Book Title: Shubh Sangraha Part 07
Author(s): Akhandanand Bhikshu
Publisher: Sastu Sahitya Vardhak Karyalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/035270/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Iklkkic el 'dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, phona : 0278-2425322 5222008 graMthamAlA suMTha 68 che. kArtikathI mahA che pAkAM 5'kAM 5) pAka mA. zizu -mukha Dona . ha-bhAga 7mo gogI 129 lekho) bhAIbahenone sucanA ko ane teNe pAnapurvaka nAcavAsita boja sateNe puNe te vAMce Lei tema karo to tethI zuM tamane lAlaja caro hitya vardhaka kAryAlaya 3 1po, mArga vaya nuM kolAdevI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ~ - "vividha graMthamALA" graMthAMka 241 thI 244, varSa 21 muM-1987 nooooooooooooooooooooooooo zubhasaMgraha-bhAga sAtamo (upagI 129 lekha) 1000 - ~ vironunciation sastu sAhitya vardhaka kAryAlaya taraphathI saMpAdaka ane prakAzaka, bhikSu akhaMDAnaMda amadAvAda ane muMbaI-2 O n e oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pRSTha 636, prata 4500, caitra-1987 chUTaka mUlya 1, po0 juduM oooooooooooooooooo Anooooooooooooook Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "chApavA-chapAvavAne hakka sarva keIne che " amadAvAda "sastu sAhitya mudraNAlaya"mAM bhikSa-akhaMDAnaMdanA prabaMdhathI mudrita. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakanuM nivedana vividha graMthamALAnA saLaMga aMka 241 thI 244 ane kavIsamA varSa(1987)nA aMka 1 thI 4 tarIke zubha saMgrahane sAtame bhAga nIkaLe che. AgalA bhAgonI peThe AmAM paNa pratyeka lekha sAthe tenA kanuM nAma tathA jemAMthI te lekha levA hoya te patranuM nAma ttAM sudhI apAyuM che. te te sarva lekhaka, saMpAdaka, ane prakAzaka jajanane upakAra mAnI kahevAnuM ke, lekhamAM je kAMI upakArakatA hoya tenuM mULa kAraNu vAMcanAra baMdhuonuM puNya ane paramAtmakRpA heI yazanA adhikArI te te lekhaka, saMpAdaka ane prakAzake che. AvA saMgrahamAMnI koI auSadhi, banAvaTa athavA bIjI bAbata mATe keine kAMI lakhavA pUchavA jevuM jaNAya temaNe te viSe atratarapha nahi lakhatAM tenA lekhakane ja lakhavuM pUchavuM; ane lekhakanA ThAmaThekANuM mATe te lekha prathama chapAyo hoya tyAM pUchavuM. A saMsthA taraphanAM AvAM temaja bIjA pustakamAMnA dareke dareka vicAra sAthe A sevakane ekamata samajavAnuM nathI, tema saMmata ke asaMmata vicAre viSe lakhApaDhI ke vAdavivAda paNa te kare tema nathI. a5 mati pramANe ekaMdare hitAvaha jaNAya te prasiddha karavuM, eja dhoraNa che. vaLI keka bAbata kAIne vadhAre gamavI, koIne ochI gamavI ane koIne aThIka lAgavI, e te te vAMcanAra sajanenI sthiti, prakRti ane samajaNa upara paNa AdhAra rAkhe che. je sajajanene AmAM agatyanI bhUlacUka jaNAya teo yogya sudhAraNA sAthe lakhI mokalaze, to te pAThakenI jANamAM yathAmati lavAze. caitra vadI 11-1987 bhikSu-akhaMDAnaMda te samajavuM na bhUlavAnI ja zuddhipatra pRSTha paMkita azuddha 11 12 kAna 16 38 karaDI, 38 10 maMdiranAnAM 38 13 Ina se yaha 117 4 pachA 118 7 tenAthI 126 25 pe leMDa 126 34 kaSTAM 156 7 thatA calA thA kauna kAbarI, maMdiramAMnAM Ina se pAchA tenAthI poleMDa kaSTa cA cA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuddha romAMcakArI taruNatA saMsAratA5dadha 5-ahA ! gaurAMga 2 piyahi aura liye paramahaMsa pratidina maM IcchA aura pRSTha paMkti azuddha 157 23 rAmAMcakArI 170 27 talatA 176 36 saMsAtApadagdha 182 21 4-ahA ! 183 5 gArAMga 184 14 ha. 186 8 hiyahi 209 32 Ara 232 14 liya 239 32-33 paramahaMta 26 0 12 prAtadina 268 4 ma 268 12 IchI 271 25 se 274 19 Ara 280 16 vekasita 280 17 guNo'dhama 284 17 adi 286 2 mUrtipUjA 291 ahilyAbAI 299 4 Adhaka 341 6 chaTakA 343 0 0 zanya 386 29 mahIyAnA AtmAsya 419 7 Ara. 427 1 vakasa 443 15 jarAtanA 448 30 nirakSatA 466 29 dayAdhipatie 485 4 a sthAna 501 31 sAthI papa3 5 dezabhakita che. 578 2 zAkavaca 586 29 nathI, 598 14 putrInAM 11 vedapratiSThita guNo'dharma Adi mUrtipUjA ahilyAbAI adhika sTako" zUnya mahIyAnAtmAsya aura varkasa gujarAtanA nirakSaratA daityAdhipatie e sthAna sauthI dezabhakti. zAkavagara na thI, putranAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmAnya anukramaNikA 13 38 : : : : : : : : : 51 75 78 105 112 kramAMka viSaya pRSAMka 1 saddagata dezabhakta surI aMbAprasAda ... 2 bhaktarAja rAjA jayamallasiMhajI (hiMdI) 3 saddavicAra (hiMdI) ... ... 4 vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna ... 5 aMtyaja sAdhu naMda... ... 6 vijallAsa (hiMdI kAvya) 7 mAhAtmA zaisA (hiMdI) ... ... 8 mahAtmA kaNAda *** 9 bhakriyANuM nIlAdevInI patibhakti 10 varahadayA saphiyA ... ... 11 dezabaMdhu cittaraMjana dAsa (hiMdI) .. 12 zrImatI kuntIdevI (hiMdI) ... ... 13 bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra (hi 14 svAmI jhAmadAsa (hiMdI) *** .. *** 15 zaMkaralAla mAhezvaranAM saMsmaraNe * * 16 paropakArI gaMgAsvarU5 rUkhIbahena ... 17 Izu khristanuM ajJAta jIvana ... 18 paulenDa kA trAtA-gAyaka paiDaruskI (hiMdI) 19 bhAvadAsajI *** .. *** .. *** *** .. 128 20 tIrthaMkara pArazanAtha... *** ... ... ... 21 vIra bAlA meDalIna (hiMdI)... * * * * 22 mahAmahopAdhyAya sva. paMDita yAdavezvara takaratna (hiM 23 saddaguNa aura durgaNa (hiMdI) ... 24 unmatta (hiMdI kAvya) . . . 25 yogIzvara dayAnaMda (hiMdI) * * * *** *** 149 26 svAmI dayAnaMda kI puNya smRti meM (hiMdI) 27 kumArilabhaTTa (hiMdI) * *** .. *** *** 157 28 rAmAyaNa zakti (hiMdI) ... ... ... 29 rAmAyaNa kI prAcInatA (hiMdI) ... .. 30 zrIrAmacaritamAnasa kI navadhA bhakti (hiMdI kAvya) 172 31 rAmAyaNa meM Adarza gRhastha (hiMdI) ... ... ... 173 32 zrI zukadevajI aura rAmAyaNa (hiMdI) . . . 178 33 zrI sItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA (hiMdI) . 184 116 ba ba che ja , 148 . 156 * * x 3 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kramAMka viSaya pRSTAMka 205 34 eka musalamAna rAmabhakta (hiMdI) 35 bhArata ke kucha adbhuta padArtha (hiMdI)... 1 viSa cUsanevAlA sAMpa kA manakA athavA maNi... 215 215 217 ... 2 saMjIvanI bUTI 3-sAta dina bhUkha na lagane denevAlI khUTI 217 219 ... ... ... ... 36 mAtA kA hradaya (hiMdI) 227 ... ... 242 37 guru gAviMdasiMha kI jayaMtI (hiMdI) 38 eka hayAta siddhu yeAgI svAmI vizuddhAna dajI (hiMdI) 233 39 bekArInu dardI 40 bauddha tIsthAnAM para eka aitihAsika dRSTi (hiMdI) 247 41 paTane kI eriyaMTala lAyabrerI (hiMdI)... 42 saMsAra meM sabase adhika aparAdhI deza (hiMdI) 43 dezadrohI dezabhakta (hiMdI) 44 divya prakAza meM AtmanirIkSaNa (hiMdI) 45 kara ke jAnanA sIkheA (hiMdI) 252 ... 258 261 268 271 46 amerikA kI kucha AtatAyI saMsthAe (hiMdI) 273 277 286 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 47 dharahasya (hiMdI) 48 vahu kauna thA ? (hi'dI) 49 mA duge (hiMdI) 50 baccAM ke kharca (hiMdI) 51 bhAratavaSa ke sAdhu (hiMdI) para nAmadhArI sAdhu (hiMdI kAvya) 53 bhAratIya mahilAye aura phaizana (hiMdI) 54 sInemA aura zikSApracAra (hiMdI) ... ... 55 zrI mahAvIra svAmI 56 zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama-mATuMgA (hiMdI) ... 57 nArAyaNI senA (hiMdI) 58 janmamaraNamAMthI chUTavAnA upAya 5 bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi kA samaya (hiMdI) 60 hajarata muhammada (sala0) kA janmadivasa (hiMdI) 61 vAyuyAnAM kA mukuTamaNi (hiMdI) 62 A te jJAtivarA ke AkharUnA kAMkarA? ... 63 vacanAmRta 63-2 bhUtakALanI eka vAta 64 akabara kA vidyAprema (hiMdI) 6pa mAnavI prema viSe vedaparicaya (hiMdI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 291 294 299 302 303 304 305 311 314 315 317 323 325 326 348 350 355 361 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7. viSaya prakAMka 365 368 379 282 397 404 408 kramAMka 66 bhaviSya kA mahAna pradIpa (hiMdI) 67 pie (hiMdI) * * * * * 68 udAvAnAlA kA yuddha (hiMdI) .. 370 69 merA raMga de vasaMtI colA (hiMdI) 70 jIvana aura mRtyu (hiMdI) ... ... 71 bhakta kI Tera (hiMdI) ... ... 385 72 anaMta kA hisAba (hiMdI) ... 391 73 eka udAra muslIma kI nasIhata (hiMdI) 393 74 ItihAsadarzana ... 394 75 zrI tulasIdAsASTaka (kAvya) * 76 mekisama gokI - 399 77 AMkha udhaDI .. *** 78 zilAlekha ... ... 79 vartamAna jIvanapravAha ... 413 80 zilpI kA avasAna (hiMdI) 417 81 puruSottama zrIkRSNa (hiMdI) *** 420 82 baMgAla kemIkala varka sa ... ****** 83 patisevA (hiMdI) ... ... ... 431 84 premAnaMda ... ... ... 438 85 amerikAmAM nirakSaratA TALavAnA bhagIratha prayatna 86 Ahuti (hiMdI) *** ****** 87 upaniSadune eka prasaMga . 88 maraNapathArIethI ... ... 468 89 sAce annadAtA ! ... ... 47ra 90 divAna haradaula' jU (hiMdI) 478 91 ahiMsAdharmanA pUjArI ... 482 92 AryAvartane Adarza yuvaka-lava ... 484 93 jagadgurunA chuTAcheDA . . 94 pustakAlaya ane pustako ... .. 488 95 pustakAlayane lokapriya kevI rIte banAvavuM? . 493 96 saddagata motIbhAI darajI ... ... ... ... ... 496 97 janmASTamIne jugAra ... *** .. *** *** 511 98 sUryanamaskAra (hiMdI) .. ... ... 99 mahArANA pratApa kI jayaMti aura smAraka (hiMdI) .. 100 pUjya dvivedIjI kA Adarza dAna (hiMdI) ... ... para1 101 anAthAlaya (hiMdI) ... ... . ... pa2 : : : : : : : : : : : 427 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 444 449 463 : : : : : : : : : 486 * 516 518 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya pRSAMka 548 kramAMka 102 amarikA kI eka Adarza vyAyAmasaMsthA (hiMdI) .. para6 103 jekeslovekiyA kA vyAyAmaThArA rASTroddhAra (hiMdI) 531 104 landana kA eka Azrama (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... 536 105 adhikArIne hRdayapalaTa .. *** *** * * *** 539 106 pustakAlaya viSe vicAro ... ... 107 rAdhAsvAmI mata ke sAdhana kI samAlocanA (hiMdI). 548 108 ApaNI AzramavyavasthA .. *** .. *** *** 550 109 paMDita motIlAla neharU ... ... .. ... 554 110 saMzayAtmA vinazyati... ... ... ... ... ... 557 111 kSudhAteM jAgyA tyAre *** 565 11ra saMskArahIna saMtatinA utpAdanane aTakAvavAnI jarUra 570 113 ratnamALA *********** 114 sAttvika baLa kevI rIte meLavI zakAya? * * 576 114 yujenika sesAyaTi ... .. *** . *** pa79 115 cA devInA celAe cetaze ke? ... 116 reDiyone camatkAra ... ... ... ... ... ... 583 117 aMgarejI zikSA kA bhAratIya sabhyatA para kuprabhAva (hiMdI) 584 118 khunIone uttama nAgarika banAvavAnI rIta ... .. 587 119 amerikA meM dUdha denevAlA vRkSa (hiMdI) *** 120 viveka-vATikA (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... ... 591 121 ThaMDe chIMTe (hiMdI) ... ... ... *** .. *** 593 122 garIbI bUTI (hiMdI) . .. 595 123 strI jIvanaviSe svAmI vivekAnaMdanAM vIsa sUtro 124 mAtRvedanA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 599 125 svataMtratAnA sUra ... ... .. *** .. *** 604 126 khAdI kI pavitratA (hiMdI) ... 127 udgha prayANane abhilASa ... 128 AgrAnA dayAlabAga,* *** . *** . *** 614 129 kemI ekatA pAchaLa gaNeza zaMkaranuM AtmasamarpaNa... 615 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayavAra anukramaNikA * * 38 0 " 17ra = + * 277 = m cha = m cha m m cha A ki cha * 382 385 ra 1-dhArmika ane AdhyAtmika kramAMka viSaya pRSThaka 3 saddavicAra (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 6 vijallAsa (hiMdI) * 24 unmatta *** .. *** * *** .. *** 148 28 rAmAyaNa zakti (hiMdI) ... ... 30 zrIrAmacarita mAnasa kI navadhA bhakti (hi 32 zrI zukadevajI aura rAmAyaNa (hiMdI) . 178 44 divya prakAza meM AtmanirIkSaNa (hiMdI) 47 dharmarahasya (hiMdI) * *** * * 49 mA durge ! (hiMdI) ... ... ... 58 janmamaraNamAMthI chUTavAne upAya : 65 mAnavI prema viSe vedaparicaya (hiMdI) 67 pidu (hiMdI) * * * * * 70 jIvana aura mRtyu (hiMdI) 71 bhakta kI Tera ... 81 puruSottama zrIkRSNa ... ... 83 patisevA (hiMdI) ... ... 87 upaniSadane eka prasaMga .. 91 ahiMsAdharmane pUjArI 108 ApaNuM AzramavyavasthA .. ** 550 110 saMzayAtmA vinazyati (hiMdI) 113 ratnamALA ************** 575 120 viveka vATikA (hiMdI) * 591 121 ThaMDe chIMTa (hiMdI) ... ... 593 127 udgha prayANane abhilASA 613 2-sAmAjika 31 rAmAyaNa meM Adarza gRhastha (hiMdI) ... . 37 guru goviMdasiMha kI jayaMti (hiMdI) ... 41 paTane kI oriyaMTala lAIbrerI (hiMdI) ... .. 42 saMsAra meM sabase adhika aparAdhI deza (hiMdI) . 258 46 amerikA kI kucha AtatAyI saMsthAe (phU kalakasa-kalAna) 273 50 bacce ke bacce (hiMdI) .. . . . . 294 w ra m ja s * 482 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAMka 314 , 468 518 kramAMka viSaya 51 bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... 299 para nAmadhArI sAdhu (hiMdI) *** . ****** * 302 53 bhAratIya mahilAmeM aura phaeNzana (hiMdI) 30 3 56 zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzramamATuMgA (hiMdI) 311 57 nArAyaNa senA (hiMdI) ... . ... 60 hajarata muhammada kA janmadivasa (hiMdI) *** .. 323 62 A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA ? 326 6 3-1 vacanAmRta... ... ... ... .. 348 6 6 bhaviSya kA mahAna pradIpa (hiMdI) .. 365 73 eka udAra muslIma kI nasIhata (hiMdI) 393 77 AMkha udhaDI ... ... .. 404 79 vartamAna jIvanapravAha *************** 413 88 maraNapathArIethI ... ... 89 sAcA annadAtA ! ... ... ... ... *** .. 47ra 93 jagarAnA chUTA cheDA ... ... ... ... ... 486 99 mahArANA pratApa kI jayaMti aura smAraka 100 pUjya dvivedIjI kA Adarza dAna (hiMdI) .. ... pa21 101 anAthAlaya (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... ... 52 107 rAdhAsvAmI mata ke sAdhana kI samAlocanA (hiMdI)... 548 112 saMskArahIna saMtatinA utpAdanane aTakAvavAnI jarUra pa70 114-2 yujenika sosAyaTi *** .. *** .. *** pa79 117 aMgrejI zikSA kA bhAratIya sabhyatApara kuprabhAva (hiMdI) 584 123 strI jIvana viSe svAmI vivekAnaMdanAM vIsa sa ... 596 124 mAtRvedanA ... ... ... ... .. *** *** 599 126 khAdI kI pavitratA (hiMdI) ... ... ... ... 6 09 128 AgrAne dayAlabAga ... ... ... ... ... ... 614 129 komI ekatA pAchaLa gaNeza zaMkaranuM AtmasamarpaNa. 615 3-caritra ane ItihAsa 1 sadUgata dezabhakta surI aMbAprasAda *** ... - 2 bhaktarAja rAjA jayamalasiMhajI (hiMdI) ... ... ... 9 4 vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna ... *** .. *** .. 13 5 atyaja sAdhu naMda ... *** .. *** *** 26 7 mAhAtA zisA (hiMdI)... **** 8 mahAtmA kaNAda ... *** 9 bhakriyANuM nIlAdevInI patibhakti 10 vIra hadayA sophiyA ... ... ... . 60 54 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 kramAMka viSaya 11 dezabaMdhu cittara'jana dAsa (hiMdI) 12 zrImatI kuMtIdevI (hiMdI) 13 bhagavatI pAvatI kA saMkSipta caritra (hiMdI) ... 14 svAmI jhAmadAsa (hiMdI) ... ... ... 78 96 105 112 116 121 15 za'karalAla mAhezvaranAM saMsmaraNA 16 parApakArI gaMgAsvarUpa rUkhIbahena 17 Izu khristanuM ajJAta jIvana 18 peAlaiMDa kA trAtA-gAyaka paiDarUskI (hiMdI) 20 tIrthaMkara pArazanAtha (hiMdI) 21 vIra bAlA meDalIna (hiMdI) 22 mahAmaheApAdhyAya 10 paMDita yAdavezvara ta ratna (hiMdI) 139 25 yAgIzvara dayAnaMda (hiMdI ) 130 135 149 26 svAmI dayAnaMda kI puNya smRti meM (hiMdI) ... 27 kumArila bhaTTa (hindI) ... ... ... ... 75 tulasIdAsASTaka 76 meksima geAkI 84 premAnaMda 90 divAna haradaula" (hiMdI) 92 AryovanA Adarza yuvaka-lava 96 sadgata meAtIbhAI darajI 109 paMDita meAtIlAlajI naherU 125 svataMtratAnA sUra ... ... ... ... 19 bhAvadAsajI 23 sadguNu aura duCNu (hiMdI) 36 mAtA kA hradaya (hiMdI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ... 55 zrImahAvIrasvAmI ... 59 bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi ka! samaya (hiMdI) 68 udavAnAlA kA yuddha (hiMdI)... 69 merA rMga de vasatI ceAlA (hiMdI) 74 itihAsadana ... ... ... ... 156 157 171 205 29 rAmAyaNa kI prAcInatA (hiMdI)... 34 eka musalamAna rAmabhakta (hiMdI) 38 eka hayAta siha yAgI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI (hindI)... 233 40 bauddha tIsthAnAM para eka aitihAsika daSTi (hiMdI)... 247 48 vahu kauna thA ? (hiMdI) 286 384 317 ... 7-TukI vArtAo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ::: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... pUSTAMka 67 75 ... ... 370 376 394 397 399 438 478 484 496 554 604 128 144 219 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 408 417. , pa90 kramAMka viSaya pRSTAMka 39 bekArInuM darda ... .. 242 43 dezadrohI dezabhakta (hiMdI) 261 63 bhUtakALanI eka vAta ... 350 78 zilAlekha *** ****** 80 zilpI kA avasAna (hiMdI) 86 Ahuti (hiMdI) ... ... 449 97 janmASTamIno jugAra... ... .. 511 105 adhikArIne hRdayapalaTA ********* 111 sudhA jAgyA tyAre pa65 122 garIbI bUTI (hiMdI) ... ... pa-vijJAna, kaLA, zekheLa 35 bhArata ke kucha adabhuta padArtha (hiMdI)... *** *** 215 61 vAyuyAne kA mukuTamaNi (hiMdI) 325 72 anaMta kA hisAba (hiMdI) ... ... ... 391 116 reDiyone camatkAra ... ... ... ** . 583 119 amerikA meM dUdha denevAlA vRkSa * * 6-vidyaka ane Arogya 82 baMgAla kemIkala varkasa ... . 427 98 sUryanamaskAra (hiMdI) ... .. 102 amarikA ki eka Adarza vyAyAmasaMsthA 526 114-1 sAttvika baLa kevI rIte meLavI zakAya ... ... 576 115 cA devInA celAe cetaze ke? *** ... ... ... 580 7-zikSaNa 33 zrI sItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA (hiMdI) 45 kara ke jAnanA sI . (hiMdI) ... *** .. *** 271 54 sInemA aura zikSA pracAra (hiMdI) ... ... ... 304 64 akabara kA vidyAprema (hiMdI) *** ... ... ... 355 85 amerikAmAM nirakSaratA TALavAnA bhagIratha prayatno ... 444 94 pustakAlaya ane pustako *** ... ... ... *** 489 95 pustakAlayane lokapriya kevI rIte banAvavuM ? ... ... 493 103 jekelovekiyA kA vyAyAma dvArA rASTroddhAra (hiMdI) 531 104 landana kA eka Azrama (hiMdI) ....... ... ... *** 536 106 pustakAlaya viSe vicAre .. *** .. *** *** 548 118 khunIone uttama nAgarika banAvavAnI rIta .. *** 587 516 che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga7mo 1-sadgata dezabhakta sUphI aMbAprasAda Aje bhAratavarSamAM keTalA loka emanuM nAma jANe che? keTalA emanI smRtithI zokAtura thaIne AMsu vahAve che? kRtana bhArate AvAM keTalAMye ratna gumAvyAM che; ane AzcaryanI vAta e che ke, tene mATe eka kSaNabhara paNa tene duHkha lAgyuM nathI! teo sAcA dezabhakta hatA; dezane mATe temanA dilamAM darda hatuM. hiMdI yuvakane utsAhapUrvaka svarAjyapatha para cAlatA joIne temane AnaMda thato, garIba hiMdIonI nirAdhAra dazA dekhIne teo dIrdha nivAsa mUkatA, ane tene pratIkAra karavAne utsuka rahetA. teo bhAratanI pratiSThA jevAnI jhaMkhanA rAkhatA, tene unnatinA zikhara para pahoMcADavAnA abhilASa dharAvatA; chatAM temanuM nAma Aje bhAratavarSanA bahuja thoDA mANase jANe che. bhAratamAtAnuM astitva kAyama rAkhavAne mATe ja temaNe potAnuM astitva maTADI dIdhuM hatuM. temanA pratyenI lokonI upekSAnI paravA karyA vinA pitAnA sarvasvanuM balidAna dIdhuM-ghara choDayuM, mAlamilkata japta thayAM, jelamAM gayA, prANathIye vahAlo deza che ane aMte prANa paNa evAryA. emanI kadara karI te paNa IrAne : Aje IrAnamAM "Aka suphI"nuM nAma sarvapriya ane sarva pUjya banyuM che. sUNI aMbAprasAdane janma I. sa. 1858mAM murAdAbAdamAM - thayA hatA. emane jamaNe hAtha janmathIja kapAyelo hato. teo hAsyavinedamAM kahetA ke "bhAI! meM sattAvanamAM aMgrejo sAme yuddha kIdhuM, hAtha kapAI gaye, mRtyu thayuM, punarjanma pAme, paNa hAtha kapAyelo ne kapAyelaja AvI gayo." emaNe murAdAbAda, barelI ane jalaMdhara Adi zaheramAM zikSaNa lIdhuM. I. sa. 1869 mAM ludhiyAnA jIllAmAM jyAre svataMtratA premI dukAne tepane gaLe uDAvI devAmAM AvyA tyAre teo jAlandharamAM hatA. emanuM vaya e samaye lagabhaga 13 varSanuM hatuM. epha. e. pAsa karyA pachI emaNe kAyadAne abhyAsa karyo, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -~-~~-v vv1/1 ^ ^^^^ ^^: vvvvvvvvvvvvvuwuwuw zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM paraMtu vakIlAta karI nahi. teo unA prabhAvazALI lekhaka hatA, eja kAma temaNe hAthamAM lIdhuM. I. sa. 1898mAM emaNe murAdAbAdathI potAnuM urdU sAptAhika " jAmyula-IlUma" prakaTa karavA mAMDayuM. emanAM dharmapatnI emane e kAryamAM khUba sahAyatA ApatAM, Aje 1925 mAM emanA e samayanA lekho vAMcI juo, temAM 19mI sadInI gaMdha sarakhI Avaze nahi. dareka samaye e lekha navIna bhAva upasthita kare che. emAMno pratyeka zabda sUphIjInI AMtarika avasthAno paricaya Ape che. teo hAsyarasanA prasiddha lekhaka hatA, chatAM temanA lakhANamAM gaMbhIratA paNa ochI na hatI. teo hiMdumusalamAna ekatAnA kaTTara himAyatI hatA; amaladAronA AkarA TIkAkAra hatA. emanuM 5tra eTaluM badhuM lokapriya thaI paDayuM hatuM ke rastAmAM TapAlavALAja vAMcavAne khAtara e corI letA. I. sa. 1897 mAM emanA para rAjadrohano Aropa mUkIne kesa calAvavAmAM Avyo; ane temAM doDha varSano kArAvAsa maLe. 1899 mAM teo chUTIne bahAra AvyA; e arasAnAM yu. pI. nAM keTalAMka nAnAM dezI rAjyamAM aMgrejo hastakSepa karI rahyA hatA. saphIjIe tyAMnA amaladAro ane resiDanTonAM choDI sArI peThe pADyAM. te lokoe sUphIjI upara mithyA doSAropaNano kesa calAvyuM. temAM emanI mAlamilakata japta thaI ane 6 varSano baMdIvAsa maLe. jelamAM temane akathanIya kaSTo sahana karavAM paDayAM. Ama chatAM teo leza paNa DagyA nahi. - sUphIjI jelamAM bimAra thayA. eka gaMdI koTaDImAM purAyA hatA. esaDasaDa ane sAravAra to hoyaja zenAM ! are pANIne paNa yogya baMdobasta na hatA. jelara Avato ane majAkamAM pUchato "sUphI ! hajI sudhI tame che ?" zuM A vipattiothI sUkI Dare ema hatA? haragIja nahi. jema tema jelanA divaso kapAyA ane 1906 nA aMtamAM teo chuTayA. sUrIjIne nijhAma haidrAbAda sAthe gADha saMbaMdha hato. jelamAMthI chaTatAM ja teo tyAM gayA. nijhAme temane mATe eka sarasa makAna banAvyuM. je divase makAna taiyAra thayuM te divase nijhAme temane kahyuM ke "Apane mATe makAna taiyAra thayuM che. emaNe uttara Apo " huM paNa taiyAraja thayo chuM. " pustake ane kapaDAMnI poTalI uThAvI ane paMjAbane rasto lIdhA ! i. sa. 1907 nI zarUAta hatI. svadezI halacAlanI laherane paMjAba upara ThIka prabhAva paDato. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sagata dezabhakta sUphI aMbAprasAda hato, jAgratine AraMbha thaI cUkyo hate. emaNe joyuM ke paMjAbamAM kaMIka kAma thaI zakaze; ane te mArge prayANa karyuM. tyAM "paisA akhabAre " emane mAsika 175 rUpIA ApavA jaNAvyuM, " vatana akhabAre" 125 thI mAgaNI karI; paraMtu emaNe enI paravA nahi. karatAM "hiMdustAna" patranA 60 rUpIA svIkArI lIdhA ! teo kahetA "ApaNe "vetana" "vetana'nAM rodaNAM zA mATe raDIe ? rojane roTalo ane potAnA vicAre ane svAtaMtryapremane pracAra karavAnI taka maLatI rahe eTaluMja mAre mATe basa che." niHsaMdeha meha ane lebhanI magadUra zI ke tenA hadayane sparza paNa karI zake ? A te sAmAnya vetana hatuM; paraMtu saMbhaLAya che ke emanI kuzaLatA, vApaTutA ane buddhizakti joIne sarakAranI jAsusI khAtAnI mAsika 1000 rUpIAnI jagyA ApavAnI mAgaNI thayelI; paraMtu e lAlacane vaza na thatAM emaNe te kArAvAsa ane daridratAneja zreSTha mAnyAM. keTalAka divasa sudhI teo "hiMdustAnamAM kAma karatA rahyA. eja divasamAM saradAra ajitasiMhajIe "bhArata mAtA sAyaTI"nI sthApanA karI ane paMjAbanA " nyU kolonI bila" viruddha AMdolana zarU karyA. e maMDaLamAM saghaLAja navayuvako hatA: ane moTA utsAhathI teo potAnuM kAma karI rahyA hatA. sUphIjIne paricaya emanI sAthe vadhato gayo ane teo paNa e tarapha AkavA lAgyA. 'hiMdustAnanA saMpAdaka zrI. dInAnAtha emanA lekhamAM ghaNI kApakUpa karatA. emaNe temane kahyuM " tame hajI bALaka che. nIti samajatA nathI. Dare che, taMtrI tarIke mArUMja nAma mUke eTale patyuM. paraMtu e mAgaNuM svIkArAI nahi; aMte emaNe e kAma paNa cheDayuM ane pUrNapaNe bhAratamAtA sosAyaTInAja thaI rahyA. paMjAbamAM jusso vadhato ja rahyo. lAhoramAM jATone jalaso thayA. e duHkhI jamInadArane sUrIjIe je zabdomAM upadeza Apo tenuM varNana karavuM muzkela che. I. sa. 1907nA me nI 9 mI tArIkhe lAlA lajapatarAya pakaDAyA, ane saradAra ajitasiMha upara paNa vairaMTa nIkaLyuM. saradArajI chupAi gayAM; ane hajI jUna sudhI sarakAra temane pakaDI zakI nahi. e DakhelanA divasamAM kAma mokupha rahevAthI sUrIjI pitAnA mitrane maLavA rUDakI gayA. pAchaLathI paMjAbamAM vadhAre dharapakaDa zarU thaI eTale saradAra ajitasiMhanA bhAI saradAra kizanasiMhajI ane bhAratamAtA sosAyaTInA maMtrI AnaMdakizora mahetA, sUphI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA jInI sAthe nepALamAM cAlyA gayA. tyAM bahu divasa rahyA. tyAM nepAlarADanA gavarzAyada zrIyuta jaMga bahAdUrajI sAthe emane paricaya thayeA. tee emanI sAthe bahuja sArI rIte vartatA. pAchaLathI zrI. jagabahAdUra sUrIjIne Azraya ApavAnA kAraNathI padmacuta thayA; ane temanI milakata paNa japta karI levAmAM AvI. temanI sAthe nepALanI rAjanaitika sthiti upara aneka prasa Mge vAtacIta thatI; suphrIjInI rAjanItinipuNutA joine tee IMga thatA ane kahetA ke bhArata jevA gulAma dezamAM rahIne jIvana vyartha zAmATe gumAvI che ?" Akhare teo tyAMthI pakaDAyA ane temane lAhAra lAvavAmAM AvyA. jyAre teo "bhAratamAtA sAsAyaTI"mAM hatA tyAre lAlAjInA `DiyA patramAM emanA lekhA avAranavAra pragaTa thatA rahetA. te saMbaMdhamAM emanA para kesa-calAvavAmAM AvyuM; paraMtu nirdoSa siddha thavAthI chUTI gayA. te pachI saradAra ajitasihajI paNa chUTIne AvI pahoMcyA. ane ma`DaLanA jeTalA sabhyA bahAra hatA te sadhaLA surata koMgresamAM ekaThA maLyA. I. sa. 1908 mAM bhAratamAtA chuka seAsATInI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI ane teNe rAjadvArI ane rASTrIya sAhitya prakaTa karavAnuM zarU karyuM. emAM vizeSa kAma surIja karatA. eka divasa saradAra ajitasiMhane lAheAranA DepyuTI kamiznare khelAvyA, ane temaNe rAjadvArI kSetramAMthI dUra rahevAnI dhamakI ApI. paraMtu saradArajIe tene rokaDuM parakhAvyuM eTale kamiznara sAheba ekalI uThayA ke 'zuM tame Isu che| ?' saradArajI tyAMthI cAlI AvyA ane sUrIjIne vAta karI. pachI zuM? sUprIjI Aibala laine besI gayA ane keTalAka divasa pachI vALI masId' yA 'vidrohI isu' nAmanuM pustaka pragaTa karyuM. ane temAM darzAvyuM ke Isune tenA ziSyAe 30 sikkAmAM vecI dIdheA hatA ane saradAra sAhebate tenA kAmitre 500 rUpiyAmAM zatranA hAthamAM sAMpyA ! bannenA Adarza maLatA Ave che, lakSya paNa ekasarakhuM ja che. eTale e baMne vacce bhAre aMtara nathI. pustaka japta karavAmAM AvyuM. eja varSamAM leA. mA. tilaka upara kesa cAlyeA. temane 6 varSanI keda maLI. tyAre dezabhakta maMDaLanA sarvAM sabhyA sAdhu banI gayA. sadhaLAe bhagavAM, gerUA vastra paherI lIdhAM, ane sIjI tathA saradArajIe maLIne tilaka Azrama khAlavAnA IrAdA karyo; paraMtu aneka vidhnA ane Apattione amalamAM mUkI zakAyA nahi. laine temanA vicAra sAmaMDaLa patayAtrAe nIkaLyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat parvatanA zrRMganivAsa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saphagata zata sUphI aMbAprasAda daramiyAna eka bhakta paNa sAthe thaI gaye. sAdhue beThA eTale pelA bhakate sUphIjInAM caraNo para mastaka namAvAne praNAma kayo. bhakta mATe jeTalamena hato. baTa meLa sArI peThe paheryA hatA. sUphIjIne caraNe mastaka mUkIne pUchavA lAgya "bAvAjI ! Apa kyAM raho che?" sUphIjIe kArame svare uttara Apyo "rahuM chuM tArA kapALamAM !" "mahArAja! Apa nArAja kema thAo che ?" are bevakUpha! te mane namaskAra zAmATe karyA? bIjA ATalA badhA sAdhuo hatA temane praNAma nahi karavAnuM kAraNa?" huM Apaneja moTA sAdhu samaye hato." vAra, jAe khAvA pIvAnuM laI Ave." te keTalIka vAra sArA sArA padArtha laIne Avyo. khAIpIne nizciMta thayA pachI sUphIjIe tene pharIthI bolAvyo ane kahyuM "kema alyA! amAro pIcho choDe che ke nahi?" mahArAja! huM Apane zI takalIpha ApuM chuM ?' cAlAkI javA de. jAsusI karavA jA. jA tArA bApane khabara Apa ke ame baLa uThAvavAne pahADamAM jaIe chIe." pelo mANasa zaramiMda thaI gayo ane page paDI balya, hajura ! peTane khAtara sau kaMi karavuM paDe che!" I. sa. 190lmAM emaNe "pezavA akhabAra" kADhayuM. e divasamAM baMgALAmAM krAMtikArI hIlacAle mAthuM uThAvyuM. sarakArane ciMtA peThI ke, A agni paMjAbane te nahi saLagAvI mUke ? tarata ja damanacakra pharavA mAMDayuM. pramukhane-lAlA haradayALane deza choDa paDyo ane aMte sUphIjI, saradAra ajitasiMha ane jyAula hakane paNa irAnane paMtha ke pa . e daramiyAna "pezvA" hajI cAluja hatuM. tene mATe puSkaLa lekho lakhI rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA; kAraNake pezvA ekadama baMdha paDI jAya to sarakArane zaMkA paDe ane rastAmAMthIja emane kadAca pakaDI levAmAM Ave. karAMcIthI vahANupara caDhayA. irAna cAlyA gayA. tyAM jyAula hakanI mati badalAI gaI. teNe vicAryuM "A lekone pakaDAvI dauM te inAma maLe ane sajAmAMthI paNa bacI javAya." paraMtu sUphI cetI gayA. temaNe tene AgaLa ravAnA karyo, tyAM te riporTa karavA jatAM pakaDAI gayo ane A banne bacI gayA. IrAnanI emanI ApavItI te tyAM jaIne hakIkata meLavIe toja jANavAmAM Ave; paraMtu ahIM je kaMI sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che te noMdhIe chIe. ahIMthI irAna javA pachI aMgreja sarakAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA emanI tyAM paNa khUba tapAsa karI. temane aneka jAtanAM ko sahana karavAM paDayAM. kahevAya che ke, eka sthaLe temane gherI levAmAM AvyA hatA. tyAMthI nIkaLI nAsavAnuM azakya thai paDayuM hatuM. tyAM vepArIone! kAle utaryo hatA; uTa para vastra AdinI peTIe lAdavAmAM AvI hatI. eka uMTanI e peTIemAM surIjI ane saradAra ajitasiMhane aMdha karavAmAM AvyA. ane tyAMthI temane bacAvI levAmAM AvyA. pachI kAI amIrane tyAM utaryAM. vAta vAyuvege dharadhara phelAi gaI. e vakhate anene bhurakhA paherAvI janAnAmAM besADI devAmAM AvyA. adhe tapAsa thaI. te strIenI paNa jaDatI levAvA lAgI; eka e strInA murakhA upaDayA paNa kharA, paraMtu musalamAne A beijjatI sAme laDavA ane maravA taiyAra thai jatA. burakhA upADavAnuM adha rahyuM ane khIjI vAra teo bacI gayA. eka phATIgrAphare emane peAtAne tyAM Azraya ApyA. aneka divasa tene tyAM te rahyA, paraMtu pAchaLathI te bicArAne saparivAra jelamAM javu paDayu. pAchaLathI jyAre vAdaLAM vikharAI gayelAM jaNAyAM tyAre temaNe tyAMnI rASTrIya hIlacAlamAM bhAga levA mAMDyo. e samaye aMgrejo tyAM paNa peAtAnuM prabhutva jamAvyA jatA hatA. sUIjIe kahyuMbhAIe ! amane e leAkeAnA pUre| anubhava che. amArA anubhavane lAbha lezA te emanI cuMgAlamAMthI bacI zakaze; ane kadAca krUsAI paDaze te paNa tarataja chUTI zakazeA. emaNe tyAM Abe huyAta nAmanu patra kADhyuM ane aneka pustakA lakhyAM. e badhu kArasI bhASAmAMja lakhAtuM, temAMnA eka pustakanuM nAma ikhate IrAnI yAna yA dAme sayyAdAna hatuM. ene a irAnI vipatti ane zikArIonI jALa' che. pAchaLathI saradAra ajitasihajI TI cAlyA gayA tyAre sUphIjIe peAtAnA eka mitrane patramAM lakhyu hatuM. saradAra sAhebane TI mAM mUkI AvyA chu. mArI pharaja ahIM paNa vaLagelI che, huM ahIMja kAma karIza ityAdi. sUphIjI ane saradArajI tyAM atyaMta leAkapriya thai paDayA hatA. saradArajInA cAlyA javA pachI paNa saDDIjIne khUba kAma karavAne avasara maLatA ane tyAM teo AkA sUrI yAne svAmI sI'nA nAmathI prasiddha thayA. i. sa. 1915nA arasAmAM aMgrejoe rAnapara sArI peThe kAbu meLavavAnA tAgaDA racyA. keTalIka uthalapAthala thaI. zirAjane ghere| dhAlavAmAM AvyeA. e gherAmAM sUrIjI paNa agrejonA hAthamAM sapaDAyA, ane temane kAmAla karavAmAM AvyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saddagata dezabhakta sUphI aMbAprasAda temane mRtyudaMDa ThekavAmAM AvyuM tyAre pratiSThita IrAnIonAM aneka paMco temane choDI devAnI vinati karavA sarakAra pAse gayAM. paraMtu temanI kazI paravA karavAmAM na AvI, ane chevaTano pheMsalo ApavAmAM Avyo: kAle savAre goLIthI ThAra karavAmAM Avaze." sUphI koTaDImAM baMdha hatA. paraMtu aMta samaye teo samAdhi ava. sthAmAM dekhAyA; temanuM prANarUpI paMkhI uDI gayuM hatuM. teo gAbhyAsa sArI rIte jANatA hatA. emanI smazAnayAtrAe asaMkhya IrAnIe gayA hatA, ane temaNe bhAre zoka pALe ! keTalAye divasa sudhI AkhA zaheramAM zoka chavAI rahyo hato. sUphIjInI kabara bAMdhavAmAM AvI. Aja sudhI dara varSe emanI kabara para bhAre meLo bharAya che. loka sUrIjInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja zraddhAthI zira jhUkAve che. + + + + hiMdustAnanA emanA jIvanasaMbaMdhI aneka abhuta vAto sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che. teo paganI AMgaLImAM kalama rAkhIne sArI rIte lakhI zakatA. emanA eka mitre eka vicitra prasaMga varNavyo che. kahevAya che ke pahelAM bhAgalapura (ke keeka) sTeTamAM resIDenTa kaMIka kharAbI karI rahyuM hatuM ane te rAjyane haDapa karavAnI peravImAM hato. tyAMnA bheda pakaDavAnI ane tenAM bhopALAM bahAra pADavAnI atyaMta AvazyakatA hatI. e vakhate kalakattAnA prasiddha amRta bajhAra patrikA" taraphathI emane tyAM mokalavAmAM AvyA. eka pAgala jevo mANasa resIDenTanA babaracI pAse nokarI zodhato Avyo; keTalIka AnAkAnI pachI khAvAnA badalAmAM je kAma soMpe te karavAnI zarate babaracIe tene rAkhI lIdhe. sAhebe pUchayuM-A nekara koNa che? babaracIe kahyuM "hajura! bilakula pAgala jevo che. akkala to kazI che ja nahi." sAheba khuza thayA. teNe AgaLathI ja hukama ApI rAkhyo hato ke kaI paNa samajadAra ke cakAra mANasane nokarImAM rAkhavo nahi. pelo pAgala vAsaNa sApha karatAM karatAM mATImAM lathapatha thai jate; meM upara paNa kAdava lepaDI leto. e vakhate enA tarapha jotAM koI paNa mANasane hasavuM AvyA vinA rahetuM nahi; paNa e pAgala nokaramAM eka sarasa guNa hatuM, te sedo kharIdavAmAM ghaNuM catura hato. sArAmAM sArI cIja je bhAvathI babaracI lAvate tenI teja cIja e nekara cAra cAra Ane eche lAvato. eTale bajAranuM kAma ene ja seM pavAmAM AvatuM. A tarapha "amRta bajhAra patrikAmAM resIDenTa viruddha dhaDadhaDa lekho prakaTa thavA lAgyA. pariNAme te eTale badhe badanAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM thayo ke tene e adhikAra parathI dUra karavAmAM Avyo. e sTeTamAMthI ene dhakelI kADhavAmAM Avyo. jyAre te TeTanI hada oLaMgI gaye tyAre eka jaMkazana para eka mANasa bUTa, pATalUna ane heTa paherIne enI sAme Avyo. tene oLakhatAM resIDenTa cakita thaI gayo. teNe AvatAM ja aMgrejImAM vAtacIta zarU karI. tene jotAM ja te kaMpavA lAgyA. kaMIka jALathI, kaMIka AzcaryathI ane kaMIka krodhathI chevaTe te bolyo "tane inAma te ApavAmAM AvyuM che vaLI pAche mArI pAse kema AvyuM?" "Ape kahyuM hatuM ke je mANasa mAre bheda khelanAra guptacarane pakaDI Apaze tene inAma ApIza." "hA, kahyuM hatuM. zuM teM ene pakaDe che ?" "hA, hA, inAma Apo. te huM poteja chuM." resIDenTa A sAMbhaLI tharathara kaMpI uThayA ane dAMta kakaDAvIne bolyA ke "are, je rAjyanI hadamAMja tAro patto lAgyo heta te tArA phUeMkUrcA uDAvI nAkhata. khera, paNa Akhare teNe pitAnuM vacana pALyuM ane sonAnI ghaDiyALa sUphIjIne bheTa ApatAM kahyuM "jo tame svIkAre to chupI polIsa khAtAmAM mAsika 1000 rUpiyAnI jagyA huM tamane apAvI zakuM chuM, paraMtu sUphIjIe kahyuM je pagAraja le heta te tamArAM vAsaNa zuM kAma mAMjata? A kaI paraMparAnI vAta che, chatAM asaMbhavita nathI. sUphIjIne jAsusa khAtAmAM nokarI ApavAnAM kaheNu te sarakAre aneka vakhata mokalelAM; paNa e mahAna dezabhakata pinAnI dezabhakitane game tevI lAlacathI paNa kalaMka lAgavA dIdhuM nathI. Aje sUphIjI A lokamAM nathI, paNa evA dezabhakatanAM AtmasmaraNa karanAra zahIdanAM smaraNa game tyAre ane khAsa karI atyAranA maMthanakALamAM rtidAyaka thAya che. paramAtmA emanA mahAna AtmAne zAMti Ape ane bhAratamAtAne AvA suputravatI kare ! (prabhA) (10-4-1925nA "navayuga"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ w ww4 : * * * * * * - ka bhaktarAja rAjA jayamalasiMhajI 2-bhaktarAja rAjA jayamallasiMhajI rAja jayamalasiMhajI meDatA ke rAjA the. ye baDe hI nItig, sadAcArI, sAdhu-svabhAva, niyameM meM tatpara aura daDhanizcayI bhagavibhakta che. yadyapi ye bhagavAna kA samaraNa rakhate hue hI rAjya kA sArA kAma karate the; tathApi prAta:kAla DeDha pahara dina caDhane taka to pratidina ekAMtasthala meM niyamita rUpa se bhagavAna kA dhyAnabhajana karate the. isa samaya ba se baDe jarUrI kAma ke liye bhI keI Apake pAsa nahIM jA sakatA thA. ye bhagavata-pUjana ke AnaMdasAgara meM aise DUbe rahate the ki kisI prakAra ke bAharI vidana se unakA dhyAna nahIM TatA thA. Isa samaya unakI aMtara aura bAhara kI dRSTi mila kara eka he jAtI thI, aura vaha dekhatI thI-kevala eka zyAmasuMdara kI tribhuvanamohana anapa rUparAzi ke. Isa samaya kI unakI prema vihavaLatA aura samAdhiniSA ke saubhAgyavaza je koI dekha pAtA, vaha bhagavataprema kI era balAkAra AkarSita he jAtA thA. isa pratidina kI niyamita upAsanA meM aneka bAdhA AyI, rAja ke aneka atyaMta Avazyaka kArya upasthita hue, paraMtu jayamalla apane prabhu se nahIM Dige. jayamalla ke Isa praNa kI bAta cAre era phUla gayI. eka dUsarA rAjA, je inake kuTuMba kA hI thA, ISya aura durbuddhivaza jayamalla se vaira rakhatA aura ihe satAne kA maukA DhaMDhA karatA thA. use yaha bAta mAlUma huI usane eka dina prAtaHkAla ke samaya bahuta sI senA sAtha le kara meDatA A gherA. lage ne A kara rAja meM sUcanA dI. rAjA kA kaDA hukama thA ki usakI AjJA binA kisIse yuddha Adi na kiyA jAya, ataeva divAna ne A kara mahaloM khabara dI; paraMtu rAjA jayamalla ke pAsa to usa samaya keAI jA nahIM sakatA thA. AkhIra rAjamAtA se nahIM rahA gayA. rAjayanAza kI AzaMkA se rAjamAtA sAhasa kara ke putra ke pAsa unakI koTharI meM gayI. usane jA kara dekhAjayamalla samAdhinicha beThe hai, bAhyajJAna bilakula nahIM hai, netroM se premAzru baha rahe hai, bIca bIca meM anupama AnaMda kI haMsI hasa dete hai. unake mukhamaMDala para eka apUrva jyoti phela rahI hai. mAtA eka bAra to saka gayI, paraMtu putra ke aniSTa kI saMbhAvanA se usane kahA-beTA ! zatru ne caDhAI kara dI, kucha upAya karanA cAhiye." jayamalla kA citta to bhagavAna kI rUpachaTA meM niruddha thA. usakA kucha bhI sunAyI nahIM diyA. jaba tIna cAra bAra pukArane para bhI koI uttara nahIM milA, taba mAtA ne hAtha se jaya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - + + + + + + A ta zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me mala ke zarIra ke hilAyA. dhyAna chUTane se jayamalla ne Azcaryacakita he netra khele. mana meM baDA bha huA, paraMtu sAmane viSaNu- vadanA jananI ke khaDI dekha kara turaMta hI bhAva badala gayA aura unahene mAtA ke praNAma kiyA. mAtA ne zatru ke AkramaNa kA samAcAra sunA diyA; paraMtu jayamalla ke isa samaya bhagavaccarcA ke sivA dUsarI bAta sunane kA avasara hI nahIM thA. unhoMne cAhA ki mAtA ke namratA se samajhA , lekina unakI vRttiyAM to bhagavatasvarUpa kI ora prabala vega se khiMcI jA rahI thI, samajhAve kauna ? jayamalla kucha bhI bela nahIM pAye aura unakI samAdhi hone lagI. mAtA ne phira kahA, taba paramavizvAsI bhakta jayamalajI ke muMha se kevala itane zabda nikale-bhagavAna saba kalyANa hI karate hai.' tadanaMtara unakI AMkheM muda gayI. vaha phira sukha-duHkha, hAnilAbha aura jaya-parAjaya kI bhAvanA se bahuta pare ke manahara nityAnaMdamaya premarAjya meM praveza kara gaye. jagata kI zudra AMdhI unakI manarUpI himAlaya ke acala zikhara ke tanika bhI nahIM hilA sakI. mAtA duHkhI mana se nirAza ho kara lauTa AyI. raNabherI bajane lagI, zatrasenA koI bAdhA na pA kara nagara meM ghusane lagI. aba yogakSema kA bhAra vahana karanevAle bhaktabhAvana se nahIM rahA gayA. zyAmasuMdara tribhuvana-kaMpAnevAle vIrendraveza meM zastrAdi se susajijata he akasmAta zatru-sainya ke sAmane prakaTa he gaye. mahArAjA raghurAjasiMhajI likhate haiM jAni nija sevaka nirata nija pUjana meM, caDhike turaMga zyAma raMga ke savAra hai. kara karavA dhAri kAladake kAla mAne, pahuM utAla jahAM sainya bezumAra hai. capalA camaki cadUkita calAI bAjI, bhaTakI rAjI koTi karata prahAra hai. raghurAja bhaktarAja-lAja rAkhibeke kAja, samara birAjyo vasudeva ke kumAra hai. brahmA aura yamarAja jisake zAsana se sRSTi kI utpatti aura saMhAra karate haiM, unake sAmane zudra rAjapUta senA kisa gaNanA meM thI? bAta kI bAta meM saba dharAzAyI huye. unakA puNya Aja sarva bhAva se saphala ho gayA! bhagavAna ke hAtha se nidhana che ve sadA ke liye parama dhana pA gaye. zatru rAjA ghAyala ho kara jamIna para gira paDA, pale meM itanA kAma kara gheDe kA dhuDasAla meM bAMdha savAra aMtardhAna he gaye. Idhara jayamallajI kI pUjA zeSa huI uhene turaMta apanA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savicAra 11 gheADA maMgavAyA. dekhate huM teA ceDA thaka rahA hai, usakA zarIra pasIne se bhIga rahA hai aura vahu hAMka rahA hai. rAjA ne pUchA ki Isa dhADe para kauna caDhA thA ? paraMtu kisIne kAI javAba nahIM diyA. Isa raheraya kA kASTha jAnatA bhI teA nahIM thA. itane me' lAgAM ne dauDate huye A kara khabara dIki 'zatrusenA te saba marI paDI hai.' rAjA ke khaDA Azcarya huA. vaha vADe kI bAta bhUla kara turaMta nagara ke khAtara pahuMce. dekhate haiM, lAzAM kA Dhera lagA hai aura vipakSI rAjA dhAyala-se paDe hai. jayamalla usake pAsa gaye aura premabhAva se 'jaya zrIkRSNa' karane ke bAda usase yuddha kA vivaraNa pUchane lage. usane hAtha joDa kara kahA, 'mahArAja ! Apake yahAM anUpa rUziromaNi zyAmalamUrti mahAvIra kAna hai' ? unhoMne akele hI merI sArI senA kA saMhAra kara DAlA aura mujhakeA bhI brAyala karI ke girA diyA. ahA ! kaisA aneAkhA unakA rUpa hai, jabase mane una naujavAna tribhuvana-mana-meAhana kA dekhA hai, merA citta unheM phira se dekhane ke liye vyAkula hA rahA hai.' jayamalla samajhe ki yaha sArI mere prabhu kI lIlA hai ! unakA zarIra purNAkata hA gayA, netrAM se premAzru bahane lage. ve gadgad-vANI se kheAlebhAI ! tuma dhanya heA, tumhAre saubhAgya kI brahmA bhI prazaMsA karege. ahA ! merI te AMkhe usa sAMvare-saleAne ke liye tarasa hI rahI hai, tuma dhanya hA jo sahaja hI meM usakA darzana pA gaye !' ama usakA sArA vairabhAva jAtA rahA, jayamalla ne khaDe sammAna aura ArAma ke sAtha use apane ghara pahuMcA diyA. vAM pahuMca kara vaha bhI saparivAra bhagavAna kA paramabhakta hai| gayA ! melA bhakta Ara unake bhagavAna kI jaya! ('kalyANa"nA gItAMkamAMthI) ama 3 - sadvicAra - jo jJAna kI upekSA karI ke mAtra ka kA sevana karate haiM ve gahare aMdhakAra me` praveza karate hai; aura jo niSkAma karma kI upekSA karke kevalajJAna me... ramate haiM ve usase bhI adhika adhakAra kA prApta hote hai. izApaniSad sahata vividha dukha mari miTata, bhAgata lAkhana sega; 5 nija satya na chAMDahIM, je jaga sace leAga. Apatti satya kA prathama dvAra hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat bhAratendu harizcaMdra mAyarana www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA satya kI zobhA vacana se nahIM balika karma se hotI hai. zekasapiyara tanaya mAtu pitu poSaNavArA, durlabha jananI yaha saMsArA; cAri padAratha karatala tAke, priya pitu mAtu prANa sama jAke. - gosvAmI tulasIdAsajI hAya re mAtA kI mamatA ! Izvara ne Isa jAti ke kAhe se banAyA hai? isa manuSyajIvana kI tapI huI retI ke bIca yaha putra-neha kA samudra umaDa rahA hai. manuSyo ! isameM snAna kare, ise pAna karo aura pavitra ho. DI. ela. rAya jaMgama jagata meM mAtA ke samAna kAI. pavitra padArtha nahIM hai. kelarija Apatti ke samAna keAI dUsarI zikSA nahIM hai. DisarelI Apatti manuSya evaM saMpatti rAkSasa banAtI hai. vikTara hyuga kevala Apatti hI mitro ke taulane kI tarAju hai. lUTArca vAstava meM eka pakkA bhikhArI hI saccA rAjA hai. lesiMga Aja kala mere dina-rAta kaise AcaraNa meM kaTate hai, aisA sadA vicAra karanevAlA kabhI duHkha nahIM bhegatA. zuka jaba meM yoM hI kucha theDA-bahuta samajhane-bUjhane lagA thA taba hAthI ke samAna madAMdha ho gayA thA aura yahI abhimAna rakhatA thA ki maiM sarvajJa daM; para Age jaise jaise mujhe vidvAne ke satsaMga se thoDA thoDA jJAna prApta hatA gayA, vaise taise mujhe vizvAsa hatA gayA ki meM mUrkha dU. Isa prakAra merA vaha mada javara ke samAna utara gayA. bhartuhari meM ina lamI ke kRpApAtra pu kI apekSA kahIM baDhakara sukhI K. Isa atula vibhava kI saMbhAla karane ke liye inheM kitane kaSTa uThAne paDate hege, kitanI ciMtA karanI paDatI hogI! sekeTIsa je pati apanI strI kA Adara karatA hai usakI te sabhI aiyAM pUjA karatI hai; paraMtu vAstavika sAdhvI vahI che, je apane pati ke unhIM para kI pUjA karatI hai, jinase vaha use mAratA hai. dvijendralAla rAya sahanazIlatA parAkrama se aura pairya saudarya se adhika ucca hai. raskina rahIma je uttama prakRti, kA kari sakata kusaMga; caMdana viSa khyApata nahIM, lipaTe rahata bhujaMga. - rahima kavi ("sarasvatI"mAM saMgraha karanAra-rAmadata zukala) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna 4 - vaibhavazAlI hiMdusthAna 13 jagatamAMnA tamAma rUperI jharA-nadIo je pramANe samudramAM vahI jAya te pramANe hiMdusthAna tarapha vahI jatA hatA. hi'dusthAna eka kALe atyaMta vaibhavasaMpanna deza hatA. hiMdusthAnamAM je veLAe udyogadhadhAnI jAheAjalAlI hatI te kALe ApaNA pUrvaja peAtAnIja AvazyakatAo pUrI pADatA hatA; eTaluMja nahiM paNa duniyAmAMnAM Itara rASTronI suddhAM AvazyakatAo pUrI pADavAnu kAma te karatA hatA. paNa kALa badalAyA ane ApaNA leAkeAne aMgreja, phrenca, Daca, pATu gIjha, spena vagere dezamAMnA leAkeAne vepArane mATe ApaNA deza mAkaLeA mUkavAnI durbuddhi thai. isu khristanA pavitra saMdeza akhila jagatamAM phelAvanAreA mANasa jema aMtaHkaraNamAM kai duSTa hetu dhAraNa karIneja e kAma karatA haze evI kalpanA suddhAM karI zakAtI nathI; teja pramANe vepAra karanArA mANasanA manamAM kaMi kALugArUM haze evI kalpanA paNa kAinAthI karI zakAI nahi. tamArA dezamAM mAla huM vecAtA lauM chuM, mArA dezamAMnA mAla tame vecAtA ye; AvA A saraLa ane sIdheA vyavahAra che, ema ApaNA leAkeAne lAgyuM. dAtRtva ane pareANAcAkarIne mATe te ApaNA deza keTaleA prakhyAta hatA ! je dezanA leAkAe peAte bhAtanuM pANI pIne aMgrejone bhAta khAvA ApyA temanA dAtRtvanI mahattAnu varNana karatAM sahastra mukhavALA zeSa bhagavAna paNa thAkI jAya tyAM ApaNuM zuM gajuM ? vepAra eTale keTaleA pavitra vyavahAra ! geArA lAka ahIMthI kAceApAkA mAla laI jatA ane enA badalamAM dravyanA DhagalA karatA; paNa A dravyarAzInI aMdara dArUnA kAThArA bharyo che, enI ApaNA leAkeAne zI kalpanA ? A vepArIe ApaNA naMdanavanamAMnAM phaLapuSpAnA bhArathI namelAM vRkSA, gADhAM jaMgalA, kumaLAM kumaLAM tRNAMkura, A sarvanA saMhAra karIne ane temane AgeA lagADIne badhI jamIna saLagAvI mUkI sAk karaze, evI zu kAine kalpanAye AvI haze ? khuda ka MpanInA vakhatanA ahIrAvaNu mahIrAvaNeAne jo hamaNAM temanA viSaSmIjanA keTaleA pracaMDa vistAra thayA che e jovAne meAlAvIe te temaneA A dRzya upara vizvAsa besaze nahi. jAdugaranI jAdugarI, kimiyAgaranA kimiyA ane pratyakSa paramezvaranI aTata lIlA, e aMgrejonA kartavya AgaLa garIbaDI ne bicArI Tharaze. devadUta-kharekharaja aMgreja devadUta hatA. devadUta sivAya AvI kAmagIrI kAnAthI karI zakAya? rAvaNa paNa devaja hatA te tenA e dUta ahIMtahIM krUratA hatA. A rAvaNunI viruddha saheja uccAra karavA zu. ra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM ne lIdhe bicArA mAlavIyajIne zamazemano mAre hajI hamaNAM ja sahana kare che. paNa rAvaNa e rAmabhaktone devaja lAgavo joIe ema DuM ja che ? aMgrejo e veLAe devadUta jevA lAgyA; ApaNe temane Azraya daLe ne Aja prakhara tApanA mArAmAM ApaNe taraphaDIe chIe. A doSa aMgrejone ke ApaNe, ene ApaNe vicAra nahi karavo joie ke? mAtra 100-150 varSamAM udyogadhaMdhAthI gAjI rahelA hiMdusthAnane pUrNapaNe parAvalaMbI banAvI mUkI pitAno mAla levAnI pharaja pADanArA aMgrejonuM kayA zabdomAM kautuka karavuM e samajAtuM nathI. svArtha e koI paNa rASTrathI chUTayo nathI. aMgrejone suddhAM e svArtha hato ane e svArthane lIdhe temaNe hiMdusthAnanA vepArane samULa mArI nAkhIne hiMdusthAnane pitAnuM grAhaka banAvyuM. A jAdu aMgrejoe kevI rIte karyo ne hiMdusthAnamAM badhe vepAra, udyogadhaMdhA vagere chInavI laI zrImaMta hiMdusthAnane kaMgAla kevI rIte banAvyo eja batAvavA sArU prastuta aMka kADhayo che. hiMdu sthAnanA vaibhavanI kamAna A kALamAM ekasarakhI utaratI gaI ane briTizonI bhAgyareSA ekasarakhI caDhatI jaI teo vaibhavapara ArUDha thayA. je veLAe aMgreja hiMdusthAnamAM AvyA e veLAe hiMdusthAna svayaM pUrNa hato. ApaNA dezamAM kApaDa, Una, sAkara, naukAnayana, lokhaMDa, pilAda vagere dhaMdhA sArA joramAM hatA. paradezIonA meM tarapha jovAnI ApaNane jarUra nahatI. e paikI ghaNAkharA dhaMdhAemAM hiMdusthAna igleMDathI to zuM paNa AkhA yUrepathI AgaLa hatA. aMgrejoe ApaNA dezamAM AvavuM ne A dhaMdhAonuM zikSaNa levuM, evI e vakhatanI paristhiti hatI. sonuM, rUpuM, hIrA, mANeka vagerethI ApaNe deza cIkAra bharelo hato. enAM varNane aneka pravAsIoe karelAM che; paNa e sivAya udyogadhaMdhAvaDe paNa ApaNAM zahero ane gAmaDAM gAjI rahelAM hatAM. yuropIyana vepArI je prathama hiMdusthAnamAM AvyA te kAcA mAlane mATe AvyA nahotA. te ahIMnA taiyAra mAlanA mehathI AvyA. sara hetrI kaeNTana "nyU iDiyA'mAM kahe che - ' yUropIyana vepArIo pahelavahelA hiMdusthAna pratye AkarSAyA te tenA (hiMdusthAnanA) kAcA mAlathI nahi, paNa tenI taiyAra samRddhithI AkarSAyA hatA. "rmajha ane inDanI audyogika samRddhithI pazcimAtya rASTranI AMkhe aMjAI ane temaNe te dezanA mArganI zodhakhoLa mATe mANaso mokalyA. aDhAramA saikAnA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna - 15 aMtaparyata hiMdusthAnanI prajAne moTo bhAga judA judA hunnaraudyogomAM rokAyelo hato. 18 mA saikAparyata ahIMnA udyogadhaMdhAnI AvI uttama sthiti cAlu hatI. hiMdusthAnanA nAzano pAyo nAkhanAra kalAiva sAheba jyAre ahIM AvyA tyAre murzidAbAdano vaibhava joIne Azcarya cakita thaI nIcenA bhAvanuM bolyA hatA - "murzidAbAda laMDana jevaDuM meTuM, gAjI raheluM ne zrImaMta zahera hatuM. paNa murzidAbAdanA loka laMDananA karatAM ghaNuM vadhu zrImaMta che." hiMdusthAnamAM audyogika saMpattine jhare akhaMDa vaheto hovAthI zaherenI sAthe gAmaDAMo paNa jAhojalAlI bhogavatAM hatAM. gAmegAma pitAnA udyogadhaMdhA ne khetI hovAne lIdhe lokone koI paNa prakAranI uNapa bhAsatI nahi. badhA loka sukhasamAdhAna ne AnaMdamAM pharatA hatA. bhaviSyamAM pAzcAtya vepArarUpI rAkSasa hiMdusthAnamAM Avaze ne ApaNuM sukhanI hoLI karaze, evI kalpanA paNa koInAthI bhUlecUkeye thaI zakI nahi heAya. paNa suMdara strInuM sauMdarya jema tenA nAzanA kAraNarUpa bane che, tevI sthiti hiMdusthAnanI thaI. ApaNu pAsethI taiyAra mAla levA sArU AvelA pANA, ApaNA vepArano kevI rIte nAza karI zakAya eno vicAra karavA lAgyA. hiMdusthAnane vepAra DUbAvIne iMglaMDano vepAra kevI rIte vadhArI zakAya enI temane ciMtA lAgI rahI ne e dizAmAM temanA prayatna zarU thayA. prastuta lekhamAM ame phakta hiMdusthAnamAM e vakhate kayA kyA dhaMdhA hatA ene saMkSepamAM vAcakone paricaya karAvanAra chIe. A dhaMdhA iMglIza vepArIoe kevI kevI rIte DUbAvyA enI hakIkata AgalA lekhamAM ApIzuM. - je veLAe yuropIyana vepArI hiMdusthAnamAM AvyA te veLAe hiMdusthAnanI sthiti svayaMpUrNa hatI, e upara AvyuM ja che. hiMdusthAnanuM ne bAhya jagatanuM e vakhate daLaNuvaLaNu hatuM ane mAlanI nikAza paNa thatI hatI. hiMdusthAnamAM e vakhate kaLAkauzalyanA nAnA moTA puSkaLa dhaMdhA cAlatA; paNa tenI mAhitI upalabdha thavI bahu kaThaNa che. to je moTA moTA dhaMdhA e vakhatamAM cAlatA hatA teTalAja dhaMdhAno ApaNe parAmarSa laIe. A vicAra karatI veLA AjanA udyogadhaMdhAnuM citra najara sAme rAkhavuM bhUlabhareluM che. AjanA jevAM e vakhatamAM mAlane laI javA lAvavAnAM sAdhane nahetAM; eTaluM ja nahi paNa gADAMone javA AvavAne ghaNuM gAmamAM saDako paNa nahotI. paNa e kALane hiMdusthAna ne e kALano yUrepa, enI tulanA karIe to hiMdusthAna e samaye AgaLa vadhelo deza hatA, emAM vAda nathI. akabaranA mRtyusamayanA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me hiMdusthAnanuM varNana karanAra ne banI zake tyAMsudhI hiMdusthAnane kamI lekhavAno prayatna karanAra meralaMDa kahe che - "udyogonA saMbaMdhamAM e to nirvivAda che ke, atyAranA yuropa karatAM hiMdusthAna ghaNAja AgaLa vadhela hato." paNa AnAya karatAM vadhu udAradaSTithI ApaNI sthiti tarapha jenAra DibI sAheba "prApurasa InDiyA" nAmanA pustakamAM lakhe che - "plAsInA yuddha pahelAM ane (hiMdusthAnane) khajAne IgleMDa ghasaDAto thayo te pahelAM ApaNA dezane (yurepana) udyoga ghaNeja paDatI dazAmAM hato." lAsInI laDAI pahelAM IMgleMDanA udyogadhaMdhAnI keTalI zocanIya sthiti hatI e A avataraNa uparathI dekhAI Ave che. hiMdusthAna e vakhatamAM udyogadhaMdhAnI aMdara yuropanA karatAM puSkaLa AgaLa hato, e nirvivAda che. have ApaNe e vakhatanA dhaMdhA tarapha vaLIe. sauthI prathama ApaNe sAkarane dhaMdhe laIe. sAkara e mukhyataH baMgALamAM thatI hatI. A sAkara dakSiNamAM ane pUrvamAM jatI hatI. e sivAya gujarAtamAM paNa sAkara thatI hatI. lAhoranI AsapAsa paNa sAkara banAvatA hatA. A sAkarane vepAra bahuja moTA pramANamAM cAlatA hatA. 1813 nI sAlamAM Tomasa mare nAmane gRhastha pArlAmeMTarI kamiTi AgaLa sAkSI ApatAM kahe che:-- mArUM mAnavuM che ke, atyAranA samaye sAkaranI pedAza atyaMta guMgaLAI gayela che te paNa samasta yUrepakhaMDane joItI khAMDa pUrI pADavAne te (hiMdusthAna) taiyAra karI zake tema che." - hiMdusthAnamAM A sAkara atizaya baheLA pramANamAM taiyAra thatI e bilakula nirvivAda che ne AkhA yuropane suddhAM te pUrI paDI zakI hota; paNa aMgrejoe vesTa IDIjha tarapha je zeraDInAM khetare karyA hatAM te jIvita rahe e vadhu jarUranuM hovAthI A sAkara sastI paDavA chatAMya tene vilAyatamAM AvavA dIdhI nahi. A sAkSIdAra kahe che - sTImaramAM je atizaya khAMDa bharavAmAM Avaze te bajAramAM khAMDanI atyaMta bharatI thavAthI vesTa InDijhanI pedAzane sakhata ko pahoMcaze." vesTa inDijhamAMnI sAkarane kaI paNa prakAre aDacaNa na Ave eTalA sArU vahANamAM sAkaranuM vajana suddhAM levuM nahi, evA prakAranuM kaDaka dhoraNa e vakhate svIkAravAmAM AvyuM evuM siddha thAya che. agAu ghAleTa vagere khanIja tela nahotAM-arthAta e vakhate tala, karaDI, bheyaziMga vageremAMthI tela kADhatA. A dhaMdho www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vabhavazALI hiMdusthAna 17 suddhAM te vakhate sArI rIte cAlate hatA. eja pramANe kapAsanAM khI (nirdega) kADhavAnA dhaMdhA paNa e vakhatamAM puSkaLa leAka karatA hatA te temAM temaNe vaiziSTaya meLavyuM hatuM. amadAvAdanI bAjue keTalAka kArIgare| A kAmamAM atyaMta kuzaLa hatA, ne te peAtAnAM AjAre! laine gAmAgAma kapAsamAMthI kapAziyA kADhavA rU pIMjavA sArU jatA hatA.x sArU te hatA. tAMbA pittaLanAM vAsaNA taiyAra karanArA puSkaLa lAka lokhaMDa tA hiMdusthAnamAM puSkaLa ThekANe thatuM ne emAMthI upayegI vastue banAvAtI hatI. vizeSataH taravArA temaja bIjA zastrAstro taiyAra karavAnAM meDhAM meATAM kArakhAnAMo- hatAM ne e dha MdhA leAkAnI upavikAne sArI rIte upayAgI thatA. khetIvADInAM ejAre| temaja khIjA hathiyAre ahI AMja taiyAra thatAM hatAM. sutArakAmane dhaMdhA e vakhatamAM bahuja sArI rIte cAlatA hatA. hiMdusthAnamAM taiyAra thayelAM kabATA, peTIo vagere IMgleDa-jarmanImAM jatAM te A dhaMdhAe tyAMnA vepArIone herAna karI mUkyA hatA. chevaTe A jaNaseApara jabarajasta jakAta nAkhavI paDI ane te dhaMdhAne DUbADI devAnI temane pharaja paDI. vahANA bAMdhavAnA dhaMdhA te hi...dusthAnamAM khUbaja khIlI nIkaLyA hatA ane iMgleMDanA karatAM ahIMnAM vahANA vadhu majabUta ne vadhu uttama banatAM. A dhaMdho kevI rIte DUbADayA enI hakIkata anyatra ApI che. cAmaDAnuM kAma hiMdusthAnamAM atyaMta utkRSTa ne meTA pramANamAM thatuM hatuM. A dhaMdhAmAMthI aneka leAkeA paisA meLavatA. gheDAnAM jIna, sAja, joDA, kaiAza vagere te| puSkaLaja thatA, paNa enA karatAMya suMdara suMdara Akaka vastu gAmaDAnI banAvatA hatA. hiMdusthAnamAM kAgaLa paNa banatA hatA. perTugIjha leAka yUropamAM hiMdusthAnamAMthI kAgaLa lai jatA. uttarahiMdusthAnamAM kAgaLa puSkaLa thatA hatA. paNa A kAgaLa jarUra pUratA ne pramANamAM taiyAra thatA. kAraNa hamaNAMnI peThe pustakA ane vamAnapatro vagere e samayamAM naheAtAM. sarakArI kAmane mATe, hisAbane mATe, peAthIo vagere lakhavAne mATe kAgaLanA upayAga thatA. gujarAtamAM amadAvAdI ne mahArASTramAM jInnarI kAgaLa hamaNAM sudhI banatA hatA te hajI paNa ceDA pramANamAM tA ane ja. ku'bhAranA dhaMdhA paNa e vakhate sAreA cAlatA. AjanI peThe dharapara nAkhavAnAM patarAM tyAre nahAtAM, e vakhate naLiyAM vagere banAvavA sArU kuMbhAra leDhAne parizrama karavA paDatA. naLiyAM sivAya gharasaMsAramAM vaparAtA mAla-jevA ke gALA, ghaDA, maTakAM vagere-taiyAra thatA te tenI moralaeNnDa-iMDiyA eTa dhI Detha Aph akbara x Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zubhama graha-bhAga 7 mA upara suMdara raMgaberaMgI velabuTTI vagere kADhIne tene zAbhAyamAna anAvatA. hajIsudhI e dhaMdhAnA avazeSa uttaramAM dekhAI Ave che. A dhaMdhA paNa ekaMdara sArA kiphAyatavALA hatA. dharanI I MTA kuMbhAra leka taiyAra karatA. je dezamAM tAjamahela jevAM utkRSTa kAme thayAM ne dakSiNa hiMdusthAnamAMnA gepurA jevAM prekSaNIya devaLA nirmANa thayAM, e dezamAM bAMdhakAmane mATe joituM sAhitya nirmANa karavAne kevaDA meATA dhaMdhA hovA joie. A sivAya khetIvADI, jaMgala vageremAMthI utpanna thanArA dhaMdhAnA suddhAM e vakhate acche! prasAra thayeA hateA. mAchalAM pakaDavAne te tenuM tela vagere kADhavAnA dhaMdhA paNa e vakhate hateA, ema jaNAya che. meAtI kADhavAnA dhaMdhAmAM 60,000 leAkeAnI upavikA cAlatI hatI. sArA, mIThuM, khANeAmAMthI dhAtu kADhavI, kAlasA taiyAra karavA, hIrA kADhavA e dhaMdhA paNa e vakhatamAM sArA cAlatA. ApaNA dezamAM taMbAku bilakula naheAtI, dArU para sakhta niyaMtraNa hatuM, aphINu mAtra davAone mATe bihAra ane mALavAmAM taiyAra thatu hatuM. RNu, bhIMDI vageremAMthI puSkaLa upayeAgI vastuo thatI te te dhaMdhA baheALA pramANamAM cAlatA. raMgane mATe hiMdusthAnanI prasiddhi hatI, ne te dhaMdhA bahuja sArI rIte cAlatA. A badhA dhaMdhAomAM mukhya ane mATe dhaMdhe te rezamI tathA sutarAu kApaDa banAvavAnA hatA. A dhaMdhAmAM ApaNI keTalI pUNaoNvasthA thai hatI, e kahevuM paDe tema nathI. AgaLa jatAM jema jema pAzcAtya vepArIe ahIM AvavA lAgyA tema tema A mAla vilAyatamAM phelAyA. UnanAM kapaDAM paNa e vakhatamAM puSkaLa jaththAmAM thatAM hatAM. akabaranA vakhatamAM uttama prakAranI zAlA thatI. e dhaMdhAne akaare Azraya dIdhA hatA; ne lAhAra tA e dhaMdhAtuM mukhya sthaLa hatuM. AgrA ane lAhAramAM uttama gAlIcA taiyAra thatA. ekaMdara udyogadhadhA keTalA hatA enI rUpiyAmAM gaNatarI karavAne sAdhana nathI; paNa hiMdusthAna dhanavAna hatA ne peAtAnI jarUrIAte pUrI pADIne te bIjAone suddhAM taiyAra vastuo pUrI pADatA hatA, e nivivAda che. hiM'dusthAnamAM kalAkauzalya ane udyogadhA e eTalA zikhare pahAMcyA hatA te TerI nAmane lekhaka kahe che:- jagatamAMnA tamAma rUperI jharA ane nadIe je pramANe samudramAM vahI jAya te pramANe hiMdusthAna tarapha vaLyA jatA hatA. hiMdusthAnamAM dara varSe keTaluM sAnuM ane rUpuM paradezamAMthI AvatuM hatuM enA hisAbaja naheAte, paNa hiMdusthAnanA paiseA paradezamAM lai javA ene atyaMta meTA gunhA mAnavAmAM AvatA ne ene mATe phAMsInI zikSA jeTalI jabarI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhavazALI hiMdusthAna zikSA thatI hatI." A paise hiMdusthAnamAM kayA kayA baMdaramAMthI kevI kevI rIte Avato ne e baMdaromAM kayI kayAM vastuone vepAra cAlato hato e jovA jevuM che. hiMdusthAnamAM e vakhate ThaThThA, dIva, khaMbhAta, surata, malabAra, caula, govA, dAbhoLa, vasaI, kAlIkaTa, kecIna, machalIpadama vagere prasiddha baMdaro hatAM. AsapAsanA pradezamAM banato sAmAna A baMdara para Avato ane tyAMthI tenI paradezamAM temaja svadezamAM ravAnagI thatI. hiMdusthAnanA pazcimakinArA para e vakhate ThaThThA e prasiddha zahera hatuM. A zaheramAM jeTalo vepAra thate teTalo uttaramAM kayAMya paNa thato nahi. A zaherathI traNa divasanA TapApara rorI baMdara hatuM, tyAMthI nikAsa thatI hatI. A ThekANe AgrA, mulatAna, lAhora vagere prAMtamAMthI mAla Avato hato. A prAMtamAM sAkara, tathA judI judI jAtanuM kApaDa taiyAra thatuM hatuM. ahIM mAchalAM puSkaLa thatAM ne te paradeza mokalAvAtAM. mAchalAMnuM tela kADhavAnI kaLA e vakhatanA leko jANatA hatA ne e telano vahANenA kAmamAM upayoga karatA hatA. A sivAya cAmaDAMne dhaMdhe e ThekANe pUrNAvasthAe pahoMcyo hato. A cAmaDAM teo atyaMta kauzalyathI kamAvatA hatA ne tenA para raMgaberaMgI rezamanuM bharatakAma karIne suMdara suMdara phUlonI ane mANasanI pratimA kADhatA hatA. A cAmaDAMnI jaNaso, loka gAlIcAne badale pathArIpara temaja beThakamAM ghAlatA. teja pramANe ahIM lAkaDI kAma paNa jovA lAyaka thatuM hatuM. kabATo, peTIo, Deska temaja bIjI aneka hajAre jaNaso ahIM banAvAtI ne tenA para metInI chIpalIo atyaMta kauzalyathI besADI paradeza mokalAtI. A baMdara atyaMta jAherajalAlI bhogavatuM hatuM. tyAM 40,000 vahANonI AvajA cAlu hatI. dIva baMdara paNa e vakhatamAM atyaMta mahattvanuM hatuM. turkasthAnanA 400 vepArI A baMdaramAM kAyamano aDDo jamAvIne beThA hatA. piorTugIjhonA Agamana pachI A beTanuM mahattva atyaMta vadhyuM, ne porTugIjhone A baMdaramAMthI cha lAkha rUpiyA jakAtanA utpannatarIke maLavA lAgyA. A baMdare agaNita jahAjo AvatAM, te baMdara paradezamAM mokalavAnA mAlanuM ke ThAra banyuM hatuM. tyArapachI ene lagatuM baMdara khaMbhAtanuM, A baMdarane hiMdusthAnanuM mAnacesTara kahetA, ane e vakhatanA gujarAtane laMkezAyara saMjJA hatI. hiMdusthAnanAM tamAma baMdaramAM atyaMta moTAM ane puSkaLa jAhejalAlI bhogavatAM evAM e baMdaro hatAM. hiMdusthAnamAM je je uttamotama vastuo thatI enuM A mAheraghara hatuM. ahIMnI utkRSTa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kArIgIrI AkhA jagatamAM prasiddha hatI. bharatakAma, raMgakAma, kinArInuM kAma, eja pramANe lakkaDakAma, dhAtu, hAthIdAMta, ziMgaDAM, paththara vagere para kaLA kauzalyanAM kAma karavA mATe ahIMnA kArIgarAnI khyAti hatI. te ja pramANe sonuM, rUpuM, mANikya, motI, paravALAM vagerenAM uttama kAme karavAmAM teo siddhahasta ne ekaThA hatA. narama narama ne suMvALAM kauzalyapUrNa ezikAM, rajAIe, chate, kAcabAnI pIThanI DhAlo, suMdara citrakAma, viMTIo, beTane, cAkunI mUThe ane dUdha jevAM zubhra metInAM kAme Aja prAMtamAM thatAM hatAM. teo eTaluM jhINuM kApaDa kADhatA ke enA derA dekhAvA kaThaNa hatA ema lInaceTana kahe che - teo evuM te suMdara (kApaDa) banAve che ke tenA tAra paNa tame oLakhI zake nahi; kAraNa ke suMdaratAmAM paNa te helenDanA kApaDane paNa TapI jAya tevuM hoya che." AnA karatAM ahIMnA kArIgarone mATe pIrADe kADhelA uddagAra vadhu mahattvanA che. te kahe che ke - "teo badhA baheza mANase che, ane ApaNuM pAzcAtya loko pAsethI temaNe kaMIja lIdhuM nathI. ApaNe atyAranI buddhi karatAM paNa temaNe vadhu ApyuM che. A hiMdIonA jevA catura ane buddhizALI mANase meM bIjA koI joyA nathI. kharuM kahIe te piArTugIjha porTugAlamAMthI zIkhe ane meLave te karatAMya vadhu teo temanI (hiMdIonI) pAsethI zIkhe ane meLave che." pAzcAtya rASTronI pAsethI kaMI paNa uchInuM na letAM A kArIgaroe pitAnI chApa jagatapara kevI pADI hatI ne perTugIjho neja sAmuM zIkhavavAnuM sAmarthya temanAmAM kevuM hatuM e A utArA uparathI dekhAI Ave che. A baMdara para vahANenI ekasarakhI bhIDa thatI hatI. ahIM AvatAM jatAM vahANane vepAra joIne e vakhatanA yuropIyana loka AzcaryamUDha thaI jatA. sI. keDIka kahe che ke - je meM te (vepAra) joyo na hota to tyAMnA vepAra viSe meM mAnyuM ja na hota." ahIMthI nikAsa thanArA mAlanI yAdI khUbaja lAMbI che. te ApavAthI vistAra thaze; paNa keTalIka cIjone nirdoSa karyA sivAya AgaLa javAtuM nathI. ahIMthI gaLI moTA pramANamAM jatI hatI. teja pramANe attare, sAbu, sAkara, UnanA ne sUtaranA gAlIcA, lakakaDasAmAna, kAgaLa, mINa, rAvaTIo, suMdara koca ne lAkhanAM raMgaberaMgI kArIgarInI vastuonI nikAsa thatI hatI. ahIMnuM kAma himatulya zubhra thatuM ne gujarAtane kApaDane ThAra mAnavAmAM AvatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvv','-', vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna gujarAtamAM taiyAra thatuM kApaDa kepa oNpha guDa hopathI cInaparyaratanAM tamAma strIpuruSa nakhazIkha sudhI vAparatAM hatAM, ema pAyArDa kahe che. A vepArathI agaNita saMpatti dezamAM AvatI ne te prAMta atyaMta zrImaMta tathA kauzalyapUrNa hatuM. gujarAtamAM moTo vepAra cAlavAnuM bIjuM ThekANuM te surata hatuM. surata ane rAMdera A be baMdaro e veLAe moTo vepAra karatAM hatAM; paNa porTugIjhoe rAMdera baMdarano pUre vidhvaMsa karI nAkhyo. ethI suratane vadhu mahattva prApta thayuM. suratanAM dharenuM, e gharanI AsapAsanA suMdara bAganuM, phaLonuM, lokonI zrImaMtAInuM ne rezamI kApaDa sivAya bIjuM kApaDa na vAparanArA tyAMnA rahevAsIonuM-revaraMDa kopalaMDe varNana karyuM che. suratamAMthI aMtargata vepAra cAlato hato. mogala bAdazAha ne dakSiNamAMnA musalamAna saradAra ahIMthI AvanAro mAla vAparatA hatA. eja pramANe suratathI paradezamAM paNa kApaDa jatuM hatuM. A ThekANe kAzmIra, lAhora vagere dUradUranA pradezamAne mAla nikAsa thavAne Avate ne surata e hiMdusthAnamAMnuM eka atyaMta moTuM baMdara manAtuM hatuM. damaNa e suratathI bIjA naMbaranuM baMdara hatuM; paNa piorTa gIjhonA vakhatathI e baMdarano pUrvakAlIna vaibhava ocho thaI tenI gaNanA sAmAnya baMdaramAM thavA lAgI. vasaI baMdaranI e vakhate khUba prasiddhi hatI. vasaImAM vahANo bAMdhavAno meTo dhaMdho cAlate hato. vasaImAM bahu kiMmatI evA grenAITa jevA paththaranI khANe hatI. vasaInI saMpannatAne lIdhe porTugIjha loka tyAM AgaLa rahetA ne temane gavarnara paNa tyAM ja vasavATa karato. dAbheLanuM baMdara paNa e vakhatamAM suvikhyAta hatuM. paNa bIjAM baMdaranI peThe A baMdarapara suddhAM piArTugIjhone rAkSasI hAtha pharyo ane enuM mahatva ochuM thayuM. tathApi e Apattine suddhAM na gaNakAratAM dALa baMdare pitAnuM mahattva thoDA ghaNA aMze paNa kAyama rAkhyuM. tyArapachI bIjuM mahattvanuM baMdara te caula baMdara che. A baMdaramAM bahu moTI vastI hatI ne enuM kSetraphaLa paNa sAmAnya nahatuM. gujarAtanA mAlanI ahIM bharatI thatI hatI. caulanI vizeSa prasiddhi rezamane mATe hatI. caulanuM rezama AkhA hiMdusthAnamAM pUruM pADavAmAM AvatuM, ema e vakhatanA pravAsIo kahe che. sutarAu kApaDa paNa tyAM AvatuM. arthata caulanuM baMdara atyaMta jAherajalAlI bhogavatuM hatuM. porTugIjhonI pAzavatAthI pazcima kinArAnAM lagabhaga pacAsa baMdara naSTa thayAM. piorTugIjhoe nAnAM baMdareparano vepAra mArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - vvvvvv * * * *, * vvvvv 14 * ** *,* * - V * * * * *, , 5 v x y vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me nAkhIne keTalAMka zeDAM baMdare vepArane mATe khullAM rAkhyAM. piorTugIjhae pitAne aho govAmAM jamAvyAne lIdhe eja baMdarane unnati prApta thaI. teo gevAne suvarNamaya kahetA eTaluM tenuM mahattva hatuM. muMbaIne Aja je mahattva che, eja mahattva e vakhatamAM gevAne hatuM. tamAma dezanA vepArIo kayavikrayane mATe tyAM AvatA. e baMdaramAM asaMkhya jahAje laMgara nAkhIne paDI rahetAM. gAvAnI vastI rA lAkha hatI. perTugIjha sarakAranI te rAjadhAnI hatI. govAmAM malabAramAM ja banato mAla Avato hato. malabArakinAre atyaMta saMpanna hatuM. A kinArA para kAnAnera, kAlIkaTa, kocIna, enera, bArsilara vagere baMdare hatAM. ne temAMnAM ghaNAM kharAM porTugIjhanA tAbAmAM hatAM. A baMdaramAMthI kAcA mAlanI puSkaLa nikAsa thatI. marI, taja, suMTha, IlAyacI, sepArI, nALiyera, tela, ImAratI lAkaDAM, mAkhaNa, sAkara, cekhA vagere mAla paradeza khAte mokalavAmAM AvatuM. e pikI marI vecAtA levAne IjAro piTuMgIjhonA hAthamAM hato. pirTugIjhonI vepAra karavAnI rIta atyaMta rAkSasI hatI. kAlikaTa e e vakhatamAM malabArakinArA paranuM atyaMta meTuM baMdara hatuM; paNa pirTugIjha lokoe pitAnA pAzavI prakAra zarU karyAthI e baMdarane utaratI kaLA lAgI. cAMciyApaNuM ane lUMTane to zumAraja nahoto; paNa pirTugIjhAnI sattA jema jema jeramAM AvatI gaI, tema tema A baMdaranI sthiti sudharavA lAgI. A baMdarethI paNa masAlAnI cIne bahAra jatI. te uparAMta jaDa javAhIranI paNa ahIMthI nikAsa thatI. A zaheranuM aizvaryA avarNanIya hatuM. jApAnathI te yuropaparyaMtanA badhA vepArIo tyAM AgaLa AvIne rahyA hatA. paNa kAlikaTanA karatAMya e veLAe kocInanI vadhu prasiddhi hatI. duniyAne ghaNuM khare mAla Aja baMdarethI ravAnA thato. pazcimanA kinArAne choDI ApaNe kerAmAMDalanA kinArA para AvyA ke tyAM suddhAM vepAranI evI ja susthiti dekhAI Ave che. A kinAre negApaTTaNathI machalIpaTTaNa sudhI pasarelo che. machalIpaTTaNanuM e vakhatamAM vizeSa mahattva hatuM. A ThekANethI kApaDa, kAca, lokhaMDa, raMgIta ane sAduM sutara, taMbAku, caMdana, tejAne vagere mAlanI nikAsa thatI hatI; ane brahmadeza vagere dezamAMthI cekhA, sAkara, gaLI, mANijya, ItyAdi rane TIna, beMjhAIna, cInI mATInAM vAsaNo vagere mAla Avato hato. ahIMthI malAyA, sumAtrA vagere beTanI sAthe bahu moTA pramANamAM vepAra cAlato. machalIpaTTaNa beTa atyaMta saMpanna hovAne lIdhe tyAMnI ImArato jevA jevI hatI. tyAMnA kApaDanI prasiddhi atizaya hatI. A kApaDa karoLiyAnA paDanI jema narama, suMvALuM ne bArIka vaNATanuM thatuM. "duniyAmAM evo koI paNa rAjA ke rANuM nahi hoya ke je Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna 23 te (kApaDa)ne paherIne khuza nahi thatAM hAya." AvuM eka pravAsI e kApaDanuM varNana kare che. rezamanA karatAMya tyAMnA sutarAu kApaDanI vadhu prazaMsA thatI hatI. A uparathI e kaLA ahI AgaLa keTalI uMcI keATIe pahAMcI hatI e samajAi Ave che. kArAmAMDalanA kinArA uparathI ApaNe erisA prAMta tarapha vaLIe, eTale tyAMnA udyogadhaMdhAnuM te vepAranu evuMja vana sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che. baMgALane e vakhatamAM "pereDAijha Aknezansa" (AkhA rASTranuM naMdanavana) kahevAmAM AvatuM. enuM kAraNa baMgALamAMnI naisargika saMpattinI vipulatA ne sulabhatA eja hatuM. baMgALanA kinArApara dUra dUranA vepArIe AvIne vasyA hatA. baMgALanI prasiddhi mukhyataH kApaDane mATe hatI. DhAkAnI malamala teA hiMdusthAnane itihAsa jyAMsudhI jIvaMta raheze tyAMsudhI ApaNA itihAsamAM kAyamanuM sthAna reAkI raheze. ahInA kApaDane aneka nAmeA hatAM. te nAme Aja phakta aitihAsika nAmeA banyAM che, temanu astitva ne te kApaDa banAvanArA kArIgara isTa IMDiyA ka MpanInI AsurI lAlasAne lIdhe kevA naSTaprAya thayA eneA itihAsa Aja aMkamAM anyatra vAMcavA maLaze. A kApaDanAM nAme A pramANe hatAM:sarapura, kAsA, kAmasA, biTIliyA, satApAsA ityAdi. Tasara jAtinuM eka bIjuM kApaDa tyAM banatuM. hA~ nAmanA kApaDapara phUlaveleA temaja manuSyanI AkRtie atyaMta kuzaLatAthI kADhavAmAM AvatI. emanuM kauzalya eTalu anupama hatuM ke, yUropamAM e kApaDanI durastI suddhAM thaI zakatI nahi. A sivAya aMgALamAMthI ceAkhA, ghauM, aINu, sArA, rezama, lAkha, kapAsa, mAM, kastUrI, hAthIdAMta mATInAM vAsaNA, attarA, sAkara, netara vagere mAlanI nikAza thatI hatI. cAmaDAMnA dhaMdhA te bahu prasiddha hatA. baMgALanI mukhya prasiddhi kApaDane mATe hatI. tyAMnA kApaDanI tAle duniyAmAM kayAMinu- kApaDa AvyuM nathI ne Avavu zakya nathI. e kApaDane kAi, emAM jANe vAyuja vaNyA che ema kahetuM; te kAi sUryanAM kiraNo guthyAM che evu varNana kare che. A bAbatamAM auraMgajeba bAdazAhanI vAta jANItI che. enI zAhajAdI enA sAme ubhI hatI. bAdazAhane lAgyuM ke e nagna che tethI teNe gusse thaine tene kahyuM ke, "tane nagna sthitimAM mArI sAme AvavAne lAja nathI AvatI?" AnApara zAhajAdIe javAba ApyA ke abbAjAna ! meM zarIrapara sAta vastra paheryAM che!" A uparathI sAta vastranI aMdarathI zarIra dekhAi zake, eTalI e vasranI z2INAzanI prasiddhi hatI, ema dekhAya che. pAyA kahe che A kApaDa paridhAna karanArA mANasa nagna che ke savastra che www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM e kahevuM paNa kaThina hatuM." A pravAsI kahe cheH "baMgAlamAMnA atyaMta uttama kApaDane grIkoe "gaMgATakI AvuM nAma ApyuM hatuM. A sivAya e kApaDane "vahetuM pANuM prabhAtakAlIna deva" vaNelI havA" AvAM nAme hatAM. AvA vaibhavasaMpanna dezanI badhI kaLA aMgrejI kArakIrdithI naSTa thAya ane baMgALane pitAnA vastrane mATe mencesTara-lenkezAyarana tarapha javuM paDe e keTalI AsurI mAyA che ! jagatane vastro pUrAM pADanAra baMgALa, vastravinA Aja daridrI sthitimAM paDelo joIne konuM aMtaHkaraNa nahIM valovAya ke nahi duHkhI thAya? hiMduka prathamathI ja zAnta vRttinA ne tethI ja te AvA AdhAta sahana karI zake che. bIjuM koI rASTra hota to teNe e isTa IDiyA kaMpanInI ane te aMgrejI sattAnI kayAreya dhvaja uDAvI dIdhI hata. hiMdusthAnamAM kayA kayA udyogadhaMdhA hatA enI uparanA sthalataH varNana uparathI vAcakone kalpanA AvI hazeja. hiMdusthAna e vakhatamAM pitAnI AvazyakatAo poteja pUrI pADI zakato hovAthI tene bahAranA dezomAMthI kazIe vastuo lAvavI paDatI nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa hiMdusthAnane kApaDanI bAbatamAM igleMDanuM bajAra kabaje karI laI iMglaMDane pitAnA bhAIo pAse hiMdusthAnanA kApaDano bahiSkAra kare' AvI caLavaLa karAvavI paDI hatI. kApaDa e to ApaNA vepArane prANa hato ne ene mATe ApaNuM kaTTA zatruthI suddhAM che vATe eka akSara paNa kADhI zakAze nahi. kApaDa sivAya hiMdusthAnamAM vahANa bAMdhavAne, sAkarano, lokhaMDana, sutArakAma vagere bahu moTo vepAra cAlato hato. enI mAhitI AgalA lekhomAM maLaze. atre ApaNA pUrvakAlIna audyogika vaibhavanI saMkSepamAM kalpanA ANuM ApavAnI hovAthI vadhu vistAra karavAnuM nathI. odyogika dRSTie atyaMta majabUta pAyApara ubhA rahelA hiMdusthAnane pAdAkAta karavA igleMDane kaThaNuM paDayuM ne rAkSasI kAyadA temaja bezumAra lUMTa laIne ja teNe ApaNe vepAra DUbADe, ema itihAsa kahe che. e vakhatamAM hiMdusthAna saMpanna hato ane Aja kaMgAla banyo che. e paikI kaMgAla sthitine anubhava ApaNe pratyakSa letA hovAthI enuM varNana karavuM jarUranuM nathI. hiMdusthAnanI e samayanI evayaMsaMpanna raheNanuM thoDAmAM varNana ApyA sivAya mAtra amArAthI AgaLa javAtuM nathI. annane mATe duHkhI thavuM e, e vakhatamAM koI jANatuM ja nahotuM. manuSyamAtrane jIvanane mATe Avazyaka evI tamAma vastuonI relachela hatI. ne rUpiyA savA rUpiyAmAM pratyeka manuSya www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 25 vaibhavazALI hiMdusthAna pitAno saMsAra atyaMta sukhathI calAvato hato. anna ane vastranI taMgI koIne paDe che evuM jovA jatAMye najare paDatuM nahi. e vakhatamAM vijayanagara e jagatamAMnuM eka atyaMta meTuM ane zrImAna rAjya hatuM ne tyAM suMghavArI paNa tevI ja hatI. eka yuropIyana ahIMnA dezamAM phakata 50 ziliMgamAM pravAsa karI gaye. A dezamAM te daza mahinA rahyo hato. A daza mahinAmAM tene phakta rojanA be AnA kharcavA paDatA. baMgALa, gujarAta, paMjAba vagere prAntamAM paNa AvI ja sAMdhavArI hatI. jemanuM utpanna moTuM hatuM teo te kharekhara zrImaMtAImAM ALoTatA hatA. zarIre attara lagADanArA, rezamI kapaDAM sivAya bIjAM kapaDAM na vAparanArA, evA e vakhatanA zrImaMta loka hatA. Aja IgleMDanA leka jeTalI zrImaMtAImAM rahe che, teTalIja zrImaMtAimAM ApaNe paNa e vakhate rahetA hatA; paNa aMgrejonI sattAne prabhAva jema jema paDavA lAge ne ahIMnI saMpatti jema jema paraprAMtamAM javA lAgI tema tema ApaNuM vaibhavane utaratI kaLA lAgI ane annavastravinA bhUkhe maratAM ne zarIre cIMtharAM viTALatAM mANase dekhAvA lAgyAM. A paristhiti AvavAne ApaNuM udyogadhaMdhAno thayelo nAza eja kAraNa che. hiMdusthAnanI pachavADe lAgelo dukALa ane bIjI aneka Apattione, ApaNuM ughogadhaMdhAmAMthI thayeluM pUrNa uccATana eja kAraNa che. gAmegAma temaja gAmaDAMomAM hatA te badhA dhaMdhA aMgrejonI svArtha sAdhanAnI khAImAM baLIne khAkha thayA. pUrve kheDuta je uttama prakAre jIvate hato, tene kAraNe gharagaththu dhaMdhAne tene sAtha ho e che. Aja A dhaMdhAvinA te ughADo paDayo che. AjanA vepArI jagatamAM tenA bhAMgyAtUTyA ne jUnA dhaMdhA TakAva dharI zakatA nathI. A sthiti atyaMta anukaMpanIya che. aMgrejonA svArthathI jema ApaNA vepArane nAza thaye, tema ApaNI svadezI raheNIthI temano vepAra marI zakaze. A bAbatano vicAra pratyeka suzikSita-azikSita karavo jarUrI che, nahi te bhaviSyanA bhayaMkara kALamAM hiMdusthAna svAhA thaI jaI ApaNe cAre bAjuthI gulAma banyA sivAya rahevAnA nathI. ("citramaya jagata"nA jAnyuArI 1929nA aMkamAMthI) zu. 3 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -~-~~~-~~ -~ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 5-aMtyaja sAdhu naMda [naMdanI kathA dakSiNanA sAhityamAMthI bhAI mahAdeve tAravI che te sau koI rasapUrvaka vAMce ema icchuM chuM. naMdanI kathA jeDI kADhele kisso che, ema koI na mAne. temAM atizayokti bhale AvI gaI hoya, paNa naMda nAme sAdhucarita aMtyaja chaso varSa pUrve thaI gayo. teNe potAnA cAritryabaLathI maMdiramAM javAne adhikAra meLavyuM ne te Aja paNa avatArI puruSatarIke hiMduemAM pUjAya che, e viSe to zaMkA karAya ja nahi. naMdanI pavitra kathA ApaNane zIkhave che ke, janma karmanuM phaLa che, chatAM puruSArtha jevI vastu vidhAtAe ApaNe sArU rAkhIja che; ane naMda je aMtyaja cAritryabaLathI Aja janma pavitra thaya ne pavitra manAyo. brAhmaNoe teno hetathI svIkAra karyo. je naMda A janmamAM ja pAvana thaI zake te badhAmAM te zakti hoya ema ApaNe mAja chUTako; tethI harakoI aMtyajane ApaNA maMdiramAM pUjA arthe praveza karavAno adhikAra hovo joIe. AzA rAkhuM chuM, ke koI evI dalIla nahi kare ke naMde te agnipraveza karyo ne tema karI bhale badhA aMtyaje maMdiromAM jAya. agnipravezanI vAta kAvya che. athavA kharI mAne te e naMdanI IrachAe thaeluM. brAhmaNone moTo samudAya te naMdane mAtra snAna karAvI maMdiramAM darzana karavA devA taiyAra hato. kathAmAMthI ApaNe sAra grahaNa karavAno eTaloja che ke aMtyaja A janmeja pitAnA puruSArthathI pavitra thaI zake che, eTale ke je zarate bIjA hiMduo maMdiramAM jaI zake che, teja zaratathI aMtyajone paNa maMdiramAM javAnI chUTa hovI joIe. A te uca kahevAtA hiMduo pratye. aMtyajone to naMdanI kathA uttejana ApanArI che, temane pAvana karanArI che. e pratyeka aMtyajane ghera vaMcAo, ema huM to IcchuM chuM; paNa teo vAMcIne ja saMtoSa na mAne. naMde je karyuM te pratyeka aMtyaja karo. naMdanI pavitratA pratyeka aMtyajamAM Ave. tenI dhIraja, tenI kSamA, tenuM satya, tenI daDhatA paNa Avo. naMda satyAgrahanI mUrti hato. naMde nAstikone Astika banAvyA. pratyeka aMtyaja naMdanuM AkhyAna vAMcI pitAnA doSone nAza karavA utsuka ne samartha thAo. | me0 ka. gAMdhI] cAra varSa upara jyAre dakSiNane pravAsa karelo tyAre aMtyaja sAdhu naMdanI vAta kAIne meDhe sAMbhaLavAmAM nahotI AvI; paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 aMtyaja sAdhu nada A varSane pravAsa aspRzyatAnivAraNanAja hetuthI hato, eTale sthaLe sthaLe naMda sAdhunI vAto-prathama to zrI. rAjagopAlAcAryane mukhe ane pachI bIjAne mukhe. tyAra pachI vadhAre hakIkata meLavI ane e sAdhunA pavitra jIvananI TUMka kathA "navavana'mAM ApavAne vicAra karyo. te mujaba e kathA ApuM chuM. sthaLe sthaLa cAlatI kathAonuM dahana karI mitra mAdhavIAe eka pustaka lakheluM che tenA AdhAre A vRttAMta ApuM chuM. naMdanA janmane samaya to nizcita nathI kahI zakAto. cho varasa upara tAMjora jIllAmAM Adhanura gAmamAM aMtyaja mAtapitAne ghera ene janma thayo ema kahevAya che. " aMtyaja " kahuM tenA karatAM tenI jAti je nAmathI oLakhAya che te kahuM to parAyA" jAtinAM tenAM mAtApitA hatAM. parAI eTale DhAla ane parAyA" eTale Dhola vagADanArA. aspRzyonI halakAmAM halakI jAtimAMnI A eka gaNAya che. emanA vADAonI, gharanI ane jIvananI kathA zA sArU kahevI ? jevAM bhaMgInAM ane camAranAM jIvana tevAM temanAM. jeTalo mela, gaMdakI sAmAnya rIte ahIM jovAmAM Ave che teTalAM ja tyAM paNa. bhaMgI ane camAra jema muDadAla khAya che, tema parAyA paNa khAya che; ane dArU pIne pitAnA dukhIArA janmamAM du:kha bhUle che. parAyA to gomAMsa paNa khAya che eTale te vadhAre hIna gaNAya che. naMda bhaNyo gaNyo te zeno ja hoya ? bIjA chokarAnI jema te Dhora cAravA jate, paNa eka be vastu tenAmAM asAmAnya hatI. bALapaNamAM devadevIonI kAdavanI mUrti karIne pUjavAne tene zokha hatA, ane tenAM sagAMvahAlAM jyAre pitAnA devane prasanna karavA bakarAM athavA maraghAM mAratA, tyAre temanI dayAmaNuM cIsothI naMdanuM haiyuM cIrAtuM ane tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu varasatAM. te mAMsa khAte, paNa pazune kapAtAM tenAthI AMkhe na jaI zakAtAM. naMde eka nAnakaDuM bakarInuM baccuM pALyuM hatuM. jyAM naMda jAya tyAM te jAya, ane naMda tene pAMdaDAM khavaDAve, pANI pAya ane nacAve. eka vAra naMdane vAsI romAMsa khAvAnuM maLyAne lIdhe tene bahu tAva Avyo. jeTalA dahADA naMda pathArImAM rahyA teTalA dahADA pilA baccAe tenI pAse besIne beM beM karyA karyuM ! naMda Akhare sAro thayo. tenI mAe gAmanI kaTerI nAmanI devI AgaLa mAnatA mAnI hatI ke naMda sAro thAya te mAtAne bakaro caDhAvo. je divase e mAnatA lIdhI te divasathI naMda sAro thavA lAgyo eTale tenI mAnI mAnatA viSe zraddhA vadhI. naMda sAro thayo eTale bakare caDhAvavAne savAla ubho thayo. bakare kharIdavAnA paisA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mio gharamAM maLe nahi ane naMdanA bakarAne kema kapAya ? paNa mAnatA na paLAya ane mAtAne roSa caDhe to ? eTale naMda savAre uThe te pahelAM tenAM mAbApa bakarAne kaTerI mAtA AgaLa laI jaIne caDhAvI AvyAM. naMdanI jIMdagImAM pahelo bhayaMkara AghAta A hato. divasonA divaso sudhI naMda potAnA e vahAlA bakarA mATe rayA karato. eka divasa teNe tene zoka halake karavA pitAnI mAnI pAse keTalAka khulAsA mAgyA. naMdanAM mAbApa eka brAhmaNanA khetaramAM majUrIe jatAM hatAM. naMde pUchayuM - "mA ! ApaNuM brAhANu zeThane chokaro mAMdo paDato haze tyAre te loko zuM karatA haze? bakare kApatA haze?" nA nA, teo to davA kare athavA maMdiramAM prArthanA kare. teonAthI bakarA vadherAya ? e to bahu bahu te nALiyera vadhere." "tyAre ApaNe zA sArU bakarAM ane maraghAM vadherIe chIe?" "bhAI ! temanA deva judA, ApaNA judA. ApaNA deva to bhayaMkara hoya che, lohIvinA teo tRptaja na thAya." "paNa ApaNe paNa maMdiramAM jaIne brAhmaNanI jema prArthanA karIe to ?" are ja jA, gAMDA! ApaNAthI temanA maMdiramAM javAya ? ApaNAthI temanI mAphaka prArthanA thAya ke? ApaNe mAMsa khAIe, muDadAla khAIe, dArU pIe. ApaNAthI temanA makAna pAse na javAya to maMdire to zI rIte ja javAya ?" - naMdanI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna na thayuM, paNa teNe pitAnA mananI sAthe eTalo nizcaya karI lIdhuM ke have mAMdA paDavuM te mAbApane khabaraja na ApavI, ane je brAhmaNanA devanI prArthanA thAya to te karavI. paNa "ApaNAM jIvana AvAM bhUMDAM, ApaNe pApIA, brAhmaNanA devanI zI rIte prArthanA karIe?" e matalabanA tenI mAnA bela tenA manamAMthI nIkaLatA nahotA. naMda tenA bApa sAthe khetaramAM jato tyAre je kUvethI tene zeTha pAchuM lete te kUvethI pANI na levAya, melA taLAvamAMthI pANI levuM paDatuM tenI naMdane khabara hatI. zeThane chokaro paNa ke sApha ane suMvALo lAgato ! naMdane yAda AvyuM ke mArAM mAbApa te tADI dArU pIne gharamAM kajIo paNa kare che; zeTha zeThANI te evAM cokhAM dekhAya che ke kadI kajIe nahi karatAM heya. "ApaNe AvA melA rahyA eTale brAhmaNanA devo ApaNI prArthanA zI rIte sAMbhaLe ?" eja vicAra tenA manamAM ramyA karato. Akhare teNe nizcaya karyo ke, tAkIdAra na pIvAM, ane mAMsa na khAvuM. paNa mAMsa na khAya to koIka vAra bhUkhyA rahevuM paDe, ane bIjuM kazuM khAvAnuM heya nahi ! eTale jyAre www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtyaja sAdhu naMda 29 kazuM ja na maLe tyAre mAMsa khAvuM eTale apavAda rAkhe. A saMkalpa karyA pachI paNa naMdanA vicAra to cAlyAja karatA ke "brAhmaNa bahArathI ATalA sApha ane rUpALA dekhAya che, zuM temanuM lehI ane hADakAM paNa ApaNuM karatAM judI jAtanAM, ane judA raMganAM haze ? e brAhmaNa kema jamyA, ane ApaNe parAyA kema jamyA ? tADImAMsa choDyA chatAM paNa zuM devanI prati meLavavAne ane brAhmaNanA jevA thavAne mA kahe che tema hajAro janma joItA haze ? brAhmaNanAM karma kevAM ane ApaNAM kevAM ema mA kahe che, te ApaNAthI evAM karma zI rIte karAya ?" eka divasa naMda Dhora carAvato hato tyAMthI dUra keTalAka brAhmaNanA chekarA gillIdaMDA ramatA hatA. AmAMne eka naMdanA zeThano chokaro hato. gillAM eka vakhata naMdanI pAse AvIne paDI; paNa tenAthI gilI upADAya nahi tenI naMdane khabara hatI. zeThano kare deDate Avyo tene teNe gillI batAvI. te laIne doDatAM chokare paDaze, ane patharAthI tenuM ghuMTaNa cholAyuM, ane lohI nIkaLavA mAMDayuM. naMda tenI pAse doDI gayo. pelAthI uThAtuM nahotuM, paNa naMda madada zI rIte kare ? nAnA zeThe nokaranA dIkarAne kahyuM "bhAga ahIMthI, kUtarA! mArI pAse zene Avyo che? mane aDavA mAge che ke zuM ? ema kahIne eka patharo naMda upara phekayo. naMdanA lamaNAmAM patharo vAgyo, tene lohI nIkaLavA mAMDayuM, ane te tammara khAIne pa. bIjA chokarA AvIne zeThane chokarAne to uThAvI gayA, paNa naMdane kaNa madada kare ? thoDI vAre beThe thaI lamaNe hAtha dabAvI te taLAve gayo, meM dhAryuM ane ghera gayo. naMde manuSyanuM lohI A pahelI vAra joyuM. brAhmaNanuM ane parAyAnuM ema e lehamAM te pharaka nahotaja, paNa pazunA lohImAM pharaka nahato. ane jema pazu cIsa pADe che tevIja cIsa brAhmaNanA chokarAe paNuM pADI hatI ! tyAre brAhmaNanuM karma ane parAyAnA karmamAM phera kyAM che ane pote premathI ane dayAthI zeThanA dIkarA pAse de hato, tyAM pelAe nirdaya thaine tene pathare mAryo e zuM? brAhmaNanA chokarA AvA nirdaya haze? ane evA brAhmaNonI prArthanA deva sAMbhaLe ane parAyAnI na sAMbhaLe? A navI vicArazreNI naMdane muMjhavavA lAgI. naMda have moTo thayo, ane pote samaye teTalI vAtane pracAra karavA mAMDayo. mAMdA paDIe tyAre pazu na ja kapAvA devAM, tADIdArU choDavAM, mAMsa choDavuM, eTalI vAta te pitAnA samovaDIAene kahevA lAgyo. e arasAmAM AdhanuranA parAyA kALI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM devAne pADA vagere vadherI sArI peThe mAMsa khAIne AvyA, ane pADo rogI hovAne lIdhe ghaNAne roga thayo ane marI gayA. pachI to e roga phelAyo, ane ghaNA maravA lAgyA. A sapATAmAM naMdano bApa paNa AvI gayo. zokamAM paDavAne badale naMde sevAsaMdha kADhI darekane tyAM jaI sevA karavAnI, zabane smazAne laI javAnI vyavasthA karavA mAMDI. paNa A sevAthI prasanna thavAne badale gAmanA gharaDIAe tenA upara cIDhAyA. teo kahevA lAgyA ke, naMda bakarAM maraghAM kApavA nathI deto eTale devI ATalI aprasanna thaI che paNa eTalAmAM to naMdane paNa roga lAgu paDyuM. gharaDIA rAjI thayA, ane kahevA lAgyA ke devIne sArI peThe balidAna daIne prasanna kara. tenI mAM paNa tene kahevA lAgI ke "tArA bApa paNa tArA pApane lIdhe gayA, have tuM ye javAne. haThIlo thA mA, mAnatA mAnavA de." paNa naMdano nizcaya nizcala hato. " bakaro mArIne chavAtuM hoya to jIvavA karatAM marI jaIe to zuM khoTuM ?" ema te kaheto. naMdanA sAthIo gabharAyA. naMda marI jaze te pachI kAma zI rIte cAlaze? kAMI nahi to bhaviSyamAM kAma karavA mATe paNa naMde jIvavuM joIe ema teo mAMhomAMhe kahevA lAgyA. naMde temane samajAvyA ke, deva ApaNuM kasoTI karI rahyo che, maratAM paNa nizcaya na cheDIe tyAre mANasa ane tyAre nizcayanI kiMmata; tame sau mAre mATe prArthanA karo ke huM jIvuM. tamArI saunI prArthanAthI huM bacIza te tame siddha karI zakazo ke bakarAnA vadhathI nahi, paNa tamArI prArthanAthI huM jIvyA. pelAmAM hiMmata AvI, zivane teo pokAravA lAgyA ane prArthanA karavA lAgyA. bIjI bAjue gharaDIAe paNa pitAnuM kArasthAna karI rahyA hatA. temaNe naMdanI mAne samajAvavA mAMDI. bAI bicArI bhoLavAI, teNe kahyuM "dharamAM paisA to nathI, paNa thoDAM vAsaNa che te laIne bakarA kharIdI lAve, ane vadhere, nahi to mAro dIkaro marI jaze.' naMde eka rAta bichAnAmAM paDayA paDayA bhajana karyuM. eka kSaNa paNa nidrA lIdhA vinA karelA bhajanane aMte tene pAsenA tirUpuMkara maMdiranA deva AvIne mAthA upara hAtha mUkatA dekhAyA. naMdanA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. savAre to te sAro thaI gayo, ane be divasamAM te harato pharato thayo. tenA sAthIoe "hara hara mahAdeva" nA harSanAdathI gAma gajAvI mUkyuM. gharaDIAmAMthI eke to naMdanA matanI bAdhA lIdhI hatI, paNa naMda te jIvato thaye; paNa tenI mAe to vAsaNa vecI bakarA vadheryA. paNa naMdano saMdha vadhavA lAgyo. je juvAna tene choDIne www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyaja sAdhu nada 1 bhAgI gayA hatA tene pAchI zraddhA beThI ane tee pAchA joDAyA. have naMdane maneAratha vadhyeA. je tirUpuMkara madiranA mahAdeve Ama dana ApyAM te zuM pratyakSa darzana na Ape? tenA madiramAM na javAya ? parAyA paNu madirAnI theADI sevA teA karatA. maMdiranI jamInamAM te majurI karatA, maMdiramAM aneka jAtanAM nagArAM hAya che te mATe tee muelA DheranuM cAmaDuM utArIne maMdire laI jatA, DhAranA zarIramAMthI gArecana nAmanA sugadhI padArtha paNu tee ja lai jatA. naMde vicAra karyo ke, tirUpu MkaranA mahAdevane mATe AvI puSkaLa sAmagrI laine eka divasa javu. pahelAM te te A badhI vastu vecatA. have eNe devane A bheTa dharAvavAnA vicAra karyo. noMda ane tenA geDIAee eka zanivAre khUba zarIra cALIne snAna karyuM, svaccha thayA, zarIre ane kapALe bhasma lagAvI, ane bheTa laine tirUpuSkara javA nIkaLI paDayA. tyAM jai traNa vAra mAMderanI pradakSiNA karI, ane pUjArIne pAkAra karIne vInavyA. e nAkarAe AvIne dUrathI bheTa levAnI kRpA karI. sAMja paDI hatI. Arati ane dananA samaya thayeA hateA. naMda ane tenA sAthI bareAbara daravAjA sAme jane ubhA; paNa tirUpuM karanA mahAdevanI mUrti sAme meATe nadI hateA. badhAM maMdiramAM meTAmAM meATA nadI ahIM hatA, ane te mUrtine DhAMkI deteA hateA. daravAjAnI bahAranI kAi jagyAethI A nadIne lIdhe mUrtinAM dana karI zakAtAM nahi. naMdanA du:khaneA pAra na rahyA. te te mAtra ghaTA vagADatA ane dana karatA gheADA brAhmaNAne joi zakatA hatA, paNa mUrtinAM darzana krame karI thAya nahi. tenI AMkhamAMthI ceAdhArAM AMsu cAlyAM, gerecana ane dhUpanI sugaMdhe AnaMdita thavAne badale tenu magaja bhamavA lAgyuM. 'huM parAyeA pAIe, huM kayAMthI mahAdevanAM dana pAmuM ? mArAM pApa A nadI banIne mArI AMkha AgaLa ubhAM che' ema khelatA khelatA pAka mUkIne reyeA. rAI rAIne tene mUrchA AvI, te paDayA ane khebhAna thayA. te udhe paDayA hatA, ane hAtha banne praNAma karavA mATe joDelA hatA. tenA sAthIe badhuM dRzya joi rahyA; paNa kai!e tene jAgrata karyo nahi. lAMkhA samaye nada jAgrata thayA, tyAM te saue kautuka dIThuM. nadInI mUrti eka bAjue khasI gaI hatI, ane mahAdevanAM darzana spaSTa thatAM hatAM. nadanA AnaMda ane AzrayanA pAra na rahyA. harSoMdheleA thai te nAcavA lAgyA; ane rAma amalamAM rAtA mAtA' naMdane joI, ghaDIka vAra naMdInI mUrti khaselI te jovAnuM bhUlI sau naMdanAMja darzana karavA lAgyA! Aje paNa naMdInI mUrti tirU pukaramAM eka bAjue namelI dekhAya che! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3ra zubha graha-bhAga 7 me - IzvaranI AvI kRpAne badale zI rIte vALavo ? tirUpuMkaranA maMdira pAse taLAva nahotuM, ane loko pANI vinA du:khI thatA. naMda ane tenA sAthIoe taLAva khadavA mAMDayuM. e bhavya taLAva Aje paNa che, ane daMtakathA evI cAle che ke mahAdeve gaNezane naMdane madada karavA mokalyA hatA, nahi te AvaDuM taLAva zI rIte khedAya ? paNu gaNeza madada karI gayA ema mAnIne ApaNe bhale saMtoSa mAnIe. naMda pitAnuM kArya karIne gAma gaye, tyAM mahAdevanuM bhajana karato pitAnA zeThane tyAM pAchI majUrI karavA mAMDI. june zeTha to marI gayuM hatuM, ane zeTha to pelo lamaNuM upara pathare mArIne hamezane mATe nizAnI karanAra zeThano dIkaro hato. navA zeThe naMdI khasyAnI vAta na mAnI. kaNa jevI gayuM che ? e to bhUti agAuthI khaselI haze. ApaNe to eTaluM jANuM che ke, naMda bahu mahenatuDe che. bhale e majUrI karate, ApaNe ene anna ApazuM-ATalI ja lAgaNuM brAhmaNa zeThane hatI. naMdanI sthiti paNa sudharI, tene majUrI paNa bahu maLatI ane cAmaDuM tathA gorocananI bheTa to cAlu ja hatI. e arasAmAM vaithIdharana keIla (maMdiramAM) eka utsava hato, tenI tene khabara paDI. naMda ane tenA goThIAe upaDayA. A utsava vakhate mUrtine eka rathamAM pheravavAmAM Ave che, ane parAyAne darzana karavA devAmAM Ave che. naMde darzana karyA, ane tyAM eka brAhmaNa kathA karato hato te sAMbhaLavA ubho rahyo. kathA sAMbhaLatAM naMdane A zabda kAne paDayA cidaMbarama e pavitramAM pavitra sthAna che-kAzI ane rAmezvaramanA karatAM paNa vadhAre pavitra. tyAM naTarAjanI bhavya mUrti che. e naTarAjanuM nRtya sRSTinI lIlA calAvI rahyuM che. naTarAjanA hAthamAM DamarU che, ane e DamarUnA nAdamAMthI aneka loka utpanna thAya che." "naTarAjanA hAthamAM DamarU! te paNa ApaNA jevo para ja to ! ApaNeya Dhela vagADIe ane te paNa vagADe !" kahIne naMda AnaMdaghelo thayo. kathA AgaLa cAlIH "naTarAjane bIjo hAtha badhAM bhuvanene ThIka rAkhe che. DAbA hAthamAM agni che tethI te sRSTine bhasma karavA dhAre tyAre bhasma karI zake che, kAraNa ke sRSTi, sthiti ane laya, traNe vastune kartA eja che. naTarAjanAM darzana je kare te caMDALa hoya ke parAye hoya paNa kSaNamAM bhavasAgara tarI jAya che." naMda eke eka zabda pI rahyo hato. tenI AgaLa naTarAjanI mUrti khaDI thatI hatI. teNe AkuLa vyAkuLa thaIne kathAkArane pUchyuM? www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 aMtyaja sAdhu naMda e cidaMbarama kyAM che te to mane kaho." kelena nadInI uttare. ahIMthI eka divasano rasto che.' uttara maLe. naTarAja caMDALane paNa tAre ?" pAchuM vaMde pUchyuM. 'hAsto, tuM koNa che ? Ama Ava tane badhI khabara ApuM." eka jaNe kahyuM "e to dhanurane parAyo naMda che, ene aDaze mAM. zivane e bhagata che, cAmaDuM ane gerecana hamezAM mokale che." naMda pAse to na game, paNa pAchuM pUchayuM ? "mArA jevA parAyAne paNa naTarAja mekSa apAve ?" hA bhAI! sthalapurANamAM ema lakheluM che te kAMI khoTuM hoya?" naMde brAhmaNane praNAma karyA ane jhapATAbaMdha uttara tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. tenA sAthIoe kahyuM ke "ApaNe to AthamaNuM javAnuM. uttaramAM kyAM cAlyA ? naMde kahyuM "cidaMbarama cAlyo." "are paNa bhAI! robasta jANyA vinA aMdhAre kayAM jaze?" uttaramAM cAlyA karIza, ane savAra thatAM rasto pUchIza kokane.' "paNa bhAI! Ama javAya ? ApaNe rAtre ahIM AvelA, savAra thatAM kAme caDhavuM paDaze. ApaNe zeTha nathI, gulAma chIe te kema bhUlyo ? ApaNuM kAma choDIe te to Izvarane ye na game." naMda ghebhyo, IzvaranuM nAma AvI rIte levAyuM ke tarata ja te ubho rahI gayo, ane kahyuM "hA cAlo, gulAma to kharo ja. zeThanI rajA laIne cidaMbaram jaiza." ghera gayA pachI naMdane sakha vaLe nahi. parAyAne avatAra, roja ucca hiMduonAM meMNAMToNAM khAvAnAM, majurI karatAM paNa parAyA ane parAyA, ane aneka avatAre mokSa nahi e kema sahana thAya ? paNa cidaMbarama jaIe to tarata mekSa maLe, e kema choDAya ? tenA upara te parAyApaNane DAma paDelo hato, eTale parAyA je na karI zake teja tene khaTakyA karatuM hatuM. - naMda bIje divase vADIe gaye, jhADane pANI pAyuM ane rajA levA zeThane tyAM gayo. zeTha nahotA. rAha jotAM jotAM dahADo Athamyo eTale naMda ghera AvyA. bIje divase pAcho te rajA levA gayo. zeTha rastAmAM maLyA, temaNe pUchayuM "kema, roja kyAM bhaTake che? kAle bapore kyAM hato ? tAre to nita nita echava ne kIrtana kema ? paDozIe pANI pitAnA khetaramAM vALI lIdhuM tenuM bhAna che? ane pelA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA tArA joDIdAre seDhA eTale sAMkaDA karyo che ke mArA khetaranA karatAM tenA khetaranI hada vadhI gaI che. ' naMde jANyu ke zeThe khIjAyeA che, eTale rajA mAgatAM te DA~. naMdunA sAthImAM naMdanA vizvAsa naheAtA. ema pApI avatAramAMthI te eka naTarAjanA darzane mekSa maLatA haze? nada teA dhelA thayA che dheleA' ema tee kahetA; paNa naMdane te! vizvanI vATa krame naheAtI gamatI. te AThe paheAra udAsa' karatA hateA. eka divasa sUryAstanI suvarNa prabhA joine tene naTarAjanuM pelA brAhmaNe vana kareluM te yAda Avyu, ane hAthamAM dAtaraDuM laine khetaramAM ubhelA temane tema nizcala, nistabdha ubhA rahyo. sAthImAMthI AvIne eke khelAvyA, paNa javAba nahi. kAie kahyuM: 'alyA, phUlANAnI gAya marI gaI' javAbaja nahi. ghaNI vAre naMdane bhAna AvyuM, tyAre teNe kahyuM ke sUryanA tejamAM naTarAja nAcatA hatA. tame nahi joyA ?' naMda pAgala thayeA che' ema kahIne sau tene ghera dhasaDI gayA. dharaDI te khuza thayA. tee samajyA ke, naMdanA pApaneA badalA devI ApI rahI che. dhaNA kahevA lAgyA ke 'devi! naMdane bacAvA; vIrA! naMdane bacAvA; kaTarI, naMdane sAjo karaza.' paNa naMda tA kahvAja karatA hatA ke 'mane te mArA naTarAja bacAvaze.' gAmanA leAkAe te pAza bakarAM vadheravAne nizcaya karyAM. naMda saune page pAye, paNa kAI mAne nahi. eka jaNe bakarAnu leAhI lAvIne tenA upara chAMTayuM. naMduthI A sahana thayuM nahi, eTale te cIsa pADIne tyAMthI bhAgyA. leAkeA naMdanA zeThane tyAM de|DayA. zeThe kahyuM ane pakaDI lAvA ahIM; huM sIdheA karIza.' 5 na6nI pAchaLa pelA lAgyA, eTale naMdane thayuM A pAra ke pele pAra have teA rajA meLavavIja, ane A leAkeAnAthI khacavuM; eTale te saunI sAthe zeThane tyAM gayA, ane zeThanI pUchaparachaneA ekaja javAba ApyA ke mAre naTarAjanAM daCna karavA javuM che. mane thADA dahADAnI rajA Ape.' tAre ciMdabaram javuM che ? parAyA kAi di' tyAM gayA sAMbhaLyA che? lAva pelA cAmuka huM ene sIdheA karUM.' naMde kahyuM: "tame mAravA hAya / mArI nAkheA. mane rA nahi Ape tyAMsudhI mane sakha nathI vaLavAnuM. "" pelAe cAbuka ma`gAbyA, paNa vAparavAnI hi Mmata na cAlI. ATalA divasa nada sauthI sarasa kAma karatA, mArAne eja bhegA karatA, sau evuM mAnatA, ane Aje ene zuM thayuM ?" ema te bIjAone pUchavA lAgyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtyaja sAdhu naMda have eka vRddha brAhmaNe naMdane savAlo pUchavA mAMDyA. "naMda! tuM Izvarane mAne che ke nahi ? ', izvara e mAruM sarvasva che." Izvaraja kartAhartA che e paNa tane khabara che ne ?" hAsto." tyAre tane teNe parAye banAvyo te tuM kema bhUle che? parAyAe majUrI karavI ane zeThanI nokarI karavI. tene vaLI naTarAjanAM darzana kevAM ? naMda- huM badhuM jANuM chuM, paNa Izvare mane ghelo karyo che tenuM zuM? mane tene jovA jANavAnI lAlasA thaI che, tenuM zuM ? tirUpukaramAM meM tenAM darzana karelAM. brAhmaNano ane parAyAne Izvara judo hoya evuM zAstramAM lakheluM che ? mane to eka tamArA jevAja brAhmaNe kahyuM ke, cidaMbaramamAM naTarAjanAM darzana cAMDALane paNa thAya, ane cAMDALane mukti maLe che. e mArAthI kema bhUlAya ? mArA manamAMthI e vAta nIkaLatI ja nathI. eTale gharaDA brAhmaNe kahyuM - huM, badhI mAkANu pelA brAhmaNa kathAkAranI che. javA de, be divasa athaDAI AvavA do. ThekANe Avaze." paNa che khetaramAM laNaNuM karavAnI hatI, ane khetaramAM pAka ubhe taiyAra hato. naMdane zeTha tenI pAse A kAma lIdhA vinA zene choDe ? - " A khetaramAM laNaNuM thavI joie pahelI, ane pachI tuM bhale jA." ema teNe naMdane kahyuM. naMda ghelo ghelo thaI gayo "bhale, e to karIne jaIza'- ema javAba ApI, naMda to lAgalo ja laNaNIno saraMjAma laI khetare doDa. rAtre ghera Aveja zene ? AkhI rAta kAma karyuM, ane savAranA pahoramAM jaIne zeThanuM bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM ! "zeTha ! DAMgara vADhI pULA karIne goThavI Avyo. have rajA Apo." "are ! teM karyuM zuM? zuM majUre paragAmathI lAvIne cha khetara pUrAM karyA ? acaMbAthI zeThe pUchayuM. nAjI, majUra kyAMthI lAvuM? AkhI rAta kAma karIne taiyAra karyuM.' "sAcuM kahe, kadI tuM jUThuM bolato nathI, Aje bolIza ?' naTarAje AvIne madada karI hoya to te jANe. bAkI mArA sagA hAtha' sivAya bIjA koInA hAtha mane madada karavA AvyA nahotA. Apa AvIne joI jAo, ane pachI khAtarI thAya to mane javA do." zeTha khaLAM upara gayA, DAMgaranuM suMdara kuMdavuM joIne te to Abheja banI gayo. Aja khaLAM AgaLathI zeThe nAnapaNamAM naMdanA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA lamaNA upara patharA mAryAM hatA e sau IzvarakRpAthI pelAne yAda AvyuM. naMda ! naMda !' karatA te tenA tarapha doDayA. naMdu khasIne dUra ubhe rahyo. 'nA, nA, bhAga nahi; tuM te sAthe bhakta che. bhagavAne tArA upara mahera karI che. meM AMdhaLA thai tArA upara je julama karyo che te mane kANu mA karaze ? naMda! tuMja mane kSamA Apa.' naMda mUMjhAyA. Izvare mahera karI, tame evu khele nahi~~ tamArA gulAma, huM mAphI zenI ApuM ? mane naTarAjanAM darzane javA de.' "jA bhAI! sukhe jA. darzana karI Ava, ane mAre mATe paNa tenI kSamA mAgI Avaje.' 'naTarAja' 'naTarAja' pAkAratI naMdI senA ciMdambarama tarapha kUca karavA lAgI. tyAM paheAMcatAMja maMdirane kaLaza joine na de lAMbA thaine sASTAMga praNipAta karyAM. tenI AMkhamAMthI azrudhArAe cAlI rahI hatI. gAme paheAMcatAM naMda ane tenA sAthae tenI pradakSiNA karI AvyA; paNa madiramAM zI rIte javu ? madiranI AsapAsa divAla, ane tenI AsapAsa brAhmaNeAna! maheAllAnI banelI khIjI divAla ! naIM cAmaDuM ane gereAcana mAkanphyuM, te te dIkSitee lIdhuM, paNa tenI darzInanI mAgaNIne hasI kADhI. naMde sthalapurANanI vAta saMbhaLAvI; eTale keTalAka cIDAyA, keTalAka kahevA lAgyAH 'sthalapurANamAM aestA, paNa tArA jevA parAyA madiramAM jai zake evuM paNa temAM lakheluM che, ema te brAhmaNe kaheluM kharuM ?' brAhmaNe evuM teA naheAtuM kahyuM. eTale naMdajjU zene khele ? te te| bicArA ubhA rahyo, ane tene tyAM ema mUjhAteA mUkI dIkSite raste paDayA. rAta paDI, badhe dIvA thayA, paNa naMda tyAMne tyAMja maMdiranA kaLaza upara dhyAna cAMTADIne AkhI rAta ubhuM rahyo ! A tarapha dIkSitAne-2999 dIkSitene rAtre ekaja svapna Avyu'. 'Adhanurane parAyA nada mArA darzIte AvyA che. mana, vANI ane kAyAthI enA jevA kAi pavitra nathI. mAre mATenI enI bhakti asIma che. kAle ene dehazuddhi karIne mArAM darzIne lAvajo.' sau ekabIjAne peAtAnA svapnanI vAta kahevA lAgyA, ane cakita thayA. maMdiranI devasabhAmAM sau bhegA thayA. eka jaNa khelyA A te| naTarAjanI AjJA. ene amala turata thavA joie.' khIjo khelyA naTarAje paNa kahyuM che ke enI dehazuddhi karIne lAvo.' trIjAe kahyuM huAmakulamamAM ene snAna karAvIe ane laI jaie.' vaLI kAi elyu' heAmakulamAM snAna karIne sAmAnya mANasa pavitra thAya. parAyA thatA haze? ane parAyA kai brAhmANa thAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 aMtyaja sAdhu naMda khare ke ? naTarAjanI pAse te badhA brAhmaNa paNa nathI jaI zakatA.' eTale naTarAja dIkSita bolyA "agni sivAya eke bhUta ene zuddha karI zake ema nathI. paMcamahAbhUtamAM eja che pAvaka che." eTale bIjA dIkSita bolyA "tyAre zuM e parAyAne pahelo bhasmasAta karo, ane bhamane naTarAja pAse laI javI ?" nA, nA. mArA zabdanI ema majAka na karo. gAyanA chANane bALIne paNa zuddhi karI zakAya; paNa parAyAne ema zuddha karAya ? " are bhAInaTarAje kahyuM ke, AnA je kAI mana, vANI ane kAyAthI zuddha nathI. ApaNAmAMthI keNa enA jevo pavitra hAvAne dAvo karI zake ? A mANasa te mAtra janmacaMDALa lAge che, karmacaMDALa nathI. e to keAI naTarAjano mahAbhA lAge che. ApaNe ene mATe homa karIe ane pachI ene maMdiramAM laI jaIe, eTale ene agnithI zuddha karavAno artha.' paNa AthI rIDhA sanAtanI brAhmaNone saMtoSa na thayo. " je e parAyo ATalo zuddha hoya to agni ene bALe zene ? agnimAM ene nAkhIe ane ene kAMI na thAya to ja e zuddha kahevAya." evI evI vAto karavA lAgyA. naMdane A vAtanI khabara paDI. khabara paDatAMnI sAthe ja te to AnaMdaghelo thaI nAcavA lAgyo. enA sAthIo DarI gayA ane agnimAM bhasma thavAne badale ghera javAnI salAha ApavA lAgyA. paNa naMde kaheNa mokalyuM ke "huM agnimAM zuddha thaIza. agni taiyAra karo. hemakulamamAM snAna karIne huM AvuM chuM.' naTarAja bhasma kare te paNa zuM ? parAyA tarIkenuM halakuM jIvana jIvyuM toye zuM ane na jIyuM toye zuM? naMda snAna karI Avyo, bhasma lagADI, rudrAkSanI mALA te gaLAmAM hatI ja. bhIne vastra e agnipraveza karavAne mATe sajaja thaIne ubhe. dIkSita dUra ubhA hatA. agni zikhA bhaDabhaDa saLagI rahI hatI. naMde traNa vAra AganI pradakSiNA karI ane naTarAjanuM nAma laI, maMdiranA kaLazane praNAma karI "naTarAja ! naTarAja! je huM mana, vAcA ane kAyAthI pavitra houM, je meM koI paNa prANunI hiMsA na karI hoya, je tuM ja kalyANakArI Izvara hoya, parAyAne ane brAhmaNane tuM ja Izvara hoya to A agninI bhayaMkara vALA mane hemakulamanA jaLa jevI zItaLa pAvaka bano' ema bolatAM bolatAM jhaMpalAvyuM. hajAra mANaso stabdha thaIne A joI rahyAM hatAM, paNa naMda je praphullita hasate vadane agninI pelI pAra nIkaLIne ubhe zu. 4 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com www. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me rahyo ke "naTarAja kI jaya, harahara mahAdeva !" nA pikArathI dizAo gAjI rahI. naMdano vALa vAMke thayo na hato, tenuM bhInuM vastra prathamanI jema bhInuM hatuM. brAhmaNone have garva gaLI gayA. temaNe naMdane praNAma karyA, ane "padhAro naTarAjanA darzane, te tamArI rAha joine beThA che' kahI tene maMdiramAM laI gayA. naTarAja dIkSita belyAH "janma zuM ? ane jAti zuM? satya ane ahiMsA enI ja Izvarane kiMmata che." naMda naTarAja pAse gayo eTale maMdiranAnAM ghaMTa-bata vAgI uThayAM, zaMkhe kaMkAyA, AratI utAravAmAM AvI; paNa naMdane enI kazAnI tamA nahotI. te te naTarAjanAM akhaMDa darzanathI pitAnI AMkha ane hadaya bharatI nizreSTha ubhe hyo. tAmIla prAMtanA 62 zeva devo hatA. temAM A divasathI 63 mI mUrti naMdanI umerAI. ghaNuMkharAM zivamaMdiramAM enI mUrti che, ane bIjI mUrtinI jema Izvara samAna te pUjAya che. | (tA. 10-pa-2panA "navajIvana"mAMthI) -vinokANa Aju hari hA~thana astra gahyo-Teka jAge bhAga rAga saba bhAge jIvana lAhu lhyo| pratipAlyo mero prana nija taji, pAyahu~jauna chyo| saphala janama puruSAratha svAstha bijayabeli ulhyo| josukha Ajulahyo ina nainani so nahiMjAta khyo| mana bUData utarAta hulAsani bA~sana uchari rhyo| mada matsara abhimAna jAta saba prema prabAha bhyo| dUjo kona dayAlu prabhu so jaga bhaktana bhIti dhyo| sevaka-hita sAhibI bisArehu hArehu jIti lyo| ("mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAM lekhaka:-zrI. mAtAdIna zukla) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhAtA aisA 7 - mAhAtA zaisA 39 jina puruSamAM te dhAra parizrama, satata udyoga, vyavahAradakSatA evaM satyatA ityAdi guNoM se apanA bhAgyeAya kiyA aura dInahIna sthiti se kubera-samAna saMpatti upArjita kI hai, unameM mAhAtA haisA kI gaNanA asaMgata nahIM haiAgI. zasA na te sAhasI arikana, na dIdhuM udyogI 'greja aura na AzAvAdI ja`na the. ve siMhaladvIpa arthAt laMkA ke eka cheTe se gAMva ke baudharmAMvalakhI atyaMta daridra parivAra me... paidA hue the. mAhAtA zaMsA ke caritra kA paricaya ne ke pahale yahAM laMkA ke pUtihAsa kA theADAsA ullekha Avazyaka hai. laMkA meM pahale hirAjA rAjya karate the. hiMdU-sattA naSTa haiAne para musalamAneAM kA rAjya sthApita huA. unake bAda peAgIja Ape. inase yahu yahu dvIpa Daca ti ke adhikAra me gayA. Daca lAgeAM te lakAvAsiyeoM kA isAI banAne kA saMkalpa kiyA. eka hAtha meM kurAna aura dUsare hAtha meM talavAra le kara islAmadharma kI dIkSA denevAle musalamAnAM kA jIlma DacalegAM ke atyAcAra ke sAmane za khAne lagA. itihAsa isa bAta kA sAkSI hai. laMkAvAsI bauddho' kA isAI banAne ke saMbaMdha meM garIba durnUla prajA ke sAthe Daca lAgeAM te jo vyavahAra kiyA usakA smaraNa karate hI zarIra para reAMgaTe khaDe hA jAte haiM. yadyapi DaceAM !! sattA Aja laMkA se uTha gai hai, tathApi bauddo para kiye gaye atyAcAreAM kA vismaraNa kadApi nahIM hai| sakatA. unake rAkSasI vidhAnoM kA eka udAharaNa yahAM kriyA jAtA hai. vahu isa prakAra hai-- "jo vyakti isAI dhama kA nahI svIkAra karegA use kabhI kisI prakAra kI krAi bhI sarakArI ucI naukarI nahI. milegI, gara-isAI kA udyoga-dhaMdhA karane ke liye paravAnA nahIM diyA jAyagA. gara-IsAI ke dhara, kheta, gAya, khela, dheADA, bakarA, bheMsa vageraha pazuo para, usI prakAra dhara ke bAlAM sahita pratyeka vyakti para kara aThAyA jAyagA, gaira-isAi keA zastrAstra kA lAyasansa bhI nahIM diyA jAyagA. gaira-IsAI taruNa keA prati-lagna 10 rU. kara denA paDegA." aise atyAcAreAM ke sAmane nirupAya hokara bahusaMkhyaka leAga isAi hA gaye; paraMtu unake citta meM. rAjapuruSAM eva zAsakAM ke pratidveSa utpanna hai| gayA. jinhAMne isAi dha svIkAra nahI kiyA unheM rAjakama cArI vividha kaSTa dete the. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me aMta meM ina atyAcAroM kA pariNAma vahI huA je sadA se hotA AyA hai. zIdhra hI rAjasaMcAlaka ke prati prajA ke mana meM vidroha ke bhAva bhara gaye. gaira-IsAI bauddhAM para te rAjadroha kI muhara laga hI cUkI thI. kiMtu je lega Theka-pITa kara IsAI banAye gaye the, te lega bhI bhItarI taura se krAntikAriyoM meM zAmila the. Daca sarakAra se yaha bAta chipI nahIM thI. yathAsamaya laMkA ke eka ora se dUsare chera taka rAjadroha kI pracaMDAgni dhadhaka uThI, akhila prajA meM kAnti kala gaI. rAjasattAdhAriryo ke yahAM taka nahIM sUjhatA thA ki kise phAMsI de, kise kArTo, kise mAreM ? sabhI krAntikArI che. lAcAra ho kara Daca-le ke muMha kI khAnI paDI aura prajA se saMdhi karane kA nizcaya kiyA. vidrohiyAM ne saMdhi kA prastAva aprasannatA se svIkAra kiyA, pAzcAtya loga jaba hAra jAte hai taba te apanI jhepa chipAne kI sadA koziza karate haiM. saMdhi ke zabda hI isa bAta ke pramANa hai. saMdhi kI ye zarte thI- "IsAI-dharma ke pracArArtha sarakAra ne zuddha-hetu se kAnUna banAye the, kiMtu prajA kI una kAyado ke prati galata phahamI tathA isa saMbaMdha meM prajA kI spaSTa anicchA pratIta hote dekha kara apanI rAjaniSTha prajA ke saMteSa ke liye Daca-sarakAra kAnUna banAtI hai ki bhaviSya meM IsAI dharma svIkAra karanA athavA asvIkAra karanA prajA kI IcchA para nirbhara hai. kisI para aba sakhtI nahIM kI jAyagI. Aja se rAjA-prajA donoM kI saMmati se rAjakIya dharma saMbaMdhI kAnUna sTeTa-buka se nikAla diye gaye hai. ye kAnUna Aja se mRtaprAya samajhe jAmaMge. sarakAra aura prajA kI anumati se yaha kAyadA banAyA jAtA hai ki bhaviSya meM siMhaladvIpa kI bauddha prajA kA pratyeka vyakti usI prakAra unakI uttarottara saMtAna ane bauddha nAma ke sAtha sAtha eka dUsarA isAI nAma bhI dhAraNa kare. donoM pakSe ke pratinidhiyoM kI anu mati aura sahI se Aja guruvAra ke dina, seMTa varthalomiyo carcA meM, hamAre prabhu ke rAjya ke varSa 1668, julAI mahIne kI 24 tArIkha ko yaha kAnUna svIkRta huA." isa prakAra sarakAra aura prajA meM saMdhi he jAne para siMhaladvIpa kI bauddha prajA punaH zAnti kA anubhava karane lagI, paraMtu uhe apane bauddha nAma ke sAtha eka athavA adhika isAi nAma rakhanA svIkAra karanA paDA. isa kAma ke liye Daca sarakAra ne gAMva gAMva aiphisa khole. pratyeka puruSa ke Isa ophisa meM isAI-nAma rajIsTara karavAnA paDatA thA. jaise mahArASTradezIya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhAtA paisA 1 IsAyAM meM emilI karamarakara, jAjuM mAdhava pavana, yA piTara sumaMtarAva pavAra ItyAdi IsAI-marAThI-mizrita nAma kabhI kabhI karNAMgAcara hA kara kutUhala utpanna karate hai, usI taraha siMhaladvIpa ke bauddoM kA nAmakaraNa bhI eka kautuka kI vastu hA gayA. kaI va taka siMhaladvIpa meM Daca-nAdirazAhI kA melabAlA rahyA, aMta meM usakA bhI bhAgya asta huA. 'bhAgate-bhUta kI lageTI bhalI' vAlI ukti caritArtha kara kucha lakSa raupya mudrAo meM siMhaladvIpaka svataMtratA aMgrejo ke hAtha meca kara Daca-lAga mAriyA-bistara khAMdha kara apane deza keA cale gaye. agareje ke Ate hI prajA ke dharma ka pUrNa svataMtratA prApta hai| gai, teA bhI IsAI nAma-dhAraNa-vidhi kAyama hI rahI. suzikSita tathA azikSita bauddho meM abhI taka sakaDA pIche payahattara manuSya baudda hA kara bhI IsAI nAma grahaNa karate haiM. bauddho ke sAi nAma se legAM ke prAyaH bhrama hA jAtA hai. jo kucha heA, mAhAtA paisA ke pUrvajo para aneka sakaMTa Ane para bhI unhAMne ravadha kA rityAga nahI kiyA, paraMtu upayukta rItyanusAra mAhAtA thaisA ke pitA kA bhI DI. kAsTA divAkara zaisA nAma dhAraNa karanA paDA thA. divAkara zaisA dhAra dArighra se pIDita thA. kAmacalAu zikSA prApta kara vaha jaDI-bUTiyAM khecane lagA. isIkI Aya se vaha apane parivAra kA pAlana karatA thA. mAhAtA zasA divAkara kA jyeSTha putra thA. zaisA ke atirikta divAkara kai aura bhI 3 laDake tathA 6 laDakiyAM thI.... ataeva subaha kI kamAI zAma kA khatama hA jAtI thI, sadA yahI citA lagI rahatI thI ki kala kyA hogA ? kabhI kabhI tA dina dina kuAMke karane paDate the. aisI dazA me' divAkara ke liye bhAlakAM keA ucca zikSA kI bAta tA dUra rahI, prAthamika zikSA lI denA azakya thA. tathApi udyogazIla zaisA ne apane pitA tathA paDeAsiyeAM kI madada se siMhalI bhASA kI va mAlA sIkha lI. phira satata parizrama kara ve mAtRbhASA meM likhanA--paDhanA bhI sIkha gaye. taddana tara aMgrejI bhASA kA bhI sAdhAraNa mAna prApta kriyA. aDA laDakA hone ke kAraNu unheM apane pitA kA dhara ke kAma meM bhI sahAyatA denI paDatI thI. pitA kI zikSA se unheM vaidyaka kA bhI theADA jJAna hai| gayA. pitA kI anupasthiti me ve lAgAM ke sAdhAraNa rAgAM kI cikitsA bhI kara kriyA karate the. si`lI bhASA meM anuvAdita vAgbhaTa, caraka, suzruta ItyAdi vaidyakagraMthAM kA mAhAtA paisA ne adhyayana kiyA. isa prakAra pitAputra kA dhaMdhA yathAvidhi se zuru huA. itanA hAne para bhI unakI Aya khedajanaka thI. rAta-kherAta, dhUpa-oMDa kI paravA na pharakSaNubhara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ', www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA bhI vizrAMti na lete. pitA-putra deneAM jo dhaneApArjana karate the, vahu unake peTa bharane ke liye bhI paryApta nahI thA. unakI AmadanI aura kharca kI sAdhAraNa kalpanA vRddha divAkara ke marate para acI huI patrika saMpatti se bhale prakAra hA sakatI hai. gRha kA sArA bhAra asahAya khAlaka paisA para cheADa kara jaba divAkara marA taba usakI purAnI, TUMkI peTI meM 36 rUpaye, 47 khaDI kheAtale', 29 che.TI khetale, miTTI ke 12 khana, eDhine-bichAne ke 3 joDA vastra, 1 darIaura 5 caTAi ke atirikata kucha nahIM thA. yadi dUsare phrUTa-phUTe khanAM aura kapaDeAM z2I kImata bhI lagA lI jAya teA vaha 25) se jyAdA na nikalegI. zaisA kI utra pitA kI mRtyu ke samaya kevala 18 varSa kI thI. pAsa meM paisA nahI, na pUjopArjita kAi sapatti, na dravyApArjana na kA kAi mArga, isake atirikta dhara meM khAnevAle 11 manuSya! aise saMkaTa ke samaya meM isa khAlaka kI manaHsthiti usI ke prauDhavayaska heAne para likhe hue svaritra seThIka pratIta hogI. zaisA ne likhA haiH = " cheTe cheTe kai bhAi-bahina sAMhata mujhe aura merI vidhavA mAtA ke| nitAnta ninAvasthA meM che!! kara merA bApa merI umra ke 18 veM varSa meM paraleAka sidhArA. chuTakara vaidyakI ke sivA mujhe udarapASaNa karane kI kAi bhI vidyA mAlUma nahIM thI. isa vaidyakI meM prApti nAmamAtra kI thI. hamAre gAMva meM usa samaya svadezI aura videzI vaidya bahuta the. ataeva nAmAMkita vaidyAM ke rahate mere samAna laDake ke pAsakauna Ane lagegA ? aparca mere pitA se matsara karanevAle kitane hI vaidyAM ne jaise taise calanevAle mere dhaMdhe / bhI bilakula DUbAne para kamara kasI * are yaha lauDA ! vaidyakI kA ise yatkiMcita bhI jJAna nahIM ! isa anADI se davA lenA jAna jokhima meM DAlanA hai!' ItyAdi namaka-mi zatru, legAM krA bahakAne lage unake yuktivAda kA huA. mujhe kabhI kabhI jo cAra ATha Ane mila baMda hai| gaye. yahAM taka dazA pahuMcI ki mere sAtha sAtha kisI na kisIkA ghara meM kAke karane kA prasaMga Ane lagA; tathApi maiM kabhI hatAza nahIM huA. jisa sAla merA pitA marA usa sAla siMhaladvIpa meM bhayaMkara akAla paDa gayA. siMhuladIpavAsiyeAM kA mukhya AhAra cAvala hai, lekina laMkA meM bahutAyata se na paidA haine se varSa madrAsa se hI AtA hai. isa varSa cAvala jyAdA mahagA thA, isa liye usake evaja meM dUsarA dhAnya jyAdA AyA. merI vidhavA mAtA leAgeAM ke dhara na kara anta pIsa kara * Ane paise rAja lagA kara mere pariNAma bhI jAte the ve bhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhAtA caiyA 3 lAne lagI. jisa dina mere pAsa kAi rAgI nahI' AtA, usa dina maiM bhI kisIkA TA-purAnA kapaDA sI kara athavA kusI muna kara cAra ATha Ane kamA lAtA. mere pitA ne vaidhakI ke atirikta mujhe ye dA dhadhe bhI sikhAye the. apane cheTe bhAI-khatanAM ke liye maiMne kA nizcita kara diyA thA. unakI zAlA meM niHzulka paDhane kI vyavasthA kara dI thI. chuTTI meM bhAI phUla tADa lAte aura bahana unakI mAlAe gUMthatI. isa prakAra mAlAe se bhI de| cAra Ane A jAte the. isa taraha khaDe saMkaTa se kucha na kucha udyoga kara ke jase taise hama apanA gujara-asara karate the. merA svArathya bhI ThIka nahIM thA, dAruNa ciMtA dina-rAta jalAtI rahatI thI, teA bhI mai nirAza kabhI nahIM huA. akAtara parizrama kara ke upasthita saMkaTa kA sAmanA kara, jaise taise maiMne ve dina kADhe. AtmahatyA karanA maiM dhAra pApa samajhatA hU~. kaisA hI du:khI prANI kyAM na hA, maiM use AtmahatyA karane kI salAha kabhI nahIM dUMgA; tathApi bhikSA mAMgane kI apekSA AtmahatyA karanA kitanA zreyakara hai ! bhikSA kA maiM AtmahatyA ke pAtaka se bhI adhika samajhatA haiM, isa liye vipatti ke samaya bhikSA mAMJanevAle para mujhe aMtaHkaraNa se dhRNA hAtI hai. mujha para baDe baDe sa`kaTa Aye, tA bhI maine eka kSaNa ke liye bhI isa nidha mArgoM kA avala bana nahI kiyA. prApta saMkaTa se thai aura satata udyoga se Takkara lI, aura apane avirala parizrama kI adaulata ma lakSAdhIza ke pada para ArUDha huA. ,, pitA kI mRtyu ke kaI dina kha Mta jAne ke bAda eka dina mAhAtA thaisA krA eka patra milA. usame yaha likhA thA-- " Apake pitA phai va se hamAre dharAne ke kuTuMba-vaidya the. unakI mRtyu kA samAcAra suna kara Aja maiM unakI jagaha para ApakI niyukti karatA hU~. hamAre dharAne kI rIti ke anusAra ApakA kAi vArSika vRtti nahI milegI, paraMtu jaba kabhI hamAre kuTuMba ka! koi AdamI bimAra paDegA taba Apase hI hama cikritsA karAvege, usa vakta kA je kucha bila heAgA sA deMge. kai pIDhI-dara-pIDhI kA yaha saMbaMdha hai. ise Apa bhI abAdhita rakheMge. sAMprata maiM kSayarAma se pIDita . maiM AzA karatA hU~ ki patra milate hI Apa Idhara Avege. " yaha patra lAreTA enjAmina nAmaka eka zrImAna siMhAlI sAI ne bheLa thA. lAreTA kA pitAmaha Daca legAM kI jyAdatI se satrasta hA bauddha-dharma tyAga kara IsAi hA gayA thA. lAreTA aura zaisA dharAne kA prIti-saMbaMdha purAnA thA. lAreTA kA putra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me pahuMcate rahI zasA usake gAMva ke gayA, usake roga kA nidAna kiyA; kiMtu vaha auSadhi ke upacAra se ThIka hone lAyaka na thA. kisI mAnasika ciMtA se rogI sUkhatA jA rahA thA, te bhI zikSA ne apanI davA zuru kI aura usake gAMva para bahudhA jAne lagA. loreTo ke ghara ke nikaTa eka purAnA bAgIcA thA. Isa bagIce meM vanaspati kI zodha ke liye zasA kabhI kabhI jAyA karatA thA. usake aMdara kI kaI ImArateM gira gaI thI, kahIM cabUtare hI zeSa raha gaye the, jagaha jagaha jaMgala khaDA he gayA thA; sarpa, siyAla tathA pakSI rAta-dina dhUma macAye rahate the, sahasA kaI bhI manuSya isa bhayAnaka sthAna kI tarapha dRSTi nahIM DAlatA thA. mAhAtA zasA eka dina Isa bAgIce meM AyA. eka khaMDahara meM vaha dhUma rahA thA ki usake para ke nIce kI jamIna acAnaka aMdara dhasa gaI. akasmAta usakI daSTi eka tAbe ke haDe para girI. usane haMDe ke AsapAsa kI miTTI haTAI te use aura bhI kaI uMDe najara Aye. kaThina prayatna ke bAda vaha eka uMDe kA DhakanA haTAne meM samartha huA te kyA dekhatA hai ki iMDA suvarNamudrAo se labAlaba bharA hai. aba to paisA ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki dUsare haDe bhI suvarNamudrAyuM che. uparyukta bAga meM kaI kabhI nahIM AtA thA. zisA ke atirikta isa vipula-dhana-rAzi kA patA kisIke bhI nahIM thA. yadi zasA cAhatA to saba dravya binA kisI phisAda ke cUpacApa apane ghara le jA sakatA thA. vaha nitAnta nirdhAna bhI thA. apanI umra meM usane kabhI sau rau-mudrAo kI DherI bhI na dekhI hogI. aisI sthiti meM binA prayAsa hI prApta lakSmI kA bhalA kauna nirAdara karegA? sahaja-upalabdha lakSmI ko lAta mAranevAlA Isa pRthvItala para mAnavaprANi meM kaI viralA hI mahAtmA he to ha. yahAM te lega sArvajanika saMsthAo kI cavannI taka mAra baiThane se nahIM cUkate. phira agaNita dravya kI bAta to dUra rahI. usake liye te khUna-kharAbI taka kI nobata pahuMca jA sakatI hai. paraMtu mAhAtA zisA ne usa dravya kA lobha nahIM kiyA. vaha pRthvI para devarUpa se avatIrNa huA thA. usane socA--"jisakI yaha bhUmi hai vahI Isa dhana kA svAmI hai. usakI anumati binA ise chunA bhI mahApApa hai. vahI Isa dhana kA saccA adhikArI hai. meM lAreTa ke jA kara saba vRttAMta kahUMgA. isa taraha daDha saMkalpa satyaniSTha zisA ne lAreTo se nA kara sArA hAla kahA. loreTo kI sArI vyAdhi dhanaciMtA thI. apane roga kI yaha rAmabANa auSadhi pAte hI tIna mahine se khaTiyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhAtA zaisA 45 kA sevana karanevAlA lAreTa vilakSaNa zaktiyukta he kara bichaune se uTha baiThA, aura lakaDI Tekate hue bAga meM gayA. suvarNamudrAo se bhare hue haMDe dekha kara lAreTa ne Aveza meM A kara kahA-"merA roga gayA, yadi kucha zeSa bhI raha gayA hogA to aba baDe vaidya bulavA kara zIdhra hI Arogya lAbha karUMgA." vipula dravya milane se lAreTa ke AnaMda kI sImA na rahI. usane zasA ke anugraharUpa se kucha dhana denA cAhA. zasA ne sApha inakAra kara diyA, to bhI usakI IcchA ke viruddha lAreTa ne use 200 suvarNamudrAye aura 500 rauya mudrAyeM baDe anunaya-vinaya ke sAtha arpaNa kI. dUsare dina paisA apane ghara ke liye ravAnA huA. mArga meM je dhaTanA ghaTI usakA hAla zasA apane jIvanacaritra meM likhatA hai dhana surakSita rIti se mere ghara pahuMcAne kI niyata se lAre ne apane tIna AdamI mere sAtha kara diye. jaba hama pahADI se lage hue sadhana jaMgala se rAstA taya kara rahe the, akasmAta, bhAduI nAma ke jaMgalI lAge ne hama para chApA mArA aura hameM yatheccha Theka-pITa kara hamArA saba dravya haraNa kara liyA. yahAM taka ki hamAre vastra bhI chIna liye, jaise taise khAlI hAtha aura naMgabadana hama ghara Aye. adRSTa para merA pUrNa vizvAsa hai. prAcIna kAla se adaSTa para bauddha kA parama vizvAsa rahA hai. ghara Ate hI sArA hAla maine meM se kahA. meM ne "bhAgya meM je hogA vahI milegA' kaha kara merA samAdhAna kiyA." uparyukta ghaTanA ke DeDha sAla bAda lAreTa ne zasA ko phira bulavA bhejA. zaisA ne nA kara dekhA ki lAreTa kA makAna rAjabhavana bana gayA hai, sarvatra lakSmI kI lIlA daSTigocara he rahI hai, daravAje para hAthI jhUma rahe hai, naMgI talavAra kA paharA hai, bAga meM ghaDe hinahinA rahe haiM. lAreTa kA vaibhava dekha kara zasA cakita ho gayA. jaise hI lAreTa ne paisA ke Ate dekhA, vaise hI vaha uTha kara usake svAgata ke liye Age baDhA, usakA baDa! Adara kiyA aura kahane lagA-zaisA! je kucha tU dekha rahA hai, saba terI hI kRpA kA phala hai." upara je kahA jA cUkA hai ki lAreTa aura paisA ke gharAne kA sneha-saMbaMdha pahale se hI thA. zasA ne lAreTa ke agaNita saMpatti pradAna kI thI. lAreTe ko mArga meM usake lUMTa jAne kA hAla mAlUma ho gayA thA, lAreTa Isa bAta kI pratIkSA meM thA ki kaba zasA Ave aura meM use na kevala yatheccha dhana hI, varanuM dhana se bhI priya apanI ekalautI saddaguNa putrI use arpaNa karUM. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 zubhasagrahuM-bhAga 7 mA paraMtu zaisA te dUsarI hI kaiATikA AdamI thA. svAvalakhI paisA dUsare ke kRtajJatApAza meM kabha dhanevAlA thA ? jisakA prayatna hI bhAgya hai, je bhikSA mAMganA pApa samajhatA hai, vahuM satvadhAra takSNa khinA AmaMtraNa, lAreTA ke dhara kyAM kara jAtA ? lAreTA ke jIlAne para janma thaisA usake dhara pahuMcA taba usane mahutasA dravya aura apanI suzIlA putrI arpaNa karane kI icchA prakaTa kI, zaisA te tatkSaNa lAre| kA dhana lene se InakAra kriyA, paraMtu dUsarI vastu asvIkAra karane kI usakI cchA nahI huI. lAreTA kI laDakI se usakA pahale se hI paricaya thA aura dezanAM meM paraspara prema bhI paidA hai| gayA thA; paraMtu lAreTA ke samAna zrImAn kI laDakI kI prApti usake samAna nidhanaM puruSa kA AkAzapuSpavat dubha thI. Isa kAraNa vaha aba taka cUpacApa thA aura isa viSayaka keAi bhI carco na kI thI. udhara usa laDakI kA bhI aisA hI hAla thA. bhAgyavaza lAreTA kI kanyAdAna kI icchA jAna kara zaisA ne usake isa prastAva kA baDI prasannatA se svIkAra kara liyA. lAreTA kI putrI kA bhI apanI IcchA kulavatI dekha kara usI prakAra AnaMda huA. rA lAreTA kI kanyA atyaMta suMdara aura samAraMbha se zIghra hI usakA mAhAtA thaisA ke khauddho me jAtibheda nahIM hai. yahAM taka ki kA vivAha si`haladvIpa meM pracalita hai. apane vivAha ke sabaMdha me zasA likhatA haiH-- guNavatI thI. khaDe sAtha vivAha huA. bauddha-isAyAM taka r: sapanna maiM audha kA tyAga kiye binA hI lAre| kI kanyA se vivAha kara sakatA thA; lekina apanI anupama suMdara aura guNavatI bhAryo ke Agraha aura vinaya para dhyAna de kara maiMne isAI-dhama kI dIkSA le lI aura isAdharmonusAra hamArA vivAha huA. maTIA nAma ke gAMva ke gidhara me'vivAhakAya huA thA. merA sasura isI gAMva meM rahatA thA. maine IsI gAMva meM zaisA-kAleja kI sthApanA kI hai. jisa samaya maiMne isAi-dha kI dIkSA lI, usa samaya mujhe isa dha ke saMbaMdha meM kucha bhI nahIM mAlUma thA. Isa dharma ke prati mujhameM pUjyabhAva nahIM paidA huA thA, teA bhI maiMne IsAI dharma kI dIkSA grahaNa kara lI. vivAha ke bAda mere sasura ne merI srI kaiA cha hajAra rUpame dhanasvarUpa diye aura mujhe bhI vipula dhana dene kA haTha karatA rahyA; para maine usake denagI prastAva ke asvIkRta karate hue kahA ki mai dUsare ke dhana se zrImAna heAnA nahI cAhatA. maiM pasInA bahA kare jo kamA sakUMgA vahI merI sapatti hogI, dhRsake atirikta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvv vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv - - - *r vv * * vvvvvv^ mAhAtA hausA meM aise dhana ke bhikSA samajhatA hUM aura bhikSA grahaNa karanA maM maraNapayata bhI svIkAra nahIM karUMgA." apane dAmAda ke udgAra suna kara lAreTa ke kitanI khuzI huI hagI? kahAM to lAreTa samAna dhanazAlI sasura ke Agraha vipula saMpatti arpaNa karane para bhI svAvalaMbI, udyoga evuM karmaNyatA para bali henevAlA nirdhana dAmAda mAhAtA zisA ane gaNita dravya para lAta mAratA hai aura kahAM Ajakala ke dhanalelu5, narAdhama, suzikSita, puccha-viSANahIna nara-pazu dAmAda! astu. mAhAtA zisA kahatA hai- "maine apanI priya bhAryA se eka paisA taka udhAra nahIM liyA, na eka paise kI madada lI. apane parizrama se hI meM dhanakubera evaM keTayadhIza banA, sasura kI madada se nahIM." | navavadhU le kara maisA apane gAMva AyA. mAtA ke caraNe para mastaka rakha kara nava-daMpatI ne usakA AzIrvAda grahaNa kiyA. mAtA ke saMmukha zaisA ne apanI patnI ke je upadeza diyA thA. vaha isa prakAra he- "he sahadharmiNi ! meM jAnatA dU tU kulIna aura zrImAna kI dulArI kanyA hai. zaizavAvasthA se AjaparyaMta tU aizvarya meM palI che, paraMtu meM ThaharA daridrI. pUrNa dAridgha hI merI saMpatti hai, tU bhI dekha rahI hai. yahI merI parNakuTI, yahI mere priya-parijana kA nivAsasthAna, yaha saba citra tere dhyAna meM A gayA haigA. meM daridrI he kara terA pati huA haiM aura tU zrImAna kI pyArI putrI hA kara mere duHkha-sukha kI hissedAra huI hai. Aja se tujhe apane pitA kA rAjamahala bhUla jAnA cAhiye, yaha paDI hI terA vAstavika graha che. pati ke duHkha-sukha kA bhAra grahaNa karanA hI patnI kA dharma che. mujha daridra ke ghara tujhe hAtha para hAtha rakha kara beThane ke nahIM milegA. garIba kI strI ke je gRhakArya karanA cAhiye ve saba tujhe karane paDege. bUTa sAkasa caDhA kara, suMdara zaracanA kara, leleMDara Dika kara, nirudhogI bana kara tujhe ArAma kA avasara nahIM milegA. bApa kA saba vaibhava bhUla jA. "mehanata kare aura khAo" yahI merA siddhAMta hai. tu IsI siddhAMta ke svIkAra karanA paDegA. gRhakArya capalatA aura caturatA se saMpAdana karanA gRhiNuM evaM satI strI kA dharma hai. nAka sikoDanA, muMha banAnA, Alasya aura sukhabhoga meM samaya vyatIta karanA vArAnA ke karma hai." mAhAtA zisA ke yahAM taka ke caritrakrama se usake svabhAva, satata parizrama, sAmarthya ItyAdi guNo kI kalpanA sahaja hI he www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me sakatI hai. ghara meM AbAla-vRddha sahita vaha ghera dAridya se tumulayuddha karatA thA. vaha kabhI nahIM thakA; kabhI nahIM nirAza huA. aisI dazA meM yadi isa tejasvI puruSa ke yaza prApti huI to koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM ! usakA cikitsA-vyavasAya aba acchI taraha calane lagA. ghara meM sabhI kucha na kucha udyoga karate hI the. isase kucha kucha dhana-saMcaya bhI hone lagA. mAhAtA zisA ko ucca zikSA nahIM milI thI. aeva aba vaha isa ora dhyAna dene lagA aura jaba use samaya milatA, vaha jJAnopArjana meM hIM lagA rahatA. nAnA prakAra ke dezI-videzI sAmayika patroM kA paThanapAThana bhI vaha dhyAnapUrvaka karatA thA. videzI patra paDhate paDhate usane apane taka aura buddhi se yaha anumAna kiyA ki yarapa yA amerikA meM ghanaghora yuddha macegA, usameM lAoN mana haDui kI mAMga hogI. isa tarka para vizvAsa kara vaha gAMva gAMva se haThThiyAM IkaddI karane meM bhiDa gayA. tIna mahine taka satata parizrama kara, usane kolambo meM 12 godAma haDiyo se bhara diye. haDDI ke vyApAriyAM ne bhI haThThiyAM saMgraha kara rakhI thIM. zaisA ne mUha-mAMgA dAma denA svIkAra kara unheM bhI kharIda liyA. Isa taraha pAsa kI pUMcha se usane 12 godAma haThThiyo se bhara liye, zeSa mAla sade se kharIda kara apane hastagata kara liyA. zasA kA anumAna ThIka nikalA. laDAI chiDI, aura yuropa tathA amarikA se siMhaladvIpa ke yerapIyana-vyApAriyoM ke haThThI kharIda kara bhejane ke liye tAra para tAra Ane lage. vyApAriyoM ne sArI laMkA TUMDha DAlI, lekina sAre dvIpa kA mAla te zasA ne kalaMba meM pahale se hI ekatra kara liyA thA. devayoga se varSo bhI A gaI. yorapIyana vyApAriyAM ne gAMva gAMva jA kara haThThI ekatra karane kA vicAra bhI sthagita kara diyA. nirupAya ho kara zasA se hI unheM haDDI kharIdanI paDI. zisA ne Isa avasara ko upayoga kara, bharapUra dAma para apanA mAla yorapIyana vyApAri ke beca diyA. Isa vyApAra meM usake 1 lAkha 87 hajAra lAbha huA. zasA ke abhyadaya evuM vyApAra kA yaha zrIgaNeza thA. prAyaH isa da lAkha kI pUMcha se usane apanA vyApAra baDhAyA aura apane vyavasAya meM vaha dUradarzitA, sAmarthya, sAhasa evaM saccAI ke kAraNa sadaiva yazasvI hI hotA calA gayA. thoDe hI samaya meM vaha nIla ke 23 aura cAya ke 17 bAgIoM kA svAmI bana gayA aura siMhaladvIpa ke dezI-videzI vyavasAya kA baDA bhArI vyApArI he gayA. vahAM ke baDe baDe nagare meM usakI dUkAne khula gaI, aura usake ADatiyA jagaha jagaha ghUmane lage. gAMva gAMva meM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhAtA haisA re jamIna kharIne, jagaha jagaha kheMka khAlane, Adi ke kAraNa 'zasA" kA nAma legeAMkI jakhAna para eka sAdhAraNa bAta hai| gaI. ghara dhara usake nAma kA uccAraNa heAne lagA. jahAM dekhA vahAM usakI carcA heAne lagI. jaba kabhI koi raIsa dravyasa phaTa meM ksatA yA vyApArI paise binA aTaka rahatA, yA kisI jamIdAra kA rAjasva denA hAtA taba vahu turaMta hI thaisA kI zaraNu letA aura udAracitta thaisA sabakA uddAra karatAM. usakI kIti suna kara DAkue taka ne apanA niMdya vyavasAya che!Da kriyA. itanA hI nahIM, siMhaladvIpa ke nivAsI Isa khAta kA abhimAna karane lage ki zaisA ke pavitra nAma se Aja zera-khakarI eka ghATa pAnI pIte hai. usakI siArisa se lega UMcI UMcI naukarI pAne lage aura usake eka zabda se kAMsI kI sA nAmajUra kI jAne lagI. gavarse le kara mAmUlI sipAhI taka usake bhavana meM Ane lage. zaisA kI gADI ke saDaka se nikalate hI lega apanA apanA kAmakAja cheADa kara khaDe Adara ke sAtha premapUrNa aMtaHkarNu se usakA abhivAdana karate the. dIna-hIna daridra zaisA lakAkA anabhiSikata rAjA bana gayA thA. zaisA sAMprata Isa sa'sAra meM nahIM hai, tathApi vaha mRta hete huye bhI amara hai. aise parApakArI mahApuruSa kI mRtyu kabI saMbhava bhI hai ? leAkapravAda hai ki mAhAtA thaisA kA uMcA se uMcI padavI pradAna karane kI svIkRti vilAyata se A gaI thI, kiMtu zaisA te usakA svIkAra nahI kiyA. na videzI paviyeAM ke asvIkRta kara zaisA. ne laMkAdvIpa ke mahAnubhAveAM evaM prajA se sAdara saprema dI huI "lakezvara" kI padavI grahaNa kI. siMhaladvIpa meM mahAna puruSa kA mAhAtA' kahane kI rati hai. yahu zabda zAyada saMskRta ke mahAtmA' zabda kA siMhalI apabhraMza hai!. janatAdvrArA sarpata 'mAhAtA' padavI AsA ne sAdara svIkRta kI aura viroSataH vahu isI nAma se prasiddha huA. sarakAra ke vizeSa Agraha se Akhira me use kausila kA membara bananA aura bAda ke! keleniyasa gavana me Ta ke vAisa presiDeMTa kA pada bhI svIkAra karanA paDA thA. Isa pada para raha kara usane adbhuta dina taka kAma kiyA. vahu pahelA siMhalI thA, jise sarakAra me` ItanA ucca pada prApta huA. kevala svaparAkrama se jisa prakAra mAhAtA thaisA ne kubera- samAna agaNita saMpatti prApta kI, usI taraha nAnA bhASAe eva zAstroM kA adhyayana kara unameM bhI pravINatA saMpAdita kI. vaidyaka aura saMgItazAstra ke utkaSa ke liye usane lAkhAM rUpaye kharca kiye, zu. 5 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM usI prakAra kRSi-karma--zAstra ke uddhAra ke liye bhI agaNita dravya vyaya kiyA, jisakI salatA kI prazaMsA corapa-amerikA ke vidvAna 13 hajAra zasA ke kartutva kA varNana karanA azakya hai. usake dAnasaMbaMdhI mahatkAryo kA ullekha yahAM kiyA jAtA hai- 1 maTAyA zaisA kAle ja vArSika kharca rUpayA 20 hajAra 2 nigao kolI zAlA " * 2 hajAra 3 pAradaniyA kaSi-kAleja " " " 1 lAkha 4 kela kanyAzAlA 3 " " 6 hajAra 5 kola saisA koleja " 24 hajAra 6 maTAyA IsAI-maMdira va sabhA' * 13 hajAra 7 kelo IsAI samAja che ? * 10 hajAra 8 kAlao, kaMDI, anaMtapura gAla baMdara saDaka-sudhAra 33 hajAra 9 kaDI koleja 12 hajAra 10 trikAlIbaMdara anAzrita duHkhanivAraNa sabhA " 22 hajAra 11 tadavata gAla-baMdara sabhA " 2 hajAra 12 bauddha kAMgAlI sabhA " 12 hajAra 13 IsAI kAMgAlI sabhA 14 siMhalI IsAI pAMthazAlA " 9 hajAra 15 siMhalI bhASA ke uttejanAtha hajAra , 16 cAra aspatAla " 1 lAkha 17 sahIta koleja " 12 hajAra 18 dezI vaidyaka zALA " 1 hajAra 19 anAthAzrama >> * 10 hajAra ausA ke samagra dAna kA varNana karanA zakya nahIM hai, na itanA yahAM sthAna hI hai. jisakI meM 6 Ane ke paise para dinabhara loga kA ATA pIsatI thI, vahI mAhAtA zesA dIrgha parizrama se kubera bana gayA. yaha kathA lokakalyANakArI evaM udyoga ke phala kA jvalaMta udAharaNa hai. mRtyusamaya mAhAtA paisA ne apane baDe laDake ke 27 karoDa rUpaye nakada diye the. Isake atirikta vAhirAta, sAmAna, jamIna, jAyadAda, cAya aura nIla ke bAgIce aura vyApAra meM lagI huI karoDo rUpaye kI puMjI alaga thI. laMkA meM aisI keAI bhI mahattva kI jagaha nahIM thI jahAM kisI ne kisI rUpa meM paisA kI saMpatti na ho. zasA ke kevala pAMca bAlake kI zAdI meM 61 lAkha rUpaye kharca huye the. zeSa bAlake kI zAdI kA kharca yahAM dekara hama www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA kaNAda para isa lekha ke nahIM baDhAnA cAhate. pAThaka anumAna kara sakate hai ki aisA ki saMpatti kitanI hogI, jaba sirpha usakI strI ke aMga para 17 karoDa ke alaMkAra the. mAhAtA paisA kA nazvara zarIra Aja isa saMsAra meM nahIM hai, tathApi Isa puNya puruSa kA amara nAma, vimala yaza aura pavitra caritra zuSka gulAbapuSpa ke samAna Aja bhI sarvatra sugaMdha phelA rahA hai. zasA ke samAna puruSa jisa bhUmi meM paidA hete hai, vaha bhUmi dhanya hai. ( "sarasvatI'nA eka aMkamAM lekhaka:-zrI rAmakRSNa rAjavaidya) 8-mahAtmA kaNAda bhAratamAM je samaye puNyAtmA evA mAnanIya RSimunio hatA, jenuM asAdhAraNa tapAbaLa, buddhi, adbhuta devI zakti jagavikhyAta hatI. adhunA to tenuM svapna paNa nathI. hAlamAM ApaNuM bhAratavAsIonI kharAba dazA thaI gaI che. ApaNuM sarvasva khovAI gayuM che. mAtra ApaNe eTalAja mATe zreSTha gaNAIe chIe ke RSimunionA vaMzajo chIe. kiMtu zocanIya che, ke temanuM zarIra paNa ApaNuM peThe paMcabhUtanuM ja hatuM; chatAM ApaNAmAM tenA jevuM sAmarthya nathI. tenuM kAraNa zuM ? vartamAna samayamAM je vijJAna, kaLA vagerenA aneka aMkure phUTelA che, te te samayamAM hatA nahi eTale pachI mAncesTara, jApAna Adi videzIya kapaDAMnAM to nAma paNa teo kayAMthI jANe! teo te mAtra parNakuTImAM rahetA ane sAme, sAThIcekhA AdinuM bhAjana karatA hatA. hamaNAMnI pracalita phezanebala sabhyatAnI sAmagrI to temanI pAse na hatI; paNa parasparanI prIti, sAcI sahAnubhUti, udAratA, vIratA, satyatA, ekatA, udyogamAM daDhatA tathA dayA Adi zreSTha siddhAMtanA teo eTalA badhA pAlaka hatA, ke hAlanA sabhyonA kAna pakaDAve. prastuta siddhAMtanI satyatA batAvavAne eka udAharaNatarIke A caritra che. mahAtmA kadanuM nAma te sau koIe sAMbhaLyuM ja haze. e mahAtmA eka niHspRha ane tyAgI mahApuruSa hatA. kahe che ke, jyAre kheDuto pitAne saghaLo mola ghera laI jaI khetara evuM te sApha karatA, ke jemAM pazune paNa caravAnuM na maLe tyAre mahAbhAjI te cekhA khetaramAMthI roja dANu zodhI lAvIne nirvAha www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM karatA hatA ! e mahAtmA AvA nirlobha ane digaMbara sthitimAM rahetA hatA te paNa ApaNe mATe "vaizeSika zAstra" jevo uttama graMtha racI gayA. je vanamAM e rahetA hatA, te vananI najIkanA mahArAjAne jyAre e samAcAra maLyA ke " ApaNA rAjyamAM AvI sthitimAM e mahAtmA divaso gALe che" tyAre te mahArAje potAnA dharmAnusAra pitAnA kArabhArIne thoDuM dravya ApI mahAtmAjInI sevAmAM mokalyA. teo te dravya laI mahAtmAjInI pAse gayA tyAre kaNAde pUchayuM ke tame koNa cho? kayAMthI Ave che? kArabhArI " ame ahIMnA rAjAnA nokara chIe, ane temaNe mekalAvela dravya ApanI pAse lAvyA chIe." mahAtmA-" e dravya zuM karavA lAvyA che ?" kArabhArI-"mahArAje ApanI kharcAne mATe kahyuM che." mahAtmAjI " jAo, e koI kaMgALane ApI do." e sAMbhaLI kArabhArI vicAramAM paDI gayA, ke enI pAse laMgATI paNa nathI, chatAM kahe che ke " kaMgALane ApI do !" to zuM A saMsAramAM enAthI vadhu kaMgALa paNa koI haze ? evA saMkalpa karato, potAnA sthAna tarapha te pAcho pharyo. mahAtmAjIe kahelI vAta rAjA AgaLa kahI. mahArAja paNa vicAravA lAgyA ke, e te vaLI kevAka mahAtmA haze? temaNe dravya kema na lIdhuM ? narapatie rAjasabhAmAM e vAta kADhI. sabhAmAM nizcaya thayo ke, mahAtmAjInI yogyatAnusAra e satkAra na hato, tethI pAchuM mokalAvyuM haze. AthI bamaNuM dravya punaH mokalAvyuM, paraMtu mahAtmAjIe te paNa uparokta uttara ApI pAchuM mekavyuM. vaLI e savAla pAchA sabhAmAM carcAye, to evo nirNaya thayo ke, rAjAe paMDe AthI gaNuM dravya laIne tathA bIje upayogI sAmAna laIne javuM. tyAM jaI mahAtmAjI samakSa sarva sAmAna dharyo ane be kara joDI bolyA-"mahAtmana ! A mArI najIvI bheTa svIkArazo ?" mahAtmAjI--tame e zuM karavA lAvyA che ? mahArAja--ApanI kharcA-upayogane mATe. mahAtmAjI-amAre mATe paramAtmAe saghaLAM sAdhana A araNyamAM taiyAra rAkhelAM che; eTale dravyanI ke anya sAmAnanI AvazyakatA nathI. Apa A saghaLI cIjo lUlAM, laMgaDAM, AMdhaLAM. baherAM, mUgAM tathA kaMgALane ApI deje. mahArAjA--(hAtha joDI, namratApUrvaka) mahAtmana ! aparAdha www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmA kaNAda 53 kSamA kare, te huM kAMI nivedana karavAnI apekSA rAkhuM chuM. mahAtmAjI--kahe. mahArAjaApanI pAse eka laMgoTI sivAya kAMI paNa dekhAtuM nathI, te pachI A5 karatAM adhika kaMgALa kyAM maLaze ? mahAtmAjI-Apa juo, eTale koI kaMgALa maLI raheze. mahArAjA dilagIra thaI ghara tarapha pAchA pharyA. Akho divasa eja vicAramAM pasAra karyo. rAtanA aMtaHpuramAM jaI rANIjIne sarva vRtAMta kahyo. rANIe te sAMbhaLyA pachI kahyuM " svAmin ! Ape ghaNaja bhUla karI che. Apa dravyAdi sAmAna laI evA vidvAna tattvajJAnI mahAtmAne bheTa karavA gayA tenA karatAM temanI sevAsuzruSAdvArA temane prasanna karIne temanI pAsethI koI paNa bAbata (dhArmika rAjA kevAM AcaraNathI mekSa pAme, ane raiyatane vadhu sukha ApI zake vagere) zIkhavAnI IcchA batAvI hata, to teo jarUra prasanna thAta. ane ApaNuM tathA prajAnuM bhaluM thAya evuM kaMIka kaheta. hajI pAchA jAo, ane prasanna kare. mahArANInuM A kathana suNa mahArAje ekalAja cAlavA mAMDayuM. * mahAtmAjInA Azrame pahoMcyA tyAre madhyarAtrino samaya thayA hatA. teo namratApUrvaka be kara joDI, AzramamAMnA samAdhistha mahAtmAjInA caraNe DhaLyA. mahAtmAcha-"Apa koNa cho?" mahArAja-"te divasavALo Apano abhAgI sevaka rAjA." mahAtmA-"ATalI badhI moDI rAtre AvavAnuM prayojana ?" mahArAja-(namratApUrvaka be kara joDI) deva! mAre aparAdha kSamA karaze. meM bhUlathI Apa samakSa dravyAdi sAmagrI dharI hatI. nAtha ! kRpA karo, ane mane koI e upadeza Ape, ke huM mArA rAjyanA dInAnAM pAlana tathA rakSaNa uttama rIte karI zakuM." mahAtmA-"rAjana ! prathama to huM ja tamane pUchuM chuM ke huM tamArI pAse koI vAra yAcavA AvyuM nathI, ane tame ATalI ghera rAtrie mArI pAse yAcavA AvyA che, to tame kaMgALa che ke huM ?" mahArAja (daMDavata praNAma karIne) "svAmina! kSamA karo, huM ja bhikhArI chuM." mahArAjanuM namra vacana sAMbhaLI mahAtmAne dayAnI lAgaNI skUrI. ane ghaNuM snehathI loDhAnuM senuM bane evo upadeza-brahmavidyArUpI rasAyanane ApI dIdha-batAvI dIdhe. priya pAThaka!joyuM? ApaNA RSimunionuM jIvana kevuM hatuM ? www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 meM potAnA prANathI paNa dharmane adhika mAnavAvALA hatA, tethI ja temanAM yazogAna ApaNe gAyA karIe chIe. dhanya che A bhArata maiyAne ke jenI gedamAM AvAM AvAM nararatno ramatAM hatAM ! paraMtu prakRtinA niyamAnusAra koI paNa deza ekanI eka dazAmAM rahetA nathI, jethI Aje bhAratanI sthiti badalAI gaI che. astu. paraMtu e divasa paNa jarUra Avaze ke jethI pUrvavata dezanI AbAdI thaze. ("vizva jyoti"nA eka aMkamAM aMbelAla ema. sI. ne anuvAda thaDA saMzodhana sAthe sAbhAra uta) 9-bhaTTiyANI nIlAdevInI patibhakti "mArA kesarabhInA kaMtha ha! sidhAvejI raNavATa ! Abha dhruje, dharaNuM dhamadhame rAja ! gherA ghare zaMkhanAda! duMdubhI bole mahArAjanA ho ! sAmantanA vIranAda ! | mArA kesarabhInA kaMtha ho ! jayakalagIe vaLajo, prItama ! bhIMjazuM phAge cIra ! nahi te vIrane Azrama maLazuM, ho suragaMgAne tIra ! mArA kesarabhInA kaMtha he ! sidhAvojI raNavATa !" narapuranA bhATI ThAkora sUrajadevanI khyAti AkhA paMjAbamAM prasarI rahI hatI. AkhA paMjAbamAM tenA je vIra rAjapUta nahato. te mitrone kharo madadagAra ane zatrune bhayaMkara nAza karanAra narapuMgava hatuM. tenI satI strInuM nAma nIlAdevI hatuM. siMdhu nadInI mAphaka pUravegathI pahADomAMthI musalamAnI mahAna daLanuM pUra dhasI AvyuM, sarva paMjAbamAM ubharAI gayuM. tenI sAme nadInA pUramAM taNAI jatAM gAmonI peThe nagaranI divAlo tUTatI tUTatI nAza pAmatI gaI. zaheranAM zahere eka pachI eka TapoTapa paDavA lAgyAM. A mahApralayarUpI pUrane keAI aTakAvI zakyuM nahi. paNa mahAvIra rAjapUtakesarI sUrajadevane kaI meTuM zahera ke meTI divAlo nahatI, tenuM ghara te tenI chAvaNI, ane gharanuM chAparuM AsmAna ke je sarva pRthvInA chAparArUpa che te hatAM. tenuM siMhAsana gheDAnuM na hatuM. tenuM bakhtara tene jhabbo hato. tenA darabAramAM tenA hajAra vIra sainike hatA. te moTA rAjyane svAmI nahoto, chatAM khare rAjavIra hato. tene rAjadaMDa tenI tINa talavAra hatI. ane dhaNI ghaNI rAtriee "sUrajadeva"nI vIrahAka musalamAnI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TTiyANI nIlAdevInI pratibhakti 15 setAnI allAhe akabara''nI vIrahAkAne bhAlA ane baMdukAthI dAkhI detI hatI. ane dhaNA dhaNA divase sudhI magarUba musalamAna senApara sUrajadeva vidyut paDe tema jhaDapathI paDatA ane trAhe trAhe pAkarAvatA. tenI vIrapatnI nIlAdevI tene je bakhtara paherAvatI te akhtarane vidhavA kAi paNa samazer ke baMduka zaktivAna nahAtAM. sulatAna mahaMmadanA saradAra abdula zarIphkhAna,mahAna musalamAna senAne nAyaka tenAthI teAbA pe!kArI gayeA. musalamAneAnI vIrathI A vidyat peThe ociMtA AvI tUTI paDatA vIreA sAme kAma karI zakI nahi. vidyuta peThe camakI ApI, nAza karI, punaH vidyuta peThe vahI jatA, alepa thatA rAjapUtAthI AbhA banatA musalamAna sainikA mAM vakAsI rahetA-tAbA teAbA pAkAratA-abdula zarIphakhAnanA sa prayatne niSphaLa gayA. (ra) lAkhaDanI killebaMdI jene kAI paNa hathiyAra phADavA sama na nIvaDI te aMte dagAkhAranI chArUpI talavArathI--tUTI vIra sUrajadeva aMte dagAne bhAga thayA. tenAM gupta sthaLanI bhALa kAi dagAkhAre ApI. te vIrakesarI je jAgatA pakaDAyA nahAtA te Aja uMdhatA pakaDAyA. khATalA sAthe bAMdhelA tene zatru sanmukha laI javAmAM Avye. C musalamAnI chAvaNImAM Aja hane pAra rahyo nahi. sUrajadeva pakaDAyeA ! divaseAnA divaseA sudhI je vIre musalamAnene huM phAvyA te Akhare sapaDAyA-siddha jakaDAyeA. pachI AnaMdanI zI sImA hAya ! madhyAhne darabAra bharAyA, sUrajadevane jaMjIramAM jakaDI darakhAramAM khaDA karavAmAM AvyeA. jhanunamAM uzkerAtA zarIphakhAna kharADayA sUrajadevane jIvavu heAya te musalamAna dharma svIkAre; nahi teA rIbAI rIbAine pUrNa apamAnayukta mRtyune bheTavA taiyAra thAya." A krUra sajA aMkAI-jarA paNa na DaratAM, aDaga ucca mastake vIrakesarI sUrajadeve A sAMbhaLI tiraskArayukta hAsya karyuM; ane madabhare avAje uttara ApyAH--tArI marajImAM Ave te kara-sUrajadeva DaratA nathI. x x" pachI musalamAneAnA kApanuM pUchyuMja zuM? chaMcheDAyaleA zarIphakhAna taDUkyeA, musalamAneAnAM netrAmAMthI aMgArAvavA lAgyA. te vIrane gALA-zApeAnA zirapAvathI vadhAbyA, eTalu ja nahi paNa tenA zarIranA hAlahavAla karyo, tenI sAthe ati krUratAthI vartyA, paNa te te| aDagaja rahyo-tiraskArathI hasatA rahyo. aMte tene piMjarAmAM pUryo ane jatA AvatA musalamAnAne te mRtyu pAme tyAM sudhI tenA eja hAla karatA javAnI krUra AjJA thai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA (3) eka pahADImAM nAnakaDI bhATI rAjapUtanI chAvaNI paDI hatI. tenA nAyaka vIra sUrajadevanI sthitithI teo ajANa hatA. tyAM eke AvI khabara ApI ke e rajapUtA ! uThA. sUraja pakaDAyA cheApaNe| ziSTatra keda thayeA. dagA thayA. uThe, duSTa caMDALa zarIkkhAne te mahAvIrane piMjarAmAM pazu peThe pUryAM che. jacharathI jakaDAyalA sahu leAkhaMDanA piMjarAmAM pUrAyalA, musalamAneAnuM apamAna ane krUratA sahana karate paDayeA che. tee peAtAnA sarvAM kApa ane vera tenA para teADI pADe che. uThI, A rAtrie hallA karI ApaNA vIra nAyakane cheDAvIe, nahi te tene cheDAvatAM prANa ApI dharAtIthe paDIe-eja ApaNA dharmo, eja ApaNA mA."~~~ ekase svAreA-vIrakesarIe nADI uThayA. temanA hAthamAM khullI samazerA camakavA lAgI. peAtAnA vIra nAyaka mATe prANa ApavA dareka hradaya utsAhI thatuM krUrI rahyuM. 'hara hara"nI vIrahAka peAkArI. kSaNamAtramAM te sarva sajja thaI gayA, ane rANI nilAdevInA ta Mbu pAse tenI AjJA levA ubhA. vAra bhATiyANI rANI nIlAdevIe-sUrajadevanI vIrapatnIe-hallA karavA AjJA ApI nahi. teNe sUrajadevanA e bhAgmAne peAtAnI pAse melAvyA. ane sUcavyuM. ''mArI sAthe tame e cAle. ApaNe zatrunI chAvaNImAM jaie. prema ane yuktithI je kA pAra paDaze te hajAra vIrAthI pAr paDaze naihe. have prema ane yutithIja vijaya prApta thaze. jo mArA svAmInAthane bacAvavA prema niSphaLa thAya teA tame pAchA pharajo ane jyAM rAjapUta vIra mare che tyAM rAjapUta patnI peAtAnA dha barAbara samaje che-satI thAya che. A dhyAnamAM rAkhI atyAre prema ane yuktithI kA khajAvavAmAM DahApaNa che.' sUrajadevanA meu bhAijhmAne nIlAdevInI A salAha yAgya lAgI. khIjA nAyaka sAthe vicAra calAvyeA ane saune eja abhiprAya thayeA. 56 nIlAdevIe pAtaLI sADI, dAgInA, pagamAM nUpUra vagere sajI kaMcanInA veSa dhAraNa karyAM--myAnAmAM meThI. sUrajadevanA e bhAI tenI sAthe rahyA. khIjA paMdara vIsa svArA tenuM rakSaNa karavA sAthe cAlyA. musalamAna chAvaNIthI thADe dUra tee aTakyAM-rAtri paDI hatI. (4) AkhA divasa vIra sUrajadeva pi MjarAmAM pUrAyale paDayA rahyo. anunI musalamAna krodha ane dhikkArane vaza thaI tenI sAthe AkhA vakhata ati krUratAthI vatA rahyA-ati nIca, zarama bharelAM, krUra mRtyAthI manuSya maTI hevAna banatA sainikA tenAM zarIrane paDatAje rahyA. teoe tenA zarIrane teDyu', hAlahavAla karyo, paNa tenA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakriyANa nIlAdevInI patibhakti pa7 manane kAMI paNa asara karI zakyA nahi. jANe kAMI paNa zarIrane kaSTa thatuM nathI ema dhArato thake ane daDhatAthI harismaraNa karato thake te kesarIsiMha peThe aDaga, acaLa rahyo. tenA zarIra para paDatA lAThIeAnA dhA, patharanA mArA, thuMkavuM, hathiyAranA ghA, bhAlAonuM ghecAvuM vagerethI zarIramAM sthaLe sthaLe uDatA lohInA phUvArAonI kAMI paNa asara te vaja jevA vIra hadayamAM thatI nahotI. A uparAMta Akho divasa tenA para paDatA sUryano sakhata taDake vagere sarvathI bedarakAra rahIne e vIra IzvarasmaraNamAM dhUna lagAvI rahyo. AkhA divasamAM tene pANI suddhAM koIe ApyuM nahi. saMdhyA thatAM te lagabhaga maravAnI aNI para Avyo eTalA tenA hAla thayA hatA; chatAM kAMI paNa banyuM na hoya ema bedarakAra rahIne te harinuM dhyAna dharata, mRtyunI vATa joto paDyo hato. rAtri thatAM musalamAnoe teno pIcho choDayo. tenA piMjarA pAse kei rahyuM nahi-have zAMtithI mata Avaze ema samajI tene bheTavA te harismaraNa karato paDyo hato. rAtrinuM svaccha AkAza tArAothI zobhatuM hatuM. caMdra prakA, Acho zveta prakAza phelAI rahyo. mRtyunI rAha jotA sUrajadevane kAne nupurano avAja Avyo-tenAM jhAMkhAM thatAM netrevaDe te tarapha joyuM "eka kaMcanI-zuM te nIlA to na hoya ? are A zuM ? mArI nIlA kaMcanI-nAcanArInA vezamAM-aMte jovAnuM rahyuM ! zuM te kSAtradharma bhUlI ? nahi, nahi ! mArI AMkha mane dago de che. te nIlA na hoya, koI bIjIja che." tyAM to karNa para nIlAne maMjula svara athaDAya - "svAmina! tamArI nIlA tamArI sanmukha ubhI che. te jIvanamAM ane mRtyumAM tamArI ja che. A bhaTTayANuM pitAno dharma bhUlatI nathI ! te tamArI sAthI, jayAM tame tyAM che, tamArA vagara te kema jIvI zake? svAmina ! juo, mAro hAtha che. dhIme bole, cokIdAra sAMbhaLI jaze. Aja rAtre jo tame svarge sIdhAvaze te ekalA nahi sidhA. dagAkhora zarIpha paNa jIvate nahi rahe. A nIlAe nAcanArIne veSa lIdhe che te ama nathI svAmi !" sUrajadeve pitAnA phikakA dhrujatA hoTha nIlAdevInA komaLa hastapara aDakAyA ane tenA caherA para smitanI-zAMtinI prabhA prasarI rahI. A joI nIlAdevI bolI "svAmina, svAmina ! paNa AvuM chuM he ! jarA dhIraja dhare. tamArI peThe tamArI nIlA Ave che." te tarata pAchI pharI ane cAlI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM "keNa che ?" chAvaNInA cekIdAroe rUvAbabhera pUchyuM. nAcanArI." zuM mAge che?" khAnasAheba sanmukha mujaro karavAnuM, AjanI phatehane AnaMda phelAvavAnuM." zarIphakhAnane tarata khabara karavAmAM AvI. Aja bharapUra AnaMda jAmelo hato, temAM mAtra nAcagAnanI khAmI hatI te pUrI paDatI joI khAne tarataja kaMcanIne dAkhala karavA hukama che . AnaMdanA darabAra-mahephIlamAM khUba dArU uDatA hatA. musalamAna saradAro madhumasta banI DAlatA hatA. khAnane paNa zarAbano khUba nazo caDhaye hato. tyAM rANuM nIlAdevI-ati svarUpavAna yuvatI AvI ubhI. "yA allAha !" karatA musalamAna saradAre dADhI paMpALatA phATI AMkhe joI rahyA. dArUnI yAlIo hAthamAM ja rahI gaI. zarIphakhAna to Asakta netre dharAI dharAIne A saudarya. latikAne joI rahyo, jANe tenI rakta AMkhene tRptija thatI na hAyane ! teNe gAyana ane nRtyano hukama che. rAjapUta rANIpati bhakta nIlAdevIe maMjula svare gAyana zarU karyuM. nRtya ane gAyana cAlavA lAgyAM-madyanI pyAlIo para pyAlIo uDavA lAgI. madamasta saradAra ladda thatA gayA-khAna te vAsaNuM ane rUpavatI vAmAthI mehAMdha thato bhAna bhUlyo-darabAra barakhAsta thaI- latA DolatA saradAro bahAra nIkaLyA. mohAMdha thayelA khAne nIlAdevIne pAse bolAvI maghano pyAlo ApavA kahyuM. nIlAdevI hAvabhAvathI khAnanI sAna bhUlAvatI pAse AvIne tenI gAdI para beThI ane khAnane maghanI pyAlI pAI. khAne nIlAdevIne pAse kheMcI cuMbana karavA prayatna karyo, paNa vidyutavege nIkaLelI nIlAdevInI kaTArInuM khAnane cuMbana thayuM-te hAzamAM Ave te pUrve to khAnanI chAtImAM cheka hAthA sudhI khaMjara bhoMkAyuM. nIlAdevInI AMkhamAMthI agni karavA lAgyo. "duSTa narAdhama ! je, A nIlAdevI svAmInuM vera le che-tArA rakatathI A rAjapUtANInuM khaMjara bhIMjAya che. tArA mastakathI patinA AtmAne zAMti thaze! le cAMDALa! bhaTTIone chaLavAnuM phaLa !' uThIne khAnanI chAtImAMthI khaMjara kheMcyuM. khAna cIsa paNa pADI zake nahi. tene AtmA tenuM tana-piMjara tyajI uDI gayA, nIlAdevIe tenuM DekuM kApI lIdhuM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TTiyANI nIlAdevInI patibhakti (5) 59 rAtrinA caLakatA tArAe A kRtya nihALI rahyA hatA. te mahAkALInI peThe hAthamAM zatrunuM leAhIluhANu mastaka rAkhI svAmInA piMjarA pAse AvI-sUrajadevanA e bhAie tenI sAthe hatA. sa chAvaNI zAMta hatI. madhyarAtri vItI gai hatI. svAmIne zatrunuM mastaka dekhADatI tenA paga pAse te mastaka kuMDUkatI nIlAdevI kheAlIH"svAmina ! mArU` kA` pUrNa thayuM! mArU' vacana meM pALyuM ! tamArA zatrunuM A mastaka juo!' piMjarAmAMthI mRtyune kAMThe paDelA bhaTTIsiMhanA mukhapara virala prakAza-zAti prasarI rahI. tenI jhAMkhI thatI AMkhAe A dRzya joyu. tenA AtmAne zAMti maLelI dekhAi ane sUrajadevanA vIra AtmA tenA vIr zarIramAMthI nIkaLI gayeleA lAgyA. "AvI, AvI e nAtha ! ApanI saMgAthe ! have nIlAne vAra nathI. jaya aMbe !" sUrajadevanA bhAIee piMjarU teADI nAkhyuM. temaNe tathA nIlAdevIe sUrajadevanuM zakha uMcakayu, laine cAlyA. chAvaNInA dvArapara sUrajadevanA vIra svAre| cAkI para hatA. musalamAna cAkIdArA bhezuddha sthitimAM bAMdhelA paDayA hatA. svAre| bhAlAenI nanAmI karI te para sUrajadevane uMcakI cAlyA. chAvaNIthI thADe dUra jhADIvALA bhAgamAM ciMtA khaDakAi, vIra patibhAta nIlAdevI svAmInA zabane kheALAmAM lai citApara caDhI. citA bhaDabhaDa saLagI. patipatnI baLIne bhasma thayAM. prabhAta thayuM. musalamAna chAvaNImAM kAlAhala macI rahyo. khAnanuM mAthuM kASTa kApI gayuM, sUrajadevane kAi cheDAvI gayeA. ceAmera gaDabaDATa masI rahyo. zodhakheALa thaI. chAvaNI bahAra mAtra rAkhaneA DhagalA dekhAyeA. ("citramaya jagata"mAMnA sva. puruSAttama vizrAma mAvajIne lekha the!DA saMzAdhana sAthe sAbhAra uSkRta) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ m uwuwuuuuuuuuu vvvvvvv - V * - rvv5* * * * * zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 10-vIrahRdayA sophiyA raziyAnI svataMtratAne sArU yuddhamAM maranAra vIra vyaktionI nAmAvalimAM eTaluM ujajavala ane pavitra nAma bIjA koInuM nathI, jeTaluM te vIraramANunuM che. te bIjA alekajhAMDaranI hatyAnA sAdhananI eka mukhya zakti hatI. tenuM nAma sephiyA pairAsiyA hatuM. tene janma raziyAnA anaMta dhanADhaya tathA sarvocca pairAphikyAkuLamAM thayo hato. tenA pUrvajo jhAranI chatrachAyA heThaLaja Azraya meLavatA AvyA hatA; tathA chAcArI jhAranA jIvananI rakSAne sArU pitAnI jAtane saMkaTamAM nAkhavAne pratyeka paLe taiyAra rahetA hatA. parArika-kuLa sAmrAjyanI mahA ucca ane javAbadArIbharI padavI ene zobhAvatuM hatuM. sophiyA pairAsikayAnA pitAmaha eka samaye zikSAvibhAganA maMtrI hatA. vikhyAta kAunTa pirAki, jeNe nikolasa pahelAnA samayamAM madhya raziyAnA keTalAka prAnta jItyA hatA, te saphiyAnA pitAnA kAkA hatA, ane khuda tenA pitA keTalAMka varSa sudhI senTa pITarsabarganA gavarnara janaralanI padavI upara rahyA hatA. sophiyAnA jIvananI kamanIya kaLino vikAsa 1853 nA sapTembaranI pahelI tArIkhe A pRthvItala upara thayo hato. tenI mAtA pratibhAzAlinI ane ghararakhu gRhiNI hatI. te potAno badhe samaya saMtAnonI zikSA-dIkSAmAMja vyatIta karavAne tatpara rahetI; paraMtu pAzcAtya sabhyatA tenI e AkAMkSAmAM vidana nAkhatI. sophiyAnI mAtAnuM hadaya kamaLa sarIkhuM kAmaLa hatuM, paraMtu tenA pitAne svabhAva tenAthI sAva viparIta ja hato. snehamayI mAtAnA karuNapUrNa aMcalathI kaThera hRdayanA pitAdvArA tADita saphiyAnAM abu lUchavAnuM tathA tenA mamatAbharyA karakamaLadvArA sAMtvanAdAna grahaNa karavAnuM saubhAgya Izvare tene ApyuM hatuM. sephiyA sarva saMtAnomAM sauthI nAnI hatI. mAtAnuM zikSaNa tene A pAzcAtya sabhyatAnI kRtrimatAthI dUra laI javA IcchatuM hatuM; paraMtu pitAnuM zikSaNa tenI icchA viruddha tene ucca samAjamAM praveza karavAne jabaradastIthI dhakelI rahyuM hatuM. sophiyA potAnI mAtAnI mAphaka sAMsArika sukha bhogane niHsAra samajatI hatI; ane phezanane saMsAranA bhArarUpa lekhatI. te evA ADaMbarothI dUra rahevAnuM pasaMda karatI. kAraNa ke e sarva tene pitAnAM priya pustakanA rAjyanI sImAthI dUra dhasaDI jatAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrahRdayA sAi 61 sane 1866 mAM krAntikArI kArAkAyuphe senTa piTasabargomAM alekajhAMDaranuM khUna karyuM. tenuM pariNAma e Avyu ke, sekriyAnA pitAne rajA maLI. neAkarI javAnA kAraNathI perAskinuM prabhutva ane saMpatti kRSNapakSanA caMdranI mAphaka dinapratidina kSINa thavA lAgyAM. pairAski kuTuMbanI naukA DAlavA lAgI. aMtamAM khadhI sapattimAM mAtra eka nAnI jamInadArI avazeSa rahI. sekriyAnI mAtA peAtAnAM bALakAnI zikSA ane lAlanapAlananeA sapUrNa bhAra peAtAne zira laI tyAM rahevA lAgI. je gAmamAM e rahetAM hatAM tyAM eka meTu' pustakAlaya hatuM. tyAM sAyiAne sArAM pustakeAne abhyAsa karavAnA lAbha maLyA. teneA bhAI zAsanasudhAraNA saMbaMdhI navIna vicArothI paripUrNa pustakeA tene lAvI ApatA. sane 1869 mAM pairAskine peAtAnuM RNa cUkavavAne sArU peAtAnI jamInadArInA keTaleka bhAga vecI nAkhavA paDayeA. A adhika kaSTathI seAphiyAnI mAtA jarAe adhIra na banI. teNe sAkriyA ane tenI bahena merIne ucca zikSaNa ApavAnA uddezathI keTalIye bahumUlya cIjo vercI nAkhI; ane tema karavAmAM jarAye acakAi nahi. te merI ane sekriyAne laI senTa piTarsabarga cAlI gaI. selphiyAnAM mAtapatA ekakhIjAthI viruddha prakRtinAM hatAM. AthI temane sArI rIte banatuM nahi. seAphiyAne pitA kAi paNa kAraNavinA vAtavAtamAM tenI mAtAne tiraskAra ane anAdara karatA, kAi kAi vAra saralahRdayA sAkriyAne paNa pitAnA evA anyAya sahana karavA paDatA. te bicArI peAtAnuM duHkha te sahana karatI; paNa snehamayI mAtAnuM duHkha tenAthI joyuM jatuM nahi. nirdaya pitAthI juduM rahevAnuM che ema jANatAMja svataMtratAnI upAsikA seksakriyA atyaMta prasanna thai. baMne bahenAe ucca kakSAmAM abhyAsa karavAnuM zarU kayuM; ane gheADAja samayamAM temanA vicAra paripuSTa thayA. te divaseAmAM aneka vidyArthIe sAthe tenI gADha maitrI khaMdhAi. A vidyAthI emAMnA bAe raziyAnI rAjakrAntimAM vizeSa bhAga lIdhA hatA. jyAre sAkriyAnA pitAne A hakIkatanI khabara paDI tyAre teNe sAkriyAne te sahAdhyAyIo sAthe saMbadha nahiM rAkhavAnI sakhta AjJA ApI. pitAnI A AjJAthI seAphiyAnA hRdayane bahu AdhAta lAgyA. tene peAtAnuM jIvana keTakapUrNa lAgyuM. jyAre kAi paNa upAya hAya na lAgyA, tyAre mAtAnI saMmatithI te gharamAMthI cAlI gai. tenA pitA A jANIne gusse thayA; ane teNe have pachI tene tenuM mukha nahiM batAvavAnI AjJA karI. sAkriyA judI rahevA lAgI. te peAtAnA pitAnI gerahAjarImAM anya sabaMdhIone maLatI. A rIte peAtAnAM badhanAne teADI te mukta thai. huM zu. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wouuwwwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwuuuuuuuuuuuuu zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me have teNe potAne badhe samaya AMdolanamAM bhAga levAmAM pasAra karavA mAMDayo. 1873 nI sAlamAM saMkhyAbaMdha krAntikArIene pakaDavA mAMDayA. saghaLAM kedakhAnAMo rAjanaitika kedIothI ubharAI javA lAgyAM. sophiyA paNa sarakAranI AMkhamAM khuMcavA lAgI; ane tene 1875 nI sAlamAM giraphatAra karavAmAM AvI. kaThora hadayanA pitAne A hakIkatanI khabara paDatAM atyaMta harSa thaye; paraMtu tenI mAtA e kema sahana karI zake? teNe pitAnA jIvanA jokhame paNa tene mukata karAvavAno prayatna karyo. Akhare sophiyA mukata thaI ane mAtAnI suvyavasthAthI krImiyAmAM bacelI eka nAnI jamInadArImAM jai te rahevA lAgI. raziyAnI dIna-hIna prajAnAM kaSTa dUra karavA mATe sophiyAe DokaTarIne abhyAsa zarU karyo. te narsanI skUlamAM dAkhala thaI, ane eka varSamAM te parIkSA pasAra karI. sane 1877 nA ziziramAM tene punaH pakaDavAmAM AvI. sAmyavAdano pracAra karavAnA AropathI tene keda karavAmAM AvI hatI. keTa dvArA tene mukata karavAmAM AvI; paraMtu pitAnI mukitathI te saMtuSTa na thaI. tenA hRdayamAM pitAnA anya sAthIone mukata karAvavAnI lAlasA vidyamAna hatI. teNe temane kArAgRhamAMthI nasADI mUkavAnI ghaNI kozIza karI; paraMtu tenA te prayatnamAM tene saphaLatA prApta na thaI. AthI tene ghaNuM duHkha thayuM. te pitAnAM sahayogIonI kArAgAranI durdazA ane vedanAnuM smaraNa karI keTalAya divasa ane rAtri raDI. krAMtikArIonAM AMdolana vadhatAM joI sarakAra vadhu sakhAI karavA lAgI. sAmyavAdIone dehAMtadaMDanI zikSA karavAmAM AvatI; ane bIjA aneka prakAranAM asahya du:kha devAtAM. sarakAranI A damananItie krAntikArIonI AgamAM ghI homyuM. nereDAyA voliyA nAmanuM maMDaLa sthApyuM. sephiyA paNa e maMDaLamAM pAchaLathI joDAI. A vakhate sophiyAnA keTalAka mitrae tene bIjA dezamAM jaI te AMdolana jArI rAkhavAnuM kahyuM, paraMtu vIrAMganA sophiyAe uttara Apyo ke "bahAra jaine mAro samaya naSTa karavA IchatI nathI. huM raziyAmAM rahIne ja manuSyonA adhikAra mATe sarakAra sAthe laDIza, ane tene mATe je mane dehAMtadaMDanI zikSA karavAmAM Avaze te te paNa huM raziyAmAM ja atyaMta prasannatApUrvaka svIkArI phAMsIe caDhIza." sophiyAnA A uttaranI satyatAnI sAkSI tenA aMtima jIvane ApI. sekriyAne pUrNa svarUpe karmakSetramAM jhaMpalAvyuM thoDAja divasa thayA hatA, paraMtu teTalA TuMka samayamAM teNe potAnI vIratA ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thIradvathA sophiyA 63 tejasvitAthI mahAna viplavakArIete paNa A mugdha karI dIdhA. sane 1879 mAM meAskAnI najadIkamAM jhAranI gADIne dArUthI uDADI mUkavAmAM tene mukhya bhAga hatA. jhAranI gADI pasAra thavAnA samAcAra tenA eka mitrane-je zAreA thatAMja beTarInA prANunAzaka tArane relve lAInanI nIcenA bAmba sAthe joDavAne taiyAra thai ubhA hatA-ApavAnuM kAryaM teNe peAtAne mAthe lIdhu hatuM. temAM tenA eka Azaya hatA. jo kAnI siddhi thatA pahelAM sipA tenA mitrane giraphatAra kare teA sekriyA peAtAne hAthe nAiTroglisarInanI zIzIthI SaDayaMtrakArIesahita peAtAne uDAvI mUkI zake. A saghaLA prabaMdha thayA khAda paNa jhAranuM khUna karavAmAM saphaLatA na maLI. khIjI vAra sAkriyAnA peAtAnA hAtheja khIjA nikAlasanuM khUna karavAnuM SaDayaMtra racAyuM; paraMtu elekajhAMDara khInnanuM khUna thayuM. e bhISaNu SaDayaMtra senTa pITarsabargInI eka galIne suragathI uDADI devAnuM hatuM. te galImAMthI jhAra dhaNI vAra pasAra thatA. suraga phUTavAthI jo jhAra bacI jAya, teA pachI uparathI bAmba pheMkavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. A kAryAMnI siddhi mATe maileA sAMDeAvAyeA sTrITa''mAM eka makAna bhADe lIdhuM ane peAlIsane dagA devA sArU temAM gAMdhIATAnI dukAna khAlI. gupta rIte te galImAM suraMga taiyAra karavAmAM AvI. " eka TukaDIne hAthamAM khAmbha ApI, jhAranA AgamananI pratIkSA karatI ubhI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. yathAsamaye bAmba phekavAnA, suraMga uDAvI devAne ane khIjAM kAryonA bhAra sAkriyAnAja hAthamAM hatA. sane 1881 nI trIjI mArca elekajhAMDara bIjo rAIDIMga skUla' jovA gayA. sAkriyA zAhI svArInA pratyAgamananI pratIkSA karI rahI hatI. Akhare svArI AvI paheAMcI. seAphiyAe phamAlArA IzArA karyAM. IzArA thatAMja eka meATA dhaDAkA thayA; ane uparathI bamba paDavA lAgyA. gADInA cUrecUrA thatAMnI sAtheja jhAranA khurA thaI gayA. sekaDA sainikA temAM hAmAi gayA. elekajhAMDara khIjAtuM mRtyu thayuM. paraMtu e hatyAthI thanArA lAbha na thayeA. khUnane dise bapAre jhAre pranane keTalAka adhikAra ApavAnuM jAhera karyuM hatuM, ane peAtAnI sahI paNa karI ApI hatI. jo krAMtikArIene jhAranI A udAratAnI khabara paDI heAta teA khuda jhAranA aMta te naja Avata; paraMtu tema na banyuM. vidhAtAnA vidhAnane kANu mithyA karI zake ? jhAranA khUna pachI senTa pITarsabarga eka bhayaMkara sthaLa khanI gayuM. sarakAra krodhathI madumatta hatI, ane prajA bhayathI vihvaLa hatI. jarA paNa zaka paDatAM mANasane turataja paDhavAmAM AvatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA khUna thayA pachI e divasamAMja ekalA pITarsabarga mAMja navasA mANasane pakaDavAmAM AvyA hatA. kevaLa zaka paDavAthIja dharanI bahAra kAI nIkaLI zakatuM nahatuM. asaMkhya lazkarI sipAio tathA jAsuse badhI saDakA ane galIomAM pharyo karatA ane jenA para zaka paDe tene turataja pakaDatA ane asa duHkha detA. rAjyakrAntikArIone khAtrI hatI ke, jhAranA khUnathI samasta raziyAmAM krAMti thaze; ane navIna jhAra bhayanI AzaMkAthI peAtAnI zAsanapraNAlImAM temanA matane anukULa parivartana karaze. AthI tee nAsI jaine kAI ThekANe chupAi kheThA nahi. vicAre| ane peAtAnA uddezanI siddhi arthe macyA rahelA te leAkeA tarapha ghUmatA kramazaH sipAie samasta SaDayaMtrakArIone pakaDayA. seyiAne keTalAka mitrae nAsI chUTavAnI salAha ApI; paraMtu teNe evI kAyaratA dAkhavavAnuM pasada na karyuM. evA bhayAnaka samayamAM seAyiA senTa pITabanI galIemAM atyaMta sAhasapUrvaka niyapaNe ghUmatI hatI. kArAgAranuM kaSTa ane phrAMsInI sajAnA bhayanI chAyA tenA hRdayapara nAmamAtranI paNa naheAtI, paraMtu Ama te yAMsudhI mukta rahI zake? Akhare dazamI mArce tene pazu pakaDavAmAM AvI. nyAya karavAnA divasa AvyA. SaDayaMtrakArInA mukamAne sArU eka vizeSa nyAyAlaya udhADavAmAM AvyuM; jemAM pratyeka aparAdhIe ati garva ane gauravapUrvaka peAtAne nerADiyA vevAliyAnA sabhAsada hAvAne svIkAra karyAM. vicArake sAkriyA upara dASArApaNu karatI vakhate peAtAnA bhASaNamAM kahyuM: huM rAjanaitika SaDayaMtranA bhayAnaka ane kaTheAra upadravanI kalpanA karI zakuM chuM. evA AMdolanamAM eka strI bhAga le e paNa huM kalpI zaku chu, ane e kalpanA Azcayukta nathI; para Mtu eka strI AvA bhayAnaka SaDayaMtranI nAyikA bane, samrATna vadha karavAnA sadhaLeA bhAra peAtAnAja zira upara le ane peAtAnA IzArAthI AvuM bhayAnaka kA karAvI peAtAnA kAryanI saphaLatA joI harbonmatta bane e mArI kalpanAmAM AvI zakatuM nathI.'' kATa taraphathI pUchavAmAM AvyuM ke tamAre kAMI pUchavu` che ?'' seAyiAe uttara ApyA vicArake mArA upara je doSArApaNu karyu che, teneA huM svIkAra karI cUkI .... te sabaMdhI mAre kAMI kahevu nathI; paraMtu mArA tathA mArA sAthIo upara adha, anyAya ane leAkamatanI viruddha kAma karavAnA je AreApa mUkavAmAM AvyeA che teneA hu. vireodha karU chuM. jeo amArA jIvana tathA kA - praNAlIthI paricita che, te kadApi amane adhamI, anyAyI ane C Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrahyadayA seAphiyA nRzaMsa nahiM kahe.' sarvane prANadaMDanI zikSA karamAvavAmAM AvI. seAphiyAne paNu eja sajA pharamAvAI. seAphiyAnI sakhI jensI hAphamenanI sajA te garbhavatI hovAnA kAraNe mApha karavAmAM Avaze. sadhaLA aparAdhIene anya yatrakArIonAM nAma batAvavA mATe zreNAM du:kha ApavAmAM AvyAM; paraMtu kAMI patto na maLyA. 65 (3) sAkriyAnI giraphatArInI khabara sAMbhaLI tenI hRdayabhagna mAtA tatkSaNa krImiyAthI senTa pITarsIMga deoDI AvI. mAtAnI aneka AjIjI ane vanavaNI chatAM, sarakAre seAkriyAnI mulAkAta levA dIdhI nahiM. mAtAe peAtAnI putrInI phrAMsInA divase-eprilanI 15 mI tArIkhe-atima samaye mulAkAta lIdhI. te mulAkAta kevI hatI ? pAThaka ! tuM vAMcIza ? putrInA dananI Atura mAtA eka saDakapara tenA AgamananI rAha jotI ubhI hatI. tenu citta vihvaLa banyuM hatuM, AMkhamAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahI rahI hatI. lAgaNInI senA eka pachI eka AvI tenA kAmaLa hRdayapara prahAra karI rahI hatI. tenA manamAM aneka prakAranA taraMge! uchaLI rahyA hatA ke "vahAlI seAphiyAne eka vAra chAtI sarasI cAMpI khUba reAIza." "nA, nA, mArI soMpattine mArI pAsethI kANu chInavI zake tema che ? huM yAta chuM tyAMsudhI tene phrAMsIe laTakavA nahi dauM.'' ekAeka tenA kAnapara gADIne avAja paDayeA. teNe camakIne joyuM teA eka gADI pUrajozamAM AvI rahI hatI. tenI chAtI dhaDakI rahI hatI. tenI pAse thaine gADI pasAra thatAM teNe zuM joyu ? gADInI bArImAMthI tenI priya putrI e hAthe praNAma karI premapUrNa hRdaye praNAma, mAtA !" vidAya' kahI rahI hatI. eka sekaDamAMja te dayAhIna rAkSasI gADI sAkriyAne tyAMthI laI vadhasthAne paheAM cADavA AgaLa vadhI. mAtA-putrInI eja aMtima bheTa hatI. sekriyAnA Azcaryajanaka naitika sAhase aMta sudhI tenA sAtha mUkyA nahi. phrAMsI upara caDhatI vakhate tenA caherA upara tejasvitA epI rahI hatI. mukha uparanA bhAva sthira ane zAMta hatA. meAhanI eka kSINu chAyA paNa dRSTiAcara thatI na hatI. sAkriyAnuM jIvanakusuma kevaLa 27 varSanI avasthAmAMja rAjahatyAnA kAraNe karamAI gayu; paratu seAkriyAne vizvAsa hateA ke, teNe kavyu ane dezabhaktinI vedI upara peAtAnA prANanI AkRti ApI hatI. phrAMsIe laTakatA pahelAM teNe peAtAnI mAtAne eka patra lakhyA hatA te akSarazaH nIce pramANe hateAH-- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 ma snehamayI mAtA ! A tArA kanu smaraNu mane haraDIe satAvI rahyuM che. mA ! mArI vina Mti che ke, tuM mArA kaSTathI adhIra na thaiza, tArAM anya sattAnAne surakSita rAkhavAne tuM sAvadhAna raheje, mane mArA durbhAgya sArU jarAye zAka thatA nathI; kAraNa ke huM te pahelethIja jANatI hatI. huM jANatI hatI ke, huM dhIra ane zAMta hRdaye tenuM AvAhana karI rahI hatI. mane kevaLa eka du:kha che, ane te mArA mATenuM tArUM duHkha ! hAya ! huM samajI zakrutI nathI ke, A jIvananI kI vastu ApI, A kaSTathI huM mukti meLavu ? tAre Azare eka meTA parivAra che; ane tene mAtA ! tArA naitika baLanI jarUra che. tArA AdhArarUpa e naitika baLanI samIpa huM jaI zakI nathI. eja eka mArA hRdayamAM sAlI rahyuM che; paraMtu mArI du`LatAne samaye tArI chAyAmUrti mane Azraya ApatI hatI. have mArI tArA prati je dRDha zraddhA che te prakAzita karavAnI jarUra che; kAraNa ke mArA bAlyakALathIja tArA mArA upara adhika prema rahyo che. mAtA ! huM eja icchuM chuM ke, tuM dhIraja dhara ane mAre sArU tAre je kaSTa sahevu paDe tene mATe mane kSamA Apa. huM tArA kAmaLa hastanu dhyAna dharI, tene premapUrvaka cUmuM chuM. sarvane mArA premabharyo aMtima praNAma che. vidAya thatAM pahelAM eka vAra punaH lakhuM' chuM, ke mAre mATe zAka na karIza. mArI dazA karuNAjanaka nathI. tAre te mATe jarA paNa dilagIra na thavuM. tArI sArIyA"-na. ce. (julAI-1930nA "citramaya jagata"mAMthI) sUcita. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezaLa cittaraMjana dAsa 11 - dezabaMdhu cittaraMjana dAsa 3G apanA dezabaMdhu dAsa una mahAna puruSA me the, jo rASTrAM ke itihAsa meM apanI yAdagAra che|Da jAte hai, jo jAtiyAM kru bhAgya ke vidhAtA haiAte haiM jinake dila murdA hai| cUke hAte hai, jiname darda aura thama kI jhalaka taka nahI raha gai hotI, aise hI ke| dIna dazA se uThA kara ve aise zaktimAna rASTrAM kI muniyAda DAlate hai ki dekhanevAle dAMta-tale uMgalI dukhAte hai.... kise u'me thI ki kabhI pAkha meM nAdira aura abdAlI se Takkara lenevAlI kAi sasthA anegI ? kauna kahu sajjatA thA ki mugaleAM kA akhaMDa rAjya eka pahADI maraDe ke hAtheAM jaDa se hila jAyagA ? aise vIrAM ke sira para mukuTa nahIM vhetA, lekina jAti ke asalI rAjA ve hI hote hai. unheM gaddI para baiThane kI havasa nahIM haiAtI; para janatA ke hRdayAM meM unheM vaha sthAna mila jAtA hai, jo rAo kA bhI mayasara nahIM hai| sakatA. dezabaMdhu dAsa isI zreNI ke manuSyAM meM the. vahu khaDe vidvAna, baDe vaktA, baDe rAjanItijJa na rahe haiAM, lekina uname vahu pratibhA thI, jisane unhe vidyAtAM me vidvAna, vaktAe meM vaktA aura rAjanItijJAM meM rAjanItijJa banA diyA. vahu svataMtratA ke bhakta the, aura usI para sasva arpaNa kara diyA. unake mana meM kevala eka azilASA thI, aura vaha thI svadeza kA svataMtra dekhate kI. para vaha svataMtratAdevI ke una bhakateAM me'na the, jo madira me' galA phADa phADa kara gAte hai, apane siEoM se maMdira kI caukhaTa ke ragaDa DAlate hai aura usI bhakti aura upAsanA ke avasara paDane para mAna aura pa6 kA jInA khanA lete haiM. unhAMne apanI sArI saMpatti, yahAM taka ki apane prANu bhI usa devI ke caraNAM para caDhA diye. yahI kAraNa thA ki bhAratava kA baccA baccA una para prANu detA thayA. vahu jAti ke sacce seva* the aura jAti bhI unapara sacce dila se prema karatI thI. unhAMne khattuta thADe dinAM se rAjanItika kSetra me paga rakhkhA thA; lekina apane anavarata udyAga, adamya utsAha, asIma udAratA aura anupama tyAga ke kAraNu rA thADe samaya meM unhAMne bhAratavarSa meM eka yugAMtara-sA upasthita kara diyA. bhArata meM prajApakSa ke zAyada hI kabhI salatA milatI hai. prazna qI icchAe aura AzAe teA calI jAne hi ke liye heAtI hai. ki Mtu yahu gaurava dezabaMdhu hI kA prApta huA kri unhAMne svarAjya dala kA jisa ddezya se sthApita Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA kiyA thA, vaha pUrA hai| gayA. unhAMne dvaidha-zAsana kA aMta karane kI ThAnI thI. unakI vijaya se bhArata ke apanA aMtima lakSya prApta karane meM kAI sahAyatA milegI yA nahIM, isake viSaya meM kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA; ki Mtu dezabaMdhu ne yaha sidda kara diyA ki bhArata ama pazcimA rAjanIti samajhane lagA hai aura use bhaDakile khilaunAM se nahIM phulAyA jA sakatA. cittaraMjana ke pitA bAbU bhuvanameAhana dAsa kalakattA hAIkA me' vakAlata karate the. vahu bahuta hI udAra, sahRdaya puruSa the. jo kamAte the, usase jyAdA khaM karate the. natIjA yahu huA ki RNu kA bhAra khaDhane lagA, aura aMta meM divAliyA bananA paDA. cittara'jana una dinAM vilAyata methe. vahAM se vApasa A kara unhAMne sthiti bahuta kharAba dekhI. pitA kI badanAmI ke kAraNu pahale unase leAgAM ne rukhAi z2I; krAi sahArA dene kA taiyAra na huA; para naujavAna bairisTara kreA isakI bahuta jarUrata hAtI hai. Akhira kalakatte se nirAza haiA kara cittaraMjana kA mussila me` vakAlata karanI paDI, aura yahAM gheADe hI krinAM meM unhAne kraujadArI ke sIge meM acchA nAma pedA kara liyA. takha vahu kalakatte kira lauTa Age, aura hAkrA` meM vakAlata karane lage. yadyapi AmadanI annI kharcI ke liye kApI na heAtI thI, para ApakA ka adA karane phrI phikra haMmezA lagI rahatI thI. dastAvejo kI muddata gujara cukI thI. kAnunana mahAjana bhI unakA kucha na kara sakatA cA, para cittaraMjana anIti kI ADa meM chipanevAle AdamI na the. muddata gujara jAne se kaja nahIM miTa sakatA, ka teA adA karane hI se miTa sakatA hai. jyAM hI hAtha kailA, cittaraMjana ne apane pitA kA denA pA-pAi cUA diyA. mahAjana nirAza hai| cUkA thA. usakA kathana hai ki jaba mere pAsa ceka pahuMcA, teA mai cakita hai| gayA. maukA pAkara bhI jo leAga dhama yA ka bya se vicalita nahIM hai|te, ve hI sacce dharmAtmA hai. isI eka kAma se cittara'janakI vivekazIlatA kA patA laga jAtA hai. mi. dAsa kaiA aba apane peze me' khyAti prAsa hAne lagI. unakI jiraha, zailI aura bahasa krA dekha kara usa vidyA ke vizArademAM kaiA anumAna DhAne lagA ki kisI dina yaha yuvaka khyAti ke zikhara para pahucegA, sana 1908 ke pU` taka mi.dAsa kA kAI aisA mArke kA mukaddamA na milA thA, jisameM unakI mudi kI kuzalatA kA paricaya milatA. itane meM alIpura ke ama kA abhiyAga calA. bAbU araviMda dhoSa aura unake kaI sahakAriyAM para mukaddamA calA. isa mukame te sAre bhAratavarSoM meM halacala Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezabaMdhu cittaraMjana dAsa paidA kara dI. sAre deza kI AMkheM usakI ora lagI huI thI. sarakAra kI ora se prasiddha baeNrisTara mitra nArdana pairavI kara rahe the. mi dAsa ne cha toDa kara Isa mukaddame kI pairavI kI. Ina dine kahe kabhI do baje se pahale rAta kA senA nasIba na hatA thA. mi. dAsa kevala araviMda bAbu ke vakIla hI na the, unake bhakta bhI the. Akhira ApakI mehanata ThikAne lagI, aura araviMda bAbu, je pradhAna abhiyukta the, choDa diye gaye. Isa saphalatA ne mi. dAsa ke vakIle kI prathama zreNI meM lA biThAyA, unakI gaNanA pradhAna vakIla meM tene lagI. zanaiH zanai ApakI ItanI khyAti huI ki ApakI sAlAnA AmadanI 3 lAkha taka pahuMca gaI. baMgAla meM lArDa siMhA ke sivA Apake jeDa kA dUsarA kAnunadai na thA. lorDa sinhA agara bahasa meM jayAdA kuzala che, te jiraha meM mitra dAsa kA keAI sAnI na thA. vizeSatA yaha thI ki mukaddamA jitanA hI kamajora aura sArahIna hotA thA, utanI hI unakI buddhi usameM laDatI thI. bejAna mukadame unake hAtha meM A kara pApa jAte the. rAjanItika abhiga para to mAne unakA IjArA hI thA. jina dine bAbU araviMda ghoSa para mukaddamA cala rahA thA, bAbu bipinacaMdra pAla bhI usa mukaddame meM gavAhI dene ke liye talaba kiye gaye. bAbu sAhaba ne gavAhI dene se inakAra kiyA. sabake vizvAsa he gayA ki aba hajarata para Aphata AI kAnUna kI dhArA Isa viSaya meM sApha thI. jarA bhI saMdeha yA zrama na thA. bacane kA koI upAya na thA. mi. dAsa ne Akhira yaha yukti nikAlI ki yaha dhArA aMgrejI nIti-vidhAna para avalaMbita hai; bhAratavarSa kI naitika aura sAmAjika avasthA isa dhArA ke viruddha hai. IgleMDa kI nIti meM je bAta ucita hai, vaha bhAratavarSa meM anucita ho sakatI hai, aura usa dhArA ko yahAM prayoga karanA sarvathA nyAyaviruddha hegA. Apane isa yukti ke aise prabala pramANe se siddha kiyA ki bipina bAbU ko kevala 6 mAsa kI sAdI kaida kI sajA milI. yadyapi aba taka mi. dAsa rAjanIti ke kSetra meM na Ave the, lekina rAjanItika saMgrAma meM unakA kAma kisI baDe-se--baDe netA se kama na thA. ApakI abhiruci kA paricaya usI samaya milane lagA thA. ApakI bAra-bAra icchA hatI thI ki vakAlata ke tilAMjali de kara raNakSetra meM kUda paDe, kiMtu una dine araviMda ghoSa aura bipinacaMdra pAla, dene hI rASTrIya jhaMDA saMbhAle hue che. Isa liye mi. dAsa ne apaneke rokA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA mi. dAsa kA. sAjanika jIvana 1917 meM zuru huA, jaba iMgleMDa kI libarala gavarnamenTa ne bahuta dinAM ke bAda apanI hastI kA samrUta diyA, aura dhoSaNA kara ke yaha svIkAra kiyA ki bhAratavarSa krA rAjanItika lakSya svarAjya hai. de| sAla taka mi. dAsa agAla ke rAjanItika jIvana me' naye vicArAM kA saMcAra karate rahe. alIpura ke abhiyAga kaeN bAda khagAla meM narama vicAravAleAM kI vijaya--sI hai! gaI thI. rAjanItijJAM kA isa dheASaNA meM aNu-hI-guNu najara Ate the. te khuzI se phUle na samAte the. una dinAM narama aura garama daeAM meM naye sudhArAM para jo vAdavivAda huye, aura AMdelana ne aMta meM jo rUpa dhAraNa kiyA, vahu abhI kala kI bAta hai. usakA ullekha karane kI yahAM jarUrata nahIM. kevaLa ItanA kahanA kApI hai ki mi. dAsa para bhI paMjAba ke atyAkyAre| kA vahI asara huA, jo anya kitane hI sahRdaya prANiyAM para. Apa bhI asahayeAga-dala me zAmila hai| gaye. keMgresa kI Ara se una atyAcAreAM kI tadghakIkAta karane ke liye jo kameTI kAyama kI gai, usame mi. krAsa bhI zAmila the. isameM saMdeha nahIM ki asahayeAga kA mA kAMTAM se bharA huA thA, aura mahAtmA gAMdhI ke jela nane ke bAda kAI aisA na raha gayA thA, jo usa bhAra keA saMbhAlatA. aka`NyatA ka kucha aisI pratikriyA zuru hui ki AMdolana bilakula bejAna-sA hA gayA. dehAtAM meM jAte huye lAgAM ke rU'e' khaDe hAne lage. usa akama NyatA kA dUra karane aura jAtIya utsAha kA krisIddha para lagAne ke liye mi. dAsa keA kAunsila me' na kara gavanameTa krA virAdha karane kI sUjha gaI. yahI aisA mA thA, jisakA hamAre netAo kA kucha anubhava thA. anya kAi mArgo unhe sUjha hI na sakatA thA. Akhira svarAjya-pATI kA janma huA, aur mahAtmA gAMdhI ke chUTa kara Ate-Ate isa pArTI ne deza kI bahuta kucha sahAnubhUti prApta kara lI. mi. krAsa yadyapi pahalI khAra yaha prastAva svIkAra na karA sake, para unhAMne hi Mmata na hArI, aura kaoNMgresa krA unakA prastAva mAnanA hI paDA. yahu sabase baDI vijaya thI, jo mi. dAsa kaiM apane jIvana meM prApta hui, aura isameM sadeha nahI kri jisa dazA meM sArA deza utsAhazUnya hai| rahA thA, usIme' Apane utsAhI puruSAM kA kAma karane kA eka rAstA DDippA diyA. para asahayAga AMdolana kI usI dina pUrNAhuti bhI hA gai. bhArI paththara thA, samane cUma kara cheDa diyA. krAunsila jhI membarI aura asahayAga, dAnAM meM naisargika virAdha thA. krAunsila meM jAnA sahayAga ke muhu meM jAnA thA, aura khAja ve zaMkAe" do Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezabaMdhu cittara'jana dAsa 91 pUrI heA rahI hai, jo una dinAM kucha legAM ke mana meM uDI thIM. mi. dAsa ne apanI aMtima vakatRtA meM sayeAga kA saMketa bhI kiyA thA, aura paDita meAtIlAla neharune saiDaha-kameTI me' samilita hai! kara khatalA diyA ki aba unheM vAgta svIkAra karane me koi Apatti na heAgI. yaha hamArI rAjanItika parAdhInatA aura asamatA kA karuNAjanaka dRzya hai. magara kucha bhI hA, mi. dAsa ne hamAre rAjanItika jIvana kA Adarzo bahuta uMcA kara diyA hai. aba rAjanIti kaivala kAunsila meM yA sa~gresa ke pleTaphAma para nahIM rahI. vahu akha AtmabalidAna kA dUsarA nAma hai. aba vahI prANI hamArA netA banate kA dAvA kara sakatA hai, jo jAti ke liye tyAga kara cUkA hai, jisane apane jAti ke hAtha meM samaNu kara diyA haiA, jisakrA caritra ujjvala hA, jisane apane mana / jita liyA haiA, aura jo kaDI-se-kaDI AMca sahu kara kharA nikala Ave. mi. krAsa ke svarAjya kA Azaya bhI vahu na thA, jisakI sAdhAraNataH kalpanA kI jAtI hai. vahu pazcimI namUne kA svarAjya na cAhate the. varSa tA yathA me niyAM kA rAjya hai. bhArata kru liye vahu aisA svarAjya cAhate the, jisameM garIbeAM / adhikAra pradhAna hAM. dehAtAM kI unnati aura svAsthya unake svarAjya kA sabase ujjavala bhAga thA. vahu barDa-khaDe zaharAM kI samRddhi-vRddhi ke pakSa me` na the. ise vahu navIna sabhyatA kA kalaMka samajhate the, vahu dehAtAM meM aise kedrasthAna banAnA cAhate the, jo svAvalaMbI hAM, jinakI sArI jarUrate vahIM pUrI hA jAya. inhI keMdro kA vaha apane svarAjya kA pravezadvAra samajhate the. sArAMza yaha ki vaha bhAratIya janatA kA marabhukhe zikSita samAja ke paje se chuDAnA cAhate the. vaha isa deza kA yArapa kI nakala se bAja rakha kara rASTrIyatA kI era khiMcanA cAhate the. unakA kathana thA ki yadghi dehAtAM meM saDake khana jAya, samrAi aura rAzanI kA prabaMdha hA jAya, teA ke dhra kAraNa nahIM ki bahuta-seve vyavasAya dehAtAM meM na kaye jA sake, jo akha zahaOMAM hI me kriye jAte haiM. unhe bhAratavarSa se asIma prema thA. unakI yaha abhilASA thI ki maiM isI deza me ri janma lU, aura phira isakI sevA meM jIvana khitAuM. unI dezabhakti meM adhikArI-prema nahI chipA thA. dezabhakti ne unakI aMtarAtmA meM dhara kara liyA thA. aura, unakI bhakti bhArata hI taka maryAdita na thI. vahu eziyAI saMgaThana ke anumeAdaka bhI the. di ADhAla mRtyu ne unheM kucha dinAM kA avakAza diyA hatA, teA vaha usa bRhat kSetra meM bhI apanI kIrti kA cihna avazya dhyeya jAte, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me rAjanIti haMmezA se eka badanAma ja hai. yahAM vaha saba kucha ucita aura kSamya hai, jisase hamArA kAma nikale, yahAM aucitya kI parakha pariNAma se hotI hai. yadi kuTilatA saphala he, te zreSTha hai; udAratA asaphala ho, te tyAjya che. bhAratavarSa meM bhI pahale isI DhaMga kI rAjanIti calatI thI. yahAM saphAI aura ImAnadArI kI jarUrata na thI. mahAtmA gAMdhI pahale dezabhakta hai, jinhone rAjanIti ke mAthe se yaha kalaMka ko dAga miTAne kI ceSTA kI, aura "rAjanIti" ke "satyavAditA" kA samAnArthaka banA diyA. mitra dAsa kI rAjanIti bhI niSkalaMka thI. unhane kabhI kuTila cAle se apanA dAmana nahIM milA kiyA; kabhI dhAMdhala nahIM kI. jaba vAra kiyA, te lalakAra kara; kabhI jAMdha ke nIce tIra na mArA. unakI vANuM aura vyavahAra meM koI bheda na hatA thA. unake hRdaya meM gupta bAte ke liye koI aMdherA sthAna na thA. vaha una rAjanIti meM na the, je zaba-jAla hI ke rAjanIti kA prANa samajhate haijinakA sArA jIvana satya para paradA DAlane aura cikanI-cupaDI bAte banAne meM kaTa jAtA he; je mana meM churI chUpA kara bhI muha se misarI ke Dale ghela sakate hai. yahAM to hRdaya AIne kI bhAMti nirmala thA. je mana meM thA, vahI mukha para; cAhe kisI ke bUrA lage, yA bhalA. isI svachaMdatA ke kAraNa kaI bAra gavarnamenTa ke una para anucita saMdeha huA. yahAM taka ki Akhira vahI sadeha svarAja-dala para kAle kAnuna ke rUpa meM vaja bana kara girA. abhI taka saMdeha ke bAdala phaTe nahIM . mitra dAsa zAMti kI mUti the. yaha saMdeha sabase kaThora AghAta thA, je una para kiyA jA sakatA thA. yaha AdhAta unakI AtmA para thA. Isa saMdeha ke miTAne ke liye mitra dAsa ke bArabAra apanI saphAI denI paDI, aura Akhira unakI pharIdapuravAlI vartAtA ne kisI aMza taka saMdeha ko haTAyA, hAlAMki usa avasara para bhI unhoMne sApha sApha kaha diyA ki pazubala kA prayoga yadi prajA kI ora se niMgha hai, te sarakAra kI ora se vaha aura bhI Apattijanaka hai. kAnuna vahI hai, jise samAja ane sukha aura kalyANa ke liye Avazyaka samajhatA che. je kAnuna samAja meM azAMti aura upadrava padA kare, vaha kAnuna nahIM. Azcarya to yahI hai ki aise AtmavAdI puruSa ke viSaya meM aisA saMdeha kAM kara huA ! asala meM yaha kevala eka bahAnA thA svarAjyadakSa ke parAsta karane kA, usakI zakti ke harane kA. mi. dAsa jaDavAdI na the. vaha viplava aura hatyA kI kalpanA bhI na kara sakate the. sevA aura bhakti se hI unakI AtmA ke zAMti milatI thI. jahAM tyAga aura samarpaNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezabaMdhu cittaraMjana dAsa ke bhAva rAjya karate hai, vahAM hatyA aura SaDayaMtra ke liye sthAna kahAM? unheM te pratyeka aitihAsika ghaTanA meM IzvarIya preraNA chipI huI mAlUma hatI thI. bhArata ke itihAsa meM bhI vaha IzvarIya preraNuM kA svarUpa dekhate the. A kA Agamana aura anArya jAti se unakA melajola, bauddha-dharma kA pracAra, vaidika dharma kA punaruddhAra, musalamAnoM kA AkramaNa, aMgrejo kA prasAra, ye sArI ghaTanAye, eka usI preraNA kI zAkhalA kI kaDiyAM thI; aura vaha lakSma kyA thA? vaha thA bhAratavarSa ke saMyukta aura saMgaThita kara ke rASTroM ke darabAra meM ucita sthAna para biThAnA; bhArata ke AdhyAtmika prakAza se saMsAra ke Alokita karanA; una Adarzo kI suSTi karanA, jinakA anusaraNa karane se saMsAra meM zAMti aura prema kA sAmrAjya ho sakatA hai. jisake vicAra aise unnata aura pariSkRta hai, usa para aise sArahIna saMdeha karanA ghera anyAya hai. mitra dAsa hiMdu-musilama ekatA ke parama bhakta che. zAyada sAre deza meM mahAtmA gAMdhI ke sivA ekatA kA mahatva kisI ne ItanA na samajhA thA, jitanA mitra dAsa ne. isa viSaya meM prAyaH hiMdU-netAo kA Apase matabheda thA. jaba mi dAsa ne baMgAla meM musalamAna se vaha samajhautA kara liyA, jisameM musalamAne ke unakI saMkhyA se adhika svatva diye gaye, to hiMdu samAja meM baDI khalabalI macI. loga ne mi. dAsa para bhAMti bhAMti ke AkSepa kiye; lekina mitra dAsa aMta taka usa samajhaute para DaTe rahe. vaha ekatA kA mahattva samajhate the, aura gheDa-sI hAni uThA kara bhI usakI jaDa majabUta karanA cAhate the. | meM to baMgAla kI bhUmi mahAna AtmAo ke janma dene meM bahuta ubara hai lekina je sArvadezika khyAti mitra dAsa ne prApta kI, vaha kadAcita pahale aura kisIne na kI thI. aura yaha kevala 7-8 varSo kI kamAI thI ! isakA kAraNa unakI vaha vinaya aura sevAzIlatA thI, je dUsare ke ApakA dAsa banI letI thI. baMgAla meM to Apa devatA hI samajhe jAte the. ApameM ve sAre guNa the, je janatA devoM meM dekhanA cAhatI hai. Apa bahuta hI sahudaya the, parale sire ke dIna-vatsala, dAnazIlatA te Apame durguNa kI sImA taka pahuMcI huI thI. Apa apane siddhAMta para aTala, baDe hI milanasAra, hasamukha aura saralahRdaya puruSa che. gresa meM asA choTe---chaTA kA bhI na thA, jisase ApakA paricaya na he. kala kI ciMtA uhe kabhI na satAtI thI, aura jamA karanA hai unhane sIkhA hI na thA. Apa baDe sAhasI the. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 9 me kaThinAI meM ApakI hiMmata aura bhI camaka uThatI thI. udAra Apa itane the ki Apake dvAra se koI nirAza na lauTatA thA. unake gupta dAna kI sUci bahuta laMbI hai. una para janatA kI nigAha kadAcita kabhI na paDegI. Apake jIvana meM kaI bAra aise mauke Aye ki Apake pAsa usa vakta je kucha thA, vaha saba Apane dAna kara diyA. para Apa na to daba kara dete the, na de kara ke ehasAna jAte the. je kucha dete the, baDI khuzI se; aura de kara phira bhUle se bhI usakI carcA na karate the. ApameM vaha AkarSaNa-zakti thI, je milate hI dUsare para apanA asara DAlatI thI. ApakI suruci, subuddhi, rasikatA aura vinoda-priyatA, akhaMDa utsAha Adi sabhI aise guNa the, jinase Apa dUsare ke dila meM ghara kara lete the. ApameM bAlake kI-sI saralatA thI, dikhAve aura ThATa se Apake dhRNA thI. eka lekhaka ke zabdoM meM-unameM RSi kI sUkSama daSTi, kavi kI kalpanA, rAjanItijJa kI dUradarzitA aura eka siddhahasta netA kI gaMbhIra, sudaDha aura nizcita zakti thI. jaba Apa juhU meM Thahare huye the, taba eka mahAzaya khadUra kA eka thelA lAye, aura Apake dikhAyA. Apane lapaka kara calA unake hAtha se chIna liyA, aura ItanA uchale-kUde mAne ke paDI huI nidhi' hAtha A gaI. sana 1902 meM ja mahAtmA gAMdhI dakSiNa AphrikA ke satyA ahi ke liye caMdA mAMne kalakatte gaye the, taba mitra dAsa ke pAsa baMka meM kula 1600) the. ApakI vakAlata usa vakta bahuta acchI na thI, aura Arthika dazA bhI ciMtAmaya he rahI thI. para Apane vaha saba rUpayA mahAtmAjI ke bheMTa kara diyA. ApakI vArSika AmadanI tIna lAkha ke lagabhaga thI, lekina Apane usakI aNumAtra bhI paravA na kI. yaha dariyAdilI thI, jisane Apako itanA prabhAvazAlI banA diyA thA. eka bAra eka mahAzaya ke, jinase unakI vizeSa mitratA na thI, vinA likhA-paDhI kiye 28000) de diye.una mahAzayane cakita he kara pUchA-Apake mujha para itanA vizvAsa karyo kara huA ?" Apane kahA-"vizvAsa kI bAta to taba hatI, jaba meM kisI dUsare ke detA. mujhe to esA mAluma hA hA hai ki maiM apane hI ke de rahA huM." aMgrejI ke uMce vidvAna hene para bhI ApakA jIvana bhAratIya thA. Apa apane kuTuMba ke sAtha mila kara prema se rahate the. Apa je kucha paidA karate the, usameM ghara-bhara kA hissA thA. yaha nahIM ki apane bAla-baccoM ke bharaNapiSaNa kI dhUna meM Apa apane saMbaMdhiye ko bhUla jAye. Apako saMgIta aura kavitA se prema thA. svayaM bhI baDI manahara bhAva www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ha5 pa s - * * * * * - V / / / v * * * * * * * * * * , pa , , , , zrImatI kuntIvI pUrNa kavitA karate the. ApakI racanAoM "sAgarasaMgIta" bahuta suMdara hai. usameM darzana nahIM, upadeza nahIM, kevala bhakti hai, eka bhaktivikvala AtmA ke udgAra hai, aura eka sauMdaryopAsaka ke pavitra manAbhAva haiM. kayA unake e zabda hama bhUla jAyeMge ? "maine apane pyAre deza ke bacapana meM, javAnI meM, bUDhApe meM, saMpatti meM, vipatti meM, sadaiva aura sannI dazAo meM pyAra kiyA hai. maine apane hRdaya aura apanI AtmA meM usakI mUrti ke aMkita kara liyA hai, aura aba aMtasamaya nikaTa Ane para vaha cina aura bhI ujajavala aura prakAzamaya ho gayA hai." ("mAdhurI"mAM lekhaka-zrI. premacaMdajI) 12-zrImatI kuntIdevI kisI mahApuruSa kA kathana hai ki, saMsAra meM sajajana ke caritra unake pada-cihanAnagAmi ke liye uccatama zikSAprada hete hai. mahAnubhAva ke jIvanacaritra ke paDha kara lAkha manu ne kaMjUsI ke choDa kara udAratA kA pATha paDhA hai. paropakAriyAM ke jIvanacaritra ke 5Dha kara lAkha pare5kArI sudhara gaye hai, asA itihAsa dvArA prakaTa ho rahA hai. mahAtmA gautama buddha ke caritra se lAkhe ne mAMsAhAra ke tyAga jIvarakSA kA pATha paDhA hai, je dharma kA eka aMga hai aura jisakA veda aura manu bhagavAna ne "ahiMsA nodhakaha kara bhale prakAra ullekha kiyA hai. Adikavi vAlmIki kA caritra Isa bAta kA dyotaka hai ki, satsaMga dvArA patita se patita manuSya bhI uccAsana para rUDha hA, amaratva ke prApta hotA hai. prAtaHsmaraNya bhagavAna rAmacaMdra kA jIvana dayAlutA, bhrAtRvAtsalya, sadAcAra aura karuNA Adi Adi aneka guNo ke sikhAnevAlA hai. Inake ujajavala caritroM ke paDha kara lAkhuM ke jIvane meM baDA bhArI parivartana ho gayA aura jaba taka saMsAra meM aise-aise mahAnubhA ke caritra vidyamAna raheMge; taba taka Inake dvArA saMsAra kA isa prakAra upakAra hotA hI rahegA ! Aja "cAda" kI pATikAo tathA pAThake ke saMmukha, hama kaNuM kI sAkSAta mUrti, mahilAo meM Adarza, sadAcAramUrti, dharma kA pracAra karanevAlI, tyAgamUrti zrImatI kuMtIdevI kA jIvanavRttAMta rakhanA cAhate hai. hameM AzA hai ki, pAThikA ke isase zikSA milegI. zrImatI kuMtIdevI kI mRtyu ke abhI 1 varSa se adhika nahIM huA hai. inakA janma prayAga meM usa ucca kAyastha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kula meM huA thA, jisameM aneka nara-ratna Aja bhI vidyamAna hai. svargIyA kuMtIdevIjI pUjanIya mahAtmA AnaMdabhikSujha kI dharmapatnI thI. mahAtmA AnaMdabhikSujha-je ki eka Adarza brahmAcArI, gRhasthI tathA vAnaprasthI he kara aba saMnyasthAzrama meM praveza kara cUke hai-ke sAtha raha kara devIjI kA caritra karyo na Adarza hatA ? devIjI hiMdI, saMskRta, evaM urda Adi bhASAo kI achI jJAtA thIM. Isake atirikta gAyanakalA se ApakA vizeSa prema thA, aura usameM bhI pravINa thIM. vaidika dharma ke pracAra ke liye Apane Arya dharma kA samasta sAhitya 5Dha kara sana 1920 meM parIkSA dI thI. isa parIkSA meM, aneka puruSa kI vidyamAnatA meM, ApakA prathama zreNI meM prathama naMbara thA. zrImatI ke AryA pratinidhi sabhA, saMyukta prAnta kI ora se pAritoSika bhI pradAna kiyA gayA thA aura kaI Arya mahAnubhAva ne Apako rajatapadaka tathA svarNapadaka bhI pradAna kiye che. zrImatIjI carnA kAtane tathA vastrakalA meM vizeSa nipuNa thIM. Apa galIcA banAnA, dastakArI, zacikArI, kasIdA aura kroziyA Adi-Adi aneka kAryo meM pravINa thI. vaidika sAhitya ke 5Dha kara zrImatIjI ne Arya pratinidhi sabhA kI avaitanika upadezikA kA kArya apane aMtasamaya taka kiyA. ApakA strI-samAja meM vizeSa mAna thA. Apa DhiyAM ucca zikSA ke pracAra meM sadaiva prayatnavAna rahIM. Apane ApanI buddhimattA se thaDe hI samaya meM aneka kArya sIkha kara zrI prema mahAvidyAlaya, vRMdAvana meM eka mahilA-vastra-kalA zreNuM khola dI thI. aneka devi ne isase lAbha uThAyA. Apake satsaMga se aneke duritrA striyAM ne saccaritratA kA sabaka zIkhA. Apa vaidika--dharma ke pracArArtha melAM joyA karatI thIM. mujhe smaraNa che ki, eka bAra vRMdAvana meM rathayAtrA kA melA thA. vahAM IsAI memeM prAyaH striyAM ke bahakA kara unhe isAI dharma kI tAlIma diyA karatI hai. usa varSa bhI jagaha jagaha para isAI dharma kA pracAra ho rahA thA. kaI misa aura pAdarI, logoM ke bahayAte phirate the. zrImatI kuMtIdevIjI eka mAtra mahilA thI, jihene misa se aneka bAra zAstrArtha aura bahasa kara unake nittara kara diyA. Apane kaI prazna kiye, jinakA uttara misa se na bana paDA aura vahAM se duma dabA kara bhAga gaI. isa prakAra zrIdhAma vRMdAvana ke mela para mise ne AnA hI choDa diyA. Aja jaba hama mAtezvarI kuMtIdevIjI kA samaraNa karate hai, to AMkheM amrapAta karane lagatI hai. ApakA zarIrAH lagabhaga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImatI kuntIdevI 38 varSoM kI avasthA meM hIM huA thA. isa samaya vaidika dharmapracAra me sniyAM kI kitanI kamI hai ? yaha sabhI bahineAM kaiA vidita hai. Aja guDeAM ke jAla se chuDAne ke liye unheM Ina chiye hathakaDAM kA pradarzita karane ke liye strasamAja me' unakI mahAna AvazyakatA thI. Apane apane pAtadeva ke sAtha sAtha hI gRhasthAzrama se vAnaprasthAzrama kI dIkSA pUjyapAda svAmI acyutAnajI mahArAja se grahaNa kI thI. di devIjI Aja jIvita hAtI, te hama unheM Adarzo sanyAsinIrUpa meM dekha kara apanekA dhanya mAnate ! Ge upaniSadmAM kI gAthAe meM RSi-patiyAM kI carco. padmane meM AyA karatI hai. isa dhAra kalikAla meM yaSi vaisA dRzya dRSTigAcara nahIM hotA, te bhI zrI mahAtmA AnaMdabhikSujI tathA mAhezvarI kutIdevIjI ke| dekha kara vahI dRzya dRzyamAna heAne lagatAM thA. dezanAM mahAnubhAva vaidika sAhitya ke paMDita the tathA mahAtmAjI zrI. AnaMdabhikSujI aba bhI vidyamAna hai. Apane apanI ucca vetanazAhI sarvisa ke| lAta mAra kara lagabhaga 6-7 varSa taka gurukula vRMdAvana kI, anaitanika sahakArI mukhyAdhiSThAtA ke rUpa me, mahatI sevA kI hai. Ajakala Apa zrI prema mahAvidyAlaya me avaitanika ( AnarerI) janarala menejara kA kA kara rahe haiM. ase Adarza puruSoM tathA striyAM kI isa samaya baDI bhArI AvazyakatA hai. anAthasevA zrImatI kutIdevIjI ne aneka anAthe kI paravaza kI, kaIyAM kA Apane nija-vyaya se anAthAlayeAM me bhajavAyA aura kai anAtha vidhavAo ke vidhamI heAne se bacAyI, Apa dezakAlAnusAra dAna dene meM bhI kamI nahIM karatI thI. mujha para bhI zrImatIjI kI vizeSa kRpAthI. asahAya dazA meM mujha amedha bAlaka kA unhAMne putravat pAlA thA. unake upakAra kA pratikla ma unheM kucha bhI na de sakA. hAM, unake upakArI jIvana se, unakI dhArmikatA se, unake sadAcAra se aura unakI Izvarabhakti kI bhAvanA se prerita hA kara mane apanA jIvana usI rUpa meM vyatIta karane kA niNaeNya kiyA hai, jisa patha kA unhAMne mujhe digdarzona * karAyA thA. uname zakti thI, unameM khala thA, unake pAsa uccatama sukhamaya jIvana vyatIta karane kA saba sAmAna upasthita thA. yadi cAhatI, teA vaha bhI aizvaryaMmaya jIvana khitA sakatI thIM; paraMtu deza z2I dazA ne unheM itanA vyathita kiyA ki, tamAma aizA-ArAma para lAta mAra, Apa vAnaprasthAzrama kA dhAraNa kara bAla-brahmacAriNI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ke rUpa meM rahA karatI thI. | hama paramezvara se unakI sadgati kI prArthanA karate hai tathA apanI deza kI bahinoM se apIla karate hai ki, ve kAryakSetra meM Aye, zrImatI kuMtIde che ke jIvana se zikSA grahaNa kare aura deza aura dharma kI paristhiti para vicAra kara zrImatIjI kI taraha apane jIvana ke deza aura dharma kI sevA meM chAvara karI de! Aya devi ! zrImatI kuMtIdevI ke jIvana para daSTipAta karA! Aja vaidikadhama kI sevA kI baDI AvazyakatA hai. paramezvara bala de ki, hamArI mAtAeM aura bahine Adarza jIvana banA sake aura deza aura dharma ke liye zrImatIjI kI taraha marate dama taka prayatnavAna rahe ! (eprila-1926 nA "cAda"mAM lekhakaH-paM. bhAratabhUSaNajI avasthI) 13-bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra hama hiMdu, bhagavatI pArvatI ke vizvamAtA kA pUrNAvatAra mAnate hai, aura hamArA vizvAsa hai ki vizva kI jananI-jAti ke sAmane puNya, pativrata eNra prema kA pavitra Adarza evaM pAvana udAharaNa rakhane ke liye unhoMne do bAra Isa vizAla vizvabharA kI goda meM janma liyA thA. pahilI bAra une kanakhala ke adhIzvara, paramatejasvI dakSa prajApati kI kaniSThA sutA ke svarUpa meM avatAra liyA thA aura pitA ke dvArA apane paramArAdhya pati kA kaThora apamAna karane para, unhoMne yajJakuMDa meM apanA pavitra zarIra kI Ahuti de dI thI. pUrvajanma meM unakA nAma thI satI aura Aja bhI bhArata kI parama pavitra putriyoM kA saMdha unhIke zubha nAma para apane ko satI kaha kara pukAratA hai. kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki ve bhAratIya satAmaMDala kI pramukha-adhiSThAtrI devI hai; ve rahI hiMduo kI Adi-mAtA hai, ye hI nikhila brahmAMDa kI zakti aura saMcAlanakatrI hai. unake pAvana caritra kA manana, adhyayana aura anukaraNa pratyeka bhAratIya lalanA kI ISTasAdhanA che; bhAratavasuMdharA kI patigata-prANa putrI, sukha meM, duHkha meM, AnaMdameM, Apatti meM, vilAsa meM, virAga meM-sadA unhIM jaganmAtA kI mAnasika pratimA kI ArAdhanA karatI hai. Aja unhIM jaganmAtA pArvatI ke pavitra caritra ke likha kara hama apanI lekhanI ke saphala banAte haiM. paraMtu likhane se pahile hama una Adi satI ke zrIcaraNakamale meM bhaktipUrvaka abhivAdana kara ke unameM kahA, prema www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra 79 aura AnaMda kI sugaMdhamayI sumanAMjali samarpaNa karate hai. bhAratavarSa ke uttara kI era, Isa pavitra vasuMdharA ke prabala prahArI kI bhAMti, vizva kA sarvocca evaM sarvazreSTha parvata himAlaya apane sira para tuSAra kA prajavala mukuTa dhAraNa kara ke daMDAyamAna che. bhAratavAsiye kI daSTi meM Isa parvata kA itanA adhika mahattva hai ki ve svarga se use badalane ke liye prastuta nahIM hoMge. usakA kAraNa yaha hai ki himAlaya usakI sabhyatA kA mUla kendra hai. himAlaya kI kaMdarAomeM bhArata ke RSio ne satya ke samajajvala darzana prApta kiye che. himAcala ke giri-gahavare meM upaniSadda aura zAstro ke mUla siddhAMta kI vivecanA huI thI. himavA kI upatyakA meM veda ke pavitra maMtroM kI racanA aura unakA pavitra gAna huA thA. sRSTi ke AdikAla se uddIpamAna sUrya kI prathama kiraNa isI himAlaya kI tuSAra-dhavala zobhAmayI, ceTI ke sabase pahale cuMbana karatI hai. himAlaya kI svarNa-bhUmi ratnoM kI nidhi hai; himAlaya kI vanabhUmi tejomayI auSadhiyAM ka naMdanavana hai; himAlaya bhArata kI pavitra amRtapravAhinI saritA kI janmabhUmi hai. prAcIna bhArata kA himAlaya akSaya kaSa hai. laukika aura pAralaukika, done prakAra kI samRddhimAM ke bhArata kI AryajanatA ne yahIM prApta kiyA thA. isa prakRti kI lIlAbhUmi meM bhArata ke mahAtmAo ne Adizakti ke darzana kiye the; isakI pratyeka kaMdarA, IsakI pratyeka upatyakA, IsakA pratyeka vana-prAMta, bhArata ke usa suvarNakAla meM bhAratIya sabhyatA, saMskRti aura samRddhi ke saMgIta se mukharita he sUkA hai. taba kaya na bhAratavAsI apane himAcala ke svarga se bhI adhika prema kare ? jahAM unake pUrva ne akhaMDa samAdhi ke asIma AnaMda ke prApta kiyA thA, jahAM unake pUrvajo ne vizvaprema ke liye anavarata sAdhanA kI thI, jahAM unake pUrvajo ne vizva ke saMhArakArI roM kI avya auSadhiyAM prApta kI thI aura jahAM ke prAkRtika sauMdarya ke aMtarAla meM unhoMne akSaya sauMdarya kA madhura hAsya dekhA thA, vahAM kI puNya pavitra bhUmi ke te kyAM na premasahita abhivAdana kare che IsI puNya bhUmi meM vizvanAtha zaMkara kA kAMcana kalAsa hai, IsI atula zebhAmayI bhUmi meM kavijana, prasiddha rAjahaMsamukharita suvarNa kamala zobhita mAnasarovara hai, yahIM vizva ke aMra yogiyoM kI vizrAmazAlA hai aura sabase baDA saubhAgya-saba se baDI mahimAje isa pavitra bhUmi ke Aja bhI akSaya kIrti jyoti se samAcchAdita kiye hue hai, yaha hai ki yahIM para jaganmAtA satI ne avatAra liyA thA aura isI bhUmi ke apanI madhura bAla www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 * zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me lIlA se mukharita aura apane pavitra dAmpatya-jIvana se pavitra kiyA thA ! bhArata kI dRSTi meM isI liye himAlaya tIrthezvara hai. Isa vistRta himAcala ke adhIzvara parvatarAja himAlaya (unakA bhI nAma himAlaya thA; kama se kama purANuM meM ve IsI nAma se prasiddha hai) kI pArvatIjI dUsarI saMtAna thI. bhAgavatI pArvatI kI jananI kA zubha nAma thA mainakA devI. purANuM meM likhA hai ki jisa dina bhagavatI pArvatI kA janma huA thA, usa dina svataH hI himAlaya kI apUrva zobhA ho gaI thI. himAlaya ke vistRta pradeza para basanta chA gayA thA; asaMkhya latAe ne apanA saMgAra kiyA thA; caMdana-sugaMdha-vAhI samIra he kara jhamane lagA thA aura nirmAla-salilA nadi ne madhura rAga alApanA prAraMbha kara diyA thA. samasta prakRti jaganmAtA ke avatAra lene para prasanna ho rahI thI. parvatarAja kA sphaTikaprAsAda bhI svataH hI jagamaga jagamaga karane laga gayA thA. yaha saba karyo na hotA ? Rddhisiddhi evaM nidhi jisakI caraNa sevikA evaM paricArikA hai, usake avatAra lene para karyo na vizva ujUla aura ujvala ho uThe ? devatAo ne stuti sahita AkAzamaMDala se puSpavRSTi kI thI aura himAcalanivAsI tapasvijane ne jaganmAtA ke avatAra dhAraNa karane para madhura svara meM vedastuti gAI thI. kinnariye aura yakSakanyAo ke madhura-mRdula saMgIta se himAcala mukharita ho gayA thA, brahmAMDe ke jaya jayanAda kandarA meM pratidhvanita hone lage the. yaha saba camatkAra dekha kara svayaM parvatarAja aura unakI mahiSI Azcarya se vimugdha ho gaI thI. unhoMne jAna liyA thA ki kisI ujavala AtmA ne unake ghara meM janma liyA hai. usa sadya:jAta bAlikA kA mukhamaMDala dekha kara to unake AnaMda aura Azcarya kA pArAvAra nahIM rahA. ahA ! kaisA sarala bAlasauMdarya thA ! usa mukha para je teja, je lAvaNya evaM je vilAsa thA, usakA varNana kauna kara sakatA hai, jaba svayaM jagajajayI kavi ne hAra mAna lI aura veda ne mUka bhAva se praNAma kara liyA ! dhIre dhIre bAlikA pArvatI baDhane laga. vaha bAlasauMdarya kizoralAvaNya meM pariNata tene lagA. parvatarAja ne pArvatIjI ke bahuta UMcI zikSA dilAne kA prabaMdha kiyA; paraMtu vaha to saba nimittamAtra thA; jisakI vANuM se veda, vizvAsa se prANa aura IchA se sRSTi hotI hai, use koI kyA zikSA de sakatA hai? para bhagavatI ke mAnavalIlA karanI thI; IsI liye une dattacitta he kara veda-vedAMga, zAstra, saMgIta, kalA ItyAdi www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pAtI kA sakSipta caritra 21 samasta prakAra kI vidyAe me' pAradarzitA prApta kara lI. unakI dRnasaMbaMdhI jaTila samasyAeM kI vyAkhyA suna kara himAcala kI kaMdarAoM meM rahanevAle yAgI bhI camatkRta hai| jAte the; unake mukha se nikale hue satya suMdara siddhAMtAM ka suna kara khaDe-khaDe radhara vidvAna bhI vismayAbhibhUta hai| jAte the; unakI vANI kA vAdana suna kara pazupakSI taka vimeAhita hai| jAte the aura unake dvArA gAye hue sarasa saMgIta kA suna kara kalakalamayI nice tarka kA pravAha rUka jAtA thA. yAgI, tapasvI aura mahAtmA uname' jagaddAtrI kA prakaTa saudaryAM. dekha kara unheM... praNAma kara ke unake paiAMkI raja apane jaTAzAbhita mastaka para lagAte the. himAcala ke samasta pazu-pakSI unase pyAra karate the. jaba ve vanabhUmi meM vicaraNa karatI, taba mRgarAja siMha se le kara sAdhAraNa zazaka tarka unake pAsa niHsakAca cale Ate the. ve bhI sakhakA pyAra karatI thIM. pratyeka pakSI eva` pratyeka pazu unakI asIma snehasaritA meM snAna karatA thA, takha bhalA manuSyAM kI tA khAta hI kyA hai ? mRgAdhipa siMha unake dUra vanapradeza meM nikala jAne para, unheM apanI pITha para baThA kara aneka khArI unake prAsAda taka pahuMcA jAtA thA. unakI isa vilakSaNa zakti kA dekha kara himAlaya aura menakA dAMnAM camakRta ho jAte the. apanI satAna para kina mAtApitA kA sneha nahIM hAtA hai ? para himAlaya aura mainakA pAtI keA bahuta hI pyAra karate ze. himAlayA phira bhI rAjakAja meM vyasta rahate the; para sainakA kI tA pAvatI AMkhAM kI z2yAti thI. jaba kabhI ve vana aura upavanAM meM ghUmane jAtI aura unheM Ane meM dera hai| jAtI, taba menakA vikala hai| jAtI. parvatarAja kA bhI putrI ke dekhe binA cena nahIM paDatA thA. pAMtI kA svabhAva khaDA kAmala aura sarala thA; paraMtu unake svabhAva meM eka prakAra se vairAgya kA hI aza adhika thA aura isI liye unake mAtA-pitA kA hradaya kabhI kabhI baDA du:khI hA jAtA thA. kizAra avasthA meM prAyaH bAlakAM kA hRdaya khelakUda hI meM vizeSa ramatA hai, para pAtI kA hRdaya sadA upaniSaddhacita siddhAMtamAM meM ramatA rahatA thA. jakha kizAra avasthA phrI samApti haiAne lagI aura usake sthAna para pramula yauvana kA Agamana huA, tama bhI usa vairAgyapravRtti meM kucha kramI nahIM hui. sarala vizAla leAcanAM meM prasphuTita aruNuzrI kA tA vikAsa huA, paraMtu uname' madamayI capalatA kA kahI patA bhI nahIM thA. unake kAntimaya kalevara para sarasa asaMta kA mA jhalakane lagA; paraMtu usakI zAbhA zAMtimaya kamala kI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM suMdara tapevana ke samAna hI rahI. unakA mukhamaMDala bAlasUrya ke samAna samudbhAsita hone lagA aura unake adhara para vizvaprema kA hAsya, unake kapolayugala para sarasa zAnti kI zobhA aura unake lalATa para samujajavala teja kA vilAsa nRtya karane lagA. mUrtinI sAdhanA ke samAna, sajIva puNyazrI ke samAna evuM prANamayI praNayapratimA ke samAna ve zebhA pAne laga. jahAM sAdhAraNa bAlikAoM yauvanabasaMta ke praphuTita hete hI zagAra, vilAsa aura cApalya kA vikAsa tene lagatA hai, vahAM bAlikA pArvatI ke usa yauvana-vana meM zAti, karuNA aura AnaMda kI triveNuM pravAhita tene lagI. uhe samasta raMga meM geruA raMga ayikara pratIta hatA thA aura usI raMga meM raMgI huI sADI se unakA kAntimaya kalevara AcchAdita rahatA thA. unake tejomaya lalATa para kesara-kuMkuma ke sthAna para pavitra bhasma kA tripuMDra zobhA detA thA, unake vakSasthala para hIraka hAra, motImAlA ItyAdi ke sthAna para ddhAkSamAlA Andolita hotI thI aura unake zIzabhUSaNa ke sthAna para vanyakusume kA sarasa guccha vilasita hotA thA. usa vairAgya veza meM bhagavatI pArvatI kI je abhinava zobhA hetI usakA varNana karanA hamAre liye saMbhava nahIM hai. taruNa vairAgyazrI kI sajIva zobhA kA vaha vilAsa dekha kara himAcalanivAsI samasta RSimaMDala AnaMda aura bhakti se vibhera ho jAtA thA. yadyapi putrI kI Isa vairAgyapravRtti ke dekha kara parvatarAja aura unakI mahArANI bahuta duHkhI hatI, paraMtu pArvatI ke hadaya ke prativAda karane se duHkha na ho-Isa kAraNa ke kucha na kahate. pArvatI kA sArA samaya adhyayana, manana cora ciMtana meM vyatIta hotA thA. eka dina kI bAta hai. bhaktaziromaNi nArada vicaraNa karUM karate himAcalezvara kI auSadhiprastha nAmaka rAjadhAnI meM A paze. apanI madhura vINuM para bhagavAna kI pavitra lIlA kA rAga gAte huye uhene parvatarAja ke sphaTika prAsAda meM praveza kiyA. himAlaya aura unakI sajamahiSI manakA ne baDe Adara se unakA svAgata kiyA aura unha artha de kara maNimaya Asana para beThAyA. usI samaya pArvatIjI ne bhI usa sthAna para padArpaNa kiyA aura baDI bhakti ke sAtha maharSi nArada ke praNAma kiyA; para trikAladaza nArada to usa abhinava vairAgya-sauMdarya ke dekha kara Azcarya aura AnaMda se vibhera he gaye. te sasaMbhrama Asana se tira paDe aura unahone sahasA pArvatIjI ke zrIcaraNe meM apane jaTAjUTamAM Dita mastaka sthApana kara diyA. pArvatIjI ke baDA saMkoca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra 83 huA, himAlaya aura manakA ke to Azcarya kI sImA hI nahIM rahI. une uTha kara kahA-" himAlaya ! tuma vAstava meM baDe saubhAgyazAlI che, je tumahAre ghara meM sAkSAta jaganmAtA ne avatAra liyA hai. Aja meM bhI dhanya huM, je inake isa svarUpa ke mujhe darzana hue haiM. himAlaya! yaha nizcaya jAnanA ki inakA zubha vivAha tribhuvanapati caMdracUDa bhagavAna zaMkara ke sAtha hogA. pArvatI satI kA avatAra hai. " itanA kaha kara unhane phira eka bAra bhagavatI pArvatI ke zrIcaraNo praNAma kiyA aura hariguNa gAte-gAte vahAM se aMtarhita he gaye. himAlaya aura menakA ke AnaMda aura ullAsa kA pArAvAra nahIM rahA. devarSi ke ina vacane se unhe parama zAMti prApta huI; para bhagavAna zaMkara ke sAtha unakA vivAha kisa prakAra kare, yaha ve nahIM seca sake. pArvatIjI yauvana ke madhyAhana meM pahuMca gaI thIM; zaMkara kI era se unake sAthe vivAha karane kI koI sUcanA prApta nahIM hui ora svayaM ve isa bhaya se ki kahIM zaMkara asvIkAra kara de te unakA apamAna hegA. pArvatI ke unakI caraNadAsI banAne kA prastAva karate huye ve saMkucita hete the. aba cheDI dera ke liye hamArI kathA kI strotasvinI dUsarI ora ke pravAhita hotI hai. dakSakanyA satI ke dehatyAga karIne ke uparAMta bhagavAna zaMkara eka bAra hI saMsAra kI ora se vimukha ho kara akhaMDa tapasyA meM tallIna he gaye aura unhoMne apane ekAMtanivAsa ke liye himAlaya ke hI eka pradeza ke cunA; yaha eka atyaMta ramaNIya sthala thA. pAsa hI meM nirmalasalilA gaMgA kA pravAha kala-kala ivani karatA huA calA jA rahA thA. cAroM ora devAdAra ke uce-uce vRkSa apUrva gaMbhIratA ke sAtha khaDe hue the. svataH utpanna kezara ke saurabha aura kastUrImRge kI kastUrI kI sugaMdha se vaha sthala paripUrNa rahatA thA. pakSikula ke madhura saMgIta se vaha pradeza mukharita hotA thA; aura vahAM para rAtadina caMdana-gadhavAhI samIra pravAhita hatA thA. prAtaHkAla ke samaya upamAna sUrya kI aura sAyaMkAla ke samaya astagata prabhAkara kI kemala kiraNe se vahAM kI tuSAra-dhavala zikharamAlAmeM suvarNa aura cAMdI kI bhUmi kI bhAMti samubhAsita hatI thIM. yahAM para apane naMdI ko pahere para rakha kara trilekapati zaMkara AnaMdamayI samAdhi meM tallIna rahane lage. isI prasaMga meM hama eka bAta aura kaha denA cAhate hai. jisa samaya kI bAta hama kaha rahe hai, usa samaya tArakAsura nAma kA eka rAkSasa devatAo ke baDA duHkha de rahA thA. usane unaseMse kitane hI ke baMdI kara liyA thA. kitane hI usake bhaya se parvata www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kI kaMdarAoM meM chipa game che. je baca rahe , te usakI AMdhInatA aura cAkarI karate the. vaha svayaM svarga kA adhIzvara bana beThA thA aura devatAoM se apanI sevA karAtA thA. usake atyAcAra se duHkhI ho kara devatAo ne jA kara brahmAjI se prArthanA kI. brahmAjI ne kahA--devagaNa! tArakAsura ne akhaMDa tapa karate mujhase yaha varadAna prApta kara liyA hai ki tumaseMse koI bhI devatA use mAra nahIM sakegA. hAM, usake kevala eka jana mAra sakatA he aura vaha hai trilocana ziva ke vIrya se utpanna honevAlA rAjakumAra." devatAo ne kahA-"mahArAja ! zaMkara to eka bAra hI saMsAra se vimukha ho rahe haiM. jaba se satI ne dehatyAga kiyA hai, tabase unhoMne eka bAra hI saMsAra ke parityAga kara diyA hai. dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki zaMkara ekapatnIvrata ke parama pakSapAtI hai. ve aba kayAM vivAha karane lage aura vivAha na karane se kumAra kI utpatti kI bhI kyA saMbhAvanA hai ?" brahmA ne kahA--"so ThIka hai, para satI ne hI pArvatI ke rUpa meM himAlaya ke ghara avatAra liyA hai. ve zaMkara ke liye akhaMDa tapa kareMgI aura aMta meM zaMkara ke sAtha unakA pANigrahaNa hogA. aba yaha tumahArA kartavya hai ki tuma aise upAya kare, jisase una done kA zIdhra saMbaMdha ho jAya. jaganmAtA pArvatI kA putra hI tArakAsura kA vadha karane meM samartha hogA--aura kisI meM vaha zakti nahIM hai." | itanA kaha kara brahmAjI aMtahita he gaye. devatAoM ke hRdaya meM dhIraja dhA aura ve zaMkara aura pArvatI ke puNya saMbaMdha ko zIdhrAtizIdhra sthApita karane ke upAya socane lage. achI bAta hai, uoM upAya socane dIjiye aura AIye, hama Apa aba phira apanI bhUla kathA ke strota ke pravAhita kareM. | hama upara kaha cUke hai ki devarSi nArada ke vacane ke suna kara himAlaya AnaMda aura ciMtA ke pravAha meM yugapata pravAhita hane lage the. para jaba unhane sunA ki devAdhideva zaMkara unhIM ke rAjya ke eka prAMta meM nivAsa kara rahe hai, taba to unheM bahuta prasannatA huI aura unakI ciMtA bhI kama huI. himAlaya baDe dharmAtmA rAjA che. ane rAjya meM rahanevAle tapasviye aura mahAtmA kI ve sevA karane meM truTi nahIM karate the. zaMkara to sabake adhIzvara hai. unake Agamana ke jAna kara svayaM himAlaya apanI paramapriya putrI sahita unakI sevA meM upasthita huye. una unakI prema sahita stuti kI aura unhoMne pArvatI ke unakI sevAzuzraSA meM niyukta karane kA prastAva kiyA. aneka nirbalAtmA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ s bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra tapasvI strI ke tapasyA meM vighasvarUpa mAnate haiM. unakA vizvAsa hai ki strI ke pAsa rahane se mana meM vikAra utpanna hotA hai, para akhaMDa gI zaMkara ne himAlaya ke prastAva ke sAdara aura saprema svIkAra kiyA. pArvatI unakI sevA-suzruSA ke liye apanI sakhiya sahita vahIM rahane lagI. zaMkara kI sevA se baDha kara pArvatI ke aura kaunasA sukha ho sakatA thA? ve unake paramArAdhya prabhu the. ve unake prANe ke prANa, jIvana ke saMjIvana aura unakI AtmA ke Aloka the. nirvikAra bhAva se, ekAMta zuddha prema ke sAtha bhagavatI pArvatI unakI sevA aura samArAdhanA karane lagI. nityaprati he apane komala hAthe se unakI kuTI ke pariSkRta karatI; unake liye gaMgA ke nirmala pravAha se jala lAtI; pUjA ke liye puSpacayana kara lAtIM; yajJa ke liye samidhAryo Anayana karatI; unake bhojana ke liye ve gAya ke dUdha kA aura suMdara madhura phalasUla kA prabaMdha rakhatAM-kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki ve mUtimatI sevA kI bhAMti apane mahezvara kI sevA karatI. yadyapi unakI aneka sakhiyAM unake sAtha thI, magara ve uheM Isa anurAgamayI sevA meM bhAga nahIM lene detI thIM. bhagavAna caMdracUDAmaNi zaMkara unakI sevA se sadA saMtuSTa rahate aura eka dina uhene unakI zuzraSA se parama prasanna ho kara unheM vara diyA-"pArvati! tuhe aisA guNavAna vara prApta hogA, je tumahAre atirikta vizva kI anya kisI suMdarI kI ciMtA nahI karegA." isa varadAna kI bAta suna kara pArvatI kA hadaya AnaMda se uskula ho gayA aura unhoMne mana hI mana kahAdeva ! yaha tumahArI dAsI te tumahe hI patirUpa meM prApta kara ke prasanna hogI. tumahI mere hadayezvara ho." IsI prakAra dina vyatIta hone lage, para zaMkara ke hRdaya meM kisI prakAra kA vikAra nahIM utpanna huA aura unhoMne pArvatI ke sAthe vivAha karane kI koI IcchA prakaTa nahIM kI. yadyapi pArvatI ke isakI ciMtA nahIM thI, koMki ve to rAtadina uhIM kI sevA meM rahatI thI, jinakI pratimA unake hRdayAsana para AsIna thI. laukika dRSTi se bhale hI unakA vivAha na huA hai, para ve to unake apanA pUjya pati banI cUkI thIM. rahI bhagavAsanA kI bAta; se pArvatI kI pravRtti hI vairAgyamayI thI, te to ziva ke nirvikAra bhAva se prema karatI thIM. para devatAoM kI ciMtA to baDha gaI. unhAne socA thA ki bhagavatI pArvatI aura bhagavAna zaMkara ke rAtadina sAtha rahane se una done meM apUrva neha utpanna hA jAyagA aura ve dA~ vivAhabaMdhana meM baidha jAyeMge. para unhoMne dekhA ki pArvatI kI usa anurAgamayI sevA ne zaMkara ke hadaya meM zu. 8 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tadeg zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 mA tA kisI bhI prakAra kI vAsanA ! utpanna nahIM kara pAyA. tama tA ve bahuta ciMtita huI. unakI buddhi teA svAtha se paribhraSTasI hA rahI thI. vai yaha kyA samajha sakate the ki vizuddha prema me vAsanA kA sthAna kahAM! IsameM saMdeha nahIM ki, naranArI vivAha- adhana me' Akhad hA jAne para paraspara bhAga-vAsanA meM hI pravRtta hAte hai. para vaha gauNa vastu hai, pramukha teA prema huM. vAstava me' usa prema-vAsanA kA rahasya hai sRSTikrama kI rakSA karanA aura isIliye jo Adarzo prema ke upAsaka haiM, ve kevala tane hI ke liye bhAgavAsanA me' pravRtta hAte hai astu; devatAo ne akha aura upAya seAcA. eka dina devatAe kI baDI bhArI sabhA hui aura usame yaha prastAva huA ki bhagavAna zaMkara ke hRdaya meM vikAra utpanna karate kA bhAra kAmadeva kA sauMpA jAya. eka khAra te| isa prastAva kA suna kara kAmadeva kAMpa ThA. yeAMki vaha jAnatA thA ki zaMkara ke hRdaya meM vikAra utpanna karanA asaMbhava-prAyaH hai aura usakA pariNAma bahuta aniSTakara heAgA; para jaba devatAone bahuta kucha kahA sunA, tama kAmadeva ne kahA--acchI bAta hai. Apa sakhI AjJA zirAdhAya hai. maiM jAnatA hU~ ki isa kAryAM meM mujhe prANAM kI Ahuti dainI hAgI, para di akele mere prANAtmaka se Apa sabakI rakSA hAtI hai, teA vaha mujhe sAnaMda svIkAra huM." devatAoM ne kAmadeva ke ina aneAM keA suna kara baDe ucca svara se usakA jayadheAtra kriyA. kAmadeva zakita hradaya se akhaMDa yAgI zakara ke hRdaya meM vikAra utpanna karane ke liye usI sthAna kI era calA, jahAM zakara rahate the. kAmadeva ne apane sakhA khasata ke bhulA kara kahA ki, samasta himAlaya ke tuma Aja naMdanavana banA de|. krUra kyA thA; eka khAra hI latAye sarasa sauralayukta sumanalAra se laca gaI aura DaeN ullAsa aura prema se unhoMne apane AzrayavrukSeAM ! Aligana karanA prAraMbha kara diyA. kesara, kastUrI aura caMdana kI sugaMdha se sanI huI vAyu bahane lagI. sArA himAlaya AnaMda kA nivAsa sthalasA bana gayA. RSiyAM ke Asana DeAla uThe. tapasviyeAM kI samAdhi phrUTa gaI. mahAtmA ke mana vikAramaya hai| uThe. kaiAkila kA rasabharA svara sunate hI khaDe-baDe sAdhAM kA mana vikala hA uThA. eka prakAra kI rati-krAMtisI utpanna hai| gai. pazu-pakSI sakha ratila karane lage. patte se marda kI dhArA bahane lagI. para aMtanA saba kucha haiAte hue bhI, samasta himAlaya ke urdulita hA jAne para bhI akhaMDa yeAgI zaMkara kI samAdhi bhaMga na hui. ve apane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra 87 Asana para usI bhAMti nirvikAra bhAva se beThe rahe. sAmane ke bakula vRkSa para beThe hue basaMta-sakhA kAmadeva ziva ke Isa akhaMDa samAdhimagna svarUpa ko dekha kara svayaM bhI vimugdha he gaye. usI samaya phUloM ke AbhUSaNoM se apane phUla se bhI suMdara aura kamala aMge kA zRMgAra kiye huye, aura apane karakamala meM phUla kI mAlAye liye huye bhagavatI pArvatI ne usa sthala para praveza kiyA. kAmadeva ne apane mana meM kahA-"ahA ! kaisA samajajavala sauMdarya hai ! yahI ThIka samaya hai ! IsameM saMdeha nahIM ki ziva akhaMDa yogI hai, para pArvatIjI ke isa vimala sauMdarya ke sAmane Aja unake pega kI kayA zakti hai !" ItanA kaha kara kAmadeva ne vahI se apane akSaya "saMmohanAstra" ke ziva ke hRdaya para choDa diyA. ziva kI samAdhi bhaMga he gaI. unhoMne apane sAmane khaDI huI bhagavatI pAvatI ko dekhA. vAstava meM unakA mana caMcala he gayA. usI samaya maMda mAtaMgagati se Age baDha kara bhagavatI pArvatI ne apane hAthe kI gUMthI huI mAlA apane ArAdhya deva ke gale meM pahana dI. ziva aura bhI caMcala ho uThe. maMda-maMda hAsya karate huye, madamayI daSTi se unhone bhagavatI pArvatI kI ora dekhA. bhagavatI ke vizAla locane meM bhI salajajazrI kA prAdurbhAva huA. bhagavatI ne AMkheM nIcI kara lIM aura unhane unake caraNe meM mastaka rakha diyA. unake lalATa se jaba ziva ke caraNe kA sparza huA, taba dene hI kA zarIra keTakita aura hadaya ullasita ho uThA. bhagavatI pArvatI ne phira eka bAra apane vizAla kamalalocane ke upara uThA kara bhagavAna zaMkara ke suMdara mukhamaMDala kI ora dekhA. usa samaya bhI unakI vizAla AMkhe meM rasa, prema aura AnaMda kI tridhArA pravAhita ho rahI thI. bhagavatI ne phira nayana nIce kara liye. ziva ke hadaya kA vikAra kSaNasthAyI thA. unahene zIdhra hI usa vikAra kA damana kara diyA aura apane cAra era dekhA. yadyapi aba taka kAmadeva apanI saphalatA para prasanna he rahA thA, para jaba usane ziva ke vikAra ke vilupta hote hue dekhA aura ziva ke cAroM ora usa vikArotpatti ke mUlakAraNuM kA anveSaNa karane ke liye daSTi dauDAte dekhA, taba to vaha bhaya se kAMpa uThA aura usI samaya usa kaMpita-kalevara kAmadeva para ziva kI dRSTi paDI. usI samaya unake tIsare locana se eka esI bhayaMkara agni prakaTa huI jisane kSaNabhara meM kAmadeva ke bhasma kara diyA. jagajajayI kAlIdAsa ne usa samaya kA varNana karate huye likhA hai:-- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me "krodhaM prabho saMhara saMharoti, yAvat girA khe marutAM caranti / tAvat sa vahnirbhavanetrajanmA, bhasmAvazeSa madanaM cakAra // " kAmadeva bhasma ho gayA aura zaMkara bhI vilApa karatI huI rati ko dvApara yuga meM pradyumra ke svarUpa meM kAmadeva ke punarjIvita hene kA varadAna de kara vahAM se aMtahita he gaye. taba te pArvatI ke mahAduHkha huA. ziva ke viyoga meM pArvatI vyAkula ho kara vilApa karane lagIM. unakI sakhiyAM jitanA hI samajAtI thIM, utanA hI unakA duHkha aura dUnA hatA jatA thA. aMta meM himAlaya aura menakA ke bhI IsakA samAcAra milA, ve bhI Aye. vyAkula pArvatI ke unhoMne bhI samajhAyA, para usakA kucha prabhAva nahIM huA. bahuterA kahA sunA, para pArvatI ghara lauTane ko rAjI nahIM huI. unane kahA-"mAtA ! aba meM ghara nahIM jAuMgI. jisa mahAbhAga ke maine apane hRdaya ke Asana para AsIna kara liyA hai, unheM meM kisI na kisI bhAMti avazya prApta karUMgI. meM ! meM tapasyA karUMgI ! IsI sthAna para, isI pavitra vedI para, jahAM ve rahate aura tapa karate the, meM unakI mRti ke apanI sakhI banA kara tapa karUMgI. yadi unheM na pA sakI, to meM avazya prANu dUgI." mAtA manakA rene lagI. bAra bAra ve uH! mA" arthAta u ! nahI" kahane lagI (aura tabhI se bhagavatI kA nAma umA paDI gayA); para pArvatI jI ne unheM sAMtvanA dete huye kahA-"mAM ! tuma duHkha mata kare. mujhe AzIrvAda do ki merI sAdhanA saphala ha." putrI kA aisA sudaDha saMkalpa dekha kara mAtA-pitA ke saMmati denI hI paDI. sakhiyAM ke umA kI ora se sAvadhAna rahane ke liye bAra-bAra kaha kara mAtA-pitA ghara lauTa Aye. umA akhaMDa sAdhanA meM pravRtta huI umA kI usa kaThora tapasyA ke dekha kara baDe--baDe sAdhu tapasviye ke bhI AzcaryA huA. nirAhAra raha kara, nirjala raha kara, zIta, varSA, gama kI ciMtA na kara ke, nirvikAra bhAva se, te apane hadayezvara, apane mahezvara ke prApta karane ke liye ghora tapa karane lagI. yahI hiMdu dharma kI Adarza premakalpanA che. umA ne a5nI ghera tapasyA ke dvArA yaha siddha kara diyA thA ki, nArIjAti puruSajAti kI apekSA kisI kSetra meM hIna nahIM hai. yaha mAtRtva kI sAdhanA hai. yahI prema kI puNya tapasyA hai. yahI gRhasthAzrama kA praveza-tapa hai. umA kI yaha tapasyA hI kA phala thA vaha bhAvI rAjakumAra, jisane tArakAsura kA vadha kiyA thA. hiMda-dharma ne putra nI utpatti ke sAdhanA kA viSaya mAnA hai aura yahI usa sAdhanA karI samuvala udAharaNa hai. umA kI nirvikAra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pArvatI ke saMkSipta caritra 89 akhaMDa samAdhi ke dekha kara devatAo ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki aba avazya zaMkara ke umA ke sAthe vivAha karanA paDegA. dina para dina jAne lage, para umA kI akhaMDa samAdhi nahIM TUTI. kala kala karatI hui jAhanavI ke taTa para, vimala zilAkhaMDa ke upara, vaTakala mAtra dhAraNa kiye the akhaMDa samAdhi-magnA umA kI usa tejasvinI mUrti ke dekha kara sura aura yogI saba stabdha he gaye. aMta meM sAM ne eka svara se zaMkarase prArthanA kI ki ve umA kI abhilASA pUrNa kare. zAMkara kA hadaya to mA kI usa ghora tapasyA se svayaM hI vicala he gayA thA. pArvatI kI ekaniSTha sAdhanA kA, unakI prakhara tapasyA kA aura unake niHsvArtha prema kA pracaMDa AkarSaNa itanA prabala thA ki vizvaniyaMtA vivezvara bhI use amAnya nahIM kara sake. eka dina svayaM ve unakI sAdhanA ke suphalasvarUpa unheM unakA abhISTa vara dene ke liye cala diye. usI dina zaMkara kI rahasyamayI preraNA se dhIre-dhIre umA apanI samAdhi se jagI. sakhiyAM ne prasanna-citta se unakI zuzraSA kI. madhyAhanakAla kA samaya thA. baDe--baDe devadAre kI chAyA meM apanI sakhiyAM sahita umA baDI huI upaniSadu ke ta kA nirUpaNa kara rahI thI. usI samaya unhoMne dekhA ki dUra se eka vyAghracarmA eADhe huye, gauravarNa kA parama tejasvI brahmacArI unakI era A rahA hai. umA ne zIghratA se sakhiye ke artha ke upAdAna lAne kI AjJA dI. brahmacArI ke Ate hI umA ne unha artha diyA aura kaMda-mUla-phala bheMTa kiye. brahmacArI ke pUchane para umA kI sakhi ne umA kA paricaya diyA aura batAyA ki ve bhagavAna zaMkara ke pativarUpa meM pAne ke liye ghora tapasyA kara rahI hai. brahmacArI ne yaha suna kara Azcarya prakaTa karate huye kahA-"e ! ziva ke sAtha khyAla karane ke liye hI kyA apane Isa komala suMdara deha ke tapa kI kaThoratA se kRza kara rahI he devi !" umA ne salajajabhAva se mukha nIce kara liyA. vaha unakI saMmati kI sUcanA denevAlA mauna thA. brahmacArI ne kahA "ziva se vivAha karane kI mUrkhatA tumhAre mana meM samAI kese ? kayA aura devatA nahIM hai ? svarga ke adhIzvara, kaustubhamaNi ke svAmI, bhagavAna viSNu se vivAha karyo nahI karatI ? parama paMDita brahmA, devarAja iMdra, akSuNya kaSa ke svAmI kubera, sarvazaktimAna agni, prANusvarUpa vAyu, samudrasvAmI varuNa ItyAdi aneka devatA hai je tumhArI jaisI tribhuvana suMdarI ke pA kara apane Apa ke dhanya mAnege! umA ne tIvra svara meM kahA-"brahmacArI! tuma kyA jAne; www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mnmwmwuwuwuwuwinannnAVA zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me nArI ke hadaya ke mUlya kA tuhe kayA patA ! jisa mahAbhAga kI pratimA ke maine apane hadayAsana para AsIna kara liyA hai, unake atirikta meM aura kisIke nahIM cAhatI. svarga kI vibhUti, vizva kI saMpatti, brahmAMDe kA Adhipatya, saba maiM unake caraNe kI eka raja para vAra de sakatI huM." brahmacArI haMsA aura usane kahA "para isa akhaMDa prema ke yogya ziva kadApi nahIM hai ! usake pAsa na rahane ke sthAna hai, na pahinane ke vastra. vaha unmatta kI bhAMti smazAna meM ghUmatA phiratA hai, sa ke lipaTAye rahatA hai, pAgala kI bhAMti dhUlI aura citA-bhasma lagAye phiratA hai. saMpatti ke nAma para usake pAsa kevala eka lUMTe sIMga kA nAdiyA mAtra hai. guNa to usameM eka bhI nahIM. vaha kayA kisI suMdarI strI-aura vaha bhI tumahArI jaisI tribhuvana meM advitIya suMdarI-ke prema kA pAtra hene yogya hai ? unmatta, nagna, jaTAjUTadhArI..!" umA aba na suna sakIM. une roSa se bhare huye tIvra svara meM kahA-"cupa rahe ! mahApuruSa kI niMdA karanevAlA te pApI hai hI, sunanevAlA mahApApI hai." apanI sakhiye kI era dekha kara umA ne kahA "Inase kaha do ki yaha IsI samaya merI kuTI se cale jAya. mahezvara kI niMdA sunane kI apekSA meM prANatyAga kara denA acchA samajhatI hUM." ItanA kaha kara umA ne dhRNApUrvaka brahmacArI kI ora se mukha phera liyA. usI samaya brahmacArI ne Age baDha kara umA kA hAtha pakaDa liyA. ai ! yaha zItala, AnaMdaprada sparza maisA ! yaha pavitra, sarasa evaM madhura sparza maisA ! umA ne AMkha uThA kara dekhAbrahamacArI kA kahIM patA nahIM. sakhiyAM muskurA kara dUra calI jA rahI hai aura svayaM jagadAdhAra devAdhideva ziva zaMkara apane hAtha meM pArvatI kA hAtha liye huye prema aura AnaMdabharI dRSTi se unakI ora dekha rahe haiM. umAM ke vizAla kamalalacane se AnaMda aura anurAga kA strota umaDa paDA. unake kapale lajajA kI aruNa zebhA aura adhara para AMtarika ullAsa kI madhura hAsya-zrI kA prAdurbhAva huA. eka prakAra zraddhA aura bhakti ke Aveza meM ve mahezvara ke zrIcaraNe meM praNAma karane ke liye jhukane lagI, para bhagavAna ne unheM bIca hI meM roka kara hadaya se lagA liyA. uone kahA-devi ! dhanya hai ! tumahArA akhaMDa prema aura use pA kara meM bhI dhanya huA haiM. calo, Aja kitane nahI samaya se kailAsa kI kuTI tumahAre binA usI prakAra sUnI paDI hai, jisa prakAra tumhAre zarIra-tyAga ke uparAMta se merA hadaya zUnya he gayA thA. cale ! aba phira kailAsa ke apanI caraNa-raja se pavitra karo aura www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI pArvatI kA sakSipta caritra 1 mere hRdaya kA apane pavitra prema-pradIpa se AleAkamaya banAe." bhagavatI pArvatI kI sAdhanA saphala huI, jinakI niMdA ke zabdAM kA suna kara unhAMne apane zarIra kI Ahuti de dI thI, jinake prema aura pavitra sasa kA prApta karane ke liye ve kaTAra sAdhanA aura akhaMDa tapasyA meM pravRtta hui thIM, unhIM ke pA kara unheM kitanI prasannatA huI haiAgI-seA kyA likha kara khatAne kI vastu hai ? usa asIma AnaMda kI asIma kalpanA aura usase bhI adhika sImAbahU vANI kaise parivyakta kara sakatI hai? para teA bhI hiMdU-kumArikA ke ucca Adarza` ke anusAra bhagavatI ne kahA--pujyavara! Aja merA janma saphala hai| gayA. mai Apake caraNeAMkI dAsI krU', par Apa mere pitA-mAtA se mujhe mAMga kara apane sAtha kailAsa le liye !" 