kahA :-"ina tInoM kI bAteM dhyAna dene yogya nahIM haiN| binA pApa kiye dhana kI prApti nahIM hotii| pahale pApase dhana prApta karanA caahiye| phira dhana se pApa-mukta ho sakatA hai| isaliye merI to yahI salAha hai ki jaise ho vaise Apako apanA kAma pUrA karanA caahiye| isakA sabase bar3hiyA upAya yaha hai ki kumAra ko mIThI-mIThI bAtoM se phNsaaiye| usase ghaniSTatA bddh'aaiyeN| jaba vaha bAtoM meM A jAye, taba maukA dekhakara usakA kAma tamAma kara diijiye| merI to dRr3ha dhAraNA hai ki isameM Apako avazya saphalatA prApta hogI aura Aja jo kumAra kA hai, vaha kisI-na-kisI dina ApakA ho jaaygaa|"

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76 navA~ pariccheda vinAza-kAle viparIta buddhi isa kahAvata ke anusAra dhavala seTha ko yaha bAteM pasanda A gyiiN| usakI mati palaTa gyii| vaha nAnA prakAra se kumAra ke sAtha ghaniSTatA bar3hAne kI ceSTA karane lgaa| kumAra se mIThI-mIThI bAteM karanA, adhika samaya taka unake pAsa baiThe rahanA aura unakI khuzAmada karate rahanA hI aba dhavala seTha kA nitya-kartavya ho pdd'aa| eka dina dhavala seTha ne maukA dekha, jahAja ke bAhara laTakate hue eka macAna para car3hakara Azcarya-pUrvaka kahAH"kumAra ! dekhiye, dekhiye| yaha kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai, ki eka magara ke ATha mu~ha haiM! jo kabhI kAnoM nahIM sunI, vahI Aja A~khoM dekha rahA huuN| dekhanA ho to zIghra hI Aiye, varnA phira kaheMge ki mujhe kyoM na batalAyA?" kautUhalavaza kumAra turanta hI vahA~ jA pahu~ce, kintu macAna bahuta hI choTA thaa| usa para eka sAtha do AdamI baiThe yA khar3e nahIM ho sakate the; isaliye dhavala seTha usa para se utara pdd'aa| macAna khAlI pAte hI kumAra usapara car3ha gye| isa ora dhavala seTha aura usakA kapaTI mitra donoM taiyAra khar3e the| jyoMhI kumAra ne macAna para paira rakkhA, tyoMhI una donoM ne donoM ora se macAna kI rassiyA~ kATa diiN| kumAra zrIpAla usI samaya athAha sAgara meM jA par3e! samudra meM girate hI kumAra ne navapada kA dhyAna kiyaa| uttama puruSa Apatti-kAla meM apane iSTa devako hI smaraNa

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zrIpAla-caritra donoM orase macAnakI rassiyA~ kATa diiN|

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oo zrIpAla-caritra karate haiN| navapada kA smaraNa karate hI eka magara ne zrIpAla ko apanI pITha para car3hA kara samudra-taTa para pahuMcA diyaa| hAtha meM ba~dhI huI 'jala-taraNI jar3I' aura siddhacakra ke pratApa se kumAra ko kucha bhI takalIpha na huii| magara ne kumAra ko jisa taTa para utArA thA, vaha kokaNa deza kA kinArA thaa| samudra-taTase kucha hI dUra calane para kumAra ko eka jaMgala milaa| thakAvaTa ke kAraNa zrIpAla kumAra eka campaka vRkSa ke nIce leTa gye| leTate hI unheM nidrA A gyii| yadyapi pratyakSa rUpa se isa samaya unakA koI rakSaka na thA, tathApi jisa dharma ne samudra meM unakI rakSA kI thI, vahI dharma isa samaya bhI unakI rakSA kara rahA thaa| puNyAtmA ko yadi duHkha milatA hai, to vaha bhI usake liye sukha kA kAraNa ho par3atA hai| prAyaH usako kaSTa hotA hI nhiiN| dAvAnala usake liye megha-rAzi ho jAtA hai| bhISaNa sarpa suzobhita puSpa-mAlA bana jAtA hai| jala meM sthala, jaMgala meM-maMgala aura viSakA amRta ho jAtA hai| puNya-pratApa hI aisA hai| isake pratApa se durjanoM ke bhISaNa SaDyantra bhI bekAra ho jAte haiM aura jo kArya kaSTa pahu~cAne ke uddezya se kiye jAte haiM, vahI maMgala janaka siddha hote haiN| kucha samaya taka sone ke bAda, jaba kumAra kI nIMda khulI to unhoMne dekhA ki ghur3asavAroM kI eka bahuta bar3I saMkhyA unake cAroM ora bar3e kAyadese khar3I hai aura saba loga

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navA~ pariccheda .sevaka kI bhA~ti unakI AjJA kI rAha dekha rahe haiN| turanta hI una savAroM kA saradAra kumAra kI ora agrasara huA! unake samIpa pahu~ca, usane kumAra ko batalAyA ki isa deza kA nAma kokaNa hai| ThANApurI nAmaka nagarI meM isakI rAjadhAnI hai| yahA~ ke rAjA kA nAma vasupAla hai| vaha bahuta hI prajAvatsala haiN| abhI kucha hI dina kI bAta hai ki eka dina rAjA apanI rAja-sabhA meM baiThe hue the| acAnaka eka naimittika vahA~ A phuNcaa| rAjA ne usakI samucita abhyarthanA karane ke bAda use kahA :-"yadi Apa nimitta zAstra ke jJAtA haiM to batalAiye ki, merI madanamaJjarI nAmaka kanyA kA pati kauna hogA? vaha kahA~ milegA? hama loga use kaise pahacAna sakeMge? aura kisa mAsa kI kisa tithi ko usase hamArI bheMTa hogI?" naimittika ne kahA:- "he rAjan ! hamArA nimittazAstra dhruva kI bhA~ti aTala hai| suniye, vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ke dina r3hAI prahara dina car3hane para samudra ke taTapara yadi Apa khoja kareMge to kanyA ke pati se ApakI avazya bheMTa ho jaaygii| vaha eka jaMgala meM caMpaka vRkSa ke nIce sotA huA milegaa| use ArAma pahuMcAne ke liye usa vRkSa kI chAyA sthira ho jaaygii|" . naimittika kI isa bAta para rAjA ko vizvAsa na huaa| ve kahane lage ki :- "yaha kevalI thor3e hI hai, jo isa prakAra saba bAteM batalAtA hai? isa prakAra saMzayazIla hone para bhI

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zrIpAla - caritra 79 naimittika kI bAta meM kahA~ taka satyatA hai, yaha jAnane ke liye unhoMne hama logoM ko yahA~ bhejA haiM / hama dekhate haiM ki, naimittika ne eka bhI bAta jhUTha na kahI thii| aba Apase hamArI yahI prArthanA hai ki kRpayA Apa hamAre sAtha caliye aura rAjakumArI kA pANi-grahaNa kara rAjA kI cintA dUra kIjiye / yaha saba bAteM zrIpAla se nivedana kara saradAra ne eka teja ghor3A mNgvaayaa| zrIpAla se usapara baiTha apane sAtha calane kI prArthanA kI / zrIpAla ko isameM koI Apatti dikhAI na dI / ve turanta azvArUr3ha ho, una logoM ke sAtha cala pdd'e| vAstava meM karma kI gati bar3I vicitra hai / kala jo zrIpAla samudra meM par3e hue, jIvana maraNa kI samasyA hala kara rahe the, vahI Aja rAjA ke anucaroM dvArA sammAnita hokara usake atithi banane jA rahe haiN| rAjA ne jyoMhI yaha samAcAra sunA, tyoMhI vaha bhI apane parijanoM ko sAtha le, zrIpAla kA svAgata karane ke liye sammukha aayaa| rAste hI meM donoM kI bheMTa ho gayI / rAjA unheM AdarapUrvaka apane nagara meM le Aye / nagaranivAsI bhI zrIpAla ko dekhane ke liye utsuka ho rahe the / nagara meM unakI savArI nikalate hI cAroM ora darzakoM kA samudra umar3a pdd'aa| jisakI dRSTi zrIpAla para par3I vahI

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navA~ pariccheda unake rUpa-lAvaNya aura gAmbhIrya kI prazaMsA karane lgtaa| rAjA ne bar3e hI sammAna-pUrvaka zrIpAla ke rahane ke liye eka sundara mahala kI vyavasthA kara dii| __ pAThakoM ko smaraNa hogA ki eka naimittikane rAjA ke pahale hI yaha saba bAteM batA dI thiiN| rAjA ne turanta hI usa naimittika ko bulA bhejA aura usase rAja-kumArI ke vivAha kA muhUrta puuchaa| naimittika ne kahA :-"Aja ke dina se bar3hakara koI uttama muhUrta nhiiN|" yaha sunakara rAjA ne turanta taiyAriyA~ kraayiiN| usI dina zrIpAla ke sAtha madanamaJjarI kA byAha karA diyaa| rAjA ne daheja meM zrIpAla ko aneka hAthI, ghor3e aura vastrAbhUSaNa Adi pradAna kiye| ____ karma-bhoga ke kAraNa kevala eka rAtri duHkha bhogane ke bAda dUsare dina zrIpAla nAnA prakAra kI sukha-sampatti ke adhikArI hue aura rAjA ke diye hue nivAsa-sthAna meM rahakara sukha-bhoga karane lge| rAjA ne zrIpAla se aneka bAra kahA, ki:-"Apako rAjya meM jo pada pasanda ho, usa para ApakI niyukti kara dI jaay|" kintu zrIpAla ne rAjA ke bAra-bAra kahane para bhI koI pada lenA svIkAra na kiyaa| anta meM rAjA ne .

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zrIpAla-caritra jaba bahuta hI anurodha kiyA taba zrIpAla ne 'thagIdhara' kA pada svIkAra karane kI icchA prakaTa kii| rAjA ke priyapAtra aura guNIjanoM ko pAna dekara unheM sammAnita karanA, 'thagIdhara' kA kartavya hai| yaha pada bahuta hI U~cA aura mAnanIya kahalAtA hai| rAjA ne turanta hI isa pada para zrIpAla kI niyukti kara dii| aba zrIpAla sasurAla meM rahakara apanI nava-vivAhitA strI ke sAtha Ananda anubhava karane lge|

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dasavA~ pariccheda cakrezvarI devI kA AvirbhAva idhara zrIpAla sasurAla meM sukhopabhoga kara rahe the, udhara samudra meM dhavala seTha mAre Ananda ke phUlA na samAtA thaa| nAma dhavala seTha hone para bhI usakA hRdaya bahuta hI kaluSita thaa| zrIpAla ko samudra meM Dhakela denepara use atyadhika Ananda huaa| use kabhI isa taraha kI kalpanA bhI na thI, ki yaha kArya itanI AsAnI se siddha ho jaayegii| zrIpAla kI samasta sampatti aura unakI do rAniyoM kA, apane Apako adhikArI samajha, vaha manahI-mana Ananda manAne lgaa| vaha kahane lagA:- "isa saMsAra meM mujhase bar3hakara koI bhAgyazAlI nhiiN| daiva hI mujhapara prasanna mAlUma hotA hai| khaira, aba ina donoM sundariyoM ko vaza karanA caahiye| binA rAjI kiye balAt prema na ho skegaa| yadi balAt sambandha kiyA jAyegA, to Ananda bhI milanA asambhava hai| unheM vaza karane ke liye pahale unake prati kRtrima sahAnubhUti prakaTa karanI hogii| unake duHkha se duHkhI hone kA DhoMga karanA hogaa| pazcAt mIThImIThI bAteM banAkara unheM apane hAtha meM kara skeNge|" isa samaya dhavala seTha kA hRdaya mAre khuzI ke nAca rahA thaa| phira bhI rAniyoM ko dikhalAne ke liye vaha phUTa

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zrIpAla - caritra phUTa kara rone lagA / kabhI vaha pachAr3a khAkara giratA, kabhI mAthA paTakatA aura kabhI chAtI kUTa-kUTa kara bar3e vega se rone lagatA / acAnaka usakI yaha avasthA dekha kara saba loga cAroM ora se daur3a Aye / usase isa taraha rone kA kAraNa pUchane lage / dhavala seTha ne bilakha kara kahA:- "kyA kahU~, kahate kalejA phaTA jAtA hai / hAya ! hama logoM kA sarvanAza ho gayA / kumAra zrIpAla magaramaccha dekhane ke liye isa maMca para car3he the; kintu isakI rassiyA~ TUTa jAne ke kAraNa ve samudra meM jA pdd'e| hA daiva ! tUne yaha kyA kiyA ? hA kumAra ! hama logoM ko isa taraha majhadhAra meM chor3akara kahAM cale gaye !" dhavala seTha kI yaha bhayaMkara bAta sunate hI kumAra kI donoM rAniyA~ mUrchita hokara gira pdd'iiN| unakI sakhI - sahacarI aura dAsiyA~ bhI ghabar3A gyiiN| unhoMne donoM ko hoza meM lAne kI bar3I ceSTA kI / nAnA prakAra ke upacAra karane para kucha samaya meM donoM ko hoza huA / hoza meM Ate hI donoM rAniyA~ bar3e hI karuNa svara se vilApa karane lgiiN| usa samaya jo avasthA thI, vaha varNana nahIM kI jA sakatI / unakA hRdaya mAre duHkha ke phaTA jAtA thaa| abhI una donoM ke pA~va kA mahAvara bhI na chUTA thA, abhI unake byAha kI cUnarI bhI mailI na huI thii| aisI avasthA meM unake liye yaha duHkha asahya ho par3anA svAbhAvika thA / 83

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dasavA~ pariccheda jisa samaya donoM rAniyA~ vilApa kara rahI thIM, usa samaya dhavala seTha bhI unake pAsa jA pahu~cA aura unheM dikhAne ke liye phUTa-phUTakara rone lgaa| kucha dera taka rone ke bAda usane gambhIratA dhAraNa kara rotI huI rAniyoM ko dilAsA dene kA Dhoga karate hue kahA:- - "sundarI ! isa prakAra rone -kalapane meM aba koI sAra nahIM hai / saMsAra meM jo manuSya janma lete haiM, ve eka na eka dina marate hI haiN| kumAra to jahA~ raheMge vahA~ maNi, mANika aura muktAphala kI bhA~ti ziramaura hokara hI rheNge| hameM bhI aba zoka karanA chor3a, apane zeSa jIvana ko sukhI banAne kI ceSTA karanI cAhiye / jahA~ hama logoM kI koI gati nahIM hai, hama loga jisa bAta ke liye icchA karane para bhI kucha nahIM kara sakate; usa bAta ke liye, hamako aba zoka karanA ucita nahIM / " , 84 dhavala seTha kI sandeha janaka bAtoM ko zravaNa kara donoM rAniyoM ko usapara zaMkA ho gyii| ve apane mana meM kahane lagIM - "ho na ho, isI pApI ne yaha kAma kiyA hai| dhana aura striyoM ke pralobhana meM par3akara isIne hamAre svAmI ko samudra meM Dhakela diyA hai| isa samaya to yaha mIThI-mIThI bAteM banA rahA hai, kintu isakI bAteM kapaTa se bharI huI haiN| kisI dina avasara milate hI hama logoM kA satItva naSTa karane kI ceSTA yaha avazya kregaa| daiva ne

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zrIpAla-caritra usa cauthe mitra ko mAra DAlA /

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zrIpAla - caritra hameM nirAdhAra banA diyA hai ! isake pAzavika - balake sAmane hama loga kaise Thahara sakeMgI? uttama to yahI hogA, ki hama bhI samudra meM girakara apanA prANa de deM, tAki eka sAtha hI ina saba jhaMjhaToM kA anta A jAya !" jisa samaya donoM rAniyA~ yaha bAteM soca rahIM thIM, usI samaya bar3e joroM kA tUphAna uThA / samudra meM bar3I-bar3I taraMge - hiloreM uThane lgiiN| AkAza bAdaloM se ghara gayA / cAroM ora andhakAra hI andhakAra dikhalAI dene lagA / bAdaloM kI garajanA aura bijalI kA camakanA bahuta hI bhayAvanA mAlUma hotA thA / isI samaya vAyu ke kaI jhoMke itane jora ke Aye ki naukAoM ke pAla kI rassiyA~ TUTa gyiiN| saba logoM ke hRdaya kA~pa utthe| kaI loga aneka taraha ke saMkalpa vikalpa karate the| sabako apane-apane prANa kI par3I thI / saba koI mana-hI-mana Izvara kA smaraNa kara rahe the| isI samaya DamarU bajAte hue, hAtha meM khaDga liye, eka kSetrapAla prakaTa hue, unake pIche bAvana vIroM kI senA ke sAtha, hAtha meM cakra ghumAtI huI, siMha-vAhinI cakrezvarI devI ne padArpaNa kiyaa| unhoMne Ate hI dhavala seTha ko burI salAha denevAle, usa cauthe mitra ko mAra ddaalaa| anantara kSetrapAla ne usake zarIra ko khaMDa-khaMDa kara samudra meM pheMka diyaa| apane mitra kI yaha gati dekha kara dhavala ke devatA kUca kara gaye / usakA durbala hRdaya 85

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dasavA~ pariccheda bhaya ke kAraNa kA~pa utthaa| usI samaya usane donoM rAniyoM kI zaraNa lii| yaha dekha, cakrezvarI ne kahA :- "he pApAtmA! satiyoM kI zaraNa lene ke kAraNa Aja to maiM tujhe chor3a detI hU~, kintu yaha acchI taraha smaraNa rakhanA, ki aba kabhI anyAya kA vicAra bhI mana meM lAyA, to tujhe jindA na chodduuNgii|" dhavala seTha ko isa prakAra zikSA de, devI ne donoM rAniyoM ko apane pAsa bulAkara kahAH- "tuma loga jarA bhI cintA na kro| tumhAre pati kuzala haiN| ve apanI nayI sasurAla meM mauja kara rahe haiN| Aja ke tIsaveM dina tumheM ve avazya mileNge| lo, maiM tuma donoM ko eka-eka puSpamAlA detI hU~ yatna-pUrvaka rkhnaa| jyoM-jyoM samaya bItatA jAyagA, tyoM-tyoM inakI sugandha bar3hatI jaaygii| ina mAlAoM kI vizeSatA yaha hai, ki inake pratApa se tumhAre satItva kI rakSA hogii| gale meM ina mAlAoM ko pahane rahanA, phira yadi tumheM koI kudRSTi se dekhegA to vaha kucha dinoM ke liye andhA ho jaayegaa|" itanA kaha, cakrezvarI devI sadala-bala antardhAna ho gyii| sAtha hI saba tUphAna bhI zAnta ho gyaa| samudra phira apanI pUrvAvasthA meM A gayA aura saba naukAyeM yathAniyama agrasara hone lgiiN| yaha saba hAla dekha kara, dhavalaseTha ke ve tInoM mitra usake pAsa phuNce| unhoMne kahA:-"seThajI! hamArI bAta .

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zrIpAla - caritra na mAnane kA kyA phala huA, so tumane dekha liyA / tumhArA eka saMgI jAna se mArA gyaa| tumheM bhI bar3I kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| khaira, aba bhI kucha bigar3A nhiiN| subaha kA bhUlA zAma ko ghara A jAya, to vaha bhUlA nahIM kahAtA / aba kabhI bhUla kara bhI para-dhana yA para - strI kI icchA na karanA / apane mana meM kisI bure vicAra ko sthAna na denA / yadi aba bhI hamArI bAta na mAnoge to phira pachatAoge / " pApI dhavala seTha para mitroM ke isa upadeza kA koI prabhAva na pdd'aa| usake vicAra jyoMki tyoM maile bane rhe| vaha apane mana meM kahane lagA:- "jaba itanA bar3A saMkaTa dUra ho gayA to aba cintA karane kI koI bAta nahIM / " yaha socakara kucha hI dinoM ke bAda usane zrIpAla kI rAniyoM ke pAsa eka dUtI bheja kara kahalAyA ki tumhArA dAsAnudAsa dhavala seTha tumhAre prema kI bhikSA mA~ga rahA hai| yaha sunate hI rAniyoM ne usI samaya dUtI ko gardana pakar3a nikAla bAhara kiyA; kintu isase bhI kAmAndha dhavala seTha ko ceta na huaa| eka dina vaha svayaM strI kA veza dhAraNa kara dhRSTatA - pUrvaka una rAniyoM ke pAsa jA pahu~cA / jyoMhI usane apanI pApa-dRSTi una satiyoM para DAlI, tyoMhI usakI A~khe mAnoM jhulasa gyiiN| dAsiyoM ne usakI dillagI ur3A kara usI samaya nikAla bAhara kiyA / tadanantara 87

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dasavA~ pariccheda cakrezvarI devI ke kathanAnusAra dhavala seTha ko kaI dinoM taka kucha bhI na dikhAI diyaa| kintu dhavala seTha ne isa ghaTanA se bhI koI zikSA grahaNa na kI / vaha apane mana meM kahane lagA :- "kisI na - kisI dina to yaha merI bAta mAnane ke liye avazya hI bAdhya hoMgI / " khaira, isa samaya unakA vicAra chor3a, aba vaha yaha socane lagA ki zrIpAla jisa samaya samudra meM gire the, usa samaya dakSiNa ora kI havA cala rahI thI, isaliye vaha yadi jIte bace hoMge, to dakSiNa kI ora gaye hoNge| ataH usa tarapha na jAkara uttara kI ora calanA cAhiye / yaha soca kara usane apane nAvikoM ko uttara kI ora calane kI AjJA dI ; kintu havA aisI ulTI cala rahI thI, ki hajAra mAthA mArane para bhI nokAyeM usa ora ko calAyI jA sakIM / anta meM lAcAra ho, unheM dakSiNa kI hI ora agrasara honA pdd'aa| kucha hI dinoM meM ve loga kokaNa deza ke taTapara A pahu~ce / dhavala seTha ne usa pradeza ke eka vizAla ghATa para apanI naukAyeM khar3I karavA diiN| anantara vaha prathAnusAra bheMTa kI sAmagrI le, rAjA kI sevA meM upasthita huaa| 88 bahumUlya vastuoM ke sAtha dhavala seTha ko upasthita dekha, rAjA ne usakA bahuta hI satkAra kiyA aura use apanI dAhinI ora eka bahuta hI uttama Asana para baiThAyA /

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zrIpAla-caritra baiThate hI dhavala seTha ko dRSTi thagIdhara ke Asana para baiThe hue zrIpAla kumAra para jA pdd'ii| unheM dekhate hI vaha mAnoM sUkha gyaa| kATo to lahU nahIM-aisI hAlata ho gyii| jisa prakAra sUrya ke prakAza se ullU kI A~kheM banda ho jAtI haiM, usI prakAra zrIpAla ko dekhakara dhavala seTha kI AkheM banda ho gyiiN| usakA pApI hRdaya TUka-TUka huA jAtA thA, kintu kyA kareM, isa samaya koI upAya na thaa| rAjA ne zrIpAla ke hAtha se use pAna dilaaye| isa samaya unheM dekhakara dhavala seTha ne acchI taraha itaminAna kara liyA, ki usakI A~kheM use dhokhA to nahIM de rahI haiM? zrIpAlane bhI dhavala seThako turanta hI pahacAna liyA, kintu ve bar3e hI gambhIra the| unake cehare para raJcamAtra bhI kisI navIna bhAva kI jhalaka na dikhAI dii| zrIpAla ko dekhakara dhavala seTha ko bar3A hI aphasosa huaa| vaha mana-hI-mana kahane lagAH-"aho, jise maiMne apanI rAhakA kA~TA samajhA, samUla naSTa kara diyA thA, phira bhI vaha abhI jyoM kA tyoM banA huA hai| aba to binA isakA sarvanAza kiye, maiM haragija sukhI nahIM ho sktaa|" jisa samaya dhavala seTha isa taraha kI bAteM soca rahA thA, usI samaya rAjAne sabhA visarjita kara dii| dhavala seTha bhI sabhA bhavana se bAhara nikala aayaa| bAhara nikalate hI usane eka dvAra-pAlase zrIpAla kA paricaya puuchaa| dvAra-pAla ne kahA:-"mahArAja! isa

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dasavA~ pariccheda puruSa kA itihAsa bar3A hI vicitra hai / yaha na jAne kahA~ se A phuNcaa| samudra ke taTa para eka dina so rahA thA / vahA~ se lAkara rAjA ne isake sAtha apanI kanyA kA vivAha kara, ise "thagIdhara' banA diyA / na jAta pUchI na pA~ta / bar3e AdamiyoM kA mAmalA hai, varnA na jAne kyA ho jAtA / " | dvAra - pAla kI yaha bAta suna, dhavala seTha ko bar3A hI Ananda huaa| vaha apane mana meM socane lagAH- "zrIpAla ko nIca jAti kA pramANita kara use nIcA dikhAnA cAhiye / yadi mujhe apane isa kArya meM saphalatA mila gayI, to niHsandeha rAjA kruddha ho, zrIpAla ko prANa- daNDa kI AjJA de degA aura merI rAha kA yaha kA~TA dUra ho jAyagA / yadyapi aba taka maiMne jitane upAya kiye, ve sabhI vyartha pramANita hue| phira bhI nirAza hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM / udyoga karane para sabhI kArya saphala hote haiN| udyoga hI saba sukhoM kA mUla hai| zrIpAla merA parama zatru hai / ise bar3hane kA avasara kadApi na denA caahiye| jaise ho vaise, isakA sarvanAza hI karanA ucita haiM !" isa taraha soca-vicAra karatA huA dhavala seTha apanI naukAoM kI ora lauTa claa| vahA~ pahu~cate hI kucha bhA~Da loga gAte-bajAte usake pAsa jA phuNce| unheM dekhate hI dhavala seTha ko eka nayI bAta kI kalpanA AyI / isI samaya usane unake aguAko apane pAsa bulAkara kahAH- "tuma hamArA eka kAma karoge? yadi kara sako to maiM tumheM mAlAmAla karane ke liye taiyAra hU~ / " 90

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zrIpAla-caritra bhA~Dane kahA :- "hama loga rupayoM ke hI liye to nAcate-gAte aura dara-dara mAre phirate haiN| rupayA mile to saMsAra meM aisA koI kArya nahIM, jo hama na kara skeN|" dhavala seTha ne kahA:-"acchA, suno| isa rAjA ke darabAra meM jo dhagIdhara hai, use tuma loga apanA jAti-bandhu aura nAte-riztedAra batAkara usake gale se lipaTa jaao| yaha kAma itanI saphAI ke sAtha karanA hogA, jisameM dekhane vAloM ke mana meM dRr3ha dhAraNA ho jAya, ki vaha tumhArA hI jAti bandhu hai| yadi yaha kAma tuma acchI taraha kara sako to maiM tumheM eka lAkha rupaye nakada duuNgaa|" bhA~Dane kahA:-"basa, aba Apako adhika na kahanA hogA, hama aisA hunara dikhAveMge, ki kisI ko jarA bhI sandeha na hone paayegaa| jaba hama ApakA yaha kAma pUrA kara deM, taba hameM hamArI meMhanata ke rupaye aura inAma donoM diijiyegaa|" isa prakAra dhavala seTha se saba bAteM taya ho jAnepara, bhA~DoMkA yaha dala rAja-sabhA meM phuNcaa| vahA~ bar3I dera taka nAca-gAna aura ha~sI-dillagI dvArA rAjA kA manoraJjana karate rhe| anta meM rAjA ne prasanna hokara kahA:- "tumheM jo icchA ho, mA~ga lo| maiM saharSa dene ko taiyAra huuN|" bhA~r3oM ne kahAH"rAjan ! hama ApahI kA anna khAte haiN| ApakI kRpA se hameM rupaye paise kI kamI nahIM hai yadi Apa prasanna haiM to koI aisI kRpA kIjiye, jisase hamArI pratiSThA meM vRddhi ho|"

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dasavA~ pariccheda bhA~DoM kI yaha bAta suna, rAjA ne thagIdhara ko saMketa kiyaa| zrIpAla turanta hI bhA~DoM ko pAna dene ke liye uTha khar3e hue| unakI pratiSThA bar3hAne kA isase bar3hakara dUsarA upAya na thaa| jyoM hI zrIpAla kumAra usa bUr3he bhA~Da ke samIpa pahu~ca kara use pAna dene lage, tyoM hI vaha A~kheM phAr3a-phAr3a kara unheM dekhane lgaa| kaI bAra nIce se Upara taka nigAha DAlane ke bAda, vaha ha~satA huA, kumAra ke gale se cipaTa gayA aura kahane lagA ki:-"vAha beTA! Aja na jAne maiM kisakA mu~ha dekha kara uThA thA, ki itane dinoM ke bAda tujhase bheMTa huii| beTA ! tU hama logoM ko chor3a kara kahA~ calA gayA thA? Aja tujhe isa taraha jItA-jAgatA aura svastha dekhakara hameM bar3A hI Ananda ho rahA hai|" bUr3he kI bAta pUrI bhI na hone pAyI thI, ki dUsarI ora se eka bur3hiyA Akara beTA-beTA kahatI zrIpAla ke zarIra se cipaTa gyii| phira to mAno svajana-snehiyoM kA tA~tA hI ba~dha gyaa| eka strI zrIpAla kI bahana bana gayI, eka lar3akA bhAI bana gayA, eka AdamI mAmA bana gayA, eka jana bhAnajA bana gayA, eka bur3hiyA kAkI bana gayI, eka strI mAmI bana gyii| isI taraha sabhI bhA~r3oM ne koI-na-koI riztedArI nikAla kara zrIpAla ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA aura isa prakAra harSa vyakta karane lage, mAnoM vAstava meM barasoM se bichur3e hue kisI manuSya se bheMTa huI ho| anta meM usa vRddha bhA~Da ne rAjA se kahA :"he rAjan ! Aja mujhe jo Ananda ho rahA hai, vaha maiM varNana nahIM .

