Shruta Upasak Ramanbhai C Shah

Author(s): Kanti Patel
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002035/1

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zrutaupAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla vI. zAha sAhitya saurabha - graMtha-7 saMpAdaka: prA. kAMti paTela zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha pra.ke.zana.

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paNa kAma H CONTAI zrutaupAsaka ramaNabhAI | 'zrutaupAsaka ramaNabhAI graMtha DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha (I.sa. 19292005)nA vyaktitva tathA kRtitvane ujAgara karato graMtha che. temAM basothI paNa vadhu lekhakoe sva. ramaNabhAIne hRdayapUrvaka smaraNAMjali ApI che. muMbaInI suprasiddha senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM varSo sudhI gujarAtI bhASAsAhityanA adhyApaka tathA ena. sI. sI.nA oNphisara rahIne pachI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa bananAra DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha eka uttama adhyApaka hovA uparAMta vidvAna vivecaka, saMzodhaka, saMpAdaka tathA pIeca. DI.nA mArgadarzaka paNa hatA. temanA hAtha nIce aDhAra jeTalA vidyArthIone DaoNkTareTa prApta thaI che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha tathA 'prabuddha jIvana"nA taMtrI tarIke dAyakAo sudhI sevA ApanAra ramaNabhAIe saMgha dvArA prAyojIta paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM sukAna saMbhALI tene anokhI garimA bakSI varSo sudhI jaina sAhitya samArohamAM sakriya rahI lokone jaina dharma-tattva sAhitya prati abhimukha karyA. adhyayana, adhyApana tathA jJAna temaja sevA mUlaka pravRttimAM vyasta rahIne paNa temaNe vizvabharanA dezonA pravAsa kheDyA, jenA anubhavane temaNe aneka graMthomAM zabdastha karyA. temanA sothI paNa adhika pustakomAM temanI bahuzruta-bahumukhI pratibhAnA darzana thAya che. temanA pravacanonI sI. DI.mAM temanI vaktA tarIkenI kAbeliyata jovA maLe che. AvI virala pratibhAnI vidAyathI eka zUnyAvakAza racAya e svAbhAvika che. | zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 'graMthamAM sva 2maNabhAIne nikaTathI jANanAra svajano, snehIjano, sahadharmIo, sahakarmIo, sAdhu-sAdhvIgaNa, vidyArthIo, adhyApako tathA asaMkhya cAhakoe temane AdararAMjali ApIne temanAM smaraNo AlekhyAM che. aneka jANItI, ochI jANItI ke ajANI kalamonI prasAdIrUpa A graMthamAM sva. ramaNabhAInAM jIvana tathA kavana vize anokhI ane rasika jANakArI maLe che. ramaNabhAInA sabhara vyaktitvane ujAgara karato A graMtha temanA cAhako mATe modhI mirAta banI. 2heze.' 2 daUSE OTHig www.jelih More

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- - DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAhitya saurabha-graMtha - 7 zruta upAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha saMpAdaka : prA. kAMti paTela saha saMpAdaka : zrImatI nIrUbahena esa. zAha zrImatI uSAbahena pI. zAha zrImatI puSpAbahena sI. parIkha saMyojaka : DaoN. dhanavaMta zAha prakAzaka : zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha 33, mahaMmadI minAra, 14 mI khetavADI muMbaI-400 004. mukhya vikretA : Ara. Ara. zeThanI kAM. muMbaI - amadAvAda

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- - - - ---- -- Dr. RAMANLAL C. SHAH SAHITYA SAURABH - 7 "SHRUT UPASAK DR. RAMANLAL C. SHAH" Collection of articles on the life of Dr. Ramanlal C. Shah written by various writers Edited by Prof. Kanti Patel Sub Editors : Mrs. Nlirubahen S. Shah, Mrs. Ushabahen P. Shah & Mrs. Pushpabahen Shah Published by - SHREE MUMBAI JAIN YUVAK SANGH 33, Mohamadi Minar, 14th Khetwadi Mumbai-400 004. (India) NO COPYRIGHT prathama AvRtti : 15 ogasTa, 2006 pRSTa : pa28 + 40 + chabI saMpuTa (16pAnAM) prata : 500 kiMmata : rU. 320/mukhya vitA : Ara. Ara. zeThanI kAM. 110/112, prinsesa sTrITa, ke 'dvArakeza' kezavabAga, royala epArTamenTa pAse, khAnapura, muMbaI-400 002. amadAvAda-380 001. Teli. : (022) 22013441. Teli. : (079) 225506575 TAipaseTiMga : mudrAMkana DIpa7, gautamanagara, ela.TI. roDa, borIvalI (vesTa), muMbaI-400 092. mudraka : caMdrikA prinTarI mirajhApura roDa, amadAvAda-380 001.

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graMtha-7 arpaNa -- -- zruta upAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha he zrutadevatA ! AvuM sadAya tuja zaraNe dharI dauM badhAM janmo namratAthI tava caraNe.... -A DaoN. ramaNabhAInA jIvanabhara manobhAva - zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha

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ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAhitya saurabha graMthazreNI graMtha 1: jaina dharma darzana saMpAdaka : DaoN. hasu yAjJika graMtha 2 H jaina AcAra darzana saMpAdaka : Do. jitendra bI. zAha graMtha 3 : caritra darzana saMpAdaka : DaoN. pravINa darajI graMtha 4 : sAhitya darzanA saMpAdaka : DaoN. prasAda brahmabhaTTa graMtha 5 : pravAsa darzana saMpAdaka : prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA graMtha 6 : sAMprata samAja darzana saMpAdaka : prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA graMtha 7 : zruta upAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha saMpAdaka : prA. kAMti paTela

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prakAzakIya nivedana DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ApaNA zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA AtmA hatA, ane Aje paNa che. temaja jyAM sudhI A saMsthAnI gati-pragati thatI raheze, ane e pUNyAtmA jyAM jyAM viharato haze tyAMthI A saMsthAne preraNA ane AzIrvAda maLatA raheze. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI sthApanA 3 jI phebruArI 1929 mAM thaI. eTale A saMsthAe 77 varSa pUrA karI 78 varSamAM praveza karI dIdho che. Do. ramaNalAla cI. zAhane have ame ahIM ramaNabhAI ja kahIzuM kema ke amArA haiye A saMbodhana ja sthira thaI gayuM che, ane raheze. ramaNabhAI 1952mAM 26 varSanI umare A saMsthAmAM pravezyA ane jIvananA aMtima dina sudhI kAryarata rahyA. A saMsthA sAthe emano 53 varSano dIrgha saMbaMdha. A saMsthAnA koI paNa sabhya Aja divasa sudhI ATalI dIrdha phaLadAyI sevA A saMsthAne nathI ApI zakyA. - ramaNabhAI prathama saMsthAnI kArobArI samitimAM joDAyA, te samaye pU. paramANaMdabhAI kApaDiyA ane pU. cImanalAla cakubhAI zAhe ramaNabhAImAM raheluM hIra pArakhyuM ane ramaNabhAIne eka pachI eka ( javAbadArI soMpatA gayA, je ramaNabhAIe niSThApUrvaka bajAvI ane ! pratyeka kAryothI saMsthAne UjaLI karI. 1982mAM pU. cImanabhAInA svargavAsa pachI ramaNabhAIe A saMsthAnuM pramukhapada ane prabuddha jIvana'nuM taMtrIpada svIkAryuM ane jAhera jIvananA badhA pada choDavAnA temaNe nakkI karelA siddhAMtone kAraNe 1996mAM potAnI 70 varSanI umare saMsthAnA pramukha padethI rAjInAmuM ApI saMsthAnI kArobArI samitinA sabhya banI rahI aMtima zvAsa sudhI saMsthAne pUrepUruM mArgadarzana ApyuM. sana 1972mAM ramaNabhAIe saMsthAnI suprasiddha paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhapada svIkAryuM. A pramukhapade pahelAM kAkA

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kAlelaka2, pU. paMDita sukhalAlajI ane pU. gaurIprasAda jhAlA sAheba jevA vidvAna maniSi birAjyA hatA. ramaNabhAIe jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI A vyAkhyAna mALAnuM jatana karyuM ane preraNAdAyI pravacano ApavA mATe dareka saMpradAyanA pU. sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto, anya dharmAcAryo ane bhAratanA prasiddha vidvAna vyAkhyAtAone nimaMtryA ane vyAkhyAnamALAne eka AgavI yazagAthA sudhI laI gayA. Ama vyAkhyAnamALAne pramukhapade eozrI jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI satata 33 varSa birAjyA. ramaNabhAI eTale aNizuddha suzrAvaka ane karuNAno jIva. keTalAMka varSa pahelAM ramaNabhAIne eka uttama vicAra Avyo ke A vyAkhyAnamALAmAM dharma jijJAsu varga Ave che. e sarvanA hRdayamAM AvA parvanA divase karuNAnI ane dAnanI bhAvanA hoya ja. vaLI vicAryuM ke gujarAtanA pachAta vistAramAM ghaNI badhI evI uttama saMsthA che je dhanane abhAve potAnA sevA kAryane AgaLa vadhArI zakatI nathI. eTale paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA pahelAM yuvaka saMghanI kArobArI samitinA sabhyone sAthe laI saMsthAnI mulAkAta laI evI saMsthA mATe paryuSaNa daramiyAna tenI yogyatA ane jarUriyAta tapAsI dAnanI vinaMti karavAnuM nakkI karyuM, AnA pariNAme Aja sudhI gujarAtanI 21 saMsthAone kula poNAtraNa karoDanA dAnano mAtabara phALo prApta thayo che ane e badhI saMsthAe Aje khUba ja vikAsa karI sevA kSetre aneruM pradAna karyuM che. pU. ramaNabhAInA uttama vicAranuM A atizubha ane sarvajana kalyANakArI pariNAma che. A saMsthAnuM vartamAna mukhapatra 'prabuddha jIvana' che. 1929mAM saMsthAe potAnuM mukhapatra 'muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha patrikA'nA nAmathI zaru karyuM ane 1933mAM 'prabuddha jaina' ane pachI 1953mAM 'prabuddha jIvana' nAma dhAraNa karI jIvananA vizALa phalakane sparzavAno saMkalpa karyo. eTale saMsthAnA mukhapatrano itihAsa paNa 77 varSano che. koI 6

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paNa prakAranI jAhera khabara na levAnA, ane bIje chapAyelA lekha na levAnA siddhAMtane vareluM A mukhapatra Aje 78 mAM varSamAM praveze che, eno yaza Aja sudhInA ciMtaka mahAnubhAva mAnad maMtrIo temaja jijJAsu vAcakone jAya che. pU. ramaNabhAI pUrve A mukhapatronA taMtrI sthAne zrI maNIlAla mokamacaMda zAha, zrI paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA ane zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha jevA prakhara ciMtako ane samAja sudhArako birAjyA hatA. sana 1982mAM "prabuddha jIvana'nuM taMtrI sthAna pU. ramaNabhAIe svIkAryuM ane vividha viSayothI temaja jaina dharmanA UMDA tattva lekhothI "prabuddha jIvanane jJAnanA khajAnAthI tarabatara karI dIdhuM. saMsthA ane samAja A RNa koI rIte | cUkavI zake ema nathI. pU. ramaNabhAI potAnI upasthitimAM ja "prabuddha jIvana' temaja paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM sukAna amArA hoMzIlA, vidvAna, kartavyaniSTha, dRSTi saMpanna dhanavaMtabhAIne soMpI prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrIsthAnane mATe ucita veLaLAsara pasaMdagI karI amane AjanI | ciMtAmAMthI mukta karI gayA. jJAnIjanone to ArSadRSTi hoya ja. dhanavaMtabhAInA taMtrI sthAne AjanuM "prabuddha jIvana pU. ramaNabhAI ane anya vidvAna pUrvasUrionI yazagAthAne ujaLI karI rahyuM che enI pratIti thatAM amArA sarvanuM mastaka ramaNabhAI prati jhUke che. DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAhitya saurabha''nA graMthonI yojanA | pU. ramaNabhAInI upasthitimAM ja ame karI hatI. amArI A yojanAnI saMmati pU. ramaNabhAI ApatA na hatA. svaprazaMsAno karmadoSa lAge e bhAra AvA jJAnIjana kema svIkAre? paraMtu amArA Agraha ane prema pAse eozrI haLavA thayA ane amane saMmati ApI. A jJAnIjana tyAre kadAca koIka "darzana' pAmI gayA haze. A graMthonA saMyojaka ane vidvAna saMpAdakonI pasaMdagI paNa eozrIe karI hatI.

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ramaNabhAInA vipUla sAhityanuM vAcana karavuM ane enuM cayana karI vividha viSayonA graMthamAM ene samAvavuM e sAgaramAMthI motI zodhavA karatAM paNa kaThina kAma, kAraNa ke ramaNabhAInA sAhitya sAgaramAM to motI ja motI. A sAruM ane A enAthI vizeSa sAruM evI spardhA ahIM zakya ja nathI. jaDIbuTTI zodhatA hanumAnajI jema jaDIbuTTI zodhI na zakyA ane Akho pahADa UMcakI lAvyA, evI vimAsaNa pratyeka vidvAna saMpAdake ahIM anubhavI haze ja. paraMtu toya kartavya dharmamAM sthita A sarva vidvAna saMpAdakoe athAga bhagIratha parizrama karyo ane ApaNA mATe A sAta graMthonuM nirmANa karyuM. A vidvAna saMpAdako prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA, DaoN. hasu yAjJika, DaoN. praviNa darajI, Do. jitendra zAha, DaoN. prasAda brahmabhaTTa ane amArA aMtaraMga vidvAna mitra prA. kAMti paTela. A sarva mahAnubhAvone amAruM hRdaya pUrA AdarathI namana kare che. uparAMta "zruta upAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha" graMthanA saha saMpAdako, A saMsthAnI kArobArI samitinA amArA sabhyo nIrubahena zAha, puSpAbahena parIkha ane uSAbahena zAhano AbhAra to kema manAya? emanA parizramane abhinaMdu chuM. yojanA taiyAra to thAya paNa ene AkAra ApavA satata puruSArtha karavo paDe evo puruSArtha amArI mudraNa samitinA sabhyo sarvazrI bhUpendrabhAI DAhyAbhAI javerI, zrI gAMgajIbhAI pI. zeThiyA, zrI uSAbahena pI. zAha, zrI vasubahena bhaNazAlI ane zrI javAharabhAI nA. zukale karyo, ane satata parizrama karI A samitinA sabhyoe amane gauravavaMtA karyA che. saMghabaLanuM A saMghaphaLa che. A sarve pratye ame hRdayano AnaMda ja vyakta karIe chIe. uparAMta A graMtha nirmANa mATe satata doDadhAma karanArA amArA karmaniSTha karmacArIo mukhyatve menejara zrI mathurAdAsabhAI TAMka, bhAI azoka palasamakara, bhAI haricaMdra navALe, bhAI manasukhabhAI mahetA ane bahena zrI jayAbahena vIrAne to kayA zabdomAM navAjIe? haiyuM,

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hAma ane hAtha A traNeno sumeLa hoya to ja zubha AkAra prApta thAya. badhI sAmagrI ane sAhitya ekatrita karavA mATe pU. tArAbahena ane pU. ramaNabhAInA suputrI bahena zrI zailajAne ame khUba khUba parizrama Apyo che. emanA rAta-divasanA puruSArtha vagara A graMtho ATalA badhAM samRddha ane zobhita na ja thAta. emanA prati mAtra RNa bhAvathI vizeSa lakhIe to emano mITho Thapako anubhavavo paDe. A badhI parikalpanAnA sUtradhAra saMyojaka amArA sarvenA nAnAbhAI jevA, buddhidhana dhanavaMtabhAIne to amAre AjJA karavAnI ja hoya, ane AjJA karatA rahevAnA ja. hRdayamAM sthira thayelA A amArA nAnAbhAIne zabdathI zuM kAma bahAra AvavA daIe ? ATalA vizALa kAryano ame AraMbha to karyo, paNa manamAM dhanarAzinI ciMtA hatI. paNa sAthe sAthe zraddhA paNa hatI ja. paraMtu pU. ramaNabhAInI suvAsa ane amArA pUrva sUrionA pUNya ane puruSArthano amane anokho anubhava thayo, ene camatkAra paNa kema na kahevAya? 'prabuddha jIvana'nA 16 phebruArIno "DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha smaraNAMjali saMpuTa' aMka vAcako pAse jevo pahoMcyo ane emAM chellA pRSTa upara "DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAhitya saurabha' graMthonI mAhitI pragaTa thatAM ja e ja mAsanI 20-22 tArIkhanA AsapAsa ja eka dAnavIra suzrAvakano amane phona Avyo, ane namratApUrvaka amane A graMtho mATe mAtabara rakama svIkAravAnI vinaMti karI ane tarata ja mAtabara rakamano ceka mokalI Apyo! pU. ramaNabhAI AvA keTakeTalAM zubha AtmAmAM birAjyA haze? amArA keTalA badhAM sabhAgya ke amane AvA suzrAvaka jJAnIjanano sahavAsa ane sadbhAva prApta thayo! A dAtA pratye amArA hRdayamAM anero pUjya bhAva pragaTa thayo che, ane eozrInA pUNya karmone ame vaMdana karIe chIe. A vAMcanAra

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sarvenA hRdayamAM paNa AvA ja bhAvo AMdolita thaze evI amane zraddhA che. A graMthone khUba ja kALajIpUrvaka ApaNI pAse pahoMcADavA mATe TAIpa seTiMga ane mudraNa kArya mATe amadAvAdanA zAradA mudraNAlayanA zrI rohitabhAI koThArI ane caMdrikA prinTarInA zrI rupalabhAI desAI uparAMta muMbaInA mudrAMkananA zrI javAharabhAI zukla temaja mukhapRSTanI yathAyogya suMdara DijhAIna mATe zrI mohanabhAI doDecAna aMtarathI AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A graMthonI jAherAta thatA ja AgotarA grAhakoe potAnuM nAma noMdhAvI amane protsAhita karyA. e mATe e sarvano paNa hRdayathI AbhAra. satata sAta mAsanA parizramathI ane eTalI ja utAvaLathI A graMtho taiyAra thayA. eTale koI paNa kSatinuM darzana thAya to amane kSamA karazo. uparAMta Apane ramaNabhAInuM koI apekSita sarjana ahIM najare na paDe to amArI graMthanA pRSThonI maryAdA che ema samajI amane daragujara karazo, paNa Apano pratibhAva jarUra jaNAvazo. Aje A graMthonuM prakAzana thaI rahyuM che tyAre ramaNabhAI ApaNI pAse nathI, che mAtra emano jJAna prakAza ane zabdonA tejapUMjathI jhaLahaLatuM eozrInuM jJAna jagata A sAta graMtho ApanA karakamaLamAM mUkatA ame dhanyatA anubhavIe to chIe, paNa sAthosAtha tarpaNa bhAvano saMtoSa amArA romeromamAM AMdolita thaI rahyo che. eno AnaMda ApanI pAse kayA zabdomAM darzAvIe? A AMdolanane pU. ramaNabhAInA AtmAno sparza maLe evI kALadevatAne prArthanA. dhanyavAda. tA. 15-8-2006 zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA sarva sabhyo vatI zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha pramukha 10.

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saurabha graMthonI sarjana yAtrA zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha pratye AkarSaNa ane ahobhAva mane | kaoNleja kALathI hato. eTale lagabhaga 40 varSathI prabuddha jIvananuM niyamita vAcana karato hato ane jJAna-zravaNa arthe pratyeka paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM acUka javAnuM thatuM ja. AvA saMbaMdhane kAraNe aMtarathI kyAre saMghamaya thaI gayo enI khabareya na paDI, ane e thakI hRdayamAM koI ajabagajabanuM saMskAra ghaDatara thatuM gayuM. mAtAnA garbhamAM bALaka vikasatuM jAya ema A vAtAvaraNathI aMtaramAM koI anivArcanIya tattva vikasatuM gayuM. A kAraNe sarva prathama to zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane khamAsaNa bhAve namana karuM chuM. pU. ramaNabhAI ema.e.mAM amane bhASA zAstra zikhavatA hatA. vaLI teo jena yuvaka saMghamAM sakriya kAryakara hatA. eTale e kAraNe emanA pratye vizeSa bhAvAnuM baMdha thayo. jema jema eozrInI najIka thato gayo tema tema emanI vidvatA ane emanA zrAvakAcArathI abhibhUta thato gayo. aMtaranA koIka khUNe mArA e rola moDela banI gayA. - trIseka varSa pahelAM ame sahu adhyApaka saMmelanamAMthI pAchA pharatAM hatAM tyAre pU ramaNabhAI ane pU. tArAbahene pitR-mAtR bhAvathI mane yuvaka saMghamAM joDAvA kahyuM. mAre mana e AjJAbhAva hato, ane saMghano lAIpha membara thaI meM emAM praveza karyo. mArA jIvananI e ati zubha ane sadbhAgI ghaDI hatI. basa pachI to ramaNabhAI mArA upara varasatA gayA, basa varasatA gayA, ane eka pachI eka kAmo mane soMpatA gayAM. mAruM ene parama sabhAgya gaNuM chuM. sAhebano preraka ane AnaMdaprada sahavAsa, eozrI sAthenA pravAso, temaNe yojelA jaina sAhitya samAroha ane parisaMvAdo, vageremAMthI ghaNuM jIvana pAtheya maLI rahetuM. zrAvaka jIvana vizenA emanA vicAro ane AcArano subhaga samanvaya temanA jIvanamAM jovA maLato. 11

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jIvananA marmo hasatA hasatA sAheba ApaNane samajAve e eozrInI viziSTatA. pU. sAhebanuM lagabhaga badhuM ja sAhitya vAMcavAno mane lAbha maLyo. e badhuM ja uttama ane jIvanane UrdhvagAmI banAve evuM tattvazIla che. "prabuddha jIvana" pragaTa thAya eTale vahelI savAre pU. sAhebano lekha vAMcavAno niyama thaI gayo. emanA vicArone manamAM vAgoLuM ane | sAheba sAthe e lekha vize vizeSa jANakArI meLavuM. ApaNe e lekhanI prasaMzA karIe to sAheba mauna mita sAthe, nispRha bhAve e jhIlI le, ane zaMkAnuM samAdhAna kare. - pU. sAhebe temano 'gUrjara phAgu sAhitya' graMtha mane mokalyo. navuM pustaka pragaTa thAya eTale sAheba acUka snehI mitro ane abhyAsIone mokale. e graMtha vAMcIne huM to avAja banI gayo. | ATaluM badhuM parizrama pUrvakanuM saMzodhana temaja gahana ciMtana meM bhAgye ja koI graMthamAM joyuM che. utsAhathI meM sAhebane phona karyo, dasa miniTa sudhI huM bolato ja rahyo, ane chelle kahyuM, "sAheba A graMthane to DI. | lITa nI upAdhi maLavI joie, paradezamAM AvuM saMzodhana Ape karyuM hota to...' to sAmA pakSe sAhebanuM mAtra mauna ja, ane chelle-upAdhyAya yazovijayajI kRta "adhyAtmasAra' ane jJAnasAra'...be graMtho eozrI pAsethI jaina jagatane maLyA e to ApaNA saunuM parapa sadbhAgya. e graMthonuM vizad ciMtana ahIM eka lITImAM zuM samAvuM? ane e mATe huM adhikArI paNa nathI. eka vakhata phona upara vAto karatA karatA meM sAhebane kahyuM ApanuM | sAhitya jagata vizALa che, enuM cayana karI cAra pAMca graMtho taiyAra thAya to aneka jJAnapipAsune vizeSa lAbha maLe. koNa jANe kema e | ghaDI ApaNA mATe zubha haze, to sAhebathI saheja bolAI gayuM. "hA hamaNAM ja mitra prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAe paNa mane evuM sUcana karyuM hatuM' paNa bIjI ja paLe e vAkyathI dUra laI javA mane bIjI vAtoe | vaLagADI dIdho. huM samajI gayo ke sAhebanI mane A vAta kahevAnI | icchA na hatI. paNa emanAthI "kahevAI gayuM'! e emane du:kha hatuM. 1ra

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ajANatA thaI gayelA AvA sUkSma karmo pratye paNa sAheba ATalA sabhAna ! paNa A vAta mArA manano keDo na choDe. manamAM saMtoSa thayo ke mane jevo vicAra Avyo evo ja vicAra sAdhu carita mA. jazavaMta | zekhaDIvALA sAhebane paNa Avyo che. eTale A kAma karavA jevuM to che ja, ane kudaratano AmAM nakkI kaMI saMketa che. pachI jyAre jyAre sAhebane phona karuM tyAre A vAta karuM, sAheba e vAtane TALe ane huM pAcho tyAM ne tyAM ja pahoMcuM ane sAheba sAthenI vAtomAMthI mAMDa mAMDa "nA" no cheda uDAvI zakyo. jo ke "nA" na pADavAmAM paNa mArA premane du:kha na pahoMce e ja emano vizeSa bhAva hato. e huM samajI gayo hato. tarata ja muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI kArobArI samitimAM tA. 21-1-2005nA pU. ramaNabhAInI upasthitimAM ja meM prastAva mUkyo ane sAheba koI paNa hA nA kare e pahelAM sarve sabhyoe e prastAvane AnaMda utsAhathI vadhAvIne maMjUrInI mahora mArI dIdhI, ane saMyojakanI javAbadArI sarve vaDIloe mane soMpI, mAruM e sadbhAgya. tarata ja bIje divase sAheba sAthe vigate carcA karI saMpAdaka mATe pUchyuM. sAheba kahe, "zekhaDIvALA sAheba ja A kAma mATe pUrA adhikArI che. eozrI sAthe carcA karo, ane anya saMpAdako paNa eozrInI sUcanA mujaba nakkI karo." meM tarata ja pU. zekhaDIvALA sAhebane phona karyo. eozrI khUba ja prasanna thayA. amAre phona upara vAto thatI rahI. ane anya saMpAdakomAM viddhArvarya DaoN. hasu yAjJika, DaoN. pravINa darajI ane DaoN. prasAda brahmabhaTTane vinaMti karAvAnuM nakkI karyuM. A nAmo meM sAhebane jaNAvyA. sAhebe saMmati ApI. A cayana graMthonI sAtho sAtha sAhebanA jIvana vize paNa eka graMtha taiyAra thAya evo amArA manamAM bhAva janmyo ane meM bahena zailajAne phona karI sAhebanA badhA ja phoTogrApha ekatra karavA kahyuM. bIje divase ja sAhebano mane phona Avyo, ane mane kahyuM "Avo 13

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graMtha taiyAra na karazo ane mArA mATe koI pAsethI lekha ke abhiprAya na maMgAvazo. mAtra sAhitya saMcaya ja karo." vyaktinI hayAtimAM Avo | graMtha taiyAra thAya to prazaMsAno karmadoSa lAge, sAheba AvA karma baMdha | mATe sabhAna hatA. sAhebano marma huM samajI gayo. meM sAhebane manomana namana karyA. A graMthanI gati dhIre dhIre AgaLa vadhatI gaI. gokaLagAya gati ja samajo. sAhebane tabiyate sAtha na Apyo. mAre phona upara "prabuddha jIvana' pUratI ja vAta thAya ane vAtavAtamAM to pU. sAheba ApaNAthI dUra thaI gayA!! paNa jUo, vidhinI kevI vicitratA! pU. sAhebe jIvana prazaMsA lakhAvavAnI nA pADI hatI. e ja kAma amAre paheluM karavuM paDyuM. sAheba vizenA prabuddha jIvana'nA be aMko navembara 2005 no zraddhAMjali" aMka ane jAnyuArI 2006no "DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha smaraNAMjali saMpuTa' aMka, e banne aMkonA samanvaya rU5 graMtha Aje "zrutaupAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha'nA zIrSakathI ApanA karakamaLamAM mukAya che. pU. sAhebanuM jIvana ane guNo prakAzita na thAya evuM kALadevatAne paNa maMjUra na hatuM. guNo DhAMkya DhaMkAtA nathI. smaraNikA "aMka' mATe lekhakone vadhu samaya ApavAno avakAza na hato. chatAM lekhono pravAha vaheto gayo. keTalAMka lekhane samaya maryAdAne kAraNe e aMkamAM samAvI na zakAya. eTale banne aMkono samanvaya ane pachIthI AvelA lekho, eTale, "zruta upAsaka 2. cI. zAha graMtha. uparano smaraNikA aMka taiyAra thayA pachI e aMkanI prApti mATe aneka vinaMtipatra amane maLyA eTale e aMka pharI chApavo paDyo. A "zruta upAsaka' graMthanA preraNA strota e jijJApujano ane pU. sAhebanA cAhako che. pU. sAhebanA jIvananA vividha prasaMgo, emanI sAttvika pratibhA ane emanA guNa sAmrAjyanuM eka vizva ApaNI samakSa ughaDyuM jenAthI ApaNe to zuM, paNa ghaNAMe ajJAta hatA. sAhebanuM jIvana AvuM preraka. 12

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graMthonAM nirmANano prAraMbha karavA DisembaramAM pro. jazavaMtabhAI ! zekhaDIvALAne tyAM DaoN. hasubhAI yAjJika, DaoN. pravINa darajI ane DaoN. prasAda brahmabhaTTa sAthe ame ekatra thayA. murabbI zrI zekhaDIvALA sAhebanuM uSmAbharyuM Atithya ane sarvee mANyuM. mArA mATe to viddha darzana hatuM. sarve vidvAna saMpAdakoe kAryano AraMbha karyo, nirdhArita gati pragati thatI gaI. e daramiyAna amArA sabhyo ane cAhakoe pU. sAhebanA jaina dharma vizenA lekhono eka khAsa graMtha thAya evuM AgrahapUrNa sUcana karyuM. pU. sAheba to sarvadharma ciMtaka hatA. koI eka vartuLamAM ja emane kema rakhAya? paraMtu jena dharma vize eozrInuM gahana adhyayana ane ciMtana vizeSa che e paNa eTaluM ja satya. meM. pU. zekhaDIvALA sAhebane ane murabbI DaoN. hasubhAI yAjJikane A hakIkata jaNAvI ane eozrIe mArI A vAta tarata ja svIkArI eTale meM mArA aMtaraMga mitra vidvAna ciMtaka ane jaina dharmanA gahana abhyAsI DaoN. jitendrabhAI zAha upara mitrahaka ajamAvI dIdho. koIpaNa prakAranI "hA...nA'nI carcA vagara DaoN. hasubhAI yAjJika ane DaoN. jitendrabhAI maLyA ane ApaNane be graMtha "jaina dharma darzana" ane jaina AcAra darzana' prApta thaI rahyAM che. "zruta upAsaka DaoN. 2. cI. zAha' graMthanA saMpAdananI javAbadArI amArA saMghanI kArobArI samitinA sabhyo bahenazrI nirubahena zAha, puSpAbena parIkha ane uSAbahena zAhe saMbhALI kAmano prAraMbha karyo. paraMtu ame vicAryuM ke A graMthane paNa mUrdhanya vidvajanano sAtha maLe to sonAmAM sugaMdha maLe. eTale pU. tArAbene ziSya haka ane meM mitra hikano upayoga karI vidvAna prAdhyApaka zrI kAMtibhAI paTelane vinaMti | karI. zrI kAMtibhAI pU. sAhebanA ziSya, ane sAhebano ziSyo pratye prema evo ke badhA hoMze hoMze e nirNayane hRdayamAM samAvI le. | sarve vidvAna saMpAdakoe abhyAsa karI khUba ja parizrama laI A sAte graMthanuM sarjana karyuM che. mitra prAdhyApaka prasAda brahmabhaTTa to mudraNa

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-- vyavasthA paNa saMbhALI. A sarveno aMta:karaNathI AbhAra mAnuM chuM. uparAMta A graMtha nirmANa mATe je je mahAnubhAvoe potAno puruSArtha A kAryamAM siMcyo che e sarveno nAmollekha amArA pramukhazrIe prakAzakIya nivedanamAM karyo che, e bhAvamAM huM mArA bhAvanuM AropaNa karuM chuM. A graMthonI sAmagrI ekaThI karavAmAM sakhata ane satata parizrama to pU. tArAbahena ane bahena zailajAe karyo che. e mArA moTAbena tulya pU. tArAbahenanA caraNomAM vaMdana karI bahena zailajAne abhinaMdu saMyojaka tarIke mane pasaMda karI mArA upara AvA AtmasaMtarpaka | zubha kAma mATe vizvAsa mUkI mane mokaLA mane A kAma karavA dIdhuM ane mane aDhaLaka prema Apyo evA muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI kArobArI samitinA sarve sabhyono AbhAra mAnavA mArI pAse zabdo nathI ja. e sarve pratye hRdaya name che. samagra graMtha racanAmAM mArI kAMI kSati dRSTie paDe to Apa sarve vAcaka mahAnubhAvo mane kSamA karazo. ane pU. sAhebanuM RNa to kaI rIte cUkavuM? zakya ja nathI. huM bhale mULa adhyApakano jIva, paraMtu mArA udyogonA saMcAlanamAM khUba ja vyasta rahuM. sadbhAgye pU. sAhebe mAro hAtha pakaDI lIdho ane udyoga vyApAra jagatamAM pUrI garakAva thaI jAuM e pahelAM ja pU. sAhebe mane samatulAmAM besADI dIdho. pU. sAhebe mArI lekhana cetanAne phUMka na mArI hota to huM mAtra vyApArI ja rahyo hota. A upakAra to bhavobhavamAM nahi cUkavI zakAze. A graMthonA vAcanathI ApaNA sarvanuM hRdaya vikasita thAya evI | paramAtmAne prArthanA. tA. 15--2006 -dhanavaMta zAha epha-6, vinasa epArTamenTa, varalI sI phesa-sAutha, muMbaI-400 018.

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sahunA ramaNabhAI zrI muMbaI jene yuvaka saMgha eka labdhapratiSThita saMsthA che. jIvananAM ghaNAM kSetre enI karuNApreraka ane saMskAralakSI pravRttione kAraNe samagra bhAratanI jaina saMsthAomAM enuM AgavuM ane mAnabharyuM sthAna che. ghaNI vyaktioe potAnuM satva, sAmarthya ane sevA ApIne A saMsthAne mahAna banAvI che. A saMsthAnA 77 varSanA itihAsamAM eka hRdayasaMtarpaka ghaTanA ghaTI rahI che. mArA pati ane saMsthAnA bhUtapUrva pramukha DaoN. ramaNabhAInA pragaTa thayelA sarva sAhityamAMthI cayana karIne cha graMtho ane temane zraddhAMjali arpatA lekhono eka graMtha "zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI - A sAta graMtha uparAMta temanA vyAkhyAnonI eka sI.DI.nA vimocanano prasaMga UjavAI rahyo che. A prasaMga eTale zrI jaina yuvaka saMghanA sabhyo ane ramaNabhAInA vizALa cAhakavarganA hRdayamAM ramaNabhAI pratye pragaTa thatA snehAdarano utsava. - zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha sAthe 2maNabhAIno saMbaMdha AtmIya, anokho ane avarNanIya che. 1952 thI 2005 eTale pa3 varSano saMbaMdha. saMghanA sabhya, kamiTI membara, saMghanA pramukha, vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha ane "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIkeno saMbaMdha. Ama vividha stare sukhada, yazasvI ane phaLadAyI rahyo che. ramaNabhAI bhAgyazALI hatA. saMgha sAthenA saMbaMdhanI zarUAtamAM ja zrI maNIlAla mokamacaMda zAha, zrI ratibhAI koThArI, zrI paramAnaMdabhAI kApaDiyA, zrI | cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha, zrI khImajI mAMDaNa bhUjapUriyA, mArA | pitAzrI dIpacaMdabhAI zAha, zrI TI. jI. zAha vagere vaDIlonA prema ane sadbhAva temane maLyA. temAM temaNe potAnI sevA ane AgavI | sUjha umerIne ene aneka gaNo vistAryo. vaDIlonuM vAtsalya ane vizvAsa, samavayaskano prema ane potAnAthI nAnAno Ada2 ramaNabhAInI e moTI upalabdhi che. ramaNabhAIe jIvananA dareka kSetre potAnuM uttamottama yogadAna ApyuM. kuTuMba ke koleja hoya,

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yunivarsiTI ke judI judI saMsthAo hoya, maMDaLa, adhyayana ke adhyApana, pravAsa, pravacana ke lekhana hoya, N.C.C. ke samAja sevAno koI prazna hoya. te dareka mATe temaNe mana mUkIne svayaM mahenata laIne saccAIpUrvaka kAma karyuM che. kyAMya uNapa, adhUrapa ke kacAza na rahe e mATe khUba prayatnazIla rahetA. tethI temanuM dareka kAma saMpUrNa, samucita ane suyaza apAvanAruM thayuM che. enAM ghaNAM kAraNo che. N.C.C. nI lazkarI tAlImane lIdhe zista, svAvalaMbIpaNuM ane apramattabhAva temanAmAM Avyo. jenI dharmanA abhyAsa, dharma ArAdhanA ane ciMtanapradhAna prakRtinA kAraNe temanAmAM jAgRti, kartavyaniSThA ane vyApaka karuNAbhAva Avyo. mAtApitAnA saMskAra ane pUrvajanmanA puNyodayane kAraNe temanA dareka kAryanA sArAM pariNAma AvyAM. dareka pravRtti ane paristhitimAM kaMIka zubha ane kalyANakArI tattva jovAnI dRSTine ane vicAraNAne kAraNe, kaMIka phaLadAyI karavAnI bhAvanAthI saMghanI pravRttimAM ramaNabhAI navuM navuM umeratA gayA. dareka tabakke temaNe saMghanA vikAsano vicAra karyo. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM jaina dharmanA dareka phIrakAnA ane anya dharmanA sAdhusaMto, paMDito, vidvAnone AmaMtraNa ApatA. jIvananA vividha kSetre karuNAnI pravRttio, asthi sAravAra, netrayajJo, cAmaDInA rogonI sAravAra uparAMta Arthika rIte jarUriyAtamaMdane rAhata maLe tevI yojanAo | uparAMta saMskAralakSI pravRttio, saMgIta, vakatRtvakalA, zikSaNa-sAhitya-arthazAstra, rAjakAraNa vagere viSayonI vividha vyAkhyAna zreNI, pustaka prakAzana vagere cAlu karyA. A sarva pravRttimAM sahu sabhyonI saMmati ane sahakAra temane maLyA. kamiTInA sabhyono utsAhapUrvakano sahakAra, keTalAka kAmanI javAbadArI levAnI tatparatA.) cIvaTathI kAma karavAnI taiyArI, pravRtti mATe phaMDa ekaThuM karavAnI temanI takedArI vagerethI ramaNabhAInuM kAma saraLa banatuM. kamiTImAM ekarUpatA ane kartavyaparAyaNatAnuM vAtAvaraNa rahetuM. pramukhasthAnethI nivRtta thayA pachI paNa A pravRttio cAlu rahI. AvI lokopayogI ane uttama pravRttione kAraNe saMsthAnI chabI vadhu ujjavaLa thatI gaI. saMsthAnA vikAsanI sAthe sAthe ane saMsthAnA kAraNe ramaNabhAIno 18

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potAno vikAsa ghaNo thayo.' prabuddha jIvana'nA agralekhonA nimitte sAhitya ane dharmano UMDo abhyAsa thayo. te temanA cAritrya vikAsamAM madadarUpa thayo. karUNAnA kAmane lIdhe judI judI saMsthAono pratyakSa paricaya thayo, tethI karuNAnAM kayAM ane kevAM kAma karavA jevAM che, temanA manamAM tenI vicAraNA satata thatI rahetI. yuvaka saMghamAM 'dIpacaMda tribhovanadAsa TrasTa'mAM chapAyelAM temanA jainadharma viSayaka pustako, 'prabuddha jIvana', jena dharmanI keseTa deza-paradeza pahoMcyA. jethI temano prazaMsaka varga ane temanuM mitra vartuLa vikasatuM gayuM. jaina yuvaka saMghanI pravRtti viSayaka vicAro ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM agrasthAne rahetA. jema ramaNabhAInA hRdayamAM A saMsthA agrasthAne hatI tema saMsthAnA hRdayamAM ramaNabhAI Aje paNa jIvaMta che. saMsthAe ramaNabhAI mATenA ananya, akhUTa prema, lAgaNI, ane kRtajJabhAva vyakta karavA tathA ramaNabhAInI smRti jALavavA eka vizALa samAraMbhanuM Aje Ayojana karyuM che te dhanyavAdane pAtra che. AvI satata vikAsazIla saMsthA sAtheno saMbaMdha e amArA parivAra mATe gaurava ane dhanyatAno anubhava che. ramaNabhAI sahunA hatA ane sahunAM hRdayamAM temanuM premabharyuM sthAna che te jANIne AnaMdanI, kRtArthatAnI lAgaNI ame anubhavIe chIe. A samAraMbhane saphaLa banAvavA ghaNI vyaktioe potAnI zakti siMcI che, sadbhAvapUrvaka samaya Apyo che teno vicAra karIe tyAre kRtajJa bhAvathI, AbhA2thI te sahune amAruM mastaka name che. kono kono AbhAra mAnuM? sahu prathama AbhAra paramahitakArI paramAtmAno jeNe mArAM pati DaoN. ramaNabhAIne aDhaLaka bhAva darzAvanArAM AvAM snehIjano ApyAM. AbhAra zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI pUrva kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhyo temaja saMghanA sabhyono ane vizeSataH vartamAna kAryavAhaka samitinA padAdhikArIo, pramukha-zrI rasikalAla lahe2caMda zAha, upapramukha-zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI zAha, maMtrIo-zrImatI nirubahena zAha, zrI dhanavaMtabhAI zAha, sahamaMtrI zrI varSAbahena zAha, koSAdhyakSa zrI bhUpendrabhAI jhaverIno ane samitinA anya sabhyo temaja saMghanA sarva 19

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sabhyono. jemanAM sabhAvabharyA nirNayane ane tene anurUpa kAryavAhIne kAraNe A prasaMganuM ane graMthonuM nirmANa thayuM. AbhAra trizalA IlekaTroniksanA sUtradhAra zrI zAMtibhAI ane zrI mahendrabhAIno jemaNe yuvaka saMghanI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM DaoN. ramaNabhAIe ApelA vyAkhyAnonI keseTo uparAMta upalabdha anya keseTo samAvI laIne DaoN. ramaNabhAInA vyAkhyAnonI sI.DI. taiyAra karI. "prabuddha jIvana"nA navembaranA zraddhAMjali aMka ane jAnyuArInA smaraNAMjali aMkamAM saMdezA mokalanAra ane ramaNabhAIne AdarAMjali ApatA lekho mATe pU. sAdhu-sAdhvI samudAya, saMto, svajano, vaDIlo, mitro, vidyArthI bhAI-bahenono AbhAra mAnuM eTalo ocho che. te sahunA aMtastalamAMthI premanA prazaMsAnA, guNAnurAganA, kRtajJatAnA bhAvo kevA chalakAya che! vizeSataH DaoN. kumArapALa desAIno sahu prathama ramaNabhAInA jIvananI laMbANathI vigato ApI gujarAta ane muMbaInA vartamAnapatromAM zraddhAMjali lekha ApavA mATe. kRtajJabhAve sahuno AbhAra. AbhAra cha graMthonA vidvAna saMpAdako-prA. zrI jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA, DaoN. pravINabhAI darajI, DaoN. hasubhAI yAjJika, DaoN. jitendrabhAI zAha, DaoN. prasAdabhAI brahmabhaTTa jemaNe DaoN. ramaNabhAInA vizALa sAhityano abhyAsa karI premathI parizrama laI A cha graMthonuM saMpAdana kArya karyuM. AbhAra "zrutaupAsaka ramaNabhAI' graMtha mATe sahAya karanAra traNa saMpAdaka baheno zrImatI nirubahena zAha, zrImatI puSpAbena parIkha, zrImatI uSAbahena zAhano. AbhAra "zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI' graMthanA mukhya saMpAdaka vidvAna pro. kAntibhAI paTelano. pustakane suMdara ane gauravaprada banAvavA jarUrI badhI vigatono vicAra ane kAryavAhI karavA mATe ane prastAvanA lakhavA mATe. AbhAra saMghanI mudraNa kamiTino-mudraNa mATe jarUrI taiyArI mATe. AbhAra zrI javAharabhAI zukalano, have jeo amArAmAMnA eka che-bhAvathI ane kAryathI. zraddhAMjali ane smaraNAMjali aMkonA lekhone ekatra karI "zrutapAsaka ramaNabhAI' graMtha taiyAra karavA mATe. chellI 20

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ghaDInA pheraphAro ane sUcanone udArabhAve sahI, svIkArI, zramapUrvaka suMdara kAma karI ApavA mATe. snehIzrI mohanabhAI doDecA jemaNe graMthonA suMda2 ane suyogya mukhapRSTha karI ApyA ane chabIonI goThavaNI mATe yogya mArgadarzana ApyuM e mATe eozrIno aMtaHka2NapUrvaka AbhAra mAnuM chuM. AbhAra mi. sAMInAtha, ajitA ane anya karmacArI gaNano (merethona grupa) athAga mahenata laI phoTA ane citro skena ka2vA ane citronI suMda2 goThavaNI karI ApavA mATe. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA oNphisa sTAphane to kema bhUlAya? sahuno hRdayapUrvaka AbhAra. saMghanA menejara zrI mathurAdAsabhAI TAMka jemaNe pustako ane prasaMgane saphaLa banAvavA mATe khUba jahemata laI, jarUra paDye musApharI paNa karI ane ucita kAryavAhI karInetanatoDa mahenatakarI e mATe emano hRdayapUrvaka AbhAra. saMghanA karmacArIgaNa zrI jayAbena vIrA, zrI azoka palasamakara, harIcaraNa, manasukhabhAI vagerenI niSThAbharI mahenata ane sahakAra mATe paNa AbhAra. AbhAra DaoN. gulAbabhAI deDhiyAno. jyAre paNa jarUra paDe tyAre nikaTanA svajanabhAve yogya sUcano ane mArgadarzana mATe. AbhAra putrI sau. zailajA ane jamAI zrI cetanabhAIno. yogya sUcano, mArgadarzana ane athAka mahenata mATe. prasaMga ane pustaka mATe jarUrI sAmagrI ekaThI karavI, jarApaNa uNapa ke kacAza na rahe, dareka vastu yathAyogya ane saMpUrNa rIte saphaLa bane tenI takedArI rAkhavI vigere kAryo atyaMta niSThApUrvaka, pitRtarpaNanI umadA bhAvanAthI ane bhaktibhAvathI karavA mATe. AvA ja bhAvathI amArA putra amitAbha ane putravadhU surabhi amerikAthI yogya sUcano mokalatA rahyAM. temane kema bhUluM ? AbhAra, zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapuranA praNetA pU. DaoN. rAkezabhAIno ane temanA viDIyo DipArTamenTano-vizeSata: bahena darzitA kApaDiyA, bhakti cheDA ane caitAlI mAladeno ane anya sahAyakono. DaoN. ramaNabhAI pratye avarNanIya Ada2 ane sanmAnanI 21

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lAgaNIthI prerAIne DaoN. rAkezabhAIe AnaMdathI, cIvaTathI, svayaM rasa laI potAnA Azrama vAsIo pAse DaoN. ramaNabhAInA jIvana ane lekhana AdhArita viDiyo-projekazana taiyAra karAvyAM. temanI sUjha-sahakAra, sabhAva mATe jeTalo AbhAra mAnuM teTalo ocho. zrutadevatA emanA para sadAya prasanna rahe. navembara 2005 ane jAnyuArI 2006nA DaoN. ramaNabhAI vizenA "prabuddha jIvana'nA zraddhAMjali ane smaraNAMjali aMkonI sAmagrIthI ane e aMkomAM pragaTa thanAra sAta graMthonI jAherAtathI prabhAvita thaI DaoN. ramaNabhAInA nehI suzrAvaka zrI sI. ke. mahetA) sAhebe graMthanA prakAzana mATe udArabhAve saMghane mAtabara rakamanI Arthika sahAya karI amane nizcita karI dIdhA. emano AbhAra mAnavA mArI pAse zabdo nathI. AvA suzrAvaka para jina zAsananI kRpA varaso evI zubha bhAvanA. sauthI jemano pahelo AbhAra mAnavo joie temano sauthI chello mAnuM chuM te amArA yuvaka saMghanA utsAhI maMtrI ane amArAM bannenA svajana-amArA nAnAbhAI samA Do. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhano. Do. ramaNabhAInA 75 mA varSe pustakonA prakAzananI yojanA sahu prathama emaNe rajU karI. traNa varSo sudhI yAda karAvI ramaNabhAI pAse te AgrahapUrvaka maMjUra karAvI. avasara Avye potAnA atyaMta vyasta jIvanamAMthI samaya kADhI suMdara ane saMpUrNa rIte kArya saMpanna karyuM. ramaNabhAI pratyenA Adara ane ahobhAvathI prerAIne, Azcaryajanaka vaphAdArI sAthe, utsAhathI, kyAMya kacAza na rahe te lakSamAM rAkhIne kArya karyuM. temanA vinA A kArya zakya ja nahotuM. snehabhAve sAthasahakAra mATe temanAM patnI mitAbahenano paNa AbhAra. bhagavAna mahAvIranI kRpA sahu para varasI raho. tA. 15-8-2006 -tArA ramaNalAla zAha 301, trideva naM. 1, bhakti mArga, muluMDa (pazcima), muMbaI-400 080.

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zrata-upAsaka : DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha saMpAdakIya "zrataupAsaka : DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha' graMtha ApanA karakamaLamAM mUkatAM ame harSanI lAgaNI anubhavIe chIe. paNa e harSa nirbheLa nathI. harSanI sAthe thoDo glAnino bhAva paNa bhaLelo che. kAraNa ramaNabhAI ApaNI vacce nathI. emanI pratibhA tathA emanI vyaktitAne ujAgara karI ApatA A daLadAra graMthane joIne emaNe zuM lAgaNI anubhavI hota? emane jANanArA emanA cAhakoe emane vize je kaMI lakhyuM che te joIne emaNe zuM pratibhAvo ApyA hota ? zuM teo rAjI nA thayA hota? | pahelI vAta to e ke emanI hayAtImAM emaNe Avo koI graMtha taiyAra karavAnI vAta svIkArI nA hota. marmALu smita karIne temaNe A vAtane uDAvI dIdhI hota. DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhe ramaNabhAI vizenA temanA taMtrIlekhamAM noMdhyuM che, "Do. ramaNalAla zAha sAhitya saurabha-graMtha 1 thI 5' A kArya keTaluM AgaLa vadhyuM che e huM eozrIne jaNAvuM to uttaramAM nispRha bhAva! ame vicAryuM ke eka graMthamAM emanA jIvananI vigato, phoTogrAphsa ane eozrInA saMparkamAM je je mahAnubhAvo AvyA hoya, te sarva pAsethI eozrInA vyaktitva mATe lekho maMgAvIe. vAta vAtamAM meM emane vAta karI. tarata ja, e ja kSaNe mane kahyuM, "evuM kaMI na karazo. navuM sUkSma karma baMdhAya." ATalA badhAM nispRha ane Ama, pArthiva, apArthiva badhuM choDyuM.' A ja kAraNathI temaNe zrI gulAba deDhiyA jevA temanA vidyArthIone temaNe potAnI SaSThipUrti ke potAno amRta mahotsava ujavavAnI saMmati nahotI ApI. nigAthAta (potAnA vakhANa potAne moDhe kahevAnuM pApa) na karavAnuM vrata laIne beThelA ramaNabhAI, potAne viSe daLadAra graMtha taiyAra thAya e mATe kyAreya saMmata na thayA hota. navuM sUkSma karma bAMdhavAmAM teo mAnatA nahotA. tethI ja ApaNo A graMtha paNa, temanI IcchA virUddhanuM kRtya che, ema mAnavAnuM rahe. A eka ja bAbata evI che ke jemAM temanI AjJA ke IcchA uthApavA jevuM ApaNe karIe chIe. paNa tema na karIe to ApaNe naguNA TharIe. 23

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A saMdarbhe vizvavikhyAta jarmana lekhaka phrAnjha kAphakAnI vAta yAda Ave che. vIsamI sadIne AraMbhe yuropanA je keTalAka lekhakoe umadA sAhitya sarjIne Adhunika krAntine janma Apyo, temAM phrAnjha kAphakAnuM nAma agrasthAne che. prAgamAM janmelA ane UcharelA A lekhaka vImA kaMpanInA vakIla tarIke kAma karatA hatA. paNa nokarIthI te saMtuSTa nahotA. temane sAhitya sarjanamAM vadhAre rasa hato. gharanI sthiti sAdhAraNa. nokarI karavI ja paDe. adhurAmAM pUruM temane kSayanI bImArI lAgu paDI. tema chatAM lakhavAnuM cAlu ja rAkhyuM paNa lakheluM prakAzita karAvavAmAM udAsIna. jyAre kSayaroga aMtima tabakkAmAM pahoMcyo tyAre temaNe lakhelI noTabuko mitra meksa broDanA hAthamAM soMpIne kahyuM ke vAMcIne badhuM saLagAvI deje. aMtaraMga mitre kAphakAnI IcchA viruddha badhuM ja sAhitya vAMcIne eka pachI eka prakAzita karyuM ane jagatane eka mahAna sarjakano paricaya thayo. amAre bhAge paNa eka mahAna AtmAno paricaya karAvavAnI javAbadArI AvI che. je vyaktinA bAhyAMtara jIvanane AMzika rIte ja loko jANatA hatA temane samagratayA rajU karavAno A eka namra prayAsa che. pU. ramaNabhAInA paricayamAM AvelI baso jeTalI vyaktioe temanA koI ne koI pAsA vize lakhyuM che. bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvanAra ramaNabhAInI saMpUrNa oLakha ApavI agharI che. tema chatAM ahIM rajU thayelA baso jeTalA lekhomAM mu. ramaNabhAInI je manohArI chabI upase che te jANavA jevI che ane mANavA jevI che. A lakhANo vAMcatA vAMcatA evI lAgaNI thAya ke ApaNe ramaNabhAIne keTaluM ochuM jANatA hatA! teo muThThI UMcerA mAnavI hatA te to ATalA badhA mAnavIoe temane ApelA "sarTiphikeTa' mAraphate ja jANI zakAya ! potAnA pUrvasUrio pAsethI preraNA tathA mArgadarzana laI pU. ramaNabhAIe zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha tathA tenA mukhapatra "prabuddha jIvanane navI dizA tathA navA lakSyo tarapha gatimAna karyuM. AmAM temaNe vidrohI vRtti tathA pravRttino saheja paNa Azaro lIdho nathI balka badhAne sAthe laine temaNe sarvasvIkRta "ejanDA' taiyAra karI anokhI bhAvAtmaka ekatA siddha karI. jena dharma tathA tattvajJAnane AtmasAta karI vartamAna samayane anurUpa tenuM arthaghaTana karI tene lokabhogya rIte rajU karIne teno prabhAva vadhAryo. temanA taMtrIpada heThaLa "prabuddha jIvana' khUba ja cetanavaMtu banyuM. te eka anokhI vaicArika krAntine varyuM ema 24

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kahevAmAM jarA paNa atizayokti nathI. gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityanAM sAmayiko tathA patromAM teNe eka AgavI oLakha UbhI karI. mu. ramaNabhAI vidvAna vivecaka, umadA sarjaka tathA sanmAnanIya adhyApaka to hatA ja paNa 'prabuddha jIvana'ne saMdarbhe teo eka ucca kakSAnA patrakAra paNa pUravAra thayA che. temaNe kArakirdInI zarUAta paNa patrakAra tarIke karelI. tethI ja tenI tAlIma temane lekhana tathA saMpAdanamAM lekhe lAgI che. A 'prabuddha jIvana'nuM taMtrIpada temaNe potAnA jevA ja adhikArI ane anubhavI, vidvAna prAdhyApaka DaoN. dhanavaMta ti. zAhane potAnI hayAtI tathA upasthitimAM soMpyuM. te ja rIte paryuSaNa jaina vyAkhyAnamALAnuM Ayojana paNa temane soMpyuM. AmAM temanI sUjha tathA vyavahArakuzaLatAnAM darzana thAya che. potAnA gurujananI apekSAne anurUpa dhanavaMtabhAIe 'prabuddha jIvana'nuM taMtrIpada saMbhALI lIdhuM. temaja tenI asarakAraka kAmagIrI paNa zarU karI. paNa pU. ramaNabhAInI upasthiti tathA pratyakSa doravaNIno lAbha temane jhAjho vakhata maLyo nahi. pU. ramaNabhAInI acAnaka vidAyathI temanA asaMkhya cAhako ja nahIM, 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tathA vAcako sahu saMkSubdha banyA. jovAnI vAta e che ke dhanavaMtabhAIe bahu ja ochA samayamAM, kahIe ke gaNatarInA divasomAM ja uparAuparI 'prabuddha jIvana'nA be aMkomAM pote to umadA taMtrIlekha lakhyA ja paNa anya adhikArI aneka vidvAno tathA moTI saMkhyAnA cAhako pAse TUMkA samayamAM lekho meLavI 16 jAnyuArI 2006no 124 pAnAMno daLadAra aMka 'DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha smaraNAMjali saMpuTa' tarIke prasiddha karyo. koI taMtrI bhAgye ja Avo paDakAra jhIlI zake. dhanavaMtabhAIe te jhIlyo ane tene phaLadAyI banAvyo. vividha patro tathA zoka saMdezAone gaNatarImAM laie to lagabhaga baso uparAMta ramaNabhAInA cAhakoe potAnA bhAvAtmaka vicArone vAcA ApI che. e rIte 'smaraNAMjali saMpuTa' e ramaNabhAI vizeno adbhUta ane jALavI rAkhavA jevo aMka banyo che. tethI ucita rIte ja 'zrI jaina yuvaka saMgha'nI kAryavAhaka samitie A badhA lekhone graMtharUpe rajU karIne 'DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha sAhitya saurabha'mAM teno samAveza ka2vAno nirNaya karyo. 'zruta upAsaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha' graMtha e tenuM ja pariNAma che. AraMbhamAM A graMthanuM zIrSaka 'maMgalamUrti 25

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DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha' zIrSaka nakkI kareluM, pachI zrI dhanavaMtabhAI, mu. tArAbena tathA saMpAdakone lAgyuM ke pU. ramaNabhAI mATe "zrutaupAsaka" zabdayugma vadhAre anurUpa che. A graMthamAM "prabuddha jIvanamAM AvelA lekho uparAMta anya vadhArAnA je lekho AvyA hatA teno paNa samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che. A pustakamAM ramaNabhAIno sarvAgI paricaya karAvavAno Azaya rAkhyo che tethI evuM lAgyuM ke temaNe potAnI tathA potAnA svajanonI vAta karI hoya evA paNa thoDAka lekho umeravA tethI e dRSTie zrI maNibhadravIranI sahAya", "AjhAdInI laData', berarathI brigeDiyara', "mArA mAtuzrI", "mArA pitAzrI', 'pitAzrInI ciravidAya' e pU. ramaNabhAIe lakhelA lekhono samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che. tethI ramaNabhAInI oLakha temanA ja zabdomAM maLe che. pU. ramaNabhAI mATe "zrataupAsaka' vizeSaNa aneka rIte yathArtha Thare che. ApaNe tyAM sAmAnya rIte jemanI bolabAlA hoya che tevA pothI paMDita teo nahotA. paNa kharA arthamAM bahuzruta vidvAna hatA. bahoLuM vAMcana karanAra well read lekhako, vaktAo to ghaNA hoya paNa jJAna jemaNe pacAvyuM hoya ane e jJAnano bojo laIne na pharatA hoya, anerI koThAsUjha dharAvatA hoya evA "jANatala jUja hoya che. ramaNabhAI temAMnA eka che. guru-ziSyanI ApaNI umadA paraMparAmAM zrutajJAnano mahimA adhika che. "mukhopamukha' tathA karNopakarNa' je jJAna sacavAyuM hoya e ciraMjIvI rahevA sarjAyeluM che. bhArata muninuM nATyazAstra' svayaM naTarAja zivamukhe temaNe sAMbhaLyuM ane temaNe tene graMthastha karyuM evI lokamAnyatA che. bhagavadgItA paNa svayaM kRSNa mukhe kahevAyelI AcArasaMhitA che. parokSa jJAna karatAM pratyakSa jJAna vadhAre svIkRta hoya che. A prakAranA jJAnane je ArAdhe che te kharA arthamAM vidvatAne vare che. pU. ramaNabhAInA lakhANomAM, vyAkhyAnomAM, vANI-vicAra vartaNuMkamAM temanI jIvanaprIti temaja tattvane pAmavAnI mathAmaNa dekhAI Ave che. kAkAsAheba kAlelakare kahyuM hatuM ke saMskRti to saLagatA koyalA jevI che. ene jalatI rAkhavA mATe rAkha khaMkheratA rahevuM paDe che. jena dharmane anuSaMge ramaNabhAIe A kAma karyuM che. temaNe jaina dharmanA sattvane pIchAyuM hatuM. mULa tatvane jANI-pramANIne temaNe sAdI, saraLa paNa vedhaka bhASAmAM rajU karyuM. tethI eka tarapha sAmAnya janane paNa temanI vAta sparzI jatI hatI to bIjI tarapha viddha sAdhu samAjamAM paNa temanI bolabAlA hatI. ahIM A graMthamAM sarva 26

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kSetronA mANasoe temano jayakAra karyo che, kAraNa teo muThThI, UMcerA mAnavI hatA. dharmanA tattva tathA sattvane pichANavuM, te eka vAta thaI, tene mana, vacana ane karmathI jIvI jANavuM e bIjI vAta che. UMco bodha ApanArA kyAre nIca AcaraNamAM sarI paDe e kahevAya nahi. mUlyomAM mAnavuM, mUlyonI pratIti thavI e sArI vAta che. paNa pachI AcAra-vicAra-vyavahAramAM 'mUlya-niSThA' jALavavAnI Ave tyAre pAchIpAnI karavAno avasara Ave e eka sAdhAraNa vAta che. mAnavIya nabaLAIne vaza thavAnuM paNa mANasanA nahIM to konA nasIbamAM lakhAyuM hoya che ? TUMkamAM dharmane jANavo ane jIvanamAM tene jIvI jANavo e sahelI vAta nathI. paNa eno artha e nathI ja ke e mATenA prayatnonI dizA baMdha kara devI. sujJa mANasa, vyavahArane anulakSIne dharmanuM yathAyogya arthaghaTana karI tenA tattvane pAmavA mathe che. samaya jatAM AcAra, rUDhio badalAI jatAM hoya che. paNa enI pAchaLano bhAva tathA bhAvanA jaLavAI rahe te mATenI kALajI hoya che. pratyeka mANasa dharmane potAnI rIte samajIne potAnI eka AcArasaMhitA nakkI kare che. AmAM jenI dharmanI samaja vadhAre sAcI ane vyApaka, teTalI tenI AcArasaMhitA vadhAre aNIzuddha. ja pU. ramaNabhAIne jeo pratyakSa jANatA hatA temane sahune e vAtano khyAla hato ja ke teo sadvicAra, sacana tathA sarvyavahA2nA mANasa hatA. koInuM paNa kyAreya temaNe amaMgala vAMchyuM hoya, koInI sAthe abhadra vANImAM vAta karI hoya ke koInI sAthe abhadra vyavahAra karyo hoya evuM koIne jovA na maLyuM hoya. temanI A vartaNuMka temanI dharma prerita mAnavIya pratibaddhatAmAMthI taiyAra thaI hatI. jaina dharmanA tamAma aMga-upAMgonuM jJAna dharAvatA hatA. tethI teno jyAM, je rIte paNa amala thAya teno teo prayatna karatA. paNa AmAM temanAmAM eka khullApaNuM hatuM. potAnI mAnyatA lAdI devAnI ke pote je vicAre che ke Acare che teno bIjAo paNa amala kare evA vicAra parigrahathI teo para hatA. tethI ja temanAM vicAra-vANI tathA vyavahArano prabhAva bIjAo upara vadhAre paDato hato. ramaNabhAI vadhAre lokomAM svIkArya banyA. temAM temanI RRju, sahaja ane saraLa abhivyakti kAraNabhUta hatI. bIjI rIte kahIe to temanI pAradarzitA e ja temanI svIkRtinuM rahasya hatuM. 27

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basothI adhika lokoe vattA, ochA zabdomAM je kaMI vAta karI che tathA je rIte vAta karI che temAM ramaNabhAInuM jIvanadarzana tathA dharmadarzana pragaTa thAya che. pratyeka dharmamAM hoya che tema jaina dharmamAM paNa aneka paMtho, phirakAo che. emAM kavacita ugra virodha tathA vitaMDAvAda paNa che. ramaNabhAI e badhAthI para rahIne prabuddha jaina banIne je prabuddha jIvana jIvI gayA che temAM temanA umadA, mAnavIya, guNono saMsparza anubhavyo che tethI ja tenAthI prabhAvita thaIne ja temanA vize lakhavA teo prerAyA che. mu. ramaNabhAInuM bALapaNa tathA bhaNatara kevI rIte thayuM hatuM teno khyAla "zrI maNibhadravIranI sahAya", "AjhAdInI laData' jevA lekhomAM tathA temanA mAtApitA vizenA lakhANomAM jovA maLe che. temanI dharmazraddhAnAM bIja A varSomAM ropAyAM hatA. tethI ja kizoravayamAM, muMbaInI zALAnA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna teo AjhAdInI laDatamAM bhAga levA prerAyA che. anya rASTrIya netAo bhegA 'gAMdhIdarzana'no paNa temane lhAvo maLyo ane gAMdhIjInA hAthamAM sikko mUkatI vakhate gAMdhIjInI hatheLIno sparza temane puSpanI pAMdaDI jevo atyaMta komaLa' lAgyo hato. meTrikanA varSamAM "divya cakSu" ane "grAmalakSmI' jevI navalakathAo vAMcavA maLI. pachI to vAMcavAno nAda temane lAgyo. gAMdhIjI, kAkAsAheba kAlelakara tathA kizoralAla mazarUvALAnAM pustako te vAMcavA lAgyA. tene pariNAme temanuM DroIMga ghaNuM sAruM hovAne lIdhe temanA DroiMga TIcaranI IcchA ramaNabhAIne je. je. skUla opha ArsamAM mokalavAnI hatI, paNa temaNe vicAra badalyo. teo ArsamAM dAkhala thayA. temAM temanA upara paDelA pustakonA prabhAvane javAbadAra TheravI zakAya. A prakAranI dhyeyalakSitA emane aneka kSetromAM anekavidha pravRttio karavA prere che. "mArI jIvanayAtrAnuM zabda-saMbala'mAM ramaNabhAIe potAnI vAMcanaprIti vize vAta karI che. kizoravayamAM AjhAdInI laDatamAM AjhAdI saMgrAmanI gatividhinI jANa karavA patrikAo chApIne vaheMcavAnI pravRttio bhUgarbhamAM thatI. AmAM kizora ramaNabhAI sakriya bhAga letA. patrikAnuM vAMcana temane te vakhate jeno mahimA hato te gAMdhIsAhityanA vAMcana tarapha dorI laI gayo. AmAMthI temane temanA priya lekhaka kAkAsAheba kAlelakara sAMpaDyA. temaNe lakhyuM che, "mArI uMmara nAnI hatI ane vAMceluM badhu samajAtuM na hatuM to paNa kAkAsAheba 28

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kAlelakaranA pustako, "jIvanano AnaMda", "jIvana saMskRti', "jIvana vikAsa" ane "jIvana bhAratI'nI mArA jIvana upara ghaNI moTI asara thaI." pU. ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM samagratayA jovA maLatA jIvanalakSI abhigama mATe bIjA paNa aneka paribaLo javAbadAra haze ja paNa temAM kAkA sAheba kAlelakarano phaLo nAno-sUno nahIM hoya. bIjI paNa eka vAtamAM kAkAsAheba joDe ramaNabhAInuM sAmya joI zakAya. kAkAsAhebanI jema ja ramaNabhAI paNa nityanA pravAsI hatI. baMne jaNA rakhaDavAno AnaMda vaheMcavAmAM mAnatA hatA. ramaNabhAIe bIjA paNa eka graMthanA potAnI para paDelA vyApaka prabhAvanI vAta bhArapUrvaka noMdhI che. pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAjanA saMparkamAM AvyA pachI temaNe madhyakAlIna jena rAsAkRtiono abhyAsa karyo. temaNe "nala damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa' e viSaya para zodhanibaMdha lakhI muMbaI yunivarsiTInI pI.ecaDI.nI padavI prApta karI. te pachI DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANInI bhalAmaNathI AcArya hemasAgarasUrie kuvalayamALA'nA anuvAdanuM kAma temane soMpyuM. temane mate prAkRta bhASAno e eka adbhuta graMtha che. prAkRta vAMcatA temane anero AnaMda to Avyo paNa enI sAthe e graMthe jaina dharmanA sUkSma siddhAMto samajavAnI temane preraNA ApI. temanA zabdomAM kahIe to, "kuvalayamALA' graMtha dvArA mArA jIvanamAM eka navo ughADa thayo." ramaNabhAInI jIvananI philasUphI tathA temanI jIvananI gatividhi mATe A rIte be paribaLone javAbadAra TheravI zakAya. gAMdhIdarzana ane jenadarzana. temanI nircAja saraLatA ane sAdagI tathA vANI-vyavahAranI pAradarzitA tathA mAnavIya pratibaddhatA A badhAMno preraNAstrota uparokta darzanamAM joI zakAya. jaina sAhityano temano UMDo abhyAsa temanA aneka ziSyo mATe preraNArUpa tathA pIecaDI.nI upAdhinuM nimitta banyo. adhyApakomAM ja nahIM, sAdhu-sAdhvInA samudAyamAM paNa teo A mATe jANItA thayA. tema chatAM evuM to na ja kahI zakAya ke teo jaina sAhityanA ja abhyAsI hatA. ema.e.nI parIkSAmAM prathama vargamAM prathama AvavA badala ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka meLavanAra ramaNabhAI adhyApaka tathA pI.ecaDI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke jainetara sAhityamAM paNa eTalA ja mAhera hatA. ekavAra aMdherInI bhavansa kaoNlejamAM yojAyelA "adhyApaka milana'mAM temaNe "ebsarDa thiyeTara' upara abhUta pepara rajU karIne upasthiti 29

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sahune Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA hatA! muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke temaNe prativarSa adhyApaka milana yojavAnI umadA paraMparA zarU karI. AmAM muMbaI yunivarsiTI tathA esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTInA doDhaso jeTalA adhyApako bhAga letA. gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityane lagatA vividha viSayo vize temAM carcA-vicAraNA thatI. A rIte bRhad muMbaInI tamAma kolejomAM bhaNAvatA adhyApakono saMparka karI temane nimaMtrita karavA, sthaLa pasaMda karI anya vyavasthAo karavI, e badhuM bahu jhaMjhaTanuM kAma kahevAya. paNa ramaNabhAI kuzaLa vahIvaTakartA hatA. tethI A kAma kuzaLatAthI pAra pADatA. potAnA viSaya pratyenI A prakAranI pratibaddhatA bahu ochA adhyakSomAM jovA maLe. adhyApaka milananI jema ja temaNe jaina sAhitya samAroha yojavAnI umadA paraMparA zarU karI je Ajaparyata avirata cAlu che. A graMthamAM saMgrahita baso jeTalAM lekhomAM vipula vaividhya jovA maLaze. mu. ramaNabhAInA aMgata svajanothI mAMDIne temanA paricayamAM AvelI deza-videzanI aneka vyaktioe potAnI lAgaNIne vAcA ApI che. koie sudIrgha lekharUpe to koIke patra pratibhAva rUpe. thoDAMka lakhANo hiMdI tathA aMgrejImAM paNa che. amane tenA anuvAda karavAnI jarUra nathI lAgI. A tamAma lakhANonuM vibhAgIkaraNa karIe to prathama to temanI sAthe kauTumbika saMbaMdhathI joDAyelI vyaktionA lakhANo. pU.ramaNabhAIno zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka maMDaLa tathA prabuddha jIvana' sAtheno dAyakAono ghaniSTha saMbaMdha. ene lIdhe saMbaMdhathI baMdhAyelI vyaktionA lekho. AmAM saMghanA karmacArIgaNano paNa samAveza thAya che. pU. ramaNabhAIe seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke kArakirdInI zarUAta karI. tyAM ena.sI.sI.nI tAlIma laI mejara banyA ane aneka vidyArthIone tAlIma ApI, tethI ja pU. tArAbene noMdhyuM che ke temane zastro ane zAstronA jANakAra pati maLyA! pachI teo muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke joDAyA. A rIte adhyApaka tarIkenI temanI kArakirdIne lIdhe seMkaDo vidyArthIo tathA sahakAryakaronA paricayamAM teo AvyA. saphaLa ane snehALa adhyApaka hovAne lIdhe teo vidyArthIo vadhAre lokapriya banyA. temanI lokapriyatAne lIdhe ja amadAvAdanI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM eka vidyArthInA bhejAmAM pahelI eprila nimitte UgelI TIkhaLavRttino teo bhoga banyAnuM pU. tArAbene temanA 20.

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lekhamAM noMdhyuM che. guru tarIke sAruM ane sAcuM zikSaNa ApavAnuM kAma to temaNe karyuM ja. paNa aMgata samasyAonA ukela mATe jene mATe je je karavAnI temane jarUra lAgI te karyuM. keTalAya vidyArthIonI kArakirdI ghaDavAmAM temaNe mahattvanI bhUmikA bhajavI. pIecaDI.nA gAIDa tarIke keTalAMye vidyArthIonI DaoNkTareTanA teo nimitta banyA. temanA hAthe aDhAra jeTalA vidyArthIone DaoNkTareTa maLI hovAnuM mu. tArAbene noMdhyuM che. A saMkhyA kaMI nAnI sUnI na kahevAya. svAbhAvika che ke temanA A vizALa cAhakomAMthI ghaNAM badhAe mu. ramaNabhAIne AdarAMjali ApI che. muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa hatA, te sAthe adhikArI vidvAna paNa hatA. tethI pU. ramaNabhAIne anya aneka yunivarsiTInA vidvAno joDe paricayamAM AvavAnuM banyuM. abhyAsa-maMDaLanA sabhya tarIke ke pachI anya koI rIte temane bIjI yunivarsiTInA adhyakSo tathA adhikArI vidvAno joDe saMparkamAM AvavAnuM thatuM. teo pote prati varSa yojAtA jaina sAhitya samArohanuM Ayojana karatA. tethI paNa temane aneka vidvagaNano paricaya thato. AmAMthI ghaNAM joDe temane kauTuMbika saMbaMdha baMdhAyo hato. umAzaMkara jozI, paMDita sukhalAlajI, viSNuprasAda trivedI, bacubhAI rAvata jevA aneka variSThonI prItinuM bhAjana banyA. ahIM A graMthamAM prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA, DaoN. gautama paTela, DaoN. raNajIta ema. paTela-anAmI', DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI, DaoN. nareza veda, DaoN. ramaNalAla jozI jevA aneka variSTha vidvAnoe pU. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitva tathA kRtitvane biradAvatA lekho lakhyA che. AyuSyanuM zataka pUruM karI cUkelA variSTha vidvAna kezavarAma kA. zAstrIe paNa temane vize premapUrvaka lakhyuM che. mA. ke. kA. zAstrI jyAre pUnAmAM yojAyela gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA pramukha banyA tyAre tyAM yojAyelA sAhitya saMmelanamAM ramaNabhAIe mAnyavara ke. kA. zAstrIno rasAtmaka paNa haLavI zailImAM paricaya Apelo. jenI umAzaMkara jozI jevA mAnyavaroe noMdha lIdhelI. khuda ke. kA. zAstrI paNa tenAthI rAjI thayelA. tethI ramaNabhAI vize temaNe atre ahIM A graMthamAM lakhyuM che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA prativarSa yojAtI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM muMbaImAMthI temaja bahAragAmathI paNa aneka vaktAone bolAvavAmAM AvatA je koI vaktAo emAM Ave te ahIMthI sukhada smRti laIne jAya. AvA, guNavaMta zAha jevA aneka pratiSThitoe 31

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ramaNabhAIne sAdara, snehapUrvaka yAda karyA che. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' jevAM temanAM aneka graMthonA aneka cAhako rahyA che. tevA paNa keTalAka vAcakoe temanA priya lekhaka vize lakhyuM che. jaina dharmanA cUsta anuyAyI pU. ramaNabhAI jaina paraMparAnuM samajaNapUrvakanuM anukaraNa karatA hatA. temaNe jaina dharmanA tattva tathA sattvane pichANyuM hatuM. teo divasarAta tene vizenA graMthonA tathA tenA jANakAra sAdhu-sAdhvIonA satsaMgamAM rahetA hatA. moTA moTA AcAryo, sthAnakavAsI mUrtipUjaka ane anya AcAryo ane sAdhusAdhvI temanA pratye Adara dharAvatA hatA. vartamAna samayamAM dharmane kaI rIte prabodhI zakAya tathA tene kaI rIte vadhAremAM vadhAre loko sukhI pahoMcADI zakAya tenA ciMtana-mananI sAthe te mATenA prayatnomAM ughukta rahetA. temanAM pustako, pravAsa tathA pravacano dvArA teo hajAro lokone prabhAvita karI zakyA hatA. AmAM prakAMDa vidvAnothI mAMDIne sAmAnya jana sudhInA aneka mAnavIo hatA. A rIte jaina dharmanA hitaciMtaka tarIke saMpradAyanA loko temane oLakhatA. mu. tArAbene noMdhyuM che tema teo gacchabheda ke paMthabheda rAkhyA vinA badhA phirakAnA anuyAyIo tathA sAdhu-sAdhvIo temanA saMparkamAM rahetA. ahIM A graMthamAM mAnanIya sAdhugaNa tathA sAdhvIjInA lekho moTI saMkhyAmAM che tenuM kAraNa e ja ke te sarve, saMsArI ramaNabhAInI zrAvakatulya kAmagIrIthI atyaMta prabhAvita hatA, saMtuSTa hatA. samagratayA vicArIe to pU. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvanA vibhinna pAsAMo A graMthamAM rajU thayA che. te dvArA temanuM eka samRddha tathA saMkula paNa manohArI citra upase che. amane saMpAdakone A badhI sAmagrI, dhyAnathI vAraMvAra jotAM evuM lAgyuM ke A to bhaviSyamAM lakhAnArI ramaNabhAInI jIvanakathAnI kAcI sAmagrI che. temanA aMgata tathA jAhera jIvanano hisAba che. koI adhikArI mANasa tene AdhAre jarUra temanuM umadA jIvanacaritra racI zake. ane arihaMtanI kRpAthI tema jarUra thaze. tema thAya tyAM sudhI to ramaNabhAInA AMtara-bAhya vyaktitvane ujAgara karato A daLadAra graMtha pU. ramaNabhAInA cAhako mATe jarUra upayogI pUravAra thaze. je rIte pU. ramaNabhAInA khudanA lakhANomAMthI temanA jIvana tathA vyaktitvanI eka tAsIra Ubhare che tevI ja rIte tvameva ma na va viprayoga e kAlidAsanA 32

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'raghuvaMza'nA suvikhyAta uddgArathI AraMbhAto pU. tArAbena zAhano lekha ramaNabhAInA, jIvananI ghaNI badhI nirNAyaka bAbatono saMsparza karAve che. trepana varSanA sahajIvana daramiyAna pU. tArAbene je rIte ramaNabhAIne joyA, jANyA ane anubhavyA tene temaNe bahu svasthatA, saMyama tathA lAghava sAthe rajU karyA che. A pramANe pU. 2maNabhAI mATe taTasthabhAve kaMI paNa lakhavuM e emanA saMjogone dhyAnamAM laIe to tArAbena mATe bahu agharI vAta hatI. paNa makkama nirdhAra sAthe ane cokkasa Azaya tathA dRSTikoNa sAthe temaNe e kAma pAra pADyuM che. temanI abhivyaktimAM jeTalo saMyama che teTalI ja saMvedanA che. ema kahIe ke baMneno suMdara samanvaya che. kahevA jevuM badhuM ja temaNe kahyuM che. paNa temAM virala saMyama varatAya che. ramaNabhAInA nirmama paNa premALa vyaktitvanI suMda2 tasavIra upasatI anubhavAya che. e lekha vAMcIne to ema ja kahevAnuM mana thAya ke pU. ramaNabhAInuM jIvanacaritra lakhavA mATe koI adhikArI vyakti hoya to te tArAbena ja che. paNa e to emanI marajIno savAla che. A eka lekhamAM, gAgaramAM sAgara samAvIne temaNe ApaNane upakRta karyA che. je rIte pU. tArAbenanA, te ja rIte sau. bahena zailajA tathA amitAbhanAM lakhANomAM paNa kauTumbika javAbadArI upADavAmAM ramaNabhAI kevA kharA Utare che tathA temAM temanA jIvananI viziSTa philasUphI kevI to upakAraka bane che tenI pratIti thAya che. javAbadArI nibhAvIne paNa haLavA phUla rahI zakAya, hasatA-ramatA paNa jiMdagI jIvI zakAya. arthapUrNa rIte jIvI zakAya e vAta A baMne bhAI-bahenonA lakhANamAMthI jANI zakAya che. nAnakaDA arcite paNa potAnA dAdAjI vize je lAkSaNika rIte kahyuM che ke temAM ramaNabhAInI nijI viziSTatA pragaTa thAya che. ramaNabhAIe kauTumbika javAbadArI to pUrepUrI nibhAvI che. paNa temane mATe to vasudhA e kuTuMba hatI. tethI temanA saMparkamAM AvelI pratyeka vyaktinI temaNe kALajI lIdhI hatI evI vyakti dvArA lakhAyelI pU. ramaNabhAInI A prakAranI koI ne koI 'nijI viziSTatA' A graMthanA pratyeka lekhamAM tamane jovA maLaze. kAraNa pratyeka lekhake pratyakSa pramANa sAthe prasaMgo dvArA rajUAta karI che. moTA mANasonI viziSTatA kyAreka kyAreka bahu najIvA, tuccha jaNAtA prasaMgomAM pragaTa thatI hoya che e prakAranA ghaNAM prasaMgo tamane A graMthamAMthI maLaze. ane 33

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tame ramaNabhAIne joyA, jANyA hoya to (ke tema na hoya to paNa) tamane kharekhara ja thaze ke ramaNabhAI AvA majAnA mANasa hatA ! A prakAranI koI ne koI viziSTatA potAnA lakhANamAM pragaTa karanAra pratyeka lekhakanA ame RNI chIe. A graMthamAM lekhane aMte pratyeka lekhakano paricaya ApavAnI amArI taiyArI hatI, paNa sthaLasaMkocane lIdhe tema thaI zakyuM nathI tethI te mATe dilagIrI vyakta karIe chIe. AvA eka majAnA mANasano, zabdo dvArA satsaMga karavAnI taka ApI te badala zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI kAryavAhaka samiti tathA sarve hoddedAronA ame AbhArI chIe. vizeSa karIne A samagra kArya daramiyAna pU. tArAbena tathA zrI dhanavaMtabhAIe je sAtha ane hUMpha amane ApyA che te bhUlyA bhUlAya ema nathI. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA kAryAlayanA tamAma mANasono paNa A sAthe AbhAra mAnIe chIe. pustakanA TAIpa seTiMganuM kAma samayasara paNa vyavasthita rIte karI ApanAra, prupha riDIMgamAM apekSA anusAra tvarita sudhArA-vadhArA karI ApanAra ane pustaka suMdara ane saphAIdAra bane enI pUrepUrI kALajI lenAra ane mudraNakaLAnA mAhe2 zrI javAharabhAI zuklano ame jeTalo AbhAra mAnIe eTalo ocho che. A graMthamAM je kaMI kSatio rahI gaI hoya te aMgenI javAbadArI svIkArIne ame te aMge kSamA yAcIe chIe. prA. kAnti paTela mukhya saMpAdaka zrImatI nIrubahena subodhabhAI zAha zrImatI uSAbahena pravINabhAI zAha zrImatI puSpAbahena candrakAnta parIkha saha saMpAdako 34

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zrata-upAsaka : DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha 11 23 1 7 anakama prakAzakIya nivedana zrI rasikalAla la. zAha saurabha graMthonI sarjana yAtrA Do. dhanavaMta ti. zAha sahunA ramaNabhAI prA. tArAbahena 2. zAha 17 saMpAdakIya prA. kAMtibhAI paTela traSitulya vyaktitva : ApaNA ramaNabhAI DaoN. dhanavaMta ti. zAha (pra.jI.16 navembara-2005 taMtrI lekha) 2. sAheba sugaMdhano kuvArI DaoN. dhanavaMta ti. zAha (pra. jI. 16 jAnyu. 2006 taMtrI lekha) 3. mArI jIvana yAtrAnuM zabda-saMbala DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 1 1 4. zrI mANibhadravIranI sahAya DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 5. AjhAdInI laData (kizovayanAM smaraNo). DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 6. berarathI brigeDiyara Do. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 7. mArAM mAtuzrI sva. revAbA DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 8. mArA pitAzrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 9. pitAzrInI ciravidAya DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha 10. tvameva mA~ na viyo prA. tArAbena 2. zAha 11. mArA parama vaMdanIya pitA zailajA cetanabhAI zAha 1 17 92. My Papa : Let us Celebrate hissLife Dr. Amitabh R. Shah 1 2 3 93. A World Traveler, A Super Cool Guy and a Great Teacher !! Archit Sheth-Shah 126 14. cetanagraMthanI vidAya padmazrI DaoN. kumArapALa desAI 130 15. | vinI jvam II : kalamanuM raDavuM narmadAzaMkara zAstrI 139 16. paMDitavarya mobAIla jJAnabhaMDAra'-DaoN. ramaNabhAI pa. pU. sAhitya kalAratna A. zrI vijaya yazodevasUrizvarajI ma.sA. 141 17. jJAnanA marmoddhAraka : DaoN. ramaNabhAI pa.pU.A.caMdrodayasUri ma.sA. 144 18. jayantaH vitarAgA : pU. A. janakacaMdrasUri ma.sA. 145 19. suzrAvaka prophesara DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha pU. munizrI jaMbuvijayajI ma.sA. 146 20. ramaNabhAI eTale sarvatra zubha darzitA pU. A. pradyumnasUrizvarajI ma.sA.14 7 21. guNagrAhI dA : DaoN. ramaNabhAI pU. A. vijayazIlacandrasUrI ma.sA. 150 22. zrI 2. cI. zAha : eka paricaya pU. A. vijaya municandrasUri ma.sA.15 1 21

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23 jJAnArAdhaka suzrAvaka sva. ramaNabhAI pU. upAdhyAya zrI bhuvanacaMdra ma.sA.15ra 24. vartamAnakALanA anupama sAkSara pU.panyAsa naMdIghoSa vijayagari ma.sA. 153 25. vipula sAhityasarjaka Do. ramaNabhAI pU. munizrI jayabhadravijayajI ma.sA. 15 6 26. jJAnAcAranI ArAdhanA pU. munizrI hitavijayajI ma.sA. 158 27. Atmahitakara sAhityasarjaka zrI ramaNabhAI pU. munizrI hitavijayajI ma.sA. 160 28. jinabhakti-ramaNabhAI 5. mahAbodhi vijayagari ma.sA.1 6 2 29. saguNa saurabhabharyuM eka zatadala kamala pU. A. zrI rAjaratna sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. 163 30. guNathI garimAvAna...adakero AdamI...! paM. vajasena vijayajI ma.sA. 1 66 31. "naina gIta vidvAna sAhitya divAkara DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha' pU.sAdhvIzrI nipuNAzrIjI ma.sA. 167 32. eka anokhuM vyaktitva pU. DaoN. tarulatAbAI mahAsatIjI 170 33. arihaMtabhakta pU. DaoN. jazubAI mahAsIjI 172 34. dhanya hatuM jenuM jIvana-dhanya hatuM kavana... pU. DaoN. mokSaguNAzrIjI 173 35. bhAvAMjali pU. DaoN. AratIbAI mahAsatIjI 17 5 36. bahumukhI pratibhAsaMpanna AtmA pU.DolarabAI mahAsatIjI 177 37. sahAyaka AnaMde laherAya pU. DaoN. subodhinIbAI mahAsatIjI 179 38. mArA sara : DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha DaoN. rAkezabhAI jhaverI 18 1 39. sadAsmaraNIya DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha DaoN. sarayubahena 2. mahetA 18 3 40. zrI ramaNabhAI-preraka ane prabuddha vyaktitva pU. yogezabhAI 194 41. akSara dehe jIvaMta ramaNabhAI citrabhAnuM 19 5 42. "AvA snehI ramaNabhAI haMmezAM yAda raheze...' sAdhu prItamaprasAda dAsa 196 43. "prabuddha jIvana'nA prabuddha zrAvaka DaoN.ramaNabhAI zrI zazikAMta ke. mahetA 19 8 44. saunA svajana ramaNabhAI zrImatI lalitAbena zAha 200 45. zubha manovRttinuM aMgarakhuM DaoN. vikramabhAI zAha 202 46. saguNothI chalochala vyaktitva zrI mahezabhAI khokhANI 204 47. zraddhApreraka pU. ramaNabhAI zrImatI jyoti pramoda zAha 206 48. vAtsalyamUrti ramaNabhAI sara zrI meghala desAI 208 49. snehasabhara smaraNAMjali zrI bipinacaMdra hIrAlAla kApaDiyA ra 12 50. ArUDha vidvAna Do. ramaNabhAI pU. zrI kezavarAma kA. zAstrI 2 14 51. avismaraNIya ramaNabhAI DaoN. jitendra bI. zAha 2 15 52. kALane te zuM kahIe ? DaoN. nareza veda 219 53. eka abhijAta vyaktitvano vilaya DaoN. raNajita ema. paTela anAmI 224 54. vidyApuruSanI vidAya DaoN. guNavaMta zAha 229 55. sanniSTha svAdhyAyI zrI haribhAI koThArI 2 3 1 9 22 36

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P s m = m 56. Do. ramaNalAla zAha : thoDAMka saMsmaraNa 57. zIlabhadra sArasvata : ramaNalAla zAha 58. zAtAdAyI hRdayasparza 59. eka anokhuM vyaktitva 60. navonmeSazAlinI prajJAnA caitanyapUMja brahmarSi 61. nispRhI vidvAna... Do. ramaNabhAI zAha 62. vAtsalyamUrti prabuddha AtmA 63. ramaNabhAInA vicArapradhAna nibaMdho 64. amArA vevAI tema ja parama mitra 65. amArA virala vevAI 66. mahAmanA DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha 67. sevAmUrti....Do. ramaNabhAI 68. mArA guru, mitra ane mArgadarzaka 69. saujanyanI bhInAza 70. sAdagI ane tAjagIno anubhava 71. saraLa snehasabhara vyaktitva 72. kamAla che, A tArA sara, ramaNa...lA...la 73. saujanyamUrti sAheba 74. apramatta yAtrika 75. virala tejorAzi 76. mokSamArganA mumukSu yAtrI : 77. mArA jJAna pathadarzaka ramaNabhAI 78. camatkAro hajI Aje paNa bane che ! 79. anokhAM saMbhAraNA 80. mArA snehasabhara vaDIla ramaNabhAI 81. jaina sAhitya samArohanAM saMbhAraNAM 82. vidyArthIvatsala, prAdhyApakonA prAdhyApaka 83. smRti sumana..... bhAvavaMdana 84. tame zrI gurave nama: 85. jJAnAtmA paramAnaMda 86. zIla ane sAtvikanI maheka 87. bahumukhI pratibhA 88. parama sakhA 89. RSitulya suzrAvaka pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA 2 3 2 DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI 2 36 zrI kAntibhAI bI. zAha 244 DaoN. ramaNalAla jozI 247 prA. caMdAbena paMcAlI Do. bipIna dozI 255 Do. gotama paTela 2 5 6 Do. nUtana jAnI 258 zrI ramaNIkabhAI jhaverabhAI zAha ha 264 zrImatI urmilA nagInadAsa zeTha zrI nagIna jI. zAha 269 Do. ramaNIkalAla dozI 270 DaoN. zekharacandra jena 27 2 zrI rohIta zAha 276 zrI vasaMta nAnajI bhedA 278 Do. kalA zAha 279 pro. Do. dineza ha. bhaTTa 284 pro. DaoN. devabALA saMghavI 29 2. DaoN. gulAba deDhiyA 294 tapasvI esa. nAMdI 298 DAM. pUrNIimA mahetA 29 9 Do. kIrtidA rameza mahetA 301, pro. kAntA bhaTTa 303 Do. chAyAbena zAha 306 Do. utpalA modI 308 DaoN. haMsA zAha 3 1 1 prA. azvina ha. mahetA 313 hemAMginI jAI 315 prA. zrI bakula rAvala 317 DAM. kavina zAha 3 2 1 DaoN. pravINa darajI 324 zrI pravINabhAI sI. zAha 3 28 zrI gulAbacaMda zAha zrI bipina ke. jaina 3 36 bh bh bh

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3 7 2 90. vizALa vaTavRkSa DaoN. naTubhAI (laMDana) 338 91. ramaNabhAI ane huM zrI olivara desAI 340 92. AdaraNIya DaoN. ramaNabhAI zrI razmibhAI jhaverI 34 2 93. jJAnI, nirAbhimAnI zrI sUryavadana javerI 343 94. "Ane jIvyuM kahevAya' prA. aruNa joSI 345 95. zrata upAsaka janaSi ramaNabhAI zrI guNavaMta baravALiyA 348 96. sarva sukRtonA anumodaka manISI prA. pratApakumAra ja. ToliyA 350 97. virala saMzodhaka ane saMpAdaka DaoN. kanubhAI vrajalAla zeTha 353 98. tame zrI gurave namaH DaoN. reNukA je. poravAla 3 56 99. smaraNAMjali zrI sudarzanA prabodha koThArI 359 100. atyaMta prabhAvaka vyaktitva zrI caMdulAla selArakA 360 101. sevAmUrti ramaNabhAI zrI ghelubhAI nAyaka 364 102. zreyArthI AtmIya ramaNabhAI zrI manu paMDita 367 103. jJAnayogI Do. ramaNabhAI zrI mahendra zAha - dAdAjI 371 104. tapaHpUta pratibhA zrI praphulla rAvala 105. dharmiSTha zrutabhakta DaoN. vIrendra pI. zAha 374 106. 'prabuddha jIvana'nA upAsaka zrI sudhA jhaverI 375 107. bahuzruta zrAvaka zrImatI jayazrI dineza dozI 38 1 108. mArA vidvAna sanmitra DaoN. dharmendra ma. mAstara (madhuram) 384 109. amArA ramaNabhAI paulomI prakAza zAha 386 110. jIvanano eka lhAvo zrImatI bhAratIbahena zAha 38 8 111. dIvaDAmAM tela pUravAnI anokhI adA zrImatI nIrubena rAvaLa ane zrI girIzabhAI paTela 390 112. preraka vaMdanIya vyaktitva zrImatI maMgalA abhayakAMta mahetA (UK.) 392 113. jaina sAhityanA AtmAnubhavI sAkSara zrI nareza zAha, mInA zAha (U.S.A.)394 114. utkRSTa kalyANa mitra zrI vijaya dozI (US.A.) 395 115. saujanyazIla sAkSara DaoN. behacarabhAI paTela 396 1 16. gRhasthI saMta ramaNabhAI zrI naTavarabhAI desAI 400 117. eka karmayogInuM 'jInatattva' DaoN. hasamukha dozI 401 118. antara mama vikasita karo zrImatI gItA jaina 406 119. smRtinI sugaMdha ApanAra Do. manaharabhAI sI. zAha 409 120. sara, AMkha ane aMtarano visAmo zrI pannAlAla ke. cheDA 4 1 1 121. kartavyo dharma saMgraha : vaDIla ramaNabhAI zrI prakAza DI. zAha 415 122. jaina zAsananA kIrti kaLaza zrI manubhAI zeTha 417

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123. bAbu panAlAla skUlanA ame mitro zrI kAMtilAla la. vorA 4 20 124. akhaMDa jJAnayogI ramaNabhAI zrImatI gItA parIkha 4 2 1 125. racanAtmaka vikAsane paMthe zrI sUryakAnta parIkha 4 2 2. 12 apramatta je nitya re zrI pannAlAla 2. zAha 424 127. mArA AjIvana vidyAguru zrI rameza saMghavI 4 29 128. ramaNalAla : mArA sahAdhyAyI zrI nagInadAsa zeTha 4 31 129. priya mitra ramaNabhAI zrI ratanacaMda pI. jhaverI 433 130. 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA sarjaka zrI zakIla ThAsariyA 434 134. zikSaNazAstrI, dharmajJAtA, sAhityakAra zrI javAhara nA. zukla 135. parama pUjya DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI prA. Do. kokilA hemacaMda zAha 439 136. jJAnanI pAMkhe uDanArA vihaMga zrI kizora sI. pArekha 443 137, mArA prAtaH smaraNIya kAkAjI zrImatI bhAratI manISa zAha 444 138. pAradarzaka vyaktitva zrI khumA zAha 445 139. e jIvana : anyo mATe jIvanasaMdeza zrI puruSottamabhAI-malayabhAI bAvIzI 446 140. zraddhA sumana pU. ramaNabhAI sarane zrImatI nInA umeza gAlA 447 141. karuNAmUrti : amArA ramaNabhAI zrI caMdrakAMta DI. zAha 448 142. svajananI ciravidAya zrImatI nIrubahena zAha 449 143. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zrImatI puSpAbahena parIkha 4 5 1 144. saMsArI saMta zrImatI vasubahena bhaNasAlI 452 145. pitA tulya amArA ramaNabhAI zrImatI mInA zAha 453 146. vinamratAnI mUrti ramaNabhAI zrI zaileSa koThArI (zaila pAlanapurI) 454 147. ramaNabhAIno karmacArIo sAtheno nehasaMbaMdha zrI ela. ema. mahetA 4 58 148. sAhebanA yAdagIrInA zabda zrI azoka palasamakara 463 149. Respected Pujya Ramambhai Smt. Minalbahen R. Shah 888 940. Tribute to Prof. Ramanlal C. Shah Dr. Atul K. Shah (U.K.) 855 449. A Tribute to late Ramanlal C. Shah Shree Dilip V. Shah (U.S.A.) 859 942. A Neighbour's Tribute Mrs. Gomathi Shridhar 153. A Great Teacher Dr. V. Balachandran 4 69 154. yAdagAra saMbhAraNuM zrI mahezabhAI zAha 470 155. ramaLamArUM zaB: vaLIvana mArza pra. sAramana 4 71 156. kArya e ja bhakti zrImatI smitA koThArI 47 2 157. sAhityajagatanA sevAvratI zrI gaMbhIrasiMha gohila . 474 158. mArA sahAdhyAyI...mArA parama mitra zrI je. pI. zAha 4 76 159. mArA pitAtulya sAheba zrImatI aMjanA buca 478 468 39

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499 160. nirdhAra vidvatA zrImatI saMgItA zAha 4 8 2 161. vidvAna pratibhAne ucita AdarAMjali zrImatI taru kajariyA 484 162. sva. ramaNabhAI zAha.... eka virala vyaktitva Do. zekharaca jena 486 163. ramaNabhAI-sadAya paricita zrI ramaNabhAI ha. bhokalavA 493 164. parama pUjya ramaNakAkA zrImatI jayazrI dineza dozI 495 165. samasta jaina saMghanA lADakavAyAramaNabhAI zrI. kezavajI rUpazI zAha 166. zrI adhyAtma jJAna pracAraka maMDaLa aneramaNabhAI zrI pradyumanabhAI bhAMkharIyA ane zrI gautamabhAI e. paTela 502 167. karuNAmUrti murabbI ramaNabhAI zrImatI uSA pravINa zAha 168. guruonA guru prA. zrI rameza ha. bhojaka 505 169. smaraNAMjali-AdarAMjali DaoN. indirA puMjAlAla zAha 170. sattvazIla ane satyazIla jaina zrAvaka zrI kumArapALa vI. zAha 5 10 171. pUjya ramaNabhAI (kAvyAMjali) zrI gulAba deDhiyA 5 1 1 172. enuM smaraNa to thAya (kAvyAMjali) zrI "meghabiMdu' 5 12 173. zraddhAMjali saMdeza tathA zrI ma.je.vi. zakaTharAva 513-514 174. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA pustakonI yAdI 51 5 175. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA pravacanonI sI.DI. 517 176. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha : hoddedAro, samimi sabhyo, ko-opTa sabhyo ane niyaMtrita sabhyonI yAdI 518-519 177. graMthamudraNa ane prakAzana samAroha nimitte nimAyelI samitionI yAdI pa20 178. DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha prArthanA ane guNAnuvAda sabhA 5 21 179. zokaTharAva rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha pa24 (pramukha muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha) 507

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kaSi tulya vyaktitva ApaNA ramaNabhAI | DaoN. dhanavaMta ti. zAha (pra. jI. tA. 16 nave. 2005 : taMtrIlekha) DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha tA. 24-10-2005nA prAta:kALe zAMta thayA. pU. ramaNabhAI zAha tA. 24-10-2005nA brAhma muhUrta arihaMtazaraNa thayA. parama pUjya ramaNabhAI tA. 24-10-2005nA 3-50nA parama zAMti pAmyA. zuM zuM saMbhAruM ? ne zI zI pUjuM pUNya vibhUti ye ? puNyAtmAnAM UMDANo to Abha jevAM agAdha che. -kavi nahAnAlAla vidhinI kevI vicitratA ! "prabuddha jIvana'nA chellA be aMkamAM be mahAnubhAvone zraddhAMjali ApatA ApaNA pU. ramaNabhAIe lekho lakhyA, pachI Aje mAre eozrI vize ja zraddhAMjali lekha lakhavo paDe che! traNa paLa, traNa kalAka, traNa divasa, ke traNa mahinA, ne traNa loka, jANe eozrIne ja traNano AMkaDo pUro karavo hoya. bhUta ane vartamAnakALanA to eo jJAtA hatA ja, paNa jJAna samRddha bhaviSyakALanA jJAna tarapha emanI gati hatI ja. AjathI be mahinA pUrve eozrIe mane kaheluM ke "have Disembara pachI taMtrI lekha tamAre lakhavAno che,' Ama mane dhIre dhIre badhuM soMpatA gayA, te A vakhatanI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA sudhI. eo "jANI gayA hatA, eTale ja dhIre dhIre badhuM choDatA gayA hatA. pArthiva ane apArthiva. cAreka mahinA pahelAM saMghe nirNaya karyo ke ramaNabhAInA vipula sAhitya bhaMDAramAMthI keTalAMka lekho pasaMda karI judA judA viSaya upara pAMca graMtho teyAra karavA. A kArya mATe eozrInI saMmatithI prA. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAne ame vinaMti karI, je eozrIe svIkArI ane pratyeka graMtha mATe alaga vidvAna saMpAdako Do. hasu yAjJika, DaoN. pravINa darajI ane DaoN. prasAda brahmabhaTTane vinaMti karI. ramaNabhAInI suvAsa evI ke sarva vidvAna mahAnubhAvoe e svIkAratA A kArya mATe potAne sadbhAgI mAnyA. zIrSaka nakkI karyuM "DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha sAhitya saurabha-graMtha 1 thI 5." A kArya keTaluM AgaLa vadhyuM e huM eozrIne

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI jaNAvuM to, uttaramAM nispRha bhAva! ame vicAryuM ke eka graMthamAM emanA jIvananI vigato, phoTogrAphsa ane eozrInA saMparkamAM je je mahAnubhAvo AvyA hoya, te sarva pAsethI eozrInA vyaktitva mATe lekho maMgAvIe. vAta vAtamAM meM eozrIne A vAta karI, tarata ja, e ja kSaNe mane kahyuM, "evuM kAMI na karazo, navuM sUkSma karma baMdhAya." ATalA badhAM nispRha, ane Ama, pArthiva apArthiva badhuM choDyuM. taMtrI lekhanI vAta mATe meM mAro kSobha prastuta karyo. kahyuM, "sAheba, tamArI jema' ane tamArA jevo lekha to mArAthI nahi lakhAya, to kahe, "jema' jevo" bhUlI jAva, "kema" ane "kevA'ne kendra sthAne rAkho, lakhAze ja, viSayanI koI khoTa nahi paDe." AvuM kahI mArAmAM AtmavizvAsanuM amRta siMcyuM, zraddhA pragaTa karI ane AzIrvAda ApyA. mAro eozrI sAtheno paricaya cAra dAyakAno. huM eTalo parama bhAgyazALI ke mane kizora avasthAmAM, pU. dulerAya kArANI, kaoNlejanA samayagALAmAM pU. rAmaprasAda bakSI ane adhyApananA kSetrakALamAM pU. ramaNabhAI jevA traNa mahAtmA gurujano prApta thayA. traNe potAnA kSetranA prakAMDa paMDito ane vizeSa to traNenuM jevuM kavana evuM ja RSitulya jIvana. ramaNabhAI huM adhyApana kSetre pravezyo tyArathI mArA mAtra mArgadarzaka ja nahi, emanA jIvanane jema jema nirakhato gayo tema tema eo mArA Adarza banatA gayA. yuvaka saMghamAM rasa leto mane eozrIe ja karyo. haMmezA mArA lekhana-nATako ane saMzodhanakAryane protsAhita kare. mArA udyoga-vyavasAyamAM kyAMka kyAreka musIbata Ave tyAre hiMmata ane mArgadarzana Ape, ane mArA kuTuMbIjano mATe to pitA samAna ja. pU. tArAbenanA vacano mArA kuTuMbane kevA kevA phaLyAM che enI to zI zI vAto karuM ? jyAre jyAre phona karIe tyAre sAme cheDethI sAhebano uSmAbharyo svara "bolo...bolo...." saMbhaLAya. e zabda dhvanimAM graMthita thayelI prasannatA ApaNe pAmI jaIe ane ApaNI e paLa ane pachInI paLo AnaMdotsava jevI banI jAya. e have kyAM sAMbhaLavA maLavAnI che ? kyAMka koI jagyAe aTakI paDIe eTale eozrI pAse doDI jaIe, salAha Ape, paNa pharI bIjI vakhata maLIe tyAre e ApelI salAhano hisAba kyAreya na pUche evA nispRhI mAnava.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI ApaNI vacce nathI e samAcAra meM amerikA mArI putrI prAcI ane jamAI anIzane ApyA, e atyaMta gamagIna banI gayAM. lagna pachI e banne hamaNAM ja eozrInA AzIrvAda levA gayA hatA, ane ci. prAcIne e pAMca varSanI hatI tyAre pU. ramaNabhAie ja zatruMjayanI jAtrA page cAlIne karavA ene protsAhita karI bALa sulabha inAma paNa ApeluM. AvA to keTalAMka jIvone emaNe pUNyakArya karAvyuM haze ! ramaNabhAinA kayA kayA guNone yAda karIe ? jeTalA yAda karo eTalA ApaNe sattvazIla thatAM jaIe. hamaNAM mArA murabbI mitra zrI naTavarabhAI desAIe ramaNabhAinA guNo ane vividha kSetre emanA yogadAna ane mA zAradAnI emanI parama sAdhanA vize vAta karatAM kahyuM ke ramaNabhAI pUrvajanmanA yogabhraSTa AtmA hatA. meM kahyuM mArI samaja pramANe huM saMmata nathI thato, Avo AtmA kyAreya bhraSTa thAya ja nahi, paNa potAnA bAkI rahelA karmone khapAvavA ja janma le. AvA AtmA to pratyeka janme UrdhvagAmI ja hoya, karma khapAvavAno krama pUro thAya eTale dehane vidAya ApI de. vanamAM rahe e RSi hoya, na paNa hoya, paNa janamAM rahIne RSitulya jIvana jIve e RSi hoya ja hoya. pU. ramaNabhAI AvA jana RSi hatA. - ramaNabhAI A saMsthA saMghano prANa hatA. eozrInI rAhabarIthI saMghe anerI UMcAio prApta karI, e sarva vigato A sAthenA zoka TharAvamAM che. uparAMta eozrInA jIvana-sarjana vize mArA vidvAna mitra DaoN. kumArapALa desAIe A aMkamAM "cetanagraMthanI vidAya' dvArA AlekhI che eTale e hakIkatone prastuta karI, punarAvartananA doSathI mukta thavA prayatna karuM chuM. eo saMghano "AtmA' hatA, chatAM haMmezAM potAne saMghano "sevaka samajatA. zarIra ane prANanA aNue aNumAM namratA ja phoramatI, evA ramaNabhAIne ApaNe zata zata vaMdana karI dhanya thaIe. bhAvine prakAMDa paMDito to maLaze, kAraNa ke puruSArthathI pAMDitya prApta karI zakAya che, paNa jenuM jIvana ane kavana, jIvana ane sarjana, jIvana ane zabda ekarUpa ja nahi, paNa ekarasa hoya evI vyaktinuM nirmANa karavA mATe to kALane ya tapa karavuM paDaze.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI prabuddha jIvanano A navembarano aMka "zraddhAMjali' aMka ane Disembarano smaraNAMjali" aMka svIkAro ramaNabhAI ! tamArA darzAvelA kAryo ame AgaLa dhapAvIe e amArI kAryAMjali ane bhAvAMjali ! AzIrvAda Apo. vyaktibhakti nahi paNa guNabhakti karavAno to amAro adhikAra che ! * * * paMDita sukhalAlajI 'baLavAkhora paMDita' tarIke jANItA hatA. keTalAye dhArmika jaDa kriyAkAMDo upara emaNe prahAro karelA che. Ama chatAM paMDitajI mAtra buddhivAdI nahotA, zraddhAnA tattvane paNa temanA jIvanamAM pUro avakAza hato. mane eka prasaMganuM barAbara smaraNa che. comAsAnA divaso hatA. paryuSaNA vyAkhyAnamALA mATe paMDitajI muMbaI AvavA nIkaLatA hatA. huM paMDitajIne levA mATe "saritakuMja'mAM gayo. teo taiyAra ja hatA. meM emano hAtha pakaDI cAlavA mAMDyuM tyAM paMDitajI kahe, 'eka miniTa UbhA raho." mane ema ke kaMI levAnuM bhUlAI gayuM haze. paraMtu paMDitajIe moDhA AgaLa hatheLI dharI navakAra maMtra bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. traNa navakAra gaNIne emaNe rUmanI bahAra paga mUkyo. meM paMDitajIne pUchyuM, "Apa paNa navakAra gaNo cho ?' temaNe kahyuM, 'zraddhA vagara ApaNuM jIvana TakI na zake. bahAragAma jatAM koI sArA kAma mATe jatAM huM haMmezAM manamAM navakAra gaNI lauM D ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('vaMdanIya hRdayasparzamAMthI)

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zrata upAsaka 2maNabhAI sAheba sugaMdhano phuvAro I DaoN. dhanavaMta ti. zAha (pra. jI. tA. 16 jAnyu. 2006 : taMtrIlekha) kSamA karajo. ApanA karakamaLamAM A aMka tA. 16 Disembara, 2005nA badale, Aje 16 jAnyu. 2006nA arpaNa karIe chIe.A aMkane saMyukta aMka samajavA vinaMti. navembara 16 nA aMkamAM amoe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke Disembara-16 no aMka "DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha smaraNAMjali" aMka tarIke pragaTa thaze ane sAtho sAtha sarva pUjya muni bhagavaMto, vidvAna mahAnubhAvo ane svajanone vinaMti karela ke tA. 30-11-2005 pahelAM amane potAnAM smaraNo ane bhAvo lakhI mokale. paraMtu 15 divasamAM e zakya kaI rIte bane ? tArIkha laMbAvavAnA vinaMtI patro maLatA gayA ane sAtho sAtha pratyeka divase lekho maLatA rahyAM, satata, avirata. deza-paradezathI satata AvatA 135 lekho ane aneka patroe A aMkane daLadAra banAvI dIdho, sAhebanA AMtarika jIvana jevo, sAhebanA akSara jIvana jevo. je vyakti guNabhakti kare che, ene sarva prathama to potAne ja lAbha thAya che, potAno AMtara-bAhya vikAsa thAya che ja, paraMtu je vyakti AvI guNabhakti zabdo dvArA anyo samakSa prastuta kare che tyAre e anyane potAnA jIvana vikAsa mATe preraka bane che. Ama, potAnA vikAsa sAthe anyanI sevAno paNa ene lAbha maLe che. AvI guNabhakti karatI vakhate vyakti bhakti bhale kendrasthAne hoya, paNa e to nimitta mAtra che, ujAgara to thAya che preraka bhAva. e prerakabhAva vyaktithI samaSTi sudhI ane AgaLa vadhatA vizva kalyANa tarapha vistare che. pU. ramaNabhAI vize jema jema lekho prApta thatAM gayAM tema tema eozrInA guNonuM AkAza UghaDatuM gayuM ane vistaratuM gayuM. eTale to huM sAhebane sugaMdhano

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI phuvAro kahuM. sAheba baDe kaMjUsa the, aMtaranA khajAnAmAMthI pote jAte guNo kADhIne ApaNane kyAreya batAvyAM nathI. sAheba sAtheno mAro paricaya lagabhaga trIzeka varSathI. ane eozrInA jIvanasaMginI pU tArAbena sAthe eozrIno sahavAsa trepana varSathI. prApta lekho jema jema huM ane pU. tArAbena vAMcatA gayA, ema ame banne AzcaryamAM garakAva thatA gayA, sAhebanA ATalA badhAM sadaguNo ! amane khabareya na paDavA dIdhI! eTale ja to tArAbahena kahe, 'tame va bhata na ca viprayogaH ! bhavobhava tame ja mArA pati ho !' ane tArAbenanA bA paNa kahe ke emane paNa bhavobhava sAheba jevA ja jamAI maLo ! pitA tarIkenI pUrI pharajo bajAvIne mAtra pitA ja na banI rahetA, paNa sAheba sarvadA emanA parama mitra banI rahetA eTale pU. sAhebanA saMtAno paNa janmajanmAMtara AvA pitA prApta thAya evI parama kRpALu paramAtmAne prArthanA kare. pa. pU. zrI vijaya yazodeva sUrizvarajI ramaNabhAine "mobAila jJAna bhaMDAra kahI navAje, to pa. pU. vijaya caMdrodaya surijIne sAheba jJAnanA marmoddhAraka lAge, ane pU. munizrI jaMbuvijayajI sAhebane samanvayavAdI kahe, 5.pU. AcArya zrI pradyumnasUrijIne sAheba sarvatra zubhadarzI jaNAya. pU. AcArya vijaya municaMdrasUrine 2. cI. zAhanA javAthI eka zraddhALu ane jJAnI puruSanI khoTa sAle che. upAdhyAya zrI bhuvanacaMdrajI sAhebane jJAnArAdhaka suzrAvaka zrAvakaratna kahe, paMnyAsa pU. naMdIghoSa vijayajI sAhebanA jJAna sabhara vaktavyanA zabdone aMtaramAM vAgoLe, pU. munizrI jayabhadra vijayajI ane eozrI sAthenA anya muni bhagavaMto ramaNabhAIne pAlItANAmAM ochA samaya mATe, maLyA eno aphasosa vyakta kare, pU. muni hitavijayajI ramaNabhAIne kyAreya na maLyA hatA. mAtra akSaradehathI prabhAvita thaine ramaNabhAIne jJAnAcAranA ArAdhaka kahe. pU. DaoN. tarulatA mahAsatIjI ane anya pU. mahAsatIjIo eo sarvene pIeca.DI. mATe ramaNabhAI dvArA prApta thayela mArgadarzana mATe potAnA hRdayanA RNa bhAvo ahobhAva sAthe vyakta karI ane ane kone vaMdanIya evA pU. zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverI to haiyAnA umaLakAthI ramaNabhAIne "mArA sara' kahI potAne prApta thayela

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI pIeca.DI.nI padavI mATe ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzanane yaza bhAve mare! to svAmI nArAyaNa sAdhu prItamadAsa ramaNabhAI ane pU. pramukha svAmI maLyA e prasaMgane bhAvabhera yAda kare. potAnA kSetramAM Aje zikharasthAne birAjatA DaoN. sarayubena mahetA sAhebanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pote pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi mATe adhyayana karatA hatA tyAre potAnA ati nAjuka Arthika saMkaTamAM sAheba emane kevI ane keTalI rIte Arthika rIte upayogI thayA e RNabhAva nikhAlasa bhAve vyakta kare ane e ja rIte prA. bakula rAvaLane kaoNlejakALa daramiyAna potAne kaoNleja phI mATe sAheba je rIte upayogI thayA e citra tAdRzya kare tyAre to e prasaMgo vAMcatA ApaNuM haiyuM gadgad thaI jAya ane amArA AvA paragaju ane vidyApremI sAheba mATe mastaka namI paDe. A 135 lekhomAMthI kayA kayA smaraNone ahIM utAravA ? pratyeka smaraNo cittane prasanna kare evA ane preraka! pU. muni bhagavaMto, kuTuMbIjano, mitro, prAdhyApako, sAmAjika kAryakaro, zikSaNavido, prakAMDa paMDito ane vidvAna sAhityakAroe ramaNabhAIne je rIte anubhavyA che, mANyA che, avalokyA che, je rIte ahIM ahobhAvathI, gadgad thaine maryA che, emAM kyAMya atizayokti nathI. naryA anubhava satyanuM ahIM kathana che, pariNAme ApaNane acaraja thAya evA AnaMdI, sAttvika, pAMDityathI bharapura paNa jJAnanA bhAra vinAnA evA suzrAvaka, RSi tulya ramaNabhAinuM darzana thAya che. je ApaNA hRdaya ane cittane eka saccidAnaMdanI bhomakAmAM dorI jAya che. jema jema lekho vAMcatA jaie, ema ema vicAra Ave ke ramaNabhAI keTalAM badhA zabdo kamAyA !! preraka ane prabuddha vyaktitva, saunA svajana, vAtsalya mUrti, ArUDha vidvAna, zIlabhadra sArasvata, prajJAnA caitanya puMja, nispRhI vidvAna, sevAmUrti, virala vevAI, apramatta yAtrika, pitAtulya, prAdhyApakonA prAdhyApaka, jJAnAtma paramAnaMda, parama mitra, ramaNabhAI eka vaTavRkSa, jJAna pArakhu, zruta upAsaka, zreyArthI, jJAnadAnI, utkRSTa kalyANa mitra, gRhasthI saMta, karmayogI, pAradarzaka vyaktitva, karuNAmUrti, ..A ane aneka, keTalAM zIrSako yAda karuM ? eka ja jIvanamAM ATalA badhA zabdo ane e zabdonI sArthakatA sAthe kamAI zakAya ? paNa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAheba e pAmyA ane evuM jIvyA ! bhAratanA eka khUNe beThelo eka musalamAna vAcaka, zakila emanA pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' vAMce, patra maitrI baMdhAya, ane e jaina dharmanA pustako vAMce, eka apaMgane sAheba maLavA jAya ane e apaMga bhAva vibhora bane ! AvA to ghaNAM hRdayaMgama ane Azcarya cakita smaraNo ahIM AlekhAyA che ! vizeSa to pU. DaoN. AratIbAI mahAsatIjIe DaoN. ramaNabhAI pAse pIeca.DI. mATe mArgadarzana mAgyuM tyAre ramaNabhAIe kevo UrdhvagAmI mahAbodha temane Apyo ! pU. ramaNabhAI mahAsatIne kahe che, "pU. mahAsatIjI ! pIeca.DI.no abhyAsa lakSyapUrvakanA svAdhyAya mATe ja che. lakSa siddha thaI jAya pachI pIeca.DI. rUpa upAdhine bhUlI jajo." jJAnI ane sAdhakane keTalI UMcI zIkha ! jJAna jyAre pUrNatAne pAme tyAre ja sarvajJatA ane jIvanamukta avasthA prApta thAya. sAheba "jaina phAgu' upara uttama graMthanI racanA karI che, e vAMcIne meM sAhebane kahyuM, "sAheba A to DIlITanI kakSAno graMtha che.'-uttaramAM sAhebanuM mAtra AdarapUrvakanuM smita ! sAheba pAse besIe to jANe sugaMdha ane zItaLatAnA phuvArAno anubhava thAya. pratyeka bAjuthI sugaMdha vahe ane heMke ! - zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI sthApanA I. sa. 1929 mAM, eTale Aje 77 varSanI yAtrAmAM aneka mahAnubhAvo A saMgha, A patra ane vyAkhyAnamALAnA sukAnI banyAM, paNa emAM saMgha sAtheno ramaNabhAino sakriya saMbaMdha ane sevA 1952 thI te jIvananA aMtima zvAsa, 24 okTo. 2005 sudhI, eTale satata 43 varSa, 33 varSa sudhI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukha sthAna zobhAvyuM, satata 23 varSa sudhI "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI sthAne birAjyA ane 14 varSa sudhI saMghanA pramukha sthAne rahI saMghane anerI UMcAIe dorI jaI pramukha sthAnethI svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI, paNa sevA ane mArgadarzana to jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI ! pU. ramaNabhAInI AvI amUlya sevAnuM RNa to saMgha kyAreya cUkavI ke mUlavI nahi zake. eozrI pratye A "prabuddha jIvana'nA zraddhAMjali ane smaraNAMjali aMko to mAtra eka buMda aMjali ja samajIe !

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A aMkanA lekhono prAraMbha pU. sAhebanA lekhathI ja karIe chIe, je eozrI ahIM vidyamAna hatA tyAre ja "prabuddha jIvanamAM pragaTa thayo hato. emAM potAnI AtmakathA nathI, paNa zabdono AtmA emAMthI jhaLahaLe che lekha pUro vAMcatA manamAMthI zabdo nIkaLe, "sAhebe AtmakathA kema na lakhI ?' paNa jemaNe "sva'ne ja ogALI dIdho hoya e zabda pAse zuM kAma jAya ? tyAra pachIno pU. tArAbenano lekha to advitIya che ! eka viduSI patnI viyoganI paLa pachI kevA svastha bhAve kalama calAve che ! jIvana yAtrAnA pratyeka zikharone sparze che, vaMde che ane A Rju bhAvomAM eka anokhuM saMgIta AMdolita thAya che, je ApaNane koI anerA divya bhAva pAse laI jAya che ! A aMka taiyAra karavAnuM kArya kaparuM to khUba ja lAgyuM, paraMtu badhAMno sAtha ane sneha evA ke caDhANamAM zvAsa na caDhyo. pU. ramaNabhAInI vidAyathI pU. tArAbenanA jIvanamAM keTalo badho zUnyAvakAza ane viSAda vyApyo haze enI to ApaNe kalpanA paNa na karI zakIe. paNa ramaNabhAI jevA RtaMbharA prajJAvAna vidyApuruSano jemaNe saMga sevyo hoya eTale emanA jIvanamAM e prAjJapuruSanuM jJAna ane samaja ekarasa ane ekarUpa thayAM hoya ja. jema jema lekho AvatA gayA, ema huM mUMjhAto gayo ane A badhAM lekho pote paNa joI tapAsI jAya evI, eka avaDhava avasthAmAM meM pU. tArAbenane vinaMtI karI. AvI paristhiti hovA chatAM, uparAMta AMkhanI zArIrika takalIpha chatAMya e mAro vizrAma sthAna banyA. eozrIne A sahakAra mATe huM aMtarathI vaMdana karuM chuM. ATalo vizALa saMpuTa taiyAra karavA mATe mane mokaLe mane sAtha sahakAra ApanArA amArA saMghanA vaDIla pramukha zrI rasikabhAI laheracaMda zAha, upapramukha murabbI zrI caMdrakAMta zAha, AdaraNIya maMtrIzrI nirubena subodhabhAI zAha ane koSAdhyakSa parama mitra zrI bhUpendrabhAI zAha ane kArobArInA anya sarve AdaraNIya snehIjanonI zubha bhAvanA mArA hRdayamAM guNa sthAne birAje che. mAtra eka mahinAmAM A dIrgha saMpuTa taiyAra karavo eTale keTalI badhI doDAdoDI thAya? ane amArA menejara zrI mathurAdAsa TAMka, karmacArI bhAI azoka palasamakara, ane haricaMdra navAle e badhAM thAkyA vagara doDyA. ane mudraka zrI javAharabhAI zukalane mAthe to pahADa jevI javAbadArI, paNa A pahADane emaNe

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10 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI haLavAzathI UMcakyo ane hariyALo banAvyo. A sarvene kayA zabdomAM navAju? ApaNe sarve A sarvene navAjIe! utAvaLane kAraNe kyAMka mudraNadoSo rahI gayA hoya to kSamA karazo, uparAMta tA. 30 DiseMbara pachI je lekho prApta thayA e lekhone ahIM samAvI zakAyA nathI, kSamA karazo, paNa "pra. jI.'no naveMbarano "zraddhAMjali" ane A smaraNAMjali' aMkanA badhAM lekho ane ahIM je lekhone sthAna nathI ApI zakAyuM e sarve lekho have pachI pragaTa thanAra graMtha "zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI'mAM pragaTa karIzuM. je je mahAnubhAvoe je uttama bhAvothI amane lekho mokalyA che, e sarva mahAnubhAvono AbhAra mAnI, dhanyatA anubhavI hRdaya namana karuM chuM. amerikA vasatA pU. ramaNabhAInA tera varasanA pautra arcitane enA zikSake pUchayuM tAro rola moDala koNa ? arcite tarata ja kahyuM, "mArA grAnDa phAdhara ramaNabhAI, kAraNa ke eo 100 thI vadhu pustakonA lekhaka che, AkhI duniyA pharyA che, badhAMne madada karavA haMmezA taiyAra rahe che ane emanAmAM greTa sensa opha hyumara che." pU. ramaNabhAI ApaNA badhAMnA rola moDala banI raho...! A aMkanAM eka eka smaraNo ApaNane ramaNabhAInA aneka guNo pAse laI jaze, ApaNA jIvanane bharyuM bharyuM banAvaze. A phuvAro ApaNane sugaMdha ane zItaLatA Apaze. guNabhaktino A saMpuTa ApaNA hRdayamAM aneka zubha guNone guNAkAre AMdolita karaze ja evI zraddhA che. aphasosa e thAya ke ApaNe sAhebanA A ke pelA guNane kema na mhANyA ? sAhebe potAnI saMdUka ApaNI pAse kema na kholI ? keTakeTalI saravANIthI ApaNe vaMcita rahyA ? amane paNa janma janmAMtare sAheba jevA guru maLajo, mitra maLajo, ane e meLavavA ame tapa karIzuM ja. mitra gulAba deDhiyAnA suramAM sura parIvIe, ApaNA hRdayamAMthI paNa zabdo vaheze tvameva ca...

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArI jIvanayAtrAnuM zabdasaMbala n ramaNalAla cI. zAha saMbala eTale bhAtuM. yAtrA sArI rIte karavI hoya to mANase supathya, surUcipUrNa saMbala paNa pUratA pramANamAM sAthe rAkhavuM joIe. keTalAka graMtho jIvanayAtrAmAM saMbalarUpa nIvaDe che. Aje zabdano upayoga keTalo badho vadhI gayo che ! mAnavajIvananA vikAsamAM zabdanuM yogadAna ananya che. AraMbhamAM saMketa rUpa rahelA dhvanio kALakrame bolAtA ane zravaNagocara banatA zabdomAM rUpAMtarita thatA gayA. lipino vikAsa thayA pachI to sthaLa ane kALane atikramavAnI zabdanI zakti anahada vadhI gaI. 11 zabdasamUha dvArA graMtharacanAnI pravRtti TheTha prAgaitihAsika kALathI cAlatI AvI che. bhaviSyamAM paNa te satata cAlatI raheze. pratyeka yugamAM keTalIye anokhI tejasvI pratibhA zabda dvArA, kRti dvArA abhivyakta thatI AvI che. evI keTalIye kRtioe keTalAyanAM jIvanamAM ghaNuM moTuM parivartana ANyuM che. meM vAMcavAnuM kyAre zarU karyuM enuM pAku smaraNa nathI, kAraNake zALAnA AraMbhanAM varSomAM ramatagamata ane citrakalAno jeTalo zokha hato teTalo vAMcanano nahoto. amArA divasomAM ane emAM paNa amArI zALAmAM homavarka jevuM khAsa nahotuM. zIkhavavAnI paddhati paNa tyAre evI hatI ke vidyArthI vargamAM ja badhI taiyArI karI le. vidyArthIo keTaluM jANe che ke zIkhyA che te zikSako praznottarI dvArA cakAsI letA. keTaluMka kaMThastha karavAnI paddhati paNa tyAre pracalita hatI. zALAmAMthI chUTyA pachI ramavAnuM ja hoya evo khyAla bAlapaNamAM tyAre amAro hato. 1942 mAM Quit india nI caLavaLa zarU thaI e vakhate mArI uMma2 14-15 varSanI hatI. sabhA-saraghasamAM bhAga levAno utsAha kudaratI rIte ja tyAre badhA vidyArthIomAM hato. e divasomAM muMbaImAM hAthe lakhelI ane sAiklosTAila karelI patrikAo ghera ghera pahoMcADavA mATe ghaNuMkharuM nAnAM nAnAM chokarAone pasaMda karavAmAM AvatAM. tevuM kAma keTaloka vakhata meM paNa kareluM. bIjA mitro

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1 2 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAthe amArA vistAramAM ame rAtane vakhate patrikAo pahoMcADI AvatA. e vakhate patrikAonuM baMDala amArA makAnamAM AvatuM. koika eka gupta sthaLe te mUkI jatuM. tyAre e baMDala kholIne sauthI paheluM kAma patrikA vAMcavAnuM huM karato. rojerojanA samAcAra enI aMdara ApavAmAM AvatA hatA. sAmAnya rIte je samAcAra chApavA upara pratibaMdha hoya evA samAcAra emAM chapAtA, koikanI dharapakaDa, kyAMka sabhA-saraghasa hoya ke kyAMka dhvajavaMdana thayuM hoya evA samAcAra emAM ApavAmAM AvatA. e vAMcIne vAcako ghaNo romAMca anubhavatA. sAthe sAthe koikanuM lakhANa paNa hoya. te ghaNuM udbodhaka ane zaurya preraka hoya. A badhuM rojeroja vAMcavAthI amArA jevA chokarAomAM paNa rASTrIya bhAvanAnI jAgRti AvI hatI. patrikAonA vAMcana pachI keTaleka samaye huM pustakonA vAMcana tarapha vaLyo. pustaka kharIdIne gharamAM vasAvI zakAya eTalI tyAre mArI zakti nahotI. pustako rAkhavA mATe nAnakaDAM gharamAM eTalI jagyA paNa nahotI. vaLI evI tyAre prathA paNa nahotI. pustaka to graMthAlayamAMthI lAvIne vAMcavAnuM hoya evo khyAla tyAre pravartato. mArA moTAbhAI sva. vIracaMdabhAIne pustako vAMcavAno zokha hato. teo graMthAlayamAMthI pustako lAve. tenA upara huM najara nAkhato. AjhAdInI laDatanA divaso hatA. eTale moTAbhAI gAMdhIjInI AtmakathA, tathA kAkA kAlelakara, mahAdevabhAI desAI vagerenAM, gujarAta vidyApITha ane navajIvananA prakAzano ghare laI AvatA. e divasomAM gAMdhIjInI AtmakathA "satyanA prayogo Thera Thera vaMcAtI. gAMdhIjI to samagra bhArata mATe AdarzarUpa netA hatA. huM gAMdhIjInI prArthanAsabhAomAM jato. emanI AtmakathAe mArA citta upara ghaNAM UMDA saMskAra pADyA hatA. zALAmAM abhyAsa daramiyAna citrakalA mAro priya viSaya rahyo hato. vargamAM citrakalAnA viSayamAM sauthI vadhu mAkarsa mane maLatA ane te viSayamAM mAro pahelo naMbara raheto. roja sAMje pAMca vAge zALA chUTyA pachI citrakalAnA amArA zikSaka zrI rAhalakara mane temaja keTalAka vidyArthIone be kalAka citrakalAnI vizeSa tAlIma ApatA. e vakhate muMbaI ilAkAmAM sarakAra taraphathI zALAnA vidyArthIo mATe citrakalAnI parIkSA levAtI. e parIkSA mATe amane keTalAka vidyArthIone rAhalakara sara sArI rIte taiyAra karatA. sarakAra dvArA

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 13 citrakalA mATe levAtI elimenTarI ane inTaramiDiyeTa e baMne parIkSAomAM prathama naMbare AvI pAritoSiko meM meLavelAM. amArA rAhalakara saranI paNa icchA evI hatI ke meTrika pAsa karIne mAre je. je. skUla opha ArTamAM dAkhala thavuM ane citrakalAno DigrI kakSAno vizeSa abhyAsa karavo. paraMtu 1942nI caLavaLa daramiyAna gAMdhIjI, kAkAsAheba kAlelakara ane kizoralAla mazarUvALAnAM pustako meM vAMcyuM. mArI uMmara nAnI hatI ane vAMceluM badhuM samajAtuM na hatuM. topaNa kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA pustako-"jIvanano AnaMda', 'jIvana saMskRti jIvana vikAsa' ane 'jIvana bhAratI'nI mArA jIvana upara ghaNI moTI asara thaI. kAkAsAheba kAlekaranI zailI rocaka ane preraka hatI. vaLI emanuM dhyeya jIvanalakSI hatuM. ene kAraNe AjhAdInI caLavaLanA e divasomAM evuM sAhitya vAMcavuM gamI jAya e svAbhAvika hatuM. vAtAvaraNamAM evI ja havA prasarelI hatI. 1942 nI caLavaLa daramiyAna zALAo cAreka mahinA sudhI baMdha rahelI. e divasomAM phAjala samayamAM zuM karavuM e moTo prazna vidyArthIo mATe hato. huM mAro ghaNo samaya navAM navAM citro doravAmAM vItAvato. paraMtu te uparAMta mAro keTaloka samaya vAMcana mATe paNa vaparAto. kAkAsAhebanAM pustako vAMcavAnI zakti zALAnA vidyArthIomAM eTalI badhI khIlelI na hoya, to paNa mArA sadbhAgye pustako huM yathAzakti samajaNapUrvaka vAMcI gayo hato. kadAca zALAo niyamita cAlatI hota to kAkAsAhebanAM pustako vAMcavAno avakAza ja maLyo na hota. A pustakoe mArA citta upara ghaNI moTI asara karI ane bIje varSe meTrikanA vargamAM huM Avyo tyAre mArA nirNayamAM parivartana AvyuM. je. je. skUla opha ArTamAM jaine citrakalAno abhyAsa mATe nathI karavo, paNa ArTasa kaoNlejamAM jaine bI. e. thavuM che evo nirNaya thayo. meTrikanA varSa daramiyAna amArA vargazikSaka zrI amIdAsa kANakiyA amAro gujarAtIno viSaya letA. emaNe varganI cha mAsika parIkSAmAM gujarAtI viSayamAM mane sauthI vadhu mArksa ApyA ane uttarapatramAM chelle evI noMdha karI ke "sAhityamAM tame rasa lezo to AgaLa jatAM jarUra lekhaka thaI zakazo." emanA e abhiprAyathI huM harSavibhora thaI gayo. meTrika pachI citrakalAne badale ArTsa kolejamAM jaI sAhityano viSaya levo evo mAro saMkalpa daDha banI gayo. Ama kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA jIvana vikAsa" ane "jIvana saMskRti' e graMthoe mArA kizora

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14 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jIvanamAM dizA parivartana karAvyuM. mArI vAMcavAnI pravRttino AraMbha kAkAsAhebanA ciMtanAtmaka sAhityathI thayo hato. paraMtu meTrikanA varSa daramiyAna ramaNalAla desAinI be navalakathAo divyacakSu" ane "grAmalakSmI' vAMcavAmAM AvI. gAMdhIjInA vicAronuM emAM ghaNuM moTuM pratibiMba paDeluM hatuM. eTale e navalakathAo e jamAnAmAM ghera ghera vaMcAtI hatI. ramaNalAla desAinI kathAzailI paNa evI AkarSaka hatI ke vAcakane chevaTa sudhI jakaDI rAkhe. A be navalakathAonA vAMcana pachI kolejanA varSo daramiyAna ramaNalAla desAinI badhI ja navalakathAo meM vAMcI lIdhI hatI. enI sAthe sAthe kanaiyAlAla munazI, jhaveracaMda meghANI ane dhUmaketunI paNa badhI ja navalakathAo ane TUMkI vArtAonuM vAMcana rasapUrvaka thavA lAgyuM hatuM. AthI kaoNlejamAM paNa meM evo nirNaya karyo ke bI.e.mAM arthazAstrano viSaya na letAM gujarAtI bhASA ane sAhityano viSaya levo. e pramANe bI.e. ane ema.e.mAM meM mukhya viSaya gujarAtI sAhityano rAkhyo hato. bI. e. thayA pachI meM be varSa "sAMja vartamAna" nAmanA dainikamAM ane eka ja varSa "janazakti' nAmanA dainikamAM patrakAra tarIke kAma karyuM. sAthe sAthe ema.e.no abhyAsa paNa karyo. ema.e.mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM (AkhA muMbaI ilAkAmAM tyAre mAtra eka ja yunivarsiTI hatI) gujarAtI viSayamAM prathama naMbare Avyo ane baLavaMtarAya ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka mane maLyo. ene pariNAme muMbainI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI viSayanA adhyApaka tarIke mArI nimaNUka thaI. patrakAratvanuM kSetra choDIne adhyApananA kSetramAM huM Avyo. kAkAsAheba kAlelakare koika sthaLe lakheluM haju yAda che ke mANase jIvanamAM taka maLe to thoDoka vakhata paNa adhyApanakArya karavuM joie, kAraNake ethI enA jIvanano abhigama vikAsazIla rahe che. adhyApaka thavAnA mArA svapnamAM e rIte kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranuM preraka baLa rahyuM hatuM. adhyApanakSetra maLatAM lekhana ane vAMcana mATe ghaNo avakAza maLyo, jeNe mArA jIvanaghaDataramAM mahattvano bhAga bhajavyo. i. sa. 1955mAM huM pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAjanA saMparkamAM Avyo. emanI preraNAthI madhyakAlIna jena rAsAkRtiono meM abhyAsa paNa karyo. ema.e.mAM muMbai yunivarsiTImAM tathA "naLa damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa" e viSaya para zodha nibaMdha lakhI meM muMbaI yunivarsiTInI pIeca.DI.nI padavI prApta karI. tyAra

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 15 pachI 1963 mAM Do. harivallabha bhAyANInI bhalAmaNathI AcArya hemasAgarasUrijIe 'kulavayamALA' nAmanA prAkRta graMthanA anuvAdanuM kAma mane soMpyuM. be varSa e kArya cAlyuM. mahAna AcArya udyotanasUri kRta 'kulavayamALA" nAmano graMtha prAkRta bhASAno eka adbhuta graMtha che. e prAkRtamAM vAMcatAM anero AlAda anubhavyo. enI sAthe sAthe e graMthe jaina dharmanA sUkSma siddhAMto samajavA mATenI preraNA mane ApI ethI kavitA, navalakathA, nATakAdi lalita sAhitya taraphathI huM jaina saiddhAMtika sAhityanA adhyayana tarapha vaLyo. tyAga, vairAgya ane upazamanAM vacanothI maheMkatA "kuvalayamALA" graMtha dvArA mArA jIvanamAM eka navo ughADa thayo. e graMthanuM traNa mAre mAthe ghaNuM moTuM che. chellA traNeka dAyakAmAM jenadarzana uparAMta anya darzanonA zAstrIya graMtho vAMcavAnI abhiruci mane je thaI che temAM "kuvalayamALA'nuM prerakabaLa ghaNuM moTuM rahyuM che. alabatta zrI haribhadrasUri, zrI hemacaMdrAcArya, zrI yazovijayajI, zrI samayasuMdara, zrI AnaMdadhanajI, zrI devacaMdrajI vagerenI kRtioe paNa mArA jIvanamAM A rasanuM poSaNa karavAmAM mahattvanuM kArya karyuM che. Ama, gAMdhIjInI AtmakathA, kAkAsAhebanA jIvanalakSI graMtho, ramaNalAla desAinI navalakathAo ane udyotanasUri kRta "kuvalayamALA' vagerenuM mArA jIvanane ghaDavAmAM ghaNuM moTuM yogadAna rahyuM che. evuM nathI ke mAtra A kRtiothI ja jIvana ghaDAya. sAmAjika, kauTuMbika, vyAvasAyika, Arthika ityAdi saMjogonusAra darekanA jIvanane ghaDanAra judI judI kRtio hoI zake. manuSyanAM jIvanadhyeya ne jIvanapatha upara teno ghaNo AdhAra rahe che. huM vyavasAye AraMbhamAM patrakAra hato. pachI kaoNlejamAM ane yunivarsiTImAM adhyApaka thayo eTale vAMcananI pravRtti mArA jIvanamAM anivAryapaNe joDAyelI rahI che. vyavasAyakALanA cAra dAyakA ane nivRttikALano lagabhaga eka dAyako ema pAMca dAyakAmAM lAkho pRSThanuM vAMcana thayuM haze. (vidyArthIonA uttarapatronuM, ke pIeca.DI.nA zodhanibaMdhonuM vAMcana te juduM) ATalA badhA vAMcana pachI bhUtakALa upara dRSTi karatAM lAge che ke jeTaluM kAmanuM ane upayogI vaMcAyuM che tenA karatAM binajarUrI prAsaMgika vAMcana ghaNuM vadhu thayuM che. ane temAM keTaluMka to pharajiyAta karavuM paDyuM che. zabdamAM aciMtyazakti che. vAMcana jIvanane ghaDe che e nirvivAda hakIkata che.

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16 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kharAba vAMcana mANasane bagADe che e paNa eTaluM ja sAcuM che. potAnA jIvanaghaDatara mATe vyaktioe ane emanA vaDIloe AraMbhathI ja yogya pasaMdagI karatA rahevuM joie. je graMtha prathama vAMcane paNa pUrA karavAnuM mana na thAya evA nisteja graMthano jIvana upara bahu prabhAva paDe nahi. je graMthano potAnA jIvana upara ghaNo badho prabhAva paDyo hoya te graMtha phakta eka ja vAra vAMcIne mANasa saMtoSa mAnI na zake. je graMtha prathama vAMcane ja potAnuM tamAma rahasya pragaTa karI de ane pachI ene kyAreya kazuM navuM kahevAnuM rahe nahi te graMthanuM mUlya bahu AMkI zakAya nahi. je graMtha vAraMvAra vAMcavAnuM game ane pratyeka vAMcane kazoka navo artha saMdarbha prakAze ane enI jUnI vAta paNa pratyeka navA vAMcane tAjagIsabhara lAge te graMthanI mUlyavattA ghaNI vadhAre hoya che. AvA jIvanasparzI graMtho ja vyaktitvanA ghaDataramAM ghaNuM moTuM yogadAna ApI zake. (DaoN. prItibahena zAha-saMpAdita graMtha pIdho amIrasa anubhavano' mATe lakhelo lekha.) cInI bhASAmAM 'tAo 'no artha thAya che "mArga'tAo eTale zAno mArga? evo prazna thavo svAbhAvika che. tenA uttara rUpe 'tAo' zabdanI AgaLa 'tAena" zabda vaparAto. 'tAna' eTale Izvara athavA parama tattva. kophyuziyasa paNa tyAre tattvadarzanane mATe "tAo' zabda vAparatA. eTale lAosenA tAone spaSTa rIte judo darzAvavA mATe tAena-tAo zabda pracalita banyo hato. A vizvamAM sUrya, caMdra ane tArAo sahita prakRtine niyamamAM rAkhanAra, kudaratanI ghaTanAonuM zAsana karanAra, samagra saMsAranuM svAbhAvika rIte saMcAlana karanAra paramatattva te 'tAena" che. ('tAena' zabda bhAratamAM vedanA Rta zabda sAthe ke upaniSadanA brahma sAthe maLato Ave che.) tAenano mArga te 'tAena-tAo" arthAt parama mArga athavA Izvarano mArga che. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("abhiciMtanA'mAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI mANibhadravIranI sahAyaH mArA bALapaNanA anubhavo ] ramaNalAla cI. zAha devadevIo che ema huM nizcitapaNe mAnuM chuM. devadevIo sahAya karI zake che ane kare che evI mane pUrI zraddhA che. mane potAne evA keTalAka anubhavo thayA che. jIvonI zubhAzubha karma anusAra gati ane devadevIonI sahAya e baMneno meLa kevI rIte bese e viSayane sUkSma dRSTithI jo samajavAmAM na Ave to gerasamaja thavAno saMbhava che. 17 svarga jevuM kaMI che ke nahi, devadevIo-devatAo che ke nahi e vize bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA sAtamA gaNadhara zrI mauryaputrane zaMkA thaI hatI ane bhagavAne emanI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karAvyuM hatuM. ethI zrI moryaputrane pratIti thaI hatI ke svarga che ane devatAo paNa che. 'gaNadharavAda' graMthamAM e vize joI javAthI A vAtanI khAtarI thaze. manuSya, tiryaMca, nArakI ane devatA e cAra gatimAM manuSyagati zreSTha che. devagatimAM udbhavatAMnI sAthe devone avadhijJAna hoya che. devone vaikriya zarIra hoya che ane vaikriya labdhi hoya che. e vaDe teo jhaDapathI gati karI zake che, adRzya thaI zake che, vividha prakAranAM rUpa dhAraNa karI zake che ane camatkArika rIte sahAya paNa kare che. eTale aMze devagatimAM manuSyagati karatAM vizeSatA rahelI che. paraMtu devagatimAM tyAgavairAgya nathI. kevaLajJAna pAmI mokSagati prApta karavAnuM phakta manuSyagatimAM ja zakya che. e dRSTie manuSyagati devagati karatAM caDiyAtI che. eTale ja devo paNa mAnavabhavane jhaMkhe che. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI bhakti niSkAma hovI joIe. emAM abhilASA mAtra mokSanI hovI joie. emanA jevuM vizuddha AtmasvarUpa prApta karavAnI laganI lAgavI joie. tIrthaMka2 52mAtmAnI bhakti puNyabaMdhanuM kAraNa paNa banI zake che ane karmanI nirjarAnuM nimitta paNa banI zake che. kevI rIte e bhakti thAya che enA upara eno AdhAra rahe che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI tIrthaMka2 52mAtmAnAM yakSayakSiNInI ArAdhanA mukhyatve sakAma prakAranI hoya che. emanI sahAya paNa adhyAtma sAdhanA mATe, mokSamArganA puruSArtha mATe, jJAnopAsanA mATe mAgI zakAya che. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnAM yakSayakSiNI uparAMta anya devadevIonI bhakti paNa thAya che. vartamAna kALamAM zrI maNibhadra athavA mANIbhadravIra (digaMbaromAM mAnabhadra paNa bolAya che), zrI bhairavajI, zrI ghaMTAkarNavIra vagerenI bhakti thAya che. devatAo asaMkhya che. emAM kayA devatA samakitI che ane kayA mithyAtvI che eno vivAda vakhatovakhata thAya che ane ethI ghaNA jIvo mUMjhAya che. AvA vivAdomAM aMtima nirNaya to sarvajJa bhagavaMta sivAya koNa ApI zake ? eTale jyAM bhaktanuM mana DAmADoLa rahe tyAM tene bahu lAbha thAya nahi. enA karatAM to 'he deva ! tame samakitI cho evuM zraddhApUrvaka mAnIne huM tamArI ArAdhanA karuM chuM. mArA ajJAnane lIdhe jo kaMI doSa thato hoya to te mATe kSamA prArthaM chuM.'-AvA bhAva sAthe jo koI bhakti kare to tene pelAnA karatAM vizeSa lAbha thavAno saMbhava che. 18 sAmAnya lokone ISTaviyoga ane aniSTayoganA duHkhamAMthI mukta thaI, ISTayoga ane aniSTaviyoganuM sukha meLavavuM hoya che. aihika jIvanamAM karmano krUra vipAka jIvane jyAre lAcAra karI mUke che tyAre te devadevInI sahAya mATe doDe e svAbhAvika che. zuM jaina dharma ke zuM anya dharma, loko mukhyatve aihika bhautika AzayathI ja devadevInI bhakti-ArAdhanA kare che. alabatta, zAsananAM kAryo mATe ke adhyAtmasAdhanAmAM devadevanI sahAya yAcanArA paNa hoya che. bhale tenuM pramANa ghaNuM ochuM hoya. 'ApaNe manuSya chIe ane devo ApaNAM karatAM UtaratI koTinA che, evAM devadevInI sahAya ApaNe kema levI? sAdhubhagavaMto sarvaviratimaya che. emanAthI aviratimaya devonI upAsanA kema thaI zake ?' AvA AvA mata paNa pravarte che. paraMtu AvA matone paNa ekAMte na pakaDI rAkhatAM, bhinnabhinna apekSAe samajavAno prayAsa ka2vo joIe. devadevIoe sahAya karI hoya evI camatkArika ghaTanAo vize vAraMvAra sAMbhaLIe chIe. evI keTalIka ghaTanAo pUrvaprayojita hoya che, bIjAne bharamAvavA mATenI banAvaTa hoya che,dRSTibhramarUpa hoya che. bhoLA lokone chetaravA mATe jAdugaro ke lebhAgu sAdhusaMnyAsIo evA camatkAro batAve che. keTalIka

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 19 camatkArika ghaTanAo kAkatAlIya nyAye Akasmika jevI hoya che. keTalIka camatkArika ghaTanAonA mULamAM tapAsIe to tenI pAchaLa koIka vaijJAnika kAraNa raheluM hoya che ane e jANanArA sarva koI dhAre to evo camatkAra batAvI zake che. Ama sakAraNa samajAvI zakAya evI camatkArarUpa dekhAtI ghaTanAo vAraMvAra banatI hovA chatAM evI paNa keTalIye ghaTanAo bane che ke jemAM devadevInI sahAya che ema mAnavA mATe mana prerAya che. mArA jIvanamAM zrI maNibhadravIranuM sthAna TheTha bAlyakALathI anAyAsa rahyuM che. (tyAra pachI anya devadevInuM sthAna paNa raheluM che.) ahIM zrI maNibhadravIranA anubhavo mane bAlyakALamAM je thayA hatA te vize thoDIka vAta karIza. ogaNIsamI sadInA aMtamAM ane vIsamI sadInA AraMbhamAM mArA vatana pAdarA (ji. vaDodarA)mAM zrI mANibhadravIrano mahimA ghaNo moTo rahyo hato, je Aja divasa sudhI ochevatte aMze cAlu ja rahyo che. pAdarAmAM zrI mANibhadravIranuM jU sthAnaka hatuM. pAdarAmAM tyAre jenonI vasatI pramANamAM ghaNI sArI hatI. jenono vasavATa mukhyatve, navadharI, lAla bAvAno lImaDo, derAsarI vagere vistAramAM hato, loko ekaMdare bahu sukhI hatA ane jAhojalAlIno e kALa hato. derAsarI nAmanI zerImAM zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAnanuM UMcA zikharavALuM lagabhaga baso varSanuM prAcIna derAsara che. navadharInA nAke tyAre jUno upAzraya hato. (hAla tyAM navo upAzraya thayo che.) A upAzrayane aDIne zrI mANibhadravIranuM sthAnaka hatuM. A sthAnakamAM eka bhoMyaruM hatuM je sIdhuM derAsaramAM nIkaLatuM. ame nAnA hatA tyAre A bhoMyaruM joyeluM. bhoMyaruM tyAre vaccethI purAI gayuM hatuM eTale baMne cheDethI thoDe sudhI javAtuM. hAthamAM dIvo laI thoDe sudhI jaIe tyAM, havAnI avarajavara na rahI hevAthI, gUMgaLAmaNa anubhavAtI. AgaLa javAmAM jokhama rahetuM. mArA pitAzrInA kahevA pramANe emanA bAlyakALamAM emaNe A sthAnakamAM rahetA zrI ghanarAjajI nAmanA mAravADI yatine joyelA.(pitAzrIne hAla 100 varSa pUrAM thayAM che.) yati AhArazocAdi mATe bahAra jatA, paraMtu rahetA A sthAnakanA eka vizALa oraDAnA eka bhAgamAM. teo ArAdhanA karatA. kALI caudasanI rAte moTo utsava thato. thALa dharAvavAmAM AvatA. bhakti thatI. pUjana thatuM. A sthAnakane sAcavanArA e chellA yati hatA. emanA svargavAsa pachI

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20 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sthAnakano oraDo saMghanI mAlikIno thayo.A sthAnaka kyAre sthapAyuM haze eno savigata itihAsa maLato nathI. paraMtu aDhAramA-ogaNIsamA saikAmAM jyAre jainonI vasatI ghaNI hatI, jyAre sAdhu-sAdhvIonI avarajavara vadhu hatI ane jayAre zAntinAtha bhagavAnanuM derAsara baMdhAyuM haze tyAre A sthAnakanI sthApanA thaI haze. derAsaramAMthI sthAnaka sudhInuM bhoMyaruM e vAtanI sAbitI rUpe che. A sthAnaka mAravADI yatio sAcavatA AvyA hatA. emAM chellA yati te zrI dhanarAjajI hatA. emanI vidAya pachI roja savAra-sAMja thoDA kalAka A sthAnakano upayoga thato rahyo. vijaLInA dIvA tyAre pAdarAmAM AvyA nahotA. phAnasano upayoga thato. utsava prasaMge ghaNaA davA thatA ke jethI cAre bAju prakAza patharAyelo raheto. huM nAno hato tyAre zrI mANibhadravIranA A sthAnakamAM darzana karavA jato. sthAnakanA A oraDAmAM koI bArI nahotI. eTale ajavALuM ochuM rahetuM ane baMdha hoya tyAre to aMdara ghora aMdhAruM thaI jatuM. bAraNuM kholIe eTale aMdara ajavALuM dAkhala thAya. rAtre tathA divase ghaNuM kharuM baMdha rahevAne kAraNe, aMdhArAne lIdhe emAM cAmAcIDiyAMnI vasatI thaI hatI. jevuM bAraNuM kholIe eTale cAmAcIDiyAM UDAUDa karavA lAge. ame nAnA hatA, chatAM cAmAcIDiyAMnI bIka lAgatI nahi. je koIne zrI maNibhadravIranAM darzana karavA hoya te bAraNuM kholI darzana karIne bahAra Ave ane pAchuM bAraNuM baMdha kare. bAraNuM kholIne oraDAmAM praveza karatAM DAbI bAjunI bhIMtamAM vacce moTA gokhalAmAM zrI maNibhadravIranI mUrtinAM darzana thAya. enA upara cAMdInA varakha lagADelA hoya. A sivAya oraDAmAM bIjuM kazuM rahetuM nahi, eTale kazuM corAI javAno Dara hato nahi. oraDAnA lAkaDAnAM bAraNAM upara aMkoDAvALI eka sAMkaLa rahetI. bArasAkhamAM upara vacce teno nakuco raheto. bAraNAMne ulALiyo paNa hato. sAMkaLa vAsavI rahI gaI hoya to paNa ulALiyAne lIdhe pavanathI bAraNuM khUlI na jAya athavA dhakelIne kUtaruM, bakarI vagere aMdara pesI na jAya. sthAnakanA bAraNAMne tALuM kyAreya mAravAmAM AvatuM nahi. evI jarUra paDatI nahi. zrI dhanarAjajI gorajInA samayamAM A sthAnakanI jeTalI ronaka hatI teTalI pachI rahI nahotI, to paNa zrI maNibhadravIrano mahimA ghaNo moTo hato. pAdarAmAM

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 1 keTalAye lokonAM duHkha zrI mANibhadravIranI mAnatA mAnavAne lIdhe TaLyAM hoya evA banAvo banatA rahyA hatA. mArA pitAzrIne evI keTalIka vyaktionA prasaMgo yAda paNa che. gorajI bhaktajanone prasAdI tarIke dhUpadANImAMthI rAkha ApatA, je teo mAthe caDAvatA. amAruM vatana pAdarA gAyakavADI rAjyanA tAbAnuM gAma hatuM. vaDodarAnA sara sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa dIrghadRSTivALA, pragatizIla rAjavI hatI. emaNe potAnA rAjyamAM prAthamika zikSaNa maphata ane pharajIyAta banAvyuM hatuM. meM prAthamika cAra dhoraNa sudhIno abhyAsa pAdarAnI sarakArI nizALamAM karyo hato. amArA vakhatamAM pahelA dhoraNane loko "ekaDiyuM" kahetA. pachI bIjI copaDI," "trIjI copaDI' ane 'cothI copaDI' ema dhoraNanA nAma bolAtAM. amAre ekaDiyAmAM vargazikSaka tarIke bahecarabhAI mAstara hatA. bIjI copaDImAM vAghajIbhAI mAstara, trIjI copaDImAM mohanabhAI mAstara hatA. (badhA emane cakalI jevuM nAka hovAne kAraNe "cakalI mAstara' kahetA. teo pote paNa potAne mATe "cakalI mAstara tarIke ullekha karatA.) cothI copaDImAM viSNubhAI mAstara hatA. trIjI copaDI sudhI TAvaravALI zALAmAM chokarAo bhaNatA. cothI copaDImAM jhaMDA bajAramAM AvelI sarakArI zALAnA makAnamAM bhaNavA javAnuM rahetuM. zALAmAM bhaNavAmAM ekaMdare huM vargamAM sAruM dhyAna rAkhato hoIza ema lAge che, kAraNa ke pahelA traNa dhoraNanI dareka parIkSAmAM mAro trIjo naMbara Avyo hato. zALAmAMthI chUTyA pachI ghare kyAreya bhaNavAnuM rahetuM nahi. tyAre nAnAM chokarAMo mATe ghare bhaNavAno koI rivAja nahoto. phAjala samayamAM chokarAo phaLiyAmAM ramatA, vADIomAM jatA ke Amatema rakhaDatA. mAtra sUtAM pahelAM AMka bolI javAnI paddhati hatI. amArA varganA cAlIseka vidyArthIomAM dara varSe pahelA naMbare amArI jJAtino zarada nAmano vidyArthI raheto. te hoMziyAra to hato ja, paNa enA kAkA zALAmAM zikSaka hatA. eTale teno pahelo naMbara ja Avato. bIje naMbare mULacaMda nAnAlAla nAmano vidyArthI Avato. mAro naMbara trIjo raheto. mane tenAthI saMtoSa hato ema kahevA karatAM naMbara vizenI evI koI sabhAnatA mArA bALasahaja manamAM AvI nahotI. ekaMdare to bhaNavA karatAM ramavAmAM ane rakhaDavAmAM mane vadhu rasa paDato.

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2 2 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI amArAM mAtApitA amArA abhyAsa mATe bahu kALajI rAkhatAM. zALAmAM mAro trIjo naMbara Avato ethI amArI mAtA revAbAne bahu saMtoSa nahoto. te kahetI ke mAre pahelo naMbara lAvavo ja joie. trIjI dhoraNAmAM mAro trIjo naMbara Avyo tyAre eNe mane kahyuM, "kema pharIthI trIjo naMbara Avyo? pahelo naMbara Avavo joie.' paNa parIkSAmAM badhuM AvaDe to ne ?' kema nA AvaDe? badhuM barAbara AvaDe. mANibhadravIrane roja dIvo karavAnI mAnatA mAne to badhuM ja AvaDe ane pahelo naMbara Ave ja." amArA kuTuMbane ane temAM paNa mArI mAtAne zrI mANibhadravIramAM ghaNI zraddhA hatI. eNe mane kahyuM ane meM mAnatA rAkhavAnuM svIkAryuM. eNe mane kahyuM, roja savAre zALAe jatAM pahelAM, nAhI dhoI, svaccha kapaDAM paherI, dIvAnI vATa taiyAra karI sthAnakamAM laI javI. tyAM dIvo pragaTAvIne prArthanA karavAnI." bIje divase savAre mAtAe dIvAnI vATa taiyAra karI vATakImAM ApI. huM sthAnake jaI mAnatA mAnI Avyo. ghare Avyo eTale mAtAe pUchayuM, "dIvo karI Avyo ?" "hA." "barAbara kahyuM ne ke mane pahelA naMbare pAsa karajo." nA, meM kahyuM ke mane bIjA naMbare pAsa karajo.' kema ema karyuM ?' "pahele naMbare to zarada ja AvavAno, enA kAkA mAstara che eTale. pachI mane kyAMthI pahelo naMbara maLe? eTale bIjo naMbara mAMgyo." sAruM. to have kAlathI roja bIjo naMbara ja mAgaje. ghaDIkamAM pahelo ane ghaDIkamAM bIjo ema na karAya." mAre trIjA naMbaramAMthI bIjA naMbare AvavAnuM hatuM. Ama joIe to phakta eka ja naMbara upara caDavAnuM hatuM. paNa mane e saheluM lAgatuM na hatuM. cothI copaDInA amArA varga zikSaka viSNubhAI je rIte zarada ane mULacaMda pratye pakSapAta darzAvatA ethI mArA bALasahaja cittamAM evuM ThasI gayuM hatuM ke mane koI divasa pahelo ke bIjo naMbara maLe ja nahi, paNa mAtAnA AgrahathI rojeroja dIvo karavAnuM cAlu thaI gayuM hatuM.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI roja savAre revAbA eka vATakImAM garama ghImAM palALelI vATa taiyAra karI Ape. huM navadharImAM zrI mANibhadravIranA sthAnakamAM jAuM. naveka varSanI mArI uMmara hatI. huM nAno hato eTale bAraNAMnI sAMkaLa sudhI mAro hAtha pahoMcato nahi. huM bAraNAmAM adhavacce laTakatAM be kaDAM pakaDIne bAraNA upara caDato ane eka hAthe sAMkaLa kholato. emAM mane ThIka ThIka mahenata paDatI. paDI na javAya e mATe sAcavavuM paDatuM. bAjunA makAnamAM eka vaDIla rahe. teone paNa zrI mANibhadravIramAM bahu zraddhA hatI. bahAra oTalA para teo kyAreka beThA hoya. eka vakhata sAMkaLa kholatAM mane paDelI mahenata joI teo kahe, "alyA, Ubho rahe, tuM nAno che. tane nahi phAve. huM kholI ApuM chuM." emaNe sAMkaLa kholI ApI. pachI emaNe jyAre jANyuM ke huM to roja niyamita dIvo karavA AvuM chuM eTale e samaye teo oTalA para beThA ja hoya. mane navagharImAM dAkhala thatAM jue ke tarata sAMkaLa kholI Ape. bhaNavAnuM varSa pUruM thayuM ane parIkSA paNa AvI pahoMcI. trIjA dhoraNa sudhI varganA zikSako ja parIkSA letA. cothA dhoraNamAM vargazikSaka uparAMta hAiskulamAMthI zikSako parIkSA levA AvatA. cothA dhoraNa pachI hAIskUlamAM bhaNavA javAnuM rahetuM. prAthamika zikSaNa maphata hatuM eTale amArA kuTuMba mATe AzIrvAdarUpa hatuM. mArA dAdAne rUnA vepAramAM moTI nukasAnI AvI paDatAM amAruM kuTuMba hAthe page thaI gayuM hatuM. kuTuMbanA gujarAtanI ja takalIpha paDavA lAgI hatI, tyAM saMtAnone bhaNAvavA mATe paisA kyAMthI lAvavA? pitAzrI kaMIka nokarIdhaMdho meLavavA mATe avAranavAra bahAragAma jaI prayatna karatA, paNa kaMI meLa paDato nahi. cothA dhoraNano mAro abhyAsa pUro thayo. parIkSA paNa levAI gaI. keTalIka parIkSA sarakArI hAIskUlanA zikSakoe lIdhI. varSanA aMte jyAre pariNAma jAhera thavAnAM hoya tyAre jhaMDAbahAranI nizALanA cogAnamAM cAre dhoraNanA vidyArthIo mATe khAsa meLAvaDo thato. vaDodarAthI koIka amaladAra InAma vitaraNa mATe AvatA. zALAnA badhA zikSako ane vidyArthIo A meLAvaDAmAM upasthita rahetA. dareka dhoraNamAM pahelA traNa naMbare AvelA vidyArthIone InAma apAtAM. InAmamAM pustako apAtAM. amArA mATe A pramANe meLAvaDo yojavAmAM Avyo hato. pahelA, bIjA

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24 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ane trIjA dhoraNanA pahelA traNa vidyArthIonA nAma anukrame bolAyAM. dareka vidyArthI Ubho thaI, sarakArI amaladAronA hAthe inAma laI besI jAya. e divasomAM vidyArthInuM AkhuM nAma (lAla, dAsa, caMda, caMdra vagere sahita) ane enA pitAzrInuM nAma bolavAno rivAja hato. aTaka bolavAno rivAja nahoto. zALAnA munIma eka noTabukamAM nAmo lakhIne lAvyA hatA. traNa dhoraNanAM nAmo pUrAM thayAM. have cothA dhoraNanA nAmo zarU thayAM. paheluM nAma dhAryA pramANe ja hatuM. bIjuM nAma bolAyuM: ramaNalAla cImanalAla. mAruM nAma sAMbhaLI huM Azcaryacakita thaI gayo. zrI mANibhadravIranI mAnatA phaLI. InAma levA huM hasato hasato amaladAra pAse pahoMcyo, tyAM amArA vargazikSaka viSNubhAI UbhA thayA ane bolyA, 'nAma lakhavAmAM kaMI bhUla thaI lAge che. bIjo naMbara mULacaMda nAnAlAlano che. dara varSe e chokaro ja bIjA naMbare Ave che, ane A chokaro to trIjA naMbare Ave che.' munime kahyuM, 'paNa sAheba, AmAM bIjA naMbare ramaNalAla cImanalAlanuM nAma lakhyuM che. pariNAmanA rajisTaramAMthI ja A utAravAmAM AvyuM che.' 'emAM cokkasa kaMIka bhUla lAge che. parIkSA to meM lIdhI che ne ?' tyAM amaladAra bolyA, 'pariNAmanuM rajisTara ja maMgAvone, eTale vAtano pheMsalo Ave.' amaladAre mane ApavAnAM pustako pAchAM Tebala 52 mUkyAM. pote besI gayA. huM paNa mArI jagyAe jaIne beTho. kAryakrama thoDIka vAra mATe sthagita thaI gayo. vidyArthIomAM gaNagaNATa cAlu thayo. tarata paTAvALAne rajisTara mATe doDAvavAmAM Avyo. rajisTara AvyuM. munIme te viSNubhAIne batAvyuM. e joIne viSNubhAI vicAramAM paDI gayA. amaladAre paNa rajisTara joyuM. jAhera thayeluM pariNAma sAcuM hatuM. viSNubhAI bolyA, 'barAbara che. bIje naMbare A chokaro ja Ave che.' pharI mAruM nAma bolAyuM. UbhA thaI, amaladAra pAse jaI, temane praNAma karI meM inAmanAM pustako lIdhAM. dara varSa karatAM A varSe krama judo Avyo eTale vidyArthIomAM paNa mAMhomAMhe vAto thavA lAgI. meLAvaDo pUro thayo. InAma laI huM ghare Avyo. mArA harakhano pAra nahoto. zrI mANibhadravIranI mAnatA phaLI. ghare AvIne revAbAne vAta karI. e sAMbhaLI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 25 ene paNa bahu harakha thayo. te bolI, 'meM nahotuM kahyuM ke zrI mANibhadravIra dAdA hAjarAhajUra che.' ATaluM bolatAM bolatAM to tenI AMkhamAM harakhanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. bAnI sUcanA pramANe huM bajAramAMthI zrIphaLa ane peMDA laI Avyo. bA mane mANibhadravIranA sthAnake laI gaI. dIvo karyo, zrIphaLa vadheryuM, peMDA dharAvyA. mArA jIvananI A eka yAdagAra ghaTanA banI gaI. enA saMsmaraNo mArA cittamAM dRDhapaNe aMkita thaI gayAM. jyAre paNa A prasaMga yAda karuM tyAre roja dIvo karavA javuM, parIkSA ApavI, InAmano meLAvaDo, viSNubhAI mAstarano vAMdho, pariNAmanuM rajisTara maMgAvavuM vagere dRzyo najara sAme ta2vare che. zrI mANibhadravIranI mArI mAnatA barAbara phaLI eTale mAtA revAbAnI zraddhA vadhAre daDha thaI. e divasomAM amAruM kuTuMba gaMbhIra Arthika kaTokaTImAMthI pasAra thaI rahyuM hatuM. paraMtu revAbAne pUrI zraddhA hatI ke AvA kaparA divasono jaladI aMta Avaze. e divasomAM revAbAe bIjo eka vidhiprayoga paNa mArI pAse karAvelo. snAna karI, svaccha kapaDAM paherI huM eka pATalA upara besato. bhIMta pAse bIjA eka pATalA upara eka zrIphaLa mUkI tenA upara kaMkunA cAMllA sUcanA pramANe huM karato. ghIno dIvo karato. pachI mArA jamaNA hAthanA aMgUThAnA nakha upara revAbA kalADAnI bheMsa lagADatI. pachI enA upara ghI copaDatI. mArA bIjA aMgUThAthI e aMgUTho ghasIne cakacakita huM karato. pratibiMba dekhAya evo e cakacakita thato. oraDo baMdha rAkhavAmAM Avato. ethI ujAsa ocho thaI jato. amArA be sivAya bIjuM koI tyAM rahetuM nahi. pATalA upara palAMThI vALIne huM besato. jamaNA hAthano kALo cakacakita aMgUTho najara sAme dharI rAkhavAnuM revAbA kahetI. pachI aMgUThAmAM dhArI dhArIne jovA sAthe mane bolavAnuM kahetI, 'he maNibhadra dAdA ! amArA AMgaNe padhAro. ame kacaro kADhI, pANI chAMTI AMgaNuM cokhuM karyuM che.' pachI bA mane pUchatI, 'tane aMgUThAmAM kaMI hAlatuM cAlatuM dekhAya che?' jo dekhAya to huM hA kahyuM ane na dekhAya to nA kahuM. hA kahuM to pUche ke 'hAthI u52 besIne koI AvatuM dekhAya che !'