'tathAstu' kahe kara zakara aMtarhuita ho gaye. kaThera sAdhanA meM sIbhUta hA kara bhagavatI pitRprAsAda meM lauTa gaI. mAtA manakA ne una tapaTTaza, para paramatejomayI duhitA kaiA hRdaya se lagA liyA. zaMkara ne saptarSiyAM kA khulAyA aura unake sAtha hI vasiSThapatnI sIzirAmaNa arundhatI kA bhI khulA bhejA. unake Ane para zaMkara ne bhagavatI aruMdhatI ke zrIcaraNAM meM praNAma kriyA. yaha hai bhAratIya pativratA kA gaurava ! vizva ke niyaMtA bhI usake gaurava kI rakSA ke liye usake caraNAM meM praNipAta karate hai ! saptarSiyAM ne zaMkara kA praNAma kiyA. zaMkara ne pratyuttara meM abhivAdana kara ke kahA--satI ne himAcalasutA pAtI ke svarUpa meM avatAra liyA hai. aba mai phira unheM apanI gRhasthI kI adhichAtrI devI banAnA cAhatA hU~. Apa leAga bhagavatI pAtI kA mere liye mAMga lAye. bhagavatI aruMdhatI Apake sAtha haiM; isase. ApakA kAma sarala hai| jAyagA.'' yathAsamaya yathArIti zaMkara aura pAtIjI vivAha-baMdhana me' Abaddha hai| gaye. vizva ke Adi-6'pati savazreSTha gRhasthAzrama me viSTa hai| gaye. yathAsamaya bhagavatI ke le kara zaMkara kailAsa pahuMce. jo kailAsa Itane dinAM se zrIhIna aura zAbhAhIna paDA huA thA, vaha kira samujbala hai| uThA. bhagavatI ne apane hAthAM se puSpa, vRkSa aura lAM ke pAdapa lagAye aura kailAsa kI lupta-zrI kA phira se sajIva kara diyA. bhagavAna ke zrIcaraNAM meM baiTha kara bhagavatI vedAMta aura upaniSad kI vyAkhyA sunA karatI. aura isI prakAra snigdha surabhita prabhAta, ujjavala cAMdanI rAta meM bhagavatI kI vINA ke madhura svara kA aura usake sAtha meM gAye huye unake sarasa rAga kA mahezvara vimugdha hA kara sunA karate. Adi pati Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvv zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mio kA vaha gRhasthAzrama kavi-kalpanA se bhI adhika suMdara, veda-maMtroM se bhI adhika pavitra, AdiprabhAta se bhI adhika samajajvala aura praphuTita pArijAta se bhI adhika surabhita thA. aise gRhasthAzrama meM, yathAsamaya, bhagavatI pArvatI ne eka putraratna prasava kiyA. usa dina bhagavatI ne vIra mAtA ke Asana ke alaMkRta kiyA aura vizva ke pAvana mAtRtva ke puNya udAharaNa kA darzana karAyA. isa bAlaka kA nAma rakhA gayA "kAti keya." svayaM mahezvara ne use veda-vedAMga aura zastrAstroM kI zikSA dI; zaMkara ne kitane hI siddha-zastra unheM pradAna - kiye. bhagavatI pArvatI svaye hI vIrAMganA thI aura unhoMne bhI usa bAlaka ke zikSita banAne meM mahezvara kI sahAyatA kI. vIra mAtA kA vIra putra viAva kI rakSA ke liye samudyata huA. devatAoM ne use apanI senA kA senApati banAyA aura devatAoM kA sainya le kara vaha tArakAsura aura usakI senA se saMgrAma karane ke liye jAne ke samudyata huA. calate samaya usane mAtA pArvatI ke caraNasparza kiye. vIra mAtA pArvatI ne kahA--"jAo putra! AnaMda sahita saMgrAmakSetra ke jAo! vizva kI zAMta, nirbala kI rakSA evaM puNya ke pakSapAta hI ke liye zastradhANa kiyA jAtA hai. jAo, devatAo kI rakSA karo! vizva ke tArakAsura ke atyAcAra se bacAo ! Aja hI ke dina ke liye maMne tuhe prasava kiyA thA; Aja hI ke dina ke liye mane tumaDuM zikSA dI thI ! jAe putra! mere dUdha kI lAja rakhanA !" Ajakala kI mAtAoM ko Ina zabda ke rahasya ke samajhanA cAhiye. putraprApti kI sAdhanA kA yahI rahasya hai aura yahI kumAra ke prasava karane kI sAdhanA ka mUlamaMtra hai. kArtikeya ne baDI vIratApUrvaka yuddha kiyA aura devatAo ke sainya kA baDI gyatA ke sAtha saMcAlana kiyA. kArtikeya ke bANa ne tArakAsura ke prANe kA apaharaNa kara liyA; svarga aura matya senApati kAti keya ke jayaghoSa se guMja uThA. vijayI putra ko ullAsabhara hadaya se jaganmAtA pArvatI ne hRdaya se lagA liyA. vIramAtA ke vaha parama gaurava kA zubha muhUrta thA. bhagavatI pArvatI ke dUsare putra kA pavitra nAma thA zrIgaNeza." ve parama viddhAna the; kahA jAtA hai ki mahAbhArata uhene hI likhA hai. vyAsajI bolate gaye the aura gaNezajI likhate gaye the. Aja bhI unakI ItanI pratiSThA hai ki sabhI sukRtya meM unakA pUjana sabase pahile kiyA jAtA hai. bhagavatI pArvatI ne eka putra ke vIra aura dUsare ke paMDita banAM kara yaha siddha kara diyA thA ki, yadi mAtA suzikSitA aura www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - - - - - kI. bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra 93 virAMganA he, to vaha apanI IcchA ke anusAra apane putro ke banA sakatI hai. bhagavatI pArvatI kA pAvana mAtRtva IsI liye Aja hiMdU jAti ke liye Adarza hai aura usIkI pavitra kathA ke aneka kavi ne apanI vANu kA pavitra viSaya banAyA hai. bhagavatI pArvatI ke jIvana ke sAtha eka aura pramukha ghaTanA kA saMbaMdha hai. isa ghaTanA ke vidyuta kiye binA hamArI daSTi meM unakA caritra adhurA raha jAyagA, usakA kAraNa yaha hai kI bhagavatI ne apanI basa lIlA ke dvArA vizva ke yaha batAyA thA ki nArI, puruSa kI jaDa dravya-sAmagrI ke samAna nahIM hai. puruSa-jAti ke usake adhikAre ke para tale kucalane kA adhikAra nahIM hai. vaha usakI saMginI hai, kratadAsI nahIM hai. sAtha hI sAtha, unhoMne apane Isa pavitra caritra ke dvArA vizva kI jananI jAti ke yaha batAyA hai ki apane adhikAroM kI rakSA karane ke liye uste khaga dhAraNa karane taka kA adhikAra hai. zaktiziromaNi maharSivara mArkaDeya ne durgA saptazatI tRtIya caritra" Isa ghaTanA ke guMphita kiyA hai. usIkA sAra hama nIce dete hai - zubha aura nizuMbha nAma ke de bhAI che. te nizAcara the aura uone devatAo ke baDA duHkha de rakakhA thA. uhene ke apanA nivAsasthAna banA liyA thA. devatA unake bhaya se kAMpate the aura Idhara udhara chipate phirate the. bhagavatI ne ane mahAlakSmI svarUpa meM devatAoM kI prArthanA ke uttara meM vacana diyA thA ki, ve unakI rAkSase se rakSA kareMgI. devatAo para vipatti jana kara bhagavatI pArvatI zastrAstroM se vibhUSita he kara AI aura jAhanavItaTa para snAna karane ke nimitta gaI. usI samaya zuMbha-nizuMbha kA dUta sugrIva udhara se ja rahA thA. usane je bhagavatI kA vaha. vimala sauMdarya dekhA, te zuMbha-nizuMbha se ja kara kahane lagA"Apane samasta devatAo ke parAsta kara ke unake samasta amUlya padArtha le liye hai. airAvata Apake AdhIna hai, puSpaka Apake pAsa hai. mahArAja ! abhI meM gaMgAtaTa para eka atyaMta suMdarI ramaNI ko baDI huI dekha AyA haiM. saca pUchiye te vaha trIratna Apake hI yogya hai." zuMbha-nizuMbha ne yaha suna kara kahA"jAo, use samajhA-muMjhA kara hamAre pAsa le Ao." sugrIva ne ja kara bhagavatI pArvatI se zuMbha-nizuMbha kI vizAla vibhUti aura prakAMDa bala kI bAta kahI aura unameM se kisIke apanA pati banAne ke liye Agraha kiyA. bhagavatI muskarAI aura uhene kahA-"dUta ! jAo apane mAlike se kaha dekhA ki yadi zakti he te hameM pakaDa le jA kara vivAha kara le. kyAMki mene Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me pratijJA kI hai ki - "yo me jayati saMgrAme yo me darpavyapohati / yo me pratibalo loke sa me bhartA bhvissyti||" arthAta je mujhe raNameM jIta sakegA, je mere isa abhimAna ke toDa sakegA aura je mere samAna balavAna hogA, vahI merA pati ho sakegA. yaha merI aTala pratijJA hai." sugrIva haMsA, usane kahA-"mAlUma hatA hai ki tumahArI IcchA zira ke bAla pakaDa kara ghasITe jAne kI hai." bhagavatI pArvatI haMsI aura belI-"bhAgya meM likhA hogA se hegA." sugrIva ne vaise hI jA kara kaha diyA. zuMbha nizuMbha krodha se unmatta ho uThe aura unhoMne apane senApati dhUmaketu bhejA. bhagavatI ne dhUmaketu ke huMkAramAtra se bhasma kara diyA. Isake uparAMta zuMbha nizuMbha ke caMDa-muMDa nAmaka do prakAMDa vIra bhagavatI ke pakaDa le jAne ke liye Aye unake bhI pArvatIjIne paramadhAma kA mArga batA diyA. phira rAkSase kA advitIya vira mAyAvI raktabIja raNakSetra meM AyA usakA bhI bhagavatI ne vinAza kara diyA. phira te eka eka kara ke krodhensara he kara svayaM rAkSasarAja zuMbha-nizuMbha Aye; para bhagavatI ne unakA bhI hanana kara diyA aura isa prakAra bhagavatI pArvatI ne akhila vizva ke sAmane ramaNuM ke alaMdhya adhikAra kI rakSA kI. upara kI ghaTanA isa bAta kA spaSTa pramANa hai ki yadi ramaNI-zakita ke vikasita hone kA samaya diyA jAya, to vaha uMcI se UMcI uTha sakatI hai. bhagavatI pArvatI kA jIvana mAtRtva kA Adarza, vIratva kA ujajavala udAharaNa evaM nArIzakti ke carama vikAsa kA puNya pramANa hai. bhagavatI kA jIvana isa bAta kA ucca svara se uSa karatA hai ki nArI puruSa ke pairAM se dalita kI jAnevAlI apadArtha vastu nahIM hai. vaha zakti kI pratinidhi hai; mAtRtva kI gauravamayI mUrti hai evaM vizva-samAja kI samRddhi kI AdisaMcAlikA hai. usakA anAdara aura apamAna karanA AtmaghAta karane ke samAna he. . hamArA-hama hiMduo kA-yaha vizvAsa hai ki yaha AdidaMpati Aja bhI kailAsa ke tuSAradhavala zikhara para nivAsa karate hai aura vizva kI zAMti, vizva kI samRddhi aura vizva kI unnati ke liye sadA akhaMDa tapa meM pravRtta rahate haiM. kucha bhI hai, Isa vizvAsa kI bAta ke eka aura rakha dIjiye, para phira bhI yaha te mAnanA hI paDegA ki bhagavatI pArvatI ne jisa Adarza patibhakti kA paricaya diyA hai, jisa pavitra mAtRtva kI sAdhanA kA samujajavala udAharaNa vizva kI jananI-jAti ke sAmane samupasthita kiyA hai Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . A A A A A A A A A bhagavatI pArvatI kA saMkSipta caritra aura gRhasthAzrama kI gRhiNuM ke mahimAmaya pada kI je pAvana mahimA saMsthApita kI hai, ve nissedeha dharma kI vibhUtiyAM hai, samAja kI akSaya dIpamAlAmeM hai aura kavivANI kI puNya vizrAmasthaliyAM hai. bhAratIya samAja jisa dina phira se isa pAvana caritra kI mahanIyatA aura mahimA ke samajha legA, usa dina phira usake saubhAgyagagana meM maMgala prabhAta kA suMdara madhura udaya hegA. bhArata kI jananI-jAti ke te Isa caritra kA nitya prati mAnasika pArAyaNa karanA cAhiye aura una mahimAmayI devI pArvatI kI pavitra smRti ke apane hadaya kI kaustubhamaNi banA lenA cAhiye. Isase unakA azeSa kalyANa sAdhita hogA. 3 jAnaMgI ki mAtRtva kA vAstavika artha kyA hai ? ve jAneMgI ki ramaNI ke gaurava kI mahimA yA hai ? ve jAnaMgI ki strIzakti kA teja kitanA hai ? aura sabase baDI bAta je ve Isa caritra se sIkheMgI vaha yaha hai ki ramaNI puruSa kI sahadharmiNI hai, suha6 hai, sakhA hai, vaha usakI kItadAsI, vilAsa kI sAmagrI aura paira se satata kukarAI jAnevAlI apadArtha anugAminI nahIM hai aura AvasyakatA paDane para vaha apane naisargika adhikAroM aura amUlya pativata kI rakSA ke liye vizva kI samasta zaitAna-zakti ke viruddha nirbhaya, niHzaMka bhAva se daMDAyamAna he sakatI hai. yahI AtmanirbharatA hai, yahI Atmagaurava hai aura yahI AtmakalyANa hai! bhagavatI pArvatI kA cAritra-tIrtha isa pavitra triveNI se prakSAlita hetA hai. bhArata mAtA kI putriyo ! IsameM snAna kara ke tuma apanI vilupta mahimA ke prApta karo ! (eprila-1926nA "cAda"mAM lekhaka-zrI. caMDI prasAdajI "hadayeza.") A idhI baritra cha ? * Riya: kill Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ da zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 mA 14 - svAmI jhAmadAsa janma, kAla Aravazaparicaya jisa samaya puNya bhUmi bhArata ke narendro. meM paraspara kalahAgni phI pracaMDa jvAlA dhadhaka rahI thI, yamana sAmrAjya kA prAyaH avasAna hA rahA thA, nAmamAtra kA mugalavaMzIya khAdazAha muhammadazAha dilhI ke si MhAsana para virAjamAna thA, agarejo ke bhAgya kA sUryodaya hAtA dekha krAMsIsiyAM kA senApati Duple inhe mAra bhagAne kI ceSTA prANapaNa se kara rahA thA, usI samaya arthAt sana 1743 IsvI (vi. saM 1800) meM yuktapradeza ke jaunapura jilAntata ava nAma ke gAMva meM hamAre caritanAyaka rAmabhakta svAmI jhAmadAsa kA janma huA thA. Apa sarayUpArIn zAMDilyagAtrIya pIDI tivArI thai. Apake vaMzaja teA nahIM, kintu parivAra ke lega ukta grAma meM abataka vidhamAna hai. mAlyaphAla Apake pitA eka nina brAhmaNa the aura svAmIjI kI atyaMta cheATI avasthA meM paraleAkavAsI hue the. ApaDe pAlanapASaNu kA bhAra ApakI mAtA para A paDA. unake sivA aura kAI aisA AtmIya nahIM thA jo bharaNa-poSaNa evaM zikSA Adi kA prabaMdha karatA. jaba Apa sAta varSoM ke hue takha eka grAmya pAThazAlA meM paDhAne ke liye praviSTa kriye gaye. paraMtu isa saMskArI bAlaka kA paDhAne kI kSamatA usa grAmINa zikSaka meM kahAM? Apa paDhate te| kucha bhI nahIM. kiMtu, apane sahapAThI khAlakAM kA sAtha le kara rAmalIlA aura kRSNalIlA ke khela ke bahAne paramAtmA ke dhyAna me... tanmaya rahate. aura, yadi akele kisI samaya rahete tA bhagavadbhaktimaya saMskRta zlokamAM athavA sUra aura tulasI ke poM kA gA gA kara AtmAnaMdalAla karate the. zikSaka inake isa AcaraNa se asaMtuSTa rahete aura InakI mAtA kI garIbI grA khyAla kara kucha kheAlate na the. eka dina inakI mA ne zikSAlaya meM A kara zikSaka se inake paDhAne ke sabadha meM pUchA. zikSaka ne jhuMjhulA kara uttara diyAH-"tumhAre laDake kA kyA pUchanA hai? usakI tA vahI hAlata hai ki Apu gaye aru Anahi dhAkSahi.' svaya tA paDhatA nahIM, dUsare laDakAM ke bhI bahukAtA hai. maiM tumhArI garIkhI dekha kucha kheAlatA nahI, kiMtu yahu khAlaka isa pAThazAlA me rakhane yeAgya nahIM hai." mAtA skUla se lagna-maneratha hA cupa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAmI jhAmadAsa cApa ghara Ai, aura bhajana karate hue bAlaka jhAma se tiraskAramacI bAnI se kahane lagI ki tuma garIba ke laDake he kara paDhane meM citta nahIM lagAte yaha kevala mere bhAgya kA doSa hai. tumahe to cAhiye ki zramapUrvaka vidyArjana kare aura vyartha kI dhUma acAne se bAja Ao. mAtA kI bhatsanAyukta vANuM suna kara Apa maMda maMda muskurAte hue bele-"mAtA ! adhyApaka mujhe je paDhAte hai vaha meM saba jAnatA hUM. jisa bAta ko na jAnuM use guru ke samIpa sIkhanA ucita hai. hAM, yadi ve mujhe usa viSaya kI zikSA de, jise meM na jAnatA heuM to saharSa zikSA grahaNa ke liye taiyAra K." mAtA Isa uttara se usa samaya cupa he gayI. dUsare dina bAlaka ke pAThazAlA jAne ke uparAMta svayaM vahAM gayI. zikSaka se gaye dina kI saba bAteM kaha sunAyIM. zikSaka mahAzaya ne krodhAveza meM bAlaka jhAma ko apane nikaTa bulAyA aura bole "jhAma! kala tUne apanI mAM se kahA hai ki guru je mujhe pahote hai, vaha saba hameM mAlUma hai? yadi yaha satya hai to mere prA~ kA uttara de, ThIka uttara na dene para daMDAdhAta se terI kamara toDa DAlI jAyagI aura tU skUla se bAhara nikAla diyA jAyegA." Apane maMda smita hAsya se uttara diyA-"gurujI ! pUchiye, meM yathAzakti uttara dene kI ceSTA karUMgA." isa para zikSaka ne gaNita, vyAkaraNa, kAvya, saMgIta Adi mahAna jaTila viSaye meM ese aise prazna kiye jisakA uttara unahIM ke denA paDatA to zAyada na de sakate. medhAvI bAlaka ne gUDhatama praznoM kA aisA suMdara manahara uttara diyA ki gurujI avAk he gaye. atyaMta harSa se uhAMne unheM gale lagA liyA aura prazaMsA karate hue unakI mAtA se bole-"mAtA! tumhArA yaha bAlaka gudaDI kA lAla hai mujhe yaha nahIM mAlUma thA ki isameM isa prakAra devadatta vidyA kA bhAMDAra bharA hai. yaha to mujha sarIkhe zikSaka kA ziSya nahIM varana gurudeva hai. aba Isa medhAsaMpanna jhAmadAsa ke paDhane kI AvazyakatA nahI, yaha pUrNa vidvAna aura paMDita hai." tatpazcAta mAtA inahe ghara AI, aura svAmIjI ke paDhane kI kriyA yahIM samApta hui. vivAha ora gRhatyAga eka brAhmaNa ne Apake pitA se kucha rUpayA nuM lisTa thA, inakI mAtA usake yahAM vaha rU5yA mAMgane gayI. brAhmaNa ne nivedana kiyA ki zrImatIjI ! meM rUpayA te avazya de daMgA, kiMtu, sAtha hI eka vinIta prArthanA hai ki mai apanI kanyA kI adI Apake putra ke sAtha karanA cAhatA huM. ma apanI kanyA aura ka kA rUpayA Apake caraNe meM arpaNa karanA cAhatA zu. 9 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me dU. mAtA ne brAhmaNa kI prArthanA svIkAra kara lI, done tarapha vivAha kI taiyAriyAM hone lagIM; kiMtu, caritranAyaka bAlaka jhAma ke yaha vaivAhika baMdhana pasaMda nahIM huA. kaki A5 Ajanma brahmacarya vrata pAlana karanA cAhate the. udhAra Apake mAmA vivAha ke prabaMdha meM dattacitta , usa samaya Apane mAmA ke pAsa nA kara nivedana kiyA ki meM viMdhyavAsinI bhagavatI devI kA darzana karanA cAhatA hUM, vahAM se lauTane jaisA cAhai paisA Apa kIjiyegA. unakI daDhatA kA smaraNa kara ke mAmA ne svIkRti de dI aura do Adami ke sAtha de kara darzanArtha bheja diyA. amauva se viMdhyAcala devI kA sthAna 30 mIla para gaMgApAra avasthita hai. rAte meM baracha" nAma kA eka gAMva paDA, je ThIka gaMgAjI ke kinAre isa pAra basA . yahAM se vidhyakSetra dikhAI detA hai. bIca meM gaMgAjI kI reta aura unakI taraMgamAlAo ke sivA aura kisI prakAra kA oTa nahIM hai, Isase bhagavatI kA dhAma tIna mIla ke aMtara para sthita rahane para bhI spaSTa dikhAI paDatA hai. Isa gAMva kI dazA pahale bahuta hI hIna thI, kiMtu jabase svAmI jhAmadAsa kI caraNaraja Isame paDI taba se bahuta unnata avasthA meM hai. gAMva ke bAhara eka bagIce meM jayanAtha upAdhyAya nAma ke eka brAhmaNa, je inhIM ke sama-vayasaka the, rahate the. ve apane ghara ke bAhara daravAje para laDake ke sAthe khela rahe the. ulle dekhate hI svAmIjI premabharI daSTi se isa taraha dekhane lage, mAneM ve unake ciraparicita hai, udhara jayanAtha kI bhI vahI dazA hui. svAmIjI jayanAthajI kI ora baDhe aura bele "mitravara ! bahuta dina se tumase milane kI lagana lagI thI, paramAtmA kI apAra dayA se vaha Aja pUrI hui." Isake bAda dene mitro ne baDI prasannatA se premAliMgana kiyA. yaha addabhuta vyApAra dekha kara svAmIjI ke done sAthI cakita aura staMbhita he gaye. kucha dera bAda svAmIjI ne apane sAthiyoM se kahA -"bhAIyo! Apa loga ghara lauTa jAIye, aba meM kahIM na jAuMgA. isI apane ananya mitra ke sAtha yAjajIvana raheMgA, kaki jise meM jatA thA, vaha mila gayA.' una dena ne lauTane ke liye bahuta anunaya-vinaya, lobha, bhatsanA, Adi dikhalAyA; kiMtu Apa apane nizcaya para acala rahe, lauTane kA nAma taka na liyA. ghara jA kara unane InakI mAtA aura mAmA se yathAtathya bAteM kaha sunAI mAtAjI yaha bAta suna kara adhIra he uThIM. unhane apane bhAI ke bulAne ke liye bhejA, paraMtu ve bhI daDhaprati bAlaka jhAma ko apanI pratijJA se vicalita na kara sake. inakI mAtA ne phira bulAne para jora www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAmI jhAmadAsa 99 nahIM diyA, koMki ve achI taraha se apane putra kI prakRti ke jAnatI thI. jayanAtha ke pitA apane putra aura kAmadAsa meM Isa alaukika prema ke dekha prasanna hue. apane putra ke sAtha Inake rahane kA prabaMdha kara diyA. udhara jisa kanyA ke sAtha inake vivAha kI bAta sthira ho cUkI thI, usakA hAla suniye. jhAmadAsa ke baI jAne para kanyA ke pitA ne usake vivAha kA dUsarA prabaMdha karanA nizcaya kiyA. paraMtu usa laDakI ne zAdI karane se inkAra kiyA. usane spaSTa zabdoM pitA se kahA ki hiMdU lalanA kA jaba, mana se hI sahI, kisIke sAtha saMbaMdha he gayA taba vaha use choDa kara dUsare ke sAtha kabhI zAdI nahIM kara sakatI. Isa liye pitAjI ! meM saMpUrNa jIvana kumArI avasthA meM hI vyatIta karUMgI. lega ne bahuta samajhAyA ki aisA te huA hI karatA hai, IsameM koI dharma virodha nahIM; kiMtu, vaha pativrata kI javalaMta mUti Ajanma brahmacAriNI hI rahI. svAmI jhAmadAsa ke baracha meM rahate jaba kucha dina bIta gaye taba eka dina gAMvavAloM ke bulA kara une kahA ki Apa loga mere liye gaMgAtaTa para eka kaMdarA banA dIjiye, meM usameM ekAMta citta se bhagavatasmaraNa karUMgA. ApakI ziSTatA, pratibhA aura bhagavadbhakti ke unmeSa kA sikakA gAMvavA para pUrI taraha se jama gayA thA. saba ne mila kara kadarA taiyAra kara dI. usameM praveza karate samaya svAmIjI ne kahA-"meM IjhIsa dina anazana vrata karUMgA, Isa bIca keAI bhI mere pAsa na Ave, bAIsaleM roja mujhe guphA se nikAlanA aura ApanI icchAnusAra kucha bhajana denA, jisase cinanya lAbha le jAya." isake bAda Apa samAdhistha hue. gAMvavAloM ne dinarAta guphA kI rakSA kA prabaMdha rakhA aura ThIka bAisarve dina Apake bAhara nikAlA. usa samaya Apake zarIra se kAnti nikhara paDI thI, kintu mAMsa sukhasA gayA thA. Apake sAtha eka kAgaja bhI guphA se nikalA thA, jisake saMbaMdha meM svAmI jhAmadAsa ne kahA ki vaha AjJApatra rAmAyaNa kI racanA karane ke liye puNyatiyA bhagavatI bhAgIrathI ne mujhe diyA hai. Isa tapazcaryA ke bAda ApakI khyAti baDhI aura dUra dUra se janatA Apake sadupadeza ko sunane ke liye Ane lagI. Apa ke pAMDityapUrNa upadeza ke zravaNuM kara ziSyamaMDalI baDhane lagI. saM. 1827 vikramIya ke aMta meM Apa bhI vidhyakSetra meM bhagavatI ke darzanArthe gaye aura vahIM para zrIgaMgAjI kI AjJA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me zirodhArya kara "rAmArNava nAma kA zrIrAmacaritra saMbaMdhI graMtha banAnA prAraMbha kara diyA. dhyAna rahe ki usa samaya graMthakAra kI avasthA kevala 18 varSa kI thI. graMthAraMbha meM Apane likhA hai:saMvata kari vidhu vasu mahi mAMhI, madhu sita sama rAma janu nahI. vidha kSetra surasuri ke tIra, karauM kathA bhaMjana bhava bhIrA. viMdhyAcala meM kucha dina raha kara Apa mirjApura meM nAraghATa ke pAsa cetagaMja mahale meM eka maMdira kI sthApanA kara vahAM rahane lage; aura vahIM para rAmAva graMtha kI racanA Apane pUrNa kIjisa samaya Apa mirjApura meM rahate the usa samaya ApakI bhAvI strI darzanArtha AI. Apane unhe apanA vivAha karane ke liye bahuta samajhAyA, kiMtu usa patiprANa-ramaNa ne Isa prastAva ke asvIkRta karate huye nivedana kiyA ki bhagavana ! jaba Apa AjIvana brahmacarya grahaNa kara paramAtmA kI upAsanA karane kA daDha saMkalpa kara cUke haiM taba kayA meM ApakI anucarI raha kara usa vrata kA anusaraNa nahIM kara sakatI ? aeva Apa viruddha anurodha se mere hadaya ke viddha na kIjiye. merI yaha ekamAtra kAmanA hai ki meM ApakI sevA kara apanA jIvana saphala karUM. mere zarIra se ApakI tapazcaryA meM kisI prakAra kI vina-badhA na paDegI. strI kI prArthanA Apane svIkAra kara lI. mAMDArAjya-padArpaNa mirjApura se dakSiNa-pazcima dizA meM 25-26 mIla para mAMDA nAma kI eka choTI sI riyAsata hai. rAjadhAnI kA nAma bhI mAMDA hai. yahAM ke katiya rAjA brAhmaNabhakta, sAdhusevaka aura vidyAvyasanI ho gaye haiM. tatkAlIna rAja sAhaba uparyukta gaNAM se vibhUSita the. vidvAne kA saMmAna karanA ApakA vyasana he gayA thA. aise sAdhusevI nRpati ke eka mAnasika pIDA kA zikAra bananA paDA, kayAM ki yaha te Isa saMsAra-nATaya-maMdira kA. saba ke liye anivArya viSaya hai. yaha pIDA eka preta ke rUpa meM AvirbhUta he kara mahArAja ke saba kAmeM meM bAdhA pahuMcAyA karatI thI. eka bAra eka rAjamahala banavAne samaya mahArAja ke baDI kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA paDA. jaba jaba mahala bana kara taiyAra hatA, taba taba preta dvArA girA diyA jAtA. kaI bAra bhagnamanoratha he hacare kI anamati se zrImAna rAjA sAhaba tatkAlIna prasiddha sAdhu kulabhAratI ke zaraNapanna huye, je baI se pazcima karIba he mola para jahAMgIrAbAda meM rahate the. mahAtmA phUlabhAratI grupati ke premAnurepa se mAMDa gaye te jarUra, kiMtu kArya meM apanI sada Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 AAAAAAAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * svAmI jhAmadAsa latA kA vizvAsa na kara hamAre caritranAyaka kI zaraNa meM rAjA sAhaba ko jAne kA anurodha kiyA. astu. rAjA sAhaba svAmI jhAmadAsa kI zaraNa meM mirjApura Aye. mahAtmAoM kA hadaya kamala hotA hI hai. mAMDAnareza kI vinIta vinati para Apa prasanna he mAMDA riyAsata meM padhAre. jisa dina Apa pahuMce, usI rAta ke vaha preta kRtrima veza banA kara ravAmajI kI sevA meM upasthita huA, aura bolA- "mahArAja! Apake Agamana se aba merI bAdhA rAja-mahala para cala na sakegI, paraMtu jisa prakAra rAja Apake zaraNApana he apanI rakSA cAhatA hai, usI prakAra meM bhI Apake zaraNa meM gatAbhimAna he upasthita huM. merI vinati para bhI kRpA kara dhyAna dIjiye. svAmIjI ne pUchA ki tumhArI icchA kayA hai ? taba usane ziSTatA aura namratApUrvaka nivedana kiyA ki rAjA se merA pUrNa vaimanasya usake pUrvajanma se hai; isase meM usakA bhavana nahIM banane detA ; kiMtu jaba ApakA caraNa yahAM A gayA hai, taba sArA makAna te banavA dIjiye, kevala teraNakAra para bhareThA na rakhA jAya. vaha binA banA choDa diyA jAya. svAmIjI ne Isa prArthanA ke svIkRta kara liyA. prAtaHkAla rAja sAhaba ke bulA kara svAmIjI ne kahA ki Apa mahala banavAIye, kiMta sadara phATaka binA bhareThA rakakhe adhUrA cheDa dIjiye. vaha nahIM bana sakegA. rAjA ne saharSa AjJA svIkRta kara mahala banavAyA. yaha rAjabhavana aba taka taiyAra hai; sarvasAdhAraNa jA kara Ise dekha sakate hai ki isa AlIzAna imArata kA raNadvAra adhUrA rahI preta ke daMDa kA prabala pramANusvarUpa khaDA . isa kSakAra se mahArAjA sAhaba Apa para baDI zraddhA rakhane lage. bahuta anunaya vinaya ke sAtha Apako rahane ke liye eka suMdara * maMdira banavA diyA. Apake rahane kA hara taraha se supAsa kara diyA. Apa vahAM rahane lage, aura ApakI patnI mirjApura kI gaddI kI zrIvRddhi karane lagIM. Apake bAda dene gadiya para kramaza: kauna kauna sajjana mahaMta huye unakI nAmAvalI- mirjApura svAmIjI kI dharma patnI svAmI jhAmadAsa svAmI ratIrAma 50 jayanAthajI zrIrAma , haridAsajI gopAladAsa , rAmaphalajI saradAsa rAmasevakajI , paM. kAzInAtha rAmakizorajI. | (vartamAna) (vartamAna) mAMDA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA sa'0 1788 vikramAbda meM svAmIjI svagAmI huye the, usa samaya unakI avasthA 45 varSa kI thI. janarava hai ki nimnAMkita padma Apa hI kI racanA hai. 102 "dusa khasu sata aru veda, veda saMvata guru vAsara; pauSa zukla tithi ratra, makara kara udita divAkara. taja zarIra zubha gaMga, nIra maha`guru pada kiMkara; gA pa6 Iva tAra gayA, turata bhavasiMdhu bhayaMkara ra rAkhi zyAma mUrati rucira, caDhi vimAna AdhI umiri; hAI gayA jhAma abhirAma pada, jhAma rAma rAmahi sumira" graMtha Ara kavitA rAmAva ke atirikta Apane aura bhI aneka racanAye' kI hai, uname jitanAM kA nAma upalabdha haiM, ve haiM varAMkuza, rAmasarva aura gaMgAstavarAja, yahAM pAThakAM ke manevineAdA Apa kI racanAoM kA kucha namUnA uddhRta kiyA jAtA hai. dekhiye, bhagavAna rAmacaMdra kI khAlalIlA aura nakhazikha zaiAbhA kA vana kavi te kisa khukhI se kiyA hai:- copAi nIla kuMja pada pITha suhAye, nakha mAnahuM maNi-gaNa khAye. sva. kaMja sama padatala sAhai, aMkuza Adi rekha tahu' joDhuM. sAha madhura ni pada maMjIrA, jina maha' lage anekana hIrA. kara makarAkRta suMdara jaMbA, manahuM khaMbha sukhamA kara sadhA. sakSama kaTi kikini khara khAjai, ura Ayata tribalI bi chAje. aruNu jalaja sama pAni birAje, tAmaha` rAja rekha ati bhrA. nakha ali amI kaMja rasa pAI, hAta manahuM adbhuta aruNAI. dAhA bAhu vizAla balaya karaNa, bhuja aMgada ati rAjI; ura mani madhya mRgesa nakha, manu adita bindhu rAjI. cApAi kaMThe kambuvata rekha suhAye, Anana amita mayaMka lajAye. cimuka adhara ati suMdara jo, dasana kuda kalikA sama sAhU~. likani, ha'sani khileAkata jAsU, tana mana prAna vAriye AsU. gaMDa subhaga seAbhA gRha nAsA, rAjiva naina bhau ali khAsA. luTTurI lurata badana para AI, manu mayaMka para ahiM sissu dhAi. bhAla vizAla vibhUSaNu sADhuM, aMga aMga sukhamA va. mADhuM. jhUlI jhIna pIta paTa kerI, pahire mAnahuM zAbhA dherI. khelata anujana saMga udArA, karata kutUhala vividha prakArA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAmI jhAmadAsa 103 dehA belata tetari bina suni, mAtu pitahiM sukha bhUri; vihaMsi leta tehi aMgabhari, je joginha kaha dUri. vedAnta jaise gUDha viSaya para ApakI sarala aura sIdhI sAdI racanA kA namUnA dekhiye cApAI nirvikAra nikhilAtama rAmA, niSkriya niprapaMca niSkAmA. acala athira aniccha anasocA, saMgraha tyAga na roca arocA. AnaMda rU5 acala avinAzI, mAyAsRSTaka sakala prakAzI. yadyapi dAma mahuM nahiM ahibhAsA, yadyapi jAne binu bizvAsA. tehi vidhi rAma rUpa hanumAnA, janahiM jana vibhrama avasAnA. zani kahi vipula kathA badehI, bele girijA prabhu taba tehI. Atama isa jIva jijJAsI, jAni sujana suci Apu prakAzI. sunuM kapi tatva sunAvaNuM tehI, jAte aja akhaMDa mahiM jehI. dohA Atama Iza anAtamA, cidAbhAsa soI jIva; paramAtamA vicAri soI, suddha cetanAtIva. - copAI eka akhaMDa nirakhu traya bhedA, sunuM kapi kahauM kahata jasa vedA. jimi akAza eka trividha dekhAI, vAri upAdhi pAva sunu bhAI. mahA gagana aru thala avachinnA, puni pratibiMba bilokahuM bhinnA. pUrana brahma vizuddha kapIzA, buddhi upahita cetana eka isA. bimba sthAna chava kahe jeuM, mAyA jala binu dau taMha gou. cetanabiMba sahita mati joI so AbhAsa buddhi hiya he. tehi gata katuM kare vyavahArU, bhrama te abudha sAkSi para dhAruM. avicchinna avikAra anUpA, je na jAna kapivara para rUpA. - hA karahiM tathA abhyAsa basa, abudha jIvatApa; nitya satya avyaya akhila, Adi bAdi kara epa. pAThaka! svAmIjI kI saMskRta racanA kI bAnagI dekhiye- rAmo mAtA matpitA rAmacaMdro rAmo bhrAtA matsakhA raambhdrH| rAmaH svAmI rAma evArtha dAtA rAmAdanyaM naiva jAne na jAne / rAmaHsevyo vandanIyo'pi rAmo, rAmo nityamahazaizcintanIyaH / rAmo jJAnaM dhyAnagamyo'pi rAmo, rAmAdanyaM naiva jAne na jAne // Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 meM 100n rAmASTaka se uhata zrIrAmacaMdra raghupuGgava rAvaNAre, rAjAdhirAja raghunaMdana rAghaveza / bhUbhAra bhaMjjana bhavAbdhi variSTa pota, mAM trAhi kAnta karuNAkara diinbndho|| dambholidhRgavijaya durjaya darpahAre, devAdhideva danujAntaka dUSaNAre, duHkhoda ghaTaja dUSaNa dAva dAhe, dakSAgragaNya duritAntaka dehi dAsyam // kAvya ke guNe ke saMbaMdha meM te rasika pAThaka hI anumAna kare ki Apa kisa koTi ke kavi the kiMtu, itanA niHsaMkeca likhane kI hama dRSTatA karate hai ki Apane jisa viSaya kA varNana karanA prAraMbha kiyA hai, use khUba vistRta rUpa se aMta taka nibAhA hai, viSaya ke samajhAne kI pUrI pUrI ceSTA kI hai. rAmArNava kI pUrI prati hamAre mitra zrIyuta zatruta kiMkara pAMDeya, habaDA ke pAsa vidyamAna hai, kiMtu abhI vaha graMtha kahIM prakAzita nahIM huA hai. gesvAmI tulasIdAsa ke rAmacarita mAnasa kI bhAMti Isa bRhada graMtha meM zrIrAmacaritra kA vizada aura bhAvapUrNa varNana kiyA gayA hai. hamAre mitra isake prakAzana ke udyoga meM lage hai. bahuta saMbhava hai ki kucha hI dine meM prakAzita he kara yaha graMtha hiMdI jagata kI zebhA baDhAvegA. ("manAramA"nA eka aMkamAM lekhaka zrI. paM. ayodhyAprasAda mAlavIya) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com WVVV Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaralAla mAhezvaranAM sa'smarA 15 - zaMkaralAla mAhezvaranAM saMsmaraNo (lekhakaH-bhAIzaMkara kuberajI zukala ) meArI zaheranI kIti digaMtamAM prasarAvanAra, meArI kAI zahera che ema kAzIpa ta paDitA ane vidvAnAmAM jANa karAvanAra devAvatArI zAsrIjI zakaralAlane janma macchu nadIne ramya kinAre merakhImAM za'karasamAna vRttivALA mAhezvara bhaTTane dhera saMvata 1899mAM aSADa vada ceAtha ne budhavAre thayA hatA. medhanA nathI madamatta thayelI, medhanAvavAthI prasanna thayelI pRthvI A samaye Ara AnaMda ApI rahe che. 105 mAhezvara bhaTTa parama zivabhakta hatA, ane aheniza zivapUjana karavAmAMja peAtAnA samaya vyatIta karatA hatA; tethI jANe mahAdeve prasanna thaIne peAtAnA kAi vararuci jevA mahAprajJa ane vidvAna gaNane AjJA karI hAya ane zAstrIjIrUpe putra ApyA hAya ema leAkA kahetA hatA. zAstrIjI peAtAnI 11 varSanI vayamAMja sArasvata ane kumArasaMbhava jAmanagaramAM meAsALamAM bhaNyA hatA. e alaukika navInatAthI jAmanagaranA vidvAnA tathA vRddheA mugdha thayA hatA. te vakhate temanA prathamanA zlokA a-gauravavALA thayA hatA. gurunI AjJAthI saraLa ane zAMtarasavALA upadezamaya kSeAkeA temaNe pachI racavA mAMDayA. paMdara varSanI vaye teo ucca, kAmaLa ane saraLa kavitAo karatA; tethI temanA guruzrI kezavajI zAstrI temanA upara sAnaMdAzruthI ati prasanna rahetA hatA. jAmanagaramAM temanA guruzrI kezavajI zAstrI pratibhAsa'punna ane sama ma MDita hatA; ane temanA ghaNA ziSyAmAM zAstrIjI prathama hatA. dakSiNanA eka tela'gI vidyAna khAla sarasvatI' nAmadhArI jAmanagaramAM AvyA hatA, temaNe jAma vibhAjInI kacerImAM krama vinA 64 akSarA kheAlI kADhayA. AvuM kAma krAi karI zakaze ke kema evuM jAhera thatAM kezavajI zAsrIe zaMkaralAlanuM nAma ApyuM. zAstrIjIe vAryo karatAM vizeSa kArya karyuM. te krama vinA akSare| tA kheAlI gayA, paNa temAMthI kSeAkeA nIpajAvI artha kADhI ApyA. A prasaMge temane jAmazrI vibhAjI taraphathI athAga mAna maLyuM. A temanA avadhAnanA pahelA prasaMga. te pachI eka svAmI sadAnaMdajI jAmanagara padhAryA, te vakhate zAstrIjIe jAmazrInI kacerImAM paDAvadhAna karI batAvyuM. 64 akSarAmAM navIna kavitArasa batAvI pRthak pRthak mANasee krama vinA khelelA akSare yAda rAkhyA ane tenI paNa kavitA karI dIdhI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me A vakhate AkhI sabhA cakita thaI hatI, ane zAstrIjIne anupama mAnasatkAra maLyAM hatAM. te pachI zAstrIjInI kIrti dezadeza bahu phelAvA mAMDI. morabInA ThAkora sAheba ravAjIrAja sudhI A khyAti AvI, ane eka morabInuM rana anya dezamAM prakAze che ema jANI zAstrIjIne morabI AvavA bahuja Agraha karyo. 21 varSanI vaye teo morabImAM AvyA, ane mahArAjA ravAjIrAje jADejAnI vaMzAvaLInuM pustaka racavA zAstrIjIne AjJA karI. mahArAjA ravAjIrAja gujarI gayA pachI meMghIbA sAhebe zAstrIjIne bahuja satkAra karyo ane ravAjIrAja pAThazALA sthApI temane zAstrI tarIke nImyA. te pAThazALA adyApiparyaMta cAlu che. zAstrIjIe 24 varSanI vaye jADejAnI vaMzAvaLInuM pustaka pUruM karyuM, te apUrva aitihAsika graMtha che. A pustaka haju sudhI aprasiddha che. tyAra pachI zAstrIjIne muMbAImAM AvavAne bahuja Agraha thavA lAgyo, ane rAvabahAdUra vizvanAtha nArAyaNa maMDaLIkanA makAnamAM temaNe aSTAvadhAnanA anupama prayoga karyA ane tyAM temane "aSTAvadhAnI zIghrakavi"nI padavI maLI, A vakhate temanI kIrti AkhA hiMdamAM phelAvA lAgI. kAzI sudhInA paMDita merabInuM nAma sAMbhaLe tyAre eTaluM ja kahetA ke, zAstrIjI zaMkaralAla jyAM rahe che teja rabI ke ? jyAre kacchanA mahArAva zrIkheMgArajI prathama muMbaimAM AvyA tyAre muMbaImAM vasatI kacchI prajAe saMskRtamAM eka apUrva ane meTAM cauda pAnAmAM lakhAyeluM mAnapatra temane ApyuM hatuM. A mAnapatra zAstrIjIe lakhI ApyuM hatuM, ane haju sudhI muMbAImAM emaja kahevAya che ke, AvuM alaukika ane rasika mAnapatra koI vakhata lakhAyuM nathI, ane lakhAze nahi. zAstrIjIe lekhanakArya zarU karyuM ane e pravAha eTalo badhe jesabaMdha ane vizALa hato ke tenI yAdI vAMcI sau koI digamUDha thaI jaze. chUTA chUTAM prasaMgopAta kAvyo te teo bAra mahinAmAM bAvIsa karatA. prinsa AbarTa bhAvanagaramAM AvyA tyAre temanuM samayane anusaratuM kAvya rasika ane abhuta hatuM. temanAM sarasa ane ramujI kAvyonI atruTi hatI. temanA graMthonI yAdI nIce mujaba che - sAvitrIcaritra, caMdraprabhAcaritra, dhruvAkhyudaya, nepALaciMtAmaNivijaya, vidvata kRtya viveka, vipana mitra patra, sevyasevakadharma, anasUyAbhyadaya, prayAgamaNimALA TIkA, laghusiddhAMtakaumudI, zrIkRSNacaMdrodaya nATaka, bhagavatI bhAgavata, pAMcALI caritra, prasannalopAmudrA, aruMdhatIvijaya, kezavakRpAleza lahari, vAmanavijaya www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakaralAla mAhezvaranAM samarA 107 nATaka, bhrAMtibhayabhaMjana ane chevaTanuM bAlAcaratra. ravAjIrAjakIti -vilAsa, vizvAvilAsa, mahezaprANapriyA kathA, steAtrasaMgraha, kailAsayAtrA, jha uviraha, bhAvanagaranarezane mahArAjAneA khitAba maLyA te samaye kareluM kAvya, yuta paTTaNI sAhebane sI. AI. jI. nA khitAba maLyA tyAre kareluM kAvya, Adi aneka nAnAM kAvyAneA saMgraha karyo hatA. misisa eni biseTa meArakhI AvyAM tyAre dhaNaja rasika kAvya karyuM hatuM, rI vizvanTa viduSI nahi ja vaMcA e pada hajI paNa yAda che. mahArAjA zrI lakhadhIrajInA lagnAtsava prasa Mge ghaNI uttama pAdapUrtie temaNe karI hatI, te atyAre maLe tA sAhityamAM era rasa Ave. A uparAMta gujarAtI bhASAMtare paNa temanAja zramanuM pariNAma hatuM. zAstrIjInA snehIomAM sva. raNacheDabhAI udayarAma, sva. maNibhAi jazabhAi, zeTha lakSmIdAsa khImajI, sara cInubhAI, jhaMDu bhaTTajI, vaidya vizvanAthajI, manasukharAma sUryarAma tripAThI, zrIyuta sara paTTaNI, kezavakRtinA suprasiddha kavi kezavalAla ane kArDiyAvADanA tamAma rAjA mahArAjAe. lIMbaDI, meArI, bhAvanagara, pArakhaMdara, lakhatara, vAMkAnera AdinA rAjAe zAstrIjI tarapha atyaMta pUjyamuddhi dharAvatA hatA. vaLI meArakhInA mahArAjA sara vAghajI bahAdUre himAlayanI ane AkhA hiMdanI yAtrAmAM zAstrIjIne sAthe rAkhyA hatA, ane jyAre meArakhImAM 108 pArAyaNA besADI hatI tyAre agrAsana zAstrIneja ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. amadAvAdanI saMskRta pAThazALAmAM teo haravakhata parIkSaka nImAtA hatA. i. sa. 1914 mAM ApaNA zahenazAha pacama jgyA taraphathI temane "mahAmaheApAdhyAya'OA khitAba cAMda ApavAmAM AvyA hatA; ane saMvata 1972mAM bhAratadhama mahAmaMDaLa, jenA saMcAlakA paMDita madanameAhana mAlavIyA ane darabhaMgAnareza che, te mahAma`DaLa taraphathI zAstrIjIne vizarmaNa'nI padavI maLI hatI. mArakhInI A hitaSiNI sabhAe zAstrAjIne dhaNuM ucca kaeNTinuM mAnapatra ApyuM hatuM. te dhaNuM mananIya che. zAstrIjI gupta dAneA ApatA hatA, ane te vidyApeASaka hatA. temane dhaNI vakhata paisAnI ta`gI rahetI hatI. muMbaimAM vasatA merakhInA zrImaMtA A hakIkata jANatA hatA, tethI temane Agraha karI muMbAimAM kheAlAvyA, ane sarasvatInA aMga sevakanA ceAgya satkAra ane badaleA ApavA zatAvadhAnanA prayAgeA karAvyA. ekI sAthe seA bInAe yAda rAkhavI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM makAna pAse jatI TrAmanI ghaMTaDI kaMDakaTare keTalI vAra vagADI, TrAma keTalI vAra AvI tathA gaI, anekavidha kavitAnA prayoga, guNAkAra, chUTA chavAyAM vAkayo, pAse eka jaNa DaMkA vagADyA kare te gaNavA ityAdithI te vakhate AkhuM muMbaI chaka thai gayuM hatuM ane zAstrIjIne eka umadA parsa enAyata karI hatI. A saghaLA dravyano upayoga zAstrIjIe pitAnA graMtho chapAvavAmAM karI dIdho hato. muMbaInA hareka vartamAnapatre ane khAsa karIne gujarAtI pa A sarasvatInA putranI atyaMta prazaMsA karI hatI. morabImAM A vakhate jANe kema tenA pUrvajanmanA sahagI gurubhAI jevA kalAsamAMthI eka akhADAnA yogI mRtyulokamAMthI janma letA AvyA hoya, tyAre eka ja sthaLe bhegA thayA hoya evA zrImaMta ane jJAnI popaTabhAI motIcaMdanAmanA mahAna dhamiSTha, dhanADhaya ane parama jJAtA, temanA ananya mitra, nehI ane guNAnurAgI hatA. ahoniza popaTabhAi zAstrIjIne gurutarIke pUjatA ane moTA samAraMbhathI daravarSe gurupUrNimAe gurupUjAmahasava zAstrIjIne pUchane karatA hatA. A pUjana thayA pahelAM zAstrIjI pitAnA guruzrI kezavajI zAstrInA pheTAnuM prathama pUjana karatA, ane tenA vaMzajone gurudakSipaNa mokalI ApatA. sAhitya, vidyA, nATaka, kAvya vagere sevA karavA uparAMta zAstrIjI eka vedAMtI hatA, ane vedAMtanA aneka graMthanuM vAcanavivecana popaTabhAIne ghera zAstrIjI karatA hatA. A temanI uttarAvasthAnuM mahAna dhArmika vartana sAhityasevA uparAMta hatuM. hamezAM sAMje be kalAkathI traNa kalAka popaTabhAIne ghera zravaNa thatuM ane 40 thI 50 bhAvika zrotAo hamezAM hAjara rahetA. AvI vedAntajJAnakathAthI keTalIe vidhavA baheno pitAne vakhata prabhubhajanamAM, jJAnaprAptimAM vyatIta karatI hatI, tenuM mahAna puNya zAstrIjIne hatuM. temane ghera paNa prabhAtamAM navathI daza sudhI ane rAtre trikamarAyanA maMdiramAM navathI daza sudhI zravaNa karAvatA. temanI A vedAMtajJAna kIti eTalI badhI vadhI, ke hamezAM vIseka paramahaMso zrImAna popaTabhAInA mahemAna thaIne cha cha mAsa ke varSo sudhI rahetA, ane sarvanuM Atithya zrImAna popaTabhAI prema karatA. AthI navIna tathA addabhuta jJAnane rasa morabInI prajAne hameza maLyA karate; e mahAna puNya paNa zAstrIjInA pratApathI hatuM. zAstrIjInuM nAma sAMbhaLIne ghaNAe saMnyAsIo, daMDIo, paramahase morabImAM AvatA hatA. e badho zAstrIjIne pratApa hatA, have te morabImAM evA mahAtmAonAM darzana durlabha thayAM che. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakaralAla mAhezvaranAM sasmaraNA 109 zAstrIjI hamezAM daza vAgyAsudhI mahAdevanI pUjAmAM nimagna rahetA hatA. temane zrIrAjarAjezvaranuM iSTa hatuM, ane te rAjarAjezvara te mAramInA zrIkuberanAtha mahAdeva. "" zAstrIjI peAtAnI tamAma kRtiomAM prathama zabda zrIrAjarAjezvA vijayate ema lakhyA vinA kaiAi divasa cUkyA nathI. AvA alaukika zivanA iSTathI zAstrIjIne meArakhImAM sau zaMkaranA gaNatarIke mAnatA. zAstrIjIne peAtAnA guru tarapha paNa atyaMta pUjyabhAva, bhakti ane prIti hatAM. tethI zAstrIjI dareka pustakanA magaLAcaraNamAM mahAdeva, guru ane pitA, e traNene namaskAra prathama karatA hatA. temaNe gurunuM zrAddha gayAjI jaIne karyuM hatuM ane guru pAchaLa leATAnuM lahANuM karyuM hatuM. AvI gurubhakti Aje te kyAMya jovAmAM AvatI nathI. tr gujarAta kAThiyAvADanA mahAna puruSanI kadara sAhitya pariSada paNa karatAM cUkI nathI, e AnaMdanI vAta che; ane suratanI sAhitya pariSadamAM temane upapramukha nImI temane tathA saMskRta girAne apUrva mAna ApyuM hatuM. teo mRtyuparyaMta vedAntajJAnacarcA ane graMthalekhana karatA hatA. chevaTanuM temanuM pustaka khAlAciratra hatuM. AmAM ekasa adhureA rahyo hatA. bahuja mAMdagI AvI paDI teAya temaNe kahyuM ke, mane eka kalAka jarA sukha thAya teA A chevaTane sarga pUrA karU; paNa kALanI gati vicitra che. te sa are! rahyo. ane tee A nazvara da9 cheDI amaradhAmamAM sIdhAvI gayA. bANabhaTTanuM paNa Amaja thayuM hatuM. mahAna puruSAtu kA zuM AvI rIte adhurU rahetuM haze ? bAkInA sazAstrIjI hAthIbhAie pUrA karyAM, ane pachA graMtha chapAyeA. zAstrIjInA graMthAnuM savistara vivecana kAi samartha zAstrajJa paMDita hAya teja karI zake. te mATe huM mAtra rasajJa abhiprAyA DhAMkI batAvIza. X * x x vidyArthI taraphathI mane keTalIka jANavA te nIce pramANe ApuM chuM: zAstrIjInA eka jevI hakIkata maLI che, eka divase eka brAhmaNane chekarA temane dhera bhikSA mATe AvyeA. dharamAM kAi hatuM nahi, mAtra zAstrIjI pUjana karavAmAM nimagna hatA. te cheAkarAe jANyuM ke, gharamAM koi nathI, tethI phaLiyAmAM paDelI eka tapelI cArIne te cAlatA thayA. A hakIkata zAstrIjIe joi. gheADAka divasa javA dIdhA pachI zAstrIjIe te heAkarAne khelAvyA. snAna karAvI pUjA karI dharamAM jeTalAM vAsaNA joie teTalAM tamAma vAsaNeAnuM dAna karyuM. jatI vakhate kahyuM ke, mArI pAse mAgyuM ha|ta te huM Apata, paNa kAI divasa ceArI yu. 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM karavI nahi. AthI te bALaka zaramI de thaI gayo, ane tyArathI tenuM jIvana ghaNuMja sudharI gayuM. pitAnA parama mitra jhaMDu bhaTTajInI mAMdagI prasaMge mRtyuMjaya stotranuM kAvya gAyuM hatuM, ane te stotrano prabhAva zAstrIjInA ziSyamAM bahu hato. ane tethI AphrikAmAMnA temanA ziSyane eka putra mAMdo hato, te vakhate A stotra bahuja premathI saue gAyuM hatuM, ane te bALakanuM regazamana thayuM hatuM. caMdraprabhAcaritramAM vidyAdAnanuM evuM te apUrva varNana kareluM che, ke te vAMcIne merabInA mahArAjAne morabImAM vastubA ceriTebala hAiskUla kholavAnI vRtti thaI hatI. ane tevI maphata hAkhraskUla sthApavAnuM mAna paNa zAstrIjIne hatuM. - muMbaImAM eka vakhate temanA guruzrI kezavajI zAstrI AvyA hatA, tyAre madrAsathI eka mahAna vidvAna gopIbhaTTa nAme paMDita AvyA hatA, ane temaNe kezavajI zAstrI pAse zAstrArtha mAgyo hato. jyAre zAstrIjIe vidyAbhyAsa pUrNa karyo, tyAre gurudakSiNa mAgavA gurune kahyuM, paNa gurue kahyuM ke, vakhata Avye mAgIza. A vakhate muMbaImAM zAstrArtha karavA zAstrIjIne merabIthI tAra karIne gurue muMbaI lAvyA, ane gurudakSiNAmAM gopIbhaTTa sAme zAstrArtha karyo ane vijaya meLavyo. zAstrIjI saMskRta bhASA upara atyaMta kAbu dharAve che te paNa teo mehita thaI gayA hatA. bhASA, pavitra vicAre, saraLa asarakAraka ane suMdara alaMkAro tathA kapanAthI saMyukta jANe kema bANabhaTTa, viSNuzarmA tathA kavi bhAsa ema traNenA aMzo ekaja. zAstrIchamAM AvyA hoya. bAlAcaritrane piNe graMtha chapAvavA mokalyo, paNa TapAlamAM kayAMi guma thaI gayo. eka paNa rapha nakala temanI pAse rahI na hatI. tethI teo nirAza na thayA, ane kahyuM ke jagadaMbAnI evIja IrachA haze ke tethI sarasa lekha karAvavo haze. mAtra ATha divasamAM prathama, lakhyA pramANe paNa tethI ghaNeja sarasa lekha meDhethI yAda karI lakhI nAkhyo. doDha varSanI mahenata mAtra ATha divasamAM taiyAra karI, e temanI agAdha zakti pUravAra kare che. hAlamAM koI Ama karI zake e zaMkAspada che. zAstrIjInAM tamAma pustakane yunivarsiTImAM dAkhala karAvavA hAlanA sAkSaroe zrama levo joie, skUlamAM dAkhala thavAM joIe. zAstrIjInA smAraka mATe hAlamAM morabImAM sArI hilacAla thAya che, ane jhaMDu zaMkarAzrama sthApavA vaidyarAja vizvanAthabhAI tathA temanA guNI suputra zrama karI rahyA che, te rAjA mahA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ www w w w evvvvv *** *** zaMkaralAla mAhezvaranAM saMsmaraNe 111 rAjAo ane zrImaMte A zubha kAryamAM sahAyabhUta thaze evI prArthanA che. tethI jhaMDu bhaTTajI sAthe zAstrIjInuM nAma joDAI baMne mahAna puruSanI kIrti amara thaze. caMdraprabhAcaritra ane sAvitrIcaritrathI strIonI unnati mATe dezanI anupama sevA temaNe bajAvI che. prophesara kAzIrAma sevakarAma davee lakhyuM che ke, bANabhaTTanI kAdaMbarI varNanano keSa che, tema zAstrIjInuM caMdraprabhAcaritra sadupadezano keSa che. temAM rasamAM malina zRMgAranI gaMdha paNa nathI. dharmabhAvanAnA saMskAre temanA akSare akSaramAM prakaTI nIkaLe che. sva. sAkSara zrI. maNilAla nabhubhAI ane navalarAmabhAI Adi aneka sAkSaree temanA viSe rasika prazaMsAtmaka vivecane karyo che. kavivara zrIyuta nAnAlAlabhAIe pitAnAM keTalAMka kAvyo bhAga bIjAmAM zAstrIjInuM bahu ramya svarUpa ALekhyuM che. te sAdhu kavi te mUrti maharSi, brahmasamAna brahmarana zaMkaralAlajIe, e atIrthane tIrtha kIdhA ama mATe." chevaTe mArI prArthanA che ke, kAThiyAvADa sAhityasabhA sthapAya, tyAre teNe athavA bhAvanagaranI sAhitya sabhAe, muMbAInI sAhitya saMsade, amadAvAdanI gujarAta sAhitya sabhAe sadagata zAstrIjInI jayaMtI daravarSe ujavavI joIe, ane sAhitya pariSadanI bhaMDoLa kamiTie zAstrIjInA jIvanacaritrane vistRta graMtha lakhAvavo joIe. temanA aprasiddha moTA be graMtho che. eka to temanA svahaste lakheluM " Ahanika" je temanA suputra pAse che, ane bIjI jADejAnI vaMzAvaLI. A be pustaka sAhityarasika zrImAne e chapAvavAM joIe; ATalI prArthanA karI A lekha samApta karUM chuM. zArdUla zrI mAhezvaraputra zaMkara samA vAgIrInA tana, zaMkaralAla samartha za dya kavizrI vidvAna kezava guru; dIpAvyuM pura morabI jagatamAM vidyA taNuM tejathI, yogI zaMkaralAla zIghra kavine pAye namuM prItathI. ("sAhityamAMthI) * sAhitya pariSada samakSa vAcelo nibaMdha. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 16-paropakArI gaMgAsvarUpa rUkhIbahena (lekhaka-DakaTara hariprasAda vrajarAya desAI) amadAvAda zaheranA bAre daravAjAnI AsapAsa ane zaheranI aMdara koi pakSI bhUkhyuM tarasyuM nahi rahevuM joIe e uddezathI prerAIne gaM. sva. rUkhIbahene athAga mahenata karI. hiMdu dharmane anuyAyI "vasudhA ravAn " eTale AkhI pRthvI pitAnuM kuTuMba che, ema mAnI jIvana nirgamana kare che; eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu kUtaruM ane gAya enA grAsa eTale keLiyA pahelA bhANuM AgaLa mUkI pachI jame che. bhUtayajJa eTale prANImAtrane mATe svArtha tyAga karavAnI ene Teva che. kIDI-maMkoDInAM daramAM leTa nAkhI AvatAM aneka bhAvika strIpuruSone tame cheka gAmanI bhAgoLe ne khetara sudhI jeze. utA pAno dharma e hiMdu dharmanI mAnyatA che. paraMtu jana dhameM ene mukhya dhyeya banAvI khUba khIlAvI che. gujarAtamAM jainadharmo puSkaLa asara karI che. AkhA hiMdustAnamAM kevaLa gujarAtanA hiMduo mAMsAhAra karatA nathI te pratApa jainadharmane che. hiMduo uparAMta gujarAtamAMnA ghaNA musalamAna paNa mAMsAhAra nathI karatA te jana ane hiMdu bhAIonA sahavAsathI. | gujarAtanAM zahera ane gAmaDAnAM moTAM nAnAM ghaNAM gharonI bhItimAM tame popaTa, cakalI vagerene rahevA mATe bAkorAM, gokhalA vagere jeze. ghaNAM mANase potAne ghera babbe zIMkAM laTakAvI rAkhe che. eka zIkAmAM pANuM ane ekamAM dANA nAkhyA karavAnA. tyAM khiskolI, cakalAM, kAbara, kabUtara, popaTa, kAgaDA vagere dANu khAvA ane pANI pIvA ja game te vakhate AvavAnAM. amadAvAdamAM sAraMgapura cakalAmAM eka DosA che. te dararoja savAre cAra vAge uThI nAhI dheAI pUjApATha karI pAMca vAgatAmAM dANAnuM moTuM pioTaluM bAMdhI daravAjA bahAra nIkaLI paDavAnA. mahAjane asalathI nakkI karI rAkhelI daravAjA bahAra keTalIka jagAo che. cetarA, medAno, parabaDIo vagere. tyAM niyamita vakhate hajAre paMkhIo AvavAnAM ane tyAM A DosA, bAo bharIne dANuM nAkhI AvavAnA. badhe dANA nAkhI AvyA pachI pAchA bIjA divasane mATe joItA dANA vastImAMthI mUThI mUDI ugharAvI lAvI, potAne ghera laI jaI, pachI pote jamavAnA, ne kAmadhaMdhe vaLagavAnA. | gujarAtanA koI paNa gAmaDe tame jAva tyAM jarUra tame be cAra parabaDIo jozo. parabaDImAM dararoja pakSIone mATe dANuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papakArI gaMgAsvarUpa rukhIbahena 113 pANI naMkhAvAnAM. keTalIka paraba suMdara kotaraNIvALI ane zobhItA raMgathI raMgelI hovAnI. amadAvAda zaheramAM chelle chelle AvI ghaNuM paraba AvelI che ane emAM dararojanuM keTalAye maNa anAja naMkhAya che. zuM A dRzya manohara nathI ? A uparAMta mAchalAMne loTa nAkhavA ane vAMdarAne roTalA khavarAvavA ghaNA loke jAya che. pAMjarApoLo viSe ane enA kAryaviSe, vizeSa lakhavAnI jarUra nathI, kAraNa e jagajAhera che. rUkhIbahena bALavidhavA hatAM. hAla emanI uMmara 50-55 thaI che. dararoja dariyApura premadaravAjA pAse sarayUdAsa mahArAjanI kathAmAM e jatAM. eka divasa mArI be bahenonA bALakadIkarAo eke divase marI gayA. amArA gharamAM trAsa thaI gayo. e bALakonA puNyamAM zuM karIe ? emanA mRtyune cothe divase be maNa dUdha ame nizALe jatAM chokarAM chokarIone pAyuM, paNa chatAM zAnti nA vaLo. tApa bahu paDato hato. naLamAM pANuM barAbara AvatAM nahotAM. vaTemArguone mATe be ThaMDA pANInI parabo besADavA mArI bAe sUcanA karI ane ame badhAMe maMjUra karI. amArI pADozaNa je kora kAkI kahe "rahe, huM rUbIbahenane bolAvI lAvuM. zaheramAM kayI jagAe paraba besADavAnI jarUra che te e barAbara jANatAM haze. " ane thoDI vAramAM rUkhIbahena amAre ghera AvyAM. havenI cheDI hakIkata rUkhIbahene poteja kahelI te emanAja zabdomAM huM kahIza. "bALarAMDa. gharamAM koI maLe nahi. mArI ekalInuM peTa bharAya eTalI goThavaNa mArUM palluM ballu vecIne mArA bhAIe karI ApelI. rahevA ghara ane khAvA bAjarI hatI; paNa kALa jevo Akho dahADo jAya zI rIte ? savAre darzana karavA javuM, sAMjare kathAvArtAmAM vakhata jAya ane sagAMvahAlAMmAM ke nAtajAtamAM kaI mAMdu-sAjuM, jammu-mayuM hoya tyAM ghaDI jaIe. jAte strI ekalavAI, oziyALo avatAra. AbarUbhera mAbApanI ne sAsariyAnI lAja rAkhIne juvAnI lAta mArI kADhI. 10 varSathI, lAgeTa savAramAM saspRdAsajI mahArAjanI kathAmAM jatI. mahArAja jAte paramajJAnI, pavitra, sAdA ane niHspRhI. emanI kathAmAMthI hajAro loko sudharI gayA. kaMI kubhArajA strIo dhaNanI pUjA karatI thaI gaI, kaMI "lophara" bhAyaDA ThekANe AvyA. huM zuM karuM ? mahArAja kahe-paropakAramAM jIvana gALavuM. meM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me vicAra karyo-huM rAMDa ze paropakAra karUM ? mArI pAse nathI dhana ke garabagarabAne madada karUM; nathI jJAna ke keAIne upadeza karUM. hA, eka jAta mArI che. dara pUname pUname cAlatI DAkora jauM chuM ne roja bAre mAsa nadIe nAhavAno nIma. e uparathI ThAkorajIeja sUjhADayuM ke, jhADa jhADe zIkAM bAMdhya ne pazupaMkhInI sevA kara. paNa ema eka jIvathI keTaluM pahoMcAya ? teAye banyuM eTaluM karyuM. jyAM parabaDIe nahAtI tyAM tyAM badhe amadAvAda zaherane cAre cheDe, jhADe jhADe kALAM kuMDAM laTakAvelAM juo tyAM jaNajo ke e mArAM bAMdhelAM haze. pahelAM nadIe nAhatI AvuM ne Aja A daravAje te kAla pele ravAje ema roNu pharatI AvuM. ema karatAM karatAM kaMDAM lAvI derIo bAMdhI ne Aja to dhIme dhIme karIne 300 ThekANe 600 zikAM mArA hAthathI baMdhAyelAM laTake che. 20-25 ThekANuM thayAM tyAMsudhI badhAMmAM roja dANuM ane tAjuM pANI huMja nAkhI AvatI, paNa pachI to roja ghera AvatAM 12-1 vAgI javA lAgyo ne thAkI jatI. tethI dhIme dhIme evI ThavaNa karI ke ATha ATha dahADAnA dANA zIMkA pAse rahenAra keAI bhaluM mANasa maLe ene tyAMja mUkI AvuM. te pitAnI pAsenuM zIkuM sAcavyA kare. dANunA pisA kathAmAM AvanAra loke pAsethI huM ugharAvI letI. sarayUdAsajIne A vAtanI khabara eTale emanA pratApe kharca te maLI rahetuM. ema karatAM karatAM hAla cho zIkAM baMdhAyAM che. dareka sthaLe dANA ne zIMkAM anAja pANIthI bharavAnI goThavaNa paNa pAkI karI dIdhI che ane amadAvAda zaheranA bAre daravAjAnI AsapAsa ane zaheranI aMdara koI pakSI bhUkhyuM tarasyuM nahi rahevuM joIe eTalo mAre Teka hatA te paramezvare pUro karyo che. kartAhartA izvara che. ApaNe te nimitta chIe. have phakta che mAre eka ciMtA. deha kSaNabhaMgura che. huM jIvuM chuM tyAM sudhI te A traNasoe jhADa huM tapAsatI rahIza, paNa mArA muvA bAda e kAma cAMdA sUraja tape tyAM sudhI cAlavuM joIe. e mATe mAre TIpa. karavI che. maMgaLadAsa zeThane tyAM jaI AvI chuM. zeTha harivallabha mULacaMda che, geDiyAvALA zeTha che, badhA maLIne eTaluM karI Ape eTale huM sukhethI marUM, nahi to te mAre jIva gate nA jAya !" ATaluM kahyA pachI amAre pANInI parabo besADavI hatI te vAta para ame AvyA. pakSIonI sevA saMpUrNa karyA bAda Aja rUkhIbahenane japa nahi vaLe. sAruM kAma evuM che. eka kArya pachI bIjuM ne bIjA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paropakArI gaMgAsvAlpa rukhIbahena 115 pachI trIjuM ema sUjhayAja karavAnuM. rUkhIbahene traNa varSathI sthaLe sthaLe pANInI paraba goThavavA mAMDI che. amAre tyAM AvyAM tyAM sudhImAM emaNe ra0 paraba lokene pise sthaLe sthaLe besADI hatI. zukravAramAMthI sArA moTA mATInA gALA jAte laI Ave. koI garIba madada karavA brAhmaNa ke anAtha hane pagAra ApI parabanuM kAma paNa karAve ne ene madada kare. kyA barAbara zodhI kADhe ne zIkAM bhegI parabanI paNa dekharekha rAkhe. amadAvAdamAM A kAmanAM e speziyAlIsTa" (pravINa thayelAM) che. amane kahe eka paraba sTezana para ane bIjI be kharA mahemadAvAdane rasta besADIzuM. pachI cAra divase e pAchAM AvyAM. te vakhate parabAnI goThavaNa saMpUrNa karI dIdhI hatI. divase paraba kyAM bese rAtre vAsaNe kayAM mUkavAM, pagAra keTalo Apavo vagere tamAma gALavaNa emaNe barAbara karI nAkhI hatI, paraba para besanArane AthI kevI madada maLaze e paNa emaNe vigatavAra amane samajAvyuM ane eka puNyathI be lAbha apAvavAnI emanI yojanAthI ame ajaba thayA. gaM. sva. rUkhIbahena, A rIte potAnA ekAtika jIvane kevaLa niHsvArthe upayogI banAvI rahyAM che; ane ene badalo emanA aMtaHkaraNamAM AnaMda ane zAnti rahe che te che. duniyA pitAnAM kharAM moTAM mANasane viSe kaMIja jANatI nathI, temAM amadAvAda paNa A rUkhIbahenane viSe kaMIja jANatuM nathI. (tA. 10 mI sapTembara 1921 ne "sAMjavartamAnamAMthI) - - rajIsTara : Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 zulasa graha-bhAga 7 mA 17 - izu khristanuM ajJAta jIvana e viSe keTalIka navI mAhitI (lekhaka:-zrI. yeAgeza) x * x x x x iMjIleAmAM zunA jIvananA amuka prasaMgeAja truTaka rIte AlekhAyelA che; ane badhI ghaTanAe anukrama ke mahattvanI sAMkaLAthI saMkaLAyelI nathI. Izu tera varSanI uMmare paheAMcyA pachI kyAM gayeA, teNe zuM karyuM ane kevu jIvana gujAryu* tene ullekha iMnTalamAM mAtra eka vAkyathI karavAmAM AvyeA che, jeneA bhAvA evA che ke, te muddata daramiyAna IzunuM jJAna vadhavA lAgyu tathA tene AtmA baLavattara thavA lAgyA. zunuM jJAna kyAM ane kayAM sAdhaneAthI vadhyuM tathA tene AtmA kevA abhyAsathI temaja tapazcaryAthI baLavattara thayA te sabadhI eka akSara suddhAM ileAmAM lakhAyeleA nathI! izunA A ajJAta jIvananA saMbaMdhamAM raziyAneA eka yAtrALu mAM. nikAlasa nATAviza sArA prakAza pADe che. tene TImeTamAMthI eka pustaka maLI Avyu che, je teNe ananeAna lAipha Ardra jIsasa krAisTa" (jIsasa krAisTanuM ajJAta jIvana) e nAme prakaTa karyu che. e pustaka mULa pAlI bhASAmAM hiMdusthAnamAM lakhAyelu. TImeTanA pATanagara lhAsAmAM tenA TIeTI bhASAmAM anuvAda thayA. neTAvizva mahAzayane Aja anuvAda TImeTamAM AvelA himijanA pustakAlayamAMthI hAtha lAgyA. temAM zu tera varSanA thaye! tyArapachInI hakIkata nIce mujaba jaNAvelI cheH Izu jyAre tera varSanA thayA tyAre tenA vivAhanI vAtA cAlavA mAMDI. izune e vAta na gamI ane te bahu nArAja thayA. te gupacupa vepArIonA eka kAphalA joDe sidha nAsI gayA. siddhathI te kAzI gayA. tyAM teNe cha varSa sudhI dhArmika zikSaNa lIdhuM. tene vaizyA tathA zuddhoneA sahavAsa bahu gamatA ane mATe bhAge te teonI joDeja rahetA. kAzImAM peAtAnA abhyAsa pUrA karyAM pachI te bhagavAna muddhanI janmabhUmi kapilavastumAM gayA ane tyAM teNe pAlI bhASAne abhyAsa karI cha varSa sudhI bauddhamatanA siddhAMtAnuM pAkuM jJAna meLavyuM. bauddha matanA abhyAsa karyAM pachI te IrAna gayA ane tyAMthI dharmopadeza karatA karatA peAtAnI trIsa varSanI vaye jerUsalema pahoMcyA. jema upara jaNAvelI hakIkata iMjIleAmAM ApelI nathI, tema jerUsalema AvyA pachI Izue zuM karyuM ane kayI saMsthA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izu khristanuM ajJAta jIvana 117 dvArA dharmopadezakanu jIvana svIkAryuM, te viSe paNa karaze ullekha *jIleAmAM nathI. hiMdane pravAsa karI jerUsalema pachA karyo pachI Izu tyAMnA eka gupta maMDaLane sabhAsada baneleA, evI vAta "dhI krusIIkezana khAya ena Ai viTanesa' nAmanA pustakamAM prakaTa thayelI che. IzunA sauthI meATA gaNAtA, tenA punarjIvanane lagatA camatkAranI vAta A pustakamAM ApelA patrathI kheATI Thare che. temAM gupta maMDaLanA eka vRddha sabhAsade izunA krusAreAhaNa pachI sAta varSe` eja ma`DaLanA khIjA eka sabhAsadane lakhele! patra ApavAmAM AvyeA che. patra lakhanAr vRddha sabhAsada ane izu je maMDaLanA sabhAsadA hatA te gupta maMDaLa IzunA janma pahelAM mekaeNAbiyAMnA samayamAM sthApeluM hatuM. Izu janmyA tyAre A maMDaLanI aneka zAkhAe pelesTAina, irAka, misara vagere dezonA zaherezaheramAM sthapAI cUkI hatI. te gupta maMDaLanA sabhAsadeAnA AcAra tathA yeAgyatA dhyAnamAM laI tenI cAra zreNIe rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI, ane temAMnI prathama zreNImAM Ajanma brahmacaryAM pALavAnI pratijJA lenArA avivAhita khALakeAneja dAkhala karavAmAM AvatA. AvA navizaSyAne IsIna kahevAmAM AvatA. bALapaNu vItyA pachI jo kAI yuvaka A maMDaLamAM dAkhala thavA IcchatA teA tene paNa traNa varSa sudhI ma`DaLanA vAvRddha sabhAsadeA pAsethI AcAravicAranI tAlIma levI paDatI ane tenI parIkSA ApavI paDatI. badhA naziSyeAne ucca zreNInA sabhyA pAse cikItsAzAstranuM tathA auSadhio, khanija padArtho temaja tenI zarIranA AreAgyapara thatI asaranuM adhyayana karavuM paDatuM. gupta maDaLanA ekeeka sabhAsada kharekhare| samaSTivAdI kAmyu. nIsTa hatA. tenu' saghaLuM upArjita dhana te maMDaLane aNu karI detA ane pote leAkasevAmAMja jIvana vyatIta karatA. sabhAsadeAnA nitya krama AveA hateA:-prAtaHkALe sUryodaya pahelAM uThIne badhA sabhAsadA IzvaraprAnA karavA bhegA thatA, prArthanA thayA pachI savAranA nAstA lai sau potapeAtAne kAme nIkaLI paDatA, khapere pAchA AvI hAthapaga dheAi svaccha zveta vastrA dhAraNa karI tee bhegA besIne jamatA. jyAMsudhI amuka sabhAsada ucca zreNImAM pahoMcatA nahi tyAMsudhI tene maMDaLanA gupta bhede jaNAvavAmAM AvatA nahi. vaLI ucca zreNInA sabhAsadane potAthI utaratI zreNInA sabhAsadeA AgaLa A gupta bheda khullA karavAnI sakhta manAI rahetI ane je kAI A manAinA bhaMga karatA tene maMDaLamAMthI baratarapha karavAmAM AvatA. AcAravicAranI pavitratA, buddhimattA, AstikatA ane vidyAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me nipuNattA dharAvanAra vyakti ja maMDaLanI ucca zreNImAM praveza karI zakatI. maMDaLanA sabhAsada rAjanaitika viSaye ane krAMtikAraka kAryomAM kadI bhAga lai zakatA nahi. teo zAMtimaya ane paropakArI jIvana gujAratA. ucca zreNInA sabhAsadane IsIra kahevAmAM Avato ane te pUjanma gaNAto. isIre satyanuM kaDaka rIte pAlana karatA ane teo chaLa, adharma, IrSA, dveSa ane hiMsAne pApa samajI tenAthI dUra rahetA. - izu AvA Adarza maMDaLanA sabhya hoI tenuM jIvana ati pavitra ane paropakArI hatuM. teNe A maMDaLanA Azraya heThaLa dharmopadeza karavAnuM kAma upADI lIdhuM. te satya ane ahiMsAnA siddhAMtone lokasamudAyanI aMdara pracAra karavA lAgyo. potAnA ucca dharmajJAna ane pavitra jIvanane lIdhe Izu AkhA maMDaLamAM pUjya thaI paDelo ane lokagaNa paNa tene pUjavA lAgyo. divase divase tevI khyAti eTalI badhI vadhI paDI ke dharmaDhoMgI pUjArIo tenAthI DaravA lAgyA ane tenA tarapha TheSabhAvanI najare jovA lAgyA. Izu lekho samakSa Atmika sAmrAjyanI sthApanAnI vAto karate, paNa A dharSaDhAMkIoe evI vAta uDAvI ke, Izu jerUsalemanA rAjAne gAdIethI uThADI mUkIne pote te gAdI pacAvI pADavA mAge che. pitAnA mArgamAM kaMTakarUpa thaI paDelA Izune dUra karavAnI, kahevAtA dharmaguruonI tathA pUjArIonI A eka tarakIbaja hatI. teoe bhegA maLIne IzunA upara rAjadrohano Aropa mUkyo ane mukhya pUjArI aphase Izune pakaDI ANavAnuM pharamAna kADhayuM. IzunA eka kRtagha ziSya juDAse Izune chetaryo ane tene pakaDAvyo. izune eka cajadrohItarIke romana sUbA pAIleTanI adAlatamAM khaDe karavAmAM Avyo. bharaadAlatamAM Izue jaNAvyuM ke, pite lokone satya ane ahiMsamiAja upadeza karato hato; chatAM kaeNAphasa tathA bIjA pUrIonI zehamAM taNAIne pAchaleTe izune dehAMtadaMDanI sajA phalmAvI ane Izune krusa para caDhAvavAmAM Avyo. phusArahaNa pachI izu maraNa pAmela ane tenuM zaba josepha laI gayo, tyAra pachI te sajIvana thayele ane jude jude sthaLe daza vAra teNe potAnA ziSyone darzana ApelAM evuM IchalomAM lakheluM che. paNa AgaLa jaNAvelA gupta maMDaLanA eka sabhya lakhelA patramAM A saMbaMdhI evuM jaNAveluM che ke, Izu vadhastaMbha upara maraNa pAo ma hato. te bezuddha paDelo hato. e vakhate gupta maMDaLanA josepha nAmanA eka sabhAsade rAmana subA pAIleTanI paravAnagIthI IzunuM janmI zarIra meLavI lIdhuM. pachI e maMDaLanA nikedamasa nAmanA bIjA eka sabhAsade IzunI zuzruSA karI ane keTalAka upacAro pachI Izu sAjo thayo. tyAra pachI Izu pAchA guNa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - -- Izu khristanuM asta jIvane maMDaLanI dekharekha heThaLa pitAnuM upadezakArya karavA lAgyo. A arasAmAM jude jude samaye ane sthaLe te potAnA ziSyone daza vakhata maLe. A meLApone chaMchalomAM IzunA sajIvana thayA pachInAM vAranAM darzane lekhavAmAM AvyAM che. pachI paryaTana karatAM karatAM izu samudrakinArAparanA eka sthaLe potAnA kudaratI meseja maraNa pAme ane te ja sthaLe tenA zabanI daphanakriyA karavAmAM AvI. IzunA mRtyu pachI tenA camakArAnI ane khAsa karIne tenA punarjIvanane lagatA camatkAranI vAta khUba phelAvA lAgI. dhIme dhIme e vAto cheka misara lagI pahoMcI. A sAMbhaLI elekajhAMDriyAmAM AvelA gupta maMDaLanA eka IsIre jerUsalemanA gupta maMDaLanA isIrane eka patra lakhI IzunA camatkAro viSe kharI hakIkata pUchavI. tenA uttaramAM jerUsalemanA isAre je patra lakhele temAM "Iza kuzArohaNa pachI jIvato hato ane nikedamasanI sAravArathI sAje thayA pachI te keTaloka kALa jIvyo paNa hato" evuM jaNAveluM che. A patra kevI rIte maLI AvyA te saMbaMdhI upayuMkA pustakamAM jaNAvavAmAM Ave che ke, ebIsIniyAnA eka vepArIne elekajhAnDriyAnA koI purANuM gharamAMthI eka jupurANe patra maLI Avyo. e gharamAM pahelAM keTalAka jarmana vepArIo rahetA hatA, jeee e makAnamAM pitAnuM pustakAlaya rAkhyuM hatuM. jatI vakhate teo e purANa patra sAthe laI javo bhUlI gayA. A patra jyAre hAtha lAgyo tyAre kAMsanA eka vidyAnurAgI sajajane te patrane sAra chApAMomAM prakaTa karAvyuM. patra mULa leTina bhASAmAM lakhAyelo hato tene prakAzamAM AvatA aTakAvavAne khristI pAdarIoe puSkaLa prayAsa karelA; chatAM aneka viTaMbaNAo pasAra karIne e patra Ajeye vidyamAna rahyo che ! patra parathI ApaNane mAlUma paDe che ke, Izu jerUsalemanA gupta maMDaLanA sabhAsada hato. A ane bIjI aneka vAto temAM jaNAvelI che, je badhInI saccAI viSe isIrAnuM satyAcaraNa jotAM bilakula zaMkA rahetI nathI. A pramANe nAviza mahAzayanA pustaka parathI ane jerUsalemanA gupta maMDaLanA IsIre lakhelA patraparathI ApaNane IzunA ajJAta jIvana saMbaMdhI nIce mujabanI navI mAhitI maLe che - Izu bALapaNathI ja zikSaNa levAne mATe hiMdusthAnamAM Avelo. teNe ahIM vaidika dharma ane bauddha dharmanuM zikSaNa prApta kareluM ane A bane dharmonuM pUruM jJAna meLavyA pachI te potAnI yuvAvasthAmAM jerUsalema pAcho gayelo. tyAM jaI te gupta maMDaLamAM dAkhala thayelo ane e maMDaLanA niyamone anusarIne te potAnA siddhAMtono lokasamudAyanI aMdara pracAra karavA lAgyo. AthI te pUjArIonA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA dveSanA bhAga thai paDayA ane tene krAsapara caDhAvI devAnI sajA thai. tene krAsapara caDhAvavAmAM AvelA khareA, paraMtu te maraNa pAmyA na hatA; te mAtra bezuddhaja thayelA. gupta maMDaLanA keTalAka sabhAsadAnI madadathI josephe pAchaleTa pAsethI izunuM zarIra meLavyu ane nikAdamase tenA jakhmAnA upacAra karyAM. AthI izu pAchA sAje thayA. ileAmAM IzunA ziSyAe, krusanI AgaLa judA judA mANusAne dekhAyelA je devadUtAnI vAtA lakhI che te kharU' jotAM devadUtA na hatA, para Mtu teo gupta maDaLanA zveta vastradhArI sabhAsade hatA. dehAMtadaMDanI sajA bhogavyA pachI zu keTaleAka vakhata jIvatA rahyo ane gupta ma`DaLanI dekharekha nIceja teNe peAtAnu upadezakA cAlu rAkhelu. A arasAmAM te potAnA ziSyAne maLelA; AvA meLApAne 'zue sajIvana thayA pachI peAtAnA ziSyAne ApelAM da neAtarIke lekhAvavAmAM Ave che. Izu tyAra pachI keTaleka kALe potAnA kudaratI meAteja maraNa pAmeleA; eTale zunA punaHvananA je banAvane jIleAmAM eka mahAna camatkAra gaNAvavAmAM AvaiM che te upalA patrathI sAva khATA kare che; paraMtu zunA ucca, saMyamI ane Adarza jIvanamAM tethI jarAye uNapa AvatI nathI. Ama je mInAe hamaNAM navI bahAra paDI che tene lIdhe vastusakalanA pUrepUrI sAcavIne zrutu saMpUrNa jIvanacaritra lakhavAnI anukULatA prApta thai che. vaLI camatkArAthI je khATI mAnyatAe ane kuza'kAo ajJAna leAkeAmAM phelAya che te paNa have dUra thaze. camatkAre| vinAnuM saraLa ane Adarzo jIvana leAkagaNune mATe jeTalu asarakAraka ane AcaraNIya nivaDe che, teTalu camatkAravALu ane aTapaTu jIvana leAkeApara asara karatuM nathI, A navI hAtha lAgelI mAhitI ane 'leAparathI Izunu eka vistRta jIvanacaritra jo gujarAtI bhASAmAM taiyAra karavAmAM Ave te te dhaNu upayAgI thai paDe. x x (tA. 8-11-1923nA "hiMdustAna"nA dIpotsavIaMkamAMthI. ) X Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat x www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ peAleMDa kA trAtA paiDaruskI gAyaka 18 - polaiNDa kA trAtA - gAyaka paiDarUskI 28 111 (lekhaka--zrIyuta ThAkura prasAda zarmAM, khI. e) peTaiDa-sa, osTriyA aura praziyA kI icchA aura suvidhA ke anusAra asama sthiti me nece khaseTe aura tame vinaSTa hue rASTra pAlaiMDa--ke bhAgya eka zatAbdI pIche ama kira jAgate dikhAi paDate hai. isa mahAyuddha saMbaMdhI saMdhi ke kAraNa sana 1830 '0 ke pIche aba phira eka khAra pAliza rAjasabhA peleAM ke lAla ke liye aura unhIkI adhyakSatA me', baiThane lagI hai. mi. lAyaDa janaja ke zabdAM me "Isa sadhi te peleDa ke kreTe hue jha MDe ke kirase joDA hai aura akha vahu eka svataMtra aura sayukta jAti ke upara phaharA rahA hai." peleDa eka sabhya aura balavAna rASTra rahe cUkA hai. terahavI zatAbdI me vahAM rAjasabhA ke liye pratinidhi sunane ka praNAlI pracalita thI; aura san 1413 IsvI me - Adhunika pAzcAtya sabhyo ke liye eka bahuta prAcIna samaya me--vahAM manuSyajAti ke bhrAtRtva kI dhoSaNA kI gaI thI. pelDa me prajAsattA bahuta pahile se sthApita hui aura una dinAM vahAM kI rAjapraNAlI ItanI acchI samajhI jAtI thI ki cauhavI' zatAbdI meM reDa theniyA aura thiyeinayA, pandrahavA zatAbdI meM DayUkala, praziyA tathA seAlahavI zatAbdI me meseAviyA aura livalaiMDa kI riyAsate svaya' A A kara pAliza rAjya me' samilita hai| gaI. 500 varSa taka peAleMDa ne, tu AkramaNAM ke AdhAtAM ke sahana kiyA, aura phira bAda ke| bhI yaha jAti sadA IsAI dharma tathA anya dezAM kI svataMtratA ke liye apane yuvakAM OM amUlya zarIra balidAna karane kA taiyAra rahatI thI. yUTana aura sleva jAtiyAM ke jhagaDAM me' Isake adhaHpatana kA Arbha huA. sana 1772 me jaba praziyA ke mahAna TreDarika aura rUsa kI rAnI autharAIna te paraspara isakA graMthama baTavArA nizrita kiyA thA, usa samaya peAleMDa sana 1914 ke ja`na sAmrAjya se bI khaDA thA. paraMtu kramazaH isa mahAna rASTra kA bhinna bhinna dezAM ke ataryaMta pastatra pradezAM meM khaTa jAnA paDA, aura Isa kAraNabidhi kI dhAra biDanA ne Isa mahAyuddha meM tIsa caitIsa lAkha peAla sipAhiyeAM kA, unakI bhASA aura bhAva sama eka hAne para bI, rUsa, janI aura AsTriyA Adi ke sainika niyameAM ke anusAra khalapUrvaka bhinna bhinna dezeAM kI senAe me 3. 11 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1rara zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM bhata karA kara unase bhrAtRhatyA kA ghara pApa karAyA. Isa samaya saMsAra meM pileMDa ke punaH saMgaThana kA vicAra uThA. rASTrapati vilsana ne amerikA ke yuddha meM bhAga lene se prathama hI palaMDa ke saMyukta aura svataMtra dekhane kI AzA prakaTa kI thI. unhoMne apanI prasiddha caudaha zarto meM IsakA bhI samAveza kiyA thA; aura aMta meM, pirisa kI aMtarmetrIya sabhA ne bhI yaha nizcita kiyA ki satya aura nyAya se yukta saMdhi ke liye poleMDa kI svAdhinatA atyaMta Avazyaka hai. - palaMDa kI svAdhInatA ke nATaka meM IsI avasara para gAyaka aura svadezabhakta-paiDarUskI praveza karatA hai. piDarUskI kA jIvana pilaMDa athavA anya padadalita deza ke svadezabhakata ke samAna sadA ciMtAkula aura zekapUrNa rahA hai. usakI bANa pileMDa kI mahattA aura atyAcAriyoM kI kUratA ke hadayabedhaka tathA ugapUrNa varNana meM nirata rahI hai aura usakI mahAna AtmA sarvadA apanI pyArI mAtRbhUmi ke caraNe meM sarvasva balidAna karane kA avasara pAne ke liye utkaMThita rahI hai. je eka ghaTe meM piyAne bajA kara pAMca che: sahastra rUpayA prApta karatA aura kara sakatA thA, vaha apane deza ke liye asIma dhana ke lAta mAra kara turaMta hI amerikA dauDA gayA. vahAM usane apanI purAnI zAna zaukata ko tilAMjali de dI. aba vaha eka rAjA kI bhAMti na te rijarva selUna meM hI calatA thA aura na aba vaha pahale kI zAMti aneka naukara ora sAmAna se bhare ke hI ke apane sAthe rakhatA thA. usane bheja , vizvavidyAlaya meM aura rAjanaitika sabhAo meM vyAkhyAna diye.vaha zuddha aMgrejI meM baDI uttejanA aura Aveza ke sAtha bolatA thA aura prAraMbha meM pilaiMDa kI prAcIna sabhyatA aura mahattA ke itihAsa tathA usake mahApuruSo-zrImatI sibrika aura mejeskA jaise citrakAre, mikavija jaise kaviyAM, sIna kIvija jaise vidvAne aura keziake Adi svadezabhakata kA saMkSipta varNana kara ke aMta meM poleMDa ke Arthika aura mAnuSika vinAza kA hRdayavidAraka citra khIMca detA thA. vaha palaMDa ke gAyaka-dezabhakta nirvAsita cepina kA varNana sadeva baDe prema aura bhakti ke sAtha karatA thA. yaha prasiddha copina usa samaya perisa meM thA, jaba sana 1831 meM usane rUsa ke hAthe poleMDa kI rAjadhAnI vArasA ke patana kA samAcAra sunA. cepina usI samaya vahIM baTha gayA. usane aMpane krodha aura zeka ke Aveza meM eka navIna rAga kI racanA kI je nIce sUra se AraMbha he kara krodha aura zoka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArlaMDa kA trAtA-gAyaka paiDaskI prakaTa karatA huA bIbhatsa rUpa se nRtya karatA mAlUma hatA hai, aura aMta meM, mIThI aura gaMbhIra AzA ke sAtha eka uMce sUra para samApta hotA hai. cepina kI usa samaya kI AzA durAzA he gaI. udAra hRdaya aura pUjya dezaseviyAM ke nAma rAjavidrohiyAM meM likhe gaye; aura pina kA pyArA palaMDa, usakA pavitra devamaMdira, jisakI sIDhiyAM kI raja lene kA phira use kabhI saubhAgya prApta nahIM huA. nirAzA aura pApa ke dhUmra se pariveSTita he kara vijetA ke caraNe meM jA girA. IsI poleMDa kA citra khiMcate huye eka bAra paiDarUskI ne kahA thA "Aja pilaMDa kyA hai ? vaha eka registAna hai, ujaDa hai, smazAna hai. baDe baDe giraje, kalAkauzala ke suMdara namUne, amUlya pustakaeN aura hastalekha-hamArI sahastravarSIya sabhyatAdhArA upalabdha samasta padArtha naSTabhraSTa kara diye gaye hai. kevala thaDe se nagara vijetA kI suvidhA ke liye rahane pAye hai, paraMtu uttara meM bATika sAgara se le kara dakSiNIya kArapethiyansa taka samasta rUsI pilaiMDa aura AsTriyana tathA praziyana palaMDa bUrI taraha se ujADA gayA hai. iMgleMDa aura vesa se dune kSetraphala kI bhUmi, jisameM 200 nagara, 2000 giraje aura 20,000 grAma the, vinaSTa kara dI gaI hai. phira Azcarya kaMsA yadi roga aura bhUkha samasta deza meM niviMdana rUpa se ghUmeM!" isI prakAra yaha mahAna gAyaka apanI patnI ke sAtha pileMDa kI sahAyatA ke liye amerikA meM athaka parizrama karatA rahA. usane vahAM ke nivAsI paloM kI eka senA taiyAra kI, pIDita ke liye sahAyaka saMsthArthe sthApita karane kI vyavasthA kI aura kucha hI mahIne meM apane gAyanadvArA tIna lAkha rU5ye ina saMsthA kI sahAyatA ke liye ekatrita kiye. jaba sana 1917 meM amerikA yuddha meM saMmilita huA usa samaya inhIM prayatna ke phala svarUpa paiDarUskI ne vahAM kI sarakAra se yuddha ke liye apane Ikahe kiye huye eka lAkha pila sipAhI aura pAMcaso pUrNa zikSita sainika aphasaroM ke svIkAra kara lene kI prArthanA kI; paraMtu rASTrapati vilsana ne rAjakIya kAraNoM se unheM asvIkAra kiyA. phira bhI 30 sahastra pAla svayaMsevaka cUke se kAMsa pahuMce aura vahAM janarala halara kI adhyakSatA meM yuddha meM baDI vIratA se laDe. isake bAda paiDarUskI ke liye sarvasAdhAraNa meM piyAne bajAne kA kevala eka bAra aura avasara AyA thA. jaba kAMsa ke bhUtapUrva pradhAna senApati janarala jauphare ne nyUyaeNrka meM yuddhabhUmi ke samIpastha grAma kI karuNa dazA kA varNana kiyA thA taba paiDarUskI ne uttejita he kara eka gAna kiyA aura una grAma kI sahAyatA ke www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me liye do lAkha rUpiyA ekatrita kara ke meTropoliTana auparA hAusa meM baDe utsAha ke sAtha janarala jaiphare ke bheTa kiye. isa gAyana ke pazcAta paiDarUskI ne kahA thA ki "mere aMta:karaNa meM kucha aisA pratIta hotA hai, ki aba meM kabhI gAyaka ke rUpa meM sarvasAdhAraNa ke saMmukha nahIM AuMgA." aba usakA bAjA piyAne nahIM thA, kiMtu daza keTI amerikana kI hadayataMtriyAM thI, je usake uttejaka svara ke bala se, usake IcchAnusAra, saMyukta aura sahAnubhUtipUrNa ninAda karatI thI. usakA viSaya sarvadA palaMDa aura usakI svAdhInatA hatI thI. apanI bAlyAvasthA kI rUsI atyAcAra kI kahAnI kaha kara piDarUskI zrotAo ke hadaya ke tharTI detA thA. sana 1865 ke piliza vidroha ke samaya rUsakI khuphiyA pulisa ekAeka usake garIba gharapara phUTa paDI thI aura usane usake sarala pitA ke baMdI kara liyA thA. rote huye bAlaka ne pUchA thA "mere pitA ko kyAM liye jAte he ? uttara meM dIna paiDarUskI kI pITha para keDe kI bauchAra kI gaI thI. piDarUskI kahA karatA hai "usa samaya ghaNuM kI caramatA ke kAraNa hI mere AMkheM se AMsU nahIM nikalane pAye." eka bheja meM usake vyAkhyAna se zrotAgaNa itane prabhAvAnvita huye ki paiDarU skI ke yaha kahane para ki "kayA tuma pileMDa kI sahAyatA karege?" ve uttejanAvaza rakAbiyAM ke jora jora se upara pheMkane lage. terahavarSa kI avasthA meM paiDarUskI ne gAnavidyA kA abhyAsa prAraMbha kiyA thA aura cAra varSa pIche usane apanA prathama pAritoSika pAyA. apane gAyana aura vyAkhyAna dvArA AdamiyAM ke hada ke dahalA dene kI usakI sadA se abhilASA rahI thI aura isI artha usane baDI kaThinAI se halAkane kI usa Adata ke dUra kara pAyA, je usake bolane meM bahuta bAdhA DAlatI thI. usakI amIrI ke dina sana 1889 se prAraMbha hete hai jaba usane pahalI bAra perisa ke kaMsarTa lemAja meM piyAne para gAna kiyA thA. usake bAda vaha prathama bAra amerikA gayA, jahAM usake gAyanavAgha kI bahuta prazaMsA huI paiDarUskI ne choTI avasthA meM hI apanA prathama vivAha kiyA thA; paraMtu usakI alpavayaskA patnI eka varSa ke bhItara hI paralokagAminI huI. usakI vartamAna patnI vArasA ke prasiddha vAghavizArada leDiklAsa goskI kI vidhavA che. zrImatI helenA amerikA, kAnsa, pilaMDa Adi ke rAjanaitika kSetro meM sadA apane pati kI sevikA aura sahAyakA rahI hai. unakI DAyarI se jisameM une apanA aura apane pati kA Ahinaka jIvanavRtta likhA hai, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ v pAlaiDa kA trAtA-gAyaka paiDaruskI 125 prakaTa hotA hai ki una de ne apane jIvana meM baDI kaThinAImAM aura khatare uThAve che. eka sthAna para ve likhatI hai "inesa (DirUskI) ke bahuta kArya karanA paDatA hai. rAtadina vaha apane kAma meM tatpara rahatA hai. vaha saba kAga che ke svayaM hI paDhane aura una para hastAkSara karane kA prayatna karatA hai. vaha vyAkhyAna taiyAra karatA hai, pratinidhiyoM se milatA hai aura hathiyAro ke bala se ausTro ke mArgadvArA nikala jAne kI bhI yuti socatA hai, jisase jarmana aphasaroM se sAmanA na ho pAve." kitane kArya! aura kitane kaSTa !! aura, Ina kAryo ke kAraNa, jAdU ke una kemala hAtha ne-jinakA eka lAkha rUpa meM bImAM huA thA-vephara piyAne nahI bajAyA. ina dine piDarUskI ke dila bahalAne kA sAdhana kevala biliyarDa kA khela thA. paiDarUkI tathA anya prabhAvazALI vyakti ke parizrama se eka poliza jAtIya sabhA kI sthApanA huI thI; aura amerikA, kAnsa Adi deza meM usakI zAkhAye thI. kAnsa kI rAjadhAnI perisa meM romana maukI usa sabhA kA adhyakSa thA jisane pIche peleMDa ke pradhAna pratinidhi kI haisiyata se mitrarASTroM kI sabhA ke sanmukha apane deza kI AkAMkSAoM Azcaryajanaka yogyatA ke sAtha prakaTa kI thI. paiDarUskI ke parizrama se isa sabhA kI amerikana zAkhA ke vahAM kI sarakAra se bahuta sahAyatA prApta thI. rASTrapati vilsana ne prakAza rUpa se usake sAtha sahAnubhUti prakaTa kI thI aura paiDarUskI baDI suvidhA ke sAtha vahAM kI pradhAna kAryakAriNI samiti se mila kara apane deza kI rAjanaitika samasyAo ke unake saMmukha upasthita kara sakA thA. yuddha ke prAraMbhakAla meM svarAjyavAdI pola tIna dalAM meM vibhakta the. prathama dala romana maukkI kI adhyakSatA meM rUsa kI sahAyatA ke liye udyata hone ke kahatA thA, dUsarI ora pilsaDaska kA kathana thA ki pioleMDa kI AzAe jarmanI ke upara nirbhara haiM aura yahUdI loga osTriyA ke pakSa kI era-je rAjanaitika kAraNe se aura kI apekSA kucha kama atyAcAra karatA thA-bUka rahe the; phira, janarala helara ke sAtha kAMsa ke pala sipAhiye ke Apane jude hI vicAra the. IsI bIca meM paiDarUskI ne iMgleMDa kA sahArA liyA aura vaha turaMta hI pileMDa kA pradhAna maMtrI tathA pararASTravibhAga kA saciva banAyA jA ka2 eka aMgrejI jahAjadvArA peliMDa pahuMcAyA gayA. IgleMDa, phrAnsa, amerikA Adi ke pratinidhi ne perisa kI mitra pariSada meM isa prabaMdha ke samucita mAnA. paiDarUskI kI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me Isa saphalatA se usake mArga kI saba rUkAvaTe dUra he gaI aura poDa ke dhArmika, kRpaka, sainika Adi sabhI dale ne use apanA netA svIkAra kiyA. videza meM ja basanevAle saba pila aba usakI sahAyatA ke liye kaTibaddha hue. unake svataMtratAdevI kI pavitra mUrti phira apanI era madhura muskAna ke sAtha hAtha uThAthe dikhAI dI aura ve saMyukta he kara baDe utsAha aura pairya ke sAtha usakI abhyarthanA ke hetu Age baDhe. svataMtratA ke AhuvAna kA koI eka maMtra nahIM hai. yahI palaMDa thA, jisane aThArahava aura unIsavI zatAbdi meM isa devadarzana ke liye apane aura apane zatrao ke jI-jAna eka kara diye the, apane uttama se uttama roM ko pAnI ke mala bahA diyA thA, apane . amUlya se amUlya rakta se apanA gharakAra siMcana kiyA thA; tathApi pratiSThA nahIM milI. yahI peleMDa thA jisa ne mahA keziajako kI adhyakSatA meM sarvasva-bheTa le kara gaMbhIra kiMtu karuNAsvara se pukArA thA "devi Ao !" devI AI bhI, palaMDa unake caraNe meM loTa jAne ke liye Age baDhA; paraMtu devI phira lauTa gaI aura vaha dhUla meM bilabilAtA huA unheM cAha aura AMsubharI AMkho se dekhatA raha gayA! aMtaraSTrIya rAjanIti ke bhaMvara meM paDa kara usakI svataMtratA kA aMta huA thA aura aMtarrASTrIya rAjanaitika cakra ke kAraNa hI use phira svAdhInatA ke darzana hue. atyAcAra ke dinoM kA kaThora aura kaTu smaraNa aba bhI una pilo ke sAtha thA. inameM amerikA ke karoDapati beMkara misTara jona epha. smazkI bhI the, je ATha varSa kI avasthA meM pe leMDa kI varjita catuSkoNa rASTrIya TopI pAThazAlA meM pahana jAne ke kAraNa jarmana dvArA mAra se adhamare kara ke jela meM DAla diye gaye the. paiDarUskI ne apane gheSaNApatra meM likhA thA-"aMta meM, poleMDa ne nasenI kI prathama sIDhI para apanA paira rakhA hai!" usa samaya thI paiDarUskI ke baDI kaThinAImAM aura kaleza uThAne paDe. poleMDa ke jarmananivAsI usake viruddha the, kaI sthAne para balave bhI ho gaye. Isa bhayAnaka samaya ke viSaya meM usakI patnI zrImatI helenA apane putra ko isa prakAra likhatI hai-"hama eka prakAra se bilakula yuddhabhUmi hI meM rahate haiM. meM Ahata sipAhi ke liye saMsthAe sthApita kara rahI haiM, bhayAnaka kaSTa ke pratIkAra ke nimitta, jAtibheda ke tyAga kara yiAM kI sabhAe banA rahI haiM. hamAre maraNendukha ardhanagna sainika belagADi meM Ate hai aura auSadhAlaya meM rakhe hai, jahAM bahuta kama bhejana hai aura davAiyAM bilakula nahIM." saubhAgya se amerikana www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poleMDa kA gAtA-gAyaka paiThaskI 1ra7 kamizana ne ina kaThinAI ke bahuta kucha dUra kara diyA thA. isa bIca meM paiDarUskI ne ApanI patnI ke zabdoM "kAMTe para cala kara vijaya pAI." Ayine ne aura sAmyavAdiyoM kI balavatI jAtIya saMsthA ne usakA virodha kiyA, usake upara jarmanI kA gupta vetanabhogI hene kA bhI lAMchana lagAyA gayA; paraMtu paDarUkIne Isa prakAra kI mUrkhatA kI tanika bhI ciMtA nahIM kI. vArasA meM pratinidhi-nirvAcana ke samaya paiDarUskI ke dala kI hI chata rahI. sAmyavAdiye ke kevala 80 pratinidhi rAjasabhA meM A pAye aura paiDarUskI dala ke 420. | navIna palaMDa kA nirmANa ho rahA hai. zramajIvi aura yahUdiye ke jhagaDe kA aMta karane ke liye unake liye alaga alaga bhUmi de dI gaI hai; paraMtu abhI spaSTa rUpa se nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki pilaiMDa ke vAstavika svAdhInatA prApta he gaIyA nahIM ? vizeSa kara rUsa ke AkramaNe ke rokane, jarmanI ke usase pRthapha karane aura dena deza kI bhUmi aura zakti kama karane ke liye hI usake svAdhInatA dI gaI hai. poleMDavAsiye kA kathana thA ki hama pUrNa aura saccI svataMtratA cAhate hai, vaha hamArA janmajAta svatva hai aura hama saba prakAra se usake yogya hai; do prabala rASTroM ke bIca meM nirbala pilaMDa ke DAla dene se kucha lAbha nahIM hogA. ve kevala unhIM pradeza ke cAhate the, jahAMke adhikatara nivAsI pola jAti ke hI hai. prAcIna poliza sAmrAjya ke samasta pradeza para adhikAra karane kI unakI IcchA nahIM thI. te kahate the ki aitihAsika aura bhaugalika done dRSTi se peDa eka baDA rASTra hai, usakI rakSA tathA samRddhi ke liye saba prakAra kI suvidhA tenI cAhiye. saMdhi pariSada ne unakI AkAMkSAmeM bahuta kucha pUrI kI hai. * maiDema helenA kI DAyarI meM likhA hai:-"chaganesa paiDarUskI ne je kArya apane upara liyA hai vaha manuSyazakti se pare hai, paraMtu paramezvara aura mitrazaktimAM kI sahAyatA se je kucha usane AraMbha kiyA hai vaha pUrA kara legA.... hamArI ripablika De liye amerikA ke prathama rAjadUta misTara hyuM gibsana hamase bheTa kara cUke hai.......mere sanmukha bhI Ahata, rogI, bhU aura bacce kI sevA kA baDA bhArI kAma hai. meM lagabhaga eka sau sabhAo kI sabhAnetrI dU, jinakI zAkhAoM hembarga, vilana aura sImAnta pradeze meM kailI huI hai... sabake prema aura kRtajJatA dvArA mujhe parizrama kA sahastraguNa phala mila jAtA hai......Izvara ke bArabAra dhanyavAda hai. palaMDa isa azAnti meM se zAtimaya aura svataMtra he kara nikalegA; paraMtu kitane balidAna ke bAda!..." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA sandhi pariSad ke samaya paiDarUskI visana lAyaDa jA, kalemeze| Adi ke sAtha beThA thA aura usane svadeza kI prasiddha aura praza'sanIya sevAe kI thI. gata 12 disambara ke rAyaTara ke tAra se patA calatA hai ki paiDarUkI ne apanA 56 tyAga kriyA hai. isa viSaya meM aura kAi samAcAra nahIM mile hai, Isa liye nahIM kahA`jA sakatA ki rAjanaitika pheraphAra ke kAraNu kaisI paristhiti hA gai hai ! (mArca -1920nA "prabhA"mAM lekhakaH-zrI. ThAkuraprasAda zarmA khI. e.) 128 * 19 - bhAvadAsajI - paDayAM pANInAM hIma thaI jAya evI ziyALAnI rAta hatI. sarUDa saDa TADhA vAyarA `kAtA hatA. zerIomAM kUtarAMya bakhAle karI TuTiyAM vALI paDI rahyAM'tAM. tyAM teA hAthamAM lAkaDI ane phATavAMtUTayAM kapaDAM paherela eka bhIkhArI maMdiranA daravAje AvIne ubhA che. TADhanI ene darakAra nathI, kadAca TADhamAMja rahevAnI Teva haze ! bhIkhArI tA daravAje sAda pADe che kAi TI dvA. ' 6 paNa TADhamAM te kANuM bahAra nIkaLe ! kAi javAeya nathI detuM. bhIkhArI te pharIthI sAda nAkhe che; paNa kyAM kAne paDI hatI ? e...! mAnA gapATAmAM badhAya paDayA hatA. bhIkhArInI bhUkha ke TADha kAMi emane lAgatI hatI ? TADhA TADhA vAyarA hajIya vAya che. aMdhArAM hajIya dherAM gherAM thAya che, ne bhIkhArI / saDeDATa AgaLa cAlyA jAya che. ene bhUkha nahi lAgI heAya ? eka bIjuM maMdira AvyuM. meTA DahelA hatA. aMdara huMALI dhUNI baLatI hatI. sau TALaTALe caDhayA hatA, ne gAMjo DuMkatA hatA. bhIkhArIe TukaDA roTalA mAgyA. gAMjAnA tAramAM eka khAvA ubhA thayA; eI ! meDI rAte e TrAna he! idhara rATI kheATI kyA ? cala jA ! bhIkhArI tA kahe - bhAi bhUkhyA chuM. eka kaTakA zaTalA Ape ne !' bAvAjI teA samajyA na samajyA, te mAlyA ame, izvara rITI kahAM rakhkhI hai? cale na! kayA, tere liye ye maMdira hai? eTaluM kahIne bAraNuM baMdha karI bAvAjI aMdara cAlyA gayA. bhIkhArI tA athaDAtA kUTAtA cAlyA AgaLa. aMdhArAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 bhAvadAsajI keTalAMya maMdira Atho haze e ApaNe zuM jANIe ? paNu adhakhelI eka bArI pAse te bolate hate " TukaDe roTale Ape." . ne tyAM te bArI AkhI ughaDI. eka reTI laIne eka vRddha bAvAjI AgaLa AvyA. kahyuM "bhAI ! bahu meDuM thayuM che. vahelo AvyA hatA te jhAjhuM maLata. atyAre te "rAmaroTI'mAMthI ekaja vadhI che. le, savAre Avaje ! tane ApIza. tAre sUvuM che? bAvAjIe pUchyuM. paNa bhIkhArIe nA pADI ane pagathI utaravA mAMDayAM. bAvAjIe dIva dharyo ne bolyA " bhAI! jALavIne utaraje ! paDate nahi." rAmarATI"nI jhoLImAM te ubharAI paDe teTalI roTI Ave che; bAvAjI kahe che "e te rAmanI mAyA !" koI bhUkhyuM tyAMthI pAchuM jatuM nathI. tyAM te sadAvrata baMdhAyuM che. mahAjana bAvAjI pAse AvIne kahe " mahArAja ! A tamArA "lAgA' nA rUpiyA. tamane ThIka paDe te upayoga karo." bAvAjIe to pUchayuM: "bhAI ! A "lAge' zene? ane rUpiyA zenA?" mahAjane kahyuM "gaye varSe pelA kalekaTara AvyA hatA, temaNe tamArA maMdirane lAge ApavAnuM kahyuM che. e vilAyatamAM rahenArAneya tamArA maMdira upara zraddhA che!" | bAvAjI kahe "rAmakI mAyA? mahAjanamAMthI kaI kaI kahevA lAgyuMH "paNa e kalekaTara te bahu jambara ! rAte vezapalaTo karIne e nagaracarcA javA nIkaLataH ne emaja eNe peluM khUna pakaDyuM hatuM.' te divasathI ja karazanakAkA, dukAnamAMthI nIkaLatA zubha khAtenA paisA tyAM mekalavA lAgyA, ane bhAva svAmI bAvAjImAM zraddhA rAkhavA lAgyA. ("bAlajIvana"mAM lakhanAra -choTAlAla aM. joSI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 meM 20-tIrthakara pArazanAtha s (lekhaka:-mizra zrI. bhagavAna zarmA "nirvANuM') bAlake ! tuma loge meM se je kalakatte meM rahate hoMge, vaha prAyaH pArasanAtha kA maMdira dekhane gaye hoMge; kiMtu yahI pArasanAtha hai jinake viSaya meM tuma loga nahIM jAnate hege. Aja uhIM pArasanAtha kA tuma loge ke upAkhyAna sunAuMgA. tuma lega prAyaH bauddha dharma ke pravartaka buddhadeva kI kathA jAnate hege. vaha pArasanAtha bhI buddhadeva ke samAna eka bahuta baDe rAja ke putra the. unakA zubha nAma pArzvanAtha thA. ve jisa dharma ke pracAraka the usakA nAma "jaina dharma" hai. pauSa mAsa ke kRSNapakSa kI ekAdazI tithi meM bAraNuzI ke IkviAkuvaMza ke rAjA vizvasena kI pradhAna strI vAmAdevI ke garbha se pArzvanAtha ne janma liyA thA. unakA janma hene se svarga se IMdrAdi devatA A kara aneka prakAra ke utsava kA anuSThAna karane lage. ucita samaya para bacce kA nAma "pArzvanAtha" rakhA gayA. pArzvanAtha dina dina zukalapakSa ke caMdramA ke sadaza baDhane lage. kahA jAtA hai ki ATha varSa kI avasthA meM unhoMne gRhastha ke AcaraNIya sAra vratAdi anuSThAna kA zrIgaNeza kiyA. eka dina kI bAta hai ki vaha siMhAsana para beThe the IsI samaya unake pitA ne A kara unase kahA "tumhArA vivAha kA samaya he gayA hai. atae tuma kisI eka rAjakanyA se vivAha karo. thalanAtha ne jisa prakAra pitA nAbhirAja ke kathanAnusAra vivAha kara pitA kI IcchA pUrNa kI thI, usI prakAra tuma bhI hamArI IcchA pUrNa karo." putra ke vivAha karane kI icchA na suna pitA mana hI mana atyaMta dukhita hue, kiMtu jaba une samajha liyA ki yahI bhAvI hai, taba te nizciMta ho gaye. pArzvanAtha ke mAtAmaha (nAnA) kA nAma mahIpAla thA. ve mahIpAla nAma nagara meM apanA rAjya karate the. panI kI mRtyu hone se rAjya tathA aizvaryA tyAga kara kAzI ke samIpa hI eka bana meM kaThina tapasyA karane lage. usI samaya eka dina pArzvanAtha hAthI ke upara savAra he jaMgala ke bIca khelane ke gaye the. jaba ve vana se lauTe taba une mArga ke eka bagala meM eka vyakti ke agni ke bIca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara pArazanAtha 131. beThe tapasyA karate dekhA. taba pArzvanAtha ne apane hadaya meM samajhA ki yaha manuSya atyaMta kaThera "paMcAgni sAdhana' nAma kA anuchAna karatA hai. pAzvanAtha cupacApa usakI ghera tapasyA dekhane lage. isI taraha usakI kaThoratA dekha mana hI mana baDe hI vyathita hane lage. vaha saMnyAsI pArzvanAtha ke isa prakAra kI bhAvanA karate dekha baDA hI krodhita huA; aura secane lagA ki yaha bAlaka baDA dhamaMDI hai. maiM usakA mAtAmaha tisa para saMnyAsI. isa para bhI usane mujhe praNAma nahIM kiyA. isa prakAra socate huye agni meM lakaDI dene ke liye lakaDI cIrane ke liye ughata huye. asA karate dekha pArzvanAtha samIpa jA kara namratApUrvaka bolA-" Apa kRpayA Isa kATha ke mata phADiye; kAMki Isake madhya meM eka sarpa aura eka sarpiNI hai." yaha sunate hI saMnyAsI kA krodha aura bhI dviguNita ho gayA. aura vaha kahane lage ki "tuma kyA sarvajJa he je kATha ke maya meM kayA hai tuma jAnate he ?" yaha kaha vaha pArzvanAtha kI era kucha bhI dhyAna na dete huye apanI kulhADI ke usa kATha ke upara use kATane ke liye pheMkI. e hI kATha ke upara vaha camacamatI sI kulhADI usa para girI tyoM hI nAga-nAginI ke do khaMDa che pRthvI para A gire aura chaTapaTAne lage. aisA dekha pArzvanAtha ke hRdaya meM dayA utpana huI tathA duHkha se usakA hadaya phaTane lagA. saMnyAsI se usane kahA" Apa vyartha tapasyA karate hai. Apake hRdaya meM tilamAtra dayA nahIM hai. ApakA yaha sAdhana bekAra hai-Isase kadApi Apake phala kI prApti nahIM ho sakatI. " ItanA sunate hI saMnyAsI AgababUlA he uThA tathA AMkha lAla kara bolA-"tuma jAnate nahIM hai ki jisake garbha se tumahArI utpatti huI hai vaha vAmAdevI hamArI hI putrI che. tuma karyo mujhe jJAnahIna mUrkha kahate ho-merI tapasyA niSphaLa samajhate he?" pArzvanAtha ne madhura vA meM kahA "Apa je tapasyA karate hai usase jIvahiMsA hotI hai, aura roja Apake hAtha se jI kA prANanAza hetA hai. tathA Apa jAnate haiM ki eka bhI jIva kA prANanAza hone se pApa utpanna hotA hai-evaM usa pApa kA phala adhogati prApta hotI hai. yahI jAna kara miM ApaDI isa ghora tapasyA kI niMdA karatA thA. isase yadi merA kucha bhI aparAdha huA he to Apa dayA kara kSamA kareze. vana ke bIca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA Aga laga jAne se aMdhA puruSa jisa prakAra Idhara udhara bhaTaka kara bAhara hene kA mArga na pAne se vahIM jala kara bhasma -he jAtA hai, usI prakAra jJAnahIna manuSya ghera tapasyA karate karate mara jAtA hai: kiMtu use mukti pAne kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM hotA hai. paraMtu yahI kaha kara cUpa rahane se kAma nahIM calegA. pratyeka manuSya ko Isa vibhava ke agnizikhArUpI yaMtranuM se mukata hone ke liye prANapana se yajJa karanA hogA. usake liye jJAna tathA zAstra aura sadAcAra ke vizvAsa kI AvazyakatA cAhiye. yaha tIna vastuye hene se hI isa ghara saMsAra se mukti pAne kI AzA kI jA sakatI hai. Apa jaina ke matAnusAra kArya kare; ApakI abhISTa siddhi hogI. meM Apake maMgala ke hetu kahatA haiM. yadi Apake achA jaMce te mere matAnusAra kArya kare." jo dikhaMDita nAga-nAginI pRthvI para paDe the ke pArzvanAthajI kA yaha bacana suna tathA unakA darzana kara zAMta bhAva se mRtyumukha meM patita huye. mRtyu ke pazcAta donoM (nAganAginI) ke devatva prApta huA. saMnyAsI kI bhI kucha dina ke bAda mRtyu huI tathA unheM bhI devatva prApta huA. (3) pAzvanAtha kI avasthA jisa samaya tIsa varSa kI thI, IsI samaya eka dina ayodhyA ke rAjA japasenane nAnA prakAra ke upahAradravya de eka dUta ke unake pAsa bhejA. pArzvanAtha ne usa dUta ke pAsa ja saMvAdAdi pUchA-vaha kathAprasaMga meM ayodhyA meM je je tIrthakara janma grahaNa kiye tathA jisa prakAra jIvananirvAha kara mukti ke prApta kiye the vaha saMpUrNa kahAnI eka eka kara kahe gaye. yaha saMpUrNa vRttAMta sunate sunate pArzvanAtha ke mana meM vairAgya kI teja Aga bhabhaka uThI aura unhoMne saMsAra tyAgane kA saMka9pa kara liyA. kucha hI samaya uparAMta, pArzvanAtha ne niyamAnusAra saMnyAsadIkSA svIkAra kiye. unake vairAgya grahaNa karane se svarga se devatA A A kara unake vairAgya kI dIkSAgrahaNa para AnaMda manAne lage. nAnA taraha ke zaMkha, bherI, nagArAdi kI AvAja hone lagI. devAMganArthe nRtya tathA kinnarIsamUha madhura svara se gAna karane lagI. devatA saba unakA (pArzvanAtha kA) jayagAna karane lage. - pArzvanAtha pUjya mAtA, pitA, parivArajana tathA upasthita sajajane ke vairAgya ke viSaya meM vyAkhyAna de unakA mana isa era AkarSita karane lage. mAtA ane putra ke Isa vairAgya ke dekha unakI AMkheM abupUrNa ho gaI. pArzvanAtha ne baDe hI kaSTa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AA A A tIrthaMkara pArasanAtha 133 se mAtA ke samajhA zAMta kiyA. aMta meM moharUpI vizva ke tyAga kisI vana meM ja tapasyA karane lage. unakI (pArzvanAtha kI) tapasyA ke prabhAva se jagala ke prANImAtra paraspara deSa ke parityAga kara premabhAva se ekatra khAsa karane lage. eka dina bhagavAna pArzvanAtha vana ke bIca dhyAnastha ho khaDe the. usa samaya eka devatA usI rAha se vimAna para beThe cale jA rahe the. vaha devatA aura dUsare kAI nahIM-ve pArzvanAtha ke mAtAmaha-vahI saMnyAsI the. unakA vimAna unake sira se ThukarAyA. unha ( mAtAmaha ) ne samajhA ki unake pUrvajanma kA zatru pArzvanAtha usI jagaha khaDA ho kara dhyAna kara rahA hai aura usake hI mAthe meM ratha aDakA huA hai. usI samaya unhoMne cA "zatru kI prati hiMsA lene kA yahI upayukta samaya hai. isa prakAra kI dUSita bhAvanA karate huye ve paramAtmA pArzvanAtha ke upara ghora atyAcAra karane lage. unake pratApa se ghera vRSTi zuru huI. cAra tarapha mahAna aMdhakAra se vaha bana chipa gayA, medha ke bhayaMkara gajana se kisIkI AvAja sunanA durlabha ho gayA-varSA ke vega se baDe baDe vRkSa gira paDe. parvata saba sthAnAyuta ho gaye. varSo se saMpUrNa pRthvI jala se AcchAdita he gaI; kiMtu bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tilamAtra bhI rasa se masa na huye-vaha jisa prakAra khaDe the usI prakAra khaDe rahe. soca aura saca kara dekho ki pArzvanAtha ke apanemeM kaisA vizvAsa thA. taheM bhI aisA hI sIkhanA cAhiye, jisase tuma bhI saMsAra meM amara ho jAo. jisa nAga-nAginI ne mahIpAla ke hAtha se prANa cheDA thA tathA marane ke samaya je pArzvanAtha kA darzana prApta kara pAtAla ke devatA huye the, bhagavAna ( pArzvanAtha ) ke upara Isa prakAra kukarma hote dekha unakA bhI Asana kAMpane lagA. dhyAna ke bala se samasta khAte ke jAna usI samaya usI sthAna meM upasthita huye. usa samaya bhI jera se varSo hete dekha unake mastaka ke upara apane phana se unakI rakSA karane lage. usase bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke mastaka ke upara eka chAtA ke samAna jJAta hone lagA. Isake uparAMta bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke upara eka buMda bhI jala na paDA sakA. yaha saba dekha atyAcArI devatA ke mana meM baDA hI bhaya utpanna huA. vaha kata vega se usa sthAna se bhAga cale, Idhara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne bhI tapasyA ke bala se * IsI ghaTanA ke hone se pArzvanAtha kI mUrti ke upara sAMpa kA phana phelAne kI prathA huI hai. nirvANa che. 12 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zusaMgraha-bhAga me, innarinnnnnnnnnnni nnnnnnnnnnnnnindihandishimnirinn saMsAra ke saMpUrNa doSa ke naSTa kara citra mAsa ke kRSNapakSa ke catudazI ke zubha dina sarvajJatA lAbha kiye. jJAna lAbha karane ke bAda tIne loka kI (AkAza, pAtAla, mRtyuloka) samasta vastuo ke apanI AMkhoM ke sAmane dekhane lage. IsI samaya ve saba ke dharmopadeza dene lage. unake isa mahatvapUrNa upadeza ke suna itane manuSya ne vairAgya grahaNa kiyA ki unakI saMkhyA gaNanAtIta che gaI. pazugaNapayaMta unakA upadeza suna kara vrata grahaNa karanA Abha kiye; tathA kitanI stri ne bhI saMnyAsa grahaNa kara apane pati ke sAtha banavyAtrA kiyA. pArzvanAtha ke devatva prApta mAtAmaha unake upara aneka prakAra ke atyAcAra kiye the. ve bhI unakA (pArtha nAtha kA) upadeza zravaNa kara unakA caraNa pakaDa kSamA kI bhikSA mAMgate huye unake kathanAnusAra vrata dhAraNa kiyA. usI vana ke sAtasau anya dharmAvalaMbI tapasvI bhI tapasyA karate the. ve bhI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke upadeza dvArA apanI bhUla samajha sake tathA unakI pradakSiNA kara unake ziSya he gaye. isake pazcAta ne saba ke upakArArtha kAzI, kezala, pAMcAla, mahArASTra, moravADa, magadha (vartamAna bihAra), avaMtI, mAlavA, aMga, (vartamAna bhAgalapura) tathA baMga prabhUti deza meM dhUma ghUma 'kara upadeza dene lage. Isake anaMtara yaha sammade parvata ke upara jA punaH tapasyA karane meM dattacitta huye. bahuta dina ke bAda zrAvaNa mAsa kI zukla pakSa kI saptamI ke dina maMgalamaya advitIya samaya meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne mekSa ke prApta kiyA tathA unake sAtha sAtha aura "bhI chattIsa muni ne parama pada ke prApta kiyA. pArzvanAtha ke deha tyAgane ke pazcAta indrAdi devatA A unake deha ke ratnajaDita 'pAlakI ke upara rakha, caMdana prabhUti sugaMdhita padArtho ke dvArA unakI dAhakriyA saMpanna kiyA. dAhakriyA ke bAda sa ne vaha bhasma apane apane zarIre meM lagA paramAnaMda he apane apane ghara ke cale gaye. pArzvanAtha bhI cale gaye, kiMtu unakA nAma saMsAra ke itihAsa meM suvarNakita akSara meM je likhA gayA hai vaha amara raha jAyegA. ("mane ramA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) - ---- seeeeeee -- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvy vIra bAlA melIna 21-vIra bAlA meDalIna (lekhikAH--zrImatI maneramAdevI, kAzI) saMsAra ke adhikAMza strIpuruSa kI yaha dhAraNAsI he gaI hai ki zakti athavA tAkata kA koI bhI kAma striyoM ke dvArA nahIM hai sakatApuruSa kA aura aneka striyAM kA bhI yaha vizvAsa hai ki striyAM prakRti se kamala aura azakta banAI gaI hai, yaha bAta bilakula nirmula (bejaDa kI) nahIM kahI jA sakatI. puru kI banimbata (apekSA) striyAM avazya hI kemala aura kamatAkatavAlI hatI hai: kiMtu yaha dhAraNuM, ki stri ke dvArA kaI bhI zakti kA kAma tuM hI nahIM sakatA mAnane yogya nahIM hai. saMsAra kI aneka striyAM ne samaya samaya para apanI tAkata zakti, sAhasa aura bIratA ke kAma kA barAbara paricaya diyA hai. je puruSa ke kArya se kisI prakAra kama prazaMsanIya nahIM huye hai. merA to vizvAsa hai ki yadi sTiyAM ke dila ke majabUta aura sAhasI banAyA jAya te ve aneka sthalo para puruSa kI apekSA kahI adhika apanI zakti kA kauzala dikhalA sakatI hai, aura dustara se dastara kAma ke kara sakatI hai tathA Apatti ke samaya deza, jAti aura kuTuMba kI sevA karane meM samartha he sakatI hai. - de sau varSa se bhI pahile kI bAta hai ki kenADA ke mau-TrIla nAmaka zahara se koI bIsa mIla haTa kara lerensa nadI ke kinAre eka purAnI cAla kA kilA banA huA thA. yaha kilA lakaDI ke meTe-meTe kunda kA banA huA thA, jinake eka sire jamIna meM gADa diye gaye the. bahutI ADI beDI aura tirachI lakaDiyAM lagA kara dasa kunda kI dIvAra ke itanI majabUta banA dI, gai thI ki baMduka kI sAdhAraNa galiyAM use nahIM cheda sakatI thI, isa kile meM kevala 20 sipAhi kI eka senA rahatI thI, jinake nAyaka mitra varcara the. misTara varcara ke kramazaH dasa aura bAraha sAla ke de laDake aura caudaha sAla kI eka laDakI melIna apanI mA ke sAtha usI kile meM rahatI thI, bAkI sipAhi meM se bhI kaI kI gRhasthI thI je usI kile meM rahatI thI. Isa taraha yaha eka baDAsA kuTuMba hI bana gayA thA. ina sipAhiyAM ke kevala pahare kA hI kAma nahIM karanA paDatA thA, balki apane khAne pIne ke liye khetI bhArI bhI karanI paDatI thI, karyo ki ye sipAhI kAMsa ke the aura vahAM se aMta rasada galA mA rUpaye Adi kI sahAyatA bahuta kama milatI thI. usase Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me phasala ke dine meM kile ke prAyaH sabhI sipAhI apane apane khe para cale jAte the. kevala de cAra pahare ke sipAhI aura striyAM tathA bacce kile meM raha jAte the. eka dina IsI taraha phasala ke avasara para kevala do sipAhI kile meM cheDa kara mitra varcara kheta para cale gaye. saba sipAhI anAja kATane meM laga gaye. khUba suhAvanA dina thA. dhIre dhIre zItala vAyu cala rahI thI. kahIM kisI taraha kA khatarA yA bhaya nahIM mAluma paDatA thA ki ekAeka eka era cIkha kI AvAja sunAI dI, aura eka sipAhI jamIna para leTa gayA. usakI chAtI ke cheda kara eka tIra nikalA gayA thA, jisase khUna kI dhArA baha rahI thI. "harokI! harekI !" kA zera maca gayA. harakI eka bhayAnaka jagalI jAti thI, je una dine idhara udhara lUTa mAra kiyA karatI thI. yaha barAbara maukA dekha kara loga para dhAvA mAratI thI aura loge ke mArapITa kara unake mAla-asabAba ke lUTa le jAtI thI. misTara varcara ne turaMta hukama diyA-"kile meM calo." para aba yA ho sakatA thA! jagaliyAM ne ina muThThIbhara sipAhiyAM ke cAre era se ghera liyA. eka vikaTa laDAI huI, je kevala kucha hI miniToM ke liye thI. krAMsI sipAhI dekhate hI dekhate kAbu meM kara liye gaye. aba jaMgalI biTha kara Apasa meM yaha vicAra karane lage ki kile para hamalA karanA cAhiye yA nahIM. sipAhi ke sAtha varcara kI laDakI meDalIna bhI kile ke bAhara A gaI thI aura nadI ke kinAre Tahala rahI thI. apane pitA-"kile meM cale"-kI AvAja kAna meM paDate hI Age ghUma kara dekhA aura turaMta kile ke aMdara dauDa gaI. Ate samaya kile meM de sipAhI aura che je pahare ke liye choDa diye gaye the. eka assI barasa kA buDhDhA naukara thA, tathA kucha riyAM aura bacce the. kile meM pahuMcate hI meDalIna ne phATaka baMda kara diyA aura jaMgalI harAsiyoM ke hamalA karane kA hAla sabhI ke sunAyA. sipAhI, sTiyAM tathA bacce sabhI Dara ke mAre kAMpane lage, jisako jahAM jagaha milI chipane kI koziza karane lagA; paraMtu vIra bAlA meDalIna jarA bhI na ghabaDAI! vaha apane vIra pitA kI vara kanyA thI. usane sabakI dhabaDAhaTa ke dUra kara sAhasa baMdhAyA aura kile meM cAra era dhUma kara saba kamajora jagaha ke majabUta karAne lagI. dene sipAhi kI saMmati thI ki kile ke bAruda meM Aga lagA kara kilA uDA diyA jAya, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra khAlA meDalIna 137 aura sakha lega ekasAtha mara jAya; nahIM teA ye jagalI baDe kaSTa se jAna leMge. paraMtu meDalIna ke sAhasa ne unheM lajjita kara diyA aur ve usakI AjJA ke anusAra kAma karane kA taiyAra hue. meDalIna ke dezanAM bhAi ne bhI hiMmata bAMdhI aura ye cAreAM AdamI baMdUka le kara mujiyAM para khaDe hai| gaye. usI samaya jagaliyAM te kile para dhAvA kheAla diyA. gai. sAMya sAMya kI AvAz2e huI aura kai jaMgalI jamIna para taDapate hue najara Ae. jaMgaliyAM mebaDAhaTa dADa unhAMne te sAcA thA ki kile meM de cAra auratAM ke chADa kara aura kAi hAgA hI nahIM"-sahaja hI meM kilA lUTa leMge; para khAta kucha ulaTI najara Ai. unake hAza uDa gaye aura dalame sannATA chA gayA. dUsarI khADha dagate hI sabheAM ne pITha dikhA dI. paraMtu de| cAra sipAhiyAM kA le kara hajAreAM jagaliyAM kA sAmanA kaba taka kriyA jA sakatA thA? meDalIna bacAva ke dUsare dUsare upAya secane lagI. ekAeka use smaraNa AyA ki eka muja meM eka purAnI tApa paDI hui hai. usane caTa usa teApa meM khAruda bharI aura use cheDA, usakA khyAla thA ki jakha AsapAsa ke lAga tepa kI AvAja suneMge te| avasya sahAyatA kailiye Avege. upara tApa kI bhayAnaka AvAja suna kara ve jaMgalI aura bhI Dara gaye aura bhAga kara jagalAM me chipa gaye. dinabhara rAhu dekhate meM khIta gayA, para krAi sahAyatA kA na AyA. aMta meM saMdhyAsamaya eka nAva nadI me` AtI hui dikhAI paDI. isameM unake kisAna misTara phaeNAMTena' the. ve apane strI aura baccAM sahita unake yahAM mehamAna ke rUpa me' Aye the! meMDalIna keA bhaya huA ki kahIM jaMgalI inheM bhI na mAra DAle. astu. vahu baMdUka le kara svayaM gaI aura sAhasa ke sAtha unheM kile meM le Ai, jahAM usane unase saba hAlata khayAna kriyA. thADI dera bAda rAta hai| gai. phira meDalInane apane dAmAM bhAyeAM tathA sipAhiyAM kI sahAyatA se kilebhara me paharA denA AraMbha kriyA. isI taraha dina para dina mItane lage. kilevAloM ki himata jAtI rahI. yadyapi jagaliyAM ne krUira hamalA nahI kiyA paraMtu khe kile kA cArAM era se dhere rahe. dinabhara kI parezAnI aura rAta ke jAgane se meDalIna ekadama thaka kara susta hai| gaI thI. kilevAleAM kai vizvAsa hai! gayA thA ki akha unakI jAna kisI taraha na cegI. dhIre dhIre eka saptAha isI taraha bIta gayA. ata me madada AI rAta / vakta. jammu meDalIna thakAvaTa ke www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ w wwwwww 138 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA mAre eka kusa para baiThI baiDI so gaI thI, eka sipAhI ne use jagA kara kahA-"kaI daravAjA khaTakhaTA rahA hai, meDalIna cauka uThI aura kile ke daravAje ke pAsa pahuMca kara jora se pUchI "kauna hai? javAba milA "krAMsIsI tumahArI sahAyatA karane Aye hai ' jaladI jadI lAge ne daravAjA kholA, kilebhara ke AdamI vahAM A juTe eka navajavAna aphasara sipAhiyAM ke sAtha bhItara AyA. yaha eka dUsare kile kA aphasara thA. IsAke dekha kara jaMgalI saba bhAga gaye aura kilevAoM kA bhaya dUra he gayA. meDalIna ise dekha UMcA sira kiye aura hAtha meM baMdUka liye Age baDhI aura bolI-"mahAzaya ! Isa kile kA bhAra aba meM Apake sau patI dU. Apa ekadama aMtima samaya meM Aye hai, aura mere saba AdamI thaka kara bekAma he gaye hai." aba jabakI kisI taraha kA koI Dara na rahA meDalIna ekadama hiMmata hAra beThI. vaha bhUla gaI ki aba taka vaha kile kI kamAMDara thI. usane dene hArtho se apanA muMha Teka liyA aura. rene lagI. usa sipAhI ne use baDe pyAra se goda meM uThA liyA aura usakI vIratA aura sAhasa kI baDI prazaMsA kI tathA sAhasabhare bacane se use DhADhaNa badhA kara usake kamare meM le jA kara sulA diyA. dUsare dina kucha bhIla jagaliya aura naye Aye hue sipAhiyAM kI sahAyatA se meDalIna ke pitA aura dUsare sipAhiye ke bhI jaMgali ke hAtha se chuDA liyA gayA.' isa chekI laDakI kI vIratA aura sAhasa kA samAcAra jaba kAMsa pahuMcA te usakI baDI prazaMsA huI; aura isa vIratA ke puraskAra meM meDala tamagA aura vRtti (vaphA) diyA gayA. isake bAda jaMgaliyAM se eka aura gaharI laDAI laDI, jisameM vaha dhIrabAlA ke nAma se prasiddha huI. caudaha varSa kI isa vIra bAlA kI kahAnI suna kara bhI kyA hamAre kisI bhAI-bahena ke hRdaya meM sTiyAM ke sAhasa aura vIratA ke saMbaMdha meM saMdeha raha sakatA hai? yadi kisI prakAra kA aba bhI saMdeha che te ve use dUra karane kA prayatna kare aura hamArI bAlikAyaeN zaktimatI bana kara ukta krAMsIsI bAlA ke samAna bhaviSya meM avasara paDane para udAharaNa banane kA apane hadaya meM sAhasa lA. (maneramA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * vvvvvvvv v v vpapa papapapapapapapa mahAmahopAdhyAya svai paMDita yAdavezvara takaratna 18 22-mahAmahopAdhyAya sva0 paMDita yAdavezvara takaratna C (lekhaka:-zrI. rAmAjJA divedI) loga kahate hai "saMskRta mRta bhASA hai. he athavA na he; para dina-pratidina isake premI kama hote jA rahe . phira bhI yaha jAna kara prasannatA hotI hai ki gata manuSyagaNanA meM bhArata meM kucha aise bhI mahAnubhAva pAye gaye haiM, je saMskRta hI ke ApanI mAtRbhASA mAnate hai. Aja hama eka ese hI svargavAsI vikAbha ke viSaya meM kucha likhate hai. yAdavezvara mahAdaya kA dehAvasAna gata varSa ke agasta mAsa meM, 73 varSa kI avasthA meM, kAzadhAma meM huA. Apa baMgAla ke hI nahIM, bhAratavarSabhara ke paMDitasamAja ke ratna che. raMgapura-prAMta ke ITAkumArI-grAma meM inakA janma huA thA. Apa audIcyabhaTTAcArya-vaMza ke kulIna brAhmaNa the. inake pUrva meM bhI kitane hI saMskRta ke kavi evaM vidvAna he gaye hai. yAdavezvara ke bAlyakAla se saMskRta paDhAI gaI. 9 varSa kI avasthA meM hI ihene saMskRta meM zrAddha-viSaya para kavitA likhI, aura paDosa ke loga ke acaMbhe meM DAla diyA. para mAtA-pitA ke viyega ke kAraNa jIvana kA prAraMbhika bhAga inheM kucha kacha meM bitAnA paDA. kucha dine ke bAda yaha kAzI meM paDhane Aye. usa samaya svAmI viddhAnaMdajI kA vahAM baDA prabhAva thA. use bhaTTAcArya mahAzaya ne vedAMta tathA gadarzana sIkhA. navayuvaka kI sarvatamukhI pratibhA evaM kuzAgra buddhi dekha kara svAmIjI camatkRta hA gaye. paMDita kailAzacaMdra ziromaNi usa samaya tarkazAstra meM bahecaDhe the; I-hIke Apane nyAya tathA vaizeSika paDhane ke liye guru. banAyA. usa samaya gavarnameMTa kI ora se saMskRta kI parIkSAe nahIM hotI thIM. nyAya kA adhyayana samApta karane para zirAmaNi mahAzaya ne yAdavezvaracha ke "tarka ratna kI upAdhi e vibhUSita kiyA. kivansa kaeNleja meM bhI Apa kucha dina taka paDhate rahe. usa samaya griphitha sAhaba vahAM ke pradhAnAcArya the, aura . venisa vidyArthI. vidyArthIjIvana meM hI yAdavezvara kI kavitA kI khyAti phUla rahI thI. svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatI aura vizuddhAnaMda svAmI meM je zAstrArtha kAzI ke AnaMdanAma huA thA, usameM bhaTTAcArya mahAzaya bhI upasthita the. zikSA samapti hone para yaha phira raMgapura lauTa gaye. abhI Apa navayuvaka ahI the ki itane meM baMgAla ke kaI rAje aura www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA. jamadAro ne cAhA ki yaha unake darabAra ke paMDita ho jAya; para inhane kisIkI paravA na kara apanI era se raMgapura meM eka Tola" (pAThazAlA) sthApitA kiyA. 40 varSa ke lagabhaga tarkaratnajI isI Tola meM vidyArthI ke ucca saMskRta zikSA dete rahe. yaha aba bhI vartamAna hai. bhaTTAcArya mahAzaya naukarI karane ke viruddha che. eka bAra unake mitra mahAmahopAdhyAya mahezacaMdra nyAyaratna ne, je usa samaya kalakatta ke saMskRta koleja ke prinsIpala the, inahe prAca-darzana kA AcAryapada dene ko kahA; para bahene asvIkAra kara diyA. Apa kavitA aura darzana ke hI nahIM, smRtiyAM ke bhI ache paMDita che. eka bAra nadiyA ke kucha paMDiteM se inakA vivAda chiDa gayA. smRti-zAstro ke kucha jaTila prazna para khUba vAda-vivAda huA; para aMta meM paM. madhusUdana smRtiratna evaM vrajanAtha vidyAratna Adi vidvAna ne InahIMkA pAMDitya svIkAra kiyA, aura InakI baDI khyAti huI. raMgapura meM to inakI tUtI hI belane lagI. usI samaya mahArASTra kI paMDitA ramAbAI ne apanA digvijaya zurU kara diyA thA. bhAratavarSa ke aura prAMteM ke parAjita kara ke vaha raMgapura bhI A pahuMca. kavitA aura darzana Adi meM donAM kI muThabheDa huI. nidAna ramAbAI yAdavezvara kA lohA mAnanA paDA. kahate hai, ramAbAI ne cAhA ki inase vivAha kara le; para lokAcAra ke viparIta yAdavezvara ko kucha bhI karanA svIkAra na thA. phira to inakI dhAka jama gaI. isI samaya gavarnamenTa ne saMskRta kI parIkSA samiti banAI. Isa samiti meM yAdavezvaracha bhI rakhe gaye. DaoNkaTara vareMdranAtha zIla ke guru svargIya pUrNa caMdra vedAMtacaMcu inake hI parIkSAthI the. mujhe svayaM mahAmahopAdhyAyajI ke darzane kA saubhAgya prApta huA thA. A5 anya purAne paMDiteM kI zreNI ke na the. mujhase hiMdI aura aMgarejI kI kavitA sunate, aura phira usakA artha pUchate the. bUDhe loga prAyaH navayuvake kI prazaMsA kama kiyA karate hai; para yAdavezvarajI samAlocanA ke sAtha-sAtha utsAha bhI khUba baDhAte the. A5 svayaM saMskRta aura baMgalA ke kavi che. saMskRta meM kaI graMtha Apane likhe hai. meghadUta kI taraha kA Apane eka "caMdra-dUta' likhA hai. abrabiMdu, azruvisarjana, ratnakoSa-kAvya, subhadrAharaNa, gaMgAdarzana, annapUrNA stotra Adi inake likhe kaI graMtha prakAzita ho cUke haiM. Apa dhArApravAha saMskRta bolate the. jAna paDatA thA, devavANuM hI inakI mAtRbhASA hai. Azu-kavi bhI the, aura hA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmahopAdhyAya sva0 paMDita yAdavezvara takaratna 141 vasthA meM to kabhI-kabhI kavitA likhate aura belate cale jAte the. saMskRta ke atirikta Apa baMgalA ke bhI acche lekhaka the. Apa mRtyakAla taka sAhitya kI sevA karate rahe. pichale dine Apa "azaka' nAmaka eka aitihAsika upanyAsa likha rahe the, je apUrNa hI rahA. baMgalA ke "veda-vyAsa", "soma-prakAza tathA "AryA-darzana' ityAdi patroM kA janma InakI yuvAvasthA meM huA thA. ina saba patra-patrikAoM meM yaha barAbara likhate rahate the. baMgalA meM draupadI' nAmaka eka khaMDa-kAvya Apane likhA thA, jisake kAraNa sAhitya--samAja meM baDI sanasanI phaila gaI thI. maine svayaM se paDhA hai. bhA kI je prauDhatA hai, dharma kI je puSTi isameM kI gaI hai saba abhuta hai, sAtha hI rAjanIti kI puTa bhI khUba kharI hai. yaha kAvya bhaTTAcAryajI kI patnI zrI jagadIzvarIdevI ke nAma se, je abhI jIvita hai, prakAzita huA thA. baMgalA-sAhitya-pariSadu ke Apa de bAra sabhApati yune gae. svayaM likhane--paDhane ke atirikta unhoMne sAhitya-sevA kI kitanI hI sArvajanika saMsthAoM bhI khelI thIM. inone svargIya sara AzutoSa mukarajI e mahAmahopAdhyAya padmanAbhavidyAvinedasarIkhe vidvAneM ke apane hAthe upadhiyAM dI thI. inake mitre meM sara jaje griyarsana aura UMTara ke. DI. joSa jaise loga the. gheSa kucha dina taka prasiddha vidvAna jena TuarTa mila ke bhI ziSya rahe the. unakI saMgati ke kAraNu yAdavezvaracha ke bhI thaDe samaya taka anIzvaravAda kI dhUnasI laga gaI thI. DokaTara griyarsana ke pAsa Apane eka bAra "gAMdharva-vivAha' para kucha gaveSaNApUrNa prabaMdha likha kara bheje tha; koMki usa samaya mikasamUlara se Isa viSaya para vAda-vivAda cala rahA thA. maikasamUlara ne ue 5Dha kara yaha uttara jhiyasa ne sAhaba ke likhA thA- 7, nArahama gArDansa, eMsapharDa, 16 kabara, 1877 priya mahAzaya, gAMdharva-vivAha' para paMDita tarka ratnajI ne je lekha likhe hai, unake liye merI ora se unheM dhanyavAda dIjiye. IsameM saMdeha nahIM ki yaha RSi dvArA svIkRta thA. yadiye lekha saMskRta meM likhe gaye hote, te mere liye adhika che hotekaki baMgalA paDhane meM mujhe kaThinAI hatI hai. bhavadIya-epha 0 saikasamUlara InakI vidvattA se prasanna kara sarakAra ne inheM eka saMmAnapatra aura mahAmahopAdhyAya kI upAdhi bhI dI. yaha prAyaH darabAra meM bhI nimaMtrita kiye jAte the. baMgAla ke gavarnara buDabarna mahodaya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM bhI, eka bAra raMgapura meM InakA Tela dekhane gaye the. sabhI dala ke loga inase prasanna rahate the. navadIpa ke paMDite ne Apake "paMDitarAja' kI upAdhi dI thI, aura kAzI ke vidvAna ne "kavisamA' kI padavI se vibhUSita kiyA thA. zrIbhAratadharma-mahAmaMDala ne inhe "paMDita-kesarI svIkAra kiyA thA. sAhitya hI kI bAta nahIM, sAmAjika tathA rAjanaitika jIvana meM bhI InakA baDA bhAga thA. baMgaviccheda ke dine meM sarakAra ne I-he nIcA dikhAne ke liye spezala kosTebala banA diyA thA. isa para sarakArI padAdhikAri se InakI baDI laDAI huI, aura yaha apanI "mahAmahopAdhyAya" kI upAdhi bhI cheDa dene ko taiyAra he gaye. una dine aMgreja loga inDe pAliTikala paMDita kahA karate the. svadezI AMdolana ke dine meM bhI Apane bahuta kAma kiyA thA. Apa pakake svadezI the, aura kahA karate the ki jisakA hadaya svadezI hai, vaha kara svadezapremI hai. eka bAra bahene rAjanIti ke saMbaMdha meM lairDa mesTana ke eka patra likhA thA. usake uttara meM mesTana sAhaba ne. yaha uttara likhA thA. priya mahAmahopAdhyAya, apane 24 julAI ke patra meM bhAratavarSa kI vartamAna AvazyakatAoM, vizeSa kara saMskRta bhASA aura saMbaMdhI anya viSaya kI zikSA ke saMbaMdha meM Apane je vicAra prakaTa kiye hai, unake liye merA hArdika dhanyavAda svIkAra kIjiye. ApakA paripakava anubhava aura ina samasyAo kA tapUrNa adhyayana vicAraNuya hai. Apake patra para meM vicAra karUMgA, aura Apake sujhAye huye mArga kA anusaraNa karane ke liye yathAzakti udyoga bhI. bhavadIya- je. esa. mesTana eka bAra baMgAla ke rijale sAhaba kaha beThe ki vahAM ke rAjavaMzI lega anArya hai. isa para tarka ratnajI ne yaha. siddha kara dikhAyA ki nahIM, ye loga cuta kSatriya hai. ApakI saMmati thI ki. videzanyAtrA. zAstro ke pratikUla nahIM hai. baMgAlI he kara bhI Ama abhakSyabhojana ke ghera vireAdhI the; paraMtu vidhavA-vivAha aura zuddhi ke Apa sadA, anukUla rahe. baMgAla meM vidhavAo ke liye ekAdazI ke dina jala taka na pIne kA niyama hai. Apane isake viruddha baDe--baDe pramANa diye, aura bAla-vivAha ke bhI pratikUla bahuta, kucha kahA. Apa striya kA baDA Adara karate aura salI mahilAo ke mAtA kaha kara pukArate the. unakA praNAma svIkAra karate meM bhI Apa hicakate the. yadyapi yaha baMkimacaMdra caTaI ke samaya ke the; para, unakI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmahopAdhyAya sva. paMDita cAlezvara take ratna 143 zreNuM ke nahIM. akSaya sarakAra, idranAtha benarajI evaM kAlI ghoSa Adi inake ghaniSTha mitre meM the. Apa raMgapura kI dharmasabhA ke dharmAcArya che. sacamuca ese sacce aura pavitrahadaya brAhmaNa vidvAna, bahuta kama mileMge. tabhI te Inake marane para cAra era kitanI hI sabhAye huI, aura zoka prakaTa kiyA gayA. inake suputra bAba vRMdAvana bhaTTAcArya ema. e. ke pAsa sahAnubhUti ke kaI sau patra Aye the. mahAmahopAdhyAya gaMgAnAtha jhA ne likhA thA- Apake pUjya pitA kI mRtyu kA saMvAda pA kara mujhe bahuta duHkha huA...usa keTi ke paMDita zIdhratA se aMtardhAna ho rahe hai. ApakI hAni pati ke pare hai, para yadi mitroM kI sahAnubhUti - kA kucha upayoga hai, te Apake liye vaha kAphI hai." bardavAna, kAsimabAjAra, darabhaMgA Adi ke mahArAje ne bhI zeka prakAza kiyA thA. kavivara ravIMdranAtha ne unake pAsa isa Azaya kA tAra bhejA thA-"merI hArdika sahAnubhUti; vidhuzekhara zAstrI kI era se bhI." baMgalA tathA aMgrejI ke sabhI patro meM inake viSaya meM baDe--baDe lekha nikale the. kalakata ke prasiddha dainika sTeTsamena ne likhA thA-- "prasiddha saMskRta nahIM rahA...vaha saMskRta ke yogya jJAtA the, aura lekha ke kAraNuM unako yaza dUra-dUra taka phela gayA thA. raMgapura ke TAunahola meM eka sArvajanika sabhA unakI smRti meM kI gaI. unakA uTha jAnA baMgAla ke liye eka baDA bhArI ToTA hai." yAdavezvarajI kAzIdhAma ke pragADha premI the. aMtima dina Inake yahI bIte, aura isI vizvanAthapurI meM inakA zarIra bhI chUTA. inake ekamAtra putra vRMdAvana bAbU hai. Apa ItihAsa ke bhArI vidvAna hai. hiMdU-vizvavidyAlaya meM Apa prAcIna bhAratIya ItihAsa ke prophesara raha cUke hai, aura Ajakala mUrti ke viSaya meM anveSaNa kara rahe hai. ApakA likhA huA sAranAtha kA itihAsa hiMdI meM abhI anUdita he gayA hai. aMgrejI meM bhI Apane bhAratIya mUrtiyA" nAma kI eka mahattvapUrNa pustaka likhI hai. vRMdAvana bAbu abhI avivAhita hI hai. Apane pitA kI mRtyu se zokAtura hai aba Ajanma brahmacArI rahane kA praNa kiyA aura mAtAjI kI sevA meM jIvana bitAne kA vrata ThAna liyA hai. paramAtmA Apake zakti de. (mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 23-sadguNa aura durguNa (lekhaka:-zrI. maMgalaprasAda tivArI, vidyArthI.) bAta purAnI hai ki bhAratavarSa meM zrIvilAsa nAmaka eka nagara thA. jahAM rAjA-zrInivAsa apanI rAnI--kamalA sahita rAjya karate the. unake lalitaMga nAmaka eka putraratna bhI thA, je bAlyAvasthA meM hI honahAra biravAna ke hota cIkane pAta' vAlI kahAvata ke caritArtha karatA thA. dina jAte dera nahIM lagatI, aba usakI avasthA lagabhaga dasa varSa kI he gaI itane alpa samaya meM vaha apanI tIvra buddhi se bahuta kucha 5Dha likha gayA thA. Isake atirikta usameM eka guNu aura thA, ki vaha dIna-duHkhiyAM se advitIya prema rakhatA thA aura je usake pAsa rahate utte the dAna de dene meM leza mAtra na hicakatA thA. - eka dina rAjakumAra lalitaMga ke eka bhikSuka para dayA AI aura usane apane pitA e pAyA huA hIre kA hAra, usa bhikhArI ke dAna de diyA. sajajanA ne, je rAjakumAra kA sevaka thA, isa dAna kI carcA jA kara rAjA e kara dI. rAjA lalitaMga para atyaMta ruSTa hue aura bulA kara DAMTA ki AInda se aba maisA kabhI na karanA. usa samaya te rAjakumAra ne bhI mana meM ThAna liyA ki mai aba aisA kAma kabhI na karUMgA, jisase rAjA ke kisI prakAra kA duHkha he; paraMtu usakA hadaya dIna duHkhiye ke prati itanA kemala thA ki usane phira vahI hIrA, javAhira, senA, cAMdI ItyAdi dAna denA AraMbha kara diyA. dUsarI bAra rAjA ke yaha samAcAra milate ha ve bahuta hI kuddha hue aura yahAM taka ki une rAjakumAra ke mahala meM na Ane ki bhayaMkara AjJA de dI. rAjakumAra ke kamala hRdaya meM pitA kI aisI kaThora AjJA kA aisA prabhAva paDA ki vaha sarvadA ke liye rAjapATa chADa kara bhAga jAne para prastuta he gayA. rAjakumAra AdhI rAta ke apane ghoDe para savAra he jagala kI ora bhAgA. sajajanA bhI-- rAjakumAra ke kamare meM seyA thA-apanA ghoDA le lalitaMga ke sAtha calA. calate calate done rAjya ke bAhara pahuMce. sajajanA ke nAma se to yahI spaSTa hatA ki vaha eka bhelA bhalA AdamI hogA, paraMtu yathArtha meM vaha isa se ulaTA eka mahAna duSTa thA. sajajanA ne rAjakumAra