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zrIpAla-caritra kara sktaa| yaha merA putra hai| bahuta dina hue kucha aprasanna hokara cupacApa na jAne kahA~ calA gayA thaa| Aja Izvara kI kRpA se yahA~ acAnaka bheMTa ho gyii| yaha saba mere parivAra ke hI loga haiN| kevala isI putra ke binA merA ghara andhakAra maya ho rahA thaa| Aja isake mila jAne se hama logoM kA vaha duHkha dUra ho gayA / isake liye usa paramAtmA ko, sAtha Apako bhI maiM anekAneka dhanyavAda detA huuN|" bhA~DakI yaha bAteM suna, rAjA bar3I cintA meM par3a gye| unakA jI sUkha gyaa| ve apane mana meM kahane lage:--"hAya ! maiM yaha kyA kara baiThA! binA jAti-pA~ti aura kula jAne maiMne isake sAtha apanI kanyA kA vivAha kyoM kara ddaalaa| vAstava meM yaha kArya bar3A hI anucita ho gyaa| bhA~DakI bAtoM para sandeha karane kA bhI koI kAraNa nahIM; kyoMki yaha saba isake svajana-sambandhI hI mAlUma hote haiN| aphasosa! isane hama sabako dharma-bhraSTa kara diyaa|" ina vicAroM ke kAraNa rAjA ke manameM bar3I khalabalI paidA ho gyii| usane turanta naimittika ko bulA bhejaa| naimittika usI kSaNa sabhA meM A, upasthita huaa| use dekhate hI rAjA ke krodha kA jvAlAmukhI phaTa pdd'aa| usane garaja kara kahAH"kyoM re, naimittika! mere sAtha yaha cAla! vizvAsaghAta ! tUne pahalese kyoM na batalAyA ki yaha jAti kA bhA~Da haiN|"

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94 dasavA~ pariccheda naimittika ne kahA :-"sarakAra! maiMne jo usa samaya kahA thA, vahI maiM aba bhI kaha rahA huuN| yaha aneka mAtaMgoM kA svAmI hai| merI bAta kabhI jhUThI nahIM ho sktii|" rAjA ne naimittika kI yaha bAteM samajhanA to dUra rahA; pUre taura se sunA bhI nhiiN| use naimittika aura zrIpAla donoM para bar3A krodha aayaa| usane donoM kA prANa le, apane krodha ko zAnta karanA sthira kiyaa| mana-hI-mana vaha isake liye Ayojana karane lgaa| nagara meM cAroM ora vidyuta-vega se yaha samAcAra phaila gyaa| rAja-kumArI madanamaJjarI ko bhI yaha bAta zIghra hI mAlUma ho gyii| vaha usI samaya apane pitA ke pAsa phuNcii| usane unheM samajhAte hue kahA :- "pitAjI ! jo kucha karanA ho, vaha soca-vicAra kara kiijiyegaa|" binA bicAre jo kare, so pAche pchitaay| "ina bhA~DoM kI bAta kA khayAla na kriye| isameM mujhe kucha rahasya mAlUma hotA hai| raha gayI, kumAra ke kula aura vaMza kI bAta, so yaha kisI ke chipAye nahIM chiptii| manuSya ke AcaraNoM se usake kula aura jAti kI parIkSA ho jA sakatI hai| isaliye Apa kisI bAta kA duHkha na kreN| acchI taraha soca-vicAra karane ke bAda hI koI kArya kreN|" / ____ kumArIkI yaha bAteM suna, rAjAne kumAra ko apane pAsa bulA kara kahAH-'apane kula aura vaMza kA mujhe paricaya

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zrIpAla-caritra diijiye|' kumAra ne kahAH-"rAjan ! uttama puruSa apane mu~ha se apane kula aura vaMza kA paricaya kadApi nahIM dete / unake kArya hI unake kula ko prakaTa kara diyA karate haiN| yadi Apa merA kula jAnanA hI cAhate haiM to apane samasta sainya ko yuddha ke liye taiyAra hone kI AjJA diijiye| eka ora ApakI samUcI senA rahegI, dUsarI ora akelA maiM rhuuNgaa| eka talavAra ke atirikta dUsarA hathiyAra maiM apane pAsa na rktuuNgaa| jisa samaya ApakI senA ke sAtha merA yuddha chir3egA, usa samaya anAyAsa Apako mere vaMza kA patA mAlUma ho jaaygaa| lekina maiM Apase pUchatA hU~ ki isa taraha pAnI pIne ke bAda jAti pUchane se kyA lAbha hogA? isa bAta kI jA~ca to pahale hI honI cAhiye thii| khaira, Apako jo acchA mAlUma ho vahI kiijiye| maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki Apako kisI prakAra kA mana: kaSTa pahu~cAnA merA abhISTa nahIM hai| maiM apane mu~ha se apane vaMza kA paricaya kadApi na duuNgaa| hA~, yadi Apa kucha jAnanA hI cAhate hoM, to maiM eka sarala upAya bhI batalA detA huuN| Aja hI paradeza se hamAre zahara meM AyI naukAoM meM merI do rAniyA~ bhI haiN| yadi Apa cAheM to unheM bulA kara unase saba bAteM jAna sakate haiN| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki yaha saba bAteM batalAne meM unheM koI Apatti na hogii|" zrIpAla kI yaha bAta suna, rAjA ne turanta apane mantriyoM ko, unakI rAniyoM ko le Ane kI AjJA dii| mantrI loga usI samaya pAlakI lekara samudra-taTa para jA phuNce| jyoMhI

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dasavA~ pariccheda unhoMne dAsI dvArA yaha samAcAra rAniyoM ke pAsa bhejA, ki zrIpAla ne tumheM bulAyA hai, tyoMhI ve pAlakI meM baiTha, mantriyoM ke sAtha cala pdd'iiN| unheM dekha kara rAjA ko bar3A hI harSa huaa| zrIpAla ko itane dinoM ke bAda sakuzala dekha, rAniyA~ bhI mAre Ananda ke phUlI na samAtI thiiN| isa samaya unheM avarNanIya Ananda ho rahA thaa| rAjA ne zIghra hI una donoM se zrIpAla kA vaMza-paricaya puuchaa| turanta hI vidyAdhara kI kanyA ne sArA hAla rAjA ko kaha sunaayaa| usane svayaM yaha saba bAteM vidyAcaraNa muni ke mu~ha se sunI thiiN| zrIpAla kA samasta pUrva-vRttAnta sunAne ke bAda usane kahA :- "hama loga ratnadvIpa se prasthAna kara svadeza kI ora A rahe the| rAste meM dhavala seTha nAmaka eka duSTa baniye ne inheM samudra meM Dhakela diyA thA; kintu puNya ke pratApa se Aja phira hamaloga inheM apane bIca meM dekha rahI haiN|" zrIpAla kumAra kA paricaya prApta kara, rAjA ko atyanta Ananda huaa| ve turanta hI unheM pahacAna gye| kahane lage:yaha to mere bhAnaje lagate haiN| jo huA so acchA hI huaa| yadyapi maiMne binA jAne-bUjhe hI inake sAtha apanI kanyA kA vivAha kara diyA thA, kintu saubhAgyavaza yaha sambandha maNi aura kaJcana ke yoga jaisA hI huA hai|" jisa bhANDa-maNDalI ne zrIpAla ko apanA sambandhI siddha karane kI ceSTA kI thI, usapara rAjA ko aba bar3A hI krodha aayaa| usane una saboMko dhamakA kara pUchA:-"saca

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zrIpAla-caritra kaho, tuma logoM ne yaha prapaJca-jAla kyoM bichAyA? bhA~DoMne socA ki aba saca bAta kahe binA kalyANa nhiiN| jhUTha bola kara adhika samaya taka logoM ko nahIM ThagA jA sktaa| usI samaya unhoMne kA~pate hue kahAH- "mahArAja! hama logoM se bar3A kasUra huaa| yahA~ Aye hue eka seTha ne hama logoM se yaha saba karane ko kahA thaa| pralobhana meM par3akara hama loga usakI bAtoM meM A gye| hama logoM kA kasUra to avazya hai; kintu isakA mUla kAraNa vaha seTha hI hai| usakA nAma 'dhavala' hai| vaha hAla hI meM kisI videza se yahA~ AyA huA hai|" bhA~DoMkI yaha bAta suna kara rAjA ne usI samaya dhavala seTha ko pakar3a lAne kI AjJA dii| AjJA milate hI vaha khoja nikAlA gyaa| usI samaya usakI muzkeM bA~dha lI gyiiN| zIghra hI vaha rAjA ke sammukha upasthita kiyA gyaa| dhavala seTha ne dekhA ki isa bAra burI taraha phNse| pahale to zrIpAla ne chur3AyA thA, aba kauna chur3AyegA? nidAna, usane apanA aparAdha svIkAra kara liyA aura rAjA se kSamA-prArthanA kI; kintu rAjA isa samaya Ape se bAhara ho rahA thaa| use dhavala aura bhA~r3oM kA yaha aparAdha akSamya pratIta huaa| usane usI samaya dhavala aura samasta bhA~DoM ko zUlIpara car3hA dene kI AjJA de dii| zrIpAla se aba na rahA gyaa| unakA dayAlu hRdaya pAnIpAnI ho gyaa| unhoMne turanta rAjA ke pAsa pahu~ca kara unheM yaha

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dasavA~ pariccheda AjJA vApasa lene kI prArthanA kii| unhoMne kahA :- "yaha dhavala seTha to mere pitA ke samAna haiN| inhoMne mere sAtha thor3I-bahuta burAI avazya kI hai, kintu sAtha hI unhoMne mujhapara aise-aise upakAra bhI kiye haiM ki kisI taraha bhI unakA badalA nahIM cukAyA jA sakatA hai| inheM jaise ho vaise chor3a diijiye| bhA~DoMne jo kucha kiyA vaha pralobhana meM par3akara kiyA, ataeva inakA bhI koI doSa nahIM / kRpayA ina sabako zIghra hI chor3a dIjiye / " rAjA vasupAla, zrIpAla kI bAta bhalA kaise TAla sakate the? unhoMne turanta dhavala seTha aura bhANDa - maNDalI ko mukta kara diyA / naimittikane bhI isa avasara se lAbha uThAnA ucita smjhaa| ataH usane rAjA se kahA :- "mahArAja ! dekhiye, jo maiM kahatA thA, vaha bilakula ThIka nikalA na ? aba to zrIpAla kumAra ke sambandha meM Apako koI sandeha nahIM rahA ?" 98 rAjA ne muskurA kara kahA :- "nahIM, aba mujhe koI sandeha nahIM rahA / tumane jo bAteM kahI thIM, ve saba ThIka nikliiN| maiM tumapara bahuta hI prasanna huuN|" itanA kaha, rAjAne naimittika ko bahuta sA dhana dekara vidA kiyaa| zrIpAla bhI rAjA se vidA grahaNa kara tInoM striyoM ke sAtha apane nivAsa sthAna meM cale Aye | dhavala seTha ne isa prakAra zrIpAla ke sAtha aneka burAiyA~ kIM / bAraMbAra unakA sarvanAza karanA cAhA, kintu zrIpAla ne saujanyavaza apane vyavahAra meM jarA bhI antara na

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zrIpAla-caritra ina sabako zIghra hI chor3a diijiye|

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zrIpAla-caritra Ane diyaa| adhikA~za samaya zrIpAla use apane sAtha rakhate, vyApArAdi ke sambandha meM use salAha dete| kisI bAta meM bhI judAI na dikhAte, kintu dhavala seTha ke manovicAra meM jarA bhI parivartana na huaa| vaha pahale kI hI taraha zrIpAla kI burAI socatA aura unakA sarvanAza karane kI hI cintA meM rAta-dina lagA rahatA thaa| aba dhavala ke pApa kA ghar3A labAlaba bhara gayA thaa| 'vinAza kAle viparIta buddhiH' isa lokokti ke anusAra anta meM usakI buddhi ekadama hI bhraSTa ho gyii| usane socA ki cAhe jaise ho, zrIpAla ko paraloka kA rAstA dikhA denA caahiye| nidAna, usane zrIpAla ke mahala meM praveza kara rAta ko unakI hatyA kara DAlanA sthira kiyA, kintu yaha kAma sahaja na thaa| zrIpAla kumAra mahala ke sAtaveM khaNDa meM soyA karate the| ataH utanA U~ce pahu~canA hI bar3A muzkila thaa| bahuta kucha soca-vicAra karane ke bAda usane goha ke sahAre Upara car3hanA sthira kiyaa| vaha usI dina bAjAra se eka bar3hiyA goha aura rezama kI DorI kharIda laayaa| usa dina bar3I muzkila se rAta biitii| eka kSaNa bhI eka-eka yuga kI taraha bIta rahA thaa| rAta ko zrIpAla kumAra yathAniyama apane mahala meM so rahe the| AdhI rAta ke samaya dhavala seTha paharedAroM se apane ko bacAtA huA, mahala ke samIpa phuNcaa| pahu~cate hI usane goha kI kamara meM vaha rezamI DorI bA~dha, use Upara pheMka

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100 dasavA~ pariccheda diyaa| goha divAla ke cipaTa gyii| dhavala seTha apanI kamara meM kaTArI lagAkara usa DorI para car3hane lgaa| use isa prakAra DorI para car3hane kA abhyAsa na thaa| zarIra bhArI aura umra bhI bar3I thI, kintu isa samaya usake sira para hiMsA kA bhUta savAra thaa| isIliye vaha Upara car3hatA calA jAtA thA, kintu hama pahale hI kaha cuke haiM ki usake pApa kA ghar3A bhara gayA thaa| abhI vaha AdhI dUra bhI na pahu~cA thA ki rassI hAtha se chUTa jAne ke kAraNa vaha nIce A giraa| zrIpAlako mArane ke liye usane jo tIkSNa kaTArI lI thI, vaha isa samaya bhI usakI kamara meM maujUda thii| vahI kaTArI girate samaya dhavala ke peTa meM ghusa gyii| phalataH vaha kucha hI kSaNoM meM chaTapaTA kara isa loka se cala bsaa| jo kaTArI usane zrIpAla ko mArane ke liye hAtha meM lI thI, vahI kaTArI isa samaya usake liye kAla ho gyii| subaha hote hI logoM ne cAroM ora se dhavala seTha kI lAza ko ghera liyaa| goha, rezama kI DorI, kamara meM kaTArI :-yaha saba cIjeM dhavala ke manovicAroM ko prakAzita kara rahI thiiN| jo AtA vahI dhikkAratA aura usakI nindA karatA, kintu zrIpAla ne usake doSoM ko jarA bhI apane hRdaya meM sthAna na diyaa| jaise eka putra apane pitA kA antima saMskAra karatA hai, usI taraha zrIpAla ne

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rassI hAthase chuTa zrIpAla - caritra jAneke kAraNa vaha nIce A giraa|

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zrIpAla-caritra - 101 dhavala seTha kA antima saMskAra kiyaa| dhavala seTha ke zarIrAnta se ve isa prakAra zokAkula dikhAI dete the, mAnoM unake pitA kA hI zarIrAnta ho gayA ho| __ antima kriyA se nivRtta hone para zrIpAla ne dhavala seTha kI pA~ca sau naukAyeM apane adhikAra meM le lii| usakA sArA mAla bAjAra meM beca diyaa| saba mAla bikanepara hajAroM rupaye ikaTThe hue; kintu unheM upabhoga karane ke liye dhavala seTha aba isa saMsAra meM na thaa| zrIpAla ne dhavala seTha ke tInoM mitroM ko vaha dhana aura usakI vyavasthA kA bhAra sauMpa diyaa| unakI isa udAratA aura niHsvArthatA ko dekha kara saba loga Azcarya cakita ho gye| cAroM ora muktakaNTha se unakI prazaMsA hone lgii|

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gyArahavA~ pariccheda kuNDalapura kI yAtrA aba zrIpAla kumAra ke dina bar3e hI Ananda meM kaTa rahe the| ve isa samaya apane zvasura ke atithi the aura apanI tInoM rAniyoM ke sAtha caina kI baMzI bajAte the| eka dina ve bagIce jA rahe the| rAste meM unheM banajAroM kA eka dala milaa| usa dala ke saradAra ko bulAkara zrIpAla ne pUchA :- "Apa loga kahA~ se A rahe haiM aura kahA~ jAyeMge? rAste meM Apako koI Azcarya-janaka bAta to nahIM dikhAyI dI?" saradAra ne kahA:-"mahArAja! hama loga kAntipura se A rahe haiM aura kambuddhIpa kI ora jA rahe haiN| rAste meM hama logoM ne eka bar3I hI Azcarya-janaka bAta dekhii| kyA Apa use sunanA pasanda kareMge?" zrIpAlane kahA :- "kyoM nahIM ? sunane ke liye hI to Apako bulAne kA kaSTa diyA hai|" saradAra ne kahA :- "mahArAja ! suniye, yahAM se karIba cAra sau kosapara hameM kuNDalapura nAmaka eka zahara milaa| vahA~ makaraketu nAmaka eka rAjA rAja karatA hai| usakI rAnI kA nAma karpUra tilakA hai| usase do putra aura eka putrI utpanna huI hai| vaha putrI bahuta hI guNavAn hai| rUpa meM to mAno sAkSAt

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zrIpAla - caritra 103 rambhA hai| usakA nAma guNasundarI hai| vaha causaTha kalAoM meM pAraMgata hai| rAga-rAgiNI aura tAla, svara Adi kA use vizeSa jJAna hai| isI se jaba vaha vINA bajAtI, taba auroM kI kauna kahe, svayaM brahmA bhI AThoM kAna sthira kara use sunane lagate haiN| rAjakumArI bar3I samajhadAra hai / vaha jAnatI hai, ki strI cAhe jitanI par3hI likhI ho, cAhe jitanI catura ho; kintu usakA jIvana tabhI sArthaka ho sakatA hai, jaba ki use vaisA hI catura pati mile| yadi binA jAne - bUjhe, binA dekhe - sune, kisI puruSa se kisI strI kA vivAha kara diyA jAya aura phira use mUrkha pati milane ke kAraNa Ajanma duHkhamaya jIvana vyatIta karanA par3e, ataH vaha Izvara se yahI prArthanA kiyA karatI ki mUrkhoM kA saMga kabhI na ho / kIjiye / ruSTa ho guNavAn para, jo cAhiye so kintu mUrkhoM kA kabhI mata saMga bhagavAn dIjiye / / " apane ina vicAroM ke kAraNa usane pratijJA kI hai ki jo vINA bajAne meM mujhe parAjita karegA, vahI merA pati hogA / usakI isa pratijJA kI bAta, cAroM ora dUra dezAntaroM meM bhI phaila gayI hai| phalataH aneka rAjakumAroM ne use jItane ke liye vINA bajAne kA abhyAsa karanA Arambha kiyA hai| usI nagara meM eka gAyanAcArya rahate haiM / ve gAne-bajAne kI kalA meM bahuta hI nipuNa haiM / unake nikaTa aneka dhanImAnI yuvaka aura rAja kumAra isI vicAra se zikSA prApta kara

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104 gyArahavA~ pariccheda rahe haiN| adhika Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai ki sAre zahara meM jise dekhiye vahI isa udher3abuna meM lagA huA dikhAyI detA hai| bAjAra meM dekhiye, baniyA apanI dukAnapara baiThA huA vINA bajA rahA hai| jaMgala meM dekhiye, caravAhe pazu carAte hu vINA bajAne kA abhyAsa kara rahe haiN| khetoM meM dekhiye, kisAna bhI vINA hI bajA rahe haiN| cAroM ora jidhara jAiye, udhara vINA kA hI madhura svara sunAyI detA hai / vyApAriyoM kA vyApAra karane kI ora dhyAna nahIM jaataa| kisAna khetI karanA bhUla jAte haiN| caravAhe gauoM ko jaMgala hI meM chor3akara vINA kI dhuna meM na jAne kahA~ cale jAte haiM / yaha saba bAte dekha kara hama loga Azcarya se cakita ho gaye haiN| aba taka usa rAja - kumArI ko vINA - vAda meM koI jIta nahIM sakA / vaha jitanI suzIla aura sundarI hai, utanI hI guNavatI bhI hai| yadi Apa use eka bAra dekheMge, to nizcaya hamArI bAtoM para vizvAsa ho jAyegA / " saradAra ne yaha saba bAteM batalAkara vidA mA~gI / kumAra ne bhI inAma dekara use bidA kiyA / anantara zAma ko jisa samaya ve apane mahala meM Aye, usa samaya mana meM socane lage ki jaise bhI ho, yaha kautuka dekhane ke liye kuNDalapura jAnA cAhiye, kintu yaha kArya kaise ho sakegA? yaha nagara to yahA~ se bahuta dUrI para hai / vahA~ hama kaise pahuMca sakate haiN| pa~kha hote to jarUra vahA~ ur3a kara pahu~ca jAte aura yaha kautuka dekhate, .

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zrIpAla - caritra 105 kintu isa avasthA meM vahA~ pahu~canA asambhava hI dikhAyI detA hai| kucha samaya ke anantara zrIpAla ko vicAra AyA ki mujhe yaha cintA hI kyoM karanI cAhiye ? mujha para to siddhacakra kI pUrNa kRpA hai| vahI mere saba manoratha pUrNa kregaa| aba taka maiMne jitane kArya kiye haiM, vaha saba siddhacakra kI kRpA se pUrNa hue haiN| kyA aba yaha kAma na hogA ? avazya hogaa| mujhe usa para aTala vizvAsa rakhanA cAhiye / isa prakAra vicAra kara zrIpAla siddhacakra kA dhyAna karane lge| thor3e hI samaya meM vimalezvara nAmaka eka devatA prakaTa hue| ve saundarya devaloka ke nivAsI the aura siddhacakra ke adhiSThAyaka the| unhoMne zrIpAla ko eka maNimAlA pahanA kara kahA:- "he kumAra ! yaha mAlA bahuta hI prabhAvazAlI hai| isake prabhAva se icchita rUpa kI prApti hotI hai / jahA~ icchA ho, vahA~ AkAza mArga se jAyA jA sakatA hai| binA abhyAsa ke jo cAhe vaha vidyA sIkhI jA sakatI hai evaM sabhI taraha ke jahara kA asara dUra ho sakatA hai / maiM siddhacakra kA AjJAkArI sevaka huuN| unake aneka bhaktoM kA maiMne uddhAra kiyA hai| tuma bhI isI taraha siddhacakra kI bhakti karate rahanA aura jaba jarUrata ho, taba mujhe yAda karanA / " itanA kaha, devatA antardhAna ho gaye / anantara zrIpAla nizcinta hokara so rahe / subaha bichaune se uTha kara jyoM hI unhoMne kuNDalapura jAne kI icchA kI, tyoM hI unhAne apane

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106 gyArahavA~ pariccheda ko kuNDalapura nagara ke daravAje para khar3A paayaa| vahA~ kA daravAna bhI khar3A-khar3A vINA bajA rahA thaa| zrIpAla ne nagara meM praveza karane ke pahale apanA rUpa badala DAlanA Avazyaka smjhaa| ataeva icchA karate hI unakA sundara zarIra virUpa ho gyaa| lambA mu~ha, tumbar3I jaisA zira, choTI-choTI A~kheM, beDhaMga dAMta, bar3e hoMTha, cipaTI nAka, giTakI jaise kAna, bar3AsA kUbar3a, pITha se milA huA peTa, choTI-choTI jA~ghe, vAmana ke se paira, ThumakatI huI cAla prabhRti dekhate hI banatI thiiN| unhoMne isI vicitra veza meM praveza kiyaa| zrIpAla kA yaha rUpa dekha kara loga unakI ha~sI ur3Ane lge| ve jidhara hI jAte udhara hI loga unheM ghera kara khar3e ho jaate| kisI taraha jaba Age calate, to lar3akoM kA jhuNDa pIche se tAliyA~ bjaataa| khaira, kisI taraha kumAra calate hue usa gAyanAcArya ke yahA~ pahu~ce, jo aneka rAja-kumAroM ko zikSA de rahA thaa| vahA~ para jitane rAja-kumAra upasthita the, ve sabhI zrIpAla ko dekhate hI ha~sa pdd'e| kahane lage :- "Aiye vAmanajI! kahiye, kahA~ se savArI A rahI hai? kahA~ jAiyegA? Aja Apa kisakA ghara pavitra kara manokAmanA pUrI kareMge?" zrIpAla ne kahAH-"bhAiyo ! maiM bahuta dUra se A rahA huuN| jisa kAma ke liye Apa loga yahA~ kaSTa uThA rahe haiM, usI kAma ke liye maiM bhI AyA huuN| Apa loga abhI mujhe dekha kara ha~sa rahe haiM, kintu Izvara ne cAhA, to maiM thor3e hI dinoM meM Apa logoM se Age bar3ha kara rAjasammAna prApta kruuNgaa|"

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zrIpAla - caritra 107 zrIpAla kumAra kI yaha bAteM suna, ve saba loga aura bhI unakI dillagI karane lge| kahane lageH - "saca hai, vAmana mahArAja ! rAja kumArI tumheM na pasanda karegI to bhalA aura kise karegI? Aiye, zauka se vINA bajAnA sIkhiye / " isI taraha logoM kI ha~sI dillagI aura tAne sunate hue zrIpAla gAyanAcArya ke nikaTa pahu~ce / usake pAsa pahu~cate hI unhoMne eka bahu-mUlya khaDga use arpaNa kiyA! rupaye meM bar3I zakti hotI hai / vaha saba vighna-bAdhAoM ko dUra kara detA hai / khaDga dekhate hI gAyanAcArya kA ceharA mAre khuzI ke khila uThA / usane zrIpAla ko apane pAsa baiThA kara unheM eka vINA dii| svara tathA nAda Adi ke sthAna batAkara bajAne ko kahA / zrIpAla ko vINA bajAne kA abhyAsa to thA hI nahIM, ataH use hAtha meM lete hI usake tAra TUTa gye| yaha dekhakara gAyanAcArya kI samasta ziSya maNDalI ThaThA kara ha~sa par3I / sabhI kahane lage :- "vAha ! eka hI hAtha meM vINA kI saphAI ! bajAnevAlA ho to aisA hI ho !" zrIpAla ne ina dillagiyoM kI koI parvAha na kI / unhoMne apanA abhyAsa jArI rakkhA, kintu yaha kevala dikhAve kA abhyAsa thaa| vAstava meM zrIpAla ko kucha bhI sIkhanA na thA / siddhacakra ke pratApa se unheM binA sIkhe hI isa kalA meM pAradarzitA prApta ho cukI thI; kintu unhoMne kisI se bhI yaha bheda batAnA ucita na samajhA /

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108 gyArahavA~ pariccheda kucha hI dinoM ke bAda, rAja-kumArI evaM usase pANigrahaNa karane ke icchuka logoM kI, vINAvAdana-kalA kI parIkSA ke nimitta eka virATa sabhA kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| isa kalAke kaI vidvAn paNDita madhyastha banAye gye| rAja-kumArI sarasvatI kI bhA~ti hAtha meM vINA aura pustaka lekara sabhA meM upasthita huii| anyAnya logoM ke sAtha jaba zrIpAla bhI vahA~ pahu~ce, to unakA virUpa rUpa dekhakara daravAna ne unheM andara jAne se rokaa| turaMta hI kumAra ne use eka ratnAbhUSaNa inAma dekara rAjI kara liyA aura sabhA-bhavana meM pahu~ca gye| sabhA-bhavana meM jAte hI zrIpAla ne eka kautuka kiyaa| dUsaroM kI dRSTi meM virUpa hote hue bhI unhoMne rAja-kumArI ko apanA prakRta rUpa dikhA diyaa| unakA vaha devakumArasA rUpa-saundarya dekha kara rAja-kumArI mohita ho gyii| vaha mana-hI-mana Izvara se prArthanA karane lagI ki:- "he nAtha ! isI puruSa ko merI pratijJA pUrNa karane kI zakti dIjiye, jisase isI ke sAtha merA vivAha ho aura merA janma sArthaka ho| yadi isane merI pratijJA pUrNa na kI to maiM kisI ayogya puruSa ke sAtha vivAha karane kI apekSA Ajanma kumArI hI rahanA adhika pasanda kruuNgii|" jisa samaya saba loga sabhA meM Aye usa samaya sabhApati ne rAja-kumAroM evaM anya logoM ko apanAapanA kalA-kauzala dikhAne kI AjJA dii| sabhI puruSoM

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zrIpAla-caritra 109 ke, apanI-apanI kalA pradarzita karane ke bAda, rAjakumArI ne bhI apanA kauzala dikhaayaa| madhyastha paNDitoM ne kahA :-"dhanya hai, rAja-kumArI ko! yahA~ jitane rAjakumAra upasthita haiM, unake aura rAja-kumArI ke kalA-kauzala meM jamIna AsamAna kA antara hai| kisI ko bhI rAjakumArI se zreSTha nahIM ThaharAyA jA sktaa|" paNDitoM kA yaha nirNaya sunakara, rAjakumAroM kA ceharA pIlA par3a gyaa| ve aise nisteja ho gaye jaise sUrya ke sammukha tArA aura candra nisteja ho jAte haiN| yaha dekhakara kumAra zrIpAla Age bddh'e| rAja-kumArI ne unake hAtha meM eka vINA dii| vINA dekhate hI kumAra ne usake guNa doSa samajha liye| unhoMne kahA:- "yaha vINA ThIka nahIM hai| isakI tumbar3I meM doSa raha gayA hai aura isakA yaha daNDa bhI jalA huA hai|" kumAra kI yaha bAteM suna, rAja-kumArI aura paNDitoM ko paramAnanda huaa| usI samaya unake hAtha meM dUsarI vINA dI gyii| kumAra ne bhI apanA kauzala dikhAnA Arambha kiyaa| unake vINA-vAdana meM aisI mohinI, aisA mAdhurya aura aisA jAdU thA, ki saba sunane vAle nidrAbhibhUta ho gye| isa samaya kumAra ko eka parihAsa karane kI suujhii| unhoMne saba logoM ke vastrAbhUSaNa utAra kara sabhAmaNDapa meM unakA Dhera lagA diyA; lekina logoM ko hoza

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110 gyArahavA~ pariccheda na huaa| kucha samaya ke bAda jaba ve loga saceta hue, taba apanI yaha avasthA dekhakara vismaya pUrvaka bar3e hI lajjita hue| aba rAja-kumArI kI pratijJA pUrI ho cukI thii| usane kumAra ke gale meM vara-mAlA pahanA dii| use kumAra kA prakRta rUpa dikhAI detA thA, isaliye vaha unapara tanamana se mugdha ho rahI thI, kintu dUsare logoM ko vaha rUpa na dikhAI detA thA, isaliye rAja-kumArI ko aise virUpa pati kI prApti dekhakara ve duHkhita hone lge| aba kumAra ne apanA prakRta rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| unakA vaha rUpa dekhate hI cAroM ora se dhanya-dhanya kI AvAja Ane lgii| rAjakumArI aura zrIpAla kI isa anupama jor3I kI loga mukta kaNTha se prazaMsA karane lge| anantara rAjA ne bar3e samAroha ke sAtha donoM ko vivAha-sUtra meM Abaddha kara diyaa| aba zrIpAla apanI isa nUtana vadhU ke sAtha vahIM rahane aura Ananda karane lge|