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26 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jo dekhAya ane huM hA kahuM to mane bolavAnuM kahe, 'he mANibhadra dAdA, amArA AMgaNe birAjamAna thAva.' e pramANe thayA pachI bA kahe, 'have bola, he mANibhadra dAdA, amArA upara parasana thAo ! amAruM daLadara (dAridraya) maTADo ! mArA dAjI (pitAzrIne ame dAjI kahetA) ne sArI nokarI apAvo.' A rIte bAnI sUcanA pramANe traNeka vakhata zrI mANibhadravIranI ArAdhanA karI haze. bA pote paNa sthAnakamAM jaI roja dIvo karI AvatI. evAmAM pitAzrIne vaDodarA javAnuM thayuM. sAje pAchA pharyA tyAre teo khuzakhabara lAvyA ke muMbaImAM emane mATe nokarInuM nakkI thaI gayuM che. AkhA kuTuMbe have muMbaI jaIne vasavAnuM che. pitAzrIe muMbaI jaI nokarI cAlu karI. thoDA vakhata pachI pote pAdarA AvyA. ghara saMkelI amAruM AkhuM kuTuMba muMbaI AvIne vasyuM. I. sa. 1937 nI A vAta che. muMbaI javAnuM nakkI thatAM, pAdarAnI sarakArI hAIskulamAM bhaNavAne badale, prAthamika cothA dhoraNa pachI muMbaInI skUlamAM bhaNavAnuM mAruM cAlu thayuM. muMbaImAM AvI roja savAre nAhI, svaccha vastra paherI zrI mANibhadravIrane dIvo karavAnuM mAruM kArya sAteka varSa niyamita cAlyuM. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM e vakhate bahu kaThina gaNAto pharsTa kalAsa paNa zrI mANibhadravIranI sahAyathI prApta thayo. meTrikanI parIkSA pachI hosTelamAM rahevA jatAM. keTalAka varSa A ArAdhanAmAM ghaNI aniyamitatA AvI gaI hatI. zrI mANibhadravIranI ArAdhanA mATe pAdarAmAM AvelA e sthAnakano prabhAva kaMIka judo ja hato.be saikA agAu koI ArAdhaka yatizrIe enI sthApanA karelI e enuM eka mahattvanuM kAraNa hatuM. keTalAMka varSa pachI muMbaImAM amane sAMbhaLavA maLyuM ke pAdarAmAM judI judI jJAtinA ApasanA verabhAvane lIdhe koIka rAtane vakhate zrI mANibhadravIranI mUrti upADIne laI gayuM. hAhAkAra thaI gayo. amane paNa bahu AghAta lAgyo. koNa laI gayuM? kyAM laI gayuM? enuM zuM karyuM?-A vAtano bheda kyAreya ukalyo nahi, paNa tyArathI navadharInI jANe dazA beThI hoya ema enI jAhojalAlInuM teja ochuM thaI gayuM.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 27. tyArapachI ghaNAM varSe derAsarImAM AvelA zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAnanA derAsaramAM, bahAranA bhAgamAM zrI mANibhadravIranI pharI sthApanA thaI. sAthe ghaMTAkarNa vIranI paNa sthApanA thaI. ema be derIo bAju bAjumAM thaI. navadharInA nake Avelo upAzraya ane zrI mANibhadravIranuM sthAnaka e baMne jIrNa thatAM te toDIne tyAM navo vizALa upAzraya banAvavAmAM Avyo. Ama pAdarAmAM zrI mANibhadravIranI navI mUrtinI sthApanA pachI, ArAdhanA pAchI vegavALI thaI, paraMtu mULa sthAnaka ane mULa mUrtino mahimA kaMIka jUdo ja hato. mArA bALapaNanA ArAdhya devatA zrI mANibhadravIranI e mUrti mane jIvanamAM pharI kyAreya jovA nathI maLI, paraMtu e mATenI mArI zraddhA tasubhAra paNa ochI nathI thaI. zuM devadevIonI ArAdhanA anivArya che? zuM devadevIonI ArAdhanA vagara mANasa AtmakalyANa na sAdhI zake? zuM vizuddha AtmasvarUpanI upAsanAmAM devadevInI mAnatA bAdhArUpa na bane? zuM devadevInI ArAdhanA mANasane puruSArthahIna na banAvI de? zuM koI eka ja devatA athavA eka ja devInI ArAdhanA karavI joie ke eka karatAM vadhu devadevInI ArAdhanA karI zakAya? A ane AvA bIjA ghaNA prazno UThI zake. tattvasiddhAntanI vizada samaja, vartamAna jIvanamAM sukhaduHkhanA viSama anubhavo ane asahAya, lAcAra sthiti, jIvanuM potAnuM Atmika vikAsanuM stara, daDhamULa zraddhAnI nirmaLatAnI taratamatA, aMgata anubhavo dvArA thatI pratIti ityAdi ghaNAM badhAM aMgo A praznonA uttaramAM bhAga bhajavI zake. eTale vyaktie pote potAnI zraddhA ane anubhavane AdhAre potAno nirNaya karI levo ghaTe. akAraNa azraddhAthI ke aMdhazraddhAthI pote pIDita to nathI ne e potAnI jAtane ja ekAMtamAM pUchIne tapAsI levuM joie. * *

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28 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI AjhAdInI laData (kizoravayanAM smaraNo) ramaNalAla cI. zAha I. sa. 1940 thI 1947 sudhInA zALA-kolejanA vidyArthI tarIkenA mArA divaso dezanI AjhAdI mATenI laDatanA raMgathI raMgAyelA hatA. ame muMbaImAM khetavADImAM eka cAlImAM nAnI oraDImAM rahetA. huM bAbu panAlAla hAIskUlamAM ane pachIthI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM bhaNato hato. kizorAvasthAnI zarUAtamAM ja dezanI AjhAdI mATenI caLavaLanA vAtAvaraNanI asara ame keTalAka vidyArthImitro anubhavavA lAgyA hatA. bAreka varSanI uMmare A vAtAvaraNamAMthI samajaNa paDavA lAgI hatI ke ApaNe sau aMgrejonA gulAma chIe. ApaNA upara aMgrejonuM rAjya cAle che. ene lIdhe lokone ghaNo anyAya thAya che. sarakAra viruddha jAheramAM kaMI bolI ke lakhI zakAya nahi. ApaNA lokono vikAsa rUMdhAya che. gorI cAmaDIvALA loko ApaNA upara rAjya karIne ApaNAmAM laghutAgraMthi janmAve che. gorA amaladAro, gavarnaro, vAIsaroyo thoDo samaya bhAratamAM nokarI karI AkhI jiMdagI bhAratanuM penzana khAya che, ane ethI dezanuM bhAre zoSaNa thAya che. bhAratanAM dhArmika sthaLo ane rAjamahelomAMthI aneka kiMmatI vastuo gorA amaladAro maphata upADI jAya che. bhAratanI prajA garIba rahyA kare evI nIti briTiza sarakAre apanAvI che ke jethI garIba prajA mAthuM na UMcake ane UMcake to ene jaladI kacaDI zakAya. AvI AvI vAto amArA kizoravayanA kAne athaDAtI. ame to ramatiyALa chokarAo hatA. sAMja paDe ane cAlInI koI oraDImAM AsapAsanA paDozIo bhegA thAya ane navAjUnInI carcA kare temAM ame paNa mUka prekSakazrotA tarIke hAjara rahetA ane mugdha bhAve badhI vAta sAMbhaLatA. amArA ja makAnamAMthI eka pADozI vaDIlane madharAte polIsa AvI pakaDI gaI tyAre pitAjIe samajAveluM ke e vaDIle pote satyAgraha karavAnA che evI sarakArane noTisa ApI hatI eTale teo savAre satyAgraha kare te pahelAM polIsa dharapakaDanuM voraMTa lAvIne emane pakaDI gaI hatI. AsapAsa banatI ghaTanAone lIdhe amArAmAM paNa kaMIka jAgRti AvI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 29 jatI hatI. amArA moTAbhAI sva. vIracaMdabhAI caLavaLane lagatuM, sarakAranI dRSTie vAMdhAnajaka evuM ghaNuM sAhitya ghare chAnAMmAnAM laI AvatA ane ame te vAMcatA. pachIthI to ame emAM vadhAre sakriya banavA lAgyA hatA. zALAnA samaya pachI phAjala samayamAM ame savArasAMja niyamita reMTiyo kAMtatA hatA ane kAMtaNavarga calAvatA. hAthe kAMtelI AMTInA badalAmAM maLatI khAdI paheratA. sAMjanA samaye gupta patrikAo vaheMcavAnuM kAma ame cAlu karyuM hatuM. koI eka bhAI amArI cAlImAM bahAranA bhAgamAM AvelA zaucAlayanI bArImAM so-baso patrikAo mUkI jAya. e pachI temAMthI thoDI thoDI patrikAo aDadhI caDDInA khissAmAM bharAvIne AsapAsanAM nakkI karelAM gharomAM ame pahoMcADI AvatA. sAMjanA cha vAgyAthI rAtanA nava-dasa vAgyA sudhI A kAma cUpacApa cAlatuM. amArA makAnamAM patrikAo Ave che ane bahAra vaheMcaNI thAya che evo vahema polIsane AvI gayelo ane sI.AI.DI.nA mANaso makAnamAM vAraMvAra AMTo mArI jatA; paNa patrikAo koInA gha2mAM rakhAtI nahi ane zaucAlayamAM AvyA pachI evI jhaDapathI e kAma thatuM ke koI pakaDAtuM nahi. AvI gupta rIte ghare ghare patrikAo pahoMcADavAnA kAryamAM bAra-coda varSanI uMmare romAMcaka harSa, hiMmata ane gaurava ame anubhavatA. ame zALAmAM abhyAsa karatA paraMtu pAThyapustako vAMcavA karatAM, rASTrIya sAhitya vAMcavAno nAda vadhu lAgyo hato. zALAmAM vAraMvAra haDatAlo paDatI tyAre Akho divasa phAjala paDelA samayamAM ame gAMdhIjI, kizoralAla mazarUvALA, kAkA kAlelakara, saradAra paTela, naheru, jhaveracaMda meghANI vagerenuM sAhitya, 'hirajana', 'hirajanabaMdhu' vagere sAmayiko tathA 'janmabhUmi', 'vaMde mAtaram' vagere dainiko vAMcatA. 'vaMde mAtaram', 'jhaMDA UMcA rahe hamArA', 'e zira jAve to jAve', 'chello kaToro jherano' vagere keTalAMye rASTrIya bhAvanAnAM gIto kaMThastha karI lIdhAM hatAM. ('vaMde mAtaratam' tyAre rASTragIta tarIke 'janagaNamana' karatAM ghaNuM vadhu pracalita hatuM.) javAharalAle 'janagaNamana'ne rASTragIta tarIke pasaMda karyuM temAM 'vaMde mAtaram'ne anyAya thayo che evuM amane lAgeluM. TAgoranA moTA nAmathI doravAIne, 'janagaNamana'mAM kApakUpa karIne 'bhArata bhAgyavidhAtA'nA chellA caraNane paDatuM mUkIne 'siMdha' zabdavALI paMkti sahita

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30 ene rASTragIta banAvyuM e yogya nathI thayuM ema lAgyA kareluM. 1942nI caLavaLamAM Thera Thera nIkaLatAM saraghasomAM ame joDAtA. koI koI vAra polIsanI lAThIo khAdhelI. azruvAyu (Tear gas) zuM e pahelI vAra tyAre anubhaveluM. e choDavAmAM Ave tyAre rastA para sUI javAthI AMkho baLe evA anubhavo ghaNI vA2 karelA. bAbu panAlAla hAIskUlamAM mArI sAthe abhyAsa karatA mArA bIjA vaDIla baMdhu navInabhAIe sattara varSanI vaye copATI uparanA eka saraghasamAM polIsa AvavA chatAM hAthamAMthI triraMgI jhaMDo choDyo nahi. emanI dharapakaDa thaI ane traNa mahinA varalInI jelamAM vitAvyAM e ghaTanA amArA kuTuMbamAM eka aitihAsika ghaTanA banI gaI. dharapakaDanA samAcAra AvyA e divase amArAM mAtuzrI bahu raDelAM e dRzya haju najara sAme taravare che. sagIra vayane kAraNe mane jelamAM javA na maLyuM eno aphasosa ghaNA samaya sudhI manamAM rahyA karyo che. 'AjhAdI ATalI vahelI kema AvI gaI? mAre jelamAM javAnuM haju bAkI che' evo vasavaso AjhAdI maLI tyAre thayelo. meTrikanI parIkSA pasA2 karI ane kaoNlejamAM joDAyA tenI sAthe sAthe vidyArthI koMgresamAM joDAyA. taduparAMta koMgresa hAusamAM vidyArthI svayaMsevaka tarIke paNa ame joDAyA hatA. khAdInuM sapheda khamIsa, gherA vAdaLI raMganI ardhI caDDI, mAthe sapheda gAMdhI TopI ane pagamAM kenavAsanA sapheda buTa-e tyAre svayaMsevaka tarIke amAro paheraveza hato. amArI pareDa koMgresa hAusanA cogAnamAM thatI. mane yAda che ke eka vakhata amArI TukaDInI pareDa cAlatI hatI evAmAM acAnaka dhodhamAra varasAda tUTI paDyo. amArI TukaDInA netA tarata doDIne koMgresa hAusanA makAnamAM pesI gayA. paraMtu ame cAlIseka svayaMsevako tyAM dhodhamAra varasAdamAM amArI jagyAe UbhA rahyA hatA. thoDI vArapachI esa.ke.pATIla doDatA bahAra AvyA ane bUma pADIne amane kahyuM, 'tame badhA kema tyAM varasAdamAM UbhA rahyA cho ? makAnamAM aMdara AvI jAva.' ame kahyuM, 'ame kevI rIte AvI zakIe ? TukaDInA netA taraphathI amane visarjanano hukama maLyo nathI.' e vakhate pATIla sAhebe tarata TukaDInA netAne varasAdamAM bahAra mokalyA. visarjanano hukama thayo. ame badhA koMgresa hAusamAM doDI gayA. pATila sAhebe eka bAju amane AvI zista mATe zAbAzI ApI, ane TukaDInA netAne beda2kArI mATe kaDaka Thapako Apyo hato. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 31 AjhAdInI laDatanA netAone muMbaImAM jovA-sAMbhaLavAnI eka paNa taka ame gumAvatA nahi. rASTrIya netAonA phoTAo gharamAM rAkhavA-TAMgavAno ghaNo zokha hato. 1942nA ogasTamAM muMbaImAM govALiyA taLAvanA medAnamAM maLelA koMgresa adhivezanamAM amane svayaMsevaka tarIke keTalAye netAone najIkathI jovA-sAMbhaLavAno lahAvo maLyo hato. cA-pANInA samaye saradAra, javAharalAla, kRpalANI, maulAnA AjhAda , rAjendrabAbu vagere moTA moTA netAone ame hoMzathI cA-pANI ApavA doDI jatA. javAharalAlane tyAre sigAreTa pItA joIne ame AghAta anubhavelo. mahAtmA gAMdhIne jovA-sAMbhaLavAnI utkaMThA to ghaNI jAgI hatI, paraMtu tevI koI taka maLI nahotI. dezanA aneka lokone gAMdhIjIne jovA-sAMbhaLavAnI utkaMThA rahetI. gAMdhIjI jyAM jAya tyAM temane jovA mATe hajAro-lAkho loko ekatra thatA. lokonI bhIDanA trAsamAMthI bacavA mATe kyAreka gAMdhIjI TrenamAMthI adhavacce UtarI jatA. pleTaphorma para ekatra thayelI medanI tyAre nirAza thatI. potAne jovAnI lokonI IcchA saMtoSAya eTalA mATe gAMdhIjIe savAra-sAMjanI potAnI prArthanAnA kAryakramane jAhera kAryakrama banAvI dIdho hato. eTale gAMdhIjIne nirAMte jovA-sAMbhaLavAno yogya avasara e emanI prArthanAmAM hAjara rahevAno hato. - I. sa. 1944mAM meTrikanI parIkSA pAsa karI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM huM dAkhala thayo ane zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM rahyo hato. te samaye gAMdhIjI muMbaI thoDA divasa mATe padhArelA. khabara paDatAM ame keTalAka vidyArthImitro biralA hAusamAM gAMdhIjInI prArthanAsabhAmAM pahoMcI gayA hatA. prArthanAsabhAmAM gAMdhIjI AvyA. emane jotAM ja zrotAomAM kolAhala thAya, koI jovA mATe UbhA thAya, koI UbhA thayelAne besI javA bUma pADe ema banavuM svAbhAvika hatuM. gAMdhIjIe gAdI upara besIne tarata badhAMne zAMta thavA mATe potAnA nAka upara tarjanI AMgaLI mUkIne izAro karyo. tarata ja badhAM zAMta thaI gayAM. sabhAmAM girdI ghaNI hatI. eka cheDe amane sthAna maLyuM hatuM. badhAM gAMdhIjInI sAme ekITaze joI rahetAM. emanI divya mukhAkRti parathI najara khaseDavAnuM gamatuM nahi. prArthanA zarU thaI. madhura kaMThe sarvadharmanI niyata thayelI prArthanA gavAI. tyAra pachI gAMdhIjIe daseka miniTa harijanonA uddhAra mATe saMkSepamAM uddhodhana karyuM. prArthanA pachI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI harijanonA uddhAra mATe phALo ApavA tathA gAMdhIjIne sAva pAsethI jovA emanA ta2pha lokono dhasAro thayo. gAMdhIjI hAtha dharatA jAya ane loko enA hAthamAM yathAzakti 2kama mUkatA jAya. ame paNa krame krame gAMdhIjI sudhI pahoMcyA. jotAM dharAIe nahi evuM atyaMta tejasvI, zAMta, prasanna, pavitra vyaktitva hatuM. gAMdhIjI pAse huM pahoMcyo. mArA khissAmAM hatA te sikkA gAMdhIjInA hAthamAM meM mUkyA. mUkatI vakhate gAMdhIjInI hatheLIno sparza karyo. jANe koI puSpanI pAMdaDI jevo atyaMta komaLa e sparza hato. romAMca khaDAM kare tevo harSollAsajanaka e sparza hato. evo adbhuta pavitra sparza jIvanamAM bIjA koIno kyAreya anubhavyo nathI. mAre mATe e prasaMga avismaraNIya banI gayo. sara eka vakhata gAMdhIjInI prArthanAsabhAmAM javAnI sujha paDI eTale pachI to jyAre paNa gAMdhIjI muMbaImAM Ave tyAre temanI prArthanAsabhAmAM niyamita javAnuM amAre mATe acUka banI gayuM hatuM. bIje varSe gAMdhIjI muMbaImAM AvyA ane biralA hAusamAM UtaryA hatA, paraMtu prArthanA rUMgaTA hAusanI bahAra dariyAkinAre rAkhavAmAM AvelI. loko prArthanA-sabhAmAM jagyA meLavavA ardho kalAka ke kalAka vahelAM pahoMcI jatA. ame paNa eka-be divasa e pramANe karyuM. paraMtu ghaNe dUrathI gAMdhIjIne jovAthI saMtoSa thato nahoto. eka divasa prArthanAsabhAmAM vahelAM pahoMcavAnuM banI zakyuM nahi. pAMceka miniTanI vAra hatI ane ame jatA hatA tyAM gAMdhIjIne biralA hAusamAMthI nIkaLI rasto oLaMgI rUMgaTA hAusamAM jatA joyA. ame emanI sAthe joDAI gayA. e khAnagI rasto hato. eka bhAIe amane aTakAvavA prayatna karyo paNa ame jANe jANatA nathI ema jhaDapathI AgaLa nIkaLI gayA. evI rIte gAMdhIjI sAthe javAmAM prArthanAsabhAmAM maMcanI pAse besavAnuM maLyuM. A eka sArI yukti jaNAI. pachIthI to ame be-traNa mitro roja sAMjanA e ja samaye e ja sthaLe UbhA rahetA. gAMdhIjI sAthe je pAMca-sAta mANaso hoya emanI sAthe ame paNa joDAI jatA. gAMdhIjInI sAthe sAthe cAlavAno A eka apUrva lahAvo amArA mATe hato. kyAreka gAMdhIjI amArI luccAI samajI jaI amArI sAme joI ja hasatA. bIjI eka vAra gAMdhIjI muMbaI AvyA hatA ane juhunA kinAre eka baMgalAmAM UtaryA hatA. comAsAnA e divaso hatA. topaNa prArthanA-sabhAmAM ghaNA mANaso

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 33. ekatra thatA. prArthanA mATe bahu moTA maMDapanI vyavasthA nahotI eTale lokomAMthI jene besavAnuM maLe te besatA ane bAkInA UbhA rahetA. acAnaka varasAda paDe to potAnI chatrI kholatA. grAMTa roDathI Trena pakaDI juhu pahoMcI prArthanAsabhAmAM keTalIye vAra varasAdamAM chatrI kholIne UbhA UbhA ame hAjarI ApI hatI. gAMdhIjI thoDA vakhata pachI pUnAmAM AvavAnA hatA. mArA eka mitranI sAthe huM tathA mArA bhAI navInabhAI pUnA gayA hatA. e vakhate gAMdhIjInI prArthanAsabhAmAM javAno eka judo ja anubhava hato. pUnAmAM sAikalo ghaNI. amArI pAse paNa sAIkalo hatI. prArthanAsabhAmAM AgaLanA bhAgamAM aneka loko besatA. teomAMnA ghaNA potAnI sAIkala AsapAsa koI ThekANe rAkhI letA. jemanI pAse potAnI sAikalane mAravAnuM tALuM na hoya ane UpaDI javAnI bIka hoya athavA utAvaLe pAchAM javAnuM hoya evA bIjA aneka loko prArthanAsabhAmAM chevADe potapotAnI sAIkala sAthe UbhA rahetA. ame paNa sabhAnA chevADe amArI sAIkala sAthe UbhA rahetA. eka divasa prArthanAsabhAmAM gAMdhIjI padhAryA eTale vAtAvaraNa ekadama zAMta thaI gayuM. prArthanA cAlu thaI. atyaMta pavitra, zAMta vAtAvaraNa prasarI rahyuM. prArthanAne aMte gAMdhIjIe marAThI bhASAmAM TUMkuM udbodhana karyuM. rASTrabhASAnA pracAra mATenuM e ubodhana hatuM. gAMdhIjI bole eTale jANe ke amRtanI saravANI! zabdezabda hRdayamAMthI nIkaLe. vAkachaTA ke ADaMbara nahi. lAMbAM bhASaNonI gAMdhIjI Adata nahotI. dezamAM jyAM jAya tyAMnI prajAnI bhASAmAM bolavAnI bhAvanA teo rAkhatA. gujarAtImAM hoya, hindImAM hoya, marAThImAM hoya ke tamiLa ke telugumAM bhASaNa hoya-e badhI bhASAo upara emanuM prabhutva ghaNuM sAruM hatuM. bhAratamAM gAMdhIjIe jAhera sabhAomAM bhAratIya loko samakSa aMgrejImAM bhASaNa karyuM hoya evo prasaMga yAda nathI. pAkistAnanA sarjaka mahamadaalI jhINAno prasaMga yAda che ke muMbaImAM bhIMDI bajAranA abhaNa muslimo samakSa potAne barAbara AvaDatI evI eka mAtra bhASA te aMgrejImAM bhASaNa karyuM hatuM ane sUcanAnusAra loko toLIo pADatA hatA. te ghaTanA gharanI najIkanA vistAramAM banelI eTale te tyAM jAte jaIne kutUhalavaza joyAnuM yAda che. gAMdhIjI ane jhINA baMne gujarAtI, baMne svataMtratAnA himAyatI, chatAM jhINA aMgrejI bhASA, aMgrejI pozAka ane aMgrejI DhabanI ThAThamAThavALI raheNIkaraNInA cAhaka hatA e emanI jIvananI visaMvAditA

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34 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI hatI. dezane AjhAdI maLyAne cAra dAyakA vItI gayA. gAMdhIjInI asara prajAmAMthI ATalI jhaDapathI cAlI jaze evI tyAre kalpanA nahotI. samagra deza mATe eka rASTrabhASA hiMdustAnI, mAtRbhASA dvArA zikSaNa, khAdI, grAmasaphAI, proDhazikSaNa, dArUbaMdhI, gAmaDAMnA lokonI rojagArI, jAhera jIvanamAM sAdAI ane prAmANikatA, tyAga ane svArpaNanI bhAvanA-gAMdhIjIe cIMdhelA evA badhA racanAtmaka kAryakramomAM AjhAdI pachI bharatI AvavAne badale ghaNI moTI oTa AvI gaI, have evI bharatI pharI kyAre Avaze? gAMdhIjI jevI rASTravyApI netAgIrI dezane pharI kyAre sAMpaDaze?-evA evA prazno uttara vagaranA haju paDI rahyA che. huM jamI rahyo tyAM sudhI eNe mArI saMbhALa rAkhyA karI. koI koI vAnagI khAvA mATe premathI Agraha karato. jamIne UbhA thatAM meM eno pharIthI AbhAra mAnyo. veITara vRddha hato. mAtAnA jevA vAtsalyathI eNe mane khavaDAvyuM. eNe mane kahyuM, "zAkAhArIo pratye, temAM paNa bhAratIya zAkAhArIo pratye khUba Adara ane prema che. koI koI vakhata A haoNTalamAM tevA musApharo Ave che, tyAre mane temane pIrasavAmAM bahu AnaMda Ave che." duniyAmAM niyamo to badhe hoya che, paraMtu kyAreka namratA, prema, vAtsalya, AdarabhAva mANasane jaDa niyamothI para. banAvI de che. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'mAMthI)

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 35 berarathI brigeDiyara' ramaNalAla cI. zAha nivedana pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' nAmanA mArA graMthamAM pravAsanA svAnubhavanA prasaMgonuM Alekhana vArtAzalIe karyuM hatuM. tevI ja zailIe "berarathI brigeDiyara' nAmanA A pustakamAM lazkarI jIvananA mArA keTalAka anubhavonuM Alekhana bhinna bhinna vyaktionAM rekhAcitronI sAthe gUMthI lIdhuM che. mArA mitra ane "navanIta -samarpaNa'nA taMtrI zrI ghanazyAma desAInA premabharyA Agrahane pariNAme jema pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA prasaMgo "navanIta' mATe lakhAyA tema A prasaMgo paNa navanIta' mATe lakhAyA che. AmAMnAM be rekhAcitro "janmabhUmi pravAsI'mAM zrI harIndra davee pragaTa karyA che. e baMne mitronA premabharyA Agraha mATe RNI chuM. mArA bhUtakALanA jIvana upara Aje jyAre daSTipAta karuM chuM tyAre kaoNlejamAM gujarAtI viSayanA adhyApaka tarIke kAma karavAnI sAthe sAthe vidyArthIone lazkarI tAlIma ApavA mATe huM ena. sI. sI. mAM joDAyo hato e ghaTanA mAre mATe eka svapna samAna lAge che. kevA hatA e divaso! kevo hato e taravarATa! kevA hatA e vilakSaNa anubhavo! temAM paNa lazkarI mathakomAM sainiko ane oNphisaro sAthe gALelA e divaso eTale jANe eka judI ja duniyAnA anubhavo ! I. sa. 1951nA mArca, eprila, ane me e traNa mahinA mATe lazkarI tAlIma levA mATe belagAmamAM pAMcamI marAThA lAITa InphanTrInA senTaramAM javAnuM thayuM hatuM. covIsa varSanI tyAre mArI uMmara hatI. zarIra sazakta ane khaDatala hatuM. Ama chatAM belagAmanI lazkarI tAlIma mane ghaNI ja kaparI lAgI hatI. traNa mahinAnI tAlIma daramiyAna mAruM vajana dasa kilo jeTaluM ghaTI gayuM hatuM. jo ke amArI zakti-sturti ghaNI vadhI gaI hatI. to paNa tAlIma levA AvelA badhA ja prophesarone A lazkarI tAlIma dhAryA karatAM vadhu sakhata lAgatI hatI. ame kolejanA adhyApako lazkarI oNphisaronA tochaDA ane apamAnajanaka vyavahArathI paNa bahu dubhAyA hatA. eTale mAnasika rIte paNa zarUAtamAM ame eka prakArano saMtApa anubhavyo hato. traNeka adhyApako to thoDA divasamAM ja

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI tAlIma choDIne pAchA cAlyA gayA hatA. mArI sAthe muMbaIthI AvelA eka gujarAtI adhyApaka to kolejanI AjJAthI, paNa marajI vagara AvelA. pahelethI ja teo DhIlA hatA. emaNe to manathI nakkI ja karyuM hatuM ke lazkarI tAlImamAM pAsa thaIne sekanDa lephaTananTanI renka potAne meLavavI nathI. eTale teo tAlImane haLavI rIte letA hatA ane jeTaluM thAya teTaluM karatA hatA. pariNAme lazkarI tAlImamAM teo nApAsa thayA hatA. eno emane aphasosa ke vasavaso paNa thayo nahoto, balake napAsa thayA te mATe teo khuzahAlI anubhatA hatA. belagAmamAM AraMbhamAM be aThavADiyA sudhI A tAlIma ane pramANamAM bahu ja kaSTamaya lAgI hatI. paraMtu dhIme dhIme ame badhA TevAI javA lAgyA hatA. samayanuM ghaDiyALane kAMTe custa pAlana karavuM, vAte vAte "yasa sara' kahIne oNphisaro sAthe vAta karavI, lU varasatA tApamAM khullA medAnamAM bAra ke eka vAge mArca karavI-vagere prakAranAM kaSTo have pahelAnAM jevAM lAgatAM na hatAM. trIjA-cothA aThavADiyAthI amAruM zarIra khaDatala banI gayuM hatuM ane lazkarI tAlImane anurUpa thavA lAgyuM hatuM. A traNa mahinA daramiyAna lazkarI jIvanano amane sAce ja pUrepUro paricaya maLI cUkyo hato. lazkarI jIvana eTale sAmAnya nAgarika jIvana karatAM eka judI ja duniyA ema avazya lAge. oNphisaronI ane yuniTonI heraphera satata cAlatI hoya. eTale navI navI vyaktionA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM satata banatuM rahe. AthI lazkarI jIvana eTale dinapratidina anubhavasamRddha banatuM jIvana evI pratIti satata thayA karatI hatI. ena.sI.sI.mAM sekanDa lephaTananTa tarIke joDAyA pachI cha aThavADiyAnA riphrezara korsa (Refresher Course) karavA mATe paNa belagAma, kApTI, daherAdUna vagerenAM lazkarI mathakomAM mAre javAnuM keTalIka vAra banyuM hatuM. e vakhate paNa tarehatarehanA anubhavo thatA rahyA hatA. e vakhate lazkarI tAlIma pahelAM jeTalI agharI lAgatI nahi. keTalIka vastuo AvaDatI hovAne kAraNe, zarIra have ghaDAI gayuM hovAne kAraNe tathA mana paNa e tAlIma mATe sajja hovAne lIdhe, pahelAMnA jeTalA kaDavA anubhavo thatA nahi. tAlIma levAmAM bhUla thatI nahi eTale zikSA kyAreya maLatI nahi. vaLI redhArI oNphisara hovAne kAraNe bIjA oNphisaronA ane InsTrakTaronA tochaDA vartanamAM ApoApa kaMIka saMyama raheto. rAyaphala

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 37 zuTiMga, mepa rIDiMga, philDakrAphTa vagere viSayonI sAptAhika parIkSAmAM keTalIka vAra prathama naMbare AvavAne kAraNe mane 'zAbAzI' maLatI. ethI lazkarI tAlIma levAmAM thoDo utsAha paNa jaLavAI raheto. kaoNlejamAM ena.sI.sI. oNphisara tarIke joDAyA pachI satata vIsa varSa sudhI e kSetramAM sevA ApavAnuM mAre banyuM hatuM. vIsa varSamAM vIsathI adhika kempamAM javAnuM prApta thayuM hatuM. dareka kempamAM seMkaDo navA keDeTo AvyA hoya. e badhAne tAlIma ApavAmAM tathA samagra kempanA vahIvaTanA AyojanomAM sakriya bhAga levAnuM paNa banatuM rahyuM hatuM. devalAlI, lonAvalA, karajata, dehU, pUnA, khaDakavAsalA, nAsika, jalagAma,mAtherAna, javAra, vaDodarA, kAgala, thANA, mahAbaLezvara, belagAma, gokAka vagere sthaLe yojAyelA kempamAM tarehatarehanA anubhavo thayA che. dareka vakhate kempa-kamAnDanTa judA judA hoya ane te darekanI paddhati ane prakRti judI judI hoya. kempa-kamAnDanTa kaI vastu upara bhAra mUke che ane temanA gamAaNagamA kevA che te jo samajI laIe to temanI sAthe gharSaNa vagara kAma karI zakAya. chellAM keTalAMka varSomAM to mejaranI renka maLyA pachI kempanA sekanDa Ina kamAnDa tarIke kAma karavAnuM mAre AvyuM hatuM. eTale kempa-kamAnDanTa pachI kempane lagatI badhI sattA mArA hastaka rahetI. vaLI kempakamAnDanTa ghaNuM kharuM mejaranI renkanA rahetA eTale teo paNa samAna renkane kAraNe mArA pratye Adara rAkhatA ane pUro vizvAsa mUkIne badhI sattA mane soMpI detA. eve vakhate keDeTo mATe ena.sI.sI. kempa eka yAdagAra kempa banI rahe e mATe vividha upAyo ane yojanAo vicArIne teno amala karAvatA. kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka hovAne nAte vidyArthIo sAtheno saMparka amAre jeTalo hoya teTalo lazkarI kempa-kamAnDarane na hoya te svAbhAvika che. eTale keDeTo mATe kempanI najIkanAM je aitihAsika ke prAkRtika sthaLo hoya to tenuM paryaTana paNa goThavato. keDeTone khAvApIvAnuM barobara maLe che ke nahi tenuM dhyAna jAte rAkhato. sAMjane vakhate rAunDa mAravA nIkaLato tyAre teonI vacce besIne samAna dhoraNe vAto karato. AthI vidyArthIone lazkarI tAlImano Dara ocho raheto. cauda divasanA kempa karatAM bhagavAna rAmano cauda varSano vanavAsa vadhu sAro evI vidyArthIomAM pracalita banelI uktino bhrama keDeTo sAthenI AtmIyatAne kAraNe bhAMgI jato. ena.sI.sI.mAM joDAyelA oNphisarone badhI ja renkanI baDhatI samayAnukrame

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38 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI apAya che. lazkaramAM zarUAtamAM be-traNa renka sudhI baDhatI samayAnukrame thAya che, paraMtu pachIthI vyaktinI hoMziyArI anusAra tene baDhatI maLatI rahe che. tyArapachI brigeDiyaranI kakSAthI uparanI badhI renka lAyakAta anusAra ane khAlI paDelI jagyAnusAra apAya che. ena.sI.sI.mAM paMdara-vIsa varSa satata cAlu rahI mejaranI renka sudhI pahoMcavAnuM ane beTeliyana kamAnDara thavAnuM adhyApakIya jIvanamAM saraLa nathI . eka kolejamAMthI bIjI kaoNlejamAM ena.sI.sI.nA keDeTonI saMkhyA ghaTatAM, ena.sI.sI.nA kAmano bojo vadhu paDato lAgatAM ke bIjA koI kAraNasara ghaNA Aphisaro ATha-dasa varSa ena.sI.sI.mAM kAma karyA pachI chUTA thAya tevA saMjogo UbhA thatA hoya che. sadbhAgye muMbaInI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke 1950mAM ane ena.sI.sI.mAM 1951mAM huM joDAyo tyArathI te 1970 sudhI e ja kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka ane ena.sI.sI. ophisara tarIke huM cAlu rahyo. 1955-56nA eka varSa mATe amadAvAdanI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke kAma karavA mATe mane mokalavAmAM Avyo tyAre navI koleja hovA chatAM sadbhAgye tyAM paNa ena.sI.sI.nA oNphisara tarIke cAlu rahevAnuM banyuM hatuM. 1970mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke huM joDAyo eTale ApoApa ena.sI.sI.nI mArI kArakirdI pUrI thaI. jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM 1951 thI 1954 sudhI sekanDa lephaTananTa tarIke, 1954 thI 1958 sudhI lephaTananTa tarIke, 1958 thI 1965 sudhI kepTana ane kaMpanI kamAnDara tarIke ane 1965 thI 1970 sudhI mejara tarIke ena.sI.sI.mAM huM sevA Apato rahyo hato. chellAM varSomAM sekanDa Ina kamAnDa tarIke ane koI koI ena. sI. sI. kempamAM athavA kamAnDiMga oNphisara rajA upara hoya tyAre beTeliyana kamAnDaranuM pada mane bhogavavA maLyuM hatuM. gujarAtI viSayanA eka adhyApaka tarIke maLelA AvA virala padAdhikArIothI eka prakAranI dhanyatAno sahaja anubhava thato. ena.sI.sI.mAM joDAvAnA kAraNe pareDa upara ane vArSika kempamAM hAjarI ApavAne lIdhe samayano ghaNo badho vyaya thato. taduparAMta ghare besIne jAtajAtanAM rajisTaro bharavAnAM AvatAM. beTeliyana heDakvArTarsanuM zastro, sToka vagerenuM paNa ghaNuM kAma rahetuM. Ama ena.sI.sI.mAM joDAyo tethI tene mATe jIvanano ghaNo badho amUlya samaya mAre Apavo paDyo che; paraMtu bIjI bAju ethI keTalAka

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 38 lAbha paNa thayA che. eka siviliyana vyaktine regyulara miliTarInAM mathakomAM rahevA maLe ane tyAMnA jIvanane najIkathI nihALavA ane anubhavavA maLe e jevItevItaka nathI. sAhasikatA, nIDaratA, dhairya, aDagatA, samayasUcakatA, dhyeyanI spaSTatA, ApattinA prasaMge paNa svasthatA, viparIta pariNAma Ave to tenA vikalpo, ghaDiyALane kAMTe samayanuM custa pAlana, kuzaLa Ayojana, javAbadArInuM pUrepUruM pAlana karavAnI niSThA ane tatparatA vagere ghaNA badhA guNa lazkarI jIvananA anubhavonA AdhAre keLavAya che. kudaratamAM khullAmAM rahevAnI takane kAraNe prakRti sAthenI AtmIyatA sadhAya che. vaLI mane ena.sI.sI.nA nimitte ghaNe ThekANe pravAsa karavAnI paNa ghaNI sArI taka sAMpaDI che. 1951mAM belagAmanI tAlIma daramiyAna rajAnA divasomAM govAno pravAsa, porTugIjha zAsana daramyAna, karavA maLyo hato. je sthaLe kempa hoya athavA riphrezara korsa mATe javAnuM hoya tyAre tenI AsapAsanAM jovA jevAM sthaLonuM paryaTana acUka goThavAI jatuM. e rIte ena.sI.sI.mAM joDAvAthI pravAsanA keTalAka mahattvanA lAbha paNa mane thayA che. ena.sI.sI.nA mArA vIsa varSanA anubhavone jyAre jyAre saMbhAruM chuM tyAre keTakeTalAM smaraNo najara sAme taravare che! devalAlInA kempamAM aMdhArAmAM bhUta jevuM dazya joIne gabharAIne mAMdA jevA thaI gayelA kepTana pharnAnDIjha, gokAkanA kempamAM mahArASTranA ane karNATakanA keDeTo vacce aDadhI rAte thayelI bhayaMkara mArAmArI, nAsikanA kempamAM godAvarI nadImAM chAnAMmAnAM nahAvA gayelA ane DUbI gayelA be keDeTonI karUNa ghaTanA pachI gamagIna banI gayelA kempanA vAtAvaraNane protsAhita karavAnA kempa-kamAnDaranA prayAso, dehunA kempamAM chelle divase keDeTone vaheMcavA mATe AvelI cokaleTonI corAI gayelI tamAma peTIo, karajatanA kempamAM nAITa mArca vakhate aMdhArAmAM TekarI uparathI gabaDI paDelA eka ophisara, AlaMdI kempamAM roja pharavA mATe pAsa vagara bhAgI jatA keDeTonI tapAsa, vaDodarAnA kempamAM reInja phAyariMga vakhate nIkaLelA eka sApane lIdhe thayelI avyavasthA, punAnA relave sTezana upara relave rijharvezananI thayelI gaDabaDanA kAraNe chUTI chUTI bogIomAM keDeTone besADavA jatAM khovAI gayelI rAIphalo, nAsikanA kempamAM rasto bAMdhavAnA projekTa vakhate jemanI jamIna kapAI gaI te kheDUto sAthe thayelI athaDAmaNa-AvI ghaNI badhI ghaTanAo najara sAme taravare

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40 che. ena.sI.sI.mAM varSovarSa vividha prakAranA anubhavo mane thatA rahyA hatA. dara varSe satata navA navA keDeTo, navA navA insTrakTarono saMparka thato ane dara betraNa varSe navA beTeliyana kamAnDarano paricaya thato. vArSika kempamAM paNa judI judI kaoNlejanA seMkaDo keDeTonA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM banatuM. vIsa varSanI ena.sI.sI.nI kArakirdImAM AvI rIte daseka hajArathI vadhu vyaktionA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM banyuM hatuM. emAM keTalIye vyakti sAthe evI keTalIka ghaTanAo banI hatI ke jethI e vyaktionA vilakSaNa vyaktitvanuM smaraNa cirakAlIna banI gayuM. AvI ghaNI vyaktiomAMthI ahIM soLa jeTalI vyaktionA rekhAcitro aMgata saMsmaraNonA AdhAre doryAM che. emAM evI vyaktionI paMdagI karI che ke jenuM zabdacitra kaMIka rasika bane ane enA jIvananI ghaTanA vize eka vArtAnI jema nirUpaNa karavuM game. AmAM keTalIka vyakti evI che ke jenA jIvanamAMthI ApaNane kaMIka pre2NA maLe, keTalIka vyakti evI che ke je Azcaryamugdha karI mUke. to keTalIka vyaktinI ghaTanA evI che ke je ApaNane viSAdano anubhava karAve. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArAM aMgata saMsmaraNonA AdhAre ahIM je soLa rekhAcitro ApavAmAM AvyAM che teTalI ja vyaktio mAre mATe cirasmaraNiya che evuM nathI. haju ghaNI evI badhI vyaktio che ke jenA vize bhaviSyamAM kyAreka jo avakAza maLe to lakhavAnI AzA ane zraddhA che. ena.sa.sI.mAMthI nivRtta thayA pachI vIsa varSe A smaraNo lakhavAnI ane pragaTa karavAnI anukULatA prApta thaI. bIjAM smaraNo vize lakhavAnI ane pragaTa karavAnI anukULatA kyAre maLaze te to koNa jANe ? 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'mAM aMgata anubhavonAM je smaraNo lakhyAM che temAM pravAsavarNana ane TUMkI vArtA e be sAhityasvarUponA samanvayano jema meM prayoga karyo tema A pustakamAM satya ghaTanAtmaka AtmalakSI prakAranA aMgata anubhavo sAthe rekhAcitra ane TUMkIvArtA e be sAhityasvarUpono samanvaya karavAno prayoga karyo che. satya ghaTanAtmaka vastu sAthe sarjanAtmaka sAhityasvarUpono viniyoga ka2vAmAM sarjakatAnA keTalAka aMzo kudaratI rIte AvyA vagara rahe nahi, alabatta e vize sahRdaya bhAvaka adhikArapUrvaka vadhu sArI rIte kahI zake. A rekhA citro vAMcakone, vizeSataH yuvakone gamaze to mAro A prayAsa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 41 sArthaka mAnIza. A rekhAcitro lakhavAmAM ane pragaTa karavAmAM jemanA jemanA taraphathI mane sahakAra maLyo che, upayogI mArgadarzana maLyuM che te sauno RNI chuM. A rekhAcitronI presakopI taiyAra karI ApavA mATe zrI cImanalAla kalAdharano, kavara-DijhAIna karI ApavA mATe zrI jaya paMcolIno ane sarasa mudraNakAryanI vyavasthA karI ApavA mATe DaoN. zivalAla jesalapurA tathA zrI girIza jesalapurAno huM AbhArI chuM. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI sthApanAnA samaye deza gulAma hato. tyAra pachI bIjI vizvayuddhanI paristhitinI asara bhAratanA lokajIvana para paDI hatI. bhArata AjhAda thatAM anAja, kApaDa ane raheThANanI samasyAo UbhI thaI hatI. bhASAvAra mAMtaracanA, vastI vadhAro, sarakArI kumArazAhI, bhraSTAcAra vagerenI samasyAo paNa UbhI thaI hatI. Ama saMsthAnI sthApanAnA A sATha varSanA gALAmAM bhAratIya bhAtIgaLa janajIvana ane temAM paNa muMbaInuM janajIvana vividha tabakkAomAMthI pasAra thayuM. A sATha varSanA gALAmAM eka bAju gAMdhIjI jevI vartamAna samayanI sarvocca pratibhA jovA maLI, to bIjI bAju bIjA vizvayuddha sahita deza ane duniyAmAM adhogatinA aneka prakaraNo paNa jovA maLyAM. A badhAMnA paDaghA "prabuddha jIvane' samaye samaye kevA kevA jhIlyA che e enA bhUtakALanA aMko upara najara nAkhatA jovA maLe che. D ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("abhiciMtanAmAMthI)

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4 2 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArAM mAtuzrI sva. revAbA | ramaNalAla cI. zAha jIvananI uttarAvasthAmAM bAlyakALanAM ane kizoravayanAM saMsmaraNo vadhu tAjAM thAya che. e saMsmaraNomAM mahattvanAM pAtro te mAtApitA, dAdAdAdI, bhAIbahena, paDozIo, mitro, zikSako vagere hoya che. keTalAMka varSa pahelAM "prabuddha jIvanamAM mArA pitAzrI viSe meM lakhyuM hatuM. have mAtuzrI sva.revAbA vize lakhavAno bhAva thayo che. eka abhaNa paNa dharmaparAyaNa, saMskArI, kuTuMbavatsala strIe sukhanA divaso to sArI rIte mANyA hatA, paNa duHkhanA kaparA divasomAM paNa kevI samatA ane dhIraja dhAraNa karI hatI te mane mArAM mAtuzrInAM jIvanamAM jovA maLyuM hatuM. revAbAno janma i. sa. 1900mAM ANaMda jillAmAM nAvalI nAmanA gAme thayo hato. nAvalI pramANamAM moTuM gAma hatuM. revAbAe zALAnuM zikSaNa cAra copaDI sudhI lIdheluM ane te paNa jevuM tevuM, kAraNa ke e divasomAM strI keLavaNIno mahimA nahoto. revAbAnA pitA zeTha cunIlAla suracaMda zrImaMta hatA ane nAvalImAM emanuM potAnuM ghaNuM moTuM ghara hatuM. emanAM mAtA IcchAbahene potAnI DAhI, revA ane maNi e traNe dIkarIone gharakAmanI sArI tAlIma ApI hatI. emane ghare ekabe bheMsa kAyama bAMdhelI rahetI ane traNa bahenone bheMsane carAvavA, taLAve nAhavA laI jatAM, bheMsa dohatAM ane dUdhamAMthI dahIM, mAkhaNa ane ghI banAvatAM sArI rIte AvaDatuM. icchAbA dara bIje ke trIje divase savAre valoNuM karatAM ane gAmanA lokone maphata chAza ApatAM. icchAbAe jIvyA tyAM sudhI ghare bheMsa bAMdhelI. bheMsanI sAthe lADathI vAto karatAM ame temane nAnapaNamAM ghaNI vAra joyAM che. emanI badhI vAto bheMsa samajatI ane te pramANe teo kahetA ke Dhora (bheMsa) vagaranuM jIvana e Dhora jevuM jIvana kahevAya. e divasomAM jJAtinAM baMdhano atyaMta kaDaka hatAM. jJAti bahAra koI lagna karI na zake. vaLI gAmamAM ne gAmamAM lagna karavAnuM iSTa manAtuM nahi. jAnamAM javAnuM maLe eno AnaMda judo hato. pacIsa-pacAsa gADAM joDAya, rastAmAM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mukAma thAya ane lagnanA sthaLe sAta divasa jAna rokAya. revAbAnI sagAI pAdarAnA zrImaMta zeTha amRtalAla vanamALIdAsa ane amathIbahenanA bIjA putra cImanalAla (mAtA pitAzrI) sAthe thaI hatI. aDhAra varSanI uMmare emanAM lagna levAyAM, pAdarAthI jAna nAvalI AvI ane paraNIne teo pAdarA sAsare AvyAM. bA jyAre paraNIne sAre AvyAM tyAre te moTA gharanI vahu tarIke AvyAM hatAM. emanA sasarA (mArA dAdA) zeTha zrI amRtalAlano rU-kapAsano dhamadhokAra dhaMdho cAlato hato. bharUca, iTolA, miyAMgAma, bhAyalI vagere cha gAmomAM emanI jiniMga phekTarI hatI. AkhA tAlukAmAM prathama naMbaranA dhanavAnamAM temanI gaNanA thatI hatI. emano keTaloka vepAra te vakhatanA bharUcanA prakhyAta pArasI vakhArIA kuTuMba sAthe hato. e jamAnAmAM zrImaMta gharanI strIo badhuM ja gharakAma hAthe karatI, paNa teone nokaracAkaranI madada maLatI. tyAre bajAramAM kharIdI karavA, zAkabhAjI lAvavA strIo jatI nahi. gharanA puruSavarga dvArA athavA nokaracAkara dvArA AvuM kAma thatuM. bAnAM sAsu amathIbahena eka gorAM, dekhAvaDAM, jAjavalyamAna strI hatAM. teo dharmapremI, saMskArI, udAra mananAM ane maMtrataMtranAM sAdhaka hatAM. sAbu, dhupela, tapakhIra vagere teo hAthe banAvatAM ane ghaNAMne premathI maphata ApatAM. bAne eka jeThANI, be derANI ane eka naNaMda hatAM. amRtalAlabhAinuM eka moTuM pacAsa mANasanuM saMyukta kuTuMba hatuM. dasa to nokaracAkara hatAM. keTalAMkane golA' kahetA. revAbAnAM ame ATha saMtAno. cha bhAI ane be bahena. mArA be moTA bhAI te vIracaMdabhAI ane jayaMtIbhAino janma piyaramAM nAvalImAM thayo hato. mArA trIjA moTA bhAI navInabhAino janma paNa piyaramAM oDa pAse kaNabhAiparAmAM thayo hato, kAraNa ke mArA nAnA-nAnI nAvalI choDIne dIkarIo pAse oDa tathA pAse kaNabhAIparAmAM rahevA AvyAM hatAM. mAro tathA bIjA be bhAI pramodabhAI ane bharatabhAIno ane be bahena prabhAvatIbahena tathA indirAno janma pAdarAmAM thayo hato. mAro janma bAnA cothA dIkarA tarIke vi. saM. 1983mAM kArataka vada 13nA divase (312-1926) thayelo. A vakhate bA piyara gayA nahi, eTale

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44 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mAro janma pAdarAmAM thayo hato. e divasomAM amArA gAyakavADI rAjyamAM evo niyama hato ke dara varSe dareka tAlukAnA mukhya gAmamAM tAlukAnAM bALako mATe taMdurastInI spardhA yojavAmAM AvatI. amAruM pAdarA tAlukAnuM mukhya gAma hatuM, eTale pAdarAmAM rAmajI maMdiramAM spardhA thatI. A spardhA eka varasanI aMdaranA bALakonI taMdurastInI hatI. bALakanuM vajana karavAmAM Ave, uMcAI mApavAmAM Ave, chAtInuM mApa levAya. hAtha, paga, AMkha, nAka, kAna vagere tapAsavAmAM Ave ane e badhAmAM sauthI vadhu mArksa meLavanAra traNa bALakone inAma ApavAmAM Ave. bA-bApujI A prasaMge mane sarasa kapaDAM paherAvIne laI gayAM hatAM. e mATe tAlukAmAMthI lagabhaga savAso bALakone spardhA mATe emanAM mAtApitA lAvyA hatAM. A spardhAmAM DaMko vagADIne jAhera thayelAM inAmomAM mAro pahelo naMbara Avyo hato. A pariNAma jANIne bAbApujIne, dAdAdAdIne tathA samagra kuTuMbane bahu AnaMda thayo hato ane dAdAe amArI jJAtimAM peMDA vaheMcyA hatA. bA-bApujI A prasaMga haMmezAM yAda karIne rAjI thatAM. bA sAthenA mArA prasaMgomAM sauthI pahelo hajI paNa smaraNamAM che. bA mane teDIne phaLiyAmAM sAmenA ghare rahetA go2dhanakAkA ane kAkIne ghare gayAM hatAM. bA ane kAkI sAmasAmI pATa upara besIne kaMIka sIvatAM hatAM. huM bAnA khoLAmAM sUto hato ane bA zuM sAMdhe che te joto hato. vaLI divAlo upara TAMgelA phoTA joto hato. te vakhate kAkI bolyAM, 'A chokaro Tagara Tagara zuM joyA kare che ?' bAe kahyuM, 'jANe badhuM samajato hoya tema UMco thaI thaine cArebAju jovAnI ene Teva che.' (AmAM zabdo kadAca judA haze paNa eno bhAva barAbara e che.) huM cAlatAM ane bolatAM pramANamAM vaheluM zIkhyo hato. bAne 'revA'ne badale 'DauA' kaheto. eTale bA keTalIkavAra TokatAM 'DauA, DauvA' zuM kare che ? 'revA' bola...mane dAMta vahelA AvyA hatA ane khAtAM jaladI zIkhyo hato. nAnA bALakanI zocakriyA mATe lAkSaNika rIta hatI. dareka ghare oTalA rahetA. mA oTalA upara pATalo nAkhIne bese. pachI baMne paganI sAmasAmI eDIo bhegA karIne polANa jevuM (AjanI poTI) banAve. paMjA para bALakane besADe ane sisakAro karyA kare eTale bALakane zauca thAya. tyAra pachI bALakane dhovaDAvI mA oTalA nIce UtarI maLa upara dhULa nAkhe ane oTalAnI bhIMtamAM karelA

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 45 gokhalAmAM be laMbacorasa patarA rAkhyAM hoya tenA vaDe maLa eka patarAmAM laI jyAM nakhAto hoya tyAM nAkhI Ave. huM cAlatAM zIkhyo tyAre zaucakriyA mATe bA mane phaLiyA bahAra laI javA lAgI. bA jyAre zauca mATe phaLiyA bahAra laI jAya ane eka makAnanI zoca mATe vaparAtI bhIMta AgaLa besADe pachI bA UbhI rahe. paNa koika vAra huM ramata ja karyA karato houM ane zaucakriyA bhUlI jAuM tyAre bA ciDAtI. koI vAra be traNa chokarA bhegA thai gayA hoya to ramata karatA. gAmaDAgAmamAM rAtane vakhate zerIomAM ghAsanA dIvA rahetA. eno nahi jevo prakAza paDe. aMdhAruM hoya tyAre bA phAnasa laine UbhI rahe. dara kalAke rAmajI maMdiramAM pahelAM nagAruM vAge ane pachI DaMkA vAge. koivAra bA kahe, "jaladI kara, jo AThanA DaMkA thayA.' traNathI pAMca varSa sudhI mArI savAranA gALAmAM mukhya pravRtti te bA kUve pANI bharavA jAya tyAre temanI AMgaLiye javAnI, bapore bA sAthe taLAve kapaDAM dhovA javAnI ane sAMje derAsare AratI-maMgaLadIvo karavAnI hatI. pANI bharIne pAchAM pharatAM khabhe rAkhelAM bhInAM doraDAthI bAnAM kapaDAM bhIMjAI jatAM. phaLiyAmAM dAkhala thatAM bA bUma mAratI e ghaDo utArAvajo.' eTale gharamAMthI koika bA nIcAM name eTale ghaDo utArI letAM. pachI beDuM bA jAte utAratAM. baporanA vakhate taDakAmAM bA sapATa paherI, mAthe dhovAnAM kapaDAM bhareluM moTuM celiyuM caDAvatAM. enA upara lAkaDAno pAyo (dhoko) mUke ane hAthe banAvelA sAbuno moTo goLo (daDA jevo) mUke. (tyAre sAbu goLa AvatA.) taLAve jaI mane eka jhADa nIce besADe, bA eka zilA upara kapaDAM ghase, dhokA mAre ane pachI kachoTo vALI ghUTaNa sudhInA pANImAM jAya ane kapaDAM palALI, nIcovI, khabhe mUkIne pAchAM phare ane nIcovelI gaDavALAM kapaDAM celiyAmAM mUke. A samaya daramiyAna huM jhADa nIce besIne badhAMne kapaDAM dhotAM joto. paNa mane vizeSa AnaMda to pavana sAthe hiloLA letA pANImAM sUryanuM pratibiMba paDatAM ane badalAtAM joto. ene okaLiyo kahetA. cakacakatI hajAro okaLiyo jotAM huM dharAto nahi. sAMje derAsaramAM AratI sAthe nagAruM vAge te sAMbhaLavAmAM vadhu AnaMda Avato. nagAruM UMce hatuM eTale AratI-maMgaLadIvo pUro thatAM bA mane UMco karI nagAruM vagaDAvatAM.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI cAreka varSanI uMmare eka divasa sAMje gharamAM huM acAnaka vedanAnI bhayaMkara cIso pADavA lAgyo. phAnasanA ajavALe bAe joyuM to tyAM vIMchI hato. sApa DaMkha mArIne bhAgI jAya. vIMchI eTalAmAM ja pharato rahe. UMcI pUMchaDIne kAraNe pakaDavAnuM paNa saheluM. tarata pitAjIe cIpIyAthI vIMchI pakaDIne tapelImAM mUkI dIdho. tapelImAM vIMchI AMTA mAryA kare, paNa bahAra nIkaLI na zake. tapelI DhAMkIne pitAjI vIMchIne dUra vagaDAmAM nAkhI AvyA. huM cIso pADato sUI rahyo. amathIbAne maMtra bhaNI vIMchI utAratAM AvaDe. emanA maMtrathI mane thoDI rAhata thaI, paNa darda cAlu hatuM. evAmAM bAne vicAra sUjhyo. teo upAzraye gayAM. sAdhu mahArAjane vinaMtI karI eTale mahArAja kAmaLI oDhIne ghare AvyA. jyAM mane darda thatuM hatuM tyAM hAtha mUkIne maMtra bhaNyA. pachI emaNe mane kahyuM, 'tuM UMgha Ave tyAM sudhI 'vItarAga namo jiNANuM' bolyA karaje. tane jarUra maTI jaze.' pathArImAM sUtAM sUtAM meM raTaNa cAlu karyuM. bA mane paMpALatI rahI ane kahetI rahI ke 'hamaNAM maTI jaze.' ema karatAM thoDIvA2mAM ja huM UMghI gayo. savAra paDatAM to kaMI thayuM ja na hoya ema lAgyuM. bIjI eka vakhata paNa mane vIMchI karaDyo hato. A vakhate moTo vIMchI nahi paNa vIMchInuM baccuM hatuM. savAre nAhIne meM skUle javA mATe vaLagaNI parathI khamIza utAryuM. paheravA jatAM bAMyamAM rahelA vIMchIe hAtha 52 DaMkha mAryo. meM cIsAcIsa cAlu karI. bAe dhamakAvyo, 'kema ATalI badhI bUmAbUma kare che ?' tyAM to bAe khamIza jhApaTle to nIce vIMchI paDyo. gharamAM eka jaNa vIMchI pakaDavA rokAyuM. pitAjI bahAragAma hatA. eTale bA mane amArA eka vaDIla nAthAkAkAne tyAM laI gayAM. nAthAkAkA mane UMcakIne bajAramAM laI gayA. bAthI (strIothI) bajAramAM javAya nahi, kAkA mane eka moTaravALA pAse laI gayA ane vIMchI karaDyAnI vAta karI. eNe moTaranuM boneTa kholI beTarInA be vAya2 mArA be hAthamAM pakaDAvyA ane kahyuM bilakula sahana na thAya tyAre ja hAtha choDI deje. traNa cAra vakhata karIzuM.' moTaranuM enjina cAlu karatAM mane hAthe dhaDa dhaDa thavA lAgyuM. (haLavo zoka lAgavA mAMDyo). sahana thatuM nahotuM chatAM hiMmata rAkhI. cAra vakhata ema karyuM ane kahyuM, 'jA maTI gayuM che. have raDato nahi.' mArI pIDA cAlI gaI. ghare AvIne kapaDAM paherIne huM skUle gayo. vIMchI karaDavAnA banAvo tyAre gAmaDAMomAM vAraMvAra thatA. e maTADavA 46

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 47 mATe vividha gAmaThI upacAro thatA. amRtalAla dAdAne rUnA vepAramAM moTI khoTa AvI ane mAthe devuM thaI gayuM tyAre emaNe potAnA cAre dIkarAone gAma choDIne bIje jaI nokarI dhaMdho karavAnI bhalAmaNa karI. tyAre cAre bhAio dvArA pAdarA tAlukAnA mobhA roDa nAmanA gAme sTezana pAse zarU thayelA navA vasavATamAM anAja, kApaDa vagerenI prakIrNa cIjavastuonI dukAna karavAno vicAra karyo. e mATe cAre bhAioe tyAM dukAna bhADe rAkhI. mArA pitAzrIe e mATe pahela karI ane revAbA sAthe mane ane mArI nAnI bahena prabhAvatIne laI gayA. tyAre mane pAMcamuM varSa beThuM hatuM. paraMtu pitAzrInA bIjA koI bhAIo AvyA nahi, mobhAmAM ame eka varSa rahyAM, paNa saMtoSakAraka kamANI na thatAM ane dAdAnI tabiyata bagaDatAM pAchA pAdare AvyA. mobhAmAM amArA gharanI pAchaLa ja vagaDo ane khetaro hatAM. vagaDAmAM thoDe sudhI ame ramavA jatA. AgaLa jatAM Dara lAgato. tyAre zAka bajAramAMthI vecAtuM lAvavAnuM nahi kAraNa ke evuM bajAra ja tyAM nahotuM. gharanI pAchaLanA vaMDAmAM badhA loko zAka ugADIne khAtA. bhIMDA, gavAra vagerenA choDa ane turiyAM tathA galakAM vagerenA velA vAvelA te haju yAda che. choDa upara jyAM zAka Uge te bAne batAvIe. emAM khAsa to comAsAnI RtumAM thatAM kaMTolAM vINI lAvavAnI bahu majhA paDatI. bAe kaheluM ke kaMTolA to varasAda paDyA pachI ja Uge e vAkya Aje paNa bhUlAyuM nathI. bA kaMTolA vINavA amane vagaDAmAM laI jatI. koI vAra varasAda bahu paDI gayo hoya to vacce moTA khADAomAM pANI bharAI gayuM hoya. bA to khAbociyuM DahoLatI AgaLa cAle, paNa huM Ubho rahI jAuM. bA kahe "ema bIe che zuM ? bahu pANI nathI.' pANI mArI chAtI sudhI Ave. kapaDAM to paheryA na hoya, paNa pANImAM jatAM Dara lAge. khAbociyAnA bIjA cheDe pahoMce tyAre salAmatIno AnaMda thato. khAbociyAmAM varasAdanuM tAjuM pANI hoya ane sUryaprakAza nIkaLe tyAre pANI dudhiyA raMganuM dekhAya. evA pANInI jIvaMtatA ja judI bhAse. vaLI pavanamAM varasAdanuM tAjuM pANI hiloLA letuM hoya e jovAnuM game. mobhAmAM eka divasa eka bAvo amArA ghare mAgavA Avyo. bAe ene loTa ane cokhA ApyA. bAnI udAratA joI eNe bhojananI mAgaNI karI.

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48 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI bAe nA kahI to paNa gharamAM koI puruSa nathI e joine eNe haTha lIdhI ane oTale beTho. betraNa vAra kahevA chatAM e khasyo nahi. bAvo badamAza jevo lAgyo. bApujI gharamAM hatA nahi eTale bAe tarata samayasUcakatA vAparI mane pAchale bAraNethI alIkAkAne bolAvavA mokalyo. musalamAna alIkAkA amArA gharanI najIka rahetA hatA. meM doDatA joI alIkAkAne vAta karI. teo hAthamAM lAkaDI laine AvI pahoMcyA. emaNe lAkaDI ugAmI bAvAne gAma bahAra bhagADyo. eka vAra mobhAmAM rAtanA ATha-nava vAge "sApa Avyo, sApa Avyo" evI bUma paDI. badhA gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. pAMca cha ghara dUra sApa dekhAyo hato. badhA lAkaDI laI bahAra doyA. koIka sApa pakaDavAno lAkaDAno lAMbo sANaso laI AvyuM. aMdhAruM hatuM eTale sApa kyAM bharAI gayo te dekhAyuM nahi. sApa lapAto lapAto bAjuvALA paDozInA gharamAM bharAyo te dekhAyo. tyAMthI sApane bhagADatAM pAchale bAraNethI nIkaLI gayo, paNa pachI tyAMthI amArA gharamAM bharAyo. phAnasanA ajavALe te dekhAyo. paNa bhagADavA jatAM te mobha upara caDI gayo ane eka bakholamAM bharAyo. tyAMthI ghaNA prayatno karavA chatAM te Utaryo nahi. chevaTe nakkI karyuM ke badhAMe phaLiyAmAM khATalA DhALIne sUI javuM. thoDAka puruSo lAkaDI sAthe jAgatA rahe. bAe amane bhAIbahenane khATalAmAM sUvAyAM. ane pote jAgatAM rahIne navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa karyuM. pitAjI paNa jAgatA rahyA. bIkane lIdhe AkhI rAta sApa nIkaLyo nahi, paNa savAra thatAM gharanI bahAra nIkaLyo te ame badhAe joyuM paNa ene koi pakaDe te pahelAM to te jhaDapathI vagaDAmAM pahoMcI gayo. mobhAmAM sTezananI pAse ja amAruM ghara hatuM. eTale sTezana para ame keTalAka chokarA ramavA jatA. sTezana mAstarane paNa e gamatuM kAraNa ke emane amArI uMmarano eka dIkaro hato. AkhA divasamAM eka gADI Ave ane eka jAya. pachI mAstarane kaMI kAma nahi. tyAre ame pATA para samatolapaNuM rAkhIne cAlavAnI harIphAI karatA. signalathI kevI rIte pATA chUTA paDe te tathA enjinanuM moTuM badalavuM hoya to te mATenA kUvAnA pATA kevI rIte pheravavA tathA jyAre keTalA DaMkA vagADavA te mAstarano madadanIza amane samajAvato. mobhAmAM eka varSa rahI dukAna saMkelI pitAjIne pAdarA pAchA pharavuM paDyuM,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA amRtalAla dAdAnA chellA mAMdagInA divasonuM ane emanA avasAnanA divasanuM citra haju najaramAM taravare che. mAMdagInA vakhate uparanA mALe (meDA upa2) emane sUvADyA hatA. teo zaucAdi mATe gharabahAra jaI zake ema nahotA eTale emane mATe pATa maMgAvavAmAM AvI hatI. ame emane jovA upara jaie to tarata nIce javAnuM kahevAmAM AvatuM. teo gujarI gayA te vakhate amane badhAM chokarAMone bAjunA eka makAnamAM pUravAmAM AvyA hatA jyAMthI ame joI zakIe. dAdAnI ThAThaDI UMcakIne laI gayA pachI amane choDyA hatA. dAdAnA gujarI gayA pachI amuka divasa sudhI roja savAre phaLiyAmAM rovAkUTavAnuM rAkhavAmAM AvatuM. e mATe sagAM saMbaMdhInI strIone kaheNa mokalAtuM. najIkanI zerImAM rahetA be hIjaDAo maraziyA gavaDAvatA. keTalIka strIo chAtI kUTavAmAM mAtra be hAthano abhinaya karatI. dAdImAM amathIbA tathA cAre vahuo jo2thI phUTatI ane chAtI lAladhUma karatI. ame chokarAo e vartuLanI bahAra UbhA rahIne nihALatA. revAbA jyAre bahu phUTatAM ane lAladhUma chAtImAM lohInI Tazaro phUTatI tyAre e dRzya joine ame chokarAMo raDatAM. tyAre amathIbA paNa revAbAne aTakAvatAM. eka divasa to taDakAmAM chAtI kUTatAM revAbA bebhAna paNa thaI gayAM hatAM. pArake ghera phUTavA javAnuM hoya to paNa revAbA potAnuM ghara hoya tema samajI jo2thI chAtI kUTatA. amRtalAladAdAnA avasAna pachI ekAda varSe mArA pitAzrI ane emanA bhAioe milakatanI vaheMcaNI karI e divaso mArI najara samakSa atyAre paNa tAdeza che. pitAzrInA pitAzrI amRtalAla zeThane dhaMdhAmAM bhAre khoTa AvI hatI. eka jamAnAnA AkhA pAdarA tAlukAnA prathama naMbaranA sauthI moTA saMpattivAna gaNAtA amRtalAla zeTha potAnA rU-kapAsanA vepAramAM AgamAM 900 jeTalI gAMsaDI baLI jatAM thayelA nukasAnane kAraNe rAtorAta devAdAra thaI gayA hatA. pachInA divaso emanA vaLatA pANInA zAnta divaso hatA. gharanI bahAra javAnuM emane game nahi. gharanuM ghara vecAI gayuM hatuM, paraMtu emAM pote patipatnI jIve tyAM sudhI rahevAnI adAlate chUTa ApI hatI. 1933mAM emanuM avasAna thayuM te pachI pitAzrI ane emanA bIjA traNe bhAio-ema cAra jaNa vacce vaheMcavAnuM hoya to te mAtra dharavakharI ja hatI. pitAzrInA mAtuzrI amathI bA amArI sAthe rahe ema nakkI thayuM hatuM. milakatamAM 49

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50 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI rokaDa to kaMI hatI nahi. amRtalAla zeThe-bApAe cAre dIkarAone lakhANa karI kAyadesara phAragatI ApI dIdhI hatI ke jethI potAnA devA mATe dIkarAone koI satAve nahi. vaheMcaNImAM mAtra ghara vakharI hatI, paraMtu moTuM ghara eTale gharavakharI ghaNI hatI. emAM tapelAM tapelI, thALI vATakA vagere tAMbA pittaLanAM vAsaNo, gAdalAM, ozIkAM, cAdaro, khATalA, DAmaciyA, ghaMTI, baMbA, sagaDIo, athANAnI kAcanI baraNIo, goLa ane corasa phAnaso, cImanIo, hIMcakA, pATa, lAkaDAnI khurazIo, mATInA mATalAM, ghaDA ityAdi. ghara hoya eTale seMkaDo vastuo hoya. sUcanA pramANe roja thoDI thoDI sarakhI sarakhI vastuo gharamAMthI bahAra phaLiyAmAM ame chokarAMo lAvIne mUkIe. vaDIlo enA bhAga pADe. ane dareka potAno bhAga potAne ghare laI jAya. e vakhate pitAzrI potAnI prakRti anusAra kazuM mAge nahi ke kazA mATe Agraha rAkhe nahi. je Ave te svIkArI le. e vakhate ghare gayA pachI revAbA pitAzrIne DhIlA sAde kahe, "tame kema kaMI bolatA nathI ? badhI sArI sArI vastuo bIjA bhAio laI jAya che ane tUTelI nakAmI vastuo ApaNA bhAgamAM Ave che." pitAjI kahetA, "ApaNe moTuM mana rAkhavuM. sArI sArI vastuo lai jaine jo teo rAjI thatA hoya to bhale thAya. koI cIjavastu mATe jhaghaDA thAya evuM mane gamatuM nathI. ApaNane anyAya thAya che e huM samajuM chuM paNa mane je maLe emAM saMtoSa che. Aje ATale varSe paNa e dazyo mArI najara samakSa taravare che. pitAjI kazuM bole nahi, je bhAgamAM Ave te zAMtithI laI le. ane pachI ekAMta maLatAM bA-bApujInI samAdhAnabharI vAto sAMbhaLavA maLe. ame nAnA hatA tyAre irAnIonI bahu bIka rahetI. ame judA rahevA lAgyA tyAre eka vakhata pAdarAmAM irAnIo AvI caDyA. gAmane pAdara taMbU tANIne rahe ane potapotAnA TopalA sAthe bajAramAM charI, caNyuM, kAtara vagere ojAro vecavA besatA. hoMziyAra jabarA mANaso barAbara bhAvatAla karIne vastu kharIdatA, paNa nabaLA mANasone kharIdavA bolAvI, lobhAvIne chetarI letA. ekaMdare temanI chApa kharAba hatI. irAnIo gorA ane temAM puruSo pATalUna ane strIo kroka paheratI. ane be coTalA vALI AgaLa be nAnI laTa laTakatI rAkhatI. puruSo

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51 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI karatAM strI bahu jabarI hoya. gAmamAM irAnIo Ave to temane aTakAvI zakAya nahi, paNa koI khAsa kharIdI na kare to teo betraNa divasamAM ja bIje gAma cAlyA jAya. gAma bahAra koI ekaladokala maLe to lUMTI letA. eka vakhata gAmamAM aphavA UDI ke eka irAnI nAnA chokarAne kothaLAmAM nAkhIne upADI gayo. tyArathI AkhuM gAma sAvadha banI gayuM. e vakhate huM pAdarAmAM TAvaravALI skUlamAM bhaNato. AkhI bAMyanuM khamIsa, aDadhuM pATalUna ane mAthe sapheda TopI paherIne ughADA page khabhA pAchaLa daphtaranI thelI rAkhI AgaLa enA nAkAmAM hAtha bharAvI badhA vidyArthIo bhaNavA AvatA. roja savAre nAhIne paherelAM kapaDAM hoya te bIje divase savAre UtaratAM. zALAmAM bhaNavA taLAvanA kinAre thaine, TUMkA nirjana raste ame jatA. irAnIonI vAta AvI eTale bAe kaDaka sUcanA ApI dIdhI ke taLAva bAjuthI nahi paNa gAmamAM thaine jhaMDA bajAranA raste ghare AvavuM. koI irAnI dekhAya to doDI javuM. bAnI A sUcanA divaso sudhI ame pALI hatI. zALAmAM bhaNatA thayA pachI bA dara varSe unALAnI rajAmAM amane chokarAMone laine potAnA piyaramAM oDa gAme jatI. tyAM emanI be baheno rahetI. vaLI tyAMthI najIkanA gAma kaNabhAIparAmAM emanA mAtApitA-icchAbA ane cunIlAla bApA rahetA. e divasomAM page cAlIne ja pAdarA sTezane javAno rivAja hato. sAmAnamAM loDhAno TUMka vajanadAra hoya eTale bA mAthe mUkIne cAlatI. emAM koI lajjA gaNAtI nahi. ame pAdarAthI vizvAmitrI jaI tyAMthI moTI gADImAM besI ANaMda UtaratAM ane tyAMthI gADI badalI godharAvALI gADImAM besI oDa UtaratAM athavA sIdhA kaNabhAIparA javAnuM hoya to bhAleja sTezane UtaratAM. bhAlejathI cAlatAM ja amAre mosALanA ghare javAnuM rahetuM. te mATe agAuthI jaNAvavAno rivAja nahoto. relavemAM paNa DabbA aDadhA khAlI hoya. jyAM sArA mANaso hoya ane bArI pAsenI beThaka maLe e Dabbo pasaMda karAto ke jethI mahI nadInAM darzana thAya. bA mahIsAgaramAM paiso nAkhavAnuM amane acUka kahetAM. TrenamAMthI nIce nadInA paTamAM cAlatA mANaso keTalA nAnA lAge te bA amane batAvatAM. e dRzya haju paNa yAda che. mosALamAM jaie tyAre khetaromAM jaine AMbalI, rAyaNAM, jAMbu, jAmaphaLa, kAcI kerI vagere paththarathI pADIne ame khAtAM. ghara mATe tuvaranI sIMgo toDI lAvatA. koI vAra

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para zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahInA kotaromAM thaine nadIe nAhavA jatA. tyAM nadInA paTamAM vAvelAM velA parathI utArelAM cIbhaDAM kharIdIne khAtA. bAnI samayasUcakatAno eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. eka vakhata bA sAthe ame pAdarAthI oDa jatAM hatAM. emAM amuka aMtara basamAM kApavAnuM hatuM. ane pachI Trena pakaDavAnI hatI. rastAmAM eka ThekANe basa UbhI rahI eTale ame UtaryA. paNa tyAM koI vasati nahotI. paraMtu bAnI najara gaI. ghaNe dUra irAnIonuM ToLuM hatuM. bAe e joyuM. eTalAmAM keTalAka irAnI strIpuruSo mAthe TopalA laI amArI bAju AvavA lAgyA. amane choDIne basa cAlavA lAgI hatI tyAM to bAe jo2thI basavALAne bUma pADI, 'basavALAbhAI, basa UbhI rAkho, UbhI rAkho. basa tarata UbhI rahI gaI. bAe amane kahyuM, 'alyA doDo, basamAM pAchA besI jaie.' ame doDatAMkane basamAM besI gayA. amane pAchA basamAM besatA joI IrAnIo tyAM ja UbhA rahI gayA. basavALo bolyo, 'mAjI ! mane thayuM ke tame kema ahIM Utaro cho ?' 'ochuM cAlavuM paDe eTale UtaryA, paNa pachI khabara paDI ke ahIM to irAnIo che. sAruM thayuM tame mArI hAMka sAMbhaLI ane UbhI rAkhI. nahi to Aje irAnIoe mArI sonAnI baMgaDIo paDAvI lIdhI hota.' huM ATheka varSano hato tyAre pAdarAmAM AsapAsanA phaLiyAnA chokarAo 'kaMTiyArA' taLAva pAse ramavA jatA. unALAnI rajAnA divasomAM pANI ochuM thAya ane kinArAnI mATI sUkavA lAge tyAre evI pocI cIkaNI mATI kADhI ame enAM ramakaDAM banAvI taDakAmAM sUkAvA mUkatAM. sUkAyelAM ramakaDAM ghare lAvatA. koI vA2 mATImAMthI kANAMvALo polo pAvo banAvatA ane e sUkAya tyAre vagADatA. koivAra mATInI pena banAvI, ghare lAvI cUlAmAM zekatA ane lAla thayelI penathI pATImAM lakhatA. AvAM ramakaDAM banAvatAM eka vakhata keTalAka chokarAone AMgaLIe gumaDAM thavA lAgyAM. mane paNa thayAM. e pAke eTale emAMthI rasI nIkaLatI. e cepI rasIthI AjubAjunI AMgaLIone cepa lAgato, paNa maTI jatuM. eka vakhata mane e rIte dase AMgaLIe cepa lAgyo. have hAthathI khavAya nahi. bA khavaDAve athavA camacAthI khAuM. A vakhate jaladI maTyuM nahi eTale bA ciMtAtura thaI. evAmAM pAsenA paDozI jeThAlAlanA ghare emanA koI sagA AvyA hatA. teo vaiduM karatA. bAe emane mArI AMgaLIo batAvI.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 53 vaide kahyuM cepa ghaNo vadhI gayo che eTale have barAbara upacAra nahi karo to AMgaLIo kapAvavI paDaze. have cAlu malamapaTTIthI nahi maTe. e vakhate emaNe upacAra batAvyo. loDhAnA celiyAmAM gaMdhaka, pAro ane kaNajInuM tela bheLavIne barAbara lasoTavuM. evI rIte je malama thAya te badhI AMgaLIe lagADI pATo bAMdhI levo. vaide batAvelA A upacArathI thoDA divasamAM AMgaLIomAM rUjha AvI gaI. ane ema karatAM sadaMtara maTI gayuM. ATale varSe paNa e ghaTanA ane upacAra mane yAda che. bAne roja savAre nAhIne derAsara darzana-pUjAno niyama hato. zrImaMta hatA tyAre vasAvelI cAMdInI DabbImAM cokhA vagere bharIne laI jAya. pAchA pharatAM teo roja pAsenI zerI navagharamAM AvelA mANibhadranA sthAnakamAM jaI dIvo karI page lAgatAM. temane mANibhadra devamAM ghaNI zraddhA hatI. huM zALAmAM bhaNato thayo tyAre emaNe mane roja mANibhadranA sthAnake jaI dIvo karavAnI Teva pADI hatI. (navagharImAM A jUnuM sthAnaka have rahyuM nathI. derAsaramAM navuM sthAnaka thayuM che.) pitAzrI mATe pAdarAmAM gujarAna calAvavAnuM pachI vadhu kaThina banyuM hatuM. teo nAmuM lakhavAmAM bahu hoMziyAra hatA ane emanA akSara paNa maroDadAra hatA. evAmAM vaDodarAmAM 'Aryanaitika nATaka samAja' nAmanI nATaka kaMpanImAM eka mitranI bhalAmaNathI nAmuM lakhavAnI nokarI maLI gaI. eka mahinA pachI te nATaka kaMpanI muMbaI gaI eTale pitAjIne muMbaI javuM paDyuM. nATaka kaMpanI tyAM be varSa rokAvAnI hatI eTale pitAjI muMbaimAM vyavasthA karI amane teDavA AvyA. amAruM kuTuMba 1937mAM muMbaimAM AvIne vasyuM. khetavADI vistAramAM eka cAlImAM eka rUma pitAzrIe bhADe rAkhI hatI. muMbaimAM AvatAM bApujIe amane eka khAsa sUcanA ApI. amArA pradezamAM mAne nAmathI bolAvavAno rivAja hato. eTale ame badhAM 'revA' kahetAM. muMbaimAM bApujIe kahyuM ke have 'revA' nahi kahevAnuM, 'bA' kahevAnuM. rastAmAM tame revA kahIne vAta karatAM ho phAlatu mANaso paNa nAma jANI jAya. pachI teo nAmanI bUma pADI saMtAI jAya. ahIM mavAlIo paNa ghaNA hoya che. eTale ame badhAMe 'bA' kahevAnuM cAlu karyuM. muMbaI AvIne bA bahu rAjI thayAM. temaNe kahyuM, pAdarA karatAM ahIM ochI

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54 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahenata. pAdarAmAM to bapore taDakAmAM taLAve kapaDAM dhovA jatI. ahIM muMbaimAM to gharamAM naLamAM pANI Ave eTale vAra na lAge. nAnI hatI ane oDamAM UMDA kUvAmAMthI pANI kheMcatAM dama nIkaLI jato. kUvethI pANI bharI lAvavAnuM kAma oDa ane pAdarAmAM bahu varSo karyuM che, eTale muMbaimAM gharamAM naLa e to amAre mana sAhyabI kahevAya. vaLI pAdarAmAM lAkaDAM mUkI, phUMka mArI cUlo saLagAvavo paDato. ahIM sagaDI ane prAyamasa saLagAvavAmAM keTalI rAhata che ! (pachIthI gharamAM gesa Avyo tyAre to bA bahu rAjI thaI hatI.) e divasomAM ghATI mahine eka rUpiyAmAM vAsaNa mAMjato ane eka rUpiyAmAM kapaDAM dhoto. paNa eTalA paisA bacAvavA bA hAthe vAsaNa mAMjatA ane kapaDAM dhotA. bAmAM khaDatalapaNuM hatuM eTale savArathI rAta sudhI dasa mANasanI rasoI karavI, badhAMne jamADavA, vAsaNa mAMjavA, kapaDAM dhovAM vageremAM jarA paNa thAka lAgato nahi. ATalAM kAma vacce paNa devadarzana, sAmAyika vagere cUkatAM nahi. bA hAthe kAma karatAM chatAM AkhA makAnamAM bA mATe saune mAna hatuM. makAnanI sarva strIo bAne "mAsIbA" kahIne bolAvatI. nAnAM chokarAMomAM paNa bA bahu priya hatAM. bAno kAyama niyama hato ke dara zukravAre makAnanA badhAM chokarAMne vATakI bharIne caNA ApavA. e makAna ame choDyuM tyAM sudhI A niyama cAlu rahyo hato. bAnI evI pratiSThA hatI ke paDozI-paDozI vacce jhaghaDo thAya tyAre lavAda tarIke bAnI nimaNUMka thatI. teo potAnI koThAsUjhathI evo ukela batAvatAM je baMne pakSane rAjIkhuzIthI mAnya hoya. be varSa kAma karI "Arya naitika' nATaka kaMpanIe amadAvAda javAnuM nakkI karyuM. bApujIne have badhAMne laIne amadAvAda javAnuM phAvyuM nahi. eTale e nokarI choDI dIdhI. paNa bIjI nokarI maLatAM vakhata lAgyo. ema divaso pasAra thayA ane gharamAM takalIpha vadhavA lAgI. dasa sabhyonA kuTuMbano nibhAva karavAnuM bahu kaparuM banI gayuM hatuM. bAnAM vairyano jyAre vicAra karuM chuM tyAre eka prasaMga tarata najara sAme taravare che. tyAre mArI uMmara tera varSanI haze. e kaparA divasomAM sauthI moTA bhAI kApaDanI mArakeTamAM mahine dasa rUpiyAnA pagAranI nokarI kare. bIjA naMbaranA bhAI amadAvAda nokarI karavA gayelA. pitAjI svadezI mArakeTamAM mahine cAlIsa rUpiyAnA pagAre nokarI kare. ame cAra bhAIbahena skUlamAM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 5 5 bhaNIe. bIjAM be nAnAM hatAM. ATalI AvakamAMthI gharanuM gujarAna thatuM nahotuM. thoDuM devuM paNa thaI gayeluM. evAmAM pitAjInI nokarI chUTI gaI. teo nirAza thaI gayA. pachI roja bajAramAM nokarI mATe AMTo mArIne Ave paNa koI nokarI maLe nahi. ema karatAM be mahinA thaI gayA. eka divasa bapore bApujI bajAramAMthI AvI nirAza thaI ArAmakhurazImAM beThA hatA tyAre huM gharamAM eka bAju besI lezana karato hato. bApujIne joI bAe pUchayuM, "kema Ama sUnamUna beThA cho ?' bApujIe kahyuM, "koI nokarI maLatI nathI eTale ciMtA thAya che ke gharanuM pUruM kevI rIte karIzuM ? mAthe devuM paNa thayuM che. bAe kahyuM, "bhagavAna kasoTI kare che, paNa badhuM sAruM thaI jaze. daramiyAna bAnA manamAM paNa kaMIka manomaMthana cAlyuM haze. pachI emaNe potAno TUMka kholI (tyAre gharamAM kabATa nahotAM) eka DabbI kADhI ane emAMthI sonAnI be baMgaDI kADhI bApujInA hAthamAM mUkatAM bolyAM, "A have vecI Avo !' baMgaDI sAme bApujI joI rahyA ane pachI thoDIvAre bolyA, "A kema vecAya ? A to tArA piyaranI che. pachI koI lagana prasaMge zuM paherIza ?' bAe kahyuM, "piyaranI bhale hoya, have vecI devI joie. lagana prasaMge, huM kacakaDAnI baMgaDI paherIza. mane zarama nahi lAge. bAe gheryathI bApujIne kahyuM, paNa bApujI asvastha thaI gayA. emanI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsuM paDyAM. bAe pharIthI kahyuM, "tame mana makkama karIne vecI Avo, huM kahuM chuM ne! atyAre ja UpaDo, pachI pAcho tamAro vicAra badalAze.' bApujI bajAramAM jaIne AvyA. bAnA hAthamAM paisA mUkatAM kahyuM, "vecI nathI, paNa cAra mahinA mATe giro mUkI che." je karyuM te bhale karyuM, ApaNe have pahoMcI vaLIzuM." tyAra pachI bAe derAsare jatAM thoDIka bahenone kahyuM ke "ghare kaMI kAma karavAnuM maLe to apAvajo." evAmAM traNeka mahinA pachI divALI AvatI hatI. bAne oLakhAvAthI kelenDaro banAvavAnuM kAma maLI gayuM. presavALAne tyAMthI kelenDaranA pUThAM ane citro vagere laI AvIe. ghare enA upara kaMpanInA nAmano kAgaLa, lakSmIjI, sarasvatI, zrIgaNeza, zivajI vagerenAM citro orDara pramANe lAhIthI coMTADIe ane tithi tArIkhano DaTTo kANAMmAM bharAvI TAITa karI nAkhIe.

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI upara kANAMmAM lAla dorI bharAvI gAMTha mArIe. divALI sudhI A kAma cAlyuM. gharanAM badhAM kAma karavA besI jAya. rojanAM so-doDhaso kelenDara taiyAra thAya. kelenDara pate pachI kAgaLanI kothaLIo banAvavAnuM kAma bA meLavI lAve ane emAM paNa ame te karavAmAM lAgI jatAM. rAtanA ujAgarA paNa karatA, paNa ema karatAM Avaka thatI gaI. bAnI IcchA evI hatI ke kaSTa paDe to paNa potAnAM saMtAnone bhaNAvavAM. huM meTrikamAM hato tyAre vAMcavA mATe jAgato to. bA mArI pAse jAgatAM besI rahetAM ke jethI mane ALasa na Ave. meTrika pachI ame be bhAIo zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM rahevA gayA to bA be-traNa divase kazuMka khAvAnuM banAvIne lAvatAM ane kahetAM ke dostArone paNa khavaDAvajo. bI.e. pachI ema.e.nA abhyAsa mATe pATaNa jaina maMDaLanI hosTelamAM rahevA gayo to bA roja mAre mATe Tiphina laIne Ave che jethI mAre ghare javA AvavAmAM samaya na bagaDe. ema.e.mAM huM pahelo Avyo ane suvarNacaMdraka maLyo tyAre bAne kaheto ke "A caMdraka tamAre lIdhe maLyo che. saMtAnone bhaNAvavAnI bAnI hoMza eTalI badhI ke pAMca saMtAno Dabala grejyueTa thayAM ane te paNa AvA kaparA saMjogomAM. Ama chatAM bA amArA koI bhAIbahenanI koleja jovA AvyAM nathI. mArI jheviyarsa kolejanuM nAma paNa bAne na AvaDe. kahe ke mAre nAma zIkhIne zuM kAma che? koI pUche to kahe ke dhobItaLAva para AvelI kolejamAM bhaNe che. 1944nA gALAmAM amArI Arthika sthiti sudharavA lAgI, mAthe koI devuM rahyuM nahi. pitAjInI nokarI uparAMta moTA be bhAio nokarIe lAgI gayA. ema gharamAM traNa jaNano pagAra AvavA lAgyo. vaLI meTrika pachI ame be bhAio bhaNavA sAthe TyUzana karavA lAgyA ane grejyueTa thayA pachI nokarIe caDayA. ema karatAM pAMca jaNano pagAra AvavA lAgyo eTale revAbAne koI ciMtA rahI nahi. gharamAM sagavaDa mATe keTalAka pheraphAra karAvyA. pachI to Arthika sthiti uttarottara sudharatI gaI. 1948 pachI eka pachI eka bhAinAM lagna thayAM ane teo nAnI rUma choDIne svataMtra rahevA lAgyA. ema karavAnI bA-bApujIe saMmati ApI. bAne have ghaNI ja rAhata lAgI ane saMtAnonI caDatI joine bahu AnaMda thayo. Ama chatAM khetavADInI cAlInuM ghara e amAruM kendrasthAna rahyuM.

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 57. bAne tapazcaryAmAM sArI zraddhA hatI. ekAsaNuM, AyaMbila, upavAsa emanAM cAlatAM hoya. AyaMbilanI oLI teo karatAM. paryuSaNanA divasomAM emaNe eka vakhata aThThAI karelI. paryuSaNanA ATha divasamAMthI pahelA cAra ane chellA traNa ema sAta upavAsa ghaNIvAra karyA hatA. eka vakhata bAne upadhAna karavAnI bhAvanA thaI hatI. lAlabAga (mAdhavabAga) upAzraye nAma paNa teo noMdhAvI AvyAM hatAM. e mATe jarUrI upakaraNo paNa laI AvyAM hatAM. tyAM be divasa agAu koIka bahena ghare maLavA AvyAM. vAta nIkaLatAM temaNe kahyuM, "revAbahena, tamArAthI upadhAna na thAya. tamane kyAM badhI vidhi AvaDe che!' AthI bA nAsIpAsa thayAM ane upadhAnamAM joDAyAM nahi. thoDA divasa pachI derAsaramAM koIka anubhavI bahena maLyAM. bAe upadhAnamAM na joDAvAnuM kAraNa kahyuM. emaNe kahyuM, "badhI vidhi badhAMne na AvaDe, paNa eTale upadhAna na choDAya. na AvaDe to sAdhu mahArAja badhI vidhi karAve, tame bhUla karI." A sAMbhaLI bA bahu nirAza thayAM. upadhAnanI eka vakhata taka cUkyAM, te pachIthI pharIthI kyAreya upadhAna karavAnI anukULatA maLI nahi. paNa dIkarI iMdirAne upadhAna karAvIne AnaMda anubhavyo. ATha chokarAM ucheranAra bAnI pAse bALakanA manane jItavAnI vAtsalyabharI kaLA hatI. e divasomAM Teliphona koikane tyAM ja hatA. eTale ame amArAM baMne nAnAM saMtAnone-zailajA tathA amitAbhane laine aThavADiyAmAM ekabe vAra bAne maLavA jatAM. baMne saMtAnone zikhaMDa bilakula bhAvato nahi. bAne thayuM ke nAnAM chokarAMone zikhaMDa bahu ja bhAve. na bhAve te barAbara na kahevAya. eka vAra ame bAne ghare gayAM to bAe zikhaMDa banAvyo hato. bAe pUchyuM to baMnee zikhaMDanI nA pADI. bAe kahyuM, "Aje tamArA pappAnI varasagAMTha che ane tame zikhaMDa na khAva te mane gamatuM nathI." pachI bAe vahAlathI kahyuM, "eka eka nAnI camacI jeTalo ApuM chuM. jarAka jIbhe aDADI lejo." pachI bAe baMnene sAva nAnI camacI jeTalo zikhaMDa Apyo. baMnene bhAvyo. eTale bAe eka bIjI camacI bharIne Apyo ane pAse baMne mATe vADakI bharIne mUkI. baMne badho zikhaMDa khAI gayAM ane vadhu zikhaMDa mAgyo ane dharAine khAdho. tyArathI baMne bALakoe "zikhaMDavALAM bA" evuM bAnuM nAma pADyuM ane emane mATe e kAyamanuM thaI gayuM. pachI jyAre bAne ghare javAnuM hoya tyAre zikhaMDa banAvavAnuM teo acUka kahevaDAvatAM.

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58 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI. eka divasa sAMje ame gharamAM beThAM hatAM. bApujI oNphisethI haju AvyA nahotA. te vakhate bA palaMga para beThAM hatAM tyAM acAnaka kaMI asaMbaddha bolavA lAgyAM. avAja moTo thaI gayo. AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. ame vicAramAM paDI gayAM. thayuM ke bAne mAthe garamI caDI gaI che. zuM karavuM te sUjhatuM nahotuM. DaoNkTarane bolAvavAno vicAra karIe chIe tyAM mArA nAnA bhAI pramodabhAie pANI bharelo ghaDo lAvI bAne mAthe DhoLI dIdho. bAnA kapaDAM palaLyAM ane pathArI paNa palaLI. "AvuM karAya ?' evo ame pramodabhAine Thapako ApavA lAgyA, tyAM to bA dhIme dhIme svastha thaI gayAM ane amane Thapako ApavA lAgyAM ke ene vaDho nahi. eNe mAre mAthe pANI reDyuM eTale mane TADhaka thaI gaI. have sAruM lAge che. mane mAthe garamI caDhI gaI hatI.' amane thayuM ke saMbhava che ke bAnuM blaDaprezara vadhI gayuM haze; paraMtu e divasomAM tarata blaDaprezara mapAvavAno vicAra Avato nahi. vaLI bAne evuM pachI keTalAMka varSa sudhI thayuM nahotuM. eTale tyAre e ciMtAno viSaya nahoto. amAruM kuTuMba sAdhAraNa sthitinuM hatuM. eTale bA-bApujIne ciMtAno sauthI moTo viSaya te dIkarAonI sagAIno hato. jJAtimAMthI kanyA maLe nahi ane jJAti bahAranI maLe paNa te levAya nahi. e divasomAM 18-20 varSanI umare lagna thatAM. amArA sagAMomAM badhAnAM dIkarA-dIkarInAM lagna thaI gayAM, paNa sauthI moTA bhAI ra2-23 varSanA thayA, paNa haju sagAInI koI vAta AvatI nahi. AthI bAne vadhAre ciMtA thatI. aDadhI rAte paNa pathArImAM beThAM vicAra karatAM hoya. chevaTe 26 varSanI vaye sauthI moTA bhAInAM lagna thayAM. eka vakhata lAIna cAlu thaI eTale pachI cAlavA lAgI. amArA traNa bhAInAM sagAIlagna thaI gayAM. mArAM lagna vakhate paristhiti UlaTI thaI. meM ema.e. sudhIno abhyAsa karyo ane muMbaInI jheviyarsa kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke kAma karavA lAgyo. have jJAtimAMthI vAraMvAra kanyAnI vAta AvatI paNa bAne te yogya lAgatI nahi. chevaTe mArAM lagna jJAti bahAra karavAno nirNaya thayo. ema thAya to amane jJAtibahAra mUkavAmAM Ave, paNa have jJAtinAM baMdhano zithila thayAM hatAM. eTale mArAM lagna mATe anya jaina jJAtinAM ane kolejamAM sahAdhyAyinI, muMbaInI sophAyA kolejanAM adhyApikA tArAbahenanI emanA pitA taraphathI darakhAsta

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59 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI AvI tyAre bAe ane kuTuMbanA sarvee e saharSa svIkArI lIdhI. bAno ullAsa eTalo badho hato ke amArAM lagnanA divase teo dAdara UtaratAM paDI gayAM ane vAgyuM to paNa samagra vidhi ane satkAra samAraMbha daramiyAna koIne jaNAvA dIdhuM nahotuM. vaLI tyAre sophAyA kolejanAM prinsipAla madhara vorDane page lAgavA ame gayAM to teo sAthe AvyAM hatAM. A rIte emaNe sophAyA koleja paNa joI. tyAra pachI keTalAMka varSa bAne sAruM rahyuM. teo zatruMjaya, zaMkhezvara, mahuDI, mAtara, jhaghaDiyA, kAvI vagere sthaLe keTalIka vAra jAtrA karI AvyAM. vaLI teo speziyala TreinamAM 45 divasanI zikharajInI yAtrA karI AvyA, jemAM dilhI, AgrA tathA uttara, bihAra, madhyapradeza ane AMdhra sahita ghaNAM badhAM tIrthono samAveza thayo hato. tyAra pachI bAne 68 varSanI uMmare lakavAno humalo Avyo. tarata haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala karyA ane aThavADiyAmAM sArA thaine ghare AvyAM. tyAra pachI ame bA-bApujIne vimAnamAM bhAvanagara laI jaI zatruMjayanI jAtrA karAvI AvyA. vimAnamAM besavAno emano pahelo anubhava hato. ethI emaNe khUba AnaMda anubhavyo. lakavAmAMthI bA sAjA thayAM ane haratAM pharatAM thayAM. keTalIka jAtrAo paNa karI AvyAM. paNa pachI AMkhe motiyo Avyo, ane tapAsa karAvatAM DAyAbiTisa paNa nIkaLyo. eTale motiyAnuM oparezana karavAnI dAktaroe nA pADI. pariNAme bAne AMkhe jhAMkhapa vadhatI gaI. sAva najIka mANasa Ave tyora oLakhAya. motiyAne lIdhe pachI to gharanI bahAra javA AvavAnuM baMdha thayuM. bahena IndirA rasoI uparAMta bAnI badhI cAkarI karatI. cAra bhAI ane eka bahenanAM lagna thatAM khetavADInI cAlInI rUmamAM have bA-bApujI sAthe be bhAI ane eka bahena rahyAM. have gujarAnanI ciMtA nahotI. badhA bhAione tyAMthI rakama AvatI. have bAno hAtha chUTo rahyo. pitAjI nokarI choDI nivRtta thayA. bIjA be bhAinAM lagna thatAM bA-bApujI ane bahena indirA vAlakezvara moTA gharamAM rahevA AvyAM. cAlInI rUma pachI choDI dIdhI. daramiyAna pramodabhAie paNa juduM ghara lIdhuM, indirAbahenanAM paNa lagna thayAM ane bharatabhAie paNa

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI moTuM ghara lIdhuM. jIvananA aMta sudhI bA bApujI bharatabhAine tyAM rahyA. sitteranI uMmare dAMta gayA pachI bAne AMkhe motiyo pAkavA Avyo tyAre ame kahyuM "bA tame oparezana karAvo to barAbara dekhAze." e divasomAM oparezana e moTI vAta hatI. motiyAnA oparezanamAM cAreka divasa haoNspiTalamAM rahevuM paDatuM. bAe kahyuM, "mAre oparezana karAvavuM nathI. nahi dekhAya to mAre joine paNa zuM kAma che ?' huM mAre zAMtithI rahevA mAguM chuM." pachI to bAne DAyAbiTizanI takalIpha cAlu thaI eTale DaoNkTare ja oparezananI nA pADI. pariNAme bAne taddana jhAMkhuM dekhAtuM. sAva pAse koI Ave to aNasAra Ave. avAjathI ja badhAMne oLakhe. AMkhanA aMdhApA sAthe bAnI zArIrika azakti paNa vadhI gaI. teo Akho divasa palaMgamAM besatAM ke sUtAM. pitAzrI paNa Akho divasa bA pAse besatA ane navakAramaMtra, stavanAdi saMbhaLAvatA. bA amArA sauthI nAnA bhAI bharatabhAine tyAM rahetAM. emaNe tathA emanAM patnI jayAbahene chellAM varSomAM bAne navaDAvavAmAM, khavaDAvavAmAM, zaucAdi kriyA karAvavAmAM ghaNI sArI sevAcAkarI karI hatI. ema karatAM poSa suda 7, vi. saM. 2021nA divase I.sa. 1975mAM 75 varSanI vaye bAe madharAte hRdayarogano humalo thatAM zAntithI deha choDyo. eka uttama AtmAe jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI. e vakhate tattvanA jANakAra pitAzrIe sArI svasthatA ane samatA dhAraNa karI hatI. ane amane paNa svastha rahevA kahyuM hatuM. bAnuM jIvana eTale sama-viSama saMjogothI sabhara dharmamaya samatAmaya jIvana. bAnI kUkhe amane janma maLyo e amArA jIvananI dhanyatA che. emanA puNyAtmAne koTi koTi vaMdana.

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 61 mArA pitAzrI | ramaNalAla cI. zAha mArA pUjya pitAzrI cImanalAla amRtalAla zAha vi. saM. 2052nA mahA vada amAsanA divase (tA. 18mI phebruArI, 1996nA roja) 100mA varSamAM praveza karyo. cittanI svasthatA ane samatA, nirbasanIpaNuM, kAyama uNodarI vrata ane prabhubhakti e emanA dIrdhAyunuM rahasya che. A uMmare paNa teo gharamAM lAkaDInA TekA vagara cAle che. jarUra paDe to bhIMtano Teko le che. Akho divasa satata beThelA rahe che. divase UMghatA nathI. pustako ane chApAMo niyamita vAMce che. (navuM varSanI uMmara pachI temane baMne AMkho motiyo Avelo te utarAvI lIdho hato.) temane kAne barAbara saMbhaLAya che. mAthe TAla paDI nathI. keTalAka vakhata pahelAM koI koI vALa pAchA kALA thayA hatA. temanA badhA dAMta prauDhAvasthAmAM gayelA, cokaThuM karAveluM paNa paheryuM nahi. vagaradAMte, peDhAM majabuta thaI gayAM hovAthI khAI zake che. pAcanakriyA barAbara cAle che. rAtanA sUI jAya ke tarata UMgha AvI jAya che. rAtanA pezAba karavA UThavuM paDatuM nathI. saMjogovazAtuM rAtre moDA sUvAnuM thAya to paNa vahelI savAre samayasara UThI jAya che. temane zarIramAM koI bimArI nathI. hArTa Trabala, DAyAbiTIsa, blaDaprezara, pAIlsa, asthamA ke evo koI roga nathI. cAlIseka varSanI umare damano vyAdhi lAgu paDyo hato. te vakhate kyAreka to e roganA jIvaleNa humalo AvyA hatA. paraMtu bhAre puruSArtha karI emaNe e rogane evo to nirmULa karyo ke jiMdagImAM bIjI vAra te thayo nathI. e vakhate bhAyakhalAmAM davAkhAnuM dharAvatA eka bhalA pArasI DaoNkTara dArUvAlAnI davA emane mAphaka AvI gaI hatI. roja savAre sADA pAMca ke cha vAge UThatAMnI sAthe pathArImAM beThAM beThAM ja teo eka kalAka ucca svare prabhustuti kare che. AtmarakSA maMtra, navakAra maMtrano chaMda, gautama svAmIno chaMda, ratnAkara-pacIsI, keTalAMka pado tathA stavano teo roja bole che. pahelA tIrthakara RSabhadevathI covIsamAM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI sudhI roja anukrame eka tIrthakaranA ochAmAM ochA pAMca stavano gAya cheH be ke traNa stavana yazovijayajInA, eka AnaMdaghanajInuM, eka devacaMdrajInuM ane eka

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mohanavijayajInuM. A uparAMta paNa koI jANItuM stavana hoya to te bole che. pachI Akho divasa je tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanA savAre bolelAM stavano hoya te emanA manamAM guMjyA kare che. agAu temane doDhasothI vadhu stavano kaMThastha hatA. chellAM keTalAMka varSathI koI koI stavanamAM bhUla paDe che. eTale stavananI copaDI have pAse rAkhe che. savAre cA-pANI laI, snAna karI, zuddha vastra paherI teo navasmaraNa bole che. navasmaraNa emane kaMThastha che paNa have temAM paNa bhUla paDatI hovAthI pAse copaDI rAkhe che. savAre bhojana pachI teo Akho divasa judA judA maMtranA jApa tathA logassa sUtranuM raTaNa kare che. sarerAza baso vakhata logassa bolAto haze. divasa daramiyAna bapore chApAM, sAmayiko ke pustakonuM yatheccha vAMcana kare che. pote je je vAMcyuM hoya temAM pensilathI lITI karI nizAnI rAkhe che ke jethI bhUlathI pharIthI e vAMcavAmAM na Ave. koI maLavA AvyuM hoya to teTalo samaya vAtacItamAM pasAra thAya che. A uMmare paNa smRti ghaNI ja sArI che. varSo pahelAMnI ghaTanAo ane nAmo badhuM smRtimAM tAjuM che. pitAzrIno janma I. sa. 1897mAM pAdarAmAM thayo hato. potAnI janmasAla yAda rAkhavA mATe teo kahe che ke je varSe gAyakavADa sarakAre vizvAmitrI sTezanathI pAdarA sudhInI nerogeja relvelAIna nAkhI te varSe potAno janma thayo hato. pAdarAnA relvesTezanane e rIte so varSa thavA AvyAM. ghaNAM varSo sudhI relve pAdarA sudhI rahI. pachI ene mAsa2 2oDa sudhI laMbAvavAmAM AvI ane pachI jaMbusara sudhI laI javAmAM AvI. 6 2 pitAzrIe zikSaNa pAdarAnI zALAmAM lIdhuM hatuM. e vakhate emanA sahAdhyAyIomAMnA eka te gacchAdhipati vijayarAmacaMdrasUri hatA. emanuM nAma tyAre tribhuvana hatuM. tribhuvane varnAkyulara zALAmAM chaThThA dhoraNa sudhIno abhyAsa karyo hato. tyArapachI emaNe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. pitAzrIe varnAkyulara zALAmAM cAra dhoraNa karyA pachI hAIskUlamAM aMgrejI pAMca dhoraNa sudhIno abhyAsa karyo hato. haju AgaLa bhaNavAnI emanI IcchA hatI. meTrika thayuM hatuM. bhaNavAmAM paNa hoMziyAra hatA. paraMtu gharano vepAradhaMdho moTA pAye cAlato hato eTale bhaNavAnuM choDI nAnI vaye vepAradhaMdhAmAM lAgI gayA hatA. sAMjane vakhate teo pAThazALAmAM dhArmika abhyAsa karatA. emanA vakhatamAM pAThazALAmAM zikSaka tarIke coTIlAthI AvelA UjamazI mAsta2 saMgItanA sArA jANakAra hatA. bulaMda

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI svare hArmoniyama sAthe stavano gAtA ane zIkhavatA. pitAzrIne e rIte pratikramaNa, navasmaraNa, jIvavicAra, navatattva vagerenI gAthAo tathA doDhaso jeTalAM stavano kaMThastha thayAM te A UjamazI mAstaranA pratApe. e UjamazIbhAIe pachI pU. nItisUri pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI ane muni udayavijayajI ane pachI udayasUri thayA hatA. (zAsanasamrATa pU. nemisUrinA ziSya udayasUri te judA). te samaye pAdarAmAM jainonI vastI mukhyatve navadharI, derAsarI, lAla bAvAno lImaDo, UMDuM phaLiyuM vagere zerIomAM hatI. pAse kaMTiyAruM nAmanuM taLAva che. sAta-ATha dAyakA pahelAMnI pAdarAnI jAhojalAlInI vAta kaMIka judI che. gAyakavADI rAjyamAM vaDodarAnI najIka AveluM pAdarA e tAlukAnuM mukhya mathaka. enA tAbAmAM ekasothI vadhu gAma hatAM. eka etihAsika sthaLa tarIke tathA eka saMskArakendra tarIke pAdarAnuM nAma tyAre ghaNuM moTuM hatuM. vaDodarAthI bAreka kilomITa2dUra AveluM pAdarA gAma aitihAsika che. aMgrejo sAme 1857nA baLavAmAM bhAga lenAra krAMtivIromAMnA eka tAtyA TopenI janmabhUmi che. eka bAjuM vizvAmitrI nadI ane bIjI bAju mahIsAgara nadInI pAse pAdarA AveluM che. 1957mAM jyAre 1857nA baLavAnI zatAbdI UjavavAmAM AvI hatI tyAre pAdarAnA kavi maNilAla mohanalAla pAdarAkare "puNyabhUmi pAdarA nAmanI paMdareka pAnAnI pustikA pragaTa karI hatI. ane temAM tAtyA TopenA jIvanano paricaya ApavA sAthe pAdarAnI bhUtakALanI paristhitinuM zabdacitra paNa doryuM hatuM. pitAzrInA yauvanakALanA samayanuM ane te pUrvenuM pAdarA kevuM hatuM tenuM viSayAMtara thavA chatAM saMkSepamAM ahIM vihaMgAvalokana karIzuM. doDhaso varSa pahelAM pAdarAnuM mULa nAma TaMkaNapura hatuM. tyAre to e sAva nAnuM gAmaDuM hatuM. ene vikasAvyuM dalA desAI nAmanA pATIdAre. teo dalA pAdarIA tarIke oLakhAtA. eTale emanA nAma parathI TaMkaNapuranuM nAma pAdarA thaI gayuM. teo bhAre parAkramI hatA. e jamAnAmAM mogala saltanatane AgaLa vadhatI aTakAvavAmAM marAThAoe ghaNI bahAdurI batAvI. zivAjI mahArAjanA avasAna pachI je keTalAka zUravIro thayA temAM khaMDerAva dAbhoDee pAdarAnI sarahada saMbhALI hatI. emane madada karanArAomAM A dalA desAI hatA. dalA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI desAIe potAnA bhIla bhAIbaMdha cUDAmaNi sAthe maLIne mogala sUbAone amadAvAda sudhI mArI haThAvyA hatA. dAmAjI gAyakavADe vaDodarAmAM hiMdupata pAdazAhIno jhaMDo pharakAvyo hato. tyAra pachI aMgrejo sAmenA 1857nA baLavAmAM malhArarAva gAyakavADe pAdarAmAM rahIne viplavakArIone sahAya karI hatI. pAdarAmAM tyAre tAtyA Tope thaI gayo. pacAsa yuvAna sAthIdArone laIne e nAnA sAheba pezvAnI sAthe joDAyo hato. teo aMgrejonI sAme AgaLa vadhyA. temanI senAmAM bharatI thavA lAgI. rANI lakSmIbAI, bAlAsAheba vagere sAthe dilhI, kAnapura, lakhanaumAM teoe potAnA kendro sthApyAM. aMgrejonAM gherAmAMthI bahAdurIpUrvaka chaTakI janAratAtyA Tope potAnA sAthIdAra mAnasiMganA vizvAsaghAtathI alvara najIka pakaDAI gayo hato. InAma tarIke moTI jAgIra maLavAnI lAlace mAnasiMge tAtyA TopenI chUpI bAtamI ApI dIdhI hatI. 1859nA eprilanI 18mI tArIkhe tAtyA Topene jAheramAM phAMsI ApavAmAM AvI. e phAMsI jovA dUradUranI TekarIo upara hajAro mANaso ekatra thayA hatA. tAtyA TopenuM zaba phAMsIne mAMcaDe laTakatuM hatuM tyAre enI yAdagIrI potAnI pAse rAkhavA mATe keTalAye aMgrejo enA mAthAnA vALa toDIne laI gayA hatA. Ama tAtyA Tope, khaMDerAva dAbhADe, malhArarAva gAyakavADa, bAlAsAheba, dalA desAI, zAmaLabhAI desAI, bAvA bhikhArIdAsa vagere 1857nA baLavAnA krAMtivIronI aitihAsika bhUmi tarIke pAdarAnuM nAma itihAsamAM noMdhAyeluM che. gata zatakanA pUrvArdhamAM pAdarA vividha pravRttiothI gAjatuM hatuM. pAdarAnI bhUmi khetIvADInI dRSTie phaLadrupa che. pAdarAnI tuveranI dALa haju paNa vakhaNAya che. pAdarAnI bAjarI ane bIjuM anAja paNa bahAragAma vecAvA jAya che. hiMga ane chIMkaNI kharIdavA loko pAdarA AvatA. jAmaphaLa ane sItAphaLanI ghaNI vADIo A vistAramAM hatI. pAdarAnI AsapAsa tyAre cAraso jeTalI judI judI vADIo hatI ane pAdarAnA zAkabhAjI eka bAju TheTha muMbaI sudhI ane bIjI bAju amadAvAda ane Abu roDa sudhI jatAM. kheDUto eka varasamAM traNa pAka letA. Aje paNa pAdarA khetIvADInA kSetre mokhare che. jUnA vakhatamAM pAdarAno eka mukhya udyoga te DoTI gajiyA jAtanI khAdIno hato. enuM vaNATakAma pAdarAmAM ghaNuM sarasa thatuM. jyAre milanA kApaDa haju AvyAM nahotAM tyAre pAdAranI DoTI gajiyA khAdInI mAMga ghaNI rahetI. vaDodarAmAM ,

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sayAjIrAva gAyakavADanA rAjamahela mATe paNa pAdarAnI khAdI ja kharIdAtI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa samagra gAyakavADI rAjyanI judI judI kacerIo ane bIjI saMsthAo mATe paNa pAdarAnI khAdI vAparavAno ja rAjya taraphathI hukama hato. pAdarAnuM raMgATIkAma paNa prazaMsApAtra baneluM. raMgATIkAma karanAra chIpA ane bhAvasAra lokonI aDhIso jeTalI bhaThThIo ane ethI vadhu kaMDo tyAre pAdarAmAM hatAM. DoTI gajiyAnA vaNATakAmanA vepAramAM te vakhate vrajalAla sAkaracaMda ane vanamALI sAkaracaMdanI peDhI tathA lallubhAI gulAbacaMdanI peDhI jANItI hatI. kApaDanI sAthe pAdarAnuM darajInuM kAma paNa vakhaNAtuM. te eTalI hada sudhI ke khuda sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa pote zarUAtanA e divasomAM potAnA aMgarakhA sIvavA mATe pAdarAthI darajIone rAjamahelamAM bolAvatA. pAdarAnuM mIThuM pANI ArogyanI dRSTie sAruM gaNAtuM. malhArarAva gAyakavADa haMmezAM pAdarAnA amuka kUvAnuM ja pANI pItA. teo madrAsa gayA hatA tyAre paNa pAdarAnA e kUvAnuM pANI maMgAvIne pItA. pAdarA pAse DabakA nAmanuM gAma AveluM che. tyAM jaMgala jevI gIca jhADImAM vAgha, varu jevAM hiMsaka prANIo rahetAM. DabakAmAM mukAma karI sayAjIrAva zikAra mATe jaMgalamAM jatA. eTalA mATe DabakAmAM emaNe mahela baMdhAvelo tathA zikArakhAnuM rAkheluM. emanI savArI jyAre vaDodarAthI DabakA javAnI hoya tyAre te pAdarA thaIne jatI. koI koI vAra teo pAdarAmAM thoDA kalAka ArAma karatA. pAdarAnA zAmaLabhAI desAI (dalA desAInA bhAI)ne sayAjIrAva sAthe gADha paricaya thayelo. zikAra karatI vakhate teo bahAdura zAmaLabhAIne potAnI sAthe laI jatA. zAmaLabhAIe jaMgalamAM sayAjIrAvano jAna traNeka vakhata bacAvelo. ethI zAmaLabhAIne ghare mukAma karavAno ane kyAreka pApaDI-UMdhiyuM khAvAno rivAja paDI gayelo. sayAjIrAva kyAreka aMgreja mahemAnone paNa DabakA laI jatA. iMglenDanA rAjA sAtamA eDavarDa bhAratamAM AvelA tyAre zikAra mATe sayAjIrAva emane DabakA laI gayelA. te vakhate teo baMnee pAdarAmAM zAmaLabhAInA ghare aDadho divasa ArAma karelo. kalAnA kSetramAM paNa saMgIta, citra ane kavitA racanAnA rasika pAdarAmAM ghaNA hatA. zAstrIya saMgItanA vargo cAlatA. bAla gAMdhInuM nAma tyAre citrakAra tarIke samagra bhAratamAM mazahUra hatuM. gulAmInA baMdhanamAM paDelI bhAratamAtAnuM

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thata upAsaka ramaNabhAI citra "jhaMkhanAno dIvo' nAmathI emaNe doreluM, jenI chApelI nakalo samagra bhAratamAM e vakhate pahoMcI gaI hatI. teo kavitAnI racanA paNa karatA. bIjA eka citrakAra aMbAlAla jozI kavi tarIke paNa prakhyAta hatA. moTe bhAge chaMdobaddha geya kavitA lakhAtI ke geya dezIomAM racanA thatI. yuvAna kaviomAM sauthI moTuM nAma kavi maNilAla mohanalAlanuM hatuM. teo "pAdarAdara'nA upanAmathI kavitAo lakhatA. teo prasaMgAnusAra varNanAtmaka racanA zIghra kavinI jema karI zakatA. potAnuM nAma maNilAla hovAthI teo dareka kAvyamAM chellI paMktiomAM, jUnI zailI pramANe potAnuM nAma zleSathI gUMthI laI "maNimaya' zabda prayojatA. kavi nAnAlAla potAnAM patnI sAthe pAdarAkaranA atithi tarIke rahevA AvelA. kavi suMdarame "arvAcIna kavitA'mAM kavi pAdarAkaranI kavitAno paricaya karAvyo che. pAdarAnA haradAsa kathAkAranuM nAma paNa paMkAyuM hatuM. teo mANabhaTTa kathAkAranI zailIe kathA karatA ane teone gujarAta, saurASTra uparAMta dakSiNamAM cheka madrAsa sudhInuM nimaMtraNa maLatuM. jyAre relve nahotI tyAre teo pagapALA ke gADAmAM jatA. teo jAte paNa kavi hovAthI kathA karatI vakhate kAvyapaMktio joDatA. pAdarA tyAre vividha hunnarakaLAmAM prakhyAta hatuM, pAdarAnA havApANI taMdurastI mATe vikhyAta hatAM eTaluM ja nahi paNa pAdarAnA vaidyo paNa eTalA ja suprasiddha hatA. nADI parIkSA ane auSadhonA sArA jANakAra evA vaidyone tyAM dUradUrathI dardIo davAnI paDIkIo levA AvatA ane keTalAye yuvAno vaidakazAstra zIkhavA AvatA. pAdarAmAM jyotiSavidyAnA niSNAta jozIo paNa hatA. pAdarAmAM eka yatijI zrI pratApavijayajI thaI gayA. teo jyotiSanA niSNAta hatA. emaNe malhArarAva gAyakavADane kaheluM ke temane gAdI kayA divase keTalAka kalAke maLaze ane te pramANe te sAcuM paDeluM. vaLI emaNe malhArarAvane kaheluM ke emanA bhAgyamAM sADAtraNa varSa ane sAta divasano kArAvAsa lakhAyelo che. barAbara e ja pramANe thayeluM. dhArmika pravRttiomAM paNa tyAre pAdarA mokhare hatuM. pAdarAmAM zAntinAtha ane saMbhavanAthanAM jina maMdiro che. acaLezvara mahAdevanuM maMdira che, vaiSNava maMdiro che, svAminArAyaNanuM maMdira che ane masjida paNa che. jena sAdhuonuM vihAra ane cAturmAsanuM moTuM kSetra tyAre pAdarA gaNAtuM. tyAre pAMca dAyakAmAM pacAsathI vadhu vyaktioe pAdarAmAMthI dIkSA lIdhI hatI.

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thata upAsaka ramaNabhAI gAyakavADI gAma vijApuranA vatanI paTela bahecarabhAI, pachIthI ravisAgara mahArAjanA ziSya sukhasAgara mahArAja pAse dIkSA laI buddhisAgarasUri thayA hatA. gujarAta tathA gujarAta bahAra yoganiSTha AcArya tarIke emanuM nAma paMkAyeluM. buddhisAgarasUrinA vihAra ane cAturmAsanAM priya gAmomAM pAdarAnuM nAma paNa Ave. buddhisAgarasUrinA tejasvI prabhAvazALI vyaktitvathI aMjAyelA sayAjIrAvane potAnA rAjyanA A panotA nAgarika mATe ghaNo ahobhAva hato. emaNe buddhisAgarasUrinuM vyAkhyAna potAnA rAjamahelamAM rAkheluM ane emanA upadezathI ja sayAjIrAve pAchalAM varSomAM zikAranI pravRtti choDI dIdhI hatI. samagra pAdarA buddhisAgarasUrinuM anurAgI hatuM. pAdarAnA vakIla mohanalAla hImacaMda zAha buddhisAgarasUrinA parama bhakta hatA. emanA tamAma graMthonuM saMkalana, saMpAdana, prakAzana, adhyAtmajJAna prasAraka maMDaLanA upakrame vakIla mohanalAla hImacaMda karatA. emanA putra kavi maNilAla pAdarAkare pAdarA mATe nIcenI sarasa paMktio lakhI che : muja janmabhUmi vatana jenAM dhULa-mATI pavitra che, ene caraNa vaMdana karoDo, amara raho zirachatra e. e nagaranAM naranArIo jyAM zaurya-saMskAre bharyA, jaLa anna lIluDI vADIo, kavitA kRSi nUra naryo. jyAM bAla gAMdhI, dalA desAI, janma tAtyA Tope jyAM, te krAMtikArI vIra yuvako sattAvana baLave dharyA. itihAsa ujjavaLa nagarano, dharma-saMskRti jyAM jharyA, naravuM nagara e pAdarA yazalekha maNimaya kotaryA." e jamAnAmAM rU ane anAjanA vepAramAM pAdarAne bhAratanA nakazAmAM mahattvanuM sthAna apAvanAra amRtalAla vanamALIdAsa, eTale ke mArA pitAzrInA pitA hatA. amRtalAla bApAe potAnA pitAnA khAdI vaNATanA vepArane vikasAvyo. pAdarAmAM kApaDanI dukAna cAlatI hatI. paraMtu te uparAMta rUnA vepAramAM emaNe jhaMpalAvyuM. emano e vyavasAya vikasato gayo ane tevAmAM bharUcanA pArasI vepArI rUstamajI vakhArIAnA saMparkamAM teo AvyA. rUstamajI zeTha bhAgamAM vepAra karavAnI darakhAsta karI ane bhAgIdArImAM zarU thayelo vepAra jotajotAmAM ghaNo badho vadhI gayo. bhAIlI, mAsararoDa, bhIlupurI, ITolA,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI miyAMgAma, pAleja, jaMbusara, bharUca, aMkalezvara vagere gAmomAM jiniMga phekTarIomAM rUnI gAMsaDIo taiyAra thavA lAgI. sAthe kapAsiyAno vepAra paNa cAlu thayo.jotajotAmAM to teo ghaNuM dhana kamAyA. AkhA pAdarA tAlukAnA prathama naMbaranA zrImaMta teo banI gayA. je jamAnAmAM sAmAnya loko pAse be-pAMca tolA ghareNAM hoya te jamAnAmAM emanA kuTuMbamAM strIo vividha ghareNAM uparAMta chokarAMo paNa vIMTI, kaMThI, kaDAM ane sonAnA kaMdorA paheratAM thaI gayAM hatAM. moTA trAjave tolAya eTaluM sonuM emanI pAse hatuM. muMbaInA bajAramAM navI nIkaLelI cIjavastuo emane tyAM tarata AvI jatI. e jamAnAmAM baeNnkonI vyavasthA thaI nahotI. zarAphI peDhIo cAlatI. paraMtu amRtalAla bApAne tyAM loko parANe vyAje rakama mUkI jatA. badhAMne niyamita vyAja cUkavAtuM. teo garIbone ane sAdhAraNa sthitinAM mANasone ghaNI Arthika sahAya gupta rIte karatA rahetA. koI mANasa muzkelImAM hoya ane emanI pAse Avyo hoya te khAlI hAtha pAcho phare ja nahi. devAdAronAM devAM teo mApha karI detA, ane koIne khabara paDavA detA nahi. vyAje rakama mUkavA AvanAra keTalAyane teo ADakatarI rIte tenI muddala rakamathI paNa vadhu sahAya karatA ke jethI teo nizciMta rahI zake. AthI ja temanuM nAma 'laherI zeTha' paDI gayuM hatuM. loko vAtacItamAM paNa emanA nAmano ullekha karavAne badale 'laherI zeTha' bolatA. laherI zeTha khavaDAvavAmAM ghaNA udAra hatA. mahemAnonI avarajavara satata cAlu rahetI. te uparAMta e divasomAM laherI zeThanI cA pIvA gAmanA ghaNA mANaso AvatA. cAno pracAra tyAre haju thayo nahoto. thoDA zrImaMtonA ghare cA AvI hatI. khAsa muMbaIthI cA maMgAvavAmAM AvatI. kaparakAbI nahotAM. chAliyAmAM cA ApavAmAM AvatI. maLavA AvelA loko gharanI bahAra rAkhavAmAM AvelI moTI pATa para besatA ane cA pIne ravAnA thatA. laherI zeTha eTalA badhA bhalA ane dayALu hatA ane emanuM jIvana evuM pavitra hatuM ke teo sAmA maLe tene loko zukana mAnatA. sArA zukana mATe loko temanA nIkaLavAnI rAha jotA. jJAtinA AgevAna tarIke temanuM ghaNuM mAna rahetuM. dareka bAbatamAM teo tana, mana, dhanathI ghasAvA taiyAra rahetA. temanI pratiSThA ghaNI moTI hatI. vepAra-dhaMdhAnA bahoLA anubhavane lIdhe tathA aneka vyaktionA paricayamAM AvavAne lIdhe teo potAnI kuzAgra buddhi ane dIrghadraSTithI koI 68

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 69 paNa samasyAno ukela zodhI zakatA. temanI sUjha, satyaprIti ane nyAyabuddhine lIdhe bhAI-bhAI vacce, sagAMsaMbaMdhIo vacce, jJAtinAM be jUtho vacce jhaghaDo thAya tyAre lavAda tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thatI ane teo potAnI AgavI sUjhathI na kalpelo evo sarasa ukela batAvatA ke je baMne pakSane saharSa maMjUra hoya. amRtalAla bApAnA vaDavAo rAjasthAnamAM oziyAMthI kacchamAM thaI gujarAtamAM AvelA. vizA ozavALa emanI jJAti. vahANavaTI zikotarI mAtA te kuLadevI. emanI peDhI A rIte gaNAvAya cheH amRtalAla-vanamALIdAsasAkaracaMdabhAIcaMda-vasaMtacaMda-lakSmIcaMda jasAjI. amRtalAla bApAne cAra dIkarA-somAlAla, cImanalAla, jamanAdAsa ane nagInadAsa ane dIkarI caMpAbahena. e pAMce tathA emanAM saMtAno maLIne pacAseka sabhyonuM kuTuMba thayuM hatuM. badhAM emane "bApA" kahIne saMbodhatAM. mArA pitAzrInA mAtuzrI eTale ke mArAM dAdImAnuM nAma amathIbahena hatuM. teo pAdarA pAse DabhAsA gAmanA vatanI hatAM. teo jAjavalyamAna hatAM. amathIbAe jIvanamAM ghaNI jAhojalAlI joI hatI. teo ghaNIvAra muMbaI AvatAM ane pAchAM pAdarA Ave tyAre paDozamAMthI ghaNI baheno emanI muMbaInI vAto sAMbhaLavA rAtre ekaThI maLatI. e divasomAM sAmAnya mANaso mATe muMbaI e svapna samAna hatuM. gAmamAMthI koIka ja muMbaI sudhInuM relvebhADuM kharcI zake. amathIbA ghaNAM hoziyAra, prabhAvazALI vyaktitva dharAvanAra ane paragaju hatAM. pAdarAmAM bALapaNamAM meM emanI sAthe daseka varSa gALelAM e divaso ane muMbaI kAyama mATe AvIne rahyAM e divaso najara sAme taravare che. amathIbAne ghaNI vidyAo AvaDe. sApa ke vIMchI karaDyo hoya, AdhAzIzI thaI hoya ke nAnA chokarAMone tAva Avyo hoya ke uTAMTiyuM thayuM hoya-e badhuM utAravAnI maMtravidyAo temane AvaDatI. emanI e vidyAthI ghaNAMne lAbha thato ane gAmanA lokone emanAmAM ghaNI zraddhA hatI. divasa ke rAta daramiyAna game tyAre game te vyakti AvI hoya, paNa amathIbAnA moDhAmAMthI koIne nA kahevAyuM hoya ke pachIthI Avajo" evuM paNa kahevAyuM hoya evuM banyuM nahotuM. macakoDa utAravA mATe teo "kAMkarA' (maraDiyA)no upayoga karatA. AMkha AvI hoya te vyaktine potAnI sAme besADatAM. vacce pANI bharelI thALI rAkhatAM ane kAThI saLagAvI

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI hAthamAM rAkhI te goLa soLa pheravyuM jatAM. enuM pratibiMba thALImAM paDatuM. teo maMtra bhaNatAM ane pachI jorajorathI moTA avAja sAthe potAne bagAsAM cAlu thAya tyAM sudhI, te maMtra bhaNatAM. A badhAM dRzyo bALapaNamAM meM najare nihALelAM che. temane chIMkaNI banAvatAM sarasa AvaDatuM. thoDe thoDe vakhate chIMkaNI banAvIne AsapAsanAM bairAMone maphata DabbI bharI ApatAM. tevI ja rIte dhupela sarasa banAvatAM. mane barAbara e dazya yAda che ke jyAre te AvI rIte moTI sagaDI upara dhupela banAvatAM hatAM tyAre telamAM moTo bhaDako thayo hato ane tarata te olavI nAkhyo hato. ame nAnA hatA tyAre amathIbAne kahetA ke "tamArI maMtravidyAo amane zikhavADo." tyAre teo kahetAM ke potAnAM gurue e game tene ApavAnI nA pADI che ane yogya pAtra jaNAya tene kALI caudasanI rAtre bAra vAge nAhIdhoIne zuddha thayA pachI ja ApI zakAya. jIvananA aMta sudhI temaNe e vidyAo koIne ApI nahotI. amRtalAla bApAne bhAIomAM be nAnA bhAI hatA. emAM vaceTa bhAIlAla nAnI uMmaramAM gujarI gayelA. sauthI nAnA bhAInuM nAma DAhyAbhAI. baMne bhAInAM saMtAnomAM teo "DAhyAkAkA' tarIke ja jANItA hatA. badhAM DAhyAkAkAnuM nAma premathI saMbhAre. teo bahu buddhicAturyavALA, anubhavI ane ramUjI svabhAvanA hatA. vepArArthe teo satata musApharI karatA rahetA ane dara vakhate ekAda-be bhatrIjAne sAthe laI jatA. mArA pitAzrIne vIsa-paccIsa varSanI uMmare DAhyAkAkA sAthe samagra gujarAta uparAMta rAjasthAna ane uttara bhAratamAM dareka moTA zaheramAM javAnuM thatuM. rU, kapAsa, anAja ane biyAraNanA chUTaka tathA jaththAbaMdha vepArI hovAne nAte kAM to kharIdI karavAnI hoya athavA mAla vecavAno hoya. te vakhate mAlanI heraphera mATe relavenI gujha Trena eka ja vyavasthA upalabdha hatI. gAmamAMthI pAdarAnA relve sTezane dararoja ekAda AMTo to hoya ja. relavetaMtra tyAre atyaMta vyavasthita, niyamita ane sudaDha hatuM. vepArArthe gAmegAma ADatiyA rahetA ane pote jAya tyAre ADatiyAnA mahemAna banavAnuM rahetuM. AgatAsvAgatA sArI rahetI. zaheranA agragaNya vepArIono paricaya thato. pAdarAmAM pote hoya tyAre rojano TapAlavyavahAra ghaNo raheto. pitAzrInA akSara sarasa maroDadAra eTale TapAlavyavahAra teo saMbhALatA ne nAmuM lakhatA. posTa dvArA ja namUnAo mokalAtA. AthI pitAzrIne DAhyAkAkAnA hAtha nIce tAlIma sArI maLI hatI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 7 1 ane koIpaNa gAmanuM nAma bolAya ke tarata tyAMnA mukhya ADatiyA ane vepArIonA nAma bolAya. (pitAzrIne so varSanI uMmare paNa evAM aneka nAmo haju moDhe che.) DAhyAkAkAne emanA vAtoDiyA svabhAvane kAraNe tathA vAraMvAra musApharIne kAraNe ghaNI vAtonI jANakArI rahetI. vaLI temane kahevato paNa ghaNI AvaDatI. taduparAMta prasaMgAnusAra prAsayukta lITIo joDatAM paNa temane AvaDatI. jema ke e jamAnAmAM popaTa nAmanA eka chokarAnI mA bIjA koIka purUSa sAthe nAsI gaI hatI. eTale e kuTuMba vagovAyuM hatuM. ethI vANiyA popaTe jJAtimAMthI kanyA na maLatAM bahAgAma jaI paisA ApI koIka bAraiyA jJAtinI kanyAne lAvIne gharamAM besADI hatI. e prasaMge DAhyAkAkAe lITIo joDI hatI: 'kuLa gayuM kAzI ane mA gaI nAzI, popaTa lAvyo bAraiyA, e vAta moTI khAssI.' evI rIte bIjI eka ghaTanAmAM eka bhAIne tyAM lagnanA jamaNavAra prasaMge rasoImAM ekAda vAnagI khUTI paDI ane bumarANa macI gaI. loko game tema bolavA lAgyA. ethI pelA bhAI ciDAI gayA. loko ATalI nAnI vAtamAM TIkA karavA maMDI gayA, to e loko kaMI khavaDAvavAne lAyaka ja nathI. have khavaDAvIzuM to paNa TIkA karavAnA che ane nahi khavaDAvIe to paNa TIkA karavAnA che ema mAnIne emaNe emanA dIkarA maMgaLane hukama karyo ke rasoDAnA oraDAne tALuM mArI de. e prasaMge DAhyAkAkAe lITIo joDI hatIH Ame kALuM teme kALuM, mAre maMgaLiyA oraDe tALuM.' A DAhyAkAkA pAsethI badhAM chokarAMone ghaNI kahevato jANavA ane kaMThastha ka2vA maLI hatI. jUnA jamAnAnI e pracalita kahevato hatI, jema ke- 'sarate (najara meLavavAthI) karaDe kUtaro, binazarate karaDe vAgha, vizvAse karaDe vANiyo, caMpAyo karaDe nAga.' lagabhaga pAMceka dAyakAthI cAlatA AvA dhamadhokAra vepAramAM I. sa. 1920mAM acAnaka palaTo Avyo. IMTolAnuM jina tyAMnA vepArI kAlidAsa

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7i2 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI nAraNabhAInuM hatuM. e jinamAM acAnaka moTI Aga lAgI ane emAM amRtalAla bApAnI mAlikInI rUnI be hajAra gAMsaDI haLI gaI tathA bIjuM ghaNuM nukazAna thayuM. bhAre moTI AghAtanajaka ghaTanA banI. rUnA vepAramAM vImo utarAvavo ja joie. paNa e vImo kAlidAsa nAraNabhAInA nAmano hato. Azare traNa lAkha rUpiyAnuM nukasAna e varSomAM thayuM. vImA kaMpanI ATalo moTo vImo cUkavavA IcchatI nahotI. ghaNAM vAMdhA pAyA ane ghaNI takalIpha pachI thoDIka rakama kAlidAsane cUkavI. kAlidAsanI Arthika sthiti nabaLI thaI gaI hatI. emanI dAnata bagaDI. vImAnI AvelI rakamamAMthI emaNe eka rUpiyo paNa Apyo nahi. dhaMdhAnI khoTa ane sAthe sAthe vizvAsaghAtano anubhava thayo. AphatanA jANe vAdaLa UmaTI AvyAM. AvaDA bahoLA vepArane traNa lAkhanI khoTanI dRSTie sarabhara karavAmAM vAra to lAge ane te paNa kadAca zakya banI zakyuM hota, paraMtu AvI ghaTanA bane tyAre vyAje paisA mUkelA hoya e badhA leNadAro ekasAthe paisA mATe doDe. eTale muzkelIno pAra na rahyo. bIjI bAju garajanA vakhate vepArIo paNa sastAmAM mAla paDAvI jAya. vepAradhaMdhA saMkelAvA lAgyA. devAM cUkate thavA lAgyAM. jino, jamIno, khetaro, dukAno, sonAnAM ghareNAM badhuM vecAtuM gayuM. cAra-pAMca varSamAM to hAthe page thaI javAyuM. keTalAka vepArIonA devAM pUrepUrAM cUkate thayAM, paraMtu sagAMsaMbaMdhIoe tathA bIjAM ghaNAMe potAnI rakama levAnI nA pADIne kahyuM, "tame amArA upara ghaNo badho upakAra karyo che. amArA paisA e koI moTI vAta nathI." thoDAM varSamAM badhuM ja vecAI gayuM. ekamAtra rahevAnuM ghara bacyuM hatuM. eka sthAnika bhAIe korTamAM dAvo karyo ane chevaTe e gharanI aMdara amRtalAla bApA jIve tyAM sudhI rahevAno haka maLyo, paNa gharanI mAlikI badalAI gaI. bIjA be-traNa jaNe paNa korTamAM dAvA karyA. amRtalAla bApAe e badhAno samatApUrvaka sAmano karyo. eka vakhata korTanA nyAyAdhIze Takora karI ke "UlaTatapAsamAM phariyAdI traNa vAra jUThuM bolatAM pakaDAyA che ane ane prativAdI amRtalAlane mAthe ATalI badhI upAdhi AvI paDI che chatAM eka paNa vakhata teo jUThuM bolyA nathI.' amRtalAla bApAe paristhitinI vAstavikatAno svIkAra karI lIdho. sAdAI ane karakasarabharyuM jIvana cAlu thaI gayuM. je jamAnAmAM sAdhAraNa sthitinA mANaso varase-be varase pAdarAthI ekAda vakhata amadAvAda koI prasaMge jAya te jamAnAmAM

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zrata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 73 emanA dIkarAo vepAra arthe rojeroja amadAvAda, bharUca, aMkalezvara savAranA jaIne sAMje pAchA pharatA hatA. paraMtu Apatti AvyA pachI sAta mAIla dUra vaDodarA javAnuM paNa svapna jevuM thaI gayuM. eka bAju emane lokonI svArthI manovRttino paricaya thaI gayo to bIjA keTalAya evA mitro nIkaLyA ke jeoe roja ghare AvIne besavAno potAno niyama choDyo nahi ane ghaNI hUMpha ApyA karI. jyAre AvI moTI Arthika Apatti AvI gaI tyAre amRtalAla bApAe dIkarAone salAha ApI ke "have tame badhA trIsa-cAlIsanI uMmare pahoMcyA cho. atyArasudhI tame moTA zeThanI jema gAmamAM rahyA cho. have kuTuMbanuM gujarAna calAvAno prazna sauthI gaMbhIra che. huM to vRddhAvasthAe pahoMcyo chuM paNa tamArI ciMtA che. A gAmamAM rahIne tame nAnI-moTI nokarI karazo ke hATaDI mAMDazo to temAM AbaruM nahi rahe. anekanAM maheNA-ToNAMno bhoga banazo. jIvana jIravAze nahi. devayoge je paristhiti AvI paDI che teno svIkAra karI lejo. bahAragAma jaI nokarI-dhaMdho karajo, anIti AcaratA nahi ane svamAnathI rahejo." vepAradhaMdhAmAM moTI nukasAnI ane devAdara thaI gayA pachI DAhyAkAkAnuM citta asvastha rahyA karatuM hatuM. vaLI emane pAMca dIkarI hatI, paNa dIkaro nahoto ane pote vidhura thaI gayA hatA. A saMjogomAM emanI mAnasika vyagratA vadhI gaI hatI. aDasaThanI uMmare teo pahoMcavA AvyA hatA. yuvAnImAM ghaNI jAhojalAlI ane TheraThera mAnapAna joyA pachI pAchalAM thoDAM varSomAM potAnA RNa taLe AvelAM mANaso, jJAtibaMdhuo ane sagAMone vimukha thaI gayelA joIne DAhyAkAkAne jIvatara khAruM jhera jevuM lAgavA mAMDyuM hatuM. pariNAme mAnasika samatulA gumAvI emaNe kUvAmAM paDatuM mUkI ApaghAta karavA prayatna karelo. paraMtu jevI khabara paDI ke tarata be-traNa bAhoza mANasoe kUvAmAM UtarI emane bacAvI lIdhA hatA. DAhyAkAkA thoDo vakhata svastha rahyA hatA. paraMtu keTalAka mahinA pachI emaNe bIjI vAra ghara pAse AvelA lAla kUvA tarIke jANItA moTA kUvAmAM paDatuM mUkyuM. A vakhate vahelI paroDhe teo kUvAmAM paDyA ke jethI koInI avarajavara na hoya ane bacAvavA koI doDe nahi. savAra paDatAM panihArIo kUve gaI tyAre emaNe DAhyAkAkAnuM zaba pANImAM taratuM joyuM.

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74 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vaDIla baMdhu amRtalAla mATe A ghaTanA bahu AghAtajanaka hatI. enI asa2 emanI tabiyata upara paDI ane teo sAjA-maMdA rahevA lAgyA. teo zarIre paNa azakta thaI gayA. have dareka dIkarAne potAnI meLe kamAvA mATe puruSArtha karavAno hato. nAnA be bhAIo muMbaI nokarI-dhaMdhA mATe pahoMcI gayA. mArA pitAzrIe pAdarA pAse mobhA nAmanA gAmamAM anAja-kariyANAnI dukAna karI. te vakhate ame bhAI-bahenomAMthI mane ane mArI nAnI bahenane pitAzrI mobhA sAthe laI gayA hatA. tyAre mArI uMma2 pAMca varSanI hatI. ame eka varSa mobhA rahyAM hoIzuM. paraMtu e samayanuM badhuM ja citra Aje paNa najara sAme tAdRza che. I. sa. 1932mAM amRtalAla bApA pAdare mAMdA paDyA eTale mobhAnI dukAna saMkelIne pAdarA pAchA AvI javuM paDyuM. amRtalAla bApAnI tabiyata divase divase bagaDatI gaI ane ema karatAM I. sa. 1932mAM boMtera varSanI vaye emaNe deha choDyo. emanA avasAnanA samaya sudhI amathIbA pAdarA rahyAM ane tyAra pachI muMbaI AvIne dIkarAone tyAM rahyAM. mArA pitAzrIe keTaloka vakhata beMgalora jaIne nokarI karI. keTaloka vakhata gujarAtamAM dhanasurAmAM jaIne nokarI karI paNa bahu phAvyuM nahi. evAmAM vaDodarAmAM Arya naitika nATaka kaMpanI nATakanA khela mATe AvelI. e kaMpanI pachI muMbaI javAnI hatI. kaMpanIne koI hoziyAra munImanI jarUra hatI. koIka kaMpanInA mAlika nakubhAIne pitAzrInA nAmanI bhalAmaNa karI. pitAzrIe e javAbadArI svIkArI ane teo ekalA muMbaI AvyA. nATaka kaMpanImAM thiyeTaramAM rahevAnuM ane khAvAnuM. thoDA mahinA e nokarI karI paNa pagAra niyamita maLe nahi. daramiyAna muMbaImAM svadezI mArakeTamAM eka kApaDanA vepArIne tyAM nokarI maLI gaI. eTale pitAzrIe khetavADI vistAramAM eka rUma bhADe rAkhI ane kuTuMbane muMbaI teDAvyuM. I. sa. 1936nI e vAta. be varSa kuTuMbanuM gujarAna sa2khI rIte cAlyuM. tyAM mArakeTanI baMdhiyAra havAne lIdhe pitAzrIne damano vRdhdha lAgu paDyo. nokarI choDavI paDI. AvakanuM koI sAdhana rahyuM nahi. muMbaI choDIne pAchA pAdarA javuM paDe evA saMjogo UbhA thayA. te vakhate pitAzrInA phoInA dIkarA caMdulAla jesaMgalAla dalAle emane hUMpha ApI ane Arthika madada karI. caMdubhAI pote zeTha kIkAbhAI premacaMdanA gADha mitra. emaNe zeTha kIkAbhAIne pitAzrInI takalIphanI

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI vAta karI. kIkAbhAIe potAnA TrasTamAMthI dara mahine Arthika sahAya ghera beThAM manIorDarathI maLI jAya evI vyavasthA karI ApI. caMdubhAIe pitAzrIne nAnAM chokarAMone bhaNAvavAnA betraNa Tyuzana baMdhAvI ApyAM ke jethI tabiyata sAcavIne kAma karI zakAya. mAtA revAbAe kapaDAM, vAsaNa vagere badhuM ja gharakAma hAthe karavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM. ane ema karatAM kuTuMba muMbaImAM TakI gayuM. dasa bAya vIsanI rUmamAM kuTuMbanAM ame dasa sabhyo rahetA. ame bhAIbaheno kAgaLanI kothaLI banAvavI, kelenDaramAM citro coMTADavA vagere prakAranA paracuraNa kAmo meLavI lAvI nAnI rakama kamAtA ane ethI kuTuMbamAM rAhata thatI. eka dAyako AvI sakhata hADamArIno pasAra thayo. moTA be bhAioe bhaNavAnuM choDI cauda-paMdara varSanI nAnI uMmare nokarI cAlu karI dIdhI. bIjI vizvayuddha vakhate muMbaI khAlI thayuM tyAre kuTuMba eka varSa mATe pAdarA gayuM. pitAzrI sAthe ame be bhAIo muMbaImAM rahyA. tyAre mArI uMmara paMdareka varSanI haze. ame hAthe rasoI karIne khAtA. pitAzrI nokarIe jatA ane ame zALAmAM bhaNavA jatA. vizvayuddhano muMbaI parano bhaya haLavo banyo ane kuTuMba pAchuM muMbaI AvIne rahevA lAgyuM. I. sa. 1936 thI 1948 sudhI ema bAra varSa sudhI pitAzrI ane mArA be vaDIla baMdhuonI nokarInI AvakamAMthI kuTuMbanuM gujarAta cAlyA karyuM. 1948mAM ame bIjA be bhAIo yunivarsiTImAM DigrInI parIkSA pAsa karIne tarata nokarIe lAgI gayA. pachI kaMIka Arthika rAhata anubhavAvA lAgI. krame krame Avaka vadhatI gaI. eka pachI eka bhAIonA lagna thatAM gayAM, ghara maMDAtAM gayAM ane ema pAcho kuTuMbano utkarSa thato gayo. mAtA revAbAnuM avasAna 1975mAM thayuM. pitAzrI ane ame cha bhAI ane be bahenonA parivAranA sabhyonI saMkhyA have so upara nIkaLI gaI. trIjI peDhInAM saMtAno paNa have vyavasAye lAgI gayAM. pitAzrI kahe che ke khetavADInA eka rUmamAMthI have amerikA, siMgApura, muMbaI, vaDodarA, amadAvAda vagere deza-videzomAM AvelAM kuTuMbanAM ghaNAM moTAM ghara thaI gayAM. pharI pAcho pahelAMthI paNa adhika vaLato divasa jovA maLyo. Ama chatAM pitAzrIe ghaNAM varSothI apanAvelI sAdAI pramANe emanI pAse to be joDa vastrathI vadhu parigraha hoto nathI. saMtAno svataMtra thayA pachI lagabhaga paMcAvananI uMmare dhana kamAvavAmAMthI rasa choDI dIdho hato. potAnA nAme benkamAM

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zrata upAsaka 2maNabhAI khAtuM ke milakata nathI ke nathI temaNe ghaNAM varSothI koIne prazna karyo ke, "tame zo vyavasAya karo cho ane tamArI zI Avaka che?' teo satata dharmamaya jIvana jIve che. sAdhu mahArAja jeTalo parigraha teo rAkhe che. upakArInA upakAranuM vismaraNa na karavuM ane dharmamAM zraddhA rAkhavI e mATe vAraMvAra bhalAmaNa kare che. pitAzrInuM jIvana eTale caDatI-paDatI ane pAchI caDatInA divasonuM jIvana. paNa e dareka tabakkAmAM emaNe svasthatA ane samatApUrvaka dharmane Adarza tarIke rAkhyo che. emanA saraLa, nirabhimAnI, nispRha, dharmamaya zAMta prasanna jIvanamAMthI amane haMmezAM satata preraNA maLatI rahI che. ame badhAe bomba pheMkavAno pahelo rAunDa pUro karyo. jiMdagIno eka navo ja romAMcaka anubhava thayo. bomba pheMkavAthI keTalAka narvasa thaI gayA hatA, to keTalAke asAdhAraNa AtmavizvAsa paNa batAvyo hato. dareka bomba pheMkAya ane phUTI jAya te pachI te keTalA aMtare paDyo hato tenuM mejharaTepa vaDe mApa levAmAM AvatuM. pahelAM rAunDamAM sitterathI vadhu phUTa Aghe bomba pheMkanArA traNa jaNamAM mAro paNa naMbara hato. jamAdAra bilee amane khUba zAbAzI ApI. A pramANe bIja, trIjo ane cotho rAunDa paNa pUro thayo. jenA jenA bomba Ave 5DatA temane zAbAzI maLatI. cAra vakhata bomba pheMkavAne kAraNe amArAmAM have AtmavizvAsa vadhI gayo hato. || ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('berarathI brageDiyara'mAMthI)

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI pitAzrInI ciravidAya | ramaNalAla cI. zAha mArA pUjya pitAzrI zrI cImanalAla amRtalAla zAhe lagabhaga 104 varSanI vaye muMbaImAM tA. 21mI sapTembara, 2000 (bhAdaravA vada 8 ne guruvAra, saM. 2056)nA roja rAtre dasa vAge UMghamAM ja deha choDyo. emanA svargavAsathI ame eka pavitra zirachatra gumAvyuM. saMpurNa nirAmaya zarIrano kramika aMta kevI rIte Ave te emanA jIvanamAMthI pratyakSa jovA maLe. emanuM niraMtara prabhubhaktimaya jIvana jotAM ema nizcaya thAya ke avazya emaNe ucca gati prApta karI haze! mahAtmA gAMdhIjI jyAre kahetA ke pote 110 varSa jIvavAnA che tyAre keTalAkane emAM atizayokti lAgatI. paraMtu 104mAM varSe paNa pitAzrInI tana-mananI adbhuta svasthatA jotAM ema pratIti thAya ke mahAtmA gAMdhIjInuM Akasmika avasAna na thayuM hota to teo jarUra 110 varSa sArI rIte jIvyA hota. eka mata pramANe upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajIe so varSanuM AyuSya bhogavyuM hatuM ane chevaTa sudhI emanI lekhanapravRtti cAlu rahI hatI. A vAta azakya nahi hoya ema jarUra mAnI zakAya. pArzvanAtha bhagavAne paNa so varSanuM svastha AyuSya pUrNa karyuM hatuM. chellAM keTalAMka varSathI pitAzrInuM zarIra evuM dIptimaMta rahetuM ke kALa jANe emanA dehamAM sthagita thaI gayo hoya athavA AyuSya sthira thaI gayuM hoya evuM lAgatuM hatuM. sAdhvIjI thayelAM amArA eka kAkAnAM dIkarI bahena pUjya zrI nipuNAzrIjI kahetA ke "bApujInA zarIramAM kAyAkalpa thaI gayo che.' 103 varSa pUrAM karI upara lagabhaga sAta mahinA bApujIe pasAra karyA hatA. ATalI moTI uMmare teo lAkaDInA TekA vagara gharamAM cAlatA. chApAM, pustako niyamita vAMcatA. jAte Teliphona naMbara joDI roja svajano sAthe vAta karatA. taddana alpa pramANamAM paNa niyamita AhAra letA. savAre cha vAge UThe tyArathI rAtre sADA nava-dasa vAge sUI jAya tyAM sudhI satata beThelA ja hoya. jarA paNa ADA thayA na hoya. smRti eTalI sateja ke aneka nAmo, vAto, ghaTanAo badhuM barAbara yAda hoya. varSo pahelAM paricayamAM AvelI vyaktine jotAMnI sAthe ja oLakhI zakatA ane

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78 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI enI sAthenI AgaLapAchaLanI badhI vAto tAjI karatA. emanI smaraNazakti AzcaryakAraka hatI. bApujInuM svAthya jIvananI aMtima ghaDI sudhI eTaluM sarasa rahyuM hatuM ke enI joDa javalle ja jaDe. 104 varSanI jiMdagImAM teo kyAreya haoNspiTalamAM rAta rokAyA nathI. nevuM varSanI uMmara pachI baMne AMkhe vArApharatI motiyAnuM oparezana karAvavA hospiTalamAM gayelA ane bapore ghare pAchA AvI gayelA. 98 varSanI vaye eka vakhata teo eka rUmamAMthI bIjI rUmamAM jatA hatA tyAre acAnaka bAraNuM bhaTakAtAM emanI eka AMgaLI kapAI gaI hatI. tarata kapAyelI AMgaLI sAthe emane haoNspiTalamAM laI javAmAM AvyA. dAktare TAMkA laI AMgaLI sAMdhI ApI ane sAMje teo ghare pAchA AvyA hatA. thoDA divasamAM AMgaLI pahelAM jevI ja sArI thaI gaI hatI. khabara na paDe ke AMgaLI kapAIne judI paDI gaI hatI. AvA betraNa prasaMge thoDA kalAka sivAya teo kyAreya haoNspiTalamAM gayA nahotA. yuvAnImAM baMdhiyAra oNphisamAM nokarI karavAne kAraNe damano vyAdhi thayo hato, paNa emaNe evo maTADyo ke jiMdagImAM pharI thayo nahoto. bApujIe jiMdagImAM kyAreya mAthuM dukhyAnI phariyAda karI nathI. AkhI jiMdagImAM kadAca pAMcasAta vakhata tAva Avyo haze, paNa kyAreya te eka divasathI vadhAre cAlyo nathI. tAva jevuM lAge tyAre emano sAdo upAya e hato ke khAvApIvAnuM tarata saMpUrNa baMdha karI devuM. ethI tarata emano tAva UtarI jato. 104 varSanI uMmare paNa emane madhuprameha, raktacApa, dama, kSaya, saMdhivA, harasa, prosTeTa vagere koI paNa roganI phariyAda nahotI. emanI pAcanazakti vyavasthita hatI. zaucAdimAM teo jIvananA aMta sudhI bilakula niyamita hatA. eTaluM ja nahi, jarUra paDe to teo rAha paNa joI zakatA. emAM so varSanI UjavaNIno AkhA divasano kAryakrama ame eka holamAM karyo hato tyAre savAre 9 vAge gharethI gayA ane sAMje ATha vAge pAchA AvyA tyAM sudhI teo eka khurazImAM satata besI rahyA hatA. emane bAtharUma paNa javuM paDyuM nahotuM. bApujInI tabiyata sArI rahetI hatI. ekAda varSathI zarIra thoDuMka kSINa thayuM hatuM. paraMtu haravApharavAmAM, bolavAmAM, vAMcavA-sAMbhaLavAmAM emanI zArIrika zakti haju evI ja hatI. emanA zarIrane haju ekAda varSa vAMdho nahi Ave, kadAca 105 varSa pUrAM karaze ja evI amane badhAne pAkI AzA hatI. eTale ja

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ame AphrikAnA pravAse javAnI vAta karI to emaNe saharSa saMmati ApI. emaNe kahyuM, 'tame jaI Avo. mAruM zarIra sAruM che. amArA sauthI nAnA bhAI bharatabhAI ke jemanI sAthe bApujI rahetA hatA temano badrInAtha javAno kAryakrama hato. emane paNa bApajIe saMmati ApI hatI ane teo badrinAtha gayA hatA. bApujIe UMghamAM deha choDyo te divase sAMja sudhI to emanI tabiyata rojanI jema ja sArI hatI. savAre rojanI jema stuti karIne nAsto lIdhAM. bapore bhojana lIdhuM. rojanI jema bapore badhAne phona karyA hatA. te divase rAtre nava vAge mArI dIkarI zailajAe muluMDathI bApujIne phona karyo hato. bApujIe enI sAthe sArI rIte vAta karI, paraMtu bApujInA avAjamAM saheja nabaLAI ene jaNAI. sAmAnya rIte bApujI badhAMnI sAthe phonamAM nirAMte vAta kare, paNa te vakhate emaNe zailajAne kahyuM ke potAne bolavAmAM thAka lAge che. bApujI thAkanI vAta kare e ja navAI. e sAMbhaLIne zailajAne Azcarya thayuM. eNe bIjAone e vize vAta karI. te pachI rojanA krama anusAra bApujI rAtanA sADA nava vAge bAtharUma jaI AvIne sUI gayA. dasa vAge pautravadhU zItala enA rUmamAM gaI tyAre eNe joyuM ke bApujI UMghatA hatA, paNa emano zvAsa asAdhAraNa jorathI cAlato hato. eNe tarata jayaMtIbhAIne, pramodabhAIne, DaoNkTara panAlAla paTarAvALAne phona karIne bolAvI lIdhA. dasa miniTamAM teo badhA AvI pahoMcyA. paraMtu tyAre DaoNkTare tapAsIne kahyuM ke "bApujIe deha choDI dIdho che!' ame tyAre AphrikAmAM jhimbAbdhamAM hatAM. bharatabhAI badrInAtha hatA. agnisaMskAra vakhate ame pahoMcI zakIe ema nahotAM. sauthI najIka rahenArAM aMta samaye ja pAse nahotAM. emAM vidhino koI saMketa haze ! bApujIne 103 varSa pUrA thavAmAM hatAM tyAre mahA mahinAmAM eka divasa acAnaka nabaLAI lAgavA mAMDelI. divase kadI na sUnAra divase paNa sUI jatA. sUtAM pachI beThA thavAmAM takalIpha paDavA lAgI. stavano moTethI bolI zakatA nahotAM. manamAM bolavA lAgyA hatA ane temAM paNa bhUla paDavA lAgI. amane mitra zrI vasaMtabhAI bhedAnI icchA emanAM darzana karavAnI hatI. huM emane laIne bApujI pAse gayelo. paraMtu tyAre bApujI mAMDa thoDI vAtacIta karI zakelA. tyAre ema lAgyuM ke bApujI have eka-be mahinA mAMDa kADhI zakaze. paraMtu

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80 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pAMca-sAta divasamAM ja pharI emanuM zarIra sazakta banavA lAgyuM. divase ADA paDavAnuM baMdha thayuM. smRti pahelAMnA jevI ja tAjI thaI gaI. moTI uMmare gayelI smRti pAchI nathI AvatI. paNa bApujInA jIvanamAM e adbhuta camatkAra hato ke smRti barAbara pahelAMnA jevI ja thaI gaI. dasa kaDInuM stavana ke moTuM stotra barAbara pAchuM teo bolavA lAgyA hatA. emanuM jIvana rAbetA mujabanuM thaI gayuM hatuM. ATalI moTI uMmare Ama thavuM e paNa eka AzcaryakAraka ghaTanA lAgatI hatI. AgalA varSe paryuSaNa parva daramiyAna cikhodarAnI hospiTalanA AMkhanA dAktara DaoN. ramaNIkalAla dozI (dozIkAkA) amAre ghare AvyA hatA. te vakhate bApujInI vAta nIkaLI. dozIkAkA kahe ke "huM Aje cikhodarA pAcho jAuM chuM. mATe atyAre ja mAre emanA darzana karavAM che." tarata ame bhAInA ghare gayA. dozIkAkA bApujIne maLyA. dozIkAkA pote 84 varSanA. 101 varSa jIvelA. pU. ravizaMkara dAdAnI vAta nIkaLI. bApujIe 60-70 varSa pahelAMnA ravizaMkara dAdAnAM smaraNaNo kahyAM. bahAravaTiyA bAbara devAnI vAta nIkaLI.pAdarA, dharmaja, vaTAdarA, sojitrA, borasada, bhAdaraNa, khaMbhAta vagere gAmonA e jamAnAnA AgevAnone maLelA e badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne dozIkAkAnAM saMsmaraNo paNa tAjAM thayelAM. 1975mAM mArI mAtA revAbAnuM avasAna thayuM te pachI bApujI muMbaI choDIne khAsa kyAMya gayA nahotA. covIsa kalAka gharamAM ja hoya. divasa kema pasAra karavo enI emane ciMtA nahotI. TI.vI. jotA nahotA. prabhubhaktimAM rojano krama pUro karavAmAM kyAreka samaya ocho paDato. roja savAranA sADA pAMca-cha vAge teo UThI jAya. UThatAMnI sAthe pathArImAM ja palAMThI vALIne besIne te barAbara eka kalAka sudhI bulaMda svare stuti kare. roja AtmarakSA maMtra, gautamasvAmIno chaMda, soLa satIno chaMda, navakAramaMtrano chaMda, puNyaprakAzanuM stavana, ratnAkara pacIsI (saMskRtamAM), jinapaMjara stotra tathA traNa stavano-28Sabha jinarAja (yazovijayajI kRta), pAsa zaMkhezvarA (udayaratnakRta) ane "tAra ho tAra prabhu' (divacaMdrajI kRta)-ATaluM bolyA pachI roja RSabhadevathI mahAvIra svAmI sudhI anukrame eka tIrthakaranAM pAMca stavana bolatA. emane doDhaso jeTalAM stavana kaMThastha hatAM. chatAM stavananI copaDIo pAse rAkhatA. rojeroja ATalI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI stuti karyA pachI ja teo pathArImAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA. savAre cApANI vagere karI, snAna karIne dasa vAge navasmaraNa bolatA. agAu emane badhuM kaMThastha hatuM, paNa have copaDImAM jovuM paDatuM. bapore bhojana pachI chApuM vAMcatA ane phona karatA. traNeka vAgyAthI logassanuM raTaNa karatA. roja baso logassa bolatA. sAMje zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthano maMtra bolatA. rAtre sUI jAya tyAre stuti karI, navakAra bolI sUI jAya. teo mALA rAkhatA nahotA,paNa AMgaLInA veDhe gaNatA. jyAre juo tyAre emano aMgUTho veDhA para ja hato. prabhusmaraNa karatAM karatAM emaNe samAdhimaraNa prApta karyuM hatuM. mRtyu emane mATe mahotsava banI gayuM hatuM. emano mRtadeha jhagamagato rahyo hato. Arthika dRSTie joIe to bApujInuM jIvana eTale caDatI, paDatI ane pAchI caDatI. bApujIe yuvAnImAM sArI zrImaMtAI joyelI. emA pitAzrIno rU ane anAjano dhamadhokAra vepAra cAlato. vepArArthe bApujIne uttara bhArata ane paMjAba sudhI keTalIye vAra musApharI karavAnI thatI. koI moTuM gAma evuM nahi hoya ke je emaNe joyuM na hoya ane tyAMnA ADatiyAo ane vepArIonI mahemAnagIrI mANI na hoya. emanA kAkA DAhyAbhAI ane moTAbhAI somacaMdabhAI pravAsamAM sAthe hoya. trIsa-batrIsanI uMmara sudhI emaNe A jAhojalAlI joyelI. pAdarA, mAsara roDa, bhAyalI, IMTolA, miyAMgAma, jaMbusara, bharUca ane aMkalezvaramAM emanI rUnI peDhI hatI. bharUcanA pArasI vakhArIA kuTuMbano sAro sAtha maLelo. hAtha nIce keTalAye gumAstA kAma kare, paraMtu vepAramAM moTI khoTa AvatAM badhuM gayuM. gharabAra, jamIna, ghareNAM badhuM corAI gayuM. hAthepage thaI gayA. emanA pitAzrI amRtalAle potAnA cAre dIkarAne salAha ApelI ke 'gAma choDIne cAlyA jajo. gAmamAM tame svamAnapUrvaka rahI nahi zako. tame zrImaMtAI ane zeThAI bhogavI che. have nokarI karavAno vakhata Avyo che. mATe gAma choDI jajo.' 1937mAM bApujIe muMbaImAM AvI nokarI svIkArI ane amAruM kuTuMba muMbaImAM AvIne vasyuM. pAMtrIsI pacAsanI uMmara sudhI bApujIe bahu kaparA divaso joyA hatA. muMbaInI eka cAlInI nAnI oraDImAM ame cha bhAI, be bahena ane bA-bApujI ema dasa jaNa rahetAM. gujarAna calAvavAmAM chokarAMone bhaNAvavAmAM emane ghaNI takalIpha paDI hatI. paraMtu pachI vaLatA divaso AvyA. dIkarAo bhaNIne 8 1

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI nokarIdhaMdhe lAgyA ane sAruM kamAtA thayA. nAnI oraDImAMthI krame krame cha moTAM moTAM ghara thayAM. chellA pAMca dAyakA emaNe pAchA caDatInA joyA. Azare pacAsanI uMmara pachI, potAnA dIkarAo nokarIdhaMdhe lAgI gayA hatA ane gha2no kArabhAra barAbara cAlavA lAgyo hato tyAre bApujIe svecchAe nivRtti svIkArI lIdhI hatI. Ama paNa kamAvAmAM emane bahu rasa hato nahi. jema jema dIkarAo moTA thatA gayA tema tema emane mAthethI Arthika javAbadArI ochI thatI gaI hatI. pAse paisA rAkhavAmAM emane rasa nahoto eTale koI dIkarA pAse paisA mAMgavAno prazna nahoto. kadAca koIka vAparavA ApI jAya to teo tarata dIkarIone athavA pautra-pautrIone ApI detA. bApujIe potAnA nAme beMkamAM kyAreya khAtuM kholAvyuM nathI. potAnA nAme koI milakata dharAvI nathI ke pote kyAreya Inkama TekSanuM koI phorma bharyuM nathI. pacAsanI uMmara sudhI teo lAMbo sapheda koTa ane khAdInI sapheda TopI, bahAra koI praMsage javuM hoya to paheratA. paNa pachI TopI ane koTa choDI dIdhAM. paheraNa ane dhotiyuM-enI be joDa jeTalo parigraha rAkhyo hato. gAMdhIjInI svAzrayanI bhAvanAne anusarIne teo nAnapaNathI potAnA be kapaDAM potAnA hAthe ja dhoI nAkhatA. 103mAM varSa sudhI niyama temaNe sAcavyo hato. jIvananA chellA varSamAM svajanonA Agrahane kAraNe temaNe potAnAM kapaDAM dhovAnuM baMdha karyuM hatuM. ame cha bhAI ane be bahena. emAM mAro cotho naMba2. amAre darekane saMtAno ane saMtAnonA ghe2 saMtAno. Ama bApujInA kuTuMbanA sabhyonI saMkhyA ekasothI vadhu thAya. darekanA nAma temane moDhe. badhAne yAda kare. thoDA mahinA pahalAM emaNe potAnI cothI peDhInA lagna joyAM. Ama chatAM teo anAsakta rahetA. potAnA dIkarAo ke dIkarAnA dIkarAo zo vyavasAya kare che ane keTaluM kamAya che e vize temaNe kyAreya koIne prazna karyo nathI. koInI pAse kazuM mAMgyuM nathI. pote ja jo dhanasaMpattimAM rasa nathI dharAvyo to putra-parivAranA dhanasaMpattimAM kyAMthI rasa hoya ? bApajInuM jIvana eka sAdhu mahArAja jevuM jIvana hatuM. zALAmAM ane pAThazALAmAM emanA eka sahAdhyAyI te gacchAdhipati zrI rAmacaMdrasUrijI hatA ane pAThazALAmAM emanA zikSaka zrI UjamazI mAstara je pachIthI pU. nItisUri pAse dIkSita thaI AgaLa jatAM. pU. udayasUri banyAhatA. A baMnenA saMskAra 82

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI bApujInA jIvana para paDyA hatA. bApujInA akSara svaccha ane maroDadAra hatA. eTale emA pitAzrIno anAja ane rU-kapAsano vepAra dhamadhokAra cAlato hato tyAre nAmuM lakhavAnuM, rojeroja TapAla lakhavAnuM kAma bApujIne sopAtuM. potAnI yuvAnInA AraMbhamAM paMdareka varSa emaNe niyamita TapAlo lakhI hatI. teo kahetA ke ghaNuMkharuM posTakArDa lakhavAno ja rivAja hato ane eka paisAnI TikiTavALuM posTakArDa TheTha pezAvara, raMgUna ke kolaMbo sudhI jatuM. tyAre briTiza hakumata hatI ane barmA ane zrIlaMkA, bhAratanA eka bhAgarUpa hatA. rojeroja TapAla lakhavAne kAraNe seMkaDo ADatiyAonA nAma-saranAmA emane moDhe hatAM ane moTA bhAganA ADatiyAone tyAM pote gujarAta, rAjasthAna, paMjAba, uttarapradeza ane madhyapradezamAM jaI AvelAM. eTale jIvananA aMta sudhI koI paNa gAmanuM nAma Ave eTale tyAMnA ADatiyAonA ane moTA vepArIonA nAma teo tarata yAda karI Ape. vaLI gAme gAma relave sTezane rojano eka AMTo hoya ja. relavemAM dareka sTezananA traNa akSaranAM mitAkSarI nAma hoya.pArasalamAM e lakhavA paDatAM. e mATe relavenI chApelI gAIDa Ave che. bApujIe evI gAIDa paNa vepArArthe vasAvelI. aneka sTezanonAM mitAkSarI nAma paNa emane AvaDe. BCT eTalebombe senTrala ane AMD eTale amadAvAda koI paNa tAra kayA gAmethI Avyo che e emAM ApelA mitAkSarI nAma parathI teo tarata kahI ApatA. emanA vakhatamAM TapAla khAtAnA tAra relave sTezana dvArA thatA. DoTa ane DezanI-kaDa-kaTTanI sAMketika tArabhASA pote zIkhelA ane tAra karanAranI pAse pote UbhA hoya to DoTa-DezanA avAja parathI teo samajI zakatA ke tAramAM zuM lakhAya che. bApujIne pote karelA e dareka sthaLanI vigato yAda hoya. keTalAka vakhata pahelAM dilhI pAse AkAzamAM be vimAno athaDAi paDyAM hatAM ane te cakkI dAdarI nAmanA gAma pAse paDyAM hatAM. cakkI dAdarInuM nAma sAmAnya loko mATe taddana aparicita hatuM. paraMtu bApujI mATe aparicita nahotuM. potAnA yuvAnInA divasomAM teo tyAM anAjanI kharIdI mATe gayA hatA. cakkI dAdarInI bAjarI tyAre vakhaNAtI. cakkI dAdarInI mulAkAtane yAda karatAM emaNe kahyuM hatuM ke pote tyAMthI vatana pAdarAnI dukAne je tAra karyo hato te prAsayukta hatoH Buying

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84 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI Bajri from Chakki Dadri. bApujInI prakRti haMmezAM guNagrAhI hatI. teo vAraMvAra zikhAmaNa ApatA ke upakArIno upakAra kadI na bhUlavo. koInI niMdA karavI nahi. vAdavivAda thAya evI vAtamAM paDavuM nahi. temanA mukhethI kyAreya koInI niMdA thatI nahi. teo potAnA upara upakAra karanAra, emanI phoInA dIkarA caMdubhAI dalAlane, emano damano roga kAyamano maTADanAra pArasI dAktara dArUvAlAne tathA potAne nokarI apAvanAra paDozI cImanabhAIne haMmezAM yAda karatA. bApujIno pahelethI evo niyama hato ke koIne paNa ekavacanamAM "tuM' kahIne bolAvavA nahi. nokara-cAkarane paNa nahi. potAnA badhA dIkarAone to 'bhAI' zabda lagADIne mAnathI bolAvatA. eTaluM ja nahi paNa potra ane prapotrane paNa mAnathI bolAvatA. mArA putra amitAbhane teo haMmezAM "hIrAbhAI' kahIne bolAvatA. amitAbha paNa amerikAthI bApujIne phona kare to "hIrAbhAI spIkiMga.." ema ja kahe. bApujI nAnAM bALako sAthe paNa hasIne vAta kare. potAnI pAse kAyama drAkSa ane pIparaminTa rAkhe. eTale e levA chokarAo Ave. bApujIne jUnA jamAnAnI kahevato ghaNI AvaDatI. zabdaramata dvArA gammata karavAnuM paNa sAruM phAvatuM. koI cArTarDa ekAunTanTa maLe to pote kahe ke "tame to kaoNlejamAM bhaNIne sI.e. thayA, paNa huM to janmathI sI.e. chuM. koI vAra kahetA ke "tame TI.vI. juo cho. huM to TI.vI.nI zodha thaI te pahelAM amArA pADozamAM TI.vI. joto. paDozamAM rahetA tribhovana viThThala te TI. vI. emanA jamAnAmAM ghaNAM gAmaDAMomAM hAIskUla nahotI. gujarAtI sAta copaDI sudhInI eMglo varnAkyulara skUla hoya. ene badhA e. vI. skUla kahe che. bApujI e divasomAM kahetA ke "amArA gAmamAM e. vI. skUla nahotI, to paNa mane e.vI. skUlamAM bhaNavA maLyuM hatuM.' e. vI. eTale emanA pitAzrI amRtalAla vanamALIdAsa. amArA kuTuMbamAM koI sAro prasaMga hoya athavA baharagAma javAnuM hoya to sahu koI bApujI pAse e mATe mAMgalika sAMbhaLatA. pratyakSa javAno samaya na hoya to chevaTe phona para paNa mAMgalika sAMbhaLatA. chellA be-aDhI dAyakAmAM bApujInuM trIjA bhAganuM kuTuMba videzamAM siMgApora ane amerikAmAM vasyuM. tyAMthI paNa navInabhAI, zaileSa, hIrena, unmeSa, zubhA, amitAbha vagere phona

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 85 karIne bApujInuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLatA. bApujInA mAMgalika mATe badhAMne eka pAkI zraddhA thaI gaI hatI. mAre pravAse vAraMvAra javAnuM thatuM paraMtu pratyeka vakhate acUka mAMgalika sAMbhaLIne javAnuM rAkhyuM hatuM. TevamAM e vaNAI gayuM hatuM. chelle ame dakSiNa AphrikA gayA tyAre bApujInuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLIne gayAM hatAM. bApujInuM e pratyakSa mAMgalika amAre mATe chelluM haze evuM tyAre lAgyuM nahotuM. bApujInA svargavAsathI amArA badhA mATe A eka moTI khoTa raheze. have TepathI sAMbhaLavA maLaze paNa pratyakSa mAMgalika sAMbhaLavA nahi maLe. alabatta, paNa e puNyAtmAnA divya AziSa to amArA para satata varasatAM raheze evI saMpUrNa zraddhA che! cImanabhAI jema uttama vaktA hatA tema uttama lekhaka paNa hatA. uMmara thatAM, smaraNazakti zithila thatAM ke anya prakRtigata kSatio udbhavatA keTalAya sArA vaktAo moTI uMmare nirarthaka lAMbu ane aprastuta bolatA thaI jAya che. cImanabhAI 81 varSanI uMmare paNa samayAnusAra potAnA vicAro kramabaddha, tarkasaMgata, abhinava molika daSTithI sacoTa rIte askhalita vANImAM vyakta karatA. emanA lakhANonI zailI paNa saraLa, nirADaMbara, pAradarzaka hatI. keTalIka vAra gAMdhIjInI zailInI yAda apAve evI te rahetI. zikSaNa hoya ke rAjakAraNa, dharma hoya ke sAmAjika bAbata-e dareka vize emanuM maulika ciMtana preraka ane mArgadarzaka banI rahetuM. ] ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('vaMdanIya hRdayasparza'mAMthI)

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zrata upAsaka 2maNAbhAI tvameva bhartA na ca viprayoga: || tArAbena ramaNalAla zAha saMskRtanA samartha kavi kAlidAsanA "raghuvaMza'mAM AlekhAyeluM che ke saMpUrNapaNe nirdoSa ane sagarbhA sItAne rAmanI AjJAthI lakSmaNe jaMgalamAM tyajI dIdhAM. e dAruNa duHkhanA samaye paNa sItAe rAma mATe A zabdo uccAryA : bhUyo yathA me janmAntareSu tvameva bhartA na ca viprayoga: "janmajanmAntaramAM tame ja mArA pati ho, ApaNo kadIye viyoga na thAva." rAma pratye sItAnuM keTaluM udAra valaNa ! tyAre mane aDhaLaka sneha, sukha ane zAMti ApanAra mArA pati DaoN. ramaNabhAine A zabdo huM kahI na zakuM ? bAhya dRSTie e satya hakIkata che ke kharekhara viyoga che. chatAM adRzyapaNe temanA taraphathI hAma, hUMpha ane ananya AdhArano anubhava mane thaI rahyo che. - trepana varSanuM amAruM lagnajIvana-lIlIchama hariyALI samuM haryuMbharyuM, koI gUMca ke graMthi vinAnuM, samathaLa pravAha vahetuM hatuM. vidyArthIpriya adhyApaka tarIke, ena.sI.sI.nA oNphisara tarIke, samAjasevaka tarIke, lekhaka tarIke, bhakta tarIke, sAdhaka tarIke ke bALakothI vIMTaLAyelA dAdAjI tarIke, mane temanAM dareka svarUpa gamyAM che. sUjhapUrvaka ane tvarAthI kAma karavAnI temanI zakti, Arta raudra dhyAna karyA vinA ane sarvanA kalyANane lakSamAM rAkhIne gUMca ukelavAnI temanI zaktine huM bhaktibhAvathI biradAvatI rahI chuM. gujarAtI sAhityanA labdhapratiSTha mahAna lekhaka kanaiyAlAla munazInI navalakathA "gujarAtano nAtha'nuM atyaMta jANItuM ane mAnItuM strIpAtra maMjarI-teNe zastra ane zAstra bannemAM nipuNa patine icchayo. zastramAM nipuNa evA viziSTa pAtra kAke zAstrano abhyAsa karyo pachI ja maMjarIe tenI sAthe lagna karyA. tyAre huM to bhAgyazALI chuM ke mane zastra ane zAstra bannemAM nipuNa evA pati maLyA. adhyApanakALanI zarUAtamAM ena.sI.sI.nI TreIniMgamAM ramaNabhAI pistola, sTenagana, mazInagana, rAyaphala, be IMcamorTAra vagere zastro calAvatA zIkhyA.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI bomba pheMkavAnI tAlIma letA jAnanuM jokhama paNa kheDyuM. zastronI tAlIma laI lephaTananTathI kaMTana ane mejaranI padavI sudhI pahoMcyA. ena.sI.sI.nI tAlIma levA jAya tyAre badhA oNphisaramAM e eka ja evA hatA ke jemaNe kadI madyapAna karyuM nahi. vaLI jaina dharmano UMDANathI abhyAsa karI, vipula lekhanakArya karI zAstranA jANakAra banyA. 'berarathI brigeDiyara' nAmanA temanA pustakamAM temaNe potAnA lazkarI tAlImanA anubhavo lakhyA che. e pustakanuM arpaNa amArAM pautra, dohitra, dohitrIne karatAM emaNe lakhyuM che - amArA dAdAjI banIne senAnI bharelI baMdUke kUca-kavAyata kevI karatA! mazInagana ne bomba dharatA! vaLI dAdAjI to nIta praha UThI stotra paDhatA; pUjAbhakti sAthe ahiMsAnI vAto jinakathita siddhAMto tathA evA evA vividha viSaye lekha lakhatA, aho A te kevuM ukhANA ko jevuM chatAM samajyA tevuM jIvana haLavuM jIvI zakatA. tame AvI rIte kathI mArI vAto mitasahita sau vismita thazo! zastranI jANakArI hoya ane sAthe ahiMsAnA sUkSma tattvonI chaNAvaTa paNa karI zake evI temanI bahumukhI pratibhA hatI. sadbhAgye A bannenA jJAnathI temane khUba lAbha thayo. lazkarI tAlImane

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88 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI lIdhe kaDaka zistapAlana AvyuM. potAnI ke pArakAnI ApattinA samaye svastha rahIne, jhaDapathI vicArIne jokhama kheDIne mArga kADhavAnI sUjha temanAmAM pragaTI samayasara ane keTalIkavAra to samaya pahelAM tvarAthI kAma karavAnI zakti khIlI. jaina dharmanA abhyAsathI vaDIlo pratyeno Adara, avicalita paNe, prasannacitte parISaha sahana karavAnI zakti, jarUriyAtamaMdane madada karavAnI tatparatA, mAnavasvabhAva ke saMyogonI UjaLI bAju jovAnI ane khAsa karIne jinatattvane samajavAnI ane pAmavAnI temanI daSTi vIkasI. Ama bannenI jANakArIthI, tAlImathI temanuM vyaktitva ghaDAyuM. chellA keTalAMka varSothI ame vicAryuM ke ApaNe bannee saMsAramAM rahyAM chatAM gRhastha karatAM yAtrikanI jema jIvavuM. bAhya dRSTie kaMI khAsa pharaka na dekhAya paraMtu AMtarika dRSTie ghaNo moTo pharaka paDe. sthUla vastu choDIne sUkSma tarapha javAnI, tene pAmavAnI abhIpsA jAge. amArI e bhAvanA uttarottara daDha thatI gaI. ame AMtara bAhya parigraha ocho karatA gayAM. amArI pacAsamI lagnatithie nAgezvara bhagavAnanA pavitra tIrthamAM ananya zraddhA sAthe pUjA karatAM ame apUrva AnaMda anubhavyo. amArA lagna samaye ame yajJavedInI AsapAsa pherA pharyA hatAM. 50 mA lagnadine bhagavAnanI pharatI pradakSiNA karI kRtArthatA anubhavI. manathI bhAvabharyA hRdaye ame amArAM bannenA mAtApitAne praNAma karyA. amArA bannenA guru, senTa jheviyarsa kolejanA saMskRtanA prophesara sva. gaurIprasAda jhAlA ane gujarAtInA prophesara sva. manasukhalAla jhaverIne praNAma karyA. pU. jhAlAsAhebe amArI lagnavidhi vakhate hAjara rahI amArI pAse saptapadInA maMtro bolAvyA hatA. ane pU. manasukhabhAIe lagnanA satkAra samAraMbhamAM mahemAnonuM svAgata karyuM hatuM e upakAra ze bhUlAya? mArA paganI takalIphane lIdhe ramaNabhAI mane pUjA karavAmAM khUba madada karatA, pUjAno mahimA samajAvatA ane mArI dharmabhAvanA daDha karatA. amArA 50 varSanA lagna nimitte khuzAlI vyakta karavA mArA bhAI mahendrabhAI mahetA ane bhAbhI AzAbahene zaMkhezvara tIrthamAM vikalAMgone khAsa karIne page apaMga lokone judAM judAM sAdhano ApavAno kempa karyo. emanAM e kAryane huM amAruM parama saubhAgya gaNuM chuM. amArA banne vacce viziSTa prakArano maitrIbhAva hato. e pati che mATe temanI AjJA pramANe mAre cAlavuM evuM bhAna kadI temaNe mane karAvyuM nathI. sahajapaNe

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 89 saharSa huM emanI icchA pramANe vartavA TevAyelI, vinA boje pravRtti karatI rahI. ghaNI mahattvanI bAbatomAM to ame eka bIjAne pUchIne ja kAma karIe paNa nAnI nAnI bAbatomAM paNa ame ekabIjAnI marajI jANatAM, ekabIjAne anukULa thatAM, nAnI moTI bhUlone hasIne mANatAM. emanI hAjarIthI vAtAvaraNa haMmezA prasanna rahetuM. huM badhI rIte temanA AdhAre jIvavA TevAI gayelI. pustakonAM nAma, zabdonA artha ane joDaNI, vividha viSayonI vigata vagere mATe emane pUchaparacha karatI. huM temane kahetI ke tamArI pAsethI badhuM taiyAra maLe che tethI mane zabdakoza jovAnI Teva chUTI gaI che. huM to sAva ThoTha rahIza. tyAre e kahetA ke saMyogo badhuM zIkhave che. zALA ane kolejamAM vidyArthI tarIke ramaNabhAI tejasvI kArakirdI dharAvatA hatA. e divasomAM pharsTa kalAsa meLavavo bahu muzkela, paraMtu meTrikanI parIkSAmAM 1944mAM temaNe pharsTa kalAsa meLavyo. 1950 mAM gujarAtI ane saMskRtanA viSaya sAthe ema.e.mAM prathama AvavA mATe temane baLavaMtarAya ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka tathA kezavalAla ha. dhruva pAritoSika prApta thayAM, jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM ema. e. ane ema.esasI.nA vidyArthIomAM prathama AvavA mATe "saMta phrAnsisa caMdraka maLyo. ema.e.nI parIkSAmAM emanA bhASA vijJAnanA peparamAM eka paNa bhUla nahotI. temanA akSara suMdara ane lakhANa svaccha. tethI e peparanA kaDaka parIkSaka prakAMDa vidvAna viSNubhAI trivedIe 94 mArksa ApyA. pachIthI jyAre emanI sAthe mulAkAta thaI tyAre potAno AnaMda ane saMtoSa vyakta karatAM temaNe kahyuM, "mArI jiMdagImAM meM AvuM, eka paNa bhUla vinAnuM pepara joyuM nathI! eke eka praznanA uttara sAcA, muddAsara ane saMtoSakAraka hatA. lAla lIMTI karavI paDe tevuM eka paNa sthaLa peparamAM jovA na maLyuM. mArksa kyAM kApavA e mUMjhavaNa hatI tethI eka praznano eka eka ocho karI 94 mArksa meM ApyA." ramaNabhAIne jIvanamAM paNa saphaLatA maLe evA AzIrvAda paNa emaNe ApyA. pachInA varSomAM ramaNabhAIe potAnI Ph. D. thIsIsa naLa damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa" te pustaka temaNe viSNubhAI ane temanAM patnI zAMtAbenane arpaNa karyuM tyAre khuzI vyakta karatAM viSNubhAIe umaLakAbhera lakhyuM ke ame bannee Azcaryasahita AnaMda anubhavyo. naLa damayaMtI jevAM prItipAtronAM dAmpatyajIvana sAthe amArA dAmpatyajIvananuM anusaMdhAna thayuM e joIne ame Akho divasa utsavanI jema

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90 pasAra karyo. Aveza ke uzkerATa temanA svabhAvamAM nahotA. game tevI vikaTa paristhitimAM svasthatA jALavI zake e guNa abhyAsakALa daramiyAna temaNe keLavyo. ema.e. bhaNatA hatA tyAre temaNe bahu mahenata karI bhASAzAstranI phAila banAvI. eka vidyArthIeka be divasamAM joine ApI daiza ema kahI phAIla laI gayo. parIkSA patI tyAM sudhI teNe pAchI ApI nahi. temAMthI taiyAra thaIne teNe parIkSA ApI. ramaNabhAIe ciMtA karyA vinA svasthatAthI parIkSA ApI. ane pelA vidyArthI karatAM ghaNA vadhAre mArksa laI AvyA. pachInA jIvanamAM paNa kaparI kasoTInA prasaMge samatAbhAva rAkhatA ane kunehapUrvaka paristhiti saMbhALI letA. ema.e.nI parIkSAmAM prathama AvavAne kAraNe ramaNabhAI patrakAranI nokarI choDI 1951 mAM senTa jheviyarsa kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. 1955mAM amadAvAdamAM navI khUlelI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM anubhavI adhyApakanI jarUra hatI. muMbaInI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAMthI ema. e. thayelA potAnA vidyArthIne muMbaImAM eka varSano anubhava laI bIje varSe amadAvAda mokalI zakAya e hetuthI e vidyArthIne muMbaInI kaoNlejamAM potAnI jagyAe goThavI ramaNabhAI pote 195556nA eka varSa mATe amadAvAdanI kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. amadAvAdamAM temane prajJAcakSu paMDita sukhalAlajI ane AgamadivAkara puNyavijayajI mahArAjano meLApa thayo. bannenA saMparkane kAraNe temane akalpya lAbha thayo. paMDitajIne roja kaMIka vAMcI saMbhaLAvatA ane sAMje pharavA laI jatA. paMDitajIe aneka pariSaha bhogavIne meLaveluM zAstrajJAna ane temanI adbhuta smaraNazaktinuM temane darzana thayuM. sAthe sAthe temanA vi2la vAtsalyano anubhava temane thayo. jJAnavRddha, tapovRddha, judI judI bhASAonA, judA judA saikAnI lipionA jANakAra, saMzodhana-saMpAdanamAM niSNAta pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAjanI preraNAthI ramaNabhAImAM prAcIna sAhityanA saMzodhana ane saMpAdanano 2sa keLavAyo. jJAnaprAptino puruSArtha pragaTyo. sauthI moTo lAbha dharma pratye, darzana-pUjana pratye, sAmAyika-pratikramaNa pratye anurAga vadhyo. mahArAjazrIe temane atyaMta kiMmatI, prAcIna kalAtmaka siddhacakrajI ApyA jenA nitya darzanathI asAdhAraNa lAbha thayo. banne pavitra vyaktionA saMparkane lIdhe ramaNabhAIe prAkRta, apabhraMza, jUnI gujarAtIno abhyAsa karyo. ane pIeca.DI. mATe zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI naLadamayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa' viSaya pasaMda karyo. eka varSa tyAM rahI pAchA muMbaI AvyA. zodha nibaMdha lakhavAnuM kAma zarU karyuM paraMtu kolejanA vargo, N.C.C. nI pareDa, ema.e.nA vargo, itara lekhanapravRtti vagerene kAraNe e jaldI lakhI zakyA nahi. sArA nasIbe 1960nA jUnamAM zatruMjayanI jAtrAe gayA. AdIzvara bhagavAnane temaNe prArthanA karI, bAra mahinAmAM mahA nibaMdha lakhAI jAya evA AzIrvAda mAgyA. muMbaI AvyA tyAre Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA banI. kolejanA prinsipAla phAdhara DIkujhane temaNe potAnI vAMcavAnI agavaDanI vAta karI. phAdhare temane rAtre moDe sudhI sTApharUmamAM besIne vAMcavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. rAtre AkhI kaoNlejamAM aMdhAruM hoya. nIce mAtra cokIdAra hoya. sTApharUmamAM sAMje AThathI rAtre be vAgyA sudhI ekalA besIne lakhe. saDasaDATa emanI pena cAle, eka zabdano pheraphAra karavo na paDe. e khUba utsAhabhera kahetA ke koI adazyapaNe lakhAvI na rahyuM hoya ? tevuM lAge. koI devI sahAya maLI. lakhavAnuM kAma be mahinAmAM pUruM thayuM. yunivarsiTImAM cAra kopI ApavI paDe. e samaye jherokSanI sagavaDa zarU nahotI thaI. kArbana pepara mUkI bhAra daine lakhavuM paDatuM. paraMtu temaNe adamya utsAhathI ane puruSArthathI e kAma paNa karyuM. temanA gAiDa pro. manasukhalAla jhaverI porabaMdaramAM rahetA. temane ramaNabhAInA kAmamAM pUrI zraddhA hatI tethI temaNe zodha nibaMdha para sahI karI ApI. ane 1961mAM temane pIeca.DI.nI DigrI maLI gaI. A prasaMgane lIdhe emanI dharmazraddhA anekagaNI vadhI gaI. 1963 mAM pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thaI. phAgu, khaMDakAvya jevA gujarAtI sAhityanA judA judA viSayo, gItA, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAya ane jaina dharmanA judA judA viSayo, caMdarAjAno rAsa, jayazekharasUri vagere vividha viSayo, paranA zodhanibaMdho temaNe taiyAra karAvyA. dareka thisisanI vigato jhINavaTapUrvaka vAMcIne sudhAratA. khUba bhAvathI, cIvaTathI dareka vidyArthIne mArgadarzana ApatA. temaNe pahelI thisisa zrImatI sarayubena mahetAne "zrImadanI jIvanasiddhi" para karAvI. ghaNAM kaparA saMjogo vacce paNa zraddhAthI ane adamya utsAhathI karAvI. temaNe aDhAra vidyArthIone mArgadarzana ApyuM. judA judA viSayone kAraNe temane potAne paNa ghaNo lAbha thayo. jarUriyAta pramANe dareka viSayanuM pahelethI vAMcI letA jethI mArgadarzana ApavAmAM saraLa rahe. pIeca.DI. mATe divasa nakkI rAkhatA. vArApharatI

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92 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI eka pachI eka vidyArthIo ghare AvatA. yunivarsiTInA niyama pramANe nivRtta thayA pachI koipaNa vidyArthIne mArgadarzana ApI na zakAya. nivRtta thayA pahelAM koie rajisTara karAvyuM hoya to te pUruM karI zake. keTalAke e rIte rajisTara karAvyuM. eka sukhada ane yaza apAvanArI ghaTanA banI. zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverIne zrImad rAjacaMdra likhita 'zrI AtmasiddhizAstra' para zodhanibaMdha lakhavo hato. temanI icchA ramaNabhAinA mArgadarzana sAthe lakhavAnI hatI. paraMtu ramaNabhAI nivRtta hovAnA kAraNe teone karAvI na zake. ghaNA vicArane aMte, mahenatane aMte temane mArga maLyo. yunivarsiTIne arajI karI, ramaNabhAi ja A viSaya para karAvI zake che e vAta temAM temaNe rajU karI. ane rajA ApavA vinaMtI karI. A badhI kAryavAhImAM lagabhaga doDha be varSa nIkaLI gayA. paraMtu zrI rAkezabhAie zraddhApUrvaka mahenata cAlu rAkhI. sadbhAgye yunivarsiTIe rajA ApI. ramaNabhAIe rAkezabhAIne mArgadarzana ApyuM. khUba vigate cAra bhAgamAM zodhanibaMdha lakhAyo. zrI rAkezabhAine DigrI maLI. kAma suMdara, saMpUrNa rIte ane saMtoSapUrvaka pAra paDyuM. zrI rAkezabhAI jevI viziSTa vyakti sAthe kAma karavAnuM thayuM tene ramaNabhAI potAnuM sadbhAgya samajatA hatA. A zodhanibaMdhane kAraNe pU. rAkezabhAinA vizALa anuyAyI varga sAthe-vizALa parivAra sAthe ghaniSTha saMbaMdha baMdhAyo. 'zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama' dharamapuramAM ramaNabhAI 'sa2'nuM lADIluM ane mAnabharyuM saMbodhana pAmyA. chellA keTalAka varSomAM pIeca.DI. mATe jaina dharmanA viSayo levAnuM valaNa vidyArthIomAM vadhyuM che. eka havA UbhI thaI che. ramaNabhAinA hAtha nIce pIeca.DI. thayelA vidyArthIo pote pIeca.DI.nA gAIDa banyA che. gahana abhyAsa karIne bane teTaluM uttama lakhavAnA prayatno thaI rahyA che. pahelAM senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka ane adhyakSa, pachIthI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke ane Ph.D.nA mArgadarzaka hovAnA kAraNe ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTI uparAMta gujarAta, saurASTra, sayAjIrAva yunivarsiTI-baroDA, esa. ena. DI. TI. yunivarsiTI, banArasa yunivarsiTI ane kembrija yunivarsiTI vagere sAthe judA judA nimitte joDAyelA hatA. parIkSA mATe prazna patro kADhavA, athavA adhyApaka ke prAdhyApakanI nimaNUMka

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI karavI, abhyAsakrama ghaDavo, Ph. D.nI thisIsa tapAsavI, maukhika parIkSA levI vagere kAraNe ane judI judI samitinA sabhya hovAnA kAraNe temane vAraMvAra miTIMgomAM javAnuM thatuM. A kAraNe temanuM mitrartuLa bahoLuM thatuM gayuM. ramaNabhAI vidyArthIpriya adhyApaka hatA. muMbaInI jheviyarsa kolejamAM adhyApaka tarIke vidyArthIonI cAhanA temaNe khUba meLavI. teo adhyApananA vyavasAyane vaphAdAra rahyA. prasannacitta, puruSArthI, premALa ane madada karavAmAM tatpara evI temanI vizeSatAne kAraNe muMbainI jheviyarsa kaoNleje 1955-56 mAM amadAvAdanI jheviyarsa kaoNleja zarU karavA temane mokalyA tyAM paNa temaNe adhyApako ane vidyArthIonI sArI cAhanA meLavI. tyAM eka vicitra ghaTanA banI. thoDA divasa mATe ramaNabhAI muMbai AvyA tyAre eka vidyArthIe TIkhaLa karavAnA hetuthI amadAvAdanA vartamAnapatramAM mRtyunoMdhamAM ramaNabhAInA avasAnanA ane zokasabhAnA samAcAra chapAvyA. e vAMcIne kaoNlejamAM UMDA zokanuM vAtAvaraNa chavAI gayuM. niyata samaye loko sabhAmAM AvavA lAgyA. amadAvAdanI jheviyarsamAM te vakhatanA ikonomiksanA prophesara ane pachInA varSomAM gujarAtanA cIpha minisTara te pro. cImanabhAI paTelane ramaNabhAI pratye bahu sabhAva hato. banne sArA mitro hatA. temane A ghaTanA vize zaMkA gaI. temaNe potAnA mitrane muMbaimAM tAbaDatoba phona karI ramaNabhAInA kSemakuzaLatAnA samAcAra meLavyA, ane e zubha hakIkata zokasabhAmAM jAhera karI. zokasabhA AnaMdasabhAmAM pheravAI gaI. e pachI badhAMnuM dhyAna gayuM ke e divasa pahelI eprilano hato. prinsipAle AvI krUra mazkarI karavA badala vidyArthIne Thapako Apyo. vidyArthIe kahyuM ke mAre moTI saMkhyAmAM lokone mUrkha banAvavA hatA. atyaMta lokapriya hoya, vidyArthIpriya hoya evI vyakti pasaMda karuM to loko Ave. e mATe meM ramaNabhAIne pasaMda karyA. mAtra gujarAtI ja nahi anya dharma ane jAtinA ke dezanA vidyArthIone paNa temanA pratye mAna hatuM. 1979mAM brAjhilamAM rIo DI jAneromAM PE.N. konpharansamAM bhAratanA pratinidhi tarIke ame gayAM tyAre lIsTamAM pro. zAhanuM nAma vAMcI sAvapAulothI eka vidyArthI kasToDio vAjhano phona Avyo. teNe kahyuM: tame pro. zAha cho ? meM muMbainI senTa jheviyarsamAM tamArA hAtha nIce N. C. C. nI tAlIma lIdhI che. huM tamane maLavA mAguM chuM. A sAMbhaLI amane bahu

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94 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI AnaMda thayo. ame khuba bhAvathI tene maLyAM. teNe sAvapAulomAM hoTela hilTanamAM amane utAryA. sAvapAulo tathA AjubAju vistAramAM pheravyA. amane ghare laI jaI kuTuMbIjano sAthe jamADyAM. ane amArI khUba mahemAnagati karI. e eka sukhada ane AnaMda ApanAro anubhava hato. 1974 mAM isTa AphrikAmAM keniyAmAM mombAsAnA jaina saMghe bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2500 mA nirvANa mahotsava nimitte keniyA ene TAnjhAniyAnA keTalAka zaheromAM vyAkhyAno ApavA amane bannene AmaMcyA hatA. e vakhate nakuru zaheramAM derAsaranA khAta mUhUrta mATe tyAMnA jaina saMghe ramaNabhAIne AmaMtryA hatA. kAryakrama pUro thayA pachI maMca parathI ramaNabhAI Utare e pahelAM ja eka habasI vidyArthI khUba premathI temane bheTI paDyo. ramaNabhAie e samAraMbhamAM potAnA vaktavyamAM kahyuM hatuM ke cAmaDIno raMga kALo ke goro hoI zake paNa cAmaDI nIce badhAnA lohIno raMga lAla che. mATe raMgabheda nAbUda karavo joie. e vidyArthIne AkhuM vaktavya khUba gamI gayeluM. sadnasIbe e vakhate tyAM AvelA tyAMnA gavarnare paNa ramaNabhAino ullekha karI A vAtane samarthana ApyuM. A vaktavyane kAraNe potAno umaLako darzAvavA te ramaNabhAine bhAvathI bheTI paDyo ane kahyuM, huM muMbainI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM N.C.C. mAM tamAro vidyArthI hato. AvA prasaMgo ghaNA banatA. bhAratamAM ane bhAratanI bahAra temane vidyArthIono prema bahu maLyo che. 1987mAM keneDAmAM jainadharmanA vyAkhyAno ApavA ane Vegetarian ConferencemAM bhAratanA pratinidhi tarIke javAnuM thayuM tyAre paNa vidyArthIono sukhada anubhava thayo. temanAM keTalAMka vidyArthI-vidyArthinIo muMbaI ane muMbainI bahAranI kaoNlejomAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka che. ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa hatA tyAre varSamAM be vAra adhyApaka milana goThavatA. A milanamAM muMbaI yunivarsiTInA adhyApako ane esa. ena. DI. TI. yunivarsiTInA adhyApakone AmaMtraNa ApatA. teo nivRtta thanAra adhyApakane vidAyamAna ane navA adhyApakane AvakAra ApatA. temAM adhyayana adhyApananA praznonI athavA sAhityane lagatA koI viSaya para carcA goThavatA. kolejamAM navA joDAnAra temAM bhAga le tenuM khAsa dhyAna rAkhatA. adhyApakomAM ramaNabhAinA vidyArthIonI

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI traNa peDhI hoya. eka parivAranI jema Akhoya samAraMbha utsAha ane AnaMdathI chalakAto ane saMpanna thato. pharI maLavAnI utsukatA sAthe prasannavadane badhAM chUTA paDatAM. koI zubha ghaDIe paccIsa varSanI uMmare ramaNabhAI zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA sabhya banyA ane bahu thoDAM varSomAM kArobArInA sabhya paNa banyA. jiMdagInA aMta paryata temAM koI ne koI pade cAlu rahyA. pU. paramAnaMdabhAInI najara koI taravarATavALI ane siddhAMtavAdI vyaktinI zodhamAM rahe ane maLe tyAre tene saMghamAM joDI de. amArI sagAI pachI ramaNabhAIne temaNe yuvaka saMghamAM joDI dIdhA. e vakhatanI kArobArI samiti eTale gAMdhI TopInuM sAmrAjya. moTA bhAganA sabhyo e TopIvALA ane siddhAMtavAdI hatA. khAdIdhArI hatA. maNilAla mokamacaMda zAha, ratibhAI koThArI, paramAnaMdabhAI kApaDiyA, dIpacaMdabhAI saMghavI, TI. jI. zAha ane caMcaLabahena, dhIrajalAla dhanajIbhAI zAha, mArA pitAzrI dIpacaMdabhAI zAha, lIlAvatIbena devIdAsa, veNIbena kApaDiyA, jazumatIbena kApaDiyA, menAbena, cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha, cImanalAla je. zAha, DaoN. vrajalAla dharamacaMda meghANI vagere. yAdI lAMbI che tethI TUMkAvuM chuM. e vakhatanI kArobArImAM paraspara kuTuMbIjano hoya tevI lAgaNI hatI. atyAre che tevI itara pravRtti bahu thoDA pramANamAM hatI. temAM potApaNAno eka anokho mAhola hato. ekabIjAnA sArA narasA prasaMge madada karatA. amArA lagna vakhate pU. paramAnaMdabhAI ane vijayAbahene, pU. TI. jI. zAha ane caMcaLabahene potAnI dIkarI paraNatI hoya tevA bhAvathI bhAga lIdho. dareka jaNa sukha ke duHkhanA prasaMge paraspara khUba madada karatA. pU. cImanalAla cakubhAI ane pU. paramAnaMdabhAI koI paNa lakhANa taiyAra kare tyAre ramaNabhAIne vaMcAve, navI pravRtti zarU karavAnI hoya tyAre paNa temanI sAthe carcA kare. nAmAMkita, koI viziSTa ke vidvAna vyaktine maLavA javAnuM hoya tyAre temane sAthe laI jAya. Ama, AvA vaDIlono sneha ramaNabhAI sahajapaNe saMpAdana karI zakyA. 1972mAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha tarIke sarvAnumate te pasaMda thayA. vyAkhyAnamALA vadhu ne vadhu lokapriya thatI gaI. A vyAkhyAnamALAmAM sthAna maLe tene vaktAo potAnuM gaurava samajatA. saMsthA ane vyakti banne ekabIjAne upakAraka che. saMsthAmAM kAma karIne vyakti

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI ghaDAya che tene saMsthAnuM pIThabaLa maLe che. saMsthAnA moTA nAmano ene lAbha maLe che. vaDIlonuM mArgadarzana maLe che. saMsthAnAM vicArapUrvaka ane sahiyArI rIte ghaDAyelA nItiniyamono sahAro maLe che. to bIjI bAju vyaktinA sArAM kAmathI ane dIrdhadaSTi ane vicArapUrvakanA navA navA abhigamothI, pravRttithI saMsthA vadhu ujjavaLa bane che. tenI nAmanA cArebAju prasare che. ramaNabhAIne ahIM vaDIlonuM vAtsalya ane pIThabaLa maLyuM. 1982 mAM pU. cImanabhAInA svargavAsa pachI sarvAnumate saMghanA pramukha tarIke temanI varaNI thaI. pramukhasthAne AvyA pachI judA judA prakAre mAnavasevAnI ane khAsa karIne keTalIka saMskAralakSI pravRttio zarU thaI. amAruM ghara jANe yuvaka saMghanI nAnI oNphisa banI gayuM. ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzanathI A pravRttio sArI rIte thatI kAraNa samitinA sabhyono utsAhapUrvakano pUro sahakAra, kAmanI saMpUrNa javAbadArI levAnI temanI tatparatA ane e pravRtti mATe phaMDa ekaThuM karavAnI takedArI hatI. dareka vyakti potAne phALe AvelI pravRtti khaMtathI kare. cIvaTathI kare. A kAraNe saMsthAnI chabI vadhu ujjavaLa thatI gaI. varSo pahelAM ramaNabhAIe eka navI pravRtti zarU karI. jemaNe videza pravAsa na karyo hoya ane karavAnI zakyatA ochI hoya tevI vyaktiomAM kavi, gajhalakAra, prophesara, patrakAra, samAjasevaka, saMgItakAra vagerene pasaMda karI ATha ATha vyaktionA be grupane te dareka mATe dAtAo zodhI paradezanA pravAse mokalyA hatA. e ja rIte vRddhone yAtrA pravAse mokalavAnI yojanA paNa vicArI. keTalAka sabhyo e ja vakhate nANA ApavA taiyAra thayA. paraMtu sarvAnumate TharAva pasAra thAya to ja AgaLa vadhavuM tevo pramukha tarIke temano Agraha hato. jo ekAda vyaktino virodhI sUra hoya to pravRtti AgaLa vadhAratA nahi. tethI te pravRtti thaI nahi. temaNe zarU karelI khUba mahattvanI pravRtti te paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna gujarAtanA pachAta grAma vistAramAMnI koIne koI saMsthA mATe phaMDa ekaThuM karI tene madada karavAnI hatI. A pravRttimAM uttarottara saphaLatA maLI. atyAra sudhImAM lagabhaga aDhI-poNA traNa karoDa jeTalI rakamanuM dAna lokoe karyuM. vividha lokopayogI ane uttama pravRttione kAraNe saMsthAnI suvAsa prasaravA lAgI. yuvaka saMghane kAraNe ramaNabhAIno, potAno vikAsa ghaNo thayo. "prabuddha jIvananA agralekho nimitte sAhitya ane dharmano UMDo abhyAsa thayo je temanA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI cAritrya vikAsamAM bahu upakAraka thayo. temanA lekho 'dIpacaMda tribhovanadAsa zAha pustaka prakAzana TrasTa'mAMthI pustaka rUpe chapAyA. pustako ane keseTo paradeza pahoMcI. temanuM mitra vartuLa vikasatuM gayuM. saMghanA pramukhapadathI mukhya lAbha e thayo ke saMghanI dareka vyakti temane premathI, sadbhAvathI, sanmAnathI jue ane mUlave che. vaDIlonA AzIrvAda ane samavayaskano prema te temanuM moTuM sadbhAgya che, moTI upalabdhi che. saMghanA pramukha zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha, upapramukha zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI dIpacaMda zAha dRSTisaMpanna, udAradila, saMniSTha sevAbhAvI kuzaLa sukAnI che. saMghanA maMtrIo zrImatI nIrubahena zAha, dhanavaMtabhAI zAha, sahamaMtrI varSAbahena zAha, khajAnacI zrI bhUpendrabhAI jhaverI-A sahu hoddedAro potapotAnI pha2ja uttama rIte bajAvI saMghanI sarva pravRttimAM saphaLatA mATe prayatnazIla rahe che. AkhI kamiTIno hRdayapUrvakano sahakAra saMghane maLe che. saMghanA menejara zrI mathurAdAsa TAMka ane karmacArIgaNa paNa ramaNabhAI pratye khUba lAgaNI rAkhe che. karmacArIonA hitane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne nirNaya levAnuM ramaNabhAInuM udAra valaNa hatuM. yuvaka saMghamAM kAryavAhaka samiti hRdayapUrvaka sahakAra ApI ekamatathI kAma kare che. bane teTaluM sAruM thAya tene mATe prayatno kare che. prabhune prArthanA karIe ke A rIte teno uttarottara vikAsa thato rahe. 987 amArA vaDIlo pratye to AdaramAna hoya ja paraMtu koipaNa vRddhajano pratye ramaNabhAI mAnanI lAgaNIthI jue. mArA sAsu pU. revAbA ane pU. sasarA sva. cImanalAla amRtalAla zAha mATe temaNe lakhelA aMjali lekho ghaNAne preraNArUpa banyA che. ramaNabhAI mArA dAdA, mArAM nAnI, ane mArAM mAtA-pitA pratye khUba Adara dharAvatA. mArAM mAtA-pitAnI mAMdagImAM temanI khUba saMbhALa lIdhI tethI mArA bA khUba prasanna thaine kahetA ke bhagavAnane prArthanA karuM chuM ke bhavobhava mane A jamAI maLe. tyAre huM hasatAM hasatAM kahetI ke 'sAthe mane nahi mAgo ?' ramaNabhAi pUNyazALI hatA. amArA bannenA kuTuMbIjanono snehAdara pAmyA. amArA banne vevAIo temane parama mitra ane snehI-svajana mAne che. amerikAmAM vasatAM, ghaNe dUrathI paNa amArI atyaMta premapUrvaka saMbhALa rAkhatA, niyamita rIte phonathI saMparka rakhatA, jarUra hoya tyAre, sattvare bhArata AvI jatA, amArAM putra ane putravadhU ci. amitAbha ane sau. surabhi ane ahIM amArI najIka

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98 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI rahetAM dIkarI ane jamAI sI. zailajA ane ci. cetanabhAI amArA A cAre saMtAno amArA mATe IzvaranA AzIrvAdarUpa che. amArI najIka rahetAM hovAthI zailajA ane cetanabhAIe amArI ghaNI ja saMbhALa lIdhI. mAMdagI daramiyAna nAnAthI moTAmAM moTI jarUriyAtanuM dhyAna rAkhyuM. ramaNabhAInA jIvananA aMtima samaye zailajA temanI pAse hovAthI temane thayelA viziSTa darzananA zabdone sAMbhaLI zakI-te tenuM moTuM sadbhAgya. ramaNabhAimAM vepArI kuneha, vahIvaTI kuzaLatA ane udAratA hatI. temaNe dhAryuM hota to eka saphaLa vepArI banI zakata. paraMtu sabhAgye jIvanavaheNa kaMIka vadhu zubha ane sAttvika kArya arthe judI dizAmAM vaLyuM. zALAnA abhyAsa daramiyAna AjhAdInI caLavaLane kAraNe temanAmAM dezabhakti jAgI. samaya maLatAM pU. gAMdhIjI, kAkA sAheba, zrI kizoralAla mazarUvALA, mahAdevabhAI desAI vagerenA jIvanalakSI sAhitya ane ka. mA. munazI, 2. va. desAI, dhUmaketu, meghANI vagerenI navalakathAnA vAMcanathI temanI jIvanadRSTi ghaDAI. meTrikanI parIkSAmAM gaNita ane vijJAnanI parIkSAmAM ati ujjavaLa pariNAma chatAM kolejamAM ArTsamAM eDamizana laI B.A. ane M.A.mAM gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAhityano abhyAsa karI saphaLa adhyApaka banyA. e samaya daramiyAna AcArya udyotanasUri likhita 'kuvalayamALA'no anuvAda karatAM jainadharmanAM rahasyo jANavAnI tAlAvelI temane lAgI. ane te mATe puruSArtha Adaryo. adhyApana choDI vepAra karI ghaNI vadhAre kamANI karavAnI ghaNI moTI taka chatAM temaNe te karyuM nahi. temane vaDIlono paNa AzIrvAda sAthe sahakAra maLyo. temanI dharmazraddhA, siddhAMtaniSThA ane lekhanazakti joIne mArA sasarA ane mArA pitA bannee temane vepAra karavAnuM uttejana na ApyuM-paraMtu adhyApana ane dharmasAhityanA lekhana mATe protsAhana ApyuM. mArA pitAzrInI prabaLa icchA hatI ke temanAM lakhANo dvArA paradezamAM jena dharmano pracAra thAya. Aje e IcchA keTaleka aMze phaLI che. mArA pitAzrI dIpacaMdabhAI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA sakriya kAryakartA hatA ane sAta varSa sudhI saMghanA maMtrIpade rahyA hatA. temanA svargavAsa pachI mArA mAtuzrI dhIrajabene moTI rakama yuvaka saMghamAM ApI. saMghe te rakamamAMthI "sva. dIpacaMda tribhovanadAsa zAha pustaka prakAzana TrasTa' sthApyuM. Aje temAMthI lagabhaga 23 pustako chapAyAM che. paradezamAM ramaNabhAinAM pustako sArI saMkhyAmAM vecAya che. mArA pitAzrInuM svapna A

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI rIte phaLyuM che. 'prabuddha jIvana'nA lekho ane tenuM saMpAdana, bIjA mAsiko, vartamAnapatro mATe jaina dharmanA lekho ane pustako lakhavAnuM kAma temaNe mAnArha rIte karyuM che. kadI temAMthI dhana upajAvyuM nathI. potAnA pustakonI chUTe hAthe lahANI karI che. saMpradAya ke gaccha bheda joyA vinA, koi paNa phIrakAnA, anya dharmanA paNa sAdhu-sAdhvIone, paMDitone, lekhakone dharmamAM rasa letI koIpaNa vyaktine temaNe hoMzathI pustako ApyAM che. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI kRta adhyAtmasAra ane jJAnasAra, jinatattva, prabhAvaka sthaviro, tiviheNa vaMdAmi, bhagavAna mahAvIranAM vacano, jinavacana vagere pustakonI dharma jijJAsuomAM, sAdhu-sAdhvIomAM khUba mAga che, ane temaNe bhAvapUrvaka A pustako mokalyAM che. ramaNabhAinA A kAryane huM amAruM ghaNuM moTuM sadbhAgya samajuM chuM. koipaNa vyakti dharmanI bAbatamAM ane potAnA sukhaduHkha bAbata kaMIpaNa pUche to te pUchanAra vyaktine saMtoSa thAya te rIte zAMtithI tene samajAve, thAke nahi. ramaNabhAI kahetA ke jJAnanA kSetre udAra rahevuM, AvaDatuM hoya to kaMI gopavavuM nahi. udAra rahIe to jJAnAvaraNIya karmono kSaya thAya. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI saphaLatA joIne bAbu pannAlAla hAIskUlanA ramaNabhAInA sahAdhyAyI ane sevaMtIlAla kAntIlAla kaMpanIvALA jayaMtIbhAI pI. zAhe ane temanA bhAIoe udAratApUrvaka mAtabara rakama-Arthika sahayogarUpe ApI. haju paNa dara varSe ApatA rahe che. ramaNabhAIe ane jayaMtIbhAIe sAthe maLIne, varSo vItyA pachI paNa bAbu pannAlAlanA temanA zikSakonuM sanmAna biralA krIDA kendramAM AmaMtrIne karyuM. varSo pachI guru-ziSyanuM milana thatAM bhAvavAhI dazyo sarjAyAM hatAM. 99 gujarAtanA gAmaDAnA eka apaMga chokarAe gujarAtI pAThya pustakamAM 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nuM eka prakaraNa 'pagarakhAMno goThavanAra' vAMcIne AnaMda darzAvato patra ramaNabhAine lakhyo. tene rAjI karavA 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA traNe bhAga mokalyA. enA gAma bAju javAnI taka maLI tyAre potAnI sAthenA mitrone laI tene gAma jaI tene bane teTalI sahAya karI. A prasaMga tenA nAnA gAmamAM utsavarUpa banI rahyo. tAjetaramAM vAMkAnerathI zakIla nAmanA musalamAna vidyArthIno ramaNabhAinA pAsaporTanI pAMkhenA lekhanA vakhANa karato patra Avyo. tene paNa traNe bhAga mokalI ApyA. A vidyArthIe to potAnA mitromAM ane

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100 kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI khAsa karIne tenI mAtA aminAbenane A pustako vaMcAvyAM. ramaNabhAinA svargavAsanI khabara vartamAna patramAM vAMcatA tene khUba duHkha thayuM ane teNe potAno zoka vyakta karato ane ramaNabhAine bhAvabharI aMjali arpato patra lakhyo. atyaMta gahana ane gaMbhIra viSaya para lakhanAra ane zista-pAlananA AgrahI ramaNabhAI bALako sAthe paNa muktamane ramI zake. jAta jAtanA jAdunI, pattAnI, dorInI, paththaranI ramato bALakone zIkhave. bALamAnasane barAbara pArakhe. dasa varSa pahelAM amArA nava varSanA dohitra kevalyanA janmadinanI pArTImAM ame banne amArA cAra varSanA pautra arcitane laine amArI dIkarI zailajAne tyAM gayAM. judI judI ramato ramavA nava varSanA kevalyanA mitro joDImAM goThavAI gayA. arcita ekalo paDI gayo. ramaNabhAI tenI mUMjhavaNa samajI gayA. UbhA thaI tenI pAse jaI tenA joDIdAra banI gayA. arcita khUba khuza thayo. ramata ThIka ThIka samaya sudhI cAlI jAtajAtanI ramata-doDavAnI, kho devAnI, gAvAnI, DAnsa karavAnI, sTe thavAnI vagere ramatomAM cAra varSano pautra ane 67 varSanA dAdAjI utsAhathI ramyA. tyAM beThelA badhAMne jovAnI bahu majA paDI. amAre sahune mana AMkhano utsava banI rahyo. aciMtanA AnaMdano to koI pAra nahi. bALaka game teTaluM nAnuM hoya topaNa ramaNabhAI tene sAcavI zake. amerikAmAM bahu ja nAnA-dhAvaNA arcitane potAnA khoLAmAM suvADI sAmAyika kare, nAnI gArgIne, hIMcake besI khoLAmAM suvADI bhaktAmara gAya. bALakone gIto gAI navarAve, khavarAve, sUvarAve. pUjA karavA laI jAya. A badhI kriyAoe temanA jIvanane utsAha ane AnaMdathI bharI dIdhuM hatuM. bALako temanI pAse na hoya tyAre temanuM smaraNa karIne AnaMdane vAgoLe. temanAmAM ramUjavRtti bhArobhAra hatI. temanI ramUjamAM kyAMya dveSa ke DaMkha na hoya, mAtra nirdoSa AnaMda hoya. 1985mAM pUnAmAM bharAyelI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA 33mA adhivezanamAM tenA pramukha pU. ke. kA. zAstrIno paricaya temaNe eTalo ramUjI rIte Apyo ke pU. ke. kA. zAstrI vize temaNe karelAM dareka vidhAnane tALIonA gaDagaDATa sAthe AkhI pariSade mANyo. mIThI ramUja dvArA zAstrIjInA jIvananA vividha uttama pAsAne temaNe ucita rIte biradAvyA. e paricaya sAMbhaLIne tyAM hAjara rahelA zrI umAzaMkarabhAie ramaNabhAine kahyuM ke Aje tamArI sarjanazaktinuM darzana sahune thayuM.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 101 tyAM beThelA prasiddha hAsyalekhakoe paNa temane abhinaMdana ApyA. ola iMDiyA reDiyo muMbaie ramaNabhAInuM AkhuMya vaktavya gujarAtI kAryakramamAM prasArita karyuM. koI paNa sabhAmAM jyAre jyAre taka maLe tyAre koI bhArekhama viSaya vize bolatI vakhate teo zarUAtamAM ja koI ramUja karI vAtAvaraNane jAgRta ane haLavuM banAvI detA. ramUjavRttine lIdhe bhArekhama lakhyAno bhAra temane vartAto nahi ane te zAMtithI vAMcI, vicArI jhaDapathI lakhI zakatA. ramaNabhAIne temanA bALapaNathI dharmanA saMskAra maLyA te temaNe jIvananAM dareka kSetre sAcavyA. adhyApanakALa daramiyAna ane jIvananAM pachInAM varSomAM paNa adhyayana ane lekhana mATe temaNe samayano sadupayoga karyo. satata lakhatA rahyA. teo saMpUrNapaNe svAvalaMbI hatA. lakhANa mATe pustako zodhavAnuM, saMdarbho jovAnuM, lakhavAnuM badhuM kAma jAte karatA. gharanI vizALa lAyabrerImAM pustakonAM nAma, lekhakonAM nAma ane viSayonI temane jANakArI ananya hatI. temanI samajazakti, grahaNazakti ane smaraNazakti prazasya hatI. temanI kAryazakti ane vyavasthAzakti paNa anokhI hatI. ekalA hAthe eka sAthe cAra-pAMca kAma karI zakatA. rAiTiMga Tebala para "prabuddha jIvana'nA lekhanI taiyArI, eka hIMcakA para jJAnasAranA jevA pustakonA anuvAdanA pAnAM paDyAM hoya, sophA para jarUrI saMdarbho jovA nizAnInI cabarakhI sAthe khullAM pustako hoya, bIjA hIMcakA para TapAlanA javAbo, palaMga paraprUphanA kAgaLo, DAiniMga Tebala para anyatra mokalavA mATenA lekha ke koI pustakanI prastAvanAnA kAgaLo paDelA hoya. pustako to lagabhaga badhAM ja rUmamAM hoya. amAruM AkhuMya ghara abhyAsakhaMDa banI jAya. agharA tAttvika viSayanA lekho paNa bahu jhaDapathI pUrA karI zakatA. 78 varSanI umaramAM ATalo badho pravAsa karavA chatAM teo AvuM vipula, sattvazIla, mUlyaniSTha sAhitya sarjI zakyA. te mAre mana atyaMta gaurava levA jevI hakIkata che. - ramaNabhAI jIvanamAM bhotika siddhio karatAM AdhyAtmika siddhi mATe vadhu prayatnazIla rahyA che temanuM vizALa vAMcana ane tene kAraNe sarjAyeluM sAhitya tenI sAkSI pUre che. saMyama, svasthatA, samatA, nispRhatA ane prasannatAne kAraNe temanuM citta nirmaLa rahetuM. viSayane jhaDapathI vicArIne lakhI zakatA. jaina dharma ane tattvajJAna viSayaka lekho lakhatAM pahelAM, gaccha ke phIrakAnA bhedabhAva rAkhyA vinA, pUrva taiyArI rUpe jeTalAM bane teTalAM vadhu pustako vAMce, ane bane teTalA

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102 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI badhA ja muddAne AvarI le te rIte zAstrIya avataraNo ApIne vigate lekha lakhe. samanvaya e temanA lakhANonuM mahattvanuM lakSaNa che. virodhI vidhAnomAM paNa avirodha pragaTe tevI rIte samanvaya karatA. keTalA badhA ane keTalA mahattvanA viSayo para temaNe lakhyuM che te "jinatattva'nA ATha bhAganI viSaya sUci ane sAMprata sahaciMtananA 16 bhAganI viSaya sUci joIe tyAre ja khyAla Ave. eTalA mATe ja paradezamAM paNa abhyAsIo nAnA nAnA jUthamAM maLe tyAre svAdhyAya arthe A pustako vAMce che. A lakhANo jaina dharmanA abhyAsIo, dharmapremIo, vidvAno tema ja sAdhu samudAyamAM khUba vaMcAya che. pudgala parAvarta" ane "nigoda' jevA samajavA bahu agharA evA tAtvika viSayo para temaNe lekha lakhyA. meM temane kahyuM ke bahu ochA loko A vAMcaze, samajaze. paraMtu ame bannee vicAra karyo ke badhA ja samajI zake tevo Agraha rAkhIe to AvA viSayo para lakhAya ja nahi. mATe agharA ane ochA kheDAyelA viSayo para paNa lakhavuM. tene adhikArI varga ke jJAnapipAsu varga to vAMcaze. vaLI lakhanArane to jarUra lAbha thAya. vAraMvAra manana karavAthI vicAranI spaSTatA thAya ane anya vAMcanAra taraphathI vizeSa mArgadarzana maLe e ghaNo moTo lAbha che. amArA Azcarya vacce keTalAya lokonA phona AvyA ke ghaNA vakhatathI nigoda jevA viSaya mATe jANavAnI jijJAsA hatI te saMtoSAI che. prakAzabhAI zAhe phona karI kahyuM ke meM e lekha cha vAra vAMcyo. keTalAka potAnA patramAM lakhe che ke prabuddha jIvanano agralekha teo niyamita vAMce che. A lakhANone kAraNe paradezamAM paNa "prabuddha jIvana'nA vAMcakanI ane grAhakanI saMkhyA vadhatI jAya che. jaina dharmanA lekho mATe 1984 mAM temane zrI vijayadharmasUri suvarNacaMdraka ane 2002 mAM "samadarzI AcArya haribhadrasUri suvarNacaMdraka maLyo. ramaNabhAI mahAna lekhakanI kRtino anuvAda kare tyAre e zarU karatAM pahelAM lekhakane praNAma kare, temanI stuti kare pachI lakhavAnuM cAlu kare. upAdhyAya yazovijayajInI kRtino anuvAda karatAM pahelAM upAdhyAyajIne praNAma kare. ghaNIvAra ramaNabhAI kahetA ke huM jANe upAdhyAyajInA sAnnidhyamAM houM, temanI chatrachAyAmAM houM ane te mane preraNA ApatA hoya tevo anubhava mane thAya che. zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama sAyalAnA praNetA pU. lADakacaMdabhAI vorA-bApujInA kahevAthI upAdhyAya yazovijayajInI be mahAna kRtio "adhyAtmasAra' ane

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 103 jJAnasAra' bannenA saMskRta zlokonA gujarAtI anuvAda ane vizeSArtha temaNe atyaMta saraLa bhASAmAM lakhyA. banne pustako sAyalA AzramamAM, anyatra ane videzomAM bahu vaMcAya che. jaina dharmapremIo, abhyAsIo ane sAdhu-sAdhvIo taraphathI tenI ghaNI mAga che. A be kRtio ramaNabhAIe lakhelA jaina sAhityamAM ziramora samAna che. banne graMthonA lekhanane kAraNe temanuM darzana vadhu spaSTa thatuM gayuM, vikasatuM gayuM. jJAnasAra lakhatAM chelle chelle temanI tabiyata thoDI kathaLI. paraMtu tabiyatane keTaleka aMze avagaNIne paNa kAma nizcayapUrvaka pUruM karavA temaNe puruSArtha karyo. sadbhAgye "jJAnasAra samayasara pUruM thayuM, chapAyuM ane temanI hAjarImAM ja tenuM vimocana thayuM ane AzramamAM vaMcAvuM paNa zarU thaI gayuM. sAruM ane utkRSTa lekhana thAya tene mATe bahu sabhAna hatA. potAnA lakhANanuM mupha jAte tapAsyA pachI pahelAM pUrA lakhANanI thoDI kopI karAvI A viSayanA jANakAra keTalAka vidvAnone, sAdhu mahArAjone ane saMskRta bhASAnA vidvAnane vAMcIne jarUrI sudhArA mATe mokalI ApatA. darekanI sudhArelI kopI maMgAvI temAMthI potAne anukULa sudhArA svIkArI, mULa lakhANane aMtima svarUpa ApIne chapAvatA. temanA A kAryamAM pU. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI pratye Adara, bane teTaluM uttama kAma karavA mATenI temanI cIvaTa ane sAthe sAthe temanAM nirAbhimAnapaNAnA darzana paNa thAya che. teo potAnA pustakanA vimocana kadI karAvatA nahi. paraMtu Azrama taraphathI pragaTa thayuM hovAthI temaNe te thavA dIdhuM. A graMtho mArA mATe mUlyavAna AbhUSaNo che. sonAnAM AbhUSaNo to paherIe tyAre ghasAya, jhAMkhA thAya, tUTI jAya paraMtu A pustako je vAMcaze, samajaze te potAnA aMtarathI UjaLA thaze. ramaNabhAI sAdhu-sAdhvIjI pratye khUba mAna dharAvatA. temaNe navakAramaMtranAM pado para abhyAsapUrNa lekho lakhyA che tethI sAdhu-sAdhvInAM tyAga ane tapanuM mahattva te jANatA. jyAM jAya tyAM zakya hoya to e sthaLe sAdhu-sAdhvInA darzana karavA jAya. "prabhAvaka sthaviro' nAmanA temanA pustakamAM ogaNIsamA ane vIsamA zatakanA badhA phirakAnA mahAna tejasvI sAdhu-sAdhvInAM, gacchabheda ke paMthabheda rAkhyA vinA, temanA vize maLatuM sAhitya ke mAhitIno abhyAsa karIne caritro lakhyAM. temanI zakti, sAdhanA ane vizeSatAone samajavA tene anurUpa prasaMgonuM temaNe Alekhana karyuM. A caritro vAMcIne AnaMda vyakta karatA te

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104 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAdhu mahArAjanA ziSyonA patro paNa AvatA. teo lakhatA ke amArA guru vizenI ghaTanA tamArA lakhANamAMthI vAMcI AnaMda thayo. mahAna AcArya premasUrimahArAja eka ja colapaTTo rAkhatA, phATe tyAM sudhI vApare. paNa pahelethI bIjAnI sagavaDa kare nahi. ekavAra jyAre phATI gayo tyAre kevI adbhuta rIte bIjo maLyo vagere hakIkata vAMcIne temanA ziSya pU. caMdrazekharajI mahArAjanuM haiyuM gadgad thaI gayuM. gurunI AvI mahattA mATe ane saMyama pAlana mATe harSa vyakta karato temano patra Avyo. vartamAna samayanA sAdhu mahAtmAonuM temane khUba vAtsalya maLyuM che. jyAre temanAM darzane jAya tyAre mAthA para, vAMsA para hAtha pheravI pU. vijayarAmacaMdrasUri mahArAja AzIrvAda ApatA. temanAM navAM lakhANanI pRcchA karatA. navA gharamAM darzanArthe mUkavA mATe bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ane gautamasvAmInI pratimA atyaMta prasanna mukhamudrA sAthe ApanAra pU. vijayadharmasUri mahArAjane kema bhUlAya ? atyaMta bhAvabharyA svare ane AzIrvAda ApatA hoya tevI mudrAmAM 'Avo ramaNabhAI' kahI pU. vijayacaMdrodayasUri mahArAja ane azokacaMdrasUri mahArAja temane AvakAratA ane temanA jaina dharmanA lekhone biradAvatA. pU. vijaya yazodevasUri mahArAja laMbANathI maMtra bhaNatA bhaNatA temanA mastaka 52 hAtha pheravI vAsakSepa nAMkhatA, temane potAnA dharmamitra gaNAvatA, temanI tabiyata mATe paNa ciMtA vyakta karatA. jorathI pITha thAbaDI vAsakSepa nAMkhanAra jaMbU vijayajI mahArAjanA mukha parano AnaMda jovo e amArA jIvanano anupama lahAvo hato. temanI sAthe paNa zAstronI ane zabdonI gahana carcA thatI. iDaramAM pU. janakasUri mahArAja pAse jyAre jaie tyAre dhyAnano mahimA samajAve, ramaNabhAinA aMtima divasomAM ArAdhanAno ane samAdhimaraNano mahimA samajAvato ane AzIrvAda Apato patra temaNe mokalyo hato. AcArya pradyumnavijayajI mahArAja ane AcArya zIlacaMdrasUri mahArAja jemanI pAse ame dharmagraMthonI vAcanA mATe jatA. temanI sAthe navA kayA viSaya para lakhI zakAyatenI zakyatAo vicAratA. teo banne sAthenuM milana amArA mATe khUba preraka banyuM. ahIM lakhyA che teTalAM ja nAmo nahi, nAmAvali ghaNI lAMbI che. lakhANanA laMbANa bhaye ahIMthI ja aTakuM chuM.