se pUMchA-ko lali www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadaguNa aMra durguNa 145 taMga! yaha te batalAo ki saguNa baDA hai yA durguNa.' rAjakumAra ne musakurAte hue uttara diyA-kyA mUrNa sarIkhI bArse karate he sajajanA ! eka adanA bhI te yaha kahane meM AnAkAnI na karegA ki saguNa se sukha prA ta hotA hai isI liye vaha baDA aura zreSTha hai.' acchA meM mUrkha ; paraMtu Apake yaha bhI mAlUma hai ki sadaguNa ora duguNa kahate kise haiM?" "satya belanA, garIba para prema aura dayA rakhanA, guru aura mAtApitA ke bhakta aura AjJAkArI henA, ise sadgaNa, kahate hai, aura Isake viparIti ke durguNa kahate hai.' "Apa kahate haiM ki saguNa se sukha, aura duguNa se duHkha prApta hotA he; paraMtu merI samajha meM isa se ulaTA hI pratIta hetA hai. dekhiye, yaha saddaguNa ke hI kAraNa ApakI yaha dazA huI hai. Apake apanA rAjamahala cheDa jagala meM mArA mArA phiranA paDa rahA hai. ApakI dazA se te merA hI anumAna ThIka jacatA hai ki sadguNa se hI duHkha milatA hai. isa liye rAjakumAra! yadi Apa merA kahanA mAne te Isa saguNa ke karAla cakra meM na paDe aura durguNa kI hI zaraNu le, jisase Apake bhAgya avasya khula jAyeMge." rAja kumAra-"maiM ApakA kahanA to kabhI nahIM mAna sakatA. hAM, yadi koI anya vyakti Apake kahane kA samarthana kare te meM apanA ghoDA, tathA je kucha mere pAsa kiMmatI cIjuM huM Apako hAra jAuM." calate calate ve eka jaMgalI gAMva meM pahuMce. vahAM unakI eka jaMgalI se mulAkAta hui. sajajanA ne usI jaMgalI ke bulA kara vahI prazna kiyA ki dukha saddaguNa se milatA hai yA durguNa se ? uttara vahI milA je sajajanA kahatA thA. rAjakumAra zarta ke anusAra ghoDe para se utara paDA aura apane zarIra ke samasta kiMmatI jevara tathA ghoDA sajajanA ke harSapUrvaka de diyA. sajajanA--"aba to Apane achI taraha dekha liyA ki saddaguNa ke apanAne se ApakI kayA gati hetI jA rahI hai Isa liye aba bhI merA kahanA mAna lo aura duguNa kI hI zaraNa le." - rAjakumAra--"sajajanA ! meM ne jise eka bAra apanA liyA usa kadApi na choDeMgA; kayAMki mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki aMta meM merI hI vijaya hAMgI.' isa bAra phira done meM bAjI lagI ki achA, eka bAra aura yahI prazna kisI anya puruSa se pUchA jAya aura yadi phira zu. 13 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me yahI uttara mile to rAjakumAra apanI donoM AMkheM sajajanA ko de de. durbhAgyavaza ve rAstA bhUla kara punaH usI jaMgalI gAMva meM A pahuMce aura usI jaMgalI se sarvaprathama bheMTa hui. prata karane para vahI uttara milA ki saguNa se duHkha kI prApti che. rAjakumAra jarA bhI vicalita na huA aura turaMta eka pane cAkU se apanI dena AMkheM nikAla kara sajajanA ko de dI. nirdayI sajajanA ne rAjakumAra ke eka vaDa ke vRkSa ke nIce beThA diyA aura khuda AMkheM le nau-do gyAraha ho gayA. (3) vaDa ke vRkSa meM bahuta se pakSI rahate the. jaise sUryAsta huA, pakSIgaNa idhara udhara se apane apane ghasale Ane lage. baserA lene ke pahile ve ekadUsare se bAtacIta karane lage ki dinabhara une kyA dekhA, kyA sunA ityAdi. eka pakSI apane iSTamitro se batalAne lagA ki vaha apane eka ritedAra ke yahAM "campA'nagara gayA thA. vahAM ke rAjA ne samasta nagara meM munAdI karavA dI hai ki je rAjakumArI puSpavatI kI AMkho daSTi lagA degA use rAjakumArI apanA pati svIkAra karegI tathA rAjA apanA AdhA rAjya ke degA. itane eka baccA pakSI apane pitA kI bAteM suna pUcha uThA "kayA ! koI aisI auSadhi hai jisase rAjakumArI kI AMkheM acchI he sakatI hai?" bUDhA pakSI belA-"cupa rahe. auSadhi avazya hai, para meM saverA hone para batalAUMgA; kayoMki kahIM aisA na hai ki aMdhere meM kAI AdamI vRkSa ke nIca chipA ho aura vaha apanI saba bAteM suna ." baccA-pakSI kayo mAnegA vaha jAnane ke liye macala uThA aura rene pITane lagA. bUDha pakSI ke vivaza he batalAnA hI paDA. usane kahA ki dekho, isI vRkSa kI pITha para eka latA hai, jisameM gulAba sarIkhe phUla lage haiM. yadi eka phUla masala kara usake rasa se AMkheM dhUI jAneM te rAjakumArI ke punaH AkhuM mila sakatI hai. alpA rAjakumAra je usI baDa ke vRkSa ke nIce udAsa baiThA thA, yaha saba acchI taraha suna liyA. aba kayA thA ! vaha turaMta uThA. saMdhate TaTolate vela ke pA kara usameMse do-tIna phUla toDA. hathelI meM ragaDa kara usakA rasa nikAlA aura turaMta AMkho meM lagAyA. rasa kA jAdU sarIkhA asara huA. usakI AMkhe khula gaI. aba to usake AnaMda kI sImA na rahI. vaha sukha se rAtabhara usI jhADa ke nIce sayA aura prAtaHkAla hote hI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadguNa Ara durguNa 147 pA. apanI AMkheAM ka usI latA ke de| cAra phUla le campA nagara kI era cala vahAM vahu sIdhA rAjA ke mahela pahuMcA aura taraha rAjakumArI kI bhI AMkhe' lA diyA. rAjA lalitaMga para bahuta prasanna huye. lalita Mga kA khyA puSpavatI ke sAtha khaDI dhUma-dhAma se huA aura rAjakumAra kA AdhA rAjya heja meM diyA gayA. rAjakumAra aura rAjakumArI khaDI buddhimattA se rAjya karane lage. (4) eka dina rAjakumAra mahala ke chante para beThe, rAjakumArI se kucha khAte kara rahe the ki itane meM unakI dRSTi acAnaka sajjanA para paDI. bhikhArI sarIkhA vaha kaeNTe-purAne cIthaDAM meM ghUma rahA thA. rAjakumAra use dekhate hI pahiyAna gayA. purAnI khAte bhula kara use khulAyA. use nahalA dhulA kara, acche acche vastra pahinane kA kriyA aura yahAM taka ki apane hI mahala meM rahane kaiA sthAna bhI kriyA. eka dina puSpavatI ne lalitaMga se pUchA 'kyAM rAjakumAra ! yaha kauna AdamI hai jisa para Apa itanI dhyA karate hA aura khaDe . AdarasatkAra se rakhate hA?' rAjakumAra ne apanI pUrI kahAnI jakhase usane apane pitA kAcheDA thA kaha sunAI. kahAnI ne rAjakumArI !! caukA diyA, rAjakumAra kA ase duSTa ke prati mitrasA vyavahAra dekha vahu bAvalIsI hai| gai. sajjanA jaba ItanA duSTa hai te kauna jAne phira na eka nai Aphata utpanna kara de asA kahane lagI. rAjakumAra ke dayAkuMDa me` rAjakumArI kA upadeza ne AchuMti kA kAma diyA. rAjakumAra kA prema sajjanA para banA hI rahyA. rAjA ne kahI. eka dina sajjanA se rAjakumAra lalita ga ke viSaya meM kucha pUchA. sAMpa ke cAhe kitanA bhI dUdha pilAe varSa teA viSa hI ugalegA." sajjana ne apanA asalI raMga kira dikhalAyA aura kheAlA 'mahArAja! lalitaMga eka kumhAra kA putra hai aura Apase rAjakumAra khatalAtA hai." itanA kahe sajjanA vahAM se calA gayA. rAjA yahu sunate hI AgababUlA hai| gayA. usakI AMkhAM meM khUna caDha AyA. ceharA lAla sukha hai| gayA. turaMta jallAdAM kA khulA kara AjJA dI ki jo manuSya zAma kA mahala ke phATaka se nikale usakA sira ekadama uDA do. rAjA te lalitaMga kA ThIka nizcita sandhyAsamaya apane mahela me milane aa khulA bhejA, jisase vahu Ate hI mAra DAlA jAve. jaise rAjakumAra sandhyA ke apane sasura se milane jAnevAlA thA ki puSpavatI AyI aura lalita'ga krA jAne se rAka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo liyA. usa dina rAjakumArI ke kaI asaguna hue the, jisase use asA mAlUma paDA thA ki yadi rAjakumAra Aja rAjA se milane gayA te usa para kucha na kucha Apatti avazya AvegI. sajajanA yaha samAcAra le kara ki rAjakumAra zAma ke na A kara dUsare dina prAtaHkAla AveM-bhejA gayA, jaise hI sajajanA ne phATaka kI caukhaTa para pira rakhA ki usakA sira dhaDa se alaga kara diyA gayA aura isa taraha sajajanA kI akAla mRtyu huI.........aMta meM saddaguNa kI hI vijaya rahI aura durgaNI ke ucita daMDa milA. bAlaka ! kyA tuma bhI lalitaMga sarIkhe saguNa ke daDhanizcaya hete hue - (1) AraMbhika kaThanAI se na ghabarAoge ? (2) "jo ke kAMTA beye tAhi beya TU phUla" kI kahAvata ke anusAra sajajanA sarIkha se bhI mitra kA sA vyavahAra karoge ? (3) garIba ke apanA bhAI samajha una para dayA aura prema roge ? ("maneramA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 24-unmatta lekhaka-zrI. sabhAmehana avadhiyA] meM unmatta huA dU aTapaTa, huI vilakSaNa sthiti mana kI; sudhi-budhi kiMcitmAtra nahIM hai, mujhake apane jIvana kI. jAtA hUM meM vahAM, jahAM taka koI aba taka ja na sakA; pAne ke vaha vastu calA bhai, jisake koI pA na sakA. pIne ke vaha peya calA maiM, pI na sakA jisake kaI; gAne ko vaha gAna calA maM, gA na sakA jisake koi vaha svara sunane calA abhI taka, jise na keAI suna pAyA; cunane ke meM calA vahI basa, jise na koI cuna pAyA. jAtA hUM meM use jAnane, jise na keI jAna sakA; pahacAnane calA dU usake, jise na jaga pahacAna sakA. dikhatA hai je nahIM kisIko, use dekhane jAtA huM; milatA hai ja nahIM kisIke, usase milane jAtA haiM.. use manAne jAtA hUM mai, jise na koI manA sakA; aura usIke calA rijhAve, jise na kaI rijhA sakA. apane ke meM kisI achUte raMga meM raMgane jAtA daM; IhIM ane be bhAva meM paDa, meM unmatta kahAtA hUM. | (mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) --- onenes - - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yogIzvara dayAnaMda 25-yogIzvara dayAnaMda paramAnaMda-maMda dayAla dayAnaMda kA isa bhAratamaMDala meM AvataraNa huye Aja eka sau varSa ho gaye. isI zivarAtri ko yogIrAja kuNu kI nagarI mathurA meM gIzvara dayAnaMda kI janma zatAbdI baDe samAroha se manAI jAyagI. AryasamAja usake liye tIna varSa se taiyAriyAM kara rahA hai. yaha mahatsava usa paramapakArI siddha puruSa ke prati Arya janatA kI ora se apane bhaktibhAva tathA kRtajJatA kA prakAza hegA. dayAnaMda kA prAdurbhAva ghaTATopa aMdhakAra meM sahasA vidyuta-prakAza ke samAna thA. jinake netra the unhone usa divya jyoti ke dekhA. kucha AMkheM use dekha kara caudhiyA gaI, aura kucha bilakula baMda he kara punaH usa tarAza meM hI chipa gaI. dayAnaMda ke kisI ne samAjasudhAraka, kisI ne rAjanIti kA pracAraka, kisI ne dharmAcArya, kisI ne gupta isAI aura kisI ne brahmarSi siddha puruSa samajhA para vaha vAstava meM kyA che, IsakA nizcaya AnevAlI saMtAne hI kara sakaeNgI. hama to abhI kevala itanA hI kaha sakate hai- "kArI ThThI mAvanA , kamu-sUra relve to taiyAra samasta dharmAvalaMbiye kI yaha daDha dhAraNa hai ki aTala IzvaravizvAsa ke vinA koI bhI puruSa koI paropakAra kA mahAna kArya nahIM kara sakatA. brahmacarya aura yega usa vizvAsa kI prApti ke Avazyaka sAdhana hai. isI liye AryAvarta meM brahmacAraya aura giyoM kA sadA se sammAna hotA AyA hai. saca to yaha hai ki RSisaMtAna ne kabhI kisI se vyakti ke AcArya rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kiyA, je brahmacArI aura yegI na hai. yaha ThIka hai ki rAmamehana rAya aura kezavacaMdrasena gRhastha the, aura Ajakala zrI satyAnaMda agnihotrI ( upanAma devaguru bhagavAna ) gRhastha hai; paraMtu bAlabrahmacArI zaMkara ke sAmane ye palaDe meM pAraMga ke samAna bhI nahIM. jagatapitA kI apAra kRpA se isa bhAratavarSa meM samaya samaya para parama giyoM kA prAdurbhAva hatA rahI che. te apanI puNyaprabhA se saMsArI che ke kalyANa kA mArga. dikhalAte rahe hai. inhIM muktAtmAo ke prayatna se yaha bhUmi sadA dharmapradhAna rahI hai. Isa pAzcAtya jaDavAda ke yuga kalikAla meM, saMbhava hai, kucha ahaMmanya vijJAnavizArada yoga kI abhuta siddhi ke pAkhaMDa aura ThagavidyA kaha de; paraMtu jina dharmajijJAsuo kA RSiya ke vacana para vizvAsa aura zraddhA hai, ye yogadarzana ke vibhUti www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me pAda meM varNita bAtoM ko asatya nahIM mAna sakate. sana 1923 isvI meM, lAhaura meM eka madarAsI yogI Aye the. vaha kile ke pAsa, bastIrAya kI dharmazAlA meM Thahare che. aMgrejI aura saMskRta ke vidvAna the. nAma svAmI nArAyaNa thA. nagara ke gaNyamAnya vyakti unake pAsa jAyA karate the. vaha yoga ke gupta rakhane ke virodhI the. vaha ise eka vijJAna mAnate aura sabake sAmane IsakI kriyAmeM sikhalAyA karate the. unake sasaMgiyoM meM sthAnIya gavarnameMTa koleja ke padArthavijJAna ke prephesara tathA anya kaI ema. e. bI. e. suzikSita vyakti bhI hete the. eka dina bAta cAlI ki kayA yogI apane zarIra ke ItanA halakA kara sakatA hai ki vaha uDa sake? taba yogIjI ne kahA--hAM, zarIra ke laghu banA kara AkAza meM uDanA (levITezana) bilakula saMbhava hai. Ina paMktimAM ke lekhaka ke yaha kahane para ki yaha to padArthavijJAna ke niyameM ke viruddha hai, Apane kahA-nahIM, viruddha nahIM hai. phira unhone prANa aura apAna Adi vAyuo ko rekane se zarIra kA halakA he jAnA eka citra ke dvArA aisI spaSTa aura yukti-yukata rIti se siddha kiyA ki sabhI zrotAo ke unakI bAta para vizvAsa ho gayA. phijhikasa ke TaeNphesara aura ema. esa. sI. mahAzaya, sabhI ne zira jhukA diyA. Apane kahAtu huM AdhyAtmika jagata ke niyame kA jJAna nahIM hai, aura na tuma unheM jAnane kA yatna hI karate ho. tuma AdhyAtmika ghaTanAo kI saccAI ko bhI jaDajagata ke niyama hI se parakhate hai. yaha tumhArI bhUla hai mere eka bI. e. ela. ela. bI. mitra pratyeka bAta kI haMsI uDAne aura kaDI samAlocanA karanevAle the. vaha bhI yogIjI kI bAtoM ko suna rahe the. maine unase pUchA-kahiye, aba ApakI kyA saMmati hai ? unhone gaMbhIra bhAva se uttara diyA-meM to svAmIjI kI bAta ko saca mAnatA hUM. taba maiMne svAmIjI se pUchA-kyA Apane kisIke uDate dekhA bhI hai ? svAmIjI ne haMsa kara uttara diyA-aisI bAteM nahIM pUchA karate. mere navayuvaka vakIla mitra ne mujhe sunAyA ki svAmIjI yAM te yAga kI siddhiyAM dikhAne ke bahuta virodhI hai; paraMtu eka dina loga ke bahuta kahane para Apane eka camatkAra dikhalAyA thA. Apane a5nI sArI zArIrika zakti ke apanI dAhanI bAhu meM keMdrIbhUta kara diyA, aura do manuSya se kahA ki merI bAMha ke pRthvI para se uThAo. sArA bala lagAne para bhI ve use na uThA sake. yaha ThIka hai ki aMdhavizvAsa hAnikAraka hai, loga Isase prAyaH Thage jAte hai; paraMtu Ajakala azraddhA aura jaDavAda kI je lahara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gIdha dayAnaMda 151 cala rahI hai, vaha bhI kucha kama hAnikAraka nahIM hai. theDI-sI padArthavidyA 5Dha kara kisI vizvavidyAlaya kI DigrI le lene se hI vizva-brahmAMDa ke sabhI sUkama niyame aura zakti kA samyapha jJAna nahIM he jAtA. isake viparIta, AdhyAtmika unnati ke liye jisa namratA aura zraddhA kI AvazyakatA hai, vaha naSTa ho jAtI hai. RSi dayAnaMda kI jIvana saMbaMdhI ghaTanAo ke ekatra karane ke liye jisa samaya Arya samAja kI ora se udyoga huA thA, usa samaya aneka aisI ghaTanAye vRddha puruSa ne sunAI thI, jinakA saMbaMdha RSi ke gabala se thA; magara cUki ve upara se asaMbhava pratIta hote thI, isa liye RSicarita ke lekhako ne unheM cheDa diyA, tAki loga uheM behUdA kaha kara unake AcArya zrI haMsI na uDAne laga jAye. paraMtu aisA karanA unakI anucita aura anadhikAra ceSTA thI. ve svayaM yogavidyA se kere the. unheM khayAla henA cAhiye thA ki je cIja Aja asaMbhava samajhI jAtI hai, ho sakatA hai, kala vahI saMbhava siddha he jAya. usake saMbhava yA asaMbhava hane kA nizcaya karane kA unake keI adhikAra nahIM. una loge kI isa asAvadhAnatA se RSijIvana kI aneka ghaTanArthe sadA ke liye saMsAra se chipa gaI. Age hama RSijIvana kI yoga saMbaMdhI kucha ghaTanAmeM dete hai. inameM se kucha te unake pe jIvanacarite meM milatI hai, aura kucha aisI hai, jinake unake caritalekhaka asaMbhava samajha kara, haMsI hone ke Dara se, choDa gaye haiM. hameM AzA hai ki abhyAsI aura jijJAsu sajajana inase lAbha uThA sakaeNge. (1) karNavAsa kI bAta hai. mAgha kA mahinA thA. eka dina prAtaHkAla atyaMta zItala pachiyAva (havA) baDe vega se Dela rahI thI. svAmIjI mahArAja snAna-dhyAna se nivRtta he kara kuTiyA se bAhara padmAsana se zaThe the, Ara darzane ke Aye huye ThAkura loga zrImukha ke vacana zravaNa kara rahe the. yadyapi ve saMpanna loga I aura Una ke vastra pahane huye the, paraMtu pAlA paDane se unake aMga Thippara rahe the. tana kAMpate the; nAka se aura AMkha se bhI pAnI nikala rahA thA, hAtha-paira suna huye jAte the. paraMtu RSi dayAnaMda nizcala bhAva se upadezakArya meM saMlagna the-akaMpa the. usa samaya ThAkura gopAlasiMhajI ne hAtha joDa kara pUchA- "bhagavana, ghora pAle ke kAraNa hamAre dAMta baja rahe hai, paraMtu zrImahArAja para isa mahAzIta kA kiMcita bhI prabhAva dikhAI nahIM detA. isakA kyA kAraNa hai? svAmIjI ne musakirA kara kahAbrahmacarya aura yogAbhyAsa hI isakA kAraNa hai. ThAkura ne kahAyaha hama kese jAne ? usa samaya svAmIjI ne apane hAthe ke www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upara zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA aMgUTheTanAM para rakha kara aise jora se dakhAye ki tatkAla hI unake bhAla para, esa ke kA ke sadaza, prasvedabiMdu camakane lage; tana para ramAI hui sArI miTTI bhaga gai; bagalAM se pasInA 25-25 Tapaka paDA. yahu dekha sabhI lega muktakaMThe se unake yeAgabala kI prazaMsA kara uThe. (2) eka rAta kA svAmIjI gaMgA ke dUsare kinAre para Asana lagAye samAdhistha baiThe the. zukalapakSa kA caMdramA vistI vimala geAma kI zAlA baDhA rahA thA. retI para cAMdanI aura bhI camaka uDI thI. usake sAtha nIlama kI laMbAyamAna rekhA ke saMdeza gaMgA kI dhArA apUrva zeAbhA dikhA rahI thI. aise samaya meM badalyU ke kalekTara, apane kisI ceArapIyana mitra ke sAtha, zikAra ke liye gaMgAtIra para ghUma rahe the. acAnaka unakI dRSTi svAmIjI para jA paDI. vahu baDI derI taka vismayeAjullR netrAM se sanyAsI ke suMdara rUpa ke, samAdhi kI ekAgratA aura tapazcaryAM kA, dekhate rahe. aMta kai jaba svAmIjI ne AMkhe khAlI, teA unhAMne ziSTAcAra-pradarzIna ke khAMda kahA--khaDA Azcaya hai ki Apa aisI zItala rAtri me hima-samAna ThaM`DI retI para kaivala laMgoTI lagAye magana beThe hai ! svAmIjI uttara dene hI kA the ki kalekTara kA sAthI khaca meM khela uThAH--khUba huSTa-puSTa manuSya hai, khAne ke acche mAla milate haiAMge. ise pAlA kahAM ? svAmIjI ne kahA--hama dAla-capAtI ke khAnevAle kyA mAla khAyaMge ? Apa aDA-murgA khAte haiM. kapaDe... utAra kara Aye, gheADI dera mere sAtha yahAM aiThiye. vaha lajjita hA kara cupa hai| gayA. (3) svAmIjI zrIkAzIdhAma me vaidika dharmoM kA pracAra kara rahe the. kucha duhRdaMta upaviyeAM te mahArAja / hAni pahuMcAne kA SaDayaMtra racA. isa bAta kA samAcAra pA bhakta baladeva ne svAmIjI ke pAsa jA kara nivedana kiyA-yadi pharukhAbAda heAtA, teA Aja zrIcaraNAM kI rakSA ke liye bhI khasa-pacIsa manuSya baiTha jAte. upadrava haiAne kI khaDI bhArI AzaMkA hai. mahArAja ne musikarA kara kahA--khaladeva, kucha bhI ciMtA na kIjiye. yAgIjaneAM kA yaha dRDha vizvAsa hai ki avidyA kI tameArAzi kA satya kA sUryAM akelA hI jIta letA hai. baladeva, jo manuSya pakSapAta kA parityAga karake, kevala leAkahita ke liye, Izvara z2I AjJA ke anusAra satyeApadeza karatA hai, use bhaya kahAM ? satpuruSa kisI se bhayabhIta hA kara satya kA nahIM chipAyA karate. jIvana jAya / jAya, paraMtu ve aMtarAtmA ke deza kA nahIM kheDate. ciMtA kisa khAta kI hai ? eka maiM hUM, eka paramAtmA hai aura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAgIdhara yAnadu 153 eka hI dharmI hai. dUsarA kauna hai, jisase Dare aura kAMpe ? jo kucha haiAgA, dekha liyA jAyagA. (4) yAgirAja dayAnaMda janma dhyAna meM khete the, teA kATharI ke dvAra baMda kara lete the. usa samaya kisIkA bhI unake pAsa jAne kI AjJA na heAtI thI. eka bhakta kI prabala abhilASA mahArAja kA samAdhistha dekhane kI huI. paraMtu use unakI ceAga- mudrA ke dekhane kA avasara na milatA thA. aMta ke usane mahArAja ke nRtya ke| vinati kI. taba usa nRtya te eka dina sa bhakta kA kiMvADAM kI darAra se bhItara jhAMkane kI AjJA ke dI. jaba usane dRSTi DAlI, te kayA dekhA ki mahArAja kA Asana bhUmi se kAi de phUTa upara adhara meM harA huA hai, aura mukhamaDala se eka vizeSa divya jyeti nikala rahI hai. yaha dekha kara vaha cakita rahe gayA. (5) eka khAra mahArAja lakhanau Aye, te ApakA svAsthya acchA na thA. isa liye vahu maTTA piyA karate the. mahAzaya rAmAdhAra ne maDhDhA pilAne phI yaha sevA apane upara le rakakhI thI. eka dina svAmIjI ne kahA--rAmAdhAjI! ApakA maThThA bahuta mIThA hotA hai. mAlUma hAtA hai, Apake dhara me baOAM kI svacchatA para vizeSa dhyAna kriyA jAtA hai. rAmAdhAra te kahA-mahArAja! merI srI ke maitrAM me deSa A gayA hai. mane usase haMsI me` kahA thA ki dahI' sAvadhAnatApUrvaka jamAyA kare. kyA Azcarya hai, jo mahArAja kI sevA se tumhAre netra ThIka hai| jAya. taba se vahu De prema se dahIM taiyAra karatI hai. kiyA. jhUDI jisa dina svAmIjI ke lakhanau se calanA thA, usa dina unhAMne rAmAdhArajI se kahA--Aja hama Apake dhara para hI A kara tamrapAna kareMge, aura sAtha hI usa devI kA bhI dekheMge, jo hamArI sevA itane prema se karatI rahI hai. jaba usa devI te svAmIjI ke Ane kA samAcAra sunA, teA vahu bahuta prasanna hui. svAmIjI rAmAdhArajI ke makAna para Age, aura devI se kahA tUne hamAre liye bahuta kaSTa kiyA, kira vaha tamrapAna kara ke sTezana para cale game. jaba rAmAdhArajI unheM cheADa kara vApasa dhara pahuMce, teA devI ke netroM kA bilakula nArega pAyA. (6) eka khAruM svAmIjI mahArAja meraThame khAdhyu chedIlAlajI (kamariyaDha ke gumAstA) OM khagale me' birAjamAna the. vahAM misTara alakATa aura meDama blaivaTaskI Adi kai vyakti kheDe the. vArtAlApa me misTara alakATa te svAmIjI se pUchA--mahArAja! sunA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat mahArAja ne kahA--Apane yahu acchA nahI AzA dilAnA DIka nahIM. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 zubhasa'grahuM-bhAga 7 mA jAtA hai, zrIzaMkarAcA`jI AtmA ke| apane zarIra se nikAla kara dUsare ke zarIra meM DAla sakate the. svAmIjI ne uttara kriyA--ItanA tA maiM bhI kara sakatA hU~ ki sAthe zarIra kI jIvanI-zakti kA khIca kara kisI eka aMga meM ikaTTA kara dU.. usa vizeSa aMga kA cheADa kara zeSa sArA zarIra mRtaprAya pratIta haigA. akele brahmAnaMda bhAgane kI apekSA dUsare legeAM ke| duHkhAM se chUTane meM sahAyatA denA adhika uttama hai. isI vicAra se mate aba yAga kA adhika abhyAsa che. diyA hai. yadi maiM itane abhyAsa se itanA kara sakatA huM, tA kira parakAyapraveza asaMbhava nahIM jAna paDatA. bAkI rahI yaha khAta kizakarAcAryajI ne aisA kiyA yA nahI, yaha eka aitihAsika khAta hai, mujhe isa viSaya me vyaktigata rUpa se kucha nAta nahIM. (7) RSi dayAnaMda duSTa jagannAtha ke viSaprayAga ke kAraNa ajamera meM mRtyu-zayyA para paDe the. A sAmAjika sajjana dUra dUra se unake samAcAra lene ke liye A rahe the. sthAnIya gavarnameMTa zAleja ke sAiMsa ke prophesara pa'0 gurudattajI ema. e. bhI lAhaura se unake danAM ke Ae the. sAyaMkAla ke pAMca khaje kA samaya thA. eka bhakta ne pUchA mahArAja ne uttara kriyA- * bhagavan! ApakI tabiyata kaisI hai? acchI hai. prakAza aura adhakAra kA bhAva hai. janma sADhepAMca maje, te mahArAja ne sakha dvAra khulavA diye bhakatAM ke apanI pITha ke pIche khaDe heAne kA Adeza kiyA, kira pUchA-Aja pakSa, tithi aura vAra kaunasA hai? paMDayA meAhanalAlajI ne sira navA kara nivedana kriyA prabheA, kArtika ke kRSNapakSa kA pavasAna aura zukla kA prAraMbha hai. amAvasa aura ma`galavAra hai. tapazcAt mahArAja ne apanI divya dRSTi kA usa kAharI ke cAre| era mAyA, aura phira ga MbhIra dhvani se vedapATha AraMbha kara diyA. usa samaya unake gale meM, unake svara meM aura unake zabdo me kicitmAtra bhI nilatA na pratIta hAtI thI. bhagavAna ke heAnahAra bhakta paMDita gurudatta usa kamare ke eka kAne meM divAra se lage hue bhagavAna kI bhautika dazA ke aMta kA avaleAkana kara rahe the--TakaTakI lagAe ninimeSa netro se unakI Ara dekha rahe the. paMDitajI te pahelI khAra hI mahArAja ke darzana kriye the, unake aMtaHkaraNa meM abhI Atmatattva kA aMkura pUrNa rUpa se nahIM uga pAyA thA. paraMtu zrImahArAja kI aMtima dazA kai dekha kara vahu apAra Azraya se cakita hai| gae. vahu dhyAnapUrvaka dekha rahe the ki maraNAsanna mahAtmA ke zarIra meM agaNita chAle phrUTa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gIzvara dayAnaMda 155 nikale haiM, unako viSama vedanA vyathita kiye jAtI hai. unake deha ke dAvAnalasadaza dAhavAlA eka prakAra se dagdha kara rahI hai. prANatakArI pIDA unake sammukha upasthita hai. paraMtu mahAtmA zAMta The hai. duHkha kaleza kA nAmanirdeza taka nahIM karate, ulaTe gaMbhIra garjana se veda-maMtra paDha rahe hai. unakA mukha prasanna he. vyAdhi mAne unake liye trile kI meM, trikAla meM utpana hI nahIM hui. yaha sahanazIlatA zarIra kI sarvathA nahIM hai, avazyameva yaha unakA Amika bala hai. yaha pahalA kSaNa thA, jisameM maharSi kI mRtyu kI avasthA dekha kara gurudatta jaise dhuraMdhara nAstika ke hRdaya kI usara bhUmi meM Atmika jIvana kI jaDa jama gaI. Ina bhAve kI vidyuta-rekhA camakate hI vaha sahasA cauka paDe. unahone dekhA, eka ora to paramadhAma ke padhArane ke liye prabhu paramahaMsa palaMga para beThe prArthanA kara rahe hai, aura dUsarI ora vahI vyAkhyAna dene ke veza meM susajajata he usI kamare kI chata se lage baThe hai. isa AtmAga ke pratyakSa pramANu ke pA kara paMDita mahAzaya kA citta sphaTika Astika bhA kI prabhA se camacamA uThA, mAne eka ora se nikalI huI ti unake deha ke dIpaka meM ghusa gaI. 50 gurudatta apane gupta rIti se AtmadAtA gurudeva ke phira atizaya zraddhA se dekhane lage. bhagavAna vedagAna ke anaMtara, paramaprIti se pulakita aMga ho kara, saMskRta zabda meM paramAtmadeva kI prArthanA karane lage. phira Arya bhASA hiMdI meM Izvara ke guNa gAte hue bhakata kI paramagati bhagavatI gAyatrI ke japane lage. usa mahAmaMtra kA puNya pATha karate karate vaha mauna hai gae, aura cirakAla taka svarNamayI mUrti kI bhAMti nizcala rUpa se samAdhistha baiThe rahe. usa samaya unake svagaya mukhamaMDala ke cAre era saprasannatA prabhAta kI jhalamalAhaTa-sI pUrNa rUpa se jagamagA rahI thI. samAdhi kI uccatama bhUmi se utara kara bhagavAna ne done netro ke palaka-kapATa khela kara divya jati kA vistAra karate hue kahA-he dayAmaya ! he sarvazakitamAna Izvara ! terI yahI IcchA hai. sacamuca, terI hI icchA hai. paramAtmadeva, terI icchA pUrNa che. AhA ! mere paramezvara tUne achI lIlA kI ! Ina zabda kA uccAraNa karate hI girAja ne Atmika prANu ke, brahmAMDa%Ara dvArA, paramadhAma ke jAne ke liye, svargase pAna para ArUDha kiyA, aura phira pavanarUpa prANu ke kucha kSaNe taka bhItara roka kara praNava-nAda ke sAtha bAhara nikAla diyA-use sUtrAtmA vAyu meM lIna kara diyA. ( "mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A - - - -- - -- - * * * 156 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 26-svAmI dayAnaMda kI puNya smRti meM RSi! tumhArI janmATikA sauvI bAra cakkara kATa gaI. tuma jahAM kahIM hai, vahAM se dekho, ki ye sUkhI niprANu haThThiyAM, jinameM tumane apane prANa phUka diye the, Aja phira se kaDakaDA rahI haiM. tumahArI AgneyAnna Aja bhI hamAre jIvana meM kucha anamila hai, use bhasmIbhUta kara rahA hai. "pA cA cAdi varmaca ...." ke pATha ko avizvAsapUrvaka paDhanevAle hama tumhAre avatAra se samajha gae ki bhagavadvAkya amRta nahIM hai. tumhAre mahAprasthAna ke anantara hamAre bIca phira tumahAre aisA kaI khaga hasta nahIM AyA. yadi AtA te phira hamAre puruSArtha kI parIkSA kaise hatI ? hama AtmAvalaMbana kese sIkhate ? tuma Aye, jIvana DAla gaye, hiMdU sabhyatA aura hiMdu dharma kI prANapratiSThA kara gaye aura cale gaye. navajIvana kI umaMga meM hamane galatiyAM kI hai, kara rahe hai aura kareMge. para tumhArI jIvanazakti hameM marane se bacAyegI. mahApuruSa ke saba lakSaNa tumameM the. satya hI ke liye tuma jiye aura satya hI ke liye tuma mare. mahApu kI kadra unake samakAlIna vyakti nahIM karate. tumaheM bhI una ajJAni kI bauchAra sahanI paDI; para tuma apane patha se vicalita nahIM hue. tumahAre hadaya meM preraNa ho rahI thI. tuma saMdezavAhaka the. taba bhalA una bauchAra kI kaba paravAha karane lage ? tuma cAkU le kara kalama karane nahIM Aye the, tuma to kuhADI se mUlo cheda karane para tula paDe the. "apanI aMguliyAM ke phalIte banA kara jalavAne" ko tuma taiyAra the; para satya se vicalita hone kA tumane svapna meM bhI vicAra nahIM kiyA. tuma pracaMDa viplavakArI the. "zuddhi!"-isa maraNendukha hiMdu dharma meM tumane kitanA jabardasta viplava kiyA, svAmina ! apane Apake saba tarapha se jakaDe rakhanevAlA yaha hiMdU-dharma kevala tumhAre vizuddha sparza ke kAraNa umukata huA. yahI kayAM, kaI sahastra dazAbdi, aura kaI zata zatAbdiyoM se vedamaMtro ke je artha hete cale A rahe the unheM tumane parivartita aura viplavita kara diyA. thArA prakAMDa pAMDitya, tumhArA vyAkaraNajJAna aura saba se adhika tumahArI pravAha ke viruddha jAne kI balavatI IcchAzaktisvAmin ye saba hiMdu-samAja ke saMrakSaka siddha huye. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vvvv kumArilabhaTTa 157 eka prArthanA hai. tumahAre sata-Adarza hiMdutva ke premamaya, jAgaruka aura niSpApa banAveM. vaha AtatAyI na ho. vaha apanepana meM apane asalI rUpa ke bhUla na jAya. vaha saMkIrNa na he. dUsare ke prati usameM AdarabhAva rahe. udAratA usakA kabhI sAtha na choDe. " na kathA ke parama satya Adarza ke vaha na bisarA de. tumhArI zatAbdI ke bAda yadi hiMdutva kI apane sadAze kI era pragati huI to AgAmI dvizatAbdI ke avasara para bhAratavarSa ke saba putra, bhedabhAva bhUla kara, tumhArI puNyasmRti meM Adara aura bhakti ke AMsU bahAne ke ekatrita haze. ("prabhA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 27-kumArilabhaTTa (lekhaka:-zrI. zaMbhunAtha tripAThI) bhArata kI prAcIna Arya sabhyatA aura usake anuyAyiya ke virodhI bauddhadharma kI jvAlA meM jina vedavettA mahAtmAo ne AtmAhuti kI hai tathA usake sthAna meM punaH vaidika hiMdudharma ke pratiSThita kiyA hai unameM kumArika kA nAma apane Apa hI yAda A jAtA hai. saMsAra kA itihAsa bhI isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki koI bhI purAnI pracalita rIti, cAhe vaha kisI bhI sAmayika kAraNa e lokavyavahAra meM A gaI ho, baDI kaThinAI se dara hotI hai. kaThinAI se hI nahIM, usake viruddha AMdolana karanevAla ke isa saMsAra taka se namaskAra karanA paDatA hai. IsA aura unake paravatI sudhAraka ke rAmAMcakArI prANAMtaka daMDa kauna nahIM jAnatA ? Isa bAta kA te vaisA pramANa nahIM milatA ki bhAratIya janatA ne bhI atItakAla meM anya dezoM kI taraha svadharmAlocaka ke sAtha kara vyavahAra kiyA hai, kiMtu isake viparIta yaha pramANa avazya milatA hai ki unakA yahAM AdarasaMmAna hI hetA thA. tathApi apavAdarUpa meM hI sahI, yaha kahane meM atyukti na hogI ki vikrama kI caturtha zatAbadI se AThavI zatAbdI taka bhAratIya bauddhapracArake ne dharmapracAra ke liye bahuta ugra upAya kA Azraya liyA thA. IsakA kAraNa usa samaya ke itihAsa para thoDA dhyAna dene se svayaM hI spaSTa ho jAtA hai. buddha ke samaya se isA ke bAda dUsarI zatAbdI taka bauddhadharma AkramaNakArI dharma nahIM thA, usa samaya vaha vizvahitakArI siddhAMta ke AdhAra para apane siddhAMta kA pracArabhara karatA rahyA. yahAM taka ki itara 5 14 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 zubhasaMpraha bhAga 7 me dharmavAloM ke-vedAnuyAyiya ke-Isa bAta kA anubhava bhI nahIM he pAyA ki bauddha dharma vedavirodhI hai. vAstava meM pUrvarUpa usakA aisA hI thA. paraMtu tIsarI zatAbdI meM usakI nIti ne palaTA khAyA. prasiddha bauddhadArzanika nAgArjuna aura vasubaMdhu ne kramazaH "laMkAvatAra" tathA "mAdhyamika sUtra banA kara akSapAda muni ke vedamUlaka "nyAyasUtra" ke siddhAMta para AkSepa kiyA. yaha dekha kara vaidika vidvAna saMbhalane lage. IsI samaya kAMcIvAsI vAsyAyana muni ne "nyAyasUtra' para apanA prasiddha bhASya banA kara bauddhoM ke AkSepa kA nirAkaraNa kiyA tathA "nyAya-darzana ke kramabaddha rUpa pradAna kiyA. mahAmahopAdhyAya satIzacaMdra vidyAbhUSaNa kA mata hai ki IsA ke chaH sau varSa pUrva ke akSapAda muni ke sUtro meM tIsarI zatAbdI ke nAgArjuna aura vasubaMdhu ke siMddhAMte ke khaMDana meM sUtra milanA asaMbhava hai. ataH IhIM bhASyakAra vAsyAyana ne hI bauddha mata ke khaMDana ke liye mUla meM bhI kucha naye sUtra jeDa diye hai. isa bhASya kA diMganAga nAmaka bauddha vidvAna ne phira khaMDana kiyA. usake prativAda meM maithila brAhmaNa udyotakarAcArya (janmakala 633 IsavI) ne ukta bhASya para "nyAyavArtika TIkA baDI hI ojasvI bhASA meM likhI. Isake kucha pUrva zavara muni ne "mImAMsA-sUtra' para "zAvara bhASya' banAyA. isameM bhI bauddha kA bahuta bArIkI se khaMDana kiyA gayA hai. tAtparya yaha ki bauddha kA AkramaNakArI rUpa dekha kara AtmarakSaNArtha aneka vaidika vidvAna khaDe he gaye. Isa saMgharSa ke dekha kara bauddha vidvAna ke saMdeha tene lagA ki yadi ye loga dabAye nahIM jAyaMge te lokadaSTi meM bauddha dharma gira jAyagA. bauddha dharma ke rAjazakita kA sAhAya to thA hIM, usase yahAM taka sahAyatA milane lagA ki je vyakita vedamArga ke choDa kara bauddha dharma na svIkAra kara le vaha bauddhAdhikRta bhUmi meM rahane kA adhikArI nahIM, joyA ki Age kA loka batAtA haiHsshissysNghaaH pravizanti rAjJAM gehaM tadAdi svavaze vidhAtum / rAjA madIyo'jiramasmadIyaM tadA'driyadhvaM na tu vadamArgam // (zaMkaradigvijaya sarga 7, loka 91) zaMkarAcArya ke bIsa hI varSa ke vaya kI rAha dikhAnevAle vihAra ke bauddha paMDita abhinavagupta kI kathA prAcIna graMtho meM likhI huI hai. ese prANasaMkaTakAla meM eka lokapracalita tathA rAjAzrita dharma ke viruddha AMdolana karanevAle jina bahusaMkhyaka hiMdu dharmAbhimAniye ne apanI kartavyaparAyaNatA tathA nirbhikatA kA paricaya de kara apane dharma kI rakSA hI nahIM kiMtu use supratiSita karane kA satkArya kiyA thA unakI nAmAvalI meM ina de-tIna www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumAslibhaTTa 15 brAhmaNe kA nAma agragaNya hai. kumArilabhaTTa inameM eka haiM aura unhane aise hI samaya meM janma dhAraNa kara bhArata ke dhArmika maMca para apanA abhinaya kiyA thA. Aja ke hamAre hiMdu dharma ke prAraMbhika rUpa kA nirmANa unhIM ke varada haste dvArA huA thA. isa lekha meM unhIM ke carita tathA kati ke saMbaMdha meM kucha vicAra kiyA jAyegA. - kumArila apane samaya ke eka advitIya pratibhAzAlI bahuzruta vidvAna the. unakI vidvattA kA paricaya eka unake "mImAMsA-lokavArtika se hI bhalI bhAMti prakaTa hai. yaha graMtha "jaiminIyasUtra" ke jagaprasiddha "zAvarabhASya' para vAtika rUpa meM hai. jaimini muni ke mImAMsAsUtra bAraha adhyAya meM baMde haiM. pratyeka adhyAya ke cAra cAra-pAda hai. saba para zavara muni kA bhASya hai. prathama adhyAya kA prathama pAda "taka-pAda' kahalAtA hai. kAMki Isa pAda meM bauddha Adi dArzanika ke vibhinna siddhA para tarkadvArA guNadeSa kA uhApoha kiyA gayA hai. Itake "bhASya para kumArika ke "vArtika loka rUpa meM hai. aeva usakA nAma lokavArtika' hai. Isa adhyAya ke zeSa tIna pAda ke bhASya ke vArtika "taMtravAtiMka' kahalAte hai. yaha gadya-padya done meM hai. zeSa gyAraha adhyAya para bahuta saMkSepa meM vArtika hai. usakA nAma "TapaTIkA" hai. Isa prakAra inakI ye tIna racanAmeM hai. ye Aja bhI vidvatsamAja meM ucca sthAna prApta kiye ye hai. Ina graMtho kA pratyeka zleka yA vAkya itanA sAragarbhita, saMyata, marmaspazI tathA ojasvI hai ki koI bhI unakI racanAcAturI kI prazaMsA kiye binA na rahegA. unakI isI ananyagAmI vizeSatA che kAraNa kahI zaMkarAcArya apane "zArIraka bhASya" para bhI unase vArtika banavAne ke uddeza se prayAga jA kara unase mile the. yaha bAta Age ke padya se prakaTa hotI hai- bhASyasya vArtikamathaiSa kumAgleina bhaTTena kArayitumA. TuvAna munIndrA ...........(zaMkaradigvijayaH 7, 31.) isake atirikta "AzvalAyana gRhyasUna' para bhI kumArika kI eka paghAtmaka TIkA upalabdha hai. veda kI bahutasI sthAo tathA rahasya kI isameM svataMtratA ke sAtha vyAkhyA kA gaI hai. TIkAtmaka graM ke sivA Amataka kumArila kA keI svataMtra graMtha nahIM upalabdha huA hai. svataMtra graMtha uhene avazya banAye hoge, paraMtu kAlodara meM paDa jAne se Aja unakA nAma bhI zeSa nahIM raha gayA. mImAMsAdarzana meM kumArila ke siddhAMta "bhAdR mata" ke nAma se apanA svataMtra sthAna rakhate haiM. unake ye siddhAMta ane siddhAMta haiM. uttara bhArata ke bauddhoM ke zAstrArtha meM astavyasta zaMkarAcArya www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 zubha graha bhAga 7 mAM se pahale une hI kiyA thA. isa prakAra zaMkara ke liye vahAM eka upayukta kSetra kA nirmANa kara diyA thA. yadi ve esA na kara jAta, yadi uhane uttarabhArata meM vedamaryAdA kA aMkara lege meM na ugA diyA hatA, to zAyada zaMkara ko vaha saphalatA na milatI je unakI vijayalIlA ke sAtha saMbaMdha che. kumArila kI dharmapracAra kI nIti bahuta gaMbhIra thI. te dezakAla ko dekha kara kAma karate the. zaMkara jaisA kharApana unameM nahIM thA. yaha usI kharepana kA phala hai ki zaMkara ke alpa samaya meM hI samAdhistha henA paDA. kumArila ke pahale bauddhoM ke sAtha kevala vaidika taiyAyika kA hI zAstrArtha hetA thA, se bhI vizeSataH pustakastha khaMDana-maMDana dvArA. para kumArika ne zAstrArtha kI eka naI zakti kA janma pradAna kiyA. yahAM naI zakti se hamArA matalaba pUrvamImAMsA-darzana se hai. aba kumArila se zAstrArtha karane ke liye bauddhoM ke samasta veda kA vizeSataH karmakAMDa-bhAga kA, arthAta "zatapatha', "gApatha "zrotasUtra Adi kA, jAnanA Avazyaka he gayA. vedamUti kumArila se mAne zAstrArtha nahIM thA, kiMtu sAkSAta da se hI aba zAstrArtha karanA thA. aeva uttarabhArata meM hiMdu-dharma kI vijaya kA zreya unahIM ke denA ucita pratIta hotA hai. aisA hete hue bhI hama loga prAyaH unase abhI taka aparicita hai. yaha vAstava meM hamAre liye baDe paritApa aura lajajA kI bAta hai. pAzcAtya vidvAna ne, jinameM vinsenTa simatha kA nAma pradhAnarUpa se ullekhanIya hai, kumArita kA janmasthAna bihAra batalAyA hai. kucha ne AsAma yA uttarabhaMgAla ke unake janmasthAna hone kA saubhAgya pradAna kiyA hai. isake atirikta 1916 ke rAyala eziyATika sosAyaTI ke janala meM eka lekhaka maheAdaya uta dene se bhinna kisI anizcita sthAnAMtara meM unakA janma lenA batAte haiM. merA vicAra ukata tInAM anumAne se bhinna che. usake kAraNa ke huM-(1) vihAra meM bauddha-dharma ke parAbhava ke bAda ziva tathA zAkta dharma kA prAdhAnya huA thA, jinakA saMbaMdha adhikatara taMtra aura purANe se hai. vaidika karmakAMDI mImAMsaka brAhmaNa ke janma lene yogya vAtAvaraNa vahAM nahIM thA. udayanAcArya udyotakara, vAcaspati mizra Adi maithila brAhmaNa zaiva aura maiyAyika che. ughAtakara kumArila se cAlIsa yA pacAsa varSa pUrva ke the tathA udayanAcArya aura vAcaspati mizra unase paravata the. vAcaspati kA samaya sana 976 IsavI mAnA gayA hai, aura udayanAcArya kA sana 984. Isase prakaTa hotA hai ki kumArila ke pUrvApara kAla meM vihAra meM nayAyike kA hI prabhAva thA, vaidika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArilabhaTTa 161 karmakAMDiye kA nahIM. atae akasmAta kumArila jese mahAna mImAMsaka kA usa sthala meM janma honA nahIM jaMcatA. (2) kaI koI kumArila ke AsAmI aura baMgAlI bhI batalAte haiM. kumArIpUjApradhAna kAmarU5 (AsAma) yA uttara baMgAla meM janma hAne ke hI kAraNa unakA janmanAma prAkRta-bhASA meM kumArila rakhA gayA tathA baMgAlI bhaTTAcArya-vaMza meM janma lene ke kAraNa ke bhaTTa yA bhaTTAcArya kAlAya. para ye bAteM bhI ThIka nahIM jaMcatIM. una kA janmanAma kumArika nahIM thA. unakA dUsarA nAma thA. jaba ve vihAra ke eka bauddha-vidyAlaya meM apanA nAma badala kara, apane ke bauddha batalA kara, bauddha darzana kI zikSA le rahe the usa samaya yaha kalpita nAma uhene rakhA thA. unakA janmanAma vAstava meM "subrahmaNya" thA, jasA ki Age ke padya se prakaTa hotA hai- viziSTaM karmakANDaM tvamudara brahmaNaHkRte / subrahmaNya iti khyAti gamiSyasi tato'dhuna // | (zaMkaradigvijaya-sa. 1, kSetra 54) isa loka meM zivajI devatAoM kI prArthanA se apane putra svAmI kArtikeya ke karmakAMDa ke uddhArArtha subrahmaNya nAma se janma lene ke liye Adeza de rahe haiM. unhIM subrahmaNya kA Age kumArila nAma paDA. yaha nAma vAdiye ke sAmane adhika jAgaruka hene tathA Isa nAma ke sAtha bauddha vidyAlaya meM paDhate samaya aneka ghaTanAo kA saMbaMdha hone ke kAraNa unake graMtha ke sAtha adhika prasiddha huA. raha gaI "bhaTTa' padavI, se vaha baMgAlI brAhmaNa ke liye hI nahIM hai. koI bhI karmakAMDI vedapAThI yajJakArayitA brAhmaNa bhaTTa kahA jA sakatA hai. dakSiNe vedapAThI brAhmaNa bhI bhaTTa kahalAte hai. itara loga bhI kAzIjI meM isa nAma kA upayoga apane nAme ke sAtha karate hai. ataH AsAma, vihAra yA baMgAla meM unakA janma honA ThIka nahIM jacatA hai. zaMkara digvajaya" ke anusAra kumArika kA mUlasthAna prayAgarAja' prakaTa hotA hai. yadyapi usameM aisA nahIM likhA hai ki unakA janma prayAga meM huA thA, tathApi sakuTuMba tathA ziSyamaMDalI sahita ve vahAM nivAsa karate the, IsakA ullekha milatA hai. zaMkarAcArya ne prayAga ke hI unakA sthAyI nivAsasthAna samajhA thA. IsIse ve sIdhA prayAga hI unase zAstrArtha karane ke liye gaye the. gaMgAsnAna karate samaya zaMkara ke jJAta huA thA ki kumArika bauddha guru ko dekhA de kara vidyAdhyayana karane ke prAyazcitta rUpa meM sulagatI huI bhUsI kI Aga meM dehAtipAta kara rahe hai jaisA ki Age ke loka se prakaTa hotA hai - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA so'yaM gurorunmathanaprasaktaM mahattaraM doSamapAkariSNuH / azeSavedArthavidAstikatvAt tuSAnalaM prAvizadveSa dhIraH // (za karadigvijaya-7, 75) Isa zlAka se yaha nahIM nAta haeNtA ki kumArila dehAtipAta karane ke liye hI isa tIrthoM meM Aye the. yadi sa uddeza se unakA sthAyI vAsa prayAga me huA hatA te! zaMkara kA yaha bAta pahale se hI nAta hatI. ukta ghaTanA ke suna kara unheM Azcarya karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM thI. eka yaha bAta bhI dhyAna dene yogya huM ki zaMkara jaise parivrAjaka ke kumArila ke dhara se turaMta bhikSA prApta huI thI, jaitA ki isa padya se mAlUma heAtA hai---- acIkaracchiSyagaNaissaparyAmupAdade tAmapi dezikendraH / upAttabhikSaH parituSTacittaH pradarzayAmAsa sabhASyabhasmaiH // (zakadigvijaya-7, 81) zrotrIya-gRhastha kA yaha anivArya dharma hai ki AgaMtuka parivrAjaka kA adhya, bhikSA Adi se samAna kare. jo gRhastha nahIM hai usase saMnyAsI bhikSA nahIM lete. ataH kumArila kA prayAga meM sakuTuMba nivAsa karanA unake janmasthAna heAne se hI saMbhava hai. unakI jIvanadhaTanAe ke je je kSetra prasiddha haiM unakI utpatti bhI prayAga janmasthAna mAnane se hI saMbhava hA sakatI hai. jaise kAzI me zikSA-grahaNa, kAzIrAja kI vaidika dharma ke hrAsa se ci Mtita rAjakumArI ke zAkasUcaka zabda suna kara unakA vedAra ke liye pratijJA karanA, bauddhu mata ke khaMDana ke liye bihAra kI kisI bauddhazAlA me' chadmarUpa se paDhanA, kisI bAta se bheda ke khula jAne para kruddha bauddo dvArA chata se girA diye jAne para unakI eka AMkha kA phUTa jAnA, ujjayinInareza sudhanvA kI sabhA meM bauddoM kA parAjita karanA, usake pAsa ke mahezvara (mAlavA) ke ma`Dana mizra kA ziSya banAnA Adi ghaTanAye unake janma lene kA saubhAgya prayAga krA hI pradAna karatI hai. kumArila ke janmakAla ke saMbadha meM sakSepa meM yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki zaMkarAcAryuM ke ye samakAlIna hai'. tilaka ke matAnusAra zaMkara kA samAdhisamaya sana 745 hai. yadyapi isame matabheda hai, teA bI aneka pramANAM se yahI ThIka ja catA hai. zaMkaradigvijaya me kumArila ke dehAvasAna ke samaya zaMkara se unakI bheTa kI bAta kA ullekha hai. isakre pazcAt zaMkara bahuta dinAM taka uttarabhArata meM apanA pracArakAryuM, mahesthApana Adi karate rahe. di ukta pustaka kI khAta ThIka mAna leM aur 32 ve varSoM me samAdhistha henevAle zakara kA kumArila se samAgama pacIsa va Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn kumArilabha kI avasthA meM mAneM aura kumArila kI usa samaya avasthA 50 varSa kI mAna leM te unakA janmakAla san 685 nizcita hotA hai. zaMkaravijaya se yaha bhI prakaTa hotA hai ki kumArila kA pacAsa varSa kI avasthA meM dehAvasAna huA hegA. unahene apane yAvaskartavyakArya kara lene se harSa prakaTa kiyA hai. zaMkara se unhone kahA thA- kRto nibandho niraNAyi panthAH nirAsi naiyAyikayuktijAlam / tathA'nvabhUvaM viSayotthajAtaM na kAlamanaM parihartumIze // (zaMkaradigvijaya-7, 88). ataH Itane saba kArya karane meM kama se kama kumArila ke 50 varSa avazya lage hege. zaMkaradivijaya se aisA hI prakaTa hatA hai, paraMtu pAzcAtya vidvAna zaMkaradigvijaya kA pramANu nahI mAnate hai. ve usake aitihAsika aMza ke atyukitapUrNa samajhate huM atae hama kuma rila kA samaya nizcita karane ke liye anya pramANe kA Azraya lete hai. "zaMkara digvijaya" ke racayitA mAdhavAcArya kA samaya sana 1391 mAnA jAtA hai. Inhane kumAri kI kRti kA isa graMtha meM varNana kiyA hai, jaisA ki pUrvazloka se sAta hatA che. ataH kumArika mAdhavAcArya ke pUrvavata siddha hue. caMdelanareza kArtivarmA ke rAjakavi kRSNamitra yati ne "prabodha-caMdrodaya' nAma kA eka nATaka banAyA hai. usameM usane kumArila bhaTTa aura guru prabhAkara kA ullekha kiyA hai. jaise- naivAzrAvi gurormata na viditaM kaumArilaM darzanaM / tattvajJAnamaho na zArikagirAM vAcaspateH kA kathA // (aMka 2, zloka 3) rAjA kIrtivarmA ne cedirAja karNadeva ke saMvata 1122 meM yuddha meM parAjita kiyA thA. usI vijaya ke upalakSya meM isa nATaka kI racanA huI thI. kIrtivarmA kA samaya sana 1106 se 11pa7 taka mAnA jAtA hai. ataH kumArila saMvata 1122 se pUrva ke siddha hue. sarvataMtrasvataMtra vAcaspati mizra ne kumArila kA apane sabhI graMtha meM ullekha kiyA hai. bhaTTapAda (kumArila) ke ziSya maMDana mizrAkRta "vidhi-viveka' kI "nyAyakaNikA' mImAMsA) nAmaka TIkA vAcaspati ne hI banAI hai. vAcaspati ne apanA samaya "nyAyasUci' nAma ke apane eka graMtha ke aMta meM zakAbda 898 (sana 976) batalAyA hai. ukata kathana isa prakAra - nyAyasUcI nibandho'yamaka.ri sudhiyAM mude| zrIvAcaspatimizreNa vasyaGga vasuvatsara / udayanAcArya ne apanI "kusumAMjali" meM "bhAdu mata' kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM khaMDana kiyA hai. inakA samaya inahIM ke "lakSaNAvalI' nAma ke graMtha ke aMta meM isa prakAra likhA haiH tarkAmbarAGgapramiteSvatIteSu shkaabdtH| varSeSUdayanazcakre subodhAM lakSaNAvalIm // isase udayanAcArya kA samaya 906 zakAda (sana 986) jJAta hatA hai. navI zatAbdI ke jaina taiyAyika "vidyAnaMdI' ne bhI lokavArtika ke aneka zloka uddhata kara ke apane "aSTasahastrIgraMtha meM usake khaMDana karane kA prayatna kiyA hai. ataH "bhAdR mata" kA samaya ukta pramANe se navI zatAbdI ke pUrva kA mAlUma hatA hai. san 745 ke zaMkarAcArya ne apane bhASya meM kumArila ke mata kA kahIM bhI jikra nahIM kiyA hai aura na kumArisa ne hI apane graMtha meM zaMkara kA ullekha kiyA hai. ataH Ina dene kA samasAmayika henA tathA eka hI samaya meM eka dUsare se aparicita rahate hue apane apane graMthoM kA praNayana tathA hiMdudharma saMbaMdhI siddhAte kA pracAra karanA pramANita hatA hai. udyotakara ke sama kAlIna dharmakati nAmakabauddha vidvAna ne apane "nyAya-biMdu' graMtha meM kumArila kA kucha bhI jikra nahIM kiyA hai. yaha saMbhava nahIM thA ki kumArila ke siddhAMta se paricita he kara usake viruddha vaha kucha na likhatA, usakA samaya sAtava zatAbadI kA pUrvAdha mAnA gayA hai. kumArila ne apane "lekavAtika ke AtmavAda-prakaraNa meM likhA hai- antarA bhava dehastu niSiddho vindhyavAsinA / tadAstetve pramANaM hi na kiMcidavagamyate // 6 // Isa zloka meM IzvarakRSNa viMdhyavAsI kI "sAMkhyakArikA" meM kathita siddhAMta kA spaSTa ullekha hai. IzvarakRSNa kA samaya sana 240 he. sana 569 kA cInI bhASA meM likhita "vasubaMdhu' kA eka jIvanacarita aba prakAzita huA hai. usase yaha jJAta hatA hai ki vasubaMdhu kA guru "buddhamitra" IzvarakRSNa kA pratipakSI thA. vasubaMdhu kA samaya tIsarI zatAbadI hai. ataH usake kucha pUrva pUrvokta samaya IzvarakRSNa kA nizcita hatA hai. ataH kumArila kA samaya IzvarakRNa aura dharmakIrti ke bAda tenA cAhiye. isa niSkarSa se bhI kumArita kA vahI samaya siddha hatA hai, je hamane upara nizcita kiyA hai-arthAta unakA samaya sana 685 se sana 730 taka pramANita hotA hai. uparyukta pramANe se kumArika ke saMbaMdha meM je katipaya bAteM mAlUma hatI haiM ve tathA inake saMbaMdha kI paraMparAgata kathA saMkSepa meM isa prakAra hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 kumArilabhaTTa san 685 meM prayAga ke eka vedapAThI brAhmaNa ke ghara meM eka bAlaka kA janma huA, usakA nAma suhmabraNya rakhA gayA. kucha dina taka subrahmaNya ke apane pitA se hI zikSA milatI rahI. isake bAda kAzIjI meM yA usake pAsa usane samasta zAstra kA adhyayana kiyA. usakI buddhi kuzAgra thI rahI. cheDe hI dine meM vaha eka marmajJa tathA vAdapaTu vidvAna ho gayA. paDhate samaya aneka bAra use Isa bAta kA anubhava huA ki bauddharAje tathA sAdhAraNa jana vedavidyA ke paDhane--paDhAnevAle ke aneka kaSTa pahuMcAta hai tathA unhe apanA sthAna cheDa kara anyatra cale jAne ke vivaza karate hai. isa prakAra bAlaka subrahmaNya ke tatkAlIna paristhiti kA achA jJAna ho gayA. eka dina vaha kAzI kI kisI galI se jA rahA thA, upara se rAjakumArI "vedavratA" ke vaidika dharma kI durdazAsUcaka zekazabda usake karNagocara hue, usane sunA nAgnihotraM zruta?So nAcAro vedabodhitaH / kramAbhihanta kiM brUmaH ko vedAnuddhariSyati // yaha sunate hI brahmacArI subrahmaNya kA hRdaya bhara AyA. usane turaMta apane kartavya kA khyAla kara ke rAjakumArI ke Ina zabda meM uttara diyA- mAzuco vardhase diSTayA bhadre bhadraM vacastava / eSa kaumArilo nAma vedAnuddhatumudyataH // Isa taraha rAjakumArI ke sAmane vedaddhAra kI pratijJA kara aura use sAtvanA de kara brahmacArI subrahmaNya vahAM se bidA huA. kahate hai, bAda ke isa rAjakumArI ke sAtha usakA vivAha huA thA. je he, isake bAda jaba vaha bauddhoM ke sAtha vAdavivAda karane ke tatpara huA, taba use apane meM bauddha darzana ke jJAna kI kamI mAlUma haI. atae vaha vihAra ja kara eka bauda zAlA meM apane ko bauddha batalA kara kumAriba nAma se prasiddha ho kara paDhane lagA. eka dina bauddha guru veda kI niMdA karane lage. yaha suna kara usake hRdaya ke baDI ceTa lagI. yadyapi belA te kucha nahIM, to bhI usakI AMkheM se AMsU Tapaka paDe. kisI bauddha ne yaha dekha liyA. turaMta vaha jAna gayA ki yaha kAI brAhmaNa hai, bauddha darzana ke khaMDana ke liye gupta rIti se paDha rahA hai. yaha buddhimAna bhI hai, avazya khaMDana karegA. yaha soca kara bauddhoM ne rAta ko chata se subrahmaNya ke Dhakela kara mAra DAlane kA nizcaya kiyA. IsI vicAra se rAta meM use Dhakela diyA. girate samaya usake muMha se ye zabda nikale ki yadi veda satyapramANu hai, te meM usakI zaraNa meM huM, merI rakSA kare. kumArila ne kahA thA- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 9 mo. patan patan saudhanalAnyaroruhaM yadi pramANaM zrunayA bhavanti / jIveyamasmin patane'samasthala majIvane tcchrtmaantaagtiH|| | (zaMkarardigvijaya-7, 98) kumArika ne girate samaya veda kI pramANutA kA uccAraNa karane meM yadi zabda se kucha saMzaya prakaTa kiyA thA, isI liye kahate haiM ki unakI eka AMkha phUTa gaI thI. paraMtu unake dvArA veda dvAra hone ke thA, Isa liye ve baca gaye phira kyA thA ? pahale une apane usa bauddha guru ke hI zAstrArtha meM parAsta kiyA. isake bAda vahAM ke AsapAsa ke saba prasiddha sthAne meM vedamaryAdA kA sthApana aura bauddha mata kA khaMDana karate hue kAzIjI hete hue prayAga Aye. yahAM samAvartana tathA ApanA vivAha kiyA. phira dUsarI yAtrA meM ujajayinInareza sudhanvA kI sabhA meM gaye. yaha baDA bauddhAbhimAnI rAjA thA, para vidvAna thA. rAjA kA sammAna grahaNa kara bauddha paMDiteM se bharI huI sabhA meM kumArila ne rAja ke kucha upadeza dene kA vicAra kiyA. ataevI eka pAsa ke vRkSa se bolatI huI koyala kI apekti se kahA- malinaizcenna saMgaste nIcaiH kAkakulai: pika / zrutidUSakaniharhAdaiH zlAghanIyastadAbhavaH // | (zaMkaradigvijaya-1, 65) he keyala, yadi tU ina malina, nIca, kRtidUSaka vacanavAle kAga kA sAtha choDa de to terI barAbara uttama kaI bhI na hai. isa para bauhoM ne baDA ke lAhala macAyA. unhane samajhA, yaha anyakti hama para kahI gaI hai. yaha dekha kara rAjA ne bauddhAM ke sAtha kumArila ke zAstrArtha kA prabaMdha karAyAaMta meM dIrgha zAstrArtha ke bAda bauddha parAsta hue. isake bAda kumArila ne pazcima pradeza meM bhramaNa kara vedamaryAdA ke surakSita kiyA. phira apane siddhAMto ke graMtha tathA vidvAna taiyAra karane ke uddeza se une prayAga meM hI rahanA ucita samajhA. yahAM raha kara unhone pUta saMrtho ke banAyA aura bahutase ziSya bhI taiyAra kiye. inake zirSe meM maMDana mizra aura prabhAkara pradhAna hue. maMDana mizra kumArika ke ananya bhakta the. vidvAna bhI vaise hI che. e taba taka pakake mImAMsaka bane rahe. jaba taka zaMkara se dIrdha zAstrArtha ke bAda parAsta nahIM hue. vedAMtI he jAne para kumArila ke khaMDana meM maMDana mizra ne kaI graMtha banAye hai. Aja bhI upalabdha hai. apanI mImAMsaka dazA meM kumArila ke masamarthana meM bhI unhane kaI eka graMtha banAye the para aba unameM eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArilabhaTTa hI milatA hai. dUsare ziSya prabhAkara bhI baDe sutIkSaNa buddhi ke che. kahate haiM, kumArika eka dina zAvara bhASya paDhA rahe che, kinahIM de paMktimAM kA pUrvApara saMbaMdha nahIM baiThanA thA. kumArila ne kucha dera taka soca kara kahA ki isakA kucha khAsa aMza nikala gayA hai. prabhAkara ne una paMktimAM ke laga liyA thA. kumArika ke cale jAne ke bAda prabhAkara ne eka kAgaja para una paMkitamAM kA marma likha kara pustaka ke bhItara rakha diyA. dUsare dina kumArila usa kAgaja ke paDha kara bahuta khuza hue. uhene kahA-aja se tuma hamAre guru che. pIche yahI prabhAkara guru nAma se prasiddha bhI hue. Aja bhI mImAMsA meM bhaTTa mata aura gurumata baDA ucca sthAna rakhate hai. guru ne bhaTTa mata ke viruddha zAvara bhASya para "bahatI nibaMdhavivaraNa Adi TIkAo meM apane matabheda ka varNana kiyA hai. inake saMpradAya meM zArikanAtha tathA bhavanAtha hue hai, jinake banAye "Rtuvimalaaura dIpazikhA' prasiddha graMtha hai. isa taraha kumArila ke ziSya eka se eka baDha kara hue. yadyapi Inake ziSyo meM matabheda he gayA thA aura una lAge ne alaga alaga apane mata calAve che, te bhI bhATuM mata kI jitanI pustake hai aura unameM jaisI akATayatA hai utanI aura vaisI kisIkI bhI nahIM hai. aMta meM saba apane kartavya ke samApta kara ke jaba kumArila guru ke sAthe vizvAsaghAta ke prAyazcitta meM tuSAgni meM praveza kara rahe the, taba zaMkarAcArya se prayAga meM bheMTa hui. kumArila aura zaMkara kA bahuta premapUrNa bhASaNa huA aura unhIke sAmane hI unane sana 730 ke lagabhaga apanA dehAvasAna kiyA - kumArila ke siddhAMta aura bauddha darzana ke khaMDana karane kI rIti dUsare lekha meM dikhAI jAyagI. ("sarasavatI'nA eka aMkamAMthI) S? , - ko 1 TO ST! : e EDM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 28-rAmAyaNI zakti [lekhaka zrI. nalinIkAnta gupta, araviMda Azrama-pAMDIcerI] kavitva kI dRSTi se atulanIya hene para bhI rAmAyaNa kevala eka kAvyamAtra hI nahIM hai; rAmAyaNa huM eka zakti. yaha rAmAyaNI zakti, bhArata-zakti kA eka pradhAna aMgaeka mukhya svarUpa hai. jina maMtrazakti ne bhArata kI zikSAdIkSA ke, bhArata ke dharmakarma ke eka mahAna vaiziSTaya pradAna kara nirmita kiyA hai, una saba meM vAlmIki kI yaha gAthA eka vizeSa avadAna che. prathama veda aura upaniSadu, inake bAda rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata, tIsare purANa evaM cauthe dharma yA smRtizAstra hai. bhArata kI samasta zikSAdIkSA IhIM cAra prasthAna ke dvArA huI hai. inhIM cAre ne bhAratIya jIvanapratibhA ke AkRti aura prakRtisvarUpa aura svabhAva pradAna kiyA hai. bhArata kI AdimUla mAtRzakti hai veda. bhArata kI aMtarAtmA yahIM hai. dUsare chera para, bhArata ke daihika Ayatana kA vidhAna hai mRti. yaha bAharI dhUla karmakSetra kI, vyAvahArika jIvanayAtrA kI vyavasthA hai. ina done chore ke-Isa aMtarAtmA aura deha ke bIca meM je aMtaHkaraNa kI pRthaka pRthapha bhUmiyAM hai, unakA nirmANa kiyA hai rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata aura purANo ne. vedaupaniSada bhArata pratibhA kI buniyAda hai, para vaha buniyAda bahuta aMdara, bahuta gaharI aura lokadaSTi se pare hai. usake satya, zAzvata, avyaya, sthANune gupta rUpa se pIche e samasta bhAratajIvana ke dhAraNa kara rakhA hai aura vaha saba meM zakti kA saMcAra kara rahA hai. dUsarI ora smRti kevala usakI prazAkhApatramAtra hai, vaha usake kevala bahiraMga kA vikAsa hai. smRti kI satya deza, kAla aura pAtra ke niyamAdhIna hai, vaha nityaparivartana nazIla hai. rAmAyaNa-mahAbhArata bhAratIya jIvana ke pradhAna kAMDa che, aura purANuM he InakI katiSaya mukhya zAkhAeM. aMtarAtmA ke satya ke, vaidika aupaniSadika siddhi ke rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata hI ne jIvana meM-mANe ke spandanArUpa meM sacala mUrta kara ke dhAraNa karane kI ceSTA kI hai aura purANa ne usI prANalIlA ke vizada vivaraNadvArA vyAkhyA karake vizeSarUpa se spaSTa aura vizeSarUpasenityanaimittika vyavahAra banAnA cAhA hai. AraNyaka meM sAdhakamaMDalI ke madhya meM vedazakti chipI huI hai. paraMtu janasAdhAraNa meM, samAja ke jIvana meM je zakti prakaTa hai vaha prakAzya meM nikalatI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmAyaNI zakti 169 hai rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata tathA purANAM se. bhArata ke citta kA, mUlaprANa kA-jo kAryakAriNI prakRti kI pratiSThA hai-nirmANu kiyA hai rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata ne! purANAMne usa cittadhama kA aura bhI gAcara aura alaMkRta kara ke grahaNa kiyA hai aura tadanusAra sthUlatara manabuddhi kA usI sAMce meM DhAla kara taiyAra karane kI kaeNziza kI hai. rAmAyaNa te bhArata kI cittavRtti, prANAM kI dhArA kA spa kiyA hai, usakA nirmANu kiyA hai hRdaya ke avadAna se, tathA sarala sukumAra athaya sama bhAvazIlana ke kalyANa se. paraMtu mahAbhArata ne una prANAM kA khAMdha liyA hai sthira buddhi-sthita IcchAzakti - sudRDha mAnasika zakti ke dukhAva se. kahA jA sakatA hai ki rAmAyaNa kA mUlamaMtra hai 'satya' aura mahAbhArata kA hai dharma". sattA kI sahaja sphUrti hI satya hai; eka sahaja medha, sarala anubhava use vyakta karatA hai. paraMtu dharma kI utpatti hai samyaka muddhi se, kavyajJAna se aura Adarzo parAyaNatA se. dha kI sthiti hai nyAyasaMgata aura yuktiyukta vicAra ke AdhArapara; paraMtu satya te svataHsiddha hai. vahu eka naisargika aucitya ke AdhArapara svayaM prakAzita hai. rAmAyaNa ke dazaratha, rAma, sItA, lakSmaNa, bharata, hanumAna, sugrIva, vibhISaNa Adi sabhI pAtrAM nekavya ke nirdhAraNa aura saMpAdana meM vicAravivecana para vizeSa nirI nahI kiyA hai. di vahAM mastiSka pahuca kara taula-mApa karanA cAhatA teA kai pAtrAM kI ekAdhika kriyA saMbhavataH dUsare hI prakAra kI hAtI. paraMtu ce teA anuprANita hue hai... sahajAta svabhAvasiddha viveka se. jInake ka haiM aMtara kI eka mahattA ke, udAratA ke, vizAlatA ke aura unmUlatA ke pariplava ! yahAM taka ki kaikeyI, maMtharA evaM rAvaNu- sarIkhe pAtra bhI apane vikama ke pathapara jitane utsAha ke sAtha cale hai utane buddhi, yukti athavA kisI uddezya kA Azraya karake nahIM. isake viparIta mahAbhArata ke vIragaNuM yudhiSThira, arjuna, bhISma, droNa, dhRtarASTra, durgaMdhana Adi meM karmoM kA pravAhU sIdhe prANAM se utsarita haiA kara nahIM AyA, vahu mAnAM ma-kira kara mastiSka ke aMdara se hAtA huA bAhara nikalA hai. mahAbhArata ke mahApuruSa zrIkRSNe me khuddhiyAga vizeSarUpa se vikasita hai. unakI gItA kA pradhAna maMtra hI hai 'buddhiyAga', paraMtu zrIrAma sarala nila prANAM kI saheja gati ke vizvajha hai. pAMcAlI ke pratyeka pAdanikSepa me' eka pariNata, AtmapratiSTha, mana kA sthira sa`kalpa, icchAzakti kI kalpanA parisphuiTita hai. paraMtu sItA ke karma ke sAtha hai eka sarala bhAvaga prANu. usameM mana, muddhi athavA yu. 15 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170. zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM yukita kI khAda nahIM hai. mahAbhArata kI zakti se mAno tapazcaryA kA, kuchatA kA gaMbhIra, udAtta aura kaThera tApa nikala rahA hai. rAmAyaNa zakti bhI zaktimAna hai kiMtu vaha eka udAra, mahAna prasannakAnta guNase maMDita hai. mahAbhArata uttuMga zailazikhara hai te rAmAyaNa vizAla jaladhi; mahAbhArata kSAtraguNa kA AdhAra hai; kRpa aura koNa brAhANa hote hue bhI kSatriyadharma aura AcAra ke grahaNa kiye hue hai. rAmAyaNa ke hAvabhAva meM brAhmaNaguNu kA paricaya vizeSa hai rAmAyaNa ke nAyaka ke kSatriya hone para bhI zama, dama, zuci, aMtarAtmA kI sarala subratA, prANuM kI sahaja mahattA Adi sAce brAhmaNa ke guNo ne unakI prakati kA vaiziSTaya raca diyA hai. vAlmIki ke hAthe se jisa sRSTi kI racanA huI hai, usakA sattvaguNa rajoguNa ke atikrama kara gayA hai. vyAsa kI sRSTi meM sava kI apekSA rajoguNa kI hI adhika pradhAnatA hai. mahAbhArata dina-duharI kA prakhara prakAza hai to rAmAyaNa hai pUrNimA kI snigdha jyonA. - bhArata ke prANe meM rAmAyaNa zakti ne tAruNya, sukumAratA, sahaja mahAnubhAvatA, naisargika garimA, anAyAsa sauSThava, ayatnaprApta paripAThaya saralatA aura Arjava Adi guNa bhara diye hai. vyAsadeva kA AvirbhAva dvApara ke aMta meM huA thA. unake hamArA nirmANa karanA thA kaliyuga ke liye. saMbhavataH isI hetu se uone hama loge ke vizeSa sajaga, sAvadhAna, daDha, kucha rUDha aura rUkhA banAnA cAhA. paraMtu saumya sahAsya vAlmIki ke IsakI AvazyakatA nahIM thI. ve hamAre prANoM jisa zakita kA saMcAra kara rahe hai, usameM koI jabaradastI prayAsa aura buddhi kA saMkalpa nahIM hai. vaha zakti hai vadhunazIla zizu yA talatA kI aTa avyartha athaca prazAMta aMta salilA jIvanI zakita, je hadaya ke aMtastala meM pratiSThita hai. mahAbhArata kA prayAsa che sattA kA (gItA kI bhASA meM) UrjAta' kara ke nirmANa karanA; rAmAyaNa cAhatI hai sattA ko zrImAna' kara ke prakAzita karanA! ("kalyANanA rAmAyaNakamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 Art * rAmAyaNa kI prAcInatA 29-rAmAyaNa kI prAcInatA (lekhaka -eka rAmAyaNapremI) Ajakala kucha loga aisA mAnate hai ki rAmAyaNa kI racanA mahAbhArata ke bAda kI hai, yadyapi nirapekSatApUrvaka graMtha kA adhyayana karane para Isa mAnyatA meM haTha ke atirikta anya koI bhI AdhAra nahIM ThaharatA. jisa prakAra bhagavAna rAma kA kAla kaurava kAla se lAkho varSa pahale kA hai usI prakAra rAmAyaNa kI racanA bhI hai. rAmAyaNa meM jisa maryAdApUrNa sattvamayI sabhyatA kA varNana hai, mahAbhArata meM vaisA nahIM hai. IsIse patA lagatA hai ki rAmAyaNakAla se mahAbhArata-kAla kI sabhyatA kA Adarza bahuta nIcA thA. gurukula kAMgaDI ke prasiddha adhyayanazIla zrIyuta rAmadevajI ne likhA - dharmamaya evaM Amika tathA prAkRtika saba prakAra kI unnatiyAM se paripUrNa rAmAyaNa ke saMkSipta itihAsa ke varNana kara tathA usake pI che ke eka dIrghakAla ke itihAsa ke cheDa kara zokamaya hadaya ke sAtha mahAbhArata ke samaya kA yatkiMcita itihAsa likhanA paDatA hiM. zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke pavitra AcaraNa ke pratikUla yudhiSThira ke jUA khelane Adi karmo kA, lakSmaNa bharatAdi ke bhrAtRsneha ke pratikUla yudhiSThira ke prati bhIma ke apamAnasUcaka zabdo kA, mahArAja dazaratha kI prajA ke saMmukha sItA ke kaikeyI dvArA tapasvinI ke vastra dene para prajA kA ekasAthe cillA uThanA "vi tyAM ratha tathA dhRtarASTra kI rAjasabhA meM draupadI kI durdazA hene para bhI bhISmakoNAdi vire kA kucha bhI na kara sakanA, kuTilA dAsI maMtharA kA bhI apamAna bharata ke liye asahya aura mahArAnI draupadI kI durdazA meM duryodhana-karNAdi kI prasannatA, satI sAdhvI sItA kA pativrata aura zrI rAmacaMdrajI kA patnIvrata, usake pratikUla satyavatI aura kuMtI ke kAnInA putra kI utpatti aura pAMDavAdi ke bahuvivAha zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke vana kI ora calane para ayodhyAvAsiye kA unake sAtha vanagamane ke liye prayatna aura yudhiSThira ke do bAra hastinApura se nikAle jAnepara sivA thaDe se nagaranivAsiyoM ke pAMDava ke duHkha ke sAtha khullama-khullA duHkha prakaTa karane meM anya kA kaura ke bhaya se maunAvalaMbana, zrIrAma aura bharata kA mahAna rAjya-jaise padArtha ko dharmapAlana ke saMmukha tuccha samajhanA aura use eka kA dUsare ke hAtha meM pheMkanA aura duryodhana kA yaha kahanA ki "phUlya naiva cAmi vinA suna rAva " yuddhakSetra meM rAvaNa ke ghAyala he jAnapara zrIrAmacaMdrajI kA yaha kahA ki ghAyala Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kA vadha karanA dharmaviruddha hai aura zastra cheDe huye bhISma aura droNa kA vadha, ratha se utare huye karNa kA vadha, sate huye dhRSTadyuma zikhaMDI aura draupadI ke pAMca putroM kA brAhmaNakulotpana vIratAbhimAnI azvatthAmAThArA vadha-kahAM taka ginAmeM; yaha saba ghaTanAye huM je spaSTa rUpa se rAmAyaNa ora mahAbhArata ke samaya kI avasthAo ke prakaTa karate hai." yadyapi mahAbhArata ke samaya rAmAyaNa ke samaya kI bhAMti hI athavA usase bhI adhika AryAvarta meM saMpatti bharI huI thI aura rAmAyaNa ke samaya ke vIre kI bhAMti bhISma, droNa, arjunAdi katiSaya yoddhA vAyavyAstra, pAzupatAstra, vAsaNAstra, aMtardhAnAstra, brahmAstrAdi AgneyAstroM kI vidyA bhI jAnate the. azvatarI nAma amiyAna jalapara calatA thA, AryAvarta kA dabadabA sArI pRthvI para jamA huA thA; paraMtu rAmAyaNa ke samaya kI apekSA isa samaya dharma kA bahuta hAsa thA......." isa "avatAraNa" se yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki zrIrAma kA aura rAmAyaNa kA kAla bahuta hI prAcIna, zikSAprada tathA gauravamaya hai. ("kalyANanA rAmAyaNakamAMthI) 30-zrIrAmacaritamAnasa kI navadhA bhakti cA-prathama bhagati saMtannakara saMgA, dUsari rati mama kathAprasaMgA, de -guru-pada-paMkaja-sevA tIsari bhagati amAna; cauthi bhagati mama gunagana, kare kapaTa tajI gAna. cAva-maMtrajApa mama daDha vizvAsA, paMcama bhajanu se be prakAsA. chaTha dama sIla birati bahu karmA, nirata niraMtara sajajana dharmA. sArve sama mahimaya jaga dekhA, teM saMta adhika kari lekhA. AThaa jathAlAbha saMtASA, sapane nahiM dekhe paradoSA. navama sarala sabasana chalahInA, mama bharosahiya haraSa na dInA. | ("kalyA"nA rAmAyaNakamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmAyaNa meM Adarza gRhastha 31-rAmAyaNa meM Adarza gRhastha (lekhaka:-mahAmahopAdhyAya paM. zrIpramathanAthajI "tarlabhUSaNa") AtmasvarUpa kI samyapha upalabdhi kiye binA Isa saMsAra meM kai bhI sAmAjika, naitika aura AdhyAtmika jIvana meM sthiti aura unnati nahIM kara sakatA. yaha siddhAMta jaise vyakti ke liye akhaMDanIya satya che, jAti ke liye bhI vaise hI anapekSaNIya jAjvalyamAna saca hai. vyakti aura jAti ke Isa AtmasvarUpa kI anubhUti Ajakala bhArata meM kramazaH kSINAdapi kSINatara hatI calI ja rahI hai aura isake pariNAma svarUpa Aja hama apane ke bhulA kara, "hamAre AtmA kA svarUpa kyA hai ? hamArI jIvanI zakti kahAM hai ? aura hamAre jIvanasaMgrAma meM vijaya evaM zrI prApta karane kA asAdhAraNa sAdhana kyA hai ? ina bAta kI ja ke liye hama pAzcAtya sabhyatA kA anukaraNa karane ke nimitta vyAkula ha kara bhaTaka rahe haiM, padapada para vyartha saMka95 hA kara dezavideza meM apamAnita aura lAMchita he rahe hai. jIvana bhArarUpa he rahA hai, aura mehamayI AzA kA kSINa prakAza bhI kramazaH aMdhakAra ke rUpa meM pariNuta hatA jA rahA hai. isa sarvatomukhI vipatti ke karAla kavala se kTane kA jo sarvapradhAna sAdhana hai usIkA nAma hai "rAmAyaNa. sanAtanadhamAM hiMdu ke AtmasvarUpa ke pahacAnane ke liye pratyeka hiMdU ke rAmAyaNa kA pATha karanA hI hogA. veda, zrauta, gRhya aura dharmasUtra, mahAbhArata, purANa, taMtra, jyotiSa, kAvya aura nATaka Adi meM jisakA vistAra hai; nyAya, vizeSika, sAMkhya, mImAMsA aura vedAMta meM jisakI atyaMta kaThinaMtA se samajha meM AnevAle pAribhASika zabda ke dvArA AlocanA kI gayI hai; hiMdu dharma ke usI bhUmAtma tattva ke sarala bhASA meM vividha raseM kI sahAyatA se sabake manaHprANa ko plAvita kara, jIvana ke anubha ke sAtha mizrita kara aura AnaMdamaya AsvAdana ke yogya bana kara rAmAyaNa hiMduo ke jAtIya jIvana ke saMgaThana kA sarvapradhAna sAdhana bana gayI hai. yaha rAmAyaNa hI hamAre vizRMkhala aura uddezyahIna jAtIya jIvana ke phira se saMgaThita karegI. yahI vizvAsa aura yahI AzA Aja bhI deza ke sanAtanadhamAM netAo ke unake gaMtavya patha meM pUrNa sahAyatA de rahI hai. merA dRDha vizvAsa hai ki bhaviSya meM yaha vizvAsa hI hamArI samasta saMgaThana zaktithI kA kendrasthAna banegA. gRhasthajIvana hI jAti ke Ihalaukika aura pAralaukika amyudaya kA anivArya sAdhana hai. isa gRhasthajIvana kI dharma ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA upara sthApanA karanA aura vyaktigata bhAga-kAmanA-rUpI pizAcinI ke karAla gAla se mukta kara sake! aisA banA denA ki jisase dhara dhara meM viveka, AtmatyAga, prasAda, zAMti aura kartavyaparAyaNatA ke akSaya sudhAsAgara kI AnaMdamayI khADha A jAya. maharSi vAlmIkipraNIta rAmAyaNa kA mUla uddezya yahI hai. isa uddezya kI siddhi ke liye niSkalaMka mahAna AdarzI kI khaDI bhArI AvazyakatA thI. maryAdA mahApuruSa bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdra bhAratIya AdarzoM meM sazirAmaNi hai, ataeva Adikavi mahiSa vAlmIki ne unhIkA nAyaka banA kara kavikalpanA ke saoNMcca aura sarvottama kIti staMbharUpa jisa mahAkAvya rAmAyaNa kI racanA ka hai, usakI tulanA jagat meM anyatra kahIM nahI mila sakatI. sAre hiMdU-bhArata me' aneka yugeAM se vidvAna sAdhue kA yahI sthira siddhAMta hai aura yaha asvIkAra bhI nahI kiyA jA sakatA krisa siddhAMta kI pratiSThA akhaMDa satya ke AdhArapara huI hai. hiMdU kA gRhasthAzrama AnaMda, saralatA, tyAga, parAparatA aura vizvaprema kA lIlAniketana hai. isa Azrama kI saphalatA para hI brahmacarya, vAnaprastha aura sanyAsa kI pUNatA avala Mbita hai. isake viparIta isa Azrama kI asalatA hI zeSa tIneAM AzrameAM kI asaphalatA kA kAraNa hai. jisa dina se hiMdUjAti ne isa satya kA bhulAnA AraMbha kiyA usI dina se usakA adhaHpatana haiAne lagA. isa gRhasthAzrama ke sarvAMgasuMdara sarasa citrakA pratyeka hiMdU ke dharme supratiSTita karane ke liye hI mahaSi vAlmIki ne yuga-yugAMta-vyApinI kaThora tapasyA kI thI. usI tapasyA ke amRta kula kA nAma hai rAmAyaNa.' jina maryAdApuruSAttama kA Azraya pA kara Isa gRhastha dharma ke samasta aMga asA dhAraNa pUrNatA kA prAptahAkara sajIva hA uThate hai', usI maryAdA puruSAttama kI khAja meM sArA jIvana tapasyA meM khitA kara lagnahRdaya se jIvana-sadhyA para upanIta mahAkavi vAlmIki Atmazakti meM zraddhAhIna hai| kara rAte hue pUrNImAnavatA ke ekaniSTha sevaka maharSi nArada kI zaraNu hA kara unase pUMchane lage-- " konvasminsAmprataM loke guNavAnkazca vIryavAn / cAritreNa ca ko yuktaH sarvabhUteSu ko hitaH // AtmavAnko jitakrodho dyutimAnko'nasUyakaH / kasya vibhyati devAzca jAtaroSasya saMyuge // patadicchAmyahaM zrotuM paraM kautUhalaM hi me / madarSe tvaM samartho'si jJAtumevaM vidhaM naram // Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat (vA. rA0 1-1 ) www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwwwwwwwwwwwwar rAmAyaNa meM A grahasya 175 "he maharSe ! Isa samaya Isa bhUmaMDalapara esA kauna puruSa he je puruSocita samasta guNe kA AdhAra he,bala aura cAritra se saMpanna ha, prANImAtra kA hitakArI he, IdriyavijayI, jitakrodhI aura tejasvI he; evaM je kisIke prati asUyA na karatA hatA tathA yuddhakSetra meM jisake roSa ke dekha kara devatA bhI Darate hoM. yadi aise koI mahApuruSa ha to Apa uhe jAnate hoMge. meM atyaMta kautuhala se unakI bAteM sunanA cAhatA huM." maryAdA-puruSottama ke anusaMdhAna meM vyAkuLa tapa kliSTa maharSi vAlmiIki ke dvArA Isa prakAra ke navIna vizva-hitakara prazna ke suna devarSi nArada ne je kucha kahA thA, so isa prakAra hai- bahavo durlabhAzcaiva ye tvayA kIrtitA guNAH / mune vakSyAmyahaM buddhvA tairyuktaH zrUyatAM nrH|| ikSvAkuvaMzaprabhavo rAmo nAma janaiH zrataH / niyatAtmA mahAvIryo zruAtamAndhRtimAn ghazI / buddhimAnItimAnvAgmI zrImAnchatrunibarhaNaH / AjAnubAhuH suzirAH sulalATaH suvikramaH // samaH samavibhaktAGgaH snigdhavarNaH pratApavAn / pInavakSA vizAlAkSo lakSmIvAnchubhalakSaNaH / dharmajJaH satyasandhazca prajAnAM ca hite rataH / yazasvI jJAnasampannaH zucirvazyA samAdhimAn // prajApatisamaH zrImAndhAtA ripuniSUdanaH / rakSitA jIvalokasya dharmasya parirakSitA // rakSitA svasya dharmasya svajanasya ca rakSitA / vedavedAGgatattvajJo dhanurvede ca niSThitaH // sarvazAstrArthatattvajJaH smRtimAnpratibhAnavAn / sarvalokapriyaH sAdhuradInAtmA vicakSaNaH // sarvadAbhigataH sadbhiH samudra iva sindhubhiH / AryaH sarvasamazcaiva sadaiva priyadarzanaH // sa ca sarvaguNopetaH kauzalyAnandavardhanaH / samudra iva gAmbhIrye dhairyeNa himavAniva // viSNunA sadRzo vIrye somavatpriyadarzanaH / kAlAgnisadRzaH krodhe kSamayA pRthivIsamaH // dhanadena samastyAge satye dharma ivAparaH / (vA. 210 1,1-7 se 15) "he mune ! Apane jina ati durlabha guNoM kA nAma liyA hai una saba guNe se yukta eka puruSa hai, meM vizeSarU5 se samajhakara unake saMbaMdha meM Apake batalAtA huM, dhyAna de kara suniye. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me unakI IvAkuvaMza meM utpatti huI hai aura ve rAma nAma se sabameM prasiddha hai. mahAvIra hone para bhI jitendriya hai, ghatimAna hai, dhIra hai aura mana ke vaza meM kiye hue haiM. ve buddhimAna, nItiparAyaNa, vaktA, baDe hI suMdara aura apane zatruo ke parAsta karanevAle hai. unakI bhujAeM jAtutaka lambI hai, suMdara sira hai, prazasta lalATa hai aura unakA padavinyAsa atyaMta manahara hai. unake sabhI aMga susaMgaThita aura suvibhakata haiM. zarIra kI kAMti ne ke snigdha karanevAlI hai. ve pratApI hai. unakA vakSasthala vizAla hai, AkhuM baDI baDI hai, ye atyaMta sauMdaryazAlI aura zubha lakSaNasaMpanna hai, ye dharma ke rahasya ke jAnanevAle aura satyaparAyaNa hai. prajA kA hita karanA hI unake jIvana kA pradhAna kArya hai. ve yazasvI, pUrNa jJAnI, zuddha aura sAdhuo ke vazIbhUta haiM, ve samAdhisaMpanna, prajApati kI bhAMti sadaiva zubha kAryo ke vidhAtA aura zatruoM kA damana karanevAle hai. ke prANiyo ke aura samasta dharmo ke rakSaka hai, apane dharma kI aura svajana bAMdha kI rakSA karanevAle hai. ve samasta vedavedAMga ke rahasya ko jAnanevAle hai aura dhanurveda meM bhI pUrNa pravINa hai. te saba zAstroM ke gUDha tatva ke pUrNarU5 se jAnate haiM. unheM kisI viSaya kI vismRti nahIM hotI. te asAdhAraNa pratibhAvAle haiM. sabake priya aura sAdhuprakRti . dIna nahIM hai, sAdhu loga unase pyAra karate hai. te buddhimAna hai aura salI ke saMmAnya che. jisa taraha samudra nadiya pradhAna hai, usI prakAra ve bhI sabameM pradhAna hai. te sabake sAtha samAna bhAva se vyavahAra karate hai. sarvadA priyadarzana hai. samudra ke samAna gaMbhIra aura himAlaya ke samAna dhIra hai. sAkSAta viSNu ke samAna parAkramI aura caMdramA ke samAna dekhane meM suMdara hai. krodha meM ve pralayakAla kI agni ke samAna aura kSamA meM pRthvI ke samAna hai tathA tyAga meM kubera ke samAna aura satya meM to sAkSAta dharma hI hai." uparyukata ke meM je kucha kahA gayA hai vahI samasta rAmAyaNa kA bIja hai. sAteM kADaeN meM inahIM saba durlabha guNe se saMpanna maryAdApuruSottama zrIrAmacaMdra ke trilokapAvana caritra kI vicitra ghaTanAoM kA varNana hai, Isa varNana ke vaicitrya aura mAdhurya se Adikavi maharSi vAlmIkine rAmAyaNa meM jisa uttAla bhAva-taraMga-mAlA-saMkula agAdha rasasamudra kI sRSTi kI hai, usIke taraMgavikSipta kaNe ke kamanIya sparza Aja bhI bhArata ke asaMkhya naranAriya ke saMsAtApadagdha hRdaya zItala hete hai, netra meM premAkRo kI bADha A jAtI hai; zoka, tApa aura dAridya se vikSubdha AtmA meM navIna niHsvArtha kartavyaniSTha kA vimala Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmAyaNa meM Adarza gRhastha 197 pravAha bahane lagatA hai. vAlmIki ke bAda bhI bhArata meM baDe baDe mahAkavi he gaye hai, aura zrIrAma ke caritra kA avalaMbana kara apanI asAdhAraNa kavitvazakti aura alaukika sRSTinipuNatA ke dvArA sahadaya samAja ke Azcarya se pulakita kara rahe haiM. yaha bAta jitanI ujajvala satya hai, isakI apekSA adhikatara jAjavalyamAna satya yaha hai ki Ine samasta pUrvavata mahAkavi meM se kisIne zrIrAmAyaNa- varNita caritra kI chAyA kA anukaraNa karane ke sivA kucha bhI navIna racanA nahIM kI. mahAkavi ke rAmAyaNarUpa naMdanakAnana meM je anaMta suramita puSpasamudAya khile huye hai, usImeMse cuna cuna kara kucha kusumeM kA saMgraha kara ke rAjazekhara, kAlidAsa, bhavabhUti ! jayadeva aura murAri Adi agaNita mAlAkArarUpa mahAkavi ne eka eka suMdara navIna hAra gUtha diyA hai. ina hAra meM nAnA vaNuM aura nAnA prakAra ke sugaMdhivAle pu ke samAveza kI zailI meM utkRSTa tAratamya hone ke kAraNuM unake kAvyoM kI suMdaratA meM tAratamya dIkhatA hai. paraMtu yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki mUla caritra ke aMkita karane meM unakI koI vizeSa kRti nahIM hai. gRhastha ke sAmAjika sukha ke liye je kucha svAbhAvika sAdhana che, maharSi vAlmIki ne una sabhIke eka rAmacaritra kA pradhAna rUpa se avalaMbana kara ke apanI rAmAyaNa meM suMdara aura niSkapaTa bhAva se vikasita kara diyA hai. Adarza pitA, Adarza mAtA, Adarza bhrAtA, Adarza gRhiNuM, Adarza mitra, Adarza sahacara, Adarza anucara, Adarza maMtrI, Adarza purohita, Adarza sevaka aura Adarza paDezI Adi hiMdu gRhasthajIvana ke sabhI sArasAdhane se mahAkavi vAlmIki kA sAdhanAsRSTa Adarza gRhastha aparimita rUpa se nitya paripUrNa hai. isa Adarza hindagRhasthajIvana kA AnaMda na le kara Aja je hindu pAzcAtya gRhasthajIvana ke anukaraNa meM pravRtta hai, Isa puNya bhArata meM usake liye gRhasthAzrama ke pAlana kI ceSTA viDambanA ke sivA aura kayA he sakatI hai? hindu jAtIya jIvana ke sAra-sarvasva rAmAyaNa kA yathArtha rasa tritApapta vartamAna hindusamAja para vizeSa rUpa se barasAne ke liye "kalyANa ke saMcAlaka ne "rAmAyaNAMka nikAlane kA jo yatna kiyA hai, Isake liye ve pratyeka hiMdU hRdaya se kRtajJatApUrNa dhanyavAda prApta karane ke pAtra hai, IsameM tanika bhI saMdeha nahIM hai. ("kalyANanA rAmAyaNuMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA 32 - zrI zukadevajI aura rAmAyaNa (lekhaka:-zrI. pI. ena. zaMkaranArAyaNu ayara.) 1-ApakI AjJAnusAra, zrImadbhAgavata meM zrIzukadevakathita rAmAyaNa ke kucha ase prasa MgeAM kA vadhyuna karU'gA jo mujhe bahuta priya haiM tathA jinase mere AcaraNa sudhara gaye hai.... mAnyatuM praddaLAya puMsAm' prabhu kI lIlAe manuSyAM ke zikSA deneke liye hAtI hai.. bhagavAna ke caritra ne hameM kaisA susaMskRta tathA jAgRta kiyA hai, isa mAta ke jaba hama vyakta karane lagate hai tA hame anubhava hAte lagatA hai phri zrIrAma abhI vidyamAna haiM aura hameM nitya kalyANu kA mA` dikhalA rahe haiM. vamAna dazA me` bhArata kA zrIrAma ke netRtva phI mahAna AvazyakatA hai. 2-zrIzukadevajI ne zrIrAma ke mukhya saMdeza kA niceADa Isa prakAra batalAyA hai-- smaratAM hRdi vinyasya viddhaM daNDakakaNTakaiH / svapAdapallavaM rAma AtmajyotiragAttataH // ( bhAgavata 9, 11, 19 ) zrIrAmacaMdrajI daMDakAraNya ke kaTakAM se viddha apane caraNakamalAM phA bhakatAM ke hRdaya me` sthApita kara paramadhAma kA padhAra gaye. maryAdA puruSAttama bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdra ke ve raktAkta caraNa prAyaH merI AMkhAM ke sAmane upasthita hai| jAte haiM aura mujhe pIDita prANiyAM me ghUmaghUma kara unakI sevA karane ke liye prerita karate haiM. jakha kabhI meM na Mge paira jalatI dhUpa meM ghUmatA dUM te prAyaH yaha soca kara ki zrIrAmacaMdra aura zrIsItAjI bhI manuSyAM ke premavaza kAMTAM meM vicaraNu karate the, merA hRdaya amita utsAha aura ullAsa se bhara jAtA hai aura mai sAre zrama kA bhUla jAtA. ha eka khAra tIrthayAtrA meM mujhe AdhIrAta ke samaya vana ke khIca hA kara jAnA paDA. pahale te mere mana meM kucha bhaya-sA huA; paraMtu turata hI mujhe yahu leAka yAda A gayA-- agrataH pRSThatazcaiva pArzvatazca mahAbalau / AkarNapUrNadhanvAmau rakSetAM rAmalakSmaNau // Ame pIche tathA dAMnAM Ara mahAbalI bhagavAna rAma aura lakSmaNu zasanmAna kiye merI rakSA kare." mere mana meM yaha nizcaya DhA gayA kri aba bhI ekAkI yAtriyoM kI rakSA ke liye dAMnAM rAjakumAra udyata hai, mere netrAM meM AMsU bhara Aye aura merA hRdaya hase pUrNa hA gayA. maite sAre rAste unakA apane sAtha samajhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zukadevajI era rAmAyaNa 179 tathA meM AnaMdamagna he gayA aura mujhe mArga meM kisI bhI zrama kA anubhava nahIM huA. zrIrAma ke pAvana caraNa aura unakA puNya sahavAsa IsI prakAra deza ke saba manuSya ke prerita kare, jisase ve bhI zrIrAma ke samAna hI duHkhAkrAnta manuSyoM ghUme aura utsAha se unakI sevA kare'. mujhe aisA pratIta hotA hai ki rAkSasanivAsa daMDakAraNya pRthvI parase naSTa ha kara janasamudAya ke hRdaya meM basa gayA hai, jisase sArA rASTra bhAgavata-dharma se vimukha he calA hai. kucha loge ke hadaya to vyartha zikSA, atyaMta svArthaparatA tathA Artajane ke prati upekSA aura kSaNika sahAnubhUti se bhara gaye hai aura kucha loga ke hada meM ajJAna, adhavizvAsa, daridratA tathA puruSArtha ke naSTa kara denevAle duHkhasamUha bhare hue haiM. dharma kA sthAna aMdhavizvAsa ne le rakhA hai aura kama ke sthAna meM kevala laMbI-cauDI bAteM kara lI jAtI hai. isI kAraNa bhAratabhUmi ke rakSaka manu aura saptarSi ne prajA ko saMtrasta karane ke liye mAne duHkha aura dAsatva ke khulI AjJA de dI hai. meM samajhA hUM ki vartamAna duHkha aura baMdhana rASTrako usa bhAgavata-dharma kI ora lauTa jAne ke liye cetAvanIsvarUpa hai. je yajJa kI-svArtha tyAga kI-bhAvanA tathA sabakI premapUrNa sevA se paripUrNa hai. isI yajJasvarUpa bhAgavata dharma ke bhagavAna zrIkRSNane gItA meM rASTra ke aspRdaya aura sukha kA pradhAna sAdhana batalAyA hai. zrImadbhAgavata meM bhI IsI yajJabhAvanA kA varNana karate huye bhagavAna zrIkRSNane yamunA ke tIrapara sthita UMce vRkSo ke dikhalA kara apane mitroM se kahA hai- pazyataitAnmahAbhAgAnparArthaikAntajIvitAn / vAtavarSAtapahimAnsahanto vArayanti naH // etAvajanma sAphalyaM dehinAmiha dehiSu / prANairabaiMrdhiyA vAcA zreya evAcaretsadA // (bhAgavata 10. 22. 32-35) "he mitro ! ina saba mahAbhAga vRkSa ke dekho ! inakA jIvana kevala paropakAra ke hI liye hai. svayaM vAyu, varSA, ghAma aura hima ke prakopa ke saha kara, ye unase hamArI rakSA karate hai. unahIkA jIvana saphala hai je apane prANa, dhana, buddhi aura vANuM se sadA paropakAra meM rata hai." agale adhyAya meM bhagavAna ne yaha dikhalAyA hai ki jihene yajJa ke saMskAravizeSa batalAyA hai ve bhagavAna aura satya se dUra cale gaye hai aura unake pA nahIM sakate. Isake bAda brAhmaNa striya ke vApasa lauTA kara unhone yaha darzAyA hai ki jIvana kI uccAtiucca saphalatA bhagavAna ke che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 zubhagraha-bhAga 7 mAM pratyakSa zarIra ke samIpa rahane meM hI nahIM hai, varana duHkhI prANi ke aMdara bhagavAna ke prema aura prakAza ke phelAne meM hai. prANuMmAtra kI premapUrvaka niHsvArtha sevA hI rASTrIya samRddhi kI kucha hai aura isI ke bhAgavata dharma bhI kahate hai. bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdrajI ne baDI hI uttamatA se apane saMpUrNa jIvana meM IsIkA digdarzana karAyA hai. yadi bhAratIya netA Aja kevala IsI bhAva ke jAgrata kara janatA meM kAma kare aura rASTra ke hRdaya meM AtmanirbharatA, samanvaya tathA dUsaroM kI premapUrvaka sevA ke bhAva bharI de to kevala IsIse deza meM sukhasamRddhi ho jAya. pratyeka manuSya jabataka yathArtha saMyama nahIM karatA, yajJa kI bhAvanA se svadharma meM sthita nahIM hetA aura zrIrAma ke kaMTakavidha caraNe ke Apane hRdaya meM pathapradIpa kI bhAMti pratiSThita nahIM karatA, taba taka vAstavika svarAjya kI prApti kese he sakatI hai? - 3-zrIzakadevajI ke rAmAyaNa kA eka dUsarA aMza atyaMta hI AkarSaka aura caritranirmANa meM sahAyaka hai. usameM rAvaNa kI mRtyu ke anaMtara laMkA kI yAtudhAniya dvArA kiye hue pralApa kA varNana AtA hai. ve isa prakAra ke mahattvapUrNa zabdadhArA usake patanapara pralApa karatI hai- hA hatAH sma vayaM nAtha ! lokarAvaNa rAvaNa / kaM yayAccharaNaM laGkA tvadvihInA parArditA // naivaM veda mahAbhAga ! bhavAn kAmavazaM gataH / tejo'nubhAvaH sItAyA yena nIto dazAmimAm / kRtaiSA vidhavA laGkA vayaM ca kulanandana / dehaH kRto'nnaM gRdhrANAmAtmA narakahetave // (bhAgavata 9, 10, 26-28) he nAtha ! he saMsAra ke salAnevAle rAvaNa! hamArA sarva nAza he gayA ! Aha ! tumase vihIna he dUsaroM ke dvArA padadalita yaha laMkA kisakI zaraNa legI ? he mahAbhAga ! tuma kAmAMdha che sItA ke pativrata ke teja aura prabala prabhAva ke nahIM jAna sake. IsIse Aja tumahArI yaha dazA huI. he kula ke AnaMdita karanevAle! IsI kAraNa tumahArI laMkA nagarI aura hama tumahArI rAniyAM vidhavA he gayI, aura tumhArA zarIra gRdhra kA bhajana banA tathA tumahArI AtmA nArakI he gayI." kAmavAsanA ke viruddha inase baDhakara ejasvI, yathArtha kalApUrNa, suMdara gaMbhIra bhAva mujhe anyatra kahI nahIM mile. 4-zrI zukadevajI ke rAcacaritacitraNa kA tIsarA aura atyaMta AkarSaka bhAga vaha hai jahAM zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke ya kA varNana kriyA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zukadevajI aura rAmAyaNa 181 gayA hai vahAM unane sacce brAhmaNa, rAjA aura rAjya saMbaMdhI AdarzI kI vizada vyAkhyA kI hai. bhagavAnAtmanAtmAnaM rAma uttamakalpakaiH / sarvadevamayaM devamIja AcAryavAnmakhaiH // hotre'dadAddizaM prAcI Rtvije dakSiNAM prabhu / adhvaryave pratIcI ca udIcI sAmagAya sH|| bhAcAryAya dadau zeSAM yAvatI bhUstadantarA / manyamAna idaM kRtsnaM brAhmaNo'rhati niHspRhaH // ityayaM tadalaGkAravAsobhyAmavazeSitaH / tathA rAjyapi vaidehI saumaGgalyAvazeSitA / te tu brahmaNyadevasya vAtsalyaM vIkSya saMstutam / prItAH klinnadhiyastasmai pratyarthedaM babhASire / aprattaM nastvayA kinnu bhagavan bhuvanezvara / yano'ntahRdayaM vizya tamo haMsi svrocissaa| namo brahmaNyadevAya rAmAyAkuNThamedhase / uttamazlokadhuryAya nyastadaNDArpitAMghraye // (bhAgavata 9, 11, 1-7) tadanaMtara sarvadevamaya paramadeva bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajI ne AcAryadvArA batalAyI huI vidhi se paramAtmA kI pUjA ke nimitta bahuta se ya kA anuSThAna kiyA. hotA ke pUrva dizA kA rAjya, Rvija ke dakSiNa kA rAjya, avayuM ke pazcima kA rAjya aura udagAtA ke uttara kA rAjya dakSiNa meM de diyA. bIca meM bacI huI pRthvI bhI AcArya ke de DAlI. zrIrAma ne sAcA ki kevala IcchArahita brAhmaNa hI vAstava meM samasta rAjaya ke adhikArI hone yogya hai; kAMki svArthahIna brAhmaNa jarA-sA aMza bhI apane upayoga meM na lA kara sacce TrasTI kI bhAMti sabakI bhalAI meM hI usakA prayoga kareMge. ataH bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajI ne apane zarIra ke vastrAlaMkAre ke atirikta sabhI vastuo kA dAna kara diyA. IsI prakAra mahArAnI sItA ne bhI saba kucha de DAlA, unake zarIrapara kevala maMgalasUtra baca gayA. zrI rAmacaMdrajI kA aisA vAtsalya aura udArabhAva dekha kara brAhmaNagaNa atyaMta prasanna hue. unakA hadaya dravita ho gayA. abrupUrNa netra dvArA ve samasta pRthvI zrIrAmajI ke lauTAte hue kahane lage he pRthvIpati bhagavan! jaba Apane hamAre hRdaya meM praveza kara ke apane prakAza se hamArA ajJAnAzvakAra hara liyA hai, taba aisI kaunasI vastu hai jise Apane hama loge ke nahIM diyA hai? hameM saba kucha mila gayA hai. hamaloga aise mahApuruSa ke sAmane sira jhukAte haiM, je IcchArahita niHspRha zu. 16 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18ra zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM brAhmaNa ke devatA samajhatA hai. he sthitaprajJa ! Apa zubhakIrtiyukta puruSe meM agragaNya hai. Apa vaha mahApuruSa hai jinake caraNakamala unhIM ke hRdaya meM rahate hai je dUsaroM ke duHkha denA choDa cuke hai.' Isase patA lagatA hai ki rAjAo aura sacce brAhmaNe meM kitanI uccakoTi kI niHsvArthatA, niSkAmatA tathA prema kI bhAvanA honI cAhiye, tathA kisa prakAra done ko sabake kalyANa ke liye drasTi kI bhAMti paraspara sahayoga karane cAhiye. aise rAjA aura brAhmaNe kI apanI saMpatti to kevala jJAna, prakAza aura bhagavazciMtana hI hai. yadi bhArata IsI dazA ko punaH prApta ho jAya to yaha kaisA sukhI deza ho jAyegA ? meM samajhatA hUM ki bhUmideva hone ke kAraNu brAhmaNe kA yaha prathama kartavya hai ki ve Isa patha meM agrasara hoM. yadi ve apane hRdaya meM zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke caraNa tathA unake yathArtha brAhmaNa prema ke dhAraNa kara mArga meM agresara hAMge to aba bhI dharmarAjya-rAmarAjya ke punaH sthApita kara sakeMge. mahArAja pRthuM ne zrImadbhAgavatapurANa ke cauthe skaMdha ke ikkIsarve adhyAya meM spaSTa samajhA diyA hai ki rAjyazakti kA udabhava aura vinAza prajA kI dharmaniSThA para avalaMbita hai. hama svayaM apane bhAgya ke vidhAtA hai. 4-ahA ! deza kI usa samaya kesI sthiti hogI jaba zrIrAmacaMdrajI dharma yA satyAcaraNadvArA Isa deza para rAjya karate hege? Isa viSaya kA eka suMdara citra zrIzukadevajI ne khiMcA hai - rAme rAjani dharmajJe sarvabhUtasukhAvahe // vanAni nadyo girayo varSANi dvIpasindhavaH / sarSe kAmadughA Asan prajAnAM bharatarSabha / nAdhivyAdhijarAglAnirduHkhazokabhayalamAH / mRtyuzvAnicchatAM nAsIdrAme rAjanyadhokSaje // (bhAgavata 9, 10, 52-54). jaba prANImAtra ke sukha pradAna karanevAle dharmajJa zrIrAmacaMdrajI rAjya karate the usa samaya vana, nadI, pahADa, deza, dvIpa aura samusabhI premapUrvaka prajA ke manacAhI vastu dete the. Adhi, vyAdhi, jarA, bhaya, lAni, kaleza, duHkha aura zaka bilakula nahIM the, yahAM taka ki mRtyu bhI prajA ke pAsa unakI IcchA ke viruddha nahIM AtI thI. jaba bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajI zAsana karate the taba deza kI aisI avasthA thI, yaha bAta mUDhamati ke samajhameM nahIM A sakatI. jaba pratyeka manuSya AtmasaMtuSTa he dUsaroM ke kalyANa meM rata rahatA hai, taba dezabhara meM yajJa kI bhAvanA kA Adhipatya he jAtA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zukadevajI Ara rAmAyaNa 153 hai, tathA sabhI jagaha samanvaya aura svecchApUrvaka saha sahakAritA tathA prema kA prasAra hA uThatA hai. vastutaH yajJabhAvanA hI deza kA Adarzo banAne ka! bhAratIya mArga hai. zrI zukadevajI, zaMkara, rAmAnuja, gArAMga, kazmIra aura anyAnya mahApuruSa dezabhaktihIna nahIM the, yadyapi unakI zikSA meM 'rAjanItika daSTi' kahalAnevAlI kAI vastu nahIM hai. ve tattvadarzI aura sacce dezabhakta the aura unhoMne yajJa kI bhAvanA-prANImAtra kI premapUrNAMka sevA-kA aneka prakAra se pracAra kiyA, aura yahI eka mA hai jisake dvArA bhArata aura sa'sAra kI saccI unnati hai| sakatI hai. yaha hamAre hAtha kI bAta hai ki hama cAhe yajJa kI bhAvanA se unnati kare... yA viparIta patha avalaMbana kara azcAntimaya jIvana khitAve, kisI prakAra ke ahaMmanyatA ke mArgoM se hama svAparatA kapaTa aura pArasparika droha meksa jAya...ge; aura vaha mA bhAratIya nahIM haigA. isase hamapara bhagavAna kI kRpA nahIM haiAgI, kiMtu yadi hama yajJa kI saccI bhAvanA meM sthita hA kara niHsvA sevA ke dvArA sabakA kalyANa karane kI ceSTA kareMge teA yajJa aura dharma ke AtmA bhagavAna kA Isa deza meM rAjya hai| jAyagA aura kali apane sAre upakaraNeAM ke sAtha dhvaMsa hai| jAyagA. viplava aura azAnti ke avatAra 'kali' mahArAja parIkSita ne kahA thA, use suniye-- na vartitavyaM tadadharmabandho dharmeNa satyena ca vartitavye | brahmAvarte yatra yajanti yajJaiH yajJezvaraM yajJavitAnavijJAH // yasmindarirbhagavAnijyamAnaH IjyAmUrtiryajatAM zantanoti / kAmAnamoghAn sthirajaGgamAnAM antarbahirvAyurivaiSa AtmA || (bhA0 1, 17, 33-34) he adharmI ke khaMdhu! tU isa brahmAvata meM nahIM raha sakatA; kyAMki yahAM kI prajA dhama aura satya ( zrIkRSNa bhagavAn te 11 ve. skaMdha meM jise samadarzana kahA hai ) para acala rUpa se ArUDha hai. bhUtamAtra kI niHsvArtha sevA meM apane kA bhulA denevAle sevApaTu leAga isa prakAra kI sevAe se samasta sevA ke svAmI kI pUjA karate hai. isa brahmAvata meM svayaM bhagavAna, jinakA ekamAtra kAya` jIvAM ke kaTAM kaiA haraNa karanA hai aura jo tanmayatAyukta sevA ke prANa hai, apane una yajJakriyAdvArA AtmavistRta hA kara arcA karanevAle sevAM kA kalyANa karate haiM aura samasta carAcara kI kAmanAo kA pUrNa karate hai, kyAMki ve vAyu ke sadaza sakhake prANa hai aura sabake bAhara-bhItara samAna rUpa se vyAsa hai.... ataH bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajI kI jIvanI sakhake prati yajJarUpI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^^ ^ ^ ^/ 184 zubha saMgraha-bhAga 7 me bhUtasevA kI saccI bhAvanA ko hamAre hRdaya meM jAgrata kare, jisase isa pavitra bhUmi para punaH prabhu kA sAmrAjya hatuM. tabhI bhAratavarSa aMtaraSTIya zAti aura samRddhi kI kucha saMsAra ke pradAna kara apane mizana ke pUrA karegA. ("kalyANanA rAmAyaNAMkamAMthI) 0 9D0 33-zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA (lekhaka:-zrI. jayadayAlajI gAyaMdakA) yaha kahanA atyukti nahIM hogA ki akhila vizva ke strIcaritre meM zrIrAmapriyA jagajajananI jAnakIjI kA caritra sabase utkRSTa hai. rAmAyaNa ke samasta strIcaritre to sItAjI kA caritra sarvottama, sarvathA Adarza aura pada pada para anukaraNa karane yogya hai hI. bhArata-lalanAo ke liye sItAjI kA caritra sanmArga para calane ke liye pUrNa mArgadarzaka ha. sItAcha ke asAdhAraNa pativrata, tyAga, zIla, abhaya, zAnti, kSamA, sahanazIlatA, dharmaparAyaNatA, namratA, sevA, saMyama, sadvyavahAra, sAhasa, zaurya Adi guNa ekasAtha jagata kI viralI hI mahilA meM mila sakate haiM. zrI sItA ke pavitra jIvana aura apratima pativratA dharma ke sadaza udAharaNa rAmAyaNa meM to kayA jagata ke kisI bhI itihAsa meM milane kaThina hai. AraMbha se le kara aMta taka sItA ke jIvana kI sabhI bAteM--kevala eka prasaMga ke choDa kara pavitra aura Adarza hai. aisI kaI bAta nahIM hai, jisase hamArI mA-bahinAM ke satazikSA na mile. saMsAra meM abataka jitanI DhiyAM cukI hai, zrI sItA ke pativrata-dharma meM sarvaziromaNi kahA jA sakatA hai. kisI bhI uMcI se UMcI strI ke caritra kI sUkSma AlocanA karane se aisI eka na eka bAta mila hI sakatI hai je anukaraNa ke yogya na ha, paraMtu sItA kA aisA keI bhI AcaraNa nahIM milatA. jisa eka prasaMga ke sItA ke jIvana meM doSayukta samajhA jAtA hai, vaha hai mAyAmRga ke mArane ke liye zrIrAma ke cale jAne aura mArIca ke marate samaya "hA sIte ! hA lamaNu! " kI pukAra karane para sItAjI kA dhabaDA kara lakSmaNa ke prati yaha kahanA ki maiM samajhatI hUM ki tU mujhe pAne ke liye apane baDe bhAI kI mRtyu dekhanA cAhatA hai. mere lola se hI tU apane bhAI kI rakSA karane ke nahIM jAtA.' Isa bartAva ke liye sItA ne www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 185 Age cala kara bahuta pazcAtApa kiyA. sAdhAraNa strIcaritra meM sItAjI kA yaha bartAva koI vizeSa doSayukta nahIM hai. svAmI ke saMkaTa meM paDe huye samajha kara AturatA aura prema kI bAhulyatA se sItAjI yahAM para nIti kA ullaMghana kara gayI thIM. zrIrAmasItA kA avatAra maryAdA kI rakSA ke liye thA, IsIse sItAjI kI yaha eka galatI samajhI gayI aura Isa liye sItAjI ne pazcAttApa kiyA thA. nihara (piyaramAM) maM premavyavahAra janakapura meM pitA ke ghara sItAjI kA sabake sAtha baDe prema kA bartAva thA. choTe baDe sabhI strI-puruSa sAtAjI ko hRdaya se cAhate the. sItAjI AraMbha se salajajA thI. lajajA hI striyoM kA bhUSaNa hai. vaha pratidina mAtApitA ke caraNe meM praNAma kiyA karatI thI, ghara ke naukara cAkara taka usake vyavahAra se parama prasanna the. sItAjI ke prema ke bartAva kA kucha digdarzana usa samaya ke varNana se milatA hai, jisa samaya sItAjI sasurAra ke liye vidA he rahI hai- puni dhIraja dhari kuMari haMkArI, bAra-bAra bheMTahi mahatArI. pahuMcAvahiM phiri milahiM baherI,baDhI parasapara prItina therI. punipunisilati sakhinDa bilagAI,bAlabachajimi dhenu lavAI. premabibasa nara-nAri saba, sakhinDa sahita ranivAsa; mAnahuM kInha bidehapura, karanA-biraha-nivAsa. zukasArikA jAnakI jayAye, kanaka piMjaralDi rAkhi paDhAe. vyAkula kahahiM kahAM haidehI, suni dhIraju parihare na kahI. bhaye bikala khagamraga ehi bhAMtI, manujadasA kaise kahi jAtI. baMdhu sameta janaka taba Ae, prema umaMgi lecana ja chIe. sIya bileki dhIratA bhAgI, rahe kahAvata parama birAgI. lIlDi rAya ura lAI jAnakI, miTI mahAmarajAda gyAna kI. jahAM jJAniyAM ke AcArya janaka ke jJAna kI maryAdA miTa jAtI hai aura piMjare ke pakheru tathA pazupakSI bhI "sItA satA" pukAra kara vyAkula he uThate hai, vahAM kitanA prema hai, isa bAta kA anumAna pAThaka kara leM ! sItA ke Isa caritra se striyoM ke yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki strI ke naihara meM choTe baDe sabhI ke sAtha asA bartAva karanA ucita hai je sabhIke priya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA mAtA-pitA kA AjJApAlana sItA ane mAtA-pitA ii AjJA pAlana karane meM kabhI nahI cUkatI thI. mAtA-pitA se use jo kRSNa zikSA milatI, zrI sItA usa para khaDA amala karatI thI. mithilA se bidA hAte samaya aura citrakUTa me sItAjI keA mAtA-pitA se jo kuSTha zikSA milI hai, vahu strImAtra ke liye pAlanIya hai-- 86 AyehuM satata hiyahi piyArI, cira ahibAta asIsa hamArI. sAsu sasura-guru-sevA karedU, pati-rukha lakha Ayattu anusaredU. patisevA ke liye premAgraha zrIrAma kaiA rAjyAbhiSeka ke badale yakAyaka vanavAsa he! gayA. sItAjI ne yaha samAcAra sunate hI turata apanA kanya nizcaya kara liyA. naihara-sasurAra, gahane-kapaDe, rAjya-parivAra, mahela-bhAga, dAsa-dAsI aura bhAga-rAga Adi se kucha matalaba nahIM. chAyA chI taraha pati ke sAtha rahenA hI patnI kA ekamAtra kabya hai. isa nizcaya para A kara sItA ne zrIrAma ke sAtha vanagamana ke liye jaisA kucha vyavahAra kiyA hai, vaha parama ujjavala aura anukaraNIya hai. zrIsItAjI ne premapUrNa vinaya aura haTha se vanagamana ke liye pUrI kaiAziSa kI. sAma, dAma, nIti sabhI vaidha upAyeAMkA avalakhana kiyA aura aMta meM vahu ane prayatna meM saphala huI. usakA dhyeya thA kisI bhI upAya se vana meM pati ke sAtha rahe kara pati kI sevA karanA. isIkeA vaha parama dhama samajhatI thI. sIme use parama AnaMdaeN GI prApti heAtI thI. vaheM kahatI hai mAtu pitA bhaginI priya bhAI, priya parivAru suhRda-samudAI. sAsa-sasura-guru-sajana sahAI, suta suMdara susIla sukhadAI. haliMga nAtha neha aru nAte, piya khittu tiyahi' taranihu te tAte. tana-dhana-dhAma-dharAna surarA, patibihIna saba seAka samAnU. bhAga rAga sama, bhRSana bhAru, jama jAtanA sarisa saMsAru. vana ke nAnA klezAM aura kuTuMba ke sAtha rahane ke nAnA praleAbhanAM kA suna kara bhI sItA apane nizcaya para aDaga rahatI hai. vahu patisevA ke sAmane saba kucha tuccha samajhatI hai. nAtha sakala sukha sAca tumhAre, sarada bimala bidhu khadana nihAre. yahAMpara yahu siddha hAtA hai ki sItAjI ne eka khAra prApta huI patiAjJA kaiM| badlA kara dUsarI khAra apane mane anukUla AjJA prApta karane ke liye premAgraha kriyA. yahAMtaka ki jakha bhagavAna zrIsama kisI prakAra bhI nahIM mAne teA hradaya vidI hA! jAte taka kA saMskruta kara diyA-- aise khagrana kaMThAra suni, jo na hRdaya bilagAna; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 187 tau prabhu biSama biyAga-duHkha, sahihahiM pAvara prA. adhyAtmarAmAyaNa ke anusAra te zrI sItA ne yahAM taka spaSTa kaha diyA ki - rAmAyaNAni bahuzaH zrutAni bahubhirdvijaiH / sItAM vinA vanaM rAmo gataH kiM kutracidvada // atastvayA gamiSyAmi sarvathA tvatsahAyinI / yadi gacchati mAM tyaktvA prANAMstyakSyAmi te'grataH // (a0 ra0 ) maine bhI brAhmaNe ke dvArA rAmAyaNa kI aneka kathAyeM sunI hai. kahIM bhI aisA kahA gayA che to batalAIye ki kisI bhI rAmAvatAra meM zrIrAma sItA ke ayodhyA meM choDa kara vana gaye hai. isa bAra hI yaha nayI bAta karyo hotI hai ? meM ApakI sevikA bana kara sAtha calUMgI. yadi kisI taraha bhI Apa mujhe nahIM le caleMge to meM Apake sAmane hI prANa tyAga daMgI. patisevA kI kAmanA se sItA ne isa prakAra spaSTa rUpa se avatAraviSayaka apanI baDAI ke zabda bhI kaha DAle. vAlmIki rAmAyaNa ke anusAra sItAjI ke aneka rene, giDagiDAne, vividha prArthanA karane aura prANatyAgapUrvaka paraleka meM punaH milana tene kA nizcaya batalAne para bhI jaba zrIrAma use sAtha le jAne ke rAjI nahIM hue taba, sItA ke baDA duHkha huA aura vaha premakepa AMkho se gama garma AMsuo kI dhArA bahAtI huI nIti ke nAte Isa prakAra kucha kaThora vacana bhI kaha gayI, ki--he deva ! Apa sarIkhe Arya puruSa mujha jaisI anurakta, bhajA, dIna aura sukhaduHkha ke samAna samajhanevAlI sahadharmiNa ko akelI choDa kara jAne kA vicAra kare, yaha Apake zobhA nahIM detA. mere pitA ne Apake parAkramI aura merI rakSA karane meM samartha samajha kara hI apanA dAmAda banAyA thA." isa kathana se yaha bhI siddha hatA hai ki zrIrAma laDakapana se atyaMta eka parAkramI samajhe jAte the. isa prasaMga meM zrIvAlmIkicha aura ge. tulasIdAsajI ne sItArAma ke saMvAda meM je kucha kahA hai so pratyeka strI puruSa ke dhyAnapUrvaka paDhane aura manana karane yogya che. sItAjI ke prema kI vijaya haI, zrIrAma ne use sAthe le calanA svIkAra kiyA. isa kathAnaka se yaha siddha hatA hai ki patnI ke patisevA ke liye-apane sukha ke liye nahIM-pati kI AjJA ke duharAne kA adhikAra hai, vaha prema se patisukha ke liye aisA kara sakatI hai. sItA ne to yahAMtaka kaha diyA thA " yAdi Apa AjJA nahIM dege taba bhI meM te sAtha calUMgI. sItAjI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ke isapremAgraha kI Ajataka koi bhI niMdA nahIM karatA, kyAMki sItA kevala patiprema aura patisevA hI ke liye samasta sukhAM ke tilAMjali de kara vana jAne kaiA taiyAra huI thI, kisI iMdriyasukharUpa svAsAdhana ke liye nahIM ! Isase yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhiye ki sItA kA vyavahAra anucita yA pativrata- dharma se viddha thA. strI kaiA dharma ke liye hI aisA vyavahAra karane kA adhikAra hai. isase puruSAM ke bhI yaha zikSA grahaNa karatI cAhiye ki sahadharmiNI pativratA patnI kI banAIcchA use tyAga kara anyatra cale jAnA anucita hai. isI prakAra strI kaiA bhI patisevA aura patisukha ke liye usake sAtha hI rahanA cAhiye. pati ke virAdha karane para bhI kaSTa aura Apatti ke samaya patisevA ke liye strI kaiA usake sAtha rahanA ucita hai. avazya hI avasthA dekha kara kAryo karanA cAhiye. sabhI sthitiyeAM meM samake liye ekasI vyavasthA nahI' hai| sakatI. sItA ne bhI apanI sAdhutA ke kAraNu sabhI samaya isa adhikAra kA upayega nahI kiyA thA. patisevA me' sukha vana meM jA kara sItA patisevA me` saba kucha bhUla kara saba tarahu sukhI rahatI hai. use rAjapATa, mahala-bagIce, dhana-daulata aura dAsa-dAsiyAM kI ku bhI smRti nahIM hai|tI. rAma ke| vana me chADa kara lauTA huA cUta sItA ke liye vilApa karatI huI mAtA kauzalyA se kahatA hai--'sItA nirjana vana me... bara kI bhAMti niya hA kara rahatI hai, vaha zrIrAma meM mana lagA kara unakA prema prApta kara rahI hai. vanavAsa se sItA / kucha bhI du:kha nahIM huA, mujhe tA aisA pratIta hai!tA hai ki (zrIrAma ke sAtha) sItA vanavAsa ke sarvathA yeAgya hai. caMdrAnanA satI sItA jaise pahale yahAM bagIcAM me' jA kara khelatI thI vaise hI vaDAM nirjana vana me bhI vahu zrIrAma ke sAtha khAlikA ke samAna khelatI hai. sItA kA mana rAma me hai, usakA jIvana zrIrAma ke adhIna hai; ataeva zrIrAma ke sAtha sItA ke liye vana hI ayeAdhyA hai aura zrIrAma kai binA ayeAdhyA hI vana hai.' dhanya pAtivrata ! dhanya! sAsasevA sAsu zrIsItA patisevA ke liye vana gayI, paraMtu uDhDhA isa khAta kA baDA kSeAla rahA ki kI sevA se use alaga heAnA paDa rahA hai. sItA sAsa ke paira chu kara sacce mana se rAtI hui kahatI hai* x, suniya mAya maiM parama abhAgI, sevA-samaya daiva khana dInhA, mera maneArathasula na kInhIM. tajakha cheAla ni chAMDi che, karama kaThina kachu dAsa na meAdU. X Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * - * ^ ^ V v * * * * * * zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 189 sAsa-padU kA yaha vyavahAra Adarza hai. bhAratIya lalanAe yadi Aja kauzalyA aura sItAkAsA vyavahAra karanA sIkha jAya to bhAratIya gRhastha saba prakAra se sukhI he jAya. sAsa apanI baMdhUo ke sukhI dekhane ke liye vyAkula rahe aura bahu sAsa kI sevA ke liye chaTapaTAvuM te done era hI sukha kA sAmrAjya sthApita ho sakatA hai. saMhitA sItA kI sahiSNutA kA eka udAharaNa dekhiye-vanagamana ke samaya jaba kaikeyIjI sItA ke vanavAsa ke yogya vastra pahanane ke liye kahatI hai taba vasiSasarIkhe maharSi kA mana bhI kSubdha che uThatA hai, paraMtu sItA Isa kathana ke kevala cupacApa suna hI nahIM letI, AjJAnusAra vaha vastra dhAraNu bhI kara letI hai. isa prasaMga se bhI yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki sAsa thA usake samAna nAte meM apane se baDI keAI bhI strI je kucha kahe yA bartAva kare, usako khuzI ke sAtha sahana karanA cAhiye aura kabhI pati ke sAtha videza jAnA paDe te sacce hadaya se sAsu ke praNAma kara, unheM saMtoSa karavA kara, sevA se vaMcita hone ke liye hArdika pazcAttApa karate hue jAnA cAhiye. Isase vadhUo ke sAsu kA AzIrvAda Apa hI prApta hegA. nirAbhimAnatA sItA apane samaya meM lokaprasiddha pativratA thI. use koI pAtivrata kA kyA upadeza karatA? paraMtu sItA ko apane pAtivrata kA koI abhimAna nahIM thA. anasUyAjI ke dvArA kiyA huA pativratadharma kA upadeza sItA baDe Adara ke sAtha sunatI hai aura unake caraNe meM praNAma karatI hai. usake mana meM yaha bhAva nahIM AtA ki meM saba kucha jAnatI huM, balika anasUyAjI hI usase kahatI hai: sunu sItA tava nAma, sumiri nAri pativrata karahi; tohiM prAnapriya rAma, kahee kathA saMsArahita. isase yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki apane se baDe bUDhe je kucha upadeza de use abhimAna choDa kara Adara aura sammAna ke sAtha sunanA cAhiye, evaM yathAsANa usake anusAra calanA cAhiye. atithisevA sItAjI kI atithisevA kA bhAva dekhiye. vaha apane dhAra para Aye hue atithi-abhyAgata kI sevA karane se kabhI nahIM cUkatI thI. kapaTaveSa meM dvAra para khaDe hue rAvaNa ke bhI sItA ne baDe Adara se bhikSA denA cAhA thA. isase striyAM ko yaha sIkhanA cAhiye ki dvAra para Aye hue atithi kA prema ke sAtha www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me yathAzakti satkAra karanA ucita hai. gurujanasevA aura maryAdA baDe kI sevA aura maryAdA meM sItA kA mana kitanA lagA rahatA thA, isa bAta ke samajhane ke liye mahArAja janaka kI citrakUTa-yAtrA ke prasaMga ke yAda kIjiye. bharata ke vana jAne para rAjA janaka bhI rAma se milane ke liye citrakUTa pahuMcate hai. sItA kI mAtA zrIrAma kI mAtAoM se-sItA kI sAsuo se-milatI hai aura sItA ke sAtha le kara apane Dere para AtI hai. sItA ke tapasvinI ke veSa meM dekha kara sabake viSAda hatA hai, para mahArAja janaka apanI putrI ke isa AcaraNa para baDe hI saMtuSTa hete hai aura kahate hai - putri pavitra kiye kula dau, sujasa dhavala jaga kaha saba keu. mAtA-pitA baDe prema se hadaya se lagA kara aneka prakAra kI sIkha aura AziSa dete hai. bAta karate-karate rAta adhika he jAtI hai. sItA mana meM secatI hai ki sAsu kI sevA choDa kara Isa avasthA meM rAta ko yahAM rahanA anucita hai, kiMtu svabhAva se hI jAzIlA sItA saMkecavaza mana kI bAta mAbApa se kaha nahIM sakatI- kahati na sIya samuci manamAhIM, chatAM basaba rajanI bhala nAhIM. catura mAtA sItA ke mana kA bhAva jAna letI hai aura sItA ke zIla-svabhAva kI mana hI mana sarAhanA karate hue mAtApitA sItA ke kauzalyA ke Dere meM bheja dete hai. Isa prasaMga se .bhI strioM ke sevA aura maryAdA kI zikSA lenI cAhiye. nirbhayatA sItA kA teja aura usakI nirbhayatA dekhiye. jisa durdIta rAvaNu kA nAma suna kara devatA bhI kAMpate the, usIke sItA nirbhayatA ke sAtha kaise kaise vacana kahatI thI. rAvaNa ke hAtha paDI huI sItA ati krodha se usakA tiraskAra karatI huI kahatI hai "are duSTa nizAcara ! terI Ayu pUrI ho gayI hai. are mUrkha ! (zrIrAmacaMdra kI sahadharmiNa ke haraNa kara prajvalita agni ke sAtha kapaDA bAMdha kara calanA cAhatA hai. tujhameM aura rAmacaMdra meM utanA hI aMtara hai, jitanA siMha aura siyAla meM, samudra aura nAle meM, amRta aura kAMjI meM, sone aura lahe , caMdana aura kIcaDa meM, hAthI aura bilAva meM, garuDa aura kaue meM tathA haMsa aura gIdha meM hotA hai. mere amita prabhAvavAle svAmI ke rahate tU mujhe haraNa karegA te jaise mAkhI ghI ke pote hI mRtyu ke vaza he jAtI hai, vaise hI tU bhI kAla ke gAla meM calA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke citra se Adarza zikSA 191 jAyagA.' isase yahu sIkhanA cAhiye ki paramAtmA ke bala para kisI bhI avasthA meM manuSya kA DaranA ucita nahIM. anyAya kA prativAda nirbhayatA ke sAtha karanA cAhiye. paramAtmA ke khala kA saccA bhareAsA hAgA / rAvaNukA vadha kara ke sItA ke usake caMgula se chuDAne kI bhAMti bhagavAna hameM bhI vipatti se kuDA leMge.. dharma ke liye prANatyAga kI taiyArI vipatti me paDa kara bhI kabhI dharmo kA tyAga nahIM karanA cAhiye. sa viSaya meM sItA kA udAharaNa sarvottama hai. laMkA kI azAkavATikA me` sItA kA dhanAza karane ke liye duSTa rAvaNu ka era se kama ceSTAeM nahI. hui. rAkSasiyAM ne sItA ke bhaya aura praleAbhana dikhalA kara bahuta hI taMga kiyA, paraMtu sItA te sItA hI thI. dharmatyAga kA prazna te vahAM urdU hI nahIM sakatA. sItA ne teA chala se bhI apane bAharI khartAva meM bhI vipatti se bacate ke hetu kabhI doSa nahIM Ane diyA. usake nirdela aura dha se paripUrNa mana meM kabhI khurI sphUraNA hI nahIM. A sakI. apane dharmI para aTala rahatI hui sItA duSTa rAvaNu ka| sadA tIvra aura nItiyukta zabdoM me tiraskAra hI karatI rahI. eka bAra rAvaNa ke vAcyANAM ke na saha sakane ke samaya aura rAvaNa ke dvArA mAyA se zrIrAma-lakSmaNa kA mare hue dikhalA dene ke kAraNu vahu marane taiyAra hai| gayI; paraMtu dharma seDiMgane kI bhAvanA svapna meM lI kalI usake mana meM nahIM uThI. vahu dinarAta bhagavAna zrIrAma ke carAM ke dhyAna meM lagI rahatI thI. sItAjI ne zrIrAma ke! hanumAna ke dvArA jo saMdezA kahalAyA, usase patA laga sakatA hai ki unakI kaisI pavitra sthiti thI-- nAma pAharu divasa nisi, dhyAna tumhAra kapATa; leAcana nija pada-ntrikA, prAna jAhi`kehi khATa. Isase striyeAM kA yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki pati ke viyeAga meM bhISaNa ApattiyAM Ane para bhI pati ke caraNAM kA dhyAna rahe. mana meM bhagavAna ke khala para pUrI vIratA, dhIratA aura teja rahe. svadharma ke pAlana meM prANAM kI bhI Ahuti ne kA sadA taiyAra rahe. dhama` jA kara prANa rahane meM kAI lAbha nahIM, paraMtu prANa jA kara dharma rahane meM hI kalyANu hai 'svadharme nidhana tha|' sAvadhAnI sItAjI kI sAvadhAnI dekhiye. jaba hanumAnajI azekavATikA meM sItA ke pAsa jAte haiM... tama sItA apane buddhikauzala se saba prakAra unakI parIkSA karatI hai. jabataka use yahu vizvAsa nahI hA jAtA ki hanumAna vAstava meM zrIrAmacaMdra ke dUta hai, zaktisa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM pana hai aura merI khoja meM hI yahAM Aye haiM taba taka khula kara bAta nahIM karatI hai. dAmpatya prema - jaba pUrA vizvAsa ho jAtA hai taba pahale svAmI aura devara kI kuzala pUchatI hai, phira AMsU bahAtI huI karuNapUrNa zabda meM kahatI hai-hanumAna ! raghunAthajI kA citta te baDA hI kamala hai. kRpA karanA to unakA svabhAva hI hai. phira mujhase vaha ItanI niSpharatA karmo kara rahe hai ? vaha to svabhAva se hI sevaka ke sukha denevAle hai, phira mujhe unahone kayAM bisAra diyA hai ? kyA zrIraghunAthajI kabhI mujhe yAda bhI karate hai ? he bhAI ! kabhI usa zyAmasuMdara ke kemala mukhakamala ke dekha kara merI ye AMkhe zItala hoMgI? aho ! nAtha ne mujhako bilakula bhulA diyA ! itanA kaha kara sItA ne lagI, usakI vANI ruka gayI ! bacana na Ava nayana bhari bArI, ahaha nAtha! mohi nipaTa bisArI. isake bAda hanumAnajI ne jaba zrIrAma kA premasaMdeza sunAte hue yaha kahA ki mAtA ! zrIrAma kA prema tumase dugunA hai. uhene kahalavAyA hai tava premakara mama aru terA, jAnata priyA eka mana morA. so mana sadA rahata tahiM pAhIM, jAnu prItirasa enahi mAhIM. yaha suna kara sItA gadgad he jAtI hai, zrI sItA-rAma kA paraspara kaisA Adarza prema hai! jagata ke strIpuruSa yadi Isa prema ke Adarza banA kara paraspara aisA hI prema karane lage to gRhastha sukhamaya bana jAya ! para-puruSa se paraheja sItAjI ne jayaMta kI ghaTanA yAda dilAte hue kahA ki kahe kapivara ! tU hI batA, meM Isa avasthA meM kaise cha sakatI heM ? zatra ke tapAnevAle zrIrAmalakSamaNa samartha hone para bhI merI sudhi nahIM lete, Isase mAlUma hotA hai abhI merA duHkhabhoga zeSa nahIM huA hai." kahate kahate jaba sItA ke netro se AMsuoM kI dhArA bahane lagI, taba hanumAna ne unheM AzvAsana dete hue kahA ki "mAtA ! kucha dina dhIraja raka, zatruo ke saMhAra karanevAle katAtmA zrIrAma aura lakSamaNa cheDe hI samaya meM yahAM A kara rAvaNu kA vadha kara tuhe avadhapurI meM le jAyege. tuma ciMtA na kare. yadi tumhArI vizeSa IcchA hai aura mujhe AjJA de to meM bhagavAna zrIrAma kI aura tumahArI dayA se rAvaNa kA vadha kara aura laMkA ke naSTa kara tumako prabhu zrIrAmacaMdra ke samIpa le jA sakatA haM. athavA he devi ! tuma merI pITha para baiTha jAo, meM AkAzaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 193 mArga se he kara mahAsAgara ke lAMdha jAuMgA. yahAM ke rAkSasa mujhe nahIM pakaDa sakeMge, miM zIdhra hI tuhe prabhu zrIrAmacaMdra ke samIpa le jAuMgA. hanumAna ke vacana suna kara unake bala-parAkrama kI parIkSA lene ke bAda sItA kahane lagI-he vAnarazreSTha! patibhakti ko samyaka pAlana karanevAlI meM apane svAmI zrI rAmacaMdra ke choDa karI svechA se kisI bhI anya puruSa ke aMga kA sparza karanA nahIM cAhatI." bhabhaktiM puraskRtya rAmAdanyasya vAnara / nAhaM spaSTuM svato gAtramiccheyaM vAnarottama // | (vArA. 5-37-62) duSTa rAvaNa ne balAtkAra se haraNa karane ke samaya mujhake sparza kiyA thA, usa samaya to meM parAdhIna thI, merA kucha bhI vaza nahIM calatA thA. aba to zrIrAma svayaM yahAM AveM aura rAkSasa sahita rAvaNu kA vadha kara ke mujhe apane sAtha le jAyaM, tabhI unakI javalaMta kIti kI zobhA hai." bhalA vicAriye ! hanumAna-sarIkhA sevaka, je sItAjI ke sacce hRdaya se mAtA se baDhakara samajhatA hai aura sItA-rAma kI bhakti karanA hI apane jIvana kA parama dhyeya mAnatA hai, sItA pativratadharma kI rakSA ke liye, itane ghera vipattikAla meM apane svAmI ke pAsa jAne ke liye bhI usakA sparza nahIM karanA cAhatI. kesA addabhuta dharma kA Agraha hai! Isase yaha sIkhanA cAhiye ki bhArI Apatti ke samaya bhI strI ke yathAsAdhya parapuruSa ke aMge kA sparza nahIM karanA cAhiye ! viga meM vyAkalatA bhagavAna zrIrAma meM sItA kA kitanA prema thA aura unase milane ke liye usake hRdaya meM kitanI adhika vyAkulatA thI, Isa bAta kA kucha patA haraNa ke samaya se le kara laMkAvijaya taka ke sItA ke vividha vacane se lagatA hai. usa prasaMga ke paDhate--paDhate aisA kauna hai jisakA hadaya karuNa se na bhara jAya? paraMtu sItAjI kI saccI vyAkulatA kA sabase baDhakara pramANe te yaha hai ki zrIraghunAthajI mahArAja usake liye virahavyAkula aiNa manuSya kI bhAMti vidyala he kara unmattavat rote aura vilApa karate hue, RSikumAra, sUrya, pavana, pazu-pakSI aura jaDa vRkSalatAo se sItA kA patA pUchate phirate hai AdityA! bho lokakRtAkRtajJa lokasya satyAnRtakarmasAkSin / mama priyA sA ka gatA hutA vA zaMsasva me zokahatasya srvm|| lokeSu sarveSu na nAsti kizcidyattena nityaM viditaM bhavettat / zaMsasva vAyo! kulazAlinI tAM mRtA hRtA vA pathi vartate vaa|| che. 17, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM le ke kRtAkRta ko jAnanevAle he sUryadeva ! tU satya aura asaya karmo kA sAkSI che. merI priyA ko kaI hara le gayA hai yA vaha kahI calI gaI hai isa bAta ke tU bhalIbhAMti jAnatA hai; atae mujha zokapIDita ke sArA hAla batalA ! he vAyudeva! tIne loko meM tujhase kucha bhI chipA nahIM hai, terI sarvatra gati hai. hamAre kula kI vRddhi karanevAlI sItA mara gayI, harI gayI yA kahIM mArga meM bhaTaka rahI hai, je kucha ho so yathArtha kaha. hA gunakhAni jAnakI sItA, rU5-nIla-vrata-premapunItA. lachimana samujhAye bahu bhAMtI, pUchata cale latA aru pAMtI. he khaga-mRga! he madhukara zrenI, tuha dekhI sItA mRgananI. ehibidhi bilapata khejata svAmI, manahuM mahAbirahI atikAmI. Isase yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhiye ki bhagavAna zrIrAma "mahAvirahI aura atikAmI" the. sItAjI kA zrIrAma ke prati itanA prema thA aura vaha zrIrAma ke liye itanI vyAkula thI ki zrIrAma ke bhI vaisA hI bartAva karanA paDA. bhagavAna kA yaha praNa he- ye yathA mAM prapadyante tAMstathaiva bhajAmyaham / zrIrAma ne "mahAvirahI aura atikAmI ke sadaza lIlA kara Isa siddhAnta ke caritArtha kara diyA. Isase yaha zikSA lenI cAhiye ki yadi hama bhagavAna ke pAne ke liye vyAkula hoMge te bhagavAna bhI hamAre liye vaise hI vyAkula hege; atae hama sabako paramAtmA ke liye isI prakAra vyAkula honA cAhiye. agniparIkSA rAvaNu kA vadha ho gayA, prabhu zrIrAma kI AjJA se sItA ke snAna karavA kara aura vastrAbhUSaNa pahanA kara vibhISaNa zrIrAma ke pAsa lAte hai. bahuta dine ke bAda priya pati zrI raghuvIra ke pUrNimA ke saMsadaza mukha ke dekha kara sItA kA sArA duHkha nAza he gayA aura usakA mukha nirmala caMdramA kI bhAMti camaka uThA. paraMtu zrIrAma ne yaha sapaSTa kaha diyA "maine apane kartavya kA pAlana kyiA, rAvaNa kA vadha kara tujhako duSTa ke caMgula se chuDAyA; paraMtu rAvaNa ke ghara meM raha cukI hai, rAvaNane tujhake burI najara se dekhA ; atae aba mujhe terI AvazyakatA nahIM, tU apanI IjhanusAra cAhe jahAM calI jA. meM tujhe grahaNa nahIM kara sakatA." nAsti me tvayyabhiSvaGgo yatheSTaM gamyatAmitaH / (vA. ra0 6, 115, 21.) zrIsama ke ina azrutapUrva kaThera aura bhayaMkara vacane ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI sItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 15 suna kara divya satI sItA kI je kucha dazA huI usakA varNana nahIM ho sakatA ! svAmI ke vacanabANe se sItA ke samasta aMge meM bhISaNa ghAva he gaye. vaha phUTa phUTa kara rone lagI. phira karuNa ke bhI karuNAsAgara meM DUbe denevAle zabda meM usane dhIre dhIre gaga6 vANI se kahA- he svAmI ! Apa sAdhAraNa manuSya kI bhAMti mujhe karyo ese kaThera aura anucita zabda kahate hai ? meM apane zIla kI zapatha kara ke katI dU hi Apa mujha para vizvAsa rakheM. he prANanAtha ! rAvaNa ne haraNa karane ke samaya jaba mere zarIra kA sparza kiyA thA, taba meM paravaza thI. isameM to daiva kA hI deza hai. yadi Apake yahI karanA thA, te hanumAna ke jaba mere pAsa bhejA thA tabhI merA tyAga kara diyA hatA te abataka mai apane prANa hI choDa detI !" sItA ne bahutasI bAteM kahIM, paraMtu zrIrAma ne koI javAba nahIM diyA. taba zrI sItAjI dInatA aura ciMtA se bhare hue lakSmaNase belI-he saumitri! aise miskApavAda se kalaMkita he kara meM jInA nahIM cAhatI. mere duHkha kI nivRtti ke liye tuma yahIM agni-citA taiyAra kara de. mere priya pati ne mere guNoM se aprasanna ho kara janasamudAya ke madhya merA tyAga kiyA hai. aba meM agnipraveza kara ke isa jIvana kI aMta karanA cAhatI huM." vaidehI sItA ke vacana suna kara lakSmaNa ne kopabharI lAla-lAla AMkha se eka bAra zrI rAmacaMdra kI ora dekhA, paraMtu rAma kI ruci ke adhIna rahanevAle lamaNa ne AkAra aura saMketa se zrIrAma kI sukha samajha kara unakI IcchAnusAra citA taiyAra kara dI. sItA ne prajvalita agni ke pAsa jA kara devatA aura brAhmaNe ke praNAma kara dene hAtha joDa kara kahA yathA me hRdayaM nityaM nApasarpati rAghavAs / tathA lokasya sAkSI mAM sarvataH pAtu pAvakaH / / yathA mAM zuddhacAritrAM duSTAM jAnAti rAghavaH / tathA lokasya sAkSI mAM sarvataH pAtu pAvakaH // ( vA. rA. 6, 116, 25-26) he sarvalokasAkSI agnideva ! yadi merA mana kabhI bhI zrI rAmacaMdra se calAyamAna na huA he to tuma merI rakSA kare. merA caritra zuddha hone para bhI zrIrAdhava mujhe duSTA mAnate haiM. yAda meM vAstava meM zuddha dU to he deva ! tuma merI rakSA karo." | itanA kaha kara agni ke pradakSiNA kara sItA niHzaMka hRdaya se agni meM praveza kara gayI. saba era hAhAkAra maca gayA. brahmA, ziva, kubera, iMdra, yamarAja aura varuNa Adi devatA A kara, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me zrIrAma ke samajhAne lage. brahmAjIne bahuta kucha rahasya kI bAteM kahI. itane meM sarva leke ke sAkSI bhagavAna agnideva sItA ke goda meM le kara akasmAta prakaTa he gaye aura videhI ke zrIrAma ke prati arpaNa karate huye bele- eSA te rAma vaidehI pApamasyAM na vidyate // naiva vAcA na manasA naiva buddhayA na cakSuSA / suvRttA vRttazauTIrya na tvAmatyacaracchubhA // rAvaNenApanItaiSAM vIryotisaktena rakSasA / tvayA virahitA dInA vivazA nirjanAdvanAt // kruddhA cAntaHpure guptA tvaccittA tvatparAyaNA / rakSitA rAkSasIbhizca ghorAbhirghogbuddhibhiH // pralobhyamAnA vividhaM taya'mAnA ca maithilI / nAcintayata tadrakSastvadgatenAntarAtmanA // vizuddhabhAvAM niSpApAM pratigRhNAsva maithilIm / na kizcidabhidhAtavyA ahamAjJApayAmi te // | (vA rA0 6, 118, 6-11) rAma! isa apanI vaidehI sItA ke grahaNa kare. isameM kAI bhI pApa nahIM hai. he caritrAbhimAnI rAma ! isa zubhalakSaNa sItA ne vANI, mana, buddhi yA netroM se kabhI tumhArA ullaMghana nahIM kiyA. nirjana vana meM jaba tuma isake pAsa nahIM the taba yaha becArI nirUpAya aura vivaza thI. isIse balagavita rAvaNa ise balAtkArase hara le gayA thA. yadyapi Isake aMtaHpura meM rakhA gayA thA aura rase krara svabhAvavALI rAkSasiyAM paherA detI thI. aneka prakAra ke pralebhana diye jAte the aura tiraskAra bhI kiyA jAtA thA; paraMtu tumhAre meM mana lagAnevAlI, tumahAre parAyaNa huI sItA ne tumhAre sivA dUsare kA kabhI mana se vicAra hI nahIM kiyA. IsakA aMtaHkaraNa zuddha hai, yaha niSpApa hai. meM tumahe AjJA detA huM, tuma kisI prakAra kI bhI zaMkA na kara ke IsakA grahaNa kare." agnideva ke vacana suna kara maryAdApuruSottama bhagavAna zrIrAma bahuta prasanna huye, unake netra harSa se bhara Aye aura unhene kahA "he agnideva ! Isa prakAra sItA kI zuddhi Avazyaka thI, meM meM hI grahaNa kara letA te loga kahate ki dazarathaputra rAma mUrkha aura kAmI hai (kucha loga sItA ke zIla para bhI saMdeha karate jisase usakA gaurava ghaTatA, Aja Isa agniparIkSA se sItA kA aura merA done kA mukha ujajvala ho gayA hai.) meM jAnatA hUM ki janakanaMdinI sItA ananyahudayA aura sarvadA merI icchAnusAra calanevAlI che. jese samudra apanI maryAdA kA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, usI prakAra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 17 yaha bhI apane teja se maryAdA meM rahanevAlI hai. duSTAtmA rAvaNa pradIta ani kI vAlA ke samAna aprApta Isa sItA kA sparza nahIM kara sakatA thA. sUryakAntisadaNa sItA mujhase abhinna hai. jaise AtmavAn puruSa kIti kA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, usI prakAra meM bhI tane leke meM vizuddha Isa sItA kA vAstava meM kabhI tyAga nahI kara sakatA." | itanA kaha kara bhagavAna zrIrAma priyA satI sItA ke grahaNa kara AnaMda meM nimagna he gaye. isa prasaMga se yaha sIkhanA cAhiye ki strI kisI bhI hAlata meM pati para nArAja na ho aura use saMtoSa karAne ke liye nyAyayukta ucita ceSTA kare. | gRhastha dharma sItA ane svAmI aura devara ke sAtha ayodhyA lauTa AtI hai. baDI bUDhI stri aura sabhI sAsuo ke caraNe meM praNAma karatI hai. saba era sukha chA jAtA hai. aba sItA apanI sAsu kI sevA meM lagatI hai aura unakI aisI sevA karatI hai ki sabake mugdha he jAnA paDatA hai. sItAjI gRhastha kA sArA kAma sucAru rUpa se karatI hai, jisase sabhI saMtuSTa hai. isase yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki videza se lauTate hI sAsa aura sabhI baDI bUDhI stri ke praNAma karanA aura sAsa Adi kI sacce mana se sevA karanI cAhiye, evaM gRhastha kA sArA kArya sucAru rU5 se karanA cAhiye. samAna vyavahAra zrI sItAjI bharata, lakSmaNa aura zatrugha Ina deva ke sAtha putravata bartAva karatI thI, aura khAnapAna Adi meM kisI prakAra kA bhI bheda nahIM rakhatI thI. svAmI zrIrAma ke liye jaisA bhojana banatA thA, ThIka vaisA hI sItAjI apane deva ke liye banAtI thI. dekhane meM yaha bAta choTIsI mAluma hotI hai kiMtu isI bartAva meM deSa A jAne ke kAraNa kevala khAne kI vastuo meM bheda rakhane se Aja bhArata meM hajAra sammilita kuTuMba kI bUrI dazA ho rahI che. sItAjI ke Isa bartAva se triya ke khAnapAna meM samAna vyavahAra rakhane kI zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye. sItAparityAga eka samaya bhagavAna rAma guptacara ke dvArA sItA ke saMbaMdha meM lokApavAda suna kara bahuta hI zoka karate huye lamaNase kahane lage ki "bhAI ! maiM jAnatA ki sItA pavitra aura yazasvinI hai, laMkA meM usane tere sAmane jalatI huI agni meM praveza kara ke apanI parIkSA dI thI aura sarvakasAkSI agnideva ne svayaM prakaTa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA ho kara samasta devatA aura RSi ke sAmane sItA ke pAparahita hene kI ghoSaNA kI thI; tathApi isa lokApavAda ke kAraNa mane sItA ke tyAga kA nizcaya kara liyA hai. isa liye - kala prAtaHkAla ha sumaMta sArathI ke ratha meM beThA kara sItA ke gaMgA ke usa pAra temasA nadI ke tIra para mahAtmA vAlmIki ke Azrama ke pAsa nirjana vana meM cheDa kara calA A. tujhe mere caraNe kI aura jIvana kI zapatha hai, Isa saMbaMdha meM tU mujhase kucha bhI na kahanA. sItA se bhI abhI kucha na kahanA." lakSmaNane duHkhabhare hadaya se mauna he kara AjJA svIkAra kI aura prAtaHkAla hI sumaMta se kaha kara ratha juDavA liyA. sItAjI ne eka bAra muniye ke Azrame meM jAne ke liye triIsama se prArthanA kI thI; atae lamaNu ke dvArA vana jAne kI bAta suna kara sItAjI ne yahI samajhA ki svAmI ne RSiryo ke Azrame meM jAne kI AjJA dI hai aura vaha RSipaniryo ke bAMTane ke liye bahumUlya gahane kapaDe aura vividha prakAra kI vastu le kara vana ke liye vidA ho gayI. mArga meM azakuna hote dekha kara sItA ne lakSmaNa se pUchA-"bhAI ! apane nagara aura ghara meM saba prasanna to hai na lakSamaNane kahA-saba kuzala hai. yahAMtaka to lakSmaNane sahana kiyA, paraMtu gaMgA ke tIrapara pahuMcate hI mamavedanA se lakSmaNa kA hRdaya bhara AyA aura vaha dIna kI bhAMti phUTa phUTa kara rene lagA. saMyamazIla dharmajJa lakSmaNa kA rete dekha kara sItA kahane lagIbhAI ! tuma rote karyo ho ?hamaloga gaMgAtIrapara RSi ke Azrame ja samIpa A gaye hai. yahAM te harSa honA cAhiye: tama ulTA kheda ra saha hA. tuma to rAta-dina zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke pAsa hI rahate hA. kayA rAtri ke viyega meM hI zoka karane lage? he puruSa! mujhake bhI rAma prANAdhika priya hai, para maiM to zaka nahIM karatI. isa laDakapina kema choDA aura gaMgA ke usa pAra cala kara mujhe tapasviya ke darzana karIe. mahAtmAo ke bhinna bhinna vastuoM bAMTa kara aura yathAyogya unakI pUjA kara eka hI rAta raha hama loga vApasa laoNTa Age. merA mana bhI kamalanetra, siMhasadaza vakSasthalavAle, AnaMdadAtA meM zreSTha zrIrAma ke dekhane ke liye utAvalA ho rahA hai." lakSmaNane Ina vacane kA koI uttara nahIM diyA aura sItA ke sAtha naukApaka savAra he gaMgA ke usa pAra pahuMca kara phira ucca svara se zanaH zuru kara diyA. sItAjI ke bAraMvAra pUchane aura AjJA dene para lakSmaNane sira nIcA kara ke gadgad vANuM se lokApavAra A prasaMga varNana karate hue kahA"sIta ! tuma nirdoSa hA, kiMtu zrIrAma ne tumako tyAga diyA hai. aba tuma zrIrAma ko. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA , hadaya meM dhAraNa kara ke pativratadharma kA pAlana karatI huI vAlmIki muni ke Azrama meM raho.' - lakSmaNa ke ina dAruNu vacane ke sunate hI satA mUrNitahA kara gira paDI. thoDI dera bAda hAza Ane para ro kara vilApa karane lagI aura bolI-"he lakSmaNa ! vidhAtA ne mere zarIra ke duHkha bhogane ke liye racA hai. mAlUma nahIM, miMne kitanI jeDiyuM ke bichuDAyA thA, jisase Aja mai zuddha AcaraNavAlI satI hone para bhI dharmAtmA priya pati rAma ke dvArA tyAgI jAtI haiM. he lakSmaNa! pUrvakAla meM jaba meM vana meM thI taba te svAmI kI sevA kA saubhAgya milane ke kAraNa vana ke duHkha meM bhI sukha mAnatI thI, paraMtu he saumya ! aba priyatama ke viyoga meM meM Azrama meM kaise raha sagI ? janma-duHkhinI meM apanA dukhaDA kisake sunAuMgI? he prabho ! mahAtmA, RSi, muni jaba mujhe yaha pUchaMge kI tujhako zrIraghunAthajI ne kyAM tyAga diyA, kayA tumane kaI bUrA karma kiyA thA ? te meM kyAM javAba daMgI ? he saumi! meM Aja hI isa bhAgIrathI meM DUba kara apanA prANa de detI, paraMtu mere aMdara zrIrAma kA vaMzabIja hai, yadi meM DUba maruM te mere svAmI kA vaMza nAza ho jAyegA ! IsI liye meM mara bhI nahIM sakatI. he lamaNa ! tumake rAjAjJA hai te tuma mujha abhAginI ke yahIM choDa kara cale jAe paraMtu merI kucha bAteM sunate jAo. merI ora se merI sArI sAsuo kA hAtha joDa kara ca@- vaMdana karanA aura phira mahArAja ke merA praNAma kaha kara kuzala pUchanA ! he lakSamaNa! sabake sAmane sira navA kara merA praNAma kahanA aura dharma meM sadA sAvadhAna rahanevAle mahArAja se merI ora se yaha nivedana karanA- "jAnAsi ca yathA zuddhA sItA tattvena rAghava / bhaktyA ca parayA yuktA hitA ca tava nityazaH // ahaM tyaktA ca te vIra ayazo bhIruNA jane / yaJca te vacanIyaM syAdapavAdaH samutthitaH // mayA ca pariharttavyaM tvaM hi me paramA gatiH / vaktavyazcaiva nRpatirdharmeNa susamAhitaH // yathA bhrAtRSu vartethAstathA paureSu nityadA / paramo hyeSa dharmaste tasmAtkIrtiranuttamA // yattu paurajane rAjan dharmeNa samavApnuyAt / ahaM tu nAnuzocAmi svazarIraM nararSabha / yathA'pavAdaH paurANAM tathaiva raghunandana / patirhi devatA nAryAH patirbandhuH ptirguruH|| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mi prANairapi piyaM tasmAtbhartuH kArya vizeSataH / (vA rA0 7. 48. 12-18) he rAghava ! Apa jisa prakAra mujhake tattva se zuddha samajhate hai usI prakAra nitya apane meM bhaktivAlI aura anurakta cittavAlI bhI samajhiyegA. he vIra ! meM jAnatI hUM ki Apane lokApavAda ke dUra karane aura apane kula kI kIti kAyama rakhane ke liye hI muke tyAga diyA hai; paraMtu mere to Apa hI paramagati haM. he mahArAja! Apa jisa prakAra ane bhAI ke sAtha bartAva karate hai, prajA ke sAtha bhI vahI bartAva kIjiyegA. he rAdhava! hI ApakA parama dharma hai, aura isIse uttama kIti milatI hai. he svAmin ! prajA para dharmayukta zAsana karane se hI puNya prApta hotA hai. atae aisA kaI bartAva na kIjiyegA jisase prajA meM apavAda che. he raghunaMdana ! mujhe apane zarIra ke liye tanika bhI zeka nahIM hai, kayoMki strI ke liye pati hI parama devatA hai, pati hI parama baMdhu hai aura pati hI parama guru hai. nitya prANAdhika priya pati kA priya kArya karanA aura usameM prasanna rahanA, strI kA yaha svAbhAvika dharma hI hai." kyA hI mArmika zabda hai! dhanya satI sItA, dhanya dharmaprema aura prajAvatsalatA ! dhanya bhArata kA satIdharma, dhanya bhAratIya deviyoM kA apUrva tyAga. sItAjI kahane lagI--"he lakSmaNa! merA yaha saMdeza mahArAja se kaha denA. bhAI ! eka bAta aura hai, meM Isa samaya garbhavatI dU, tuma merI ora dekha kara Isa bAta kA nizcaya karate jAo, kahIM saMsAra meM lega yaha apavAda na kareM ki sItA vana meM ja kara saMtAna prasava karatI hai." sItA ke Ina vacana ke suna kara dInacitta lakSamaNa vyAkula he uThe aura sira jhukA kara sItA ke pare meM gira phaphakAra mAra kara jora jora se rone lage, phira uTha kara sItAjI kI pradakSiNA kI aura do ghaDI taka dhyAna karane ke bAda bole-"mAtA ! he pAparahitA sIte! tuma kayA kaha rahI che? maeNne Aja taka tumhAre caraNe kA hI darzana kiyA hai, kabhI svarUpa nahIM dekhA. Aja bhagavAna rAma ke parokSa meM tumahArI ora kese tAka sakatA hUM." tadanaMtara praNAma kara ke vaha rote huye nAvapara savAra he kara lauTa gaye aura idhara sItA-duHkhabhAra se pIDitA Adarza pativratA satI sItA-araNya meM galA phADa kara rone lagI. sItAjI ke rudana ke suna kara vAlmIki use apane Azrama meM le gaye. Isa prasaMga se je kucha sIkhA jA sakatA hai vahI bhAratIya devi kA parama dharma hai. sItAcha ke uparyukta zabda kA nitya www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI sItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 201 pATha karanA cAhiye aura unake rahasya ke apane jIvana meM utAranA cAhiye. lakSamaNa ke bartAva se bhI hamaloge ke yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye ki pada meM mAtA ke samAna hone para bhI puruSa kisI bhI strI ke aMga na dekhe. isI prakAra striyAM bhI apane aMga kisIkA na dikhAveM. vAlamIkiche ke Azrama meM sItA RSi kI AjJA se aMtaHpura meM RSipatnI ke pAsa rahI, isase yaha sIkhanA cAhiye ki yadi kabhI dUsare ke ghara rahane kA avasara Ave te stri ke aMtaHpura meM rahanA cAhiye aura isI prakAra kisI dUsarI strI ke apane yahAM rakhanA he to stri ke sAtha aMtaHpura meM hI rakhanA cAhiye. pAtAlapraveza je strI ane dharma kA prANupana se pAlana karatI hai, aMta meM usakA pariNAma acchA hI hotA hai. jaba bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdra azvamedha yajJa karate haiM aura lava-kuza ke dvArA rAmAyaNa kA gAna suna kara mugdha ho jAte hai, taba lava-kuzA kI pahacAna hatI hai aura zrIrAma kI AjJA se sItA vahAM mulAyI jAtI hai. sItA zrIrAma kA dhyAna karatI huI sira nIcA kiye hAtha joDa kara vAlmIki RSi ke pIche-pI che retI huI A rahI hai. vAlmIki muni sabhA meM A kara je kucha kahate hai usase sArA lokApavAda miTa jAtA hai aura sArA deza sItA-rAma ke jayajayakAra se ivanita he uThatA hai. vAlmIki ne sItA ke niSpApa hone kI bAta kahate huye yahAM taka kaha DAlA ki "maine hajAro varSo taka tapa kiyA hai, meM usa tapa kI zapatha khA kara kahatA hUM ki yadi sItA duSTa AcaraNavAlI he to mere tapa ke sAre phala naSTa ho jAya. meM apanI divya dRSTi aura jJAnadRSTidvArA vizvAsa dilAtA hUM ki sItA parama zuddhA hai." vAlmIki kI pratijJA ke suna kara aura sItA ke sabhA meM AyI huI dekha kara bhagavAna zrIrAma gada ho gaye aura kahane lage ki "he mahAbhAga! meM jAnatA hUM ki jAnakI zuddhA hai, lava-kuza mere hI putra hai. meM rAjadharmapAlana ke liye hI priyA sItA kA tyAga karane ke bAdhya huA thA. atae Apa mujhe kSamA kare !" usa sabhA meM brahmA, Aditya, vasu, rudra, vivedeva, vAyu, sAdhya, maharSi, nAga, supaNuM aura siddha Adi baiThe huye haiM, una sabake sAmane rAma phira yaha kahate haiM ki "Isa jagata meM vaidehI zuddha hai aura isa para merA pUrNa prema hai--zuddhAthAM kalA maLe vailehyAM chattistu ke ' itane meM kASAyavastra dhAraNa kiye huye satI sItA nIcI gardana kara zrIrAma kA dhyAna karatI huI bhUmi kI era dekhane lagI aura bolI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * * * * * * * * 000000000000000000000 22 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA yathA'haM rAghavAdanyaM manasApi na cintaye / tathA me mAdhavI devI vivaraM dAtumarhati // manasA karmaNA vAcA yathA rAmaM samarcaye / tathA me mAdhavI devI vivaraM dAtumarhati / / yathaitatsatyamuktaM me veni rAmAtparaM na ca / tathA me mAdhavI devI vivaraM dAtumarhati // | (vA rA7. 97. 15-17) "yadi maine rAma ke choDa kara kisI dUsare kA kabhI mana se bhI ciMtana na kiyA ho te he mAdhavI devi ! tU mujhe apane meM le le, he pRthvI mAtA ! mujhe mArga de. yadi maine mana, karma aura vANuM se kevala rAma kA hI pUjana kiyA ho te he mAdhavI devI ! mujhe apane meM le le. he pRthvI mAtA ! mujhe mAga de. yadi maiM rAma ke sivA aura kisIko bhI na jAnatI houM yAnI kevala rAma ke hI bhajanevAlI dU yaha satya che to mAdhavI devI ! mujhe apanemeM sthAna de aura he pRthvI mAtA ! mujhe mArga de." ina tIna zapatha ke karate hI akasmAta dharatI phaTa gayI, usameMse eka uttama aura divya siMhAsana nikalA. divya siMhAsana ke divya deha aura divya vastrAbhUSaNadhArI nAge ne apane mastaka para uThA rakhA thA aura usa para pRthvIdevI baiThI huI thI. pRthvI devI ne sItA kA done hAthe se AliMgana kiyA aura he putrI ! terA kalyANa he' kaha kara use goda meM beThA liyA. itane meM sabake dekhate dekhate siMhAsana rasAtala meM praveza kara gayA. satI sItA ke jayajyakAra se tribhuvana bhara gayA ! sItA-parityAga ke hetu yahAM yaha prazna hatA hai ki "bhagavAna zrIrAma baDe dayAlu aura nyAyakArI the, unhoMne nirdoSa jAna kara bhI sItA kA tyAga kayAM kiyA ?" IsameM pradhAnataH nignalikhita pAMca kAraNa hai, ina kAraNepara dhyAna dene se siddha he jAyagA ki rAma kA yaha kArya sarvathA ucita thA-- 1-rAma ke samIpa isa prakAra kI bAta AyI thI- asmAkamapi dAreSu sahanIyaM bhaviSyati / yathA hi kurute rAjA prajA tamanuvartate // ki "rAma ne rAvaNa ke ghara meM raha kara AyI huI sItA ko ghara meM rakha liyA isa liye aba yadi hamArI striyAM bhI dUsare ke yahAM raha AvRMgI te hama bhI isa bAta ke saha leMge; koMki rAjA je kucha karatA he prajA usIkA anusaraNa karatI hai.' praja kI Isa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsItA ke caritra se Adarza zikSA 203 bhAvanA se bhagavAna ne yaha socA ki sItA kA nirdoSa henA merI buddhi meM hai. sAdhAraNa loga isa bAta ke nahIM jAnate. ve to isase yahI zikSA leMge ki parapuruSa ke ghara binA bAdhA strI rahI sakatI hai. aisA hone se strIdhama bilakula bigaDa jAyagA, prajA meM varNasaMkaratA kI vRddhi hegI, atae prajA ke dharma kI rakSA ke liye prANAdhikA sItA kA tyAga kara denA cAhiye. sItA ke tyAga meM rAma ke baDA duHkha thA, unakA hadaya vidIrNa ho rahA thA. unake hRdaya kI dazA kA pUrA anubhava to kaI kara hI nahIM sakatA, kiMtu vAlmIki rAmAyaNa aura uttararAmacarita ke paDhane se kiMcita digdarzana ho sakatA hai. zrIrAma ne yahAM prajAdharma kI rakSA ke liye vyaktidharma kA balidAna kara diyA. prajAraMjana ke yajJAnala meM AtmasvarUpA sItA kI Ahuti de DAlI ! isase unake prajAprema kA patA lagatA hai. sItA rAma hai aura rAma sItA hai, zakti aura zaktimAna mila kara hI jagata kA niyaMtraNa karate hai, ataeva sItA ke tyAga meM koI Apatti nahIM. Isa lokasaMgraha ke hetu se bhI sItA kA tyAga ucita hai. 2cAhe theDI hI saMkhyA meM he sItA ko jhUThA apavAda karanevAle loga the. yaha apavAda tyAga ke binA miTa nahIM sakatA thA; aura yadi sItA vAlmIki ke Azrama meM raha kara vAlamIki ke dvArA pratijJA ke sAtha zuddha na kahI jAtI aura pRthvI meM na samAtI te zAyada yaha apavAda miTatA bhI nahIM, saMbhava hai aura baDha jAtA; aura sItA kA nAma Aja jisa bhAva se liyA jAtA hai zAyada vaise na liyA jAtA isa hetu se bhI sItA kA tyAga ucita hai. 3-sItA zrIrAma kI paramabhakatA thI, unakI AzritA thI, unakI parama pyArI ardhAginI thI, aisI paramapunItA satI ke niSTharatA ke sAtha tyAgane kA deSa bhagavAna zrIrAma ne apane upara IsI liye le liyA ki Isase sItA ke gaurava kI vRddhi huI, sItA kA khUThA kalaMka bhI miTa gayA aura sItA jagatapUjyA bana gayI. bhagavAna ane bhakata kA gaurava baDhAne ke liye apane upara doSa le liyA karate haiM aura yahI yahAM para bhI huA. aneka kAraNe se sItA kA nirvAsana rAma ke liye ucita hiI thA. asalI bAta te yaha hai ki bhagavAna rAma aura sItA sAkSAta nArAyaNa aura zakita hai. eka hI mahAna tatva ke de rUpa hai. unakI lIlA ve hI jAne. hama logoM ke AlocanA karane kA koI adhikAra nahIM. hameM te cAhiye ki unakI divya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me lIlAoM se lAbha uThAve aura apane manuSyajIvana ke pavitra kare. mAnavalIlA meM zrI sItAcha isa bAta ke pramANita kara gayI ki binA doSa bhI yadi svAmI strI ko tyAga de to strI kA kartavya hai ki Isa vipatti meM duHkhamaya jIvana bitA kara bhI apane pAtivratadharma kI rakSA kare, pariNAma usakA kalyANa hI hogA. upasaMhAra satya aura nyAya aMta meM avazya hI zubha phala deMge. sItA ne apane jIvana meM kaThora parIkSAmeM de kara strImAtra ke liye yaha maryAdA sthApita kara dI ki je strI ApattikAla meM sItA kI bhAMti dharma kA pAlana karegI usakI kIrti saMsAra meM sadA ke liye prakAzita ho jAyegI. sItA meM patibhakti, sItA kA bharata-lakSmaNa aura zatrudana ke sAtha nirdoSa vAtsalya...prema, sAsue ke prati sevAbhAva, sevake ke sAtha prema kA bartAva, naihara aura sasurAla meM sabake sAtha Adarza prIti aura sabake saMmAna karane kI ceSTA, RSi kI sevA, lava-kuza jaise vIra putra kA mAtRtva, unake zikSA dene kI paTutA, sAhasa, pairya, tapa, vIrava aura Adarza dharmaparAyaNatA Adi sabhI guNapUrNa vikasita aura sarvathA anukaraNIya hai. hamArI je mAtAryo aura bahane pramAda, meha aura Asakti ke tyAga kara sItA ke caritra kA anukaraNa kareMgI unake apane kalyANa meM te zaMkA hI kayA hai, ye apane pati aura putroM ko bhI tAra sakatI hai. adhika yA, jisa para unakI dayA ho jAyagI usakA bhI kalyANa honA saMbhava hai. aisI satIziromaNi pativratA strI darzana aura pUjana ke yogya hai. manuSya ke dvArA hI nahIM balika devatAoM ke dvArA bhI vaha pUjanIya hai aura apane caritra se trilokI ke pavitra karanevAlI hai. yadyapi zrI sItAjI sAkSAta bhagavatI aura paramAtmA kI zakti thI, tathApi usane apane manuSyajIvana meM lokazikSA ke liye je caritra kiye hai, ye saba aise hai ki jinakA anukaraNa sabhI striyAM kara sakatI hai. saMsAra kI maryAdA ke liye hI sItA-rAma kA avatAra thA. aeva unake caritra aura upadeza alaukika na ha kara ese vyAvahArika the ki jinake kAma meM lA kara hamaloga lAbha uThA sakate haiM. je strI yA puruSa yaha kaha kara kartavya se chUTanA cAhate hai ki "zrIsItA-rAma sAkSAta zakti aura Izvara the: hama unake caritra kA anukaraNa nahIM kara sakate." ve kAyara aura abhakta haiM. ve zrIrAma ke Izvara kA avatAra kevala kathanabhara ke liye hI mAnate hai. sacce bhakartA ke te zrIrAmasItA ke caritra kA yathArtha anukaraNa hI karanA cAhiye. | ("kalyANanA"nA rAmAyaNuMkamAMthI) - - - -- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka musalamAna rAmabhakta 205 34-eka musalamAna rAmabhakta siddha phakIra zAha jalAluddIna vasAlI (lekhaka -zrI. jamunAprasAdajI zrIvAstava) je vyakti jate-paramAtmA meM mila jAtA hai use "vasAlI" kahate haiM. yaha zabda phArasI bhASA kA hai. IsakI vyAkhyA kavi valIrAmajI ne atyaMta sarala aura sarasa bhASA meM Isa prakAra kI haiDerA DAla DIje uThi rAha lIje jisa rAha meM pIva ke pAIye jUhama-tuma se nyAre he rahiye nitya hasime, kheliye, gAiye ; mue mukta mIta kI cAha kaisI je pai jIvate pIva na pAIye jA; valI aMta samaya ja jAvanA hai tahaM jIvate karyo nahIM jAIye pU. khurAsAna ke zAha jalAla-uddIna vasAlI "sUrI husna parasta arthAta "zuMgAra-niSThA" ke bhakta the. zrIrAmacaMdrajI ke upAsaka hone ke atirikta ve unakI alaukika madhura chabi para mahita bhI che. unakA vizvAsa thA ki zrIrAmacaMdrajI atyaMta suMdara, svarUpavAna aura sukumAra hai. unakI bhakti karane tathA unakA nAma japane se nizcaya hI mukti milatI hai, jaisA ki kavi "butara" ne u- rAmAyaNa meM kahA hai- kare varade jaba je kAI yaha "nAma', gulastAne jahAMmeM pAya ArAma. najAte hara vazara isa "nAma" se hai, ki Akhira kAma "sItArAma" se hai. IbAdatakA nahIM hai Ajakala kAma, phakata kAphI hai "sItArAma'kA nAma. mahAtmA "vasAlI" bhramaNa karate hue paMjAba prAMta ke mulatAnanagara meM jA nikale the. usI nagara meM paMDita TekacaMdajI kathAvAcaka rahate the. ve baDe vidvAna aura suyogya vaktA che. pratidina saMdhyA samaya samaI mAI ke cabUtare para rAmAyaNa kI kathA bacate che. unakA svara atyaMta kAmala aura madhura thA. zrotAoM ke vaha khUba rijhAte the, pada-padArtho kI vyAkhyA suMdara sarala ora sarasa zabdoM meM karate the, jisase striyAM aura cheTe cheTe-bacce bhI AsAnI se samajha lete the. jisa rasa kA ve varNana karate usakA te citra hI khiMca dete the. Ina saba sAmapriya se unakI kathA khUba jamatI thI. dUra dUra se loga Ate aura kaI sahastra zrotA Ikahe ha kara kathA sunA karate the. rAjA janaka kI phulavArI kA prasaMga thA. mithilAvAsI zrIrAmacaMdrajI kI addabhuta chavi para mugdha the, paMDitajI ne unakI zu. 18 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM alaukika chavi kA varNana ItanI suMdara aura sarasa bhASA meM kiyA ki zrotAgaNa suna kara gagadda ho gaye aura beIkhtiyAra unakI jabAna se nikala gayA- kisIkI AMkha meM jAdU terI ja meM hai. kucha rAtri bIte kathA samApta hui. zrotAgaNa AratI le kara apane-apane ghara jAne lage, paMDitajI ne apanI pustaka bAMdhanA AraMbha kiyA. isI bIca meM zAha sAheba ne A kara kahA "paMDitajI ! ApakI pada-padArtha kI vyAkhyA suna kara meM atyaMta prasanna he gayA dU, kRpA kara ke yaha batalAye ki yaha kaunasI bahuartha-gauravAnvita pustaka hai aura isameM kisa yusapha ke samAna suMdara vyakti ke sauMdarya aura lAvaNya kA varNana hai." "zAha sAheba! himAlaya se kucha dUrI para eka vizAla nagara basA hai. usakA nAma ayodhyA hai. vaha sUbe avadha kI rAjadhAnI hai. vahAM mahArAjA dazaratha rAjya karate the. ve baDe pratApI aura dharmAtmA che. mahAprabhu rAmacaMdrajI unhIM ke suputra che. te atyaMta suMdara, zUravIra aura buddhimAna - guNasAgara nAgara barabIrA, suMdara syAmala gaura zarIrA. yaha rAmAyaNa hai. isameM unhIM kI maMgalamaya lIlA kA varNana hai. kahiye, Apake unakI kathA achI to lagatI hai ?" paMDitajI ! meM kaI dinoM se yahAM roja A kara kathA sunatA dU, baDA AnaMda AtA hai. meM te zAhajAde avadha kA Azika he gayA dU. dIna va duniyA se muMha moDa unhIke kUce meM mukIma hUM." "zAha sAheba ! Apa kathA ke baDe premI hai. kRpA kara ke pratidina AyA kIjiye ! meM apane pAsa hI baiThA liyA karUMgA." "hAM, hAM! meM to roja sabase pahale AtA hUM aura sabase pIche jAtA huM; lekina mujhe yahAM koI beThane nahIM detA. khaDe-khaDe suna letA dU. acchA aba jAtA haiM, kala phira AuMgA." (3). zAha sAheba kI isa premavArtA kI carcA musalamAna ke kAne meM pahuMcI. te atyaMta krodhita huye, sabane salAha kara ke maulavI abadullA ke makAna para majalisa jeDI. saMpUrNa musalamAne ke bulAyA aura zAha sAheba ke bhI pakaDavA maMgAyA. maulavI sAhaba ne vAyaja dI, islAma dharma kI vyAkhyA tathA tarIkata aura zariyata kI talakIna kI. saba loga dhyAna de kara sunate rahe. zAha sAheba eka kinAre baiThe the. uhene dhyAna taka nahIM diyA. prema ke umaMga meM ve yaha gAte rahe-- kAphire Izkama musalamAnI marA darakAra nesta. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka musalamAna rAmabhakta 207 arthAt maiM prema patha kA pathika.... mujhe musalamAnI kI jarUrata nahIM hai. aura ata meM yaha kahu kara~ hArata merI gRha hai, merA aramAna hai yahI, AjAya tU najara teA tujhe dekhatA ra cupakese kathA meM cale Aye. vAja hai| jAne para zAha sAheba kI kheAja hui, paraMtu ve the hI nahIM, mile te kaise mile. lega unheM DhuMDhate huye kathA seM Aye. vahAM 4 paMDitajI ke pAsa baDe baDe prema se kathA suna rahe the. maitrAM se azrupAta hai| rahA thA. tana-mana kI sudhi nahIM thI. unakI yaha dazA dekha kara musalamAnAM ke saMdeha huA ki hai| na ho, poMDitajI te dIzAha sAheba ke gumarAha kara ke musalamAna se kAphira khanA liyA hai. sakha lega unake upara bigaDa paDe. maulavI sAheba ne dhUmakA kara kahA-- "" "paMDitajI ! jo kucha huA seA huA. kala se kathA mata khAMcA. apanA pAthI-patrA yahAM se uThA le jAe, varanA............. paMDitajI khecAre sIdhe-sAde the aura maulavI sAheba ke acchI taraha jAnate the, kheAle- "acchA ! kala se maiM kathA nahIM mAMcUMgA. Apa itamInAna rakhe." (4) dUsare dina kathA chaMda hai| gayI. bAlakAMDa samApta hai| cukA thA. paMDitajI ne prAtaHkAla havana kara ke dUsare zahara kA mA` pakaDA. rAste meM zAha sAheba mile, unhAMne pahacAna kara kahA---- kahAM cale jA rahe hai! ? paMDitajI ! jarA usa diladAra kA patA tA dete jAo." paMDitajI ne azrupUrNa netro se kahA- "zAhasAheba ! isa samaya te jAna le kara bhAgA jA rahA hU~. harane se pakaDe jAne kA Dara hai, varanA mai ApakA pyAre prabhu kA caritra avazya sunAtA." zAhusAheba siddha kara the, unhAMne kahrA- paMDitajI ! DarAmata! maiM tumhe yaha asA (chaDI) detA haiM'. pRthvIpara paTaka phrene se vahu ajadahA hA jAyagA aura sakha leAga Dara kara bhAga jAyage. phUla meM DAla deAge teA vaha apanI asalI sUrata meM A jAyagA, use hAtha meM liye rinA, tuma tA mere diladAra kI hikAyata sunAte hai|; tumheM Dara kisa bAta kA hai ?"'- ahale duniyA kAphirAne mutalakaMda,rAja vavAdara jaka jakAdaravaka va ka6, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhama graha-bhAga 7 mA arthAt- mahAmpala jaMgala bhayaMkara bhava mai jaina k sere, mahAmUDha e matalaba jhaka jhaka karate sAMjha sakhere. acchA ! jarA phira teA samajhA de ki zAhajAde avadha kaise hasIna hai." 208 mecAre paMDitajI yA karate. peAthI kheAla kara baiTha gaye. radhunAthajI kI apAra zAbhA kA varNana karane lage. janakapura kI striyAM kisa prakAra mAhita hA kara niSThAvara hui thIM aura dhanuSayajJa ke samaya dezadeza ke rAjA aura mahArAjA kisa prakAra unakI atulita chavi para medAma khika gaye the; inhI saba khAtAM kA savistara varNana karate rahe aura AnaMda meM magna haiA kara yaha gAne lage~~ dharaNI kA bhAra harane, yahI rAma aA ane hai. pApeAM kA dhana uDDAne dhanazyAma viSNu ! yahI vizvabhara ! yahI yahI parabrahma Izvara ! yahI haiM aba ane huM.... nIlakaMThadhArI, rAma murArI. zAha sAheba masta hai| gaye, utttAMne apanI siddhiyeAM se pyAre kI kathA sunAnevAle kI kucha sevA karanA cAhA. aura khele~-~'vAha ! paMDitajI ! vAha vAha, khUba sunAyA.' acchA ! mAMgeA kyA mAMgate haiA ?' paDitajI ne khUba seAca vicAra kara tIna cIje mAMgI-- (1) maiM putrahIna skrU, mere eka putra hA jAya. (2) merI mRtyu anAyAsa hai, aura (3) zrIrAmajI ke caraNAM meM prIti hai. "acchA le!, de varadAna abhI detA hU~. tIsarA jakha kira mileAge aura diladAra kI khAte sunAmeAge taba dUMgA.' yahI te| asalI cIja thI. paMDitajI apanI bhUla para pachatAte huye ki maine pahale yahI kyAM na mAMgA, unase kahA, phira mai ApakA kahAM pAuMgA ?" "yAra ke kUce meM merA yAra tumheM khiMca kar mere pAsa pahuMcA degA. acchA, akha jAe." paMDita TekacaMda bidA huye. zAha sAheba jhUmate-jhAmate nizrvalikhita mastAnA gIta gAte huye yAra ke sUce kI tarapha cale-diladAra yArI pyAre galiyAM meM merI A jA, AMkhe tarasa rahI hai sUrata mujhe dikhA jA. (5) pAMcave mahIne zAha sAheba avadha dhAma meM pahuMce aura khAkhara *ii masjida meM utare. Itine ddina kI prakhala utkaMThA ke bAda dhAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka musalamAna rAmabhakta meM pahuMcane para unheM je asIma AnaMda prApta huA usakA varNana kauna kara sakatA hai ? ve usI apAra AnaMda meM magna he kara ISTadeva pyAre zrIrAma kI ArAdhanA meM laga gaye. itane meM eka sajajana vahAM se nikale. unhoMne zAha sAheba ke akelA dekha kara kahA-- "zAha sAheba ! akele kaise baiThe he ?" mahAtmA vasAlI kA dhyAna bhaMga he gayA. unhoMne kisI prakAra apanI viraha-vedanA ke roka aura krodha ke zAMta kara kahA - "abhI taka hai akelA nahIM thA, apane diladAra ke sAtha maje uDA rahA thA. hAM, tumhAre A jAne se alabattA dhyAna TUTa gayA aura meM akelA ho gayA." yaha upadeza-bhare vacana suna kara vaha atyaMta lajijata huA. hAtha joDa kara kSamA mAMgane lagA aura praNAma kara calA gayA. anaMtara mahAtmA vasAlI ne ISTadhAma kI parikramA karane kA vicAra kiyA. bhagavadbhakatAM ko yaha kArya kitanA sukhakara hatA hai, so to kaI bhakta hI jAnatA hai. Ajakala ke zaukIne ke isakA kyA patA ? maulAnA rUma sAheba ne karamAyA hai na mana vehUdA girade kUca, vA bAjAra mI garadama. majAke Aza kI dArama, paye dIdAra mI garadama. arthAta meM meM hI asabhya kI bhAMti galiye aura bAjAra meM nahIM ghUmatA, mujhe prema kA casakA laga gayA che, meM priyatama prabhu ke jatA phiratA hUM. eka dUsare saMta kA kathana hai-- A jamIne ki nizAne kepha pAye tU kuada, sAlA sijadaye sAheba najarA khuAhida khUda. arthAta parama suhAvana tava pada aMkita bhUmi, sadA raheMge sajajana premI cUmi. (zaraNajI) arthAta prabhupada-aMkita bhUmi kI mahimA kA kyA kahanA hai! vaha to bhagavadbhaktoM kI sadA vaMdanIyA hai. yahI saba socate Ara yaha kahate huye- neha-saravara dhaMsike kaTibe haMsi khela nahIM hai. AnaMdapUrvaka ayodhyAcha kI galiyAM meM vicarane lage. una dine ayodhyA meM maMdira thoDe hI the, paraMtu unake bhItara inakA praveza henA eka asaMbhava bAta thI. idhara priyatama ke dIdAra kI lAlasA, udhara pujAriyoM kI dUtakAra, ina da pratidvandI sthiti ke saMdharSaNa meM virahI mahAtmAjI ke hRdaya meM darzanalAbha kI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 zubhasagraha-bhAga 9 mA jvAlA aura bhI jora se dhadhaka uDI. unheM khaDA duHkha huA, paraMtu niyama hai jo jisakI yAda karatA hai vaha bhI usakI yAda karatA hai. kahA bhI hai tulasI kamalana jala jo jAke mana meM base, aura bhI- jisakA hama cAhe dila se lekina khase, ravi ziza base akAsa; seA tAhike pAsa. na cAhe kayA mAla. cAhiye, usakA cAhA aura bhI- asara hai java-ulphata meM te khi Mcakara A hI jAvege, hame paravAha nahI isakI, agara vahu tanake beThe hai. aMtame' jaba unakI khecenI bahuta baDha gayI tama yahu AkAzavANI hui ai vasAlI, jalda A ! mai tujhasemilane ke liye taDapa rahA hU~'' Isa AkAzavANI ke sunate hI mahAtmA vasAlI kA zarIra pulakita hai| gayA. AnaMda ke mAre unake netrAM se AMsU laka paDe. unakI jakhAna se akhasa nikala paDAva aiki dar heca jAnadArI jA khula ajaba mAMdaama ki harajAI. sarahita sakha ura pura khAsI. anaMtara mahAtmA vasAlI zrIsarayUjI ke kinAre gaye. vimala vara vAri ke| dekha kara prema se paripUrNa hA gaye. jala aura cala kI unheM sudhi nahIM rahI. cudaDI pahane hue hI khIca dhArA meM kUda paDe. dhATa para lega snAna-dhyAna kara rahe the, yaha dekha unheM Azraya huA. sakheAMne jAnA ki zAha sAhe! DUba gaye. kaI manuSya jhaTapaTa kUda paDe. svargadvAradhATa, lachamanadhATa Adi saba chAna DAle; paraMtu unakA patA na lagA. ASADha kA mahinA thA. sarayUjI baDe vega se aha rahI thI'. saba leAga nirAza hA kara baiTha rahe. aMta me eka pahara ke pazcAt ve guptAradhATa para nikale. unakA saMpUrNa zarIra bhIgA thA, paraMtu gudaDI sukhI thI gara variyA khadava vajadae izka,stie dalakazAM na garadah nama. arthAt prema pagA jo mUDai saritA mAMhi, ekahu tAga guDi aa bhIje nAMhi. vinAyaka zAha sAheba kinAre khaDe hA kara idhara-udhara dekhane lage. unhAnA usa samaya ke dRzya kA varSoMna isa prakAra kiyA haiH-- dAza ratama vaya hummAme, dIdama AMjA dheMke dilArAme. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka musalamAna samabhakta ra11 cAbuke dilAvare ca bebAke, nAjuke maharUkhe gula aMda meM. sare kadra yA samana bUe, sarakaze khU khure vakhuda kAme. kunda kheAye va maradama AjAre, masta came va sAgire AzAme. gAha dara vahasa hilA paradAje, gAha dara Ilama impA allAmeM. AzikArA hamI namUda ayAM, U e jupha kukro islAmeM. cuM marA dIda e khada talabIda, tAvarSAda jaya anyAme. muttahaiyAra cunA zudama kina mAMda, vamana aja heza daragahe nAme. mI nadAnama kI aMdarAM herata, va "vasAlI' ke dAda paigAme. kivacammAne dila muvI juja dosta, harace bInI vadAM ki majahara esta. arthAt gayauM kAha meM saritA tIra, dekheu sukhada eka mati dhIra. catura manahara vIra nizaMka, zazinmukha komala sAraMga aMka. sughara uThAni suvAsita gAtA, vaya kizora gati gaja sukhadAtA. citavata cokha bhrakuTa bara bAMke, nayana bharita mada madhurasa chAke. kabahU chabiyuta bhAva janAvai, kabahuM kaTAkSa kalA darasAvai. premina DaMha asa pare lakhAI, mukha chabi vaidika dharma suhAI. mecaka kaca kuMcita ghughurAre, janu isalAma dharma ghuti dhAre. mama dizi lakhi bhU baMka saMbhAreu, chabi prasAda janu dena haMkAreu. cakita thakita cita bhayauM acetA, sudha budha visarI dharmaka-khetA. nahiM jAne tihi china mahi johI, ke saMdeza jatAyau mohI. priyatama prabhu tajI Ana, jani dekhiya himakI cakhani; je dekhiya matimAna, tAsu prakAzahiM jAniye. mahAtmA vasAlI kucha dina svargadvAra aura maNiparvata para rahe. phira ve pramAda vana ke cale Aye aura vahIM rahane lage. paMDita TekacaMdajI zAha sAheba ke jAte huye ayodhyA meM Aye, paraMtu te nahIM mile. taba unhoMne Isa abhiprAya se ki khyAti hete hI jahAM hege, A jAyeMge, rAmAyaNa kI kathA bAMcanA AraMbha kara diyA. kathA khUba jamatI thI. sahastro manuSya Ikahe hote the. eka dina jaba kathAsamApti he cUkI aura havana hone ke uparAnta pUjA caDha cUkI, taba paMDitajI ne udAsa he kara kahAraMga pIle paDa gaye jinake liye, ve zAhajI Aye na damabhara ke liye." isI bIcameM zAha sAheba bhI A pahuMce. vyAsAsana chu jAne ke bhaya se unhone dUra se hI pAMca dAne yava ke pustaka para pheMka diye. dAne camakadAra che. pArzvavatiya ne bIna kara paMDitajI ke diye. yathArtha meM ve sone ke the. yaha dekha kara loga daMga raha gaye. paMDitajI ne vyAsAsana se utara kara abhivAdana kiyA aura apane Ane kA kAraNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra12 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM kaha sunAyA. zAha sAheba ne kahA-- acchA! yahAM se nipaTa kara pramoda-vana meM bera ke vRkSa ke nIce Ao !" yaha kaha kara zAha sAheba cale gaye. paMDitajI ne pothIyAtrA bAMdha, zrotAoM se vidA he pramoda-vana kI rAha lI. kucha zrotAo ne pIchA kiyA; paraMtu unhone yaha kaha kara ki, unake sAtha rahane se zAha sAheba ke darzana nahIM mileMge, unheM lauTA diyA. isa para bhI eka vyakti cupake-cupake pIche calA hI gayA. paMDitajI ne prada vana meM pahuMca, bera ke vRkSa ke nIce beja kI; paraMtu zAha sAheba nahIM mile. taba ve vahIM Thahara gaye. paraMtu dUsarA vyakti je pIche pIche AyA thA, nirAza he kara lauTa gayA. usake jAte hI zAha sAheba bera ke vRkSa ke nIce prakaTa huye. paMDitajI ne hAtha joDa kara vinati kI aura kahA "zAha sAheba ! ApakI kRpA se putraratna te mila gayA, aba merA Icchita tIsarA varadAna dIjiye." acchA! je kucha kala kathA meM pAyA hai, use dAna kara ke rAta ke IsI sthAna para A jAe. paraMtu Aja kI taraha kisI aura ke apane sAtha meM mata lAnA." paMDitajI ne usI dina saba kucha dAna kara diyA. sAMja hete hI bhikhArI bana kara zAha sAheba ke Azrama meM pahuMce aura vinati kI "meM ApakA sevaka hAjara huM." mahAtmA vasAlI usa samaya netra khUMde huye bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdrajI kI atUpa rUparAzi kA asIma AnaMda lUTa rahe the. unakI usa samaya kI avasthA kA varNana karate huye kisI kavi ne kahA haitujha meM phanA hUM aura tujhImeM phanA rahUM, A jAya tuM najara to tujhe dekhatA radda. mahAtmAjI ne AMkheM mUde hI mUde kahA " hAM! A gaye ? achA, kahe ?" mAmukImAne karyo dila darema, rukha va duniyA vadIM namI Arema. bula mulAkema kaja kajA va kadara, ephatAdA judA ja gulajArema. muge zAkha darakha lAdU tema, gehare dure gaMja isarArema. zAha sAheba kahate jAte the aura paMDitajI duharAte jAte the. aMta meM zAha sAheba ne kahA- "acchA ! aba valI allAha he jA." paMDitajI ne kahA- "meM ApakA sevaka TekacaMda TUM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka musalamAna rAmabhakta 213 "hAM ! hAM, achA, valarAma he ja. " aba paMDita TekacaMdajI bhI unhIM kI taraha masta he gaye. unakA nAma "valIrAma" paDA. mAmukImAM kI tIna zare paDha kara ve pharasI aura arabI ke baDe vidvAna he gaye. unakA banAyA huA divAne-valIrAma" aba bhI Adara kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai. mahAtmA vasAlI pramoda vana meM rahate the aura paMDita valIrAmajI maNikUTa para vicarate the. rAtri ke jaba kabhI done mila jAte the taba khUba bana AtI je mila baiThate divAne do' vAlI kahAvata caritArtha hotI thI. kucha dina pazcAta mahAtmA vasAlI ne jIvanayAtrA samApta kara sAketavAsa kiyA, unakI samAdhi usI bera vRkSa ke nIce abataka maujUda hai. mAmukImAM' nAmakI prasiddha pustikA mahAtmA vasAlI hI kI nirmANa kI huI hai. AdhI rAtri ke samaya yaha kavitA anAyAsa hI unake muMha se nikala gayI thI. dUsare hI dina lakhanau ke kIlakAla kI majalisa meM pIrajAdA nakazAha ne ise gA kara sunAyA. logo ne bahuta pasaMda kiyA. saba jagaha pracAra he gayA, yahAM taka ki vaha maktaba meM jArI ho gayI aura pAThazAlAe meM aba bhI paDhAyI jAtI hi. eka dina maulAnA najIra, zAha sAheba se milane Aye. unahoMne baDe prema se vaha kavitA sunAyI. zAha sAheba ne kahA -maine te kisIke ise likhAyA taka nahIM ! Apake kaise prApta huI ? maulAnA sAheba ne lakhanau kIlakAla kI majalisa meM suna kara yAda kara lene kA saMpUrNa vRttAMta kaha sunAyA. zAha sAheba ke baDA Azcarya huA. apane priyatama kA rahasya samajha kara ve cupa he rahe. eka dina janakapura meM svAmI jAnakIvarazaraNujI ke mukha se anAyAsa hI yaha pada nikala gaye the- cita le gaye curAya julaphe lalA. hama jAnI te kRpAsiMdhu hai, taba unase bhaI prIti bhalA. virahI jana ke dukha upajAvata karata naye naye ajaba kalA. prItilatA ! prItama be daradI chaDi hameM kita gaye calA. une yaha pada kisIke likhAyA bhI nahIM thA; paraMtu jaba ve ayodhyAjI meM Aye to vahAM bhI yahI pada loga ke gAte sunA. unheM baDA Azcaya huA. zrI mAdhavendrapurIjI jagannAthajI se lauTate samaya mArga meM gopInAthajI ke maMdira meM Thahara gaye. prasAda meM khIra bhI milI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA thI. use pA kara ve atyaMta prasanna huye. jI cAhA ki kucha aura milatI te pAte, paraMtu sarkAca ke kAraNe mAMga nahIM sake. rAtri kaiA zrIgeApInAthajI svayaM bhaMDAre se khIra le kara unake pAsa lAye. ve atyaMta lajjita huye. apanI jIvA kA dhikkAra dene lage. anatara hAtha joDa kara prAnA kI---- jIvanadhana ! ItanA kaSTa kayAM uDAyA ?'' bhagavAna ne kahA kyA tumane nahIM sunA hai bhagavAna zrIkRSNajI te arjuna se kayA kahA thA-- hama bhaktana ke! bhakta hamAre, suna arjuna ! pratijJA meArI; yata tratta Tarata na TAre! hama bhaktana ke ! bhakta hamAre ! ItanA kaha ve aMtardhAna hai| gaye. mAdhavedrapurIjI pratiSThA ke bhaya se rAtri hI ke vahAM se bhAga khaDe hue. bhAra heAte hI ve dasa Asa para nikala Aye. vahAM gAMvavAlAM kA yaha kahate sunA ki geApInAthajI ne rAta ke| khIra curA kara mAdhavedrapurIjI kA pavAi, inheM khaDA Azcarya huA. khaMgAliyAM meM kahAvata hai-- pratiSThAra bhaye purI jAya pAlAyA, purI pratiSThA Age jAya gAMDAiyA. arthAt jisa pratiSnA ke bhaya se mAdhaveMdrapurI" bhAge vaha pratiSThA unake Age Age dauDI. prAtaHkALa madira khulA. bhagavAna ke vastro para khIra dekha kara sakA Azra` huA. bhagavAna te khIra kI ceArI aura usa ceArI kA kAraNa prakaTa kara diyA. usI samaya se unakA 'khIracAra' nAma paDA. mahAtmAe ke caritra meM aisI hI vicitritAe' hAtI hai. priyatama prabhu ke ina rahasyAM kai vahI samagra sakatA hai, jo jIna rahasyAM kI khAte jAnatA hai. dhanya hai mahAtmA vasAlI. ApakA aura Apake alaukika prema kA ! usa yavanakAla me' bhI Apane bhagavAna zrIrAmacaMdrajI kI vimala bhakti kA AsvAdana kara ke hiMdu kI AMkhe kheAla dI. khANu harizcaMdrajI ne DIka hI kahA hai- ina musalamAna hirajanana para kATina hiMduna vAriye. khAleA bhakta aura unake pyAre bhagavAna siyAvara rAmacaMdrajI ( " kalyANa"nA rAmAyaNAMkamAMthI ) kI jaya ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 15 bhArata ke kucha abhuta padArtha 35-bhArata ke kucha adbhuta padArtha | (lekhaka:-zrI. saMtarAma) sakala padAratha hai jaga mAhIM, kamahIna nara pAvata nAhIM, yaha kathana jitanA hama bhAratanivAsiye para caritArtha hotA hai, utanA zAyada hI kisI dUsare dezavAlo para hotA he. bhAratamahI nAnA durlabha rana se bharI paDI hai, para hama loga apanI ajJatA ke kAraNa una rane ke prApta nahIM kara sakate. videzI Ate hai, aTaka aura brahmA ke bhUgarbha se lAkhoM mana miTTI kA tela nikAla le jAte hai. kAzmIra kI bhUmi tela aura koyale se paripUrNa hai; para hamameM unake prApta karane kI buddhi nahIM. je bhAratavasuMdharA Aja hamAre liye naraka bana rahI hai, aMgareje kI buddhi aura vijJAna ke pratApa se vahI unake liye kAmadhenu hai. yaha unake liye maryaloka meM hI svarga kA sukha denevAlI hai. kahane kA tAtparya yaha ki isa deza meM aneka ase durlabha padArtha pAye jAte hai jinakA jJAna he jAne se hama asIma lAbha uThA sakate hai. Isa lekha meM miM de-tIna aisI hI vastuo ke varNana karanA cAhatA dU. -viSa cUsavAlA sAMpa kA manakA athavA maNi | meM te mane bahuta dinAM se suna rakhA thA ki sAMpa ke sira meM eka manakA yA maNi hotI hai, vaha rAta ke dIpaka ke samAna prakAza detI hai. kisIke sAMpa kATa jAya to vaha manakA usake viSa ke cUsa letA hai aura rogI caMgA ho jAtA hai. para meM ise eka karI gApa hI samajhatA thA. mujhe IsakI satyatA para vizvAsa na thA. paraMtu hAla meM mujhe sAMpa kA manakA dekhane kA saubhAgya prApta huA hai. lAhaura meM paMjAba pablika lAIbrerI nAma kA eka pustakAlaya tathA vAcanAlaya hai. usake sahAyaka pustakAdhyakSa zrIyuta rAmalabhAyA nAma ke eka sajajana hai. yaha manakA unhIM ke pAsa hai. Apa use eka choTI sI DibiyA meM rakhate haiM. DibiyA meM mane ke ke atirikta eka choTAsA kATha kA TukaDA aura gIdaDa-sIgI bhI rahatI hai. ye dana cIjo bhI Apake usI supere ne (madArIne) dI haiM, jisane sAMpa kA manakA diyA thA. Isa kAkhaMDa yaha vizeSatA batAI jAtI hai ki jahAM sAMpa se usa ghAva ke giI Isase lakIra khiMca dene yA ise bAMdha dene se viSa usI aMga yA sthAna meM baMda he jAtA hai-zarIra ke zeSa bhAga meM nahIM praveza karatA. manake kA raMga zabUtI hai. dekhane meM vaha aMgUThI meM jaDane kA nagInAsA mAlUma hotA hai. vaha ardhAgAkAra eka bahumUlya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga he mA suMdara paththara dekha paDatA hai. bilakula Thesa hai. vajana meM kaI che? mAze hogA. keI sUkSma chidra naMgI AMkha se IsameM nahIM dikhAI detA. isa bAta kA kaise vizvAsa he ki yaha manakA sarpa ke viSa ke cUsa letA hai ? Isa prazna ke uttara meM zrIyuta rAmalabhAyAjI ne kahA ki mujhe svayaM IsakA vizvAsa na thA. maine saMpere se isakA pramANa mAMgA. usane eka vikailA nAga nikAlA. vaha nAga zuM zuM zabda ke sAtha bahuta uchala-kUda kara rahA thA. paraMtu jyAM hI usane usa manake se use chU diyA vaha zAMta ho kara bilakula leTa gayA. aba usane manakA apanI hathelI para rakha kara usa sAMpa ke bhI usI hathelI para rakha liyA. sAMpa bilakula hilA-DalA nahIM. vaha mude ke sadaza vaisA hI paDA rahA. phira usane sAMpa ke bhUmi para rakha kara manake ke usase dUra thI meM baMda kara diyA. aba sAMpa meM pahalIsI skUti A gaI. vaha kuMkAra karatA huA Idhara udhara dauDane lagA. jaba saMpere ne use pakaDane kI ceSTA kI taba usane usakI uMgalI ke kATa khAyA. saMpere ne jhaTa vahI manakA nikAla aura dUsare hAtha meM pakaDa kara sAMpa ke kATe huye sthAna se kucha dUra para rakhA. manakA apane Apa hAtha se chUTa kara usa dhAva para jA cipakA. theDI dera bAda vaha phUla gayA. aba saMpere ne use uThA kara nicoDa DAlA. nicoDane para usameM se pAnI ke raMga kI do-tIna bUde girI. nicoDane ke bAda usane dubArA use ghAva para lagAyA. abake bhI usane thoDA-sA viSa cUsA. paraMtu AzcaryA kI bAta yaha thI ki manake meM koI chidra nahIM thA aura phira bhI vaha viSa cUsa letA thA. - saMpere ne zrIyuta rAmalabhAyA se kahA ki Apa svayaM isakA parIkSaNa kara ke dekhiye. meM yaha sAMpa Apake hAtha para rakhatA . yaha Apake kAThegA. phira Apa manakA lagAIe, Apake patA laga jAyagA ki vaha kaise viSa cUsatA hai. paraMtu aisA bhayaMkara parIkSaNa karane kA sAhasa ue na huA. zrIyuta rAmalabhAyAjI bahuta sajajana puruSa haiM. unheM Isa manake ke saMbaMdha meM jUTha bolane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM. te cAhate hai ki kisIke isake addabhuta guNe ke saMbaMdha meM kisI prakAra kA saMdeha ho to vaha parIkSaNa kara ke dekha le. durbhAgya se kisIke sAMpa kATa jAya to te apanA manakA usa para lagAne ke taiyAra hai. Isa manake kI utpatti ke saMbaMdha meM saMpere ne unheM batAyA thA ki himAlaya meM eka vizeSa prakAra kA sabhakSI bakarA hotA hai, vaha sApa ke bila para muMha rakha kara Isa jera se havA khiMcatA hai ki sAMpa bAhara A jAtA hai. sAMpa ke khA kara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata ke kucha adabhuta padArtha ra17 jaba bakarA jugAlI karatA hai taba jugAlI kA jhAga kabhI kabhI muha se nikala kara paththara para gira jAtA hai. vahAM jama kara vaha Thesa he jAtA hai. vahI jamA huA jugAlI kA jhAga yaha manakA hai. mAlUma nahIM isa kathana meM kitanI sacAI hai. kama se kama manake ke dekha kara yaha kahanA kaThina hai ki yaha jhAga kA banA hai. 2-sajIvanI bUTI rAmAyaNa meM kathA hai ki jaba lakSamaNajI bachI lagane se mUcchita he gaye the, taba hanumAnajI unake liye himAlaya se saMjIvanI buTI lAye the. Isa byuTI meM vizeSatA yaha thI ki vaha rAtri ke samaya dIpaka ke samAna prakAza detI thI. Isake prayoga se lakSamaNujI kA ghAva theDI hI dera meM bhara gayA thA. mujhe sana 1912 meM rAmapura bazahara kI riyAsata meM jAne kA maukA milA thA. yaha rAjya sImalA se koI sau mIla kI dUrI para himAlaya ke garbha meM hai. isameM baDebaDe gaganacuMbI parvatazikhara haiM. te sadA barpha se DhaMke rahate haiM. una para nAnA prakAra kI jaDI-buTiyAM ugatI hai. rAjadhAnI rAmapura bazahara meM eka hAI skUla hai, para jina dina kI bAta meM karatA huM una dine vaha hAI nahIM, miDala thA. una dina usameM eka hiMdU adhyApaka che. unakA nAma hai isa samaya mujhe yAda nahIM, loga ue negI" kahe ke bulAte the. unake pitA kisI samaya riyAsata meM tahasiladAra the. Ina negI mahadaya ne mujhe batAyA thA ki eka samaya kI bAta hai, eka lakaDahArA upara baphanI dhAra ke nikaTa lakaDI kATa rahA thA. kATate kATate kulhADA ucaTa kara usake para para jA lagA. isase paira kaTa gayA. lakaDahAre ko uThA kara dhara lAnA paDA; paraMtu jyAM hI vaha para pahuMcA usakA ghAva bilakula bharA huA pAyA gayA. kAraNa DhaMDhane para patA lagA ki jisa lakaDI ke vaha kATa rahA thA usake hI rasa meM dhAva ke itanI jaladI bhara dene kI tAsIra thI. kulhADe ke sAtha usakA rasa lagA huA thA. para meM jaba kulhADA ghusA taba vaha rasa bhI sAtha hI ghAva ke bhItara calA gayA, Isase vaha zIdhra hI bhara gayA. | negI mahAzaya ne mujhe yaha bhI batAyA ki je lakaDI usane kATI thI jaba hama use ghara lAye taba vaha rAta ko camakane lagI. jitane dina vaha harI rahI, barAbara camakatI rahI; paraMtu ghara kI DhiyAM ne use jAdU kI lakaDI samajha kara kucha dina bAda dUra jaMgala meM pheMkavA diyA. 3-sAta dina bhUkha na lagane denevAlI buTI usI varSa mujhe keTagaDha (sImalA ) meM mekamilana nAma ke . 19 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra18 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me eka ceziyana mahAzaya mile the. Apa IsAI pracAraka the aura jaDI-baTi dvArA roM kI cikitsA bhI karate the. Apane mujhe batAyA ki DeDarA kuAra ke himamaya pradeza meM eka bUrI hatI hai. use khA lene se cha-sAta dina taka bhUkha nahIM lagatI aura zarIra kI zakti bhI jo kI tyAM banI rahatI hai. barphInI bhAlU zItakAla meM IsI khUTI ke khA kara chatA hai. sana 14 kI bAta hai, lAhaura kI kaceharI ke DAkaghara meM eka musalamAna sajana sabapesTa mAsTara the. ve bahuta dina taka vana aura parvate meM ghUma cuke the. une eka bAra sunAyA ki Abu parvata ke jaMgale meM ghumate ghUmate eka dina meM rAstA bhUla gayA. bhaTakate bhaTakate meM eka kuTiyA ke pAsa ja nikalA. vahAM tIna sAdhu dhUnI ramAye paDe ke nIce beThe the. maine ja kara praNAma kiyA aura vana se bAhara nikalane kA mArga pUchA. sabase vRddha sAdhu ne kahA -jarA Thahara jAo, hamArA ziSya tuhe bAhara cheDa AyegA. tuma akele bAhara na jA sakege. maine kahA-mahArAja ! mujhe bhUkha bahuta satA rahI hai. sAdhu ne apane eka sAthI ke phala lAne ke kahA. vaha zIdhra hI jA kara cheTe kele ke AkAra ke cAra phala le AyA. unake usane Aga meM dabA diyA. thoDI dera paka jAne para unheM nikAla liyA. taba eka phala eka cauDe pate para rakha kara usane mujhe diyA. phala bhuna kara phaTa gayA thA, cIrane para usameM se cAvala ke dAne aise nikale, maine unake khAyA. ve baDe hI svAdiSTa the. meM samajhatA thA ki Ina thaDe se cAvale se merA kucha na banegA; paraMtu jaba khAne baThA taba ve bhI sAre na khAye jA sake. peTa bhara gayA. maine una phale ke DhuMDhane kA bahuterA yana kiyA, para mujhe unake peDa kahI na mile. - isa prakAra ke anamola padArtha na mAlUma isa deza meM kitane huM; para kheda hai, inakA jJAna bahuta kama logoM ke hai. yadi ye vastuyuM sulabha che to janatA kA bahuta baDA upakAra he sakatA . ("sarasvatI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) kaneka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtA kA hRdaya 36-mAtA kA hRdaya (lekhaka-zrI. premacaMdajI bI. e.) (1) mAdhavI kI AMkhe meM Aja sArA saMsAra aMdherA he rahA thA. koI apanA madadagAra na dikhAI detA thA. kahIM AzA kI jhalaka na thI. usa nirjana ghara meM vaha akelI paDI rotI thI aura keI AMsu pUMchanevAlA na thA. usake pati ke mare hue 22 varSa he gae the. ghara meM koI saMpatti na thI. usane na jAne kina kina takalIpha se apane bacce ke pAla piSa kara baDA kiyA thA. vahI javAna beTA Aja usakI goda se chIna liyA gayA thA. aura chInavAle kauna the ? agara mRtyu ne chInA hatA to vaha sabra kara letI. mauta se kisIke dveSa nahIM hotA, magara svArthi ke hAtha yaha atyAcAra asahya ho rahA thA. isa ghera saMtApa kI dazA meM usakA ja raha raha kara itanA vikala ho jAtA thA ki isI samaya calU aura usa atyAcArI se IsakA badalA laM, jisane upara yaha niThara AdhAta kiyA hai. mArUM yA mara jAuM. dene hI meM saMtoSa ho jAyegA. kitanA suMdara, kitanA honahAra bAlaka thA ! yahI usake pati kI nizAnI, usake jIvana kA AdhAre, usakI umrabhara kI kamAI thI ! vahI laDakA isa vakta jela meM paDA na jAne kayA kayA takalIphe jhela rahA hogA ! aura usakA aparAdha kyA thA ? kucha nahIM, sArA muhallA usa para jAna detA thA, vidyAlaya ke adhyApaka usa para jAna dete the, apane begAne sabhI te use pyAra karate the, kabhI usakI koI zikAyata sunane hI meM nahIM AI. aise bAlaka kI mAtA hAne para anya mAtAe use badhAI detI thI. kaMsA sajajana, kaisA udAra, kaMsA paramAthI! khuda bhUkho se rahe magara kyA majAla ki dvAra para AnevAle atithi ke rUkhA javAba de. aisA bAlaka kayA Isa yoga thA ki jela meM jAtA ! vaha kabhI kabhI apane duHkhI bhAI kA dukhaDA sunAyA karatA thA, atyAcAra se pIDita prANiye kI madada ke liye hamezAM taiyAra rahatA thA, kyA yahI usakA aparAdha thA ? dUsaroM kI sevA karanA bhI aparAdha hai ? kisI atithi ke Azraya denA bhI aparAdha hai ? Isa yuvaka kA nAma AtmAnaMda thA. durbhAgyavaza usameM ve sabhI saguNa the je jela kA dvAra khela dete hai, vaha nibhaka thA, spaSTavAdI thA, sAhasI thA, svadezapremI thA, niHsvArtha thA, kartavyaparAyaNa thA, jela jAne ke liye I-hIM guNe kI jarUrata Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me hai. svAdhIna prANi ke liye ye guNa svarga kA dvAra khela dete hai, aura parAdhIne ke liye naraka ke ! AtmAnaMda ke sevAkArya ne, usakI vakatRtAo ne aura usake rAjanaitika le ne use sarakArI karmacAri kI najaroM meM caDhA diyA thA. sArA pulIsa vibhAga nIce se upara taka, usase satarka rahatA thA. sabakI nigAhe usa 5ra lagI rahatI thIM. Akhira jile meM eka bhayaMkara DAke ne ? icchita avasara pradAna kara diyA. AtmAnaMda ke ghara kI talAzI huI, kucha patra aura lekha mile, jinha pulIsa ne DAke kA bIjaka siddha kiyA. lagabhaga 20 yuvake kI eka TolI phAMsa lI gaI. AtmAnaMda inakA mukhiyA ThaharAyA gayA. zahAdatte taiyAra huI. isa bekArI aura girAnI ke jamAne meM AtmA se jyAdA sastI aura kauna vastu he sakatI hai! becane ke aura kisIke pAsa raha hI kyA gayA hai. nAmamAtra kA pralobhana de kara acchI se acchI zahAdate mila sakatI hai, aura pulIsa ke hAthe meM paDa kara to nikRSTa se nikRSTa gavAhiyAM bhI devavANuM kA mahatva prApta kara letI hai. zahAdateM mila gaI, mahinabhara taka mukaddamA calA, mukaddamA kyA calA eka svAMga calatA rahA aura sAre abhiyukta ke sAeN de dI gaI. AtmAnaMda ko sabase kaThora daMDa milA. 8 varSa kA kaThina kArAvAsa! mAdhavI rAja kacarI jAtI; eka kone meM maThI sArI kAravAI dekhA karatI. mAnavI caritra kitanA durbaLa, kitanA nirdaya, kitanA nIca hai, isakA use taba taka anumAna bhI na huA thA. jaba AtmAnaMda ke sajA sunA dI gaI aura yaha mAtA ke praNAma kara ke sipAhiyAM ke sAtha calA te mAdhavI mUrNita he kara jamIna para gira paDI. de-cAra dayAlu sajajane ne use eka tage para baiThA kara ghara taka pahuMcAyA. jaba se vaha heza meM AI hai usake hRdaya meM zalasA uTha rahA hai. kisI taraha zairya nahIM hatA. usa ghera Atma-vedanA kI dazA, meM aba use apane jIvana kA kevala eka lakSya dikhAI detA hai aura yaha isa atyAcAra kA badalA hai. aba taka putra usake jIvana kA AdhAra thA, aba zatruo se badalA lenA hI usake jIvana kA AdhAra hogA. jIvana meM aba usake liye kaI AzA na thI. isa atyAcAra kA badalA le kara vaha apanA janma saphala samagI. Isa abhAge narapizAca bAgacI ne jisa tarapha use rakta ke AMsu lAye hai usI bhAMti vaha bhI use salAegI. nArIhRdaya kamala hai, lekina kevala anukUla dazA meM, jisa dazA meM puruSa dUsaroM ke dabAtA hai. strI zIla aura vinaya kI devI ho jAtI hai, lekina jisake hAthe apanA sarvanAza he gayA he usake www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mAtA kA hRdaya prati strI ke puruSa se kama dhRNu aura krodha nahIM hatA. aMtara ItanA hI hai ki puruSa zastroM se kAma letA hai, strI kauzala se. rAta bhIgatI jAtI thI, aura mAdhavI uThane kA nAma na letI thI. usakA duHkha pratikAra ke Aveza meM vilIna hatA jAtA thA yahAM taka ki isake sivA use aura kisI bAta kI yAda hI na rahI. usane sAcA kaise yaha kAma hogA ? kabhI ghara se nahIM nikalI. vaidhavya ke 22 sAla IsI ghara meM kaTa gae; lekina aba nikalaMgI, jabaradastI nikalaMgI; bhikhArinI banaMgI, TahalanI bangI, mUTha bolgI , saba kukarma karuMgI. satkarma ke liye saMsAra meM sthAna nahIM. Izvara ne nirAza he kara kadAcita IsakI ora se muMha phera liyA hai. jabhI te yahAM aise ese atyAcAra hote hai aura pApiyAM ke daMDa nahIM milatA ! aba InhIM hAthe se use daMDa dUgI. saMdhyA kA samaya thA. lakhanau meM eka saje hue baMgale meM mitro kI mahaphila jamI huI thI. gAnA bajAnA he rahA thA. eka tarapha AtazabAjiyAM rakhI huI thIM. dUsare kamare meM meje para khAnA cunA jA rahA thA. cAre tarapha pulIsa ke karmacArI najara Ate the. yaha pulIsa ke suparinTenDenTa mi. bAgacI kA baMgalA hai. kaI dina hue unhoMne eka mArake kA mukaddamA chatA thA. aphasare ne khuza ho kara unakI tarakakI kara dI thI, aura usI kI khuzI meM yaha utsava manAyA jA rahA thA. yahAM Aye dina ese utsava hete rahate the. muphata ke gavaiye mila jAte the, muphata kI AtazabAjI, phala aura mere aura miThAIyAM Adhe dAmeM para bAjAra se A jAtI thI aura caTa dAvata ho jAtI thI. dUsare ke jahAM sau lagate, vahAM InakA dasa meM kAma cala jAtA thA. dauDadhUpa karane ke sipAhi kI phauja thI hI ! aura yaha mArake kA mukaddamA kayA thA ? vahI jisameM niraparAdha yuvake ke banAvaTI zahAdata se jela meM sa diyA gayA thA. gAnA samApta hone para loga bhajana karane baiThe. begAra ke majadUra aura palledAra je bAjAra se dAvata aura sajAvaTa ke sAmAna lAe the rote yA dila meM gAliyAM te cale gaye the; para eka buDhiyA abhI taka dvAra para baiThI huI thI. anya majUre kI taraha vaha bhunabhunA kara kAma na karatI thI. hukama pAte hI khuzadila majUra kI taraha dauDa dauDa kara kAma karatI thI. yaha mAdhavI thI, je isa samaya majAnI kA bheSa dhAraNa kara ke a5nA ghAtaka saMkalpa pUrA karane AI thI. mahemAna cale gaye, mahaphila uTha gaI. dAvata kA sAmAna sameTa diyA gayA. cAra era sannATA chA gayA; lekina mAdhavI abhI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM taka mahI beThI thI. sahasA mila bAgacI ne pUchA-buThThI ! tU yahAM karyo baiThI hai? jhe kucha khAne ko mila gayA. mAdhavI-hAM hajUra! mila gayA. bAgacI-te jAtI ke nahIM ? mAdhavI-kahAM jAuM sarakAra! merA keI ghara ThAra thoDe hI hai! hukama he te yahIM paDa rahuM. pAvabhara ATe kI paravastI he jAya hajUra. bAgacI-naukarI karegI ? mAdhavI-ka na karUMgI sarakAra? yahI te cAhatI huM. bAgacI-laDakA khelA sakatI hai ? mAdhavI--hAM hajUra! yaha mere mana kA kAma hai. bAgacI--acchI bAta hai. tU Aja hI se raha. jA, ghara meM dekha; je kAma batAeM vaha kara. (3) eka mahinA gujara gayA. mAdhavI itanA tana mana se kAma karatI hai ki sArA ghara usase khuza hai. bahUjI kA mijAja bahuta hI ciDaciDA hai, vaha dinabhara khATa para paDI rahatI hai aura bAta bAta para naukara para jhalAyA karatI haiM. lekina mAdhavI unakI ghuDakiyAM ko bhI saharSa saha letI hai. aba taka muzkila se kaI dAI eka saptAha se adhika ThaharI thI. mAdhavI hI kA kalejA hai ki jalI kaTI suna kara bhI mukha para mala nahIM Ane detI. mi. bAgacI ke kaI laDake he cuke the, 5ra yahI sabase choTA baccA baca rahA thA. bacce paidA te haSTa puSTa hote, kintu janma lete hI unheM eka na eka rega laga jAtA thA aura keAI do cAra mahine, kaI sAlabhara cha kara cala dete the. mAM-bApa dene isa zizu para prANa dete the. use jarA jukAma bhI ho jAtA to dezano vikala he jAte. strI-puruSa ne zikSita che, para bacce phI rakSA ke liye TonA ToTakA, duA tAvIja, jaMtara maMtara, eka se bhI unha inkAra na thA. mAdhavI se yaha bAlaka ItanA hila gayA ki eka kSaNa ke liye bhI usakI goda se na utaratA. vaha kahIM eka kSaNa ke liye calI jatI te re re kara duniyA sira para uThA letA. vaha sulAtI te setA, vaha dUdha pilAtI te pItA, vaha khelAtI to khelatA, usake vaha apanI mAtA samajhatA. usake sivA usake liye saMsAra meM aura keI apanA na thA. bApa ke te vaha dinabhara meM kevala de cAra bAra dekhatA aura samajhatA yaha koI paradesI AdamI hai. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Annan ARAMAAANAAAAAANANANAM mAtA kA udaya 23 meM Alaya aura kamajorI ke mAre use goda meM le kara Tahala na sakatI thI. use vaha apanI rakSA kA bhAra saMbhAlane ke yogya na samajhatA thA aura naukara-cAkara use goda meM lete to itanI bedardI se ki usake kamala aMge meM pIDA tene lagatI thI. koI use upara uchAla detA thA, yahAM taka ki abAdha zizu kA kalejA muMha ke A jAtA thA. una sarbhe se vaha DaratA thA. kevala mAdhavI thI je usake svabhAva ko samajhatI thI. vaha jAnatI thI ki kaba yA karane se bAlaka prasana hegA. isI liye bAlaka ke bhI usase prema thA. mAdhavI ne samajhA thA yahAM kaMcana barasatA hegA, lekina use yaha dekha kara kitanA vismaya huA ki baDI muzkila se mahine kA kharca pUrA paDatA hai. naukare se eka eka paise kA hisAba liyA jAtA thA aura bahudhA Avazyaka vastuoM bhI TAla dI jAtI thIM. eka dina mAdhavI ne kahA-bacce ke liye keAI sejagADI karyo nahI maMgavA detI ? goda meM usakI bADha mArI jAtI hogI. miseja bAgacI ne kuMThita he kara kahA-kahAM se maMgavA dU ? kama se kama 50-60 meM AegI. itane rUpa kahAM hai? mAdhavI-mAhikana, Apa bhI aisA kahatI hai ! miseja bAgacI-mUTha nahIM kahatI. bAbujI kI pahalI strI se pAMca laDakiyAM aura hai. saba Isa samaya ilAhAbAda ke eka skUla meM paDha rahI hai. baDI kI umra 15-16 varSa se kama na hogI. AdhA vetana to udhara hI calA jAtA hai. phira unakI zAdI kI bhI te phikra hai. pAMca ke vivAha meM kama se kama 25 hajAra laDeMge. itane rUpiye kahAM se AyeMge ? te ciMtA ke mAre marI jAtI dU. mujhe koI dUsarI bemArI nahIM hai, kevala yahI ciMtA kA roga hai. mAdhavI-ghUsa bhI to milatI hai. miseja bAgacI-bUDhI! aisI kamAI meM barakata nahIM hatI. yahI karyo, saca pUcho to isI ghUsa ne hamArI yaha durgati kara 2khI hai. kyA jAne aure ke kaise hajama hotI hai. yahAM to jaba ase rUpae Ate haiM te koI ne koI nukasAna bhI avazya ho jAtA hai. eka AtA hai to do le kara jAtA hai. bAra bAra manA karatI huM, harAma kI kauDI ghara meM na lAyA karo; lekina merI kauna sunatA hai! bAta yaha thI ki mAdhavI ke bAlaka se sneha hatA jAtA thA. usake amaMgala kI kalpanA bhI vaha na kara sakatI thI. vaha aba usIkI niMda setI aura usIkI niMda jAgatI thI. apane sarvanAza kI bAta yAda kara ke eka kSaNa ke liye use bAgacI para krodha to he AtA thA aura ghAva phira herA he jAtA thA; para mana para kutsita bhAva kA Adhipatya na thA. ghAva bhara rahA thA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra4 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kevala Thesa lagane se darda ho jAtA thA. usameM svayaM TIsa yA jalana na thI. Isa parivAra para aba use dayA AtI thI. socatI bicAre yaha chIna jhapaTa na kare to kaise gujara ho ! laDakiyAM kA vivAha kahAM se kareMge! strI ko jaba dekho bimAra hI rahatI hai. usa para bAbujI ke eka bAtala zarAba bhI rAja cAhiye. yaha loga to svayaM abhAge hai, jisake ghara meM 5-5 kavArI kanyAeM hoM, bAlaka ho he kara mara jAte he, gharanI sadA bimAra rahatI ho, svAmI zarAba kA latI hai, usa para to ya hI Izvara kA kApa hai, inase to meM abhAginI hI achI ! | durbala bAlake ke liye barasAta burI balA hai. kabhI khAMsI hai, kabhI vara, kabhI dasta. jaba havA meM hI zIta bharI ho te koI kahAM taka bacAye! mAdhavI eka dina apane ghara calI gaI thI. baccA rane lagA te mA ne eka naukara ke diyA-ise bAhara se bahalA lA. naukara ne bAhara le jA kara harI harI ghAsa para beThA diyA. pAnI barasa kara nikala gayA thA. bhUmi gIlI ho rahI thI. kahIM kahI pAnI bhI jamA ho gayA thA. bAlaka ke pAnI meM chapake lagAne se jyAdA pyArA aura kauna khela ho sakatA hai ? khUba prema se umaka umaka kara pAnI meM loTane lagA. naukara beThA aura AdamiyAM ke sAtha gapa zApa karatA raho. isa taraha ghaTai gujara gaye. bacce ne khUba saradI khAI. ghara AyA to usakI nAka baha rahI thI. rAta ke mAdhavI ne A kara dekhA te baccA khAMsa rahA thA. AdhI rAta ke karIba usake gale se khura khura kI avAja nikala rahI thI. mAdhavI kA kalejA sana se ho gayA. svAminI ko jagA kara bolI-dekhe , bacce ke kyA ho gayA hai? kayA kahI sada vada to nahIM laga gaI? hAM, sadI hI to mAlUma hotI hai. | svAminI hakabakA kara uTha baiThI aura bAlaka kI khuraskurAhaTa sunI te pAMva tale se jamIna nikala gaI. yaha bhayaMkara AvAja usane kai bAra sunI thI aura use khUba pahacAnatI thI. vyagra he kara belI-jarA Aga jalAo. thoDAsA cakara lA kara eka piTalI banAo. sekane se lAbha letA hai. ina naukare se taMga A gaI. Aja kahAra jarA dera ke liye bAhara le gayA thA. usIne sada meM choDa diyA hegA. sArI rAta done bAlaka ke seMkatI rahIM. kisI taraha saverA huA. mi. bAgacI ke khabara milI te sIdhe DaoNkaTara ke yahAM dauDa. bariyata ItanI thI ki jalada hI ehatiyAta kI gaI thI. tIna dina meM baccA acchA hai gayA; lekina itanA durbala ho www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtA kA hRdaya rara5 gayA thA ki use dekha kara Dara lagatA thA. saca pUcho to mAdhavI kI tapasyA ne bAlaka ke bacAyA. mAtA satI, pitA so jAtA; kiMtu mAdhavI kI AMkhe meM siMda na thI. khAnApInA taka bhUla gaI. devatAoM kI manautiyAM karatI thI, bacce kI balAe letI thI, bilakula pAgala ho gaI thI. yaha vahI mAdhavI hai, je apane sarvanAza kA badalA lene AI thI. apakAra kI jagaha upakAra kara rahI thI. viSa pilAne AyI thI, sudhA pilA rahI thI. manuSya meM devatA kitanA prabala hai! prAtaHkAla kA samaya thA. mi. bAgacI zizu ke jhule ke pAsa baiThe huye the. strI ke sira meM pIDA ho rahI thI, vaha cArapAI para leTI huI thI, aura mAdhavI samIpa beThI bacce ke liye dUdha garma kara rahI thI. sahasA bAgacI ne kahA-bUDhI ! hama jaba taka jiyeMge tumahArA yaza gAyeMge. tumane bacce ke jilA liyA. - strI-yaha devI bana kara hamArA kaSTa nivAraNa karane ke liye A gaI. yaha na hatI to na jAne kyA he jAtA. bUDhI tuma se merI eka vinati hai. meM to maranA jInA prArabdha ke hAtha hai, lekina apanA apanA paurA bhI baDI cIja hai. meM abhAginI . aba kI tumhAre hI puNya pratApa se baccA saMbhala gayA. mujhe Dara laga rahA hai ki Izvara Ise hamAre hAtha se chIna na leM. saca kahatI hU bUDhI ! mujhe ise goda meM lete Dara lagatA hai. ise tuma Aja se apanA baccA samajho. tumhArA he kara zAyada bacI jAya. hama te abhAge hai. hamArA he kara Isa para nitya kAI na koI saMkaTa AtA rahegA. Aja se tuma isakI mAtA ho jAo. tuma ise apane ghara le jAo. jahAM cAhe le jAe. tumahArI goda meM de kara mujhe phira kaI ciMtA na rahegI. vAstava meM tuhIM isakI mAtA ho. maiM to rAkSasI lUM. mAdhavI-bahUjI! bhagavAna saba kuzala karege. karyo che itanA chaTA karatI ho? | bAgacI-nahIM nahIM bUDhI mAtA ! isameM kAI haraja nahIM hai. meM mastiSka se ta ina bAteM ke DhakosalA hI samajhatA huM, lekina hadaya se InDe dUra nahIM kara sakatA. mujhe svayaM merI mAtAjI ne eka bina ke hAtha beca diyA thA. mere tIna bhAI mara cuke the. meM je baca gayA to meM-bApa ne samajhA becane hI se IsakI jAna baca gaI. tuma Isa zizu ke pAlo pAse. Ise apanA putra samajho. kharca hama barAbara dete rahe ge. IsakI koI ciMtA mata karanA. kabhI kabhI jaba hamArA jI cAhanA A kara dekha liyA kareMge. hameM vizvAsa hai ki tuma IsakI rakSA hama lege se kahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM achI taraha kara sakatI hai. meM kukarmI dU. jisa paze meM dU usameM kukarma kiye bagera kAma nahIM cala sakatA. jUThI zahAdate banAnI hI paDatI hai, niraparAdhe ke phaMsAnA hI paDatA hai. AtmA itanI durbala ho gaI hai ki pralobhana meM paDa hI jAtI hai. jAnatA hUM ki burAI kA phala burA hI hotA hai, para paristhiti se majabUra dU. agara aisA na karuM te Aja nAlAyaka bana kara nikAla diyA jAuM. aMgreja hajAre bhUleM kare, koI nahIM pUchatA. hiMdustAnI eka bhUla bhI kara baiThe te sAre aphasara usake sira hA jAte haiM. hiMdustAniya che to koI baDA pada na mile vahI acchA. pada pA kara to unakI AtmA kA patana he jAtA hai. unake apane hiMdustAniyata kA doSa miTAne ke liye kitanI hI aisI bAte karavI paDatI hai jinakA aMgreja ke dila meM kabhI khayAla hI nahIM paidA ho sakatA. te bAla svIkAra karatI he? mAdhavI gadgad ho kara bAlI-bAbujI ! ApakI yaha IcchA hai to mujhase bhI je kucha bana paDegA ApakI sevA kara dUgI. bhagavAna bAlaka ko amara kareM merI te unase yahI binati hai. mAdhavI ke aisA mAlUma ho rahA thA ki svarga ke dvAra sAmane khule hai aura svarga kI deviyAM use aMcala jailA phelA kara AzIrvAda de rahI hai, mAna usake aMtasthala meM prakAza kI lahareMsI uTha rahI hai. Isa snehamaya sevA meM kitanI zAnti thI. - bAlaka abhI taka cAdara oDhe se rahA thA. mAdhavI ne dUdha garma he jAne para use jhUle para se uThAyA, te cillA paDI. bAlaka kI deha ThaMDI ho gaI thI aura mukha para vaha pIlApana A gayA thA, jise dekha kara kalejA hila jAtA hai, kaMTha se Aha nIkala AtI hai aura AMkha se AMsU bahane lagate haiM. jisane use eka bAra dekhA hai phira kabhI nahIM bhUla sakatA. mAdhavI ne zizu ke geda se cimaTA liyA, hAlAM ki nIce utArI denA cAhiye thA. mi. bAgacI usakA rAte dekha kara uThe aura bacce ke dekhA. mAM ne bacce ke geAda le liyA aura usakI eAra dekha kara rone lagI. kuharAma maca gayA. meM bacce ke gale se lagAye rAtI thI, para use jamIna para na sulAtI thI. kyA bAteM ho rahI thI aura kyA ho gayA ! mauta ko dekhA dene meM AnaMda AtA hai. vaha usa vakta kabhI nahIM AtI, jaba loga usakI rAha dekhate hete hai. rogI jaba saMbhala jAtA hai, jaba vaha pathya lene lagatA hai, uThane baiThane lagatA hai, ghara para khuziyA manAne lagatA hai, sabake vizvAsa he jAtA hai ki saMkaTa Tala gayA. usa vakta ghAta meM beThI huI mauta sira para A jAtI hai. yahI usakI nihura lIlA hai! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru gAvindrasiMha kI jayantI 229 AzAe ke khAga lagAne meM hama kitane kuzala hai. yahAM hama rakta ke khIja e kara sudhA ke la khAte hai'. agni se paudhAM kA siMca kara zItala chAMDu meM khete hai. hA maMda buddhi ! dinabhara mAtama heAtA rahA, Apa rAtA thA, maiM taDapatI thI aura mAdhavI khArI khArI se denAM ke samajhAtI thI. di apane prANa dekara vahu bAlaDha kA jillA sakatI te isa samaya vaha apanA dhanya bhAgya samajhatI. vahu ahita kA sakalpa kara ke yahAM AI thI aura Aja jaba usakI maneAkAmanA pUrI hai| gai aura use khuzI se phUlA na samAnA cAhiye thA, use usase kahI dhAra pIDA heA rahI thI, jo apane putra kI jelayAtrA se hui thI. phlAne Ai thI aura khuda reAtI jA rahI thI. mAtA kA hRdaya dayA kA AgAra hai. use jalAe teA usame* se dayA kI hI sugadha nikalatI hai, pIseA te! dayA kA hI rasa nikalatA hai. vahu devI hai. vitti kI krUra lIlAye bhI usa svaccha aura nila srota kA malina nahIM kara sakatI...! ( julAi--1925 nA 'cAda'mAMthI) 37 - guru govindasiMha kI jayantI sa'sAra ke sabhI dharmI' te kisI na kisI rUpa meM guruvAda kA svIkAra kiyA hai. sikha-saMpradAya kI sasthApanA ke mUla meM bhI yahI pavitra guruvAda thA aura isame sa Mdeha nahI ki sikha saMpradAya meM isa guruvAda kA khaDA suMdara, madhura aura pavitra vikAsa huA thA. sikha gurue ne teja aura tyAga ke sAtha Isa pavitra gurupada kI mahimA aura maryAdA kI rakSA kI thI. guruva` nAnakadeva isa saMpradAya ke Adiguru the. gurudeva nAnaka ne jisa samaya isa soMpradAya kI sasthApanA kI thI, usa samaya bhArata meM mugala rAjya kI saMsthApanA hai| rahI thI aura samagra bhArata hiMdu narezAM ka paraspara IrSyA kA khIbhatsa kSetra banA huA thA. hiMdU dharma kI bhI khaDI zAcanIya dazA hai| rahI thI aura usake anuyAyI aMdha-paraMparA aura kusaMskAra ke prabhAva se mehAMdha aura nila heA rahe the. gurudeva nAnaka ne tatkAlIna paristhiti kA dekha kara yaha bhalI bhAMti jAna liyA thA ki hiMdU dharma ke anuyAyI yadi prAcIna paraMparA ke prabala meAha kA nahI. cheDe Mge aura uMca-nIca ke anucita bheda aura usake pariNAmasvarUpa IrSyA aura vidveSa kaiA zailAnevAlI jAti-saMsthA / naSTa nahIM kare Mge, teA hiMdu-dhama kA astitva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me zIdhra hI vilupta ho jAyegA. isI uddeza se AcArya nAnaka ne sikha saMpradAya kI saMsthApanA kI. unhoMne jAti aura varNa ke vibheda ke haTA diyA aura pratyeka samAnatA ke siddhAMta para uhene manuSya ke pada kI pratiSThA pratiSThita kI. isI liye sikha mAtra ekadUsare ke "bhAI' kahate hai aura sikha mAtra paraspara vivAha, khAnapAna kara sakate hai. kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki gurudeva nAnaka ne jAti aura varNa ke viSamaya prabhAva se mUrNita paDI huI hiMdujAti ke phira se saceta aura sajaga banAne ke liye sikha saMpradAya kI saMsthApanA kI thI. svayaM gurudeva nAnaka ne apane putra ke gaddI na de kara apane ziSya ke apanA uttarAdhikArI banAyA thA aura Isa prakAra unhoMne megyatA hI ke ucca padaprApti kA ekamAtra adhikAra aMgIkAra kiyA thA. sikha dharma kA ItihAsa isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki sikha ne apUrva tejasvitA aura adamya sAhasa ke sAtha dharma aura mAnava adhikAra kI rakSA kI hai. gurudeva nAnaka ne jisa vRkSa ke lagAyA thA, use paravata guruo ne apane svArthatyAga aura tapa se siMca kara baDA kiyA. guru goviMdasiMha sikhasaMpradAya ke aMtima guru . kahA jAtA hai ki svayaM AcAryadeva nAnaka ne guruvara goviMdasiMha ke rUpa meM avatAra le kara sikha-dharma aura sIkha-jAti kI musalamAne ke atyAcAra se rakSA kI thI. kucha bhI hai, para guru goviMdasiMha kA jIvana tyAga, teja aura tapa kA mUrtimAna Adarza aura ujajavala udAharaNa hai. vaise te sabhI guruo ne apUrva tyAga aura teja ke dvArA si kI zakti ke baDhAyA thA; paraMtu aMtima guru goviMdasiMhajI ne jisa prakAra apane sarvasva ke sikha saMpradAya kI rakSA meM utsarga kara diyA thA, use dekha kara yaha kahanA hI paDatA hai ki ve sikhe ke aMtima guru he kara bhI sabake zIrSasthAnIya the. saMbhava hai isI kAraNase unake uparAMta phira koI guru na huA he. kahA jAtA hai ki guru goviMdasiMhajI ne sArI "gusaAI samApta kara dI thI. saca pUchA jAya to Isa kathana meM atizayokti nahIM hai. vAstava meM unhone apane apUrva tyAga, akhaMDa tapa evaM samajajavala teja se sikhaguru ke pavitra pada ko aura bhI mahimAmaya evaM gauravamaya banA diyA thA. gata pauSa zukla saptamI ke IsI parama pUjya guruvarya goviMdasiMha kI janmatithi thI. isI liye Isa puNya avasara para hama unakI pavitra mahimAmayI smRti ke caraNatala para apanI zraddhA kI aMjali samarpaNa kara ke apaneka kRtakRtya karanA cAhate hai. guru goviMdasiMha meM una samasta guNoM kA pUrNa prakAza thA, je bhagavAna kRSNa kI vyAkhyA ke anusAra eka niSkAma karmagI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru gevindasiMha kI jayantI rara8 ~ ~ meM tene cAhiye. te prakAMDa vIra the, acUka lakSyavedhI the, suyogya senApati the; paraMtu kevala InahIM guNa ke kAraNa ke, guru ke Asana ke alaMkRta karane ke yogya nahIM ho sakatA hai. saMsAra meM aura bhI aise puruSa he gaye hai, paraMtu itihAsa meM unake vIratva aura vijaya kI kathA ke hete huye bhI unheM koI guru athavA AcArya mAnane ke prastuta nahIM hai. guru goviMdasiMhajI ke jIvana ke divya zrI se samajavala banAnevAle de viziSTa guNa the. ve the apUrva svArtha tyAga evaM satya kI vijaya meM akhaMDa vizvAsa. Ina dorno guNe kA unameM carama vikAsa huA thA. unakA samasta jIvana IsI svArtha tyAga kI avicala sAdhanA se samujala thA. hamAre zAstro meM kahA hai ki mahApuruSo meM divya guNe kA parikruTana bAlyakAla hI se prAraMbha ho jAtA hai. eka dina kI bAta hai-guru goviMdasiMha usa samaya kevala 9 varSa ke the. eka dina sAyaMkAla ko jaba Apa khela kara ghara lauTe, taba Apane dekhA ki dvAra para manuSyoM kA eka bahuta baDA samUha ekatrita hai. unhoMne yaha bhI dekhA ki unake pUjya pitA guruvara tegabahAdurajI bhI vyAkula aura ciMtAgrasta haiM. unhoMne jaba pitAjI se isakA kAraNa pUchA, to uha ne kahA-"pahADI rAjAoM kA dharma kSINa ho rahA hai." Apane pUchA-"taba yA honA cAhiye ?" pitA ne kahA-"yadi koI mahApuruSa atyAcAriyoM kI rAjadhAnI dilhI meM jA kara apanA zIza arpaNa kare, te atyAcArI kA vinAza ho sakatA hai." usI samaya, nirvikAra hadaya se, maMda muskAna ke sAtha usa mahAbAlaka ne uttara diyA-"Apase baDha kara kauna mahApuruSa ho sakatA hai?" pitA ne kahA-"taba tumhArA rakSaka kauna hogA ?" bAlaka goviMdasiMha ne haMsa kara kahA - jaba the mAtA ke peTa meM, taba to sahAI hoya; aba to bhaye nau barasa ke kayAM na sahAI heya." kaisA nibhaka uttara hai ! keAI bhI vasuMdharA aise dArzanika, nibhaka bAlaka kI jananI hene ke kAraNa garva kara sakatI hai! isa prakAra yaha mAnava svataMtratA kI balivedI para pitA kA pahilA balidAna de kara guru goviMdasiMha ne bhagavAna kI karuNuM para akhaMDa vizvAsa prakaTa kiyA; paraMtu yaha pahilA balidAna aMtima balidAna nahIM thA. gurudeva kA jIvana nahIM balidAna kI vimala AtmA se dedIpyamAna hai. sikhoM kI rakSA ke liye, hiMduo kI rakSA ke liye uhane saba kucha sahA aura prasannacitta ho kara sahA. dhana aura rAjya kI to bAta hI yA hai ? unake do putra ke nirdayI zAsaka ne divAle para cunavA diyA aura do putroM ke unhoMne apane hAtha zu. 20 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvv vvvvvvv - 4 * * * * * * * -vvvvvvvvvvvvv 230 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me se kavaca pahinA kara yuddhakSetra meM bheja diyA. ve ne bhI apane dharma aura deza kA nAma samujajavala kara ke paramAtmA kI goda meM cale gaye aura, una cAra putre ke pitA ne AMkho se eka bhI AMsU na bahA kara, mukha se eka bhI Aha na nikAla kara, nirvikAra hRdaya meM, umukta AkAza ke nIce, upara kI era bhagavAna ke uddezya kara ke hAtha joDa kara, ghuTane Teka diye aura kahA-"vizvapitA ! Aja terA RNa cukA diyA, tUne je diyA thA se tujhe lauTA diyA ! merA mujha meM kucha nahIM ja kucha hai se terA, | terA tujhakA saipate kahA lagata hai merA.. kaisA samajajavala tyAga hai aura kaisA himAcala se bhI acala pairya hai. usa vairya kI usa samaya to parAkASThA he gaI, jaba mAtAjI ne (arthAta guru goviMdasiMhajI kI dharmapatnI ne) saMgata meM apane pyAre putroM ko na dekha kara pUchA--"Aja mere cAra putra saMgata meM dikhAI nahIM paDatuM." taba usa niSkAma karmayogI ne sthira svara meM uttara diyA-"jisakI cIja thI, usane vApisa le lI. duHkha karane kI kayA bAta hai ?" aura sAmane zreNIbaddha khaDe huye vIra sikha kI ora saMketa kara ke usa vizvapremI guru ne asIma saMteSa aura agAdha snehabhare zabdoM se kahA -- ina putra ke zIza para, vAra diye suta cAra; cAra muye to kyA huA, jIvata kaMi hajAra yaha hai vizvaprema kI sakala sAdhanA kI samujajavala sajIva svarUpa ! yaha hai tyAga kI tejomayI evaM tapomayI mahAmUrti ! gurudeva ke IsI samujajavala tyAga kA yaha pariNAma huA ki sikha eka sajIva ti bana gaI aura unhoMne avicala dhairya aura akhaMDa vizvAsa ke sAtha atyAcArI kI senAo se yuddha kiyA. gurudeva ke samAdhi liye huye yadyapi Aja lagabhaga 250 varSa huye, paraMtu yaha uhIM ke tamaya tyAga kI balihArI hai ki Aja bhArata ke isa dudina meM bhI sikhe kI ajaya zakti ne bhArata ke gaurava kI rakSA kI hai. kahAM milatA hai aisA samajavala tyAga ! pUjyapAda pitA ke, priyapAtra putro ke, atula dhanarAzi ke, rAjabhoga aura rAjasu ke mAnava svataMtratA aura nirbala kI rakSA ke liye haMsate haMsate balidAna karanevAle isa mahApuruSa goviMdasiMha kI samatA karanevAle kitane puruSa itihAsa ke agAdha samudra ke maMthana karane para mileMge? dhanya gurudeva ! dhanya yogIvara gAviMdAsaha! aura isI apUrva ujajavala svArtha tyAga ke pAsa hI unakA satya aura paramAtmA para akhaMDa vizvAsa bhI alaukika AbhA ke * ApakI janmatithi pauSa zuklA saptamI, saMvata 1723 hai. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ~ guru govindasiMha ke jayantI 23 samAna dedIpyamAna hai. eka nahIM, aneka bAra unheM muThThIbhara si se vizAla mugala sainya kA sAmanA karanA paDA, para unheM kSaNabhara ke liye bhI kisI ne ciMtita nahIM dekhA. isa cheTe se saMpAdakIya noTa meM yaha saMbhava nahIM ki hama unake samasta yuddha kA varNana kara sakaeN; para unake jIvanacaritra ke adhyayana se yaha koI bhI jAna sakatA hai ki unakA samasta jIvana eka yuddhA kA jIvana thA; paraMtu usameM na vijaya kA ullAsa hai, na parAjaya kA duHkha. nirvikAra bhAva se unhoMne nirbaloM kI rakSA aura satya ke pakSapAta ke liye yuddha kiyA thA. kevala 40 sikhe ke le kara uhAMne camakaura ke maidAna meM asaMkhya mugaloM ke sAtha yuddha kiyA aura usI yuddha meM eka eka kara ke jaba 33 sikha aura unake 2 putra yuddhasthala meM sadA ke liye so gaye, taba bhI unheM kisI ne adhIra hete huye nahIM dekhA. kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki unakA satya kI vijaya para aura bhagavAna kI karuNa para avicala akhaMDa vizvAsa thA. yahIM para hama eka bAta aura kahege. bahutase utkrAMta ItihAsalekhake ne guru goviMdasiMha ke musalamAna jAti kA parama zatru kaha kara ullekha kiyA hai aura duHkha kI bAta hai ki bhArata ke kitane hI hiMdu aura musalamAna bhI unhIM ubrAMta ItihAsalekhake kI bAta ke saca mAnate hai; para niSpakSa dRSTi se unake pavitra jIvana kA adhyayana karane se yahI vidita hotA hai ki ve musalamAna ke atyAcAra ke virodhI tha; musalamAne ke nahIM. svayaM kitane hI musalamAne ko unane samaya samaya para sahAyatA dI thI.. bahAdurazAha ko unhoMne sahAyatA dI; aura use dilhI ke siMhAsana para AsIna karavAyA. kitane hI musalamAnoM ne bhI unake sahAyatA dI thI. da paThAne ne, jinake nAma the nabIkhAM aura ganIkhAM, baDe ADe samaya para unake prANa bacAye the. saiyada budhUzAha te gurujI ke parama sahAyaka the. svayaM bAdazAha bahAdurazAha ne bhI gurujI se milane para baDI bhakti aura zraddhA dikhAI thI. kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki gurudeva musalamAna ke vikaTa zatru nahIM the; te to samasta mAnavajAti ke ekAMta hitakartA aura premI che. bAta yaha thI ki vaha atyAcAra ke virodhI the aura sArI mAnavajAti ke svataMtra aura sabala dekhanA pasaMda karate the. prasaMgavirodha hAne para bhI hama yaha kahanA cAhate haiM ki ve saMskRta, arabI, phArasI aura hiMdI ke prakAMDa vidvAna the unhoMne hiMdI meM apUrva kavitA kI hai. te samasta mAnavajAti ko eka hI paramAtmA kI saMtAna mAnate the, saba dharmo ke IzvaraprApti kA sAdhana svIkAra karate the; unakA hRdaya ekAMta zuddha aura pavitra thA. unhane svayaM eka www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 * * * * * * * * * 001A SAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA ra3ra zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM kavitta meM kahA -- keU bha muMDa yA saMnyAsI keU jegI bhaya, keU brahmacArI ke jatI Ana mAniyo, hiMdU aru turka keU rAphajha imAma sAphI, mAnuSa kI jAti saba eka pahicAniye kartA karIma seI rAjaka rahIma ehI, dUsare na bheda keU bhUla bhrama mAniye eka hI kI seva saba hI ke gurudeza eka, eka hI svarUpa sa e peti jAni." mAnavajAti kI samAnatA aura samatA kA jaisA suMdara, sarasa evaM sarala varNana hai aura yahI guru goviMdasiMhajI kA divya saMdeza hai. isI saMdeza kI Aja hama AvRtti karate hai. bhArata ke liya isa samaya Isa saMdeza ke hRdayaMgama karane kI atIva AvazyakatA hai. hiMdu samAja ke yaha jAna lenA cAhiye ki gurudeva ke isa divya saMdeza evaM Adeza ke na mAnane hI se Aja usakI dazA asI kSINa aura malina ho rahI hai. sikha jAti ne Isa saMdeza ke sunA thA aura usake anusAra anugamana kara ke usane divya zakti aura saMskRti prApta kI thI. jAtibaMdhana se utpanna honevAle ucca nIca ke vibheda ke dUra kara ke, samasta manuSyo ke "bhAI' mAna kara, hiMdu samAja ko apane uddhAra meM saMlagna honA cAhiye, yahI divya guru kA Adeza hai. Isa saMdeza athavA Adeza ke paripAlana karane se vikI hiMdu jAti ke vahI divya zakita prApta hogI, je samasta zitAnI zakti ke sAmane avicala himAcala ke samAna khaDI hone meM samartha ho sakegI. yahI saMdeza samAjasudhAra kA bIjamaMtra hai; yahI saMdeza svarAjya kA siddha sAdhana hai aura yahI saMdeza vizvazAnita kA mUla rahasya hai. Isi liye hama, Aja guruvarya goviMdasiMha kI janmajayaMti ke maMgalamaya avasara para, prAcIna paraMparA evaM kusaMsakAra ke pIche mahAdha he kara pradhAvita honevAlI hiMdu jAti se sAdara anurodha karate hai ki vaha divya guru ke Isa divya saMdeza ko apanA bhUla maMtra banA kara samAjasudhAra ke puNya kAya meM agrasara have. simeM kI ajeya zakti Isa mahAmaMtra kI saphalatA kA samujajavala udAharaNa hai. maMtra aura usakI mahimA kA aisA suMdara camatkAra dekha kara bhI yadi hama usakI sAdhanA meM saMlagna na hai, to yaha mAnanA hI hogA ki hamAre durbhAgya kI rajanI ke samApta hone meM abhI vilaMba hai; abhI hamAre saubhAgya prabhAta ke aruNodaya meM bahuta dera che. para nahIM; samAjasudhAra ke kaThina patha para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - .-.. -.- - - - - - - - - - - - eka hayAta siddha yogI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI ra33 calanevAloM ke bhI satya kI vijaya aura paramAtmA kI karuNA para akhaMDa vizvAsa rakhanA hegA aura gurudeva goviMdasiMha ke pAMca pyAre' kI bhAMti unheM bhI apane jIvana evuM jIvana sarvasva taka isI sAdhanA ke caraNatala meM usarga kara dene hoMge. koMkiH eka OMkAra zrI vAha gurujI kI phataha. (phebruArI-1926nA "cAda"mAMthI) 38-eka hayAta siddha yogI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI (lekhakazrI. lallIprasAda pADeya.) jisa para zrIhari kI kRpA hatI hai vahI sadAcAra kA solahe Ane pAlana karane meM samartha hatA hai, aura jisake AcaraNa acche haiM usake prArabdha kI prazaMsA hI kyA kI jAya ! jisa para daiva anukULa hai usa para saMte kI kRpA honI hI cAhiye. kiMtu aise bhAgyavAna saMsAra meM ina-gine hI janma grahaNa karate hai je apanI karanI se apanA to uddhAra kara hI lete hai, sAtha hI dUsaroM ko beDo pAra karIne meM bhI pUre pUre sahAyaka hete haiM. yahAM jina mahAtmAjI kI kucha jIvanaghaTanAo kA ulalekha kiyA jAtA hai unakI gaNanA aise hI upakArI puruSa meM hai. zrIvizuddhAnaMdajI kA bAlyakAla kA mAtRpitRdatta nAma bhelAnAtha caTTopAdhyAya hai. ApakI janmabhUmi hone kA zreya bardavAna jile ke aMtargata baMDUla gAMva ke prApta hai. Apake pitA kA nAma akhilacaMdra caTTopAdhyAya aura mAtA kA rAjarAjezvarIdevI thA. Apake baDe bhAI kA nAma bhUtanAtha thA. jisa samaya bAlaka bholAnAtha che: mahine ke the usI samaya Apake pitAjI kA dehAMta ho gayA. phalataH Apake kAkA ne hI ApakA pAlana-peSaNa kiyA. jina bholAnAtha ke apane bhaviSya jIvana meM lekottara kAma karanA thA unakA bacapana bhI vicitratAvihIna na thA. laDakapana meM jahAM aura laDake khilaune cAhate hai, taraha taraha ke khela khelate hai, vahAM bhelAnAthajI pUjA-pATha kA khela khelA karate the. uhe usa dazA meM ThAkurajI kI mUrti se hI prema thA. ve uhIM se khelate the. Isa bAlyAvasthA meM hI Apako yegIjanasulabha siddhiyAM prApta thI aura vicitratA yaha ki unakA patA Apake te bAlyakAla ke kAraNa honA hI na cAhiye, auroM ko bhI na thA. usa samaya ke Apake siddhimAhAmya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kI bahutanI ghaTanAye Apake samparka ke mAlUma hai. yahAM, lekhavistAra ke bhaya se, eka Adha kA hI ullekha kiyA jAyegA. bacapana meM Apa lagabhaga 12-13 varSa taka bilakula naMga-dhaDaMga rahA karate the, chetI taka na pahanate the. yAda kaI pahanA bhI de te utAra DAlate yA kisIke de dete the. eka bAra Apake kAkA ne Apako naI dhotI pahanA dI to Apane utAra kara usakI cibdhiyAM kara DAlI. isa para kAkA bahuta bigaDe. taba Apane kyA kiyA ki una cidhiyAM ke ekatra kara ke phira samUcI detI ke rUpa meM pariNata kara diyA. lega dekha kara daMga he gaye. tanikasA bacA aura yaha karAmAta ! eka bAra kA aura hAla suniye. Apa khela kI dhUna meM bAlU ke pArthivezvara banA kara prema se unakI pUjA kara rahe the ki eka sAthI bAlaka ne vina kara diyA. Isa para Apane asaMtuSTa he kara zApa diyA ki "merI pUjA meM vina DAlane ke kAraNa tuhe sAMpa segA'. khela kI pUjA thI aura khela kA hI thA zApa. kisIne kucha paravA na kI; paravA taba kI jaba sacamuca sAMpa ne use kATa liyA. aMta meM Apake hAtha phera dene se hI vaha bAlaka baca gayA. zApa aura zApAnugraha done ke logoM ne pratyakSa dekha liyA. asala meM ye yoga kI siddhiyAM hai, je pUrvajanma ke anuchAne ke kAraNa Apake prApta thI. astu. kAkA ne Apake aMgrejI paDhAne kA udyoga kiyA, kintu Apane kisI taraha usameM mana nahIM lagAyA. taba Apa saMskRta paDhane ke liye eka paMDitajI kI pAThazAlA (Tala) meM bhata kiye gaye. yahAM apane kucha dine taka abhyAsa kiyA. bholAnAtha 13-14 varSa ke hoMge ki unheM eka pAgala phatta ne kATa liyA. kutte ke kATe kA IlAja kaI jagaha karAyA gayA, kiMta lAbha na huA. una dine pAcUra sAhaba kI saMsthA sthApita huI na thI ki usakI zaraNa lI jAtI. aMta meM bahuta hI vyathita he kara Apa kalakatte gaye ki vahAM baDe nAmI nAmI cikitsaka haiM, unakI cikitsA se avazya hI lAbha hegA; kiMtu huA kucha nahIM. sabhI ora se nirAza he kara vyathA ke mAre A5 AtmahatyA karane ke vicAra se cinasurA meM hugalI-kinAre pahuMce. vahAM Apake eka sAdhu ke darzana huye, je kabhI te nadI kI dhArA meM DUba jAtA thA aura kabhI pAnI ke khaMbhe para khaDA dekha paDatA thA. usakI isa vicitratA para Apa acaMbhA kara hI rahe the ki usane pAsa A kara ihuM AtmahatyA karane se roko. jyAM rahI sAdhu ne bhelAnAtha ke sira para hAtha pherA ki InakI deha kI sArI jalana jAtI rahI. khAsI ThaMDaka mAlUma hene lagI. vyAdhi le chUTakArA pAne kI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka hayAta siddha yogI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI 235 prasannatA meM Apane sAdhu se dIkSA dene kI prArthanA kI te uttara milA-tumhAre guru eka dUsare mahAtmA ge. tuhe dIkSA dene kA adhikAra hamake nahIM. tuma ghara jAo. hama vahIM A kara mileMge. Age, dIkSA prApti ke pazcAta, jJAta huA ki una mahAtmA kA nAma svAmI nImAnaMda hai. caMge he kara bholAnAtha apane ghara A gaye. unhoMne apanI mAtA ke mahAtmA ko saba hAla batalA diyA. 10-12 dina meM nImAnaMda bhI baMDUla padhAre. uone bhelAnAtha kI mAtA se kahA ki apanA yaha beTA hameM de do. mAtA ne prasannatA se aMgIkAra kara liyA, kAMki IhIMkI kRpA se te bholAnAtha kI jAna bacI thI. kiMtu putradAna karate samaya mAtA ne yaha zarta kara lI ki "sAla meM eka bAra mujhase bheTa kara diyA karanA'. nImAnaMdajI ne isake svIkAra kiyA aura barAbara pAlana kiyA. baMDUla se bidA hete samaya ve bholAnAtha se kaha gaye ki tuma khaTake rahe, hama A kara tumako le caleMge. koI eka varSa bItane para bhelAnAtha DhAkA gaye. vahAM sunA ki eka sAdhu kabhI to nadI meM DUba jAtA hai aura kabhI jalastaMbha ke upara dekha paDatA hai. yaha camatkAra dekhane ke loga ja rahe the. bhelAnAtha bhI gaye. pahuMcate hI inhone nImAnaMdajI ke pahacAna liyA. Inake prArthanA karane para nImAnaMdajI ne kahA ki hama tuhe sAtha le calane ko yahAM Aye hai. saMdhyA-samaya InakA hAtha pakaDa kara nImAnaMdajI DhAke ke pAsa hI gaMDeriyA nAmaka sthAna meM le gaye. vahAM inakI AMkha para paTTI bAMdha kara kahA ki binA kucha kahe-sune hamArA hAtha thAme cale Ao. bholAnAthajI kI AMkha para paTTI baMdhI rahane se aura to kucha dekha nahIM paDA, itanA hI mAlUma huA ki baDI tejI se cale jA rahe haiM. paTTI khelane para eka tIrtha meM pahuMca gaye. pIche se jJAta huA ki yaha viMdhyAcala hai. aba suryodaya hA AyA thA. svAmI nImAnaMdajI bholAnAtha ke vahIM cheDa kara cala diye. chatanA kaha gaye ki phira mileMge. bholAnAthajI baDe saMkaTa meM paDe. hiMdI jAnate na the ki kisIse bAtacIta kara sakate. pUrA paradeza thA. ghaDI umara thI. ghabarAhaTa ke mAre rone lage. bhUkhagrAsa alaga satA rahI thI. saMdhyA-samaya bholAnAtha ne dUra para eka jyotimaMDala dekhA. kucha samIpa Ane para usameM eka mUrti dekha paDI. mati samApa AI to bharavI nikalI. usane Ie goda biThA kara dilAsA dete hue kahA-Dare mata, tuhe done samaya bhajana milatA rahegA, kaI jatu tumhArA bAla bhI bAMkA na kara sakegA. hama aura svAmIjI eka hI saMpradAya ke hai. bhairavI ke jAte hI, thoDI dera meM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra36 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 eka manuSya bhojana, jala aura pAna de kara calA gayA. cha-sAta dina IsI prakAra viMdhyAcala meM bIte. aba phira saMdhyA samaya nImAnaMda Aye, aura pUrvokta prakAra se AMkhe para paTTI bAMdha kara bholAnAthajI kA hAtha pakaDa kara Age baDhe. prAta:kAla hone para eka naye sthAna meM pahuMca gaye. pIche se jJAta huA ki yaha "jJAnagaMja' hai, je jAlaMdhara se do DhAI sau mIla para himAlaya meM avasthita hai. yahAM para bhelAnAtha ke bahuta se giye aura brahmacAriyoM ke darzana huye. bhIDa. bhADa thI. upayukta pAtro ke "sUryavijJAna* kI zikSA dI jA rahI thI. vijJAna-jagata meM sUryavijJAna ke ziromaNi samajhiye. svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI ne yadyapi caMdravijJAna, nakSatravijJAna, vAyuvijJAna, zabdavijJAna prabhUti kA anuzIlana kara ke asAdhAraNa sAmarthya prApta kara liyA hai, kiMtu ye sabhI vijJAna sUryavijJAna ke hI aMga hai. isa kAraNa sUryavijJAna ke hI saMbaMdha meM kucha bAta kA yahAM ulalekha kiyA jAyagA. hiMdu zAstra meM surya kA nAma "savitA' hai. isase prakaTa hotA hai ki hiMdUo ke vizvAsa thA ki vizva jagata kI sRSTi sUrya se hI hotI hai. taba yaha spaSTa hI hai ki saura zakti se jagata kA pAlana hotA hai aura usase jagata kA saMhAra bhI. veda, taMtra aura jyotiSa prabhUti meM isake piSaka pramANu pAye jAte hai. yahAM usakI AlocanA kA kucha prayojana nahIM; kiMtu pramANa vidyamAna rahate huye bhI sAvitrIvidyA kA pratyakSa jJAna kisIko hai, yaha aba taka avidita thA. zAstra meM jisakA ullekha hai usIke svAmIjI pratyakSa dikhalA dete haiM. sUryakiraNo ke sahAre cAhe je cIja banA lI jA sakatI hai. kiraNa kI raMgamAlA kI pahale pahacAna honI cAhiye. pratyeka raMga se eka eka jAtIya paramANu kA saMbaMdha hai. paramANuo kI saMga-viyogakriyA se hI duniyA kI sArI cIje yathAkrama banatI bigaDatI rahatI hai. sAdhAraNa dRSTi ke liye paramANu kA darzana saMbhava nahIM, phalataH unakI yojanA bhI asaMbhava hai. IsIse paramANunicha raMga kI pahacAna kara lenI cAhiye. raMga kI pahacAna aura paramANu kI pahacAna asala meM eka hI cIja hai. jina jina paramANuo kI samaSTi se je je vastu banatI hai, unhIM paramANuo kA raMga yadi ekatra kara liyA jAya te phalasvarUpa vahI cIja bana jAyegI; kayoMki raMge ke ekatra karane kA matalaba hI paramANu saMyoga huA. isa saMyoga se vastu bana kara taiyAra he jAyagI; kiMtu eka bAta hai. AvazyakIya raMge ke ekatra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka hayAta siddha yogI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI 237 nImAnaMdajI ne bhelAnAtha kA batalAyA ki "meM yahIM rahatA dU: bahutere yogI aura mere gurabhAI loga bhI yahIM rahate haiM. tuhe yahIM rahanA hogA". eka dina yahIM rahe. dUsare dina aura Age baDhe te tibbata meM prAtaHkAla huA. vahAM, mAnasarovara se kucha Age, rAjarAjezvarI maTha meM mahAtapA acalAnaMdajI nivAsa karate hai. unhIke Age bholAnAtha upasthita kiye gaye. ina mahAtmAjI kI Ayu kaI sau varSa kI hai ye kucha bhI khAte-pIte nahIM, apane sthAna se hilate taka nahI hai. inhIM mahApuruSa se bhelAnAtha ke kara dene se hI kucha vastu bana kara taiyAra na ho jAyegI; kaki raMga ke samudAya meM eka AnupUrvika saMbaMdha hai. usakI parakha ke anusAra raMge kA vinyAsa karanA hogA. aMtima raMga kA vikAsa hote hI abhISTa vastu bana jAyegI. eka bAra padArtha kI utpatti he jAne para phira raMge kI yojanA kI era dhyAna dene kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI. usa samaya te sipha una raMga kI milAvaTa se udabhUta abhinava-mizra raMga kI ora dhyAna denA hogA. je ki biMdurUpa se mUla meM prakaTa hotA hai: dhyAna rakhanA hogA jisameM biMdu kisI sUrata meM hile-khUle nahIM; kisI prakAra ekAgratA meM vidhra na he. ekAgratA rahane para vastu kI kramavRddhi apane Apa hotI rahegI. kapUra kA eka biMdu bana jAne para, eka sera banAne ke liye, nayA udyoga nahIM karanA paDatA. eka se aneka kI utpatti te prAkRtika niyama se siddha hai-apane Apa hotI rahatI hai. jaba taka caMcalatA na hogI, jaba taka raMge kI paripATI meM vyatIkrama nahIM paDegA, taba taka ukta padArtha barAbara baDhatA calA jAyegA. mAtrAvRddhi ke liye kucha udyoga nahIM karanA paDatA. IsI prakAra cAhe jisa padArtha ke parivartita kara ke anya padArtha meM pariNata kiyA jA sakatA hai. lohe ke sonA yA kula ko paththara banA denA eka hI praNAlI ke aMtargata hai. saMyogakArya meM tApAMza athavA zakti ke prayogAsaMbaMdha vizeSa jJAna aura avadhAna kA prayajana hai. jisa padArtha kI gaThanapraNAlI athavA raMga kA vinyAsa mAlUma na hai usake vizleSaNa dvArA ukta pAdartha banA liyA jA sakatA hai. vizleSaNa se matalaba raMge ke vizeSaNa se hai. isake liye bahuta adhika samaya kA prayojana nahIM hatA. svAmIjI isa vijJAna kI zakti ke pratyeka sthAna meM pratyakSa dikhalA kara samajhA dete haiM ki Isa para adhikAra kara lene te manuSya prakRti ke kitane hI nigUDha ta kA AviSkAra kara sakatA hai. dUra kI vastu dekhanA, dUra kI dhvani suna lenA, maraNa ke pazcAta jIva kI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 zubhasa'grahuM-bhAga 7 mA dIkSA prApta hui, gurudeva ne nImAnaMda kA AjJA dIpaka vizuddhAnaMda (bhAlAnAtha) kaiA zikSA ke liye jJAnaga ja le jAe'. ataeva ye vahI lAye gaye. vahAM lagAtAra khAraha va taka paramahaMsa bhRgurAma inheM ceAga-zikSA dete rahe.... bhRgurAmajI baDe siddha yogIzvara hai. yahI eka aise mahAtmA hai' jo sthUlazarIra se sUryamaMDala taka jA sakate haiM. sUryavijJAna kI zikSA vizuddhAnaMdajI ke paramahaMsa zyAmAnaMda se prApta hui. yeAgazikSA brahmaca avasthA meM huI. isa dazA meM vizuddhAnaMda apane gurubhAiyAM ke sAtha, khIcakhIca meM, himAlaya prakRti aneka sthAnAAM kI yAtrA karate rahe. brahmacaya -avasthA meM astI meM rahane kA niSedha hai; pratidina tIna dhara se adhika bhikSA nahIM mAMga sakate; di tIna dhareAM meM bhikSA na mile te| kucha kaMda-mUla, se|bhI parimita mAtrA me, khAne kA vidhAna hai. Isa brahmaca kI avasthA meM hI Apake! aSTasiddhiyAM prApta hai| cUkI thIM. yaha saMpradAya bahuta purAnA hai. itanA purAnA ki saI joDa ke saMpradAya kA patA nahIM lagatA. Isame pAMca avasthaye brahmacArI, daMDI, saMnyAsI, tIsvAmI aura paramahaMsa--hai. pratyeka avasthA ki kaThera parIkSA hAtI hai. parIkSaka vibhinna maDaeNAM ke yeAgI huA karate haiM. parIkSA meM anuttIhAne para kira pUre kyA gati hAtI hai usakA jJAna, pretAtmA kI pUrvIdeha kA nirmANa aura usase khAtacIta, maMtra aura devatA ke svarUpa kA jJAna, mAnasika bhAva kA parivartana, bhayaMkara rAge kA upazamana aura maneAvidyAye saba eka sUvijJAna se hI prApta ho jAte hai. svAmIjI eka sphaTikanirmita lensa dvArA raMgegAM kA sayeAga aura viyeAga kriyA karate hai. vizeSa AvazyakatA hAne para eka tAMe ke tAra se kAma lete hai. tIvra tApa kI AvazyakatA haiAne para hI IsakA vyavahAra kiyA jAtA hai. jarmanI, iMgleDa, amarIkA prakRti sthAnAM ke aura bhArata ke bahutere vijJAnavettA evaM zikSita lega isa abhinava vijJAna ke dekha kara daMga heA gaye hai.... ne sabhI mukta kahai se svIkAra karate hai ki yadi isa vijJAna kA pracAra hA jAya tA samagra vijJAnajagata meM eka aise virAT viplava ka sUcanA heAgI jo pRthivI ke itihAsa meM bilakula naI heAgI. Isa vijJAna kI zikSA dene ke liye svAmIjI bhI utkaMThita haiA rahe hai, kAzI meM eka vijJAnAgAra nimi`ta haiA rahA hai. jakha vaha pUrNa hA kara susajjita hai| jAyagA taba saMsAra kA eka pradhAna darzanIya sthAna hai| jAyagA; sabhI khaMDa-vijJAna eka mahAvijJAna me' parisImita hue hai. use pratyakSa dekha kara aura samajha kara sabhya jagata vismita aura AnaMdita haigA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka hayAta siddha cAgI svAmI vizuddhAna drajI 239 samaya taka parIkSAthI kA sAdhana karanA paDatA hai. brahmaca kI parIkSA meM uttI' hA kara vizuddhAna dacha daDI huye. isame cAra sAla taka Apane yega kI ucca zikSA prApta kI. aneka sthAnAAM meM bhramaNa kiyA. Isa dazA kI parIkSA aura bhI kaThera haitI hai. isake pazcAt cAra varSoM ke liye Apane sanyAsa dhAraNa kiyA. Isa dazA meM digaMbara rahanA haiAtA hai. sanyAsa kI avadhi pUrNa` hai| cUkane para khaDe gurubhAi paramahaMsa bhRgurAmajI ne kahA ki vizuddhAnaMda! tumane apanA kAma te saphala kara liyA, aba jA kara jIvAM kA udghAra kareA. bastI meM jAe, vivAha kara ke lAgAM ke bIca raheA.' vizuddhAnaMdajI te isa AjJAkA pAlana karanA ucita samajhA. isake de| kAraNu the, eka teA bhRgurAmajI ne hI vAstava meM inhe saMpUrNa zikSA dI thI; aura dUsare ye dekha cUke the ki isI prakAra kI AjJA kA pAlana na karane-gRhastha dha asvIkAra karane ke kAraNa nike eka siddhiprApta gurubhAI kA bhRgurAmajI tapeAbhraSTa kara cUke the. taba inhoMne yaha nivedana kiyA ki vavAha teA kara liyA jAyagA, ki Mtu nirvAha kisa prakAra hAggA ? yeka jaM galAM ke khIca yeAgazikSA meM lage rahane ke kAraNa hamane te kucha jIvikA kA upAya sIkhA hI nahIM.' bhRgurAmajI ne kahA--sakI ciMtA na kareA. tuma jA kara DoTarI karane lageA, Ajakala dezI bhASA me kucha pustake taiyAra haiA gai haiM jinakA thADAsA abhyAsa karane se tuma isa vyavasAya ! kara sakege aura mere AzIrvAda se tumhAre hAtha meM yaza rahegA, kiMtu kisIse kAI nizcita prIsa na mAMganA jo mila jAya le lenA.' Apane baDe gurubhAi kI AnA kA pAlana kiyA. ve deza cale Aye. kheAlapura ke samIpa guzakarA eka gAMva hai, yahu I Ai relve kI lUpa lAina kA sTezana hai. isI gAMva meM vizuddhAnaMdajI te cikitsAlaya kheAlA, yahAM ke jamI dAra svargIya bApu harizcandra ceAgadAra ApakA bahuta mAnate the. yahAM 1909-10 taka eleApethI cikitsA-dvArA legAM kA isa kAryAM meM ApakeA asIma saphalatA prApta hui. eka tA paramahaMta bhagurAmajI ke AzIrvAda se Apake hAtha meM yaza thA, isa liye jise davA dete use avazya lAbha hAtA thA; dUsare rAgI kA ane tattvAvadhAna me lene se pUrva Apa'yeAga-jyAtiSa' ke dvArA jJAta kara lete the ki yaha caMgA hogA yA nahI. lataH Apa kSINu AyuvAle regiyAM keA caMgA karane kA bhAra hI na lete the. kAI 18 varSa taka Apa ghara para gRhasthI meM rahe. si Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Apane sana upakAra kiyA. Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA dazA me' Apake de! putra utpanna hue, jinameM eka kA tA dehAMta hai| gayA aura dUsare isa samaya badavAna Azrama' kI dekharekha karate hai.... guzakarA meM rahate samaya Apake aneka camatkAra lAgeAM te dekhe hai, ki Mtu unakA yahAM vana na kiyA jAyagA. jisa samaya Apa jJAnagaMja se khidA haine ke the, paramahaMsa bhRgurAmajI ne prasanna hai| kar ApakA eka divya zivaliMga puraskAra me` diyA thA. anya yAgiyAM ne virAdha kiyA thA ki saMpradAya kA yaha zivaliMga sadA se himAlaya me` rahA hai, yaha kahAM baMgAla me' bhejA jA rahA hai! ki Mtu gurukRpA se yaha mila hI gayA, isake dvArA yogiyAM kA AzramaparIkSA huA karatI hai. yaha zivaliMga svAmIjI ke gAMva khaDUla meM pratiSThita hai aura gAMva ke nAmAnusAra isakA nAma khaDUlezvara rakhA gayA hai. svAmIjI isI (yA isI zreNI ke) zivaliMga kI pUjA karate haiM. dUsare kI pUjA kare teA vaha khaDita hai| jAtA hai. khaDUlezvara mahAdeva me kai vizeSatAye haiM. unakI jyeAti de| de tIna tIna Te meM badalatI rahatI hai; aura yahAM prAyaH paramaha`sa bhRgurAmajI ke darzana saMpradAya ke bAharI le!geAM ke bhI hA jAyA karate haiM, yadyapi unakA zarIra agAcara rahA karatA hai. aura aura mahAtmA bhI AyA karate haiM. Isa zivaliMga kI pratiSThA sana 1905 meM huI thI. zivAlaya se saTI huI eka gufA bhI hai. san 1911 ke lagabhaga avAna-Azrama' kI sthApanA huI. san 1917 meM kAzI me hanumAnaghATa ke samIpa Azrama pratiSThita huA; san 1918 ke lagabhaga vaidyanAtha meM aura usI sAla jhAladA (jilA mAnabhUma) meM 'sUvijJAna' sikhAne ke liye Azrama banAyA gayA. san 192621 ke lagabhaga purI meM Azrama sthApita huA thA. yAM Azrama tA kaI hai, ki Mtu svAmIjI prAyaH purI aura kAzI ke Azrama meM hI nivAsa karate hai. kAzI kA Azrama akha maladahiyA meM sTezana ke rAste para hI hai. yaha san 1922 meM banA aura san 1925 meM isameM ziva kI prAMtaSThA hu hai. isa Azrama megopAlajI kI aura caraNacihanAM kI pratiSThA aura hAnI hai. Isa lekha meM svAmIjI kI eka bhI alaukika zakti kA varNana nahI kiyA gayA hai. usakI AvazyakatA bhI nahI. jinha Aparka sAnnidhya meM rahane kA avasara mila jAtA hai ve ApakI karAmAtAM ke, Apake yAgasAmarthya ke lihAja se, sAdhAraNa samajhate hai'. jakha svAmIjI isakI AvazyakatA samajhate haiM takha pAtra vyaktiyAM ke sAmane unheM kara lI dikhate hai. Apake bahuta se ziSyAM te Apake dvArA vijJAna se prApta 'cyavanaprAza' Adi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwwwwww xvvvvvvvvv eka hayAta siddha yogI svAmI vizuddhAnaMdajI 241 auSadhiyAM khAI hai aura vaha sugaMdhI dravya zazi meM bhara liyA hai, jisakI sugaMdha zrIkRSNa kI deha se nikalane kA varNana citanyacaritAmRta "geviMdalIlAmRta" prabhUti pustaka meM hai. choTe se lensa dvArA svAmIjI kA gaMdhahIna sApha phAhe meM, bAta kI bAta meM, sUryakiraNa se hinA, gulAba, khasa, dAlacInI, phinAila Adi kI utkaTa gaMdha lA denA, usI rIti se kapUranirmANa; bAyokemika rIti se banAI gaI auSadhivizeSa kA prastutIkaraNa Adi ina paMkti ke lekhaka ne apanI AMkhe dekhA aura usa upAdeya sugaMdhI kA Amoda prApta kiyA hai. eka dina te svAmIjI nI kupA se saMdeza (baMgAlI miThAI) kA thaDA sA aMza cakhane ke bhI mila gayA thA, je sUryavijJAna se prastuta kiyA gayA thA. usa saMdeza kI cittamanohara sugaMdha aura svAda kA varNana bhalA loha-nirmita lekhanI kayAM kara kara sakatI hai. usa maje ke to jihuvA aura nAsikA yAda kara rahI hai. Apake aneka ziSya hai. unameM oNphesara, DAkaTara, vakIla, jamadAra, ekajhakayuTiva IjIniyara aura jajaja prabhUti sabhI zreNI ke loga hai. sabhI sajajana sadAcArI hai. adhyAtmamArga meM lage hue haiM, inameM eka Adha ne to yahAM taka AdhyAtmika unnati kara lI hai ki ve, kucha aMza meM, svAmIjI ke samakakSa ho gaye hai. ApakA zarIra baMgAlI hone aura adhikatara baMgAla meM rahane ke kAraNa ziSyamaMDalI bhI adhikAMza usI deza kI hai. Apake darzana ke yora5 aura amarIkA taka ke nivAsI A jAte haiM. eka bAra eka aise hI amarIkana darzaka ne ApakA citra aura thoDA sA varNana baMbaI ke prasiddha aMgrejI sAptAhika "TAImsa' meM prakAzita karAyA thA. sara jenakinsa lorensa, jina dine kalakattA-hAIkorTa ke cIpha jasTisa the, Apake darzanArthI gaye the. bahuterI memeM aura sAhaba je Apake darzanArthe gaye unakI bhAvanA ke Apane acchA batalAyA, so ThIka hI hai. achI zreNa ke vyakti hI to hIMdu-mahAtmA ke darzana karane jAyeMge. isa lekha kI sAmagrI saMskRta kAleja-banArasa, ke prinsipAla zrImAna paMDitavara gopInAthajI kavirAja, ema. e0, mahadaya kI azeSa kRpA kA phala hai. aeva lekhaka Apake nikaTa cirakRtajJa hai.