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bArahavA~ pariccheda samasyA-pUrti hama yaha pahale hI kaha cuke hai ki zrIpAla kumAra nayI-nayI bAteM sunane ke liye sadA utsuka rahate the| eka dina kisI yAtrI ne Akara unase kahAH- 'kumAra! yadi Apa suneM to eka Azcarya-janaka bAta Apako sunaauuN|' zrIpAla ne kahAH- "bar3I khuzI se kahiye, maiM sunane ko taiyAra huuN|" yAtrI ne kahA:- "yahA~ se tIna sau yojana kI dUrI para kaJcanapura nAmaka eka nagara hai| vahA~ vajrasena nAmaka rAjA rAja karatA hai| usakI paTarAnI kA nAma kaJcanamAlA hai| usane cAra kumAra aura eka kumArI ko janma diyA hai| kumArI kA nAma trailokyasundarI hai| vaha bar3I hI rUpavatI hai| isa samaya usakI avasthA vivAha karane ke yogya ho gayI, ataH rAjA ne usake svayaMvara ke liye eka vizAla maNDapa banavAyA hai| usa maNDapa ke stambhoM para maNi aura kAJcana se banI huI putaliyA~ baiThAI gayI haiN| abhyAgatoM ke svAgatArtha bahuta hI uttama prabandha kiyA gayA hai| svayaMvara ke liye ASAr3ha zuklA paJcamI kA dina nirdhArita kiyA jA cukA hai| yaha samAroha Apa jaise rAja-kumAra ke liye

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112 bArahavA~ pariccheda avazya hI dekhane yogya thA, kintu aba samaya nahIM rahA! kyoMki ASAr3ha zuklA paJcamI to kala hI hai|" yAtrI kI yaha bAteM suna, zrIpAla ko kaJcanapura jAne kI pUrNa icchA ho gii| unhoMne pUrvavat apanA rUpa badala liyaa| tadanantara kaJcanapura kA dhyAna karate hI ve, deva-pradatta hAra ke prabhAva se dUsare dina prAtaHkAla vahA~ pahu~ca gye| zahara kI zobhA dekhate hue zrIpAla kumAra svayaMvaramaNDapa ke pAsa phuNce| daravAna ne unakA virUpa dekhakara unheM bhItara meM praveza karane se rokA, kintu kumAra ne use eka AbhUSaNa dekara usakI sammati prApta kara lii| ve maNDapa meM praveza kara maNi kI putalI ke pAsa jA baitthe| vahA~ aneka rAja-kumAra aura rAjA-mahArAjA baiThe hue the| ve saba zrIpAla ko dekhakara unakA upahAsa karane lge| kisI ne pUchA :"mahArAja! kahiye, Apa yahA~ kyoM Aye haiM?" zrIpAla ne namratA pUrvaka uttara diyA:-"jisa kAma ke liye Apa Aye haiM, usI kAma ke liye maiM bhI AyA huuN|" kumAra kA yaha uttara suna, loga ThaThAkara ha~sa pdd'e| kahane lage:-"ThIka hai, kumArI, avazya Apako hI pasanda kreNgii| kyoMki use Apa jaisA rUpavAna aura guNavAna dUsarA vara aura kahA~ milegA?" jisa samaya isa prakAra ha~sI-dillagI ho rahI thI, usI samaya rAja-kumArI bhI vahA~ A phuNcii| usake Ate hI sabhAmaNDapa usake alaukika teja ke kAraNa Alokita ho utthaa| ekabAra mAno bijalI camaka gyii|

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zrIpAla-caritra 113 rAja-kumArI apane kaNTha meM sapheda motiyoM kI manohara mAlA pahane, hAtha meM vara-mAlA liye hue, gajakI sI madamAtI cAla se sabhA-maNDapa ke madhyabhAga meM phuNcii| vahIM zrIpAla baiThe hue the| unhoMne kumArI ko apanA prakRta rUpa dikhA diyaa| unakA vaha alaukika rUpa dekhate hI vaha unapara mugdha ho gayI; kintu unakA yaha rUpa kevala kumArI hI dekha sakatI thii| dUsare loga to unheM kurUpa hI samajha rahe the| zrIpAla ne rAjakumArI ke sneha kI parIkSA karane ke liye use bIca-bIca meM apanA kurUpa bhI dikhAne lge| isase kumArI bar3e asamanjasa meM par3a gyii| vaha nizcaya na kara sakatI thI ki ina donoM meM se kumAra kA prakRta rUpa kauna hai? phira bhI vaha una para tana-mana se anurakta ho rahI thii| prathAnusAra rAja-kumArI kI sakhiyA~ usake Age calatI huI, bhinna-bhinna rAjAoM kI kIrti kA varNana kara, use unakA paricaya dene lgiiN| jisa samaya jisa rAjA kI kIrti kA varNana kiyA jAtA, usa samaya usa rAjA kA mukhamaNDala pradIpta ho uThatA, kintu rAjakumArI kisI meM dezakA, kisI meM umra kA, kisI meM rUpa kA aura kisI meM zIla svabhAva kA doSa batA kara, use varaNa ke liye ayogya tthhraatii| kumArI ke isa vyavahAra se una rAjAoM para mAnoM ghar3oM pAnI par3a jAtA thaa|

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114 bArahavA~ pariccheda isa prakAra aneka rAjA mahArAjAoM ko nApasanda kara, rAja-kumArI zrIpAla ke samIpa phuNcii| vahA~para vaha aise khar3I ho gayI, jaise kAmadeva ke samIpa rati khar3I ho| saMsAra meM mIThe padArthoM kI kamI nahIM hai| ruci aura pasandagI kI bAta hai| jisakI tabiyata jisapara jama jAtI hai, vahI use sundara, zreSTha aura sarvaguNa-sampanna mAlUma hotA hai| rAja-kumArI pahale hI se zrIpAla para mugdha ho rahI thI, isaliye dUsaroM para aba usakI tabiyata hI na jamatI thii| itane meM maNimAlA ke adhiSThAyaka devatAne staMbha meM lagI huI eka putalI meM praveza karake kahA:- "he rAja kumaarii| yadi tU vAstava meM catura aura guNa-grAhaka hai, to isa vAmana ko pasanda kara !" yaha daivI-vANI sunate hI rAja-kanyA ne usI samaya zrIpAla ke gale meM vara-mAlA pahanA dii| zrIpAla ne isa samaya apanA rUpa aura bhI virUpa banA liyaa| unheM dekhakara aneka rAjAoM ko bar3A krodha AyA / unakA hRdaya prabala IrSyAgni se jala utthaa| ve kahane lage:- "rAja-kanyA isa vAmana para mugdha ho, to bhale hI isase vivAha kara le| kintu hamaloga apane jIte-jI yaha anartha na hone deNge|" ve loga zrIpAla ko lalakAra kara kahane lage:- "he vAmana! yaha sundarI tere yogya nahIM hai, isaliye tU apane mana se hI vara-mAlA tyAga de| anyathA hama loga terA zira kATa ddaaleNge|"

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115 zrIpAla-caritra aisI bandara-ghur3akiyoM se zrIpAla kaba DaranevAle the! usI samaya unhoMne nirbhayatA pUrvaka uttara diyA:- " he mUkhauM ! rAja-kanyA ne tumhAre sAtha vivAha na kiyA to isameM merA kyA doSa? mujha para kyoM nArAja hote ho? vidhAtA para kyoM nahIM hote? aba tumheM yaha bhI socanA cAhiye, ki rAja-kanyA parastrI ho cukI hai| usakI abhilASA karanA-para strI kI abhilASA karanA hai| aba tumheM isa pApa ke kAraNa mere khaDga rUpI tIrtha meM pavitra honA pdd'egaa|" itanA kahate hI zrIpAla kumAra ne myAna se apanI talavAra khIMca lI aura do cAra aise hAtha dikhAye, ki unake virodhiyoM ko bhAganA kaThina ho pdd'aa| zrIpAla kA yaha parAkrama dekha, devatA bhI prasanna ho utthe| usa samaya unhoMne AkAza se puSpa-vRSTi kii| isase rAjA vajrasena ko sImAtIta Ananda huaa| unhoMne zrIpAla se kahAH- "he kumAra! jaise Apane apanA parAkrama dikhAyA hai, vaise hI aba apanA rUpa bhI dikhaaiye| aba adhika samaya hameM bhrama meM na rkhiye|" rAjA kI yaha bAta suna kumAra ne apanA prakRta rUpa prakaTa kiyaa| zrIpAla kumAra kA adbhuta rUpa dekhakara rAjA aura unake parijana tathA purajanoM ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| usI dina rAjA ne bar3e samAroha se unake sAtha rAjakanyA kA vivAha karA diyA, aura kumAra ke rahane ke lie eka vizAla mahala bhI khAlI karA diyA, aba zrIpAla apanI nava-vivAhitA rAnI ke sAtha vahIM Ananda-pUrvaka rahane lge|

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bArahavA~ pariccheda eka dina zrIpAla kumAra rAja sabhA meM baiThe hue the| usI samaya vahA~ koI pravAsI manuSya jA pahu~cA / usane idhara-udhara kI bAteM karate hue kumAra ko batalAyA ki yahA~ se kucha dUra dalapattana nAmaka eka nagara hai / vahA~ dharApAla nAmaka rAjA rAja karatA hai| usake saba milA kara 84 rAniyA~ haiN| unameM guNamAlA nAmaka rAnI sabase bar3I hai| usane pA~ca putra aura eka putrI ko janma diyA hai| usa putrI kA nAma zrRMgArasundarI hai| rUpa aura guNa meM usakI koI samatA nahIM kara sakatA / jaisA alokika usakA rUpa hai, vaise hI alaukika usake guNa haiN| paNDitA, vicakSaNA, praguNA, nipuNA aura dakSA nAmaka usake pA~ca sakhiyA~ haiN| rAjakumArI aura usakI ina pA~coM sakhiyoM ko jainadharma ke zAstroM kA pUrNa jJAna hai| eka dina rAja- kanyA ne apanI sakhiyoM se kahA ki :- "hama logoM ko parIkSA karane ke bAda kisI vidvAn aura jaina dharma ke marmajJa ke sAtha hI vivAha karanA hogA kyoMki mUrkha aura vidvAn kA sAtha par3a jAne se jIvana hI naSTa ho jAtA hai / " ; 116 paNDitA nAmaka sakhI ne kahA :- "kumArI ! tumhArA kahanA bilakula ThIka hai / hama logoM ko parIkSA kA koI upAya abhI se soca rakhanA caahiye| maiM samajhatI hU~ ki hama logoM ko eka-eka samasyA taiyAra kara lenI cAhiye aura yaha

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117 zrIpAla-caritra ghoSita kara denA cAhiye, ki jo hamArI samasyA kI saMtoSajanaka pUrti kara degA, vahI hamAre tana-mana kA adhikArI arthAt hamArA pati hogaa| jisa taraha eka dAnA TaTolane se samUce pAtra ke anna kI parIkSA ho jAtI hai, usI taraha hamArI samasyAoM se pAtra, kupAtra aura usake guNa-doSa kA patA cala jaaygaa|" paNDitA kI yaha bAta saba sakhiyoM ko pasanda A gayI, isaliye unhoMne eka-eka samasyA banA rakhI hai| abataka hajAroM AdamI jA cuke; kintu koI bhI unakI samasyAoM kA santoSa janaka uttara nahIM de skaa| zrIpAla ko to yaha bAta sunane hI bhara kI dera thii| jyoM hI rAja-sabhA se ve apane nivAsa-sthAna ko lauTe, tyoMhI unhoMne usa maNimAlA ke adhiSThAyaka devatA kA smaraNa kiyaa| usI samaya usane kumAra ko unake AdezAnusAra dalapattana pahu~cA diyaa| vahA~ pahu~cate hI vaha rAja-kumArI ke pAsa pahuMce aura use apanI samasyA batalAne ko khaa| kumArI ne apanI sakhiyoM kI ora saMketa kiyaa| ve usake saMketa ko samajha gyiiN| usI samaya unhoMne rAja-kumArI kI aura sAtha hI apanI bhI sArI samasyAe~ unako kaha sunaayiiN| zrIpAlane socA ki, kevala samasyA-pUrti karane meM hI koI majA nahIM hai| samasyA-pUrti karane ke sAtha-sAtha koI camatkAra bhI avazya dikhAnA caahiye| usI samaya unakI

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118 bArahavA~ pariccheda dRSTi pAsa hI rakhe hue putalepara jA pdd'ii| zrIpAla kumAra ne siddha cakra kA dhyAna kara jyoMhI usa putale ke zira para hAtha rakhA, tyoMhI vaha jar3a putalA caitanya ho utthaa| usane dekhate-hIdekhate rAja - kanyA evaM usakI pA~coM sakhiyoM kI samasyAoM kI yathocita pUrti kara dii| putale kA yaha adbhuta kArya aura zrIpAla kI alaukika zakti dekha kara saba loga Azcarya se stambhita ho gye| usI samaya rAja kumArI evaM usakI sakhiyoM ne apanA tana-mana zrIpAla ko samarpita kara diyaa| rAjA ne bhI usI samaya yaha harSa - saMvAda sunA / apanI kanyA ko yogya pati milane ke kAraNa vaha bar3A hI prasanna huA / anantara kucha samaya ke bAda usane zrIpAla ke sAtha bar3I dhUma-dhAma se rAja - kanyA aura usakI pA~coM sakhiyoM kA vivAha kara diyaa| isa bAra zrIpAla kumAra eka-se-eka bar3hakara, viduSI aura rUpavatI chaha striyoM ko pAkara, mana-hI-mana apane bhAgya kI sarAhanA karane lge|

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terahavA~ pariccheda rAdhA-vedhameM saphalatA jisa samaya zrRMgArasundarI aura usakI pA~ca sakhiyoM ke sAtha zrIpAla kumAra kA samasyA-saMvAda ho rahA thA, usa samaya vahA~ kisI deza se AyA huA aMgabhaTTa nAmaka eka brAhmaNa bhI upasthita thaa| vaha zrIpAla ke camatkAra ko dekhakara mana-hI-mana unapara prasanna ho rahA thaa| eka dina samaya pAkara vahI aMgabhaTTa brAhmaNa zrIpAla ke pAsa aayaa| AzIrvAda dene ke pazcAt usane unase kahA:- 'he kumAra! maiM eka bAta kahatA hU~, use suniye| yahA~ se kucha dUrI para kollAgapura nAmaka eka zahara hai| vahA~ purandara nAmaka rAjA rAja karatA hai| usake vijayA nAmaka eka rAnI hai| usa rAnI ne sAta putra aura eka putrI ko janma diyA hai| vaha itanI sundara hai ki rambhA Adi apsarAoM se bhI usakI tulanA nahIM kI jA sktii| eka to saundarya, dUsare yauvana-donoM ke kAraNa usameM isa samaya sonA aura sugandha kI kahAvata caritArtha ho rahI hai| eka dina rAjA ne rAjakumArI ke zikSA-guruse pUchA:-"mahArAja ! rAja-kumArI ke vivAha ke sambandha meM ApakI kyA sammati hai?" zikSA-guru ne kahA :-"rAjana ! jisa samaya maiM rAjakumArI ko kalAoM kI zikSA de rahA thA, usa samaya eka

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120 terahavA~ pariccheda dina usane mujhase prazna kiyA ki rAdhAvedha kise kahate hai? taba maiMne use rAdhAvedha kA varNana karate hue batalAyA, ki eka stambhapara ATha cakra lagAye jAte haiN| inameM se cAra cakra uttara kI ora aura cAra cakra dakSiNa kI ora ghUmate haiN| donoM ora ke cakroM ke Upara eka putalI ThAyI jAtI hai| usa putalI ko rAdhA kahate haiN| jaba cakra ghUmate haiM, taba unake kinAre para jo dA~ta bane rahate haiM, unameM se vaha putalI dikhAyI detI hai stambha ke nIce tela se bharA huA eka kar3Aha rakha diyA jAtA hai| usameM cakra aura putalI kA pratibimba par3atA hai| vedha karanevAle ko kar3Aha meM vaha pratibimba dekhate hue Upara kI ora bANa chor3anA par3atA hai| agara bANa cakra ke dA~toM meM binA lage hI Upara nikala jAtA hai aura putalI kI bAyIM A~kha cheda detA hai, to vaha vedha karanevAlA vijayI samajhA jAtA hai, kintu yaha bahuta hI kaThina kArya hai| saba koI ise nahIM kara skte| kisI virale hI manuSya ko yaha saphalatA milatI hai| rAja-kumArI ne merI yaha bAta sunakara usI dina pratijJA kI hai ki jo rAdhA vedha meM saphalatA prApta karegA, usI ko maiM apanA pati bnaauuNgii| isaliye he rAjan! Apa eka bar3A maNDapa banavA kara rAdhAvedhakA Ayojana kIjiye aura usameM bhAga lene ke liye deza-dezAntara ke rAjA aura rAjakumAroM ko nimantraNa bhejiye| isa kaThina parIkSA meM jo uttIrNa hogA, vahI rAja-kanyA ke pANi grahaNa kA adhikArI hogaa|" ..

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121 zrIpAla-caritra aMgabhaTTa ne zrIpAla ko yaha samAcAra batalAte hue, anta meM usane kahA:- "he kumAra! zikSA guru kI yaha bAta suna rAjA ne rAdhAvedha kA Ayojana kiyA hai| abataka aneka rAjakumAra A cuke, kintu kisI ko bhI isameM saphalatA nahIM milii| ApakI vidyA-buddhi mujhe kucha vicitra hI dikhAyI detI hai| ataH maiM samajhatA hU~, ki yadi Apa vahA~ pahu~ca jAyeM to avazya hI Apako usameM saphalatA milegii|" ___aMgabhaTTa se yaha vRttAnta suna lene ke bAda zrIpAla ne use do kuNDala upahAra de, bidA kiyaa| rAta ko bahuta kucha soca vicAra karane ke bAta, unhoMne vahA~ jAnA sthira kiyaa| hAra ke prabhAva se subaha hote hI vaha kollAgapura pahu~ca gye| rAdhAvedha karanA unake liye koI kaThina kArya na thaa| unhoMne rAjA aura sabhA-janoM ke sammukha dekhate-hIdekhate putalI kI bAyIM A~kha cheda ddaalii| usI samaya rAjA ne unheM vijayI ghoSita kiyaa| rAja-kumArI ne bhI usI kSaNa unake gale meM vara-mAlA pahanA dii| tadanantara rAjA ne zubha muhUrta meM bar3e samAroha se donoM kA vivAha karA diyaa| aba zrIpAla kumAra rAjA ke diye hue nivAsasthAna meM raha kara, unakA Atithya grahaNa karate hue apanI nayI dulahina ke sAtha sukhopabhoga karane lge| pAThakoM ko yaha smaraNa hogA, ki zrIpAla kumAra thANApurI meM apane mAmA ko binA kisI prakAra kI sUcanA diye hI ve

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gyaa| 122 terahavA~ pariccheda vahAM se cale Aye the| isase vahA~ pahale to bar3A hAhAkAra maca gayA; kintu pazcAt apane parAkramoM ke kAraNa ve chipe na raha ske| apanA cAturya aura bala dikhA kara jisa samaya ve nayA vivAha karate, usa samaya unake mAmA ko unakA patA cala jAtA thaa| anta meM unhoMne unheM bulA lAne ke liye kollAgapura kI ora dUta ravAnA kiye| ve yathAsamaya zrIpAla se A mile, aura unheM unake mAmA kA sandeza kaha sunaayaa| zrIpAla kumAra bhI aba apane deza kI ora lauTanA cAhate the, isaliye unhoMne bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM meM rakhI huI apanI rAniyoM ko bulA bhejaa| kucha hI dinoM meM saba rAniyA~ A phuNcii| sabhI ke sAtha aMga-rakSaka ke rUpa meM kucha-na-kucha sainika bhI Aye the| anantara zrIpAla kumAra purandara rAjA se bidA grahaNa kara, una sabo ke sAtha, thANApurI kI ora ravAnA hue aura kucha hI dinoM meM ve vahA~ jA phuNce| unheM dekha, vasupAla rAjA ko bar3A hI Ananda huaa| bar3I dhUma-dhAma se ve zrIpAla ko nagara meM le gye| kucha dina taka zrIpAla vahA~ bar3e Ananda se rhe| anantara aputra hone ke kAraNa vasupAla rAjA ne zrIpAla ko apanI gaddI para baiThA diyaa| zrIpAla aba taka rAjA hone para bhI rAjA na the, kintu aba ve yathAniyama siMhAsanArUr3ha ho, rAjA kI bhA~ti prajA-pAlana karane lge| zrIpAla kumAra ko apanI mAtA se alaga hue bahuta dina ho cuke the| unakA hRdaya aba unase milane ke liye

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zrIpAla-caritra 123 atyanta vyAkula ho rahA thaa| ataeva unhoMne kucha dinoM ke bAda yahA~ se bhI sadala bala prasthAna kiyaa| mArga meM aneka rAjAoM se adhInatA svIkAra karAte aura bheMTa lete hue, ve sopArakapura phuNce| vahA~ kA rAjA unase milane na aayaa| isaliye zrIpAla ne apane mantriyoM se pUchA, ki anyAnya rAjAoM kI bhA~ti yaha rAjA hama logoM se milane kyoM na AyA? mantriyoM ne kahA :-"rAjan ! yahA~ kA rAjA bahuta hI bhalA hai ; kintu isa samaya vaha eka bar3e bhArI saMkaTa meM par3A huA hai, isa liye yahA~ nahIM A skaa|" zrIpAla ne pUchA :- "aisA kauna saMkaTa hai, jo isa samaya use isa prakAra vyagra banA rahA hai?" mantriyoM ne kahA, :- "mahArAja! yahA~ ke rAjA kA nAma mahasena aura rAnI kA nAma tArAsundarI hai| inake tilakasundarI nAmaka eka rUpavatI putrI thii| use dekhate hI aisA mAlUma hotA thA mAnoM use vidhAtA ne nahIM, kintu svayaM kAmadeva ne hI apane kara kamaloM se banAyA hai| usI putrI ko sarpane kATa khAyA hai| rAjA ne taMtra-maMtra aura auSadhopacAra karane meM koI kasara nahIM rakhI ; kintu rAja-kumArI ko isase kucha bhI lAbha na pahu~ca skaa| isI se vaha isa samaya bar3e hI dhantita aura duHkhI haiN|"

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124 terahavA~ pariccheda __ zrIpAla ne kahA :-"acchA, calo, mujhe usa kumArI ke pAsa le clo| saMbhava hai, ki maiM usakA viSa utAra skuuN|" / itanA kaha, zrIpAla ne usI samaya apane mantriyoM ke sAtha ghor3epara savAra ho, nagara meM praveza kiyaa| usa samaya rAja-kumArI kA agnisaMskAra karane ke liye saba loga zmazAna pahu~ca cuke the| zrIpAlakumAra bhI jhaTapaTa ghor3e ko er3I lagAte hue vahA~ jA phuNce| citA taiyAra ho cukI thii| kevala agni dene bhara kI dera thii| mantriyoM ne turanta vahA~ pahu~ca kara rAjA se kahA :- "Thahariye, abhI Aga mata diijiye| hamAre rAjA ise jIvita kara deNge|" saba loga Azcarya-pUrvaka zrIpAla aura unake mantriyoM kI ora dekhane lge| zrIpAla kumAra ke AdezAnusAra rAja kumArI ko citA se utAra kara bhUmi para sulA diyA gyaa| tadanantara zrIpAla ne usa hAra ko dhokara vahI jala usapara chir3aka diyaa| jala ke chIMTe par3ate hI rAjakumArI alasAtI huI uTha baitthii| yaha dekhakara logoM ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| ve bAraMbAra harSanAda karane lage; kintu rAja-kumArI ko yaha saba dekha kara bar3A hI Azcarya ho rahA thaa| usakI samajha meM yaha bAta na AtI thI, ki zmazAna bhUmi meM itane logoM ke bIca meM vaha jamIna para kyoM so rahI thii| usane utkaNThA pUrvaka apane pitA kI ora dekhaa| pitAne kahA :-"beTI!

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zrIpAla-caritra rAja-kumArI alasAtI huI uTha baitthii|

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zrIpAla-caritra 125 Aja yadi yaha parama pratApI puruSa yahA~ na A pahu~ce hote, to aba taka jAne kyA ho gayA hotA?" yaha kaha, rAjA ne apanI putrI ko sarpa daMza se lekara zmazAna yAtrA taka kA sArA hAla kaha sunaayaa| anta meM ve bole :- "beTI! tere prANa inhIM mahApuruSa ne bacAye haiN| inhIM kI dayA se hama tujhe isa samaya jIvita dekha rahe haiN| aba merI Antarika abhilASA yaha ho rahI hai, ki inake isa upakAra ke badale meM terA vivAha sambandha bhI inhIM se kara duuN| pitA kI yaha bAta suna rAjakumArI ne snehabharI dRSTi se zrIpAla kI ora dekhaa| dekhate hI vaha unapara atyanta anurakta ho gyii| lajjA ke kAraNa usake donoM kapola lAla ho gye| rAjA ne turanta hI usakA manobhAva tAr3a liyaa| zrIpAla ke cehare para bhI prema-bhAva jhalaka rahA thA, isaliye rAjA ne aba vilamba karanA ucita na smjhaa| unhoMne usI dina bar3e samAroha se zrIpAla ke hAthoM meM rAja-kumArI kA hAtha sauMpa diyaa| zrIpAla kumAra ne apanI AThoM striyoM ke sAtha kucha dina vahIM para vyatIta kiye| anantara jisa taraha samakitavaMta jIva ATha dRSTiyoM se yukta hone para bhI virati ko cAhatA hai, ATha pravacana mAtA yukta muni jisa taraha samatA ko

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126 terahavA~ pariccheda cAhate haiM aura ATha taraha kI buddhi se yukta manuSya jisa prakAra siddhi ko cAhatA hai, usI prakAra zrIpAla kumAra ATha rAniyoM se yukta hone para bhI apanI prathama patnI mainAsundarI ko cAhane lge| usase milane aura mAtA ko praNAma karane ke liye ve lAlAyita ho rahe the| isI liye aura adhika dina vahA~ na rahakara unhoMne svadeza kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| rAste meM aneka rAjAoM se adhInatA svIkAra karAte aura aneka rAjAoM se bheMTa-najara lete hue zrIpAla kumAra eka cakravartI kI bhA~ti agrasara ho rahe the| unake sAtha bahuta bar3I senA thii| ataH ve jidhara hI jA nikalate udhara hI dhUma maca jaatii| kramazaH mahArASTra, saurASTra, mevAr3a, lATa, bhoTa Adi aneka deza ke rAjAoM ko adhIna karate hue vaha mAlava deza meM jA phuNce| mAlavadeza ke rAjA prajApAla ne jaba yaha samAcAra sunA ki koI rAjA yuddha karane A rahA hai, taba vaha bhI ujjayinI gar3ha meM yuddha kI taiyAriyA~ karane lgaa| anna, vastra, jala Adi Avazyaka padArtha adhika-se-adhika parimANa meM ekatrita kiye gaye aura nagara ke bAhara rahanevAle loga bhI kile ke andara surakSita sthAna meM A bse| cAroM ora AtaMka chA gyaa| saba loga yuddha kI AzaMkA se bhayabhIta ho rahe the| isI

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zrIpAla-caritra 127 samaya zrIpAla kumAra sadala-bala ujjayinI A phuNce| rAjA ko jaba yaha mAlUma huA to usane turanta kile ke phATaka banda karA diye| yaha suna zrIpAla ne nagara ke bAhara hI apanA zivira sthApita kara cAroM ora se ujjayinI ko ghera liyaa| zrIpAla kumAra ne nagarI ko ghera to liyA, kintu unake hRdaya meM use adhikRta karane kI icchA utanI prabala na thI, jitanI apanI mAtA aura strI se milane kI thii| isa icchA ko roka rakhanA unake liye aba bahuta hI kaThina ho pdd'aa| isaliye ve usI rAta ko eka gupta-mArga se apane nivAsasthAna meM jA pahu~ce, kintu kisI ko bulAne yA ghara meM praveza karane ke pahale ve kucha dera ke liye bAhara hI Thahara gaye aura gharake andara jo bAtacIta ho rahI thI, use sunane lge|

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caudahavA~ pariccheda apamAna kA badalA jisa samaya zrIpAla kumAra apane nivAsa sthAna meM pahu~ce, usa samaya vahA~ do striyA~ bAtacIta kara rahI thiiN| unameM eka strI unakI dharma-patnI aura dUsarI mAtA thii| donoM meM isa prakAra kI bAteM ho rahI thIM :___mAtA ne kahA :- "bahU ! isa samaya kisI zatru ne nagarI ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA hai| samUce zahara meM hAhAkAra macA huA hai| sabako yahI cintA lagI huI hai, ki na jAne kyA hogaa| khaira, mujhe ina saba bAtoM kI phikra nahIM hai| hama logoM ke pAsa thor3A bahuta jo sAmAna hai, vaha bhI yadi calA jAya to mujhe koI parvAha nahIM, kintu merA jIvana-dhana, merI A~khoM kA tArA, vaha zrIpAla jahA~ ho, vahA~ sukhI rhe| jabase vaha videza gayA, taba se hama logoM ko usakI koI khoja-khabara nahIM milii| use dekhane ke liye merA jI chaTapaTA rahA hai| binA usako dekhe, aba mujhe apanA jIvana bhArarUpa mAlUma ho rahA hai| na jAne aba maiM kauna sA sukha dekhane ke liye jI rahI hU~?" sAsa kI yaha bAta sunakara zrIpAla kI strI mainAsundarI ne kahA :- "mAtAjI! isa prakAra Apa du:khI kyoM ho rahI hai? siddhacakra ke pratApa se saba bhalA hI hogaa| Apake putra

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zrIpAla-caritra use dekhaneke liye merA jI chaTapaTA rahA hai|

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zrIpAla-caritra 129 rAjI khuzI ghara AyeMge aura zatrukA yaha bhaya bhI dUra ho jaayegaa| mAlUma hotA hai ki kisI bure graha ke kAraNa isa samaya hama loga saMkaTa bhoga rahe haiN| Apa navapada kA dhyAna kIjiye, jisase apane aniSTa dUra hoN| navapada ke jApa se jalodara prabhRti vyAdhiyA~, saba taraha ke upadrava, bandhana aura bhaya dUra ho jAte haiN| evaM ihaloka aura paraloka meM Rddhi, siddhi tathA sukha-saubhAgya kI prApti hotI hai| merI dhAraNA hai ki aba hamAre duHkha ke dina pUre ho gaye aura sukha ke dina Ane meM aba adhika dera nahIM hai! mAtAjI! Aja sAyaMkAla meM pUjA ke samaya mujhe jo apUrva bhAva aura alaukika Ananda kI prApti huI hai, vaha avarNanIya hai| abataka mere mana para usakA prabhAva banA huA hai| merI romAvalI raha-raha kara mAno pulakita ho uThatI hai| Aja merI bAyIM A~kha aura bAyA~ stana bhI phar3aka rahA hai| isase merA mana kaha rahA hai ki Aja koI zubha ghaTanA avazya ghaTita honI caahiye| saMbhava hai ki Aja hI mere patideva A jAyeM yA hama logoM ko unakA Anandaprada samAcAra hI mile|" mAtA ne kahAH- "beTI ! Izvara kare terI bAta satya pramANita ho| maiMne aneka bAra dekhA hai ki tU jo kahatI hai, vahI hotA hai| terI jIbha meM amRta hai| mujhe terI bAta kA pUrNa vizvAsa hai; kyoMki terI bAta siddha puruSa ke vacanakI bhA~ti kabhI vyartha nahIM jaatii|"

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130 caudahavA~ pariccheda mAtA aura strI kI yaha bAteM sunakara zrIpAla kA hRdaya pulakita ho uThA, usase aba aura adhika samaya taka cupa na rahA gyaa| ve turanta hI apanI mAtA ko pukAra utthe| sunate hI mAtA ne kahA:- "yaha mere putra kA hI zabda hai| jina-vacana kabhI jhUThe nahIM ho skte|" yaha kahatI huI vaha uThIM aura bar3e prema se dvAra khole| zrIpAla ne mAtA ko bar3e hI Adara se praNAma kiyaa| mainAsundarI ne bhI apane pati ke caraNa sparza kiye| unhoMne use prema kI dRSTi se dekhakara nihAla kara diyaa| sAdhAraNa bAtacIta ke bAda, zrIpAla kumAra mAtA ko kandhe aura patnI ko hAtha para baiThAkara, hAra ke prabhAva se AkAza mArgadvArA apane zivira meM A phuNce| vahA~ unhoMne apanI mAtA ko siMhAsana para biThAkara Apa unake sAmane A baitthe| unakI AThoM nava-vivAhitA rAniyoM ne bhI Akara mAtA aura mainAsundarI ke caraNa sparza kiye| mAtA ne saboM ko zubhAzISa dI aura nAsundarI ne madhura vacanoM dvArA sabakA svAgata kiyaa| anantara zrIpAla ne mAtA ko samasta pUrva vRttAnta AdyopAnta kaha sunaayaa| anta meM unhoMne kahA:-'yaha saba gurupradatta navapada ke ArAdhana kA hI pratApa hai|" putra kI yaha bAteM sunakara mAtA ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| unake jIvana meM isase bar3hakara Ananda kA avasara zAyada hI kisI samaya upasthita huA ho| astu !