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hyuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 105 kacchamAM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyanA atyaMta cUsta rIte saMyamapAlana karanAra pU. rAghavajIsvAmI ane pU. mULacaMdajI svAmI zAstranA prakhara abhyAsI che. teo paNa ramaNabhAinAM lakhANo, pustako dhyAnathI vAMcI jatA. ramaNabhAI paNa kaccha jAya tyAre temanA darzane acUka jAya. vinayathI temanI sAthe zAstranI vAto kare ane dhanyatAnI lAgaNI anubhave. e ja rIte kacchamAM bIjA sthAnakavAsI sAdhuone paNa bhAvapUrvaka maLe. lAyajAnA sAhitya samAroha pachI pU. vinodacaMdrajI mahArAja ne maLavA gayA hatA. ciMcaNanA AzramamAM pU. saMtabAlajI mahArAjane vaMdana karavA taka maLe jaI AvatA. temanA jIvanakAryane biradAvato ramaNabhAIno lekha temanAM anuyAyIomAM prazaMsA pAmyo che. digaMbara sAdhumahAtmAonAM paNa darzane jAya. lagabhaga varSamAM ekavAra jagadIzabhAI khokhANI ane bipInabhAI goDA sAthe digaMbara sAdhuo ane mukhyatve pU. vidyAsAgarajI mahArAjanA darzane jAya. digaMbara sAdhuonI dinacaryA ane khAsa karIne temanI gocarI vahoravAnI kriyAne najare nihALe ane sArA nasIbe taka maLe to gocarI vahorAve. digaMbara sAdhuone joine bhagavAna mahAvIra A rIte vicaratA haze ema vicArI atyaMta mAnanI lAgaNI temanA pratye pradarzita kare. terApaMthI sAdhunA paNa taka maLe darzana karavAnuM cUkatA nahi. tIrthayAtrAe javuM temane bahu gamatuM. vaDIlone tIrthayAtrAe laI javAmAM dhanyatA anubhavatA. "kumAra'nA taMtrI pU.bacubhAI rAvata ane temanAM patnIne zatruMjayanI yAtrA karAvI hatI. tyAMnI kalAkArIgIrI ane pavitratAthI teo prabhAvita thayAM hatAM. keTalIkavAra sAdhAraNa Arthika sthitinI vyaktine vimAnamAM zatruMjayanI yAtrA karAvA laI jAya. vimAnamAM besavAno AnaMda ane sAthe mahAna tIrthanI yAtrAno lAbha bane tene maLe. anya koI kAraNe bahAragAma jAya tyAre najIkanA tIrthe acUka jaI Ave. netrayajJamAM pU DaoN. dozIkAkA sAthe jAya tyAre tIrthayAtrA to goThavAI ja jAya. moTA bhAganA zvetAMbara tIrtho temaNe joyAM che. sAthe sAthe mahattvanA badhA ja digaMbara tIrthonI paNa yAtrA karI che. ane keTalAMka tIrtho para mAhitIpUrNa lekha lakhyA che je digaMbaro paNa bhAvathI vAMce che. sAdhvIjI mahArAjo, khAsa karIne pIeca.DI. ke koI anya lakhANa mATe temanuM mArgadarzana meLavavA AvanAra sAdhvIjI mahArAjo ane mahAsatIjIo

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106 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAinI zAstrajJAnanI jANakArIthI, kaDaka cAritryapAlanathI ane hRdayapUrvaka madada karavAnI bhAvanAthI prabhAvita thaine ramaNabhAine mAnanI najare jue. rAjakoTathI guru prANa phAunDezana taraphathI goMDala saMpradAyanA mahAsatIjIoe taiyAra karelAM AgamagraMthonA anuvAda karelA badhAM ja pustako sthAnakavAsI saMghe amane mokalyAM che. e amAro kImatI khajAno che. najare paDe, vaMcAya ane roja darzana thAya e rIte ame amArA gharamAM te goThavyAM che. sAdhuo to kharA ja paNa sAdhutulya jIvana gALanAra vyaktio pratye paNa temane khUba Adara hato. sAdhusamuM jIvana vitAvatA jahorImalajI pArakhanA jJAna, dinacaryA ane Azcaryajanaka tyAga ane tapazcaryAthI prabhAvita thaI temanA vize ramaNabhAIe lekha lakhyo je vAMcIne keTalAya vAMcakoe Azcarya anubhavyuM zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, sAyalAnA praNetA pU. lADakacaMdabhAI vorA jemane ame bApujI kahetA, temanA jIvananA viziSTa pAsAne AvarI leto aMjali lekha temaNe lakhyo. sAyalA AzramamAM vAraMvAra javAne kAraNe tyAMnA samagra ArAdhaka parivAra sAthe amAre lAgaNI ane premano nAto baMdhAyo. pU. bApujI, pU sadaguNa bahena-gurumaiyA, pU. bhAizrI, TrasTIgaNathI mAMDI nAnAmAM nAnA mANasa sudhI sahue amane bhAvathI sAcavyA che, ane eTalo prema Apyo che je ame jiMdagIbhara bhUlIe nahi. yogIsama ArAdhaka, ati ugra ane Azcaryajanaka saMyamanuM pAlana karanAra, yuvAna yogezabhAIne ramaNabhAI jyAre maLe tyAre banne vaccenA vArtAlApamAM mAhitI ane jJAnano khajAno khUlato lAge. tyAga ane dhyAna vize ghaNuM jANavA maLe. banne ekabIjAne khUba mAna Ape. ramaNabhAinA AyuSyanA aMtima divasomAM yogezabhAIe kRpALudevanAM vacano ane zAstravacano lakhI mokalyAM hatA. zrI rAkezabhAI sAthe emane viziSTa koTino saMbaMdha hato. nAnI uMmaramAM rAkezabhAie je sAdhanA karI anupama siddhi prApta karI vizALa samudAyane ane khAsa karIne yuvA vargane dharma mArge vALyA tenuM emane ghaNuM mUlya hatuM. banne paraspara mAna ane lAgaNIthI ekabIjAne jue. banne ekabIjAnAM uttama tattvone oLakhe ane bIradAve. sAcA arthamAM banne ekabIjAnAM AtmIyajana banyA.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 107 zrI rAkezabhAie pIeca.DI.nI DigrI mATe ramaNabhAI pAsethI mArgadarzana levAnuM zarU karyuM tyArathI ramaNabhAinA jIvananA aMtima divasa sudhI emaNe ane emanA Azrama parivAre amArI nAnAmAM nAnI jarUriyAtanI khUba kALajI lIdhI che. amane Azcaryajanaka mAna ane prema ApyAM che. ame muluMDa rahevA AvyA pachI ramaNabhAinI mAMdagI daramyAna rAkezabhAI vAraMvAra ghare AvI khabara pUchatA ane koine mokalatA. temaNe aMtima divasomAM ArAdhanA mATe mane maMtro ApyA. AMtarabAhya kalyANanI zubhabhAvanA sevI. ramaNabhAinA svargavAsa pachI paNa atyaMta AdarapUrvaka nikaTanA svajananI jema rAkezabhAI mArI saMbhALa le che. A sahu mahAnubhAvoe ramaNabhAI pratye je maMgaLabhAvanA sevI te ramaNabhAinA moTA puNyanuM phaLa che. anya dharmanA sAdhu saMtomAM pU. morArIbApu, svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAyanA keTalAka sAdhumahAtmAo, himAlayanA nArAyaNa AzramanA svAmI tadrupAnaMdajI, jheviyarsa koleja sAthenA saMbaMdhone kAraNe khristI sAdhu saMta ane khAsa karIne phAdhara bAlAge2, phAdhara vAlesa vagerenI sAthe aMtaraMga saMbaMdha baMdhAyo ane temanA AzIrvAda te pAmyA. samagrapaNe joIe to dharma tarapha vaLelA, AtmakalyANane varelA varga tarapha ramaNabhAine AdaranI lAgaNI aMta paryata rahI. e varga paNa temane khUba mAna ane prema ApyAM. lokomAM dharmano abhyAsa thAya, dharmabhAvanA vadhe ane samagrapaNe jIvana kalyANakArI bane e lakSyane dhyAnamAM laine mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA nejA heThaLa vividha sthaLe, moTe bhAge yAtrAnA sthaLe jaina sAhitya samArohanuM Ayojana temaNe karyuM. jena dharmanA vividha viSayonuM UMDANathI vAMcana, ciMtana, manana karI khyAtanAma lekhako, ciMtako temAM bhAga laI potAnuM vaktavya rajU kare. mukhyatve to temAMthI navodita lekhakone preraNA ane protsAhana maLe. teo paNa dharmanA judA judA pAsAno abhyAsa karI nibaMdho lakhatA-vAMcatA thAya ane e rIte vidvAnonI bhAvi peDhI taiyAra thAya. dharmano abhyAsa thAya to ja tenA ajavALe jIvana jIvavA jevuM bane. samAroha pAchaLano e hetu hato. ramaNabhAIe saphaLa rIte sattara jaina sAhitya samAroha yojyA ane uttarottara yuvAnavarga utsAhathI temAM bhAga leto thayo ne saMkhyA vadhatI gaI. ramaNabhAIe muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha saMcAlita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM pU. sAdhu,

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108 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAdhvIjIone AdarapUrvaka AmaMtraNa ApatA ane vyAkhyAna uparAMta temanA mukhethI mAMgalika saMbhaLAvavA vinaMti karatA. te uparAMta paMDito ane keTalAka khyAtanAma vyAkhyAtAone to vAraMvAra AmaMtraNa ApatA. sAthe sAthe keTalAka navA vyAkhyAtAone paNa taka ApatA. banI zake te rIte jaina dharmanA viSayo para vaktavya vadhu apAya te mATe prayatnazIla rahetA. pahelA vyAkhyAnane aMte vyAkhyAnanI mArmika ane saMkSiptamAM AlocanA karatA. vyAkhyAnano sAra AvI jAya evI suMdara chaNAvaTa karatA. koivAra vyAkhyAtAnI kSatine paNa kunehapUrvaka sudhArI letA. pU. tattvAnaMdajI mahArAje amane bahu kImatI salAha ApI hatI ke jyAre koine kaMika Apo tyAre tenI apekSA karatAM kaMIka vadhu Apo. jethI lenArane ghaNo AnaMda thAya. ramaNabhAine A salAha gamI gaI. roja temaNe dasa dasa rUpiyAnI noTa gaDIvALIne garIbone ApavAnuM cAlu karyuM. moTI vastu koikavAra apAya. paraMtu AvAM nAnAM kAryano amala tarata thaI zake. moTA dAnanI jAherAta karavAnuM temane gamatuM nahi. rUpiyA be rUpiyAnI AzA rAkhanArane jyAre dasa rUpiyA maLe tyAre tene apAra AnaMda thAya. dasa rUpiyA maLatAM ja keTalAka garIba-khAsa karIne relave sTezana paranA garIba loko tarata ja najIkanI rekaDI ke hoTela para cA pIvA ke khAvA jAya. uttara bhAratanA eka sTezana para eka phakIre kahyuM "Aja taka kIsIne do rUpiyA bhI nahi dIyA. Apane dasa dIyA. ApakA mukhakA darzana karane ko to do!' paisA ApyA pachI te UbhA rahetA nahi. tethI phakIrane maLavA UbhA rahyA nahi. eka vAra sArA dekhAtA paNa mUMjhavaNamAM UbhelA bhAine, rakhe ne tene kharAba lAge evI gaDamathala anubhavIne paNa 20 rU. ApyA. pelA bhAie AbhAra mAnI tarata ja laI lIdhA. ane kahyuM ke "Aje ja vatanathI Avyo chuM. paisA vaparAI gayA che. dIkarA pAse mAMgatA saMkoca thayo. basa bhADAnA paisA paNa mArI pAse nathI. sAruM thayuM ke tame samayasara madada karI." AvA prasaMgo to vAraMvAra banatA. roja amAre vastra, anAja, pustaka ke paisA vagere koine kaMIka ApavuM ja evo emano Agraha raheto. ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI nivRtta thayA tyAre yunivarsiTInA karmacArIonA phaMDamAM ghaNI moTI rakama ApI. Aje paNa karmacArIo khUba bhAvathI ane premathI temane yAda kare che. nokarone ane jarUriyAtamaMdane lagna ke mAMdagImAM, ghara levAmAM ke eDamizana phI tarIke chUTathI madada kare. Akho vakhata temanuM citta kayuM sAruM kAma thaI zake

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 10 9 tenA vicAromAM magna hoya. jene madada kare tenI sAthe mAnathI, sabhAvathI varte. temanA saMparkamAM AvelA keTalAka vidyArthIone temaNe zALA ke kaoNlejanI phI nI rakama ApI che. Do. dozIkAkA sAthe netrayajJamAM jAya tyAre daradIne dhAbaLA ke cAdara Ape ane daradI ane tene sAcavanAra bannene paisA Ape. kapaDAM, sveTara vagere sAthe rAkhe. anukULatA pramANe ApatA jAya. A pravRtti mAtra mAnavapUratI ja sImita na rahetA vRkSothI, pazu, paMkhI sudhI vistarI. amArA gharanI gelerImAM AvatA sothI vadhAre kAgaDAne roja gAMThiyA khavarAve, koI vAra moDA paDelA kAgaDA temane hIMcakA para besI lakhatA jue tyAre avAja kare. moDA AvanAra mATe DabbAmAM gAMThiyA rAkhI mUke. temanA hAthamAMthI, temane ijA na pahoMce e rIte gAMThiyA laine kAgaDA UDI jAya. paradezamAM hoya tyAre paNa phona para mane pUche. mArA mitro Ave che? bhUkhyA to nathI rahetA ne? huM temanA bhAvane jANuM tethI bhUlyA vinA kAgaDAne khavarAuM. bahArathI ati sAmAnya dekhAtI A kriyA judA bhAvathI joIe tyAre khUba AnaMda thAya. lekhako mATe kopIrAITa e nAmanA, haka ane Avaka ema aneka dRSTie ati mahattvanuM tattva che. paraMtu ramaNabhAie potAnA bhUtakALanA ane vartamAnakALanA lakhANonA kopIrAiTanuM visarjana karyuM. kalakattAnA eka vartamAnapatre AnI noMdha gauravabhera lIdhI che. kopIrAiTanA visarjanathI UbhA thatA bhaya sAme temane keTalAke cetavyA hatA ke tamAruM lakhANa thoDA pheraphAra sAthe lakhIne koI chApaze ane nAma potAnuM mUkaze tyAre ramaNabhAie javAba Apyo ke huM to mahApuruSanI vAta ke bhagavAnanI vANI vize lakhIza, bhale teno pracAra bIjA paNa kare. bhaya je rIte vyakta thayo te pramANe keTalAka lakhANomAM evuM thayuM paNa che. paraMtu ramaNabhAie paisA ke pratiSThA mATe lakhyuM nahotuM tethI temaNe ciMtA karI nahi. khuda lakhanArane paNa kazuM kahyuM nahi. kopIrAiTanA visarjanano sAro paDagho paDyo. zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura taraphathI prakAzana thatAM pustakonA e saMsthAe zarUAtathI ja kopIrAITa na rAkhyA. munizrI saMtabAlajInI mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana saMsthAe na rAkhyA. amerikAnI prasiddha jaina saMsthA Jaina e paNa potAnA kopIrAiTa choDaDyA che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI temanA graMtho-jJAnasAra, adhyAtmasAra, phAgukAvyo, jainadharma viSayaka lekho vagere mATe temane D. lit. nI padavI maLe tevI te kSamatA dharAve che evuM maMtavya keTalAka vidvAnonuM che. paNa ramaNabhAIe te mATe kadI prayatno karyA nahi. AdhyAtmika sAhitya lekhanano temano hetu laukika na hato. 110 AyuSyanA 70 mA varSe jAherajIvananA badhAM pada choDavA evo nizcaya temaNe karyo. e anusAra muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanuM pramukhapada choDyuM. sAthe sAthe phArbasa gujarAtI sabhA ane adhyAtma prasAraka maMDaLanuM pramukhapada, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanuM maMtrIpada choDyuM. A pada mobhAvALA ane mAna vadhAranAra hatA. paraMtu nakkI karyuM hatuM tethI choDyA. temanA vidyArthIoe temano amRta mahotsava UjavavA AgrahapUrvaka saMmati mAMgI paNa temaNe spaSTa rIte nA kahI. keTalIka nAnI nAnI bAbatono paNa jhINavaTapUrvaka vicAra kare. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI pUrNAhuti pachI tenA pramukhanuM sanmAna karavA saMgIta ane bhojana sahitanA milananuM Ayojana thatuM. khUba AnaMda utsAhathI ujavAtuM. paraMtu pramukha tarIkenuM potAnuM sanmAna temaNe baMdha karAvIne mAtra paryuSaNanI UjavaNI tarIke ja te cAlu rAkhyuM. caMdraka-evaoNrDa ke pustaka mATenA pAritoSiko meLavavA mATe potAnI yogyatA darzAvavA arajI karavI paDe te karatA nahi. teo mAnatA ke svAbhAvika kramamAM maLe te ja levuM-svIkAravuM. eka moTI saMsthAe lakhyuM ke evorDa mATe tamAruM nAma ame nakkI karyuM che. mAtra tamAre amAruM phorma bharavuM paDaze ! ramaNabhAIe AbhAra mAnI phorma bharavAnI vinayapUrvaka nA pADI dIdhI. A valaNanI pAchaLa abhimAna nahi paraMtu siddhAMta-niSThA hatI. mAgIne ke lAgavaga lagADIne ke potAnI yogyatA jAte rajU karIne kazuM meLavavuM nahi. temanI saMzodhaka dRSTi cArebAju jhINavaTathI phare. rANakapuranA jaina derAsaramAM bhIMta paranA keTalAMka zilpomAM AlekhelAM pAtronI oLakha mATe mahenata kare ane lakhe. to orissAmAM khaMDagiri-udayagirinI guphAomAM be hajAra varSa pahelAM lakhAyelA navakAra maMtranI lipi vAMcavAmAM temane akhUTa rasa paDe. ane A badhuM mAtra joine aTake nahi. tenA para lekha lakhI mAhitI aneka sudhI pahoMcADe. koI paNa pustaka vAMcatAM vAMcatAM navo vicAra, navI vigata, koI navo alaMkAra, kaMI paNa navuM jANavA jevuM Ave tyAre mane bolAvIne kahe,

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 1 1 kAraNa rakhe ne huM e navuM jANavAthI vaMcita rahI jAuM. huM paNa navuM kaMIka jANuM to temane kahyuM ane temane kahevAthI keTalIka vAra mArI samajamAM navo prakAza paDato ane kaMIka navuM umerAtuM. Ama, ame ekabIjAne kaMika navuM ApatA rahIe ane AnaMda anubhavIe. ramaNabhAie jIvananA dareka kSetramAM potAnuM uttamottama ApyuM che. temaNe vividha prakAranuM vipula sAhitya saryuM che. koi paNa vidyArthI teno abhyAsa karI pIeca.DI.nI DigrI meLavI zake evI kSamatAvALuM e sAhitya che. temaNe jinatattvanA ATha bhAgamAM jaina dharmanA vividha viSayonI talasparzI chaNAvaTa zAstra vacanonA AdhAre karI che. "jinavacana'mAM AgamonA vacanonuM hindI, gujarAtI ane aMgrejI e traNa bhASAmAM bhASAMtara che. koipaNa dharma ke saMpradAyanI vyakti vinA virodhe vAMcI zake tevuM pustaka che, "jinavacana'nuM AkarSakamukhapRSTha- bhagavAna pArzvanAthanuM sAdhanA mATenA cakrovALuM prAcIna citra tenI vizeSatA che. "bhagavAna mahAvIranAM vacanomAM AgamagraMthomAMthI bhagavAnanAM vacano vINI sAdI saraLa bhASAmAM te anurUpa Adhunika dRSTAMto sAthe samajAvyAM jaina dharma-paricaya pustikAmAM atyaMta saMkSiptamAM jaina dharmanI samajaNa ApI che. e paricaya pustikA eTalI lokapriya thaI ke enI cha AvRtti thaI. uparAMta hiMdI ane marAThI bhASAmAM enuM bhASAMtara paNa thayuM. jaina dharma ane bhagavAna mahAvIra' para aMgrejImAM lakhelI temanI pustikAno khUba pracAra thayo che. prabhAvaka sthaviromAM ane tiviheNa vaMdAmi'mAM samasta yuga para prabhAva pADanAra sAdhu-sAdhvI mahArAjanA ane zeTha motIzA'mAM motIzAnA jIvananI gauravaprada ghaTanAonuM khUba saMzodhana karI caritro lakhyAM che. vaMdanIya hRdayasparza'mAM potAnA saMparkamAM AvelI vividha kSetranI vaMdanIya vyaktionAM citro che. A vyaktionI vizeSatA, temanA umadA vANI, vicAra, vartana, temanI AsapAsa vIMTaLAyelI Azcaryajanaka ghaTanAo, kasoTIe caDelA temanA Adarzo vagerenuM Alekhana vAMcatA vividha anubhavono eka khajAno ApaNI samakSa khUle che. A pustakanA anukramamAM A viziSTa vyaktionAM nAmo vAMcatAM AnaMda thAya. kevI kevI uttama vyaktio sAthe temane saMbaMdha baMdhAyo hato ! pustakanuM zIrSaka yathArtha lAge. jaina dharmanA viSayo ane vyaktio uparAMta temaNe anya viSayonuM ane

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1 12 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAhityanA vividha svarUponuM kheDANa paNa karyuM che. "berarathI brigeDiyara' mAM lazkarI TreiniMganA temanA aMgata anubhavo che. satya ghaTanAtmaka AtmalakSI prakAranA aMgata anubhavo sAthe rekhAcitra ane TUMkI vArtA e be sAhityasvarUpono samanvaya karavAno prayoga temaNe karyo che. satya ghaTanAtmaka vastu sAthe sarjanAtmaka sAhitya-svarUpano viniyoga karavAmAM sarjakatAnA ghaNA aMzo ahIM jovA maLe che. A pustakanAM rekhAcitro yuvAna vargane khAsa karIne sAhasapriya yuvAna vargane game tevAM che. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA traNa bhAgamAM temAM pravAsavarNana ane TUMkI vArtAnA sAhitya svarUpono samanvaya karyo che. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pote karelA lagabhaga 70 dezonA pravAsanA svAnubhavanuM atyaMta rasika bhASAmAM Alekhana karyuM che. "pradeze jayavijaya'mAM ane oNsTreliyAmAM sIDanImAM PE.N. kaoNnpharansamAM bhAratanA pratinidhi tarIke gayA hatA tenuM tathA osTreliyAnA vividha pradezonuM varNana che. temaNe AlekhelA vyakticitromAM keTaluM vaividhya che ! "berarathI brigeDiyara'mAM berara-nokarathI mAMDI sarvocca pade beThelA lazkarI gaNavezadhArI ophisaranuM citrAlekhana che. "kumAra' mAsikamAM A pravAsa varNana chapAyuM hatuM. "vaMdanIya hRdayasparza'mAM vividha kSetranI vaMdanIya vyaktiothI mAMDI "prabhAvaka sthaviro'nA sAdhu mahAtmA che. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' mAM traNa bhAgamAM 70 dezonI judA judA varNa ane vezanI judI judI bhASA bolatI mAnavasRSTi che. TUMkamAM beTarathI mAMDI dezanI salAmatI mATe jAna kurabAna karanAra lazkarI oNksirathI mAMDI muktinI ArAdhanA karanAra digaMbara sAdhu mahAtmA A sRSTinAM sAcAM pAtro che. Ama emanA sAhityamAM vividha viSaya ane vyaktino vyApa ghaNo moTo che. varSo pahelAM lakhelAM "kumAra" mAsikamAM chapAyelAM ekAMkI "zyAma raMga samIpe'mAM Adhunika jIvananA praznone gUMthI lIdhA che. "jaina dharma' uparAMta "tAo darzana karyuziyasano nIti dharma, bauddha dharma' para paNa pustako lakhyAM che. bauddha dharma para iMglIzamAM lakhelI Buddhism, An Introduction' pustikA khUba prazaMsA pAmI che. sAMprata sahaciMtananA soLa bhAgamAM vividha prakAranA sAMprata praznonuM ciMtana che. pravAsa, zodha-saphara, sAhitya-vivecana. saMzodhana-saMpAdana, dharma ane tattvajJAna vageremAM vividha viSayo yathAzakti emaNe kheDyAM che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 113 jaina lagnavidhino pracAra thAya te mATe badhA phikAne mAnya evI jaina lagnavidhinI pustikA paNa lakhI che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI aneka pravRttimAMthI mahattvanI be pravRtti che. eka te saMghanA mukhapatra 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke tenuM lekhana ane saMpAdana. bIjI te paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI vyavasthA ane tenuM saMcAlana. A banne pravRttio zakti, sUjha, samaya ane samarpaNa mAMgI le che. 'prabuddha jIvana' mATe AvelA lekho vAMcavA, temAMthI pasaMda karavA, keTalAkane maThAravA, na vaMcAya tevA akSaro ukelavA, chapAyA pachI tenA be thI traNa vAra prUpha tapAsavA, samayasara aMka pragaTa karavo. A badhAM sAthe sauthI mahattvanuM kAma teno agralekha lakhavo e che. A badhuM kAma, uparAMta temAM phoTA ke kavitA na chapAya, jAhera khabara na levI, bIje chupAyelo lekha na levo vagere saMghe dorelI A maryAdAmAM rahIne kAma ka2vuM. 2maNabhAIe 1982 thI niSThApUrvaka te karyu. Aje 'prabuddha jIvana'nI ziSTa mAsikomAM gaNanA thAya che ane deza ane videzamAM teno adhikArI varga te rasapUrvaka vAMce che. videzamAM uttarottara tenI mAMga vadhatI rahI che. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA mATe soLa ke aDhAra vyAkhyAtAo zodhI temane prasaMgocita viSayo ApavA, vyAkhyAnanA viSayo nakkI karavA, saMkSiptamAM vyAkhyAtAnI oLakha ApavI ane vyAkhyAnane aMte ucita upasaMhAra karavo, dara varSe thoDA navA vaktA zodhavA, vyAkhyAno samayasara pUrA karavA vagere. A badhI prakriyA mahenata mAMgI le che. ramaNabhAIe 1972 thI vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhapada saMbhALyuM. badhAM varSo eka paNa divasa gerahAjara rahyA vinA saMbhALyuM. paradezathI AmaMtraNo maLatAM chatAM A kAryane temaNe choDyuM nahi. paryuSaNa nimitte A vyAkhyAno thatAM hovAthI jaina dharmanA viSayo Ave evo prayatna satata karatA rahyA. chellA bAra mahinAthI temanI zArIrika nabaLAI vadhatI jatI hatI. 2005nA okTobaranA 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM chello lekha emaNe lakhyo. A banne pravRtti saphaLa rIte pAra utArI zake evI zakti temaNe DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhamAM joI. teo banne vacce saMbaMdha guru ziSyano, ane samarpaNa karI zake tevA snehI svajanano che. ramaNabhAI temane potAnA nAnAbhAI samajatA hatA.

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114 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI dhanavaMtabhAI kuzaLa udyogapati che paraMtu mULa to gujarAtI viSayanA adhyApaka ane sAhityanA ArAdhaka che. temaNe kavi nhAnAlAla para zodha nibaMdha lakhI pIeca.DI.nI DIgrI prApta karI che ane kavi kalApI vize nATya graMtha paNa lakhyo che. sAhityanuM vAMcana, lekhana, manana e emanA rasano viSaya che. vizeSataH A prakAranA mAsika calAvavA ane vyAkhyAnamALA mATe je dhagaza, hoMza, sUjha, abhyAsaniSThA, samaya ane zaktino bhoga ApavAnI tatparatA ane vaphAdArI joie te temanAmAM jovA maLe che. temanA milanasAra svabhAvane lIdhe temanI sAthe baMdhAtA umadA saMbaMdho paNa temane sahAyaka nIvaDe che. 2004nI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM ramaNabhAI pramukhasthAne hatA tyAre temaNe keTalIka javAbadArI dhanavaMtabhAIne soMpI. 2005nI vyAkhyAnamALAnI saMpUrNa javAbadArI temane soMpI te temaNe saphaLatApUrvaka pAra utArI. okTobaranA "prabuddha jIvananA aMkamAM dhanavaMtabhAIe madada karI ane navembarano zraddhAMjali aMka pUrI cIvaTa sAthe temaNe taiyAra karyo. have ramaNabhAIno "smaraNAMjali' aMka pUrI lagana sAthe samayano, zaktino bhoga ApIne taiyAra karI rahyA che. temAM ramaNabhAI pratye temano prema ane AdaranuM darzana thAya che. ramaNabhAIe bahu ucita rIte, veLAsaratemane pasaMda karyA. dhanavaMtabhAI yuvaka saMghanA maMtrI paNa che. A javAbadArI saphaLatApUrvaka pAra utAraze ja evI mane daDha zraddhA che. ramaNabhAI sAdhaka hatA. teo mAnatA ke lekhana, vAMcanathI jIvana samRddha thAya che. sanmArganI samajaNa paNa paDe che. paraMtu jIvanamAM kharekhara Urdhvagamana karAvanAra tattva te parama tattvanI sAdhanA che tethI teo ghaNIvAra ardhI rAte ke vahelI savAre UThI Asana para sthira besIne sAdhanAmAM magna thatA. divasa daramyAna paNa potAnuM kAma karatAM karatAM samaya maLe sAdhanA karI letA. Atmazuddhi mATe potAnA vicAro ane kAryone sUkSma rIte avalokatA. jIvananA aMtima divasomAM zArIrika nabaLAI vadhatI jatI hatI. paraMtu citta ciMtanamagna rahetuM. traNa divasa pahelA vahelI savAre mane kahyuM ke Aje ApaNe tyAM bhagavAna mahAvIrano janma thayo. emanuM e darzana eTaluM prabaLa haze ke moDhA para avarNanIya AnaMda sAthe amane badhAne e vAta karI amArA sahunA haiyAmAM paNa AnaMda pragaTyo. meM temane kahyuM jaldI sArA sAjA thaI jAva to ApaNe janmotsava karIe. tA. 21 mI zukravAre rAte temane hospiTalamAM dAkhala karyA. 22 mIzanivArano divasa sAro gayo. 23mIe ravivAre savAre pU.DaoN. dozIkAkAne

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 115 laI huM haoNspiTala gaI. temanA hAtha para hAtha mUkI dozIkAkA mAMgalika bolyA. sAdhucarita puruSa dozIkAkAnA mukhe mAMgalika ane AzIrvAda sAMbhaLI temane anahada AnaMda thayo. ravivAre amArA kuTuMbanAM sabhyone moTA avAje temaNe navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvI khUba AzIrvAda ApyA. tabiyata sudharI hatI tethI bIje divase savAre ghare javAnI DaoNkTare rajA ApI hatI. rAtre paNa emanuM citta prasanna hatuM. paroDhiye poNA cAra vAge brAhma muhUrto temaNe viziSTa divya darzana karyuM, daivI anubhava karyo ane samAdhipUrvaka deha choDyo. kevuM sAduM, saraLa ane sArthaka jIvana jIvyA ! prasiddhi ke nAmanAnI koI khevanA nahi. AtmazlAdhA nahi, abhimAnanA koI vacano kadI bole nahi, koinuM ahita icche nahi, nispRha ane saMtoSI hatA. sadAya prasanna rahetA ane sahune prasanna rAkhavA mathatA. temanA saMparkamAM AvanAra sahu temanAM cAritryanI suvAsathI AkarSAtA. khAvuM-pIvuM, vAMcavuM, lakhavuM vagere rojanI mArI kriyAo rAbetA mujaba thAya che. paraMtu paLepaLa huM temane yAda karuM chuM. svajanonI snehabharI saMbhALa chatAM huM ekalatA anubhavuM chuM. trepana varSano amAro dIrgha sahavAsa, amane ekabIjAnA AdhAre jIvavAnI Teva eTale have khUba agharuM lAge. paraMtu temanAM vacano, lakhANo, kAryo mane hiMmata Ape che. lakhANa rUpe keTalo moTo kImatI vAraso mArA mATe mUkatA gayA che, jenuM vAraMvAra ciMtana manana karuM topaNa jIvana samRddha bane, kaMIka mArga maLe. e jANe mane preraNA Ape che ke jIvanano rahyosahyo vakhata veDaphavAne badale je sAdhano che teno upayoga karI AgaLa vadhavAnuM che. huM jyAre samagrapaNe temanA vyaktitvane, vicArone, kAryane avalokuM chuM tyAre mane khayAla Ave che ke kevI pavitra, prabuddha, paramArthI, puruSArthI, satzIla vyakti sAthe ATalAM varSo mane jIvavA maLyuM ! mAruM e parama sadbhAgya gaNuM chuM. IzvaranI aparaMpAra kRpA samajuM chuM. potAnAM lakhANomAM, vaktavyomAM muktino mahimA temaNe gAyo che, mukti mArge janArAne emaNe biradAvyA che. emanA hRdayamAM rahelI mokSanI abhIpsAno mane aNasAra che. chatAM paNa mArAthI emane kahevAI jAya che ke 'bhave bhava tame ja mArA pati ho ! ane sAthe sAthe temanA mATe prArthanA karuM chuM ke muktine paMthe temanI tvarita gati ho !' adRzyapaNe mane emano ghaNo moTo AdhAra che. huM varNavI na zakuM eTalo moTo AdhAra !

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1 16 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kavivara suMdaramUnI AdhyAtmika kavitAne huM mArA jIvananA saMdarbhamAM TAMke mere piyA, tuma amara suhAgI, tuma pAyo meM bahu baDabhAgI. meM to pala pala vyAha rahI, meM to pala pala brAha rahI.. vAha rahI, aikya anubhavI rahI chuM. A aikya mane paNa parama tattva samIpe pahoMcavA preraka banaze. * * * amArI jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM keTalAka pAdarI adhyApako paNa hatA. teo badhAmAM paNa eka adhyApaka tarIke jhAlAsAheba (sva. gorIprasAda jhAlA)nuM mAna bahu hatuM. eka pAdarI adhyApaka svabhAve khaTapaTI hatA. paraMtu pAdarI adhyApakonI kaoNleja hovAne kAraNe temane koI kazuM kahI zakatuM nahi. e khaTapaTI pAdarI adhyApaka sAthe gujarAtI vibhAganI ane gujarAtI lAyabrerInI pravRttio aMge vAraMvAra maLavAnuM thatuM. eka vakhata amArI miTIMgamAM e pAdarIe khoTI rajUAta karI. e vakhate jhAlAsAhebe niDaratAthI kahyuM, "phAdhara, tame sAva jUThuM bolo cho. amArI pAse tame jUThuM bolo cho tenA purAvA che. tame romana ketholika saMpradAyanA eka gharmaguru thaIne asatya bolo e kalpI zakAya evI vAta nathI. tamArA A sapheda jhabhbhA sAthe tamAruM asatya susaMgata nathI lAgatuM. e mATe tamAre zaramAvuM joIe." jhAlAsAhebanA zabdothI badhA stabdha thaI gayo. phAdhara zaramiMdA banI gayA ane potAnI bhUla mATe kSamA mAMgI. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('vaMdanIya hRdayasparza'mAMthI)

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 117 mArA parama vaMdanIya pitA | zailajA cetanabhAI zAha vAtsalyamUrti, sevAbhAvI, AnaMdI, jJAnI ane puruSArthI evA mArA pitA pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha somavAra tA. 24mI okTobara 2005nA divase, savAre brAhma muhUrtamAM 78 varSanI vaye samAdhipUrvaka arihaMtazaraNa pAmyA. chellA eka varSathI mArA mAtA-pitA mArI najIka muluMDamAM AvIne vasyA hatAM. A AkhuM varSa huM temanA sAMnidhyamAM satata rahI zakI e mAruM sauthI moTuM sabhAgya. A chellA eka varSa daramyAna pappAnI zArIrika avasthA dhIme dhIme nAdurasta thatI jatI hovA chatAM mAnasika rIte teo eTalA svastha hatA ke mRtyu paryata teoe lekhanakArya karyuM ane "prabuddhajIvana'no agralekha lakhyo. ahIM temanI sAthenA mArAM jIvananAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo ane vItAvelI yAdagAra paLone AlekhIza. mArA pitA amArA kuTuMbanA AdhArastaMbha hatA. teo mArA janmadAtA to hatA ane sAthe sAthe mArA guru-mArgadarzaka ane parama mitra hatA. pappA eka keLavaNIkAra hovAne kAraNe pahelethI ja ucca zikSaNanA himAyatI hatA. huM ane mAro bhAI amitAbha ucca zikSaNanI sAthe sAthe ramatagamatanA kSetre ane vividha kalAonA kSetramAM bALapaNathI ja keLavaNI meLavIe te mATe teo khUba sajAga rahetA. temaNe jAte ja amane svImiMga, sAIkaliMga, cesa, kerama, TebalaTenisa, beTaminTana vagere ramatonI tAlIma ApI ke jemAM pote paNa niSNAta hatA ane aneka pAritoSako meLavyAM hatAM. sAIkaliMga zIkhavavA to teo kalAko sudhI amArI sAIkala pAchaLa doDatA. saMgIta, saMskRta ane citrakaLAnA prazikSaNa mATe zALAnA abhyAsakALa daramyAna ja temaNe zikSakone khAsa ghare bolAvIne amane keLavaNI apAvaDAvI. kavi umAzaMkara jozInA sUcanathI pa. narmadAzaMkara zAstrI pAse amArA saMskRta zikSaNanI goThavaNa karI. pappA pote bahu sArA citrakAra hatA. citrakaLAnI InTaramIDiyeTa parIkSAmAM

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118 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI AkhA gujarAta-mahArASTramAM pote prathama naMbare uttIrNa thayA hatA. emano e zokha amArA baMne bhAI-bahenamAM keLavAyo. zALAnA amArA dareka projekTavarkamAM, tenA mATe mAhitI bhegI karavAmAM pappA khUba utsAha batAvatA ane madada karatA. te mATe jAte pustako kharIdI AvatA. dareka projekTanAM zIrSaka ane kavara peja (bahAranuM pRSTha) viziSTa ane kalAtmaka bane te mATe navIna AIDiyA (vicAro-sUcano) ApatAM ke jethI amArI kalpanAzakti ane sarjanAtmaka zakti khIle. pappAne vAMcanano khUba zokha ane e zokha emaNe amArAmAM keLavyo. amAruM ghara eka pustakAlaya ja hatuM. muMbaImAM jyAM jyAM pustaka meLAo bharAya tyAM acUka amane laI jAya. amArA managamatAM pustako to kharIde paNa sAthe sAthe e divasomAM gharamAM alabhya ane amArA mATe bahu ja moMghA evA vividha enasAklopIDiyAnAM seTa kharIde ke jethI ame janarala noleja - "sAmAnyajJAna'mAM ruci keLavIe. teo mAnatA ke pustako kharIdavAmAM kyAreya karakasara na karavI joIe. e jJAna e ja ApaNI sAcI mUDI che. pappAne saMgItano - sugama saMgItathI mAMDIne rAgarAgiNI sAMbhaLavAno khUba zokha. ane tethI ja jyAre ame amArA kuTuMba-gRhasthImAM vyasta banyA tyAre pappAe pote amArA saMgItazikSaka nArAyaNa dAtAra pAse saMgIta zIkhavAnI zarUAta karI. aneka rAga gAtA - oLakhatA zIkhyA. 70 varSanI uMmare ramezabhAI bhojaka pAse tabalAMnI keLavaNI levAnI zarUAta karI. jaina dharmanA viSayo laIne tenA para vyAkhyAna ApavAnI preraNA paNa temaNe ja mane ApI. jena siddhAMtone khUbaja saraLa bhASAmAM udAharaNa sAthe samajAvIne teo mAruM mArgadarzana karatA. Aje A kSetramAM thatukiMciMta je huM AgaLa vadhI tenuM badhuM zreya mArA pappAne jAya che. pappAnI vidAyathI eka parama mArgadarzakanI khoTa mane jarUra sAlaze. pappAne pravAsano khUba ja zokha. bhAratanA badhA ja prAMto ane duniyAnA lagabhaga 70 dezono pravAsa temaNe karyo hato. ane temanA pravAsa vizenAM pustako pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' khUba ja lokapriya banyAM che. potAnA judA judA pravAsa daramyAna pappA e dezonI ke jagyAnI yAdagIrI rUpe - tyAMnA pizcara posTakArDa, slAIDa, sikkAo, kIcana, viziSTa mAhitI pustako amArA ane

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 119 amArAM bALako mATe jarUra lAvatA. varSo pachI paNa temanA 2000 uparanA pizcara-posTakArDanA saMgrahamAMthI koI paNa pikyara e kyA dezanuM che te kahI zakatA. teo pahelethI ja IcchatA ke huM ane mAro bhAI esa.esa.sI. sudhInA zikSaNa daramyAna AkhA bhAratano pravAsa karIe ane amArA kaoNlejakALa daramyAna duniyAnI saphara karIe, kAraNa ke teo mAnatA ke pravAsa paNa eka jAtanI keLavaNI ja che. tethI ja A pravAso karakasara karIne kevI rIte AnaMdadAyaka ane jJAnasabhara banAvI zakAya e temaNe amane zIkhavyuM. mArA lagna pahelA mane duniyAnA aneka dezonI musApharI karAvI. temanI sAthe pravAsa karavo e jIvanano eka lahAvo hato. temano eka amogha jIvanamaMtra hato- "mane badhuM bhAve, mane badhe phAve ane mane badhAnI sAthe bane.' teoe A maMtra amane ane amArA bALakone zIkhavADyo ane kahetAM ke jo A maMtra apanAvazo to jIvanamAM kyAreya viSAda, vikhavAda ke nirAzA nahIM Ave. amArA bALakonA e lADIlA dAdAjI' hatA. pappAe mArA bALako gArgI ane kaivalyamAM paNa dharmanA saMskAronuM siMcana karyuM. bALako baMne nAnAM hatAM tyArathI ja jaina sUtro zIkhavADatA. hiMcakA para temanI sAthe besIne ramADatA - ramADatA A sUtro kaMThastha karAvatA. mArAM nAnImAnI zraddhAMjali sabhAmAM gArgI pAMca varSanI vaye ane kevalya 3 varSanI vaye "logassa sUtra" bolyA hatA. mArA bhAInAM bALako arcita ane acirA amerikAmAM vase, chatAM jyAre jyAre temane maLavAnuM thAya tyAre pappA temane sUtro zIkhavADe ane dara aThavADiye phona para tenI prekTIsa karAve. Aje baMne bALakone zAMti, rakSAmaMtra, logassa, vismagahara vagere sUtro kaMThastha che. A lADIlA dAdAjI potAnA cAreya potra-pautrIonuM manoraMjana paNa karatA. caupATI para retImAMthI DuMgara banAvavA, goTIthI ramavuM, pattAnA jAdunA khela karavA, eliphanTAnI saphare javuM, heMgiMga gArDananA jhADa ane phUlone oLakhavA - e badhuM dAdAjI pAse zIkhyA. jyAre jyAre amArA bALako pappA pAse rahetA, tyAre pappA haMmezA emanI sAthe - emanI manapasaMda jagyAe ja sUtA. mArA dIkarA kevalyano eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. eka vakhata pappA vyAkhyAna

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120 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ApatA hatA, tyAre oDiyansamAMthI kevalya doDato doDato 'dAdAjI'nA nAmanI bUmo pADato maMca para jaI temanA khoLAmAM besI gayo. pappAe jarA paNa vicalita thayA vagara tene premathI paMpALatA AkhuM vyAkhyAna pUruM karyuM hatuM. pappAne A cAreya pautra-pautrI pratye eTalo vAtsalyabhAva ke pravAsamAM hoya tyAre patra lakhe to parabIDiyA para haMmezAM bALakonA nAme saranAmuM lakhatA ke jethI teo kholIne dAdAjIno patra pahelAM vAMcI zake. pappA amArA paramamitra hatA. temanI pAse vinAsaMkoce, DaryA vagara, mokaLA mane, hRdaya kholIne vAto thaI zakatI. koI paNa muzkelI ke koI paNa praznane hala karavA teo jarUra madada karatA. amArI pragati joI khUba ja khuza thatA ane biradAvatA. amArA svataMtra vyaktitvanuM ghaDatara thAya e mATe teo khAsa dhyAna rAkhatA ane amAro Agavo mata ane amArA navA vicArone teo apanAvatA. dhArmika vRttivALA hovA chatAM teo kyAreya ruDhicusta nahotA. mArA mammI-pappAnuM dAmpatyajIvana khUba ja sukhI ane prasanna hatuM. trepana varSano temano sahavAsa. baMne keLavaNInA kSetre kAma karatA hatA ane tethI baMne ekabIjAnA pre2ka ane pUraka hatA. baMne vacce eTaluM sAruM komyunikezana ke kalAko sudhI vAto karatA thAke nahi. gujarAtI sAhityanA kSetre, jaina tattvaciMtananA kSetre, jaina vyAkhyAnamALAmAM ke sAmAjika sevAnA kSetramAM haMmezAM teoe sAthe kAma karyuM. pappAnA vaktavyomAMthI mAruM sauthI managamatuM vaktavya te pappA dvArA apAto mArA mammI tArAbenano paricaya. vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mammIno paricaya ApatA kahetA ke ''Aje to A vaktAno sarakho paricaya Apavo paDaze kAraNake ghare jaIne tArAbenanA hAthanA roTalA khAvAnA che.'' kyAreka ramUjamAM ema paNa kahetA ke, ''lokone rAtre tArA dekhAya, mane to dhoLe divase tArA dekhAya che.'' pappA je kaMI lekhanakArya karatAM, te chapAvatAM pahelA mammI haMmezA vAMcI jatA, TIkA-TippaNa karatAM ane sudhArA thayA pachI te chapAvavA jatuM. pappA haMmezAM mAnatA ke gharanI vyakti ja sAcI kriTika (vivecaka) banI zake. pappAnI yAdazakti khUba ja sateja. vyaktionAM nAma, sthaLonAM nAma, pustakonAM avataraNo, zAstronI gAthAo ane sUtro emane kaMThastha rahetAM.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 2 1 varSo pachI temano vidyArthI duniyAnA koI paNa dezamAM maLe to tene oLakhIne tenA nAmathI bolAvI zakatA. emanI vizALa lAIbrerImAM kayuM pustaka kyAM rAkhyuM che e acUka temane yAda hoya. emanI pAsenAM badhAM ja pustako para emanI najara pharI gaI hoya. dareka pustakanA lekhakanuM nAma teo jANatA hoya. pappA mArA sauthI priya lekhaka. emanA pravAsalekho hoya ke jaina dharmanA viSayo para Alekhana karyuM hoya ke koI vyakticaritra hoya, te eTalA rasaprada hoya, mAhitIsabhara hoya ane khUba ja sacoTa ane saraLa bhASAmAM lakhAyelA hoya ane tethI ja vaktA tarIke ane lekhaka tarIke teo haMmezAM temanA zrotAjano ane vAcakavarganA hRdayamAM vasyA. teo haMmezAM mAnatA ke lakhANa evuM hovuM joIe ke vAcakane varSo pachI paNa e pustaka AuTaDeTeDa na lAge ane tethI adyatana mAhitI ekaThI karavA teo enasAyaklopIDiyA ane InTaraneTano upayoga karatA. pappA bahu ja sArA vyavasthApaka hatA. vyAkhyAnamALA hoya, jJAnasatra hoya, jaina sAhitya samAroha hoya, jAtrA athavA pravAsa hoya ke koI samAraMbha hoya, pappA jhINavaTapUrvaka tenuM Ayojana karatA ane sAthe sAthe evI keTalIya vyakti jeonA mATe pravAsa karavo durlabha hoya teone khAsa pravAsa karAvatA. pappAno svabhAva khUba AnaMdI, krodha karatA to me emane joyA ja nathI. jyAM jAya tyAM potAnA AnaMdI svabhAvathI, majAkamazkarI ane joksathI vAtAvaraNa haLavuM banAvI de. pappAne joksa vAMcavAno ane kahevAno khUba ja zokha. temanI 5,000 pustakonI lAIbrerImAM eka vibhAga joksanA pustakono raheto. jyAre aMtima divasomAM hospiTalamAM hatA tyAre paNa joksanuM pustaka vAMcatA hatA ane potAnI zArIrika yAtanAne haLavI banAvavAno prayatna karatA hatA. tyAre temaNe kaheluM ke "ramaNabhAI Ina hospiTala, dheTa Isa dha bigesTa jokaopha hIsa lAIpha' kAraNa ke pappA temanA jIvanakALa daramyAna kyAreya haoNspiTalamAM nahotA rahyA. pappA bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA hatA. ena.sI.sI.mAM "mejara' hovAne kAraNe dezanI rakSA mATe rAIphala calAvatA paNa zIkhyA hatA ane jaina dharmanA "ahiMsA'nA viSaya para vyAkhyAna ApyAM hatAM. AvA zastromAM pAraMgata e zAstronAM vizArada, namra, saraLa, premALa, tejasvI

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12 2 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAkSara pitAnI chatrachAyAmAM temanI putrI tarIke rahevAnuM mane sadbhAgya sAMpaDyuM e mArA mATe bahu gauravanI vAta che ane e mATe bhagavAnano khUba AbhAra mAnuM chuM. ane prabhune e ja prArthanA ke AvanArA aneka janmomAM amAro pitAputrIno A ja saMbaMdha rahe. aMtamAM mArI ane mArA bhAI amitAbhanI pappA mATenI bhAvAMjali che. - "We were worthily born." umAzaMkara jozIe pAritoSika-evorDa vagere svIkAryA che ane tenA samAraMbhomAM hAjarI ApI che. paraMtu potAnA pacAsa, sATha ke paMcotera varSa nimitte janma mahotsava UjavavAnI saMmati kyAreya ApI nathI. temane 50 varSa pUrAM thayAM tyAre, sATha varSa pUrAM thayAM tyAre, sittera varSa pUrAM thayAM tyAre ane chelle paMcotera varSa pUrAM thayAM tyAre dareka vakhate te te UjavavA mATe darakhAsta laIne keTalAya sAhityakAro temanI pAse gayA hatA, paraMtu teno temaNe kyAreya svIkAra karyo nahoto. emano e nirdhAra emanA abhijAta saMskArano dyotaka che. | ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('vaMdanIya hRdayasparzamAMthI)

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 2 3 MY PAPA... LET US CELEBRATE HIS LIFE... . Dr. Amitabh Ramanlal Shah (Son) Everyone knows Ramanbhai as a linguist, as Jain scholar, as a professor, as an NCC major, as a friend. Shailaja and I were uniquely privileged to know him as a father. A few years ago, I read a book where the protagonist spoke of his father."My father was a very complex man who led a very complex life", he said. I recall, my immediate reaction was that my father was exactly the opposite. He was a very simple man, who led an extremely simple life. I want to talk about this simple father. When Pappa went to Japan the very first time in 1968, he brought a Japanese nylon sari for Mummy - it was the first time he had bought a sari for her. It was a brown sari with blue and white flowers design. Unlike her usual nature, Mummy started wearing this sari immediately. She started wearing it for the simplest of errands -- going to the market or dropping us off at the school-bus stop. Many vears later, he learnt that Mummy did not just wear that sari - she wore it out because she did not like it at all, but did not want to offend him. The simple man he was, Pappa always thought that Mummy must love this sari very much and was very proud of his first sari purchase. One time Pappa and I went to Surat, he was the guest of honour for the platinum jubilee celebration of a library. When we reached the library in the morning, we figured out that it was up to the two of us and our chief host to actually clean the place and decorate it for the function. Without any qualms, he picked up the broom and swept the floor. We arranged the chairs and put up the banners. He then changed his clothes and went on to give his speech.

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1 24 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI He was not offended by this indeed he joked that this was a highlight of his career! My earliest and fondest memories of my father are of sleeping in his lap while he would sit on the swing. He would caress my hair, sing me songs and put me to sleep. He taught both Shailaja and me many sports and games - swimming, cycling, carom, cards, and cricket. Can you imagine Ramanbhai as a cricket bowler? He was a pretty good bowler too. He was really good at doing card tricks. In high school, he also taught me tricks for algebra - a skill that has stood by me even today. I came to know Pappa as a grandfather when Shailaja and I had our own kids. Nothing was more important to him than spending time with his grandkids, not even writing. The simple man he was, he taught them simple pleasures, like making mountains of butter, or eating oranges sitting on a swing and stuffing empty envelopes with the orange peels. We would often come back home and find the home in a complete mess, with 3 kids - yes he was a kid when with ours - rolling on the floor in laughter, simply having fun. When he visited us in US, the kids had to learn their home phone number, a necessary skill taught to kindergartners. He being the teacher he was, taught them how to memorize the number by singing the phone in different styles. There was the Lata Mangeshkar style, and there was the Classical style in Raag Malkauns. But the most hilarious one was Pappa's imitation of Michael Jackson. Needless to say, the kids memorized the number in minutes. Even today, they love to sing the number in the Dadaji style. He wrote to my children hundreds of letters, almost once a week, sometimes twice. His letters were simple, one theme, large bold letters and creative use of colored pens. He often sent them puzzles to solve Of course, he also taught them swimmimg and card tricks, although he was a bit too old to bowl a cricket ball.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 25 My son, Archit, when profiled in the local newspaper, was asked who his role model was. He replied: "My grandfather, because he has written over 100 books, traveled all over the world, has a great sense of humor, and likes to help people". From a child, that was an excellent summary of Pappa's life! Pappa had a passion for travel - it was a source of tremendous education and inspiration for him. He wanted to see the whole and passed this passion on to his children, their spouses, and grandchildren as well. He had visited nearly 70 countries! His motto was that visiting a country today will be cheaper than visiting it 2 years from now. Also, one never knows if a country may remain safe to visit in the future. When you visit any National Park in the US, you can not miss the sign that says, "Please take only photographs and leave only footprints" to ensure the ecological balance of nature. Pappa had a similar principle for his travels: "Take the best memories and experiences, and leave your goodwill behind." A simple dictum from a simple man. He had a simple life, full of simple pleasures, simple relationships. Yet his life was full-full of achievements that do not even seem mortal. Today, we should not mourn Pappa's death, but rather celebrate his life. He wouldn't want it any other way. ** * Pujya Ramanbhai was great scholar, a social reformist and above all a great human being. We are deeply saddened on hearing about his death. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Vinod Kapashi President Mahavir foundation-U.K.

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1 2 6 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A WORLD TRAVELER, A SUPER COOL GUY, AND A GREAT TEACHER!! Archit Sheth-Shah (Grand Son) Age-9 Years/Written for School You are about to travel through the life of a man who has traveled more than most people ever will. That man's name is Ramanlal C. Shah. He is my dad's dad. He is 74 years old. He lives in Bombay. India with my grandma. My grandpa is tall and average in weight. He always wears striped shirts with buttons and he wears glasses for reading. His hands are wrinkly. He hardly wears ties, even when he goes for speeches. He doesn't care about fashionable clothing, like me, so he wears old clothes. His face's shape is ovalish. He has black eyes, grey hair and lines on his forehead. My grandpa was born on December 3, 1926. He was born in Padra, India, which is in West India. His parents were Chimanlal A. Shah and Reva Shah. His childhood game was marbles. He loved to fly kites. His daily chores were to fetch water from the well nearby, sweep the floor and to grind grain to make flour. He didn't earn money; he was given about a nickel's worth on holidays. His life was a lot harder then ours ! My grandpa got super good grades in school. In elementary school he didn't have to wear a uniform but in middle and high he did. He loved school. He excelled in art, writing, literature, and geography. He got to school by riding the bus. He was superb in academics but he also did very well in sports. He was on his school's Table Tennis and Carom teams. My grandpa found his wife Tara, because they went to the same college. They had two children, Shailaja and Amitabh. His favorite festival is Diwali-the festival of lights. He has not achieved what he wants-to travel to every country in

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cuta upAsaka 2mAbhAI 1 2 7. the world. He likes color movies over black and white movies. His favorite vacation spot is 1980 Seagull Way, my home for short. He has a Ph.D. in Jain Literature, my religion's literature. Over 15 people have done Ph.D.s under him, including a couple of monks. Some of his major achievements are that he has written over 100 books, represented India at the International Conferences on religion and vegetarianism held in 1977 (Sydney), 1979 (Rio De Janario), and 1987 (Toronto). Also, he had been a major in the NCC (National Cadet Corps). My grandpa has a lot of unique qualities. His hobbies are writing, drawing and traveling. He is very funny and tells a lot of jokes. He taught my sister and me how to swim and he also taught us lots of card tricks. He always feeds scraps from the table to crows. He does at least two Samaiks everyday. Samaiks are when you do Indian prayers and stay quiet for 48 minutes. My grandpa writes books at this time. He also has a vow of donating 10 rupees everyday to the homeless. That's 70 rupees a week. No. Country.. .... Year First Visited 1. India ................... ...................... (Born) 1926 Japan ................. ............................................ 1968 United States Malaysia 1970 Singapore ....................................... ............. 1970 ............. 1971 Ethiopia ................... 1974 Kenya ................ 1974 Tanzania ...... 1974 Sri Lanka .... 1976 Austria ..... 1977 12. Belgium 1977 13. France. 1977 Germany .......................................... .... 1977 15. 16. Netherlands ........... 1977 . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. UNICU Slates ................................................. 1900 can wonosom Nepal .......................................... 14. Italy ............... 1977 ......

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128 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Switzerland United Kingdom Australia Fiji Hong Kong Indonesia New Zealand Philippines S.Korea Thailand. Argentina Brazil.. Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) Peru Trinidad & Tobago Russia.. Mauritius Denmark Canada Icelaand Egypt Greece Turkey Norway.. United Arab Emirates South Africa Zimbabve. Cover and title Appearance paragraph Childhood pargraph Education paragraph Adulthood paragraph Name: Archit Biography Grade Sheet Possible Points 10 10 10 10 10 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1977 1977 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1980 1981 1984 1987 1991 1997 1997 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 Points Earned 10 10 10 10 10

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 2 9 ........ Unique qualities .. 10 Picture (neatness) Dedication page Family tree Interview notes Overall neatness 10 ...... Total possible points : 100 Final Grade : 100 points TEACHER'S REMARK : Beutifully done Archit! I am very proud of your spreadsheet is amazing! It's hard to believe your grandfather has travelled so much ! He must have so many passport stamps ! Tributes Paid to Late Shri Ramamlal C. Shah The Chandaria Family is distressed to learn of the sad demise of Dr. Ramanlal Shah We extend our Heartfelt condolences on your sad loss. With Ramanbhai, we had a long and intimate connection He was the first person, along with Taraben to be invited by my late brother Devchandbhai for a lecture tour in the UK to further the cause of Jainism We had the pleasure of enjoying your company and your wisdom. He served as a professor of Gujarati and Jainism with distinction He held the distinguished position as The President of Jain Yuvak Sangh for many years We shall all miss him. We feel how his loss affects you but as a learned person you know All lives have to travel the same path once. Please keep courage and console your family. May Bhagwan Mahavir grant you the strength to bear his vacuum Kindly take comfort in the fact that All throughout his life Ramanbhai gave his best. In sympathy. RATIBHAI On behalf of Chandaria Family 26th October, 2005

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13 0 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI cetanagraMthanI vidAya | padmazrI Do. kumArapALa desAI tejasvI dharmaniSThA, utkRSTa AbhijAtya ane jijJAsApUrNa sAhasavRttine pariNAme murabbI ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM gahana tattvaciMtana, spaSTa jIvanazailI ane adamya pravAsazokha jovA maLyA. emanA avasAnathI madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanA saMzodhaka, pravAsakathAonA sarjaka ane jainadarzananA abhyAsInI khoTa paDI che, paraMtu mane aMgata rIte emane eTalo badhe sneha sAMpaDyo ke parivAranA vaDIlajana gumAvyA hoya tevo khAlIpo anubhavAya che. jIvananA prAraMbhe pAdarAmAM kaparI Arthika paristhiti vacce rahIne ramaNabhAIe cAra dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo. emanA pitA cImanabhAine muMbaInI svadezI mArkeTamAM nokarI maLI, AthI pAMcamA dhoraNanA abhyAsa mATe ramAbhAIne muMbaI AvavuM paDyuM. muMbainI khetavADInI cAlImAM eka nAnakaDI oraDImAM cImanabhAIno dasa sabhyono parivAra raheto hato. svadezI mArkeTanI baMdhiyAra havA ane paMdarathI aDhAra kalAkanI nokarIne kAraNe ramaNabhAInA pitA cImanabhAine traNeka varSamAM damano vyAdhi lAgu paDyo ane nokarI choDavI paDI. Arthika viTaMbaNAne kAraNe cImanabhAInA moTA be dIkarA vIracaMdabhAI ane jayaMtibhAIne nizALanA abhyAsane tilAMjali ApIne nokarI karavI paDI. ghaNI musIbate kuTuMbano nirvAha thato hato, paraMtu khaMta, cIvaTa, pramANikatA, dharmazraddhA vagerene kAraNe kuTuMba dhIre dhIre pagabhara thatuM gayuM. cImanabhAInA bIjA putroe vepAra zarU karyo, tyAre ramaNabhAIe vepAra-dhaMdhAmAM joDAvAnI sArI taka hovA chatAM zikSaNa ane sAhityanA kSetramAM gati karavAnuM pasaMda karyuM. tArAbahenanA pitA dIpacaMdabhAinI sAhityaprItine kAraNe ramaNabhAInI e kSetranI kAmagIrIne baLa maLyuM. gujarAtI sAhityane yazasvI pravAsagraMtho ApanAra ramaNabhAIne abhyAsakALa daramyAna bhUgoLa bahu gamatI hatI. emane maLIe tyAre koI navA dezanA pravAsanI vAto emanI pAsethI sAMbhaLavA maLe. kyAMya pravAse jAya te pUrve enI saghaLI vigato meLavI le. suMdara Ayojana kare ane pravAsa karatA jAya tema DAyarImAM

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 3 1 noMdha TapakAvatA jAya. tIvra yAdazaktine kAraNe e varSo pachI paNa e TAMcaNane AdhAre pravAsakathA lakhI zakatA. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA traNa bhAga tathA osTreliyA, nyujhIlenDa ane uttaradhruvanI zodha sapharanA emanA pravAsagraMtho gujarAtI pravAsasAhityanI anupama samRddhi che. nizALanA abhyAsakALa daramiyAna AThamA dhoraNanA vargazikSaka indrajita mogala pAsethI cAra viziSTa saMskAra maLyA. emanI pAsethI pahelAM saMskAra sArA akSara kADhavAnA maLyA. bIjI bAbata e hatI ke indrajita mogala svacchatA para khUba bhAra ApatA hatA ane kapaDAM, bUTa, nakha vagere DAgha vagaranAM, ekadama cokhkhAM hovAM joIe tevo Agraha rAkhatA. khissAmAM rUmAla ane pensila to hovAM ja joIe. emano sArI Tevo mATeno Agraha varganA bIjA vidyArthIo jema vidyArthI ramaNabhAIne asara karI gayo. e ja rIte iMdrajita mogalanI bhASA ane zabdo mATenI cokasAI paNa ramaNabhAIne sparzI gayAM. je kAMI lakhIe ke vAMcIe emAM pUrepUrI cokasAI hovI joIe. nizALanA abhyAsakALa daramyAna ramaNabhAIne gaNita ane vijJAnanA viSayamAM ghaNA sArA guNa AvatA hatA. tema chatAM emanI icchA citrakAra thavAnI hatI. skUla ArTisTa thavuM e emanuM svapna hatuM, AthI citrakalA mATenA khAsa vargomAM jaIne vizeSa nipUNAtA mATe prayAsa karatA hatA. paraMtu dasamA dhoraNa pachI abhyAsakramamAM citrakalAno viSaya nahoto tema ja emAM protsAhana ApanAra zikSaka rAhalakara paNa avasAna pAmyA. AthI A kSetramAM emane preraNA ke mArgadarzana ApanAra koI rahyuM nahIM, vaLI e samaye meTrikanA vargamAM abhyAsa karatA ramaNabhAIe vagaDAnuM kula' e vize suMdara nibaMdha lakhyo hato, te vAMcIne amIdAsa kANakiyAe nibaMdha nIce noMdha lakhI ke, "jo tame sAhityamAM rasa lezo to sArA lekhaka banI zakazo." A nAnakaDI noMdhe ramaNabhAInA abhyAsamAM dizAparivartana ANya ane vijJAna vidyAzAkhAmAM javAne badale vinayana vidyAzAkhAmAM abhyAsArthe joDAyA. e samaye muMbaimAM yojAyelA kaoNMgresanA adhivezana samaye svayaMsevaka tarIke gAMdhIjI, saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela, javAharalAla naheru, "sarahadanA gAMdhI' khAna abdula gaphArakhAna ane zrI rAjendrabAbunI najIka maMca para svayaMsevaka

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132 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI tarIke rahyA ane A ghaTanAe yuvAna ramaNabhAImAM rASTrIyatAnI UMDI chApa pADI. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM hatA tyAre nATaka, ramatagamata ane vastRtva spardhAmAM bhAga lIdho ane inTara ArTsamAM abhyAsa karatA hatA, tyAre "zyAma raMga samIpe' ane "svapnAMno sumeLa' jevI nATakanI racanA karI. Ama ramaNabhAInA sarjanano prAraMbha nATikAthI thayo, "kumAra" mAsikamAM temanA nATako chapAyAM ane "zyAmaraMga samIpe" nAmathI graMthastha thayAM. prAraMbhamAM patrakAra tarIke kAmagIrI zarU karI. e pachI muMbaInI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke kAma karatI vakhate emane ena.sI.sI.nuM vadhArAnuM kAma soMpavAmAM AvyuM. ramaNabhAIe ena.sI.sI.nI sakhata tAlIma levA mAMDI ane rAyaphala, sTenagana, mazInagana, pistola, greneTa, be iMca morTAra, bAyoneTa phAiTiMga jevAM lazkarI sAdhanonI pUrI tAlIma lIdhI. teo A lazkarI sAdhanone AsAnIthI calAvI jANatA hatA. belagAmanA miliTarI TreniMga senTaramAM lazkarI tAlIma lIdhA bAda teo sekanDa lephTananTa banyA ane samaya jatAM pharsTa lephTananTa, kepTana ane chevaTe mejara thayA. eka samaye emaNe baTAliyana kamAnDara ane kempa kamAnDanTa tarIkenI javAbadArI paNa saMbhALI hatI. A lazkarI tAlIma daramyAna ramaNabhAIne samAjasevAnA projekTanuM Ayojana soMpavAmAM AvatuM temaja philDamArcanuM kAma soMpavAmAM AvatuM. e vakhate eka sAthe, kyAMya beThA vagara rojanA paccIsathI trIsa mAila sudhI ramaNabhAI philDamArca karatA hatA. thoDA mahinA agAu ramaNabhAI sAyalAmAM zrI rAjasobhAga satsaMga maMDaLanA kAryakrama nimitte maLyA. e samaye emanA zarIramAM khUba azakti hatI ane koIno Teko laIne mAMDa mAMDa cAlatA hatA. paNa AvI paristhitine anokhI samatAthI emaNe svIkArI hatI. emaNe emanA vaktavyamAM kahyuM ke eka samaye mAilonA mAilo sudhI philDamArca karato hato ane Aje thoDAMka DagalAM cAlavuM hoya to paNa muzkelI paDe che, paraMtu AnAthI vyathita thayA vinA emaNe kahyuM ke vizvanA sauthI UMcA zikhara evaresTa para ArohaNa karanAra zerapA tenasiMgane enI pAchaLanI avasthAmAM gharano uMbaro oLaMgatA evaresTa ArohaNa karatAM paNa vadhu zrama lAgato hato. Ama jIvananI vidAraka paristhitine teo haLavAzathI laI zakatA ane emanI vANImAM hakIkatanA svIkAranI saccAIno raNako

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 33 saMbhaLAto. 1953mAM ramaNabhAInA tArAbena zAha sAthe lagna thayA ane baMne gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke to kAmagIrI karatA hatA, paraMtu baMnee jainadarzana vizeno UMDo abhyAsa karI emanA pravacano dvArA samAna janapriyatA meLavI. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahenanuM dAmpatya e eka Adarza dAmpatya hatuM. ramaNabhAInI ekeeka vAtanI ciMtA tArAbahena karatA hoya ane tArAbahenanI nAnAmAM nAnI sagavaDo sAcavavAnuM ramaNabhAI haMmezA dhyAna rAkhatA hoya. saMvAdI dAmpatyanA teo baMne dRSTAMtarUpa gaNAya. ane ethI ja ramaNabhAIe jyAre pIeca.DI.nI padavIno mahAnibaMdha lakhavAnuM kAma hAtha para lIdhuM tyAre emane mAthe aneka javAbadArIo hatI. roja be kaoNlejomAM adhyApana mATe jatA. sAMje ena.sI.sI.nI pareDa karAvavAnI hoya vaLI ema.e.nA lekyara paNa levAnA hoya. AkhA divasanI A kAmagIrImAMthI pIeca.DI. mATeno samaya kyAMthI kADhavo? A samaye jheviyarsa kaoNlejanA prinsipAla phAdhara Di krujhe emane kaoNlejamAM besIne kAma karavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. rAtanA ATha vAgyAthI be vAgyA sudhI kaoNlejanA sTApharUmamAM thisisanuM lekhana kare. e samaye jheroksa thatI nahIM. AthI pensilathI nIce kArbana peparo rAkhIne cAra kopI taiyAra karavI paDe. AthI khUba bhAra daIne lakhavuM paDe. teo ghera Ave tyAre tArAbahene AMgaLA boLavA mATe garama pANI taiyAra rAkhyuM hoya! satata bhArapUrvakanA lekhanane kAraNe ramaNabhAInA AMgaLA eTalA duHkhatA ke garama pANImAM thoDIvAra boLI rAkhavAthI rAhata thatI. ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtInA adhyakSa tarIke kAmagIrI bajAvatA hatA ane muMbaInA adhyApakomAM Agavo Adara pAmyA hatA. traNeka vakhata e adhyApaka saMghanI sabhAmAM vaktavya ApavAnuM banyuM tyAre ramaNabhAI pratyeka adhyApakane ane enA parivArane oLakhatA hoya tevA AtmIyajana lAgyA. AvA adhyApaka pUjAnA kapaDAM paherIne derAsaramAM pUjA karavA jAya te keTalAkane gamatuM nahIM, paraMtu ramaNabhAIne mAtA-pitA pAsethI dharmanA saMskAro maLyA hatA. AthI sAmAyika ane sevApUjA roja karatAM. amadAvAdamAM mAre tyAM AvyA hoya tyAre paNa pUjAnA vastro paherIne najIkanA derAsaramAM pUjA karavA jatA. muMbainA vyasta jIvanamAM zAMti meLavavI muzkela hoya, paraMtu sAmAyikanI kriyA daramiyAna AvI zAMti meLavI letA ane A sAmAyika daramiyAna emaNe aneka

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134 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pustakonuM vAcana ane manana karyuM. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjanA "jJAnasAra ane "adhyAtmasAra' graMthanuM bhASAMtara ane bhAvArtha lakhavAnuM kArya sAyalAnA zrI rAjasobhAga dvArA soMpavAmAM AvyuM. A mATe ramaNabhAI ghaNIvAra dasa ke paMdara divasa sudhI sAyalA jaIne AzramamAM rahetA hatA. AzramamAM upalabdha sagavaDo vacce potAnuM kArya karatA hatA. ramaNabhAIno niyama evo ke sAyalAnA AzramamAM hoya, tyAre eNe soMpeluM ja kAma karavuM. bIjuM koI kAma ahIMna thAya. sAyalAnA AzramanA preraka zrI lADakacaMdabhAI vorA (pU. bApujI) emane kahe paNa kharA ke ahIM rahIne tame anya kArya karo to emAM kazuM khoTuM nathI. tamAruM kArya janahita karanAruM ja hoya che. Ama chatAM ramaNabhAIe kyAreya AzramamAM Azrame soMpyA sivAyanuM kAma nahIM karavAno potAno daDha nizcaya jALavI rAkhyo. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjanA "jJAnasAra' ane "adhyAtmasAra' jevA graMthonA bhASAMtaranI sAthosAtha ene bhAvArthamAM AnI vistRta chaNAvaTa karIne A gahana graMtho adhyAtmarasiko mATe sulabha karI ApyA che. dharma ane tattvajJAnanA abhyAsathI emanA jIvanamAM paNa parivartana AvyuM. teo kahetA ke yuvAnImAM emanA svabhAvamAM thoDI ugratA hatI. kyAMka khaTapaTa ke anyAya jue to manamAM thaI AvatuM ke Ano prabaLa virodha karIne ene khullo pADI dauM? paraMtu dharma ane jaina tattvajJAnanA abhyAsathI ramaNabhAImAM eka evI zraddhA jAgI hatI ke je khoTuM kare, tene cUkavavAnuM hoya ja che, to pachI e aMge gusse thaine ke krodha karIne ApaNe ApaNA mananA bhAva zuM kAma bagADavA? ArtadhyAna zA mATe karavuM ? Ama ramaNabhAInI jIvanadaSTimAM parivartana AvyuM. dveSa, irSyA ke verabhAva ochA thatA gayA ane zAMta, sthira jaLa samo samatAbhAva jAgyo ane e dvArA emane mANasamAM zraddhA jAgI. sAthosAtha bhautika AkAMkSAo paNa ochI thatI gaI. ekAda mahinA pUrve emane maLavA gayo, tyAre e sahune emanAM pustako bheTa ApatA hatA. ramaNabhAInuM koIpaNa pustaka pragaTa thAya eTale teo tenI nakalo amuka lekhakone mokalI ApatA. emanA jIvanamAM bIjI eka vizeSatA e hatI ke khaTapaTa karIne ke yAcanA karIne kazuM prApta karavuM nahIM. sahaja maLe teno AnaMda mANavo. emanAmAM evo parama saMtoSa hato ke emaNe potAnA pustakonA kopIrAITa paNa rAkhyA nahIM. gujarAtanA kadAca A prathama sarjaka haze ke jemanAM pustakamAM "no kopIrAITa'

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 35 ema lakhyuM hoya. ethIya vizeSa pustanI prathama AvRtti mATe paNa kopIrAITa ApyA hoya to tenuM paNa emaNe visarjana karyuM hatuM. teo vAraMvAra kahetA paNa kharA ke paM. sukhalAlajI, zrI bacubhAI rAvata, paramAnaMda kApaDiyA, cImanalAla cakubhAI vagerenA jIvanamAMthI ghaNuM zIkhavA maLyuM. - ramaNabhAI sAtheno prathama meLApa muMbaimAM muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA yojAtI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM thayo. emaNe vyAkhyAnamALAmAM AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa ApyuM ane jIvanamAM eka navo anubhava Apyo. zrotAonI hAjarI, enI zista ane enuM Ayojana AdarzarUpa lAgyAM. vaLI ramaNabhAI vaktAnA vaktavyane aMte saMkSipta paNa mArmika samAlocanA ApatA. emanI A samAlocanAmAM emanA ciMtanano nIcoDa maLato. emaNe 1981nA varSamAM pravacana mATe bolAvyo. vaLI pravacana pUruM thAya ane bahAra nIkaLIe tyAre Ayojana evuM ke hAthamAM enI kaeNseTa paNa maLI jAya. hakIkatamAM mArA pravacananI kaeNseTa sAMbhaLIne zrI kapUrabhAI caMderiyAne mArA vize jANavAnI jijJAsA thaI. emaNe ramaNabhAIne pUchyuM ane pachI zrI kapUrabhAI caMderiyA sAthe meLApa thatA emaNe mane laMDananA pravAse AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa ApyuM. mArA AMtararASTrIya pravAsono e samayathI prAraMbha thayo enI pAchaLa murabbI ramaNabhAino sadbhAva kAraNabhUta hato. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM ramaNabhAI svayaM jainadarzananA judA judA viSaya para pravacana ApatA hatA. emanuM A pravacana e jaina dharmanA judA judA siddhAMtone AdhArita rahetuM ane eka sAtvika, saghana ane jainadarzananA gahanamAM gahana siddhAMtane teo vizALa janamedanIne atyaMta saraLa rIte samajAvatA hatA. emanA A pravacano e jainatattvajJAnanI moTI mUDI che. dharmanI bhAvanAnuM mAtra pravacanamAM pUrNavirAma AvI jatuM nathI. ahiMsAnI bhAvanA sAthe karuNAnI sakriyatAno sumeLa thavo joIe. chellA keTalAka varSomAM muMbainI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA samaye koI sevAbhAvI, sAmAjika saMsthAne mATe dAna ekatrita karavAmAM AvatuM ane atyAra sudhImAM 21 jeTalI sAmAjika saMsthAone aDhI karoDanI sahAya karavAmAM AvI. paraMtu koIpaNa saMsthAne dAna ApavAnuM nakkI karatAM pUrve pahelA enA vize pUratI tapAsa karatA. koI mahAnagara ke nagaranI saMsthAnI pasaMdagI karavAne badale koI dUranA gAmaDAmAM AvelI ane Arthika jarUriyAta dharAvatI saMsthAne pasaMda karatA. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI saMghanA kArobArInA sabhyo sAthe e saMsthAnI mulAkAte jatA. pachI sahuno abhiprAya pUchatA. emAMthI eka vyakti paNa nAmarajI batAve, to e aMge vicAra thobhAvI detA. sahunI saMmati hoya to ja AgaLa vadhatA ane pachI ramaNabhAI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA sabhyo sAthe e saMsthAmAM jaIne dAna ApatA. jaina samAjamAM AvI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI sAthe mAnavakaruNAnuM suMdara umeraNa karavAnuM kAma ramaNabhAie karyuM. emaNe gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadane paNa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya svAdhyAyapIThamATe paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA samaye pAMca lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna ApyuM hatuM paraMtu e pachI e svAdhyAyapIThanI kAmagIrI aMge teo kyAreka asaMtoSa paNa vyakta karatA hatA. Aje jenadarzana vize aneka vidvAno, paMDito ane niSNAto videzamAM pravacana ApavA jAya che paraMtu ramaNabhAIe cheka 1974mAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2500mAM janmakalyANaka varSe pUrva AphrikAno be mahinAno pravAsa kheDyo hato. A samaye zrI cImanalAla cakubhAIne A mATe nimaMtraNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, paNa teo jaI zake tema nahotA, tethI temaNe ramaNabhAIne javAnuM kahyuM. e ja rIte 1977mAM zrI devacaMdabhAI caMdarayAnA sUcanathI laMDananA pravAse gayA. e pachI emaNe iMglenDa, amerikA ane yuropamAM paNa pravacano ApyAM. 1977nI eka ghaTanAnuM paNa smaraNa thAya che. e samaye laMDanamAM eka yuvAna ramaNabhAI pAse Avyo. e jaina hovA chatAM mAMsAhAra karato hato, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa mAMsAhAranI tarapheNamAM jorazorathI dalIlo karato hato. e roja ramaNabhAI pAse Avato, bhAre jhanUnathI dalIlo karato. ramaNabhAI ene zAMtithI eka pachI eka bAbata samajAvatA hatA. cothe divase A yuvAna raDI paDyo. eNe kahyuM ke, "have mane samajAya che ke jIvadayAnI dRSTie ane dharmatvanI daSTie mAre mAMsAhAra choDavo joIe." AphrikA ane briTanamAM ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahene jainadarzana uparAMta samAja, zikSaNa ane sAhitya vize paNa pravacano ApyAM hatAM. jaina sAhitya ane saMzodhananA kArya mATe 1984mAM ramaNabhAIne upAdhyAyazrI yazovijayajI suvarNacaMdraka tathA 2003mAM samadarzI AcArya haribhadra suvarNacaMdraka prApta thayA hatA. emaNe bauddhadharmano paNa eTalo ja UMDo abhyAsa karyo hato ane jApAnanI bauddhadharma sabhAe emane vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe jApAna AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ApyuM hatuM ane teo jApAna gayA hatA. ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM rasarucinA kSetro badalAtA rahyA, pahelAM sarjanAtmaka sAhityanA sarjanamAM je rasa hato te pAchalA varSomAM dharmatattvajJAnamAM vahevA lAgyo. dharma ane tattvajJAna vize gujarAtI ane aMgrejImAM te2thI paNa vadhu pustako maLe che. A uparAMta jIvanacaritra, rekhAcaritra ane ekAMkIo paNa emaNe lakhyAM che. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha uparAMta 'prabuddha jIvana'nA teo maMtrI hatA ane e nimitte lakhAyelA lekho 'jinatattva'(1 thI 8), 'vaMdanIya hRdayasparza' (1 thI 3), prabhAvaka sthaviro' (1 thI 10) ane 'sAMprata sahaciMtana' (1 thI 14)ne nAme prakAzita thayA. teo pUjya jaMbUvijayajI ane AcArya pradyumnavijayajI mahArAja pAse vAcanA levA jatA hatA. traNa ke cAra divasa pUjya jaMbUvijayajI mahArAjanI nizrAmAM koI dharmagraMthano abhyAsa karavAmAM Avato. ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzana heThaLa pIeca.DI.nI padavI meLavanAra prathama saMzodhaka DaoN. sarayUbahena mahetAe 'zrImaddnI jIvanasiddhi' vize mahAnibaMdha lakhyo ane emanA mArgadarzana heThaLa chelle taiyAra thayelo mahAnibaMdha pU. zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverIno 'AtmasiddhizAstra' 52 che. Ama prAraMbha ane samApana zrImad rAjacaMdrajInA viSaya paranA saMzodhanathI thayo, paNa e uparAMta vividha viSayo 52 vidyArthIoe temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pIeca.DI.nI padavI meLavI, jemAM caMdarAjAno rAsa, khaMDakAvya, svAmInArAyaNa saMpradAya ke bhagavadgItA vize taiyA2 karAvelA mahAnibaMdhono samAveza thAya che. teo zodhArthIo mATe aThavADiyAmAM eka divasa mukarara karI rAkhatA. eka vidyArthI Ave ne e jAya eTale bIjo vidyArthI Ave. jANe pIeca.DI.nA vargo cAlatA hoya ! muMbaImAM jainadarzananA viSayo laIne jahematapUrvaka mahAnibaMdha lakhavAnuM kArya atyAre khUba vegathI cAlI rahyuM che enA praNetA ramaNabhAI gaNAya. ramaNabhAInA sAhitya vivecana viSayaka graMthonA nAma paNa lAkSaNika rahetA. emanA prathama vivecana saMgrahanuM nAma 'paDilehA' che. pAkRtabhASAnA A pAribhASika zabdano artha che, svataMtra dRSTithI jhINavaTapUrvaka abhyAsa ka2vo. e ja rIte emano bIjo vivecana saMgraha 'baMgAku-zumi' jApAnI bhASAnA A zabdano artha thAya che sAhityamAM abhirUci. emaNe emanA trIjA vivecana graMthanuM 137

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1 38 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI nAma lekhake raziyana bhASAnA zabda parathI 'kritikA' rAkhyuM che. ramaNabhAInA avasAnanA samAcAra DalAsamAM rahetA mArA putra nIravane ApyA tyAre eNe ramaNabhAIe bALapaNamAM karelI mAchalInI vAtanuM smaraNa karyuM. ramaNabhAI bALako sAthe jAtajAtanI vAto karatA, majA karatA ane bALako. paNa temanA AvavAnI vATa jotA. AvA ramaNabhAI amadAvAdamAM Ave tyAre mAre tyAM utaratA. e samaye amadAvAdanA ghaNA sAkSaro emane maLavA AvatA. kyAreka ghera nAnI sAhitya pariSada bharAI jatI. AgAmI trIjI Disembare ramaNabhAI eMsImA varSamAM praveza karavAnA hatA. paNa teo haMmezAM ema kahetA ke je kaMI vAcyuM-lakhyuM, teno mane parama saMtoSa che. sIttera varSa pachInuM jIvana e "bonasa ja gaNAya. teo emanA aMtima chellA be divasa haoNspiTalamAM hatA. bIjA divase emanI tabiyata sudhArA para hatI. kuTuMbanA sahu sabhyone temaNe moTA avAje navakAra saMbhaLAvI khUba AzIrvAda ApyA. tabiyata sudharI hatI tethI bIje divase savAre ghera javAnI DaoNkTare rajA ApI hatI. rAtre paNa emanuM citta prasanna hatuM. 24mInI vahelI savAre brAhma muhUrte temaNe viziSTa divya darzana karyuM, devI anubhava karyo ane samAdhipUrvaka deha choDyo. AvA ramaNabhAInA avasAnathI jaina samAje eka jIvaMta cetanagraMtha gumAvyo che. gujarAtI sAhityae aneka dezono pravAsa kheDanAra lekhakane vidAya ApI che ane aMgata rIte meM mArA parivAranA mobhI gumAvyA che. * * vaDIla A. tArAbena, praNAma vaDila pU. zrI ramaNalAla bApA zAhanAM sAta pustakanA seTanuM lokArpaNa che, e jANI prasannatA thAya e sahaja che. mArA mana ane ekAMtanA zrAvaNa divaso hovAthI huM hAjarI ApavA asamartha chuM. paraMtu AdaraNIya ramaNalAla bApAno A prayAsa sau mATe prasAda banI rahe evI prabhu prArthanA ane zubha kArya mATe zubhecchA pAThavuM chuM. punaH eka vAra prasannatA ane rAma smaraNa sAthe, citrakUTa dhAma, || morArI bApu tA. 1-6-2006

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 139 pArivanI dnam | kalamanuM raDavuM || narmadAzaMkara zAstrI (1) cacaraktamayasarva nIvanatu samarpitam nirAdhArAhyadaMjAtA dayAnAstiyama tvyi|| jenA hAthamAM meM mAruM saMpUrNa jIvana samapyuM hatuM. have huM nirAdhAra banI he yama, tamArAmAM dayA nathI. (2) pUrvananmacadaM sutADaDasInanI vai. taM vihAya gatA'nyatra nUtane kasya lekhake / / pUrva janmamAM huM A lekhaka (ramaNalAla)nI putrI hatI. paraMtu temano tyAga karI bIjA navA lekhaka pAse gaI. (3) rame rotArtha ganaviyogam | prArthitaM sarvadAzAzvatdharmarAjaMpraNamya tat / / pitAno tyAga karI navA lekhaka pAse javAnuM mane gamyuM nahIM. A vAtanI meM dharmarAjAne praNAma karI prArthanA karI. (4) deramaUniInI pesthatimaprArthanA | mama sA prArthanAM zrutvA tatkSaNepreSitA mudA / / mane ramaNalAlanA ghare ja mokalo evI mArI prArthanA che. e prArthanA sAMbhaLI te ja samaye mane temanI pAse mokalI.

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140 (5) AnandrAvyo nimanAda naprAma nAtItane ! prasthApya hasta yoste SAM lilekha saH punaH punaH / / huM Ananda sAgaramAM nimagna banI ane mane teo saMpUrNa vizvamAM laI gayA ane teo vAraMvAra lakhavA lAgyA. (6) vivecana tathA vArtA pravAsa varNana punaH / sarvaM sAhitya kSetraM hi mayaiva nirmitaM mudA / / zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vivecana, vArtA, puSkaLa pravAsa varNana ane saMpUrNa sAhitya kSetra mArA vaDe ja nirmAyuM. (7) niyo dharmarAnantu matva tuM svasahAya%0t / Ida zAradA putraM ninAya svasya zAsane / / paraMtu nirdaya dharmarAjAe A lekhaka mane paNa sahAyaka banaze ema mAnI A zAradAputrane potAne tyAM laI gayA. ( 8 ) duHkhinI zUnyaM cittA'haM sAhAyyaM mama krandanam prArthitaM dharmarAjaM ca naya mAM yatra me pitA / / duHkhI ane zUnya mana vALI mane kevaLa mArA rUdane sahAya karI. meM dharmarAjAne prArthanA karI ke jyAM te mArA pitA (ramaNalAla) hoya tyAM laI jAo.

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 14 1 paMDitavarya mobAIla" jJAnabhaMDAra : DaoN. ramaNabhAI E pa. pU. sAhitya kalAratna A. zrI vijaya cazodevasUrizvarajI ma. sA. gujarAta e rAjakartAonI dharatI hatI eTale A dharatI upara rAjakartAonuM paribaLa ThIka ThIka jAmeluM hatuM. temAM vacagALe vacagALe sArA vidyApremI rAjakartAo paNa gAdI upara AvyA. eTale gujarAtamAM vidyAno vyavasAya ekadama vadhI gayo. A samaya daramyAna vaDodarA rAjyanI gAdI upara zrImad sarakAra sayAjIrAva gAyakavADa AvyA. teo eka vidyApremI ane gujarAtanI dharatInA vidyAvyavasAya mATe jANItA puruSa thayA. e ja arasAmAM gujarAtamAM ghaNAM vyavasAyika zikSako paNa pedA thayA. sonA puruSArthathI gujarAta zikSaNa kSetramAM vadhu paDatuM agraNI thavA pAmyuM. e ja arasAmAM mAro paNa zikSaka sAtheno paricaya thoDo vadhI gayo. ghaNAM zikSako mArA paricayamAM AvyA. A daramyAna khUba zAMta, zItala prakRtinA vidyApremI pAdarAnA rahevAsI jaina zikSaka tarIke zrI ramaNabhAI sI. zAha gujarAtanI dharatI upara AgaLa paDatuM sthAna pAmyA. amadAvAdanA eka bhAgamAM thoDo zaikSaNika vyavasAya paNa cAlato hato. ramaNabhAI A jagyAe mArA paricayamAM AvyA. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa jaina samAjanAM jANItA vidvAna pUjya munivarya zrI puNyavijayajI e dharatI upara bIrAjatA hatA. tethI ramaNabhAI avAranavAra tyAM AvatAM ane maLavAnuM thatuM. paMDitavarya zrI ramaNalAla sI. zAha eka vidvAna samatola svabhAvanA zikSaka hatA. mArI sAtheno paricaya vadhyAM pachI teo mArA jevA svabhAvanA vaheNamAM AvI javA pAmyA hatA. mAro aMgata paricaya ramaNabhAI joDe vadhyo hato. eTale eka divasa ame banne beThA hatA. meM emane vAta karI sujazavelI bhAsa e grantha upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI ma.sA.no che e pustakanuM bhASAMtara hatuM nahIM eTale sujazavelI bhAsanuM saMpAdana kArya ramaNabhAIne cIMdhyuM ane te mATenI hastaprata suratanA jJAnabhaMDAramAMthI meLavI ApI. tenuM teoe suMdara saMpAdana karyuM te joI saMtoSa thayo ane ramaNabhAImAM rahela surucipUrNa kAryazailIno khyAla Avyo.

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14 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI prasaMge prasaMge zrI ramaNabhAIne maLavAnuM thatuM rahyuM ane jJAnagoSThino eka anokho yajJa maMDAto. teo mArA eka dharmamitra jevA hatA. eTale jyAre jyAre maLatAM tyAre tyAre eka anokhA AnaMdanI anubhUti thatI. muMbaI, vAlakezvara, vaDodarA, amadAvAda vagere sthaLoe kArya prasaMge teo maLatA. jJAnagoSThi thatI ane kAMI navuM karavAnI, samAjane upayogI kArya karavAnI dhagaza keLavatA teoe pAlitANA jaina sAhitya maMdiramAM sAhitya samArohanuM suMdara Ayojana karyuM hatuM. te vakhate zrI ramaNabhAI ane temanAM sahadharmacAriNI, dharmapatnI zrIMtArAbahenano nikaTatAthI paricaya thayoM. zravaNanA mAtA- pitAnI jema bannenI Tharela prakRti, zAMta svabhAva, jJAnanI rUci, samAja mATe kAMI karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA e badhuM joI ghaNo AnaMda thayo. huM pAlItANAmAM ane teo muMbaI eTale ramaNabhAine pAlItANA vAraMvAra AvavuM phAve tevuM nahotuM. nahIMtara temane vadhu rokI rAkhavAnI prabaLa icchA hatI. hAlanA jamAnA mujaba mobAila zabdano vadhu upayoga thAya che. amArA ramaNabhAI e mobAila jJAnabhaMDAra hatA. temanI pAsethI kAMI ne kAMI nAvInyasabhara vAto jANavA maLatI. temanuM vAMcana vizALa ane UMDuM hatuM. jainadharma viSayaka ghaNA savAlonA javAba e tvarita ane sahaja rIte ApI zakatA. muMbaI vAlakezvaramAM jyAre maLavA AvatAM tyAre vividha viSayonI vAto daramyAna potAnA anubhavo jaNAve. anubhavonI kitAba khullI mUkI de. temanI uMmarane kAraNe temane vizeSa kAma na cIMdhatA. mArA prastAvanA saMgrahamAM be bola lakhI ApavAnuM kahetAM temane mArI AjJA zirasAvadha karI te vAtano amala karyo. chellA be-traNa vakhata maLavA AvyA. tabiyatanI sAnukULatA nahotI jaNAtI chatAM paNa temaNe jaNAvA dIdhuM na hatuM. temanA kAryathI vAkepha rAkhatAM temane chelle be pustakanuM kArya karyuM te ghaNuM uttama karyuM che. upAdhyAya bhagavaMtanA granthone suMdara rIte rajU karI jJAnasevAnuM suMdara kArya karyuM che. ghaNA kAmo temanI pAse karAvavAnI IcchA hatI paraMtu kudaratanI icchA nahIM hoya tethI ja teo mArAthI dUra mulunDa jatAM rahyA eTale maLavAno eTalo yoga banyo nahIM. chelle chelle maLyA hota to mane ghaNo AnaMda thAta. bhAvibhAva. teo ATalA jaldI cAlyA jaze tevI kalpanA na hatI. temanA javAthI eka viziSTa jJAnayajJano aMta Avyo che. temaNe temanA jIvanamAM suMdara evI jJAnasevA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 143. karI ane e jJAnasevA vistare tevAM bIjAropaNa paNa karatAM gayA. temanA jJAnapatha upara tamo sau cAlI temanA jJAnayajJanA anubhavone jIvanamAM utArI navA jJAnayajJone pragaTAvI jIvana urdhvagAmI banAvo tevI zubhakAmanA sAthe. temaNe jJAnavArasAne jALavI rAkhavA je bhAvanA karI che te yogya che ane zrI ramaNabhAI zAhanA sAhitya saurabha grantho jaldI pragaTa thAya tevI zubhecchA. * * * dIrghadRSTA vidvAna, vicakSaNa anubhavI Aje ja tattvaciMtaka DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA svargavAsa thayAnA samAcAra maLyA. sAMbhaLatAM ja AtmiyabhAvane kAraNe lAgaNIne Thesa lAgI ke zuM ramaNabhAI cAlyA gayA ! ramaNabhAinA javAthI sArAye jaina samAjane, bombe yunivarsiTIne eka tattvajJAnInI, dIrghadraSTA vidvAnanI, vicakSaNa anubhavInI, sarasvatIputranI, na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa paDI gaI. ramaNabhAinI saraLatA, samanvayadaSTi, sUjha, bUjha, sAhityanA pratyeka aMgone sparzatI temanI vicArazailI, lekhanazailI adbhuta hatI. te have kyAM maLaze ? pratyeka jijJAsu snAtakane temanI jijJAsA pramANe samajAvavAnI zailI, viSayane ArapAra samajAvI AtmasAt karAvavAnI AvaData ajaba gajabanI hatI. mane Ph.D. karavA mATenA viSayanI pasaMdagIthI laine, gAiDa - baLavaMtabhAI jAnIne bhalAmaNa karI thisisa pUro karAvavAmAM je teoe sahAya karI che te kyAreya bhUlAze nahi. ramaNabhAI sadA jAgRta, AtmabhAvamAM rahetA. teoe jIvanabhara jJAnanI upAsanA karI, aneka AtmAone karAvI Atmika kamANI karIne gayA che. teozrI paramAtmAnA jJAnane svayaMnA puruSArthathI, svanI jAgarukatAe saune samajAvavAno prayatna karatA e jJAnaguNano ekAda aMza paNa ApaNA jIvanamAM AtmaujAgara dazAmAM sahAyabhUta bane e ja aMtarabhAvanA. | pU. muktAbAI svAmInI AjJAthI sAdhvI Dolara

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144 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI jJAnanA marmoddhAraka...Do. ramaNabhAI | pa. pU. muni vijaya caMdrodayasUri mahArAja muM. sAMtAkrujha vesTathI lI. caMdrodaya vi. vi. vi. suzrAvaka, ramaNabhAInA devagata thayAnA samAcAra aMgata patro tathA samAcAra patrothI jANyA. eka vAra oha ! thaI gayuM. janme che te nakkI javAno' e vAta ghaNIvAra sAMbhaLI/vAMcI paNa najIkanA-nikaTanA janAra pAkaTa jJAnadRSTi laIne janArA potAnA dravya maraNano zoka ke duHkhano raMja laIne nathI jatAM, paraMtu eka jJAnazikhara sara karIne navajIvana pAmyAno saMtoSa laIne jatAM hoya che. DaoN. ramaNabhAIe varSonI jJAnadRSTi, jJAnavRtti, jJAnakRti dvArA je kaMI meLavyuM che tene deza-videzamAM vyAkhyAnamALAmAM pIrasyuM che, je je viSayo hAthamAM lIdhA tenA UMDANa sudhI pahoMcI marmodghATana karyA che, tethI je abhinava prakAza sAMpaDato teno huM, tame ane loko sAkSI che. pro. ramaNabhAI hakIkate gayA nathI, temanI jJAnabhUkha, jJAnaprIti, jJAnaramaNatA Aje paNa upasthita che, teonA jJAnayajJamAM tArAbahena paNa je rIte teonA paDachAyA banI jJAnasamidha rUpe samarpita thayAM che, te teone ApeluM jJAnatarpaNa ja gaNAya ne..? teo baMne jJAnasAdhakoe Aja dina sudhImAM je paNa bhinnabhinna viSayono khyAla ApavA puruSArtha karI zrutajJAnanuM pAna, tattvajijJAsuone karAvyuM che te cirasmaraNIya raheze. * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 45 jayantaH vItarAgAH | pUjya AcArya janakacaMdrasUri mahArAjasAheba Atama bhAvanA bhAvatA jIvalahe kevaLajJAna re, mane zrI ramaNabhAI sI. zAhanA kALadharmanA samAcAra svAdhyAyapremI zrI bipInacaMdrabhAIe ApyA. bipInacaMdrabhAI ahIM mArI pAse rokAyA hatA tyAre meM emane zrI ramaNabhAInuM mRtyu AtmalakyapUrvaka evuM samAdhimaraNa thAya te mATe vAsakSepa ane zrImadjInA keTalAka patronA utArAvALA kAgaLo mokalyA te temaNe bipInacaMdrabhAI pAsethI jAgRtipUrvaka sAMbhaLyA hatA te saMtoSanI vAta che. vastutaH AtmA to ajara amara avinAzI zuddha caitanya svarUpa che. tethI te to marato ja nathI. zarIra badalAyA kare che. AvA prasaMge ApaNe to emanA guNonuM smaraNa karIne emanAM vividha kSetramAM karelAM kAryonI anumodanA prazaMsA karIne lAbhAnvita thatA rahevAnuM che. amArA samudAyanA sAdhvIzrI kiraNa yazAzrI ma. sAhebazrIne emaNe pU. 5. AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanA jIvanacaritra Adi kAryone lakSamAM laIne pIeca.DI. karavAmAM madada karI hatI. eo suciMtaka, sulekhaka ane jaina zAstranA sArA abhyAsI hatA. emaNe jena sAhitya kSetranA nirmANakAryamAM niHsvArtha bhAve anupama sahayoga Apyo che te avarNanIya che. jaina sAhityanA murdhanya sitArA zrImAna ramaNalAla cI. zAhanI acAnaka vidAyathI ApaNe eka zreSTha sAhityakArane khoyo che. jeoe acalagacchanA susAdhvI zrI mokSaguNAzrIjIne Ph.D. mATe pAMca varSa sudhI suMdara mArgadarzana Apela. varSothI prabuddha jIvanamAM saMkaLAyelA rahyA. prabhu emanA AtmAne zIdhra mokSagAmI banAve. e ja T sarvodaya sAgara

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14 6 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI suzrAvaka prophesara DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha I pUjya munizrI jaMbuvijayajI mahArAja sAheba ramaNabhAI sAthe mAre lagabhaga 25 varSathI nikaTano paricaya rahyo che. cArUpa tIrthamAM sAhitya samArohanI ujavaNI temaNe amArA sAMnidhyamAM lagabhaga 18 varSa pUrve karI hatI. AgamanI vAcanA mATe paNa e khAsa AvatA hatA. emanA viduSI dharmapatnI tArAbahena paNa ghaNIvAra sAthe hoya. - ramaNabhAInI vizeSatA e hatI ke e vividha viSayonA talasparzI abhyAsI, jANakAra tathA vidvAna hovA uparAMta khUba khUba samanvayavAdI hatA. jUnA ane navA vicAranA vargamAM e seturUpa hatA. zraddhA-jJAna ane samyak AcaraNa emanA jIvanamAM vaNAI gayAM hatAM. emanA nidhanathI gaMbhIra ciMtaka, bahuzruta, vizALa anubhavI, sakhtavayavAdI, vidvAnanI jaina saMghamAM moTI khoTa paDI che. prabhu temanA AtmAne parama zAMti Apo. * * * - eka bahumukhI vyaktitvanI ciravidAya chellA lagabhaga pAMca dAyakAthI sAhitya, jaina patrakAratva, jaina tattvajJAna ane muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha, prabuddha jIvananA prakAzanamAM tathA jaina dharmanAM ucca zikSaNamAM jemano siMhaphALo hato tevA Ada. murabbI zrI ramaNabhAI cI. zAhanI ciravidAyathI samasta saMskArapremI samAjane ane muMbaI jaina samAjamAM eka apUraNIya kSati ubhI thaI che. i. sa. 1981 mAM kobAnI saMsthAnA khAtamuhUrtanI veLAe, sarvazrI cI. ca. zAha ane durlabhajIbhAI khetANI sAthe teo hAjara hatA ane tyAra pachI muMbaI, sAyalA, pAlItANA ane dharamapura mukAme teono paNa samAgama rahyo. temanA bahumukhI vyaktitvamAMthI navI peDhI preraNA prApta karIne jIvanane unnata banAve te ja temanI sAcI zraddhAMjali gaNI zakAya. OM zAMti OM zAMti || parama zraddheya saMtazrI AtmAnaMdajI

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 14 7. 147, ramaNabhAI eTale sarvatra zubha darzitA I pUjya AcArya pradhumnasUrizvarajI mahArAja sAheba zrI ahaMtu zAsananI prIti jIvane saraLatA zIkhave che. AvI saraLatA vidyAnI sAthe kevI zobhe che. te (ahaMkArane badale te AvI hatI) zrI ramaNabhAImAM dekhAtuM hatuM. zrI ramaNabhAI gayA. A saMsAre AvavAnuM ke javAnuM navuM nathI paNa AvavAnA ane javAnI vacce teo kazuMka vinazvara koIkanI pAsethI meLave che temAM potAnuM umere che ane pachInAne mATe te keTaluM mUkI jAya che te vittanuM mUlya che. ko'ka to evuM mUkI jAya che ke cala zabda saMpUrNapaNe potAnA arthane sArthaka kare tevA yugamAM paNa te baLa preryA ja kare. AtmAnA avAjane anusarIne jIbhathI ke kalamathI je sUve, jhare, bolAya ke lakhAya te anekane tamasu-timiramAMthI ugArI le che. AjubAjuno pradeza jhaLAMhaLAM thaI rahe tevA ajavALAM te pAtharI jAya che. yugo sudhI te ajavALuM AthamatuM nathI. AvA ajavALAMno mahimA che. guNa pakSapAta-guNa grAhakatA-guNAnurAgitA AvA zabdo ke zabdaguccho zabdakozamAM sacavAyelAM maLe che. te to jaDa rUpe bhAse che paNa jyAre eka jIvaMta vyaktimAM te zabda sAkAra thayelo dIse che tyAre te dIvAmAMthI bIjA dIvAne peTAvavAnuM sAmarthya jaNAya che ane tenAthI dIvo pragaTe paNa che, ema eka uttama paraMparA prasthApita thAya che ane te anAmI hoya che. ramaNabhAImAM AvA "spArka dekhAyA hatA. kasarata-vyAyAmathI khUba kasAyeluM khaDatala zarIra, dharatI upara ja cAlavAno svabhAva eTale ke vAstavane mAnavA-pramANavAnI Teva. jyAM kAMIpaNa sAruM dekhe te sArApaNAne AvakAryA vinA cena na paDe tevI sUci zubha darzitA temanAmAM hatI. teomAM vidyAnita zANapaNa paNa bharapura hatuM. vaktavya paNa muddAsara ane Tu dha poInTa ApatAM.

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148 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI to "prabuddha jIvanamAM pahelA pAne kyAreka koIka suyogya vyaktinI jIvanarekhA, to kyAreka sAMprata ghaTanAnI samAlocanA, badhA ja muddAne AvarI letuM e lakhANa taTastha gaNAtuM hatuM. kyAMya atizayoktimAM na sarI paDAya. kyAMya nyAya na cUkI javAya tenI takedArI pUrvakanuM e lakhANa vAre vAre vAMcavuM game tevuM hoya che. A to badhI vAta bahiraMga pravRttimAM jaNAtA samaja-vyaktitvanI thaI te sAthe ja svabhAva-vyaktitva paNa evuM ja mulAyama hatuM. temane koI bAhya ghaTATopathI aMjAtA kadI joyA nathI. amAre amadAvAdamAM eka upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAjanA vyaktitva ane kRtitva viSayaka parisaMvAda (seminAra) yojavAnI vAta cAlatI hatI. teo mahAvIra vidyAlaya taraphathI e yojavAnA hatA. temAM mAre upasthita rahevuM tevo temano Agraha hato. vAtacItamAMthI ja mArI aMgata muzkelIono teo aNasAra pAmI gayA. mane eka-be vAkyathI ja bojA vinAno/haLavo karI dIdho. buddhimAnanA lakSaNamAM Ave che ke te nirAgrahI hoya che. buddheH phalamanAgrahaH buddhinuM phala anAgrahapaNuM che. te temanAmAM hatuM. pachI amAre to lagabhaga dara varSe bhAvanagara, jesara, jAmanagara ema sAteka varSa ekAda granthane anusarIne vAcanA rAkhavAno krama jArI rahyo. sAthe mitrone lAve. temAM gulAbacaMda karamacaMda karIne teonA mitra hatA, te grantha gata zlokanA hArdane-marmane turta pAmI jatAM evI buddhinI sAthe temanI saMvedanazIlatA paNa tIvra hatI. prasaMga evo banyo ke jesaramAM bhAdaravA mahinAmAM bapore vAcanA cAlatI hatI temAM sAdhvIjI mahArAjanuM grupa paNa zravaNa mATe AvatuM. e sAdhvIvRndamAM amArA bA mahArAja paNa hAjara hoya. ekavAra baporanA traNeka vAgyAnA sumAre bAraNAmAMthI sUryano taDako mArA upara Avato joyo ane bA mahArAja bolyA-Avo tApa Ave che to bAraNuM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 149 baMdha karo ne ! A vAkyanuM uccAraNa ane bAraNuM ADuM karavAnI kriyAnI vacce gulAbacaMdabhAinI AMkhamAM azrubiMdu sarI paDyuM. mArI najaramAM e AvyuM ! mAtAnA hRdayamAM chalakAtAM vAtsalyanA darzanathI e AMsu dhasI AvyA evuM mane lAgyuM. AvA mitronuM vRnda teone viMTaLAIne rahetuM. mitro nabhAvavAnI kaLA temane sahaja hatI. jena yuvaka saMgha jevI saMsthAne saphaLa rIte calAvavAno to A kImiyo hato. teo cokkasa nakkara kAMIka mUkI gayA che. zuM zuM mUkI gayA che te to pracchanna gupta dhanamUDInI jema dhIre-dhIre prakAzamAM Avaze. tArAbahena paNa teonI sAthe maLahvana saMyoga nI jema zobhatA hatA. daMpatI te ja sAcA che je parasparanA pUraka banI rahe che, te vAkya ahIM caritArtha thayeluM jovA maLe che. teo pAse eka mAgaNI karavAnuM mana rahyA karatuM hatuM ke ramaNabhAI! tame mAtra pAdarAnA saMsmaraNo ApIne tamArI sAdI chatAM suMdara lekhanazailIno svAda cakhADIne baMdha thaI jAva te kema game ! saMpUrNa AtmakathA Apo ne ! tame karelI abhivyakti kevI to rasALa hoya che ke vAcaka temAM taNAto ja jAya ane badhuM citrAtmaka rIte cakSugocara thayAM ja kare vA Tana (eka dANo bhAtano jovAthI samagra tapelInA badhA dANAnI samaja paDe che tema) nyAye tamArA pitAjInI vAta karatAM karatAM te samayanA pAdarAne tame tAjuM karI ApyuM. tame e badhuM lakhatAM-lakhatAM pAchA pAdarAnA pAdaramAM jIvatAM thaI gayA hazo e kSaNoe tamArAmAM keTalo AnaMda bharyo haze e kalpanAthI paNa romAMca thAya che. hAlanI navI peDhIne to A badhI gayA janamanI vAta lAge tevuM e badhuM varNana hatuM. ghaNuM badhuM lakhyuM, ghaNuM chapAvyuM paNa badho tenA upara hakka, hisso na rAkhyo. vizvanA cogAnamAM khulluM mUkI dIdhuM. ramaNabhAI ! tamArI akSarasaMpadA jyAM sudhI che tyAM sudhI tame jIvatAM cho ane amArI vacce ja cho. * * *

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150 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI guNagrAhI daSTA : DaoN. ramaNabhAI | pU. AcArya vijayazIlacandrasUrI mahArAja sAheba vi. suzrAvaka DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanuM avasAna thavAthI sAhityajagatamAM tathA jaina samAjane bahu moTI khoTa paDI che. mULe jaina samAjamAM vidvAno bahu jUja, temAM paNa potAnA viSayanA niSNAMta hovA uparAMta anekavidha viSayono UMDo-gADha paricaya rAkhI jANe tevA vidvAna to ramaNabhAI jevA gaNyAgAMThyA ja. kharuM kahuM to ramaNabhAI e A prakAranA chellA jaina vidvAna che. emanA javA sAthe emanA prakAranA vidvAnono yuga samApta thayo che, ema kahIe to temAM atyukti nathI jaNAtI. - videza janArA jaina vyAkhyAtAo tathA vidvAno ghaNA haze/che. paNa eka nispRha, zraddhAsaMpanna ane samatola mAnasa dharAvanArA jena pravakatA tarIke videzomAM (tema ja dezamAM paNa) zrI ramaNabhAInI pratibhA jevI upaselI, tevI bhAgye ja koInI haze. ramaNabhAIno moTo guNa te temanI dharmazraddhA tathA dharmaniSThA che. duniyA ane duniyAdArI sAthe tema ja duniyAnA vividha dharmapaMtho tema ja dhArmika mAnyatAvALA varga sAthe jIvaMta saMparka hovA chatAM jaina dharmazAsana pratyenI temanI niSThA tathA dharmaparAyaNatA avicala ane niraMtara jaLavAI hovAnuM jANavA maLe che, je khUba AnaMda tathA acaMbo janmAve che. temanA dharma ane zAstrIya viSayonA lekho tathA graMthonuM pramANa to vipula che ja. paNa te sivAyanA temanA pravAsavarNana vagere sAhityika viSayonA lakhANomAM paNa temano hakArAtmaka abhigama tathA madhyastha ke samatola valaNa sarvatra jovA maLe che. guNAgrAhaka dRSTi, sadAcAra ane susaMskArane poSe tevI prastuti-e temanAM lakhANono vizeSa gaNAya. ame to A cAturmAsa pachI temane amadAvAda bolAvavA ane temanuM gaurava karavuM-evo kAryakrama gaMbhIratApUrvaka vicArI rahyA hatA. paNa eTalAmAM ja temanA avasAnanA samAcAra maLyA ! kALasattA ja baLavatI che e vadhu ekavAra samajAyuM. emanA sagata AtmAne zAMti maLo tevI prArthanA.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI ra. cI. zAha : eka paricaya ] pU. AcArya vijaya municandrasUri mahArAja sAheba zrI ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA lekho-pustako ane sAhityika pravRttithI to varSothI vAkepha hato. teo sArA vaktA che evuM paNa sAMbhaLeluM. mArI gaNipadavI prasaMge emane padhAravA meM lakheluM. patrano uttara ApavA mATe teo haMmezAM apramatta rahetA. samayasara emano uttara maLI ja jAya. teono javAba Avyo ke Apa vAva cAturmAsa cho ane ame e ta2pha jAtrA karavA AvIe chIe. 151 vi. saM. 2048 mAM vAvamAM sarva prathama emanI rUbarU mulAkAta thaI, sAthe tArAbahena ane bIjA paricito hatA. gaNipadavI prasaMge paNa teonuM pravacana sAMbhaLavA maLyuM. A pachI to lAMbo samaya patranI Avana-jAvana cAlatI rahI. muMbaI cAturmAsa vakhate pharI rUbarU maLavAnuM thayuM. A vakhate mAre zrI hIrAlAla rasikadAsa kApaDiyA dvArA lakhAyelA 'jaina saMskRta sAhityano itihAsa' bhAga-1-2-3nuM punaH saMpAdana kArya cAlu hatuM. meM kApaDiyAnA putro vagere bAbata mAhitI mAgI. emaNe kahyuMH emanA putro joDe mAre ghaniSTha saMbaMdha che. itihAsanA bhAgonA punaH prakAzana mATenI zrI kApaDiyAnA putronI lekhita saMmati paNa zrI zAhe meLavI mokalI ApI. bIjAne sahAyarUpa banavAnuM valaNa mULathI ja emanA svabhAvamAM joDAyuM lAge che. emanA pravAsavarNana ane jIvanacaritranAM pustakomAMthI ghaNuM jANavA maLatuM. rUbarU ane patrathI paNa emanA AgAmI pustaka viSe pUchaparacha thatI. zrI 2. cI. zAha emanAM pustako amane mokalatA rahetA. jyAre je paNa puchAvIe te mATe utta2 paNa yathAyogya mokalatA rahetA. gayA varSe zrI kApaDiyAnA 'jaina saMskRta itihAsa' bhAga-1-2-3 nA vimocana prasaMge AvavA meM jaNAveluM. svAsthyanA kAraNasa2 teo AvI na zakyA. jo ke emano patra Avyo ke-svAsthya sAruM nathI rahetuM eTale vAlakezvarathI muluMDa (dIkarInuM ghara najIka hovAthI) rahevA Avyo chuM. A pachI gujarAta samAcAramAM emanA avasAna ane jIvana-kavana viSe vAMcyuM. zrI 2. cI. zAhanA javAthI eka zraddhALu ane jJAnI puruSanI khoTa paDI gaI.

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15 2 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jJAnArAdhaka suzrAvaka sva. ramaNabhAI | pU. upAdhyAyazrI bhuvanacaMdra mahArAja sAheba suzrAvaka zAsanasevI zrI ramaNalAlabhAInA avasAnanA khabara peparamAM vAMcatAM ja eka aphasosanI lAgaNI manamAM jAgelI. bALa saMskAra zibira vageremAM vyasta hovAthI huM tarata patra na lakhI zakyo, paNa te pachI dararoja temanuM smaraNa rahyA karyuM che. - vartamAna kALe je zrAvakaratno jinazAsanamAM camakI rahyA che temAMnA eka evA ramaNabhAInA aneka sadgaNo kyAreya vismRta nahi thAya. bharapUra svAdhyAya, dIrgha jJAnopAsanA, UMDI zraddhA, suMdara madhyastha dRSTi, vaicArika udAratA vagere temanI viziSTa lAkSaNikatAo hatI. pAchalAM thoDAM varSomAM "adhyAtmasAra' ane "jJAnasAra' jevA graMthonuM parizIlana cAlyuM e temanI jJAnasAdhanAnuM suyogya aMtima caraNa jANe banI rahyuM. "prabuddha jIvanane navo ghATa ApIne eka adbhuta kArya karyuM. | tArAbena paNa ramaNabhAInA jJAnopAsanAnA kSetre ane zrAvaka jIvananA dharmapAlananA kSetre temanA sAthI-sahayogI banI rahyAM e vAta temanA viyoga kALe temane khUba ja zAtAdAyaka nIvaDaze. divaMgatanI vikAsayAtrA AgaLa vadhatI raho e ja prArthanA.

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pitAzrI cImanalAla amRtalAla zAha mAtuzrI revAbahena cImanalAla zAha Domenama GoHT gayA nava ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena lagna-satkAra samAraMbha H , Bau

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zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha taraphathI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA konvokezana holamAM paMDita rAdhAkRSNanA pramukhapade paMDita sukhalAlajInuM sanmAna thayuM te samaye saMghanI kamiTi uparAMta kAkAsAheba kAlelakara, morArajIbhAI, DhebarabhAI, bAbubhAI jazabhAI vagere mahAnubhAvo. paramAnaMdabhAInI pAchaLa zrI ramaNabhAI. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI kAryavAhaka samitimAM ramaNabhAI vacce paMDita sukhalAlajI 1962.

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senTa jheviyarsa kaoNleja - gujarAtI vibhAga - pro. gaurIprasAda jhAlA, pro. manasukhalAla jhaverI, pro. ramaNabhAI zAha 1954-papanA gujarAtI viSayanA vidyArthIo. senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM AmaMtrita abhinetA zrI pRthvIrAja kapura sAthe. Leduction international Eos Private 8 Personall Ise Only www.iainelibrary.org

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ena. sI. sI. nezanala keDeTa koranA oNphisara mejara ramaNabhAI ena. sI. sI.nA keDeTsanI salAmI prasaMge. ena. sI. sI.nA oNphisara sAthe mejara ramaNalAla zAha. vacce senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejanA prinsipAla. Jain Eudcatur international Forevato- Dersonal use only

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DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM sanmAna karatAM saMghanA pUrva pramukha zrI paramAnaMdabhAI kApaDiyA DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM sanmAna karI AzIrvAda ApatA saMghanA pramukha zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha. Honorationer

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DaoN. ramaNabhAInA adhyakSapade zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI vasaMta vyAkhyAnamALAnuM dIpa pragaTAvI udghATana karatA zrI morArajIbhAI desAI. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM (sapTe. 1972) gujarAtanA rAjyapAla zrI zrImannArAyaNanuM yuvAnono ajaMpo ane kAraNo" viSaya para vyAkhyAna. pramukha sthAne DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha, Jain Education interretera aimellibrando ForPoivate- PersonalUse Only

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zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe yojelA svAtaMtrya senAnInA citra pradarzanamAM bhUtapUrva vaDApradhAna zrI aTalabihArI bAjapeyI sAthe DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha. SHRI BOMBAY JAIN YUVAK SANGH SHRI CHIMANLAL CHAKUBHAI SHAH MEMORIAL SPRING LECTURES SUBT: COM vasaMta vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vaktA bhUtapUrva vaDApradhAna zrI caMdrazekharanI oLakhANa ApatA ramaNabhAI.

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paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI pUrNAhutinA AnaMdanA prasaMge pratibhAva vyakta karatA vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAthe zrI cImanabhAI zAha, upapramukha zrI rasikabhAI zAha, zrI harIndra dave vagere. rajana paMca, OSTER zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha nirmita "zrImatI dhIrajabenA dIpacaMda zAha, 'ramakaDAM ghara'nA udghATana samaye ubodhana karatAM ramaNabhAI.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 153 vartamAna kALanA anupama sAkSara DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha |pU. paMnyAsa naMdIghoSavijayagaNi mahArAja sAheba zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe mAro paricaya bahu ja thoDA samayano che. temanuM nAma navanIta-samarpaNa" (gujarAtI) tathA hindI "navanIta' (DAIjesTa)mAM ghaNI vakhata vAMcela. khAsa to temano pravAsa anubhava "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' lekhamALA dvArA bahu ja sahaja ane svAbhAvika rIte AlekhAyela che, tenA dvArA temano zabda paricaya maLela. Ama temano parokSa paricaya hato paraMtu pratyakSa paricaya to zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya muMbaI dvArA prakAzita thanAra mArA "jainadarzana vaijJAnika Ezz' Jainism :Through Science 444Lid seal qu4d 24HELLEY pAlitANAnA amArA vihAra daramyAna koTha gAme Avela tyAre thayela. tyAra pachI kyAreka patra dvArA maLavAnuM thatuM paNa temanI tabiyatanA kAraNe teo bahAra bahu jatA na hovAthI rUbarU maLavAnuM thayuM nahotuM. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, muMbaI taraphathI ghaNA jaina sAhitya samArohanuM Ayojana thayuM hatuM ane ghaNA lokono prema saMpAdana karyo hato. "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIkenI temanI kAmagIrI bahu ja prazaMsanIya ane taTasthatApUrNa rahI hatI. sAmAnya rIte zarUAtamAM prabuddha jIvanano ItihAsa jena sAdhu paraMparAthI viruddha rahyo hato tethI prabuddha jIvana sAthe saMkaLAvavAnuM koI paNa sAdhu mATe jokhamakAraka gaNAtuM tevA samayamAM temaNe prabuddha jIvananuM taMtrIpada svIkArI sAdhuo pratyenA sabhAva dvArA prabuddha jIvanane sAdhuomAM paNa lokapriya banAvyuM. e temanI bahu moTI siddhi hatI. mArA jainadarzana ane vijJAnanA lekhothI teo bahu prabhAvita thayela eTale temaNe koI paNa jAtanI bahu lAMbI jhaMjhaTa karyA vinA ja zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA TrasTImaMDaLane mArA lekha saMgrahane prakAzita karavAnI bhalAmaNa karI. je mArA mATe pAzerAmAM pahelI pUNI jevuM hatuM. tyAra pachI pharIvAra amadAvAda-pArulanagara khAte amArI "bhAratIya prAcIna sAhitya vaijJAnika rahasya 2114 2124L' (Research Institute of Scientific secrets from Indian Oriental

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154 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI Scriptures-RISSIONS) nA tatkAlIna kAryAlayanA udghATana samArohamAM padhAravA mATe meM teone nimaMtraNa mokalyuM tyAre teonI tabiyata nAdurasta hovA chatAM AvavAnI hA pADI ane AvyA. ane temanI tabiyatane anukULa Ave te mATe pArulanagara saMghanA kAryakartA zrI suprImabhAI pI. zAhane tyAM rahyA ane temanI sAtheno zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapurano paricaya tAjo karyo. eTaluM ja nahi udghATana samAroha bAda baporanA parisaMvAdamAM adhyakSatA paNa svIkArI ane parisaMvAdanuM saphaLatApUrvaka saMcAlana paNa karyuM. je mArA mATe kharekhara avismaraNIya prasaMga che. te parisaMvAdamAM Do. jitendrabhAI bI. zAhe ApaNI sAmAyika prakriyA upara potAnuM saMzodhana patra rajU karyuM tyAre eka ramUjabharI kathA paNa kahelI. to sAthe sAthe amadAvAdanI suprasiddha vijJAna saMsthA bhautikazAstra saMzodhana prayogazALA (Physical Research Laboratory) nA vijJAnI DaoN. narendrabhAI bhaMDArIe rajU karela Adhunika vijJAna ane jaina darzana aMgenA saMzodhanapatranI carcAmAM kramabaddhaparyAya, jamAlinA niyativAda ane puruSArthanI niSphaLatA aMge spaSTIkaraNa karatAM teoe jaNAvela ke chadmastha jIvonI apekSAe puruSArtha jarUrI che, jyAre kevaLajJAnI apekSAe kramabaddha paryAya niyata che. paraMtu teTalA mAtrathI puruSArthanuM mahattva ochuM thatuM nathI. chelle gaI sAla mArA AbhAmaMDaLa aMgenA pustakanI prastAvanA lakhavAnuM kahyuM to kazI ja AnAkAnI vagara temaNe te svIkAryuM. eTaluM ja nahi samayasara te lakhI mokalI. sAthe emane e pustaka eTaluM gamI gayuM ke temAMthI eka prakaraNa temaNe prabuddha jIvanamAM paNa prakAzita karyuM ane mane lakhyuM ke ApanI rajA meLavyA vagara meM ApanA pustakamAMthI eka prakaraNa prabuddha jIvanamAM prakAzita karyuM che. AjanA jamAnAmAM jyAre sAhityika corI (Plagiarism) sarva sAmAnya ghaTanA banI gaI che tyAre A rIte nikhAlasa ane saraLatApUrvaka Avo svIkAra karavo durlabha lAge che. zrI ramaNabhAI vidvAna hovAnI sAthe sAthe eka sAdhaka AtmA paNa hatA. ane sAdhaka AtmAnuM eka mahattvanuM lakSaNa e hoya che ke teo haMmezAM saraLa hoya che. zrI ramaNabhAI paNa AvA saraLa ane nirdabha prakRtinA mahAmAnava hatA. ane te ja temanI vizeSatA hatI. AvA vidvAna samAjasevI nirdabha prakRtinA sAdhucarita jyAre vidAya le che tyAre saMskRta subhASitamAM jaNAvyA pramANe

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 155 mAnasarova2mAMthI rAjahaMsa vidAya le tyAre haMsane koI hAni thatI nathI paraMtu mAnasarova2ne ja hAni thAya che tema e jIva jyAM jaze tyAM te sthAnanI zobhA ja banaze paraMtu ApaNA A vartamAna samAjane temanI khoTa jaldI pUrAya tema lAgatuM nathI. aMtamAM AvA sAdhucarita sajjana AtmA jyAM hoya tyAM saunuM kalyANa karanAra thAya e ja eka zubhabhAvanA. AtmArthI, mumukSu jIvamAM saraLatA hovI Avazyaka ja nahi, anivArya che. saraLatAthI anya guNo pragaTa thAya che ane doSonuM nivAraNa thAya che. sopha gujjuyamUyaska arthAt saraLatAthI zuddhi thAya che. asaraLa jIva Atmahita jaladI sAdhI zakato nathI. saraLa pariNAmI jIva tattvanA tAtparyane tarata pAmI zake che. vyAvahArika bAhya saraLatA karatAM AMtaramananI doSarahita pAramArthika saraLatA jIvane aMtarmukha thavAmAM ane Atmahita sAdhavAmAM upakAraka bane che. mATe pAramArthika saraLatA upAdeya che. Arjava jyAre enI uttama koTie pahoMce che tyAre te samyagdarzana sahita ja hoya che. saraLatAthI udAratA, madhyasthatA, vizALatA ItyAdi guNo prApta thAya che, saraLa jIva potAnA doSonuM avalokana kare che ane teno svIkAra karI le che. te doSone dUra karavA mATe tathA potAnI bhUlonuM punarAvartana na thAya te mATe satata jAgrata rahe che. te bIjAno prItipAtra bane che. asaraLa jIva potAnA doSono svIkAra karavAne badale bacAva kare che. bauddhika stare potAnA doSo samajAtA hovA chatAM tenA aMtaramAM tene mATe prIti rahe che. eTale ja te bIjAnI prIti gumAve che. tattvanI dRSTie joie to Arjava arthAt sa2LatA e AtmAno svabhAva che, guNadharma che. AtmAno e guNa hovAthI nigodanA jIvothI mAMDIne siddhagatinA jIvomAM e rahelo che. nigodamAM e AvarAyelo che ane kevalI bhagavaMto tathA siddhagatinA jIvomAM e pUrNapaNe prakAzita che. ] ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('jinatattva-bhAga-7'mAMthI)

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156 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vipula sAhityasarjaka : DaoN. ramaNabhAI I pUjya munizrI jayabhadravijayajI ma. sA. thoDAM varaso pahelA amArA samudAyanA sAdhuo pAlitANA AvyA. dazeka divasa rokAyA. A daza divasa daramyAna teoe pAlitANAnI jAtrA navaTUMka gheTI pAga, hastagiri vagere gayA. dazamAM divase rAtanA samaye pU. panyAsazrI vAcaspativijayajI ma. sAheba pAse besavA AvyA, paraMtu pU. panyAsajI mahArAja sAhebanuM pratikramaNa bAkI hatuM tethI temane mArI pAse besavA jaNAvyuM. e be sAdhuo mArI pAse ekAda kalAka beThA. ghaNI ghaNI vAto thaI, khUba AnaMda thayo. UThatA UThatA e sAdhuo bolyA ke ApaNe nava divasa phogaTa gumAvyA. jo ApaNe navenava divasa beThA hota to kevuM sAruM ane ramaNabhAInA pustakanI vigato jANI hota to ! keTalI mAhitI jANavA maLata ! A sAMbhaLI mane manamAM vicAra Avyo ke zrI ramaNabhAInAM pustako keTalA upayogI che. najIkanAM samayamAM ja meM temanAM prabhAvaka sthaviro pustaka vAMcyA hatA. pU. vaDIlo pAsethI sAMbhaLelI ane zrI ramaNabhAInAM pustakamAMthI vAMcelI vigatoe mane te pUjya puruSonI mAhitIthI sabhara karyo. tyArathI meM zrI ramaNabhAInA pustakone sArI rIte vAMcavAnuM rAkhyuM ane je paNa pustaka vAMcu te pustakamAMthI dhA2vA jevI bAbato dhArI lauM, yAda rAkhI lauM. temanAM pustako vAMcavAnI khUba majA AvatI. kyAreya kaMTALo nathI lAgyo. temanI lakhavAnI saraLa zailI, rasalAlitya tathA viSayane nirUpavAnI anokhI rItane kAraNe dareka prasaMgo jIvaMta lAgatA. jyAM je vastuno-viSayano rasanuM nirdezana karavuM hoya tyAM karatAM. tethI temanAM pustakomAM rasarUcijaLavAI rahetI. temane lakhelA lagabhaga tamAme tamAma pustako huM joI gayo chuM. yAtrA pravAsanuM pustaka hoya. svadeza-paradeza pravAsanuM pustaka hoya to te vAMcatAM paNa ghaNI navI vigato jANavA maLe, tyAMnI vizeSatAo jANavA maLe ane vAMcana dvArA ApaNane ema ja lAge ke ApaNe paNa te jagyAe jaI AvyA chIe. AvA jaina samAjanI bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatI vyakti cAlI javAthI jena samAjane na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa paDI che. temanI nikhAlasatA, nirabhimAnIpaNuM,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 157 prakAMDa vidvAna hovA chatAM leza paNa vidvatAnA bhAra vagaranAM, pU. sAdhu-sAdhvIjI pratye athAga bhaktibhAva rAkhanAra ane temano Adara karanAra, lekhanakAryo ane anya pravRttiomAM vyasta rahevA chatAM jena AcAronuM yathAzakya pAlana karanArA, jinapUjA karanAra jevA ramaNabhAIne jotAM ja eka sAttvika AtmAne jotA hoIe tevo bhAva thAya. vAlakezvaramAM huM esa. pI. epArTamenTamAM ane teo rekhA bilDiMgamAM rahe. eTale kyAreka kyAreka rastAmAM amAre maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre khUba AnaMda thato. temanA eka pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-bhAga 3'mAM chelle bhAratanA khajUrAho' prakaraNamAM breka, lAITa, horna, vinAnI cAvIthI nahi paNa be vAyara aDADIne cAlatI jIpanuM varNana ane tene calAvanAra ThIMgujI DrAyavaranuM varNana atizaya suMdara che. eka bAju ramUja utpanna thAya, bIjI bAju garIba mANasa pratye karuNA janme. te vAMcatA vAMcatA na hasavAnI TevavALAne hasavuM AvyA sivAya rahe nahIM. mArI temanI sAthe avAranavAra mulAkAta thatI temAM prabhAvaka sthavironA pustakanA lakhANathI-vAMcanathI prerAIne temane jainettara jaina sAdhu upara lakhavA mATe kaheluM. meM temane kaheluM ke tame AvA suMdara pustako lakhyA che to jainetarone paNa khyAla Ave ke jena na hovA chatAM paNa jainetara vyaktie sAdhupaNuM svIkArI kevAM dharmanAM suMdara kAmo karyA che te saune khyAla Ave ane zAsananA jaina dharmanI vizALatAno anubhava thAya. temaNe lakhela pustakomAM temanAM chellA be pustako "adhyAtmasAra' ane "jJAnasAra pustako khUba ja suMdara banyA che. temaNe je zailI apanAvI che te suMdara che. zloka ane tenI nIce ja gujarAtI bhASAMtara ane zabdonI samaja. jethI zlokano marma tarata samajAya. upAdhyAyajI mahArAja sAhebanAM granthone AvI suMdara rIte rajU karIne zrI ramaNabhAIe zreSThatama kArya karyuM che te temanA jIvana ciraMjIvI kArya banI raheze. teo haju hota to vadhu suMdara prakAzano samAjane ApatA rahyA hota. astu temano AtmA jyAM gayo hoya tyAM jJAna-darzanane pAme tevI zubha bhAvanA sAthe. * * *

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158 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jJAnAcAranI ArAdhanA ] pU. munizrI hitavijayajI ma.sA. Adhunika tamAma sukha-sagavaDothI bharapUra, svarga samAna suMdara baMgalAmAM jo prakAzanuM eka kiraNa paNa praveza pAmI zakatuM na hoya, tethI Akho baMgalo ghora aMdhakAramaya hoya to evA aMdhAriyA baMgalAnI kiMmata koDInI thaI jAya tema ja emAM rahevA janA2 athaDAya, kuTAya ane khUba du:khI thAya. mANasa yuvAna hoya ane deva jevo rUpALo hoya, paNa jo e AMdhaLo hoya to enuM rUpa nirarthaka banI jAya tema ja dRSTinA abhAve e jIvanabhara sarvatra athaDAya, phuTAya ane khUba duHkhI thAya. baMgalAmAM je sthAna prakAzanuM che, zarIramAM je sthAna AMkhanuM che, mAnava-jIvanamAM e sthAna jJAnanuM che. ajJAna mANasa puNya-pApa, heya-upAdeya, kartavya-akartavya Adi kAMI jANI zakato nathI, tethI A loka-paralokamAM du:khI thAya che ane Atmahita sAdhI zakato nathI. jJAnI mANasa ja puNya-pApa Adi jANI zake che ane A loka-paraloka sudhAravA sAthe ratnatrayInI ArAdhanA dvArA zivasukha pAmI zake che. svargastha DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhe potAnA samagra jIvanakALa daramiyAna zraddhApUrvaka jJAnAcAranI suMdara ArAdhanA dvArA jaina kuLane ane potAnA samasta jIvanane ujjavaLa banAvyuM che, zobhAvyuM che. samyagdarzana vadhu ne vadhu nirmala banavA sAthe bhavAMtaramAM paNa emanI jJAnAcAranI ArAdhanA vaNathaMbhI cAlu rahe ane teo zIghra Atmahita sAthe e ja zubhAbhilASA. emanI sAtheno mAro paricaya 10/12 varasathI patra dvArA ja thayelo che. ame pratyakSa kyAreya maLyA nathI. teozrIe mArA prakAzano 'joDAkSa2 vicAra' ane 'gujarAtI lipi'nI prastAvanA lakhI ApI hatI ane mArA 2-4 lekho 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM pragaTa karyA hatA. mArA pratye tema ja mArAM prakAzano pratye saMpUrNa sadbhAva dharAvatA hatA,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 159 ethI mArAM uparyukta be prakAzanonI emaNe suMdara prastAvanA lakhI ApI hatI. teozrInI lekhanazailI khUba rasALa hatI. pustaka hAthamAM lIdhA pachI mUkavAnuM mana na thAya. eka vAra meM patra dvArA emane pUcheluM ke tamArA nAmanA akSaro ramaNalAla sI' zAha lakhavA ke ramaNalAla "cI zAha lakhavA? javAbamAM emaNe mane lakheluM ke aMgrejInI romana lipi anusAra "sI" zAha lakhI zakAya. paNa mane "cI zAha ja pasaMda che. teozrI "cI zAha (dIrgha I) lakhatA hatA. paNa cimanalAla'nA ci - cI aMge mAre eka vidvAna sAthe thayelI carcA dvArA 'ci' (cimanalAla) sAcuM hovAnuM jANavA maLyuM hatuM. prabuddha puruSanI vidAya samavedanA saha lakhavAnuM ke-pro. ramaNabhAI cI. zAhanA deha vilayanA samAcAra muMbaI samAcAramAM vAMcIne AghAta anubhavyo. teo eka prabuddha puruSa hatA. temanA mRtyunI ghaTanAne paMDita maraNa ja kahI zakAya, kAraNa jJAnIoe be maraNa batAvyAM che tevuM bALamaraNa ajJAnInuM hoya che paraMtu prajJAvAna, prabuddha jIvonuM maraNa paMDita maraNa kahevAya che. A eka virala ghaTanA ja kahI zakAya ke-temaNe lakheluM vAkya keTaluM badhuM arthasUcaka che, "ame "ghara badalyuM che. navuM saranAmuM noMdhI lezo." cokkasa temane temanI vidAya veLAnI pratIti thaI haze ja. meM temane mallinAtha bhagavAnanA lekha saMdarbhe patra lakhelo-temaNe tenA javAbamAM uparanA-udgAro rajU karyA che. | pRgendra vijayanA dharmalAbha

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI Atmahitakara sAhityasarjaka zrI ramaNabhAI [ pU. munizrI hitavijayajI ma.sA. sAhityanuM kSetra kyAreya sarjaka ke vivecaka vagaranuM rahyuM nathI. emAMya bahujanahitAya, bahujanasukhAya ane bahujanajJAnAya yatnazIla sajjano potAno phALo ApatA rahyA che. ApaNo sAhityika vAraso zAsanamAM thayelA aneka vidvAna munivaro AdinI sevAthI dhanya banelo che. sAhityarasikonI agra paMktine zobhAvI zake evA sva-para-hitaciMtakomAMnA zraddheya zrI ramaNalAla cI. zAha eka hatA. Atmahitakara sAhityanA sarjana dvArA teo karmarUpI paMjaramAM purAyelA sva-paranA AtamahaMsane karmapaMjara toDIne mukta banavAmAM ane zAzvata sukhanA bhoktA banavAmAM sahAyaka banatA rahyA. vANIne devI gaNIne enI ArAdhanA karavAnuM Thera Thera upadezAyuM che. sarasvatI e vAgevatAnuM sarvasaMsAra suprasiddha svarUpa che. jeNe eka mAtra potAnA AtmAne jANyo che ene mATe A jagatamAM jANavA jevuM bIjuM kAMI ja bAkI rahetuM nathI ane jeNe AkhI duniyAnuM badhuM ja jJAna meLavyuM hoya, paNa jo eka mAtra potAnA AtmAne jANyo na hoya to eNe meLaveluM AkhI duniyAnuM tamAma jJAna nirarthaka che. kUvAmAM paDelA mANase kUvAmAM raheluM pANI kevuM che ane keTaluM che, temaja kUvAnI UMDAI, pahoLAI, goLAI vagerenuM talasparzI jJAna meLavyuM hoya, paNa kUvAmAMthI bahAra kema nIkaLavuM enuM jJAna na meLavyuM hoya to eNe meLaveluM AkhI duniyAnuM tamAma jJAna nirarthaka pUravAra thAya che. samyajJAna AtmAno saMsArarUpI kUvA thakI uddhAra karanAruM hovAthI ja zAstrakAroe samyajJAnano mahimA varNavyo che. A bAbatane najara samakSa rAkhIne ramaNabhAIe jJAnanI sAdhanAno je puruSArtha karyo hato e kharekhara anumodanIya hato. AMkha vinAno mANasa jema mArga-unmArga, khADA-TekarA vagere kAMI jANI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 6 1 zakato nathI ane potAnA dehanuM sArI rIte rakSaNa karI zakato nathI, tema samyajJAna vinAno mANasa paNa potAnuM hita-ahita, puya-pApa, sAcuM-khoTuM, sAruM-kharAba vagere kAMI jANI zakato nathI temaja AtmakalyANa paNa sAdhI zakato nathI. A jamAno yaMtravAdano che. vadhu paDatAM yaMtroe mAnavIne jaDasu, ALasu, paMgu ane parAzrayI banAvI dIdho che. eTaluM ja nahi, preyaskara evA zramanAM mUlya paNa ghaTADI nAkhyAM che. enA pariNAme AdarapAtra evo zrama Aje hAMsIpAtra banyo che. zArIrika zrama karatAMya mAnasika zramanAM mUlya anekagaNAM vadhu che. vidyAprIti, kartavyaniSThA, dhagaza ane sAcI dizAnA prayatno hoya tyAre buddhimAna mAnavI mATe agharuM ane azakya zuM hoI zake? mAnasika zramanA mUlya ghaTavA lAge che tyAre zArIrika rIte bhAMgI paDelo mAnavI mAnasika rIte bhAMgI paDe che. magajane kasavAnI jarAka mahenata karavAnI bAbatamAM paNa e hatAza banI jAya che. pachI mAnavInA prayatno vikAsanI dizAne badale vinAzanI dizAmAM pragati karavA lAgI jAya che. samyajJAnanI upAsanAmAM lezamAtra ALasa ke pramAda na cAle. vidyAnI upAsanA karavA lAgIe eTale agharuM paNa saheluM lAgavA mAMDe. mA sarasvatIno anugraha enI upAsanA dvArA ja prApta thAya che. vastha mano yatra saMtAnam ! jenuM mana jemAM lAgyuM te potAnI prabaLa laganIne kAraNe karelA niradhArane pAra pADavA samartha bane che. A satyane ramaNabhAIe sAhityopAsanA dvArA sArthaka karI batAvyuM. sva. zrI ramaNabhAI dvArA sarjita-saMpAdita sAhityano sArI rIte ane sa karI, AtmakalyANanA arthI puNyAtmAo zrI sarasvatI devIne artha arpaNa kare e ja maMgalakAmanA! *

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1 6 2 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI - - - jina bhakta-ramaNabhAI paM. mahAbodhi vijaya gaNI ramaNabhAIno prathama paricaya to emanA pustakonA mAdhyamathI thayo. rUbarU paricaya mArA 1994 nA vAlakezvara-tIna battInA comAsA daramiyAna thayo. e vakhate huM maMtrIzvara vastupALa upara racAyela gUrjara kRtionuM saMkalana karI rahyo hato. A kAryamAM mane ramaNabhAInI jarUra paDI. meM emane bolAvyA. teo lagabhaga baporanA bAreka vAge AvyA. teo pUjAnAM vastromAM hatA. emane jotAM mArI be bhramaNA bhAMgI. eka to jeone Ph.D. nI DIgrI maLI hoya, jeo samAjamAM vidvAna tarIke oLakhAtA hoya...teo nAnA sAdhu bolAve to jhaTa na Ave. 24 vAra kaheNa mokalIe to mAMDa 10 miniTa maLavA Ave. athavA potAnA sthAne sAdhune bolAve. bhUtakALamAM AvA kAryo karatI vakhate amadAvAdamAM aneka vakhata huM AvA anubhavomAMthI pasAra thayo chuM. ramaNabhAI AvyA eTaluM ja nahi, nirAMte poNo kalAka beThA. ghaNI vAto karI. tema ja A kArya mATe potAnI pAse je sAmagrI hatI te jarApaNa adhikArabhAva rAkhyA vagara sahajatAthI ApI dIdhI. emanI saraLatA, emanI nispRhatA mane sparzI gaI. keTalAka sAdhuo ke vidvAno sAhitya saMzodhananA kAryamAM potAnI pAse rahelI hastaprata Adi sAmagrIo sahajapaNe bIjAne ApIne sahAya nathI karatA tyAre ramaNabhAI jevA saMskArI AtmAnI nispRhatA kema na sparze? bIjuM, ramaNabhAIne pUjAnA vastromAM joI mane kharekhara Azcarya thayuM. kAraNa ke mArA manamAM evI chApa hatI. jeo koI yunivarsiTI ke InsTITyuTanA DAyarekTara hoya, jaina zAstronA saMzodhaka, saMpAdaka hoya. emanA jIvanamAM moTebhAge pUjAbhakti karavAnI vRtti nathI hotI. ghaNIvAra e kapaDAM paherIne jatAM saMkoca thato hoya che. jyAre ramaNabhAIne pUjAnA vastromAM joI emanI prabhuprIti, prabhuzraddhA upara hRdayamAM vizvAsa beTho. emaNe potAnI zraddhA, potAnA AcArone majabUta rIte pakaDI rAkhyA. e kAMI jevI tevI custatA na kahevAya. anta, ramaNabhAI jyAM hoya tyAM...zAsanadeva temanI zraddhAno dIvo jalato rAkhe e ja zubhecchA.

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 163 saguNa saurabhabharyuM eka zatadala kamala pU. A. zrI rAjaratna sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. jaina zAstrIe jIvanane maMgalamaya banAvatI je cAra bhAvanAothI dareka vyaktine vAraMvAra bhAvita thavA preraNA ApI che temAMnI eka bhAvanAnuM nAma che "pramoda." A pramoda bhAvanAnuM nirUpaNa karatA amArA parama gurudeva yugadivAkara jainAcArya zrI dharmasUrIzvarajI mahArAje sarjala saMskRta bhASAmaya sa maMgalA' nAme TIkAgranthamAM A zabdo lakhAyA che ke:zamadamaucityagAzmIryadharyAdiguNaSa kiMvA tathA vidyaguNAdhArasanveSa pakSapAtarUpI yo manaH praharSaH sa khamIda: saMskRta bhASAnI A paMkti ema kahe che ke samatA-AtmasaMyama- gaMbhIratA-dhIratA vagere guNo para ane te te guNothI maMDita guNavAna vyaktio para pakSapAtanI kakSAnA hArdika AnaMdane A pramodabhAvanA' kahevAya che. vyakti bhale ne jena ho yA ajaina ho, saMyamI ho yA saMsArI ho, zikSita ho yA azikSita ho ke dhanavAna ho A nirdhana ho; enI AvI koI paNa bhedarekhAne lakSyamAM rAkhyA vinA te vyaktinA kevala mArgastha guNone lakSyamAM rAkhIne A anumodanA-prazaMsA sAcA hRdayathI karavAnI hoya che. A dRSTibiMdune spaSTa karavA mATe ja anya eka saMskRta paMktimAM jaNAvAyuM che ke "guNAH pUjAsthAna guNiSa na ca liMga na ca vaya:' matalaba ke guNavAna vyaktiomAM guNo ja pUjApAtra che; emanuM strI yA puruSa tarIkenuM sthAna ke bALa yA yuvAvaya vagere paribaLo jarA ya gaNatarImAM levAnI jarUra nathI. mAtra guNapakSapAtane prAdhAnya ApavAnI jaina dharmanI e mahAna nIti-rItine anusarIne Aje ahIM eka gRhastha vyaktinA guNone biradAvavA che. e vyakti eTale thoDA ja mAsa pUrve avasAna pAmela ane saMkhyAbaMdha granthonA sarjaka-saMzodhaka-vivecaka prabuddha vidvAna DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha. muMbaImAM pravacanasabhAmAM ne rUbarUmAM prasaMgopAta teo maLyA hatA tyAre cittamAM eka evI chApa aMkita thaI hatI ke teo vizvapravAsI hovA chatAM ane vividha vicAradhArAono saMparka dharAvavA chatAM temanI vidvatA ne vyaktitva dharmazraddhAnA cIlamajITha raMgathI raMgAyelAM hatAM. temanA lakhANomAM ya A anubhUti karAve tevI maheMka hatI. paNa hamaNAM temanI smaraNAMjali rUpe pragaTa thayela "prabuddha jIvana'nA vizeSAMkamAM emanA viduSI dharmapatnI Do. tArAbahena zAhano hRdayasparzI lekha nihALyo tyAre, zatadala kamalanI pAMkhaDIonI jema emanAM jIvananA anya paNa ghaNAM ghaNAM

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164 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pAsAMo vikasita thatAM nihALyAM. emAMthI emanI dharmazraddhAne ane pelA anya pAsAMone darzAvatI keTalIka ghaTanAo mANIe lagabhaga pacAsa varSa pUrve teoe'naLadamayaMtIkathAno vikAsa' viSaya para pI.eca.DI.nuM kArya zarU karyuM. e samaye teo seMTa jheviyarsa kolejanA adhyApaka hovA uparAMta anya paNa vividha javAbadArImAM parovAyelA hatA. eTale pelA mahAnibaMdhanuM kArya dhAryA mujaba AgaLa na vadhyuM. e arasAmAM I. sa. 1960 nA jUnamAM teo prasiddha jaina mahAtIrtha zatruMjayagirirAjanI yAtrAe gayA. emanAmAM jhaLakatI zraddhALutAe tyAMnA zrI AdIzvara prabhu samakSa emane prArthanA karAvI ke "prabhu ! evA AzIrvAda Apo ke A mahAkArya bAreka mAsamAM pUrNa thaI jAya." e prArthanAe camatkAra saryo hoya ema e pachI muMbaI AvatAMveMta keTalIka aNadhArI anukULatAo maLI ane roja rAtre AThathI be vAgyA sudhI e mahAnibaMdha lakhavA mAMDyA. na kyAMya vicAro aTake, na kyAMya pena aTake, ane..bAra mAsanA badale mAtra be mAsamAM e mahAnibaMdhanuM kArya pUrNa thayuM! teo svayaM to pIeca.DI.nI DIgrI varyA, paNa pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka banIne anekone pIeca.DI. karAvI ya kharI! jANe zatruMjayagirirAjanI e ghaTanAe emane pratIti karAvI ke - prArthanA jeTalI UMce jAya che eTalI prabhukRpA adazyabhAve nIce Ave che." saMskRtamAM eka ukti che ke "bodhasya zobhA samatA ya zAntiH' eTale ke prApta karela bodha (2) jJAna tyAre ja zobhI uThe che jyAre jIvanamAM enA palasvarUpa samatA-zAMti pravarte. ramaNabhAInAM jIvanano eka prasaMga jotAM evuM aMdAjI zakAya ke teo A paMktithI ya eka DagaluM AgaLa hatA. matalaba ke bodha pAmatAM pUrve-vidyArthI avasthAmAM ja samatA-zAMti vipula pramANamAM aMke karI zakyA hatA. e eka prasaMga te AH teo ema.e. bhaNatA hatA tyAre ghaNI jahematanA aMte emaNe bhASAzAstranI phAIla taiyAra karela. eka vidyArthI be divasa mATe e phAIla vAMcavA laI gayo. paNa pachI enI vRtti bagaDatAM eNe bahAnAbAjI karIne TheTha parIkSA pUrNa thavA sudhI phAIla na ApI. enI umeda teyAra mAla para naMbara meLavavAnI hatI. ramaNabhAIne khyAla AvI gayo. paraMtu jarA paNa gusso ke Aveza na karatAM emaNe navesarathI e aMge taiyArIo karIne parIkSA ApI. pariNAma AvyuM tyAre e viSayamAM teo pelA vidyArthI karatAM vadhu mArksa meLavI zakyA! vikaTa paristhitimAM ya zAMta rahevAnI temanI kSamatAnI sAthe emanA AtmavizvAsano ya paricaya A ghaTanA karAve ema che. samajavRtti ane svIkAravRtti vikasvara hoya to vyakti sAva sAdAM hitavacanamAMthI ya najarANAM samAM jIvanazilpanuM nirmANa karI zake che. A vAtanI pratIti karAvato emano eka vadhu jIvanaprasaMga paNa jANavA jevo che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 165 svayaM uccastarIya vidvAna hovA chatAM jena zramaNa-zramaNIo para pUrNa bhakti dharAvanAra ramaNabhAIne eka munivare vAtavAtamAM kahyuM ke "jyAre anyone kAMI Apo tyAre enI apekSA karatAM kAMIka vadhu Apo. enAthI ene ne tamane viziSTa AnaMda maLaze." A vAtane tarata amalI banAvIne ramaNabhAIe nakkI karyuM ke "garIbone loko ekAda rUpiyo bhIkhamAM Ape che eTale bhikSukonI apekSA eTalI rahe che. mAre havethI roja garIbone daza-daza rU.nI noTa ApavI. e ya sAva sahajatAthI ApIne tarata AgaLa nIkaLI javuM." AnAthI garIbone je anapekSita AnaMda thato ethI teo romAMca anubhavatA. A upakrama jALavavAthI temane garIbonA AzIrvAdanI ghaNI moTI mUDI maLI haze kadAca. mArI vAta karuM to, lagabaga be-aDhI varSa pUrve mArA gurudeva A. zrI sUryodayasUrIzvarajI ma. sAthe vAlakezvara-tInabattInA zrI AdIzvara derAsare darzana karIne bahAra Avyo tyAM sAmethI pUjAvastromAM ramaNabhAI maLyA. khUba AtmIyatAthI vaMdana-vArtAlApa karIne emaNe "prabuddha jIvana' mokalavA mATe amAruM sthAyI saMparka saranAmuM mAMgyuM, emanAM keTalAMka pustako mokalAvyAM ne amArAM pustako emane mokalAvavA sUcanA paNa karI. e paikI gata varSe pragaTa thayela amAro "yugadivAkara' nAme sAtaso pejano mahAgrantha nihALIne temane khUba AnaMda thayo. kAraNa ke teo varSo sudhI vAcanA laIne temaja anya kAryo dvArA yugadivAkara gurudevanA ghaniSTha paricayamAM AvyAM hatAM. jIvananA aMtima mahinAomAM eTale ke gata varSa (vi. saM. 2061)nA zrAvaNa mAsamAM temaNe prabuddha jIvanamAM agralekha rUpe parama gurudeva yugadivAkara A. zrI dharmasUrIzvarajI mahArAja vize je vistRta lekha lakhyo temAM teoe pelA yugadivAkara' mahAgranthane divaMgata jainAcAryanAM jIvananI sarvAgINa mAhitI ApanAra grantharUpe biradAvyo. eTaluM ja nahi, sUkSma avalokana karIne emaNe e lekhamAM divaMgata jainAcAryanI sAcI janmatithi "zrAvaNa zudi agyAraza" rajU karI ke je pelA mahAgranthamAM prabaLa pramANothI pratipAdita karAI che... chelle eka vAta. mRtyu to dareka vyaktinI jIvanayAtrAno aMtima mukAma che ja. paNa ramaNabhAI jevI vyaktio evuM viziSTa jIvana jIvIne aMtima maMjhile pahoMce che ke jenA mATe yAda AvI jAya pelI paMktio ke - "yuM to sabhI maraNa ke rAhI, eka dina mara jAte hai; dhanya usI ko jo mara kara bhI, nAma amara kara jAte hai..." * * *

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1 66 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI guNathI garimAvAnuM..adakero AdamI..! D paM. vajasena vijayajI ma.sA. udAra ane nirabhimAnI vyakti eTale..ramaNalAla cI. zAha emanA mATe sau prathama to mAna thAya tevo eka emano nirNaya-eTale ke kopIrAITanuM visarjana. emaNe je je viSayane hAthamAM le, tene potAnI kAmaNagArI kalamathI evo upasAvI de ke e viSaya jIvaMta banI jAya. potAnA jAta anubhavone evA mArmika ane sAduzapaNe rajU kare ke aNadIThelo prasaMga najara samakSa taravaravA lAge. eka vakhata ramaNabhAI emanA dharmapatnI sAthe jAmanagara mukAme vaMdanArthe AvyA. emane amArA parama upakArI, paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI mahArAja upara atyaMta pUjyabhAva hato. pahelA pUjyazrInAM sAhitya aMge khUba ja guNAnuvAda karyA pachI kahyuM ke.sAheba! pUjyazrInAM sAhityane je judA judA navakAra Adi nAnA-nAnA pustakomAM chapAvyuM che, tene viSayavAra volyuma tarIke prakAzita thAya to khUba ja upayogI banaze ane ekagraMthamAM eka viSayanI saMpUrNa mAhitI maLI rahe. emanI atyaMta lAgaNI ane sauhArda bharelI bhalAmaNa amane gamI gaI. ane tyArabAda e rIte cAra volyumamAM pUjyazrInuM sAhitya prakAzita thayuM. je kharekhara khUba ja upayogI banyuM. jyAre jyAre volyuma rUpa graMtha prakAzita thAya tyAre acUka ramaNabhAI yAda AvI jAya. chelle jyAre hiMmatabhAInA lekha viSe jaNAvyuM. tyAre paNa teoe umaLakApUrvaka bhAtRbhAva pUrvaka hiMmatabhAI mATe lekha lakhIne mokalyo che. emanI nikhAlasatA eka vizeSabhAvane AkarSaNa karatI hatI. milanasAra vyaktitvanAM dhAraka, ramaNabhAIno AtmA paramAtmAnuM zAsana pAmI paramapadane pAme...

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 167 - 'jaina jagata ke prakAMDa vidvAna sAhitya divAkara DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha' pU. sAdhvI nipuNAzrIjI mahArAja-rAyapura bhAIzrI DaoN. ramaNabhAI ne hamAre bIca se pArthiva deha se cira bidAI le lI / parivAra meM vyakti viyoga kI vyathA sahaja hai hI kintu jinazAsana meM eka prakAMDa vidvAna tathA AgamapAThoM ke sAtha gahana tattvajJAna ke talasparzI vivecaka kI apUraNiya kSati huI hai / jisakI pUrti vartamAna meM saMbhava nahIM ! sAMsArika saMbaMdha meM bhAI hone ke kAraNa mujhe dIkSA kI AjJA dilAne meM bhI ApakA pUrNa sahayoga rahA / adyaparyanta Apa dvArA likhita lagabhaga sabhI graMtha posTa se prApta hotA rahA evaM una graMthoM kA svAdhyAya anavarata sAmUhika rupa se cala rahA hai / sahaja sarala bhASA meM adhyAtma ko Agama pATha se pramANita karate hue itanA vizada vivecana kiyA hai jisakA vAMcana karate karate hRdaya baDA gadgad hotA hai evaM mastiSka ahobhAva se jhuka jAtA hai| Apake dvArA likhita aura saMpAdita 'jinatattva', 'adhyAtmasAra', 'vIra prabhu nA vacano', 'prabhAvaka sthaviro', 'jJAnasAra', ke 'jaina dharmanA puSpaguccha', 'sAMprata sahaciMtana' Adi graMtha AdhyAtmika jIvana zailI pradAna karane meM pUrNa sakSama hai sAtha hI rAsa Adi meM mahApuruSoM ke jIvana kA sajIva varNana bahuta hI rasaprada sadhI huI zailI meM kiyA hai / 'pAsaporTa nI pAMkheM' pustaka meM vaidazika jIvana zailI kA AbehUba citraNa huA hai jisameM vAlI dvIpa meM manAye jAne vAle parva kI paddhati meM prAya: jainoM kI utkRSTa ArAdhanA saMvatsarI ke samakakSa kI anubhUti karAtA hai / 'prabuddha jIvana' meM tathA sAhitya sarjana ke kSetra meM ApakI bahumukhI pratibhA kA digdarzana hotA hai / niSkarSa kI bhASA meM Apa jIvana paryanta AdhyAtmikatA meM nimagna rahe / do-tIna mAha pUrva Apane likhA thA ki abhI jJAnasAra kA anuvAda cala rahA

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI hai pazcAt jaina pAribhASika zabdakoSa taiyAra karanA hai, zAyada prAraMbha kiyA hI hogaa| bambaI ke hamAre pAMca cAturmAsa meM bhI puna: puna: ApakA Agamika mArgadarzana milatA rahA / mahAkauzala pradeza bAlAghATa meM bhUtakAlina zibira chAtra sammelana meM ApakA preraka prabhAvika udbodhana rahA / mahAkauzala jaina zve. mUrtipUjaka saMgha ke AmaMtrita atithi rahe / dUsarI bAra rAyapura meM chAtrAoM kI zibira meM saMgha ke AmaMtraNa se Apa sapatnI padhAre the / sahaja sarala udbodhana meM prabhAvikatA thI / tIsarI bAra cAra dina kA pravAsa rahA / citrakUTa Adi sthAna paryaTana sAthI bhAI rAjendra ghIyA the taba bhI ghaMToM taka kitanI anubhava vArtA kA rasapAna karAyA jo Aja bhI smRtipaTa meM cirasthAyI hai / sAMsArika baDe bhrAtA ke rupa meM avazya sahaja hitaciMtaka ke rupa meM hamAre saMyamI jIvana ke bahumAna sAtha aucityapUrNa vyavahAra rahA / bRhad bhaginI parama pUjyA kusumazrIjI ma. sA. se Apane kAphI jJAnacoM se jIvana ko bhAvita kiyA thA / pAdarA nivAsI amRtalAla vanamAlIdAsa kuTumba ke gauravaputra pitA cImanabhAI zAha ke kuladIpaka ci. ramaNabhAI pArthiva zarIra se hamAre madhya nahI rahe kintu Apake satsAhitya rupa virAsata hamAre sAtha hai / uktaM caparivartinI saMsAre, mRta: ko vA na jAyate / sa jAto yena jAtena, yAti vaMza samunnatim / / parivartanazIla saMsAra meM janma sAtha mRtyu avinAbhAvi hai kintu janma unakA hI sArthaka hai jinake dvArA kuTumba, saMgha, samAja gauravAnvita hai / 'jJAna kriyAbhyAm mokSaH tattvArtha kA sUtra Apake jIvana meM caritArtha thA / Apa kahate the videza pravAsa se pUrva siddhagiri kI yAtrA kA bhAva rahatA hai / tathA vahAM viziSTa vyakti ko pradAna karane hetu prAyaH paramAtmA kI pratimA sAtha le Ate the| hama pAlItANA the taba putra amitAbha kA adhyayana hetu zAyada pravAsa hogA, taba plena se bhAvanagara hokara pAlItANA tIrthayAtrA tathA hamAre darzana lAbha kA bhI khAsa nirdeza ApakA rahA /

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 169 jaina itihAsa ke prakhara vidvAna agaracaMdajI nAhaTA Apase milane baMbaI Ate aivaM pRcchA karate to Apa kahate subaha sAmAyika, pUjA pazcAta hI samAgama ho skegaa| maine eka vakta paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamAlA ke viSaya meM bAtacIta kI to kahA ki jainatva se aparicita ko jaitatva kI pahacAna hetu saMgaThita karane meM vividhatA jarurI hai . jo aneka viSayoM ke vidvAna zAsana ke pramANita vaktavya se supta cetanA ko jAgRta karane kA prayAsa hai, kintu vAstavika to jo paraMparA hai vahI hai ! evaM maiM bhI samaya milate usI sthAna pahuMcatA hUM yAni saMskRti kA bhI kitanA gaurava thA / __ ApakI eka viziSTa prakRti thI ki kabhI bhI patra sAmAnya ho yA viSayagata prazna vAle ho pratyuttara avilaMba prApta hotA thA / vIra prabhu ke vacana bhAga-1 kA yahAM hindI bhASA kA vimocana kumArapAlabhAI vi. zAha ke hAthoM huA thA / jinatattva bhAga-1 kA hindI bhASA meM prakAzana hone jA rahA hai / Age sabhI bhAga prakAzita ho yaha puruSArtha hai / bhAvi bhAva jJAnIgamya hai / Apa kI saMsthA se prakAzita jinavacana graMtha hameM bhI bahuta upayogI rahA tathA viziSTa vyakti bahumAna bhAva se svIkRta karate haiM / eka AdhyAtmika sAhitya kSetra kA dvAra avaruddha ho gayA / upalabdhi kA aika srota ruka gayA / anta meM Apa kI AtmA jahAM bhI pahuMcI ho vahAM ApakI sAdhanA avirAma pragatizIla rahe ! isI sadbhAvoM ke sAtha.

