Book Title: Shripal Charitra
Author(s): Deepchand Varni
Publisher: Shailesh Dahyabhai Kapadia
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/090465/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 zrIpAla caritra ___ zrI naMdIzvaravrata (mahAtmya) ___ sva0 kavi parimallakRta padya grantha parase anuvAdaka : sva. dharmaratna paM. dIpacandrajI varNI (narasiMhapura) prakAzaka : zailezabhAI DAsAmAI kApar3iyA, digambara jaina pustakAlaya, gAMdhocauka, sUrata-3 navamo AvRtti ] vIra saM. 2521 / prati 1500 "janavijaya" prinTIMga presa. sUrasameM zaileza DAhAmAI kApar3iyAne mudrita kiyA / mUlya 20-70 :::::: : ::: Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * viSaya sUcI * 1. maMgalAcaraNa stuti 2. vartamAna cauyosa jina stuti 3. grantha racanAkA kAraNa / 4, aMgadeza caMpApurakA nargana 5. zrIpAlake garbhakA varNana 6. zrIpAlake janmakA varNana 7. zrIpAlakA rAjatilaka aura rAjA aridamanakA svargavAsa . rAjA zrIpAlako kuSTa vyAdhikA honA ... 9. kAkA voradamanako rAjyapATa dekara zrIpAlakA vanavAsa jAnA 10. mainAsandarokA varNana 11. zrIpAlakA mainAsundarose vivAha 12. bhopAlakA kuSTa roga dUra honA 13. nopAlako mAtAkA zropAlase milanA 14. ujjainIse zrIpAlakA gamana 15. zrIpAlako jalatAriNI va zatrunivAraNI vidyAkI prApti 16. dhavalaseThakA varNana 17. zropAla dvArA dhavalaseThako coroMse chuDAnA 18. zrIpAlako DAkuoMkI bheMTa 19: zrIpAlako rayanamaMjUSAko prApti -20 rAmakanAketA vidA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 137 21. avalasa dvArA zrIpAsapA saba patA 22. dhavalaseThakA rayanamaMjUSAko bahakAnA 23. rayanamaMjUSApara kudRSTi karanese dhavalaseThako devase daNDa 24. zrIpAlakA guNamAlAse vivAha 124 25. kukumadvIpameM dhavalaseTha, zrIpAlako dekhakara usakA ghabarAnA 129 26. bhAMDoMkA kapajAla 27. zrIpAlako bhUlIkI taiyArI 134 28. rapanamaMjUSAkA zrIpAlako zUlIse chuDAnA 29. zrIpAlakA citrarekhAse vivAha 141 37. zrIpAlakA parAkrama aura aneka rAjaputriyoM se vivAda 142 31. zrIpAlakA ujjana nagarImeM prayANa 145 32. zrIpAlakA boke bAda kuTumva-milApa 33. zrIpAlakA rAjA pahupAlase milApa 153 34. zrIpAlakA caMpApura gamana 33. zrIpAlakA kAkA vIradamanase yuddha 161 36. rAjA zrIpAlakA sukhapUrvaka rAjya karanA 37. rAjA zrIpAla ke pUrva avAMtara 38. saMsArako asAratA jAna rAjA zrIpAlakA dokSA lenA 177 31 zropAla muniko kevala jJAna kI prApti 182 156 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prastAvanA * AgarA nivAsI zrImAn parimallaSI nAmaka vidvAna janna mAvine 'zrIpAlacaritra' arthAta naMdIzvara vrata mahAtmya granthaH vikrama saM. 1651meM hindI padyoM meM racA thA, usakI hastAlakhita prati lAhorameM tho, use zuddha karake bAbU jJAnacandajI jaina lAhorane san 1904 meM chapavAka ra pragaTa kiyA thA, kintu vaha samApta ho gayA thA aura padya meM hone se sarvopayogI bhI nahIM yA / isalie hamane sabhI prAMsavAsI janoMke hitArtha ise rASTrabhASA hindI meM saM. 1970 meM zrI dharmaratna paM. dopacaMdajI vI adhiSThAtA RpabrahA matrima mathurAse anuvAda karAkara prakaTa piyA / vaha bhUla: pandhra asA hA eka praphaTa kiyA haiN| 15) ru. hai| pUjya vargIjI jaina samAja ke Adarza tyAgI evaM vidvAna the| Apane aneka anyAkA samAdana va anuvAda kiyA thA / aura isa bhopAlacaritrakA vAda pUrNa saMzodhana parivaddhaM na Adi bho salAdhAraNake hitArtha mApane onasarI kabase hI kara diyA thaa| yaha zrIpAlacaritra arthAt aSTAhnikA vrata mahAtmya jaina samAjameM kitanA priya hai, yaha isIse pragaTa hai ki isakI ArabI AvRti prakaTa kI thI vaha bhI purI ho jAne se yaha navamI bAra pramaTakara raheM haiM isa AvRttine yathocita saMzodhana va parivarddhana huA hai aura prAsaMgika citra bhI die gaye hai| ina citroMse isa graMthakI zobhA adhika bar3ha gaI hai| AzA hai isa naMdIzvaravata mahAtmyako samajhagI aura use pAlana karake puNyopArjana kregii| sUrata zaileza DAhyAbhAI kApar3iyA.. vIra saM. 2521 phAgaNa gharata-3. sudI 15 tA. 17-3-95 , Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra zrI nandIzvara vrata mahAsya maGgalAcaraNa vItarAma sarvajJa jina, hita upadeza ka deva / zivamaga darzaka Apta nita, namU kaheM pada seva ||shaa viSayArambha parigraha bina, guru namoM nirgandha / kAyara janako jina kiyo ,sarala mokSako paMtha / / 2 / / OMkAra vANI namU', dvAdazAMga ura dhAra / zrI zrIpAla caritrakI, karU danikA sAra / / 3 / / paJcaparameSThI-stuti karma ghAtiyA nAzakara, chaho caturuka ananta / namaM sakala paramAtmA, botarAga arhanta ||4|| nitya niraMjana siddha ziva, mUrti rahita sAkAra / amala nikala paramAtmA, namU' triyoga samhAra ||5 // dIkSA zikSA deta jo, sakala saMghake Iza / aise sUya munIndrako, vandU kara dhara zIza // 6 // dvAdazAMga zruta nipuNa je, par3heM padAve dhIra / aise zrI uvajhAya muni, vega haro bhavapIra / / viSayArambha nivArake, moha kaSAya viDAra / taje graMtha caubIsa jina, sAdhu namU sukhakA // paMca parama pada maiM namU, AThoM aMga nevAya / jA prasAda maMgala lahUM, koTi vighna kSaya jAya / / 9 / / Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yopAla caritra / vartamAna caubIsI jina stuti namoM meM prathama RSabha caraNA, dUje ajita ajita ripu jIte, dhyAUM aghaharanA / tIje sammava bhava nAze, cauthe abhinandana pada seu', karma nazaiM jAse || paMcama sumati-gumatidAsa, chatu padmanAka : kilo gAI mAra : sAtaveM vIsupArzvanAthA Au~ candranAtha jina caraNoMnAUM nijamAthA nadameM puSpadaMta-saMtA daza- zotalanAtha jinezvara deta zarma'naMtA / ayArahoM meM yAsasvAmI, vAsupUjya bArahoM dhyAUM tiinloknaamii|| rahoM vimala 2 jAno, anaMta catuSTayayuta caudho'nNtnaathmaano| paMdrahahI dharmazama karatA,solahoM zrIzAMtinAthaprabhu bhavAtApa haratA satrahave kunthutAthasvAmI,arahanAtha marigaNava sunAzaka aThAharagenAmI unIso mAlisallacUre, vizativa muni sutasvAmIvata anaMta pUre // manakosameM naminAtha devA, bAIsameM thIneminAtha pAta indra kareM sevaa| seIsave pALanAtha dhyAU,caubIsaveM zrIvardhamAnako bhakti hie bhAU tIrthaGkara cauvosoM nAmo, paMcakalyANa dhArI saba hI, zivapura visarAmI / liya yaha "dIpacanda" kerI, __ jaba laga bhokSa mile nahIM, tabala ga la hU~ bhakti terii|| yaha vidhira jina stuti,bhakti bhAva ura mAya / kara bacanikA granthakI, zArada karo sahAya / / Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMtha (caritra) racanAkA kAraNa / / 3 grantha (caritra) racanAkA kAraNa ananta alokAkAzake ThIka madhyabhAgameM asaMkhyAta pradezI HE43 ghanA nANa, hone para phailAkara apanI kamara para / / hAtha rakkhe khar3e hue manuSyake AkArakA, pUrva pazcima nIce sAta rAjU caur3A, phira kramase ghaTatA huA sAta rAjU, UcAI para kevala eka hI rAjU, aura yahAMse sAr3he tIna rAjU ucAI taka kramase baDhatA huA 5 rAjU hokara phira kramase ghaTate hue upara sAr3he tIna rAjU jAkara eka rAjU mAtra caur3A aura uttara dakSiNa sarvatra sAta sAta rAjU Upara se nIce taka caur3A arthAta nIcese upara taka kula 14 rAjako UcAI vAlA 343 dhanarAjU pramANa asaMkhyAta pradezI lokAkAza hai / isameM itane hI (jaghanya yuktAsaMkhyAta pradeza pramANa pradezoM vAle) dharma dravya aura adharma dravya akhaMDa sarvatra vyApta haiN| isake sivAya lokAkAza pramANa ho asaMsthAta pradezoMvAle, anantAnanta jIva dravya saMkhyAta asaMkhyApta tathA ananta pradezoM (paramANaoM) ke anekoM svandhoM tathA pharamANa svarUparUpI pudagala aura lokapramANa asaMnyAta kAlAbhoMse yaha lokAkAza khaba ThamATama bhara rahA haiM / isa lokAkAza ke madhya (uttara, dakSiNa donoM ora tIna tIna rAjU choDakara Thoka madhya bhAgameM) eka rAja lAmcI, eka rAja caur3I aura caudaha rAja UcI trasa nADI hai, arthAta basa / do, tIna. cAra aura pAMca indriya bAle ) jIva kevala itane hI do bameM rahate haiM / parantu sthAbara (ekendrI) trasa nADoM ke andara aura bAhara sarvatra pAye jAte haiM / lokAvaraza ke ULa, madhya aura adholoka isa prakAra tIna khaMDa mAne gaye hai / nIcese lekara upara sAta rAjU taka asa nADa (adholoka) meM kamase sAtavAM, chaThavAM, pAcavAM, cauthA, Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . zrIpAla paritra / tIsarA, dUsarA aura pahalA narka, tathA apanavAsI aura vyaMtara jAtike devoMkA nivAsa hai / isake upara isI pRthvI para sudarzana merukI mula jamIna 1000 mahAyojanase lekara upara 99040 mahAyojana pramANa UMcAIvAlA 1 rAja lambA, cauDA tiryakaloka (madhyaloka ) hai| vahAMpara manuSya aura tiryaca tathA vyaMtara aura jyotiSI devoMkA nivAsa hai| isase upara kucha kama sAta rAjU taka kalpa (svarga) vAsI deva, indra tathA kalpAtItoM (ahamindroM) kA nivAsa hai| aura anta meM sabase upara lokazikhara para tanavAtavalaya ke antima bhAgameM 45 lAkha mahAyojanAmA gola manAyale ke barAbara kSetrameM samasta kamala kala kose rahita tathA anantajJAna darzana, sukha aura vIryAdi ananta guNAse sahita nitya nirajana amurtIka akhaNDa triloka-pUjya ananta siddha paramAtmA apanI2 sukhasattA avagAhanA yukta, zuddha sphaTikamaNike samAna nirmala zilAke upara svAdhAra tiSTha haiM / una siddha bhagavAnako merA sadA mana, vacana, kAyase aSTAMga namaskAra hove / upara kahe anusAra trasa nADIke bIcoMbIca ( upara nIce sAtara rAjU chor3akara) jo epha rAjU pramANa caukora madhyaloka hai, usameM jaghanya yuktA saMkhyAta ( saMkhyA pramANa ) dvIpa aura samudra haiM jo eka dUsareko cUDIkI taraha ghere hue dUne 2 / vistAravAle haiM / arthAt sabase madhyameM nAbhika samAna 1 lAkha yojana42000 kosake vyAsavAlA thAloke AkAra gola jambUdvIpa hai / isake saba ora gola do-do lAkha yojana vyAsavAlA (caur3A) lavaNa samudra, usase saba ora cAra lAkha yojana caur3A ghAtakI khaNDa dvIpa, isakeAsa pAsa ATha-ATha lAkha yojana caur3A kAlodadhi samudra hai / isake AsapAsa solahara yojana caur3A puSkaradvIpa hai| (isa dvIpameM ThIka bocameM, koTakI bhItake samAna atyanta U~cA manuSyoMse anullama Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMpa (caritra) unakA kAraNa [5 mAtuSottara pargata hai / isase yaha AdhA dIpa aura dhAtako khaNDa tathA jambUdvIpa milakara aDhAI dvIpa 45 lAkha mahAyojanake ghAsavAle haiN| itanA hI manuSya loka hai / yahIse saMsArI jIva karmako * nAza karake mukta ho sakate haiM / isake sivAya isI prakAra dUne 2 vistAravAle samudra usake AsapAsa dvIpa, usake AsapAsa samudra Adi asaMkhyAta dIpa mamudra haiM jinameM sabase antakA dvIpa tathA samudra svayaMbharamaNa haiM / isa antake Aze opa aura samudra meM kramazaH paMcendriya thalacara jalacara pazu hote haiM / yaha saba tiryakaloka hai / malAI dvIpase pare manuSyoMkA gamanAgamana nahIM hai / aise isa madhyaloka ke madhyavartI nAbhike tulya isa jambUdvIpameM vIcobIna sadana me hAmakA lAvA gIta hai, jisake dakSiNa uttara chaha kulAcala parvata haiM 1 unase isake sAta kSetra ho gaye haiN| una kSetroM meM se dakSiNa dizAmeM dhanuSAkAra yaha bharatakSetra hai / jisake bIca meM kotAhaya parvata tathA mahAgaMgA aura sindhu nado bahanese prAkRtika chaha bhAga ho gaye hai / so AsapAsa tazA japarake milakara 5 mleccha aura dakSiNa bhAgameM 1 AryakhaNDa hai / usake madhya bhAgameM magadha dezA hai jinameM eka garagRhI nAmakI nagarI hai / yaha nagarI atyanta zobhAyamAna aura dhana janakara pUrNa hai, jahAM baDe 2 bizAla mandira bane huye haiM / tathA jo vana upavana, koTa khAI, tAla, bhAbar3o aAdise ati ramaNoka mAlUma hotI hai| yahAM mahAmaMDalezvara mahArAja zreNika rAjya karate the| yaha rAjA atyanta nItinipuNa, nyAyI, prajAvatsala, pratApI aura dharmAtmA the / inake rAjyameM donaduHkhI puruSa dRSTigata hI nahIM hote the| inako mukhya paTarAnI celanA bahuta hI Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIga: ritra / dharma, parAyaNa aura patiGgatA tho| aura inake vArikoNa, abhayakumArAdi bahutase guNavAna putra the / / ___ tAtparya yaha hai ki saba prakArase rAjA prajA apane 2 saMcita pupakA bhora karake bhI Ageko puNyopArjana karane meM kiso prakAra kamI nahIM karate the| arthAt dAna pUjAdi gRhasthocita SaTkarmomeM tathA dharmameM bho pUrNa yoga dete the| eka samaya naba rASA aMNika rAjya sabhAmeM sihAsanArUha the, usI samaya vanapAla (mAlI) ne pAkara chahoM atuke phala phala rAjAko bhoTa kiye aura prArthanA kI ki he narendra ! "vipulAcala parNata' para catuvizati tocakara zrI mahAbIsa svAmI samavazaraNa sahita padhAre haiM / ye saba phala phUla unake hI prabhAvase binA Rtu Aye phale aura phale haiN| cAroM aura kUpa tar3Aga aura sarovara bhare hue dRSTigocara hote haiM / banake saba jAti virodho jIva jaise-siMha aura bakarI, mUsA aura bilAba Adi paraspara maitrI bhAvase baiThe haiN| he svAmI ! vahAM dina-rAtakA bhI chuccha bheda mAlUma nahIM pahatA hai, aisI adbhuta zobhA hai, jisakA varNana honA kaThina hai aura vahAM sura nara pazu sabhI darzana karake AtmakalyANakA mArga grahaNa kara rahe haiN| ___ yaha samAcAra sunakara rAjAko atyAta mAnanda huA aura unhoMne turanta apane zarIra parake vastrAbhUSaNa utAre aura vanamAlIko diye, tathA Asanase uThakara parokSa namaskAra kiyA. aura nagarameM AnandabherI (munAdI) divAI ki saba naranArI zrI vIra bhagavAna ke darzanako padhAreM / isa prakAra rAjA svayaM bhI caturaMga senA sahita harSakA marA celanAdi rAniyoM sahita / samavasaraNameM aMdanArtha gaye / vahAM jAkara prathama hI bhagavAna ko / aSTAMga namaskAra karake stuti karane lagA / Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMtha (caritra) racanAkA kAraNa | vItarAga sarvatra prabhu. nijAnanda guNakhAna / ananta catuSTayake dhanI, namU vIra bhagavAna // jaya jaya jinavara tArana tarana, jaba jama janma basa bhA hai| jaya jaya udyata jAna dineza, jaya jaya muktivadhU paramaza / / jaya jaya lyAnAsa guNa maMDa, jaya atizaya cautIsa. pracaNDa / tIna loka ko zomA tAhi, aura koI upamA nAhi Ahi / jaya jaya kevalamAna payAsa, jaya jaya nizina bhava' bAta 1: jaya sama doSa rahita jinadeva, suranara amura kareM numA meva / yaha vidhi jinavara thuti kareya, bAra tIna pradakSiNA deva / / vina zreNika bArambAra, bhavadadhime prabhu ko meM pAra // tatpazcAt catuvidhi saMghakI yathAyogya vinaya kara manuSyoMko sabhAmeM jAkara baiTha gayA aura prabhu kI vANI se do prakAra sAgAra aura anagAra dharmakA svarUpa sunakara pUchane lagA ki hai prabhu ! siddhacakra betako vidhi kyA hai ? aura iso svIkAsa kara kisane kyA phala pAyA hai, so kRpA kara kahiye, jise sunakara madhyajIva dharma meM pravarte aura duHkhase chUTakara svAdhIna sukhakA anubhava kreN|' taba gautama svAmI ( jo zrI vIra bhagavAnake upadeza kI sabhA (samavazaraNa) meM prathama gaNadhara-- gaNeza the) bole-hai / rAjan ! isako kathA isa prakAra hai:. so mana lagAkara muno|" Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ir zrIpAla cariNa / aMgadeza caMpApurIkA varNana isI jambUdvIpake bharata kSetrameM jo yaha Arya khaNDa hai isake madhya eka aMgadeza nAmakA deza hai aura usameM caMpApura nAmakA eka nagara hai| isI nagarake samIpI udyAnase zrI vAsupUjya svAmI bArahaveM tIrthaMkara nirvANa padhAre hai / yaha nagarI atyanta ramaNIka hai / cAroM ora vana upavanoMse suzobhita hai / una banoMmeM aneka prakArake vRkSa apanI svabhAvika hariyAlo liye pavanake jhaMkoroMse hila rahe haiN| mandasugaMdha vAyu bahA karatI hai / kahopara kallole karate hue nadI nAle bahute haiN| jinameM aneka jAtike jalacara jIva kAr3A kara rahe haiM / kahIM vRkSoMpara pakSI apane apane ghoMsaloMmeM baiTha nAnA prakArakI killoleM kara rahe haiN| ve kabhI phar3akate, kabhI laTakakara cuha-cuhAte haiM / bandara Adi vanacara jova eka vRkSase dUsare aura dUsarese tIsarepara pramudita huye kUda rahe haiM / ghAma auroM ora laharA rahI hai / vana-veloMko to kahanA hI kyA hai ? jisa prakAra lajjAvatI strIke cahU~ ora vastra mAcchAdita rahate haiM aura usakA badana (zarIra ) rUpa, raMga koI nahIM dekha sakatA hai, usI prakAra unhoMne vRkSoMko cAroM orase DhAMka liyA hai / kahIM hAthiyoMke samUha apanI masta cAlase vicara rahe haiM, to kahIM maga bicAre siMhAdi zikArI jAnavaroMke bhaya se yahAM vahAM daur3ate phira rahe haiM, kahIM siMha trivAr3a rahe haiM, kahIM puSpavATikAoM meM nAnA prakAra ke phUla jaise campA, camelI, juhI, macakunya, mogarA, mAlatI, gulAba Adi khila rahe haiM / jinapara sugandhake lobhI bhaurA guMjAra kara rahe haiM, kahIMpara bAgocemeM nAnA prakAra ke phala jaise Ama, jAma, sItAphala, rAmaphala, zrIphala, kelA, dADima jAmuna Adi laga rahe haiN| jalaku DoMmeM machaliyAM killoleM kara yahA~ haiM, sarovara meM aneka bhAMtike * ' Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMgadeza caMpApurIkA varNana / [ 9 kamala phUla rahe haiM tathA sArasa va haMsa Adi pakSI krIr3A karate haiM, to kahIM dasoMkI cAla dekha bagulA bhI unhIMse 'milanA cAhatA hai, parantu kapaTa bheSa honeke kAraNa chipa nahIM sakatA hai / ityAdi avarNanIya zobhA hai / usa nagara meM bar3e2 uttama gaganacumbI mahala bane haiM, aura pratyeka mahala jina caityAlayoMse zobhAyamAna hai| caupar3a ke samAna bAjAra bane hue haiM jinameM hIrA, ratna, mANika, pannA, nIlama pukharAja, Adi aneka uttamottama padArthokA vANijya hotA hai / kahIM kapaDekI gAMTheM dRSTipAta ho rahI haiM, kahIM visAtakhAnA cala rahA hai, kahIM phalaphUla mevoMkA aura kahIM anAjakA bera hai | isa prakAra bAjAra bhara rahe haiM / ima nagara meM baDera vidvAna paNDita, kavi AdikA nivAsa hai / kahIM vedadhvani hotI haiM, kahIM zAstra saMvAda cala rahA hai, kahIM purANI purANakA kathana karate haiM. kahIM vidyArthI pAThazAlA meM adhyayana karate haiM, mAno yaha vidyApurI hI hai / jahAM iti bhIti dekhane meM nahIM lAtI hai / cAroM varNake manuSya jahAM apane kulAcArakA pAlana karate haiM / sabhoM loga prAyaH sukhA dRSTigata hote haiM, mijhuka sivAya parama digambara mudrAyukta ayAtrIka vRttike dhArI muniyoMke atirikta koI bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hote / jahAM sadaiva parama digambara muniyoMkA vihAra hotA rahatA hai aura zrAvakagaNa muniyoMke Ane kI pratikSA karate rahate haiM, jo apane nimitta taiyAra kI huI rasoI meM se ho navadhA bhaktipUrvaka AhAradAna dekara pIche Apa bhojana karate haiN| ve saba dvijavaNaM zrAvaka dAtArake sapta guNoMke dhAraka aura zrAvakako kriyAmeM ati nipuNa haiM / isa prakAra yaha caMpAkhurIkI aisI zobhA hai mAnoM svargapurI hI utara AI hai / Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhopAla caritra ) zrIpAla ke garbhakA varNana usI caMpApura nagara meM mahArAjA aridamana rAjya karate the, inake choTe bhAIkA gAvisamA itakA rAjya nItipUrvaka cAroM ora vyApa rahA thaa| kahIM bhI kisI tarahakA koI saMkaTa dikhAI nahIM detA thaa| hAthI, ghor3A, ratha, pAlakI pyAde Adi senA bahutAyata se thii| baDera zUravIra darabArameM sadA upasthita rahate the| dUra taka saba ora inako rAjyanItikI prazaMsA sunAI detA thaa| inakI rAnI kundaprabhA kundake puSpa ke samAna atyanta rUpavatI aura guNavatI thI, free sItAse kama na thii| jisa prakAra kAmako rati, zaziko rohiNI, viSNuko lakSmo aura rAmako sItA pyArI : thI, usI prakAra yaha rAnI bhI apane patikI priyA thI 1 patike sukhako sukha aura usake duHkhako duHkha samajhatI thI / aiso patibhaktA striyoMko hI saMsAra meM mahimA hai, kyoMki jo aisI koI saccaritrA strI na hotI, to yathArtha meM strI jAti Adara yogya bhI nahIM rahatI / rAnI jaba sukha zayyApara soI thI, taba usane rAtrike pichale eka dina yaH pahara meM eka svapna dekhA / jisameM svarNa sarIkhA bahuta bar3A / parvata aura kalpavRkSa dekhe aura isI samaya svarbhase eka devaH calakara rAnIke garbha meM AyA / 10] itane meM prAta:kAla huA, aura dinakarake pratApale andha-kArakA isa prakAra nAza ho gayA, jaise samyakake prabhAvase mithyAtvakA nAza ho jAtA hai| taba vaha komalAMgI suzIlA | rAnA vyAse uThI aura apane zarAdikoM nitya kriyA se nivRtta hokara maMda gati se gamana karatI huI svapatike samIpa gaI, aura vinayapUrvaka namaskAra kara madhura zabdoM meM rAtriko dekhe hue svapnakA saba samAcAra sunAne lagI / Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla ke jammakA varNana | [ 18 rAjAne bhI rAtIko ucita sammAnapUrvaka apane nikaTa a sihAsana para sthAna diyA, aura svapnakA vRtAMta sunakara kahA' he prANavallabhe / tere isa svapnakA phala ati uttama hai arthAt Aja tere garbha meM mahAtejasvI, ghora, vora, sakala guNa nidhAna, caramazarIrI nararatna AyA hai| parNata dekhA, isakA phala yaha hai ki te patra bar3A gaMbhIra, sAhasI, parAkramI aura balabAna hogA, tathA usakA suvarNa sarIkhA varNa hogA / aura kalpavRkSa dekhA hai isase yaha bahuta hI udAracitta, dAnoM, dIna jana pratipAlaka aura dharmaza hogA | tAtparya ki tere garbha se sarvaguNa sampanna mokSagAmI putraratnA hogaa| isa prakAra dampatti ( rAjArAnI) svapnakA phala jAnakara bahuta praphullita huye, sukhapUrvaka kAlakSepa karane lage / * = := zrIpAla ke janmakA varNana do yajake candrake samAna garbha dinoMdina bahane lagA, aura bAhya cinha bhI pragaTa hone lage, jisase zarIra kucha pIlAsA dikhane lagA, kucha unnatarUpa aura dugdhapUrita ho gaye, netra harera ho gaye, aura dinoMdina rAnIko zubha kAmanAyeM dohalA (icchA ).. utpanna hone lgiiN| isa prakAra AnandapUrvaka dasa mAsa pUrNa honepara jisa prakAra pUrva dizA meM sUryakA udaya hotA hai, usI prakAra rAnI kundaprabhA ke garbha se zubha lagna meM putraratnakI prApti huI / janmate hI durjana puruSoM va zatruoke ghara utpAta hone lage, aura svajana, sajjana, purujano ke AnandakI somA na rhii| gharoghara nagara meM Ananda vadhAiyAM hone lagIM, striyAM maMgalagAna karane lagIM, yAcakoM (bhikhArI) ko itanA dAna diyA gayA kira : Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 } zrIpalA caritra | hAthI, jisase ve sadaiva ke lie ayAcaka ho gye| kilokA kisIko ghoDe, kisIko pAma, kSetra Adi jAgo bhI pAritoSaka meM do gyiiN| nagara meM jahAM tahAM vAdiyoMko dhvani sunAI detI thii| tAtparya ki rAjAne putra janmakA bar3A harSa manAyA, aura yaha socakara ki ye sa dharmahokA phala hai, jinendra - devakI vidhipUrvaka pUjA bhakti bhI ko / - isa prakAra jaba bAlaka eka mAsakA huA taba rAjA - rAno baDe utsAha samArohapUrva 6 bAlakako lekara zrI jina maMdirako gaye, aura prathamaho bhagavAnako aSTadrazyase pujA kara, goche vahAM tiSThe huye zrI guruke caraNAravindoMmeM bAlakako rakhakara, vinayapUrvaka namaskAra kiyA, taba munirAjane jinako "ki zatru mitra samAna haiM, unako dharmavRddhi dekara dharmopadeza diyA so dampattine dhyAnapUvaka sunA, aura apanA dhanya bhAgya samajhakara muniko namaskAra karake gharako lauTa Aye / aura nimittajJAnAko bulAkara bAlakake graha- lakSaNa aura nAma Adi pUchA taba nimittajJArIne janma lagna parase bicAra kara kahA ki- "he rAjan ! ApakA putra bahuta ho guNavAna, parAkramI, karmazatruoM ko jItane vAlA, prabala pratApo arabora, raNadhIra aura aneka vidyAoMkA svAmI hogaa| isake janma lagna meM yaha bahuta acche paDe hai / maiM isa bAlakake guNoM ko vacana dvArA nahIM kaha sakatA, isakA nAma zrIpAla rakhanA cAhie / jaba rAjAne isa prakAra honahAra bAlakake zubha lakSaNa sune taba bhAnanda aura bhI adhika bar3ha gayA / unhoMne nimittajJAnoko atula saMpatti vekara bidA kiyA, aura bar3e pyArase putrakA lAlana pAlana karane lage / aba dinoMdina zrI zrIpAlakumAra 'dvitayA caMdramA samAna vRddhiko prApta hone lge| inakI - bAlakrIr3A manuSyoMke manako haranevAlo vo kabhI ye badhe I Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAnake janmakA varNana I [ 10 hokara peTake balase reMgate, kabhI ghuTanoMke bala se calate, kabhI kudaka kuMdaka kara paira uThAte, kabhI saMketa karate, aura kabhI apanI totalI bolI bolate the| kabhI mAtAse isa kara dUra ho jAte the, aura kabhI daur3akara lipaTa jAte the / ve naMga ke bAlakoMmeMme ruse mAlUma hote, jaise tArAgaNoM meM candramA zobhAra detA hai isa prakArakI koTAko dekhakara mAtA pitAkA mana praphullita hotA thA / > 'bAlakakI suna totarI bAtA, hota mudita mana pitu aru mAtA isa taraha jaba zrIpAlajI mATha varSake hue, taba inakA mujIbandhana tathA upana saMkAra kiyA arthAt gareka pahanAkara paMcANUvrata diye gaye, zrAvaka ke aSTamUlaguNa dhAraNa karAye, sapta vyasanakA tyAga karAyA aura yAvat vidyAdhyayanakAla pUrNa na ho vahAM taka ke lie akhaNDa brahmacaryavata diyA gayA / isa prakAra yathokta mantroM dvArA vidhi pUrvaka pUjana havanAdi karake inako gRhasthAcAyaMke pAsa paDhaneke liye bheja diyA / so gurune prathamahI kArase pATha Arambha karAkara ghoDI hI dinoM meM zrIpAla kumArako tarka chanda, vyAkaraNa, gaNita sAmudrika, rasAyana, gAyana, jyotiSa, dhanuSavANa ( zAstra vidyA ) pAnI meM tairanA, vaidyaka, kokazAstra, vAhana nRtya Adi vidyA aura saMpUrNa kalAoM meM nipuNa kara diyA / tathA Agama aura adhyAtma vidyAyeM bhI par3hAI / isa prakAra zrIpAlajI samasta vidyAoM meM nipuNa hokara gurukI AjJA le apane mAtA-pitA ke samIpa Aye aura unako vinaya pUrvaka namaskAra kiyA / mAtA-pitAne bhI putrako vidyAlaMkRta jAnakara zubhAzIrvAda diyaa| aba ghopAlakumAra nityaprati rAjya sabhAmeM jAne aura rAjya ke kAmoM para vicAra karane lage / Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhopAla caritra / zrIpAlakA rAjatilaka aura rAjA aridamanakA kAlavaza honA eka samaya rAjA aridamana sabhAmeM baiThe the ki itane meM '. zrIpAlakamAra bho sabhAmeM Aye aura yogya vinaya kara yathAsthAna baiTha gaye / usa samaya rAjAne apano vRddhAvasthA aura zrIpAla kumArako suyogyatA dekhakara tathA inake atula parAkrama, nyAya' zIlatA aura zUravIratAdi guNoM se prasanna hokara inako rAja' tilaka dene kA nizcaya kara liyA / aura zubha muhatameM saba rAjabhAra inako sauMpakara Apa ekAMtavAsa karane tathA dharma dhyAnameM kAlakSepa karane lage / thor3e hI samaya bAda vRddha rAjA aridamana kAlavaza haye / jisame rAjA zrogala inake kAkA dIradAmana, latA mAmA kundaprabhAdi samasta svajana tathA purajana zokasAgara meM DUba gye| cAroM ora hAhAkAra maca gayA, taba, buddhimAna rAjA zrIpAlane pUrajanoMko atyanta zokita dekha dhayaM (sAhasa) dhAraNa kara sabako sasArako dazA aura jova karmakA saMbandha ityAda samajhAkara saMtoSita kiyA / unhoMne kahA ki mRtyu to mere pitAkA huI hai, tumhAre pitA to hama upasthita ho haiM, ataeva pitAke rAjyame jisa prakAra Apa loga sukha zAMta se rahate the, vaise ho raheMge, maiM zaktibhara Apako sakhI karane kA prayatna karUgA aura Apa bhI nyAyapUrvaka merI sahAyanA karage ityAdi / isa ka anantara be rAjyakA meM dantacita hue / cAroM dizAoM meM apane buddhibala tathA pararAjamase apane nyAnI tathA prajAvatsalayaneko kIti vistRta kara dI / bar3e rAjAoMko apane AjJAkArI banAye, durjanoMko jotakara vaza kiye, prajAko caurAdi] Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAlako kuSTa yAdhikA honA / [15 duSTa janoMkRta upadravoMse surakSita kiyaa| inake rAjya meM lucce cora labAra, cugalakhora, vyabhicArI, hisaka Adi jova kvacit bhI dRSTigocara, nahIM hote the / saba loga apane2 dharma karmomeM Arur3ha rahate the| rAjAjJA pAlana karanA unakA mukhya kartavya thA / isa taraha nyAya nA lipUrNaka inakA rAjya 'bahuta kAla taka niSkaMTaka calA / =*= bhopAlako kuSTa byAdhikA honA __ jisa samaya zrIpAlajI sukha pUrvaka kAlazeSa kara rahe the aura prajAkA nyAya tathA nItipUrvaka pAlana karate the, usa samaya unakA yaha aizvarya duSTa kamase sahana nahIM huA, arthAt kAmadeva tulya rAjA zrIpAlake zarIrameM kuSTa / kor3ha ) roga ho gayA, saba zarIra galane lagA, aura usameM se pIra lohU Adi bahane lage, jisase samasta zarIrameM pIr3A hone lagI aura durgandha nikalane lgii| yaha dazA kevala rAjAko hI nahIM kintu rAjAke samIpI sAta sau vIroM kI bhI huI / dovAna, senApati, matrI. purohita, kotavAla, phaujadAra nyAyAdhIza aura aMrakSaka sabako ekasI dazA thI 1 prajAgaNa inakI yaha dazA dekha atyaMta duHkhI the, aura apane rAjAko bhalAI ke lie sadaiva zrojIme prArthanA karate the, ki kisI prakAra ja va mamopI sumaToMko ma pile parantu kArya balavAna hai, usapara kisIkA daza nahIM calA / eka kavine lAka ko kahA hai - karma balI ati jagatameM, saba hI jIva vaza kIna / mahAbalI puni ve puruSa, kare karma jina chIna / Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla critr| tAtparya-ina sabakA roga dinoMdina bar3hane , lagA, aura zarIrase bahuta durgandha nikalane lgii| jisa orakI pavana hotI thI usA orake loga inake zarIrakA durgandhise vyAkula ho jAte the / prajAmeM eka to rAjAke duHkhase yohA duHkha chA rahA thA, vUsare durgandhise aura bhI burI dazA thI parantu prajAke loga rAjAse yaha bAta kahane meM saMkoca karate the, isaliye kitane to ghara chor3akara bAhara nikala gaye, aura kitane hI jAnekI taiyArI karane lage, arthAta saba nagara dhore 2 ujAisA pratIta hone lagA, taba nagarake bar3e 2 samajhadAra loga milakara rAjA zrIpAlajo ke kAkA vIradamana ke pAsa gaye va apanI saba duHkha kahAnI kaha sunaaii| voradamanane salalo dhIrana dekara kahA -- loga ginI prakAra vyAkula na hoM / rAjA zrIpAla bar3e nyAyAM aura prajA. vatsalA haiM / ve Ajakala por3Ake kAraNa bAhara nahIM nikalate, isIliye unake kAnoM taka prajAkI duHkha-bArtA nahIM pahuvI hai| isIse aba taka Apa logoMko kaSTa pahanA hai / aba zAna hI yaha khabara unako pahu~cAI jAyegI, aura AzA hai ki ve turanta hI kisI bhI prakArase prajAke isa duHkhakA pratIkAra kreNge| isa prakAra saMtoSita kara vIradamana ne sabako vidA kiyA / xy Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlako vanavAsako jAtA / zrIpAlakA vIradamanako rAjya dekara vanavAsako jAnA kAkA viradamana manameM vicArane lage ki aba kyA karanA bAhiye ? jo rAjA nagara meM rahate haiM to prajA bhAgI jAtI hai, aura jo prajAko rakhate haiM to rAjAko bAhara jAnA paDegA / yaha to gur3a-lapeTI churI galese aTakI hai, jo bAhara nikAleM to jIva kaTe, aura andara nigaleM to peTa phaTe | isa prakAra duHkhita ho rahe the / aura socate the paMkha binA pakSI jiso, pAnI bina tAlAba | yAta binA taruvara jiso, raiyata cinayoM rAva || nabha uDayana jyoM caMda bina, jyoM bina vRkSa udyAna / jaise dhana bina meha tyo, prajA vinA rAjAna | jaise brAhmaNa veda bina, vaizya vizva cina jAna zastra binA kSatrIya jiso, vinA prajA rAjAna || | 17 tAtparya - vinA prajAke rAjA zobhA nahIM detA hai / ityAdi soca vicArakara vIradamana zrIpAla rAjAke pAsa gaye aura ati ho proti bhare namra vacanoMse prajAko saba duHkha kahAnI kaha sunAI / taba rAjA prajAke duHkhako sunakara aura bhI vyAkula hue aura AturatA se pUchane lage--- P 'kAkAjI ! prajAko isa kaSTase bacAnekA kucha yatna hai, to niHzaMka hokara kaho kyoMki jisa rAjAkI yA prajA duHkhI rahe, vaha rAjA avazya hI kugatikA pAtra hai| kAkAjI ! maiM apane kAraNa prajAko duHkhI rakhatA nahIM cAhatA | mujhe 2 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra / isa bAtakI vizeSa cintA hai, kyoMki mere zarIrase bahuta hI durgandha nikalatI hai, jisako vAstava meM prajA nahIM saha sakatI, aura mujhase kaha bhI nahIM sakatI, isaliye zIghra hI aisA upAya batAiye tAki prajA mukhI hove / ' yaha sunakara kAkA vIradamana bole--'he rAjan ! majhe kahane meM yadyapi saMkoca hotA hai, tathApi prajAkI pukAra aura Apake Agrahase eka upAya jo mujhe sUjhA hai so nivedana karatA hUM, AzA hai usapara pUrNa vicAra kara kArya kareMge / zrIpAlake zarIra meM jabataka yaha vyAdhi vedanA hai, tabataka nagarake bAhya udyAna meM nivAsa kareM, aura rAjabhAra kisI -yogya puruSo svAdhIna kara dekheN| voradamanakI bAta sunakara bhopAlajIne niSkapaTabhAvase kaha diyA ki mujhe yaha vicAra saba prakAra svIkAra hai aura maiMne bhI yahI vicAra kiyA hai / irAliye maiM rAjyakA bhAra itane kA tApako hI detA hai, kyoMki isa samaya kArya yogya Apa hI hai, arthAt jabataka mere isa asAtA devanAyakA udaya hai, taba tas maiM apanA rAjya Apake dvArA hI karUgA, aura isakA kSaya arthAt sAtAkA udaya hote ho maiM punaH Akara jyA samAla jugA, vahAMtaka vA hI mAna haiN| palimeM Aja bhale prakAra jAkA pAlana-gaNa nIjiye, hI prakAra kA koI mAna pAne / pApa aura novika nAni, jo me kudAnako rakSA mI manA : viyoga janita duHkha , i t i Timi : dela zikSA dekara rAnA magara (mAtamI) bokA sAtha liyA hora nagarase bahuta dUra ucAnameM jAkara DerA kiyA / Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA vanavAsako jAnA / | 19 jaba zrIpAlake vana jAnekA khabara prajAke logoMko mAluma : huI to gharoMdhara zoka chA gayA, vasto zrIrahita zUnyasI dIkhane * lagI, saba loga isa viyoga janita duHkhase vyAkula ho rudana - karane lage asthAyo rAjA vIradamanake bho TapaTapa AMsU girane lage / mAtA kundaprabhA to bAbalIsI ho gaI / unako apane pati aridamanakI mRtyukA zoka to bhUlA hI na thA ki punaH * putra viyogakA duHkha A par3A / ve gadgad svarase bilApa karane lgii| vizeSa kahAMtaka kaheM. zokake kAraNa dina bhI rAtrista mAluma hone lagA / yadyapi vIradamana rAjAne sabako dhairya diyA, tathApi rAjabhakta prajAko saMtoSa kahAM? hAya ! karmase kucha vaza nahIM hai / dekho ! kaisI vicitratA hai kipuNya udaya ari mitra hai, viSa amRta hU jAya / iSTa aniSTa hai paranameM, udeM pApa jaba thAya // nidAna saba loga yA cha kAla bAda zoka chor3a nija nija kArya meM dattacitta huye| kAkA vIra damana rAjya karane lage, aura rAjA zrIpAla udyAna meM jAkara sAnasau vIroM sahita karmakA ma bhogane lage / mainAsundarIkA varNana -- . mI bhAyakha mAsayadezA hAla meM ujanI nAmako patA nagIhai / kaH rA na mA. pratApI, zArIra, zrIra, maTA :: : / ka nAkA pravat ;) : [ :: | Fi:. jyA nAve'. mago ko nadI meM / kA] koSa dikhAI detA thA 1 baDe2 uga pAhala vajA RET kaMguroM Adise gusajjita bane the 1 nArA vistAra 12 kosa lambA aura Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -20 / zrIpAla caritra / - =--- - - --- ---- -- - 9.phosa caur3A pA / bahuta dUra 2 tapha rAjAko AjJA mAnI jAtI pI / vahAM koI duHkhI, daridrI nahIM dekha par3ate pe / bAgabagIce, koTa, khAI. sarovara Adise mArakI zomA avarNanIya ho rahI thI / rAjA yahAM nipuNasundarI paTTarAnI mAdi bahutasI rAniyAM thI / paTTarAno nipuNasundaroke garbhase do kanyAya huI / ekakA nAma surasundarI aura dUsarI kA nAma mainA sundarI thA / prathama kanyA surasundarI kevala saMsArI viSayamogoMkI AkAMkSA karanevAlI aura kudeva, kuguru, kuzAstrako sevana karane vAlI vivekahIna kintu rUpavatI tho, aura dvitIya kanyA manAsundarI jaisI upavatI thI, vaisI ho guNavattA aura parama viveka janadharmameM atyanta lavalIna thii| isakA citta sarala aura dayAlu thA / vacana madhura namra aura satyarUpa nikalate the, isAse yaha sabako priya thI / eka dina rAjAne rAnose sammati milAkara donoM putriyoMko par3hAne kA vicAra kiyA, so prathama ho surasundarIko bulAkara pUchA-he bAle ! tuma kaunase guruke pAsa paDhanA cAhatI ho? taba surasundarIne kahA, ki zaiva guruke pAsa paDhUgI / yaha sunakara rAjAne turanta hI eka zevaguruko bulAkara use saba prakAra saMtoSita kara kanyA soMpa dI taba vaha brAhmaNa (zaivamuru) rAjAko zubhAzIrvAda dekara murasundarIko aneka prakAra kalA caturAI aura vidyAe sikhAne lagA / phira rAjAne dvitIya kanyAko bulAkara pUchA-ai bAle ! tama kisa guruke pAsa par3hanA cAhatI ho ? taba mainAsundarAne namratApUrvaka uttara diyA--he tAta ! maiM jinacaityAlayameM zrI jinamatI AyikAke pAsa par3hanA cAhatI hUM / yaha sunakara mA rAnI ani prasanna hA, aura kanyAko lekara svayaM apTa Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mainAsundarIkA vaNana / [21 prakAra dravya saMjokara jina chatyAlaya padhAre 1 vahAM jAkara prathama hI zrIjinendrako bhaktibhAvase pUjA karake phira vahA~ padhAre hue zrIguruko namaskAra kiyA / gurune dharmavRddhi dii| taba rAjA aura rAnIne vinatI kI-he svAmin ! isa bAlikAkI icchA vidyAbhyAsa karanekI hai, isalie kRpAkara ise vidyAdAna dIjiye / manAsundarI bhI kara jor3a prArthanA kI-he kRpAsindhu ! dharmAvatAra ! mujhe vidyAdAna dIjiye / taba zrImuni bole ki isa bAlikAko ArthikAke pAsa par3hAneko bitthaavoN| taba rAjAne gurukI AjJAnusAra putrIko AyikAjIkI zaraNa meM chor3a diyA aura rAnI sahita svagRhako prayANa kiyA / AyikAja ne prathama ho use kAra jo samasta dvAdazAMgakA sAra hai par3hAyA maMgamalaya maMgala karana, urAma zaraNAdhAra / OMkAra saMsArameM, pAra utArana hAra // jJAyaka lokalokakA, dvAdazAMgako sAra / garmita paMcaparameoSThi aru karma bharma kSayakAra / / isa prakAra kAra se Arambha karake yo parama tapasvinI "AyikAjIne thoDe hI dinoM meM isa kumArikAko zAstra, purANa, saMgAta, jyotiSa, vaidyaka, tarkazAstra, sAmudrika, chanda, Agama, AdhyAtmika, nRtya, nATaka ityAdi sarna vidyA aura mukhya 2 bhASAoMkA jJAna karA diyA / jaba vaha sampUrNa kalAoM meM 'nipuNa ho gaI, taba zrIguruke nikaTa nizraya aura vyavahAra dharma, do prakArakA caritra, pAra cyAna, SoDazakAraNa, dazalakSaNa, jatdIzvara- ratnatrayAdi proMkA svarUpa smjhaa| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. J zrIpAla abhiva / isa prakAra mainAsundarI jaba saba vidyA