* ("sarasvatI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 4 A mahAtmAjI hayAta hovAthI temanA vize koI sajana purI cekasIpUrvaka vizeSa uMDI tathA pUrNa sAcI mAhitI koI patra dvArA prasiddha karaze te A polaMpolanA tathA aMdhazraddhAnA samayamAM janasamAja upara vizeSa upakRta thaze. bhikSa-akhaMDAne zu. 21 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasa mahu-bhAga 9 mA 39 - bekArInuM darda (eka nAnI vArtA) [lekhakaH--zrI. ramaNIka vI. mahetA] varSARtunA vakhata che. bahAra dheAdhamAra varasAda paDI rahyo hatA. eka mA tenA 9 varSanA putrane laIne dharamAMnI tApaNI samakSa kAkaDuM vALIne beThI che. mALa vinAnuM ghara eTale varasAdanAM pheArAM chAparAM upara paDe che tethI bahAranA avAja suddhAM saMbhaLAtA nathI. eTalAmAM dharanuM AgaluM bAraNuM kAI jorathI khakhaDAve che. "are sAMbhaLa !''dvAra tarapha mAM pheravI te khALakanI mAtA khelI. " are ! e teA mArA bApu AvyA haze '' ema kheAlatA te nAnA zakarA bAraNA taraph gayA. ( bAraNuM udhADe che.) bAraNuM udhaDayuM ke tarataja pANIthI tarakheALa kapaDe te bALakane pitA aMdara AvyeA. ThaMDIthI te dhrUjatA hatA. dhaNA thAka lAgyA hAya ema dIsatuM hatuM; kAraNa ke te ghaNA hAMphatA hatA. "tamane huM kahI kahIne thAkI ke tame Ama utAvaLA dheAMsabharyo cAleA nahi. banyuM kadAca ardho kalAka meADA avAya tenI pIkara nahi, paNa Ama utAvaLe cAlavAthI krama bharAI jAya ane mULamAM che. te damiyela ane tethI na kare nArAyaNu ne kAMi AdhupAchuM thAya te mArI zI vale thAya ! " jarAka kaThora paNu vahAlabharyAM zabdomAM bALakanI mAtAe eka pachI eka uparanAM vacane uccAryAM. (jarAka dama besatAM) Aje mArA vAMka nathI. tuM jANe che ke traNa gAu cAlavAnuM tathA varasAda ane pavana e baMne kahe ke mArUM kAma. (aTakIne) kadAca huM dhIme AvuM ane rastAmAM rAta paDe te AvA dhodhamAra varasAdamAM jyAM divase paNa rastA dekhAtA nathI te rAtre te mArI zI vale thAya?"" te bALakanA pitA kheA. ATaluM khelatAMmAM te te thAkI gayA. bALakanI mAtAe tApaNImAM be lAkaDAnA kaTakA mUkI bhaDakA karyAM ane bALakanA pitAne palaLI gayelAM kapaDAM badalI nAkhavA pAse paDelu eka kATalu dhAtiyu ApyuM. garIba dharamAM sArAM ane vadhAre kapaDAM tA kyAMthI maLe! bALakanA pitA pAsenA traNa gAu dUra eka zaheramAM paMdara rUpiyAnI eka mIlamAM kAmadAratarIkenI neAkarI kare che. savAranA cha vAge tA e gherathI ATalA khAine nAkarIe javA nIkaLI paDe che. sAthe eka kaDakAmAM eka reTalA ane thADu mIThuM ane kAI vakhate vaLI gAmanI kADIethI kAThuM' pADI lAvyeA hAya ane tenI caTaNI banAvI rAkhI hAya teA gheADI te paNu lai jAya che. sAMjanA sADAsAta ATha vAgeja e dharabhegA thavA pAme che. kApaDanI mIlamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ra4ra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 - - - bekArInuM darda ra43 rU urADavAnA kAma upara ene mUkelo hovAthI e rUnI 9NathIja enuM adhuM peTa te bharAI jatuM. Akhare ene kSayane roga lAgu paDyo; paNa pApI peTa mATe majUrI karyA sivAya chUTako nathI. gAmamAM keTalA te bekAra che. enA mAthA upara paNa bekArIne bhaya jhajhUme che. enAthI pUratuM kAma thatuM nathI eTale ene uparI amaladAra ene rAja kADhI mUkavAnI dhamakI Ape che. AthI "nekarImAMthI kADhI mUke te" e prazna ja ene eTale bhayabhIta banAve che ke koI koI vakhate to e TI pike rastAmAM raDI paDe che. ghera patnI ane putranA dilane AghAta na thAya eTalA khAtara e ubhare dabAvIne besI rahe che. A garIba kAmadAranA jIvanane A bhayaMkara ane hRdayabhedaka itihAsa che. Aje enA hRdayamAM asahya vedanA thatI hoya ema jaNAya che. vArevAre Ama tema bebAkaLAnI mAphaka jue che. koI vAre hadaya upara hAtha mUke che. vaLI pAcho pAse beThelA potAnA putranA gAlamAM hAtha nAkhI eka dhImuM paNa mIThuM cuMbana kare che ane vaLI pAcho eka uMDo ni:zvAsa nAkhI lamaNe hAtha daI be paga vacce mAthuM mUkI AMkhamAM AvelAM azru keI na jue tema chetIAthI lUchI nAkhe che. bALakanI mAtAe khAvAnuM karavA mATe cUlo saLagAvyo. gAmanA eka paTelane ghera Aje valovyuM hatuM eTale tene tyAMthI eka paisAnI eka dANu chAza lAvI hatI. e chAzanI kaDhI banAvI ane juvAranA leTanA roTalA banAvyA. bApadIkare khAvAne uThayA. " Aja mAruM zarIra sArUM nathI" ema kahI khAdhuM na khAdhuM karIne te bAlakane bApa bhANA uparathI uDI gayo. paMdara rUpiyA jeTalI nAnI rakamamAM paNa e tripuTI roja AnaMdathI jIvana vyatIta karatI. "Izvarane je game te kharUM" ema kahI saMtoSa mAnatAM ane duHkhane mUMge moDhe sahana karatAM hatAM. e bicArA kAmadArane kayAM khabara hatI ke je du:kha Aje te mUMge moDhe sahana karI rahyo che tene sarajanahAra Izvara nathI, paNa AjanI samAjaracanA che. savArathI sAMja sudhI peTe pATA bAMdhI, rogothI pIDAtA hoya topaNa, jIvana TakAvI rAkhavA ATalI mahenata kare topaNa duHkha ane darIdratA to nasIbamAM hAyaja. manuSyasarjita AvA anyAya ane atyAcAra taLe e Aje asahya yAtanA bhogavI rahyo che. bhANuM uparathI uDIne te pharI pAcho tApaNuM AgaLa beThe. thoDI vAre putra paNa pitA samakSa AvIne beThe. pitAne udAsIna cahero jemAM teNe pUchayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com www Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo "bApu! Aja tame bolatA kema nathI ? tamane bahu du:kha thAya che ? mArI bA tamane rAja kahe che ke tamAre bahu utAvaLe cAlavuM nahi." bApanI AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM, putrane pAse kheMcI laI chAtI saraso cAM ane eka vahAlabharyuM cuMbana karyuM. jA, have sUI jA," (manamAM) "kAlathI mAre kyAM javuM che." te bALaka oraDAmAM mUkelI eka peTI upara paDelI eka phATI tUTI godaDI laI sUI gayo. tenI mAtA paravArIne tApaNuM AgaLa AvI beThI. pitAnA patinI duHkhada sthiti joI tenuM paNa hadaya bharAI AvyuM. "kAlathI tame kAme jaze nahi. tamAre caDhelo pagAra je zeTha Apaze to huM jaIne laI AvIza. ane kAlathI tamArI jagyAe mane rAkhaze to huM te kAma karIza. tame phikara karaze nahi. vakhata te jotajotAmAM nIkaLI jaze ane eTalAmAM te ApaNe mAdhu (bALakanuM nAma) moTo thaze ane kamAto paNa thaI jaze !" patnIe lAgaNubharyA zabdomAM kahyuM. e bicArIne paNa kyAM khabara hatI ke, kAlathI enA patine nokarImAMthI rUkhasada maLI gaI che. eNe to enA patipremanuM darzana karAvyuM. kezu kahe che ke garIbanI jhuMpaDImAM sAcA dAMpatyapremane abhAva hoya che ? te kAmadArane kamakamI AvI, tenuM hadaya bharAI gayuM ane patnInA kheALAmAM mAthuM mUkI bALakanI mAphaka phUTI pike raDI paDayo. garIba bicArI patnIe paNa raDI dIdhuM. "tame zA mATe raDe che? Ama gabharAva cho zAne? kaho huM marI jAuM, tamane mArA sama tame nA kaho to." ATalAja zabdo te raDatI jAya ane bolatI jAya. patinuM kalpAMta joI e gabharAI gaI hatI, eTale bIjuM zuM bolavuM ane zuM karavuM tene ene khyAla ja na hato. thoDI vAra pachI teNI pANI levA uThI. , A pANI pIo, tame jarA paNa gabharAzo nahi. emAM zuM? zuM bAre dahADA ApaNuM Amaja javAnA che? le, A pANI, jarA kAgaLo karI pANI pIo." patnIe kALa kaThaNa karI sAMtvana ApatAM kahyuM. moDhuM dhoI jarAka pANuM pIdhuM ane eka uMDe niHzvAsa nAkhI pAcho tApaNuM AgaLa AvIne kAmadAra beThe. prabhu! tane Akhare Aja gamyuM? sUko roTalo Apato te paNa te laI lIdhe ! meM evAM te zuM pApa karyo che ane kadAca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bekArInuM dada 25 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv meM pApa karyo hoya te paNa A mArI nirdoSa bairI ane pelA mArA kumaLA nirdoSa bALaka sAmuM paNa teM nA bhAvuM?" gaLagaLA avAje te bolI uThaya. asahya duHkha kyAM sudhI chAnuM rAkhI zakAya ? patnI tarataja samajI gaI ke A saghaLA duHkhanuM mULa tenA patine maLelI rUkhasada che. ATalA duHkhane javAba vALavA te taiyAra hatI. potAne pati jeNe keTakeTalAM duHkha sahana karI AjasudhI nabhAvyuM, ane Aje jyAre te kAma karavA cheka azakta thaI gayA che te pati mATe te game te karavA taiyAra hatI. tamane kAlathI kAma upara rajA maLI che eTaluM ja ne! ehe, emAM zuM ? meM to tamane kayAranuM e kahI dIdhuM che ke have to kAma para javAnuM baMdha kare. ApaNe mAdhu moTo thAya tyAM sudhI huM kAme jaIza ane je be cAra AnA maLaze tenAthI sUko pAke roTalo khAI AnaMda karIzuM. jyAre Izvareja ApaNI upara A duHkha nAkhyuM che tyAre to ApaNe sahana karyA sivAya chUTakeja nathI." te patnIe patine sAMtvana ApatAM kahyuM. pati patnInI bhaviSya ujaLuM dekhavAnI ekaja AzA thaDe dUra sUtelA te nAnA bALaka upara hatI. "mAdhu moTo thaze ane ApaNuM duHkha jaze " e vicAreja Aje temane sAMtvana ApatA hatA. eTaluM paNa saMtoSanuM kAraNa Aje temanI samakSa na hota to e garIba gharamAM Aje duHkhane pAraja na raheta. patnInA A vahAlabharyA sAMtvanasUcaka zabdothI te kAmadAra gaLagaLo thaI gayo ane eka AbhAranI lAgaNuthI teNe potAnI patnI sAme eka najara nAkhI. mAdhu haju bALaka hato eTale patnIne kAme mokalyA sivAya ene chUTake na hato. eka be gAu cAlIne javAnI have enI zakti na hatI. nisAsA nAkhI nAkhIne te kAme jato, tyAM kAma karato, enuM citta paNa tyAM ThekANe rahetuM nahi; paNa emAM ene zo vAMka ? pacIsa pacIsa varSa sudhI pramANikapaNe peTe pATA bAMdhIne peTa mATe eNe e mIlamAM majUrI karI hatI. eja mIlamAM rU urADavAnA kAmamAM rUnI jhaNathI enA zarIramAM bhayaMkara roge ghara ghAlyuM hatuM, ane eja rogane lIdhe e kAma karavAne azakta banyo. kAma karavAne azakta banatAM ene nokarImAMthI rajA maLI. samAjamAM Ane nyAya gaNavAmAM Ave che ! A kAmadAranI mAphaka evA keTalA ja AvI jAtanA nyAya taLe yAtanA bhegavatA haze? che tuM manaSya che ke koI devI che ?" ekAeka te kAmadAra lAgaNInA AvezamAM bolI uThayo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me Aje teNe pitAnI bairIne kaI navA svarUpamAM nihALI. duHkha e dAMpatyapremanI kharI kasoTI che. pitAnI bairIne Aje e dAMpatyapremanI sImA oLaMgatI joI ghaDI vAra te pitAnuM saghaLuM duHkha bhUlI gayA hoya tema jaNAyuM. rAta bahu vItI gaI hatI ane patnIe joyuM ke have pitAnA patine bahu belAvavAmAM tenA zarIrane vadhAre hAni pahoMcaze. teNe uThIne eka godaDuM pAtharyuM. " have tame sUI jaze? rAta ghaNuM thaI gaI che. tamArA zarIrane sAruM nahi ane temAM vaLI Aje varasAdamAM AvA zarIre cAlatA AvyA che. eTale ArAma le; phikara karaze nahi. sau sArAM vAnA thaze. bhagavAnanuM nAma laI have sUI jAo to sAruM. (bagAsuM khAya che.) cAle, mane paNa have te bagAsAM Ave che. huM paNa have sUI jaIza." te kAmadArapatnIe kahyuM. " tuM sUI jA, A tApaNuM AgaLa huM beThe rahIza, Aje mane dama caDhayo che eTale sUtAM sUtAM mane vadhAre gabharAmaNa thaze. jarAka dama besaze eTale huM paNa sUI jaIza. mAre kAle kyAM vaheluM uThavuM che ?'' teNe javAba vALya. e kAmadArane jyAre dama caDhe che tyAre enAthI vAtuM nathI tema uMgha paNa enI zatru bane che te e kAmadArapatnIthI ajANyuM na hatuM. tene uMdha AvatI hovAthI te uThI. kadAca pANInI jarUra paDe teTalA mATe eka pANInuM pavAluM bharI pitAnA pati AgaLa mUkI te sUvAne gaI. AjanA A karuNa banAvathI tene paNa AghAta pahoMcyo hato. te sUtI kharI, paNa nidrAe tenI upara kRpA karI nahi. bhayaMkara bhAvanA bhaNakArA tene saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. ApattinAM vAdaLa tenA cakSu samakSa jaNAvA lAgyAM. manane kAbumAM rAkhavAne ghaNee prayatna karyo, bhaviSyanA vicAra manamAMthI kADhI nAkhavA mATe teNe bIjA vicArone manamAM sthAna ApavA ghaNAM phAphAM mAryA; paNa e sarve prayatane mithyA gayA. keme karI tene uMdha AvI nahi, chatAM paNa AMkha mIMcI te pathArImAM paDI rahI. (tA. 15-7-1930nA dainika "hiMdusthAna"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAddha tIrthasthAna para eka aitihAsika draSTi 247 40 - bauddha tIrthasthAnoM para eka aitihAsika dRSTi (lekhakaH-zrI. lakSmInAtha mizra ) rAjagRha bhAratavarSa ke prAcInatama nagareAM meM se hai. isakA itihAsa bahuta hI prAcIna hai, aura vaha de| bhAgoM meM vibhakta kriyA jA sakatA hai-- (1) pUrvI--aitihAsika kAla, aura (2) aitihAsika kAla. pUrva-aitihAsika kAla meM isakA nAma giritraja thA. isakA dUsarA nAma rAjagRha bauddhu samaya meM prakhyAta huA. rAmAyaNa meM ce dAnAM nAma milate haiM, kiMtu yaha spaSTa nahIM hAtA ki yahu magadha kI rAjadhAnI thI. rAmAyaNa kA giritraja bharata ke nAnA azvapati kI rAjadhAnI thI. ye denAM nAma eka hI sthAna ke sUcanA prayAga kriye gaye hai, kiMtu yaha spaSTa hai ki rAmAyaNu kA giritraja magadha ke giritraja se bhinna thA. kyAMki rAmAyaNa kA giritraja vipAsA nadIpAra paMjAba meM thA. rAjagRha kaikaya deza kI rAjadhAnI thI, yahu nimnalikhita kSeAka se vidita hai-- ubhau bharatazatrughnau kekayeSu paraMtapau / pure rAjagRhe ramye mAtAmahanivasane // (rAmA. 2, 67, 7) cUkI kaikaya-rAjya paMjAba meM vipAsA nadI pAra sthita thA, Isa kAraNa yaha dUsarA hI rAjagRha hai. mahAbhArata meM giritraja kA nAma bahudhA AtA hai. usa samaya yaha nagarI bhagadeza kI rAjadhAnI thI. yahAMkA rAjA jarAsaMdha baDA hI samRddezAlI huA. usane bahutase rAjAe kA parAsta kara apanA prabhutva sthApita kayA. apanI zakti ke hI abhimAna se usane yudhiSThira ke yajJa meM zrIkRSNe krAsa prathama adhya` diye jAne me Apatti kI thI, aura apaneka hI sarvottama samajhA thA. mahAbhArata meM jarAsaMdha bhI laDA cA. jarAsaMdha aura bhIma kA yuddha te! bahuta prasiddha dhaTanA hai. mahAbhArata meM jarAsadha kI rAjadhAnI kA vaNuna Isa prakAra -magadhanareza kA nagara dhanadhAnya se sapanna hai. suMdara vRkSa cAreAM era se nagara kI zAlA baDhAte haiM. jala aura pazu lI paryApta hai. bahutase prAsAda haiM. nagara hara prakAra se surakSita hai. pAMca pahADiyAM-vaibhAra, varAha, vRSabha, RSigiri aura caityaka-isa nagara kI rakSA karate hai. nagara cAreAM AzramAM ke puruSAM se yukta OM....... jarAsadha kA nAma aba taka isa sthAna kI janazruti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA meM vidyamAna hai, aura usake gaDha ke bhagnAvazeSa aba bhI satrikaTa kI pahADiyAM meM spaSTa haiM rAjagRha ke aitihAsika kAla kA prAraMbha rAjanabiMbasAra ke rAjyakAla (lagabhaga 582 IsvI pUrva se 554 isvI pUrva taka ) se hAtA hai. rAjA biMbasAra ne nayA rAjagRha, prAcIna gaDha ke samIpa hI, pahADiyAM ke bAhara basAyA. kRAhiyAna ke vanAnusAra Isa naye rAjagRha kA rAjA ajAtazatru te banavAyA thA; ki Mtu huyanaMga ne isake nirmANa ke viSaya meM eka kathA likhI hai, jisase siddha hAtA hai ki yaha nagara rAjA bibasAra te hI khanavAyA thA. kathA Isa prakAra hai--rAjA bibasAra kI rAjadhAnI kuzAgrapura meM bahudhA Aga lagA karatI thI. agni ke prApa se bane ke liye rAjA te yahu niyama banAyA ki jisake dhara se Aga lagegI, vahu nagara se nirvAsita kara diyA jAyagA. sayAga se svaya' rAjA ke hI dhara se prathama Aga lagI. astu. rAjyabhAra apane laDake ajAtazatru ke! saupa kara, vahu nagara cheDa kara, bAhara rahane lage. aisA avasara pA kara vaizAlI deza ke rAjA neUsa nagara para AkramaNa kiyA. nagaravAsiyoM kA jaba apanI rakSA kA kAI upAya sugama na jAna paDA, teA kuzAgrapura kA cheDakara, jahAM rAjA biMbasAra vAsa karate the, vahAM A base; yeAMki isa sthAna me rAjA pahale se hI nivAsa karate the. Isa kAraNa isa sthAna kA nAma 'rAjagRha' rakhA gayA." dardInAM cInI yAtriyeAM ke vahunAM me' matabheda hai. bauddha dharmAM sabadhI graMthAM se jo kucha patA calatA hai, usase spaSTa hai ki yaha nagara bahuta hI prAcIna hai. ajAtazatru te kaivala se sudRDha kriyA, aur nagara khudda bhagavAna bahuta pahale se thA. jaina tathA bauddha dharma ke yuga meM Isa sthAna ne bahuta hI unnati kI, aura khyAti prApta kI. mahAvIrajI ne apanA bahutasA samaya isI sthAna ke samIpa vyatIta kriyA. kahA jAtA hai ki yahI' para unhAMne bisAra kA jaina dharma kI dIkSA dI thI. mahAvIrajI ke ekAdaza gaNudhAM ne yahI para zarIratyAga kiyA thA. IsI kAraNa yaha jUniyAM kA tIrthasthAna hai. bhagavAna muddha rAjA biMbasAra aura ajAtazatru ke samakAlIna the. buddha ne rAjagRha meM bahuta dvinAM taka nivAsa kiyA, aura legAM kA upadeza kriyA. isI sthAna para unhAMne rAjyasukha cheDa kara prathama bAra zikSAyAcanA kI thI. nagaravAsiyAM ne gautama kI avasthA aura rUpa para mugdha hA kara unakI carcA rAjA bisAra se kI. utttAMne gautama krA bhikSA ke liye apane mahala me' khulAyA. unakA rUpa aura avasthA dekha kara mahArAja biMbasAra kA yA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvv vy / 1/vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv bauddha tIrthasthAne para eka aitihAsika daSTi 240 AI. vaha rAta ke samaya gautama ke sthAna para gaye, aura prArthanA kI ki Apa isa alpAvasthA meM saMnyAsa grahaNa karane aura kaSTa uThAne ke ayogya hai. kRpayA Apa mere Isa rAjya kA bhega kIjiye. gautama apane nizcaya se kaba haTanevAle the! uhene rAjA ke isa udAratA ke liye dhanyavAda diyA, aura uttara diyA-"mahArAja, mujhe aizvaryabhoga kI AvazyakatA nahIM. yaha kAmanA viSatulya hai. isase kabhI tRpti nahIM ho sakatI- ahamapi vipulAn vijA kAmAn tathApi ca strisahasrAndazanIyAn anabhiranubhaveSu nirgatoha paramAzavAM varabodhiprAptukAmaH / / arthAta "meM svayaM vipula aizvarya, rUpavatI darzanIya stri aura anyAnya Amodapramoda kI sAmapriya kA svAmI thA; kiMtu meM sabake tyAga parama maMgalamaya nirvANapadaprApti ke liye nikalA c." gautama ke Itane ucca vicAra suna kara rAjA lajijata he gaye. jaba unheM mAluma huA ki yaha mahArAja zuddhodana ke putra hai, te unase kSamAprArthanA kI, aura anurodha kiyA ki "buddhatva prApta he jAne para avazya mere nagara meM padhAriyegA, aura mujhe upadeza de kRtArtha kIjiyegA." esA kaha, gautama kI vaMdanA kara biMbasAra apane mahala ke lauTa gaye. gautama bhI jJAna prApta karane ke liye gayA kI ora cale gaye. kaThina tapasyA ke pazcAta gautama ke gayAjI meM bodhatvapada prApta huA. tabhI se ihene upadeza denA prAraMbha kiyA. sarvaprathama upadeza sAranAtha meM diyA. upadeza dete huye yaha phira rAjagRha pahuMce, aura vahAM bahuta dine taka vAsa kiyA, tathA loga ke upadeza diyA. yahIM para buddhajI ne pambajA sUtra ke upadeza diye. jaba pRddhakUTa parvata para vAsa karate the, to unhoMne dharma kI vyAkhyA karate huye mAdha ke mAghasutta ke upadeza diye. veNuvana meM nivAsa karate huye parivrAjaka sabhiya ke saliyasutta ke upadeza diye. mahAparinikhAna sura kA bhI upadeza yahIM kI vRddhaphUTa pahADI para huA thA. buddha ne svayaM apane priya anuyAyI AnaMda se kahA thA-"......vAM DhAchuM AvaramAM nAnA viharAmi gijjhakUTe pabbate / tatrApi kho tAhaM AnaMda AmaMtasiM, ramacaM sAra , mayaM nijA pakavato........." arthAta "he AnaMda! eka samaya meM rAjagRha meM gRhakuTa parvata para vihAra karatA thA. maine vahAM tumase kahA thA-he AnaMda! rAjagRha kitanA ramaNIya hai, aura kitanA ramaNIya gRddhaphUTa parvata hai ......" IsI prakAra unhone anekaeN bAra rAjagRha kI prazaMsA apane ziSya AnaMda se kI thI. rAjagRha kA pratyeka sthAna svayaM bhagavAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA buddhajI ke caraNe se pavitra kiyA gayA hai. yahAM para unake upadeza kA bahuta baDA prabhAva paDA, aura aneka puruSa ne saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyA. isa kAraNa striyAM baDI bhayabhIta huI. jaba buddha grAma meM bhikSA ke liye jAte, te striyAM Dara kara Apasa meM kahatI thI- "agato kho mahAsayaNo magadhAnaM giribbajaM / sabbe saMcaye nItvA na kaMsudAni nayismati // " arthAta " mAga ke girivaja meM mahAzramanuM Aye hai. saba lAge ke dhIre dhIre uhene saMnyAsa diyA, aura apane sAthe le gaye. Aja vaha punaH Aye hai. dekhuM, aba kise liye jAte hai." buddha bhagavAna ke nirvANa (544 yA 543 IsvI pUrva) ke pazcAta rAjA ajAtazatru ke samaya meM, bauddha saMpradAya kI pahalI sabhA buddhijI ke siddhAMta ke ekatra karane ke liye rAjagRha meM saptapaNe (sattapanI) guhA meM, mahAzramaNa karUpa ( kazya5) ke sabhApatitva meM huI thI. kucha samaya pahale saptapaNuM guhA ke viSaya meM baDA vAdavivAda he rahA thA, aura nizcayapUrvaka yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA thA ki saptapaNuM guhA kaunasI hai. janarala kaniMghama svarNabhAMDAra-guhA ke hI saptapaNuM-guhA samajhate the. sara Arala sTIna ne sana 1899 meM isake pAsa vaibhAragiri para janamaMdira AdinAtha se lagabhaga 100 phITa nIce eka dUsarI guhA ke saptapaNuM batalAyA. TIna sAhaba ne je pramANa saptapaNuM ke siddha karane ke liye diye hai, ye akATaya hai, aura aba nizcayapUrvaka yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki InDIMkI batalAI huI guhA saptapaNuM guhA hai. Isa matabheda kA aura saptapaNu guhA kA ThIka ThIka patA na lagane kA kAraNa yaha thA ki yahAM para aneka guphAyaeN hai, je aba siMhavyAdhra ke rahane ke sthAna hai. eka guphA meM hama lega ghuse, te bhItara siMha ke garjana kA zabda sunAI diyA. hama loga Dara kara bAhara bhAga nikale; kAMki sAtha meM kaI zastra nahIM thA. guphAo ke bhalI bhAMti avalokana se vidita hatA hai ki avazya kisI samaya inameM tapasyA ke liye manuSya rahA karate the. ajAtazatru ke pautra tathA rAjA darzaka ke putra udaya ne rAjagRha cheDa kara pATaliputra ke apanI rAjadhAnI banAI, tabhI se rAjagRha kI avanati tathA pATalIputra kI unnati dinAMdina hatI gaI. to bhI tIrthasthAna he jAne ke kAraNa rAjagRha kA mAhAmya jyAM kA tyAM banA rahA. samrATuM azoka ke putra mahendra ne rAjagRha meM gRhakuTa parvata para rahI tapazcaryA kI. esA anumAna hai ki azoka kI mRtyu bhI ( 237 yA 236 isvI pUrva ) yahIM kI kisI pahADI para huI thI. khAravela (lagabhaga 171 varSa IsavI pUrva ) ke hAthiguMdA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bauddha tIrtha sthAne para eka etihAsika daSTi 251 zilAlekha meM eka "rAjagahanapa" (rAjagRha-nRpa) kA prasaMga AyA hai. paraMtu IsakA ThIka ThIka patA lagAnA ki yaha rAjagRha-nRpa kauna hai, bahuta kaThina hai. hAM, yaha nizcaya hai ki Isa rAjA kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha meM thI, aura vaha khAravela ke samakAlIna the. pAMcavI zatAbadI meM cInI yAtrI phAhiyAna ne isa sthAna kI yAtrA kI thI. usake varNanAnusAra usa samaya purAnA rAjagRha janazunya thA, kiMtu naye rAjagRha meM kaI eka vihAra the, aura ajAtazatru kA banavAyA huA stUpa taba taka vartamAna thA. san 637 ivI meM hyuenazaMga ne Isa sthAna kI yAtrA kA, usa samaya nagara kI bAharI divAleM to naSTa he gaI thI, kiMtu bhItarI zeSa thIM. nagara ke saba nivAsI brAhmaNa che. bauddha logoM kA yaha tIrthasthAna thA. usa samaya rAjagRha kI khyAti bhArata ke bAhara bhI thI, kAMki balakha deza meM eka nagara "choTA rAjagRha' ke nAma se thA, jahAM para lagabhaga 100 vihAra aura 3000 hInayAna-siddhAMta ke anuyAyI bauddha the. Ajakala rAjagRha meM tIrthayAtrI pracura saMkhyA meM Ate hai, jinameM adhikatara jainI haiM; kayoMki jaisA pahale kahA jA cukA hai, mahAvIrajI ne bhI apanA bahutasA samaya rAjagRha ke AsapAsa hI vyatIta kiyA thA. jainiyoM ke maMdira thI pAMca pahADiyA para bane huye hai. kevala vaibhAra giri para pAMca jaina maMdira hai. hiMduo kA bhI yaha tIrthasthAna hai; kAMki yahAM para kaI eka garama pAnI ke kuMDa hai, jinake hiMdU loga Izvara ke vibhava kA prakAzaka samajha kara pUjate hai. yaha garama jala ke kuMDa sarasvatI nadI ke donAM taTa para sthita hai, jinameM se sAta vaibhAra giri ke kinAre aura cheH vipulagiri ke kinAre para hai. vaibhAragirivAle kuMDa ke nAma hai- gaMgAkuMDa, yamunAkuMDa, anaMta RSikuMDa, saptarSikuMDa, vyAsakuMDa, mArkaDeyakuMDa aura brahmAkuMDa. ina kuMDe ke cAre era hiMduo ke maMdira bane huye hai. vipulagiri ke kuMDe ke nAma hai-sItAkuDa, sUryakuMDa, gaNezakuM, caMdramAkuMDa, rAmakuMDa aura zRMgI RSikuMDa. zRMgI RSikuMDa para musalamAna ne apanA adhikAra jamA liyA hai, jisake ve aba makhadumakuMDa kahate hai. ina kuMDa para hara tIsare sAla melA lagatA hai, jisameM sahastroM kI saMkhyA meM loga ekatrita hete hai. ina kuMDe kA jala pInA svAthya ke liye atyaMta lAbhadAyaka hai. kuMDe meM snAna karane se bhI bahutase roga naSTa hete haiM. bahudhA loga jalavAyu parivartana ke liye isa sthAna meM AyA karate hai. yadi isa sthAna meM eka acchA sainITeriyama banAyA jAya, to janatA kA bahuta upakAra ho sakatA hai. yAtriya ke Thaharane ke liye yahAM jaini kI kaI dharmazAlAmeM bhI hai. bauddhoM kA bhI eka choTA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papapapa - pa >> * rapara zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 e sA vihAra hai, aura eka DAkabaMgalA bhI banA huA hai. rAjagRha meM khudAI (ekasamAvezana) pUrNarUpa se nahIM huI. sana 1906 se 1909 taka je khudAI huI, usase keAI saMteSajanaka anveSaNa kA kArya nahIM huA; kevala sUkSma rUpa se parIkSA huI. bhAratavarSa ke prAcInatama sthala ke rahasya aba bhI gupta paDe hai. Isa kAraNa isa sthAna kI gaveSaNapUrNa khudAI kI AvazyakatA hai. purAtattvavettAo kA dhyAna isa ora avazya AkRSTa huA hai. paraMtu dhanAbhAva ke kAraNa ke bhI kucha nahIM kara rahe haiM. AzA hai sarakAra kA khojavibhAga phira se Isa sthAna kI khudAI karAne kA prabaMdha karegA. | ( "mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 41-paTane kI oriyaMTala lAibrerI (lekhaka-zrIgirInArAyaNasiMha) paTane kI eriyaMTala lAIbrerI sacamuca eka gaurava kI cIja hai. yadyapi vaha muslima sAhitya kA bhAMDAra hai aura vizeSatA muslima aizvarya ke citroM kA hI citrAdhAra hai, phira bhI vaha sAre saMsAra ke sAhityapremi ke liye AdaraNIya lAibrerI hai. vidyA kA vaha vimala strota aura jJAna kA vaha zAMtidAyI vizrAmAgAra sacamuca do-do DUbakiyAM lagAne aura eka ghaDI Thahara kara jIvana ko saphala kara lene hI lAyaka hai. kiMtu sAdhana ke rahate hue bhI, hama sAdhAraNa prANiyuM ke liye, unakA yathocita upayoga karanA kaThina hai. yahAM na te arabI aura phArasI kI yegyatA hai, na unase prema, aura na unheM apanAne kI utkaMThA hI ! magara phira bhI, yaha kauna kaha sakatA hai ki arabI-phArasI kA yaha sarvAMgasuMdara saMgrahAlaya hI upekSaNaya hai? yahI karyo, una sAhitya para zraddhAbhakti na rakhate hue bhI meM Isa saMgrahAlaya kA kAyala haiM. isakI sahaja suMdara sajAvaTa, bahumUlya pustake aura nayanAbhirAma citrAM ne mujhe saikaDe bAra apanI era AkarSita kiyA hai. uparyukta pustakAlaya jisa mahApuruSa kI amara kIti hai, unakA nAma hai khudAbakSakhAM. ApakA janma eka baDe hI kulIna aura kRtavigha kula meM, bihAra pradeza ke chaparAnAmaka nagara meM, sana 1846 40 kI dUsarI agasta ke huA thA. Apake pitAmaha marate samaya 300 prAcIna hastalikhita pustake choDa gae che. Apake pUjya pitA ne una 300 meM 1200 aura jeDa kara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paTane kI AriyaMTala lAyabrerI 253 = hastalipiyAM kI kula saMkhyA 1500 karI dI. ItanA hI nahI", Apame jAtIyatA aura sAhityaprema phUTa phrUTa kara bharA thA. cAreAM era agrejI z2I Aga lagI dekha kara ApakA hRdaya kSubdha hA rahA thA. ApA bhaya hA rahA thA zAyada yaha agrejI kI Aga pUrvI sAhityAM kA bhasmasAt kara DAle ! ataeva Apa Isa AkramaNa ke avarodha kI taiyArI meM the; kiMtu kAla kA kucha aura hI sUjhA. Apa maraNAsanna hai| gae. samaya nikaTa dekha kara Apane apane putra khudAbakSa kaiA khulA bhejA. putra ke Ane para Apane unhe apanI saMgrahita hastalikhita pustakAM me aura joDa-khaTAra kara sabake! eka pustakAlaya kA rUpa dene kI AjJA aMtima AjJA--dI. sajhiye teA, eriya'Tala lAibrerI kA usI dina zilAnyAsa huA. khudAbakSa kA paThana-pAThana kalakatte meM hai| rahA thA, kiMtu pitA kI asvasthatA ke kAraNa Apa kalakatte se yulA liye gaye. isake bAda hI Apake pUjya pitA svargavAsI hai| gae. basa, pitA kI mRtyu kyA hui, Apa para vipatti kA pahADa phrUTa paDA. paDhanA-likhanA chUTa gayA. akha peTa kI sUjhI. ataeva Apane paTane kI musikI meM nAyabapada ke liye Avedanapatra diyA; ki Mtu ApA nirAza heAnA pA. isake kucha dina bAda ApA kisI na kisI taraha, paTane meM DisTrikTa jajja ke datara meM, pezakAra kA pa6 mila gayA; ki Mtu yahAM Apase na paTI. Apane tyAgapatra de diyA. isake bAda Apa paha mahine ke liye DippI Aph skUlsa niyukta hue; kiMtu yahAM bhI Apa na rahe. akha ApakA vakAlata kI sUjhI. sana 1868 IsvI meM Apane paTane me, vakAlata zurU kara dI, vakAlata khUba cala nikalI. basa, Apake upayeAgI jIvana kA du:khada prasaMga yahI samApta aAtA hai, aura sukhada tathA sArayukta jIvana kA prAraMbha. Apa khUba kamAne aura hastalikhita pustakamAM tathA citrAM ke saMgraha meM saMlagna hue. sana 1877 isvI ke dillI darabAra meM ApakA silikeTa Ak Anara' milA. sana 1883 isvI me... Apa khAnabahAdura' ane. kira san 1864 meM nijAma-haidarAkhAda ke yahAM hAIkA ke cI jasTisa kA 56 suzAbhita kriyA. san 1898 IsvI meM Apa haidarAbAda se lauTa Ae aura paTane meM phira vakAlata zuru kara dI. sana 1903 isvI meM Apa sI. AI 40 hue. Apa kalakattA yunivarsiTI ke pheleA bhI the. DisTrikaTa khA` aura myunisipailiTiyeAM kA janma hAne para paTane ke pahale vAIsa ceramaeNna Apa hI hue the. kahane kA tAtpa yaha ka ApakA jIvana saphla' thA. daridratA aura avidyA kI goda se nikala kara Apa apane 3. rara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA Apa sammAna, ezvaryA aura kIti tathA vidyA ke suMdara siMhAsana para virAjamAna hue; kiMtu mRtyu ne Ina bAtoM kA kaba khayAla kiyA hai? tIsarI agasta, sana 1908 isvI ke dina, 66 varSa kI avasthA meM, khAnabahAdUra khudAbakSa sI. AI. I. saMsthApaka paTanA-eriyaMTala lAIbrerI, isa saMsAra meM apanI dhavala kIti cheDa kara svargavAsI ho gae. khudAbakSakhAM aba isa saMsAra meM nahIM rahe, kiMtu unakI kIti amiTa hai vaha kabhI miTanevAlI nahIM. Apake vakAlata se aura phira jajIse kAphI rUe mile. utsAha umaDA hI paDatA thA. pitA kI pratijJA bhUlI hI nathI. phalataH dekhate-dekhate ApakA udyoga saphala huA, aura Aja usakA mIThA phala taiyAra hai. eriyaMTala lAibrerI kI pUrva Dhaga para banI huI imArata Aja paTane meM meDikala koleja-hAspiTala ke sanikaTa hI sAbhimAna khaDI hai. Isa bhavana ke prAya: tIna bhAga khudAbakSakhAM ne nija ke vyaya se banavAe the. isake bAda sarakAra ne usameM eka vAcanAlaya banavA kara use pUrNa kara diyA. bhavana banane meM prAyaH eka lAkha rUpae vyaya hue haiM. pharza saMgamaramara kA banA huA hai, aura divAleM khUbasUratI se raMgI gaI haiM. kiMtu nahIM- meM bhUlatA dU, una bahiraMga sajAvaTe se kaI hajAragunA adhika mUlyavAna, suMdara aura sajIlI, una phaza para AmAriyAM meM sajA kara rakakhI huI cupacApa paDI pustake aura divAlo para TaeNge-aba hase, taba hase-jese citra hai ! khudAbakSakhAM ke paitRka saMpattisvarUpa je hastalipiyAM milIM unameM unhone prAyaH 3,500 aura jeDa kara hastalipi kI saMkhyA kula milA kara prAyaH 5000 kara dI. ihe prApta karane ke liye bhagIratha prayatna kiye gaye, aura mAne hAruM kA hI khajAnA lUMTAyA gayA ! Apane muhammada makkI nAmaka eka pustake ke zikArI ke prAyaH 18 varSe taka 50) vetana tathA kamIzana, purarakAra aura rAhakharca de kara rakhA thA. usane sIriyA, araba, sijara, phArasa tathA anyAnya deze meM ghuma-dhuma kara pustake IkahI kara ThIM. isake atirikta khAnabahAdUra ne usa samaya yaha vijJApana de diyA thA ki jisake pAsa koI bhI hastalikhita pustaka hA, le Ave. use pustaka ke ucita mUlya ke sAtha hI rAhakharca bhI diyA jAyegA. isa taraha Apake pAsa pustake ke varSA-sI hene lAgI. kucha udAra sajajana ne pustakaeN bheMTa bhI kIM. isake atirikA Apane IgleMDa meM eka pUre pustakAlaya ke nIlAma meM 60,000 de kara kharIda liyA thA. kucha hastalipimAM unheM haidarAbAda meM, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paTane kI Azyila lAIbrerI 55 jAM Apa jajja heA kara gaye the, milI thIM. inake alAvA AkA kucha na prAcIna pustakamAM kI pratiyAM kisI taraha prApta DhA gai, jo spena ke saraDAvA vizvavidyAlaya meM surakSita thI, aura mUra jAti ke spena se nikAla bAhara kiye jAne ke samaya naSTa haiAne se khaca gai thI. meTe taura para AriyaMTala lAIbrerI kI pustakAM ke prApta hane kA yahI itihAsa hai. Aja Isa pustakAlaya meM 5000 hastalipiyAM krA cheka kara prAyaH 4000 arakhI aura phArasI kI prakAzita pustake maujUda hai. ina pustakAM meM cerapa, misara aura bhAratavarSa kI chapI hui pustake hI vizeSa kara haiM. agrejI kI bhI prAyaH eka lAkha rUpaye lAgata kI 2,500 pustake maujUda hai. aMgrejI pustAM meM adhikatara aitihAsika, sAhityika tathA purAtattvapradhAna pustake hI hai.. ina pustakAM meM bhI kheAja kA kAma karanevAleAM aa hI adhika pustake' mile'gI, aura vizeSataH unhIke liye ve saMgRhIta bhI kI gaI hai. Ina graMthA meM trikriya kA ajaMTA-keva', mesI kA 'sAMcI' kanidhama kA 'bharadUta', rgusana kA dhAravAra' aura TAyalara 'masura' prakRti vizeSa ullekhanIya haiM. arakhI phArasI kI hastalipiyAM meM teA eka se eka baDhakara pustake hai. yadi unakI sUci hI dI jAya, te eka pUrI pustaka taiyAra hai| jAya. astu. uname kucha ke nAma nIce diye jAte hai-- phA 'yUsupha va julekhA', 'saphInata-ula-auliyA', amIra khusaru kA 'masanavI', jahAMgIra bAdazAha kA Atmacita (se jahAMgIra ne svayaM likha kara gAlapuDA ke bAdazAha kA bheMTa kiyA thA), hAji kA 'divAna', gulabadana begama ke saMsmaraNa, hiMdusthAna kA itihAsa (yaha mahArAja rajitasiMha ke liye likhA gayA thA), mullA janmI kA Atmacarita (lekhaka ke apane hAtha kI lipibaddha kI huI Isa pustaka ke dhruvala de| bhAga hai. eka leninagreDa ke rAjakIya pustakAlaya meM aura dUsarA yahAM), 'dAstAna-e-masIha' (yaha pustaka vilakSaNu dharmasahiSNu bAdazAha akabara kI AjJA se jIrAnIne jheviyara nAmaka peAgIja dvArA bAbila se anuvAda kI gaI thI), jAverI *ii cIra-phADa-viSayaka hakImI pustaka ityAdi. inake atirikta padya me' bhI eka-se-eka ratna bhare paDe hai. InakI sakhyA prAyaH 500 hai. inameM bahutasI pustake sacitra tathA svarNAMkita haiM. svA~kita tathA sacitra pustakamAMM me 'tavArIkhae-khAnadAna-e-tImUra' (isame 133 svarNAMkita pRSTa hai). pAdazAhanAmA' (yaha zAhajahAM ke rAja-kAla kA itihAsa hai. sikA aMtima citra 'zAhajahAM kI paraleAkayAtrA'-zIka hai), husainI phA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA "zAhAzAhanAmA" (yaha pustaka selahavI zatAbdI ke aMtima varSo meM, kustunatuniyAM meM, likhI gaI thI, aura vahIM ke rAjakIya pustakAlaya meM surakSita thI; kiMtu kisI bhAMti zAhajahAM ke rAjatvakAla meM yaha bhAratavarSa pahuMcI. Isa pustaka meM aura aura lAge ke sAtha rAjakumArI jahAnArA kI bhI eka muhara lagI hai. samasta saMsAra meM isa pustaka kI yahI eka prati hai. ataeva pustakAlaya kI yaha eka bejoDa nidhi hai. isake citra bhI na to bhAratIya aura na phArasI hI zailI para bane hai, aura phiradausI kA "zAhanAmA" (IsakI do svarNakita pratiyAM yahAM maujUda hai) Adi hai'. Inake alAvA isa pustakAlaya meM viSNupurANa tathA rAmAyaNa kI anuvAdita pratiyAM bhI surakSita haiM. - paTanAriyaMTala lAibrerI meM hastalikhita cAra citro kA bhI baDA hI suMdara saMgraha hai. yahAM bhArata, cIna, phArasa, madhyaeziyA, misara, Taka (rapa), spena Adi ke kuzala kArIgare ke kamanIya citro ke kAbiledIda namUne maujUda hai. citra eka-se-eka baDha kara hai dekhane hI lAyaka hai. inameM raNajitasiMha ke saMgraha ke citra, mugala rAjakIya citrazAlAo ke citra tathA lakhanau, dilI, AgrA evaM haidarAbAda prabhUti sthAna ke navAbe aura raisa se prApta athavA krIta citra bhI saMmilita hai. inake atirikta kucha citra aMgareja karmacAriyoM dvArA bheTa svarUpa diye huye hai. Ina citra ke dekha kara dekhanevAle daMga raha jAte haiM. prasiddha lalitakalAvizArada mi. hevela taka ne inakI muktakaMTha se prazaMsA kI hai, aura adhika kyA, jitane deza aura samaya-samaya ke citroM kA yahAM saMgraha hai, unake vibhinna prakAra ke kAga para hI eka achI sI meTI-tAjI pustaka, unake vivaraNa tathA vivecanA para, likhI jA sakatI hai. astu. ina citroM meM mujhe to bAbU kuMarasiMha ka zikArI citra, ArA hAusa kA citra tathA mugala-samrAjJiyAM ke hI citra na-jAne karyo bahuta pasaMda Aye. bAbu kuMarasiMha kA zikArI citra prAcIna hone para bhI bahuta suMdara, mane mehaka tathA aitihAsika hone ke kAraNa apanA eka nirAlA hI sthAna rakhatA hai. ArA-hAusa kA citra, hatAha se bhare maidAna evaM cIlakaue ke zava-keli kA acchA digdarzana karAtA hai. mugala-samrAriyoM ke citra te barabasa hI hadaya ke hare lete hai. sagrAsiyoM kI svargIya rU5-chavi, nayanAbhirAma vezabhUSA aura sarvAgINa rU5sauSThava dekhane, sarAhane aura "vAha-vAha' karane lAyaka hai. sacamuca ina citroM ke dekhate hI una suMdariya ke sauMdarya para "bezaka aura catura citAre ke saphala prayatna para "vAha !' zabda Apa hI A5 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paTane kI sviMTala lAibrerI ra57 muMha se nikala paDate hai. ina citroM ke alAvA dUsare-dUsare citra bhI bahuta hI suMdara hai. kiMtu yadi una sabakA varNana kiyA jAya, te eka pustaka hI taiyAra he jAya. atae isa cheTese paricaya meM unake liye sthAna nahIM. khudAbakSakhAM ne uparyukta pustakAlaya ke bhavana aura bAga ke sAtha hI, sana 1891 isvI meM eka TrasTaDIDa kara ke drasTi ke sipurgha kara diyA. usa DIDa kI eka zarta yaha hai ki kucha khAsa kAraNe ke choDa kara pustakAlaya kI koI bhI pustaka kahIM bAhara nahIM le jAI jAyagI. eka bAra briTiza myujhiyama ke adhikAriyoM ne samasta eriyaMTala lAIbrerI ke kharIda lene ke abhiprAya se eka baDI rakama ko pralobhana dikhAyA; kiMtu khudAbakSakhAM ne sApha nAhIM kara dI. Isa taraha Isa pustakAlaya ke sAtha unakA nAma juDavAne kI bhI loga ne baDI keziseM kIM; lekina Apane asvIkAra kara diyA. Apake niHsvArtha bhAva kA yaha dUsarA pramANu hai; kiMtu Isase kyA ? ApakI kIti kabhI kavalita honevAlI nahIM. Aja Isa jagatrasiddha pustakAlaya ke bagala meM hI ApakI kabra- atyaMta sIdhI-sAdI ITo kI banI kabra-pustakAlaya ke pratyeka darzaka ke hRdaya meM Apake prati zraddhA-bhakti utpanna karI detI hai. Aja saMsAra ke baDhe-baDe vidvAne aura viThabhaMDaliyoM meM ApakI carcA zraddhA aura bhakti ke sAtha hotI hai, aura I pustakAlaya koisakA nAma eriyaMTala lAIbrerI tene para bhI-zAyada zraddhAbhakita ke kAraNa hI utsAhita he kara loga khudAbakSakhAM-lAibrerI kaha dete haiM. yaha hai ApakI niHsvArtha aura lokasevA kA puraskAra! yaha pustakAlaya jitanA hI prasiha, suMdara aura upayogI hai, utanA hI mUlyavAna bhI hai. Aja isakI saMpatti saba milA kara prAyaH 9 lAkha rUpiye kI hai. isa pustakAlaya para saMsAra ke baDe baDe vidvAna mugdha hai. samrA paMcama jorja, vartamAna prinsa opha velsa tathA lairDa karjhana ne Isake darzana karanA apanA kartavya samajhA thA. kiMtu hameM to isa parAI vastu para zraddhA rakhate hue bhI, usa para gaurava karate hue bhI, usase na-jAne karyo IrSA hotI he; sAtha hI apanI duravasthA para rahama bhI AtA hai. hamAre yahAM lAoN lakhapati hai, hajAro hiMdI ke himAyatI hai, aura saikaDe saMgraha tathA sAhityasevA meM saMlagna hai; kiMtu kyA hameM bhI kucha vaisI hI, saMsAra ko cakita karanevAlI, dazaka para jAdU DAlanevAlI aura vidvAne ke liye Adara aura zraddhA kI cIja prApta hai? | ( "mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 susa graha-tsAga 7 mA 42 - saMsAra meM sabase adhika aparAdhI deza ! (lekhakaH-zrI. AnaMdabhinnu sarasvatI) mADana rivyU ke gatAMka meM DaeNAkaTara sudhIndra kheAsa ne sabhyatA kI DIMga hAMkanevAle amerikA deza meM haiAnevAle aparAdhAM kA jo citra khi'cA hai unakA paDha kara rAMgaTe khaDe hai| jAte haiM aura Adhunika sabhyatA ThThI era se udAsInatA utpanna haiAne lagatI hai. yureApa tathA amerikAvAle apaneke svargIya prANI samajhate hai. eziyAvAsiyeAM kA te ve nitAMta jaMgalI aura asabhya mAnate huM. utake sparzI se hI apavitra hone kA unheM Dara lagatA rahetA hai. amerikA jitanA sabhya deza hai pApa karane ke utane hI nIca DhaMga usane DhUMDha nikAle haiM. DA. esa ke likhe kucha aparAdheAM kI sUcI yahAM para dete haiM. 1--eka strI ke pati kA 30,000) khImA kaMpanI me jamA thA. usameMza lagI huI thI ki yadi yaha zAMtipUrvaka aTa jAya teA usakI strI ke| kaivala 1000) mile; paraMtu yadi kisI dudhanA se mRtyu hAne kI dazA meM strI 30,000) pAne kI adhikAriNI thI. strI ne apane pati kA viSa de kara mAra DAlA aura 30,000) pA liye. ata meM hama punaH vaidika pa`casakArAM ke (saMdhyA, svAdhyAya, saMskAra, svayaMvara aura svarAjya) pracAra ke liye sahasrazaH nivedana karate hai. 2-eka strI kA 15 dina kA baccA bahuta cillAtA aura rAtA thA. mA ne ustare se galA aura hAtha kATa kara usake rAne se pIchA ghuDA liyA. ra. 3-eka baDe zahara meM salAhanevAlI thI. vidhiyAM te usakA jabaradastI khaMda karanA cAhA. iMTa, paththara aura OMOMAM Adi kI khUba vAM hui. thAnedAra kI hathakaDiyAM, rivAlvara aura De Agni chIna liye aura usakeA khUba pITA. 4--cikAgA ke rAdhanI vidyArthiyAM kA pUrNa aparAdha karane kI sUjhI. eka che khacce kA khAtAM meM lagA kara apanI meTara me baiThA kara zehara ke bAhara le gaye aura hatheADe se usake mastiSka kA kuMcala kara lAza kA pheMka kriyA. pa--ehiyeAnivAsinI mahilA ne apane DeDha mAsa ke bacce kA DuMga methaDhA kara nIce Aga jalA dI. kaMI thI Ada usa pati ne A kara dekhA ki accA ukhala gayA hai. 6-IlInauSanivAsI eka navayuvaka jaba yuropa ke svata MtratA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv4 saMsAra meM sabase adhika aparAdhIza! 259 ke yuddha se lauTa kara ghara AyA te apane bUDhe bApa kI sUrata use na suhAI aura usake gale meM bhAlA bhauka kara, use yamapura pahuMcA ane krodha ke zAMta kiyA. 7-dakSiNuM akoTA ke beMka meM da sazastra mahilAmeM ghusa gai. eka te khajAnacI ke sAmane bharI pistaula le kara khaDI he kahane lagI ki mujhe dUsaroM kI jAna lene meM duHkha hetA hai, kartavyapAlana ke samaya mujhe IsakI jarA paravA nahIM hogI. yadi tuma jarA bhI hile to yahI para kAma tamAma kara dUgI. chatane meM dUsarI ne sArA rUpiyA hathiyA liyA aura dene meTara meM biTha kara calatI banI. 8-eka nyUrTanivAsI kisI strI para Asakta thA. usake bahuta kahane sunane para bhI vaha apane pati ke chADa kara usake sAtha bhAga jAne para sahamata nahIM huI usa strI ke sira ke hathaDe se kucalA yahAM taka ki vaha behoza he kara gira paDI. vaha pizAca TAMga pakaDa usa abalA ke nIce ghasITa lAyA aura bhaThThI meM DAla kara bAhara se kivADa baMda kara diye. becArI jala bhuna kara rAkha he gaI. ina udAharaNe se mAlUma he jAvegA ki sabhyatAbhimAnI amerikA ki AMtarika avasthA kyA hai. AbAdI ke lihAja se jitane adhika pApa yahAM para hete hai utane zAyada hI kisI anya sabhya deza meM hote hai. cera, Thaga aura guMDe tathA laTerAM kI deza meM bharamAra hai. amerikana ghara meM hukake ke samAna rahI baMdUka bhI eka sAdhAraNa cIja he gaI hai. ke Dara se laga ke prati samaya sazastra rahanA paDatA hai. AbAdI ke lihAja se zikAgo kA saMsAra meM tIsarA naMbara hai. paraMtu vahAM para katala kI saMkhyA dine dina baDhatI jAtI hai. aise aparAdhe kA ausata eka pratidina se bhI adhika hai. usake amerikA hI nahIM sAre IsAI deze meM aparAdhe kI rAjadhAnI kahanA atyukti na hogI. amerikA meM aparAdhe kI lahara hI nahIM eka prakAra kA tUphAna AyA huA hai. gata 24 varSe meM yahAM para kaloM kI saMkhyA dunI he gaI che. gata ropIyana mahAyuddha meM 40,000 amerikana hatAhata huye the, paraMtu usa mahAyuddha ke bAda kala hu kI saMkhyA isase kahIM baDha kara che. ataH 5 varSo meM InakI saMkhyA kA ausata 80 se 100 prati lAkha rahI hai; paraMtu jApAna, greTabriTena AyaleMDa, svITajharle aura nArve meM eka lAkha pIche kevala 3 se 9 taka kalla hete hai. amerikA meM meTara gADiyAM bhI narasaMhAra meM kisIse pIche nahIM hai. inase daba kara henevAlI mRtyusaMkhyA kA ausata prati Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM dhaMTe do taka pahuMca gayA hai. isa bAta meM bhI amerikA saMsAra ke sabhya dezo se Age baDhA huA hai. loga apane AnaMda ke sAmane manuSyajIvana kI kucha bhI paravAha nahIM karate. akele nyUyeka nagara meM prativarSa 300 bacce moTara kI bheMTa caDha jAte haiM. zikAge meM prativarSa 250 kA ausata hai. isa hisAba se 7008 bacce sAre deza meM moTAM ke zikAra he jAte hai. DakaitiyAM aura dina dahADe lUTa bhI khUba baDha rahI hai. DAkagADi para sazastra pahiredAre kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai. DAkakhAne ke kalArko ke pAsa bharI baMdUka rAkhI rahatI hai. kevala rela va jahAja Adi se hI tIna karoDha rUpaye kA mAla prativarSa curAtA hai. prAyaH prAtadina hI kisI na kisI beMka lUMTAne ke samAcAra Ate hai. ina saba aparAdhe se bhI ghaNita jIvita manuSya ke jalAne kI prathA hai. pahile isakA bahuta pracAra thA, paraMtu nIgrA legAM ke AMdolana se inakI saMkhyA dina para dina kama hatI ja rahI hai. isa dhRNita karma ke aMgrejI bhASA meM linaciMga kahate hai. isakA varNana isa prakAra haidaza bAraha nakAbapoza manuSya ne kisI nIgro ke pakaDa liyA. relave sTezana se eka pharloga ke phAsale para eka vRkSa se jaMjIrAM dvArA kasa kara bAMdha diyA. do jagaha Aga jalAI gaI. eka meM lehe kI baDI salAkha garama karane ke lagA dI. vaha jaba lAla ho gaI to unameM se eka AdamI use nikAla kara nIgro ke pAsa le gayA. becAre ne Dara ke mAre use hAtha meM pakaDa liyA aura usakA mAMsa aura camaDA jala gayA. phira usake zarIra ko cahakAyA gayA. nIce retA cillAtA thA. daza kalega muMha banA kara use ciDhAte the. Isa prakAra usake satAne ke bAda unameMse eka manuSya ne usake kapaDe para tela DAla kara Aga lagA dI. becArA chaTapaTA kara darzaka se prArthanA karatA thA ki mujhe golI mAra dI jAya, paraMtu IsakA uttara darzakalaga muha banA kara dete the. isa prakAra satA satA kara usaka prANa haraNa kiye gaye. yaha saMsAra meM sabase adhika sabhya deza kI bAta hai. mAne ki prakRti para Adhipatya jamA kara amerikA ne bahuta unati kI hai. Aja vaha saMsAra meM sabase adhika dhanI deza hai; paraMtu dhArmikatA, udAratA aura sahanazIlatA kI dRSTi se to usakA devAlA hI nikala cukA hai. vicArazIla puruSa pApe kI isa baDhatI huI lahara kA nidAna soca rahe hai, paraMtu marja abhI baDhatA ho jAtA hai. zAyada bhArata kI AdhyAtmikatA Isake dUra karane meM kabhI saphala he sake. | (sArvadezika"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvv v v //w www w w , ,5 v /vv' v vvvvv v * - V * - * - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * dezadrAhI dezabhakta 43-dezadrohI dezabhakta (lekhaka:-zrI. girijAdatta zukla) asahayoga-Andolana ke pracAra ke liye mahAtmA gAMdhI daurA kara rahe the. unake sAtha kucha musalamAna aura kucha hiMdU netA bhI the. ve jahAM kahIM jAte the vahIM janatA meM sanasanI phela jAtI thI aura bahutase vidyArthI skUla aura kAlejo se asakyoga kara aite the. Aja kAnapura meM unakA vyAkhyAna sunane ke liye sabhAla para bahuta baDI bhIDa ikaThThI huI thI. DI. e. vI. kAleja ke beDiga hAusa ke prAyaH sabhI laDake bahuta utsAhapUrvaka isa sabhA meM sammilita hue the. yadi rAdhavazaraNa bhI A gayA hatA to hameM "prAyaH" zabda kA prayoga karane kI AvazyakatA na paDatI. lekina vaha laDakAM ke jAne kA samaya chene ke bahuta pahale hI apanI pustake le kara yA jAne kahAM khisaka gayA thA. laDake tADa gaye ki sabhA meM na jAne ke liye rAghava kahIM aura jagaha calA gayA hai. boDiga se sabhAsthala ke rAstebhara sabhI vivAthI rAdhavazaraNa kI niMdA karate rahe-kitanA nIca AdamI hai, mahAtmAjI kA darzana taka nahIM karane AyA, aMgreja-prophesare kI cApalUsI karane ke kaha do to usakI chavA na thake. rAmadIna ne kahA "hama sabhI to ghara se paDhane ke liye Aye haiM. kucha rAdhavazaraNu hI to akele aise nahIM hai jinhoMne paDhane kA ThekA le liyA he." sarva saMmati se yaha mAna liyA gayA ki rAdhavazaraNa nIca aura dezadrohI hai. - vyAkhyAna de cukane ke bAda mahAtmAjI ne una logoM se hAtha uThAne ke kahA jihene asahayogI henA nizcita kara liyA he. rAmadIna ne bhI hAtha uThA diyA, usake sAthiye ke baDA Azcarya huA. rajIsTara meM usakA nAma likha liyA gayA. usake mitra baDI dhUmadhAma ke sAtha use boDiga meM lAye. rAdhavazaraNa apanA kamarA baMda kara ke aMgrejI yAda kara rahA thA. jaba zera-gula sunAI paDA to isa bhaya se ki kahIM laDake A kara taMga na kare vaha bhI rAmadIna ke svArthatyAga kI bhUri bhUri prazaMsA karanevAlI maMDalI meM saMmilita he gayA. use dekha kara sabane use banAnA zurU kara diyA. eka ne kahA "rAdhavazaraNu! yunivarsiTI meM Isa sAla tumahIM phasTa Age kayA ?" dUsare ne kahA, "tahasIladAra sAhaba kA laDakA hai, kyA DiTI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra6ra zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kalekaTarI se bhI gayA ?" tIsare ne kahA, "bhAI rAghavazaraNa! DipTI kalekaTara ho jAnA te mujhe bhI yAda rakhanA." eka AdamI kahanevAlA ho te usakA javAba bhI diyA jAya. rAdhavazaraNa ke lajijata hone ke sivA sarA cArA na raha gayA. rAmadIna ke utsAhI premiyo ne rAmadIna kI vidAI meM prItibheja denA nizcita kiyA. prati vidyAthI para eka rUpiyA caMdA lagA diyA gayA. vidyAthIo meM eka mahAdaya kavitA bhI karate the. abhinaMdanapatra meM dene ke liye uhene eka kavitA banAI, jisakI kucha paMktimAM nimnalikhita thIM - "dhanya tumhArI dezabhakti hai he priya bhrAtR hamAre, bhArata-mAtA kI sevAhita tana-mana-dhana saba vAre. ja meM AtA hai anugAmI hama bhI baneM tumahAre, kintu, paristhiti viphala banAtI yatna hamAre sAre. he chAtrAlayagauravavardhaka jAo deza jagAe, bhArata kA uddhAra karo nava nirmala kIti kamAo." dUsare dina koI ATha baje sabere prIti-bheja aura abhinaMdanapatra dene ko nizcaya kiyA gayA. rAdhavazaraNa ne lokamata ke dabAva meM 5Da kara 1) caMdA te de diyA, lekina klAsa ke bahuta se Avazyaka kAryo ke kAraNa vaha vidAi ke jalase meM saMmilita na he sakA. eka ghaMTA Adha ghaMTA to vaha dila bahalAva ke khyAla se bhI Isa maMDalI meM vyatIta kara sakatA thA, paraMtu use yaha vizvAsa thA ki abhinaMdanapatra kA mAmalA bAraha bIje dina ke pahale samApta nahIM ho sakatA thA aura jaba taka utanI dera rahane kA nizcaya na kara liyA jAya taba taka vahAM jAnA vyartha hI hai. yaha soca kara prItibheja ke pahale hI bhojana banAnevAle mahArAja se cAlI lagAne ke liye kaha kara vaha beDiMga se calA gayA. DeDha baje kAleja kI chuTTI ho gaI. rasoI-bhavana meM usane mahArAja se pUchA to mAluma huA ki dUsare bAbU loga usake hise kA bhajana saphAcaTa kara gaye. rAdhavazaraNa ke bhUkha lagI huI thI, usane jhalA kara pUchI "kisa bAbU ne hamArA khAnA khAyA?" mahArAjabAbujI ! eka bAbU ne khAnA khAyA ho te nAma bhI batAuM, sabhI bAbU ne te khAyA, aba kisakA kisakA nAma batAuM ? gusse meM cUra ho kara rAdhavazaraNu apane kamare meM AyA aura daravAje kI bhItaravAlI sAMkaLa baMda kara ke IMTa vageraha pahane ye hI cadara oDha kara cArapAI para paDa rahA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazadrohI dezabhakta eka vidyArthI ke patA laga gayA ki rAghavazaraNu kAleja se A gayA hai, usane mahArAja se saba bAteM pUcha kara anya lAge se batalAyA. isa samaya taka rAmadIna ke beDiga choDane kI pUrI taiyArI ho gaI thI, mitro ne use abhI IsI liye roka rakakhA thA ki rAghavacaraNa se mila kara vaha jAya. - rAghavazaraNu apane kamare meM leTA huA hai, yaha patA lagate hI rAmadIna ke prema aura utsAhapUrvaka Age Thelate huye kucha laDake rAghavazaraNa ke kamare ke sAmane A pahuMce. laDakAM ne kivADe khaTakhaTAI, lekina khiDakI se dikhAI paDanevAle rAdhavazaraNa ne baDI dera taka niMda kA bahAnA kiye rakhA. eka laDake ne kahA, "ajI calo, rAghava se rahA hai, becAre ke sone do, rAta rAta jaga kara paDhatA hai." dasare ne kahA "sene karyo de, hama to jagAveMge, rAmadIna aba sadA ke liye jA rahA hai, dene kI bheTa to he jAnI hI cAhiye." isI bIca meM eka tIsare vidyArthI ne je bAtoM meM na lAge raha kara daravAje kI bhItarI sAMkala kholane kI hikamata kara rahA thA, saphaLatA prApta kara lI aura sabake saba laDake dhIre se bhItara cale Aye. rAdhavazaraNuM cupacApa paDA hI rahA, aba vaha kara rahA thA ki kahIM usakI kalAI khula na jAya. kamare meM paThate hI laDakAM ke acAnaka eka khyAla sUjhArAdhavazaraNu kA sAmAna kisI kutUhalavardhaka dvega se sajAyA jAya. rAmadIna kI mauna tathA anya samasta vidyArthei yA kI prakaTa saMmati se yaha kArya zaru yiA gayA. masarI kI lakaDiyAM meM keTa aura paTa vageraha pahanA kara tathA eka kAgaja kA vizAla ceharA, jisake mAthe para baDe baDe akSare meM dezadrohI rAdhavazaraNa pharsTa klAsa DiTI kalekaTara" likhA thA, kIlo ke sahAre sthApita kara vaha mUrti eka kusa para baiThA dI gaI. kusa ke sAmane eka meja para kucha sarakArI kAgajAta rakha diye gaye. meja ke usa tarapha eka dasare AdamI kI zarIra bhI isI taraha banAI gaI, kevala aMtara ItanA thA ki vaha khadara-pitA ke rUpa meM khaDA rakhA gayA. Isa kAma ke liye meja ke pAye ke sAtha vaha achI taraha bAMdha diyA gayA. isa AdamI kA caherA bhI kAgaja kA banAyA gayA aura usake mAthe para likhA gayA dezabhakta rAmadIna." DipyI sAhaba ke hAya meM eka kAgaja rakha diyA gayA jisameM likhA thA, " janatA meM rAjadroha kailAne ke aparAdha meM tuhe chaH mahine kI kaDI ." saba kucha ThIka he gayA thA, lekina meja para rakhane ke liye koI kapaDA nahIM thA. lake kI daSTi usa cadra para gai jise www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me rAdhavazaraNa oDhe huye thA. eka ne kahA "rAghava se rahA hai, sAtha hI jaDe kI Rtu hai nahIM, Isa dazA meM yadi koI dhIre se isakI cara ke khiMca sake to kAma bana jAya." dUsare ne kahA "khiMca to meM lUM, para DaratA hUM ki kaha yaha jaga jAya aura saba mAmalA hI bigaDa jAya." Idhara ye bAteM he rahI thI udhara jisa laDake ne sAMkala khAlI thI usane dhIre dhIre cadara khiMca lI. sabhI laDake bahuta prasanna huye. cadara meja para bichA dI gaI. aba dazya pUrI taura para taiyAra he gayA aura AvazyakatA raha gaI kevala isa bAta kI ki rAdhavazaraNu jAge aura apanA rUpa dekha kara jale. rAmadIna ne dabI jabAna se apane mitro se kahA " nAhaka meM kisI kA hadaya karyo dukhAte ho. | rAmadIna kI bAta suna kara bhI anasunI kara ke laDake ne rAghavazaraNu ke jagAne ko nizcaya kiyA. eka ne kahA " ajI rAghava jAga rahA hai, aura tumahArI sArI karatUta dekha rahA hai." dUsare ne kahA "di vaha setA hatA to aba taka avazya jAga jAtA. Itane zoragula ke hene para bhI vaha nahIM jagA, isIse yaha pramANita hotA ki vaha jAga rahA hai; kAMki kahAvata hai "sanevAlA jAga bhI jAtA hai, kiMtu jAganevAlA nahIM jAga sakatA." tIsare ne kahA "jagane-sone kI pahacAna karanI he to meM batAuM, rAdhavazaraNu kI cArapAI ke uThA kara TeDhI kara do, yadi vaha jAgatA hogA to Apa hI girane ke Dara se uTha kara khaDA he jAyagA aura yadi setA hogA to jamIna para gira paDegA." rAmadIna isa mAmale ke ItanA nahIM baDhane denA cAhatA thA; lekina aba manoraMjana kI pragati ke rokanA bhI kaThina thA. eka laDake ne eka era aura dUsare ne dUsarI ora hAtha lagAyA, aura cArapAI kA uThanA tathA rAdhavazaraNa kA jamIna para giranA aba prAyaH kucha hI mina kI bAta thI, chatane hI meM kRha, uttejita aura che. gaye bhujaMga kI taraha rAdhavazaraNa uTha kara khaDA ho gayA aura taDapa kara bAlA "rAmadIna! tumane asahayoga kiyA hai te yA dUsara ke rahane nahIM dAge?rAmadIna cupa rahA, kiMtu usake sAthi ne cihyA kara kahA " jAgate the, jAgate the, are yAra ItanA adhika kayAM banate he? kayA bhUkha ke mAre niMda nahIM AtI thI?" rAdhavazaraNa cupa rahA. eka laDake ne kahA "kucha loga itane nIca hete hai ki svayaM to svArtha tyAga nahIM sakate, sAtha hI svArtha-tyAga kA Adara bhI nahIM kara sakate. Aja do ghaMTo meM tumane kitanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezadrohI dezabhakta 265 paDha liyA aura hamArA yA bigaDa gayA ? lekina yaha te hRdaya kI khAta hai, kisIkA hRdaya dula hete huye bhI svaccha heAtA hai aura kisIkA dulatApUrUM haine ke sAtha sAtha IrSyAdveSapUchyuM bhI hotA hai." rAdhavazaraNu kucha uttara na de sakA rAmadIna ne apane sAthiyAM se kahA " caaA, yaha jhagaDA haTAo." saba lega rAdhavazaraNu ke nIca aura dezadrohI kahate huye bAhara cale gaye. dhIre dhIre cAra pAMca sAla khIta gaye. asahaye gaAndelana vamAna ke sthAna meM bhUtakAla kI bAta hai| gaI. Isa khIca rAmadIna me jo kucha parivartana huA hai usakA patA pAThaka kA prAcIna bhArata' nAmaka samAcArapatra ke nimnalikhita avataraNu se laga jAyagA-- "tyAgI, dezabhakta athavA asahayeAgI vyaktiyAM se akha janatA ke| sAvadhAna rahane kI AvazyakatA hai, kyAMki dhAre dhIre yaha bhI eka pezA hAtA jA rahA hai aura jinakeA kAi dUsarA vyavasAya nahIM milatA ve kAMgresa ke dezabhakto kI sUci meM apanA nAma likhA kara janatA kA Thagane kA kAma AraMbha kara dete hai'. abhI hAla meM rAmadIna nAmaka eka kASAdhyakSa ne kAMgresa ke kASa kA kai hajAra rupayA hajama kara liyA hai aura eka prAMtIya kAMgresa kamiTine vivaza haiA kara mahAtmA gAMdhI ke siddhAMtAM ke viruddha adAlata meM ukta kASAdhyakSa ke upara nAliza dAyar kI hai. Izvara deza kA aise svAyiAM se bacAve." jabalapura ke joinTa aijisTreTa ke sAmane yaha mukaddamA peza huA. (2) rAdhavazaraNu khI. e. meM kahA kara IMgleDa calA gayA thA. vahAM usane samAnapUrvaka AI. sI. esa. kI parIkSA pAsa kI aura aba unnAva meM apane dhara para usa dina kI pratIkSA kara rahA hai jaba use sarakAra kahI joInTa mejisTreTa khanA karI bhejegI. tahasIladAra, DI kalekaTara, thAnedAra, DI suparinTenDenTa sabhI usase milane ke liye Ate haiM. patA nahIM, pichalI khAte use yAda hai yA nahIM, kiMtu Aja 'lIDar' meM rAmadIna ke saMbadha me... eka doSArApaNupUrNapatra padma kara vaha cakita raha gayA. patrapreraka se aneka pramANeNaM ke AdhAra para yaha siddha kiyA thA ki rAmadIna ne kAMgresa ke rUpaye se eka nijI makAna bhI banavA liyA hai. rAdhavazaraNu phre| vizvAsa nahIM huA, kyAMki vahu vAstava meM zu. 23 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 zubhasa'mahu-bhAga 7 mA rAmadIna 'kaiA saccA, imAnadAra aura dezabhakta samajhatA thA. rAdhavazaraNu ne 'lIDara' ke saMpAdaka ke pAsa eka patra likha kara kucha adhika jAnane kI icchA prakaTa kI. dUsare hI dina use sarakArI AjJApatra milA jisameM jabalapura ke joinTa mejisTreTa se cArja lene ke liye use likhA gayA thA. (3) rAdhavazaraNu te jabalapura ke liye prasthAna kara diyA aura DAkakhAte ke| hiMdAyata kara dI ki usakI ciThThiyAM unnAva se vahAM kA bheja dI jAyA kare. cArja lene ke bAda jaba usane una abhiyegAM ke! dekhanA zurU kiyA jinakA niya use karanA haiAgA tama vahu ekAeka Azcaya meM DUba gayA~~'lIDara' me' jo kucha nikala sukA thA varSa sarca thA, rAmadIna ke upara madhyaprAMtIya kAMgresa kimiTa ne gamana kA mukaddamA dAyara kiyA thA. gheADI hI dera khAda blIDara' kAryAlaya se bhI uttara A gayA. rAdhavazaraNa ke Azraya me` prasannatA bhI milI huI thI. rAmadIna hI ke kAraNu eka dina usane dhera apamAna sahana kiyA thA. usa dina use sabhI nIca aura dezadrohI samagra rahe the. usakA badalA lene kA maukA Aja A gayA thA. isI liye vahu rAmadIna kA dekhane ke liye vyAkuLa haiAne lagA. usane bahuta patA lagAyA, kiMtu mAlUma huA ki vaha kahIM bAhara gayA hai. rAdhavazaraNu utkaMThApUrvaka rAmadIna ke mukaddame kI tArIkha kI khATa johane lagA. rAta ke kAI ArTa khaje heAMge. rAdhavazaraNu bheAjana kara rahA thA. kisIne khabara pahuMcAI ki eka AdamI milane AyA hai. use saMdeha huA ki kahI rAmadIna hI na heA. eka naukara kA bheja kara nAma puchavAyA tA mAlUma huA ki rAmakIna hI hai. yathAzIghra bhejana samApta kara ke vahu beThaka me` pahu'cA. badalA lene kA eka maukA milane se use jitanI prasannatA huI thI vahe saba rAmadIna kA dekhane par naSTa hai| gaI. usane AzA kI thI ki yaha rAmadIna kisI hRda taka apanI purAnI akaDatA rakhatA hI haigA, kiMtu jhuka kara salAma karanevAle rAmadIna ne usakI yahu sArI dhArA nirmUla kara dI. usane dekhA ki dezabhakta, tyAgI aur asahayAgI rAmadIna kA yadi kucha bhI aza vartamAna rAmadIna meM raha gayA hai tA yahI ki khaddara kA kurtA aura TApI aba bhI beDhayAda ke sAya vahu dhAraNa kara rahA hai. mastiSka meM Ina vicArAM ke Ate rahane para bhI rAdhavazaraNu ne usase kuzalavArtA pUchI aura kahA, kahiye, mere yAgya kAi sevA-kAya hai ?" rAmadIna ne namratA ke sAtha kahA isa samaya tA merI lAja www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwww w dezadrohI dezabhakta Apa hI ke hAtha meM hai." rAgha0-- kaise? rAma --Apa hI kI ijalAsa meM to merA eka mukadamA hai, rAgha---kesA ? rAma -yahAM kI prAMtIya koMgresa kamiTi ne mujha para gabana kI nAliza kI hai, aneka patra dvArA usane mujhe badanAma bhI kara diyA hai. rAgha-yaha te baDI nIcatA kI bAta hai. avaitanika dezasevake kI sevA kA kyA yahI puraskAra hai? apane svArtha tyAgI dezabhakoM kA Adara kyA yaha deza IsI prakAra karegA? rAma -merI kucha sahAyatA kIjiyegA ? rAgha-bhalA isake kahane kI bhI jarUrata hai ? Akhira bAta yA hai ? rAma -bAta yaha hai ki yahAM ke kucha loga ISya aura TheSa ke vazIbhUta he kara mujhe hAni pahuMcAne kA udyoga kara rahe hai. rAgha0-aura kucha nahIM ? rAmadIna ne dabI jabAna se kahA "aura kucha nahIM." rAghava. zaraNa ke rAmadIna kA yaha ghera patana asahya ho gayA, kiMtu apane bhAva ke dabAye rakha kara vaha thoDI dera taka cupa rahA. rAmadIna ne phira kahA "Apake upara merA thoDA sA adhikAra hai, IsIse Isa samaya ApaNe vizeSa sahAyatA kI AzA karatA dU. rAghava zaraNa ne uttara diyA "maiM ApakI sahAyatA karane kA udyoga avazya hI karaMgA." yaha kaha kara vaha kasI se uTha, khaDA huA, aura vidA le kara vizrAmabhavana meM calA gayA. rAmadIna bhI apane sthAna ko ravAnA ho gayA. dUsare dina se mukaddamA zurU huA. rAmadIna kI ora se eka baeNrisTara sAhaba ilAhAbAda se Aye the. dezane pakSo kI bAhasa samApta hone para InTa mejisTreTa ne rAmadIna ke da varSa kI kaDI keda sunAte huye apane phaisale meM nignalikhita bAteM bhI kahIM: yaha baDe kheda kI bAta hai ki jina loga se svArthasAra, dezabhakti aura sadAcAra kI AzA kI jAtI hai ye hI sArvajanika saMsthAo meM praveza kara ke nIca se nIca zreNuM ke svArtha kI upAsanA meM rata hote aura dezadroha karate haiM. kAryakartAo kI yaha sthiti kisI bhI deza ke liye zocanIya hai; kiMtu bhAratavarSa meM te usase bahuta baDI hAni kI saMbhAvanA che. vartamAna aparAdhI ucca keTI kA zikSA prApta hai aura isI kAraNa kisI nI prakAra kI sahAnubhUti kA pAtra nahIM hai. ("sarasvatInA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 zubhasaMgrahu-bhAga 7 mA 44 - divya prakAza meM AtmanirikSaNa (lekhakaH-zrI. AnaMda) prabhu! ma khaDA pApI krU', mere pApa kI kathA kA aMta nahIM. mere gunAhAM kI sUcI khaDI lakhI hai. mane aDe kheATe krama kriye haiM. mujhe jakha kabhI apane pile ka` yAda Ate hai tA merA hRdaya kAMpa uThatA hai. lajjA aura bhaya se jaisA merA murA hAla hai| jAtA hai, usakA varNana karanA kaThina hai. maine hamezA apane avaguNa aura bure ka kA chipAne kI kAziza kI. samakA bhalA ra, merI khurA bhI bhalAi ke rUpa meM prakaTa hA; merI kamajoriyAM ke kAI na dekhe, hara jagaha merA Adara aura satkAra heA, yahI merI IcchI rahI; aura maine isake liye jaisA kucha yatna kiyA, pApa sameTe, daMbha aura ADaMbara kI sRSTi phI, yahu maiM hI jAnatA hU~. sabhA aura sAsAITiyeAM me--jasA bhI merA praveza huA---- maiMne apanA pakSa praznala banAe rakhane meM ucita aura anucita kA kabhI bhI viveka nahI kiyA. pATI-pAliTiksa va lakhandI se sabhA ke uddeza kA dhakkA lagegA, sAjanika kAryoM kA hAni pahucegI, Isa era bhI maine dhyAna nahIM diyA. merA lakSya-merA uddeza, kevala apanA Adhipatya jamAnA rahA hai. jisase mujhe sukha mile, merA kAma siddha haiA, mujhe saphalatA prApta hai!, legAM me' merI dhAka jame, yahI maiM cAhatA rahA hU~. jAti, deza tathA samAjasevA ke kA` meM bhI maine InDI bhAvAM se kAma kriyA hai. svAtyAga aura niSkAma sevA ke AdhArabhUta bhI yahI bhAvanA rahI. dAna-punya, japa-tapa, dhyAna-yAga, ka-upAsanA ityAdi kAi bhI aisA kAma nahIM huA, jisameM maiMne apane svAmuddhi ke pradhAna na rakhA hai|. apane jJAna aura buddhi ke prakAza meM bhI maine kASTha phUTa nIti nahI' che|DI. ane sukha aura saMpatti ke baDhAne meM kisI dUsare ke duHkha, sukha, hAni, lAbha kI era tanika bI dhyAna nahIM diyA. mere sAmane satyAsatya, dharma-adhama kA kASTha viveka nahI thA. merI dRSTi apane kAma thrI salatA para thI. mane jIvana kA uddezya saphalatA samajha rakhA thA. haka nAhaka mere najadIka krAi vicAra kI cIja nahI thI. yA aura dha', nyAya aura satya kA mere sAtha vahI' taka saMbadha thA, jahAM taka unake dvArA merA kAma banatA heA. prema aura siddhAMta kI duhAI denA mujhe khUba AtA thA. dharma-karma ke nAma para zAr Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya prakAza meM AtmanirIkSaNa rahe macAnA meM arachA jAnatA thA. saccA vyavahAra aura saccI bAta mujhe bahuta pasaMda thI, samatA aura bhrAtRbhAva kA meM baDA pakSapAtI thA; para ye saba mere kahane kI bAteM thI, loge ke apanI ora AkarSita karane kI ghAte thIM. hadaya meM inake liye kevala itanI hI guMjAyaza thI ki inake ADa meM meM apanA kAma nikAla letA thA. dayAnidhi ! meM tumahAre sAmane apane ina vRNita pApe kI lIlA kahAM taka bakhAna karUM ! mane apane Isa jIvana meM apanI saphalatA aura sukha-saMpati tathA yaza aura kIti ke liye je kucha aura jaimA kucha bhI kiyA, usake liye mujhe isa samaya prasannatA nahIM hai, saMtoSa nahIM hai, barika duHkha hai, lajajA hai, bhaya hai aura hai ghera pazcAttApa! mere jIvana kA sabase baDA aura sabase uttama bhAga I-hIM durbasa aura kuvRttiyAM ko saMtuSTa karane meM hI vyatIta huA hai. mujhe Isake liye kyA duHkha bhoganA paDegA? kaMsA prAyazcitta karanA hegA vaha je kucha hegA, bhagatanA hI hogA; para Isa samaya te je mujhe mere karmo ke smaraNamAtra se vedanA hai rahI hai, jasA kucha mujhe Dara lagatA hai, vaha prakaTa nahIM kara sakatA. saMsAra isa samaya mujhe baDA bhayAnaka aura aMdhakAramaya pratIta hai rahA hai. caMdradeva kA divya prakAza bhI dhudhalA he gayA hai. jela kI kAlakoTharI meM baiThe hue eka "tapasvI AtmAne kabhI apane vizuddha AcaraNe aura sahavyahAra se jela kI kAlI aura bhayAnaka divA ke hI "prakAza staMbha' nahIM banA diyA thA, balika sAre saMsAra meM AzA aura vizvAsa kA jIvana saMcAra kara diyA thA. paraMtu Aja eka meM haiM, je . bhavana kI khulI huI chata para beThA huA, Isa chiTakI huI cAMdanI rAta meM, apane hadaya ke aMdhakAra ko bhI nahIM dUra kara sakatA ! Aha! sukarma aura duSkama meM itanA aMtara ! karmabheda se manuSya manuSya meM itanA bheda!! ziva ! ziva ! yajurveda meM manuSya ke liye upadeza hai " smA kiye hue karmo kA smaraNa kara !" apane kiye hue karmo ko yAda karanA baDA lAbhadAyaka hai. apane jIvana para dRSTi DAlanA, apane AcaraNe aura vyavahAra kI AlocanA karanA bahuta hI zubhAspada hai; para hai yaha kaThina kAma ! bahuta hI kaThina kAma ! kauna karatA hai? manuSya dUsare para TIkA-TippaNuM karanA khUba jAnatA hai, para apane liye eka zabda bhI khuda kahanA yA dusaroM se sunanA use kabhI nahI bhAtA. mujhe apane kiye hue karmo para nitya vicAra karanA cAhiye aura tadanukUla usake sudhAra ke liye A lAbha kI Adi kaThina karatA ane satata Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ge. zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM yatnavAna cAhiye; paraMtu meM isa ora bhI sadA udAsIna rahA huM. lage ke dikhAne ke liye bhale hI meM kabhI kucha kaha tA, yA kucha AMkha mUda kara mauna baiTha jAtA, paraMtu unhIM bUre bhAve ke udheDa-buna meM, usI svArtha aura dhRNita prapaMca meM lagA rahatA; AtmasamIkSA na hatI ! - bhagavana ! aba dayA karo aura mujhe abhayadAna de. merI Isa samaya bUrI hAlata hai. cirakAla kI parAdhInatA aura dAsatA ke bhAva ne merI buddhi bhraSTa kara dI hai. maiM apanA bUrA bhalA socane samajhane meM asamartha he gayA dU. saMsAra ke aneka bhaya aura bAdhA ne mujhe betaraha ghera rakhA hai. isa bhayAnaka paristhiti meM mujhase kucha nahIM detA. mujhe saMsAra ke pratyeka padArtha bhayaprada pratIta hote hai aura mujhe hAtha-paira hilAne kA bhI sAhasa nahIM hatA. zaraNAgata kI lAja aba tumhAre hAtha hai. "amAre mitrAmamitramAM vAtAvama kSA bhayaM mamayaM divA naH sarvA AzA mama minnaM bhavantu // " mujhe na mitra kA bhaya ho na zatru kA, na jAnakAra kA na anajAna kA, na dina kA na rAta kA, na uttara kA na dakSiNa kA, na pUrava kA na pazcima kA, ne Age kA na pIche kA, na upara kA na nIce kA. meM sarvatra abhaya dU. meM isa abhayapada ke tumhArI zaraNa meM hI prApta kara sakatA dU. sAMsArika zaktimAM dvArA yaha abhayAnaMda durlabha che. mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahena, pati-patnI, putravadhU Adi nikaTa aura rakta saMbaMdhiyAM meM bhI yaha AnaMda kahAM? ("sArvadezikanA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra71 Vtv w w vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvwww kara ke jAnanA sI. 45-kara ke jAnanA sIkho. (lekhakaH-sAdhu TI. ela. vAsvAnI. anuvAdaka- zrI. viyogI jagadIza) bahuta dina huye ITalI meM eka Ajolana calA thA. usakA netRtva heganIjheriye ke hAthe meM thA. phoganIjheriyA ne eka baDI suMdara pustaka likhI hai, jisakA anuvAda aneka bhASAo meM he cukA hai. pustaka kA nAma "RSi" hai. yaha una upanyAsa meM se sabase ucca koTi kA AdhyAtmika upanyAsa hai, je meMne paDhe hai. isameM eka atyaMta hI dhArmika vidvAna aura jJAnavAna manuSya kA varNana kiyA gayA hai. dezI, dezavAsI, deza kI Adarza saMskRti ke liye isake hRdaya meM agAdha prema aura apAra bhakti thI. isa mahAtmA ke navayuvaka baDe hI neha aura zraddhA kI daSTi se dekhate the, yaha bhI unheM bahuta pyAra karatA thA. iTalI ke kene kene se navayuvaka Isake pAsa Ate aura prAcIna itihAsa, dharma Adi paDhA karate. yaha bhI unase bhinna bhinna viSaya para prazna karane ke kahA thA. pratidivasa navayuvaka Ate aura aneka prakAra ke prazna kiyA karate the; paraMtu yaha uttara sadA sthagita kara diyA karatA thA, kahatA "acchA, tumhAre pramaine kA uttara dUgA." eka dina kisIne kahA-"prabho ! hamane nAnA prakAra ke prazna kiye haiM, paraMtu Apa uttara sadA hI sthagita kara dete he. yaha kyA bAta hai " yaha mahAtmA bolA "achA, Aja tumhAre prazna kA uttara dUgA. tumane bhinna bhinna viSa para prazna kiye hai, para meM sabakA eka hI uttara dUgA." yaha suna kara ve baDe Azcaryacakita he ekadUsare kA muMha dekhane lage, aura bole "bhagavAna ! yaha se he sakatA hai? hamAre prazna te bhinna bhinna viSa para hai; kaI ItihAsa para hai to keAI tattvajJAna para, kaI rAjanIti para hai to koI mane vijJAna para; Apa saba ke liye eka hI uttara kase dege?" gaMbhIratA se isane kahA "hAM, tumahAre prazna aneka prakAra ke avazya hai, para merA uttara kevala do zabda meM hai aura ve do zabda haiM-kara ke jAnanA, hara kAma ko kara ke jAnanA. | navayuvake ! bhArata ke lAla ! tumane bhI mujhase ane prazna kiye haiM, paraMtu mujhe bhaya hai ki tumaseMse adhikAMza kevala bAteM hI banAve che. prazna pUchane ke liye prazna karate ho. kaccha kAma nahIM karate. smaraNa ra, binA kucha kiye-binA sevA ke-jJAna nahIM AtA. kisI vaijJAnika ke yadi AviSkAra karanA hetA te vaha sarvaprathama pragazAlA meM prayoga karatA hai. ThIka isI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA dInA nI anya vigI. 1 ra72 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 meM prakAra jJAna vinA kucha kiye kabhI nahIM hatA. tuma nahIM jAnate ki bhArata ke abhI kitanA jJAna prApta karanA hai. isa jJAnaprApti ke liye tuma kayA kara rahe ho? batAo, batAo, bhArata ke navayuvake ! tuma kyA kara rahe ho ? deza aura jAti ke liye tuma kyA kara rahe che? apane bhUkhe, garIba bhAI ke liye kayA kara rahe che? dInA, hInA, dukhiyA meM ke liye kyA kara rahe che? Aha! mata samajhe ki svarAjya kaI jAdu kI puDiyA hai, je kevala bAteM banAne se hI tumha mila jAyegI. svarAjya pAne ke liye varSe sevA karavI paDatI hai. saikaDe, hajAra, lAkhe ke rakta meM snAna karavA paDatA hai; pyArI se pyArI vastu ke bhI tyAganA hetA hai; kaThina se kaThina tapasyA kA jIvana vyatIta karanA hatA hai; taba kahIM ja kara svarAjya kI jhalaka dikhAI detI hai. batAo bhArata ke vIra putra ! batAo, tuma kyA kara rahe ho ? tuhe deza kA yA huA gaurava lAnA hai, meM kA lUMTA huA yauvana lauTanA hai. batAo, batAo tuma kayA kara rahe he batAo, kayA tumhAre hadaya meM abhI bhaga ke liye pyAsa hai ? saMsAra, dhana, mAna, yaza kI abhilASA hai? batAo ! kyA tumhAre smRtipaTala para se RSi ke vaha saMjIva-sanda miTa rahe hai ? tumhAre aMdara se AtmavizvAsa kama he rahA hai? yadi aisA hai te mata lo svarAjya kA nAma ! bhUla jAo, bhUla jAo, sadA ke liye bhUla jAo ! svarAjya aise nahIM milA karatA ! jisa dina tumhAre hRdaya meM kara ke jAnane kA bhAva bhale prakAra jama jAyagA, jisa dina tuma "satya" ke "rUDhi se UMcA samajhoge, jisa dina bhagavAna ke sabase baDA aura sarvazaktivAna samajhoge, jisa dina jJAna ke liye hadaya meM saccI khAsa rakhege, jisa dina mAtRpratimA ke hRdayamaMdira meM pratiSThita kara tana, mana, dhana se usakI pUjA karege, usI dina-usI ghaDI, svataMtratAdevI A kara tumahAre gale meM jayamAla DAla degI. uThe, uThe, bhArata ke sapUte ! uThe, hara bAta ke "kara ke jAnanA sIkhe. yahI deza, rASTra aura AtmA kI unnati kA mUlamaMtra hai. (pratApa"nA eka aMkamAMthI) -- - seeeeeee Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - amerikA kI kucha AtatAyI saMsthAe 273 46-amerikA kI kucha AtatAyI saMsthAe~ (kU-kalakasa-kalAna) (lekhaka-bAbu vRndAvanadAsa bI. e. ela. ela. bI.) prajA kA svAtaMtrya, zAsana evaM suvyavasthA kA saMsthApana, alpasaMkhyaka jAtiya kA saMrakSaNa, kAryakSetra, vANuM evaM dharma kI svAdhInatA Adi sabhya zAsana ke mukhya aMga hai. svAdhInatA aura prajAsattA (sevarInTI oNpha dha pIpala) prajAtaMtra ke pradhAna staMbha hai. sAdhAraNatayA yaha vizvAsa kiyA jAtA hai ki amerikA saMsAra kA sabase baDA prajAtaMtra-pradhAna deza hai; paraMtu (amerikana) koMgresa ke anusaMdhAne se patA calA hai ki duniyA ke kisI anya deza meM zAsana kI itanI avajJA nahIM kI jAtI hai, svAdhInatA ke ItanA nahIM kucalA jAtA hai, zAsanavyavasthA, jAnamAla kI rakSA ke niyama kA itanA ulaMdhana nahIM kiyA jAtA hai, jitanA ki amerikA meM. Ina anusaMdhAne se patA calA hai ki saMyukta rAjya (yunAITeDa sTeTasa) meM AtatAyI saMsthAo kA sAmrAjya hai. janatA meM dalabaMdiyAM ho gaI hai. pratyeka dala apane saMgaThana evaM zakti ke anusAra apanA AtaMka sthApita karatA hai. pariNama yaha hatA hai ki janatA ke eka sudaDha zAsana ke nIce rahane ke bajAya vibhinna dalo kI niraMkuzatA ke adhIna rahanA paDatA hai. Isa viSaya meM amerikA kI mukhya saMsthA "kU-kalakasa-kalAna' vizeSa ullekhanIya hai. isa saMsthA ke loga eka prakAra kA sapheda labAdA pahanate hai. Ina loge kA yeya vetAMga jAti ke prabhutva ke, AtaMka dvArA, sthira rakhanA hai. Isa saMsthA ke sadasya strIpuruSa ke curA le jAte haiM, alaga le jA kara unheM pITate hai, unake zarIra para kolaTAra malate haiM, unheM golI se mAra DAlate tathA phAMsI para laTakA dete hai. isa gupta saMsthA ke 1866 IsvI meM kucha yuvako ne jArI kiyA thA. kucha kAla zAMta rahane ke bAda sana 1915 meM karnala viliyama jemsa sAImana ne Isa saMsthA ke jAgrata kiyA. pichale dina samAcArapatro se jJAta huA ki isakI abhinetrI eka mahilA hai, jisakA nAma elijhAbetha TAilara hai. yaha isa saMsthA kI "mahArAnI' kahalAtI hai. isakI adhyakSatA meM hI saba niSphara karma kiye jAte hai. saMsthA meM amerikA ke ucese-uMce padAdhikArI gupacupa saMmilita hai. 5 lAkha ke lagabhaga isa saMsthA ke sadasya hai, jinameM DeDha lAkha ke karIba strImAM haM. A -klakasa-kalAna" tIna dhRNAo para avalaMbita hai -(1) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA rAmana graMthalika se ghRNA, kyAMki yaha pApa thrI sattA svIkAra karatA hai. (2) jyU (yahUdI) se ghRNA, kyAMki yaha amerikA kA Arthika svAmI samajhA jAtA hai. (3) dezI athavA nigrA se ghRNA, kyAMki isase saMyukta rAjyAM me zvetAMgAM ke ekachatra Adhipatya kA dhakkA lagane kI saMbhAvanA hai. klAna ke lega rAtri ke samaya bhayAvaha, jadhanya evaM raurava duSkRtya kriyA karate haiM. unake AtaMka kA saba se acchA pramANu isa bAta se pAyA jAtA hai ki eka dA lusiyAnA ke zAsaka ke klAna ke bhISaNu julmAM se paritrANA sahAyatA lene kA vAziMgTana jAnA paDA thA. yunAiTeDa sTeTsa ka iDiyAnA sTeTa kisI jamAne me' klAna ke AtaMka ke kAraNu rAjanaitika bhraSTatA kA jvalata udAharaNa thI. ahutase rAjyAM meM lAna ke leAgAM dvArA kADe lagAe jAne phI prathA aDI bhayaMkara thI. na kaivala nIgreA legAM kA varana zvetAMga striyeAM kA kArDa lagA kara meheAza kiyA gayA, aura ve usI taraha acetana avasthA meM marane kA cheDa dI gaI. eka cheAkare kApeDha kI hanI se aisI mArI dI gai ki usakI pITha sacamuca mAMsa kA leAthaDA bana gai. eka nIceA ke peTa se bAMdha kara kaDe lagAye gaye aura usI taraha badhA huA coDe maidAna me` cheDa diyA gayA. maidAna meM paDe-paDe sisakane se use nimeniyA hA gayA aura vaha mara gayA. eka nice nai, jisakeA ki kADe lagAme gaye the, apanI jamIna ke| eka zvetAMga ke hAtha bhUmi ke vAstavika mUlya ke bajAya usake aMza para hI meca diyA. (nyu eja" mA 1928) phaeNklaksa-klAna dvArA leAgAM ke! jIte jI jalA dene kI prayA khaDI bhayAvaha hai. aisI pAvika baratA sauMsAra ke zAyada hI kissa anya bhAga meM hai. yaha prathA 'lIncIMga' ke nAma se kahalAtI haiM. san 1925 taka 40 varSoM meM 4000 manuSya agnisAt kiye gaye, jiname 3000 kRSNAMga aura 1000 zvetAMga the-arthAta lagabhaga 100 hatyAye prativarSa isa prakAra kI gaI. itanA yahAM para amerikana a`ratA ke kuSTha udAharaNa diye jAte haiM. sana 1923 mI eka rAtri meM muha-pe huye manuSyAM ke eka samUha ne eka bhramaNuzIla vikretA kharalenasana ! curA liyA. ve lega use jaMgaleluM me le gaye aura vahAM usake raste se khAMdha kara pAMTA ki vaha ehAza hA gayA.......phira usa ke bAveAM para namaka chiMDaka kara use vahI marane keA cheDa diyA. ("nyu eja" mA` 1928) ATAmana ekalA meM eka kRSNAMgI strI keA usake catu varSIya bAlaka ke sAthe eka janasamUha uThA le gayA aura una dAmAM kA pula se laTakA karI phrAMsI ke dI. phArTasavilA me epha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amerikA kI kucha AtatAyI saMsthAe ra75 manuSya ke aspatAla se cArapAI para se uThA kara le gaye, aura usake cha-cha agnisAta kara diyA. una saba logoM ke je ki Isa "tamAze" ke saMbaMdha meM pakaDe gaye the, kaurana hI cheDa diyA gayA. ("nyu eja" mArca 1928) ceTanUgA zahara ke DelI TAImsa ( 13 pharavarI, 1918 ) meM se kU-kasa-kalAna" ke sadasya dvArA jIvitadAha kA varNana kitanA dila dahalAnevAlA hai-" jima makalahArna nIgro ke labAdA pahane huye loga ne satA-satA kara jalA diyA. hajAroM strI-puruSa-bacce dazya dekha rahe the. nIgro kA khUna lene kI avAjaM AsamAna ke phADa rahI thI. nIgro ke eka vRkSa se bAMdha diyA gayA aura usake samIpa eka agni kI DherI taiyAra karI gaI. prajavalita agni meM lohe kI zalAkA garma hone ke DAla dI gaI. jaba yaha jala kara lAla ho gaI, to janasamUha meM se eka ne use uThA kara nI ke zarIra meM ghuseDa diyA. vaha no bhaya se vikSipta ho gayA. usane zalAkA ke apane hAtha se sparza kara liyA. vaha usake hAtha ke pAra kara gaI.......lohe kI garma zalAkA zarIra ke kaI bhAge para lagAI gaI. kaI minaTe taka yaha kAnDa karane ke bAda eka ne usake kapaDAM para tela DAla diyA aura Aga lagA dI. lapaTAM meM hanzI jalane lagA. usane bulaMda AvAja se kahA--"mujhe isa yAtanA kI apekSA galI se uDA do." paraMtu Isa para tiraskArapUrNa parihAsa hI sunAI diyA. nirdaya agnizikhAo ne use bhasma kara ke hI cheDA." ("mana rivyu" phebruArI 1926) kalAka saDela, misIsIpI meM eka kAle AdamI kI adAlata dvArA mukti para roSa prakaTa karate huye eka niraMkuza janasamUha ne usa manu ya ke, je nirdoSa siddha ho kara mukta kara diyA gayA thA, adAlata se le jA kara vadha kara diyA. 25 janavarI, 1921 IsvI ke naDena, ArkansAsa meM hainarI lArI ke chate-cha jalA diyA gayA. samAcArapatrone niraMkuza janasamUha (lIncIMga mAba) dvArA usake kadi para kI gaI jadhanya nRzaMsAo kA romAMcakArI varNana kiyA hai. eka varNana Isa prakAra he-"eka eka IMca kara ke hazI ke saMpUrNa zarIra ko agnisAta kara diyA gayA. eka nIgro ne yaha keziza kI ki theDIsI agni uThA kara apane muMha meM rakha le, jisase zIdhra prANa-pakhe uDa jayaM; paraMtu pratyeka bAra manuSya ne usake gama rAkhe tene se roka diyA." isa bhISaNa hatyAkAMDa kI hama "manuSya-Akhe' ke atirikta aura mAM saMjJA de sakate haiM ? eha! una manuSyo kI, je ina Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA bhISaNu atyAcArAM kAmanevineda mAtra samajhate hai, athavA jo ina jaghanya kRtyAM kA bagaira utame karuNubhAva jAgrut huye dekhate hai, pAvikatA kA hama kyA kahuM ? aise atyAcArapUrNa bar kRtyAM meM samAja ke gaNyamAnya mahAnubhAveAM, ucca padAdhikAriyoM aura nyAyAdhIze kA bhI hAtha hai. eka amerikana vidvAna kA kathana hai ki vinamra, sApha-sutharA bhadra puruSa, jisase ki Apa khAte kara rahe hai, sa MbhavataH eka hatyAkArI hai, jo ki rAtri ke samaya jagaleAM meM eka AdamI kI hatyA karane ke liye sakaDAM-hajArAM manuSyAM ke sAtha gayA thA aura una manuSyAM meM bahuta-se Apake mitra heAMge. ,, khaDe Azcaya kI bAta te| yaha hai ki ina janasamUheAM (mAkhsa) kI nira'kuzatA ke Age nyAyavibhAga ke adhikArI varga kI asamatA kai khAra ina thADe varSoM meM hI prakAza meM A cukI hai. 25 jUna 1919 i. meM nyU elIsa sTeTsa' ( samAcArapatra) te pahale pRSTha para mATe akSAM meM likhA thA tIna hajAra manuSya eka nIgnA kA jalAyege." "jaeNsana misIsIpI DelI nyUsa" ne usI rAja dheASita kiyA-----elisavila kA ucchva Mkhala janasamUha jAna hApIDa kA sabyA ke pAMca baje agnisAt karegA." usI putra ke usI pRSTha kI dUsarI lAIna meM likhA thA .....gavara bihvA kahatA hai ki vahu isakeA rezakane meM asama hai. hAreAM manuSya isa dRzya kA dekhane kA elisabila meM ekatrita heA rahe hai. zarika aura adhikArIva isakeA rezakane meM asama hai." tsu isa leAmaha Nu manuSyavadha ke pakSa meM zvetAMga leAga ya kahate haiM ki IsakI amerikana mahilA samAja ke sammAnarakSA AvazyakatA hai; paraMtu yaha bAta bilakula nirmU`la hai, jesA ki svayaM zriyAM ke prastAvAM se, jo unhAMne Isa prathA ke viruddha pAsa kiye haiM, vidita hAtA hai. unhoMne spaSTa zabdoM meM kaha diyA hai ki isa khabara prathA kI striyAM ke sammAnarakSA kAI AvazyakattA nahIM hai, isase teA zAsana kI hI badanAmI hAtI hai. dUsarA bahAnA zvetAMga jAti kA yaha hai ki balAtkAra vyabhicAra kA rAkane ke liye abhiyukata kA isI prakAra kA daMDa denA cAhiye." paraMtu phira striyAM kaiM aisI bhISaNu sA dene kA kayA kAraNu hai ? san 1926 ke eka mahine meM de| spriMyAM agnisAt kI gai. vastutaH 92 smiyAM sayukta rAjyAM meM 40 varSoM meM jItecha jalAi gai hai. hamArI saMmati meM Isa duSTa prathA kA mukhya kAraNa hai vahAM kA jAti-prazna (resa grAblema). isakA pramANu yaha hai ki 4000 manuSyAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra77 dhamarahastha meM, je saMyukta rAjya meM aba taka agnisAta kiye gaye hai, bahuta adhikAMza bhAga hansiye kA hI hai. yadi hama amerikA ke sAmAjika prazna ke vizeSa rU5 se samajhane kI ceSTA kareM, to hamake sahaja meM hI patA cala jAyegA ki vetAMga durdamanIya janasamUha kRSNavarNa manugaeN para karyo atyAcAra karate hai. amerikA ke dakSiNuM pradeza meM yadi kaI kRSNa varNa manuSya pherDa ke atirikta dUsarI moTara rakhatA hai, to zvetAMga isameM apanA apamAna samajhate hai. sAmAjika kAyade ke yaha bAta viruddha samajhI jAtI hai ki koI kAlA AdamI apanI moTara vetAMga kI meTara ke pAsa ho kara gujAre. esI dazA meM kAle AdamI ke apanI meTara kucha kadama pIche haTAnI cAhiye. alikhita kAnUna ke ina niyameM kA ulaMdhana karane para bahunase hansi ne mRtyudaMDa pAyA hai. eka hammI eka vetAMgI mahilA ke makAna ke daravAje para, bagera isa bAta ke jAne huye ki yaha makAna zvetAMga kA hai, keAI vastu mAMgane gayA. nIce ke daravAje para AyA dekha kara vaha strI, jisake vAtanmAda kA roga thA, yaha cilA kara bhAga khaDI huI-"yaha nIgro mujha para AkramaNa karanA cAhatA hai." basa, IsI bAta para niraparAdha nIgro ko apane prANuM se hAtha dhene paDe. vastutaH kU-kalakasa-kalAna kI kAryavAhiyAM amerikana logoM kI sapheda cAdara para kAle dhambe haiM. amerikana prajAtaMtra kI viphalatA kA isase baDhakara aura kyA pramANu he sakatA hai ? (sudhA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 47-dharmarahasya (lekhaka -zrI. rAmadatta bhAradvAja) katipaya vijJAnatAo ne apane vijJAna ke bala para Izvara meM avizvAsa kiyA hai aura dharma ke jIvana meM eka nirarthaka pacaDA samajhA hai, yadyapi kucha vaijJAnika lega pakake dhArmika aura Izvarabhakta hai. je sAdhAraNa jana apane ke kadara dhArmika batAne kA sAhasa karate haiM, ve vAstava meM dharma kA tatva nahIM samajhate. hiMdumuslIma ke paraspara manamAlinya kA Adisrota dharmAnabhijJatA hI hai. amuka vyakti ko musalamAne ne musalamAna banA liyA, athavA AryasamAjiyAM ne amuka musalamAna ke zuddha kara liyA, athavA isAi ne amuka jayakRSNa (jaikizana) ke zu. 24. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 mA jasana kara liyA--Adi khAtAM ke suna kara tuMsI AtI hai. rAjanIti ke nAte se, reATI-kapaDe ke nAte se ce khAte bhale hI ThIka hAM; ki Mtu dharma ke nAte se ye khAte bilakula khehudA pratIta hAtI haiM. yA koi kisIkA dhama khalapUrvaka khadala sakatA hai ? kyA dhama kAi kapaDA hai, jo khalapUrvaka utArA aura pahanA jA sakatA hai? dharmoM kA saMbaMdha mana se hai, aura mana khalapUrNAMka chInA nahIM jA sakatA. musalamAnasamAja meM rahatA huA vyakti yui prabala icchA kare, teA kisI aza taka hiMdU dharmAM kA pAlana kara sakatA hai aura musalamAna bhI hindU samAja meM musalamAna dha kA pAlana kisI aza tarka kara sakatA hai. dha kI eTa me jo kucha atyAcAra heAtA hai athavA usake nAma para je kucha jhagaDA hAtA hai, usa sabakA kAraNu yahI hai ki jhagaDAlu dhamapracAraka vAstava meM dharmo kA ahI nahI' samajhate. Ajakala dha krAi gaMbhIra vastu nahIM samajhA jAtA, vaha te! eka manevineda kI vastumAtra hai| gayA hai. mahAkavi akabara ne isI khAta kA sakSepa se apane zabdoM meM isa prakAra kahA haiHkuramA gaye hai ce khUba bhAi ghUrana, duniyA rokI hai aura majahaba cUrana. vAstava meM Ajakala sAdhAraNa janatA majahubA cUrana' ke kharAkhara hI samajhatI hai. jaise cUrana kA ajINuM ke samaya athavA svAda ke liye jaba jI cAhe tama lega khAte hai, usI prakAra ve janma, maraNa, vivAha Adi ke avasareAM para AvazyakatA paDane para athavA hAlI bhaiDe manevinAda ke liye, athavA jathya hAtha khujAte haiAM, takha dharma ke bhakta ana jAte haiM. gUDha dRSTi se dekhA jAya, teA pratIta hAtA hai ki dharmo kA aura jIvana kA gahana saMbaMdha hai. dharma jIvana ! kisI vizeSa avasthA kA nAma nahI hai. jIvana kA kAi kSaNu aisA nahI. hAtA hai, jo dhavihIna haiA. dharmAM mana kA guNu hai, ataeva zArIrika ala kA prabhAva dhama kA badala nahIM sakatA. taeva dharmapracAra meM namratA, saralatA, sajjanatA, vidrattA kI AvazyakatA hai. mahAmanA samrAT azAka ne saMsArabhara me' bauddhdha kA pracAra kaivala prema' ke bala para kriyA, talavAra ke ala para nahI'. isAi leAga lI isa ahiMsAtmaka dharmapracAra-siddhAMta kA anusaraNa karate hai. dhama ke nAma para kiye gaye atyAcAreAM hI deASI hai ? kyA paDhe-likhe leAga, sudhAraka samajhate hai, dASI nahI hai ? saca khAta yaha hai ki bahuta se ahaMmanya sudhAraka leAga hI sudhAra karanA nahI' jAnate; kyAMki ve svayaM dharmoM kA ma` nahIM samajhate. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com ki Mtu kyA vAstava meM ke liye sAdhAraNa janatA jo apane kA vidvAna aura Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma rahasya 279 unakA saba dhArmika prayAsa dharma ke liye nahIM hetA, kiMtu svArtha ke liye, kIti ke liye, dukAna calAne ke liye, vakAlata calAne ke liye. astu. Ina mUke dharmasudhArake kA bhI kyA deza hai, jaba ki svayaM maharSiya ne bhI dharma ke marma ke ati gUDha batAyA hai. likhA hai tarko'pratiSThaH zrutayo vibhinnA, naiko muniryasya vacaH pramANam / dharmasya tattvaM nihitaM guhAyAm / / tarka dvArA dharma kA aMtima nirUpaNa nahIM ho sakatA. zruti ke vacana bhI bhinna bhinna hai. aneka muni ke aneka vacana hai, atae dharma kA rahasya batAnA atyaMta kaThina kArya hai. | kiMtu RSiloga AlasI nahIM the. unhoMne baDe parizrama se dharma kA vivecana kiyA hai. bhagavAna vedavyAsajI dharma kI vyAkhyA isa prakAra karate haiM- dhAraNAddharmamityA hurdharmo dhArayate prajAH / yasyAddhAraNasaMyuktaM sa dharma iti nishcitH|| dharma zabda "chuM' dhAtu se banA hai. vaha zakti va guNa je isa saMsAra ke dhAraNa kiye hue hai, je prajA ke dhAraNa karatI hai, jisake kAraNa pRthvI, caMdra, sUryAdika apanA apanA kArya karate hai--vahI nizcaya rU5 se dharma hai. maharSi pataMjali IsI bAta ke apane zabda meM isa prakAra kahate hai- cAinAM dhArmiH ziva dharmA. dharma kI gyatAyukta zakti hI dharma hai. jaDa athavA cetana meM jisa guNu va zakita ke naSTa hone se usa vastu ki sattA hI naSTa ho jAya, vahI dharma hai. jala kA dharma zItasparzava, pRthvI kA gaMdhavatItva ityAdi. zAstrakAre ne uparilikhita bhAva ke aura bhI adhika spaSTa kiyA hai- yA bibharti jagatsarva IzvarecchA hlaukikii| saiva dharmo hi subhage neha kazcana sNshyH|| arthAta Izvara kI alaukikI IcchA, je Isa sAre saMsAra ke dhAraNa kiye hue hai, je isakA pAlana-poSaNa kara rahI hai, vahI nizcayarUpa se dharma hai. sRSTi ke pUrva nirAkAra nirguNa brahma akelA hI thA. usane eka se aneka hene kI "gs6 vadusthA ichA kI. IcchAmAtra se vaha nirguNa se saguNa, brahma se Izvara ho gayA; tathA usane makaDI ke jAle ki taraha apanemeM se hI jIva aura prakRti raca diye. guNasAmyAvasthAvAlI prakRti sata, raja, tama, Adi ke tAratamya se avyakta se vakta hatI gaI; aura usameM ahaMkAra, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM mana, buddhi, Idriya Adi caubIsa ta kA prAdurbhAva huA. jIva aura prakRti kA pAdurbhAva saba brahmarachA ke kAraNa huA hai, aura usI IcchA ke kAraNa pralaya hotA hai. prakRti vyakta se avyakta avasthA ke prApta hatI huI jIva ke sAtha brahma meM lIna he jAtI hai. yahI brachA dharma hai. isI bAta ke sarala kara ke zrIpUjyapAda maharSi kaNAda kahate haiM yato'bhyudayani zreyasasiddhiH sa dhrmH| jisake dvArA anaMta unnati he aura aMta meM mekSa prApta ho, vahI dharma hai. hiMdu darzane meM prakRti kI vyaktAvasthA se avyatAvasthA ke prApta honA hI unnati hai, aura prakRti se chUTa kara brahma meM lIna he jAnA mekSa hai. ye vicAra dArzanika hai, atae sAdhAraNa jana inake saralatayA nahIM samajha sakate. IsI kAraNa se zAstrakAro ne sAdhAraNa janatA ke hetu dharma kA codanA lakSaNa isa prakAra batAyA hai. vedapratiSThitaM karma dharmastanmaGgalaM param / pratiSiddhakriyAsAdhyaH sa guNo'dhama ucyate // arthAt vedavihita karma dharma hai aura vedaniSiddha karma adharma hai. musalamAna loga aura isAI loga bhI apanI-apanI dhArmika pustaka ke vacane se baddha chuM. je bAibila meM vihita hai, vahI isAI ke liye dharma aura je avihita hai vahI adhama hai. jisakA kurAna zarIpha meM vidhAna hai, vahI musalamAne ke liye dharma hai aura jisakA niSedha hai, vahI adharma hai. kiMtu RSiloga jAnate the ki bepaDhe-likhe manuSya vedAdi ke vidhi-niSedha ke kisa prakAra jAna sakate hai, vizeSataH ve lega jinake vedAdhyayana niSiddha hai. ataH unhoMne aise loga ke hetu likhA - mahAjano yena gataH sa paMthAH / arthAta mahApuruSa je kArya karate Aye hai, vahI kArya choTAM ke bhI karanA cAhiye. baDe loge ke jIvanacaritra tathA upadeza je dharma batAte hai, vahI nimna-zreNI ke manuSya ke liye paryApta che. maharSi loga isa prakAra sUma se sUma aura sthUla se skUla dharma ke lakSaNa batA kara dharma ke do pradhAna prakAra batAte hai- sAdhAraNa aura vizeSa. sAdhAraNa dharma vaha hai, je manuSyamAtra ke liye Avazyaka hai. kyA hiMda, kyA musalamAna, kayA IsAI sabhI sAdhAraNa dharma ke * pazcimI paMDita prakRti ke avyakta e vyakti hone ke "IvAlyuzana" mAnate hai Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhama rahasya 281 lakSaNa para ekamata haiM. koI bhI mUTha bolane ko acchA nahIM batAtA. sabhI asteya kI prazaMsA karate hai. aeva RtikAra ne mukta kaMTha se kaha diyA hai-AvA prazno vA (gAmanA rAti mArA) AcAra se manuSyo ke paraspara vyavahAra kA jJAna hetA hai. isake AMgla bhASA meM "mereliTI' kahate haiM aura pAzcAtya darzana meM yaha athisa' ke viSaya hai. manucha ne Isa sAdhAraNa dharma ke daza lakSaNa batAye haidhRtiH kSamAdamo'steyaM zaucamindriyanigrahaH / dhIrvicAsatyamakrodho dazakaM dharmalakSaNam / / jaina bauhoM ne ahiMsA ke aMtargata hI saba dharma batAve hai- hiMsA pAme dharma' sAdhAraNa dharma kA viSaya sarala hai; kiMtu itanA sarala nahIM hai, jitanA vaha pratIta hatA hai. zrI lokamAnya tilaka ne apane gItA-rahasya meM batAyA hai ki kartavyAkartavya kA jJAna sarala nahIM hai, kiMtu adhika buddhi va adhyayana kI AvazyakatA hai-yathA kaba saca belanA yukta hai, kaba ayukta; kSamA aura dabUpana meM kyA aMtara hai; ahiMsA kA vAstavika svarUpa kyA hai; kyA AkramaNa karate huye hiMstra pazu ke mAra DAlanA hiMsA che; ityAdi prazna ke uttara ati sarala nahI he. kartavyAkartavya kA vivecana kisa prakAra he, Isa prazna kA uttara bhinna prakAra se bhinna legAM ne diyA hai. yathA--vahI kArya karanA cAhiye, jisake karane se sukha che, athavA aMta meM sukha nikale, athavA je aMtarAtmA ke anukUla he, athavA je upayogI he ityAdi. zrIkRSNajI gItA meM likhate hai-- dha vAvivAra Raa ja jalAvara " arthAta kArya ko phala kI vinA IcchA kiye huye hI karanA cAhiye athavA kartavya ke kartavya kI daSTi se hI karanA cAhiye aura usake phala ke IzvarAdhIna karanA cAhiye. sAdhAraNa dharma ke atirikta vizeSa dharma bhI vihita hai. mana, avasthA, kAla, dipha Adi bheda ke kAraNa nirAsAdhAraNa dharma aparyApta hai. aeva vizeSa dharma kI atyaMta AvazyakatA hai. yaha dharma de prakAra kA hetA hai-naimittika aura nitya naimittika dharma ke aMtargata kArya hai je nityaprAya karane ke yogya nahI hai, kiMtu kabhI kabhI karane cAhiye; yathA--pApa kA prAyazcitta, Apaharma, azvamedhAdi yajJa naimittika kArya hai. nitya kArya ne hai, je nitya karane cAhiye yathA-saMdhyAvaMdana, bhejana Adi. nitya dharma bhI cAra prakAra kA hai-varNadharma, Azramadharma, varNAzramadharma aura guNadharma. varNadharma (yathA brAhmaNa adhyApana kArya kare) ke anusAra brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zuddha Adi ke kArya bhinna-bhinna haM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM Azramadharma (yathA brAhmaNa brahmacArI vIryarakSA kare) ke anusAra brahmacArI, gRhasthI, vAnaprasthI aura saMnyAsI ke kArya bhinna hai; aura varNazrama-dharma (yathA brAhmaNa brahmacArI DhAkA kA daMDa ) ke anusAra grahaNa kare. brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, brahmacAri, gRhasthiya, vAnaprasthI aura saMnyAsiye ke bhinna-bhinna dharma hete hai. guNadharma (yathA rAjA prajA kA pAlana kare ) ke anusAra rAjadharma, prajadharma, nArIdharma Adi aneka prakAra he jAte haiM. ina saba dharmo kA savistara varNana smRti meM milatA hai. dharma kA mArga trividha hai-jJAnamArga, bhaktimArga aura karmamArga. mImAMsA-zAstra ke AcArya zrImaharSi jaimini aura bharadvAja karmamArga ke piSaka hai. karmamAgI kahate haiM, "sAme ta" aura bhI- prApnuvanti yataH svargamokSau dhrmpraaynnaaH| mAnavA munibhirnenaM sa dharma iti kathyate / / sattvavRddhikaro yo'tra puruSArtho'sti kevalam / dharmazIle tamevAhurdhamai kecinmhrssyH|| maharSi zAMDilya, muni nArada Adi bhaktimArga ke bhakata hai. ve gAyana, kIrtana rUpa meM parA-aparA navadhA bhakti dvArA bhagavaddarzana va sAlokya mukti kI prazaMsA karate hai. yAjJavalkayAdi jJAnamArgiye kA kathana hai "acaM tu paramo dharmo conAlmana mU"ye lega brahmaciMtana ko hI dhyeya samajhate hai. bahudhA loga samajhate hai ki uparyukta tane mArga alagaalaga tathA pratikUla athavA eka dUsare ke anAzrita hai. vAstava meM tInAM mArga hI kA avalaMbana karanA cAhiye. hAM, kisI eka ke pradhAna mAna kara-kevala eka mArga paryApta nahIM. yahI bAta zAMDilya RSi ne apane bhaktisUtroM baDI yogyatApUrvaka spaSTa kI hai. kyA dharma aura mekSa eka hI vastu hai? nahIM. dharma, artha, kAma aura mekSa ye cAra padArtha hai, jinake liye manuSya ke apane jIvana meM udyoga karanA cAhiye. prathamataH usake dharma kA rahasya samajhanA cAhiye, tadanaMtara dhanaprApti ke liye arthazAstra kA adhyayana aura usakI prApti ke upAya karane cAhiye; kaki adharma dvArA prApta kiyA huA dhana cirasthAyI athavA zubha phala denevAlA nahIM hotA. arthaprApti ke anaMtara hI kAmazAstra kA adhyayana aura vivAha Adi dvArA kAmaprApti honI cAhiye. tadanaMtara usakI nivRtti ke pazcAta brahmajJAna aura mela ke liye prayatna karanA cAhiye. atae pratIta hatA hai ki dharma mekSa kA sAdhana va upAyamAtra hai. dharma vyakitagata ha athavA jAtigata? dharma dene prakAra kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 dharahasya hai. yogasAdhana vyaktigata hai. yajJa karanA, masjida meM baiTha kara namAjha paDhanA, girijAghara meM IzaprArthanA karanA Adi jAtigata bAteM heM; kiMtu bAta yaha hai ki bhAratavAsiyoM ne adhikatara, vyakitagata dharma ke hI apanAyA hai. musalamAna aura IsAI jAtigata kI ora vizeSataH mUke haiM. sUkama daSTi se dekhA jAya, to vyaktigata bhAva hI mukhya hai. Izvara ke bAre meM kucha jAna lenA pratyeka vyakti kA kAma nahIM. saba namAjhI eka-se dhArmika nahIM hote. jyotiSa, gaNita ke sabhI loga adhikArI nahIM hota. isI prakAra IzvarajJAna ke bhI vAstavika adhikArI kaI kaI hI hote hai. kaha denA aura anukaraNa karanA eka bAta hai aura usIkA anubhava karanA dUsarI bAta hai. hAM, sAdhAraNa daSTi se vicAra kiyA jAya, to saMsArayAtrA ke hetu jAtigata dharma athavA sAMpradAyika dharma hI bahuta kucha he; ki dekhAdekhI (lAM oNpha imITezansa) dharma kI era ruci aura pravRtti hotI hai. maMdira meM mUrtidarzana karane jAnA, gaMgAsnAna Adi kI upAdeyatA siddha hI hai. - prathA aura rItiyAM kA dhama para bahuta prabhAva paDatA hai. hama Astika hai aura musalamAna bhI Astika haM; kiMtu jaina aura bauddha dharma ke nAte hamase dUra hai, to bhI hama musalamAne ke yavana kaha kara unake nIcAtinIca (nI cAnA) mAnate haiM aura ve bhI hamake kAphira samajhate hai. isakA kAraNa kyA he ? kevala yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina aura boddhoM kA rahana-sahana hamAre samAna hI hai, musalamAna ke samAna nahIM. yadi bhASA, kapaDe aura rItiprathAo kA vicAra na hatA, to yavana kabhI ke hiMdU he gaye hete athavA aneka musalamAna na batalA kara muhammadapaMthI batalAyA karate- jaisA ki bahuta-se apane kabIrapaMthI, dAdUpathI batalAte hai. musalamAnakA-sA AcAra karanevAle seMkaDe hiMdu vidyamAna hai, kiMtu eka bhASAbhASI aura eka-se rahana-sahana ke kAraNa hama unake kadara hiMdU hI samajhate hai. mere eka isAI mitra kahate the ki bhAratIya ke yorapapradarzita khristamata (krizciyAnITI) itanA upayukta nahIM jitanA ki isApaMtha (bhAratIya ke anukUla khrista mata). pazcimI paMDita ne dharma kA strota va prAraMbha batAne kA prayatna kiyA hai. te kahate hai-dharma kA prAraMbha taba se hatA hai, jaba hama apaneke apUrNa samajhane lagate hai, jabase kisI vilakSaNa kamI kA anubhava karane lagate hai, jabase apane ke kisIkA kRpApAtra va Azrita samajhane lagate hai-Azrita va kRpApAtra kisI manuSya hI kA nahIM, kiMtu usase bhI pare kisI anya kA, asabhya jAti kA bhI dharma hotA hai. AtikatA ke bheda se Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mi usameM aura sabhya jAti meM kaI bheda nahIM hai. yadi hai bhI, te kevala nAmamAtra kA. jisake hama kRpApAtra hai, vaha kauna hai-basa isIke varNana meM hama aura ve bhinnabhinna hai. asabhya kI vaha vastu peDa meM, pahADa meM, nadI meM evaM anya IsI prakAra kI vastuo meM hai. sabhya kI vaha vastu Izvara athavA brahma kA rU5 dhAraNa kara letI hai. mUrtipUjA, pazupUjA, pitRpUjA, bahudevavAda, ekadevavAda, IzvaravAda, brahmaciMtana Adi usI eka vastu kI pUjA ke bhinna bhinna rU5 hai. bahudhA yaha prazna pUchA jAtA hai ki dharma trikAla meM eka-sA che athavA parivartanazIla hai. kaI kaI kahate haiM ki dharma kA 25 bhUta, bhaviSyata aura vartamAna meM eka-sA hI hai. vaha kabhI nahIM badalatA. dUsare kahate hai ki dharma badalatA rahatA hai aura zabada Apaddharma' hI isakA pramANa che. sAdhAraNataH musalamAna loga dharma ke nizcita tathA hiMdU aura erapanivAsI dharma ke gatizIla samajhate hai. pahalapahala vRkSa aura pazu Adi; tadanaMtara baDe baDe nadI, parvata; phira sparzAtIta, rUpAtIta, AkAza, masta adi padArtha hamAre dharmabhAva kI pUti karate pratIta huye. kiMtu samayavaza dharma vRddhi ke prApta huA aura IdriyAtIta 33 koTi devatA, zira paMcadeva, trideva Adi usI bhAva kI pUrti karane lage. aMtataH vaha bhAva Izvara aura brahma meM lIna he gayA. AnaMdakaMda bhagavAna zrIkRSNacaMdra zrImaddabhagavadagItA meM kahate hai- thadA yadA hi dharmasya glAnirbhavati bhArata / abhyutthAnamadharmasya tadAtmAnaM sRjAmyaham // jaba jaba dharma meM rUkAvaTa AtI hai, taba taba meM dharma kI unnati ke liye prakaTa hetA hUM. maharSi kaNAda kI dharmavyAkhyA bhI codavi che: zika sa dha vikAsavAda kA piSaNa karatI hai. huM ne bAdi kenopaniSada ke vacana bhI parivartanazIlatA ke dyotaka he. upaniSadoM meM brahma kI carcA nakArAtmaka hai. yathA nAhaM manye suvedeti no na vedeti veda ca / yo nastadveda no na vedeti veda ca / (kena010) arthAta meM nahIM mAnatA ki meM brahma ke bhalI prakAra janatA uM, aura meM yaha bhI nahIM mAnatA ki meM use nahIM jAnatA. hamaseMse je vyakti kahatA hai ki meM brahma ke bhalI bhAMti janatA , vaha vyakti vAstava meM use nahIM jAnatA aura je yaha kahatA hai ki meM ume nahIM jAnatA vaha vAstava meM use jAnatA hai. vikAsavAdAnusAra hI dazAvatAra kI saMkhyA ginAI jatI hai. yathA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma rahasya w matsyaH kUrmo varAhazca narasiho'tha vaamnH|| rAmo rAmazca kRSNazca buddhaH kalkI ca te daza // dharma mana kA guNa hai, mana prakRti hai aura prakRti parivartanazIlA hai. ataeva dharma bhI parivartanazIla henA cAhiye. dharma aura rilIjIana dharma vistRta zabda hai aura rilIjIana saMkucita. aMglabhASA meM dharma ke jeDa kA koI zabda nahIM hai. pazcimI vidvAna ne kahA hai ki sAdhAraNataH rilIjIana kA artha saguNa Izvara, AtmA aura saMsAra tathA bhaviSya meM pApapuNya kA phala Adi meM vizvAsa hai. bizapa baTalara ke anusAra saMsAra ke kartA tathA niyAmaka Izvara meM tathA bhaviSya meM pApa-puNya ke phala meM vizvAsa ko hI rilIjIana kahate haiM. Da0 mArTine kA mata hai ki sarvadA rahanevAle Izvara arthAta usa daivIya mana-aura IcchA meM vizvAsa rilIjIana hai, je mAnava-jAti se sadAcAra saMbaMdha rakhatA hai. mekSamUlara kA mata hai ki rilIjIana usa anaMta zakti ke prAdurbhAva meM vizvAsa che, je manuSya ke sadAcAra para prabhAva DAlatI hai. DaoN. elana kA mata hai ki AvazyakatA ke dabAva se unnata zakti kI pUjA kA nAma hI rilIjIana hai. sara kejara kA mata hai ki una manuSyatara unnatatara zakti ke prasanna karanA athavA unase mela karanA hI rilIjIana che, je mAnavajIvana aura prakRti ke prabhAvita aura niyamita karate hai. Ina katipaya vyAkhyAoM se vidita hotA hai ki dharma zabda bahuta vistRta hai! usameM "rilIjIana meTAphijhiksa (paramAtiparama ciMtana), aithisa (sadAcAra-zAstra), laeN (daMDanIti), pAlITisa (rAjanIti) Adi kA samAveza che. hiMduo kA sanAtanadharma kayA hai ? hama Izvara kI vyAkhyA nahIM kara sakate; koMki vaha anaMta hai. Izvara kI vyAkhyA karanA mAne sAgara ke gAgara meM bhara dene kAsA prayatna mAtra hai. isI prakAra sanAtana dharma kI je bahuta vistRta hai, vyAkhyA karanA viphala prayatna hai; tathApi usake mUlasiddhAMta batAnA asaMbhava nahIM hai, kaThina avazya hai. sanAtana dharma nirguNa nirAkAra brahma meM, saguNa sRSTikartA Izvara meM brahmA, viSNu, maheza, sAkAra Izvarazakti meM; unake caubIsa avatAra meM; teMtIsa koTi devatAoM meM; svarga, naraka Adi aneka loke kI sattAo meM; RSi-pitR tarpaNa aura zrAddhAdi meM; karmasiddhAMta, punarjanma aura mekSa meM; 4 veda, 18 purANa, paddarzana, 11 upaniSa6, 18 smRti Adi graMrtho kI pramANatA meM; phalita jyotiSa Adi vaijJAnika vidyAo meM; ucca koTi ke pativrata-dharma meM; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Annmannnnnnnnn AAAA 286 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA tIrthayAtrA aura mUti pUjA kI laukika AvazyakatA meM; jAti, guNa, karmAnusAra samAjazreNiyoM aura SoDaza saMskAra meM; vaijJAnika zuddhi meM; tathA ahiMsAtmaka dharmapracArAdi meM vizvAsa sanAtanadharma ke anukUla hai. - sanAtana dharma kA pratyeka siddhAMta vaijJAnika hai aura usake pUrNa rIti se samajhAnA Isa lekha ke abhiprAya se bAhara hai. ("mAdhurI" piSa-1986 mAMthI) 48-va6 zauna thA? (lekhaka-zrI. ajAtazatra) meM kahatA huM yatIna-prema se, Apa kahege vIra zahIda zrIyuta yatIndranAtha dAsa-zraddhA se; kiMtu usake parivAravAle usako kahate the, khe dU-dulAra se. | Aja bhArata ke kAne-kone meM usake nAma kI, usake kAma kI dhUma che. zahara meM, dehAta meM, bAjAra meM, galI meM usa "baMgAlI bAba kI carcA hai, jisane 63 dinoM kA upavAsa kara jela meM Atmavisarjana kara diyA hai. vaha amRta-putra thA, amara he gayA ! yatIna ke pitA kA nAma hai zrIyuta baMkima bihArI dAsa. Apa abhI jIvita haiM aura aba to unake yazasvI putra ne una sadA ke liye jIvita banA diyA hai--ve aitihAsika vIra pitA bana gaye haiM. pyAre putra kI balidAnavArtA ne unheM kAtara jarUra banAyA; kiMtu ve vicalita na hue. Apane kahA-hiMdu aura musalamAna dene ne mila kara navAba sirAjuddaulA se SaDayaMtra kiyA aura deza ke videzi ke hAtha becane kA pApa kiyA; mere putra ne usI pApa kA prAyazcitta kiyA hai ! yatIna kI meM 1914 IsvI meM, jaba ki vaha kula dasa varSa kA thA, mara gaI thI. unake kekha se tIna rana paidA hue the-eka aura pahalA yahI merA yatIna, dUsarA maMjhalA kiraNa; aura tIsarI saMtAna eka kanyA thI, je mara cukI hai aura jisakA viyoga yatIna marate dama bhI nahI bhUlA thA. yatIna kA raMga bilakula kAlA thA-TheTha baMgAliyuM ke jaisA; kiMtu kiraNa gorA hai, aura yatIna se kahI suMdara. dene ke eka jagaha dekha kara zAyada hI kaI anumAna kara saktA ki ve done sahedara-eka kekha ke bhAI huM. apane mAtA-pitA aura parivAra-pAsa kA yaha meM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha kauna thA? bacapana se hI apanI mahAnatA kI sUcanA detA thA. usakA 88 nizcaya, usakI arthavirakti bacapana se hI pragaTa thI. usake dAdApitAmaha-munsipha the. jaba unhe apanA vetana milatA, use ghara ke boM ke nikaTa rakha dete aura kahate ki jitanA le sake, le lo. bace muThThiyAM meM una camacamAte cAMdI ke TukaDe ke lete aura apanI mai ko dete, kiMtu " apane dorne hAthe ke liye kevala do rUpaye letA-pratyeka meM eka eka. meM kitanA sikhAtI, izAre karatI; kiMtu da se tIna usane kabhI nahIM liye. apanI jida aura haTha ke liye vaha bacapana se hI badanAma thA, koI isake kAraNa use adhika pyAra karate, kucha lega kRddha hete aura kaI kaI bhaya bhI khAte. vaha thaDA "budhdha' bhI samajhA jAtA thA. kheMdU ke pitA eka baDe hI kartavyaniSTha puruSa hai. jaba khaMda bhavAnIpura ke mitra insTITayuzana meM paDhatA thA, to usakI zarAra ke kAraNa heDamAsTara ne use sajA dene ke sAtha hI skUla se alaga kara diyA. usa samaya ve apane putra ke liye eka zabda bhI heDamAsTara se kahane nahI gaye, siphAriza karane ke kauna kahe. ulaTe uhene dU ke hI heDamAsTara se kSamA mAMgane ke bhejA. heDamAsTara ne phira use bhI kara liyA aura vahIM se kheM ne pharsTa Divijhana meM meTrikyulezana parIkSA pAsa kI. usake bAda vaha sAutha sabarbana kaeNleja meM-je isa samaya AzuteSa koleja kahalAtA hai-bharatI huA. isI bIca meM asahayoga-Adolana ke bADha Ai. vaha bhI isameM cha-Ana se kuda 5DA. baMkima bAbu-usake pitAvaha nahI cAhate the. Isa kAraNuM unhoMne pahale use bahuta manA kiyA-lAkha samajhAyA, kiMtu usa para nazA caDha gayA thA, je utaranevAlA cheDe thA! unakA saba samajhAnA vyartha huA. usane rAjanIti se alaga henA svIkAra nahIM kiyA aura Isa kAraNa use ghara choDa denA paDA. usake bAda vaha zrI. pAriteSa benaI ke sAtha kogresa kA kArya karane lagA. usake usa samaya ke sAthI yA aMtaraMga mitra hI yaha bAta jAnate hai ki una dine vaha kitanI garIbI se dina bitAtA thA. kabhI kabhI te use kevala bjA khA kara hI raha jAnA paDatA thA. ghara se kucha sarakAra nahIM, koMgresa ke kAma se kusaMta nahIM milatI thI, kisI taraha samaya bacA kara eka Tayuzana karatA thA, vahAM se dasa rUpaye mAsika milate the. usameM se bhI adhikAMza koMgresa ke kAma meM hI kharca kara detA thA. phira bhUja phAMkane kI naubata kyAM nahIM Ave che kiMtu aisI avasthA meM bhI yatIna ne pAritoSa ke sAtha mila kara je kAma kriyA, vaha sarAhanIya hai. dinabhara kAma www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM karatA thA aura rAta meM vahIM koMgresa-ophisa meM hI se rahatA thA. aura usI maccha3 se bhare aura asvAththakara sthAna meM vaha kisI taraha rAta bitA letA thA. yatIna baDA hI sAhasI aura spaSTavAdI thA. jaba zrImatI hemanalinI gheASa para hamalA kiyA gayA thA, to eka pulisa aphasara kI chaDI kisI svayaMsevaka ne chIna lI thI, yatIna ke mitro ne usI saMbaMdha meM usake sAhasa kI parIkSA lene kI ThAnI. una loga ne kahA ki, tuma yaha chaDI misTara kiDa ke de Ao; kAMki ve samajhate the ki misTara kiDa ne hI usa mahilA para chaDI calAI thI. yatIna ne ise saharSa svIkAra kiyA. vaha eleziyama ro meM mi. kiDa ke pAsa, unake Aphisa meM gayA. vahAM usane yaha kaha kara chaDI vApisa kara dI ki kala yaha Apase chIna lI gaI thI. dekhA Apane, ise kahate haiM sAhasa ! eka yahI kAma pulisa kI najara meM caDha jAne ke liye kAphI thA. basa, yA thA ? usake bAda hI videzI kapaDe ke bahiSkAra ke liye pikeTiMga karIne ke kAraNu use cha mahine kI sakhta sajA hui. cha mahine kI sajA bhugata kara hugalI jela se chUTane ke bAda usake pitA ne use phira kAleja meM bhatI karavA diyA. vahAM vaha yUnivarsiTI kera meM bhatI he gayA. phasTa DivIjana meM AI. e. pAsa kara ke vaha baMgavAsI kAleja meM bhAta huA. 24 navembara 1925 ke vaha baMgAla oNrDinansa ke anusAra giraphatAra kiyA gayA aura lagabhaga tIna barasa taka najarabaMda rahane ke bAda 1928 akayubara meM use chuTakArA milA. Ina tIna varSo ke bIca vaha alIpura, midanApura, mimanasiMga Adi vibhinna jela meM rakhA gayA vidvatApura jela meM gamI kI adhikatA se vaha eka dina behoza taka ho gayA thA. aba usake sAhasa kI eka aura bAnagI dekhiye. jaba vaha maimanasiMga jela meM thA, eka dina lephaTaneMTa karnala ebrAyana ne usase kahA-"tuma mere sAmane khaDe ho." yatIna ne kahA-"tuma kauna hote hai, jisakI Ijjata ke liye meM khaDA haiuM." ebrAthana AgababulA ho gayA, cillA uThA-"meM tumhArA bApa ." bhalA, yatIna yaha apamAna bardasta kara sakatA thA ? vaha cillA uThA- " brAyana ! cupa raha, nahIM te terI khopaDI uDA dUgA." isake phalasvarUpa yatIna aura usake eka sAthI kedI zrI. pannAlAla mukarja para mukaddamA calA. yatIna ne Isa anyAya ke virodha meM upavAsa karanA zuru kiyA. yaha upavAsa karIba bIsa dina taka kalA. khUba khalabalI macI. bAda meM karnala ebrAyana ke mArI www.umaragyanbhandar.com , Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 vaha kauna thA? mAMgane para usane upavAsa toDA. isa mukadame meM Isa taraha sulAha hui. usake bAda vaha miyAMvAlI jela meM bheja diyA gayA. vahAM use baDabaDI musIbateM aura dikakoM kA sAmanA karanA paDA. isake bAda kAkA aura caTagAMva ke jela meM ghumAye jAne ke bAda use chUTakArA milA. aura vaha bhI cheDA gayA kabIra jaba jela kI yAtanAo kA prabhAva usake mastiSka para 5Da cukA thA, usakI maraNazakti kSINa he gaI thI; sAtha hI AMkhoM kI dRSTi meM bhI phaka A gayA thA aura choDe jAne ke lagabhaga do saptAha pahale usakI ekamAtra bahina kI-jise vaha bahuta hI pyAra karatA thA-mRtyu cukI thI. vaha yatIna ke zeka meM-usI ke abhAva meM-mArI. yadi yatIna jela kI divAra se dhire rahane ke badale apanI usa ekamAtra bhaginIke pAsa maujUda rahatA zAyada usake aMtakI bArI nahIM AtI; para vaha to pahale hI, varSo pahale, apanI bahina ke pAsa se jabardastI haTA kara jelakI hadayahIna divAke bhItara husa diyA gayA thA, apanI isa bahinakA zoka yatIna marate-dama nahIM bhUlA. ADinansa ke paMje se sTa kara vaha phira baMgavAsI kAleja meM bhartA huA thA, aura usI samaya usane vibhinna deze kI rAjanIti ke sAhitya kA arachA adhyayana kiyA thA. gata kalakattA koMgresa ke samaya svayaMsevake ke saMgaThana ke liye usane bahuta kAma kiyA. usa avasara para bhI usakA eka tyAga dekhiye-vaha khuda svayaMsevake meM eka dala kA mukhiyA thA. use koMgresa ke bhItara-bAhara sabhI jagaha jAne kI pUrI AjhAdI thI; kiMtu vaha keMgresa ke bhItara nahIM AyA. usakA kahanA thA ki agaNita garIba kAryakartA ese hai, je koMgresa eka najara dekhanA cAhate hai, kiMtu yaha saubhAgya nahIM prApta kara sakate. taba aise hAlata meM meM hI kaye dekhuM ? dakSiNa kalakattA ke rASTrIya vidyAlaya meM vaha cha mahine taka avaitanika rUpa se DIlamAsTara bhI thA. vaha sAutha kalakattA keMgresa kamiTi kA asisTenTa seTarI bhI thA, kiMtu idhara usakA dhyAna svayaMsevake ke saMgaThana kI ora adhika thA aura vaha Isa kAma kI baDI lagana se aura bahuta kaSTa uThA kara kara rahA thA. IsI bIca meM saunDarsa hatyAkAMDa ke suprasiddha jayaMtra-kesa meM vaha giraphatAra kara ke lAhaura bhejA gayA. vaha svayaM bhUkha_haDatAla (haMgara sTrAIka) ke pakSa meM nahIM thA. usane giraphatAra hete samaya kahA bhI thA ki meM upavAsa nahIM karUMgA aura yadi mujhe upavAsa karane ke liye majabUra kiyA jAyagA, zu. 25 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ v - zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me to aMta taka DaTA rahUMgA. jaisA usane kahA thA vaisA hI kiyA; jAna de dI, lekina Ana rakhI. | svArtha to use chu nahIM gayA thA. koI bhI kAma usane apane liye apanI prasiddhi aura baDAi ke liye nahIM kiyA. je kucha karatA thA-apanI pATa ke liye, apane dala ke liye, jisameM usake dalavAle kucha kAma kara sakaM-Age baDha sake. yahI usakI nIti thI: aura isake liye vaha saba kucha karane ke taiyAra rahatA. eka bAra baMgAlaprAntIya koMgresa kamiTi ke cunAva ke avasara para riTaniMga oNphisara ke hAtha se usane jabardastI nauminezana pepara chIna liye the, phira eka bAra apane pitAnI jebase cunA viSayaka eka gupta kAgaja uDA lAyA thA. usake pitA koMgresadhArA motIta sajajanake khilApha kAma kara rahe the, vaha rAjanItikA bahuta premI nahIM thA. vaha rAjanItika bahuta hI saDI-galI cIja samajhatA thA. - yadyapi vaha sAdhAraNata: khadara hI pahanatA thA, para ekamAtra carakhe se svataMtratA prApta hogI-isa para usakA vizvAsa nahIM thA. vaha prAyaH carakhe kI haMsI uDAyA karatA thA. meM hI vaha Izvara kI sattA bhI nahIM mAnatA thA. vaha kahatA, yadi Izvara nAmaka koI jIva hatA, to bekasUra garIba para atyAcAra karyo hone detA ? jAtipakSa ke bhedavibheda kA vaha jAtI duzmana thA. vaha aMtajAtIya vivAha kA pakSapAtI thA, musTaDe sAdhuo se vaha cIDhatA thA aura unhe rAjanItika kSetra meM kAma karane ke liye phaTakAratA thA. bhaya kA hai vaha nAma bhI nahIM jAnatA thA. vaha nibhaka thA, gulAma deza meM raho aura eka gulAma hone para bhI vaha svataMtra thA. vaha paidA huA, te svataMtra rahA aura mara kara te sadA ke liye svataMtra ho gayA. usakI svataMtratA meM bAdhA nahIM thI, vidha nahI thA, vaha bAdhAo se pare thA. use bacaeN se baDA neha thA, auroM ke bhI vaha pavitra prema kI dRSTi se dekhatA thA kiMtu usakI vivAha karane kI kabhI icchA nahIM hui, ulTa jaba use apane eka mitra ke vivAha karane kA samAcAra milA, te vaha bahuta duHkhI huA thA. sate-jAgate, uThate-baThata vaha AjhAdI kA hI sapanA dekhA karatA thA, usIkI bAta socatA thA. mAtRbhUmi ke svataMtra banAne ke liye usakA prANu lAlAyita rahatA thA, vaha svataMtratA kA divAnA thA, vaha isIke liye jatA rahA aura isake liye marA. kauna janatA hai, abhI aise kitane hare-bhare, chate-jAgate, binA khile guMce kI bheMTa pA kara vaha devI prasanna hegI ! | (sapTembara-1929 nA "yuvaka"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29. mA durga! 