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19o. zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI eka anokhuM vyaktitva I pU. rDA. tarulatAbAI mahAsatIjI zrI ramaNabhAInuM nAma kAna para paDatAM ja eka dhIrAdAtta, gaMbhIra, sAMpradAyikatAnI chAMTa vihoNuM saraLa-sAlasa vyaktitva mAnasa-paTa para UbharI Ave...! teo mUrdhanya sAhityakAra to hatAM ja. paraMtu sAhityasevImAMthI, sAhityanA svAmI kyAre banI gayAM enI jANa paNa ApaNane thaI nahIM. sAhityanI kaI vidyAne teo nathI svaryA ? e ja prazna che. dharma-tattvajJAna hoya ke pravAsa-saphara hoya, rekhAcitra-jIvanacaritra hoya ke nibaMdha hoya, ekAMkI hoya ke pAyasaMkSepa hoya, sAhitya vivecana hoya ke saMzodhana-saMpAdana hoya; teonI lekhinI pratyeka vidyAomAM avirata cAlatI rahI. jaina darzananA samartha abhyAsI ja nahIM, jena tatva-rahasyonA UMDA marmajJA hatAM. jaina viSayonI chaNAvaTa gahanatAthI teo karatAM. eTaluM ja nahIM, bhAratanAM anya darzano tema ja vizva darzanonA paNa UMDA abhyAsI tathA vivecaka rahyA. sana 2004nA jAnyuArImAM prathama jJAnasatranuM Ayojana kalpataruM adhyAtma kendra-miyAgAma madhye thayuM. te vakhate jenA darzanano gahana ane kaThIna viSaya "pudgala parAvartana'nI chaNAvaTa evI to rasALa zailImAM karI ke e vakhate zrotAo sAthe vidvAno paNa ApharIna pokArI UThyA. gaMbhIra viSayane saraLatAthI dRSTAMto sahita samajAvavAnI sUjha to teonI ja...! temanI sAthenA mArA paricayanI vAta kahuM to-devalAlI (mahArASTra)mAM teo avAra-navAra AvatAM. pU. bApajI adhyAtma yoginI zrI lalItAbAI mahAsatIjInAM svAcya arthe 90 thI lagabhaga 98 sudhI ame devalAlI hatAM. te vakhate keTalAka sahRdayI bhAvikonI mArA para bhAvabharI vinaMtI sAtha Agraha rahyo ke, thisisa lakhyAne 20-22 varSa thaI gayA che. have pharI saMvArI-sajAvIne lakhavI tathA chapAvavI. anicchAe paNa meM lakhANa hAtha dharyuM. ATalAM varSa pachI pharI su-pratiSThita gAIDanI mane jarUra paDI ane meM zrI ramaNabhAI samakSa vAta

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mUkI. emaNe saharSa vAta svIkArI ane kAma zarU thayuM. huM 50-60 pAnA lakhuM. teo Ave. sAthe besI joIe teo ghaTatI sUcanA Ape. sudhArA-vadhArA karAve. pharI huM AgaLa lakhuM. pharI teo doDha-be mahine Ave. pharI pharI e ja do2 cAle, Ama keTaloka vakhata cAlyuM. paNa eka yA bIjA kAraNe kAma aTakI gayuM...! paraMtu A samaya daramyAna teono vizeSa paricaya thayo ane eka anokhA vyakti tarIke mArA mAnasa para chApa paDI. A pachI paNa avAranavAra maLavAnuM thayuM. ahIM kalpataruM adhyAtma kendramAM pU. bApajInA darzane zrImatI tArAbena sAthe be-traNa vAra AvI gayAM. ahIMnA pAvana paramANu tema ja zAMtibharyA vAtAvaraNathI teo khUba ja prabhAvita hatA. jJAnasatranA samApana adhyakSa tarIkenI suMdara kAryavAhI ahIM ja bajAvI, kAyamI yAda ahIM mUkatA gayA. AvI bahumukhI pratibhAnA dhA2ka zrI ramaNabhAI akSaradehe ApaNI vacce aneka varSo sudhI raho... 171 sarasa jIvata jIvI gayA vidvarya jaina dharmanA ananya upAsaka zrI ramaNabhAinA svargavAsanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI hRdaya eka dhabakAro cUkI gayuM. AvA mahAna AtmAnI to zI prazaMsA karavI ? paraMtu ramaNabhAI temanA guNothI ApaNA sahunI vacce amara thaI gayA. teonA mArgadarzana heThaLa ghaNAM sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtoe Ph.D. karyuM. teo AgavI sUjha dharAvatA hatA. jaina dharmanA majIThIyA aMge lokone raMgI temaNe zAsana sevAnA apUrva kAryo karyA che. bhagavAna mahAvIranI jayapatAkA laherAvI teoe jaina itihAsane punarjivIta karyo che. tamo sahu khUba samatA rAkhajo. dharmanA bhAvamAM rahejo. ramaNabhAI khUba sarasa jIvana jIvI gayA. tamo paNa temanA pagale cAlI khUba samabhAva rAkhajo. I goMDala saMpradAyanA hIrAbAI ma., smitAbAI ma. muMbaI

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172 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI arihaMtabhakta pUjya Do. jazubAI svAmI Aje vAlakezvara upAzrayethI ramaNabhAInA avasAnanA samAcAra AvyA. je vAta sAMbhaLavA kAna taiyAra na hatA. magaja mUDha jevuM thaI gayuM, buddhi buThI banI gaI. paNa ghaNI mathAmaNane aMte mane badhAne samajAvyA ne je ghaTanA banI che te satya che. tevuM kabUla karyuM. kharekhara Aje sAhitya jagatano eka sitAro kharI paDyo. sAhityanA sarjanahAranuM dehavisarjana thaI gayuM. teozrIe jaina siddhAMto jIbhane Terave nahIM paNa jIvanamAM utAryA hatA. temanA zvAse zvAsamAM arihaMta bhaktino guMjArava hato. pUjAnA DresamAM ramaNabhAI kharekhara arihaMta bhakta lAgatA hatA. mane temaNe Ph.D. eka dIkarIne karAve te rIte karAvyuM che. zrI ramaNabhAI vyakti rUpe bhale ApaNI vacce nathI paNa teozrInuM vyaktitva saunA dila-dimAgamAM amara raheze. ApanI mahAnatAnA gIta gAtA jIbha paNa TUMkI paDe che. zabdo zodhavA paDe che. kAraNa ke mahAjJAnI zrI rAkezabhAIne Ph.D. karAvI Ape to ApanA jIvanamAM kalagI lagAvI dIdhI che. Ape to vinayathI vidyAdevIne vaza karI lIdhI hatI. svargastha zrImAna ramaNabhAino AtmA jyAM hoya tyAM zAMti-samAdhi pAme. * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 73 dhanya hatuM jenuM jIvana, dhanya hatuM kavana... || pUjya DaoN. mokSaguNAzrIjI pIeca.DI.nI thisisa lakhavA mATe mArA mArgadarzaka tarIke DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha hatA. keTalAya varSothI aDIkhama UbheluM tADavRkSa paDI jAya to ye koI ene yAda karatuM nathI, paNa sarovaramAM eka divasa UgIne bIje divase karamAI jatA kamaLane loko yAda kare che kAraNa ? tADavRkSa game teTaluM UMcuM hoya paNa te pathikane chAyA nathI ApatuM. jyAre kamaLa, saudarya, sukomaLatA ane suvAsitatAnA triveNI saMgama dvArA AkarSI le che jethI tene levA sahu utsuka bane che. A saMsAranA upavanamAM keTalAya jIvo janma le che ane AyuSya pUrNa thatAM vidAya thAya che, paNa te AtmAonA jIvana, kamaLanI mAphaka prazaMsanIya ane abhinaMdanIya bane che ke jeoe sva sAdhanA sAthe paramArtha kAje tana, mana, jIvana zAsanane caraNe samarpita karyA che. jemanA jIvanamAM arihaMtanI AjJAnuM guMjana ne mahAvIranA mArganuM maMthana che. ane guru AjJAmAM ajaba samarpaNabhAva che. AvA AtmAo jagatamAM vaMdanIya, pUjanIya, smaraNIya bane che. AvA eka mahApratibhAzALI mahAna, vidvAna, prakhara vyAkhyAtA, jJAnadAtA, sAhityopAsaka suzrAvaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha hatA. jemaNe muMbaInI mohamayI nagarImAM paNa adhyAtmarasanuM pAna karI divyadaSTi prApta karI ane konA jIvana sudhI jJAna pahoMcADavAnuM bhagIratha kArya karyuM. uttarottara jJAnamAM sadA udyamavaMta banI aMtima samaya sudhI sAhityanI ajoDa sevA bajAvI... mahApuruSonuM jIvana eTale guNonI khANa. guNothI chalakatA temanA jIvananuM varNana alpamatithI kevI rIte karI zakAya? vIratA, dhIratA, saraLatA, nIDaratA, nikhAlasatA, saumyatA, zItalatA, pravacana prabhAvakatA Adi guNothI emaNe jIvana vibhUSita karyuM hatuM. sUkSmaprajJA, pracaMDameghA, ne akhaMDa puruSArthanA prabhAve saMskRta, prAkRta apabhraMza vagere bhASAnA jJAtA hatA. muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke ghaNAM varasa sudhI sevA bajAvI hatI.

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174 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI prabuddha jIvana mAsika dvArA paNa jana jananA hRdaya sudhI dharmajJAna pahoMcADavAnuM kArya karyuM.... avAranavAra yojAtA jaina sAhitya samArohanA vidvad saMmelanamAM emano sakriya phALo raheto. vIsa tIrthakaronI kalyANaka bhUmi sametazikharamAM yojAyela saMmelanamAM DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha paNa padhAryA hatA ane te samaye AcArya bhagavaMta pa. pU. kalAprabhasAgarasUrizvarajI ma.sA. sAthe mArI pIeca.DI. saMbaMdhI carcA-vicAraNA thaI ane DaoN. ramaNabhAIe temAM utsAhasaha saMmati darzAvI zikharajIthI zatruMjaya mahAtIrthanI yAtrA karI muMbaI AvIne meM mArA mArgadarzaka DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA mArgadarzana heThaLa zodha nibaMdhanuM kArya zarU karyuM. e mATe jarUrI ane upayogI evA graMtho zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya tathA anya graMthAlayomAMthI ekatra karavAmAM emanI ghaNI sahAyatA maLI. mArA A zodhanibaMdhamAM satata cAra varSa sudhI mane mArgadarzana ApyuM. mArA parama sadbhAgya ke vidvavadvarya sAhityapremI jJAtA DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha pAse abhyAsa karavAno mane sarasa avasara sAMpaDyo. keTakeTalI pravRttionI vacce gherAyelA hovA chatAM mane abhyAsa mATe niHspRhabhAve amUlya samaya teo ApatA rahyA hatA. emanA satata maLatAM rahelAM preraNA ane protsAhana vagara AvuM kaThIna kArya jaldI pUrNa thAta nahIM. taduparAMta DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanAM dharmapatnI pro. tArAbahena zAha tathA emanA mAtuzrI dhIrajabahenano paNa sAro sahakAra sAMpaDyo hato. DaoN. ramaNabhAIno tathA emanA parivAranuM RNa kema bhUlAya? vidvadvarya suzrAvaka ramaNabhAI zAhanI vidAyathI saMghamAM jabarI khoTa anubhavAze. emano divya AtmA jyAM paNa hoya tyAM parama zAMtine pAme e ja prabhu prArthanA. * * *

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 1 75 bhAvAMjali | pUjya DaoN. AratIbAI mahAsatIjI hatuM ramyakArI " raNa" evuM ApanuM madhUruM nAma, AtmabhAvamAM ramaNa karavA karyA zrutasevAnAM anokhAM kAma, 'tArA' saMgAthe rahI ArohaNa karyA aneka guNasopAna, prabuddhapaNe jIvI gayA, jItI lIdhA Ape indriyagrAma, jena sAhitya lekhane jAgRta rahyo sadA tava AtamarAma, bhAvAMjali arpIe bhAve sadA zIdhra pAmo zAzvatadhAma... pU. mahAsatIjI ! Ph.D. no abhyAsa lakSyapUrvakanA svAdhyAya mATe ja che. lakSya siddha thaI jAya pachI Ph.D. rUpa upAdhine bhUlI jajo." eka sAdhvIne A prakAranI hitazikSA ApanAra vyaktinuM gauravavaMtu vyaktitva sahaja rIte jhaLakI UThe che. khaLakhaLa vahetI saritA sAgarane maLavA mATe niraMtara svataMtra rIte nirapekSapaNe vahetI ja rahe che. te jyAMthI pasAra thAya te te kSetrane kaMIka ApIne jAya che. te ja rIte saritA jevA sAdhako potAnI Atmazuddhi mATe ja avirata puruSArtha karI rahyA hoya che tema chatAM temanuM astitva, temanuM virala vyaktitva samAjane kaMIka ApIne jAya che. AvA ja vyaktitvanA dhAraka DaoN. ramaNabhAIe potAnA jIvana daramyAna zrutadevanI ArAdhanA karI, bhagavad bhAvone AtmasAt karyA. dharma koI zabdano viSaya nathI ke korI vidvatA ke buddhivilAsa nathI. dharma AtmAno svabhAva che. tethI jIvananI eka kSaNa paNa te AtmAthI judo thato nathI. je vyakti dharmane pAmI hoya, teno samagra AcAra dharmamaya banI jAya che. AvI spaSTa samajaNa teozrIe keLavI hatI. tethI ja temanA aMtaramAMthI uparokta zabdo sarI paDyA hatA. sAdhakajIvanane lakSyapUrvakanA svAdhyAyathI samRddha banAvavuM jarUrI che paraMtu te svAdhyAyajanya upAdhithI jJAnanuM ajIrNa na thAya te mATe sAvadhAna rahevuM te sAdhakanI sAdhanA che.

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176 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA Ph.D. nA abhyAsakALanA prAraMbhathI pUrNatA sudhInA samaya daramyAna meM DaoN. ramaNabhAIne nikaTathI jAyA che. temano pratyakSa paricaya alpakAlIna hovA chatAM temanI sAthe vyatIta thayelo samaya mArA mATe kAyamanA saMbhAraNA rUpa banI gayo che. tti hiM vihUddha pArasthA saMgamuttaraT I (zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra-adhya. 5) keTalAMka gRhastho gRhasthajIvanamAM rahIne paNa zreSTha AcAranuM pAlana karatA hoya che. bhagavAna mahAvIranI uparokta suktine caritArtha karatuM teozrInuM jIvana sAdu, saraLa ane nispRha hatuM. teoe potAnA saraLa vyavahArathI, ciMtanapUrvakanA lekhanathI, preraka ane rocaka vastRtva zailIthI, niSkAmabhAve anyane sahAyaka thavAnI pavitra vRttithI tathA tene anurUpa zAsana prabhAvanAnI anekavidha pravRttiothI jaina samAjamAM eka anokhuM ane AdaraNIya sthAna prApta karyuM hatuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI tathA zrImatI tArAbena A daMpatIe samAna ruci ane samAna pravRttithI parasparanA sathavAre anekavidha guNasaMpattithI potAnuM jIvana samRddha banAvyuM. potAnI jJAnasaMpattino saMvibhAga karatA hoya tema vividha prakAranA sAhityalekhana dvArA samAjane mahAna anudAna ApyuM. jIvananA aMtima divaso sudhI aneka vAra saMbaMdhothI nivRtta thaine dharmasthAnomAM ekAMta vAsa karIne svabhAvamAM sthira thavA mATe svAdhyAyano puruSArtha karyo. potAnA vyavasAyamAM dharmane vaNIne dharma ane vyavahAranA subhaga samanvaya rUpa temanuM jIvana Adarza gRhastha jIvananA eka namUnA rUpa hatuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA dehano vilaya thayo paraMtu temanuM avinAzI vyaktitva potAnA pUrNa zuddhinA lakSyane zIvratama siddha kare e ja manokAmanA. anekanA jIvanamAM sAcA mArgadarzaka banela suzrAvaka ramaNabhAInA nidhananA samAcAra jANI AghAta anubhavyo. teozrI lekhana dvArA anekanA jIvanamAM sAcA mArgadarzaka banela. temaNe kareluM lekhana vagere khUba ja anumodanIya hatuM. vizeSamAM teozrIe karela lekhana mATe prabuddha jIvana' patra pragati sAdhe e ja abhilASA. T jitadarzana va.nA dharmalAbha, ghATakopara-muMbaI

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bhuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 179) bahumukhI pratibhAsaMpanna AtmA | pUjya DolarabAI mahAsatIjI ramaNabhAInA pratyakSa satsaMgano prasaMga to mane bahu alpa daza-bAra vAra maLyo che tema chatAM e samaya daramyAnanI temanA vyaktitvanI chApa mArA mana mastiSkamAM amITa rahI che. teozrInA jIvananI sAdagI ane saraLatA, sahRdayatA ane sAtvikatA, niyamitatA ane naitikatA, svAdhyAyapriyatA ane Atmika jAgarUkatA ananya hatAM. zvAsozvAsamAM vaNAyelAM te jovA maLatA. uttama AtmAo pratyeno temano sabhAva, ahobhAva, punyAtmAonA jIvanakavanane janajananA mana sudhI pahoMcADI, preraNAdAyI banAvavAno svapuruSArtha prazaMsanIya, abhinaMdanIya hato. sAhityanA pratyeka pAsAnuM temanuM talasparzI jJAna ane dhArmika graMthonA rahasyonI tAvika ane mArmika chaNAvaTa hRdayasparzI hatAM. AdhyAtmika, bhogolika, vaijJAnika ke tAttvika game te viSaya hoya ramaNabhAI pAsethI tenuM avazya mArgadarzana maLe eTaluM ja nahIM tenA arthagAMbhIryane bhASAnI taralatA dvArA, sAhajika saraLa banAvI e rIte samajAve ke bhAvakanA aMtaramAM ArapAra UtarI jAya. A temanA jIvananI vizeSatA hatI. Simple life and high thinking A temanA jIvanano uccattama Adarza jyAre jyAre maLyA chIe tyAre meM anubhavyo che ane emAM paNa jyAre mAruM Ph.D nuM lakhANa taiyAra thaI gayuM. sAhitya ane adhyAtmano samanvaya karI badhA prakaraNone kema goThavavA tenI avaDhavamAM ame hatA, te daramyAna jogAnujoga ramaNabhAIne jetapura amArA sAdhvIranA AratIbAI ma.nuM purataka "anaMtano AnaMda'nuM vimocana karavA dezamAM AvavAnuM nakkI thayuM. teone samAcAra mokalyA. ekAda divasa vahelA Avo to sAruM. mArA thisisanuM kAma che. amArA bhAvane svIkArIAgalA divase ramaNabhAI AvyA. musApharIno thAka chatAMya prasannatA. dezamAM jetapuranA khoDaparAnA nAnakaDA upAzrayanA phaLiyAmAM oTalA upara ame beThA. bapore be vAgyAthI sAMje 6 vAgyA sudhImAM eka ja beThake zetaraMjI upara besI ramaNabhAIe AkhA visisanuM vihaMgAvalokana karI badhA ja prakaraNone

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178 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sahajatAthI goThavI ApyA. amArA Tenzanane haLavuM kula karI ApyuM. huM to jotI ja rahI gaI! ATalA moTA gajAno mANasa chatAMya kyAMya ADaMbara, mAna maratabAnI cAhanA nahi. A temanI nispRhatA sAthe dharma pratyenI prIti saMto pratyenI agAdha bhaktinI bhAvanA mArA hRdayamAM TaMkodakIrNa thaI gaI che. huM to jarUra kahIza ke kharekhara ramaNabhAI A jaganatA mAnavIomAM eka muThThI UMcerA mAnavI hatA. aparigraha' zabda jenomAM jeTalo prayojAya che teTalo anyatra prayojAto nathI. enuM mukhya kAraNa te jaina dharmamAM sAdhubhagavaMtonAM pAMca mahAvratomAMnuM pAMcamuM mahAvata te "aparigraha che tathA gRhastho mATenAM pAMca aNuvratamAM pAMcamuM aNuvrata te "parigrahaparimANa che. duniyAnA anya dharmomAM paNa akiMcanatva, sAdAI vagere upara bhAra mUkavAmAM Avyo che. khristI dharmamAM sAdAInA arthamAM 'poverty'nuM vrata levAya che. Ama chatAM jaina dharmamAM muni mahArAjanAM pAdavihAra, gocarI vageremAM aparigrahanuM vrata je rIte savizeSa najare paDe che tevuM bIje nathI. emAM paNa digaMbara munio je prakAranuM jIvana jIve che tenI tole to anya dharmanuM kaMI ja na Ave. Adhunika vikasita vaijJAnika yugamAM paNa Adi mAnava jevuM prAkRtika chatAM susaMskRta bhavya AdhyAtmika jIvana jIvavuM e to eka ajAyabI ja gaNAya. parigraha arthAt parigraha zabdamAM "pari'no artha thAya che cAre bAjuthI athavA sArI rIte ane grahano artha thAya che pakaDeluM. mANase dhanadhAnya, mAlamilakata vagerene sArI rIte pakaDI rAkhyAM che athavA dhanadhAnya, mAlamilakata vageree mANasane sArI rIte pakaDI rAkhyo che athavA jakaDI rAkhyo che ema artha karI zakAya. jenuM parigrahaNa thAya te parigraha. je koI cIjavastu upara potApaNAno, mAlikIno, svakIyatAno bhAva thAya te parigraha kahevAya. jaina dharma kahe che ke sukhI thavuM hoya to parigraha ocho karo, ocho karatA ja raho. jo AMtarika sukha anubhavI, muktinA sukha sudhI pahoMcavuM hoya to skUla ane sUkSma ema baMne prakAranA mamatvano tyAga karIne aparigrahI bano. | ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jinatattva-bhAga-7mAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sahAyaka AnaMde laherAya C pUjya DaoN. subodhinIbAi mahAsatIjI jamInamAM eka bIja ropAya, havA-pANInI maLe sahAya; vaTavRkSamAM te rUpAMtarita thAya, sahAyaka AnaMde laherAya. bIja u52 upakArano bhAra nAkhyA vinA, nijanA ahaM ne poSyA vinA, pratyupakAranI apekSA vinA havA, pANI ane prakAza bIjane aMkurita banAvavAmAM sahAyaka bane che. AvI ja udAta bhAvanA meM zrI ramaNabhAImAM nihALI che. 179 teo zrI anyanA vikAsamAM, anyanI pragatimAM preraNA ane protsAhana ApatA. navoditane to teozrI TacalI AMgaLIno Teko nahIM paNa hAthano sahAro ApatA. aneka-aneka bIja mATe zrI ramaNabhAI havA, pANI ane prakAza banyA che. teozrI aMdhakAramAM aTavAtI vyakti mATe mINabattI, muMjhAtI vyakti mATe mArgadarzaka, rUMdhAtA zvAsa mATe prANavAyu, tUTatI dIvAla mATe Teko, caNAtA vyaktitva mATe AdhArastaMbha ane athaDAtI naukA mATe dIvAdAMDI banyA che. sAmenI vyaktine upakArano, madadarUpa thayAno ahesAsa paNa na thAya te rIte teo mUka bhAve satkAryo, sahAyakAryo karatA hatA. 'phUla to enI phorama DhALI thAtuM rAjI rAjI', rasathI sabhara, mahekathI maghamaghAyamAna phUlane mAtrane mAtra rasa hoya che. khuzbu phelAvavAmAM, phUla malakAtAM-malakAtAM khuzabo phelAve che ane khuzba phelAvatAM phelAvatAM malakAtAM mukhe alavidA le che. zrI ramaNabhAI puSpanI jema khIlyA, vidvatAnI sAthe namratA, saraLatA, sAdagI ane satkAryonI mahekathI sabhara vyaktitvanA svAmI banyA hatA. teozrIne mAtrane mAtra rasa hato dharme maDhyA, paropakAre maDhyA satkAryono parimala prasarAvavAmAM. DaoN. AratIbAI ma.nA pIeca.DI.nA gAIDa na hovA chatAM temanAM gAIDanI anumati hovAthI gAIDathI paNa vizeSa mArgadarzana ApI thisisa lakhavAmAM saMpUrNa rUpe sahAyaka banyA. te samaye mArI saMsArAvasthAmAM teo sAthe mAre alapa-jhalapa oLakhANa thaI. I. sa. 1992 mAM mArI dIkSA thaI ane saMsA2I kuTuMbIjanonI preraNAthI

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180 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 24 tIrthaMkaro tathA 12 cakravartIonA pUrvabhavo sahitanA jIvanakavanane varNavatA 'caritAnuvalI' nAmanA pustakanuM lakhANa kArya thayuM. mAro pustaka lakhANano A prathama ja anubhava, kArya kema thaze ? lakhANa barAbara thaze ke nahIM ? tenI manamAM mUMjhavaNa rahyA kare. mane manamAM ema thayA kare ke zrI ramaNabhAI ekavAra mAruM lakhANa vAMce to sAruM, paNa aneka kAryamAM vyasta teo mArA jevI nAnakaDI sAdhvInA lakhANane vAMcavA samaya phALavaze ke kema ? AvA aneka vicAro manamAM ghUmarAtA hatA tevA samaye yogAnuyoga teozrIne pU. AratIbAI ma.nA vAyavA mATe viDayA mukAme AvavAnuM thayuM. meM hiMmata karIne mArA manobhAvane teo samakSa vyakta karatAM 'caritAnuvalI' pustakanA 300 peja jeTalA lakhANane vAMcavA, sudhAravA vinaMtI karI ane mArA Azcarya vacce teoe koIpaNa prakAranI AnAkAnI, AzA-apekSA vinA mArI vAtano svIkAra karyo, mAtra anya kArya hAtha upara hovAthI samaya lAgaze tema jaNAvyuM. meM dhIraja dharI ane teozrIe akSarazaH mAruM lakhANa vAMcyuM, sudhAryuM, teTaluM ja nahIM 'caritAnuvalI' mATe prastAvanA paNa lakhI ApI. teozrInI AvI amUlya sahAye Aje 'caritAnuvalI'nI TUMka samayamAM traNa-traNa AvRtti prakAzita thaI cUkI che. zrI ramaNabhAI nAnAne moTA karI batAvavAmAM ja jIvananI sArthakatA samajatA hatA, mArAM jevI aneka vyaktinA sahAyaka banI teozrI AnaMde laherAyA che. anyanI pragatine virala vyakti ja AnaMdapUrvaka, sukhapUrvaka joI zake che. sAmAnya vyakti, to vasaMtamAM zvAsa sukAya tema anyanI pragati joI baLatA hoya che, tyAM sahAya karavAnI to vAta ja kyAM karavI ? TAMTiyAkheMca A yugamAM zrI ramaNabhAI sahAyaka banI AnaMde laherAyA che ane temanI satkAryanI A dhvajA yugonA yugo paryaMta laherAtI raheze.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA sara : DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha ] DaoN. rAkezabhAI jhaverI bhASA ane sAhitya, samAja ane dharmanA AjIvana premI ane sevaka evA AdaraNIya DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI zAha Aje ApaNI vacce sadehe upasthita nathI, paNa teozrInA satkAryonI suvAsa, temanA sadguNonI saurabha AgAmI dIrghakALa paryaMta ApaNI sAthe ja raheze. 181 asAdhAraNa vidvatA sAthe Azcaryajanaka saraLatA, UMcA pada ane adhikAra sAthe snehapUrNa vyavahAra, vaya ane zikSaNAdimAM moTA hovA chatAM nAnA-moTA sahu sAthe mitratA ane vinodano saMbaMdha. zIkhavatAM hovA chatAM zIkhavAnI vRtti, vaktA chatAM sAdhukapaNuM A ane AvA aneka guNono subhaga samanvaya eTale zrI ramaNabhAinuM vyaktitva. temanI vinamratA ane sAdagI saune sparzI jatI hatI. samAja vyavahA2mAM, jIvanazailImAM, bhASAmAM-badhe temaNe sAdagI apanAvI hatI. temanI bhASAnI sAdagI ja mane Ph.D. nA Guide tarIkenI temanI pasaMdagImAM moTuM kAraNa banI rahI hatI. zrImad rAjacaMdrajI praNita zrI AtmasiddhizAstra paranA zodhaprabaMdhakAryamAM zrI ramaNabhAI 'sa2'no athAga premaparizrama cirasmaraNIya raheze. Ph.D.Thesis tathA graMthasarjananA sAta varSanA dIrghakALamAM temanI vidvatA Adi guNasamRddhino mane supere paricaya thayo che tathA puSkaLa lAbha paNa maLyo che. jyAre paNa lekhanAdi kArya mATe maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre kyAreya Academic Meeting jevuM lAgatuM nahIM. dara vakhate Healthy vicAra-vinimaya rUpa satsaMga ja thato. temano anAgrahI, mokaLo abhigama, koipaNa viSayamAM mArgadarzana pUruM pADavAnI temanI kSamatA ane tatparatA tathA cIvaTAI, sUkSmatA ane ullAsapUrvakanI kAryaparAyaNatAne kAraNe temanI sAthenA vyavahAramAM haMmeza AnaMda ane anumodanano ja anubhava thato. saraLatA, haLavAza ane vAtsalyanA AvA jIvaMta pratibiMbanI khoTa kone na sAle ? teozrInA dharmapatnI AdaraNIya zrImatI tArAbena tathA kuTuMbIjanone A ciravidAyathI pragaTela kheda temanA guNonI smRtithI ane sarvajJavItarAgapraNIta

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182 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI dharma-ArAdhanAnA avalaMbane zamAvavA nivedana che. AdaraNIya 'sara'no AtmA vItarAgadharmanuM anusaMdhAna pAmI satudeva-gurunA zaraNe zIvratAe siddhapada lahe e ja paramakRpALu paramAtmAne prArthanA. A khedajanaka prasaMge zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura parivAra potAnA lADIlA vaDIlane bhAvapUrvaka zraddhAMjali arpe che. praNetA - zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura anAdisiddha zAzvata navakAramaMtramAM paMca parameSThine namaskAra karavAmAM AvyA che. e paMca parameSThi te arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya ane sAdhu. 'namo loe savvasAhUNaM" ema pAMcamuM pada bolIne ApaNe pAMcamA parameSThi sAdhu bhagavaMtone namaskAra karIe chIe. navakAramaMtranA nava 5damAM A pAMcamuM pada che eTale te barAbara vacce Ave che, arthAt e kendrasthAne che. enI eka bAju cAra pada ane bIjI bAju paNa cAra pada . vaLI navapadanI ArAdhanamAM paNa te kendrasthAne che. e pada pachI darzana, jJAna, cAritra ane tapane namaskAra karAya che. sAdhu-pada kendrasthAne che eno artha e thayo ke e sauthI mahattvanuM pada che, kAraNake sAdhu thayA vinA upAdhyAya thavAya nahi, AcArya thavAya nahi, arihaMta paNa thavAya nahi ane siddha paramAtmA paNa thaI zakAya nahi. A pAMcamuM pada ja paMcama gati apAvanAruM che. jenA dharmano sAra, cauda pUrvano sAra navakAramaMtra che ane navakAra maMtramAM kendrasthAne sAdhupada, sAdhutva che. eka dizAmAM saMsAra che ane enAthI viparIta bIjI dizAmAM mokSamArga che. e tarapha javuM hoya to prathama pagaluM sAdhutvathI maMDAya che. AnaMdaghanajIe kahyuM cheH sayala saMsArI IndriyarAmI, munigaNa AtamarAmI re. || ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('jinatattva-bhAga-8'mAMthI)

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 183 sadA smaraNIya DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha _D DaoN. sarayubahena ra. mahetA anAdikALathI cAlyA AvatA paribhramaNamAM jIva anaMtakALa to ekendriyapaNAmAM pasAra kare che. te pachI koI uttama puruSanA saMsargathI jIva trasakAyapaNuM prApta kare che. (bethI pAMca indrIya sudhInA jIvo trasakAya kahevAya che.) trasakAya rUpe jIva vadhumAM vadhu 2000 sAgaropama kALa rahe che, ane temAM saMjJI paMcendriya rUpe jIvane mAtra 900 bhava ja hoya che temAM deva, manuSya, tiryaMca ane nArakI e cAre gatinA bhava AvI jAya che. temAM sahuthI ochA bhava jIvana manuSyanA hoya che. A gaNita samajAtAM manuSya janmanI ane temAMya rUDA manuSya janmanI durlabhatA jaNAya che. AvuM saMkSIpaMcendriyapaNe maLyA pachI jIvano mokSa na thAya to 900 bhava pachI jIva asaMjJI banI nIce utarI jAya che ane ghaNA kALa pachI pAchI UMce caDavAno tene lAbha maLe che. tyAM sudhI aviratapaNe saMsAranA duHkho jIva bhogavato ja rahe che. AvA du:khothI jIvane choDAvavAno ekamAtra upAya "mokSa meLavavo e che. AtmAne duHkhathI choDAvavA mATe, satya puruSArtha karavA mATe manuSyatva, (pAMca indriyanI pUrNatA, khIlelI saMjJA sahitanuM manuSyatva), saddharmanuM zravaNa, sadharmanI yathArtha zraddhA ane samyak puruSArtha e sadA upayogI ane jarUrI sAdhano che. A sarva sAdhanonI prApti thavI te jIvane mATe uttarottara durlabha vastu che. te meLavavA mATe jIvane vizeSa vizeSa puNyanI jarUriyAta rahe che. A pratyeka sAdhano Do. zrI ramaNabhAI zAhane upalabdha hatA, ane teno sadupayoga paNa temane hato. te parathI ApaNane khyAla Ave ke temano keTalo jabaro puNyodaya hato, eTaluM ja nahi tenA zubha upayoga dvArA keTalAM navAM puNyano saMcaya temane thayo hato, je temane bhAvimAM duHkhanA AtyaMtika viyoga prati sahajatAe laI jAya. temanA A saguNono paricaya mane jIvanamAM vAraMvAra thato rahyo che, khAsa karIne mArA pIeca.DI.nA abhyAsakALa daramyAna e prasaMgo ane anubhava jaNAvatAM mane temanuM RNa svIkAravAno AnaMda anubhavAya che.

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184 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI ramaNabhAI ema.e. thayA pachI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM prophesara tarIke joDAyA hatA. teo pro. jhAlAsAheba tathA manasukhabhAI jhaverInA sAthe gujarAtI viSaya zIkhavatA hatA. huM I. sa. 1954 nA jUnamAM jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM epha.vAya.mAM dAkhala thaI, te arasAmAM temanI kArakIrdinAM varSonI zarUAta hatI, chatAM temanA vargamAM bhaNavAnI vidyArthIone majA AvatI. ane viSayanuM UMDANa jANavA maLatuM. temAM noMdhanIya bAbata e hatI ke temanI pAse vidyArthIo pro. jhAlAsAheba ke zrI manasukhabhAInA varganA jevI ja AnaMdajanaka jANakArI mANatA hatA. je navodita prAdhyApaka pAse apekSA rAkhI zakAya nahi. temanI A kAryazaktine lIdhe temane kaoNleja taraphathI eka varSa mATe amadAvAdanI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM zIkhavavA mokalyA hatA. te pachI teo muMbaInI kaoNlejamAM sthAyI thayA hatA. I. sa. 1956mAM meM inTaranI parIkSA pasAra karI ane gujarAtI viSaya sAthe bI.e.no abhyAsa zarU karyo. bI.e.nA be varSanA abhyAsa daramyAna temanA tathA pro. tArA bahenanA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM vizeSa thayuM. abhyAsanA mArgadarzana mATe temane maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre temanI itara pravRttio vize paNa mane jANavA maLatuM. manamAM vicAra thato ke ATalI badhI pravRtti teo eka sAthe kevI rIte karatA haze ? paNa temAMthI pravRttimaya jIvana jIvavA mATeno Adarza mArAmAM ghaDAto gayo. - I. sa. 1958 mAM bI.e. thayA pachI gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAthe ema.e.no abhyAsa zarU karyo. dareka viSayanA niSNAta prAdhyApaka pAse zIkhavA javAnuM hovAthI roja savAre ane sAMje judI judI kolejomAM javAnuM thatuM. ane A rIte mane jagatanI vizALatAno anubhava maLavA lAgyo. huM abhyAsa karavA kolejanI lAyabrerI-pustakAlayamAM jatI. ane ghaNIvAra DaoN. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahenane maLI nirdoSa pravRttinI vAto karatI. ema.e.nA varSo daramiyAna ghaNIvAra mane DaoN. ramaNabhAI pUchatAM ke, sarayubena, ema.e. thayA pachI tame pIeca.DI. karazo ? karazo to sAruM raheze." e pratyeka vakhate huM temane javAba ApatI ke "sara, tame pIeca.DI.nA gAIDa nimAzo tyAre huM tamArI pahelI vidyArthinI thaIza." tyAM sudhI AgaLa karavAno mAro vicAra nathI." ane amAro saMvAda ahIM aTakI jato. I. sa. 1960 mAM ema.e. pAsa thayA pachI temanI sAtheno mAro saMparka ocho thayo, mAtra be-traNa

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thata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 185 vakhata temane maLavA temanA ghare gaI hatI, te ja hato. I. sa. 1963nA okTobaramAM mane DaoN. ramaNabhAI taraphathI khuzakhabara maLyA ke teo yunivarsiTImAM pIeca.DI. mATenA gAIDa nimAyA che. ane temaNe mArA AgaLanA abhyAsa vize pUchAvyuM hatuM. e vakhate huM amadAvAda hatI, vicAra karI, nirNaya laI Disembara mAsanI zarUAtamAM huM muMbaI AvI. ane DaoN. ramaNabhAIne kolejamAM maLavA gaI. AraMbhamAM sAmAnya vAtacIta karI, meM temane pIeca.DI. karavAno mAre nirNaya jamAvyo. te mATenI thoDI samajaNa ApI temaNe jaNAvyuM ke mArI nIce pAMceka vidyArthIoe pIeca.DI. karavAnuM yunivarsiTImAM noMdhAvI dIdhuM che. AthI noMdhaNInI bAbatamAM huM pahelI rahI zakI nahi. e pachI ame kayA viSaya para abhyAsa karavo tenI vicAraNA para AvyA. temaNe mane svataMtrapaNe viSaya nakkI karavA jaNAvyuM, ane meM temane mukhya viSaya sUcavavA vinaMtI karI. Ama viSaya nakkI na thavAne kAraNe ame be divasa vicAra karI nirNaya karavA dhAryuM. meM ghera AvI vicAryuM ke mane zrImad rAjacaMdra mATe khUba pUjyabhAva tathA ahobhAva che, ane temanA thakI jIvananuM dhyeya maLaze ema lAge che, to temanA vize vyavasthita abhyAsa karuM to mane lAbha thAya. paNa Avo AdhyAtmika viSaya temane gamaze ke kema, te jANavA temanuM sUcana levA nakkI karyuM. niyata samaye temane maLavA kaoNlejamAM gaI. huM viSaya mATe kaMI boluM ke pUchuM te pahelAM ja temaNe mane jaNAvyuM ke, sarayubena ! tamane zrImad rAjacaMdramAM khUba rasa che, ane mane paNa koI AdhyAtmika viSaya para nibaMdha lakhe tevI khUba ja icchA che, paraMtu tevA vidyArthIo maLavA durlabha che. tethI tame A viSaya para vicAro to mArI paNa adhyAtmanA abhyAsanI icchA pUrI thAya." mAre to "bhAvatuM'tu ane vaide batAvyuM jevuM thayuM. meM je vicAryuM hatuM te temane jaNAvyuM. AmAM prabhuno koI uttama saMketa haze evI lAgaNI anubhavI. ame kolejamAMthI sIdhA yunivarsiTI para gayA. tyAM phorma bharI "zrImad rAjacaMdra-eka abhyAsa" e viSaya pIeca.DI.nA abhyAsa mATe noMdhAvyo. ATaluM nakkI thayA pachI temaNe mane rAjaprabhu mATe jeTalA graMtho, lakhANo Adi maLe tenA vAMcana tathA abhyAsa karI TAMcaNa karI levA sUcavyuM. A

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI samayagALAmAM mAre zArIrika, Arthika, kauTuMbika, sAmAjika Adi ghaNI muzkelIo hatI eTale i. sa. 1964nA eprila mahinA sudhI mArAthI kaMI ja kAma thaI zakyuM na hatuM. A kALamAM mAre eka be vakhata DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAthe phonamAM vAta thaI hatI., tethI mArI niSkriyatA temanA lakSamAM AvI. chellI vAta thayA pachI cAra pAMca divase teo kaoNleja pUrI thayA pachI mane maLavA AvyA. ATalA badhA mahinA nakAmA gayA e vize kaMI paNa Thapako ApyA vinA, badhuM bhUlIne kAma tvarAthI zarU ka2vA khUba utsAha Apyo. emanI vAtathI mArA bAne paNa khUba sArUM lAgyuM hatuM. mane paNa TADhaka vaLI hatI. prabhu kRpAthI tathA ramaNabhAie ApelA utsAhathI, bIjA ja divasathI meM khaMtapUrvaka abhyAsa karavAnuM cAlu karyuM. upalabdha graMthono abhyAsa rojanA chaeka kalAka karatI gaI. ane divasanA ATheka kalAka temAM gALavA sudhI AgaLa vadhI. eka mahinA pachI sa2ne kaoNlejamAM maLI, temanA mArgadarzanathI sAmAnya sAMkaLiyuM taiyA2 karyuM. ane sauthI paheluM prakaraNa zrImad rAjacaMdranA jIvana vize lakhavA dhAryuM. ane e ja prakaraNathI lakhavAnuM zarU karavA temaNe mane sUcavyuM. I. sa. 1964nA me mahinAnA aMtabhAgamAM meM lakhavAnI zarUAta karI, ane lagabhaga vIseka pAnA lakhAyA pachI meM temane lakhANa tapAsavA vinaMti karI. A vakhate mane khUba tAva Avato hato, ane vajana paNa ghaNuM ghaTI gayuM hatuM, tethI mane kaoNlejamAM bolAvavAne badale sa2 mArI pAse ghare AvyA hatA. mAruM lakhANa joyuM, thoDuM vAMcyuM, ane pachI mane mIThAzathI kahyuM, 'sarayubena Ane badale Ama lakho to vadhu sAruM nahi ! Ama kahI thoDAM vacano sudhArI ApyA.' ane thoDAMka sUcano karyAM. temanA gayA pachI e dRSTithI meM mArUM lakhANa vAMcyuM, ane mane mArA upara zarama upajI. meM lakhelAM badhAM pAnAM phADI nAkhyAM. pharIthI lakhavAno nirNaya karyo. 'A lakhANa sArUM nathI.' ema Thapako ApavAne badale mane ja nirNAyaka banAvI, lakhANa mATe amuka sUcano ApI navIna rIte utsAhita karI; e temanA mAnavatAnA uttama guNano mane apUrva lAbha maLyo. bIjA divase lakhANa sArUM ane vyavasthita thAya te mATe manomana prabhune khUba prArthanA karI, sarane mArA lakhANathI saMtoSa thAya evI mAgaNI karI, thayelA doSanI kSamA mAgI ane huM lakhavA beThI. niyamitapaNe lakhANa tathA vAMcana vadhAratI gaI. sAthe sAthe zrI mahAvIra prabhune ane rAjaprabhune lakhANa vyavasthita 186

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 18 7. tathA uttama thAya te mATe prArthanA karatI hatI. A rIte cAlIseka pAnAM lakhAyA pachI sarane batAvavA kaoNlejamAM gaI. be-traNa divasa pachI teo A lakhANa vize jaNAvaze ema kahI AgaLanuM kArya vadhAravA mane sUcanA ApI. be divasa pachI temano phona Avyo, ane Azcarya vyakta karyuM ke "ekAeka tamArUM lakhANa kevI rIte sudharI gayuM !' tenAthI prabhune prArthanA karI kArya karavAthI kevuM suMdara phaLa nIpaje che tenI chApa mArA mana para paDI. ane kArya karavAnI rIta sAMpaDatAM mAro utsAha vadhyo. pachIthI mAro abhyAsa ane lakhANa vadhatAM gayAM, mAruM otaprotapaNuM temAM vadhatuM gayuM. jIvananuM dhyeya AtmAne jagatanI jaMjALamAMthI choDAvavAnuM che, e nakkI thayuM. A abhyAsa mAtra jIvana sudhAravA mATe che. e nirNaya pAko thayo, ane e lakSathI abhyAsa tathA lakhANa karatI gaI. lakhANa mATe mane mu. ramaNabhAInuM mArgadarzana niyamita maLatuM hatuM, paNa teo lakhANa karavAmAM aMza mAtra madada karatA na hatA. teo kahetA ke lakhavuM e tAruM kartavya che, maThAravuM e mAruM kartavya che. Ama teo potAnA kartavyapAlanamAM khUba custa hatA, ane mane muMjhavaNa Ave to zuM karavuM tenI samaja paDI gaI hatI, tethI tevI apekSA paNa mAre na hatI. jyAre jyAre vacano na samajAya, zuM lakhavuM, kema lakhavuM te na sUjhe tyAre huM zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna ane rAjaprabhune prArthanA karatI. ane mane acUka evo anubhava thato ke mane na samajAtuM sahajatAe samajAI jatuM, prabhunA darzana thAya ane mArgadarzana maLI jAya. ghaNIvAra samajAtuM hoya, paNa lakhavA jatAM ADuMavaLuM lakhAtuM hoya evuM mahesusa thAya. tyAre vizeSa prArthanA karI yogya lakhAvavA prabhune vinaMtI karatI, ane evuM banatuM ke aDadhI rAtre mane avAja saMbhaLAya ke UTha, lakhavA mAMDa', tarata ja huM kAgaLa pena laI lakhavA besI jatI, eka pachI eka kramabaddha vacano lakhAtA jAya. 15-20 pAnA lakhAI jAya pachI huM sUI jatI. ane savAre UThIne vAMcuM to lakhANa vyavasthita jaNAya. A rIte thayelA lakhANamAM bhAgye ja zAbdika pheraphAra mane sa2 sUcavatA. Ama karatAM karatAM aDadhI thisisa pUrI thavA AvI, kAma vyavasthita rIte thatuM hatuM. sarane mArI Arthika takalIphanI jANakArI hatI, eTale lagabhaga 1964nA aMtima mahinAmAM temaNe mane pUchyuM ke, "sarayubena ! thIsIsa TAIpa karAvavAnuM

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188 zvata upAsaka 2maNabhAI zuM karazo ?" mArA manamAM paNa A ja vicAra ghoLAto hato, lakhANa lagabhaga 850 pAnAnuM thAya evo aMdAja hato. e vakhate gujarAtI TAipIMganA eka pAnAno bhAva rUA. 1.25 hato. temAM paNa TAipIsTanI bhUla thAya, pAnA pharIthI TAIpa karAvavA paDe to te paisA vadhArAnA thAya. Ama thisisa TAIpa karAvavAnA lagabhaga rUA. 1250 gaNavA paDe; je mArI Arthika sthitine anukULa nahotuM. A vAta thatAM sare sUcavyuM ke, "sarayubena ! tame TAipIMga zIkhI, jAte ja TAipa karo to ghaNA paisA bacI jAya." meM kahyuM vAta to sAcI che, paNa e vakhate TAiparAiTara rUA. 1500 nuM AvatuM hatuM. eTale e paNa vicAravAnuM hatuM. sare mArI muMjhavaNa kaLI lIdhI, ane mane kahyuM, "tame TAipa rAiTara kharIdI tenA para zIkhI, thisisa TAipa karI lejo. mAre amastu paNa gujarAtI TAipa rAiTara kharIdavuM che, tethI tamAruM TAipa rAiTara huM kharIdI laiza. Ama ApaNA baMnenuM sacavAI jaze.' saharSa vAta svIkArI, potAnA ziSyanI sAnukULatA vadhAravAnI temanI bhalamanasAI mane sparzI gaI. mitra pAsethI paMdaraso rUpiyA uchInA laI remiMgTana reMDanuM TAiparAiTara kharIdhuM; ane aMgrejI TAiparAiTara bIjA mitra pAsethI thoDA vakhata mATe meLavI lIdhuM. aDhI rUpiyAnI TAipa zIkhavAnI pustikA lIdhI ane paMdara divasamAM, thIsIsa lakhatAM lakhatAM baMne prakAranA TAipIMga Taca methaDathI zIkhI gaI. te pachIthI dara aThavADiye eka vakhata baMne TAiparAiTara para mahAvaro rAkhavA TAipIMga karatI hatI. A samaya daramyAna divasanA lagabhaga 15 thI 16 kalAka thIsIsa mATe kAma karatI hatI. jarUra pramANe sara sAthe aThavADiyAmAM eka ke be vakhata vAta karI mArgadarzana meLavI letI hatI, ane paMdara vIsa divase eka vakhata kaoNlejamAM temane maLavA jatI. te vakhate navuM lakhANa tapAsavA ApatI, tapAsAyeluM lakhANa maThAravA laI letI, tene vyavasthita karI, navuM lakhANa AgaLa vadhAratI hatI. Ama mAruM kAma jhaDapathI AgaLa vadhatuM hatuM. lagabhaga phebruArI 1965 mAM mAre yunivarsiTIne sinosisa ApavAnI hatI, tenI teyArI karI. sinosisamAM "zrImad rAjacaMdrano AtmavikAsa' e prakaraNa sahita lagabhaga cauda prakaraNa thaze ema jaNAvyuM. ane yunivarsiTImAM tenI soMpaNI samayasara karI. zrImad rAjacaMdranA Atma vikAsanA prakaraNa mATe mArI pAse koI jANakArI hatI nahi. ane e lakhavuM khUba jarUrI lAgatuM hatuM. tethI rAjaprabhunA abhyAsI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 189 hoya tevI ghaNI vyaktione maLI jANavA prayatna karyo, paNa kaMI tAttvika phAyado thayo nahi. A bAbatanI muMjhavaNa sarane ghaNIvAra kahetI, paNa temano javAba raheto, "zodha karavI te tamAruM kAma che, ane yogya che ke nahi te vicAravuM e mAruM kAma che. A prakaraNa lakhavA bAbata huM vizeSa ciMtita thatI jatI hatI. paNa e sUjhe tyAM sudhI, tenI pAchaLanA prakaraNo paNa lakhIne vyavasthita karI lIdhAM. i. sa. 1965mAM mArca mahinAmAM mane khabara paDI ke meM rajIsTrezana Disembara mahinAmAM karAvyuM hovAthI, zarata pramANenA be varSa DisembaramAM pUrAM thAya, ane yunivarsiTInuM satra to divALI vekezana pUruM thAya. AthI be varSa pUrAM karavA mATe pAMcamI TarmanI phI bharavI paDe. A bAbata sara sAthe vAta thatAM temaNe sUcavyuM ke jo tame vadhAre mahenata karavA taiyAra ho to ApaNe yunivarsiTIne kAgaLa lakhIe ke ame oNkTobara pahelAM thIsIsa soMpavA taiyAra chIe, amArI pAMcamI Tarma phI rada karavA kRpA karo. saranI sahAyatAthI eprilamAM yunivarsiTIne kAgaLa lakhyo, seneTanI miTIMgamAM pasAra thayo ane jo sapTembara Akhara sudhImAM thIsIsa soMpI daie to pAMcamI TarmanI phI bharavAnI raheze nahi. e matalabano zaratI javAba maLyo. kAgaLa maLatAM prabhunI ane saranI kRpAno anubhava thayo, kAraNa ke mAre mATe eka TarmanI phI bace te agatyanuM hatuM. meM vadhAre utsAhathI kAma karavA mAMDyuM. A javAba mane julAinI zarUAtamAM maLyo hato. kAgaLa maLatAM meM gaNita karyuM ke thIsIsa TAipa karavA mATe rojanA 30 pAnA TAipa karavAnI gaNatarIthI eka mahino joie. tenA bAinDIMga ane golDa embosIMga mATe paMdara divasa jarUrI hatA. Ama mAruM samagra lekhana kArya 1965nA julAI pahelAM pUruM thavuM joie. julAI mAsa to zarU thaI gayo hato. ane lakhANane vyavasthita karavAnuM tathA maThAravAnuM kAma cAlatuM hatuM. paNa AtmavikAsanA prakaraNa mATe koI ukela maLato na hato. sara tathA mArA mAtApitA ghaNuM protsAhana ApatAM hatAM, paNa icchita pariNAma AvatuM na hatuM. julAI mahinAnA aMtabhAga AvatAM mArI muMjhavaNa ciMtAnA rUpamAM palaTAI gaI. prabhune prArthanA to karatI hatI, paNa temAM ya saphaLatA jaNAtI na hatI. AvA saMjogomAM prabhu pratinI mArI ekAgratA ane prArthanA khUba vadhI gayAM. aMdaramAM evuM sUchyuM ke mArI prArthanA ochI paDe che, tethI koI paNa pravRtti karatAM prArthanA cAlu thatI hatI. rAtre sUvAne badale prArthanA karyA karatI hatI. temAM trIje

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190 zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI divase A prakaraNa bAbata pUchavA sarano phona Avyo, ane meM nirAzAthI vAta karI. temaNe vadhu puruSArtha karavAnuM jaNAvI phona mUkI dIdho. mArI prArthanA khUba bhaktibhAva sAthe cAlu ja hatI. te divase rAtanA ane eka bhAsa Avyo. temAM mane laMbagoLa tejavartuLamAM pU. kRpALudevanA jIvaMta darzana thayA. meM temane vaMdana karyA. temaNe mane pUchayuM ke, "zuM muzkelI che ?' meM temane AtmavikAsa jANavA bAbatanI muzkelI jaNAvI. mane kahe, "mUrkha ! ATaluM paNa samajAtuM nathI ?' meM ajJAnatA kabula karI, ane mane satya jaNAvavA vinaMti karI. mArI pAse temaNe "vacanAmRta'mAMgyuM meM ApyuM. pachI eka pachI eka varSavAra amuka amuka vacano jaNAvatA gayA, ane temAM kayo vikAsa rahelo che te samajAvatA gayA. temanA bhAva, vANI tathA vartanamAM thato pheraphAra batAvatA gayA. chevaTe puruM thatAM AzIrvAda ApI cAlyA gayA. mane khUba ja AnaMda tathA saMtoSa maLyA. lagabhaga traNacAra kalAka vArtAlApa cAlyo hoya tema jaNAyuM. badhuM samajAyAnA saMtoSano bhAva anubavyo. savAre sAta vAge UThI, dUdha pI, nAhIne lakhavA beThI, je je jarUrI pustako lAgyA te laI prabhune prArthanA karI, temanA citrapaTa nIce besIne lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. ekadhArA vacana lakhAvA lAgyA, jANe koI lakhAvatuM na hoya ! eTaluM ja nahi, je je avataraNo je je graMthamAMthI levAnA hatA, te te sahajatAe kramavAra maLatA gayA, ane lakhavAno vega evo adbhuta hato ke mane khUba ja Azcarya thatuM hatuM. jamavA paNa UThI nahi, ane bapore cAra vAge lakhANa pUru karyuM. zrI prabhuno khUba upakAra mAnI jamavA beThI. haju aDadhuM jamAyuM, tyAM bAraNe bela thaI, joyuM to sara. mane khUba Azcarya thayuM, kAraNa ke te divase teo khUba bIjhI hatA. vinayathI temanA AgamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. temaNe kahyuM, "tame gaI kAle khUba nirAza hatA eTale thoDo samaya maLatAM thoDI hiMmata ApavA Avyo chuM.' temanI vidyArthI pratinI prIti mane sparzI gaI, manomana temane vaMdana karyA, ane pachI saharSa temane jaNAvyuM ke A prakaraNa lakhAI gayuM che. teo khUba khuza thayA ane kahyuM ke have tame TAipIMga zarU karI dyo, aThavADiyAmAM A prakaraNa tamane tapAsI ApIza. kAraNa ke hamaNAM mAre roja savAre pAMca vAge ena.sI.sI.nI pareDa levAnI che, ane tamArI pAse to TAipa karavA ghaNAM pAnAM che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 191 bIjA divasanI savArathI prabhunuM smaraNa karI TAipIMga cAlu karyuM, bapore cAra vAge TAipa karatI hatI tyAre sa2 ghare AvyA. mArUM Azcarya vadhI gayuM ke temane samaya kyAMthI maLyo ? temaNe jaNAvyu ke mane eka khUba navAI lAge tevo anubhava thayo che, te jaNAvavA Avyo chuM. mArI utsukatA vadhI gaI. temaNe kahyuM, gaI kAle huM 'Atma vikAsa'nuM prakaraNa laI ghare gayo. vicAryuM ke kAlathI tapAsIza. paNa jamIne uThyA pachI mane ema thayuM ke lAva upara uparathI to joI lauM. ATha vAge vAMcavA beTho, tArAne kahyuM ke daza vAge eTale mane kaheje, huM sUI jaIza. paNa vAMcavAmAM evI ekAgratA AvI gaI ke daza vAge tArAe mane sUvA sUcavyuM to meM agiyAra vAge kahevA jaNAvyuM. agiyAra vAge tArAe pUchyuM, 'zAha, have sUvuM che ne ?' savAre vahelA jAgavAnuM che.' meM javAba Apyo ke, 'tuM sUI jA, huM mArI meLe sUI jaIza.' rAtre eka vAge AkhuM prakaraNa tapAsIne pUru karyuM, ane pachI sUto. sADA traNe ekadama tAjagI sAthe mArI meLe UThI gayo. ATalI ochI UMghe AvI tAjagI meM pahelI ja vAra anubhavI che. tame eka beThake lakhyuM, meM eka beThake tapAsyuM. meM pUchyuM, 'sara, keTalA sudhArA vadhArA karavAnA che ?' javAba maLyo, 'eka zabdano paNa nahi.' meM prabhuno manomana khUba upakAra mAnyo, ane nakkI karyuM ke A thisisa meM mA2A jIvananI sudhAraNA mATe karI che, tethI A thisisa ane DIgrI prabhune ja arpaNa che. AmAM mAruM kartApaNuM kyAMya nathI. A samaya daramyAna nakkI thaI gayuM hatuM ke mArA parIkSaka ela.DI. insTITyuTanA adhyakSa dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA che. teo potAnI jhINavaTabharI tapAsa mATe khUba jANItA hatA. meM utsAhathI thisisa samayasara TAIpa karI, bAinDa karAvI 1965nA sapTembaranA aMtabhAgamAM yunivarsiTIne soMpI dIdhI. Ama ramaNabhAInA hAtha nIcenA vidyArthIomAM mArI thisisa sau prathama ane sauthI TUMkA gALAmAM apAI hatI. prabhue mArI icchA pUrI karI. thisisanuM kAma pUruM thayA pachI sarane meM TAiparAiTara bAbata vAta karI. temaNe mane kahyuM, 'mAre utAvaLa nathI. have thoDA samayamAM dinezabhAinI thisisa taiyAra thavAnI che, tame tene TAipa karI Apo to TAipa karelA pAnA sudhAravAnI temanI mahenata bacI jAya, ane tamAre kamANI thAya. temanI thisisanA hajA2 *

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192 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI pAnA meM TAipa karI ApyA, mAro kharca nIkaLI gayo. ane sarane meM TAIparAITara suparata karI dIdhuM. potAnA vidyArthInA jIvananI suvidhA mATe teo kevI samabhAvI kALajI rAkhatA hatA, te A prasaMga parathI samajAze. A badhA kAryamAM mane pro. tArAbahenano sAtha paNa ghaNo maLato hato. kAma hoya tyAre temanA ghare jaI kArya patAvatI. te vakhate temanA baMne bALako zailajA ane amitAbha nAnA hatA, temanI sAthe ramatagamata paNa karatI. ane kuTuMbI sabhya jevo AnaMda temanI pAse meLavatI hatI. 1965-66 nA varSanA gujarAtI prakAzanono vivecanAtmaka ahevAla DaoN. ramaNabhAie taiyAra karavAno hato. thisisa pUrI thaI hovAthI ahevAlanI kopI taiyAra karavAmAM meM madada karI hatI. Ama thisisa pUrI thayA pachI paNa mane pravRttizIla rAkhavA sahAya karI hatI. i. sa. 1966 nA me mahinAmAM mAro vAIvA yojAyo. khUba jhINavaTabharI tapAsa thaI. thoDA divasa bAda temaNe jaNAvyuM ke tamArI thisisa pAsa thaI gaI che, ane "AtmavikAsa'nuM prakaraNa dalasukhabhAIne khUba gamyuM che. ghaNAM varSo bAda mane temano riporTa jovA maLyo. temanA riporTamAM AgaLanA prakaraNonI savigata noMdha lIdhA pachI lakhyuM che ke, "....paNa A badhAne TapI jAya tevuM kArya to lekhikAe samagra vAMgmayano sUkSma abhyAsa karIne zrImadno je AdhyAtmika jIvana-vikAsa Alekhyo che, ane bhAratIya saMtonI paraMparAmAM zrImadanA jIvananI je ucca bhUmikA hatI, tene je rIte vyakta karI che, te che. Akho nibaMdha na hota ane mAtra zrImadbhA A AdhyAtmika jIvananuM tAraNa lekhikAe je rIte susaMvAda rIte, lakhANomAMthI AdhAra TAMkIne karI batAvyuM che, te ja mAtra hota to te paNa lekhikAnI saMzodhana zaktinA pUrAvA rUpe banata ane eTalA mAtrathI paNa temane Ph.D. nI upAdhine yogya TharAvata-e prakAranuM samartha rIte e prakaraNa lakhAyuM che.' - I. sa. 1967 mAM kRpALu devanI janma jayaMti AvatI hatI. e mATe koI upayogI graMtha prakAzita karavAnI zrI jIvanamaNi savAcana gAthA TrasTanI icchA hatI. je icchA TrasTanA saMcAlaka zrI lAlabhAie mu. zrI dalasukhabhAI pAse vyakta karI hatI. temaNe mArI thisisa mATe yogyatA batAvI, tethI jIvanamahino graMtha prakAzita karavAnI paravAnagI mAgato patra Avyo. paNa meM mArA jIvanane

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 193 sudhAravAnI icchAthI ja A abhyAsa karyo hato, tethI prakAzana mATe asaMmati jaNAvI. tema chatAM zrI dalasukhabhAI ane DaoN. ramaNabhAInA AgrahathI thisisa 'zrImaddnI jIvanasiddhi' nAme jIvanamaNi sAcana mALA taraphathI prasiddha thaI. mArI pUrva vicAraNA anusAra temAMthI eka paisAnI paNa kamANI na karavAnA bhAvathI kopIrAITa ane royalTI choDI dIdhAM hatAM. A pachIthI DaoN. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena sAtheno saMparka tathA premataMtu jaLavAI rahyo che. ane ame ekabIjAnA jIvanathI sumAhitagAra rahIe chIe. jemAM teo baMnee laukika jIvanamAM, sAhitya kSetre tathA AdhyAtmika jIvanamAM je pragati karI che, te badhAne AdhAre je vidhAna A lekhanA AraMbhamAM karela che, tene samarthana maLI rahe che. teo pAse ati ati durlabha evAM mAnavatA, sat dharmanuM zravaNa, zraddhA ane puruSArtha che. je bhAvimAM sarva prakAranAM duHkhathI mukta karavA temane tvarAthI samartha banAve, evI zrI prabhune mArI namra prArthanA che. jagatanA sahu jIvo saMsAranA paritApothI chUTe e bhAvanA sAthe viramuM chuM. jJAnano mahimA jaina dharmamAM ghaNo ja moTo che. eTale ja tIrthaMkaroe Apelo upadeza gaNadharabhagavaMto dvArA je UtarI Avyo che ane je zrutajJAna tarIke oLakhAya che tenA pratye bahumAna darzAvavA jJAnapaMcamI athavA zrutapaMcamInuM parva manAvavAmAM Ave che. jaina darzanamAM jJAnajJAnI pratyeno vinaya ucca koTino ane mahimAvaMta che. 'upadezaprAsAda'mAM zrI lakSmIsUrie kahyuM che H zrutasyAzAtanA tyAjyA tadvinayaH zrutAtmakaH / zuzrUSAdikriyAkAle tat kuryAt jJAninAmapi / / zrutajJAnanI AzAtanA tyajvI joie. zrutajJAnano vinaya zrutasvarUpa ja gaNAya che. eTalA mATe zuzruSA vagere prakAranI kriyA karatI vakhate zrutajJAnIno paNa vinaya karavo. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('jinatattva-bhAga-7'mAMthI)

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194 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI ramaNabhAI-preraka ane prabuddha vyaktitva 1 pU. yogezabhAI zrI ramaNabhAInuM vyaktitva eka prabuddha vyaktitva hatuM. zrI ramaNabhAinA paricayamAM AvavAnuM ghaNIvAra baneluM. emanA vize zuM kahevuM ? mane zabdo nathI maLatA. emano hasato cahero, zAMta svabhAva, mukha upara saumyatA kyAreya bhUlI zakAya tema nathI. emaNe je je samAjanI sevA karI che te avarNanIya che. emanA "prabuddha jIvanamAM je vidvatA ane tattvajJAna bharyA lekho AvatA te samasta jaina ane jene tta2 samAjane khUba ja upayogI ane satyano rAha cIMdhanAra banI rahetA. temanI UMDI samaja ane dharma viSayaka sAttvika lakhANa adabhUta che. bhale teo dehathI cAlyA gayA hoya paNa temanA sAhityamAM to Ajeya teo pratyakSa che. mArA anubhava mujaba kahI zakuM ke temano jaina dharma ane jainetara dharmano abhyAsa UMDo hato te huM barAbara jANuM chuM. temanA mArgadarzana sAthe samAjanI ghaNI vyaktioe jaina dharmanA viSayo upara pIeca.DI.nI DIgrI prApta karela che. emanI sAthenA saMbaMdhathI amane paNa ghaNo lAbha thayela che. temanA saraLa ane vAtsalyapUrNa vyaktitvane lIdhe je koI vyakti temanA paricayamAM Ave to te temane kadI bhUlI zakatI nahIM. temanA avasAnathI jaina samAja ane sAhitya jagatane paDelI khoTa kadI pUrI zakAze nahIM. zrImad rAjacaMdrabhavana TrasTa, IDara vidyAprAptimAM guru pratyenA vinayanI sAthe bahumAnanI paNa eTalI ja AvazyakatA che. vinaya ane bahumAna Ama to sAthe sAthe ja hoya che, chatAM te baMne vacce thoDo taphAvata paNa che. guru pratyeno vinaya vaMdana, abhutthAna ityAdi dvArA vyakta karI zakAya che. e bAhyAcAra che. paraMtu bahumAna to hRdayanI sAcI prItithI ja janme che. jo hRdayamAM bahumAna hoya to gurune anusaravAnuM, temanA guNone grahaNa karavAnuM mane thAya che. temanAmAM rahelI najIvI truTio pratye dhyAna jatuM nathI. potAnI sAdhanAnA vikAsa mATe satata ciMtavana rahyA kare che. |ramaNalAla cI. zAha ( jinatattva-bhAga-7'mAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI akSara dehe jIvaMta ramaNabhAI D citrabhAnu dharmapriya tArAbena ane tamAro premI parivAra, chamahinAthI dharmayAtrA nimatte bhArata bahAra hato. AvatAM ja tamArA phonathI zrI ramaNabhAInA pAchA thayAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. AvA viyoganA samAcAra ApatAM paNa tame je cittathI svasthatA jALavI che te tamArI samajaNa ane sAdhanAnuM pariNAma che. zrI ramaNabhAI gayA nathI paNa pAchA thayA che. dharmI AtmAonI vidAya e to pazcimamAM paNa farewell kahevAya che. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke jyAM janma che, tyAM mRtyu che ja, bhale ajJAnIne dekhAtuM na hoya, bhale pratiSThA ane pApAnubaMdhI puNyane lIdhe e mohamAM masta hoya paNa mRtyu to janmamAM chupAyeluM che ja. janma ane maraNa rAta ane divasanI jema anAdi kALathI mohamatta AtmAone kALacakramAM bhamAvyA ja kare che paNa jene namo arihaMtANanuM amRta aMtaramAM utarI gayuM che ene to sAdhanAne aMte AvatuM mRtyu mukti pratyenuM prayANa che. rAgadveSane pAtaLA karatAM karatAM potAnA paramAtma svarUpanuM darzana karyAno utsava che. zrI ramaNabhAI sthUla dehe nathI paNa emaNe je dharmavardhaka kAryo karyA che, vizvavidyAlayamAM vidyArthIone abhyAsa karAvyo che, jaina yuvaka saMghanA netRtvamAM cAlatI parvAdhirAja paryuSaNanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM prANa pUryA che ane je sAhitya sarjyuM che te to akSara dehe jIvaMta che ja. dharmI AtmAonI vidAya Atma jAgRtinuM prabhAta bano evI abhyarthanA. 195 jema eka dIvo seMkaDo dIvAne pradIpta kare che ane svayaM pradIpta rahe che tema dIvA jevA AcArya bhagavaMto pote jhaLahaLe che ane bIjAne paNa prakAzita kare che. eTalA mATe AcArya bhagavaMto jaina zAsananA jyotirdhara che. arihaMta bhagavaMto zAsananA nAyaka che. caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA teo kare che ane dezanA Ape che. emanA gaNadhara bhagavaMto e dezanAne dvAdazAMgImAM gUMthI le che, paNa pachI arihaMta bhagavAnanA virahakALamAM emanI AjJA mujaba zAsananuM sukAna AcArya bhagavaMto ja saMbhALe che. ] ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('jinatattva-bhAga-7'mAMthI)

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196 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI AvA snehI ramaNabhAI haMmezAM yAda raheze...' || sAdhu prItamaprasAda dAsa dAdara svAminArAyaNa maMdiramAM pramukhasvAmI mahArAja padhAryA hatA. svAmIzrInuM Agamana thAya tyAre aneka mahAnubhAvo emane maLavA, darzana karavA AzIrvAda levA padhAre. e samaye yajJapurUSa vyAkhyAnakhaMDano haoNla navo ja taiyAra thayo hato. e samaye saMpradAyanA vidvAna haribhakta zrI harSadabhAI davenA AmaMtraNathI DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha atre darzane padhArelA. pravacana paNa kareluM. pramukha svAmIjInuM sAnnidhya hoya eTale saheje darekane emane maLavAnuM ke emanA ja khAsa darzana karavAnuM gheluM lAgyuM hoya. ramaNabhAIe e samaye harSadabhAI dave tathA vidvAna saMta pU. vivekasAgara svAmIne kahI rAkheluM ke "pramukhasvAmI mahArAja'ne maLyA pachI mAre prItamaprasAda svAmIne khAsa maLavuM che.' e samaye mArI uMmara paNa nAnI ane AvA vidvAnono paricaya paNa ocho. tyAre lekho lakhavAnuM zIkhato hato. tethI eka lekha lakhIne "prabuddha jIvanamAM mokalelo. tenA anusaMdhAnamAM ramaNabhAI mane maLavA mAgatA hatA. temaNe mane zodhI kADhyo. pachI ekAMtamAM bolAvIne khUba lAgaNIthI vAta karI ke tamArA lekhamAM ATalI bAbatonI khAmI che. bahu lAMbo lekha che. thoDo TUMkAvIne Apo to sAruM. huM jarUra chApIza.' sAcI vAta, ane ekAMtamAM kahevAnI ramaNabhAInI A rIta mane bahu sparzI gaI. temaNe khAsa bhalAmaNa karIne te lekha magAvIne chApyo. pharI ekavAra jaina rAmAyaNanA AdhAre eka lekha "prabuddha jIvana mATe mokalyo tyAre 3-4 mahinA vItI gayA paNa koI javAba na maLyo. eTale ramaNabhAIne meM lakhyuM. "tamAre lekha na chApavo hoya to pAcho mokalazo, jethI anya megejhina mATe upayogI thaI zake. khAsa to eka megejhinamAM chApavA Apelo lekha bIje na Apavo evo ziSTAcAra hoya che. tethI ramaNabhAIe javAbamAM lakhyuM, "tamAro lekha khUba sAro che. tene huM cokkasa chApavAno chuM. mATe bIje chApavA na mokalazo. javAba lakhavAmAM thoDI DhIla thaI che to mApha karazo.' A namratA paNa mane sparzI

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI gaI. jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha tathA prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI hovAthI emane nAnA moTA ghaNAM kAmakAja hoya chatAM mane javAba lakhI, namratA dAkhave e bahu moTo guNa kahevAya. tyArabAda bhagavAna svAminArAyaNa dvizatAbdI mahotsavanA upakrame boTAda pAsenA sAraMgapura gAme sAhityanuM jJAnayatra yojeluM. jemAM svAminArAyaNa saMta sAhitya aMge vidvAnoe potAnA pratibhAva ApelA. tyAre yazavaMta zukala, raghuvIra caudharI, bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, harIndra dave tathA ramaNabhAI zAha vagerenuM sAnnidhya mANavA maLeluM evuM yAda che. emanuM pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' bhAga-1 jema jema vAMcato gayo tema tema vadhu rasa paDato gayo. e bAbatamAM emanI sAthe Teliphona dvArA vAtacIta thatI tyAre ghaNuM jANavAnuM maLatuM. jaina yuvaka saMghanI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM uparAuparI be varSa vyAkhyAna mATe temaNe AmaMtraNa pAThavyuM. vaLI kahyuM ke tamArA gayA varSanA pravacanamAM majA AvI hatI. A vakhate paNa padhAro evuM AgrahabharyuM AmaMtraNa che. emanI vaktAnI oLakhANa ApavAnI rIta bahu sparzI gaI. khAsa to vaktAnA vaktavyane anyAya na karanArI, vaktAno samaya na khAI jAya tevI rIte saheje yAda Ave che. AvA snehI ramaNabhAI haMmezAM yAda raheze. aSTamaMgala'mAM eka maMgala te vardhamAna athavA vardhamAnaka che. eno artha thAya che ke je vRddhi pAme che athavA je vRddhi kare che te. vardhamAnaka eTale nAnA ke moTA koDiyA jevuM mATInuM vAsaNa (pachIthI e dhAtunuM paNa thayuM). ene mATe bIjo saMskRta zabda che "zarAva'. A zarAvanA khADAmAM cIjavastuo, khAdyapadArtho mUkI zakAya. jo khAnArane moDuM thAya to zarAva para bIjuM zarAva DhAMkavA mATe vaparAya che. Ama, eka zarAva upara bIjuM zarAva goThavavAmAM Ave che tyAre te zarAvasaMpuTa bane che. kyAreka 'zarAva saMpuTa'ne badale phakta "saMpuTa" zabda vaparAya che. saMpuTa thavAthI vastu surakSita bane che. upara nIce ema baMne bAjuthI ene rakSaNa maLe che. _D ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jinatattva-bhAga-7'mAMthI)

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198 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI prabuddhajIvananA prabuddha zrAvaka DaoN. ramaNabhAI I zazikAMta ke. mahetA DaoN. ramaNabhAI mArA eka AtmIya baMdhu hatA. varSo pahelA, (prAyaH 32/33 varSa pahelA) teo saurASTra yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtImAM koI vidyArthInI DaoNkTareTa thisisano vAIvA levA Avela tyAre mAre ghare AvyA ane muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghamAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM eka pravacana ApavA AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa Apela. paryuSaNa parvamAM sAmAnya rIte ArAdhanA mATe bahAra javAnuM mana na thAya tethI jo mane pahelA divase ja AvavAnuM thAya to AmaMtraNa svIkArI zakuM tevI namrabhAve vAta karI. teoe te rIte AmaMtraNa ApyuM. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghamAM pravacana mATe javuM e mArA jIvananI eka anokhI ghaTanA banI hatI. meM koI divasa jAhera pravacanamAM javAnuM vicArela ja nahIM. mArA jIvanamAM dharma pravacanonI A pahelavahelI zarUAta DaoN. ramaNabhAInA AgrahathI zarU thaI. je huM koI divasa bhUlI zakuM nahi. satata 25 varSa sudhI A rIte paryuSaNanA pahelA divase muMbaI pravacana mATe AvavAnuM banyuM hatuM jeno saMpUrNa zreya DaoN. ramaNabhAIne jAya che. te divase pa. pU. AcAryazrI rAmacaMdrasUrijI rAjakoTamAM birAjamAna hatA. temane vaMdana karavA huM pUjyazrI pAse laI gayela. tyAM to jANavA maLyuM ke pUjya AcAryazrI ane temanA pitAzrI eka ja gAmanA (pAdarA) sarakhI uMmaranA, sAthe bhaNatA mitro hatA. DaoN. ramaNabhAIe je bhAvapUrvaka temane vaMdana karyA tethI mane khUba prasannatA thaI ane te vakhate temanAmAM rahela zrAvakanA darzana thayA. tyArabAda jyAre jyAre muMbaI AvavAnuM thatuM tyAre "rekhA'mAM temane acUka maLavA jato. temanI vidvatA ane sAthe ja nirAbhimAnapaNAno anubhava sparzI jato. be vAra pa. pU. jaMbUvijayajI pAse ame thoDA mitro vAMcanA levA gayela tyAre temanI medhAno khyAla Avyo. tArAbena paNa sAthe bhAvathI vAMcanAmAM joDAyela. temanI vyuta sevA-ghaNAM prakAzano dvArA khUba UMcAIe pahoMcelI hatI.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 199 ame mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM sAthe rahyAM chIe tyAre teo korAsAhebanI nIce prAyaH gRhapati tarIke rahyAM hatAM. A vAta 1950nI sAlanI che. chellA thoDA varSothI yuvaka saMgha je sevA karatI saMsthAomAM dAna Ape che temAM vIsanagaranI amArI AMkhanI haoNspiTalane paNa teoe eka varSa saMgha taraphathI dAna Apela. tyAre mane khUba saMtoSa-AnaMda thayela. mane je rIte pravacana mArge caDhAvyo tyAre huM haMmeza haLavI bhASAmAM kaheto ke have mane ApanI jema lakhavAnuM paNa zIkhavADo, paNa e samaya rahyo nahi. prabuddha jIvananuM taMtrIpada zobhAvyuM. dharmanA viSayamAM vizad lakhANo taMtrIpadethI lakhyAM. mAnanIya zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha pachI yuvaka saMghane tathA pravacanamALAmAM temaNe pramukhapada suMdara rIte zobhAvela che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI prabuddha jIvananA kharekhara prabuddha zrAvaka hatAM. temane zata zata vaMdanA. sevAtA dIpane prajavalita rAkhyo mUrdhanya sAhityakAra, dharmapremI, mAnavapremI vaMdanIya ramaNabhAinA haricaraNa javAnA samAcAra maLyA. gherA zokanI lAgaNI anubhavI. bALAoe prArthanAsabhAmAM mauna pALI, navakAra maMtroccAra karI zraddhAMjali arpI. yuvaka saMghanA nejA heThaLa aneka saMsthAone ane tenA kAryakartAone temaNe protsAhita karela che. protsAhananA kAraNe aneka kAryakartAo potAnA kAryone suMdara opa ApI zakyA che. nAnA-nAnA gAmaDAmAM jaIne paNa temaNe sevAnA dIpane prajavalita rAkhyo che. temanI vANI ane jJAna khUba ja vicArazIla ane samAja upayogI hatuM. muMbaI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM AvatA tyAre temanuM haiyuM, mana saune umaLakAbhera AvakAratuM. temaNe samAjane, dharmane, parivArane sAcA arthamAM sAkSara banAvavA athAga prayatna karela che. AvA virala vibhUtinI ApaNane khoTa vartAze. prabhu sagatanA AtmAne zAMti arpe ane temanA parivArane A sanAtana satyane svIkAravAnI tAkAta Ape tevI prArthanA. | maMthana parivAraH nirUbenanA jaya jinendra

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200 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI saunA svajana ramaNabhAI || zrImatI lalitAbena zAha mahApurUSo jagata choDatAM choDatAM ApaNane kaMIka ne kaMIka saMdezo ApatA jAya che. te saMdezAne jhIlavA mATe ApaNI jeTalI pAtratA hoya teTalo ja saMdezAne grahaNa karI zakIe. tevI ja rIte-pU. ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAMthI ApaNe ghaNo ja bodha levA jevo che. saraLa ane milanasAra svabhAva, niraabhimAnIpaNuM, pada mATe nispRhIpaNuM vagere temanAmAM rahelA guNo ApaNAmAM pragaTAvavA jevA che. na ahaM na mama no maMtra temanA jIvanamAM vaNAI gayo hato. nAnAmAM nAnA mANasonI sAthe premathI vAta kare, sAdAI ane sadAcAra vALuM jIvana, tathA citta prasannatA temanAmAM jovA maLatI. sAyalA Ave tyAre jamavAnA Tebala upara ekAda joksa kahetA ane badhAMne nirdoSa AnaMda karAvatA. svabhAve eka nirdoSa bALaka jevA hatA. nAnAM sAthe nAnAM ane moTAM sAthe moTAM thaI zakatA. temanA jIvanamAM jarA paNa pramAda jovA na maLato. amArA sadbhAgya che ke pU. ramaNabhAI tathA pU. tArAbena pustaka lakhavAnA kAma mATe sAyalA rahevA AvatAM. pU. ramaNabhAie rAta-divasa jAgIne adhyAtmasAra" tathA "jJAnasAra' rUpI amUlya khajAno sahune Apyo. potAnI zuddha pariNatimAMthI jJAnagaMgA vahevaDAvI amArI upara upakAra karI gayA che. mATe ame tenA RNI chIe. ghaNAM saMto sAdhu-sAdhvIone jJAnanA lAbhanuM kAraNa thAya tevAM kAmo pU. ramaNabhAI karI gayA che. e rIte temaNe manuSya janma kRtArtha karyo che, saphaLa karyo che. jJAnadAna e to badhA ja dAnamAM uttamadAna che. evuM dAna temaNe karyuM che. temane pU. tArAbenano sAtha ane sahakAra hovAthI pU. ramaNabhAI AvuM bhagIratha kArya karI zakyA. ramaNabhAI mumukSu hatA. mokSa mArganA pravAsI hatA. e niyama che ke koI vyakti mokSamArganI yAtrA karavA mAgatA hoya to tene madada ane anukULatA ApanAra hoya ja. temaNe jIvananA aMta sudhI jarA paNa pramAdane sevyo nathI. sadA pravattimaya rahyA. temanI prabhu pratyenI zraddhA bhakti paNa evI daDha hatI ke sAyalA Ave tyAre

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 201 acUka pUjA karavA paNa jatA. pU. ramaNabhAinA nAma tevA ja guNa temanAmAM hatA. ramaNabhAI paranI ramaNatAne toDI svanI ramaNatAno puruSArtha karI rahyA hatA. pU. bApujI pratye temane ananya ahobhAva hato ane pU. bApujIne paNa pU. ramaNabhAI tathA pU. tArAbena pratye prema ane vAtsalya hatuM. AvA paMcamakALamAM AvA bhadrika jemAM eka paNa avaguNa zodhavo hoya to na maLe. evA pU. ramaNabhAI hatA. je vyaktino upayoga jJAnamaya thaI gayo hoya tene bahAra upayoga hoya nahi. dA. ta. eka graMthakAre graMtha lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. tenI patnI tene mIThA vagaranI bhojananI thALI tenI bAjumAM mUkI Ave. vacce samaya maLe tyAre bhojana karI le, paNa teno upayoga bhojana karatI vakhate temAM nahoto. eTale temane khabara nahotI paDatI ke bhojana mIThA vagaranuM che. jyAre graMtha lakhavAno pUro thayo tyAra pachI graMthakAra bhojana kare che tyAre temanA patnIne kahe che ke Aje kema bhojanamAM mIThuM nAMkhavAnuM bhUlI gayA cho ? tyAre temanI patnIe kahyuM ke huM to dararoja mIThA vagaranuM ja bhojana Apane ApatI hatI. paraMtu tamAro upayoga bhojanamAM na hato, paNa graMtha lakhavAmAM hato eTale Apane khabara na paDI ke temAM mIThuM nathI. graMtha pUro thatAM upayoga bahAra Avyo tyAre lakSa gayuM ke bhojanamAM mIThuM nathI. tevI ja rIte pU. ramaNabhAIno upayoga paNa lekhanamAM ja raheto haze ? parama tattvanI prApti mATeno temano puruSArtha saphaLa thAya ane siddhatvane pAme e ja prabhu pAse prArthanA. mumukSu, zrI rAjasobhAga Azrama, sAyalA mAnavatAvAdI sajjana zrI ramaNabhAInA cAlyA javAthI phakta gujarAtI nahI paNa bhAratIya tema ja jaina samAje prakhara ciMtaka- sAhityakAra - keLavaNIkAra uparAMta mAnavatAvAdI kharA sajjana gumAvyA che. prakAza modI, TorenTo

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20 2 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zubha manovRttinuM aMgarakhuM D DaoN. vikramabhAI zAha koI ema kahe ke DaoN. ramaNabhAInA jIvananuM gorava mAtra eka ja vAkyamAM samAviSTha karIne kaho to ema kahevAya ke "guru gautama pratye ubharato athAga bhaktibhAva ke je jInezvaranI vitarAgatAmAM tanmayapaNe ThalavAto gayo.' sadAye zubha manovRttinuM aMgarakhuM paherIne DaoN. ramaNabhAie sadAcArI, Adarza gRhastha jIvana jIvI batAvyuM. tulanAtmaka dRSTi ane mAdhyastha pariNAmone keLavI teo jyAre potAno aMgata abhiprAya ApatA tyAre temAM mAdhuryabharyuM satya ubharAtuM. temanI paripakva prauDha zailImAM kaTutA ke paraniMdA kyAreya nahotI. pote vyApAra vyavasAya karI zake evA samartha hovA chatAM saMtoSI ramaNabhAIe AkhuMya jIvana zreSTha adhyApaka tarIke jJAnanI lahANI karI. zikSaNa ane sAhityanA mAdhyama vaDe potAnA maulika vicArone dharI samAjasevA karanAra ramaNabhAie jaina darzananA siddhAMtonI samajaNa sAdI saraLa gujarAtI bhASAmAM ApI ApaNA sa upara moTo upakAra karyo che. zrI rAja saubhAga Azrama-sAyalA sAtheno DaoN. ramaNabhAIno gADha saMbaMdha rahyo. tenI zarUAta 1990mAM thaI. pU. bApujI gurudeva zrI lADakacaMdabhAinA svAdhyAyone "zikSAmRta" pustaka svarUpe pragaTa karavuM hatuM, jenuM prakAzanakArya DaoN. ramaNabhAInI nizrAmAM thayuM ane tyAra pachI mAhopAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja kRta adhyAtma-sAra tema ja jJAnasAra jevA daLadAra adhyAtmazAstrono vizeSArtha tattvaciMtaka DaoN. ramaNabhAIe karI Apyo ane Azrama dvArA te prakAzita paNa thayA. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA zubha haste thayelA aneka kAryomAM A kaLazarUpa sarvottama kArya gaNI zakAya. A traNeya pustakonA lekhana mATe teo tathA temanA dharmapatnI AdaraNIya pro. tArAbahena pharI pharI sAyalA AzramamAM AvIne rahetAM. AzramanA nivAsa daramyAna DaoN. ramaNabhAI temaja tArAbena sAthe nikaTa paricaya keLavAyo. ucca vicAro ane daMbha vagaranuM zrutapAsanA sAthenuM pavitra jIvana, jinezvara bhagavAna

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 203 pratyeno uttama pUjyabhAva, pati-patnIno pUrakapreraka mITho sumeLa, bannenA premALa ane milanasAra vyaktitva saunI sAthe mITho saMbaMdha bAMdhI saune potAnA mitra banAvI dIdhA pachI te AzramamAM rahetA sAdhako hoya ke kAma karato anucara. DaoN. ramaNabhAIne AzramanI pravRttio tema ja tenA praNetA pa. pU. bApujI pratyeno anero prazasta bhAva vedAyo hato ke je temaNe pU. bApujInA dehavilaya bAda "prabuddha jIvana'nI lekhamALAmAM Alekhyo che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI AkhAya jaina samAjanuM gaurava, ratna samAna hatA. vyavahArakuzaLa DaoN. ramaNabhAi samayanI bAbatamAM haMmezAM sabhAna rahetA. teo yogya kALe yogya kArya karI letA tema ja te kAryonuM Ayojana khUba vyavasthita rIte karatA. sAkSara chatAMya khUba saumya hatA. teonI vidvatAno bhAra koine kyAreya nathI lAgyo. guNonA bhaMDAra chatAMya ladhutabhAvamAM jIvatA ramaNabhAI nAnA mANasane paNa khUba premathI bolAve. sAmevALI vyaktinA nAnA guNone paNa thAbaDe. temanI upasthitimAM sarva mokaLAza anubhavatA. game tevuM taMga vAtAvaraNa hoya paNa teono ramUjI svabhAva saune haLavA karI deto. AvA ramaNabhAI pratye ApaNA hRdayamAM sahaja prema Adara jAge. vivekI mANasa samAja mATe dIvAdAMDI bane che. 70 jeTalA dezomAM saphara karanAra DaoN. ramaNabhAInI vidvatAe mAtra teonA ja nahIM paNa bIjA anekanA jIvanapathane prakAzita karyA. mAnavanuM mUlya bahuzrutatAthI vadhe che ema tenuM jIvana zIlathI zobhe che. phUla jema saurabhathI suvAsita thAya che tema jJAna cAritrathI zobhe che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI AvA ja komaLa sarvane gamatA sahunA manamAM vasI gayelA hatA. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzana heThaLa aneka saMzodhakoe alaga alaga viSayo upara mahAnibaMdha lakhI DaoNkTareTanI padavI meLavI che. DaoN. ramaNabhAInI khoTa AvatA aneka varSo sudhI vedAze. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe nahIM paNa satkarmo ane satkAryonI pAMkhe UDI rahelA ramaNabhAInA AtmAe cokkasapaNe navuM divya saMghAyaNa utkRSThayogabaLane prApta karI jomavaMta puruSArtha AraMbhyo haze. teo tvarAe siddha avasthAne prApta kare evI prabhu pAse abhyarthanA. temanA AtmAne triyone vaMdana karI satata temanuM jIvana ApaNA sone prerita karatuM rahe tevI prArthanA. -mumukSu, zrImad rAjasobhAga Azrama-sAyalA * * *

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204 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI saguNothI chalochala vyaktitva I zrI mahezabhAI khokhANI AdaraNIya DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI zAha eTale mAre mana neha, sauhArda ane sajjanatAthI chalochala vyaktitva. premALatA, namratA ane prasannatA e temanI "kharace na khUTe jAko cora na lUTe' evI saMpatti hatI. temano prathama paricaya mane thayo AjathI agiyAra varSa pahelAM pa.pU. gurudeva zrI rAkezabhAIe, potAnA mAtA, pitAnI bhAvanAne mAna ApI koI AdhyAtmika viSaya para pIeca.DI. karavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. ane e mATe teozrIne evA "gAIDa joItA hatA ke jemane bhASA samRddhi sAthe tattvaruci paNa hoya, jemanA haiye dharmAnurAga sAthe paramakRpALudeva zrImad rAjacaMdrajIno guNAnurAga paNa vaselo hoya. AvA "gAIDa' temaNe zrI ramaNabhAImAM dIThA. paraMtu tyAre ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA adhyApana vibhAgamAMthI nivRta thaI cUkyA hatA. zrI ramaNabhAI pU. gurudevazrInA zodhaprabaMdhanA kAryamAM mArgadarzana ApI zake e mATe yunivarsiTI pAsethI viziSTa anumati meLavavAnA kArya saMbaMdhamAM zrI ramaNabhAIne vAraMvAra maLavAnuM thayuM. ane gaMbhIra, bhArekhama mukhAkRtivALA mAstarane badale hasamukhA, maLatAvaDA, AtmIyatA relAvatA vidvAna vaDIla amane maLyA ! prathama mulAkAtamAM vAta vAtamAM sAmevALAne potAnA karI levAnI temanI sahaja kaLAno paricaya maLyo ane e potApaNuM-e AtmIyatAnuM kheMcANa pachI to kayAreya tUTayuM nahIM... ame temane premAdarathI 'sara' kahetA. "ame" eTale pU. gurudeva zrI rAkezabhAI sAthe bhakti, Adara ke snehathI joDAyelA dharmAnurAgI jIvo. 'sara' amArA prAyaH dareka moTA prasaMgamAM AyojanamAM, mahotsavamAM upasthita rahetA. temaNe mAtra pIeca.DI.nA zodha prabaMdhamAM ke tene graMtharUpe nirmANa karavAnA mahAkAryamAM jamArgadarzana nathI ApyuM. saMsthAnAM aneka nAnA-moTA kAryamAM temanI vidvatA bahuzrutatA, dIrdhadaSTivyavahArakuzaLatA vagereno bharapUra lAbha amane maLyo che. thoDAM varSa pUrve dharamapUramAM Azrama mATe "mohanagaDhanI jagyA levAmAM AvI tyAre ja temaNe sUcana karyuM hatuM ke te sthaLanI AsapAsa AvelI jamIna paNa jo kharIdI levAmAM Ave to AzramanI anya bhAvi moTI yojanAomAM upayogI

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 205 banaze. Aje mAtra 4-5 varSanA TUMkA gALAmAM AzramanA kAryazretrano vyApa je rIte vistaryo che e jotAM ane sAthe, jamInano bhAva be-traNa gaNo vadhI gayo che ene lakSamAM letA...'sara'nuM sUcana keTaluM dUraMdezIpUrNa hatuM te samajAya che. zrImad rAjacaMdrajIpraNIta "zrI Atmasiddhi zAstra' para pI.eca.DI. karavAnuM pU. gurudeva dvArA nirNita thayuM ane zodhaprabaMdhanA kArya arthe 'sara' sAthe judI judI jagyAe javAnuM, rahevAnuM thatAM temanA nikaTa paricayano lahAvo maLyo. temanI sAthe hoIe tyAre samaya haMmeza tRtagatie vaheto. musApharImAM kalAko kayAM nIkaLI jatA teno khyAla raheto nahIM. jarUrI viSayo para vidvatApUrNa abhiprAya ApavAnI sAthe teo aneka muddAo para mokaLA mane hasAvatA. temano vinoda haMmezA nirdoSa ane nirdeza raheto. vaLI e vinodanI dhAra kayAreya anyane kApatI na hatI. teo potAnA para ke temanAM patnI tArAbena para joka karatA ane hAsya relAvatA, paNa mane e barAbara yAda che ke kayAreya anyanA bhoge ke anyanI niMdA karIne temaNe hAsya jagAvyuM na hatuM. 'sara' vAlakezvaramAM mArA zvasUranA gharanI najIka rahetA. jyAre paNa sAsare javAno prasaMga Avato ane temane acUka maLavAnuM thatuM ane tyAre paNa be kalAka pahelAM kayAreya UThavAnuM banyuM na hatuM. Avo hato temano premALa, nikhAlasa, sAlasa svabhAva. AdaraNIya sara samAjamAM mAtra bhASA ke sAhityanA kSetre ke vyaktigata stare mAtra hAsya ke premanA jore pratiSThita na hatA. temano jinazAsana pratyeno prema tathA pUjA, sAmAyika, svAdhyAyAdi Adi dharmasAdhanA pratyenuM samarpaNa e paNa temanA vyaktitvanuM anusaraNIya ane udAtta pAsuM hatuM. pratikULa saMjogomAM temanAM anuSThAnonI niyamitatA UDIne AMkhe vaLagatI hatI. aneka guNomAM ramaNatA karI potAnuM nAma sArthaka karanAra sara have sadehe bhale ApaNI vacce rahyA nathI. paraMtu temanA guNonI suvAsa thakI tathA temanAM vipula suziSTa sAhityasarjana thakI teo Aje, A kSaNe paNa ApaNI sAthe ja che. e guNonI vRddhi karatAM jaI ApaNe temane ApaNI vacce ane ApaNI bhItara sajIvana karatAM jaIe ane e rIte temane aMjali arpIe evI zakti mATe paramakRpALudeva paramAtmAne prArthanA. zrI gurucaraNArpaNamasta || - mumukSu, zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura * * *

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206 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zraddhApreraka pU. ramaNabhAI || zrImatI jyoti pramoda zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAInA mArA jIvanamAM ghaNAM ghaNAM upakAra che. huM "zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghamAM zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe tathA zrI Atmavallabha maMgala maMdira'mAM tArAbena sAthe sAmAjika sevAnA kAryomAM joDAI te pahelAM sophiyA kaoNlejamAM tArAbena amArA gujarAtI viSayanA prophesara hatAM. ane mArA pati sva. pramoda "mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe saMkaLAyelA hatA. Ama ame baMne jaNA lagna pahelAM ja ramaNabhAI-tArAbenanA paricayamAM hatAM. sevAnA kAryamAM joDAyAM pachI mane A vidvAna daMpatI taraphathI khUba ja suMdara mArgadarzana maLatuM hatuM. mAre "jaina yuvaka saMgha" tathA "premaLa jyoti'nA kArya mATe vAraMvAra rekhA bilDiMgamAM zrI ramaNabhAInA ghare javAnuM thatuM. jyAre jAuM tyAre ramaNabhAI mane jema temanI putrI zailejAne bolAvatA hoya ema atyaMta premALa - vAtsalyabhAve mITho AvakAra Ape. temanI pAse besavAmAM ane temanI vAto sAMbhaLavAmAM anero AnaMda maLe. AvA prakhara vidvAna chatAM keTalAM haLavAphUla lAge. temanA vANI - vartanamAM kayAMya ahaMkAra ke moTAIno aMza mAtra paNa na dekhAya. bhASA paNa khUba saraLa ane chatAM evI sacoTa hoya ke sAMbhaLanArane gaLe UtarI jAya. mArAmAM sthAnakavAsInA saMskAra hovAthI huM derAsara darzana karavA jAuM paNa pUjAmAM mAnatI na hatI. ramaNabhAIe mane khUba premathI prabhupUjAmAM zraddhA karAvI. jina pratimAnuM uttama avalaMbana levAthI ApaNA bhAvonI ghaNI ja zuddhi ane vRddhi thAya che - te eTaluM sacoTa rIte mane samajAvyuM - ke je Aje dharamapuramAM atyaMta prasannatApUrvaka pUjA karatAM huM anubhavuM chuM. jo ramaNabhAIe mane prabhupUjanano ATalo mahimA na batAvyo hota to huM prabhunA pavitra sparzano AnaMda atyAre je anubhavuM chuM tenAthI vaMcita rahI gaI hota. mane jaina dharmanA mULa sidhdhAMto ane gUDha rahasyo samajAvavAmAM ane temAM mArI zraddhA draDha karAvavAmAM ramaNabhAIno ghaNo moTo phALo che - ane tenA kAraNe ja Aje mane manuSyajIvanamAM je mahA-mahA-mahA durlabha gaNAya te saddagurunuM zaraNa maLyuM che. ke je gurunI nizrAmAM yathArtha sAdhanA thAya to bhavabhramaNa TaLI jAya evo apUrva avasara prApta thayo che. tene mATe to huM zrI ramaNabhAInI atyaMta RNI chuM.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 207 tA.1-11-1991nA divase acAnaka hArTa pheIlathI mArA pati pramodanuM ati duHkhada avasAna thayuM. te samaye mArA traNeya saMtAno sonAlI- jIgneza - cIrAga kaoNlejamAM bhaNatAM hatAM. mArA mAthe Abha tUTI paDyuM hatuM. tevA kaparI kasoTInA samaye sva. pramodanI zradhdhAMjali sabhAmAM zrI ramaNabhAIe jAheramAM kahyuM ke bahena jyoti, tAre cUDI cAMdalo kADhavAnA nathI. maMgaLasUtra paNa paherI rAkhaje. tAre pramodabhAI hatA tyAre jema rahetI hatI tema ja have pachI paNa rahevuM. vyavasAyanI javAbadArI mAthe AvI che. to tyAM tArA mATe pramodabhAI tArI sAthe ja che ema mAnaje. ramaNabhAInA A AzvAsane mane ghaNI ja hiMmata ane zakti ApyA. ane bIje ja divase mArA mAtA-pitAnA AzIrvAda laIne meM ophisa saMbhALI lIdhI. ramaNabhAIe ApelI preraNA ane hiMmatanA kAraNe ja huM saphaLatApUrvaka bijhanesa saMbhALI zakI. temAM paNa mane ramaNabhAInA jamAI cetanabhAIno ghaNo sahakAra maLyo che. pachI to mArA traNeya saMtAno potAno abhyAsa pUro karIne mArI sAthe ophisamAM joDAtA gayA. ane Aje mArA baMne dIkarAo dhaMdhAmAM ghaNI ja sArI rIte seTa thaI gayA che. mArA traNeya saMtAnone paraNAvIne temane gRhastha jIvanamAM seTa karavAnI javAbadArI paNa huM pUrI karI zakI chuM. - atyAre ghara tathA ophisanI javAbadArImAMthI nivRtta thaIne dharamapuramAM mArA anaMta upakArI paramapUjya gurudevanI nizrAmAM huM AdhyAtmika mArge sAdhanAmAM AgaLa vadhI rahI chuM. Ama, mane sagurunA zaraNa sudhI pahoMcADanArA zrI ramaNabhAIno paramArtha upakAra to mAruM bhavobhavanuM bhAtu banI raheze. zrI ramaNabhAIno deha vilaya thayo tenA 1 mahinA pahelAM tA. 20-905nA divase huM temane maLavA muluMDa temanA navA ghare gaI tyAre temanI pAse sAyalAthI pU. nalInabhAI- vikramabhAI, mInaLabahena, vagere beThA hatA. badhAnI sAthe khUba ja svasthatAthI teo vAto karI rahyA hatA. jo ke zarIre ghaNI ja azakti jaNAtI hatI. paraMtu temaNe kahyuM ke saDavuM - gaLavuM - paDavuM e to zarIrano dharma che. mATe zarIranI bahu ciMtA na karavI. zarIra zarIranuM kAma kare che. ane huM mArA AnaMdamAM chuM. - amane badhAne temaNe potAnuM lakheluM pustaka "vIraprabhunA vacano" potAnA hAthe saMdezo lakhI lakhIne ApyuM. AvA jJAnayogI, karmayogI, bhaktiyogI, vAtsalyamUrti zrI ramaNabhAInA pavitra AtmAne huM AtmabhAve koTi-koTi vaMdana karuM chuM. - mumukSu, zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura

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2 08 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI vAtsalyamUrti ramaNabhAI sara | zrI meghala desAI trideva' bilDiMgamAM meM paga mUkyo. AMkha sAme taravarato hato e sadA prasanna cahero. dara vakhatanI jema e lAgaNI nItarato raNako hamaNAM saMbhaLAze. "are ! A koNa AvyuM ? A to mArI bIjI dIkarI AvI che ne !' evI AzA karanArA mArA manane mAtra sUnakAra maLyo. daravAjAnA uMbare ja mArA paga thIjI gayAM. jemane satata kAryazIla joyA hatA. teo Aje koI ajabanI zAMti oDhI, cira nidrAmAM poDhyA hatA. emanA mukha para saMtoSa chavAyelo hato. Izvare soMpela jIvanakArya pote yathAzakti pUrNa karyAno saMtoSa. phona para emanI sAthe thayelI e chellI vAta paDaghAI..."AbhamAM vAdaLAo dUra dUrathI Ave. bhegA thAya ane vikharAI jAya, jIvanamAM paNa Ama ja badhAM bhegA thAya che ane pachI kyAMya vikharAI jAya che." AMkhanA AMsune huM rokI na zakI. mArA zira upara chAyA banIne rahelAM eka vAtsalyanA vAdaLAe Aje vidAya lIdhI hatI. koI dUranA Abha tarapha eNe gati karI hatI. teo mane haMmezA kahetA, "jIvanamAM kaMI pakaDI na rAkhavuM. parivartana e saMsArano niyama che. ApaNe e mATe taiyAra rahevuM; nahIM to eno svIkAra karavo bahu agharo banI jAya che.' emanI vidAya svIkAravI Aje mAre mATe agharI hatI. lohInA saMbaMdhe to teo mArA koI ja na hatAM. paNa lAgaNInA saMbaMdhe teo mArA pitA hatA ja. temanI sAthenI prathama mulAkAtamAM ja eka potIkApaNuM lAgyuM hatuM. te vakhate parama pUjya gurudevazrI "Atmasiddhi zAstra" upara Thesis lakhI rahyA'tA. emAM emanA mArgadarzaka bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvanAra prakhara vidvAna che, ema samAcAra maLyAM. maLavAnuM mana thayuM paNa Dara lAgyo. AvI vyaktio lagabhaga bhArekhama mijAjavALI hoya evo manamAM khyAla hato. mArI badhI ja dhAraNAo khoTI paDI. jyAre huM maLI eka saumya vyaktitvane eTale ke AdaraNIya ramaNabhAI sarane ! ahIM "AdaraNIya' zabda eka aupacArika vizeSaNa tarIke joDAyo nathI, paNa emanI sAdAI ane saraLatA, vidvatA ane vinamratA joI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA hradayamAM je AdarabhAva jAgyo hato te thakI joDAyo che. Thesis nA nimitte sara ane tArAbena sAthe judAM judAM nivRtti kSetre javAnuM thatuM. kyAreka IDara to kyAreka pAlitANA, kyAreka devalAlI to kyAreka mahAbaLezvara. A daramyAna emanA vyaktitvanAM aneka suMdara pAsAMono mane paricaya maLyo. teo vidvAna, sAttvika, dhIragaMbhIra chatAM hasamukhA ane vinodI hatAM. daMbhano abhAva, pAradarzaka vyaktitva ane badheya ADJUST thaI javAno emano guNa mane khUba sparzI gayo. eka vakhata huM IDaramAM sara ane tArAbenanI sevAmAM hatI, tyAre emanA mATe tharmosamAM dUdha AvyuM hatuM. temaNe vAparI lIdhAM pachI meM saheje pUchyuM 'barAbara hatuM ?' to hasIne bolyA, 'bahu sarasa'. meM Agraha karI thoDuM vadhu umeryuM. pAchaLathI khabara paDI ke tharmosa badalAI gayAM hatAM ane emane ochI Sugar nA badale Double Sugar vALuM dUdha apAI gayuM hatuM. paNa amane teoe jarApaNa aNasAra na AvavA dIdho ke emanI jarUriyAtathI sAva viparIta ja dUdha apAyuM hatuM. 'bIjIvAra dhyAna rAkhajo' ema kahevAnI ke jaNAvavAnI koI uttejanA nahIM. Avela paristhitino zAMta svIkAra. na koI phariyAdanI vRtti ke na koI pheraphAranI ceSTA...vaLI amArI bhUla enuM duHkha thatuM aTakAvavA, teoe vinoda karyo...'emAM tamAro kaMI vAMka nathI...A to tame emAM khUba prema umeryo eTale vadhAre gaLyuM thaI gayuM !' emanuM hRdaya eTaluM komaLa hatuM ke potAne takalIpha paDe to te sahana karI letAM, sAmA mANasanI lAgaNInuM sammAna rAkhatA. koInuM dila na dUbhAya evuM temanuM vartana hatuM. mane to mAnavAmAM ja nahotuM AvatuM ke AvuM mAkhaNa jevuM hRdaya jenuM che, teo eka kaDaka Military Officer paNa rahI cUkyA che. He was a strict disciplinarian, not towards others but towards himself. ghaDiyALanA kAMTA koI vakhata time cUke paNa kharA, paNa teo potAno time kyAreya na cUkatAM. pote hAthamAM lIdheluM kAma niyata samaye karIne ja ApatA. game tevI kaTokaTI AvI hoya ke game teTalAM teo vyasta hoya, mane nathI sAMbharatuM ke kyAreya temaNe potAnuM kAma postpone karyu hoya ke tArAbenane delegate karyuM hoya. sittera varSathI upara emanI uMmara paNa sattAvIza varSanA yuvAnane zaramAve evo emano kAma karavAno jusso hato. mane yAda che ame divALI zibira arthe pAlitANAM hatAM. Akho divasa zibiranA kAryakramomAM jato ane 209

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2 10 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI rAtre Thesis Checking nuM kAma cAlatuM. temane AMkhanI takalIpha hovAnA kAraNe huM temane vAMcI saMbhaLAvatI ane teo temAM jarUrI sudhArAvadhArA karAvatAM. vAMcatA vAMcatA mane jhokAM AvI jatAM paNa sara...ekadama jAgRta ! vAtsalyathI kahetA; "jA, tArAbenanI bAjumAM sUIjA, thAkI gaI cho. huM A bIjI meghalathI (eTale ke Magnifying Glass thI) mAruM kAma AgaLa calAvIza. phakara nahIM kara." Ama huM thAkatI, paNa teo na thAkatAM, na kaMTALatA. jANe potAnI Thesis nuM kAma karatA hoya evI cIvaTAI ane utsAha huM emanAmAM jotI, ane mane emanI niHsvArthatA pratye ahobhAva jAgato. parama pUjya gurudevazrIne zrI Atmasiddhi zAstra" upara Ph.D. karavAmAM, eka mArgadarzakanI javAbadArI svIkArI, jJAnadAnanA kAryamAM teoe kaLaza mUkavA samAna kArya karyuM che. kAraNake Aje e Thesis graMthanuM svarUpa pAmI koI eka be vyakti sudhI sImita na rahetAM hajAro mumukSuone jJAnaprakAza ApanAruM amUlya sAdhana banI rahela che. saranA vyaktitvanuM eka bIjuM suMdara pADyuM hatuM temanI nirahaMkAritA, jenA darzana thatAM temanI anAgrahavRttimAM teo salAha ApatA, paNa pachI e salAha amalamAM mUkAI che ke nahIM e bAbata koI piMjaNa nahIM..koI dabANa nahIM. koI harakhazoka nahIM. sUcana ApI vAta mUkI detA. eno Agraha kyAreya na karatAM. saMsthA taraphathI thatAM nATyaprayogonI paTakathA ane saMvAdo pahelAM saranI najara taLe jatAM . temanA sUcano, mArgadarzana ane protsAhanathI e kArya vadhu dIpI UThatuM. vaLI bhUla thaI hoya to evI kuneha ane snehathI batAvatAM ke ApaNe hatAza to na thaIe paraMtu e samajI, sudhArI, bamaNAM utsAhathI AgaLa vadhIe. bIjo moTo guNa je meM emanAmAM joyo, te hato 'upagUhana'no. temanA moMDhe meM kyAreya koInI niMdA nathI sAMbhaLI. evuM nahotuM ke sAcA-khoTAne teo pArakhI nahotA zakatA. teonI vicakSaNa dRSTimAM badhuM ja AvI jatuM. chatAM khoTAne gauNa karI sAruM pAsuM mukhya karatAM; ane mane paNa e ja zikhAmaNa ApatAM. - teo bhale jJAnanA ArAdhaka tarIke samAjamAM pratiSThita hatAM, paNa mane jo pUcho to huM kahIza ke teo bhaktinA cAhaka hatAM. game teTalAM kAma hoya paNa pUjAno niyama yathAvat. jinezvara bhagavAnanA stavano emane khUba gamatAM ane mArI posa gavaDAvatAM. mane kahetAM, yazovijayajI ane AnaMdaghanajInA pado

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 211 gAvAno kharo lahAvo levo hoya to ene mukhapATha karI pachI gAvA. ame sAthe stavana gAie ane bhAvavibhora thaI teo mane e padomAM chupAyelo marma samajAvatAM. pAlitANAmAM emanI sAthe karelI bhakti ane caityavaMdananI smRti kadI na bhUMsAya evI che. meghadhanuSanA saptaraMgo jevI A smaraNayAtrA to ghaNI lAMbI cAle ema che paNa maryAdAthI baMdhAyelI chuM, tethI kalama ahIM aTakAvatAM eTaluM ja kahIza ke saMsAramAM keTalIka vyaktio evI chApa aMkita karI jatI hoya che, jene kALa paNa nAmazeSa karI zakato nathI.. 'vAtsalyamUrti ramaNabhAI sa2' e mAMhyalA eka che. -mumukSu, zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama-dharamapura bhekhadhArI mUka sevaka sva zrI ramaNabhAI zAha eka bhekhadhArI mUka sevaka hatA ane umadA ane diladAra dAtA hatA. temanA taraphathI A hospiTalane avAranavAra dAnarUpe sahayoga * maLyo che. temanA jIvanakALa daramyAna aneka sevAbhAvI zaikSaNika ane Arogya saMsthAomAM sevAo ApI che. amArI saMsthAne dAna ApavA-apAvavA khUba ja upayogI thayA che ane saMsthAnI sevA tana, mana ane dhanathI karatA hatA. AvA tyAga mUrti samA zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe premano gharobo dharAvanAra saune glAnI thAya ja. temaNe saMpUrNapaNe samatA ane zAMtine potAno jIvanamaMta banAvI samAjanA lokone zILI chAMyA Apela ane teonA bahoLA jJAnano lAbha samAjane maLela. emanA jIvakALa daramyAna emanA jIvananI chAyArUpa atyaMta zAMti ane zistabadhdha hatI jarUriyAtamaMda lokone haMmezAM madadarUpa thavAnI bhAvanA haMmezAM yAda raheze. teo sAmAjika, dhArmika tema ja dIna du:khIyAnI madade temano phALo haMmezAM hoya ja. A saMsthAnI teoe mulAkAta lIdhela ane A saMsthAnA sevAyajJamAM amArI paDakhe rahI amane A sevAyajJamAM teonI avAranavAra dAnarUpI Ahuti maLI che. jenuM amane gaurava che. (caMdubhAI ema.dANI) mAnad maMtrI (maNilAla go. gAMdhI) mAnad maMtrI guNavaMta vaDodariyA DaoN. pI. je. gaDhavI (meDikala suparinTenDanTa) ke. je. mahetA (TI.bI. hospiTala amaragaDha, ji. bhAvanagara)

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212 eka snehasabhara smaraNAMjali 7 zrI bipinacaMdra hIrAlAla kApaDiyA jaina yuvakasaMghanI AgrahabharI vinaMtine mAna ApI nAdurasta tabiyata hovA chatAM smaraNAMjali be vAkyomAM rajU karuM chuM. mAro ane temano saMbaMdha jI. ela. jaina haoNsTela elaphinsTana roDa para. mAro pIeca.DI.no abhyAsa tathA temano prathama varSa mATeno abhyAsa vakhate ame baMne AjubAjunI rUmamAM rahetA hatA. ame keTalAMka vidyArthIo agAsI para caDhI rAtanA ardho-ardho kalAka tArA jotA. huM sahune tArA batAvato. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI prabuddha jIvanamAM ekAdeka aMkamAM mArA pitAzrI viSe kaMIka lakhANamAM mAro paNa temaNe ullekha karyo. tyArathI meM temAM lekho lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. lagabhaga 12-18 varSa chUTaka chUTaka lekho lakhato rahyo. tenuM eka pustaka pragaTa karyuM. ramaNabhAIe tyAra pachI bIjA pustaka mATe sUcana karyuM. meM kahyuM ke mArA ane tamArA baMnenA lekho chapAya to huM taiyAra chuM. temaNe zarata kabUla karI. temanI sUcanA pramANe te mATe meM eka lAkha ekAvana hajA2no ceka Apyo. tenA paripAka rUpe amArA baMnenA lekhonuM pustaka paNa pragaTa thaI zakyuM che. prabuddha jIvanamAM mArA 44 lekho pragaTa thaI cUkyAM che. te mATe ramaNabhAInA nirmaLa sahakAra mATe AbhAra. saMsthAnI sthiti mATe sUcanA karI te arthe saMsthAne eka lAkha rUpiyA ApyA. ramaNabhAI jaina sAhitya, tattvajJAna, karmAdi siddhAntonuM sacoTa pramANa puraskAra vivecane sAdA zabdomAM lokabhogya zailImAM rajU karI zakavAnI advitIya kuneha tathA capaLatA dharAvanArI advitIya ekAkI virala vyakti che. teone jyAre jyAre huM phona (javalle ja) karato tyAre kahetA ke 'mArA mitra sAthe ame baMne tamAre tyAM AvavA mAgIe chIe je anukULatAe jaNAvIza be traNa vA2 A vAtane teo caritArtha na karI zakyA ane 14 rAjalokamAM lAMbI ke TuMkI saphara karavA upaDI gayA. temanuM sAdagI, sauhArdapUrNa, sneha TapakatuM dhArmika, sAmAjika, kauTuMbika jIvana, dharmAnurAga, devadarzana, tIrthayAtrA, guru bhagavaMto zAsanAdhipati, mahArAja sAtheno kevo advitIya paricaya haze ke thoDAMka ja vakhata

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pUrve temane be prabhu pratimAo temanI pAsethI maLI ! temaNe je 150 graMtho lakhyA che temAM pratyeka pRSTha para paramocca kakSAnuM jJAna ja vahevaDAvyuM che. temanI zailI vidvadbhogya hovA chatAM paNa ADaMbara vihIna saraLa, lokabhogya rahI che. mArI pAse vadhu lakhavAnI zakti nathI tethI samApanamAM eTaluM jarUra paramAtmA pAse prArthanA rUpe jaNAvuM ke temanA puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanA paripAka rUpe teo jyAMthI mokSa sidhAvI zakAya tevA mahA videhAdi kSetramAM janmI gaNatarInA janmomAM bhavATavino phero baMdha karI ajJAtarUpe ApaNane paNa temAM sAmela thavAnuM saubhAgya prApta karAve. vadhu lakhavAne zabdo nathI. jeTaluM lakhAya teTaluM temanA mATe ochuM che. teo eka samartha vivecaka, sAhityarasika tattvajJAna dharAvanArA kuzaLa paMDita hatA. temanA AtmAne karmonA paripAka rUpe akalpya evI uccattama gati maLe jethI pharI saMsAra sAgaramAM pharI pharI bhaTakavAnuM kAyama mATenuM pUruM thaI gayuM hoya. DAMga svarAja Azrama lakhe che.... muM. zrI ramaNabhAI zAhanA duHkhada avasAnanA samAcArathI DAMga svarAja Azrama AhvAnI saMcAlana samiti TrasTImaMDaLa tathA samagra Azrama parivAra ghe2A du:kha ane AghAtanI lAgaNI anubhave che. samAjanA kacaDAyelA varganuM kAma karatI Azrama jevI aneka saMsthAonI Arthika muzkelI mUMjhavaNa ane ciMtA teo samajyA hatA. AvI judI judI saMsthAone dara varSe dattaka laI temane sahArUpa thavAno teo saMniSTha prayAsa karatA hatA. AvA eka sajjana vaDIla ApaNI vaccethI jatA rahyA che. tenI khoTa va2so sudhI pUrI zakAze nahIM. DAMga svarAja Azrama AhavA vatI. guNavaMtabhAI parIkha maMtrI ghelubhAI nAyaka saMcAlaka 213 gAMDAbhAI paTela sahamaMtrI

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2 14 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ArUDha vidvAna DaoN. ramaNabhAI pU. zrI kezavarAma kA. zAstrI pro. Do. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA avasAnanA samAcAra maLatAM bhAre duHkha thayuM. mArAthI batrIsa-tetrIsa varSa nAnA DaoN. zAha muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA tyArathI amAro saMbaMdha zarU thayo. jaina darzananA to eo ArUDha vidvAna hatA, jenI khAtarI to "prabuddha jIvana'nA mukhapRSTha vAMcatAM ja spaSTa thAya che. jene samAjane enI khoTa paDI che, paraMtu madhyakAlIna gujarAta rAsaphAgu-bAlAvabodhonI madhyakAlIna gujarAtI bhASAnA eo ArUDha vidvAna hatA. bIjA vidvAna sva. pro. DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANI hatA, paraMtu eo jainetara madhyakAlIna gujarAtInAM niSNAMta kahI zakAya. Ameya bhASAzAstrI kahevAya evA vidvAno ApaNe tyAM gaNyAgAMThyA thayAM che. temAM che noMdhapAtra evA sva. vrajalAla zAstrI, va narasiMharAva diveTiyA ane sva. kezava harSada dhruva e traNa ja kahI zakAya. emano khADo pUranArA to sva. madhusUdana modI, mArA priya ziSya sva. DaoN. bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, sva. DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANI ane mArI gaNatarI thAya che. duHkhano viSaya che ke A cAramAM huM bacyo chuM. DaoN. ramaNalAlabhAI madhyakAlIna gujarAtI jaina sAhityamAM ananya rahyA che. paraMtu jainadarzana laie to emAM to DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha mAre mate ananya hatA. Aje eo ApaNI vaccethI khasI gayA che e noMdhavuM joIe. saMkhyAbaMdha jenadarzananA graMtho ApI emaNe e viSaye nAma amara thaI cUkyA. eono amara AtmA ahaMta caraNomAM zAzvata zAMti anubhave evI bhAvanA. gujarAte eka mahatvanA vivecaka gumAvyA che. mArAthI 32 varSa nAnA hatA. "prabuddha jIvananA aMkamAM chapAtA emanA agralekho emanI vidvatAno khyAla ApI rahyA hatA. "aMte eka mahattvanI vigata jaNAvuM ke 1983mAM punAmAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM adhivezana thayeluM emAM mAro paricaya DaoN. ramaNalAlabhAIe bahu rasika ane ramUjI rIte Apyo hato. je sAMbhaLI zrotAsabhyoe emane AnaMdathI vadhAvI lIdhA. e pachI uttarottara amAro saMbaMdha gADha thato rahyo hato. emanAM prakAzana avirata mane mokalatA rahetA hatA." ekavAra amerikAnA mArA pravAsano paricaya ApavA emaNe saMghanA sabhyo samakSa mane bolAvyo hato. eo sadgati meLave evI bhAvanA! * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI avismaraNIya ramaNabhAI gha DaoN. jitendra bI. zAha pro. ramaNabhAI zAhanA paricayamAM nimitta banyuM prabuddha jIvana. lagabhaga aDhI dAyakAthI paNa vadhu samayathI 'prabuddha jIvana' niyamita vAMcavAno lAbha maLato rahyo che. cImanabhAI cakubhAI taMtrI hatA tyAre temanA taMtrIlekho vAMcelA che. cImanabhAI cakubhAI uttarAvasthAmAM hatA tyAre prabuddha jIvana saMcAlana aMge ghaNAnA manamAM AzaMkA UbhI thaI hatI ane eka vicAra darekanA manamAM udbhavelo ke have prabuddha jIvana koNa calAvaze ? tyAre cImanabhAIe spaSTa vizvAsa vyakta karelo ke prabuddhajIvananuM sukAna pro. ramaNabhAIne soMpyuM che ane teo prabuddha jIvananuM saMcAlana sucAru rIte ka2ze. cImanabhAIe vyakta karelo vizvAsa zrI ramaNabhAIe zatapratizata sAco pUravAra karI batAvyo. zrI ramaNabhAIe jIvananA aMta sudhI prabuddha jIvananuM taMtrIpada saMbhALyuM ane saphaLatApUrvaka nibhAvyuM. AjanA yugamAM uttama lekhanakAryano vyApa ghaTI rahyo che ane navA yuvAlekhakono duSkALa paDyo che tevA samaye koIpaNa sAmayikane niyamita pragaTa karavAnuM kArya atyaMta duSkara hoya che, paNa ramaNabhAIe A kArya khUba ja kuzaLatApUrvaka pUrNa karyuM hatuM. thoDAM samaya pUrve temanI sAthe phona para carcA thatI hatI tyAre temaNe saMtoSa vyakta karyo hato ke prabuddha jIvananuM sukAna saMbhALyA pachI eka paNa aMka nirdhArita samayathI moDo prakAzita thayo nathI. deza-videzanA pravAse gayA hoya, yAtrAe gayA hoya ke anya kAryomAM vyasta hoya topaNa prabuddha jIvananA aMkanI sAmagrI pahelAMthI ja taiyAra karI rAkhI hoya ane nakkI karela samaye prakAzita thAya ja. AvI temanI niyamitatA, cIvaTa ane khaMta hatA. ramaNabhAI je kAMI kAma svIkAratA te khUba ja javAbadArIpUrvaka nibhAvatA hatA. koI kAraNasara svIkAreluM kArya thaI zake tema na hoya to te aMge potAnI sthiti spaSTa karatAM kyAreya nAnama anubhavatA na hatA.` pAMceka varSa pahelAM surata mukAme jaina vidvAno taiyA2 ka2vAnI eka yojanAnA udghATana samArohamAM ame sAthe hatA. vayovRddha paMDita zrI chabIladAsabhAInA ghare rokAyA hatA. savAranA kAryakrama pachI ame judA judA aneka viSayo 52 vicAra vinimaya karI rahyA hatAM tyAre bhAvi kAryakrama aMge paNa carcA thaI hatI. 215

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2 16 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jaina pAribhASika zabdakoza taiyAra karavA mATe meM temane mArA vicAro rajU karyA tyAre temaNe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke teo paNa A aMge vicArI rahyA che. bhAratIya sAhityanuM adhyayana jena sAhityanA adhyayana vagara adhUruM rahI jAya tethI jaina sAhityanuM adhyayana Avazyaka che, paNa jaina sAhityamAM AvatA pAribhASika zabdone lIdhe ghaNA jijJAsuo mATe A sAhitya dUrUha banI jAya che mATe eka pramANabhUta pAribhASika zabdakozanI AvazyakatA che. A bAbate amArA vicAro samAna hatA. meM A kArya teozrIne ja karavA jaNAvyuM ane prAthamikatA ApI pUrNa karavA mATe vinaMtI karI ane temaNe mArI vinaMtI saharSa svIkArI lIdhI. pachI to avAranavAra A bAbate carcA thatI hatI. chelle jyAre asvastha thayA ane tabiyatanI maryAdAne kAraNe kArya pUrNa nahIM thAya tevo khyAla AvI gayo hato tethI thoDA divasa pUrve temaNe mane patra lakhI potAnI asvastha tabiyatane kAraNe have kArya karI nahIM zake tethI javAbadArIthI mukta karI ciMtAmukta karavA jaNAvyuM hatuM. temano patra maLatAM ja muMbaI phona para vAta karI hatI. mu. tArAbena sAthe paNa vAta thaI hatI. tArAbena temanA sAcA jIvanasAthI ane pratyeka kAryamAM sahabhAgI thanAra uttama jIvanasaMginI. temaNe jaNAvyuM ke A kAma khUba ja mahattvanuM che ane teo zrI ramaNabhAIne badhI ja jAtano sahayoga karaze. ApaNe A kArya pUruM karavuM ja che ema kahIne mane ramaNabhAI sAthe vAta karavA jaNAvyuM. ramaNabhAIe e samaye kahyuM ke have zarIra thAkyuM che, mana svastha che. manathI prasanna chuM paraMtu zarIranA sAtha vagara kazuM ja na thaI zake. eTale have huM koIpaNa kAmano bojo levA mAgato nathI. je javAbadArI che te lekho lakhAya che. have bIjI navI javAbadArI laI zakAya tema nathI tethI temaNe potAnuM sAmarthya darzAveluM. teo jIvananA aMta sudhI satata kAryarata rahyA, lakhatA rahyA, ciMtana karatA rahyA ane pote svIkArelI javAbadArI aMge saMpUrNa sajAga rahyA hatA. temanA rasa ane rUcinA viSayono vyApa paNa ghaNo ja moTo, sAhitya to temano mukhya viSaya hato ja. paraMtu tattvaciMtana paNa satata cAlu ja rahetuM. jenA darzananA gUDha rahasyone saraLa bhASAmAM rajU karavAnI temanI AgavI kaLA hatI. teoe chelle upAdhyAya yazovijayajInA be mahAmUlA graMtharatno adhyAtmasAra ane jJAnasAranA gujarAtI anuvAda ApyA. adhyAtmasAra graMtha to atyaMta kliSTa ane dArzanika vicArothI bharapUra, paNa temaNe A graMthano saraLa ane subodha

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 17 anuvAda karI svAdhyAya rasiko mATe khUba ja moTo AdhAra pUro pADyo che. tevI ja rIte jJAnasArato jaina dharmanI gItA jevo saraLa paNa khUba ja gaMbhIra arthasabhara evA graMthano paNa anuvAda Apyo. jJAnasArano saraLa bhASAmAM anuvAda karI prakAzita karyo che. A be graMthonuM kAma cAlatuM hatuM tyAre meM temane prazna karelo ke ramaNabhAI ! tame ATaluM badhuM lakhavAnuM kevI rIte karI zako cho? tyAre temaNe javAba Apyo hato ke roja be traNa sAmAyika karuM chuM ane sAmAyikamAM svAdhyAya karuM chuM. lekhanakArya karuM chuM. savAre ramaNabhAIne phona karyo hoya to moTA bhAge jinAlayamAM pUjA karavA gayA hoya ane bapore phona karyo hoya to sAmAyikamAM hoya. jinabhakti ane zrutabhakti emanA jIvananA prANa samA hatA. te samaye mane zrI motIcaMda gIradharalAla kApaDiyA yAda AvI gayA. muMbaInA ativyasta jIvanamAM ane vyasta vyavasAyamAM paNa roja sAmAyikamAM lekhanakArya karatA hatA tethI jaina samAjane uttama graMthonA uttama anuvAdo bheTa dharyA hatA tevI ja rIte ramaNabhAIe paNa uttama ciMtana ane uttama anuvAdo svAdhyAyarasikone pUrAM pADyAM che. ramaNabhAIe jIvananI uttarAvasthAmAM ghaNI badhI mUccha utArI dIdhI hatI. temanI pAse ghaNo moTo graMthasaMgraha hato. A saMgrahanA pustako temaNe ja te saMgrahomAM bheTa mokalI ApyAM hatAM. lekhakone sahuthI moTo Azaro potAnA lekhanA ane prakAzita thayelA graMthono hoya che. tenA adhikAro ane raoNyalTI jevA mAdhyamathI arthopArjana thatuM hoya che. jo ke ghaNIvAra prakAzako lekhakonuM zoSaNa paNa karatA hoya che paraMtu ramaNabhAIe to A badhI mAyA paNa mUkI dIdhI hatI. varSo pahelAM temaNe kopIrAITa saMbaMdhI badhA ja hakko visarjIta karI eka moTuM Azcarya saryuM hatuM. A temanI anAsaktavRttinuM jIvaMta dRSTAMta che. teoe uttarAvasthAmAM potAnI tamAma kRtio paranA tamAma hakko visarjita karI eka bahu ja moTo Adarza rajU karyo che. jIvana daramyAna temaNe aneka pravRttionuM khUba suMdara rIte sukAna saMbhALyuM hatuM. sevAnI, jJAnanI, bhaktinI ane pravAsanI pravRttiomAM temanI AgavI rUci hatI, paraMtu teo A badhI pravRttiono AnaMda potAnA parivAra sudhI sImita rAkhatA na hatA. teoe potAnA mitro ane jijJAsuo sudhI A AnaMda vaheMcyo hato. jenasAhitya samAroha ane paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA jevI

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2 18 zuta upAsaka 2maNabhAI be ati mahattvanI pravRtti teo jIvananA aMta sudhI avirata karatA rahyAM. aneka navA vidvAno ane vaktAone teo protsAhana ApI AgaLa laI AvatA. AjanA aneka vaktAo, lekhako ane saMzodhako temanI A pravRttine kAraNe jIvanamAM ghaNAM AgaLa vadhyAM che. koInuM nabaLuM saMzodhana ke pravacana hoya to tenI AkarI TIkA kare nahIM ane hatotsAhI thavA na de. bhUlone sudhArIne pharI pAchA AgaLa vadhe te mATe yogya mArgadarzana Ape ane pharI pAcho AgaLa vadhavAno avasara Ape. Ama navA navA vidvAnone jIvanamAM AgaLa vadhavAnI uttama taka ApanAra ramaNabhAI kuzaLa netA hatA. temaNe saMpAdita-saMzodhita karela graMthonI saMkhyA ghaNI moTI che. lekhonI saMkhyA paNa ghaNI moTI che. sAMprata saha ciMtananA bhAgomAM tathA jinadarzana ciMtanamAM temanA lekho chapAyA che. lekha lakhatA pUrve pUro abhyAsa kare. nAnAmAM nAnI mAhitI ekaThI kare ane pachI saraLa bhASAmAM lokabhogya zailImAM rajU kare. AvI lekhanazailIne kAraNe teo lokapriya paNa banyA hatA. temanA mArgadarzana heThaLa aneka sAdhvIjI mahArAjAe ane saMzodhakoe pIeca.DI.nI DigrI prApta karI che. temaNe aneka vidvAnone taiyAra karyA che. temanA mArgadarzanathI aneka saMsthAone ane vyaktione lAbha thayo che. AjIvana jJAnasAdhanAnA pariNAme sane 2002mAM samadarzI AcArya haribhadra suvarNacaMdraka arpaNa karavAmAM Avyo hato. suvarNacaMdraka samarpaNa samAroha amadAvAda khAte yojAyo hato tyAre temanA cAhakonI saMkhyA ane temanA pUjyabhAva dharAvatA vyaktionI moTI saMkhyAmAM upasthiti rahI hatI. caMdraka khUba ja namrabhAve svIkAra karelo. A prasaMge temaNe ApeluM pravacana khUba ja mArmika ane preraNAdAyI hatuM. pote karelAM kArya aMge kyAMya ahaM jaNAto na hato. badhuM ja jANe sahajarUpe thatuM hoya tema bhAra vinA jaNAvyuM hatuM. temanAmAM namratA, saujanyazIlatA ane guNagrAhItAnA guNa pUrNa rIte khIlelA hatAM. temanA jIvananA aneka pAsAMo che. rasa, rucinA viSayono vyApa ghaNo moTo che. eka ja lekhamAM temanA badhA ja viSayone samAvI zakAya ja nahIM. teo anekavidha pravRttithI gherAyelA hoya chatAM haMmezAM prasanna rahetA ane sadAya potAnA kAryamAM masta rahetA. koInIya AlocanA ke vivAdAspada bAbatothI sadAya dUra rahetA. AvA anekavidha guNo dharAvatA ramaNabhAI sAhityajagata, jainajagata ane mitrajagatamAM avismaraNIya raheze. * * *

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 19 - - - kALane te zuM kahIe? | DaoN. nareza veda (prophesara ane adhyakSa gujarAtI vibhAga-saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI vallabha vidyAnagara) pUjya murabbI zrI ramaNabhAI zAha zrI arihaMtazaraNa pAmyAnA samAcAra zrI dhanavaMtabhAI zAha dvArA TeliphonathI jANatAM huM ane mArA kuTuMbIjano atyaMta dilagIra thayAM. ghaNuM aghaTita thayuM che. thoDA samayathI emanI tabiyata barAbara rahetI na hatI e samAcAra jANyA hatA paNa emane koI moTI ane gaMbhIra bImArI na hatI. eTale A samAcAra aNadhAryA ane AghAtajanaka hatA. haju dasa-paMdara varSa teo beThA hota to sAruM hatuM. emanA pitAjIe to nirAmaya dIrdhAyuSya bhogavyuM hatuM ane teo pote AhAravihAramAM ghaNA sAdA ane saMyamI hatA. koI vyasana ane vaLagaNa vagaranA hatA. tema beThADuM jIva na hatA, ghaNA pravRttizIla hatA. eTale Ama ekAeka bane e vAta manathI svIkArI zakAtI na hatI. kALane te zuM kahIe ? jarIkeya na cUkyo; aNadhAryo ghAva karyo? emanA javAthI mAtra emanA svajano, snehIo mitrone ja nahIM, kevaLa jaina samAja ane vidyAsamAjane ja nahIM ApaNA samagra sAMskRtika jIvanane bhAre moTI khoTa paDI che. meM mArA sADA pAMca dAyakAnA AyuSyamAM Avo udAtta ane umadA (Noble) mANasa joyo nathI. mAro emanI sAtheno paricaya huM saradAra paTela yunivarsiTInA anusnAtaka gujarAtI vibhAgamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyo tyAra bAdano. A vibhAganA e vakhatanA adhyakSa murabbIzrI jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAnA teo aMtaraMga mitra. emanA AgrahathI teo amArA vibhAganA ane yunivarsiTInAM kAryo ane kAryakramo mATe AvatA. vibhAgamAM lekacararamAMthI rIDaranA pada mATe mArI varaNI thaI tyAre teo pasaMdagI samitimAM tajajJa tarIke sevAo ApavA mATe AvelA. InTaravyumAM pasaMdagI samitinA anya sabhyo sAthe prasannatApUrvaka mArI varaNI karyA bAda emaNe yunivarsiTInA e vakhatanA kulapatizrI ane vibhAgIya vaDAne mArI kArakirdI ujjavaLa bane evuM jaNAtAM mane zakya teTaluM vaheluM prophesara tarIke pramozana ApavA patra lakhIne ziphArasa

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2 20 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI karelI ! eTaluM ja nahIM muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAgamAM vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe nimaMtyo hato. pachI muMbaI ane pAlanapura khAte emanA paricita jhaverI parivAro dvArA cAlatI pratiSThita vyAkhyAnamALAomAM vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe mane nimaMtyo hato. tyAra bAda muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI pratiSThita vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe mane prativarSa nimaMtrita karatA rahyA hatA. teo vakhatovakhata jaina ane bauddha dharmadarzana para vyAkhyAno ApavA mATe jApAna ane yuropa-amerikA jatA hatA to temanA anuyAyI tarIke bhAIzrI kumArapALa desAInI jema e darzanomAM taiyAra thaI vyAkhyAno mATe videzomAM javA mATe Agraha karatA rahyA hatA. evA pravAso mATenI Arthika jogavAI karI ApavAnuM paNa teoe aneka vakhata kahyuM hatuM. emAM mArI kSamatA ane sajjatA karatAM emanAM sneha saujanya vizeSa hatA. emanA vibhAgamAM vyAkhyAno mATe mane nimaMtyo hato tyAre yajamAna hoI AvakAravA jAte muMbaI senTrala relave sTezana para AvelA ane mane mArA moTAbhAI ane sALAone tyAM UtaravAnI tathA rahevAnI suvidhA hovAthI temane tyAM javA devAnI mArI vinaMtI chatAM potAne tyAM ja malabArahilanA nivAsasthAne rAkhyo hato. ema karIne emaNe mane potAnA AtmIya svajana tarIke gharamAM ane samAjamAM sthApyo hato. A ja to emanI vizeSatA hatI. mArI jema keTakeTalI vyaktinA ane saMsthAnA utkarSa ane vikAsamAM emanA varada hastano sparza haze ! taddana nAnA vidyArthI ane sAmAnya manuSyathI mAMDIne sevako, zrAvako, zreSThIo, munio sauno snehAdara jItavAnI ane emane AtmIya karavAnI zakti emanAmAM sahajarUpe hatI. adhyayana, saMcAlana, lekhana, saMzodhana, saMpAdananI vyaktigata pravRtti uparAMta sthApana, vyavasthApana, saMcAlana ane vahIvaTanI saMsthAgata pravRttio niSThA ane nisabatapUrvaka paraMtu niyamita ane nispRha rahIne karavAnI AvaData paNa emanAmAM sahajasulabha hatI. emanA javAthI keTalI badhI vyaktio ane saMsthAonI otha gaI e to koNa jANe ? teo jinadharmasaMmata jIvanazailInA kevA anupAlaka hatA e emanA nikaTanA sau jANe che paraMtu AhAra-vihAra-vyavahAra ane upacAramAM emanAM sAdAI, saMyama, vinaya, viveka ane nispRhatAnAM udAharaNo bIjA anekone jovA maLyA haze. japa, tapa, vrata ane vihAra uparAMta aparigravRtti kevI ? potAnA jIvananuM

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 2 1 eka dhyeya nakkI karI ene anurUpa potAnA jIvananuM prArUpa ghaDI e mujabanI jIvanacaryA goThavI nirdhArita rIte ane mArge teo jIvyA. uMmaranA cokkasa tabakkAe jIvanakArya ane pravRttionA pAza ane baMdhano choDatA javAnuM nakkI karI e mujaba parigraha tyajatA gayA, e kAraNe ja emaNe nokarImAMthI vayocita sevAnivRtti kALa Ave e pUrve ja muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganuM adhyakSapada, e nimitte maLatA lAbho ane saMsAdhano emaNe vahelI sevAnivRtti laIne jatA karI dIdhelAM. emanA samRddha graMthAlayamAMnA kImatI pustakone vArapharatI hAthamAM laI "have mane kAMI kAmamAM AvanAra che." ema pUchI pUchIne dAnamAM ApI dIdhA hatA. potAnI hayAtImAM potAnAM pustakonA kopIrAITa emaNe jatA karI dIdhA hatA. are muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMdhanuM pramukhapada, anya aneka saMsthAnA nAnAvidha pado uparAMta InTaranezanala jaina ceranuM adhyakSapada paNa nakkI karyA mujaba kALakrame teo choDatA gayA hatA. nAnI nAnI Asaktio, eSaNAo ane nagaNya pralobhanomAM rAcatA manuSyonI sAmAnyatA ane pAmaratAnI bAjumAM emanA vyaktitva ane cAritryanI A asAmAnyatA ane vareNyatA najaraaMdAja thaI zake ema nathI. jaina dharmadarzananA teo kevA maramI hatA e to emanAM pravacano, lekho, bhASyo, vArtiko ane pustakothI, emaNe A viSayamAM keTalAka sAdhu-sAdhvIo ane vidyArthIo pAse taiyAra karAyelA zodhanibaMdho uparathI paNa khyAla Ave che. paraMtu potAnI vidvatAno daMbha ke dAkhaDo emaNe kyAreya karyo na hato. emanI badhI lAyakAto hovA chatAM labdhapratiSThita gaNAtA vidvAnoe emane muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM prophesaranuM pada na ApIne emane ane emanA vibhAgane keTalo anyAya karelo enI rAva phariyAda, kacavATa ke aphasosa paNa emaNe kayAreya vyakta karyAnuM jANayuM nathI. jIvanamAM teo AsuroSa ane AsutoSanA mANasa na hatA; sama ane damanA upAsaka hatA. tapa ane titikSAnA cAhaka hatA. eTale ja Izvaranirmita vyaSTi ane samaSTinA premI hatA. paMDanA saMtAnone to sau koI cAhe paNa pArakAM saMtAnone emaNe je rIte cAhyA, preryA, doryA eto emAMnuM koI e vAta mAMDaze tyAre ja khyAlamAM Avaze. kaMI keTalIya saMsthAonA caNatara ane ghaDataramAMya emano A vAtsalyabhAva kAma karato hato. gujarAta yunivarsiTInA vAIsa

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2 2 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI cAnselara pada upara mArI nimaNUMka thatAM ja mane zubhecchAo ane AzIrvAda ApavAnI sAthe ja eka sArA ane saphaLa kulapati thavA mATe mAre kaI kaI bAbato dhyAnamAM rAkhavI tenuM yathocita mArgadarzana paNa mane ApeluM. e arasAmAM mane phUDa poIjhaniMga thayAnI khabara maLatAM ja jaina dharmadarzananA eka moTA ane mahattvanI parisaMvAdamAMthI samaya kADhI mArI khabara kADhavA ane mane sukhazAtA prabodhavA mAre baMgale AvI pahoMcI kRpAprasAdasamI devamUrti ApI gayelA! mArA kulapati kALamAM eka samaye muMbaImAM yojAyelAM mArAM vyAkhyAnomAM huM saMyogavazAt upasthita rahI zake ema na hato tyAre mAre badale avejImAM vyAkhyAno ApIne emaNe mane ane Ayojakone moTI mUMjhavaNa ane muzkelImAMthI ugArI lIdhA hatA. jyAMya moTAI nahIM, abhimAna nahIM, narI mamatA, nirbheLa vatsalatA. pIDha ane proDha to evA hatA ke emanI hAjarImAM koIthI ajUgatuM vicArIbolI ke AcarI zakAya nahI. chatAMya zizusahaja saraLatA ane kutUhala ane yuvA sahaja udyamasAhasa emanAmAM hatA. e kAraNe ja teo yAyAvara hatA. sukhALavA AvAsa nivAsa karatAM emane pravAso vadhAre priya hatA. eTale deza videzomAM emaNe keTakeTalA yAtrA pravAso karyA ! eka zizu, eka yuvAna ane eka prauDhanA saMyukta guNo emanAmAM e vakhate pragaTatA rahetA. emanI sAthe jemaNe yAtrA pravAso karyA che teo jo moM khole to khyAlamAM Ave ke teo vicUMbharanI A laTakAMlIlA samajavA kevA paryatsuka hatA. duniyAbharanA AvA yAtrA pravAsomAM emaNe je AnaMda ullAsa mANyA ene guMje bharI rAkhavAne badale pravAsa pustako lakhIne emaNe saune gulAla pahoMcADyo ! prasaMga,paristhiti, ghaTanA, banAva, vyakti, saMsthA saumAMthI je kAMI sAra kADhavA jevo lAgyo teo e kADhatA rahyAM. e hetuthI ja pAsaporTanI pAMkhe ane "berarathI brigeDiyara sudhI' jevAM pustako karyA e pustako vidyAlayomAM pAThyapustako to thayAM paNa navAInI vAta lokone e lAgaze ke dharmAlayomAM emanI pArAyaNo beThI ! ema banyuM che emAMnI moMghI mirAtane kAraNe. rakhene emanA AvAM aneka pustako joI koI emane rakhaDuM philasUpha samaje. A bAhya pravAso to emanI AMtarika yAtrAnA pUraka ane sahAyako hatA. bAhya pravAsonI samAMtare emanI AMtarayAtrA cAlatI. eno paNa eka makasada hato ane e hato - sArAya vizvamAM patharAyelI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI virATa bhramaNAmAMthI sva-rUpa darzananI sUkSma ramaNAmAM ramamANa thavAno. e yAtrAnI phalazrutirUpe emane Atmadarzana ane AtmajJAna keTalAM prApta thayAM e to svayaM teo ja kahI zake. paNa deva ! e joga - saMjoga have kevo ? mana, vacana ane karmathI sAttvika evA A saMsArasarasA paraMtu enAthI nitAMta nirlipta evA A sAdhaka sAdhuveSa vinA paNa sAdhu-sthavira hatA. karmakSaya, kaSAya jaya ane vAsanAlayanuM emanAthI juduM bIjuM udAharaNa kyAM zodhavuM ? emanA javAno gama avazya che paNa zoka kadApi na hoya. hoya kevaLa emaNe mUkelA jIvanAdarzanuM anusaraNa. 223 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA yAtrI zrI ramaNalAla zAha anaMtanI saphare 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' lekhamALA dvArA 'navanIta samarpaNanA' vAcakoe jemanI sAthe dIrghakALa sudhI vizvabharanI saphara mANI che tevA zrI ramaNalAla zAhanuM tA. 24-10-2005nA roja duHkhada avasAna thayuM. cipravAsI ramaNabhAI pAse pravAsa karavAnI eka dRSTi hatI. teo kahetA, 'saMsmaraNo ane anubhava laI jAo, guDavila choDI jAo.' 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' bhAga 1-2--3 uparAMta temanI oNsTreliyA, nyu jhIlaeNnDa ane uttaradhruvanI sapharanAM rocaka pustako pragaTa thayAM che. ATalA pravAso karavA mATe keTaluM vismaya ane e anubhUtione vyakta karavAmAM keTalI sthira buddhi joie ! AjIvana adhyApaka zrI ramaNabhAI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtInA prathama adhyakSa hatA. muMbaInA adhyApakonI be peDhI temanA hAtha nIce taiyA2 thaI. gurunAM guru kahI zakAya tevA zrI ramaNabhAIe temanA vidyArthIo taraphathI khUba prema, Adara ane zraddhA meLavyAM che. 79 varSanuM sAttvika AyuSya bhogavanAra zrI ramaNabhAI chellA dAyakAo daramyAna muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA agraNI tarIke kAryarata hatA. trevIsa varSa sudhI teo 'prabuddha jIvana' sAmayikanA taMtrI rahyA. gujarAtI sAhitya ane jaina dharmanAM maLIne 115 thI vadhu pustakomAM temanA tejasvI ane zAlIna vyaktitvano sAkSAtkAra thAya che. temanA jevA mANaso have durlabha thatA jAya che. anaMtanA darabAramAM temane cirazAMti ja prApta thAya evo vizvAsa che. 'navanIta samarpaNa' taraphathI A satpuruSane snehAdarapUrNa zraddhAMjali. I navanIta samarpaNa

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224 eka abhijAta vyaktittvano vilaya - DaoN. raNajita paTela 'anAmI' zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI tA. 25-10-2005, maMgaLanI sAMje Azare sADA chanA sumAre, 'prabuddha jIvana'nA sahataMtrI, mArA mitra DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhe jyAre phonathI mane DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA duHkhada nidhananA amaMgaLa (!) samAcAra ApyA tyAre huM prathama to DaghAI gayo paNa e azubha samAcAra mAre mATe sAva Akasmika to nahotA. kema je ghaNA samayathI huM emanI dina pratidina kathaLatI jatI prakRtithI paricita hato ja. upacAra mATe vaDodarAnA koI sArA DaoNkTara ke vaidyanI jarUra jaNAya to temane vaDodare AvavAnuM paNa meM AgrahapUrvaka anekavAra lakheluM, paNa muMbainA DaoNkTarothI emane rAhata jevuM jaNAyeluM eTale vaDodarAno vicAra karelo nahIM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI amadAvAdanI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA niSThAvAna prAdhyApaka hatA eka varSa mATe, te vAta to huM varSothI jANato hato paNa amArA saMbaMdhanI ghaniSThatA thavAmAM amArA keTalAka majhiyArA mitro kAraNabhUta hatA. 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM varSabhara sArA lekho lakhanArane je sva. zrI dhIrubhAI zAhanA nAmano evorDa ApavAmAM Ave che te sva. DI. DI. zAha ne huM bI.e. sudhI amadAvAdanI gujarAta kaoNlejamAM sahAdhyAyIo hatA, je DaoN. ramaNabhAInA paNa khAsa mitra hatA. DaoN. DI. DI. zAhano evorDa ekavAra mane paNa maLelo. muMbaImAM 'jaina yuvaka saMgha' dvArA je je dhArmika ne sAMskArika pravRttio ramaNabhAI calAvatA hatA tevI ja pravRttio amadAvAdamAM zrI dhIrubhAI zAha calAvatA hatA. sva. ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM maMgalamUrti samAna sva. pro. cImanabhAI nAraNabhAI (pro. cI. nA. paTela) paTela ne huM sane 1944mAM sAthe ja ema.e. thayA. DaoN. zAha sAhebane pro. cI. nA. paTelano prathama paricaya meM karAvelo. 'sva. cI. nA. paTela' nAmanA emanA lekhamAM temaNe A hakIkatano ullekha karelo ja che. e pachI to pro. cI. nA. paTela sArI tabiyata nahIM hovA chatAM paNa jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA prativarSa muMbaImAM yojAtI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM pravacana

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 25 ApavA paNa be-traNa vAra gayelA. pro. cI. nA. paTelanI AtmakathA-"mArI vismaya-kathA' paNa kakaDe kakaDe pro. zAha sAhebe "pra.jI.mAM pragaTa karelI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa enA prakAzanamAM ne e AtmakathA, muMbainI esa.ena.DI.TI.nI kaoNlejamAM ema.e.mAM pAThyapustaka tarIke niyukta thaI temAM DaoN. zAha sAhebano mahad phALo hato. pro. zAha sAhebanA bIjA be adhyApako te Do. bhogIlAla jayacaMdabhAI sAMDesarA ne DaoN. tanasukhabhAI pI. bhaTTa. DaoN. sAMDesarA ne DaoN. bhaTTa-baMne ya mArA parama mitro. DaoN. sAMDesarA 1943mAM ema.e. thayA ne DaoN. bhaTTa ne huM tane 1944mAM. mArA A cAra mitrone pratApe pratyakSa yA parokSa rIte DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha sAtheno mAro saMbaMdha pragADha thayo. vaDodarAnI ma.sa. yunivarsiTImAM jyAre DaoN. sAMDesarA gujarAtI bhASA sAhitya vibhAganA adhyakSa hatA (1951 thI 1975) ne huM "rIDara' hato tyAre bI.e., ema.e.nI parIkSAnA kAmakAja aMge tathA pIeca.DI.nA vidyArthIono Viva' levA kAje DaoN. zAha sAheba avAranavAra vaDodare Ave tyAre amAre nirAMte maLavAnuM thatuM. e pachI to eka tabakko evo paNa Avyo ke pro. cI. nA. paTela ne huM-varSothI "pra. jI.'mAM lakhatA thaI gayA. vidhinI vakratA ne vicitratA paNa kevI ke Do. zAhane amArA A cAreya mitronI avasAna-noMdha lakhavAno vAro Avyo ! emane mATe Aje huM be zabdo lakhI rahyo chuM ! pra. jI.mAM je cAreka paTelo (pro. cI. nA. paTela, DaoN. anAmI, pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA ne pri. Do. bahecarabhAI Ara. paTela) avAranavAra lakhatA thayA tenuM zreya temanI A maitrIbhAvanAne phALe jAya che. Do. zAha sAheba sarvamitra samAna hatA. varSothI huM "pra. jI.mAM niyamita lakhuM chuM enuM zreya DaoN. zAha sAhebane phALe jAya che. Ama to huM AcAravicAre ardhA jaina paNa kharo. mArA dAdAnA guru eka jainamuni hatA. jenakavi malayacaMdra kRta "siMhAsana batrIsI' upara meM zodha-prabaMdha lakhI pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi meLavI che ne bIjA eka sArA jena kavi udayabhAnunA "vikramacaritrarAsa'nuM saMpAdana paNa karyuM che. dara mAsanI vIsamI ke bAvIsamI tArIkhe "pra. jI."no aMka Ave eTale eka beThake vAMcI huM niyamita rIte mAro nikhAlasa pratibhAva darzAvato hato. A nimitte mabalakha patra-vyavahAra thayelo. jene dharmanI paribhASAnA keTalAka zabdo saMbaMdhe vA kavio

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2 26 bhuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ane kAvyasaMgraho aMge huM emane pUchato te satvare khAtrIpUrvaka teo Avazyaka mAhitI mokalI ApatA hatA. teo eka pravAsa-vIra-balake vizva-pravAsI hatA. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA emanA traNa graMthomAMthI ekane "gujarAta sAhitya akAdamI'nuM pAritoSika maLyuM che. e traNamAMthI ekanI prastAvanA pro. cI. nA. paTele, bIjAnI meM ne trIjAnI pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAe lakhI che. pro. cI.nA paTelanI prastAvanAnuM zIrSaka che smRtinI pAMkhe', mAruM che "eka ramaNIya cetohara pravAsagraMtha'. A uparAMta emanA cAreka graMthonuM "avalokana' paNa meM karyuM che. vizvapravAsI tarIke temaNe mAnavatAnI zodha mATe, vividharaMgI prajAmAM rahelA caitanyane skuTa karyuM che. DaoN. zAha sAheba eka saMniSTha saMzodhaka paNa hatA. lalita temaja lalitetara sAhityamAMnuM emanuM pradAna mAtabarane noMdhapAtra che. ekAMkIsaMgraha, jIvanacaritra, rekhAcitra, saMsmaraNa, pravAsa- zodhasaphara, nibaMdha, sAhityavivecana, saMzodhana-saMpAdana, dharma- tattvajJAna, saMkSepa, anuvAda, prakIrNa-zIrSaka nIcenuM lakhANa..enI saMkhyA emanA AyuSya-AMkane AMbavA jAya teTalI che. emanA tattvajJAna-viSayaka lekhomAM mAnavatAkendrI karmanA arthaghaTananuM sarvatra darzana thAya che. e keTalA badhA guNAnurAgI hatA ne keTalA badhA emanA mitro ne snehI-svajano hatA tenI pratIti temanA aneka lekhomAM thAya che. krizcIyAniTI ne muslima dharma vaTALa-pravRttimAM mAne che. jene dharma, bauddha dharma ne hiMdu dharma enAthI mukta che. jaina dharmanI A eka umadA mAnavatAvAdI pravRtti mane khUba game che....prativarSa saMghanA upakrame paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramiyAna gujarAtanI koIpaNa mAnavasevAnuM kAma karatI dUra dUranI saMsthAone lAkhonuM dAna Arthika sahAyarUpe Ape che. dharmavaTALa pravRtti karavAnI nathI paNa prema ne sevAnI AvI sara pravRttio karavAnI AvazyakatA che, je jena-saMghanI aneka zAkhAo karI rahI che. A bAbatamAM DaoN. zAha sAhebe mane upakRta karyo hato. vAta ema hatI ke ekavAra meM TI.vI. upara "maMthana' saMsthAnI menAbA mUka-badhira kanyA chAtrAlayanI bahenonI vividha pravRttio nihALI..mArI zakti anusAra meM dAna to karyuM paNa e saMsthAnAM mukhya kAryakartA bahenane patra lakhI meM zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA sAruM dAna meLavavAnI bhalAmaNa karI. e bahenane meM zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanuM saranAmuM ApyuM ne emanI saMsthAno, saMsthAnI nAnI-moTI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 227 pravRttiono khyAla Apato ahevAla DaoN. zAha sAhebane mokalI ApavAnuM sUcavyuM ne A sevAbhAvI, mAnavatAvAdI saMsthAne madada karavA bhalAmaNa paNa karI. thoDAka samayamAM jaina saMghanI kArobArInA keTalAka sabhyo e saMsthAnI mulAkAta laI AvyA ne te varSe paryuSaNa-parva TANe e saMsthAne Arthika sahAyanI apIla karI. mArI smRti pramANe lagabhaga bAvIsa lAkhanI rakama dAna rUpe ekaThI thayelI. mArA saMvidane utkaTapaNe sparzI gayelI keTalIka maMgala mUrtiomAM huM mArA parama suhRda sva. DaoN. ramaNalAla sI. zAhano paNa samAveza karuM chuM. varSo pUrve 'manISA'nA saMpAdana TANe emaNe mArA eka soneTa mATe anumati mAMgI tyArathI amArA saMbaMdhanA zrI gaNeza maMDAyA te emanA arihaMtazaraNa pAmyA tyAM sudhI akabaMdha rahyA. ema. e. sudhInI mArI eka tejasvinI vidyArthinIne mArI pAse pIeca.DI. karavuM hatuM. meM ene vIra narmadanI yAda Ape evA nitzethI khUba prabhAvita thayelA, uddAma vicAraka, philasUpha, nirbhIka patrakAra, samAjasevaka, gadya-zailI-svAmI zrI vADIlAla motIlAla zAhano viSaya sUcavyo. zrI tribhuvanadAsa vIrajIbhAI hemANI ane DaoN. zAha sAhebanA sAtha sahakArathI zrI sudhAbahena paMDyA pIeca.DI. thayA. emano zodhaprabaMdha pustaka rUpe pragaTa paNa thayo. AvA zodhaprabaMdhanuM vecANa khUba ja maryAdita saMkhyAmAM thAya e sAva svAbhAvika che. meM DaoN. zAha sAhebane paryuSaNanA puNya parve e zodha-prabaMdhanA vecANa mATe vinaMtI karI. jyAre meM jANyuM ke zodha prabaMdhanI lagabhaga sADA cArasothI ya vadhu nakalonuM vecANa thayuM che tyAre mArA Azcarya ne AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. pro. rA. vi. pAThaka sAhebanAM ardhAMginI zrImatI hIrAbahena pAThake esa.ena.DI.TI.mAM gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityanA prAdhyApikA mATe arajI karelI. InTaravyune thoDAMka divasanI vAra hatI. e daramiyAna emane eka pustakanuM saMpAdana karavAnuM bAkI hatuM. InTaravyu pahelAM e pustakanuM saMpAdana thaI jAya to emane phAyado thAya tema hato. zrImatI pAThake DaoN. zAha sAhebanI madada mAgI. umaLakApUrvaka emaNe madada karIne zrImatI pAThakanuM saMpAdananuM kArya samayasara pUrNa thayuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAIe mane vaDIla zubhecchaka tarIke svIkAryo, satkAryo ne 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM varSothI lakhato karyo. teo 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI kharA paNa premanI

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2 28 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI bhASAmAM kahuM to mArA to maMtrI. mArA seMkaDo lekhonI phAIla emaNe apa-Tu-DeTa rAkhI. huM pIeca.DI. karato hato tyAre mane madada karavAmAM mukhya mukhya vidvAno hatA, DaoN. bhogIlAla sAMDesarA, paMDita becaradAsa dozI, pro. kezavarAma kA. zAstrI ne DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANI. e pachI mAre jyAre jyAre hastapratonI jarUra paDatI tyAre tyAre huM mArA A parama suhRda DaoN. zAha sAhebane tasdI Apato. mane madada karavAmAM teo "evara reDI" rahelA. "svAdhyAya'mAM meM malayacaMdra kRta siMghalazI carita (i. sa. 1463.racanA saMvata 1519) nuM saMpAdana karyuM tyAre zAha sAheba mane ThIka ThIka madada karelI. emanA saMvidanA gaLathuMthInA saMskAra ja paropakAranA hatA enI pratIti mane aharniza thayA karatI. AvA be akSaranA amUlya mitra-ratnane khoIne meM zuM zuM nathI gumAvyuM ? nevuM varSa rahelA A jephane evI pAkI zraddhA hatI ke "pra. jI.'mAM DaoN. zAha sAheba mArI avasAna noMdha lakhaze paNa vidhinI vakatA ne vicitratAnI kone gatAgama che ? be akSaranuM aNamola mitra-ratna gumAvyAno mane Aje to raMja che. tA. 18-11-2005, zanivAranA roja DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhe mane phona dvArA jaNAvyuM ke hAla, sva. ramaNabhAInuM eka pustaka nAme 'vaMdanIya hRdayasparza je presamAM chapAI rahyuM che te, zAha sAhebanAM jIvanasaMginI DaoN. tArAbahenanA jaNAvyA pramANe mane "arpaNa' karyuM che. A samAcAra jANI kRtajJatAbhAve mAruM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM ne AMkho azrubhInI thaI. vayamAM to huM ThIka ThIka moTo paNa zAha sAhebanI InTara DIsIplInarI skolarazIpa' mArAthI ghaNI badhI moTI-ne chatAMye emanuM maraNottara prakAzana mane "arpaNa' karavAnuM AbhijAtya dAkhavyuM. hRdaya mAtra jANe che, prIti-yoga paraspara'..enuM A pramANa. *** satazrI amAre mATe vividha prasaMgo, seminAra, jJAnasatra tathA sabhAomAM eka zirachatra samA hatA. temanI kArakirdI amAre mATe preraNArUpa hatI. ane aMgata rIte amane temanA mArgadarzananI khoTa paDI che. |javAhara pI. zAha

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 29 vidhApuruSanI vidAya | DaoN. guNavaMta zAha pati vidvAna hoya, patnI viduSI hoya ane dIkarI saMskRtamAM pravacana kare tevI tejasvI hoya evA parivAro keTalA ? sadgata amarabhAI jarIvALA dara varSe suratamAM traNeka divasa jJAnasatra yojatA tyAre ekasAthe DaoN. ramaNabhAI, tArAbahena ane zailajAne maLavAnuM baneluM. te divasathI meM zailajAnuM nAma navuM nAma "saMskRtA' pADeluM. muMbaImAM jyAre paNa paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna mATe ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahenane maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre huM acUka pUchatoH "saMskRtA kema che ? zuM kare che ?' Ama varSo sudhI cAlyuM tethI huM e tejasvI dIkarInuM mULa nAma bhUlI gayelo. bhAI amitAbhano paricaya mane thayo na hato. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI supratiSThita vyAkhyAnamALAno ItihAsa bhavya che. sagata paramAnaMda kApaDiyA pachI sagata cImanabhAI cakubhAI zAhe enuM sukAna saMbhALeluM. mu. cImanabhAInI nizrAmAM eka-be pravacano karavAnuM banyuM tyAre mu. ramaNabhAInA saujanyano paricaya thayelo. vaktA tarIke muMbaImAM jANIto thayo teno ghaNo yaza muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane jAya che. jIvanamAM ghaNAM pravacano ApyAM, paraMtu sauthI vadhAre pravacano mu. ramaNabhAInA adhyakSapade yojAyAM ema kahI zakAya. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI UjaLI paraMparAmAM sauthI vadhAre vakhata AmaMtraNa pAmanAra bina jaina vaktA hovAno lAbha mane maLyo che. mu. ramaNabhAIno mArA pratyeno pakSapAta e mATe javAbadAra gaNAya. evA pakSapAtanuM bIjuM udAharaNa paNa ApI ja dauM. huM jhAjho jANIto na hato tyAre AjathI 20-25 varSa pahelAM mArA nibaMdhasaMgraha "raNa to lIlAMchama' ne muMbaI yunivarsiTInA abhyAsakramamAM gujarAtI pAThyapustaka tarIke pasaMda karavAmAM emaNe nirNAyaka bhUmikA bhajavelI. A vAtanI jANa mane pAchaLathI bIjA koIe karelI. emano sadubhAva paNa mukhara na hato. mitra dhanavaMta zAha sAva sAcuM kahe cheH "ramaNabhAInA kayA guNone yAda karIe? jeTalA yAda karo eTalA ApaNe sattvazIla thatAM jaie." teo Adarza zrAvaka hatA. zrAvaka kone kahevAya ? zrAvaka te che, jenuM moTuM zramaNa tarapha hoya. kaMIka AvI samajaNanA AdhAre kahI

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230 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zakAya ke ramaNabhAI zrAvakazreSTha hatA. anekAMta sAthe joDAyelI jIvanadRSTi teo pAmyA hatA. teo sAmA pakSe raheluM navaTAMka satya svIkAravA mATe sadAya utsuka rahetA. potAnAM pustakonA kopIrAITanuM visarjana varSo pahelAM temaNe karyuM hatuM. sana 1985mAM mAruM pustaka "mahAmAnava mahAvIra' pragaTa thayuM tyAre emaNe suMdara prastAvanA lakhI ApI hatI. e pustakano hiMdI anuvAda paNa varSo pahelAM pragaTa thayo ane have aMgrejI anuvAda pragaTa thavAnI taiyArImAM che. ramaNabhAInuM udAtta zrAvakapaNuM keTaluM badhuM "zramaNamukhI' hatuM tenI pratIti prastAvanAmAM emaNe lakhelA chellA gadyakhaMDamAM pragaTa thAya che. teoe lakhyuM: "aihika ane pAramArthika, laukika ane pAralaukika jIvanane saphaLa ane sArthaka banAvavA mATe bhagavAna mahAvIre upadezelo dharma, varNa ane jAtinA bhedo oLaMgI, sthaLa ane kALanI maryAdAo vaTAvI ApaNA sudhI AvI pahoMcyo che, e ApaNuM parama sadbhAgya che." ramaNabhAInuM mULa vatana pAdarA hatuM ane ame loko vaDodarAmAM jUnA pAdarA roDa upara rahIe. A paNa amArA mATe kevo zubha yoga ! ramaNabhAI jevA vidyApuruSanI vidAya je zUnyAvakAza sarje teno zoka karavAne badale ApaNe bhagavAna mahAvIre prabodhelA ahiMsAdharmane jIvanamAM sthAna ApIe to kadAca zUnyAvakAza paNa sArthaka thAya ema bane. sneharazminI paMktio yAda karIe: pataMgiyuM tyAM thayuM alopa zUnya gayuM raMgAI ! * * * namratA thakI temanI vidvatA dIpI UThI hatI sAheba mArA hRdayamAM eka vaDIla ja nahIM Aptajana samA hatA. sAhebanuM mUlyamaMDita jIvana mane sparzI gayuM hatuM. teo mArA pitAtulya svajana ane rAhabara hatA. ramaNabhAInI namratA ane sAdagI mArA dilane jacI gaI hatI. ane A namratA thakI temanI vidvatA dIpI UThI hatI. A namratA ane vidvatAe jaina samAjamAM temane AdaraNIya sthAna apAvyuM. ramaNabhAI jevA sAcanA mANaso have AsapAsanA samAjamAM zodhavA javA paDe tevA jUja hoya hoya che. | jayendra ena. sacade, rAjakoTa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 3 1 saniSTha svAdhyAyI | | haribhAI koThArI prAdhyApaka ramaNabhAI zAha bahumukhI jIvana pratibhA dharAvatA hatA. teo AjIvana vidyAvyAsaMgI hatA. sAhitya, zikSaNa tema ja dharma temanA lohImAM vahetA hatA ema kahIe to atizayokti na gaNAya. vibhinna viSayo paranuM emanuM talasparzI adhyayana, ciMtana ane saMzodhana kAbiledAda hatuM. mAro emanI sAtheno prathama paricaya sana 1957-58 mAM thayo. muMbaInI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM teo prA. manasukhabhAI jhaverI joDe gujarAtI vibhAgamAM sevA ApatA hatA. kaoNlejanA prathama varSamAM emanI pAsethI kisanasiMha cAvaDAnuM "amAsanA tArA' zIkhavA maLyuM to dvitIya varSamAM govardhanarAma tripAThInA "sarasvatIcaMdra'no AsvAda mANavA maLyo. vidyArthIone maLavA teo haMmezAM utsuka rahetA ane koIpaNa prakAranI samasyA ke muzkelIno ukela ApavA haMmezAM tatpara rahetA. emanI pAsethI sau vidyArthIone yathocita preraNA ane protsAhana maLI rahetA. muMbaInI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM prathama vakhata huM emano vidyArthI chuM' evuM kahetA teo atizaya prasanna thayA ane mane AgaLa vadhavAnI khUba khUba zubhecchAo ApI. emanI e prasanna mukhamudrA Ajeya bhUlAya evI nathI. - videzamAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA mATe javAnuM thAya tyAre huM acUka emane phona karato ane emanI pAsethI Avazyaka mArgadarzana meLavato. zrI ramaNabhAI ane zrImatI tArAbena banneno mArA mATe sAttvika ane nirmaLa bhAva hato. mArA vikAsamAM teo haMmezAM rAjI thatAM. chellA vIseka varSamAM to teo yojanAbaddha rIte haLavA rahetA. dharmanA gaMbhIra viSayane haLavAzathI rajU karavAnI zailI emaNe loka kalyANArtha apanAvI lIdhI hatI. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAomAM vaktAno paricaya ane aMte vyAkhyAnanuM samApana karavAnI emanI saMkSiptatA sau mATe anukaraNIya banI rahe tevI hatI. vyaktigata vikAsa, kuTuMbavAtsalya, sAmAjika javAbadArI, saMsthAgata kAryo, ciMtana, manana, saMzodhana, zikSaNakArya, pravAsa AvI anekavidha pravRttione yathocita nyAya ApanAra mAnava mUThI UMcero ja gaNAya. AvA sanniSTha mAnavane hRdayanA praNAma ! * * *

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2 3 2 kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhaH thoDAMka saMsmaraNa pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha eka ati umadA puruSa hatA. mArA sanniSTha mitra hatA-premALa, bhalA, niHsvArthI, paragaju, namra, nikhAlasa, vivekazIla ane madhubhASI. mArI sAthenI temanI maitrI lagabhaga aDatAlIsa varSa jUnI. I. sa. 1957 thI mAMDI I. sa. 2005 sudhI te akabaMdha jaLavAI rahelI. rUbarU maLavAnuM prasaMgopAta thatuM; paraMtu amAro saMparka patro dvArA satata cAlu raheto. patro lakhavAmAM teo bahu niyamita. dareka patrano javAba acUka lakhe. temAM kAmanI bAbata vize lakhe ane mArI kuzaLatA cAhe tathA parivAranuM bhaluM tAke. mAMdagI, pravAsa ke anya koI kAraNasara patrano javAba lakhavAmAM vilaMba thAya, to pachInA patramAM tema thavAnuM kAraNa darzAve ane dilagIrI vyakta kare. mArA karatAM vayamAM, adhyApaka tarIkenA anubhavamAM ane vidvatAmAM teo moTA hatA; paraMtu temano samagra vyavahAra samavayaska mitra jevo. moTAino kazo bhAra yA dekhAva nahi. AvA sanniSTha- premALa mitra ane nakhazIkha umadA manuSyanA avasAnathI mane-ane mArA jevA ghaNA badhAne-AghAta lAge e svAbhAvika che. cirakALanI vidAya mATenI temanI vaya nahotI. temanI khoTa jIvanamAM sadA vartAtI raheze. temano prathama paricaya ane lekhaka ane adhyApakanA rUpamAM thayelo. temanAM pustako ane lekho huM niyamita vAMcato. temanuM gadya mane ghaNuM gamatuM. game tevA kaThina ane gaMbhIra viSayane teo saraLa, sugama, viSada rUpamAM AlekhI zakatA. temanuM zabdabhaMDoLa vizALa ane vaividhyamaya hatuM. teo pAribhASika zabdonI sAthosAtha taLapadA gharagaththu zabdo paNa aucityapUrvaka yojI jANatA. viSayane anurUpa samarthaka kahevato-rUDha prayogono viniyoga teo anAyAse karI zakatA. viSaya-artha-bhAvanA samartha ka saMskRta-prAkRta-apabhraMza-gujarAtI avataraNa-udAharaNa, tarkabaddha dalIla ane kramabaddha, vyavasthita, muddAsara rajUAtathI temanAM lakhANa artha-bhAvapUrNa uparAMta rasaLatAM paNa banI rahetAM. meM temane te mATe abhinaMdana Apato eka patra lakhelo. tenA javAbanI mArI kazI apekSA nahotI. tema chatAM mArA patrano temaNe javAba lakhelo ane mArA

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 33 saujanya-sarbhAva mATe AbhAra mAnelo. mane tethI AnaMda sAthe Azcarya thayeluM ke Avo variSTha adhyApaka ane lekhaka kevo namra ane vivekazIla che ! te pachI amArI patramaitrI zarU thayelI. paraMtu mane to temane rUbarU maLavAnI tAlAvelI lAgI hatI. te zakya zI rIte bane ? kazA khAsa kAraNa vinA teo muMbaI bahAra nIkaLe nahi tethI meM (tyAre huM yunivarsiTI sinDikeTano sabhya hato ane gujarAtInI abhyAsa-samitino "ceramena' hato. yunavirsiTImAM mArI thoDI lAgavaga hatI.) temane saradAra paTela yunivarsiTI-vallabha vidyAnagaranI gujarAtInI abhyAsa-samitimAM ane amuka graMtha zreNInI vyavasthApaka samitimAM sabhya tarIke kaoN-opTa' karyA. tene anuSaMge teo vallabhavidyAnagara AvatA thayA. vallabhavidyAnagara Ave tyAre teo mArA gharane badale yunivarsiTInA gesTa hAusamAM rahevAno Agraha rAkhe. tyAM rahe, jame ane pachI mane maLavA mATe mAre ghare Ave. huM temane mAre tyAM, mArI sAthe, rahevA-jamavA mATe vinaMtI karuM, to teo kahe: yunivarsiTInuM gesTa hAusa na hota to tamAre ghare ja Utaryo hota. jamavAnuM paNa tamArI sAthe ja rAkhata. paraMtu jarUrI badhI sagavaDa yunivarsiTI gesTa hAusamAM maLI rahe che tethI huM tyAM ja rahIza. Ama chatAM mArA Agrahane vazavartI teo keTalIka vAra mAre ghare jamavA AvatA. bhojana aMge temanI IcchA jANavA huM temane pUchuM, to teo kahetA: mane sAduM bhojana pasaMda che; roja je jamatA ho te ja bhojana huM karIza. paraMtu moMgherA mahemAnane evuM sAduM bhojana to pIrasAya nahi. gRhiNI temane mATe anekavidha rasoI kare ane premathI jamADe. teo temane bhAvatuM bhojana premathI jame ane gRhiNInI rasoIkaLAnI prazaMsA paNa kare. "sAMprata sahaciMtana'no dazamo bhAga temaNe pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAnI sAthe zrImatI revAbahena jazavaMta zekhaDIvALAne paNa "arpaNa" karI temaNe temanA prati potAno sneha-AdarabhAva pragaTa karyo che. amArI saradAra paTela yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtInI abhyAsa-samitinI beThakamAM teo eka sabhyanI hesiyatathI acUka hAjara rahetA. bI.e., ema.e., ema.phila.nA abhyAsakramone anurUpa pustako, viSayonuM teo sUcana karatA; paraMtu te mATe kazo Agraha na rAkhatA. pUrvagraha-abhigrahathI teo sarvathA para hatA. bahumatInA nirNayane teo kheladilIpUrvaka svIkArI letA. paraMtu jo emane

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2 34 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI lAge ke amuka sabhya tenA koI mitra yA saMbaMdhInA pustaka mATe bhalAmaNa kare che, to teo "ceramena' tarIke mAruM dhyAna doratA ane kahetA ke sUcita pustako je te padavI mATenA abhyAsakrama mATe anurUpa nathI eTale teno svIkAra thaI zake nahi. teo temane abhiprAya spaSTa rIte rajU kare; paraMtu te evI namratA, vivekazIlatA ane tArkikatAthI rajU kare ke sau koI teno svIkAra karI le, koIne jarAya mAThuM lAge nahi evuM temanuM kauzala hatuM-evI temanI vyaktitA hatI. teo niSpakSa ane nyAyaparAyaNa hatA. koInI kazI khoTI lAgavagane teo kadI vaza na thatA. kyAreka ame saurASTra yunivarsiTI-rAjakoTamAM gujarAtInA adhyApakanI pasaMdagI mATenI tajajJa samitinA sabhyo tarIke paNa sAthe thaI jatA. evI eka veLAe amArI sAthe trIjA tajajJa tarIke eka bujhurga vidvAna nimAyelA. teo umedavAronA InTaravyu' pahelAM ja eka umedavAranI AgrahapUrvaka bhalAmaNa karavA lAgelA. ramaNabhAIne te ThIka nahotuM lAgyuM. temaNe turata ja mAruM e tarapha lakSa dorI kaheluM; jo e umedavAra adhyApaka tarIkenI pAtratA dharAvato hoya to tenI pasaMdagI jarUra karajo. paraMtu jo e pada mATenI lAyakAta na dharAvato hoya to tenI avagaNanA karazo. ramaNabhAIne e bujhurga tajajJa prati snehAdara bhAva hato, paraMtu temanI aniSTa pravRttinA teo virodhI hatA. ame yunivarsiTInI amArI kAmagIrI patAvI sAMje rAjakoTamAM pharavA nIkaLatA. ramaNabhAIne pharavAnuM game. mane paNa pharavAno zokha, eTale amAruM paribhramaNa lAMbuM cAle. daramiyAna mArgamAM koI jainamaMdira ke upAzraya Ave to mane kaheH "tame thoDIvAra ahIM UbhA rahI mArI vATa jojo. huM tIrthakara bhagavAnane vaMdanA karI AvuM." huM jene nahi, tethI teo mane sAthe AvavAno Agraha na kare. paraMtu huM temanI sAthe maMdiramAM javAnI IcchA darzAvuM to teo prasannatApUrvaka mane maMdiramAM sAthe laI jAya. teo tIrthakara bhagavAnanI mUrti sAme zraddhApUrvaka hAtha joDI, AMkho mIMcI, navakAramaMtra bolatA sthira UbhA rahe. mane to maMtra-prArthanA evuM kazuM AvaDe nahi tethI huM temanI paDakhe hAtha joDI mUMgo maMgo Ubho rahuM ane temano bhAvavibhora cahero ekAgratAthI joyA karuM. huM jhAjho zraddhALu nahi, paNa temanI gADha zraddhA joI manamAM AnaMda ane Azcarya anubhavuM. ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM dharmanuM adakeruM sthAna hatuM ema nahi paNa temanuM samagra jIvana dharmamaya hatuM evuM mane haMmezAM lAgyA karatuM. vallabhavidyAnagaramAM paNa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 35 navarAza maLatAM teo dazeka kilomITara dUra, agAsa gAma pAse Avela prakhyAta zrImad rAjacaMdra AzramamAM darzanArthe javAnI IcchA darzAvatA. e rIte huM temanI sAthe be vAra AzramamAM gayo hato. tyAM paNa meM joyeluM ke teo zrImad rAjacaMdranI chabI sAme ane tIrthakara bhagavAnanI mUrti samakSa bhAvavibhora banI bhakti-ciMtana-mananamAM UMDA UtarI jatA. ramaNabhAI pravAsavarNano sAkSAtkAraka, surekha ane rasaLatAM lakhe. jagatanA tamAma khaMDo ane dezono temaNe vividha nimitte pravAsa karelo. temanuM AvuM sarasa- A lAdaka nirUpaNa "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe", "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-uttarAlekhana' ane "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-bhAga-3mAM thayuM che. mane sAhityanI jema ItihAsa-bhUgoLamAM paNa ghaNo rasa te ramaNabhAI jANe. tethI teo temanA lekhonI "opha prinTasa" mokalI mane vinaMtI kare: temAM kazI bhaugolika vigatanI kSati jaNAya to te sudhArazo athavA mane tenI jANa karazo. huM lakhANamAM tadanusAra pheraphAra karI laIza. meM evI thoDIka kSatio temane darzAvelI. temaNe te pramANe pustakonI navI AvRttimAM sudhArA karI lIdhelA. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe bhAga-3'nA samagra lekhonI pUrI "menyuskripTa' temaNe mane mokalelI ane jaNAveluM ke tame tene tapAsI-cakAsI jazo, ane jarUrI lAge tyAM sudhArA karazo yA pheraphAra sUcavazo. meM temanI sUcanA anusAra keTalAka sudhArA sUcavelA. temaNe teno svIkAra karelo. mane temanI namratA, kheladilI ane navuM zIkhavAnI tatparatAno temAM anubhava thayelo. temaNe "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-bhAga 3' nI prastAvanA lakhavAno mane Agraha karelo; ane meM-prastAvanA lakhavAno aNagamo chatAM-prasannatApUrvaka tenI prastAvanA lakhelI. Aje ramaNabhAI nathI tyAre temanA A badhA saMsmaraNo cittamAM UbharAya che. te AnaMda Ape che ane avasAda paNa prere che ke have A vibhUti sAthe vicAronI Apa le karavAno, aMtaraMga vAto karavAno ane haravA-pharavAno yoga jIvanamAM kyAreya sAMpaDavAno nathI. A duHkhadAyaka pratItino AghAta jIravavo ghaNo muzkela che. paraMtu teno koI upAya nathI. * * *

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2 36 zata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zIlabhadra sArasvata : ramaNalAla zAha D DaoN. baLavaMta jAnI DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhane huM "ramaNabhAI"thI saMbodhato. ahIM rAjakoTamAM ema.e.mAM abhyAsa karato tyAre emanuM vyAkhyAna bhavanamAM yojAyeluM. emane prathama jovAno-sAMbhaLavAno e samaya I.sa.1976. ema.e. pachI huM DaoN. IzvaralAla ra. davenA mArgadarzana heThaLa pIeca.DI. padavI mATe saMzodhanArata thayelo. tyArathI lagabhaga varSamAM ekAda vakhata koIne koI vidyAkArya mATe ramaNabhAI jyAre paNa rAjakoTa AvyA hoya tyAre emane eraporTa levA javAnuM ane rAjakoTamAM emanI sAthe jayamalla paramAra ke upendrabhAIne ghera javAnuM mAre thatuM. muMbaI pahoMcyA pachInA IzvarabhAIne lakhelA patramAM paNa mArI yAdI hoya, mArA sevAkAryano suMdara pratibhAva paNa hoya. khabhe tibeTano henDalUmano thelo, ardhI bAyanuM lAITa kalaranuM zarTa, DArka kalaranuM penTa, dhImI ane zAMta cAla. cazmAMnA svaccha kAcanI pAchaLathI ApaNA guNo zodhatI ane vAtsalyabhAva varasAvatI dRSTi. ramaNabhAInuM A vyaktitva Aja sudhI akabaMdha rahyuM. traNeka dAyakA ekadhAruM amane maLavAnuM banatuM rahyuM. I.sa.1980mAM mArA lagna pachInA samaye teone rAjakoTa AvavAnuM thayeluM. mAre ghera bhojana mATenuM nimaMtraNa bhAre bhAvathI svIkAryuM. mane ne UrmilAne AzIrvAda sAthe hastAkSaravALuM pustaka ApyuM. khUba nirAMte beThelA. mAro gAmaDAno saMdarbha, dAdAjIno paricaya emane khUba gameluM. pachInAM varSomAM punaH AvelA tyAre mane kahe have pachInA amArA jaina sAhityanA samArohamAM Avo. surata yojAvAno che. e samaye huM bharatezvara bAhubalInI rAsakRti viSaye saMzodhana karato hato. suratanA samArohathI DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI, pannAlAla zAha, gulAba deDhiyA e badhA mitro sAthe bhAre nikaTathI maitrI sadhAI. jaina sAhityanA samArohamAM lagabhaga eka dAyakA sudhI to niyamita javAtuM rahyuM. ramaNabhAInI ane DaoN. tArAbahenanI vidvattA, saMcAlana kauzalyano A kAraNe nikaTathI paricaya thayo. mAro jaina sAhityano svAdhyAya paNa pachIthI vadhyo-vikasyo emAM ramaNabhAIno sAtha sahakAra Aja sudhI rahyo. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA hoya,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 237 videza javAnuM hoya ke muMbaImAM kaMI saMzodhananI sAmagrInA abhyAsa mATe javAnuM hoya teo prathamathI mArA raheThANanI ane bIjI suvidhAmAM satata madadarUpa rahetA. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI e badhI mulAkAto paNa hRdayamAM akabaMdha rahevAnI. bhAre premALa, bhAre khevanA rAkhavAvALA ane khUba ja cIvaTavALA. emanuM koI paNa pustaka navuM prakAzita thayuM hoya ane mane na mokalyuM hoya evuM banyuM nathI. emanAM pustako maLe eTale nirAMte vAMcyA na hoya evuM mArA pakSe paNa banyuM nathI. e badhAM prakAzanone AdhAre kahI zakuM ke gujarAtI sAhityamAM teo vivecaka, saMzodhaka, saMpAdaka ane pravAsavRttamUlaka nibaMdho ane caritra nibaMdhonA raciyatA tarIke jANItA raheze, emanuM e kSetre pAyAnuM ane bahumUlya pradAna gaNAze. temaNe jaina tattvadarzananI paribhASAne vigate samajAvatA tattvadarzanamUlaka nibaMdho ane jaina dharmapuruSonA jIvanavRttane mUlavatA saMskRticaritronA nibaMdho racyA che te ApaNe tyAM AnaMdazaMkara ane maNilAla pachInuM gujarAtI sAhityanuM mahattvanuM pradAna gaNAze. ahIM emanA vADmayanA A traNeya pAsAMno paricaya karAvavAno upakrama che. cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha ane paramAnaMda kApaDiyAno sahavAsa temane jaina yuvaka saMghanI pravRttimAM judI rIte dorI gayo. temaNe joyuM ke sa2La rasaLatI bhASAmAM spaSTa ane surekha samajaNa mUkavI anivArya che. videzamAM jaina-arjuna sau koI mATe emanI sAmagrI bhAre upayogI ane pathadarzaka sAbita thaI che. (1) jaina tattvadarzanamUlaka ane caritra nibaMdho mArI daSTie 'jinatattva bhAga 1 thI 8'nA pacAseka lekho jaina tattvadarzanane atyaMta adhikRta rIte samajAvatA graMtho che. jaina darzana-ciMtananI mahattvanI paribhASAono emaNe taMtotaMta abhyAsa karyo jaNAya che. vividha phirakAonI mAnyatAone paNa svIkAre che. mULa sUtrane zodhIne thayelAM arthaghaTanono ItihAsa paNa Ape che. vividha graMthomAMthI prApta samajaNane mAtra mUkI devAnuM temanuM valaNa nathI paraMtu aneka sAdhu bhagavaMtonI pAsethI sAMbhaLeluM zrutajJAna paNa teo prastuta kare che. ema lAge che ke A paribhASAone teo bhaNyA che ane pachI ApaNane zabdanA mAdhyamathI bhaNAve che. 'jaina dRSTie tapazcaryA'mAM tapanI vibhAvanAne temaNe bhAre saraLa ane rasaLatI zailImAM samajAvI che. 'svAdhyAya', 'lAMchana', 'kAusagga', 'saMlekhanA',

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238 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI "jAtismaraNa jJAna', "avadhijJAna' jevI paribhASAonI vizada samajaNa temaNe nibaMdhanA mAdhyamathI na mUkI hota to kadAca gujarAtI abhyAsIo A tattvadarzananA bhAvavizvathI aparicita raheta. temanA nibaMdhonuM mUlya azeSa nirUpaNazailIne kAraNe paNa vizeSa che. paraMparAmAM pracalita badhuM kramazaH mUkavAnuM temanuM valaNa temanA vizada, vipula svAdhyAyanuM paricAyaka che. bhAratIya saMskRtinAM zAzvata mUlyo ahIM kevA daDha ane tIvra rIte jaLavAI rahyA che eno paricaya paNa A nimitte thAya che. mULa zlokane uddhata karavA, eno anuvAda mUkavo ane pachI pracalita arthaghaTana bAda potAno abhiprAya paNa mUkavAnI temanI rIta emanA aMgata vyaktitvanI samIpa ApaNane mUkI de che. deza-videzano pravAsa, samAjanuM nirIkSaNa, vipula vAMcana ane mananano lAbha A nibaMdhone maLyo che. jinatattva'nI nibaMdhasRSTi, jaina ciMtana-tattvadarzananI samRddhi ane vyApakatAno rasaLatI zailImAM vigate paricaya karAvatI hoIne A nibaMdho khUba mahattvanA che. jainadharma' nAmanI emanI pustikA to khUba ja lokapriya thaI. "adhyAtma sAra' bhAga-1, 2, 3 paNa emanuM chellAM varSonuM bhAre mahattvanuM pradAna che. tiviheNa vaMdAmi'mAM nirUpAyelA sAdhu bhagavaMtonAM daza caritro ane prabhAvaka sthaviro' bhAga 1 thI 5 mAM nirUpAyelA sAdhu bhagavaMtonAM sattareka jaina munionA jIvanavRttAMta mAtra nathI paNa emanI jena paraMparAgata tapazcaryA, samAjane samArge vALavAnI sadAcArI banAvavA mATenI saphaLa mathAmaNa ane adhyAtmabhAvanI siddhi prAptino dastAveja che. AvA muni mahArAjonuM viziSTa ane vividha prakAranuM pradAna A nimitte sacavAyuM ane jaina dharmasaMtonA pAvana prasaMgo ApaNI pAse udAharaNa rUpe raheze. buTerAyajI mahArAja, sAgarajI mahArAja, vijayadharmasUri, ajarAmara svAmI, AtmArAmajI mahArAja, munipUNyavijayajI, mRgAvatIjI, lIlAvaMtIjI, kuMdakuMdasUrijI Adi sAdhu caritronA jIvananI vigato, vihAranI vigato ane emaNe karelA pradAnanI pramANabhUta vigatone AdhAre kareluM guNasaMkIrtana jaina tattvanuM paricAyaka che. emaNe vigate racelAM jenacaritromAM hemacaMdrAcArya, zeTha motIzAha, upAdhyAya yazovijayajI ane zrI mohanalAlajI mahArAja paNa emanA UMDA umadA svAdhyAyanA suphaLa che. jinatattva darzana ane jina saMto viSayaka temanuM A sAhitya temaNe na racyuM