par3ha cuko, taba apane mAtA pitAdi gurujanoMko yathAyogya vinaya karatI huI phalIna saranii bhAMti sukhase kAlakSepa karane lagI aura jyeSTha putro surasundarI ( jA zivaguruke pAsa pahaneko gaI thii| bhI veda, purANa, jyotiSa, vaidyaka Adi saMpUrNa vidyA par3ha cukI / taba vaha brAhmaNa paNDita use lekara rAjAke samIpa upasthita huA aura AzIrvAda dekara kanyA rAjAko sauMpa dii| isapara rAjAne use ucita puraskAra (inAma) dekara saMtoSita kiyA / eka dina rAjA sukhAsana se maMtrI Adi sahita baiThe ki itane meM bar3I putra AI / rAjA use taruNAvasthA prApta ye hue dekhakara pUchane lage- he putrI ! terA lagna byAha ) kahAM aura kisake sAtha honA cAhie ? tujhe kauna vara pasanda hai ? taba surasundarI bolI- pitAjI puNyake yogase hI vidyA, dhana, aizvarya rUpa, yojanAdi saba milatA hai so to saba Apake prabhAvase prApta hai hI, aura lagnAdi kArya gRhasthoMke maMgala kArya haiM. inhIM mukhako prApti hotI hai yaha bhI Thoka hai / acchA to yahI hai ki kanyAoMke yogya vara pitAdi guruja noMke dvArA talAza kiyA jAya, parantu yadi zrImAna mujhase hI pUchanA cAhate haiM to mujhe kozAMbI nagarIke rAjAkA putra harivAhana jo sarva guNa saMpanna, rUpavAna tathA vana hai, pasaMda hai usIke sAtha merA lagna honA caahiye| taba rAjAne yaha bAta. svIkAra ko, aura bar3e Ananda va utsAhase surasundarIkA lagna ( pAha) zubha muharta meM usake harike sAtha kara diyaa| isI prakAra kisI eka dina choTI putrI mainAsundarI jaba. caityAlayase AdIzvarasvAmIko pUjA kara gaMdhodaka liye hue| pitA ke pAsa AI to rAjAne use prema se Ao beTo ! Avo !! kahakara baiThanekA saMketa kiyA / putrIne vinaya sahita bheMTa svarUpa : 1 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menAsundarIkA varNana | [ 23 rAjAke saMmukha gaMdhodaka rakha diyA aura svayogya sthAna para baiTha gaI / rAjAne pUla- uSA lAI ho beTI ! putrIne utara diyA-pitAjI ! yaha gaMdhodaka (jina bhagavAnake mhanakara jala hai| isako zarIra para lagAnese anekoM vyAdhiyAM jaise koDha / kuSTa), dAda, gajakaNaM khAja ( khujalI) Adi roga dUra ho jAte haiM / kaisA hI durgandhita zarIra ho parantu thoDe ho samaya meM isa gaMdhodakase ati sugaMdhita svarNa sarIkhA nirmala ho jAtA hai isa gaMdha-dakako suranara vidyAdhara mastakapara car3hAte haiM aura apane Apako isakI prApti honepara kRta kRta samajhate haiN| dekhiye ! jaba tIrthaMkara devakA janma hotA hai, taba indra prabhuko sumeru parvata para le jAkara eka hajAra ATha kalazoMse abhiSeka karatA hai / isa abhiSeka kA jala itanA bahuta hotA hai ki usa alake pravAhase nadI baha jAtI hai / parantu vahAM para paramabhakta suranara vidyAdharoMke dvArA mastaka meM lagAte huve vaha jala bilakula zeSa nahIM rahatA hai / kahA~taka kaheM ? isakI mahimA apAra hai / isase saba icchita phalakI prApti ho sakatI haiN| isalie Apa bhI ise vandana kIjiye arthAt mastakapara lagAiye / yaha sunakara rAjAne saharSa gaMdhodaka mastakapara caDhAyA, aura putrIko bhaktiyukta dekhakara prasanna ho premapUrvaka mastaka cUma madhura vacanoM se usako parIkSA karane lagA-putrI ! duSya kyA vastu hai.. aura vaha kaise prApta hotA hai ? menAsundarI kahane lagI- he tAta! sunovItarAga sarvajJa aru, hita upadezI deva / dharma davAmaya jAniye, guru nipranthakI seva || Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 ] zrIpAla caritra / puNya udadhi yaha jAniye, aho tAta guNa lIna / svarga mokSa dAtAra ye, pragaTa ratna haiM tIna / / arthAt-ahaMta deva, dayAmayI dharma aura nirgrantha guruko sevAse hI puNyabaMdha hotA hai / aura to kyA, inakI sevA anukramase mokSako denevAlo hotI hai / rAjA putrIke dvAra apane pramanakA uttara pAkara aura bhI prasanna hue, aura binA vicAre putrIse kahane lage-he putrI! tU apane manake anusAra jo rUpavAna va parAkramI vara tujhe pasanda ho, so mujhase kaha ! maiM surasundarIke samAnda terA lagna terI pasandamose kara dUMgA / yaha pitAkA vacana mainAsundarIke hRdaya meM vajravat pratIta iMzA / vaha cupa hI rahI, kucha bhI uttara muhase nahIM nikalA / .. mana socane lagI tAne aise vacana kyoM kahe ? yA kulona kanyAyeM bhI apane muhase vara mAMgatI haiM ? nahIM 2 zolavAna kanyAyeM kabhI nahIM kaha sakatI haiN| ___ yathArthameM jisane jinendra devako pahicAnA nahIM aura nigraMnya guru dayAmayI dharma nahIM jAnA hai unako yahI dazA hotI hai / 'binA dazalakSaNa va ratnatraya dharmake jAne yathArthameM viveka nahIM ho - sklaa| ityAdi vicAroMmeM nimagna huI putrI, pRthvI ko ora ikaTaka dekhatI rahI to bho rAjAne isakA bhAva na samajhA, aura phirase kahA--putrI ! yaha lajjAya bAta nahIM hai / tUne jo kucha vicAra kiyA ho arthAt jo vara tujhe pasanda ho so kaha / / isa prakAra bAraMbAra rAjAke pUchanepara vaha vicAralI thI ki rAjAko buddhi kahA~ calI gaI ! jo nirlajja huye, isa prakAra phira phirase prazna kara rahe haiM ? yadi inane hamAre gurukA vacana sunA! hotA to kadApi aisA bacana mahase nahIM nikAlate / ityAdi / parantu jaba pitAkA vizeSa Agraha dekhA taba vaha lAcAra hokara bolI Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manAsundarIkA varNana / [ 24 he pitA ! kulavantI kumAriyAM apane muhase vara nahIM maaNgtii| mAtA pitAdi svajana vA gurujana jisake sAtha byAha dete haiM, unake liye vahIM vara kAmadeva ke satya hotA hai / cAhe vaha aMdhA, khulA, kAnA, baharA, pAMgulA, koDI rogI, rAva, raMka, bAla, vRddha, rUpavAna, kurUpa, mUrkha, paMDita, nirdayA, nilaMjja ho athavA sarvaguNa sampanna ho, parantu una kumAriyoMke lie vahIM vara upAdeya (graha yogya) hai / kanyAoMkA bhalA burA vicAranA mAtA pitAke AdhIna hai / ve cAhe so kreN| ____ maiMne zrI guruke mahase aisA hI sunA hai, aura zAstroMmeM bhI vahI kathA prasiddha hai ki kaccha sukaccha rAjAko kanyAyeM yazasvI aura sunandA bhI jaba taruNa hamIM to unake pitAne zrI AdIzvara (RSabhanAtha) svAmIko paraNAI thI aura Adi. nAthako do kanyAyeM brAhmI aura sundarI jAba taruNa huyIM aura unake lagnakA vicAra nahIM kiyA gayA to ve kumArikAyeM samasta indriyoMko tuccha aura du.svarUpa samajhakara jinadIkSA lekara isa parAdhIna strAparyAya se sadAke lie chUTa gayauM, arthAt ke strIliMga chedakara svargameM deva huyIM / isaliye he pitA ! apane muMha se vara mAMganA anucita vA loka viruddha hai / bahina surasundarIne jo vara mAMga liyA, soM yaha unako caturAI nahIM hai, parantu ve becArI kyA kareM ? khoTe guru (kagurU) kI zikSA svabhAva hI aisA hai / saMgatikA :prabhAva avazya hI hotA hai / dekho kahA hai-- tape tavApara Aya svAtI jala bada vinaTThI / kamala patrapara saGga vahIM motI sama diTThI / / sAgara samIpa maI muktAphala soI / "saMgatikA prabhAva pragaTa dekho saba koI / / Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 bhopAla caritra ! nIca saMgase nIca phala, madhyama se madhyama sahI uttamase uttama mile, aise zrIjina guru kahI // dekhiye yaha jIva bhI isa saMsAra meM anAdi karmabaMdhAt svasvarUpako bhulA huvA para [dudgalA paryAyoM meM ApA bhAva caturgati meM bhaTakatA hai aura una kamauke udayajanita phala meM rAgadveSa buddhikara sukha-duHkharUpa iSTAniSTa kalpanA karatA hai tathA usameM tanmayI hokara harSa vivAda karatA hai paraMtu yaha usakI bhUla hai| kyoMki jo kucha sarvajJane dekhA hai vaha avazya hogA | isaliye samatAbhAva rakhanA hI kartavya hai / jaba ki samIcIna puruSako hI karmane nahIM chor3A to hamAre jaise zaktihIna manuSyoMkI kyA bAta hai / isaliye he pitA ! surasundarIkA vaha doSa nahIM thaa| vaha kevala kaguruko zikSAkA hI phala thA / mAtA pitAkA kartavya hai ki ve jaba apanI kanyAoMko vivAha yogya dekhe, taba uttama kulavAn, rUpavAn guNavAn, apane barAbarIvAlA. suyogya vara DhUMr3hakara usake sAtha vyAha de / yathArtha meM ve hI kanyAyeM prazaMsanIya haiM jo gurujanoMke dvArA kiyA huA saMbaMdha saharSa svIkAra kara usImeM saMtoSa karatI haiN| kyoMki prathama to gurujanoMke dvArA kabhI apanI kanyAoMke sAtha ahita honekI AzA hI nahIM hai aura kadAcit kisI avicArI mAtA-pitAdi dvArA bhAgyavaza aisA hI ho jAya, arthAt yogya barana bhI mIle to ve use pUrvoparAjita karmakA phala jAnakara usI prApta varakI sevA kareM isahI meM unakA kalyANa hai / saMsAra meM iSTAniSTa vastuoM kA saMyoga karma ke anusAra svayameva ho Akara mila jAtA hai, isameM kisIkA kucha doSa nahIM hotA hai, isaliye pitAjI ! Apako adhikAra hai, Apa cAhe jisake sAtha vyAho / - * Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menAsundaro kA varNana 27 yaha bAta sunakara rAjA kozita hokara bole- basa basa putrI ! cupa raha seza upadeza bahuta ho gyaa| kyA tere gurune tuma yahI paDhAyA hai ki apane unakA rAjanoMke upakArakA tiraskAra kare ? tU mere ghara meM to nAnA prakArake usama bhojana karatI hai, vastrAbhUSaNa pahanatI hai, aura saba prakAra sukha bhoga rahI hai, to bhA kahatI hai ki mujhe tA saba mere kama hIse milatA hai | yaha terI kRtajJatA hai / menAsundarI ne kahA---pitAjI : kAyArtha hai / Apa manameM vicAra dekhiye ! merA zubha karmakA hI udaya thA ki Apake ghara janma milA aura ye saba sukha bhogane meM Aye / yadi mere azubha karmakA udaya hotA, kisI daridrIke ghara janma letI, jahAM !ka duHkha hI dukha miltaa| so vahAM to Apa kucha, sukha dene Ate hI nahIM / bhalA aura bhI saMsAra meM aneka prANI duHkhI dekhe jAte hai, unheM va nArakI Adi joSoMkA va devAdikoMko kauna duHkha va sukha jAkara detA hai ? yathArthameM jIvako usIkA kiyA huA zubhAzubha karma, sukha va duHkhakA dAtA hai / + rAjAko putrIke aise vacana sunakara bahuta krodha utpanna huA. aura usI samaya usane manameM yaha ThAna lo ki aba isake karmako parIkSA karanA cAhie, jo itanA gabaMyukta ho rahI hai| kucha dera cupa rahA aura uparo manase mainAsundarIkI prasaMzA karatA huA uThakara mahaloMmeM calA gayA, aura menAsundarI bhI harSita hokara apane mahalameM calI gaI / nagara ke loga putrI ko dekhakara bahuta hI Anandita hote the / koI kahate the, yaha devA hai, koI kahate the, vidyAdharI hai, koI kahate the, rati hai ityAdi / sArAMza yaha hai ki isake rUpake samAna aura kisI strIkA rUpa nahIM thA / varSakI kanyA vastrAbhUSaNoMse alaMkRta huI sukhapUrvaka rahane yaha SoSI (16. : Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SopAla paritra / lamI, aura nirantara bhojana taiyAra honepara zromanike Agamana kAlakA vicAra kara tArAprekSaNa karatI aura muni Adi atithiyoM ko bhaktipUrvaka AhArAdi dAna deto, parantu yadi samaya nikala jAtA aura koI mani (atithi dRSTi na paDate taba AtmaniMdA karato haI ( ki hAya ! Aja mere koI pUrvopAjita antarAya karmake udayase atithikA yoga nahIM milA ityAdi ) eka puruSake bhojanake yogya rasoI nikAlakara ..kisI dina-du:khoko dekara karUNAdAnako hI bhAvanA bhAtI huI bhAjanakA btthto| isI prakAra nitya prati vaha kumArikA SaTakarma devapUjA, gurusevA, svAdhyAya, saMyama, tapa aura dAna meM sAvadhAna rahato huI sAnanda kAla mepa karane lagI / =*== mainAsundarokA zrIpAlase byAha eka dina rAjA pahAla (mainAsundarIke pitA) ko akaspAt konAmanadarIke una vacanoM kA smaraNa A gayA / "fka patrI kahatI hai karma ho pradhAna hai" aura isaliye vaha turanta hI kopayukta hokara mastriyoM ke sAtha putroke lie hona varako * khoja meM niklaa| calate calate vaha uso caMpApurake vanameM pahaMcA, jahAM rAjA zrIpAla sAtasau sakhAoM sahita pUrvopAjita karmakA phala (kuSTa vyAdhi) bhoga rahe the / propAla rAjA pahapAlako Ate dekhakara svAsanahI uTha khaDe huye / aura yathA yogya svAgata karake kuzala samAcAra pUche tathA apane pAsa taka mAnekA kAraNa mI pUchA / rAjA mahupAlake mantripoMkoM yaha dekhakara vismaya ho rahA thA ki Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menAsundarIkA zrIpAla se byAha | [ 29: na jAne rAjA kyoM isa koThI se mila rahe haiM, jinake aMgopAMga sar3akara gira rahe haiM, mahA durgandha nikala rahI hai ityAdi 1. ki itane meM ho rAjA pahupAlane zrIpAla se kahA- maiM unakIr3A lie AyA hU~, ApakA Agamana yahAM kisa prakAra huA hai? kyoM kara yaha nagara basAyA hai yaha jAnanA cAhatA hU~ / tava zrIpAlane AdyopAMta kucha kathA kaha sunaaii| yaha" sunakara rAjA prasanna hokara bolA- maiM Apase milakara bahuta prasanna hU~, Apako jo cAhiye so maaNgo| zrIgalane dekhakara kahA jo Apa prasanna haiM, aura vara dete haiM, to ApakI putrI menAsundarI mujhe dIjiye / rAjA pahubAlane sunakara prathama to kucha manameM krodha kiyA, pazcAt mainA sundarIke vAkyoMko smaraNa kara harSita hokara bole- tathAstu arthAt hai' kuSTIrAya ! Apako maiMne apano laghu kanyA menAsundarI dii| calo, zIghra mere sAtha bAvo, aura kanyAko byAha kara sakhI ho / zrIpAla harSita ho rAjAke sAtha calane ko taiyAra huye ! parantu aise avasara meM maMtriyoMse bhalA kaba cupa rahA jAtA hai ? turanta hI gadgad ho dina vacanoM dvArA rAjAse prArthanA karane lage-- he nAtha ! bar3A anartha ho jaayegaa| Apako prathama hI gupta maMtra kara aisA vacana denA cAhiye kahAM to vaha SoDaza vardhakI sukumArI kanyA aura kahAM yaha kohI agopAMgagalita zarIrI puruSa ? aisA banamela sambandha ucita nahIM / saba loga haMsage aura nindA kareMge / he rAjA ! kanyA apane mAtA-pitA ke adhona hotI hai isaliye unheM cAhie ki yogyAyogyakA pUrNa vicAra kareM / yadi bAlakose kucha aparAdha bhI ho jAve, to bhI mAtA-pitA use kSamA hI karate haiN| apane thoDese mAnAdi kaSAyake vaza Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | 30] zropAna caritra / ho apane adhona jIvoMko kaSTa pahuMcAnA, ki jisase ve sadA ke liye dukhI ho jAyeM, kadApi ucita nahIM hai| noti meM bhI kahA hai ki--kSatriyoMkA kopa bAlaka, vRddha, strI, nirmala, pazu, AdhIna zaraNa meM Aye hue aura pITha dikhAne bAloMpara nahIM hotA hai| cAhe jo ho parantu phira bhaye dayAke pAtra haiM ityAdi nAnA prakArase maMtriyoMne samajhAyA, parantu honI amiTa hai, rAjAke mana eka bhI na jNcaa| usane uttara diyA-bare maMtriyoM ! tuma loga isa viSaya meM kucha nahIM samajhate / yathArthameM aisA puruSa tAna khaMDa meM talAza karane para bhI nahIM milegA, sivAya isake yaha uttama kulIna kSatrI bhI hai saba kAravAra rAjAoM sarIkhe hI hai| roga to zarIrakA vikAra hai / mAla, khajAnA, sainya Adiko kucha bhI kamI nahIM hai / yaha puruSa parama dayAlu nyAya nAti Adi guNale paripUrNa hai / jaise aMdhe ke hAthase baTera pakSIkA AnA kaThina hai, isI taraha jo ise chor3a jAUM to phira aisA vara milanA kaThina hai. isaliye avasara hAthase nahIM jAne denA cAhie / maMtriyoMne punaH vinaya kI he svAmI ! striyoMko dhana, vastra, rAjya aura aizvarya AdikA cAhe jitanA saca kyoM na ho parantu yadi patikA sukha na ho to vaha saba kucha unheM ke samAna hai| jAne mAtA, dropadI, jula AdikI kathA nahIM sunI ki jinhoMne pUrNa sukhadara kUla DAlakara ve apane pati kara aneka prakArakA vRthA + samajhA thA, vo kapa unheM } sAga karanA hI striyoMko) yahI nahIM milA to aura sukha saba aise haiM--jaise kaThaputalIkA zrRMgAranA / yadyapi zramakA cita isa samaya kisI kAraNa aisA ho gayA hogA, varantu pocha Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mainAsundarIkA bopAla se byAha 1 [ 31 - bahuta pachatAyeMge | isalie saba kAma soca samajhakara hIM - karanA cAhie / yaha sunakara rAjAne kahA- maMtriyoM ! tumhArA bAraMbAra "kahanA ucita nahIM hai / maiM kadApi tumhArI bAta nahIM mAnUMgA / kyoMki mainAsundarIke vacana mujhe tIrake samAna cubha rahe haiM, isaliye isase baDhakara usake karmako parIkSA karanekA avasara dUsarA na milegA | basa jo honA thA so ho gayA / aba mere vacanako phirAnekA kisakI tAkata hai aisA kahakara turanta hI gajA pahupAla rAjA zrIpAla koDhIko sAtha lekara svasthAnakI ora vihAra kiyaa| kucha samaya bAda ve jaba nagara ke nikaTa pahuMce to zrIpAlako unake sAtasau sakhoM sameta nagara ke bAhya upabanameM DerA dekara, Apa (rAjA) prathama hI mainAsundarIke nikaTa pahu~cA aura harSita hokara bolA- putrI ! aba bhI tuma karmakA haTha chor3o aura vicAra kara kaho ki kauna bara pasaMda hai ? taba putroM bolI- tAla ! jo murti kriyAyeM sAvadhAna hokara bhI darzana aSTa ho, jo dharmAtmA hokara kyA rahita hoM, jo vivekahIna dhyAnI hoM, jo krodho hokara tyAgI raheM aura putra guNavAna hokara bhI batAye vacakolopanevAle hoM, to unake saba guNa vyartha haiM aise kriyA, vAdoM kucha lAbha nahIM hai| isaliye jA cAheM sineme bhigrahaNa karAde nahIM gujhe svIkAra hai / rAjAkI putrIke isa notiyukta cakkoM kucha bhI saMtoSa na huA vaha kahane lage-putrI ! maiMne tere lie koTI talAza diyA hai| tu karo barSa pada ke banana sunakara bahuta ti ho kahane lagI hai tAta ! karmake anusAra jo vara mujhe milA vahI svIkAra hai| isa janma meM vo merA svAmI vahI kor3oM hai / usake sivAya mama saMsArake orA Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 1 zrIpAla caritra / puruSa Apake (piThAke) samAna haiN| yadhapi manAsundarone ke vacana prasanna manase kahe the parantu rAjA ko nahIM rUce / vaha bolA-putro! tU bahuta ho haTholI hai / terA svabhAva duSTa hai, tU vicArazUnya hai, aba bho haTha chor3a de, parantu mainA- . mundagore ho nau prakArako hI na liyA thA / vaha bolI-pitAjI ! Apa cintA na kareM, karmako gati vicitra hai / zubha udayase aniSTa vastu iSTarUpa, aura azubha udayase iSTa bhI aniSTarUpa paramaNato hai, isaliye aba jo kucha honA thA moho gayA, isameM kucha socane vicAraneko AvazyakatA nahIM hai| jaba rAjAne dekhA ki aba to putro bho haTa pakar3a gaI hai, tava lAcAra hokara jyotiSiko blaayaa| aura vivAha kA uttama muhUrta pUchane lagI / taba jyotiSIne lagna vicArakara kahA-naranAtha ! AjakA muhUrta bahuta hI acchA hai / aisA muhUrta phira bIsoM varSoM taka bhI nahIM banegA / kyoMki sUrya, candra aura guru ye tInoM vara aura kanyAke liye bahuta hI acche haiM / aisA uttama aura nikaTa mUhUrta sunakara rAjA prasanna huA / aura viprako dakSiNA dene lagA-taba usane hAtha lambA nahIM kiyA, arthAt dAna, nahIM liyA / jaba rAjAne isakA kAraNa pUchA, to vaha vartamAna varakI sthiti para zoka prakAzita karake kahane lagA he rAjana ! saMsArameM prANI karmase bAMdhA huA hai / ApakA isameM kyA doSa hai ? kanyA kA bhAgya hI aisA hai jo rUpa aura guNako khAna hote hue bhI kor3hI ke sAtha bhyAhI jA rahI hai / he rAjA ! Apako hI vicAra karanA cAhiye thA / Apa aise catura, nyAyIM aura nItivAna hote hue bhI kese bhUla gaye? Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maunAsundarIkA zrIpAlase byAha / [33 Apako buddhi kahAM calI gayI, jo yaha anartha karane para udyatta ho gaye ? mAlUma hotA hai ki aba rAjyakA kA azubha honahAra hai / aisA kahakara binA hI dravya lie yaha brAhmaNa gharako calA gayA / aba kyA thA, saba nagara meM tathA AsapAsa cAro ora sote, baiTate, khAte, pIte hara samaya yahI kathA hone lgii| jo koI isa bAta ko sunatA thA, vaho rAjAko buddhi ko dhikkAratA thA / ___ jaba vivAha kArya Arambha hone lagA, taba punaH maMtriyoMne Akara nivedana kiyA ki he rAjana ! dekho anIti hotI hai, isakA paripAka acchA nahIM hai / eka abalA bAlikA ke sAtha aisA anartha karanA sarvathA anucita hai / Apa prajApAlaka hai, phira to yaha ApakI tanujA hai / dekhiye, vicAriye jo rAjA maMtriyoMke vacana para vicAra nahIM karate haiM, jo subhaTa raNa tyAga kara bhAgate haiM, jo zUra. vIra krodha chor3a dete haiM, jo sAdhu krodha dhAraNa karate haiM jo dAtA vivekahIna hote haiM, jo sAdhu vAda karate haiM, jo rogI udAsa rahate haiM, jo cora apanA bheda batA dete haiM, jo rogI svAdake grAhI hote haiM, jo sAdhu udhAra lena dena karate haiM, jo vezyA vrata lekara baiThatI hai, jo striyAM svatantra ho gharoMdhara DolatI haiM, jo pAtra kriyA rahita hote haiM, aura jo tapasvI lobhI hote haiM vaha avazya hI naSTa ho jAte haiN| isalie bahuta kyA kahA jAya ? aba bhI cena jAo aura putrIko dArUNa duHkhameM DAlane se bacAo / he mahArAja ! abataka to Apa sadaiva maMtra (vicAra) ke Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 ] 'zrIpAla caritra | anusAra calate the, parantu Aja kyA ho gayA hai ? jo aiso rUpa aura guNoM ko khAni putroko eka kor3hI puruSa ko de rahe ho ? hama loga Apase satya aura AgrahapUrvaka kahate haiM ki isake badale Apako bahuta duHkha uThAnA par3egA isalie Apa haTha chor3a dAjiye / yaha sunakara rAjA kahane lagA he buddhimAna maMtriyoM ! kuma binA vicAre hA kyoM vyartha bakavAda karate ho ? maiM jo tilaka kara cukA hUM, kyA vaha bhI koi phirA sakatA hai ? nahIM, aisA kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| jo kaha cukA hU~, vahI hogA / rAjAoM ke vacana nahIM jAte, cAhe prANa bhale hI cale jAMya / kahA hai siMha lagana kadalo phalana, nRpati vacana ikavAra | tiriyA tela hamIra haTha, ghar3e na dUjI baar| " maMtriyoMne phira bhI sAhasakara kahA--- he rAjA ! ApakA kula ati nirmala hai usakoM Apa kalaMkita na kreN| yaha durlabha manuSya janma pAkara vyartha apayaza lenA ThIka nahIM hai / Apake jaisA nidya kArya koI avivekI 'bhI nahIM karegA / isaliye aisA noca kRtya Apako kadApi kAla nahIM karanA caahie| yadyapi maMtriyoM kA kahanA rAjAke hitake hI liye thA, lekina jaise pitta jvaravAleko miThAI bhI kar3avA mAlUma hotI hai, usI prakAra haTha rogase pIDita tIvra kaSAyake udayameM rAjAko maMtriyoMke vacana bahuta hI bure mAluma hue | vaha krodha se bhare hue lAlara netra karake bolA basa, basa, bahuta huA, cupa raho ! aba taka maiMne tumhArA mAna rakhA, aura kucha bhI nahIM kahA / mere manameM kucha aura hai aura tuma loga kucha aura ho kahate ho / sevakakA kAma hai ki svAmIko icchAnusAra pravarte / yadi aba tuma loga kucha bhI virUddha bologe, to daNDake bhAgI hovoge / . Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mainA sundarIkA thopAlase byAha | [ 35 maMtrIgaNa rAjA ke krodha bhare vacana sunakara bole he mahArAjA ! hama loga nirbhaya hokara prArthanA karate haiM / hama logoko daNDakA kucha bhI bhaya nahIM hotA, kyoMki hamAre phulakI vaha rIti hai ki svAmIkA hita jisa prakAra hotA dekheM, usI prakAra kArya kareM, aura ayogya pravRttiko yathAzakti rokanekA pUrNa prayatna kareM ! yadi hara loga aisA na kareM, to hamAre kulakI rIti tathA dharma jAtA hai aura hama kartavya se cyuta ho jAte haiM / isI prakAra se rAjAoMkA bhI yahI svabhAva hotA hai ki unako jaba ki koi vizeSa kArya karanA hotA hai, taba maMtriyoMko bulAkara unase maMtra karate haiM aura saba milakara jo rAya adhika prazaMsanIya hotA hai, usIke anusAra kArya karate haiN| yahI rIti paramparAse calI AtI hai isIse hama loga bArambAra kahate haiN| isameM hamArA kucha bhI doSa nahIM hai / svAmIka kArya karane meM hameM jIne aura maranekA kucha bhI saMzaya nahIM rahatA hai / he rAjan ! vicAra kIjiye, aura haThakA parityAga kIjiye / isa prakAra maMtriyoMne yadyapi bahuta samajhAyA, parantu rAjA ke vitta para eka bho bAta na jamI, jaise cikane ghar3epara pAnI nahIM ThaharatA hai / vaha niHzaMka hokara bolA- are maMtriyoM ! aba caturAI karane kA samaya nahIM hai / Apa loga zodha hI merI AjJAnusAra vivAha ko tayArI karo, mainA sundarIke varakI zobhA (vyAhakA eka nega hai jo agavAnI ke samaya eka sundara baila sajAkara usa para bahuta suvarNa mudrAyeM tathA anya ratnAdi lAdakara varako bheMTa svarupa dete haiM) pahu~cAvo | tatra lAcAra hokara maMtrI apanAsA muha lekara uTha khar3e hue, aura AjJAnusAra vivAhotsavakA pravandha karane lage, so ThAka hI hai / kahA hai - Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 ] zrIpAla caritra | naukara bandhu vA bhAminI, RNI karmayuta jIva / ye pAMcoM saMsAra meM paravaza bhramaiM 'sadIva' || isa prakAra ke maMtrI loga tathA svatrana parajana sabhI rAjAjJAse vivAhotsava meM sammilita hue, aura vividha prakArake maMgalagAna nRtya vAditrAdi hone lage / sabhA maNDapa suvaNaM aura ratnoMse sajAyA gyaa| jisameM motiyoMke bandhanavAra ( toraNa ) laTakAye gaye / vivAha maNDapa hare vAMsa pallava aura puSpoMse sajAyA gyaa| suvAsana (saubhAgyavatI striyAmozi yoMke cUrNa se cauka pUrane lagI, ityAdi yaha saba kucha hotA yA, parantu jaise jala meM rahate hue bhI kamala jalase bhinna ho rahatA hai| usI prakAra ina sabai utsava meM sammilita honevAloM ko dazA thii| sabhI loga rAjAkI buddhiko mana hI mana dhikkArate aura kanyAkI dazAkA vicAra kara karuNArta ho rahe the| kahIM bAje bajate the aura zokAgArasA bana rahA thA tAtparya vaha eka aisA vicitra AzcaryakAraka avasara thA ki navAgantuka puruSa (jo isa bhedako na jAnatA ho) kI buddhi bar3e gorakhadhandhe meM paDa jAtI yo / vaha yaha nahIM jAna sakatA thA, ki yaha vivAhotsava hai yA koI zokasamAroha hai / yadyapi vivAhakI taiyAriyAM jaisI rAjAoMke yahAM honI cAhiye saba vaisI hI saMpUrNa prakAra se huI thI. parantu kanyA ke bhaktivyakA vicAra mana meM utpanna hote hI vaha saba rAgaraMga bhUla jAtA thA / saba loga cintita the, parantu rAjA pahupAlako to yaha par3a rahI thI ki kaba phere phira / kAraNa ki kahIM vighna na A jAveM / isaliye vaha maMtriyoMse bolA- maMtriyoM ! muhUrta A pahucA hai / tuma loga zIghra hI jAkara varako sAdara le aao| merA citta atyanta vihvala ho rahA hai ki kaba jaMvAIko dekhUM ? aura usakI yathAzakti zuzrUSA karU / Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ masamundarInAbhIpAle kama . .. .. maMtrIgaNa jo apane saba upAya karake niSphala ho cuke the 'so binA kucha kahe hI AjJAnusAra vahAM pahuce, jahA~ kuSTIrAja zrIpAlako DerA diyA gayA thA, aura baDhe samArohase ghara' rAjAko le aaye| jo loga agavAnIko gaye the ve varako dekha dekhakara rAjAko mana hI mana dhikkAnte aura usako haMsI 'karate the / rAjA pahapAlane kisIkI aura kucha bhI dhyAna na dekara bar3e AdarameM jaMvAIkA Age jAkara svAgata kiyA, aura uccAsana dekara baiThAyA, tathA ubaTana karAkara kSIra nIra tathA sugandhase bhare hue kaMcana ke kalagoM se abhiSeka phagayA / nAnA prakAra tela, phulela, agara jA, itra Adi zarIrameM mardana kie, parantu jaise maile vartana para kalaI nahIM ho sakatI, usI 'prakAra ina upacAroMse zrIpAna ke zarIra kI durgandhI kucha mo -kama na huI / nidAna varako vastra, AbhUSaNa, aura mukuTa, kaMkaNa, jAmA ityAdi saba kucha pahirAe gaye, parantu usa samayakA yaha saba gAra aisA thA, jaise bandarako zRgAranA, kyoMki eka ora -vastrAbhUSaNoMkI kauno jagamagAtI thA to dUsarI ora popa aura rUdhirakI dhAra baha rahI thI / isa prakAra vara ghor3e para savAra hokara vivAhamADarameM AyA / kAmanI ghorI vanarA (phere phiraneke pahilekA gIta) gAne lgii| jamI samaya bahuna bhIr3a thI / kAraNa ki eka to rAjagharAne kA utsava aura dUsare yaha 'vicitra gorakhadhaMdhA / usa samaya vahAM usa bar3I moDa meM logoM ke muhase nAnA prakAra ke bhAva prakaTa hote the / kisIke ceharese zoka, kisI kese vinnA, kisI keme bhaya, kisI kese glAni, kisIkese pAcarya, kisIkese krodha aura kisIphese virA. gatAso jhalakatI thI / samo loga vicAroMmeM nimagna ho rahe bhane / aura kisane hI loga kevala kotakarUpase hI sammilita Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 / zrIpAla caritra / , huye the / ataeva unheM kyA cAhe kisIkA burA ho yA bhalA, apane kautukase kAma usa samaya vahAM itanI bhIr3a huI ki AkAza dhUla se AcchAdita ho jAnese sUryakA prakAza bhI DhaMka gayA, mAno, ki sUrya lajjA se hI chipa gayA ho, kisIkA kucha bhI bhAva ho, parantu zrIpAla ke AnandakA to ThikAnA nahIM thA so ThIka hI haiM / jisa hI unake lie saMpAta karake tana, dhana aura prANoMkA nAza kara baiThate haiM, yadi vahIM strIratna aiso asvastha avasthA meM bhI binA prayAsa prApta ho jAke to phira bhalA kyoM na harSa ho? honA hI cAhiye / isa prakAra zubha muhUrta meM gRhasthAcAryane vidhipUrvaka paMcaparameSThI, agni aura paMtra AdikI sAkSIpUrvaka donoMkA pANIgrahaNa kara diyA / jaba vivAhakI vidhi ho cukI, taba maiMnAsundarI apaneM patike sAtha unake Azrama ko pahucAI gii| jo loga bhI pahu~cAne gaye the, una sabake cehare se usa samaya taka bhI zoka bhaya, lajjA Adi bhAva pravazita hote the / prathama to putroko vidAI ( judAI ) hI duHkhadAI hotI hai, tisa para usako aise dunivAra duHkhakA honA / isIse saba logoMkI AkhoMse azrugana ho rahe the aisA mAlUma hotA thA ki mAnoM zrAvaNa bhAdoMkI varSAko jhar3I ho laga rahI ho / rAjA pahuM pAla svayaM cittameM bahuta khedita aura lajjita hue, parantu kyA kareM ? karmakI rekhA para mekha mArane kI kisakA sAmarthya hai ? kisIke muMhase zabda nahIM nikalatA thaa| cAro ora hA, hA khedakI dhvani ho rahI thii| rAno mainA sundarIko mAtA) tathA bar3I bahina mainAsundaro ke gale ke lipaTakara jora jorase rudana karake kahane lagoM - Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mainAsundarIkAH zropAlase vyAha / / 39 / hAma putrI ! tune na mAluma : pUrva janmoM meM kaise 2. karma kiye. the, jinase isa athAha duHkha-sAgarameM tu DuboI gaI. ! hAya ! tuu| kaise isa Ayuko pUrNa karogI? hAya ! putro ! kyoM tUne icchitta vara na mAMga niyama ? hAyaH! kahAM ta mAsa-mukumArI. bAlikA aura kahAM vaha kohI pati ? are nidayo kameM kiMcit bhI dayA nahIM AI malA, avApara to yaha anyAya na karatA / hai svAmo ! Apa dayAsindhu prajApAlaka the, parantu yApake dayA-kSamA saMtoSa Adi guNa kahAM cale gaye ? ayukta kArya kyoM kiyA ? usa samayake inake sadanako sunakara patthara bhI pighala jAtA to manuSyako bAta hI kyA hai ? rAjA pahupAla svayaM netroM meM AMsU bhara gadgad kaMThase sadana kara kahane lage-hAya kumati ! tujhe aura mahIM ThikAnA na milA, jo Akara mere hI hRdayameM vAsakara, eka bholI kanyA ko grAma banA liyA ! hAya ! maiMne haThAt matriyoM ke vacana nahIM sune, unakA hI tiraskAra kara diyA ? purohitajIne samajhAyA to bhI na mAnA / maine apane thoDese mithyAbhimAnake dhaza hokara putrIko Ajanmake lie du:khI kiyA ! hAya mainA ! kyA karU ? niHsaMdeha terA kahanA satya hai| bAstavameM tere pUrvopArjita karmokA udaya hI aisA thA, jisakA maiM nimitta bana gayA / aba kyA karU ? he putrI ! tU apane isa kaThora-. hRdaya aparAdhI pitAko, apanI udAratAse amA kara ! jahAM isa dRzyako dekhakara kaThorase kaThora hRdayI puruSa bho ekabAra jo kholakara ro detA, vahAM usa satI zIlavatI sundara komalAMgI bAlikAke ceharepara aparva lUzI jhalaka rahI thii| ___vaha ina saba darzakoMkI ceSTApara ghuNA prakaTa karatI huI. socatI thI ki na mAlUma kyoM ye loga aise zubha avasara para Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra / samaMgalasUcaka cihna prakaTa karate haiM ? kyoM nahIM zIghra ho merI vidA kara dete ? kyoMki jyoM-jyoM ye loga dero kara rahe haiM tyoM2 mujhaM strAmAko sevAmeM antara par3a rahA hai aura sAtha ho mere bhAgyako doSa dete huye mere pati ke lie kAThI Adi nidha vacana kaha rahe haiM / jaba usase nahIM rahA gayA tala zIrSastharase bolI "he mAtA, pitA, bandhu Adi gurujanoM ! yadyapi Ara saja 'loga mere zubhacintaka haiM, aura abataka Apa logoMne jo kucha bhI mere lie kiyA, vaha saba mere sukhake hetu thA, parantu aba bApa logoMke ye vacana mujhe zUlase bhI tIkSNa mAlUma hote haiN| maiM apane pati ke lie ye vacana sunanA nahIM cAhato | kyA Apa loga nahIM jAnate ki strokA sarvastra pati ho hai ? jo sato, zIlavatI, kulavatI striyAM haiM, ve apane pati ke lie aise cana kadApi kAla suna nahIM sakatI haiN| striyoMko unake karmAnusAra jaisA vara prApta ho jAya vahI unako pUjya aura priya haiM / usake sivAya saMsArameM unake lie anya saba puruSa -mAtra kurUpa athavA pitA bhrAtA va puSa tulya haiM / yadyapi Apa loga mere patiko kurUpa aura roga sahita dekha * raheM haiM, parantu mero dRSTi meM ve kAmadevase kisI prakAra bhI kama sundara nahIM haiM / vyathaM Apa loga pazcAttApa kara rahe haiM mujhe satoSa hai, aura maiM apane bhAgyako sarAhanA karato hU~ ki jo aise zUravIra parAkramI sarvaguNa sampanna rUpavAna varako prApti yadi zubhodaya hogA, to thoDe hI samaya bAda Apa loga inheM deva guru dharmake prasAdase rogamukta dekheMge / isalie Apa loga zAMti rakheM, kisI prakAra cintA na kareM, saMsArameM saba Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manAsundarIkA zrIpAlase vyAha / jIva kamAMdhIna hai / sukhake pIche duHkha aura duHkhake pIche sukha / isI prakAra saMsArakA cakra calatA hai| jo karma AtA hai, usakI nirjarA bhI hotI hai / manuSyakA kartavya hai ki udayanita avasthAko pUrva karmakA phala samajhakara samamAboMse bhoge, na ki usameM harSa viSAda kara saMkleza bhAvoMse Asrava va bandha kare / samatA bhAvoMse zIghra hI koMkI nirjaga hotI hai aura puNya karmoM meM sthiti aura anubhAga bar3ha jAtA hai / aura yadi harSa viSAdakara bhogatA hai, to udaya janita karmokA phala kA to hotA nahIM hai, -kintu vizeSa duHkhaprada mAluma hotA hai aura tIna kaSAyoMke dvArA puna: azubha karmabandha karake Ageke lie duHkhakA bIja botA hai, kyoMki jova karma bhogane meM paratantra hai, parantu karma karane meM svatantra hai / so use cAhiye ki karma karate samaya sAvadhAna rahe tAki azubha karma bandha na pA aura karmaphalako samabhAvoMme sahana kare, tAki yahAM bhI bhogane meM atizaya kaSTa na mAlUma hove aura Aga,mI Ataba tathA bandhakA kAraNa bhI na ho / he svajanagaNoM ! kisIko sukha duHkha denevAlA saMsArameM koI bhI nahIM hai / kevala saMsArI jIvoM ko unake antaraMgameM utpanna huI iSTAniSTa kalpanA hI sukha duHkhakA mUla kAraNa hotI hai, kyoMki pratyakSa dekhA jAtA hai ki jo vastu ekako iSTa hai vaho vastu kisI dUsareko aniSTa mAluma hotI hai / yadi koI bastu iSTa va aniSTa hotI, to vaha sabako samAna rupase iSTa va aniSTa honA cAhiye tho, so aisA so nahIM dekhA jAtA / Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ propAla caritra / - - dekhiye, jisa mahAna puruSoMko Apa loga aniSTa buddhise dekhate haiM, vahIM puruSa majhe iSTa pratIta hotA hai, isaliye Apa loga. isa narcAkA yahAM anta kara dIjiye aura AgAmo apanA samapa isa prakArako cintAmeM na bitAIye mero sabo yahA~ prArthanA hai isameM mere visAjIkaH doSa Ei: : hI naha. hai, isaliye kadApi Apa loga unako kucha bhI kahakara vyartha: klezita na kiijiye| putrAke aise AgamAnukUna gambhIra bacana sunakara saba ora se dhanya ko dhvani hone lagA, sabako santoSa huaa| aura saba loga apane 2 sthAnoMko padhAre / rAjAne bho kanyAko bahuta . kucha dAma daheja Adi dekara vidA kiyA / yadyapi vistArake : bhaya se saba dahejakA varNana nahIM ho sakatA hai. to bhI thoDAsoM kahate haiN| rAjo pahapAla ne vidAke samaya saba svajana, parajana da. purajanoMkA icchita bhojana, aura apane jaMcAI rAjA zropAlako chatra, camara, mukuTa, Adi amUlya ratnoMse susajjita kiyA tathA pAMcI kapaDe pahirAye / putrIko sampUrNa prakArake bahumUlya vastra AbhapaNa diye aura sAtha meM sevA karane ke lie hajAroM dAsa dAsiyAM, hAthI, ghoDe, ratha, pyAde pAlakI, gAya, bhaiMsa aura grAma, pura, paTTana Avi diye, tathA kSamA mAMgakara unako vidA kiyaa| kucha samaya taka nagara meM yahI carcA rahI / phira jyoM jyoM dina botate gaye tyoM tyoM loga isa bAtako bhUlane lage / so ThIka hI hai "koi kisIke du:khako, nAhIM sakata baTAya / jAko dhI bhRmI girI, sI ho lUkho khAya / / " Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA kuSTa roga dUra honA / [43 zrIpAlakA kuSTa roga dUra honA jabase zropAla nI mainAsundarIko vidA karAkara ghara livAlAye tazI tarako solAko vikAra hone lo-ThIka haizIlavAn nara jahA~ jahA~ jAya, tahAM tahAM maMgala hota banAya / maunAsundarI tana, mana vacana se glAni rahita hokara pati sevAmeM lIna ho gaI 1 vaha patiparAyaNA apane hAthoMse pIpha rudhira ityAdi dhotI, paTTI bAMdhatI, snAna karAtI, ubaTana lagAtI, lepa karatA, komala zayyA bichAtI, vastra badalAtI, prakRti aura rucike anusAra pathya bhojana karAtI aura zrIjIse nirantara rogakI nivRtti ke lie prArthanA karatI thii| nityaprati atithiyoMko bhojana karAne ke pazcAt patiko bhojana karAkara pIche Apa bhojana krtii| rAtriko bhI jAgaraNa kara patisevA meM latpara rahatI / isa prakAra jaba vaha komalAMgI dina-rAta kaThina parizramapUrvaka patisevA kiyA karatI thI, taba use isa prakAra udyamavaMta dekhakara eka dina zrIpAlajI bole priye ! kahAM to tuma atyanta komalAMgI nirmala zIlAdi guNoM aura surupako khAni ho ki tumhAre mukhako dekhakara candramA bhI zarmA jAtA hai / tumhAre madhura zabda koyalako bhI mohita karanevAle haiN| tumhArI grIvA morase bhI adhika zobhA de rahI hai, netra mRgI se bhI adhika bholApana pragaTa karate haiM / kapola vikasita gulAbako kalIko zobhAko harane vAle haiN| nAsikA totekI coMcake samAna, hoTha arUNa kusumakI nAI zobhA dete haiM / dAtokI paMkti motiyoM kaisI AmA prakaTa karatI hai kucha suvarNa kalazoMkI upamAko dhAraNa karate haiM kaTi keharIke samAna kRza ,jadhA kele ke stambha samAna komala cAla haMsanI. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udaya hai, taba dekha sakatA hai yA aura 44) bhopAla caritra / - kosI, sI kaIse bhA komala, mahA sugandhita zarIra aura * kAMtimAna tejasvo tumhArI chabo hai, aura kahAM meM atyanta * kuruSa, kaSTa vyAdhise ponila mahA durgandhita zokAdArA huuN| isaliye he prANavallabhe ! jaba taka mere isa azubha karmakA udaya hai, tabataka tupa dUra raho / yaha rAdha rudhira pAMchate hue tumako maiM nahIM dekha sakatA huuN| mujhe tumako isa prakAra sevA karate dekhakara bahuta karUNA lagnA aura kheda utpanna hotA hai. ki tuna jaisI sarvagugala stroko mere jaisA rogo ra tAra milaa| isalie mere jaba taka asAtA karmakA ucya hai , tara taka tuma alaga rahakara ho sukhase kAla vyatIta karo / yadyapi zrIpAla jo ke dvArA ye vacana mainAsundaroke lie hita aura karuNa buddhise hI kahe gaye the, parantu usa samaya ve use tIkSaNa tIrake samAna pratIta hue kyoMki* 'pati niMdA aru Apa bar3hAI, sahana sake kulavatI lugaaii|' __ yaha maMda svarase bolo-nAtha ! mujhe Apake ye zabda suhAvane nahIM lage / kza dApose koI aparAna bana gayA hai yA sevAmeM truTo pAI gaI hai jo aise tiraskAra yuta vacana kahe gaye haiN| prANanAtha ! kyA svapna meM bhI maiM Apako chor3a sakatI hU~ ? kasa chAyA zarIrase, cAMdanI candramAse, dhUna sUryame, uSNatA agnise, aura zotalatA himase kabho pRthak ho sakatA hai ? nahIM kadApi nahIM cAhe avala sumeru cala jAve, cAhe mUrya paricamase udaya hokara pUrvameM asta hove aura cAhe jalameM agniAt uSNatA ho jAve, to bhA zolavAn striyAM pati sevAne vimukha nahIM ho sakatI / / striyoM ko saMsArameM eka mAtra sukhakA AdhAra unakA pati hI hotA hai, aura yadi pati hI tiraskAra kare to phira Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhIgAlA jAdoga dUra honaa| [45 saMsArameM kauna unheM avalambana denevAlA hai ? jaise DAlIse cUkA bandara aura vRkSase TUTA phala inako koi sahAyaka nahIM hotA meM hI patise vimukha striyoM ko bhI koI sahAyaka nahIM hotA hai| purANoM meM sItA, dropadA, sulocanA Adi satiyoMkI kathAeM: prasiddha haiM ki jinhoMne aura sukhoM para dhula DAlakara pati ke sAtha jaMgala, pahADoMmeM zera, bAga zyAla prabhati hiMsaka pazuoMkA sAmanA karate hue, kaMkara pattharoMkI Thokara khAkara, kAMToMpara calanA svIkAra kiyA thA parantu patikA sAtha choDanA kisI prakAra svIkAra nahIM kiyA / isaliye he priyatama ! maiM eka kSaNabhara bhI Apako aisI asvastha avasthAmeM choDakara alaga nahIM raha sktii| maiM Apako apanA bhAra banAkara apane Apako bar3I bhAgyavatI samajhatI" hU~ / saMsAra meM ve hI striyAM dhanya hai ki jinhoMne kucha bhI pati--. sevA kI hai| prANapati ! merI dRSTi meM to Apase adhika rUpavAna, guNavAn, dharyavAna, balavAna manuSya koI bhI saMsArameM nahIM dIkhatA / mere netra to Apako dekhakara ho praphulli hote haiM / morA hRdaya tabhItaka pavitra hai, jabataka Apake pada prakSAlana karatI huuN| tabhotaka dhanya hU~ jabataka Apako mevA karato haiM... jo striyAM zIla rahita haiM, patiko nindA karane vAlI haiM, unako dhikkAra hai / zIlavata hI jagata meM pradhAna ratna hai| pIlavAn nara nAriyoMke deva bhI kiMkara hote haiM / aura gRhastha striyoMkI zIlavata svapatikI anucaro hokara rahanA hI hai / isaliye aise pavitra zIladharmako meM kadApi nahIM chor3a sakatI / zIla hI merA spa hai, zIla hI AbhUSaNa aura zIlA : Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra / hI zRMgAra hai aura zIla hAse jInA hai / isalie cAhe sarvasva calA jAya, parantu yadi zIla baca gayA, to kucha bhI nahIM gayA samajhanA cAhie / isalie he prANAdhAra ! merI yaha prArthanA hai ki dAsIko sevAse vimukha na kiijie| isa samaya * Apako sevAse bar3hakara Ananda mujhe saMsArameM aura kucha ho hI nahIM sktaa| zrIpAla apanI priyatamAke aise vacana sunakara romara harSita hokara gadgad vANIse prazaMsA karane lage | ve kahane lage ki he guNanidhe ! tU dhanya hai jo tere hRdaya meM zIlakI pratiSThA hai / aura merA bhI bhAgya dhanya hai jo tujhasI rupa zola va guNako khAni patnI mujhe milI / isaprakAra paraspara cAtAlApa hotA rahatA thA niHsaMdeha karmako gati bharoka va amiTa hai / isIkA vicArakara ve dampati paraspara vArtAlApameM samaya vyatIta karane lge| satya hai, karmane kisIko bhI nahIM choDA, aura to kyA, vaha zrI 1008 pArzvanAtha svAmIpara AkramaNa kie binA na rahA / yaha bAta alaga hai ki sabalase vaira karanese hAra khAkara maranA par3A / aura dekho sItA, dropadI, aMjanI, rAvaNa, rAma bAhubali, bharata Adi jo baDe2 balo aura parAkramI nararatna the unako bhI jaba karmane nahIM choDA, taba phira hamAro to mAta hI kyA hai ? hAM ! eka unhIM para usakA jora nahIM calatA jinhoMne isako sampUrNa prakArale nirmUla kara diyA hai| ahA ! hama bhI unhIMkA (karma rahita siddha paramoSThIkA) zaraNa leveM to nizcaya hai ki zIghra hI kabhI hamAre bhI koMkA anya AvegA / aisA vicAra hote hI ve donoM praphullita citta hokara zrIjIke guNAnuvAda gAnemeM nimagna ho gaye, ThIka hai-- Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ on " - - ---- - zrIpAlakA kuSTa roga dara honaa| [47 karma asAtA aMta hai, udai ju sAtA Aya / taba sudha budha saba Upajhe, Apa hi bane upAya || pazcAt ve donoM (dampati) uThe aura bar3e utsAha se . snAnakara zuddha varAha, aura prazubha maSTa dravya lekara zrA jina caityAlayako vandanArtha gaye / so vahAM pahuMcakara prathama hI OM jaya 3 ni.sahi niHsahi niHsAhi' kahakara mandirake andara praveza kiyA / aura phira tIna pradakSiNA dekara zrI jinendrako zAMta mudrAko dekhakara parama zAMtabhAvako prApta ho stuti karane lagezAMti chabI mana bhAI svAmI terI, zAMta chabI mana bhAI / Teka darzana mithyA timira nAza ho, svapara svarupa lakhAI / parasata parama zAMtitA upajata, aracata moha nshaaii| svAmI doSa aThAraha rahita jinezvara, saba jIvana sukhadAI / Apa tire para tAraNa kAraNa, mokSa rAha batalAI / svaamii|| tuma guNamAla citArata hI cita, kaThina karma kaTa jAI / *dIpa'jagata jana bhava taTa pAyo,zaraNa tumhAre aaii|svaamii0| isa prakAra stuti karaneke pazcAt yahAM para virAjamAna zrI nigrantha guruke caraNakamaloMmeM namaskAra kara dampatti apane asAtA vedanoyake nAza hone ke nimitta vinayapUrvaka isa prakAra pUchane lage he svAmI ! Apake nikaTa yAtru aura mitra maba rAmAna haiM / mithyAtvarUpI aMdhakArase aMdha hue jIvoMko jJAnArjana dvArA sanetra karaneko Apa hI samartha haiM, hama loga to karmake mere hue caturgatikA saMsArameM bhaTaka rahe haiM, aura unhIM karmoM ke Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ popAla yA zubhAzubha phalameM mohake udayase iSTAniSTa kalpanA kara rahe haiM / isaliye ho hamako satyArtha mArga nahIM suujhtaa| hama loga hIna zakti ke dhAraka isa jar3a zarIrameM hI sukha va duHkhoMkA anubhava kara rahe haiM / aura itane kAyara ho rahe haiM ki thor3I bhI vedanA nahIM saha sakate / isalie isa rogake matIkArakA koI upAya ho to kRpAkara batalAiye / taba munirAja bolevatsa ! sunii| // basantatilakA chanda / / dharma matirbhavati kiM bahubhASitena / jIve dayA bhavati kiMbahubhiH pradAna: / zAMtarmano bhavati kiM dhanade cataSTe / Arogyamasti vimavena tadA krimasti / / arthAt-jisako dhuddhi dharma meM hai, to bahuta kahane se kyA hai ? jisake antaraMgameM jIvoMkI dayA vartamAna hai use aura dAnoMse kyA hai ? yadi saMtoSa cisameM hai to kuberako lakSmIse kyA hai ? aura zarIra niroga hai to aura vibhUti se kyA prayojana hai ? aura bhI indrabaccA / / buddhe phalaM tatvavicAraNaM ca dehasya sAraM vratadhAraNaM ca 1 arthasya sAraM kila pAtradAna, vAcaH phalaM prItikaraM narANAm / / arthAta-buddhikA phala to tatvoMko vicAra karanA dehakA phala vrata dhAraNa karanA. dhanakA phala pAtradAna karanA aura vANIkA phala hitamita vacana bolanA haiM / isalie he bhavyoM ! bhagavAna ne jo do prakArakA dharma kahA hai-eka anagAra-sAdhukA aura dUsarA sAgAra-gRhasthakA, so bhavasamudrake taTapara Aye Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [49. sarada kucha dina sukhake sAtha bItane para munirAmake kahe mainusAra usako putra huara, jinakA nAma cArudatta rakhA gayA / umra bar3hane ke sAtha usameM sadguNa bhI bar3hate gye| puNyavAnoMko acchI bAta apane Apa prApta hotI hai| cArudata bacapanase hI mana lagAkara par3hatA-likhatA thaa| paccIsa varSakI umra taka kisI prakArako viSaya-vAsanA use chU taka na gaI / vaha dina rAta pustakoMkA abhyAsa, vicAra, manana, cintanameM magna rahatA, isase bacapanase hI usameM virakti-sI Ane lagI thI / vaha nahIM cAhatA thA ki vivAha kara saMsArake mAyA-jAlameM phaMse / para mAtA-pitAke bahuta Agraha karanepara use apane mAmAkI guNavatI putrI mitravatIke sAtha vivAha karanA pdd'aa| vivAha to ho gayA, para taba bhI cArudata usakA rahasya nahIM samajha pAyA / usane kabhI apanI strIkA muha taka nahIM dekhA / putrakI yaha dazA dekha usakI bhAMko bar3I cintA huii| cArudattako viSayoMkI ora pravRtti ho isake lie use dhyabhicArI logoMkI saMgatimeM DAla diyaa| isameM unheM saphalatA bhI milI / aba cArudatta viSayoM meM itanA phaMsa gayA ki vaha vezyA-premI bana gyaa| use lagabhaga bAraha varSa vezyAke yahA~ rahate bIta gye| isa arase meM usane apane pAsakA saba dhana kho diyA / campApurameM bArudatta acche dhanikoMkI ginatI meM thA, para aba vaha eka sAdhAraNa sthitikA AdamI raha gayA / rupayekI kamI ho jAnese unakI strIkA gahanA bhA aba usake kharcake kAmameM bAne lgaa| vezyAko kuTanI mAMne jaba dekhA ki cArudatta daridra ho gayA hai, to apanI lar3akIse kahA ki beTI ! aba tumheM isakA sAtha jalda chor3a denA cAhiye, kyoMki daridra manuSya apane kisI kAmakA Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 ] bArASanA-kathA-koSa nahI / vasantasenAkI mAMne yuktise cAzvattako gharase nikAla bAhara kiyaa| vezyAoMkA prema dhanake sAtha rahatA hai, anuSya ke sAtha nahIM / ataeva jahAM dhana nahIM, vahAM vezyAkA prema nahIM | aba cArudattako jAna par3A ki isa prakAra viSayabhogameM Asakta rahanekA kaisA bhayaGkara duSpariNAma hotA hai / vaha aba vahAM eka palake liye bhI na ThaharA aura apanI strIke bane AbhuSaNa sAtha le puruSArtha ke liye vadeza nikala pdd'aa| usa avasthAmeM apanA kAlA muha vaha apanI mAMko dikhalA hI kaise sakatA thA ? vahAMse calakara cArudatta ulUkha dezake uzirAvarta zaharameM pahuMcA / campApurase calate samaya usakA mAmA bhI sAtha ho gayA thaa| uzirAvarta meM kapAsa kharIda kara ye tAmaliptApurIkI ora ravAnA huye / rAstemeM inhoMne vidhAmake liye eka vanameM DerA DAla diyA / itane meM jorase A~dhI AyI, aura parasparako sagar3ase bAMsoMke dhanameM Aga laga gayI / mAgakI cinagAriyAM ur3akara kapAsapara jA par3I / dekhate-dekhate saba kapAsa bhasmIbhUta ho gyaa| isa hAnise cArudatta bahuta du:khI huaa| vahAMse apane mAmAse salAha kara vaha samudra datta seThake jahAja vArA pavana dvIpameM pahu~cA, yahAM usake bhAgyakA sitArA camakA aura usane khUba dhana kamAyA / aba use jananIke darzanake liye svadeza lauTa jAnekI icchA huii| usane calanekI taiyArI kara jahAjameM apanA mAla asavAva saba lAda diyA / jahAja anukUla samaya dekhakara ravAnA huA / jaise-jaise vaha apanI janmabhUmikI ora bar3hatA jAtA thA, vaise-vaise usakI prasannatA adhika hotI jAtI thii| para apanA cAhA to kucha hotA nahIM haiM, jaba taka ki devako vaha maMjUra na ho| yahI kAraNa thA ki cArudattakI icchA pUrI na ho pAyI, kyoMki vanameM ho gyaa| pApar3I, gayo / yA. aura pahAMse Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dusa mAga acAnaka kisI aniSTakara jalamagna zilAse TakarA kara jahAja ' cUra-cUra ho gayA / cArudattakA saba mAla-asavAba samudrake vizAla udarameM vilIna ho gayA / vaha phira pahile sarIkhA daridra ho gayA, para duHkha uThAte-uThAte usakI sahana zakti atyAdhika ho gayI thI / ekake bAda eka AnevAle duHkhoMne use nirAzAke gahare gar3hese nikAla kara pUrNa AzAvAdI aura phartavyazIla banA diyA thA / isalie isa bAra bhI use apanI 'hAnikA duHkha vizeSa nahIM huA, vaha phira dhana kamAne ke liye 'videza cala paDA / isa bAra phira usane bahuta dhana kamAyA / ghara lauTate samaya phira usako pahile jaisI dazA huI / itane meM hI usake bure karmokA anta na huA aisI bhayaGkara ghaTanAoMkA use sAta bAra sAmanA karanA par3A / kaSTapara kaSTa Anepara bhI vaha apane kartavyase vicalita nahIM huaa| AkhirI bAra jahAjake phaTa jAnese vaha svayaM bhI samudra meM jA girA. para bhAgyase eka takhteke sahAre vaha kinAre laga gyaa| yahAMse calakara yaha rAjagRha pahu~cA, jahAM viSNumitra nAmaka sanyAsIse usakI bheMTa huI / sanyAsIne usase apanA kAma nikalatA dekha, pahale baDI sajjanatAkA bartAva kiyaa| cArudattane bhI use bhalA AdamI samajha apanI hAlata kaha sunAI 1 viSNumitra bhI hoMmeM hAM * milAte hue bolA--"acchA huA jo tumane apanA saba hAla kaha sunAyA / dhanake lie aba tumheM itanA kaSTa na uThAnA paDegA / Ao, mere sAtha calo / yahAMse kucha dUra Age eka jaMgala haiM vahAM parvatakI talahaTImeM rasAyanase bharA eka ku~A hai| usa rasAyanase sonA banAyA jAtA haiM / usase thor3AsA rasa nikAla kara tuma le Ao, to tumhArI sArI daridratA dUra ho jAyagI / " cArudatta sanyAsIke poche-pIche calA / durjanoM dvArA dhanake lobhI isI prakAra Thage jAte hai| Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 ] AgadhanA-keyo koSa sanyAsIke sAtha cArudatta eka parvatake pAsa pahuMcA / rasa lAnekI saba bAteM samajhAkara sanyAsIne cArudattake hAthameM eka tumbI dI / sIke para baiThA kara use kueM meM utAra diyA / cArudatta tumbI rasa bhara raha thA ki itane meM eka manuSya use aisA karanese rokaa| cArudatta pahale to DarA, para jaba usa manuSyane kahA ki DaroM mata; taba vaha kucha nirbhaya hokara bolA--"tuma kauna ho aura isa kue meM kaise Aye?" kuemeM baiThA huA manuSya bolA-'maiM ujjayinIkA rahanevAlA hUM aura merA nAma dhanadatta hai / siMhaladvIpase lauTate samaya tUphAnameM par3akara merA jahAja phaTa gayA, jisase bahuta dhana-janakI hAni haI ! zubha karma se eka paTiyAM mere hAtha laga gayA, jisake sahAre maiM baca gayA / samudrase nikala kara maiM apane zaharako ora jA rahA thA ki rAstemaiM mujhe yahI sanyAsI milA / yaha duSTa mujhe dhokhA dekara yahAM lAyA / kuMemeM se rasa bhara kara dene para bhI isa pApIne pahale mere hAthase tUmbI le lo bhaura phIra rasI kATa kara bhAga gayA / maiM A kara kuemeM girA / bhAgyase coTa to adhika na lagI, para do tIna dina isameM paDe rahanese aba mere prANa ghuTa raheM hai / " usakI hAlata sunakara cArudattako bar3I dayA AI, para vaha svayaM bhI uso paristhitimeM mA phaMsA thA, isalie usakI kucha sahAyatA na kara sakA / cArudattanai usase pUchA-" to maiM ise rasa bhara kara na dU?" dhanadattane kahA--" aisA mata kaho, rasa bharakara de hI do, sabhyathA yaha Uparase patthara vagareha mAra kara bar3A kaSTa pahuMcAvegA / " taba cArudattane eka bAra tumbI rasase bharakara sIke meM rakha dI / sanyAsIne use nikAla liyA / cArudattako nikAlane ke liye usane phira sIkA nIce ddaalaa| aba kI bAra svayaM soMke para na baiThakara cArudattane kucha Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kulakA bhAga [ 53 vajanadAra pattharoMko usameM rakha diyA / jaba sIkA AdhI dUra AyA, taba sanyAsI use kATakara calatA bnaa| cArudattakI jAna baca gyii| usane ghanadattakA bar3A upakAra mAnA aura kahA- " mizra bAja tumane mujhe jIvanadAna diyA hai, jisa " usa liye maiM janma-janmAMtara taka tumhArA RNI rahU~gA ! ku ese nikalanekA upAya pUchanepara canadarA bolA - " yahAM rasa pIne pratidina eka goha AyA karatI hai, jo Aja calI gaI, kala phira AvegI, so tuma pUMcha pakar3akara nikala jaanaa|' itanA kahate kahate usakA galA ruka gayA aura prANa saMkaTameM par3a gaye / apane upakArIko kucha bhI sevA karane meM svayaMko asamartha pA usane dhanadattako uttama gati meM jAneke liye pavitra jinadharmakA upadeza dekara paMcanamaskAra maMtra sunAyA aura sAtha hI sanyAsa bhI livA diyA / " saverA hote hI sadAkI taraha usa dina bhI goha rasa pIne AyI / rasa pI kara jAte samaya cArudattane usakI pUcha pakar3a lI aura usake sahAre bahAra nikala aayaa| tamAma jaMgala pAra karanepara rAste meM usakI rudradattase bheMTa ho gaI / vahAMse ve donoM apane manorathakI siddhi ke liye ratnadvIpa gaye / ratnadvIpa jAneke liye pahale eka parvatapara jAnA paDatA thA / parvata para jAnekA rAstA bahuta saMkIrNa thA / isaliye vahAM jAne ke liye inhoMne do bakare kharode aura unapara savAra hokara sakuzala parvata para pahuMca gye| vahAM jAkara cArudatta sAthIne socA ki ina donoM bakaroMko mArakara do camar3ekI thailiyAM banAnI cAhiye aura ulaTa kara unake bhItara ghusa donoMkA muMha-sI denA cAhiye / mAMsake lobhase yahAM sadA bhairuNDa pakSI AyA karate haiM / ve apane ko uThAkara usapAra ratnadvIpa le jAyeMge | vahAM thailiyoMko phAr3akara hama bAhara ho jAyeMge / Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 ] ArAdhanA-kapA-koSa manuSyako dekhakara pakSI harakara ur3a jAyeMge aura bar3I saralatAse uddezya sira ho jaaygaa| ___ cAradasane rudadattakI pApabharI bAteM sunakara use bahuta phaTakArA aura kahA ki aise pApa dvArA prApta kiye dhanakImujhe koI jarUrata nhiiN| rAtako ye donoM so gye| cArudattako gAr3hI nIMda meM soyA dekha pApI rudradatta cupakese uThA aura jahAM bakare vandhe the vahAM gyaa| usane pahale apane bakareko mArA aura phira cArudattake bakarepara hAtha bddh'aayaa| itane meM acAnaka cArudattakI nIMda khula gaI / rudradattako apane pAsa soyA na pAkara usakA mAmA manakA | bAra dekhA ki pApI rudradatta bakarekA galA kATa rahA hai | mAre kroSake cArudatta lAla-pIlA ho gyaa| usane rudradattake hApase churA chInakara use khuba kharI-khoTI sunaaii| saca hai, nirdayI puruSa kauna-sA pApa nahIM karate ? usa adhamare bakareko Tukara-Tukara dekhate pAkara cArudattakara hRdaya dayAse bhara aayaa| usakI AMkhoM se AMsuoMkI dhAra baha nikalI | bakarA prAya: kATA jA cukA thaa| isaliye usako bacAnekA prayatna karanese vaha lAcAra thA / usakI zAMtike sAtha mRtyu aura sugati ke liye cArudattane use. 'paMca-namaskAra maMtra ' sunAkara sanyAsa de diyaa| jo dharmAtmA jinendra bhagavAnake upadezakA rahasya samajhate haiM unakA jIvana paropakArake liye hI hotA hai / cArudattakI icchA pI ki vaha pIche lauTa jAya para isake. liye usake pAsa koI sAdhana na thA / isaliye lAcAra ho use bhI rudradattakI taraha usa pailIkI zaraNa lenI par3I / ur3ate hue bheruNDa pakSI do mAMsa-piNDa dekha vahAM Aye aura una donoMko coMcose uThA calate bane / rAstemeM una meM paraspara Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA bhAga [ 55: " lar3AI hone lagI, jisake phalasvarUpa rudradaza jisa thailI meM thA, vaha coMca se chUTa pdd'ii| rudradatta samudra meM girakara mara gyaa| marakaya bhI apane pApake phalase bhoganeke liye use narakayAmI honA par3A / cArudattakI thailIko jo pakSI liye thA, usane use ratnadvIpake eka sundara parvatapara le jAkara rakha diyaa| coMca mArate ho cArudatta dIkha par3A aura pakSI Dara kara bhAga gyaa| jaise hI cArudatta thailI bAhara nikalA ki dhUpameM dhyAna lagAye eka mahAtmA dIkha paDe / unheM kar3I dhUpameM merukI taraha nizcala dekha kara cArudattakI usa para bahuta zraddhA huI / munirAjakA dhyAna pUrA hote hI unhoMne cAroM kahA--"noM cAgama acchI taraha to ho na ?" munike mukhase apanA nAma suna kara cArudattako bar3I khuzI huI ki isa aparicita dezameM bhI use koI pahacAnatA hai, sAtha hI use isa bAta para Azcarya bhI huaa| vaha munirAja se bolA - "prabho / mAlUma hotA hai ki Apane kahIM mujhe dekhA haiM, batalAiye to bhalA maiM Apako kahAM milA thA ?" muni bole- "suno, maiM amitagati vidyAdhara hUM / eka dina maiM caMpApurIke bagIcemeM apanI priyA ke sAtha saira karane gayA thaa| usI samaya dhUmasiMha nAmaka vidyAdhara vahAM AyA aura merI strIko dekhakara usako nIyata kharAba ho gayI / apanI vidyAke balase usa kAmAndha pApIneM mujhe eka vRkSa meM kIla diyA aura merI patnIko vimAna para baiThA kara AkAza mArga se cala diyaa| bhAgyavaza usa samaya tuma va A gaye / tumheM dayAvAna samajha maiMne vahIM rakhI eka auSadhiko pIsa kara mere zarIra para lepa karaneko khaa| tumane vaisA hI kiyA. jisase duSTa vidyAoM kA prabhAva naSTa huA aura vaise hI chUTa gayA jisa prakAra guru-upadezane jIva mAyA - midhyAkI kIlase chUTa jAtA hai / maiM usI samaya kailAza parvatapara Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 ] ArAdhanA-kapA-koSa gayA aura dhUmasihako ucita daNDa deM apanI smoko chupA laayaa| usa samaya tumako maiMne manamAnI vastu mAMgane ko kahA thA, para tumane kucha bhI lenese inkAra kiyaa| vaha bho ThIka hI thA, kyoMki sajjana puruSa dUsaroMkI bhalAI kisI prakArako AzAse nahIM karate haiN| isake bAda maiM apane nagarako gayA aura kucha varSoM taka rAjyazrIkA khuba mAnaMda luuttaa| bAdako mAtma-kalyANako icchAse putroMko rAjya sauMpa maiMne dIkSA le lI, jo mokSako denevAlI haiN| cAraNa Rddhike prabhAvase meM yahA~ Akara tapasyA kara rahA huuN| yahI kAraNa hai ki maiM tUmheM pahacAnatA huuN|" cArudatta ina bAtoMko sunakara bar3A prasanna huaa| yahAM ayA ho yA munirAjake do putra sanakI pUjA karane vahAM aaye| munirAjane cAruvattase bhI unakA paricaya kraayaa| paraspara milakara ina sabako car3o prasannatA huii| - iso samaya eka khubasUrata yuvaka vahAM aayaa| yuvakane Ate hI cArudasako praNAma kiyA / cArudattane use aisA karanese rokate hue kahA ki pahale tumheM gurudevako namaskAra karanA ucita thaa| Agata yuvakane apanA paricaya dete hue kahA ki maiM pahile bakarA thaa| pApI rudradatta jaba merA galA khAdhA kATa cukA thA, usa samaya bhAgyase Akara Apane mujhe namaskAra-mantra sunAyA aura sAtha ho sanyAsa de diyA maiM zAMtise mara kara mantrake prabhAvase saudharma svargameM deva huaa| isaliye mere guru to Apa ho haiM-Apane hI mujhe sanmArga batalAyA hai| vaha saudharma-deva dharma-premase prerita ho divya vastrAbharaNa cArudattako bheMTa kara aura use namaskAra kara svarga calA gyaa| paropakAriyoMkA isa prakAra sammAna honA hI caahiye| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA bhAsa mArga para nizAra viza aura bArAgrIva munirAjako namaskAra kara cArudattase bole--"caliye, hama Apako ApakI __ janmabhUmi campApura meM pahu~cA Ave / " cArudatta kRtajJatA vyakta * karate hue jAneko sahamata ho gyaa| unhoMne cArudattako mAla asavAva sahita bahuta jalda vimAna dvArA campApurI pahuMcA diyA isake bAda ve use namaskAra kara apane sthAnako lauTa gye| pugyabalase saMsAra meM saba kucha ho sakatA hai| ataeva puNya prApti ke liye jina bhagavAnake AdezAnusAra dAna-pUjA-pUjA zIlarUpa cAra pavitra dharmAcaraNokA sadA pAlana karate rahanA caahiye| acAnaka apane priya putrake A jAnese cArudattako mAlAko bar3I khuzI huii| unhoMne bAra-bAra use chAtIse lagAkara apane hRdayako ThaNDA kiyaa| mitravatIke bhI AnaMdakA ThikAnA na rahA vaha Aja apane pritamase milakara jisa sukhakA anubhava kara rahI thI, usakI samAnatAmeM svargakA divya sukha bhI tuccha hai / bAtahI bAtameM cArudattake AnekA samAcAra sAre nagarameM phaila gayA, jisase sabako Ananda huaa| cArudatta kisI samaya bar3A dhanI thaa| apane kukarmoMse vaha rAhakA bhikhArI bana gayA / jaba use apanI dazAkA jJAna huA to phira puruSArthI banakara usane kaThinAiyoMkA sAmanA kiyA / kaI bAra asaphala honepara bhI vaha nirAzA nahIM huA / apane udyogase usake bhAgyakA sitArA phira camaka uThA aura pUrNa teja prakAza karane lgaa| kaI varSoMtaka khUba sukha bhogakara apanI jagaha apane 'sundara' nAmake putrako niyukta kara vaha udAsIna ho gyaa| dIkSA le usane sapa Arambha kiyA aura anta meM sanyAsa sahita marakara svarga lAbha kiyA / svargameM vaha nAnA prakArake bhogoMko bhogatA Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ArAdhanA-kathA-koSa =-=-ren u narist .-:.- .-menhuA sukhase rahatA hai| sumeru aura kailAza parvata Adi sthAnoMkajina mandiroMmeM jAnA, videha kSetra jAkara sAkSAt tIrthapura kevalI bhagavAnakI stuti karanA tathA unakA dharmopadeza sunanA Adi dharma sAdhanameM hI vahAM adhika samaya lagatA hai| jina bhagavAnake pracArita dharmakI, indra, nAgendra vidyAdhara Adi bhaktipUrvaka upAsanA karate haiM, tuma bhI isI dharmakA Azraya lo, jisase parama padako prAna kara sako / -: * :-- parAzara munikI kathA jinendra bhagavAnako namaskAra kara anya matoMkI asatkalpanAoMkA satpuruSoMko jJAna ho, isaliye unhIMke zAstroMmeM likhI huI parAzara nAmaka tapasvIkI kapA likhI jAtI haiM / __hastinApurameM gaGgabhaTa nAmaka eka dhIvara rahatA thaa| eka dina nadI meM use eka bar3I machalI milI, jisake cIrane para usameM se eka sundara kanyA niklii| usake zarIrase bar3I durgandha nikala rahIM thii| dhIvarane usakA nAma satyavatI rakhA, yatnase usakA pAlana-poSaNa karane lagA 1 machalIse kanyA paidA ho, yaha bAta sarvathA asambhava hone para bhI, loga AMkha banda kara aisI bAtoM para vizvAsa kiye cale jAte haiN| __satyavatI jaba bar3I huI, taba eka dina gaGgabhaTa use nadI kinAre nAvapara baiThAkara Apa kisI kAmase gharapara A gayA / itane meM parAzara muni vahAM A pahu~ce aura satyavatose bole-"larakI mujhe nadI pAra jAnA hai, tU nAvapara baiThAkara mujhe pAra kara de|" molo satyavatI unakI bAta mAna unheM nAvapara baiThAkara nAva khene lagI / satyavatI sundara to po. Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA bhAga [ 59 hI usakI khilatI huI javAnIne tapasvIke sapako DagamagAya diyaa| kAmake vaza ho unhoMne apanI pApamayI manovRtti satyavatI para prakaTa kI / satyavatI sunakara lajjita huI aura DaratI huI bolI - "mahArAja ! Apa jaise sarva samartha dharmAtmA ke liye maiM durgandhamaya nIca jAtikI lar3akI kaise yogya ho sakatI hU~ ?" parAzarako isa bholI lar3akI ke niSkapaTa vicAra para bho dharma na AI, kAmiyoMko zarma kahAM ? unhoMne satyavatI se kahA- "maiM abhI terA zarIra sugandhamaya banA detA hU~ aura apane tapobala se tatkAla vaisA kara bhI dikhAyA / " unake prabhAvako dekha satyavatI rAjI ho gaI aura bolI - "mahArAja ! kinAre ke loga yaha dekhakara kyA kaheMge ?" taba parAzarane AkAzako dhuMdhalAkara ( jisase koI dekha na sake ) apanI kAma vAsanA pUrI kii| isake bAda unhone nadI meM bIca meM hI eka choTA sA gAMva basAyA aura satyavatIse vivAha kara vahAM rahane lage / kucha dina bAda satyavatIke vyAsa nAmaka putra huA / janmakAla se hI usake sira para jaTAe~ thIM aura vaha yajJopavIta pahine thA / janmate hI vaha pitAko praNAma kara tapasyA karane calA gyaa| ye bAte pAgala ke pralApa chor3a aura kyA ho sakatI hai aura viveka buddhivAle inapara vizvAsa bhI kaise kara sakate haiM ? bhaktike Aveza meM A kara asatya para vizvAsa karanebAloMne aisA likha mArA haiM / ataeva buddhimAnoMko ucita hai ki ve una vidvAnoMkI saMgati kareM, jo jainadharmake rahRzyako samajhate haiM tathA jaina zAkhakA zraddhA ke sAtha adhyayana kareM aura unameM apanI pavitra buddhiko lgaayeN| isI se unheM saccA sukha prApta hogA / Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ArAmasa-kathA-koSa sAtyaki aura rudrakI kathA kevala jJAna ho jinakA netra hai, aise jina bhagavAnako namaskAra kara zAstrAnusAra sAtyaki aura rudrako kathA likhI jAtI hai / __ gandhAra deza ke mahezvarapura nAmaka sundara zaharameM satyandhara nAmaka rAjA apanI strI satyavatI ke sAtha rahate the| inake -sAtyaki nAmakA eka putra huA, jisane rAjavidyAmeM bar3o kuzalatA prApta kii| __usa samaya siMdhu dezakA vizAlAnaga rokA rAjA caheka / jainamrarma kA pAlaka aura jinendra bhagavAna kA saccA bhakta thaa| usako rAnI subhadrA bar3o pativratA aura varmAtmA tho / usako sAta kanyAyeM thIM, jinakA nAma pavitrA, mRgAvatI, suprabhA, 'prabhAvato, cetano, jyeSThA aura candanA thA / samrATa zreNikane cahekale celinoko mAMgA, para pahekane unako Ayu adhika dekha, lar3akI dene se inakAra kara diyA / dheNika ko yaha bahuta burA lgaa| apane pitAkA duHkhakA kAraNa jAnakara abhayakumArane unakA eka sundara citra banavAyA ora use le vizAlA phuNcaa| vaha citra celinoko dikhalAkara usane use zreNikapara mugdha kara liyA / bahekako sammati anukUla na dekha amayakumArane celinoko gupta mArga se le jAne kA vicAra kiyA / jaba celino usake sAtha jAneko taiyAra huI, taba jpreSThAne bho sAtha calane ko kahA | celino rAjo to ho gaI, para bAdameM use le jAnA ThIka nahIM samajha thor3A dUra jAnepara jyease kahA-"bahana ! maiM apane AbhUSaNa to mahala meM ho bhUla AyI hU~, tU jAkara unheM le A? maiM abataka yahIM khar3o huuN|" ne cAro jyeSThA usake phAMse meM bA gaI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA bhAga [61. aura bhAbhUSaNa lAme calI gii| lauTamepara usame dekhA ki yahAM koI nahIM hai| apanI bahanakI kuTilatAse jyeSThAko bahuta duHkha huaa| isa du:kha ke mAre yazasvatI mAyikAke pAsa gaI aura vaha dIkSita ho gaI / jyeSThAkI sagAI satyandharake putra sAtyakise ho cukI thii| jaba sAyAkane usake dIkSA lene kI bAta munnI, jo vAdI samAdhi munise dIkSA lekara muni ho gyaa| ___eka dina yazasvatI, jyeSThA Adi AyikAeM zrI varddhamAna bhagavAnakI vandanA karane cliiN| banameM pahu~cate hI khUba jorase pAnI barasane lagA, jisase AyikA saMghako bar3A kaSTa huA, unakA saMgha titara-bitara ho gyaa| jyeSThA kAlaguhA nAmakI guphAmeM pahuMcI aura use ekAMta samajha zarIrake bhIge bastroMko utAra unheM nicor3ane lagI / sAyaki muni' bhI isI guphAmeM dhyAna kara rahe the| unhoMne jyeSThA AryikAkA khulA zarIra dekha liyA / dekhate hI kAmavaza ho, unhoMne apane zolarUpI maulika ratnako mAryikAke zarIrarUpI agnimeM jhoMka diyA / kAmase andhA banA huA manuSya kyA nahIM kara sakatA ? ___ AyikA yazasvato jyeSThAkI ceSTA yAdise usakI dazA jAna gaI / dharma apavAdake bhayase vaha jyeSThAko celinIke pAsa rakha AI, celinIse use gupta rItise apane yahAM rakha liyaa| nau mahIne bAda jyeSThAko putra humA, jise aMgikane 'celinIko putra huA hai', isa rUpameM pragaTa kiyA / jyeSThA use vahIM chor3a, svayaM AyikA saMghameM calI AI aura prAyazcita lekara tapasvinI ho gyii| usakA lar3akA theNikake ghara palane lagA / bacapanase sata acchI na rahane ke kAraNa usake svabhAvameM kaThoratA A gaI / vaha apane sAtha khelanevAle lar3akoMko rudratAke sAtha mArane-pITane lagA, jisakI zikAyata Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 ] bArAdhanA-kathA-koSa 'mahArAnI taka pahu~ca gayo / unhoMne usakA sautra svamAva dekhakara nAma bhI rudra rakha diyaa| jo vRkSa jabase kharAba hotA haiM unake phaloMmeM miThApana kahAMse A sakatA haiM ? eka dina rudrase aura koI aparAdha bana par3A, jise suna celinone koSake AvezameM yahAM taka kaha DAlA ki kisane isa duSTako janA aura kise yaha kaSTa detA hai| jise yaha apanI mAtA samajhatA thA, usake mukhase aisI bAta suna rudra gahare vicArameM par3a gyaa| usane socA ki isameM koI kAraNa avazya haiN| Nikake pAsa jAkara usane pUchA-"pitAjI ! saca batAI ye ki mere pitA kauna haiM aura kahAM hai ? pahale to zreNikane AnAkAnI kI, para jabarudra bahuta pIche par3A, to lAcAra ho unheM saba bAteM saccI batA denI pdd'ii| rudrako isase bar3A * vairAgya huA aura vaha tabhI apane pitAke pAsa jA kara muni ho gayA / eka dina rudra gyAraha aMga aura daza pUrvakA UMce svarase pATha kara rahA thaa| usa samaya zrutajJAnake mAhAtmyase pAMca sau bar3I vidyAe~ aura sAta sau choTI vidyAe~ siddha hokara aaii| unhoMne rudrase apaneko svIkAra karane ko prArthanA kii| rudrane lAlacavaza unheM svIkAra to kara liyA, para loga Age hone vAle sukha aura kalyANake nAzakA kAraNa hotA hai, isakA usane vicAra na kiyA / ___ usa samaya sAtyaki muni gokarNa parvatako U~cI coTIpara dhyAna kiyA karate the / unakI vandanAko aneka dharmAtmA puruSa AyA karate the| jabase rudrako vidyAe~ siddha huI, tabase vaha muni vandanAke liye AnevAle dharmAtmA puruSoM ko apane vidyAbalase siMha, vyAghra, geMDA, cautA Adi hiMsaka aura bhayaGkara pazuoM dvArA Dasakara parvata para jAne na detA Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA bhAga "thA / sAtyaki muniko mAlUma hone para unhoMne use samajhAyA aura aisA karanese rokA / kadrane unakI bAta para 'dhyAna nahIM diyA aura logoMko aneka kaSTa dene lgaa| taba sAtyakine kahA-" tere isa pApakA phala burA hogA aura tU 'khiyoM dvArA tapa-bhraSTa hokara mRtyukA grAsa bnegaa| ataeva abhIse samhala jA, jisase kugatiyoMkA duHkha na bhoganA pdd'e|" rUdra para isa dhamakIkA bhI koI asara na huA aura usane apatI dRSTatA jArI rakhI kyoMki pApiyoMke hRdaya meM sadupadeza nahIM ThaharatA / / eka dina rudra muni kailAza parvata para gayA aura vahAM AtApana yoga dvArA tapa karane lgaa| isake bIca eka aura kathA hai, jisakA isIse sambandha hai| vijayArddha parvatakI dakSiNa zreNI meM meghanibaddha, meghanicaya aura meninAda nAmaka tIna sundara zahara the / vahAMke rAjA kanakarathake unakI rAnI manoharase devadAru aura vidyujihva nAmaka do putra hue| ye donoM saccaritra aura vidvAna the / yogya samajha kanakaraya apane bar3e putra devadAruko rAjya bhAra sauMpa Apa gaNadhara munirAjake pAsa dIkSA lekara yogI bana gaye aura sabako kalyANa mArga batalAnA hI aba unakA lakSya ho gayA / donoM bhAiyoM meM bahuta dinoM taka to paTI / para bAdameM kisI kAraNase phUTa ho gyii| phalasvarUpa choTe bhAIne rAjyake lobhameM par3akara baDeke viruddha SaDyantra raca use rAjyase nikAla diyA / devadAruko apane mAnabhaGgakA bar3A duHkha huaa| vahAMse Akara vaha kailAza parvata para rahane lgaa| devadAruke ATha sundara kanyAe~ thIM / eka dina saba bahane tAlAba meM na karane ko AI / apane apane kapar3e utAra ye nahAneko jalameM Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ArAdhanA-kapA-koSa dhusI, usI samaya rudra munine inheM khule zarIra dekhA / dekhate hI kAmase pIr3ita ho ve ina para mohita ho gaye aura apanI vidhA dvArA unake kapar3e dhurA bhaMgavAye / kanyAeM aba snAna kara bAhara nikalIM, to kapaDe na dekha unheM Azcarya huaa| ve lajjAke mAre vyAkula hone lgiiN| itane meM unako najara rudra muni para par3I aura pAsa jA kara saMkocase pUchA--"prabho ! kRpA kara hameM batAiye ki hamAre kapar3e kyA ho gaye?" Apatti ke samaya lajjA saMkoca saba jAtA rahatA hai| rudrane nirlajjakI taraha unase kahA- "hAM, maiM tumhAre vastrakA patA batA sakatA hai, yadi tuma saba mujhe cAhane lgo|" kanyAoMne kahA--"hama abodha haiM, yadi pitAjI isa bAtako svIkAra kara leM, to phira hameM koI Apatti na rhegii| isapara munine unake vastra lauTA diye| bAlikAoMne ghara jA kara saba bAteM apane pitAjI se khiiN| devadArune eka vizvasta karmacArI dvArA muniko kahalA bhejA ki ve apanI lar3akiyoMko unheM arpaNa kara sakate haiM, yadi munirAja vidyujihvako mAra kara unakA rAjya unheM vApasa dilabA skeN| rudrane svIkAra kara liyA, rudrako apane anukula dekha devadAra use ghara para le aayaa| rAjya-bhraSTa rAjA punaH rAjya prAptike liye kyA nahIM kara sakatA hai ? ___rudra vijayA parvata para gayA aura vidyAoMko sahAyatAse vidyujihvako mArakara usI samaya devadAruko siMhAsanapara baiThA diyaa| rAjya prAptike bAda devadArUne bhI apanI pratijJA pUrI ko| apanI sarNa lar3akiyoMkA vivAha Ananda-utsavake sAtha inase kara diyaa| isake sivAya aura bhI bahuta sI kanyAoMse usane vivAha kiyA / divA-rAtri usake kAma sevanake phala-svarUpa saMkar3oM rAja-kanyAeM akAlameM ho kAla Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ---- dhopAlako mAtAkA zrIpAla se milnaa| [. ...-..