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zrIpAla - caritra 131 aba zrIpAla ne mainAsundarI se kahA :- "priye ! merI bAtoM se tuma yaha to jAna hI cukI hogI ki, siddhacakra ke pratApa se ujjayinI kI hathiyA lenA mere liye kucha bhI kaThina nahIM hai / tumhAre pitA ne abhimAnavaza jainadharma kA apamAna kiyA thA, na kevala dharma kA hI apamAna kiyA thA, balki saccI bAteM kahane ke kAraNa tumhArA jIvana bhI duHkhamaya banAne meM koI kasara na rakkhI thii| aba maiM tumhAre pitA ko unakI yaha bhUla dikhA denA cAhatA hU~, ki unhoMne krodhAveza meM Akara kaisA anucita kArya kiyA thA; kintu phira bhI karma kI rekha para ve mekha na mAra sake / aba tuma mujhe yaha batalAo ki unheM kisa rUpa meM aura kisa prakAra yahA~ upasthita hone ko bAdhya kiyA jAya ?" mainAsundarI ne kahAH - "nAtha ! Apa khuda samajhadAra haiN| maiM Apako bhalA kyA batA sakatI huuN| phira bhI yadi Apa merA abhiprAya jAnanA hI cAhate haiM, to mujhe kahane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai / merI samajha meM, pitAjI kA abhimAna dUra karanA sabase adhika Avazyaka hai| isaliye unheM kandhepara kulhAr3I rakha kara namratApUrvaka yahA~ upasthita hone ko kahanA caahiye| isase unakA abhimAna dUra ho jAyagA, evaM isake phala svarUpa na kevala unakA hI kalyANa hogA, balki dUsaroM ko bhI zikSA milegii|" mainAsundarI kI yaha bAta zrIpAlane saharSa svIkAra kara lii| usI samaya unhoMne eka dUta dvArA mAlavarAja ko yaha

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132 caudahavA~ pariccheda sandeza kahalA bhejaa| sAtha hI yaha bhI kahalA diyA, ki yadi unheM yaha svIkAra na ho to yuddha kI taiyArI kreN| yathA samaya dUta mAlavarAja kI sevA meM upasthita huA aura unheM zrIpAla kA sandeha kaha sunaayaa| dUta kI bAta sunate hI mAlavapati ke zarIra meM mAnoM Aga laga gayI; kintu koI upAya na thaa| ve pahale hI suna cuke the, ki zatru bar3A prabala hai| phira bhI ve apane mantriyoM ke sAtha salAha karane baitthe| maMtrI catura the, paristhiti ko ve bhalI bhA~ti samajhate the| unhoMne kahA :- "mahArAja! krodha karane kA yaha avasara nahIM hai| zatrutA aura mitratA samAna zaktivAle hI se karanA ucita hai| isa samaya hama logoM ko sabala zatru se kAma par3a gayA hai / ataH avasthA ke anusAra kAma na karane se niHsandeha hamArI hI hAra hogii| paramAtmA ne jise hama logoM se zreSTha banAyA ho, usake sammukha namratA prakaTa karanA hI hamArA karttavya hai| dUta kI bAta hama logoM ko saharSa mAna lenI caahiye| isameM kucha bhI anucita yA apamAnajanaka nahIM hai|" mantriyoM kI yaha bAta suna, mAlavapati rAjA prajApAla ne dUta kI bAta mAna lii| aba ve kandhe para kulhAr3I rakha, pairoM se calate hue zrIpAla ke zivira meM A phuNce| unheM Ate dekha, zrIpAla ne Age bar3ha kara unakI abhyarthanA kii| unase kulhAr3I rakhavA kara, uttama vastrAbhUSaNa pahanA kara unheM sabhA-maNDapa meM le gye| usI samaya vahA~ mainAsundarI upasthita huii| usane

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zrIpAla - caritra kandhe para kulhAr3I rakha, pairoMse calate hue|

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zrIpAla-caritra 133 prajApAla ko praNAma kara kahA :-"pitAjI! merI bAteM yAda kiijiye| karma hI pradhAna hai| usake sAmane hama saba loga kisI hisAba meM nahIM haiN| dekhiye, karmayoga se mujhe jo pati mile the, unhoMne isa samaya apanI kaisI unnati kI hai|" itanA kaha, mainAsundarI ne rAjA prajApAla se zrIpAlakA paricaya kraayaa| isa bAra unakI ora dekhate hI prajApAla unheM pahacAna gye| isase sImAtIta Ananda huaa| unhoMne gadgada hokara kahA:- "kumAra ! maiM Apako pahacAna na skaa| Apane bhI gambhIra aura guNavAna hone ke kAraNa svayaM apanA paricaya na diyaa| ApakI yaha saba sukha-sampatti aura vIratA dekhakara mujhe asIma Ananda ho rahA hai| dhanya hai Apako!" zrIpAla ne kahA :-"rAjan yaha saba navapada ke mAhAtmyakA pratApa hai| isI ke prasAda se yaha saba Rddhi-siddhi prApta huI hai, merI vIratA ke kAraNa nhiiN|" prajApAla ne kahAH- "bar3e loga apanI vIratA ko kabhI bhUla kara bhI mahatva nahIM dete| isameM bhI koI sandeha nahIM, ki iSTadeva aura gurukI kRpA se vAJchita phala kI prApti bhI avazya hotI hai|" ___ dAmAda aura sasura donoM meM isI taraha kI bAteM hone lgiiN| eka dUsare kI bAtoM se ve bar3e hI Anandita hone lge| isI samaya samUce nagara meM yaha bAta vidyuta vega se phaila gayI, ki ujjayinI ko gherA DAlanevAlA koI zatru

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caudahavA~ pariccheda nahIM; kintu prajApAla ke vahI jAmAtA haiM, jinheM kor3hI samajha kara unhoMne mainAsundarI ko byAha dI thI / prajApAla ke mahala aura ranavAsa meM bhI yaha samAcAra pahu~ca gayA / sunate hI saubhAgyasundarI aura rUpasundarI prabhRti rAniyA~ tathA anyAnya parijana loga bhI zrIpAla aura mainAsundarI ko dekhane ke liye zivira meM A phuNce| sabhI eka dUsare se Ananda pUrvaka mile 1 jule| kisI ke hRdaya meM kisI prakAra kA roSa yA dveSa dikhAyI na detA thaa| cAroM ora Ananda kI dhArA baha rahI thI / saba loga usI dhArA meM baha kara hRdaya ke kaluSita bhAvoM ko tilAMjali de rahe the| 134 zrIpAla kumAra ne saba logoM ko upasthita dekha, unake Ananda meM vRddhi karane ke liye eka nATaka khelane kI AjJA / AjJA milate hI nATaka kI saba cIjeM ThIka kara dI gayIM / nATaka ke khilAr3iyoM kA eka dala raMgamaJcapara utarane ke liye taiyAra ho gayA; kintu nATaka ke pahale hI dRzya meM jisa naTIkA abhinaya thA, vaha bAraMbAra kahane para bhI abhinaya ke liye taiyAra na huI / usane pahale kabhI bhI aisI manovRtti na dikhAyI thI, isa liye isa samaya usako AnA-kAnI karate dekha, sabako bahuta hI Azcarya huA / bar3I dera taka samajhAnebujhAne para antameM vaha khar3I huI aura sAdhAraNa veza pahana kara raMgamaMca para upasthita huI / isa samaya usake cehare para viSAda kI ghanaghora ghaTA chAyI huI thI; kintu kisI ko isakA

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zrIpAla-caritra 135 kAraNa vidita na thaa| usa naTIne raMga-maMcapara abhinaya AraMbha karane ke pahale yaha dohA kahA : "kaha~ mAlava kaha~ zaMkhapura, kaha~ babbara kaha~ ntttt| nAca rahI surasundarI; vidhi asa karata akaaj||" naTI ke mu~ha se yaha dohA sunate hI rAjA prajApAla / vicAra meM par3a gye| ve socane lage, ki surasundarI to merI vahI putrI hai, jise maiMne zaMkhapura ke rAja-kumAra aridamana se vyAha diyA thaa| vaha yahA~-kahA~ ? para yaha naTI kyA kaha rahI hai? isake kathana se to yahI siddha hotA hai, ki yaha surasundarI hI hai| yaha vicAra Ate hI unhoMne najara uThA kara usa naTIkI ora dhyAna-pUrvaka dekhaa| dekhate hI unheM mAnoM kATha mAra gayA unhoMne dekhA ki vAstava meM vaha naTI surasundarI hI hai| vaha bhI apane ko aba na roka skii| turanta raMgamaMca se utara kara apanI mAtA saubhAgyasundarI ke pAsa pahu~cI aura usake gale se lipaTa kara sisaka-sisaka kara rone lgii| usakI yaha avasthA dekha, mAtA ne use bahuta AzvAsana diyaa| samajhAne-bujhAne para jaba kucha zAnta huI, taba usakI mAtAne kahA :-- "beTI! jo honA thA, so ho gyaa| aba tU yaha batA ki terI yaha avasthA kaise huI?" surasundarI ne apanI rAma kahAnI mAtA pitA ko saMkSepa meM sunAte hue kahA:- "Apa logoM ne bar3I dhUmadhAma .

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136 caudahavA~ pariccheda se merA byAha kara mujhe mere pati ke sAtha yahA~ se bidA kiyaa| hamaloga sakuzala zaMkhapura pahu~ca gaye, kintu usa dina nagara praveza kA muhUrtta na milane ke kAraNa hama loga nagara ke bAhara hI eka bagIce meM Thahara gaye / hama logoM ke sAtha kAphI AdamI the; kintu unameM se adhikAMza nizcinta ho, apane - apane svajana snehiyoM se milane cale gaye / hamalogoM ne bhI samajhA, ki aba koI khatarA nahIM hai, isaliye unake jAne meM koI bAdhA na dI, kintu durbhAgyavaza madhya rAtri ke samaya DAkuoM ne hamAre Dere para chApA maaraa| Apake dAmAdajI to prANa lekara na jAne kahA~ bhAga gye| aura maiM DAkuoM ke hAtha meM par3a gyii| ve mujhe apane sAtha nepAla le gye| vahA~ unhoMne mujhe beca diyA / jisa manuSya ne kharIdA, vaha vahA~ se mujhe babbarakula le gayA aura vahA~ usane eka bar3I rakama lekara mujhe vezyA ke hAtha beca diyaa| usa vezyA ne mujhe gAnA-bajAnA aura nRtya kalA sikhAkara naTI banA diyA / vahA~ ke rAjA mahAkAla nATakoM ke bar3e hI zaukIna haiN| unhIM ke yahA~ naTI hokara rahane ke liye mujhe bAdhya honA pdd'aa| jaba zrIpAlakumAra vahA~ pahu~ce aura inake sAtha rAja - kumArI madanasenA kA byAha huA, taba rAjA ne eka nATaka - maNDalI bhI daheja meM dI / maiM bhI usI maNDalI meM thI / usI samaya se maiM zrIpAla kumAra ke sAtha rahakara naTI kI taraha jIvana vyatIta kara rahI huuN| Aja ApalogoM ko

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zrIpAla-caritra 137 dekhakara mujhase rahA na gyaa| merA dukha umar3a par3A, isaliye maiMne apane Apako prakaTa kara diyaa| karma-bhoga ke sivA ise maiM aura kyA kahU~! jisa samaya mainAsundarIpara maiMne duHkha par3ate dekhA thA, usa samaya maiM mana-hI-mana prasanna aura garvita huI thI; kintu Aja mujhe usI mainA-pati kA dAsatva aMgIkAra karanA pdd'aa| abhimAna kA phala mujhe hAthoM-hAtha mila gyaa| aba mujhe yaha pUrNa vizvAsa ho gayA hai, ki mainAsundarI hamAre vaMza meM vijaya-patAkA ke samAna hai| mainA ko jainadharma rUpI kalpavRkSa ke madhura phala cakhane ko mile aura maiM mithyAvAda rUpI viSavRkSa ke viSaile phala cakha rahI huuN| eka hI samudra se nikale hue amRta aura viSa meM jisa prakAra jamIna AsamAna kA antara hotA hai| usI prakAra mujhameM aura mainAsundarI meM antara hai| mainA donoM kula ke mukha ko ujjvala karane vAlI maNidIpikA ke samAna hai; kintu maiM sAvana kI a~dherI rAta jaisI hIna huuN| mainA ke darzana se prANiyoM kA kalyANa ho sakatA hai, mujhe dekhakara unheM pApa laga sakatA hai|" isa prakAra mainA sundarI kI vAstavika prazaMsA kara surasundarI ne sabake Ananda meM aisI bRddhi kI, jaisI nATaka dekhane se zAyada hI hotI hai| zrIpAla aura unakI mAtA prabhRti ne surasundarI ko bahuta AzvAsana diyaa| mainAsundarI ne bhI use gale se lagAkara bahuta hI pyAra kiyaa| aba sura sundarI naTI kA veza tyAgakara mainAsundarI ke sAtha rahane lgii| kucha

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138 caudahavA~ pariccheda dinoM ke bAda zrIpAla ne eka dUta bhejakara zaMkha pura se aridamana ko bulA bhejA, aura surasundarI ko usake hAthoM meM sauMpakara, use vidA kiyaa| anantara zrIpAla kI asIma kRpA se donoM dampatti sAnanda jIvana vyatIta karane lge| pAThakoM ko smaraNa hogA, ki bAlyAvasthA meM sAta sau kor3hiyoM ne zrIpAla kI rakSA kI thii| unako jaba isa samaya yaha mAlUma huA, ki hamAre rAjA ujjayinI Aye haiM, taba ve loga bhI ujjayinI daur3a Aye aura zrIpAla ke darzana kara bahuta hI prasanna hue| zrIpAla ne bhI una saboM ko rANA kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kara unheM apanI senA kA nAyaka bnaayaa| campAnagara se Akara matisAgara mantrI ne bhI zrIpAla ke sammukha sira jhukaayaa| unhoMne pUrvavat phira use usake padapara niyukta kara diyaa| isIprakAra aneka svajana-snehI unake pAsa aaye| saboM kI samucita abhyarthanA kara unheM apane yahA~ Azraya pradAna kiyaa| saba loga unakI chatrachAyA meM rahakara sAnanda jIvana vyatIta karane lge| www.jainelibrary:org

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pandrahavA~ pariccheda yuddha meM vijaya isa samaya zrIpAla ke dina bar3e hI Ananda meM vyatIta ho rahe the| unheM aba koI kaSTa na thA / eka ora unake pAsa jaisI apAra sammatti thI, dUsarI ora vaisI hI senA aura rAjasI ThATha-bATa thaa| sirpha kamI unheM eka hI bAta kI thI aura vaha yaha thI, ki unake pitA kA rAjya aba taka unake adhikAra meM nahIM AyA thA / isI sambandha meM eka dina unase matisAgara mantrI ne kahAH- "kumAra ! tumheM yaha to mAlUma hI hai, ki maiMne tumheM tumhAre pitA ke rAja-siMhAsana para AsIna karAyA thA; kintu tumhAre kAkA ajItasena ne tumhArI bAlyAvasthA se lAbha uThAte hue tumhArA rAjya adhikRta kara liyA thA / aba tumheM vaha rAjya punaH prApta karanA cAhiye / bala hone para bhI yadi pitA kA rAjya prApta na kiyA jA sake, to bala bekAra hai| yadi tuma apane pitA kA rAjya nahIM le sakate to phira yaha senA aura yaha sAja - sammAna kisa liye ? merI rAya hai, ki hama logoM ko bhItara-hI-bhItara taiyArI kara acAnaka AkramaNa kara denA caahiye| isase anAyAsa hI vaha rAjya hamAre hAthoM meM A sakatA hai|"

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pandrahavA~ pariccheda mantrI kI yaha bAta zrIpAla ke mana meM ja~ca gyii| unhoMne kahA :- "tumhArA kahanA bilakula ThIka hai / mujhe apane pitA kA rAjya hastagata karanA hI cAhiye; kintu merA kahanA yaha hai ki yadi sAma se kAma nikalatA ho. to daNDa-nIti se kAma kyoM liyA jAya ? yadi gur3a dene se hI kAma nikalatA ho, to viSa kyoM diyA jAya ?" mantrI ne kahA :- "acchA, aisA hI kiyA jAye / pahale ajItasena ke pAsa eka dUta bhejakara use acchI taraha samajhA diyA jAye / anantara yadi vaha samajhabUjha kara apane Apa hI rAjya lauTA de, to yuddha kA koI jhamelA na kiyA jaaye|" zrIpAla ne kahA:- "hA~, merI bhI yahI rAya hai, vaise hI kIjiye / " mantrI aura zrIpAla kI isa salAha ke anusAra caturmukha nAmaka eka catura dUta, usI dina campAnagarI kI ora bheja diyA gyaa| vaha yathA samaya campAnagarI pahu~cA / vahA~ pahu~cane para ajItasena kI sabhA meM upasthita huA / ajItasena ne use baiThane ke liye samucita Asana diyA / dUta se jaba usake Agamana kA kAraNa pUchA gayA, taba usane ajItasena se kahA:- "rAjan! Apane zrIpAla kumAra ko bAlaka samajhakara bAlyAvasthA meM vidyA aura kalAoM kA sampAdana karane ke liye videza bhejA thA, so 140

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zrIpAla-caritra 141 aba unhoMne saba vidyA aura kalAoM kA jJAna prApta kara liyA hai| unhoMne caturaMgiNI senA bhI ekatrita kara lI hai| aba ve Apake zira se rAjya-bhAra utAranA cAhate haiN| ApakI bhI umra bar3I ho calI hai| aisI avasthA meM Apako svayaM samajhabUjha kara rAjya-bhAra se mukta ho jAnA caahiye| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki zrIpAla kA pratApa Apase chipA na hogaa| isa samaya aneka rAje mahArAje unake adhIna haiM aura aneka unake Azraya meM rahate haiN| Apako bhI unakA anukaraNa karanA cAhiye thaa| Apane vaisA na kara unase virodha khar3A kiyA hai; kintu vaha anAyAsa hI virodha ko dUra kara sakate hai; kyoMki ApameM aura unameM bar3A hI antara hai| kahA~ rAI aura kahA~ parvata? kahA~ tArA aura kahA~ zaradcandra? kahA~ khadyota aura kahA~ sUrya? kahA~ mRga zAvaka aura kahA~ paMcAnana siMha? kahA~ hiMsA-yukta yajJa aura kahA~ dayA pradhAna jainadharma? kahA~ jhUTha aura kahA~ satya? kahA~ kA~ca aura kahA~ ratna? ina saboM meM uttama vastuoM ke sthAna meM zrIpAla aura nIca vastuoM ke sthAna meM ApakI gaNanA kI jA sakatI hai| ApameM aura unameM sacamuca aisA hI antara hai| maiM Apase yahI nivedana karanA cAhatA hU~, ki yadi Apako apane prANoM kI mamatA ho, to ahaMkAra chor3akara, unake pAsa caliye aura unakA rAjya unake hAthoM meM sauMpakara apane kartavya kA pAlana kiijiye| anyathA yuddha ke liye taiyAra ho jAiye; kintu yaha bhI smaraNa

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142 pandrahavA~ pariccheda rahe, ki unakI apAra senA ke sammukha ApakI senA kisI hisAba meM nahIM hai| Apa kisI taraha unakA mukAbalA nahIM kara skte| nirbala hokara balavAna se yuddha karanA jAna-bUjhakara hI saMsAra meM apanI haMsI karAnA hai| yadi Apa merI bAtoM para dhyAna na deMge aura zrIpAla se yuddha karane kI taiyArI kareMge, to niHsaMdeha saMsAra Apake Upara hNsegaa| phira jaisI ApakI icchaa|" dUta kI yaha bAteM sunakara rAjA ajItasena mAre krodha ke AgababUlA ho gye| unake zira para mAno bhUta savAra ho gyaa| unhoMne garaja kara kahA :- "he dUta! tU apane svAmI ke pAsa jAkara unase kaha de, ki campAnagarI kA rAjya itanI AsAnI se nahIM mila sktaa| jisa prakAra bhojana meM madhura, amla, aura kaTu kiMvA tikta svAda ke padArtha Adi madhya aura anta meM upasthita kiye jAte haiM, usI taraha tUne sabhI taraha kI bAteM mere sAmane kahI haiN| tere isa guNa ke kAraNa zAyada terA nAma caturmukha par3A hai| tUne kahA hai ki zrIpAla ko bAlaka samajhakara kalA-kuzalatA prApta karane ke liye maiMne use videza bhejA thA; kintu yaha satya nahIM hai| maiM use apanA mAnatA hI nahIM, balki apanA zatru samajhatA huuN| kevala bAlaka samajha kara hI maiMne use jItA chor3a diyA thaa| sambhava hai ki isa samaya vaha balavAna ho gayA ho, kintu maiM usase nirbala nahIM huuN| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki zrIpAla para aba yamarAja ne najara lagAyI hai|

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zrIpAla - caritra 143 isIliye usane sote hue siMha ko jagAne kA duHsAhasa kiyA hai| usase kaha denA, ki yadi vaha mujhe chor3a degA, to usakI ijjata bacanI kaThina ho jAyegI / tU apane rAjA kI senA ko bahuta bar3I batalAtA hai, kintu vaha dUsaroM ke liye bar3I hogii| maiM akelA hI usake sainya sAgara meM var3avAnala kI taraha kAma kruuNgaa| apane rAjA se kahanA, ki balakI parIkSA bAtoM se nahIM huA karatI / kauna balavAna aura kauna nirbala hai yaha yuddha kSetra meM Apa hI siddha ho jAyegA / tere rAjA ne raNa ke liye jo nimantraNa bhejA hai, use maiM saharSa svIkAra karatA hU~ / " rAjA ajIta sena kA yaha uttara lekara caturmukha usI samaya ujjaina ke liye cala pdd'aa| vahA~ pahu~cane para usane zrIpAla se saba bAteM kaha sunAyIM / sunate hI zrIpAla ko krodha A gyaa| usI samaya vaha senA ko susajjita kara campAnagarI ke samIpa phuNce| vahA~ nadI ke taTapara eka upayukta sthAna dekhakara zivira kI sthApanA kii| ajItasena ko yaha samAcAra pahale hI se mila cuke the, isaliye vaha bhI apanI senA lekara zrIpAla ke sAmane A ddtte| lar3AI karane ke pahale aneka prakAra ke maMgalAcAra kiye gye| jaba lar3AIkA samaya huA taba cAroM ora raNabheriyA~ baja utthiiN| sainikoM ne zastroM kI pUjA kI / bhATacAraNoM ne baradAvalI gA-gAkara unako marane mArane ke

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144 pandrahavA~ pariccheda liye utsAhita kiyaa| cAroM ora vIratA aura utsAha kA mAnoM samudra umar3a rahA thaa| donoM ora kI senAyeM yuddha ke liye prastuta ho gyiiN| sUrya bhI timira zazi kA nikandana karane ke liye rudra rUpa dhAraNa kara isI samaya pUrva ora udayAcala para A ddtte| basa, aba senApati kA Adeza milane bhara kI hI dera thii| donoM ora raNa-stambha ropita ho jAnepara senApati ne zaMkha-dhvani kara yuddha karane kI AjJA de dii| AjJA milate hI paidala se paidala aura ghur3asavAroM se ghur3asavAra bhir3a gye| varSA kI bhA~ti bANa-vRSTi hone lgii| AkAza meM dhvajAyeM pharakane lgiiN| bijalI kI taraha talavAreM camakane lagIM aura sainikoM kI huMkAra se sArA AkAza gUMja utthaa| kisI-kisI samaya aisA mAlUma hotA thA, mAnoM varSA Rtu A gayI hai| bhayaMkara aura vizvAla topoM kI golAbArI ke samaya jo garjanA hotI thI, vaha megha garjanA kA bhAsa karAtI thii| golA, jamInapara girate hI aneka zatruoM kA kAma tamAma kara detA thaa| kahIM koI zatru kA zira ur3Aye detA thA, to koI zatru ke bANoM kA pratikAra karatA thaa| koI madonmatta hAthiyoM ke gaNDasthala cheda rahA thA, to koI apane vIra nAda se zatruoM ko AtaMkita kara rahA thaa| cAraNa loga isa samaya bhI biradAvalI sunA-sunA kara zUra-vIroM ko utsAhita kara rahe the| isa samaya jujhAU bAje antataka lar3ane ke liye navajIvana kA saMcAra kara

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zrIpAla-caritra 145 rahe the| yaha saba dekha sunakara zrIpAla ke sainika mAnoM madonmatta hokara jhUmane lge| senApati ne ucita avasara dekhakara sainikoM ko zatrudala meM praveza karane kI AjJA de dii| AjJA milate hI saba usI ora pila pdd'e| dekhate-hI-dekhate na jAne unhoMne kitanoM ke zira ur3A diye aura na jAne kitane ghor3e-hAthI aura rathoM kA sarvanAza kara ddaalaa| zrIpAla ke sainikoM kI isa mAra se ajItasena kI senA meM bhagadar3a maca gyii| ajItasena aba taka dUra hI se saba raMga dekha rahA thaa| jaba usane dekhA, ki usakI senA meM vizrRMkhalatA utpanna ho gayI, taba vaha svayaM apane sainikoM ko utsAhita karatA huA yuddhakSetra meM kUda pdd'aa| usane apane vIroM ko lalakAra kara kahA, ki unake liye namaka adA karane kA yuddha meM prANa dekara apane svAmI kI lAja bacAne kA yahI pahalA vIrocita avasara hai| idhara zrIpAlakumAra ke sAta sau senAnAyakoM ne jaba dekhA, ki ajItasena svayaM raNakSetra meM upasthita huA hai, taba unhoMne cAroM ora se use ghera liyA aura jaba vaha bhalI-bhA~ti unake cakra meM pha~sa gayA, taba unhoMne kahA:- "rAjan! abhI kucha bigar3A nahIM hai| yadi isa samaya bhI Apa ahaMkAra chor3akara kumAra kI adhInatA svIkAra kara leM, to ve Apako kSamA kara deNge|" kintu ajItasena para ina zabdoM kA koI prabhAva na par3A, balki vaha aura jora se una senAnAyakoM para zastrAstra ke vAra karane lgaa| senAnAyakoM ne bhI usakI yaha

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146 pandrahavA~ pariccheda avasthA dekhakara usakI muzkeM kasa liiN| jaba yaha saMvAda phaila gayA to cAroM ora zrIpAla kI jaya-jayakAra hone lagA / usI samaya sainika loga ajItasena ko bA~dha kara zrIpAla ke pAsa le aaye| unhoMne dekhate hI unake bandhana chur3A diye / pazcAt samucita Asanapara unheM baiThA kara kahAH-- "pUjya kAkAjI ! Apa apane mana meM leza mAtra bhI kheda na kreN| Apa Ananda- pUrvaka rAja kiijiye| mujhe rAjya kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / " zrIpAla kumAra ke ina vacanoM ko zravaNa kara rAjA ajItasena ke vicAroM meM bar3A hI antara A gyaa| ve apane mana meM soca rahe the, ki maiMne dUta kI bAta na mAnI, isaliye merI pratiSThA naSTa ho gyii| apanI zakti kA vicAra kiye binA jo loga balavAna se mukAbalA karane daur3ate haiM aura apane hita kI bAta nahIM sunate, unheM merI taraha Apatti meM hI par3anA par3atA hai| kahA~ maiM vRddha hone para bhI paradroha karanevAlA-parAyA rAjya hajama kara jAne vAlA pApI aura kahA~ bAlyAvasthA se hI paropakAra parAyaNa yaha puNyavAn zrIpAla ! mujhameM aura isameM jamIna AsamAna kA antara hai / gotra - droha karane se kIrti kA nAza hotA hai| rAja-droha karane se nIti kA nAza hotA hai aura bAla-droha karane se sadgati kA nAza hotA hai, maiMne yaha tInoM droha kiye haiM, isaliye mujhe tInoM prakAra kA bhaya hai| saMsAra meM jisa pApako koI nahIM karatA, use maiMne kiyA