46-ma Tu! (lekhaka-zrI. bhagavAnadAsa kelA, bhAratIya graMthamAlA, vRMdAvana) OM ! jagadaMbe durge ! bhavahitAbhilASiNI, daityavimardanI, mahiSAsura caMDa muMDa zuMbha nizubha Adi aneka asurasaMhAriNI, divya astradhAriNI, caMDI, bhagavati, vijayakAriNI, bhavya bhAvapUrNa, vIrazAbhitavaSudhAriNuM, siMhavAhinI meM ! tumahuM namaskAra. saba prANi meM aura saba padArtho meM zaktirUpa se virAjamAna devi ! tujhe bAraMbAra namaskAra ! zakti devi ! vizAla brahmAMDa kA AdhAra tu hI hai, tere vinA sRSTi kA nirmANa tathA usakI sthiti saMbhava hI nahIM. ubhi jaja, kheNija Adi jagata kA choTe se chaTA kaNu bhI apanI zakita rakhatA hai aura isa prakAra tenI vyApakatA kA digadarzana he. tArA, caMdra, sUrya Adi pratyeka apane apane daMga se terI mahimA ke bakhAna kara rahA hai. terI yatheSTa stuti-prArthanA karane meM kauna samartha hai? tujhe sabhakti namaskAra ! meM ! tu jamavAdiya hone para bhI pAtra apAtra ke bheda se de paraspara virodhI svarUpa dhAraNa kese kara letI hai? daivI zakti aura AsurI zakti meM kitanA aMtara hai? tere eka rUpa ke upAsaka devatA hote hai. rAma, kRSNa, gautama buddha, hajarata IsA, liMkana, ahilyAbAI aura devI jena Adi hotI hai. Inha lega mahApuruSa, devI, devatA, avatAra yA paigambara kahate haiM. ye saguNe ke grahaNa karate hai. InakI buddhi, InakA AcAravyavahAra, bhajanavatra, rahana sahana, sAvika hatA hai. ye aura kI sevA-suzraSA aura kalyANa karanA hI apanA kartavya samajhate hai. use pAlana karane meM ye apanA tana, mana, dhana saharSa nyauchAvara karate haiM. ye sabase dayA aura ahiMsA kA bartAva karate hai. inameM satya kA Agraha hetA hai aura ye svayaM svAdhIna rahate huye, aura ke lokataMtra yA svarAjya prApta karIne meM dattacita rahate hai. tere dUsare rU5 ke upAsaka rAkSasa, asura, daitya, duSTa jana hete hai-rAvaNa, kaMsa, mahiSAsura, hiraNyakazyapa Adi hote hai. ye durguNe ke hI grAhaka hote hai, abhakSya padArtha khAte haiM, mithyAcAra-vyavahAra karate hai, inakI buddhi tAmasika hatI hai; InemeM ahiMsA, iMdriyalisA, lobha, ahaMkAra Adi kA hI prAbalya hetA hai. aura ke kaSTa pahuMcAne, unheM apane dAsa yA gulAma banAne, damana karane, apane prabhutva kI DIMga hAMkane aura apane sAmrAjya kA jaise bane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo nyAya anyAya, jera jUlma se vistAra karane meM ye apanA jIvana saphala mAnate hai. devi ! tere Ina dene svarUpe meM jamIna AsamAna kA, pUrva aura pazcima kA, dhanavidyuta aura RNavidyuta kA, Aga aura pAnIkAsA aMtara hai. OM durge ! tere Ina dene svarUpe kA pratyeka yuga meM, pratyeka samaya meM, pratyeka jAti yA samUha meM aura aneka vAra eka hI vyakti meM ghera yuddha rahatA hai. bahudhA aisA bhI hotA hai ki zetAnasvarUpa AsurI zakti kI vijaya hatI dikhAI dene lagatI hai, dharmAtmA kSaktajana saMkaTa bhagate hue nirAza ho jAte hai, janatA trAhi trAhi karatI yamaloka kI yAtrA AraMbha kara detI hai; paraMtu itihAsa batalAtA hai ki pApa ke ghaDe kA bharanA usake phUTane kA hI pUvayAsa hai aura usake pUrNatayA bhara jAne taka gheryuM ke tilAMjali denA ucita nahIM. hAM, vyakti ke eka eka janma meM yA jAti kI do cAra zatAbdi meM hI Isa satya kI ghoSaNA sarvathA anivArya nahIM hai. nyAya hogA, aMtataH devI zakti kI vijaya hegI, yaha to nizcita hai; para jitanI jaladI mAnavI mRddhi yuddha kA nirNaya kara lenA cAhatI hai saMbhava hai vasI jaladI na he sake, dera lage; adhIra hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai. savaNu Ara kaMsa Adi apanI mudra vijaye se madonmatta hete gaye, apanA AsurI kRtya na choDA. saccI bAta kahanevAla ke apanA zatru samajhA aura daMDa diyA; paraMtu aMta meM phala bhI kayA huA ? apamAna, vinAza aura mRtyu ! caMgejhakhAM, taimUralaMga, nIre, abadAlI, dhArI aura gajanavI aba kahAM hai ? dArA, sIjhara, sikaMdara, laI aura nepoliyana bhI caMdaroja apanI apanI dhAka jamA kara cale gaye; yahI karyo, bhUtakAlIna baDe baDe sAmrAjya aba kahAM hai ? phArisa, mizra, bebiloniyA, yunAna aura rAma kI kathA kyA batA rahI hai? yaha ThIka hai ki isa samaya dUsaroM ke padadalita kara ke apanI zAna dikhAnevAlI kucha zAsanasattAye vidyamAna che. paraMtu kauna jAne ki yadi ye rAhe rAta 5ra na AyI to ke dhaDI kI mehamAna che. hAM, jAtiyAM ke jIvana meM dazAbdiyoM kA samatha aisA hI hotA hai, jaisA kisI vyakti ke jIvana meM kucha ghaDI aura ghaTe kA. devi ! prabhutApada meM mAnya vyakti aura jAtiyAM Isa mahAna saccAI ke bArebAra bhUla jAte hai; para basa bhUla se apanA hI te anartha karate hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ma duga! meM durge ! tere daivI rU5 kI yathArtha mahimA bhUla kara, apane durbala aMge para jyAdatiyAM kara ke tathA kaI zaktinAzaka kurIti ko apanA kara hiMdu jAti kaisI gatabhava he gaI! hiMda terI kathA kA pATha karate hai. devatA aura asura donoM amRta le kara zaktizAlI honA cAhate the; ataH amRta ke liye dene Apasa meM laDa paDe. devAsura saMgrAma ho gayA. devatAo ne amRta prApta kara liyA, asura ne unheM khUba taMga karanA aura mAranA pITanA zurU kiyA. isa para devatAo ne sAcA ki jaba taka hama bhalI bhAMti saMgaThita na ho jAyeMge, ye asura vaza meM na AyeMge. aMtataH sabakA ekamata-ekabhAva he gayA. sabake samelana se devi ! terA zaktirUpa prakaTa huA. brahmA, viSNu, maheza, idra, varuNa, kubera, agni ItyAdi sabane apanI apanI saMpatti, astra, zastra tumahe sau5 diye aura tumane mahiSAsura Adi daityoM ko dekhate dekhate hRdaya vidIrNa kara DAlA. unake rakta kI bali le kara hI tumahArI tRpti hui. hiMdu yaha bhI mAnate hai ki tumahArI utpatti kI kathA suna kara aura tujhe prasanna kara ke suratha nAmaka rAjA jaMgalI AdamiyAM se apanA rAjya tene meM saphala huA thA. Isa kathA ke vaijJAnika rIti se meM kaha sakate hai ki jJAnavijJAnayukta saMgaThita zakti kI saba sahAyatA karate hai. yaha zakti havA, pAnI, pRthvI, agni Adi para sahaja hI vijaya pA sakatI hai. isake Age pazuo aura mUoM kI kyA cale. nidAna jaba AryajAti Isa prakAra kI zakti se susajita he viMdhyAcala se dakSiNa kI era baDhane lagI te usakA mahiSa (jaMgalI bheMsA) tathA anya asura (jaMgalI AdamiyAM kela, bhIla Adi) e sAmanA huA; paraMtu usane sabake parAsta kara durgama mArga ke niSkaTaka kara liyA. usakA sarvatra Adhipatya he gayA. che! terI utpatti-zaktiutpatti aura saMgaThana kA marma rANA pratApa ne, zivAjI ne aura guru goviMdasiMhajI ne samajhA thA. ve mAtRbhUmi ke uddhAra ke liye apanA sarvasva cauchAvara karane, svayaM apanA balidAna karane ke udyata huye the; tabhI to te bI sImA taka saphala bhI huye; je sacce zAkta che. para hama to kevala kucha gA bajA kara, pUjA kA ADaMbara kara, bakare aura bhese kATa kara, madyamAMsa ko bhakSaNa kara ke hI zAkta kahalAnA cAhate hai. zAkta banane ke liye zArIrika, mAnasika aura naitika zakti prApta karanI hogI, aura saMgaThana kA mahattva samajhanA hegA; za se baMdhutva kA vyavahAra karanA hegA; sbiyAM ke yatheSTha adhikAra ne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 me hoMge, unakI mAtRzakti ke sanmAna karanA gA: sainika tathA anya sarvAgapUrNa zikSA prApta karanI hogI; apane deza kI svataMtratA karane aura prApta svataMtratA kI rakSA karane ke jI-jAna se jUjha jAnA hAgA; svayaM svataMtra rahate huye yaha vrata dhAraNa karanA hegA ki saMsAra meM jahAM kahIM AsurI zakti kA prAbalya hogA use sarvathA nirmala kara ke hI hama dama leMge. eha ! hama sacce zAkta kaba baneMge? zAkta dharma kA pracAra baMgAla meM hI nahIM, bhAratavarSa meM aura vizvabhara meM kaba hogA ? (me-1929nA "sArvadezikamAMthI) 50-baccoM ke bacce (lekhaka zrI ephaela. brenI ema. sI., AI. sI. esa.) (prastuta lekha, lekhaka mahodaya kI vidvattApUrNa pustaka dehAtIsukarAta' (sokreTIsa Ina ena InDiyana vileja) kA eka adhyAya hai. sukarAta prAcIna yunAna ke eka AtmajJAnI mahAtmA, prakAzya vidvAna Ara kuzala tArkika the. unakI tarkapraNAlI anUThI thI. te apane zrotAo se kevala savAla-javAba kara ke vicAraNaya viSaya ke itanI caturAI se, samajhA dete the ki unake nirNaya ke asvIkAra karanA asaMbhava jAtA thA. unakI tarkapraNAlI itanI prabala thI ki baDe baDe tAki kAM ne bhI unase hAra mAna lI thI. sAtha hiI, vaha Itane baDe svataMtra vicAravAle the ki unhoMne tatkAlIna yunAna meM pracalita aneka bhramAtmaka vicAre aura rUDhiye kI baDI nirbhIka aura kaThora samAlocanA kI thI. isI nirbhIkatA aura vicAra-svAtaMtrya ke kAraNa, aMta meM unheM prANa taka dene paDe. ina para yuvaka ke bahakA kara, unahe dharma aura samAja-nIti se bhraSTa karane kA abhiga lagAyA gayA aura unhe viSapAna karane ke liye vivaza kiyA gayA. yaha AtmajJAnI mahAtmA mRtyu se Adha ghaMTA pahale taka baDI nizcitatA se apane ziSya aura mitro ke sAtha jIvana, mRtyu aura AtmA ke viSaya meM tarka-vitarka karate rahe; tathA nizcita samaya Ane para halAhala kA pyAlA pI kara cirakAla ke liye amara he gae. isa lekha ke lekhaka ne u-hI vikaTa tArkika mahAtmA sukarAta ke baDe kauzala se bhArata ke eka gAMva meM lA khaDA kiyA hai, aura unake muMha se bhAratIya samAja meM pracalita, aneka kurItiyAM kA khaMDana karAyA che. dehAtI-sukarAta' nAma kI pustaka meM mahAtmA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAM ke macce 295 sukarAta rAja-rAja gAMva meM jAte haiM aura gAMvavAlAM ke sAtha bhinna-bhinna prathAo, rUDhiyAM aura rIti-rivAjo para unakI khAtacIta hAtI hai. prastuta lekha eka aisI hI khAtacIta kA pariNAma hai. --saMpAdaka "cAMda") sukarAta saDaka para cale jA rahe the ki unheM eka khArAta milI. unhAMne vara ke pitA kA abhivAdana kiyA aura use badhAI dI. kheAle--ApakA laDakA te khaDA bhAgyavAna hai caudharIjI ? caudharI--yaha kaise mahAtmana ? sakarAta--Ina gADiyAM aura javAharAtAM ke dekhiye na ! kitane aizvaya` ke sAtha yaha apanA vaivAhika jIvana prAraMbha karate jA rahA hai ! caudharI--are ! nahI. pyAre sukarAta, yahu saba tA dhAra dhana le kara kiyA gayA hai. isa zAdI ke liye maite TvA hajAra rUpaye ka liye hai. sukarAta--tama kyA ApakA laDakA ke se lada kara apanA vaivAhika jIvana prAraMbha karane jA rahA hai? caudharI--hAM, khAta tA asI hI hai; aura maine bhI aisA hI kiyA thA, tathA mere pitAjI ne bhI aisA hI. sukarAta--lekina aisA karanA kyA sUtA nahIM hai ? caudharI--maha tA hamAre yahAM kI paripATI hai sukarAtajI ! sukarAta--aisI paripATI ke, jo Apake baccAM ke jIvanabhara ke liye ka me'DukhA detI hai, cheDa denA kyA buddhimAnI kI bAta nahI hai ? caudharI--hai tA, lekina ina rIti-rivAje kA tADanA kitanA muzkila hai ! sukarAta--lekina ApakA laDakA--va kyA na mUrkhatA z2I khAtAM meM Apatti nahIM karatA ? jarUra hI vahu paDhA--likhA aura nai AzanI kA AdamI heAgA. jaba Apa usakI zAdI me... itanA kharco kara rahe haiM, teA usakI paDhAi meM jarUra hI IsakA dugunA kha` kiyA haiAgA, tAki vaha isa ka kA cukA te| sake, jo Apa usake sira para lAda rahe hai.. caudhArI--Apane bhI acchA kahA ! vaha tA abhI sik dUsare hI dare` meM paDhatA hai, jisameM kAI kha` nahIM lagatA. sukarAta--Apa kahate kyA hai. caudharIjI ? ApakA laDakA baDA huA, vahu bhalA aba taka dUsare hI je me' paisA paDhatA hai kyA vahu nirA khullU hai ? caudharI--nahI. sukarAta, merI kheijjatI na kIjiye. merA beTA bahuta hI cAlAka laDakA hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 zubha graha-bhAga 7 mA sukarAta-meM ApakA matalaba nahIM samajhA, abhI Apane kahA hai ki usakI zAdI hene jA rahI hai, aura abhI use Apa hI bacA bhI batA rahe hai ! ! caudharI- Isase kyAM ? sukarAta-lekina chokare to nahIM khyAhe jAte, caudharIjI ! caudharI-karyo nahIM ? merI zAdI bAraha barasa kI umara meM huI thI aura mere pitAjI kI bhI bAraha hI meM. Isase huA kyA ? sukarAta-kaisA ghAtaka vicAra hai ! pAThazAlA choDane ke pahele hI laDakelaDaki kI zAdI ? caudharI-ka bUDhe miyAM ! mujhe te isa rivAja meM ke burAI nahIM dIkhatI; Isase hama loga marane ke pahale pote kA bhI muMha dekha lete haiM. sukarAta-jI hAM, aura zAyada yahI kAraNa hai ki Apa loga itanI jaldI mara bhI jAte hai, aura cAlIsa varSa kI avasthA hone ke pahale hI budde bhI ho jAte hai. agara Apa loga avasthA baDI hene ke pahale vivAha na karate te zAyada isase adhika dina jI sakate. caudharI-aisA ho sakatA hai, sukarAta! maine svayaM bu ke muMha se asA sunA hai, lekina jahAM hamArI rItirivAjo se saMbaMdha hatA hai, vahAM hama loga buThThAM kI bAta para dhyAna nahIM dete. sukarAta-IsameM to koI zaka hI nahIM ki bAlavivAha bacce kI bAta reka detA hai aura unheM utanA baDA aura majabUta nahIM banane detA, jitanA ki ve binA khyAha bana sakate. caudharI-koI zaka nahIM. sukarAta-aura isase unakI paDhAI meM bAdhA paDatI hai? caudharI-bezaka paDatI hai. sukarAta-aura unake mastiSka kA vikAsa bhI rUka jAtA hai? caudharI-jarUra rUka jAtA hai. sukarAta-aura isase unheM AtmasaMyama kI zikSA bhI nahI mila pAtI, je bahuta jarUrI hai ? caudharI-nahIM, kadApi nahIM milatI. sukarAta-meM samajhatA dU, ina vivAhita baceMke bhI bacce hege? caudharI-hAM, mujhe bhI yahI AzA hai. sukarAta-aura bacce ke bacce utane baDe aura majabUta kabhI nahIM ho sakate, jitane javAna AdamiyAM ke bacce? caudharI-nahIM. sukarAta-Apa loga je yaha kahA karate haiM ki Ajakala loga kamajora hote jA rahe hai, usakA kAraNu bhI zAyada yahI hai? www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khamyA ke macce 237 caudharI--hAM, yaha kAraNu hai| sakatA hai; sAMbhavataH aneka pIDhiyeAM se haiAnevAle khAvivAha te hI hamArI jAti / kamajora banA diyA hai. sukarAta--aura baccAM ke baccAM ke pAlana-peASaNu meM adhika DhAziyArI kI jarUrata hai ? caudharI--nizcaya hI. sukarAta--dUsarI ora, unake mAtA-pitA svaya' khacce aura azikSita hete hai, Isa liye unheM ina khAtAM kA kucha bhI jJAna nahI hAtA hai ? caudharI--nahIM, bilakula nahIM. sukarAta--isa liye, unake baccAM ke khacapana me' hI sara jAne kA deAharA maukA rahatA hai; kyAMki eka te ve baccAM ke acce hAte hai', dUsare unake mAtA-pitA krAuna} pAlana-poSaNa kA kucha bhI jJAna nahIM haiAtA. caudharI--saca hai sukarAta! ApakA kahanA bilakula saca hai. sukarAta--Isa liye jakha taka ina baccAM kI mA, inakA pAlana--peASaNa karanA sIkhegI, taba taka inameMse bahutase abhAge acce isa duniyA se cala khasege caudharI--aisA teA prAyaH hAtA hai. sukarAta--aura, khecArI mAtAe ke prati yaha kitanA vyavahAra hai ki pahale te| unheM bacapana thrI kaccI umara merI garbha dhAraNa karane ke liye vivaza kiyA jAya, aura phira khacce paidA karane tathA unake pAlana--pASaNa ke sabhI kaTa jhelane ke khAda ni mAtAe kAunheM eka-eka kara ke marate huye dekhanA paDe; gRha sakha isa liye ki ve ane mAM-bApa qI mUrkhatA para alidAna kara dI jAtI hai, aura una para ye bhArI jimmedAriyAM usa samaya lAda dI jAtI hai, jisa samaya unakA zarIra na te inake liye taiyAra rahatA hai, aura na unheM jhaMna jimmedAriyoM kA pUrA karane kI tAlIma hI milI rahatI hai ? caudharI--mujhe duHkha hai, sukarAta ! Apake sabhI AreApa sacce haiM. sukarAta----aura abhI eka bAta aura bhI hai, caudharIjI ! ApakA laDakA abhI baccA hai; vahu khilaunA cAhatA hai, na ki patnI. caudharI--aisA ! sukarAtaaura aisI avasthA meM Apane eka aura prANI usake jimme saupa diyA hai. kyA Apane yaha bhI sAcA hai ki isakA pariNAma acchA haiAgA yA khurA ? caudharI--hAMhAM, kayAM nahIM ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 298 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mA , sukarAta-aura na patine AtmasaMyama sIkhA hai aurana ziSTAcAra; aura na use yahI mAlUma hai ki Atma-saMyama kahate kise hai? caudharI--yaha te ThIka hai. sukarAta-aura, usane apanI meM ke bAre meM kyA dekhA hai? ghara meM usakI meM kI koI Ijajata nahIM. Apa use apanI lauDI jyAdA samajhate hai, sahadharmiNI kama. caudharI-meM bhI yahI samajhatA dU, sukarAta ! Apake abhiyAga kaThera hai, lekina sacce hai. sukarAta-aura, vaha chedI nAdAna baccI, jise Apane apane bacce ke gale maDha diyA hai, na zikSita hai, na sabhya hai, na paDhI-likhI; usakA saMmAna na kaI kara sakatA hai, na vaha kisI sammAna ke 5 hai? * caudharI-nahIM, sacamuca hI nahIM. sukarAta-taba, ApakA laDakA AraMbha se hI apanI strI kA saMmAna nahIM karegA. Age cala kara bhI vaha na kabhI usakA sanmAna karanA sIkhegA aura na vaha sammAna pAgI. adhika se adhika vaha usake Ameda kI sAmagrI bana jAyegI aura becArA baccA, jaba usase khelate-khelate thaka jAyagA, usakI upekSA karane lagegA. aura AtmasaMyama kI zikSA na milI hene ke kAraNa vaha apanI strI ke aneka prakAra se taMga karane aura mArane-pITane meM bhI kuMThita nahIM hegA? caudharI-meM ina sArI bA ke svIkAra karatA huM, sukarAta! sukarAta-hAya re! abhAgI bacciyAM ! abhAge bae !! aura abhAgA deza, jisameM na jAne kitanI sadiya se yaha prathA calI A rahI hai! !! (me-1930 ne "cAdamAMthI) - ja 2 * */ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu 51-bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu (lekhaka:-zrI. AnaMdIprasAda zrIvAstava) aura deza kI apekSA bhAratavarSa meM sAdhu bahuta Adhaka hai. unameM kucha aise bhI hoMge jinakI mAnasika unnati kucha huI hai. paraMtu Itane sAdhuoM ke rahate hue bhI-arthAta itane aise manurve ke rahate hue bhI-jinake na strI hai; na bacce hai; na ghara kI phikra hai; na RNa kA seca hai; je sarvathA nizciMta hai aura mRtyu ke liye sarvadA prastuta hai-bhAratavarSa kI yaha dazA hai, vaha parataMtratA kI be ise jakaDA huA hai, sAmAjika burAIyoM kA keMdra che; daridratA kA ghara hai; ajJAna kA aDDA hai, IsakA kyA kAraNa hai? kyA bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu jaisA apanaike samajhate hai, nitAMta niHspRha chava hai? kyA unheM sacamuca kaI mohamamatA nahIM hai ? kyA ve kAma-krodha Adi ke chate hue haiM ? kyA sacamuca sAMsArika vaibhava ke asAra samajhate haiM? kayA ve sacamuca itane uMce uTha gae hai ki unheM sAre saMsAra kI rAjanaitika samasyAoM laDake ke khela ke samAna upekSaNaya samajha paDatI hai? kayA ve sacamuca aise hai ki yadi unheM sAre saMsAra kI saMpatti mila jAya to usakA tRNa ke samAna tyAga kara de ? ina prauM kA uttara itanA spaSTa hai ki usake likhane kI AvazyatA nahIM. yadi aisA hotA te bhAratavarSa meM gRhastha se baDhakara hajAra akhADe na hote. ina akhADe meM da se kauDiyAM pakaDI jAtI haiM, eka baDA dharmapatnI-vihIna kuTuMba rahatA hai, jisake sadasya Apasa meM eka dUsare se mamatA rakhate hai, Apasa meM eka dUsare kA pakSapAta karate hai--unake ucita yA anucita kAryo meM unakA sAtha dete haiM. yadi aisA hotA to hajAra kI saMkhyA meM sAdhu yA mahaMta vyabhicAradeSa se dUSita na pAe jAte--mahaMta kI rakheliyAM, unakI taraNa celiyAM na hatI, aura na hatI unake yahAM bhRNahatyA Adi, jinakA nAma lene meM bhI lajajA AtI hai. yadi yahI bAta hatI to bhAratavarSa meM hajAro-lAkhe nI saMkhyA meM sAdhuo meM mukaddamebAjI na hatI; choTe-choTe bhUmikhaMDe ke liye unameM laThThabAjI na hatI, eka-eka paise ke liye unameM takarAra na hatI. jaba yahAM ke sAdhu gharelU, choTe-choTe jhagaDe ke itanA mahatva dete hai, taba te saMsAra kI samasta rAjanaitika samasyAo ke khela yA samarjhege ? ina saba bA para dhyAna dene se aisA jAna paDatA hai ki bhAratavarSa ke adhikAMza sAdhu dharma kA DhoMga karanevAle, kapaTI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ momovina zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo anAcArI, udaMDa Adi vizeSaNe se vibhUSita kiye jAne yogya hai. hama pUchate hai ki jaba ye sAdhu bhAratavarSa kI rAjanaitika sthiti kI upekSA karate haiM-kahate haiM ki hama to pAralaukika yA AdhyAtmika unnati karanevAle jIva hai, hamake Ina jhagaDe se kaI sarakAra nahIM; taba Inahe janatA ke dhana para-sArvajanika saMsthAo kI jAgIra para-Isa bedaradI se laDuM-pUDI uDAne kA kayA adhikAra hai ? itanA hI nahIM, inake janatA se bhikSA mAMgane kA bhI koI adhikAra nahIM hai, jisa deza meM Adhe Adami se adhika ke dinabhara meM AdhA peTa bhajana nahIM milatA, jisa deza ke puruSa aura striyAM ke tana Dhakane ke liye vastra prApta nahIM hote, je deza sAmajika burAI ke roga se pIDita he kara atyaMta kAtaratA ke sAtha karAha rahA hai, usa deza kI dazA sudhArane se jinha matalaba nahIM hai unake usa deza kI akAla-pIDita, vastrahIna, duHkhI janatA se bhikSA mAMgane kA kyA adhikAra hai ? bhikSA mAMganA te dUra rahA, unheM usake jaMgala kI eka pattI toDane taka kA adhikAra nahIM. aeva Ina sAdhuo ke cAhiye ki pAralaukika yA sUkSma AdhyAtmika bhejana se apanA udarapiSaNa karate hue aura sUkSma pAralaukika vastro se garamI-saradI se apane zarIra nI rakSA karate hue hama logoM kI AMkhoM se ojhala he kara hI apane gauravamaya jIvana ke vyatIta kare. hama unakI daMbhamaya gakti , unake kapaTapUrNa vyavahAra, aura bhAratavarSa kI daridra janatA para bhAra svarUpa unake nikame jIvana se taMga A gaye hai. hama bahuta dekha cuke aura suna yuke, aba hamArA yahI prayatna honA cAhiye ki hama unake nRzaMsa saMgaThana kA nAza karane ke liye udhata ho jAyeM aura ekasvara he kara janatA se yaha prArthanA kareM ki vaha Inake pAlanapaSaNa ko bhAra grahaNa kara ke inheM nikammA, AlasI aura anAcArI banAne kA bhISaNa pApa apane sira para na le. bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu pAralaukika kalyANa aura AdhyAtmika jIvana kI duhAI de kara bhAratavarSa ke ThaganA cAhate haiM. jisa samaya rAjya meM anAcAra kI vRddhi hotI thI, usa samaya aura saba kAma chADa kara rAjyavyavasthA kA parimArjana karanA hamAre yahAM ke sAdhuoM kA sanAtana niyama rahA hai. veNu-vadha kI bhISaNa ghaTanA hama lega bhUla nahIM gaye hai. maharSi janaka kA sabase baDe saMnyAsiyAM meM hete hue bhI rAjakAryasaMcAlana hameM smaraNa hai. hama mUThe saMnyAsa ke zabda se aba prabhAvita nahIM he sakate. kalyANa ke prakAra kA hetA hai, eka aihika aura dUsarA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratavarSa ke sAdhu 301 pAralaukika. preya aura zreya de hamAre sAdhya hai. yaha spaSTa hai ki jisameM preya-sAdhana kI zakti nahIM hai, usameM zreya-sAdhana kI zakti kA honA asaMbhava hai. hamAre yahAM ke sAdhuo kA yahI bhrama hai ki ve preya-sAdhana meM azakta hote hue bhI apane ke zreyasAdhana ke yogya samajhane lagate haiM. jisake hamAre sAdhunAmadhArI puruSa tyAga samajhate hai vaha tyAga nahIM hai--vaha hai nitAMta abhAva. te apanI tulanA karate te una prAcIna maharSiyoM se hai, jinameMse kisIne ara kI saMpatti para lAta mArI thI, kisIne rAjapATa kA parityAga kiyA thA, kisIne apanI apUrva arjanazakti ke tAka para rakha kara saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyA thA; paraMtu abake sAdhu ese hai ki une eka kauDI nahIM tyAgI; tyAga kI bAta to dUra rahI, unamaeNse adhikAMza meM corI ke bhAva guptarIti se vidyamAna rahatA hai. ve cAhate hai dUsare kA dhana haDapa karanA, dUsare kI strI ke hathiyA lenA. jahAM taka hama samajhate haiM unameM se adhikAMza aise hai jinase sabhI nRzaMsa kArya ho sakate haiM. Isa liye janatA ke cAhiye ki aba vaha geruA vastra kA Adara karanA choDa de, jaTA se sAMka rahe aura dAnasvarUpa uhe eka pAI bhI na de. yadi ye sAdhumahaMta vAstava meM sAdhu hote to ve bhAratavarSa ko Isa dIna-dazA meM na rahane dete. sAdhu yadi pAralaukika yA AdhyAtmika unnati meM bhI dattacitta rahe te usakA hadaya sAdhu hI hogA, usameM dayA aura sevA kA bhAva bharA hegA. vaha apanI sAdhanA se bacA huA samaya sevAkArya meM hI vyaya karegA. yadi bhAratavarSa ke sAdhuo meM sAdhu-hadaya hatA te bhAratamAtA ke ve Isa upekSA kI dRSTi se na dekhate-jabaki ve usake vAyu, anna aura jala se jIvanayApana kara rahe hai, te te avazya hI usakI sahAyatA karane para kaTibaddha he jAte, unakI saMkhyA paryApta hai. te lagabhaga pauna koDa hai. unake zira para kisI prakAra kA bejha nahIM hai. yadi ve saMgaThita he kara isa bAta ke liye tatpara ho jAya ki hama bhAratavarSa kI rAjanaitika avasthA sudhAreMgehama usakI sAmAjika burAImAM dUra kara dege te ve bahuta-kucha kAma kara ke dikhalA sakate hai. sAdhuo para janatA kA aba bhI bahuta vizvAsa hai. usI vizvAsa kA lAbha uThA kara yadi ve janatA se kahe ki tumahAre bhItara amuka sAmAjika burAiyAM hai, te janatA unakI bAta ke avazya mAnegI. unake veza meM vaha zakti hai ki ve janatA se je cAhe, karA sakate haiM. mahAtmA gAMdhI ke janatA ne je Adara diyA hai, zu. 26 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vv 302 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mo vAstava meM usakA eka mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki vaha uhe mahAtmA samajhatI he. jisa samaya pauna kareDa sAdhuoM kA saMgaThita samudAya bhAratavarSa kI vartamAna durdazA kA citra usakI dukhita janatA ke sAmane rakhegA-jaba vaha apane karuNa svara se bhArata-mAtA kI duHkhagAthA usake sunAyegA, taba usake liye kayA na he sakegA ? | hama bhAratavarSa ke sAdhuo ke virodhI nahIM. hama dekhate hai ki ve kumArga para jA rahe haiM, isI liye hameM yaha apriya-satya kahanA paDA. hama cAhate haiM ki hamAre sAdhu apanI zreSThatA kI rakSA kareM. je eka samaya hama loga ke zira ke mukuTa the, te Aja vase nahIM rahe haiM. unake cAhiye ki saMsAra ke dikhalA dai ki ve janatA ke Thagane ke liye geruA vastra nahIM dhAraNa kiye hai, varana ve sacce sAdhu hai aura unake saMgaThita samudAya ke eka bhI prANI ke jIvanadhAraNa karate huye saMsAra meM aisI kaI zakti nahIM, je bhAratavarSa para atyAcAra kara sake. koI aisI sAmAjika burAI nahIM je hiMdU-samAja kA rakta-zoSaNa kara sake. itanA hI nahIM, unheM to isa bAta kI mahattvAkAMkSA honI cAhiye ki ve bhAratavarSa kI dazA ke pUrNa rUpa se sudhAra kara apane apUrva AdhyAtmika prakAzAse sAre saMsAra ko bhara dege-bhAratavarSa ke AdhyAtmika saMdeza ke saMsAra ke kene-kene meM pahuMcA daMge. | (sapTembara-1929 nA "cAda" mAMthI) 52-nAmadhArI sAdhu (lekhaka-zrI. jayagaurIzaMkara sItArAma) sadhuiyA dekha lI terI sadhuvAI. bAnA baDe--baDe kA sirapara rAkhata saMga lugAI, niThura hRde kachu chimA na rAkhata nipaTe nihura kasAI bheSa banAya sAdhu kahavAvata pApa ke khAta kamAI, gAMva gAMva phiri deta bhabhutiyA goda bhare teri mAI. jaiThe lAlaca deI deI jaga vyartha sama bharamAI kavalavAsa rAma-bhajanavAM janama saphala haiI jAI. ("kalyANanA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya mahilAe ara phezana 303 53-bhAratIya mahilAe~ aura phaizana (lekhaka:-zrI. pratApacaMdra jaina) Ajakala hamAre deza kI mahilAye bhI apanI vilAyatI bahinoM kI dekhAdekhI dinabadina apane ke phezanebula banAne kI ceSTA kara rahI hai. ye apane purAne pahanAva ke aba pasaMda nahIM karatI, balika naI-naI caTakalI-bhaDakIlI zAke pasaMda karatI hai. oDhanI athavA sADI aba unheM nahIM rUcatI. Isa taraha nakala karane meM deza kA lAkha rUpiyA videza ke calA jA hA hai. videzI lega te roja naye raMga-dvega aura phezana ke kapaDe aura pozAke nikAla kara bhArata ke bhUkhA aura mehatAja banAnA cAhate hai. baDe dharoM kI triya kI pozAke to vilAyatI mahilAo ke vAM se bhI kahIM jyAdA maMhagI ho gaI hai. Aja deza ke sAmane yaha eka baDA prazna hai, jisake kANu vyApArI, jamIMdAra aura naukara sabhI parezAna aura ciMtita hai; kaki unakI gADhI kamAI kA eka bahuta baDA hisA sTiyAM kI sajAvaTa meM hI kharca ho jAtA hai. lega apane bacce ke acachI taraha zikSA dene ke liye tathA anya Avazyaka bAte ke liye kAphI dhana nahIM bacA pAke. phala yaha detA hai ki na to bacce arachI taraha paDhAye-likhAye hI jA sakate haiM aura na unakA svAstha hI ThIka rakakhA jA sakatA hai. isase bhArata ke bhaviSya para bhArI asara paDatA hai. - bahutasI striyAM phezana meM amIre kI heDa karatI hai aura kAkI AmadanI na hete huye bhI apane svAmi se yahAM taka jidda karatI hai ki ghara ke kalaha kI koTharI banA letI hai. ve jitanA apane oDhane-pahanane kA khyAla rakhatI haiM, utanA apane pyAre bacce kI likhAI-pAI aura taMdurastI kA dhyAna nahIM rakhatIM. unakI yaha sajAvaTa bAharI logo ke dikhAne ke hetI hai. ghara meM to phaTe-purAne aura maile-kule kapaDe pahane rahatI hai para bAhara jaba kisI mele-tamAze ke liye nikalatI hai yA rela meM baiTha kara kahI jAtI hai to baDhiyA se baDhiyA sere jevAra lAda kara aura baDI bArIka aura caTakIlI sADiyAM Adi pahana kara nikalatI hai. isa taraha kA pahanAva kabhI-kabhI briAM ke bhArI saMkaTa meM DAla detA hai. isa pizAkI hoDa kI jagaha yadi isa deza kI mahilAye una vilAyatI bahine kI heDa sApha sutharA rahane meM aura zikSita tathA kAryaparAyaNa banane meM kare to kahanA hI kyA hai. isa nakalI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA saundaryAM se tA sivAya nukasAna ke kaiAi lAbha nahIM hai. yAMde ve apane deza kI bhalA cAhatI hai, apane pyAre baccoM kA svastha aura zikSita dekhanA cAhatI haiM, te| yaha caTakIlI pozAka cheDa deM aura sAdA aura sastA pahanAva pahane. apane hAtha se khUba khArIka sUta kAta kara zuddha khara taiyAra karAye, usake bane huye kapaDe khuda pahane aura apane svAmI aura baccAM kaiA pahanAye. (sapTembara-1929 nA cAda"mAMthI) 54 - sinemA aura zikSA - pracAra bhArata meM sinemA kevala maneAraMjana kI sAmagrI hai. paraMtu saMsAra ke ku unnata dezAM meM isase zikSA ke pracAra kA bhI kAya* liyA jAte lagA hai. isa saMbadha meM janI sabase Age hai. usane ina tasvIrlRAMkI upayeAgitA pahacAna lI hai. isIse vahAM ke kAI 1,100 phUloM meM calane kiranevAle citra dikhalA kara vidyArthiyoM kA unake pAThya viSayemAM ki zikSA dI jAtI hai. skUlAM ke upayAga meM AnevAlI calatI-kiratI tasvIre khanAne ke liye alina me' eka sadha hI sthApita hai. Isa sadhaka kAryAMlaya kA sacAlana eka vizeSajJa grejyueTa ke dvArA hotA hai. isa sadha me isake 24 sadasyAM ke alAvA kAi 75 ase vyakti huM jo svataMtra rUpa se zikSA sabaMdhI philma banAne kA kAma karate hai. jarmanI ii bhinna bhinna prAdezika sarakAre bhI Isa nUtana praNAlI ke samaka hai. Arthika sahAyatA tathA dUsare upAyamAM se va zikSA saMbaMdhI philma banAne tathA unakA upayAga karate kA prAtsAhana detI haiM. yahI nahIM, sinemA-thiyeTarAM Adi para vahAM jo kara lagatA hai, vahu zikSA saMbaMdhI klma para kama kara diyA gayA hai. chaH sau chuTa lakhe zikSA sabaMdhI philma ke dikhalAne me kaivala 7 minaTa lagate haiM. aise philma para kara kA paMcamAMza krama kara diyA gayA hai. yadi isase bhI kAI khaDA zikSA saMbaMdhI philma prApya hA aura usameM maneAraMjana kI kArI sAmagrI hA, teA vahu bhI dikhAyA jA sakatA hai; aura laMbAi ke anupAta se usa para kA kara aura bhI adhika kama kriyA jA sakegA. kiMtu jana leAga zikSA kA mahattva hI nahIM jAnate hai, vai usake premI bhI haiM, jina baccAM aura 14 se 18 varSa taka ke laDakAM krA paDhane-likhane ke sAtha sAtha vikApArjana bhI karanA paDatA hai, unhe vahAM hapte me eka dina eka prakAra ke Teknikala www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI mahAvIra svAmI 305 skUla meM jAnA paDatA he. vahAM unheM unake vyavasAya kI zikSA dI jAtI hai. yadi kisI laDake ke kisI sinemA-kaMpanI meM citra dikhalAnevAle ke sahAyaka kA pada mila jAtA hai to usako usa skUla meM kayA karanA hegA IsakI zikSA nahIM dI jAtI hai, kiMtu "je vaha karatA hai usakI zikSA dI jAtI hai. use philma kI mazIna ke khelane aura jeDane kI vidhi batalAI jAtI hai. isake sivA use ijiniyarI aura rasAyanazAstra kI bhI Avazyaka zikSA dI jAtI hai, jisase use philma ke banAne kA bhI theDA bahuta jJAna he jAya. jarmanI meM ese aneka skUla hai aura unameM cAra sau ese hai jinameM philma dvArA bhinna bhinna viSaya kI zikSA dI jAtI hai. aura idhara jabase bolanevAle philma kA AviSkAra huA hai, taba se to zikSA saMbaMdhI phimeM kI upayogitA aura bhI baDha gaI hai. sinemA-dharo ke pradarzana hamAre deza ke bhinna-bhinna baDe nagara meM loga nitya hI dekhate rahate haiM; paraMtu kheda ke sAtha kahanA paDatA hai ki unakA yahAM upayoga manoraMjana taka hI parimita ha. parIkSA ke liye bhI unakA upayoga bhArata ke kisI bhI prAMta ke zikSA-vibhAga ne abhI taka nahIM kiyA hai. yaha vAstava meM kheda kI bAta hai. ("sarasvatI" nA eka aMkamAMthI) 55-zrI mahAvIra svAmI (zrI. TI. ela. vasavANInA eka lekha parathI lekhaka: zrI. maNilAla kezavalAla parIkha). caitrano parama pAvana mahine zrI mahAvIranuM smAraka che. A puNya mAsamAM AjathI 24 sikA pahelAM temano prAdurbhAva thayo. temaNe paTaNAnI najIkanA eka sthAnane pitAnI janmabhUmi banAvI. samrATu azoka ane guru goviMdasiMhanAM paNa tyAM smAraka sevAne kAraNe paTanA pavitra che. paraMparAthI A mahApuruSanI janmatithi caitra zukala trayodazI mAnavAmAM Ave che. A divasa-zrI mahAvIranI varSagAMThane divasa yuvakenI noMdhapothImAM smaraNIya che. yuvAnane yAda rahe ke, e tithi ApaNu aneka mahAvIranI jananI che. jo ke bhAratavaSa daridra che chatAM paNa te zrIsaMpanna che. tenI A zrI tenAM manuSyamAM rahelI che. tenAM karaDe manuSya je Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mo kaMI karavAno saMkalpa kare to zuM na karI zake ? ane pratyeka zatAbdimAM bhAratavarSamAM evA keTalA mahApuruSo utpanna nathI thayA ke jeo AtmazaktimAM mahAna hatA? kAraNa jenI kItina prasAra A caitra zukala trayodazI karI rahI che tevA ApaNA ItihAsamAM ekalA mAtra mahAvIraja nathI thayA, anya mahAvIra paNa thayA che. te badhA thayA che bIjA yugamAM. teo Atmika kSetranA yoddhA hatA. temaNe bhAratabhUmine puNyabhUmi banAvI dIdhI; tene AdhyAmika AdarzavAdarUpI zrIthI saMpanna karI dIdhe. A mahAvIra-arthAta vijayI-ja ItihAsanA sAcA mahApuruSa che. te uddhatatA ane hiMsAnA nahi paNa nirabhimAnatA ane premanA mahAvIra hatA. rUziyAnA mahAna RSi TesToye e vacane vAraMvAra AlApyAM che ke "je prakAre agni agninuM zamana nathI karI zakatA, teja pramANe pApa pApanuM zamana nathI karI zakatuM." kahevAya che ke, A upara Isu khriste eka pravacana karyuM che ke "pApano pratIkAra nA karo." paraMtu khristathI paNa pAMca zatAbdi pUrve ahiMsAne A upadeza bhAratane be AtmAo ane RSio-buddha ane mahAvIra-dvArA maLelo ane AcAramAM mUkAI gayelo. jaina loko bhagavAna, Izvara, mahAbhAga ityAdi kahIne zrI mahAvIrane ananyabhAve pUje che. teo temane tIrthakara paNa kahe che, jene artha huM siddhapuruSa karuM chuM. mahAvIranuM smaraNa temane 24mA tIrthakara mAnIne karavAmAM Ave che. temanA prathama tIrthakaranuM nAma RSabhanAtha athavA AdinAtha che, je ayodhyAmAM janmyA ane kelAsa parvata para mahattamaAtmajJAna-kevalajJAnanA adhikArI thayA. teo e dharmanA sauthI prathama pravartaka hatA, jene ItihAsamAM jaina dharma kahevAmAM Ave che. zrI mahAvIra jaina dharmanA pravartakenI lAMbI sUcimAM 24 mA Ave che. temaNe ja A bauddha dharmathI paNa prAcInatara dharmanI punaH ghoSaNA karI enuM punaHnirmANa karyuM. zrI mahAvIranA saMbaMdhamAM je kaMI mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che, tenI mArA para ghaNuM UMDI chApa paDI che. temanuM jIvana advitIya udAratA ane advitIya saudaryathI paripUrNa hatuM. buddhanA samakAlIna hovAnA kAraNe te buddhanA tyAganuM, buddhanA tapanuM ane buddhanA mAnavapremanuM smaraNa karAve che. te Isu khristanAM 498 varSa pUrve bihAra prAMtanA eka zaheramAM janmyA hatA. temanA pitA siddhArtha eka kSatriya rAjA hatA. temanI mAtA vizalAvajijaenA prajAtaMtranA mukhI, ceTakanI putrI hatI. mahAvIrane anya chokarAonI mAphaka zALAmAM mokalavA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI mahAvIrasvAmI 3019 mAM AvatA; paraMtu samajAyuM ke emane zikSaNanI AvazyakatA nathI. temanA hRdayamAM e jJAna vidyamAna che, ke jenu krAi paNa vidyAlaya dAna nathI karI zakatu. muddatI mAphaka teo paNa A jagatanA tyAga karI devA mATe vyAkuLa thai jatA hatA. 28 varSanI uMmara sudhI teo kuTubamAMja rahyA hatA. jyAre temanAM mAtapitA gujarI jAya che ane temane sanyAsamA mAM praveza karavA mATe aMtarapreraNA thAya che, tyAre tee pAtAnA jyeSTha baMdhu pAse anumati meLavavA jAya che. temanA bhAI kahe che--dhA hajI tAjA che, theAzI jAe." teo be varSa sudhI thAbhI jAya che. atyAre te 30 varSanA che. Isu.khristanI mAphaka have temane aMtaHpreraNA thAya che ke have sarva kAMi cheDI daIne sevAnA sumAmAM praveza karavA joie." buddhanI mAphaka tee peAtAnI saghaLI saMpatti drone dAna karI de che, kuTuMbane tyAgavAnA divase teo peAtAnuM AkhuM rAjya peAtAnA bhAione ane saghaLI saMpatti garImAne ApI de che. pachI teo tapazcaryAM ane dhyAnamAM jIvana vyatIta kare che. muddate 6 varSanI sAdhanA pachI prakAzanAM dana thayAM hatAM. zrImahAvIrane e jyAti khAra varSanAM aMtaryaMna ane tapasyA bAda dekhAya che. RjukulA nadIne kAMThe jImmaka gAmamAM tee parama AtmajJAna prApta kare che. graMthAnI bhASAmAM haveja te tIthaMkara, siddha, sana athavA mahAvIra banI rahe che. teo have e avasthAne prApta kare che, jene upaniSadAmAM kaivalyadraSTAnI avasthA kahe che. jaina graMthA pramANe have temanuM nAma valI" thaI jAya che. tyAre teo buddhanI mAphka dha pracArane mATe eka mahAna mizana laIne leAkAne jJAnane upadeza ApavAne nIkaLI paDe che. trIsa varSa sudhI teo ahIMthI tahIM ghUmatA kre che. baMgALa ane bihAramAM te sAcA sukhanI vAta(ga spela)nA sadupadeza Ape che. peAtAnA dezane te jaMgalI jAtie sudhI pahoMcADI de che ane tema karatAM teo temanA krUra vananI paravA nathI karatA. te peAtAnA mizana mATe himAlaya sudhI jAya che. aneka pIDA vacce paNa teo kevA gaMbhIra ane zAMta banI rahe che ane A gAMbhI ane zAMtimAM keTalu badhuM saudaryAM che ! teo guru hAvA sAthe uttama vyavasthApaka paNa che. temanA agiyAra mukhya ziSyA che. cArasAthI vadhAre munio ane aneka zrAvakrA temanA dharmane dhAraNa kare che. brAhmaNa ane abrAhmaNa banne temanA samAjamAM sAmela thAya che, temanI zraddA vaNu ane jAtimAM nathI. teo divALIne divase pAvApUrI(bihAra) mAM 72 varSoMnI vace khristanAM para0 varSa pUrve nirvANa prApta kare che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 zulasapraha-bhAga 7 mAM A mahAvIranuM-jainIonA A mahApuruSanuM-caritra keTaluM suMdara che ! teo dhanavAna kSatriyakuLamAM janma le che ane grahane tyAga karI de che. teo pitAnuM dhana daridrone dAna karI de che ane virakta thaI jaIne jaMgalamAM aMtaryAna ane tapasyAne mATe cAlyA jAya che. keTalAka loka temane tyAM pIDA de che, paraMtu teo to zAMta ane mauna ja rahe che. tapasyAnI avadhi pUrI thayA pachI teo bahAra Ave che, te pitAnA siddhAMtane upadeza karavA sthaLe sthaLe phare che ane ghaNue mANase emanI majAka uDAve che. sabhAomAM teo emane taMga kare che, emanuM apamAna kare che; paraMtu pote to zAMta ane mauna ja rahe che. eka ziSya temano tyAga karI jAya che, ane temanI viruddha lokamAM mithyA vArtA phelAve che. teo eka mahAvIra-eka vijetA-eka sAcA mahApuruSabanI jAya che, kAraNa teo zAMtinI zaktino vikAsa karatA rahe che. niHsaMdeha temanA jIvanane temanA bhakata para ghaNe sAro prabhAva paDayo. temaNe potAnA saMdezane sarve bAju phelAvyo. kahevAmAM Ave che ke, pAyare nAmaka yunAnI vicAraka jiminesephisTanA caraNomAM besIne darzanazAstra zIkhe. jaNAya che ke, jiminasakrisTo jaina bhegI hatA, jema emanuM A nAma nirdeza kare che. bacapaNamAM temanuM nAma vIra rAkhavAmAM AveluM. te samaye temane vardhamAna paNa kahetA hatA, paraMtu AgaLa jatAM teo mahAvIra kahevAyA. mahAvIra zabdano mULa artha mahAna yoddho thAya che. kahevAmAM Ave che ke, eka divasa jyAre teo pitAnA mitro sAthe gammata karI rahyA hatA te vakhate emaNe eka meTA kALA nAgane enI phaNA para paga mUkIne ghaNuM gauravathI vaza karyo hato ane tyArathI ja temane e vizeSaNa prApta thayuM. mane to A vArtA rUpaka lAge che. kAraNa ke mahAvIre kharI rIte to kaSAyarUpI sarSane vazamAM karyo hato. teo mULathIja eka mahAna vIra-mahAna vijetA hatA. emaNe rAga ane dveSane jItI lIdhA hatA. temanA jIvanane mukhya uddeza caitanya hato. e jIvana parama zaktinuM hatuM. pItavarNa" ane "siMha" e be temanAM priya cihna che. Adhunika bhAratavarSane paNa mahAna vIrenI AvazyakatA che, mAtra dhana athavA jJAna ghaNuM ja ochuM upayogI che; AvazyakatA che AvA puruSAthI punI ke jeo potAnA hadayamAMthI Darane dezavaTo ApI svAtaMtryanI sevA kare. mahAvIranI vIratA emanA jIvana ane upadezamAM pratibiMbita che. e jIvana advitIya AtmavijayanuM che. temane upadeza paNa vIratApUrNa che. "sarve jIvone pitAnA samAna samaje ane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI mahAvIra svAmI 30e koIne paNa kaSTa na Apo." A zabdomAM ahiMsAnA bevaDA siddhAMtanuM pratipAdana che. eka spaSTa che ane bIje gUDha arthamAM spaSTa' to aikyanA siddhAMtanuM anusaraNa kare che arthAta "pitAne sarvemAM juo." ane "gUDha temAMthI vikAsa pAme che-arthAta keInI paNa hiMsA nA karo. saumAM pitAnAM darzana karavAnI matalaba e che ke, koIne paNa kaSTa ApavAthI rokavAne uddeza che. ahiMsA sarva jIvomAM advaitanA AbhAsathIja vikAsa pAme che. ApaNuM ItihAsanA A mahAna vIranuM jIvana ane temane saMdeza traNa muddA para bhAra mUke che - | (1) brahmacarya--ghaNuMkharA sAdhue gozALanA netRpade nItibhraSTa jIvana vyatIta karatA hatA. teo strIonA gulAma hatA ane gazALa temane eka nAsI gayelo ziSya hato je pAchaLathI divAne thaIne marI gaye. je loka sAcuM Amika jIvana vyatIta karavA cAhe temane mATe mahAvIre brahmacarya vrata anivArya TharAvI dIdhuM che. eTalA mATe je yuvake bhAratavarSanuM punarnirmANa eka mahAna dezanA rUpamAM karavA cAhatA hoya temaNe brahmacaryanI zaktimAM pUrNa banavuM joIe. (2) anekAMtavAda agara syAdvAda:-mahAvIre zIkhavyuM ke, vizvanuM koI paNa eka svarUpa satyanuM pUrNa pratipAdana nathI karI zakatuM. kAraNa ke satya anaMta che. A sthaLe mane AInsTananA sApekSavAda(DokaTonsa oNpha rileTIviTI)nA Adhunika prayAganuM smaraNa Ave che. mahAvIranI vANuM yuvakavarga sAMbhaLe ane tene sahAnubhUti ane samAnatAne saMdeza gAma ane zaheromAM laI jAya. bhinna bhinna dharmoe bhedo ane jhaghaDAnAMja jhADa ucheryA che. teo AdhyAtmika jIvana saMbaMdhI navA vicAra, nUtana dezabhakita ane navIna rASTrIya jIvanane sarajAve; kAraNa ke satya asIma che ane dharmane udeza bhinnatA ane jhaghaDAne utpanna karavAno nahi paraMtu udAratA ane premane pATha zIkhavavAne che. (3) ahiMsA:-A vastu ALasa ane kAyaratAthI para che. ahiMsA sattAtmaka che, khAlI kalpanA nathI. e te sAmAnya guNathI ucca zreNInI vastu che. e eka zakti che, e zakti zAMtinI che. A jhagaDALu duniyAmAM zAMtinI aMta:preraNa che. ghaNA vakhatathI yuropamAM nitya baLAtkAra ane hiMsAnA navA navA kAryakramane svIkAra thatuM jAya che. Aje bhAratamAM paNa ghaNuM loko mATe te AkarSaka pUravAra thayA che. eka camene hAlamAM pragaTa karelA eka pustakamAM jaNAvyuM che ke "amAre jarmanInA nAzanI AvazyakatA che." eka bhAratavAsIe paNa raziyAnA uddhAra kuMDamAM sahAyatA ApavA mATe Agraha karavAmAM AvatAM kahyuM hatuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ke "amAre AvazyakatA che yuropIyananA nAzanI." AvI AvI vAtAthI mArA hRdayamAM tIvra pIDA thAya che. pachI huM bhAratanA jJAnI mahAtmAonuM ciMtana karuM chuM ane mAruM hRdaya temanA maMgalamaya mahAvIranI tarapha AkarSAya che. jeNe AjathI 25 zatAbdi pahelAM bhAratanA lokone te mahAna saMdeza -"Sane sahAnubhUti ane ni:svArthatAthI chata" Apyo hato. itihAsanAM pAnAMne nAza ane kSayathI AcchAdita thayelAM jouM chuM. yuha, nAza, dhArmika atyAcArarUpe ApaNuM jIvanayAtrAmAM ApaNe ahiMsAne ApaNuM lakSya nathI rAkhyuM ? ApaNuM jIvanamAM, ApaNuM vyApAramAM ane ApaNuM sAmAjika jIvanamAM zuM ahiMsAnA karatAM hiMsA vadhAre nathI ? ane vartamAna rAjanItimAM ApaNe zuM joIe chIe? kaSAyanI maMtraNA ke ahiMsAnI zakti eka vAtane mane bIjo paNa anubhava thAya che ane te e ke, rASTrIya AMdolanane eka navIna udAra AdhyAtmika spandana (protsAhana) maLI javuM joIe. eka bhrAtRtvamaya sabhyatAnuM nirmANa thavuM joIe. deSa ApaNane sahAya nahi kare. AjakAla rASTra pitAnI mAnasika zaktionI saMpatti laDAI-jhagaDAmAM khacI rahyAM che. ApaNe chIe ke ApaNe Izvarane ApaNA rASTrIya jIvanamAM kheMcI lAvIe, mAnavavizvanA punaHnirmANa mATe ApaNe AdhyAtmika zaktinI AvazyakatA che. je koI mane ekaja zabdamAM uttara pUche ke, bhAratane AtmA zuM che? to huM kahIza-ahiMsA. bhAratanAM anaMta anveSaNa ahiMsAne vicAra, kaLA, upAsanA ane jIvanamAM sahAyatA karatAM rahyAM che. ahiMsAnA siddhAMte bhAratavarSanA sAMsArika saMbaMdho para paNa ThIka prabhAva pADayo che. teNe sAmrAjya ane vijayonAM svapna na joyAM ane te jApAna ane cInanuM paNa guru banI gayuM. ApaNuM AdhyAtmika unnatinA kAraNe A aparicita deza te dezone IrSApAtra banI gayA. bhAratavarSa sainikavAdIone deza nahote. manuSyava pratyenI Adarabuddhieja tene sAmrAjyavAdanI AkAMkSAothI bacAvI lIdhe. te mahAna rAjanaitika satya hatuM, jene buhe potAnAM vacanemAM vyakata karyuM hatuM ke "vijetA ane vijita bane asukhI che. vijita atyAcAranA kAraNe ane vijetA evA Darane mAryo ke vijita kaMi pharI ubhe na thAya ane tenA para vijaya prApta karI le" bhAratavarSe kadI koI paNa dezane gulAma banAvavAno prayarana nathI karyo. gulAma banAvavA e hiMsAnuM ja eka AcaraNa che. yuropa A prakAre pIDAya che ane kSobhamAM bhaTakatuM kare che, ane keTalAka loka tenI zaktine bhUlathI svataMtratA samajI beThA che. sAdhana vitA ane naitika niyamenA abhyAsa vinA svAtaMtrya prApta www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama-mATuMgA 311 nathI thaI zakatuM. yuropa hajI sudhI rASTrIya jAtIya niyamathI vadhAre mahatvanA anya koI paNa niyamane nathI mAnatuM, tenuM ja pariNAma che. rASTrIya gharSaNa ane pazcimane rASTravAda, tenAja pariNAme banyuM jagaddavyApI yuddha ane te yuddhane haju sudhI aMta nathI Avyo. mane mAlama che ke, yuvakone ahiMsAnA mUlyanI bAbatamAM saMdeha che. teo prakRtithIja zaktimadamasta aniyaMtrita zAsana dvArA potAnA dezane karavAmAM AvelA asatya apamAnanA kAraNe saMkSubdha thaI gayelA che. paraMtu svAtaMtryanA yuddhamAM zaktinuM rahasya, dhairyayukta udyama ane AtmayajJane abhyAsa che. je ahiMsAnI carcA huM ahIM karI spo chuM te nirbaLatA nathI. sAcI ahiMsAmAM mRtyuno Dara nathI, paraMtu manuSyatva prati AdarabhAva che. mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che ke, bhArata svataMtra thaI jaze, je te potAnA pratye sAcuM haze. ane upaniSadonA A upadeza para saMpUrNa vizvAsa che ke, ahiMsA yajJa che ane yajJa athavA balidAna mahAna baLa che. jyAre huM mArA kAma para jAuM chuM, tyAre gItAnA eka vAkayane hamezAM gekhyA karUM chuM ke "he kauteya! mAruM bhArata kadI naSTa nahi thAya." (okaTobara-1930 nA "citramaya jagata'mAMthI) 56-zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama-mATuMgA anAthAzrame aura saMrakSaNa-gRha kA khulanA yadyapi samAja ke liye keAI gaurava kI bAta nahIM haivAstava meM yaha samAja kI ghora durdazA kA hI paricAyaka hai-tathApi hiMdu parivAra meM stri ke Upara henevAle amAnuSika atyAcAra aura unase tenevAlI samAja kI bhayaMkara kSati ke dekhate hue Aja deza meM hajAre kI saMkhyA meM anAthAlaye aura saMrakSaNa-gRha ke khelane kI, na kevala anivArya AvazyakatA upasthita ho gaI hai, varana asI sevAparAyaNa saMsthAo kA nirmANa karanA aura unake dvArA jAtIya phAsa ke rokane kA prayatna karatA pratyeka sacce deza-hitaSI aura dharma prANu hiMdU kA parama kartavya ho gayA hai. hama pAThake ke eka esI hI saMsthA kA paricaya denA cAhate haiM. baMbaI (mATuMgA ) kA zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama bhAratavarSa kI una inI-ganI saMsthAo meM eka hai, je atyAcArapIDita, samAja ke dvArA trasta aura jabardastI pApa ke mArga para hola dI jAnevAlI hindu siye aura asahAya bacce kI rakSA kara ke deza kI amUlya sevA kara rahA hai. Azrama kI prathama vArSika riTe (1 mArca, sana 1928 40 se 31 Disembara sana 1928 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 312 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me I taka) hamAre sAmane hai. riporTa se patA lagatA hai ki ukta saMsthA ne nau mahIne meM 29 Dhiye aura 21 bacce kA uddhAra kiyA. ina prANi ke yadi upayukta avasara para Azrama kI sahAyatA na milI hatI te InaseMse adhikAMza DhiyAM yA to isAI yA musalamAna ho jAtI thA pApa ke gahare paMka meM phasa kara Ajanma kaluSita jIvana vyatIta karane ke liye bAdhya hatI. isI prakAra saMrakSita bAlake meM se aneka bAlaka bhUkha aura pyAsa se taDapa kara prANu gaMvA dete. Azrama ke dvArA rakSita prANi meM sabhI jAtiyAM kI striyA aura bacce hai, para baDe duHkha aura paritApa ke sAtha kahanA paDatA hai ki unameM brAhmaNa kI-je apane sabakA pUjya aura vyavasthApaka kahane meM lajijata nahIM hete-striyoM kI saMkhyA sabase adhika hai. inameM se kaI striyA kI dazA te itanI dardanAka thI ki use suna kara kisI bhI AtmasammAnayukta puruSa kA mastaka lajajA aura kheda se avanata hue binA nahIM raha sakatA. eka brAhmaNI yuvatI kI meM usakI bAlyAvasthA meM hI paraloka sidhAra gaI. usake bAda usake pitA ne ghara meM eka dUsarI strI rakha lI aura usakI baDI bahina, je vidhavA he gaI thI, pitA ke cheDa kara eka musalamAna ke sAtha rahane lagI. usa yuvatI kA vivAha 15 varSa kI avasthA meM huA; para eka dina ke liye bhI vaha sukha aura zAntipUrvaka jIvana na bitA sakI. sasurAla meM use pati tathA sAsa-sasura ke atyAcAra sahane paDate aura pitA ke ghara meM pitA tathA usakI premikA ke asahya durvyavahAre kA zikAra honA paDatA. use prAyaH bhUkhe rahanA paDatA aura vaha nirdayatApUrvaka pITI jAtI. jaba ye atyAcAra ekabAragI asahya he uke, taba eka dina vaha abhAginI bhAga kara apane eka ristedAra ke ghara gaI; para hindu-samAja ke dhikkAra hai ! aura zata-zata dhikkAra hai hindu-samAja kI vyavasthApaka bananevAlI brAhmaNa jAti ke !! usa hatyAre ristedAra ne yuvatI ke baDI khAI aura dhRNA ke sAtha usI samaya apane ghara se bAhara nikAla diyA. akelI, bhayAtura, bhUkha aura pyAsa se chaTapaTAtI huI becArI asahAya ramaNI relave sTezana para pahuMcI aura bhUkha ke mAre jaba usase na rahI gayA, taba vivaza he kara usane relave ke eka caparAsI se kucha khAne ke mAMgA. caparAsI musalamAna thA, usane satAI huI ramaNuM ke sAtha sahAnubhUti dikhAI; use khAne ke liye bhejana aura rahane ke liye ghara diyA. vaha yuvatI usake sAtha zAtipUrvaka rahane lagI. jisa samaya yuvatI ke bhAI ke Ina bAte kA patA lagA, usa samaya use brAhmaNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u us zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama-mATuMgA 313 jAti kI "lakhI nAka kI rakSA karane kI sudha AI ! vaha dauDA huA sTezana gayA aura apanI bahina ke lA kara usane punaH usI atyAcAramaya vAtAvaraNa meM dhRNA, lajajA, apamAna aura upavAsa sahana karane tathA nirdayatApUrvaka pITe jAne ke liye choDa diyA. phala yaha huA ki becArI yuvatI punaH ghara se bhAga kara relave ke musalamAna caparAsI ke yahAM calI gaI. zraddhAnaMda anAtha mahilAzrama ke eka kAryakartA ne yuvatI kI dayanIya durdazA dekhI aura usakA uddhAra kiyA. Isa samaya vaha Azrama meM pavitratA aura prasannatApUrvaka nivAsa karI rahI hai aura zikSA prApta kara ke apane jIvana ke sudhArane kA prayatna karI rahI hai. yaha hai hindu-samAja kA nagna tANDava ! aura itanA kaluSita hai isa samAja kA vyavasthApaka bananevAlI brAhmaNa-jAti kA AMtarika jIvana !! kyA kAzI kA brAhmaNa "mahAsaMmelana" patra brAhmaNa-jAti ke patita kupUta ke dvArA honevAle Isa nindanIya aura rAkSasI karma ko bhI zAstrAnudita ThaharAvegA ? Azrama isa prakAra kI atyAcArapIDita hindu-mahilAo aura anAtha bAlaka kA uddhAra kara ke deza kI jo amUlya aura prazaMsanIya sevA kara rahA hai, usake liye hama Azrama ke hadaya se badhAI dete hai, aura AzA karate hai ki pratyeka saccA samAjasevI aura zuddha -hRdaya se hindu jAti kA hita cAhanevAle strI aura puruSa Azrama kI sahAyatA karane meM apanI zakitabhara kucha bhI uThA na rakheMge. Azrama meM striya ke paDhAtelikhAne aura unha silAI tathA majA bunane kI kalA sikhAne kA bahuta hI uttama prabaMdha che. Azrama hindu jAti kI Apagrasta striya kI, cAhe unakI saMkhyA kitanI hI adhika karyo na , rakSA aura uddhAra karane ke liye sadA prastuta hai. prasava karAne kA bhI prabaMdha kiyA jAtA hai. aisI upayogI saMsthA kI sahAyatA karanA pratyeka hindu ko parama kartavya hai. jina mahAzaye ke Apagrasta striye aura anAtha bAlake kA patA lage, unheM Azrama ke maMtri ke zIdhra hI unakI avasthA kI sUcanA denI cAhiye. lakSmI ke suputra kA yaha bhI kartavya hai ki ve Azrama kI prabaMdhasamiti ke sahAyaka, saMrakSaka Adi bana kara dhana se Azrama kI sahAyatA kare. isa Azrama kA prabaMdha baMbaI kI hiMdU vImensa reskayu hama sesAITI kI ora se kiyA jAtA hai. aisI upayogI aura sevAparAyaNa saMsthA kA prabaMdha karane ke liye hama ukata saMsAITI ke sadasya aura utsAhI kAryakartAo ke bhI hRdaya e badhAI dete hai. (jAnyuArI-1930 nA "cAda"mAMthI) za. 27 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 meM 57-nArAyaNI senA! (lekhaka:-zrI. bejanAthajI mahadaya) paramAtmA ke prati ananya prema kA nAma hI bhakti hai. bhakta apane ArAdhya deva ke kevala siMhAsana para hI nahIM dekhatA, vaha to sArI jaDacetana sRSTi meM usakA darzana karatA hai. bhakta sarvasakhA hotA hai, dalita-pIDioM kA vaha baMdhu hai, kRpaNa kI taraha vaha AdhyAtmika saMpatti ko ekatra karatA hai, para usakI bhAMti vaha kevala akelA hI usakA upabhoga nahIM karatAM, vaha use apane bhAI meM bAMTane ke liye apane jJAna ora divya dRSTi dvArA unakI sevA karane ke liye mAtA kI bhAMti vyAkula rahatA hai. gaja kI pukAra suna kara bhagavAna zeSazayA ko choDa, garuDa kI paravA na kara paidala hI dauDa paDe. deza meM jaba ki cAroM ora dArigha aura duHkha kA samudra umaDa rahA hai, usa paramAtmA ke sacce bhakata ke kese cena paDa sakatI hai ? hamAre deza meM dharma aura karma kA nAza ho rahA hai. isakA kAraNa kyA hai? yahI ki loge ke peTabhara bhejana taka nahIM milatA. "bhUkhe bhajana na hoI gopAlA. samAja aneka vyasana aura vyabhicAra meM AkaMTha phaMsA huA hai. sarva kRpAlu sAdhuo ke cheDa kara use isa duHkhaga se kauna uThA sakatA hai? bhArata ke apane vItarAgI sAdhu-samudAya kA abhimAna che. yaha lA kI saMkhyA meM nArAyaNI senA agara cAhe te kSaNabhara meM hI sAthe saMsAra kI kAyApalaTa kara de; para Aja usakA prANa bhakti nahIM, bhikSA aura bhAgagAMjA ho rahA hai, aura bhI aneka burAIyAM usameM hai. Isa nArAyaNa senA ko jagAne ke liye hI Aja yaha pukAra kI ja rahI hai. he ameghavIryazAlinI nArAthaNI senA! apanI mehanidrA se jAga. bhakti kA dUsarA nAma akarmaNyatA nahIM hai, gAMje ora bhAMga ke bala para kiyA gayA manovijaya AtmahatyA nahIM te AtmavismRti avazya hI hai. apane kartavya ke pahacAna ! mehadha ho apane mAlika ke choDa kara tUne duryodhana kA pakSa grahaNa kara liyA hai. samaya para. jAga, pahalI nArAyaNI senA kI bhAMti Isa bAra tU bhI galatI na kara. ("kalyANanA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * * * * * , , + pa + + + pa pa pa 5 janmamaraNamAMthI chUTavAne upAya 315 58-janmamaraNamAMthI chUTavAno upAya (lekhakama mehanadAsa karamacaMda gAMdhIjI) A aThavADiye aparigrahavrata viSe lakhatAM gAMdhIjI paravaDA maMdiramAMthI lakhe che - "aparigraha asteyane lagatuM gaNAya. je mULamAM corI nathI te anAvazyaka ekaThuM karavAthI corInA mAla jevuM thaI jAya che. parigraha eTale saMcaya athavA ekaThuM karavuM. satyazodhaka-ahiMsaka parigraha na karI zake. paramAtmA parigraha karato nathI. tene joItI" vastu te rojanI roja pedA kare che, eTale je ApaNe tenI upara vizvAsa rAkhIe to samajIe ke, ApaNane joItI vastu te rojanI roja Ape che, Apaze. oliyA ane bhakatono A anubhava che. rojanA pUratuM ja roja pedA karavAnA IzvarI niyamane ApaNe jANatA nathI, athavA jANatA chatAM pALatA nathI. tethI jagatamAM viSamatA ne tethI thatAM duHkha anubhavIe chIe. dhanADhayane tyAM tene na joItI vastuo bharI hoya che, rakhaDI jAya che, bagaDI jAya che; jyAre tene abhAve karoDo ravaDe che, bhUkhe mare che, TADhe Thare che. sau pitAne joi teja saMgraha kare te koIne taMgI na Ave te saune saMtoSa rahe. Aja te bane taMgI anubhave che. karoDapati abajapati thavA mathe che, to tene saMtoSa nathI raheto. kaMgAla karoDapati thavA Icche che, kaMgAlane paTapUratuM ja maLavAthI saMtoSa pedA thate jovAmAM nathI Avate; paNa kaMgAlane peTapUratuM meLavavAno adhikAra che ane samAjane tene teTaluM meLavato karavAno dharma che. tethI tenA ane pitAnA saMteSane khAtara dhanADhaye pahela karavI ghaTe. te pitAne atyaMta parigraha choDe to kaMgAlane pitA pUratuM saheje maLI rahe te baMne pakSa saMteSane pATha zIkhe." "Adarza--AtyaMtika aparigraha te manathI ane karmathI je digaMbara che teno ja hoya; eTale ke te pakSInI jema ghara vinAne, vastra vinAno ane anna vinAno vicaraze. anna to tene roja joIze te bhagavAna ApI raheze; paNa A avadhUta sthitine to koIkaja pahoMcI zake. ApaNe sAmAnya koTinA satyAgrahI jijJAsu Adarzane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne jema bane tema nitya ApaNe parigraha tapAsIe ne eAcho karatA jaIe. kharA sudhArAnuM, kharI sabhyatAnuM lakSaNa parigrahane vadhAre nathI, paNa tene vicAra-ane IchApUrvaka ghaTADe che. jema jema parigraha ocho karIe, tema tema kharuM sukha ne kharo saMtoSa vadhe che, sevAzakti vadhe che. Ama vicAratAM ne vartatAM ApaNe joizuM ke, ApaNe AzramamAM ghaNe saMgraha evo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 316 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA karIe chIe, ke jenI AvazyakatA siddha nahi karI zakIe; ane evA anAvazyaka parigrahathI paDeAzIne ceArI karavAnI lAlacamAM phasAvIe chIe. abhyAsathI manuSya peAtAnI hAjatA ghaTADI zake che, te jema ghaTADatA jAya che tema te sukhI, zAMta ane badhI rIte AreAgyavAna thAya che." .. kevaLa satyanI-AtmAnI dRSTie vicAratAM zarIra paNa parigraha che. bhegecchAthI ApaNe zarIranuM AvaraNa ubhuM karyuM che ne tene TakAvI rAkhIe chIe, bhegecchA atyaMta kSINa thAya teA zarIranI hAjata maTe; eTale manuSyane navuM zarIra dhAraNa karavApaNuM na rahe. AtmA sarvavyApaka hAi zarIrarUpI pAMjarAmAM kema pUrAya ? e pAMjarAne TakAvavA sArU anarthAM kema kare ? bIjAne kema haNe ? Ama vicAra karatAM ApaNe AyaMtika tyAgane pahAMcIe chIe, ane zarIra che tyAMlagI tenA upayeAga kevaLa sevAne arthe karatAM zIkhIe chIe. te eTale lagI ke, tenA khareA khArAkaja sevA thaI paDe che. te khAya che, pIe che, sUe che, bese che, jAge che, udhe che te badhuM sevAneja arthe. AmAMthI utpanna thatuM sukha kharUM sukha che, ne Ama karatAM manuSya chevaTe satyanI jhAMkhI karaze. A dRSTie ApaNe sau ApaNA parigraha vicArI laie. ATaluM yAda rAkhavA yeAgya che ke, jema vastune tema vicAranA paNa aparigraha hAvA joie. je manuSya peAtAnA magajamAM niraka jJAna bharI mUke che te parigrahI che. je vicAra ApaNane IzvarathI vimukha rAkhe athavA Izvara prati na laI jatA hoya te badhA parigrahamAM khape ne tethI tyAjya che. AvI vyAkhyA bhagavAne 13 mA adhyAyamAM jJAnanI ApI che, te A prasa Mge vicArI javI dhaTe che. amAnitva tyAdine gaNAvIne kahI dIdhu ke, tenI bahAranuM je badhu te ajJAna che. A kharU vacana hAya-te e kharUM cheja-te Aje ApaNe ghaNuM je jJAnane nAme saMgrahIe chIe te ajJAnaja che te tethI lAbhane badale hAni thAya che. magaja bhame che, chevaTe khAlI thAya che, asateSa phelAya che ane anartho vadhe che. AmAMthI kAI maMdatAne te| nahija dhaTAve. pratyeka kSaNu pravRttimaya hAvI joie; paNa te pravRtti sAttvika hAya, satya tarapha lai janArI hAya. jeNe sevAdhama svIkAryo che, te eka kSaNa paNa maMda rahI zakeja nahi. ahIM te| sArA narasAnA viveka zIkhavAnA che, sevAparAyaNane e vivaka saheje prApta che." ( tA. 7-9-1930 nA "navajIvana"mAMthI ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata me' sukhasamRddhi kA samaya 59 - bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi kA samaya 317 ( zrIyuta ci MtAmaNi vinAyaka vaidya ne madhyayugIna bhArata kA agarejI me' kRtihAsa likhA hai. yaha tIna bhAgeAM meM samApta huA hai. isakA hiMdI meM bhASAMtara bhI hai| gayA hai. isake dUsare bhAga meM san 750 se san 1000 taka ke bhArata kA itihAsa viSNu ta hai. isa kAla meM sana 800 se sana itihAsa kA vaidya maheAdaya ne bhArata kA suvaNaeN kAla batAyA hai. isa kAla meM bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi kI kayA avasthA thI, usakA vadhyuM na isa graMtha ke jisa prakaraNa meM AyA hai usIkA kucha saMgrahita aza yahAM (''sarasvatI" agasta 1970 me') diyA gayA hai. ) 1000 ke kAla ke bhArata ke bhArata ke Aja taka ke itihAsa me` 40 sa0 800-1000 (vi. 857-1057) ina dA zatAbdiyAM jaisA vaibhava-saMpanna, samRddhi aura sukha kA kAla kisI anya zatAbdI me dekha nahI paDatA. na zatAbdiyAM meM bhArata pUrNa svataMtra thA aura dezabharame samRddhi aura zAnti kA sAmrAjya thA. dhAmika paristhiti nirdoSa thI. samagra deza me eka hI dharma pracalita haiAne se janatA me` vaimanasya kA abhAva aura ekatA dekha paDatI thI. vibhinna jAtiyAM ge bhedabhAva na heAne ke kAraNu viredha kI gu MjAza nahIM thI. senA kA prabaMdha uttama thA. isa kAraNa videzI AkramaNa kA bhaya nahI thA aura rAjyavyavasthA bhI prazna ke liye sukhakara thI. aisI samRddhi aura zAnti kA samaya kadAcita vaidika yuga athavA mudde ke pUrva rahA hA. paraMtu bauddha kAla se le kara Aja taka ke khIca meM isa prakAra ke suvarNa kAla kA patA nahIM calatA. isa sarvAMga-suMdara samaya ke hara eka pahalU para vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai. isa samaya kI saba se adhika mahattva kI bAta yahu hai ki samagra deza me` eka hI dhama kA prabhAva thA. kumArila bhaTTa aura zakarAcAya / vaidika dharmo kA (vaidika vidhi aura vaidika tattvajJAna deneAM kA) punarujjIvana kara diyA thA. Isa navIna dha- mata .meM sAMpradAyika mata-bheda bhI utpanna nahI. huye the. Isase samasta janatA kI eka hI vaidika dharmAM me' aTala zraddhA thI. vahu isa 96 taka pahuMca gai thI ki deza meM kahI bauddha devAlaya nahIM dekha paDate the. bauddha dharma kI taraha jaina dhama kA pUrA patana nahI' huA thA. Isa kAraNa usakA prabhAva kahI kahI dekha paDatA thA. gujarAta, dakSiNa mahArASTra, paMjAba athavA rAjapUtAnA meM prakhyAra na heAne se usakA krAi mahattva nahIM thA. sArAMza, usa samaya bhAratavarSIbhara me'eka hI dharmAM kA--vaidika dharma phA-- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me prabhAva thA; sAMpradAyika paMtha, matabheda yA kalaha utpanna nahIM huA thA. zaMkarAcArya kA adbhata mata sarvamAnya thA aura samAja meM yadyapi ziva, viSNu, bhagavatI, Aditya athavA gaNapani kI vibhinna upAsanArthe pracalita thI, tathApi vibhinna devatAo ke upAsake meM TheSabuddhi athavA apane hI upAsyadeva ke viSaya meM haTha yA durAgraha utpanna nahIM huA thA. hiMdudharma kI vartamAna aura tatkAlIna paristhiti meM eka atyaMta mahattvapUrNa bheda hai, jisake kAraNa tatkAlIna lega hamArI apekSA adhika sukhI the. hiMdu dharma kI sAmAjika imArata bahuta prAcIna kAla se varNAzrama-vyavasthA kI bhiti para khaDI kI gaI hai. paraMtu usa vyavasthA kA svarUpa Isa samaya bahuta avyavasthita aura ugajanaka ho gayA hai. usa samaya brAhmaNe-brAhmaNa athavA kSatri-kSatriye meM koI bhedabhAva nahIM thA. ve meM bhI bhedabhAva utpanna nahIM huA thA. hama pahale batA cUke hai ki uttarabhArata ke rAjapUta kSatriya aura dakSiNa ke mahArASTrIya kSatriyo meM barAbara reTI-beTI kA vyavahAra pracalita thA. yahI nahIM, taba rAjapUta ke 36 kuloM kI ginatI taka nahIM huI thI. jAtiya meM bhedabhAva na hone aura unakI aneka upajAtiyAM na banane se usa samaya deza meM sukhazAMti vidyamAna thI. usa samaya brAhmaNagaNa kSatriya-vai aura kSatriya gaNu kI beTI khyAha sakate the. anulema vivAha se utpanna huI saMtAna mAtA ke vaNuM kI samajhI jAtI thI, usakI kaI svataMtra jAti nahIM banI thI. yadi aisI jAtiyAM banatI to usI samaya kitanI hI upajAtimAM ho jAtI. kahIM kahIM te eka hI vipra kI brAhmaNa, kSatrANa aura vaizya jAti kI striyA aura unakI tIne vaNe kI saMtAna dekha paDatI thI. saba saMtAna ekatra lAlita-pAlita hone se unameM bhedabhAva nahIM utpanna hotA thA. saba kuTuMbI ekasAthe baiTha kara bhajana karate the. mAMsabhakSaNa kA niSedha na hone se sabakA AhAra eka thA. eka hI pAtra se saba pAnI pIte the, ataH sparzAsparza kA bhI vicAra nahIM thA. saba saMtAna ke vratabaMdhana Adi saMskAra ekatra aura samAna rUpa se hete aura saba vedAdhyayana karate the. taba loge kI dhAraNA nahIM thI ki vedAdhyayana kA adhikAra kevala brAhmaNe ke hI hai. Aja-kAla brAhmaNe ke chUAchUta, vedAdhikAra Adi ke haTha se kSatriyAdi unase bhItara hI bhItara vidveSa rakhate hai, cAhe upara se bhale hI Adara prakaTa karate he. taba aisI dazA nahIM thI. taba tIne jAtiya ke vedAdhikAra thA, tane kA khAnapAna eka thA, anuloma vivAha pracalita the aura chUAchUta kA ADaMbara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- * * * * * * * 000A0AAAAAAAAA bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi kA samaya 319 nahIM thA. isase vaira-virodha ke liye kahIM avakAza nahIM raha gayA thA aura samAja ke premabaMdhana suda tathA susthira the. usa samaya zako ke sAtha sAmAnyataH vivAha-saMbaMdha niSiddha hone para bhI kucha zoM ke sAtha trivoM kA khAnapAna-saMbaMdha thA. zaka bahiSkRta nahIM samajhe jAte the. Ajakala pavitra brAhmaNa thaka kI chAyA bhI sparza nahIM karatA, khAna-pAna kI to bAta hI dUra hai. taba yaha bAta nahIM thI. paMcama athavA atizudro ke choDa, anya zako ke sAtha,--jinakA kRSikarmAdi ke avasara para nikaTa saMbaMdha AtA thA, - tIne varNo ke lega khAna-pAnAdi vyavahAra karate the. jisa samaya kA hama vicAra kara rahe hai, usa samaya bhikSAvRtti se jIvikA-nirvAha karanevAloM kA abhAva thA. kayA yaha usa samaya kI susthiti kA nidarzaka nahIM hai ? bauddha dharma ke udaya se deza meM je bhalI-burI prathArthe pracalita huI, unameM sabase burI prathA bhikSAvRtti kI thI. bauddha dharma ke utkarSakAla meM bauddha vihAra meM bhikSu basane aura gAMva meM bhikSA mAMga kara udarapUrti karate the. bauddhoM ke samaya meM jahAM tahAM bhikhAriye kI bharamAra ho gaI thI. bauddha bhikSuo kA paMtha naSTa huye eka de zatAbdimAM bhI nahIM bItI thI ki ziva aura vaiSaNava gusAI tathA vairAgi ke paMtha kA udaya huA.ye lega bhI bauddha bhikSuo kI taraha avivAhita raha kara maTho ora maMdire meM nivAsa karate the aura bhikSAvRtti se jIvikAnirvAha karate. vicAraNIya samaya meM ina paMtha kA daura-daura nahIM thA aura bauddha bhikSuo kA aMta ho gayA thA. Isa kAraNa deza meM bhikSAcarya kA upadrava bahuta hI kama thA. prAcIna samaya se bhikSAvRtti niMdanIya mAnI gaI hai. kucha viziSTa brAhmaNo ke hI bhikSA kA adhikAra diyA gayA thA, kiMtu unakI bhI dhArmika vRtti dekhI jAtI thI. saba brAhmaNa bhikSA nahIM mAMga sakate the. adhama yA azikSita brAhmaNa bhikSA mAMgane ke adhikArI nahIM the. eka smRti meM ese brAhmaNe ke bhikSA denevAle grAma ke daMDa dene kI vyavasthA hai ki Isa prakAra kI bhikSA yA dAna se cora kA samarthana hotA hai "taM grAma suhAnA romoko hi saH jaba brAhmaNo ke liye ItanA kaDA niyama thA, taba anya voM ke liye to kahanA hI kyA hai. bhikSAvRtti ke saMbaMdha meM ItanA kaDA baMdhane hene ke kAraNa hI saba varNo ke loga apane pUrva paraMparAgata dhaMdhe se hI jIvikA nirvAha karate the; unheM anya keI upAya nahIM thA. brAhmaNa prAyaH dharmAcaraNa meM hI apanA kAlakSepa karate the, nahIM te chAtravRtti se jIvikA-nirvAha karate www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3ra0 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mAM aura vivaza he kara hI khetI karate the. astu. usa samaya bhikSAvRtti niSiddha mAnI jAne ke kAraNa keI nikammA nahIM rahane pAtA thA. jisa deza meM nighogiyoM kA Adara kama hotA hai, usa deza ke utkarSa meM sa deha hI kyA raha jAtA hai ? bauddha dharma se hiMdU samAja ko lAbha bhI kama nahIM huye haiM. hiMdu dharma ke hI kucha mUla siddhA para bauddha dharma ne itanA adhika jera diyA ki loga ue bauddha siddhAMta hI samajhane lage. bahuta prAcIna kAla se hiMdU tattvajJAna meM punarjanma aura karmavAda ke siddhAMta rUDha hai. bauddha dharma ne done kA esA suMdara aura prabhAvazAlI mela milAyA ki yaha nIti ke saMvardhana meM bahuta hI upayogI siddha huA. ina da ta kI hI nIMva para bauddha dharma ne nIti kA bhavya maMdira nirmANa kiyA, jisase hiMdU samAja nIti ke atyucca zikhara para birAjamAna hai. tatkAlIna videzI vyApAriye aura pravAsiyoM ne hiMdU kI ImAnadArI kI bhUri bhUri prazaMsA kI hai. yaha kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki sarvasAdhAraNa logoM kI uttama nItimattA hI samAja kA bahumUlya saguNa samajhI jAtI he. bauddhadharma ne hiMsAyukta yAga-ya kA niSedha kiyA, yaha usakA dUsarA ciraMtana aura anukula pariNAma hai. bauddhadharma kA aMta he gayA, paraMtu usake ahiMsA dharma kA loga para itanA adhika prabhAva paDA ki aba hiMsAyukta yAga kA punaH pracAra henA asaMbhava he gayA hai. bauddhadharma ne veda ke saMbaMdha meM logo kI zraddhA zithila kI thI, vaha mImAMsake ne phira daDhamUla kara dI; paraMtu unase vedapraNIta hiMsAyukta yAga-yajJa kA punarujajIvana karate na banA. hamAre kathana kA yaha tAtparya nahIM ki agnihotrasahita sabhI yajJAdi karma lupta ho gaye the. hamAre kathana kA Azaya yaha hai ki hiMsApradhAna vaidika karmo kA bauddhoM ke samaya meM je hAsa huA, usakA phira udaya na ho sakA. agnihotrAdi karmo kA vyakti se saMbaMdha rahatA hai, samAja ke liye unakA kucha bhI mahatva nahIM; kiMtu baDe baDe ya ke saMbaMdha meM yaha bAta nahIM hai. baDe ya kA baDA ADaMbara hotA hai. unameM zakti aura dhana kA bahuta vyaya hotA hai. unakI kriyAye (vidhimAM) bhI bahuta pecIlI hatI hai, kevala dhanI loga hI yathAsA yAgayajJa kara sakate haiM. azvamedha, rAjasUya jaise yajJa rAjAoM ke sivA keI kara hI nahIM sakatA. ina yajJa ke liye saMgrAma bhI he jAte aura samAja meM akAraNa azAnti utpanna hotI hai. paraloka meM Ina yajJoM se jitanA puNyalAbha henA saMbhava hai, usase kahI adhika loga www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata meM sukhasamRddhi kA samaya 321 kI prANahAni yahI haiA jAtI hai. ese yAgayanAAM ke bada huM|te se deza kA nirka dhana-vyaya aura hi'sAkarmI rUka gayA aura isase deza meM sukhasamRddhi kI vRddhi hui. yahAM yaha khAta dhyAna meM rakhane yeAgya hai ki usa samaya ke naye rAjapUta rAjAe te azvamedhAdi yajJa nahI kiye the. sArAMza yaha hai ki samasta samAja kA eka hI dhamahAne aura patheAM tathA saMpradAyAM kI utpatti na heAne ke kAraNu dhArmika phUTa ke liye avakAza nahI thA. jAtidhana vartamAna kAla ke samAna adhika kAra na hone ke kAraNu usa samaya jAtidveSa tinA tIvra nahIM thA. samAja kA* zoSaNa karanevAlA nirudyogiyAM kA dala naSTa hai| jAte aura samAja kI nItimattA ucca zreNI kI heAne ke kAraNa samAja kI paristhiti sama taraha se vibhavAnukUla thI aura rAjasUrya, azvamedhAdi jhagaDevAle yanAM ke aMda hai| Ane ke kAraNu deza meM akAraNa yuddha nahI hote the. sa`teASajanaka di vaibhava tatkAlIna samAja kI Arthika avasthA bhI thI. usa samaya ke vaibhava kA vana karane ke badale dhAtaka khAtAM ke abhAva kA varNana kiyA jAya te vartamAna samaya me' vaibhava naSTa karanevAlI kaunasI khAte pracalita haiM, isakA jJAna pADAM kA hai| jAyagA. saMsAra ke itihAsa kA alekana karane para eka yahI siddhAMta abAdhita rUpa se nikalatA hai ki jisa deza para kisI dUsare deza ke lAgoM kA kisI rUpa meM adhikAra hA jAtA hai, usa deza kI saMpatti kSINu hai| jAtI hai. krUira vaha deza yA te! dhIre dhIre duzAgrata hA jAtA hai yA eka bAra hI naSTa hA jAtA hai. paraMtu jisa samaya kA hama vicAra kara rahe hai, usa samaya sidha prAMta ke atirikta bhArata ke kisI bhAga me aisA anyAya nahIM thA. uttara, dakSiNa aura pUrva me svataMtra rAjya the. kannauja, mAlakheDa aura muMger ke sAmrAjya sthAnIya vazeAM ke hI adhikAra mehAne ke kAraNa una prAMtAM ke hitasaMvardhaka che. marAThAM kA prabhutva agAla para athavA gAla kA prabhutva AsAma para nahIM thA. kAphiyAvADa aur uttara gujarAta kannauja ke adhikAra me' thA, ki Mtu aMta me' gujarAta meM "cAvaDA" rAjapUta dharAne kI svataMtra sthApanA hAne para kAThiyAvADa gujarAta kA bhI svAdhIna rAjya hai| gayA. kannauja kA prabhutva anyatra bhI nikaTavartI sthAnAM para thA, para use kAi parAyA nahIM samajhatA thA. dakSiNa ke rAjyAM kI bhI yahI avasthA thI. dakSiNa me... rASTrakUTAM kA samraskula thA aura usakA prabhutva samasta dakSiNa prAMta para thA. usI chatrachAyA me aneka mAMDalika rAjA the, para ve AMtarika rAjyaprabaMdha meM pUrNataH Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3rara zubhasagrahuM-bhAga 7 mA svataMtra ce. unheM kaivala vizeSa avasara para samrAT ke darabAra me upasthita hAnA aura yuddha ke samaya samrAT kI sahAyatA karanI paDatI thI. eka arakhI pravAsI ne te yahAM taka likhA hai ki bhArata kra pratyeka prAMta meM usa prAMta ke rAjA hI rAjya karate hai. dezabhara meM jisa prakAra parAi sattA kA kahI aMdhana nahI yA, usI prakAra janatA kA kleza meM DAlanevAlI avyavasthita rAjyapraNAlI bhI nahIM thI. IsakA pradhAna kAraNa usa samaya kI kar-graha kI suMdara rIti hai. kRSaka utpanna huye dhAnya kA chaThThA bhAga sarakAra kA dete the aura sala taiyAra haine para sarakArI adhikArI use vasUla karate the. avaLu Adi ke kAraNa yadi paidAvara kama hui, te sarakAra kA bhI usA hisAba se anna milatA thA. nakada kara vasUlI meM sarakAra ke subhItA rahatA hai, kiMtu dhAnya ke rUpa meM kara denA kissAnAM ke nahIM. akharatA aura ve nage-bhUkhe nahIM rahane pAte. usa samaya kRSi ke atirikta anya kAI kara nahI thA. yaha hama kahe cuke hai ki jaMgala yA AbakArI kA vibhAga taba nahIM khanA thA. anya kareAM ke na hone se janatA karabhAra ke tale dukhI nahIM thI. usa samaya megAra ThThI prathA avazya thI, kiMtu usase kRSakAM aa kAI kaSTa nahI thA. arI pravAsiyeAM ke vaNunAM se saba se mahattva kI bAta yaha mAlUma heAtI hai ki rAjya ke aMtaHratha zatru cera-DAkue kA deza meM bhaya nahI thA. kannauja rAjya meM inakA kaDe doDa kriye jAte the. ataH vahu rAjya ina upaviyoM se bilakula nizciMta thA. inake upadrava se acane kA prabaMdha pUrva aura kSaNu ke rAjAe te bI kannauja ke anukaraNa para hI kiyA thA. deza ke anartha kA sabase ala kAraNa usa para haiAnevAlA videziyeAM kA AkramaNa hai. bhAratava para anAdikAla se gAja taka barAbara videziyAM ke AkramaNa hete Aye haiM. paraMtu isA ka navavI. aura dazavA zatAbdI kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki ina dezanAM zatAbdiyAM meM kisI bhI videzI ne bhArata para caDhAI nahIM kI. arakhe ne siMdha prAnta apane adhikAra meM kara liyA thA, paraMtu ve Age nahIM baDha sake; yAMki unakI zakti Apa hI kSINu he! calI thI. takha tu madhya-eziyA meM hI the. unheM bhArata kI adreTa saMpatti kA patA nahIM thA. paracakro se usa samaya bhArata bilakula khayA huA tha. rASTrakUTa athavA pAleAM ke bIca jo yuddha yA AkramaNa huye unameM kisIkA yaha uddezya nahIM thA ki vipakSI kA rAjya hI haDapa liyA jAya athavA prazna kA pIDA pahuMcAI jAya. ve eka dUsare para kevala apanA prabhutva sthApana karanA cAhate Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hajarata muhammada kA janmadivasa 3ra3 che. eka dala jaba hAra svIkAra karI letA to yuddha usI samaya baMda ho jAtA thA. ra5 meM isA kI paMdrahavI aura selahavI zatAbdI meM IgleMDa, phrAMsa, jarmanI aura pena meM apanA apanA prabhutva sthApita karane ke liye kaise yuddha huye, DIka vaise hI yuddha bhArata meM navI aura dazavI zatAbdI meM huye the. yaha bAta nahIM ki prAcIna yuddhanIti kA kabhI ucheda nahIM hatA thA. kabhI kabhI hotA bI thA. kRSi kI hAni hAtI hI thI aura kabhI kabhI kadAcita vijita pradeza bhI udvasta he jAte che; paraMtu grIko ke AkramaNa ke pazcAt hI yahAM aisI bAte huI thIM. bahuta prAcIna kAla se bhAratIya yuddho meM anIti kA bartAva apavAda ke rUpa meM hI hotA thA. zatra ko jajara karanA, usake prAnta ke uddhavasta kara usakI zakita naSTa karI denA, Adi bAteM bhAratavAsiyAM ne grIka se sIkhI thIM. rASTrakUTa ke goviMdarAja ne kanauja ke esA prasta kiyA ki vahAM ke suMdara prasAda ke sthAna para ghAsa kA jaMgala ho gayA aura usakA kuzasthalI nAma sArthaka (anvarthaka) ho gayA. dhyAna meM rakhane yogya bAta yahI hai ki esI ghaTanArthe pahale nahIM, musalamAna ke AkramaNa ke pazcAta hI hui. yuddhoM se aneka hAniyAM haiM, paraMtu isa bAta kA bhI na bhUlanA cAhiye ki maryAdita yuddha rASTra ke aspRdaya aura unnati ke kAraNa hete haiM. cheTe moTe yuddhoM se janatA meM vIryakrUti banI rahatI aura zauryavRtti jAgarita rahatI hai. lega meM bairyAdi guNo ora kalpanAzakita kI vRddhi hatI hai. paraMtu yuddha meM anudAratA athavA krUratA na honI cAhiye. IsA kI navI ora dazavI zatA bdI meM isa prakAra ke ( anudAra aura kara ) yuddha vizeSa nahIM huye, isa kAraNa hama Ina dine zatAdiyA kA kAla tejasvI aura balazAlI mAna sakate hai. ("sarasvatI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 60-hajarata muhammada kA janmadivasa eka musalamAna lekhaka apane patra meM likhate haiM: "suprasiddha arAjakavAdI bekunina dharma-bahiSkAra ke liye sabase baDI dalIla yaha peza karatA thA ki dhama kA uddezya to saMsAra meM zAnita kA rAjya sthApita karanA hai, lekina usake sababa se jitanI azAti huI hai, utanI aura kisI sababa se nahIM. ItihAsa Isa dAve kI sacAI kA sAkSI hai. lekina hama pUchege ki yA vaha cIja dharma thI? yadi zAnti ke pUjArI hajarata isA ke nAma mAtra ke anuyAyI IsAIyatakI ADa le kara garIba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me Adami tathA nirbala jAtiya para atyAcAra kare, te kayA isase IsAI dharma para dhakkA laga sakatA hai? dara asala bAta yaha hai ki rUDhi, kurIti, kaTTaratA tathA saMkIrNatA ne dharma ke nAma para bahuta julama DhAye hai. IsI prakAra hama pUcha sakate haiM ki vaha kaunasI cIja thI, jisane mAnavaprema ke avatAra hajarata muhammada ke ayAyiyoM ko ItanA saMkIrNa hRdaya banA diyA ki ve tamAma gira-musalamAnoM kA vadhya samajhane lage ? aura kisa vastu ne bhagavAna rAma aura kRSNa, buddha aura mahAvIra ke vaMzajo ke ItanA anudAra banA diyA ki ve apane hI bhAI ke achUta aura pazutulya mAnane lage ? phira bhI yahI kahanA paDatA hai ki dara asala galatI yaha huI ki loga dharma aura rUDhivAda ko eka hI cIja mAnane lage, aura isI kAraNa unakA dharmAdhama kA jJAna jAtA rahA. kitane aphasosa kI bAta hai ki eka hajAra varSa se sAthasAtha rahane para bhI hiMdU aura musalamAna eka dUsare kI saMskRti ke viSaya meM bilakula anabhijJa hai. hiMdu musalamAna ke mahamUda gajanavI tathA taimura ke anuyAyI mAnate rahe aura udhara muslima unheM phira unake vaMzaja kahate rahe. nAnaka aura kabIra ne avazya hiMdU-musalamAnoM ke milAne kA prayatna kiyA, para unake ucca siddhAMta kI nadI paMthavAda ke registAna meM ja kara vilIna he gaI. abula phajhala aura phejIne "dIne IlAhI majahaba isI bhAva se prerita he kara pracalita kiyA, para vaha bhI manapane na pAyA. saramada aura dArA zikoha kI udAratA mullAo kI kapAgni meM bhasma he gaI. isa kahAnI ke do-sau varSa bIta gaye, para Aja taka sAMskRtika ekatA ke mahattva ko hama loga ne na pahacAnA. kAMgresa Adi saMsthAeM, rAjanItika ekatA ke liye cha-toDa keziza karatI rahIM, para sAMpradAyikatA kI jaDa para kuThArAghAta karanevAlI sAMskRtika ekatA ke liye uhene bhI prayatna nahIM kiyA. sAMpradAyiktA ke dUra karane kA eka uttama upAya yaha hai ki hiMdU-musalamAna eka dUsare ke dharma kA dhyAnapUrvaka aura sahAnabhUti ke sAtha adhyayana kare, aura eka dUsare ke mahAtmA ke caritAM ke paDhe. musalamAnoM ko bhagavAna zrIkRNu ke jotsava meM bhAga lenA cAhiye aura hiMduo ke hajarata muhammada ke janmadivasa ke jalase meM zarIka henA cAhiye. jisa taraha gItA kA saMdeza kevala hiMdUo ke liye hI nahIM, varanuM samasta saMsAra ke manuSya ke liye hai, IsI prakAra hajarata muhammada sirpha musalamAne ke hI nahIM, bahika samasta mAnavajAti ke apanI vANuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- vAyuyAne kA mukeTamaNi 325 sunAne Aye the. AgAmI sAta yA ATha agasta (9 rabIula avvala) ko saMsAra ke bhinna bhinna sthAne meM unakA janmotsava manAyA jAyegA. kyA hI acchA ho, yadi hiMdU bhAI usa avasara para saMmilita ho kara usa mahAtmA ke prati apanI zraddhAMjali arpita kareM aura isa prakAra usa sAMskRtika ekatA kI nIMva DAleM, jisake AdhAra para sukhI aura samRddha svAdhIna rASTrIyabhavana taiyAra kiyA jA sake." lekhaka ke prastAva kA hama hadaya se samarthana karate hai. isa viSaya para hama apane vicAra anyatra prakAzita kara cuke haiM, isa liye adhika likhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM. | (jUna-1930nA "vizAla bhAratamAMthI) 61-vAyuyAnoM kA mukuTamANa padadalita jarmanI saMsAra kA sarvapradhAna vijJAnavidyA-saMpanna deza hai. abhI usane eka sabase baDA aura atyaMta vicitra vAyuyAna banAyA hai. usa vAyuyAna kA nAma "DI. e. esa." rakhA gayA hai. isake nirmANakartA DAniyara baMdhu . lagabhaga 20 varSo se vAyuyAna saMbaMdhI viSayo se ApakA saMbaMdha hai. isa vAyuyAna kI sabase baDI vizeSatA to yaha hai ki isakA AkAra bahuta baDA hai. jisa jahAja ke dvArA kolaMbasa ne aTalAMTika mahAsAgara pAra kara ke naI duniyA kA patA lagAyA thA usase yaha 40 phuTa adhika laMbA hai. usake paMkha kI laMbAI 147 phuTa hai aura 6,360 horsapAvara kI zakti ke ijina isakA saMcAlita karate hai. Isake atirikta yaha yAna bahuta-sA sAmAna bhI le jA sakatA hai. 136 manuSya ko lAda kara le jAnevAlA yahI sarvaprathama vAyu yAna hai. abhataka jepalina ke dvArA kevala 84 AdamI jA sake the. baDe hI Azcarya kI bAta hai ki na kevala samudra para hI balika vAyumaMDala meM bhI jarmanI ne saMsAra ke anya deza ke harA diyA. abhI adhika dina nahIM huye jaba jarmanI ke "brImana" nAmaka jahAja ne apanI tIvra gati se samudra kI sataha para pratikandritA meM vijaya pAI thI. "grApha jelina " nAmaka jarmana havAi jahAja saMsAra kA ekamAtra havAI jahAja hai, jisane 20 dina meM saMsAra kI parikramA kara dikhAI hai aura aba DAniyara jarmana-baMdhuo ne saMsAra ke bAjAra meM sabase baDA, sabase bhArI aura sabase adhika manuSya ko le jAnevAlA vAyuyAna bana DAlA. Isake adhyavasAya kahate haiM. ("sarasvatI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA 62 - A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA ? kyAM che yuvAnA? yuvAna eTale AvatI kAlanA vArasA! dharaDAe eTale gai kAlanAM mAnavI. AvatI kAle zuM thaze? A savAlanA javALa AjanA kAma upara che. jeNe Aja gumAvI teNe kAla gumAvI. dharaDAe Aja gumAvavA beThA che, yuvAnane tema karavuM nahi pAlave ! jagata sUjhe che, dezabharanA yuvAne AgaLa dhape che, tyAre hiMdusamAjanAM jALAM krANu khaMkheraze? kANu sA* karaze? masIdanA hAjanuM pANI baLAkAre hAThe aDe eTale vaTalAvAya ! kAlerA, marakI, inphluenjhAnA rAge dhaNI akasmAtathI maraNa pAme eTale cUDA bhAgavAnA zarU thAya! pADAne duHkha ane pakhAlIne DAma ! prabhunAM e paga, e kAna, e hAthavALAM bALakone na aDakAya ane kUtarAM, bilADAM, musalamAna, khristI jevA gAyalakSaY=AnI nIrAMte pagaca'pI thAya ane A badhuM zAstrane nAme! hiMdudharmane nAme ! pitRkSeAkane svargamAM anAmata DakhkhA (rIjha) maLe, pApanA DhagalAmAM daTAyelA pRthvI upara jhaMpavAvAre| nahi paNa bApaDAne parabhavanA sukha sArU pAchaLa rahelAM 'ghI-dUdha'nI dhArAnA abhiSeka jevA jJAtivarAnA chaMTakAva kare ! ane A badhuM zAstrane nAme ! ujaLA hiMdu dharmane nAme! A badhA daMbha, peApalIlA, nyAyanA nAmanAM nATaka kyAM sudhI nabhavAnAM yAMsudhI TakavAnAM? kyAM sudhI AvA setAnI carakhAmAM samAjane pIlAtA joyAM karavAnA ? veda-upaniSadgha dhALu pUruM ke kALu pUThuM che tenuM bhAna nahi, strInI lAja lUMTAtAM dharakhUNe khALe, maMdiranA devane pa`pALavAnA bahAne mAlamalIdAnAM saMgrahasthAna racavA mAMDe, AvA zAmajI rAmajI bhuTTAcArAnI kaMpanI zAstranI, dharmanI vAtA kare temane kyAM sudhI baradAsa karavAnA che? badhA du:khanuM mULa garIbAi che. Arthika muzkelI che. dhananI viTaMbaNA che. dUdha-ghI khAvA nathI. divasamAM e Taka peTapUra jamAtuM nathI. zarIramAM hADakAnI hAramALA thai che; chatAMye zastro ane dhama ! zarIranI rakSA karavA, dharmanI dhajA pheravavA ane sAcAM zAstronI AMkhI karavA rAkSasI jJAtivarA baMdha karA! zuM ATale! saheleA upAya paNa nathI sUjhatA ? te emaja kahAne amAre marI javuM che. duniyAmAM marada thavAnuM mana nathI, napuMsaka thavAmAM rasa Ave che. yuvAnAnI AMkhamAMthI agninA taNakhA jhare, kApavAnI tumAkhI Ave, pApalIlAnA pAkhaDIone Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat rUDhinAM jALAM pUrA karavAnu www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA ? 327 bAhubaLa Ave, ane hiMdutvanI saDI raDI paDelI bhAvana ne jAgrata karavAne jIssA Ave eja prabhu Izvarane prAnA ane eja pRcchA ! DAghAonA khArAka mUrkhA !" 64 hiMdustAnanA lekane AjakAla keTalIka jaLeA vaLagI che ke je niraMtara lehI cUsavAnA dhaMdhA AdarI rahI che. kAlerA, marakI, inphluenjhA, tAva, meleriyA, kAgaLiyuM, plega A sau eka prakAranI jaLeAja gaNAya. AmAM jJAtivarAnI 'rUDhi' merI jaLeA che. ApaNAM purANAmAM eka kathA che ke, bhasmAsura nAmanA rAkSasane dararAja eka harIpha laDavA joie. Ane sArU teNe tapa karyuM. Akhare zivajI prasanna thayA. teNe varadAna meLaDyuM ke "jenA mAthA upara huM hAtha meluM te baLIne bhasma thAya. zivajI sAtheja te pachI khATaye, ane zivajIne mAtheja hAtha melavA AvyeA. zivajI nAsIne zrIkRSNa pAse gayA. zrIkRSNe meAhinInu rUpa lIdhuM, ane nAcavA mAMDayuM. bhasmAsura meAhamAM payeA. tene meAhinInA rUpavALA zrIkRSNane paravAnuM mana thayuM. zrIkRSNe kahyuM 'tuM mArA jevA hAtha mUkI nAce eTale paraNuM.' Ama karatAMja bhasmAsuranA hAtha peAtAnAja mAthA upara melAyeA. bhasmAsura zivajInA varadAna anusAra baLIne bhasma thayeA. Ama bhasmAsura peAtAnI racelI bhUlabhula maNImAM sAye ane maraNa pAmyA. Aje hiMdusamAjanI sthiti kaI AvIja thai rahI che, eTale hiMdusamAja pAteja petAne khAI rahyo che. hiMdusamAjanI caDhatI sArU karavAmAM AvelA nItiniyamanA kAyadA keTalAka svArthI lebhAgu udarabharI paMDitAe viparIta amAM samAja samakSa raju karI dIdhA che. AnuM pariNAma e AvyuM che ke, sAyAM zAstro, sAceA dharmAM ane sAcI dharmapraNAlikAne nAme mIDuM thatuM jAya che, ane pApaTiyAM zAstro, kapeAlakalpita dhama ane jUnI e traNa saikAnI dhareDavALI arthavihIna rUDhinA gulAma AkhA samAja thai rahelA che. zAstramAM zuM lakhyuM che ke, savAramAM ATha vAge uThevu, bIDIe pIvI, cAha pIve, gAMjo phUMkave, tera varSathI ochI ummaranI kanyA sAthe lagna karavAM, turata gRhasthAzrama mAMDaveA, gRhasaMsAranA *sarAmAM bApaDI srane mee peAtAne parANe patideva' kahevarAvavAneA lahAvA laI levA ? vaLI zAstramAM evuM kyAM lakhyuM che ke, khAramAM teramAM khUba acchI rIte karI maraNa pAchaLa meAjazeAkhatA eriyA maranArane bhAgavavAnA bAkI rahyo hoya teA temanI pAchaLa jamaNavArane rAkSasI kha karI pUrA karI devA ? vaLI zAstramAM evu kaye sthaLe lakhyu che ke, kAMsInI sajA karatAM paNa vadhAre duHkha sahana karavAnI taiyArI upara jatI, yA tA peAtAnA prANanuM paDIkuM bAMdhI suvAvaDanA yamadvAramAM dAkhala thatI strInA sImaMta upara khUba cUramAM ane mAdakatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA mahAprasAda uDAvavA ane peTa upara hAtha pheravI eDakAra Ave athavA vAchUTa thAya tyAMsudhI geNiyA gaLAmAM jhIkeja rAkhavA? kharUM kahIe teA hiMdu dha`zAstra eTale veda, upaniSad, zruti, smRti ane mImAMsAne gaNI zakAya. AmAMya kAie pAchaLathI dhAlaghUsala karI zveAka lakhI lIdhA hai|ya te| bhagavAna jANe ! te chatAM A granthemAM kevaLa vidhisakAra ane dhArmika kriyA sivAya lADu-jamaNa-ghInI dhAra-cUramAM-dUdhapAka'nAM kAi ThekANe darzana thatAM nathI. jemane daza na thatAM heAya temane celeMja karU chuM ke, ekAda saMskRta lITI AAka ane perA te batAve ! pachI ApaNe zAstranI vArtAnA vicAra karIzuM. zAstranI philmsIne nAme bheLA leAkeAnI aMdhazraddhAnA lAbha lai bApaDAM gheTAMone katalakhAnAmAM dhakelavAM hoya te tevA ghIyA guru mahArAjonI sAthe amAre kajIyeA nathI ! je dezamAM dagalabAjIvALA DAhyAene khArAka mUrkhAo che, tyAM mUrkhAene samajAvanAra jagatamAM kaiAija nathI. sivAya temanI jAgrata khuddhinI jijJAsA ! zAstra'nI vyAkhyA ApaNAM hiMdu dharmazAstra kevaLa satya ane ahiMsAnA pAyA upara racAyAM che. vaLI temAM vyAvahArika dharma ane zAzvata-sanAtanasadAnA dhama evA e vibhAga rAkhelA che. jeenI najara A rIte zAstra vAMcavAnI hAya che, temane kevaLa satya`jaDI Ave che. paraMtu jee khAlI dekhAva,mithyA pAMDitya ane vivAdakaLAnA zAkhanI khAtara zAstrone uparaTapake vAMcavAnI tasdI le che; teone kAM te! dhane nAme dhatiMganuM ajINu thAya che, athavA kAM te dharmane nAme pepalIlA calAvI pAkhaMDanA pUjArI banI jai prasAdanA paDiyA uDAvavA latAne bhaMbheravAnA dhaMdhA lai bese che. ApaNA zAstramAM kaheluM che ke, sayAjJAAta vo dharmaH / (satya sivAya bIjo kAi dhama nathI.) athavA aai paramo dharmaH / (ahiMsA sauthI meATA dhama che.) A e dAkhalAomAM sAcIja rIte kharA dharmanuM rahasya che. ane te rahasya sanAtana-sadAsa dA-hamezane sArU che. ane tethI te zAzvata dharmanA siddhAMta thayeA. paraMtu prAcIna kALanA RSimunie AjakAlanA bhUdevA jevA ullu na hatA athavA temane pApI peTane sArU Teka mUkIne pAdhaDIne vaLa pheravavAnA hatA nahi. temane saravaNInA khATalAnA sarasAmAna joitA na hatA. athavA temane jIvatAM jAgatAM garImAnAM gaLAM upara charI pheravanArAone sArU maraNa pAmyA pachI brahmabhAjana ke pitRbhAjana karI svarganAM dvAra udhADAM nahAtAM rAkhavAM. eTale vyavahAramAM anukULa, upayegI ane sate bhadra, saune sarakhI rIte lAbhadAyI thai paDe te sArU siddhAMta cyA 4H-- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA 329 satyaM brUyAt priyaM bayAt na brUyAt satyamapriyam / priyaM ca nAnRnaM yAt eSa dharmaH sanAtanaH // (sAcuM bolavuM paNa sAmAne priya lAge tevuM bolavuM. ane sAmAne kharAba lAge tevuM satya hoya te paNa na bolavuM. vaLI sAmAne sAruM lAge chatAM jUThuM hoya, to te paNa na belavuM, e sanAtana dharma arthAta hamezAM AcaraNamAM mUkavAnI e rIta-niyama.) Ama vyAvahArika daSTie sAcuM bolavAnI zAzvata dharmanI AjJAne lokakalyANa khAtara ghaTAvI ane ThasAvI. ahiMsA ane premane nAme rAva sarva bhUtapu (sau prANImAtrane pitAnA AtmA samAna mAna.) Ama kahyA chatAMya hiMsaka pazu, vAgha, siMha vagerene mAravAnI AjJA karI. ane jU, cAMcaDa, machara, sarpa, viMchIthI DarI javAnuM lakhyuM nahi. athavA vaidyaka zAstramAM vaMda, gokaLagAya, ghareLI vagere prANuono vidhi anusAra vadha karI devAmAM upayogamAM levAnuM sUcavyuM. dilIpa jevA rAjAe gAyanI rakSA khAtara siMhane AtmabalidAna devAnI taiyArI batAvI. mahArAjA mayUradhvaje potAnA zarIranuM mAMsa khavA mAMDayuM ane harizcaMdra rAjapATa lUMTAvyAM. guru tegabahAdUre zira raNamAM roLAvyuM; sItAjIe azokavanamAMthI rAvaNathI chAnAmAnA rAma pAse AvavA nA pADI. AvA Adarza siddhAMtavAdI satya ahiMsAnA upAsako hamezAM yAvaceMdradivAkarau pUjApAtra che; paNa tethI vyavahAramAM je dharma AcaravAne lakhyo che tenI kiMmata jarAe ochI samajavAnI nathI. Aje hiMdu dharmazAstro eTale bALabodha lipimAM saMskRta bhASAmAM jeTaluM lakhyuM te sarva athavA to caMDIzAstramAMnA dArUprazaMsAnA zlokathI mAMDIne brAhmaNe "somarasa" pItA hatA, ane zivajIne calama, bhAMga, gAMjo, priya hato tethI dhUmrapAnanI jarUra batAvanArA potAne manamAne tema artha kare e te che ja nahi. zrIkRSNanI rAsalIlAne AdhyAtmika artha- rahasya-"zarIranI iMdriyone saMyama bAjue mUkI keI akSarazanya goTIlo rUpasuMdarIo sAthe mastI karavA maMDe to tamAco khAya. tema hiMduzAstrone mAkhaNano loco batAvI mUkharajaziromaNi mahArAje managamatA arthanI meje uDAve to temane garuDapurANamAM lakhelI sajA dharmarAjAnA darabAramAM citraguptanA copaDe noMdhAyelI thaze tyAre thaze, paNa Aje to Akho hiMdusamAja AvA bhUkhaDIbArasa bhAmaTAenA pApanuM prAyazcitta karI rahyo che. buddhithI para heya akalamAM Ave nahi, sAmAnya vyavahArakramathI vividha rItanuM bhinna vartAne hoya evuM zAstramAM kadI lakheluM hoyaja nahi. dhoLe divase ghInI mazAla lai pharavAnuM kAI kahe to te jema gadheDe che, tevI ja AbehUba hAlata zAstrane nAme ThagI maTha-maMdiramAM rahenArA golaMdAja www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM gajarAmArU gelakha setAna sAdhuonI che. purANa hiMdanI sthiti kadAca dalIlanI khAtara eka vakhate mAnI laIe ke, maraNa pAchaLane bAramAM-teramAM vagereno kharca, sImaMtane kharca, brAhmaNamAM janAI detI vakhatano kharca zAstramAM karavAnuM kaheluM che te paNa tethI zuM ? je samaye zAstro lakhAyAM te samayanI hiMdustAnanI hAlata zI hatI ane Aje zI che te to tapAso! mahAbhAratamAMnA mayadAnave racelA mahelanuM varNana vAMce, yA te pAMDavonA azvamedha yajJa samayanI bhAratanI saMpatti tapAse ! athavA to sItAsvayaMvaranI jAhojalAlInuM citra juo ! ane rAmarAjyArohaNane vaibhava vicAro to jaNAze ke, prAcIna bhAratanI dhanavaibhavavilAsa sAmagrI akhUTa ane atula hatI. mahamada gijhanInI hiMdanuM javAhara lUTavA karelI bAra savArIe, somanAtha prabhAsapATaNanA zivaliMgamAMthI nIkaLelI aDhaLaka dolata kyAM ? nAdirazA, taimura ane durAnIe lUTeluM hiMda kyAM ? ane kayAM AjanI hiMdanI garIbAI ? azokanA samayamAM I. sa. pUrve 322 mAM eTale lagabhaga 2200 varSa pahelAM eka rUpiyAnuM rosaTha maNa anAja, cosaTha maNa dUdha, cAra maNa ghI, ATha AnAne gheDa, cha rUpiyAne hAthI ane nekarane traNa pitAne mAsika pagAra maLatA hatA. ane eka telo senAnI kiMmata phakta traNa AnA jeTalI hatI. Aje A vastuonI meMghavArI keTalA pramANamAM vadhI gaI che ? Isa. 394 thI I. sa. 413 sudhImAM hiMdanI musApharIe AvelA huM AnasiMga ane phAsthAna nAmanA cInA buddhisTa musApharoe hiMdamAM cAlatI atizaya seMghavArI ane kAne sArU "maphata davAkhAnAnI sagavaDa hatI, ema lakhyuM che. vaLI A samayamAM keTaleka ThekANe bahudhA vastuonI adalA badalI thatI; eTale ke jene bheMsa joIe te pitAne tyAM gAya hoya to Ape. leTAnI jarUratavALo pavAluM Ape. ghauMvALe bAjarI Ape eTale vastunI Apa-lethI sAMdhavArI bahu TakI rahetI. vaLI ema kahevAya che ke, loke nANAMno upayoga javale kare te mATe grIsa dezamAM eka rAjAe rUpiyA, aDadhA, pAvalAM vagere gADAnA paiDAM jevA lAMbA pahoLA, daza zera adhamaNa vajananA banAvyA hatA, ke je sahelAIthI pheravAI zakAya nahi, ane saMgraha karatAM bahu vizALa jagA reke ! i. sa. 942 mAM kalyANarAya nAmanA vaNike khaMbhAta zahera kabaje karyuM, te zahera vasAvyuM ane corAzI gAmaDAM teNe pitAne paise bAMdhyAM, chatAM dolata khUTI nahi. tene mATe evI kahevata cAlI ke - mAna sarovara mAdaLuM, mahAkALezvarane Are; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 331 DhIMgale (paise) pAMca zera bAjarI, kalyANarAyano Ara. e samaye eka pitAnI pAMca zera bAjarI vecAtI hatI. I. sa. 1530 nI sAlamAM eka rUpiyAnuM sADIbAvIza zera ghI maLatuM. I. sa8 1605 mAM akabara bAdazAhanA maraNa pahelAMne itihAsa vAMcatAM "AIne akabarI'mAM bAra Ane aDhI maNa maga tathA maTha, ane cha Ane maNa ghauM tathA ATha Ane cokhA maLatA hatA. vaLI eka rUpiyAnuM sADA AThazera ghI maLatuM hatuM. ema kahevAya che ke, dara zrAvaNa sudI pUnamane rAja biMdusAra mahArAjA pitAne khajAne lUMTAvatA hatA. vaLI purAtana vaNajhArAnI poThenAM vAva, taLAva, kuvA, dharmazALA vagere sArvajanika kAmamAM imArato pAchaLa keTale aDhaLaka paise kharcAya che ! pAvAgaDha uparane khAparA jhaverIne mahela, AbunAM vimaLazAnAM daherAM, pAlItANunuM jaina maMdira, amadAvAdanI haThIsiMganI vAva, dilhInI jummA majIda, AgrAno tAjamahela, azokane lohastaMbha vagere jotAMja jaNAya che ke AmAMnuM kazuMya ApaNAthI hAlamAM thaI zake ema che? hiMdustAna Aje himAlayathI rakSAyela ane samudrathI viMTaLAyelo surakSita svarAja bhagavate deza nathI. Aje hiMdustAna kevaLa Arya jAtithI vasAyele akhaMDa ja khUddIpa nathI. Aje hiMdustAnamAM rAmacaMdra, harizcaMdra, azoka, kumArapALa, zAlivAhana jevA tyAgI prajApremI rAjAdhirAje nathI. AjanuM hiMdustAna kaMIka juduM ja che. Aje hiMdamAM paradezIo ghusyA che. paradezIoe pitAne pagadaMDe jamAvavA hiMdu vi. musalamAna, brAhmaNa vi. abrAhmaNa, spastha viapacce Ama tekhaDAM ubhA karyA che. relave, tAra ane vimAna dvArA paradezI yAMtrika kaLAnA prabhAve dezanuM hIra jhapATAbaMdha cUsAvA mAMDayuM che. Aje dezanA rAjAmahArAjAone vilAyatanA vAyarA vAvA mAMDayA che ane paradezanAM havApANI catAM thaI jaI tyAMnIja paradezI cIjo priya thaI paDI che. Aje dareka hiMdInI vArSika sarAsarI Avaka phakta rUpiyA sattAvIsa jeTalI thaI rahI che. jIvanamaryAdA sarAsarI 24.5 (sADIcovIsa) varSa jeTalI che. tevA samaye jJAtivarane nAme zAstrane etho laI, kalpita svarga meLavavAnI jhaMkhanAmAM paDI, hajAra rUpiyA kharcI nAkhavA te ApaNu jevA garIba dezane pAlave tema nathI. kadAca asalanA vakhatamAM dhanadhAnyanI seMghavArI hatI tyAre bhAIo bhegA thaI jame e Azaya bhale rAkhyA hoya, paraMtu Aje sagA bhAIomAM saMpa rahyo nathI, ane kAkA bhatrIjAe sarakAra devaDIe caDhI nyAya mAge che; tyAM jJAtinA bhAIo bhegA besI saMpathI ane zAMtithI jame e te lagabhaga durlabhaja thaI paDayuM che. Aje rUpiyAnuM eka-zera savAzera ghI maLatuM hoya tyAM jJAtivarA pAchaLa kharca karI dezanA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM anAja pANIno ja eka rAtrinA vALu khAtara veDaphI nAkha e garIbanA meMmAMthI kaLiye khuMcavI levA barAbara che. jJAtigaMgAno pravAha (?!) ApaNe atyAra sudhI joyuM ke, zAstrone sAcI rIte joIe te kaI sthaLe rAkSasI jJAtivarAnI prathAne piSavA sArU, bAramAMteramAM, sImaMta, janaI ke bIjA prasaMge dharmanI khAtara kharca karavAnuM jarAe lakhyuM nathI. kevaLa dharmanI kriyA khAtara keTaleka ThekANe amuka vidhi lakhela che. temAM "anna' e uttama vastu che, ema mAnI keTalAkae te vidhisamaye jamADavAnuM nakkI karyuM haze, ane temAM puNya mAnyuM haze. paraMtu Aje annadAna mahAdAnam vidyAdAnamaviziSyate / annAya kSaNikA tRptiryAvat jIvaMta vidyayA // (annadAna meTuM dAna che, paraMtu te karatAM adhika moTuM dAna vidyAdAna che. annathI te jIvane thoDAka saMtoSa thAya che, paraMtu vidyAthI Akhe janmAre mANasane tRpti thAya che.) anadAna karatAM vidyAdAnanuM vadhAre mahatva gaNavAno vakhata AvI lAge che. himAlayamAM gaMgetrInuM mULa che, tema garIbAImAM ApaNI paDatInuM mULa che. zuM yuvAnane pUratI keLavaNI meLavavAnAM sAdhano ApaNI pAse che ? zuM teone pauSTika khorAka ApavAnA phAjala paisA ApaNI pAse che? zuM temane dUdha-ghI khavarAvavAnA paNa sAMsA paDatA nathI ? pachI zarIre zithila thAya, magaje saNukA nAkhe, parIkSAnA divasamAM lathaDI khAya ane Akhare nApAsa thAya to temAM vAMka kone che ? ApaNA sAmAjika vyavahArane nAme dhULamAM DhaLI jatAM, jJAtivarAmAM kharcAtAM nANuMne ke bIjA koIno ? eka rAtrinA vALamAM nANune durUpayoga kare, te to divALInuM dArUkhAnuM pheDI malakAvuM enA jevuM thayuM. have jJAtivarAnA himAyatIonI dalIlo eka pachI eka laIe. (1) prathama dalIla e che ke, jJAti e to gaMgAno pravAha che. jJAtijano jame ane AzIrvAda Ape to pitRo svargamAM birAje ane temanAM sagAMvahAlAM upara amI varasAdanA chAMTA nAkhe, A dalIla karanArA DahApaNanA IjAradArane kAM to jIbhano harAma casko lAgyo hoya che; athavA te jemane AgaLa beThe ulALa nathI, pAchaLa beThe dharALa nathI, evA bAyaDI chokarAM marI gayA pachI paravArIne beThelA hoya che; athavA jeo gharane AMgaNe dhaMdhA sivAya besanArA heI jemanA chokarA paradeza kamAvA gayA hoya che, ane khAvAne sArU parasevAnAM TIpAM pADelA rUpIAnA manIoNrDara mokale che; athavA te jemane jIvanavyavahAra kevaLa parAyuM anna khAIne tAgaDadhInnA karI loka www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA 333 niMdA karavAmAM zrIpUrI' evI jIbhaDIne calAvavAmAM khatama thAya che; evA jaDabharata AtmA(!)o ja AvI dalIla kare che. temane khabara nathI ke, AjanI jJAti saMsthAo gaMgAne pravAha nathI, paNa gaTara karatAM paNa bhUMDI thaI gaI che. kAraNa ke gaTaranA pANIthI to zAka. bhAjI pAke che, jyAre jJAti saMsthAthI adekhAI sivAya kazuM pAkatuM nathI. prAcInakALamAM RSimunioe cAra varNa racI. brAhmaNamAM Aje cerAzI karatAM vadhAre jAtanA brAhmaNo kyAMthI ghUsyA ? brAhmaNa ne chokaro dArU pIe topaNa brAhmaNaja, e "IjAro-kaMTrAkaTa kyAMthI Ave ? trikALa saMdhyA karavAnIja jene bAdhA (3) hAya, bIDI pIdhA sivAya ghara bahAra nIkaLavuM nahi evIja bhImapratijJA heya, te brAhmaNa nAmane lAyaka che kharA ? graMkSio grAhai B zyAnava jutha-brAhmaNa brAhmaNane sAme maLe te kUtarA pramANe bhasavA mAMDe; ATalI badhI to temanI haiyAnI hoLI niraMtara saLagatI ja hoya che. vaLI kAyasthA karaTupA kAkA yavanAzca jAtibandhanaH / caturtha jAti vinazyanti zvAno sarpo hijo gajaH // [kAyastha (nAgara mutsaddI), kukaDe, kAgaDe ane yavana, e cAra jAti pitAnuM hita samaje che; jyAre kUtare, sApa, brAhmaNa ane hAthI potAnI jAtinuM ja nakheda kADhe che.] varNAzramaziromaNi brAhmaNanI A dazA, pachI bIjAnuM te kahevAnuM ja zuM hoya ? svargano daravAjo kholavAne IjAre dharAvanAra brAhmaNavarganI A gaMgApravAha (!) jevI jJAti saMsthAnuM kAThuM te juo! jyAM thaDamAMja hiMga bharAI che, pachI jhADa lIluM zI rIte rahevAnuM! ene te paja chUTake; tema varNAzrama dharmanA agramukhI brAhmaNe ja vyasana, ALasa ane vahemanI gaLathuthI janmathIja khAI cUkyA che, tyAM caDhatI kyAMthI hoya? tethI Aje kharA brAhmaNe te temane ja gaNavAnA che, ke jeo janasamUhanA kalyANa khAtara zAstrane sAcAM svarUpe prajA samakSa raju karI, zayatAnI rUDhibaddha jJAtivarA sAme mAthuM ucakI jhuMbeza calAvavA bahAra medAne Ave ! A to jJAtisaMsthAne "gaMgAne pravAha mAnanArA brAhmaNanuM varNana thayuMpaNa haju "gaMgAnA pravAha" (!) jevI jJAtinuM varNana to bAkI che. AjanI jJAti e mukhya varNAzramanA bhinna bhinna vibhAga mAtra che. varNAzramanI bhAvanAne Aje mukhyatve jJAtisaMsthAmAM lepa thayo che. dAkhalA tarIke eka jJAtimAM pAMcase ghara hoya to temAM traNa taDa paDe. eka taDavALA bIjA taDavALAne tyAM jame nahi, kanyA na Ape; A "gaMgAnA pravAha (!) jevI jJAtinI dazA ! vaLI amuka amuka netrane che, amuka kuLavAna che, amuka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 334 vvvvvvvuwuuuuuuuuuuuuu zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me te halake che evI nIca vRttithI ekabIjAnI khodaNa niMdAnAM jIvaDAM sivAya jJAtinA khAbocIAmAM Aje bIjuM kazuM ja khadabadatuM nathI. brAhmaNe brAhmaNa mAtra eka thaI roTIbeTI vyavahAra zarU na kare, tyAM sudhI kanyA ApavAvALAnuM kSetra bahu TuMka thavA mAMDyuM che. eTale abhaNa, akSarazUnya jaththA sAthe kadaLI jevI kumaLI kanyAne paraNAvavAmAM Ave che. nathI saMskAra, nathI keLavaNI, nathI svabhAvamAM samAnatA, nathI uMmarapramANu ke nathI jIvanarahasyanI ciMtA. kevaLa lAkaDe mAMkaDuM vaLagADavAnI kaLA karavAmAM zUrApUrA jJAtinA paTeliyAe, keIne jJAti bahAra mUke, paMkita bahAra kADhe, eka ghara jJAtimAM ghaTADe; vadhAravAnuM to svapnamAM na sUjhe; bhUlanI daragujaranI vAtaja nahi, paNa kIDInA cheDAne kehALAnuM rUpa ApI, rajanuM gaja karI, kAgane vAgha banAvI, garIbane garadana mArI, taphAvALAne trAjave besI jaI, paisAdAranI zaramamAM aMjAnArA nyAyAdhIza banI bese ane "pITha upara mAra paDavA chatAMya" kAcabAnI DhAla jevI pITha banAvI medhA paisA jJAtijanene jamaNa ApavAmAM kharcavA chatAMya jeo lAga Ave DasavAnAja che, temane khavarAvavAthI AzIrvAda maLyA jANyA che? prathama jyAre varNAzrama dharmanI vizALa maryAdA aMkAtI tyAre vizALatA, udAratA, kSamA ane dhIrajanA guNe saMsthAomAM hatA. pahelAM varNAzrama hato, jJAtisaMsthAo to na hatI. eTale ja vAlamIki RSi bhIla chatAM guNakarmane lIdhe brAhmaNa thaI zakatA. jAbAlI RSi ajJAta kulanA hatA. mAtaMga cAMDAla hato. vasiSTha vezyAputra hatA. vidurajI dAsIputra hatA. draupadInA svayaMvaramAM arjuna brAhmaNaveze AvelA. sItAnA svayaMvaramAM rAvaNa brAhmaNa chatAM kSatriya kanyAnuM pANigrahaNa karavA Avelo. garga, zAMDilya ane kAtyAyinI getro Aje brAhmaNonAM chatAM kSatriyomAMthI utarI AvelAM che. agnivaMzanA rAjapUto brAhmaNaprajA che. nAgakanyA ulUpIne arjuna sAthe, ane grIsanA selyukasanI putrIne caMdragupta sAthe vivAha thayo hato. A pramANe dUNa, sAthiyana, yavana, kSatra, turaSka, maitrika vagere loko videzathI AvI hiMdu prajAmAM bhaLI gayA. kSatriyavaMzI RSabhadattane saMgamitro sAthe vivAha thayo hato. i. sa. nA 13 mA saikAmAM kanojanA brAhmaNa rAjA rAjazekharane vivAha cehANa kanyA avaMtIsuMdarI sAthe thayo hato. Aje AmAMnuM zuM che? AvA dAkhalAethI hiMdano itihAsa sonA jevo jhaLakayo ! "abhaDAvuM" ane "vaTalAvuM ' zabda ghusyA ke hiMdanI parataMtratA zarU thaI. premanI gaMgA gaI, saMpanI saritA sarI gaI, ekatAnAM mojAM uDI gayAM. huMkAra vadhyo, vADAo vadhyA, taphA vadhyA. taDa vadhyAM, tAIpha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ** ^^ ^*-*^^^ ^ * * * * * w w ".vv , v - .... . . -------- ---- -- - * A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 335 jAgyA ane AryavanI bhAvanA bhraSTa thaI. paradezI yavana sAme laDavA nIkaLatAM gAya ane brAhmaNe yuddhane mekhare mUke eTale rajapUta bhAgavA lAgyA. samUDa TuMko thaye, jo nAne thayo, saMkhyAbaLa ghaTayuM; eTale adekhAI jAgI, IrSyA AvI, TheSa peThe, vera vadhyAM, jhera jAmI gayAM, keI ucA caDhayo to tene pachADayo. eka AgaLa Avyo to tene pAcho dhakelyo. Ama saMtAkUkaDInI DAkaDArInI ramata jJAtinA havADAmAM deDakAMoe AraMbhI ! kahe gharanAM chokarAMne ghIne chAMTo nahi, nizALamAM bhaNavAne phI ApavAnA ThekANAM nahi, paradezamAM kamAvA mekalavAne sagavaDa sArU TikiTanA paisAnI tANatANa, temAM devuM karI varA karavAmAM AzIrvAda AvavAne hato ? ane kayA pitRo svargamAMthI AzIrvAda mekalavAnA hatA ? vaLI dhULa4 vitA rAphu tema devuM karanAre bApa zatrutulya che, to potAnAM chokarAM pitAne svargamAM pahoMcADavA devuM kare te puNyazALI pitAne rUce kharuM ? vaLI devuM karIne jJAtivare karavAthI svargo maLavAnuM ja che, evuM cokkasa to kaI kahetuM ja nathI. koInA kAgaLa-patra, tAraTapAla, saMdeza ke vAyaralesa kaMI svargathI pRthvI upara atyAra sudhI AveluM jaNAtuM nathI. mATe jJAtine " gaMgAne pravAha " mAnI pitRone svarga apAvavAnI lAlace jamaNavAra karanArAo dhUNumAM bAcakA bhare che, yA to pANImAM DAMga mAre che, emaja mAnavuM. ema svarga sastAM nathI, ane "gaMgAnA pravAha' galIkuMcIe ubharAI jatA nathI. e badhI vAto sAcI hota to Aje hiMdustAnamAM eTaluM badhuM puNya jamA bAjue thaI cUkayuM hota, ke aMgrejone svarAja ApI daI vilAyata vidAyagorI levAnI pharaja paDI hota. utAvaLa eTale zuM? bIjI dalIla jJAtivarAnA himAyatIo evI kare che ke, bhAI! dhIre dhIre sau thaze. utAvaLa karaze to bAjI bagaDaze. jenI pAse pisA hoya te kare, nA hoya te nA kare. tene ghera keI lAMdhavA beThuM che ? jamADIne jamavuM che. dhaMTI upara ghauM mUkIne khAvuM che. lAta mAravI ane lAta khAvI che temAM kAMI sapADuM che? vagere A dalIla uparaTapake ThIka dekhAya che, paNa temAM pApabuddhi, svArthavRtti ane garIbane chuMdavAnI kaLA sivAya bIjuM kaMIja nathI. vaLI jamavAnI khAtara jamADavuM eno artha zuM? "dhIre dhIre zuM ane "utAvaLa" zuM eno artha ja ApaNe samajatA nathI, ema kahIe to cAle. vaDodarAnA zrImaMta mahArAjA sAhebe eka vakhate kaheluM ke " ApaNuM eka divasanI ALasa "emAM zuM ? "AvatI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 339 zubhasagrahuM-bhAga 7 mAM pacAsa kAle thaze' eTalA samayamAM te vilAyata-amerikAvALA varSoM jeTalA AgaLa vadhI jAya che.' kahe! kyAM eka divasa kharAkhara pacAsa varSanuM pramANa ? Aje abhUta, vIjaLI ane AgagADInI jhaDape jamAne AgaLa dhape che, tyAre utAvaLanI' gaNatrI kaye| ghaDiye| trirAzI mAMDI karaze? gAmaDAMmAM gADAM cAlatAM jonArA gAmiDayA, vaDedarA zaheranI gheADAgADI'ne utAvaLA' kahe emAM kaMi navAI lAge kharI? zaheranA dheADAgADI'vALAne muMbaInI meTara 'utAvaLI' lAge, mubainI meTaravALAne vilAyatanI vIjaLInI jhaDapavALI AgagADI ' utAvaLI ' lAge, vilAyatavALAne amerikAjarmanInuM 'balUna jhepalIna' utAvaLuM lAge. vaLI sa MdezA lai janArI kAsada 'TapAlI'ne 'utAvaLA' kahe, TapAlI tAravALAne ' utAvaLe' kahe, tAravALA vagara dAraDAMthI janArA saMdezAne utAvaLa" mAne te temAM keAInI gaNatraphera ke buddhibheda yA te mRgajaLatI zakA che ema gaNAya ? vAstavika rIte te utAvaLa'neA artha AmAM te dhImAza' evAja gaNAya ! yuvAneAnI gaNatrI anusAra, jUnA jamAnAnA rUDhidAsA paNa AMkaDA tapAsI zAMtithI vicAraze te temane paNa jaNAze ke, yuvAneAnuM jJAtivarA sAme / pagaluM barAbara vakhatasaranuM, nIceAvAI gayelI Arthika sthitine baMdhabesatuM ane AtmazuddhinuM vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karanAja che. 8 mukha meM rAma bagala meM churI, rUpa sAdhuke era dAnata burI' tema sau kahe che; yathAzakti kharca karavAM, chatAM pariNAma e pramANe nathIja AvyuM. vadhAre maLe te vadhAre kha kare ane edhu maLe te enDru kha^ kare, te siddhAMta khelavAneA sAva sahelA che, paNu sAmAjika jIvanamAM tene amala karavA muzkela jaNAye che; eTale Aje tA jJAtimAM raDayA khaDayA paisAdAra yA teA kuLavAnee peAtAne tyAMthIja dAkhaleA khesADI kharca kamatI karI peAtAnA bIjA garIba paNa umarAva dilanA jJAtijanAnA lAbha mATe rUDhine uMcI mUkavI joIe. deza daLAyA che ! Aje ApaNA dezamAM rU. 1000 nI Avaka upara sarakAraverA le che, jyAre amerikAmAM echAmAM ochI rU. 15000 nI Avaka hAya tAja AvakaverA ceATe che. kaheA, paisAdArI amerikAmAM che ke hiMdustAnamAM ? hiMdamAM sAcA paisAdArA cheja kyAM ? paradezI kaMpanIAnA dalAle eTale vepArIonI pheAja. atrethI kAcI dhAtu vilAyata jAya tyAre ApaNe jIvI zakIe, evI sthiti che. hADakAM paradeza caDhe, temAMthI cappunA hAthA, baTana, kAMsakI, ramakaDAM, chatrInA hAthA, kamarapaTA, inDIpene vagere ane, vilAyatathI AvyAM eTale pavitra thAya; ane bicArAM hADakAM hiMdustAnamAM-kRSNa bhagavAnanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - -- - -- - - - -- - - -- - -- - ------ - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A te jJAtivara ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 377 janmabhUmimAM-rahe to apavitra thAya ! kapAsa paradeza caDhe, tyAM lUgaDAM vaNAya ane kharIdAya. atre vaNAyelI khAdI paisAdArethI nA paherAya ! Una paradeza jAya tyAMthI banasa, TopIo bane ane te A dezamAM paherAya. cAmaDAM paradeza jAya temAMthI phInIza caDhAvI pAvana thaI cAmaDAnI TUMka, kothaLI, bUTa, copaDI bAMdhavAne sAmAna bane; hiMdanA vepArIone A na sUjhe. AmaLAM, DAM, arIThAM vagere paradeza jAya temAMthI raMga bane; ApaNe tyAM ukaraDe naMkhAya to phikara nahi! ApaNA dezanI nadIomAM hajAre Tana retI maphata paDI rahe che, paraMtu jarmane retImAMthI lakheTelAM vAsaNa banAve che. amerikAnA dhanADhaye pAse kUtarAnI kiMmata rU. 30,000 sudhI bese che. mi. phorDa, mi. rokaphelara jevA abajapatinI strIonuM bAra mahinAnuM seMTa-lavaMDara kharca rU. be lAkha traNa lAkha thaI jAya che. AnA hisAbe ApaNe paisAdAro te kevaLa garIbamAM garIba jevA ja che. jJAtivarA pAchaLa kharcA paisAne ghedha je AvA koI hunnara-udyoganA kAmamAM paisAdAre vApare to hajAro garIbone poSaNa maLe. eka jJAtinI saMkucita saMsthAmAM kahevAto paisAdAra, kharca karIne hariphAI ane hAMsAtusInuM viSamaya vAtAvaraNa ubhuM kare che. garIbanI IcchA na chatAMya samAjanI kakSAmAM rahevA khAtara athavA te potAnI pAse paNa kaMika che, tema jaNAvavA khAtara (peTamAM pAzera pANI nahi paNa mAruM nAma dariyAkhA) thaIne devAnA DuMgara karIne jJAtivare karavuM paDe che. zrImaMta je pahela kare te garIba paNa naitika hiMmata batAvatAM zIkhe. je deza parAdhIna che, jyAM aradhearadha lokone mAtra eka ja vakhata bhAgyeja khAvAnuM maLe che, je dezanA keAI bhAgamAM niraMtara dukALa, mahAmArI, relasaMkaTa AvyAja kare che, jyAM bekArIne laI lAkho nirAdhArane annavastranAM phAMphAM che; tyAM zAstranI khetI bAMgane nAme rAkSasI nANAMne vyaya na zobhe, na ghaTe, na yogya gaNAya. Aje paradezIenI zAsanacakkImAM deza daLAya jAya che. eka jJAtimAM to sau eka mAtApitAnAM amuka peDhIe sahedara gaNAIe tyAM uMcanIca, kuLavAna halake, paisAdAra garIba evA "pakSApakSI tyAM nahi paramezvaranA vicAra zuM zebhe? vaLI khavarAvIne khAvuM che e sATAne dhama paNa zA kAmane ? prabhunI racelI sRSTimAM koIne sAdhana vadhAre hoya to te ochA sAdhanavALAne madada karavA sArU ja che, ema mAnavAmAMja lAbha che. vadhAre sAdhanavALo, eAchA sAdhanavALAnI pajavaNI karaze to jarUra eka vakhata rUziyAnuM belzIjhama' hiMdamAM ghusI jaze, ane garIbo bhegA thaI paisAdArone lUMTI leze, e cokkasa che. mATe paNa paisAdAree sAvadha thaI garIbone sAtha devAno che. zu. 29 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 338 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mo aMdagIne sATe jAtijamaNuM jJAtivarAnA himAyatIe vaLI evI dalIla kare che ke "have kamAvAnI tAkAta na rahI, mATe navarAoe jJAtivarA baMdha karavAno dhaMdho Ape che. ame ATalA vyavahAra calAvyA, ama te kaMI thAkyA nathI ane tamAre (yuvAnoe) atyAra thIja "zaThama karavAnI dAnata rAkhavI che." A hasavA jevI vAtane saNasaNATabharyo radiyo taiyAraja che. ApaNe joyuM ke pisAdAre pitAne paisAdAra mAne paNa vAstavika rIte gulAmI bhogavatA dezamAM sau gulAma. keInI beDI caLakatI te koInI beDI kATa caDhelI. kharo. paisAdAra jevo hoya te muMbaImAM jAo ane gaganamAM gAjatI havelIo joI meMmAM AMgaLAM dhAlo. "kamAvAnI tAkAtavALA jIbhanA svAdAne pUche ke "tame kaye karaDeno vepAra karI, lAkhonI dolata bhegI karI, hajAronI bakSIsa karI seMkaDone gujAre calAvyo ? jJAtivarA baMdha karavAnI himAyata karanArA yuvAno navarA nathI, paraMtu "DhIkaNuM bhAI utArata, phalANAnuM AvuM ane DhIkaNanuM peluM" e vAtAvaraNa nA nAzamAMja jJAtinuM hita salAmata che, tevuM temane haiDe vasyuM che. mAMkha, pataMgIo ane bhamarAMne uDatAM joI aradhA kalAka TharI ThAma thaI rahenArA jUnA jamAnAnA ThaThThAone thAka nathI lAgyo to temaNe jIvanamAM jIvatAM chatAM maravAnI ALaseja jIvavAnuM pasaMda karyuM che, emaja mAnavAnuM che. yuvAnanI tAkAta, peTe pATA bAMdhI, mIThuM maracuM roTalo chAza sAthe khAI, sudAmAnI cIMdaraDIemAM Dhabu paisA salAmata rIte sAcavI rAkhI maraNa pachI bAra tera divasamAM ja saphAcaTTa thavAnA sadAsaTTA karavAmAM nathI veDaphI nAkhavAnI e te cokakasa che ja. evI tAkAta temane joitI nathI. bApa mare tyAre premathI raDavAne badale, mANasanI khoTa paDI te jANI joI haiyuM kakaLAvavAne badale, bAra divasamAM ja nANAMnI trevaDa karavI paDaze, e ciMtAmAM yuvAnane saLagatI citAmAM kUdI paDavAne meha nathI. e meha mahAna (!) mANasane sArU bhale anAmata rahe. baMTIbAvaTAne roTale zAMtithI khAI, prabhusmaraNa karI, dezanAM kakaLatAM saMtAnone dilAsAnA be zabdo kahI koI aMgata jananA maraNaprasaMge athavA kaI TANe "phUla nahi te phUlanI pAMkhaDI' tenA AtmAnA kalyANa khAtara vidyAdAnamAM kharce e jJAtivarAnI dhamAla karatAM, ane "eka ghAla uThI, be ghAla uThI' ema pikAra karI tenI AkhI jIvanayAtrAne uThADI devA karatAM hajAra dara jaje sAruM che. bicArAM vasavAyAM!! sAtivarAnA himAyatIo eka cothI dalIla kare che ane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 339 jaNAve che ke "jJAtivarA aTakI jAya to bicArA bebI, hajAma, aMtyaja vagere vasavAyAne roTalo jAya, ane bhUkhamarAno vakhata Ave." jJAtivarA karanArA, keTalA dayAnA devatA che, te to eThuM" ApatI vakhate temanA mukhamAMthI "ca-mamma" sivAya bIjI gALoja nIkaLatI nathI, e dekhAva jemaNe joyo haze, teo jIdagIbhara bhUle tema nathI. jeo "vasavAyAne roTalo nahi maLe" evuM bake che; teone Arthika zAstranuM bahuja ochuM jJAna che. dhanasaMpatti jema eka sthaLe ekatra thAya ane pariNAme ekahaththu muDIvAdanuM jora vadhatAM, jagatanI pAyamAlI saMbhave, tema anAjane ja eka sthaLe amuka saMyogamAM thaI jAya tethI samAjane lAbha karatAM nukasAnane jhAjho saMbhava che. yuropamAM muDIvAdIonI saMkhyA vadhI, pariNAme Aje tyAM samAjavAdIonI-majUronI caLavaLa jesamAM AvI che. AnA chAMTA eTale sudhI uDayA che ke kAla mArkasanA siddhAMtano pracAra Aje yuropamAM moTA pAyA upara thaI rahyo che, ane seziyAlisTa caLavaLe bahu jora pakaDayuM che. raziyAmAM to muDIvAdIonAM ekahaththu nANune sarakAre baLajerIthI kabaje karI "soviyeTa-majUra sarakAra" sthApI che. subhAgye ApaNA dezamAM muDIvAdIonI saMkhyA bahu thoDI che, to paNa zrama jIvIone saMtoSa thAya eTale "reTalo" nahi maLe, ane jJAtivarAnI hAlanI paddhati cAlu raheze te ApaNA dezanA "vasavAyA vargo eka divasa jarUra baLavo jagAvaze. aMtyaje bApaDA kUtarAM bilADAM hiMdamAM jamyAM nathI, nahi te temane aDakavAmAM bAdha na hato! temanA bhAga che ke teo mANasa thayA, nahi te eka pUchaDAnA prANI banyA hota te aDakavAmAM vAMdho na nIkaLata ! AvI dayA A vasavAyAM kema pratyenI ! tuLasIyAre pUje, zrIkaNanuM nAma de mATe na aDakAya; paraMtu te hiMdu maTI "allA alA" pukAre ane romAMsa bhakSaNa kare, athavA te krizciyana banI vilAyatavALAnA "carcamAM ghusI bhAkharI, cA ane zarAba pIe eTale tene aDakavAmAM vAMdhe nahi; ATalI badhI dayA hiMdustAna sivAya bIje kyAM zobhe ? vaLI aMtyaje jJAtivarAne lIdhe pAparUpe bIje divase hAjata vadhI paDe' to vALavAne taiyAraja che. temane apAya che te majUrInA badalAmAM, kaMi dayAdAnamAM ke vasavAyAM tarIke nahi! je gulAmInI ApaNA dezamAM prathA hota, ane veThabaMdhIne kAyadA na hota to jarUra aMtyaje pAse "eNDu' ApyA sivAya majUrI karatAM karAvatAM ApaNu buddhisAgara (1) varAnA himAyatIo pAchA hake tema nathIja. bebI-gAMyajAone te savAranA pahorathI mareja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me hoya che. temanI majUrIne jANe hisAbaja heya nahi, ane thoDuM loce dhAna' ApavAno rivAja e vasavAyAM temane sArU kAmadhenuM gAya hoya evo DhoMga kara vIsamI sadImAM nabhe tema nathI. vaLI la dhAna' vasavAyAMnA bahoLA kuTuMbane ochuM mahinAo sudhI cAlavAnuM hatuM? thoDA divasamAMja vaLI temane "eThuM levA AvavAnI garaja to kharIne! zuM A dAsyavRtti-gulAmInI eka jaDa prathA IcchavA gya che? vaLI eThuM, utareluM anAja khAIne temanI zArIrika taMdurastI zI rIte TakavAnI hatI ? jJAtivarAnA bhajananI patrALI upara birAjelA gajAnana svarUpa palAMThIdharanA peTamAM apAtI AhutionI gaNatrI kare, temane thatA Agraha-vividha kheMcatANalAlATekanI yAdI tarapha nIdhA kare, ane pachIthI tenI sAthe vasavAyAne uMcethI baTerAmAM ThalavAtAM juo. mAMDavA muhUrtathI gALAnI zarUAta karyA pachI mAMDa choDatAM sudhI gALeja gALo e dayAnA DhALA che? athavA to vasavAyAnI Arthika sthiti ukelavAnA rastA che? yA to temanI muzkelIbharI sthitimAM madadanA rastA che? athavA to temanA pratyene ucca komane kRpAkaTAkSa che ke temanI dayAmaNI, cusAyelI, dabAyelI-caMpAyelI hAlatane vadhAre karuNuM banAvavAnA rastA che ? tene khyAla kadIe pASANuM dilamAM Avyo che? dalapatarAme kahyuM che tema "roTalI nAkhI bhIkhArI na rAkho" eTale temane sArU kAMI dhaMdhArejagAranI vyava sthA karo. (A vyavasthA tamArA jJAtivarAnAM nANAMmAMnA hissAmAMthI AbAda rIte thaI zakaze.) temane kaMI jIMdagIbharanA nirvAhanuM sAdhana karI Ape, paraMtu temane "TukaDo roTalo" nAkhI vaLI pAchuM "TukaDo" pharIthI levA AvavAnI sthitimAM cAlu nibhAve rAkhavuM, e setAnIyata ane hevAnIyatanI parAkASThA che! eTale jJAtivarA aTakavAthI vasavAyAM bhUkhe maraze, e to dArUnA pIThAM baMdha thavAthI dAruDIAo TaLavaLI maraze, evI dayAnA jevI rAkSasI dayA (!) thaI, jenI samAjane talabhAra paNa jarUra nathI. vaLI ATalAM varSothI vasavAyAM pratyenI dayAne DuMgara phATavA chatAMya dinapratidina temanI sthiti vadhu ne vadhu bagaDatI jAya che, te vadhu nahi te kevaLa eka akhatarA tarIke paNa vasavAyAM pratyenI dayA-je kharekhara dayAnA rUpamAM ja hoya-keI sAre raste dorI temano jIvanabhava vadhu moDuM thAya te pahelAM bagaDatAM aTakAve. A aTakAvavAno upAya upara batAvyo che. ema chatAM temanA pratye prema hoya to e prema (haDadhUta-chIH chIH aDaze mA ! abhaDAze !) evo to naja rAkho! AbarU zAmAM che? vaLI jJAtivarAnI tarapheNa karanArAo eka pAMcamI dalIla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AmanA kAMkarA ? 341 kare che ane jaNAve che ke: "ame amAre tyAM AvelA jJAtivyavahAra-varA na karIe te| amArA khapadAdAnI AbarU jAya eTale game tyAMthI uchInAM pAchInAM nANAM karIne dhera AveluM kAraja karyuM ja TakA." have jamAne eve AvyeA che ke, ApaNI peAtAnI AbarUA ke bApadAdAnI AbarU' sAcavavAnA kAthI IjArA rAkhI zakAya ema nathI. dhAyuM" teA dharaNIdharanuM thavAnuMja che. 'bApadAdAnI AbarU' rAkhavAvALA vaLI ApaNe kANu? vaLI je AbarU sAcavavA khAtara peAtAnI jAtane devAmAM DubADavAnI hAya athavA teA bhAvI prajAnA mAthA upara devAnA DuMgara racavAnA hoya, tA tevI AbarUne kyAMsudhI vaLagI rahevu che? najIkamAM lAya lAgI che ane khaLatuM pAse Avyu che. kapaDAMne jhALa lAgavAnA vakhata thayeA che, chatAM kAI kahe ke, mAre khaLI javuM che' teA tene bacAvanAra kANu nIkaLaze? tema ApaNe joyuM ke, je vastune zAstra sAthe sabaMdha nathI; je Arthika dRSTie nukasAnakAraka che; jene lIdhe jIvanaparyaMta ke jIsAithI peTe pATA bAMdhavAnA zarU thavAnA che; te vastune bApadAdAnI AbarU'ne nAme vaLagI rahevAmAM kazAja sAra nathI. vaLI jyArathI hiMdustAna paradezIonA paMjAmAM jakaDAyuM che, tyArathI hiMdustAnanI 'AbarU' zIkSakamAM che, evu mAnavAte jarAe kAraNa nathI. hiMdunI sAcI AbarU Aje svarAja hAtha karavAmAM che. vaLI je AbarU ApaNe amuka vareza-vyavahAra' nahi karIe teA jatI rahevAnI che, teA tevI takalAdI, lebhAgu, kAgaLanI heADI jevI AbarUnI ApaNane jarUra paNa zI che? ApaNe tA kAI evI saMgIta sImenTa jevI 'AbarU' zodhI kADhavAnI che ke je 'jJAtivarA na karIe' teApaNu nAsI ja na zake, ane je jIvatAM sudhI ane maraNa pachI paNa TakI zake. je nItine raste cAle che, je dharasaOsAra kajIyA sivAya zAMtithI calAve che, je peAtAnA paisAnA upayAga Apta kuTubIone vidyAdAna ApI bharaNupASaNamAM kare che, je phAjala paisAne upayoga gAmanA ke dezanA hitamAM kare che, te pAtAnI AbarU vadhAre che; eTaluMja nahi paNa peAtAnA 'bApadAdAnI AbarU' hajAra darajaje vadhArI mUkI, peDhInI kIrti upara seAnAnA kaLaza caDhAve che. setAnI cakkara jJAtivarAnA himAyatIe chaThThI dalIla evI kare che ke "paNu bIjAne tyAM ATalI uMmara nyAtA jamI AvyA tenuM zuM? amAre ghera prasaMga Avye ame jamADavAnI nA pADIe e kema cAlI zake? lAka amArI sAme AMgaLI na kare? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 342 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM (A dalIlane uttara ApaNe zrI. kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranA suMdara sacoTa zabdomAM ApIe.) "A dalIlamAM kAyaratA che. dareka sudhArAnI veLAe sudhAro karanArane keTalIka vastuo jatI karavI ja paDe che. keTalIka lokaniMdA khamavIja paDe che. eTalA mATeja sudhArakone bahAdUra kahevAmAM Ave che. jemAM puruSArtha nathI, tevA kAmanI kiMmata paNa teTalI ja. huM tamane kahuM chuM ke, tame nyAto jamI AvyA che tenA badalAmAM nyAtanA sAcA kalyANArthe bIjI rIte tame nyAtanI sevA kare. paise kharco. tamAre tyAMnI rASTrIya zALAne eka varSane kharca Ape. vidyAdAna karI te mAraphate A janma annadAna karyAnuM puNya meLo, ane nyAto bhegI kare tyAre sAdA svaccha ane sAttvika khAnapAnanI tajavIja rAkhe." zrI. kAkAsAhebanA A uttara pachI A dalIla upara vadhAre vivecana karavAnI jarUra nathI, chatAM locA dhAnane peTamAM nAkhyuM tenA urane Apharo caDhato hoya ane pratiupakAra karavAnuM mana thaI jatuM hoya te A kuMDALuM kyAM sudhI calAvye rAkhavuM che ? tene kaMI aMta AvavAne kharo? vaLI anna jevI bAbatamAM sATAM zAM? sAmane ze ? AvI jhINuM jhINI bAbatamAM upakAra mAnavAnI Teva paDI gaI hoya to bezaka dezanA uddhAra thavAnA che, paraMtu kevaLa dekhAdekhIthI ane dalIlanI khAtara dalIla karI guMcavaNanA mArgo zodhavAmAM uMcI gati nathI thavAnI. jJAtinA jamaNavAramAM javAnuM baMdha karo, pIrasaNanA TopalA levAnuM mAMDI vALA, ThaThAro maThAro karI bairaka buddhine tilAMjali Ape eTale ApoApa "AMkhamAM AMgaLI karanArAonuM jora narama paDaze. Ama chatAM mINabattI beu bAjuthI baLavA mAMDI che, eTale TIkA karanArAo tamArA gharanAM taLiyAM tapAsAya tenI rAha joine beThA che. eTale vaLiyA, vAMsaDA naLiyAM vecIne paNa jJAtivare karavAnI tamane salAha ApavAnAja che. tame sApha thaI jaze, eTale TIkA karanAra paNa "Ava harakhA, ApaNe be sarakhA' karI tamane bheTI paDaze. atyArathI cAdara oDhavAne badale paga na pahoMce tyAM sudhI rAha jovI hoya te, bezaka "jame ane jamADe'nuM setAnI cakara calAvye rAkho. khUTaze tyAre parasevo chUTaze, e chelle javAba sAcA ! maDadAnI ciMtA jJAtivarAnA himAyatIo sAtamI dalIla kare che ke, marI jaie ane ThAThaDI uMcake temane khavarAvyA vinA kema cAle? ane Ama jamADIe nahi te maDado uMcakavA keNa ubhuM rahe ? A dalIla karanArAoe have dhyAna rAkhavuM jarUrI che ke, teo i. sa. 1929 nI sAlamAM jIve che. "marI javu" "ThAThaDI uMcakavI' www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 343 ane "jamavuM' traNe vAtano pUrvApara saMbaMdha ThIka joDI dIdhe jaNAya che ! maranAranI ThAThaDI uMcakanAre jamavAnI lAlaceja e puNyakRtya kare che, ema mAnavuM te bilakula nIca ane Arya mAtAnI kukhane lajAvavA jevuM che. maranAra pratyenI saddavRtti ane maranAra pratyenI ucca mAnanI lAgaNI athavA to aMgata prema-snehasaMbaMdha sivAya kAI ThAThaDI uMcakavA AvatuM ja nathI. ThAThaDI uMcakavA AvanAra upara jANe ajANe paNa "jamavAnI lAlacanuM daSAropaNa karavuM e haDahaDatI harAma vidyA sivAya bIjuM kAMIja nathI. vaLI Apa mUA pIche DUba gaI duniyA" "maranArane kaMI uMcakanArane saMtApa che ?" A kahevata zuM sUcave che ? Ama chatAM ThAThaDI uMcakanArane khavarAvavuM ja hoya to gharane khUNe sAdu bhojana khavarA; paNa tene sArU pradarzana zAM? ghInI chAlake zI? e te maraNane zoka che ke maraNa pAchaLane zaikha che? dilagIrInI lAgaNI che ke mAtAnI ujANI che ? AjanAM pretabhojana-maraNabhojana te mUelA maDadA upara besIne smazAnamAM lADu khAvA jeTalI adhamatA sUcave che. AmAM nathI jamADanAranI zobhA, nathI jamanAranI zobhA. ane gharadhaNune khoTA mobhA khAtara paise Take khuvAra thaI nAhakanI ebhAmaNa che. A saMbaMdhamAM lokamAnya tilaka jI viSe suMdara vAta che. nyu igliza skUla zarU thaI tyAre lokamAnya triIsa rUpiyA pagAra letA. eka sAthIe kahyuM "marI jaIe tyAre pretadahana karavA jeTalA paisA paNa ApaNe na bacAvI zakIe?" lokamAnya javAba Ape tenI paMcAta ApaNuM karatAM samAjane vadhAre hevI joIe. mAna ApavA nahi te gaMdakI aTakAvavA khAtara paNa teo ApaNuM maDaduM kI bALaze ja ! ApaNA marI gayA pachI "maDaduM rajhaLaze ! koNa uMcakaze? evI ciMtA rAkhanArAone lokamAnyane sacoTa mArmika javAba basa che. vaLI AtmAne amara mAnanArI hiMdu prajA, AtmAnA mokSanI vadhAre ciMtA kare ke AtmAvihIna zarIranI vadhAre ciMtA kare ? bacatamAM zanya "o" Aje kuTuMbamAM eka puruSa, eka strI ane eka be saMtAna hoya. puruSane sAmAnya mAsika rUA. 30 maLatA hoya (je ke hiMdustAnanA pratyeka mANasanI sarAsarI Avaka vArSika rUA. 27 jeTalI thavA jAya che, tyAM AvI gaNatrI karavAne ApaNane hakakaja nathI, chatAM dalIla khAtara lakhyuM che.) tyAM tenuM mAMDa mAMDa pUruM thAya che. ochAmAM ochuM eka vyakti sarAsarI reja nA zera anAja khAya to cAra vyakitavALA kuTuMbane eka mAse ochAmAM ochuM jA maNa thAya. eTale ghauM, bAjarI, cekhAnI sarAsarI 1 maNanI kiMmata www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 344 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA rUA. 3 laie te rUA. 13aa jeTalA kharce anAjanA Ave. anAja pachI khIjI jarUriyAta kapaDAMnI che; pratyeka vyakti dITha sarAsarI mAsika kapaDAMne kharca rU|. 