--- lagA liyaa| paraspara kuzala pUchane ke bAda rAjA pahapAlane apane avicAritaramya kRtyakI niMdA kI aura pazcAttApA karane lgaa| taba usa dampatine rAjAko vinayapUrvaka samajhAkara dhairya bndhaayaa| rAmAne putrome usakI pUrva vyathA aura usake dura honekA vRttAMta pUchA / tava putrIne mAdyopAMta kaha sunAyA / yadyapi isale rAjAko bahuta kucha zAMti milI, parantu manako zalyaH niHzeSa na huI / ThIka hai-kaSTasAdhya vastuke sahaja siddha ho bAnese ekadama zaMkAkA parihAra nahIM ho jAtA, jabataka ki Thokara sAkSI na mile ! isaliye rAjA apanI zaMkA nirmUla karane ke hetu zrIguruke pAsa gaye, aura vinaya sahita namaskAra kara pUchane lage he dharmAvatAra dayAlu prabhu ! zrIpAlake kor3a ho jAnekA vRttAMta kRpAkara kaho / tava zrIgurune saba vRttAMta AdyopAMta avadhijJAnake balase sunA diyA / sunate hI rAjAko zalya ni:zeSa ho gii| isa prakAra rAjA pahupAla apano putrI aura jaMvAI sahita guruko namaskAra kara nija sthAnako gayA, aura donoMko snAna karAkara amUlya vastrAbhUSaNa pahirAye, tathA aneka prakArase putrI aura jaMvAIkI prazaMsA va suzruSA kI / isa taraha ve paraspara premapUrvaka apanA samaya AnaMdase : bitAne lge| he sarzajJa bItarAga dayAlu prabhu ! jaise dina bIpAla va mainAsundarIke phira aise hI sabake phireM / Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra | ujjainIse zrIpAlakA gamana zrIpAlako priyA sahita ujjainI meM rahate hue bahuta dina ho gye| kyoMki Ananda meM samaya jAte mAlUma nahIM hotA thA / ka dina donoM rAtriko sukhanIMda le rahe the ki zrIpAlakI nIMda acAnaka khula gaI. aura unako eka bar3I bhArI citAne ghera liyaa| ve paDe karavaTa badalane lage aura doghaM usvAsa sene lage 1 bhalA aisI avasthA jaba patikI ho gaI, taba kyA strIko nidrA A sakatI thI ? nahIM kadApi nahIM / eka aMgakI pIDA dUsare aMgako avazya hI hotI hai / 16 ] vaha patiparAyaNA satI turanta hI jAgo aura patike paira pakar3akara masalane tathA pUchane lagI- he nAya! ciMtAkA kAraNa kyA hai, so kRpAkara khiiN| kyA rAjAne kucha kaTuvacana kahA hai ? yA svadezako yAda A gaI hai ? yA kisIne Apake cittako curA liyA hai ? athavA aisA ho koI aura kAraNa hai ? he prANadhAra ! Apako cintita dekha mujhe atyanta cintA ho rahI hai / tava zrIpAlane bahuta saMkoca karate hue kahA-priye ! aura to koI ciMtA nahIM hai, kevala yahI bitA hai ki yahAM rahane saba loga mujhe rAja-jaMvAI kahate hai aura mere pitAkA nAma koI bhI nahIM letA hai| isaliye ve putra jinase vinAkukhava nAma lopa ho jAya, yathArtha meM putra kahalAne ke yogya nahIM hai| isa bAlaka du:kha mere hRdaya meM utpanna huA hai / kyoMka kahA hai sunA aura sUtake vipe astara itanA ho / vaha paravaMza bahAvatI, vaha nija baMza hi sAya // jo suta taja nija svajanapura, rahe svasura gRha jAya / *so kupUta jaga jAniye, ati nirlajja kahAya // Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ujjoMnose 'zrIpAlakA gamana / [67 isaliye he priye ! aba mujhe yahAM ekara kSaNa eka varSa barAbara bIta rahA hai / basa, mujhe yahI duHkha hai / yaha sunakara mainAsundarIne kahA-he nAtha ! yaha bilkula satya hai| kyoMki kahA hai-- bhAI rahe bahinake tIra, vina Ayudha raNa car3he jo dhIra / "dhana dhinA dAna dena jo kahe, aru jo jAya sAsare rahe / / haMsa base pokharo jAya, kehari base nagara meM Aya / -sano tane mana vikalapa rahe, raNa se subhaTa bhAgave kahai / bole kAga AmakI DAla, mAna sarobara bagulA bAla / kujara 36 siMha kA hi. viyoM ko haMsI karAhi / / mUrakha bAMce mahApurANa, kula bhAmina maha khoTI bAna / itane jana jaga nindA la haiM, aise bar3e sayAne kAheM / / isaliye ApakA vicAra ati uttama hai| pratyeka manuSyako apane kula, deza, jAti, dharma va pitAdi gurujanoMke pavitra nAmako sarvopari prasiddha karanA cAhiye, kyoMki putra hI kulakA dIraka kahA jAtA hai| jina putroMne apane jAti, kula, dharma, deza va pitAdi gurujanoMke nAmakA lopa kara diyA yathArtha meM ve putra usa kalake kalaMka haiM, isaliye he svAmo ! yahAMse caturaMga sainya sAya lekara Apa apane dezako caliye aura citA meTakara sAnanda svarAjya bhogiye / ahA ! dhanya hai manAzundaroko ki jisane pati ke sadvicArameM apane vicAra milA die ! yathArthameM ve hI striyAM sarAhanIya hai jA patikI anugAminI ho / anyathA jo striyAM svAmIkI AjJAke pratikUla haiM ve kebala ber3IkI sarahase duHkharUpa bhayAnakA bandhana haiM / kahA hai Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 ] zrIpAla caritra | pati AjJA anusAra jo, cale dhanya vaha nAri / aru pati vimukhA je triyAM, jaise tIkSNa kuThAri // apanI priyA ke aise vacana sunakara zrIpAla bole- candra ne " Apane kahA so ThIka hai, parantu kSatri kabhI kisIke sAmane hAtha nIcA ( ) kahA hai karapara kara nizidina kareM karatala kara na kare | jA dina karatala kara kreN| tA dina maraNa gineya // isalie prathama to mAMganA hI burA hai aura kadAcit yaha bhA koI kare to aisA kauna hogA jA apane hAtha meM AyA huA rAjya dUsaroMko dekara Apa svayaM parAzrita ho jovana vyatIta karegA ? saMsAra kanaka aura kAmanI koI bhI kisIko khuzIra nahIM sauMpa detA / aura yadi aisA bhA ho to merA parAkramaH kisa taraha pragaTa hogA ? payArtha meM apane bAhubaliye prApta kiyA huA hA rAjya sukhadAyaka hotA hai| dUsare jahAMtaka apanI zaktise kAma nahIM liyA arthAt apane balakI parIkSA kara usakA nizcaya nahIM kara liyA vahatika rAjya kisa AdhAra para cala sakatA hai ? www tIsare zaktiko kAmameM na lAnese kAyaratA bar3ha jAtI hai| pAna saI ghor3A ar3e, vidyA bisara jAya / bATo jale aMgArapara kisa kAraNa yaha thAya ? uttara phesa nahIM / tAtparya vidyA abhyAsakAriNI hotI hai| isalie puruSako sadaiva sAvadhAna ho rahanA ucita hai| ghara meM Aga laganaMpara kubA dAnA vRthA hai / aise hI zatruke A jAnepara zaktiko parIkSA karanA vyartha hai / isalie hai priyatameM ! maiM videza meM jAkara nija bAhubala se rAjyAdi veNava prApta kruuNgaa| tuma Anandase apanI sAsukI sadA mAtAka samAna karanA aura nitya prati zrI jinadevakA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - anjanIse zrIpAlakA gamana | [69 pUjana, bandana, stavana dAnAdi SaTkarmoM meM sAvadhAna rahanA va paMcAvata mana, vacana, kAyase pAlana karanA aura kisI prakArako ciMtA na karanA / pati ke ye vacana usa satIko yadyapi duHkhadAyaka the aura vaha svagnameM bhI pati viraha sahana karane ke lie atyanta kAyara thI, parantu jaba upako yaha nizcaya ho gayA ki aba ye nahIM mAneMge, aura avazya hI videza jAyeMge, to phira isa samaya inako cher3ane se kucha bhI lAma nahIM hogA, kintu yAtrAmeM "vighna AvegA, isaliye cher3achAr3a karanA anucita hai, aisA socakara usane dhIme svarase kahA " prANadhAra / yadyapi maiM ApakA kSaNaviraha karane ko bhI asamartha hU~ tathApi ApakI AjJA meM zirodhArya karatI hU~ parantu yaha batAiye ki ima atralAko puga: Apake darzana kavataka mileMge ? jisake sahAre va AzApara cittako dherya dekara * santoSita kiyA jAya / " taba zrIpAla jIne kahA-"priye ! tuma dhairya rakho, maiM bAraha varSa pUrNa hote ho, poche Akara tumase milugaa| isameM kicit bhI antara na samajhanA" yaha sunakara manAsundarone kahA-"he nAtha ! yadyapi maiMne apamAna 4 ApakA citta nedita hone ke bhayase binA AnAkAnI kiye ho ApakA jAnA svIkAra kara liyA hai aura strIkA dharma bhI yahI hai ki patiko icchA pramANa pravarte, parantu saMgArameM moha mahA prabala hai, isalie merA citta yArambAra adhIra ho jAtA hai| arthAt Apake caraNakamala choDaneko jo nahIM caahtaa|| __isalie yadi Apa isa dAsIko bhI sevAke lie le caleM, to bahA upakAra ho| kAraNa, bAraha varSa kyA, dAsI bAraha ala bhI viraha sahaneko asamartha hai| aiso namra prArthanA kara, Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 ] . . . . bhopAla cariNa . . ' e / svAmokI ora AzAvatA ho yaha pratIkSA karane lagI ki. svAmo yA to mujhe sAtha le calaga, yA apane jJAnekA vicAra banda kara daMga paranna aimI AzA karanA usakA nirarthaka yaa| kyoMki bar3e puruSa jo kucha vicAra karate haiM vaha pakkA hI karate haiM, aura use pUrA kara ke hI chor3ate haiN| kahA bhI hai-- yadi mahajjana nijavacana, kareM na jo nirvAha / / to unameM aga laghunameM, antara sUjhe nAMha / / nija priyAko mohAtura deva zrIpAla bole-priye ! tuma adhIra mata hoo, maiM avazya hI apane kahe hara samaya para A jAUMgA / saMsArameM jIvoMkA parama zatru yaha moha ho hai / jisane isako jItA hai ve hI sanace sukhA haiM / aura adhika . kyA kahA jAya ? nizcayase yadi dekho ki duHkha koI vastu hai, to vaha mohake sivAya aura kucha bhI nahIM hai / arthAt moha ho duHkha hai / yahI iSTAniSTa cuddhi karAkara prANiyoMko mAnA prakAra ke nAca nacAtA hai / isalie isakA parihAra karanA hI uttama puruSAkA kAma hai / so cintA na kro| gai udyamake lie jA rahA hU~ / udyama karanA puSakA kalavya hai| udyamahona puruSa saMsArameM niMdya aura duHkhakA pAtra hotA hai / udyamase ho nara sura aura kramapA: mokSakA bhI sukha prApta hotA hai / jo udyama nahIM karate unakA janma saMsAra meM -4 hai| kahA hai dharmArthakAmamAkSANA, yasyako'pi na vidyate / ___ ajAgalastanasyeva, tasya janma nirarthakam / / arthAt-dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa ina cAra puruSArthomase jisane eka bhI prApta nahIM kiyA usakA janma bakareke gale meM laTakate hue payarahita stanake samAna nirarthaka hai / isalie moha tyAgakara mujhe anumati do| __ taba vaha satI kucha dhairya dhAraNa karake bolI-svAmin / Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ujjanose zrIpAlakA gamana / [71 mujhe bhI khe clo| taba zrIpAla' bola- priya / paradeza meM ki sahAya va binA ThikAne ekAeka strIko le jAnA ThIka nahIM hai, kyoMki prathama to loga aneka prakArakI AzaMkAya karane lageMge aura jina dezoMse hama loga sarvathA aparicitta haiM vahAM para hamArA sahAyI kauna ? dUsare jaba ki maiM udyamake artha hI videza jAtA hai to yahAM strIko saMga rakhakara udyama karanA " gadheke sIMgavata ' asambhava haiN| hAM, tIrthayAtrA ityaadi| hotA to Thoka hI thA / puruSako cAhie ki paradeza meM jabataka bhalI bhAMti paricaya ho jAya aura udyama Adi nizcita va sthira na ho jAyA tathA jahA~para svapakSa na ho jAya vahAMpara striyAdiko kabhI sAtha na le jAya / kintu unheM apane mAtA pitA Adi bar3e janoMkI rakSAmeM choDa jAya, athavA usake mAtA pitAke ghara (yadi apane gharameM koI na ho to) bheja da / aura pazcAta sakta bAtoMko nizcaya karake use bAla bacco sahita le jAya / / hAM yaha bAta jarUrI hai ki samayAnusAra khabara dete lete raheM / so he priye ! maiM to zodhra ho AnevAlA huuN| tU cintA mata kara / nidAna mainAsundarI ukta sikhAmana sunakara bolI- svAmIn !! yadi Apa jAte hai aura dAsIko binatI nahIM sunate, to jAiye;. paraMtu eka prArthanA hai ki isa dAsIse dAsatva karAnekA vicAra aura paMcaparameSThI kA dhyAna svapna meM bhA na bhUliye, kyoMki ve hI paMcaparameSThI loka meM maMgalottama aura zaraNadhAra hai| tathA siddhacakrakA ArAdhana bhI sadaiva kIjiyegA / apanI mAtA dI mitroMko bhI nahIM bhulAiyegA / mithyA deva, guru aura dharmakA vizvAsa na kIjiyegA / ye hI jIvake prabala zatru haiN| pinadeva, Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 572 :] zrIpAla caritra | nirmamyaguru aura ahiMsA dharma ho tAranevAle haiN| vizeSa bharata yaha aura haiM ki, - " LP nAri jAti ati hI capala, kIjo nahIM vizvAsa / jeTho mA taruNo bahina, laghu sutA gina tAsa // " arthAt baDoko maratA barAbaravAlIko bahina aura choTo striyoko beTI ke samAna smjhiyegaa| paradezameM nAnA prakAra ke hoMgI, bhUtaM po rahate haiM, isalie soca vicArakara ho kArya kIjiyegA / svAmin ! meM ajJAna hUM, DhoTha hokara Apake sanmukha yaha vacana kahatI hUM, nahIM to bhalA merI kyA zakti jo Apako samajhA sakka? kSamA kiijiye| eka bAta yaha aura kaha detI hUM ki yadi apanI pratijJAvara bAraha varSa pUrNa hote hI Apa na Ae to maiM dUsare hI dina prAtaHkAla jinezvarI dIkSA lekara isa saMsAra ke jAlako toDa bavinAzo sukha ke lie isa parAdhIna paryAya TUTane ke upAya meM laga jAUMgI / arthAt jinadIkSA- prAdhikAra grahaNa kara lU bI / tatra zrIpAlIne kahA- "priye ! bAra kahane se kyA ? 'jo merA vacana hai, use maiM avazya ho pAlana karUMgA, isake lie siddhako sAkSI detA hU~ " aisA kahakara jyoM hI zrIpAlA calane lage, tyoMhI vaha punaH mohavaza svAmIkA pallA ( caddara khuMTa ) pakaDakara vyAkula ho kahane lagI / senA ! maiM to jAnatI thI ki Apa abataka kevala vinAda ko kara rahe haiM, parantu Apa to aba haMsIko saccI karane lage / kyA Apa sacamuca hI cale jAyeMge ? bhalA yaha avajA kisa prakAra kAlakSepa karego ? kRpA karo, dAsoko abhaya vacana do, maiM Apake darzanako pyAsI huuN| Apake binA mujhe yaha saba Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ujjainIse zrIpAlakA gamana / . sAmagrI duHkhadAyI hai / yadyapi mainAsundaro saba jAnatI thI, - parantu dina aisA hI hotA hai / jaba thopAlajIne dekhA ki striyAM haTha pakaDa rahI haiM, aura isase kAryameM vighna honeko sambhAvanA hai, taba uparI ... manase kucha krodha karake bole striyoMkA svabhAva aisA hI hotA hai ki ve hajAra "zikSA denepara apanI cAla nahIM choDatI na kAryAkArya hI vicAra karato haiM / basa, choDa de mujhe ! " yaha suna netra bharakara kAMpate2 mainAsundarIne pallA choDa diyA, aura nIcI dRSTi kara svAmoke caraNoMkI ora dekhane nagI ThIka hai, isake sivAya vaha aura kara hI kyA sakato thI ? dhIpAlajIko usako aisI dIna dagA dekhakara dayA mA gaI / ThIka hai, dInako dekhakara phise dayA na hogI ? pASANa hRdaya bhI pighala jAyagA, jisameM bhI phira abalAoMkA dona jhonA to puruSoMko aura bho vihvala banA detA hai| yadyapi bhopAlako dayA A gaI thI, parantu puruSArthakA sula kara lagA rahA thaa| isalie ve kisI prakAra apane visArako badala nahIM sake / kintu apane vicAra para dRr3ha bane rahakara va svara se bole priye ! cintA na kro| tuma yathArtha meM sato zIlavatI sAdhvo ho / tumhArA rudana karanA, mere cittako vyAkula kara rahA hai jo ki merI yAtrAmeM vighna karanevAlA hai, isaliye mere muhase ye ayora zabda nikala gaye haiN| tuma aisA kabhI apane manameM nahIM vicAsnA ki tumase merA prema bhisI prakAra kama ho gayA hai, kiMtu jisa prakAra tuma mere jAne se du:khita ho, bhai bho ... jumheM choDanemeM usase kisI prakAra kama duHkhI nahIM huuN| Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 ] zrIpAla caritra "kahana sunanakI bAta nahi: likho par3hI nahi jAsa' / ' apane jiyame jAniyo, hamare spikI bAta / / " parantu isa samaya mujhe eka bAra jAnA hI ucita hai| tuma . haTha na karo aura haSita hokara muma jAne ke lie anumati do !. nidAna mainAmundarAne hAtha jor3a namaskAra kara pati ke caraNoM meM mastapA rakha diyA / isa prakAra zrIpAla stroko samajhAkara Darate Darate mAtAke pAsa AjJA leneko gaye / mana meM socate jAte the ki kyA jAna mAtA AjJA dagI yA nahIM ? yahAM se / to kisI prakAra nivaTerA ho gayA hai| isa prakAra socanaH jAkara mAtA caraNAma bhastaka akA diyA. donoM hAthoMkI aMgulI joDakara dIna ho khaDe ho gaye 1 mAtA puzmA binA samaya Agamana dekhakara citAvato hokara nAlI putra ! isa samaya aisI bhAturatAse tere AnekA kAraNa kyA hai ? taba zrIpAlane apane mana kA satra vRttAMta kahakara videza jAnekI AnA maaNgii| sunate hI mAtA atyanta du:khita hokara kahane lagI- putra ! eka to pUrva asAtA kamona pahile hI tumase viyoga kagayA thA so. jame tane baDe kATameM bahuta dinAma tumase milakara apane hRdayakI dAha pati ko thI, parantu kyA aba bhI nirdabI kama na dekha sakA jo punaH putra se vichoha karAnA cAhatA hai ! ye putra! tujhe yaha basI puddhi utpanna huI hai ? ai beTA ! abhI to maiM tujhe dekhakara tere pitAma viyoga duHkhako bhUlI huI hai, sA tere binA maiM kaise dina vyatIta karUgI ?" ____ mAtA se bacana sunakara zrIpAna bahI namratAse bole - "he mAtA ! mujhe isa samaya jAnA hI ucita hai kyoMki yahAM rahane se yadyapi mujhe koI duHkha nahIM hai, parantu maiM rAjajaMbAI kahakara bulAyA jAtA hai. aura mere pitAkA, kulaphA va dezakA nAma koI nahIM letA hai. isIse merA citta vyAkula hai / Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ujjainIse zrIpAlakA gamana / [75 kyoMki jisa putrase pitAdi gurujanoM kula va dezakA nAma na cale vaha putra nahIM, kiMtu kulakA kalaMka hai| unakA janma hI honA na hone ke samAna hai| isalie mAtAjI ! mujhe saharSa AjJA va AzISa dIjie, jisameM merI yAtrA saphala ho / maiM zIghna hI / 12 varSameM ) lauTakara sevAmeM upasthita hoUMgA / Apa bhI jinendra kA dhyAna kIjie | aura ApakI vadha (manAsundarI) Apako sevAmeM rahego hI tathA sAtaso AjJAkAro subhaTa bhI apanI zaraNa meM upasthita rheNge| ___ mAtA kundaprabhA putrakA abhiprAya jAna gaI, use nizcaya ho gayA ki aba putra jAne se na rUkegA isaliye haThakara rakhanA ThIka nahIM hai aura vaha koI bure abhiprAya se to jA nahIM rahA hai ityAdi, saba vaha apane manako dRr3ha kara bolI "priya putra ! tujhe jAneko AjJA dete hue merA jI nikalatA haiM, parantu aba maiM tujha rokanA bhI nahIM cAhato / isaliye yadi jAte to jAo, aura saharSa jaao| zrI jineMdradeva guru aura dharmake prabhAvase tumhArI yAtrA saphala hove / parantu he putra ! videzakA kAma hai bahuta hoziyArIse rahanA / paradhana aura parastriyA~ para dRSTi na DAlanA / saba jIvoMko Apa samAna jAnanA / kahA hai - mAtRvat paradAreSu, paradravyeSu loSTavat / Atmabat sarvabhUteSu, ya: jAnAti sa paNDitaH / / tathA jhUThe va dambhI (chalI) logoMkA sAtha kabhI nahIM karanA, kisI ko bhUlakara bhI kuvatrana nahIM kahanA, madyapAyo mAMsa bhakSaka logoMke nikaTa na rahanA na unase vyavahAra karanA, jUnA (hAta) .. kabhI nahIM khelanA, pAno ( nado , Thaga, kotavAla. kRpaNa, haTho, strI, hathiyAra, aMdha puruSa, nakhI pazu, zRgavAle pazu, vezyA, rogI, RNI, baMdhubA (kaidI), zatru, jvArI, cora, asatyabhASI, .. Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ] zrIpAla caritra | Adi kisakA vizvAsa nahIM karanA, kyoMki itano prIti gur3a lapeTo churIkI taraha ghAtaka hai / nakhakho, lakkho, jaTAdhArI, mur3e hue bhasmadhArI, bheSo va banacara, kubjaka baunA ( vApata ) kAnA kesa (kaMjA netravAlA), choTo garadanavAlA AdamI, DAMkana, zakato. dAsI, kuTTanI (durtI) inakA bhI vizvAsa na karanA / svastrI mitrAya anya striyAM mAtA, bahina beTI ke samAna jAnanA atidravya va aizvarya ho jAnepara bhI ahaMkAra nahIM karanA, nirantara paMcaparameSThIkA dhyAna hRdayameM rkhnaa| bhUlakara bhI sivAya jineMdradeva nigraMtha guru aura dayAmaya jinavara kathita dharma ke anya kudeva, kudharma va kugurako sevA nahIM karanA, aura siddhanaka vratakA mana, vacana, kAyase pAlana karate rahanA ! ai putra ! ai mere bacana dRr3ha kara pAlanA bhUlanA nahIM, aisA kahakara mAtAne AzIrvAda diyA- dharmame neha / na nija geha || zrI bar3e aru atula bala va natra raga dalako saMga le Avo dhanya mahUrata dhana bar3I dhanya suvAsara sAMya | jA dina bahuri kurAlasahita nenana dekhnu to / / 71 } aise zubha vacana kahakara mAtA zrIpAla ke mastakAra dahI dUdha aura akSata DAlatI huI, aura mastaka meM maMgalAka kumA tilaka karake ophala dinA tathA nichAvara ko dhAyane bhI Akara zubha sUkA do so pAlane harSita hokara lo phira sarva svajanAne maharA dii| isaprakAra usI rAtrike pichale pahara meM bhopAlajAne sarva upasthita janoMko yathAyogya dheyaM dekara paMcaka uccAraNa karate hue, harSita ho, utsAha sahita prayANa kiyA aura saba svajana zrIpAlako vidAkara nija sthAnako pdhaare| 3015 " Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyAoMko siddhi / 77 ....-minin..... - - -------- . Pi vidyAoMkI siddhi zrIpAlajI garase prasthAna kara apane sAtha candrahAsa khaGga aura camara Adi sampUrNa Ayudha sAtha lie hue ati zIghratAse aneka vana, parvata, guphA, sarovara, khAI, nadI pura. padanAdikoM ullaMghana karate hue pAMva yAde calate calate vatsanagara meM aaye| aura magarakI zobhA dekhakara atyanta prasanna huye kyoMki usa nagara meM nAnA prakArake citroMse citrita bar3e2 uttaMga mahala yathAkamase bane huye the| dvArapara suvarNa kalaza sthApita the| ___ nagara meM caturvarNake naranAro apane yogya sthAnoM meM nivAsa karate the / bAga bagIcoMse nagara susajjita ho rahA thaa| usI nagarake nikaTa nandana vanake samAna eka sahAramaNoka upavana dikhAI paDA / so zrIpAlajIne usako svAbhAvika sundaratA dekhane kI icchAse usameM praveza kiyaa| ma sthAnakI zodhAko dekhate aura manda sugandha pavanase cittako prasanna karate hue jaba ve bahAM phira rahe the ki unhoMne usI (paka) vana meM eka vRkSa ke nIce kisI kora puruSako vastrAbhupaNase alaMkRta, kSINa zarIra aura phlezayukta hokara maMtra japate hue dekhA / ve use dekhakara socane lage ki itanA kleza utthaanepr| bhI mAlUma huA hai ki ise maMtra siddha nahIM huA hai| kadAcit isose usakA citta udAsa ho gayA hogA / taba . zropAlane usake nikaTa jAkara pUchA___ "he mitra ! tuma kauna se maMtrakI ArAdhanA kara rahe ho ki jisase tumhAre cittako ekAgratA nahIM hotI hai ?" yaha vacana sunakara vaha vIra cauMka uThA, aura inakA rUpa dekhakara haSita ho bahuta AdarapUrvaka vinayasahita bolA--'he pathika ! mujhe mere gurun vidyAkA mAtra diyA thA, so maiM usokA jApa kara rahA hai| Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ) zrIpAla caritra / parantu merA caMcala citta sthira nahIM rahatA hai, aura isase maMtra bhI siddha nahIM hotA hai| hAli yugaH . vikSaka, sAdhana kro| kyoMki tuma sahanazIla mAlUma hote ho, so kadAcita tumheM yaha siddha ho jAya / taba zropAlajI bole bhAI ! ApakA kahanA ThIka hai, parantu sonA ratnake sAtha hI zobhA detA hai, sAdhu kSamAse zobhA detA hai, jinendrakA stavana prAta:kAla dhyAnapUrvaka ho zobhA detA hai, gajA sainya sAhita hI sohanA hai, zrAvaka dayAse ho sohatA hai, bAlaka khelate hue sohatA hai, strI zIla honese zobhA detI hai, paMDita zAstra par3hate hue hI zobhA dete haiM, davya dAnase zobhA pAtA hai. sarovara kamalase zobhatA hai, zUra yuddha meM zobhA detA hai, hAthI sainyameM zobhatA hai, vRkSa ThaNDI aura saghana chAyAse sohatA hai, dUta kaThina vacanoMse, kula suputrase ghora paropakArase, zarIra nirbhayatAse aura taMtra sAdhana sthira cittabAloMko ho zobhA detA hai / isalie he bhAI ! maiM to pathika ( rAstAgIra } hUM mujhe sthiratA kahAM ? aura maMtrasiddhi kasI ? " yaha sunakara baha vora bolA- "he kumAra ! ApakA tejasvo mukhAviMda ho batA rahA hai ki Apa isake yogya haiM ! isaliye mujhe abhaya vacana do / Apa mere ho bhAgya se yahAM Aye ho / isalie aba Apa avilamba svasthacitta hokara isa maMtrakA ArAdhana kro| Apako zrIguruko kRpAse yaha vidyA sahaja hI siddha ho jAegI / aimA kahakara baha mAMtra aura vidhi jasara usake gurune batalAyA thA jasane zrIpAlako batalA dI / taba zrIvAla jI usake bArambAra kahane va Agraha karanege mana vacana kAyakI cacalatAko chor3akara zuddhatApUrvaka nizcaya Asana lagAkara maMtra japane ke liye baiTha gaye / jisase ekAgna citta hone ke kAraNa unako eka dina meM ho vaha vidyA siddha ho gaI / taba Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyAjoMkI siddhi / | 71 ...- -.-=== 'sarasatA huI dekhakara vaha yora uThA aura zropAlako praNAma va stuti karake kahane lagA ki dhanya haiM Apake sAhasa va dhoratAko ' yaha vidyA aba apane pAsa rakhiye aura mujhe kRpAka ra AjJA dIjiye ki maiM apane ghara jAU / tam zrIpAla jo prole-bhAI mujhe yaha ucita nahIM haiM ki rAstA calate kisIko vastu chona luu| parAye putrase strI "putra to nahIM kahalAto hai, parAye dhanase koI nahIM dhanI hotA, tyoM ho parAI vidyA va balase balo honA nahIM samajhanA cAhiye, * aura phira maiMne kiSA hI kyA hai ? kevala Apake kahane se apanI zaktikI parIkSA kI hai / so Apa apano vidyA lIjiye / aisA * kaha vaha vidyA upo vidyAdhara vorako dekara Apa alaga ho gaye / taba vidyAdharane stutikara kahA- 'bho svAmin ! yadi Apa ise svIkAra nahIM karate to ye jala-tAriNo va zatru nivAriNI * do vidyAyeM avazya ho bheTa svarupa svIkAra kojiye, aura mujhapara anugraha kara mere gRhako apane caraNakamaloM se pavitra kIjiye / aimA kahakara ukta donoM-jalatAriNI aura zatru nivAriNI vidyAyaM dekara bar3e Adara sahita vaha thopAla jIko svasthAna para le gayA, aura kucha dinata ka apane yahAM ra pacha unako bahuta zuzruSA "ko pazcAt janako icchAnusAra vidAkara Apa sAnaMda vyatIta * karane lgaa| isa prakAra zrIpAla jI ne ghara se nikala kara vasanagara ke vidyAdhara ko apanA sevaka banAyA aura usase ukta do vidyAya bheTasvarUpa grahaNa kara Ageko prasthAna kiyA / ThAka hai--- " svadeze pUjyate rAjA, vidvAn sarvatra pUjyate / " / arthAt-'pUNakA Adara Thaura saba, rAjAkA nija deza" tAtparma-pratyeka purupako guNavAna hone kA prayatna karanA cAhie, na ki dravyavAn honekA, kyoMki guNavAna ke Azraya hI dravya rahalA hai, isaliye guNavAna honA ho dheyaskara hai / Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 zrIpAla caritra / dhavalaseThakA varNana zropAlajI vidyAdharase jala-tAriNA aura zatru-nivAriNI do vidyAye naNa kara vatsanagarase nikalakara aura aneka vana upavanoM kI zobhA dekhate hue bhRgukacchapura (bhaDoMca) Aye / vahA nagarako zobhA dekhakara citta, prasanna hue / kyoMki yaha nagara samudrake tulya narmadA nadoke kinAre hone se atizaya ramaNIka bhAsatA thA / zropAla ghUmate2 usa nagara se kisI upavanameM jA pahu~ce aura vahAM pAsa hI eka Tekar3I para zrI jinamatanameM dekha kara ati Anadita huye aura prabhu kI bhakti vaMdanA kara apanA janma dhanya maanaa| isa prakAra ve siddhacakrakA ArAdhana karate huye kucha kAla taka usI nagara meM rhe| eka dina kauzAMbo nagarIkA eka dhanika vyApArI (dhavala theTri) vyApAra ke nimitta dezAMtarako jAne ke liye pAMcaso jahAja bharakara isI nagarate samIpa AyA / pavanake yogase usake jahAja pAsako khADImeM jA par3e / usa' seThake sAtha jitane AdamI the una sabane milakara apanI zaktibhara upAya kiyA, . parantu ve jahAja na calA sake taba meThako bar3o cintA huI, . usakA zarIra zithila ho gyaa| nidAna yaha udAsa hokara socate2 jaba kucha upAya na bana - par3A tatra lAcAra ho nagarameM AyA aura kisI nagara nivAsI nimitta jJAnIse apanA saba vRttAMta kahakara jahAjake aTaka . jAnekA kAraNa pUchA / taba usa nagaravAsIke nimitta jJAnI - jyotiSI) ne kahA-sera ! apana: azubha karmAko udayase ye jahAja aTaka gaye haiN| unako jaladevoMne kola diye haiM, so yA to koI mahAguNavAn, lakSaNavaMsa, gamI ra puruSa, jo nirbhaya ho. baha Akara ina jahAjoMko calAvegA to caleMge, athavA yahAparA Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalamekakA varNana / [1] eka aise hI mahApuruSakA balidAna karanA hogaa| yaha sunakara seTha apane Dere meM AyA, aura maMtriyoMse maMtra karake usa nagarake rAjAke samIpa gayA aura bahamUlya bheTa dekara rAjAko prasanna kiyA aura maukA pAkara apanA sampUrNa vRttAMta kaha rAjAse eka AdamIke bali dene kI AjJA prApta kara lI / turanta hI aisA manuSya jo alA guNavAna aura nibhaya ho use DhUDhane ke liye cAroM ora AdamI bheje / so naukara phirate2 usI bagIce meM, jahAM ki zrIpAlajI eka vRkSake nIce zItala chAyAmeM so rahe the phuNce| unako dekhakara ve vicArane lage ki hameM asA puruSa cAhiye thA, yaha ThIka vaisA hI mila gayA hai| basa, apanAha kAma bana gayA / parantu unheM jamAneko kisI kI bhI himmata nahIM paDatI thii| saba loga paraspara eka dusareko jagAne ke liye preraNA kara rahe the ki itane meM zrIpAlajIkA nIMda apane Apa hI khula gii| unhoMne akhi khulate hI apane Apako cAroM orase ghirA huA dekhA, taba ve nizaMka hokara bole___ "tuma loga kauna ho? aura mere pAsa kisaliye Aye ho ? yaha sunakara ve naukara chole-" he svAmin ! kauzAMbI nagarIkA eka dhanika vyApArI, jisakA nAma dhavala seTha hai, vyApAra nimitta pAMcaso jahAja lekara videzako jA rahA thA, yahAM kisI kAraNase usake jahAja khADI meM aTaka gaye haiM so usane maMtriyoMse maMtra karake viveka rahita ho, jahAja calAne ke liye eka AdamIkI bali denA nizcaya kara hamako manuSyakI talAza meM bhejA hai| abhItaka aisA manuSya hamako koI milA ho nahIM hai, aura beThakA Dara bhI bahuta lagatA hai ki khAlI jAyege to vaha hameM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2] dhIpAla paritra / mAra DAlegA, aura nahIM jAveMge to hamako DhUTakara adhika kaSTa devegA / isaliye aba ApakA zaraNa haiM, kisI taraha bcaaiye| yaha sunakara zrIpAla boleM-bhAiyo ! tuma bhaya mata kro| tuma kaho to kSaNabhara meM karoDoM voroMkA madana kara DAlU aura kaho to vahAM calakara seThakA kAma kara duuN| / taba ve AdamI stuti karake gadgad vacanoM se bole svAmin ! yadi Apa vahAM padhAreMge to atIva kRpA hogI, aura hama logoMke prANa bhI baceMge va ApakA yasa bahata phailegaa| Apa ghoravIra ho, Apake prasAdase saba kAma ho jAegA yaha sunakara zroSAlajo turanta hI yaha vicAra ko anda dAI ? yAra mautuka hotA hai ? calakara parIkSA karU? yaha vicAra karake una logoMke sAtha calakara zIghra hI ghavalaseThake pAsa pahu~ce / " ve loga seThase hAtha jor3akara bole --seTha ! Apa jaisA puruSa cAhate the, so yaha ThIka vaisA hI lakSaNavanta hai| aba ApakA kArya niHsandeha ho jAegA / yaha sunakara usa ko mAMdha seTane binA hI kucha sA~ce aura binA pUche ki tuma jauna ho ? kahA~se Aye ho ? bhopAlako bulAkara ubaTana karAkara snAna karavAyA. itara phulela candanAdi lagAkara uttamara vastrAbhUSaNa paharAye, aura bar3e bAje-gAje sahita usa sthAna para jahAM jahAja aTaka rahe the le gye|'' aba vahAM zarabIhoMne ina ke mastaka para calAne ke lie khama uThAyA, taba zrIpAlajI kautukase manameM yaha vicArate hae ki aba ina sabakA kAla nikaTa AyA hai| isaliye ve bole - Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zravasedafA kapaMta | [ 83 are seU ! tujhe yahAM baca karanese matalaba hai yA ki apane jajoMko balAnese ? " r seThane uttara diyA- hamako jahAja calAnA hai yadi tU calA devegA, to tUjhe phira koI kaSTa denevAlA nahIM hai / taba zrIpAlajI bole - " are mUrkha ! tU lobhavaza yahAM narabali dene ko taiyAra ho gayA, aura dayA dharmako bilkula jalAMjali de do / " ThIka hai" arthI doSaM na pazyati " kahA bhI hai---- " lobha burA saMsAra meM sudha budha saba hara leya | , " bApa vakhAno pApakoM, zubhra payAno deya || kyA tU yaha jAnatA thA ki maiM yahAM terI icchAnusAra bali ho jAUMgA ? batA to tere pAsa kitane zUravIra haiM ? dekhUM kauna kAyaroM ! aura mere una sabako eka hI vAra meM curacUra kara DAlUMgA | - sAhasa kara mere sAmane vali dene ko AtA hai ? Ao ! zIghra hI Ao! dera mata karo! puruSArthako dekho ! duSToM ! tumako kucha bhI lajjA bhaya va viveka nahIM, jo kevala lobhake vaza hokara anartha karanepara kamara bAMdha lI hai| Ao, maiM dekhatA hU~ ki tumane apanI-apanI Hate kitanA dUdha piyA hai ? zrInarAlajIne aime sAhasa yukta nirbhaya vacana sunakara dhavalageTa aura usake saba Adamo mAre bhayake kAMpane lage, aura vinaya sahita bole - Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1] ghoSAla prin| ___"svAmin hama loga avivekI hai| ApakA puruSArthA binA jAne ho hamane yaha khoTA sAhasa kiyA thaa| Apa dayAlu, sAhasI, nyAyI aura mahAn mugayA hai| Apako bar3AI kahAMtaka kara ? kSamA karo prasanna hoo aura hama logoMkA saMkaTa dUra karo / isa prakAra anupama vinayayukta vacanoMse zrIpAlajIko dayA A gaI / isaliye unhoMne AzA dI-acchA tuma loga apane jahAjoMko zIna tayAra kro|" turanta hI saba jahAja taiyAra kiye gaye ! jahAjoMko taiyAra dekhakara zrIpAlajI ne paMcaparameSThIkA jApa karake siddhacakrakA ArAdhana kiyA / aura jyoMhI unako ikelA ki ke saba jahAja calane lage / saba ora jayajayakAra zabda hone lagA, khuzI manAI jAne lagI, bAje bajane lage 1 saba loga dhopAlajIke sAhasa, rUpa, bala va puruSArthako prazaMsA karane lage, aura sabane udako apane sAtha le jAnekA vicAra karake vinaya kI, ki yadi Apa hama logoM para anugraha kara sAtha baleM, to hamArI yaha yAtrA saphala ho| taba zrIpAlabone kahA-" seThajI, yadi Apa apanI kamAIkA vazAMza bhAga . mujhe denA svIkAra kareM to niHsaMzaya ma Apake sAtha calU' seThane yaha bAta svIkAra kI. bora zrIpAlajone dhavala se Thake sAtha prasthAna kiyA / Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalaseThako coroMse chur3AnA dhavalaseThako coroMse chur3AnA 7 samudra meM jaba ki chavalaseThake jahAja cale jA rahe the aura saba loga apane rAgameM lavalIna the arthAt koI zrIjIkI ArAdhanA karate the, koI nAcaragameM raMjita the, koI samudrako dekhakara usakI laharoMse bhayabhIta ho kAyarase ho rahe the, ki usI samaya marajiyA ( jahAjake sirepara baiThakara dUra taka dekhanevAlA ) ekadama cillA uTho zUravIro ! hozayAra ho jAo / aba asAvadhAnIkA samaya nahIM hai| dekho, sAmane se eka bar3A bhArI DAkuoMkA dala A rahA hai / unameM bar3hera vIra loga dRSTigocara hote haiM, joki hathiyArabaddha haiM / = [ 85 usake aisA kahatera ho jahAja meM ekadama khalabalI maca gaI / sAmanta loga hathiyAra lekara sAmane A gaye aura kAyara bhayabhIta hokara yahAM vahAM chupane lage / dekhate hI dekhate luTeroMkA dala nikaTa A gayA aura unhoMne Akara - zeTha zUroMko lalakArA / aba tumhArA sAtha svIkAra are musAphiro ! Thaharo, kahAM jAte ho ? 'nikala jAnA sahaja nahIM hai ! yA to hamArA - karo, yA apanI saba sampati hameM sauMpakara apanA mArga lo, anyathA tumhArA yahAM se jAnA nahIM ho sakatA / yadi tuma meM koI . * sAhasI hai to sAmane A jAve / phira dekho, kaMsA camatkAra dikhAI par3atA hai| seTake zUravIra una DAkuoM kI lalakAra saha na sake, turaMta hI ToDI dalake samAna TUTa par3e, aura donoMmeM ghamasAna yuddha hone lagA / bahutase DAkU mAre gaye, aura kaI pakar3e bhI gaye, jisase ve bhAga par3e aura seThake meM AnaMda dhvani hone lagI, parantu itane hIse isa ApatikA .. Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 ] bhopAla pritr| anta nahIM hulaa| DAka loga kucha dUrataka. Akara punaH ikaThTha huye aura svasthacita ho paraspara salAha kara nizcaya kiyA ki eka bAra phira dhAvA mAranA cAhiye / basa, una logoMne punaH Akara raMgameM bhaMga DAla dI, aura bhUle siMhako taraha seThake ahAjoM para lUTa paDe / isa samaya / DAkUoMkI bAjI raha gaI aura ve loga bAtako kAtameM. dhavalaseThako jItA hI bAMdhakara le gaye / yaha dekha seThakI sArI senAmeM kolAhala maca gapA / yahAMtaka so zropAlajI cupacApa baiThe huye yaha saba kautuka dekha rahe the, so Thoka hai, kyoMki dhIravIra puruSa choTora bAtoM para dhyAna nahIM dete haiM, suna puruSoM para unakA krodha nahIM hotA hai, cAhe koI isa tarahakA kitanA hI upadrava kyoM na kare / jaise hAthIke upara bahasasI makkhiyAM bhinabhinAyA karatI hai. parantu use kucha nukazAna nahIM pahuMcA sakatI haiM, aisA samajhakara hAyo unako kucha bho paravAha nahIM krtaa| kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki mere kevala kAnake hilA dene se ho saba dizA vidizAoMkI zaraNa lene lageMgI-bhAga jAdaMgI bese hI vIravIroMko apane balakA bharosA rahatA hai / kahA bhI hai " godar3a Aye goda, siMha nahi hAtha pasAre / mahAmata gajarAja, devakara kumbha vidAre / / . tase hI sAmanta, laDe nahi kAyara janase / dekha calI paracaNDa, bhaga nahiM kabahU raNase / / prabala matra mada parihareM, to ladhuko kyA bAta / '. reNake dive, ke bana kI vipAta // Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - ghavalaseThako corosa chur3AnA / nidAna seThako bAMdhakara le jAte hue dekhakara zrIpAlase rahA na gayA, isaliye ve turanta uTha khaDe hue| taba inheM sahA dekha se Take AvamI rudana karate hue Aye aura karuNAjanaka svarase bole svAmina ! bcaao| dekho, seTako DaoNkU bAMdhe liye jA rahe haiM / zrIpAla unako dIna-vANI sunakara aura una DAMku-- boMkI niSThuratAko dekhakara bole "are dhIro! dharma rakkho! cintA na karo ! maiM dekhatA hU coroMmeM kitanA bala hai ! abhI bAta kI bAtameM seThako chuDAkara lAtA hai| zrIpAlajI ke vacanoMse sabako saMtoSa humA aura dhIpAlane turanta hI zastra dhAraNakara coroMko sAmane jAkara lalakArA___ are nIco ! kyA tuma mere sAmane seThako le jA sakate ho? kAyaro! khaDe raho aura seThako choDakara apanI sammA karAo, nahIM to aba tumhArA anta ho AyA bAno zrIpArUko yaha siMhagarjanA sunane mAtrase hI DAMphU loma mRgadala ke samAna titarabitara ho gaye, aura kisI prakArA. apanA bacAva na dekhakara ghara 2 kAMpane lge| nidAna yaha socakara ki yadi maranA hogA to inhIke hAyase marege, sababa to inakA zaraNa lenA hI beSTha haiM / yadi inhe kyA bhA gaI to baca bhI jAveMge nahIM to ye eka ekako pakaDa2 kara samudra meM havAkara nAmaniHzeSa kara deMge / yaha socakara DAMku loga bIpAlakI zaraNa meM Aye aura seThakA bandhana chor3akara nataastaka hokara bole___ "svAmin ! hama loga aba ApakI zaraNa haiM, jo cAho ho kIjiye !'' saba dhIpAlane. dhavala se Tase pUchA-"tAda ! Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sa] bhopAla pariSa 1 lo!ke lie kyA AzA hai ?" ghabalaseTha to kara-citta va avicArI thA, bolA-ina sabako bahuta kaSTa dekara mAramA pAhiye / taba zrIpAla usake kaThora vacana sunakara bhola-tAta ! uttama puruSoMkA kora kSaNamAtra hotA hai, aura pAraNameM Aye huyeko to koI nahIM mAratA / dayA manuSyoM kA pradhAna bhUSaNa hai / dayAke vinA manuSya aura siMhAdi kara jovoMmeM kyA aMtara haiM ? dayAke binA apa sapa zIla sayama yoga AcaraNa saba muThe hai, kevala kAyasleza mAtra hai| isaliye dayA kamI nahIM choDanA cAhiye / aura phira jaba hama saromche puruSa vyApake sAtha haiM to pApako cintA hI kisa bAtakI hai? taba lajjita hokara seThane kahA-he kumAra ! Apako icchA ho sA karo, mujhe usI meM saMtoSa hai| taba zrogalajI una dhoroMko lekara apane jahAjapara Aye aura sabake baMdhana chor3akara ghole-vAro ! mujhe kSamA karo! maiMne tumheM bahuta kaSTa diyA / Apa yadi hamAre svAmoko pakar3akara na le jA to yaha samaya na AtA, ityAdi / sabase kSamA karAkara sabako snAna karAyA, aura vastrAbhUSaNa pahirAkara sabako miSTAnna bhojana karAyA, tathA pAna ilAyacI itra phujenAdi nayoMse bhale prakAra sammAnita kiyA / ye DAMta bhopAlajIke isa vApase bar3e prasanna huye, sahasra mukhase stuti karane lage aura apana! mastaka zrApAlake caraNoMmeM dharakara bAle he nAtha ! hama para kRpA karo ! dhanya ho Apa! ApakA -nAma cirasmaraNIya rhegaa| isa taraha paraspara milakara DAMkU ghopAlase vidA hokara apane ghara gaye aura zrIpAla tamA dhavalaseTha mAnadase milakara apano AgAmI yAtrAkA vicAra kara praNAma karaneko udyamI haye / Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAkuoMkI bheMTa ke DA~ku loga zrIpAlase vidA hokara apane sthAna para gaye aura zrIpAlake sAhasa va parAkramako prazaMsA karane lage ki dhanya hai usa vIrakA bala ki jimane binA hathiyArake itane DaoNkU vAMdha lie aura phira sabako chor3akara unake sAtha bar3A bhArI salUka kiyaa| isaliye isakA isake badale avazya ho kucha - 'bheMTa karanA cAhiye / kyoMki hama logoMne bahutame DAMke mAre, aura aneka puruSa dekhe hai| parantu aisA mahAna puruSa Aja taka kahIM nahIM dekhA hai| isane pUrva janmoM meM avazya hI mahAna sapa kiyA hai, yA supAtra dAna diyA hai, isIkA yaha phala hai / 'aisA vicAra kara ve loga bahutasA dravya sAta jahAjoM meM bharakara zropAkhake nikaTa Aye / aura vinaya sahita bheMTa karake vidA ho gaye / ThIka hai, puNyase kyA nahIM ho sakatA hai ? kahA hai" vane raNe zatrajalAgnimadhye, mahArNave parvatamastake vaa| muptaM pramatta viSamasthalaM vA, rakSyati puNyAni purA kRtAni / / arthAt banameM, raNameM, zatruke sanmukha, jalameM, agnimeM, : mahAsAgarameM, parvatako zikhApara, sote ho, pramAda avasthAmeM, athavA viSama sthala meM pUrNa puNya ho sahAyatA karatA hai| tAtpara yaha hai ki jIvoMko sadeva apane bhAva ujjavala rakhanA cAhiye, sadA sabakA bhalA aura paropakAra karanA cAhiye / kyoMki puNyake udayase zatru bhI mitra aura pApo* Apase mitra bhI zatru ho jAte haiN| Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' wn zrIpAla caritra | maMjU isa taraha zrIpAla una DAkuoM se ratnoMke sAtha jahAMjA maTa lekara aura unako apanA AjJAkArI banAkara dhabala se Thake sAthara rAtadina prayANa karate huye bar3e AnaMda aura kuzalatA se haMsadIpameM pahu~ce / yaha doSa bata upavanoMse suzobhita thA / isameM bar3Ira aThAraha aura choTI ratnoMkI aneka khAneM thiiN| gajamotI bahutAyata se milate the| sone cAMdI kI bhI bahutasI khAneM thIM / candanake vanoMkI manda sugandha pavana cittako burA letI thI / kezarake bAga atizobhA de rahe the / kastUrIkI sugandha bhI mastakako tahasa-nahasa kiye detI thii| tAtparya yaha ki yaha dvIpa atyanta zobhAyamAna thA / aisI vastu kavAcit hI koI hogI, jo vahAM paidA na hotI ho / vahA~paru rahanevAle manuSya prAyaH sabhI dhana kaNa kaMcanase bharapUra the / duHkhI daridrI dRSTigocara nahIM hote the / nagara meM bar3e 2 Uce mahala bana rahe the / isa dvIpakA rAjA kanakaketu aura rAnI kaMcanamAlA thI / ye daMpati sukhapUrvaka kAla vyatIta karate aura nyApUrvaka prabhAko pAlate the / rAjAke do putra aura rayanamaMjUSA nAmakI eka kanyA thI / so jana vaha kanyA yauvanavato huI, taba rAjAko ciMtA huI, ki isa kanyAkA vara kona hogA ? yaha pUchane ke lie rAjA apane donoM putroMko lekara udyAnakI ora munirAjakI talAza meM gayA, to eka jagaha banameM acala mezvat pAnArUdra parama digambara muniko dekhA tonoM vahAM jAkara bhakti sahita namaskAra kara tIna pradakSiNA dekara baiTha gaye aura jaba munirAjakA dhyAna khulA taba ve vinayasahita pUchane lage- 1 . Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rayanamajUSAkI prApti / he prabho ! Apa jagata pUjya, karuNAsAgara, kumatiSinAzaka zAnasUrya, zivamagadarzaka, aura samasta duHkhaharaNa karanevAle ho| hama spadhuddhi kahAMtaka kI stuti kareM ? nirAzritako Azraya denevAle sacce hitU Apa hI hai / he dIna dayAlu .. prabho ! mujhe eka citA utpanna huI hai| vaha yaha hai ki merI putrI rayana maMjUSAkA vara kauna hogA ? so saMzaya dUra ho| taba ve parama dayAlu samasta zAstroM ke pAraMgata munirAja '. adhizAnase vicAra karake bole-'he rAjan ! sahasrakUTa caityAlayake vajramayI kapATa jo mahApuruSa ughADegA vahIM isa . putrIko varegA / " taba rAjA prasannacitta ho namaskAra kara apane ghara AyA aura usI samaya naukaroMko AjJA dI ki tuma loga sahasrakaTa caityAlayake dvArapara paharA do, aura jo puruSa Akara vahAMke vajamaI kivADa ughADe usa puruSakA bhale .. prakAra sammAna karo aura usI samaya Akara hamako khabara do / rAjAkI mAjJA pAlanakara naukaroMne usI samayase vahAM paharA denA Arambha kara diyA / dhavala sedane yahA~ko zomA aura vyApArakA uttama sthAna dekhakara jahAjoMke laMgara DAla die, aura nagarake nikaTa DerA. kiyA, tathA dhavalaseTha Adi kucha bAdamI bAjArakI hAlacAla dekhaneko nagara meM gaye / zrIpAla bhI guruvacana ko smaraNa karake ki jahAM jina maMdira ho vahAMpara prathama hI jinadarzana karanA, nitya SaT Avazyaka kriyAoMkI yathAzakti pUrNataH karanA, ityAdi jinamadirako bolameM gaye / so aneka prakAra nagarako zobhA dekhate aura manako Anandita karate hue ve eka ati hI ramaNIka sthAna meM baaye| vahAM ativizAla utsaMga suvarNakA basA. * ivA :subara maMdira dekhA / dekhate hI Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 92 ] zrIpAla caritra ! AnaMdita ho maMdirake dvAra para pahu~ce to dekhA ki daravAjA kyoM banda hai ? taba ve paharedAra vinaya sahita kahane lage 4 mahArAja ! yaha jinamaMdira hai| vajrake kapAToMse banda karAyA gayA hai| isameM aura kucha vikAra nahIM hai, parIkSA nimitta ho banda kiye gaye hai / so araja taka to ye kivAda : kisIse nahIM ughAr3e gaye haiN| anekoM yoddhA mAye aura apanA 2 bala lagAkara thaka gaye, parantu kivADa na ughaDe / " -- zrIpAla dvArapAloMke bacana sunakara cupa ho rahe aura .. mana meM harSita hokara siddhacakrakA ArAdhana kara jyoM ho kivADa hAtha se dabAye tyoM hI ve khaTase khula gaye / taba zrIpAlane harSita hokara "OM jaya, jaya, jaya, niHsahi, niHsahi. niHsahi / " ityAdi zabdoMkA uccAraNa karate hue bhItara praveza kiyaa| aura zrI jinake sanmukha khar3e hokara nIce likhe anusAra stuti karane lage -- zrI jinabiMba lakhI maiM sAra manavAMchita sukha laho apAra / jaya jaya niSkalaMka jinadeva, jaya jaya svAmA alakha ameva // jaya jaya mithyAtama hara sUra, jaya jaya ziva taruvara aMkUra 4 jaya jaya saMgamavata dhana - me, jaya jaya kaMcanasama cha ti deha || jaya jaya karma vinAzana hAra, jaya jaya bhagavat jaga AdhAra | jaba kaMdarpa gaja dalana mRgeza, jaya cAritra jaya jaya qodha sarpa hata mora, jaya ajJAna jaya jaya nirAbharaNa zubha sata, jaya jaya bina Ayudha kucha zaMka na rahe, rAgadveSa jirAkaraNa tuma ho jina candra, avya kumuda vikAvana kaMba // dhurAdhara doSa 1 rAtrihara moha | mukti kAminota // tumako nahi cahe / 1 I - Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rasamajUSAkI prApti / Aja dha vAsara tithi pAra, Aja dhanya mero avatAra / . Aja dhanya locana ma sAra, tuma svAmI dekhe ju nihAra 10 . mastaka dhanya Aja bho bhayo, tumhare caraNa kamalako nayo / .. dhanya pavi mere bhaye maba, tuma taTa Aya pahu~co jaba 11 Aja dhanya mere kara bhaye, svAmI tuma pada paraza na laye / . Aja hi mukha pavitra mujha bhayo, rasanA dhanya nAma jina layo !! . Aja hi mero saba dukha gayo, Aja hi mo kalaMka kSaya bhayo / / . mere pAya gaye saba Aja, Aja hi sugharo mero kAja / / ati hI mudita bhayo mama hiyo, paNavidha namaskAra jaba kiyo| . dhanya Apa devanake deva, zrIpAlako nijapadaM deva / / . isa prakAra stuti karake phira sAmAyika, bandana, Alo. canA, pratyA khyAna, kAyotsagAdi SaT Avazyaka kara svAdhyAya karane lage / aura ve dvArapAla jo vahAM paharepara the, aise vicitra zaktidhara puruSako dekhakara pAzraryavaMta ho. kitaneka to yahA~ ho rahe, aura kitaneka rANAke pAsa gaye / aura sampUrNa vRtAMta rAjAse kaha sunAyA, ki mahArAja ! eka bahurUpavAna, . muNanidhAna, sampUrNa lakSaNoMkA dhArI mahApuruSa jinAlayake dvArapara AyA aura dvAra banda hone kA kAraNa pUchA aura "* nama: siddham" isa prakAra uccAraNa kara nija karakamaloM se sahajahImeM kivADa khola diye / isaliye hama loga bApakI AjJAnusAra yaha zubha samAcAra kahane Aye haiM / rAjA yaha samAcAra sunakara bahuta prasanna huA, aura samAcAra denevAloMko bahuta kucha pAritoSika diyA / pazcAta . bar3e utsAha va gAjebAje sahita sahasrakUTa caityAlaya pahu~cA / . prathama hI zrI vimako namaskAra kara stuti karane lagA-- Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAla paritrA namo tuma jinavara deva, bhava : F mile tumhAro seva / .. tuma jina sarva duHkha parana, polaMkA. tuma bhavimana sanaM // .. tuma bina jIva phire saMsAra, jogo saMkaTa sahe apAra / tuma bina karama na chor3e saMga, tupa bina upaje mana bhramabhaMga // tuma bina bhava prAtApahi sahe, tuna vina janma barA mRtu dahe / tuma bina koU na lepa ubAla, tuma bina.karma miTe na lagAra || .. tuma bina duriya duHkhako hare, tupa bina.kona parama sukha kre| * tuma bina kA kATe yamara, tuma bina ko pujave .Ananda // tuma bina uraja kumati kumAtra, tuma bina koI na aura sahAva / tuma bina hitU na dunA koya, tuma cina zubha gati kabahuM na hoya / / tuma bina maiM pApo jA zranyo, tuma bina kAlabAda saba gayo / tuma bina maiM duHkha pAyo ghoM, vedana zUla kahAM lA bhanoM / tuma abataka jina lakho na koya, dono Ayu vyayaM saba khoya / tAteM arja karU suni leva, karma anAdi kATa mama deva / sevakako ora tanika nihAra, janma maraNa duHkha koje kSAra / / rAjA isa prakAra prabhu kI vaMdanA karane ke pazcAt dhIpAlake nikaTa AyA, aura yathAyogya satkArake pazcAt / kuzalakSema ora Agamana kA kAraNa pUchane lagA- .. . - he kumAra ! ApakA deza kona haiM ? kisa kAraNa ApakA yahAM zubhAgamana huA hai ? ityAdika prapana baba rAjAne kie taba zrIpAla manameM vicAra karane lage, ki yadi maiM apane apanA vRttAMta kahUMgA, to rAjAko khAtiro (nizvaya) hotA kaThina hai, kyoMki isa samaya apane kathanako sAkSo karanevAlA koI nahIM hai, aura binA sAkSo, saca bho. jhUTha ho jA sakatA -.- Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rayanamaMjUSAkI prApti hai| isaliye meM rAjAko kisa prakAra uttara dUM tAki inako vipAsa ho| - puruSako cAhie ki jo kucha bhI kaheM, usake pahile ; usakI satyatAko siddhike lie sAkSI tuhale athavA cupa ho rahe / isa prakAra ve soca hI rahe the ki pUrva puNyake yogase do avadhijJAnI munirAja vihAra karate hue kahIMse vahAM mA gye| so ye donoM una muniko dekhakara parama Anandita ho uTha khar3e hue aura bar3o vinayase stuti karane lge| ahA ! dhanma bhAgya hama sAra, bhayo digambara guru nihAra / dhani tuma dharma dhuraMdhara dhIra, mahasa bIsa do pariSaha dhIra // dhanya mohatama harana dinanda, bhavya kumuda vikasAvana canda / karma balI jagameM paradhAna, tAha hatanako Apa kRpANa // sura hU~ sakahi na tuma guNa gAya, to hamase kima varaNe jAya / he prabhu ! hamapara hohu dayAla, dharmabodha dIjiye kRpAla / / isa prakAra gurukI stuti karake ve donoM nija 2 sthAna para baitthe| zrI gurune unako 'dharmavRddhi' dekara isa taraha upadeza diyA - "ai jijJAsuoM ! sarva dharma aura sukha kA mUla samyaktva hai| isake binA kucha kriyA karma japa tapa saMyama saba hI nimala haiN| isaliye sabase pahile joboko yaha samyamatva - grahaNa karanA cAhiye / vaha samyaktva do prakAra hai-eka nizcaya aura dUsarA vyavahAra / nijasvarUpAtubhava svarUpa nizcaya samyaktva hai, aura tatva nizcaya samyaktva ke liye sAdhanarUpa pradhAna kAraNa hai| isaliye kAraNa meM kAryakA upacAra honese ise vyavahAra samyaktva kahate haiN| . . . . . Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla priss| . tathA isIprakAra tatvajJAnake sAmanabhUta sacce deva dura aura zAstra haiN| isaliye inake zraddhAnako bhI vyavahAra samyakrava kahate haiN| kAraNase kArya hotA hai, isaliye kAraNakI uttamatApara hA kAryako uttamatA samajhanI cAhie / tAtparya sarga doSoMse rahita ho (dhItarAga) lokAlokakA mAtA sarvajJa aura sa; jIvoMkA hita karanevAlA (hitopadezI) aisA to deva mahaMta hI hai| athavA samasta karma rahita sita parameSThI deva / / kahAte haiM / tathA aise hI devake dvArA pratipAdita anekAMta. svarUpa dharma tathA dvAdazAMgarUpa zAstra tathA parama jitendriya aTThAIsa mUla guNa aura 640008. uttara guNaki dhArI AjArtha, upAdhyAya aura sarvasAdhu guru ina tInoMkA bho samyak zraddhAna karanA cAhiye / svapna meM bhI inake sivAya anya bheSo kuliMgodeva, guru va bainAbhAsa mata tathA jenetara mata svarUpa dharmako kadApi aMgIkAra nahIM karanA caahiye| ye hI paMcaparameSThI (aheta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sarvasAdhu) bhavya jIvoMko bhavasAgarase pAra karane meM samartha kAraNa svarUpa hote haiM / isaliye he vatsa ! tuma mana, vacana, kAyase inhIMkA ArAdhana kro| . jisase ubhaya lokameM sukha paao| aisA jAnakara samyagdarzana pUrNaka sapta vyasanoMkA tyAga karo tathA paMca aNuvrata aura . sapta zIlakA pAlana kro| he vatsa ! be ina saba vratoMkA dhAraNa karane kA mukhya tAtparya viSaya aura kaSAyoM ko kama karanA athavA sarvathA babhAva karanA hai / kyoMki AsmAkA ahita karanevAle viSaya kaSAya hI haiM / " Atamake ahita viSaya kaSAya, inameM merI pariNati na aay|" so o bhavya jIva ina mUla bAtoMpara .-- - -..- --. - Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rayamamaMjAkI prApti [ 97 -G dRSTi rakhakara vratAcaraNa karate hai, unhIMkA vrata karanA saphala hai, kyoMki jo jar3ako kATakara vRkSa va phaloMkI rakSA karanA cAhatA hai vaha mUrkha hai / 'mUlI kutaH zAkhA bAya mohase utpanna ye rAga dveSAdi kaSAya hI AtmA ke parama zatru hai inhIM nimittate karmoMkA Asrava aura bandha hotA hai / jaise jIva karma karatA hai jaise hI zubhAzubharUpa hokara pudgalako karmabargaNAyeM AtmAko ora AtI haiM jisase tIvra ca manda kaSAya bhAvoMke anusAra tIvra va manda rUpa sthiti va anubhAgako lie hube karmokA bandha hotA hai| isI prakAra yaha jIva anAdikAla se karma bandha karatA huA, saMsAra meM janmamaraNAdi aneka duHkhoMko bhogatA hai| yaha saMsAro mohIjIva pudgalakarmoMke vaza ho jAneke kAraNa zuddha AtmAke sva rUpako bhUlA huA caturgati meM 8400000 yoniyoM meM 199 // koTi kularUpa svAMga dharakara viSayavAsanAoM meM hI sukha mAna rahA hai / - isaliye dharmake svarUpako jAnakara zraddhApUrvaka jo puruSa viSaya aura kaSAyoke damana karanevAle do prakAra ( sAgAra aura anagAra) dharmako dhAraNa karate haiM ye svargAdike sukhoMkoM bhogakara anukramase sacce (mokSa ke sukhako prApta hote hai / parantu jo loga dharmakA svarUpa samajheM binA kevala bAhya cAritra meM ho raMjita ho jAte haiM ve saMsArake pAtra hI bane rahate haiN| unakI yaha saba kriyA kAyayaleza mAtra ho rahatI hai / isIse jinadevane prathama samyagdarzana aura samyagjJAnapUrvaka hI cAritrako samyakcAritra kahA hai / isaliye yathAzakti cAritra bhI dhAraNa karanA cAhiye / gurukA yaha upadeza una donoMko amRta ke samAna hitakArI pratIta huA / so unhoMne dhyAnapUrvaka sunA / pazcAt rAjA 6 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhIpAla caritra / kanakaketu, vinayapUrvaka pUchA--"hepramo! yaha puruSa kauna hai ? aura kisa kAraNa yahAM AyA hai ?" taba zrIgurune kahA yaha aMgadeza campApura nagarake rAjA aridamana tathA usakI rAnI kundaprabhAkA putra bhopAla hai| jaba isakA pitA kAlavA ho gayA, taba yaha rAjA huA parantu isako pUrvasaMcita azubha karmoke yogase sAtaso sakhoM sahita koDha roga ho gayA, jisase prajAko bho durgadhise bahuta poDA hone lgii| so jaba prajAkI pIDAkA samAcAra isake kAna taka pahu~cA, jaba isa dayAlu prajAvatsala dhIravIrane apane kAkA vIradamanako rAjya dekara saba sakhoM sameta banakA mArga liyA, aura phirate2 ujjaino nagarI mAlavadezameM aayaa| vahAM nagarake vAhira udyAnameM DerA kiyaa| so vahAMke rAjA pahapAlane isake pUrva puNyake udayase isase saMtuSTa ho, apanI -putro maunAkumAroke bhAgyako parIkSA karane ke liye vaha guNarUpavatI suzIla kanyA isase byAha dii| baha kanyA saccI satI aura dharmAtmA thI, isalie usa viduSo kanyAne apane pitAke dvArA pasaMda kiye huve isa koDhI barako saharSa svIkAra kara liyA, aura apane zuddha cittase atisevA tathA upacAra kara svakartavbakA pAlana kiyA, tathA aSTAnhikA (siddhacakra) nata bhI kiyA jisake prabhAvase isako zIghra ArAma ho gayA / arthAt he bhavya ! vaha nitya zrI jinadevako pUjanAbhiSeka karake gaMdhodaka lAto, aura sAta sau vIroM sahita isa para chir3akatI thI, aura nirantara siddhacakakA ArAdhana karatI huI zIlagata kI bhAvanA bhAtI dho, jasase isakA kor3ha thoDe hI dina meM calA gyaa| aura isakA varora jaisA tuma dekha rahe ho sundara svarUpavAna ho gyaa| Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramanamaMjUSAko prApti | [ 99 pazcAt kucha dinoMke pIche ise vicAra huA ki maiM rAjyajavAI kahalAtA hUM, aura mere pitA, kula va dezakA koI nAma taka bhI nahIM letA haiM yaha baDI lajjAkI bAta hai | isalie pichalI rAtriko gharase nikalakara phiratera eka vanameM AyA / vahAM para eka vidyAdharako vidyA sAdhate aura siddha na hote dekhakara isane use siddha karake soMpa do, jisase usane 'prasanna hokara do anya vidyAyeM ise bheMTa ko / phira vahAMse Age calakara vaha vatsa nagara meM AyA / so vahAM para ghabalaseTha ke paciso jahAja samudra meM aTaka rahe the, unako Dhakelakara calAyA / taba usane apane lAbhakA dazamAM bhAga ise denA svIkAra kara apane sAtha hI le liyA / pazcAt rAste meM Ate hue DAkuoMne jahAja ghera liye, aura seThako bAMdhakara le cle| taba isa borane nija bhujabala se una sabako bAMdhakara seThako chur3A liyA, aura phira una saba hAkuoM ko chor3akara unakA bahuta sammAna kiyA, jisase unhoMne prasanna hokara amulya ratnoMse bhare hue sAta jahAja bheMTa kie / isa prakAra bahAMse yaha mahApuruSa usa dhavalaseTa ke sAtha cala kara yahAM AyA hai, aura jinadarzana ke nimitta ye vajramaya kapATa ughAr3e haiM | isa prakAra zrIpAlakA caritra sunakara rAjA bahuta prasanna huA aura munivaroMko namaskAra kara zrIpAlako sAtha le apane mahalako AyA, aura zubha ghar3I mUhUrta vicArakara apanI putrI rayanamaMjuSAko vyAha inake sAtha kara diyA / isaprakAra opAla rayana maMjUSAko vyAha kara vahAM sukhase kAla vyatIta karane lage aura dhavalaseTha bhI yathAyogya vastu becane aura kharIdane rUpa apanA vyApAra karane lagA | Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ popAla paritra / zrIpAlajIkI vidA isa prakAra sukhapUrvaka samaya vyatIta hote hue kucha bho mAnnuma nahIM hotA thA / so isaprakAra jaba bahuta samaya bota gayA, aura dhavala seTa bho apanA vyApAra kArya kara ghuka, taba eka dina bhAlajIne sahaka rAja : sAye aura vinatI karake bole- 'he naranAyaka ! prajAvatsala svAmin ! hamako Apake prasAdase bahuta AnaMda rahA aura bahuta sukha mogA | aba Apako AjJA ho to hama loga dezAMtarako prasAda prasthAna kara / ' rAjAko yadyapi ye viyogamUcaka vacana acche nahIM lage, kyoMki saMsAra meM aisA kauna kahoracita hai, jo apane svajanoMko alaga karanA cAhe, parantu yaha socakara ki yadi haThakara rakkheMge to kadAcit inako duHkha hogA aura paradezIko prIti bhI to kSaNika hI hotA hai isaliye jagI inakI icchA ho sA hI karanA ucita hai| isase ve udAsa hokara bole-- "Apa logoMkI jaisI icchA ho aura jisa taraha Apako harSa ho, so ho hamako svIkAra hai / " ThIka hai. sajjana puruSoMkI yahI rIti hoto hai ki ve parake duHkha meM duHkhA aura parake sukha meM sukhI hote haiM, arthAt ve kisIko ucita kAmanAkA vighAta nahIM karate / phira to ye rAjAke svajana hA the isalie rAjAne inakA vacana svIkAra karake jAne ke lie AjJA pradAna kI aura bahuta dhana, dhAnya, dAsI, dAsa, hiraNya, muvarNa Adi amUlya ratna moMTa dekara nija putrI rayanamaMjuSAko bhI sAtha meM vidA kara diyA / Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlIko pitA / [101 calate samaya rAjA bahuta dUra taka pahu~cAneko gaye, aura 'nija putrIko isa prakAra zikSA dene lage-e putrI ! tuma apane kula ke AcArako nahIM chor3anA ki jisase merI haMsI ho / tumase jo bar3e hoM unako bhUla karake bhI kaSAya yukta hokara sanmukha uttara nahIM denA, aura sadA unakI AjJA zirodhArya karanA / choToMpara karuNA aura premabhAva rakhanA, donoM para dayA karanA, svapna meM bho aura virodha nahIM karanA / tuma apane se bar3e puruSoMko mujha (pitA) samAna, samavayaskako 'bhAI ke samAna aura choToMko putravat samajhanA / mana, vacana, kAyase patikI sevA karanA, aura usase kabhI bhI vimukha nahIM honA / kaisA bho samaya kyoM na Ave, parantu mithyAdeva, guru aura dharmako sevana nahIM karanA, nirantara paMcaparameSThIkA ArAdhana kiyA karanA / sacce deva-guru dharmako kabhI nahIM bhUlanA / aura he putrI ! naranAriyoMkA jo pradhAna bhUSaNa zIlavata haiM so mana, bacana, kAyame bhale prakAra pAlana krnaa|" isa prakAra putrIko zikSA dekara rAjA zrIpAlake nikaTa Aye aura madhura zabdoMme kahane lage-kumAra ! mujhame ApakI kucha bhI sevA suzruSA nahIM ho sakI so kSamA kIjiye, aura yaha dAso ApakI do haiM so isase bhaleprakAra sevA karAIye / maiM Apako kucha bhI deneko samarza nahIM hUM / kevala yaha guNa, buddhihIna, eka kurupa kanyArUpI laghu bheTa dI hai| paho merI dhaunatAkI nizAnI haiN| isake mivAya maiM ApakA kisI prakAra . bhI satkAra nahIM kara sakA hU~ so kSamA pradAna kIjiye / taba zrIpAlajI bole-"he rAjan ! Apane jo strIratna pradAna kiyA haiM vahI saba kucha haiN| isase aura adhika sampatti va sanmAna saMsArameM ho ho. kamA sakatA hai ? mujhe to Apake Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAla caritra / prasAdase artha aura kAma donoMkI prApti huI hai, isalie ApakA mujhapara bahuta upakAra hai| maiM ApakI car3hAI kahAMtaka karU?" aisa paraspara suzra SAke vacana khe| pazcAta rAjA bole-he kumAra! yadyapi jo nahIM cAhatA hai ki Apako maiM pahAMse vidA hote hue dekhA parantu rokanA bhI anucitaH samajhatA syoMki isase padAcita hA citako pakSamA utpanna ho aura prasthAnake samaya apazukana tathA yAtrAmeM vighna samajhA jAya, isalie maiM bArase kevala yaha vacAra kahatA cAhatA hU~ sATha pAva sau Agare, sera jAsa cAlIsa / tA vica mujhako rAkhiyoM, yaha cAhata bakhagosa / / arthAt-mujhe 'mana' meM rakhiye, bhUliye nahIM / tathA-- cakravartake taTa rahe, cAra akSarake mAha / pahilo akSara choDakara, so vojo muha Aha / / arthAt-'darzana' bhI dete rahiye / aura-- muha avaguNa lakhiyA nahIM, lakhiyo nijakula roti / aisI sadA nivAhiyo, mAsA ghaTe na prIti / / arthAt-mere guNa sabaguNoMko kucha bhI na cintAkara kevala apane kulakI rotiko ho dekhiye, aura aisA nirvAha kIjiye. jisase kicit mAtra bhI prIti kama na hone paave| taba zrIpAlajIne kahA--- kahana sunanakI bAta nahi, likho par3hI nahiM jAta / apane mana sama jAniyo, hamare manako bAta / / aryAda-he rAman ! jitanA prema ApakA mujhapara rhegaa| merI borase bhI usase kama kamI nahIM ho sakatA / dekhiye-- Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAlajoko vidaa| [103 sindhupAra aNDA ghara, bhramai dizAntara jAya / TaTaharI pakSI kabahu~, aNDA nahIM bhulAya / / arthAt-TaTIharI pakSI samudrake kinAre aMDe rakhakara dizA tarameM cale jAte haiM, parantu apanA aNDA nahIM bhUlate hai / usI prakAra maiM Apako bhUla nahIM sktaa| kyoMki yadyapi candra AkAza meM, rahe payinI tAla / jo bhI itanI dUrane, vimAnata ragDa syAla / / arthAta-dUra cale jAnese bhI sajjanoMkI prIti kama nahIM ho sakatI hai| jaise candramA AkAzameM rahate hue bhI kumudi. noko praphullita karatA rahatA hai / aura durjana sevA kojiye, rakhiye apane pAsa / tohU hota na raMca sukha, jyoM jala kamala nivAsa / / arthAt durjanako nitya sevA bhI kIjiye aura sadA pAsa rakhiye to bhI prIti nahIM hotii| jaise jalameM rahakara bhI kamala usase nahIM milatA hai| isalie he rAjan ! hama pakSI tuma kamala dala, sadA raho bharapUra / mujhako kabahu na bhUliyo, kyA nIre kyA dUra / / ityaadi| isa prakAra avasura jaMvAIkA paraspara premAlApa humA aura pazcAt zrIpAlajIne rayanamaMjUSAko sAtha lekara ha~satIpate prasthAna kiyaa| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104] zropAla caritra / samudra-patana zrIpAla rayana maMjUSAko lekara jaca dhavalaseThake sAtha jalayAtrAko mikale, tara sadvIpake logoMko, inake viyogase bahuta duHkha huA, parantu ve vicAre kara ho kyA sakate the? paradezI kI prAti tyoM, jyA vAlako bhota / ye nahiM Tike bahuta divasa, nizcaya samajho mauta / / zrIpAlako zvasurake chor3anekA tathA rayanamaMjaSAko bho mAtA-pitA ko choyokA utanA hI raMja huA, jitanA ki unako apano putro aura jaMvAIke chor3ane meM huA thA, parantu jyoM 2 dUra nikalate gaye, aura dina bhI adhika 2 hote gaye, tyoM 2 parasparako yAda bhUlane se du:kha bhI kama hotA gyaa| -ThIka hai__ nayana udhAra saba lakhe, nayana jhanai kachu nAMhi / nayana bichoho hote ho, sukha budha kAnuna rahAhi // __ ve dampati sukhapUrvaka kAla vyatIta karate aura sarga saMghake manoMko raMjAyamAna karate hue cale jA rahe the ki eka dina vinodArtha zropAlajone rayana maMjaSAse kahA-he piye ! dekho, tumhAre pitAne binA vicAre aura binA kucha puche, arthAt merA kula Adi jAne binA ho mujha paradezIke sAtha tumhArA byAha kara diyA, mo yaha bAta ucita nahIM kii| rayanamaMjUSA patike ye vacana munakara ekadama sahama gaI, mAnoM padminI candra ke asta hote hI murajhA gaI ho| yaha nIcI dRSTi kara bar3e vicArameM par3a gaI ki deva ! yaha kyA caritra hai ? yathArtha meM kyA yaha bAta aisI hI hai ? kucha samajhameM rahI bAtA / jo yaha bAta satya hai to litAne baDo bhUla Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudra patana | (105 'ko| cAhe jo ho, kusAna kanyA akulonase prasaMga kabhI nahIM kara sakatI hai / kyoki kahA hai pahupa gumcha zirapara rahe, yA sUkhe vana mAha / taise kulavaMtan sutA, akulona ghara nahi jAha / / deba ! terI gati bicitra 1 tu kyA 2 khela dikhAtA hai / ityAdi vicAroMmeM magna ho gaI aura muMha se kucha bhI zabda na nikalA / taba zrApAlane apanI priyAko isa taraha citita dekhakara kahA priye ! sandeha choddo| maiMne yaha vacana kevala tumhArI parIkSA karane ke lie hI bahe the| suno, merA caritra isa prakAra hai / aisA kahakara AdyopAMta kucha caritra kaha sunaayaa| taba rayanamaMjUSAko sunakara santoSa huaa| aura una donoMkA prema pahilese bho adhika bar3ha gayA / jahAjoM ke sabhI strI puruSoM meM ina donoMke puNyakI mahimA hI gAI jAtI thii| _ ye donoM sabako darzanIya ho rahe the, parantu dinake pIche rAtri aura rAtri ke pIche dina hotA hai / Thoka isI prakAra zubhAzubha karmokA natrA bho calatA rahatA hai| karmako una donoMkA Ananda daumava acchA nahIM lagA 1 aura usane bIcahI meM bAdhA DAla dI, arthAt vaha kRtaghnI dhavalaseTha jo inako dharmasuta banA kara aura apane lAmakA dazavAM bhAga dene kA vAdA karake sAtha lAyA thA, so rabanamaMjUSAke anupama rUpa aura saundarsako dekhakara usa para mohita ho gayA, aura niraMtara isI citAmeM usakA zarIra kSoNa hone lgaa| eka dina vaha duSTamati use dekha kara mUchita ho gira 'paDA, jisase saba jahAjomeM kolAhala maca gayA! tathA *zrIpAla jo bho vona hI vahAM aaye| unhone seThako turaMta Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhopAla paritra / goda meM uThA liyA / zotopacAra kara jaise taise mULa dUra kI, to bho use atyanta vedanAse vyAkula paayaa| taba zrIpAlane madhuraH bola pUchA-hai tAta ! Apako kyA vedanA hai ? kRpAkara kaho / taba duSTane bAta banAkara kahA-he dhIra puruSa ! mujhe vAyukA rAga hai| so kabhI 2 uThakara mukta pIDA detA hai / aura koI vizeSa kAraNa nahIM hai| sAdhAraNa auSaghopacAra ho Thoka ho jAyagA / taba dhIpAla use dhairya dekara aura aMgarakSakoM ko tAkIda karake apane mukAma para cale gye| pazcAt maMtriyoMne pUchA he seTha ! kRpAkara kaho ki yaha roga kaise miTe, aura kyA upAya kiyA jAya? taba seTha nirlajja hokara bolA-- maMtriyo ! mujhe aura koI roga nahIM hai| kevala kAmavirahakI pIr3A hai, so yadi mere manako curAnevAlI vaha komalAMgI maganayanI rayanamaMjUSA nahIM milegI, to merA jInA kaSTasAdhya hogaa| ___maMtriyoMko seThake aise vacana ghaNita zabda sunakara bahuta duHkha huaa| ve vicArane lage ki seThakI buddhi naSTa ho gaI haiN| isa kubuddhikA phala isako aura samasta saMghako bhayakArI pratIta hotA hai| yaha socakara unhoMne nAnA prakArako yuktiyoM dvArA meThako smjhaayaa| parantu usa duSTane eka bhI na maanii|. vaha nirantara bahI zabda kahatA gayA / nidAna lAcAra hokara maMtriyoMne kahA ki seTha ! yadi Apa apanA haTha na chor3ege, aura isa ghRNita kAryakA udyama kareMge to smaraNa rakhiye, pariNAma acchA na hogaa| kyoMki rAvaNa jaisA trikhaNDI pratinArAyaNa aura kocaka sAdiko kathAeM zAstroMmeM prasisa hai| parastrI sapiNIse bhI Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudra patana / [107 adhika viThalo hotI hai| dekho isakA haTa chor3o ! hama loga AjJAkArI hai, jo AjJA hogI so karage, parantu svAmIkI hAni aura lAbhakI sUcanA kara denA yaha hamArA dharma hai | Apa hama logoMkI bAta pIche yAda kareMge / ityAdi bahuta kucha samajhAyA, parantu jaba dekhA ki vaha mAnatA hI nahIM haiM taba ve lAcAra hokara bole mahaSTa prabala hai / seThajI ! isakA kevala eka hI upAya hai ki marajiyAko bulAkara sAdha liyA jAye, ki jisase vaha ekAeka kolAhala macA de ki 'Age na mAlUma koI jAnavara hai, yA bAra hai, yA kucha aisA hI devI caritra hai dor3o, uTho, sAvadhAna hoo" so isa AvAja ko sunakara jaba zrIpAla mastUlapara car3hakara dekhane lage taba mastUla kATa diyA jaay| isa taraha ke samudra meM gira jAyeMge aura ApakA manavAMchita kArya siddha ho jAyagA / anyathA usake rahate usakI priyAkA pAnA mAnoM agnimeM se barpha nikAlanA haiM / maMtriyoMkA yaha vicAra usa pApIkoM acchA mAlUma huA / aura isalie usane usI jagaha mararAjavAko bulAkara bahuta prakAra pralobhana dekara sAdha liyA / ThIka hai, puruSa svArthavaza AnevAlI ApattiyoMkA vicAra nahIM karate / nidAna eka dina avasara pAkara marajiyAne ekAeka cillAnA Arambha kiyA ki-borI! sAvadhAna homI ! sAmane bhayake cihna dikhAI de rahe hai / na mAlUma koI bar3A jala jantu haiM, yA coravala haiM, athavA aisA hI aura koI devI caritra hai, tUphAna haiM, yA bhaMbara hai, kucha samajha meM nahIM jAtA / isa prakAra cillAne se kolAhala maca gyaa| sava loga yahAM tahAM kyA haiM? kyA hai| karake cillAne aura pUchane 4 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ % 3D zrIpAla critr| lge| itane hI meM zrIpAlajIko khabara lago, so ve turana hI uTha khar3e hue aura kahane lage-" alaga hoo ! yaha kyA hai ? kyA hai ? kahane kA samaya nahIM / calakara dekhanA aura usakA upAya karanA hI caahiye| aisA kahakara ve Age bar3hakara zIghra hI mastulapara jA khar3e hue aura bar3I sAvadhAnIse cAroM ora dekhane lage, parantu kahIM bhI kucha dRSTigocara nahIM huaa| itane meM nocese duSToMne mastUla kAda diyA. jisase ve jAtako do samudra meM mApa, aura laharA meM nIce hone lge| yahAM jahAjoM meM kolAhala maba gayA, ki mastUla TUTa jAneme zrIpAlakumAra samudra meM gira par3e hai| aura na jAne kahAM raha gaye? unakA patA nahIM lagatA, joSita hai yA mara maye? isa prakAra sabane zoka manAyA, aura dhavalaseThane bho banAvaTo zoka karanA Arambha kara diyA / __vaha kahane lagA - 'hAya koTo maTTa zropAla ! tuma kahAM cale gaye ? tumhAre binA yaha yAtrA kaise saphala hogo ? hAya ! ina bhArI jahAjoMko mina bhujabalase calAnevAle, lakSa cAroMko bAMdhakara mujhe unake bandhana se chur3Ane vAle, hAya ! kahAM cale gaye / hai kumAra ! isa alara vayameM asIma parAkrama divAkara kyoM cale gaye ? tuma binA, vipattAmeM kauna rakSA karegA ? hA deva ! tUne hamako anamola ratna dikhAkara ko chona niyA ? ityAdi uparo manase vanAvaTA ronA rone lgaa| antaraGgameM to vaha harSa ke mAre phUlakara kuppA hA rahA thA parantu saghameM aura bahutoko to sacamuca ho bahuta duHkha huaa| so ThAka hai / kahA bhI hai___ " jisakA cho gira jAya, so ho lUkhA jAya / " so auroMko saccA duHkha ho yA jhUThA, parantu dhavalaseThako - banAvaTo zoka thA parannu auroM kA saccA thA, kyoMki unakA Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudra patana / [11 to zrIpAlase bigAr3a hI kyA thA, vaha to dhabala jaise kRSTahRdaya svAthiyoMkA kAMTA hI the so nikala gaye / astu / ___kisIko kucha bhI ho, parantu striyoMko to zaraNa-AdhAra pati ke binA saMsAra adhakAramaya hI ho jAtA haiM, pati ke binA sundara sukomala teja bhI viSama kaMTaka samAna cubhatI hai / sundara 2 vastra aura AbhUSaNa kaThina bandhanoMse bhI adhika duHkha denevAle pratIta hote haiN| saMgIta Adi madhura svara siMhako bhayAnaka garjanAse bhI bhayAnaka mAlUma hote haiM, SaTrasapUrita sugaMdhita miSTa bhojana halAhala viSa tulya mAlUma par3atA hai / yathArtha meM pativihona striyoM kA jIvana pRthvI para ardhadAca jevarIke samAna hai| hAya ! jisa samaya usa sukumAra abalA paMcanAmA paha sunA, ki mAmI samudra meM gira gaye haiM, usI samaya vaha besudha ho bhUchita hokara bhUmipara gira paDo / mAlUma hotA thA ki kadAcit usake prANapakheruH hI ina vinAzoka zarIrarUpI ghoMsale se vidA lekara sadAke liye cale gaye haiM, parantu nahIM abhI Ayu karma niHzeSa nahIM huA thA ! aura karmako pucha apanA aura khela bhI dikhAnA thA isIse vaha jovita raha gii| ___ sakhA janoMne zItopacArakara muLa dUra ko to saceta hote hI svAmin ! isa abalAko chor3akara tuma kahA~ cale gaye ? tumhAre binA yaha jIvanayAtrA kaise pUrI hogI ? he nAtha ! aba yaha abalA Apake darzanakI pyAsI papohAko nAI vyAkula ho rahI hai / he koTIbhaTTa ! he kAmadeva ! he kulakamala divAkara ! tumhAre binA mujhe aba ekara pala bhI jaina nahIM par3atI haiM / he jIvadayA-pratipAlaka prANezvara ! dAsIpara dayAraSTi karo / merA citta adhIra ho rahA hai / he nAtha ! Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAla caritra / siddhacakrakA varNana kauna hogA ? hAM nirdayo karma ! tUne kucha bhI vicAra na kiyA ! mujha "niraparAdhinIko kyoM ainA duHkhada duHkha diyA ? hAya ! yaha Ayu svAmoko godameM ho pUrI ho gaI hoto, to Thoka thA * aba yaha saMsAra bhayAnaka vana sarokhA dikhatA hai| he triloko. * nAtha ! sarvajJa prabho ! he vota rAga svAmin ! mere pati ko sahAyatA kAMjiye ! he siddha bhagavAn ! Apake ArAdhana mAtra vanamayo kivADa khula gaye the, so isa saMkaTa meM bhI .. svAmoko rakSA kojiye ! svAmo ke nimita ye prAga kucha bho vastu nahIM hai / hAya ! mujhe nahIM mAlUma ki maiMne aise kona karma kie the ki jisase svAmAMkA viyoga huA? kyA maiMne pUrva janmameM parapuruSakI icchA ko thI ? yA pati-AjJA 'maMga ko tho? yA kisokA vrata bhaMga karavAyA thA ? jinadharmAko nindA ko thI ? yA guruko avinaya ko thI? yA kisoko pativiyoga karAyA thA ? yA himAmaya dharmakA sevana kiyA thA ? yA kuguru yA kudevako bhakti ko thI ? yA apanA vrata bhaMga kiyA thA? yA asatya bhASaNa kiyA thA? . yA kandamUla Adi abhakSya bhakSaNa kiyA thA? hAya ! kaunasA azuma udaya AyA ki jisase prANa pyAre patikA viyoga huA? he svAmin ! Ao, dAsIko khabara lo| dekho, mainAsundarIse ApakA vAyadA thA ki bAraha varSAmeM AUgA, so kyA bhUla gaye ? nAtha ! mujhapara nahIM to unhIMpara saho, dayA karo ! kyA karU', aura kisa taraha dhairya dharU ? are, koI bhI mere prANapyAre bhArako kusala mujhe lakara sunAo? he samudra ! tU myAmIke badale mujhe hI lekara yamapura pahu~cA detA to Thoka thA ! snAmoke vitA merA jovana vyartha hai| maiM jAkara aba kyA karUMgA? icchA hotI hai ki maiM sevana kiyAtaviyoga karAyA guruko avinA thA ? jina Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudra patana / girakara prANa de dUM, parantu AtmaghAta mahApApa hai| yadi mujhase sevAmeM kuza kamI ho gaI thI to mujhe usakA daNDa dete / apane Apako kyoM duHkhasAgarako dduboyaa| aba bahuta dera huI / prasanna hoo aura abalAko jIvanadAna do, nahIM to aba ye prANa Apako nyochAvara hote hai ! aba, he prabho ! ApakI hI zaraNa hai, pAra kIjiye / _isa prakAra rayanamaMjUSAne ghora bilApa kiyaa| usakA zarIra kAMtihIna murajhAye phUla sarIkhA dikhane lagA, khAnapAna vaTa gayA, zugAra bhI svAmI ke sAtha samudra meM DUba gayA / isa prakAra usa saMtAsil du.khasa vihala dekhakara saba loga yathAyogya dhairya baMdhAne lage aura pAro dhabalaseTha zokAkUla hokara samajhAne lagA / / hai sundarI ! aba zoka choDo ! honI amiTa hai / isa para kisIkA vaza nahIM / saMsArakA saba svarUpa aisA hI hai / jo upajatA hai vaha niyamase nAza hotA haiN| aba vyartha zoka karanese kyA ho sakatA hai ? aba yadi tuma bhI unake lie mara Ao to bhI ve tumheM nahIM mila sakate haiN| sasiko aneka dizAoMse pakSI Akara eka sthAnameM Thaharate haiM aura bhaura hote ho anI 2 avadhi pUrI kara apanIra dizAko cale nAte haiN| isa pRthvIpara bar3e2 cakravartI nArAyaNAdi ho gaye para kAlane sabako apanA grAsa banA liyA, karmavaza 'vipatti satra ke upara AtI hai / kaviza rAmacaMdra lakSmaNakA vanavAsa huA / karmavaza gItA patise do bAra vidroha huaa| karmavaza hI bharata cakravartakA mAna bhaMga huA / kama vasA ho AdinAtha lohazvarako cha: mAsa taka bhojanakA aMtarAya haa| tAtparya -karmane jagajIvanako jIta liyA hai isalie zoka chor3o / hama logoMko bhI asIma duHkha huA hai, parantu kisase jhaheM aura kyA kareM ? kucha upAya nahIM hai / Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - zrIpAla caritra / isa prakAra sabane samajhA kara rapanamaMjyAko dhairya diyA hai. taba vaha bhI saMsAraphe svarUpakA vicAra kara kisI prakAra dhairya dhAraNa kara socane lagI yathArthameM zoka karanese asAtAH vedano mAdi azubha karmokA baMdha hotA hai / so yadi itane hI samayameM jitane meM zoka kara rahI hUM zrI paMcaparameSThIkA ArAdhana karUMgo to azubha karmI nirjarA hogI aura yaha bhI AzA haiM ki usase kadAcit prANapatikA bhI milApa ho jAya / kyoMki sItAko iso parameSThI mantrako ArAdhanAse patikA milApa aura agnikA jala ho gayA thA / ____ aMjanAko isI maMtra prabhAvase usake prANapriya pratiko bheMTa huI thii| Ara to kyA pazu aura pakSiyoM ko bhI isI mantrake prabhAvase zubha gati ho gaI hai, so mere mo isa azubha karmakA anta isIkI ArAdhanAse AvegA / aura kadAcit . isI maMtrakI ArAdhanA karate hue maraNa bhI ho gayA to bhI isa paryAyase chuTakArA milate hI sadgati prApta ho jAyago / vAstava meM yaha mahAmaMtra tona lokameM aparAjita haiM anAdi-. nidhana hai, maMgalarUpa haiM, loka meM uttama haiM aura zaraNAdhAra hai| aba mujhe-isokA zaraNa lenA yogya haiN| basa, vaha sato iso vicArameM magna ho gii| arthAt manameM paMcaparameSThI mantrako ArAdhanA karane lagI / use khAnapAnako bho sudha na rahIM / . do cAra dina yoM hI bIta gye| snAna, vilepana aura vastrAbhUSaNakA dhyAna hI kise thA? vaha kisI se bAta bhI nahIM karatI thI, na kisokI ora dekhatI thii| noMda, bhakha pyAsa, to usake pAsa hI nahIM rahe the| usako mAtra paMcaparameSThIkA smaraNa aura patikA dhyAna thaa| vaha pativratA una jahAjoM meM isa prakAra rahatI thI jaise jalameM kamala bhinna rahatA hai| vaha parama viyoginI isa prakAra kAla vyatIta karane lagI / Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalaseThakA rayana maMjUSAko bahakAnA / 113. dhavalaseThakA rayanamaMjUSAko bahakAnA dhavalaseThake ye dina bar3I kaThinatAse jA rahe the / isa-- lie usane zIghra ho eka dUtoko bulAkara rayanamaMjUSAko phusalAne ke lie bhejA / so ThIka hai-- kAmalubdhe kRtto lajjA, arthahIne kutaH kriyaa| surApAne kutaH zaucaM, mAMsAhAre kuto dayA / arthAt-kAmIko lajjA kahA~ ? aura daridra ke kriyA kahA~ ? sapAyoke pavitratA kA ? aura mAsaharIke dayA kahAM, so pApinI dutI vyabhicArakI khAni lobhake vaza hokara zIghra hI rayanamaMjuSAke pAsa gaI aura yahAM vahAM kI bAteM banAkara kahane lagI "he putrI ! dhairya rkkho| honA thA so huA, gaI bAtakA bicAra hI kyA karanA hai ! ho yathArtha meM tere dukhakA ThikAnA nahIM hai ki isa bAlAvasthA meM pati viyoga ho gayA / aba isa bAtakI ciMtA kahAM taka karegI ? abhI to terI navIna avasthA hai, isameM kAmakA jItanA bar3A kaThina haiN| so beTo / tU kase usa kAmake bANoko sahego ? jisa kAmake vazIbhata hokara sAdhu aura sAtrone rudra va nAradakI utpati kI, jisa kAmase pIDita hokara rAvaNane sItA haraNa kI, jisa kAmake vazameM aura to kyA deva bho haiM, usa kAmako jItanA bahatA kAThana hai / aura Thoka hI kahA haiM ghAsa phUsako khAta hai, tinahiM satAve kAma / SaTrasa bhojana jo kareM, unakI jAne rAma || Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIpAlA so mama isa yovanako pAkara vyartha nahIM kho denA cAhiye, yauvana gayA huA phira nahIM milatA hai| kevala pachatAvA ho hAya raha jAtA hai| jinhoMne taruNa avasthA pAkara viSaya nahIM seSA, unakA naraanma na pAneke barAbara hai| tU aba 'bIpAla kA zoka choDakara isa parama aizvaryavAna, rUpavAna aura dhanavAna seTako hI apanA pati banA / ___pareke pIche koI mara nahIM jAtA / mara gayA to jokA kaMTaka zUTA / aisI lAjase kyA lAbha, jo jIvanake gAnaMdapara pAnI DAle / aura vaha to dhavana se Thaka} naukara thA, so jaba mAjhI mila jAya. to naukarako kyA cAha karanA ? mujhe terI dazA dekhakara bahuta duHkha hotA haiN| aba tU prasanna ho, aura seThako svIkAra kara to maiM abhI jAkara usako bhI rAjI kiye Ano huuN| ___maiM vRddha huI hUM isalie mujhe saMsArakA anubhava bhaleprakAra hai| nu abhI bholIbhAlI nAdAna lar3akI hai, isalie mere vacana mAnakara tU mukhase kAla vitaa| ityAdi aneka prakArase usa kliA dAmIne samajhAyA, parantu ase kAle kambalapara aura koI raMga nahIM car3hatA hai usI prakAra jarA satoke manapara eka bAta bho na jaMcI, arthAt usa pApino dutokA jAdU isapara na claa| vaha kulavaMtI satI usake aise niMdya vacana sunakara ko se kAMpane lagI, aura DapaTakara bolI-cuna raha, duSTA pApinI ! Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghavalaseThakA rapanamaMjUSAko bahakAnA / 115 zerI jomake sau dukaDe kyoM nahIM ho jAte ? dharalaseTha to mere patikA dharma-pitA aura merA zvasura (pitAke samAna ) hai / zyA putrI aura pitAkA saMyoga hotA haiM ? pApinI ! hune janmAMtaroMmeM aise 2 noca karma kiye haiM jisase raNDA kuTTinI huI haiM aura na mAlUma aba terI aura kyA gati ho ? isa janmameM rayanamaMjUSAkA pati kevala zrIpAla hI hai / aura puruSa mAtra, usako pitA va bhAI tulya haiN| haTa jA yahA~se, mujhe apanA muha mata dikhalA nahIM to isakA badalA pAvegI / isa prakAra sundarIne aba use dhuDakAyA taba baha apanAsA muha lekara kAMpatI huI pApo seThake pAsa AI, aura bolI "he seTha ! vaha mere vazako nahIM haiM mujhe to usane bahuta apamAna karake nikAla diyaa| jo thor3I dera aura ThaharatI, to na mAlUma yahI merI kyA dazA karato ? isalie Apa jAno va ApakA kAma jAne / mujhase yaha kAma to nahIM ho sakatA / dUtI aisA uttara dekara calI gii| Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghoSAla caritra / dhavala seTha rayanamaMjUSAke pAsa aura devase daMDa __ jaba dhavalaseThane dUtoko: kRtakArya huA na jAnA aura nirAzAkA uttara mila gayA, taba usa nirlajjane svayaM rayanamajUSA pAsa use phusalAne kA vicAra kiyA / ThIka haiM kahA haiM ya: kazcin makaradhvajasya vaza gaH, ki bramahe tatkRte / no lajjA na ca pauruSaM na kulaM, kutrAsti pApAnvite / / no hauyaM ca pitugurona mahimA, kutrAsti dhsthiti| no mitraM na ca bAMdhavA na ca gRhaM, vasta: striyaM pazyati // aryAta-jo puruSa kAmake vaza ho rahA hai, usakI kyA kathA hai| usako na lajjA , na bala, na kula na dhaMyaM, na dharma, na guru, na pitA, na mitra, na mAI, aura na ghara Adi kucha bho nahIM dikhatA ! kevala eka strI hI strI use dikhA. karatI haiM / aura bhI kahA hai .. kAmArtAnAM kuta: pApaM, pApArthInAM kutaH sukhaM / nAsti tatprANinAM kambha, duHkhadaM yanna kAmajam / / yathA mAtA yathA putrI, yathA bhaginI ca striyaH / kAmArthI ca pumAnetA, ekarUpeNa pazyati / / arthAt-kAmI narako kyA pApa nahIM lagatA ? aura pApIko kyA sukha ho sakatA hai ? nahIM, kabhI nahIM dekho, kAmI mara mAtA bahina aura putrI sabako strI ke hI rUpameM dekhatA haiN| isI prakAra zIghra hI vaha pApI kAmAMdha seTha nirlajja hokara usa satI ke nikaTa pahu~cA / vaha dharmadhurandhara Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghavalaseTha rayanamaMjuSAke pAsa aura devase dNdd| [117 abalA use sanmukha Ate dekhakara atyanta hI bhaya aura lajjAse murajhAye phalakI nAI ho gaI, aura apanA muMha vastrase Dhoka liyA aura manameM socane lagI ki hA deva ! tu kyA kyA khela dikhAtA hai ? eka to mere prANavallabha bhArakA viyoga huaa| dUsare yaha durbuddhi merA zIla bhaMga karaneke lie sanmukha A rahA haiM / ho na ho, mere pati ko isa pApIne hI samudra meM girAyA hogaa| hAya ! eka duHkhakA to anta nahIM huA, aura dUsarA sAmane aayaa| kyA karU' / isa samaya merA kauna sahAyo hogA ? vaha dAsI bhI isI pApIne bhejo hoMgI / ina jahAjoMmeM merA koI hitU nahIM dikhatA haiM / he jinadeva ! aba ApahIkA mAraNa hai / majhe kisI prakAra pAra utAriye, lajjA rakhiye, tuma azaraNake zaraNAghAra aura nirapekSa bandhu ho / isa prakAra soca rahI thI ki vaha pApI nikaTa Akara baiTha gyaa| aura viSalapeTI churIke samAna mIThe zabdoM meM haMsa hasakara kahane lagA-- he priye sthanamaMjUSe! tuma bhaya mata kro| sunoM, meM tumase dhIpAlakI bAta kahatA huuN| vaha dAsa thA, usako maiMne mola' liyA thaa| vaha kulahona aura vaMzahona thaa| bar3A prapaMcI, jhUThA aura nirdayIcitta thA / aise puruSakA mara jAnA hI acchA hai / tuma vyartha usake lie itanA zoka kara rahI ho, aba usakA Dara bhI nahIM rahA hai, kyoMki usako gire hue kaI dina bhI ho cuke haiM so jalacaroMne usake mRtaka zarIra takako khA liyA hogaa| isaliye ni:zaMka hoo| jaba kAMTA nikala jAtA hai, taba duHkha nahIM rahatA / mujhe sasake sAtha tumako rahate hue dekhakara duHkha hotA thA ki kyA Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra | TEPUL kula aura kyA holIko seve / so yaha anyAya vidhi bhI na dekha sakA aura usane tumhArA pallA usase chur3A diyaa| aba tuma prasanna hoo merI ora dekho| tuma merI strI bano aura maiM tumhArA bhartAra banUM meM tumako apanI saba striyoM meM mukhya banAUMgA, aura svapna meM bhI tumhArI tear viruddha kamI na hoUMgA / aba tuma Dara mata barI / zIghra hI apanA hAtha mere gale meM DAlo, aura apane amRtamaI vacanoM se mere kAnoM va manako praphullita karo ghita tumhAre binA vyAkula ho rahA hai / 115 ] he kalyANarUpiNI ! mRganayanI ! komalAMgI ! Ao aura apane komala sparzase merA zarIra pavitra karo / dekhoM, jyoMra ghar3I jAtI haiM, tyoM yovanakA Ananda kama hotA jAtA hai| kahA bhI hai ki manuja janamako pAya kara, vyartha gamAyo janma tina khabara nahIM haiM palakakI jina choDe sukha hAlake, unase mUrakha kauna || sadA na phUle ketakI, sadA na zrAvaNa hoya // sadA na yauvana thira raheM, sadA na jAvaM kAya // kiyo na bhoga vilAsa / kara AgAdhI mAtha // kalako jAneM kauna / isalie hai pyArI ! mujhe pyAseko pyAsa bujhAo / hama jAnate haiM ki nArI bahuta komala hotI haiM, para tumako kyoM dayA nahIM AtI? kyoM tarasA rahI ho ? tuma to aticatura va buddhimatI ho| tumheM itanA iTha karanA ucita nahIM hai / jo kucha kahanA ho dila kholakara kaho maiM saba kucha kara saMkatA hUM, mere pAsa dravyakA bhI kucha pAra nahIM haiN| rAjAoM ke yahAM jo sukha nahIM, so mere yahAM hai, mere aizvarya ke sAmane indra Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalaseTha rayanamaMjUSAke pAsa mora peSase dNdd| [19 bhI tuccha haiM / bhintu pyArI ! kevala tumhArI prasannatA ko kamI hai so pUrNa kara do, bAmao, donoM dRSyase mila leveN|" / ityAdi nAnA prakAra se vaha tuSTa bakane lgaa| / parantu isa samaya usa satIkA duHkha nahIM jAnatI thI, kyoMki zIlavatI striyoMko zIlase pyArI bastu. saMsAra meM kucha bhI nahIM haiN| ve zIlakI rakSA karane ke lie prANoMko bhI nyochAvara kara detI haiN| isIse ye vacana usako tIkSNa bANase bho adhika cubha rahe the jaba usane dekhA ki yaha pApI apanI 2 da samAye hI jA rahA haiM aura kiMcita bho lajjA bhaya va saMkoca nahIM karatA, taba usane nIti aura dharmase saMbodhana karanekA udyama kiyA / vaha bolI " he tAta ! Apa mere svAmIke pitA aura mere zvasura ho, zvasura aura pitAmeM kucha antara nahIM hotaa| maiM ApakI putrI huuN| cAhe acala sumeru cala jAya, para pitA putrA para kudRSTi nahIM kara sakatA / prathama to azubha karmane mere bhArakA viyoga karAyA aura aba dUsarA usase bhI kaI guNA, dAraNa duHkha yaha tuma dene ko uccata ho rahe ho| yadi aura koI kahatA to Apase pukAra karato, parantu Apako pukAra kisase kahUM ! apane kula va dharmako dekho, hADamAMsa va malamUtrase bharI ghRNita dehako dekhakara kyA prasanna ho rahe ho? camaDeko cAdarase DhakI huI haiM jisameM dazoM dvAroMse durgandha nikalatI hai aise ghRNita dehapara kyoM mugdha ho rahe ho ? isake atirikta Apake yahAM devAMganAoMke sadRza striyAM haiM, to unake sammakA bAsIvAna hai| bare kulavAmakA dharma hai ki apane aura parakesIlakI rakSA kreN| bacce, savaNa va jIvanamA parastrIsama mAnI gareko kampanara moranApAle gaye Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla critr| isalie pitAjI ! Apa apane sthAna para jAo, aura mujha donako vyartha hI satAphara duHkhI mata kro| mujha asahAyA para kRpA karo aura yahAMse padhAro / parantu jaise pittajvaracAlekA miThAI bhI kaDavI lagato hai usI taraha kAmajvaracAleko dharmavacana kahAM ruca sakate haiM ? vaha dRSTa bolA-"prANavallabhe ! yaha caturAI rahane do| ye saba nA to maiM huuN| yaha vicAra bUr3he puruSoM ko jinake zarIra meM pauruSa nahIM haiM, karanA caahie| hama tuma donoM taruNa haiN| bhalA, agnike pAsa ghI binA pighale phaise raha sakatA hai ? so isa vyarthako bAtoMse kyA hogA? Ayo, milalo, nahIM to ye prANa tumhAre nyochAvara haiN| aba bhI vo kRpA na karogo, to merI hatyA tumhAre sira hogii| aba tumhArI icchA ! mAro cAhe bcaao|" aisA kahakara usa pApIne apanA mAthA bhUmipara rakha diyaa| jaba usa satIne dekhA ki yaha duSTa nItise nahIM mAnatA / aura avazya hI balAtkAra kara merA zarIra sparza karegA, taba usane krodhase bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa kara kahA- re duSTa pApI nilajja ! terI jIbha kyoM gala nahIM jAtI ? bare nIca durbuddhi nizAbara ! tujhe aise ghRNita zabdoMko kahate zarma nahIM AtI hai ? re dhoTha adhama krUra ! pazuse bhI mahAna pazu hai / terI kyA zakti hai jo zola dhuraMdhara strokA zola. haraNa kara sake ? . . "yaha pativratA apane prANoMko jAte hue bhI apane zolako rakSA kregii| tU mere prANa haraNa to kara sakatA hai, parantu mere zIlako nahIM bigAr3a sakatA | eka ve (zrIpAla) ho isa Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalaseTha rayanamaMjuSAke pAsa aura devase daMDa / [121 bhavameM mere svAmI hai / aura unakI anupasthitimeM saMyama hI merA rakSaka haiM / re nirlajja ! mere sAmane se haTa jA, nahIM to aba terI bhalAI nahIM hai / " ___ vaha pApI isase bhI nahIM hagA aura Ageko balA / yaha dekha usa satIko ceta na rahA / kucha derataka vaha kaTha-putalI sI raha gaI, parantu thor3I dera meM punaH jorase pukArane lagI-he dInabandho ! dayAsAgara prabho ! merI rakSA karo! zivanArI bhartAra prabhu, tuma laga merI daurU / jaise kAga jahAjakA, sUjhata aura na Thaura / / dInabandhu karuNAnidhi, dhanya trilokInAtha / zaraNAgata pAle ghane, kInheM anAtha sanAtha // sotA, dropadi, aMjanI, manoramAdika nAsa / bipati samaya sumarI tumahi, lIno tinahiM ubAra / / abakI vAra pukAra mujhe suna lIje mahArAja / DhIla na kIje kSaNaka hU~, rAkho merI lAja / dhavalaseTha ho kAmavaza, lAja daI chUTakAya / Ayo zIla bigAr3ane, yahAM nahi koI sahAya / / zIla nase jo Aja mujha, to maiM tyAgU prANa / yAmeM zaMka na raca hU~, yahI hamArI Ana / / ityaadi|| isa prakAra vaha bhagavAnakI stuti karane lagI / ahA ! jisakA koI sahAyaka na ho, aura vaha saccA zIlavAna, catavAna, dRr3hacAritrI ho to usakI rakSA deva karate haiM / usa sattIke akhaMDa zIlako kauna khaNDana kara sakatA thA? eka Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122] pauvAla pariva / dhavalA to kyA koTa dhavalA bhI usakA kucha nahIM kara sakate ye / isIlie usake dRr3ha zolake prabhAvase vahA~ turanta hI jaladeva Akara upasthita huA aura usane dhavalaseThako muzke bAMdha loM tathA gadAse bahuta mAra lgaaii| bAlureta AMkhoM meM mara ke muMha kAlA kara diyA, aura muhameM miTTI bhara dI, tathA aura bhI aneka prakArase niMdya kuvacana kahe / tAtparya-usako bar3I durdazA kI, aura bahuta daNDa diyaa| saba loga eka dUsarekA muha tAkane lage, parantu batAyeM kisase? kyoMki mAra hI mAra dikha rahI thI, parantu mAranevAlA koI nahIM dikhatA thA, gAtA maMtrI loga yaha socakara ki kadAcit yaha devI caritra hai aura isa satIke dharmake prabhAvase huA hai, ataeva rayanamaMjUSAke pAsa Aye, aura hAtha jor3akara khar3e ho prArthanA karane lge| he kalyANarUpiNI pativrate ! dhanya hai tere zolake mAhAtmyako! hama loga tere guNoMkI mahimA kahaneko asamartha hai| tU dharmAko ghorI aura saccI jinazAsanakI bhakta aura vratomeM lavalIna hai| tere bhAvako isa duSTane na samajhakara apanI nocatA dikhAI / aba he putrI dayA kara! isa samaya kevala isa pApIkA hI vinAza nahIM hotA hai, parantu hama sabakA bhI satyAnAza humA haiM / hama saba tere hI zaraNa hai, hamako yacA, una logoM ke dIna bacanoMko sunakara satIko dayA A gaI / isalie vaha krodhako chor3a khaDI hokara prabhuko stuti karane lagI "he bimanAya ! patya jhe! jo aise kaThina samayameM bhApake prabhAvase isa mAmAkI dharmarakSA huii| he pramo! tumhAre Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhavalaseTha rayana maMjUSAke pAsa aura devase daMDa / [ 123 basaradase jisa kisIne merI sahAyatA kI ho, vaha inheM dayA karake chor3a de / yaha sunakara usa jaladevane use zikSA dekara chor3a diyA, aura ramanamaSAko dherya dekara bolA- "he putrI ! tU cintA mata kara thoDe hI dina meM terA pati tujhe milegA, aura vaha rAjAoMkA rAjA hogA / terA sammAna bhI bahuta bar3hegA | hama saba tere AsapAsa rahanevAle sevaka hai, tujhe koI bhI hAtha nahIM lagA sakatA hai / 1 isa taraha vaha deva ghavalaseThako usake kUkamakA daNDa dekara aura rayanamaMjUSAko dherya baMdhAkara apane sthAnako gayA / aura satIne apane patike milanekA samAcAra sunakara, va zIla rakSA honese prasanna hokara prabhukI bar3I stuti ko, maura anakara, kanodara kA utIta karane lgii| vaha pApI dhavalaseTha lajjita hokara usake caraNoM meM mastaka jhukAkara bolA- he putrI ! aparAdha kSamA kro| maiM baDA adhama pApI hU aura tuma saccI zolaghurandhara ho / taka satIne usako bhI kSamA kiyA / satya hai 'uttame kSaNikaH kopo, madhyame maharadvayaM / adharmasya ahorAtra, nIcastha maraNAntakam // ' arthAt -- uttama puruSoMkA ko kSaNamAtra (kArya hone taka ), madhyama puruSoMkA do prahara ( bhojana karane taka ), jaghanya puruSoMkA dina rAta aura nIcoMkA marane taka tathA janmAntoM taka bhI rahatA haiM / Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - .. bhopAla carita zrIpAlakA guNamAlAse byAha aba isa vRttAMtako yahAM chor3akara zrIpAlakA hAla kahate haiN| vaha mahAmati jaba samudra meM girA, saba ho usane dhavalaseThake mAyAjAlako samajha liyA, parantu usa uttama puruSa 'binA sAkSo yA nirNaya kiye binA kamI kisopara doSAropaNa nahIM karate. kintu ve apane upara Aye upalagoko apane pUrNa. vat karmokA phala samajhakara ho samabhAvoMse bhogane kA udyama karate hai / isaliye uka dhora vIra puruSane apane bhAvoMko kiMcita bhI malona nahIM hone diyA aura paMcArameSTho maMtrakA ArAdhana karake samudra se tirane kA udyama karane lagA / Thoka hai "jo nara nija puruSArthase. nijako kare sahAya / deva sahAya karai tinahi, nizcaya jAno bhAya / " devayogase unako usa samudakI laharoMmeM uchalatA huA . eka lakaDAkA takhtA dRSTigata huaa| so use pakar3akara ve usoM ke sahAre tirane lage / inako dinarAta to samAna ho thaa| khAnAponAke ThikAne kevala eka jinendrakA nAma hI zaraNa thA, aura vaho loko prabhu unheM mAga batAnevAlA thaa| vaha mahApalI mammoratA aura sAhasameM samudra se kisI prakAra bho kama na thaa| so bhalA samudrako zakti kahAM jo use bubA de? dUsarI bAta yaha tho, ki patthara pAno para nahIM lira sakatA hai, parantu yadi kAThako nAvameM manoM patthara bhara dIjie to bho na DUbegA / isI prakAra vaha eka to caramazarorI thA / dusare jinadharmaharA nAMva para savAra thA, sA bhalA jo nAMva isa anAdi basanta paMsArase pAra utAra sakatI haiM, usa nAse itanA sA samui tirana to kucha bho kaThina na thaa| kahA hai - Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA guNamAlAse byAha | 125 jela thala vana raNa zatru DhiMga, giri gRha kandara mAMhi / cora agni aura vanacaroMse, puNya hi leya cacAhi || 1 isa prakAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAvase ve tirate2 kumkumadvIpameM jAkara kinAre lage / so mArgake khedase vyAkula hokara nikaTa hI eka vRkSake nIce aceta so gye| itanehI meM vahAM ke rAjA ke anucara vahAM para A pahuMce aura harSita ho paraspara batalAne lage ki dhanya hai ! rAjakanyAkA bhAgya, ki jisake prabhAvase yaha mahApuruSa bane gurubala athAha yahudra pAkara yahA~ A pahuMcA hai| aba to apane harSakA samaya A gayA, yaha zubha samAcAra rAjAko dete hI ve hama sabako nihAla kara deveNge| ahA ! yaha kaisA sundara puruSa hai ? vidhAtAne aMga aMgakI racanA baDI samhAla karake kI hai / yaha yakSa hai ki nAgakumAra ? yA indra hai, ki vidyAdhara ? yA gaMdharva hai ? ityAdi paraspara saba bAteM kara hI rahe the ki zrIpAlajokI nIMda khula gii| ve lAla netroM sahita uThakara baiTha gaye aura pUchane lage ' tuma loga kauna ho ? yahAM kyoM Aye ? mujhase Darate kyoM ho ? aura kyoM merI stuti kara rahe ho ? so niHzaMka hokara kaho / " taba ye anucara bole - "mahArAja ! isa kukumapurakA rAjA sattarAja aura rAnI vanamAlA hai| jo apanI noti aura nyAya se sampUrNa prajAke premapAtra ho rahe haiN| isa nagara maiM koI bho dIna duHkhI dikhAI nahIM dete / isa rAjAke yahAM eka rUpa aura guNakI nidhAna, sakala kalApravINa suzIlA guNamAlA nAmakI kanyA hai| kisI eka dina rAjAne kanyAko yauvanavatI dekhakara avadhijJAnI zrImunirAja se pUchA thA ki "he deva ! isa kanyAkA vara kauna hogA ? taba zrIguru avadhijJAna ke bala se jAnakara yaha kahA thA ki jo puruSa Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126) zropAla caritra / samudrako nija bhujAoMse tirakara yahAM AyegA, vahIM isakA vara hogaa|" uso dinase rAjAne hama logoMko yahAM pahare para rakkhA hai / so hamAre puNyodayase Aja Apa padhAre ho, ApakA svAgata hai ! he prabho ! calira aura apanI niyoginIko prasannatApUrvaka vivAhiye / isa taraha anunaya vinayakara kitane hI anucara zropAlajIkA nagarakI ora calaneko vinatI karane lge| aura kitanoMne jAkara zIghra hI rAjAko khabara dI ! so rAjAne harSita hokara una logoMko pAritoSika diyA pazcAt rAjA svaya unakI agavAnIke lie gaye aura ubaTana tela, phulela Adi bhejakara zrIpAlajIko snAna karAyA, aura sundara vastrAbhUSaNa dhAraNa karAkara baDe utsAha aura gAje-bAjese maMgala gAna pUrvaka unako nagarameM lAye / gharoMghara maMgala gAna hone lgaa| tathA rAjAne zubha muhUrtameM nija putrI guNa mAlAkA pANigrahaNa zropAlajose vinAyaka yaMtrakI pUjA abhiSeka aura havana saMskArAdi karAkara agni va paMcoMkI sAkSI pUrvaka karA diyA tathA bahutasA daheja nagara, grAma, hAthI, ghor3esavAra, pyAde aura vastrAbhUSaNa Adi dekara kahane lage___he kumAra ! maiM ApakI kucha bhI sevA karaneko samartha nahIM hU~ / maiMne to ApakI sevAke lie mAtra yaha sevikA (puSIko dikhAkara) dI haiM so athaM aura kAmase isakA pAlana kAjiye aura tathA mujhate kucha sevAmeM kamI huI ho, so kSamA kojiye aura sadaiva mujhapara kRpAdRSTi banAye rakhiye / " taba zrIpAlane kahA-he rAjana ! maiM to eka videzI pAnI meM bahatA huA nirAdhAra, karmodayase yahAM AyA thA ! so Apane Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA guNamAlAse pAha / 127 payA karake jo yaha kanyAratma mujhe diyA, aura saba tarahase merA upakAra kiyA hai so maiM bhUla nahIM sakatA, sadaiva ApakI sevA karane ko taiyAra hUM rAjA isa prakArakA uttara sunakara prasanna huA aura zrIpAlajI bhI vahA~ guNamAlA sahita sukhase samaya bitAne lage, parantu jaba bhI kabhI rayanamaMjUSA va manAsundarIkI sudha A jAtI to cintita ho jAte the| eka dina zrIpAlajI isI vicAra meM baiThe the ki vahAM -guNamAlA A gaI, aura bAtoM hI bAtoMmeM pUchane lagI-- prANanAtha ! ApakA kucha vaMza jAti AdikA varNana tathA yahAM taka pahu~cAnekA kAraNa bhI sunanA cAhatI hU~, so kRpAkara kahIM / yaha bAta sunakara zrIpAlako haMsI A gaI, aura manameM socane lage ki apanA vRttAMta isase kahU~ to isako usakA nizcaya kase hogA ? aisA cupa rahe / taba guNamAlAkI yaha icchA aura bhI bar3ha gaI / isalie vaha aura bhI AgrahapUrvaka pUchane lagI ki prabho ! batAIye to sahI, rAjya Adi vibhati kyoM choDA ? aura samudra meM kaise gire ? aura magaramacchAdi jIboMse bacakara kisa prakAra grahAtaka Aye ? ApakA caritra bahuta vicitra mAlUma hotA hai, isIse sunaneko icchA bar3ha rahI hai / taba zrIpAlajI bole priye ! pAnI merA pitA, kIcar3a merI mAtA, baDavAnala mere bhAI, aura tarage merA parivAra hai, so unako chor3akara tumhAre pAsa taka milaneko calA AyA haiN| basa yahI merA caritra haiM, kyoMki isase adhika aura jo maiM kahU~ to binA sAkSI yahAM kauna mAnegA ? yaha Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128] zrIpAla caritra | sunakara guNamAlA vismaya meM par3a gaI aura vaha lajjita nIcA sira karake baiTha rahI / nija priyAkI yaha vicitra dazA dekha zrIpAlajI bole--- priye ! yadi tumako merA vizvAsa ho, aura sunanA cAhato ho to suno ! maiM aMgadeza caMnApurake rAjA aridamanakA putra hUM / pUrNakarmatra rogAkrAMta ho jAnese apane kAkAkA rAjyabhAra sauMpakara sAtasau sakhoM sahita ujjaina bhaayaa| aura vahAM ke rAjA pahUpAlako kanyA mainAsundarIse vivAha kiyaa| usa satIkI pavitra sevA aura siddhacakra vratake prabhAva se merA aura saba. voroMkA vaha roga miTA / vahAMse calakara maiMne eka vidyAdharako usakI vidyA sAdhakara de dI, aura usase jalatAriNI tathA zatrunivArI do vidyAyeM bheTasvarUpa svIkAra kara, maiM Age calA / pazcAt dhavalaseThake pAMcaso jahAja samudra meM aTaka rahe the so calAye, taba usane lAbhakA dazAMza bhAga bacana dekara apane sAtha calaneko Agraha kiyA so usake sAtha cala diyaa| rAste meM eka lakSa coroMko vaza kiyA, aura unane ratnasahita sAta jahAMja bheMTa kiye so lekara haMsadvIpameM AyA / vahAM para jinAlaya ke vajramayI kapATa khole aura vahAMke rAjAkI kanyA ravanamaMjUSAko pariNakara tathA use sAtha leAge calA so karmayogase samudrameM gira gayA | parameSThI maMtrakA ArAdhanA karatA huA jinadharma ke prabhAva se yahA~taka A pahuMcA hU~ / he priye ! yahI merI kathA hai / taba paca .. guNamAlA svAmI ke mukhase unakA saba vRttAMta jAnakara bahuta prasanna huI aura ye (zrIpAlajo) apanI caturAI se thor3e hI samayameM rAjA tathA prajAke priya ho gaye / Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kukumadvIpa meM seTha | ZATH 1. ku. kumadvIpameM dhavalaseTha [135% * it 174 15.-. rr. kucha dinoM bAda dhavala seTha ke jahAja bhI calate2 ku. mI pa Aye / taba vaha vahAM DerAkara bahuta manuSyoM sahita amUlyara vastuaiM lekara rAjajana karaneke lie gyaa| aura yathAyogya satkAra kara ve cIjeM bheMTa kI / isase rAjA bahuta prasanna huA aura usane bhI seThakA bahuta sammAna kiyA jaba itra, pAna, ilAyacI bageraha ho cukIM taba seThako dRSTi yahAM para baiThe hue gajA zrIpAla para paDI / so dekhate hI vaha phUlakI nAMI kumhalA gyaa| dIrgha niHzvAsa nikalane lage aura cittAmai prasveda nikalane lagA / sudhi budhi saba bhUla gaye paraMtu yaha bheda prakaTa na ho jAya isalie zIghra hI apane Apako samhAla kara vaha rAjAse AjJA mAMgakara apane sthAna para jAyA aura turantaM hI maMtriyoMko bulAkara vicArane lagA ki aba kyA karanA cAhie ? kyoMki jisane mere sAtha bahuta upakAra kiye the, aura maiMne usa hI ko samudra meM girAyA thA, vaha to apane bAhubala se tirakara yahAM A pahu~cA hai aura na mAlUma kaise rAjAse usakI pahicAna bhI ho gaI hai / . taba taka vora bolA "he seTha ! puNyase kyAra nahIM hotA haiM ? vaha samudra bho tira AyA aura rAjAne use apanI guNamAlA kanyA bhI vivAha dI hai / " yaha suna seTa aura bhI duHkho ho gyaa| ThIka hai, duSTa manuSya kisIkI bar3hatI dekhakara sahana nahIM kara sakate hai / tisa para yaha to zrIpAlajIkA cora hai so cora sAhuse sadA bhayabhIta hotA hI hai| vaha mAre bhaya bIra nivAse trikala ho gayA aura bhojana pAna saba bhUla 9 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAyA / manameM soma rAjAke yahAMse alaga karA sakso hI maiM bana sakagA manyamA pada kA mumata nahIM hogA, isalie mItrayo ! acha aisA hI jamA karanI cAya maMtrI bole seTha cintA chor3I aura usI dayAlu kumAra caupAloM 'ma lo to tamako kucha bhI kaSTa na hogA aura yaha bheda bhI koI nahIM jAnegA, parantu yaha bAta. seThako acchI na lgii| itane meM unameM se eka duSTa maMtrI bolA:- seTha ! siMhake sAmane kyA mRga jAkara rakSA pA sakatA hai| jisake sAtha bApane malAIke badale burAI ko hai, so kyA vaha avasara malane para tumako cho DegA / nahIM, kabhI nahIM chor3egA ! . liye hamAro rAyameM yaha AtA hai ki bhAMDoMko bulAkara unheM kucha lacyakA lAlaca dekhakara cabAra meM bhejo,. meM ve zrIpAla ko dekhakara beTA, bhAI, pati Adi kahakara . lipaTa jAba, jisase gajA use bhAr3oMkA putra jAnakara prANadala hai degA aura hama saba baca jaaveNge| kAraNa yahAM to usakI zani pahicAna kucha hai hI nahIM, isaliye yaha bAta jama jaavegaa| seThako yaha vicAra acchA mAlUma huA, isalie usane ise pasanda kara liyA, aura vaha usa maMtrIko buddhikI sarAhanA kara kahane lagA-bama, Thoka hai / aba isa kAma meM derI mata karo ki jisase zatru ko avasara mila sake, nahIM to vaha na mAlUma kyA kara DAle ? yadyapi sAthavAloM yA anya maMtriyoMne seThako bahuta samajhAyA ki dekho, aisA kAma na karo, nahIM to pIche bahuta pachatAbhoge, aura jo usakA zaraNa le loMge to tumhArA bAla bhI bAMkA na hone paavegaa| parantu kahA hai-"jAkI vidhi dAruNa duHkha deI, tAki mati pahile hara Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ leI", arthAt buddhimAna hai, isalie kisIke kahane kA samajhAnese kyA ho sakatA thA? . . .. ThIka hai Apatti Ane pahile ho buddhi naSTa ho jAtI hai, dharma zraddhA chUTa jAtI hai. kAyaratA bar3ha jAtI haiM, satya cadhana nahIM nikalatA, viSamakavAyeM bar3ha jAtI hai. sola, saMthama, sthA, santoSa, vika, sAhasa Adi guga aura dhana Adi saba calA pAtA hai / so seThako bhI yahI dazA huii| usane kisIphA kahanA na mAnA, aura mAMDoM ko bulAkara unheM bahuta avyakA lAlaca dekara samajhA diyA ki tuma rAjasabhA meM jAkara apanA khela dikhAye. bAda zrIpAlajIke gale lagakara milApa karane laganA, aura apanA2 sambandha prakaTa karake apane sAtha ghara calane kA Agraha karanA, aura rAjAke kahane pUchane para isa prakAra kahanA__mahArAja ! hama jahAjameM baiThe A rahe the, so tuphAnase jahAja kaTa gayA, aura hama loga kisI saraha kinAre lageM, so aura saba to mila gaye, parantu kevala do lar3ake raha gaye the / so choTA to yaha Aja Apake darzanase pAyA aura eka beTA isase varSa baDA thA aba taka nahIM milA hai| aisA rAjAko bahuta dhanyavAda dene laganA / isa prakAra samajhAkara juna bhoDoMko seThane rAjasabhA meM bheja diyA / ~ - Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132] zrIpAla pAstra / ...... bhA~DokA kapaTa . . . . pazcAt ve saba mAMr3a milakara rAjya samA gaye, aura rAjAko yathAyogya praNAmakara una logoMne pahale to apanI nakala khela ityAdi karake rAjAse bahutasA pAritoSika prApta kiyA, pAvAda calate samaya saba paraspara muhImuha dekhakara aMguliyoma zrIpAlako ora izArA karake batalAne lge| yahIM DhaMga banAkara, poDI dera meM jyoM hI rAjAkI borase zropAla logoMko pAnakA bIr3A dene ke lie gaye, aura apamA hApa uThAkara boDA vene lage, tyoM hI sabake saba bhApa ahahA / ghAya bhAgya ! bichur3e mila gaye, kahakara uTha par3e, aura zrIpAlako cAroM ora se ghera liyA / koI beTA, koI potA, koI par3apotA, koI bhatImA, koI pati isa taraha kaha-kahakara kuzala pUchane lage / aura rAjAko AzIrvAda dekara balayA lene lage, kahane lage-- ____ ahA ! Aja bar3A hI harzakA samaya milA jo hamArA beTA hAtha lagA / he naranAtha ! tuma yuga yugatiroM taka jIo! dhanya ho mahArAja, prajApAlaka ho ! tumane hama donoMko Aja putradAna diyA hai| maha camaskAra dekhakara, rAjAne una mAMDoMse kahA "tuma loga saccAra hAla mere sAmane kaho! nahIM to sabako ekasAtha zUlIpara car3hA dugA / nIca tirlajjo ! tuma logoko kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM hai ki kisa kulona puruSako apanA putra kaha rahe ho / taba ve mAMDa hAtha joDa mastaka mukA dIna hokara bole-'mahArAja dInAnASa annadAtA ! yaha laDakA hamArA hI hai / merI strIke do bAlaka the, so eka to yahI hai aura dUsarekA patA nahIM hai / hama saba loga samudra meM eka nAvameM gaiThe A rahe the, so tUphAnase jahAja phaTa kama kulona 6 rahe ho| taba ve bhukA dIna Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAMDoMkA kRpaTa ! | 133 gayA, aura hama loga kiso prakAra lakar3I ke paTiyoMke sahAre kaThinatA se kinAre lage soM aura saba to mila gaye, parantu eka laDakA nahIM milA hai| he mahArAja ho! Apake darzanale sampatti aura saMtati donoM hI mile| : = bhAMDoMke kathanako sunakara rAjA ko bahuta pazcAtApa huA ki hAya ! maiMne binA dekhe aura kula jAti Adi binA hI pUche kanyA byAha dii| niHsandeha yaha baDA pApI hai, ki jisane apanA kula jAti Adi rucha pragaTa nahIM kiyA aura mujhe dhokhA diyaa| phira socane lagA- nahIM, isa bAta meM kucha bheda avazya honA cAhie, kyoMki zrI gurune jisa bhAMti kahA thA, usI bhAMti yaha puruSa prApta huA hai, aura hIna puruSa kaise aise athAha samudrako pAra kara sakatA hai ? isake sivAya ina bhAMr3oMkA aura isakA raMga rUpa aura vartAva bhI to bilakUla nahIM milatA hai / deva jAne kyA bheda hai ? phira kucha socakara oopAla se pUchane lage- " aho paradezI ! tuma satya kaho ki tuma kauna ho ? ora bhAMDoMse tumhArA kyA sambandha hai ?" taba zrIpAlajIne socAyaha mere vacanakI sAkSI kyA hai ? yaha bahuta aura mai akelA huuN| binA sAkSI kahane se na kahanA hI acchA hai / yaha socakara vaha dhIzvIra nirbhaya hokara bolA- mahArAja ! ina logoMkA hI kathana satya hai / ye hI mere mAM bApa aura - svajana sambandhI haiM / - rAjAko zrIpAla ke isa kathanase krodha ubala uThA, aura unhoMne turanta hI binA vicAre cAMDAloMko bulAkara inako garpara car3hA dene ko AzA de do| satya haiM, samaya kisako kauna karma, udaya Akara duHkha kyAra camatkAra dikhAtA hai / na jAne kisa detA hai, aura Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tax] zrIpAla pheri| mUlI horI 13 rAjAkI azA pAMDAloMne zrIpAlakI bAMdha liyA, aura sUlI deneke liye le cle| sarva zrIpAla socane lage ki maiM cAhU~ to ina sabakI kSaNabharamai saMhAra kara DAlU, parantu aisA karane se bhI kyA sukulIna kahA jA sakatA hai? kadAi nahIM, isalie aba udayameM bAye hue karmo ko sahana karanA hI ucita hai, jisase phira mAneke lie ye zeSa na raheM / de abhI aura kyA hotA haiM ? isa taraha socate hue ke pAMDAlo sAtha A rahe the ki kisI rAjamahalakI dAsIne yaha saMba samAcAra guNamAlAse jAkara kaha diyaa| sumase hI vaha mUrcchita ho bhUmipara gira pdd'ii| jaba sakhiyoMne zItopacAra karake mukha dUra kI to he svAmin! he prANadhAra ! karakara cillA uThI, aura dIrghanizvAsa DAlatI huI turanta ho zrIpAla nikaTa pahuMcA aura unheM dekhate hI puna mUrcchita hokara gira pdd'ii| jaba murchA dUra huI to bhayanIta mRgoko nAI sajala netroMse patikI ora dekhane lagI, aura Atura ho pUchane lagI 12 svAmin ! mujha dAsIpara kRpA kara satya kaho ki Apha kona aura kisake putra hai ? aura ina bhAMhone Apapara kaise| yaha mithyA Aropa kiyA hai ? taba zrIpAla bole- "priye ! merA pitA bhAMDa aura mAtA mAMDino aura saba kuTumdI bhAMDa hai aura isakI hAla meM sAkSI bhI ho cukI haiM phira isameM sandeha bhI kyA hai ? taba guNamAlA bolI- 'he nAtha ! yaha samaya hAsya karanekA nahIM haiN| kRpaya yathArtha kahiye / pahile to mujhase aura hIM kahA thA aura mujhe usIpara vizvAsa hai, parantu yaha Aja meM kucha kucha vicitra Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tv zUlI nahIM ta de rahI hai| tADita bhAMhoM ke prAkA cArurUpahila sAhasa, dayA, kSamA, santoSa dhIraja, sa Adi guNa kucha bhI unameM nahIM ho sakate haiN| phira Apako unakI saMtAna kaise kahA jAya jinadevakI duhAI hai satyara kahiye, kyoMki kahA hai 1 yA puMsi dedIpyamAnasubhage jhArogyatA jAyate / . gambhIraM bhavavajita guNanidhi santoSajAta ciraM / vikhyAta zubhanAmajAtimahimA zraryA dArakSamaM // netra karo na bhUmipati hone kule jAyate ! arthAta- sundara, rUpavAna, nirogI, yarakSIra sa guNanidhi, santoSI, zubhra nAmadvAlA kIviyA aura ka AnaMda denevAlA aisA puruSa nakula meM kaise janma le sakatA hai ? kadApi nahIM le sktaa| 1 vanazrIbhavajI bole- priye ! tama ciMtA mata 7 apanA dUra kro| samudra kinAre jo jahAja Dhahate haiM janameM eka manamaMjUSA tammakI mundhI hai, jisakI pahile tumase kaha cukA hUM so tuma jAkara me sata pUcha lo / vaha jAnatI hai, vahI tumase saba kur3egI 1. yaha sunate hI vaha satI zIghra hI samudra kinAre gaI, aura! rathanamaMjUSA !! kahake vahAM pukArane lgii| taba ja sunakara vidhArA .... hAM pradeza meM mujhase kauna haiM ? dekho, sahI koTa hai ? kohI ? baha brahAna ke Upara Akara sukumAra strIko sthAI le sA Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 // zrIpAla bari / 'vana kara rahI hai, aura jisakA zarIra dhUla dhUsarita ho | tathA astavyasta banAyeM khar3I haiN| use dekha ramanamaM maMjUSA karuNAmaya svara se bolI -- 'he bahina ! tU kyoM ro rahI haiM, aura kyoM itanI adhIra ho rahI hai ? tU kauna ? aura yahAM kaise AI ? guNamAlAko isake kucha : huaa| vaha apane ko samhAla karake bolI- 'svAminI ! mere pilAne munirAja se pUchA thA ki jo puruSa nija bAhubalase samudra tirakara yahAM Aye, vahI terI kanyAkA pati hogA, so aisA hI huA ki yahAM kucha dina hue eka puruSa zrIpAla nAmakA mahAtejasvI rUpameM kAmadeva ke samAna dhIrabIre, mahAbalI, nijabAhubala se samuda "tirakara AyA aura mere pitA (yaha rAjA ) ne usake sAtha merA pANigrahaNa bhI karA diyaa| isa prakAra bahuta dina hama donoM Anandale rahe parantu Aja bahutase bhAMDa rAjyasabhA meM Age, - aura apanI caturAIse rAjAko prasannakara pAritoSika prApta kiyaa| pazcAta unhoMne mere patiko dekhakara pakar3a liyA | aura 'putra-putra' kahakara cumbana karane lage, balayA lene lage, aura rAjAse kahane lage ki yaha to hamArA putra hai ! taba rAjAko bahuta du:kha huA, aura unheM hInakulIna jAnakara zUlIkI AjJA de dI haiN| isalie svAminI ! tuma isake viSaya meM jo kucha jAnatI ho to kRpAkara kaho, tAki "mere svAmIkI prANarakSA ho / mujha anAthako pati bhikSA dekara sArtha karo !" taba