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zrIpAla - caritra 147 hai, ataH naraka ke sivA mere liye dUsarA sthAna hI nahIM hai jo ina pApoM se mukti dilA sake? haiM, avazya hI hai / jinarAja kI pravajyA grahaNa karane se aise pApoM se mukti mila sakatI hai, evaM usase AtmA kA karma-mala dUra hokara vaha bhI zuddha ho sakatI hai| vaha pravajyA duHkha rUpI ballariyoM ke vana ko dahana karane ke liye dAvAnala ke samAna hai / ziva-sukha rUpa vRkSa ke mUla ke samAna hai, guNa-samUha kA AgAra hai, saba prakAra kI ApattiyA~ usase dUra ho sakatI haiN| mokSa sukha ke liye vahI AkarSaNa hai, bhava bhaya ke liye vahI nikarSaNa hai, kaSAyarUpa parvata ko bhedane ke liye vahI vajra hai aura nava kaSAya rUpa dAvAnala ko prazamita karane ke liye megha ke samAna hai| ajItasena ke mana meM isa prakAra ke uttama vicAra utpanna hone para ve pravajyA ke guNa grahaNa karane evaM saMsAra ke doSa samajhane lge| isase moha - madirA dvArA car3hA huA unmAda naSTa hokara zubha bhAvanAyeM aMkurita hone lgiiN| isa prakAra manobhAvanA ke parivartita ho jAne se pApa sthiti naSTa ho gayI aura karma ne sahAyatA pahu~cAyI; isaliye turanta hI rAjA ajItasena ko apane pUrva janma kI smRti ho AyI / anta meM unhoMne usI kSaNa zrIpAla ke sammukha gArhasthya kA tyAga kara cAritra aMgIkAra kara liyaa| rAjA ajItasena ko isa prakAra cAritra sahita dekhakara zrIpAla kumAra ko bar3A hI Azcarya huaa| ve usI samaya saparivAra unheM vandana kara isa prakAra unakI stuti karane lage :- "he munIzvara ! Apane upazama rUpI

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148 pandrahavA~ pariccheda talavAra se krodha ko nirmUla kara diyA hai| mRdutA-nirabhimAnatA rUpI vajra se mada-ahaMkAra rUpI parvatoM kA cUrNakara DAlA hai| saralatArUpI kudAlI se mAyA kI viSa-vallarIko jar3amUla se naSTa kara diyA hai aura nirlobha rUpI naukA dvArA mahAna lobhasAgara ko pAra karane meM Apane saphalatA prApta kI hai| bhavarUpI vRkSa ke mUla rUpI ina cAra kaSAyoM kA Apane nikandana kara DAlA hai| sAtha hI surAsura aura manuSya mAtra ko ahaMkAra rUpa balase jItane vAle kAmadevako bhI Apane apane parAkrama se na kevala parAjita hI kiyA hai, balki use vaza kara liyA hai, kintu isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai, kyoM ki jisa siMha kI garjanA sunakara hAthiyoM kA bhI ciMghAr3anA banda ho jAtA hai, vaha siMha bhI aSTApada ke sAmane bakare kI taraha dIna ho jAtA hai| Apane rati aura arati kA nivAraNa kiyA hai| bhaya ko to Apane apane hRdaya meM sthAna hI nahIM diyA hai| Apane burI icchAoM kA bhI tyAga kiyA hai| pudgala aura AtmA ko vinAzI evaM avinAzI samajhakara Apane apane hRdaya meM unheM bhinna-bhinna sthAna diyA hai, isaliye Apako kisI vastu kI icchA hI nahIM hotI, kyoMki pudgala nAzavAna hone ke kAraNa usakI icchA hI karanA vyartha hai aura jo AtmA avinAzI hai vaha to Apake pAsa hI hai| pariSaha kI senA Apase yuddha karane AyI thI, kintu manonmatta hAthI jisa prakAra akelA hI sabakA sAmanA karatA hai, usI prakAra akele Apane hI usase yuddha kara use bhagA diyaa| isake atirikta upasagoM ne Apake mokSa-mArga

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zrIpAla-caritra 149 meM bAdhAyeM upasthita kI, kintu Apa zarIra kI bhI spRhA nahIM rakhate, isaliye ve Apako apane bhayaMkara jAla meM ulajhA na ske| he svAmin ! Apako mokSa-mArga meM agrasara hote samaya rAga-dveSa nAmaka do prabala cora mile| unheM Apane dhairya rUpI vajra se isa prakAra mAra girAyA, jisase ve phira ApakI ora A~kha uThAkara dekhane kI bhI himmata na kara ske| anantara isa saMsAra-sAgara ko pAra karane ke liye mArga khoja karane para Apako aneka mArga dikhAyI diye; kyoMki jIvake jitane bheda haiM, utane hI saMsAra-sAgara ke mArga hone ke kAraNa aisA honA svAbhAvika thaa| ataH Apane una mArgoM se sarala mArga khoja nikAlane ke liye, samatA nAmaka yoganAlikAse dekhanA Arambha kiyaa| isase citta ke adhyavasAya kI sthiratA evaM mana, vacana aura kArya kI ekAgratA hone para Apako aneka mArga dikhAyI diye; kintu unase siddha sthAna taka pahu~canA Apako asambhava pratIta huaa| ataeva Apane aura bhI sUkSma dRSTi se mArgoM kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| isa bAra Apako udAsInatA nAmaka eka pagaDaNDI dikhAyI dii| vaha bhava-cakra ke bhaya se rahita thI, isaliye Apane mana-vacana aura kAyA kI sthiratA pUrvaka usI para calanA Arambha kiyaa| Apa bAhya aura Abhyantarika saba prakAra ke vikAroM se rahita hone se evaM kSamAdi guNoM se yukta hone se Apake isa mArga meM koI bAdhA na de skaa| bhinna-bhinna naya-sammata bhinna-bhinna mArga Apako

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150 pandrahavA~ pariccheda dikhAyI diye; kintu Apane sarvanaya sammata vItarAga paramAtmA kA hI mArga grahaNa kiyA aura nizcaya-naya ke pakSapAtI banakara karma lepa rahita hue haiM, ataeva Apa mokSa mArga ke pUrNa adhikArI bane haiN| he svAmin ! ApakI anubhava zakti jAgarita ho cukI hai ataeva Apa anubhavI yogI haiN| Apa apane akaSAyI, avedI, alezI, ayogI aura atIndriya prabhRti guNoM ke bhogI haiN| Apa dharma-saMnyAsI haiM; tattva mArga ke prakAzaka haiM, vibhAga dazA ko chor3akara svabhAva dazA meM ramaNa karane ke kAraNa AtmadarzI haiM aura kaSAya kA tyAga kara upazama rasa barasAne vAle hone ke kAraNa upazamavI hai| isa upazama rasa kI varSA se Apane apane guNarUpI udyAna ko sIMcakara use bahuta hI paripuSTa banAyA hai| munirAja chaThe aura sAtaveM guNaThANoM meM nivAsa karate haiN| isa donoM guNaThANoM kI bhinna-bhinna sthiti antarmuhUrta kI hai aura ekatrita utkRSTa sthiti, deza se kucha kama kror3a pUrva kI haiM; kintu Apa to una do meM se sAtaveM guNaThANe meM hI nivAsa karate haiN| yadyapi saMsAra ke kramAnusAra Apako chaThe pramatta guNaThAne meM jAnA par3atA hai, kintu vahA~ Apa laghu antarmuhUtta. hI sthiti karate haiM aura apramatta guNaThANe meM utkRSTa antarmuhUrta * cauthe guNaThANAse dharma-sAdhu saMnyAsI kahalAte haiN| laghu antarmuhUrta ATha-nava samaya kA aura utkRSTa anta muhUrta do ghar3I meM eka samaya kama kA kahalAtA hai| stuti ke kAraNa hI yahA~ ga kahA gayA hai| vAstava meM jIva adhikAMza samaya chaThe guNaThANe meM hI rahatA hai| sAtaveM guNaThANe meM bahuta hI alpa samaya rahatA hai|

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151 zrIpAla-caritra sthiti karate haiN| ApakA rUpa kisI ko gamyamAna na hone ke kAraNa Apa agamya haiN| Apake adhyavasAya carma-cakSuoM se gocara nahIM ho sakate ataeva Apa agocara haiN| Apa pA~coM indriyoM ko damana kara sakate haiM aura tRSNA rUpI tRSA to mAno Apako sparza hI nahIM kara paatii| he munirAja! ApakI bAhya aura abhyantara donoM prakAra kI mudrA parama sundara hai| Upara se ApakI AkRti bar3I hI sundara hai, aura guNoM ke kAraNa abhyantara AkRti bhI vaisI hI parama ramaNIya hai| guNoM ke kAraNa ApakI tulanA indra ke sAtha kI jA sakatI hai| ApakI bAhya lIlA Apake abhyantara kI upazama lIlA ko sUcita karatI hai; kyoMki jaba kisI vRkSa ke bhItara meM agni prajvalita hotA rahatA hai, taba vaha bAhara se harA-bharA nahIM dikhAyI detaa| __ he munirAja ! Apa vairAgI arthAt rAga rahita haiM, tyAgI arthAt bAhya 7 aura abhyantara donoM prakAra ke parigraha kA tyAga karanevAle haiN| Apa pUrNa bhAgyazAlI haiN| ApakI kumati naSTa ho gayI hai aura zubhamati jAgarita huI hai| Apa bhavabandhana se mukti ho gaye haiN| kAkA hone ke kAraNa Apa pahale se hI mere pUjya the, kintu aba Apa samasta saMsAra ke pUjya ho gaye haiN| maiM pahale bhI Apako vandana karatA thA, kintu aba V bAhya parigraha kA tAtparya strI, putra tathA dhana-dhAnya se aura abhyantara parigraha kA tAtparya viSaya-kaSAyAdise hai|

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152 pandrahavA~ pariccheda Apa upazama ke AgAra muni mahArAja ho gaye haiM, ataeva Apako bAraMbAra vandana karatA huuN|" isa prakAra munirAja ajItasena kI stuti karane ke bAda zrIpAla ne apane pitA kA rAjya chor3akara zeSa samasta rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI ajItasena ke putra gajagati ko niyukta kiyaa| isa taraha puNyabala se zrIpAla ne nAnA prakAra se svakArya kI siddhi kI aura svajana-snehI tathA sajjanoM ko sukhI kiyaa| anantara unhoMne campAnagarI meM praveza kiyaa| usa samaya prajA ne samUcI nagarI ko uttamatApUrvaka sajAyA thaa| cAroM ora dhvajA-patAkAreM laharA rahI thiiN| rAste meM chAyA karane ke liye vastra bA~dha diye gaye the| sthAna-sthAna para nATakoM kA abhinaya ho rahA thaa| rambhA jaisI sundariyA~ maMgalagAna gA rahI thiiN| Aja campAnagarI ke sAmane surapurI bhI phIkI mAlUma ho rahI thii| dUsarI ora zrIpAla kumAra apane aizvarya aura bala-vikrama ke kAraNa indra se bhI bar3he car3he mAlUma hote the| ___ jisa samaya campAnagarI ke rAstoM para zrIpAla kI zAnadAra savArI nikalI, usa samaya cAroM ora Ananda aura utsAha kI lahareM uTha rahI thiiN| rAste meM sthAna-sthAna para strI-puruSa motiyoM se thAla bhara-bharakara zrIpAla kI abhyarthanA karate rahate the| usa samaya striyoM ke kaMkaNa, nepura aura kaTi

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zrIpAla caritra ARIE Samenja motiyoMse thAla bhara-bharakara zrIpAlakI abhyarthanA karate the|

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zrIpAla - caritra 153 mekhalAoM kI jhanakAra aisI madhura pratIta ho rahI thIM, mAno bAjoM kI madhura jhanakAra ho rahI thI / campAnagarI meM praveza karanepara saba rAjAoM ne zrIpAla ko unake pitA ke siMhAsana para ArUr3ha kraayaa| paTarAnI ke sthAnapara mainAsundarI kA abhiSeka huaa| zeSa ATha rAniyA~ usase nIce sthAna para rakhI gyiiN| matisAgara pradhAna mantrI aura dhavala ke tInoM mitra upamantrI niyukta hue / abhiSeka aura niyuktiyoM kA yaha samAroha bar3e hI Ananda se sampanna huA / isa avasara para zrIpAla ne yAcakoM ko mukta hastase dAna diyA aura svajana snehiyoM ko upahAra pradAna kiyaa| samAroha pUrNa hone para zrIpAla kumAra nyAya aura nIti pUrvaka prajA kA pAlana karane lge| yaha saba ho jAne para bhI zrIpAla kumAra abhI dhavala seTha ko bhUle na the| unhoMne kausambI nagarI meM usake uttarAdhikAriyoM kI khoja karAyI aura vahA~ se usake putra vimalako apane pAsa bulA bhejA / vimala yathA nAma tathA guNa thA - arthAt vAstava meM vaha vimala hI thA / usake caritra aura guNoM kI bhalI-bhA~ti parIkSA karane ke bAda zrIpAla ne use campAnagarI meM hI rakha liyA aura use nagara seTha kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kara vipula sampatti kA svAmI banAyA / anantara zrIpAla kumAra ne pratyeka mandira meM aTThAI mahotsava karAye aura svayaM siddhacakra kI pUjA bhakti vizeSa rUpa se karane

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154 pandrahavA~ pariccheda lage; kyoM ki unheM jo kucha sukha-sampatti prApta huI thI, use ve usI kA pratApa mAnate the| yaha eka sAdhAraNa niyama hai, ki ghara meM bar3e loga jo kArya karate haiM, choTe loga anAyAsa usakA anukaraNa kara vahI kArya karane lagate haiM, ataeva isa samaya zrIpAla kumAra ke kuTumba meM jitane manuSya the, ve sabhI siddhacakra kI pUjA bhakti karane lge| kucha samaya ke bAda zrIpAla ne aneka gaganasparzI mandira bnvaaye| jinakI U~cI dhvajAye mAnoM candramaNDala kA amRta pAna kara rahI thiiN| sAtha hI unhoMne samUce rAjya meM amArIpaDaha bjvaayaa| nyAya bhI aisA karate the, ki loga rAjA rAmacandra se unakI tulanA karane lge| dAna-puNya ke kAraNa cAroM ora unakI itanI kIrti phaila rahI thI, ki saba loga dAnavIra karNa ke nAma ko bhUla kara prAtaHkAla unhIM kA nAma lene lge| evaM unheM kalpavRkSa ke samAna samajhane lge| yaha ThIka bhI thA; kyoMki kabhI kisI ko unake pAsa se khAlI hAtha na lauTanA par3atA thaa| unake guNa aura unakI kIrti ke sambandha meM itanA hI kahanA paryApta hai ki ve avarNanIya the|

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solahavA~ pariccheda ajItasena munikA dharmopadeza kAlAntara meM cAritra kI vRddhi hone para ajItasena rAjarSi ko avadhijJAna utpanna huaa| ve ghUmate-ghUmate eka samaya campAnagarI meM A phuNce| unake Agamana kA samAcAra sunate hI rAjA zrIpAla apanI mAtA aura striyoM ko sAtha le, bar3I dhUma-dhAma se unako vandana karane gye| vahA~ pahu~cane para unhoMne tIna pradakSiNA dekara munirAja ko tIna bAra vandana kiyaa| anyAnya logoM ne bhI unakA anukaraNa kiyaa| pazcAt dharmopadeza sunane kI icchA se saba loga unake sAmane samucita sthAna para baiTha gye| anantara rAjA zrIpAla ke anurodha karane para ajItasena muni ne dharmopadeza denA Arambha kiyaa| he bhavya prANiyo! tuma loga jinarAja ke vacana zravaNa kara unheM hRdaya meM dhAraNa karo aura moha ko sarvathA tyAga kara do| binA moha tyAga kiye sukha kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| jo loga moha-jAla meM par3e rahate haiM, ve bhava-cakra meM hI sadA phere lagAyA karate haiN| jaba unakA moha dUra hotA hai, taba kahIM ve unnata avasthA ko prApta karate haiN| isa saMsAra meM manuSya janma dasa dRSTAntoM se durlabha hai| jaba ananta puNyarAzi ekatrita hotI hai, tabhI yaha janma

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156 solahavA~ pariccheda milatA hai| manuSya janma bhI yadi anArya deza meM huA, to nirarthaka hI samajhanA cAhiye; kyoMki vahA~ koI dharma kA nAma bhI nahIM letaa| aise sthAnoM meM manuSya pApa karma meM pravRtta hotA hai aura saMsAra meM Asakta hokara jIvana vyatIta karatA huA, vaha tiryaMca narakAdi adhogati ko prApta karatA hai| vahA~ se phira U~ce uThanA usake liye bahuta hI kaThina ho par3atA hai| pUrva janma meM jinake sukRtya bahuta hI prabala hote haiM, unhIM ko isa Arya deza meM janma milatA hai| Arya deza meM janma hone para bhI uttama kula kI prApti honI kaThina hai| hIna yA mleccha kula meM janma hone para manuSya ko Arya kSetra kI prApti se koI lAbha nahIM hotA; kyoMki mleccha jAti meM hiMsAdi pApa-karma kara vaha punaH adhogati ko prApta hotA hai| Arya kSetra, uttama kula aura manuSya janma milane para bhI yadi rUpa, Arogya aura dIrghAyuSya prApta nahIM hue, to Arya kSetrAdi kI prApti niSphala ho jAtI hai| rUpa se ujjvala varNa kA tAtparya nahIM hai| pA~ca indriyoM kI sampUrNatA hI rUpa hai| yadi pA~ca indriyA~ pUrNa na hoM-unameM se nAka, kAna, A~kha yA jIbha prabhRtti meM koI doSa ho; yAnI manuSya aMdhA, kAnA, baharA yA gUMgA ho to use yathocita dharma kI prApti nahIM hotii| zarIra ke saba avayava ThIka hone para bhI yadi vaha vyAdhigrasta rahatA hai, to dharma kI ArAdhanA nahIM kara sktaa| isI prakAra yadi vaha alpAyuSI hotA hai-choTI umra meM hI apanI ihaloka

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zrIpAla-caritra 157 lIlA samApta kara detA hai, to Arya kSetra, uttama kula, saMpUrNa paJcendriyA~ aura Arogya yaha koI bhI use kAma nahIM aate| usa avasthA meM, vaha kevala manuSya kA nAma dhAraNa kara isa asAra saMsAra se prasthAna kara jAtA hai| Arya-kSetra, uttama kula, ArogyatA, dIrghAyuSya prabhRti milane para bhI sadguru kI prApti honI kaThina hai| yugaliyoM ke kSetra meM sadguru kI prApti hotI hI nhiiN| karma-bhUmi Arya deza meM bhI bar3I kaThinAI se sadguru milate haiN| pUrva janma ke zubha karma prabala honepara hI sadguru kI prApti hotI hai| yadi puNyayoga se sadguru kI prApti hotI bhI hai, to unase lAbha grahaNa karate, teraha kAThiye bAdhA dete haiN| jisase sadguru kA lAbha honA kaThina ho par3atA hai| yadi teraha kAThiyAoM ko dUra kara manuSya guru ke pAsa jAtA hai aura unake darzana karatA hai, to mithyAmati hone ke kAraNa unakI sevA-bhakti nahIM kara paataa| yadi puNya-saMyoga se gurusevA karane kI icchA kara unake samIpa baiThatA hai to dharmopadeza sunanA kaThina ho jAtA hai ; kyoMki usake isa kArya meM nidrA prabhRti pramAda bAdhA dete haiN| yadi puNya saMyoga se vaha dharmopadeza zravaNa karatA rahatA hai, to usapara zraddhA utpanna honA kaThina ho par3atI hai ; kyoMki sAmAnya jIvoM meM tatva buddhi kA abhAva hotA hai| aneka manuSya dharmopadeza sunakara zrRMgArAdi kathA rasa meM lIna hote haiM, isake phalasvarUpa ve apane sadguNa bhI kho baiThate haiN| tattva

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158 sola havA~ pariccheda buddhi prApta hone para bhI zraddhA nahIM hotii| aise manuSyoM kA citta sadA asthira aura DAvA~ Dola banA rahatA hai| unheM kabhI bhI tattva-bodha kI prApti nahIM hotii| ve mUoM kI bhA~ti sadA prApta aura aprApta kA hI vicAra kiyA karate haiN| jo loga Agama pramANa aura anumAna pramANa se dhyAnapUrvaka gaveSaNA karate haiM, unhIM ko tatvabodha kI prApti hotI hai| tatva bodha ke bhI do bheda haiN| saMvedana tattva bodha * aura sparzatattva- saMvedana tattvabodha baMdhya hai aura sparza-tattva-bodha se kAryabodha kI siddhi hotI hai ataeva vaha phalaprada hai| isaliye saMvedana tattva-bodha kA tyAga kara sparza tattva-bodha ko hI grahaNa karanA ucita hai| sparza tattva-bodha ke isa prakAra daza bheda haiM, (1) dharma kA mUla dayA hai aura kSamA guNa se hI aviruddha bhAva meM rahatI haiM (2) sarva guNa vinaya se hI prApta hote haiM aura vinaya guNa mArdava ke adhIna hai| jisake mana meM mArdava guNa kA vAsa hotA hai, use saba guNoM kI sampatti anAyAsa hI mila jAtI hai| jo manuSya, binA zraddhA ke vastu-sthiti ko yathAsthiti samajha kara use grahaNa karatA hai| vaha saMvedana tattva-bodha kahalAtA hai| zAstrakAroM ne ise baMdhyA strI kI taraha batalAyA hai; yAnI isa tattva bodha se bhavyajIvoM ko kucha bhI phala nahIM hotaa| Agama-zAstroM ke zravaNa karane se jisa manuSya ko jIvAdi navatatvoM kA zraddhA-pUrvaka bhalI prakAra jJAna ho, usake vizuddha adhyavasAya evaM mana, vacana, kAyAko ekAgratA dvArA tathA uttama guru ke sadupadeza se dharma kI vastu-sthiti kA jo tattva-bodha ho, use sparza tattva-bodha kahate haiN|

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159 zrIpAla-caritra (3) Arjava-saralatA ke binA jisa dharma kI ArAdhanA kI jAtI hai, vaha azuddha hI hotA hai| azuddha dharma ke ArAdhana se mokSa prApti nahIM hotI, isaliye pratyeka manuSya ko RjubhAvI-sarala honA atyanta Avazyaka hai| (4) zauca dharma bhI atyanta Avazyaka hai| isameM anna-pAnI prabhRti kI zuddhatA ko dravya zauca aura kaSAyAdi rahita zuddha pariNati ko bhAva zauca kahate haiN| jyoM-jyoM bhAva zauca kI vRddhi hotI hai, tyoMtyoM mokSa prApti samIpa AtI-jAtI hai, isaliye isakI bhI parama AvazyakatA hai| (5) saMyama dharma ke pA~ca AzravoM se dUra honA, paJcendriyoM kA nigraha karanA, cAra kaSAyoM kA tyAga karanA, tIna daNDoM se dUra rahanA-yaha usake satraha bheda haiN| isa satraha kA tyAga hone para hI AtmA saMyama dharma meM sthira ho sakatI hai, isaliye saMyama dharma ke ArAdhanA karane kI icchA rakhanevAloM ko unase dUra hI rahanA caahiye| (6) mukta dharmabandhu-bAndhava, dhana, indriya janita sukha, sAta prakAra ke bhaya, aneka prakAra ke vigraha, ahaMkAra aura mamatA Adi ke tyAga ko mukta dharma kahate haiN| jabataka paudgalika vastuoM se mamatva buddhi rahatI hai, tabataka mukta dharma (nirlobhatA dharma) prakaTa nahIM hotaa| (7) satya dharma-avizaMvAda yoga meM pravRtti karanA aura mana, vacana, kAyA tInoM meM niSkapaTatA rakhanA, isakA pradhAna lakSaNa hai| sthAnAMgasUtra meM nAma, sthApanA, dravya aura bhAva cAra prakAra ke satya batalAye gaye haiN| yaha varNana kevala

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160 sola havA~ pariccheda jaina-darzana meM hI pAyA jAtA hai| anya darzanoM meM satya ke pUrNa rUpa kA pratipAdana nahIM kiyA gayA hai| isa utkRSTa satya dharma meM pravRtti karanA paramAvazyaka hai| (8) tapa dharma isake bAhya aura abhyantara milakara bAraha bheda haiN| yathAzakti inakA pAlana avazya karanA cAhiye; kyoMki pUrva saMcita hIna karmoM ko kSaya karane kA pradhAna sAdhana tapa dharma hI hai| AtmA se cipaTe hue cikane karmoM ko bhI yaha alaga kara detA hai| (9) brahmacarya dharma-isake 18 bheda haiN| una aThAraha bhedoM ko yathAsthiti samajha kara brahmacarya kA pAlana karane se saba prakAra ke manaH kaSTa dUra ho jAte haiN| (10) antima dharma ko akiMcana dharma-parigraha-tyAga kahate haiN| zAstrakAroM ne isa dharma meM mUrchAko hI parigraha batalAyA hai, isaliye saba padArthoM para se mUrchA kA tyAga karanA caahiye| koI padArtha samIpa hone para bhI yadi usapara mUrchA nahIM hai to vaha parigrahI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| sAtha hI yadi koI bhI padArtha samIpa na hone para bhI aneka vastuoM para mUrchA-vAJchanA ho to vaha parigrahI kahA jaaygaa| ina dasa yati dharmoM meM pravRtti karanA hI mokSa prApti kI pradhAna sAdhanA hai| ina dasa dharmoM meM sarva prathama kSamA dharma batalAyA hai| usake isa taraha pAMca bheda haiN| (1) upacAra kSamA (2) vicAra kSamA (3) vipAka kSamA (4) vacana kSamA aura (5) dharma kssmaa| kevala logoM ko dikhAne ke liye hI kSamA kA ADambara

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zrIpAla-caritra 161 karanA-upacAra kSamA hai| kSamA ke bheda paryAya Adi jAnane ko vicAra kSamA kahate haiN| balavAna manuSya ke samakSa nirupAya ho, jo kSamA kI jAtI hai, use vipAka kSamA kahate hai| kaTu zabdoM se kisI kA dila na dukhAnA aura dUsare ke kaTu zabda sunakara svayaM duHkhI na honA -vacana kSamA hai| AtmA kA dharma hI kSamA hai yaha samajhakara kSamA dharma kI ArAdhanA karanA aura terahaveM-caudahaveM guNaThANe kI icchA karanA-dharma kSamA kahalAtI hai| inameM se pahalI tIna kSamAoM se laukika sukha kI aura zeSa do kSamAoM se pAralaukika sukhoM kI prApti hotI hai| kSamA ke cAra anuSThAna haiM-(1) prIti anuSThAna (2) bhakti anuSThAna (3) vacana anuSThAna aura (4) asaMga anusstthaan| anuSThAna kA artha Avazyaka kriyA hai| prati kramaNa, kAyotsarga aura pratyAkhyAna yaha tIna prIti anuSThAna kahalAte haiN| sAmAyika, caturviMzati stava aura vandanA yaha tIna bhakti anuSThAna kahalAte haiN| Agama ke anusAra AcaraNa karane ko vacana anuSThAna aura jo AsAnI se ho jAya use asaMga anuSThAna kahate haiN| strI aura mAtA donoM nArI jAti aura donoM priya hone para bhI strI para jo anurAga hotA hai vaha prItirAga kahalAtA hai aura mAtA para jo anurAga hotA hai, vaha bhaktirAga kahalAtA hai| usI prakAra pratikramaNa, kAusagga aura paccakkhANa ina tInoM kA bArambAra sevana karane se guNa kI vRddhi hotI hai ; isaliye yaha prIti anuSThAna mAne jAte haiN|

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solahavA~ pariccheda sAmAyika cAritra, caturviMzati stava tathA vandanA yaha tInoM devaguru ke sevA rUpa hone ke kAraNa bhakti anuSThAna rUpa mAne jAte haiM / Agama ke kathanAnusAra jJAna kriyAdika bAraMbAra samajha kara tadanusAra pravRtti karanA vacanAnuSThAna kahalAtA hai| daNDase kucha samaya taka cakra ko ghumAne ke bAda phira vaha bahuta dera taka jisa prakAra apane-hI- Apa ghumA karatA hai, usI prakAra dIrghakAla paryanta sevana karane ke kAraNa jo anuSThAna anAyAsa saphala hotA hai, use asaMga anuSThAna kahate haiM / 162 isake atirikta yati aura zrAvakoM dvArA sampanna honevAlI kriyAoM ke isa taraha pA~ca bheda haiM / - (1) viSakriyA (2) garalakriyA (3) anuSThAna (anyonya) kriyA (4) taddhatu kriyA aura (5) amRta kriyA / inameM se prathama tIna kriyAyeM tyAjya haiM aura antima do kriyAyeM AdaraNIya haiM; kyoMki unase mukti prApta hotI hai| jo kriyAyeM kevala logoM ko dikhAneke liye hI kI jAtI haiM aura jo ihalaukika sukha ke liye evam khAna-pAna, kapar3e latte, Adi kI icchA se kI jAtI haiM, ve viSakriyA kahalAtI haiN| jisa prakAra viSa khAne se usI kSaNa mRtyu hotI hai, usI prakAra ina kriyAoM kA phala bhI hAthohAtha mila jAtA hai-usa janma ke liye to kucha bhI nahIM bacatA, ise kapaTa kriyA bhI kahate haiM / dUsare janma meM deva, indra, vidyAdhara, cakravartI - Adi ke sukha kiMvA strI, putra, dhana

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zrIpAla - caritra 163 , , dhAnyAdika kI prApti ke liye jo kriyAyeM kI jAtI haiM, unheM garala kriyA kahate haiM / jisa prakAra pAgala kutte kA viSa do tIna varSa taka asara karatA hai, usI prakAra yaha kriyAyeM bhI do-tIna janma taka sAMsArika phala detI haiM kintu inake dvArA cAritra dharma kA vAstavika phala prApta nahIM hotaa| dUsaroM ko kriyA karate dekha unakI vidhi jAne binA hI saMmUrchama kI bhA~ti uThanA-baiThanA aura kriyA karanA, kintu unakA artha na samajhanA - anuSThAna kriyA kahalAtI hai / yaha kriyA kevala khAna-pAna ke pralobha ke hI kAraNa kI jAtI hai| isameM zAstrokta vidhi kiMvA guru ke prati vinaya viveka prabhRti bAtoM kA patA bhI nahIM rahatA / jo sampUrNa bairAgya se aura bhadrika pariNAma se, guru kA upadeza sunakara saMsAra ke saba bhAva anitya samajha, saMsAra se virakta ho, cAritra letA hai aura zuddha rAga tathA pUrNa manoratha se jo kriyA karatA hai, vaha taddhetu kriyA kahalAtI hai| isakI vidhi zuddha nahIM hotI, kintu kriyA karane se anta meM zuddha ho jAtI hai| zuddha vidhi se, AtmA ke zuddha adhyavasAya-pUrvaka jo kriyA kI jAtI hai, vaha amRta kriyA kahalAtI hai| yaha kriyA karanevAle prANI virale hI dikhAI dete haiM; kintu yaha kriyA cintAmaNi ratna ke samAna hai| isake binA isa saMsAra se nistAra pAnA kaThina hI nahIM, balki asambhava hotA hai, isaliye nirantara isa kriyA kI prApti ke liye udyoga karate rahanA cAhiye /