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 39 hota to A bhAvavizva gujarAtI abhyAsIothI ajANyuM ane aparicita ja raheta. ramaNabhAIe Ama potIkI sUjhathI prApta jJAnane gujarAtI nibaMdhanA mAdhyamathI mUkIne eka anokhI bhAvasRSTinuM nirmANa karyuM. temanuM A AgavuM pradAna ane emanA virala vyaktitvanuM dyotaka lAge che. jainacaritra ane tattvadarzanamUlaka sAhitya mane emanA pradAnamAM vizeSa mahattvanuM eTale jaNAyuM che ke emAM emanI nijI-potIkI mudrA che. teo dvArA ja thaI zake evuM kArya emaNe karyuM che je gujarAtI sAhitya paraMparAmAM emanuM AgavuM pradAna banI raheze. (2) jainasAhitya mUlyAMkana-saMzodhana graMtho gujarAtInA uttama adhyApakonI mAphaka temaNe vivecana-saMzodhana kSetre paNa bhAre mahattvanuM pradAna karyuM che. prAraMbhathI ja emanuM valaNa jaina sAhitya paraMparAthI abhiSita karAvavAnuM rahyuM jaNAya che. narasiMha pUrvenuM gujarAtI sAhitya' nAmanI paricayapustikAmAM temaNe narasiMha pUrvenI janasAhityanI samRddha paraMparAno paricaya karAvyo che. vividha sAhityasvarUpomAM A dhArA kevI rIte vahI che eno bhAre pramANabhUta paricaya e pustikAmAM samAviSTa che. paDilehA" ane "kritikA' jevA vivecanasaMgraho paNa bahudhA jainasAhitya sRSTine mUlavatA lekhonAM saMcayo che. "kritikA'mAM to dayArAmanAM AkhyAno sivAyanA tamAma lekho jainasAhitya saMdarbhe ja che, "samayasuMdara'mAM eka mahattvanA jaina sarjakanAM pradAnanuM mUlyAMkana che. naLadamayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa' e temano pIeca.DI. padavI mATe taiyAra karAyelo mahAnibaMdha emanI saMzodhana daSTino paricAyaka che. jainasAhitya paraMparAmAM racAyela naLadamayaMtI kathAnakanI kRtiono vizada svAdhyAya ane tulanAtmaka adhyayana madhyakAlIna gujarAtI saMzodhana-mUlyAMkanamAM nokhI bhAta paDe che. sAmagrInuM ekatrIkaraNa, cayana ane mUlyAMkanamAMthI eka Adarza saMzodhakanI mudrA ApaNI samakSa racAya che. saMzodhananibaMdha pachI e viSaye emanI saMzodhanasaMpAdana yAtrA avirata cAlu rahI. pariNAme ApaNane samayasuMdara kRta "naladavadaMtI rAsa' RSivardhanasUri kRta "nalarAya davadaMtIcaritra ane vijayazekhara kRta naladavadaMtIprabaMdha' jevAM saMzodhana-vivecanamUlaka prAcIna hastaprata AdhArita saMpAdano paNa prApta thayA che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI yazovijaya kRta 'jaMbusvAmIrAsa' temanuM bhAre zAstrIya ane adhikRta gaNI zakAya evuM saMzodhanamUlaka saMpAdana che. jaina paraMparAnA khUba ja sukhyAta kathAnakane AlekhatI kRtinI prAcIna hastapratone meLavIne pATha niyata karIne saMpAdita karela graMthe emanI UMDI saMzodhana nisabatano paricaya karAvela che. AvA ja bIjA beeka saMzodhana-saMpAdanomAM guNavijaya kRta 'dhannAzAlibhadra copAI' ane udyotanasUri kRta 'kuvalayAmAlA'ne paNa gaNAvI zakAya. deza-videzamAMthI hastaprato meLavavI, pATha niyata karavo, arthaghaTana-mUlyAMkana ane kavinuM caritra taiyAra karavuM-A badhuM bhAre cIvaTa, khaMta ane dhIrajathI eka moTA gajAnA saMzodhakanI hesiyatathI teo kare che. 240 temanAM anya saMzodhanomAM samayasuMdara kRta 'mRgAvatI caritra copAI' ane jJAnasAgara tathA kSamAkalyANanI be laghu rAsakRtio paNa mahattvanI che. jaina sAhitya paraMparAmAM vividha svarUpo, viSayasAmagrI kevI rIte dRSTigocara thAya che eno suMdara paricaya atyaMta adhikRta rIte temanI pAsethI AvAM saMzodhanamUlaka saMpAdano dvArA prApta thAya che. teo AjIvana saMzodhaka rahyA. chelle-chelle to tadna nivRtti pachI paNa 'jaina gUrjara phAgusAhitya' viSayanuM saMzodhana aviratapaNe cAlu rAkhyuM. 132 jeTalA gujarAtI phAguonA temanA svAdhyAyanA suphaLarUpe prApta graMtha temanI zodhaniSThAno kharo paricaya karAve che. temaNe prAraMbhe phAgunA svarUpa ane vikAsa rekhAno paricaya karAvIne pachI neminAtha viSayaka pacAsa phAguonuM vivecana mUlyAMkana rajU karyuM che. e pachI sphulibhadra viSayaka phAguone e pachI vasaMta, zRMgAra, tIrtha, tIrthaMkaro, gurubhagavaMto ane vyakti-vibhUti viSayaka phAgu racanAono paricaya mUkyo che. uparAMta adhyAtmanA vividha viSayonA, vaiSNava paraMparAnA, lokakathAnA ane saMskRtamAM tathA prakIrNa rUpe prApta phAguono paricaya paNa mUkyo che. Ama, viSayanuM sUjhapUrvakanuM vibhAjana ane mUlyAMkana A phAgu viSayaka bRhadgraMthanI viziSTatA che. mAtra ne mAtra narI saMzodhana prakRtino kharo paricaya karAvato 'jaina gUrjara phAgusAhitya' graMtha gujarAtI saMzodhana sAhityamAM AgavuM sthAna prApta karaze. 'jaina lagnavidhi' ane 'vIraprabhunAM vacano' paNa emanI jenajJAna paraMparAno

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 241 paricaya karAvatA graMtho che. "jaina sAhitya samArohamAM rajU thayelA nibaMdhonA saMpAdano paNa mahattvanA che. gujarAtI sAhityanuM rekhAdarzana', 1962nuM graMthastha vAlmaya' ane bugAkusumi'mAM arvAcIna gujarAtI sAhityanuM vivecana-mUlyAMkana che. paNa savizeSa to temaNe jena sAhitya viSaye ja svAdhyAya ane saMzodhana prastuta karyuM. muni jinavijaya, bhogIlAla sAMDesarAnI mAphaka moTebhAge jaina sAhitya paraMparAne ja abhyAsano viSaya banAvIne temaNe kareluM saMzodhana emane jaina sAhityanA adhikRta abhyAsI saMzodhakanA sthAna-mAna apAve che. (3) caritranibaMdho, vicArapradhAna nibaMdho ane pravAsavRtta: vaMdanIya hRdayasparza" bhAga-1, 2, 3mAM saMgrahita cAlIseka jeTalA caritranibaMdho bahudhA gujarAtI sAhitya kSetre pradAna karI gayelA sarjako sAthenA nikaTanA paricaya saMsmaraNone kAraNe caritranI anokhI-AgavI kyAreka to ApaNAthI sAva aparicita vigatothI ApaNane abhijJita karAvatA hoI bhAre mUlyavAna che. emanuM sAhitya kSetranuM paricita vartuLa kevuM vyApaka che ane vaividhyapUrNa che eno paricaya ahIMthI thAya che. meDama sophiyA vADiyA nimitte pI.I.ena. jevI AMtararASTrIya saMsthAno paricaya maLI rahe che. hIrAbahena pAThaka, caMdravadana # mahetA Adi sAthenA emanA nikaTanA pArivArika saMbaMdhono paNa paricaya maLe berarathI brigeDiyaramAM ena.sI.sI. pravRttine kAraNe paricayamAM AvelA, sAmAnyathI asAmAnya vyaktitvane AlekhatA caritranibaMdho che. emAMthI eka cheDethI caritranuM vyaktitva, bIje cheDethI ramaNabhAInuM eka juduM vyaktitva pragaTe che. kaThaNa ane bhAre parizramavALI AvI zistabaddha tAlImanI kempanI bhAvasRSTi ApaNI samakSa tAdaza thAya che. mAnavatA, karuNA ane mUlyanA bhAva AvAM caritromAM paNa kevI rIte pragaTatA hoya che enAM dRSTAMto ApaNAM hRdayane sparzI jAya che. "sAMprata sahaciMtana' bhAga-1 thI 14mAM vicAadhAna nibaMdho saMgrahita che. vividha viSaye emanuM vicArajagata keTaluM UMDANathI vicAre che eno paricaya karAvatA A nibaMdho viSayano kramazaH vikAsa, dRSTAMta prasaMgonuM nirUpaNa ane rasaLatI zailIne kAraNe paNa mahattva dhAraNa kare che. "karacorI', "kUtarAonI

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242 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI samasyA", "pazu paMkhIonI nikAsa", "pAzavI ramata boksiMga', "niHsaMtAnava', gAMDI gAya" ane "putrabhUti' jevA nibaMdhomAM emanuM jaina vyaktitva paDaghAya che. A nimitte samAjamAM prasarela ane calaNI banI gayela vigata sAmenuM ciMtana rajU karIne ApaNA vicArajagatane saMskAre che. samakAlIna vaizvika prazno, rAjakAraNano prabhAva ane pazcimI mUlyothI dUSita samAjajIvana jevA samAjanI AMkha ughADanArA sAMprata praznone paNa teo ahIM nibaMdha mATe khapamAM letA jaNAya che. sAthe-sAthe vartamAna samayamAM Adarza udAharaNarUpa-dizAdarzanarUpa vyakti ke saMsthAne viSaya banAvIne lakhAyelA vicArapradhAna nibaMdho temanA hakArAtmaka abhigamanuM udAharaNa che. temanA caritrAtmaka ane vicArapradhAna nibaMdho Ama gujarAtI nibaMdhamAM enI AgavI viSayasAmagrI ane abhivyaktinA svarUpane kAraNe cirasmaraNIya banI raheze. nibaMdhonA sarjana uparAMta temanA pravAsamUlaka sAhityano paNa ocho mahimA nathI. "uttaradhruvanI zodha saphara" ane "evaresTanuM ArohaNa' bhaugolika mAhitIne AdhAre rasaprada rIte sthaLanuM Alekhana karAvatA paricaya graMtho che. ahIMthI emano sthaLaviSaya UMDo abhyAsa ane varNana nimitte sthAnane pratyakSa karAvavAnI zailIno suMdara paricaya prApta thAya che. "rANakapura tIrtha', "osTreliyA', "nyUjhIlenDa' jevA graMtho paNa emanI abhyAsaniSThA ane anubhava prasAdInA suphaLa che. pradeze jaya-vijayanA', "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe" ane "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe uttarAlekhana', "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe bhAga-3' graMtho emanA pravAsanibaMdhonA saMgraho che. vividha sthaLe thayelA marmapUrNa anubhavo, sthaLanI utkRSTa ane hRdayasparzI vigata emanI najare caDI hoya te A nibaMdhonI viSayasAmagrI banI rahe che. AvA badhA kAraNe meM khUba ja vigate emanuM mUlyAMkana paNa karyuM che. rAhula sAMkRtyAyana" tathA "bhAratIya rASTrIya saMskRti' nAmanA emanA anuvAdo paNa khUba ja adhikRta manAyA che ane abhyAsIonA abhyAsano viSaya banyA che. sAhitya akAdamI-dilhI ane nezanala buka TrasTanA Azraye temaNe kareluM A vidyAkArya paNa emanA sAhityalekhananuM eka viziSTa pAsuM che. emaNa karela sarasvatIcaMdra jevI mahAnavalano saMkSepa, emano anyanA sahayogamAM saMpAdana-prakAzana yajJa paNa ApaNA abhyAsano viSaya bane e prakArano che. emanAM sarjanAtmaka lakhANamAMthI pasAra thatAM emanI praziSTa ruci, sAhityanI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 243 vibhAvanA ane samAja sAthenI nisabatano paricaya maLe che. emanuM darzana ane ciMtana, saMzodhana ane vivecana tathA sarjana ane vRttalekhana ema trividha rUpanuM prakAzanakArya eka nakhazIkha bhAratIya vicAra ane zIlabhadra sArasvatanI vyaktimattA pragaTAve che. ApaNe AvA eka pUrA prAmANika ane saMniSTha vicArakasarjakanA samakAlIna hovAnuM gaurava laI zakIe evA 'ramaNabhAI'nuM vyaktitva ane vAGamaya haMmezAM ApaNA AsvAda ane abhyAsano viSaya banI raheze. pUrvakulapati : hemacaMdrAcArya uttara gujarAta yunivarsiTI, pATaNa ceramena : ena.sI.TI.I., pazcima kSetra, bhopAla adhyakSa ane prAdhyApaka : gujarAtI bhASA-sAhitya bhavana, sau2ASTra yunivarsiTI, rAjakoTa. mo. 9426968367 zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA, muMbaI lakhe che... sadgata zrIe gujarAtI sAhitya kSetre aneruM yogadAna Apela che. teozrIe jaina sAhitya 52 aneka lekho-pustako lakhela che. te dvArA jaina sAhityanI pravRtine ane2o vega Apela che. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA vidyArthI tarIke saMsthAnuM RNa adA karavA saMsthAnI pragatimAM tana-mana-dhanano apratima preraNAtmaka phALo Apela che. temaja saMsthA taraphathI alaga alaga sthaLe 17 jeTalA jaina sAhitya samArohanA AyojananA saphaLa saMvAhaka tarIke mahAvIra vidyAlayane dezabharamAM khyAti apAvela che. tema ja temanA pitAzrI-mAtRzrInI smRtimAM mahAvIra vidyAlayane rUA.4 lAkha jeTalI mAtabara rakamanuM dAna ApI vidyArthIone prati varSa suvarNa ane ropya caMdraka ApavAnI yojanA banAvI. jaina sAhitya tathA mahAvIra vidyAlaya pratyenI potAnI lAgaNI vyakta karI tema ja RNa adA karela che. dAmajI ke. cheDA zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA, muMbaI

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2 44 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zAtAdAyI hRdayasparza |zrI kAntibhAI bI. zAha saunA AdaraNIya zrI ramaNabhAInI ciravidAyathI jANe ke vaDIla svajananI zItaLa chatrachAyA gumAvyAnI lAgaNI thAya che. ramaNabhAInI sAthe AtmIyatAnA taMta sAthe joDAyelA asaMkhya snehIo-saMbaMdhIo-mitronI vyApaka vartaLanI paNa A ja hRdaya-saMvedanA haze. emanA vyaktitvamAM evuM koI akaLa zAtAdAyI sattva hatuM jene laIne prathama paricayathI ja ramaNabhAI saune potAnA lAgavA mAMDatA. emanA sAnidhyamAM haMmezAM hUMphALI nizcitatA anubhavAtI. ramaNabhAI "A hatA.. A hatA' ema kahevA jatAM saheje prazna thAya ke ramaNabhAI zuM na hatA? sAhityasarjaka-saMzodhaka-saMpAdaka-vivecaka-jaina tattvadarzananA abhyAsI- taMtrI - vizvayAtrI- yunivarsiTI-prAdhyApaka - muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha - paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAthI mAMDI aneka parisaMvAdonA kuzaLa saMyojaka - jaina sAhitya samArohanA prANa - pIeca.DI. karatA aneka ziSyo (ghaNA sAdhvIjI ma. sahita)nA mArgadarzaka - prativarSa saMghanA upakrame sevAbhAvI saMsthAne thatA dAnArpaNa jevA sukRtanA sahabhAgI ane preraNAstrotaH ramaNabhAI A badhuM to hatA ja paNa navAI tyAre lAge ke e ja ramaNabhAI lazkarI tAlIma laIne mejara paNa thayelA ane e ja ramaNabhAIe jaina lagnavidhinI pustikA paNa lakhelI. Ama teo sAhitya-zikSaNa-dharma-samAja ane mAnavasevAnA kSetromAM AjIvana kAryapravRtta rahyA. paNa A sarvanI pAchaLa emanI prajJA sthira thaI hatI jene tattvadarzanamAM. ramaNabhAIne meM emanA vaktavyamAM ekathI vadhu vakhata A draSTAMta rajU karatA sAMbhaLyA che. teo kahetA ke jo mArI sAme be vikalpo hoya - ekamAM badhAM Agamo naSTa thAya ne saghaLA jeno UgarI jAya evI ghaTanA bane, ane bIjAmAM badhA jaino nAza pAme ne Agamo bacI jAya ema bane to huM bIjo vikalpa pasaMda karuM. jo jeno UgarI gayA haze ne Agamo nAza pAmyAM haze to jainatva ja naSTa thaI jaze, paNa jo jeno nAza pAmyA haze ne Agamo bacI gayAM haze to jainatva

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 45 punaH pragaTaze. Ama jenA darzana paratvenI emanI zraddhA emanI saghaLIye pravRttiomAM pAyAgata hatI. emane mana vizeSa mahimA "jena'no nahIM, "jainatva' (jinavANI-jinAjJA)no hato. pravAsa-lekhaka ane yuni. prAdhyApaka tarIke to ghaNA samayathI ramaNabhAInA nAmathI huM paricita hato paNa sauprathama vAra emano pratyakSa paricaya thayo 1987nA navembaramAM pAlitANA khAtenA navamA jaina sAhitya samArohamAM. prA. jayaMta koThArInI bhalAmaNathI A samArohamAM nibaMdha vAMcana mATenuM sauprathama nimaMtraNa mane maLeluM tyAM ramaNabhAIne meM je rIte samArohanuM saphaLa saMcAlana karatAM, gurubhagavaMto pratyeno vinaya jALavatA, saunI sAthe haLatA-bhaLatA ane suzrAvaka tarIkenI saghaLIye Avazyaka kriyAo karatA joyA tenAthI huM prabhAvita thayo. emanA vyaktitvamAM rahelI jutA, nikhAlasatA, nirmaLatA ane nirADaMbaratA saune acUka sparzI jatI. ramaNabhAI saunA AdarapAtra kema rahyA che te samArohanI pahelI jhalakamAM ja mane pratIta thayuM. A samArohamAM meM rajU karelo "da. dezAIkRta sAmAyika sUtra" nibaMdha ramaNabhAIe khUba ja saddabhAvapUrvaka "prabuddha jIvanamAM prakAzita karyo ane e rIte amArI vacce baMdhAyelo nAto uttarottara ghaniSTha banato gayo. pachI to keTalAka apavAda sivAya ramaNabhAInA saMyojana heThaLa yojAtA jaina sAhitya samArohamAM javAnuM banatuM. samArohamAM AvelA saune ramaNabhAI svajananI jema maLe, khabaraaMtara pUche, koIne kazI agavaDa na paDe enI kALajI rAkhe. ramaNabhAInI upasthitithI sarjAtuM AbhAmaMDaLa saunAM hRdayone vIMTaLAI vaLatuM. sAhityajagata ramaNabhAIne pravAsa-lekhaka tarIke vadhAre oLakhe che, paNa emanuM pravAsasAhitya kevaLa samayAnukrame thayelA pravAsanuM varNana na rahetAM judAjudA pravAso daramiyAna jude jude samaye ramaNabhAIe anubhavelAM hRdayasparzI prasaMgoghaTanAo ke bhAtIgaLa mAnavavyaktitvonA nirUpaNane laIne alaga tarI Ave che. prakRti ane saMskRti-darzananI sAthe "manujatAne kendramAM rAkhavAnuM teo vIsaryA nathI. "prabuddha jIvananA dareka aMkamAM pahelo lekha acUkapaNe ramaNabhAIno hoya ja. AgamasUtra ke sUtrakhaMDathI lekhanuM mathALuM bAMdhe ane pachI emAMnA dArzanika viSayanI ghaNAbadhA dharmagraMthomAMthI avataraNo TAMkIne chaNAvaTa kare. sAMprata

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246 zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI sadarbhamAM paNa viSayanI prastutatA tapAse. binajarUrI prastAra paNa nahIM, ne kazuM adhUruM-UNuM na rahI jAya enI paNa takedArI. Ama je viSaya para kalama upADe ene saMpUrNa banAvavAnI cIvaTa rAkhe. e ja rIte prabhAvaka sthaviro, sAdhubhagavaMto ke sAdhucarita sagRhastho vize caritralekha lakhatAM emanA jIvananI nAnImoTI vigatono paricaya ApI emanA vyaktitvane upasAvI Ape. emanA smaraNAMjali-lekho paNa sadgata mahAnubhAvo sAthenAM saMsmaraNothI bhAvasabhara banelAM che je emanI lekhanapaddhatinAM suMdara udAharaNo che. jevuM lekhana, evuM ja vaktavya - muddAsara, kazAye viSayAMtara vinAnuM. anya vaktAonAM vaktavyo vize pratibhAva rajU karatI veLA saMkSepamAM suMdara chaNAvaTa kare. vaktavyamAM rahelI koI kSati aMge Takora kare te paNa evI RjutAthI kare che sAmAne jarIya vAge nahIM. ramaNabhAI emanI vayaskatAne laIne prathama darzane gaMbhIra mukhakRtivALA dekhAya, paNa vaktavyamAM ne vAtacItamAM teo atyaMta haLavA paNa thaI zakatA. eka sAhitya samArohamAM savAranI eka beThaka khUba lAMbI cAlI. lagabhaga eka vAgavA Avelo. beThakanuM samApana karatAM ramaNabhAI kahe, "ApaNe game teTalI tattvacarcAo karIe paNa chevaTe to ApaNe badhA cArvAkavAdIo ja. atyAre tamAruM dhyAna kyAM kendrita thayuM che te huM jANuM chuM, mATe tamane vadhAre rokIza nahIM.' Ama kahIne beThakanI samAptimAM emaNe saune khaDakhaDATa hasAvelA. ramaNabhAInAM lekhana ane pravRttikSetro eTalAM vyApaka ane vaividhyapUrNa hatAM ke e sarva vize lakhavAnuM to lAMbI lekhaNe ja zakya bane. ahIM e mATe avakAza nathI. atyAre to smRtimAM eka ja vastu taravare che te ajAtazatru evA ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvano zAtAdAyI hRdayasparzajenI anubhUti ane pratIti saune che. * * * zIla carita - sAdhu jevA AvA vidvAnanI vidAyathI eka zUnyavakAza Ubho thayo che. T mAvajI ke. sAvalA, kaccha

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 24 7. eka anokhuM vyaktitva | | DaoN. ramaNalAla jozI 28 Disembara, 1983no divasa. punAmAM gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanuM 33muM adhivezana maLI rahyuM che. marAThI kavi vasaMta bApaTe dIpa pragaTAvI adhivezananuM udghATana karyuM. pariSadanA navA pramukha zrI ke. kA. zAstrIne kAryabhAra soMpAyo. pachI thayo pramukhano paricayavidhi. paricaya ApatA hatA DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha. temaNe evI rasALa ane hAsyamizrita zailImAM zAstrIjIno paricaya Apyo ke ghaNAMne thayuM ke A bakula tripAThI to bolatA nathI ne ! hAsya-kaTAkSanI jANe koka navI ja saravANI pragaTI UThI. paricaya karAvanArano paNa eka anokho paricaya thayo. eMzI varSanI pariSade eMzI varSanA zAstrIjI para A kaLaza DhoLyo emAM kALanuM koI sUcaka parimANa pragaTa thatuM temaNe bhALyuM. te sarasa bolelA. Ama to Do. ramaNalAla zAha madhyakAlIna sAhityanA vidvAna che. jaina dharmadarzananA paNa te virala gaNAya evA UMDA abhyAsI che, paNa temanAmAM sarjakatAnuM jharaNuM paNa vahe ja che. "kumAra'nA taMtrI sva. bacubhAI rAvatanI preraNAthI temaNe 1955thI 1960nA gALAmAM "kumAra"mAM nava nATikAo lakhelI. emAMnI eka nATikAnA nAma uparathI temaNe 1966mAM "zyAma raMga samIpe" nAmano saMgraha pragaTa karelo. temaNe gulAmono muktidAtA' ane "hemacaMdrAcArya' nAme caritro lakhelAM che. paNa chellAM varSomAM pravAsavarNananA lekhaka tarIke te AgaLa AvyA. "evaresTanuM ArohaNa', 'uttara dhruvanI zodha saphara', "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' ane 'pradeze jaya vijayanA" e emanAM pravAsanAM pustako che. "evaresTanuM ArohaNa'mAM evaresTanuM zikhara zodhAyuM tyAMthI zarU karIne tenasiMga ane hilerIe evaresTa sara karyuM tyAM sudhImAM aneka sAhasika TukaDIonA puruSArthanuM bayAna maLe che. uttara dhruvanI zodha saphara' e yuropa ane amerikAmAM uttara dhruva sudhI pahoMcavAnA je prayatno thayA enuM romAMcaka varNana Ape che. paraMtu pravAsavarNananA lekhaka tarIke temanI yazodAyI kRti to pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha yuropa, AphrikA, amerikA, raziyA, osTreliyA, vesTa InDijha, brAjhila, jApAna, nyUjhilenDa, koriyA vagere dezono pravAsa karelo enuM rasika ane mArmika varNana

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248 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A pustakamAM maLe che. mULe e "navanIta-samarpaNa'mAM lekhamALArUpe AvatuM hatuM tyArathI ja lokapriya thayeluM. lekhakanI zailI citrAtmaka che. emanA anubhavonuM vaividhya zailInI vividha chaTAomAM pragaTa thayuM che. A pustakanI TUMkA samayamAM be-traNa AvRttio thaI che. e pAThyapustaka paNa baneluM. Do. ramaNabhAI 1977mAM siDanImAM bharAyela InTaranezanala konpharansamAM bhAratIya pI.I.ena.nA pratinidhi tarIke gayelA. e nimitte temaNe osTreliyAno pravAsa karelo enuM bayAna A pustakamAM maLe che. pustaka mAhitIsabhara ane rocaka che. agAu sUcavyuM tema Do. ramaNalAla zAha madhyakAlIna sAhityanA vidvAna che. temano pIeca.DI.no viSaya hato 'naLa-damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa'. TheTha RgvadanA samayathI atyAra sudhI naLa-damayaMtInI kathA kevA kevA svarUpe rajU thatI rahI che eno temaNe zAstrIya Dhabe khyAla Apyo che. A pustaka emanA saMgIta abhyAsanuM phaLa che. emaNe karelAM keTalAMka saMpAdano paNa emanA saMzodhaka svarUpane supere pragaTa kare che. samaya suMdarakata "naLa-damayaMtI rAsa' emaNe hastaprato uparathI saMpAdita karI Apyo che. sattaramAM zatakanA A satyazIla kavinI kRti temanA prayatna vagara sulabha na banata. A uparAMta jaMbusvAmI rAsa', "nalarAya-damayaMtI caritra', "mRgAvatI caritra copAI', "nala-damayaMtI saMbaMdha", "dhannA zAlibhadra copAI' vagere paNa emanAM mahattvanAM saMpAdano che. - zrI ramaNabhAI, ApaNe hamaNAM ja joyuM tema vizvapravAsI che. temaNe potAnA vivecanasaMgrahonAM zIrSako paNa duniyAnI judI judI bhASAomAMthI nIpajAvyAM che. vivecanasaMgraha "paDilehA' e prAkRta bhASAno zabda che. baMgAku-zumi" e jApAnIjha bhASAno zabda che ane "kritikA' e raziyana bhASAna. "paDilehAnuM janasattA'mAM 1979mAM avalokana karatAM meM lakheluM ke ahIM lAMbA abhyAsalekho ApavAmAM AvyA che. samayasuMdara, enA be rAsa vize tribhuvana dIpaka prabaMdha' e rUpaka kAvya vize ane "kuvalayamAlA' vagere vize UMDA abhyAsapUrvaka temaNe lakhyuM che. enI vizeSatA tAravatA meM lakheluM ke "zAstrIya abhigama' sAMgopAMga abhyAsa, hakIkatonuM niHzeSa nirUpaNa, hakIkatomAMthI saMyuktika abhiprAyo tAravavAnI phAvaTa, jainadharmanA pAyAnA siddhAMtonI svaccha samaja ane sahRdayatAne kAraNe "paDilehA' madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya vize to eka noMdhapAtra vivecanasaMgraha banyo che." lekhaka paDilehAno artha ApatAM kahe che ke paDilehA

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 249 eTale pratilekhA. paDilehAno eka artha che - vyApaka, gahana ane svataMtra dRSTithI jhINavaTapUrvaka abhyAsa karavo, vAraMvAra cIvaTapUrvaka sUkSma avalokana karavuM. saMgrahanuM zIrSaka anvarthaka che. "bagAku zumi'no artha che "sAhityamAM abhiruci'. A saMgrahamAM alaMkArazAstra aMgenA lekho uparAMta arvAcIna sAhitya vizenA lekho paNa mUkyA che. 'kritikA'mAM phAgu kAvyo brahmAnaMda svAmI kRta satI gItA" ane dayArAmanA AkhyAno aMgenA lekho che. traNe saMgrahomAM emano saMgIna abhyAsa dekhAI Ave che. mArA saMpAdana heThaLa pragaTa thatI "gujarAta graMthakAra, zreNImAM temaNe mArI vinaMtIthI samayasuMdara vize laghugraMtha taiyAra karI Apyo. A pustaka vidvAnono Adara pAmyo che. Do. zAhe A uparAMta paricaya pustikAo paNa lakhI che. vividha viSayo uparanA temanA lekho graMthastha thavAnI rAha joI rahyA che. DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhano janma vaDodarA jillAnA pAdarA gAmamAM 3jI Disembara 1926nA thayo hato. temaNe prAthamika zikSaNa pAdarAnI sarakArI zALAmAM karyuM. agiyAra varSanI vaye te muMbaI AvyA. traNa dhoraNa sudhIno abhyAsa zeTha pharAmajI nasaravAnajI skUlamAM ane cothA dhoraNathI meTrikano abhyAsa muMbaInI jANItI bAbu pannAlAla hAIskUlamAM karyo. amadAsa kANakiyA ane Indrajita mogala jevA zikSako pAse abhyAsa karavAnI taka maLI. pahelAM temano vicAra citrakAra thavAno hato paNa pachI sAhitya tarapha vaLyA. 1944mAM maeNTrika thayA. kaoNlejanA abhyAsa mATe te senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM joDAyA. kavi bAdarAyaNa ane manasukhalAla jhaverI pAse gujarAtI bhaNyA ane gaurIprasAda jhAlA pAse saMskRta. 1948mAM gujarAtImAM sauthI vadhu guNa meLavI bI.e.nI parIkSA pasAra karI. kaoNlejanI phelozipa maLI. 1950mAM gujarAtI ane saMskRta sAthe ema.e. thayA. gujarAtImAM prathama AvavA mATe temane ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka ane ke. ha. dhruva pAritoSika maLyA. bI.e. thayA pachI thoDo samaya temaNe "savitA', "sAMja vartamAna" ane "janazakti'mAM kAma kareluM. pachI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM adhyApaka tarIke joDAyA. ahIM te ena.sI.sI.mAM joDAyA. sakhata parizrama karI teo lephTananTa, kepTana ane chevaTe mejaranA pade pahoMcelA. senTa jhevisarya kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA adhyApaka tarIke temaNe vIseka varSa kAma karyuM (1957thI 1970). A gALA daramiyAna 1954-1pamAM te amadAvAdanI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM

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250 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI lona sarvisa upara AvelA. tyAre temane maLavAnuM banatuM. kadAca mAro e prathama paricaya. 1961mAM te pIeca.DI. thayA. 1970mAM te muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke nimAyA. 1986mAM te yunivarsiTImAMthI nivRtta thayA. e pachI badho vakhata teoe dharma ane sAmAjika sevA-kAryane Apyo. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha atyaMta saujanyazIla, vinamra ane snehALa hatA. temanA ane temanAM patnI zrI tArAbahenanA Atithyano lAbha A lakhanArane paNa maLelo che. bIjA anekone maLyo haze. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya ane jainadarzananA vidvAna tema ja utkRSTa koTinAM pravAsavarNananAM pustako ApanAra DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanuM gujarAtI sAhityamAM mahattvanuM pradAna che. . * * * mAnavatAvAdI abhigama pUjya (Do.) ramaNabhAInA Akasmika dehAvasAnanA samAcAra jANI amo sahune khUba AghAta lAgyo che. brahmalIna pU. DaoN. adhvaryujI (pU. bApujI) sAtheno temano ane Apano atUTa nAto zivAnaMda parivAranA kAryakaro mATe paNa sabaLa preraNA ApanAro banI gayo hato ane amo sahu paNa A alokika lAbha maLavA badala amArI jAtane dhanya banAvI zakyAM chIe. sva. pU. ramaNabhAinI jIvananA tamAma kSetronI upalabdhi, vidvatA ane khAsa to mAnavatAvAdI abhigamane lIdhe gujarAtanI aneka sevAbhAvI saMsthAone khUba lAbha maLyo che. teozrI hara haMmeza sahunA hRdayamAM virAjamAna raheze ane parama kRpALu paramezvara paNa A ati pavitra AtmAnAM urdhvagamanathI dhanya thayA haze. OM zAMti jaya jinendra. anasUyA dhoLakIyA zivAnaMda parivAranAM pramukha tathA TrasTIo

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 2 51 navonmeSazAlinI prajJAnA caitanyajja brahmarSi I prA. caMdAbena paMcAlI jayanti te sukRtina: rasasiddhAH kavizvarAH / nAsti yeSAM yaza:kAye jarAmaraNajaM bhayam / / dharmaniSThA, kartavyaniSThA, vidyAniSThA jevI aneka niSThAnA alakha alagArI zrI ramaNabhAI zAha potAnI sAhityasRSTithI rasikajanonA hRdayamAM dhabakatAM ja raheze. teono sAhitya udyAna puSpasaurabhathI sadA surabhita ja rahevAno che. saraLatA, sahajatA, vizALatA, tejasvItA ane pavitratAnA mUrtimaMta svarUpa pUjya ramaNabhAI zAhane zata zata vaMdanA karuM chuM. bhAratIya saMskRtinA Adarza samA dampatI DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI zAha ane pro. tArAbahena zAhane jotAM saMskRta nATyakAra zrI bhavabhUtinI bhAvabhASA mata suvahu vayo nu sarvasvAsu va: smarAya jAya che. vANI-vicAra ane vartananI ekarUpatAnuM darzana tejasvI vyaktiomAM thAya che, je zrI ramaNabhAImAM thatuM hatuM. pro. tArAbahena paNa sahadharmacAriNI, sakhI, mithaH, priyaziSyA rUpe sadA sAthI rahyA che. "zrI rAja-sobhAga Azrama" sAyalAmAM upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjanA adhyAtmasAra' graMthanuM bhASAntara ane bhAvArthanuM bhagIrathakArya zrI ramaNabhAI karI rahyA hatA tyAre mane teozrIno prathama paricaya thayo. satyaMti: niRti punAma- sukhada ane AnaMdakArI anubhava thayo. sAhityanA akhaMDa pUjArInI saraLatA, amitA ane garimA najare anubhavyA. pAradarzaka vyaktitvanA meLApa pachI saurabha paMDita, nyAyapUrNa jIvanazailInI aneka sopAnapaMktiono paricaya thato gayo, thato rahyo. dharmaniSTha vyaktitva samA zrI ramaNabhAIne "sAruM te mAruM' evo Adarza varelo hato. pratyakSa vAtacItamAM teoe kaheluM - bena ! "adhyAtmasArano eka zloka lakhavo hoya, bhAvArthanuM sahaja ciMtana thAya ane lakhAI jAya ane koIvAra zlokanuM gahana ciMtana thayA ja kare, thayA ja kare; pachI lakhAya, AvI teonI lekhanazailI hatI. lakhavA khAtara lakhI nAkhyuM evuM kyAreya teonI lekhanazailImAM joyuM nathI. zabda-zabdanA artha-upAdhyAyajI kaI dRSTie, zuM kahevA mAge che

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25 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI tenA talasparzI adhyayanano teonA jIvanano AnaMda hato. lakhAyA pachI AnaMdotsava ujavAya, AnaMdano unmeza pamAya tevuM sarjana, sarjakanuM brahmAnaMH sarovara: bane che. "adhyAtmasAra'nA bhAvArthamAM dhArmika vizALatA, mahAgrahathI mukti, upAdhyAyajInA hRdayane AlekhatI pAradarzitA bharI che. saraLa, sugama, sulabha daSTAnnothI samajUtI ApIne sAdhAraNa vyakti paNa tatvanA nicoDane samajI zake tevI gujarAtI bhASAnI siddhahasta kalama temanI pAse hatI. "zrI rAja-sobhAga Azrama'thI prakAzita "adhyAtmasAra' bhAvArtha graMtha sahune mArgadarzaka rUpa banyo che. sAdhu bhagavanto paNa saMdarbha graMtha tarIke svIkAre che. adhyAtmasAranI kArya samApti pachI "jJAnasAra' graMthano bhAvArtha saha anuvAda thAya tevI sahunI bhAvanA hatI. prauDha prajJAnA pUjArI zrI ramaNabhAIe svIkRti ApI. "jJAnasAra'nA lekhanakAryano prAraMbha thayo. batrIsa aSTaka sAthenA jJAnasAramAM saMskRta zabdonA gujarAtI bhASAmAM artha paNa lakhAyA. zarIranI avasthA vadhatI jatI hatI paNa jJAnanI upAsanAnA upAsaka zrI ramaNabhAI kAryanI pUrNatA prati haraNaphALe AgaLa vadhyA. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjajInA hRdayane saMtRpti thAya tevo bhAvArtha A graMthamAM guMjAyo che. "zrI rAja-sobhAga AzramanA prAMgaNamAM janasamUhamAM A graMthanuM vimocana thayuM tyAre zrI ramaNabhAInuM svAthya sukhada na hatuM. anyanA sahAre cAlavuM paDatuM, zarIra teno dharma bajAvatuM, zrI ramaNabhAI teno svadharma bajAvatA, vimocana samaye teoe potAnA vaktavyamAM kahyuM - "eka samaye mAIlonA mAIlo sudhI philDamArca karato hato. Aje thoDuM cAlavuM hoya to paNa muzkelI paDe che." zrI ramaNabhAIe kahyuM "vizvanA sauthI UMcA zikhara evaresTa para ArohaNa karanAra zerapA tenasIMgane enI pAchaLanI avasthAmAM gharano UMmaro oLaMgatA evaresTa ArohaNa karatAM paNa vadhu zrama lAgato" zArIrika azakta sthitine sugamatAthI svIkAratA, evI sahajatA anekoe zrI ramaNabhAImAM joI che. game tevA udayabhAva ne haLavAzathI teo laI zakatA hatA. AdarzanI asmitAnA praharI zrI ramaNabhAI cAlaze, phAvaze, gamaze, bhAvazenI catustrIne varelA hatA. kyAreya koI phariyAda hoya tevuM jIvanamAM bahu ochuM jovA maLyuM haze. "adhyAtmasAra" ke "jJAnasAra'nA lekhana mATe dasa paMdara divasa sAyalA AzramamAM rahevAnuM bane-je kArya mATe AvyA hoya te ja

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 253 kArya kare. pU. bApujI kahe paNa kharA ke 'tame tamArA bIjA kAryo ahIM karI zako'. jo bIjA kAryo AzramamAM kare to ramaNabhAI zAnA ! je kArya hAthamAM le te pUrNa karyA pachI ja bIjuM kArya hAtha para le tevI AdarzasaMhitA teonI hatI. kAryanI cokasAI pUrepUrI rAkhe pachI te kSetra adhyApakanuM hoya, ke lekhanakArya hoya, samAjanuM hoya ke pachI gRhakAryane lagatuM hoya. te badhAmAM pro. tArAbahenano sAtha to hoya ja. nyAya, nIti ane prAmANikatAsabhara jIvanathI teoe anekane bodha Apyo che. vANI karatAM jIvana jIvavAthI je bodha maLe che te ciraMjIvI banI rahe che. dRDha nizcayadhArI zrI ramaNabhAIne Adarza ane dharmanA susaMskAra mAtApitA pAsethI maLyA hatA. jema dhArmika abhyAsa thato gayo tema teonA jIvanamAM vairAgyapUrNa parivartana AvatuM gayuM. dharma pariName te dhArmika jJAnanI zuSkatA anekamAM jovA maLe, jyAre zrI ramaNabhAImAM dharma pariNamato dekhAya-AvI asmitAnI jhaLahaLatI jyota samA teone najIkathI nihALavA sadbhAgya che. tattvajJAnanI saraLatama spaSTatA sAthe vicAranI tIkhAza to teonA sarjanamAM hoya ja. tIkhAza arthAt satyanuM prAgaTya. jenuM nirUpaNa madhura bhASAthI thatuM hatuM. paryuMSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM jainadarzananA bhinnabhinna viSayo para pravacana ApatAM hoya tyAre jainadarzananA talasparzI vicAro spaSTatAthI kahe ane anya tene vicAranA taLa 52 svIkAre. jainadarzananI anekAnta, aparigraha, ahiMsAnI sUkSma vicAraNAne vizALa pariSada samakSa rajU kare tyAre zrotA vANImAM gUMcavAI na jatAM saraLatAthI tattvane samajI sahRdayatAne anubhave. atimatimAnane samajavuM durgamya jinapravacana zrI ramaNabhAI viSayamAM oLaghoLa thaIne samajAvatA hoya tenA zrotA banavuM te paNa lahAvo gaNAya. sAcA hIrAne jema pahela pADIe tema tenI kiMmata ane sauMdarya tathA prakAza vadhato jAya tevI rIte zrI ramaNabhAInA dareka pAsAne lakSagata karatAM teonuM sAhitya sauMdarya ane manuSyatva vadhatuM jAya che. pravAsasAhitya vAMcatA jANe ApaNe pravAsI hoya evuM lAge, pAsaporTanI pAMkhe nA traNabhAga, nyUjhIlenDa, uttara dhruvanI zodhasaphara vagere avismaraNIya pravAsa graMtho che. nibaMdhomAM teo phaLyA che. jinatatva (1thI 8 bhAga), vaMdanIya hRdayasparza (1thI 4 bhAga), sAMprata sahaciMtana (1thI 15 bhAga), prabhAvaka sthaviro (1thI 6 bhAga), saMzodhana saMpAdana ane anuvAda grantho. 'jaina dharma - gujarAtI, hindI, marAThI AvRttio

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254 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI aMgrejI bhASAmAM "jinavacana' jevA graMtho upalabdha che. jIvanacaritra lakhavAnI teonI kalama para sAhityarasikajano vArI jAya che. prabuddha jIvanane prabuddha rIte prakAzita karIne jenadarzananI sImAne asImatA sudhI laI janAra zrI ramaNabhAI hatA. dharma tatvajJAnamAM aMtaraMga ruci pamAya, pravAsa graMthomAM prakRtiprema, adhyApana kAryamAM Adarza adhyApaka athavA Adarza zikSaka, svajana parivAramAM dhabakatuM pitRvAtsalya, prA. tArAbahena sAthe premaaudArya, jarUratamaMda saMsthAo sAthe kAryabhAva, mitrAcArImAM sAcukalo mitrabhAva, mAtA-pitA sAthe kartavyaniSTha putra, jJAnI sapuruSo ane sAdhu bhagavanto sAthe ArjavabhAvamayatA UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevA che. sAhityanA kopIrAITa choDIne te kSetranA UMcA gajAnA mAnavI tarIke zrI ramaNabhAInI sarjaka pratibhA judI tarI Ave che. zrI ramaNabhAI sAhityajagatanA devarSi, rAjarSi, maharSi karatAM brahmarSi hatA. brahma svarUpI AtmatattvanA gAyaka, brahma tejanA pArakhuM, sadA jAgRta, AtmabhAvamAM jIvanAra. jJAnayajJanA yajamAna, Atmatattva upAsaka, Atma ujAgaramAM jIvanAra, AtmatajajJa samA AtmasAkSara zrI ramaNabhAI 24 okTobara 2005nA rAtrinA 3-50 miniTe brahmamuhUrta A dehano tyAga karI-samyaka mArge sugatine pAmyAM. AvA brahmarSi zrI ramaNabhAI cI. zAhane namaskAra ho. bahumukhI pratibhAvAna patrakAra gujarAtI ane jaina sAhityanA vidvAna, zikSaka, lekhaka ane tattvaciMtaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cImanalAla zAhe "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke patrakAratvanI potAnI AgavI zailInA darzana karAvyA. DaoN. zAhanI cira vidAya viziSTa patrakAratva jagatane moTI khoTa che. muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMgha eka bahumukhI pratibhAvAna patrakAranA nidhanathI zoka saMtapta che. kesarasiMha khonA pramukha, muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMgha vatI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI nispRhI vidvAna...DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha gha DaoN. bipIna dozI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA tattvajJAna vibhAgamAM 'jainolojI'no korsa zarU karavAnuM tathA 'ce2' sthApavAnuM kArya khUba ja vikaTa hatuM. A kAryamAM yunivarsiTI sAthe kAma karavAnuM ane yunivarsiTInI aneka AMTIghUMTI na samajAya tevI hoya. A uparAMta dareka yunivarsiTIne tenuM khAsa `Culture' hoya. A mATe vizvanA tamAma jaina samAjanuM pratinidhitva karavAnuM hoya ane yunivarsiTImAM A abhyAsakrama dAkhala karavAnI je taka maLI teno vyavasthita upayoga karavAno hoya tyAre aneka prazno UbhA thAya. A mATe salAha-sUcana ane vyavahArika mArgadarzananI jarUra paDe. A mArgadarzana mATe vAraMvAra DaoN. ramaNabhAine maLavAnuM thayuM. temano sa2La svabhAva, nikhAlasa maMtavya ane jaina-dharmanA siddhAMtonI rakSA mATenI adamya IcchA mane sparza karI gaI. jaina darzana tathA sAhityano amUlya bhaMDAra emanA dimAgamAM hato ane AcaraNanI cokasAI dilamAM hatI. jyAre meM teonuM nAma `Advisory Committee' mAM sUcavyuM tyAre khUba ja namra paNe kahyuM ke A kAryamAM huM salAhakAra nathI paNa prabhu mahAvIranI vAta vizvamAM pracAra-prasAra pAme te mATeno eka sAmAnya zrAvaka chuM. koI paNa jAtanA mAna-sanmAnathI para murabbI zrI ramaNabhAImAM mane 'arihaMta'nA darzana thatA hatA. 255 jaina agraNInI samAjane khoTa DaoN. ramaNalAla cImanalAla zAhanA somavAra tA. 24-10-2005nA roja svargavAsa thayAnA samAcAra vAMcyA jANI ghaNuM ja duHkha thayuM che. teo senTa jheviyarsamAM lAMbA samaya sudhI prAdhyApaka rahyA hatA. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha tarIke tathA prabuddha jIvanamAM taMtrI tarIke ghaNA lAMbA samaya sudhI sevA ApI hatI. teoe potAnI AgavI zailIthI ghaNA pustakonuM sarjana karyuM hatuM. AvA jaina agraNInI khoTa samAjane paDI che. sadgatanA AtmAne zAMti prArthIe chIe. I saritA mahetA sekreTarI, zrI va. sthA.jaina zrAvaka saMgha

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256 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI vAtsalyamUrti prabuddha AtmA | DaoN. gautama paTela mAnanIya zrI ramaNabhAIno prathama paricaya eka patrathI thayo. muMbaimAM jaina yuvaka saMgha taraphathI copATI upara yojAtI ekamAtra paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM varSo pahelAM AmaMtraNa Apato e patra hato, patra sAdo ja hato paNa emAM je sneha ane vAtsalya nItaratuM hatuM e zabdabaddha karI zakAya tema nathI. e ja varSe muMbaImAM raMgamaMca upara pahelavaheluM emanuM darzana thayuM. pachI to anekavAra temane maLavAnuM thayuM. emanA "rekhA', vAlakezvaranA gharamAM jaI cA-nAsto paNa karyAnuM yAda che. teoe 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' lakheluM ane mAre ane mArI patnIne sarvaprathama amerikA javAnuM thayuM tyAre e pustaka ame ekathI vadhuvAra vAMcI gayA hatA. videzayAtrAnI e abhUtapUrva mArgadarzikA samuM che. amAro paricaya prathama pravacana ApyuM tyArathI vadhyo. ekathI vadhu vAra paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM teoe mane nimaMtraNo ApyA ane tyAMnA jena tema ja jainetara samAjamAM ane pratiSThA apAvI. mArA AmaMtraNane mAna ApI nAdurasta tabiyata hovA chatAM teo saMskRta sAhitya akAdamInA kAryakramamAM amadAvAda paNa padhAryA hatA. emanI lekhana zailI abhyAsapUrNa ane prabhAvaka. e je viSayane sparze teno talasparzI abhyAsa kare ane saMkSiptamAM sAragarbhita rIte tene rajU kare. emanA sAMprata-sahaciMtananA dareka bhAga mane zrI rAjendrabhAI dhIyA jAte AvIne pahoMcADe. A uparAMta adhyAtmasAra saMpUrNa', "vIra prabhunAM vacano' vagere meLavavA paNa huM bhAgyazALI banyo chuM. zrI ramaNabhAInuM samagra jIvana sAhitya sevAmAM vyatIta thayuM che. eka bAju saphaLa adhyApaka rahyA. bIjI bAju sevAnivRtta thayA pachI to e savizeSa pravRtta thayA. temanuM kSetra vidyArthI maTIne vizva banyuM. temane kevaLa jenadharma ane tattvajJAnanA lekhaka kahevuM e emanI sarvatomukhI sAhityika pravRttine avagaNavA jevuM che. gujarAtI sAhityanA sarjaka ane vivecaka tarIke temanuM pradAna ochuM nathI. bIjI bAju saMzodhana ane saMpAdana kSetre paNa aneka kRtio teoe ApI che, to

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zvata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 257 "sarasvatIcaMdra' jevI mahAnavalano saMkSepa ke rAhula sAMskRtyAyana jevI anuvAda kRti paNa temaNe ApI che. lekhaka, sarjaka, sAhityakAra, saMzodhaka, saMpAdaka vagere aneka rIte "akSara'nI upAsanAmAM jIvana vyatIta karIne "a-kSara-nAza na pAme tevI' kRtio teo ApI gayA che. Ama to temanuM ekAMgI darzana karyuM kahevAya. kAraNa teo sAhityakAra hovA uparAMta sAcA arthamAM "mAnava' hatA. jaina dharmanA sarvajaMtu pratyenA premanI vibhAvanAne teo jIvanamAM jIvI gayA hatA. samatA emanA jIvanano paryAya hato ane karuNA emano zvAsa hato. koIpaNa vyaktine e maLe tyAre vANImAM je vinaya ane sneha vyakta thato hato te have kyAM jovA maLavAno che ? emanI nivRttie to samagra sAhityajagatane ane savizeSa jaina samAjane nyAla karI dIdho hato. jIvananA pratyeka kSetramAM sahajamAM saphaLatA prApta karanAra ane bahoLA varganA sneha, mAna ke satkArane pAmanAra AvI vyakti to izvaranA pasaMdagI pAmanAra alpajanomAMnI eka hoya che. emanI khoTa kyAreya pUrI zakAtI nathI. AvA jIvana sArthaka karanAra AtmAne prabhu zAMti Ape ema kahevuM enA karatAM jIvanamAM sarvatra dharma ane tattvajJAnane jIvI janAra e AtmA ApaNane zAMti Ape ema kahevuM vadhu ucita lekhAze. - - - sAdagI-saraLa ane samatAthI bhareluM jInavI zraddheya zrI ramaNabhAinA avasAnanA samAcAra jANI atyaMta duHkha thayela che. mane dharma pratye abhuricI jagADavAmAM emano mahattvano phALo hato. e AtmAno RNI chuM. thoDAMka varSothI mulAkAta thaI na hatI. jyAre paNa maLavAnuM thAya tyAre mamatApUrvaka mArI zaMkAonuM samAdhAna ApatA. e punita AtmAnA anaMtaguNonI suvAsa mArA hRdayamAM sadeva-sarvadA raheze. emanuM jIvana sAdagI-saraLa ane samatAthI bhareluM hatuM. paramAtmAne e ja prArthanA ke emanA AtmAne cirazAMti bakSe. I abhaya lAlana-bhAnu lAlana (ahiMsA mahAsaMgha-muMbaI)

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2 58 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAInA vicArapradhAna nibaMdho _D DaoN. nUtana jAnI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha lekhaka che. je jue, vicAre, vizleSaNamAM mUke, kaMIka navuM satya zodhavA vyAkuLa bane te ja kharA arthamAM lekhaka hoya che. zrI 2. cI. zAha A prakAranA lekhaka che. emaNe puSkaLa sAhitya lakhyuM che. emanA vipula sAhityamAMthI "sAMprata sahaciMtana'nA 14 bhAga ane "abhiciMtanA'nuM sAhitya nirALuM che. jagata sAthe nisbata dharAvatA zrI ramaNabhAInA vicAravimarzanuM te uttama pariNAma che. sAhityika dRSTie e nibaMdho che ke nahIM enI carcAmAM na paDatA svajAgRti pachI udbhavelA koIka cokkasa sarjakIya cetanAno e niSkarSa che. A saMgrahonA nibaMdha lekhomAM emanI jIvaMta avalokana dRSTino pravAha satata vaheto dekhAya che. atItanI vAta karavI pramANamAM saraLa hoya che jyAre sAMprata samayanA samAjanuM talAvagAhI avalokana karavuM kaparuM hoya che. tema chatAM jenI prakRti aparigrahInI che, jenuM manovalaNa anurAganI mAyAnA pAzamAMthI mukta thavAnI dizAmAM AgaLa vadhI cUkyuM che, jenAmAM jJAna pAmyA pachInI taTastha buddhimattA vikasI che tevI vyakti sAMpratane paNa potAnI tAtvika dRSTie mUlavavA preratI hoya che. samAja, jIvAtuM jIvana ane saMskRti jyAre sAhityakRti banavA tarapha vaLe che tyAre sarjakano jagata sAtheno saMbaMdha viziSTa mudrA dhAraNa karI vyakta thAya che. je dharmane jANe che, enA satyathI sabhAna che, karmanI AcaraNasaMhitA ja jene mATe mahattvanI bAbata che tenI cetanA zramanI sAthe vikasita thAya che. svayaMne saMskRtinA bhAgarUpe jovI, anubhavavI ane saMskRtimAM pracchannapaNe pesAro karI visarI rahelI vikRtithI cetavuM, e vikRtinA nivAraNa mATe sabhAna thaI kArya karavuM e sudhAraka karma che. sarjaka, sudhAraka, saMzodhaka evA pro. 2. cI. zAha sva uparAMta saMskRti sAthe avinAbhAve joDAyelA ja rahyA che. jaina dharmanA pIyUSa pAnathI emanI dRSTi keLavAI che. jaina dharma thakI ja AMtarakhojanI dizA tarapha teo AgaLa vadhatA rahyA che ne potAnI e gatimAM sarvane parokSa rIte parovatA rahyA che. prakRtie karmaTha ane sAdhaka zrI 2. cI. zAhanI saMvedanAno

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 259 vyApa samaSTine AvarI le che tyAre sAMpratanA samaya saMdarbhe lekho lakhAya che. temaNe potAnA anubhavonuM pRthakkaraNa karIne potAne abhipreta jIvana satyano artha zabda dvArA loko sudhI pahoMcADyo che. e arthamAM emanI zabdasAdhanA saphaLa jIvanarItino khyAla darzAve che. sAMprata samayanI samasyAonA nivAraNa mATenA upAyo tarIke temaNe jaina dharmanI vyApakatA darzAvI che. emaNe kadI dharmane paMpALyo nathI. derAsaro pUrato baddha rAkhyo nathI paraMtu enA marmanI nADa pArakhI che. mATe ja spaSTatApUrvaka potAnI vAta teo rajU karI zake che. emanuM saMvedanasabhara citta taMtra mAnavajIvana saMgharSanI ghaTanAo jUe che tyAre khaLabhaLI UThe che. teo vAta mAMDe che svasthatApUrvaka. kaLImAMthI pAMdaDI khIlavAnI temane zraddhA che. mananA prapaMca thakI janmelI apekSAonI, ahamnI, asaMtoSanI duniyAne temaNe svasthatAthI joI che, anubhavI che ne enAthI vyAkuLa thayA vagara potAnA saMyamita jIvanavicArane bhASAmAM vyakta karI lokone sadRSTAMta bodhanI vAto karI che. sarjakanA vyaktitvanI mudrA upasAvI ApavI e nibaMdhasvarUpanI eka viziSTatA che. 'sAMprata sahaciMtana' ane 'abhiciMtana'nA lekho e dRSTie mahatvanA banI rahyAM che. ahIM 'abhiciMtana'nA be nibaMdho 'AturA paritAvenni' ane 'jAtivAda vize bhagavAna mahAvIra'nI vAta karavI che. 'AturA paritAventi' nibaMdhanA AraMbhe teo bhagavAna mahAvIranA AcArAMga sUtranA adhyayana saMdarbhe nibaMdhanA zIrSakano marma samajAve che. temane vAta to karavI che manuSyanA caMcaLa, lobhI svabhAvanI. manuSyanI jijJAsAnuM rUpAMtara AturatAmAM thAya che tyAre eno vyavahAra badalAto hoya che. tRpti, atRpti ane atitRptinI traNa avasthAne bhogavato manuSya manathI parAvalaMbI hoya che teno khyAla emaNe 'AturatA' saMjJAnA vibhinna arthaghaTano dvArA spaSTa karI Apyo che. manovizleSakanI rIte emaNe judA judA mAnavavyavahAro saMdarbhe adhyana karyuM che, darzana karyuM che. A vyavahAramAM anubhavelI UNapo pratye emaNe nibaMdhomAM aMgulinirdeza karyo che. teo kahe che, ''bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM che ke viSaya ane kaSAyone kAraNe keTalAya jIvo ajJAnamaya, du:khamaya, durbodhamaya ane dInatAmaya jIvana jIve che. teo potAnI AturatAne kAraNe bIjAM prANIone paritApa upajAve che. sAcA, saMyamI puruSo koI paNa prakAranA jIvane

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260 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI paritApa na thAya, duHkha ke kaSTa na thAya e rIte potAnA jIvanano nirvAha kare che." manuSyanI manuSya sAthenI apekSAonA mULamAM rahelI AturatAnA vibhinna prakAronI teo vigate vAta kare che. sudhAtura, tRSAtura, kAmAtura, dhanAtara, yazAtura, padAtura, sajhAtura, vijayAtura, Adi prakAranA Atura manuSyonA AcaraNanI sUkSmatAne temanI dRSTie nIrakhI che, parakhI che. pratyeka manuSyae pote ja potAnA mananA senApati thavAnuM che. sAMpratamAM phelAyela asatyanA AvaraNane haTAvavA temaNe AdhyAtmikatA ane vizleSaNa zaktino sumeLa sAdhI tarkabaddha rIte potAnI vAtane mUkI che. emanuM AMtarika vizva dharma ane mUlyanA kharA marmane pAmeluM hovAne kAraNe ja potAnA jIvanamAM meLavela saMvAditA samaSTine paNa maLI rahe te hetuthI temaNe svakIya ciMtananI saMskAritAne zabdastha karI che. teo kahe che," mANasamAM jAgelI tIvra abhilASAo, tIvra rAga ke tIvra SamAM pariName che. jyAre IcchA, vAsanA, abhilASA, AturatA ItyAdinI tIvratA, utkaTatA ke ugratA manuSyanA cittamAM pravarte che tyAre enI svasthatA cAlI jAya che. sArAsArano viveka karavAnI zakti te gumAvI bese che. e vakhate satya, nyAya, nIti, dayA vagere saguNo paNa tene apriya thaI paDe che. potAnuM lakSya siddha karavA mATe te nirdaya banatAM acakAto nathI.' mahAvIra vANInA anuSaMge mAnava vyavahAranuM sacoTa varNana temaNe karyuM che. pote pAmela satyane saraLa rIte anya sudhI pahoMcADayuM che. potAnI vyakticetanA ane sarjakacetanAnA saravALe emaNe jIvanacetanAne urdhvagAmI banAvavAnA prayatno karyA che. A graMthanA anya lekhomAM paNa lekhakanuM bhAvataMtra ane bhASAtaMtra rucipUrNa rIte pamAya che. jagatanI sthitine niyaMtraNamAM lAvavAnA upAya tarIke temaNe kahyuM che, "mANasa jyAM sudhI potAnI IcchAone parimita karato nathI tyAM sudhI AturatA uparate vijaya meLavI zakato nathI. IcchAono koI aMta nathI. mANase potAnI zakti, kakSA, guNavattA ane paristhiti anusAra potAnI IcchAone parimita karatAM rahevuM joIe.... kuTuMba, samAja, rASTra ke vizvamAM zAMti-ane saMvAditA sthApavA haze to pratyeka kakSAe AturatAM ne parimita karatAM rahevuM paDaze!' gaNatarIpUrvakanuM jIvana jIvavA karatAM jIvananA gaNitanuM sAcuM samIkaraNa mAMDatA AvaDe te anivArya che. AvuM bane to aMtaranA aMtarAyo ApoApa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI dUra thAya ne AturatAnuM zamana thAya. vizvanA rAjakAraNane lIdhe udbhavelI, mAnavajIvanane sparzatI atyaMta karuNa ghaTanA te AtaMkavAdano udaya. mAnavasvabhAvanI AMTIghUMTI samajavA aneka vidvAnoe prayatna karyA che. phroIDa, yuga, jahaoNna loka, erisToTala, hegala, viliyama hokiMga jevA vicArakoe mAnava manano pAra pAmavA agaNita koyaDAo mAMDyA ne ukelyA che paNa koI eka aMtima satya emane hAtha lAgyuM nathI. mAnava svabhAva enI paristhitio, jarUriyAto, apekSAo, IcchAo sAthe joDAyelI bAbata che. jyAM sudhI manuSyanuM citta samatola ne svastha hoya tyAM sudhI mAnavasvabhAvanI vikRtio samAjane nukasAnakAraka hotI nathI, ekamekanA sahavAsamAM rahIne teo svastha, nirAmaya sAmAjika jIvana jIvavAno AnaMda mANI zake che. sadAcAra hoya ke durAcAra dareka kAryanI pAchaLa koI cokkasa nimitta raheluM hoya che. rAjakAraNanA ajagare AtaMkavAdano bhaya phelAvIne manuSyanI zaktine geramArge vALavAnuM ghora pApakarma AdaryuM che. rAjakAraNIonI mahatvAkAMkSAno atireka AvuM pariNAma Ave tyAre koI ekAda-be aMgata jIvanane ja nahIM samasta samAjajIvana eno bhoga bane che. je dharma samatA, baMdhutva, premano saMdezo Ape che ene visAre pADIne kaTTaravAdIonA lobhAmaNA bhASaNothI AtaMkanuM AcaraNa vyavasAya banato jaya che. ''jAtivAda vize bhagavAna mahAvIra'' lekhamAM pro. ramaNabhAIe sAMpratanI AtaMkavAdanI samasyAnuM dharmanA anuSaMge avalokana karyuM che. samAjanI vyavasthA enA samayanI mAgane AdhAre AkArita thatI hoya che. paraMtu sattAdhIzo potAnI sattA TakAvI rAkhavA jyAre saMkucita mAnasavALA lokone nimitta banAve che tyAre ucca bhAratIya bhAvanAnuM vilopana thAya che. A satyane AlekhavA lekhake bhagavAna zrI mahAvIranI vANI khapamAM lIdhI che. mahAvIrasvAmIe uttarAdhyayana sUtramAM varNavyavasthA vize kahyuM che. kammuNA bammaNo hoI, kammuNA hoI svatiyo / vaiso kampuNA hoI, sudho kammuNA hoI / / karmathI karmathI (AcaraNathI) brAhmaNa thavAya che, karmathI kSatriya thavAya che, vaizya thavAya che ane karmathI zUdra thavAya che.'' pro. 2. cI. zAhe jaina dharmanA paripAlanamAM rahelI varNasamAnatA darzAvI sAMpratanA jAtivAdanI samasyAnA 261

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2 6 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ukela mATe mULane samajavAnI bhAvanA vyakta karI che. manuSya potAnI kSamatA ane samajane AdhAre ja AtmaviSkAranI bhUmikAmAM mUkAto hoya che. keTalIka vakhata ciMtA, bhaya, krodha, IrSA, udvega, nirAzA, Adi kaSAyone kAraNe te dharmano marma bhUle che ne khoTA karmanA baMdhanamAM baMdhAya che. dharma jIvanano sAco hArda samajAve che. dharma eTale saMpradAyo ke parNonI saMkucitatA nahIM paNa AMtarakhoja pratye dorI jatI vyApakatA. A satya jyAM sudhI dRSTigocara thatuM nathI tyAM sudhI kaThoratA ke nirdayatA dUra karI zakAtI nathI. bhAratIya saMskRtinA pAyAmAM, enA ItihAsamAM, kuTuMbajIvanamAM premanuM satya paDeluM che. prema jema jema saMkucita banato jAya che jIvana tema tema TUMkuM, khokhaluM banatuM jAya che. saMkucitatAne kAraNe varNavyavasthAne samajavAmAM manuSyae thApa khAdhI che. A darzAvatA lekhake kahyuM che, "jIvana-vyavasthAnA mImAMsakoe manuSyanA cAra mukhya prakAro pADyA hatA. 1) brAhmaNa, 2) kSatriya, 3) vaizya ane 4) zudra. vyavasAyane anulakSIne A prakAro pADavAmAM AvelA. te samaye eno hetu varNavyavasthA dvArA jIvanavyavasthA paraspara sahakAramaya ane sukhamaya bane evo hato. koI paNa navI sAmAjika vyavasthA samAja upara parANe lAdI zakAtI nathI." bhagavAna mahAvIre aDhI hajAra varSo pUrve rUDhicusta varNavyavasthA sAme mAnavamAtranI samAnatAnA vicAro darzAvyA hatA. varNane kAraNe koI UMca ke nIca banatuM nathI e satya to jaina dharmamAM varSo pUrve darzAvAyuM che tevuM sUcana karatAM lekhaka kahe che, "bhagavAna mahAvIranAM vacanomAMthI preraNA laI ApaNA vaiyaktika ane sAmUhika jIvanamAM parivartana ANavuM e ApaNI sAMskRtika niSThAnI daSTie paNa Avazyaka che." kaTTarapaMthI tattvoe potAnA hetuo pAra pADavA jAtivAdanA zastrane vAparyuM che tyAre AjanI zikSita yuvA peDhIe potAnA zikSaNa ane tarkano viniyoga karI svastha samAjanA nirmANa mATe kaTibaddha thavuM jarUrI che. sAMprata sahaciMtana' ane "abhiciMtanA'mAM pragaTa thayelA zrI 2. cI. zAhanA nibaMdho emanA aMgata saudaryamaya ne saMskArI manovizvano khyAla Ape che. temanI pAse zabdane pAmIne enA satyanI nikaTanA arthane abhivyakta karavAnI zakti che. potAnA jIvanakALa daramyAna temaNe puSkaLa vAMcyuM che, graMthonA marmane pacAvyA che. graMthonA vAMcana ane anubhavothI lIdhela jJAnanuM satata ciMtana karyuM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 26 3 che. samasAmAyika samayanuM sUkSmadaSTie avalokana karyuM che. potAnAthI zakya nIvaDI zake te rIte zabdastha saMskArayAtrAnuM siMcana karyuM che. emanA ciMtanano vyApa jIvanalakSI che. bhale emanAM mULiyAM jaina dharmathI raMgAyelA hoya paraMtu emanI dRSTi to parama satyane pAmavAnI ne pamADavAnI rahI che. emaNe je viSaya lakhavA mATe pasaMda karyo hoya te viSayane UMDANapUrvaka samajIne, vicakSaNa buddhimattAthI kasIne taTasthApUrvaka lakhyuM che. mAnavajIvananA vikAsamAM dharmano phALo ghaNo moTo hoya che. avaLe mArge jaI rahelI sAmAjikatAne savaLo mArga cIMdhavAnuM kAma temaNe sahajatAthI nibhAvI jAyuM che. bhAratIya saMskRtino ItihAsa enI dharmapraNAlIne lIdhe vizvabharanA AkarSaNanuM kendra banyo che. A ItihAsamAM jaina dharmanI sudIrgha paraMparAnuM paNa AgavuM sthAna che. jIvanamAM dharmane Avazyaka saMskAra rUpe jALavanAra DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhe dharmane vibhAvarUpe prayojI jIvanasatyane dharmanA dRSTAMto dvArA samajAvIne ujAgara karAvI ApyuM che. * * * DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA avasAnathI nI pUrI zakAya evI khoTa DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA avasAnathI Apa sarvane tathA muMbaI jena saMgha Adine kadI paNa na pUrI zakAya evI bahu bhAre khoTa paDI che. teozrIe aneka rIte je sevA karI che teno joTo samAjamAM maLe tema nathI. teozrIne mArA pratye ananya lAgaNI hatI. khAsa karIne huM ane mArA patnI-banne sAhitya saMmelanamAM jarUra AvatA ane teozrI khUba ja sabhAva rAkhatA hatA. e badho emano upakAra huM kyAreya bhUlI zakIza nahi. huM kumArapALabhAI desAI va.nI sAthe Apane tyAM Avela. te vakhate emanI sAthe ghaNI sArI vAto thaI hatI. temaNe mane "jJAnasAra' graMtha khAsa Apyo hato. zArIrika aneka takalIphomAM paNa sthira Asane besIne je lekhana Adi satata karI rahyA hatA te joine ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM hatuM. ane "ahobhAva pragaTyo hato.jena dhArmika zikSaNa saMgha taraphathI teozrIne "zraddhAMjali arpa chuM. li. temano guNAnurAgI || cImanalAla pAlItANAkara

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264 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI amArA vevAI tema ja parama mitra | ramaNIkabhAI jhaverabhAI zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAI cImanalAla zAhanA bahumukhI vyaktitva viSe zrI kumArapALa desAIe lakhela "saujanyazIla sArasvata DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanI talasparzIya jIvana jharamaramAM dareka mATe preraNAdAyaka ghaTanAo AlekhAyela che. I. sa. 1982 mAM mArA putra cetana sAthe DaoN. ramaNabhAInI suputrI zailajAnA vivAha thayA tyArathI DaoN. ramaNabhAInA nikaTanA paricayamAM AvavAnuM sadbhAgya mane tathA mArI patnI anasuyAne prApta thayuM. e samaye pahelI ja mulAkAta vakhate huM paNa eka samaye muluMDanI mahAzALAmAM zikSaka-upAcArya hato evI temane jANa thaI. te vakhate zikSaNapremI DaoN. ramaNabhAIe khUba AnaMda vyakta karatAM kahyuM ke ApaNe banne zikSaNa kSetranA hovAthI ApaNuM khUba ja jAmaze ane teoe tIrthakara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasavAmInA jIvana viSenuM suMdara raMgIna phoTogrApha yukta pustaka amone bheTa ApyuM. je amArA navA saMbaMdhanI suMdara zarUAtanI cirasmaraNIya yAda banI gayuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAie potAnA saMtAnone sArI keLavaNI ApI zreSTha ghaDatara to karyuM ja paNa mArA pautra kevalya tema ja potrI gArgIne paNa sArI keLavaNI ApI. nAnA bALako sAthe teo bALako jevA banI zakatAM. tethI bALakone temanuM sAnnidhya AnaMdamaya lAgatuM. vAtavAtamAM ja temane dhArmika saMskAro paNa maLI jatAM. nAnapaNamAM pAMca-sAta varSanI uMmare logasa vigere dhArmika sutro Do. ramaNabhAIe temane kaMThastha karAvyA. temanI sAthenA vArtAlApa daramyAna ramujI TUcakA to hoya ja. je bALakone ane amone paNa khaDakhaDATa hasAvI detA. DaoN. ramaNabhAI dvArA bALakomAM keLavAyela ramujI svabhAva eTalo to AtmasAta thaI gayo hato ke Aje paNa mAro pautra ci. kevalya mane amerikAthI E-mail kare che. temAM ekAda sarasa ramuja to hoya ja. DaoN. ramaNabhAI tema ja pro. tArAbena amAre ghera avAra-navAra prasaMgopAta AvatA. potAnI pravRttiomAM vyasta hovA chatAM paryuSaNa bAda tema ja divALI pachI teo acUka amone maLavA AvatAM. kyAreka ame emane kahetAM ke ramaNabhAI ATale dUrathI amone

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ta upAsaka ramaNabhAI khamAvavA na Avo ane phonathI maLI laIe to cAle. to kahetA amone tamAre tyAM AvavAnuM khUba ja game. ame to tamAre tyAM AvavAnuM bahAnuM ja zodhatA hoIe. tamArI sAthe bALakone paNa maLAya. khUba AnaMda Ave. DaoN. ramaNabhAImAM khUba ja saraLatA hatI. amArA muluMDanA zrI vAsupUjya jinAlayamAM nUtana pratiSThA mahotsava pa. pU. AcArya gurU bhagavaMto azokacaMdrasUrijI, pU. somacaMdrasUrijInI pAvana nizrAmAM saMpanna thaI rahyo hato tyAre amone zrI sAcA deva sumatinAtha bhagavAna bharAvavAno, zrI sarasvatI devInI pratiSThA tema ja jinAlayanA dvAroghATanano lAbha maLyo tyAre dharmapremI DaoN. ramaNabhAI khUba ja khuza thayA. badhA prasaMgoe pUjAnA paheravezamAM upasthita rahI amane protsAhita karatA. kahetA ke tamane tathA tamArA kuTuMbanA sabhyone puNyAnubaMdhI puNyano anero lAbha maLyo che. chellA eka varSathI DaoN. ramaNabhAI amArA pADozamAM mulunDa rahevA AvyA. kahetA hatA "have ApaNe avAra-navAra maLI zakIzuM. paNa A samaya gALo khUba TUMka samayano rahyo teno amane khUba aphasosa rahI gayo. A varSe paryuSaNa parva daramyAna mArI putravadhU ci. zelajAe aThThAI karelI. tenA pAraNAnA kAryakrama prasaMge vhIlaceramAM besIne upasthita rahelA. badhAM ja sagAM-saMbaMdhIo sAthe utsAhapUrvaka haLavA-maLavAno kadAca A temano chello prasaMga hato. e samaye DaoN. ramaNabhAI saMpAdita karela "jina-vacana'no AtmakalyANaka graMtha DaoN. ramaNabhAI tema ja pro. tArAbena taraphathI dareka mahemAnane bheTa tarIke ApavAmAM Avela. A "jina vacana' graMthanI badhAe khUba ja prazaMsA karI ane koI kAraNavazAt je mahemAno kAryakramamAM hAjara rahI na zakelA temaNe sAmethI e graMtha meLavavA vinA saMkoca mAgaNI karelI. DaoN. ramaNabhAIe darekanA hRdayane sparzI jatA AvA keTalAye graMtho taiyAra karyA che. temaNe "sAMprata sahaciMtana' pustaka mane ane mArA patnIne arpaNa karyuM te mArA mATe AnaMdano viSaya che. mArA jIvana vRttAMtanuM pustaka "zrImahilA gRha udyoga lijjata pApaDa dvArA prakAzita karavAmAM AvyuM tyAre tenI prastAvanA DaoN. ramaNabhAI dvArA lakhAI che. temAM teoe lakhyuM che ke "zrI ramaNIkalAla jha. zAha' mArA vevAI che enA karatA mArA mitra vizeSa che.' DaoN. ramaNabhAI amArA snehALa mitra banI gayA hatAM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI udAtta, jJAnasabhara lekhanakAryamAM satata vyasta rahevAmAM teo AMtarika AnaMda anubhavatA. muluMDamAM jyAre paNa maLavA javAnuM thatuM tyAre

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI koI ne koI mahAna graMthanA lakhANamAM rasa taraboLa jaNAtA. teonuM jIvana haMmeza dhyeyaniSTha rahyuM. taMdurasta jIvanakALamAM to 125 jeTalA nAnA moTA graMtho lakhyA. paNa have kaMIka aMze zArirIka asvasthatAmAM paNa manathI nakkI karela jJAna graMthonuM lekhana adhuruM rahevuM na joie evA vicAre potAnI nAdurasta tabiyata pratye saMpUrNa durlakSa karI lekhanakArya cAlu ja rAkhatA. besIne lakhavuM zakya nahotuM tyAre goThaNathI vALIne be pagone Teke sUtA sUtA lakhatA rahyA. pahelAM temano A prakArano Agraha samajAto nahiM. paNa have samajamAM Ave che ke temanA jIvana daramyAna cokkasa kAryo saMpanna karI levAnI temane utAvaLa jaNAtI haze. jIna vacanamAM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI gautamasvAmIne kahe che samayam goyam mA pamAIe" gautama samaya mAtrano pramAda karIza nahiM. A kathanane DaoN. ramaNabhAIe potAnA jIvanamAM caritArtha karyuM hatuM. tethI ja chellA varSa daramyAna "jJAna sAra" jevA jJAnasabhara samRddha graMthanuM udAtta lekhana badhI ja viparIta paristhiti vacce paNa temaNe TUMka samayamAM saMpanna karyuM. sAduM jIvana ane ucca vicAra emanA jIvanamAM caritArtha thayela ApaNe joI zakIe chIe. emanA mukhe ame kyAreya koI bAbatamAM phariyAda sAMbhaLI nathI. zArirIka kaSTa bAbata paNa temaNe kyAreya phariyAda vyakta karI nathI. ame temane maLavA jatAM tyAre bolI zakatA na hoya to paNa lAMbo samaya AnaMdathI vAto kare. sarasa jIvana jIvyAno saMtoSa vyakta kare. sau. zailajAe karelI sevAnI prazaMsA kare. hAIve para vikaselA vividha tIrthakSetro ane te kSetronA vikAsanI preraNA karanAra gurUbhagavaMtonI vAto kare. tyAre thatuM ke AvI zArIrika paristhitimAM ApaNane maLavA AvanAra sAthe bhAgye ja ApaNe ATalI rasapUrvaka vAto karI zakIe. aMtamAM Do. ramaNabhAI zAhe potAnA sukRta jIvanamAM temaNe saMzodhanAtmaka vRttithI AdhyAtmika kSetre uttama sAdhanA karI tenAM AviSkAra dvArA ApaNA sarvanA pAramArthika lAbhArthe jJAnanI prabhAvanA karI, je cirasmaraNiya raheze. vidyAnAma narasya rupam adhikam pracchanna guptam dhanam vidyA bhomakarI yasaH sukhakarI, vidyA guruNAm guru / / DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhe paNa zreSTha vidyA prApta karI ane temanI vidyAnA sumasAra dvArA pU. rAkezabhAI jevA mahAna gurunA paNa mArgadarzaka thaI gayA. DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAhane amArA kuTuMbanI sanmAnapUrvaka bhAvabharI zraddhAMjali. .

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 267 amArA virala vevAI I UrmilA nagInadAsa zeTha 24 oNkTobara, 2005nA paroDhanA brAhma muhurta muluMDamAM vokArDa haoNspiTalamAM DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI cI. zAha aMtima zvAsa laI samAdhimaya maMgala mRtyune pAmyA. eka mahAna jIvananI samApti thaI. jaina zAsananA eka panotA putrano jIvanadIpa bujhAI gayo. 17 jAnyu. 1988nA DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI ane pro. zrImatI tArAbena amArA saMbaMdhI thayA. temanA suputra ci. amitAbha sAthe amArI putrI ci. surabhinuM sagapaNa thayuM. 21mI jAnyu.nA lagna thayA. phakta cAra ja divasamAM prasaMga karavAno hato chatAM amArA manamAM koI bhAra nahoto. teono khAsa Agraha hato ke lagna ekadama sAdAithI ane koipaNa jAtanA ThAThamATha vagara karavA che. sAmAjika rIta-rivAja eTale ke paherAmaNI vagere kaMI ja karavAnuM nathI. baMnenA sagA-snehI maLI 400 thI vadhArene AmaMtraNa ApavAnuM nahIM. lagna prasaMga baporanA ekathI pAMcanI aMdara jena vidhithI ujavAyo. jamaNavAra nahIM karAvavA mATe teoe A samaya pasaMda karyo hato. AmaMtrIta svajano ane snehIone thayuM vicAro to ghaNAnA ucca hoya che paNa amalamAM koika ja mUke che. amane haMmezA vicAra Ave che ke kayA puNyodaye ApaNane DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI ane pro. zrImatI tArAbena jevA saMbaMdhI maLyA ! DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI pAse jyAre jaie tyAre haMmezA kaMIka navuM ja samajavAnuM maLe. temanA agAdha jJAnano paricaya ApaNane thAya. teo haMmezA kahetA ane mAnatA hatA ke prabhu mahAvIranI vANImAM-vacanomAM zraddhA rAkhavI, zaMkA karavI nahIM. temanI samajAvavAnI rIta nirALI ja hatI. temanI preraNAthI amAre tyAM vahelI savAranA UThI vAMcana ane dhyAnanI zarUAta ame karI. sAdhu jevuM saMyamI ane sAdAipUrNa temanuM jIvana hatuM. saMsAramAM rahevA chatAM rAga-dveSa rahita nirlepa jaLa-kamaLa-vata temano jIvana-vyavahAra hato. jemane yogya mAtA-pitA ane gurU maLyA hoya temane je zreSTha jJAna prApta thAya tevuM temane hatuM ane DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAine to sahadharmacAriNI pro. tArAbena maLyA.

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268 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jANe sonAmAM sugaMdha maLI. AvuM sadbhAgya bahu ochAne maLatuM hoya che. DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI virala hatA. vidvatAnI sAthe sAthe khUba ja ramUjI temano svabhAva hato. tenuM eka udAharaNa ApuM. amo temanA ghare maLavA gayA hatA. amArI sAthe amArA nAnA pautra-pautrI hatA. eka nAnI bATalInuM DhAMkaNuM bALakothI kyAMka paDI gayuM te maLyuM nahIM. thoDA divasa pachI amArA pautranA nAme DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAIno patra Avyo ke tamArI nAnI bATalInuM DhAMkaNuM maLI gayuM che te A patra sAthe mokalAvuM chuM paNa bALako tame dhyAna rAkhajo ke have bATalI bhale khovAI jAya paNa A DhAMkaNuM khovAvuM joie nahIM." bALako sAthe bALaka jevA thaI javAnI kalA bahu ochAmAM hoya che. bALakone zALAmAM mUkatA pahelAM ekaDo lakhavAnuM zukana ame temanA zubha haste karAvyuM. temanI sAthe vevAino saMbaMdha e to AnaMdanI vAta che ja paraMtu te amArA mitra paNa hatA. sAMprata sahaciMtanano 14 mo bhAga temaNe amane arpaNa karyo tene huM amAruM sadbhAgya samajuM chuM. prabuddha jIvana'mAM lakhAtA lekha ekadama sAdI ane saraLa bhASAmAM hoya je darekane samajAya. koipaNa viSaya para temanA lakhelA lekha vAMcIe tyAre ema thAya ke ATaluM savistara lakhANa kyAre lakhatA haze? paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vyAkhyAtAnA vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavAnuM ApaNe cUkI gayA hoie paNa DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAInI samIkSA sAMbhaLIe to ApaNane vyAkhyAnano sAra samajAya jAya tevI temanI vidvatAbharI vANI have kyAreya sAMbhaLavA nahIM maLe. DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI virala hatA. temanI vidAyathI sau svajano, sagA, snehIo ane jaina samAjane kadIya na purAya tevI khoTa paDI che. A ja ghaNI moTI kSati nitya abhyAsa, ciMtana - manana ane lekhana, vastRtva thakI temaNe jainajagata ane vidyAjagatane satata mArgadarzana pUruM pADayuM. sAhitya ane tattvajJAna kSetre ekaniSTha ArAdhaka evA mu. zrI ramaNabhAInA dehAvasAnathI samagra vidyAjagatane ane jaina samAjane bahu moTI kSati pahoMcI che. zubhakaraNa surANA, amadAvAda

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahAmanA DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha I nagIna jI. zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha eTale aneka sadguNono samavAya. te hatA anekavidha vipula sAhityanA sarjaka, pAragAmI vidvAna, samartha prAdhyApaka, ziSyavatsala guru, saMzodhakonA protsAhaka mArgadarzaka, samadarzI taMtrI, adhyAtmapremI cintaka, AcArazuddhinA ArAdhaka, saddharmaparAyaNa upAsaka, saMtajanonA guNAnurAgI bhakta, paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA sAthe mAnavasevA karmane joDIne jJAnakarmasamuccayanA sAdhanAra prAjJa yojaka, anekavidha pravRttionA preraka-yojaka ane sarva paricitonA AtmIya. sAmAnya rIte paMDitone doSadarzI samajavAmAM Ave che. paraMtu zrI ramaNabhAI paMDita hovA chatAM doSadarzI hatA ja nahi. te kevaLa guNadarzI ja hatA. temanI dRSTi racanAtmaka hatI, khaMDanAtmaka nahi. temane koInI TIkA karavI ke sAMbhaLavI bilakula pasaMda na hatI. te nirvera hatA. te sthitaprajJa hatA. te udAracetA, sattvazIla RRSitulya puNyapuruSa hatA. temaNe mAnavatAno mahimA karyo che. je temanA saMparkamAM AvyA te saunA hRdayamAM te vasI gayA che. te sujanatA ane snehabhAvathI chalochala bharelA hatA. koInuM paNa sukArya temanI najare caDe to tene te avazya biradAvatA. 269 huM zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayano vidyArthI ane te paNa. amArA sa2no viSaya paNa pradhAnataH samAna, jyAre munizrI nyAyavijayajI likhita gujarAtI 'jaina darzana'no mAro aMgrejI anuvAda "Jaina Philosophy And Religion" motIlAla banArasIdAse prakAzita karyo tyAre amadAvAdamAM mArA ghare mane abhinaMdana ApavA AvyA hatA. vaLI, jyAre mAruM saMpAdana "Jaina Theory of Multiple Facets of Reality and Truth" te ja prakAzake pragaTa karyuM tyAre paNa temaNe potAnI prasannatA patra dvArA pragaTa karI hatI. temano puNyAtmA unnati karato rahe ane temano akSaradeha saune preraNA Apato rahe e ja prArthanA.

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2 hao zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sevAmUrti... DaoN. ramaNabhAI | DaoN. ramaNIkalAla dozI ApaNA sahunA vaDIla AdaraNIya zrI ramaNabhAI zAha ApaNA sahu vaccethI kAyamI dUra thayA tenuM duHkha kuTuMbamAM tArAbahena tathA kuTuMbane hoya paNa ApaNI saMsthAo ane amArA jevI nAnI 40 saMsthAone mATe paNa duHkhada prasaMga banI gayo. amArI saMsthA ane haoNspiTala joDe saMbaMdha 20 varSa upara ramaNabhAI sAthe rahyo. prathama prasaMga : teo kapaDavaMja sAtarasukhAthI pAchA vaLatAM ane cakhodarA AvavA khAsa AmaMtraNa svIkAryuM te paNa khAsa takalIpha ane samaya kADhIne AvyA. tyArabAda temanA vAlakezvaranA nivAsasthAne pharI maLavA javAnuM thayuM. teo muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA ane huM to nAnA davAkhAnAno DokTara paNa, mane maLavA bolAvyo. mArI sAdI, saraLa ane nikhAlasa vAta sAMbhaLI turata saMmati ApI ane aMdharAhata-netrayajJamAM gujarAtamAM sahayoga apAvyo. te samayano temano sahayoga Avyo. keTalI udAra bhAvanA, vRtti ane kAryadakSatA. netrayajJa prasaMge dareka jagyAe sahakAryakartAnI kAryadakSa TUkaDI laI khUba aMgata agavaDa veThIAvatA ja rahyA. pachI AdivAsI vistAronAM dAhoda narmadA kAMThe-ke surata-vyArA, veDachA paNa acUka AvyA. AvA kAryamAM hRdayanA bhAva sAthe muMbaInA sadbhAvapremI aneka kuTuMbane darIdradarzana karAvavA AgrahapUrvaka lAve. rahevAnI, jamavAnI agavaDa hoya paNa AnaMda sAthe nabhAvatA A ApaNA ramaNabhAI udAra vRtti rAkhatA. mane temanAmAM gAMdhIvicAranuM darzana thatuM. zaherI lokone gAmaDAnA duHkho jANavA maLe, duHkha najare jue ne duHkha dUra karavA sahAyarUpa thAya tevI bhAvanA teo sevatA. deza paradezamAM jaina dharmano phelAvo thAya. loko te vize vAMce, vicAre, samaje, jIvanamAM utAre te mATe prayatnazIla rahetA. cAre bAju zAMti prasare tevo bhAva sevatA. 75 varSathI cAlatI yuvaka saMgha saMcAlita vyAkhyAnamALA jaina-jainetara vidvAno,

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 271 sAdhu-saMto, ucca zreNinA vyAkhyAtAo saharSa AvatA. ramaNabhAI pratye Adarane kAraNe sau koI AmaMtraNa premathI svIkAratA. tA. 23 okTobare temanA svargavAsanA AgalA divase hospiTalamAM temane maLyo. temaNe kahyuM, "mAre have lakhavAnuM puruM karavuM chuM. jaina dharma vize lakhANa temane atipriya hatuM. chelle pathArImAM sUtAM sUtAM paNa temaNe lakhyuM. AvA vinamra, puruSArthI, vidvAna kAyama mATe ApaNane choDI gayA. sarva para saddabhAva rAkhI potAnA pUjA-nItiniyama badhe sAcavIne ja jIvyA ane saMgha, samAjane saMsthAne doravaNI ApatA rahyA. dukhIjanonA utkarSa karavAnuM samAjanA sukhIjano bhUlI na jAya mATe sajAga rahyA. saha kAryakartA sAthe prema-AdarabhAva, nAnA-moTA eka che te jIvana sAme rAkhI karI dekhADyuM. * AvA paMDita dharmapremI koinI bahu sevA lIdhA vinA ja kAyama mATe poDhI gayA. eka divasa agAu temane khAsa maLavAnuM hospiTalamAM thayuM tyAre samabhAvapUrvaka temaNe prasannatA vyakta karI. zAMtithI meM karelA mAMgalikane sAMbhaLyuM. AvA ucca AtmAne bhAvapUrvaka zraddhAMjali. koTi koTi namaskAra karIne saMsthA, samAja ane parivArane navI zakti, buddhi, preraNA sadA temanA jIvanamAMthI maLe te ja bhAvanA ane prArthanA. OM zAMti zAMti sAhityasevA - zAsana sevA ane samAjasevAnA sAdhaka pUjyazrInA bahuAyAmI vyaktittvane zabdomAM kaMDArI zakAya tema nathI, chatAM thoDAM zabdomAM kahuM to pUjyazrI sAhityasevA - zAsana sevA ane samAjasevAnA sAdhaka vidvAna - vidyArthI, saMsArI-sAdhu ane arvAcIna RSi hatA. samatA-rUpI pAsaporTanI pAMkhe zarU thayela pUjyazrIno pravAsa mokSanagare ja pUro thaze tevI zradhdhA saha..... DaoN. dineza parIkha (me. TrasTI) zrI Atmavallabha hospiTala, IDara

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272 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA, guru, mitra ane mArgadarzaka D DaoN. zekharacaMdra jaina sva. DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM nAma smaraNa karatAM ja 34 varSa jUno kAlakhaMDa vartamAna banIne ubharI Ave che. lagabhaga 1973-74nI vAta haze, te vakhate huM bhAvanagaranI kolejamAM prAdhyApaka ane zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM mAnad gRhapati hato. teo vidyAlaya sAthe sakriya rIte saMkaLAyelA hatA. eka vakhata teo bhAvanagara padhAryA, vidyAlayamAM rahyA ane mAro paricaya thayo. mane paNa lakhavA-vAMcavAno zokha ane teo to hatA moTA sAkSara. teoe mArA lekhanakAryamAM vadhAre rUci batAvI. pahelI ja mulAkAtamAM mArA upara evI chApa paDI ke teo ati nikhAlasa, saraLa prakRtinA ane vidyAvyAsaMgI che. teoe mArI prakAzita eka-be kRtio joI ane mane salAha ApI ke huM jaina sAhityamAM vadhu ne vadhu abhyAsa karI lekhanakArya karyuM. ane teoe mane 1974mAM muMbaI yuvaka saMgha dvArA cAlatI pravacana mALAmAM vaktA tarIke AmaMtrita karyo. yuvaka saMghanI A vyAkhyAnamALA eTale bhAratamAM sarvAdhika prasiddha ane jJAnagaMgAne pravAhita karanAra vyAkhyAnamALA tarIke paMkAyelI hatI. A vyAkhyAnamALAmAM AMtararASTrIya ane rASTrIya kakSAnA vidvAno AmaMtrita thatA. AvI vizALa ane mahatvapUrNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mane AmaMtraNa maLatA apAra AnaMda thayo ane huM paNa lagabhaga eka mahinA sudhI mAruM vaktavya taiyAra karI, TepamAM sAMbhaLI, samaya vagerenuM dhyAna rAkhI teyAra thaIne gayo. pahelI vakhata ATalA moTA sAkSara maMca upara prabuddha zrotAonI vacce bo levAno prathama avasara hato. thoDIka mUMjhavaNa hatI, paNa zrI ramaNabhAI zAhe paricaya ApatI vakhate evI rIte prastuta karyA ke koI saMkoca rahyo nahIM ane prathama vyAkhyAna ja khUba ja sArI rIte vakhANAyuM. AnaMda to e vAtano hato ke je vyAkhyAnamALAmAM koI vaktAne saLaMga eka-be vakhatathI vadhu bolAvatA nathI ke bolAvavAnI saMbhAvanA rahetI nathI temAM mane saLaMga 7-8 varSa sudhI teo e AmaMtrita karyo. vAstavamAM

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 273 to huM jyAre jyAre paNa vyAkhyAna ApavA gayo tyAre ema mAnIne ja gayo ke huM kaMIka zIkhavA jaI rahyo chuM. ane murabbI ramaNabhAIno sneha ane tArAbenanuM vAtsalya mane satata preraNA ApatA rahyA ane huM adhyayana mATe vadhAre rUci levA mAMDyo. A pravacanonA saMgraharUpe mArAM traNa pustako paNa prakAzita thayAM. zrI ramaNabhAI zAha potAnA jJAnanI gaMgA yuropa ane amerikA khaMDamAM pravAhita karI cUkyA hatA. teo eTalA to nikhAlasa hatA ke bIjA mitro paNa jAya temAM teo AnaMdano anubhava karatA ane temanI preraNA ane sahayogathI mane 1989-90 mAM laMDana, 1992mAM pUrva AphrikA ane pachI 1994 thI satata amerikAmAM pravacana ApavAno lAbha maLato rahyo. dara varSe jyAre huM pAcho phare tyAre ramaNabhAino AzIrvAda niraMtara maLe ja. meM jyAre "tIrtha karavANI" mAsika patrano prAraMbha karyo ane jyAre meM ghoSaNA karI ke A patrikA jainonA saMpradAyonI saMkucitatAthI mukta raheze ane temAM hindI-gujarAtI-aMgrejI traNeya bhASAonA lekhono samAveza karavAmAM Avaze tyAre teo e vartamAna yugamAM jaina patrikAonI sthiti upara carcA karI ane paristhitithI vAkepha karyo ane saphaLatAnA AzIrvAda paNa ApyA. teoe kahyuM "mArA game te lekhane tame mArI koipaNa anumati vagara prakAzita karavA svataMtra cho.' ane vAstavamAM teo A patrikAnI pragatithI, tenA lekhothI saMtuSTa rahyA ane teo pratyakSa ke parokSa AzIrvAda svarUpe temanA sUcano ApatA rahyA. meM jyAre amadAvAdamAM "samanvaya dhyAna sAdhanA kendra dvArA zrI AzApurAmAM jena ceriTebala haoNspiTalano prAraMbha karyo ane tenuM sAhitya, rUparekhA, kArya vagerenI jANa karI tyAre teoe mane AzIrvAda to ApyA paNa Arthika muzkelIo kevI naDI zake teno paNa khyAla Apyo. mane dAnavIro pAsethI dAna prApta thAya temAM temanI rUci hatI. cha-sAta varSa daramyAna meM hospiTalanI je pragati karI teno ahevAla vAMcIne teoe evo to saMtoSa vyakta karyo jANe emanA svajanane koI saphaLatA maLI hoya. chelle-chelle teonI bhAvanA hatI ke muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha jema dara varSe koI ne koI sevAbhAvI saMsthA mATe Arthika madada kare che tema A

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274 kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI saMsthAne paNa eka vakhata madada maLe ane saMsthA pagabhara thAya tevI temanI bhAvanA hatI. chelle meM jyAre temane patra lakhyo ane phona upara vAta karI tyAre temaNe mane kahyuM ke tame jena yuvaka saMghane lakho ane temanA maMtrI vagere dhyAna Apaze ane huM paNa bhalAmaNa karIza. paraMtu mArA durbhAgya Aje teo ApaNI vacce nathI paraMtu mane vizvAsa che ke teo potAnA AtmAthI jarUra mane A saphaLatAmAM sahayoga karaze. huM koIpaNa vidyArthIne jyAre jaina dharma ke darzanamAM pIeca.DI. mATe rajisTarDa karAvato tyAre temanI sAthe jarUra carcA karato ane mArgadarzana meLavato. DaoN. ramaNabhAI cI. zAha gujarAtI bhASA ane sAhityanA to vidvAna hatA ja paraMtu jenadarzana sAhitya, kaLA, saMskRtinA marmajJa hatA ane sauthI moTI vizeSatA to e hatI ke teo zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka hovA chatAM kyAreya saMpradAyanI saMkucitatAmAM rahyA nathI. emaNe to eka dIrghadRSTA, lekhaka, kavi, ciMtakanI bhAvanAthI ja dharmanA siddhAMtonuM avalokana ane mUlyAMkana karyuM che. teo digambara ke zvetAmbara saMpradAyanA mahAna AcAryo, mahAna Agama kRtio ke mahAna tIrthasthAnono koipaNa bhedabhAva vagara adhyayana, darzana karatAM ane potAnA lekhomAM je-te sthAno, zAstro ane vyaktionA guNonI carcA karatA. tethI teo mAtra zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka samAjamAM ja nahIM saMpUrNa jainajagatamAM AdaraNIya sthAna prApta karI zakyA hatA. hakIkate teo pathavAdathI dUra mukta gaganamAM vihAra karatA hatA. DaoN. ramaNabhAIne vidyArthIo pratye apAra mamatA hatI. tethI teo jyAM sudhI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA padAdhikArI rahyAM tyAM sudhI vidyArthIone vadhumAM vadhu kema sagavaDa maLe, teo ucca zikSaNamAM vadhu pAraMgata bane tenI ja bhAvanA rAkhatA hatA. jaina sAhitya mATe teo zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA tattvAvadhAnamAM dara varSe vyAkhyAnamALAnuM Ayojana karatA ane mane temanuM dara vakhate sAnidhya prApta thatuM. eka saphaLa lekhaka tarIke teoe aneka pustako lakhyA che je jinatattva'nA nAme aneka bhAgomAM prakAzita thayA che. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' teo uDyA che to enI preraNAthI "havA ke paMkho para' lakhavAnI mane

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 275 preraNA maLI che. teo hRdayanA saraLa hatA paNa zistanA AgrahI hatA. enuM kAraNa ke teo ena.sI.sI.mAM mejaranA pada sudhI kAma karI cUkyA hatA. sadbhAgye huM paNa ena.sI.sI.mAM lephTananTa sudhI kArya karI cUkyo hato. huM to mAnuM chuM ke aneka bAbatomAM temanI pAsethI mane ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM maLyuM che tethI te mArA gurupade rahyA che. teo mane eka mitrabhAve salAha ApatA rahyA che ane huM niraMtara pragati karuM tenA mArgadarzaka rahyA che. temanA dharmapatnI pU. tArAbahena eTalA ja vAtsalyamayI, mamatAmayI che. teonuM vAtsalya mane maLatuM ja rahyuM che. ramaNabhAinI jema teo paNa mArI pragatithI saMtoSa vyakta karatA te mArA mATe amUlya nidhi jevuM che. AvA sAkSara, sAhityakAra murabbInI ciravidAyathI hakIkate temano parivAra ja nahIM temanA tamAma sAhityakAra mitro, pravacanabhakto ane sau Aje nirAdhAra banyAno anubhava kare che. temanI khoTa kyAreya pUrI thaze nahIM. teo dehathI bhale ApaNI vacce nathI paraMtu temano akSaradeha niraMtara preraNA Apaze. jaina samAje eka hIralo gumAvyo che mu.zrI ramaNalAlabhAInA vyaktitvane mUlavavA mATe zabdo paNa pAMgaLA puravAra thAya. vicArone lekhinI dvArA vAcA ApavA mATe tyAM paNa maryAdA AvI jAya. kAraNa emanI bahumukhI pratibhA emane nyAya Apavo ghaNo muzkela chatAM paNa lakhyA vinA to na ja rahevAya. sahaja-saraLa svabhAva, vAdavivAdamAM utaravAnuM nahi- zAMta mudrA, kayAreya paNa avAja UMco nahi, keTakeTalA guNo varNavavA ! ATalI guNavattA dharAvatuM vyaktittva paNa ghamaMDa jarApaNa nahi. badhAM sAthenuM AtmiyatAbhareluM vartana ja temane kadI paNa bhUlavA nahi de. kahevAya che ke samaya jatA badhuM visarAI jAya paNa A kaheNa ramaNabhAI mATe khoTI pUravAra thaze. kAraNa teo sadAya badhAnAM hRdayamAM smaraNarUpe jIvaMta raheze. jaina samAje eka hIralo gumAvyo che | ramA vinoda mahetA, muMbaI

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276 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI saujanyanI bhInAza rohIta zAha potAnI vidvatAne eka bAjue rAkhIne haMmezAM sahaja jijJAsAvRttinuM lAlana-pAlana karatA rahelA DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha nibhatAnA upAsaka hatA. uttama vaktA hovAnuM emanuM mukhya lakSaNa e hatuM ke kyAre bolavuM ane keTaluM bolavuM eno saMyama emanA vyaktitvamAM chalochala hato. temanA lekho kadamAM lAMbA rahetA, temanuM vaktavya eTaluM ja TUMkuM rahetuM. emanI kalamane vivAda kadIya abhaDAvI zakyo nahoto. "jinatattva' pustakazreNImAM emaNe lakhelA lekho samatolapaNAnI sugaMdha prasarAve che. samanvaya dvArA ja kaMI paNa siddha karI zakAya evI emanI samajaNane sau koI be hAthe salAma karatuM hatuM. DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhane pahelI vakhata jaina sAhitya samArohanA eka kAryakramamAM maLavAnuM thayuM. emanI prajJAno paricaya pahelethI ja hato. tyAra pachI ekAda-be jAhera kAryakramomAM maLavAnuM ya thayuM paraMtu sAva alapa-jhalapa. A kAraNe jhAjho vyaktigata paricaya na thaI zakyo. thoDI nikhAlasa vAta karuM to, emanA sAMnidhyamAM muMbaimAM yojAtI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA vakhate, ekAda vakhata vyAkhyAna ApavAnI lAlaca manamAM hatI. prayojana eTaluM ja ke mArA vyAkhyAna pachI emano pratibhAva kevo maLe che e jANavA maLe ! emanI kasoTImAMthI pasAra thavAnuM sadbhAgya mane na maLyuM eno vasavaso sadAya raheze. gujarAtamAM dhoraNa 12 nA pAThyapustakamAM "pagarakhAM goThavanAra' zIrSaka aMtargata emanI eka kRti lagabhaga dasa varSa sudhI vidyArthIone bhaNAvI. pAsaporTanI pAMkha' pustakamAMthI levAyelI e kRti vAMcyA pachI vidyArthIo mArI pAse AkhuM pustaka vAMcavAnI tatparatA vyakta karatA. pravAhitA ane prAsAdikatA vacce vahetI emanI kalama kyAMya khoDaMgAtI na lAge. phekTarInA mAlikano chokaro videzamAM abhyAsa karIne Avelo chatAM anubhavamAM jarAya UNo na rahI jAya eTale ene potAnI phekTarImAM ja sAva sAmAnya kAmakAjamAM tAlIma levA mUkelo. phekTarInI mulAkAta mATe gayelA lekhaka ane temanA saMgAthIonAM pagarakhAM vAraMvAra te yogya jagAe goThavIne mUke che. ATalI

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zuta upAsaka 2maNabhAI saraLatA samAjanI pratyeka vyaktimAM AvI jAya to samAja ekapaNa bAbatamAM pachAta na rahI zake. aneka lekhakoe videza-pravAso karyA che ane e pravAsanA anubhavonuM Alekhana paNa karyuM che. chatAM DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhe je avalokana karyuM te viziSTa che. DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhano pratyakSa paricaya mane jeTalo nathI, eTalo emano pustaka-paricaya che. emanA ghaNAM lekho meM "jana samAcAra'mAM pragaTa karyA che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM potAnAM lakhANo uparanA kopI rAiTanuM visarjana karanArA anya lekhako keTalA? emanA koipaNa pustakamAMthI koipaNa lekha pragaTa karavA mATe emanI anumati levI na paDe, evI sagavaDa emaNe sau koine karI ApI che. kopIrAiTanuM visarjana karIne emaNe potAnI saraLa nirmohitA batAvI hatI. A vAta Aje kadAca sAmAnya lAgaze, paraMtu bhaviSyamAM tenI mahattA saune samajAze. potAnI hayAtI pachI, potAnA vArasadArone kopIrAiTa dvArA keTalI badhI kamANI thaI zake, e teo jANatA ja hatA. chatAM samAjane kazuMka ApI javAnI sahRdayatAe emane AvuM umadA kArya karavA preryA. saMsAra choDanArA paNa kyAreka to A kAma nathI karI zakatA ! DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhe aneka vyakticitro (caritralekhana) paNa kaMDAryA che. rAjakAraNa, dharma, zikSaNa, sAhitya, vijJAna, samAja vagere kSetronI vibhUtio vize lakhavAmAM kyAMya pakSapAta na hoya ane kyAMya pUrvagraha na hoya. jenA vize Alekhana karavAnuM hoya teno sarvAgI ane sarvagrAhI abhyAsa karIne pachI ja kalama calAvI hoya. A badhAmAM vacce pote kyAMya na dekhAya. potAno vaTa pADavAnuM, potAno prabhAva pADavAnuM A mANasane kadIya na AvaDyuM. ghaNAM evosa maLyA, ghaNAM sanmAna maLyAM, ghaNI pratiSThA maLI...chatAM ahaMkAra lezamAtra jovA na maLe ! navuM koI pustaka pragaTa thAya eTale enI eka nakala acUka yAda karIne mokalI Ape. emanA saujanyanI bhInAzathI parokSapaNe satata bhIMjAvAnuM sadbhAgya maLatuM rahyuM. emanI zailI niraMtara emanA zIlane anusaratI rahI. Do. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA AtmAne parama dhAmamAM parama zAMti maLe e mATe ApaNe kazI prArthanA karavI paDe ema nathI. AvA sarala ane umadA AtmAne zAMti pAmavAno adhikAra che. AghAta ane aphasosa eTalo ja raheze ke AvuM prajJAsabhara, nirdabha vyaktitva have ApaNI vacce rahyuM nathI. * * *

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278 sAdagI ane tAjagIno samanvaya 7 vasaMta nAnajI bhedA pU. ramaNabhAI zAha eTale sAdagI ane tAjagIno adbhuta samanvaya. sahaja, saraLa ane nikhAlasa ane jJAnapipAsu ane vaLI jJAnadAtA ane AjIvana vidyArthI ane zikSaka. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mAro emanI sAthe chellAM 25 varSano saMbaMdha hato. khAsa karIne arihaMta ArAdhaka maMDaLa dvArA dara mahine nIkaLatI yAtrA pravAsamAM, maMDaLanA yAtrikone DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhano ghaNo ja lAbha maLyo hato. emanA pAse dharmanA pAyAnA jJAnathI laIne vizeSa UMDA Atmika jJAna mATenI sUjha ane samaja maLatI hatI. dharmanA phaLarUpe saraLatA ane nirdebhatA e emanA jIvanamAM pariNamelI hatI. jaina tattvajJAnanA jJAnapipAsuo mATe DaoN. ramaNabhAInI hAjarI ghaNI ja sahAyaka hatI. bALajIvothI mAMDIne sAdhaka AtmAo mATe sahune upayogamAM AvavAno abhigama avismaNIya raheze. A kALamAM sahakAra ane sahAyakabhAvano duSkALa varatAya che, tyAre emane tyAM lIlIvADInI ThaMDaka hatI. chellAM ghaNA mahinAthI emanI lathaDelI ane kathaLelI tabiyatamAM emanI svasthatA, sabhAnatA ane samatA anumodanIya hatI. bIjAnA mATe upayogamAM kema AvavuM e emanI ciMtA, kathaLatA svAsthyamAM paNa rahetI, potAnI aMdara magnatA pAMgare e mATe emane AnaMdadhana, devacaMdravijayajI, yazovijayajI mA.sA.nA bhakti-padonI cAhanA rahetI. AvA samartha mahA AdhyAtmAyogIonA pado AtmAnI AMtara urdhva cetanAnI gatine prANa pUranArA banI rahe che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI joDe svAdhyAya, vAMcana, satsaMga, tIrthayAtrA tathA sAhitya samArohamAM vageremAM avAranavAra javAnuM thatuM. emanI sAthenI sAnidhyamAM eTaluM to avazya ApaNe anubhavI zakIe, pUrva janmonA sAdhakano AtmA A bharatakSetramAM-bhAratanI mohamayI muMbaImAM AvI ane ApaNA sahu upara aDhaLaka upakAra karIne sahaja nirlepabhAve potAnA AtmAnI zreSTha sAdhanA mArge AgaLa dehabaMdhana mAMthI chUTA thayo ane sahajabhAve mRtyune temaNe AvakAryuM hatuM. ApaNe sahu paramAtmAne DaoN. ramaNabhAInA AtmAnI parama kevaLajJAna paramapadanI prApti mATe parama prArthanA niraMtara karIe.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 279 saraLa, snehasabhara vyaktitva | DaoN. kalA zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAInI vidAya eTale jaina dharma, sAhitya ane tattvajJAnanA eka mahAna ciMtakanI khoTa. muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA mAjI vaDA evA sAcA vidvAna prAdhyApakanI khoTa. temanA mArgadarzanamAM vidyA prApta karI vartamAnamAM aneka viziSTa pada zobhAvatA (prAdhyApako vagere) aDhaLaka vidyArthIone mATe svajana evA mArgadarzakanI khoTa. A khoTa kyAreya pUrAya tevI nathI. A lekhamAM ramaNabhAI sAthenA yunivarsiTInA vibhAganA vaDA, mArA pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tathA anya prasaMgomAMthI upasatI ramaNabhAInI svaccha nItaryA nirmaLa nIra jevI chabI upasAvavAno mAro prayatna che. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzanamAM muMbaI yunivarsiTImAMthI lagabhaga vIsathI vadhAre vidyArthIoe pIeca.DI.nI DigrI prApta karI che. A vAta gauravaprada gaNI zakAya. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya dvArA Ayojita jaina samArohamAM me jaina sAhityamAM pIeca.DI. karavAno nirNaya karyo e prasaMgane mArA jIvanamAM avismaraNIya gaNuM chuM. mahuvAmAM jaina sAhitya samArohamAM ramaNabhAInA netRtvamAM yojAyela jainasAhitya samArohamAM jaina tattvajJAna, dharma ane sAhityanA enasAyaklopIDiyA samAna pU. agaracaMdajI nAhaTA prakhara vidvAna dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA ane prAkRta apabhraMzana bhASAnA tathA sAhityanA sAkSara zrI DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANI ane DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha, vidUSI tArAbena tathA anya vidvAnonA vaktavyonuM zrutapAna karyA pachI meM jaina sAhityamAM pIeca.DI. karavAno nirNaya lIdho. A jaina sAhitya samArohamAM mAro sAcA arthamAM jena banavAno prayatna zarU thayo. I.sa. 1984mAM pIeca.DI.nI DigrI maLI tyArathI Aje 2005 sudhImAM ramaNabhAInA sAnnidhyamAM mArA AMtarika vyaktitvano AdhyAtmika vikAsa thayo.

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280 ta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke mane ramaNabhAImAM rahelI zikSaka tarIkenI zista, emanAmAM rahelI cIvaTa ane jarUra paDe vidyArthIne avaLA kAna pakaDI samatAbhAve samajAvavAnA guNano sahaja paricaya thayo. DaoN. ramaNabhAIne huM pI.ecaDInA mArgadarzaka tarIke temanI vizeSatAone yAda karuM to eka viziSTa zikSakanI chabI upase che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI pIeca.DI. karanAra vidyArthIne kahetAM. (1) pIeca.DI. karanAra vidyArthImAM zista, niyamitatA, viSayanI pasaMdagImAM kALajI, saMzodhanakArya karavAno potAno rasa, svaccha lakhANa, viSayamAM UMDA utarI maulika vicAro vyakta karavAnI zakti vagere guNo hovA joIe athavA keLavavA joIe. (2) ramaNabhAI vidyArthI sAthe svajananI jema vartatA. niyamita rIte aThavADiyAno eka divasa dareka vidyArthIne bolAvI viSayanI carcA karatA. temanI sAthenI carcAmAM thisisanA kAryanI saMpUrNa paddhati jANavA maLatI. anya graMthonA saMdarbho kevI rIte mUkavA te samajAvatA. A badhI carcAo daramyAna cA-pANInI sAthe sAthe haLavA TUcakAo tathA paradezanA anubhavo amane saMbhaLAvatA tyAre bhAre bhaDakhama vidvAnanI sAtha haLavI paLo mANavA maLatI. (3) ramaNabhAI Agraha rAkhatA ke vidyArthI potAnuM lakhANa phUlaskepanI jamaNI bAjue svaccha akSare lakhe jethI sAmenI bAjue potAnA mudA, sudhArAvadhArA sAthe TAMkI zake. mArA lakhANamAM lIlI sahIthI suMdara suDoLa akSare temaNe karelA sudhArAvALA pAnA meM Aja dina sudhI sAcavI rAkhyA che. ramaNabhAI moTA (UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevA) akSare lakhatA e emanI vizeSatA gaNAya. (4) aneka sUcano dvArA thisisamAM aneka vidvAno, sAkSaronA maMtavyo, viSayanA UMDANane sparzavAnI khAsa cIvaTa, sAthe sAthe vidyArthInI potAnI maulika daSTi - A badhuM ramaNabhAI pAsethI zIkhavA maLyuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke ananya hatA. temanI paddhatie mane paNa mArgadarzaka tarIke dizA batAvI che. vidyArthInI thisisanuM lakhANa saMpUrNa pahelethI chellA pAnA sudhInuM pote vAMcI jatA athavA vaMcAvatA. nAnI sarakhI bhUla paNa temanI najaramAMthI chaTakI zaktI nahi. yunivarsiTImAM phI bharavAthI laIne vidyArthInI maukhika parIkSA thAya tyAM sudhI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI sahAya karatA. yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA samagra vizvabharanI yunivarsiTIomAM muMbaI (baoNmbe) yunivarsiTI TocanuM sthAna Aje paNa dharAve che. anya bhASAonA vibhAganI sAthe sAthe I.sa. 1970mAM gujarAtI vibhAganI sthApanA muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM thaI. te samayanA anya prAdhyApako A gauravavaMtI khurazInI harIphAImAM hatA. te chatAM DaoN. ramaNabhAI pa2 gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA tarIkeno kaLaza DhoLAyo ane sAhebe gujarAtI vibhAgane varSo sudhI jatana karIne jALavyo. yunivarsiTInA vaDA tarIke vicAratA jaNAya che ke teo pyunathI laIne yunivarsiTInA aneka vibhAgonA kAryakaro sAthe svajananI jema vartatA, pote eka vibhAganA vaDA (heDa) che te pratIti koIne kyAreya thavA detA nahi. te chatAM badhAM pAse vyavasthita kAma karAvatA. teo pote seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM varSo sudhI ena.sI.sI.mAM kAryarata rahelA hovAthI kaDaka zistanA AgrahI hoya e svAbhAvika che. zistanI sAthe sAthe ramaNabhAInI yAda rAkhavA jevI vizeSatA e hatI ke teo klAsamAM (100 thI 150 vidyArthIonA) dareka vidyArthInuM nAma yAda rAkhatA ane nAmathI ja bolAvatA. (a / guNa bahu ochA prAdhyApakomAM jovA maLe che.) ramaNabhAIe gujarAtI vibhAganI khurazI saMbhALI ane pote nivRtta thayA tyAM sudhI A vibhAganuM gaurava vizeSa rIte vadhAryuM. ramaNabhAI muMbaInI carcageTathI dahiMsara ane bhIvaMDI sudhInA kaoNlejonA prAdhyapakomAM 'priya' hatA. kAraNake teo badhAMne eka sUtre bAMdhI rAkhatA. dareka prAdhyApakane (siniyara ke juniyara) temanA prazno ke mUMjhavaNomAM yogya mArgadarzana sAMtvanApUrvaka ApatA. gujarAtI bhASAnA prAdhyApako (150) jenI rAha jotA evA adhyApaka milana varSamAM be vAra teo yojatA. satranA prAraMbhamAM snehamilanamAM navA prAdhyApakono paricaya thato ane satranA aMte yojAtA milanamAM nivRtta thatA zikSakone gauravapUrNa vidAya apAtI. A samayagALA daramyAna kaoNlejomAM kAryarata gujarAtI zikSakono utsAha anekagaNo vadhyo hato. badhAmAM eka cokkasa prakArano snehabhAva sarjAyo hato. ramaNabhAIe potAnA samabhAvI svabhAvane kAraNe koIpaNa zikSakane kyAreya nirAza nathI karyA. pote nivRtta thayA tyAre yunivarsiTInA oNphisa sTAphane gupta dAna tarIke sArI evI rakama dAna ApI, jenA dvArA teone lona vagere maLI zake. 281

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282 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A rIte ramaNabhAIe muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganI chabI eka svaccha ane sakriya vibhAga tarIkenI upasAvI hatI. jaina sAhitya samArohanA yojaka, saMyojaka ane Ayojaka saMskRta, prAkRta, jUnI gujarAtI ane vartamAna gujarAtI bhASAmAM jena sAhityanuM vipula kheDANa thayuM che. jaina sAhityanA vidvAno, rasajJo tathA sAmAnyajanone eka maMca para lAvI teno paricaya ane AsvAda karAvavAnuM bhagIratha kArya ramaNabhAI 'jaina sAhitya samAroha'nA Ayojana dvArA karyuM. A sAhitya samAroha muMbaI, mahuvA, pAlitANA, kaccha, surata, pATaNa, pAlanapura, sumeru vagere tIrthomAM yojAtA. A samArohamAM jaina dharma, tatvajJAna ane sAhityanA vidvattApUrNa nibaMdho gurubhagavaMtonI nizrAmAM vaMcAtA, aneka prakAranI carcA vicAraNAo thatI. sAthe sAthe uttama bhojana ane AsapAsanI paMcatIrthI yAtrAno lAbha paNa maLato. sAMjanI beThakamAM vaktAo ane zrotAone ramaNabhAInI sAthe haLavI paLo mANavAnI taka maLatI tyAre ramaNabhAImAM chupAyelo hAsyakAra pragaTa thato. tattvaciMtaka ramaNabhAI TreInanI sapharamAM badhAMnI sAthe bIjA vargamAM ja saphara karatA. jaina sAhitya samArohanI phalazruti e thaI ke amArA jevA abhyAsIone jaina sAhitya ane tatvajJAnane samajavAnI sAcI dizA maLI ane e ja dizAmAM lakhavAnI preraNA maLI. mArI vyaktigata phalazruti rUpe mane 'gujarAta samAcAra' tathA 'muMbaI samAcAra' jevA mAtabara dainikomAM jaina kolama lakhavAnuM sadbhAgya prApta thayuM. e lekho pustakAkAre 'jJAnasAgaranAM motI' bhAga-1-2-3 rUpe pragaTa karI zakI. ekavAra DaoN. kumArapALa desAIe mAro paricaya ApatA kahyuM hatuM, ''muMbaImAM eka ramaNabhAI rUpI vaTavRkSa che jenI aneka zAkhAo vikasI che, emAM DaoN. kalAbena, DaoN. haMsAbena, DaoN. utpalA modI vagere che.'' chellAM paccIsa varSanA gALAmAM ramaNabhAIe aneka vidvAno nIpajAvyA ema kahuM to atizayokti nahi gaNAya. aMgata avismaraNIya prasaMga jeNe svayaM madhyama varganI muzkelIono saMgharSa karyo hato evA ramaNabhAInA hRdayamAM madhyamavarganuM jIvana jIvatA amArA jevA loko mATe kaMI vizeSa karavA mATenI bhAvanA jAgRta hatI. ane tene AcaraNamAM mUkavA mATe 'muMbaI jaina

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 283 yuvaka saMgha'nA nejA heThaLa eka suMdara Ayojana karyuM. A yojanA heThaLa potAnA kSetramAM niSNAta evA loko potAnA Arthika saMjogone kAraNe kyAreya paradeza jaI zakatA nathI teone pasaMda karI sponsarazIpa dvArA paradeza mokalyA. A yojanA dvArA AvI vizeSa vyaktione vizvanA suMdara zaikSaNika ane sAMskRtika sthaLo jovAno ane mANavAno lAbha maLe. A yojanAno lAbha meLavavAnuM sabhAgya mane paNa prApta thayuM. pIeca.DI. thayA pachI eka divasa 1985mAM yunivarsiTImAM ramaNabhAIe mane kahyuM, "kalAbena, tamAre yuropa javAnuM che." A vAkya sAMbhaLI huM to stabdha ja thaI gaI. meM mAtherAna joyuM nathI ane mane yuropa javAnI taka maLe e vAtane huM svapna mAnuM ke camatkAra mAnuM ? nA paNa A eka hakIkata hatI. mArA kauTuMbika saMjogone lIdhe huM yuropanA pravAse javA khacakAtI hatI. paNa ramaNabhAInA hukamamAM naryo snehabhAva nItarato hato. meM nA pADI tyAre temaNe mane kahyuM, "kalAbena duniyA jovA jevI che. vizvane jovAthI vyaktinI dRSTi khUlI jAya che. kuTuMbanI ciMtA choDI do, badhuM barAbara thaze, tame mukta mane yuropano pravAsa karI Avo." Ama mArA madhyamavargIya saMgharSamaya vAtAvaraNamAMthI mukta thaI anya sAta sabhyo sAthe yuropanA pravAsa daramyAna roma, phrAnsa, perisa, jInivA, svITarjhalenDa, laMDana ane lesTara vagere sthaLone narI AMkhe nIrakhyA. laMDana ane lesTaramAM vasatA jenomAM ramaNabhAI pratyenA ahobhAvane kAraNe amane maLelA mAna sanmAna Aje paNa sAMbhare che. yuropanA pravAse janAra amArAmAMthI koIne khabara nathI ke amArA sponsara koNa hatA. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvanuM A eka khAsa pAsu hatuM. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvamAM e emanI sAdagI UDIne AMkhe vaLage tevI hatI, temanI vANI ane vartanamAM saraLatA ane samatAbhAva hatA. temanAmAM rahelA A vizeSa guNone lIdhe teo prAdhyApakajagatamAM, vidyArthIomAM, abhyAsIomAM ane sAmAnyajanomAM atyaMta lokapriya banI rahyA. aMtamAM eTaluM ja kahIza ke ramaNabhAI amArA sadguru hatA. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI e eka sajajhAyamAM kahyuM che, "sadaguru evA seviye, je saMyamaguNa rAtA re, nija sama jaga jana jANa, vIra vacanane dhyAtA re....' * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kamAla che, A tArA sara, ramaNa...lA...la na pro. DaoN. dineza ha. bhaTTa 284 'kamAla che, A tArA ramaNa...lA...la...!' 'jA dIkarA...have tArI thisisane vAMdho Ave ja nahIM...ane A ramaNalAla zAha jevA 'muMbaI yunivarsiTI'mAM 'gAIDa' haze tyAM sudhI yunivarsiTIno gaDha sahIsalAmata che...ane rAjAbAI TAvara gauravapUrvaka aDIkhama Ubho rahI zakaze...' varSo pahelAM eka AMtararASTrIya khyAti prApta gurjara nATyavid sva. caMdravadana sI. mahetAnA A zabdo Aje paNa eTalA ja sArthaka ane prastuta jaNAya che. lagabhaga 1963-64 nI sAlanI A vAta che. tyAre huM prArthanA samAja 52 AvelI lIlAvatI (kabubAI) lAlajI dayALa hAIskUlamAM zikSaka tarIke adhyApanakArya karAvato hato, sAthe sAthe 'vijaya mitra maMDaLa' 'TIcarsa TreniMga ekAdamI', AI.ena.TI. ane 'raMgabhUmi' jevI saMsthAomAM thoDIka nATyapravRtti paNa karato hato...nATako karatA karatA raMgabhUmi vize kaMIka nakkara ane ciraMjIvI kArya karavAnuM vicArato hato. e samaye kadAca muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM hajI 'gujarAtI DipArTamenTa'no prAraMbha thayo hato. muMbaInI sarvocca gaNAtI senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejanA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa, muMbaI yunivarsiTInA anusnAtaka DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha saMzodhana vibhAganA 'gAIDa'-mArgadarzaka nimAyA hatA. AvA moTA mANasano saMparka sAdhavo e paNa mAre mATe muzkela kAma hatuM. paraMtu mArA mitra pro. kAntAbena Thakkara atyAre mArAM patnI mane sahAyarUpa thayA. temaNe pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAine mArA viSe vAta karI. mu. ramaNabhAIe khUba ja gaMbhIratAthI temane kahyuM, 'mAre evI vyakti joie, je zarUAta karI aTakI na jAya, prAraMbhe zUrA na hoya...paNa eka sAdhakanI jema khUba ja niSThApUrvaka UMDANathI abhyAsa karI, saMzodhana kare. pharI pharI lakhavuM paDe, vAraMvAra graMtho jovA paDe topaNa thAke nahIM, ane mAro samaya bagADe nahIM...kAraNake mAre bIjAM ghaNAM kAma karavAnA hoya che. anya vidyArthIone paNa samaya ApavAno hoya che.'

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 285 -ane meM ramaNabhAIno saMparka sAdhyo. mArA manamAM je viSayo hatA te vize carcA karI, ane aMte gujarAtI paraMparAgata raMgabhUminA suvarNayuganA pAyAnA paththarasamA "mULazaMkara mulANInA raMgabhUminA pradAna'-nA saMdarbhamAM saMzodhana karavAnuM vicAryuM. pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha vize ghaNuM ghaNuM sAMbhaLeluM. ..teo bahu moTA gajAnA vidvAna...gujarAtI vibhAganA prathama adhyakSa ane..gAIDa'..ane huM to sAva sAmAnya zikSaka !' temanuM vyaktitva ja kaMIka anokhuM hatuM. pUrNapaNe zistabaddha, kaMI paNa bhUla ke apUrNatA calAvI na le tevA...kaMI paNa ADIavaLI vAto ke AtmazlAdhA karyA vagara mukhya muddAnI ja sIdhI vAta karavI e temano sthAyIbhAva hato. temaNe mArA viSaya mATe anumati to ApI, paraMtu e pahelAM nATyavid sI. sI. mahetA-caMdravadana cImanalAla mahetA-ne maLI levA jaNAvyuM. raMgabhUminI AchIpAtaLI pravRtti karato hato, ethI temanA vize paNa ghaNuM sAMbhaLeluM. mitro kahetAM, "durvAsA jevo gusso che, paNa evA ja premALa paNa che. raMgabhUmi temano zvAsozvAsa che'-gabharAto gabharAto hiMmata karI eka vAra temane maLyo. dhIme dhIme temane badhI ja vAta karI. temanA meghadhanuSI svabhAvanI jhalaka maLI...temaNe jANe ke TeligrAphika bhASAmAM kahetA hoya tema kahyuM, "maLato raheje'..... basa, ane vadana para evo bhAva Avyo ke mane thayuM ke A "caMdravadana'...sAheba mane javAnuM kahe che...huM jANe ke bhAgyo ja..! pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAInA mArgadarzana nIce adhyayana ane svAdhyAya karato gayo. e samayanA arthAt paraMparAgata raMgabhUminA nATakomAM gIto bahu ja mahatvano bhAga bhajavatA. nATakanuM vizleSaNa karIne gIto para eka AkhuM prakaraNa taiyAra karavAnuM hatuM. khUba khaMtapUrvakanA abhyAsa ane prayatno pachI mAMDa mAMDa gIto maLyA to kharAM, paraMtu e kayA rAgamAM gavAyA haze te kema khabara paDe ?.... prayatno pachI e vize thoDI jANakArI maLatI gaI. pachI mArA khAsa mitra ane saMgItajJa, paMkaja malikanA ziSya, rameza dANInI sahAyathI e gIto nATakanI je ghaTanA ane je je prasaMgo ane pAtro dvArA rajU thatAM te gItanA rAgane anurUpa hatA ke nahIM tenI yogyatAno sAro evo abhyAsa karI mArI rIte lakhI DaoN. ramaNabhAIne ApyuM. temaNe paMdara divasa pachI maLavA kahyuM. mAro eke eka divasa jANe ke kaTokaTImAMthI pasAra thato hoya evuM lAgyuM ! mAMDa mAMDa paMdara divasa

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286 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pUrA thayA. huM sAhebane maLavA gayo, lakheluM prakaraNa temane ApyuM. khUba gaMbhIra moTuM rAkhI temaNe kaDakAIthI kahyuM. AvuM thisisamAM na cAle'kema sara, mArI kaMI bhUla thaI che ?' "bhUla nahIM, paNa badhuM apUrNa che." amUka rAganuMgIta, tame darzAvelI ghaTanA samaye rajU karI zakAya evuM kahenAra ApaNe koNa ?' paraMtu meM saMgItajJa pAse gavarAvIne, samajIne badhuM rajU karyuM che.' enI zI khAtrI ? koI "othenTika'-pramANabhUta-mAhitI che?' "..e...to.e...to'...vadhAre bolI zakyo nahIM. -ane emaNe turata ja alamArImAMthI lagabhaga ardho Dajhana moTA moTA graMtho mArA hAthamAM mUkyA. huM to Azcaryacakita thaI gayo..mane thayuM...have thisisa pUrI nahIM karI zakuM...gayA...kAma se....! -"juo A bhAratanA sarvocca saMgItazAstrIonA vividha rAgo paranA pustako che. joke emAM tame je lakhyuM che e ja che. tamArI mahenata yogya mArge che...dhanyavAda ! paNa tamAre je kaMI tame vidhAna karyA che, tenA saMdarbhamAM A vidvAnoe je kahyuM che te rajU karI tamArA vidhAnone vizvasanIya ane "othenTika rIte mUkavAnA che.e mATe tamAre badhuM pharI lakhavuM paDaze...' taduparAMta temaNe deza-paradezanA nATyadhUraMdharo ane nATyavidonA graMtho paNa ApyA. bharatamuninA nATyazAstrano abhyAsa karI 'nAyikA-bheda' rasaniSpatti' ityAdi ghaTakonI nATakonA saMdarbhamAM carcA karavAnuM jaNAvyuM. huM pharI ekavAra Azcaryacakita thaI gayo ! temaNe kahyuM e badhuM khyAlamAM rAkhI, sArI rIte lakhato gayo, temane batAvato gayo. evAmAM eka divasa "phorbasa gujarAtI sabhA'nI lAyabrerImAM besI kArya karato hato tyAM acAnaka vAvAjhoDuM AvyuM hoya ema, "sI. sI. mahetA -caMdravadana cImanalAla mahetA-AvI pahoMcyA ane mane dabaDAvI udhaDo lIdho !.. parantu jyAre meM uparokta prasaMga temane kahyo tyAre bolI UThyA. kamAla che, tArA sara, A ramaNa..lA...!' senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAMthI gujarAtI nATaka koI spardhA mATe rajU karavAnuM

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 287 hatuM. pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAie mane pUchyuM: tame digdarzana karI zakazo ?' e vakhate meM keTalAMka ekAMkI digdarzita karyA hatA, ethI meM turata ja "hA" pADI. kayuM nATaka karavAnuM che ?' meM pUchyuM. e tamAre nakkI karavAnuM." huM pharI ekavAra asamaMjasamAM paDI gayo. khUba manomaMthana ane anya ekAMkIo tapAsyA pachI meM ramaNabhAInuM ekAMkI temanI samakSa mUkI kahyuM: '-A nATaka karAvuM to ApanI anumati che ne ?' "are, A to mAruM ja ekAMkI che !" "meM tamArA ekAMkI-saMgraha'mAMthI meLavyuM che.' 'paNa tamane koI jANItA nATyakAranuM sAruM nATaka nathI maLatuM?' "mane to A ja sAruM lAge che." "kema ?' "kAraNa ke emAM koleja-jIvananI ja vAta che.' 'paNa mArI ja kaoNlejamAMthI mAruM ja nATaka rajU thAya e kevuM lAge?' sara, mArI daSTie to e ja sAruM lAge...' jo jo hoM.." -ane ame emanA nATakanA riharsala zarU karyA. nATaka sarasa rIte taiyAra thayuM. spardhAmAM dabadabAbhera rajU thayuM ane pAritoSika paNa maLyuM... -pAritoSika vitaraNanA samAraMbhamAM eka evo sUra nIkaLyo ke pratyeka kolejanA prAdhyApake potAnI kaoNlejanA vidyArthIonI sajjatAno khyAla rAkhI pote ja nATaka lakhavuM joie'-ane ramaNabhAie ramUjono varasAda varasAvI dIdho. "sarasvatIcaMdra' navalakathA ane sAkSaravarya govardhanarAma tripAThInA pradAnanI ujavaNI nimitte racAyelI sanmAna samitie "sarasvatIcaMdra' nATaka tathA parisaMvAdanuM Ayojana karavAnuM vicAryuM. e samaye goviMda sareyA kRta hindI philma "sarasvatIcandra' khUba ja lokapriya banI hatI. samitie "sarasvatIcandra' nATaka taiyAra karavAnuM paNa sareyAjIne soMpyuM. e samaye tAjetaramAM ja ravizaMkara

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288 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahArAjanA jIvana para AdhArita gujarAtI philma- mANasAInA dIvA'-temaNe taiyAra karI hatI. ravizaMkara bApA badhA ja bahAravaTiyAnuM hRdayaparivartana karAvI zakyA hatA, paraMtu bAbara devA khUba ja krUra ane jiddI hato. eka vakhate bhagata" kahevAto A mANasa bhagatamAMthI bahAravaTiyo banyo hato. rAmAyaNanA racayitA vAlmIki RSithI ahIM ulaTo krama racAyo hato. paraMtu baroDA sTeTanA javAmarda polIsa ophisara bhaTTasAhebe tene pakaDavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM...ane pakaDyo hato. polIsa ophisara bhaTTa sAhebanA patnI zAntAbena (kavi kAntanA bhatrIjA) eTale ke mArA mAtuzrI e samaye saMyogovazAt muMbaImAM ja hatA. ethI "mANasAInA dIvAnA paTakathA lekhaka bharata dave ane digdarzaka goviMda saraiyA amAre tyAM, e ghaTanAnI vizeSa vigata jANavA AvelA; Ama amAro paricaya thayelo. emaNe mane "sarasvatIcaMdra'mAM buddhidhananuM pAtra bhajavavAnI ophara karI. mane to jANe 'bhAvatuM hatuM ne vaidya kahyuM'--jevI anubhUti thaI. riharsala zarU thayA. mane sAkSaravarya govardhanarAmanA dIrghasUtrI saMvAdo bolavAnI khUba takalIpha paDatI. saMvAda yAda rAkhuM to abhinaya bhUlAya, abhinaya ane mUvamenTamAM dhyAna rAkhavA jAuM...to saMvAdamAM locA thAya ! !! e samaye anAyAse ja pro. ramaNabhAIne maLavAnuM thayuM. vAtavAtomAM meM mArI dayanIya sthiti jaNAvI ane teo khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyA. meM kahyuM digdarzaka saraiyAjI te vAkyanA be bhAga karI, (toDIne) saMvAda bolavAnI salAha Ape che, paNa mane kSobha sAthe raMja rahe che ke paMDita govardhanarAmanI lAkSaNikatAnuM zuM ? e to koI kALe jokhamAvI na joIe. DaoN. ramaNabhAI mArI muzkelI tarata ja samajI gayA. temaNe thoDIka yoga ane prANAyAmanI vAto karI kahyuM, jyAre bahu lAMbu vAkya Ave tyAre tame pahelAM UMDo zvAsa lejo...pachI juo...saDasaDoTa bolAze." meM ghera jaI prekaTIsa karI, jAmatuM gayuM ane bIje divase riharsalamAM e vAkya saDasaDATa bolI, mArA dIkarA pramAdadhana eTale ke AjanA moTA gajAnA nATyakAra nimeSa desAIne lApho jhIkI dIdho ! badhA khuza thaI gayA. digdarzaka goviMda saraiyA, kalAkAro nimeSa desAI ane khyAtanAma gopI desAI (kumuda)-badhA nirAMte maLyA tyAre camatkAranuM rahasya pUchyuM, meM emane

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 289 mArA guru ramaNabhAI vize vigate vAta karI... -ane jANe ke teo bolI UThyA. kamAla che, A tArA sara ramaNalAla." e to badhA kSetranA niSNAta hoya evuM lAge che." meM kahyuM... lAge che nahIM, che ja." kadAca AjanA yugamAM teo eka RSi jevuM vyaktitva dharAve che. Adhunika parivezamAM-penTa-zarTamAM ke zUTeDa-bUTeDa RSine jovA hoya to senTa jheviyarsamAM pahoMcI javuM.' AvuM anokhuM vyaktitva chatAM teo haMmezAM badhAnI sAthe badhAnA jevA thaI haLavAzathI vAto karatA. khUba tejasvI buddhiprabhA hovAthI kyAreka emanI ramUja keTalAkane moDI moDI samajAtI. "jena yuvaka saMgha'nA upakrame yojAtI "paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA'mAM huM avAranavAra jato. temanA samApanamAM jJAnasamRddha vakatAnA vaktavyano nIcoDa to avazya hoya ja, paraMtu sAthe sAthe khaDakhaDATa hasAve, kyAreka AchuM smita karAvI de evI ramUjo sAMbhaLavI e paNa ananya lahAvo hato. pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAImAM tema ja temanA samagra parivAramAM eka umadA jIvana jIvavA mATenA adbhuta saMskAronI maheka satata saune plAvita karatI hatI. pU. murabbI pra. tArAbena, priya amitAbha ane zelajAmAM tenA satata darzana thatA hatA. varSothI amerikA nivAsI hovA chatAM amitAbha haju paNa nitAMta bhAratIya rahyAM che. pU. pro tArAbenanI sosAyA kaoNlejamAM paNa nATakanuM digdarzana karavAnI sarasa taka temaNe mane ApI hatI. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA'mAM teo bannene sAMbhaLI dhanya thaI javAya evI anubhUti paNa thaI hatI. prabuddha jIvananA saMdarbhamAM vividha prakAre DaoN. ramaNabhAI mane kAma soMpatA, yunivarsiTImAM hatA tyAre mArI yogyatA pramANe mane jJAnayajJamAM Rtvija arpavA jANe ke preraNA ApatA, ane kAma soMpatA, paraMtu teno koI bhAra ke alpAMze paNa upakArano kSaNika vicAra temanAmAM kyAreya dRSTigocara thato nahoto. temanI tabiyata nabaLI thatAM dhIme dhIme badhI ja pravRttio ochI karatA gayA, ane koI parama tattva sAthe jANe ke ekAtmatA sAdhatA jatA hoya evuM satata lAgyA karatuM.

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290 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAIne chelle temanA mulunDanA nivAsasthAne trideva'mAM tA. 12 oNkTobara, 2005 dazerAnA zubha dine maLyo tyAre hRdayano AnaMda vyakta karI ghaNI badhI aMtargata vAto karI. mane jANe ke atItanA keTalAka prasaMgo ke vyaktio vizenI spaSTatA jANe ke ApoApa thatI gaI. mane e badhuM kahevA teo jANe ke ghaNAM samayathI jhaMkhatA hoya evuM paNa lAgyuM. mAre mATe pro. DaoN. ramaNabhAI jevI tapasvI vyakti potAnI aMgata vyakti mAnI hRdayapUrvaka vAta kare e ja jIvananI aNamola ane dhanya thaI javAya evI paLa hatI. ame chUTA paDyA tyAre temaNe mane cAreka moTA graMtho ApyA ane kahyuM-kyAMka vaktavya ApavAnuM hoya ke lakhavAnuM thAya tyAre hu kAma lAgaze"--mane jANe ke mArA pIeca.DI.nA abhyAsanA divaso yAda AvI gayA. meM 'sara'ne kahyuM, "AmAM tamAro oTogrApha..Apo'to kahe.... mArA pustako ja mAro oTogrApha che !' sAva nAstikamAMthI amukAze Astika ane "rezanala' banelA niyati ke parama tattva jevuM "kaMIka' to che evuM varSonA anubhava, vAMcana, manana ane manomaMthana pachI mAnatA thayelA mArA jevA sAmAnya mANasane yogya rIte ja bheTa ApelI "buddha'nI mUrti ane graMtho mArA jIvananI anupama ane amUlya mUDI, jaNasa banI raheze. evuM kahevAnuM mana thaI Ave ke-RAMANBHAIWAS NEXT TO NONE. emanI sAthe che. kriSNAmUrti, ramaNa maharSi, maharSi araviMda ke "madhara'. svAmI vivekAnaMda ane vivAdAspada banelA AcArya rajanIza "ozo'-koinA vize paNa carcA karavAnuM thAya to ghaNuM ghaNuM vizeSa jANavA maLe ja; evuM mahAna ane adanA sArasvato vize paNa kharuM. ravIndranAtha TAgore kahyuM hatuM, mANasanI sauthI mahattvanI IcchA moTA thavAnI hoya che, sukhI thavAnI nahIM' - paraMtu ramaNabhAI moTA paNa hatA ane sukhI paNa hatA. je kRSNAmUrti AWRENESS' nI je vAta karatA, tenA darzana temanAmAM kSaNe kSaNe thatAM to vipazyanA" sAdhanAmAM AvatA "anitya" ane "kSaNabhaMguratA'nI anubhUti paNa temanI sAthenA vArtAlApamAM satata upasthita rahetI. maharSi araviMdanA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 291 atimanasanA avataraNa vize paNa temanI pAse navuM navuM jANavA maLatuM. - khalIla jibrAnanuM eka vidhAna temaNe varSo pahelAM mane kaheluM, e hajI yAda che. e vidhAna cheH -"cAra vastuothI manuSyanI IcchA pUrNa thaI jAya che. uttama mANasonA saMgamAM rahevAthI, sajjanonI salAha levAthI, duSTa vyaktiothI dUra rahevAthI ane phakIro tathA saMto sAthe mitrabhAva rAkhavAthI."-- kadAca ema kahevAmAM atizayokti nahIM jaNAya ke ramaNabhAI khalila jibrAnanuM A vidhAna jIvatA hatA. vaMdana..ramaNabhAIne temanA ucca AtmAne. prabhu, emanA jIvanamAMthI alpAMze paNa ApaNe pAmI zakIe evI zakti ApaNane saune arpe. -e ja abhyarthanA. -astu bahumukhI vyaktitva dharAvatA sajjana gujarAtIo ane jainone emanA avasAnathI bahu moTI khoTa paDI che. (gujarAtIo eTale gujarAtI bhASA jANanArA samagra vizvamAM vasanArA). teo vidvAna vaktA, lekhaka, saMzodhaka, dharma ArAdhaka ema bahumukhI vyakti dharAvatA sajjana hatA. emanA jIvanamAMthI ApaNane saune preraNA maLe evI mArI mArA 414 raktapittagrasto, 250 jhUpaDAMvAsI raktapittagrasto ane 270 maMdabuddhivALA maLIne kula 934 AzramavAsIo vatIthI prabhu prArthanA. sureza sonI sthApaka ane menejiMga TrasTI sahayoga kuSThayajJa TrasTa rAjendra nagara cokaDI, sAbarakAMThA

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292 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI saujanyamUrti, sAheba I pro. Do. devabALA saMghavI keLavaNInA kSetre jemanI cothI-pAMcamI peDhI Aje kAryazIla che evA sAhebane yAda karatAM eka evI anekavidha pAsAvALI vyakti dRSTi samakSa Ave che ke buddhi, hRdaya ane deha ApoApa namana karI rahe che. rUIyA kaoNlejamAMthI gujarAtI sAthe snAtaka thayA bAda I.sa.1957mAM emanI pahelI mulAkAta jheviyarsa kaoNlejanA adhyApaka tarIke thayelI. abhinaMdana ApatAM emaNe nAma daI bolAvI tyAre mane navAI lAgI hatI. paNa e paricaya, e vAtsalyasabhara smita ane vidyArthIo sAthenA saujanyasabhara vartanano pachI vadhAre ne vadhAre gADha thayela anubhava Aje lagabhaga 48 varase paNa ekasarakho ja rahyo che. emanA saujanyano, emanA samadarzIpaNAno, emanA anekavidha pAsAnA vyaktitvamAM emaNe sAdhelA sumeLano jema jema paricaya maLato rahyo tema tema mAro Azcaryasabhara AdarabhAva vadhato rahyo. ema. e. nA vidyArthI tarIke, pachI ema. e. nA adhyApanamAM emanA sahazikSaka tarIke ane pachI pIeca.DInA vidyArthI tarIke ane pIeca.DI.nA nibaMdhanA gAIDa ane parIkSaka banatAM emanA sahazikSaka banavAnuM saubhAgya mane maLyuM hatuM. zikSaNanA kSetre ATalA lAMbA pravAsamAM mane emanA saujanyapUrNa svabhAvanI smRti ja Aje bhAvArTsa karI mUke che. pIeca.DInA gAIDa tarIke emanA samadaSTi saujanyazIla vyavahArano paricaya mArA haiyAmAM kotarAI gayo che. mArA adhyApana jIvananA uttarakALe mane pIeca.DI. karavA mATe prerI, viSayanI pasaMdagImAM khUba khUba samaya ane zaktipUrvaka sahAya karI. meM zodhanibaMdhanuM kArya zarU karyuM - be ke traNa varSamAM ja pUrNa karavAnA nizcaya sAthe ane prathama pagathiye ja eka muzkelI AvI. sAdhvIjI mokSaguNAzrIne vihAra AdinI anukULatA pachI na rahe tethI temanA muMbaI vAsa daramiyAna ja temano mahAnibaMdha pUrNa karAvavAnI paristhiti UbhI thaI. huM temane sthAne hota to "tame ATalI taiyArI AvI paddhatie karo pachI ApaNe tamAro nibaMdha laIe.' tyAM sudhI huM sAdhvIjI mahArAjanA nibaMdha pUro karAvI

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 293 dauM. ema vicArIne kahyuM hota. paraMtu emaNe mane paristhiti jaNAvI ane mArI jo eTalo samaya thobhavAnI taiyArI hoya to teo sAdhvIjI mahArAjanuM kArya karI le ema pUchayuM. jANe ke saMmati mAgI. karelA nirNayamAM pheraphAra karavAnI pUrepUrI, adhikArapUrNa sattA hovA chatAM AvuM saujanya. AvI sva para niyamana rAkhavAnI zista ane samadarzitAno virala ja kahI zakAya evo anubhava mArA haiye kotarAI gayo. pachI to mArA gAIDa tarIke e vyaktinI anekavidha guNasamRddhino bhaMDAra khUlato gayo ane mArA sAheba mATeno mAro AdarabhAva vRddhi pAmato rahyo. jaina dharma ane sAhityanI emaNe karelI anekavidha sevAnuM mUlyAMkana karavAnI anadhikAraceSTA karavAnuM sAhasa na karavA Icche to ya saMkhyAbaMdha mahAnibaMdhonA gAIDa - parIkSaka, anekavidha viSayo paranA emanA lekhana - prakAzananA dIpaka samA emanA graMtho, prabuddha jIvana ane paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA emanA lekho - vyAkhyAno, jaina sAhitya samAroha dvArA vividha sthaLe ane vividha samaya- viSaya paranA emanAM vidvatApUrNa nibaMdho - carcAone to svayaM prakAzita dIvaDAnI jema koInA aMgulinirdezanI garaja ja nathI, chatAM yAda to AvI ja jAya ne ! ena. sI. sI. ophisara tarIke kaDaka zista pALavA - paLAvavA chatAM svabhAve - vyavhAre sahu sAthe mRdu - mamatAsabhara snehapUrNa adhikAra ane sattAnA pade hovA chatAM vinaya, viveka - namratAthI sadAya sabhara, bhAtabhAtanA vyaktio sAthe anekavidha prakAranA prasaMgomAM AvavA chatAM potAnA vyavahAramAM mRdutA ane saujanyanI sadA sAcavaNI karanAra, satyanA AgrahI chatAM kaDavAzane TALavAmAM saphaLa rahI virala saMtulana siddha karanAra vyakti tarIkenI temanI chabI mArA smaraNapaTe upase che tyAre paNa jANe mane namratApUrvaka kahetAM saMbhaLAya che, devabALA, AvuM badhuM mArAmAM jonAratamAro mArA mATeno sneha che. hakIkatamAM AvuM ATaluM huM siddha karI zakyo nathI. hajI ghaNAM sopAno bAkI che. AvI satata vikAsazIla daSTi urdhvapaMthe noMdhIne namratA viveka - saujanya - samadarzitA ane nItimattAmAM uNapa na lAvanAra vyaktinI virala guNa samRddhine smRti paTe aMkita thavAmAM zI vAra lAge ? zabdo UNA paDe che mArA, sAhebano paricaya ApavAmAM zaktinI kamI lAge che mane sAheba vize kaMI jaNAvavAmAM-kAraNa mAruM mana je anubhave che te varNavavAnuM zakya nathI.

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294 apramatta yAtrika D gulAba deDhiyA mArA gharanI sAme eka sadAphalI AMbAnuM jhADa che. zarada RtumAM AMbe mo2 Avyo che. AMbAnA jhADa 52 varSamAM moTA bhAge kerIo laTakatI jovA maLe che. ajANyAne A joIne kautuka thAya che. AMbo maMjarIothI marakyA kare che. zaradanI prazAMta savArano uSmAbharyo taDako sonerI maMjarIo sAthe vAto kare che. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pUjya ramaNabhAInuM jIvana bAramAsI vasaMta jevuM hatuM. phAgukAvyo emane gamatAM hatAM ane e phAga jIvanamAM mahekyo hato. prAthamika zALAnA amArA zikSakone ame mAdhavajI mAstara, anaMtarAya mAstara, mohanalAla mAstara e rIte 'mAstara' tarIke oLakhatA ne bolAvatA. mAdhyamika zALAmAM mAstara zabda bhAI banIne Avyo. sonIbhAI, jozIbhAI, dhanajIbhAI. muMbaimAM bhaNavAnuM AvyuM to bhAie sa2nuM rUpa lIdhuM. ThAkara sa2, paMDyA sa2, caugule sara, vyAsa sa2. ramaNabhAI mATe 'sAheba' zabda Avyo ane mAtra sAheba bolAvatA ramaNabhAI e ja nAma jJAta thAya che. sAheba zabdano artha samajAyo tyAre lAgyuM ke A saMbodhana choDavuM nathI. sAhebanA vidyArthI banyA eTale banyA. chellAM trIseka varSathI huM emano vidyArthI chuM. koI bhUla karIe, kyAMka aTavAie, kyAMka samaja na paDe, avaDhava naDe tyAre manamAM to e ja dha25ta ke sAheba che ne ? pUcho eTale javAba maLe. kyAreka to smaraNathI kAma thaI jatuM. zikSakonI bAbatamAM huM zrImaMta chuM. evA gurujano maLyA che ke gUMco paDe topaNa bahu Dara nathI lAgato. aMdhArAnI gAMTha choDI zakAya che. zada ane zikSakanI kuMDaLImAM sabharatA hoya che. samUhamAM judA tarI Ave evI ramaNabhAInI UMcAI hatI. emanI bAjumAM ApaNe UbhA rahIe to ApaNe paNa UMcA dekhAIe e emanI UMcAIno jAdu hato. 'jo A jIvana pharI jIvavA maLe to ?' 'navanIta samarpaNa' ta2phathI vIseka varSa pahelAM A prazna emane puchAyo hato. ramaNabhAIe jIvananI dhanyatA anubhavatAM kahyuM hatuM, 'huM icchuM ke, navI jiMdagImAM pahelAM jevo pramAda na thAya. pramAdane kAraNe je keTaloka samaya nirarthaka bAbatomAM veDaphAI gayo hoya te

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 295 pharIthI na veDaphAya. yauvanasahaja Avegone kAraNe nAnI vAta mATe vadhu paDato krodha karyo hoya, phAvI gayelA khoTA mANasonI kyAreka IrSyA karI hoya, zudra bAbato mATe kyAreka abhimAna karyuM hoya, kyAreka asatya vacano bolyA hoIe, A badhAnuM punarAvartana na thAya evuM IcchuM. ethI AgaLa vadhIne ema kahyuM ke, nyAyamukta mAgaNIne mATe paNa krodhAdi bhAvo vyakta karyA hoya to te paNa pharIthI na karuM. laukika dRSTie saMtoSa thAya evuM kuTuMbajIvana maLyuM che. huM ema jarUra icche ke, navA jIvanamAM mAtra vyavahAru jIvanane mATe upayogI evA jJAna karatAM AtmAnI sugati thAya evuM jJAna maLI raho. navA jIvanamAM mAnavatAnAM, lokasevAnAM, jIvadayAnAM, anyane sukhI karavAnAM kAryomAM huM vadhu sahAyabhUta thAu to sAruM. A jIvanamAM jevuM maLyuM tevuM badhuM anya jIvanamAM na maLe to paNa jaina prArthanA pramANe evuM icchuM ke, mukti na maLe tyAM sudhI bhavobhava "bodhi' to avazya maLI ja raho.' A avataraNamAM sAhebanI jIvanabhAvanA sahaja rIte pragaTa thaI che. emaNe potAnAM kAryono je UjaLo hisAba Apyo che te jotAM koI paNa kahI zake ke emaNe pramAda sevyo na hato. jJAnopAsanA karavAmAM emaNo koI kasara choDI nathI. svAdhyAya karavAmAM sadAya apramatta rahyA. zikSaka thayA ane AjIvana vidyArthI banI rahyA. samajaNabharI saraLatA vikasAvI. bhUmitino niyama che ke be bindune joDatI sIdhI lITI sauthI ochA aMtaranI hoya che. sAhebe sIdhI lITImAM lakhyuM, sIdhI lITImAM jIvyA eTale ghaNA mukAmone sparzI zakyA. mahAvIra vANImAM eka mArmika sUtra Ave cheH "sArthaka lo ane nirarthaka tajI do.' A vAta emaNe gAMThe bAMdhI hatI. vivecaka pAse viveka hoya che. e viveka emaNe sarjana ane jIvana banne kSetre dIpAvyo hato. kAmanuM zuM ane nakAmuM chuM, e pArakhatAM emane AvayuM ane e pramANe pasaMdagI karI. AtmAnA kAmanuM zuM e emaNe pramANyuM ane kaSAyone pAtaLA pADavA prayatna karyo. emane mUlavanArAone sAheba koika bAbate DhIlA lAgyA haze kAraNake sAhebe to nyAyamukta mAgaNI mATe paNa krodhAdi bhAva vyakta na karyA hoya e banavAno saMbhava che. potAnA eka pustaka "jinatattva'mAM sAhebe uttarAdhyayanasUtramAMthI eka zloka

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296 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI TAMkyo che, jeno artha che: "jema doro parovelI soya paDI javA chatAM guma thatI nathI tema jJAnarUpI sUtramAM parovAyelo AtmA saMsAramAM naSTabhraSTa thato nathI.' jJAnanI avirata upAsanA e emano svabhAva hato. Teliphona upara emanI sAthe vAta karavAno prasaMga Ave tyAre huM haMmezAM vAtane TUMkamAM patAvI phona mUkavAno vicAra karuM, paNa zikSaka ramaNabhAI to dareka vAtane pUrA vistArathI vigatavAra samajAve. emane kadAca ema thatuM haze ke, eka vAtanA aneka saMdarbha hoya che. tethI koI gerasamaja na thavI joIe. te ja pramANe koIne mAThuM na lAge e mATe paNa teo pUrA jAgRta rahetA. emane khabara hatI ke mana para vAgelA ThesanA ghA jhaTa rUjhAtA nathI. emanA ghare AvanAra koI pratiSThita vyakti hoya ke emano vidyArthI hoya ene vidAya ApatI vakhate sAheba liphTa sudhI vaLAvavA Ave, liphTanuM bAraNuM pote kholI Ape, baMdha karI Ape ane saMbhALIne javAnI sUcanA Ape. emane eka vAra paNa maLanArane AtmagauravanI lAgaNI thAya evI emanA svabhAvanI garimA. A zrAvake potAnA jIvanane evI sahaja, saraLa, sIdhI lITImAM goThavyuM hatuM ke emanA bolavAmAM ke lakhavAmAM ADaMbarI zailI Ave nahi. zIla tevI zailI e emane mATe kahI zakAya. trIjI mArca 1984 nA roja amadAvAdamAM zrI yazovijayajI jaina graMthamALA-bhAvanagaranA upakrame jaina sAhityanI emanI sevAo mATe suvarNacaMdraka enAyata thayo tyAre kavivara umAzaMkara jozIe kahyuM hatuM, 'teo adhyApaka, lekhaka ane kavivivecaka che, paraMtu mane sauthI vadhu sparzI gayelI bAbata to emanI pAradarzaka saraLatA che. bhugurAya aMjAriyA vize gujarAtImAM koIe sArAmAM sAro lekha lakhyo hoya to te ramaNabhAIe lakhyo che. cImanabhAIe "prabuddha jIvanane dhanya karyuM. Aje ramaNabhAI e kAma sarasa rIte calAve che." sAhebe lakhelA caritranibaMdho vAMcatAM khyAla Ave che emane kevI kevI dhuraMdhara vyaktio sAthe AtmIya saMbaMdha hato. guNa pramodanuM mahattva e samajatA hatA. navuM koInI paNa pAsethI zIkhavA maLe ene grahaNa karavA ramaNabhAI taiyAra rahetA hatA. ughADI bArInA jIva hatA. eka pravAsa mANasane keTaluM badhuM zIkhave che ! sAheba to aThaMga pravAsI. pravAsathI emanA jIvanamAM akhaMDa utsAha, zista, mokaLAza ane udAratA jevA guNa poSAtA rahyA.

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yuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 297. ghara, yunivarsiTI ane jaina yuvaka saMghamAM evA svajano ane sAthIdAro maLyA ke emane kyAMya UMcA avAje bolavAno vakhata na Avyo. khUba parizrama pachI sagavaDo ane anukULatAo maLI. sAhebe temano sadupayoga karyo. sagavaDo, sAdhano, saMbaMdho, pada, anukULatA badhAMthI samayano durvyaya na karyo. pariNAmalakSitAno emane khyAla hato tethI jenAthI khaTapaTa, khaTarAga, dveSa, samaya ane zaktino bagADa thAya evI pravRttiothI jAtane aLagI rAkhI. dharma emane mATe pravacana, samAroha ke lekhana-saMzodhanano ja viSaya nahoto. dharma emanA AcaraNamAM hato. vaparAI vaparAIne jIrNa thayelo joDaNIkoza emanA Tebala para sadAya hAjara raheto. sAco zabda, sAco artha, sAcI joDaNI ane sAcuM jIvana e pasaMda karatA hatA. zabdakozanI cokasAI emane pasaMda hatI. "prabuddha jIvana' mATe koI lekha mokalyo hoya to teno svIkArapatra eka ja zabdamAM mokalatA. lekhanA zIrSakamAMthI eka zabda laI lakhI detA. saMbodhana ke likhitaMganI sahI paNa nahotA karatA. posTa kArDanI madhyamamAM phAunTana penathI moTA maroDadAra akSare lakhelo patra pAmI huM dhanya banI jato. prAdhyApako bhUlakaNA hoya e ukita sAhebane maLyA pachI khoTI paDe evI emanI smaraNazakti hatI. gujarAtI bhASAnA zikSakonA milana kAryakramamAM sittera-eMsI zikSakone nAmathI bolAve, koNa kaI kaoNlejamAM che te jANe ane darekanA kuTuMbIjanonA nAma daIne khabaraaMtara pUche. emanI SaSThipUrtinI ane amRta mahotsavanI ujavaNI mATe ghaNI vinaMtI karI hatI. emanI zarate Ayojana karavA kahyuM paNa hA na pADI te na ja pADI. nAma ane padanA mohane emaNe krame krame kSINa karI nAkhyo hato. - sAhebanI sAthe nAno ke moTo pravAsa karanAra, emanI sAthe kAma karanAra, emanI pAse bhaNanAra, emane vAMcanAra, sAMbhaLanAra ane emanA samayamAM jIvanAra ApaNe sau bhAgyazALI chIe. pUjya ramaNabhAInA bahu AyAmI vyaktitva mATe eka ja zabdamAM kahevuM hoya to ramaNabhAI zrAvaka hatA. zarada Rtuno AlAda prasarI rahyo che. sAhebano eka zabdavALo patra Avaze. guru ziSyothI adUra hoya che. have to bhavobhava tame ja guru, na viprayoga. * * *

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298 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI virala tejorAzi tapasvI esa. nAMdI AcArya hemacandranA vidvAna ziSya AcArya rAmacandra prasthAtivata kahevAtA. pU. zAha sAheba sauthI vadhAre graMthonA racayitA hatA. A graMtho aneka vidyAzAkhAone samRddha karanArA che. ApazrInuM likhita sAhitya mArI pahoMcanI bahAra che. ApazrI jeTalA dezomAM pharyA ane tyAMnA vidyArasikone saMtoSyA e paNa suvidita che. mArI vAta karuM to phakta be ja vAra, mArA adyAvadhi 71 varSanA AyuSyamAM, pU. zrI. nA darzana ane zravaNano lAbha mane maLyo hato. ekavAra pATaNa (u. guja.) mukAme, u. guja. yuni. (hAla AcArya zrI hemacandranuM nAma te sAthe joDAyuM che) mAM varSo pahelA "AcArya hemacandranA nAme vidyA-sthAna (Seat) niyata thayuM tyAre eka seminAra thayo hato. jemAM upasthita rahI saMzodhana-patra vAMcavAno mane lAbha maLyo hato. bIjI vAra ApazrIne jyAre tA. 19-1-2003nA roja amadAvAda mukAme "samadarzI AcArya haribhadrasUri suvarNapadaka' enAyata thayo tyAre emanA pratyakSa darzana, zravaNano lAbha meM lIdho hato. zrImatI tArAbena paNa tyAre upasthita hatAM. hamaNAM pU. zrI taraphathI eka graMthanI nakala mane mokalavAmAM AvI e upakAra to huM kyAreya bhUlI zakIza nahi. bArI baMdha hoya paNa tirADamAMthI sUryanAM kiraNo oraDAmAM pravezatAM hoya, tyAM AMkha rAkhIne joie to e tejo rAzinA darzana thaI zake, e rIte A be prasaMgo dvArA mane pU. zrI. nA vyaktitva, vidvatAnI jhalaka prApta thaI hatI. A to pratyakSa pramANa thayuM. e uparAMta mArA guruvarya DaoN. vI. ema. kulakarNI sAheba ane jaina vidyAnA aneka dhuraMdharo dvArA parokSa rIte paNa ApazrInI pratibhAthI huM raMgAto rahyo chuM. AjIvana-chellA zvAsa sudhI-vidyopAsanA karanAra A vidvAnane namaskAra karIne viramIza. * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 299 mokSamArganA mumukSa yAtrI DaoN. pUrNimA mahetA (adhyakSa-jaina vidyA adhyayana kendra, gujarAta vidyApITha, amadAvAda) zrI ramaNabhAI cImanalAla zAha eTale zIla, saujanya, zikSaNa ane saMskAranI nakhazikha saMpUrNa pratibhA ! bahu ochI vyaktiomAM jovA ane jANavA maLe evA guNothI sabhara vyaktitva dharAvatA ramaNabhAInA avasAnanA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne duHkha thayuM....... AghAta lAgyo ! san 1995mAM solApura (mahArASTra) khAtenA eka seminAramAM emanA paricayamAM AvavAnuM sadbhAgya maLyuM hatuM. tyArabAda chellA pAMca varasathI AttararASTrIya jaina vidyA adhyayana kendra, amadAvAdanA IncArja tarIke emanI sAthe satata saMparkamAM AvavAnuM thayuM, varkazopa, parisaMvAda, parIkSA vagerenA kAraNe avAranavAra emane maLavAnuM thatuM! dareka vakhate mArA mana upara emanA saujanyazIla vyaktitvanI bahuM UMDI chApa paDatI hatI. Adhunika zikSaNanA kSetre ucca kakSAe pahoMcyA pachI paNa paraMparAgata dhArmika saMskAronuM supere pAlana e emanA jIvananI AgavI vizeSatA hatI. zikSaNa, ciMtana ane manana sAthe zraddhAsaMpanna vyaktitva vikasAvavuM e nAnIsUnI vAta nathI. dararoja pUjA-sAmAyika, svAdhyAya jevA vrata niyamonuM suvyavasthita pAlana karanArA ramaNabhAI sahu mATe Adarza jIvana jIvI gayA ! deza ane videzamAM emaNe zikSaNa kSetre to ThIka paNa jaina dharmanA pracAraprasAra bAbate paNa anerI nAmanA ane siddhi meLavI hatI. emaNe prApta karelI siddhio, caMdrako, suvarNacaMdrako, pAritoSiko ke bahumAno pUratI maryAdita na hatI. samAjamAM bahumAnya sthAna arjita karavAnI sAthosAtha jIvananA aMtaraMgane adhyAtmathI raMgavAno emano prayAsa e bahu moTI saMsiddhi hatI. chellA varSonuM emanuM sarjana jema ke jJAnasAra ke adhyAtmasAranI vivecanA e varasonA emanA tatvaciMtana, svAdhyAya ane zAstrAvagAhananA paripAkarUpe sarjAyuM che. khyAti ane prasiddhinI sAthe eo anekanA preraNAstrotra banyA hatA. dharma,

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300 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zikSaNa ane sAhityanA kSetre AgaLa AvavA mAMgatA aneko mATe eo mArgadarzaka ane protsAhaka baLa pUruM pADanArA AtmIya svajana jevA hatA. potAnA lakhelA-sarjalA pustako uparanA "kopIrAITa' samAjane ane emaNe potAnI niHsaMgatA, aliptatAne vadhAre unnata banAvI hatI. siddhi-prasiddhinA juvALa vacce taTasthatA, sAkSIbhAvanI upAsanA e AMtara jAgRti vagara zakya bane nahIM ! vyavahAranA paribaLo vacce paNa nizcayanI emanI prabaLatA kharekhara vaMdanIya ane ahobhAva pedA karanArI hatI. anekavidha zaikSaNika, sAmAjika pravRttio ane javAbadArIonA vahana vacce paNa emaNe saMvAditA, saMtulana ane samatA meLavI hatI, keLavI hatI e emanI bahumUlya upalabdhi hatI. tArAbena sAthenuM emanuM varasonuM sahajIvana Adarza ane umadA dhanyo gRhasthAzramanuM jIvaMta udAharaNa banI rahyuM che. kavikulaguru kAlidAsanI unnata ane saMpUrNa jIvananI kalpanA zaizavevyasta vidyAnAm yauvane viSayeSunAmuM vArdhakya munivRttinAm yogAnseca tanutyajAm ramaNabhAInA jIvanamAM pUrNarUpeNa pratibiMbita bane che. chellA varasono emano AtmalakSI graMthono svAdhyAya parizIlana, ciMtanamAM DUbIne sAcI munivRttimAM jIvavAnI sAthe sAthe AtmabhAvamAM ramaNatArUpa yogamAM rahIne ramaNabhAIe dehano viyoga meLavyo che, zarIrano tyAga karyo che e nizcitapaNe emanI urjasvI jIvanayAtrAne sUcave che. Avo AtmA asaMdigdhapaNe mokSamArge ja AgaLa vadhe che evuM anubhavI zakAya ! jIvana badhA ja jIve che, mRtyu badhA ja pAme che paNa ramaNabhAI jIvanane bharapUra jIvI gayA ! ane mRtyunI AMgaLI jhAlIne sahajapaNe anaMtanI yAtrAe cAlI nIkaLyA ! samAjamAM AvA zIlasaMpanna ane prajJApUrNa mArgadarzakonI jyAre kharekhara kamI che, uNapa che tyAre ramaNabhAInI ciravidAyathI je zUnyAvakAza sarjAyo che e bharAvo muzkela che. emanA mokSamArgagAmI AtmAne anaMta anaMta vaMdana. * *

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 301 mArA jJAna pathadarzaka ramaNabhAI I DaoN. kIrtidA rameza mahetA vidhAtAnA saMketa kaho ke sUcana kaho. mu. pro. ramaNabhAI zAhanA dehAvasAnanA samayagALAmAM be vAra emanuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM, emanI vAto vArtAlApamAM AvI. amArA saMbaMdhI jayavaMtIbahena jeo paNa prAdhyApikA hatAM. emanA patinA avasAna samaye gItApATha vakhate be baheno maLI gayA jeo paNa pUrva prAdhyApikA hatAM. parasparanA paricaya pachI emaNe jyAre jANyuM ke mArA pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka ramaNabhAI hatA tyAre emanA samAcAra-khabara-aMtara pUchayA. mAro muM. ramaNabhAI sAthe ghaNA vakhatathI saMrpaka nahoto rahyo. copATIthI vAlakezvaranA nivAsa parvatano ja khyAla hato. ghaNIvAra IcchavA chatAM vAtacIta-meLApa thaI zakato nahoto. paNa e divase emanI yAda AvI gaI. e pachI thoDA ja divasamAM ghare AvelI eka vyaktie anAyAse pIeca.DI.nI abhyAsa padhdhati viSe pRcchA karI.... ene meM mArA jevI mAhitI ApatA kaheluM - muM...ramaNabhAI zAha mArA "gAIDa' hatA mArA jevI vidyArthI bhAgye ja koIne maLe jeNe pIeca.DI. mATenA badhA ja niyama-apavAdano upayoga karyo hoya. 1966 thI 1977 sudhInA dasa varSano dIrdhakALa jeNe thisisa pUro karatA lIdho hoya ane chatAM jenA "gAIDa' jarA paNa gusse na thayA hoya, mArgadarzaka akaLAyA na hoya....!' kharekhara, dasa varSa sudhI ja ramaNabhAInuM mArgadarzana protsAhana na maLyA hota to huM "madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityamAM rAmakathAno vikAsa" evo 1500 pAnAMno "rAmAyaNa' jevo zodhanibaMdha pUro karI zakI hota ke kema enI mane zaMkA thAya che. seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNleja, muMbaI yunivarsiTI ane copATInuM emanuM ghara badhA mArA mATe khullA hatA ane samayanI koI pAbaMdhI nahotI. vidyArthI mATenI AvI AtmIyatA-ekAgratA javalle ja jovA maLe ema che. prA. ramaNabhAInA avasAnanA samAcAra durbhAgye mane moDA maLyA. prArthanAsabhA cUkI gaI, paNa aMtarathI to emanI mATe paramazAMtinI prArthanA

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302 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ApameLe ja thavAnI sAthe sAthe vicAra paNa Ave che ke e to dharmamaya hatA. dharmanuM adhyayana karatA hatA. karAvatA hatA ! AdhyAtmika evA e AtmAne mukti maLavAnI emAM zaMkA nathI.... chatAM mAnavamana che ne ?! vicAro AvatA ja rahevAnA, smRtinA pAnA palaTAtA rahevAnA - pharI eka prasaMga yAda AvI jAya che. mAruM keTaluMka lakhANa batAvavA yunirvasiTI gayelI. acAnaka muM.ramaNabhAIe asvasthatAnI phariyAda karI bAjunA khaMDamAMthI hiMdI vibhAganA vaDA DaoN.prabhAtane bolAvavA kahyuM. emanI sUcanA mujaba sAkaravALI kaoNphI pIvaDAvI. pAchaLathI khabara paDI ke DAyAbiTIsa borDara lAIna' para hovAthI sAvacetI mATe emaNe sAkara levI ochI karI nAkhI hatI. mAMdagIne dUra rAkhavAnA A prayAsamAM emanI sAvadhAnI mane vartAI paNa Akhare manuSya mATe mRtyu janma sAthe ja janme che. deha to kSara che... kSaNabhaMgura che.. paNa, chatAM ramaNabhAI amara che emanA akSara dehathI..... emanA gujarAtI sAhityane, jaina sAhityane karelA arpaNathI ! mu. zrI ramaNabhAInI A jagatamAMthI vidAyathI ApaNane saune eka akalpanIya evI khoTa paDI che. kAlAMtare vyaktinI khoTa pUrAI jAya ema kahe che. paraMtu ramaNabhAI mATe A vAta susaMgata nathI. bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA evA zrI ramaNabhAinA eka pAsAne bhulIe tyAM bIjA pAsAnI yAda Ave. aneka viSayonuM jJAna dharAvanAra vyakti pAsethI koI khAlI hAthe pAchuM nahi gayuM hoya. mRtyunA thoDA samaya pahelAM temanI sAthe gALelo kalAka-doDha kalAkano samaya amArA mATe amUlya saMbhAraNuM banI raheze. asvastha tabiyate paNa temaNe mArA praznano javAba khUba ja svasthatApUrvaka Apyo te ja temanI vidvatAnI jhAMkhI karAve che. AtmiyatApUrvakanuM temanuM mArA mATenuM bhAbhI'nuM saMbodhana kAnamAM guMjyA karaze. kharekhara jena samAje eka hIralo gumAvyo che. mananA bhAvone hRdayanI lAgaNIo vyakta karavA zabdo pAMgaLA pUravAra thAya che. | ramA-vinodanI hRdayapUrvakanI zraddhAMjali

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suta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 303 camatkAro hajI Aje paNa bane che ! D pro. kAnA bhaTTa AjanA vaijJAnika yugamAM koI anusnAtaka kakSA sudhI pahoMcelI, yunivarsiTI stare ema. e.nA vidyArthIone bhaNAvatI tathA "mahArASTra koleja'nI gujarAtI vibhAganI adhyakSA jyAre kahe ke "camatkAro hajI Aje paNa bane che!' tyAre vAMcanAra kaMIka avanavI dvidhAmAM avazya mukAI jAya. huM paNa eka samaye evuM ja mAnatI ke, "camatkAra jevuM kazuM che ja nahi ane camatkAranI vAtone hasI kADhatI. paraMtu mArA jIvanamAM banelI traNa ghaTanAoe mane draDha-paNe mAnatI karI dIdhI che ke, tamArAmAM sakriSTha zraddhA ane AtmivazvAsa hoya to... camatkAro Aje paNa banI zake che. mArA jIvananI prathama be ghaTanAo maharSi araviMdanA poMDicerI AzramanA saMdarbhamAM che. je ahIM aprastuta gaNAze, paraMtu trIjI ghaTanA eTale ema. e.mAM abhyAsa karatI tyAre amane gujarAtI viSaya bhaNAvatA pro. DaoN. mu. ramaNabhAI sAtheno paricaya. saMjogavasAta pAMceka varSathI choDelo abhyAsa pharI zarU ryo ane nokarI sAthe jJAnayajJa AraMbhyo. abhyAsa karatAM karatAM bAhya rIte AnaMdita rahetI huM aMtarathI nirAzA ane laghutAgraMthimAM pIDAtI gaI. pitA pArthiva jagata choDI gayA. abhyAsa adhUro ane kuTuMbanI javAbadArI mArA para. mArAthI vIsa varase nAnA bhAIne DaoNkTara banAvavAnI pitAnI IcchA kevI rIte pUrI thazenI vimAsaNa...evAmAM eka pharizno jANe mArI madade na AvyA hoya! tema mane maLyA mArA rAhabara, guru, vaDIlabaMdhu ane vahAlanI saravANI jevA pU. ramaNabhAI!!! ane emaNe mArAmAM zraddhA jagADI. AzAno dIpaka cetAvyo. atItamAMthI vartamAnamAM lAvI pratyeka paristhitino sAmano karavAnI preraNA ApI mu. ramaNabhAIe. ane A hato mArA jIvanano vaLAMka. je mArA jIvanano moTo camatkAra kahI zakuM. dhIre dhIre sAhityamAM rUci keLavAtI gaI. vidyAnagaranI "sAhitya pariSadamAM - mu. ramaNabhAI ane pro. mu. tArAbahena sAthe gALelo samaya mArA jIvananuM avismaraNIya saMbhAraNuM che.

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304 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI eka vakhata "sara'ne meM kahyuM, "sara, meM evuM pepara taiyAra karyuM che emAM akho, kabIra ane AnaMdadhanajI vize lakhavAno prayatna ryo che. haMmeza mujaba temaNe eka mIThuM hAsya karyuM ane "sarasa" kahI chUTA paDayA. AvI mahAna hastIo vize mAruM jJAna keTaluM sImita hoya e jANavA chatAM mane protsAhita karavA, kacchamAM yojAela "jaina sAhitya samArohamAM AvavA nimaMtraNa ApyuM. ane meM paNa e saharSa svIkArI lIdhuM. jaina dharmanA prakhara vidvAno vacce thoDuMka paNa vAMcavAnI preraNA ApIne mane AnaMda thAya evI taka ApI. kacchamAM ame paMcatIrthano lahAvo paNa lIdho ane mAMDavI pAse hajI baMdhAtA evA "bautera jInAlaya" paNa gayA. tyAMnA vAtAvaraNamAM eka gajabanI zAMtinI anubhUti thaI. pro. mu. tArAbahena ane pro. pU. ramaNabhAI pUjAnA vastra dhAraNa karI jinAlayanA garbhadvAramAM prabhunA sAMnidhyamAM gayAM. emane pUjA karatA joI mane paNa aMdara javAnI IcchA thaI. mu. ramaNabhAIe zAMtithI samajAvyuM, bIjI vAra amArI sAthe Avo tyAre korA vastronI eka joDI lAvajo, e kapaDA paherI kazuM ja khAvApIvAnuM varya haM! Izvara smaraNa mATe. pavitra vAtAvaraNa. mana ane sAthe vastro paNa pAvitya jALave tevA. A vAta mane khUba asara karI gaI. have jyAre paNa koIka derAsaramAM jAuM tyAre "sara'nI vAta aMtaramAM gUMjayA kare che. - jinAlayamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatI hatI tyAM pAchaLathI mu. ramaNabhAIno avAja saMbhaLAyo "A pagathiyAMnI be bAju be cihno che te AsurI tatvonA pratIka che. bahAra nIkaLatAM enA para paga mUkIne ene kacaDIne pachI ja javuM." kevI suMdara zikhAmaNa? prabhudarzananA sAtvika vAtAvaraNamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatAM ja AsurI tattvane kacaDI nAkhI asata para satano vijaya anubhavavo. AvI suMdara vastunI mane samaja ApI, tethI huM dhanya thaI gaI. eka vakhata meM prAgajIbhAI DosAe lakhela eka prasaMga vAMcyo. pUjAmAM besatAM emane zarIramAMthI AtmA bahAra laI javAno prayoga karavAnuM mana thayuM. sAdhanA ane adhyayana dvArA e saphaLatApUrvaka bahAra to nIkaLI gayA. zarIranI AsapAsa eka navI ja anubhUti karI rahyA paraMtu pharI zarIrapraveza karavA khUba mathAmaNa karavI paDI. meM 'sara'ne A vAta karI pUchayuM, "AvuM kaMI bane kharuM?' ane "sare" tarata "hA" pADI kahyuM, "roja dhyAna, pUjA vagere karavAthI amuka

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 305 anubhavo cokkasa thAya che. jena dharmamAM -'bhaktAmara stotra'' che, enuM zraddhApUrvakanuM vAMcana-manana nityakrame karAya to ghaNAM ghaNAM anubhavo thAya che te huM khAtrIpUrvaka kahuM chuM.' saranI namratA evI ke, emane AvI anubhUti thaI ema na kahetAM mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM 'hA A vAta sAcI che.' saMtoSapUrvaka mArA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. eka vakhata meM temane rAkhaDI bAMdhavAnI IcchA vyakta karI . pU. 'sare' saharSa mArI e IcchA paNa pUrI karI. pachI to varSo sudhI A krama rahyo. baLevane divase emanI rAkhaDI taiyA2 ja hoya. be traNa va2so pachI pharI eka vakhata pU. ramaNabhAI ane pU. tArAbena sAthe dahANu pAse navuM derAsara thayuM temAM javAno lahAvo maLyo. mArAthI A vakhate 552 taiyA2 nahotuM thaI zakyuM. paNa sare to mArI mUMjhavaNa dUra karI mane zrotA banI rahI saunuM sAMnidhya mANavA eka vadhu moko Apyo. 'sa2'nA zabdomAM kahuM to - ''A vakhate zrotA thavAno lhAvo lejo. ghaNuM jANavA maLaze - AnaMda Avaze ane ApaNe sau sAthe rahevAze'' - ane kharekhara, e divaso mArI smaraNa maMjUSAmAM kImatI khajAnAnI jema saMgrahAI gayA che. eka vakhata ociMtA sara mAre ghare AvI caDyA ane sAthe nAnakaDA zo kesamAM gautama buddhanI mUrti ! A mArI yAdagIrI! kahIne e mUrti amane soMpI. Aje paNa roja dIvo karatAM mUrti sAthe jaDAyela amArA muM. ramaNabhAIne paNa ArAdhI lauM chuM. mUrti sAthe jANe mane saMdeza ApatA gayA. 'A nAzavaMta, pArthiva jagatathI apArthiva tarapha gati karo' AvI - AdhyAtmiktAno saMdeza ApanAra mu. ramaNabhAI mArA mATe haMmezAM sAcA guru banI rahyA che. "zivAste paMthAH'' ja 'sara', tame kSaradehe nathI paNa chatAMe harahaMmezAM amArI sAthe ja cho. amane preraNA ApatA sUkSma dehe paNa tema sadA ApatA raho, e ja prArthanA. AtmA to amara ja che ne ? to nitAMta tamArA AziSa amane maLatA rahe e ja abhyarthanA - astu. - teozrI parama sAkSa2 to hatA ja uparAMta udAra, namra, premALa, sadAya hasamukhA ane sAcA arthamAM mAnava hatA. ANaMdajI nAnajI deDhiyA, muMbaI

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306 zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI anokhAM saMbhAraNAM D pro. chAyAbena zAha mArI 12 varSanI uMmarathI 18 varSa sudhInI uMmara sudhImAM jyAre jyAre zrI ramaNabhAInuM sAnnidhya prApta karavAnA prasaMgo banyA che tyAre dareka prasaMge temanA sAnnidhyamAMthI je prakAza prApta thayo ane e prakAze mArA jIvanamAM kevA ajavALA pAtharyA te A lekhamAM batAvIne e rIte pUjyazrIne zraddhAMjali arpIza. 12 varSanI hatI tyAre muMbaI jena dhArmika zikSaNasaMghanA upakrame dara varSe vaktatva harIphAI yojAtI. zrI ramaNabhAI haMmezAM nirNAyaka tarIke AvatA. hariphAI daramyAna te dareka muddA noTa karatAM. hariphAInuM pariNAma jAhera karatA pahelA vaktAone upayogI thAya tevI mAhitInI atyaMta sUkSma chaNAvaTa karatA. vaktAone upayogI thAya, tenuM vaktavya uttama koTinuM bane e mATenI samajaNa ApatA. e muddAo dhyAnamAM rAkhI enuM anukaraNa karavAthI mane e moTo lAbha thayo ke huM cauda varSanI hatI tyAre ola InDiyA levala para agara meM pradhAnamaMtrI hotA to' e viSaya paranI vastRtva hariphAimAM prathama naMbara prApta thayo. tenuM zreya parokSa rIte ramaNabhAIne ja jAya che. ame jIvananA 16 varSa amerikAmAM gALyA pachI 1984mAM bhArata pAchA AvyA. A badhA varSo pachI mArI karmabhUmi muMbaImAM huM lagabhaga vIsarAI ja gaI hatI. paraMtu bIjAne haMmezA protsAhita karIne hAtha pakaDIne UMce laI janAra zrI ramaNabhAIe mane jaina yuvaka saMghanA upakrame paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM prathama vAra bolavAnI taka ApI. tyArathI zarU thayelI mArI saphara Aje paNa cAlu che. te badho AbhAra teozrIno ja che. judI judI jagyAe yojAtA seminAromAM temano mane khUba ja nikaTa paricaya thayo. koIpaNa paristhitimAM saumya rahevuM, taTastha rahevuM, dhairya rAkhavuM, zista jALavavI, samayanI pAbaMdhI keLavavI, bIjA pratye sahiSNutA bhareluM vartana-AvI temanI aneka viziSTatAo mane sparzI gaI ane jema jema tenuM anukaraNa karatI gaI tema tema mAruM jIvana samRddha banatuM gayuM. ramaNabhAI sAthenA AkhAya sAMnidhyamAMthI badhI ja bAbatone DhAMkI de evI eka mahattvanI zikSA e maLI ke haMmezAM zAstrone vaphAdAra rahevuM. pote taMtrI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 307 hatA, vivecaka hatA, adhyApaka hatA, lekhaka hatA, paraMtu kyAreya eka paNa vAkya temaNe zAstra viruddha lakhyuM nathI. eTaluM ja nahi bIjAne paNa tema karatA rokatA. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna mArA pachInA vidvAna vaktAe ghAtI karmonA nAma bolavAmAM bhUla karI to vivecana daramyAna ramaNabhAIe jarA paNa zeha-zarama rAkhyA vagara e bhUla para prakAza pADyo. vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mAro viSaya hato 'pratikramaNanI pavitratA.' AmAM araNika muninuM dRSTAMta ApatA meM ema kahayuM ke 'munI pANImAM kAgaLanI hoDIthI ramavA mAMDyA'. ramaNabhAie vyAkhyAna pachInA vivecanamAM tarata mArI bhUla samajAvI ke e samaye kAgaLanI zodha thaI ja na hatI. muni kAgaLanI hoDIthI nahI paraMtu emanA pAtarAthI ramatA hatA. ramaNabhAInA adhyakSapaNA nIce jyAre vaktA banIne javAnuM hoya tyAre saMpUrNa homavarka karIne sajja thaIne javuM paDe. evI dareka vaktA para chApa hatI. eka vaktAe sarvadharmasamabhAva viSe vAta karI tyAre temanA vaktRtva para chaNAvaTa karatA ramaNabhAIe Takora karI ke sonAne ja sonuM kahevAya. ne loDhAne loDhuM kahevuM ja paDe. badhAne sarakhuM na kahevAya. amerikAmAM eka bhAIe temane pUchyuM ke dharmakriyAomAM, dhArmika sUtromAM thoDI chUTachATa laie to yuvAno dharma pratye AkarSAya. tyAre ramaNabhAIe turata javAba Apyo ke DaoNkTara ke enjiniyara thavA mATe yuvAno kevI kALI mahenata kare che ? to dharmanuM jJAna prApta karavA temane dharmane anurUpa thavuM paDe. temanA mATe dharmanuM svarUpa na badalAya. AvA zAstrajJa, premALa adhyApaka, hitecchu, ramaNabhAI have nathI e mAnI nathI zakAtuM. seminA2mAM temanI khurazI khAlI joI AMkhamAM pANI AvI jaze. mArA pitA sva. DaoN. kezavalAla mohanalAla zAhanA teo mitra paNa hatA. mane Aje pharIvAra pitA gumAvyA hoya tevuM du:kha thAya che. mArA jevI keTalIya vyaktioe jaina dharmanA ghaNA badhA zabdo ane Terminology no paricaya ane samajaNa ramaNabhAInA vyAkhyAno, lakhANo ane vArtAlApomAMthI meLavyA haze ! mane teonA svabhAvanI haLavAza haMmezAM gamatI. E caMdrAbahena eca. zAha, muMbaI

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308 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA snehasabhara vaDIla ramaNabhAI | | DaoN. utpalA modI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA duHkhada avasAnathI jaina samAjane virala vidvAna sAhityakAranI khoTa paDI gaI. huM temane premabhAvathI "dAdAjI' kahetI. mAro temanI sAtheno prathama paricaya bIjA jaina sAhitya samAroha vakhate thayo. lagabhaga 27 varSa jUno paricaya, jemAM temanA svabhAva ane lakhANa, vicAro sAthe paNa paricaya thayo. teo svabhAve saraLa, zAMta, snehALa, premALa, vAcALa, spaSTavaktA, vacanasiddha, satyanA upAsaka, niHsvArtha, sevAbhAvI, udAra ane yuvAnone zaramAve evA ajaba utsAhI hatA. temanA avasAnanA aThavADiyA agAu mArI sAthe phona para vAta karI tyAre tabiyatanI asvasthatA, pratikULatA darzAvI ke ghaNuM kAma eTale lakhavAnuM bAkI che paNa zarIra have sAtha nathI ApatuM. temanuM vidvatAsabhara lakhANa bahu ja AkarSaka rahetuM. vAcakane haMmezAM tAlAvelI lAgatI ane bIjA prabuddha jIvana'nA aMkamAM taMtrIlekhamAM zuM lakhyuM haze te vAMcavAnI AturatA paNa rahetI. jyAre paNa prabuddha jIvana Ave to sauprathama temaNe kayA viSaya para lakhyuM che te jovAnI ane vAMcavAnI tatparatA rahetI. teo "prabuddha jIvana' mAsikanA taMtrI hatA. haMmezAM taMtrIlekha lakhatA. temanI pAse viSayonI koI kamI na hatI, jANe kramabaddha badhA manamAM nakkI karelA hoya. - teo svabhAve jevA saraLa hatA tevA zistabaddha hatA. jaina sAhitya samArohanuM temanuM saMcAlana saphaLa rahetuM. amane temanI sAthe vAto karavAnuM bahu gamatuM. gaMbhIra viSaya hoya ke koI samasyA hoya teo haLavethI tene sUlajhAvI detA. teoe zikSaNa kSetre paNa sArI nAmanA meLavI hatI. seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka hatA. tyArabAda muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA paNa hatA. jaina sAhitya samArohamAM AvavA lokone protsAhana ApatA. nAnA sAthe nAnA banIne majA karAvatA. temaNe mArA jevA ghaNAM lokone lakhatAM, vAMcatAM, bolatAM karyo. jaina sAhitya samArohamAM pepara vAMcavA preraNAbaLa paNa ApatA. teo haMmezAM kahetA tame khUba vAMco, vicAro. bhale koI paNa pustakamAMthI AdhAra lo ane lakho, e bahAne tame vAMcazo ane lakhazo. teoe ghaNAMne

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 309 lakhatAM karyA ane uttejana ApyuM. mArI sAthe haMmezAM mArA mammIne AvavAno temanA taraphathI khAsa Agraha raheto. mArAM mammIne sAhityamAM ghaNo rasa hato. teo kahetA utpalAnI mammI amArA saunI mammI che. utpalA to orDinarI membara che, paNa mammI tamAre to khAsa AvavAnuM, tamo to lAIpha membara cho. teo siddhahasta lekhaka hatA. ghaNA alaga alaga viSaya para pustako lakhyAM che ane dharma tattvajJAna para ghaNuM mUlyavAna lakhANa che. AkhuM jIvana badhAnI sAthe khUba ja kheladilIthI ane maitrIpUrvaka jIvyA. pavitra jIvana jIvI anekane satyano rAha batAvyo. dhArmika ane vyavahArika baMne rIte khUba khUba preraNAtmaka jIvana jIvI emanA AtmAnuM zreya sAdhI gayA. Avaze e kALa kyAre, kaMI ye kahevAya nA dIpaka bujhAze kyAre, samajI zakAya nA. A paMkti jIvananI kSaNa bhaMguratA darzAve che. ApaNe sau jANIe chIe ke jeno janma che tenuM maraNa paNa nizcita che. dIpaka bujhAI gayo paNa bIjA aneka dIpaka prajavalita karIne cArebAju prakAza pAtharI gayA che. sUryanuM eka ja kiraNa pRthvI paranA kALA aMdhakArano saMpUrNapaNe nAza kare che. sUryodaya thavAnI sAthe ja avikasita kamaLa vikasita bane che. sUryamukhInuM phUla khIlI UThe che tevI rIte, keTalAya ajJAna bharelA aMdhakAramaya jIvanamAM temanAM kapAkiraNoe ja AdhyAtmika jJAnano prakAza pAtharyA che. saphaLa jIvana jIvI gayA, jJAnanI maheMka, svabhAvanI sugaMdha choDI gayA. chalakAvyuM nahIM sukhane, dekhADyuM nahIM duHkhane, hasatuM rAkhI mukhaDuM sadA, jIvI gayA jIvanane. duHkhanA dariyA kheDI tame, sukhasAgaramAM tAryA amone, jIvanabhara karI mahenata Ape, preraka banyA amone. temano saraLa, nikhAlasa svabhAva, uSmAbharyuM vAtsalya, bhadrikabhAva, nyAyanIti ane prAmANikatA anya saguNothI maheMkatuM jIvana sadAye preraNArUpa banI raheze. emano jIvana saMdeza hatosarvathA sahu sukhI thAo, samatA sahu samAcAro, sarvatra divyatA vyApo, sarvatra zAMti vistaro. OM zAMtiH zAMtiH zAMtiH paramAtmA e AtmAne parama zAMti Apajo." * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jaina sAhitya samArohanAM saMbhAraNAM n DaoN.haMsA zAha 'sara'nI (2maNabhAInI) vidvattAbharI majAka ane bhAratanA vidhavidha kSetromAM kAma karatA jaina vidvAnone maLavAnI tIvra IcchA, A banne sAthe bahenapaNIono ghaNo Agraha ane mArI IcchAthI 'jaina sAhitya samAroha'mAM joDAvAnI lAlaca huM rokI na zakatI. kacchanA boMtera-jinAlayanAM bIjIvAranA samArohanI yAdI mArA mATe kAyama saMbhAraNA rUpa rahI che. basanI lAMbI musApharImAM, vacamAM kyAMka mukAma karIe tyAre lAMbA samayathI vidvAno sAthe beThelA 'sa2'ne ame phariyAda karI amArI basamAM besADIe. sara paNa hasatA hasatA kahe ke, 'bahenone kyAreya paNa nArAja na karavI, nahiM to ame kyAMyanA na rahIe.' Ama hasatAM hasatAM sara amArI sAthe bese. bIjA prasaMgo jatA karI jaina tarkazAstramAM 'sara'nI vidvattAno khyAla Ape evA eka vAstavika-gaMbhIra praznanuM varNana ApuM eTale 'jaina sAhityanA te2 samAroha'nA varSonuM svalpavarNana AvI jAya. Ama 'sara' amArI basamAM beThA. majAka-mazkarIno dora cAlatoto ne huM vacamAM TapakI paDI, 'sara!' mArA manamAM ahiMsA ane anekAnta saMbaMdhI hindu, bauddha ane jainanA samanvayanI bAbatamAM thoDIka gUMca che. meM mArI dvidhA jaNAvI. sare tarata ja ahiMsA ane anekAMta daSTi dvArA traNeyanA samanvayanI sAdI, saraLa bhASAzailImAM amane samajAvI mArI gUMcano ukela ANyo. Aje paNa e samajaNa mArA manamAM sacoTatAthI sacavAI rahI che je ApanI samakSa rajU karuM chuM. 'sa2'ne smaraNAMjali rUpe arpaNa karuM chuM. 'anekAnta e eka jAtanI vicAra paddhati che. te badhI dizAothI badhI bAjuthI taTastha rIte khullI rIte jovAnI paddhatino vikAsa jaina dharme apanAvyo che. anekAMta e kalpanA mAtra nathI, paNa satya siddha thayelI hakIkata hoI te tatvajJAna che. buddha majajhamanikAya sUtramAM potAne vibhajyavAdI kahe che. vibhajyavAdano artha che pRththaka2Na ka2Ine satya-asatyanuM nirUpaNa karavuM ane satyone apanAvavA. Ama vibhajyavAdanuM ja bIjuM nAma anekAnta che. sAmyadRSTine paraMparA brahma kahe che, tarIke oLakhe che, e ja sAmyadRSTine jaina paraMparAe tenA (sAmyadRSTinA) 310

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 3 11 poSaka samasta AcAra vicArane "brahmacarya-brabhacerAI' nAma ApI apanAvyuM che. vicAramAM sAmyadaSTi bhAvanAne mukhya gaNI che. emAMthI ja anekAMtadaSTi ke vibhAjyavAdano janma thayo hoya tema jaNAya che. jo sAmyano anubhava jIvanamAM AvI rIte apanAvIe ke, "jema ApaNe ApaNA duHkhano anubhava karIe chIe, evI ja rIte ApaNe bIjAnA duHkhano anubhava karIe, to ja ahiMsA siddha thAya." AtmasamAnatAnA tAttvika vicAramAMthI ahiMsAnA AcaraNanuM samarthana karavAmAM AvyuM che. temAMthI ja AdhyAtmika vicAra e udbhavyo ke ekanA jIvanamAM (jIvamAM) zArIrika, mAnasika vagere keTalA paNa duHkho Ave e badhAM karmajanya che, vAstavika nathI. zudramAM zudra vanaspati jIva paNa manuSyanI jema kyAreka baMdhanamukta thaI zake che. Ama UMca-nIca gati ke yoninA tema ja sarvathA muktino-A badhAno AdhAra karma ja che. sAMkhya, yoga, bauddha vagere dvaitavAdI ahiMsA samarthaka jarUra che ane utkrAMtinI bAbatamAM paNa teo sahamata che. paNa teo ahiMsAnuM samarthana samAnatAnA siddhAMtane AdhAre nathI karatA. advaitanA siddhAMtane AdhAre kare che. teo kahe che ke tattvarUpe jevA tame tevA ja badhA jIva zuddha brahma-eka brahma-rUpa che. jIvono ekabIjAthI je bheda dekhAya che te avidyAmUlaka che. tethI ja teone ApaNA jIvathI abhina samajavA joIe. bIjAnA duHkhane potAnuM duHkha samajIne hiMsAthI nivRtta thaI javuM joIe. advaita paraMparA pramANe judI judI yoni ane judAjudA gativALA jIvomAM dekhAtA bhedanuM mULa adhiSThAna (arthAt upAdAna-kAraNa) eka zuddha, akhaMDa, brahma che. Ama eka brahmamAMthI ja judI judI sRSTi pedA thaI che. jyAre daitamUlaka samAnatA pramANe judA judA svataMtra ane samAna aneka zuddha brahma ja aneka jIva che. vAda game te hoya paNa bIjA jIvonI sAthe samAnatA ke abhedanuM vAstavika saMvedana thavuM e ja ahiMsAnI bhAvanAno udgama che. jaina paraMparAmAM AcAra ke vicArano evo koI viSaya nathI jenI sAthe anekAnta dRSTi na joDAyelI hoya athavA e daSTi maryAdAthI bahAra hoya. A dRSTi dvArA ja zrutavidyA ane pramANavidyAnuM nirmANa ne poSaNa thAya che. Ama AtmavidyA uparAMta karmavidyA-baMdha ane mokSanI vAta karI karmabaMdhanuM mULa kAraNa ajJAnadarzana-moha ke avidyA che. A ajJAnatA dUra thavAthI karmabaMdha

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31 2 kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI thato nathI ane mokSa tarapha prayANa thAya che. A bAbatamAM AtmavAdI badhI paraMparAo ekamata che. cAritravidyAmAM AtmAne karmabaMdhathI mukta karavo e ja uddeza che. karma ane AtmAno saMbaMdha anAdi che. kAraNake e saMbaMdhanI pahelI kSaNa jJAnanI sImAnI bahAra che. paNa AtmAnI sAthe karma, avidyA ke mAyAno saMbaMdha pravAharUpe anAdi che. vyaktirUpe e sAdI che, kAraNa badhA karma chUTI gayA pachI AbhAnuM zuddha svarUpa je prakaTa thAya che teno khulAso tattvaciMtakoe e rIte Apyo che ke AtmA svabhAve zuddhano pakSapAtI che, zuddhi dvArA cetanA vagere svAbhAvika guNono pUrNa vikAsa thAya pachI ajJAna, rAgadveSa va. mULathI ja naSTa thAya. cAritranuM kAma vartamAna jIvanamAM AvatI muzkelIone sAmya vicAra-AcArathI dUra karavAM, tene jaina paraMparA "saMvara' kahe che. lokavidyAmAM lokanA svarUpa viSe vAta karI che. jIva-cetana ane ajIvaacetana, A banneno sahakAra te loka. cetana-acetana tatvone jANavAno saraLa rasto e svabhAvathI judAM judAM pariNAmo pAmatA rahe che. saMsArakALamAM cetana para jaDa paramANuM ja vadhu prabhAva pADe che. te judA judA rUpe cetananI sAthe maLe che ane zaktione maryAdita kare che. dA.ta.: AhAra saMjJA paNa jyAre cetananI zaktio je sAhajika ane mAlika che. tene kyAreka dizA maLe ke e jaDane mukta karI de che. Ama jaDa ane cetananA pArasparika prabhAvanuM kSetra ja loka che. e prabhAvathI mukta thavuM te ja lokAMta che. loka viSayaka kalpanA sAMkhya-yoga, purANa ane bauddha vagere paraMparAonI kalpanA sAthe aneka rIte maLatI che. Ama jainamata ane Izvara, mutavidyA ane pramANavidyAnI vAto karatA karatA amAruM pahoMcavAnuM sthaLa kyAre AvI gayuM tenI khabara ja na paDI. jaina sAhitya samAroha" vidvattAbharyA AnaMda-ullAsanA rahyA che. tema A TUMkamAM ApeluM varNana paNa tethIya vidvattAbharyA AnaMdanuM che. tera samArohanI ghaNI vAto choDI che. eka ja vAtane TUMkamAM varNavI che. AzA che ke e truTi saMtavya gaNAze. * * *

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INDIA ONESAL julAI 1979mAM sAutha amerikA, brAjhilamAM rIo-DI-jAneromAM P.E.N. AMtararASTrIya konpharansamAM bhAratanA pratinidhi tarIke tArAbahena ane ramaNabhAI madrAsamAM All India Tirukkural Seminar tA. 25/5/72. 'tiruvalluvara'"para te saMsthAnA upAdhyakSa tarIke vaktavya ApyuM. fec www.jahelibrary.org

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amadAvAdamAM 1984mAM. jaina dharmanA lekhana-saMpAdana-saMzodhana mATe vijayadharmasUri suvarNacaMdraka zrI umAzaMkara joSInA pramukhapade zrI zreNikabhAIe ramaNabhAIne arpaNa karyo. - kAlAva8/2'talAlazAha cai26] ferny risaUDro, karo | amadAvAdamAM 2003mAM jaina dharmanA lekhana-saMzodhana mATe zrI bAbulAla amRtalAla zAha, TrasTa taraphathI 'samadarzI haribhadrasUri sUvarNa caMdraka' DaoN. ramaNabhAIne arpaNa karyA pachI adhyakSasthAnethI sanmAnapatra arpaNa karatAM zrI bhoLAbhAI paTela.