rayanamaMjUSAM bolI- he bahina ! tu zoka mata kara vaha puruSa paramazarIrI mahAbalI hai, uttama rAja'vaMzIya hai maranevAlA nahIM haiM ! la, maiM tere pitA ke sAtha hai aura vahI saba vRtAMta kahUMgI / f Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ f ranamaMjUSAkA zrIpAlako chudd'aanaa| ranamaMjUSAkA zrIpAlako chur3AnA ramanamaMjUSA zrIpAlakA nAma sunate hI harSase romAMcita ho gaI, aura lambe pAMva bar3hAtI huI zIghra ho rAjasabhAyeM Akara pukAra karake prArthanA karane lagI ki he mahArAja ! prajApAlaka ! dInabandho ! dayAsAgara ! nyAyAvatAra ! kRpA karake hama donoMkI prArthanA para bhI kucha dhyAna dIjiye / anyAya huA jA rahA hai| binA vicAre hI eka nirdoSa vyaktikI hatyA kara hama dIna abalAoMko Apa anAtha banA rahe haiN| rAjAne unakI pukAra sunakara sAmane bulAyA aura : 137 : pUchA he sundariyoM ! tuma kyA kahanA cAhatI ho? tumako 'niHkAraNa nirasatA hU~ ? khiiN| saba donoM hAtha oDakara bolI... "mahArAja ! hamAre pati zrIpAlako niSkAraNa khulI ho rahI hai isakA nyAya honA cAhiye / " rAjAne kahA sundariyoM ! yaha rAjavaMzakA aparAdhI hai| vaha vaMzahona mAMDoMkA putra ho karake bho yahAM vaMza chipAkara rahA aura mujhe dhokA diyA hai, isaliye use avazya hI mUlI hogI / 1 rayanamaMjUSA bolI - "mahArAja ! yaha eka aMgo nyAya hai, eka orakI bAta mizrI se bhI mITho hotI haiM, parantu prati*vAdIke lie tIkSNa kaTArI hai. isalie pahile vicAra kIjiye / aura phira jo nyAya ho so phiijiye| hama to nyAya cAhatI hai| rAjAne rayanamaMjUSAse kahA-"acchA! tuma isa viSaya meM kucha jAnatI ho to kho|" saba rayanamaMjUSAne kahA- he naranAtha ! yaha aMgadeza purIke rAjA aridamanakA putra hai| aura ujjaina ke caMpA - rAjA Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ._138] ......zrImAn ani ..... pahapAlakI rUpavatI guNavatonyA manAmandarAkA pati haiN| yaha vahasi calA tamAma jaleko ka ratA huaa| iMsAyA, aura zAma kA nakAratako puna, mujha SENHERIONEY kiyA sAmAge alA, soH pAhAvAmI vAsAThako muzAyarA kUSita huii| jitasaM usane chalakAra mere patikA pramukha girA bimAtimrA trA jIma bhaMA karanekA azcama kiyA, so mIla ke prabhAvako vitI devane Akara merA kAsagai dUra kiyA aura seThako bAba diyaa| usa samaya deyale mulakAhA pAkisunI sucitA mata kara, gIta ho terA svAmo mujhe milegA, aura vaha bar3A rAjA hogA so mahArAja, abataka mere prANa isI mAzApara hI vika rahe haiN| aba Apake hAthakI bAta hai, sora banAkara kAlo hasAre patiko rakSA koliye mA hamAla bhI anta nijavikoMse dekhiye| rAjA, rayatnamaMjUSA yaha vRttAMta sunakara bahuta prasanna hamA aura apane vicArIpanapara pazcAttApa karatA huA turanta holIpala ke pAsa gayA aura hAtha jor3akara vinatI karane khagA-'he kumAra ! merI bahuta bhUla huI, so mujhapara kSamA karo! meM adhama hai, jo binA hI vicAre yaha anartha kArya kiyA / aba mujhapara dayA karake ghara padhAro / . . . taba dhokhAla ne kahA- mahAsaja ! maMtrAimeM. saha karma-rahI jIvoMko amavikAsase kabhI sUkha aura kamI mA dilAkArakA hai| isameM ApATha cha bola nahIM hai / mere hI pUsAmana kAra karmona amarAnA hai| sAkiyA saphAyA ajha huA, jo ve karma chUTa gaye / merA ijhanA ho bhAra kama inaa| se to kucha bhI kalama vipara-nahIM honA so zrIka hI hulaa| gaI bAtAba malAbArImA haahaanii| Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ranamaMjuSAkaDAnA / bAta avazya hai ki bAeM jaise samIdhIna puruSoMko pratyeka kArya saMdeva vicAraka hI kahA hai kikaranA ye kiM vidyAdharANAkRta ki yogIzvara kAnanaM kupitaM dhyAnaM ghRtaM kevalam / / ki rAjya suranAthatulya bhakto suranAthatulyabhavato bhUmaMDalai vidyate / yatiM ca vivekahInamani duHkha va pusodhikam // arthAta, vidyAdharakI gaMdharvAdi vidhAeM, yogI acala dhyAna aura svarga samAna samasta pRthvIkA viveka vinA niSphala hai / . " kA vanameM rAjya bhI rAjAne lajjAse zira macA kara liyA aura zrIpAlakoM gajArUDha kara bar3e utsAhase rAjamahalako le aaye| nagara meM ghara maMgalanAda hone lagA aura ha manAyA jAne lagA / zrIpAla jaba mahala meM Aye, to donoM strioMne premapUrvaka patikI vaMdanA kI aura paraspara kuzala pUchakara apanA saba vRtAMta kahA tathA unako sunaMkara visako zAMta kiyA, aura ve Anandase samaya bitAne lage . rAjAne sevakoMko bhejakara dhavalaseTako pakara bulAyA, so 'rAjakIya nokara use mArate pITate tathA nahI durdazA karate hue rAjasabhA taka laaye| taba rAjAne usa samaya zrIvAsajIko bhI bulAyA aura kahA-'devI isa duSTame apane mahopakArI Apa jaise dharmAtmA nararatnako niSkAraNa bahuta satAyA hai isalie aba isakA siracheda karanA cAhie / " yaha sunakara aura seTako durdazA kirako duHkha tu ve rAjAse bole- 'mahArAja ! vaha merA kRmAkara jho. choTa dajiye / / isane mere sAtha jo bhI avaguNa lie to guNa hI ho gaye hai| mere kie hai ye mere hI sA na Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14.] -zrImAna sArita / .. .... Apake darzana hue aura atula,sukha prApta kiyA / yadi ye mujhe samudra meM na girAte to maiM yahAM tamA na bAtA aura na guNamAlA aMsI mahilAbhUSaNako vivAhalA / __isa prakArase rAjAne zrIpAlake kahane meTa upake saba mAthiyoMko choDa dipA, tathA sAdarapargaka paMcAmRta bhojara karAkara bahuta suzrUSA ko| dhavaloThane zrIpAlajoko yaha * udAratA, dayAlutA tathA gaMbhIratA dekhakara lajjita ho nAvA sira kara liyA, aura zrIpAlako bahuta stuti kii| mana ho mana pazcAtApa karane lagA-hAya maiMne isako itanA kaSTa diyA, parantu isase mujha para malAI ho ko| hAya ! mujha pApoko aba kahAM Thaura milegA? isa prakAra pachanA kara jyoMhI usane - eka doghaM unlAsa lo ki usakA hAya phaTa gayA, aura taskAna prANapaMkherU uDa gaye / aura vaha marakara pApake udayase na calA gyaa| yahAM zrIpAlako seThake maranekA vahA bukha humA / unhoMne seThAnoko pAsa jAkara bahA zoka prASita kiyaa| paratrAta use dharya dekara kahane lagA mAtAjI ! honI amiTa hai, tama duHkha kata karA, maiM tumhArA AjJAkArI putra hai, jo AjJA ho so hI kaI / yahAM raho to sotrA karU aura deza va maha padhAro so pahuMcA hU~, maba drabdha bApahokA hai, zaMkA matakaro, maiM tumhArA putra hai| taba sehAnA bolI-he putra ! tama aspaMsa vayAnu mauravidhI ho| jo honA pA so hamAH mama AzA vo to maiM para jaa| taba zrIpAlane upako inkApramANa. basako, mavAyogya vyavasthA karake vidyA kiyA aura Apa vahA~ khubase donoM striyoM sahita rahane lge| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA vitaraNAsa tyAha / [14 zrIpAlajIkA citrarekhAse vyAha . . eka dina zrIgalajI apanI donoM striyoM sahita niMdameM magna huye baiThe the ki daravAne Akara khabara dI ki mahArAja ! dvAra para eka rAmamano hada kara rahA hai bAjhA ho to talAva / zrIpAlajIne use AnekI AjJA do, taba vaha dUta bhAtara AyA aura namaskAra kara vinayapUrvaka bolA hai mahArAja ! yahA~se thor3I dUra dhana, kaNa, kaMcanase pari. pUrNa eka kuNDalapura nAmakA bahuta bar3A nagara hai| yahAMkA : rAjA makara ketu atyanta dayAlu aura aisA prajApAlaka hai ki jisake rAjyamaM koI dIna duHkho milate hI nahIM hai / usa rAjAke yahAM kapUratilakA nAmako rAnAke garbhase utpanna ciyrekh| nAmakA eka atyanta apatatI va polavatI kAnA! hai| so rAjAne eka dina kanyAko vimavatI dekhakara zrI. muni se pUchA thA ki isa kanyAkA para kauna hogA ? taba gurune usakA sambandha Apase honA batAyA hai, isa.. liye kRpAphara Apa vahAM padhAriye aura apanA niyoginI kanyAko vivAhiye / maiM bImAnako lene ke lie hI AyA hai yaha sadeza sunakara zrIpAlako bar3A harSa huA aura dUtako bahatasA pAritoSika diyA / pazcAt Apa apanI donoM striyoMse vidA hokara kuNDalapura gaye / dUtane inako nagara bAhara ThaharAkara rAjAko samAcAra diyA, to rAjA bar3I sajadhabake sAtha inakI agavAnIko AyA, aura bAdarase nagara meM le gyaa| pazcAt inakA kucha gotrAdi pUchakara apanI citrarekhA nAmakI sundara guNavatI kanyAkA vivAha zubha muhUrta meM unake sAtha parameSThIyaMtrakI pUjA vidhi purassara bagni va paMcakI sAkSIse kara diyaa| saba Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [**3] R nagara meM citrarevAse vyAkara nanda sahita vahAM rahane lage / bopAla jo zrIpAlakA aneka rAjaputriyoMse vyAha 10. [. D eka dina zrIpAla citrarekhA sahita madhura bhASaNa karate hue baiThe the, ki kaMcanapurakA rAjadUta AyA aura zrIpAla / jIse namaskAra kara bolA "he svAmin! suno, kaMcanapurake rAjA vajrasena aura unakI rAnoM kaMcanamAlA hai jisake garbhase suzIla, gandhavaM yazodhara aura viveka aise cAra putra bar3e guNavAna aura sAhasI hue hai / tathA bilAMsamato Adi navasI putriyAM rUpa lAvaNyatAkAra pUrNa hai, so eka dina jaba rAjAne nimitta tAne sapUchA usane unakA vivAha Apake sAtha honA batAyA thA, isalie Apa kRpAkara zIghra hI padhAriye / yaha suna zrIpAla prasanna hokara zvasurakI AjJA le kathamapura gaye aura vahA~ una nabasau kanyAoMke sAtha AnaMdase rahane lge| vahAM para kucha dina ho dina hue the ki kukumapurakA eka dUta bAyA aura bolA 1. mahArAja ! hamAre yahAMkA rAjA yazasena mahAsvI aura puNyadAna hai| usake guNamAlA Adi caurAsI striyAM haiM aura svarNabimba Adi pAMca putra tathA zRGgAragaurI Adi solahaso kanyAyeM hai unameM ATha kanyAyeM mukhya hai, jo samasyAyeM kahato hai| isaliye jo koI unakI samasyAoM kI pUrti karegA so hI una sabako vivAhegA | Ajataka anekoM rAjaputra Aye, parantu ve unakI samasyAo ko pUrti yathocita nahIM kara sake isaliye Apa vahAM padhAriye yaha kArya kadAcita Apase ho 1 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA aneka rAvidhIse byAha / [" skegaa| yaha suna bopAlajI prasanna ho. "visurA AjA lekara kukumapurameM pahu~ce, sau bahI saMghAta senane "inakA Adara sahita svAgata kiyA aura acche sthAna DerA * kraayaa| saba naMgeramaiM magaragAne hone lgaa| auraM / jaba ina rAjakanyAoMne gaI cAra pAyA to moha sahita uttAra vastrAbhUSaNoMse susajjita hokara inase pilAne bAIba inakA anupama rUpa dekhate hI mohita ho gaI / zrIpAlajIne unako Ate dekhakara yathAyogya sanmAna sahita . baiThane ko AjJA dI aura kahA-'he sundariyo ! Apa apanIra * samasyAyeM kahiye / taba prathama hI zRGgAragaurI bolI samasyA-'jaI sAhasaM saha siddhi' // 1 // pUrti-avasaraM kaThina vilokake, yahI rAkhiye buddhi / katra hUM na sAhasa choDiye, jahaM sAhasa tahaM siddhi // 1 // taba dUsarI sUvarNagaurI bolI samasyA-mIpa khaMtaha savva' // 2 // " pUrti-dhamma na vilamo dhanani, kRpaNa hai saMcaya danna / jUvA sayapale bo, goge pavanaha satra // 2 // ta sAsarI paulomadevI bonI -. samaskA-'te paMcAyaNa sII' / / 3 / / / pati-zIla bihanA je' vinara, tinakI mailI deha / te cArittA nirmalA, te paMcAyaNa sIha // 3 // tala cautho mahAga zaurI bolI -- samasyA-'tAsukAMcarA mITha // 4 // pUrti-rayanAgara choDo ve, dAdura kube vaITha / Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pati vA somavA bolo ... 144] ..... bhopAla pArita: . . . ... jihna bhophala nahIM cAkhiyA, tAna kAcarA moTha // 4 // . .tara pAMcavIM somakalA bolI. lamasyA-'kAma piyAU bora' // pUrti-rAvaNa vidyA sAdhiyo, dazamukha. eka shraar| bhAI saMzaya. par3a rahA, kAsa. pivAU khora // 5 // ta chaTha mamirekhA bolo mamasyA - so maiM kaha na hoTa' / / 6 / / puti sAtA sAgara hUM phirA, jambUdIpa paIcha / zAMta parAI. jA kare, so maiM kahU~ na dITha / / 6 / / taba sAtavoM saMpadAdevA bolI samasyA-'kAI viThiyo teNa' / / 7 / pUti-kunto jAye paMca suta, pAMcoM maMtra sayeNa / gaMdhArI so jAiyA, kAI viThiyoM seNa // 7 // taba AThavIM padmAvatI bolI samasyA-'so ta kAya kareya' / / pUrti-sattara jAsu ca ugaNI, parI pAvalo peya / akSara pAsa baiThar3I, so tasu kAya kareya ||5| + isa prakAra jaba AThoM samasyAoM kI pUrti ho cukI tara saba kuTumbakA bar3A AnaMda huaa| aura turata hI zubha muhUrta meM / rAma yamasenane apanA solahaso guNavatI kanyAyeM vidhipUrvaka zrIpAlajIko vivAha dii| zrIpAlajI kucha dina taka vivAhake - bAda vahAM ho rahe, aura sukha se samaya vyatIta kiyaa| pazcAta +ukta samasyAyeM hanArI samajhameM ThIka nahIM AI isaliye / / kavi parimallakRta paca graMthoM ke anusAra jaisIko tesro hI yahA: bakhata kara dI haiN| Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA aneka rAjaputriyoM se mAha 1 [ M eka dina kucha soca vicArakara rAjAke pAsa Akara AzA lI aura sola hasau striyoM ko vidA karAkara vahAM Aye aho navasau striyAM thIM, aura vahA~ke rAjAse bhI ghara jAnekI AjJA maaNgii| taba rAjAne kahA--kahA 'he guNadhIra ! Apake prasaMgase mujhe baDA Ananda hotA hai isaliye kRyAkara kucha dina aura bhI isa sthAnako pavitra kro|" taba dhopAlane zvasurakA kahanA mAnakara kucha dina aura bhI vahAM nivAsa kiyA / pazcAt vahAMse bhI saba s,i yo vidA kAragara Apa, aura vahA~se citra rekhAkI vidA karAI aura puNDarIkapura Akara kokaNa dezakI do hajAra kanyAyeM vivAhI, phira mevADa (udayapura) ko sau kanyAeM vivAhI, phira tailaMga dezakI eka hajAra vivAhI, pazcAt kukumadvIpameM Aye, aura guNamAlA tathA rayanamaMjaSAse milakara vahIMpara kucha samaya taka vizrAma kiyA 1 sukhameM samaya jAte mAlUma nahIM par3atA hai. so bahutaso saniyoM sahita krIDA karate hue sukhase kAla vyatota karane lge| zrIpAlakA ujjainako prayANa eka dina rAjA zrIpAla rAtriko sukhase nIMda se rahe the ki acAnaka nIMda khula gaI aura mainAsundarIko sudhameM besudha ho gye| ve socane lage-"oho ! aba to bAraha varSameM yoge hI dina zeSa raha gaye haiN| so yadi meM apane kahe hue samaya para nahIM pahu~cUgA, to phira vaha satI strI nahIM milegI isaliye aba zIghra hI vahAM calanA cAhiye, kyoMki itanA Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146] zrIpAla caritra | vo aizvarya mujhe prApta huA hai, yaha saba usIke kAraNase huA hai so maiM yahAM sukha bhogU aura yaha vahAM mere virahase saMtapta raheM! yaha ucita nahIM hai isI vicArameM rAtri pUrI ho gaI / prAtaHkAla hote hI nityakriyAse nivRtta hokara ve rAjAke pAsa gaye aura saba vRttAMna kahakara ghara jAnekI AjJA maaNgii| aba rAjA socane lage ki jAne kI AjJA dete hue to merA jo dukhatA hai. garantu haTakara rakhanA bhI anucita haiN| aisA vicArakara apanI sameta zrapAlakA anya samasta striyoM ko bahuta vastrAbhUSaNa pahirAkara unheM vidA karate samaya isa prakAra hina zikSA dI - " he putriyo ! yaha vaDA tejasvI, bIra, koTI bhaTTa hai / tumhAre pUrva puNyase aisA pati milA hai| so tuma mana, vacana, kAyase ina sevA karanA, sAsu Adi guru janoMko AjJA pAlana ranA, paraspara prIti se rahanA, choToM aura dIna dukhiyoMpara sadA karuNAbhAva rakhanA ! kuguru, kudeva aura kudharma svapna meM bhI ArAdhana na karanA / jinadeva jinaguru aura jina dharmako kamo bhava bhuulnaa| isa prakAra se donoM kulakI lAja rakhanA " ityAdi zikSA dekara vidA kiyA / yahAMse calate calate ve sAraTa deza meM Aye aura vahAM ke rAjAkI kanyAyeM vivAhI / mahAMse calakara gujarAta deza meM Aye aura bahAMke rAjAkI bhI pAMcasau kanyAyeM vivAhoM / phira mahArASTra dezameM Aye aura vahAM bhArasoM kanyAyeM vivAhIM / phira vairATa dezameM Akara dopI kanyAyeM pAhI / P isa prakAra dhopAlajI bahutatI rAniyoM aura bar3I senyA sahita ujjaina ke udyAna meM Aye, jahAM inakA kaTaka nagara ke Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA ujjainako prayANa / [147 cAroM ora Thahara gyaa| vahAM ghoDokI hIsa, hAthiyoMkI caMghAr3a, baloMko DakAra, UMToMkI balabalAhaTa, rathoko gar3a-gaDAhaTa, pyAdoko khaTakhaTApha, bAjAkI bhanabhanATa aura bherokI bhImanAda Adise bar3A ghamasAna kolAhala hone lgaa| jalacara bhayake mAre jala meM chipa rahe aura banacara sthAna choDara kara bhAga gaye / nabhacara bho AkAza meM sthAna bhraSTa hue idhara udhara zabda karate Dolane lage / nagara meM mo bar3I halacala maca gaI / kAyara purupoMke hRdaya kAMpane lge| ve socane lage ki avasara pAkara capake se hamaloMga nikala caleM / aisI nAmavarI meM kyA rakhA hai jo prANa jAya ? vahI jagala meM 'chipahilapAkara dina bitA daMge / vRSaNa puruSa dhana ko bAMdhara jamInameM gAr3ane lage / cora luTere luTakA avasara dekhane lage, viSayo bhAvI virahake duHkhakA anubhava karane lge| zUra bora apane hathiyAra nikAlara mAMjane lge| ve socane lagehamAre Aja rAjyaka namaka khAne kA badalA denekA zubha dina Ana pahuMcA hai| vidvajjana to saMsAra ke viSayakaSAyoMse virakta ho vAdazA* nuprekSAkA cintaba na karane lge| ve socane lage upasarga dUra ho to saMyama leM aura sadaiva ke lie isa jaMjAla se chUTa / bahutase loga sacanta hokara rAjAke pAsa dauDe aura pukArane lagehe mahArAja ! na jAne vahAMkA kauna rAjA apane nagara para car3ha AyA hai, so rakSA kro| rAjA bhI bar3e vicAra meM paDa gaye aura maMtriyoM ko bulAkara salAha karane lge| maMtro bhI apanI apanI rAya batAne lage / isI prakAra socate2 saMdhyA ho gaI isaliye rAjA bhI senAko tayAra rahane kI AjJA dekara Apa anta:purako cale gaye / __ -* Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAla pritr| zrIpAlako kuTumba-milApa aba rAtri ho gaI, aura saba loga so gaye, tana zrIpAlajIne socA, ki maiMne 12 varSakA vAdA kiyA thA, so Aja hA pUrNa hotA haiM / yadi maiM imo samaya manAsundarIse nahIM milatA hUM to vaha bhora hote hI dIkSA le legI aura phira nikaTa Akara bhI viyogakA duHkha sahanA hogaa| iso vicArameM use kSaNa2 bhArI mAlUma hone lgaa| aura isaliye vaha mahA. balI pichalo rAtriko akelA ho uThakara calA, so zIghra hI mAtA kundaprabhAke mahalake pAsa pahu~cA, aura dvArapara jAkara khaDA ho gayA, to kyA sunatA hai ki prANapyArI maunAsundarI apanI sAsuke samIpa baThI huI isa prakAra vAha rahA hai - mAtAjI ! Apake putra to abataka nahIM Aye, aura 12 varSa pUrNa ho gaye / isalie maiM aba prAtaH kAla hI zrI jinezvarI dIkSA lugo| mujhe AjJA dojiye / itane dina mere AzA hI AzAmeM bona gye| aba vyartha samaya bitAnA ucita nahIM hai / na patikA ho sammelana huA aura na saMyama grahaNa kiyA to narajanma vyartha hI gayA samajho aura unakA diyA huA bhI vacana pUrNa ho gayA hai / kahA hai "prasarI yA saMsArameM, AzA pAsa apAra / vandhe prANI chUTe nahIM, duHkha pAveM adhikAra / / so unake Ane kI aba kucha AzA nahIM dikhatI haiM kyoMki paradeza kI bAta hai / na jAne svAmo rAha bhala gaye yA kisI strIke vaza hokara merI yAda bhula gaye, athavA anya ho koI kAraNa huA, kyoMki abataka kucha saMdezA bho to nahIM milA hai| isIse aura bhI cita vyAkula ho rahA hai| mAtAjI ! abataka paradezakI bAta merI yAda bhula bhI to nahIM Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImAlako kuTumba milana / Apako jo sevA bana sakI so yadi usameM merI bhUla va ajJAnatAse jo truTi huI ho so kSamA karo aura dayAkara AjJA do ki maiM zo na hI sakala saMyama dhAraNa karU / aba na vilamba karanese merI AyukA amUlya samaya vyartha hI jAtA dIkhatA hai| taba kundaprazA bolI- "putrI! do cAra dinataka aura bhI vairma ra vkho| yadi itane meM vaha (merA putra) na AvegA, to maiM aura tU donoM ho sAdhara dokSA le leveMge, parantu mujhe AzA hI nahIM kintu pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki vaha dhIra, bIra avazya hI itane meM aavegaa| taba sundarI bolI--- mAtAjo ! yaha to satya hai ki sthAnI apane vacanake pakke haiM parantu kama bar3A balavAna haiN| kyA jAne svAmoko kaunaso parAdhInatA AgaI hai isase nahIM Aye / binA saMdeza maiM kaise nizcaya karU ? ki ve itane dinoM meM A hI jAveMge / " taba mAtAne kahA- "he putrI ! tU itanI adhIra mata ho| nizcaya ho terA pati 2-4 dinameM AvegA / so yadi vaha AyA aura sUnA ghara dekhegA, to bahuta duHkhI hogA, isalie jaise tuma itane dina raho ho, jaise bhI 2-4 dina sahI / phira hama tuma donoM hI dIkSA leNge|" mainAsundarI bolI mAtAjI ! aba mAhavA samaya bitAnA vyartha hai| Apa bhI mohako chor3akara caloM, aura prabhUke caraNoMkI sevA kro| aba rahanA ucita nahIM hai| jo rahUgo to bahuta duHkha uThAnA par3egA ! mAtAjI! Apa to unakI janano ho / so putrako vibhUtI bhI dekhogI aura mere jaisA to unake anekoM dAsiyAM hoNgii| so aba vyartha hI apamAna sahane ke lie rahU~ aura i.papara bhI sanake Ane kI kucha khabara nahIM hai rava kyoM apanA samaya vitAyA jaay| Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 150 ] thopAla caritra | isa prakAra sAsu bahUkI bAta ho rahI thIM ki zrIpAla jI dhIme svarase kivAha svaTakhaTAkara bole- mAtAjI! kivAr3a kholiye, ApakA priya putra zrIpAla dvAra para khar3A hai / isa prakArako AvAja sunakara donoM sAsu bahU sahama gaI, unakA viyogakA zoka harSameM pariNata ho gayA, unake harSa romAMca ho Ae aura isaliye zIghratAzIghra unhoMne kivAr3a khola diye / kibADa khulate ho ve bhItara gaye aura mAtAko praNAma kiyaa| mAtAne hRSita ho AzIrvAda diyA he putra ! tuma viraMjIvI hokara prApta ko huI lakSmIko sukhapUrvaka bhogA aura tumhArA yaza sarvatra phale / pazcAt zrIpAlAMkI dRSTi mainAsundarIkI ora gaI. to dekhA ki vaha komalAMgI atyaMta kSoNazarIrI ho rahI hai taba usake mahala meM gaye / vahAM pahu~cate ho menAsundarI pAMvapara gira paDI / kucha kAlataka sukhamUrcchita honese cupakI hI raho, phira namra zabdoM meM cittake harSako prakAzita karane lagI- 'ahA ! Aja merA dhanyabhAgya haiM, jo maiM svAmIkA darzana kara rahI hUM / he prANavallabha ! isa dAsIpara Apako asIma kRpA hai, jo samaya para darzana diye ! dhanya ho ! Apa apane bacanake nirvAha karanevAle hai, maiM Apako prazaMsA karaneko asamartha hUM / ' tatra koTIbhaTane apanI priyAko kaMThase lagAkara use yaM diyA ! pazcAt paraspara kuzala vRtta pUchane ke, zrIpAlajI mAtA aura mainA sundarIko apane kaMTakameM le gaye, aura vahAM jAkara mAtAko uccAsanapara baiThAkara nikaTa hI mainA sundarI ko unahI ke Asanake pAsa hI sthAna diyA pazcAt rayanamaMjUSA Adi samasta striyoMko bulAkara kahA - "yaha uccAsana para virAjamAna hamArI pUjya mAtA aura tumhArI sAsujI haiM aura unake - Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlako kuTumba milana / [ 151 pArA ho merI prathama patnI paTTarAnI maitAsundarI hai| inhIM prasAdase tuma saba ATha hajAra rAniyAM aura ye saba saMpattiyAM mujhe prApta huI haiN| taba una striyoMne svAmIke mukha se yaha rAmvandha jAnakara yathAkrama sAsu kundaprabhA aura mainA sundarIko yathAyogya namaskAra karake bahuta vinaya satkAra kiyA | isa prakAra paraspara sammilana huA / pazcAt zrIpAlIne mAtA aura mainA sundarIko apanA saba kaTaka dikhAyA mAtAkI AjJA lekara maiAsundarIko ATha hajAra rAniyoMko mukhya paTTarAnIkA pada pradAna kiyA aura bole 'he sundarI ! yaha saba kucha jo vibhUti dIkhatI hai so tere hI prasAda meM hai / meM to videzI puruSa hu~, jo vipattikA mArA yahAM AyA thaa| taba mainAmundarAne vinayayukta ho nIcA mastaka kara liyA aura bolI 1 'he svAmina ! maiM Apako caraNarajake samAna huuN| maiMne apane pUrva puNyake yogase hI jaisA bhartIra pAyA hai| Apa to koTIbhaTTa, sAhasI, dhIra bora, parAkramI aura mahAbalI ho / lakSmI to ApakI dAsI hai| ApakI nirmala kIrti dazoM dizAoM meM vyApta ho rahI haiN|' isa taraha mainAsundarIkA paTTAbhiSeka ho gayA aura ve rayana maMjuSA guNamAlA, citrarekhAdi samasta ATha hajAra Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12] - ga-. bhopAla prim| rAniyAM mainAsundarIko sevA suzruSA karane lgii| pazcAta eka samaya maunAsundaroko apane pitAke pUrvakRtyakA smaraNa ho AyA so vaha badalA lene ke vicArase patise bolI_ 'he svAmin ! Apa to digaMta-vijayI ho isaliye mero icchA hai ki Apake dvArA mere pitAkA yuddha meM mAna bhaMga hone aura jaba ve kAMdhepara kulhADI dhare hue, kambala or3hakara aura laMgoTI lagAkara sanmukha Ava tabho choDanA cAhiye / ' yaha sunakara koTIbhaTTa cupa ho gaye aura kucha soca vicAra kara bole-he kAMde ! tamhAre pilAne merA bar3A upakAra kiyA hai, arthAta koDhIko kanyA dI hai / jisa samaya meM svayaM svajanoMse viyogI huA yatra tatra phira rahA thA taba unane merI sahAyatA kI thI so aise upakArIkA apakAra karanA kRtajJatA aura ghora pApa hai / ata: musase yaha kArya kaThina haiM / ' taba mainAsundarI bolI ___ 'he svAmin ! meM kucha dveSarUpase nahIM kahatI hai, parantu yadi kucha camatkAra dikhAoMge to unakI jinadharma para dRDha zravA ho jAyagI yahI merA abhiprAya hai| Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 pIpAlakA pahupAlame milApa / zrIpAlakA pahapAlase milApa zrIpAla priyA ke aise vacana sunakara atyaMta harSita hue aura turaMta hI eka dUtako bulAkara use maba bheda samajhAyA, aura rAjA gahupAla ke pAsa bhejA / yo ina sthAnakI AjJAnumAra mIThA hI rAjAmI ucauDora jA pahu~cA aura darabAnake hAya apanA saMdeza bhejaa| rAjAne uro AnekI AjJA do, so usa dutane sanmukha jAkara rAjA pahunAla ko yathAyogya namaskAra kiyA / rAjAne kuzala pUmI, maba duna bolA___ 'mahArAja ! eka atyaMta balavAna pula koTobhaTTa aneka dezoMko vijaya karake. aura bahAke rAjAoMko vaza karatA 'huA Aja yahAM bA pahuMcA hai usako maiyA nagarake cAroM ora par3a rahI hai| usake sAmane kisIkA gaba nahIM hai / so usane Apako bhI AjA kI laMgoTI lagA kambala or3ha mAthe para paDIkA bhAra aura kadhi kaha do makara milo to kuzala hai. anyathA kSaNa bhara meM vivasa bhara dugA / isaliye he gajan / Apa jo kuzala cAhate ho, to isa prakAra me jAkara usase milo, nahIM to Apa jAnoM / pAnI meM rahakara magarase vara bhAra. kAma nahIM cle|" ___ jA pahupAlako kUla ke bacanoMse kona AyA, aura ve bone"isa duSTakA mastaka utAra lo, jo isa prakAra atrinaya kara rahA haiN|" taba naukaroMne Akara dUtako turaMta hI pakar3a liyA aura rAjAko AjJAnusAra daMDa denA cAhA. paraMtu maMtriyoMne kahA- 'mahArAja ! dUtako mAranA anucita hai, kyoMki vaha becArA kucha apanI orase to kahatA hI nahIM hai| isake svAmI ne kahA hogA. pesA ho to kaha rahA hai, isameM isAna kucha aparAdha nahIM hai, isaliye ise gupabA denA hI yogya hai| Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 zropAla caritra aura he mahArAja ! yaha rAjA bahuta hI prabala mAlUma paDatA hai, isaliye yuddha karane meM kazalatA nahIM dIkhatI haiM, kintu kiso prakAra usase mila lenA hI ucita haiN| taba rAjAne maMtriyoMka, "lAhake anusAra dUtako chuDavAkara kahA ki tuma apane strAmose kaha do ki maiM Apako AjJA mAnane ko tatpara hai / yaha sunakara duta harSita hokara pIche zrIpAlake pAsa gayA, aura yathAvat vAta kaha dI ki rAjA pahapAna Apase ApakI AjJAnumAra milane ko taiyAra haiM / ___taba zrIpAla ne monA mundase kahA-priye, rAjA tumhAre he anusAra bila ke taura : OMnasa abhayadAna denA ho yogya haiN| mainAsundarI ne kahA 'ApakI icchA ho so kIjiye / ' taba zrIyAla ne punaH dUtako bulAkara rAjA pahupAla ke pAsa yaha saMdezA bhejA ki pitA na kare aura apane dala bala sahita jaisA rAjAkA pavAra hai usI prakAra se Akara mina / so dutane jAkara par3hapAlakA yaha saMdezA sunAyA / sunakara rAjAko bahuta harSa huA auH dUta ko bahu-sA pAritoSika dekara vidA kiyA / tathA Ara kA nizAna, haya, gava, ratha, vAhanAdi sahita bar3I dhUmadhAmase milaneko calA / jaba pAma pahuM vA taba rAjA pahUpAla hAthIse utarakara pAMca pyAde ho gyaa| yahAM zrIpAlajo bhI zvasurako pAMca pyAde Ate dekhakara Apa bhI pAMva pyAde calakara sanmukha gaye, aura donoM paraspara kaMThase kaMTha lagAkara mile / donoMko bahuta AnaMda huaa| rAjA pahapAlake manameM ekadama kucha anokhe bhAva utpanna hue, isalie vaha zrIpAlake muhakI ora dekhakara bole Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA pahupAlase milAe / 155 'he rAjarAjezvara ! Apako dekhakara mujhe bahuta moha utpanna hotA hai, paraMtu maiM abataka Apako pahicAna nahIM sakA hUM ki Apa kauna haiM ?' taba zrIpAla haMsakara bole- mahArAja ! me ApakA laghu jaMvAI zrIpAla hI to hUM, jo mainAsundarI se vArah varNakA vAyadA karake videza gayA thA, so Apake prasAdase Aja pIche AyA huuN|' yaha sunakara rAjAne phirase zrIpAlajoko gale lagA liyA, aura paraspara kuzala kSema pUchakara harSita huye / nagara meM AnaMda mero bajane lgii| phira rAjA apanI putrIke pAsa gayA, aura kSamA mAMgane lagA - "he putrI tU kSamA kara / maine terA bar3A aparAdha kiyA | tU saccI dharmadhuraMdhara zIlavatI satI haiM / terA baDAI kahAM taka karU ?" menAsundarIne namra hokara pitAko sira jhukAyA / pazcAt rAjA rayanamaMjUSAdi saba rAniyoMse milakara bahuta prasanna huA, aura sarva saMghako lekara nagara meM lauTa AyA / nagarakI zobhA karAI gaI / ghara maMgala vadhAve hone lage / rAjAne zrIpAlakA abhiSeka karAyA aura saba rAniyoM sameta vastrAbhUSaNa phiraaye| isaprakAra zvasura jaMbAI milakara sukhapUrvaka kAla vyatIta karane lage / Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 zrIpAla caritra / zropAlakA caMpApura jAnA isa prakAra sukhapUrvaka rahate hue zrIpAlakA bahuta samapa bota myaa| eka dina baiThe2 unake manameM vahI vicAra utpanna ho gayA, ki jisa kAraNa hama videza nikale the. vaha abhI pUrNa nahIM ho pAyA haiM / arthAt pinAke kulako prakhyAti to nahIM hUI aura maiM vahIM rAja-javAI hA banA huA hU~ isalie aba apane deza meM ca nakara apanA rAjya prApta karanA cAhiye / yaha socakara zrIpAla jo rAjA pahalake nikaTa maye, aura deza jAneko AjJA maaNgo| taba rAjAko 'bho unako icchA-pramANa AjJA denI pddii| zropAla bhaunAsundarI Adi ATha hajAra rAnikoM aura bahuta saMnyA sahita ujjaname vidA hue / rAjA pahurAla Adi bahuta se rajA 'bhA usako pahuvAneko Aye, aura sabane zakti pramANa bahumUlya bastuye bheMTa ko / / bahuta bhUpa ikaThe bhaye, : diyo bhaTa bahu mAla / kolAhala hovata bhayo, caloM rAva zrIpAla | zrIpAla calo merU halo, jAgo vAsaka zeSa / gajaghaNTA gAjahiM prabala, bhAjahiM ari taja deza // 2 // vAje nizAna arU saMnya saba, gino kaunase jAya / kalamale daza digapAla ho, kaMpe thara hara rAya ||3|| dhUla ur3I AkAzameM. lopa bhayo hai mAna / khalabala huI bhuvi lokameM, zabda suniya nahiM kAna ||4|| andhakAra pragaTayo tahAM, jurI sena gaMbhora / bora kahA vAhU dizA, chUTa gayo tRNa nIra // 5 // sAMpata giri khAI nado, bana thala nagara apAra / yaza kara bahu nRpa Aiyo, campApurI maMjhAra // 6 // Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA caMpApura jAtA ! 157 . --- -. -..-=-==rxmmmm...zrIpAlajI isa prakAra bar3I vibhati sahita svadeza ghArake udyAna meM Aye, aura nagarake cahuM ora Dere DalavA die / mo nagara nivAsI isa apAra senyako dekhakara hakkA-bakkAse bhula gaye, aura socane lage ki acAnaka hI hama logoMkA kAla kahAMse upasthita huA hai ? pazcAt zrIpAla socane lage, ki isI samaya nagara meM calanA cAhiye / ThAka hai-bahuta dinoMne bichurI huI pyAro prajAko dekhane ke lie aisA kauna niSThara rAjA hogA, jo adhIra na ho jAya ? sabhI ho jAte haiN| taba maMtriyoM ne kahA- svAmI ! yakAyaka nagara meM jAnA Thoka mahIM hai / pahile sandezA bhejiye, aura yadi isa para kodamana sarala manase hI Apako Akara mile to hI isa prakAra calanA Thoka hai anyathA yuddha karanA anivArya hogaa| kyoMki rAjya hAthameM bhA jAne para kacit puruSa hI aisA hogA, jo cupakese pIchA saupa de| isalie yadi unheM kucha zalya hogI to bhI prakaTa ho jaaygii|" zrIpAlako yaha maMtra acchA lagA, aura turanta dUtako bulAkara saba bAta samajhAkara rAya vIradamanake pAsa bhejaa| vaha dUta zona hI rAjA vIradamanako sabhAmeM pahuMcA, aura namaskAra kara kahane lagA 'he mahArAja ! Aja rAjA zrIpAla bahuta parigraha aura vibhava sahita A pahuMce haiN| so Apa calakara zIghra ho unase miloN| aura unakA rAjya pIchA unako sauMpa do|' yaha sunakara vIradamana pahile to prasanna huA, aura zrIpAlajIkI kuzala pUchane lgaa| jaba bUtane saba vRttAMta-gharase nikalane, videza jAne, bALa ijAra rAniyoM ke sAtha vivAha karane aura bahuta seM Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ --358 ] zrIpAla caritra / rAjAoMke vaza karane AdikA kucha samAcAra kaha sunAyA tama bIradamana volA__ 're dUta ! da mAnatA haiM, ki " rAya aura strI bho koI kisoko mAMgane se detA hai ? ye ghoje to bAhubalase hI prApta kI jAtI haiM / misa rAjyake lie putra pitAko, bhAI 'bhAIko, mitra mitrako mAra DAlate haiM, kyA vaha rAjya vinA raNa meM zastraprahAra kie yoM hI sahaja zikSA mAMgane le mila sakatA hai ? kyA tUne nahIM sunA ki bharata cakravartIne rAjya hI ke liye to apane bhAI vAhaali para cakra calAyA thA / 'vibhISaNane gavaNa ko maravAyA thA. kauravoM aura pAMDavoM meM mahAmArata huA thA. so rAjya kyA, maiM yoM hI de sakatA hUM? - nahoM, kAti mahIM / yadi zrIpAlameM bala hai nA raNa maidAnameM Akara le leve ?' yaha sUna kara vaha dUna phira vinaya sahita bolA he rAjan ! aisI haTa karane se kucha lAbha nahIM hai| zrIpAla baDA puruSArthI vIra koTIbhaTTa aura bahuta rAjAoMkA mukuTamaNi mahAmaMDalezvara rAjA hai / usake sAtha baDe2 rAjA haiM, apAra dalabala hai, Apako usase milane hI meM kuzala haiN| yadi bAra usase milege to vaha nyAyI hai, Apako pitAke tulya ho mAnegA, anyathA Apa bar3I hAni utthaayge|' dUnake aise bacanoM se * bIradamanako krodha A gyaa| ve lAlara AMkheM dikhAkara bole re adhama ! tujhe lajjA nhiiN| mere sAmane ho vidAI karatA jA rahA hai| tU abho mere balako nahIM jAnatA hai| mere sAmane indra, candra narendra, khagendra Adiko bho kucha sAmathrya nahIM hai| phira zropAla to mere Age laDakA hI hai| usase yuddha ho kyA karanA hai ? bAta kI bAta meM usakA mAna haraNa karUgA / Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhIpAlakA caMpApura jaanaa| taba dUta phira bolA-'he rAjan ! Apa apane manakA yaha githyAbhimAna kohalI bhImAla rA kA rAjA hai| mahI. maMDalapara jitane baDe2 rAjA haiM ki jinake yahAM Apake sarIkhe dAsatva karate haiM una sabane unakI sevA svokAra kara lI hai| '. phira tumhArI ginatI kyA hai ? banameM bahuta jAnavara hote hai, paraMtu eka hAthI kI ciMghADame ve koI nahIM Thahara sakate aura base hajAroM hAthI bhI eka siMhako gajanAse dizA vidizAoMko mAga jAte haiN| hajAroM sAMpoMke lie eka garur3a hI basa hai| isI prakAra tuma jaise karo ho majA A jAba to bhI usa bhujabalIke eka hI prahAra mAtrameM Tigarva hokara zastra chor3a deMge, arthAta baha * eka hI bAra meM isakA saMhAra karaneko sabhI haiN| taba krodhakara bo ra damana bole- are dhoTha ! tU mere sAmanene hala jA / maiM tujhe kyA mArU ? kyoMki rAjanItikA yaha dharma nahIM hai jo dUtakA mA / jAna / tujhe mArane se mero zobhA nahIM hai / tU mere ho mAmane nindA aura zrIpAlakI baDAI karatA hai / kyA maiM 'uge nahIM jAnatA hUM vaha mega hI lar3akA to hai / maiMmeM jama goda meM khilAyA haiM aura kohI hokara vaha jaba ghara meM nikAlA thA, taba rotA hA gayA thaa| so aba kahA~kA ba vAna ho gayA ? aura usake pAsa itanI sa . se AI, jo mujhase lagane kA sAhasa karatA hai ? jA jA, dekha liya' ne usakA bala ! umare kaha de ki, kyoM apanI haMsI kA hai ? tatra vaha duta phira bolA dekho rAjAjo ! abhimAna mA kro| bharatane abhimAna kiyA so cakravartI hokara bho bAhubalise apamAnita huye / rAvaNa ne mAna kiyA, to lakSmaNase mAga gayA / duryodhanakA mAna bhImane madana kiyA / jarAsiMdha ko zrIkRSmane mArA, ityAdi ba2 puruSoMkA bhI mAna nahIM rahA to tumhArI ginato hI kyA haiM ? isalie maiM phira kahatA hU~ ki jo apanA bhalA cAho to Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zropAla caritra / zrIpAlako sevA kro| kyoMki yadi vaha eka hI bIrako AjJA kara degA to vahI vIra tuma kA kSaNa bhara meM saMhAra kara ddaalegaa|' taba dUta ke aige vacana sunakara vo radamana bole-'isa dRSTa ko khAla nikalavAkara bhUnA bharA, arthAta mAra ddaalo| yaha mere hI sAmane bAra merA niMdA karatA haiM, aura mana meM tanika bho zazakA nahIM karatA / ' taba maMtrI bole-'mahArAja dUtopara krodha nahIM karanA cAhie inakA svabhAva hI yaha hai| ye to apane svAmoke re ye niDara hokara kaThina se kaThina zabda . bolate haiM / inako koI nahIM mAratA hai| inakA sAhasa apAra hotA hai ki para cakra meM jAkara bho niHzaMka ho svAmI ke kArya meM dattacitta hote haiM ye loga apane svAmI ke kAya Age rAja bhavako bhI tuccha ginate hai / ye loga aise zUravora hote haiM ki dusarevI mamAmeM jahAM inakA koI sahAyaka nahIM hai. vahAM para bhI apane svAmokaH koni aura paracakrako niMdA karate haiN| . inake mana meM madA apane svAmo kA hita ho vidyamAna rahatA hai / isaliye mahAra] ! i ko ai|| nAma denA cAhiye, . ki jipakA bakhAna apane svAmI taka karatA jAya, kyoMki jinake kula paramparAma rAjya calA A rahA haiM, ve dartAko / bahuta sukha dete haiM isalie Apa bho yazaka bhAgI hoo| yadi dUta kI Apa mAroge to apavAda hogA, kyoMki inheM koI kabhI nahIM mAratA, ye cAhe jo kucha kyoM na kahe / ye . becAre svAmI balase gajate haiN|' taba dho radamanane dUtakA sammAna kara use bahutasA dravya diyA aura kahA ki tuma thApAlase jAkara kaha do, ki yuddha meM jisakI vijaya hogI vahI rAjya karegA / taba dUta namaskAra kara vahAMse gayA aura jAkara bhopAlase saba vRttAMta kaha liyA ki vIradamanane kahA hai ki 'saMgrAmameM Akara juTo aura bala ho to rAjya le lo|' Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA vIradamanase yuddha / zrIpAlakA kAkA vAradamanase yuddha zrIpAlajIko dUtame paha samAcAra sunate hI kodha uttama ho uThA / ye hoTha DaMsate hue bole- kyA vora damanako itanA sAhasa ho gayA hai, jo mere rAjyapara, mere dvArA die huye rAjyapara, itanA garjatA hai, aura mujhe merA hI rAjya pIchA deneke badale yuddha karanA cAhatA haiM ? acchA ThIka hai, abhI maiM: isake mAnako madana kara apanA rAjya chur3AtA huuN| yaha socakara usane turanta hI sanApatiko AjJA dI ki sainya tayAra kro| yahAM AjJAkI derI dhI ki saunya tayAra ho gyaa| saba baDe2 sAmanta bakhta ra pahirakara kaThora hathiyAra bAMdhakara vAhanoMpara car3ha cle| hAthI, ghoDe, pyAde ratha ityAdike samaha yathAniyama dikhAI dene lage / zUroMke cehare sUrya ke samAna camakane lge| ghoDoMkI hIMsa hAthiyoM kI ciMghAra: jhuloMkI jhanakAra, rayoMkI gaDagaDAhaTase AkAza gUjane lgaa| dhUla ur3akara bAdaloMko zaMkA utpanna karane lgii| bAjoMka mAre meghagarjanA bhI sunAI nahIM detI thii| isa taraha caturaGga dala sajakara taiyAra hue, aura nagara bAhara raMgabhUmimeM Akara jama gye| eka ora zrIpAlakI senA aura dUsarI ora kAkA vIradamanakI senA laga rahI thii| donoM paraspara dAva ghAta vicArate the| donoM ora bahuta dUra taka: sivAya manuSyoM, ghoDA, hAthI, ratha Adike kucha nahIM dikhAI detA thaa| zUravIra raNadhIra puruSa apane2 kuTumbI tathA striyoMse kSamA mAMga2 kara aura unheM dharya de dekara cale jA' rahe the / unakI striyAM bhI unase kahatI thI-- __ 'he svAmin ! yadyapi jI to nahIM cAhatA ki Apako Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana zrIpAla critr| 'chor3e parantu nIti aura dharma kahatA hai ki nahIM, isa sapaya cokanA pApa hai| isase skAmodroha samajhA japatA hai / varSose jinakA namaka khA rahe haiM, Aja samaya Ane para avazya hI sAtha denA cAhiye / sa2. 