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164 solahavA~ pariccheda he bhavya prANiyo! isa prANI ne bhUtakAla meM aneka bAra dravyaliMga dhAraNa kiyA hai aura kriyAyeM bhI kI haiM ; kintu ve kriyAyeM zuddha na hone ke kAraNa unake phala kI prApti nahIM huii| jisa samaya jIva ko samyaktva kI prApti hotI hai aura ardhapudgala parAvartana saMsAra raha jAtA hai, tabhI zuddha kriyA kI prApti ho sakatI hai, anyathA nhiiN| __ arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, darzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa-yaha navapada mukti ke vAstavika sAdhana haiN| arthAt ina navapadoM kI sAdhanA karane se prANI mukti-sukha ko prApta kara sakatA hai| ina nava padoM ke dhyAna se AtmasvarUpa prakaTa hotA hai aura jise Atma darzana ho jAtA hai, usake liye saMsAra maryAdita ho jAtA hai-usakI aparimitatA naSTa ho jAtI hai| jisa prakAra darzana zabda meM samyaktva kI pradhAnatA hai usI prakAra usameM jJAna kI bhI pradhAnatA hai| jJAnI ardha kSaNa meM jitane karmoM kA kSaya kara sakatA hai, ajJAnI karor3oM varSa paryanta tIvra tapa karane para bhI utane karmoM kA kSaya nahIM kara sktaa| jJAnI tapasyA se bhI kArya siddha kara sakatA hai| eka prANI yadi jJAna kI vRddhi kare aura dUsarA tapa kI vRddhi kare, to una donoM meM jJAnI prathama mukti prApta kara letA hai arthAt jJAnI tapasvI se bAjI mAra le jAtA hai|

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zrIpAla-caritra 165 mokSa-prApti karane meM samyaktva aura jJAnakI jitanI AvazyakatA batalAyI gayI hai, utanI hI AvazyakatA zuddha cAritra kI bhI mAnI gayI hai| jo prANI Atma-jJAna meM magna hotA hai, vaha pudagala ke kheloM ko indrajAla ke samAna mAnatA hai| unameM vaha kisI prakAra Asakta nahIM hotaa| AtmajJAnI ke liye saMsAra meM Asakta honA saMbhava hI nahIM hai ; kyoMki vaha to pudgala ke utpatti aura vinAza dharma ko bhalI-bhA~ti samajhatA hai| isIliye vaha unameM lubdha nahIM hotaa| vaha jAnatA hai ki pudgaloM meM lubdha hone ke kAraNa hI maiM ananta kAla se saMsAra meM bhaTaka rahA hU~, isaliye aba usameM par3anA ThIka nhiiN| jisa prakAra ajJAnI indrajAla ko satya mAnatA hai, jJAnI nahIM mAnatA, usI prakAra ajJAnI hI paudgalika padArthoM meM Asakta hotA hai| jo jJAnI ke vacana sunakara AtmA ko pahacAna letA hai aura kSIra-nIra kI bhA~ti sArA-sAra samajha kara sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha ATha karmoM ke AvaraNa ko dUrakara AtmA ke mUla guNa ko prakaTa karatA hai aura use hI siddha pada kI prApti hotI hai, isaliye he bhavya prANiyo! tumheM AtmA ko pahacAnane aura usake mUla svarUpa ko prakaTa karane kI sadaiva ceSTA karanI caahiye| isa prakAra ajItasena muni kA dharmopadeza zravaNakara rAjA zrIpAla khar3e ho, hAtha jor3a kara unase prazna karane lage:-"pUjya gurudeva! Apane jo dharmopadeza diyA, use

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solahavA~ pariccheda sunakara maiM kRtakRtya huA huuN| aba maiM Apase prArthanA karatA hU~, ki kRpayA mujhe yaha batalAIye, ki bAlyAvasthA meM mujhe kisa karma ke udaya se kuSTa roga huA thA ? phira kisa karma se vaha acchA ho gayA? kisa karma ke kAraNa sthAna-sthAna para mujhe Rddhi-siddhi kI prApti huI ? kisa karma ke kAraNa maiM samudra meM girA ? kisa karma ke kAraNa mujhe bhAMDa hone kA kalaMka lagA? kisa karma se yaha saba vipattiyA~ dUra ho gayIM? aura kisa karma se mujhe ina nava striyoM aura rAjya kI prApti huI ? yaha saba bAteM jAnane ke liye maiM atyanta utsuka ho rahA hU~ / Apa dayAlu haiN| paropakArI haiN| sarvajJa haiN| kyA yaha rahasya mujhe batalAne kI kRpA na kareMge?" 166 isa taraha rAjA zrIpAla ke prazna karane para ajItasena muni ne kahA :- "he zrIpAla ! prANI jo-jo karma karatA hai, vaha use dUsare janma meM avazya hI bhogane par3ate haiM / kie hue karmoM ko binA bhoge usakA nAza nahIM hotaa| isaliye usake vipAka se DaranevAle prANiyoM ko azubha karma hI na karane caahiye| isa saMsAra meM jo sukha yA duHkha prApta hotA hai vaha saba zubhAzubha karmoM ke hI kAraNa prApta hotA hai / rAjA yA raMka" daridra yA cakravartI, sabako karma ke hI adhIna rahanA par3atA hai karma ke Age kisI kA bala nahIM cltaa| isaliye pUrva saMcita karmoM ko samyag bhAva se sahana karane cAhiye aura naye azubha karma na karane caahiye| aba maiM tumhAre pUrva janma 'kA vRttAnta varNana karatA hU~, use suno|

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rAjA zrIpAla kA pUrva janma I isa bharata kSetra meM hiraNyapura nAmaka eka nagara hai kula kAla pUrva vahA~ zrIkAnta nAmaka eka rAjA rAja karatA thA / usakI rAnI kA nAma zrImatI thA / vaha bar3I hI guNavatI aura zIlavatI thI / jainadharmapara usakI pUrNa zraddhA thI / usameM eka bhI azubha pravRtti dikhAyI na detI thI ; kintu usake pati arthAt rAjA ko zikAra kA bar3A hI burA vyasana thA / rAnI use bAra-bAra samajhAtI ki :-- "he nAtha! Apa zikAra khelane na jAiye; kyoMki yaha pravRtti naraka le jAne vAlI hai / Apake isa kAma se pRthvI aura patnI donoM ko lajjA AtI hai, isaliye jIva hiMsA kI isa anIti ko chor3a dIjiye / mu~ha meM tRNa lene se zatru ko bhI kSatrI chor3a dete haiM, to yaha niraparAdha pazu, jo nityahI tRNa khAte haiM, inheM uttama kSatrI kaise mAra sakatA hai? yaha kAma to kisI ga~vAra ke hI hAthoM honA sambhava hai| sAtha hI jisake pAsa hathiyAra nahIM hote, usapara nItijJa kSatrI bhUlakara bhI AkramaNa nahIM krte| phira Apa isa nirIha pazuoM para kaise AkramaNa kara sakate haiM ? kSatrI loga bhAgate hue zatru ko bhI kabhI nahIM mArate, to phira zikAra ke samaya jo pazu Apako dekhate hI prANa lekara bhAgate haiM,

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168 solahavA~ pariccheda unheM mAranA kyA ApakA kartavya kahA jA sakatA hai? pApa-zAstra ke upadezakoM kA kathana hai ki rAjya kI sImA meM jo vRkSa, ghAsa, jala, Adi cIjeM hotI haiM, unakA samasta adhikAra rAjA ko hI hotA hai, ataeva jo pazu yA pakSI, rAjA kI AjJA ke binA hI inheM naSTa karate hoM, yA jo pazu-pakSI prajA ko kaSTa pahu~cAte ho, una pazu pakSI aura jalacaroM ko mArane se rAjA ko doSa nahIM lagatA; kintu yaha ThIka nhiiN| uttama zAstroM meM sarvatra hiMsA kI nindA hI kI gayI hai| hiMsA kisI bhI rUpa meM, kisI bhI sthAna meM, prazaMsanIya nahIM ho sktii| jo svayaM santApa meM par3atA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI saMtApa meM DAlatA hai| vaha pApI kahalAtA hai| zikArI kI bhI isI koTi meM gaNanA kI jA sktii| use kula-kalaMka aura kula-nAzaka hI kahanA caahiye| jo durbala para hAtha chor3atA hai, usakA parAkrama vyartha hai| usake kAryoM se saMsAra meM apayaza hI prApta hotA hai aura yaha hai bhI svaabhaavik| koyalA khAne se mu~ha kAlA hI hotA hai|" isa prakAra rAnI aneka prakAra se rAjA ko samajhAtI thI, kintu rAjA ke hRdayapara isakA kucha bhI prabhAva na par3atA thaa| jisa prakAra puSkarAvarttamegha ke barasane para bhI magasaliyA pASANa bhIgatA nahIM, usI prakAra cAhe jaisA upadeza denepara bhI mUrkha para koI asara nahIM hotaa| kaI bAra to use

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zrIpAla-caritra 169 hita vacana bhI kaTu pratIta hote haiM aura unase bodha grahaNa karane ke badale vaha krodha prakaTa karatA hai, astu| eka bAra vaha rAjA sAta sau uddaNDa karma cAriyoM ko sAtha lekara zikAra khelane gyaa| vahA~ kisI gahana vana meM usane eka muni ko dekhaa| dekhate hI vaha apane sAthiyoM se kahane lagAH- "dekho, yaha koI kor3hI jA rahA hai|" usakI bAta sunate hI ve loga use betaraha mArane aura apamAnita karane lge| munipara jyoM-jyoM mAra par3atI thI, tyoM-tyoM rAjA ko Ananda AtA thA aura vaha ha~satA thaa| udhara muni ke hRdaya meM zAnta rasakI avicchinna dhArA baha rahI thii| ve na to bolate the, na cAlate the, na kisI ke isa kArya kA virodha hI karate the| rAjA ke naukaroM ne unako atyanta kaSTa diyaa| tadanantara ve saba loga unheM vahIM chor3a apane nivAsa-sthAna ko lauTa aaye| eka dina rAjA akelA hI zikAra khelane gyaa| vahA~ usane eka mRga kA pIchA kiyA, kintu mRga bhAga kara nadI-taTake eka jaMgala meM ghusa gyaa| rAjA bhI usake pIche-pIche jaMgala meM ghusA; kintu vaha usa jagaha rAstA bhUla gyaa| bhaTakatA huA bar3I dera meM nadI ke taTa para phuNcaa| vahA~ usane eka muni ko kAusagga dhyAna meM nimagna dekhaa| unheM dekhate hI rAjA ko zaitAnI suujhii| usane muni ko kAna pakar3a kara uThAyA aura nadI ke

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170 solahavA~ pariccheda agAdha jala meM Dubo diyA ; kintu pazcAt use kucha dayA A gayI, isaliye usane unheM phira jala se bAhara nikAla liyaa| muchita avasthA meM unheM chor3a, jaba vaha apane nivAsa sthAna ko lauTA, taba kautUhala vaza rAnI se yaha hAla kaha sunaayaa| sunate hI rAnA ne kahA : "prANanAtha! Apane yaha bahuta hI anucita kArya kiyA hai| kisI sAdhAraNa prANI ko bhI duHkha dene se aneka janma paryanta duHkha sahana karane par3ate haiM, phira Apane to eka muni ko kaSTa pahu~cAyA hai| ataeva na jAne kabataka Apako isa pApake phala bhogane par3eMge?" rAnI kI yaha bAta suna rAjA ko kSaNika kheda huaa| usane kahA :- "jo huA so ho gayA, aba kabhI aisA kAma na kruuNgaa|" ___ eka dina kI ghaTanA hai, ki rAjA apane mahala ke jharokhe meM baiThA huA thaa| usI samaya gocarI ke nimitta ghUmate hue eka muni udhara se A nikle| rAjA ko rAnI kI zikSA kI vismRti ho gyii| usane apane AdamiyoM se kahA :- "isa bhikSuka ne samUce nagara ko bhraSTa kara ddaalaa| ise isI samaya nagara ke bAhara nikAla do|" rAjA kI AjJA sunate hI usake avicArI karmacAriyoM ne muni ko dhakkA de, bAhara nikAlanA Arambha kiyaa| saMyogavaza yaha ghaTanA rAnI ne dekha lii| use jaba mAlUma huA, ki

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zrIpAla - caritra 171 rAjA kI AjJA hI aisA kiyA jA rahA hai, taba vaha usI samaya usake pAsa pahu~cI aura kruddha hokara usane kahA:"nAtha! Apako apanI pratijJA bhI smaraNa nahIM rahatI / abhI usa dina Apane kahA thA, ki aba kabhI kisI muni ko kaSTa na dU~gA, kintu phira bhI vahI bAta karane lage / dhyAna rahe, aise AcaraNoM se svarga prApti durlabha ho jAyagI aura naraka ke daravAje khula jAyeMge ; kintu isameM kisI kA kyA doSa ?" Apako naraka hI pasanda hai, to koI isameM kyA kara sakatA hai ? rAnI ko krodhita dekha kara rAjA usI samaya zAnta huA / use na kevala apanI bhUla hI mAlUma huI, balki apane isa kArya ke liye pazcAttApa bhI hone lgaa| usI samaya usane munirAja ko apane mahala meM bulAkara unase kSamA prArthanA kara apanA aparAdha kSamA krvaayaa| rAnI ne bhI duHkhita hokara munirAja se vinayapUrvaka kahA :- "gurudeva ! mere patideva parama ajJAnI haiN| inhoMne ApakA apamAna kara bhayaMkara pApa kiyA hai| kRpAkara aba isase mukta hone kA koI upAya avazya batalAiye / " munine kahA :- "he bhadre ! isa bhayaMkara pApa se yakAyaka chuTakArA pAnA to kaThina hai, phira bhI yadi ise isake liye pazcAtApa hotA ho aura yaha isase mukta honA cAhatA hai, to navapada kA japa kare, usakI ArAdhanA ke nimitta Ayambila kA tapa kare aura siddhacakra kI pUjA arcanA kare / isase kAlAntara meM isa pApa se mukta ho

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solahavA~ pariccheda skegaa| yaha sunate hI rAjA ne ukta prAyazcita karanA svIkAra kara liyaa| usI samaya muni rAja se isakI vidhi Adi kI bAteM pUcha liiN| yaha saba batAkara munirAja vahA~ se cala diye| idhara rAjA aura rAnI donoM ne siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA Arambha kii| anta meM usakA utsava manAyA, usa samaya rAnI kI ATha sakhiyoM aura rAjA ke sAta sau sevaka - sAthiyoM ne usakA anumodana kiyA aura usameM bhAga liyA / yaha kArya pUrA hone para rAjA aura rAnI apane ko kRtakRtya samajhane lage / 172 eka samaya kI bAta hai ki usI zrIkAnta rAjA ne apane sAta sau sevakoM ke sAtha apane par3osa ke siMha nAmaka rAjA ke nagara para AkramaNa kiyaa| usane nagarI kA kucha bhAga lUTa liyA aura gAyoM kA eka jhuNDa adhikRta kara apane nagara kI ora lauttaa| jaba siMha rAjA ne yaha samAcAra sunA, taba use bar3A hI krodha AyA aura usane apanI senA lekara ina logoM kA pIchA kiyaa| mArga meM donoM daloM kI bheTa ho gyii| siMha ke sainika siMha kI bhA~ti zrIkAnta ke dalapara TUTa par3e aura dekhate hI dekhate una sAta sau sainikoM ko svarga kA rAstA dikhA diyA / rAjA zrIkAnta ko, kisI taraha apane prANa lekara bhAganA par3A / siMha rAjA ne usakI lUTI huI samasta sampatti aura gAyoM para apanA adhikAra kara liyA /

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zrIpAla - caritra 173 isa prakAra siMha rAjA ke dvArA zrIkAnta ke jo sAta sau sainika mAre gaye the, ve dUsare janma meM kSatrI hue, kintu unhoMne muniyoM ko satAne kA aparAdha kiyA thA, isaliye ve sabake saba kor3hI ho gaye / zrIkAnta rAjA kA zarIrAnta hone para puNya prabhAva se vaha tere arthAt zrIpAla ke rUpa meM utpanna huA, kintu usane bhI muniyoM ko satAyA thA, isaliye tujhe isa janma meM kor3hI honA, samudra meM giranA aura kalaMkita honA pdd'aa| terI jo rAnI thI, vaha isa samaya mainAsundarI huI hai, aura tujhe jo Rddhi Rddhi prApta huI hai, vaha rAnI ke AdezAnusAra tUne jo siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA kI thI, usI kA pratApa hai| ATha sakhiyoM ne tumhAre dharmArAdhana kI prazaMsA kI thI, ataeva ve terI choTI rAniyA~ huii| isa ATha meM se sabase choTI ne apanI sauta ko eka bAra kahA thA ki :- "tujhe sA~pa kATa khAya ! ataeva use isa janma meM sA~pa ne kATA thA / tere sAta sau sevakoM ne navapada mahAtmya kI atyanta prazaMsA kI thI, isaliye ve isa janma meM rANA hue|" siMha rAjA ne sAta sau subhaToM kA vinAza kiyA thA, ataeva use bar3A hI kheda huaa| anta meM usane cAritra grahaNa kiyA aura eka mAsa kA anazana vrata dhAraNa kara zarIra tyAga diyaa| dUsare janma meM yaha siMha rAjA mere rUpa meM utpanna huaa| usa janma meM tUne mere rAjya para AkramaNa

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174 solahavA~ pariccheda kara use lUTA thA, isaliye isa janma meM bAlyAvasthA se hI maiMne terA rAjya chIna liyaa| usa janma meM sAta sau subhaToM kA maiMne vinAza kiyA thA, ataeva isa janma meM unhoMne mujhe bA~dha kara tere sAmane upasthita kiyA / janma ke sukRtyoM ke kAraNa mujhe usa samaya jAti smaraNa jJAna huaa| ataeva maiMne usI samaya apane Apako samhAlA aura cAritra grahaNa kiyA / kramazaH mujhe avadhijJAna prApta hue, isaliye maiM tujhe upadeza dene yahA~ AyA huuN| he zrIpAla ! usa janma meM jisane jaise karma kiye the, isa janma meM use vaise hI phala mile / tU yaha nizcaya jAnanA, ki prANI jo karma karatA hai, use usakA bhoga avazya hI karanA par3atA hai, ataeva ucita to yaha hai ki yathA sambhava karma - bandhana hone hI na diyA jAya / " isa prakAra pUrva janma kA vRttAnta sunakara rAjA zrIpAla ke mana meM bahuta hI vairAgya utpanna huA / ve apane mana meM kahane lage :- "aho ! isa saMsAra kI nATyazAlA meM maiMne na jAne kitane nATakoM kA abhinaya kiyA aura AtmA ko viDambanA meM DAlA; kintu aba isase mukti pAne kA koI upAya avazya karanA caahiye| yaha socakara unhoMne ajItasena muni se kahA:- mahArAja ! isa samaya cAritra grahaNa karane yogya merI avasthA nahIM hai, kintu kRpA kara mujhe koI aisI dharma kriyA batalAiye, jo mere liye upayukta ho aura usase merA kalyANa ho / "

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zrIpAla-caritra 175 munirAja ne kahA :-"zrIpAla! abhI tujhe aneka karmoM kA phala bhoganA hai| ataeva isa janma meM tujhe cAritra kI prApti honA kaThina hai, parantu navapada kI ArAdhanA karane se tU naveM loka meM devatA ho sakatA hai| vahA~ se cyuta hone para tujhe phira manuSya rUpa meM janma lenA hogA aura isI prakAra manuSya se devatA aura devatA se manuSya hote-hote kramazaH nave janma meM tujhe mokSa kI prApti hogii|" __munirAja ke isa prakAra madhura vacana sunakara zrIpAla ko bahuta hI Ananda huaa| unakA zarIra Ananda ke kAraNa romAncita ho utthaa| anantara unhoMne ajItasena muni ke caraNoM meM vandana kara unase vidA grahaNa kii| munirAja bhI dUsare hI dina vahA~ se kisI anya sthAna ke liye vihAra kara gye| tadanantara rAjA zrIpAla ne zIghra hI zubha muhUrta dekhakara saparivAra siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA Arambha kii| isa samaya mainAsundarI ne zrIpAla se kahAH- "nAtha! pahale jisa samaya hama logoM ne siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA kI thI, usa samaya hamalogoM ke pAsa dhana na thA, ataeva pratyeka kArya apanI sAmarthya ke anusAra hI kiye the| isa samaya apane pAsa dhana kI kamI nahIM hai, isaliye navapada kI ArAdhanA bhI hameM vaise hI samAroha se karanI cAhiye; kyoMki dhana honepara bhI jo loga thor3e dhana se

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176 solahavA~ pariccheda dharma - kArya karate haiM, unheM usakA sampUrNa phala nahIM miltaa| yaha merA nahIM balki zAstroM kA kathana hai|" yaha suna kara zrIpAla ne kahA :- "priye ! maiM tumhArI bAta se pUrNa rUpeNa sahamata huuN| hama logoM ko isa kArya meM kisI bAta kI kora - kasara rakhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / "anantara rAjA zrIpAla ne bar3e samAroha se navapada kI ArAdhanA Arambha kI aura unake samasta parivAra ne bhI isameM yogadAna diyA / "

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satrahavA~ pariccheda - navapada kI ArAdhanA mainAsundarI ke anurodha karane para rAjA zrIpAla ne navapada kI ArAdhanA Arambha kii| sarva prathama unhoMne arihanta pada kI bhakti ke nimitta bAvana jinAlaya vAle nava naye mandira bnvaaye| unameM nava jina pratimAoM kI pratiSThA krvaayii| nava jIrNoddhAra karAye aura nAnA prakAra se jinezvara bhagavAna kI bhakti pUrvaka pUjA kii| siddha pada ke ArAdhana ke nimitta unhoMne siddha pratimA kI tInoMkAla bhakti-pUrvaka pUjA evaM stuti kI aura tanmaya dhyAna se usakI ArAdhanA kii| AcArya pada kI ArAdhanA ke nimitta, AcArya mahArAja kA Adara-satkAra aura unakI prema pUrvaka vandanA, vaiyAvacca, suzrUSA aura sevanA kI tathA azanAdi-AhAra, vastra tathA upAzraya Adi ke dAna dvArA isa pada kI ArAdhanA kii| upAdhyAya pada kI ArAdhanA meM, adhyApaka aura vidyArthiyoM ko yathAyogya azana, vastra, Asana Adi dekara, unake nivAsa sthAna kA samucita prabandha kara diyaa| isI taraha bhAva-pUrvaka ukta pada kI ArAdhanA kii|

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178 satrahavA~ pariccheda muni pada kI ArAdhanA ke nimitta, vinaya-pUrvaka muni kI vandanA, vaiyAvacca, rahane ke liye upAzraya, evaM vastra-pAtra Adi dekara muni pada kA ArAdhana kiyaa| darzana pada ke ArAdhana meM, unhoMne aneka tIrthoM kI bhAva-pUrvaka yAtrA kii| hara eka tIrthoM meM saba prakAra kI pUjAyeM krvaayiiN| saMgha pUjA-svAmI vAtsalyAdi kiye| ratha-yAtrAyeM nikalavAyIM aura dRr3ha citta se zAsana kI unnati ke aneka kArya kiye| jJAna pada kA ArAdhana karate samaya, unhoMne siddhAntAdi Agama-zAstra likhvaaye| anantara vAsakSepa se unakI pUjA kara phala-naivedya cddh'aayaa| jJAna ke aneka upakaraNoM kA saMcaya kiyA aura jJAna kA adhyayana karate-karAte usa pada kI ArAdhanA kii| .. cAritra pada kI ArAdhanA ke nimitta, unhoMne grahaNa kiye hue vrata-niyamoM kA dRr3hatA-pUrvaka pAlana kiyaa| yathA-zakti bAraha vratoM ko aMgIkAra kiyaa| nirantara cAritra-dharma kI icchA kii| virativAna zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI vinaya pUrvaka bhakti kii| yati-munirAja kI bhI dravya aura bhAva se zraddhApUrvaka bhakti kara yati dharma ke anurAgI bne| tapa pada ke ArAdhana ke nimitta unhoMne loka aura paraloka viSayaka, kisI prakAra ke sukha kI icchA kiye binA, saba prakAra se apratibaddhatA pUrvaka chaH bAhya aura

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zrIpAla-caritra 179 cha: abhyantara bAraha prakAra ke tapa kara isa pada kI ArAdhanA kii| __isa prakAra navapada kI dravya aura bhAva-pUrvaka bhalIbhA~ti ArAdhanA karate hue, jaba sAr3he cAra varSa vyatIta hue, taba isa tapa kI samApti huii| isa samaya rAjA zrIpAla ne zAstrokta vidhi ke anusAra bar3A bhArI ujamanA kiyaa| jisakA varNana honA kaThina hai, kintu pAThakoM kI jAnakArI ke liye pahale ujamane meM kyA-kyA karanA cAhiye, vaha hama yahAM saMkSepa meM batAye dete haiN| nava naye mandira bnvaanaa| nava purAne mandiroM kA uddhAra karavAnA aura nava nayI jina pratimAoM kA sthApanA karanA caahiye| anantara darzana* jJAna aura cAritrake samasta upakaraNa nava-nava kI saMkhyA meM ikaTThe kara eka darzana padake upakaraNa-siMhAsana, chatra, cAmara caukI-paTToM kA trigar3A, kalaza, thAlI, rakebI, bar3A kaTorA, choTI kaTorI, bar3A kalaza, kalasA, AcamanI, aSTa maMgalika, AratI, maMgaladIpaka, dhUpadAnI, candana ghisanekA orasiyA, candana kA muTThA, kesara kI pur3iyA, dhUpa kI pur3iyA, vAlAkucI, aMga luhaNA, dhotI, caddara, kambala, mukhakoza-dAr3hi bandhanA, mAlA, sthApanAjI, candravA, pUThiyA, toraNa, vAsakupI-bAsakSepa rakhane kI thailI, kesara ke Dibbe, kA~ca morapichI, puMjanI, divI, dhvajA, ghaNTA, jhAlara, sthApanA ke upakaraNa Adi sabhI vastueM nava-nava rakhanA caahiye| jJAna pada ke upakaraNa meM-zrIpAla-cAritra kI pustaka, ThavanI, kore kAgaja ke tAva, paTiyA, kavalI, mAlA, sAMpar3A, sAMpar3I, cakkU, kaiMcI, pustaka rakhane ke Dibbe, davAta, kalama, paTTI, baratanA, pensila Adi cIjeM nava-nava rakhanA caahiye| cAritra pada ke upakaraNa meM-pAtroM kI jor3I, tarapaNI, jholI, colapaTTA, cAdara, pAMgaraNI, kambala, DaNDA, muhapatti daNDAsaNa Adi vastueM nava-nava kI ginatI kara rakhanA caahiye|

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180 satrahavA~ pariccheda suzobhita maNDapa kI racanA kara usake madhya meM navapadamaNDala banAnA cAhiye / isa maNDala ke banAne kI vidhi isa prakAra hai : eka aSTakoNa nava paMkhar3iyoM kA kamala banA kara usake madhya bhAga meM zveta dhAnya ( cAvala ) ke akSaroM meM arihanta karanA cAhiye / pUrva dizA meM rakta dhAnya (gehU~) se siddhapada karanA cAhiye / dakSiNa dizA meM pIta dhAnya (cane kI dAla) se AcArya pada kI racanA karanI cAhiye / pazcima dizA meM nIla dhAnya ( mU~ga ) se upAdhyAya pada banAnA cAhiye / uttara dizA meM kRSNa dhAnya (ur3ada) se sAdhu pada banAnA cAhiye / cAra vidizAoM- koNoM meM zveta dhAnya (cAvala) se darzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa ina cAroM padoM ko banAnA cAhiye / siddha aura AcArya ke bIca meM darzana pada, AcArya aura upAdhyAya ke bIca meM jJAna pada, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu ke bIca meM cAritra pada aura sAdhu tathA siddha ke bIca meM tapa pada AnA cAhiye / tadanantara isa kamala ke Asa-pAsa tIna vediyA~ banAnI caahiye| inameM se pahalI ratna sUcaka rakta dhAnyamayI, dUsarI suvarNa sUcaka pIta dhAnyamayI aura tIsarI raupya sUcaka zveta dhAnyamayI banAnI caahiye| pahalI vedI meM maNi zreNI sUcaka paJcavarNa dhAnya ke kaMgUre aura dUsarI vedI meM

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zrIpAla - caritra 181 ratna sUcaka rakta varNa dhAnya ke kaMgUre aura tIsarI vedI meM suvarNa sUcaka pItavarNa dhAnya ke kaMgUre banAne caahiye| isa maNDala aura maNDapa ko aneka prakAra se suzobhita karanA caahiye| dhvajA - patAkAoM se sajAkara use aisA AkarSaNa aura ramaNIya banA denA cAhiye, jisase dekhane vAloM ko atyanta Ananda prApta ho / rAjA zrIpAla ne bhI pA~coM varNa ke uttama dhAnya ma~gAkara unheM maMtra se pavitra karA, uparokta vidhi se maNDala kI racanA karavAyI / tadanantara pratyeka pada ke guNAnusAra unapara nAriyala ke gole Adi rakhe / prathama arihanta pada 12 guNa haiM, ataeva bAraha nAriyaloM ke gole meM sAmAnya prakAra se ghRta aura zarkarA bhara, unheM zveta candana se raMgakara yathA sthAna rkhe| isake bAda ATha mahA prAti-hArya sUcaka ATha karketana ratna ? rakhe aura cauMtIsa atizaya sUcaka cauMtIsa hIre rkhe| isa prakAra unhoMne zraddhA aura bhaktipUrvaka arihanta pada kI atyanta bhakti kI / dUsare siddha padake 31 guNa haiM, isaliye 31 gole pUrvokta rIti se bharavAkara lAla candana se vilepana karake rkhe| sAtha hI 31 pravAla mUMge rakhe aura unake mukhya ATha guNa hone ke kAraNa ATha mANikya bhI rkhe| isa prakAra rAjA zrIpAla ne siddha pada kI bhakti kI /