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1968mAM zrI bhAyANI sAhebanA pramukhapade zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya taraphathI ramaNabhAInuM sanmAna. * zrI muMbai jaina yuvaka saMgha ! payuMSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA phaMDa arpaNa [ ka vImatI paNa thaI ') *14 jAnyu 2001 bhAvanagaranI pI. ena. Ara. sosAyaTIne paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA prasaMge zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe ekatra karelA phaMDanA arpaNa prasaMge ramaNabhAInuM sanmAna karatA pU. morArIbApu. For Private & Persurarse-Only - 44444.jioelibrary.org

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jaina sozyala grupamAM vyAkhyAna ApatAM DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha. bibigks lises 151 DIV samA khavAtI samAja saMghanA maMtrI DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhanA 'vasaMtavaitAlika kavi nhAnAlAla'nA vimocana prasaMge pramukhasthAnethI maMgaladIpa pragaTAvatA DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha. squainellhe

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zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverIne "zrI Atmasiddhi zAstra' zodha nibaMdha mATe Ph. D.nI DigrI maLI e prasaMge DaoN. ramaNabhAIne sanmAnapatra arpaNa karatA zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapuranA pramukhazrI ramezabhAI zAha. AGO AA cta A hatA ke ka zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe zrI harIndrarabhAInA pramukhapade yojelA sanmAna samAraMbhamAM vaktavya ApatA DaoN. ramaNabhAI Eac Bcvate & Personal Use Only meducation international www.ainelibary.org

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cAra peDhI - dAdAzrI cImanabhAI amRtalAla zAha, pitA ramaNabhAI, putra amitAbha, pautra aciMta, pautrI acirA. rANakapuranA jaina maMdiramAM tArAbenanAM mAtuzrI dhIrajabena, ramaNabhAI, tArAbena, putrI zailajA, jamAI cetanabhAI, putra amitAbha ane ci. gArgI For Private & Personal use erity wowjamehibrary.org

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tArAbahena, ramaNabhAI, pautra arcita ane FIR pautrI acirA sAthe elab Fuel 2008 ja tArAbahena, ramaNabhAI dohitrI gArgI ane dohitra kaivalya sAthe, 410

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 3 13. vidhArthIvatsala, prAdhyApakonA prAdhyApaka | prA. azvina ha. mahetA (adhyApaka-gujarAtI vibhAga, mIThIbAI kaoNleja) 1974-75 nI sAla, muMbaI yunivarsiTInA ema.e.nA gujarAtInA vargamAM ramaNAbhAI madhyakAlIna jaina sAhityaracanA upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAja kRta 'jabUsvAmI rAsa" bhaNAvatA. A pustakanA saMpAdaka tarIke ramaNabhAInuM nAma vAMcIne mugdhatAthI manamAM ahobhAva jAgelo. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjanI svahasta likhita pratane AdhAre tenI vAcanA ApavA uparAMta ramaNabhAIe kartAnA samagra jIvana-kavanano tathA saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza ane gujarAtImAM jaMbUsvAmI vize lakhAyelI kRtiono paricaya tathA hastapratanI vistRta ane vizada samAlocanA ApI hatI. pustaka vAMcatAM temAM ramaNabhAInI mULagAmI ane marmagAmI saMzodhaka-saMpAdananI dRSTi ane sUjhano paricaya thayelo. keTalI khetabharI jhINavaTa ane udyamazIlatAthI temaNe A madhyakAlIna racanAnuM saMpAdana karyuM hatuM. dhULadhoyAnI dhRtivaMta ane dRSTimaMta niSThA vagara AvAM susajja saMpAdano kyAMthI saMbhave ? zrI ramaNabhAI pAMDityanA kazA bhAra vagara bhaNAve; tethI vidyArthI sahajatA ane saraLatAthI temanI vAtone sAMbhaLe-samaje. bhASAmAM, vastRtvamAM ke vyaktitvamAM lagAre ADaMbara jovA na maLe. saumyatA ane zAlInatA emanA avAjamAM jhaLake; kyAreka vargamAM haLavI ramUja karI letA, temAM emanI lAkSaNika vinodarasikatA DokAtI. e divasomAM ema.e.nA vargo ke.sI. kolejamAM levAtA. lekTara pUrA thAya pachI vidyArthIo sAthe kolejanI bahAra maitrIbhAve rastA para anaupacArika goSThi cAlatI. dareka vidyArthInuM nAma daIne bolAve. mane patrakAratvamAM rasa hato eTale e divasomAM sva. zrI candravadana zukala saMpAdita 'virATa jAge' sAptAhikamAM sahataMtrIpade kAma karato hato. zrI ramaNabhAI vAta vAtamAM patrakAra tarIkenI "sAMja vartamAna" akhabAranI temanI kArakirdInI vAto kahIne protsAhita karatA. gujarAtI vibhAgamAM dara varase teo adhyApaka-vidyArthI milana samAraMbhanuM Ayojana karatA. temAM variSTha adhyApako potAnA

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314 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI abhyAsa-nibaMdhanuM vAcana karatA, sAhitya carcA thatI ane pachI sau sAthe maLIne jamatA. AvI prasannatA ane AtmIyatApreraka paraMparA temaNe sthApelI. vidyArthIo sAthenI pikanikamAM ramaNabhAI haLavAphUla thaI jatA ane ramUjI TUcakAo ane kAvya paMktionI rasalahANa lUMTAvatA. hajI gayA varase, borIvalInA jaina digaMbara derAsaranI sAme zAMtinagara sabhAgRhamAM "zrI jaina yuvA saMghe" eka miTiMgamAM jaina munivaranI caritra-pustikAno lokArpaNa samAraMbha yojela. mu. zrI ramaNabhAinA varad haste pustikAnuM vimocana thayuM. mAre pravakatAnI kAmagIrI bajAvavAnI hatI. kAryakrama pUro thayA pachI temanI preraka pIThathAbaDa to maLI. muMbaImAM sAMskRtika, sAhityika, zaikSaNika ane sAmAjika samAraMbhomAM chellA be dAyakAthI saMcAlaka tarIke je kAmagIrI bajAvuM chuM tene prazaMsAvacanothI protsAhita karyo e chogAmAM...progrAma pUro thayA pachI meM Agraha karyo eTale mArA ghare AvyA ane premALa vaDIlanI jema gharanA badhA sabhyone maLyA. gayA varase zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI supratiSThita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM "bhaktinI bhAgIrathI' vize mAruM vyAkhyAna goThavIne mArA gurujano zrI ramaNabhAI ane pro. DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAhe mane saMghano ane zrotAo-guNIjanono RNI karyo ema lAge che. muMbaInI kaoNlejomAM adhyApana karatA gujarAtI prAdhyApakonI be peDhI sadgata zrI ramaNabhAInA hAtha nIce taiyAra thaI che. pArlAnI mIThIbAI kaoNlejamAM 25 varSothI gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityanuM adhyApanakArya karatAM, smRtizeSa thayelA guruvarya zrI ramaNabhAine nata mastake nivApAMjali ApatAM urdU zAyaranI paMktio sAMbhare che : kucha aura bhI sAMsa lene ko majabUra sA ho jAtA hUM meM, jaba Itane baDe jahAM meM insAna kI khuzabU pAtA hU meM.. * * * janma-mRtyu, jarAvyAdhi A badhA anaMta cakramAM to pratyeka mAnavI sapaDAyelo ja hoya, paraMtu A cakramAMthI pasAra thatAM thatAM paNa je vyakti mAnasika samatulA sAcave ane vaicArika saMvAda sAdhe teNe mAnavajIvana sArthaka karyuM kahevAya. zrI ramaNabhAI e AvI vyakti hatA. bairyabALA vorA, muMbaI

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bhuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 315 smRti sumana....bhAvavaMdana I hemAMginI jAI "jema jinazAsana ratnatrayI saMpanna che tema zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha tejasvI triratnothI zobhAyamAna che. puNyazloka zrIyuta paramAnaMdabhAI kApaDiyA, cirakIrti zrIyuta cImanalAlabhAI cakubhAI zAha ane sAkSaravarya sArasvata zrIyuta ramaNalAlabhAI zAha. yogAnuyoga e che ke devakRpAe sabhAgye A traNeya mahArathIonA pratyakSa paricayamAM AvI. traNeya mane protsAhana ApyuM. traNeya mahAnubhAvo prabuddha jIvana'mAM prakAzita mArA lekhonA preraNAstrota banI rahyA." ...sAMbhare che, Aje, mArA ugAro mu. zrI ramaNalAlabhAInI nizrAmAM, zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha Ayojita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mArA pravacana veLA uccArelA...zrotAmitroe AzcaryabhAva/ahobhAvathI AvakArelA. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha ane tenA labdhapratiSThA mukhapatra "prabuddha jIvananI eka viziSTa ane vilakSaNa paraMparA che. sAmAnyataH jAherakhabaro sAmayikanI jIvAdorI hoya che. paraMtu sAmayikanI svataMtratA, taTasthatA ane nirbhikatA jokhamAya nahIM, koI zrImaMtanI zehazaramamAM taNAvuM paDe nahIM mATe jAherakhabarone tilAMjali ApI sAmayikanuM astitva khumArIthI TakAvI rAkhavuM e sAmayikonA itihAsamAM sImAcihnarUpa ghaTanA che. AvI bhavyodAtta paraMparA dharAvatA evaM sAttvika ciMtanAtmaka vaicArika sAhityathI opatA pra. jI. mAM mArA lekho mu. zrI cImanalAlabhAI cakubhAI zAhe svIkAryo. emanA ja tA. 7-8-1980nA hastalikhita patramAMthI avataraNa TAMkuM tamArA lekho vAMcuM chuM. sArA hoya che. vicAro hoya to bhASA AvI maLe che.' emanI kakSAnA taTastha taMtrInA A zabdo jIvananI mahAmUlI mUDI che. tatpazcAtu DaoN. zrI ramaNalAlabhAI zAhe mArA lekho AvakAryA to kharA apitu maThAryA paNa kharA. zrutajJAnanA A parama upAsake mArA lekhomAM khUTatI pUraka mAhitI umerI mArA lekho/vicArone samRddha karyA. e saujanyazIla sarasa sArasvata zrI ramaNabhAine kema karI visArI zakuM?

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316 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA AnaMda ane romAMcanI parAkASThA to tyAre anubhavI jyAre-na manamAM dhAreluM, na cittamAM ciMtaveluM ke na kadIya svapnamAM ya kalpeluM ke prabuddha jIvana jevA supratiSThita sAmAyikanA suvarNa jayaMtI vizeSAMkamAM siddhahasta sArasvatonA lekhonA vacALe mAro lekha chapAze ! eka to navIsavI, upa2thI vidvatA/vayamAM nAnI, na kaMI vizeSa jANItI evI huM ! mArA mATe jIvananI A eka virala ghaTanA hatI. A avarNanIya AnaMda, akalpanIya romAMca ane avismaraNIya sukhada paLa zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukhazrI ane prabuddha jIvananA taMtrIzrI ramaNabhAI zAhane AbhArI che. mahAnubhAvo sAtheno ApaNo satsaMga ghaDI be ghaDIno bhale ho, emanI sAthenA paricayanI avadhi alpa bhale kema na ho, e kSaNo attaranA pUmaDA jevI hoya che...maghamaghatI. eka biMdu mAtra paNa zAzvata smRti sumanathI sabhara sabhara fO vahunA ? natamastaka bhAvavaMdana. RSitulya pU. zrI ramaNabhAI ke vicAra manoyoga pUrvaka paDhane ko milate the / ve aba nahIM milege, usakA kheda hai| muMbaI samAcAra meM unake dehAvasAna ke samAcAra paDhe to unake guNoM kA smaraNa ho AyA ! dUsare dina prAtaH unake do lekha lezyA aura mRtyu para paDhe / mRtyu ke vakta unakI lezyA ati zubha hI rahI hogI ki unhone bhagavAna mahAvIra saMbaMdhita svapna dekhA ! unake jIvana ke aMtima varSo meM likhe unake lekha batAtA hai ki ve aMtima samaya ke lie bhI ena sI.sI. ke variSTha kamANDara kI taraha sadA jAgaruka 1 the / ese RSi ke RNa kA bhugatAna guNa ke grAhaka bana kara hI kiyA jA sakatA hai ! unake nirdezaka meM pIeca. DI. (zodha) kI gRha pahalI aura aMtima zrImad rAjacaMdra aura AtmasiddhI zAstra pustake bhI maine paDhI hai / maiM unhe kaise bhUluM ? unako smaraNAMjalI ke sAtha zata zata praNAma. sAdara ApakA dhanasukha chAjeDa, DahANa

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 3 17. tamai zrI guruve namaH prA. zrI bakula rAvala bakulabhAI, tame nizcita raho. tamArI ciMtA TaLI jaze. ghare jAo ane tamArA bAne paNa kaho ke ciMtA na kare' A zabdo hatA mArA vidyAguru DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA ane varSa hatuM 1949nuM. sthaLa hatuM seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNleja (muMbaI)no prophesarsa kaoNmanarUma. have mAMDIne A zabdo pAchaLanI ghaTanAnI vAta karuM chuM. I.sa. 1949mAM meM esa. esa. sI.nI parIkSA muMbaI khAte prArthanA samAja para AvelI lIlAvatI lAlajI dayALa (kabubAI) hAIskUlamAMthI hAyara sekanDa klAsamAM pAsa karI hatI. AgaLa bhaNavAnI IcchA chatAM Arthika paristhiti rajA Ape tema na hatI. pitAzrI karmakAMDI brAhmaNa hatA. I.sa. 1949nI 8 ogasTe temaNe sI. pI. TaMka para AvelA rAdhAkRSNa maMdiranI cAlImAM potAnI jIvanalIlA zivasmaraNa karatAM karatAM saMkelI lIdhI hatI. kathA-pUjA-pATha karAvanAra brAhmaNa pitA potAnI pAchaLa mUDImAM mane Apela vidyA ane saMskArano vAraso ja mUkI gayA hatA. satArA (mahArASTra)nI saMskRta pAThazALAnuM AcAryapada saiddhAMtika kAraNosara choDIne pachI muMbaIne temaNe karmabhUmi banAvI hatI. temanA kailAsavAsa pachI huM ane mArI vidhavA mAtA parasparanA AdhAra banyA hatAM. ethI kaoNlejamAM javAnI ke bhaNavAnI to kalpanA paNa ame karatA nahIM. parIkSA pachInI rajAomAM huM mAre gAma baDolI (tAlukA IDara, jillA sAbarakAMThA, gujarAta) gayo hato ane cheka julAImAM kolejo khUlI gayA pachI muMbaI Avyo hato. bAe kahyuM hatuM, "paga mUkavA mATe oraDI to che. tuM kyAMka nokarI zodhI leje ane mane bolAvaje'. eTale huM muMbaI AvIne nokarI zodhavA mAMDyo hato. AvA saMjogomAM paNa bhAgya mane yArI ApI. mArA nasIbamAM vidyA lakhAI haze tethI amArI jJAtinA ja eka sajjana mane varajIvanadAsa sareyA zeTha pAse laI gayA. A sajjananI IcchA hatI ke huM bhaNuM. sareyA zeTha potAnuM prAIveTa ceriTebala TrasTa calAvatA hatA ane garIba vidyArthIone phInI madada karatA hatA. carcageTa pAse AvelA Irojha sinemA najIka svastika korTamAM zeTha rahetA hatA.

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7 18 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA sadbhAgye zeThe mane kaoNlejanA prathama satranI phI rUA. 125/- ApI ane kahyuM: 'have prathama satranuM suMdara pariNAma laIne mane maLavA Avajo, pachI ja huM bIjA satranI phI ApIza." huM to rAjIrAjI thaI gayo. zeThane praNAma karIne mArI oraDIe gayo. bIjA divase seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNleja para gayo. eDamizana phorma bharyuM ane rUA. 125/-nI phI bharI meM prathama varSa vinayanamAM praveza lIdho. (A aMgenI vigatavAra mAhitI meM mArI "dharama sAcavaje, beTA' nAmaka pustikAmAM varNavI che.) abhyAsanI laganI to mane satArAnI pAThazALA ane muMbaInI kabubAI skUlathI ja hatI. ethI kaoNlejanA prathama satramAM sArA guNAMke huM uttIrNa thayo. pariNAmapatra laIne zeThane maLavA pahoMcI gayo. mAro kasoTI kALa ahIMthI zarU thato hato. zeThane tyAMthI jANavA maLyuM ke teo paradeza gayA che ane kyAre Avaze te nakkI nathI. huM muMjhAyo. kaoNlejanuM bIjuM satra cAlu thaI gayuM hatuM. phI bharavAnI chellI tArIkhane mAtra traNa divasa bAkI hatA. mane kAMI sUjhatuM na hatuM. kaoNlejamAM lekjharsa to bharato paNa mana azAMta hatuM. amArA gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka ramaNabhAInA lekTaramAM paNa huM zUnyamanaska banI beTho rahyo hato. ramaNabhAInI cakora najare mane pakaDI pADyo. lezcara pUruM thayA pachI mane bolAvI kahyuM, "mane prophesarsa rUmamAM maLI jajo." mArA to hozakoza UDI gayA. Ame ramaNabhAIno kaDapa vadhAre hato. ena.sI.sI.nA mejarapade A vyakti ethI ja to pahoMcI zakI hatI. teo zista ane samayapAlananA atyaMta AgrahI hatA. huM manamAM bhaya ane AzaMkA sAthe ramaNabhAIne maLavA gayo. mane temanI pAse besADyo ane mArA khabhe hAtha mUkI pUchayuM, "Aje mArA sekTaramAM mane tame udvigna dekhAyA hatA. tamAruM dhyAna mArA sekTaramAM na hatuM. koI samasyA che ke zuM? mane tamAro moTobhAI gaNajo." mArI vedanA kahevA mATe zabdone badale mArI AMkhoe ja javAba ApI dIdho. daDadaDa AsuM sarI par3ayAM! ramaNabhAIne thayuM haze ke ahIM prophesarsarUmamAM besIne A chokaro kadAya haiyuM nahIM kholI zake. eTale mane kahe, "cAlo, ApaNe lAIbrerImAM jaIe. tyAM gujarAtI vibhAgamAM besIne vAta karIe.' ame baMne UbhA thayA. ramaNabhAIe mArA khabhe hAtha mUkyo. emanA A

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 319 sparzamAM mane kharekhara moTAbhAInA snehano anubhava thayo hato. Aje paNa e dRzya huM bhUlyo nathI. e sparza tAjo ja lAge che. lAIbrerImAM jaIne meM ramaNabhAIne badhI vAta karI ane kahyuM, 'sa2, jo phI nahIM bharI zakuM to kaoNleja choDavI paDaze. mAro abhyAsa aTakI jaze. mArA jevA garIba brAhmaNaputra pAse vidyA ke DigrI ja mUDI bane che. tenAthI ja nokarI meLavI zakIza. meM mArA prayatno karI joyA paNa badhethI nakAra maLyo che'. AvuM kahetI vakhate paNa mArAM AMsu vadhe jatA hatA. ramaNabhAIe mane dilAso Apyo ane kahyuM, 'tame nizcita raho. tamArI phI bharAI jaze.' mArA du:khAzru harSAzrumAM pheravAI gayA. pachI moDhA para smita lAvIne kahyuM, 'paNa sa2, jo mArI phI tame bha2vAnA ho to eka za2te huM tamArI vAta svIkArIza.' 'kaI zarata ?' sare pUchyuM. 'saraiyA zeThanA AvyA pachI mane phInI je rakama zeThanA TrasTamAMthI maLaze te huM tamane ApavA AvuM tyAre levI paDaze.' me kahyuM. 'bakulabhAI, e vakhate joyuM jaze. hamaNAM to tame abhyAsamAM mana parovo. mAruM to sapanuM che ke tame ema.e. thaIne ApaNI ja kaoNlejamAM mArI jema ja lekcarara bano !' 'sa2, tamArA AzIrvAda haze to e sapanuM paNa huM sAkAra karIne batAvIza.' mane yAda che ke ghare jaIne meM mArI bAne A badhI vAta karI tyAre teNe kahyuM hatuM, 'tuM tArA moTAbhAI jevA banelA sarane kaheje ke mArA bAe AzIrvAda ApyA che ke teo khUba ja kIrti ane sanmAna meLave ane sarasvatIno AzIrvAda pAme.' tyArabAda to huM saraiyA zeThane maLavA jato paNa zeThane AvavAmAM vilaMba thato hato. Akhare cheka ogasTanA aMtamAM teo AvyA. huM temane maLyo. badhI vAta karI. ramaNabhAIno ullekha karyo tyAre zeThe kahelA zabdo hajI paNa mArA kAnamAM gUMje che. temaNe kahyuM hatuM, 'ramaNabhAI jevA guruo jyAM sudhI ApaNA dezamAM che tyAM sudhI sarasvatI prasanna thatI raheze. tArA sarane kaheje ke paisAnA abhAve koI vidyArthI bhaNI na zake tevA hoya to temanI ciThThI laIne mane maLe. vaLI ramaNabhAIne kaheje ke samaya kADhIne mane maLavA Ave. mane temanA pratye mAna thayuM che.' zeTha pAsethI phInI 2kama laI, bIjA divase huM sa2ne maLavA gayo. me kahyuM, 'sa2 ApaNI zarata mujaba A rakamano svIkAra karo. tame mArI phI bharI dIdhI che

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320 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI e RNamAMthI mane mukta karo.' sareyA zeThe kahelI vAta paNa karI. ramaNabhAIe pharI mArA khabhe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM, "meM tamane kayAM DhaNI banAvyA che ke mukta karuM? meM to mAruM kevaLa kartavya banAvyuM che. A paisA tame ja rAkho. abhyAsa mATe anya kharcA paNa karavA paDe che. temAM vAparajo." mArA Agraha chatAM ramaNabhAIe rakama na ja lIdhI. ghare jaI meM mArI bAne vAta karI to bAe turaMta kahyuM, "tuM sareyA zeThane maLIne A vAta karI Ava. zeThanI rakama temane parata kara. ApaNAthI na rakhAya. tuM Tyuzano karIne je kamAya che temAMthI ghara cAle che. vaLI pUjA-pATha ane karmakAMDa dvArA paNa thoDIghaNI Avaka to thAya ja che ne! ApaNA kyAM mojazokha ke khoTA kharcA che?' huM sareyA zeTha pAse gayo. zeTha mArI AvI prAmANiktAthI rAjI thayA. mane kahe, "chokarA ! teM mane AvI vAta karIne vadhu rAjI karyo che. tArAmAM mane eka te ja dekhAya che. A rakama tuM ja rAkha. paNa tArI bAnuM kahevuM mAnI tuM Avyo te ja moTI vAta che. tArI AvI vRttithI prabhAvita thayo chuM ane kahuM chuM ke jyAM sudhI bhaNaza tyAM sudhI mArI pAsethI phI laI javI." zeThe vacana ApyuM hatuM. ema. e.nI parIkSA phI paNa ApI hatI. zeThane praNAma karI huM nIce Utaryo. ghare Avyo. bAne badhI vAta karI. bAe kahyuM, "beTA! jyAM dharma ane nIti che tyAM ja IzvaranI kRpA utare che eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhaje. vaLI bhaviSya tuM be pAMdaDe thAya to tArA ramaNabhAIsaranI jema ja koIne sahAyaka thato raheje.' ramaNabhAIne A badhI vAta kahI tyAre temaNe paNa mane kahyuM, 'tamArI bAe je kahyuM che temAM satya che. tenuM pAlana karajo.' Aje mArA vidyAgurU ramaNabhAI sadehe hayAta nathI paraMtu guruvaMdanA karato pelo jANIto zloka AvA guruo mATe ja kahevAyo haze keH gurRbrahmA gurraviSNuH gurmudevo mahezvaraH guru sAkSAt parabrahma tasma zrI gurave namaH AvA guru mATe to kahevuM paDe che "vajAdapi kaThorANi mUduni kusumAdapi." huM 1959-61 daramiyAna seMTa jheviyarsamAM ja pArTa-TAIma sekTarara nimAyo tyAre mArA vidyAgurunuM sapanuM sAkAra karyAno AnaMda meM anubhavyo hato. punaH punaHramaNabhAIne vaMdanA karIne kahuM chuM tamai zrI gurave namaH * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jJAnAtmA paramAnaMda I DaoN. phavIna zAha madhyakAlIna jaina sAhityanA prakhara abhyAsI saMzodhaka, pravAsa, caritra ane jainadarzananA rahasyone lokabhogya zailImAM rajU karanAra sAhityakAra DaoN. ramaNabhAinuM avasAna eka jJAnAtmAnA avasAnanI avismaraNIya ghaTanA che. sva. ramaNabhAI gujarAtI bhASA ane sAhityanA prAdhyApaka hovAnI sAthe ena. sI. sI. oNphisa2nI sevAne kAraNe jIvana ane vyavahAramAM zista, niyamitatA ane sevAkIya guNothI saMsthAomAM mAnavatAvAdI kAryomAM saphaLa nIvaDyA hatA. sva. ramaNabhAinI zrutopAsanA jaina sAhityanA itihAsanI eka suvarNa guNa gAthA samAna jhaLahaLatI rahI che. naLa damayaMtI rAsa vizenA emanA mahAnibaMdhathI zarU thayelI emanI saMzodhana pravRttie dina pratidina vikAsa pAmIne siddhinAM sopAna sara karyA hatA. emanI caritryAtmaka sAhityanI kRtio vizeSa noMdhapAtra hatI. mAnavIne mAnavImAM rasa che. pratyakSa jIvana jIvanAra vyakti ane tenA anukaraNIya AdaraNIya guNo ane prasaMgonuM nirUpaNa karIne jaina sAhityanA caritrAtmaka vikAsamAM uttama dRSTAMta pUruM pADyuM che. anuvAda, dharma vizenI kRtio taduparAMta saMzodhana, vivecana, saMpAdana-A prakAranA sAhityanA prabhAvathI sadgatanA jIvanamAM samatA, sahiSNutA, saraLatA, sAdagI, sahayoga ane sevA jevA guNonoM vikAsa thayo hato. emanA A guNonI samRddhi emanI vaividhyapUrNa pravRttiomAM dRSTigocara thaI che. emanI sarjanapravRttinuM vizeSa ullekha karavA lAyaka lakSaNa, emaNe jainadarzananA siddhAMto ane rahasyone vizleSaNAtmaka zailImAM rajU karIne janasAdhAraNane jJAnanI lahANa karAvI che. saMskRta-prAkRta bhASAnA kaThina ane durbodha graMthomAM rahelA darzana zAstranA vividha viSayomAM svayaM abhyAsa karIne rocaka zailImAM 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke taMtrIlekha lakhIne zrutajJAnanI apUrvabhakti karI che. zrutajJAna jainadarzananI dRSTie sva ane paranA kalyANamAM mahAna nimitta che. 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrIlekha emanI zrutopAsanAnI sAthe jJAnamArganI sujJa 321

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322. zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI dRSTi ane sarjakapratibhAnuM darzana karAve che. sva. ramaNabhAinI vizeSatA sAMpradAyika saMkucitatAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLIne udAramatavAdI valaNa dharAvI jena jainetaramatanA jJAna mArganI vistAra pAmelI kSitijano paricaya karAve che. muMbaithI jaina yuvaka saMghanA mAnavatAvAdI sevAkIya pravRttiomAM teozrIe anekavidha kAryonI sAthe samaya ApIne saphaLatAnA sukAnI banavAnuM anukaraNIya kArya karyuM che. muMbaI jevA mahAnagaramAM rahenAra vyaktio No Time jevA zabdothI kAma karavA mATe dUra bhAgatA hoya tyAre A jJAnAtmA jJAna sAthe mAnavatAnA kAryomAM paNa muMbaI bahAranA AdivAsI pachAta ane upekSita vistAromAM maMDaLanA sevAbhAvI sabhyo sAthe kAma karatA hatAM tyAre eka mAnava janmamAM ja AvI sevAnA mevA maLe che. ane ramaNabhAIe emanA jIvanamAM sva ane paranA kalyANa mATe jIvana samarpaNa karyuM che. tenuM zabdomAM varNana na thAya. e to yogIonA yoganI manaH sthitinA anubhava samAna che. pravAsazokhIna zrI ramaNabhAie pAsaporTanI pAMkhenuM pustakanuM sarjana karIne amerikana jIvana ane zailImAM hajAro sAhitya rasika mAnavIone rasalIna karyA hatA. emanI zruta bhaktinuM sonerIprakaraNa to jene sAhitya samArohanuM Ayojana karIne jainasAhityanA vikAsamAM ane prati varSa paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA yojIne bhakti bhAvanAnA maMgala prabhAtathI jaina-jainetara dharmanA vidvAna vaktAo dvArA jJAnAmRtano rasAsvAda karAvavAnI pravRtti e paNa sarva sAdhAraNa janatA mATe khUba ja mahattvanI vAta che. emanuM pravAsa sAhitya ghara beThAM gaMgA samAna jJAna ane AnaMda dharAvatuM che. emanI sarjaka pratibhAnI lAkSaNikatA hatI ke kopIrAiTanuM visarjana ema pustakamAM lakhatA hatA. mahAvIra svAmInA hAlaraDAvALA kavirAja dipavijayanA bilImorA nagara varNavyuM "vIranuM hAlaraDuM'thI deza videzamAM khyAti pAmelA kavi vize saMzodhita pustakanA vimocana saM. 2054-samAraMbha bilImorAmAM vaizAkha vada 14 yojAyo hato. tyAre bilImorA saMghanAM AmaMtraNathI teozrI atithi vizeSa tarIke padhAryA hatA. A prasaMge zruta jJAnanA upAsaka prAdhyApaka tarIke emanuM zAla ane zrIphaLa arpaNa karIne bahumAna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. emaNe prasaMgocita vaktavyamAM jaina sAhityanA saMzodhana vize preraNAtmaka vicAro rajU karyA hatA. DaoN. kavina zAhanI saMzodhana pravRttine biradAvI hatI. mArI saMzodhana pravRttinA preraNAnA stotra

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zrata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 3 2 3 zAsana samrATa vijaya naMdanasUrIzvarajI mahArAja ane DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha hatA. kavirAja dipa vijayajI pachI saMzodhana pravRtti aviratapaNe cAlu rahIne 17 pustako pragaTa thayA che. emanI zruta bhakti-sarjaka pratibhA mAnavatAvAdI sevAkAryo zista ane kartavya parAyaNatAnA guNothI ciraMjIva sthAna dharAve che. bhAvi peDhIne mATe paNa A virala vyaktitva dharAvanAra jJAnAtmAnuM puNya smaraNa eka jIvananI sArthakatA mATe eka navo ja rAha cIMdhe che. sadgatazrIne zraddhAMjali ane jIvananI AcherI jhalaka anya mAnavIonA teja kiraNa banI jIvanapaMtha ujjavaLa banAve. AtmAnA vividha prakAra che jJAnA-AtmA, darzanAtmA, cAritrahmA, tapAtmA, dharmAtmA, aMtarAtmA, bahiratmA che. temAM sva. ramaNabhAI ke jJAnAtmA hatA ane jJAna ramaNatAnA saMskAronuM svayaMma pAna karIne bahu moTI saMkhyAmAM lokone jJAnAtmA banAvavA mATenuM jIvana pAtheya ApI gayA che. emanI amUlya bheTanuM rakSaNa, samavardhana e emanI ciraMjIva smRti che. zabdakozamAM prazaMsAnA zabdo paNa ochA paDe "murabbI zrI DaoN. ramaNabhAI mATe lakhavuM eTale bhagavAna zrI kRSNane gItA samajAvavA jevuM kAma che. prakhara sAhityakAra mATe zabdakozamAM prazaMsAnA zabdo paNa ochA paDe, hAjarI hotI nathI chatAM, hAjarA hajura cho tamo, na dekhAya chatAM anubhavAya evA pavana jevA cho tamo, phUla kharyA phorama rahI gIta vahyA raNakAra hariyALI dharatI karI hAlyA megha malahAra' || zrI hIrAbhAI ela. talasANiyA, muMbaI

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3 2 4 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zIla ane sAtvikanI maheka 1 DaoN. pravINa darajI Do. zAha sAheba have ApaNI vacce nathI, kadAca DaoN. zAha sAheba have ja ApaNI vacce kharekharA AvIne beThA che ! Do. zAha sAheba eTale DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha. ame kolejamAM bhaNatA tyAre yunivarsiTI kakSAe gujarAtI viSayanuM adhyayana-adhyApana kArya karanArAomAM zAha sAhebanuM nAma AgaLa paDatuM. abhyAsu kharA paNa abhyAsa dekhADo nahi, zabdaprabhutva kharuM paNa zabdazekhI nahi. nijAnaMdI adhyApaka, nijapathI adhyApaka. tethI muMbaImAM je jUtha, vADAbaMdhI, kheMcAtANI sAhityakSetre thAya temAM temanuM nAma kyAMya sAMbhaLavA na maLe. kaho ke ramaNabhAI mAtra jaina ja nahotA jinatvanI sAkAra mUrata hatA. huM yAda karuM chuM ane pAchalAM varSomAM saruM chuM to tarata eka ghaTanA yAda Ave che. eka veLA pro. jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA, huM ane pro. DaoN. teraiyA eka sAthe vidyAnA kAme maLyA hatA. gujarAtI bhASAnA aneka adhyApako vize tyAre bhAtabhAtanI vAto nIkaLI. mArA mATe to emAMnI moTA bhAganI vAto navI hatI. huM kutUhalatAthI badhuM sAMbhaLato jato hato, vacce kyAMka kyAMka pRcchA thAya, amukatamuka vize zaMkA-kuzaMkAne kAraNa maLe. paNa jyAM ramaNabhAInI vAta nIkaLI tyAM tareyA sAheba ane zekhaDIvALA sAheba baMneno eka ja mata. sajjana vyakti tarIkeno mata. baMne ramaNabhAInA mitro. pachI "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' vize keTalIka vAto thaI. zekhaDIvALA sAhebe sahaja rIte temAMnA hakIkata-doSo vize vAta kADhI. e doSonI ramaNabhAIne jANa karI hatI te paNa kahyuM ane e doSono ramaNabhAIe sahaja rUpe, nikhAlasatAthI svIkAra karyo hato te paNa temaNe kahyuM. basa, mArA mATe A kSaNa mahattvanI banI gaI. ramaNabhAI mATe je Adara ane prema hato te dRDha to thayo paNa emAM khAsso umero paNa thayo. ane pachI zekhaDIvALA sAheba ane teraiyA sAhebe ja mArA temanA pratyenA premabharyA pakSapAta vize ramaNabhAIne kaMIka vAta karI. ramaNabhAI sAthe ema mAro parokSapaNe setu baMdhAyo. amArA vacce pachI avAnavAra patronI Apa-le paNa thavA lAgI. patra dvArA ja jIvana ane sAhityanA keTalAka mArmika saMketonI

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cuta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 32 5 paNa Apa-le thatI rahI. ame have parasparane mATe AtmIya hatA. have huM mArI rIte ramaNabhAIne, temanA zabdane ughADavA mathato rahyo. temanA uttaradhruva, nyUjhIlenDa ane osTreliyA ke evA bIjA pravAsomAM temanI ghummakkaDavRttino paricaya pAmyo. to "prabuddha jIvana'nA niyamita rUpe maLatA aMko vaDe temanA sAttvika patrakAratvano anubhava karyo. ekeeka vastune teo bArIkAithI jotA, tenA sAra-asArano viveka karatA ane pachI jIvana saMdarbhe tenuM mAhAsya chatuM karatA. temanAM taMtrIlekho mAtra lakhavA khAtara lakhAyelA lekho nathI. temAM temanI abhyAsaniSThA to che ja paNa sAthe temanI nizcita dizA paNa vAMcI zakAya che. kaho ke teo taMtrI ja rahyA nathI taMtrInI sAthe saMtrI paNa banyA che. prabuddha jIvanamAMthI temanuM sevA samarpita vyaktitva paNa judI rIte mANavA maLyuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAo hoya, gujarAta ke mahArASTranA gAmomAM vaidakIya nidAna-sAravAranA kempo hoya, AMkhonA oparezananA kempo hoya, koI nAnakaDA pravAsanuM Ayojana hoya-ramaNabhAInI sakriyatA e pAchaLa tarata jaNAya. ramaNabhAI vize ghaNuM pAchaLathI jANavA maLyuM ke teo ena.sI.sI.mAM paNa mejaranA hodA sudhI pahoMcyA hatA. bhASAnAM adhyApaka AvI kaDAkUTamAM bhAgye ja paDe. paNa ramaNabhAI mATe e rasano viSaya hato. temanAmAM je khaMta, cokasAI, civaTa ane zistanA darzana thAya che tenI pAchaLa A ena.sI.sI. hatI. soMpAyelA A kAryane temaNe potIkuM karI batAvI potAnA jIvanaghaDataramAM paNa teno uttama viniyoga karI batAvyo. ramaNabhAI ema je kArya hAthamAM le tene pUrI niSThAthI pUruM karI ApatA. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvamAM jaina dharma saMskArano paNa moTo hisso rahyo che. bhASAnA adhyApaka tarIke, ena.sI.sI.nA adhikArI tarIke samaja ane zista evAM vistaryA hatAM ke kazuM khoTuM sAMkhI zake nahi ke calAvI zake nahi. jarUra paDe tenI sAme laDavAnA mUDamAM paNa e AvI jAya. paNa pelA jaina saMskAroe temane bhItarathI saMkoryA. jena maharSioe ane jainazAstroe temanAmAM saMyata dRSTino guNa vikasAvyo. ramaNabhAInuM vyaktitva ja nahi, temano zabda paNa e rIte AvAM aneka tattvothI paripuSTa thato rahyo. sAhitya, dharma, tattva, jIvana ema Jai Education International

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325 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI aneka vAnAMmAM temanI gati jovAya che. paNa e badhuM chevaTe vaLa khAtuM AvIne aTake che te jIvananA vidhAyaka avAja u52. mAre tyAM sAmayiko to ThIka ThIka Ave che. paNa 'prabuddha jIvana'nI huM haMmezAM vizeSa rUpe rAha joto. khAsa to emAM temanA vistRta, mananapUrNa taMtrI lekha mATe. ramaNabhAIno e lekha jANe ke bIjA taiyA2 thaI rahelA aMka sudhIno temanI pravRttiono cUkate hisAba ApI deto hoya tevuM lAge. temaNe vAraMvA2 Agraha karIne mane 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM lakhato karyo hato. prasaMgopAta huM lekha mokalato. lekha maLatAM mane te utta2 rUpe patra paNa lakhe. vacce, ekAda varSa thayuM haze. temano patra Avyo. 'mArA graMthomAMthI zreSTha nibaMdhono saMcaya karI Apo. pArizramika vagere maLaze ja...' vagere vagere. meM vaLato ja uttara ApatA lakhyuM tamAre saMmati, pArizramika vagere vize lakhavAnuM ja na hoya. tamArA nibaMdho vAMcuM chuM ane tamArA aneka saMgrahomAMthI uttama nibaMdhono saMgraha jarUra thaI zake tema che ane e kArya mAre karavAnuM ja hoya. te pachI e vAta tyAM aTakI. traNekavA2 temaNe paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vyAkhyAna ApavA mATe nimaMtraNa pAThaveluM. mArI doDAdoDImAM mArAthI e zakya banyuM nahotuM. teoe mArA abhyAsa ane vaktRtva vize koIkanI pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM haze eTale temaNe te vize ThIka Agraha rAkhyo. manamAM tyAre evuM kharuM ke ekAdavAra AMTo mArI AvIza. paNa e zakya banyuM nahi. temanI e icchA pUrI karI zakyo nathI tethI Aje eka prakAranI 'gilTa' anubhavuM chuM. atyAre A lakhuM chuM tyAre temaNe mane bheTa mokalelA Dajhaneka saMgraho mArI sAme paDyA che. e saMgraho mAtra lakhavA khAtara lakhAyelA nathI. ramaNabhAInI cetanA kevA kevA pradezomAM viharatI hatI. temanI jude jude prasaMge kevI kriyA-pratikriyAo rahetI, kaI UMcAIethI te vastune jotA, vicAratA ke nirNaya upara AvatA te saghaLuM emAMthI pAmI zakAya che. temanI hayAtImAM ja chelle potAnA A saMgrahomAMthI judAM judAM lakhANone cokkasa viSaya heThaLa saMpAdita karavAnI yojanA ghaDI kADhI hatI. ane evuM saMpAdana amuka vyakti pAse ja karAvavuM tevo temano dRDhAgraha hato. AvI vyaktiomAM temaNe zrI jazavaMta zekhaDIvALA ane DaoN. hasu yAjJikanI sAthe mane paNa yAda karyo hato. mArA mATe ramaNabhAI ta2phathI maLeluM e pramANapatra che ema huM samajuM chuM.

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 32 7. hatA. temanA mATe abhyAsI, saMpAdaka, saMzodhaka, tattvaciMtaka, nibaMdhakAra, nATyakAra, anuvAdaka, mejara evA game teTalAM vizeSaNo yojo. e badhAMthI AgaLa te eka adanA AdamI hatA te bAbata mahattvanI che. temaNe potAne ghUMTyA karavAne badale potAne satata vikherI nAkhavAmAM AnaMda lUMTyo che. cAlaze, bhAvaze ne phAvaze sUtrane jIvanAra ramaNabhAI tethI ja jyAM jAya, je umaravALAnI sAthe bese tyAM teo tyAMnA ane temanA jevA ja thaI rahetA. AbAla-vRddha saune tethI 2. cI. zAha mATe bhItarano prema rahyo che. kSara dehe ramaNabhAI nathI paNa temaNe mArA paratve dAkhavelI mamatA to mArI hRdayadAbaDImAM ema ja akabaMdha raheze. ramaNabhAI zIla ane sAtvikanI maheka * * * vidyA ane dharmanI upAsanAne vareluM hatuM temanuM jIvana ApaNI bhASAnA agraNI abhyAsI, saMzodhaka, vivecaka, saMpAdaka, vidyAniSTha ane vidyArthIpriya prAdhyApaka DaoN. ramaNalAla cImanalAla zAhanA avasAnathI vidyAjagatane moTI khoTa paDI che. vidyA ane dharmanI upAsanAne vareluM temanuM jIvana eka akhaMDa yajJa samAna hatuM. 79 varSanA AyuSyamAM temaNe saMkhyAbaMdha pustako pragaTa karyA hatAM. paNa aparigrahanA Adarzane apanAvIne temaNe potAnAM tamAma pustakonA kopIrAiTanuM visarjana karyuM hatuM. senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM ane pachIthI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM temanI pAse abhyAsa karanArA asaMkhya vidyArthIonA teo mAtra mAnItA prAdhyApaka ja nahotA, paNa teo dareka vidyArthInA Aptajana banI rahetA. temanI pAse eka vAra abhyAsa karanAra temane kyAreya bhUlI na zake evuM premALa temanuM vyaktitva hatuM. teo phArbasa gujarAtI sabhAnA pramukha hatA tyAre, ane e sivAya paNa sabhAnI pravRttiomAM rasa laI yogya mArgadarzana ApatA. sabhA sAthenA temanA lAMbA ane sakriya saMbaMdhane kAraNe amArA saunA manamAM temane mATe savizeSa snehAdara hatAM. A AghAta sahana karavAnuM baLa maLe evI prArthanA sAthe phArbasa gujarAtI sabhA A TharAva dvArA UMDA zokanI lAgaNI vyakta kare che. phA.gu.sabhAnATrasTIo ane kArobArI samitinA sabhyo vatI | | dIpaka mahetA

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3 28 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI bahumukhI pratibhA | pravINabhAI sI. zAha eka samaya evo hato ke kalAkSetre, philmIkSetre bhAratabharamAM amuka thoDIka ja vyakti nAmAMkita-prasiddha jovA maLatI paNa jyArathI TI. vI. siriyalo jovA maLI tyArathI keTakeTalA kalAkAro, saMgItakAro, nATyakalAkAro ane philmI kSetre khUNe khUNe chUpAyelI vibhUtio jAherakSetre prasiddhi pAmI che. khUNAmAM aneka kSetramAM chupAyelI pratibhAone pleTaphorma maLyAnI taka maLatAM ja jhaLakI uThI. jaina zAsanamAM vidvatAnA kSetre nAnI-moTI pratibhAone vyAkhyAnamALAnA mAdhyamathI tathA seminAranA pleTaphorma upara bolAvIne zrI ramaNabhAIe keTalIya vidvAna vyaktione protsAhana ApI jAherakSetramAM prasiddha karI che. I. sa. 1990 AsapAsa muMbaI biralA kendramAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mAtra guNavattAnA AdhAre lAgavaga ke oLakhANa vinA jyAre zrI ramaNabhAIe vAtsalabharyA AmaMtraNathI mane be vAra taka ApI tyArathI svAdhyAya ane seminAranA maMDaLomAM bhAga laIne mArI zakti vikasAvavAno puruSArtha jAgyo ane amerikA- laMDana-keneDA-AphrikA-galphanA dezomAM svAdhyAya karavAkarAvavAno ane dharmanI prabhAvanA karavAnA mahA puNyano lAbha Aja sudhI maLato rahyo che. aMdhArAmAM amadAvAdanA khUNe paDI rahelA nAnA koDiyAmAM tela pUrIne mArAmAM AvI zakti chupAyelI che te pArakhu jhaverI ramaNalAlanA dhyAnamAM AvI ane mArA jevI keTalIe pratibhAo emaNe prajvallita karI. ATalI vAta mArA aMgata jIvanamAM temaNe karelA upakAranI thaI. jyAre jyAre jAhera sabhAmAM-seminAramAM temaNe karelA pravacanomAM-pravacano pachI karelI samIkSAmAM, kAryakramanA saMcAlana ke pramukhapade ke adhyakSatAnA Asana upara birAjelA joyA- sAMbhaLyA-temanA sarvAgI vyaktitvano anubhava thayo tyAre emanI bahumukhI pratibhAnA varNana karatAM pAnAnAM pAnAM bharAya eTalA pUjya bhAvanA ugAro haiyAmAM UbharAya che. teo eka ajoDa adhyApaka-prAdhyApaka hatA. viSayanI samIkSA ane chaNAvaTa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 329 karavAmAM niSNAta ane satyabhASI sacoTa nIDara TIkAtmaka vivecaka hatA. prakhara pravakatA sAthe netRtvanA guNadhArI miliTarI DisiplinamAM mAnatA. dharma tathA vijJAnanA viSayamAM gujarAtI ane aMgrejImAM temaNe vizALa mananIya abhyAsapUrNa sAhityanuM sarjana kareluM che. mAnavatAnA mahArathI A mahAnubhAve aneka saMsthAnA uddhAra mATe mAtabara 2kamamAM anudAna ekaThuM karIne suparata kareluM che. nATyakalA, kavitA, dharma, tattvajJAna, pravAsa, jaina sAhityanA saMzodhano, tamAma kSetre nipuNatA meLavanAra DaoN. ramaNabhAIe potAnA jIvanakALa daramyAna saMzodhana-saMpAdana- vivecana-pravAsa kathA-jIvanacaritra, nibaMdha, ekAMkI vagere kSetre abhUtapUrva yogadAna ApyuM che. jaina zAstrakArane vaphAdAra, jinavANInA pUrepUrA abhyAsu, utsUtra bhASaNathI sadAya sAvadhAna, jaina anuSThAnanA bhAvollAsapUrvakanA apramatta ArAdhaka, duniyAbharanA yAtrA pravAsathI meLaveluM jAta anubhavanuM jJAna, ane temanA aneka viSayanA sAhitya sarjanamAM varNavAyeluM nirUpaNa, maitrI-pramoda- kAruNya ane mAdhyastha bhAvathI bharelA sAcA arthamAM zrAvaka, dharmazraddhALu ane ATalI bahumukhI pratibhA hovA chatAM vinamra, nikhAlasa, saraLa svabhAvI zrI ramaNabhAI jainazAsananuM aNamola ratana hatuM. emaNe jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI apramatta bhAve jIvana sAdhanA karIne sva. paranuM zreya karIne AtmakalyANa karyuM che. YES WE MISS HIM A LOT FOR A LONG jIvanamAM ghaNuM kamAI gayA mu.zrI ramaNalAlabhAI jAte jIvanamAM ghaNuM kamAI gayA. emanA nidhanathI ApaNe - samAje ghaNuM badhuM gumAvyuM che. emaNe aMgata jIvanamAM kuTuMbajIvanamAM, sAmAjika kSetre, sAhitya kSetre, zikSaNa - kSetre, dhArmika kSetre, mahAna pradAna karIne pote pAmI gayA ane anyane pamADI gayA. mArA jevA phakta zrotA evA nAnA bAlavidyArthIne teo vAtsalyathI smita ane prema sAthe AvakAratA. ''koI nAnuM nathI ema kahIne AgaLa vadhavA preratA. emanI mahattA emanI sAdAImA-saraLatAmAM-maLatAvaDApaNAmAM hatI.'' I li. jazavaMta zAha, bAlavidyArthI, muMbaI

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330 parama sakhA I gulAbacaMda zAha paramamitra ramaNabhAInA nAma AgaLa ''sva'' joDavuM svIkArI zakAtuM nathI, sivAya ke svano artha svajana thAya. amArA jIvanamAM sahaja parivartana lAvanAra, AvA svajananA, 40 varSanA sahavAsamAM banelA, AtmIya prasaMgo, prabuddha jIvananA priya vAcako samakSa rajU karuM chuM. ramaNabhAIno putra amitAbha ane mAro putra nirmala AIAITI kAnapuramAM bhaNatA hatA. vekezanamAM muMbaI AvelA tyAre eka vahelI savAre ramaNabhAIno phona Avyo. ''gulAbabhAI, nirmalano sAmAna bAMdho - tene jApAna javAnuM che.'' huM to stabdha thaI gayo. ramaNabhAInAM patnI tArAbenanA pitAzrI jApAnanI vikhyAta mITuToyo prIsIzana mejhariMga InsTrumenTa karyuM.nAM bhAratanAM ejanTa hatA. temanI phekTarImAM tAlIma mATe kaMpanIe be yuvAnone sponsara karelA. A mATe ramaNabhAIe amitAbha sAthe nirmalanI pasaMdagI karelI. jApAna pachI varlDa-TUra karI pAchA AvavAnuM hatuM. varlDa-TUramAM paNa ramaNabhAInAM mitra caMderIyA phemilIno sahakAra hato. 20 varSanI nAnI vaye, amArA eka ja saMtAnane ATalI moTI taka gha2 beThA maLe te jANIne amo bhAvavibho2 thaI gayA. 2maNabhAInAM avAjamAM maherabAnIno bhAva suddhAM nahoto. sahaja AtmIyatAnI haLavAza hatI te amone sparzI gaI. pAMca varSanAM AI.AI.TI. kAnapura pachI amArA bannenA putrone amerikA javAnuM thayuM. bannenI mAtAo, tArAbena ane kusumane amitAbhanirmalanI kuzaLatAnI phikara rahetI ane ekabIjAne AzvAsana-protsAhana ApatAM. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI nirmala ane amArI putravadhU AratI banne kaMThaya saMgItanI tAlIma letAM. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM gAvAnuM AmaMtraNa teone avAranavAra ramaNabhAInAM sUcanathI maLyA karatuM. jaina stavanonI pasaMdagI mATe ramaNabhAI taraphathI mArgadarzana maLatuM. bhajananAM A prayogothI yuvAna daMpatImAM jaina dharma pratye jIjJAzA ane ahobhAva vadhyA. jenuM nimitta ramaNabhAI banyA. ramaNabhAI potAnAM pustakonAM kavaranI raMgIna DijhAIna ane chapAvavAnuM kAma AratI je

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 331 komarziyala ArTanI snAtaka hatI, tene soMpatA. kavara taiyAra thayA pachI AratIne abhinaMdana ApatA ane kavaranAM DijhAInara tarIke AratInuM nAma paNa pustakamAM chApatA. vyAkhyAnamALAmAM hara vakhate prathama vyAkhyAna rAjakoTathI padhAratA zrI zazikAMtabhAI mahetAnuM rahetuM. ramaNabhAI dvArA zazikAMtabhAI sAthe muMbaI tema ja rAjakoTamAM gADha paricaya thayo ane satsaMgano lAbha maLyo. devalAlImAM zrImad rAjacaMdranAM maMdira sAme ramaNabhAIno baMgalo hato tethI amone paNa tyAM baMgalo levAnuM mana thayuM. eka vRddha bApAnAM e ja sosAyaTImAM pAMca baMgalA hatA. ramaNabhAIe temane kahyuM ke amArA mitra gulAbabhAIne baMgalo kharIdavo che to tamAro koI paNa baMgalo, vAjabI bhAve temane Apo. bApAne thayuM ke ramaNabhAIne to kAMIpaNa Agraha che nahIM to taddana khUNAmAno temano jaladI na vecAya te baMgalo temaNe ApI dIdho. ramaNabhAI ke amoe kharIdI pachI ekAda varSa bAda baMgalo joyo. khUNAmAM Avela hovAthI, baMgalAno bagIco ame amArI rIte banAvI zakyA ane amAro baMgalo sosAyaTImAM ghaNo AkarSaka banI gayo. ramaNabhAInAM nirAgrahIpaNAnuM sAruM phaLa amane maLyuM. trIsa varSa pahelA lIdhelA A baMgalAne kAraNe amArA jIvanane paNa navo AdhyAtmika vaLAMka maLyo jene mATe amo ramaNabhAInAM RNI chIe. devalAlImAM ja ramaNabhAIne baMgale eka vakhata kusumane sapharajananI chAla gaLAmAM aTakI javAthI zvAsa baMdha thaI gayo. chello zvAsa letI hoya tevI mUMjhavaNa thaI. ramaNabhAIe samayasUcakatA vAparI, kusumanI pITha para joradAra dhabbo mAryo ne chAla nIce utarI gaI ane kusumano jIva bacI gayo. ena.sI.sI.nI tAlImane lIdhe vinamra svabhAvI ramaNabhAI jarUra paDe kaThoratAthI dhabbo paNa mArI zakatA hatA. eka vakhata tArAbena ane ramaNabhAI devalAlIthI muMbaI TrenamAM javAnAM hatAM jenuM be TIkITonuM rijharvezana teoe agAuthI karAveluM. amArA gharakAma karanArA 18 varSanAM rAmamilanane paNa muMbaI te ja divase javuM jarUrI hatuM paNa tahevAranI giradIne kAraNe rijharvezana nahotuM maLyuM. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbena potAnI be sITomAM rAmamilana sahita traNa jaNAM besI muMbaI gayAM. AvI hatI temanI niSkAma karuNA. nokara ke zeThano bheda temaNe kadI rAkhyo nahoto ane potAnI avagaDe, bIjAnI sagavaDano khyAla karatA.

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332 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI citrakUTa-muMbaInAM amArA gharamAM ghara-derAsara hatuM je agAunAM mAlika, zeradalAla zrI mANekalAla cunIlAle karAveluM, paraMtu mUrti teo potAnAM navA ghare letA gayelA. eka vakhata copATInAM derAsaramAM aMjana-zalAkA mATe mUrtio AvelI jemAMnI amuka mUrtio derAsaranI jarUrata karatA vadhAre hatI. ramaNabhAInAM manamAM hatuM ke gulAbabhAIne ghara-derAsara mATe mUrti joIe che tethI A takano lAbha laI temaNe mahArAjasAhebane vinaMti karI ane temanI saMmati maLyAthI, vasaMtapaMcamI 1975nAM zukanavaMtA divase, ramaNabhAI svayaM khullA page, potAnAM hAthamAM, doDha phUTa, ArasapahANanI zveta, bALa-svarUpa mukhAraviMda dharAvatI bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmInI mUrti laI amAre ghera padhAryA ane darzanIya mUrti tarIke amArA ghara derAsaramAM tenI sthApanA karI. tyArathI amArA bALabaccAMomAM jaina dharma mATe navo aMkura phUTyo. 30 varSathI A mUrtimAM jinezvaranAM darzana sAthe ame ramaNabhAInI sahaja karuNAnAM darzana paNa karIe chIe. kusume tyAra bAda AyaMbilanI nava oLI karI jenI pUrNAhuti vakhate ramaNabhAIe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM, ''kusumabena, je vyakti AyaMbilanI nava nava oLI kare, te vyakti kaMdamULa kema khAI zake ?'' haLavAzathI karela, ATalI saraLa sUcanAnI dhArI asa2 thaI ane kusume kaMdamULano AjIvana paryaMta tyAga karyo. Ama ramaNabhAI sAthenAM sAdhAraNa prasaMgo asAdhAraNa kAma karI jatA. bhUtakALa tema ja vartamAnakALanAM dareka jaina phirakAnAM mahAnubhAvonIprabuddhatA tema ja lAkSaNiktA darzAvatA abhyAsapUrNa chatAM rasika jIvanacaritro lakhIne ramaNabhAIe yuvAna vargamAM jaina dharma pratye apUrva anurAga pedA karyo. 2500 varSathI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInI pacheDInAM pratIka sAthe, vIsamI sadInI pratikULatAo sahana karI, jaina tatvanI asmitA TakAvI rAkhanAra sAdhu-sAdhvInAM samudAya mATe ramaNabhAIne gau2va hatuM. dharmanA dhuraMdhara gaNI zakAya tevA zrI jaMbuvijayajI, zrI pradyumanavijayajI maharAjasAheba jevI virala vibhUtio pAse AcArAMga sUtra, uttarAdhyayana sUtra, paMcasUtra jevA gahana viSayonI vAMcanA mATe dUranAM gAmo jevAM ke samI (viramagAma), nAnA AsaMbIyA (kaccha) jevAM ekAMta sthaLoe amane laI jatA. vAMcanamAM vikSepa na thAya ane ucca kakSA jaLavAI rahe mATe zrotAnI saMkhyA nAnI rAkhatA. bharata ane bAhubaLa sivAyanA aThThANuM putroe temanAM pratye thayelI upekSA tarapha dhyAna doryuM tyAre pitAzrI

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 333 RSabhadeve putrone saMsAranI asAratAno bodha Apyo. te saMvAda zrI jaMbuvijayajInAM mukhethI atyaMta dhImA svare ardhamAgadhImAM sAMbhaLyo tyAre ramaNabhAInAM mukhAraviMda upara je vitarAgatA joI te avismaraNIya che. paMjAbanA eka ziSya sAthe zrI jaMbuvijayajI ma.sA. saMskRtamAM vArtAlApa karatA te sAbhaLatI vakhate paNa prAcIna samayanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM thatuM. kaccha-bhujanAM 400 varSa prAcIna acalagaccha saMghanAM derAsaranuM - dharatIkaMpa pachIno jIrNoddhAra amArA kuTuMbe karAvelo. ramaNabhAIne vinaMti karI ke temanAM zubha haste derAsaranI nUtana dhajA caDha. phakta covIsa kalAkanI noTisamAM temaNe AvavAnuM kabUla karyuM ane acalagacchAdhipati zrI guNodaya sAgara sUrinI nizrAmAM prasaMga dIpAvyo. sAdhvI zrI mokSaguNo zrIjInI pIeca.DI.nAM gAIDa tarIke ramaNabhAI hatA. potAnI agavaDa veThIne paNa sAdhvIjInI denika samAcArImAM vikSepa na paDe te rIte paThana karAvatA. jaina sAhitya samArohanA Ayojana mATe ramaNabhAI cIvaTapUrvaka parizrama letA. bhAga lenAra ochI-vadhu pratibhA dharAvanAra, dareka vidvAnonuM samAnatApUrvaka sanmAna karatA ane jaina dharmanAM vividha viSayo para vadhAre UMDI zodhakhoLa karavA mArgadarzana ApatA. kaccha-mAMDavInAM sAhitya samAroha vakhate zrI visanajI lakhamazInA netRtva heThaLa kalpasUtra dharAvatI, pacAsa zaNagArelI baLadagADI sAthe, rathayAtrAnA Ayojana mATe kacchanAM loko haju ramaNabhAIne yAda kare che. rAjA kumArapALa vakhate, hAthInI aMbADImAM hema-vyAkaraNanAM varaghoDAnI jhAMkhI thatI hatI. chevaTe kaccha-lAyajAmAM AcArya zrI kalAprabhasAgara sUrinI nizrAmAM yojAyelA jaina sAhitya samAroha vakhate amone premathI laI gayelA lAyajAnAM suMdara svaccha gAmamAM. jyAM dareka rastA simenTanAM che. tyAM vaibhavazALI makAno vaccethI sAdhusAdhvI ane ThassedAra zrAvaka-zrAvikA sAthe nIkaLelo varaghoDo prAcIna paraMparAne jIvaMta banAvato hato. meDInAM molethI moranAM TahukA benDavAjAnAM saMgIta sAthe sAtha purAvatA hatA. kaccha-nAnIkhAkharamAM zrI bipInabhAI jainanA vADInAM baMgale amo tripUTI baMdhu vizrAma sAthe jJAnagoSThi karatA. sAyalAnA zrI lADakacaMdabApAnAM AzramamAM sAdhu jIvana jevI pavitratA jALavIne "adhyAtmasAra" ane "jJAnasAra" jevA upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajInAM

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334 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahAna graMthonuM suMdara bhAvAnuvAda karIne samAja mATe najarANuM mUkatA gayA. Adhunika samayamAM hajAro yuvAnone jaina dharmanAM mArge vALanAra zrI rAkezabhAI jevAnAM Atmasiddhi zAstra para pIeca.DI.nI thisisa lakhavA mATe mArgadarzaka banIne ramaNabhAIe navI peDhInI viziSTa sevA karI. thisisanAM cAra daLadAra graMtho amone bheTa ApavA ramaNabhAI amAre ghera padhArelA. jaina kalAmAM mane rasa hovAthI, zrI yazovijayajI mahArAjano kalA-saMgraha batAvavA mane pAlitA laI jatA. zrI bipInabhAI jaina sAthe paNa pAlitaNAnI yAtrA karelI. dharmazALAmAM jagyAnI achata hoya to sAro khaMDa amane apAvatA. paroDhiye khaMDanI bArImAMthI zaMtrujaya pahADanAM darzana thAya tevA khaMDane pasaMdagI ApatA. bhAvanagaramAM bipInabhAI taMbolI jevA jaina vidvAna udyogapati tema ja zrI manubhAI jevA samAja sevaka sAthe amone paricaya karAvatA. tArAbenanAM mAtuzrI, mAsIjI tema ja mAtAjIne haMmeza yAtrAmAM sAthe letA. murabbI tarIke temanI ghaNI saMbhALa rAkhatA ane sahaja ramUja paNa karatA. jaina tatvajJAna vidyApIThanAM samArohamAM banArasa sAthe gayA. tyAM paNa eka vRddha prophesaranI prAcIna samayanI jhAMkhI karAvatI thisisa chapAvavA mATe eka gRhastha taraphathI moTI rakama apAvI. banArasamAM amerikana InsTITyuTa opha InDiyana sTaDIjhanAM DAyarekTara DaoN. zrI madhusUdana DhAMkI dvArA InsTITyuTamAM rakhAyelo, lagabhaga pacAsa hajAra jeTalI bhAratanAM maMdirAnI slAIDano saMgraha, phUga na lAge te mATe vizALa era-kanDizanDa lAIbrerImAM rAkhelo joyo. dareka slAIDa sAthe maMdiranAM sthApatyanAM enjiniyariMga DroIMs paNa jovA maLyA. DaoN. DhAMkI ane DaoN. jItubhAI, je amadAvAdamAM jaina risarca saMsthAo sAthe saMkaLAyelA che, teo banne avAranavAra muMbaI amAre ghera ramaNabAI joDe AvatA ane emanAM nigrantha sAhityanI zodhakhoLanAM amUlya pustakonI bheTa amane ApatA. paradezanAM pravAsanI eka paNa taka ramaNabhAI cUkatA nahIM. raziyA tema ja moreziyasanI TrIpa bipInabhAI jaina sahita amo tripUTI baMdhue sAthe karI. pravAsa daramiyAna dareka sthaLa jovAno Agraha rAkhatA. divasa daramyAna pravAsamAMthI samaya na maLe tethI savAre traNa vAge UThIne be traNa sAmAyika karI letA. rUmamAM jagA na hoya to khUNAmAM saMkocAIne besI jatA jethI amone rAtre bAtharUma

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 335 javAmAM avagaDa nA paDe. raziyAmAM zAkAhArI bhojananAM phAMphAM hatA to jaina bhojananI to vAta raziyanane kevI rIte samajAvavI? maoNskonuM reDa (lenina) skvera ke lenina grADanuM herITeTha myujhiyama mAtra ekavAra juo toya bIjA divase UbhA na thaI zako AvI hAlatamAM ramaNabhAI ghaNIvAra phakta dUdha-breDathI Akho divasa calAvI letA. raziyAnAM pahADo upara koIvAra bhaktAmara stotrano pATha amArI sAthe ka2tA ane maMtrocArano pavitra dhvani raziyAmAM badhe phelAya evI bhAvanA bhAvatA. moreziyasamAM amArA mitra zrI rAmaphalanAM 1400 ekaranAM phArmamAM Akho divasa khetI bAbatanAM nirIkSaNa mATe pharelA. phrenca ane hindu saMskRtinAM saMgamane rasapUrvaka mANatAM ane dariyAno lahAvo paNa letA. pravAsanI dainika noMdha lakhatA. ramaNabhAI sAthe pravAsa eTale prasannatAnI pAMkhe UDavAnuM. amane ekalA mUkIne temaNe to jIvana-pravAsa pUro karyo. atyAra sudhI muzkelImAM mArgadarzana mATe jatA to temanuM sahaja smita ja ukela banI jatuM. have kyAM jazuM ? ramaNabhAI cetana-graMtha to hatA ja. tethIya vadhu amArA mATe to nigraMtha-cetanA dharAvatA. ekavIsamI sadInA Adarza zrAvaka hatA. vidvatAno bhAra nahIM. mAtra karuNAnI haLavAza saMyogone anukULa ke pratikULanuM lebala Ape ja nahI. sAkSIbhAvanuM e jIvana zAzvata ja rahevAnuM. samyaka darzananI ghaNI ja najIka hatA. .sadgatazrI jayA2thI vadhune vadhu aMtarmukha thatA gayA tema tema teonuM darzana vadhune vadhu spaSTa ane ujjavala thatuM gayuM. teo samyaka darzananI ghaNI ja najIka hatA. je emanA tattvadarzananA pustakomAM pragaTa thatI sahaja, saraLa, ucita bhASAlabdhithI samajAya che. samyaka zrutanI sevA karI sAcA arthamAM yAtrI banyA che. jainazAsane eka virala sakriya mahAna guNAnurAgI sitAro gumAvyo che. emanI sAcI smaraNAMjali bhavapravAsI maTI yAtrI banavAmAM ja che. D bAbubhAI sI. zAha, valasADa

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336 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI traSitulya suzrAvaka T bipina ke. jaina pU. ramaNabhAI kSara dehe amArI sAthe ke amArA kuTuMba tathA ApaNA sAthe have nathI e vicAra ja duHkhada Azcarya upajAve che. huM yuvAvayathI ja pU. ramaNabhAInA paricayamAM Avyo jemaNe chellA vIsa varSamAM atyaMta gADha snehathI mane saMkaLAyelo rAkhyo. emanA saumya svabhAva, gaMbhIra dekhAtI mukhamudrA sAthe eTalI ja mIThI ramUja sAthe jJAnagoSThI nAnA bALaka-yuvAnathI mAMDIne prauDha vayanI vyakti joDe teo samajI zake tevI zailIthI vAtacIta ane temanA praznonA saraLa ukela e ramaNabhAI ja karI zake. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAo to ghaNI ja yojAya che paNa e parva daramiyAna vaktAnI divasonA maMthana pachI pasaMdagI ane tenA mATeno zrama kharekhara teo ja karI zake. eka vyAkhyAnamALA pUrI thaye phakta pAMca miniTamAM e vyAkhyAnano sArAMza khUba saraLatAthI samajAvI zake je zrotAgaNane saMrpaNa samajAI jAya. ame cAra mitro emanI sAthe paradezanA pravAse gayelA, temAMya khAsa karIne raziyA ane InDoneziyAnA pravAsa daramiyAna tyAMnI prajA-saMskRti-dharma ane bIjI vividhatAo emanA sAMnidhyamAM sArI rIte samajavA maLatI. paradezamAM paNa zrAvakanA temanA rojanA niyamo prArthanA-sAmAyika teo niyamita karatA enuM eka dRSTAMta ApuM. raziyAnI amArI yAtrA daramiyAna mArA mitra je emanA hoTela rUmanA pArTanara hatA emaNe mane jaNAvyuM ke ramaNabhAI AkhA divasano thAka chatAM A vaye rAte mAMDa be kalAka udhyA haze. meM kutUhalathI ramaNabhAIne kAraNa pUchayuM to temaNae madhura javAba Apyo. be divasanA cAra sAmAyika bAkI hatA eTale rAtrinA samaye nirAMta hovAthI zAMta bhAve huM karI zakyo. A pravAsa daramiyAna mAro putra ci. rAja sAthe hato. eNe kahyuM pappA AvuM ApaNAthI kyAre thaI zakaze? bhAratanA keTalAye jaina tIrthomAM temanI sAthe javAno suavasara amane prApta thayo che. e vakhate tIrthono bhavya ItihAsa pUrI dhArmika samajaNa sAthe amane

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI samajAvatA, pachI e jaina zvetAMbara ke digaMbara yA hindu ke bauddha tIrtha hoya. pU. ramaNabhAI mATe to pAnAMo bharIne eka pustaka lakhAya topaNa ochuM paDe. emanI bAlyAvasthAthI yuvAnI ane chelle uttarAvasthA sudhImAM jIvananAM dareka tabakke emanI suruci ane samajaNa sAthe nirdoSa AnaMda teo meLavI zakyA hatA. mAtra mane ja nahi mArA kuTuMbane - mArA patnI, putra, putrI, putravadhUo sahune temanA mATe khuba Adara ane ahobhAva hato. amArA ghare koI paNa maMgaLa kAryakaravuM hoya to temanI hAjarI amane preraka ane AzIrvAda rUpa lAgatI. sahunA mATe koI paNa mUMjhavaNa prasaMge ke dharma viSayaka praznanA ukela mATe to e ananya sahAyaka hatA. temanI anupasthiti mArA mATe to e na pUrAya tevI, asahya khoTa che. 888 emanA viSe ghaNuM ghaNuM lakhI zakAya tema che. AdaraNIya zrI dhanavaMtabhAI ane DaoN. kumArapALabhAIe khUba ja vistArathI lakhyuM che. chelle huM mArI namra zraddhAMjali ApatA, pU. zrI ramaNabhAIe ApaNA saunA saMyoga saMbaMdhe prArabdha-AyuSya vyatIta thaye te dehasaMbaMdhano prasaMga nivRta kye che, chatAM janma sArthaka karyo che. je Azraya pAmIne bhAvi evA thoDA bhave sva svarUpamAM sthiti karI zake, ka2ze ja. evI mArI zraddhA che. pU. ramaNabhAIne huM natamastake mArI zraddhAMjali samarpI chuM. jaina samAje eka mahAna Scholar ane paMDita gumAvyAM paryuSaNa prasaMga AvatA jaina vyAkhyAnamALAnA vyAkhyAno ane ramaNabhAIne sAMbhaLavAno lahAvo gumAvavAno aphasosa raheto hato. muMbaI AvuM tyAre saMghanI ophisethI keTalIka vAra cassates leto hato ane sAMbhaLato hato. vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna ane pachI paNa sevAbhAvI saMsthAone teo paryuSaNa pachI paNa Help karatA rahetA te paNa 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM jANavA maLatuM. teonA avasAnathI jaina samAje eka mahAna Scholar ane paMDita gumAvyAM che. sAmAjika saMsthAo paNa teonA javAthI hatAzA anubhavaze. C li. kiraNa epha. zeTha, sarayU ke. zeTha, U.S.A.

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ha78 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vizALa vaTavRkSa | DaoN. naTubhAI (laMDana) murabbI zrI ramaNabhAInA acAnaka A pRthvI uparathI vidAya thavAnAM samAcAra sAMbhaLI AghAta ane AMcako anubhavyo. ame chellA 23 varSothI teonA paricayamAM hatAM. teo eka vaTavRkSa samAna jIvatI jAgatI saMsthA hatA. teonI vasamI vidAyathI bhArata tathA bhArata bahAra rahelAM jena samAjane na pUrAI zake tevI khoTa paDI che. teoe jaina dharma tathA samAjanAM vividha pAsAono abhyAsa karyo hato. teoe samabhAva rAkhIne jyAM jarUra paDI che tevA pAsAone nyAya apAvavA sakSama prayatna karyo che. teonA lakhANothI tathA mArgadarzana heThaLa mane ghaNuM ja zIkhavAnuM prApta thayuM che. zrI ramaNabhAIe san 1982-83mAM jaina senTara, lesTaramAM 3 mAsa mATe mAnarsevAo ApelI je hajI paNa bhUlI zakAI nathI. teonI dIrghadRSTine kAraNe jainonI ekatA mATe sarjAyelA jaina, lesTara aMge teoe amone ghaNuM protsAhana pUruM pADeluM. amAro saMparka tyAra pachI gADha banato gayo ane san 1988mAM jaina senTaranI pratiSThA vakhate hAjara rahI yogya mArgadarzana ApeluM. pratiSThA pachI paNa jyAre jyAre muMbaI AvavAnuM thayuM che tyAre teonI sAthe vitAvelI paLo avismaraNIya banI rahI che. teo mArI sAthe jJAnagoSThI, jaina samAjanA prazno, sAhitya ane jena ekeDemIka zikSaNa aMge carcA-vicAraNA karI protsAhita karatAM. teonI sAthe muMbaI yunivarsITImAM cAlI rahelA jaina tatvajJAnanAM abhyAsa aMge paNa vArtAlApa thato. teonI A azubha vidAyathI ApanA kuTuMbane tathA "prabuddha jIvana" parivArane vasamuM to lAgaze ja paraMtu bhArata ane bhArata bahAra rahelA jaina samudAya tathA saMsthAone vaNapurAyelI khoTa mahesUsa thayA vagara nahi rahe. mArA patnI zrImatI bhAnubene paNa A samAcArathI ghaNo ja AghAta tathA duHkha anubhavyuM che. zrI ramaNabhAIe pUrI pADelI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI keseTo temanI pAse upalabdha che jenAthI teo temanA dharma zikSaNamAM vRddhi karI rahyAM che. AyuSya karma pAse koInuM cAlI zakatuM nathI. paraMtu potAnA mAnavajIvana daramyAna

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 339 karelA kAryo dvArA vyakti evI suvAsa mUkato jAya che ke te suvAsa sadAbahAra banI phorama banIne vahyA ja kare che. zrI ramaNabhAI A rIte ciraMjIvI raheze. zrI ramaNabhAInI maheka temanAM saMparkamAM AvelA sarva mATe cirasmaraNIya banI raheze. teono AtmA jyAM hoya tyAM maheka prasarAvato ja rahe ane prabhu teonA AtmAne zAMti arpe e ja abhyarthanA. amArA vatI, jaina samAja yuropanAM TrasTIgaNa tathA sabhyo vatI ane yu.kenI jaina saMsthAo vatI huM prabhune prArthanA karuM chuM ke teonA AtmAne zAMti pradAna kare. * * * eka sAcA ane samartha samAja sevakanI khoTa paDI che zrI ramaNalAla zAhanuM 24mI okTobara, 2005nA roja avasAna thatAM ApaNane eka sAcA ane samartha samAja sevakanI khoTa paDI che. teoe zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha tarIke tathA prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke ghaNI sArI lokacAhanA meLavI hatI. sacoTa, mAhitIsabhara tathA saraLa bhASAmAM lakhela adhyayana karavA jevA temanA lekhothI samAjane jaina dharmanuM tathA anya viSayonuM suMdara sAhitya maLyuM che je ciraMjIva che ane raheze. teo gujarAtI bhASAnA prophesara hovA uparAMta ghaNA badhA viSayo upara UMDI samaja sAthenuM prabhutva dharAvatA hatA. teo khUba sAdAithI rahetA. temanA sAdA paheraveza sAtheno temano kapaDAMno bagalathelo temanA TreDa-mArka jevo hato. huM zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghano AjIvana sabhya thayo pachI sane 1992-93 thI zrI ramaNalAlanA aMgata paricayamAM Avyo. temanA vividha viSayonA jJAna tathA saraLa bhASAmAM tene rajU karavAnI temanI zailIthI huM khuba ja prabhAvita thayela. temanAmAM mANasa parakhavAnI ane temanI pAsethI samAja upayogI kAmo levAnI AvaData hatI. koipaNa samasyA hoya teno zAMtithI dareka pAsAno cIvaTathI abhyAsa karI yogya nirNaya levAnI temanI zakti ajoDa hatI. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghane TekSa kansalTanTa tathA lIgala eDavAijhara tarIke mAnada sevA ApavAnI mArI icchAne vAcA ApavA zrI ramaNabhAie mane saMghanA kAryavAhaka samitinA sabhya tarIke sthAna ja ApI sevA karavAno moko Apyo teno mane AnaMda che. || vallabhadAsa rAmajI ghelANI, zrI muM.je.yu.saMgha kArobArI sabhya

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340 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI ane huM - olivara desAI sana 1958mAM mArA sasarA zrI TI.jI. zAhanuM avasAna thayuM. teo jaina samAjanA jANItA ane agragaNya samAjasevaka hatA. temanI smRti sAcavI rAkhavA kaMIka karavuM evI pU.bA (caMcaLabA)nI IcchA hatI. meM ane mArI patnI kaMcane eka pustikA, jemAM bApujInA jIvananI rUparekhA ane temanA pragaTa thaelA lekhomAMthI amuka pasaMda karelA lekho chapAvavA evuM sUcana karyuM je pU. bAne gamyuM. amArAmAMthI koIne prakAzananI jarA paNa jANakArI nahotI eTale A kAma kone soMpavuM e eka prazna thaI paDyo. kaMcana ane bAe A kAma mATe ramaNabhAI upara pasaMdagI utArI. teonI sAthe bA tathA kaMcanane sArA saMbaMdha hatA. teonI vidyArthI tarIkenI kArakirdI yazasvI hatI. jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM prophesara hatA ane potAnAM be pustako, evaresTanuM ArohaNa ane gulAmono muktidAtA pragaTa karI cUkyA hatA. bAnuM svAthya bApujInA javA pachI kathaLyuM hatuM. kaMcane temanI sAra-saMbhALamAM ane amArA be mahinAnA bAbAnI saMbhALa rAkhavAmAM tema ja korTa kacerI ane vakIlonI ophisonA dhakkAmAM khUba ja vyasta rahetI eTale ramaNabhAI sAthe besavuM, carcA karavI, emanI sagavaDa sAcavavI e saghaLuM kAma sarbhAgye mArA bhAge AvyuM! Ave tyAre paMkhAnI svIca dabAvavAnI ane eka glAsa pANI ApavAnuM eTale patyu! pU.bAne emane nAsto pANI karAvavAnI khUba ja IcchA thAya. paraMtu pahele divase bAnu mAna rAkhavA ramaNabhAIe nAsto karyo te karyo pachI nahi. kayAreya avAjamAM ke zabdomAM avivekano aNasAra sudhdhA jaNAya nahi ane kayAreya pelu maLatAvaDu ane gamI jAya evuM smita dUra thAya nahi. abhuta kUnathI emaNe nAsto TALyo! bAkI bAnA AgrahamAMthI chUTavuM e lagabhaga azakya ja hatuM. bApujIe judA judA lekhomAM potAnA jIvananA ghaNA prasaMgo AlekhyA hatA ane ThekaThekANe bIjI noMdho paNa karI hatI te kaMcane ekaThI karI rAkhI hatI paNa te badhAne samaya pramANe goThavavA ane vaccenI khUTatI kaDIo gotI sAMkaLavAnuM kArya agharuM hatuM. kaMcana potAne ja khabara hoya te mAhitI ApatI paraMtu bAne pUchayA vagara kAma cAle tevuM lAgatuM nahotuM tyAre bAne jUnI vAto yAda karAvI duHkha paNa pahoMcADavuM nahotuM! karavuM zuM?

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 341 ramaNabhAIno evo Agraha hato ke potAnA ja hastAkSaramAM bApujInuM lakhANa jayAM joDaNI athavA virAma cihnonI bhUlo hoya te sudhArI, jarUra hoya teTalI ochAmAM ochI kApakUpa karI eka svaccha presa kaoNpI taiyAra karavI. eka divasa pote nirdhAreluM lakhANa patAvI temaNe phAunTana pena baMdha karI gajavAmAM mUkI. muThThI be cA2 vA2 ughADa baMdha karI AMgaLAne ArAma Apyo. bAjumAM bA eka khurazI upara beThAM hatA. temane dhIme rahIne pUchyuM, '"bA, A lekhamAM vAMcyu ke tame karAMcImAM AkhI rAta kALI caudazanI rAte cokI karI hatI. tamane jarAya Dara na lAgyo ?'' prayatnapUrvaka samatA dhAraNa karIne beThelA bAnI AMkhamAM teja AvyuM temaNe saheja dabAyelA gaMbhIra avAjamAM te prasaMganu varNana ka2vA mAMDyuM. jema jema e vAta karatA gayA tema tema avAja khulato gayo.' temaNe vAta pUrI karI eTale ramaNabhAI pUchyuM ke 'bA, tame AvuM kAma mAthe lo to bApujI nA na pADe ?'' bA kahe "jarAya nahi. emane to koI Dare to jarAya na game.'' ane pachI bA bApujInI vAtoe caDayA. ramaNabhAInI samayamaryAdA kayAranI vItI gaI hatI paNa teo jarAya akaLAyA nahi. dhIrajapUrvaka ane rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLatA rahyA. ekAda savAla pUchIne vAtane potAnI managamatI dizAmAM vALI le. bIje divase paNa e ja pramANe siphatathI ane kUnehapUrvaka je jANavuM hatuM te jANI lIdhuM, bAne jarAya duHkha na thAya tevI rIte !! huM ane kaMcana chakka thaI gayAM. bApujInI jIvanakathA ramaNabhAIe sa-rasa lakhI ApI. mAnavasvabhAvanI temanI sUjha samaya joIne ame temane manomana salAma karI! meM pahelA kahyuM tema, bApujInA kAvyone pustakamAM sthAna na Apavu evo mAro mata hato. ramaNabhAI mane kahe ''lIvarabhAI, tamane nathI gamatA te huM jANuM chuM.'' huM sAvadha thayo. '"mane temAM kayAMya kAvya nathI jaNAtuM'' meM kahyuM "peluM smita emanA hoTha para ramatuM thayuM, kadAca tamArI vAtane sAcI mAnI laIe to paNa emA TI.jI. zAha to spaSTa dekhAya che.'' temanI vAtamAM tathya hatuM. ame gujarAtI bhASAnA zreSTha kAvyonuM saMkalana nahotA karatA -TI.jI. zAhanI smRti jALavavAno prayatna karatA hatA. AvA to aneka prasaMgo banyA. 'jIvana-darpaNa'' eka suMdara pustaka banyuM. jeNe joyuM tene gamyuM, jeNe vAMcyu temaNe mhANyuM - kAvyo sahita! aMta sudhI teo mArA mitra rahyA, tene huM mAruM sadbhAgya mAnuM chuM. jyAre sahArAnI jarUra paDe tyAre paDakhe UbhA ja hoya. prema karavAnI ajabanI zakti hatI temanAmAM, jIvananA zeSa varSomAM temanA saMsmaraNo vAgoLavAnuM khUba khUba gamaze mane !

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34 2 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI AdaraNIya DaoN. ramaNabhAI | razmibhAI jhaverI prabuddha DaoN. ramaNabhAIno parokSa paricaya "prabuddha jIvana'mAM prakAzita emanA agralekho dvArA thayo hato. Agama rUpI arNavamAMthI nAnA nAnA sUtro rUpI motIo cUMTI cUMTI enI saraLa bhASAmAM karelI chaNAvaTa ane enI jIvanamAM vyavahArika upayogitA darzAvatI zailIthI avismaraNIya banI rahyA che. mahAtmAonA jIvanacaritro, sAMprata pravAhanA lekho, "pokImAna' jevA atyAdhunika viSayo sAthe tattvajJAna ane darzananA gahana viSayo paranA emanA agralekho saMgrahaNIya che. mArA jevA abudhane paNa eka-be lekha lakhavA preraNA ApI hatI ane prakAzita karyA hatAM. chellAM 6/7 varSathI "zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha'nI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM pravacana ApavA mATe haMmezAM utsAhita karatA. pravacananA viSaya mATe paNa salAha ane mArgadarzana ApatA. mArA jevA ane kone vyAkhyAna ApatA karavA mATe emanuM yogadAna advitIya che. - tyAga, tapasyA ane jJAna mATe emane atyaMta Adara hato. mArA sva. pitAzrI pU. jeThAbhAI sAkaracaMda jhaverIe 1993mAM saMthAro karyo hato tyAre emane maLavA pU. tArAbena sAthe traNa mALA caDIne AvyA hatA ane jJAnagoSThI karI hatI. * * * temanA aneka guNo pharI pharI yAda Ave che. pU. ramaNabhAInI khoTa mane ghaNI moTI lAgI che. Izvara temanA AtmAne apUrva zAMti Ape. mArI vaya 79 che. "prabuddha jIvana'nA chellA aMkamAM Apano sva. ramaNabhAI parano lakhelo lekha mane khUba gamyo che. ane temanA aneka guNo pharI pharI yAda Ave che. temanA aneka saguNonA kAraNe mArA pitAzrI paramAnaMdabhAIne temanA mATe khUba mAna hatuM. mitAbena prakAza gAMdhI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jJAnI, nirAbhimAnI D sUryavadana javerI pUjya ramaNakAkA have ApaNI vacce rahyAM nathI. paraMtu emanI kRtiothI ApaNI vacce jIvaMta che. 343 eozrI emane phALe AveluM nirmANakArya pUrepUrI niSThApUrvaka prAmANikapaNe nibhAvI gayAM. jIvana jIvI nahi gayAM balke jIvana jItI gayAM. prApta mana, vacana, kAryayogane yathArtha rIte sArthaka karI gayA. sAthe sAthe agaNita vyaktione jIvana Adarza pUro pADI jIvana jIvavAnI kaLA zIkhavI gayA. muMbaI vidyApIThanA AcArya tarIke aneka vidyArthIonA saMskAra ghaData2 ka2vA sAthe 'prabuddha jIvana'nA pAThakonuM paNa ghaDatara suMdara lekhanakArya dvArA karatA gayA, te emanuM samAjane AgavuM yogadAna che. pUrva puNyodaye eozrIne saMskAra ghaDatarano nirdoSa niSpApa puNyavyavasAya sAMpaDyo hato te temanA ahobhAgya hatA ane ApaNA dhanabhAgya hatAM ke emane meLavavA bhAgyazALI thayA. jaina tattvadarzananA lekho dvArA zramaNa saMsthAne paNa 'prabuddha jIvana' prati AkarSI enA pAThaka banAvavAnuM zreya emanA phALe jAya che. ghaNA badhAM graMthonuM dohana karIne jaina tattvajJAnanuM dugdhapAna svayaM karAvatA ja rahyAM paraMtu sAthe sAthe jaina saMghanI AgavI pratibhAone khoLI kADhI e pratibhAzALI vyaktione paNa 'prabuddha jIvana'nA mAdhyamathI prakAzamAM lAvavAnuM pUnita kArya eozrI dvArA thayuM che. te eTale sudhI ke jainAcAryone paNa 'prabuddha jIvana' sAmayika mATe lekho lakhAvavA eozrI yazasvI rahyAM. dravyAnuyoganA paMDitazrI panAlAla ja. gAMdhI ke jeozrI jaina tattvadarzananuM AgavuM jJAna dharAvatA hovA chatAM jaina saMghamAM ajJAta hatAM, eozrInA jJAnanI parakha karIne emane paNa prakAzamAM lAvavAnuM zreya e pU. ramaNakAkAnA phALe jAya che. eozrI hota nahi to paMDitazrI panAbhAinuM tattvajJAna emanI sAthe ja asta pAmyuM hota. 'traikAlika AtmavijJAna', 'svarUpa maMtra' ane 'svarUpa aizvarya' yAne 'kevaLajJAna anuprekSA' jevAM graMtho meLavavA jaina saMgha bhAgyazALI thayo tenuM zreya prabuddha

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344 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI jIvana sAmayika ane enA taMtrIzrI ramaNalAla cI. zAhane che. kaMIka jJAnI mahAtmAonA gAIDa-mArgadarzaka banyA tethI jaina darzanane lagatA judA judA viSayo upara daLadAra nibaMdhagraMtho meLavavA jaina saMgha bhAgyazALI thayo ane te vyaktivizeSone DaoNkTareTanI upAdhi maLI emAM eozrIno siMhaphALo che. jaina yuvaka saMgha saMsthAnA mAdhyame eozrIe je paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM suMdara Ayojana karyuM ane prabuddha jIvana sAmAyikane jana jana sudhI pahoMcADavAnuM punita kArya karyuM che te avismaraNiya che. e kArya have eozrI pachI karanAra hAla to koI najare caDatuM nathI. paraMtu bahuranA vasuMdharA'nA nyAye emano saMtati yoga eozrInI kaMDArAyelI keDIe cAlu raheze ane cAlu rahevo joIze. bAkI to e jJAnI, sukhI, saMpanna chatAM nirAbhimAnI, nikhAlasa ane pITha thAbaDIne protsAhita karanAra protsAhakanI khoTa to avazya sAlaze ja ! smaraNa puSpa sva. Do. ramaNabhAI cImanalAla amRtalAla zAha eka bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvatA jaina vidvAna hatA. amArA TrasTa dvArA Ayojita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI jyArathI zarUAta thaI tyArathI amArI temanI joDe paricaya thayelo. teozrI tathA tArAbahenane jyAre maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre mArAM dharmapatnInA khabaraaMtara acUka pUchatAM ane ramaNabhAI pUchatA ke mAlatI kema che ane tArAbahena kahetAM ke mahAlatI kema che! chelle teo malabArahilathI muluMDa rahevA AvyA te daramiyAna jAnyuArI2005mAM lAyansa DisTrikTa-323-e 2nI rijiyana konpharansamAM temane tathA tArAbahenane maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA pustako vAMcatA ghaNI navI vigato jANavA maLe ane te mAhitIo pravAsamAM upayogI thatI ane vAraMvAra vAMcavAnuM mana thatuM. temanA javAthI jaina samAje prakhara vyAkhyAtA, sAhityakAra ane keLavaNIkAra gumAvyA che. D lAyana praphula kAMtilAla zAha, ghATakopara

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bhuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 345 Ane jIvyuM kahevAya? I prA. aruNa joSI pAsaporTanI pAMkhe viharavA jatA zrI ramaNabhAinI ApaNe pratIkSA karatA. pravAsethI AvIne potAnA AgavA Ayojana ane AkarSaka zailIthI ApaNane paNa pote anubhavelA AnaMdanA sahabhAgI banAvatA, paraMtu have teo anaMtanI yAtrAe UpaDI gayA che. pAchA pharavAnA nathI tethI ApaNe savizeSa ciMtAmagna ane zokagrasta thayA chIe. kALanI keDIe advitIya kakSAnA zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe thatuM kiMcita samaya pasAra karavAno ananya lAbha mane maLyo che; jene huM mAruM sadbhAgya samajuM chuM. mane temano prathama paricaya prathama sAhitya samAroha vakhate mahuvA mukAme thayo. zrImatI tArAbahena sAthe temane joyA tyArathI huM temano guNAnurAgI banyo. pachI to aneka samAroha yojAyA. temaNe dareka vakhate mane nimaMtraNa pAThavela ane nibaMdha-vAMcananI taka paNa Apela. saMyojaka tarIke temanI vyavasthAzakti abhuta hatI. samAroha daramyAna temanI sAthe kacchanAM pAMca tIrthonAM darzana karavAnI paNa taka maLelI. samArohanAM sthaLoe pUjya bhagavaMtonA darzanano lAbha paNa maLato tathA pU. sAdhu-sAdhvIono zrI ramaNabhAI pratyeno vAtsalyabhAva paNa jovA maLato. muMbaI vizva vidyAlayanA gujarAtI bhASA vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke temanuM yogadAna yazasvI rahyuM. temanI vidvatAne kAraNe vizvanI PE.N. kalabanAM adhivezanomAM temane hAjara rahevAnI ane nibaMdha vAMcananI taka sAMpaDelI. A advitIya gaNAya tevuM sabhAgya prApta thavAne kAraNe temane vizva-paribhramaNano anekavAra lAbha maLyo. temaNe karelA pravAsonuM temaNe suMdara Alekhana karI pAsaporTanI pAMkhenA traNa bhAga prakAzita karyA je vAMcavAthI vAcakane paNa saMtarpaka rIte pote pravAsa karyo hoya evo anubhava thaI zake che. zrI ramaNabhAI A pravAsa varNanothI khUba ja jANItA banyA. ena.sI.sI.nA oNphisara pade rahIne paNa potAne thayelA miliTarI jIvananA anubhavo temaNe AlekhyA je paNa vAMcavA jevA che.

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34 6 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI lekhaka tarIke temanI zailI ADaMbararahita che. temanuM gadya sUkSma bAbatone paNa sarasa rIte vyakta kare che. pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'mAM temaNe dareka prakaraNane svayaM paryApta rIte AlekhI eka navo ja abhigama akhatyAra karyo ane "muktaka'nI jema eka ja prakaraNa bharapUra AnaMda Ape e rIte nirUpIne vAcakonI abhiruci upara pakaDa jamAvI. temanA gaMbhIra gaNI zakAya evA nibaMdhonI vAta karIe to ApaNane temanI sarvagrAhItAno khyAla Avaze. dareka lakhANa eTaluM saMpUrNa hoya ke kyAMya kazI kacAza lAge ja nahIM. "jina-vacana', "adhyAtmasAra', "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrIpade lakhAyela lekho vagere temanI gahana-vidvatAno paricaya Ape che. temaNe Alekhela vyakticitro paNa eTalA ja amara banI gayAM che. tAjetaramAM temaNe dorelAM pa. pU. sva. zrI dharmasUrizvarajI mahArAja ke zrI sva. maphatakAkAnAM jIvanavRttAMtano A bAbatano khyAla Apaze. A lakhANomAM te te mahAnubhAvo sAthenA temanA gADha saMbaMdhane paNa joI zakAya che. AvA mahAnubhAvonA prItipAtra bananAra zrI ramaNabhAI mAnava tarIke khUba ja saraLa ane nikhAlasa hatA. vepAra vANijya sAthe saMkaLAyela komamAM UcharyA chatAM teo vittapremIne badale vidyApremI banyA. deza-dezAvaramAMthI temanA jJAnano lAbha levA jijJAsuo AvatA. pU. sAdhu-sAdhvIjI mahArAjo paNa temanI pAse abhyAsa karIPh.DsudhInI upAdhi meLavatA. mahAzALAnI kArakirdI daramyAna ghaNA tejasvI vidyArthIo temane sAMpaDyA. potAnAM saMtAnone paNa temaNe sarasa keLavaNI ApI jIvanamAM yazasvI banAvyA. zrI ramaNabhAinI vidyA-sAdhanA pU. bahenazrI tArAbahenanI vidvatAne kAraNe khUba ja pAMgarI. vidyAjagatamAM zobhatuM temanA jevuM daMpatI bhAgye ja jovA maLe. baMne gujarAtI sAhityamAM to pAraMgata ja paNa jaina dharma-sAhityamAM paNa eTalA ja nipuNa. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA adhyakSa tarIke paNa zrI ramaNabhAI kAyama yAda raheze. bhinna bhinna varganA nAmanA pAtra vidvAnone nimaMtrI paryuSaNa daramyAna je jJAnayajJano temaNe lAbha Apyo che te bhAgye ja bhUlAze. zrI ramaNabhAino eka upakAra huM to kyAreya nahIM bhUluM. banyuM ema ke pArzvanAtha zodha saMsthAna-vArANasInA pustaka "uttaradhyayana sUtra-pa adhyayana (le. DaoN. sudarzanalAla jena)no anuvAda karavAnI meM taiyArI darzAvI. DaoN. sudarzanalAlajIe pustaka saMsthA chapAvI Apaze ema khAtarI ApI. AthI

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 347 protsAhita thaI e pAMcaso pRSThavALA pustakano gujarAtI anuvAda taiyAra karI saMsthAne meM mokalI Apyo. vIsa varSa sudhI A bAbatamAM kazI ja pragati thaI nahIM. meM paNa AzA choDI dIdhI. paraMtu banyuM ema ke zrI ramaNabhAI potAnA mitra zrI bipInabhAI jena sAthe e saMsthAnI mulAkAte vArANasI gayA ane tyAM temaNe mArA lakhANane joyuM. dhananA abhAve prakAzana thaI zakela nathI ema jANavA maLyuM tyAre e ja vakhate zrI bipInabhAI jene mAtabara rakamanuM dAna pustaka prakAzana mATe jAhera karyuM ane Ama ramaNabhAinA mitra dvArA mArA lakhANane prakAzita thavAnI taka camatkArika rIte prApta thaI. jo zrI ramaNabhAI potAnA mitra sAthe saMsthAnI mulAkAte na gayA hota to Ajeya mAruM lakhANa aprakAzita hota ! A bAbata huM kAyama zrI ramaNabhAI tathA emanA mitrano RNI rahIza. jena sAhitya samArohane kAraNe mane aneka vidvAnone maLavAnI taka maLI hatI. sarvazrI agaracaMda nAhaTA, zrI joharImala, harivallabha bhAyANI, hasamukhabhAI mAlavANIyA, bhogIlAla sAMDesarA jevA mUrdhanya vidvAnone najIkathI maLavAnI taka mAre mATe bahumUlya che. zrI ramaNabhAI bahu AyAmI prakAranuM jIvana jIvI gayA. pUrva sukRtane kAraNe temane jIvanamAM suMdara tako prApta thaI. Aje teo anaMtanI yAtrAe nIkaLI cUkyA che. parama pUjya tIrthakara bhagavaMtonI kRpAno temane lAbha maLe ane jIvana naukAnAM halesAM ekale hAthe saMcAlita karavAmAM pU. zrI tArAbahenane zakti prApta thAya evI zubhecchA vyakta karI viramuM chuM. aMtamAM eTaluM ja ke zrI ramaNabhAI Ane jIvyuM kahevAya evo saMdezo pachInI peDhI mATe mUkatA gayA che. jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI teo kAryarata rahyA ajAtazatru, nikhAlasa, sadAya hasato temano cahero bhulAya tema nathI. "prabuddha jIvana' jaina tattvajJAnanI mIThI viraDI jevuM temaNe banAvyuM. temanA dareka prakAranA lekho khUba ja saraLa - UMDANabharyA tathA rasaprada rahetA. jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI teo kAryarata hatA. prabodha koThArI-sudarzanA pI. koThArI, muMbaI

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348 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrata-upAsaka janaSi ramaNabhAI 1 guNavaMta baravALiyA pU.ramaNabhAInI vidAyathI jainasAhitya jagatano eka tejasvI tAralo vilaya pAmyo. jainasAhitya samAroha vakhate vidvatavarya ramaNabhAI sAthe keTaloka samaya gALavA maLyo, jIvananI te uttama kSaNo vAraMvAra vAgoLavAnuM mana thAya tevI hatI. jinatattvonA gahana rahasyo saraLabhASAmAM samajAve ane koIpaNa nibaMdha ke zodhapatra taiyAra karatI vakhate kevI rIte viSayanA UMDANamAM javuM te salAha Ape. sAhitya samAroha pachInItIrtha yAtrAmAM ramaNabhAI sAthe je je tIrtha sthaLonI yAtrA karIe tyAre te maMdironI sthApatyakalA, jinabiMbo vagerenI khUba ja rasaprada vAto kahe. traNa varSa pahelA ame saurASTra kesarI prANaguru jaina risarca seMTara dvArA pU.namramunijI pU. bApajI, DaoN. pU. tarulatAjI Adi saMtasatIjIonI nizrAmAM kalpataru sAdhanA kendra miyAgAma karajaNamAM prathama jaina sAhitya jJAnasatranuM Ayojana karyuM, pacAseka jeTalA vidvAno - jainasAhityakAro upasthita hatAM. mu. zrI ramaNabhAIe samApana beThakanuM adhyakSasthAna saMbhALyuM hatuM. "pudgala parAvarta' jevA ati gaMbhIra gahana viSaya para emanuM pravacana adbhuta hatuM. ramaNabhAIe jJAnasatranA samraga Ayojana mATe saMtoSa vyakta karyo hato. paMdaramI oNgaSTa be hajAra pAMcanA amArA seMTara dvArA muluMDamAM 'uvasaggaharaM zrata evaoNrDa'no eka kAryakrama rAkhavAmAM Avela, ame temAM upasthita rahevA DaoN. ramaNabhAIne nimaMtraNa Apela thoDA divasa pachI mu. ramaNabhAIno phona Avyo. tamAruM nimaMtraNa maLyuM, tamArA kAryakramamAM AvavAnuM pU.saMto satIjIo darzana karavAnuM ghaNuM mana che paraMtu azakti ane nabaLAI ghaNAM che to huM tyAM AvI zakIza nahIM paraMtu, evaoNrDa enAyata samAroha pUro thayA pachI vidvAno ane mahAnubhAvone laIne tame mArA ghare jarUra Avo, badhAne maLavAnuM mane gamaze." jaina mahAsaMghanA pramukha zrI prANabhAI, jaina konpharansanA pramukha zrI maganabhAI, DaoN. kumArapALa sahita daseka mahAnubhAvo ane vidvAno sAthe ame ramaNabhAIne ghare pahoMcyA, eka kalAka sudhI dharma ane sAhitya viSayaka carcA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI cAlI. tArAbahene badhAne AIskrIma khavarAvyo. jatAM jatAM meM.mu. zrI2maNabhAIne jJAnasatra-3 tA.3 ane 4 Disembare ghATakopara mukAme yojavAnuM nakkI karyuM che tenI vigato sAthe jJAnasatranI eka beThaka saMbhALavA vinaMtI karI temaNe tabiyatane kAraNe vadhu samaya besI zakAtuM na hovAthI beThaka to saMbhALI zakAze nahi paraMtu, hAjarI jarUra ApIza tema kahI jaNAvyuM ke 'jainasAhitya jJAnasatra tame prativarSa yojo cho te zRMkhalA cAlu rAkho. A pravRtti mahattvanI ane jarUrI che. mArI tabiyatane kAraNe kadAca have huM sAhitya samAroha yojI nahiM zakuM, to A kAma tame cAlu rAkho, jyAre jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre mAruM mArgadarzana tamane jarUra maLaze ja, mArI tamane zubhecchA che. vaLI pU.namramuni jevA samartha saMtanA tamane AzIrvAda che ane pravINabhAI, rasikabhAI jevA tamArI sAthe TImavarkamAM joDAyelA che mATe A pravRtti cAlu rAkhajo.' 'ApanI zubhecchAthI A kAryamAM sAtatya jaLavAze, Ape amArA utsAhamAM vadhAro karI AtmavizvAsanA amRtanuM siMcana karyuM che,' meM kahyuM. pU.ramaNabhAInA e zabdothI A kArya pratye amArI zraddhA vadhI ane navuM baLa maLyuM. Ama keTalIya vyaktione teo sapravRtti mATe preratA hatA. 3-12-05nA tRtIya jainasAhitya jJAnasatramAM ramaNabhAI ApaNI vacce nahotA. 3-12-05 mu. ramaNabhAIno 80mo janmadivasa ane jJAnasatrano udghATana samAroha, A samArohamAM ame jJAnasajJa 2mAM thayelA zodhapatro ane nibaMdhono saMgraha rajU jJAnadhArA-2 graMtha pUjya ramaNabhAInI pAvana smRtimAM temane arpaNa karyo. jJAnasatramAM upasthita tArAbena 2. zAha, DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI ti. zAha ane zailajAbenane mahAnubhAvonA varad haste A graMtha arpaNa karavAmAM Avyo. jaina yuvaka saMgha vyAkhyAnamALAmAM phaMDa ekatra karI yogya saMsthAone Arthika sahAya karavAnA temanA umadAkAryanI ApaNe abhivaMdanA ane anumodanA karIe. jemaNe aneka graMthonuM lekhana saMpAdana karI jainasAhitya samArohanA Ayojana dvArA, zrutajJAna saMvardhana ane zAsanasevAnuM uttama kArya karyuM che. sAdhu saMtonA jJAnAbhyAsa kArya mATe satata tatpara evA 'prabudhdha jIvana'nA taMtrI, suzrAvaka ane vidvAna sAhityakAra zruta upAsaka janaRRSine bhAvAMjali. ramaNabhAIno pavitra AtmA mahAvidehamAM visAmo laI paMcamagati tarapha zIghrAtIzIghra prayANa kare tevI bhAvanAsaha zradhdhAMjali ! - 349

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350 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sarva sukRtonA anumodaka manISI prA. pratApakumAra je. ToliyA, beMgalora "satveSa maitrI, guNISa pramodanI bhAvanA so koInA sukRtonI anumodanA dvArA jIvanamAM vaNI lenAra ciMtaka, manISI murabbIzrI ramaNabhAInA dehAvasAnanA samAcAra aNadhAryA ja ane mArI hAlanI gujarAta yAtrAne kAraNe hamaNAM ja moDA moDA jANavA maLyA. suzrI vimalAtAIne maLIne amadAvAda AvatAM bahenazrI gItAbena parIkha pAsethI. sahaja ja temanI AtmazAMti prArthanA ane vigata saMsmaraNonI sRSTimAM khovAI javAnuM banyuM. yAtrAmAMthI beMgalora parata AvatAM "prabuddha jIvana'no 11mo aMka ane zrI dhanavaMtabhAIno patra vigate badhA samAcAra ApI rahyo. turata zrI dhanavaMtabhAIne kaoNla joDIne smaraNAMjali rUpe A thoDAzA smRti-zabdo lakhavA beTho chuM. pU. paMDitazrI sukhalAlajInI chatrachAyAmAM mAruM vidyAdhyayana I.sa.1956thI AcArya vinobAjI sAthenI pUrva ane dakSiNa bhAratanI padayAtrAo pachI AraMbhAyeluM. lagabhaga e ja arasAmAM "prabuddha jIvana'mAM mArA lekho lakhavAnuM zarU thatAM sva. zrI paramAnaMdabhAI ane sva. zrI cImanalAlabhAI sAthenA saMparkamAM mu.zrI ramaNabhAIno paNa preraka paricaya mane sAMpaDato gayo. e vadhato cAlyo. amArA zrI AtmasiddhizAstra ane kalyANa maMdira-bhaktAmara stotranA rekarDiMga veLAe-rekhA bilDiMgamAM sva. zrI cImanalAlabhAI sAthenI te vakhatanI eka mulAkAtaveLAe mu.zrI ramaNabhAInuM mArgadarzana upayogI nIvaDeluM. e pachI yuvaka saMgha kAryAlaya, vividha sAhitya samAroha ane jAhera kAryakramomAM temane maLavAmAM avanavI preraNA maLatI rahetI. A daramyAna mAruM gujarAta vidyApITha amadAvAdanuM prAdhyApakapada choDI beMgalora AvIne vasavAnuM thatAM ane dakSiNamAM haMpInA zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama sAthe saMbaMdha thatAM, pratyakSa ane patravyavahAra dvArA temanI sAthe vicAravimarza vadhato rahyo. zrI ramaNabhAInI guNagrAhakatA ane anumodanAnI bhAvanAnA, temanI namratA sAthe vAraMvAra darzana thatAM ane temanI sAthe dila kholIne vicAra vinimaya karavAnuM gamatuM. A anusaMdhAnamAM teozrIe je sva. zrI agaracaMdajI nAhaTA ane sva. zrI

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 351 bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA jevA vidvAno pAsethI jANeluM ane "prabuddha jIvanamAM lekharUpe chApeluM, tenI teozrI A lakhanAra pAsethI paNa jijJAsA ane pramodabhAve saraLapaNe vicAraNA karatA. uparyukta zrImad rAjacaMdra AzramanA saMsthApaka ane A yuganA zrImad rAjacaMdra zaraNApana, virala, vinamra ane gupta sAdhaka zrI bhadramuni (sahajAnaMdaghanajI) viSe temane bhAre jijJAsA hatI, e mATe temanI sAdhanAbhUmi saMpInI guphAo jovA AvavAnI bhAvanA paNa hatI, paraMtu temanI vyastatAne kAraNe e kadAca saMbhava banyuM na hatuM. hAlamAM thoDA ja samaya pahelAM zrI bhadramunijI ane paMDita zrI sukhalAlajI jevA preraNAdAtAo dvArA A lakhanAranA hAthe saMpAdana thavo AraMbhAyelo ane viduSI suzrI vimalAtAInI bAhyAMtara sarva prakAranI sahAyatA dvArA saMpanna thayelo varSonA parizrama pachI saMpAdita-prakAzita thayelo amAro eka graMtha ame zrI ramaNabhAIne mokalyo. e graMtha "saptabhASI Atmasiddhi zrImad rAjacaMdrajInA zrI Atmasiddhi zAstranuM ja mULa gujarAtI uparAMta anya cha bhASAomAM kAvyamaya bhASAMtara. A viSaya paranA ja babbe mahAnibaMdhonA mArgadarzaka evA zrI ramaNabhAIe e vAMcIne potAnA hRdayano pratibhAvaanumodanAbhAva amane mokalyo. temanI paNa AvI saMbhAvanA pAmI ame dhanya thayA. Ama temano guNagrAhitAno ane pramodabhAvanAno, anyone anumodanAthI navAjavAno temano gajabano guNa anya sau koInI jema ame paNa anubhavI rahyAM. A preraka ane avismaraNIya ghaTanA pachInI hamaNAMnI bIjI ghaTanA che - lokakavigAyaka zrI duHkhAyalajI sAthenI sarvodaya-saMgIta yAtrAo' viSenA mArA saMsmaraNa-lekha aMgenI. mArI bAreka videzayAtrAo-jena dharmaprabhAvanAnI trividha yAtrAethIye vizeSa mahattvano A lekha. bhAratanI dharatInI ane lokajIvananI samarasatAnI A yAtrAonuM mAre mana moTuM mUlya hoIne meM mu.zrI ramaNabhAIne e lekha "prabuddha jIvana'mAM chApavA vinaMti karI. temaNe tarata ja utsAhita karato pratyuttaravALatAM amuka sUcano sAthe e avazya mokalI ApavA jaNAvyuM. zrI duHkhAyala jevA hindI ane siMdhIbhASI kavinI paNa sarvodayI rASTrabhAvanAnuM zrI ramaNabhAIne mahattva ane mUlya jaNAyuM e temanI vyApaka dRSTinuM paricAyaka tattva che. alabatta, temaNe mAgyA mujabano lekha mokalavAnuM

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352 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArI vyastatAmAM hajI banyuM nathI ane daramyAnamAM to temaNe vidAya paNa sthaLarUpe to laI lIdhI, paraMtu sarvakoInI parizramabharI sAhitya-kRtione AvakAravAnI eka sahRdaya saMpAdaka tarIkenI temanI udAratA dAda mAgI le che. temanI sAthenA patra-saMsmaraNo ghaNA che, paraMtu ahIM tatkALa pUratA ATalA, saMkSepamAM paryApta che. e aMgata saMsmaraNothI ye vizeSa mahattvanA ane sarvajanaupayogI che temanA e taMtrI lekho, ke jemAM ekabAjuthI jaina darzananAM tattvone temaNe saraLatAthI samajAvyA karyA che ane bIjI bAjuthI aneka vyaktio ane saMsthAonI lokopayogI sevA pravRttione temaNe, potAne e sAthe joDavA pUrvaka, biradAvIne AgaLa vadhArI che. temanI A baMne bAjuo tatvaciMtananI ane samAjasevAnI adbhuta rIte vaNAIne nadInI be dhArAonI jema samAMtara vahetI AvI che. A puNyasalilA dhArAne vahAvanArA manISI murabbIzrI ramaNabhAIne ane temAM snAna karI pAvana thanArA sau puNyAtmAone anekazaH abhinaMdana. zuM e paNa koI sAMketika saMyoga nathI A parivartanazIla vizvano, ke A manISInA nivAsanuM sthAna badalAyuM, pachI kAryAlayanuM sthAna badalAyuM ane chelle deza-dehAMtarAnuM sthAna paNa badalAyuM? have temane patra kyA ThAme lakhIzuM? karyuM kudarate kharuM potAnuM ja aMte, ciravidAya lIdhI amArA eka saMte. jIvananI mahekane yAdomAM palaTAvI yAtrI cAlyo yAtrA anaMte pU. ramaNabhAInI vidAyathI jaina samAjane moTI khoTa paDI gaI. - suzIlA esa. kapAsI - nItinA AI. kapAsI - sarayU pravINa koThArI - paulomi zAha - bhAratI dilIpa zAha zrI Atmavallabha svAvalaMbana mahilA kendra, muMbaI

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thata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 353 virala saMzodhaka ane saMpAdaka 1 DaoN. kanubhAI vRjalAla zeTha zrI ramaNabhAino mane pahelA prathama paricaya huM ela.DI.inDolojI, amadAvAdamAM i. sa. 1964 mAM zodha chAtra tarIke joDAyo hato te pachI i. sa. 1965 nI sAlanA me mAsamAM teo paMDitavarya zrI dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA (DIrekTara)ne maLavA AvyA hatA tyAre zrI dalasukhabhAie mArI oLakhANa prAcIna-madhyakAlIna gujarAtImAM racAyelA "zRMgAra maMjarI-zIlavatI rAsa' (jayavaMtasUri kata) para pIeca.DI.nI DIgrI mATe mahAnibaMdha taiyAra karanAra zodhachAtra tarIke karAvyo te gaNAvI zakAya. te vakhatathI ja temaNe mane mArA zodhakArya aMge mArgadarzana ApI mahAnibaMdha taiyAra karavA preraNA ApI protsAhita karyo hato. A pachI teonI mulAkAta avAranavAra thatI rahI. te samaye mArA zodhakAryamAM UMDo rasa dAkhavI mane satata mArgadarzana ApatA rahyA hatA. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya', muMbainA upakrame yojAyela prathama "jaina sAhitya samArohamAM (tA. 21-22 ane 23 jAnyuArI, 1977) mane AmaMtraNa ApI saMzodhana vibhAgamAM "phAgu' kAvya aMgeno mAro zodhapatra raju karavAnI taka ApI hatI. te prasaMgathI huM eka saMzodhaka tarIke jANIto thayo A bAbate huM zrI ramaNabhAIno khAsa AbhArI chuM. A pachI "mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya', muMbaInA upakrame yojAtA pratyeka samArohamAM mane AmaMtrI, zodhapatra raju karavAnI taka teo ApatA rahyA. ane e bahAne amAro saMparka gADha banyo. huM jyAre paNa amadAvAdathI muMbaI jato tyAre emane maLI mArA zodhakArya aMge emanI sAthe carcA karI teonuM mArgadarzana meLavato rahyo. teo ghaNA utsAhapUrvaka mArA saMzodhanakAryamAM rasa laI yogya mArgadarzana ApatA. mArA zodhakArya aMge patra dvArA paNa enuM mArgadarzana satata maLatuM rahyuM hatuM. Ama mArA saMzodhanakAryamAM emanA mArgadarzanano noMdhanIya phALo che. je mATe huM emano sadA AbhArI rahIza.

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354 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI emanA saMzodhana-adhyayananuM pratyeka pustaka teo acUka mane mokalatA jethI emanA zodhakArya aMge huM supare mAhitagAra rahyo chuM. emanA "gurjara phAgu sAhityanA graMthamAM keTalIka mAhitI pUrI pADanAra tarIke mAro ullekha karyo che te mArA pratyenA temanA mAna ane premanuM sUcaka che. emanA vipula saMzodhana-adhyayana aMge mAhitI ApavAnuM atre prastuta nathI paNa emanA saMzodhanakArya aMge aMgulinirdeza karavAno prayatna karuM chuM. emanuM prAcIna-madhyakAlIna sAhitya saMzodhana anekavidha viSayo sAthe saMkaLAyela che ane A pradAna mahAmUlyavAna che. - jIvanacaritra-rekhAcitra-saMsmaraNanA viSayamAM emaNe lakhelA graMthomAM upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI', "hemacaMdrAcArya", "vaMdanIya hRdayasparza (bhAga-12)", "prabhAvaka sthaviro (bhAga-1 thI 5)' ullekhapAtra che. sAhitya-vivecana kSetramAM temaNe karela kAryamAM "gujarAtI sAhityanuM rekhA darzana' (anya sAthe), "narasiMha pUrvenuM gujarAtI sAhitya', "samayasuMdara', "gurjara phAgu sAhitya', nala-damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa' noMdhapAtra che. prAcIna-madhyakAlIna kRtionuM hastaprata parathI karela emanuM zodhakArya A kSetramAM kAma karanAra vidyArthI ane vidvAna ne mUlyavAna mArgadarzana pUruM pADanAra umadA udAharaNarUpa che. jemAM samayasuMdara kRta "nala-davadaMtI rAsa', yazovijayajI kRta "jabUsvAmI rAsa', udyotanasUri kRta 'kuvalapamALA', RSivardhana kRta 'nalarAya davadaMtI caritra', guNavinaya kRta "dhannA-zAlibhadra copAI ane jJAnasAgara kRta ane kSamAkalyANa kRta "be laghurAsa kRtio' noMdhapAtra che. dharma-tattvajJAna kSetre paNa emanuM kArya saraLa bhASAmAM A viSayanI samajutI ApatuM hovAthI abhyAsIne upayogI banI zake tema che ane abhyAsIne jene dharma-bauddha dharma Adino supere paricaya karAvanAra che. jemAM jaina dharma' (chaThThI AvRtti), "bauddha dharma nihnavavAda', janatattva (bhAga-1 thI 6)', "tAo darzana', "AdhyAtmasAra bhAga-1-2 *tathA aMgrejImAM lakhela Shraman Bhagawan Mahavir & Jainism' 2 Jina Vachana' 44 Guuloll banI zake che. pravAsI-zodha-sapharanA kSetramAM emanuM AgavuM pradAna che. je te sthaLanA ema karela pravAsanuM mAtra mAhitIpUrNa varNana ja nathI paNa eka sarasa nibaMdha banI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 355 rahe che. A kAraNe ke te lokomAM atyaMta lokapriya banI rahyuM che. 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-uttarAlekhana', 'pradeze jaya-vijayanA' noMdhapAtra che. zrI ramaNabhAI eka saphaLa ane lokapriya patrakAra paNa hatA. 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke emaNe lakhelA taMtrI lekho atyaMta lokapriya nIvaDyA hatA. teo varSo sudhI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA tarIke hatA te daramyAna aneka vidyArthIoe emanuM mArgadarzana meLavI pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karI hatI. jaina sAdhu-sAdhvI sAthe paNa emane sAro evo paricaya hato. aneka sAdhu-sAdhvIne temaNe abhyAsa karAvyo ane emanA mArgadarzana nIce saMzodhana kArya karI keTalAka sAdhu-sAdhvIe pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi paNa prApta karI che. teo svabhAve saumya ane koIne paNa upayogI thavAnI udAratA dharAvanArA hatA. emanA paricayamAM AvanAra hara koI vyakti emanI cAhaka banI rahetI. emanI saMzodhana-adhyayananI noMdha deza tema ja videzamAM paNa levAI hatI. emanA avasAnathI prAcIna-madhyakAlIna sAhityanA saMzodhana- adhyayana kSetre na pUrI paDI zakAya evI khoTa paDI che. eka sajjana ane saMzodhaka tarIke te haMmezA ciraMjIvI raheze. prabhu emanA AtmAne zAMti arpe evI abhyarthanA. emanA sAMnidhyamAM rahI zakyAM ethI dhanyatAno anubhava karavo joIe teoe jIvanabhara emanI pAse je kaMI jJAna hatuM te kolejanA vidyArthIone, pIeca.DI. karanArA vidyArthIone, lekho dvArA ane pustako dvArA pIrasatA ja rahyA. muMbaI jevA zaheramAM rahIne ATaluM badhuM lekhanakArya svastha citte teo karI zakyA te kharekhara emanI lekhanazaktino ane anyane upayogI thavAno paricaya karAvyo. AvI vyaktione prabhu samAjane kaMIka pradAna ka2vA mATe ja mokalI AvatI hoya che. ApaNe emanA paricayamAM AvI zakyA, emanA sAMnidhyamAM rahI zakyAM ethI ApaNe paNa dhanyatAno anubhava karavo joIe. haravilAsabahena sarvodaya parivAra TrasTa-piMDavaLa

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356 zata upAsaka ramaNabhAI tamai zrI gurave namaH | | DaoN. reNukA je. poravAla tasmai zrIgurave namaH / gurudhyAnaM tathA kRtvA svayaM brahmamayo bhavet / piNDe pade tathA rupe mukto'sau nAtra saMzaya : / (skaMdha purANa uttara khaMDa-zrI guru gItA zlo-119, pR. 35) bhAvArtha - A pramANe ananya bhAve (bhakta ane bhagavAna vacceno bhAva/saMbaMdha) gurunuM dhyAna karatAM karatAM ziSya svayaM brahmamaya banI jAya che. piMDamAM, padamAM ane rUpamAM te mukta che emAM saMdeha nathI. skaMda purANamAM uttara khaMDamAM ziva pArvatI saMvAda rUpe AlekhAyelI zrI guru gItA gurunA ananyAzraya saMdarbhe che.). vidvatavarya DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI zAhanA virala pratibhApUMjanuM Alekhana to kadI zakya paNa bane paraMtu emanI sAthe vitAvelI AtmIya kSaNone aMkita karavI e ati duSkara. kAraNa? smaraNa paTa para pUra jhaDape dhasamasatI AvatI emanI yAdo ane smRtiono avirata pravAha eTalo to vegavaMta hoya che ke jhIlatAM pahelAM ja sarI jAya. tema chatAM marajIvAne lAdhela amUlya motInI jema je kAMI hAtha lAgyuM tene bhAre haiye huM ahIM varNavuM chuM. mArI emanI sAthenI oLakhANa jarA judI-e virala vibhUti ramaNabhAInuM nAma huM AcArya buddhisAgarajI dvArA sthApita "adhyAtma jJAna prasAraka maMDaLanA pramukha tarIke varSothI vAMcatI ane sAthe temanA dvArA likhita prastAvanAo paNa. anya lekhakonI abhinava kRtiomAM viSayapraveza karAvatI temanI prastAvanAo, pratibhAva ke vivecano ghaNAM vAMcyA. te samaye huM kalpanA karatI ke AvA vidvAna lekhaka keTalA pratibhAzALI haze ! varNanAtmaka dhArAvAhika "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'mAM svAnubhavonuM varNana karI emAM vAcakane taraboLa karAvanAranI anubhava mUDInuM mulyAMkana thAya kharuM ! e samaye meM manomana emane mArA zraddheya guru tarIke sthApI dIdhA. kaMI keTalAye graMtho, vivecano, caritro, nivApAMjalio, paricaya pustako vagerenI emaNe racanA karI che. jIvananA aMtima tabakkAmAM racAyelA aNamola graMtho te zrI mahopAdhyAyajI dvArA racita jJAnasAra ane adhyAtmasAranA

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 357 anuvAda ane vizeSArtha adhyAtma yogI zrIyuta ramaNabhAI dvArA racita e vizeSArtho eTalA adbhUta che ke sarva graMthonI mALAmAM hirajaDita penDanTazA dedipyamAna thaI comera prakAza vere che. e aNamola kRtio nihALIe ke turaMta ja phuraNA thAya ke AnAthI suMdara kRti saMbhavI zake kharI ? temanA ucca koTinA AvA aneka graMtho keTalIye pIeca.DI. ane DI.lITa jevI DigrIo pAmavA sakSama mAre vAta emanI sAthenA paricayanI karavAnI che. paraMtu prAraMbhamAM ja kahyuM tema smRtipaTa para citrone pakaDuM tyAM pharI adazya thaI jAya che. temanI ghaNI kRtionuM AsvAdana to karyuM hatuM paraMtu zraddhaya guruvaryanA darzana bAkI hatA. meM vadhu abhyAsa mATe Do. kalAbahena zAhano saMparka karyo. tyAM temanA mukhethI roja Do. ramaNabhAI zAhanA guNonuM zravaNa karatI. abhyAsa daramyAna mane zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA upakrame zrI ramaNabhAinA hastaka yojAtA sAhitya samArohamAM nibaMdha vAMcana mATe AmaMtraNa maLyuM. tyAM mane karUNAmayI vAtsalyamUrti vidvatavarya zrI ramaNabhAIno pratyakSa paricaya thayo. mArA vaktavyane sAco pratibhAva ApI amArA sahumAM emaNe je AtmavizvAsa ane navIna cetanA jagADI te huM kadI visarI na zakuM. emano nikhAlasa, ramUjI, milanasAra svabhAva amane sahune sparzI gayo. temaNe amane pramAdityA prayatnazIna no upadeza Apyo. adhyAtmijJAna anubhavI no e gurumaMtra meM gurvA pAtaziSya tarIke AtmasAta karI lIdho. mAro pIeca.DI.no abhyAsa pUrNa thavAne Are hato. mArI thisisa yunivarsiTIne soMpI dIdhI hatI. mArI maukhika parIkSA mATe DaoN. ramaNabhAI mArA parikSaka hatA. vAMcavAnI taiyArI cAlu ja hatI. mArA mArgadarzaka DaoN. kalAbahena zAhe mane khAsa sUcanA ApI hatI, "tame taiyArI barAbarakarajo. DaoN. ramaNabhAI ghaNI jhINavaTathI civaTapUrvaka prazno pUchaze." mAruM vAMcana pUrNa karyuM. yunivarsiTInA haoNlamAM DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAie parikSaka tarIke keTalAka prazno pUchayA. jemAMnA eka be nIce mujaba cheH zrImad buddhisAgarajInA khAsa bhakta koNa hatA jANo cho ?' mAro javAbaemanA khAsa bhakta zrI maNIlAla pAdarAkara."

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358 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 'emanA pitAnuM nAma jANo cho ?' 'hA, emanA pitA zrI mohanalAla hImacaMda hatA.' teo kaI aTaka (sa2nema) potAnA nAma pAchaLathI mUkatA hatA ?' 'vakIla, teo zrI mohanalAla hImacaMda vakIla tarIke jANItA hatA.' 'ghaNuM ja suMdara.' A pramANenA kasoTI karatAM khUba jhINavaTabharyA prazno paNa teo pUchatAM. bahArathI saraLa dekhAtA prazno paNa vizALa vAMcana ane yAdazaktinI kasoTI karI letA. ane huM parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thaI gaI. jyAre teo saparivAra muluMDa rahevA AvyA tyo2 temane maLavAnuM ghaNIvA2 thayuM. e nispRhI daMpatIne maLo tyAre upAzrayamAM koI sAdhu-saMtane vaMdana karyA hoya evI ja anubhUti thAya. temanI sAthenA vArtAlApamAM teo dareka viSayane vigatavAra samajAve. cakravartI rAjA khAravelanA zilAlekha viSenI vAta nIkaLatA temaNe UMDANathI rasapUrvaka enI paMktiono bhAvArtha samajAvyo tathA jyAre temaNe jAte e zIlAlekha joyo hato tyAre enI sthiti kevI hatI ke paNa darzAvyuM. emane maLavA AvanArA snehIone emanA durlabha khajAnAmAMthI thoDAM pustako acUka bheTa svarUpe maLatAM ja hoya ane AgaMtuko ene prasAdI samajI grahaNa karI kRtArtha thatA. jANe vAtsalyasvarUpA mAtA-pitA ja muluMDane AMgaNe padhAryA hoya evI ja lAgaNI thatI. zrI ramaNabhAInI chatrachAyA ApaNe gumAvI ema mAnavAne mana taiyAra nathI, kAraNa ke karUNAmayI, snehasabhara mAtA tArAbahena e khoTa pUre che. jaga rUe evuM mahAmAnavonuM maraNa janmadhAraNa karelA prANImAtranuM maraNa avazya hoya che. paraMtu mahAmAnavonuM maraNa kabIre kahayuM che tema tuM janmyo tyAre tuM raDyo jaga hasyuM. evI karaNI kara ke tuM jyAre ciravidAya le tyAre tuM hase ane jaga rUe. evuM ja kaMI A prasaMge anubhavAya che. jJAnIjano kahe che ke dehasaMbaMdhI jeno saMbaMdha che te saMyogano avazya viyoga che. paraMtu prabhusmaraNa ke AzrayanA bhAve deha chUTe te sArthaka che. 2maNabhAI viSe AvuM banyuM che te preraNAdAyI che. I sunaMdAbena vohorA

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 359 smaraNAMjali || zrI sudarzanA prabodha koThArI parama pUjya ramaNabhAI vize lakhavAnuM Ave tyAre AMkhamAMthI azrudhArA vahevA mAMDe. kAraNake thoDA vakhata pahelAM jyAre huM ane mArA pati prabodha koThArI muluMDa emanA ghare maLavA gayA hatA, tyAre khUba ja umaLakAbhera amane AvakAryA hatAM. ane nirAMte besIne vAto karI hatI. e vakhate teo zrI "AzAtanA' vize lakhI rahyA hatA. ane AzAtanA vize je bhrAmaka vAto vicArI rahyA chIe e taddana khoTuM che ema puravAra karI batAvyuM hatuM. meM emane kahyuM ke tame svargastha vyaktino paricaya khUba ja uDANathI ane tAdRzya citAra Apo cho, to emaNe kahyuM ke huM je vyaktine nakhazikha jANato houM, ane loko paNa ene vize jANavAnI icchA dharAvatA hoya tevA loko vize lakhI tenA guNonuM darzana karAvavuM mane game che. ghaNo lAMbo samaya beThAM eTale jUnI vAto (sAhitya samArohanI) nIkaLI. ghaNAM samArohamAM huM emanI sAthe gaI chuM. ane emanuM sAnnidhya mane maLyuM che. vadhArAmAM jyArathI "pUjya panAlAla jagajIvana gAMdhI mAre tyAM rahevA AvyA tyAre to lagabhaga dararoja emanI sAthe vAto thatI. ane mane khUba ja nasIbadAra chuM ema kahetA ane kahetA ke jeTaluM maLe teTaluM laI leje. ghare jJAnanI gaMgA AvI che. panAbhAInA "pAna" ne yAda karI khAsa hasAvyA. pATaNanA samAroha vakhate meM badhAne baraphagoLo khavarAvyo hato, te paNa yAda karyuM. ane ke. lAlane jovA gayA te paNa yAda karyuM. pU. jaMbUvijayajI mahArAja sAheba sAthe emaNe karelI eka suMdara carcA hajI mane yAda che. "pAMca jJAna sAthe "pAMca kalyANaka' ne evA ghaTAvyA ke jJAnanI choLo uchaLatI hoya tevo anubhava thAya. mAro dIkaro zreyAMsa jyAre S.S.C. thayo tyAre ame emane tyAM page lAgavA gayAM hatAM, te vakhate kahyuM ke tAruM nAma bhagavAnanuM che eTale tene bhagavAnanI pratimA bheTa ApuM chuM. Aje paNa e bhagavAna mArA gharamAM birAjamAna che. tArAbena jyAre rasto oLaMgI zakatAM nahIM, tyAre e hAtha pakaDIne sAme moTA daherAsara sudhI mUkavA AvatA. ane mane soMpIne jatAM tyAre huM kahetI ke mAre to tamArA ghara sAthe bevaDo saMbaMdha che. maMDaLamAM tArAbena, ane yuvaka saMghamAM ramaNabhAI sAthe. to kahetA ke Dabala lAbha levAnI yukti sArI che, ema kahIne hasAvatA. emaNe bhagavAnanI pUjA kevI rIte karavI, ane kayo bhAva rAkhavo te vigatavAra samajAveluM. AvI mahAna vyaktine yAda karavA te mAre mATe puNyanuM upArjana karavA jevuM lAge che.

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ta upAsaka ramaNabhAI atyaMta prabhAvaka vyaktitva I caMdulAla selArakA keTalIka vyaktione ApaNe vadhu vakhata ke vAraMvAra pratyakSa maLyA na hoIe paraMtu temanAM lakhANo, pravacano ane temanA vize anya snehI-mitroe karelI vAto ke saMsmaraNo dvArA te vyaktino jANe ke ApaNane pratyakSa paricaya thayo hoya ke ApaNe temanI samIpamAM ja, AsapAsa ja jANe upasthita hoIe tevI anubhUti thAya che. sva. zrI ramaNalAla zAhanI bAbatamAM mane Avo ja anubhava, anubhUti thayAM che. emanA pratyakSa paricayamAM AvavAnuM vAraMvAra banyuM nathI. paraMtu pahelAMnuM "prabuddha jaina' have "prabuddha jIvana' banyuM che. tenAM vAMcana dvArA zrI ramaNalAlabhAInI nIkaTamAM ja hoIe tevI temanI lekhinI, saraLa-ziSTa bhASA ane je kaMI joyuM, je koI vyaktine maLyA ke je koI prasaMga ke "IvenTa'nA sAkSI banyA tenuM AbehUba citraNa joI-vAMcI, teo jANe ApaNI samakSa ja beThA hoya ane vAta karatA hoIe tevI lAgaNI thaI che, phIla (Feel) thayuM che. huM ThIka ThIka vAMcato thayo tyArathI ke te pahelAMthI mArA sva. pitAzrI bhagavAnajIbhAI prabuddha jaina'nA grAhaka ane vAcaka hatA. A banne zabdo eTalA mATe vAparyA ke ghaNI vakhata-ke moTe bhAge-grAhaka vAcaka nathI hoto ke vAcaka grAhaka nathI hoto. ame "jaina" nahotA chatAM "prabuddha jaina' zA mATe pitAjI magAvatA haze ? kadAca tenuM mukhya kAraNa hatuM te vakhate temAM prasiddha thatI sva. DaoN. vRjalAla dharamacaMda meghANInI satyakathAo-vArtAo je pAchaLathI "ALAM haiyAM' nAme pragaTa thaI hatI. uparAMta pitAjInI jJAnapipAsA ane vAMcanarasa to kharAM ja. DaoN. meghANI amArA parivAra-mitra-phemilI phrenDa hovA sAthe mArAM mAtAjInA khAsa dama-roganA DaoNkTara hatA. te samayanA teo kaMIka vizeSa prakAranAM sonAnAM IMjekzana' ApatA jethI mArA mAtuzrIne damanA dardamAM rAhata rahetI. te vakhatanA prabuddha jena'nA taMtrI hatA sva. zrI maNilAla mokamacaMda zAha. paraMtu kharuM taMtrIkArya to zrI paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA karatA. temanI kalama sazakta hatI ane vicAro krAMtikAraka hatA. temaNe eka vakhata temanA pitAjI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 361 sva. kuMvarajIbhAI kApaDiyA vize lekha lakhelo. te mArA pitAjIne khUba gamelo ane mane te khAsa vaMcAvelo. sAmAnya rIte koinA phoTA na chApatA. 'prabuddha jaina'mAM kuMvarajI bApAno phoTo paNa chapAyelo te mane Aje ATalA varSe AMkho sAme Ave che. mu. zrI paramAnaMda kApaDiyAnA avasAna pachI temanA pegaDAmAM paga ghAle, temanI kakSAnI, vidvAna, sAmAjika-saMparka ane sevAbhAvanAvALI vyakti meLavavI muzkela hatI. paraMtu kudarate jANe te khAlI jagyA pUravA ja ramaNabhAine ghaDyA hatA. tyArathI (sane 1982thI) Aja sudhI zrI ramaNalAla zAhe temanI rIte chatAM 'prabuddha jIvana'nI kakSAne nIcI paDavA dIdhA vagara tenuM taMtrIkArya karIne eka aitihAsika kArya siddha karyuM che, eka sImAcihna mUkyuM che tema kahevuM joIe. Aje teo nathI tyAre pharI ekavAra A maryAdita sarakyulezanavALA sAmayikanI UMcI kakSA jALavavAnI javAbadArI jena yuvaka saMghanA kAryakaro 52 AvI paDI che. paraMtu 'bahuratnA vasuMdharA'-jaina samAjamAM eka ekathI caDiyAtA vidvAno ane sAmAjika sevAnI bhAvanA sAthe AdhyAtmika UMcAIe pahoMcelA, jaina darzananA abhyAsIo ane jJAtAo che tethI ciMtAne sthAna nathI. sva. zrI ramaNabhAIno jainadarzanano, zAstrono ane tenA AnuSaMgI viSayono vizALa ane UMDo abhyAsa temanAM lekho ane pravacanomAM chato thAya che. keTalAye jainadarzanano viSaya laI pIeca.DI. (Ph.D.) karanAranA teo mArgadarzaka rahyA che. temanI kakSAnI jainadarzana ane AgamonA abhyAsI bIjI koI vyakti kadAca bhAgye ja maLe eTaluM badhuM kAma temaNe karyuM che. jaina yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukhasthAne satata 33 varSo rahI temaNe temanI vANI, jJAna, niSThA ane sAmAjika pratiSThAno khyAla ApaNane Apyo che. temanAM jJAnano prabhAva eTalo hato ke koipaNa ucca koTInA sAdhu, saMta ke sAhityakAra-vidvAna vyAkhyAnamALA mATenA temanA nimaMtraNane pAchuM ThelI ja na zake ! A temanI varSonI tapanI trijayA hatI. temAM pravezanAra temanA saumya, Tharela, sAttvika tapanA tejathI prabhAvita thayA vagara rahe nahi. 'prabuddha jIvana'nA chellA eka-be aMkomAM temanI atyaMta nAdurasta tabiyata vize ullekha hato ane teo muluMDamAM temanA putrI zailajAbahenanI gharanI najIka hatA. chatAM chellI kSaNa sudhI jANe temaNe kalamane nIce na mUkI ane potAnA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI saMtAnasamAM "prabuddha jIvana mATe lakhatA rahyA. aMgrejImAM kahe che tema He died in harness- kAma karatAM karatAM tenI pUrtimAM ja temaNe aMtima zvAsa lIdho tema kahI zakAya. temanI asvastha tabiyatanA samAcAra vAMcI meM jena yuvaka saMghanA maMtrI ane pra. jI.'nA saha taMtrI zrI dhanavaMtabhAIne phona karyo. ramaNabhAInI tabiyata vize jAyuM. mArAM karatAM ramaNabhAI pAMceka varSa moTAM haze, Azare eMsIekanI vayanA, tevo mAro aMdAja hato. manamAM bhaya paNa peTho ke jevI asvastha tabiyata ane uMmara hatI ane nabaLAI hatI-tenuM pariNAma-ane e bhaya sAco paDyo. phona karyAnA thoDA ja divasomAM ramaNabhAinA avasAnanA du:khada ane AghAtanajanaka samAcAra maLyA. A ramaNabhAie yuvAnImAM senTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka tarIke kAma karatAM karatAM ekAMkI nATikAo lakhelI je khUba saphaLatApUrvaka bhajavAyelI paNa kharI. meM mArI vidyArthI avasthAmAM jheviyarsa kaoNlejanA jUnA holamAM te joyelI paNa. temaNe pravAso karyA ane tenuM rasika ane mAhitIpUrNa varNana pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' nAmanA temanA pustakamAM che, jene sarakAre pAritoSika paNa ApeluM. teo N.C.C. nA mejara paNa hatA. jaina yuvaka saMgha'nA pramukhasthAnethI temaNe svecchAe khasI javuM yogya gayuM. paraMtu saunAM dabANathI "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIkenuM kArya cAlu rAkhyuM te samAjanuM sadbhAgya. chelle, "AcArya zrI hemacaMdrAcArya smRti evaoNrDa' mATe umedavAra ke vyaktinI pasaMdagI karavAnI hatI. tyAre meM eka agraNI kAryakarane mAro mata namratApUrvaka jaNAvyo ke-"A evorDa mATe zrI ramaNabhAI yogya vyakti che. bIjAo paNa haze ja. paraMtu siniyoriTI jotAM ane ramaNabhAInI niSThA, jJAna ane samarpaNabhAva jotAM temane prathama pasaMda karavA joIe !' te kAryakara bhAIe "khAnagI' rAkhavAnI zarate kahyuM ke "ramaNabhAI ja A pasaMdagI samitimAM mukhya che ane temaNe evorDa svIkAravAnI nA pADI che. bIjI eka atyaMta yogya vyaktino vicAra samiti kare che." huM e anya yogya vyakti koNa haze te samajI zakyo hato. paraMtu aupacArika rIte jAhera thAya te pahelAM "sIkrasI' jALavavAnI hatI tethI huM mauna rahyo. sAme AvelA mAna,

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 36 3. evaoNrDane na svIkAravAnI sthitaprajJatA tathA te anya yuvAna vidvAnane ApavAnI vicAraNAmAM ramaNabhAInI udAta ane udAra vicArasaraNI tathA bhAvanAnAM darzana thAya che. dhanya che temane ! sva. cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha, sva. vADIlAla motIlAla, sva. gIradharalAla kApaDiyA, sva. vIracaMda pAnAcaMda ane sva. paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA jevA mahAjanone pagale cAlanAra eka viziSTa mAnava ApaNI vaccethI cAlyo gayo te ghA sahana karavo rahyo. Izvara temanA AtmAne parama zAMti ane mokSamArga pradAna kare ane zrImatI tArAbahena, ci. zailajAbahena tathA anya svajanone A ghA sahana karavAnI zakti Ape te ja prArthanA. muMbaI vidyApIThanA gujarAtI vibhAganI aMjali muMbaI vidyApIThamAM gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke i. sa. 1970 thI 1986 sudhI kAryarata rahI potAnI saMniSTha adhyApana pravRtti AdaranAra sAhityamarmajJa vidvAna pro. DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA tA. 24-10-2005nA roja thayela duHkhada avasAna badala muMbaI vidyApITha-gujarAtI vibhAganA zaikSaNika-bina zaikSaNika karmacArIgaNa UMDA duHkhanI lAgaNI anubhave che ane svargasthanA AtmAne zAMti maLe tevI paramakRpALu paramAtmAne prArthanA kare che. svargasthanA AtmAne bhAvabhInI zraddhAMjali ! DaoN. ratilAla rohita, DaoN. urvazI paMDyA, DaoN. nitIna mahetA, zrImatI AratI DoMgarekara, zrI madhubhAI tAMbolI DipArTamenTa opha gujarAtI muMbaI yunivarsiTI xxx The void created by his demise cannot be filled The sacrifiece he gives for the family and its well being cannot be measured and valued in any worldly terms. The void created by his demise cannot be filled but his spirit and friendly attitude towards others and above all his kind and helping nature will make us feel his presence for ever. O LION VIREN GALA District Governor, Mumbai

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364 sevAmUrti ramaNabhAI I ghelubhAI nAyaka A mahAmanA mahAtmAno paricaya 1985 mAM thayo hato, te emaNe muMbaImAM ghaNAM varase maLyA pachI yAda karyuM. emaNe kahyuM, 'ame tamAre ghare AvyA hatA. cA-pANI karelAM. tyAre zrI choTubhAI paNa hAjara hatA.' emanI sAthenI chellI mulAkAta vakhate emaNe kahyuM, 'mane DAMgamAM AvavAnuM game che. mAre tyAM AvavuM che.' ame emanA A vicArane vadhAvatAM kahyuM, 'jarUra Avajo.' zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI te ja vakhate bahena tArAbahene kahyuM, 'tame emane AziSa Apo ke jethI eo tamAre tyAM jAnyuArImAM AvI zake.' ame kahyuM, 'amArI lAyakAta hajI emane AziSa ApavAnI nathI, e to paramakRpALu paramAtmAnuM kAma.' paNa thayuM kevuM ? emanA avasAna pachInI prArthanAsabhAmAM kahevAyuM tema, tyAM paramAtmAnA nivAse jaina mahAmanA munione emanI jarUra haze, eTale temaNe emane temanI pAse 24|10 ne divase ja bolAvI lIdhA. 'paNa cAlo, deha nAzavaMta che, AtmA amara che. dehamAMthI AtmA nIkaLe che tyAre e sarvavyApI banI jAya che, eTale e vyApakapaNAmAM ApaNI pAse 'pUrNam idam' nI rUe ApaNI pAse Avaze, preraNA ApatA raheze ema mAnIne mana manAvIe.' prArthanAsabhAmAM samayanI tANa hatI eTale tyAM ame AvA vicAro rajU karI zakyA nahIM. eya sAruM ja thayuM. AthI amArA vicAro prabuddha jIvananA vizeSa aMkamAM pragaTa thAya eye sAruM ja che. i. sa. 2002nA jUna mAsanI trevIsamI tArIkhe, dharmasthAna puDhapaTTInAM prazAMti nilayamamAM savAre eka nAge be vAra DaMkha dIdhA. pahelI vAra pakaDyo. ka2DIne chaTakyo, bIjI veLA e nAge eka puSpa samI bALA para humalo karyo. mane thayuM, 'A DaMkhathI A bALA to marI ja jaze, jyAre mane khAtarI che, mAruM

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ta upAsaka ramaNabhAI manobaLa kahe che, ke huM maravAno nathI. bIjI vAra DaMkha mAryo, paNa ene meM choDyo nahIM. bhAvathI ene jaMgalamAM sahIsalAmata rIte choDI dIdho. eNe, enI rIte praNAma karIne vidAya lIdhI. pachI to lAMbI sAravAra cAlI. Akhare e jhera zarIramAM pAcana thaI gayuM. ane huM ramato-jamato-pharato mArAM kAryo karato thaI gayo. maNinagaramAM rahetA mArA bahu jUnA vahAlA mitra zrI manubhAI paMDita nAga-DaMkhanA mArA samAcAra jANyA tyAre emaNe mane jaNAvyuM, "tamAro A anubhava lakhIne mane mokalI Apo. huM ene jIvanasmRtimAM pragaTa karIza." ane meM A anubhava khUba vigate lakhIne mokalyo. e anubhava jIvanasmRtimAM chapAyo. pU. zrI ramaNabhAIe e vAMcyo. manubhAIne jaNAvyuM ke, "ghelubhAI viSe mAre vizeSa jANavuM che. "prabuddha jIvanamAM emAMthI kAMIka lakhavuM che.' manubhAie mane pU. ramaNabhAinI A icchA viSe jaNAvyuM. zrI ramaNabhAino patra paNa Avyo. meM mArI jIvana kahAnI lakhavAnI zarUAta karI. trIseka pAna to lakhAyAM. pU. ramaNabhAIe kahyuM, "tame bahu sAru lakho cho, hajI paNa vigate lakhajo." muMbaInI mulAkAtanI amane zI khabara ke, e chellI mulAkAta haze tyAre paNa emaNe kahyuM, "keTalAMka pAnA thaze ?' meM kahyuM, "hajI to sATheka pAnA thAya ema lAge che. to pachI emaNe kahyuM, "nirAMte lakhajo ane pachI mane mokalI Apajo." pachI to emaNe mane jaNAvyuM, zrI mathurAdAsa mAraphate lakhAvyuM ke "A vakhate, paryuSaNanA samayamAM DAMgane mATe amAre kAMIka sArI Arthika madada karavI che, tamArI jarUriyAta zI che te jaNAvajo, pachI to ame amArI jarUriyAta viSe lakhyuM. cAra mahAnubhAvoe DAMga svarAja AzramanI mulAkAta lIdhI. DAMga svarAja AzramanA saMcAlaka tarIke mArI pasaMdagI thaI. pachIto dora cAlu thayo. paryuSaNanA divasomAM amane bolAvavAmAM AvyA. amArI sAthe svAmIjI paNa hatA. amAruM bahumAna thayuM. amArI vAto paryuSaNanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM rajU thaI tyAre pharIthI amane kahevAmAM AvyuM, ke pU. zrI ramaNabhAI kahe che, "DAMga svarAja AzramanA saMcAlaka ane TrasTIoe Aja sudhI ApaNA tarapha dAna-madada mATe hAtha laMbAvyo nathI. tyAre ApaNI pharaja thAya che ke, ApaNe ja hAtha lAMbo karavo joIe.' ane hAtha lAMbo thayo ! keTalo badho lAMbo thayo ?! koipaNa TrasTe AvI

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thata upAsaka ramaNabhAI mahAna bhAvabharI madada karI nahotI. te madada zrI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukhazrIe DAMga svarAja Azramane karI. DAMga svarAja AzramanI pa7 varSanI kArakirdImAM AvI madada maLavAnuM zarU thayuM. AMkaDo lagabhaga sattara lAkha para pahoMcyo. zrI mathurAdAsa lakhe che, "pU. ramaNabhAinA tapathI A AMkaDo, tamArI dhAraNAnI upara, tamArI icchA upara pahoMcI jaze. tame vIsa lAkhanI rajUAta karelI, paNa amane to AzA baMdhAI che ke e rakama 21 lAkha upara pahoMcaze, e mATe ame so prayatna karI rahyA chIe. ame je je vigato mAgIe te te ApatA rahejo." zrI jaina yuvaka saMghanA varasonAM varaso sudhI pramukhapada zobhAvanAra mahAmanA, mahA vidvAna, mahAtmA ramaNabhAine DAMga svarAja Azrama haMmezAM yAda karato raheze. prArthanAsabhAmAM pU. bahena tArAbahenane meM kahyuM ke, mAre ApaNA DAMga svarAja Azrama mATe pU. zrI ramaNabhAino phoTo joIze. prArthanAsabhAmAM je phoTo hato tevo ja phoTo joIze, je kAyama hasato, saune hasAvato raheze. emaNe paNa kahyuM che. zrI caMdrakAMtabhAIe paNa kahyuM che, "ame jyAre DAMgamAM AvIzuM tyAre emano phoTo laI AvIzuM." kharekhara, amane pU. ramaNabhAIe oLakhIne amArI yazagAthA gAI. ane ameya emane oLakhyA che, eTale A nAnakaDA lekhamAM-smRtilekhamAM-meM mArAM haiyAne ThAlavavA prayAsa karyo che. pU. ramaNabhAI, amArA DAMgI bhAI-bahenomAM ane amArA AzramavAsI bhAI-bhaginI ane kAryakaromAM tame amara banIne raho e ja prabhu prArthanA. jaya jinendra.' * * * prabhu svargasthanA AtmAne cira zAMti arpo bhAIzrI kumArapALa desAInA lekha parathI jANavA maLyuM ke muM. zrI ramaNabhAInuM duHkhada avasAna thayuM che. ramaNabhAIe mane muMbaI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA mATe AmaMtraNa Apela tyAre vizeSa paricaya thayo. prabhu sva. nA AtmAne cira zAMti arpo. D pro. sI. vI. rAvala, amadAvAda

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 36 7. zreyArthI AtmIya ramaNabhAI D manu paMDita, muMbaI jene yuvaka saMghanA pramukha ane amArA jevA aneka yuvAnonA preraNAmUrti mu. ramaNabhAInA tA. 24-10-2005nA arihaMtazaraNa thayAnA samAcAra maLatAM ghaDIbhara citta glAniyukta rahyuM. temano 17mI okTobare lakhela patra mane barAbara 24 mI okTobare maLyo. temAM lakhyuM hatuM atyAra sudhInA tamArA traNa patro maLyA che. eno AbhAra ! mArI tabiyata sArI rahetI nathI, ethI javAba na lakhavA mATe kSamA karazo." je divase temano patra maLyo e ja divase teo avasAna pAmyA, e rIte mArA mATe A patra temano chelluM saMbhAraNuM banI rahyo. chellA traNa-cAra mAsathI teo mArI sAthe DAMganA svarAja Azrama vize, ane tenA mukhya sevaka ghelubhAI vize mAhitI puchAvatA hatA. e mAhitI emaNe jaina saMghane ApI, svarAja Azrama DAMga mATe paryuSaNa parva upara mahAdAnanI jhoLI phelAvI. e AdivAsI saMsthAne pahoMcADI jIvanano parama saMtoSa meLavIne gayA haze. mu. ramaNabhAI eTale jiMdagIbharanA zikSaka, prakhara keLavaNIkAra, samAjazreyArthI unnata, racanAtmaka sAhityakAra, aneka vidyArthIo ane kuTuMbonA mArgadarzaka, zANA salAhakAra, pote pasaMda karelI saMsthAone sevA ane mArgadarzana pUruM pADatA vaphAdAra TrasTI-sevaka. teo aneka saMbaMdhIonA vaDIla-pitAtulya ane vAta karavA yogya vaDIla hatA. amAro ane temano saMparka-saMbaMdha 1983 nA munizrI saMtabAlajInA Azrama, mahAvIranagara ciMcaNImAM, munizrInI prathama puNyatithi-nirvANatithie thayo. e prasaMge tridivasIya saMmelana sAthe ciMcaNInA samudrakinAre temanI samAdhi khullI mUkavAno, saMtabAla sAhitya saMpuTa vimocanano tema ja saMtabAlajInA parama jJAnI, zraddhayu ziSya zrI dulerAya mATalayA, potAnA guru sAtheno premayoga cAlu rahe ane temaNe preraNA ApelI saMsthAo sAthe vatsalapUrNa vyavahAra cAlu rahe te daSTie pU. vimalAtAInA sAMnidhyamAM bAra vratono jAheramAM saMkalpa

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368 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI lenAra hatA. A prasaMge 100-125 jeTalA munizrInA cAhako ekaThA thayA hatA. munizrInA sAhitya sAthe mAre saMbaMdha, tethI temanI prathama puNyatithi prasaMge saMtabAla sAhitya saMpuTano pracAra karyo hato. A saMpuTanI vimocanavidhi temane haste thanAra hatI. tyAre jANavA maLyuM ke teo muMbaI yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa paNa che. prabuddha jIvananA taMtrI to kharA ja, A eka jAhera zikSaNa saMsthAnuM gauravabharyuM pada hatuM. teo zikSaNa kSetra ane dharmatIrtha baMnene zobhAvI rahyA hatA. A prasaMge temaNe pustakonuM vimocana karatAM je TUMkuM pravacana karyuM temAM zabdomAM kevo sajIva prANa hoya che, ane te kevI asara kare che te jaNAvyuM. saMtabAlajInI A tapobhUmimAM teo sUkSmarUpe vidyamAna che enI pratIti karAvI. bolAtA zabdone taraMgalaMbAI hoya che, paraMtu e badhA zabdo TakI zakatA nathI jyAre sahajabhAve uccArAtI saMtanI vANInuM pota TakAu hoya che, kAraNa ke tenI pAchaLa saMtanuM cAritrya ane tapobaLa hoya che, vagere. A rIte A jAhera kAryakramamAM eka saMtanA sAMnidhyamAM amAruM prathama milana thayuM. A sAhitya taiyAra karavAmAM mAro savizeSa hisso hato, tethI aMgata rIte maLIne mane paNa dhanyavAda ApyA. A rIte pahelA milanamAM, pahelI najare temanI AtmIyatAbharI maitrI meLavavAno suavasara mane maLyo. tyArapachI meM vizva vAtsalyanI javAbadArI saMbhALI eTale "prabuddha jIvananA lakhANone khAsa karIne ramaNabhAinA lakhANone AtmIyatAbharI najare vAMcato. pU munizrInI sAmAjika pravRttiomAM, temanA kAryakSetramAM varSamAM ochAmAM ochA be netrayajJonI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe abAdhita rIte maMjUrI ApI hatI. pU. munizrInAM samarpita ziSyA ku. kAzIbahena mahetA netrayajJanI pravRttine pavitra dhArmika yajJa karatAM paNa savizeSa mahattva ApatAM, eTale netrayajJa prasaMge grAmajano ane netrayajJanA daradIo to Ave ja, paraMtu kAzIbahena potAnAM sagAMvahAlAM, snehI mitrone bolAvI, eka jAhera loka utsavanuM svarUpa ApatAM. temAM ramaNabhAI ane muMbaInA sAthIdAro AMkhanI jALavaNI ane temAM apAto sahayoga keTalo kImatI che te samajAvatA, tethI A prasaMga anAyAse loka keLavaNInuM mAdhyama banI jato.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 369 mane yAda che tyAM sudhI bhAlamAM yojAtA pratyeka netrayajJamAM muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI maMDaLI temAM ramaNabhAI netRtva karatA ane zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda temanI madadamAM hoya. mahemAnone amadAvAda pahoMcADavAnI vyavasthA zarU zarUmAM mAre karavAnI AvatI. A gALA daramiyAna mAre temanA vadhAre nikaTamAM AvavAnuM banyuM. temAM saMghanI pravRttio ane gujarAtanI racanAtmaka saMsthAo vize carcAo thatI. eka prasaMga yAda rahI gayo che. amadAvAdamAM yuni. medAnamAM jAhera pradarzana bharAyela te joIne badhAMnI javAnI icchA thaI eTale ame sIdhA pradarzanamAM gayA. tyAM khAdI-grAmodyoga sTolamAM ThIka ThIka rokAyA. ramaNabhAI kahe, mAre eka be vastu joie che. ame gayA. temaNe temanI pasaMdagInI vastuo lIdhI. meM eka baMDI joI. mane kharIdavAnI IcchA nahotI, mAtra joto ja hato. tyAM to ramaNabhAIe ja pasaMdagImAM sahayoga Apyo, ane mane raMga vagere pasaMda karIne kahevA lAgyAH "A tamane vadhAre zobhaze, paherI juo." paherAvI. paNa mArA gajavAmAM paisA nahotA, mArI kharIdavAnI kalpanA paNa nahotI paNa temaNe Agraha karIne baMDI kharIdI, ane enA paisA pote ja cUkavI daI mArI mUMjhavaNano ukela ramaNabhAIe svayaM skUrta karI nAkhyo. mane baMDI paherAvI, upara premabharyo hasta pheravI kahevA lAgyAH ATalI nAnI prasAdI amArA taraphathI svIkArazo." A prasaMgane lagabhaga vIseka varSa thaI gayA haze, paNa haju temano premabharyo mRdasparza ane vacano eTalAM ja tAjAM che. tyArapachI to temanAM pustakono mane jANe adhikAra maLI gayo, temanAM moTA bhAganAM prakAzano mane bheTa maLatAM. huM paNa kaMIka evuM hoya to mokalato. meM paMdareka varSa gAMdhIjInA navajIvana TrasTamAM prakAzana kSetre kAma kareluM. A saMsthAmAM gAMdhIjInAM tema ja temanA sAthIonAM badhAM lakhANo upara kopI rAITanuM tALuM ! mane ghaNI vakhata raMja thato. mane jyAre saMtabAlajInA mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzananA maMtrI banavAnI taka maLI tyAre ame paNa kopI rAITano cheda uDADI dIdho. A vicAranA bIjamAM mane mu. ramaNabhAInA prakAzanomAM UghaDatAM pAnAmAM-No Copy Right no saMdeza saMbhaLAvela. sAdhu-saMtone potAnA sAhitya

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370 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI upara svAmItvanuM mahattva ochuM jovA maLe, teo to nijAnaMda arthe sarjana karatA hoya che. pU. saMtabAlajI emAM pUrepUrA saMmata thayA hatA ane ethI mane ghaNo AnaMda thayo hato. paryuSaNa parva upara koI grAmINa kSetra pasaMda karI, tyAMnI saMsthAne muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha je Arthika sahayoga ane racanAtmaka dRSTinuM dAna pUruM pADe che, te eka ajoDa ane benamUna sevA che. huM mArI jIvanasmRtimAM tenI avAra-navAra noMdha leto, ane anya saMsthAone AnuM anukaraNa karavAnI bhalAmaNa karato. chellA (2005nA) paryuSaNa parvamAM temaNe DAMganA AdivAsI kSetranA svarAja Azrama-AhavAne pasaMda karIne gujarAta-mahArASTranI prajAkIya maMtrIne majabUta premagAMThe bAMdhI che. temanA jIvananuM A eka amUlya pradAna. temAM kaMIka aMze amAre nimitta banavAnuM banyuM teno amane AnaMda hoya ja ! ramaNabhAInuM samagra jIvana darzana vivekapradhAna hatuM. "prabuddha jIvananA prathama pAne je lekha Avato te A rIte huM vAcato. temAM vyApaka loka keLavaNInI dRSTi samAyelI rahetI. temanuM tamAma lekhana prajAjIvananI zuddhi, vRddhi ane saMskAra navaracanA arthe rahetuM. emanI pravAsakathAo ane saMsmaraNo Urdhvaloka bhaNI kheMcI jatAM. temanA saguNo vizeSe vinamratA, vinaya ane viveke keTalA badhAnA zraddheya ane AdarapAtra banyA hatA emanI zraddhAMjaliothI jovA maLe che. saMghanA pUrva maMtrI cImanalAla je. zAha sAthe avAra-navAra patra vyavahAra thato, ramaNabhAI sAthe maryAdita paNa temanuM prabuddha jIvana' e ja temano patra! temanA lakhANomAMthI amArA jevAnuM ajJAta rIte ghaDatara thatuM tethI "jIvanamRti'nA je pathadarzaka vaDIlo hatA, temAM ramaNabhAI paNa eka hatA. temanA sAhityamAMthI vicAra, vANI ane vyavahAranI je triveNI sera avatI e emanA satyamaya jIvananuM eka abhinna aMga hatuM tethI amArA jevA sevakone mATe teo sadA AtmIya rahetA ! ane AtmIya raheze. teo dharmiSTha AtmA hatA. jenadharma vizenuM temanuM jJAna vipula hatuM. AcArya bhagavaMto e paMDito paNa temanI prazaMsA karatAM. eTalAja vinayI ane vivekI hatA. emanA javAthI samagra gujarAtane khoTa paDI che. I pro. govindabhAI, muMbaI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 371 jJAnayogI DaoN. ramaNabhAI I mahendra zAha-dAdAjI jIvanano uddeza mane eka Akasmika ghaTanAnA pariNAme samajAyo. jethI mArA jIvanamAM eka vaLAMka (Turning Point) Avyo. huM ekarAra karuM chuM, ke moDuM moDuM paNa mane jIvanamAM satya parakhAyuM che ane jIvatA ja mAnavajanmanI zreSThatA jANI eno AnaMda mANI rahyo chuM. AvI aNamola anubhUti mArA jevA sAmAnya mANasane thAya. e mArA kuTuMbIo, svajano ane mitro mATe Azcarya svarUpa che. chatAM hakIkata che ke jyAre paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA aMge bhAI zaileSa koThArIe emanA ghare zrI ramaNabhAI sAthe mulAkAta karAvI ane jyAre emane mane raMgo ane legyA viSe pUchayuM; tyAre mArA javAbathI emane saMtoSa thayo ane pravacana aMge nAnI nAnI bAbato viSe samaja ApI ke samayasara kAryakrama zarU thAya mATe AgalA divase rAtre ja muMbaI AvI jajo- kAraNa huM dUra goregAma rahuM mATe. vyAkhyAnamALAmAM emaNe je svaramAM mAro paricaya Apyo tenA phaLasvarUpe sUkSma tattvanI ati gahana dizAmAM ciMtana karavAnuM vicArI rahyo chuM. mAnavajIvanamAM kyAreka ne kyAreka navI dizA, navI taka potAnA utthAna mATe Ave ja che. Ama je svayaM zuddha che ene mArA mananI zuddhi karI jaina tattvo ane zAstromAM rahelI maMtra zaktio-varNadarzano ane vezyA dvArA parivartano aMge jyAre jyAre meM mArgadarzana mAgyuM tyAre e ja svaramAM-ke jenA sUra hRdayamAMthI nIkaLatAM emane mane ApyuM che. mArA kalara therApI aMgenA jJAnasabhara pustaka "phAnasa'nuM vimocana emanA haste karavAnuM hatuM, nakkI paNa thayuM, agAunA divase dharamapura hatA ane mane phonathI jaNAvyuM ke jarAye ciMtA karatA nahi-huM samayasara sIdho haoNla para pArlA AvI jaIza; ane te pustakanuM lokArpaNa emanA haste ja thayuM-kAryakramanA phoTA Aje pharI pharI meM joyA. e phariztAnA, jenA rome rome vyApelI divya zaktinAM, niraMtara premapUrvaka sau sAthe aMtarathI joDAyelAM; e jJAnayogI je haMmezAM prabhunAM jJAnanuM dAna kare che, evA dAnezvarIno chello patra mane maLyo ke mAruM navuM saranAmuM noMdhI lezo".... e saMtonA caraNa kamalamAM.

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372 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI tapaHpUta pratibhA praphulla rAvala ramaNalAla cI. zAhano parokSa paricaya to khAsso jUno. huM kizorAvasthAthI kumAra'no vAcaka-cAhaka. akSare akSara vAMcuM. emAM emanA ekAMkI vAMcyA hatA. je pAchaLathI "zyAma raMga samIpe' nAme prasiddha thayA hatA. paraMtu pratyakSa maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM vIramagAmamAM ja prakhyAta bhASAvida DaoN. kAntilAla ba. vyAsanA nivAsasthAne. tyAre huM hAIskUlamAM gujarAtI bhASAno zikSaka hato. ane koIpaNa lekhakane joI-maLI apAra AnaMda anubhavato. e bhAvAtmaka manaHsthiti hatI je Aje paNa pUrNa ogALI nathI. tyAre mulAkAtathI bharyo bharyo thaI gayo hato. kevuM sAlasa vyaktitva hatuM ! tArAbahena paNa sAthe hatAM. daMpatI saMskAritAthI prabhAva pADatuM hatuM. pachI khAsso samaya pasAra thayo. huM vyavasAyamAM paDyo. vaLI koIka nimitte patra lakhavAnuM banyuM ane uttara sAthe pustaka paNa maLyuM. te saMzodhananuM hatuM. emanI pratibhAnuM nokhuM pAsuM pAmyo. emanI sarjakatA avazya koLata paraMtu jIva abhyAsano eTale madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhitya-vizeSa to jaina sAhityanA saMzodhana-saMpAdana bAju gati thaI. eTale pelI sarjakatA thaMbhI gaI. joke tyArabAda emanA jIvana-caritrAtmaka lekho ane pravAsa nibaMdhomAM sarjananA camakArA avazya jovA maLyA. paraMtu jUnAM jaina sAhityamAM dila daine abhyAsa karyo ane eno hisAba paNa Apyo. ghaNuM khoLyuM, prasiddha paNa karyuM. pharI pratyakSa maLavAnuM thayuM tyAre emanI tapaHpUta pratibhAno suvarNakALa hato. muMbaInA emanA malabAra hilanA nivAsa sthAne maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM tyAre vidvatAnA bhAra vinAnuM emanuM vyaktitva RjutAthI tejasabhara lAgyuM hatuM. * jaina dharmanA bhAvamaya abhyAsathI jANe peluM jinatva emanuM saMgAthI thaI gayuM hatuM ! je sarvamAM samabhAva zodhatuM hatuM. dhIme dhIme aparigrahavRtti pAMgarI ane ramaNabhAI saMsArI rahyA chatAM ya jinatvanA adhikArI banyA. huM to emanAthI khAsso nAno, paraMtu "kumAra'mAM prasiddha thatAM mArA jIvanacaritrAtmaka lekho emaNe vAMcyA haze, ethI jANe huM emanI ja School no anugAmI na houM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 373. tevo bhAva e chUpAvI zakyA nahotA. emaNe mane thoDAM pustako bheTa ApyA hatA. temAM "bauddhadharma' nAmaka nAnI pILI pustikA hatI. temAM japAnanA yehana nuyAtAno phoTogrApha hato. pAchaLathI e japAnI udyogapatinuM TUMkuM jIvanacaritra meM "kumAra'mAM lakhyuM hatuM. vAMcIne emaNe ApelA pratibhAvathI huM porasAyo hato. chelle jyAre emane samadarza AcArya haribhadrasUri suvarNacaMdraka maLyo te nimitte meM laghulekha karyo hato. tyAM emanA jIvananI abhyAsa bAju darzAvI hatI. vAMcIne phona para prasannatA vyakta karI hatI. paraMtu emanI vANImAM ahaMnuM nirasana vartAyuM hatuM. vyaktivizeSa zreNInI be pustikA mokalI to vaLato javAba maLyo-"have vaMcAtuM nathI.. na mokalo to sAruM." paNa mArca 2001mAM meM mArI bA eTale' pustikA mokalI to emano pratibhAva Avo maLyo hato : "hamaNAM ghaNAM vakhatathI paraspara saMparka karyo nathI. tamArI pustikA "bA eTale maLI. ethI saMparka tAjo thayo. bA ane bApA-baMne vize vAMcI gayo. Arthika sthiti nabaLI hoya tyAre kevA vasamA divaso jovAnA Ave che ane emAM bA-bApAnuM khamIra kevuM rahyuM che te jovA maLyuM. kizorAvasthAmAM meM paNa nirdhanatAnA divaso gujAryA che eTale vAstavikatAnI tarata pratIti thaI. abhinaMdana." taittirIya upaniSadanuM vidhAna svAdhyAya pravacanAmya = prativyam' jANe ramaNabhAInuM jIvanasUtra hatuM. pravAsa emano zokha hato. e pravAsI hatA. jevA bahAranA, tevA bhItaranA. emanA pravAsanibaMdhomAM kyAMka bhItaranA pravAsInuM rUpa DokiyuM karatuM. vaya thatAM pravAsa thaMbhyo hato. paraMtu pachI kadAca thAkyA haze. pravAsa vagara, tethI to 24 okTobare emaNe Adaryo lAMbo pravAsa-vaNa thaMbhyo ane 'tasvArtha sUtra' mujaba "tanatamUrvachatyAno tAt e Urdhvagati karIne lokanA agrabhAge pahoMcI gayA. niHspRha, vinamra ane saraLa vibhUti teo parama kRpALu zrImad rAjacaMdra prabodhyA pramANenuM jIvana jIvI gayA. jaina samAjane na pUrI zakAya tevI khoTa paDI che. teo niHspRha, vinamra ane saraLa vibhUti hatA. | vasaMtarAya dalIcaMda zeTha, pAlitANA

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374 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI dharmiSTha zrutabhakta E DaoN. vIrendra pI. zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAtheno mAro saMbaMdha sana 1986 thI zarU thayo tyAre teo muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI vibhAganA vaDA hatA. 1986 nI sAlamAM meM 24 tIrthaMkaronI stavanAvalI racelI ane enI prastAvanA lakhavA mATe meM emane vinaMtI karelI. tyAre huM emane yunivarsiTInA emanA rUmamAM maLato. jarA paNa ahamnI chAMTa vagara teoe ati bhAvavAhI prastAvanA lakhI ApelI ane e covIzInA vimocana prasaMge paNa hAjara rahI e vize suMdara udbodhana kareluM. tyAra pachI teo sAtheno mAro paricaya varSo-varSe gADha banato gayo. teo potAnA lekhana kAryamAM ane anya pravRttiomAM ati vyasta hovA chatAM jyAre paNa huM emano saMparka karato tyAre teo mArI zaMkAonuM nirAkaraNa karatA ane mane mArgadarzana ApatA. atyaMta niHspRhI ane nijAnaMdI evA A sAhityasarjakane jyAre jyAre huM maLyo chuM tyAre tyAre emanI sAdagI ane saraLatA AMkhe UDIne vaLagI che. varSo sudhI emane jaina yuvaka saMghanuM mukhapatra 'prabuddha jIvana'nuM sukAna potAnI AgavI zailIthI saphaLatApUrvaka saMbhALyuM che ane emanA jJAnasabhara ciMtanAtmaka agralekhoe vAcakonI jJAnapipAsA ThArI che. teonuM A yogadAna ati ucca kakSAnuM rahyuM che. deza-videzamAM jaina dharma vizenA emanA pravacano ane vArtAlApo jJAnadAnanA yajJarUpe yazasvI rahyA che. teoe vizALa sAhityanuM sarjana ane saMpAdana karyuM che. jaina dharmanuM emanuM UMDuM ane talasparzI jJAna emanA anekavidha viSayo paranA pustakomAM patharAyeluM che. emanI bhASA emanA sAdagIbharyA vyaktitvanI jema ja sahaja ane saraLa hovAthI emanAM pustako vAMcanakSama, AkarSaka banyAM che. emanI A anokhI zrutabhakti viziSTa koTinI hoI A vidvarya dharmiSTha zrutabhaktane aMtaranI bhUrI bhUrI vaMdanA !

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 375 'prabuddha jIvana'nA upAsaka | | sudhA jhaverI, bhuja kAgaLa-kalama laIne kazuMka lakhavAnA uddezyathI beThI chuM ne dUradUra atItamAM khovAI jAuM chuM. lagabhaga paccIsa varSa pahelAnuM eka dazya yAda Ave che. mAMDavInA nadIkinArA samIpa eka sabhA bharAI che. eka vRkSa nIce goThavelI khurazIo ane Tebalo - e vaktAono maMca ane sAme khurazI ane zataraMjI para zrotAo. sau ekacitte sAMbhaLI rahyA che. vakutAnA zAMta, sahaja, asmalita vApravAhamAM so vahI rahyA che. koIne kazeya javAnI utAvaLa nathI. vakatAnI pratibhA ane vANImAM kaMIka evuM che je lokone jakaDI rAkhe che. pacAsa-pacAvana ke te kadAca tethIya vadhu hoI zake - evI uMmara chatAM kasAyeluM dekhAtuM zarIra, zAMta mukhamudrA ane saraLa-sahaja zabdomAM vyakta thatuM viSayajJAna! yAda che tyAM sudhI vAta hatI sarva-dharma-samanvayanI. vAta kaMIka AvI hatI . eka vAra eka navayuvAna boddha sAdhu ane eka vayovRddha cInI saMtano samAgama thAya che. tyAre pelo boddha sAdhu buddhanI adbhuta upadeza-vANInuM varNana kare che. eka eka vAta sAMbhaLatAM pelA cInI saMtanI AMkhomAMthI satata azrudhArA vahetI rahe che. eTale pelo boddha sAdhu pUche che: A to amArI buddhanI parama karuNAnI vANI che. e sAMbhaLIne Apa ATalA badhA plAvita thaI gayA cho, e joI mane AzcaryAnaMda thAya che. khare ja amArA buddhanI karuNA vizvaplAvinI che. tyAre pelA cInI saMta kahe cheH vatsa, A AMsu harSanAM che. teM je kahyuM e badhuM ja amArA dharmamAM che. mane lAgyuM ke tuM amArA dharmanI vAta karI rahyo che ne eka bhAratIya bauddha sAdhunA mukhe amArA dharmanI vAta sAMbhaLI mane atyaMta harSa thatAM mArI AMkho bharAI AvI... sarvadharma samanvayanuM AvuM suMdara daSTAMta agAu sAMbhaLyuM nahotuM. sAMbhaLanAra sau zrotAo zAMta, stabdha, abhibhUta !! vaktavya pUruM thayuM pachI paNa thoDIvAra stabdhatA chavAI rahI ne pachI tALIono gaDagaDATa! ane be divasa mAMDavIno jenasamAja hiloLe caDayo - ramaNabhAI karIne koI vidvAna AvyA che. sAthe bIjA paNa vidvAno che. jaina dharma-darzana-ItihAsa-sthApatya-keTakeTalA vidhavidha viSayo para keTalAM suMdara pravacano! e saune laI AvanAra prAtaHsmaraNIya evA

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376 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI ramaNabhAI sI. zAhano mAro e pahelo paricaya hato. mAMDavI - mArI janamabhUminA AMgaNe zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, muMbaInA upakrame zrI ramaNabhAInI preraNArthI eka akhila bhAratIya jaina sAhitya samArohano. mAre to anAyAsa mAMDavI javAnuM thayuM hatuM. AmaMtrito, mahemAno, vidvAnonI bhojana vyavasthA mAMDavI jena bhojanazALAnA upakrame mArA pitAzrIe goThavelI eTale emanI sAthe huM acAnaka samArohamAM jaI caDI hatI ane emaNe ja mane sUcana karyuM - mAre paNa A samArohamAM kazuMka rajU karavuM. kazuM navuM lakhavAno samaya to hato ja nahi. varSo pahelAM amArA orissAnA vasavATa daramyAna meM mArA kaoNleja-kALamAM eka uDiyA mahAnibaMdha "orissAmAM jaina dharma'no gujarAtI anuvAda karelo. emAMnA amuka prakaraNo alaga tAravI nibaMdha rUpe meM bIje divase enI rajUAta karI. orissA ke jyAM have jaina dharmanuM khAsa kazuM astitva nathI, evA pradezamAM samrATa khAravelanA vakhatamAM jainadharme ItihAsa sarjyo hato enI vAta zrI ramaNabhAIne sparzI gaI ane Ameya "navA nizALiyAone vargamAM rasa letA karavA, e rasa emano kAyama jaLavAI rahe e mATe potAnI eTalI UMcAIethI nIcA namI emanI AMgaLI pakaDavI e to vyavasAye "zikSaka' evA zrI ramaNabhAIno sahaja svabhAva. e pachInA samArohamAM mane mAro nibaMdha rajU karavAnuM AmaMtraNa zrI ramaNabhAI taraphathI maLyuM ne huM romAMcita thaI UThI. ane tyArathI Aja lagabhaga paccIsa varSa thayA - huM sAhitya samArohamAM bhAga letI rahI chuM, nibaMdho lakhatI rahI chuM. tatvajJAna-philosophI Ameya mAro priya viSaya. kaoNlejamAM paNa bI.e. daramyAna tarkazAstra (Logic) ane darzanazAstra (Philosophy) viSayo rAkhelA tyAre sarvazrI rAdhAkRSNananuM Indian Philosophy Text tarIke hatuM. tyAre vidhavidha bhAratIya ane videzI darzanazAstro bhaNavAnuM thayeluM. jemAM jena-darzana paNa kharuM. have ATalA varSe zrI ramaNabhAInA protsAhanathI zrI jena-darzana aMgenA nAnA-moTA pustako vAMcavAnuM zarU karyuM. ane tema tema samajAtuM gayuM ke kinAre besIne chabachabiyAM karavAthI zaMkha-chIpalAM sivAya kazuM hAtha nahIM lAge. eTale vAMcanano vyApa vadhyo. mArI ane mArA jevA anekanI vAMcana-kSitijane vistAranAra zrI ramaNabhAInuM astitva jyAre kSitijanI pele pAra sudhI vistarI cUkyuM che tyAre huM A mArA lekha dvArA temane bhAvabhInI aMjali ApavA mAguM chuM.