2 kA kurA na . paNa vIra puruSoM kA nAma pRthvIvara amara rahatA hai / ___ bhApa jAo, aura tana, manase svAmIkA sAtha do / gharako cintA na krnaa| hama logoM kA karma hamAre sAtha hai / Apa kRtakAya hone kI ceSTA karanA, yuddha meM hArakara pITha dikhAkara ca poThapara ghAva khAkara pIche ghara mata AnA / poTha dimbAkara mujhaM muha na dikhAnA / kAyara kI strI kahalAne ke badale mujhe vidhavA kahalAnA acchA haiM / zUravoroMkI striyAM vidhayA hone arthAt yuddha meM unakA pati mara jAnepara bhI ve vidhavA hotI hai, kyoMki unake patiyoM kA nAma sadeva jItA hai| jAo aura jaya prApta kro| apane gharAne meM sthAnoMne bhI aise hI nAma kamAyA haiN| zarIra, strI, putrAdi koI kAma nahIM dene / saMsArameM phAyarakA jonA maranese bhI kharAba haiM, kyoMki ekadina to maranA hai hI kyoMki yaha vinAzIka zarIra koTi yatna karane para bhI sthira nahIM rahegA / taba badanAma hokara bahuta jInete nai kamAmI ke sAtha zIghra hI marajAnemeM hAni nahIM hai / apadhAta nahIM karanA cAhiye, aura jIte jI kAyara bhI nahIM honA cAhiye / Aja harSa hai ki Apa yuddha meM jA rahe haiM / Apa kRtakArya hoMge aura maiM bhI apane Apako vIra puruSoM kI pahalI kahalAnekA saubhAgya prApta kruugo|' zUravIra zUra striyAM isa taraha sikhAyana detI thIM ki kAyaroMkI kApara striyoM kAto thIM-'svAmIna ! dekho, maiM kahatI thI ki isa prakArako naukarI mata karo, yaha mautakI nizAnI hai / na mAluma kaba acAnaka A viitegii| merA Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlako vIradamanase yuddh| 13 / "kahanA na mAnA, usIkA phala hai / tuma to cale. aba maiM kyA karUgI ? bAlabaccoMkI rakSA kaise hogI ? merI yaha taruNa avasthA kaise kaTegI? dekho, abhI kucha nahIM gayA hai| calo, maukA pAkara bhAga caleM / vahIM jaMgala meM rahakara dina bitaabeNge| yaha rAjya na saho anya shii| vyartha kyoM marate ho? aura hama logoMko hatyA zira lete ho / maiM to nahIM jAne dUMgI phira tumako kasama hai jo jAo ! maiM tumhAre jAte hI mara jaauuNgii| phira tuma lauTe bho to kisase miloge? kahAMkA rAjA, kahAMkI prajA ? apanA jI sukhI to jahAna sukho|' vA nakAra stikA sahI apane patiko samajhAne lgii| yaha sunakara kAya rake dila dhar3akane lage aura zUravIroMke 'dila phUlane lage, ityAdi / idhara donoM orase raNabherI bajA dI gii| raNake bAje bajane lage, jisako sunakara zUravAra pataMgake samAna uchalara kara prANa samarpaNa karane lge| hAyobAle hAthIvAloMse, ghoDevAle ghor3e vAlose, ratha rathase, pyAde dhyAdoMse isa taraha donoM dala paraspara bhUkhe siMha ke samAna eka dUsare para TUTa pdd'e| talavAroMko khanakhanAhaTa aura camaka-damakase bijalI mI zarmA -jAto thii| meghoMko zarmAne ke lie topoMke mole gaDagaDAte hue sUryako AcchAdita kara dete the / voroMke zira kaTa jAne para bhI kucha samaya taka hAI mAra2 karatA rahA thaa| lohU kA nadI bahane lago, jahA~2 NDa muNDa dikhAI dene lage jise dekhakara voroMkA joza bar3hane lagA aura kAyaroMke chakke chUTane lage / ___ isa taraha donoM ora se ghamAsAna yuddha huA, parantu donoMmeM se koI eka bhI pIche nahIM haTatA thaa| jaba donoM orake maMtriyoMne dekhA, ki ina donoM meM se koI bhI nahIM haTatA, donoM yakSa balavAna aura donoM bhujavalI hai, taba yadi ye donoM paraspara Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . . .--- - 164] zrIpAla caritra / hI yuddha kareM, to Thoka hai, donoM orakI senA vyartha kaTe / yaha vicArakara maMtriyoM ne apanera svAmiyoMse kahA ki Apa rAjA hI yuddha kareM. vyarza sainya kaTane meM kucha lAbha nahIM haiM / so yaha vicAra donoM ko pasaMda AyA aura donoM apanI senAoMko revAkara raspara ho : zuddha kAra mimikA kA aura bhatIjA raNakSetrameM A itte| bIradamana bole - 'Ao beTe ! hA tuma parapara ho laDa l| saunyakA vyartha saMhAra kyoM kiyA jAya ?' taba zrIpAlajI haSita hokara bole-va huna Toka kAkAjI ! parantu aba bhI maiM tumheM samajhAkara kahatA hU~, ki dUsarekA rAjya chor3a do, isoM meM tumhArI manAI hai / kyoMki maiM tumako hamezAse pitAke samAna jAnatA rahA hai| mo kyA maiM apane ho hAyase tumheM mArU ? yaha sunakara bI ra damana krodhakara bole-'are zrIpAla ! tu abhI laDakA hai, tujhaM yuddhakA vyAvahAra, mAlUma nahIM hai| jaba raNakSetrameM A hI gaye, to kisakA pitA aura kisakA putra ? kisakA bhAI aura kisakA mitra? yahAM Daranese ca sambandha batAkara kAyarose kAma nahIM calatA / isose maiMne pahile ho tujhe samajhAyA thA, parantu tU na mAnA aura laDakapana kiyA / so aba kyA mere hAthase tU bacakara jA sakegA?' kabhI nahIM, kabhI nahIM tava koTIbhaTako 'mI krodha A gayA / ve bole___'re vIradamana ! tere barAbara ajJAnI koI nahIM hai, jo parAye rAmapara garja rahA hai / dekho kahA hai ki jo parastrIse proti karatA hai, jo muhase gAlI nikAlatA hai, jo parAdhIna bhojana karatA haiM, jo jJAta rahita tapa karatA hai, jo parAye dhanapara sukha bhogatA hai, sAMpase mitratA karatA hai jo strIpara bharosA rakhatA hai, jo apane manakI bAta sabase kahatA haiM, jo dhanI hokara parAdhIna rahatA haiM, jo vinA dravya dAnI banatA hai, jo vezyAse Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA vIradamanase yuddha / / 165 prIti karatA hai, jo kisI na kisI dina bahuta dhokhA khAtA hai, jo kuzola hokara sevana karatA hai, jo bhaMga pIkara buddhimAna banatA hai, jo patita hokara yohI Thaura2 vAdavivAda karatA hai, jo haMsa mAnasarovara chor3a detA hai, jo vezyA lajjAvatI bana jAtI hai, jo jUvAmeM saca bolatA hai, jo dusarekI saMpattipara lalacAtA hai, usase adhika mUkha saMsArameM kauna hai ?' ___ boradamanako ukta noti sunakara lajjA to avazya huI, paraMtu vaha usa samaya lAcAra thA, bIra puruSa yuddha meM nahIM haTate isalie usane dhanuSa uThA liyaa| aura lalakAra kara bolA_ 'basa rahane de tero cturaaii| aba kAyaroke bAteM banAnekA samaya nahIM hai| di kucha pAhunA hai to sAno bhaa|' taba to zrIpAlase nahIM rahA gayA ve kAna ke pAsa dhanuSa khIMcakara sanmukha ho gaye / so jaise arjuna aura karNa, rAvaNa aura lakSmaNa, tathA bharata aura bAhubalIkA paraspara yuddha huA thA, vaisA hI hone lgaa| jaba sAmAnya hathiyAroMse bahuta yuddha huA aura koI kisoko na harA sakA, taba zastra chor3akara mallayuddha karane lage, so bahuta samaya taka yoho lipaTate to rahe, parantu jaba bahuta dera ho gaI, taba zrIpAlane vIradamanako donoM pAMva pakar3ake uThA liyA aura cAhA ki pRthvIpara de mAre parantu dayA A gaI, isaliye dhorese pRthvopara liTA diyA / saba orase 'jaya jaga' zabda hone lage 1 voroMne zropAlake gale meM jayamAla pahinAI aura bole rAjan ! tuma dayAlu ho| ezcAt jaba zrIpAlane bIradamanako chor3a diyA taba vIra damana bole -- 'he putra ! yaha le, apanA rAjya samhAla / maiMne terA bala dekhaa| tU yathArthameM mahAbalI hai / hamAre isa vaMzameM tere jaise zuravIra hI hone caahiye|' Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla dharitra / taba zropAla bole-'he tAta ! yaha saba ApakA hI prasAda hai / ApakI AjJA ho so karU / ' yaha sunakara toradamana bole- loka hai, aba memana vicAra hai ki tu rAjyabhAra le aura maiM jina dIkSA lU jisase yAha bhagavAsa miTe / ' pazcAta AnaMda bherI bajane lgo| sabakA bhaya dUra huaa| jahAM tahAM maMgala gAna hone lage / bIradamanane thopAlako rAjyAbhiSeka karAkara punaH rAjyapada diyA aura bole he vIravara | aba tuma sukhase cirakAlataka rAjya kro| aura noti nyAyapUrvaka putravatU prajAkA pAlana kro| duHkhI daridroM para dayAbhAva rakhoM aura mere upara kSamA kro| jo kucha bhI mujhase tumhAre viruddha huA haiM so saba bhUla jaao| aba maiM jinadIkSArupI nAvameM baiThakara bhavasAgarako tiruugaa| isa taraha voradamana apane bhatIje zrIpAlako rAjya dekara bhApa vana meM gaye aura vastrAbhUSaNa utArakara nija hastoMse kezoMkA loMca kiyaa| rAgadveSAdi caudaha aMtaraMga aura kSetra, vAstu Adi daza bAhya aise saba caubIsa prakAra ke parigrahako tyAga kara paMca mahAvata dhAraNa kiye, aura ghora tapazcaraNa dvArA cAra ghAtiyA karmoMkA nAzakara kevala jJAna prApta kiyA, aura bahuta jIvoMko dharmopadeza dekara unheM saMsArase pAra kiyaa| pazcAt zeSa aghAtiyAM karmoko bhI Ayuke anta samaya niHzeSa kara paramadhAma-mokSako prApta kiyaa| dharma baDo saMsArameM, dharma karo naranAra / dharma yoga zrIpAlajI, pAI laccha apAra // 1 // vIradamana mukti hiM gaye, dharma dhArakara sAra / ATha sahasa rAnInakI, mainA bhaI paTanAra // 2 // dharmayoga jiya-sukha lahe, yoga yoga shivsaas| 'dIpacanda' nita saMgraho, dharma padAratha sAra ||3|| Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA rAjya karanA / zrIpAlakA rAjya karanA azubha karma bhayo dUra saba zubha pragaTayo bharabhU / rAjya kare vilase vibhava, zrIpAla balara // konoM yaza bhuvi loka meM, durjanake uru sAla / sakala jIva rakSA karI, mahArAja zrIpAla // 167 isa prakAra rAjA zrIpAla ATha hajAra rAniyoM sahita indrake samAna sukhapUrvaka karala vyatIta karane lage / deza deza meM inakI prakhyAti vaha gii| aneka dezoM ke baDera rAjA inake AjJAkArI ho gye| jo rAjA loga aneka dvIpoM aura dezoMse sAtha pahu~cAne Aye the, so sabako yathAyogya sanmAnapUrvaka diyA aura prajAkA prItise putravat pAlana karane lage / nityaprati cAra prakAra ke saMghako cAroM prakArake dAna bhaktibhAva se dene lage / duHkhita to koI nagara meM vubhukSita ho kyA rAjyabhara meM kaThinatAse milatA thA / ityAdi rAjyavaibhava saba kucha thA aura inako kisI jAtakI kamI nahIM thI, to bhI ye saba sukhake mUla jinadharmako nahIM bhUlate the / nitya niyamAnusAra vardhamAna rUpase paT AvazyakoM, devapUjA, gurusevA, svAdhyAya, saMyama, tapa aura dAnameM yatheSTa pravRtti karate the / . isa taraha rAjya karate hue zrIpAlakA mukha se samaya jAtA thaa| kitane dinoM bAda maitAsundarIko garbha rahA, use anesa prakAra ke zubha dohale utpanna hue aura thopAlane una sabako pUrNa kiye| isa taraha jaba daza mahine ho gaye, taba zubha ghar3I muhUrtameM candramAke samAna ujjavala kAMtikA dhArI putra huA / putrajanmase sarva kuTumba va prajAko atyAnaMda huA, aura putrajanmotsava meM bahuta dravya kharca kiyA gyaa| yAcaka jananihAla kara diye gaye / pazcAt jyotiSoko bulAkara gRhAdika vyorA pUchA, Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 68 ] zrIpAla caritra / to usane bahuta sarAhanA karake kahA ki yaha putra uttama lakSaNoMvAlA hai, isakA nAma dhanapAla hai / isa taraha dUsarA mahIpAla tosarA devaratha, aura cauthA mahAratha meM cAra putra mainAsundarIke aura hue| rayanamaMjUSAke sAta putra hue, guNamAlAke pAMca putra hue, aura saba striyoMse kisIke eka, kisIke do | isa prakAra mahAbalI, dhoravIra guNavAn kula bAraha hajAra putra hue| ve nityaprati doSajake candra samAna bar3hane lage / ahA ! dekho, dharmakA prabhAva ! isase kyA nahIM ho sakatA ! dhopAlajI dharma ke pramAdase sukhapUrvaka kAla vyatIta karate the / 'eka dina zrIpAlajI siMhAsanapara baiThe the, pAsa hI bAMI ora mainAsundarI bhI baiThI thI, banbojana virada khAna kara rahe 'the, sevakajana camara Dhora rahe the, nRtyAkAriNo nRtya kara rahI yo gIta vAdiya baja rahe the, vinoda ho rahA thA, kavijana purANa par3ha rahe the, cAroM ora kukuma, caMdana, kastUro, kapUra Adi padArthoM kI sugaMdhA phaila rahI thI, abIra gulAla ur3a rahA thA / tAmbUla, supArI, ilAyacI, jAvitrI, loMga Adi maMTa rahe the| kahIM Ama, jAma, sItAphala, nAriyala, kelA Adi phala aura kisamisa, drAkSa, chuArA, ciroMjI, kAjU, pistA, akharoTa, aMgura Adi saba baMTa rahe the| isa prakAra rAjA krIr3A kara rahA thA ki vanamAlI AyA, aura vaha namaskAra kara chaha Rtuke phalaphUla rAjAko bheMTa karake namra ho bolA -- 'he svAmin ! isa nagara ke vanameM samIpa ho zrI 1008 kevalI munirAjakA Agamana huA hai ! jinake RtuoM ke phalaphUla sAtha hI phUle mora phala sUkhe sarovara bhara gaye haiN| jAti-virodhI jIva prabhAva se saba A gaye haiM / paraspara vaira Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA rAjya karanA / ' choDakara vicara rahe hai| gAyakA baccA siMhanIke stanase laga * jAtA haiM / sAMpa nevalAko khimAtA hai 1 cahA billIse krIr3A karatA hai / cahu~ ora zikAriyoMko zikAra bhI nahIM milatA haiM / he nAtha ! aisA atizaya ho rahA haiN|' yaha sunakara zrIpAlajI siMhAsanase utare, mora vahIMse prathama ho sAta pada calakara parokSa rItise namaskAra kiyA aura vastrAbhUSaNa jo pahire the so saba utArakara banamAloko de die tathA aura bhI bahuta inAma usako diyA / pazcAt nagara meM AnandabharI vajavA dI, ki saba loga' mahAmuni vaMdanAko caleM / nagarake bAhara bana meM zrI mahAmuni Aye haiM / pazcAt apanA caturaMga saMnya sajAkara ve bar3e utsAhase praphullita citta ho ranavAsa aura sthajana purajanoMko sAtha lekara bandanAko cale / kucha hI samaya meM udyAna meM pahu~ce, jahAMkI zobhA dekhakara mana Anandita hotA thA / maMda sugaMdhi pavana cala rahI thA, mAnoM basanta Rtu hI ho|| ___ jaba nikaTa pahuMce to zrIpAlajI vAhanase utarakara yahA~ yahAM dekhane lage, to kucha hI dUra manmukha azoka vRkSake nIce saba duHkhako nAza karanevAle mahAmunirAja virAjamAna the, so dekhate hI zropAlo harSako somA na rhii| ve zrIguruko namaskAra phara tIna pradakSiNA dekara stuti karane lagedhanya dhanya tuma thomunirAja, bhava jala tArana tarana jahAja | eka parama pada jAne soya, cetana guNa arAdhe joya // rAga dveSa nahiM jAke citta, samatA kevala pAle nitta / tona gupti pAlana paramastha, ratnatraya dhAraNa samaratya // tIna zalya meMTana zivakata, jJAna dharaNa guNa vallabha saMta / * bhavajala tArapA taraNa jahAja, paMca mahAvata dhara munirAja / / Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAla garina / makaradhvana khaMDo ghara , chahI prama bhASaNa suNa rAva / ATha karma mAmA mada hana. mATha sikha guNa dhAraNa dharma / / puraNa brahmacarya prasipAla, daza lakSaNa guNa gharana dayAla / dvAdAtara dhAro jisa nAhi, dvAdazAMga bhASaNa jo Ahi / / lega vidhi cAriSa pramANa, pAle jo prala dharana sujAna / saheM paroSaha bAIsa soya, inake zatru mitra sama hoya / / kahAM taka kahUM Apa guNa mAla, dvaya kara joDa namaiM zrIpAla / isa taraha saba purajana aura ranavAsa sahita zrIpAla stuti karake zrIguruke caraNakamala ke samIpa harSita hokara baiThe / aura bhI saba loga yathAyogya sthAnapara baitthe| pazcAt rAjA bolesvAmin ! kRpA kara mujhe sasArase pAra utAranevAle dharmakA upadeza dIjiye / ' ____taba zrIguru bole-he rAjan ! tumane yaha acchA prazna kiyaa| aba dhyAnase suno| vastukA jo svabhAva hai, vahI dharma hai| so isa AtmA kA svabhAva zuddha catanya arthAt anaMtadarzana, jJAnasparUpa hai aura amUrtika haiM, parantu yaha anAdi karmabandhake kAraNa se catuti rUpa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA huA paryAyabaddhi ho rahA hai| isAlaye isako parapadArthome bhitra anatadarzana, jJAnamayI, saccidAnaMdasvarUpa, eka avinAzo, abaNDa, akSaya, anyAbAdha, niranjana, svayaM buddha, paramAtma svarUpa, . samayasAra nizcaya karanA, so to sabhyagdarzana hai| aura nyUnAdhikatA tathA saMzaya viparyaya aura anadhyavasAyAdi doSoMse rahita jo vastuko sUkSma bhedoM sahita jAnanA so samyakjJAna hai, aura svasvarUpameM lIna ho jAnA so samyakcAritra hai| isa taraha nizcayarUpame to dharmakA svarUpa yaha hai 1 so vyavahAra binA nizcaya hotA nhiiN| kyoMki vyavahAra dharma Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhIpAkA maaraa| nizcaya dharmakA kAraNa hai| isalie vyabahArase sapta tatvoMkA zraddhAna so darzana, athavA inakA jo kAraNa satyArtha deva, guru aura zAstrakA zraddhAn so samyagdarzana hai, aura padArthIko yathArtha jAnanA so jJAna hai, aura inakI prAptike upAyameM tatpara honA, so samyakcAritra hai / so cAritra do prakAra hai-rAbaMthA tyAgarUpa (munikA), aura ekadeza tyAgase gRhasthakA) paMca mahAvrata, paMca samiti, tIna guptirUpa munikA pacAyata tathA sapta zIlarUpa zrAvakakA hotA hai / / nAvakakI gyAraha pratimAeM hai jinameM zakti anusAra uttarottara kaSAyoMkI maMdatAse jase 2 tyAgabhAva bar3hatA jAtA hai jaisI hI upara uparako pratimAoMkA pAlana hotA mAtA haiM aura munikA vrata bAhya to eka hI prakAra hai, parantu guNoM tathA guNasthAnoMkI paripATose antaraGga mAvoMkI apekSA aneka prakAra hai / isa prakAra samyaktva sahita vrata pAlaM, aura Ayuke anta meM darzana jJAna cAritra aura tapa ina cAra ArAdhanAoMpUrNaka sallekhanA maraNa kreN|' isa prakAra saMkSiptase dharmopadeza diyA jisako sunakara rAjAko parama AnaMda huA / pazcAt zrIpAlajIne vinayapUrNaka pUchA-'he parama dayAlu jJAna sUrya prabho ! kRpAkara mere bhavAntara kahiye, ki kisa karmaka udayase meM koDhI huA ? kisa puNyakarmake udayase siddhacakra vrata liyaa| kisa kAraNa samudra meM girA ? kisa puNyase tirakara bAhara nikalA ?: kisa karmase bhAMDoMne merA digovA kiyA? kisa kAraNase vaha miTa gyaa| aura kisa kAraNa mainAsundarI Adi bahutaso rUpa va guNavatI: striyAM aura vibhUti pAI ?' ityAdi / Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172] bhopAla caritra / zrIpAlake bhavAntara zro muni bole-'he rAjan ! suno| isa jaMbujhopake dakSiNa dizAmeM bharatakSetra hai| usake Aya khaMDameM eka ratnasaMcayapura nAmakA nagara mahAramaNoka bana, upavana, taDAga, nado, koTa, khAI Adi baDe2 uttaMga mahaloM se susajjita thaa| usake rAjA zrIkaMTha vidyAdhara mahAbalavAna aura caturaMga sainya kA svAmI thA / usa ke yahAM saba rAniyoMmeM pradhAna paTa rAno promato tho| so vaha mahArUvatI, guNavato aura dharmaparAyaNatA thI / nityaprati cAra saMghako bhaktipUrvaka AhArAdika dAna detI thI / eka dina rAjA rAnI sahita zrI jinamaMdira gayA aura jina devako stuti vandanA karake pIche phirA to vahAM parama digambara munirAjako virAjamAna dekhakara namaskAra kiyA, aura samIpa baitthaa| zrIgurune dharmavRddhi dI aura saMsArase pAra utAranevAle jinadharmakA upadeza diyaa| isase rAjA Adi bahuta logoMne yayAyogya vrata liye aura apane AvAsa sthAnoM ko Aye va * yathAyogya dharma pAlane lage / pazcAt tova mohake udayase rAjAne zrAvakake vratoMko chor3a diyaa| aura lakSmI, aizvarya, rUpa, kula, vala aura taruNAvasthAke mada meM unmatta hokara nithyAtviyoM ke bahakAnese vaha mithyAdeva, dharma aura guruko sevA karane lagA, tathA janadharmakA nindaka ho gayA / eka dina vaha rAjA apane sAta sau vIroM ko sAtha lekara vanakrIDAko gayA thA, so vahAM eka saphAmeM bAIsa "pariSaharU sahanevAle dhyAnArUDha eka munirAjako dekhA, jisakA zarIra bahuta kSINa (durbala) ho rahA thA, dhUlase bhara rahA thA aura DAMsa macchara Adi laga rahe the| ve ese nizcila virAjamAna the ki jinake pAsa sUryakA Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla ke bhavAntara / [ 173 ujela ! bho pahuca nahIM sakatA thA / so rAjAne una mahAmuniko dekhakara apazukana mAnA, aura 'kor3hI hai phor3I hai, aisA kahakara samudra meM giravA diyaa| parantu munikA mana vicit bho calAyamAna nahIM huA | pazcAta rAjAko kucha daryA utpanna huI, so phira pAnI mese muniko nikalavA liyA, aura apane ghara AyA pazcAt kitane dinoM bAda gajA phirase vanakrIDAko gayA, aura sAmane eka kSINa zarIra, dhIrabIra, parama tatvajJAnI muniko Ate hue dekhaa| ve ratnatraya ke dhArI mahAmunirAja eka sAla ke upavAsake anantara nagarakI ora pAraNA (bhikSA) ke liye jA rahe the / so rAjAne krodhita hokara munise kahA 'are nirlajja ! deza ! tule janAko sAM phoTa hI haiM, jo naMgA phira rahA hai ? gelA zarIra, bhayAvanA rUpa banAkara DolatA hai / 'mAro ! mArI ! abhI isakA sira kATa lo' aisA kaha khar3aga lekara uThA aura muniko baDA upasarga tathA hAsya kiyA / pazcAt kucha dayA utpanna huI, taba unako chor3akara apane mahalako hA calA aayaa| aise muniko bAraMbAra upasarga karanese usane bahuta pApa bAMdhA 1 eka dina kisI puruSane Akara yaha saba muniyoMke upasarga karanekA samAcAra rAnI zrImatI se kaha diyA, to sunate hI rAnIko baDA duHkha huA / yaha bArara socane lagI- 'he prabho ! merA kaisA azubha karma udaya AyA jo aisA pApa karanevAlA bhartAra mujhe milA / kamako baDI vicitra gati hotI hai / yaha iSTa viyoga, aniSTa saMyoga karAyA karatA hai| so aba isameM kisako doSa dUM? maiMne aMsA pUrva meM kiyA thA besA pAyA / ' 1 : isa taraha rAnIne bahuta kucha apane karmokI niMdA gaha kI aura udAsa hokara palaMgapara jA paDI / itane meM rAjA AyA Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIkAlA caritra aura sunA jirAno udAsa paTho hai| turanta hI rAnIkai pAsa Ahara pUchane lagA-gaye ! tuma kyoM udAsa ho ? jo kucha kAraNa ho so mujhase kaho / aisI kauna bAta alabhya hai jo maiM prApta nahIM kara sakatA hU~?' paranta rAnone kucha bhI uttara na diyaa| aisI hI murajhAye hue phUla ke samAna raha gaI / use kucha bhI sudha na rahI / taba eka dAsI bolI-'he naranAtha ! Apane zrAvakaka prata choDa diye aura munikI nindA kI / unheM pAnI meM giravA diyA aura bahuta upasarga kiyA hai so saba .. samAjazIne ra nIle maha diye hai : home ve duHkhita hokara murajhAkara par3a rahI hai / rAjA yaha bAta suna bahuta lajjita hokara apanI mala para vicArane aura pazcAtApa karane lgaa| pazcAta madhura vacanoMse rAnIko samajhAne lagA-'he priye ! mujhase ni:saMdeha bar3I bhUla huii| yamArthameM maiMne mithyAtva karmake udayase mithyAguru, deva, 'dharmako sevana kiyA, aura usIkI kuzikSAse sumatiko chor3akara kumatiko grahaNa kiyA, maiM mahApANI huuN| maiMne mithyA abhimAnake vaza hokara bar3e ra anartha kiye haiN| maiM apane Apa hI adhara meM gira gayA / priye / aba mujhaM narakapaMdha se bcaao| maiM apane lie karmokI nindA karatA hU~, unapara pazcAtApa karatA hai, aura unase chudane kI icchAse zrI jinadeya se vAra2 prArthanA karatA huuN|' taba rAnI dayAvanta ho bolI____ 'mahArAja! Apane dharmakathAko choDakara mithyAtva se vana kiyA, so bhalA nahIM kiyA / Apane dharmAdharmakA pahicAna binA kie hI munirAjako kaSTa diyaa| dekho, dharmazAstra meM kahA hai ki jo koI jinazAsana vratoMkI, jinamuru, jinarvica ca vinadharmakI niMdA karatA hai so nizcayase naraka jAtA hai| vahAra mAraNa, tADama levana, bhedana bhUmA rohaNAdi duHkhoMko Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlake bhavAntara / |155 bhogatA hai / bar3A koI zulopara car3hAte haiM, ghANImeM pelate haiM, saMDAsIse sukha phADakara tAMbAM, sozA galAH galAkara pilAte haiM / loheko putalI lAla2 garamakara zarIrase bhir3A dele hai, ityAdi nAnA prakArake duHkha bhoganA par3ate haiN| isaliye he svAmin ! ava koI puNyake udayase Apako apane azubha kRtyoMse pazcAttApa hubhA haiM, to zrI munike pAsa jAkara jinavrata lo, jisase azubha karmoko nirjarA ho / ' yaha sunakara rAjA, rAnIle kahe anusAra jina maMdira meM gayA aura prayama hI jinadevakI stuti kii| pazcAta zrIguruko namaskAra karake baiThA aura bolA- 'he dInadayAla prabho ! maiMne bar3A pApa kiyA hai / aba Apake zaraNameM AyA hai so mujhe . aba narakameM giranese bacA liijiye|' taba dhIgarune dharmakA svarupa samajhAkara kahA-rAjan / tu samyagdarzanapUrvaka zrI siddhacakrakA vrata pAla, isase tere azubha karmakA kSaya hogA, yaha kahakara pratakI vidhi batAI / so rAjAne mithyAtvako tyAgakara siddhacakra vrata svIkAra kiyA aura samyaktva grahaNa kiyA, tathA paMva aNuvrata aura sapta sIla tIna guNavata pAra zikSAmataH) baMgokAra kiye / phira apane sthAnako AyA, aura usI samaya karmadhyAnameM sAvadhAna ho bidhipUrvaka prata pAlane lagA / nitya prati jinenda devakI aSTa prakArase pUjA karatA, gha dAna detA thaa| jaba ATha varSa pUrNa ho gaye, taba usaneH vidhipUrvaka bhAva mahita udyApana kiyA aura anta samayameM sanyAsa gharaNa kara svarga meM jAkara deva huA, aura sanI zrImatI bhI sambAsamaraNa kara svagaMmeM devI huii| aura bho saba yathAyogya bratake prabhAvase maraNakara apane2 karmAnusAra uttama gatiko prApta hue| so Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra / vaha (rAjA dhokaTakA jIva) svargase calakara tU zrIgala huA . haiM aura rAnI zrImatIkA jIva cayakara yaha maunAsundarI huii| . isaliye he rAjan ! tune jo sAtaso vIroM sahita muni-. rAjako 'koDhIra kahakara mAni kI thI. usI ke pramAvasai ta unaH / saba sakhoM sahita kodo huaa| aura muniko pAnomeM girAyA, usase tU bhI sAgarameM girA phira dayAlu hokara nikAla liyA, isIse tU bhI tirakara nikala aayaa| tane muniko bhraSTara' kahakara nindA kI tho, isIse bhAMr3oMne terA apavAda udd'aayaa| tUne munike mArane ko kahA thA, isIse tU zUlIke lie bhejA gayA, aura duHkha paayaa| isaliye he rAjA ! munikI to kyA,. kisI bhI jIvakI hiMsA duHkhakI denevAlI hotI hai, aura munighAtaka to sAtaveM naraka jAtA hai| tUne pUrvajanma meM zrAvakake vratoM sahita siddhacakra pratakA ArAdhana kiyA thA, jisase yaha vibhUti pAI, aura pUrvabhavake saMyogase hI zrImatIjoke jIva maunAsundaro aura isa pavitra siddhacakra matakA lAbha tujhe huA | ___ yaha sunakara zrIpAlane muni mahArAjakI bahuta stuti vaMdanA kI aura apane bhavAMtarako kathA sunakara pApoMse vizeSa bhayabhIta ho dharmameM dRDha huA / pazcAt zrAguruko namaskAra kara nija mahaloMko AyA aura puNyayogase prApta hue viSayoM ko ' nyAyapUrvaka bhogane lgaa| isa taraha bahuta dinataka indra ke samAna aizvaryadhAro zrIpAlane isa pRthvI para nItipUrNaka rAjya kiyA / Apake rAjyameM / dInaduHkhI koI bhI nahIM mAlUma hote hai| Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghopAlakA dIkSA lenA / .... rAjA zrIpAlakA dIkSA lenA eka dina rAjA zrIpAla sukhAsana se baiThe huye vizAlA avalokana kara rahe the ki skApAsa huA bijalI camakI), use dekhakara socane lage-'are ! jaise yaha bijalo camakakara naSTa ho gaI, aise hI eka dina ye saba mere naibhava, sana, dhana, yauvanAdi bhI vinaza jAMyage / dekho saMsAra meM kucha bhI sthira nahIM hai / merI hI kaI avasthAyeM badala gaI haiM | aba aceta rahanA yogya nahIM hai| ina viSayoMke chor3aneke pahile hI meM inheM choDa dUM, kyoMki jo inheM na choDUgA to bhI ye niyamase mujhe choDa hI deMge / taba mujhe duHkha hogA aura ArtadhyAnase kugatikA pAtra ho jaauuNgaa| isa prakAra vicArane lame vizva meM o vastu upajI, nAza tinakA hoyagA / tU tyAga inahi anitya, lakhakara nahIM pIche royagA / anitya bhAvanA hai| mRtyu ke samaya merA koI bhI sahAI na hogaa| kimareDa sAraNa jAUMgA? koI bhI bacAnevAlA nahIM hai / deva indra narendra khagapati, aura pazupati jAniye / Ayu antahi mareM saba hI, zaraNa kisakI hAniye / / azaraNa bhASamA saMsAra duHkharUpa janma maraNakA sthAna hai| pitA mara nima putra hove, putra mara nAtA shii| parivartarUpI. jagatamAhI, svAMga ba.. dhAre yahI / / saMsAra bhAvanA, Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhopAla critr| isameM jIva anAdikAlase akelA bhaTakatA hai| svarga narka hi eka jAve, rAja ika bhoge sahI / karmaphala sukha duHstra saba hI, anyako bAMTe nAhIM // ekatva bhAvanA / koI kisIkA sAthI nahIM hai / deha jaba apanA na hAde, meva jiha nita ThAniye / to anya vastu ina para haiM. kinhe nijakara, mAniye / anyAya bhAvanA / mithyAtmake una yase yaha isa ghRNita zanIra meM lolupa humA viSaya sevana karatA hai| malamUtra Adi purISa jAmeM, hADa mAMsa mu jAniye / dhina deha geha ju cAmalapaTI, mahA adhi bakhAniye / azuci bhaavnaa| aura rAgadveSa karake karmoko una karatA haiM / maga vacana kAya zriyoga dvArA, bhAva caMcala ho rahe / tinase ju dravya'ru bhAva AkhA, hopa muniyara yoM kahe " Asava bhaavnaa| yadi yaha mana, vacana, kAya ko rokakara apane AtmAmeM lIna ho to karma na badhe / yogako caMcalapana, roke ju catura banAyake / tatra karma bhAvata ruke nizcaya, yaha suno mana lAyake / / . savara bhAvanA vAta, tapa, cAritra dhAraNa kare to pUrva sAMcita karma bhI kSaha ya kA / Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA dIkSA lenA / 1179 vrata samiti paMca aru gupti tInoM, dharma daza ura dhArake / tapa tapa dvAdaza saheM pariSaha, karma DAreM jArake / / nirjarA bhaavnaa| ko isa anAdi manuSyAkAra loka jo, tIna bhAgoM meM (UnA aghaH aura madhya) vibhAjita hai aura 343 dhana rAjUkA kSetraphala vAlA haiM, ke bhramaNase baca sakatA hai / adho Uradha madhya tInoM, loka puruSAkAra haiN| tinameM sujova anAdise, bharameM bhareM duHkhabhAra haiN| loka bhAvanA / sAra meM aura saba bastuyeM milanA sahaja hai aura anaMtabAra gilI haiM, parantu ratnatraya ho nahIM milA hai| vizvameM saba sulabha jAno, dravya aru padakI sahI / kaha 'dopatrandra' ananta bhavameM, bodhidurlabha hai yahI // bodhidurlabha / so eme ratnatraya dharmako pAkara yaha jIva avazya hA saMsAra bhramaNase baca sakatA hai / kalpataru aru kAmadhenu, ratna citAmaNi sahI / yAMce vinA phala deta nAhIM, dharma haiM vina iccha hI / / dharma bhAvanA / isa prakAra saMsArake svarUpakA vicArakara turanta hI ve apane jyeSTha putra dhanapAlako bulAkara kahane lage--'he putra! aba mujhase rAjya nahIM ho sakatA, aba maiM anAdikAlase khoI huI asala saMpatti (jo svArapalAma) prApta kruugaa| tuma isa rAjyako samhAlo / ' taba putra bolA--- Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18.] bhopAla caritra 1 'he pitA ! maiM abhI bAlaka huuN| maiMne nizcita hokara apanA kAla khelane meM hI bitAyA hai| rAjyakArya mujhe kucha bho anubhava nahIM hai / so yaha itanA bar3A kArya meM kaise karUMgA? Apake binA mujhase kucha na ho sakegA?' tara nAnA jole- tuma ! mAge panI noti calI AI hai ki pitAko rAjya putra ho karatA haiM, so tU saba lAyaka hai| phira kyoM citA karatA hai ? rAjya le aura premapUrbhaka nItise prajAko pAla / ' jaba putra dhanapAla ne AjJApramANa rAjya karanA svIkAra kiyA taba zrIpAlajIne kuvara dhanapAlako rAkyapaTTa dekara tilaka kara diyA, aura bhale prakAra zikSA dekara kahA he putra ! aba tuma rAjA hue| yaha prajA tumhAre putrake samAna hai / 'yathA rAjA tathA prajA' hotI hai, isaliye mithyA. tvakA sevana nahIM karanA / paradhana aura parastriyoMpara dRSTi nahIM ddaalnaa| apanA samaya vyartha vikathAmoM meM nahIM bitAnA / indriyoM ko nyAyaviruddha pravartana karanese rokanA, paropakArameM dattacitta rhnaa|' ityAdi vacana kahakara Apa banakI ora cale gaye / Apake jAte hI prajAmeM hAhAkAra maca gyaa| loga kahane lage ki aba 'caMpApurakI zobhA gaI / ahA ! ye mahAbalI dayAvaMta prajApAlaka mahArAjA kahAM cale gaye, jinake rAjyameM hama logoMne zAMtipUrbhaka jIvanakA AnaMda bhogA / mahArAja kyoM cale gaye ? kyA hama logoMse unakI sevA budra kamI ho gaI ? yA aura koI kAraNa huA ? rAjA hama Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlakA dIkSA lenA / 11 - logoM ko kyoM choDa gaye? ismAdi moI nachakoI gahane lage, taba rAjA dhanapAla ne sabako dhairya diyaa| mainAsundaro Adi ATha hajAra rAniyoMne jaba svAmIke bana jAne ke samAcAra sune, to ve bhI sAtha ho gaI, aura kundaprabhA bhI sAtha huI / aura bahuta se purajana bhI sAtha hokara vanameM gaye / so jaba koTIbhaTTa vana meM pahuMce, to vahAMpara mahAmunizvara maile dekhe, unako namaskAra kara prArthanA kI ki he nAtha ! maiM anAdikAlakA duHkhiyA hU~, so aba pAkara mujhe bhavasAgarase nikAliye arthAt jinezvarI dIkSA dIjiye / taba zrIgurune kahA--'he vatsa ! yaha tumane acchA vicAra kiyA hai / janma maraNakI santati isIse zUTatI hai, so tuma prasannatA pUrvaka janezvarI dIkSA grahaNa kro| taba thopAlane saba janoMse kSamA karAkara tayA Apane bhI sabako kSamAkara dIkSA lene ke lie vastrAbhUSaNa utAra kara zrIguruko namaskAra kiyA / zrIgurune inheM darzana jJAna cAtri tapa aura vIrya, ina paMcAcAroM tathA digambara muniyoMke 28 mUla guNoM tathA anya saba AcaraNakA bheda samajhAkara dIkSA do / so inake sAtha sAta sau boroMne bho dIkSA lo| aura bhI bahuta se strI puruSoMne yathAzakti braja liye taba rAjA kudapramA aura monAsundarI, rayata maMjUpA, guNamAlA, citra rekhAdi rAniyoMne bhI AyikAke Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182] zrIpAla caritra / zrIpAla muniko kevalajJAnakI prApti rAjA zrIpAla dIkSA lekara bAIsa paroSahoko sahate durddhara tapa karate, terA prakAra cAriako pAlate, aura deza videzoM meM bhavya jIvoM ko saMbodhana karate hue kucha kAla taka vicarate rahe / tapase zarIra kSINa ho gayA / kabhI giri, kabhI kaMdara, kabhI saroca rake taTa aura kamI jhAr3a ke nIce lagAte / zIta uNAdi parISaha tathA cetana acetana vastuoM kRta ghora upa-- sargoko sahate tapazcaraNa karane lge| so kucheka kAla bAda ghAti yA karmIkA kSaya hote ho unako kevala jJAna pragaTa huaa| uma mamaya devoMkA Asana kaMpAyabhAna huA, so indra kI AjJAse kRrane Akara gaMdhakuTIkI racanA kI aura suranara vidyAdharoMne milakara prabhuko stuti kara kevalajJAnakA utsara kiyA / isa prakAra ve dhopAlasvAmo apane pratyakSa jJAnake dvArA lokAlokake samasta padAryoMko hastarekhAvata dekhane jAnane vAle bahuta kAla taka bhavya jIvoMko dharma kA upadeza karate rahe / pazcAt Ayu kama anta meM zeSa aghA tayA kokA bhI nAza. kara eka samaya mAtrameM parama dhAma (mokSa) ko prApta hue aura samyaktvAdi ATha tathA ananta guNoMko prApta kara saMsAra, saMtati, janma, jarA, maraNakA nAza kara avinAzI pada prApta kiyA / dhanya haiM ve puruSa, jo isa bhavajalako zoSaNa kara para mAtma pada prApta kreN| siddhacakra vrata pAlakara, paMca mahAvata mAMDa / zrIpAla muktahiM gaye, bhava duHkha sakala bichAMDa / / siddhacaka ata dhana pAlaka zrIpAla 1 phala pAyo tina tako, 'dIpa' navAvata bhAla Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAlako kevala jJAna / [183 aura mainAsundaro AyikAne bhI ghora tapa kiyA / so anta meM sanyAsa maraNa kara solahaveM svarga meM strIliMga chedakara bAIsa sAgara AyukA dhArI deva huaa| vahAMse caya mojha jAvegA / kunaprabhA rAnIne bhI napake yogase sanyAsa-maraNa kara solahameM svargameM deva paryAya pAI tathA rayanamaMjUSA Adi anya strI tathA puruSoMne bhI jaisAra tara kiyA usakera svargAdi zubha gatiko prApta huye| isa prakAra he rAjA zreNaka : zrIpAlajIkA caritra aura siddhacakra vratakA phala Arase khaa| rAmA zrI gausamastrAmoM ke mukha meM siddhacatra vanakA mA (zrotAla paritra) sunakara saMpUrNa manAko atyAnaMda' huA dekho, jinadharma aura isa vratakI mahimA ki kahAM to koTo bhopAla aura kahA~ Ata dina ko dUra hokara kAprakSetra meM samAna rUpa hogA, aura sAgara tiranA, lakSa cAroM ko bAMdhanA tathA aura bhI bahera azvayaM jaise kArya karanA, ATha hajAra rAniyoM aura indra ke samAna bar3I vibhUtikA svAmI honA va isa prakAra manuSya bhavameM yaza, kIti aura sukhoMko bhogakara anta meM sAla karmokA nAzakara avinAzI padakA prApta honA / isalie jo koI bhavya jova 'jinadharmako dhAraNa kara mana, vacana, kAyase vratoMko pAlana karate haiM ve bhI isa prakAra uttama patiko prAta hote haiN| sarva dharmako sAra hai, samyak darzana zAna / aru samyak cAritra mila, yahI mokSamaga jAna // Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIpAla caritra / kara trizuddha pA maga lage, jo nara catura sujAna / so suranara sukha bhogake, anta laheM nirvAna / / jo nara vAMce bhAvase, sune sunAve sAra / mana bAMchipta sukha so lahe, aru pAveM bhava pAra // paMca parama pada2 praNa mi, sarasvatI ura dhAra | sarala deza-bhASA yahI, padya grantha anusAra // tIrthakara bhaja zalya taja, jJeya padArtha vicAra / jyeSTha kRSNa gyArasa karI, kathA pUrNa sukhakAra || zabda bheda jAno nahIM, par3ho na zAstra purAna / nyUnAdhikatA hoya jo, kSamA karo budhavAna / / narasiMhapura hai janma thala jAti jena paramAra | 'vIpacanda' varNI karI, bhASA buddhiH anusAra / ' hai samApta