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182 satrahavA~ pariccheda tIsare AcArya padake 36 guNa haiM, ataeva ghI zakkara se bharakara aura pIle raMga se raMgakara 36 nAriyala ke gole rkhe| sAtha hI 36 gomedaka ratna aura AcArya mahArAja pA~ca AcAroM se yukta hote haiM, isaliye pA~ca pIle maNiratna bhI rkhe| isa taraha rAjA zrIpAla ne AcArya pada kI bhakti kii| cauthe upAdhyAya pada ke 25 guNa haiM, isaliye ghI zakkara se bharakara aura nIla varNa se raMga kara 25 gole rkhe| sAtha hI 25 nIla ratna (nIlama) bhI rkhe| isa prakAra upAdhyAya pada kI ArAdhanA kara apane ko kRtakRtya smjhaa| pA~caveM sAdhu pada ke 27 guNa haiM; isaliye ghI zakkara se bhare hue aura zyAma raMga se raMge hue 27 gole aura 27 hI ariSTa ratna ? rkhe| sAtha hI sAdhujI mahArAja pA~ca mahAvrata ke svAmI hone ke kAraNa pA~ca rAjapada ratna? bhI rakhe isa prakAra rAjA zrIpAla ne sAdhu pada kI bhakti kara atyanta puNya upArjana kiyaa| ___chaThe darzana pada ke 67 bheda haiM ataeva zveta candanase raMge hue 67 gole aura 67 ujjvala muktAphala (motI) rkhe| sAtaveM jJAna pada ke pradhAna bheda pA~ca hone ke kAraNa pA~ca gole rakhe aura uttara bheda 51 hone ke kAraNa 51 muktAphala (motI) rkhe| AThaveM cAritra pada ke mukhya pA~ca bheda hone ke kAraNa pA~ca gole rakhe aura dUsare prakAra se usake 70 bheda hone ke kArama 70 muktAphala (motI) rkhe|

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zrIpAla-caritra 183 naveM tapa pada ke bAraha bheda hone ke kAraNa bAraha gole rakhe aura anya prakAra se 50 bheda hone ke kAraNa 50 muktAphala (motI) rkhe| isa prakAra ina cAra padoM kI rAjA zrIpAla ne vinaya pUrvaka bhakti kii|| tadanantara nava pada ke varNoM ke anusAra vastra, puSpa aura phala prabhRti rkhe| chuhAre, kele, Ama, nAraMgI, supArI, dADima prabhRti aneka prakAra ke phaloM ke bhI nava-nava Dhera lgaaye| suvarNa ke nava kalaza rakhe aura ratnoM kI bhI nava DheriyA~ lgaayiiN| nava graha aura dasa digpAla prabhRti kI bhI unake samIpa sthApanA kii| unameM bhI unake varNAnusAra phala, phUla aura vastrAdi rkhe| isa taraha rAjA zrIpAla ne atyanta utsAha se ujamanA sampanna kiyaa| ujamane ke anta meM prabhu ke bimba ko snAna karA, candana, puSpa, dIpa, akSata, phala, naivedya prabhRti dvArA aSTa prakAra se pUjA kii| anantara AratI aura maMgala dIpaka kiyaa| isa prakAra jaba maMgala avasara sampanna huA, taba samasta saMgha ne zrIpAla ko kuMkuma kA tilaka kara akSata lagAye aura gale meM indramAla Aropita kii| yaha saba kriyAyeM pUrNa honepara rAjA zrIpAla jisa samaya apane mahala ko lauTe, usa samaya nAnA prakAra ke bAje baja rahe the| loga nAca-gAna kara rahe the| bhATa loga viradAvalI bola rahe the aura cAroM ora unake nAma kA jaya-jayakAra ho rahA thaa| mahala meM Anepara

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184 satrahavA~ pariccheda unhoMne saMgha-pUjA aura svAmI vAtsalyAdi kArya bar3e hI samAroha pUrvaka sampAdita kiye| isa prakAra paTarAnI mainAsundarI aura anya ATha rAniyoM ke sAtha siddhacakra kI ArAdhanA pUrNa kara rAjA zrIpAla bar3e hI prasanna hue| anantara unhoMne apanI nava rAniyoM ke sAtha bahuta dinoM taka rAja-sukha upabhoga kiyaa| unheM tribhuvanapAla Adi nava-guNavAna putra bhI hue| zrIpAla kI uttarAvasthA meM unake pAsa nava hajAra hAthI, nava hajAra ratha, nava lAkha ghor3e aura nava karor3a paidala senA thii| saba milAkara nau sau varSa paryanta unhoMne rAja kiyaa| pazcAt ve apane jyeSTha putra tribhuvanapAla ko apane siMhAsanapara AsIna karA, svayaM nava pada kI bhakti meM tanmaya ho gye|

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aThArahavA~ navapada- varNana hama apane pAThakoM ko pahale hI batalA cuke, ki rAjA zrIpAla apane jyeSTha putra ko siMhAsanArUr3ha karA, svayaM navapada ke dhyAna meM tanmaya ho gye| aba unhoMne jo navapadoM kI ArAdhanA aura unakI stuti kisa prakAra kii| yaha hama vistAra - pUrvaka apane pAThakoM ko isa pariccheda meM batalAne kI ceSTA kreNge| arihanta padakA varNana arihanta pada kI stuti karate hue unhoMne kahA :- tIsare janma meM jinhoMne, bIsa sthAnoM meM se eka kiMvA adhika padoM kI ArAdhanA kara tIrthaMkara nAma karma prApta kiyA hai aura jo 14 svapnoM dvArA sUcita manuSyatva prApta kara cAroM nikAya ke devatAoM ke 64 indroM se pUjita hue haiM, 56 dikkumArikAyeM aura asaMkhya indra, jinakA janmotsava karate haiM, aise arihanta deva ko maiM bAraMbAra vandana karatA hU~ / jinake pA~ca kalyANakoM se andhakAramaya sapta narakoM meM bhI thor3A bahuta prakAza hotA rahatA hai, jo saba prANiyoM se adhika guNa aura atizayoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle haiN|

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186 aThAra havA~ pariccheda aise zrI arihanta bhagavAna ko namaskAra kara maiM apane aneka bhava saMcita pApoM ko dUra karatA huuN| .. pAThakoM ko yahA~ yaha batalA denA Avazyaka hai, ki tIrthaMkara ke atizayoM kI saMkhyA 34 hai| inameM se cAra atizaya to unheM janma se hI hote haiN| 11 atizaya ghAtI karma ke kSaya se prabhu ko jaba kevala jJAna utpanna hotA hai, taba usake sAtha utpanna hote haiM aura 19 atizaya usa samaya devakRta prakaTa hote haiN| janma se utpanna hone vAle 4 atizaya yaha haiM : (1) bhagavana kA zarIra mala rahita, roga-rahita, sugandhiyukta aura adbhuta rUpavAna hotA hai| (2) zarIra kA rudhira aura mA~sa gau-dugdha kI bhA~ti ujjvala aura durgandha-rahita hotA hai| (3) AhAra aura nihAra adRzya hote haiN| (4) zvAsocchavAsa meM kamala ke puSpa jaisI sugandha hotI hai| ghAti karma ke kSaya se utpanna honevAle 11 atizaya yaha haiM - (1) eka yojana jitane samavasaraNa meM tInoM bhavana ke devatA, manuSya aura tiryaJca samA sakate haiN| (2) bhagavAna kI bAteM deva, manuSya aura tiryaJca sabhI apanI apanI bhASA meM samajha sakate haiN| (3) bhagavAna jahA~ vicaraNa karate haiM, vahA~ Asa-pAsa kI 25 yojana kI sImA meM purAne roga naSTa ho jAte haiM aura naye roga nahIM

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187 zrIpAla-caritra 187 hote| (4) jina jIvoM meM paraspara svAbhAvika hI vaira hotA hai, unakA vaira bhAva naSTa ho jAtA hai ; yAnI mitra kI taraha mila-julakara rahate haiN| (5) bhagavAna jahA~ vicaraNa karate haiM, vahA~ duSkAla nahIM pdd'taa| (6) kisI prakAra kA bhaya na ho, aura zatru sAmanA na kara ske| (7) mahAmArI Adi kA upadrava nahIM hotaa| (8) iti arthAt dhAnyAdika ko nAza karanevAle jIvajantuoM kI utpatti nahIM hotii| (9) ativRSTi nahIM hotii| (10) anAvRSTi nahIM hotii| (11) bhagavAna ke pIche dedIpyamAna teja-rAzi-bhAmaNDala camakA karatA hai| devakRta 19 atizaya isa prakAra hai : ___ (1) maNiratnamaya siMhAsana sadA sAtha rahatA hai| (2) mastakapara tIna chatroM kI chAyA rahatI hai| (3) dharmadhvaja-ratnamaya indradhvaja nirantara Age calatA hai| (4) bAraha jor3I ca~vara Apa hI Apa DolA karate haiN| (5) dharmacakra AkAza meM rahane para bhI Age-Age calatA hai| (6) prabhu ke zarIra se bAraha gunA bar3A azoka-vRkSa unake mastakapara sadA sAtha rahatA hai| (7) prabhu jaba pUrvAbhimukha hokara siMhAsana para baiThate haiM, taba ve caturmukha dikhAyI dete haiN| (8) cA~dI, sonA aura ratnamaya tIna kile hote haiN| (9) bhagavAna jaba calate haiM, taba suvarNAmaya nava kamala pairoM ke Age pIche calate haiN| (10) kAMTe adhomukha ho

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188 aThAra havA~ pariccheda jAte haiN| (11) saMyama lene ke bAda keza aura nakha nahIM bddh'te| (12) kama se kama eka karor3a devatA sAtha rahate haiN| (13) sabhI RtuyeM sukhadAyI hotI haiN| (14) sugandhita jala kI vRSTi huA karatI hai| (15) jala aura sthala meM utpanna honevAle puSpoM kI ghuTane taka vRSTi hotI hai| (16) uttama pakSI pradakSiNA karate rahate haiN| (17) vAyu anukUla ho jAtA hai| (18) vRkSa jhuka-jhuka kara praNAma karate haiN| (19) * AkAza meM devatA dundubhI bajAte haiN| aise 34 atizaya yukta jo arihanta paramAtmA haiM unako maiM trividha namaskAra karatA huuN| jo prabhu garbha meM utpanna hone ke samaya se hI tIna jJAnoM se alaMkRta hote haiN| deva janma meM jitanA mati, zruti aura avadhijJAna hotA hai, utanA nAza na hokara jinake sAtha hI AtA hai| jo prabhu aneka prakAra kI bAhya RddhiyoM ke svAmI honepara bhI, jisa samaya jAnate haiM ki bhoga karma kSINa ho gayA hai, usa samaya eka kSaNa kA bhI vilamba na kara, sAre saMsAra kA tyAga kara cAritra grahaNa karate haiN| bhagavAna ke ATha pratihAryoM meM se azoka-vRkSa, sura-puSpa vRSTi, caMvara, siMhAsana, duMdabhI aura chatra-traya yaha chaha pratihArya 19 atizayoM meM A jAte haiN| bhAmaNDala rUpa pratihArya rUpa pratihArya karma kSaya se honevAle 19 atizayoM meM haiM aura divyadhvani, jo ki devatAoM dvArA kI jAtI hai, vaha vANI ke guNoM ke kAraNa usI ke antargata hai|

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1/ 9 zrIpAla-caritra usa samaya se jinheM cauthA manaH paryavajJAna utpanna hotA hai| jo chadmAvasthA meM prAyaH mauna raha kara, ghAtika karma kA anta lAne ke liye, jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura bAhyAbhyantara tapa dvArA, prabala yatna se usakA sarvathA kSaya kara kevalajJAna prApta karate haiM, bAda ko tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA udaya hone se bhavya; sulabhabodhI aura paritapta saMsArI jIvoM ko upadeza dvArA saMsAra-sAgara ke usa pAra pahuMcAte haiM aura svayaM jIvana ke antima bhAga meM, nirmala dhyAna se zailezI karaNa dvArA ayogI avasthA prApta kara siddhisthAna ko prApta karate haiM, aise vItarAga paramAtmA ko maiM zuddha antaHkaraNa se bAraMbAra namaskAra karatA huuN| arihanta devako saba prakAra kI upamAyeM dI jA sakatI hai; kintu zAstrakAroM ne vizeSa rUpa se mahAgopa, mahA mAhaNa, niryAmaka aura sArthavAha kI hI upamA dI hai| jisa prakAra eka caravAhA apane Azrita gAyoM kI saba prakAra se rakSA kara unheM unake niyata sthAna para pahu~cAtA hai, usI taraha bhagavanta bhI bhavyajIva rUpI gAyoM ke samudAya ko janma aura jarA-maraNa ke bhaya se bacAkara mokSa rUpI unake niyata sthAna meM nirvighna pahu~cAte haiM, isaliye unako mahAgopa kI upamA dI jAtI hai| bhagavAna ke upadeza se aneka manuSya muni-vrata grahaNa kara chaha kAya ke jIvoM kI rakSA karate haiM, tInoM jagata meM ve amArIpaDaha

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190 aThAra havA~ paricchada bajavAte haiM aura cAroM ora mA haNa (mata mAro) zabda ghoSita karAte haiM, isaliye paramAtmA ko mahAmAhaNa kI upamA dI gayI hai| niryAmaka kahate haiM, naukAke pradhAna nAvika mallAha (kaptAna) ko| jisa prakAra nAvika nAvapara baiThane vAle musAphiroM kI samudra ke upadravoM se rakSA kara unheM niyata sthAna para pahu~cAtA hai, usI prakAra arihanta bhagavAna bhI bhavasAgara meM par3e hue bhavya jIvoM ko unakI bhavasthiti paripakva hone para, usase uddhAra kara zuddha mArga meM pahuMcAte haiM aura cAritra rUpI nokA meM baiThAkara ghAtika karmarUpI upadrava kA sarvathA kSayakara unheM siddha sthAna meM pahu~cAte haiN| isI se unheM apUrva niryAmaka kI upamA dI gayI hai| sArthavAha arthAt mArgarakSaka jisa prakAra apane sAtha ke vyApAriyoM ke mAla kI rakSA kara, unheM vikaTa rAstoM ko pAra karA, nirdiSTa nagara meM paha~cA detA hai, usI prakAra tIrthaMkara bhI bhavacakra meM bhaTakate hue bhavyajIvoM ko apane sadupadeza dvArA sumArga dikhAkara mokSarUpI nagara meM pahu~cA dete haiN| ataeva unheM sArthavAha kI upamA dI gayI hai| yaha cAroM upamAyeM jinake sambandha meM pUrNarUpa se ghaTita hotI haiM, una arihanta deva ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA huuN| sAtha hI jo paramAtmA uparokta ATha prAtihAryoM se sadA alaMkRta rahate haiM, jinakI vANI 35 guNoM se yukta rahatI

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zrIpAla - caritra 191 hai aura jo samasta jagata ke jIvoM ko upadeza dete haiM, aise arihanta paramAtmA ko maiM tana, mana, vacana aura kAyA se praNAma karatA huuN| rAjA zrIpAla ne isa stuti meM arihanta kI vANI ko 35 guNoM se yukta batalAyA hai| ataH pAThakoM kI jAnakArI ke liye ve 35 guNa yahA~ aMkita kiye dete haiM(1) jisa sthAna meM jo bhASA bolI jAtI ho, vaha bhASA ardha mAgadhI sahita ho (2) aise ucca svara meM upadeza dete hoM, ki eka yojana ke vistAra meM baiThe hue saba jIva samAna rUpa se suna sakeM (3) grAmINa tuccha bhASA na bolakara praur3ha bhASA boleM (4) megha garjanA kI bhA~ti vANI meM gambhIratA ho (5) viveka aura saralatA pUrvaka aisI vANI boleM, jisase zrotAoM ko saMtoSa ho (7) sabhI sunanevAle yahI samajhe ki prabhu hameM hI sambodhita kara yaha bAteM kaha rahe haiM (8) vANI meM vistAra - pUrvaka artha kI puSTi ho (9) vANI meM pUrvApara virodha na ho (10) mukha se mahattva pUrNa vacana nikaleM, jisase zrotA loga sahaja hI kaha sakeM ki mahApuruSoM ke mu~ha se hI aisI bAteM nikalanA sambhava haiM (11) vANI aisI ho ki jisase sunanevAloM ko sandeha na ho (12) vyAkhyAna aisA ho ki jisameM khojane para bhI doSa na mila sake / (13) sUkSma aura kaThina viSayoM para bhI isa taraha boleM ki zrotAgaNa turanta hI

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aThAra havA~ pariccheda samajha jAyeM (14) bAteM prastAvocita hoM (15) Sadravya, navatattvAdika ke svarUpa ko puSTa karata hue ; apekSA yukta vivakSita bAteM kaheM (16) viSaya, sambandha, prayojana aura adhikAra kA vicAra kara bAteM kaheM (17) vANI padaracanA se yukta ho (18) navatatva aura Sadravya kA svarUpa cAturyatA-pUrvaka kaheM (19) bAtoM meM aisI snigdhatA aura madhuratA ho ki sunane vAle ko ghI gur3a se bhI adhika madhura pratIta ho (20) aisI caturAI se bAteM kaheM, jisameM kisI ko yaha qhayAla na ho, ki merA bhaNDAphor3a kara rahe haiM (21) dharma aura artha se yukta bAteM bole (22) hara eka bAtoM meM dIpaka kI bhA~ti prakAza kArI artha rahe (23) kisI bAta meM para nindA aura Atma prazaMsA ke bhAva na hoM (24) aisI bhASA ho, jise sunanevAlA turanta hI samajha jAya kI ye sarvaguNa-sampanna haiM (25) vAkyoM meM kartA, karma, kriyA, liMga, kAraka, kAla aura vibhakti kI azuddhiyA~ na hoM, (26) aisI bAteM hoM, jisase sunanevAle ko vismaya-Azcarya ho, (27) svastha citta se dhIre-dhIre bole-zIghratA na kreN| (28) bolane meM adhika samaya na lage (29) bAtoM se kisI ke mana meM bhrAMti utpanna na ho, (30) aisI vANI ho, jise vaimAnika, bhavanapati, prabhRti deva manuSya aura tiryaJca sabhI apanI bhASA meM saralatApUrvaka samajha sakeM, (31) aisI bAteM ho, jisase ziSyoM ko

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193 zrIpAla-caritra vizeSa buddhi utpanna ho, (32) pada ke artha aneka prakAra se batalAyeM, (33) vANI sAhasikatA-pUrvaka ho, (34) punarukti doSa na ho, (35) aisI bAteM hoM, jisase sunanevAle ko jarA bhI kheda yA zrama na ho| isa taraha kI apUrva vANI bolane vAle saMsAra para upakAra karanevAle parama aizvaryavAn, sarvaguNa sampanna, sarvadoSa rahita, puNya prakRti ke balase, janma se hI deva indrAdi ke dvArA pUjita hone vAle arihanta bhagavAna ko bArambAra namaskAra kara aura unake rUpa ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara rAjA zrIpAla ne siddha pada kI stuti Arambha kii| siddha padakA varNana jina siddha paramAtmA ne caudahaveM guNaThANe ke anta meM kevala eka samaya kI avadhi meM pradezAntara ko sparza kiye binA hI mAnava zarIra kI tribhAk nyUna avagAhanA-U~cAyI dvArA siddhi sthAna ko prApta kiyA hai, una siddha paramAtmA ko maiM bAraMbAra namaskAra karatA huuN| pUrva-prayoga, gati-parimANa, bandhana-chada aura asaMgakriyA dvArA, jo eka samaya meM sAta rAja paryanta gati kara samazreNI meM utpanna hue haiM, una siddha paramAtmA ko maiM punaH punaH vandana karatA huuN| yahA~, hamAre pAThakoM ko yaha zaMkA ho sakatI hai, ki sarva karma rahita hone para bhI jIva kisa nimitta ko prApta kara yahA~ se siddhizilA taka jAtA hai? yaha zaMkA svAbhAvika

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194 aThAra havA~ pariccheda hai| zAstrakAroM ne isake samAdhAna ke liye cAra dRSTAnta diye haiM, ve yaha haiM : jIva ke urdhvagamana kA pahalA kAraNa pUrva prayoga hai| dhanuSa para bANa car3hA kara use chor3anA pUrva prayoga hotA hai aura bAda ko vaha apane hI Apa lakSya sthAna ko paha~ca jAtA hai| ThIka isI taraha yaha jIva bhI saba karmaprakRti ke bandha, udaya, udiraNa aura sattA kA kSaya kara letA hai, taba vaha urdhva gamana karatA hai| ise hI jIva kA pUrva prayoga samajhanA caahiye| dUsarA kAraNa gati pariNAma hai| jisa prakAra agni se nikalA huA dhuA~ sadA Upara kI hI ora jAtA hai, usI prakAra jIva kI gati bhI sadA Upara kI hI ora hotI hai| isIliye vaha zarIra se alaga hote hI U~ce calA jAtA hai| tIsarA kAraNa bandhana-cheda hai| eraMDake phala pakane para dhUpa ke kAraNa jaba phaTate haiM, taba Upara kI ora uchalate haiM; kyoMki usa vakta ve ba~dhe rahate haiN| bandhana kA cheda hote hI ve Upara kI ora jAte haiN| yahI gati jIva kI bhI hai| jIva anAdi kAla se karmabandhana meM baMdhA rahatA hai| jyoMhI vaha karma-prakRti se mukta hotA hai-AtmA aura pudgala kA anAdi sambandha chinna ho jAtA hai tyoMhI vaha Upara kI ora calA jAtA hai| isI ko bandhana cheda kahate haiN| cauthA kAraNa asaMga-kriyA hai| kumhAra pahale daNDa se cakra ko ghumAtA hai, phira vaha apane Apa hI ghUmA karatA hai| usI prakAra yaha jIva bhI asaMga kriyA ke bala se, sarva-mala rahita ho, upAdhi ke kAraNamAtra naSTa ho jAne para U~cAI kI ora gamana karatA hai|

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195 zrIpAla-caritra 45 lAkha yojana pramANa nirmala siddha zilA ke Upara eka yojana jAnepara lokAnta milatA hai| usa yojana ke 24veM hisse yAnI eka kosa ke chaThe hisse-3331/ dhanuSa jitanI ho avagAhanA raha jAtI hai| isa siddhisthAna meM eka-eka siddhikA Azraya mAna kara jinakI sAdi ananta sthiti hai aura sarva siddhikA Azraya mAna kara jinakI anAdi ananta sthiti hai- arthAt jahA~ jAnepara phira unheM saMsAra meM AnA nahIM par3atA, aise avinAzI sukha ko jinhoMne prApta kiyA hai, una siddha bhagavanta ko maiM bAraMbAra vandanA karatA huuN| - eka jaMgalI manuSya rAjA kI kRpA se zahara meM pahu~catA hai aura vahA~ saba prakAra ke sukhoM kA upabhoga kara vaha jaMgala ko lauTa AtA hai aura jaMgala meM usake iSTa-mitra jaba usase pUchate hai ki zahara ke sukha kaise hai taba svayaM bhuktabhogI hone para bhI vaha jaMgalI unakA varNana nahIM kara sakatA; kyoM ki jaMgala meM use aisI koI cIjeM hI nahIM dikhAyI detIM jinase vaha zahara ke sukhoM kI tulanA kre| isI prakAra kevalI bhagavAna kevalajJAna dvArA siddha ke sukhoM ko jAnate haiM, kintu saMsAra meM koI bhI sukha aisA nahIM dikhAyI detA, jisase usa upAdhi rahita sukha kI tulanA kI jA ske| isa prakAra ke upAdhi rahita sukha ke bhoktA siddha paramAtmA ko maiM trividha vandana karatA huuN| jisa prakAra eka dIpaka kI jyoti meM dUsare dIpaka kI jyoti samA jAtI hai, usI prakAra eka siddhakI avagAhanA meM utanI hI avagAhanAvAle yA usase nyUnAdhika avagAhanAvale ananta siddha rahate haiM, phira bhI vahA~ saMkIrNatA hotI nhiiN| isa prakAra rahanevAle, evaM isa saMsAra kI samasta upAdhiyoM se mukta, sahaja samAdhi ko prApta

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196 aThAra havA~ pariccheda karanevAle siddha paramAtmA ko maiM namaskara karatA huuN| unakI stavanA karatA hU~ aura unakI zaraNa svIkAra kara unake samAna hone kI abhilASA karatA huuN| jo ananta, apunarbhava, azarIrI, avyAbAdha aura sAmAnya evaM vizeSa upayogoM se yukta haiN| jo anantaguNI; nirguNI kiMvA 31 guNavAle yA ATha karmoM ke kSaya se utpanna honevAle ATha guNoM se yukta haiN| jo ananta, anuttara, anupama, zAzvata aura sadAnanda aise siddha-sukha prApta kara cuke haiM, vaha siddha bhagavanta mujhe ziva sukha deveN| rAjA zrIpAla ne isa prakAra siddha paramAtmA kI stuti kara AcArya mahArAja kI stuti karanA Arambha kii| ___ AcArya padakA varNana jinhoMne jJAnAcAra, darzanAcAra, cAritrAcAra, tapAcAra aura vIryAcAra rUpa pA~ca AcAroM kA niraticAra bhAva se zuddhatA-pUrvaka pAlana kiyA hai aura anya muniyoM se pAlana karAte haiM, jo zuddha jinokta dayAmaya satya dharma ko upadeza dvArA prakAzita karate haiM, una AcArya mahArAja ko maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ aura unase aise zuddha dharma kI premapUrvaka yAcanA karatA huuN| jo chattIsa-chattIsI arthAt 1296 guNoM se yukta haiM, yuga pradhAna haiM, jagat ke jIvoM ko nirantara upadeza dete haiM, moha-prema ke utpanna karane vAle haiM, eka kSaNa ke liye bhI kruddha nahIM hote, aise AcArya mahArAja ko maiM vinaya-pUrvaka vandana karatA huuN|

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zrIpAla - caritra 197 nirantara jo apramatta dazA meM rahate haiM, dharmopadeza dene meM sAvadhAnI rakhate haiM, cAra prakAra kI vikathAoM se dUra rahate haiM, paccIsa kaSAyoM ko sarvathA tyAga kara dete haiM, jo kleza rahita, malIna pariNAma rahita aura mAyA prakaTa rahita haiM aise AcArya mahArAja ko maiM bAraMbAra namaskara karatA , | jo gaccha meM muni Adi ko sAraNA (kriyA anuSThAnAdi karane meM koI bhUla hotI ho to use yAda dilAnA) vAraNA, (azuddha kriyA yA ayogya bhASaNa kare to use vAraNa karanA) coyaNA (dharma- kriyA meM aura jJAnAbhyAsa meM munioM ko prerita karanA) paDicoyaNA, (kisI muni ko jJAna - kriyAdi meM pramAda karate dekha bAraMbAra prerita karanA) prabhRti dvArA muniyoM ko dharmakArya meM lagAye rahate haiM, uttarottara pATako dhAraNa karate haiM aura jo gaccha ke AdhAra stambharUpa haiM, aise AcArya mahArAja para merA Antarika prema hai| zrIjinezvararUpI sUrya aura sAmAnya kevalI rUpI candra asta hone para bhI ajJAna - andhakAra ko TAlane ke liye jo dIpaka ke samAna haiM, tInoM bhavana ke padArthoM kA , svarUpa prakaTa karane meM jo parama catura haiM - samartha haiM aise AcArya ciraMjIvI arthAt dIrghAyuSI hoM aura unake dvArA bhavyajIvoM kA apiramita upakAra ho / jo deza, kula, jAti aura rUpAdika guNoM se sampanna haiM, jo sUtrArtha ke jJAtA haiM, paropakAra parAyaNa hone ke kAraNa tatvopadeza ke dAtA haiM, pApa bhAra se pIr3ita hone ke kAraNa saMsAra rUpI gahare andhakUpa meM giranevAle prANiyoM ko jo bacAte haiN| mAtA-pitA aura bandhuoM se bhI jo adhika hita

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198 aThAra havA~ pariccheda cintana haiN| jo aneka labdhiyoM se samRddha atizayavanta, zAsana ko suzAbhita karane vAle aura rAjA kI bhA~ti nizcinta haiM aise AcArya mahArAja ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA hU~ aura nirantara unake darzana kI, unake upadeza kI aura unake saMga kI abhilASA karatA huuN| isa prakAra zrIpAla ne AcArya mahArAja kI stuti karane ke bAda upAdhyAya mahArAja kI stuti karanA Arambha kiyaa| upAdhyAya padakA varNana ___ nirantara jo dvAdazAMgIkA dhyAna karate haiM, usake artha ko pUrNa rUpa se samajhate haiM, evaM usake rahasya ko dhAraNa karate haiM, sUtrArtha kA vistAra karane ke liye utsuka rahate haiM aise upAdhyAya mahArAja ko maiM utsAha-pUrvaka namaskara karatA huuN| arthadAtA AcArya hote haiM aura sUtradAtA upAdhyAya hote haiN| isa prakAra ke dAna vibhAga se jo nirantara ziSyagaNoM ko sUtrArtha kA dAna karate haiM, jo tIsare janma meM mukti prApta karanevAle haiM aise upAdhyAya mahArAja ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| bhagavanta, gaNadhara mahArAja yA AcArya yadi kisI mUrkha manuSya ko dIkSA de upAdhyAya ke pAsa adhyayana karane bhejate haiM, to patthara para aMkura jamAne kI bhA~ti usake hRdaya meM bhI jJAnAMkura jamA dete haiM-use vicakSaNa banA dete haiM--aise sarva pUjita, sarva sUtrArtha ke jJAtA upAdhyAya mahArAja ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN|