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 377. Ama to ramaNabhAIno aMgata paricaya mane bilakula nahi. ATaATalA varSothI samArohamAM maLatA, paraMtu e badho samaya nibaMdha-vAMcana-zravaNa cAle. emanI aMgata bAjuone jANavAnuM kadIya banyuM nathI. mAtra ekAdavAra koI vaktAe enA paricayamAM evo ullekha karelo ke emanA adhyApana kALa daramyAna emaNe ena.sI.sI.nA mATe kaDaka lazkarI tAlIma lIdhelI te pachI cheka mejaranI padavIe pahoMcelA. tyAre pahelIvAra eTalI uMmare paNa jaLavAI rahelA emanA dehasauSThavanuM kAraNa samajAyeluM. paraMtu emanA aMtaranA darzana to sahajapaNe emanA pravacano, emano vyavahAra, emanI dinacaryA AdithI thatuM raheluM. jenadarzananA vidvAna ja nahIM, jaina dharmanA anurAgI paNa kharA eTale sAhitya samAroha daramyAna paNa haMmezanI jema e ane emanA sahadharmacAriNI pU. tArAbahena - banne zrAvakocita devadarzana ane sevApUjA - Adi vratonuM custapaNe ane sahajapaNe pAlana kare. vANI ane cahero sadAya zAMta-saumya, kyAMya kazI khoTI utAvaLa ke bhAgadoDa nahIM. emanA sAnnidhyamAM mAtra zAMti anubhavAya. pU. tArAbahenanA pravacano paNa eTalAM ja suMdara ane mArmika. banne vaccenuM sakhya dAmpatyajIvananI UMcAI ane garimAnuM dyotaka. vyakti tarIke ramaNabhAI, dampatI tarIke ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena, parivAra tarIke e ane emanAM saMtAno dareka stare svayaM eka sImAcihuna rUpa banI jatAM. ramaNabhAIno parivAra to emanA patnI ke bALako pUratAM sImita to nahoto, emAM ame so paNa sAmela hatA. mane yAda Ave che - vacce be-traNa varSa nibaMdho mokalavA chatAM huM jAte samArohamAM hAjara rahI zakI nahotI tyAre kacchanA hAjara rahelA ke anAyAsa maLI gayelA koI ne koI mAraphata ramaNabhAI mane khAsa yAdI pAThavatA ane samArohamAM kema nathI AvI zakI e bAbata pRcchA karatA. akhila bhAratIya dhoraNe thatA AvaDA moTA samArohanuM Ayojana karavuM, e aMgenI Arthika ane anya sarva AnuSAMgika vyavasthAo karavI, samArohanuM saMcAlana karavuM, eka eka nibaMdhanuM vizleSaNa karavuM - A to mAtra jaina sAhitya samArohanI vAta thaI - A ane AvA keTakeTalA kAryakramomAM vyasta evI A vyaktine mAruM nAma yAda rahe eTaluM ja nahi vidvAnothI UbharAtA samArohamAM mArI gerahAjarInI noMdha le ane te aMge aMgata rIte pUrachA paNa kare - A badhuM kadAca ramaNabhAI ja karI zake. nAnAmoTA darekane mahatva ApI emane protsAhita karavA e

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378 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAInA netRtvanI AgavI zailI hatI. mane to be-traNa evA prasaMgo yAda che, je huM jIvanabhara nahIM bhUlI zakuM. pahelo prasaMga mAMDavI-samArohano che. mAMDavI khAteno e samAroha trIjocotho ke pAMcamo hoI zake - mArA mATe e prathama samAroha hato. mArA nibaMdhavAMcana bAda mArI pITha thAbaDatAM emaNe kaheluMH tame orissAmAM jaina dharma viSe lakhyuM che. bhale anuvAda hoya - abhinaMdanane pAtra che. bahu ochA loko A viSe jANe che. tame have Avo tyAre tamAro e mahAniMbadhano anuvAda jarUra letA Avajo. bahu ochA loko bahu ochuM A viSe jANe che ema kahenAra ramaNabhAI joke ghaNuM jANatA hatA! mArA nibaMdha vAMcana para TippaNI karatAM emaNe samrATa khAravela ane temano janadharma prema, karakuMDu upAjyAnuM orissAmAM AvelI udayagiri ane khaMDagirinI guphAomAMnI jena-mUrtio ane sthApatya viSe vAta karelI - emanA jJAnanI kSitijono tAga pAmavo sahelo nathI e mane tyAre ja samajAI gayeluM. tyAra pachI samArohamAM bhAga letI rahI. e daramyAna traNeka prasaMga mane haMmeza yAda raheze. zarUAtanA vakhatanA eka nibaMdhamAM mAruM maulika kahI zakAya evuM khAsa kaMI nahotuM. kAryakramanA samApanamAM ramaNabhAIe eka vAta karIH AvA sAhitya samArohamAM yuvA peDhIne vadhu ne vadhu laI AvavAnI amArI nema che. bhale, UMDuM vAMcana-manana na hoya, maulikatA na hoya, kyAreka mAtra utArA jevuM lAge to paNa e bahAne yuvAno jena-dharma ane jaina darzanane vAMcatA thaze. eTaluM thaze to jaina-sAhityathI vimukha evI A navI peDhIne pharI enA tarapha vALavAnuM puNya A samArohane phALe jaze. ane eka vAra vAMcaze to vicAraze ne kazuMka maulika ApI zakaze. mane lAgyuM - A zabdo koIne ya vaiyaktika rIte nahotA kahevAyA, chatAM mane ane mArA jevAne lAgu to paDatA ja hatA. basa, te divasathI kazuMka maulika vicAravAnI, lakhavAnI mathAmaNa zarU thaI te Aja lagI cAle che. ane tenA prAthamika pariNAmarUpe mAro vijJAna-prayogazALAnI bahAra' e nibaMdha lakhAyo ane koDAya-bautera jInAlaya khAte rajU thayo - badhAne khUba gamyo. AnaMda thAya e svAbhAvika che paNa mane vizeSa AnaMda e vAtano hato ke zrI ramaNabhAIe mArA e nibaMdhanI bhArobhAra sarAhanA karI - enI vistRta chaNAvaTa karI ane mArA prayatnothI saMtoSa pAmI mane hRdayapUrvaka abhinaMdana ApyA. meM tyAre manomana mAro e nibaMdha emane ja

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 379 arpaNa karyo. pachI varSo sudhI huM samArohamAM bhAga letI rahI. paraMtu chelle gata varSe lAyajA khAte yojAyela samAroha paNa mane haMmezA yAda raheze. ramaNabhAIne chellIvAra maLavAnuM tyAre ja thayuM. mAro viSaya hato 'lezyAdhyAna ane vaikalpika cikitsA prakRtio'. te divase baporanI ughaDatI beThake mAro nibaMdha meM rajU karyo ne samApane zrI ramaNabhAIe enI vistRta chaNAvaTa karI hatI. pharI A vakhate emanA abhinaMdananI huM adhikArI banI ane mArA mATe e gauravanI vAta hatI. paraMtu A badhuM emanA kAraNe ja zakya banyuM. e samAroha, emanI sAthenI e chellI mulAkAta, emanA e zabdo huM kadI nahi bhUluM. lAyajAmAM e thoDAka thAkelA jaNAtA hatA. chellA thoDA varSothI e samArohano bhAra koI navayuvAna upADI le evI IcchA vyakta karatA hatA. tyAra pachI gata varSe rAjakoTa khAte Ayojita jJAnasatramAM e AvavAnA hatA, paraMtu nAdurasta tabiyatane kAraNe upasthita rahI zakyA nathI evuM jANavA maLyuM. paraMtu tyAre emanI vidAya ATalI najadIka haze evuM to kalpeluM paNa nahi. huM to A varSe paNa emanA taraphathI samArohanA AmaMtraNanI rAha jotI hatI - tyAM ekAeka emanA ciraprayANanA samAcAra "kacchamitra' mAraphata jANavA maLyA. eka UMDA AghAtanI lAgaNI anubhavI - eka anAthapaNAno bhAva anubhavyo. mArI A taddana aMgata kahI zakAya evI lAgaNI Ama to samAroha sAthe saMkaLAyelA sarvakoInI haze ja - che ja. ramaNabhAI vagaranA jaina sAhitya samArohanI to kalpanA paNa nathI thaI zakatI. mArA zokanI abhivyakti mATe meM tArAbenane phona karyo to emaNe sAmethI mane AzvAsana ApyuM. mAre ghaNuM ghaNuM kahevuM hatuM paraMtu zabdo sAtha nahotA ApatA. tyAM to tArAbahene khuda "prabhuddha jIvana'nA AgAmI smaraNAMjali aMka mATe ramaNabhAI viSe kazuM lakhI mokalavAnuM kahyuM ne meM lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. paNa zu lakhuM? mArI aMgata abhivyaktine meM vAcA ApI paraMtu ramaNabhAI viSe to hajI ghaNuM jANavAnuM bAkI hatuM. tyAM to 19 navembarano gujarAta samAcArano aMka hAthamAM Avyo, jemAM zrI kumArapALa desAIe "IMTa ane imArata zIrSaka aMtargata zrI ramaNabhAInI jIvana-jhalaka peza karI che. vAMcIne emanA virATa vyaktitvanA vidhavidha pAsAM mArI najara samakSa ujAgara thayA. emanuM sAdagI ane sattvazIla jIvana, ucca jIvanamUlya, aDaga karmaniSThA, kaThora saMgharSo vacce paNa potAnuM ane anyonuM jIvana khIlavI jANavAnI emanI kaLA ane

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380 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sarvathI upara janma, jIvana ane mRtyu - e traNeyane ajavALI janArI emanI AtmacetanA e badhA viSe jANyuM, manomana vaMdana karyuM ane najara samakSa emanI UMcI, ojasvI, saujanyazIla mUrti AvIne UbhI rahI. emanA ujjavaLa vyaktitvanA AbhAmaMDaLano vyApa dehAtIta hato-che. A lakhatI veLAe - A kSaNe emanA AziSa aMtarIkSamAMthI mArA para varasatA hoya evo bhAsa thAya che ne AMkhomAMthI azru ApoApa kharI jAya che. "prabuddha jIvana'nA upAsaka ne 'prabuddha mRtyunA hAmI evA prabuddha puruSane meM mArA gharanA ekAMta khUNe ApelI aMjali che! INDEED A VERY NOBLE SOUL After Chimanbhai Chakubhai's death .... so many years he carried on so well the responsbility as president of Jain Yuvak Sangh. His articles in Prabhudha Jeevan Covering various topics were so interesting to read. There was always so much of depth in all his writings. To hear him in Paryushan Vyakhayanmala was always an experience by itself. His knowledge of Jainism was so profound apart from all this, he was a great human being, so humble and unassuming. He was indeed a vary noble soul. O JASWANT B. MEHTA, Mumbai R XXX A GOOD HUMAN BEING Meenakshi and I last met Ramanbhai and Taraben during the Paryushan Vyakhanmala and he did look very frail. But the news of his demise came as a blow. I still remember vividly Ramanbhai telling us on the first day of our B.A. Class: 'Friends, It is difficult to be a great scholar, but it is much more difficult to be a good human being. Let's strive to be at least a bit of both.'Ramanbhai himself achieved that so well He did become a great scholar of Jain literature and was a perfect gentleman. He imbibed the spirit of 'samata', equanimty, and had a detached attitude to life. To me, he assimilated the highest ideal of Jain philosophy, its `navakar mantra'. His death cannot diminish in any way the great memories of my many years of friendship with him. O PRAKASH MEHTA

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 38 1 bahuzruta zrAvaka D jayazrI dineza dozI pa. pU. ramaNakAkA............ eka ujjavaLa nAma.. eka prajJAvaMta pratibhA..... eka prabudhdha jIvana.... eka nakhazikha sajjanatA. eka prasanna astittva.... eka bahuzruta zrAvaka.... jemanA guNone zabdastha karavAnuM mAruM koI ja sAmarthya nathI. teo mArA jIvanamAM parama upakArI rahyA che. pitAnA mitra hovAnA nAte ke temanA vAtsalyapUrNa sahavAsanA kAraNe amArI AtmIyatA vadhatI cAlI. Aje paNa e kSaNonuM smaraNa AMkha ane aMtarane bhIMjave che ane mArI jAtane temanuM guNasaMkIrtana karyA vagara rokI nathI zakatI. jJAnamArganA pravAsI banelA A vyaktie ghaNA pustako lakhyAM che. ane chelle "jJAnasAra' e ka daLadAra graMtha, jenA magnASTakanA 14mA zlokanA paramArthanI eka ciMtanAtmaka jhAMkhI jANe emanA vyaktitvamAM paNa pratibiMbita thatI hatI. jJAnamagnasya yaccharma tadvaktuM naiva zakyate / nAme kiyArIffpa tathvandra dave : gA2Ada . teozrInA zabdomAM ja paramArtha samajIe to.... "jJAnamAM magna thayelAnuM je sukha che te kahI(varNavI) zakAya evuM nathI...." ".......jJAnamagnatAno AnaMda zuddha, upAdhi vinAno, akhaMDa, uttarottara vizeSa camatkRti bharelo hoya che." pUraba" bilDIMganA keTalAka rahevAsIo temanI salAha levA gayA hatA te vakhate temaNe kahyuM: devo samavasaraNamAM aSTaprAtihAryanI racanA kare che. to enAthI uttama racanA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A jagatamAM kaI hoI zake ? tame paNa AvA uttama bhAvothI AvI racanA karavAno prayatna karo ane uttama phaLane pAmanArA bano. teozrIne maLavA AvelA sarvenA magajamAM A vAta besI gaI. alabatta e pahelAM pa.pU. gacchAdhipati A zrIjayaghoSasUrizvarajI mahArAjA vagere AcArya bhagavaMtonI pUrva saMmatinI maho2 to jarUra hatI paNa AcArya bhagavaMtane pUchavA badhA nahotA AvelA. jyAre pU. ramaNakAkAnI pAse 'pUraba' bilDIMganA ghaNAM loko gayelA ane temaNe tarkabaddha rIte amArA magajamAM A vAta mUkI. Aje to e pichavAI banI paNa gaI, bhagavAna pAchaLa lagAvI paNa dIdhI ane pa.pU. gacchAdhipati A zrI caMdrodaya sUrizvarajI mahArAjAnA zabdomAM kahIe to ''bombemAM hajI sudhI AvI suMdara pichavAI joI nathI.'' 382 AvI smaraNasaMdUkamAM eka bIjo prasaMga paNa saLavaLe che ke traNa mahinA pahelAM ja zrI himmatamalajI beDAvAlAnI guNasaMkIrtanikA bahAra paDI. te pustakamAM paNa je 'guNasaMkIrtana samiti' hatI te samitine paNa pU. kAkA taraphathI ghaNAM ja suMdara salAha-sUcano maLelA. taduparAMta teozrIe pote paNa prabudhdha jIvananA oNgasTa 2005nA aMkamAM zrI himmatamalajI beDAvAlAnA guNasaMkIrtanano potAno amUlya lekha paNa chApyo. kevuM guNAnurAgIpaNuM !! ApaNane badhAne khyAla che ke AvA guNAnurAganA to teoe keTalAMe lekho ApyA che. pAchaLathI pU. tArAkAkI pAsethI jANavA maLyuM ke zrI himmatamalajI guNasaMkIrtana samitine ApelA salAha - sUcano vhIlaceramAM besIne ApelA ane temanA 52 lakhelAM lekha paNa pathArImAM aDadhuM besIne, aDadhuM sUtA sUtA taiyA2 karelo. mANasa eka nAnI mAMdagImAM paNa bahAnuM kADhIne ArAma kare jyAre pU. kAkAe to temanI potAnI takalIphano jarA paNa khyAla AvavA dIdhA vagara, ekadama to - tAjagI sAthenuM lakhANa ApyuM. are ! emaNe to temanI jiMdagInA chellA divasa sudhI A jJAnayajJa cAlu rAkhelo. mAMdagImAM paNa jJAnamagna banIne zarIrane bhUlI gayA. :: jJAnapradAnano jIvanayajJa chelle sudhI prajvalita ' pudgalAnaMdanI prApti mATe pApAraMbha karavA paDe che je karmabaMdhamAM pariName che ane vipAkodaya vakhate duHkha ApanArA nIvaDe che.'' 'saMsAranA bhautika sukho tattvasvarUpanI dRSTie duHkha ja che. vastutaH bhautika

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 387 sukha e duHkhano pratikAra che." saMsAramAM zrutajJAnanA AnaMdanI ke AtmajJAnanA AnaMdanI anubhUti koIka viralA bhAgyazALIne hoya che. jemaNe evo anubhava karyo che teo paNa ene zabdamAM varNavI zakatA nathI. eTale e AnaMda kevo che te jANavA mATe jAte ja anubhava karavo paDe che. ruci, zradhdhA ane puruSArthathI evo anubhava thaI zake che...' ane jJAnayogI evA pU. kAkAnI paNa ruci, zradhdhA ane puruSArtha AtmAnA jJAnanA pravAsarUpe ja hatA. jIvanamAM umeravAne mATe ja hatA. A AtmajJAnanI sAthe vyavahArikatA, maitrIbhAva, paropakAravRtti paNa temanAmAM eTalAM ja hatAM. koIpaNa bAbatanI pRcchA karIe, salAha mAgIe to game tevI gaMbhIra bAbata paNa saraLatAthI-sAhajikatAthI samajAve. kyAreya moTapa batAvavI nahIM ane sAmAne nAnapa ApavI nahIM evI vyavahArIka dakSatA temanAmAM hatI. haMmezAM hasatuM ja moTuM hoya. mane to vicAra thAya che pU. kAkA kayAreya koIne gusse thayA haze kharAM ? AvA guNasabhara eka be smaraNa tAdRzya thAya che... be varSa upara bAbunA derAsara (tInabattInA derAsaramAM, jyAM pU. kAkA tathA pU. kAkI paNa roja pUjA karavA AvatAM hatAM) so varSa pUrNa thatAM hatAM tyAre, pahele mALe devAdhideva tIrthaMkara paramAtmA zrI zAmaLA pArzvanAtha bhagavAna pAchaLa cAMdInI pichavAI banAvavAno lAbha "pUraba epArTamenTanA sarve kuTuMbIjanoe lIdhelo have temAM DijhAInamAM viSaya zuM levo ? judAM judAM maMtavyo AvyAM paraMtu pU. kAkAe A savAla bahu sarasa rIte sulaTAvI dIdho. ahIM pArzvanAtha paramAtmA sidhdhasvarUpe birAjamAna che. paramAtmAne kevaLajJAna thayA pachI teonA punyanA rAkhyo e ja emanI prabudhdhatA - e ja emanI bahuzrutatA. nirAbhimAna vidvatA ane nirbhara adhyAtmikatAnA mArge cAlanAra pU. ramaNakAkA jIvanane jIvavAno eka suMdara Adarza mUkatA gayA che. jemAMno kaMIka aMza paNa pAmI zakAya e ja bhAva sAthe temane be hAtha joDIne ahobhAvasaha bhAvAMjali arpa chuM. temanA AtmAne zata zata praNAma........

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384 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA vidvAna sanmitra I DaoN. dharmendra ma. mAstara (madhuram) acAnaka eka savAre mArA sAhityika bALamitra kavi zrI rajanIkAnta dalAlanA phona saMdezA dvArA mArA samavayaska sahAdhyAyI sanmitra priya ramaNabhAInA divaMgata thayAnI jANa thaI ne bhAre AghAtanI lAgaNImAM garakAva thaI gayo. zarUAtamAM e mAnyuM nahi, paNa sanmitra DaoN. kumAra pALa desAIe gujarAta samAcAranA 'IMTa ane imArata'mAM lakhelo lekha vAMcyAthI e duHkhada samAcAranI khAtrI thavA pAmI. ane pachI bhUtakALamAM sarakI gayo. ramaNabhAI vaDodarA pAsenA pAdarAnA vatanI ane huM bharUcano vatanI chatAM amAro paricaya moTapaNe thavA pAmelo. ame baMne jyAre I.sa.1950mAM muMbaI yunivarsiTInI ema.e.nI parIkSA mukhya viSaya gujarAtIne gauNa viSaya saMskRta sAthe ApI tyAre ja Akasmika rIte amAro paricaya thavA pAmelo. kema ke tyAre AkhA jUnA muMbaI IlAkAmAM eka ja muMbaI yunivarsiTI hatI. e AjanA samagra mahArASTra ne gujarAta rAjyane AvarI letI hatI. e vakhate meM ema.e.nuM adhyayana suratanI eca.TI.bI. kaoNlejanA anusnAtaka vargamAM sAkSara zrI DaoN. viSNuprasAda trivedIne vijayarAya vaidya tathA pro. kuMjavihArI mahetA jevA sanniSTha sArasvato pAse kareluM ne ramaNabhAIe muMbaI khAte pro. manasukhalAla jhaverI ne jhAlAsAheba pAse kareluM. Ama chatAM, tyAre saMskRtamAM niyata thayela pustaka 'yazastilaka caMpU' aprApya hatuM ane te mane khAsa oLakhANa na hovA chatAM ramaNabhAIe saujanya dAkhavIne e bhASAMtara sahita mokalI ApeluM. AvI temanI ajANyAneya madadarUpa thavAnI bhAvanA hatI. evA kissAmAM bIjo koI to tejo dveSa rAkhI madada na kare, paNa emanAmAM e dUrita bhAva nahoto. AvA sajjana ne sahAyata52 paragaju teo hatA, e to hatA saMsArI sAdhu chatAM kuTuMbabhAvanA utkaTa hatI. temanI prakRtinuM bIjuM mAnasa lakSaNa te vinamratA, e hatA vidvAna. jainadarzananA aThaMga abhyAsI, chatAM temanAmAM e aMge jarAya ahaMbhAva nahoto. daMbhano aMcaLo temaNe oDhyo nahoto. niraMtara nikhAlasatAthI e zobhatA, rAgadveSa ne kapaTathI e dUra rahetA ane je koI emanI pAse mUMjhavaNa darzAve to tene mArgadarzana saharSa teo ApatA, emaNe sAhitya ane dharmanA viSayamAM ghaNAM

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bhuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 385 pustako lakhyAM che. varSo sudhI anusnAtaka ema.e.nuM adhyApana karAveluM che ne pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka abhyAsaka tarIke emaNe saphaLa rIte kAmagIrI bajAvI keTalAya vidyArthIone pIeca.DI.nI upAdhi mATenuM saphaLa rIte mArgadarzana karyuM che. Ama chatAM temanAmAM e aMgeno ghamaMDa dekhAto nahoto. AvA sIdhA, sAdA ne saraLa sevAbhAvI sajjana e hatA. teo emanuM kAma niyamita rIte pAra pADatA. emanuM zarIra paNa kasAyeluM ne nirvyasanI emanuM jIvana. vaLI kaoNleja taraphathI kahevAmAM AvyAthI emaNe ena.sI.sI.nI tAlIma paNa zAstrIya rIte lIdhelI ne e kSetramAMya kepTana ane mejaranA uccapade te pahoMcyA hatA, enuM kAraNa e ja ke je kAma e karatA te cIvaTa ne niSThAthI karatA hatA. e ja rIte emanA hAthamAM prabuddha jIvananuM taMtrIpada soMpAyuM tyAre eneya emaNe potAnI saghaLI zakti ne niSThAthI karyuM ne dIpAvyuM. emAMya emaNe niyata dhoraNa jALavI rAkheluM. e mATenA lekhanI pasaMdagImAM teo taTasthatA jALavatAne koInIya zeha zaramane na gAMThatA. e ja kAraNathI mArA varSo jUnA mitra hovA chatAM ne mArA vatana bharUcanA raheThANa AvIne Atithya mANI gayA chatAM temaNe mArA keTalAya lekho "prabuddha jIvana" mATe yogya na lAgavAthI parata mokalyA hatA, AvA niSpakSa teo hatA. emanAmAM dharmanI jaDatA nahotI, paNa tenI jIvaMtatA jhaLahaLatI hatI. temanI sUcanAo saMkSipta rahetI. pote khuda je lakhatA ne "prabuddha jIvanamAM pragaTa karatA te sAMgopAMga abhyAsa karIne ja akSara pADatAM hatA. jarAya UNapa e nabhAvI letA nahi. ame ema.e.mAM sAthe vAMcatA, paNa mArAthI e vadhAre tejasvI buddhinA ane sUkSma tIvra smaraNazakti dharAvatA hovAthI 1950nI ema.e.nI parIkSAmAM gujarAtI viSayamAM sauthI vadhu guNa meLavanAra tarIke sAkSara zrI ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNacaMdraka emane prApta thayelo. enuM emanAmAM jarAya abhimAna nahotuM. e hatA mitabhASI ne mitavyayI. patravyavahAramAM e niyamita rahetA. emane lakhelA patrano javAba ApavA jevo hoya to tarata ja e lakhatA, paNa jarAya binajarUrI laMbANa emAM na karatA. AvA ziSTa saujanyazIla vidvAna sanmitra e hatA. emanI ciravidAya chatAM emanI yAda dhUpasaLInI mIThI sugaMdhanI jema cittamAM ne jIvanamAM kAyama mATe ghUmarAyA karaze. e sanmitra vibhUtine vaMdana ho ne emanA AtmAne cira zAMti maLo e prArthanA.

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386 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI amArA ramaNabhAI I paulomI prakAza zAha pU. ramaNabhAI eka prakhara tattvaciMtaka hatA. temanA mukhamAM sarasvatIno vAsa hato. samatA ane sAdagI ane saraLatA jenA jIvanA sUtra hatA. pU. ramaNabhAInI ciravidAyathI AkhA jaina samAjane, jena yuvaka saMghane ane amane badhAne khADo pUrAya paNa khoTa na pUrAya evI khoTa paDI che. tA. 24-10-2005nA emanA dehavilayanA samAcAra IjharAyalamAM maLyA, dUra beThe emanA vicAronA vamaLamAM aTavAyA ane pU. ramaNabhAI sAthenI amuka ramUjI paLo yAda karIne emanA saMsmaraNo yAda karyA. mArA ahobhAgya hatA ke pU. tArAbena ane pU. ramaNabhAI mane eka putrI mAnatA hatA. varSothI vAlakezvara para rekhA bilDiMgamAM rahetAM ane sAme ja dolataniketanamAM huM rahetI. dararoja bapore 12 vAgyAnA sumAre pati, patnI pUjA karavA jatAM. ramaNabhAI tArAbenano khUba khyAla rAkhatA, tArAbenanA paganI takalIphanA hisAbe rasto oLaMgavA hAtha pakaDIne madada karatA. ghaNIvAra huM paNa moDI jatI tyAre pUchuM ke ramaNabhAI kema tame dararoja A samaye! to ramUjamAM kahetA ke bhagavAna ApaNA mATe A samaye phrI hoya (giradI nA hoya) eTale temanA sAthe DAyarekTa vAto karI zakAya. khUba zAMtithI ane samatApUrvaka pUjA ane caityavaMdana karatA. mArI moTI putrI cI. maniSA (je Aje A duniyAmAM nathI - 6 varSa pahelA mRtyu pAmI che) skUlamAM jatI. karATe bleka belTa hatI. jyAre zIkhatI tyAre ramaNabhAI rastA para paNa karATe ekzana kare ane pUche ke beTA joje sAsuno sADalo karATethI nA phADatI. mazkarI karI tene khUba ja protsAhana ApatA. nAnA sAthe nAnA thavuM evo emano svabhAva hato. teo puSkaLa ramUjI TucakA kahetA - mane yAda che ke ame norvethI eka pustaka lAvelA. emaNe e vAMcyuM ane norve sAthe premamAM paDyA. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pustaka vAMcatA ema ja lAge ke ApaNe e ja dezanI saphara karI rahyA chIe. mArI dIkarInA lagna prasaMge mane cUMdaDI ane cUDI piyarathI mokale tevI rIte mokalI te

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 387 kema bhUlI zakAya? AvA to keTalAya prasaMgo AMkha AgaLa tAdrazya thAya che. pU. tArAbena amArA maMDaLamAM "zrI Atmavalla maMgala maMdiramAM amArI sAthe TrasTIgaNamAM che - pU. ramaNabhAI haMmezAM amane dareka kAryamAM protsAhita karatAM. maMDaLanI dareka pravRttimAM rasa dharAvatAM - Aje emano ramUjI svabhAva mane to sukhaDI gAMThiyA bahu bhAve - e zabdo mArA kAnamAM gUMje che. ame "prabuddha jIvana'nI AturatApUrvaka rAha joIe. dareka lekhamAM harahaMmeza navIna viSayanI saraLa rIte chaNAvaTa karI hoya. gayA paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM emano phakta avAja sAMbhaLIne hRdaya bhAvavibhora thayela, have temanAM prabhAvazALI avAja vyAkhyAnamALAmAM sAMbhaLavA nahi maLe te vicAre haiyu gamagIna bane che. dareka vyAkhyAnano sArAMza thoDA vAkyomAM kahevo e ja emanA jJAnanI lAkSaNiktA hatI. Aje pU. ramaNabhAInuM zarIra ApaNI vacce nathI paNa AtmA to che. emaNe ja AtmA viSe ghaNuM jJAna karAvela. emanI aMtima paLonI vAto bena zailajA pAsethI sAMbhaLI - pote jJAnI ane RSipuruSa hatA tethI temano AtmA to jarUrathI ane khAtrIpUrvaka kahI zakIe ke uccasthAne birAjamAna haze. prabhu e AtmAne parama zAMti bakSo ! * * * jiMdagIno sAra teo pAmI gayA teoe chelle navakAramaMtra tathA mahAvIra svAmInA svapnanI vAta karatAM prANa tyAga karyo. AvA RSitulya ramaNabhAInuM mRtyu - paMDita maraNa - samAdhimaraNa - thayuM che je zreSTha maraNa che. jiMdagIno sAra teo pAmI gayA. AvA mahAna puruSa viSe lakhIe teTaluM ochuM che. teo pracaMDa sAhitya ApI gayA che. temAMthI dohana karIne bIjA graMtho teyAra karavAnA che. je ghaNuM ja yogya che. temano AtmA amara thaI gayo jaldI jaldI mokSe padhAraze, teone mArI bhAvabharI zradhdhAMjali che. rasikalAla nAnAlAla gAThANI, muMbaI

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388 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI jIvanano eka lhAvo 1 bhAratIbahena zAha pU. ramaNabhAInI vidAyathI jaina samAjano eka mahAna sitAro kharI paDyo che. emanI khoTa acUka lAgaze. emano e hasato cahero, tejasvI mukha kyAre paNa bhulAze nahi. jaina yuvakasaMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM huM chellA 35 varSathI jAuM chuM. ekapaNa vyAkhyAna meM choDyuM nathI. pahelI haroLamAM ja huM besuM chuM. dareka varSe navA navA vaktAone judA judA viSayo ApIne ApaNI samakSa e lAvyA che. ApaNane sAMbhaLavAnI e taka maLI te badala ramaNabhAIno AbhAra. teo varSa daramiyAna sArA vaktAo lAvavA khUba ja mahenata karatA. huM to eka sAmAnyagaNanI zrotA chuM. kyAreka koI vyAkhyAna na samajAya to paNa te vaktAnuM vaktavyane aMte saMkSipta paNa mArmika samAlocanA ApatA. AkhI vastuno nIcoDa khUba ja sarasa rIte kahetA. A maMca parathI mane to ghaNuM jANavA e zIkhavA maLyuM che, te badala aMtaHkaraNathI ramaNabhAIno AbhAra. teo eka premALa, dharmazraddhALuM, uttama vicAra dharAvatA, gaMbhIra paragaju ane jJAnanA to bhaMDAra hatA. emanuM jJAna to evuM hatuM ke duniyAnA koIpaNa viSaya para teo sahajatAthI carcA karI zakatA. ApaNane kAMInA samajAya ne emanI pAse gayA hoIe to evI saraLatAthI samajAvI de ke ApaNA dila dimAgamAM e chavAI jAya. hasatAM hasatAM ghaNI agharI samasyAno ukela lAvI de. emanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavuM eka anupama lahAvo hato. saraLatAthI, sacoTa dAkhalAo sAthe, kaDIbaddha (poInTa TU poInTa) ane haLavI rIte apAtuM emanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavuM e eka jIvanano lahAvo hato. prabuddha jIvanamAM emano taMtrIlekha vAcavAnI khUba majA AvatI. enI te rAha jotI kyAre e patrIkA (megejhina) Ave? teo je viSaya para lakhe te khUba ja uMDANathI, vistArapUrvaka samajAvatA. vyakti mATeno lekha hoya to enI badhI ja nAnImoTI Adato ane prasaMgo

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 389 AlekhatA. eTaluM jhINavaTathI lakhatAM ke ApaNane lAge ke ApaNe to e vyaktine oLakhIye ja chIe. ''pAsaporTanI pAMkhe''pustaka vAMcatA to evuM ja lAge ke huM to pUrI duniyAnI saphara karI AvI. A.... ja to emanI khUbI hatI. ramaNabhAI sAthe karelo pravAsa e mArI jiMdagInI yAdagAra kSaNa banI gaI che. huM emanI sAthe dozIkAkAnI AMkhanI hospiTala - cikhodarA, ANaMdanI bAjumAM AvelI che tyAM saMsthAnI projekTano ceka ApavA sAthe gaI hatI, tyAre teo eka dIkarInI jema mArI nAnI-moTI dareka bAbatanuM dhyAna rAkhatA. tyAMthI ame AjubAjunAM nAnA-nAnA gAmaDAMnI mulAkAta lIdhI hatI. tyAM AMkhanA oparezananA kempa rAkhyA hatA. teo dIvo pragaTAvIne kempanI zarUAta karatA. ramaNabhAI-tArAbena dIvo pragaTAve tyAre mane paNa bolAvIne e kAryanI sahabhAgI banAvI hatI. AvuM koNa kare ? kazeka bolavAnuM hoya to tarata ja kahe - bhAratI be zabda bola tArI himmata khUlI jaze. Avo prema ane mamatA have kyAM maLaze.? e pravAsa to huM mArI jiMdagImAM kyAreya nahi bhUluM. pravAsa daramiyAna basamAM paNa jJAna sAthe gammata karAvatA. rasto kyAM kapAI jato e khabara nA paDatI. ghaNIvAra hasatAM hasatAM kahetA ke tame to rAtre AkAzamAM tArA juo cho, paNa huM to divase paNa 'tArA' jouM chuM. kharekhara mArA mATe tArAbena-ramaNabhAI eka Adarza ane premALa daMpatInuM udAharaNa che. tArAbena-ramaNabhAI e mArA moTA dIkarAnA (ketana-preraNAnAM) 11-31993 jaina vidhi pramANae lagna karAvyAM hatAM. khUba ja samajaNapUrvaka vidhi karAvI hatI. te vakhate saMtAnone paNa jainadharmanI mahattA samajAI hatI. AvA mahAna daMpatInA AzIrvAda pAmIne emanuM jIvana dhanya banI gayuM che. emano A upakAra huM kadI nahIM bhUluM. pU. ramaNabhAI to eka saMsArI sAdhu hatA. emanI divyadRSTi, saraLatA, mahAnatA ane nikhAlasatA kyAreya nahi bhulAya. mArA emane koTi koTi vaMdana...... prabhu emanA AtmAne cizAMti arpe.

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390 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI dIvaDAmAM tela pUravAnI anokhI adA I nIrubena rAvala ane girIzabhAI paTela muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dara varSe dharatI khUMdavA nIkaLe che. nAnA nAnA gAmaDAmAM, kayA khUNAmAM dIvaDA TamaTame che? dIvaDAmAM tela khUTyuM che, dIvaDo jalato rAkhavo che, tene zodhavAnuM kAma A saMghano Adarza. Avo bhamato saMgha eka divasa khAkhariyA TappAnA nAnakaDA hAjIpura gAmamAM AvI pahoMcyo. nIrubena, koThArIbhAI, mInAbahena, jhaverIbhAI ane ramaNabhAI. sAva sAdA, saraLa ane namra evA ramaNabhAI. sauprathama mitro sAthe maMthananA daravAjAmAM pravezyA. cokIdAra sAthe vAtacIta karI, maMthananA kAryAlayamAM AvyA. namratAthI bolyA, "nirubenane maLavuM che,"huM tyAM hAjara hatI. meM temane AvakAryA. prAthamika ziSTAcAra bAda turata ja temaNe kahyuM, "A tarapha AvyA hatA ApanI saMsthA vize sAMbhaLyuM hatuM tethI thayuM Apane tathA ApanA bALakone maLIe." temanA zabdomAM IMtejArI tathA bhAvanA pragaTatA hatA. ame saMsthA darzanamAM gayA. saMsthA darzana khUba ja rasaprada rIte karatA jAya, bALakone maLatA te pUchatA hatA, "kyAMthI Avo cho! tAruM nAma zuM che? AvuM janmathI ja che ke kema? kuTuMbamAM koNa koNa? ahIM kyArathI cho? ahIM phAve che? madhuravANImAM bALakone pUchatAM jAya ane mAthe hAtha mUkatAM jAya. jANe potAnA svajanane maLatA nA hoya! hasatAM hasatAM ja vahAlathI vAta karavI, vahAlathI vAta karavAnI emanI chaTAthI sau prabhAvita thayA. sAthe Avela sau mitrone paNa temanI A chaTAmAM rasa paDato hoya tema sau temAM TApasI pUratAM eka eka vibhAgane, eka-eka kAryane ane vanaspatine paNa teo nihALatA jatA hatA. sAthe sAthe kudarata ane bALakonA samanvayane samajAvatA hatA. bALaka ane emAMya vikalAMga bALakane ApaNe kevI rIte sAcavavA, temane zreSTha prema Apavo, vaLI tene badhA ja bALako karatA vadhAre prema karavo te temanI sAthenAM saMvAda hajIe mane yAda che. temanI e mulAkAta tathA bALaprema mArA sevAyajJano mahAmUlo saMdeza che. saMsthAmAMthI saue vidAya lIdhI. ane TUMka samayamAM ja saMghamAMthI patra Avyo ke paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 391 mATenI 2001-02 sAla mATe amoe ApanI saMsthAnI pasaMdagI karI che. A temanI dIrdhadaSTi che. tathA samAjanA kAryakartAonA kAryamAM kAryanA dIvaDAmAM tela pUravAnI anokhI adA. bALako sAthe muMbaI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM javAnuM thayuM. sau saMghanA svajanoe bALakone prema ane hUMpha pUrA pADyA. nIrubena, caMdrakAntabhAI, ramAbena, ramaNIkabhAI vagere svajanoe to bALakone temanAM ghare laI gayA ane sAthe bhojana paNa lIdhuM. Avo A saMgha parivArano prema aMtariyALa gAmaDAMnA garIba vikalAMga bALakone maLyo. bALakone Arthika sahAya ghaNI sArI maLe te mATe ramaNabhAI e amArA bALakonI je banAvaTo che tenuM tyAM pradarzana bharavA paNa sUcana karyuM. temanI banAvaTane loko samakSa mUkatAM ane loka haiyA sudhI emanI vedanAne pahoMcADatA, bALakone biradAvatA. jenA pariNAme vyAkhyAnamALAnA tamAma varSomAM sauthI zreSTha nANAMkIya sahAya maMthanane maLI. eTaluM ja nahi, bALakonI vidAya vakhate sau svajanoe bALakone eTalo badho prema Apyo che ke muMbaI choDatAM bALakonI AMkho azrubhInI thaI gaI. saMgha parivAra sAthe ramaNabhAI dAna rUpe maLela ceka enAyata karavA AvyA tyAre paNa temanA sAkSara ane vidvAna patnI tArAbenane paNa sAthe lAvelA. vikalAMga bALAono sAMskRtika kAryakrama nihALIne murabbI zrI tArAbene paNa bALako mATe khUba ja upayogI evuM pravacana ApyuM. sau zrotAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA. baMne daMpatInA hRdayamAMthI mArA bALako mATe pArAvAra sneha ane lAgaNI nItaratA hatA. temano A prema harahaMmeza maMthana parivAramAM jIvaMta raheze. jyAre jyAre muMbaI javAnuM thAya tyAre te haMmezAM kahetA-bahena tame vyAkhyAnamALAmAM hAjarI Apo cho, ane saune maLo cho te khUba ja game che. saMbaMdha moTI mUDI che. saMsthAnA bALakonA samAcAra paNa pUchatAM, bALAonA vikAsa aMge pUchaparacha karatAM ane keTalIka bALAonA nAma sAthe samAcAra pUchatAM. Avo prema emanA hRdayanA UMDANano sI bALAo mATe hato, je mAnava mATe udAharaNarUpa banI raheze. | maMthana - apaMga kanyAsevA saMkula, hAjIpura * * * .

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39 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI preraka, vaMdanIya vyaktittva | maMgalA abhayakAMta mahetA (U.K.) jIvana pachI mRtyu to che ja, paNa DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha jevI vyakti to amaratva prApta karI le che. emanuM jIvana eTale eka saphaLa manuSyatva! hajAro lokoe emanI pAsethI prema ane preraNA meLavI haze. pU. tArAbena ane ramaNabhAInuM umadA sahajIvana eTale vAMcana, manana, ciMtana ane lekhanathI zaNagArelAM phUlonI banelI hAramALAnI sugaMdha ! lagabhaga 47 varSanA temanA paricaye amArA jIvanamAM paNa sugaMdha phelAvI che. 1958 thI huM ane bIjA varSe mArI bena sudhA sophiyA kolejamAM bhaNavA AvyA tyArathI temanI sAtheno paricaya vadhatAM vadhatAM eka kuTuMbaprema rUpe pariNamyo che. nAirobI (keniyA) ke laMDana (UK) Ave eTale amane yAda kare ane ame hoMzehoMze emane maLavA jaIe ! kyAreka amArI sAthe paNa rahe ! banne jagyAe emanA dhArmika pravacano yojAya eTale tyAMnA dharmapremI bhAI-bahenone e apUrva lAbha maLato. lesTaramAM jyAre derAsara baMdhAvyuM tyAre DaoN. naTubhAI zAhe Do. ramaNabhAIne mArgadarzana mATe bolAvelA ane e traNeka mahinA daramyAna laMDanamAM amArA rAjacaMdra satsaMga maMDaLamAM avAranavAra padhArI, svAdhyAya karAvatA tyAre temanI sAthe dharmanA vividha prazno carcAtA, jemAMthI dharmanuM uMDuM jJAna sAthe dharma tarapha rUci paNa keLavAtI ! jainadharma ane tIrthakara bhagavaMto pratyeno gADha prema emanI vANImAMthI avirata nItarato ! 1992mAM teo amane sAyalA zrImad rAjacaMdranA AzramamAM maLavA AvyA hatA tyAre temane amArA zrIguru pa. pU. bApujI sAthe paricaya thayo. hIrApArakhu pU. bApujIe emane zrI yazovijayajI kRta "adhyAtmasAra'nuM gujarAtImAM anuvAdana kArya temane soMpyuM. te temaNe emanuM atyaMta vyasta jIvana chatAM premathI svIkAryuM ! pachI to "jJAnasAranuM lakhANa paNa thayuM. e batAve che ke temano jainadharma pratyeno prema keTalo utkRSTa hato ! banne graMthanA lakhANArthe teo muMbaInA dhamAliyA, ati vyasta jIvanamAMthI nivRtti laI varSamAM traNeka vAra sAyalA AvatA. AzramavAsIo paNa emanA jJAnano lAbha letA ane emanuM pravacana

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 393 yojAya tenI rAha jotA ! tyAMnA nokara-cAkarono prema paNa emane maLyo hato; badhA emanuM kAma karavA tatpara rahetA. pU. ramaNabhAIno pravAsazokha to gajabano hato ! moTA bhAganA badhAM mANaso to holIDe karI Ave paNa zuM joyuM, jANyuM ne meLavyuM ke mANyuM enI temane potAneya khabara na hoya ! ramaNabhAI to pUrA abhyAsI, eTale ke jyAM jAya te dezanI dareka vigato, itihAsa, bhUgoLa, loko, temanI saMskRti, khAsiyato vagere barAbara joI, tapAse ane tAravaNI kare ! dareka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA vAcakane Ano khyAla Avyo haze. emanI sAthe pravAsa karavo eTale eka lahAvo ! sAhasa ane AnaMda ! (U.K.) mAM mAncesTara, leka DisTrikTa ane dhruva pradezanA AisalenDa tema ja mArA pati abhaya sAthe norvenI tema ja bhAratamAM zaMkhezvara ane pAlitANAnI jAtrAo amArA mATe avismaraNIya banI raheze ! bIjA amuka dezomAM javAnI preraNA ane utsukatA amane emanA pravAsalekhomAMthI maLI hatI. emanA pravAsa lekho na vAMcyA hota to ame tyAM kadAca na gayAM hota ! "prabuddha jIvananA emanA agralekhomAM je "parsanala Taca' che ethI vAMcavA bahu game che ane AtmIyatA lAge che ! jANe ApaNI sAthe besI vAto karatA hoya ! amArA laMDananA satsaMgamAM "prabuddha jIvananA lekho, khAsa karIne dharmaviSayaka lekho ghaNIvAra vaMcAya che ane jJAna sAthe AnaMda maLe zuM lakhavuM ane zuM nahIM ? pU. ramaNabhAI sAdhu na banyA paNa sAdhanAmaya jIvana jIvI gayA ! eTale ja emanuM mRtyu paNa mahotsava ja banI gayuM ! tArAbena ane emanA parivAranA paricayathI amAruM jIvana dhanya banyuM che ane amArA samagra jIvanamAM pU. ramaNabhAInuM smaraNa preraNA ane utsAha ApatA raheze ! mAnava hatA mu. ramaNabhAI viSe lakhavuM eTale gAgarane sAgaramAM rAkhavA jevuM kArya che. jena yuvaka saMgha dvArA emaNe bhAratanA mahA mAnavono paricaya karAvyo. emanA vize eka zabdamAM - lakhu to eo mahAmAnava hatA. | nAnubhAI, gAMdhI buka senTa2, tAradeva - muMbaI

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394 jaina sAhityanA AtmAnubhavI sAkSara D nareza zAha, mInA zAha (U.S.A.) zrI ramaNabhAIno prathama pratyakSa svAnubhava sane 1988mAM temanA amerikAnA pravAsa pravacana ane vArtAlApamAM thayela. Jain Centre of New YearmAM temanI AgavI zailI ane talasparzI ciMtanathI amo prabhAvita thayAM je amAruM saubhAgya che. sva. ramaNabhAInuM jaina dharmanA pracAra ane prasAramAM amUlya yogadAna che. jaina senTara nA pAThyapustakomAM teoe atyuttama phALo ApI jaina zAsananI prabhAvanA karela che. amane prasaMge prasaMge temanuM mArgadarzana prApta thAtuM jenA ame atyaMta RNI chIe. dharma jevA gaMbhIra viSayamAM temanI zailI suMdara, sacoTa, sarala ane sahaja hatI. teo jaina sAhityanA AtmAnubhavI sAkSara hatA. vidyAlayathI mAMDI, sarve dhArmika pravacanomAM temanI vitarAge vANI cetana-sparzI hatI. zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverI jevA bahuzruta ane anekanA gurusthAne birAjamAna vyakti temanA vidyArthI hatA. A hakIkatanuM samarthana Ape che ke teo keTalA jJAnI hatA. AgamanA abhyAsI hatA... ane zAsanadevanA sevaka hatA. zAsanano marma ane arka zAstramAM che te AvA jJAnIo samartha rIte samajAve che. AvA sva. ramaNabhAInI uNapa ane khoTa sarvane sAlavAnI. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jaina samAjane sva. 2maNabhAIe uttama koTInuM sAhitya-dhana arpaNa karela che. temanI aparigrahanI bhAvanA anumodanIya che ke temanA sAhityanA CopyRight rAkhela nahi. kAraNake teo vyApArika dhoraNe kAma notA karatA paraMtu sAkSAta sarasvatI svarUpe alaukika prasAda sarvane ApatA hatA. 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM taMtrI tarIke teonuM AgavuM sthAna hatuM. vitarAga devanA nirUpita sat tatvanA pracAra, prasAra, pravacana ane temanA deDha saMskAro ane Atmika unnati mATe teo sadA jAgRta hatA. zikSaNazibira ane dharmaciMtanamAM teonuM adbhuta yogadAna hatuM. temanA sadgata AtmAne sadaiva, guru ane dharmanA Azraye satvaraniHzreyasa dazA saMprApta thAya tevI prabhune maMgala kAmanA. jaina senTara (N.Y.) vatI amo temanA sarve kuTuMbIjano ane saMsthA pratye hArdika saMvedana vyakta karIe chIe. Jain Centre - New York, U.S.A.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 395 utkRSTa kalyANa mitra | vijaya dozI jaina sTaDI grupa opha zArloTa, zArloTa, northa kerolAinA, yu.esa.e. amArA saMgha vatI zraddhAMjali. murabbI zrI ramaNabhAInAM dehavilayanAM samAcAra, amArA saMghane mATe eka dharmamitra, vidvAna, vivecaka tathA jaina dharmanAM sUkSma viSayone saraLa banAvI, potAnI viziSTa zailImAM samajAvanAra, eka utkRSTa kalyANa-mitra gumAvyA barobara che. aMgata rIte, pro. ramaNabhAI mArA St. Xavir's College mAM gujarAtI viSayanAM prAdhyApaka paNa hatA. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA pragaTa thatI vyAkhyAna mALAnI keseTo, chellAM vIseka varSothI paryuSaNa daramyAna niyamita rIte amArA saMghamAM amo sau sAMbhaLatA AvyA chIe. pU. zrI ramaNabhAInuM vyAkhyAna aMgenuM vivecana, amArA saMghanA sarva sabhyonAM haiye vaseluM che. teo jANe amArA eka khUba paricita vyakti banI gayA che. kAza ! AgAmI varSomAM teono avAja, temanuM vizleSaNa tathA dhArmika viSayo paranuM amUlya vivecana zuM sAMbhaLavA nahIM maLe? mana jANe mAnatuM ja nathI. pUrva varSonI keseTo keTalI amUlya che tenuM sacoTa darzana tAdaza thaI AvyuM ! bhAvathI zrI ramaNabhAInuM sAnnidhya mANatAM ja rahIzuM. teono to phakta dehathI ja vilaya thayo che ne ! vijaya dozInAM AtmabhAve vaMdana * * * emanA guNonI jeTalI anumodanA karIe teTalI ochI che zrI devagurubhaktikaranAra mahAna dharmAtmA zrI DaoN. ramaNabhAIne acAnaka avasAnathI atyaMta duHkha thayuM che. kharekhara jaina samAje eka mahAna hIralo gumAvyo che. emanA guNonI jeTalI anumodanA karIe teTalI ochI che. D nalinInA jaya jinendra

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396 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI , , , saujanyazIla sAkSara | DaoN. bahecarabhAI paTela snehI mu. prA. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA duHkhada nidhananA samAcAra jANI huM ghaDIka to zokasaMmUDha thaI gayo. AvA saujanyazIla, vidyAvaMta ane zIlavaMta vidvAnanI ciravidAya raDAvI de evI che. amArI peDhInA murabbIo eka pachI eka vidAya thatA jAya che e duHkhada che. mu. DaoN. anAmIsAheba ane DaoN. madhurama sAheba e baMne murabbIonA e khAsa mitra. e baMnene kAraNe ane saMzodhanaadhyayana ane adhyApakIya vyavasAyane kAraNe e paNa mArA snehI murabbI mitra banI rahyA hatA. pelI murabbI tripuTImAMthI e mahephila choDIne cAlyA gayA ethI hRdaya vedanAthI bharAI gayuM. AvA snehALa sarjana ane saMniSTha vidvAna prAdhyApaka ane dArzanika abhigama dharAvatA lekhaka A yugamAM sulabha nathI. ethI ja to emanI ciravidAya vizeSa vasamI thaI paDe che. emanI zaikSaNika kArakirdI ujjavaLa hatI. manasukhalAla jhaverI jevA vidvAna vivecaka prAdhyApakanA e priya ziSya. paNa DaoN. ramaNabhAIe vivecaka karatAMya saMzodhaka thavAnuM vizeSa pasaMda karyuM. madhyakAlIna gujarAtI sAhityanA e saMmAnya saMzodhaka - vivecaka. emAMya jaina sAhityanA to e gaNamAnya niSNAta. Aje jyAre madhyakAlIna sAhityanA niSNAto ane saMzodhako khAsa rahyA nathI, tyAre amArA jevA madhyakAlIna sAhityamAM kAma karanArA mANasone emanI khoTa bahu sAle. huM emane mArAM saMzodhana ane adhyayana', "AviSkAra", "prabhAva" jevAM saMzodhana lekhasaMgrahanAM pustako mokalAvuM, tyAre emano mArI pITha thAbaDato premapatra avazya Ave ja. amAro nAto A saMzodhana-adhyayana vivecanano hato, ane te madhura hato. emanA saMbaMdhamAM jIvananuM mAdhurya ja anubhavAya. DaoN. ramaNabhAI DaoNkTaronA paNa DaoNkTara hatA. pIeca.DI.nA mArgadarzaka tarIke emaNe prazasya sevA ApI che. vidyArthIne sAcuM mArgadarzana Ape, hUMpha Ape, protsAhana Ape, apAra sahAnubhUti dAkhave. e uttama kAmanA AgrahI, paNa amArI jema ugra na bane. emanI uSmA dajhADe nahi. bhAgyazALIne AvA gAIDa maLe. e vidyArthInA phrenDa, philosophara enDa gAIDa' banI rahe. emanA

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 397 ja nahi bIjAnA vidyArthIne paNa madadarUpa thAya. pIeca.DI.nA parIkSaka tarIke paNa AdarapAtra. keTalAka parIkSako asahya vilaMba kare che. paNa DaoN. zAhasAheba khoTo vilaMba na kare ane vidyArthIne samyak nyAya kare. vidyArthInuM pariNAma potAne kA2Ne aTake ke vilaMbamAM paDe evuM na banavA de. mArI pIeca.DI.nI vidyArthinI prA. DaoN. pratibhA zAhano mahAnibaMdha emanI pAse parIkSaNa mATe gayo hato. emane amerikA javAnuM hatuM. bIjA koI parIkSaka hota to, amerikA jaI AvyA pachI nirAMte 'thisisa' tapAse ne 'vAIvA' paNa pachI le. emAM mahinAo vItI jAya, ne pariNAma laTakatuM rahe. paNa A to zAhasAheba, emaNe to samayasa2 hevAla mokalAvI dIdho ane sAthe sAthe 'vAIvA' mATenI azaktino patra paNa lakhI dIdho eTale vaikalpika vyavasthA thaI ne satvare pariNAma jAhera thaI zakyuM. A emanI mArgadarzaka zikSaka ane pIecaDInA parIkSaka tarIkenI namUnedAra niSThA] emaNe adhyApaka tarIke ujjavaLa kArakirdI ghaDI. amadAvAda ane muMbaInI kaoNlejomAM adhyApaka - prAdhyApaka tarIke uttarottara pragati karI muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM prAdhyApaka adhyakSapada zobhAvyuM. emanI sevA prazasya hatI. zikSaNajagatanAM koI dUSaNa emane sparzI zakyAM nahi. puruSArtha ane niSThAthI AgaLa vadhyA. mahenata ka2vAmAM pAchA na paDyA. zikSaNa, sAhitya, patrakAratva, samAja ane dharma kSetre saMniSTha sevA ApatA ja rahyA. emano karmayoga ane dharmayoga AdarapAtra. dharmathI viruddha e kazuM ja karatA nahIM. e dhIra-gaMbhI2 ane saujanyasabhara vyakti hatA. ethI saunA AdarapAtra rahyA. yuvakonA Adarza banyA. emanI saphaLa kArakirdImAM emanAM zrImatI prA. tArAbahenano sahayoga sadhAtAM sonAmAM suMgadha bhaLI. ApaNAthI AnaMdabherI pelI kalApInI kAvyapaMkti bolI javAya! 'aho, kevuM sukhI joDuM kartAe nIrmAM dIse.....' ane emanI ciravidAyathI e prasanna, madhu2 ane vidvattApUrNa dAmpatya khaMDita thayuM tenI vedanA paNa gamagIna karI mUke che. A karmaviSAka nathI, paNa kALanI gati che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI prA. manasukhalAla jhaverInA jevA prabaLa vAgmI na hatA. paNa khUba abhyAsI, nikhAlasa ane saraLa madhu2 vaktA hatA. e svastha ane samatola vidhAno kare. ugratA jarAya nahi ne namratA abhibhUta kare evI. tArAbahenanI vAgmitA AMjI nAkhe evI. ethI eka maMca upa2thI beune

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398 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sAMbhaLIe tyAre lAge anyonya kerI nyUnatA pUre anuguNa daMpatI. zuM jIvanamAM, ke zuM sAhitya-zikSaNamAM emanuM paraspara, sahAyaka ane paraspara poSaka-pUraka yugma - Adarza gaNAya evuM hatuM. e ubhayanI dIrgha sAhitya-zikSaNa-samAjasevA paNa aitihAsika rIte noMdhapAtra che. - mu. zrI ramaNabhAI mAnava-saMbaMdhanA snehALa sajjana hatA. amArA kahevAtA sAkSaronAM mAnavIya apalakSaNo emanAmAM na maLe. emano mAnavIya abhigama AkarSe. patrano uttara satvare ne spaSTa Ape. pustaka bheTa mokalIe, to tenI pahoMca sAthe emanuM kathayitavya paNa hoya. varSo pachI maLe toya ajAyA na bane, umaMgabhera umaLakAthI bheTI paDe. amadAvAdamAM emanuM sanmAna hatuM. huM to chApAmAM vAMcIne ja gayo hato. huM emanA prati jAuM tyAM to e ja dhasI AvyA ane AzcaryAnaMda bheTI paDyA! AvuM nehabharyuM milana varSo sudhI vAgoLavA cAle. teo, ajAtazatru ane sarvamitra sadgRhastha hatA. prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIkenI temanI sevA kemeya nahi visarAya. sva. cImanabhAI cakubhAInA e sabaLa anugAmI banyA. dharma - jIvana - ciMtana sAthe jaina sAhitya ane sAhitya - kalA - vivecana - rekhAcitrAdIne paNa mahattva ApyuM. DaoN. anAmI sAhebanI sAhityaprasAdI to kharI ja, mArA jevA keTalAka mitrone paNa emAM lakhatA karyA. pAchA taMtrI tarIke paNa taTastha ne uccagrAhI. meM ekavAra sUcana karyuM ke huM uttarAdhyayana' para lakhuM, to mane spaSTa kahyuM ke e viSe to amArA vidvAna munio ane sujJa jena bhAvako vizeSa adhikArI che. emaNe "prabuddha jIvanane jaina dharma - sAhitya - tattvajJAnathI vizeSa jIvanaprabodhaka banAvyuM, ne je neta2 jijJAsuone paNa rasika jIvanapAtheya pIrasyuM. e emanuM smRtismAraka banI rahyuM. emanI dharma - sAhitya sevAnuM e mAdhyama hatuM. * sAhityakSetre emanA saMzodhana-adhyayana vivecananA graMtho to gaNanApAtra che ja. paNa pravAsa sAhityamAM emanuM pradAna aitihAsika cihna jevuM banI gayuM. ApaNA prAzcAtya dezonA pravAsa graMthomAM emano "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pravAsagraMtha enI sAMskRtika mAhitI ane sAhityaka bhASAzailIne kAraNe eka sImAstaMbha jevo banI rahyo. ApaNA pravAsa - sAhityano Alekha enA ullekha vinA aparyApta gaNAya. ema ja emanAM rekhAcitro paNa adhikRta ane sa-rasa che.

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 399 emaNe sAhityika, zaikSaNika, sAmAjika ne sAMskRtika sevAthI jIvanane ujjavaLa karyuM ane je te kSetramAM smaraNIya pradAna karyuM. jene samAjane emaNe prabuddha jIvana ane paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA' jevI anekavidha sevA dvArA ciraMjIva pradAna karyuM ane babbe peDhIonA jIvanaghaDataramAM phALo Apyo. sAhitya-zikSaNa kSetre paNa vidyArthIone adhyApakonI peDhIonA ghaDataranuM kArya karyuM. e eka saniSTha zikSaka ane upadezaka hatA. snehALa saujanyanA svAmI hatA, vidyAvaMta ane zIlavaMta sAkSara hatA. jaina dharma - sAhityamAMnuM emanuM pradAna kemeya nahi bhUlAya. kevo pAradarzaka ane pavitra mAnava-AtmA hatA e! evA nirabhimAnI, saMniSTha, sIdhA-sAdA, saumya ane saujanyazIla sAkSarane sAdara vaMdana! * * * A sad loss Jain community I heard the sad news of the demise of Adarniya Dr. Shri Ramanlal C. Shah Destiny must have made a decision that I was not to meet him in person, as was planned by us, but failed to materialise, several times. It is a sad loss and one that will affect not only his immediate family, but also the Jain community at large, the scholars if his like, and the academic fraternity with which he was involved for so many years. His services to the community through his position as a professor, as an active Jain youth, and as a scholar of Jainism will be missed and remembered for ever. May the forces of karma render eternal peace to the departed soul and give his family the strength to bear this loss with equanimity. Om Shanti ! Shanti !! Shanti !!! Harshad N. Sanghrajka

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400 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI gRhasthI saMta ramaNabhAI naTavarabhAI desAI zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA prANasamA AdaraNIya ramaNabhAI prakAMDa vidvAna tathA eka Adarza vyakti hatA. teo spaSTavaktA tathA nikhAlasa svabhAvanA hatA. temanI sAdAI, saraLatA tathA saccAI koIne paNa sparzI jAya tevI hatI. ADaMbararahita, khUba ja vAstavika daSTivALA ramaNabhAI temanI vidvatAno dekhAva karyA vinA khUba haLavAzathI potAnuM maMtavya rajU karatA. varSo sudhI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM Ayojana tathA temaNe saMcAlana pramukha tarIke karyuM. aneka vidvAna vaktAone judA judA viSaya ApI atyaMta suMdara pravacana goThavyA ane AkhA muMbaImAM A vyAkhyAnamALA atyaMta lokapriya thaI teno pUro yaza satra ramaNabhAIne phALe jAya che. temano samagra parivAra paNa vidvatAne varelo che ane temanAM patnI AdaraNIya tArAbena tathA temanA dIkarI zelajA paNa abhyAsI tathA jJAnI che. sagat ramaNabhAImAM ramUjavRtti hatI te temanI zraddhAjaMli sabhAmAM temanA putra tathA putrInA vaktavyathI jANyuM ane teo navA navA ramUjI TucakAo ane dRSTAMtonA cAhaka hatA te jANI khUba AnaMda thayo. zuSka vidvatA nIrasa lAge paraMtu temAM thoDI haLavI vAto tathA hAsyane vaNI levAmAM Ave to janasAmAnyane temAM rasa paDe. sadgat ramaNabhAImAM A khUbI hatI. mAro temanI sAtheno aMgata paricaya khuba ja TUMko hato ane te paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna dvArA thayela. paraMtu mane temanA pratye AdarabhAva hato ane mane paNa temanA taraphathI haMmezAM nizvArtha prema maLela te mAruM sadbhAgya hatuM. samAjamAM AvI AdarapAtra vyakti khUba jUja hoya che. ane temanI vidAya ApaNane saune vasamI lAge te svAbhAvika che. paraMtu temanI suvAsa ane yAda haMmezAM ApaNI smRtimAM raheze. temanI sAthe teyAra thayela anya bhAIbaheno temanA batAvelA mArge AgaLa vadhaze to temanA pUNyAtmAne sAcI zraddhAjaMli ApI kahevAze. * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI eka karmayogInuM 'jinatattva' ] DaoN. hasamukha dozI sadgata zrI cImanalAla cakubhAIne jIvanamAM meM eka ja vAra joyelA, teo kadAca chellI vAra rAjakoTa AvelA tyAre temanuM eka jAhe2 vyAkhyAna yojAyeluM. svargastha ramaNabhAIne kA2Ne huM e sabhAmAM gayelo. tyAre cImanabhAIe gAMdhIjI vize eka sarasa vidhAna kareluM. temaNe kahyuM ke gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM mahAvIranI ahiMsA ane zrIkRSNanA karmayogano abhUtapUrva samanvaya thayelo hato. gAMdhIjI mahAvI2nI jema ahiMsAnA parama upAsaka hatA, paNa e sAthe teo zrIkRSNanI mAphaka sAcA karmayogI paNa hatA. saMmAnya rIte jainadharma koIpaNa karmane bandhana gaNe che, parantu gAMdhIjIe jIvanabhara ahiMsAnI sAthe anAsakta karmayoganI ucca sAdhanA karelI. svargastha ramaNabhAI zAhanAM jIvanamAM paNa mane haMmezAM Avo suyoga jovA maLelo. teo mahAvIranA parama upAsaka hatA eTale mana, vacana, kAyAthI ahiMsAne varelA hatA. jIvanabhara meM aneka jainone jainadharmanA sUkSmAtisUkSma kriyAkAMDo karatA joyA che. sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pUjApATha, upavAsa vagerenI sAthe maryAdita pramANamAM aparigraha vratanuM pAlana karatA nihALyA che, paNa temAMthI bhAgye ja koI UMDI ne sAcI samajaNapUrvaka jainadharmane tenA yathArtha svarUpe samajI zakatA haze. jainadharma eTalo to gahana che ane tenAM siddhAMto eTalA to jaTila che ke tenuM Akalana karavA mATe ucca buddhipratibhAnI apekSA rahe che ne tevI samajaNa prApta karyA pachI tenuM AcaraNa karavAnuM kArya to asidhArA upara cAlavA jevuM duSkara che. ghaNA munivaryo paNa e kakSAe pahoMcI zakatA haze ke kema tenI zaMkA rahe che. jyAre ramaNabhAI eka evA zrAvaka hatA je sAcA arthamAM tenA sAdhaka hatA. temanAmAM meM kyAreya Aveza, uzkerATa, udvega ke roSa joyA nathI. teo rAgadveSathI mukta hatA. bhAgye ja koInI TIkA niMdA karatAM meM temane sAMbhaLyA haze. potAnI kyAMka aTita TIkA thatI hoya, ane huM temanuM dhyAna doruM topaNa teo kadApi vyagra ke vyathita thatA nahi. eka prakAranI sthitaprajJatA teo keLavI zakyA hatA. jaina dharma jaine aDhAra pApasthAno ke kaSAyo gaNe che tenAthI teo dUratva sAdhI zakyA hatA. kevaLa zabdo ke vANIno saMyama 401

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402 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI nahi, manano paNa saMyama! saMsAramAM rahIne Ama, teo koI sAcA jaina zrAvakane zobhe tevuM zIla saMpanna jIvana khIlavI zakyA hatA. .... paNa e sAthe jainadharmanI karmabandhananI philasUphIthI lepAyA vinA zrIkRSNanA karmayogano sumeLa paNa teo potAnA jIvanamAM sAdhI zakyA hatA. e vinA vizvanA ghaNAbadhA dezono ullAsapUrvaka pravAsa kheDIne e vize teo rasALa pravAsavarNano kevI rIte ApI zakyA hota? pravAsavarNano sAthe saMzodhano, cintanagraMtho, vivecanasaMgraho, sAhityika ane AdhyAtmika saMpAdano, mAhitIsabhara jIvanacaritro, granthastha gujarAtI sAhityanI vArSika samIkSAo, lalita nibaMdhonuM smaraNa karAve tevAM hRdayasparzI rekhAcitro kema lakhI zakyA hota? ane ethIya vizeSa eka parama zraddhALuM jaina ena.sI.sI. ophisara banIne e vize paNa eka rasika pustaka kema AlekhI zakyA hota? aMgrejImAM jene Voluminous writer kahevAya che evI pratiSThA eka sAco jaina gujarAtI sAhityamAM prApta karI zake evI ghaTanA jagata sAhityanA ItihAsamAM paNa vAraMvAra banatI hotI nathI. teo jaina hovAthI jaina sAhityanA mAtra sahabhAgIne saMzodhaka hatA ane eTale teo phakta Sectional Scholar - amuka vargIya vidvAna hatA evuM meNuM mAranArAoe kadAca evA kSullaka kAraNosara ja temane gujarAtI sAhityanA kahevAtA pratiSThita pAritoSikothI vaMcita rAkhIne potAnI laghutA ja pragaTa karI haze! ....paNa ethI karIne temanI bahumukhI sAhitmika pratibhAne koI AMca AvI nahi, tenI pAchaLa zrIkRSNa prabodhita karmayoganuM ja prerakabaLa rahyuM hatuM e nirvivAda che. e karmayogane pratApe ja teo varSo sudhI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA ane e saMgha dvArA prayojAtI vArSika paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAonA pramukha banI rahyA. e preraka baLathI ja teo "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke taTastha, nirbhIka ne niHsvArtha sevAo ApI zakyA. eka taMtrI tarIke teo keTalA nIDara hatA e saMbaMdhe meM mAtra vivecanagrantha "anuprekSA'nI prastAvanAmAM temanA vize je kaMI lakhyuM che tenuM ahIM punarAvartana karavAno lobha jato karI zakato nathI. sAhitya ne vivecana saMbaMdhe ekAda anivArya lekha pragaTa karavAmAM mane je takalIpha paDatI hatI e vize spaSTatA karatAM meM mArA ukta granthamAM lakhyuM che keH "... AvAM vAtAvaraNa vacce prabuddha jIvana ane tenA taMtrI DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhe mane haMmezAM sAtha Apyo che

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI e paNa sarvazaktimAne ghaDI rAkhelI koI sukhada yojanAnuM phaLa kema na gaNavuM ? nahito, 'prabuddha jIvana'nuM je svarUpa che temAM huM je prakAranA lekho lakhato hato teno samAveza thavAnuM zakya nahotuM. bilakula dhArmika vRttinA ane lagabhaga ghaNAbadhA lekhako ane patrakAro sAthe sArA, mIThA ane gADha saMbaMdhothI baMdhAyelA DaoN. ramaNabhAI mArA lekho pragaTa kare e ghaTanA ja gujarAtI sAhityanI duniyAmAM virala lAge che. potAnA lAbhAlAbhano vicAra karyA vinA ane aMgata ghaniSTha saMbaMdhonI ciMtA karyA vagara mane mukta manathI temaNe lakhavA dIdhuM evuM audArya, saujanya ane vahAla mane kyAM maLavAnAM hatAM ? temanI nIDaratA, hiMmata ane lAgaNIsabharatAne dAda dIdhA vinA A prasaMge rahI zakuM e zakya ja nathI. je lekho lakhavAnuM mAre mATe lagabhaga anivArya hatuM te lekho pragaTa karIne temaNe mane khUba RRNI banAvyo che '' vagere. mArI navalakathA 'sumArtha mukti'mAM vinoda vijaya nAme yunivarsiTInuM ucca zikSaNa prApta karela evA eka jainamuninuM pAtra Ave che. ukta navalakathAno nAyaka sumArtha pracalita ne rUThigata dhArmika kriyAkAMDo virodhI paNa antarathI parama Astika chatAM karmanI philasUphI paratve potAnI azraddhA vyakta kare che, tenI sAme munizrI vinoda vijaya jinatattva saMbaMdhe je vicAronI abhivyakti kare che e mahad aMze cImanalAla cakubhAI ane DaoN. 2maNabhAInA e vizenA vicArono AvirbhAva che tema meM ukta navalakathAnI prastAvanamAM svIkAryuM ja che. vinoda vijayajI sumArthane kahe cheH "AtmA pote ja potAnAM sukhaduHkhano kartA che, potAnA bhAvino svAmI che. koI anya padArtha tenuM bhAvi ghaDato nathI, ghaDI zake nahi. manaM: Tva manuSyALAm Aram vanyu mokSayo: / Atmava Atmano vadhu: Atmava Atmano ripu: koI AMdhaLuM prArabdha tenuM bhAvi ghaDatuM nathI. jene prArabdha kahIe chIe te pUrva karma che, potAnAM ja karyo che. kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcArye 'vItarAgastotra'mAM A ja vAta kahI che. e granthano sAtamo prakAza A ja tattva nirUpe che, jemAM jagatanA kartutvano prazna AcAryazrIe uThAvyo che. bhagavAne A jagatanI racanA karI che evuM jo mAnavAmAM Ave to keTalA badhA prazno upasthita thAya che ke jenA saMtoSakAraka javAba maLatA nathI. mATe jaina dharma mAne che ke A jagata anAdi-ananta che. enA koI sarjanahAra ke visarjanahAra nathI. zarIrarahita paramAtmAne e ghaTatuM paNa nathI....'' (sumArtha mukti, pR.218-19) 403

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mane lAgyuM che ke ukta zabdomAM jaina darzanano atisaMkSepamAM saMpUrNa sAra AvI jAya che. durbhAgye akalpya kriyAkAMDo ane bAhya dhArmika vidhiomAM gaLADUba evAM lAkhkho zraddhALu jaino che jeo e paNa jANatA hotA nathI ke jainadharma nirIzvaravAdI che; AtmAne ja paramAtmA mAne che. paNa sva. ramaNabhAIe AvA jaTila gahana praznane potAnI tAttvika pratibhA dvArA ati saMkSepamAM pragaTa karIne tenuM ucita samAdhAna karI batAvyuM che e jevI tevI siddhi nathI. munizrI vinodavijayanA vicAromAM sva. ramaNabhAInA vicArono prabhAva to meM saMpUrNa jAgarUkatAthI mUkelo ja che, paNa lAge che ke munizrInAM vyaktitvamAM paNa asaMprajJAtapaNe sva. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvanI amuka rekhAonuM aMkana mArAthI e samayanI temanI nikaTatAne kAraNe thaI gayuM che ! kemake kizorAvasthA pachI jaina dharmanA dhArmika vidhio, kriyAkAMDo, yAtrAo, pUjApATha vagerethI huM ghaNo dUra nIkaLI gayelo. jainadharma mane ghaNo ebasTrekTa lAgavA mAMDyo; vAstavika jIvanamAM na AcarI zakAya, na pAmI zakAya evo durArAdhya dIsavA lAgyo. mArAM mAtA-pitA pracalita dharmanuM rUDhigata pAlana karanArAM custa zrAvaka-zrAvikA hatAM ane chatAM huM temanAthI paNa dUra ne dUra jato gayo. chatAM Aje paNa mane Azcarya thAya che ke sattAdhIza ne Apakhuda svabhAvanA mArA pitA, jeo varSo sudhI rAjakoTanA mukhya derAsaranA pramukha hatA ane aneka sAdhu bhagavaMto sAthe AtmIya saMbaMdhothI baMdhAyelA hatA, temaNe kadApi mane A saMbaMdhe eka zabda paNa kema kahyo nahi hoya ? kadIya temaNe mane rUDhigata jaina dharmanuM pAlana karavA mATe majabUra kema nahi karyo hota ? varSo pachI e ja rIte mArA jIvanamAM e ja dharmanuM, alabatta barAbara UMDANathI samajIne tenuM custa pAlana karanArA ramaNabhAI AvyA! teo vAraMvAra potAnA A saMbaMdhonA vicAro khUba saMyamapUrvaka chatAM dRDhatAthI mArI samakSa rajU karatA rahyA.... chatAM huM tenuM pAlana karuM, punaH e mArge huM vaLI jAuM tevA prayAso temaNe kema nA karyA ? temanAM hRdayamAM mArA mATe jANe mahAvIranI apratima karuNA chalakAtI hoya evuM vAraMvAra meM joyuM che, ane eTale ja kadAca jarApaNa Akramaka ke hiMsaka banyA vagara temaNe mArI svataMtra vicAradhArAne avarodhI nahi, eTaluM ja nahi, tene haMmezAM vikasavA dIdhI e 'prabuddha jIvana'mAM pragaTa thayelA mArA lekho kahI jAya che. eka prajJAvanta vaDIla bandhunI jema temaNe haMmezAM mArA vicAra-svAtaMtryanuM gaurava karyuM ane 404

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 4o5 eTale ja kadAca temanA e pAvanasparzathI huM jaina dharma karmanI bahu najIka to nA jaI zakyo parantu zatruMjaya, giranAra, zaMkhezvara jemAM vizvaprasiddha jaina yAtrAdhAmo tarapha varSo pachI jarUra kheMcAyo! haMmezAM nAjuka kahevAtI mArI tabiyatane barAbara saMbhALIne teo temanI joDe mane ukta yAtrAdhAmonI yAtrAe kema laI gayA? ane chatAMya e yAtrAdhAmomAM paNa mane mArI rIte temaNe kema vicAravA dIdho? sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, caitya vandana, pUjA vagere dhArmika prakriyAmAM teo kadAca choDatA nahi, kemake temane mATe e ucca dhArmiktAnAM pratIko hatAM, paNa huM sAthe hovA chatAM mane e mATe temaNe kadApi koI nirdeza paNa nA karyo. .. ane zaMkhezvaramAM meM jyAre varSo pachI pUjAnAM vastro dhAraNa karIne, saMpUrNa svecchAe bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI pUjA-arcanA karI tyAre meM temanI AMkhomAM Anandano je odha nihALyo, karuNAno je sAgara chalakAto joyo e to koI bhAgyazALInuM ja jIvana joI zake che. * * * He was very kind and helpful to us all With Ramanbhai, we had very, very old relation and after coming to Kenya once with Rana Bahen Vora and again with Mahendrabhai Mehta and Asha Bahen. Our whole Jain community and friends will have big loss of this great soul. He was very kind and helpful to us all. He has given us all a lot of Jain knowledge and guidence while I was sick in Mumbai with his prayers and blessings, gave me Mantra to do Mala. Really Jain Community will have great loss of this religious leader. Our Jai Jinendra and Vandan to you all. With regards, Om shanti, shanti, shanti. Kundanbhai-Jyotsna Doshi & Sanghrajka Family and all our Nairobi Jain Community and Jaipur Foot Amputees

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406 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI attara mama vikasita karo I gItA jaina jIvanamAM aNadhAryA AvatA vaLAMke vyakti ene taka samajIne e vaLAMke vaLI jAya che, AgaLa vadhe che, doDato thaI jAya che. paraMtu AvA vaLAMkanI kSaNe e vicArato nathI ke A kahevAtI taka" ane "vaLAMka' ene kevA pariNAma pAse laI jaze? jIvananA AvA vaLAMke koI mArgadarzaka maLI jAya, koI lagAma kheMcanAra maLI jAya to, AgaLa jatAM "khAI che ke raLiyAmaNo "parvata' che enuM spaSTa darzana thaI jAya. mArA jIvananA eka vaLAMke mane mArA pitA tulya guru pU. ramaNabhAI maLI gayA e mAruM sadbhAgya. adhyAtma ane sAhityanI duniyAmAM praveza karAvanAra pU. DaoN. ramaNabhAI pAse jyAre ema. e. karavAno suyoga thayo tyAre khyAla Avyo ke AvA umadA vidvAna koI bhAra vagara haLavAzathI amane maLatA ane bhaNAvatA tema ja A dizAmAM AgaLa vadhavA mATe satata mArgadarzana ApatA. ema. e. karyA pachI "jaina patrakAritva' upara zodha prabaMdha lakhI pIeca.DI.nI padavI prApta karavAnI IcchA thaI. A daramiyAna 1984mAM kalakattAmAM jaina patrakAra saMgoSThinuM Ayojana thayuM jemAM meM jaina patrakAritva para nibaMdha prastuta karyo ane tyAM ja "akhila bhArata jaina patrakAra pariSada yojAya evuM nakkI thayuM ane e javAbadArI mane soMpAI. bhAratabharanA jaina patrakAronI mAhitI meLavatA mane satata cha varSa lAgyA ane dhoLakAmAM pa.pU.A. zrI rAjendrasUrizvarajInA AzIrvAda ane zrI kumArapALabhAI vI. zAhanA sahayogathI tA.15-16-17 jUna 1990nA AvI pariSadanuM Ayojana paNa thayuM. bhAratabharamAMthI vividha bhASA tema ja phirakAnA jaina patrakAroe bhAga lIdho. A prathama ja adhivezanamAM ame vicAra karyo ke A pariSadane baMdhAraNanuM svarUpa apAvavuM joIe, eTale baMdhAraNa paNa taiyAra karyuM. paraMtu A TharAva jevo

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 407 meM prastuta karyo ke tarata ja hoddA mATe paDApaDI ane aneka azAMtikAraka prasaMgo be divasamAM banatA gayA. mArA sadbhAgye, mArA AmaMtraNane mAna ApI pU. ramaNabhAI paNa tyAM padhAryA hatA. eka guru-pitA tarIke A sarva ghaTanAo upara eozrInI bArika najara..... mane azAMta joI, ane emanA hRdayamAM karuNAmaya vedanA pragaTI. eka pitA putrI pAse Ave e rIte mArI pAse AvyA. huM mauna rahI... eo paNa mauna rahyA. vAtAvaraNamAM vAtsalya ane vedanA bhaLatA rahyAM. huM kAMI paNa bolavA asamartha hatI. karmanA badhAM siddhAMto mArA manane DahoLI rahyAM hatAM. teo mAtra zrAvaka ja nahi vizeSa to jJAnIjana... jJAnano aghaTita artha mArA manamAM janmI rahyo che e eo kema sAMkhI le? zAMta citte khUba vAtsalyabharI vANIthI emaNe zIkha ane zikhAmaNa ApI. gItA, ApaNe kAma karavuM-padanI AzA na rAkhavI.' "meM padanI AzA to kyAreya rAkhI na hatI, meM mArA uddhodhanamAM paNa kahyuM hatuM, paNa A to apamAnajanaka...." ApaNI bhAvanAne badhAM ja samaje evI apekSA kyAreya na rAkhavI. tAre lokazAhInI sthApanA karavI hatI, paNa e kALa pAkyo na hato, kALane oLakhatA zIkho." "hA sara!" "lokazAhImAM mAnavuM paNa kArya ekalAe ja karavuM. eka hakIkata jyAre nakkara bane, badhAnI lAlasAo khaMkherAI jAya, thoDuM tapa thAya, A badhAMnI rAha jovI. ApoApa badhI hakIkato ekaThI thaIne saMsthAno AkAra le ane ApaNe paNa kasoTImAMthI pAra utarIe." pUjyazrInA e zabdoe mArI manovedanA upara zItaLa caMdana lepanuM kAma karyuM ane huM mukta thaI gaI, huM mukta thaI gaI, mAtra tyAre ja nahi, Aje paNa....... koI paNa jAtanI saMsthA ke pada vagara bhramaNa karIne vividha rAjyomAM svAthya jAgRtinA kAryomAM vyasta rahuM chuM. huM mArA kAryono AnaMda mANuM chuM, aDhaLaka AnaMda mahANuM

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408 chuM e mArA pitA sama gurujanane kAraNe... eozrIe mAruM aMtara evuM ane eTaluM vikasita karyuM ke Aje e vistaratuM jAya che, jIvananI AvI paLa dhanya hoya che ane pratyeka paLe enI dhanyatAnA guNAkAra thatAM rahe che. mRtyune to enI pharaja bajAvavAnI che. e nathI navapallavitane joto ke nathI vikasitane. AvA guruvarya ApaNane harapaLe kAnamAM ravIndranAtha TAgoranI paMktionuM guMjana karAve che H antara mama vikasita karo, antaratara he...! nirmala karo, ujjavala karo, sundara karo che... ! saMcAra karo sakala karma zAMta tomAra chaMda...! naMdita karo, naMdita karo, naMdita karo he...! zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI hA, sAMbhaLuM chuM tamArI e vANInI anuguMja ramaNabhAI! ane pharI kyAre jIvanamAM azAMta paLa Ave tyAre mArI sanmukha zAMta mane birAjI mane darzana Apazo, - mArgadarzana Apajo... A humble and noble soul full of virtues, patience and compassion. We have learnt with great distress the demise of Dr. Ramanbhai Shah. He was humble and noble soul full of virtues, patience and compassion. He sat example of high standards in public life for young and old. He was highly admired and respected member of the community. I never missed reading, books which he had authored and the articles in Prabudhh Jivan newsletter. His passing away has left a void in our lives which will remain un-filled. We extend our heartfelt condolences and join you in prayers for eternal bliss of the departed soul. C Meena & Nemu Chandaria-DUBAI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 409 ApanAra || DaoN. manaharabhAI sI. zAha thoDAMka varaso agAu dhoLakAnI patrakAra pariSadamAM temanI sAtheno eka nAnakaDo paNa abhuta prasaMga banI gayo. huM, mArA patnI kAntAbahena ane ramaNabhAI eka ja makAnamAM upara nIce utarelAM hatAM. huM ane mArA patnI paravArIne nIce utaryA ane ramaNabhAIne vAta karI, cAlo ApaNe samayasara miTiMgamAM pahoMcI jaIe. turata ja temane mArA patnIne pUchyuM ke DaoNkTara pUjA karI AvyA? mArA patnIe kahyuM: ramaNabhAI e pUjAnI joDa lAvyA che paNa pUjA karyA vagara miTiMgamAM javA nIkaLyA che. turata ja temaNe bhArekhama avAje kahyuM, cAlo jaladInAhIne nIce Avo. ApaNe sAthe pUjA karavA jaIe chIe. tamArI rAha jouM chuM. ame traNeya derAsaramAM pUjA karavA pahoMcyA. tyAM te vakhate mULanAyakanI pahelI pUjAnI ghInI bolI bolAI gaI hatI. pUjArIe pUjA karavA e bhAInuM nAma bolyA ane bolAvyA, tarata ja te bhAI bolI UThyA pUjA DaoN. manaharabhAI karaze. huM to ekadama avAcaka thaI gayela. A bhAIne huM oLakhato nathI ne ATalI moTI bolI.. ne mArA upara Adezano kaLaza DhoLyo. turata ja meM pUjArIne vinaMtI karI ke mArI sAthe Avela murabbI ramaNabhAI pahelAM pUjA karaze. paNa ramaNabhAIe mArI vAta svIkArI nahIM. A prasaMganI mArA mana para amITa chApa rahI gaI ke huM pUjA karavA jato na hato ne jogAnujoga pUjA karavAnuM nimitta murabbI ramaNabhAIe karyuM ane mane prathama pUjAno lAbha Apyo. dhanya che AvA AtmAone. temaNe prabhune vaMdana karI pUjAnuM phaLa mane nahIM paNa ramaNabhAIne hojo evuM mAMgyuM. A vAta smaraNa thatAM temanI bhAvadhArA haju paNa mArA mATe TapakyA kare che. A nAno sarakho prasaMga mArA jIvananA 80 varSe paNa huM vAgoLuM chuM. AvA hatA ramaNabhAI dharmaniSTha, dharmapriya. bIjA nAnA moTA aneka prasaMgo paNa banyA. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mane vaktA tarIke lAbha ApI "RNAnubaMdha'nuM pravacana rAkhela. paNa Aje amAro RNAnubaMdha pUro thayo che. chatAMye pAchA maLIzuM

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kharA. hajI temanA AbhAmaMDaLanI AbhA mArA smaraNamAMthI jatI nathI. kharekhara AvA viSama kALamAM khUba nirmaLa, samatA ne sa2LatAvALA AtmAne mArA koTi koTi vaMdana che. thoDAMka varSo pahelAM pAlanapuramAM jaina sAhitya samArohamAM bhAga levA mATe mane AmaMtraNa maLela. tyAre mAre cauda guNasthAnako para pravacana ApavAnuM hatuM. temAM temaNe bIjI aneka sUcanA mane karela. te kharekhara adbhuta zAstrIya susaMgata hatI. te paNa hajI bhulAtuM nathI. chellA pAMca varSathI amadAvAdamAM ane gujarAta vidyApIThamAM temanA jAhe2 pravacanomAM khUba jhINavaTabharI Agamoucita zAstrIya vAto sAMbhaLIne meM khUba dhanyatA anubhavelI. mArA mArgadarzana heThaLa cAlatI paMDita sukhalAlajI vyAkhyAnamALAnA prasaMge aneka dhArmika ane mArmika carcAomAM pUro samaya laIne mane khUba ja prabhAvita karela. AvA nAnA nAnA asaMkhya vismaraNIya prasaMgonI noMdha ahIM mUkI zakAya tema nathI. paNa mArA aMtaranI dhArAmAMthI pragaTa thayelI bhAvadhArA pragaTa karI viramuM chuM. prabhu temanA AtmAne cirazAMti arpe. chellAM keTalAMka 'dharmadhArA'mAM temanA lekho pragaTa karIne mane upakRta karyo che. 410 OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES The Death is unvoidable and we all have to surrender ourselves against the will of Almighty. We PRAY GOD to give an eternal peace to the DEPARTED SOUL. We EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES on this most painful berevement. WE PRAY GOD to give you all enough strength to bear this misfortune. I MAHASUKHBHAI M. SHAH

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sara, AMkha ane aMtarano visAmo pannAlAla ke. cheDA 1962-63 nuM varSa, huM ema.e. no abhyAsa karato hato. pU. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena banne mArA prophesara. e samaye emanI sAthe nikaTanA paricayamAM AvavAnuM banyuM. copATInA kalyANa pArzvanAtha jinAlayane aDIne emanuM nivAsasthAna. 1966mAM huM hyujIsa roDa rahevA gayo. copATInA daherAsaramAM darzana karavA jAuM ne kyAreka ramaNabhAine sevA-pUjA karato jouM, je bhaktibhAvathI emane pUjA karatAM joto tyAre AMkha sAme zrAvaka karatAM mejara ramaNabhAinI chabI UpasI AvatI. AMkha ane aMtara banne, bhaktithI prabhujInI sAme emane vaMdI UThatAM. 411 saranI namratA, saraLatA, sAdagI, saujanya, udAratA, zista Adi aneka guNo temanA saMparkamAM AvanArAoe anubhavyAM che. lagabhaga 35 varSa pahelAMnI vAta. sa2no phona Avyo, jarmanIthI eka TAipIna lAvyo chuM. tamArA mATe mokaluM chuM, tamane jarUra gamaze. keTalI badhI moTapa hatI emanA zabdomAM. temano ziSya hovA chatAM 'tamane' nA uccAranI temanI moTapa ahaMkArane jANe ogALI nAkhatI hatI. mananI bhItaramAM DokiyuM karuM chuM temanA saujanyano eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA DaoN. pIThAvAlAnuM sanmAna thavAnuM hatuM. sanmAnapatra mAre banAvavAnuM hatuM. saMghamAMthI lakhANa AvI gayuM hatuM. koNa jANe kema paNa, mane zabdomAM phe2phA2 ka2vAnI IcchA thaI. pheraphAra karIne lakhANa sarane mokalyuM, vAMcIne mane phonamAM kahyuM; 'sarasa lakhyuM che, sanmAnapatra sAruM banAvajo.' mArAthI pUchAI gayuM; sara, mULa lakhANamAM meM pheraphAra karyo che, koNe lakhyuM hatuM e ? meM ja lakhyuM hatuM paNa, A lakhANa vadhAre sAruM che.' mane samajAyuM nahi ke, mAre porasAvuM ke jIbha kacaravI ? 'sorI sara, meM tamArA lakhANane pheravI nAkhyuM', 'evuM nathI, balke tame badhuM ja sArI rIte AvarI lIdhuM che.' mArA ahaMkAranuM sthAna have namratAe lIdhuM hatuM. AdamiyatanI A khuzaboe manane tarabatara karI nAkhyuM. AchuM AchuM yAda che tyAM sudhI traNeka varSa pahelAM mane phona karyo. pannAlAla,

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41 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArI pAse ghaNAM badhAM smaraNacihno, sanmAnapatro vagere bhegAM thayAM che. A badhuM joIne manamAM kyAreka ahaM upaje. AvI koI graMthi have pedA thavI na joIe. ane tethI tamAma sanmAnapatro vagereno tame nikAla karI nAkhajo, huM A badhuM tamane mokaluM chuM. eka caMdraka ke sanmAnapatraka maLe tyAre enI vAraMvAra thatI jAherAto ane phoTo denikomAM prasiddha thAya. guNagAna gavAya, phUlIne phALako thatI vyakti dharatIthI be veMta upara cAle. ahIM ? koI khevanA na hatI. sAcA AtmatattvanI zodha mATe tadana nigraMtha banI javAnI IcchA hatI, tyAgIne bhogavavAnI icchA hatI. mane yuvaka saMghanA pIDha karNadhAra sva. cImanalAla je. zAha yAda AvI gayAM. thoDAMka varSo pUrve emaNe paNa mane A rIte badhuM ja mokalI ApyuM hatuM. gamatAno gulAla to bhale karIe, ahIM to sarpa kAMcaLI utAre tema prazaMsAne kore mUkI, manane chAne khUNe beThelAM ahaMnI kAMcaLI utAravAnI hatI. huM stabdha hato. sara pAsethI AvelAM sanmAnapatro meM joyAM. vizALa kadanA eka sanmAnapatrane joI ghaDIbhara aTakyo. tArAbahenane phona karyo. A mAnapatra na kADhIe to ? pannAbhAI, tamArA sAhebane have prazastino koI moha nathI rahyo. 14 mI oNgaSTanA huM ane prabhA pU. ramaNabhAI-tArAbahenanA muluMDanA navA nivAsasthAne temane maLavA gayAM. mane joine sara pathArImAM beThA thayA. durbaLa paDI gayelo emano deha joI manane khinnatA thaI. A paristhitimAMya be-traNa ozIkAM TekavIne sUtAM sUtAMya lakhavAnuM, maThAravAnuM kAma cAlu hatuM. jJAnanI AvI prabhAvanA kyAM jovA maLe ? ekAda kalAka emanI pAse gALyo. pAchA pharavAnI rajA lIdhI, temanA saMpAdita be navA pustako zrImad yazovijayajI viracita "jJAnasAra" ane "vIra prabhunA vacana' mAruM ane prabhAnuM nAma lakhI amane ApyAM. caraNasparza karI meM pustako lIdhAM. temane amArA A chellAM vaMdana hatAM. Ama paNa jyAre jyAre temane maLato tyAre mA zAradAno prasAda to avazya pAmato. gayA varSe huM rAMjhaNa (sAyeTikA) ne kAraNe zArIrika rIte asvastha banyo hato. ramaNabhAine A vAtanI khabara paDI. mane phona karyo, pUchA karI, mane kahe, "tamArA jevI vyakti bImAra paDe e na cAle, huM be-cAra divasamAM DaoN. pIThAvAlAne

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 413 laine AvuM chuM." sAheba, have huM dhIre dhIre svastha thato jAuM chuM. tame mArA mATe takalIpha letA nahi. mArI vAta svIkArya na banI. koika saMjogone kAraNe DaoN. pIThAvAlA AvI na zakyA, meM hAza anubhavyo. tyAra pachInA ravivAre savAranA pahoramAM DaoN. pIThAvAlA sAthe mAre tyAM banne jaNa AvI pahoMcyA. amArI bilDiMgamAM AvavAnA aTapaTA rastAne kAraNe lAMbo DhoLAva caDIne banne vRddha mahAnubhAvo mAre tyAM AvyAM e prasaMga yAda karuM chuM tyAre mArI AMkhomAM jANe pUjyabhAvanA azruo Tapake che. kayo RNAnubaMdha haze ke, huM emanA AzIrvAdane yogya banI rahuM chuM. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI badhI ja zAkhAomAMthI yogya vidyArthIone potAnA mAtA-pitAnI smRtimAM suvarNa ane rajatacaMdraka ApavA mATe temaNe potAnI A mAtRsaMsthAne dAna ApyuM hatuM. caMdrako mATe DijhAIna-DAI vagere banAvavAnA hatAM, A kAma mATe vidyAlayamAMthI avAranavAra mANaso mAre tyAM Ave. kAma AgaLa vadhe, prazno UbhAM thAya, emanI sUjhane kAraNe hala paNa maLI jAya. aneka zaikSaNika saMsthAo, jJAtio uttIrNa vidyArthIone caMdrako Ape che. dhArmika kSetre AyaMbila vagere mATe mitio noMdhAve che, dAyakAothI A pravRttio cAle che. pacAsa varSa pahelA dAtAo dvArA saMsthAone apAyelI AvI zaratI rakamo zuM Aje paryApta che kharI ? javAba spaSTa che; "nA". mArA manamAM ghoLAtAM A praznanI vAta meM sarane karI. sara, tame dAna to Apo cho, dAna ApavAno vicAra karI, saMsthAnI maMjurI pachI ene amalamAM mUkyo tyAM sudhImAM to cAMdInA bhAva pAMcaso rUpiyA vadhI gayAM hatAM. hajIye kadAca bhAva ghaNAM vadhe tyAre saMsthA zuM karaze ? saMsthAonA hitamAM A viSaya para "prabuddha jIvanamAM ApazrIe eka agralekha lakhavo joIe. mArI vAta sAthe e sahamata banyA. Avo prazna kadAca mArA apAyelA dAna viSe Ubho paNa thAya to meM enI jogavAI karI rAkhI che. emanA javAbamAM sAcI dIrdhadarzitA hatI. mane saMtoSa thayo. A viSaya aneka saMsthAone mUMjhavI rahyo che eTale jAheramAM A viSaya carcAnI eraNa para Avavo jarUrI che. pU. sara sAthenI aneka ghaTanAonuM smaraNa karuM chuM. javAba lakhI mokalavAnI

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414 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI temanI cokasAI, bhUla hoya to svIkA2vAnuM saujanya, protsAhana ApIne pITha thAbaDavAnI temanI vRtti, A badhuM yAda Ave che tyAre manamAM eka saMskArapuruSa sthAna le che. AvA mahAmanA mAnavInI ciravidAyathI sAhitya ane saMskArano eka khUNo rikta banI jaze. navA agralekhomAM vAcako ramaNabhAIne zodhaze. vyAkhyAnamALAmAM bolAtAM temanA vidvatAbharyAM zabdono varSo sudhI zrotAonA manamAM paDagho paDato raheze. RSikuLanA eka sAdhaka samA sArasvata pU. ramaNabhAI sadehe ApaNI vacce nathI paraMtu temanA hajAro ziSyo ane cAhakomAM temaNe sIMcelA saMskAro temanI karmajyotane jhaLahaLatI rAkhaze. AMkha ane aMtarathI temanI smRtione pakhALI bhAvabharyAM vaMdana karuM chuM. OM zAMti. A profound reader and a great writer We came to know about the sad demise of your Dr. Ramanlal C. Shah. It is shocking news for everybody. It has created a loss to your family members, but it is a severe loss to our family members too. He was a man of vision. A well-read scholar, having an excellent knowledge of Jainism, an editor of Prabuddhjivan, a man of lovely nature-completely interested in the upliftment of Jains, a profound reader and a great writer-written many books for the mass and class. A writer is always alive through his writings so how can we believe him as dead. We have a great loss, but it is all destiny. May God give you strength to bear this heavy loss. Let his soul have the deep peace for his journey after death. Kapoor Chandaria

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 4 15 kartavyo dharma saMgrahaH vaDIla ramaNabhAI L prakAza DI. zAha bhAI zrI ramaNabhAInA mRtyunA samAcAra, huM jyAre IjharAIla mArI dIkarIne tyAM hato tyAre maLyAM. ramaNabhAInuM vizALa vyaktitva prabuddha jIvananA temanA lekhothI jANavA maLe che. koIpaNa viSaya upara teo lakhatA hoya tyAre barAbara UMDANa pUrvaka viSayanI chaNAvaTa karatA. temanA lekho ghaNIvAra be-traNa vakhata vAMcato ane temano nigoda uparano - lekha pAMca thI cha vAra vAMcyo haze. A lekho jyAre paNa vAMcato houM, tyAre ramaNabhAI bolatA hoya, temanA ja avAjamAM ane huM sAMbhaLato hou tevo AbhAsa thato. Ama to ramaNabhAInuM vajana ghaNuM utarI gayuM che tevA samAcAra amArA vaDIla mitra zrI sI. DI. zAhe gArDanamAM ApyA hatA. mAre tyAre "bAlI' javAnuM hatuM ane tyAMnI eka jagyA viSe jANavuM hatuM. teo polomi, mArA dharmapatnIne dIkarI gaNatA hatA tethI phona karyo tyAre nAdurasta tabiyata hovA chatA phona upara AvyA ane vyavasthita javAba Apyo. teoe duniyAnA ghaNA dezonI saphara karI hatI ane tyAMnA saMsmaraNo ane kudarata viSe "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe" pustakamAM lakhatA. jaina yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM paryuSaNa daramiyAna ramaNabhAIne sAMbhaLavA eka lahAvo hato. dareka viSayane barAbara nyAya ApatA. vyAkhyAnanuM Ayojana karavAmAM be-traNa mahinA bahu ja vyasta rahetA ane bArIkAIthI vyAkhyAtA ane viSaya nakkI karatA. temanAM patnI tArAbena ane putrI zailajA vyAkhyAnamALAmAM avAranavAra vyAkhyAna ApatAM ane teone paNa sAMbhaLavA eka lahAvo hato, teno yaza paNa ramaNabhAIne maLe che. yogAnuyoga ramaNabhAInA bhAI pramodabhAI, mArI sAthe "mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM bhaNatA hatA ane Ama temanA AkhA phemilI sAthe mAre sAro paricaya hato. ramaNabhAI temanuM pustaka chapAya tyAre tenI prata lagabhaga mane mokalatA. AvI rIte meM eka chapAvela pustaka devacaMdajI kRta, stavana covIzI "prItinI rIti AcArya mahArAja somacaMdra vijayajI mAraphata chapAvela ane ramaNabhAIne

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416 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI mokalela. teo vAMcIne eTalA prabhAvita thayA hatA ke temaNe bIjA pAMca pustako, phorena mokalavA maMgAvela. AvI rIte AdhyAtmika jJAnanA phelAvAmAM temano phALo vizeSa hato. AvA nyAyapriya vaDIla, tatvane uMDANathI jANanAra, sAdA ane saraLa vyaktitvavALA ramaNabhAInI khoTa badhAne lAgaze. "prabuddha jIvana'nA have pachInA lekho vAMcatA temanI khoTa jarUra lAgaze. A prasaMge mane eka zloka yAda Ave che. anityAnI zarIranI! vaibhavo naiva zAzvataH nitya sanihita mRtyuH! kartavyo dharma saMgraha:/ deha anitya che - vaibhava-paisA sAthe rahevAno nathI, mRtyu nizcita che to te manuSya dharmano saMgraha sivAya koI kartavya tArA mATe rahetuM nathI. OM zAMti zAMti zAMti A ja * samasta jaina samAjane moTI khoTa bhAIzrI ramaNalAlabhAInA to huM lagabhaga chellA 35 varSa thayA paricayamAM chuM ane avAranavAra temane maLavAnuM thatuM hatuM. AvA vidvAna ane jaina zAsananA eka saphaLa lekhaka zrI ramaNabhAInuM duHkhada avasAna thatA kuTuMbIjanone to khoTa paDe te svAbhAvika che, paraMtu samasta jaina samAjane moTI khoTa paDela che. D somacaMda petharAja - TrasTI, ozavALa ceriTijha, jAmanagara XXX ramaNabhAInI smRti ciraMjIva rAkhavA stutya vicAraNA temanI smRtimAM temanA samagra sAhityanA sArarUpa graMtho pragaTa karI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe eka vidvAna zreyArthI zIta guNadharmane zobhe tevI ciraMjIva smRti sAcavavAnuM yogya ja vicAryuM. D manu paMDita, amadAvAda

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jaina zAsananA kIrti kaLaza ] manubhAI zeTha ramaNabhAI eTale jaina zAsanano jhaLakato sitAro prakAzanano puMja, sAhitya sarjaka, darzana cAritranA sattvazIla upAsaka sAhityanA svAmI deza tathA sAta samaMdara pAra paradezamAM jaina dharmanA marmabharyA pravacano dvArA zrotAone mugdha karanAra vidvAna vaktA. zUnyamAMthI sarjana karanAra janmabhUmi pAdarAmAM phakta cA2 dho2Na bhaNI pitA cImanabhAI sAthe muMbaI javuM paDyuM. ucca abhyAsa dvArA tejasvI tAralA tarIke kaoNlejamAM Ph.D. nI DigrI sudhI pahoMcI prAdhyApaka banyA ane muMbaIne karmabhUmi banAvI siddhinAM zikharo sara karyAM. sane 1953mAM temanA jIvanamAM pU. tArAbahenanA pagalAM thakI banneno jIvanabAga khIlI uThyo ane prasanna dAmpatyajIvananuM pratibiMba jotA ApaNane AnaMda thAya tevuM temanuM bannenuM jIvana hatuM. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA movaDI banyA. 'prabuddha jIvana' dvArA temanI vidvatAnA darzana thAya che. 417 sane 1986mAM samasta gujarAta saurASTramAMthI zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha dvArA mane yuropanA pravAse mokalavA teoe jaNAvyuM tyAre mAruM mana keTaluM praphallita banyuM haze te mane atyAre kalpanA nathI thatI. paramArtha, paragajupaNu ane bIjAnuM bhalu karavAnI tatparatA temanA aMtaramAM haMmezAM dhabakatI rahetI hatI. mArI sAthenA temanA sukhada smaraNonI thoDIka jhalaka AlekhuM chuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA dvArA janahitArthe lAkhkho rUA.nuM phaMDa svecchAe ApI janAra dAtAo temanI jabAnanA jAdu dvArA moTI saMkhyAmAM hatA ane Avela phaMDano kevo suMdara sadupayoga karatA ke jarUriyAtavALI Arthika rIte pachAta saMsthAmAM pote mulAkAte jAya, badhI cakAsaNI kare pachI potAnI yuvaka saMghanI TukaDIne laI jaI badhuM ja samajAve ane te saMsthAne mATe Avela phaMDanI rakama sAdA samAraMbha dvArA Azare paMdara lAkhathI vadhu jevI mAtabara rakamanI arpaNavidhi kare. mane yAda che ke AvA be prasaMgo je bannemAM huM saMkaLAyelo hato. graMtha2InI TI.

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418 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI bI. haoNspiTala eTale samagra gujarAtamAM ja nahIM bhAratamAM vadhu saMkhyAmAM TI. bI.nA dardIonI bhAvanagaranA mahArAjAnA jamInanA dAnathI sarjana pAmelI saMsthA jyAM 600 uparAMta TI. bI. nA dardIonI sAravAra thatI. ramaNabhAI te saMsthA AkhI TImane rUbarU lAvI batAvI sAthe pAlitANA zatruMjayanI yAtrA karAvI nakkI karAvyuM ke te varSanA paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM phaMDa A saMsthAne ApavuM. huM badhe sthaLe sAthe ja hato. meM mu. maphatakAkAnA kahevAthI A saMsthA dekhADavAnuM kArya mAthe lIdhela. pU. ramaNabhAIne khUba AnaMda thayo ane te varSanuM phaMDa Azare 17 lAkha arpaNa karavAno meLAvaDo mu. maphata kAkAnA adhyakSa sthAne tharI hospiTalamAM ja yojavAnuM nakkI thayuM. TI. bI. hospiTalanA saMcAlako zrI dulerAyabhAI, zrI gAMdhI, zrI manasukhabhAI vakIla, zrI guNavaMtabhAI vaDodarIA vagere khuzI thayA ane AvA protsAhaka samAraMbhamAM pU. saMta ziromaNI morAribApu padhAre to raMga rahI jAya ane kharekhara te mujaba suMdara meLAvaDo phaMDamAM bhegI thayelI rakama arpaNa vidhi mATe yojAyo. pU. morAribApunA rUbarU AzIrvAda maLyA. mu. maratakAkAe adhyakSasthAne svIkAryuM ane phalazruti rUpe mu. ramaNabhAInI icchA ekavIza lAkhano AMkaDo thAya to sAruM tema kahyuM ane meM prayatno zarU ryA ane kharekhara Izvara kRpAthI cAlu samAraMbhamAM ja khUTatuM phaMDa pUruM karI pU. morArI bApunA haste rU. ekavIsa lAkhanI thelI saMsthAnA pramukha zrI dulerAyabhAine mu. maratakAkAnI upasthitimAM arpaNa thaI. A badhAnA mULamAM pU. ramaNabhAinI dIrghadraSTi ane AgavI sUjha hatAM. A ja rIte meM teone bhAvanagaranI vikalAMgonI saMsthA PN.R. sosAyaTI eTale parasanabena nAraNadAsa rAmajI zAha taLAjAvALA sosAyaTI phora rilipha enDa rihebiliTezana opha dha DisebalDanuM sUcana karyuM. A saMsthA jenA ceramena kAMtilAla nAraNadAsa zAha ane adhyakSa zrI dIpacaMdabhAI gArDI che ane kAryadakSa mAnad maMtrIzrI anaMtabhAI ke. zAha che ane huM sthApaka TrasTIchuM. te deza ane paradezamAM tenA mAnavatAnA kAryothI prasiddha che. te saMsthAnA judA judA vibhAgo jovA ane poliyonA oparezana karAtA te haoNspiTala ane kRtrima prabhAkuTanI varkazopa dekhADI jyAM eka nahIM babbe paga ane babbe hAtha kapAyelA hoya teone navuM jIvana prApta thAya te rIte DaoN. vijaya nAyakanI rAhabarI nIce cAlatA ane kAma karatAM thayelA dardIone navapallavita joyA. ane teo tathA temanI samagra TIma khUba prabhAvita thayA ane turata ja nirNaya karyo ke te varSanuM vyAkhyAnamALAnuM phaMDa PN.R. sosAyaTI bhAvanagarane ApavuM. amane TrasTIone paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM rUbarU bolAvyA ane ame jyAre buddhIjIvIo, zreSThIo,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 419 zikSita varganA zrotAone zravaNa karatA joyA mu. ramaNabhAInI jabAna dvArA je saMsthAne dAna ApavAnuM hoya te saMsthAnI vigata kahevAnI temanI paddhati-samajAvavAnI kaLA ke AvaData joI AvA saMta saMsArI sAdhu jevA ramaNabhAIne vaMdana sAthe zira jhUkI gayuM ke bIjAnA bhalA mATe A pratibhAsaMpanna vidhAna vyakti keTalo zrama lye che. temanI kalamanA jAdu dvArA ane vANInA askhalita pravAha jevI bhASA dvArA janatAne mugdha karavAnI kevI tAkAta che. A vakhate Azare 18 lAkha jevI mAtabara rakama ekaThI thaI. bhAvanagaramAM PN.R. sosAyaTImAM A rakama arpaNavidhino jyAre samAraMbha thayo te khUba ja zAnadAra banyo. mu. maphatakAkA paNa khAsa padhAryA. mu. ramaNabhAI saMghanI moTI TIma sahakAryakaro laine padhAryA. mane khAsa kahyuM ke A vakhate tenI icchA rUA. pacIza lAkha thAya to raMga rahI jAya. meM to teone mArA guru mAnyA hatA. gurunI AjJA ziSye pALavI joie ja ane temanA AzIrvAdathI meM cAlu samAraMbhamAM ja prayatno zarU karyA. sAta lAkha jevI moTI rakama thoDA samayamAM ja maryAdita vyaktio vacce thAya te AkaruM hatuM. chatAM mArI upara izvaranI moTI kRpA che. AMgaLI cIMdhyAnuM puNya maLe che. kharekhara sArI rakama bhegI karI mAika pAse gayo. chatAM AMkaDo pUro nahoto thayo eTale mu. maphatakAkA sAme joyuM ane khUTatI rakama mATe temanI maMjUrI maLI ane meM utsAhapUrvaka rUA. paccIza lAkha jAhe2 karyA. tALIonA gaDagaDATa vacce mu. ramaNabhAI ane pU. tArAbahena khUba ja khuza khuza dekhAtA hatA. AvI 18-aDhAreka saMsthAone Aja sudhImAM rUA. aDhI karoDa jevI mAtabara rakama svecchAe Avela phaMDa dvArA arpaNa karela che. paradezamAM lesTara (laMDana) pratiSThA prasaMge paNa huM vyavasthAmAM agAu gayo hato tyAre teo sAthe sAro satsaMga thayo hato--teo koinuM letA nathI paNa temanuM jJAna bIjAne Ape che. mane ghaNuM ghaNuM paradeza vize jANavA maLyuM hatuM. sAhityano bhaMDAra temaNe janatAne caraNe dharyo che. paradezanA pravAsa aMgenA 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pustakoe ghaNAM rekorDa toDyA che. khUba jANavAno khajAno vAcakone temaNe pUro pADyo che. tenA koI pustaka mATe teNe potAnA hakka rAkhyA nathI. game te teno upayoga karI zake che. AvA umadA ane udAra dilano mahA mAnava gumAvatA ApaNane saune khUba ja duHkha thAya. paNa temane priya kAryo zarU rAkhI sAcI zraddhAMjali arpIe. parama kRpALu temanA pavitra AtmAne ciraMjIva zAMti arpe.

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4 20 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI bAbu panAlAla skUlanA ame mitro | kAMtibhAI la. vorA huM ane sva. ramaNabhAI bAbu panAlAla skUlamAM eka ja klAsamAM hatA. DaoN. kumArapALa desAIe ramaNabhAI mATenA lekhamAM sva. mogalasara mATe je lakhyuM te vAMcI te samaye mArA abhyAsakALano najara sAme thayo. "prabuddha jIvana'nAM ramaNabhAInA lekho mane gamatA ane te mATe huM temane patra paNa lakhato. uttarAdhyAna sUtramAM mRgAputranA adhikAra aMge temane lakhelA patrano javAba lAgaNIpUrvaka Apelo. meM lakheluM ke 1942nI nAsabhAgamAM amone dezamAM mokalI ApyA. eTale tyAM eka varSa rahyA. eTale mAro abhyAsa bagaDyo. paNa tame prophesara ane tatvaciMtaka banyA ane huM vepArI banyo. tenA javAbamAM teo te samayanA skUlanA divaso ane mAstaronA nAma Aje varSo pachI yAda karI mane lakhyA. tyAra pachI teone kolejamAM keTalAe prophesaro ane zikSakono paricaya thayo hovA chatAM 63 varSa pahelAnI vAta zikSakonA nAmane lAgaNIpUrvaka yAda kare te temanI keTalI moTAI ane namratA che te bhUlAtI nathI. teo ane zrImatI tArAbena avAranavAra prasaMgomAM maLatAM. ane teo muluMDa rahevA gayA ane me tabiyatanA khabara kADhavA mATe TelIphona karyo. teoe phona para lAgaNIbharI vAto karI. AvA nikhAlasa, nirAbhimAnI ane dharmapremI mANasa kAyama yAda raheze. "prabuddha jIvana' sva. paramAnaMdabhAI kApaDiyAnA samayamAM atikrAtikArI jalada ane kaDaka hatuM. sva. cImanabhAI cakubhAI zAhanA samayamAM rAjadvArI ane sarakArI samAlocanA hatI. sAthe koIvAra dharma para lekha AvatA. sva. ramaNabhAI umaramAM teothI ati nAnA hovA chatAM temane "prabuddha jIvana' mAraphata lakhANane dharmamaya banAvyuM hatuM. temanAM jaina tatva ane jaina dharma aMgenA vicAro vAMcavA ghaNA ja gamatA hatA, teonuM lakhANa kAyama vAMcavA jevuM raheze. teo kAyama yAda raheze. prabhu temanA AtmAne parama zAMti Ape, e ja prArthanA. * * *

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 42 1 akhaMDa jJAnayogI ramaNabhAI 1 gItA parIkha sva. ramaNabhAI sAtheno paricaya mArA vidyArthIkALathI hato. tyAre tArAbahena (emanAM patnI) sAthe amAre kauTumbika saMbaMdha hato. amArA beunA pitA (tArAbenanA pitA zrI dIpacaMda TI. zAha, mArA pitA zrI paramAnaMda kApaDiyA) muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghamAM sakriya kArya karatA hatA. huM ane tArAbahena eka ja varSe (judI judI kaoNlejamAMthI) bI.e. tathA ema.e. thayAM tyAM sudhI amArAM pariNAmo eka sAthe ja jANavA maLatAM. tArAbahenanA sahAdhyAyI ramaNabhAI hatA. e baMne pro. manasukhalAla jhaverInA khUba hoMziyAra vidyArthIo hatA. ame eka tejasvI vidyArthI tarIke ramaNabhAIne jANIe. tyAre jIvananI paccIsImAM paNa e dhIragaMbhIra vidyArthI lAgatA hatA. emanA vidyApremamAM kayAMya uchAMchaLApaNuM nahotuM ane satata vikAsa karatAM e eka sArA prophesara (DaoNkaTara) tarIke bahAra AvyA. emanuM jJAnapradAna AkhI jiMdagI cAlyuM. chellAM 24 (covIsa) varSothI teo "prabudhdha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke rahyA tethI temanI sAthenA saMbaMdhanuM sAtatya jaLavAyuM. temaNe eka taMtrI tarIke apratima cAhanA meLavI. emano jJAnayajJa jiMdagInA aMta sudhI cAlyo. paraMtu temanA jJAnayajJane temaNe karmayajJa sAthe joDayo, jyAre temaNe muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane gujarAtanI racanAtmaka anya saMsthAone Arthika madada sAthe joDayo. AvI satata sarasvatI-ArAdhanA karatI vyaktine sAdara praNAma. * * * khUba ja dhArmika vRtinAM sAcA sajajana ane ajAtazatru svargavAsI ramaNabhAI mArA vaDIlabadhu jevA hatA. mArA lekhone "prabuddha jIvanamAM sthAna ApIne temaNe mane ghaNo RNI banAvyo che. ane meM teno uSmApUrvaka ullekha mArA eka pustakanI prastAvanAmAM karelo ja che. khUba ja dhArmika vRtinAM sAcA sajjana ane ajAtazatru ramaNabhAI eka virala manuSya hatA. | D DaoN. hasamukha dozI, rAjakoTa

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422 racanAtmaka vikAsane paMthe I sUryakAMta parIkha sva. zrI ramaNabhAIno jyAre vicAra karIe chIe tyAre temaNe muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghane eka navI dizAmAM vALyo ane samAjanA judI judI jAtanA vikAsanA kAmo sAthe tene joDayo te bAbata mAre mana bahu ja mahattvanI che. zrI ramaNabhAIe chellAM varSomAM jaina dharmanA prAcIna graMtho para ciMtana karIne ghaNuM lakhyuM. te temanI vidvatAno eka mahattvano bhAga gaNI zakIe, jeone dharmanI philasUphI aMge UMDANamAM utaravAnI IcchA hoya teone mATe temanA e lakhANo ghaNAM madadarUpa thAya tevA che. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI paraMtu moTAbhAganA samAjane dharmanI eka jarUrI dizA ke potAnA sukhamAMthI bIjAne paNa kaMIka ApavuM te dizA tarapha muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghane temaNe vALyo evuM kahevAmAM ApaNe temane yogya nyAya ApI zakIe. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA e muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanuM dara varSe thatuM eka mahattvanuM kAma gaNAyuM che. temAM paNa temaNe vividha viSayo phakta jaina dharmanA ja nahIM paNa sAmAjika ane Arthika samasyAone paNa laIne samAja pAse tenA vidvAnonI mAraphate te viSayo mUkyAM, ane tenI eka moTI samaja UbhI karI. paraMtu paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna gujarAtanA vikAsa mATe kAma karatI judA judA vistAromAM hoya tevI saMsthAone zodhavI, teone Arthika madada ka2vA mATe paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna dAna svIkAravAnI eka navI jAtanI padhdhati temaNe UbhI karI ane daravarSe eka saMsthAne daza lAkhathI mAMDIne 20 lAkhanI madada paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna bhegA karelAM dAnamAMthI ApIne karI tene huM ghaNuM ja mahattva ApuM chuM. A jAtanA dAnathI dAna ApanAra lokonA dAna lenAra saMsthAo sAthe sIdhA joDANa karyA, ane eka bIjAnI oLakhANa UbhI karI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa saMghanA pratinidhione laIne te saMsthAone sthaLa 52 jaIne ja dAna ApyA. te to ApaNA dezamAM jaDe nahIM tevo joTo che. A paraMparA muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha cAlu rAkhe to zrI ramaNabhAIne bahu sAcI aMjali gaNAze tevuM mane lAge che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 42 3 je saMsthAone muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha taraphathI chellAM 15 varSamAM je dAno maLyAM hoya te saMsthAonI vigato laIne tenI eka nAnI copaDI bahAra pADavI joIe tevuM mane lAge che ke jethI sva. ramaNabhAIno vicAra ane netRtva te tamAmanA vikAsa pAchaLa muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghe lIdhelo sakriya rasa raheze, ane te sva. ramaNabhAIne ucita aMjali gaNAze tema mane lAge che. temAM te samaye ramaNabhAIe je pravacano ApyA hoya tene paNa AvarI levA joIe. AvI pustikA pragaTa thaze tyAre teno dAkhalo anya saMsthAo paNa leze tema mAnavAnuM kAraNa che. muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha e phakta jainono ja saMgha nathI, paNa udAravRtti vALAono saMgha che te vAta sva. ramaNabhAIe saMghanA pramukha tarIke pUravAra karI hatI. * * * jaina samAjanA agragaNya pratibhAzALI netA zrI ramaNabhAI jaina samAjanA agragaNya pratibhAzALI netA hatAM ane amArI saMsthAnA Aptajana hatA. temanA prayatnothI ja paryuSaNa parva daramyAna jaina yuvaka saMgha muMbaI dvArA saMsthAnI vividha vikalAMgalakSI pravRttio mATe moTuM anudAna ekatrita karI ApavAmAM Avela .... jenA mATe saMsthA temanI RNI che. T anaMta ke. zAha pI. ena. Ara. sosAyaTI, bhAvanagara xxx jena ane jenetara samAjane eka tattvaciMtakanI khoTa paDI che eka prakhara jinadarzananA tattvaciMtaka tarIkenI chApa teonA lakhANomAMthI maLI rahetI. teonA dehavilayathI eka tattvaciMtakanI khoTa jena ane jainetara samAjane paDI che. "prabuddha jIvana'mAM prakAzita teono taMtrIlekha huM vAraMvAra vAMcI manana karato ane temAMthI mane AdhyAtmika preraNA maLI rahetI. je mane svAdhyAyamAM upayogI nIvaDatI. T sumanabhAI zAha, vaDodarA

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424 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI apramatta je nitya re D pannAlAla ra. zAha apramatta je nitya rahe, navi harakhe navi zoke re; sAdhu zudhdhA te AtmA, zuM mUMDe zuM loce re ? upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAjanI A paMktimAM apramAdI AtmAnI vAta che. ramaNabhAInuM samagra jIvana jonAra emane saheje apramatta kahI zake, sadAya apramatta rahIne ramaNabhAIe jIvanano ujaLo hisAba Apyo che. emaNe jIvI jANyuM, kSaNonI karakasara karI ane jIvananI jhoLImAM akSaradhana bharatA gayA. mAro emanI sAtheno paricaya 1965mAM zarU thayo. temAM mArA lagna nimitte tA.25-2-1968nA yojAyela satkAra samAraMbhamAM hAjarI ApI amane AzIrvAda ApyA hatA. vakhatovakhata maLavAnuM thatuM rahyuM. pratyeka vakhate emane maLatAM kaMIka navuM zIkhavA maLyuM. pahelo jaina sAhitya samAroha jAnyuArI 1977mAM muMbaImAM yojAyo. bIjo jaina sAhitya samAroha be, traNa ane cA2 phebruArI 1979mAM amArA vatana mahuvAmAM yojAyo. e rIte paNa mAro emanI sAtheno paricaya gADha thato gayo. emanI ane mArI vidyAsaMsthA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya eka ja eTale paNa paricaya vadhyo. 1984mAM paryuMSaNaparvanI vyAkhyAnamALA pachI zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI kamiTI ane niyaMtrita sabhyone koI suMdara jaina dharmanuM pustaka bheTa ApavAno meM vicAra karyo. ramaNabhAIne vAta karI. emaNe kahyuM, 'anya koI pustaka ApavAne badale tamArA lekhonuM pustaka taiyAra karo.' yuvaka saMgha enuM prakAzana kare evI vyavasthA thaI. e rIte mAruM 'nirIkSaNa ane arthaghaTana' pustakanuM I.sa.1986mAM prakAzana zakya banyuM. (tenA AgotarA grAhaka banIne saMgha para prakAzananA kharcano boja na Ave evI takedArI mArA cAhakoe rAkhI hatI e alaga bAbata che.) ahIM kahevAnuM tAtparya e che ke koIno paNa utkarSa thAya, potAnI sAthe kAma ka2nA2 sahakAryakaronuM paNa sahaja rIte dhyAna rAkhavuM e emanA svabhAvamAM hatuM. je kaMI sahaja ane saraLa rIte thAya emAM emane rasa hato. saMvAda emano

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sthAyIbhAva hato. tyArabAda 1984mAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAne pacAsa varSa pUrAM thatAM hatAM. eka noMdhapAtra ghaTanA hatI. e nimitte meM muMbaInA ane gujarAtanA vartamAnapatromAM e viSe vyAkhyAnamALA viSe lakhyuM, ane 'ardhI sadInA Are paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA' nAme meM eka pustaka taiyAra karyuM. jenuM prakAzana paNa yuvaka saMgha dvArA zakya banyuM. ramaNabhAInI A vizALa dRSTi hatI. emanI sAthosAtha anyano vikAsa thAya e tarapha emanI coMpa rahetI hatI. 1984mAM ATheka jaina vidvAno, sAhityakAro, kalAkAro yuropayAtrA karI zakyA. e badhAno kharca ApanAra dAtAo maLyA. te pAchaLa paNa ramaNabhAInI preraNA kAraNarUpa hatI. 425 sarasvatI ane lakSmI vacce saMvAda racI navanIta tAravavAnuM emanuM lakSya rahetuM. je zakya thaI zake tema hoya te karavuM ane eno bhAra kyAMya vartAvA na devo e emane AvaDatuM hatuM. jIvanarasa vikasAvavAmAM emane ruci hatI. saMghanA kAryakaro ke sahAyakomAMthI jemaNe vimAnayAtrA na karI hoya temane anukULatAe e saMyoga racI ApI bIjAne thoDoka romAMcaka AnaMda apAvavAnuM emanI dRSTimAM hatuM. nAnI dekhAtI vAtomAM emanI vicAradhArAnI chApa upasatI hatI. zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha jevI samartha ane khyAtanAma vyakti pachI saMghanA pramukha koNa bane e moTo prazna hato. te vakhatanA saMghanA upapramukha sva. zrI rasikabhAI jhaverIe pote pramukhapada grahaNa na karatAM, sAme cAlIne, ramaNabhAInuM hIra pArakhIne emane pramukha pada mATe Agraha karyo. saMghane kuzaLa sukAnI maLyA. ramaNabhAInA pramukhapaNA heThaLa saMghe navA kIrtimAna sthApita karyA. sevAnA kSetromAM vadhu nakkara kArya karyuM. rasikabhAI jhaverIe yogya vyakti mATe yogya sthAna khAlI karIne potAnA mananI moTAI ane lokazAhInI sAcI rasama dekhADI. eka vakhata yuvAlekhikA manojJA desAIe mane jijJAsAvaza pUchyuM hatuM ke, 'ramaNalAla cI. zAha eTale teo zuM cImanalAla cakubhAInA putra ne ?' meM hasIne kahyuM ke, 'e cImanalAlanA dIkarA kharA paNa cImanalAla cakubhAInA

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42 zruta upAsaka 2maNAbhAI nahi. jena yuvaka saMghamAM vaMza vArasA jevuM nathI, ke pitA pachI e pade putra Ave. ahIM to lokazAhI jIvaMta che." saMghanA pramukha banyA bAda keTalAka varSe ramaNabhAIe ayAcaka vratano saMkalpa karyo hato. saMsthA mATe dAna ApavA koIne zaramAvavuM nahi, koInI pAse sAme cAlIne mAgavuM nahi ane dAna ApanAra pAse koI Agraha na karavo. saMsthAo calAvanArAone khyAla hoya che ke A agharI vastu che. koI paNa saMsthA phaMDaphALA ke dAna vagara cAlI na zake. mAgavA javuM paDe. Agraha karavo paDe. paraMtu ramaNabhAInI suvAsa, saMghanI pravRttionuM pariNAma, kAryakaronI niSThA e badhAne kAraNe dAna maLyAM, pravRttio thaI, vistarI, phalavatI thaI. I.sa. 1987mAM IMgleMDamAM lesTaramAM navA baMdhAyelA derAsara nimitte onararI DAyarekTara tarIke temane nimaMtraNa maLyuM hatuM. e nimitte emane IMgleMDa javAnuM thayuM. e daramiyAna prabuddha jIvana' ane paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA AMzika AyojananI javAbadArI mAre zire AvI. e vakhate zrI yazavaMta dozIe prabuddha jIvana mATe eka lekha mokalyo hato. jemAM eka dhArmika saMpradAya vize kaDaka paNa vAjabI AlocanA hatI. amArA ghaNA jaNanI IcchA hatI ke prabuddha jIvanamAM A lekha chapAya. daramiyAna ame e lekhanI pratilipi ramaNabhAIne yu.ke. mokalI ane amArA maMtavyo jaNAvyAM tyAre phona dvArA saMparka sAdhI e lekha yazavaMtabhAIne parata mokalavA emaNe sUcanA ApI. tyAra bAda e lekha eka AkhAbolA vartamAnapatramAM chapAyo ane e saMpradAyanA bhaktoe ghaNuM TIkAtmaka lakhI garamAgaramI karI. ramaNabhAInI e dIrdhadaSTi yAda Ave che jenA kAraNe yuvaka saMgha e vivAdamAMthI bacI zakyo. mahuvAnI asmitA' pustakamAM meM zrI pravINacaMdra gamanalAla jhaverIno karasanadAsa mULajI vizeno eka lekha lIdho hato. jene kAraNe ghaNI TIkAo thaI hatI ane pustaka saLagAvavA sudhI mAmalo pahoMcyo hato. sAMpradAyika ALAIno anubhava paNa thayo hato. ane ramaNabhAI pAse lokamAnasane samajavAnI je sUjha hatI teno anubhava paNa yAda Avyo hato. eka dAnavIra bhAI yuvaka saMghane sArI rakamanuM dAna ApavA taiyAra thayA hatA. paNa e zaratI dAna hatuM. ghaNAne lAgyuM ke svIkArI laIe paNa ramaNabhAIe

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI evA zaratI dAnano asvIkAra karI potAnI makkamatA ane spaSTa vicAradhArAno paricaya Apyo hato. jaina dharma ane karma tattvajJAnane kendramAM rAkhIne eka bRhada navalakathA lakhavAnI ramaNabhAInI mahecchA hatI je pUrNa na thaI. meM ghaNI vAra vAtavAtamAM A kArya mATe emane smaraNa karAvyuM hatuM. emanA pustakanI arpaNanI paMkti jozo to suMdara kAvyapaMkti vAMcavA maLaze. temanI pAse kavitva zakti paNa hatI chatAM teno alagathI upayoga nahoto karyo. pAMcamo jaina sAhitya samAroha mAMDavImAM yojAyo hato. tenuM riporTiMga prabuddha jIvana mATe meM karyuM hatuM. temAM ramaNabhAInA sAhitya samArohanA pramukha tarIke emanA chapAyelA pravacananA AdhAre emaNe ja spaSTa TIkArUpa sAcI vAta kahI hatI te meM noMdhI hatI. rUDhicusta mitroe e TIkA sAme baLApo kADhyo tyAre ramaNabhAIe khullA dilathI e vAta svIkArI hatI ane mane javAbadAra mAnI pote bacI zakyA hota paNa emaNe tema nahotuM karyuM. I.sa. 1993nI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM emanI suputrI vidUSI zailajAbahenane amArI zrI gujarAtI keLavaNI maMDaLa ane anya saMsthAo dvArA sAyananA zrI mAnava sevA saMghanA sabhAgRhamAM yojAtA paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke nimaMtraNa ApeluM. nirdhArita divase emanuM sarasa vyAkhyAna thayuM. have e divasomAM pU. tArAbenane sakhata ane satata tAva raheto hato. ane jaina yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM emanuM chellA divase pravacana hatuM. paNa azakti ane nabaLAIne kAraNe teo pravacana ApI zake e sthitimAM na hatAM. tA.1 6-91993nA roja zailajAbahenanA vyAkhyAna bAda zrI cImanalAla je. zAhano mArA para phona Avyo ane emanA vyAkhyAna viSe abhiprAya pUkyo ane yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vaikalpika vyavasthAmAM e pUraka vyAkhyAtA tarIke svIkArya bane ke nahIM. amAro uttara spaSTa hato. A agAu paNa jaina yuvaka saMghanI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM emane nimaMtraNa ApavuM joItuM hatuM. ane teone ja pU. tArAbenanI avejImAM tA.19-9-1993nA roja nimaMtyA ane temaNe "zraddhA parama durlabha'' viSe sarasa vyAkhyAna ApyuM hatuM. potAnA svajanone AgaLa karI TIkArUpa daSTAMta na besADavuM ema ramaNabhAI mAnatA hatA. eTale emane atyAra

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428 kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sudhI nimaMtraNa ApyuM nahIM hoya ema mAnavuM rahyuM. A pahelAM zrI zailajAbahene I.sa. 1981mAM jaina yuvaka saMghanI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIra viSe saMskRtamAM daseka miniTa pravacana ApyuM hatuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA pachI e prasaMganI khuzImAM je pramukhanuM sanmAna karavA je prItibhojana saMghanA sabhyo mATe yojAtuM hatuM te ramaNabhAIe baMdha karAvyuM hatuM ane potAnuM sanmAna na thAya paNa mAtra vyAkhyAnamALAnI pUrNAhutino AnaMda ujavavAnuM cAlu rakhAvyuM. jarUra hoya tyAM nirlepa rahetAM emane AvaDatuM hatuM. saMghanI miTiMga bAda je nAsto raheto te saMsthAnA kharce nahi paNa sabhyonA phaMDathI thAya evI prathA emaNe pADI hatI. saMsthA mATe je pravAso karavAnA hoya te mATe paNa sabhyo dvArA bhaMDoLa pravAsa phaMDa vakhatovakhata ekatra karatAM. saMsthA para bhAra na Ave e jovAnI A emanI sUkSma dRSTi hatI, ApaNe sevA karIe chIe to svecchAe, saMsthA ApaNo kharca na upADe e emano vicAra hato. gujarAtanA eka pravAsa vakhate vaDodarAmAM amane khabara paDI ke pa.pU. AcArya bhagavaMta rAmasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. pAsenA upAzrayamAM che. AcArya bhagavaMta eTalA bImAra hatA ke koIne paNa maLavAnI chUTa na hatI. paNa ramaNabhAInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM AcArya bhagavaMte maLavAnI IcchA pragaTa karI. ramaNabhAIe AcArya bhagavaMtane jijJAsAthI, jJAnanI sAcItarasathI nAnI nAnI bAbatonA prazno pUchyA. emane jANavAmAM rasa hato. UMDANamAM rasa hato. jJAna samRddha karavAmAM rasa hato. sAmAnyarIte hara saptAhe amAro phona dvArA saMparka thato raheto. paraMtu chellA ekAda varSathI tao vAlakezvarathI muluMDa rahevA gayA bAda saMparka rahyo nahIM, tema ja mane hRdayaroganI takalIpha thaI temAM sane 2004mAM enjiyoplAsTI ane 2005nA sapTembara mAsamAM bAyapAsa sarjarI karAvavI paDI ene kAraNe emanI saMgha dvArA yojAyelI zraddhAMjalI sabhAmAM hAjarI paNa ApavAnuM zakya banyuM nahIM eno vasavaso rahyo. taddana azakitanA kAraNe lakhavAnuM zakya rahyuM nahIM tyAre sAhebanA lADakA vidyArthI DaoN. gulAba deDhiyAe mArA nivAsasthAne AvI badhA muddAo noMdhI zabdAMkana karI ApyuM tyAre A lekha taiyAra thayo che te emanI viziSTa sargazaktinuM dyotaka che. astu. * * *

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 4 29 mArA AjIvana vidyAguru, [ rameza saMghavI murabbI ramaNabhAInA nAma AgaLa sva. zabda mukavAnuM mana nathI thatuM. kAraNa ke emane kSaradeha bhale paMcamahAbhUtomAM maLI gayo. paraMtu temane akSaradeha Aje paNa jIvaMta che, dhabakato che, caitanyamaya che. ramaNabhAI ne huM mArA AjIvana vidyAguru gaNuM chuM. teozrI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM mArA prophesara to hatA, paraMtu abhyAsa pUrNa thayA bAda paNa paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA temanA pravacanoe ane "prabuddha jIvana'mAMnAM temanA lekhoe mArA vyaktitvanA ghaDatara ane vikAsamAM siMhaphALo Apyo che. temanuM vipula sAhitya phakta AjanI peDhIne ja nahIM, paraMtu bhaviSyamAM AvanArI aneka peDhIne jena dharmanuM rahasya saraLa bhASAmAM samajAvI temanA saMskArone poSatuM raheze. murabbI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha, jaina samAjanI aneka saMsthAomAM khUba ja agraNI ane sakriya kAryakartA hatA. muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA teo pramukha hatA ane prabuddha jIvana'nA teozrI taMtrI hatA. emanA avasAna bAda te jagyA mATe yogya vyaktinI nimaNuMka anivArya banI gaI hatI. te samayanA pIDha, kasAyela ane niHsvArtha sevAbhAvI cImanabhAI je. zAha para sahunI najara hatI. paraMtu temanI pArakhu najaramAM ramaNabhAI ja e sthAna levA sahuthI yogya vyakti hatI. cImanabhAIne pramukhapadano lobha to hato ja nahIM, eTale temaNe zrI ramaNabhAIne AgaLa karyA. ramaNabhAie te javAbadArI saMbhALI. eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu zobhAvI ane dIpAvI. zrI cImanabhAI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM khUba ja mananIya pravacana ApatA. "prabuddha jIvanamAM paNa temanA ciMtanamaya lakhANo AvatA. ramaNabhAIe paNa A paraMparA cAlu rAkhI. zrI cImanabhAIe kadI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhapada nahotuM lIdhuM. te javAbadArI temaNe paMDita sukhalAlajI ane tyArabAda zrI gaurIprasAda jhAlAsAhebane soMpI hatI. cImanalAla cakubhAIe potAnI hayAtImAM ja 1972mAM pU. jhAlAsAhebanA svargavAsa pachI ramaNabhAIne paryuSaNa

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430 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhapada sopyuM ne temaNe jIvananA aMta sudhI zobhAvyuM. huM jyAre bI.e.nA chellA varSamAM hato, tyAre ja zrI ramaNabhAInA lagna thayA hatA. amArA varganA vidAya samAraMbha sAthe ja ramaNabhAine abhinaMdana ApavAno samAroha paNa sAMkaLI levAnuM nakkI karyuM. ane zrI ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahenane temAM hAjara rahevAnuM nimaMtraNa ApyuM. saMjogavazAt ke pachI saMkocavazAt tArAbahena hAjara rahyA nahotA. mArA sahAdhyAyIo zrI sureza dalAla tathA zrI jagadIza jozIe abhinaMdananA vyaktitvanA samApana vakhate zrI suMdaramnI eka paMkti TAMkI hatI. "yAtrA hajo zubhamukhI tava urdhvagAmI' ane kharekhara ramaNabhAinI jIvanayAtrA zubhamukhI ane urdhvagAmI ja banI rahI. temanI smRti paNa khUba teja hatI. varSo vItyA bAda teo mane muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI vArSika sabhAmAM maLyA, paraMtu temaNe mane oLakhI lIdho. teo khUba ja vidvAna ane pratiSThita vyakti hovA chatAM temanAmAM abhimAnano chAMTo paNa na hato. darekane teo premathI bolAvatA. ghaNI vakhata teo pratiSThita mahAnubhAvo sAthe vAta karatA hoya, eTale temane bolAvavAmAM mane saMkoca thato to teo sAmethI mane "kema cho bhAI" pUchI mArI saMbhALa letA. mane ahIM murabbI paramANaMda kApaDiyAnI dIkarI gItAbahenanuM eka lITInuM eka kAvya yAda Ave che. sUkAM parNo vana gajavatA, zAMta lIlA sadAye. A paMkti pramANe teo sUkA parNa nahotA, ke potAnI AtmazlAdhA kare. teo lIlA parNa samAna hatA, jemanI hAjarI AkhA vAtAvaraNane raLiyAmaNuM ane pulakita banAve. temanA avasAna bAda paNa temanI smRti tAjI ane lIlIchama ja rahevAnI. temanI jIvanayAtrA to zubhamukhI ane urdhvagAmI hatI ja, paraMtu teno AtmA eTalo badho mahAna hato ke mane pUro vizvAsa ane zraddhA che ke temanI paralokayAtrA paNa zubhamukhI ane urdhvagAmI rahevAnI. paramakRpALu paramAtmA temanA pavitra AtmAne parama zAMti Ape e ja prArthanA sAthe viramuM chuM. * * *

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cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 431 ramaNalAla : mArA sahAdhyAyI A nagInadAsa zeTha huM ane DaoN. ramaNabhAI ame banne zALAnA abhyAsa daramyAna pAMcamIthI meTrika sudhI eka ja vargamAM sAthe ja hatAM. ramaNalAlane ane mane bannene gujarAtI, saMskRta ane dhArmika viSayomAM sAro evo rasa hato. mu. zrI amIdAsa kANakiyA amArA gujarAtInA eka ghaNA sArA zikSaka hatA. ane amane bannene ghaNA utsAhI rAkhatA. ramaNalAlano "gujarAtImAM rasa ghaNo UMDo hato ane TakI rahyo, jyAre mAro maMda paDI gayo. ramaNalAle ArTasamAM jaI potAne gamatA viSayamAM ghaNuM prAdhAnya ane mahattA meLavyA ane huM komarsamAM jaI judI ja dizAmAM vaLI gayo. skalamAM sAthe hatA tyAre vidyArthI sahaja mastI tophAnamAM bhegA ja rahetA ane dhArmika viSayanA zikSakane pajavavAmAM AgaLa rahetA. teo svabhAve saraLa ane namra to hatA ja paNa tophAna karavAnI mArI svAbhAvika pravRttimAM ADakatarI rIte Teko jarUra ApatA. kaoNlejakALa daramyAna alaga alaga abhyAsakrama hovA chatAMya mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM ame banne rUma pArTanara hatA ane hosTelamAM rahetAM-jamatA-niyamonuM pAlana karavAmAM thoDA matabheda hovA chatAM dostI to pAkI rahetI. ame banne TIkhaLa karavAmAM mAnatA. hosTelamAM Election vageremAM bhAga levA mAgatA. vidyArthIo ane emanI e vidhio zAMtithI thavA daie e mATe amArI rajA levA AvatA ke ame emane koI mastI-tophAna vagara zAMtithI emanuM vaktavya rajU karavA daIe. vidyAlaya choDyA pachI maLavAnuM ochuM thaI gayuM hatuM. paraMtu eka bIjAnA samAcAra meLavavAnuM to cAlu ja rahyuM hatuM. khAsa karIne mitra ratanacaMda jhaverI mAraphata. chelle varSo jatA ramaNalAlanA sAhitya kSetre khAsa karIne jaina sAhitya kSetre emaNe je pradAna karyuM ane je mAna sanmAna ane pratiSThA emaNe meLavI e jANatAM jANatAM manomana AnaMdanI ane gauravanI lAgaNI anubhavato ane

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43 2 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI jIvananA thoDAM varSo emanA sahAdhyAyI rahevAno ane vidyAlayamAM rUma pArTanara tarIke sAthe rahevAno AnaMda khUba ja yAda Avato. chellA varSomAM ramaNalAla sAyalA pU. lADakacaMdabhAInA zrImada rAjasobhAga AzramamAM jaina dharma viSayaka lekho lakhavA AvatA tyAre be cAra vakhata sAyalA ane be cAra vakhata surendranagarathI muMbaI jatAM TreInamAM sAthenI bartha maLatAM rAtre moDe sudhI jUnI vAto vAgoLatAM vAgoLatAM moDuM thatuM tyAre tArAbahena kahyA vagara rahI zakatA nahi ke bahu vAto karI-to have sUI jAva. ramaNabhAInI zraddhAMjali sabhAmAM emanA viSe vividha vaktAoe je kahyuM te sAMbhaLI-jANIne mane mArA manamAM ghaNo garva thayo ke AvI vyakti mArA jIvanamAM mAro sahaja mitra rahI cUkI hatI. paramAtmA temanA AtmAne cira zAMti arpe. * * * namratA ane jUtA amArA manane sparzI gaI amArI lAMbI sAhityika yAtrAnA patha pradarzaka muzrI ramaNabhAInA arihaMtazaraNa thayAnA samAcAre amane bhAre AghAta ane zokamagna karI dIdhA che. prathama mulAkAte ja temanI namratA ane jUtA amArA manane sparzI gaI. temanI sAdAI ane zAlInatAmAM amane eka virATa vyaktitvanuM darzana karAvyuM ane tyArathI ja mArA jena saMdarbhasAhityanA zrI gaNeza maMDAyA. emanI jIvanazailIthI e bhadra puruSanA preraka mArgadarzana mATe ame satata temanA sAMnidhyamAM rahI ghaNuM meLavyuM. 1 naMdalAla devaluka, bhAvanagara x x x sarasvatI sevAthI ApaNI vacce sadAye jIvaMta raheze. ramaNabhAI potAnA lakhANomAM AgamazAstrano AdhAra laI khUba ja laMbANathI ne samajAvaTathI lakhatA ke je vAMcIne ApaNAM manamAM navo prakAza paDato. temanA vicAro ne AtmA eTalA ucca hatA ke tenI UMcAI mApavAnI ApaNI zakti nathI. teo temanI sarasvatI sevAthI ApaNI vacce sadAye jIvaMta raheze. I lakSmIkAMta je. zAha, bhUtapUrva maMtrI surendranagara patrikA'

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 433 priya mitra ramaNabhAI [ ratanacaMda pI. jhaverI zALA ane kolejamAM abhyAsa daramyAna mArA mitro jUja, paNa dareka asAdhAraNa hatA. mArA eka asAdhAraNa, anokhA, advitIya mitra te DaoN. ramaNabhAI cImanalAla zAha hatA. bAbu panAlAla zALA tathA seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM mArA sahAdhyAyI hatA. sana 1941 thI 2005 sudhI amArI mitratA atUTa hatI. mane ane mArAM kuTuMbane ghaNuM gaurava che. Aje ramaNabhAI ApaNI vacce nathI ! mAro abhyAsa pUro karI huM vepArI kSetramAM joDAyo. ramaNabhAI zikSaNamAM ucca pado prApta karatA rahyA. sana 1952 mAM akhAtrIja ne divase ramaNabhAI tArAbena zAha sAthe vivAhathI joDAyA. gujarAtI sAhitya ne jaina tattvajJAna kSetre teonuM ajoDa ane bannenuM milana apUrva milana hatuM. ramaNabhAI pIeca.DI. thayA. teo keTalAye mumukSo, sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMtone pIeca.DI. korsa mATe zikSaNa ApatA rahyA. "paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA'mAM sana 1972 thI pramukhapada zobhAvatA rahyA. sana 1982 mAM "prabuddha jIvana'nuM taMtrI pada temane jaina yuvaka saMghe soMpyuM ne Akhara sudhI trividha parizrama karI patrane ucca kakSAe mUkI pote taMtrI padane sArthaka banAvyuM. prabhu ! tArI sAnidhyamAM Avelo "ramaNabhAIno AtmA sarvavidha amone mArgadarzana Apato rahe ! e prArthanA !' * * *

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434 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA sarjaka | zakIla ThAsariyA Azare cAreka mAsa pahelAM koI zubha kSaNe mArA hAthamAM sva. zrI ramaNalAla cI. zAhanuM pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' AvyuM, pustaka vAMcyuM ane A vAMcana sAthe huM temanAthI khUba prabhAvita thayo. A pustakanA vAMcana sAthe ja eka mAtra patra dvArA temanI sAthe mitratAnA bIja ropANA. A bIja vaTavRkSa bane te pahelAM to zrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhe ApaNI vADAvALI duniyAmAMthI virATa sRSTimAM viharavA mahAprasthAna karyuM. e samAcAra sau prathama prasiddha sAMdhya dainika "akilA'mAM vAMcyAM. samAcAra khUba ja AghAtajanaka hatA. paNa prabhu/khudAnI IcchA pAse ApaNe sau lAcAra chIe. Ama to zrI ramaNabhAI sAtheno mAro paricaya mAtra cAra patro sudhI ja sImita che ane rahyo. jo gaNatarI mAMDo to mAtra cAra patronuM AdAna-pradAna thayuM. paNa A cAra patro mana upara je amITa chApa choDI gayAM tenuM varNana karavuM muzkela che. ema kahI zakAya ke rUbarU maLavAnuM na thayuM hovA chatAM paNa temanI kalama dvArA teoe mArA para premano dhodha varasAvI dIdho hato. temanA bhAva ane premane hajI paNa e preraNAtmaka patronuM vAMcana karI huM anubhavI zakuM chuM. mArA hAthamAM Avela temanuM pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' vAMcyuM. pustaka dvArA temanI niSThA, temano siddhAMtavAdI svabhAva, tulanAtmaka dRSTi, prakhara buddhimatA, dezaprema, vizvaprema ane mAnavaprema vigereno mane anubhava thayo. AnAthI prerAI koIpaNa jAtanA javAbanI AzA vagara zrI ramaNabhAIne temanA lakhANane biradAvato eka patra lakhyo. ane tarata ja javAbamAM anahada premanI varSA sAthe temano bhAvabhIno patra Avyo ane sAthe sAthe bheTa tarIke temaNe lakhela traNa pustako paNa AvyAM. mArA mATe A eka akalpanIya anubhava hato. temanA A badhAM ja pustako huM rasapUrvaka vAMcI gayo. alpa paricayamAM pArakAne potAnA banAvI levAnA svabhAvano paricaya thayo. temanA jJAnano vAMcana dvArA khUba ja

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 435 lAbha meLavyo. ane mArA mitrone paNa A pustako vaMcAvyA. pustako badhAne khUba ja gamyAM. paNa temanA premALa svabhAvathI huM ane mArA badhA vaDIla mitro temanAthI khUba ja prabhAvita thayA. mArA mammI amInAbahena ke je dhArmika pustako sivAya kaMI vAMcatA nathI, teoe paNa zrI ramaNabhAInA pustako rasapUrvaka vAMcela hatA!! eka virATa mANasano khUba ja saraLa ane sahaja paricaya thayo. manamAM ema paNa thayuM ke jo AvA mahAna ane saraLa mANasa jo sRSTimAM vadhu pramANamAM vasatA hoya to pRthvIne svarga banatAM vAra lAgaze nahi. tA. 17-10-2005nA roja teono patra maLyo. patra maLyo tyAre svapna paNa kalpanA nahotI ke A teono chello patra banI raheze. A pachI lagabhaga aThavADiye temanA nidhana aMgenA AghAtajanaka samAcAra vAMcyA. eka AtmIyajanane (ke jene kadI rUbarU maLI zakela nathI) gumAvyAno AghAta lAgyo. jene zabdomAM varNavI zakAya tema nathI. teo mArI samaja ane dRSTi pramANe sAcA arthamAM prabuddha na hatA. mahAmAnava hatA. siddhAMtaniSTha karmayogI hatA. eka saraLa ane sAlasa lekhaka hatA. ane temanA mATe eka vizeSaNa khUba saraLatAthI ApI zakAya ke teo sAcA arthamAM AjIvana zikSaka, AjIvana vidyArthI ane saMniSTha keLavaNIkAra hatA. A mahAmAnava mArA para eka yAdagAra anubhava ane kadI paNa na visarAya tevI amITa chApa choDI gayA che. paisAnA mUlyathI AMko to mAtra traNa pustako (ke jeoe mane bheTa tarIke ApyA hatA) ane bhAvanAthI mApo to amUlya traNa pustako. sva-artha mATe to duniyAmAM badhA jIve che, paNa paramArtha mATe jIve tenuM nAma ramaNalAla zAha. prabhune, khudAne aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka prArthanA ke teonA AtmAne zAMti Ape ane temanA Atmiyajanone AvI paDela duHkha sahana karavAnI zakti Ape.

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43 6 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zikSaNazAstrI, dharmajJAtA, sAhityakAra 1 javAhara nA. zukla The King is dead Long live the king briTiza sAmrAjyanA samrATanuM jyAre nidhana thAya che tyAre upara pramANe jAherAta karavAmAM Ave che. ApaNA saunA mana, hRdaya ane lAgaNIo para je zAsana karatA hatA te murabbI zrI ramaNabhAIe potAnI jIvanalIlA saMkelI lIdhI che, nazvara dehano tyAga karyo che ane paMcamahAbhUtamAM vilIna thaI gayA che. mRtyu jIvananI sauthI moTI saccAI che, eTale eno svIkAra karyA vinA chUTako nathI. kintu keTalIka judAI eTalI vasamI hoya che ke ApaNe hacamacI UThIe chIe. zrI ramaNabhAInuM A jagatathI kUca karI javuM eka evI ja dilane valovI nAkhatI saccAI che. zrI ramaNabhAI eka adbhuta vyaktitva dharAvatA hatA, eka bahumukhI pratibhAnA svAmI hatA. ATalA badhA guNo eka ja vyaktimAM jovA maLe e javalle ja banatuM hoya che. kaMI hajAro, lAkhomAM kavacita koI eka AvI virala ane guNasaMpanna pratibhA jovA maLatI hoya che. ApaNuM e saubhAgya che ke ApaNane saune AvI advitIya, ajoDa, virala ane guNasaMpanna vyaktinI nIkaTatA prApta thaI. emane najIkathI oLakhavAnI, emanA paricayamAM AvavAnI, emanA lAgaNIothI chalochala UrmIzIla hRdayanI anubhUtithI bhIMjAvAnI taka sAMpaDI. zrI ramaNabhAI ane mAro paricaya bahu jhAjho nahi, 13-14 varSano ja hato. A samayagALA daramyAna temanI aneka khUbIothI huM paricita thayo. teo adbhuta pAradarzitA dharAvatA hatA. dareka kAma khUba ja cIvaTapUrvaka ane cokasAI pUrNa rIte karatA. dareka sAthe temano vyavahAra premapUrNa raheto. me temane kadI gusse thatA ke krodhavaza moTe avAje vAta karatA nathI joyA. nAnAmAM nAnA mANasa sAthe paNa teo AtmIyatApUrNa vartatA. guNavattA mATe sadA Agraha rAkhatA, dareka kAma utkRSTa rIte thavuM joIe evuM emanuM daDhapaNe mAnavuM hatuM. temanI aneka vizeSatAomAMnI eka vizeSatA e hatI ke teo padalolupatAthI

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 437 koso dUra hatA. nispRhabhAve potAne bhAge AveluM kArya cokasAI ane cIvaTapUrvaka karatA. vAha, vAhanI koI apekSA nahi, kadaradAnInI koI khevanA.nahi. pote 70 varSanA thayA tyAre svecchAe muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukhapadethI rAjInAmuM ApI dIdhuM tema chatAM sakriya rIte tenI sAthe saMkaLAyelA rahyA ane vartamAna hoddedArone parAmarza ApatA rahyA. thoDA mahinA pahelAM, bIjI haroLa taiyAra karavAnA AzayathI emaNe DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI tilakarAya zAhane "prabuddha jIvananI eka pachI eka javAbadArI soMpavA mAMDI ane pote dhIme dhIme e bhArathI haLavA thatA gayA jaina dharma ane bauddha dharmanA teo aThaMga abhyAsI hatA. zikSaNazAstrI hovAnA nAte temaNe kaMI keTalAye zodha-vidyArthIone temanA zodhakAryamAM mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. aneka sAdhu-sAdhvIjIone temaNe dhArmika abhyAsa karAvyo hato. prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI tarIke temanA pahelA pAnAnA agralekhanuM eka alaga ja mahattva hatuM. koInI sAMbhaLelI, athavA vAMcelI athavA kAlpanika vAtano temAM kadI ullekha nahoto raheto. pote je rIte koInA saMparkamAM AvyA hoya, temaNe je avalokana karyuM hoya, jAte anubhavyuM hoya te ja vAtono, emanI viziSTa zailImAM emAM ullekha thato. ane eTale ja e lekho gujarAtI sAhityajagatamAM sImAcihnarUpa banI gayA che. dareka vastune jovAnI, pArakhavAnI, enuM mUlyAMkana karavAnI emanI dRSTi alaga ja hatI. emAM prAmANiktA, taTasthatA ane nyAyabuddhi daSTigocara thatA hatA. vaLI pUrvagraha ke dveSabhAva temanA lekhomAM kyAMya kaze jovA nahotA maLatA. emanA pravAsa pustako khUba ja rocaka banyA che. temaNe je joyuM, jANyuM, avalokyuM tenuM surekha vRttAMta emAM jovA maLe che. AgaLa kahyuM tema emanI potAnI eka viziSTa dRSTi hatI ane ene emaNe potAnI vizeSa rocaka zailIe pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' ane "pAsaporTanI pAMkha-uttarAlekhanapravAsapustakonuM sarjana karyuM. zikSaNazAstrI, dharmajJAtA, sAhityakAra ane sauthI vizeSa eka nakhazIkha sajjana, apramatta mahAmAnava ane umadA svabhAvanA svAmI zrI ramaNabhAI emanA hajAro cAhako, prazaMsako, vAMcakonA dilamAM varSo sudhI jIvaMta raheze e niHzaMka che. pravAsa ane bhramaNanA zokhIna zrI ramaNabhAI ApaNane ekalA mUkI anaMtayAtrAe koI ajANyA, ajJAta pradezamAM potAno yAtrA-zokha pUro karavA

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438 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI UpaDI cUkyA che. ApaNe nathI jANatA kyAM! e jyAM paNa hoya tyAM saMpUrNa sukhamAM, zAtAmAM rahe evI karuNAnidhAnane prArthanA che. emanA nidhanathI prAmANiktA, pAradarzitA, kartavyaniSThA ane sevA parAyaNatAno jANe eka yuga AthamI gayo che. jANItA zAyara ganI dahIMvAlAno eka zera cheH jiMdagIno e ja sAco paDagho che ganI, hoya nahi vyakti ane enuM nAma bolAyA kare." Long live Ramanbhai ramaNabhAI ghaNuM jIvo emane mArA bhAvapUrNa vaMdana. A TRIBUTE TO DR. RAMANBHAI SHAH Ramanbhai was well known to Gujarati speaking communities especially belonging to Jain religion. He had influenced many people's lives and inspired young people to follow a lifestyle which is clean, honest, intellectual, spiritual and full of hapiness and enjoyment. This he could achieve through his talks all over the world by his many travels to USA, UK and Europe. His deep knowledge in various fields and skill in communicating to large audiences was unmatched. Although I am not very well versed in Gujarati, both my husband late Dr. Pravin V. Mehta and I were great admirers of Ramanbhai. His vibrant personality, affectionate nature, compassionate attitude and combining ancient traditional teachings to modern day to day lifestyle was unique. With Taraben, he found his soul mate and together they made a couple-one in million ! Dr. Kumud P. Mehta, Consultant Pediatrician, Chairman-Dr. Kumud Pravin Mehta Charitable Trust.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 439 parama pUjya DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAI | | prA. DaoN. kokilA hemacaMda zAha muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA bhUtapUrva pramukha asAdhAraNa vidvAna, "prabuddha jIvananA taMtrI, sagata prAdhyApaka DaoN. zrI ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAtheno mAro paricaya lagabhaga sADA traNa dAyakAno. e gujarAtInA prAdhyApaka ane huM philosophInI prAdhyApaka e rIte emanI sAthe carcA-vicAraNA karavAno savizeSa moko maLato rahyo. temanuM virATa ane bhavya vyaktitva sahune AkarSita karavA samartha hatuM. saumya, smitasabhara prabhAvazALI cahero jyAre jyAre emanA sahavAsamAM AvatA tyAre sadA preraNAdAyI rahyA. teozrInI mulAkAta daramyAna aMgata rIte emanI saraLatA, AtmIyatA ane sabhAva sparzI jAya che. teozrInI zikSaNa, sAhitya ane jaina darzana pratyenI sevAo ananya che. jenA darzana ane sAhityanA vividha kSetronuM emaNe kareluM kheDANa koI paNa eka vyakti dhAre to zuM zuM siddhio prApta karI zake tenuM eka javalaMta udAharaNa che. hakIkatamAM, jenajagatamAM je jAgarUkatA jovA maLe che tenuM zreya kadAca temane phALe che. jaina sAhitya samArohamAM vAraMvAra temane maLavAnuM thatuM tyAre vAto karavAno to avasara prApta thato ja paNa sAthe sAthe jJAnanI upAsanA ane saMzodhana lekho paNa taiyAra thatAM gayAM. teo kahetA ke A nimitte jaina sAhityamAM rasa letA vidvAno avAranavAra maLe, paraspara carcA-vicAraNA kare ane dharma tathA tattvadarzananI pravRttine vega prApta thAya. jena sAhitya samAroha jevI koI pravRtti hAtha dharavI joIe evo vicAra vaheto karI temaNe amalamAM mUkyAM ane saphaLa saMcAlana karyuM. alabatta e badhAmAM temane tArAbena zAhano to sAtha rahyo ja. Behind every great man, there is a woman' sAhitya samArohanI beThako zuSka nahIM rahetA haMmeza rasaprada rahetI jenI noMdha temanI sAthe vAta karatA hamaNAM chelle temanA muluMDanA nivAsasthAne huM maLavA gaI tyAre paNa lIdhI. emanA sahavAsa daramyAna thayela ghaNI ghaTanAo smRtipaTamAM che. temAMthI be smaraNo rajU karIza. muMbaI yunivarsiTIe mArI pIeca.DI.nA gAIDa tarIke nimaNuMka karI tyAre temaNe mane abhinaMdana to ApyA ja paNa protsAhana ApI mArAmAM AtmavizvAsa jagAvyo. zraddhA vyakta karI ane AzIrvAda ApyA. jaina sAhityamAM saMzodhana karI zakAya eTalI aDhaLaka sAmagrI che ema kahI mArgadarzana ApyuM. yogAnuyoga

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440 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArI yunivarsiTI taraphathI vidyArthinInI thisisanA parIkSaka tarIke temanI nimaNUMka thaI ane te samaye temanA vyaktitvano paricaya thayo te avismaraNIya divasa ane temanuM avismaraNiya vyaktitva kadI bhUlI nahIM zakAya. prinsipAla DaoN. dhanavaMtIbena modI je mArA pIeca.DI.nA vidyArthinI hatAM temanA zabdomAM kahIe to 'muMbaI yunivarsiTImAM mAro pIeca.DI. no mahAnibaMdha lakhIne ApyA bAda lAMbI pratIkSA pachI Avyo. 3-12-2000 no `Viva-Voce' no romAMcaka divasa. eka bAju harSa ane bIjI bAju thoDo phaphaDATa. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha parIkSaka tarIke AvavAnA hatA. temane dUrathI koIvAra sAMbhaLyA hatA, temanI vidvatAno thoDo paricaya kharo paNa ATalA najIkathI pahelI ja vAra maLavAnuM thAya ane te vidyArthinI ane parIkSakanA saMbaMdhathI. bombe yuni.nA abhimanyunA koThA jevA aneka khaMDo vaTAvI eka karmacArI mane aMdara laI gayo. mArA mArgadarzikA DaoN. kokilAbena ane bIjA DaoN. Ara. sI. zAha parIkSakanI khurazIe ane sAme parIkSArthI tarIke huM beThI. zarUAtamAM mArA mahAnibaMdha viSe, muni dharmasiMhajInA guNo vyaktitva ane sAhitya viSe, thoDA prazno temaNe pUchyA. -keTalA kaThora parizrama pachI DaoN. kokilAbenanA mArgadarzana heThaLa e thisisa taiyAra thayo hato. -eTale javAba ApavAmAM koI muzkelI na paDI. bhaya, zaMkA badhuM gAyaba ! ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvanA vAibrezanamAMthI eka prophesara, parIkSaka tarIke temane oLakhyA paNa temAM saraLatA jovA maLI. praznonI paraMparA to cAlI. pa...Na pachI ramaNabhAIe eTalI AtmIyatAthI, mArA lakhANa mATe AnaMda pragaTa karyo. thoDA samaya pachI kosabADanA jaina sAhitya samArohamAM AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa paNa ApyuM. pachI to lokAzAha, lokAgaccha vagere keTalIya vAto karI. kharekhara temane maLIne lAgyuM ke teo vizeSaNanA nahIM paNa kriyApadanA mAnavI che. eTale e arthamAM teo karmayogI che. Ama teo parIkSaka tarIke AvyA hatA paNa parIkSAno bhAra vidyArthI 52 lAdavAne badale temanA mitra, mArgadarzaka banI khullA dile carcA karI-A meLApa daramyAna temanA nityakarma ane dharma viSe carcA karatAM khUba AnaMda thayo. khUba ja niyamita zistabharyuM temanuM jIvana hatuM-kharekhara teo eka muThI UMcerA mAnavI hatA. vyasta jIvanamAM paNa sAmAyikanI zAMti anubhavanAra temanuM jIvana preraka che. bIjo eka prasaMga yAda Ave che. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha Ayojita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha tarIke vyAkhyAnamALAmAM teo mane AmaMtraNa ApavA mAgatA hatA--jemAM prakAMDa mahAnubhavo vyAkhyAna ApatA. temaNe mane AmaMtraNa

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 441 ApyuM zarUAtathI aMta sudhI, viSayanI pasaMdagIthI mAMDIne je mArgadarzana ApyuM te yAdagAra banI raheze. A rIte teo svataMtra ciMtana ane mUlyAMkana karavA vidvAnone preratA. ane eka AptajananI jema temanA vyaktitvanAM ane vidvatAno paricaya thayo. ane mArI pAse keTalA vidyArthIo kayA viSaya para pIeca.DI. karI rahyA che tenI noMdha letA. temanA kahevA pramANe bhAratanI yunivarsiTIomAM jena 22 ochI che. tattvajJAna ane jaina darzana viSe temanI sAthe vAto karavA maLI e sadbhAgya che. jena sAhityanA vArasAne vyavasthita ane prakAzita karI abhyAsIone protsAhita karavAno temano prayAsa saphaLa rahyo. "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe lekhamALA" "navanIta'mAM prakAzita thatI ane e viSe huM temanI sAthe carcA karatI tyAre ghaNuM jANavAnuM maLatuM. AvA AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAvanAra, dharmAnurAgI, bahumukhI pratibhA dharAvanAra ena.sI.sI.nA ophisara, tattvaciMtaka, sarasvatI putra-kyAre paNa bhUlAze nahIM. chelle hamaNAM jyAre be mahinA pahelA temane maLavA gaI temanA muluMDanA nivAsasthAne tyAre paNa temaNe "jJAnasAra'no temaNe karela anuvAda ane bIjuM eka pustaka yAda karIne ApyuM-ghara badalyuM tyAre navuM saranAmuM yAda karIne mokalyuM-ane jyAre koI samAraMbha mATe temane mukhya mahemAna tarIke AmaMtraNa ApavA saMparka karyo tyAre jANyuM ke tabiyata sArI nathI. tyAre paNa temanI khoTa anubhavI. AvA saraLa vyaktitva mATe prakhyAta paMkti yAda Ave cheH chAyA to vaDalA jevI bhAva to nadanA sama devonA dhAma jevuM heDuM jANe himAlaya ! His life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him That nature might stand up And say to the whole world. This was a man' Aje DaoN. ramaNabhAI ApaNI vacce upasthita nathI paraMtu temanA pratye bahumAnanI ane kRtajJatAnI lAgaNI vyakta karuM chuM. aneka samAja upayogI pravRttinA kartA tarIke teo haMmezA yAda raheze. e punita smRti kadI nA bhUlAze. emane mArI bhAvabharI aMjali. * * *

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442 jJAnanI pAMkhe UDanArA vihaMga I kizora sI. pArekha jIvanane sAdhanA kahenArA e spaSTatA nathI karatA ke dareka manuSya zenI sAdhanA kare che. koI saMpatti mATe puruSArtha kare che to koI kIrti mATe prayatno kare che. puNyazALI jIvo AtmAnA uddhAra mATe mathe che to ghaNAMne loka kalyANamAM ja AtmAno uddhAra dekhAya che. saunI samaja, alaga, sauno uche2 alaga ane te pramANenuM jIvana. paNa sAdhanA mATenuM prathama sopAna to jJAna ja. pachI kyAreka evuM paNa bane che ke jJAna saMcayamAM ja jIvananI itizrI AvI jAya che. ApaNA gurUo potAnA jJAnanI sAdhanA karatAM karatAM potAnA ziSyagaNane paNa mokSamArganI keDI dekhADatA jAya che. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI sa2no mAro paricaya mArA ema.e.nA abhyAsa daramyAna thayo. tyAre ema.e.nA vidyArthIoe judI judI kaoNlejamAM jyAM prophesara joDAyelA hoya tyAM javuM paDatuM. eTale seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM temanA vargamAM javAnuM thatuM. kasaratabAjane hoya tevuM kasAyeluM zarIra, upara hasamukhuM vadana ane camakatI AMkho cazmA pAchaLathI tamane mApI le. bIjA keTalAMka prophesaronI sarakhAmaNImAM sa2nA vargomAM rasa paDato. teo noTsa paNa ApatA. paNa tethIye vizeSa varganI bahA2 jIjJAsu vidyArthIne mArgadarzana ApavA sadA tatpara rahetA. meM ema.e. karI lIdhuM pachI mane jyAre maLyA tyAre temaNe sUcavyuM, 'kizo2, tame pIeca.DI. kema nathI karatA ?' mArA kauTuMbika saMjogo evA hatA ke vikalAMga dIkarIne kAraNe tyAre pIeca.DI. karavuM muzkela lAgeluM. meM A spaSTatA karI tyAre koI ja vizeSa Agraha vagara e vAta paDatI mUkI, mArI maryAdAne samajIne temaNe pachI kadI sUcana na karyuM paNa jyAre maLe tyAre huM zuM vAMcuM chuM, zuM lakhuM chuM temAM rasa letA. eka vakhata temanA prasiddha thayelA be pustako jaina yuvaka saMgha (prArthanA samAja) mAMthI laI AvI te u52 lakhavA paNa sUcavyuM hatuM. mArA ekeDemika mitro DaoN. dhanavaMtabhAI zAha ane DaoN. kalA zAha temanA vizeSa paricayamAM rahyA. te rIte ja eDavokeTa sva. nemacaMda gAlA ane goviMdajI loDAyA jaina sAhitya samAroha saMdarbhamAM temanA vadhu najIka hatA. temAM paNa nemacaMdabhAI je lAgaNI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 443 sabhara rIte ramaNabhAI sarane yAda karatA te joine thatuM ke A mitromAM jJAna pipAsA jAgRta karI te saMtoSavAnI saranI paddhati AgavI hatI. ramaNabhAIno bIjo paricaya te pAsaporTanI pAMkhenI lekhamALA dvArA temaNe rajU karelA vizva pravAsanA anubhavo. gujarAtI sAhityamAM pravAsa sAhitya ThIka ThIka lakhAyuM che ane dareka pravAsIe potAnI anubhava kathA lakhI che. kadAca AnI zarUAta krAMtikArI samAja sudhAraka karasana mULajIe temanA pustaka iMglenDanAM pravAsa'mAM karI. pachI ghaNuM pravAsa sAhitya lakhAtuM rahe che. paNa ramaNabhAInA pAsaporTanI pAMkhenA traNa bhAga judI ja bhAta pADatAM pustaka banyAM che tethI ja vAcako ane saMpAdakanA AgrahathI temaNe A zreNI lakhavI paDI hatI. ramaNabhAI sara mATe kahevuM hoya to teo jJAnanI pAMkhe uDanArA vihaMga hatA je amArA jevA aneka navA zIkhAu jJAna gagananA paMkhIone dorI jatA. muhattadukkhA hu havaMti kaMTayA aomayA te vi tao suuddharA / vAyAduruttANi duruddharANi verANubaMdhINi mahabbhayANi / / (sarvAni. 9 (3) - 7) When a sharp iron nail pricks the body, it can be easily removed; the pain does not last for a long time; but when a sharp nail in the from of hurtful words pricks, it cannot be easily removed; it creates enmity and generates fear. lohe kA kAMTA alpa kAla taka du:kha-dAyI hotA hai aura vaha zarIra se sahajatayA nikAlA jA sakatA hai / lekina durvacanarUpI kAMTA sahajatayA nahIM nikAlA jA sakatA / vaha vaira kI paraMparA ko bar3hAtA hai aura mahAbhayAnaka hotA hai / lokhaMDano kAMTo be ghaDI duHkha Ape che ane te zarIramAMthI sahelAIthI kADhI zakAya che, paraMtu kaThora vANIrUpI kAMTo sahelAIthI kADhI zakAto nathI. te veranI paraMparA vadhAre che ane mahAbhayAnaka hoya che. D ramaNalAla cI. zAha ( jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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444 mArA prAtaH smaraNIya kAkAjI gha bhAratI manISa zAha DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha puNyazALI hatA. Aryadeza, manuSyayoni, nirogI zarIra, saMpUrNa Indriyo, UMcuM mULa, jaina dharma, ane temAM paNa deva gurUdharmanI zradhdhA puNyanA yoge temane maLyA hatA. samatApUrvakanuM AcaraNa sAthe ja paisA, vidyA, sadguddhi ane samajaNa paNa puNyathI ja prApta thAya. to A badhuM puNya e AtmA sAthe laIne Avyo hato ane revAbAnI kukSimAM avataryo hato. e puNyazALI AtmA te mArA kAkAjI ramaNabhAI cImanalAla zAha. zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kAraNa ramaNakAkA A stare pahoMcyA hatA ke teonA pUrvanA aneka bhavonI sAdhanA hatI. tema ja temano pUrvano jJAnAvaraNIya karmano kSayopakSama jabaradasta hato. temanuM jIvanadaLa UMcuM hatuM. teo puNyAnuMbaMdhI puNya laIne AvyA hatA. teo bahuzruta vidvAna, kuzaLa vaktA, bhASA, sAhitya, ane jainadharmanA UMDA abhyAsI hatA. ciMtaka hatA. temanI vakRtvazailI, lekhanazailI prazasya hatI. ucca zikSaNa pAmI teo prAdhyApaka banI muMbaI yunirvasiTInA ucca sthAne pahoMcyA hatA. teonuM jIvana pravRttizIla hatuM. temanuM lekhanakArya jIvanaparyaMta cAlune cAlu hatuM ane jaina dharmanuM vAMcana game eTale mane temaNe lakhelAM badhAM pustako ApatA teo svabhAve AnaMdI ane nirdoSa tethI bALaka sAthe bALaka jevA banI jatA. temanAM pautro/potrIne haMmezAM kaMIka navuM ne navuM zIkhavADatA, ucca saMskAra reDatA hatA. jJAnAvaraNIya karmanA kSayopakSama sAthe Adeya nAmakarma, saubhAgya nAmakarmano paNa udaya teTalo ja hato. temanI prazaMsA moTA moTA AcArya bhagavaMto paNa karatA hatA. temane maLelo manuSyabhava temaNe saphaLa karyo hato. eka zrAvaka tarIke temanuM jJAna eka moTA AcArya jeTaluM hatuM. satata jJAnamAM rata rahevAthI temano AtmA urdhvagAmI banyo. aMtamAM eTaluM kahIza ke UMcA jJAnanA je saMskAro laIne AvyA hatA tene temaNe jALavyA ane temAM vadhAro karIne laI gayA, amArA kuTuMbanuM teo gau2va hatA. temanA jevA vaDIla amane maLyA te amAruM sadbhAgya che. temanA sarasa pravRttimaya jIvanathI badhAne preraNA maLe ane sau koI temanI jema durlabha evA manuSyabhavane saphaLa banAve. A pRthvI uparathI teonI vidAya thaI. teo ApaNI vacce rahyA nathI paNa temano AtmA jyAM gayo hoya tyAM parama zAMtine pAme tevI prabhune prArthanA.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 445 pAradarzaka vyaktitva I khuzmA zAha zrI saMbhavanAthajIno pUrva bhava zrI vimalavAhana mahArAjA tarIke darzAvela hato, jyAre amArI pAse paMDita zrI savAIlAla jAdavajI zAha, parachegAmavALA saMkalita "jInezvara jIvana jyota darzana'nuM eka prakAzana che jemAM zrI ajItanAthajInA pUrva janmane zrI vimalavAhana tarIke darzAvela che to A baMnemAM kharuM zuM ? ema amoe pUchAvela hatuM. potAnI nAjuka tabiyatamAM paNa zrI ramaNabhAIe jAte parizrama uThAvI khUba ja alpa samayamAM e zodhI kADhyuM ke zrI saMbhavanAthajInA pUrvabhavamAM vimalavAhana nahIM paNa vizAlavAhana mahArAjA hatA. jyAre zrI ajItanAthajI pUrva janmamAM zrI vimalavAhana mahArAja hoI zake. A vAta emaNe jAte phona karI jaNAvI. amArI pUchaparacha para jAte noMdha laI, jAte lakSya ApI, jAte saMzodhana karI jAte ja phona karI khUba ja saraLatAthI A vAta karI. emano Avo saraLa, sahaja, pAradarzI svabhAva hRdayane sparzI jAya che tyAre evI lAgaNIno anubhava thAya che ke ane te paNa phona para - eka ajANI vyaktine emane maherAta laI javAba Apyo. alpa saMsargamAM jo ATaluM pAmI zakI to dIrgha paricayamAM AvI hota to keTaluM pAmI zakI hota ? jA ya saccA avattavvA saccAmosA ya jA musA / jA yA buddhehi NAinnA na taM bhAsejja paNNavaM / / (savaiRni. 7-2) je bhASA satya hovA chatAM bolavA jevI na hoya, je bhASA satya ane asatyanA mizraNavALI hoya, je bhASA asatya hoya ane je bhASA jJAnIoe varSa gaNI hoya tevI bhASA prajJAvAna sAdhake bolavI nahi. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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446 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI e jIvana H anyo mATe jIvanasaMdeza I puruSottamabhAI ane malayabhAI bAvIzI tejasvI udyogapatio, vepArIo, rAjakAraNIo, DaoNkTaro, enjiniyaro vagerenI khoTa bhAgye ja anubhavAya che. paraMtu jenuM jIvana ja anya mATe jIvanasaMdeza banI jAya tevA dharmapremI, dArzanika, saraLa svabhAvI mahApuruSonI vidAya cittane zokagrasta karI khAlIpo ApI jAya che. amAre mana DaoN. ramaNabhAI dharmane sAcA arthamAM samajanAra ane te pramANe ja jIvana jIvanAra satapuruSa hatA. buddhi ane tarka banne bhArobhAra hovA chatAM teno vyApArika upayoga nahIM karatA dhArmika ane vyavahArika upayoga karI samAjane haMmezAM upayogI thayA ane buddhinA upayogano dAkhalo besADayo. AjanI maTiriyAlIsTa samAjavyavasthAmAM AvA puruSanuM pharI avataraNa thavuM kadAca azakya nahIM hoya paNa duSkara jarUra lAge che. teonA dehAvasAnathI jJAna ane sevAnA kSetre jaina darzananA vAMcana lekhananAM kSetre ghaNI moTI khoTa paDI che. parama kRpALu arihaMta devane e ja prArthanA ke temano AtmA cira zAMti pAmI ApaNane yogya mArgadarzana Apato rahe. vatthagaMdhamalaMkAraM itthIo sayaNANi ya / acchaMdA je na bhuMjaMti na se cAi ti vuccai / / (sAtti. 2-2) jeo vastra, sugaMdhI padArtho, alaMkAro, strI tathA zayanasanAdino upabhoga saMjogavazAt karI zakatA nathI te tyAgI kahevAtA nathI. ramaNalAla cI. zAha ( jina-vacanamAMthI)

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suta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 447 zraddhA sumana pU. ramaNabhAI sarane" | nInA umeza gAlA elphInsTana kaoNlejamAM sara pAse M.A.no abhyAsa karatA bhaNavAna ane arihaMta ArAdhaka maMDaLamAM sAthe yAtrA karavAno lahAvo maLyo ane tArAbena ane ramaNabhAI sara sAthe oLakhANa ghaniSTa thaI. saranA agAdya jJAna, pAMDityA ane UMDI pacAvelI koThAsUjhanI sAthe temanAmAM ramUja karavAnI zakti, saraLatA ane nikhAlasatA hatI. teo kaThina aTapaTA viSayane paNa khUba ja sahajatAthI samajAvI zakatA hatA. tene lIdhe te te viSayanuM tattva soMsaravuM gaLe UtarI jatuM. saranA lekTaramAM ardhamAgadhI ke Western Philosophy bhaNatA ame ekatAna thaI jatA. ame koika prophesaranA lekTara dilathI baMka karatA paNa ramaNabhAI saranA lekTara kharA dilathI cUkyA vagara eTenDa karatA. jyAre paNa temane maLavA jatI jyAre mAyALu mArgadarzana maLatuM. teo pustako acUka bheTamAM ApatA. temanI ApelI prasAdI amola che. temaNe ATaluM vizALa lekhanakArya, sarjana karyuM paNa keTalI nirlepatA ! kyAMya koI pustaka para Copy Right nA haka nahi. "terA tujhako arpaNa"nI aliptatA. vAraMvAra temane yAda karatAM natu mastaka thaI javAya che. chelle muluMDa emane maLI hatI tyAre "dAna ane tenA prakAro' vize eTaluM sarasa samajAveluM jemAM annadAna, AzrayadAna, supAtradAna, jJAna dAna, e jANe vIra vANI sAMbhaLatA hovAno anubhava thAya. vIra vANI saranA rageragamAM vyApelI hatI. "guru brahmA, guru viSNu" zloka bolatA ke sAMbhaLatA tarata najara sAme sarano cahero taravarI UThe che. sara tame amArI sAthe cho, chatAMya we are missing you lots. W\WW.jainelibrary.org

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448 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI karuNAmUrtiH amArA ramaNabhAI || caMdrakAMta DI. zAha murabbI zrI ramaNabhAIno mAro prathama paricaya zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha mAraphata thayo. murabbI zrI ke. pI. zAhanA sUcanathI kArobArI samitimAM joDAyo. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA vakhate pachAta pradezanA Project levAnI zarUAta, AmAM mane vadhu rasa, murabbI zrI ramaNabhAI sAtheno paricaya vadhato gayo. mane ghaNuM jANavAnuM, zIkhavAnuM maLatuM ane zrI saMghanA upapramukha thavA mATe zrI ramaNabhAIno Agraha hato, eTale huM thayo. murabbI zrI ramaNabhAIne pU. tArAbena sAthe avAranavAra maLavAnuM thatuM. vyAkhyAnamALAnA ATheya divasa sAthe jatA AvatAM. vyAkhyAna, vyAkhyAnakAra viSe carcA paNa thatI. mArI dIkarInI mAMdagI vakhate savAranA AvIne dhArmika pado, stavano teo saMbhaLAvatA. bannenI sAthe kuTuMbano nAto rahyo. teo vaMdanIya saMtapuruSa hatA. emanI pAse jaina dharmanA jJAnano khajAno hato. emane huM vaDIla tathA guru tarIke mAnato, mane ghaNuM jJAna tathA mArA praznonA ukela maLatA. samatAbhAva emano khAsa guNa. badhAne samajAvIne sarvAnumate nirNaya letA. AvA vaMdanIya AtmA ApaNI vacce nathI. Izvara amane soMpelI javAbadArI pUrNa karavAnI zakti amane Ape. pU. tArAbenanuM mArgadarzana haMmezAM maLatuM raheze. svargasthanA AtmAne vaMdana karuM * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 449 svajananI ciravidAya D nIrubahena zAha pUjya ramaNabhAInA ciravidAyanA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne mana viSAdathI bharAI gayuM. AMkho baMdha karI tyAM to phona para vAta thatI hoya tevo pU. ramaNabhAIno avAja "bolo bolo' saMbhaLAyo. phona para vAta thAya tyAre pU. ramaNabhAI bolo bolothI zarUAta kare. e avAjano raNako Aje paNa manamAM gUMjyA kare che. emanI sAthe karelA pravAso samayane tAjagI ApatA hatA. netrayajJanI sAthe sAthe yAtrAo joDIne pravAsa ane yAtrAno anubhava thato hato. pravAsa daramyAna peTa bharIne hasavAnuM, majAka karavAnI, khUba AnaMda Avato. jIvananA rahasyono ughADa thato hato. pravAsanuM nakkI thAya tyAre AturatApUrvaka rAha jovAtI. emanI sAthenA pravAsano AnaMda koI judo ja hato. dara vakhate phona kare. ApaNe A tArIkhe javAnuM che-Aje Ama ekAeka amAro sAtha choDIne lAMbI saphare cAlI nIkaLyA-kema cAlI nIkaLyA? manamAM dhIme dhIme samaja pragaTavA mAMDI, pU. ramaNabhAI jevI vyaktinA javAthI zoka na karAya. emanuM jIvana prakAzita hatuM. emanA sukRtya, emanA jIvananI suvAsa daze dizAomAM phelAyelI che. svadezamAM ane paradezamAM emanI suvAsa maheke che. emanuM dehAvasAna thayuM paNa keTalAyanA dilomAM emanI yAda jIvaMta che. je kyAreya bhulAze nahi, bhuMsAze nahi. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA purogAmI ghaDavaiyAoe je vAraso Apyo hato temAM temaNe karuNAnA projekTa laIne mAnavatAnI maheka phelAvI navI ja dizA ApIne zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghane goravAnvIta karyuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnuM pramukhapada dIpAvyuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramyAna jaina jenetara pU. ramaNabhAInA samApanathI vyAkhyAtAe ApelA vyAkhyAnano marma pAmatA hatA. AvA bahuzruta vidvAne jIvananA varSone navI dizA, navo opa Apyo. temanA lakhelA dhArmika pustakone potAnI ja lekhinIthI saraLatA ane samajaNa ApI je sAmAnya mANasa paNa samajI zake. temanA pravAsa varNano avarNanIya che.

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450 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI temanI dRSTimAM sAmAnya mANasanuM, pratyeka jIvananuM sanmAna hatuM. koInA paNa duHkhamAM sahabhAgI thavA tatpara rahetA. teo nigraMtha hatA. kyAreya koIne paNa mATe phariyAdI sUra na hato. koInA paNa duHkhamAM potAnAthI banatI zArIrika, Arthika tema ja mAnasika madada karavAnI tatparatA hatI. temanA javAthI dharatI mAtAe eka suputra gumAvyo che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha sadAya temanuM RNI raheze. temanI khoTa sadAye sAlaze. temanI yAda sadAye jIvaMta raheze. temaNe cAtarelA paMthe sadAye cAlaze. paramAtmAne prArthanA ! paramAtmA e AtmAne cira zAMti Apajo. paramAtmA e AtmA para aDhaLaka prema varasAvajo. * * * taheva sAvajjaNumoyaNI girA ohAriNI jA ya parovaghAyaNI / se koha loha bhayasA va mANavo na hAsamANo vi giraM vaejjA / / ( ni. 7-54) One should not speak, out of anger, greed, fear, ego or for the sake of humour, such words as may encourage sin, or derogate others or may be instrumental in killing others. krodha, lobha, bhaya, mAna yA majAka meM bhI sAdhaka sAvadha kA anumodana karanevAlI, anya kA parAbhava karanevAlI aura anya kA upaghAta karanevAlI bhASA na bole / krodha, lobha, bhaya, mAna ke majAka-mazkarImAM evI bhASA na bolavI joIe ke je pApane vakhANanArI hoya, bIjAno parAbhava karavAvALI hoya ke bIjAno ghAta karanArI hoya. || ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jina-vacanamAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 45 1 1. DaoN. ramaNabhAI | puSpAbahena parIkha DaoN. ramaNabhAInA vyaktitva viSe lakhavuM hoya to mane to lAge che ke AkhuM eka pustaka lakhAya. paraMtu A eka ja aMkamAM temanA paricayamAM Avela vyaktioe lakhavAnuM eTale aMgata ane yAdagAra prasaMgo ja lakhAya. emanAmAM zuM nahotuM ema pUchIe eTale ja samajAI jAya ke teo zuM hatA. jema vedamAM kahyuM che ke parama tattvanuM koI varNana na karAya tevuM DaoN. ramaNabhAInI bAbatamAM paNa che. tema chatAM mArA manamAM je ekAda be saMsmaraNo che te jaNAvuM chuM. sauprathama to emanA ramUjI svabhAvano paricaya ApuM. ame jyAre paNa maLIe athavA pravAse jaIe tyAre Jokes to kahetA ja ane temano FavouriteJoke eka hato. "ApaNA mAjI rASTra pramukha jhelasiMga eka vakhata koI bImArInA upacAra mATe paradeza gayA, badhI tapAsa bAda oparezana karAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM. thiyeTaramAM badhI taiyArI karI ane DaoNkTare AvIne pUchayuM 'Are you ready?" 224122 99164241441. 'No Sir.' all aiz yet uleg d48l sej. No Sir.' have DaoNkTaranI dhIraja khUTI ane be miniTamAM jarA moTA avAje pUchyuM. 'Are you ready?' 34143L1 2 4444491 gizell se. I am not ready, I am 'Zailsingh. bIjo mAro DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAtheno yAdagAra ane vAgoLavA jevo anubhava navanIta samarpaNa'mAM jyAre teonA pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nA lekho AvatA tyAre dara mahine navanIta samarpaNanA aMkanI huM rAha jotI ane aMka hAthamAM AvatAnI sAthe prathama emano lekha vAMcI teone mAro pratisAda ApatI. mArA jevA eka adanA manuSyanI sAthe paNa eTalA AnaMdathI ane zAMtithI teo vAto karatA ane mane haMmezAM kahetA "tame mArA lekhanA prathama vAcaka cho." bhaviSyamAM paNa navanIta samarpaNa to zuM aneka jagyAe, aneka prasaMgoe ane aneka pustakomAM DaoN. ramaNabhAI kAyama ApaNI sAthe ja che. prabhu temanA AtmAne cira zAMti Ape.

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45 2 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI saMsArI saMta | vasumatI bhaNasAlI AdaraNIya zrI ramaNabhAI cI. zAha, teonA paricayamAM AvanAra dareka vyaktine temanA asAdhAraNa vyaktitvanI zarUAtathI ja jhAMkhI thAya e anubhava mane paNa thayo. saraLa, nikhAlasa, ahamathI para, sAdagInA himAyatI, dhArmika, sAmAjika, rAjakIya koIpaNa kSetramAM UMDuM jJAna dharAvanAra, vikaTa praznone sahajatAthI hala karanAra, samabhAvI, samatAbhAvI, nAnA-moTA, garIba ane tavaMgara, jJAnI tema ja ajJAnI dareka sAthe sahajatAthI vartana karanAra zrI ramaNabhAIe ApaNA sau vaccethI vasamI vidAya lIdhI. teozrInI khoTa kyAreya pUrAze nahi. huM ane ramaNabhAI malabAra hilamAM sAma sAmenA makAnamAM rahetA hovAthI mu. ramaNabhAI tema ja mu. tArAbahenano aMgata paricaya vadhyo. jaina yuvaka saMghanI miTiMgamAM ke pravAsamAM kyAMya paNa javAnuM hoya to avazya temano phona Ave ja ke ApaNe sAthe ja jaIzuM. haMmezAM temanuM AzvAsana hoya ja ke tamArA bhAI thoDA dUra rahe che AvatA thoDoka samaya lAge, ramaNabhAI tamAro bIjo bhAI sAme ja che. kaMIpaNa takalIpha hoya to be miniTamAM AvI pahoMcIza. teonI haiyAsUjha saune haiyAdhAraNa ApatI. AdhyAtmika kSetre jJAnanI carama sImAe pahoMcelA hovA chatAM kyAreya temanAmAM aham no anubhava thayo nathI. majAka karI AnaMda meLavavo ane anyane Apavo e temane mATe sahaja hatuM. eka saMtane anurUpa keTalAka guNo temanAmAM jovA maLatA e guNavAna ane guNagrAhI saMtasamI ramaNabhAIne bhAvabharI aMjalI. eka sAcA svajana gumAvyAno kAyamI aphasosa che.