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zrIpAla - caritra 199 jisa prakAra kisI rAjya ke yuvarAja nirantara apane rAja-kAja kI cintA kiyA karate haiM usI prakAra jo nirantara gaccha sthita muni Adi ke hita kI cintA kiyA karate haiM aise upAdhyAya ko maiM sadA sarvadA namaskAra karatA hU~, kyoMki unheM namaskAra karane se saba prakAra ke bhavabhaya aura zoka naSTa ho jAte haiM / bAvana akSara rUpa, bAvanA candana ke rasa ke samAna apane vacanoM dvArA jo bhavya jIvoM ke ahita rUpa tApa kA sarvathA nAza karanevAle haiM jo jaina zAsana ko ujjvala karanevAle haiM aise upAdhyAya mahArAja ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA huuN| moharUpa sarpa ke kATane se jinakA jJAna-prANa naSTa ho gayA hai aise jIvoM ko jo jAMgulI - maMtra vAdI kI bhA~ti apUrva jJAna sunA kara nayA caitanya pradAna karate haiM, ajJAna rUpI vyAdhi se pIr3ita prANiyoM ko jo dhanvantarI vaidya kI bhA~ti zrutajJAna rUpa uttama rasAyana dekara vyAdhimukti sajJAna karate haiM, guNarUpI vana ko vinAza karanevAle, mada rUpI gaja ko damana karane ke liye jo aMkuza samAna jJAnadAna karate haiM aise upAdhyAya kA maiM nirantara dhyAna karatA hU~ / ajJAna dvArA jo loga andha ho jAte haiM unake netroM ko jJAnarUpI zastrakriyA dvArA jo khola diyA karate haiM, saba taraha ke dAnoM ko asthAyI samajhakara antataka sAtha denevAle jJAna kA hI jo dAna karate haiN| aise upAdhyAya mahArAja ko maiM zuddha antaH karaNa se sAdara namaskAra karatA / isa prakAra upAdhyAya pada kI stuti karane ke pazcAt rAjA zrIpAla munipada kA cintavana karane lage /

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200 munipada kA varNana jJAna, darzana aura cAritra rUpI anupama ratnamayI dvArA jo mokSa kI sAdhanA karate haiN| vahIM sAdhu-yati kahalAte haiN| aise sAdhu, jisa prakAra vRkSa para lage hue puSpa para bhramara baiThatA hai aura use kisI prakAra kI hAni na pahu~cA kara dhIre-dhIre usakA rasa zoSaNa kara apanI AtmA ko santuSTa kara letA hai, usI prakAra aneka gharoM meM gocarI ke nimitta jAne para bhI kisI ko pIr3A na ho, kaSTa na ho aura 42 doSarahita zuddhamAna AhAra grahaNa karate haiM aura usI meM nirvAha karate haiN| una yati munirAja ko maiM bAraMbAra namaskAra karatA huuN| paJcendriyoM ko jo nirantara apane adhIna rakhate haiM, chaha kAyake prANiyoM kA pratipAlana karate haiM aura sattara prakAra ke saMyamoM kI ArAdhanA karate haiM aise dayAvAna yati munirAja ko maiM vandana karatA hU~ aTAraha hajAra zilAMga rathake vahana karane vAle aura acala AcAra yukta cAritravAle yati- munirAja ko premapUrvaka vandana karane se yaha manuSya janma pavitra hotA hai| nava vidha brahmacarya guptike pAlane vAle aura bAraha prakAra ke tapa karane meM aise vIra, yati ko vandana karane kA suyoga, pUrva janma ke puNya udaya hue binA prApta nahIM hotA / chedana, gharSaNa, tAr3ana aura tapAne Adi ke dvArA jisa prakAra suvarNa kI vizuddhatA siddha hotI hai aura usakA rUpa bar3hatA hai, usI prakAra yatirAja apane kaThina AcAroM ke kAraNa uttarottara ucca se uccatara sthAna prAta karate jAte haiM / aThArahavA~ pariccheda

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___ 201 zrIpAla-caritra aise yatirAja ko sarvadA namaskAra karanA parama kartavya hai ; kintu isake sAtha hI dezakAla kI dRSTi se bhI vicAra karanA ucita hai ; kyoMki mahAvideha kSetra meM vicaraNa karanevAle yati jaise hote haiM, vaise yatiyoM kA darzana yahA~ durlabha hI samajhanA caahiye| isI prakAra tIsare yA cauthe Are ke samAna Aja pA~caveM Are meM vaise yatiyoM kA milanA asambhava hai| dezakAlAnusAra kAminI aura kaJcana se dUra rahanevAle saMyamI yati hI isa samaya pUjanIya hai| __ Artta aura raudra dhyAna tyAgakara dharma aura zukla dhyAna kA dhyAna karanevAle, grahaNa aura AsevanA rUpI do prakAra kI zikSAoM kA adhyayana karanevAle, tIna guptioM se gupta, tIna zalyoM se rahita, jinAjJAkA pAlana karane vAle, cAra kaSAya kA tyAga karanevAle, dAnAdi cAra prakAra ke dharma-kA upadeza dene vAle, pA~ca pramAdoM ke parihArI, pA~ca samitiyoM kA pAlana karane vAle, hAsya prabhRti SaTkase mukta, chaha vratoM ko dhAraNa karanevAle, sAta bhayoM ko jItane vAle, ATha madoM ko TAlanevAle, apramatta . bhAva kA sevana karanevAle, dasa prakAra ke yati dharma kA pAlana karanevAle, yati kI bAraha paDimAoM kA vahana karanevAle aura sarvatra vicaraNa karanevAle yati-munirAja kI maiM trividha vandanA karatA huuN| isa prakAra sAdhu pada kI stuti karane ke pazcAt rAjA zrIpAla ne darzana pada kA stavana karanA Arambha kiyaa|

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202 darzana padakA varNana guru zuddha deva arthAt aThAraha doSa rahita arihanta, zuddha yAnI paMca mahAvrata kA pAlana karanevAle yati aura zuddha dharma arthAt dayAyukta pradhAna dharma | ina tInoM tattva kI bhalI prakAra parIkSA kara una para dRr3ha zraddhA karanA isI ko samyag darzana kahate hai / aThArahavA~ paricchaMda karma rUpa jo mala arthAt anantAnubandhI cAra kaSAya aura tIna prakAra kI darzana mohanI - isa sAta prakRtiyoM ke upazama se, kSayopazama se kiMvA kSaya hone se upazama, kSayopazama aura kSAyika nAmaka samakita kI prApti hotI hai| aise samakita kI prApti hone se hI jainadharma para dRr3ha anurAga hotA hai, isaliye maiM zuddha samakita ko namaskAra karatA huuN| upazama samakita, bhava cakravAla meM yAni janma bhara meM adhika se adhika pA~ca bAra prApta hotA hai| vaha eka bAra to anAdi mithyAtvI avasthA meM prApta hotA hai aura cAra bAra upazama zreNI ke cintavana se prApta hotA hai| kSayopazama samakita asaMkhyAta bAra prApta hotA hai arthAt aneka bAra AtA aura jAtA hai, kSAyika samakita kevala eka hI bAra prApta hotA hai, kyoMki vaha Ane ke bAda phira kabhI nahIM jAtA mokSaparyanta avicchinna rahatA hai| isa taraha ke tInoM prakAra kI samakita ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN|

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zrIpAla-caritra 203 jisa samakita guNa ke binA jJAna apramANa haiajJAna rUpa hai, cAritra rUpI vRkSa phalIbhUta nahIM hotA arthAt usake vAstavika phalakI prApti nahIM hotI aura jisake binA nirvANa sukhakI prApti hotI nahIM, aise prabala samakita guNa ko maiM bAraMbAra vandana karatA huuN| sadahaNA, liMga, lakSaNa, bhUSaNa prabhRti 67 bola-vacanoM se jisakI sampUrNa vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai jisakA svarUpa samajhAyA jA sakatA hai aise zivamArga kI anukUlatA kara denevAle samakitadarzana ko maiM nirantara namaskAra karatA huuN| Ayu ko chor3akara sAtoM karmoM kI sthiti jaba eka kor3A-kor3I sAgaropama ke andara huI ho aura ardha pudgala parAvartana se bhI saMsAra kama rahA ho, taba yathApravRtti, apUrva aura anivRtti yaha tIna karaNa karane se rAga-dveSa kI nibir3a granthI kA bhedana hotA hai aura tabhI jIva samakita ko prApta karatA hai| yahI samakita, dharmarUpI vRkSa kA mUla hai, dharmapurI kA dvAra hai, dharma prasAda kile kI nIMva hai, samasta dhamoM kA AdhAra hai, upazama rasa kA bhAjana hai, aura guNa rUpI ratnoM kA bhaNDAra rUpa hai| ataeva ise maiM vividha namaskAra karatA huuN| isa prakAra darzana pada kI stuti karane ke bAda rAjA zrIpAla ne jJAna pada kI stavanA karanA Arambha kiyaa| jJAna padakA varNana sarvajJa praNIta AgamameM batalAye hue yathA sthiti tatvoM ke zuddha bodha ko samyagjJAna kahate haiN| isa jJAna ke binA

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204 aThAra havA~ pariccheda bhavyAtmA ko bhakSyA-bhakSya kA svarUpa, peyApeya kA vicAra aura kRtyAkRtyakA viveka nahIM ho sktaa| niravadya aura dUSaNa rahita AhAra bhakSya hai| abhakSya, anantakAya, sAvadya aura dUSita AhAra abhakSya haiN| dUdha, pAna, chAcha-maTThA Adi padArtha pIne yogya haiN| tAr3I, madirA Adi mAdaka padArtha tyAjya hai| yaha saba bAteM samyag jJAna se hI jAnI jA sakatI haiN| isIliye yaha jJAna sabakA AdhAra bhUta haiN| "prathama jJAna aura phira dayA" yaha siddhAnta kA kathana hai; kyoMki jJAna ke binA jIva aura ajIva ke yathArtha svarUpa kA bodha nahIM hotA aura aisI avasthA meM dayAdharma kA pAlana honA kaThina ho par3atA hai| isaliye yaha apUrva jJAna atIva vandanIya hai| usakI nindA kabhI na karanI cAhiye ; kyoMki mokSa-sukha kA rasAsvAdana jJAnI hI kara pAte haiM, ajJAnI nhiiN| siddhAntokta sabhI kriyAyoM kA mUla zraddhA hai aura zraddhA kA mUla jJAna hai ; kyoMki jJAna ke binA vAstavika zraddhA nahIM hotii| yadi hotI hai to vaha sthAyI nahIM rhtii| isaliye saba guNoM ke AdhArabhUta jJAna ko sadaiva dhAraNa karanA caahiye| yahI jJAna sadA sarvadA sabake liye vandanIya aura grahaNa karane yogya hai| ___ mati, zruti, avadhi, manaHparyava aura kevala, ina pAMca jJAnoM meM, lokAloka prakAzaka utkRSTa jJAna to kevalajJAna hI hai, kintu usake dvArA jAne huye bhAvoM ko pragaTa karanevAlA samyaka jJAna hai| yahI jJAna, sva aura parake yathArtha rUpa ko prakaTa karatA hai, samasta saMsAra ke jIvoM kA kalyANa karanevAlA ...

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205 zrIpAla-caritra hai| dIpaka kI bhA~ti ajJAnAndhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA hai aura isake upakAroM ko dekhate hue ise sUrya, candra aura megha kI bhI upamA dI jA sakatI hai| aise sarvottama jJAna kI prApti ke liye bhavya jIvoM ko jJAna kA hI paThana-pAThana, zravaNa manana, pUjA arcanA aura Alekhana karanA caahiye| jisase jJAnAvaraNIya karma naSTa ho jAyeM aura hAtha meM rakhe hue A~vale kI bhA~ti tInoM loka ke bhAva jAne jA skeN| sAtha hI jisa samyag jJAna se isa saMsAra meM bhI mAna pUjA aura prazaMsA kI prApti hotI hai, usa jJAna kA Adara pUrvaka sadA dhyAna karanA caahiye| isa taraha samyagjJAna kI stuti karane ke bAda rAjA zrIpAla ne cAritra pada kI stuti karanA Arambha kiyaa| cAritra pada varNana cAritra ke do bheda haiM- (1) sarvavirati aura (2) deshvirti| sarvavirati cAritra yatiyoM meM aura dezavirati cAritra gRhasthoM (zrAvakoM) meM pAyA jAtA hai| jisa cAritra ke kAraNa isa saMsAra meM sarvatra vijaya prApta hotA hai, usa cAritra ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA huuN| chaha khaNDakI Rddhi ke svAmI cakravartI bhI tRNa kI bhA~ti apanI samasta RddhiyoM kA tyAga kara akSaya sukha ke kAraNabhUta jisa cAritra ko svIkAra karate haiM, usa cAritra ne mere hRdaya para bhI adhikAra kara liyA hai| cAritra ko svIkAra karanevAlA eka daridra bhI indroM aura narendroM dvArA pUjita hotA hai| sAMsArika avasthA meM prArthanA karane para bhI jo loga dRSTi uThAkara nahIM dekhate, vahI loga

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206 aThAra havA~ pariccheda yati-avasthA meM A-Akara caraNoM meM zira jhukAte haiN| aise pratyakSa phala denevAle cAritra ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| jisa cAritra ke bAraha mAsa ke paryAya se anuttara vimAna ke sukha ko bhI bhulAnevAle uttama sukhakI (uttama hone kA kAraNa yaha hai ki acche se acchA anuttaravimAna kA sukha bhI paudgalika aura nAzavanta hotA hai; kintu bAraha mAsa ke zuddha cAritra se prApta hone vAlA samAdhi sukha apaudgalika- Atmika hotA hai|) prApti hotI hai, sAtha hI jisa cAritra ke prabhAva se ujjvala mokSa-sukha prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai, usa cAritra ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| jJAna aura darzana guNa paraspara sahAyaka haiN| jJAna se zraddhA guNa prakaTa hotA hai aura zraddhA rUpa darzana guNa se ajJAna jJAna ke rUpa meM pariNata ho jAtA hai; kintu ina donoM kA phala virati cAritra hai| jJAna darzana kI prApti se yadi virati guNa prApta kiyA jA sake, to use saphala samajhanA caahiye| anyathA vaha vandhya-niSphala hai| cAritra ke sAtha rahane para hI vaha pUrNa phaladAyI hotA hai, isaliye cAritra hI sarvazreSTha hai| zAstroM meM cAritra ke sAmAyika Adi pA~ca bheda batalAye gaye haiN| usI cAritra ko arihantAdika ne svIkAra kiyA hai, usakI ArAdhanA kI hai, use samyak rItyA prarUpita kiyA hai, aura aneka bhavya jIvoM ko diyaa| cAritra ke ananta guNa hone para bhI zAstrakAroM ne satraha aura daza prakAra se usakA varNana kiyA hai| pA~ca samiti, tIna gupti, kSamAdika guNoM kA sevana, maitrI pramukha bhAvanA catuSTayoM kA cintana, aura

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zrIpAla - caritra 207 parisaha upasargAdike sahana prabhRti dvArA usakI pUrNatA prApta hotI hai| aise cAritra ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA hU~ / isa prakAra cAritra pada kI stuti kara rAjA zrIpAla ne antima tapa pada kI stuti Arambha kii| tapa padakA varNana , arihanta paramAtmA jo janma hI se tIna jJAna ke jAnakAra the aura jo yaha jAnate the ki isI janma meM hamArI siddhi honevAlI hai, phira bhI karmoM kA kSaya karane ke liye, unhoMne jisa tapa kA Arambha kiyA, usa zivataru ke mUla rUpa tapako maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ / kSamA saMyukta bhAva se jisa tapa ko karane se pUrvake nikAcita karma bhI kSaya ho jAte haiM, vahI tapa vAstava meM sevana karane yogya hai| jaina zAsana kI prabhAvanA karane meM bhI jo tapa sahAya bhUta hotA hai aura jisake pAlana se jaina zAsana kI uttamatA ko prApta karatA hai, usa tapa ko maiM praNAma karatA hU~ / jisa tapa ke prabhAva se AmauSadhI prabhRti aneka labdhiyA~ evaM aSTa mahAsiddhi aura nava nidhiyoM kI prApti hotI hai, usa tapa ko maiM sAdara praNAma karatA hU~ / tapa pada kI ArAdhanA se prApta honevAlI labdhi Adi ke nAma jAnane kI pAThakoM ko svAbhAvika hI icchA hogI, ataeva unake nAma nIce diye jA rahe haiM 28 labdhiyA~ - (1) AmauSadhI - kevala hAtha ke sparza karane se hI rogI roga mukta ho jAya / (2) viproSadhimala-mUtra se roga naSTa ho jaanaa| (3) jalloSadhi - zleSmA

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aThArahavA~ pariccheda auSadhi kA kAma kare / (4) malauSadhi - zarIra ke malamAtra auSadhi ke kAma kare / (5) sarvoSadhi-roma aura nakhAdika se saba taraha ke roga naSTa ho skeN| (6) saMbhinna zrota - bAje Adi sunane kI zakti saba indriyoM ko eka sAtha hI prApta honA (7) avadhijJAna - avadhijJAna kI prApti honA (8) Rjumati-manaH paryava jJAna kA honA / (9) vipulamati- manaH paryava jJAna kA henA (10) cAraNa- jaMghAcAraNa aura vidyAcAraNapane kI prApti honA (11) AsiviSa - dUsaroM kA viSa utArane kI zakti A jAnA (12) kevalajJAnakevalajJAna kI prApti (13) gaNadhara - gaNadharatva kI prApti (14) zrutajJAna - pUrvadharapane kI prApti (15) tIrthaMkarasamavasaraNa kI racanA kara tIrthaMkara ke samAna mahimA dikhalAnA (16) cakravartI - cakravartI ke samAna rAjaRddhi dikhalAnA (17) baladeva - baladevakI Rddhi prApta honA (18) vAsudeva kI Rddhi prApta honA (19) kSIrAzrava, madhvAzrava kiMvA ghRtAzrava - bAtoM meM dUdha aura mizrI se bhI adhika madhuratA honA (20) koSTaka - antaH karaNa meM samasta (bhAva) RddhiyoM kA paripUrNa honA (21) padAnusAriNI- eka pada ke sahAre aneka padoM ko jAnane kI zakti honA (22) bIjabodha - vastu kA yathArtha rUpa jAnane kI zakti (23) tejolezyA - tejolezyAkA prApta honA (24) zItalezyA - 208 .

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zrIpAla - caritra - zItalezyA kA prApta honA (25) AhAraka - zarIra ke AhAraka banA sakanA (26) vaikriya - zarIra ko vaikriya kara sakanA (27) akSINa mahAnasI - rasoI ke pAtra meM aMgUThA rakhane se hajAroM manuSyoM ko bhojana karAne kI zakti (28) pulAka cakravartI kI senA ko bhI parAjita karane kI zakti / tapa ke prabhAva se prApta honevAlI aSTasiddhiyoM ke nAma ye haiM- (1) aNimA- choTe se choTe chidra meM praveza karane yogya zarIra banA sakanA yA kamala-nAla meM pravRSTa ho, cakravartI kI siddhi ko vistArita karane kI zakti prApta karanA (2) mahimA - meru se bhI bar3A rUpa dhAraNa karane kI zakti (3) laghimA - vAyu se bhI halakAzarIra banA sakanA (4) garimA - zarIra ko vajra se bhI bhArI banA sakanA ( 5 ) prApti - pRthvIpara rahanepara bhI meru ke agrabhAga kiMvA sUrya ke kiraNoM ko sparza karanA (6) prAkAmya - jamIna para calane kI taraha pAnIpara calanA aura jamIna meM pAnI kI bhA~ti gote lgaanaa| (7) Izatva- tIrthaMkara, kiMvA indra kI taraha aizvarya bhoga karanA (8) vazItva - prANI mAtra ko vazIbhUta karane kI zakti honA / - nava nidhi ke sambandha meM itanA hI kahanA paryApta hai ki inakI prApti cakravartiyoM ko huA karatI hai| jina pAThakoM ne bharata prabhRti cakravartiyoM kA caritra par3hA yA sunAhogA, nidhiyoM kA svarUpa AsAnI se samajha sakeMge / aba hama punaH tapa pada kA varNana karate haiN| 209 tapa apUrva kalpavRkSa hai / mokSa sukha kI prApti isakA phala hai / devatA, manuSya, indra kiMvA cakravartI kI RddhiyA~ Jain Education-International

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210 aThArahavA~ pariccheda usake puNya samAna haiN| upazama rasa usakA amUlya makaranda sugandha hai / isa taraha ke kalpavRkSa rUpI tapa ko maiM bAraMbAra namaskAra karatA huuN| isa tapa ke chaha bAhya aura chaha abhyantara milA kara bAraha aMga haiN| yaha uttarottara vizeSa guNakArI haiN| jisa prakAra agni meM tapAne se svarNa kA maila dUra ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra tapazcaryA ke bala se jIva meM lagA huA karmarUpI kiTaka dUra ho jAtA hai, phalataH jIvAtmA karma rahita dazA ko prApta karatA hai| karmoM kI nirjarA karane kA apUrva sAdhana tapa hI hai, kintu vaha samatA sahita aura AzaMsA rahita hone se hI yathArtha phala dAyI hotA hai| isake dvArA asAdhya se asAdhya laukika kArya bhI kSaNamAtra meM siddha ho jAte haiM / ataeva isa tapa pada ko maiM trividha namaskAra karatA hU~ / rAjA zrIpAla isa prakAra nava pada ke dhyAna meM lIna ho gaye / anta meM AyuSya pUrNa hone para jaba unakA zarIrAnta huA taba ve naveM Anata devaloka meM devatA ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| mainA prabhRti nava rAniyA~ aura unakI mAtA kamalaprabhA kA zarIrAnta honepara ve bhI vahIM deva rUpa meM utpanna huiiN| vahA~ para ve devatva ke sukha upabhoga kara, AyuSya pUrNa hone para punaH manuSya hoNge| isI prakAra cAra bAra manuSyatva aura cAra bAra devatva prApta kara, ve naveM janma meM siddhi sukha arthAt mokSa kI prApti kareMge / .

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zrIpAla-caritra 211 ArAdhanA vidhi zubha mAsa, zubha divasa meM gurumahArAja ke pAsa vidhipUrvaka Ayambila olI kI tapasyA grahaNa kare-usake pazcAt yaha tapa Asoja sudi aura caitra sudi saptamI-yadi tithi ghaTatI ho chaTTha, bar3hatI ho to aSTamI se pUnama taka nava Ayambila karanA cAhie-isa prakAra eka varSa meM do bAra karate hue sAr3he cAra varSa meM nava olI ho jaayegii| nau dina taka devasiya rAiya pratikramaNa do samaya paDilehana, guru mukha se pacakkhAna karanA caahie| trikAla devapUjA, madhyAhna meM ATha thuI se devavandana, pratyeka dina navapada ke nava caityavaMdana, jitane guNa ho utane hI sAthiye, pradakSiNA evaM kAyotsarga karanA caahie| pacakkhANa pArane ke caityavaMdana ke pazcAt Ayambila punaH caityavaMdana, zayana-samaya saMthArA porisI kahakara bhUmi para saMthArA Upara sonA cAhiye-zIlavrata pAlana karanA caahiye| ye navapada jinazAsana meM parama tattvabhUta haiN| navapada kA yantra vidyApravAda nAma ke nauveM pUrva se uddhRta kiyA gayA hai; mainAsundarI ke samakSa munizcandra mahArAja ne isa pavitra yantra kI vidhi isa prakAra btaaii|

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212 aThAra havA~ pariccheda / / zrI siddhacakrArAdhana | jApa pada. | navapada aMka khamA.prada. | svastika saMkhyA. kAusAga inlik guNaNu saMkhyA jApa pramANa. 1 | oM hrIM namo arihaMtANaM 12 12 logassa 2000 20 navakA0 2000 2 |oM hrIM namo siddhANaM / / / FFE pala 3 oM hrIM namo AyariyANaM| 36 36 . 2000 4 oM hrIM namo uvajjhAyANaM 2000 | 5 |oM hrIM namo loesavvasAhUNaM 2000 | 6 | oM hrIM namo daMsaNassa | 2000 | 7 | oM hrIM namo nANassa Gm 2000 | 8 | oM hrIM namo cArittassa 70 2000 | 9 | oM hrIM namo tavassa 2000 be TaMka pratikramaNa, nava caityavaMdana, trikAla pUjana, guruvandana,

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zrIpAla-caritra 213 vidhi bIjakayantra / / prakArAntare (13000 apekSAye) guNaNu saMkhyA. devavandana. paDilehaNa. varNa. varNAnusAra AyaMbilanuM dravya O cokhA 800 rakta 3600 caNyA maga aDada 1200 traNa TaMka 2 TaMka | zveta . (dholo) 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka (lAla) | 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka pIta (pIlo) 2500 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka | nIla (lIlo) 2700 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka zyAma (kAlo) 500 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka | zveta (dholo) 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka (dholo) 1000 vA 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka | zveta 600 (dholo) 200 vA 3 TaMka | 2 TaMka | zveta 600 (dholo) vigere bistAra vidhi Agala batAvAze. cokhA 500 __ zveta cokhA cokhA cokhA

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214 yantravidhi mUla pITha para yantrarAja ke madhya meM ahaM bIjAkSara ko sthApana krnaa| yaha bIjAkSara OMkAra ke madhya meM sthApana karanA / ina donoM hI mantrAkSaroM ko hrIMkAra ke madhya meM sthApita karake hrIMkAra kI IkAra ko pIche se ghumAkara do kuMDalAkAroM se Upara se tInoM bIjAkSara usake cAroM ora dizAoM aura vidizAoM meM a A i I u U R lR lR e ai o au aM aH ina solaha svaroM kI sthApanA karanI; isa taraha likhakara - aThArahavA~ pariccheda bAhara aSTadala kamalAkAra eka valaya (gola) banAnA, usameM kramazaH pUrva dizA - OM hrIM siddhebhyaH svAhA, dakSiNa dizA meM- OM hrIM AcAryebhyaH svAhA, pazcima dizA meM OM hrIM upAdhyAyebhyaH svAhA, uttara dizA meM OM hrIM sava sAdhubhyaH svAhA; Agneya vidizA meM- OM hrIM darzanAya svAhA, neRtya vidizA meM- OM hrIM jJAnAya svAhA, vAyavya vidizA meM - OM hrIM cAritrAya svAhA, IzAna vidizA meM OM hrIM tapase svAhA / pahile valaya ke bAhara solaha dala kA kamalAkAra dUsarA valaya banAnA; ekAntara (eka- eka ko chor3akara) dala rUpa koSTaka meM - ka kha ga gha Ga, tIsare meM - ca cha ja

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zrIpAla-caritra 215 jha Ja, cauthe meM Ta Tha Da Dha Na, pA~cave meM-ta tha da dha na, chaThe meM--pa pha ba bha ma, sAtave meM ya ra la va, AThaveM meM-za ha kSa jJa ; ina akSaroM ko likhanA, zeSa AThoM meM OM namo arihaMtANaM likhnaa| dUsare valaya ke bAhara solaha koSTaka vAlA tIsarA valaya banAnA, ekAntara rUpa ATha koSTakoM meM kramazaH ATha anAhata vidyA dizi vidizI meM likhanA aura zeSa ATha antaroM meM 16 labdhiyA~ arthAt pratyeka koSThaka meM do-do labdhiyA~ likhanI cAhiye; isa taraha pradakSiNA karatI huI tIna paMktiyoM meM 48 labdhiyA~ likhnaa| OM hrIM arha namo jiNANaM ityAdi 48 labdhipada jaannaa| yantra ke sabase Upara hrIMkAra likhanA, yantra ke bAhara IkAra ke tIna valaya denA aura cauthe valaya ke anta meM 'krauM' akSara likhanA, paridhi para ATha guru pAdukA- likhanA- (1) OM hrIM arhatpAdukebhyo namaH (2) OM hrIM siddhapAdukebhyo namaH (3) OM hrIM AcArya pAdukebhyo nmH| (4) OM hrIM pAThakapAdukebhyo namaH / (5) OM hrIM paramaguru pAdukebhyo namaH (6) OM hrIM adRSTagurupAdukebhyo namaH (7) OM hrIM anantagurupAdukebhyo namaH (8) OM hrIM anantAnantagurupAdukebhyo namaH /

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216 aThAra havA~ pariccheda yantra ke Adhe bhAga se bAyIM dAyIM do rekhAe~ khIMca kara donoM ke jor3a meM kalaza kA AkAra banAnAH usake pazcAt pUrva pazcima uttara dakSiNa cAroM dizAoM meM(1) jayA (2) vijayA (3) jayantI (4) aparAjitA tathA Agneya Adi vidizAoM meM kramazaH (1) jambhA (2) thaMbhA (3) mohA (4) zraddhA ; isa prakAra likhanAyantra ke Upara saudharma devalokavAsI, zrI siddhacakrajI kA adhiSThAyaka, bahuta se deva aura deviyoM ke adhipati zrI vimala svAmI kA dhyAna guru se jAnakara karanA, tadanantara rohiNI Adi solaha vidyA deviyoM, gaumukha yakSAdi caubIsa zAsanadeva aura cakrezvarIjI Adi caubIsa zAsana deviyA~ dAyIM bAyIM tarapha sthApanA, kalaza ke mUla meM sUryAdi nau grahoM kI sthApanA karanI cAhie, kalaza ke gale meM naisI Adi nava vidhAna kA sthApana karanA - (1) naisarpa (2) pAMDuka (3) pigala (4) sarvaratna (5) mahApadma (6) kAla (7) mahAkAla (8) mANava (9) zaMkha kramazaH likhnaa| usake pazcAt (1) kumuda (2) aMjana (3) vAmana (4) puSpadanna, ye cAra digpAla aura (1) mAnabhadra (2) pUrNabhadra (3) kapila (4) pigala, ye cAra vIroM kI

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zrIpAla - caritra 217 Adi dizAoM meM sthApanA karanA; dasa dizApAloM kI isa prakAra sthApanA karanI - (1) pUrva meM - OM indrAya namaH (2) agni koNa meM- OM Agneya namaH (3) dakSiNa meMOM yamAya namaH (4) naiRta koNa meM- OM naiRtaye namaH (5) pazcima meM - OM varuNAya namaH (6) vAyavya koNa meM-OM vAyave namaH (7) uttara meM - OM kuberAya namaH (8) IzAna meM- OM IzAnAya namaH (9) urdhva dizA meMOM brahmaNe namaH (10) adhodizA meM - OM nAgAya namaH inheM kramazaH likhanA / yantra ke dAyIM tarapha - OM kSetrapAlAya namaH - likhanA / - isa prakAra se yaha yantra kA vidhAna hai|

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218 aThAra havA~ pariccheda - 1. yuddha karanA hai to apane Apa se karo 2. zuddha AcaraNa hI dharma hai| 3. satya ke prabhAva se manuSya mahAsamudra meM bhI surakSita rahatA hai| 4. ahiMsA amRta hai, hiMsA viSa hai 5. svarga aura naraka manuSya ke hAtha meM hai| 6. moha rahita manuSya duHkha mukta hai 7. pahile bano phira banAoM 8. jJAnI puruSa hI saMyama sAdha sakatA hai| . 9. manuSya jIvana meM hI satya kArya karane kA avasara upalabdha hotA hai| 10. kSamA se krodha ko jiito| 11. saccI vIratA svayaM ko jItane meM hai| 12. satya kI khoja hI satya ke janma kI prakriyA hai| 13. dharma kI dhUrI ko khIMcane ke lie dhana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| -x- -

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