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kSata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 457 pitA tulya amArA ramaNabhAI mInA zAha je janme che enuM mRtyu cokkasa che. paraMtu ghaNA mAnavInI A janmathI mRtyu sudhInI jIvanayAtrA cirasmaraNIya hoya che. pU. ramaNabhAInI cirasmaraNIya jIvanayAtrA che. mArA mATe pU. ramaNabhAI pitA tulya hatA. eo mane potAnI dIkarI mAnatA hatA. emanI sAthe meM ghaNAM pravAso karyA che. pravAsamAM potAnA paricito sAthe mArI oLakhANa dIkarI tarIke karAvatA tethI ghaNAM emanA paricito kharekhara emanI dIkarI mAnatA. emanI vidAyathI meM AdaraNIya pitA gumAvyA che, jyAre paNa koI pravAsamAM javAnuM thAya tyAre mane pUchyA vagara e pravAsamAM javA mATe mAruM nAma lakhAvI detA. emanI sAtheno pravAsa eTale jJAna ane gammatano sumeLa. pravAsamAM emanI sAthe koI agavaDa na paDe. pravAsamAM dareka sAthIonuM dhyAna rAkhe, vaDIlanI vhAlapa varasAve. vidvAna hatAM chatAM paNa khUba ja namra kyAreya koinI niMdA na kare. badhAM sAthe sumeLa ane sarakhuM vartana. mRtyu pahelAM chellAM eka varSathI bImAra rahetA hatA tyAre haMmezAM prabhune prArthanA karatI ke pU. ramaNabhAine jaldI svastha karI de, paNa mananI manamAM rahI gaI. emanI sAthe ghaNAM pravAso karavA hatA. ghaNAM praznonuM nirAkaraNa karavuM hatuM. ghaNI badhI mAhitI meLavavI hatI, paNa Izvare e IcchA adhUrI rAkhI. kadAca mArA karatA emane enI vadhu jarUra haze. bhavobhava AvA pU. ramaNabhAI jevA vaDIla maLe e ja prArthanA. Izvara emanA AtmAne zAMti arpe.

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454 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vinamratAnI mUrti ramaNabhAI || zaileSa koThArI (zaila pAlanapurI) Azare 125 (savAso) pustakonA lekhaka, jainadharma ane jena philasUphInA prakAMDa vidvAna, eka sahRdaya aMgata mitra, mArgadarzaka ane murabbI evA zrI ramaNabhAI cI. zAhanA duHkhada avasAna sAthe meM mArA astitvano eka aMza kharI paDayo hovAnI anubhUti karI che. mRtyune tAvika rIte game teTaluM anivArya mAnIe to paNa ramaNabhAInuM avasAna mArA jevA temanA aneka mitro, zubhecchako ane cAhako mATe sarva rIte duHkhada ja lAgavAnuM. priya ramaNabhAInA nAma AgaLa svargastha zabda mUkavAnuM mana kayAreya nahIM mAne ramaNabhAInuM vyaktittva jeTaluM saraLa, suMdara ane sahaja teTaluM ja temanuM jIvanakartavya paNa eTaluM suMdara, sahaja-saraLa ane ujjavaLa hatuM. ramaNabhAI pUrepUrA nirAbhimAnI ane vinamra hatA. temanI vinamratA mATe to mArA gajhalaguru sva. zUnya pAlanapurIno eka zera TAMkavAnI lAlaca rokI zakato nathI. "vinamratA che vadhu mAnanI adhikArI page jo kaMTako lAge to ene phUla karo" Aje paNa duniyAmAM vinamra mANaso to ghaNAM maLI Ave che paraMtu ramaNabhAInI vinamratA haMmezAM vadhu mAnanI adhikArI banI rahevAnI, temaNe jIvana yAtrAmAM paNa jyAM, jyAre ane jeTalAM kaMTako vAgyAM tyAre te kaMTakone phUla banAvI devAnA sukRtyo karyA che. ramaNabhAIe temanA samagra jIvanamAM zUnyasAhebanA ukta zeranuM akSarazaH rUpAMtara karI batAvyuM che. ramaNabhAI sAthenA mArA aMgata ane ghaniSTa saMbaMdho ghaNAM lAMbA samaya rahyA hatA. aneka varSonI amArI mitratA cheka sudhI akhaMDita rahI hatI. A maitrInI suvAsa sadAya prasaratI raheze ja. ramaNabhAI sAthe aMgata saMbaMdhane kAraNe mane temanA dhIragaMbhIra, vidvatAsabhara vyaktittvanA aneka sukhada anubhavo thayA che jenA smaraNo to gaNyAMgaNAya nahIM ane vINyAM vaNAya nahIM eTalAM che. temanI sAthenI mArI sudIrgha maitrInA aMtaraMga anubhavomAMnA kayA anubhavanuM Alekhana karuM ane kayAM anubhavanuM na karuM te mArI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 45 5 samajanI dvidhA che paraMtu mArA hRdayamAM je jaDAI gayA che tevA keTalAMka anubhavaratno ahIM rajU karuM chuM. ramaNabhAI mArAM jIvanamAM aneka rIte vaNAI gayA che paraMtu sau prathama vAta huM mArA sauprathama gajhalasaMgraha"jhUrato ullAsa'nA prakAzanamAM ramaNabhAI kaI rIte nimitta banyAM tenAthI karIza. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanI kamiTInA eka sabhya tarIke keTalAMka varSo mane ramaNabhAInI sAthe kAmagIrI bajAvavAnuM sadbhAgya sAMpaDyuM hatuM. e samaye mArA gajhala-sarjana vize paNa kamiTInA sabhyomAM avAranavAra vAto thatI rahetI - e vakhate mArI potAnI gajhala saMgraha prakaTa karavAnI jarApaNa IcchA nahotI ane ema karavA jeTalI mArI Arthika, mAnasika taiyArI paNa nahotI paraMtu ekAeka saunA Azcarya vacce eka vakhata saMghanI eka beThakamAM zrI ramaNabhAIe jAherAta karI dIdhI ke AgAmI cha mAsamAM ja zaileSano prathama gajhala-saMgraha prakaTa karavAmAM Avaze (jena yuvaka saMgha karaze) e pachI to ramaNabhAInI premabharI sahAya ane mArgadarzana vacce "jhUrato ullAsa" jhaDapabhera prakaTa thayo ane A saMgraha mATe zrI ramaNabhAIe "AvakAra' paNa lakhI Apyo. A "AvakAra"mAM ramaNabhAIe lakhyuM hatuM ke, mArA dharmamitra bhAI zrI zaileza koThArI vyavasAye hIrAnA vepArI che paNa emano jIva kavino che. hIrAnI parakha karatAM zabdanI camaka emane vadhu pyArI che. kAvyasUjha che. teo svabhAve udAra, mRdu ane saMvedanazIla che eTale temane navonmeSanI skuraNA thAya e svAbhAvika che. jIvananA vanapraveza pachI emano A pahelo gajhala-saMgraha prakAzita thAya che emAM paNa koI saMketa rahelo haze! emanI sarjana pravRtti vadhu puSTa ane vegavaMtI bane evI AzA ane zubhakAmanA che!'' koIpaNa gajhalakAra mATe ramaNabhAInI kakSAnA vidvAna ATalo suMdara AvakAra lakhI Ape te ghaTanA jeTalI prasannatAkAraka che teTalI ja utsAhavardhaka paNa che! ramaNabhAInA virATa vyaktitvano vicAra karuM chuM tyAre thAya che ke emanAmAM zuM nahotuM? Izvare ramaNabhAIne badhuM ja ApyuM hatuM. ramaNabhAInA patnI tArAbena, putrI zailajA ane putra amitAbha-A badhAnAM mukhe mAtA sarasvatIno vAsa che. e rIte ramaNabhAI pUrA nasIbadAra hatA. ramaNabhAI sAthenA mArA aMgata jIvana anubhavano eka lAMbo sahavAsa 1987 thI 1992nA samayagALA daramiyAna paNa racAyo hato. A samayakALa

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456 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI daramiyAna huM tathA ramaNabhAI dara somavAre taLa muMbaInA ekavIsa derAsaromAM darzana mATe sAthe jatA hatA. kyAreka pUjAnA kapaDAmAM to kyAreka sAdA vezamAM, paNa amArI A sada-darzananI pravRti cAlu rahI ane e daramiyAna ramaNabhAInuM jainadharma ane jaina zAstro vizenuM jJAna paNa mane maLatuM rahyuM hatuM. ramaNabhAI sAthe pravAsa karavo e paNa eka lahAvo hato. ramaNabhAI sAthe paMjAba, dilhI kAMgaDAtIrthanA pravAso meM kheDyAM hatA jene huM mArA jIvananuM moTuM sadbhAgya gaNuM chuM. Ama paNa ramaNabhAI pravAsapremI hatA ane temanA vizvabharanA pravAsanA anubhavone AlekhatuM pustaka 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'' vAMco to tamane avazya evI pratIti thaI Ave ke tame paNa AkhI duniyAnI musApharI karIne hamaNAM ja ghare AvyA cho. pravAsanI vAta nIkaLI che to eka vAta tarata yAda Ave che. zrI ramaNabhAIe '"uttara dhruvanA pravAse javAnA hatA tyAre temaNe mane ane mArA dharmapatnI pratimAne (nImI) sAthe AvavAnI ophara karelI. ramaNabhAInI mArA pratyenI udAratAnI lAgaNInA AvA to aneka udAharaNo che.'' aMgata rIte hIrAnA vyavasAyamAM prAraMbhika saphaLatA bAda keTalAMka varSo pachI huM ArthikabhIsamAM AvI paDyo. e samaya khUba kaparo hato. AtmakSobha ane mAnahAninA aneka anubhavomAMthI huM pasAra thaI rahyo hato. barobara e ja samaye ramaNabhAIe emanuM eka pustaka mane arpaNa karyuM. mane garva che ke ramaNabhAIthI meM mArA jIvananI ekapaNa vAta kyAreya chupAvI nahotI. mArI ujaLI bAju karatA mArI nabaLI bAju ja meM ramaNabhAIne vadhu jaNAvI hatI. e samaye ramaNabhAI haMmezAM mane zIkha sAthenA be zabdo kahetAH "A badhI vastuomAMthI ApaNe have nIkaLI jaIe to sAruM'' e rIte ramaNabhAI mArA duHkhanA samayanA sAcA sAthI hatA. emaNe mane eka pustaka arpaNa karyuM te pachI pAlanapuramAM ghaNAM ujaLAM gaNAtAM lokomAM ekavAra huM ''hasatA'' hato tenI badale 'vasato'' thaI gayo hato. ramaNabhAIe mane pustaka arpaNa karyuM te pachI paMdarathI vIsa jeTalI mAtabara vyaktionA mArA upara phona AvyA hatA ane sau koI mane mAnanI najare jovA lAgyA hatA. AmAM mArI lAyakAta keTalI? kharekhara to ramaNabhAI mane kaI rIte samajyAM hatAM teno khyAla ApavA ja A anubhava ahIM rajU karyo che. mArI ane ramaNabhAInI uMmaramAM 17 varSano pharaka hato paNa ramaNabhAI nAnA-moTA sau koI sAthe tAla milAvatA rahetA. kharekhara to

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 457. ramaNabhAI mArAM mATe eka mitra ane eka moTA bhAI samAna hatA. ramaNabhAI, madattarA sAdhvIzrI mRgAvatIjInI paNa atyaMta nikaTa hatA. mRgAvatIzrIjI tA. 18 julAI 1986nA roja dilhI mukAme kALadharma pAmyAM te vakhate teo devalAlI hatA. meM temane phona karyo te pachI teo tathA tArAbena pahelI Trena pakaDIne muMbaI AvI pahoMcyA ane mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM yojAyelI mRgAvatIzrIjInI guNAnuvAda sabhAmAM temaNe hAjarI ApIne suMdara guNAnuvAda karyo. ramaNabhAIe e veLAe Teliphona pUratI vAtacItamAM mAtra doDha miniTamAM mRgAvatIzrIjI mATe 14 vizeSaNono upayoga karyo hato. Aje ApaNane koI zabdakoSa hAthamAM pakaDAvI de to eka kalAkamAM paNa 14 ucita vizeSaNo zodhI na zakIe. ramaNabhAInI A viddhatA hatI. ramaNabhAI pArasamaNi hatA. teo je koIne sparze tene suvarNa banAvI detA. mane barobara yAda che 1987nI 23 mI mArce bhAratIya vidyA bhavana khAte mArA gajhalaguru sva. zUnya pAlanapurInI eka bhavya ane atyaMta gauravaprada guNAnuvAda sabhA yojAI hatI. zUnya sAhebanI guNAnuvAda sabhA pachI ATalAM varSo bAda gata tA. 2710-2005, guruvAranA roja pATakara holamAM yojAyelI ramaNabhAInI guNAnuvAda sabhA paNa eTalI ja bhavya, gauravaprada ane mAtabara hatI. zUnyasAheba mArAM gajhalaguru hatA jyAre ramaNabhAI mArA jIvana vyavahAranA guru hatA. mArAM banne guruonI AvI mAtabara guNAnuvAda sabhAmAM huM hAjara hato tene mAruM sanasIba mAnuM chuM. jo ke AvuM sadanazIba duHkhakAraka ja banI rahevAnuM te satya huM jANuM chuM. ramaNabhAInI aMtimayAtrAmAM huM mArA jyeSTha putra anIzanA oparezanane kAraNe agAuthI khabara hovA chatAM hAjara rahI zakyo nahoto teno vasavaso mane jiMdagIbhara rahevAno. aMtamAM nakhazIkha sajjana, mArA hamadarda, mArA mitra vize mArA gajhalaguru janAba zUnya pAlanapurInA eka zera sAthe ja samApana karIzaH jIvana arpaNa karI dIdhuM koIne eTalA mATe, maraNa Ave to ene kahI zakuM milakata parAI che" sAthe ja ramaNabhAIe temanuM akhUTa jJAna, vizALa anubhavaphalakanuM samagra amRta jagatane arpaNa karI dIdhuM che. temanI vidAyathI je zUnyAvakAza sarjAyo che te kyAreya pUrI zakAze nahIM. * * *

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458 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAIno karmacArIo sAtheno snehasaMbaMdha I ela. ema. mahetA (saMghanAM bhUtapUrva menejara) sva. ramaNabhAIne saMghanA karmacArIo pratye khUba ja sahAnubhUti hatI. temanA AvyA pachI karmacArIonI jiMdagI badalI nAkhI hatI. karmacArIone bhaviSyanI ciMtAthI mukta karyA hatA. koI karmacArI saMghamAMthI chUTo thAya to temane koInI pAse hAtha lAMbo na karavo paDe. e vicArIne zrI. ke. pI. zAha tyAre teo saMghanA maMtrI hatA temanI sAthe maLIne pramukha zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAhane maLIne khUba ja jahemata uThAvIne ghaNAM kamiTI sabhyono aNagamo laIne karmacArI mATe proviDanTa phaMDa, grepyuTI, rajAno pagAra, mAMdagIno pagAra, bonasa badhuM temaNae apAvyuM. teo vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha thayA pachI vyAkhyAnamALAno eka pagAra paNa ApavAno zarU karI dIdho hato. koI paNa karmacArI chUTo thAya to doDhathI poNA be lAkha laIne chUTo thAya. jyAre jyAre saMgha taraphathI bahAragAmano pogrAma hoya to karmacArIne sAthe laI javAnuM kadI bhUlatA nahi. koI virodha kare to temano eka ja javAba hato "AvuM temane jIvanamAM kayAre jovAnuM maLe!" saMghanA karmacArIo tathA temanAM bALako sva. ramaNabhAInA A upakArane jiMdagIbhara bhUlI nahi zake. sva.ramaNabhAIe eka pagaluM AgaLa vadhIne saMghanA menejara zrI zAMtilAla TI. zeThane rUA. 51000nI thelI apAvI hatI tema ja mane pU. kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA hastethI rUA. 25000,nI thelI ApavAmAM AvI hatI. temanuM hRdaya khUba ja komaLa hatuM. bIjAnuM duHkha teo joI zakatA nahotA. ahI huM khUba ja sarasa emanA svabhAvano prasaMga rajU karuM chuM. tA. 25-111993nA roja zrI maphatalAla bhIkhAcaMda zAhanA parivAra taraphathI pATaNamAM netra yajJa rAkhavAmAM Avela hato. sva.ramaNabhAIne pravAsano khUba ja zokha hato. tIrthonA darzana karavAnuM teo kadI bhUlatA nahi. AjubAjunA suMdara tIrthasthaLo jovA mATe zrI maphatabhAIe meTADoranI sagavaDa karI ApI hatI. cArUpa, bhIlaDIAjI, zaMkhezvara, tAraMgA vagere tIrthomAM darzana - pUjA karavAno moko maLyo. koI koI jagyAe navAM derAsaro paNa baMdhAtA hatAM. thoDA mahinA

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 459 pahelAM sva.ramaNabhAI upara DIsA pAsenA kharaDosaNa gAmanA eka vidyArthIno patra Avelo. "meM 12mA dhoraNa sudhI abhyAsa karyo che. A varSe ja abhyAsa choDyo che. pAThyapustakamAM tamArA pATha vAMcyA che. tyAra pachI koInI pAsethI ApanuM pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' vAMcavA maLyuM. pustaka vAMcyuM, khUba ja gamyuM. vAMcyA pachI jANe gharamAM rahIne AkhI duniyAnI musApharI karI hoya evo mane anubhava thayo. Apa A bAju Avo tyAre mAre gAma-mAre ghera jarUra Avazo. huM to Apane maLI zaku tema nathI. kAraNa huM bane page apaMga chuM.' vidyArthIe potAnA gharanuM saranAmuM lakhyuM hatuM. e gAma pATaNathI dUra hatuM. amArI pAse samaya nahoto. rAtano vakhata hato. khUba ja pharavAnA kAraNe badhAM thAkI gayA hatAM ramaNabhAI te vidyArthIne maLavAnI jhaMkhanAne rokI zakyA nahotA. huM ahI sudhI Avyo chuM to mAre jarUra maLavuM joIe. e gAma kAcA raste cAra pAMca kilomITara aMdara hatuM. amo vidyArthIne ghare pahocyAM. sva.ramaNabhAInA eka praznathI pAsaporTanA pAMkhanA lekhakane te oLakhI gayo "Apa mAre tyAM !' vidyArthI gaLagaLo thaI gayo. suMdaratejasvI eno cahero hato. zabdo tathA hAsyamAM madhuratA hatI. enI ciMtAgrasta AMkho kudarate ApelI sajA mATe udAsa rIte amArI sAme mIMTa mAMDI rahI hatI. enI bImArI mATe IlAja mATe carcA cAlI sva.ramaNabhAIe kahyuM "sAruM thatuM hoya to je kaMI kharca thAya teno prabaMdha thaI jaze." AvA prasaMgo khAlI hAthe pAchA na AvatAM vidyArthIne bheTa rakama ApI. pAchA pharatAM A prasaMgane huM vicArI rahyo hato. sva. ramaNabhAI khUba ja thAkI gayA hatA. temanI pAse samaya paNa nahoto. koIpaNa vyakti maLavA mATe A vAtane TALI paNa de. patranI Apale karI zake. vidyArthIno evo kayo saMbaMdha hato? musIbata veThIne tenA ghare javAnuM. eka patranA AdhAre. baMne ekabIjAne oLakhatA paNa nathI. ramaNabhAIne potAnA pustakanA vAcaka tarIke oLakhe che. evA to ghaNA vAcaka che. na gayA hota to teo gunegAra na gaNAta. mAnavInA hRdayamAM rahelI karuNAnA ahIM darzana thAya che. meM joyuM che ke nAnAmAM nAnI vyaktinuM ramaNabhAI dhyAna rAkhatA hatA. sAco mAnavI e ja che. je nAnAmAM nAnA mAnavInA aMtaHkaraNa sudhI pahoce che. temanA aMta:karaNamAM vAtsalyabhAvanuM pUra ubharAtuM meM joyuM che.

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460 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI sAthe mAre varSo pahelAno saMbaMdha hato. temanA nejA nIce varSo sudhI meM kAma karela. teo jyAre dAkhala thayA tyAre temanA sasarA zrI dIpacaMda tribhovanadAsa zAha saMghanAM maMtrI hatAM ane huM saMgha saMcAlita ema. ema. zAha lAIbrerIno graMthapAla hato. tyArabAda teo kamiTI membara banyA. huM saMghanA kalArka tarIke kAma karato hato. sva. cImanalAla cakubhAI zAhanA avasAna pachI teo saMghanA pramukha banyA te samaye huM saMghanA menejara tarIke kAma saMbhALato hato. pramukha tarIke samajo ke menejaranA nAte, saMghanI pravRttinA kAraNe dara mAse netrayajJa mATe bahAragAma javAnuM thatuM. saMghanA hoddedAro sAthe dareka netrayajJamAM ramaNabhAInI sUcanAthI mane sAthe laI javAmAM Avato. dara varSe thatI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM bahAragAmanI koIpaNa eka saMsthAno projekeTa levAmAM Avato hato. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA pahelAM te saMsthAnI mulAkAta levI jarUrI rahetI. tyAre huM paNa tenI mulAkAta levA mATe sAthe ja raheto. sAthe rahevAnuM mukhya kAraNa e hatuM ke e saMsthAnI apIla mAre ja lakhavAnI rahetI. dara varSe paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnI apIla 2maNabhAInA kahevAthI huM ja lakhato hato. saMsthAnI mulAkAta lIdhA pachI ramaNabhAI AjubAjunA gAmaDAMonA derAsaronI mulAkAta levAnuM bhUlatA nahi. A kAraNe gujarAtanA ke saurASTra dareka gAmaDAnA derAsarono lAbha mane maLyo che. koI derAsara bAkI rahyuM nahi hoya ! ghaNAM varSa pahelAM jaina dharmanA prakhara vidvAna zrI zazikAMtabhAI mahetA pAlitANAmAM zrI ramaNabhAI emanA kuTuMba sAthe gALavAnA hatA. mane mArI patnI sAthe AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM. amone plenamAM laI javAmAM AvyAM hatAM. aMgata rIte temaNe mane be sUcanAo ApI hatI. 1) jyAre jyAre bahAragAma jaIe tyAre tamArI TikiTa sAthe ja levAnI 2) ApaNe sAthe musApharI karatAM hoIe tyAre saMsthAnI vAta saMghamAM ja karavAnI. musApharImAM nahi, ApaNe pharavA AvyA chIe. A sUcana haMmezAM meM amalamAM mUkyuM hatuM. emanA sahavAsathI dareka derAsaramAM javAthI mArA jIvanamAM ghaNo pheraphAra thayo hato. temanAmAM rahelA ghaNAM guNomAMthI thoDA ghaNAM guNo meM apanAvyA hatAM. Izvara pratyenI zraddhA, gussAne pacAvI pADavo. bIjA pratye dayAbhAva rAkhavo. ahI mane temanA traNa prasaMgo yAda Ave che ?

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zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI 46 1 citrakuTamAM netrayajJa hovAthI aThavADiyA mATe mAre javAnuM thayuM hatuM. snAnapUjApATha karI netrayajJamAM javuM-jamIne thoDo ArAma laI sAMje bajAramAM pharavA javuM. rojano ame niyama bAMdhI lIdho hato. sAMje pharavA jaIe tyAre dekhAya, tyAMnA mANaso vaheMcavAnI vastuone oTalA para ke koI pagathiyA para goThavIne dukAna jevuM banAvatA hoya che. rojanA niyama pramANe pharatA pharatA amo eka dukAne vastu jovA UbhA rahyA. joyA pachI temAM mane eka dIvaDI (dIvo pragaTAvavA mATe) khUba gamI gaI. bhAva pUchayo. bhAva mane jarA vadhu lAgyo. bhAva mATe jarA rakajaka karI. paNa dukAnadAre bhAva ocho karyo nahi. dukAnadAranI sAthe mArI thayela vAtacIta ramaNabhAI sAMbhaLatA hato. dIvaDI na letAM huM jarA AgaLa nIkaLI gayo. ramaNabhAIe temanI dukAne ja UbhA hatA. pharIne amo amArA utAre AvyA. ramaNabhAI jo mArA sAme joIne temaNe potAnA thelAmAMthI mAre je dIvaDI joItI hatI te ja dIvaDI kADhIne Tebala para mUkI. huM dIvaDIne - ramaNabhAInI sAme joI ja rahyo. gaga thaI gayo. tyAre ramaNabhAIe bolela zabdo hajI mane yAda che. "mahetA, gamatI vastu bhale thoDI moMghI lAge paNa te choDI na devAya. pharaka keTalo lAge muMbaImAM rUA.150 mAM maLe ahIM rUA. 160 mAM maLe. pharaka phakta 10 rUpiyAno ja hoya che.paNa gamatI vastu na kharIdavAnuM duHkha anekagaNuM hoya che. amo sAthe hoIe tyAre ramaNabhAI mane avAranavAra kharcA mATe paisA ApatA hatA. e paNa kahetA ke vadhu joIe to mAgI lejo. 2) biralA krIDA kendramAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAM cAlatI hatI. thoDA samaya pahelAM temanuM prasiddha thayela pustaka "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe'nI tyAM mAga thaI hatI. ramaNabhAInI sUcanAthI Ara. Ara. zeThanI kAM mAMthI 100 kopI magAvI. Ara. Ara. zeThe pustakonI sAthe temaNe pahelAM vecAyelA pustakonI royalTInI rakama paNa sAthe mokalI ApI hatI. te rakama rUA. traNa hajAra hatI. ramaNabhAIne meM A vAtanI jANa karI. temaNe A rakama na rAkhatAM sTAphane vaheMcI devAnI mane sUcanA ApI. huM kaMI boluM te pahelAM temaNe mane carcA karavAnI nA pADI. temanAmAM rahelI sTApha pratyenI lAgaNIno khyAla Avyo. 3) ghaNAM varSo pahelAM bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA cAlatI hatI. tyAre meM joyuM ke pagathiyAM caDhIne eka bhAI mArI tarapha AvI rahyA hatA. temano svabhAva hato - vAtavAtamAM kajiyo karavo - UMcA sAde bolavuM. badhAne dhamakI ApavI. dhAryuM karAvavuM. mArI najIka AvI ne kahe - mahetA, "ramaNabhAI

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46 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kayAM che ?' meM kahyuM. aMdara temanuM vyAkhyAna cAle che. "kayAre pUruM thaze ?' meM kahyuM agiyAra vAgye," ThIka huM agiyAra vAge AvuM chuM. teo cAlyA gayA. barobara agiyAra vAgye e bhAI AvyA. ramaNabhAInuM vyAkhyAna paNa pUruM thaI gayuM hatuM. huM temanI sAthe aMdara gayo. sAme ja ramaNabhAI AvatA hatA. meM ramaNabhAInuM dhyAna doryuM. "ramaNabhAI, A bhAI tamane maLavA mAge che." ramaNabhAI temane oLakhatA hatA. ramaNabhAIe hasatAM hasatAM temane AvakAryA. potAnA svabhAva pramANe ugra rIte te bhAIe kahyuM "ramaNabhAI A tamArI vyAkhyAnamALA huM baMdha karAvIza." ramaNabhAIe je javAba Apyo te javAba phakta ramaNabhAI ja ApI zake. "bhAI tame paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA baMdha karAvazo to huM tamAro khUba khUba AbhAra mAnIza. tame jANo cho. vyAkhyAnamALA mATe vyAkhyAtA lAvavA mATe amAre keTalI keTalI mahenata karavI paDe che. koIne tArIkha mAphaka na Ave. koIne kayAreka viSaya mAphaka na Ave. badhAMne saMbhALavA paDe navAM navAM vyAkhyAtAo zodhavAnA. khUba ja mahenata uThAvavI paDe che. juo A mahetAne pUcho. tame keTalA vAgye UTho cho ? Akho sTApha parezAna thAya che. aThavADiyA mATe temanI kriyA paNa badalavI paDe che. baMdha karAvazo to tamAro khUba AbhAra mAnIza. baMdha karavA mATe amane kAraNa maLI jaze. bolo kayArathI baMdha karAvo cho ? Aje amAro pahelo divasa che.' e bhAI eka zabda paNa bolI zakyA nahi. gUpacUpe cAlatI pakaDI lIdhI. ramaNabhAInI jagyAe bIjI koI vyakti hota to ahIM bolAcAlI thAta. "tamArAthI thAya te karI lejo." e ja javAba Ape. AvA to meM ghaNA prasaMgo joyA che - sAMbhaLyA che. sva. ramaNabhAInA AtmAne zAMti Ape tevI Izvara pAse pArthanA. cAlatAM cAlatAM thatI saMyamanI vAto have jovA nahIM maLe kadi tamAro paDachAyo maLuM nA maLuM vicAronA vamaLamAM rahI gayuM ane thaI gayuM moTuM AMkhone rovuM paDayuM maMjhila kApatAM kApatAM AgaLa vadhI gayA ujAsane aMdhAruM banAvI cAlyA gayA. tamAruM mRtyu nA... kadi nahi. kadi nahi. * * *

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 46 3 sAhebanA yAdagIrInA zabdo D azoka palasamakara sAheba sAthe mArI prathama oLakha tArIkha 28-02-1984 sAlamAM thaI. huM zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghamAM nokarI mATe Avyo hato tyAre. sAhebanA pahelI vakhata gharamAM gayA pachI mane khurazI para besavAnuM kahyuM, jyAre huM khurazI upara beTho tyAre AjubAjunA pustakonA kabATa joIne mArA manamAM ema lAgyuM ke sAheba moTA vidvAna che. pachI mane khyAla AvI gayo ke sAheba lekhaka che. ane ghaNAM pustako paNa lakhyAM che. pachI sAheba sAthe mAro sAro paricaya thaI gayo. sAhebanAM manamAM kyAreka paNa azoka eka nokara che ema lAgyuM nathI paNa ApaNA potAnA gharanAM sabhya che ema badhA mAnatA hatA ane atyAre paNa ema mAne che. - huM kyAreka paNa sAhebanA ghare jAuM tyAre mane pahelA sAheba basa, ema kahe. pachI zrI tArAbahenane bolAvIne azoka mATe cA mUka ema sAheba kahetA hatA. ATalo badho mArA mATe AkhA gharanA parivArane lAgaNI hatI. mArA phemilI sAthe paNa sAhebane sadbhAva hato. mArA patnI ane bALako AvyAM hatAM tyAre sAhebanAM ame ghera gayAM hatAM. sAhebane marAThI AvaDatuM hatuM. sAhebe mArA patnI, bALakonA nAma pUchI pachI sAhebe chokarAone AzIrvAda ApyA ane emane bheTa ApI. sAhebane traNa bALakoe kahyuM sArI rIte sAcI rIte bhaNazuM ane pAsa thaze sArA mArkasa maLaze ema kahyuM; paNa eka sAcI vAta e che ke tyAra pachI chokarA sArA mArkasa meLavIne pAsa thAya che. eka bALaka 11mAmAM che. bIjo bALaka 8mAM che ane trIjo bALaka 4thImAM che. paNa e to sAhebanAM hAthanA AzIrvAda. A eka prakAranA zrI sarasvatIdevInA hAthanA AzIrvAda che ema mane lAgyA che. e eka mArA chokarAo mATe bhagavAne mokalAvelA varadAtA hatA. mAruM sAruM bhAgya hatuM - karmacArI, muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha * * *

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464 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI RESPECTED PUJYA RAMANBHAI One of the brightest stars of the Jain Fraternity !!! O Minal Rohitbhai Shah Simplicity personified is how I would describe Dr. Ramanbhai. Even though he was so learned he was an absolutely down to earth person. He had many hidden virtues within him and one cannot really count them all. But a few of them just touch our hearts. * The moment one thinks of humour - Pujya Ramanbhai's name would cross our memory. On the lunch table at Sayla amidst our Gurudev Param Pujya Bapuji (Late Shri Ladakchand Manekchand Vora) or even until recently with Param Pujya Bhaishree (Nalinbhai Kothari) there was not a single day when Dr. Ramanbhai would not crack a joke. His smile and laugh had such innocence!!! His ever smiling face with lovely dentures even today brings cheer to our hearts. A loving husband is another aspect of his life which I will always cherish and admire. His love, affection and care for respected Taraben was one which could be found on him all the time. He would think of the smallest things which would be of help to her. Praises for her were always on his lips. He was a family man in totality. He has given his wisdom in inheritance to his children AMITABH and SHAILAJA and to his grand children ARCHIT, ACHIRA. GARGI and KAIVALYA. He maintained a perfect balance between spirituality and his worldly duties. He was so meticulous in all that he did. His planning was always perfect. His handwriting was very clean and clear just like his heart. Even at this age they were absolutely legible.

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 465 During his lifetime his adulation for Lord Mahavir and Gautam Swami, his reverence for Param Krupalu Dev Shrimad Rajchandraji and Param Pujya Bapuji made him fly on the path of spirituality. I am sure that with the blessings of all of them his soul must have reached great heights. His last thoughts shared with his daughter Shailaja that "I can see the sea and two separate paths-one the AATMA and other the BODY" proves that he had SAMADHI MARAN - a death which all pious souls tong for. My koti koti vandanas to him. His ever smiling face will always linger on in my memory. With sincere respect I pay homage to him. His daughter of the spiritual world Shree Raj-Sobhag Ashram, Sayala. je ya kaMte pie bhoe laddhe vippiTThi kuvvaI / sAhINe cayaI bhoe se hu cAi ti vuccaI / / (dasavaikAlika. 2-3) He, who has turned his back on all the available pleasing and dear objects of enjoyment and has voluntarily renounced them is a true renouncer. manohara aura priya bhoga upalabdha hone para bhI jo unakI ora se pITha phera letA hai aura svAdhInatApUrvaka bhogoM ko. chor3atA hai vahI tyAgI kahalAtA hai| sarasa ane priya bhogo upalabdha hovA chatAM tenA taraphathI je pITha pheravI le che ane svAdhInatApUrvaka bhogono tyAga kare che te ja tyAgI kahevAya che. [ ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('3na-bayana'mAthI)

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI TRIBUTE TO PROF. RAMANLAL C. SHAH O DR. ATUL SHAH (U.K.) Editor, Jain Spirit International Magazine, In the age of science, the Jain community needs to respond through science. Genuine scholars of Jainism are rare, Individuals who are able to take an objective view and relate it to the modern world. Most people see the tradition within sectarian boundaries and beliefs and are therefore not able to separate their personal faith from the larger occan of knowledge and wisdom that is Jainism. Prof. Ramanlal Shah was one such exception to this, Author of nearly a hundred books, speaker, editor of Prabudha Jeevan, world traveller and above all, curious scientist. Left an indelible mark on this world. Despite his knowledge, he was humble, always writing and thinkng. I vividly remember my recent conversations with him, which were about ideas and science rather than people and politics. An editor develops a unique way of connecting with his audience. Good editors are able to understand the questions that are being asked and answer them at the level where the reader is. Hence their scholarship never becomes remote from everyday life, but a part of it and connected to it. Accompanied thoughout by his dedicated and intelligent wife, Prof. Taraben, Rmanbhai was able to take his scholarship and wisdom to the world, with the utmost humilit and smplicity. May his soul rest in eternal peace - Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. ***

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zuta upAsaka 2maNabhAI A TRIBUTE TO LATE RAMANLAL C. SHAH O DILIP V. SHAH Chairman, JAINA Pilgrimage Committee, U.S.A. Diring my visit to India in Janyary 2000, Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji had suggested that I meet Dr. Ramanbhai and Taraben. When I visited them at their home, they gave a warm welcome, a two hour Swadhyay and set of Books as parting gift. In January 2001, JAINA (Federation of Jain Organizations in North America) was to conduct a pilgrimage of Shri Samet Shikharji and other teerthdhams of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. 128 Yatris from all over the USA had registered for the 15 day Yatra. On a whim I called Ramanbhai from USA and asked him they would join us for a 15 day Pilgrimage as Scholar and spiritual leader of the Yatra. He did have a wedding to perform during that period but he thought he will be able to make alternate arrangements. Without too many questions and without any hesitation, he said yes. Those 15 days were a rare gift to our Sangh. Yatris were always surrounding them at each opportunity and get insight into all aspects of Jainism. Ramanbhai and Taraben, did the whole yatra very energetically and stayed up late into night for swadhyay at every opportunity. Every year as I prepare for another yatra, people always asked is Ramanbhai comig with us this time? It will not be easy to answer from here on. * * *

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468 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI A NEIGHBOUR'S TRIBUTE Mrs. GOMATHI SHREEDHR Neighbour & HEAD Department of Chemistry, V. K. Krishna Menon College, Bhandup, Mumbai. I have known Uncle (as I called him) only for the last four months of his life where I met him for the first time. I was touched by the genuine warmth and concern that he exuded. He and aunty went out of the way to give me and my family a warm welcome. I felt truly overwhelmed. In this limited interaction with him, I have been impressed by many aspects of his personality. We conversed in Hindi and in English. Only the truly learned can be so humble. On one occasion he gave me a brief discussion on Jainism. The clarity of thought and his crudition was outstanding. As a teacher myself, I identified with him and aunty completely. In his demise, I experience a sense of profound grief and loss, I regret that I could not interact to a greater extent with him. I pray to the Almighty Lord to give his family the strength to weather the vacuum that has been created. * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A GREAT TEACHER DR. V. BALACHANDRAN NAIR Balanair 2005@Yahoo.com (RMP) He was a great man. The greatness can be felt in his words and deeds. Even his presence was enough to enlighten others. The above said words comes to my mind whenever I think about him. For the last 2-3 years when he had any massage he used to call me. It used to be a great experience for me. He cleared all my doubts. He explained everything in very simple language, be it mantras or words (language) or new technology. Rarely, did I see him dealing with money. It was done by others for him. He was very particular that we got our fees in time. Whenever I refused, he insisted on taking it. He used to keep some water near his window for the birds to drink. Birds were his regular visitors. One crow used to come and drink water at a particular time. He has traveled a lot. He has touched all the states in India. He has also visited most of the countries across the globe. Often he met his old students at far off places unexpectedly. He used to describe the places he seen, the people he met name of places, organ etc. sing slokas (mantras). He also taught me some mantras. When I was going through tough times I used to confide in him. His presence itself give you great relief. He would listen patiently and came up with a simple and straight solution. But it gives you total relief. For the last 2 months, I was not providing any message to him. I simply sat by his bed touching his feet. Still he saw that I get my fees regularly. I strongly feel that death came to him at his wish. He did not become a Rama Krishna Paramhansa because he did not get a student like Vivekananda. * * *

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470 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI yAdagAra saMbhAraNuM || mahezabhAI zAha tA.17mI Disembara, 1988nA roja muzrI ramaNabhAI, tArAbena ane muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha, muMbaInA mitro surendranagaranI saMsthAonI mulAkAte AvyAM hatAM vartamAna pramukha zrI rasikabhAI ane upapramukha zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI paNa sAthe hatA. temane surendranagara pahoMcatA doDheka kalAka moDuM thayuM. atyaMta vyasta kAryakrama chatAM zrI ramaNabhAI jarAye asvastha thayA vinA jhaDapathI taiyAra thayA ane mAre gherathI saMsthAnI mulAkAta mATe javA nIkaLyA. pahelA mAnava sevA saMghamAM gayA, tyAM jarAye utAvaLa karyA vinA aMdhabadhira chAtra-chAtrAone maLyAM ane vRdhdhAzramanA aMtevAsI vRdhdha-vRdhdhAo sAthe zAMtithI vAto karI. tyAra pachI saurASTa meDikala senTara, bAlAzrama, lokavidyAlaya vi. saMsthAonI mulAkAta lIdhI. Akho divasa khUba vyasta rahyAM chatAM rAte sADA ATha vAge derAsarajInA paTAMgaNamAM kAlikAcArya zrI hemacaMdrAcArya vize zrI ramaNabhAI ane tArAbene vidvatApUrNa ane prabhAvaka pravacano ApyAM. divasabharanA AvA vyasta kAryakramathI ahIM ja ThIka ThIka moDuM thaI gayuM hoI rAte ja rANapura javA badale rAte so ahIM ja rokAI gayAM. zrI ramaNabhAI ane tArAbena mArA ghera pahoMcyAM tyAre rAtanA sADA dasa thaI gayA hatA. savAre vahelAM rANapura javuM hatuM eTale meM temane ArAma karavA rUmamAM javA sUcavyuM. tyAre temaNe mane premapUrvaka kahyuM : nA, thoDI vAra tamArAM patnI ane bALako sAthe besIe, ane te ane tArAbene saune sAthe thoDI vAto karI. pachI pravartamAna sAmAjika paristhiti ane dharma vize paNa vAto karI. potAnAM pratyeka maMtavya teo aMtyata RjutAthI vyakta karatA hatA. dharma ke sAmAjika samasyAo vizenI temanI vAtamAM jarAya kaThoratA ke kaTTaratA meM joI nahIM. jaina yuvaka saMghanI sevA-pravRtti vize temaNe kaheluM : muMbaI bahAra ghaNI saMsthAo dIna-duHkhI ane ni:sahAya aMpaga-vRdhdhonuM kAma kare che. ame nAnAM gAmo ke AdivAsI vistAramAM AvuM kAma karatI saMsthAonI mulAkAta laIe chIe ane temane zakya teTalI sahAya karIe chIe. A saMskArI daMpatI sAthe gALelo divasa ane rAte thayelI vAto ane zrI ramaNabhAInuM sAtvika vyaktitva sadAya sAMbhare tevuM mAruM yAdagAra saMbhAraNuM che.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 471 ramaNabhAI zAha : eka jIvanta Adarza pro. sAgaramala jaina DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha se merA samparkalagabhaga paccIsavarSa pUrva kaahai| aneka jaina sAhitya samArohoM meM unase milane kA saubhAgya mujhe prApta hotA rahA / mAtra yahI nahIM, unake dvArA Ayojita honevAlIparyuSaNavyAkhyAnamAlAoM meM bhI aneka bAra vyAkhyAna dene kA avasara bhI mujheprApta huA hai| unakA aura merA yaha naikaTya nirantara gahana hotA gayA / pArzvanAtha vidyApITha meM mere Agamana ke pazcAta aneka graMthoM ke prakAzana meM unakA sahayoga milatA rahA / vastuta: ve usa saMsthA ke mArgadarzaka aura sahayogI ke rupa meM kArya karate rahe / aneka bAra pArzvanAtha vidyApITha bhI padhAre / naikaTya ke ina kSaNoM meM unake vyaktitva aura kAryazailIkodekhane aura samajhane kA avasara bhI milaa| vastutaH vevidyA ke ahaMkAra se rahita eka sahaja aura sarala vyaktitva ke dhAraka the / "vidyA dadAti vinayaM' kI sukti unake jIvana meM sAkAra ho gaI thii| jaina dharma, darzana aura sAhitya ke kSetra meM unakA jJAnagahana aura gambhIra thA / vyavahAra meM paramparA vizeSa se sambandha hokara bhI ve sampradAyAtIta aura satya ke jijJAsu rahe / ve jaina darzana ke 'anekatA meM ekatA' ke siddhAnta ke saMpobala the| unakI jIvana zailI saMyamita aura santulita thii| ve 'sAdA jIvana evaM ucca vicAra' ke pratIka the| unakA vyaktitva akhaNDa thaa| unake vyaktitva aura jIvana meM kathanI aura karaNIkIekarupatA thii| saMsAra meM aura parivAra meM raha kara bhI ve jala kmlvtrrhe| unheM apane jJAna aura bauddhika pratibhAkosadaivaparamArthaseyojita rakhA.yahAMtakaki apane graMthoMpara kaoNpI rAITa kA adhikAra' bhI unhoMne choDa diyaathaa| ve mAtra sAhitya ke hI sAdhaka nahIM the, adhyAtma ke bhIgahana sAdhaka the| jJAna ko unhoMne apane jIvana meM jIne kAprayatna kiyA thaa| gRhastha jIvana meM raha kara bhI veeka saMta puruSa kI taraha hIjIe / yahI kAraNa rahA ki aneka sAdhu-sAdhvI bhI unheM eka Adarza puruSa' ke rupa meM svIkAra karate haiN| apanI bauddhika pratibhA ko unhoMne samAja meM bikherA aura luMTAyA, aise vyaktitvakA bidAhojAnA nizcaya hI hama saba ke lie eka duHkhada kSaNa hai, kintu yadi hama unake vipula evaM nirmala jJAna zarIra ko dekhate haiM to nizcita hI aisA lagatA hai ki ramaNabhAI zAha Aja bhI hamAre bIcajIvita hai aura yugoM-yugoM taka unakA yaha jJAnazarIra samAja ko mArgadarzana aura preraNA detA rhegaa|

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47 2 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI kArya e ja bhakti T smitA koThArI zrI ramaNabhAI sara-eka saraLa-sAlasa vyakti, eka saumya vyaktitva. mane emano paricaya thayo. I. sa. 1994mAM. A agiyAra varSa daramyAna emane ghaNI vAra maLavAnuM thayuM hatuM. prasiddha vidvAna chatAM emane maLuM tyAre koI paNa vakhata ema nathI lAgavA dIdhuM ke pote kaMIka che. eka vaDIlane, AtmIyajanane maLatI houM eTalI sahajatAthI emane maLatI. zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika satsaMga sAdhanA kendramAM stavananA pustakanA prakAzananI sevA mane maLI hatI. te kArya daramyAna jUnI gujarAtI bhASAnA vyAkaraNamAM mUMjhavaNa thatI, eTale pa. pU. gurudevazrI rAkezabhAIe mane sarane maLavA mATe kahyuM. gujarAtI vyAkaraNa samajavA sarane huM ghaNI vAra maLI. teo phakta mArI mUMjhavaNa dUra nahotA karatA, ane te aMgenI samaja ApatA ke jethI AgaLa upara bIjI ghaNI vAta mane saraLatAthI samajAtI. jyAre paNa huM maLavA mATe phona karatI to koI divasa temaNe mane nA pADI nathI. teo ghaNA vyasta rahetA hovA chatAM mArI dareka mUMjhavaNa TaLe te mATe haMmezAM pUrato samaya ApatA ane bilakula kaMTALyA vagara samajAvatA. emaNe mane evI rIte samajaNa ApI che ke atyAre mane maLatI sevA huM sArI rIte karI zakuM chuM.A emano mArA upara moTo upakAra che. pa. pU. gurudeva zrI rAkezabhAInA pIeca.DI.nA zodhaprabaMdhane komyuTaramAM taiyAra karavAnI sevA mane maLI, tethI sarane vAraMvAra maLavAnuM thatuM. A kArya daramyAna temanA sadguNonI mArA upara ghaNI UMDI chApa paDI. koI temanI salAha levA Ave to nispRhatAthI salAha ApatA. AvanAre temanI salAha pramANe karyuM ke nahIM te jANavA jeTalI temane IcchA paNa thatI nahIM. teo game tenuM nAnuM kArya paNa bahu cIvaTathI karatA. temanuM kAma haMmezAM paraphekTa ja hoya. bIjI eka vAta paNa mane bahu sparzI jatI, temanuM commitment. teo kArya pUruM karavA mATe je samaya jaNAvatA, haMmezAM te samaya sudhImAM te kArya pUruM karatA. teo nAmAMkita-vyasta vyakti hovA chatAM, jaNAvelA samaya karatAM kyAre paNa

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 473 moDuM karyuM nathI. teo ujAgarA karIne paNa samayasara kArya to karatA ja. temaNe potAnA kAryane ja bhakti banAvI hatI. vyasta hovA chatAM haMmezAM AnaMdamAM rahetA. temane kyAre paNa udAsa ke thAkelA joyA nathI. temanI A mAMdagI daramyAna, zarIra kSINa thayuM hovA chatAM paNa temaNe potAnuM kArya choDyuM nahIM. lIdheluM kArya pUruM karI zakAya te mATe zarIranI paNa darakAra karI na hatI. AvA ApaNA sa2nA AtmAnI zAMti arthe ApaNe sahu hRdayapUrvaka prabhune prArthanA karIe. mumukSu, zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura cittamaMtamacittaM vA appaM vA jai vA bahuM / daMtasohaNamettaM pi oggahaM si ajAiyA / / taM appaNA na geNhaMti no vi geNhAvae paraM / annaM vA geNhamANaM pi nANujANaMti saMjayA || (savaigati. 6-13) Persons with self-control do not take anything, whether animate or inanimate, whether small or big, not even a toothpick, without it being formally given to them. They do not ask others to do so and do not support others in doing so either. saMyamI puruSa sajIva yA nirjIva, alpa yA adhika, daMtazodhana jaisI tuccha vastu kA bhI, usa ke mAlika kI anujJA lie binA svayaM grahaNa nahIM karatA, auroM se grahaNa nahIM karAtA aura grahaNa karanevAle kA anumodana bhI nahIM karatA / saMyamI puruSo vastu sajIva hoya ke nirjIva hoya, thoDI hoya ke vadhAre hoya, are ! dAMta khotaravAnI saLI paNa hoya, to paNa tenA mAlikane pUchyA vinA letA nathI, bIjA pAse levarAvatA nathI ane jo koI e rIte letuM hoya to tenuM anumodana paNa karatA nathI ramaNalAla cI. zAha ('jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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474 zruta upAsaka 2maNabhAI sAhityajagatanA sevAvratI I gaMbhIrasiMha gohila pro. ramaNabhAI zAhanA javAthI samagra sAhitya-zikSaNa jagatane ane jena samAjane moTI khoTa paDI che, je pUrI zakAya tema nathI. temanA sAlasa ane sahRdayI svabhAvathI huM prabhAvita thayo hato. sAhityajagata mATe to ramaNabhAI eka bhekhadhArI sevAvratI banI rahyA che. teo varSo sudhI 'prabuddha jIvana'nuM saMpAdana karatA rahyA. temanA kuzaLa ane dRSTivaMta saMpAdanakAryathI teo agraNI vicAraka zrI cImanalAla cakubhAInA samartha anugAmI banI rahyA. eTaluM ja nahi, "prabuddha jIvanane temaNe sAhityika saMsparza Apyo. jaina tattvaciMtananA tajajJo uparAMta aneka sAhityakArone temaNe prabuddhajIvanamAM lakhatA karyA. tenAthI jaina tattvaciMtanano prabhAva vistAra vadhyo hoya tevuM jaNAya che. jaina samAjanI bahAra paNa "prabuddha jIvanaghaNo Adara pAmatuM rahyuM. ramaNabhAI pote paNa jaina tattvaciMtana ane sAhitya aMge "prabuddha jIvanamAM vaividhyapUrvaka satata lakhatA rahyA. agharA viSayone ghaNA sugama ane sarvasparzI banAvI devAnI temanAmAM kSamatA hatI. te uparAMta jIvana samagranA aneka viSayo aMge temaNe mAhitIpUrNa, ciMtanAtmaka ane caritrAtmaka lekho lakhyA je khUba marmagAmI banI rahetA. temanA A lekho "sAMprata sahaciMtana', "vaMdanIya hRdayasparza vagere nAmathI aneka bhAgomAM pragaTa thayA che. sAmayika praznonI teo khUba ja sarasa chaNAvaTa karatA. ramaNabhAInA lekho gujarAtI nibaMdha sAhityane samRddha karI zake tevA sakSama che, rasAvaha paNa che. temanA keTalAya caritrAtmaka nibaMdho to yAdagAra banI rahyA che. vyaktinI aneka ajANI rahI gayelI vigato gUMthI laIne jIvaMta caritrarekhA ApavA sAthe te temanA manogatano paNa paricaya karAvI jAya che. AthI vyaktino nikaTatama ane uSmAsabhara paricaya ApavAmAM A nibaMdho kAmayAba nIvaDe che. temanA ciMtanAtmaka nibaMdho viSayanA UMDANamAM javA sAthe atyaMta saraLa ane marmagAmI banI rahyA che. viSayanI sAthe temano hRdayabhAva paNa bhaLelo hovAthI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 475 te ghaNA sugama banI rahyA che. pravAsa sAhityanA Alekhaka tarIke to ramaNabhAI gujarAtI bhASAnA pravAsa sAhityamAM anokhuM sthAna prApta karI zakyA che. je te sthaLanuM Abehuba Alekhana sthaLa vizenI mAhitI ane kiMvadaMtIo, pravAsI tarIkenA anokhA anubhavo ane marmALu vinoda "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe', "pradeze jayavijayanA', "uttaradhruvanI zodhasaphara', 'nyUjhIlenDa", "osTreliyA', "evaresTanuM ArohaNa', rANakapura tIrtha", "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-uttarAlekhana" vagerene ApaNA pravAsa sAhityanA AbharaNa rUpe sthAyI Ape che. A graMtho eka vAra hAthamAM lIdhA pachI mUkavAnuM mana na thAya tevA hRdayaMgama, rasAvaha ane AkarSaka banI rahyA che. jagatanA dUra ane najIkanA aneka pradezo sAthe vAcakano temaNe AtmIya paricaya sthApI Apyo che. sanAtana mAnava bhAvonI akhaMDa sera temAM cAlatI hoya che je darekanA hRdayane sparzI jAya che. samayasundara, guNavinaya, yazovijayajI, udyotanasUri, RSivardhanasUri, vijayazekhara vagere prasiddha-aprasiddha kavionI madhyakAlIna kAvyakRtionuM temanuM saMpAdanakArya eke bahuzruta vidvAna ane kuzaLa saMzodhaka tarIke temano paricaya karAve che. pAThabhedo tapAsI kRtiono UMDANapUrvaka temaNe paricaya karAvyo che. jaina sAhityanuM ane tattvaciMtananuM temanuM dIrgha tapa jevuM adhyayana jUnI kRtionA saMpAdanamAM ghaNuM upayogI nIvaDyuM che. ramaNabhAI mAtra vidvAna ja nahotA. "zyAma raMga samIpe' jevA ekAMkI saMgraho ApIne temaNe potAnI sarjanAtmakA paNa darzAvI ApI che. sAhitya vivecana paNa temanuM sahaja kSetra hatuM. vividha graMtho, sarjako ane samapravAhonuM temaNe darzana karAvyuM che. anuvAda, saMkSepa, saMpAdana tathA anya lekhanakArya karIne teo asaMkhyA graMtho ApI gayA che. temanI A sAhityasevA bahu AyAmI ane yAdagAra nIvaDI che. A graMthonA prakAzana pachI temanI kRtionA kopIrAITanuM temaNe visarjana karyuM hatuM ane game te racanAnuM prakAzana ke upayoga karavA chUTa ApI hatI. temanI vyaktitvanuM A paNa eka tejasvI prakaraNa che. AthI ja temane sAhityanA akhaMDa sevAvratI kahevAnuM mana thAya che. * * *

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA sahAdhyAyI...mArA parama mitra I je. pI. zAha bAbu pannAlAla pI. jaina hAIskUlamAM eTale ke amArI skUlamAM mArAthI be dhoraNa AgaLanA vargamAM ramaNabhAI bhaNatA hatA, tyArathI mane emanI sAtheno paricaya. teo zikSakone khUba ja mAnapUrvaka bolAvatA ane temanI sAthe aMgata saMbaMdha keLavatA. zikSakone paNa emanA mATe eTaluM ja mAna. ame zALA choDyA pachI seMTa jheviyarsa kaoNlejamAM pharI pAchA maLyA. ramaNabhAI juniyara bI.e.nA vargamAM ane huM pharsTa yara ArTsamAM eTale pAcho mane paricaya vadhAravAnI eka taka maLI. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbena kaoNlejamAM sAthe haratAM karatAM dekhAya eTale saheje najare caDe. teo saMskRtanA prAdhyApaka, Do. jhAlAnA te khAsa cAhaka. N.C.C.mAM gujarAtI vidyArthIo khAsa bhAga na le paNa ramaNabhAI to aTake kyAM? teo N.C.C.mAM joDAI varSo sudhI bhAga laI tenI sarvocca pojhIzana sudhI pahoMcyA. zista ane netRtvanA guNo kaoNleja choDe te pahelAM ja keLavelA. amArI skulamAM je zikSakonA hAtha nIce ame bhaNelA temanuM bahumAna karavAno 20-25 varSa pachI amane eka vicAra Avyo. ame temane prastAva mukyo to teo khuba protsAhita thaI amArI sAthe joDAyA. copATI, biralA kriDA kendramAM A bahumAna samAraMbha goThavyo. saha vidyArthIo ane amArA junA zikSakonA saranAmA meLavI badhAne utsAhathI temaNe bhegA karyA. ane zikSakonuM bahumAna karyuM. A badhAmAM emanA netRtvano amane lAbha maLyo. amArA kuTuMbanI vArSika yAtrA paryaTanamAM teo banne amArI sAthe tAraMgAjI AvyA. tyAM amane temano sAro lAbha maLyo ane temanI hAsyavRtti ane dareka uMmaranI vyakti sAthe ekameka thaI AnaMda mANavAnI temanI Tevano amane anubhava thayo. temanI sAthe gALelA cAra divasa hajI paNa yAda karIe chIe. copATI choDI teo vAlakezvara rekhAmAM amArA bilDIMgamAM rahevA AvyA eTale amo teo baMnnenI sAthe AtmiyatAnA saMbaMdho vikasAvI zakyA. teo dararoja pUjA karavA bAbunA daherAsare jatAM. savAranA daherAsaramAM mANosanI bhIDamAM temane goThatuM nahIM, jarUrI zAMti maLatI nahIM. eTale teo

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 477. bapore 11-30 / 12 vAge ja pUjA karavA jAya. eTale amArA jamavAnA TAime jatAM AvatAM teo lIphTamAM maLe ema ame vadhu nikaTa AvyAM. zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna mALAmAM dareka varSe tyAMnA kharcAne pahoMcI vaLavA zrotAone saMghanA maMtrIo vakhato vakhata vinaMtI karatAM. ATalI sArI pravRtti mATe saMghane paisA mATe sUcana karavuM paDe te amane yogya na lAgyuM. meM ramaNabhAIne Arthika sahakAra mATenI amArI taiyArI viSe vAta karI, teoe saMghanA pramukha cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha pAse amAro prastAva mukyo ane temanI apekSA pramANe ame rU. 1 lAkha pacAsa hajAra ApyA (15-8-82). ramaNabhAInA sucana ane sahakArathI yuvaka saMghanI sAthe ame saMkaLAyA. temaNe eka bIjuM sUcana karyuM. saMghanA sabhyonuM eka vArSika milana ApaNe karavuM joIe. te mATenA pahelA sAMskRtika kAryakramanI javAbadArI mane soMpI. amArA kuTuMbanA sahakArathI ame A kAryakrama biralA kriDA kendramAM saphaLatApUrvaka karyo. navI navI pravRttio cAlu karavAno emano utsAha ajoDa hato. temanI niyamita preraNAthI A dareka kAryakrama saphaLatApUrvaka thato. teo pote saMgha mATe phALo bhego karavA koIne paNa vinaMtI na kare ane koIne paNa zaramamAM na nAkhe. paNa temanI kahevAnI bhASA ane rIta eTalI gresaphula (Gracful) hoya ke zrotAo svecchAe jarUrI rakama mokalI Ape. saMghanI oNphisanuM kAmakAja vyavasthita rIte cAle teno teo Agraha rAkhatA. koIpaNa pravRtti mATe niyata karelI rakama karatAM vadhu kharca na thAya tenI teo kALajI rAkhatA. dareka pravRttinuM hisAba kArya purUM thAya pachInA sAta divasanI aMdara oNphisamAM AvI javo joie ane te hisAba tyArapachInI mAsika menejIMga kamiTinI miTIMgamAM raju thavo ja joie. tevo temano Agraha hato. AvA zistanA kAraNe saMsthAmAM sakriyatA ane jAgRti vadhe. bahu ochI saMsthAomAM AvI cokasAI rakhAya che. A vigata jANI tyAre mane ramaNabhAI pratye khUba mAna thayuM. AvA temanA netRtvanA kAraNe saMghanI pratiSThA vadhArI. AvA ApaNA ramaNabhAIne temano vAMcaka varga ane zrotAjana varSo sudhI yAda karaze. * * *

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478 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mArA pitAtulya sAheba |aMjanA bUca 1970-71 nI sAla mAre mATe to avismaraNIya che. e varSe ja eka pitAtulya mahAna sara sAthe mAro AjIvana saMbaMdha baMdhAyo. esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTInI, gujarAtI viSaya lenArI, ema.e.nI vidyArthinIo mATe eka seminAranuM Ayojana thayuM hatuM. muMbaInI vibhinna kaoNlejomAMthI vidvAna prophesarone, gujarAtI bhASAnA khyAtanAma kavi-lekhakone vaktA tarIke AmaMcyA hatA. e badhAmAM eka prophesara hatA DaoN. Ara. sI. zAha. sahue eka citte emanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLyuM. manamAM utarI paNa gayuM. seminArane aMte vaktAone keTalAka prazno pUchavAnuM mana thayuM, paNa samayanA abhAve te zakya nahotuM. chatAM sare te praznono kAgaLa laI, "bombe yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI vibhAgamAM Avo, nirAMte badhA praznonA uttara ApIza', kahIne bIjA vaktAonI sAthe amArI vidAya lIdhI. huM mArI mitra sAthe thoDA divasa pachI yunivarsiTImAM sarane maLavA gaI. kharekhara, emaNe sAcavI rAkhelA badhA praznonA khUba saMtoSakAraka uttara ApyA. meM temanI tarata ja noMdha paNa karI lIdhI. emaNe vadhu vigato meLavavA kyAM, konAM pustako vAMcavAM tenuM mArgadarzana paNa ApyuM. Ama vidyArthIonI jIjJAsAvRttine saMtoSavI ane temanI vAMcanavRttine vadhu vikasAvI yogya mArge vALavI e saramAM rahelo Adarza zikSakano guNa vidyArthI tarIke amane abhibhUta karI gayo. ame baMne mitroe esa.ena.DI.TI. yunivarsiTInAM ekSaTarnala TuDanTsanAM saranAM gAIDansa lekjharsamAM besavA emanI saMmati meLavI ane e kalAsamAM javAnuM zarU paNa karI dIdhuM. prophesara DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhano A amAro sauthI pahelo paricaya. yunivarsiTImAM emane maLyA te pahelAM ja emane viSe ghaNI mAhitI maLI hatI, jemAMnI eka hatI ena.sI.sI.nA eka vakhatanA atyaMta bAhosa mejaranI. sarano pahelo vyaktigata paricaya thayo tyAre khUba ja zistabaddha jIvana jIvanAra vyakti hovA chatAM atyaMta saraLa, sAlasa, sAdA, premasabhara AMkho ane zabdomAM chalakAto sadbhAva-AvA eka umadA mAnavano anubhava thayo.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 479 gamatAM gulAbanAM phUlamAM naisargika sugaMdha, suMdaratA ane sukumAratA ekasAthe sAhajIka rIte anubhavAya che. paNa jo A badhAMne veDaphavAnI koziza koI kare to aNagamatA kAMTAya vAge to paNa e game. e mujaba mAnavatAthI maheMkatuM ane sAtvika snehathI sadAya dhabakatuM sukumAra hRdaya dharAvatA sara pAse kolejIyanone aNagamatuM kaDaka zista hovA chatAM haMmezAM vidyArthIomAM teo atyaMta AdaraNIya hatA. kaoNleja uparAMta bhavansamAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM paNa ame vidyArthI mitro niyamita jatAM. vyAkhyAno sAMbhaLI-noMdha karIe ane pUruM ke ame kaoNleja javA mATe haoNlanI bahAra nIkaLIe tyAM mukhya daravAje prasanna citte anekane maLatA-vAto karatA saumyamUrti sara UbhA ja hoya. maLanArAonI saMkhyA thoDIvAramAM ochI thAya ane ame pUchIe, "sara, ame dariyAnI bAjuethI cAlatAM kaoNleja jaIe chIe. tamane samaya hoya to AjanAM vyAkhyAnanI thoDIka vAto karavI che.' sara sahaja hasatAM hasatAM kahe, "huM paNa tamArI sAthe AvuM chuM.' teo dhAre to kAramAM jaI zake paNa A pitA jevA premALa zikSaka ane zarIrane khUba karI cUkelA mejara amArI sAthe cAlatAM, mukta mane vAto karatA jAya ane vacce vacce mitrabhAve TIkhaLa karI hasAvatA paNa jAya. pAchA, amArA praznonA saraLatAthI javAba paNa ApatA jAya. copATI pAse ghara Ave tyAre acUka thobhe ane "mArI sAthe ghera jamavA Avo." evuM bhAvabharyuM AmaMtraNa paNa Ape. ame samaya joIne, emano AbhAra mAnIne koleja jaldIthI jaIe. (pachIthI vAlakezvaranAM gharamAM ghaNI vakhata javAnuM thayuM che.) vyAkhyAnamALAno Avo amAro krama paNa ghaNAM varasa sudhI rahyo. kalAsa ke yunivarsiTInI bahAra paryuSaNanAM eka judAM ja pavitra vAtAvaraNamAM sara ane temaNe nimaMtrelA vidvAna vaktAonAM vyAkhyAnone AtmasAta karavAno ane pachI dariyAnI khullI havAmAM mitronI mAphaka mokaLe mane hasatAM TIkhaLa karatAM, vAto karatAM, cAlatAM-ajANye paNa zIkhatAM-A anokho lhAvo paNa amane khUba maLyo che. varSo pachI kaoNlejamAM adhyApananuM kAma zarU karyuM tyAre samajAyuM ke sara pAsethI Ama sAva sahaja rIte maLeluM jJAnanuM bhAthuM keTaluM mahAmUluM che! vidyArthIkALamAM ena.sI.sI. keDeTa tarIke ke seInTa jhonsanI reDa krosa sosAyaTInI pharsTa eIDanI tAlImanAM varSo daramyAna sara pAsethI mane je jarUrI mArgadarzana maLyuM che tene

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480 cuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI lIdhe ja huM baMne tAlIma saphaLatApUrvaka pUrI karI zakI chuM. yunivarsiTImAM seminAra hoya, bIjI koI vyAkhyAnamALA hoya, vaktAone sAMbhaLyA pachI, temanI pAsethI saMtokAraka javAba na maLe to huM sIdhI pahoMcI jatI sara pAse. bIjA koI paNa kAmamAM teo vyasta hoya to paNa thoDoka samaya phALavI, mArI sAthe mukta mane carcA kare. koIpaNa muddAne samajAvavAnI emanI rIta ja eTalI saraLa hoya ke koIpaNa viSayanA muddA manamAM ekadama sahaja rIte utarI jAya ane saranI svastha samajAvaTathI badhI akaLAmaNa zAMta thaI jAya. ema.e.nAM eka peparamAM 25 mArksamAM koIpaNa vidvAna tattvaciMtakanAM vyAkhyAnamAMthI eka Unseen Paragraph nA AdhAre pUchelA praznonA javAba ApavAnA hoya. yunivarsiTInAM jUnAM peparsamAMthI AvA Paragraphs laI ghaNIvAra huM sara pAse zIkhavA gaI chuM. teo zAMtithI e phakaro vAMcatA jAya ane samajAvatA jAya. tyAre ema lAgatuM ke sara pAse jarUra koI jAduI zakti che. eTale ja emanI pAse jatAM game teTaluM agharuM saraLa banI jAya che. paNa adhyApana zarU thatAM samajAyuM ke emanAmAM rahelA satata jAgRta zikSake, emanAM vizALa vAMcanane, bahoLA anubhave ane vastunA talasparzI abhyAse keTalI sahajatAthI koI vyakti ke viSayane samajavAnI mArI eka navI daSTi anAyAse keLavI dIdhI che! Aje varSo pachI paNa sare "agharAMne saheluM banAvavA calAvelo jAdu" mArA jevA keTalAya vidyArthIonAM jIvananuM pAtheya banI gayo che. Ama A dariyAvadila sara ApavAmAM potAnAM jIvananI sArthakatA samajatA. lenAramAM jeTalI zakti hoya teTaluM chUTathI laI zake. saranI emAM taddana nirapekSa bhAvanA hatI. paragaju vRttinA sara to jJAnanI paraba mAMDIne beThA hatA. tarasyAMne tRpta to kare paNa pharI tarasa lAge to upAya tarIke potAnAM pustako paNa mokaLe mane ApatA, je vAMcI, samajI pharI tRptino anubhava karI zakAya kavi kalApIe kahyuM che"mANyuM enuM smaraNa karavuM e ya che eka lahANuM " amArA saujanyazIla, premALa, aneka viSayomAM nipuNa sara pAsethI je kaMI paNa thoDuM mArgadarzana mane maLyuM che te cirasmaraNIya to che ja, sAthe sAthe Aje paNa jIvanamAM te dIvAdAMDInI garaja sAre che ane jIvavAnI sAcI dizA batAve che.

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 481 ziyALAmAM pAchalI rAte cUpacApa dharatI ane khetaranA pAkane saMtRpta karatAM jhAkaLanAM TIpAM, kevAM pAradarzaka ane kevI virATa zakti dharAve che! chatAM, te nAnAM TIpAM, keTalAM haLavAM phUla jevAM hoya che! DaoN. ramaNabhAI paNa vicakSaNa buddhivALA, sarva guNo ane savRttiono bhaMDAra hovA chatAM haMmezAM taddana haLavA phUla jevA ja rahetA ane potAnAM A vizeSa pAsAMno kyAreya koIne aNasAra paNa AvavA detA nahIM mAtra anAsakta bhAve zakya teTalI madada karI chUTatA. naiSadhiyacaritramAM zrI harSe kahyuM che ke - sajjano kyAreya potAnI mahAnatA batAvatA nathI." te saranI bAbatamAM saMpUrNapaNe sAcuM che. saranAM AvAM virala vyaktitvane emanAM viduSI ane vinayI dharmapatnI prophesara zrImatI tArAbene khUba jALavyuM, kAraNa ke vidyArthI jagatamAM atyaMta sanmAnanIya A Adarza daMpatImAM gajabano sumeLa sarjAyo hato. chevaTe kALe enuM cakra pheravyuM. teNe bhale saranA pArthiva dehane vilIna karyo. paNa vizALa vidyArthI AlamanA AdarzarUpa, preraNAstrotane koInAM hRdayamAMthI kALa kyAreya paNa vilIna nahIM karI zake. ApaNuM zAstra janmajanmAMtaramAM mAne che. e rIte AgalA janmamAM koI yogIpuruSanuM kAMIka kArya adhUruM rahyuM haze te A janme pUrNa karavA Do. ramaNabhAI zAhanA rUpamAM teNe avatAra dhAraNa karyo. AyuSyanA aMtakALe temane thayelo prabhuno sAkSAtkAra AnI pratIti karAve che. bALaka sahaja narI nirdoSatA ane dharmaparAyaNa jIvana emanA mahAna AtmAnAM ja dyotaka che. ratna jyAM pragaTa thAya tyAM teno zAMta chatAM tejasvI prakAza patharAya ja. A prakAzano thoDo paNa sparza jene thAya te prakAzita thayA vinA na ja rahe. sara AvA virala, mahAmUlAM ratna samA hatA. ethI ja sadAya sahunA vaMdanIya hatA-che-ane raheze. eka saMskRta subhASitamAM kahevAyuM chevdnN prasAdasadanaM, sadayaM hRdayaM sudhAmuco vAyaH / karaNaM paropakaraNaM yeSAM keSAM na te vandyAH / / arthaatjenuM vadana prasannatAnuM ghara che, hRdaya dayAthI bhareluM che, vANI amRta varasAve che ane paropakAra karavo e ja jemanuM jIvanakArya che te kone vaMdanIya na lAge ? mArA pitAtulya sara DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhane mArAM sAdara sANaMga praNAma.

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482 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI nirbhara vidvatA || saMgItA zAha AjathI 18 varSa pahelAM mane khabara paDI ke mArA sasarAnA mitra muMbaIthI netrayajJanA arthe mAMDavIthI najIkanA gAme AvavAnA che. tyAMthI rAtri mukAma mATe amArA ghare padhAravAnA che. je hatA pU. ramaNakAkA. A e ja ramaNakAkA je, "prabuddha jIvana'nA mAdhyame mAruM pIyara ke je bilImorAmAM hatuM, tyAM I. sa. 1952 thI AvatA hatA. ame jyArathI samajatA thayA tyArathI "prabuddha jIvana" vAMcatA hatA. khUba ja gamatuM hatuM. emanA mAMDavI amAre ghare AvavAnA samAcAra jANI sukhada anubhUti thaI. sAthe thoDI mIThI muMjhavaNa thaI ke AvA vidvAna ramaNakAkA sAthe kevI ane kaI vAto karAya? ApaNe rahyA ajJAnI ane ramaNakAkA eTale jJAnano "akhUTa khajAno! paraMtu jyAre amAre ghare AvyA tyAre mArI muMjhavaNa sAva dUra thaI gaI. eTaluM sahaja ane normala emanuM vartana hatuM ke kyAMya paNa emanI vidvatAno bhAra na jovA maLyo. mArI dIkarI zreyA ke je tyAre ekAda varSanI hatI tene jAte teDIne amArA AkhA khetare pharyA. mAruM hRdaya khUba gadgad banI gayuM hatuM. tyArabAda pU. tArAkAkI dvArA lakhAyelI vajasvAmI uparanI pustikA emaNe ApI hatI. "sAMprata sahaciMtana'nA bhAga-1 thI 15 bhAga "jinatattva', "adhyAtmasAra', "jJAnasAra', "vIprabhunA vacano' vagere pustako yAda rAkhI haMmezA mAMDavI mokalI ApatA. prabuddha jIvanamAM Avela emanA lekhomAM "pugala parAvarta', "nigoda', lezyA' A lekhonuM to ame ahIM mAMDavI jaina saMghanI baheno samakSa vAMcana karyuM hatuM. emanI saraLa bhASA zailIne kAraNe kaThIna viSaya paNa sabhAne samajavAmAM saraLa banato hato. mAMDavI lagabhaga varasamAM eka vakhata AvavAnuM thatuM hatuM. emanA deha vilayanA 20 thI 25 divasa agAu ja pU. zrI sAthe phona upara vAta thaI. teo kahetA ke A vakhate traNathI cAra divasa mAMDavI zAMtithI rahevuM che. tArI sAthe vAto karavAnI majA Ave che. mane eTalo badho AnaMda thayo ane e divasathI huM pratIkSA karavA lAgI hatI, paNa mAruM puNya baLa ghaTyuM haze meM pharIthI

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI phona karyo ke ramaNakAkA kyAre amAre ghare padhAro cho. ane tArA kAkIe A duHkhada samAcAra jaNAvyA. keTalAya divasa sudhI mane ane mArA pappAne cena na paDyuM. basa jyAM jaIe, je maLe tenI samakSa ramaNakAkAnI ja vAta. hAla mArA kAkI jeo valasADamAM rahetA hatA. gayA aThavADiye ja emanuM samAdhipUrvaka mRtyu thayuM emanA nivAsasthAne besavA mATe pU. manojabhAI daru sAheba tathA aruNikAbahena tathA anya vaDIlo AvyA hatA. teo pU. ramaNakAkAnA paricita hatA. emanI vAto nIkaLI. emanA pustako. lekho emanuM jIvanamAM saraLatA, sAdagI, AdhyAtmikatA, dAna, sevA, nispRhatA vagere guNo khUba khUba yAda karyA. jANe mArA kAkInI zokasabhA pU. ramaNakAkAnA guNAnuvAdamAM na pheravAI gaI hoya ema ! ramaNakAkA joDe kaMIka RNAnusaMbaMdha hovo joie. ame dharamapura pU. sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta hemarekhAzrIjI ma.sA.ne maLavA gayA hatA tyAM pU. ramaNakAkA ane pU. tArAkAkI maLI gayA. khUba sArI vAto thaI. khUba ja AnaMda Avyo. tyArabAda ame zaMkhezvara 108 pArzvanAthanI dharmazALAmAM rokAyA hatA. tyAM sAnaMdAzcarya vacce pU. ramaNakAkA maLI gayA. emanI sAthe vAtacIta thaI. emane pU. muktidarzana ma.sA.nuM pustaka 'yogadRSTinA ajavALA' joItuM hatuM. yogAnuyoga zaMkhezvaramAM mArI pAse hAjara hatuM je temane ApyuM hatuM. ATalA jJAnanA pustako mokalanAra evA ramaNakAkAne kaMIka upayogI banyAno AnaMda thayo. mane emanI sAthe satsaMga ka2vAnI jhaMkhanA haMmezAM rahetI! emanAmAM rahelA jJAnanuM pAna emanA pustako, emanA lekhonA mAdhyamathI ApaNe hoMze hoMze karIe, je emaNe jIvanamAM utAryuM hatuM eno aMza paNa ApaNe ApaNA jIvanamAM UtArIe e ja ApaNI sAcI bhAvAMjali. 483

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484 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI vidvAna pratibhAne ucita AdarAMjali - I taru kajAriyA DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha. A nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja eka vidvAna paNa vidvatAno bhAra laIne pharanArA nahIM tevA eka sajjananI chabI mana samakSa UpasI Ave. jaina dharma vize kAMI paNa prazna, pRcchA ke asamaMjasa hoya to sauprathama ramaNabhAInuM nAma yAda Ave. gayA varSanA okTobaranI 24 tArIkhe ramaNabhAInuM avasAna thayuM tyAre emanA hajAro vidyArthIoe eka AtmIya svajana gumAvyAnI lAgaNI anubhavelI. mAtra vidyArthIo ja nahIM, jaina dharmanA sAdhako-ArAdhako ane saMzodhakone paNa eka moTI khoTa ramaNabhAInI vidAya sAthe paDelI. jaina yuvaka saMgha sAthe 43 varSa sudhI saMkaLAyelA rahelA. vizvavikhyAta parya paNa vyAkhyAnamALAnAM satata 33 varSa sudhI teo pramukha rahyA ane ekathI eka vidvAna vaktAonAM vaktavya zrotAo sAMbhaLavA pAmyA. "prabuddha jIvana' pAkSikanA teo 33 varSa sudhI taMtrI rahelA. 26 jAnyuArI, 2006no aMka DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha smaraNAMjali vizeSAMka tarIke pragaTa thayo che. e aMkanA 140 lekhomAM ramaNabhAI jevI prakhara jJAnI, zikSaNazAstrI, sevAmUrti ane parama anukaMpAzIla vibhUti vyaktino vividha dRSTikoNathI paricaya maLe che. A pUrA aMkamAM 135 jeTalI vyaktie DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha sAthenAM saMsmaraNo vAgoLyAM che. A lekhakomAM sAhebanA vidyArthIo, sAdhu-sAdhvIo, prAdhyApako, DaoNkTaro, sAhityakAro, AdhyAtmika paMthanA yAtrIo ane temanA mitro tema ja svajano che. paNa A aMka lekho vAMcatA ramaNabhAInA vyaktitvanAM aneka ujjavaLa pAsAMno vAcakane paricaya maLe che. keTalAka loko mATe A prophesara "hAIlI IspAyariMga vyakti rahyA che. temanI advitIya vidvatAe lokone abhibhuta karyA che, to temanA nirmohIpaNAe temane daMga karI dIdhA che. potAnA aDhaLaka lakhANa ne pustakanA kopI rAITsa temaNe tyAgI dIdhA hatA ane emAMthI preraNA laI anya aneka vidvAna temane anusaryA hatA.

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 485 jena yuvaka saMgha ane prabuddha jIvanane potAnI prajJA ane samRddha anubhavanuM bhAthuM ApI ucca kakSAe laI javAnuM kAma ramaNabhAIe kareluM ane samaya AvatA saMghanA pramukhapadathI ne "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrIpadethI nivRtti paNa laI lIdhI. prabuddha jIvana'nA vartamAna taMtrI dhanavaMtabhAIne thayo evo savAla A aMka para najara pheravatAM koIne paNa thAya. "sAhebe AtmakathA kema nahIM lakhI?" A aMkanA AraMbhe ramaNabhAIno lekha "mArI jIvanayAtrAnuM zabda-saMbala' vAMcatAM ane temanAM jIvanasaMginI pro. tArAbahenano AtmIya kathana jevo lekha vAMcatAM evI ja lAgaNI prabaLapaNe mane paNa anubhavAI. ramaNabhAI eka acchA kalAkAra paNa hatA ane sAhitya adhyAtmanA mArge na AvyAM hota to kadAca eka uttama citrakAra paNa thayA hota. tArAbahena sAthenuM temanuM dAmpatyajIvana eka pragatizIla, strIsamAnatAnA AgrahI, premALa ane patnInI pratibhAno ughADa karavA utsuka pati tarIke ramaNabhAIne sthApe che, to AvA vidvAna, paragaju ane jAhera jIvananA agraNI hovA chatAM parivAramAM kevA haLavAza ane hetathI jIvatA teno khyAla temanA 13 varSanA pautranA zabdothI Ave cheH "mArA rola moDela mArA grAnDaphAdhara ramaNabhAI. temaNe hanDraDathI vadhu pustaka lakhyAM che, teo AkhI duniyA pharyA che. badhAne madada karavA haMmezAM taiyAra rahe che ane emanAmAM greTa sensa opha hyumara DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA vyaktitvanA vidyAbhyAsI, adhyAtmaraMgI, kartavyaniSTha ane pArivArika pAsAMno paricaya karAvatA A vizeSAMkamAM kyAMya ramaNabhAInI eka paNa tasavIra nathI, paraMtu vividha lekhakanI kalamamAMthI vahetAM zabda ane tenA bhAva dvArA ramaNabhAInI eka samagratayA-AMtarabAhya-tasavIra vAcakanI najara samakSa UghaDe che. taMtrI dhanavaMta zAhanA zabda "sAheba-sugaMdhano kuvAro" sArthaka karato vizeSAMka (janmabhUmi) * * *

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486 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI sva. ramaNabhAI zAha...eka virala vyaktitva | DaoN. zekharacaMdra jenA (pradhAna saMpAdaka "tIrthakara vANI') saraLa vyaktitva: sva. DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM smaraNa karatA ke nAmollekha karatA ja eka evA virala vyaktitvanuM citra upase che jenA caherA para zAMticakra spaSTa joI zakAya che. jenI AMkhomAM karUNA che ane bIjAne potAnA mamatvathI AkarSavAnI bhAvanA che. zarIre madhyama bAMdhAnA paNa hRdayathI ucca bhAvanAvALA ramaNabhAI ne jotA ja emanI sAthe vAto karavAnuM, temanI maitrI keLavavAnI IcchA thAya. jenadarzananI bhASAmAM kahuM to temanI zubha lezyA sAmAvALAne prabhAvita kare ja. game teTalA moTA pada para hoya, vibhAga adhyakSa hoya, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA maMtrI hoya ke yuvaka saMghanA pramukha hoya kyAMya padano aham nahi. padano bhAra upADe paNa nirbhara rahIne. evA hRdayanA saraLa, vANImAM mRdubhASI, nirabhimAnI zrI ramaNabhAIne prathama joIne koIne kalpanA paNa na Ave ke teo gujarAtI sAhitya, jaina sAhitya ane jena jagatanAM mUrdhanya vyaktitva che. saraLa vezabhUSA, maLatApaNAnI bhAvanA ane temanAM vANI vartana svabhAvamAM nItaratI saraLatA temanA vyaktitvanI AgavI viziSTatA hatI. zrI ramaNabhAI eka Adarza pati hatA. pU. tArAbenanI pragatimAM kyAreya avarodhaka banyA nathI. UlaTuM temanI pragatinI haMmezA khevanA rAkhI che. teonA lekhana-pravacana ne haMmezA protsAhana ApyuM che. eka viduSI mahilA tarIke temanuM sanmAna karyuM che. eka pati tarIke sarasa taka ApI che. tevI rIte potAnA banne saMtAnone yogya zikSaNanI sAthe saMskArano vAraso Apyo che. samabhAvI vicAraka : zrI ramaNabhAI bhale janme zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka hatA paNa temanAmAM kyAreya sampradAyanI saMkucitatA na hatI. jaina saMpradAyanI vAtathI AgaLa vadhIne teo to sarvadharma samabhAvanA samarthaka hatA. teonI dRSTi to madhamAkhI jevI hatI je game te uttama phUlamAMthI rasa prApta karavAnI khevanA rAkhe che. temanI dIrghadRSTi

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 487. to eka sarjanAtmaka sAhityakAra, dharmaniSTha vyaktinI hatI. eka kavi-lekhakanI je ciMtanadRSTi hoya che te pramANe teoe dharmanAM siddhAMtonuM mUlyAMkana karyuM che. teoe potAnA lekhananA viSayomAM digaMbara-zvetAmbara AcArya-sAdhu bhagavaMtonAM graMthonuM taTastha bhAve mUlyAMkana-samIkSA karI che. teo zvetAmbara-digaMbara baMnnenAM Agama graMthonAM abhyAsI rahyA che. bhaktibhAvathI bannenA tIrtho-maMdironI vaMdanA karI che ane je jyAM uttama lAgyuM tenI prasaMzA potAnA vicAro vyakta karIne karI che. koIpaNa saMpradAyanAM mahAna AcArya hoya, temanI kRti hoya, saiddhAMtika zAstro hoya, temAM rahela viSayanI saiddhAMtika samIkSA taTastha bhAve karI che. kyAMya koI virodha ke pUrvAgrahanahi. ane A badhA guNone kAraNe teo zvetAmbara-digaMbara sthAnakavAsI badhA saMpradAyomAM AdaraNIya banyA hatA. paMthavAdathI mukta gagana vihArI hatA. teo paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna mALAmAM paMtha-dharmathI upara game te dharma-paMthanAM sAdhu-vidvAna-ciMtakone AmaMtrita karatA hatA. hakIkate temanA A samanvayavAdI dRSTikoNathI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA-hakIkate dharma siddhAMta, dharmanI paraspara bhAvanAno paricaya ApanArI saMskAra vyAkhyAnamALA banI rahetI. mane lAge che ke A prayAsa paraspara prIti sanmAna mATe vizALa maMca gaNI zakAya. teo eka mAtra phUla ne prema karavA karatA vividha phUlothI sajAvela guladastAne vadhu prema karatA hatAM. zreSTha adhyApaka : DaoN. ramaNabhAI eTale gujarAtI sAhityamAM saphaLa adhyApaka. teo muMbaInI kaoNleja ane pachI yunivarsiTImAM gujarAtI sAhityanAM adhyApaka rahyA. gujarAtI lekhana sAhitya ne vadhu phaLadrupa banAvavAmAM temano moTo phALo gaNAya. prAcIna ane arvAcIna gujarAtI sAhityane teo kuzaLatAthI mulavIne setu svarUpa mUlyAMkana karatA. teoe gujarAtI bhASA-sAhityanA vividha viSayo upara saMzodhana kArya karAvIne gujarAtI bhASAnI mahAna sevA karI che. teoe pote naLadamayaMtInI kathA' para muMbaI yuni.mAM mahAnibaMdha lakhI pI.eca.DI.nI upAdhi prApta karI aneka gujarAtI sAhityakAro, samIkSako, kavi-lekhaka temanA Aptajana rahyA che. gujarAtI sAhityanA vividha graMthonI samIkSA khuba ja prasiddha rahI che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM temano pravAsa sAhitya uccakakSAnuM sImA cinha rUpe gaNAya che. ApaNane paNa teo jANe pravAsamAM sAthe joDI le che te ja temanI lekhaka

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488 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI tarIke siddhi che. teo ApaNane pAsaporTanI pAMkhe saira karAvI zake che. uttama lekhaka : teoe jema gujarAtI sAhityamAM saMzodhanAtmaka lekho-samIkSA lakhI che tevI ja rIte jaina sAhitya vipula mAtrAmAM lakhyuM che. jemAM jinatattvanA aneka bhAgo, sAmata saha ciMtana, jaina sAhitya samArohanA gucchonuM saMpAdana, berarathI brigeDiyara, prabhAvaka sthaviro vagere mukhya che. taduparAMta sva. cImanalAla cakubhAInAM avasAna pachI "prabuddha jIvana'ne potAnA sAhitya abhigamathI anerI samanvayAtmaka dRSTi ane sAhityathI je navI UMcAI ApI che te sahunI samakSa che ja. prabuddha jIvanamAM temanI kaLAnA amI satata jharatA rahyA che. AvA prabuddhanI bhASA, bhAvanA, vicAra prabuddha jIvanane prApta thayA hatA. samAja-dharma sevI : murabbI zrI ramaNabhAI bahumukhI pratibhA saMpanna vyakti hatA. teo jeTalA UMDA potAnA abhyAsamAM hatA, adhyApanamAM hatA teTalA ja UMDA samAja sevA samAjanI unnati, dharmanI prabhAvanA vadhAravA tathA yuvAomAM jaina saMskAra vikasita thAya te hetuthI karatA. te koI pada ke nAmanA mATe nahiM. teo bhArata prasiddha zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanAM maMtrI pade rahyA ane tyAM paNa padanI pratiSThA karatA vidyAlayamAM abhyAsa karatA bALakone laukikajJAna sAthe dhArmika zikSaNa prApta thAya, mAtra kriyAo puratuM nahiM paNa dharmanI philasuphIne samajIne sArA zrAvaka bane tevI temanI bhAvanA hakIkate samAja sevA ja kahevAya. jaina samAja saMgaThita bane temAM ekatA sthapAya, rUDhio ke kurItio dUra thAya tenI teo khevanA rAkhatA. teo evA prakAzita dIpaka hatA jenA ajavALAmAM samAja mArga zodhI zakato.teo niyamita darzana-pUjA karatA. paryuSaNa jevA divasomAM pUrNa jaina caraNanuM pAlana karatA. vividha jaina tahevAro vagere dvArA dharmanA pracAra-prasAramAM agresara rahetA. teo darzana-pUjana karI AtmAne vadhu saraLa-karUNAmaya banAvI zakyA. tIrtha vaMdanA, gurU darzana karI dharma bhAvanAne vadhu daDha banAvI zakyA hatA. AvA tIrthavaMdanA, gurudarzana samaye teo paMthathI upara UThI jyAM paNa jJAna maLe tevA saMtonA darzana karI AnaMda anubhavatA. zrI ramaNabhAInI preraNAthI teo zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA tattvAvadhAnamAM lagabhaga dara varSe vividha sthaLoe savizeSa tIrtha kSetro upara jenadharma-siddhAMta

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 489 viSayaka goSThi rAkhatA jyAM vividha vidvAno potAnA vicAro prastuta karI viSayanI chaNAvaTa karatA. A rIte teo jaina dharmanI siddhAMtanI chaNAvaTa paNa karAvatA ane sahune tIrtha vaMdanAno lAbha apAvatA. AvI goSThi-semInAranAM nibaMdho prakAzita karAvI teo dharma-prakAzananAM sahayogI banatA. ema kahI zakAya ke dharmanI bAbatamAM, tapasyAnAM saMdarbhe teo gRhastha sAdhu hatA. mAtra teoe dIkSA nahotI lIdhI bAkI saMpUrNa saMyamanAM dhA2ka ane pAlaka hatA. vizva pravAsI : murabbI zrI ramaNabhAIe bhAratamAM ja nahIM yuropa-AphrikA ane amerikAnI dharatI para jaI jainadharmanA pracAra-prasArano DaMko vagADyo hato. teonA pravacana badhA dezonA jena senTaro, yunivarsiTIo vageremAM yojAyA hatA. teo aneka vakhata paradeza gayA paNa tyAMnI ghelachAmAM lapaTAyA nahiM-khAna-pAna-vyavahAramAM haMmezA saMyamI rahyA. A pravAsanI smRti rUpe 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pustakamAM temanI sthAyI yAdagIrI sacavAI che. je mAtra temanA anubhavanuM bhAtuM nathI paNa gujarAtI sAhityamAM pravAsa-sAhityanI uttama kRti banI che. paradezamAM paNa teoe savizeSa yuvAnone saMskArita karavAmAM phALo Apyo che. uttama vahIvaTakartA : zrI ramaNabhAI saraLa vyaktitva dharAvanAra, sahRdayI hatA paNa vahIvaTamAM pUrNa cIvaTa rAkhanAra hatA. teone kaDaka na kahevAya paNa niyamanI custatAmAM khuba ja mAnanArA hatA. ahiMsaka jaina ramaNabhAIe miliTrI tAlIma laI ena.sI.sI.nAM kamAMDara rahI mejara sudhInI reMka prApta karI hatI ane A miliTrInI zista temanA dareka kAryamAM dekhAtI hatI. e judI vAta che ke milITrInI zistamAM sahRdayatA umerI teoe tene paNa lokagamya banAvI hatI. mATe ja kAma karAvIne paNa teo prema-sanmAna prApta karatA. AMphisara tarIke paNa teoe sanmAna prApta karyuM hatuM. evI ja rIte zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanAM vahIvaTamAM pAradarzitA rahe, vidyArthIomAM zista rahe tenuM khUba ja dhyAna rAkhatA. vidyArthIone uttama bhojana, nivAsa, ramata-gamatanI sagavaDa maLe tenI sAthe teo sArI rIte zikSaNa prApta kare. zistamAM rahe tenI kALajI rAkhatA. teo mAtAnI jema temane vAtsalya ApatA to pitAnI jema kaDaka zistamAM paNa rAkhI zakatA,

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI kaoNleja ke yuni.mAM heDa hovA chatAM sAthI adhyApakone bhAI tarIke prema ApatA. pote ja adhyApanamAM eTalA custa hatA ke bIjA koI karmacArI na karI zake. muMbaI yuvaka saMgha ke paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM teoe samayanI je rIte samayabaddhatA jALavI te anukaraNIya ane anumodanIya che. samayasara kAryakrama zarU thavo ja joie. tenA te dRDha AgrahI. ane tene kAraNe ja pravacana zarU thavAnA aDadho kalAka pahelA loko potAnI beThake goThavAI jatA ane pUrNa zAMti-zistamAM pravacanano AnaMda prApta karatA. 490 janakalyANanI bhAvanA : janakalyANanI bhAvanA temanA jIvanamAM vizeSa mahattavapUrNa hatI. samAja sevA, janasevAmAM lAgelI saMsthAo pagabhara bane, janakalyANamAM Arthika bhIMsa na anubhave mATe paryuSaNa vakhate koI eka saMsthAne Arthika madadarUpa thavA apIla karI vizeSa dAna apAvI pagabhara banAvavAnuM kArya karatA hatA. AvI rIte aneka saMsthAoe temanA A bhagIratha kAryathI pagabhara banI che. kadAca teo dezanA AvA prathama praNetA hatA. mArA guru, mitra ane mArgadarzaka : sva. DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM nAma smaraNa karatA 34 varSa juno kAlakhaMDa vartamAna banIne ubharI Ave che. lagabhaga 1973-74nI vAta haze, te vakhate huM bhAvanagaranI kaoNlejamAM prAdhyApaka ane zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM mAnad gRhapati hato. teo vidyAlaya sAthe sakriya rIte saMkaLAyelA hatA. eka vakhata teo bhAvanagara padhAryA, vidyAlayamAM rahyA ane mAro paricaya thayo. mane paNa lakhavA-vAMcavAno zokha ane teo to hatA moTA sAkSa2. teoe mArA lekhana kAryamAM vadhAre ruci batAvI. pahelI ja mulAkAtamAM mArA upara evI chApa paDI ke teo ati nikhAlasa, saraLa prakRtinA ane vidyA vyAsaMgI che. teoe mArI prakAzita eka-be kRtio joI ane mane salAha ApI ke huM jaina sAhityamAM vadhu ne vadhu abhyAsa karI lekhana kArya karuM. ane teoe mane 1974mAM muMbaI yuvaka saMgha dvArA cAlatI pravacana mALAmAM vaktA tarIke AmaMtrita karyA. yuvaka saMghanI A vyAkhyAnamALA eTale bhAratamAM sarvAdhika prasiddha ane jJAnagaMgAne pravAhita karanAra vyAkhyAnamALA tarIke paMkAyelI hatI. A vyAkhyAnamALAmAM AMtararASTrIya ane rASTrIyakakSAnA vidvAno AmaMtrita thatA. AvI vizALa ane

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 491. mahattvapUrNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM mane AmaMtraNa maLatA apAra AnaMda thayo ane huM paNa lagabhaga eka mahinA sudhI mAruM vaktavya taiyAra karI, TepamAM sAMbhaLI, samaya vagerenuM dhyAna rAkhI taiyAra thaIne gayo. pahelI vakhata ATalA moTA sAkSara maMca upara prabuddha zrotAonI vacce bolavAno prathama avasara hato. thoDIka muMjhavaNa hatI, paNa zrI ramaNabhAI zAhe paricaya ApatI vakhate evI rIte prastuta karyA ke koI saMkoca rahyo nahIM ane prathama vyAkhyAna ja khUba ja sArI rIte vakhANAyuM. AnaMda to e vAtano hato ke je vyAkhyAna mALAmAM koI vaktAne saLaMga eka-be vakhatathI vadhu bolAvatA nathI ke bolAvavAnI saMbhAvanA rahetI nathI temAM mane saLaMga-7-8 varSa sudhI teoe AmaMtrita karyo. vAstavamAM to huM jyAre jyAre paNa vyAkhyAna ApavA gayo tyAre ema mAnIne ja gayo ke huM kaMIka zIkhavA jaI rahyo chuM. ane murabbI ramaNabhAIno sneha ane tArAbahenano vAtsalya mane satata preraNA ApatA rahyA ane huM adhyayana tarapha vadhAre rUci levA mAMDyo. A pravacanonA saMgraharUpe mArA traNa pustako paNa prakAzita thayA. temanI preraNA ane sahayogathI mane 1989-90mAM laMDana, 1992mAM pUrva AphrikA ane pachI 1994 tI satata amerikAmAM pravacana ApavAno lAbha maLato rahyo. dara varSe jyAre huM pAcho pharuM tyAre ramaNabhAIno AzIrvAda niraMtara maLe ja. meM jyAre "tIrthakara vANI' mAsika patrano prAraMbha karyo ane jyAre meM ghoSaNA karI ke A patrikA jainonA saMpradAyonI saMkucitatAtI mukta raheze ane temAM hindI-gujarAtI-aMgrejI traNeya bhASAonA lekhono samAveza karavAmAM Avaze tyAre teoe vartamAna yugamAM jaina patrikAonI sthiti upara carcA karI, mane paristhitithI vAkepha karyA, paNa saphaLatAnA AzIrvAda paNa ApyA. teoe kahyuM mArA game te lekhane tame mArI koIpaNa anumati vagara prakAzita karavA svataMtra cho.' ane vAstavamAM teo A patrikAnI pragatithI, tenA lekhothI saMtuSTa rahyA ane teo pratyakSa ke parokSa AzIrvAda svarUpe temanA sUcano ApatA rahyA. meM jyAre amadAvAdamAM "samanvaya dhyAna sAdhanA kendra dvArA zrI AzApurAmAM jaina cerITebala haoNspiTalano prAraMbha karyo ane tenuM sAhitya, rUparekhA, kArya vagerenI jANa karI tyAre teoe mane AzIrvAda to ApyA paNa Arthika muzkelIo kevI naDI zake teno paNa khyAla Apyo. mane dAnavIro pAsethI dAna

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492 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI prApta thAya temAM temanI rUci hatI. cha-sAta varSa daramyAna meM haoNspiTalanI je pragati karI teno ahevAla vAMcIne teoe evo to saMtoSa vyakta karyo jANe emanA svajanane koI saphaLatA maLI hoya. chelle chelle teonI bhAvanA hatI ke muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha jema dara varSe koI ne koI svAbhAvI saMsthA mATe Arthika madada karAve che tema A saMsthAne paNa eka vakhata madada maLe ane saMsthA pagabhara thAya tevI temanI bhAvanA hatI. chelle meM jyAre temane patra lakhyo ane phona upara vAta karI tyAre temaNe mane kahyuM ke tame jena yuvaka saMghane lakho ane temanA maMtrI vagere dhyAna Apaze ane huM paNa bhalAmaNa karIza. temanA dharmapatnI pU. DaoN. tArAbena eTalA ja vAtsalyamayI, mamatAmayI che. teonuM vAtsalya mane maLatuM ja rahyuM che. ramaNabhAInI jema teo paNa mArI pragatithI saMtoSa vyakta karatA te mArA mATe amUlya nidhi jevuM che. atyAre teo bhale sadeha ApaNI vacce nathI paraMtu temanA satkAryonI suvAsano anubhava ApaNe sahu karI zakIe chIe ane temaNe vAvelA vRkSane ApaNe evI rIte UcherIe ke chAMyaDe sahune zAMti prApta. to ja ApaNe temanA sAcA prazaMsaka kahevAIe. * * jayaM care jayaM ciThe jayamAse jayaM sae / jayaM bhuMjaMto bhAsaMto pAvaM kammaM na baMdhaI / / (vasavaiRti. 4-31) Walk carefully, stand carefully, sit carefully, sleep carefully, eat carefully, and speak carefully so that no sinful act is committed. ___ yatanA (jAgarUkatA) pUrvaka calanevAlA, yatanApUrvaka khar3A honevAlA, yatanApUrvaka baiThanevAlA, yatanApUrvaka sonevAlA, yatanApUrvaka bhojana karanevAlA aura yatanApUrvaka bolanevAlA pApa-karma kA baMdhana nahIM karatA / jayaa (yatanA) pUrvaka cAlavuM, jayApUrvaka UbhA rahevuM, jayaNApUrvaka besavuM, jayaNApUrvaka sUI javuM, jayaNApUrvaka khAvuM ane jayaNApUrvaka bolavuM - ema karanAra pApakarma bAMdhato nathI. |ramaNalAla cI. zAha (jina-vacanamAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 497 ramaNabhAI - sadAya paricita |ramaNabhAI ha. bhokalavA sau prathamavAra prophesara ramaNabhAI sI. zAhane sevAmaMDaLa megharaja saMsthAnA kAma mATe mu. zrI vallabhabhAI doSI (moTAbhAI) sAthe muMbaImAM maLavAnuM thayuM tyAre meM kIdhuM ke, "huM senTa jheviyarsa kaoNleja, amadAvAdano bhUtapUrva vidyArthI chuM." ATalI mArI oLakhANa sAMbhaLIne kaoNlejanA teozrInA oLakhItA adhyApako vize ghaNI ja AtmIyatAthI vAto thaI jyAre jyAre muMbaI AvavAnuM thAya tyAre avazya maLavAnuM thAya ane kasANAthI muMbaI AvavAno thAka emanA premabharyA vyavahArathI saMpUrNa UtarI jato. amArI saMsthAne jyAre rUpiyA 16,22,000 muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha taraphathI maLyA e pahelAMnI temanA TrasTIo sAthenI amArI mulAkAtamAM je premapUrvaka amane badhAne nAstApANI tathA bhAva baMnee je batAvyo che. te Aje paNa yAda karatAM dhanya ghaDI amArI jIvanamAM hatI tema lAge che. huM eka pachAta lAla dholerA vistArano bharavADano chokaro! ane ATalo badho prema maLaze tevI kalpanA ja karI na hatI. muMbaIthI badhA kasANA AvyA temanI sAthe huM amadAvAdathI kasANA Avyo ane amArI saMsthAmAM sAMje lAITa paNa nahi. ane teoe je "phAvaze, cAlaze ane bhAvaze'nuM sUtra hasatAM hasatAM zIkhavyuM tethI yajamAna tarIkenI amArI UNaponI glAni dUra thaI. muM zrI vallabhakAkA badhAne kIdhA karatAM ke, muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghe ApaNane je mAtabara rakama ApI tenA nimitta ramaNabhAI bhokalavA che tethI mane mArI saMsthAmAM muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA lIdhe ghaNuM mAna maLyuM. mArA gurujI tathA saMta-sakhA zrI ramaNalAla sI. zAha lakjharI basa bharIne muMbaInA mitrone laIne Ave tyAre mane eTalo badho AnaMda thayo ke, mArI bhUkha ja marI gaI. khAvAnuM paNa te divase bhUlI gayo. zabarI-rAma milanamAM zabarI jevI sthitino meM anubhava karyo. rAtri kAryakramamAM teo beThA ane vidyArthIonI ramajhaTa nihALI ane mAthAmAM

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494 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI tatkALa muMDana karelA gAMdhInA pAtramAM mane nihALyo tethI ghaNAM ja AnaMdita thayA. mane dhanyavAda ApyA. avAra-navAra patrothI prema-hUMpha cAlu rahI. amadAvAdamAM Ave to paNa kAryakramanI jANa kare. vaDodarAmAM bIje varase navanItabhAI zAhanI saMsthA "maMgalabhAratI' golAgAmaDImAM ceka arpaNanA kAryakramamAM bolAvyo ane kIdhuM ke, tamAre jyAre jyAre gujarAtamAM muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghano A dAna arpaNano kAryakrama hoya to avazya kAyamI AmaMtraNa tarIke hAjarI ApavI. temanA sAhityano lAbha amane pustako ApIne kAyama mATe ApyA ja karatA hatA. jenA sAnidhyamAM ame kAyama rahIzuM. temano AtmA jyAM haze tyAMthI amane amArA garIbo pratyenA satkAryomAM avirata preraNA Apato raheze. mu. tArAbahenanI prabhu tabiyata sArI rAkhe. mu. sva. ramaNabhAInA kAryonI jyota teo atyAre paNa vicArothI jalAvI rahyA che. tethI huM ghaNo ja AnaMda anubhavuM chuM. amArI saMsthA vatI svargastha AtmAne vAraMvAra vaMdana karuM . diThe miyaM asaMdiddhaM paDipuNNaM viyaM jiyaM / ayaMpira-maNubbiggaM bhAsaM nisira attavaM / / (sarvAni. 8-48) A person with self-control should speak exactly what he has seen. His speech should be to the point, unambiguous, clear, natural, free from prattle and causing no anxiety to others. AtmArthI dRSTa kA yathArtha kathana karanevAlI, parimita, asaMdigdha. pratipUrNa, spaSTa, sahaja, vAcAlatA rahita, aura anya ko udvega karanevAlI bhASA bole / AtmArthIe daSTa vAtanuM yathArtha nirUpaNa karatI, parimita, asaMdigdha, pratipUrNa, spaSTa, sahaja, vAcALatArahita ane bIjAne uga na kare evI vANI bolavI joIe. | ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 495 parama pUjya ramaNakAkA 1 jayazrI dineza dozI parama pUjya ramaNakAkA! eTale eka ujjavaLa nAma... eka prasanna astitva eka nakhazIla sajjanatA eka prajJAvaMta pratibhA eka prabuddha jIvana eka bahuzruta zrAvaka pitAnA mitra hovAne nAte ane temanA vAtsalyapUrNa sahavAsanA kAraNe vAraMvAra jiMdagInA nAnAM-moTAM Ukelo...AzIrvAdo maLatAM ja rahayAM ane emanA pratye eka pitAtulya ahobhAva vadhato ja cAlyo..Aje paNa e kSaNonuM smaraNa AMkha ane aMtarane bhIMjave che. eTale ja pitAtulya parama upakArI pU. kAkAnA guNonuM saMkIrtana karyA vagara rahevAtuM nathI. jJAnamArganA pravAsI banelA pU. kAkAe dArzanika gUDhatattvasabhara aneka graMtho lakhyAM che. vivecano karyA che. temAMno eka chello daLadAra graMtha te "jJAnasAra'.jenA magnASTakanA vyaktitvamAM paNa pratibiMbita thatI hoya tevuM lAge che ! jJAnamagnasya yaccharma tadvastuM naiva zakyate / none priyarana tanvendranadra: 1 2 || 6 || emanA ja AlekhAyelAM bhAvo emanA ja zabdomAM jANIe to "pugalAnaMdanI prApti mATe pApAraMbha karavA paDe che je karmabaMdhamAM pariName che ane vipAkodaya vakhate duHkha ApanArA nIvaDe che...... saMsAranA bhautika sukho tattvasvarUpanI dRSTie duHkha ja che. vastutaH bhautika sukha e duHkhano pratikAra che'. saMsAramAM zrutajJAnanA AnaMdanI ke AtmajJAnanA AnaMdanI anubhUti koIka viralA bhAgyazALIne hoya che. jemaNe evo anubhava karyo che teo paNa ene

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496 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI zabdamAM varNavI zakatA nathI. eTale e AnaMda kevo che te jANavA mATe jAte ja anubhava karavo paDe che. ruci, zraddhA ane puruSArthathI evo anubhava thaI zake che'... ane...jJAnayogI evA pU. kAkAnI paNa ruci, zraddhA ane puruSArtha jANe AtmAnA jJAnanA pravAsa rUpe ja hatA! jIvanamAM jANe jIvanane umeravAne mATe ja hatA!.. A AtmajJAnanI sAthe vyavahArikatA, maitrIbhAva, paropakAravRtti paNa temanAmAM eTalAM ja hatAM. koIpaNa bAbatanI pRcchA karIe, salAha mAgIe to game tevI gaMbhIra bAbata paNa saraLatAthI-sAhajikatAthI samajAve. kyAreya moTapa batAvavI nahIM ane sAmAne nAnapa ApavI nahIM evI vyavahArika dakSatA temanAmAM hatI. haMmezAM hasatuM ja moMDhuM hoya. mane vicAra thAya che pU. kAkA kyAreya koIne gusse thayA haze kharAM? AvA guNAsabhara ghaNAM prasaMgo che paraMtu jagyAnA abhAve eka, be jaNAvuM chuM 42, rIja roDa, pUraba bilDIMganA kuTuMbIjanoe, bAbu pannAlAla amIcaMda derAsaranA zatAbdi varSa nimitte tIrthaMkara paramAtmA zrI zAmaLiyAjI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna pAchaLa cAMdInI pichavAIno lAbha levAnuM vicAryuM. have savAla e Avyo ke temAM viSaya kayo levo. judA judA maMtavyo AvyA. paraMtu pU. kAkAe A savAla bahu sarasa rIte sulajhAvI dIdho, je A rIte che... devo samavasaraNamAM aSTaprAtihAryanI racanA kare che, to enAthI uttama racanA A jagatamAM kaI hoI zake? tame paNa AvA uttama bhAvothI AvI racanA karavAno prayatna karo ane uttama phaLane pAmanArA bano. vaLI ahIM paramAtmA siddhasvarUpe birAjamAna che to AvI racanAthI paramAtmAnA arihaMtasvarUpanI jhAMkhI thAya che. teozrIne maLavA AvelA sarvenA magajamAM A vAta besI gaI. alabatta e pahelAM pa. pU.gacchAdhipati A. zrI jayaghoSasUrizvarajI vagere AcArya bhagavaMtonI pUrva saMmatinI mahora jarUra hatI paNa AcArya bhagavaMtane pUchavA badhA nahotA AvelA jyAre pU. kAkAe potAno ghaNo samaya ApIne tarkabaddha rIte badhAne prasannatA upaje tema samajAvyuM. Aje e pichavAI banI paNa gaI che ane pa. pU. gacchAdhipati A. zrI caMdrodayasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nA zabdomAM kahIe to "bombemAM hajI sudhI AvI suMdara pichavAI joI nathI." AvI smaraNasaMdUkamAM eka bIjo prasaMga paNa saLavaLe che. traNa mahinA pahelAM

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cUta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 497 (28 sapTembara, 2005) ja zrI himmatamalajI beDAvAlAnI guNasaMkIrtanikA bahAra paDI. te pustakamAM paNa je "guNasaMkIrtana samiti' hatI te samitine paNa pU. kAkA taraphathI ghaNAM ja suMdara salAha-sUcano maLelAM. taduparAMta teozrIe pote paNa prabuddha jIvananA ogasTa 2005nA aMkamAM zrI himmatamalajI beDAvAlAnA guNa-saMkIrtanano potAno amUlya lekha paNa chApyo. kevuM guNAnurAgIpaNuM! ApaNane badhAne khyAla che ke AvA guNAnurAganA to teoe keTalAMe lekho ApyA che. pAchaLathI pU. tArAkAkI pAsethI jANavA maLyuM ke "zrI himmatamalajI guNa saMkIrtana samitine ApelA salAha-sUcano vhIlaceramAM besIne ApelA ane temanA upara lakhelAM lekha paNa pathArImAM aDadhuM besIne, aDaduM sUtA sUtA teyAra karelo. mANasa eka nAnI mAMdagImAM paNa bahAnuM kADhIne ArAma kare jyAre pU. kAkAe to temanI potAnI takalIphano jarA paNa khyAla AvavA dIdhA vagara, taro-tAjagI sAthenuM lakhANa ApyuM! are! emaNe to jiMdagInA chellA divasa sudhI A jJAnayajJa cAlu rAkhelo. mAMdagImAM paNa jJAnamagna banIne zarIrane bhUlI gayA. mArA eka khAsa mitrae jaina dharmanA koI eka viSaya upara pIeca.DI. karavAnI zarUAta karI che. to temane amuka viSayo upara salAha joItI hatI te bAbata meM pU. kAkAne pUchayuM-to ghaNAM badhA pustakonI yAdI moDhe ane kaI jagyAe, kaI lAyabrerImAM, kayA lekhakanA pustako levA te badhuM A uMmare paNa temanA magajamAM vyavasthita rIte aMkita hatuM! e bAbata mATe emane kSaNamAtra paNa vicAravuM na paDyuM. temanA magajanuM kaoNpyuTara jANe jJAnamaya ja hatuM! amArA parama upakArI, karuNAsAgara, ajAtazatru, jemanA romeromamAM navakAramaMtra, jinabhakti ane jIvamaitrI vaNAyelA hatA tevA pa.pU.panyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA.nA parama tAttvika vicAro ghaNA nAnA nAnA pustakomAM hatA. emanA e badhAM pustakone judA judA viSayonA graMtha tarIke prakAzita karavAnI salAha pa. pU. kAkAe ApelI. Aje e ghaNAM varSothI moTA graMtho tarIke prakAzita thayA paNa che ane khUba ja kAmamAM Ave che. temAM paNa nailokyadIpaka' eTale navakAramaMtranI enasAyaklopeDIA. je bAbata pU. kAkAnA sUcanathI amalamAM mUkAI. AvI to ghaNI vAto che. emanuM dAmpatya jIvana paNa eTaluM ja suMdara-pU. kAkIne paganA oparezano te bAda takalIpha ane pU. kAkA temano hAtha pakaDIne

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498 zuta upAsaka 2maNabhAI pUjA karavA laI Ave...e AnaMdadAyaka dazya haju paNa yAda karavuM game che. khUba ja jJAnI paNa vyavahAramAM kyAMya cUke nahIM. nirAbhimAna vidvatA ane nirbhara adhyAtamikatAnA mArge cAlanAra pU. ramaNakAkAnA javAthI Aje mAtra eka rakama nathI bhUMsAI paraMtu seMkaDo guNono saravALo bhUMsAI gayo cheteo jIvanane prasannatApUrvaka jIvavAno eka suMdara Adarza mUkatA gayA che, jemAMno kaMIka aMza paNa pAmI zakAya e ja bhAva sAthe temane be hAtha joDIne ahobhAvasaha bhAvAMjali arpa chuM. temanA AtmAne zata zata praNAma sa-vakkasuddhiM samupehiyA muNI giraM ca duLaM parivajjae sayA / miyaM aduLaM aNuvII bhAsae sayANa majjhe lahaI pasaMsaNaM / / (savaivi . 7-55) Knowing fully well the importance of pure language a monk should always avoid evil language. Even while using such flawless language, he should speak only adequate and thoughtful words. Such monks are praised even by saints. vAkyazuddhi (bhASA kI zuddhi)ko acchI taraha samajha kara muni doSayukta vANI kA prayoga na kare / doSa rahita vANI bhI napItulI aura socavicAra kara bolanevAlA muni, satpuruSoM meM prazaMsA ko prApta karatA hai / munie vAkyazuddhi (bhASAnI zuddhi)ne barAbara sArI rIte samajIne duSTa vANIno sadA tyAga karavo joIe. doSarahita vANI paNa mApasara ane vicArIne bolavI joIe. AvuM bolanArA muni satyaruSonI prazaMsA pAme che. || ramaNalAla cI. zAha | ("jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 499 samasta jaina saMghanA lADakavAyA-ramaNabhAI kezavajI rUpazI zAha mAnaniya, vaMdanIya, pUjanIya amArA, ApaNA ane samasta jaina saMghanA lADakavAyA dharmAnurAgI ane puNyazALI zrImAna ramaNalAla cImanalAla zAhanuM tA. 24-10-05nA roja vahelI savAre nidhana thayuM ane parama zAMtine pAmyA. amara kAma ja kare jagatamAM, te nara amara gaNAya. AvI mahAna vibhUtine zraddhAMjali arpavA mATe je zabdo joIe te mArI pAse nathI. phakta mArI kAlI ghelI bhASAmAM huM mArA hRdayanA ati uMDANathI temane vaMdana karI mArI kalamane upADuM chuM. sane 1974 mAM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI 2500 mI jayaMtI ujavavAnA pAvana prasaMge mombAsA jaina zvetAmbara derAvAsI saMghe temane bhAvabharyuM AmaMtraNa pAThavyuM ane teo svIkAra karI mombAsA padhAryA, tArabahena paNa sAthe hatA ja ane saMgItakAra tarIke jaina saMghanA mahAna saMgItakAra sva. zrImAna zAMtilAla zAhane paNa AmaMtraNathI bolAvelA. e vakhate huM saMghanA pramukha hato. temanA kAryakrama, mombAsA, nAIrobI ane anya sthaLoe paNa yojAyela tyAranI oLakhANathI AjasudhI amArA saMbaMdho baMdhAyA paraMtu dUra dUra hovAnA kAraNe jyAre bhArata AvIe tyAre ja maLI zakAya paraMtu jyAre jyAre maLatA tyAre teo kahetA ke kezubhAI, mombAsA jevI vyAkhyAna ApavAnI majA mane kyAMya nathI AvI. AvI mahAna vibhUti ApaNI vaccethI vidAya laI gaI paraMtu temanA karelA zubhakAryo to kAyamane mATe yAdagAra raheze, AvatA samayamAM koI vidvAna lekhaka jaina saMghano ItihAsa lakhaze to temanuM nAma ItihAsamAM suvarNa akSare lakhAze. paMcotera varSanI umare jeozrI "adhyAtmasAra" ane "jJAnasAranA graMthono anuvAda ane bhAvArtha lakhe te keTalI mahAna vAta che. AvA graMthonA anuvAda karatAM nAnI sarakhI paNa koI bhUla rahI jAya to "doSane pAtra banI javAya e na bane eTalA mATe emaNe keTalI kALajI rAkhI haze' e vicAravAnuM che. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha ane "prabuddha jIvananA eo pAyAnA patthara hatA.

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500 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI A baMne saMsthAonA vikAsamAM temano je amulya phALo che te A saMsthAnA ItihAsamAM amara rahI jaze. teozrInI e eka nema hatI ke teo je kAma hAthamAM le tene purepurA khaMtathI kArya karI te kAryane pUrNa kare. huM to haMmezAM 'prabuddha jIvana' kyAre Avaze tenI rAha ja joto houM, temanA lakhANathI huM eTalo badho prabhAvita thayo ke mArAmAM paNa lekha lakhavAnI zakti AvI gaI. temanA lekho koI jIvana caritra rUpe hoya koI vyaktionA jIvana vize hoya athavA to jaina dharmanA mukhya mukhya sutronA sArAMza hoya ane e vAMcatA ghaNI badhI vyaktio evI hoya jene A aMgano pUro khyAla na paNa hoya paraMtu te vAMcatA hovAthI temAMthI ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM maLatuM eTaluM ja nahIM paNa amuka amuka dRSTAMto jIvanamAM utAravA jevA hatA. AvI mahAna vibhutinA vidAyathI jaina yuvaka saMgha ane prabuddha jIvane to eka mahAna abhyAsI ane sAcA sevAbhAvI kAryaka2 gumAvyA paNa amArA jevA keTalA badhA bina anubhavIne emanA lakhANathI je mArgadarzana maLatuM e have koNa Apaze ? ema kahevAya che ke sArA mANasonI jema ApaNane jarUra che tema u52 paNa kyAMya jarUra che eTale emaNe to je mahAna kAryo karyA che te mujaba devagatimAM ucca sthAna pAmyA haze.' temAM zaMkAne koI sthAna nathI. teozrInA hRdayamAM hareka vyaktio pratye je premabhAva hato, Avela vyaktine kaMIka pIrasavuM jethI temanA jIvanamAM lAbhadAyI thAya evI je ucca bhAvanA hatI te temanA jIvanamAMthI ApaNe saue vINI levA jevI che. haiyAmAM sheja paNa kacavATa dAkhavyA vinA hasate mukhaDe saune prema Apavo e emanI vizeSatA hatI. zrI ramaNabhAInA javAthI tArAbenano eka jamaNo hAtha kapAI gayo ema kahI zakAya, temane jIvanamAM kadI na purI zakAya evI khoTa AvI paDI che, paramAtmA temane zakti Ape, temanA adhurA rahelA kAryo purNa karavAnI javAbadArI premapUrvaka saMbhALe evI aMtaranI prArthanA. manuSyanA kAryamAM patnI ane bALakono phALo khuba ja dAda mAgI le che. jo

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 501 te na hoya to koIpaNa mAnavI dhArelA kAryo pUrNa karI zake ke kema? e rIte jotA tArAbena, ci. amitAbha ane ci. zailajAno sAtha ane sahakAra prazaMsAne pAtra che. ApaNe sau mahmazrInA kuTuMbIjanone Aje teoe temanA kuTuMbano eka mobhI, salAhakAra, jarUra paDye mArgadarzana ApanAra mahAna AtmAne gumAvyo che te sahana karavAnI parama kRpALu paramAtmA zakti arpe e ja aMtaranI prArthanA. sAhU aguNehiM 5 sAhU geNhAhi sAhUguNa muMca ' sAhU / viyANiyA appagamappaeNaM jo rAgadosehiM samo sa pujjo / (sati . 9 (3) -11) A Person becomes a monk by virtues and a nonmonk by vices. Therefore, develop all the virtues and be free from all the vices. Know your self through the Self. He who maintains equanimity in all the matters of attachment and hatred becomes worthy of respect. guNoM se sAdhu hotA hai aura aguNoM se asAdhu / isa lie sAdhu-guNoM ko (sAdhutA ko) grahaNa karo aura asAdhu-guNoM (asAdhutA) kA tyAga karo / AtmA ko AtmA se jAna kara jo rAga aura dveSa meM samabhAva dhAraNa karatA hai, vaha pUjanIya ho jAtA hai / guNothI sAdhu thavAya che ane avaguNothI asAdhu thavAya che, mATe sAdhuguNone (sAdhutAne) grahaNa karo ane asAdhuguNono (asAdhutAno) tyAga karo. AtmAne AtmA vaDe jANIne je rAga tathA TreSamAM samabhAva dhAraNa kare che te pUjanIya bane che. |ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jina-vacanamAMthI)

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pa02 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI adhyAtma jJAna pracAraka maMDaLa ane ramaNabhAI | pradhumanabhAIbhAMkharIyA ane gautamabhAI e. zAha zrI ramaNabhAIe A maMDaLanA pramukha ane TrasTI tarIke ghaNAM varSo sudhI yazasvI ane kiMmatI sevA arpala che. A maMDaLanI sthApanA yoganiSTha AcArya buddhisAgara sUrIzvarajIe AjathI nava dAyakA pahelAM karI hatI. maMDaLanuM mukhya dhyeya sUrIzvarajIe lakhela 108 granthonuM prakAzana ane temanA sAhityano pracAra karavAnuM hatuM, je sUrIzvarajInA vidvAna sAmAjIka bhakto-kAryakaroe upADI lIdhuM hatuM. vIjApura, mahuDI, pAdarAnA mukhya sthAnothI A kArya vegapUrvaka cAlI rahyuM hatuM. pAdarA nivAsI zrI ramaNabhAInuM kuTuMba paNa surIzvarajInuM bhakta hatuM. zrI ramaNabhAI A saMsthAmAM saMvata 1963 nI sAlamAM mAnad maMtrI tarIke joDAyA ane temaNe A kArya ghaNI cIvaTapUrvaka saMbhALI lIdhuM. zrI manasukhalAla tArAcaMda, maNIlAla pAdarAkara, lallubhAI karamacaMda dalAla ane bhAMkharIA popaTalAla jevA vidvAna sAhityakAro ane kAryakaronA sAtha ane sahakAra sAthe granthonuM panarmudraNa ane pracAranuM kArya sarasa rIte upADI lIdhuM ane saMvata 1974 nI sAlamAM zrI ramaNabhAIe A maMDaLanA pramukha ane TrasTI tarIkenI javAbadArI bharyo hoddo svIkAryo, je temaNe dIrdhakALa sudhI kuzaLatApUrvaka saMbhALyo. 70 varSe temaNe pramukhano hoddo choDavAno Agraha rAkhyo. paNa amane te maMjura nahotuM. buddhisAgara sUrIzvarajInI varSovarSa ujavAtI jayaMtinA prasaMge vidvAna sAhityakAra sAkSarone nimaMtraNa ApatA ane sUrIzvarajInA AcArya sAdhu-samudAyanI nizrAmAM ujavaNI thatI ane teo paNa AcAryazrInA jIvana ane kavana para vicAraNIya pravacana ApI samagra samAraMbhane dIpAvatA. - AcAryazrInI suvarNa jayaMtI prasaMge surIzvarajInAM pustakonA vecANanuM kendra mahuDI madhye karI, "adhyAtma hola'nA temaja AcAryazrInA phoTAnA udghATanano samAraMbha yojAyo hato. A samAraMbhane saphaLa banAvavA mATe mAnad maMtrIo zrI popaTalAla pAdarAkara ane zrI pradyumnabhAI bhAMkharIyA temaja anya kAryakaro mahuDI mukAme jaIne saue utsAhapUrvaka bhAga lIdho hato ane zrI ramaNabhAInI

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 503 yojanA anusAra sAthe pustakAlaya paNa khUlluM mUkavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. buddhisAgarasUrI adhyAtma ane yoganA upAsaka hatA. eTaluM ja nahi paNa jaina samAjanI unnati mATe keLavaNInI yathArtha jarUrIAta para bhAra mUkatA. jaina bALakone kahetA ke samAjane mATe tamAre vIra banavAnuM che. bALapaNano A mAro pratyakSa anubhava che. pAlItANAnI yazovijayajI jaina gurUkuLanI sthApanA ane vikAsane mATe temaNe ghaNuM mArgadarzana ane AziSa ApyAM hatAM. zrI ramaNabhAIe to keLavaNIne kSetre mahAna phALo Apela che. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAMthI huM to ghaNo vahelo 1937mAM snAtaka grejyueTa thayo paNa tyArapachI temanA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM thayuM. teo vidyAlayamAM hatA tyAre ghaNI pravRttimAM bhAga letA ane saMsthAmAMthI nIkaLyA pachI potAnI mAtR saMsthAne sArA evA samayano upayoga karI kAryavAhImAM rasa letA. vidyAlaya taraphathI yojavAmAM AvatA jaina sAhityakAronA samArohanA yojaka ane sukAnI hatA ane ghaNAMne mArgadarzana ApI anerI nAmanA meLavI hatI. zrI ramaNabhAInA avasAnathI adhyAtma ane sAhityanA temaja keLavaNInA kSetramAM anerI pratibhA dAkhavanAra eka vidvAna ane sAkSara sAhityakAre vidAya lIdhI che. prabhu temanA AtmAne cira zAMti Ape. * * * taheva pharusA bhAsA gurubhUovadhAiNI / saccA vi sA na vattavvA jao pAvassa Agamo / / (sAni. 7-11) One should not utter harsh language which may lead to killing, even if it is true, since it is sinful. satya bhASA bhI yadi kaThora aura prANiyoM kA bar3A ghAta karane vAlI ho to na bolI jAe, kyoM ki isa se pApa-karma kA baMdha hotA hai / satya bhASA paNa jo kaThora hoya ane prANIono moTo ghAta karanArI hoya to te bolavI nahi, kAraNa ke ethI pApakarma baMdhAya che. | D ramaNalAla cI. zAha ("jina-vacana'mAMthI)

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504 zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI - - - - - - - karuNAmUrti murabbI ramaNabhAI I uSA pravINa zAha jIvanamAM dharmanI kriyAo karIne dharma karavo athavA svAdhyAya karIne dharmane samajavo ane ethI paNa vadhu dharmane samajIne jIvanamAM utAravo e ghaNuM kaThIna kArya che. Avo samanvaya karanAra mu. ramaNabhAI jevI virala vyakti ja hoI zake. jena yuvaka saMgha dvArA temanA paricayamAM AvavAno lAbha maLyo jethI huM ghaNI dhanya thaI chuM. mArA jIvanamAM jaina dharmamAM vadhu UMDA utaravAno lhAvo ApanAra mu. ramaNabhAInI huM RNI chuM. temanAM tathA mu. tArAbena thakI jaina sAhitya samArohamAM nibaMdha vAMcavAno lAbha maLyo. nibaMdha lakhavA mATe viSayamAM UMDA UtaravuM paDe ane jainadharma evo che ke jenAmAM UMDA UtaravAthI ghaNo AnaMda thAya che. temanuM e kArya ane e pAchaLanAM bhAvo ati-uttama hatAM. dareka abhyAsIne preraNA ApavA mATe temano AbhAra mAnIe eTalo ocho che. bIjo temano uttama guNa karUNAno hato. karUNA temanAM romaromamAM hatI. temane krodha karatAM ATalA varSomAM joyA nathI. karUNAne jIvanamAM utArI ane jaina yuvaka saMghanA dAtAone paNa te mATe preryA. dara varSe eka projekTa laIne te saMsthAnA kAryakarone temaNe rAhata ApI che. ahIM mane yAda Ave che ke jyAre ame bahAragAma jatAM tyAre stavano ke bhakti gIto gAtAM. chelle mArI pAse "mAruM jIvana aMjali thAjo' e gIta gavaDAvatAM. kharekhara temanuM jIvana aMjalimaya ja hatuM. koIne jJAna ApIne madada karatAM. koIne dayAbhAvathI madada karatAM. koIne kaMI ne koI ne kaMI.jIvanamAM mu. ramaNabhAI joDe jeTalo samaya gALavA maLyo te mArA mATe ahobhAgya samAna hatuM. prabhu emano AtmA jyAM hoya tyAMthI mukti mATe pragati kare evI aMtaranI prArthanA. * * *

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI guruonA guru prA. rameza ha. bhojaka mane jyAre jyAre saraLatA, hasamukhApaNuM, utsukatA ane UrminI saccAIno vicAra Ave che tyAre mArA gurudeva DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanuM smaraNa thaI Ave che. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAna mALAmAM vyAkhyAna pUrve bhakti saMgItanA kAryakramamAM jyAre paNa huM tabalAvAdana karato houM tyAre temanA caherA para prasannatAnA taraMgo UchaLatA joyA che. saMgItane ATalI tarasa sAthe gaTagaTAvanAra bahu ochA hoya che. abhinaMdana Apato emano huMphALo hAtha Ajeya mArI pITha para pharato anubhavuM chuM. mArA zikSaNanI gADI aneka sTezane aTakIne AgaLa cAlI che. bI. e. thayA bAda gujarAtI sAthe ema. e. karavA muMbaI yunivarsiTInA anusnAtaka zikSaNa vibhAgamAM joDAyo tyAre DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha gujarAtInA heDa opha DipArTamenTa, hemacaMdrAcAryanA duhA rasathI bhaNAve eTaluM ja nahi vidyArthIo paNa rasathI bhaNe evuM emanuM AdhyAtmanuM kauzalya. duhA ane vyAkaraNanAM sutronA abhyAsathI jUnI gujarAtI bhASAne khoLe ramavAno lahAvo maLyo. "sara' bhaNAvatA hoya tyAre ekasAthe be pIriyaDa kyAM pUrA thaI jAya teno koI aNasAra paNa na Ave. lekTarsa pUrA thAya tyAre e premathI kahe, "huM ekalo ja chuM cAlo mArI sAthe sAthe gADImAM besI jAo!' guru bhAvanAne AnaMda pUrvaka hRdaye caDAvI huM anekavAra emanI gADImAM beTho chuM. carcageTathI copATI sudhInI guru sAthenI e yAtrA jJAna yAtrA banI gaI che. sahaja vAtamAMye emanI vidvatAnA camakArA anubhavyA che. ghaNIvAra maphatalAla bAthanA sphaTika jevA nirmaLa jaLamAM haLave haLave taratAM jIvananI suMdaratA viSe amArI baMne vacce vAto cAlatI te vAto Ajeya mArA mATe bhavasAgara taravA jevI mahattvanI banI rahI che. aneka pravRttio sAthe saMkaLAyelA hovA chatAMya ramaNabhAI sara niyamita

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pa06 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI rIte lakhatA, mane paNa vAraMvAra kahetA, ramezabhAI, lakhavAnI Teva pADo!' huM je kaMI lakhI zakyo chuM enI pAchaLa mArA gurunI AvI preraNA kAma karI gaI che. hAyara sekanDa kalAsa sAthe ema. e. pAsa thayA bAda "vilsana kaoNlejamAM vyAkhyAtA tarIke joDAyo. tyArathI Aja sudhI emanuM anusaraNa karato Avyo zAha sAhebane jJAna sAthe atUTa saMbaMdha. jJAna prAptinI ane navuM zIkhavAnI emanI adamya dhagazanI ADe kyAreya kazuMye na AvI zakyuM. emanI 70 varSanI UMmare emaNe mane ekavAra kahyuM, "ramezabhAI mane tabalA zIkhavADazo?' huM mArA kAna para vizvAsa na karI zakyo. Azcarya bharyo AnaMda anubhavato hato! tyAM ja emaNe pharI prazna karyo. meM saMkoca ane vinamratA sAthe hA pADI. tabalAno abhyAsa zarU thayo. mane takalIpha na paDe te mATe teozrI vAlakezvarathI DrAIva karI koMgresa hAusa mArA ghare zIkhavA Ave. gammata karatA kaheH "have tame mArA guru. UMcA Asane beso." huM kahuM, pahelA tame mArA guru cho! mAre to khADo khodIne paNa tamArAthI nIcA Asane besavuM joIe! Ama amArI jJAnayAtrA AnaMdathI cAlI. ramaNabhAI tabalAM vagADatAM zIkhyA. muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA eka vyAkhyAna vakhate temaNe hasatAM hasatAM kaheluM, have koIvAra bhakti saMgItamAM koI tabalA vAdaka nahi Ave, to tevatA vagAu' e tabalAM vagADe e pahelAM zrotAoe emane tALIonA gaDagaDATathI vadhAvI lIdhA. DaoN. ramaNabhAI ane prA. pU. tArAbenanI joDIe mArA jevA anekane jJAna ane sneha pIrasyA che. aMdhAre bhaTakatAM anekane jJAnanI premaLa jyoti dAkhavIne emano jIvana paMtha ujALyo che. jIvanamAM khUba pAmyA ane je kaMI pAmyA tene zabdonI pAMkhe-pAsaporTanI pAMkhe sau sudhI pahoMcADyuM che. sarasvatInA ArAdhaka ane mAnavatAnI mUrti evA guruonA gurune bhAvabharI zraddhAMjali..

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 507. smaraNAMjali - traNAMjali | DaoN. indirA puMjAlAla zAha - prAcAryA-SNDT kaoNleja-surata DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAha eTale gujarAtI sAhityAkAzanA sarvakSetramAM sthira gatie saphaLatApUrvaka vihareluM vyaktitva. jaina dharmanA talasparzI abhyAsathI tenAM vividha pAsAMonI jIvanagAmI chaNAvaTa karatuM AdhyAtmika vyaktitva, ena.sI.sI.nA mejara padane zobhAvatuM svayaM zistabaddha, Adarza nAgarikanuM vyaktitva ane temanI sarva prakAranI saphaLatA-yazanA preraka, mUka sahabhAgIpro. tArAbena sAthenuM prasanna dAmpatya. hAIskUlamAM bhaNatAM bALako-dIkarI zailajA ane dIkarA amitAbha-sAthe hasatAM-ramatAM, khUba premapUrvaka, vhAlathI, zAMtithI Convince karatAM premALa pitA. ramaNabhAInA jIvananA vividha pAsAMonI huM sAkSI chuM. kema? huM temanI vidyArthinI. mArA zrImad bhagavadgItA viSayaka mahAnibaMdhanA teo mArgadarzaka. kevaLa viSayanA ja nahIM, Philosopher and Guide in life also anekavidha pravattiomAM gUMthAyelA, kSaNekSaNano upayoga karanArA, kSaza: kSaUTNa jaiva vidyArtha ciMtana DaoN. ramaNabhAI jaina dharmanA UMDA abhyAsI hovA chatAM bhagavadgItA viSayanA mArgadarzaka thavAnuM svIkAryuM. temanA zabdo hatA: mAro paNa e bahAne gItAno abhyAsa thaze!" AvA AjIvana vidyArthI vRttivALA DaoN. ramaNabhAIe mArA mahAnibaMdhanuM akSarazaH lakhANa vAMcyuM che, cakAsyuM che ane mArgadarzana karyuM che. muMbaI yunivarsiTI lAyabrerInA rIsarca Tebala para dararoja savAre 10 thI rAtre 8 vAgyA sudhI mAruM kAma thatuM. thoDuM lakhANa thatAM rAtre 9-10 vAge temanA ghare sAthe besatAM. kyAreka rAtre 11-30 12 vAgI jAya to teo mArA ghara sudhI mane mUkI jatA. keTaluM saujanya! ATalI aMgata kALajI kayA mArgadarzaka pAse apekSita che?! mArA viSayane nyAya maLe te mATe aneka gItA viSayaka vidvAnone maLavAnuM thayuM. pro. goviMdalAla bhaTTa, DaoN. ke. kA. zAstrI, DaoN. pI. ema. modI, DaoN. go. jhAlA, svAmI AnaMda, pU. zivAjIrAva bhAve, kAkAsAheba vagere. A sarva samaye DaoN. ramaNabhAInI namratA ane saraLatA-open mindedness mane sparzI jatI.

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI mAro mahAnibaMdha 1300 pAnAMno thayo. be varSanA TUMkA gALAmAM A kArya pUrNa thaI zakyuM tenuM kAraNa DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM snehALa-nikaTabhAve thayela mArgadarzana ane avirata utsAha che. atiprasannatAthI temanI sAthe vitAvela e samaya yAda karatAM gadita thavAya che. bhAvapUrvaka natamastaka thaI javAya che. mArA mahAnibaMdhanuM kArya karatAM mane be kuTuMbanI hUMpha, utsAha, sAtha maLyAM. eka mAruM ane bIjuM DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM. koinA paNa ghare eka-be divasa nahIM paNa lagAtA2 be varSa sudhI, lagabhaga dararoja sAMje javuM, rajAnA divasoe paNa ArAmano samaya laI levo chatAMya smita sAthe lAgaNIsabhara AvakAra DaoN. tArAbena Ape, kyAreka navI navI vAnagI paNa khavaDAve, cA-pANI to acUka ja! A kharekhara asAmAnya che. temanI paNa RNI chuM. 'vidyArthI kaoNlejamAM, ghare nahIM'-A valaNavRtti jo DaoN. ramaNabhAI ke pro. tArAbene rAkhyAM hota to mAruM kArya be varSanA TUMkA samayamAM pUrNa thavuM azakya ja hatuM. temanI sadbhAvanAne hRdayanA praNAma. 508 mahAnibaMdhanuM kArya paNa pUrNa thayuM 1966mAM. kaoNlejamAM adhyApana mATe muMbaI choDyuM. gujarAtamAM kaccha-mAMDavI, khaMbhAta ane chevaTe prAcAryA tarIke 30 varSa-'surata' karmabhUmi banI. zarUAtanAM varSomAM muMbaI AvatI tyAre acUka maLavAnuM thatuM. amAro saMbaMdha-saMparka jIvaMta hato-1972mAM. surata, vanitA vizrAma saMcAlita, SNDT kaoNlejanA prAcAryA pade niyukti thaI. 32 varSanI vaya. vahivaTanuM kUthAnuM kAma. koIne ya pUro saMtoSa na ApI zako. tyAre AdarzavAdI vicAra, cIvaTAIno svabhAva, zista-samaya pAlanano Agraha. vagere prakRtithI 'esiDiTI' e ghara karyuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAthenI mulAkAtamAM te aMge carcA thaI. temanI dhairyazIlatAe sacoTa mArgadarzana ApyuM. temanA zabdo hatAH esiDiTI thavAnuM mukhya kAraNa mana che. manane jeTaluM udvegarahita, zAMta rAkhazo teTalo vadhu lAbha thaze. vahIvaTa zAMta-svastha citte ka2vo. ApaNe lIdhelAM nirNayomAM, dhAryA pariNAma na Ave. kyAreka khoTA paNa TharIe. to vyathita na thavuM. IzvarecchA samajI svIkAravuM. koIpaNa prasaMge 'zuM thaze ?' teno 'hAu' na rAkhavo. Heavens are not going to fall e vAta yAda rAkhavI. bIjuM, koIpaNa bAbate tarata nirNaya ApavAnI utAvaLa na karavI pachI

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kSata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 509 - vicArIne javAba ApIza. Delay the decision Ama karavAthI mana para boja na Ave, zAMtithI vicAravAno samaya maLI rahe. sAcA nirNayo thAya ane trIjI vAta-kyAMya paNa pahoMcavAnuM hoya-miTiMgamAM, basa-Trena, koIne samaya Apyo hoya, sarva prasaMgomAM ekadama samaye custa zIDyula na rAkhavuM. daseka miniTa vahelA nIkaLavuM-jethI citta zAMta rahe, mana haLavuM raheze. DaoN. ramaNabhAInI A zIkha meM svIkArI-yAda rAkhI che-tyAra pachI Aja dina sudhI kadI 'esiDiTI'e pharakavAnI hiMmata karI nathI. aneka davA ane upAyo nAkAmayAba nIvaDyA ane...temanuM AtmIya, anubhavajanya mArgadarzana-duvAnI sacoTa asara thaI. ATalA samasaMvedanazIla hatA amArA ramaNabhAI. mIThAM saMsmaraNo yAda karI lakhavA besuM to ghaNuM lakhAya. paNa maryAdA che ne? tethI TUMkamAM kahIza. ramya citta manobaLa dRDha Na' koIno nahIM evuM anAsakta, namra vyaktitva eTale ramaNabhAI saMsAranI "pele pAra' sadA viharatA eva ramaNabhAIne yAda karIe eTale "gItAno karmayogI' smaraNe caDeH 'karmaNyeva adhikAraste mA phaleSu kadAcana / ' -temane prAptino saMtoSa hato. vyAptinI ghelachA na hatI. IzvarecchAthI je kaMI maLe tenAthI saMtRpta hatA. Izvara niSThAe emanA jIvanamAM apAra baLa sIMcyuM che. gItAnI bhASAmAM kahuM to teo gRhastha-saMnyAsI hatA. jJeyaH sa nitya saMnyAsI yo na dveSTi na kAMkSati / temaNe kadI koIno dveSa karyo nathI. kazA pAchaLa doDyA nathI. amArA guru-ziSyanA saMbaMdhane divaMgatanA vyaktitvanI hRdayamAM aMkita thayela chabIne, akSara dehe aMjali arpatA sumadhura kRtajJatAno jhaMkAra anubhavuM chuM. DaoN. ramaNabhAInuM jIvana-kavana, arcana-pUjana, manana-ciMtana jotAM temane aMtarano AnaMda prasannatAlAdhyAM ja haze. temanuM jIvana rasamaya hatuM. to vai sadA temano vizvAtmabhAva khIlyo hato. samagra vizvanA eka aMga tarIke teo jIvI gayA. temanI sadgati nizcita che. paramAtmA emanA AtmAne ati urdhvagati arpe e ja aMtaranI prArthanA. zubha astu, kalyANa astu.

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5 10 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI sattvazIla ane satyazIla jaina zrAvaka T kumArapALa vI. zAha satata pravAsamAM hato. ghaNAM divaso pachI "prabuddha jIvana' dvArA DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAInA svargavAsa thayAnA samAcAra vAMcI AghAtano anubhava thayo che. sva.zrInA AtmAne mArA aMtaranA aMtarathI vaMdana. mane pravAsa sivAyanA divase sAmAyikanI sAnukULatA maLI jAya che. divasa daramyAna sAmAyikanA sAnnidhye svAdhyAyano mane raMga ane rasa hovAthI DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAInuM tAttvika ane AdhyAtmika sAhitya che te lagabhaga badhuM meM sAmAyika daramyAna adhyayana karyuM che. "nigoda' ane "pudgala parAvarta' jevA teozrIe lakhelA viSayone sAmAyikamAM vAMcyA che. emanA A sAhityanA paDakhAmAM lapAyeluM tattva ane sattva mane khUba khUba ja game che. zIrAno koLIyo mukatAnI sAthe gaLethI nIce utarI jAya tema teozrInI gahana viSayane saraLatAthI sahaja samajAvI devAnI zailI bemisAla hatI. DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAInuM bolavAnuM ane lakhavAnuM taddana tathyapUrNa hatuM. emanI vidvatA sAmA mANasane cagadI na nAkhe, kyAreya vAge nahIM ane haLavA phUla banAve evI hatI. ogaLI gayelo ahaMkAra ane sAkAra thayelI namratA emanI AMkha ane avAjamAM meM ughaDatI aneka vakhata vAMcI che. jaina sAhityanA aneka aneka viSayonA Alekhana badala eka suvarNa pRSTha emanA nAme raheze. sattvazIla ane satyazIla jaina zrAvaka tarIke e yAda raheze. jaina ane jainatva pratye bhArobhAra vahAla rAkhIne naitikatA, sAttvikatA ane sakriyatAnuM udAharaNa banI gayelA DaoN. zrI ramaNabhAInA paramAtma svarUpa AtmAne mArA vaMdana. * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pUjya ramaNabhAI I gulAba deDhiyA huM bahAragAma yAtrAe ke pravAse gayo houM ane tame jema varte, tema varto. huM tamArAthI dUra kyAM chuM ? banI zake to thoDoka svAdhyAya karajo. emAM jAtane parovo. tamArA prophezananuM gaurava vadhArajo. samajaNabharI saraLatA pragaTAvajo. thoDAMka dilamAM jagA meLavo. huM tamArAthI dUra kyAM chuM ? mArI AMkho tamane badhAMne jue che. jayAM zrAvakanI sAdhanA che tyAM huM chuM. jyAM apramAdanI ArAdhanA che tyAM huM chuM. meM sadAya mANasa banavAnI koziza karI che. meM bAhyAMtara pravAsamAM saundaryanuM pAna karyuM che. tame paNa jIvanamAM je kaMI suMdara che tene jALavajo. huM tamArAthI dUra kyAM chuM ? zaradanuM nirabhra AkAza ane nadInAM nIta nIra jotAM huM tamane yAda AvIza. meM tamArA hRdayamAM jagyA meLavI che. mAre yazovijayajI, udayaratnajI, AnaMdaghanajI, samayasuMdarajI saune maLavuM che. mAre have pherA paNa keTalA rahyA ? chatAM huM tamArAthI kyAM dUra chuM ? huM yAtrAmAM houM ane tame jema varto tema vartajo. huM tamArAthI dUra kyAM chuM ? 511

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5 12 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI enuM smaraNa to thAya meghabiMdu' enuM smaraNa to thAya, jagatamAM enuM smaraNa to thAya sevA kAryo karatAM karatAM vaiSNavajana thaI jAya. ahaMkArathI dUra rahIne, asmitA jALavato dariyA jevuM jIvana jenuM pavana thaI vicarato dIna dukhiyAnAM AMsu lUchavA hara dama doDI jAya enuM smaraNa to thAya, jagatamAM enuM smaraNa to thAya. bhaktibhAvathI jJAnanI lhANI, pUjA karmathI karato satkAryomAM jIvana arpa, mukta thaIne pharato dakSa banIne rahe jagatamAM, AnaMde malakAya. enuM smaraNa to thAya, jagatamAM enuM smaraNa to thAya vizva Akhu kuTuMba jenuM jatana premathI karato deza ane saMskRtino e sAco rakSaka banato mAnava thaIne janma jagamAM, deva thaI pUjAya enuM smaraNa to thAya, jagatamAM enuM smaraNa to thAya. * * *

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 51 3. - zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI vyavasthApaka samitie pasAra karela zraddhAMjali TharAva - tA. 27-10-2005 nA roja maLela saMsthAnI vyavasthApaka samitinI sabhAe A saMsthAnA bhUtapUrva vidyArthI, maMtrI, peTrana ane dAtAzrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA tA. 24-10-2005nA roja thayela duHkhada avasAnathI pasAra karela zraddhAMjali TharAva. A saMsthAnA bhUtapUrva vidyArthI, bhUtapUrva maMtrI, peTrana ane dAtAzrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA tA. 24-10-2005nA roja thayela duHkhada avasAnathI Ajaroja maLela sabhA gherA zokanI lAgaNI anubhave che. sadgata A saMsthAnA bhUtapUrva vidyArthI hatA ane teno teo garva anubhavatA hatA. temanA jIvananI pragatimAM saMsthAno moTo phALo rahyo che ane saMsthA pratyenuM RNa adA karavA sadAya tatpara evA DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha saMsthA pratyenuM RNa adA karavAnI dRSTie temanA mAtuzrI-pitAzrInA nAme be TrasTa yojanA tathA vidyAlayanA vidyArthIone prati varSa suvarNacaMdraka ane ropyacaMdraka ApavAnI bhAvanAthI rUA. 4,00,000/- jevI mAtabara rakama saMsthAne dAnamAM Apela che. vidyAlayanA vidyArthIo/vidyArthinIonA dhArmika zikSaNanI zreNI-1 thI zreNI-4 sudhIno abhyAsakrama taiyAra karavAmAM khUba ja jahemata uThAvela che. saMsthAnI sAhityane lagatI pravRttiomAM Aja dina sudhImAM judA judA sthaLe 17 jaina sAhitya samAroha yojavAmAM Avela, tenA teozrI saMvAhaka hatA ane tenuM teoe saphaLa saMcAlana karela che ane jaina sAhityanI pravRttine vega Apela che ane temAM temanI vidvatAnA paNa darzana thAya che. teozrIe jainasAhitya para ghaNA lekho lakhyA che ane ghaNA pustako paNa lakhela che. anya saMsthAonI pravRttimAM paNa saMkaLAyelA hatA. teozrI dharmAnurAgI, udAra dila ane koIne mATe kaMIka karI chUTavAnI bhAvanA dharAvatA hatA. teonA avasAnathI A saMsthAne, samAjanI anya saMsthAone ane temanA parivArane kadI na pUrAya tevI khoTa paDI Ajaroja maLela sabhA temanA pavitra AtmAne parama zAMti maLe tevI parama kRpALu paramAtmAne prArthanA karI bhAvabharI zraddhAMjali arpe che. -dIpacaMda esa. gArDapramukha zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya

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5 14 zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI mahendra meghANInI sagata ramaNabhAIne bhAvapUrNa zraddhAMjali THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM LAURENCE BEN YOU (1869-1943) amerikana lekhaka henrI milara (1891-1980)nuM eka vAkya che. THE WORLD GOES ON BECAUSE A FEW MEN IN EVERY GENERATION BELIEVE IN IT UTTERLY ACCEPT IT UNQUESTIONINGLY; THEY UNDERWRITE IT WITH THEIR LIVES. evI keTalIka vyaktionAM suMdara caritro zrI ramaNabhAIe ApyA te emanI sAthenA mArA alpa, apratyakSa paricayanuM mIThuM smaraNa raheze. teo ane tArAbena bhAvanagara amAre ghara AvelAM te eka ja milana thayuM teno vasavaso paNa raheze. hamaNAM huM ahIM mArI putrI maMjarIbahenane ghare chuM. tyAM tamArI noMdha sAtheno zrI dhanavaMta zAhano paripatra bhAvanagara thaIne maLyo. agAu maLelA emanA paripatranA javAbamAM zrI dhanavaMtabhAIne meM lakheluM ke zrI ramaNabhAI vize huM kazuM lakhI mokalI zakuM tema nathI. e jAtanA lakhANo karavAnI zakti mArAmAM hota to huM jarUra hoMzathI lakhata. phAdhare belAgara vizeno zrI ramaNabhAIno lekha mane khUba gamelo. cikhodarAnA DaoN. dozI vizeno paNa evo gamelo. ardhI sadInI vAcanayAtrAmAM abrAhama liMkananA jIvanacaritramAMthI paNa keTaluMka chApyuM. chelle Do. praviNa mahetA mATeno lekha bahu gamyo. AvI rIte emanI kalame vividha vyaktione apAvelI uttama aMjalionI barobarI kare tevI aMjali zrI ramaNabhAIne paNa keTalIka jarUra Apaze. tevuM kadAca tatkAla na bane to paNa yathAkALe evAM lakhANa ApaNane maLavAnAM. atyAre "smaraNAMjali aMka' bhale pragaTa thAya paNa zrI ramaNabhAIne aMjali ApavAnuM kAma to cAlu raheze je vakhate vakhate lekhakone te mATe preraka jIvanacaritramAMthI maLatI raheze. mahendra meghANI, amadAvAda.

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zata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 5 15 DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanAM pustako ekAMkIsaMgraha - zayAma raMga samIpe jIvanacaritra-rekhAcitra-saMsmaraNa * gulAmono muktidAtA , upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI , hemacaMdrAcArya , zrI mohanalAlajI mahArAja * vaMdanIya hRdayasparza, - zeTha motIzAha * berarathI brigeDiyara - prabhAvaka sthaviro, * tiviheNa vaMdAmi - bhAga 1 thI 6 * paMDita sukhalAlajI pravAsa-zodha-saphara - evaresTanuM ArohaNa - uttaradhruvanI zodha-saphara * rANakapura tIrtha . pradeze jaya-vijayanA AsTreliyA , pAsaporTanI pAMkhe , pAsaporTanI pAMkhe-uttarAlekhana * nyUjhIlenDa 0 pAsapaoNrTanI pAMkhe-bhAga trIjo nibaMdha * sAMprata sahaciMtana, bhAga 1 thI 15 * abhiciMtanA sAhitya-vivecana * gujarAtI sAhityanuM rekhAdarzana (anya sAthe) * narasiMha pUrvenuM gujarAtI sAhitya * buMgAku-zumi-paDilehA samayasuMdara * kitikA * 1962nuM graMthastha vAmaya - naLa-damayaMtInI kathAno vikAsa * gUrjara phAgusAhitya saMzodhana-saMpAdana * nala-davadaMtI rAsa (samayasuMdarata) * jaMbusvAmI rAsa (yazovijayakRta) * kuvalayamALA (udyotanasUrikRta) * mRgAvatIcaritra copAI (samayasuMdarata) * nala-davadaMtI prabaMdha (guNavinayakRta) * thAvasyAsuta riSi epAI (samayasuMdarata)

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI * nalarAya-davadaMtI caritra (RSivardhanasUrikRta). * dhannA-zAlibhadra copAI (guNavinayakRta) * be laghu rAsakRtio (jJAnasAgarakRti ane kSamAkalyANakRta) * nala-davadaMtI prabaMdha (vijayazekharakRta) dharma-tattvajJAna * jaina dharma (chaThThI AvRtti) * jaina dharma (hindI AvRtti) * jaina dharma (marAThI AvRtti) * bauddha dharma ja ninavavAda * Shraman Bhagwan Mahavir & Jainism * Budhism-An Introduction . Jina Vachana * jinatattva, bhAga 1 thI 8 9 tAo darzana * kanphayUziyasano nItidharma + adhyAtmasAra, bhAga 1-2-3 * vIra prabhunAM vacano 1-2 - adhyAtmasAra-saMpUrNa * jJAnasAra saMkSepa - sarasvatIcaMdra, bhAga 1 (pAcasaMkSepa). anuvAda * rAhula sAMkRtyAyana (sAhitya akAdamI, dilhI) * bhAratanI rASTrIya saMskRti (nezanala buka TrasTa, dilhI) saMpAdana (anya sAthe) * manISA* zreSTha nibaMdhikAo * zabdaloka * ciMtanayAtrA nIrAjanA akSarA << avagAhana jIvanadarpaNa * kavitAlaharI, samayaciMtana, tattvavicAra ane abhivaMdanA * mahattarA zrI mRgAvatIzrIjI * jaina sAhitya samAroha, guccha 1-2-3-4 * zrI vijayAnaMdasUri svargArohaNa zatAbdI graMtha | zrI yatIndrasUri dIkSAzatAbdI graMtha prakIrNa * jaina dharma-paricaya pustikA * ena.sI.sI. * jaina lagnavidhi * * *

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI - 517. Do. ramaNabhAI zAhanAM pravacanonI sI. DI. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhe 1981 thI 2004 daramiyAna zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMgha yojita vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vividha viSayo upara AvelA pravacanonI NP3 upara pAMca c.D. ane keseTa trizalA ilekaTronika taiyAra karI rahyuM che. viSayonI vigataH (1) niyANuM (15) nAmakarma (2) paccakhANa (16) mRSAvAda-viramaNa (3) kAusagna (17) adattAdAna viramaNa (4) pratikramaNa (18) dharmAnuSThAna (5) prabhAvanA (darzanAcAra) (19) vinayamUlo dhammo (6) dharma dhyAna (20) mAyAmRSAvAda (7) bhaktAmara stotranuM mAhAbhya (21) anitya bhAvanA (8) logassasUtra (22) mohanIyakarma (9) bodhidurlabha bhAvanA (23) ekatvabhAvanA (10) mithyAtvanuM svarUpa (24) yogadaSTi (11) Azrava ane saMvara (25) samaktinA prakAro (12) abhyAsakhyAna (26) prathama parameSTI (13) anarthadaMDa (27) namo loe savvasAhUNe (14) dharmanI ArAdhanAnA (28) bhaktAmara stotranuM rahasya vividha abhigama uparanA viSayonI pAMca sI.DI.no seTa rU. 400/- mAM prApta thaze. eka eka viSayanI TepanI kiMmata rUA. 30/ A sI.DI. ane keseTanA seTa maryAdita pramANamAM ja taiyAra thavAno hovAthI, je jijJApuone e prApta karavAnI icchA hoya teozrIne rUA. 101/-nA ogotarA grAhaka tarIkeno eDavAnsa DrAphTa ceka sAthe trizalA ilekaTronikane patra lakhavA vinaMti. trizalA IlekTroniksa, 3/C, trizalA bilDiMga, khArAkuvA sAme,122, jhaverI bajAra, muMbaI-400 002. Te. naM.22408251. pheksa : 91-22-22413572.

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5 18 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha kAryavAhaka samiti 2005-2006 saMghanA hoddedAro, samitinA sabhyo, kaoN-opTa sabhyo temaja nimaMtrita sabhyonA nAmo hoddedAro pramukha : zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha upapramukha : zrI caMdrakAnta dIpacaMda zAha maMtrIo : zrImatI nirubahena subodhabhAI zAha DaoN. zrI dhanavaMta tilakarAya zAha sahamaMtrI : zrImatI varSAbahena rajjubhAI zAha koSAdhyakSa : zrI bhUpendra DAhyAbhAI javerI samitI sabhyo ? pro. zrImatI tArAbahena ramaNalAla zAha zrI vallabhadAsa Ara. ghelANI ku. vasubahena caMdubhAI bhaNazAlI zrImatI kusumabahena narendrabhAI bhAu zrImatI uSAbahena pravINabhAI zAha ka. mInAbahena zAha zrImatI puSpAbahena caMdrakAnta parIkha zrI gAMgajIbhAI popaTalAla zeThiyA zrImatI jayAbahena TokarazI vIrA zrI bhaMvarabhAI vAlacaMda mahetA zrImatI ramAbahena vinodabhAI mahetA zrImatI ramAbahena jayasukhalAla vorA

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 119 zrI lalitabhAI popaTalAla zAha zrI dilIpabhAI mahendrabhAI zAha ko-opTa sabhyo : zrI piyUSabhAI koThArI zrI zaileSabhAI hiMmatalAla koThArI zrI dilIpabhAI vIrendrabhAI kAkAbaLIyA zrI nItinabhAI kAMtilAla sonAvAlA zrI ramaNIkalAla bhogIlAla zAha nimaMtrita sabhyo : zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI dhuDAbhAI gAMdhI zrImatI reNukAbahena rAjendrabhAI javerI zrI jayaMtIlAla popaTalAla zAha zrI rahimabhAI bhagavAnadAsa zAha ku. yazomatIbahena zAha zrImatI suzIlAbahena ramaNIkalAla zAha zrI basaMtalAla narasiMgapurA zrI caMdrakAMta kezavalAla parIkha zrImatI kalAvatI zAMtilAla mahetA zrI kAMtilAla pAnAcaMda zAha zrI ramaNIkalAla Ara. salota DaoN. zrI rajubhAI ena. zAha zrImatI caMdrAbahena pIyUSabhAI koThArI zrI nItinabhAI cImanalAla zAha zrI kiraNabhAI hIrAlAla zAha zrImatI alakAbahena kiraNabhAI zAha zrI mahendrabhAI zAmajIbhAI gosara zrI zAntibhAI karamazIbhAI gosara zrI bharatabhAI meghajIbhAI mAmaNiyA

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5 20 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI graMthonA mudraNa ane prakAzana samAroha nimitte nimAyelI samitio 1. mudraNa samitiH 6. zrImatI ramAbahena mahetA 7. zrImatI puSpAbahena parIkha 1. zrI bhUpendra DAhyAbhAI javerI 8. zrI mahendrabhAI gosara 2. zrI nAgajIbhAI pI. zeThiyA 9. zrImatI kalAvatIbahena mahetA 3. zrI vasubahena sI. bhaNazALI 4. zrI uSAbahena pI. zAha 3. AvakAra ane oNDiToriyama : 5. zrI javAharabhAI zukala 1. zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha 1. nimaMtraNa patrikA : 2. zrI caMdrakAMta dIpacaMda zAha 3. zrImatI nIrUbahena subodhabhAI zAha 1. zrI caMdrakAMta DI. zAha 4. zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI dhuDAbhAI gAMdhI 2. zrI ramaNIkalAla bhogIlAla zAha 5. zrI lalitabhAI popaTalAla zAha 3. zrI bhavarabhAI mahetA 6. zrI dilIpabhAI mahendrabhAI zAha 4. zrImatI uSAbahena zAha 7. zrI bhUpendrabhAI DAhyAbhAI javerI 5. zrImatI kusumabahena bhAu 8. zrI gAMgajIbhAI popaTalAla zeThiyA 6. zrImatI jayAbahena vIrA 9. zrI ramaNikalAla bhogIlAla zAha 7. zrI vallabhadAsa ghelANI 10. zrI zaileSabhAI hiMmatalAla koThArI 8. zrImatI ramAbahena vorA 9. ku. mInAbahena zAha zrI muMbaI yuvaka saMghanA sTApha membaro 10. zrI bharatabhAI mAmaNiyA lAIbrerIana : zrImatI jayAbahena vIrA 11. zrImatI lopAbahena bharatabhAI menejara zrI mathurAdAsa ema. TAMka 2. graMtha vitaraNa: karmacArI zrI harizcaMdra e. navALe zrI azoka ema. palasamakara 1. 6. vasubahena bhaNazAlI zrI manasukhalAla bI. mahetA 2. zrImatI uSAbahena zAha 3. zrImatI varSAbahena rajjubhAI zAha 4. ku. yazomatIbahena zAha 5. zrImatI suzIlAbahena ramaNIkabhAI

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paryuSaNa vyA arpaNa va sUtI . rararara sosAya pI.ena.Ara. sosAyaTIne paryuSaNa samaye ekatra karelA nidhinA ceka samarpaNa samaye pU. morArIbApu dIpacaMda gArDa ane pU. maphatakAkA sAthe saMghanI kamiTInA keTalAka sabhyo. - pramukha zrI rasikabhAI, upapramukha caMdrakAntabhAI, sekreTarI nirubahena ane dhanavaMtabhAI, Trejharara bhUpendrabhAI, DaoN. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena. 'bAlI'nA pravAse bipinabhAI jaina ane bhUpendrabhAI sAthe ramaNabhAI For Discate Personal Use Only Jain Education international

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zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha zrI rasikabhAI laheracaMda zAha tathA | upapramukha zrI caMdrakAnta TI. zAha, prArthanA sabhAmAM DaoN. ramaNabhAIne zraddhAMjali arpaNa karatA. tA. 27 oNkTobara 2005, pATakara haoNlamAM zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha ane DaoN. ramaNabhAInA parivAra taraphathI DaoN. ramaNabhAInA svargavAsa nimitte | prArthanAsabhA.)

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zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha kAryavAhaka samitinAM nAmo : hoddedAro : rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha pramukha Jain Education nirubahena subodhabAI zAha maMtrI varSAbahena rajjubhAI zAha sahamaMtrI 15 | DaoN. dhanavaMta tilakarAya zAha maMtrI sin bespite reache caMdrakAnta dIpacaMda zAha upapramukha bhUpendra DAhyAbhAI jhaverI koSAdhyakSa

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(H samitI sabhyo :) pro. tArAbahena ramaNalAla zAha vallabhadAsa Ara. ghelANI ku. vasubahena bhaNazAlI uSAbahena pravINabhAI zAha kusumabahena bhAu ku. mInAbahena zAha puSpAbahena caMdrakAnta parIkha gAMgajIbhAI popaTalAla zeThiyA jayAbahena TokarazI vIrA Tom private & Personal use only WWW.jamembrary.org

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bhaMvarabhAI vAlacaMda mahetA ramAbahena vinodabhAI mahetA ramAbahena jayasukhalAla vorA lalitabhAI popaTalAla zAha dilIpabhAI mahendrabhAI zAha (H ko-opTa sabhyo :) zaileSabhAI hiMmatalAla koThArI dilIpabhAI vI. kAkAbaLIyA nA nItinabhAI kAMtilAla sonAvAlA ramaNIkalAla bhogIlAla zAha For Private & Personal use my wwwjaimellibreryong

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kAMtilAla pAnAcaMda zAha DaoN. rajjubhAI ena. zAha nItinabhAI cImanalAla zAha kiraNabhAI hIrAlAla zAha alakAbahena kiraNabhAI zAha mahendrabhAI esa. gosara zAntibhAI karamazIbhAI gosara piyuSabhAI koThArI ramaNIkalAla Ara. salota caMdrAbahena pIyuSabhAI koThArI SEVERU SUR bharatabhAI ema. mAmaNiyA www.iainelibranor

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zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha ophisa sTApha mathurAdAsa ema. TAMka haricaMda e. napALe azoka palasamakara manasukhalAla bI. mahetA ain Education International

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zrata upAsaka ramaNabhAI 5 2 1 DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha prArthanA ane guNAnuvAda sabhA zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA bhUtapUrva pramukha, saMgha yojita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha ane 'prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhano tA. 24-10-200panA dehavilaya thatAM, muMbainA pATakara haoNla, marIna lAInsamAM tA. 27-10-2005nA sAMje pa thI 7 zrI muMbaI jene yuvaka saMgha ane cImanalAla amRtalAla zAha parivAra taraphathI prArthanA sabhA ane guNAnuvAda sabhAnuM Ayojana thayuM hatuM. prAraMbhamAM eka kalAka prasiddha gAyaka kalAkAra zrI kumAra ceTarajIe mIrAM, AnaMdaghanajI vagerenA bhAvabharyA pado ane bhajano prastuta karI potAnA bhAvavAhI svara ane saMtonA zabdathI vAtAvaraNamAM sAttvikatA prasarAvI hatI. bhajana-prArthanA pachI prAraMbhamAM trizalA ilekaTronike sAcavI rAkhela DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA pravacananA zabdadhvani saMbhaLAvyA hatA ane paDadA upa2 Do. ramaNabhAI zAhanA vividha phoTo slAiDa sAthe darzAvyA hatA. zrI cetanabhAI zAhe AcArya pU. yazodeva sUrizvara mahArAjanA zraddhAMjali saMdezAnuM vAcana karyuM hatuM. guNAnuvAdanI sabhAnuM saMcAlana karatA saMghanA maMtrI DaoN. dhanavaMta zAhe prAraMbhamAM kahyuM hatuM ke "Aja sthaLe chellA cAra-pAMca varSathI Do. ramaNalAla zAha vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukhasthAne birAjatA hatA ane Aje e ja sthAne emanI chabI mukatAM ame-ApaNe sarve asahya vedanA anubhavIe chIe. pU. ramaNabhAI haMmezAM kahetA ke pratyeka paLe, pratyeka satyano svIkAra karIe to vedanA ke AnaMda satya ane suMdara bane che. Aje ApaNe A satyane svIkAravuM ja paDe che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI sAcA zrAvaka ane vaiSNavajana hatA. Aje amArA mAthethI to chAparuM nahi AkhuM AkAza khasI gayuM hoya ema lAge che. teozrInA guNone ApaNe ghare laI jaie e ja eozrI pratyenI sAcI zraddhAMjali. eozrInA jIvana ane sarjanamAM pUrI ekarUpatA hatI. AvI RSitulya vyakti bhAgye ja janme che.' zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha zrI rasikabhAI zAhe kahyuM hatuM ke Do.

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5 2 2 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI ramaNabhAI zAhanA virATa vyaktitva vize ghaNuM kahI zakAya ane jeTaluM bolIe eTaluM ochuM paDe. sittera varSanI vaye teo saMghanA pramukha tarIke nivRtta thayA, paNa mane haMmezAM temanuM mArgadarzana maLatuM rahyuM che. mane teo pAsethI pitA, moTAbhAI ane mitra sahita badhAM ja rUpe prema ane mArgadarzana maLyAM che. mane asaMkhya praznonA javAba temanI pAsethI maLyAM che. emanA "pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' pustakanA vikalAMga vAMcake temane patra lakhIne AbhAra mAnyo hato, te vAcakane maLavA teo gujarAtanA nAnakaDA gAmaDAmAM gayA hatA. temanI pAsethI mane kalpanA bahAranuM jJAna ane jANakArI maLyA hatA. temanA mATe zraddhAMjali zabda vAparatA mAruM rUvADuM dhrujI jAya che.' saMghanA upapramukha zrI caMdrakAMtabhAI zAhe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke, "DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha vaMdanIya saMtapuruSa hatA. temanI pAsethI mane ghaNuM jJAna ane aneka praznonA ukela maLyAM che. temanI sAthe kAma karavAnuM sadbhAgya mane maLyuM hatuM. paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA daramiyAna pachAta pradezanI saMsthAne Arthika madada karavA mATe evI saMsthAnI tapAsa mATe ame gujarAtanA ghaNAM gAmaDAMomAM sAthe pharyA chIe. AvI saMsthAone Arthika madada mATe koinI pAse rakama mAgavI nahi ke koine Agraha na karavo evo emano niyama hato, ane Azcarya vacce mAtabara rakama ekaThI thatI ane Aja sudhI lagabhaga aDhI karoDanI rakama 21 saMsthAo sudhI pahoMcI che ane A badhI saMsthAoe Aje saMtoSakAraka pragati karI che. keTalIka to vaTavRkSa jevI vizALa banI che. pU. ramaNabhAino AtmA jyAM haze tyAM amane doravaNI Apato raheze evI mane zraddhA che." saMghanA maMtrI nirubahena zAhe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke "DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA nidhananA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne mana viSAdathI bharAI jAya che. dehAvasAna chatAM lokonA dilomAM temanI yAda jIvaMta che. temaNe aneka karuNA prakalpo vaDe "saMgha'ne navI dizA ApI che. temanI vAtomAM kyAreya phariyAdI sUra nahotA. temanA nidhanathI dharatIe panotA putra gumAvyo che.' DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA mArgadarzana heThaLa pIeca.DI. karanArA pU. zrI rAkezabhAI jhaverIno saMdeza vAMcI saMbhaLAvatA zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama dharamapuranA menejiMga TrasTI maheza khokhANIe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke "bhASA ane sAhitya tema ja dharma ane samAjanA premI DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha ApaNI vacce upasthita nathI paNa saguNonI suvAsa ApaNI vacce lAMbA samaya sudhI raheze. asAdhAraNa vidvAna

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zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI 523 ane vayovRddha chatAM vinoda sAthe saMbaMdha, kuzaLa vaktA ane sAdhaka tema ja vidyArthIpriya zikSaka hatA. svabhAva ane bhASAnI sAdagIne kAraNe ja meM temane pIeca.DI. mATenA mArgadarzaka banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. sAta varSa sudhI mane eozrI sAthe vidyAvyAsaMga karavAnI taka maLI hatI. saraLatA, haLavAza ne vAtsalyanI teo jANe mUrti hatA.' sAyalAnA zrImad rAjacaMdra AzramanA TrasTI mInalabahena zAhe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke 'DaoN. ramaNabhAI ane tArAbahena ucca vicAro, jinezvara bhagavAna pratyeno ucca prema, daMbha vinAnuM jIvana ane milanasAra svabhAva dharAvatA hatA. temanI vidvatAno bhAra koine lAgyo nathI. guNono bhaMDAra chatAM laghutAmAM teo jIvatA hatA. mArA pitA samAna lADakacaMda vorA aMgenA pustaka taiyA2 ka2vAnA kAmathI teo Azrama AvatA hatA. tyArapachI upAdhyAya yazovijayajI likhita 'adhyAtmasAra' ane 'jJAnasAra' pustakono anuvAda ane bhAvArtha taiyA2 karyA. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA jIvananI te ati mahattvanI kAmagIrI hatI. 'pAsaporTanI pAMkhe' nahIM paNa satkarma ane satkAryanI pAMkhe uDatA DaoN. ramaNabhAInA AtmAe have navuM kArya AraMbhyuM haze.' DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA putra DaoN. amitAbha zAhe aMgrejImAM pratibhAva ApatAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke 'mArA pitA khUba ja sAdI vyakti hatA. Ama chatAM jIvanamAM aneka siddhio hAMsala karI hatI. temanA mRtyuno zoka karavAne badale ApaNe temanA jIvanane ujavavuM joie. amerikAnA bagIcAmAM lakheluM hoya che ke tamArA pagalAnI chApa choDI jAva ane tasavIro sAthe laI jAva. pravAsanA zokhIna mArA pitA kahetA ke saMsmaraNo ane anubhava lai jAva ane guDavIla choDI jAva. suratamAM ekavAra pustakAlayanI pleTinama jyubilInI ujavaNImAM atithivizeSa tarIke javAnuM thayuM paNa pahelA mArA pitA, meM ane yajamAne haoNlamAM jhADuM kADhyuM, beThako goThavI, puSpAhAra taiyAra karyA pachI kapaDAM badalavA dharmazALAmAM gayA. temane koI kAma karavAmAM nAnama lAgatI nahotI. teo cesa, pattA, svImiMga, sAikalIMga ane krikeTa sAruM ramatA hatA. bahu ochA jANe che ke teo sArA bolara hatA. mane bIjagaNitanA amuka koyaDA zIkhavyA hatA te Aje paNa mane kAma Ave che. bALako sAthe teo bALaka jevAM thaine AnaMda mANatA ane sAthe susaMskAronuM siMcana paNa karatA.' DaoN. zAhanAM dIkarI zrImatI zailajAbahene jaNAvyuM hatuM ke 'teo mAtra mArA pitA ja nahIM paNa guru, mArgadarzaka ane paramamitra paNa hatA. sAthe dharmanA

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5 24 zvata upAsaka ramaNabhAI saMskAro paNa ApyA hatA. mane teo bhavabhava pitA tarIke prApta thAya evI prArthanA huM izvarane karuM chuM. mArA pitA mane ane bhAI amitAbhane eka gurucAvI batAvI hatI. te e ke mane badhuM bhAve, mane badhe phAve ane mane badhAnI sAthe bane. tenA kAraNe jIvanamAM vikhavAda ja na rahe. meM temane jIvanamAM kyAreya nirAza thatAM athavA DaratA joyA nathI. tene kAraNe ja teo AkhA parivAramAM lokatAMtrika vAtAvaraNa ubhuM karI zakyA hatA. teo ena.sI.sI.nA keDeTa tarIke zastranA pAraMgata ane ciMtaka-sarjaka tarIke zAstronA vizArada hatA. mArA bALako kaivalya ane gArgI temaja bhAI amitAbhanA bALako arpIta ane acIrAne temaNe nAnI zAMti ane rakSAmaMtra zIkhavyo hato. Aje mAro bhAI bahAragAma jAya tyAre bALako A pATha saMbhaLAve che." DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhanA vidyArthI Do. gulAba deDhiyAe potAnI AgavI zailIthI potAnA guru pratyenuM sattva ane tattvabharyuM bhAvavAhI aMjali kAvya prastuta karyuM hatuM. A uparAMta anya pU. sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto, mahAnubhAvo, muMbaI vizvavidyAlaya gujarAtI vibhAga, phArbasa gujarAtI sabhA ane muMbaI gujarAtI patrakAra saMghanA zoka saMdezAonuM paNa vAMcana karAyuM hatuM. A prasaMge DaoN. bipIna dozIe jaNAvyuM hatuM ke "jaina ekeDemI ejyukezana enDa rIsarca senTara opha muMbaI yunivarsiTI' havethI pratyeka varase DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanI smRtimAM eka vyAkhyAnanuM Ayojana karaze. aMtamAM Do. ramaNabhAI zAhanA bahena zrI indirA bahene "moTI zAMti'nuM paThana karyuM hatuM. - DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA bahoLA parivArajanone AzvAsana ApavA muMbainA aneka mahAnubhAvo ane DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA prazaMsako ane mitro khUba moTI saMkhyAmAM padhAryA hatA. - DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanA putra Do. amitAbha amerikAthI AvatA DaoN. zAhanA pArthiva dehane agnidevane arpaNa karatA pahelAM tA. 25-10-2005nA savAre navathI sADA nava eozrInA pArthiva dehane eozrInA muluMDanA nivAsasthAne nIce darzanArthe mUkAyo hato. tyAre zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama sAyalAnA sAdhako zrI vikramabhAI zAha ane minaLabena zAha temaja zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama dharamapuranA sAdhaka zrI meghala desAie potAnA bhAvavAhI Ardra svare bhaktigAna vahetA karyA hatA.

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zvata upAsaka 2maNabhAI 5 2 5 zoka TharAva zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukha zrI rasikalAla laheracaMda zAhanA pramukha sthAne tA.8-11-2005nA sAMje cha vAge saMghanI khetavADI-muMbainI vartamAna ophisamAM maLelI saMghanI kAryavAhaka samitinI miTIMga, temaja tA. 12-11-2005nA sAMje sADA pAMca vAge mAravADI vidyAlaya-muMbaimAM maLelI saMghanI vArSika sAmAnya sabhAmAM zrI muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghanA bhUtapUrva pramukha tema ja saMgha Ayojita paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukha ane "prabuddha jIvana'nA taMtrI DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA tA. 24-10-2005nA thayelA dehavilayathI UMDA zokanI lAgaNI sarva upasthita sabhyoe vyakta karI nIce mujabano zoka TharAva pasAra karyo hato. DaoN. ramaNalAla zAhe potAnA AyuSyanAM 79 varSamAMthI 43 varSa A saMghane caraNe dharyA hatAM. eozrI A saMsthAnA AtmA hatA ane saMghane anerI UMcAIe laI janArA eka rAhabara ane kalpanAzIla ciMtaka hatA. 19paramAM eozrI saMghanI samitinA sabhya banyA. 1931 thI AraMbhAyela paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnanuM 1972 mAM eozrIe pramukhasthAna satata 33 varSa sudhI zobhAvyuM. je vyAkhyAnamALAnA pramukhasthAne eozrI pahelAM prakAMDa mahAnubhAva vidvAno zrI kAkA kAlelakara, paMDita sukhalAlajI ane prA.gaurIprasAda jhAlA birAjayA hatA.DaoN. ramaNalAla vyAkhyAnamALAnuM ciMtanastara mAtra jALavI rAkhyuM ja nahotuM, paNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM vidvAna ciMtako, zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI, phAdhara vAlesa, puruSottama mAvalaMkara, pU. morAribApu ane aneka viSayonA tajajJo temaja jaina dharmanA sarva saMpradAyanA muni bhagavaMto ane prakAMDa paMDitone AmaMtrI eo sarvenA mukhethI jJAna-ciMtananI gaMgotrI vahAvaDAvavAmAM nimitta banyA hatA. uparAMta navA vidvAna vyAkhyAtAone paNa protsAhita karyA hatA. vividha viSayonuM viSada ciMtana ane sarva dharma samabhAvanA vyAkhyAnamALAnA A uddeza ane AtmAne eozrI pUrepUrA samarpita rahyAM hatAM. A vyAkhyAnamALA mAtra bauddhika vikAsa ane upadeza maMca ja na banI rahe, paNa ethI viSeza A pUNya-parvanA divaso daramiyAna samAja upayogI

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5 26 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pradAna-pravRtti thAya e mATe eozrIe pratyeka vyAkhyAnamALA daramiyAna gujarAtanA pachAta pradezanI saMsthAo mATe dAna ekatrita karavAnI preraNA paNa ApI, jethI e saMsthAne madada uparAMta samAjanA Ama AdamIne paNa dAna ApavAnI taka maLe. A rIte atyAra sudhI lagabhaga aDhI karoDa rUpiyA jeTalI rakama gujarAtanI 21 saMsthAo sudhI pahoMcI che ane e sarve saMsthAoe Aje pragatinI haraNaphALa bharI che ane samAjane upayogI banI che. DaoN. ramaNabhAI zAhanuM A kalpana ananya ane aneka saMsthAo mATe preraka che, je jALavI rAkhavA mATe A saMsthAnA bhaviSyanA kAryakaro vacanabaddha raheze. 1932 mAM prAraMbhAyeluM A saMghanuM mukhapatra sAmayika "prabuddha jaina' je 1953mAM "prabuddha jIvana" banyuM. A mAtabara ane vaicArika sAmayikanuM sukAna prAraMbhamAM zrI caMdrakAMta sutariyA, zrI maNilAla mokamacaMda zAha, zrI paramANaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA ane anya mahAnubhAva vidvAno tema ja tejasvI buddhivaMta zrI cImanalAla cakubhAI zAha pachI 1982 thI Aja divasa sudhI, jIvananA chellA zvAsa sudhI, eTale ke satata 23 varSa sudhI taMtrIpade rahI saMbhALyuM ane DaoN. ramaNabhAinI niSThAthI A sAmayika gujarAtI bhASI anya sAmayikonI kakSAthI aneka rIte viziSTa banI rahI gujarAtIbhASI vidvAnonI ananya prazaMsAne pAtra banyuM che. zrI muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMghanA pramukhasthAne DaoN. ramaNabhAI 1982mAM sarve sabhyonA AgrahathI birAjyA, ane potAnI 70 varSanI uMmara pachI koi paNa sAmAjika saMsthAnA koI hoddA upara na rahevAnI eozrIe pratijJA lIdhI hatI eTale saMghanA pramukhasthAnethI eozrIe Disembara 1996mAM svaicchika nivRtti lIdhI. Ama satata 14 varSa saMghanA pramukhasthAne birAjI, eozrInA mArgadarzana heThaLa saMghe aneka kSetre UMcAI prApta karI hatI. pramukha sthAnethI nivRtta thayA pachI paNa jIvananA aMtima zvAsa sudhI saMghanI pratyeka pravRtti sAthe eo pUrA tana, mana, dhanathI sakriya rahyA hatA. gujarAtI ane jene sAhitya kSetre DaoN. ramaNabhAinuM pradAna ananya che. lagabhaga 115 thI vadhu pustako ane graMthonuM eozrInuM sarjana, e paNa vividha viSayo ane vividha svarUpe, emAMnA keTalAMka graMthonuM sarjana to evuM ke e eka eka graMtha pIeca.DI.nI ane ethIya AgaLa DI.lITanI upAdhi mATe samartha. A badhAM

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zuta upAsaka ramaNabhAI pa 27 pustakonI yAdI prastuta karavI ahIM zakya nathI. AmAMnA keTalAMka pustakonA prakAzana karavAno yaza eozrIe A saMghane Apyo, saMgha enAthI yazasvI banyuM che, saMghanuM A sabhAgya ! potAnA A vipula sarjananA kopIrAiTanA hakkanuM pote ja visarjana karI gujarAtI ane samagra sAhitya kSetre eka virala dRSTAMta saryuM che. AvA amUlya tyAga mATe samagra sAhityajagata sadAnuM eozrInuM RNI raheze. ucca zikSaNa pAmI eozrI prAdhyApakathI muMbaI yunivarsiTInA uccasthAne pahoMcI aneka vidvAno ane pU. sAdhvIzrIonA pIeca.DI. mATe mArgadarzaka banyA hatA. eozrInA sarjanamAM UMDo marma ane UMcuM tattva che. satya zodhananI abhilASA ane satya pAmyAnI anubhUtinI anubhUti bhAvakane thAya evI sarala eozrInI bhASA hatI. zabda, artha ane dhvaninI suMdaratA ane bhavyatAno guMjArava eozrInA sAhityamAMthI raNake che. potAnA svapurUSArthe aneka siddhio prApta karanAra DaoN. ramaNabhAinA jIvana ane sarjanamAM ekarUpatA hatI. AvI RSitulya vyakti bhAgye ja janme che. saMgha pratyenI eozrInI AvI aneka kSetre dIrdha sevAnuM RNa to cUkavavuM azakya ja che. paraMtu amArA AtmasaMtoSa arthe nakkI karyuM che ke "prabuddha jIvana'no navambarano aMka eozrI pratye zraddhAMjali' aMka tarIke ane Disembarano aMka "smaraNAMjali' rUpe pragaTa thAya. jemAM eozrI sAthe saMparkamAM AvelA mahAnubhAvo potAnA smaraNo prastuta karaze ke je bhAvi peDhIne mArgadarzaka ane preraka banaze. uparAMta eozrInA vipula sAhityano saMcaya karI pAMca graMtho "DaoN. ramaNalAla zAha sAhitya saurabha' zIrSakathI prakAzita thaze, tema ja Aja sudhI vividha viSayo upara DaoN. ramaNabhAie paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA tema ja anya sthaLe pravacano ApyA che e sarve vyAkhyAnonI sI.DI.nuM paNa nirmANa thaze. AvA mahAna AtmAne Aje aMtaranI zraddhAMjali arpa, eo sAthenA sahavAsa ane kArya daramiyAna amArA koI thakI eozrIne kyAMya paNa duHkha pahoMcADavuM hoya to e AtmAnI ame aMtarathI kSamA mAgIe chIe.

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528 zruta upAsaka ramaNabhAI jo ke DaoN. ramaNabhAI to evA RSicarita ane premanA bhaMDAra hatA, ane A badhAthI to eo para hatA. A AtmA jyAM che tyAM zAMtimAM ja birAjamAna hoya. A TharAvathI amo sarve eozrInA kuTuMbIjano pratye sahAnubhUti arpI duHkha bhAgI thaIe chIe, ame paNa emanA kuTuMbIjano ja chIe, A zUnyAvakAza sahana karavA mATe kudarata ApaNane sattva ane tattva Ape, e ja prArthanA. OM arihaMta zaraNa OM zAMti OM zAMti OM zAMti. -rasikalAla laheracaMda zAha pramukha, muMbaI jaina yuvaka saMgha tA. 8 ane 12 navembara, 2005

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pain Education tern | prA. kAnti paTela muMbaI yunivarsiTI sAthe saMlagna, vile pArlenI mIThIbAI kaoNlejamAMthI gujarAtI mukhya viSaya sAthe bI. e. tathA ema. e. karanAra kAnti paTelane ema. e.nI parIkSAmAM gujarAtImAM sarvAdhika guNa meLavavA badala ba. ka. ThAkora suvarNapadaka prApta thayo hato. adhyApaka tarIkenI kArakirdIno AraMbha temaNe vile pArlenI narasI monajI kaoNlejamAMthI karyo hato. pachI teo aMdherInI bhavansa kaoNlejamAM joDAyA, jyAM gujarAtInA vibhAgAdhyakSa tathA upAcArya banyA. traNa dAyakA sevA ApI hAlamAM teo nivRtta thayA. A daramiyAna temaNe yunivarsiTInA gujarAtI viSayanA abhyAsa maMDaLanA sabhya tarIke tathA anusnAtaka varganA adhyApaka tarIke satata sevAo ApI. mahArASTra zAsananA uccazikSaNa borDane upakrame pAThyapustakanA saMpAdaka paNa rahyA. bhASA-sAhityane vagata aneka parisaMvAdomAM bhAga letA rahyA tayA peparsa 2jU karyA. kaoNlejakALathI ja kAnti paTele lekhanano AraMbha karelo temanI vArtAo 'savitA', 'cAMdanI', 'ArAma' jevA sAmayikomAM niyamita pragaTa thathI rahetI snAtaka thayA bAda temaNe vivecananI pravRtti AraMbhI. temanAM lakhANo 'graMtha', 'phArbasa traimAsika', 'paraba''navanIta samarpaNa' jevA sAmayikomAM prakaTa thatAM rahyAM che. temaNe 'gujarAta samAcAra', 'gujarAtamitra', 'miDaDe''samAMtara-pravAha' jevAM dainikomAM kaTAralekhana paNa karyuM che. sAhityakRtionA anuvAdo paNa teo karatA rahyA che. patrakAra zrI vinoda paMDyA sAthe temaNe saMpAdita karelo graMtha 'dIkarI vahAlano dariyo' gujarAtI prakAzanakSetre, sImAcihnarUpa banyo che. 'dIkarI eTale dIkarI' temaNe saMpAdita karela graMtha paNa eTalo ja lokapriya nIvaDyo che. ema.e.nA abhyAsa daramiyAna teo DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAhanA vidyArthI rahI cUkyA che. Pevate & Personal www.jainelibrary.g

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ramaNabhAInI kalA racanA (1941)