1 gaNIe te rUA. 4-0-0 thAya. pauSTika tattva zarIrane peASaNa Ape te khAtara cAra vyaktinuM kuTuMba echAmAM ochuM mahine rUA. 2 tuM ghI tathA rUA. 2 nuM dUdha khAya tA teNe kharcALapaNuM karyu. ema bhAgyeja manAya. gAmaDA gAmamAM khaLataNu zaheranA pramANamAM sAMdhu paDe che, teApaNu sAmAnya rIte mAsika rUA. 2) baLataNa kharcA vadhAre na gaNAya. dheAkhI, hajAmatanA ApaNe mahine cAra AnAja gaNIe. mIThuM, maracuM, haLadara, AmalI vagere sArUM ApaNe phakta cAra AnAja gaNIe. tela, dIvela, dhAtela sArU ApaNe phakta ATha AnAja gaNIe. have TapAlakha paNa peDe che teA mAsika cAra AnA TapAlakha gaNIe. have relve paNa AvI gai che, tethI sarAsarI cAra AnA relve bhADu paNa mAsika gaNI laie teA vAMdhA nathI. have davAkhAnAM paNa dAkhala thaI gayAM che. zarIra paNa takalAdI banI gayAM che. DaoNkTareA vadhyA che. zrI paNa vadhI che. dharagaththu davA jANanAra vRddha DeAsI-DAsA echAM thavA mAMDayAM che. te davAneA paNa mAsika kha` cAra AnA gaNIe tA kAI nA nahi pADI zake. ghera ghera chAdevI (!) rAkSasI hiMdamAM ghUsI che. rAjanuM 1 tAlA dUdha, 1 tAle! khAMDa, ane chA rUpiyAnI 1 zera karatAM paNa gheADI maLe che, tenI gaNatrI karIe teA nidAna mAsika kharca rU|. 3 Aaa cAra mANusanA kuTuMbane thAyaja. bIDI paNa dhaDAkAbaMdha hiMdu saMsAramAM peDI che, ane sadehe mAM upara Aga mUkavAnA lahAvA sau letA thayA che, (kAraNa ke temane azraddhA utpanna thai che ke kadAca maraNa pachI putra Aga mUkaze ke kema ane Aga nahi mUke teA sva pamAze ke kema tenI zaMkA rahI che.) eTale bIDI pAchaLa paNa mAsika rAja eka paisA gaNatAM lagabhaga ATha AnA thavA jAya che. bAra mAse eka pagarakhAnA joDA joie. (subhAgye ke durbhAgye meATA puruSo joDA pahere che, pagarakhAM strIone na haiya evuM ghelAe mAnIne manAvavAnI keAziSa kare che. ane bALakAnuM teA nAnakaDA kAca, kAMkarI ke viMchI chIthI prabhu rakSaNa karanAra che, eTale temane teA joDA joieja nahi, evI tAmralekhanI kaMI gaNatrI haze ?) teneA mAsika cAra AnA jeTaleA teA hakka kharA ne ! have eka chatrI joie. (kuTuMbanA pratyeka mANasa vAra nAkhI gaNutrI gaNI nathI, kAraNa ke eTaluM svarAja-svataMtratA' hajI ApaNA dharAmAM dAkhala nathI thaI, tethI sau vacce 'eka'nI gaNatrI karI che.) tA mAsika tenA sArU paNu cAra AnA anAmata rAkhavA rahyA. have phakta rUA. 30 nI mAsika kamANImAMthI ATalu kharca jatAM phakta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 345 bAra AnA bAkI rahyA. A bAra AnAmAM gharavakharA sArU vAsaNakusaNa, rAcaracIluM, godaDAM, pAtharaNuM, sAdhAraNa pharnicara, sAvaraNI, kAMsakI, gharabhADuM hoya to te vagereno samAveza karIe te bhAgyeja temAM pUrepUruM thaI rahe! eTale rUA. no meLa besI gayo, ane "mIyAM nUrAM ane lekhAM pUrAM" tema mAsa Akhare kazuMja bAkI na rahe che vaLI A uparAMta gRhasthAzramane te ucca keTIno Azrama gaNyo che; kAraNa ke tenAthI atithi, mahemAne, saMnyAsI vagere varganuM paSaNa thAya che. to ApaNe tyAM mahemAna Ave to echuM kaMI bAraNe tALuM devA javAnuM hatuM ! athavA bAraNAnI sAMkaLa caDhAvavAnI hatI ! vaLI gharaDAM mAbApa hoya to temane kaMi ocho goLIbAra thavAnuM hatuM ? ! eTale A uparathI eTaluM to cekasa sAbIta thAya che ke, mANasanI pAse bacatanI vAta A meMdhavArInA kharcALa jamAnAmAM zI rIte karavI ? kaLiyugamAM akasamAta te saheja thaI paDayA che, te te vakhate teNe kene AdhAra rAkhavo ? jJAtivarA "anItinuM mULa !' have ApaNe eka bIjI sAdhAraNa gaNatrI karIe! bacata rahetI nathI, sIlaka vadhatI nathI, taLiyAM sApha che. parANe peTa pUrAya che. nADIomAM lehInA dhabakArA cAlu rAkhatAM rAkhatAM kaMThe prANu Ave che. AMkeziyAM uMcAM thAya che, lohIne parasevo thAya che. eTale pachI bIjA sAMsArika vyavahArane sArU kharca karavAne nANAM kyAMthI lAvavAM? koIne tyAM corI karavI? zuM keInuM ghara phADavuM? zuM koI sagAne tyAM taphaDaMcI karavI ? athavA je ApaNAmAM vizvAsa mUke tene gheraja gAdo ghAlI, harAma dAnata karI, vizvAsaghAta karAze game tema paNa saMskRtamAM eka ThekANe lakhyuM che tema kumukSita jati pApA bhUpe kayuM pApa nathI karato? arthAta jyAre mANasanI pAsenAM sAdhane pUrAM thAya che, tyAre peTane khADA pUravA khAtara game te pApa karatAM pAchuM vALI jeteja nathI. eka mANasanA jIvanavyavahAramAM ochAmAM ochA cAra jJAtivarA Ave (1) potAnI mAnuM bAramuM teramuM-maraNakriyA, (2) pitAnA bApanuM bAramuM teramuMuttarakriyA, (3) potAnI strInuM sImaMta ane (4) pitAne tyAMnA pharajaMda(putra ke putrI)nuM lagna. (AmAM brAhmaNa komane joine eka varo vadhAre thAya che. je Itara kememAM na hovAthI gaNatrImAM lIdhe nathI.) A cAra varAmAM sarAsarI rU. 400 kharca gaNue to eka vyaktinI pAse ochAmAM ochA rU. 1600 to bacata hovI ja joIe. have ApaNe prathamanI gaNatrImAM joyuM ke, bacata to rahevAnAM phAMphAM che, tethI rU. 1600 ne vyAje kADheja chUTake. have daravarSe dara seMkaDe ATha AnAnI terIkhanuM vyAja gaNue to rU. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA 96-0-0 vyAjanA thavA jAya. eTale muDI ApavAnI vAta te bAjue rahI, paNa vyAja cUkavavA pUratA paNa eka mANasane pharajIAta rU. 8-0-0 ATha bacata mAsika karavI paDe. A bacatane sArU tene anItino rasto levoja paDavAne, e vAta dIvA jevI cekhI che. pATIdAra sivAya bIjI kemamAM koI moTI jamInavALA AsAmI e nathI; eTale ADakatarI AvakanA abhAve kharcanI sera pUrAvI muzkela paDe che. zikSakano dhaMdhe karatA hoya te be cAra TayUzana-chokarAM bhaNAvavAnAM rAkhe. be cAra vidyArthIene te bicAro zuM bhaNAvI zakavAne hato? eTale bAra mAse parIkSA vakhate praznapatro Ave te pitAnA vidyArthIone savAlanA javAba lakhAvavA sArU "kopI karAve-cerI karAve-mArka sudharA' vagere anItimUlaka rastAo letAM jarAe na khacakAya. talATI hoya to meM badalA vakhate, gaNavatapaTA samaye athavA jamIna mApaNInA bANa vakhate kaMIka paDAvavAnI dAnata rAkhe ane anIti Adare! polisa hoya to aneka lAMcanA kissA ubhA kare ! relave nokaronI lAMcane itihAsa te barAM mazahura che. Ama pratyeka pitatAnA dhaMdhAne anusaratI lAgucIemAM pAraMgata thaI garIbanAM athavA jarUriyAtavALAenA gajavA upara kAtara calAvavAnI yukti prayuktio race. "dayA dharmanuM mULa che e badhuM pithImAMnAM riMgaNa jevuM thayuM. gharanAM chokarAM TaLavaLe, annapANInAM dAMtIyAM thAya, hADakAnI hAramALA thAya, gharanI hararAjI belAya yA te bAyaDInI jaNase gIre mUkAya athavA te nANAMnA abhAve kumaLAM chokarAMone bhaNataramAM bhamaraDo pheravavAnI sthitimAM rAkhI, jJAtivare thAya, jJAti jananAM kALajAM ThaMDAM thAya. kaho A dayA che ? dharma che? svarganuM nAkuM che ke adharma ane pApa che ? vaLI kanyAvikrayanI taiyArI kare, sIdhI rIte na thAya te ADakatarI rIte mAMDavAnuM kharca" varapakSane mAthe nAkhe; Ama kanyAvikrayano bApa thAya! kahe A te kahAvA ke saLagatA hALA ! saune kaMkune vahAla che, kone meMzane cAMlle rUce che ? saune jaza joIe che, apajaza kone game che ? saune moTAbhA thavuM che. nAnAmAM khapavAnuM kene mana che? saune pitAnAM chokarAM ghaDIAmAMthI jhaDapAya" evo eriyA-umaLakA-ullAsa che. kene (jUnA vicAravALAone) AthI viruddha AcAra game che ? saune jJAtinA paTela thaI gharAM kApavAM, netarAM kApavAM, garIbane herAna karavAnuM game che. kene kSamA karavI, daragujara karavI, bhUlane bhUlI jaI garIbanI AMtaraDI ThAravAne amIchAMTe nAkhavAnuM sUjhe che? eTale A badhAne sAra e che ke, pitAnI kahevAtI AbarUne lahAvo levA khAtara ane AMgaNe www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A te jJAtivarA ke AbarUnA kAMkarA? 347 Avelo vyavahAra cUkavavA khAtara kaMjusAI, karaja, nItiviruddha karapINu kAma karavAnI kuTeva tene mana sahaja thaI jAya che. evo svabhAvaja ghaDAI jAya che. ane coranI mA keDImAM pesIne raDe yA to eka nAkakaTTa badhAne buciyA banAve tema jJAtisaMsthAmAM eka vyakti gharabAra gharANe mUkI khalAsa thaI, tevI ja bIjI vyaktio thAya tenI niraMtara tajavIjamAMja rahe che. koI koInI caDhatI sahana ja nathI karatuM. sau bIje potAnAthI vadhI na jAya tenuM niraMtara raTaNa kare che. pariNAme sAmAnA aNuM jeTalA chidrane, uNapane meTuM TopalA jevuM rUpa ApIne cADIyugalI-niMdAmeNA-TANAmAM bicArAne kacarI nAkhe che, ane tenI sAme eka evuM pracaMDa du:khada vAtAvaraNa utpanna kare che ke paiseTake khuvAra thayelo garIba mANasa gharabAra vecIne vara karavo ke tIrtha karavuM e sthitie pahoMcyA pachIye tene AtmaghAta sivAya bIje melano mArga jaNAtoja nathI. athavA jema tema jIvanane AvaradA pUro karavA sivAya dizA dekhAtI ja nathI. pitAnI bhUlo jetA thaI javAnI Teva jarAe baMdhAtI nathI. jIvananA AnaMdano nAza thAya che, zAMtino bhaMga thAya che, sukhane aMta Ave che, uMgha vecIne ujAgare levAno vAro Ave che. ziva ! ziva ! chatI AMkhe pATA bAMdhI dIvo laI jJAtivarAne nAme kharca karI karajanA kUvAmAM utarI svargamaya saMsArane zULImaya na banAve. sadehe saLagatI citAmAM paga mUkatAM bace ! ane rAkSasI jJAtivarA baMdha karI AtmAnuM kalyANa kare! sImaMta ityAdinA varAviSe gAMdhIjI jaMbusarathI zrI. maNilAla chatrapati lakhe che ke temanA kuTuMbamAM sImaMtane prasaMga AvavAthI emaNe chevaTe nyAtavo nahi karavAnI hiMmata karI che. Ane sArU huM temane dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. mahAsabhAnuM kAma karanAra sevakemAM ATalI hiMmata e navAInI vAta gaNAvI ja nahi joIe. evI hiMmata AvavAne sArU ekaja vastunI jarUra hoya che, eTale ke nyAtabahAra thavAne viSe nIDaratA. nyAta bahAra thavuM eTale tenA jamaNa ItyAdimAM na javAya ne chokarA chokarInI levaDadevaDa te nyAtamAM na thAya. jamaNone ja jyAM bahiSkAra kare che tyAM jamaNamAM notarUM na maLe e te "bhaluM thayuM bhAMgI jajALa." ane dIkarA dIkarInI sagAI te nyAtamAM na thAya eTale saheje nyAtanA vADA bhAMgI zakAya. je dezano udaya thavAne hoya to te vADA te bhAMgavAnAja che. eTale zrI. maNilAla chatrapati jevA sudhArAe kazI vastune Dara rAkhavAnuM kAraNa nathI. A jamaNavAra sabhyane jaMgalI banAve che, garIbane kacare che, dezane kalaMka pahoMcADe che. paiseTake sukhI leke paNa jamaNaghelA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo thAya e ApaNane muddala na zobhe evI vastu che. eTale zrI. maNilAla chatrapati jevA sudhArake jema jema vadhatA jaze, tema tema kurivAja meLa paDato jaze. AvA varAthI bacatAM nANAMne kaMika bhAga sudhArakAe jAhera kAmamAM ne nyAtanA vADAmAM rahevA mAgatA hoya temanI sAtvika sevAmAM vAparavo ghaTe che. jyAM mahAjana ajJAnavaza varte che, tyAM te pitAnuM mahApada choDI de che ne mAnane pAtra nathI rahetuM. tethI nyAtanA sudhArAne sArU yojeluM dravya paNa sIdhI rIte vaparAya tenI cokasI dAna karanAre karavI ghaTe che" (gAMdhIjI) jApAnamAM jJAtivarA nathI ! ! gharamAM maracuM ne roTale khAIne jamaNamAM upara ghInI dhAra karavI ane be piTa karIne bIje divase pUchaDuM chUTI jAya tyAM sudhI khAvuM, A Teva zarIra sudhAravAmAM ArogyanI najare paNa ADe Ave che. nyAtavarAmAM devuM karyuM hoya te cUkavavAnI phikaramAM ane vaLI gharamAM cAra vakhata "cAhaja' pIvAno. pachI zarIramAM jusso kaMI maMtara mAryo Ave nahi. bAramAM ane sImaMtanI nAto ghaNI jJAtimAMthI nIkaLI gaI che, ane have bIjI jJAtio paNa samajAvavAthI nahi paNa mAra khAIne tenuM anukaraNa karatI jaze, e ekakasa che. ahIM (jApAna dezamAM) nAtavarAnuM tophAna nathI. zarIre sukhI rahevuM ene potAnuM prathama kartavya samaje che. ( jApAna dezanI vastusthiti najare joyA bAda ApaNuM vAtAvaraNa saMbaMdhI zrI. phUlazaMkara nAthAbhAI (vase) kebe(jApAna)thI tA. 4-12-26 nA patramAM lakhe che. ) (mahamadavADI yuvaka maMDaLa-vaDodarAnI patrikAmAMthI) 63-vacanAmRta ja "jJAtinI mahattA vizenAM zAstravacano TAMkaye ke sudhArAvALAene gALo dIdhe jJAti TakavAnI nathI." X "jabaradastInuM tatva kADhI nAkhI je ApaNe sahakAranuM tattva keLavIe toja jJAtine punaruddhAra thAya." paNa huM jouM chuM ke, nyAto sAme lekIne jeTalo asaMtoSa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vacanAmRta 349 che, teTalA pramANamAM nyAta sudhAravAnA ke maTADavAne prayatna kAi karatuM nathI. niSphaLa asa'teSa samAjaneA saDeA kADhI nAkhavAne badale vadhAravAnuM ja kAma kare che. nyAta jeTalI chUTa Ape, athavA khAnagI rIte jeTalI chUTa levAya teTalI lane svacchaMda karavA e koMi samAjane sudhAravAne rastA nathI.'' * x x x bahAra "Aje nyAtajamaNe je rUpa pakaDayuM che e joine te! ka'pArI chUTe che. A jamaNanA prasaMgaja bhUlI javAya che. nyAta kAne mUkava', kAnu` vera levuM, kaiAnI kevI ThekaDI karavI vagereneAja jANe e eka mahAtsava hAya che.'' * * X "gujarAtane jamaNavAranA rivAja sudhAravAnI jarUra che kharI. jJAtibaMdhana ane jJAtiprema pASavAnI khIjI kAi te koI rIta zeAdhI kADhavI joie. nyAtane nAme 'aNuAcAr'ne uttejana naja maLavu joie. keTalIka nyAtAmAM hukkA-pANI eja nyAtamadhananuM lakSaNa thaI gayu che, ane keTalIkamAM kasukhe. vyasaneAne je nyAta premadhananI pratiSThA arpe che te nyAtanI vivekazaktinuM devALuM nIkaLyuM che, emaja duHkha sAthe kahevu paDe che.'' (adhyApaka kAlelakara) X ma x x "khAramAM temAM jamavAM e pApa che." (darabAra zrI, gApALadAsa) yuvAnA maraNubhAjananA tyAga kare e sAcI sevA che." (mA. ta. amIna) "sarakAranA karaverA sAthe sAmAjika karaverA bahu sAle che." (sA. zAradA mahetA) ''jJAtivarAnA meAjazAkha ApaNA garIba dezane pAlave tema nathI." (rDA. sumaMta mahetA) dekhAdekhIthI thatAM bhAre kharco nukasAnakartA che." 3.30 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat * "sAmAjika sudhAraNA sivAyanuM "achUtAnA ulhAra sivAya hiMdanI "maraNabheAjana ke sImaMtane vare| "mArA putranuM lagna kevaLa agiyAra (ikIla purahita) svarAja zA kAmanuM?" (paMDita mAlavIyAjI) caDhatI nathI." (svAmI zraddhAna7) zAstramAM kyAMye nathI." ( paDita mAkAnta ) rUpIyAmAM karyu" (saradAra vallabhabhAi) www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 350 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA "jJAtivarA pAchaLa kharcAtA paisA keLavaNImAM vaparAvA joie." (tA. gAyakavADa) jJAtivarAnA kharce eTale ugatI prajAne dUdha-ghInA sAMsA." (DaoN. caMdulAla.) 'maraNa pAchaLanAM kharca, lagnanA varadhADA ane divALInu dArUkhAnuM hiMdune svarAja maLatAM sudhI mulatvI rAkheA." (sva. lAlA lajapatarAya) ApaNAM khATAM kharco baMdha karyA sivAya Arthika sthiti nahi sudhare !" (zrI, dRyALajIbhAi) "khAraDeAlI sarakAra sAme jItyuM, paNa hajI teTalIja khahAdurI sAmAjika saDe| dUra karavAmAM batAvavAnI che." (zrI. mahAdeva.) (mahamadavADI yuvaka maDaLa-vaDAdarAnI patrikAmAMthI.) 63 - bhUtakALanI eka vAta nirIkSaNa eka saikAthI ochA samayanI vAta che. rAjapUtAnAnA jodhapura rAjyanI vAta che. e rAjyanA eka narezanuM avasAna thayuM tyAre emanA pATavI kumAranI uMmara sAta varSanI hatI. hAla sarakAra taraphathI sagIra uMmaramAM rAjyavahIvaTa thAya che, tema te vakhate sarakArI adhikArIo dvArA karavAnA rivAja zarU thayeA na hateA. kemake te vakhate rAjyAnI sAthe karArAthI adhAtAmitratAnA saMbadha janma pAmatA hatA, eTale rAjyAmAM DakhalagIrI thai zakatI na hatI. te vakhate bhAyAtAnuM rAjyamAM jora hatuM. rAjA ane bhAyAta jANe eka kuTuMbanA hAvAthI emanA svArthInI paNa ekatA hatI ane tethI sukhamAM jema sa` sAthe AnaMda letA hatA, tema duHkhamAM sarve ekakhIjAne paDakhe ubhA rahetA hatA. hiMdanAM rAjyeA rIteja ATalA lAMkhA saikAthI TakI rahyAM che. A evA eka kALamAM jodhapuranarezanI nAnI uMmaramAM temanA sagA kAkAe rAjyanI saMbhALaneA kheAjo peAtAnA upara lIdhe. rAjyanI saMbhALa rAkhI te karatAM vizeSa sabhALa temaNe bALanareza nI rAkhI. rAjapUtIne yAgya uchera thavA mAMDayA. rAjya calAvavAne pUratI keLavaNI mATe e jamAnAnA dheAraNa pramANe emane kulagurune sAMpavAmAM AvyA. te vakhatanI rAjapUtANIe zUravIra strIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvuwuw u bhUtakALanI eka vAta 351 hatI. eTale tenI godamAM ucharatAM ucharatAM bALaka sahadaya, zarAtanavALo ane keLavaNInA prabhAve udAracarita tathA sArI samajaNavALo thavA lAgyo. potAnA putrathI paNa adhika pALe evA kAkAnI saMbhALa nIce te khUba AnaMdamAM ane taMdurastImAM raheto hato. ucheranI A vyavasthAmAM kayuM bALaka suMdara rIte na uchare ? sArA ucheranA koI paNa sAdhananI khoTamAM svArtha jema keTaleka ThekANe ucherane bagADe che, tema A jagAe svArtha te leza paNa na hato. varSo vItatAM gayAM, tema lAyakAtamAM kumAra AgaLa vadhatA gayA; ane temanI uMmara vadhatI gaI tema tema kAkAnI javAbadArIo vadhatI jatI chatAM "have thoDAja kALamAM enuM huM ene meMpI daIza" e vicAranI hoMzathI kAkAnuM javAbadArIvALuM jIvana AzAnA vahanamAM ne vahanamAM AnaMdamAM rahetuM. kAkA samartha rAjapUta hatA. rAjavIne sago bhAI hovAthI rAjavInA badhA guNe tenAmAM hatA; eTale bhAyAtone pitAnI sAthe rAkhavAmAM, adhikArIone barAbara potAnA adhikAranI hadamAM rAkhavAmAM, khaTapaTa ane tophAnane dabAvavAmAM te sucatura hatA. pitAnAja vakhatane mATe nahi paNa bALaka uMmaralAyaka thaI gAdIe Ave tyAre keAI jAtanI upAdhi rAjyamAM rahe nahi evo eNe prabaMdha karyo hato. je sagIra narezane A saMbhALa rAkhanAra maLe te nazIbadAra che. hAlamAM uMcI keLavaNInA samayamAM tevA hRdayane koNa jANe kema kaye kamanasIbe abhAva che. jodhapurane te vakhate tevo eka nara sAMpaDayo hato, ke jeNe potAnI javAbadArInA vakhatamAM rAjya sArUM calAvyuM ane bALakane ucheravAmAM evo banAvavAno prayatna karyo, ke je pitAnI jIMdagI sukharUpa bhegavatAM bhogavatAM rAjya tarapha bhaktibhAvathI varte. jyAM AvI jAtano prabaMdha hoya che, tyAM varSo jatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. sAta ATha varSanI uMmaramAM bALarAjyavahIvaTa thayo hato te agiyAra varSa pUrAM thayAM tyAre bALajIMdagI pUrI thaI. ane raiyata harSathI nIrakhI zake evo rAjyAbhilASI yuvAna taiyAra thayo. kAkAnI jIMdagI to tene mATe ja hatI. eTale temane vicAra thayo ke bhatrIjo have paraNIne gAdIe bese te mArI AMkho Thare. sAruM muhUrta joIne rAjyAbhiSekano divasa TharAvyuM. rAjyomAM, bhAyAtomAM, raiyata vargamAM e zubha divasanAM AmaMtraNa mokalAvyAM. bIje divase savAre rAjyAbhiSeka thavAne hato. tene Agale divasa kAkAe bhatrIjAne kahevarAvyuM ke, Aja ApaNe baMnee sAthe ekalA zikAre javuM che. nehamAM ucharela, AMkhanI kIkInA jevI saMbhALathI poSAyelo ane bALapaNathI ja kAkAnA khoLAmAM rahela evA e kumAre e kaheNa mAthe caDhAvyuM. rAjA thayA pahelAM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upara zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA dIkarAtarIke kAkA sAthe chello zikArane AnaMda laI lauM evo tene utsAha thayo. zikAre javAno vakhata 11 vAgyA hatA. kAkebhatrIje sapheda azva upara sajaja thaIne nIkaLyA. unALAnA divaso hatA. mAravADa eTale mabhUmi. retInuM raNa ane unALAne sUrya. pachI garamI mATe zuM pUchavuM hoya ? vizrAmane mATe jhADa A sudharatA jamAnAmAM paNa mAravADamAM thoDAM che, te e kALamAM chAyAnI AzA zAnI hoya? traNeka gAu gayA pachI sUrya barAbara madhyAhane mAthA upara Avyo haze tyAre kAkAe kumArane hukama karyo "bhAI ! ghoDA uparathI nIce utarI jAo." vizvAsu kuMvare tema karyuM. nIce utaryA pachI hukama thaye "pagarakhAM kADhI nAkho." Azcaryacakita kuMvare te paNa karyuM. mahelamAM paNa ughADe page na cAlanAra bALakane dhagadhagatI retImAM paga mUkatAM zA bhA thayA haze te evI sthiti na bhogavI hoya evA mANaso aTakaLa paNa na karI zake. pagarakhAM pagamAMthI nIkaLI gayAM. jamIna upara paga mUkatAM eka paga mUke ane eka paga addhara le tema vArApharatI ghoDAnA thanathanATa mAphaka bALaka thanathanATa karavA lAgyo. kAkAnA hAthamAM cAbUka hatA. eka cAbUka phaTakAvI kADhIne kAkAe kahyuM "mArA ghoDAnI AgaLa doDa." AgaLa bhAvi nareza ane pAchaLa ghoDA upara savAra thayelo kAke. gheDo doDato jAya ane kumAra AgaLa bhAgato jAya ane bhAgatAM bhAgatAM cAbUkanA soTA vAMsAmAM paDatA jAya, AMkhamAMthI azru vahetAM jAya, paganAM taLiyAMmAM phellA paDatA jAya, rAjapUtI hiMmata chatAM mukhamAMthI raDavA jevo avAja nIkaLato jAya; evuM dazya tyAM thaI rahyuM. lagabhaga mAileka doDAvyo haze, pachI ubho rAkhI sAthe laI lIdhelAM pagarakhAM paherAvI kAkAe sAthe daravelA ghoDA upara kumArane caDhI javA hukama karyo. tharathara brijate zarIre rIsane dabAvI ane mAre adhikAra thaze tyAre kAkAne dhANImAM ghAlI tela kADhIza e nizcaya karatAM karatAM kumAra ghoDA upara caDho. zahera kAMI bahu dUra na hatuM. doDate ghoDe thoDAka vakhatamAM badhA rAjadarabAramAM AvI pahoMcyA. mahelamAM dAkhala thayA pachI zikArathI AvIne jema mANasa snAna karI svaccha thAya, tema kAko bhatrIje snAna karI potapotAnA AgAramAM gayA. yuvAna rAjA manamAM ne manamAM samasamI gaye. gAdI upara AvavAne haju 8 divasanI vAra hatI. eTale zuM karavuM te bAbata koInI salAha levAnI tene jarUra lAgI nahi. paNa paDeluM duHkha keAIne kahyA vagara ke ekaluM besIne raDI lIdhA vagara e huM thatuM nathI. tenI mA pAse jaIne te divase banela hakIkata yatheccha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUtakALanI eka vAta 353 banI hatI tevI kahI saMbhaLAvI ane umeryuM ke "mA ! mane e vakhate to ema thayuM ke 11 varSa sudhI pALISIne meTo karyo paraMtu 11 varSa sudhI kAkAe yatheccha rAjya karyAne lIdhe mane rAjya sevAnI enI icchA nahi hoya tethI ekalo jaMgalamAM A rIte laI jaIne jANe mane mArI nAkhavAno IrAdo hoya evuM mane lAgyuM hatuM. huM pAcho kema AvavA pAmyo te huM jANI zakatA nathI." ema kahetAM bALaka, bALakanI mAphaka raDI paDyo. mAe mAthe hAtha pheravI zAMti ApI ane snehathI mAthuM sUyuM. majabUta pALathI baMdhAyeluM taLAva heya ane dhAryA karatAM vizeSa varasAda Ave ane te chalachala bharAI jAya tyAre koI vakhata e bhaya utpanna thAya che ke pALa phATaze ane nIcenAM gAmone nukasAna karaze. eve samaye taLAvanI ekAda pALa toDIne pANunA pravAhane rasto ApavAmAM Ave che, tyAre gAmamAM zAMti thAya che. e ja pramANe jyAre atizaya zoka ke dilagIrIthI hRdaya phATI jAya evuM duHkha thAya che, tyAre koI snehInI godamAM ke pachI ekalA rahIne mANasa potAnA cittane sAMtvana Ape che. paDatAM e azru, jema hadaya phATavAnA bhayane dUra kare che, tema A bALaka mahArAjAe mAnA khoLAmAM karyuM. rAjyAbhiSekane vIsa kalAkathI paNa ochA kalAka bAkI rahyA hatA. savAre sADA ATha vAgate muhUrta hatuM. darabAranI saghaLI taiyArI thaI rahI hatI. abhiSeka mATe kAvaDamAM kAzIthI gaMgAjaLa paNa AvI gayuM hatuM. AkhA mevADa ane mAravADanA rAjAenI beThako goThavAI gaI hatI. evuM kAMI bAkI na hatuM ke je AvA zubha prasaMga mATe taiyAra heya nahi. bIjA divasanI savAre zaheramAM AnaMda prasarI rahyo. sADAATha vAge rAjyAbhiSeka thayo. rAjyanI sIla eka paNa zabada bolyA vagara kAkAe nareza thayelA bhatrIjAnA hAthamAM ghaNAja namana sAthe mUkI ane pachI jAte namIne paganuM cuMbana lIdhuM. pAchA ubhA thatA lokoe kAkAnI AMkhamAM azvanI nadIo vahetI dIThI. ekaja zabda kahyo "bhAI ! tamArUM tamane se pIne Aja huM kRtArtha thayo. sukhethI bhogavaje. prajAne nehathI pALaje, jema meM tamane Aja sudhI pALyA hatA tema." eTaluM bolatAM tyAMja besI javAyuM. navA rAjAne Azcarya thayuM. ene thayuM ke kAle huM anubhavatA hatA te sAcuM ke Aja huM jouM chuM te sAcuM. agiyAra varSanuM vahAla Aja rAjyAbhiSeka vakhate temaNe pharIne joyuM, tyAre emane thayuM ke kAlane bAra vAgyAne ardho kalAka A badhA jIvanathI sAva ne kema tarI raheto haze ? e vicAra thatAM thatAM paNa bALaka www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 354 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me upara, anubhavanuM ajJAna ane navA adhikArane meha ene ema kahI rahyo ke " nA nA, e mApha thaI zake evuM nathI. " e vicAra AvatAM ja netramAM saheja pheraphAranI sAthe, hamezanI Teva paDI gayAne lIdhe naramAzathI te kharUM paNa saheja kaDakAzathI gAdInazIna nareze kahyuM -" mane kAMI khulAso karaze ? kAlanA prasaMgane kAMI khulAso thaze ? te asahya vAta hatI. huM samajI zakatuM nathI ke kAle tame eja kAkA hatA ke jeNe mArA pitA karatAM paNa vizeSa agIAra varSa sudhI mane pALyo ane piLe ?" e netranI kaDakAzamAM paNa kAkAne vizvAsano AnaMda Avyo. ene thaI gayuM ke ene zrama saphaLa che. kAkAe ghaNuja vinItabhAve (kemake Aja te bhatrIjo nahi paNa dhaNuM hato ) kahyuM ke "mahArAja ! Apa na samajI zake evuM huM mAnato nathI; chatAM khulAso karavAnI rajA lauM chuM ke, AkhI uMmara meM phUlanI mAphaka Apane rAkhyA hovAthI garIba mANasonI sthitinuM Apane bhAna thAya nahi, to rAjya hAthamAM AvyA pachI raiyata taraphanI vataNuMka zI hovI joIe te samajAya nahi. Apane pALavAmAM jema meM mahenata karI che, tema Apane bhaNAvavAmAM paNa tanatoDa mahenata karI che. keAI pATha e rahI gayo nathI ke Apane bhaNAvavAmAM nahi Avyo hoya. mane lAgyuM ke, eka pAThanI uNapa che, ane te pATha mAre Apane kAle bhaNAvavo hato te bhaNAvyo. " mANasanA pitAnA upara jyAM sudhI duHkha paDatuM nathI tyAM sudhI bIjAnAM duHkhanuM manuSyane bhAna thatuM nathI. je narezane garIba lokonA upara paDatI hADamArI paDI hotI nathI, teone lokonAM kharAM duHkhane khyAla paNa Avato nathI. ghaNuM rAjyomAM lokonI pITha upara cAbukanA mAra paDatA meM joyA che te vakhate mane thayuM ke, te vAganArane kevuM duHkha thAya che tenuM bhAna na thavAnuM mAranArane eja kAraNa hovuM joIe ke te mArA pitAne nathI paDato." "ApanI raiyatanA sukha mATe, ApanA rAjyanA sthAyIpaNA mATe koI paNa pATha bhaNyA vagara na rahI jAya mATe tamane ghaNuM duHkha thayuM haze chatAM ane mAruM to meM je kAle karyuM te mATe hadaya cIrAI jatuM hatuM; chatAM A chello pATha Apane jaNAvI dauM te mArA avasAna pachI paNa mArI hayAtImAM jevA surakSita che tevA ApanI prajAmAM rahI zake teTalA mATe te sAhasa meM karyuM." hAtha joDIne khulAso karatAM karatAM tenAM netramAMthI AMsu DhaLatAM hatAM. bALarAjA nareza thayA hatA, paNa evA ucheramAM ucharyo hatA ke kAkAnA A zabdo, kAkAnAM azru, ane kAkAnuM vinItapaNuM joIne siMhAsana uparathI ubhA thaI gayA. be hAthe kAkAne ubhA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - . ... ... * * * * * * * * * * ja "*, * * * * * * * abara kA vidyAprema 355 karyA ane pachI pagamAM paDayA. ane kahyuM ke "pitAnA maraNa pachI enAthI paNa adhika Ape pALyo che, paNa Aje A pATha bhaNAvIne te Ape mane hamezane mATe jIvADayo che." rAjA sattAdhIza hatA chatAM kAkA aMdagI sudhI tenA mAnane pAtra rahyA. jANe eja rAjA hoya, tema tenI sUcanAone amala thatA. ( "kSatriya"mAMthI ) 64-akabara kA vidyAprema (lekhaka:-zrI. pArasanAtha siMha bI. e. ela. ela. bI.) akabara ke pAne-likhAne kI sArI ceSTAo niSphala huI, usane akSarajJAna taka prApta na yiA. kaI zikSaka Aye-game; para kisIse kucha na bana paDA. humAyU ne bahuta samajhAyAbujhAyA ki bacapana vidyAbhyAsa kI samaya hai, kucha te hAMsala kara le; para akabara Isa viSaya meM pitA kI bhI sunanevAlA na thA. usakA dhyAna aura hI abhyAsa kI era thA, usane aura hI vidyAo meM kamAla hAsila kiyA. akSara ke te na pahacAna sakA, para kutto aura ghoDe kA thoDI hI umra meM acchA pArakhI ho gayA. calo, usake haka meM yaha acchA hI huA. para paDhane--likhane meM asamartha hote huye bhI vaha azikSita na thA. zikSA kevala pustake se hI nahIM milatI, use prApta karane ke aura bhI sAdhana hai. akabara ne saMsAra ke anubhava se hI bahuta kucha sIkhA thA, phira bhI vaha pustaka kA mahattva achI taraha samajhatA thA, aura unase lAbha uThAne ke liye barAbara taiyAra rahatA thA. kaI vidvAna kevala use graMtha paDha sunAne ke liye niyukta che. "AIne-akabarI' meM likhA hai "samrA ne pratyeka graMtha ke Adi se aMta taka sunane kA niyama kara rakhA hai. pATha-virAmasthala para vaha svayaM apane hAtha se eka cilDrana kara dete hai, aura pustaka paDha sunAnevAle ke pRSTha ke hisAba se senA yA cAMdI puraskAra meM dete haiM. zAyada hI koI prasiddha graMtha aisA hogA, jise uhAne isa prakAra nI sunA ho aura itihAsa, vijJAna yA darzanazAstra kI zAyada hI keAI khAsa bAta hogI, jisase te aparicita hoM." akabara ke priya graMthoM "ikhalAke-nAsirI', "kImiyAyesaAdata", "gulistAM', bestAM', "masanavI-e-mAnavI" "jAme-jame', * A graMtha eka hajArathI paNa vadhu varSa agAu eka muslIma mahAtmAe (dhaNuM karIne temanuM nAma "ala gajhAlI' hatuM temaNe racelo hoI suprasiddha saMtapriya hiMdIgraMtha "pArasabhAga" enA anuvAdarUpa che, ema A sevake sAMbharyuM che. bhikSu akhaMDAnaMda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3pa6 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM zAhanAmAM Adi mukhya che. amIra khusare aura jAmI kA bhI vaha baDA bhakta thA, aura unake kitane hI padya use kaMThastha the. akabara ko pustaka se baDA prema thA, aura usakA saMgraha usa samaya advitIya kahA jA sakatA thA. sabhI graMtha hastalikhita che. piTagIja pAdariye ne kucha chape ye graMtha usake pAsa upahArasvarUpa bheje bhI, to usane uhe apane saMgraha meM sthAna na diyA. eka-eka graMtha ke "sajida aura sacitra' karAne meM hajAra rUpaye kharca huye the, aura unakI sajadhaja yA zobhA dekhate hI banatI thI. akabara ke dehAMta ke bAda sana 1605 IsvI meM je lisTa taiyAra huI thI, usameM 24 hajAra graMtha ke nAma the, aura unakI kiMmata 64,63,731 rUA. batAI gaI thI. ina aMkAM kI puSTi usa samaya ke do eka yuropIyana yAtri ke vivaraNa se bhI hetI hai, aura Adhunika ItihAsakAra bhI inakI satyatA svIkAra karate hai. pustakAlaya kaI vibhAge meM baMTA huA thA. pahalA vibhAga hiMdI' yA saMskRta graMthoM kA thA aura aMtima vibhAga arabI graMthe kA. kahanA anAvazyaka hai ki sabakI dekharekha kA uttama-se-uttama prabaMdha thA. akabara ke vidyAprema kA eka phala yaha huA ki kaI acche Jthe ke phArasI meM anuvAda he gaye. saMskRta sejise abula phajhala barAbara "hiMdI' likhatA hai--atharvaveda', "mahAbhArata', "mAyaNa', lIlAvatI', 'harivaMza' Adi anUdita hue; para ina anuvAda kA mahattva bahuta kama hai. anuvAdaka, yA kahanA cAhiye ki saMpAdaka, prAyaH musalamAna vidvAna the, jinakA saMskRta jJAna nahIM ke barAbara thA. Isa vibhAga ke paMDita je ulaTA-sIdhA artha batA dete the, usIke AdhAra para ve phArasI-anuvAda taiyAra hete che. sAhityika daSTi se ve de se bhare paDe hai-kahIM-kahIM mUla ko pahacAnanA bhI muzkila he jAtA he; para usa samaya ke dekhate huye kahanA paDatA hai ki je kucha huA, vahI bahuta thA. kamase-kama akabara kI to prazaMsA karanI hI paDatI hai ki usane protsAhana aura puraskAra de kara vidyApracAra meM aisI sahAyatA pahucAI aura do bhASAo ke bIca aisA saMbaMdha sthApita kiyA. maulAnA abdula kAdira badAyUnI likhatA hai-"sana 983 hijarI (1595 isvI) meM dakikhana se zekha bhAvana nAma kA vidvAna Agare AyA. yaha brAhmaNa se musalamAna bana gayA thA. IsI samaya mujhe samrATa se atharva (vada) kAM anuvAda karane kI AjJA milI. Isa graMtha kI kucha bAte islAma ke AdezoM se milatI-julatI . anuvAda meM mujhe kitanI hI kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA paDA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akabara kA vidyAprema 37 jaba ve zekha bhAvana se hala na he sakI, taba maeNne samrATa ke IsakI sUcanA dI. unhoMne zekha phUMcha aura phira hAjI IbrAhIma ko anuvAda karane kI AjJA dI....... atharva meM eka maMtra ke viSaya meM meM likhA hai ki binA isakA pATha kiye mukti nahIM mila sakatI. Isa maMtra meM la" akSara kai bAra AyA hai, aura yaha hama loge ke "lA IlAha IlillAha' se bahuna-kucha sAdasya rakhatA hai. Isa graMtha se mujhe mAlUma huA ki hiMdU avasthAvizeSa meM gomAMsa khA sakate haiM. yaha bhI mAlUma huA ki pahale ve murdo ke jalAne ke bajAya daphanAte the. zAstrArtha meM zekha bhAvana yahI bAteM dikhA kara brAhmaNe ke niruttara kara detA thA. vaha svayaM inahIke dekha kara musalamAna huA thA, jisake liye hameM khudA kA zukriyA adA karanA cAhiye." mahAbhArata ke anuvAdaka yA anuvAdanirIkSaka nakIbakhAM, abdula kAdira badAyUnI aura thAnezvara ke zekha sulatAna the. badAcUnI ke yaha kAma jarA bhI pasaMda na thA; para pApI peTa ke kAraNa use isa juye meM jItanA hI paDI. Isa gunAha ke liye khudA se mAphI mAMgate huye vaha likhatA hai-"do rAta to samrA ne khuda tarjumA kiyA aura nakIbakhAM se bhAvArtha likhAte gaye. tIsarI rAta ubahene mujhe bulA kara nakIbakhAM ke sAtha kAma karane kA hukama diyA. tIna-cAra mahIne meM, "khurAphAta aura behUdagI' se bharI huI, Isa kitAba (mahAbhArata) ke 18 parvo meM se do kA anuvAda pUrA huA, aura samrATa ke sAmane peza kiyA gayA. unhe merA anuvAda pasaMda na AyA aura unhoMne mujhe gusse meM "harAmakhera" taka kaha DAlA ! phira yaha kAma nakIbakhA, mullA zerI, thAnezvara ke sulatAna hAjI aura zekha phejI ke saupA gayA. hAjI sAhaba ne apane anuvAda meM makSikA sthAne makSikAvAlI kahAvata caritArtha kara dI. kucha hI samaya bAda unakI darabAra se bidAI ho gaI, aura Ajakala Apa bhakhara meM samaya bitA rahe hai. hAM, kaura aura pAMDava kA yuddha jArI hai, anuvAda hatA hI jA rahA hai. hamArI to khudA se yahI duA hai ki jina lega kA Isa kAma meM hAtha nahIM hai, je islAma ke sacce baMde haiM aura apane gunAhoM kI sacce dila se mAphI mAMgate , una para vaha rahama kare aura unheM dojakha kI Aga se bacAve !" mahAbhArata ko akabara rakamanAmA" (vIrarasa kA kAvya) kahA karatA thA. usane Isake anuvAda kI kitanI hI suMdara pratiyAM taiyAra karAI thI. eka prati kalakatte meM eziyATika sosAITI kI lAIbrerI meM bhI hai. rAmAyaNa ke anuvAdaka bhI prAyaH vahI the, je mahAbhArata ke. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 358 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM badAyUnI ke 24 hajAra loko ke anuvAda ke liye 150 azaphiMyAM aura 10 hajAra Take' InAma meM mile the. "lIlAvatI' ke anuvAda kA ullekha abula phajala ne Ina zabda meM kiyA hai-"lIlAvatI bhArata ke gaNitaviSayaka uttama-se-uttama graMthe meM hai. mere baDe bhAI phUcha ne isakA hiMdI (saMskRta) kA ghUMghaTa utAra kara. Ise phArasI kA buka uDhA diyA.' pheMjI ne nala-damayaMtI ke upAkhyAna ke AdhAra para apanI "nala-damana" nAmaka prasiddha masanavI bhI likhI. isameM 4200 padya hai, aura yaha graMtha pAMca mahIne meM pUrA huA thA. jaicha ke prabala virodhI badAyUnI ne isakI prazaMsA meM likhA hai-"yaha sacamuca "masanavI' hai. amIra khusaro ke bAda, idhara tIna sau barasa ke bIca, esI kavitA kisI dUsare ne nahIM kI." "harivaMza purANuM aura "paMcataMtra ke bhI anuvAda huye. paMcataMtra ka paricaya phArasI-saMsAra ke "kalIlAdamanA kedvArA pahale hI ho cukA thA. "kalIlA damanA vAstava meM kakaTa damanaka kA vikRta rUpa hai, para samrATa ke usa pustaka kI bhASA pasaMda na thI, isa liye "aAradAniza ke nAma se kalIlAdamanA' kI kahAnI phira se phArasI meM likhI gaI. abula phajala ne ina anuvAda ke prasaMga meM tIna aura saMskRta graMthe yA graMthakAre kA jika kiyA hai. unake nAma hai kRSNa jozI, gaMgAdhara aura maheza mahAnaMda. saMskRta ke alAvA aura bhASAoM ke sAhitya kI ora bhI akabara kA dhyAna gayA, aura usakI preraNA se cune huye graMtha ke phArasI meM anuvAda ye. abula phajalane likhA hai ki hajAre kavi darabAra meM AtejAte the, aura usane 59 aise kavi ke nAma diye hai, je samrA ke vizeSa kRpApAtra the. usane akabara ke kavitA kA marmajJa batAyA hai, aura likhA hai ki vaha usI kavi kA Adara karate the, jisakI kavitA meM pradhAnatA bhAva kI thI, bhASA kI nahIM. kucha - legeM kA kahanA hai ki akabara "rahasyavAdI' thA. "AIne-akabarI' meM una vidvAne kI nAmAvalI milatI hai, jinakI darabAra meM Ijajata thI, yA kama se kama jinake guNa se samrA paricita the.ye vidvAna pAMca prakAra ke the. abula phajala ne apanI saphAI meM kahA hai-"meM nirNatA yA nyAyAdhIza hene kI dAvA nahIM karatA. kisIke de para prakAza DAlanA bhI mujhe abhISTa nahIM. vidvAne kA zreNIvibhAga karane kI tatika bhI IcchA na thI, para satya ke anurodha se karanA hI paDatA hai." pahalA dajA una vidvAne kA thA, je pUre dArzanika the aura jinakI AMkheM mAyA ke AvaraNa ke bheda cukI thI. unake liye saMsAra meM na to koI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akabara kA vidyAprema 359 rahasya thA, na koi pahelI. dUsare da2e ke vidvAna bhakta yA bhAvuka the aura saMsAra se prAyaH virakta rahate the. tIsarAdA mAphUla va mankala' mAnanevAleAM kA thA, para isameM pradhAnatA yuktivAdiyeAM kI hI thI. cauthe je ke vidvAn bhI kucha aise hI the. ye aklI kalAma' ke kAyala the aura binA tarka kI kasauTI para kase kucha bhI mAnane keA taiyAra na the. amula phajhalane pAMcave meM una vidvAnAM kA rakhA hai, jo sakI` hRdaya aura durAgrahI the--jiname abdula kAdira khadAyanI jaise taasukhI lekhaka yA Alecaka che. isa silasile meM amula jala te kucha hiMdU vidvAnAM ke bhI nAma khatAye haiM, jo uke kramAnusAra nIce uSkRta haiH-- prathama zreNI:--(1) mAdhava sarasvatI, (ra) madhusUdana, (3) nArAyaNa-Azrama, (4) hIravijayasUri, (5) dAmeAdara bhaTTa, (6) rAmatI, (7) nRsiha, (8) paramendra (?) aura (9) Aditya. dvItIya zreNI: (1) rAmabhadra aura (ra) jagarUpa. tRtIya zreNI aura caturtha zreNI: (1) nArAyaNa, (2) mAdhavabhaTTa, (3) zrIbhaTTa, (4) viSNunAtha, (5) rAmakRSNa, (6) balabhadra mizra, (7) vAsudeva mizra, (8) vAmana bhaTTa, (9) vidyAnivAsa, (10) gaurInAtha, (11) geApInAtha, (12) kRSNe paDita, (13) bhaTTAcArya, (14) bhagIratha bhaTTAcArya, (15) kAzInAtha bhaTTAcAya, (16) mahAdeva, (17)bhImanAtha, (18) nArAyaNu aura (19) zivAjI, (iname` aMtima cAreAM rAjavaidya the.) pacama zreNI:--(1) vijayasena sUri aura (2) bhAnucaMdra. (abula fajhala te yahu samajha kara inheM Isa zreNI meM rakhA hai ki ye dAnAM hI zabdapramANa mAnanevAle the.) Azraya kI bAta hai ki isa lisTa me' gAsvAmI tulasIdAsajI yA bhaktazirAmaNa sUradAsajI kA kahI. ullekha nahIM hai. abula phajhala ne dUsare prasaMga meM'sUrasAgara' ke sukavi kA nAma liyA hai, para rAmacaritamAnasa' yA usake raciyatA se vahu aparicitasA hI jAna paDatA hai. vinsenTa smitha kA anumAna hai ki akakhara kai! ina mahAviyeAM ke astitva taka kA patA na thA, aura rahIma tathA rAjA mAnasiMha, samrAT kI mRtyu ke bAda, gAsvAmI tulasIdAsajI se paricita hue the. smitha ne svAmIjI ke saMbadha meM jo kucha likhA hai, vaha uSkRta karane lAyaka hai:-~~ adhikAMza phArasI kaviyeAMkI racanA azlIla aura asAra thI. unakI era se dhyAna sameTa kara usa samaya ke eka hiMdU kavi ke kUce meM Ate hI Alama badala jAtA hai, kavitApremI ke dila kI kalI khila uThatI hai. isa vikI lekhanI me' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 1 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me apUrva eja thA, aura isake vicAra atyaMta zuddha tathA sAvika che. hama ise madhyayuga ke kavitAkAnana kA sabase UMcA vRkSa kaha sakate hai. usakA nAma Apake "Aine-akabarI' yA kisI dUsare musalamAna ItihAsakAra ke graMtha meM kahIM na milegA. phArasI tavArI ke AdhAra para likhanevAle yuropIyana yAtri ke vRttAMta meM usakA kahIM jikra nahIM hai. phira bhI vaha hiMdU bhAratavarSa meM apane samaya kA sarvazreSTha vyakti thA aura usakA Asana akabara se bhI kahIM uMcA thA. akabara ne apane zatruo para vijaya avazya prApta kI, unake apane vaza meM kara ke choDA; para Isa kavi ne lAkhe-karoDo hadaya para apanA adhikAra jamA liyA. urje sadA ke liye apane vaza meM kara liyA. mahattva yA sthAyitva meM akabara kI kai bhI vijaya yA digvijaya, Isa mahAkavi kI vijaya kI barAbarI nahIM kara sakatI." akabara pAlikhA na hene para bhI usa samaya kI zikSApraNAli ke doSa ko khUba jAnatA thA, aura usake Adeza se isa viSaya meM bahuta-kucha sudhAra bhI huA thA. thaDe se theDe samaya meM adhika se adhika vidyA prApta karI denA, yahI akabara ke zikSAsudhAra kA mukhya uddezya thA. yaha kahanA kaThina hai ki Isa sudhAra kA kitanA zreya use milanA cAhiye aura kitanA abula phajhala ke; para IsameM saMdeha nahIM ki samrA ke zikSA saMbaMdhI Adeza kI taha meM usakA bacapana kA apanA anubhava thA. "Aine akabarI' meM likhA hai- pratyeka deza meM, khAsa kara hiMdustAna meM, bacce ke kaI barasa makataba yA madarase meM bitAne paDate haiM. vahAM kevala akSare aura unakI mAtrAo ke bheda jAnane meM unakA bahuta kImatI samaya naSTa ho jAtA hai. samrA kA Adeza hai ki akSarajJAna Isa taraha prApta karAyA jAya ki de dina meM bAlaka pratyeka akSara ke nAma aura svarUpa se paricita ho jAya. phira use saMyukta akSare abhyAsa karAnA cAhiye. isa kAma ke liye eka saptAha kAkI hai. bAda use kucha najhma (padya) aura nastra (gadya) yAda karI denA cAhiye. yaha (gadya-padya) yA te Izvara kI stuti ho yA nIti kA upadeza che. dhyAna Isa bAta kA rakhanA cAhiye ki bAlaka kucha to Apa samajhatA jAya aura kucha use zikSaka samajhAtA jAya. phira rAja kucha dera taka bAlaka se keI misarA (pAda yA caraNa) yA bata (pUrA padya) likhAyA jAya, tAki likhane meM usakA hAthe khula jAya. zikSaka ke pAMca cIjo kA vizeSa dhyAna rakhanA cAhiye. ye hai -(1) akSarajJAna, (2) alhAja, (3) misarA, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavI prema viSe vedmaparicaya 361 (4) baita aura (5) pichale pATha kI punarAvRtti. agara isa praNAlI se zikSA dI jAya, te| je khAta pahale kharasAM meM AtI thI, vahu eka mahIne yA eka dina meM hI A jAya, aura lega ya dekha kara daMga raha jAya. pratyeka mAlaka kA ina viSayeAM thrI zikSA dainI cAhiye--nIti, gaNita, rekhAgaNita, nApa-jokha, gRhanirmANu vidyA, ramala, zAsanapaddhati, cikitsAzAstra, vyetiSa, nyAya, vijJAna, darzana aura itihAsa. saMskRta ke vidyArthiyAM kaiA vyAkaraNa, nyAya, vedAMta tathA pAtaMjala (yeAgadarzana) kA adhyayana karanA cAhiye. sabase jarUrI yaha hai ki samaya kA durUpayAga na heA.' , amula phejala kA dAvA hai ki samrAT keIsa Adeza kulasvarUpa zikSApraNAli meM Azcaryajanaka sudhAra hA calA. smitha sAhaba yaha mAnane keA taiyAra nahIM hai. saMbhavataH vaha sudhAra sthAyI na hai| sakA, para kinDara gAna yA DAirekaTa methaDa ke janma se bahuta pahele isa deza ke eka zAsaka kA dhyAna isa era gayA thA ki agara ucita rIti se zikSA dI jAya, teA mAM meM AnevAlI vidyA mahInAM meM A sakatI hai. (AMgasTa-1929nA 'vizAla bhArata" mAMthI) 65 - mAnavI prema viSe vedaparicaya (lekhakaH--trI, 50 ga`gAprasAdajI, upAdhyAya ema e.) sahRdayaM sAMmanasyamavidveSaM kRNomi vaH / anyo anyamabhiryata vatsaM jAtamivAdhanyA // ( atharvaveda kAMDa 3, sUkta 30, matra 1) Izvara kahatA hai ki (noma) maiMkhanAtA hU~' (:) tumaka (jJadUca) hRdayavAlA aura (lAMmanacama) mananazakti vAlA (vedeva) aura vairahita. (gamaDhacatta) vyavahAra kareA (anto anya) eka dUsare ke sAtha (va) jaise (macA) gau (jJAtam) utpanna huve (vattta) khacce ke sAtha. isa maMtra meM manuSyAM ke paraspara vyavahAra kI rIti khatAi gaI hai. Izvara ne samasta prANiyAM kaiA hRdayavAlA banAyA hai-arthAt unake hRdaya me prema Adi bhAva ute rahate hai. si`hunI apane khacce se prema karatI hai. kutiyA apane pille se pyAra karatI hai. anya pazupakSI bhI apanI saMtAna se sneha karate haiM; paraMtu manuSya me' eka vizeSatA hai, manuSya ke Izvara te na kevala sadattu' arthAta zu. 31 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -~-. **^^^^^ ^ ^. 362 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM dilavAlA hI banAyA hai kiMtu "mana" arthAta dimAgavAlA bhI banAyA hai. use bhAva ke sAtha sAtha una bhA ke niyamita karane ke liye buddhi bhI dI hai. isa buddhi kA pratiphala yaha hetA hai ki usake bhAva vizada aura vikasita ho jAte haiM. unameM aniyamatA nahIM rahatI. unameM se pazutA dUra ho jAtI hai. pazuoM aura manu ke bhAve kA bheda jAnane kA yatna kIjiye. azikSita manuSya tathA zikSita manuSyo ke bhAva kI vizeSatAo para vicAra kIjiye. pariNAma yaha nikalegA ki jayAM ja manuSya meM vicArazIlatA adhika hatI jAtI hai, tyAM tyAM usake bhAva utkRSTa hete jAte haiM. gadhe ke prema aura manuSya ke prema meM bheda haiM. asabhya manuSya aura sabhya manuSya ke prema meM bheda hai. eka azikSita mAtA apanI saMtAna se aura prakAra prema karatI hai aura zikSita mAtA aura prakAra. yaha karyo? Isa liye ki manuSya ke paramAtmA ne "sAMjanA" arthAta buddhivAlA banAyA hai. yaha buddhi manuSya ko bhA ke upara Adhipatya sthApita rakhane ke yogya banAtI hai. vicArazUnya puruSa bhAve kA dAsa hotA hai. vicArazIla puruSa ke bhAva usake dAsa hete hai. vicArazIla pu krodha karegA to soca samajha kara. vaha prema karegA te seca samajha kara. vaha apanI AMkheM khela kara calatA hai, vaha apane mastika ke apane hRdaya kA gulAma banane nahIM detA. jaba Izvara ne manuSya ke hadaya diyA aura buddhi dI te usase tIsarI bAta kI AzA rakhanA svAbhAvika hI hai-arthAta "vizva (vaira rahita henA). kabhI kabhI manuSya aMdhe ke samAna "bhAva" kA dAsa ho jAtA hai. yaha bhAva hI use kisIse prema aura kisI se dhRNA karane para bAdhita karate hai. paraMtu yadi usane apanI buddhi ke dvArA apane bhAva kA niyaMtraNa kiyA hai, yadi usake mastiSka kA usake hRdaya para pUrA Adhipatya hai, yAdi usane apane bhAve ke ghoDe ke svataMtra nahIM choDa diyA hai to vaha avazya vairarahita ho jAyagA. kahate hai ki pUrNa yogI ke siMha Adi hiMsaka cha se bhI vaira nahIM rahatA. IsI liye ki use sRSTi ke udde ko patA hotA hai. vaha jI kI paristhiti tathA unake jIvana ke uddezya ke samajhatA haivaha jAnatA hai ki sRSTi kA aikya hamako vairazanya hone ke liye upadeza kara rahA hai. maMtra ke agale pada meM paraspara vyavahAra kI rIti ke eka uttama daSTAMta de kara spaSTa kiyA hai. yaha daSTAMta ItanA addabhuta, itanA utkRSTa aura itanA spaSTa hai ki sAmAjika vyavahAra ke liye usase Bcca Adarza saMsAra phI kisI pustaka meM pAyA nahIM jAtA. Isa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavI prema viSe paricaya 363 para calane se vyakti tathA samAja sabhI prakAra kI sAmAjika unnati kara sakate haiM aura hara prakAra ke sAmAjika do tathA sAmAjika atyAcAre se baca sakate hai. yaha daSTAMta hai gau kA apane navajAta bachaDe ke sAtha vyavahAra kA. gau apane navajAta bacce se yA vyavahAra karatI hai ? meM to sabhI mAtAryo ane baccoM se yAra karatI hai. paraMtu gau meM eka vizeSatA che. gau ke hiMdU loga mAtA kahate hai. yaha ThIka hI hai ki mAtRprema kI je utkRSTatA bau' meM dekhI jAtI hai, vaha anya prANiyAM meM kama hatI hai. arthAta gau saccI mAtA kahalAne ke yogya hai. gau mAtRtva kA Adarza hai. jarA vicAriye. baccA paidA hetA hai to vaha aneka prakAra ke malo se sanA hatA hai. usake chune ko bhI jI nahIM cAhatA. paraMtu gAya kayA karatI hai ? vaha apane zarIra ke pavitratama aMga arthAta jIbha se usake sApha karane lagatI hai aura usa samaya taka dama nahIM letI jaba taka baccA bilakula svaccha nahIM ho jAtA. vaha usase dhRNA nahIM karatI. vaha usake cATane lagatI hai. jaba baccA svaccha ho gayA te usa samaya vaha use apanA madhura dUdha pilAtI hai, jisase baccA puSTa ho jAya. veda ne manuSya ke liye isI Adarza kI era saMketa kiyA hai. Isa Adarza ke dhyAna meM rakhanA manuSyamAtra kA kartavya hai. manuSya ke paraspara vyavahAra ke liye do uddezya sAmane hAne cAhiye. gAya do kAma karatI hai; eka bacce kI zuddhi aura dUsarA bace kI puSTi. isI prakAra manuSya ke bhI dUsare manuSva ke mala ke dUra karanA pahalA uddeza honA cAhiye aura phira unake sAthe upakAra karanA dUsarA. jaba taka bacce kA mela dUra na kiyA jAya, usa samaya taka dUdha pilAnA vyartha hai. isI prakAra hamake esA na karanA cAhiye ki anya prANi ke zArIrika, mAnasika tathA Atmika mala dUra he jAya. yaha mala hI kamajorI aura roga kA kAraNa hai. jaba taka mala hai usa samaya taka pauSTika padArtha puSTi nahIM pahuMcA sakate. isI liye mela dUra karanA pahalA kartavya hai. paraMtu mala kaise dUra kiye jAyaM ? Isa prakAra nahIM jaise ki dhobI apane kapaDe ke paththara para paTaka paTaka kara sApha karatA hai, kiMtu usa prakAra jaise gAya apane bacce ke cATatI he. gAya kA hadaya prema se pUrNa hai. usake dhyAna meM bacce ke choDa kara aura kisI vastu kA dhyAna hI nahIM. vaha apanApana bhUla gai hai. usake sAmane guDa rakha de to vaha guDa ke choDa kara bachaDe ke cATane lagegI; aura baccA bhI adazya zakti se apanI mAtA ke prema ke pahacAnatA hai. yaha mAtA ke isa zuddhIkaraNa ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 364 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 9 mA kAryo se aprasanna nahIM haiAtA. jyAM jyAM mAtA use cATatI hai, use mA AtA hai. use mAtA kA cATanA dUdha se Adhaka mIThA pratIta hAtA hai. yadi manuSya me' dUsare bhAAM ke prati yahu bhAva utpanna hai| jAya te! vaha unake mAmaleAM ke sugamatA se dUra kara sakatA hai. saMsAra meM nAma ke kitane sudhAraka hai. vahu nikA sudhAra karanA cAhate haiM unase ghRNA karate haiM, varSa unakI tADanA aura bhasanA karate haiM. vaha unakA tAne dete haiM. vahe unakA ciDAte hai.... kabhI kabhI teA vaha unA bhayAnaka daMDa dete haiM. yahu saba kisa liye ? sudhAra ke liye. paraMtu yaha sudhAra vAstavika sudhAra nahIM hai. vAstavika sudhAra vaha hai je agAdha prema ke sAtha kriyA jAya, sudharanevAle ke| bhI majA A paraMtu sudhAra ke sAtha upakAra bhI karanA heAgA, gAya acce krA cATa kara hI saMtuSTa nahI hA jAtI, kiMtu vahu usakeA mIThA dUdha bhI pilAtI hai. IsI prakAra hamakA dUsaremAM ke sAthe upakAra karanA cAhiye. jAya. huM sudhAraka lAgeA ! yadi tumhAre hradaya meM una lAgeAM ke liye agAdha prema nahIM haiM jinakA tuma sudhAra karanA cAhate hA tA tumA sudhAra kA adhikAra nahIM. tuma sudhAra kA kAma che. dA aura usa samaya tarka sudhAra kA nAma mata le, jakha taka tumake| unake prati prema na heA. veda Isa dRSTAMta se eka bAta aura spaSTa karatA hai. yadyapi gAya meM mAtRtva kA Adarza hai tathApi vahu pazu hai. navajAta acce ke sAtha te vahu agAdha prema karatI hai; paraMtu anya pazume ke samAna usakA baDe baccAM ke sAtha vahu prema nahIM rahetA. veda hu kahetA hai ki manuSya ke pratyeka manuSya ke sAtha usI prakAra vyavahAra karanA cAhiye jaise gAya apane navajAta acce ke sAtha. manuSya jitanA isa Adaza kI ora calatA jAyagA dhRtanA hI vahu utkRSTa hAtA jAyagA. , veda meM 'anyA" zabda yogarUDhi rUpa se gAya ke a` meM AtA hai. anyA kahate hai, usa AdamI kA, jo mArane ke yAgya na hai| arthAt jo prema karane yAgya heA. jo pazu, sRSTi meM hamAre sAMsArika jIvana ke sudhAra kA Isa prakAra Adaza` hai| sake usake liye 'anyA' kahanA aura usa para prema karanA kaivala kRtajJatA mAtra hai. ( jAnyuArI-1930 nA "sAdezika "mAMthI ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhavikhya kA mahAna pradIpa 66-bhAviSya kA mahAn pradIpa (lekhaka -zrI. sAdhu TI. ela. vAsvAnI) saMsAra meM kyA truTi hai? avidyA. eka prakAra ke jJAna kI khoja kI jA rahI hai; paraMtu IsakA bahutasA bhAga muddha jJAna che. vidyA muphta jJAna nahIM; vidyA, jIvana ke AdhyAtmika kendra ke liye kheja hatI hai. sAdhane ke binA khoja kahAM ? adhyayana svayaM eka sAdhana hai, paraMtu yaha apUrNa hai, Ise saphala banAne ke liye anya sAdhane kI jarUrata hotI hai. adhyayana ke alAva jina tIna sAdhane ke prAcIna gurukula aura Azrama ke vidyAthI kAma meM lAve che, te brahmacarya, parizrama aura upAsanA the. vaha jJAna je buddhimattA meM pariNata hotA hai kitA ke raTane se nahIM milatA. AtmA kA zikSaNa jisase hotA hai, use vidyA kahate hai. yaha zikSaNa zarIra aura mastiSka ke brahmacarya ke binA saMbhava nahIM. hameM binA kAraNa ke ahI yaha nahIM batalAyA gayA hai ki sarasvatI kA vivAha zAzvata brahmacAriyoM se huA thA. - pAzcAtya deze ke navayuvake ke Andolane meM brahmacarya ke satya kI avahelanA kI jA rahI hai. prAcIna kAla meM vidyArthI jIvana kI zreSThatA kA AdhAra brahmacarya samajhA jatA thA, tathA zarIra aura mastiSka ke niyaMtraNa meM rakhanA, vicAroM aura icchAo ke pavitra banAye rakhanA, mukhya uddezya samajhA jAtA thA. sAdA jIvana pavitra hotA . Amoda-pramoda hI isa jIvana ke nikRSTa banA dete hai, dUsarA sAdhana parizrama vA hAtha kA kAma hai. hamane pustake meM paDhA hai ki vidyArthI apane guru ke liye pAnI bharate, Idhana lAte aura pazuo kA pAlana bhI kiyA karate the. isI rIti se sevA AzrameM meM vidyAdhyayana hotA thA. prAcIna bhArata ke zikSaNAlayAM meM sadAcAra aura parizrama ekasAthe hAtha baMTAte the. isake bAda dainika upAsanA kA sAdhana hai. adhyayana, brahmacarya, parizrama aura upAsanA ne prAcIna bhArata meM gugRha ke puNya tIrtha banA diyA thA. maine bahudhA isa bAta para vicAra kiyA hai ki yadi hama cAra prakAra ke kAma para dhyAna de te svarAjya kI prApti zIdhra hI he jAve. vaha cAra prakAra kA kAma zikSA, svAththazAstra, svadezI aura kRSi hai. yaha kArya hamAre janasamudAya kI unnati ke liye paramAvazyaka hai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 366 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me prAcIna bhArata meM vidvAna aura pracAraka sthAne sthAna para jAte aura janatA meM zAstroM kI zikSA kA pracAra karate the. ve loga janatA ke sAmane mahAtmA loge ke jIvana ke bhI 5Dha kara sunAte. usa samaya sarvasAdhAraNa kI zikSA meM vAstavikatA thI. Ajakala yuropa meM sarvasAdhAraNa kI zikSA ke mahatva ke lega samajhane lage hai. vahAM para sarvasAdhAraNa ke liye pustakAlaya, vAcanAlaya, lekacara haila maujUda hai. vahAM ke loga hamAre deza ke sarvasAdhAraNa kI apekSA vartamAna jIvana kA adhika Adara karate hai. pAzcAtya deza ke mecI hamAre deza ke madhyama zreNI ke loM se bahu kI apekSA rAjanIti meM adhika dilacaspI lete hai. hamAre sarvasAdhAraNa te aphavAhoM aura pujAriya ke gulAma bane hue hai. hamArA parizrama suvyavasthita nahIM. hamAre kisAna abhI taka kRSisaMbaMdhI zakti meM nivAsa kara rahe haiM. unheM patA bhI nahIM ki saMsAra meM kyA kyA maulika parivartana ho rahe hai? pazcima ke bahutase deze meM prAyaH sarvasAdhAraNa zikSita hai. kaI varSa hue maine brisTala meM zramajIvI kAnUnsa meM bhASaNa diyA thA. mujhe yaha jAna kara Azcarya huA thA, ki bahutase zramajIvI saMdha bhAratIya samasyA meM dilacaspI rakhate hai. kisAnoM aura zramajIviya ke skUle kI upayogitA ke saMbaMdha meM koI atyukti se kAma nahIM le sakatA. bhaviSya sarvasAdhAraNa ke hAtha hotA hai. hama pahale dekha cuke hai ki yegya netRtva meM sarvasAdhAraNa kyA nahIM kara sakate ? hama kamAla kI vijaya kI carcA karate haiM. hama bhUla jAte haiM ki kamAla" kA kamAla aMgArA ke kisAne kI bajaha se hai. navIna rUsa para vahAM ke majadU kA RNa hai. rUsa ke kRSike aura majadUre ke liye hajAra kI saMkhyA meM skUla aura pustakAlaya khela diye gaye haiM. krAnita ke vAda se aba taka lagabhaga 4 karoDa rUsI likhanA paDhanA sIkha cuke haiM. hara jagaha bhaviSya sarvasAdhAraNa ke hAtha hetA hai. isI liye meM kahatA hUM ki sarvasAdhAraNa ke zikSita banAo. meM skUloM kI dIvAla para bhArata mAtA, bhArata ke RSiyAM, kavi, vIra, zahIda, dharmAcAryo aura dezabhakta ke citra lAge dekhanA cAhatA huM; koMki pratyeka citra eka zikSaka kA kAma detA hi. pratyeka citra ThIka rIti se eka pATha hamAre sAmane rakhatA hai. meM yaha cAhatA hUM ki hamAre janasamudAya rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kA pATha kare. Ine prAcIna graMtha meM AzcaryapUrNa bAteM bharI hai. mahAbhArata ke paDho to patA lagegA ki 5ne 5ne 5ra kesI suMdara suMdara kahAvateM aura upadeza diye gaye hai. beImAnI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaviSya ke mahAna pradIpa 367 naraka kA dvAra hai apane bacce ke IsakA pATha karAo. nizcaya hI ve loga Aphisa yA dukAne meM ImAnadAra siddha hege (satya paramAtmA kA svarUpa hai). ahA ! yaha kaisI suMdara kahAvata hai "mitratA samAna meM nibha sakatI hai." svarAjya kI tamAma philAsaNI Isa sAragarbhita kahAvata meM keMdrita hai. yadi iMgalistAna aura hiMdustAna mitrabhAva se rahe te Avazyaka hai ki hiMdustAna svataMtra ha. prema hamArA zAstra hai. bhAratavarSa apane itihAsa ke baDe yuge meM prema ke AdarzavAda kA sAkSI raha sukA hai. mujhe pratyeka skUla ke vidyAthI ke Isa saMdeza dene meM prasannatA hotI hai ki "prema hamArA zAstra hai." prema kA yaha saMdeza bhAratavarSa ke traSi aura maharSi ke hadaye ke khela kara hamAre sAmane rakhatA hai. prema karanA vyApAra karatA nahIM, prema karanA dhana saMcaya karanA nahIM, prema karanA caMgula meM phasAnA nahIM. prema kA sadupayeAga kare. jaba bhagavAna buddha vanAzrama se nikala kara saMsAra ke loga ke duHkha nivAraNa kA kArya AraMbha karate hai, akasmAta hI unakI apane mAtApitA se rAjaprAsAda meM bheMTa ho jAtI hai, aura ve donoM apane rAjakumAra kA sAdhuveSa meM dekhate haiM te boDe dukhI ho jAte hai. aura pUchate hai-rAjakumAra ! tuma rAmaizvaryA ko chADa kara bhIkha mAMgate karyo phira rahe che ? buddha bhagavAna uttara dete hai "pUjaya mAtA-pitAjI! meM apanI jAti kI rIti para cala rahA hUM. ahA ! hamAre SiyoM aura maharSi, kaviyAM aura AcAryo kI yahI rIti rahI hai. dayAnaMda tyAgI thA. jinha tyAga kI zikSA mila cukI hai, ye hI navIna yuga ke nirmAtA banate haiM. bhAratavarSa meM punarajIvana ke bahumUlya bIja kauna beceMge? dhanAbhimAnI nahIM, padAbhimAnI nahIM: varana tapasvI aura vidvAna loga. ye lAga janasamudAya ke soga dege, aura bhArata kI sevA aura svAdhInatA ke liye unhe zikSita banAyeMge? hamAre skUla aura kAleja AryAvarta ke sAde AdhyAtmika vAtAvaraNa meM ghUmeM. isImeM hamArI AzA hai, aura IsIke dvArA rASTra kA kalyANa hAgA. prAcIna jJAna bhaviSya ke liye eka saMdeza lAtA hai. prakRti kI nistabdhatA meM, vartamAna ahaMbhAva se rahita, adhyAtmavAda aura sAdagI se suvAsita vanAzrameM meM, aparimita jIvana ke bhrAtRsaMgha meM aura itihAsa ke prabhAta meM Arya saMskRti kA janma huA thA. isase kahIM dUra yaha saMskRti nAgarikatA kI piSaka vartamAna sabhyatA meM parivartita he gaI. hama brAtRtva aura jIvana ke svAbhAvika AnaMda ke be beThe ! bhega, AtmatRpti aura www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 368 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA nilAM para atyAcAra karane ke liye sabhyatA (sivilAijhezana) eka cikanA supaDA zabda bana gayA. hama Isa sabhyatA kA aMta jAnate haiM gaDabaDI ! sasAra kI AzA Atmika jJAna meM hai. vaidika jJAna meM hai. paramAtmA kare hamAre deza me* aise bahutase navayuvaka haiAM, jinake pavitra hRdayeAM meM mahAna bhaviSya ke pradIpa kA lene phI balavatI icchA vidyamAna ho. (Disembara-1929nA "sAvadezika"mAMthI ) 67 - pIhU ( lekhakaH-zrI. prema ) pIThU' 'ai bhAle pakSI! yAM nanhe se kada aa kUka phUMka kara vya sUkhA rahA hai ! tU kyA cAhatA hai ?' zAnti' tA aMtanA phUMkatA kyAM hai? zAnti cAhatA hai, teA zAnta hai| duHkha ke prabala vega kA rAka!' pI! pI-- ! pI-- !' are krUira vahI dhvani ! kyA samajha me' nahI' AtA ? si jarAsI jAna para itanA kaSTa !" 'pITTu! pI !' tA yA zAnti kA sAdhana azAnti hai? jarA muhu se tA meTala ! kaunasI vastu tujhe zAMti de sakatI hai ? eka jalabiMdu !' khasa Itane ke liye yaha zAra ! yaha cItkAra!! sArA AsamAna sira para uThA rakhA hai. kyA duniyA kI tAla-talaiyA lepa hA gama ? nadiyAM aMda hai| gaI ? samudra sUkha gayA ?' "paraMtu gire hue kai kauna uThAye, jo girA varlDa gayA." "are, dhRtanA ahaMkAra ! cheTe muhu aDIkhAta !" "nahIM bilakula nahIM, tuma pRthvI para rahate haiA, pRthvI kA jala tuma se nIce nahIM? ataH tuma use le sakate hai!! paraMtu meM AkAza meM rahenevAlA, havA meM uDanevAlA, use kayAM kara le sakatA ? zarIra me'cheTA avazya krU', para tane meM teA baDA !" 'taba kya, zUnya AkAza se bhIkha mAMgatA hai?' 'nahIM, nahIM ! jala se bhare hue, mujha se uMce AkAza meM rahanevAle pyAre medha se mAMgatA haiM' ! bhIkha jarUra mAMgatA hU~, para nIce se nahI!' paraMtu vya--' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 369 tumha isa ananyatA kA kyA patA? re dara dara bhaTakanevAlA jIva! tuma nahIM jAnate 5pIhe ke prANe kI ekatAnatA ke. yaha tumhArI bAta bAta para nirAza he kara apane Teka se TalanevAlA nahIM che. tuma kucha hI kahate rahe. tumhAre zabda mere sAhasa ke kSINa nahIM kara sakate. saMsAra kI koI zakti isa hRdaya ke majabUta bhAva ke naSTa nahIM kara sakatI. mere AzAo ke bAga meM sadA hI phUla lagatA hai. isa hare-bhare vATikA kI hariyAlI kabhI nahIM sakhatI ! sakhata cAhate hai? acchA de. pIEpI-dU! pI-dU.' dazya badala gayA. dhUpa se tapI huI pyArI pRthvI muMha khela khala kara apane kaMTha ka tara kara rahI hai, nadiyAM je sAgara kI bheMTa ke liye vyAkula ho kara tarasa rahI thIM, aba dauDa dauDa kara use gale lagA rahI che. pakSiya ne ghAsale Tale. vRkSa ne cole badalA DAle. AsamAna ne AsamAnI cAdara haTA kara metiyA eDa lI. bhagavAna dinanAtha parade ke eTa meM chipa gaye. aDaga TekavAle pakSI kI Teka raha gaI ! bhagavad ! jaba isa cheTe se hadaya kI hArdika icchA meM itanA bala hai, to kyA manuSya kI icchAzakti kucha nahIM kara sakatI? saba kucha kara sakatI hai, para daDhatA aura ananyatA honI cAhiye ! avazya ! mane sunA ThaMDI vAyu ne sara sara kara ke kahA "avazya patti ne phUla mUla kara kahA "avazya nadI ke kala kala ninAda meM dhvanita huA "avazya". pratidhvani ne uttara diyA "avazya.' (me-1929nA "sArvadezika" mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 360 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 68-udAvAnAlA kA yuddha (lekhaka-zrI. surezvara) aThArahavI sadI ke prAraMbha se baMgAla kI caMcalA rAjyalakSmI "sAta samudra pArase A, baMgAla aura bihAra kI galiyAM meM ghUma-dhUma kara vyApAra karanevAle aMgrejo ke gere camaDe para la he, unhIM loga ke pAsa jAne ke liye caMcala hone lagI. sana 157 meM palAsa-pAda se AchAdita palAsI ke maidAna meM klAIva ke SaDayaMtra aura cAlabAji ne usa samaya ke bholebhAle baMgAla ke naujavAna navAba sirAjuddaulA ke parAsta kara yaha nirNaya kara diyA ki baMgAla aura bihAra kI hI nahIM, bahika sAre bhAratavarSa kI svataMtratA ke apaharaNa hAne aba dera nahIM hai. palAsI kI laDAI kA aMta huA aura aMgrejo ne daDhatA ke sAtha baMgAla aura bihAra meM apanA sikakA jamA liyA. mIra jAphara baMgAla kA navAba huA-hamArI svataMtratA kI TimaTimAtI huI dIpazikhA kA avasAna sanikaTa dIkha paDA. lekina, pAMcacha: varSa ke bAda jaba baMgAla kI navAbI mIra kAsima ke hAtha lagI, taba AzA kI eka kSINa jhalaka punaH dikhAI paDI. yahAM kI svataMtratA ko gere dvArA apaharaNa hone se bacAne ke liye usa - svAtaMtrayapriya vIrapuMgava ne eka bAra phira prayatna kiyA aura kiyA apanI caturatA, buddhimattA aura vIratA ke abhuta pradarzana dvArA prANa kI bAjI lagA kara. aitihAsika mahattva rakhanevAle isI bihAra prAMta ke pahADI bhUbhAga se dhire hue rAjamahAla se udavAnAlA para yaha AzA kI jhalaka daSTigocara huI thI. apanI svAdhInatA kI rakSA karane kA yahI hamArA aMtima sAdhana thA. paraMtu bhAgya palaTA khA cukA thA-Izvara ko yahI maMjUra thA ki hamaloga kucha dine ke liye parataMtratA kI beDiyAM hI dhAraNa kare. atae AzA kI ye zubhra kiraNe pUrva kSitija para daSTigocara hote hI kristAna sainike ke SaDayaMtrarUpI bAdala se aisI Dhaka gaI ki saMdhyAparyata dikhAI na paDa. yahIM mIra kAsima ke sAtha baMgAla aura bihAra ke bhAgya kA bhI aMtima nirNaya he gayA. svAtaMtryarakSA kI vimala bhAvanA se prerita he kara ThAne hue isa udavAnAlA ke yuddha meM mIra kAsima kI hAra ho jAne se aMgrejo ke baMgAla se bAhara nikAla dene kI usakI ekAMta abhilASA, ucca mahattvAkAMkSA sadA ke liye ciravizrAma lene lagI-usakI cira abhilaSita AzA nirAzA ke bhaMvara meM gate lagA-lagA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvv uMdAvAnAlA kA yuddha 371 kara sadA ke liye zAMta ho gaI-aura hama Aja taka parataMtra gulAma bane rahe. atae udavAnAlA kA aitihAsika yuddha hamAre liye hamAre itihAsa ke liye kama mahatva kA yuddha nahIM hai. hama isa yuddha ke kabhI nahIM bhUla sakate, jisameM aMgrejo ne apane bAhubala se nahIM, apane zauya aura parAkrama se nahIM, talavAra yA tapa ke bala para bhI nahIM, barika apanI phUTa nIti kI jAla bichA kara, apane pyAre aura acUka astra SaDayaMtra aura vizvAsadhAta dvArA tamArI svataMtratA kI sarvanAza kara hameM gulAma banA Isa avasthA taka pahuMcA diyA hai. aMgreje ke musita vyavahAra, aMgreja kaMpanI anucita atyAcAra se, unakI vyApArika aMdhAdhunI se, unake dvArA hotI huI vyApArika lUTa se tathA kalakatte kI kausila kI arAjaka phUTa nIti se mIra kAsima kA hadaya taMga A gayA. Itane para bhI usa catura aura nItijJa navAba ne paristhiti kA dhyAna rakhate hue apanI ora se zAMta rahane kA prayatna kiyA. vaha cAhatA thA ki pahale aMgreja loga hI yuddhoSaNa kare. paTane meM apanI anyAyapUrNa kAravAI ke kAraNa aMgrejoM kA eka kaptAna mielisa jaba mIra kAsIma dvArA giraphatAra kara liyA gayA, taba te nyAya kI sAkSAt pratimA (3) aMgrejo ne apanI koMsala meM mIra kAsima ke viruddha yuddhagheSaNa kara hI dI. mIra kAsima sAvadhAna thA. yuddha-ghoSaNA he gaI. jaina eDama kI adhyakSatA meM eka aMgrejI senA mIra kAsima kI senA se muThabheDa karane ke liye kalakattA se navAba kI navanirmita rAjadhAnI muMgera kI ora cala paDI. usa senA kA sAmanA karane ke liye mIra kAsima kI senA bhI takIkhAM kI adhyakSatA meM Age baDhI. rAte kula tIna laDAiyAM huI. takavA ke kSetra meM, je murzidAbAda ke hI nikaTa hai, pahalI muThabheDa huI ItihAsalekhaka mi. brama ke kathanAnusAra Isa laDAI meM pahale te aMgrejo ke chakake chUTa gaye; lekina bIca meM hI navAbI senA ke nAyaka takIkhAM ke akasmAta golI laga jAne se usakI senA meM hullaDabAjI maca gaI. senAdhyakSa ke nahIM rahane ke kAraNe navAba kI saMgaThita senA bikhara gaI aura aMgreja Age baDhe. mi. semara kA kathana hai ki, mIra kAsima kI senA meM arAjake aura vidrohi kI bharamAra thI. usakA eka senAnAyaka mirajA irAjakhAM bhArI vizvAsaghAtaka nikalA, je prakaTa rUpa se to navAba kI senA meM nAyaka banA huA thA, paraMtu bhItara se aMgrejo kI era milA huA thA. isI ke SaDayaMtra kI badaulata hI aMgreja Age baDhane meM samartha hue. kahanA nahIM haigA ki, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 372 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM Isa laDAI meM bhI una SaDayaMtrakAriyoM kI gupta sahAyatA se hI, jihane cupake zatru ke kheme meM saja bAga dikhalA kara vidroha kI bhayaMkara Aga lagA Apasa meM phUTa paidA kara diyA thA. aMgrejo kI vijaya huI-talavAra ke bUta para nahIM. takavA ke bAda gharadA nAmaka sthAna meM navAba kI vikharI hui senA punaH zaMkhalAbaddha hui. Isa laDAI meM aMgreje kI baDI hAni huI, lekina mIra kAsima ke naye senAdhipati zera alIkhAM kI nirbalatA aura isase bhI baDha kara hAnikAraka anubhavahInatA se hI aMgareje kI chata hui. taba aMta meM mIra kAsima ne apanI senA ke eka bAra phira udavAnAlA para ekatra karane kA udyoga kara apane bhAgya kA, sAthasAtha deza ke bhAgya ko bhI aMtima phasala kara denA hI zreyasthara samajhA. mIra kAsima ko pUrI AzA thI ki Isa surakSita sthAna meM avazya hI aMgrejo ke dAMta khade kara diye jAyeMge. yaha nAlA eka oTIsI daladalI nadI thI, je rAjamahala kI pahADI se nikala kara usake nikaTa hI gaMgA meM mila gaI thI. isake dena pArzva Itane uce aura DhAlu the ki isake kinAre para senA rakhane se duzmane ke AkramaNa kA kaI rAstA nahIM raha jatA thA. agara aisA saMbhava bhI thA te baDI baDI ApattiyAM jhelane ke bAda. mIra kAsima ne bhaya kI AzaMkA se pahale hI yahAM ITa aura paththara kA eka pUla baMdhavA rakhA thA. vaha Isa jagaha kI prAkRtika racanA, kudaratI banAvaTa ke dekha kara taMbhita raha gayA thA aura nadI ke kinAre-kinAre eka vizAla khAI khudavA kara usake bagala meM hI baDI UMcI divAla Isa dvega se khaDI karavA dI thI ki jisase khAI aura divAla denAM pahADI pradeza se AraMbha he kara gaMgA nadI taka phaila gaI thI. Isa divAla se dhirI huI khAI aura nadI ke bIca itanI jagaha choDa dI gaI thI ki jisa para sainike ke yatheSTa peme raha sake. khAi bhI yatheSTa gaharI thI, jisa para eka jagaha kATha kA eka aisA pUla rakhavA diyA gayA thA, je samaya para uThA liyA jA sakatA thA. sAtha hI vaha khAI pahADI bhU-bhAga meM sthita eka daladalI jhIla se milA dI gaI thI, je nikaTavatI pahADI kI jaDa se saTI huI thI aura divAla ke adhikAMza bhAga taka dhirI huI thI. isa prakAra isa moce ke surakSita kara dene ke bAda kevala eka hI rAha baca gaI thI, je khAI aura divAla ke bIca paDatI thI aura jisa para buja banavA kara paharA biThA diyA gayA thA. kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki, usa jagaha thoDA hI parizrama karane se kilA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udAvAnAlA kI yuddha jaisA eka aisA dRDha morcA bana gayA thA ki binA use acchI taraha toDe duzmane kA muMgera taka baDha AnA asaMbhava hI thA. ha, parvata lAMdha kara yA gaMgA nadI pAra kara AnA saMbhava thA, lekina aisI avasthA meM jabaki sAmane hI sainike kA dala zastra bAMdhe kaTibaddha rahe-isa taraha Ane meM bhI kuzala nahIM thA. aisI hI surakSita jagaha meM-usI udavAnAlA para-mIra kAsima kI senA aMgrejo se atima lohA lene ke liye ekatra huI mIra kAsima baDA hI dUradaza thA. apanI rAjadhAnI muMgera lAte hI usane bhAvI bhaya kI AzaMkA se, apanI senA ke naye kaMga se kavAyada sikhalAnA prAraMbha kara diyA thA. vaha svayaM bhI vIra thA. usameM sinika ke sajane kI vilakSaNa zakti thI. ata eva usakI senA baDI hI zaktizAlinI thI. vahI zaktizAlanI senA isa nAle para rAja kara musauMda ho gaI. paraMtu deza ke durbhAgya se mIra kAsima ke Isa addabhuta sainya-saMgaThana meM bhI eka bhArI bhUla raha gaI. bhUla yaha thI ki usakI senA meM je bahutase kristAna aphasara the unheM hI bhinna bhinna daloM kA upanAyaka banA diyA thA. yaha te pratyakSa hai ki usI prAcIna tithi se jabaki pahale-pahala musalamAne ke sAtha kristAne ne dharma ke nAma para jheDa yuddha cheDA thA-ve loga barAbara musalamAne ke duzmana bane hI rahe aura aba bhI haiM. keMsa ke anuyAyiyAM ne turka jhaMDe ke asaMkhya anuyAyioM ke svataMtra rASTroM kA astitva hI yuropa se miTA dene kI koziza karI. isIse to pUvaya prazna (isTana kavezcana) kI samasyA yuropa ke liye eka baDe hI mArka kI samasyA hai. aisI dazA meM yaha kaba saMbhava che ki, kristAna naukara apane musalamAna mAlika ke bhakata yA vizvAsapAtra bane rahe. apanI isI nAsamajhI ke kAraNa kitane muslima rASTra aura musalamAnoM kA astitva hI miTa cukA hai. deza ke durbhAgya se mIra kAsimane bhI isa rahasya se aparicita he kara, bahuta se kristAne kA svAgata kiyA, uhuM naukarI dI, baDe baDe he diye, je usake sAtha hI deza ke sarvanAza kA kAraNa huA. udavAnAlA para mIra kAsima kA morcA itanA daDha thA ki aMgareje ke liye balaprayoga dvArA hI navAbI senA ke haTA kara use titira-vitira kara denA ekadama asaMbhava thA. mahInejara taka aMgrejI senA khemA DAle paDI rahI, paraMtu mIra kAsima kI daDha mA badI para jarA bhI AghAta nahI pahuMcA. kisI bhI pratyakSa upAya se-sIdhI coTa pahuMcA kara udavAnAlA ko ghera kara mace ko tIna-teraha karane meM jaba aMgrejI senA asaphaLa rahI, taba zu. 32 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvv4 374 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM phira vahI bhedanIti akhtiyAra kI koziza kI jAne lagI, jisa nIti ke sahAre binA hAtha-pAMva phulAye kalAiva ne plAsI ke yuddha meM phataha pAI thI. Idhara te ye aMgreja bAhara DerA DAle cupacApa apanI tAka meM lage the aura udhara rAta meM ina logoM ke ame meM bhI mIra kAsima ke hI AdamiyAM kI jamaghaTa lagI rahatI thI. mIra kAsima kI senA ke patana kA eka kAraNa aura huA, je hai: navAba ke liye Isase baDhakara durbhAgya kI bAta aura kayA he sakatI hai ki idhara aMgareja ke eme meM rAtabhara jalasAjI ke baDe baDe manasUbe bAMdhe jAne lage aura udhara navAba kI senA kAna meM tela DAle nizciMta paDI rahI. zatruo ke acAnaka dhAvA kA kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM rakhA gayA. navAba kI senAmeM to Isa gumAna meM phUlI huI thI ki aise surakSita sthAna taka, jahAM keNAcArya ke cakravyuha kI taraha praveza karane kA eka hI mArga hai, kisa prakAra zatrusenA Ane meM samartha ho sakatI hai. tabhI to sabhI sanika apane kartavyapAlana meM bilakula bekhabara ho rahe. isake atirikta bhI kucha musalamAna aphasara, jinake pAsa dravya thA, rAta meM madire ke naze meM cUra rahane lage. aise nazAbAja aphasara rAta ke prathama prahara meM madirAdevI kI upAsanA meM hI vyasta rahate the aura zeSa rAtri vezyAoM kI nRtyakrIDA dekhane meM vyatIta karate the. ItanA hI nahIM, bahika Age baDha kara vyabhicAra kA chipA nRtya bhI hone lagA. yaha dekhate hue yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki mIra kAsima ke dala ko bhraSTa karane kA eka kAraNa madirA aura maMda cAlavAlI kAminI bhI huI, lekina mIra kAsima kA eka vizvAsI aphasara isa kusita madyapAna aura vyabhicAra kI ora AkarSita nahIM huA. usa vIra kA nAma thI najIphakhAM. vaha sAvadhAna aura muauMda aphasara thA. jahAM eka era khemAM meM rAta rAtabhara madirA, nRtya aura gAna kA akhADA jamA rahane lagA, vahAM dUsarI ora vaha vIra sainika barAbara IsI ciMtA meM rahane lagA ki, kisa Dhaga se aMgarejo se lAhA liyA jAya. usa surakSita moceMbadI meM praveza karane kA eka gupta mArga bI thA. aMgareja loga usa gupta rAha se aparacita the; lekina usa mArga kA rahasya mAlUma hone se aMgareje ke liye moce bhaMga karanA sahaja kAma he jAtA thA. aba taka yaha bheda nahIM mAluma rahane ke kAraNa ke loga paMgu bane baThe the. idhara najIkhAM prati dina rAta meM kucha ImAnadAra sainike ke le kara cupake se usI mArga se bAhara nikala paDatA thA aura dhIre se aMgareje ke kempa meM chApA mAra kara thaDe bahuta yuha ke sAmAna laTa kara gAyaba he Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #388 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^ ^^^ ^ ^^ vvvvy udAvAnAlA kA yuddha 375 jatA thA. kaI dina taka lagAtAra usane aisA hI kiyA. aMgarejI senA yaha jAdUrI kArravAI dekha kara avApha raha jAtI thI. kucha karate--dharate nahIM banatA thA. paraMtu aMgareja pahale se bhI adhika sAvadhAna rahane lage aura Isa gupta rahasya ke uddaghATana kI tAka meM lage rahe. aMta meM usa chipe mArga kA patA lagA kara hI choDA. kahA jAtA hai ki eka aMgareja sanika ne hI je kisI kAraNavaza apane dala se bhAga kara mIra kAsima kI zaraNa meM calA gayA thA aura jise mIra kAsima ne apanI senA meM naukarI bhI dI thI-aMgarejo ko usa gupta mArga kA sArA bheda batalA diyA, jaba vaha aMgareja sainika apane jAtivAloM ke yahAM se sattAvAra he kara bhAga gayA thA. use pakaDavA karI mAra DAlane kI bhI pUrI koziza kI gaI thI-lekina jaba navAba kI zaraNa meM gayA te usakI rakSA he kI thI. vahI vizvAsaghAtI sainika eka aMdherI rAta meM cupacApa ghere se bAhara nikalA aura aMgrejI senA ke kasAna se ja kara kahA ki agara mujhe prANadAna mile to meM gupta mArga kA sArA bheda batA dU. aMdhA cAMhe AMkha ! aMgreja loga to yaha cAhate hI che. use prANubhikSA dI. usane ImAnadArI aura namakahalAlI ke eka era rakha kula patA batA diyA. aba te aMgrejo kI prasannatA kA kyA ThikAnA ? una lege ne te udavAnAlA ke sudaDha ghere ke vijaya karane kI mAne kuMja hI pA lI. ghere meM gupta mArga dvArA praveza karane kI kucha mila gaI. IsA ke janma 1763 vaeN varSa kI cauthI sitambara thI-samaya AdhI rAta. baMgAla aura bihAra kA abhAgA navAba apane durga muMgera meM nizcita sayA thA-use udavAnAlA ke ghere ke saMbaMdha meM to yaha pUrA vizvAsa thA ki, aMgreja vahAM se eka paga bhI Age nahIM baDha sakate haiM; paraMtu yahAM kA gherA to jAlasAjI nazebAjI aura vyabhicAra kA aDDA ho rahA thA. usa samaya taka te navAba kI senA nAca-raMga dekha cUkane ke pazcAta nidrAdevI kI sukhamaya goda meM besudha he kara sukhapUrvaka kharTe bharane lagI thIM. usI nirjana rAtri meM, anukUla avasara jAna kara kucha aMgreja sainika astra zastra se sajijata he kara gupta mArga ke dvArA phASkabe ghere meM ghUsa gaye. bhAgya una logo ke sAtha thA. ghUsate hI una loge ne ekAeka dhAvA bola hI to diyA-bekhabara e hue navAba ke sainika cauka paDe. usa samaya na to una lega ke pAsa koI astra-zastra hI thA aura na ve laDAI ke liye taiyAra hI che. kitane te nazA kI khumArI meM jhaMpakiyAM hI le rahe the. sivA tIna-taraha hene ke aura kauna upAya thA? sArI senA chinna bhinna www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 376 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me he gaI. sArA saMgaThana ghaTebhara meM hI TUTa gayA. cAroM ora mAra kATa aura dhara 5kaDa kA bAjAra garma ho gayA. Isa aMdhAdhunI meM mIra kAsima ke pUre paMdraha hajAra sainika kheta rahe. udavAnAlA kA gherA TUTA. aMgrejo ke Age baDhane kA avasara milA. mIra kAsima kI zakti bilakula kSINa he gaI. Age jA kara 1764 meM bakasara kI laDAI meM usakA patana he hI gayA. udavAnAlA meM navAbI senA kI hAra ke do kAraNa kahe ja sakate hai. pahelA to mIra kAsima kA svayaM vahAM upasthita nahIM rahanA thA. agara mIra kAsima yuddhasthala para svayaM murtIdI se upasthita rahatA te usake bhraSTa aphasara nAca-raMga aura vyabhicAra meM vyasta rahane kA sAhasa kabhI na karate. jahAM mada aura mahilA kA saMga ho, vahAM kisIke kartavyapAlana kI sudhi rahe, yaha kaba AzA kI jA sakatI hai? dUsarA kAraNa hAra kA yaha huA ki, mIra kAsima ne apanI senA meM kristAne aura Arameniyane ke sthAna de kara baDI galatI kI. bhalA jahAM kristAna ke svArtha kA prazna he, vahAM kristAna aura Arameniyana kaba taka apane musalamAna svAmI ke bhakata bane raha sakate hai? yahI mIra kAsima ke patana kA sabase mukha kAraNa huA (Disembara-1929nA aMkamAMthI) 69-merA raMga de basaMtI colA (lekhaka zrI. ajAtazatra) ye hI dina the-jADA jA rahA thA, gamI A rahI thI; dene ke bIca meM eka alamasta mausama kabhI thara-thara kaMpAtA thA, kabhI pasIne se tara karatA thA. saraseM ne apanI pIlI cAdara pasAra dI thI-alasI, ane, maTara ne usa para lAla, nIle, bajanI khUTe kara diye the; kiMtu pracaMDa pAzcamI pavana ke ke ke yaha jhInI cAdara kaba taka baradAsta kara sakatI-usake tAra-tAra uDa gaye ! Ama muskurA paDA, mahuA rone lagI, koyala cIkha uThI, saMsAra khilakhilA paDA ! ye hI dina che. vasaMta ke dina--utsAha-umaMga ke dina, balabale-aramAna ke dina; haMsane haMsAne ke dina, milane milAne ke dina. vAha re dina ! Aha re dina ! - lekhaka ke baMga vijaya" nAmaka aprakAzita pustaka kA eka aMza. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nam merA raMga de basaMtI colA 377 nyAyAdhIza Asana para A jame the. sAmane sarakArI vakIla eka kusa para beThe chata kI ora dekha rahe the-zAyada kucha kAnUnI dAvapeca seca rahe che. kerTa meM darzake kI bhIDa thI. saMgIne kA paharA thA; kiMtu ve aba taka nahIM Aye the, jinake liye yaha saba ajana thA. eka laurI haDa-haDa khaDa-khaDa karatI A khaDI huI. sanasanI phela gaI. lega usa eAra dekhane lage. nyAyAdhIza aura sarakArI vakIla kI tirachI najara bhI usa ora AkRSTa ye binA na rahI. laurI se madhura gAna kI AvAja AI. phira gAte huye kucha yuvaka usameM se nikale. sabhI ke cehare para muskurAhaTa, sabhI ke hRdaya meM umaMga. unake kapaDe vasaMtI raMga meM zarAbara the-gAla aura kapAla para lAla abIra khila rahI thI. be paMktibaddha che, gAte huye korTa kI ora bahe- merA raMga de vasaMtI celA. IsI raMga meM raMga ke zivA ne moM kA baMdhana khelA. yahI raMga haldI ghATI meM, khula kara ke thA khelA. nava vasaMta meM bhArata ke hita vIrAM kA yaha melA. merA raMga de vasaMtI colA. ve kauna ze ? meM bhI nahIM jAnatA; korTa kI najaro meM atyAre lUTere; janatA ke zabdoM meM_utAvale dezabhakta. inakI kahAnI bhI baDI vicitra hai. sana 1925 IsvI kI 9 aprIla kI rAta thI. usa pakSa kI sabase aMdhArI rAta! usake aMdhere ke bAdale ke dala ne aura bhI gADhA kara diyA thA-jaba taba khUdAbUdI bhI ho jAtI thI. dasa naujavAne kA dala sahAranapura se lakhanau jAnevAlI gADI para savAra huA-kucha lega tharDa klAsa meM baDe, bAkI sekaMDa kalAsa meM, jaba gADI kAkorI sTezana ke nikaTa thI, sekaMDa kalAsa kI jaMjIra khIca kara use khaDI kI gaI. gADI khaDI hAne para dala ke sabhI nIce utara Aye-kucha loga gArDa ke Dakhe kI ora cale, jahAM sarakArI khajAnA thA. kucha ijina kI ora bahe-jisameM gADI roka rakhI jAya. unameM se hI do lAIna se kucha dUra haTa kara, lagAtAra pAMca-pAMca miniTa para, pAMca pAMca phAyara karane lage. loga AtaMka meM A gaye. yAtriya se kaha diyA gayA ki Apa loga gADI meM hI baDe rahe-Apa para AkramaNa na kiyA jAyagA, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 378. zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM kevala sarakArI khajAnA lUTA jAyagA. dala ke je loga gADa ke Dabbe kI era baDhe the, une saba se pahale gArDa ke leTa jAne kI aAjJA dI. vaha leTa gayA. phira khajAne kA saMki utAra liyA aura niyoM se kATane lage. jaba chenI se kAma na calA kulhADA calAyA gayA. Akhira saMdUka , khajAne kA tIna gaThariyAM meM bAMdha kara ve caMpata ye ! Isa prakAra dasa AdamiyAM ne-jinameM adhikAMza vidyArthI , 20-22 varSa ke chokare che-gADI ke roka kara mahAbha briTiza sAmrAjya ke pavitra khajAne ke lUTa liyA. usa gADI meM caudaha puruSa ese the, jinake pAsa baMdUke yA rAyaphale thIM. da zastra aMgrejI phaujI javAna sahI the; para saba pathara kI mUti bane che, kisIkI hiMmata nahIM huI ki ina chokaDa kA mukAbalA kare. DAIvara mahAzaya tathA eka iMjiniyara sAhaba kA burA hAla thADrAIvara mahAzaya Ijina meM leTa rahe the, Ijiniyara sAhaba pAkhAne meM jA chipe che. ye dene bahAdUra aMgreja jAti ke sapUta the. danAdana phAyara hone se loga samajha baDe the ki kama-se-kama cAlIsa AdamiyAM ne Tena ke ghera liyA hai. yApi loga ke isa para vizvAsa na hogA ki kAyara bhAratIya meM ase dasa naujavAna he sakate haiM ki pUrI Trena ke lUTa seM, kiMtu bAta saccI hai. ye chakaDe zarIra se bhI to adhika haSTapuSTa na the ! sarakAra kA khajAnA lUTA-kitanA mahAna anartha ! dauDa-dhUpa hone lagI, pulisa kI uchalakUda dekhane lAyaka thI. Akhira, giraphatAriye zuru huI-pUrvabaMgAla se dilhI taka kA khAka chAnA gayA. 44 yuvaka giraphatAra kiye gaye. pIche 15 Adamiryo para se mukaddamA uThA liyA gayA. bAkI loga para je mukaddamA cala rahA thA, usakA eka dazya upara likhA gayA hai! yaha saba se Age kauna hai?-Isa dala kA mukhiyA-paM. rAmaprasAda bismila ! brAhANa he kara bhI kSAtradharma ke vatI-pUre parazurAma. Ajanma brahmacArI! InakI vIratA ke eka-eka dAstAna roMgaTe khaDe karanevAle haiM IhIM ese sAhasI senApati kA kAma thA ki daza naujavAne ke cheTe-se rejimeMTa ne itanA baDA kAma kiyA ! inakI dAhinI ora dekhiye, vaha kauna masta AdamI hai? rAjakumAra-sA rU5, gAThIlA badana, vaha hai--azaphAla. rAmaprasAdajI ke, korTa ke zabdoM meM lekaTineTa. baDe bahAdura, baDe masta. jisa samaya dharapakaDa hatI thI, Apa phirAra the. mitro ne kahA-rUsa bhAga jAo, Apa bole--merA kAryakSetra hiMdustAna hai, rUsa nahIM; meM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ merA raMga de basaMtI cAlA 2: jAna ke Dara se nahIM bhAgA hUM, meM to Apane ke isa liye bacAtA hUM ki hamArA kAma jArI rahe. kintu inakA rAjakumArasA ceharA kaba taka chipatA-pakaDe gaye. jaba keTe meM lAye gaye te Apane maijIsTreTa se pUchA Apane mujhe kabhI apane korTa meM dekhA hai ? meM to kitane dina yahAM AyA haiM aura isa mukaddame kI kAravAI dekha gayA hUM. pUchA gayA-kerTa meM Apa kahAM beThate the ? bole, usa jagaha-eka rAjapUta ke veSa meM. kitanA sAhasa ! pulisa khoja meM hairAna hai, sira para phAMsI kI rasmi TAMgI hai, aura Apa sare Ama kacakarI Ate-jAte haiMsiMha ke mAMda meM ghUmra kara usase makhaula karanevAlI Isa hiMmata kI balihArI ! acche kavi bhI hai. kabhI kabhI zerameM hI mejIsTreTa se cuha kara leta. aura vaha baMgAlI bAbU? vahI zrI rAjendra lAhiDI hai-sabaseM haMsoDa aura himmata ke pUtale bhI. baMgAlI he kara bhI zaMgAra-banAva se InDe ciDha hai-sAdagI ke avatAra hI samajhiye ! baDe nIrava kAryA. kartA, barase taka kArya karate rahe, kisIko patA nahIM. hiMdu vizvavidyAlaya ke ema. e. klAsa ke vidyAthI. pulisa ke ina para dAMta gaDe the. tairane, kUdane, hokI khelane meM nipuNa! khelanA, haMsanA, latIphe sunAnA, sAthiyAM ke haMsAnA-InakA kAma. bhayaMkara che bhayaMkara Apatti hai, usa samaya bhI maMda muskAna ! mukadamA cala rahA hai, phAMsI kI DorI sira para bhUla rahI hai to bhI lAparavAha se haMsate-haMsAte haiM. Inake berisTara ne eka bAra pUchA-karyo che! kyA tuheM patA hai ki tumhAre viruddha kitane gavAha gujara cuke hai ? Apane Isa saralatA aura nizciMtatA se "nahIM kahA, ki sabhI khilakhilA paDe. ItanA hene para bhI apane kisI kAma meM guTi nahIM hone dete ! aura vaha-vaha haTTAkaTTA pakkI umra kI javAnauIMkA nAma hai ThAkura rauzana siMha, kSatriyakula kI rozanI ! kSatriya kA paDhane--likhane se kyA kAma ! thoDA-bahuta paDha liyA hekiMtu talavAra, baMdUka, gadakApharI ke pUre ustAda. uDatI ciDiyAM para baMdUka kA acUka nizAnA mArate haiM. kustI ke bhI acche laDAke haiM. AryasamAjI hai, kiMtu karatA nahIM. niyamAnusAra pUjApATha karate hai, vyAyAma meM bhI truTi nahIM hone dete. pairya ke pUtalepitA kI mRtyu kA samAcAra AtA hai, do bAra "rUm taSita" kaha kara apane kAma meM laga jAte hai. isa mukaddame meM eka vItarAga yogI kI bhAMti rahate hai. ye vahI cAra hai, jinheM Age cala kara phAMsI para jhulanA paDA ! aura bhI jitane hai, saba vIra bAMkaDe, mastI aura divAnA5na ke avatAra ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #393 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo kAkarI kesa ke nAma se prasiddha vaha mukadamA calatA rahAeka hI mahIne taka nahIM; pUre eka varSa se bhI kucha adhika dine taka keTa meM ina naujavAna kI mastI dekhane lAyaka thI-sabaka AMkhe ke sAmane laMbI-laMbI sakhta sajAryo, kAlApAnI kI yAtanAye yA phAMsI kI TikaTI dIkha paDatI thI. saba apane bhaviSya kA anubhava karate the, achI taraha jAnate the, to bhI ve masta the. keI gAtA thA, koI bajAtA thA, koI cahalabAjiya se maijisTreTa ko nAkadama kiye rahatA thA. abhiyukata kA kaceharI ane jAne kA dazya darzanIya thA. jisa samaya ve vIra bAMkure tapasvI rAjakumAra rAjahaMsa kI cAla se moTara se utarate the, mAlUma hatA thA mUrtimAna sureza devatAosahita Ihaloka-lIlA dekhane ke hetu Aye . dala ke netA 50 rAmaprasAda bismila ke pIche jaba saba AtmAye ekasAtha vaMde mAtarama' gAtI calatI thIM, usa samaya ke dastha kA varNana nahIM ho sakatA. vaMde mAtarama' bhArata mAtA kI jaya", "bhArata-prajAtaMtra kI jaya" se kacarI kA vAyumaMDala pavitra he jAtA thA. adhikAri ke dila isa ninAda se dahala uThate the, kiMtu kayA karate-ine pAgala para kisakA kabajA thA? eka dina eka kAsTebala mahAzaya ne jarAsI dhRSTatA dikhalAI-svAbhimAnI mastAne kI AMkha meM khUna utara Aye, eka ne kAsTebala ke aisA thappaDa rasIda kiyA ki baccA ke chaThI kA dUdha smaraNa hogA. jela meM bhI InakI mastAnI adA thI. zrIrAmadulAra aura rAjakumAra ke gAne se jela ke karmacArIgaNa taka mugdha the. Ina loga ke sAtha tAza, hAramoniyama, isarAja ityAdi ghe-kabhI gaMdhaveM kI sabhA juTatI, te kabhI kIrtana kI bahAra rahetI. kabaDDI bhI huA karatI aura lekacara bAjI bhI. sureza bAbU kI maMDalI adhyAtmavAda, vastuvAda aura AdarzavAda kI vivecanA karatI, te sacIva bAbU dharmavAda kI vyAkhyA karate. ina vAda kA vivAda dekha paM0 rAmaprasAda cillA uThate aba dina hai to yaha hai ImAna che te yaha hai!" sarasvatI pUjA, basaMtapaMcamI, holI sabhI hAra zAna se manAye jAte. kabhI-kabhI bAIsa tarakAriye kA bhI majA liyA jAtA. AkhirI phasale kA dina 6 aprila AyA. usa dina kaDA paharA thA. karIba 11aa baje abhiyukata apanI mastAnI adA se "sarapharozI kI tamannA aba hamAre dila meM hai' gAte hue adAlata meM ghuse. phesale meM jajaja ne spaSTatayA kahA ki yaha katI vyakitagata lAbha ke liye nahIM DAlI gaI. jaja sAhaba cAhate the, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ M AAAAM merA raMga de vasaMtI cAlA 381 ye loga apanI Isa galatI ke liye pazcAttApa kare, to kucha riyAyata kI jAya; kiMtu ye loga apane patha se kayAM Digane lage ! sajAryo sunAi jAne laga-phAMsI, kAlApAnI Adi laMbI-laMbI sajA nI sUcI thI. raoNzanasiMha ke. phAMsI huI, unhoMne haMsa kara kahA yaha te honA hI thA. meM hI phAMsI kI sajA pAne para rAjendra lAhiDI ne jajaja ke Isa kRpA ke liye dhanyavAda diyA. jaisale sunane para saba sadasya Age baDhe aura paM0 rAmaprasAda ke paira kI dhUla apane-apane mastaka para rakhI. adAlata se calate samaya Age rAmaprasAdajI the; eka bAra sanAI paDA-hai jisa para ki hama taiyAra the, mara jAne ke phira dUsarI bAra gaMbhIra ghoSa huA, vAyumaMDala gUMja uThA dare dIvAra pai hasarata e najara karate hai, khuza rahe ahale vatana hama to saphara karate haiM. phosI ke dina bhI Aye-pa0 rAmaprasAda, azaphAkulA, rauzanasiMha aura rAjai lAhiDI ke phAMsI de dI gaI! sabhI baDI dhIratA aura vIratA se svayaM phAMsI ke takhta para caDhe, apane hI hAthe apane gale meM rassI laTakAI aura khula gaye mRtyu ke usa niSphara jhUle para; kiMtu kisIke cehare para mRtyu ke bAda bhI pIDAjanaka zikana bhI na dekhI gai-mAlUma paDatA thA, ye abhI abhI sAthe hoM, kaisI anaMta nidrA thI vaha! unake aMtima vAkya kitane romAMcakArI hai! rAjendra lAhiDI ne kahA thA-hamArI mauta vyartha na jAyagI. raoNzanasiMha kA kahanA thA-merI mauta kisI prakAra aphasesa karane lAyaka nahI hai. azaphAkane kahA thA-sabamila karanaukarazAhI kA mukAbalA kIjiye. rAmaprasAda ne cillA kara kahA thA-mai isa sAmrAjya kA nAza cAhatA huM. rAjedra, rauzana, azaphAka aura rAmaprasAda na lauTe; kiMtu vaha basaMta hara sAla lauTatA hai, phira lauTA hai, vaha holI phira AI hai jise te loga jela meM bhI na bhUle the. kyA Isa helI ke hulaDa haradaMga meM do buMda AMsU unake nAma para hama TapakA sapheMge? hama unakI kAryapaddhati pasaMda na kare, usa paddhati kI jarUrata bhI nahIM; kiMtu unakI ujavala dezabhakti aura balidAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #395 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha -bhAga 7 mAM kI uccatama bhAvanA te hamameM se pratyeka ke liye anukaraNIya hai! 50 rAmaprasAda ke lephaTineMTa" kavi hRdaya azaphAka ke svara meM svara milA kara, hama phAga aura dhamArAM ke sAtha kyA yaha na gA sakaeNge vatana hamezA rahe zAda, kAma au AjhAda; hamArA kayA hai agara hama rahe rahe na rahe. (phebruArI-1930nA "yuvaka"mAMthI) 70-jIvana aura mRtyu (lekhaka-zrI. munIzvaradeva siddhAMtaziromaNi, gurudatta bhavana-lAhaura) hamAre RSimuniyAM ne apane yogAbhyAsa se paridhita evaM alaukika mastiSka se vicAra vicAra kara hameM batalAyA, ki ai AryajAti! tere jIvana kA AdhAra (mUla) brahmacarya hI hai. jisa prakAra gaganacumbI vizAla mahala kI sthiratA unakI nIMva para Azrita hai, ThIka isI prakAra vaiyaktika jIvana athavA jAtIya jIvana kI sthiratA brahmacarya para hI avalaMbita hai. jisa vyakita athavA jAti meM Ina ukata ratna kI pratiSThA, arthAta niyamataH nityazaH pAlanA hatA hai, vaha vyakita va jAti apanI pUrNa zatAyu ke bhAgatI hai. lega kahA karate haiM ki satayuga arthAta rAmarAjya meM kabhI pitA svAtmaja kI mRtyu ke nahIM dekhatA thA. ThIka, aisA he bhI kayAM na jabaki ve apane niyamAnusAra vIrya kI rakSA karate the. yadi aba bhI usI prakAra vIrya kI rakSA kI jAya to Isa laga bhI vaisA hI he sakatA hai, paraMtu jisa dina se hama logoM ne veda ke nimna pavitra saMdeza ko bhulAyA hai, usI dina se Aja taka mRtyu ko zikAra bane hue haiM, veda kA pavitra saMdeza kyA hai - rakSA tapatA tevA mRtyunupAtA (atharva) arthAt jaba mRtyu apane pUrNa vega se brahmacArI ke AdavAtI hai taba Aditya brahmacArI ane tapa se usake utsAha ke bhaMga karatA, aura use jItatA hai. jItanA kyA hai? ki usa brahmacArI ke mRtyu kA koI kaSTa anubhava nahIM hatA. pAThakavaMda ! RSi kI mRtyu hamAre sanmukha hai. zarIra para rakta aura pIpa ke bhare hue paise paise ke barAbara chAle paDe hue hai, jaba kaI DokaTara dekhane ke AtA to dAMte tale aMgulI dabA kara cakita he kara kaha detA, ki yaha koI sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM apitu keI devatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana era mRtyu 37 hai. dekho, kesI burI avasthA hai; paraMtu mukha caMdravata khilA huA hai aura teja se camaka rahA hai. dhanya ho dayAnaMda! tuma dhanya ho ! tUne jAti ke liye brahmacarya kI zakti kA apUrva dazya dikhA kara hameM upakRta kiyA, paraMtu ajJAnavaza deva ! hamane Isako bhulA diyA, aura mRtyu ke mukha kA grAsa bane huye hai. Ajakala kI vicitra paristhiti hai, ki hameM choTI umara meM hI buDhApA A gheratA hai, aura bAla zveta he girane laga jAte hai. IsakA yahI kAraNa hai ki hamameM roge kI paramauSadhi aura buDhApe kA eka mahAna zatra jo ki brahmacarya nAma se pukArA jAtA hai nahIM hai. yogazAstra meM mahAmuni pataMjalijha likhate haiM ki - brahmacarya pratiSThAyAM viirylaabhau| yoga0 arthAta pUrNa rItyA brahmacarya ke pAlana se vIryaprApti hatI he. jaisI ki bAlabrahmacArI bhISma ke caha vIra 100 varSa kI avasthA meM baDe baDe mahArathiyoM kA sAmanA karatA hai, aura aMta meM pratijJA karatA hai ki jaba taka sUryodaya dakSiNAyana se uttarAyaNa meM nahIM hogA, meM tAvata prANe ke nahIM tyAngA. kathA aisI ghara pratijJA keAI vIryahIna kara saktA hai? kadApi nahIM. astu. isa prakAra hamake brahmacarya kI rakSA ke liye bharakasa prayatna karanA cAhiye. brahmacarya kI rakSA saddavRtta para nirbhara hai. hama saMsAra meM nitya prati dekhate haiM ki jaba pratyeka manuSya kisI kAma ke AraMbha karatA hai te AraMbha karane se pUrva avazya eka azlIla zabda bolatA hai. roTI ko uThAne ke liye, dAtuna toDane ke liye, snAna karane ke pAnI lene ke liye, jaba bhI uThatA baiThatA va ceSTA karatA, tabhI gAlI detA hai-aba use yaha nahIM patA ki ina galiyAM kA mere AcaraNa para kyA prabhAva paDatA hai. isIkA kAraNa hai ki cheTe cheTe bAlaka aneka dhRNita doSa me prAraMbha se hI pheMsa jAte hai. isa liye jahAM azlIla bAteM, azlIla gIta hete ho vahAM bAlake ke kyA kisI manuSya ko bhI nahIM beThanA cAhiye. jaba hamArA AcaraNa pavitra hogA, tabhI brahmacarya kI rakSA anAyAsa ho sakatI hai-aura brahAcaryarakSA hI jIvana kA mukhyAdhAra (mUla) hai. jahAM hamAre RSiyAM ne yaha ukta jIvana AdhAra batAyA vahAM mRtyu kA AdhAra (mUla) bAlavivAha ko bhI batAyA thA. Aja saMsAra meM bAlavivAha kI kuprathA prAraMbha hai, Isa liye hamArI jAti va deza meM bimAriyAM kA aura mauta kA sAmrAjya sthira ho gayA hai. Aja vaha bimAriye, jinakA hamAre cikitsAzAstro meM nAma bhI nahIM thA, A gaI hai usakA mUla kAraNa yadi kahA jAya te apavayaskI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 384 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 me zAdI hI hai. yadi vivAha ke samaya hiMdu (Aya) lega DAkaTara, hakIme aura vaidyoM kI mAMga rakhate, to Aja hameM aisA anartha na dekhanA paDatA. cheTI cheTI bimAriye meM hama vaidya ke pAsa jAte rahate hai, paraMtu isa pavitra kAma meM hamane unake apamAnita kara choDa diyA. dekhiye subrata meM je ki cikitsA kI apUrva pustaka hai kayA likhA hai- paMcaviMze tato varSe pumAnnArinu zoDaze / samatvAgata vIryo tu jAnIyAtkuzalo bhiSak // arthAta pravINu vaidya kA kartavya henA cAhiye, ki vaha unako batAye ki yaha ApakA bAlaka 25 varSa kA hene para vivAhAdhikArI hogA, aura yaha ApakI kanyA 16 varSa kI hone para vivAhAdhikAriNI hogI. yadi vaha loga kisI abhimAna meM A kara ukta bAta ke na mAne, te kaheH Una zoDaSa varSAyAm prAptaH paMcaviMzatim / padyAdhatte pumAngarbha kukSisthaH sacipadyate // ki yadi tuma ukta niyamAnukUla na karoge, to yAda rAkhe ki tumhArA garbha kukSi he mara jAyagA-arthAt paidA nahIM hogA. yadi kisI davAI bUTI se paidA bhI he jAya te unake nimna loka sunAye - jAto vAnaciraMjIveda veda vA durbaleMdriyaH / tasmAdatyaMta bAlAyAM na kuryAd garbhadhAraNam // ki yadi tuma saMtAna paidA bhI kara loge, te durbala rahegI aura pUrNayu na bhegegI. isa liye tuma isa ukta zAstrIya AjJA kA apamAna na kare, yadi kalyANa cAhate he. sacamukha jisa dina se hamane utAjJA ke na mAnA, usI dina se mauta ne tamArA palaDA pakaDa liyA. prAcIna vidhi te yaha thI ki-pI, , strInuM arthAta pahile vidvAna bananA, aura phira dhana-saMcaya kI gyatA prApta karanI, taduparAMta vivAhAthe gRhastha meM praveza karanA. jaba aisI vidhi hamAre deza meM punaH pracalita hogI, tabhI hamArI jAti kA kalyANa, deza kA utthAna aura mRtyu ke mukha se bacAva hegA. (eprila-1929ne "sArvadezika"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakta kI Dhera 71 - bhakta kI Tera taDapa [ lekhakaH-zrI. AnaMdabhikSu sarasvatI ] Akhira yaha kyA ? yaha AMkha micaulI kaisI ? abhI-abhI tA sAmane thA, akha kahAM chipA hai? aijare jare me camakanevAle, mujhe mata dukhA! hara jagaha hAjira--nAjira rahanevAle, mere sAmane A jA ! A jA! A jA! maiM tujhe AMkhAM para beThAugA, sira para rakhUMgA, dila ke geAze meM chipAuMgA. tU merA hai, maiM terA dUMgA ! A jA, maiM tere liye khetAba hUM, tere liye rahA hU~. kayA tujhe merI khecenI acchI lagatI hai ? kyA tU yaha pasaMda karatA hai ki, maiM tere liye ItanA parezAna, itanA hairAna hU~, aura tU mujhe apanI pyArI sUrata taka na khilAye ? pyAre, A jA ! mA ! aba na satA, sAre jahAna kA rAzana karanevAle, mere dila kA bhI rAzana kara de; sUrya aura ca Ardi kA nUra khakhkhanevAle, merI AMkhe kA bhI nUra bakhza de. 8 tenola teno mAra gheDhi|' 385 tU zAnti kA bhaMDAra hai, mere ekarAra dila phrA bhI zAnti de. tu AnaMdasvarUpa hai, mujhe bhI AnaMda de; tU jJAna hai, jyAti hai, mere hRdaya meM bhI jJAna bhara, prakAza kara. mere dagdha AtmA ke zAnta kara. mere pyAre! A jA. leA maiM AMkhAM kA khada kiye letA huM. A jA, A jA ! merI AMkheAM meM samA jA, mere dimAga me samA jA. mere sira ke khAlAM meM majA, mere dila meM ma jA. mere rAma rAma meM rama jA. mujhame' asa jA, phUla kI tarahe khasa jA, sugaMdhI kI taraha basa jA, baccAM kI AMkheAM me pyArI niyA thrI taraha la jA. tU merA pitA hai, tU merI mAtA hai; cai terA baccA hUM. tvameva mAtA ca pitA tvameva tvameva vidyA draviNaM tvameva * tvameva tvameva baMdhuzca sakhA tvameva / sarva mama deva devH|| * * tU hI merA dhama hai. tU hI merA kama hai. tU hI merI jAna, tU hI merA dhrumAna hai. maiM tere binA nahIM raha sakatA. A aa ! A jA ! dekha, aba mujhase terI judAI sahI nahI jAtI; para kyA tU mujhase jIddA bhI hai ? nahIM, tU mujhame hai, maiM tume dU ho sakatA. tU sarvavyApaka hai, aNu--aNu meM samAyA huA hai. ghaTa zu. 33 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat tU mujhase jIddA nahIM ghaTa meM virAjamAna hai, terI sattA se kAI sthAna, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 386 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me koI padArtha khAlI nahIM. para mujhe dikhAI ko nahIM detA ? kayA meM tujhe dekha nahIM sakatA ? tere dekhane ke yogya nahIM, adhikArI nahIM, pAtra nahIM? Akhira mujhe kayA huA ? mujhameM kayA khoTa hai ? pApI dU? to tU bhI to patitapAvana he. kathA tU patitapAvana nahIM? ese hI yaha upAdhi tujhe mila gaI hai? acchA hAM, yaha upAdhi - apane pAsa rakha. meM durAtmA bana ke, dharmAtmA kahalA ke tujhe nahIM pAnA cAhatA. jJAnI aura yogI bana ke bhI mujhe tujhase milane kI jarUrata nahIM. meM tuccha dU, garIba dU, kaMgAla dU. garIbI merA jIvana hai, merI sAdha hai, merI sAdhanA hai. tU garIbanivAja hai to A jA, A jA ! meM tujhe cAhatA huM, pyAra karatA huM. terA prema, terA pyAra mujha garIba kA sarvasva hai! mere sAre jIvana kI kamAI hai, merI sAdhanA kI vibhUti hai ! meM Isa vibhUti ke le kara apane saMsAra ke samrATa kA bhI samrATuM samajhAtA huM, mere pyAre, mujhe pyAra karanevAle, aba nA tarasA. A ja, A jA ! kyA tU mujhase bahuta dUra hai ? nahIM, tU hai merA pyArA hI hai, mere hadaya hI meM rahatA hai-mere sAtha hI rahatA hai. tere bina tere sAtha ke binA-meM jIvita hI kaise raha sakatA hUM ? te merA jIvana AdhAra hai, mere prANe kA prANa he. A jA, A jA ! e A jA, A jA vizvamuktidA! A jA. AboM ke uddhAramuktidA! A jA. | meM tere liye vyAkula daM, tU itanA niSphara hai ? mere sAmane taka nahIM karyo AtA? kayA IsameM koI rahasya hai ? hAM, tU mahAna hai. mahAna se mahAna hai. meM choTe se chaTA dU. zAyada isI liye meM tujhe dekha nahIM pAtA; para tU to sUkSama bhI hai. hAM, atyaMta sUkSama hai. mai isa pUla cakSu se tujhe dekha nahIM sakatA. kaThopaniSada meM likhA hai - "aNoraNIyAn mahatomahIyAnA AtmAsya janmorvihInaM guhaayaam| tamakratuH pazyati vItarAgAH dhAtu prasAdAnmAhiyAna maanmnH||" phira kyA me tujhe ekadama dekha nahIM pAuMgA ? meM mUrkha aba tere darzana na kara sagA ? tere darzana kaI jJAnI aura buddhimAna puruSa hIM pA sakatA hai, paraMtu tu to dInabaMdhu hai, bhaktavatsala hai, apane bhaktajane ke liye tane kyA nahIM kiyA? kyA nahIM karatA aura kyA nahIM karegA bhI ? yogI, yatI, tyAgI, saMnyAsI eka terI hI dayA aura kRpA ke bharose nAnA prakAra ke duHkha-da ute hai, musIbate jhelate hai. apamAna sahate Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakta kI Dhera 380 hai. tU akelA jJAniyoM kA hai| gayA teA ye khecAre yahAM-hAM dAmAM jagaha se gaye ! inhe leAka--paraleAka dAneAM jagaha nirAzA rahI. nahIM ! tU kisI eka kA nahIM, eka kA haiA bhI sakatA nahIM ! tU sabakA hai, tere saba hai. tU prema kA bhukhA hai, tU bhAva dekhatA hai. bhAva dekhatA hai--bhAra nahIM. tU bAhara nahI dekhatA, aMdara dekhatA hai. veza aura bhASA kA ADambara tujhe pasaMda nahIM. kisIke jema aura gAMTha se tujhe sarAkAra nahIM, nIrAjJAna bhI tU nahIM cAhatA. tU kevala sacAI, hRdaya kI pavitratA aura zuddha AcAra--vyavahAra dekhatA hai. tujhe zabdAlaaura philAsI nahIM carcAye. tarka aura vijJAna kI AvazyakatA nahIM. terI dRSTi prema para rahatI hai. tU bhaktibhAva kA cAtaka hai. hAM, prema--pUrNa prema, akhaDa prema, nizcala prema kA tU upAsaka hai. nahIM, nahIM, upAsaka kaisA ? tU teA sAkSAt premasvarUpa hai, prema thrI pratimA hai. prema hai ! prema ! prema !! meM terA premI krU, terA bhakta, tere premamadira ke dvAre kA eka tuccha bhikhArI . merI jhAlI meM apane prema--kevala apane prema kI bhikSA DAla jA, apanI pyArI sUrata dikhA jA. * * * * ai ! mujhase yaha paradA kaiA ? bhikSukAM aa parade se kahI bhIkha dI jA sakatI hai ? e mere dila meM rahanevAle, merI nigAhoM meM kiranevAle, khyAlAM meM rahanevAle, tU mujhase kaba taka chipegA ? A jA ! A jA ! acchA, mere sAmane kayeAM nahIM AtA ? mujhe dikhA kayAM nahIM paDatA ? kyA tujhe dekhanevAlI AMkhe mere pAsa nahIM hai? di ina AMkhAM kA deSa se yaha tujhe nahI dekha sakatI, te meM Inhe abhI nikAla phekUgA. yaha mere kisI kAma kI nahIM. bhakta sUradAsa ne zAyada apanI AMkheM isI liye phroDa DAlI thI ke, varSa unase tujhe nahIM dekha sakatA thA. uname malinatA A gaSTa thI, viSa bhara gayA thA. tujhe dekhane ke liye pavitra AMkhe kI jarUrata hai. avazya tujhe dekhanevAlI AMkhe aura hAtI hai, nirAlI hatI OM; aura vaha haraeka ke pAsa nahIM hatI. haraeka kA nahI milatI; para sameM AMkhAM kA kyA deSa ? yaha doSa tA bairI mana kA hai. yahI duSTa saba kucha karatA--dharatA rahatA hai. isIkI caMcalatA aura kuTilatA se dUsare mAre jAte haiM. yaha khA pApI hai. svayaM pApa karatA hai, aura dUsareAM kA daMDa dilAtA aura dUSita karatA hai. kitane hI bheAle bhAle manuSya isake dAva dhAta kA na samajha kara garIba aura nirdoSa iMdriyAM ke mAthe maDha dete haiM. manuSya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 388 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM ke apane mana ke TaTolanA cAhiye, Ise saMyata karanA cAhiye. isIkI karatA se mana kA pheranevAlA hAtha aura zubha mArga para calanevAlA paira kahAM se kahAM pahuMca jAtA hai. dharma-karma, jJAna-dhyAna, dAna-puNya, japa-tapa ItyAdi aneka pavitra kArya apavitra ho jAte hai. manuSya lakSyabhraSTa ho kara kyA karane lagatA hai? meM isa duSTa mana kA damana karUMgA. isake pracaMDa vega ke zamana karana meM apanA kartavya samajhUMgA. merI AMkhe kA deSa nahIM, meM inahe nahIM gA. Inase mujhe tere darzana karane ha. Inta tUne eka vizeSa kArya ke liye banAyA hai. meM InakI upayogati se yatheSTa lAbha uThAuMgA. saMsAra meM yaha eka anokhI vastu hai. Inahe tane mujhe IsI liye pradAna kiyA hai ki inase meM tujhe dekhuM, tere prakRti ke saudarya kA AnaMda aura dUsaroM ke sahAyatA pahuMcAuM. karyo yahI bAta hai na ? ahA ! kala sAyaMkAla ko yamunAtaTa para beThe hue AkAzameM kaise suMdara suMdara dRzya dikhAI dete the, balihArI pratye! tU abhuta, terI mahimA aparampAra ! kyA kaI ina suMdara aura atyaMta manohara dazya ke binA AkhAM ke dekha sakatA hai? lo dekhe, merA prabhu AkAza se utaratA hai. ina nIle-pIle bAdala se AtA hai, vaha dekho, bAdaloM ke garaja ke sAtha AtA hai. AhAra pA kara vaha A gayA. ai ! A kahAM se gayA? vaha te sarvatra vyApaka hai, vaha thA kahAM nahIM ? use AnA jAnA kahAM para mere pAsa kahAM ? mere pAsa kayAM nahIM AtA? kayA nahI AyA? A ja, A ja! prabhe, meM terA putra hUM, pApI dU, aparAdhI ThaM; para je kucha hUM terA hUM, tere zaraNAgata . hAM, terI dI hui cIjo kA maine ucita upayoga nahIM kiyA aura aba bhI yathocita upayoga nahIM kara rahA hUM. tere vedapratipAdita AjJAo kA mujhase ThIka cAlana nahIM ho sakA. meM terI upAsanA karatA haiM. yaha bhI zAyada mujhe ThIka nahIM bana paDatI. kSamA cAhatA huM. aba cUka nahIM hogI. mujhe vaidika dharma kA anuyAyI hone kA garva hai. tere premasaMdeza ko yathAzakya meM sabake sunAne kA yatna karatA huM. apane bhAI kI sevA karane meM mujhe AnaMda milatA hai. meM daMbha aura ADaMbara se bhI yathAzakti bacane kI koziza karatA huM; paraMtu phira bhI meM jAnatA hUM meM kyA dU, kesA hUM, kayA karatA hUM, aura mujhe kayA karanA cAhiye ? merI buddhi kaisI aura kitanI hai. A ! meM isa samaya tujhe baDe vinIta bhAva se bulAtA haiM. tU to ghaTaghaTa kI jAnatA hai. 1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ w bhakta kI kera 389 aMtarayAmI hai ! yA tu mere bhAvAM ke nahIM jAnatA? jarUra jAnatA che. hAM, hAM, jarUra janatA hai. manuSyanmanuSya ke dekhA de sakatA hai, kabhI kabhI apane bhI dekhe meM DAla letA hai; paraMtu kyA kaI buddhimAna se buddhimAna manuSya tujhe bhI bhrAMti meM DAla sakatA hai ? nahIM, kadApi nahIM. tere sAmane kisIkA bahurUpiyApana nahIM cala sakatA. tU khoTAkharA mAna samajha letA hai. manuSya apanI ajJAnatA se cAhe jaisA bhI apaneke samajha le, para aMta ke use apane asalI raMga rUpa meM AnA hI paDatA hai. usa samaya vaha apane mithyAbhimAna, mUrkhatA aura ADaMbara para pachAtA hai, sira punAtA hai, rotA aura cillAtA hai, para use zAMti nahIM milatI.mile bhI kese ? zAMti ko bhaMDAra choDa kara azAMti kA agni meM kuda kara yA koI zAMti lAbha kara sakA hai? zAMti to terI goda meM hI prApta ho sakatI hai. - pitA ! kyA ne tujhe pAne kI koziza nahIM kI? nahIM, kI aura aba bhI kara rahA huM; lekina jaisI cAhiye thI, vaisI nahIM bana paDI ! mane apane vicAra se bahuta hAtha pAMva mAre, paraMtu ga se nikala kara dala-dala meM kaMsa gayA. janma ke baMdhu-bAMdha ke choDa kara, dharma ke sAthiye ko apanAyA. kAma ke bhAga ke tyAga kara, tyAga ke bega ke gale kI hAra banAyA. rAma ke nAma ke choDa kara kAma ke pIche paDa gayA ! para hA, yaha saba merI nirbalatA thI. buddhi kI nirbalatA thI, caritra kI nirbalatA thI ! mujhe ina Dhakesalebajiye se bacane kI AvazyakatA thI. aba kyA karUM? bahuta gaI, thoDI rahI! Itane meM kayA hegA? kyA banegA! upha ! merA jIvana meM hI gayA! aba? yaha tRSNA kisI-na-kisI rU5 se pIche lagI rahI, citta zAMta na huA, hRdaya kI gAMTha na khulI. saMskAra aura Aye dina ke bure-bhale kAma kI vAsanAo se yathArtha saphalatA na hui. bhikSuo kA bAnA dhAraNa karate hue bhI purAnI buna gaI. jhAMpaDe meM rahate hue mahAM kI vAsanA banI hI rahI. parNakuTIra banavAte hue bhI "AnaMda bhavana' kI cAhanA rahI, tapovana kI pavitra paMcavaTI na bana sakI. bhIkha kI jholI gale meM DAle hue bhI merA zAhI dimAga banA rahA. namratA, vinayazIlatA, garIbIne kA bhAva hadaya meM na ThaharA ! amIra, darabAriye, mahaMte aura gadIdAra ke dvAra khaTakhaTAe; paraMtu una uMcI dukAne meM pIkA che pakavAnna nikalA. ina maThadhAriyAM ke Age jholI lAte hue Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ # 390 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA bhikhArI na khana usakI lAja yazeSTa kadA mujhe saccI bhIkha na milI, aura maiM saccA sakA. jisa khAnA kA maine dhAraNa kiyA thA, rUpa se maiM na rakha sakA. isakA mujhe duHkha hai, pazcAttApa hai. cit isIse tU mujhe darzana nahIM detA, mere sAmane nahIM AtA ! mai isa dhArmika veza me' jatu banA huA krU'; praMsa pavitra khAnA 1 apavitra aura lajjita kara rahA hU~. * X x X bhagavana! terI hI prasannatA ke liye tA maine Isa sasAra kI rgasthalI meM aneka prakAra ke nATaka khele hai--svAMga race hai.... mai Apake sAmane aneka khAra kaI-kaI vicitravicitra rUpeAM meM pA le kara AyA haiM. mere nakalI svarUpeAM kA yaha kA kaisA bhI haiA, abhinaya te sadaiva khelatA rahA. isa liye, he jagannAyaka sUtradhAra ! yadi mere ina kAryoM se tU prasanna huA hai, teA mere maneAratha kA pUrNa kara. agara maiM apane kA` meM asala huA krU, te mujhe sasAra kI nATakazAlA se bAhara nikAla rR. yAM, ina dAneAM khAtAM kA tU kyA pasaMda karatA hai? mujhe kasa yogya samajhatA hai? yahu smaraNa rahe, isa para bhI--isa bAra bhI yadi tUne dhyAna na kriyA tA maiM kahAM kA na rahA. isa bhArata bhU se, Arata zabda haTA jA; karuNAkara ke kali--kalmaza--kleza kaTA jA. nija krama mahI para, jI se hame TA jA; e! dInAM ke sukha, zAMti-muktidA A jA. X x x X Aha ! meM khaDA pApI ! aDAadhI, mujhe terA darzana na hAgA, na hAgA. kayA sacamuca na heAgA ? heAgA kyAM nahI'? heAgA, jarUra hAgA. na hogA, tA maiM jiyUMgA bhI nahI- jI sakatA bhI nahIM. binA jala kru kahI machalI rahI hai? binA vAyu ke kAi prANI raha sakA hai? yA kabhI raha sakatA hai ? kyA jagadAdhAra ke binA yahu jagata raha sakatA hai? nahIM, kabhI nahIM. jaba yaha apane jIvanAdhAra ke binA nahIM raha sakate, tA maiM bhI apane prANadhAra ke dekhe binA kaise raha sakatA hU~ aura varSa mujhe kaise tyAga sakatA hai? mujhe nirAza nahI. hAnA cAhiye! sAMsArika mAtApitA bhI jaba apane bAlaka kI AvAja suna kara apane sthAna para Thahara nahIM sakate, tA merA pitA mujhe *se cheDa sakatA hai aura mere AnAda para kaise nahIM AyegA? X X x x mA, maiM tA kAca me latapata haiM. A jA aura mujhe uThA kara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anaMta kA hisAba (301 gale lagA le. meM pApI sahI, para tU dayAlu che. meM patita sahI, para tu to patitapAvana hai. hAM, hAM, aba kRpAdraSTi ho jAya. meM je kucha dU, jitanA dU, jisa taraha hU, jaisA huM, jahAM dU, jisa avasthA meM dU, jisa dazA aura jisa saMskAra meM huM aura jaisI bhI merI vAsanAye hai, tujhase aprakaTa nahIM hai. terA, K, achA yA burA dU. kisI aura kA nahIM. tere nAma para chatA hUM, tere nAma para hI maraMgA. meM terA thA, terA rahane kI koziza kI, aura aba terA hI he cukA. meM, hAM, terA hI ho cukA ! terA dU, kevala terA hR. tU merA bana jA. mere sAmane A jA. meM sirpha tujhIke cAhatA hUM aura tujhase tujhake mAMgatA hUM. yahI merI bhikSA hai. isIkA bhikSu dU; aura kucha na cAhiye. yahI merA svarAjya hai, yahI merA sAmrAjya hai! Itane meM jaise merI AMkha khulI gaI, maeNne dekhA meM apanI. mAtA ke caraNe meM loTa rahA hUM aura vaha baDe pyAra se merA sira sahalA rahI hai. prabhu ne mujhe merI mAtA merI yArI ammA ke rUpa meM darzana diyA!! (mArca-1930nA "sArvadezika mAMthI) 72-anaMta kA hisAba IgleMDa meM eka baDe prasiddha jyotiSAcArya hai. unakA nAma hai sara jemsa insa. hAla hI meM unhane eka graMtha likhA hai, jisakA nAma "dhI yunivarsala erAuna asa" (hamAre Asa-pAsa kA vizva) hai. isa graMtha meM sara jemsa mahAzaya ne sAdhAraNa pAThake ke vizva kI mahAnatA aura usakI vizAlatA kA jJAna karAne kI ceSTA kI hai. graMtha paDhane ke uparAMta manuSya ke apanI nipaTa tucchatA kA bhAna hatA hai. jarA gaura kIjiye prakAza kI kiraNe eka sekaMDa. meM 1, 86,000 mIla mArgakramaNa karatI hai aura hamAre Isa anaMta AkAza meM arthAta Isa bhUmaMDala se dIkhanevAlI AkAzagaMgA meM eka eka sitArA itanI dUra hai ki vahAM se isa pRthvI taka prakAzakiraNe ke eka lAkha chiyAsI hajAra mIla prati sekaMDa kI dUta gati se mArgakramaNa karane meM lAkho barasa laga jAte hai.. sara jemsa jInsa ne isa mahad aMtara ke jarA saralatApUrvaka samajhAne ke liye eka kalpanA kI hai aura vaha kalpanA isa prakAra -hamArI pRthvI eka varSa meM sUrya ke AsapAsa 60,00,00,000 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39ra zubhalaga-bhAga 7 mA (sATha karoDa) mIla kA cakkara lagAtI hai. agara hama loga isa sATha karADa mIla kI paridhi ke eka Ica kA eka solahavAM hissA mAna leM aura phira isI pamAne para apane isa dazya vizva kA nakazA banAveM te Isa anaMta AkAza meM je hamake sabase najadika sitArA milegA, vaha hamAre paimAne ke hisAba (aura yAda rakhiye paimAnA hai 60 karoDa mIla IMca ke barAbara) 225 gaja kI dUrI para hegA. Isa prakAra hama siphe 100 sitAroM kA nakazA banAveM te hamArA nakazA usI paimAne para eka mIla laMbA, eka mIla cauDA aura eka mIla UMcA hogA. AkAza meM na jAne kitane sitAre hai, para sirpha 100 sitAra kA nakazA banAne meM usa paimAne para eka ghanamIla jagaha dhiratI hai. agara IsI pamAne para hama pUrI AkAzagaMgA kA nakazA banAveM to hamAre nakaze kA vistAra 7000 dhanamIla hogA aura yAda rakhiye ki abhI taka Apa AkAzagaMgA ke para nahIM ye hai. Isa hisAba ko yadi dUsarI taraha vyakta kare te meM kaha sakate haiM ki yadi pRthvI ke, sUrya kI cAre ora ke, mArga- kramaNa ke 60 karoDa mIla ke hama Ica mAna le te saMpUrNa AkAzagaMgA kA nakazA utanA baDA hegA, jitanA baDA ki utara aura dakSiNa amerikA kA saMpUrNa mahApa. aba AkAzagaMgA ke pAra kara aura Age caliye. isI pamAne ke mutAbika Apake 30,000 (tIsa hajAra) mIla jagaha choDanI pahegI aura usake bAda phira eka nayA nakSatramaMDala prAraMbha hogA. isa prakAra Apa apanA nakazA banAte cale jAiye aura hara tIsa tIsa hajAra mIla kI dUrI para kare aura ao aura khara nakSatroM kI ginatI karate jaiye. yahAM taka ki Apake nakaze meM-kevala utane vizvAkAza ke nakaze meM, jitane ke Apa dUravIkSaNa yaMtra se dekha sakate haiM 20,00,000 (vIsa lAkha) nakSatramaMDaloM kA digdarzana he sakegA. philahAla yahI ApakA dazya-jagata hai. aura Apa jAnate hai ki ApakA nakazA kitanA baDA he gayA? isa samaya Apake nakaze kA vistAra 40,00,000 (cAlIsa lAkha) mIla laMbA, 40 lAkha mIla cauDA aura 40 lAkha mIla uMcA hai-aura se bhI usa paimAne para jaba ki sATha karADa mIla barAbara hai sirpha eka ica ke selahareM bhAga ke. eka eka sitAre se jaba rozanI calatI hai to use dUsare sitAre taka pahuMcane meM 14,00,00,000 (14 karo) varSa taka laga jAte hai. yAnI Apa samajhe isakA matalaba kayA ? IhkA matalaba yaha hai ki rozanI eka sekaMDa meM eka lAkha chiyAsI hajAra mIla calatI hai. isa hisAba se eka miniTa meM yaha 1,86,000 mIla aura eka ghara meM 186,70 ka60 mIla www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka udAra muslIma thI nasIhata 3 ora eka dina meM 1,86,00046 046 04ra4 mIla aura eka varSa meM 1,86,00046 0x6 042443 65 mIla calatI hai, aura je rozanI eka varSa meM itanA mArga taya karatI hai, usI rozanI ke eka se dUsare sitAre taka pahuMcane ke liye caudaha karoDa varSa laga jAte hai. agara pAThake kA dimAga sahIsalAmata hai ta ve kRpA kara IsakA hisAba lagAveM aura Isa anaMta vizvAkAza kI mahAnatA tathA vizAlatA kA anumAna kareM. ("pratApa"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 73-eka udAra muslIma kI nasIhata zrI.mehammada amIna sAhiba baeNrisTara-eTa-le lAhera ne apane musalamAna bhAI ke prati kucha bhAva sitaMbara mAsa ke TImyuna meM prakAzita kiye hai. hama unakA Avazyaka aMza nIce uddhata karate hai:-"..bhAIyo turkI aura misiyoM kI bhAMti saba jhagaDe para pAnI kera kara dezasevA meM eka he jAo. de, deza ke mahAna navayuvaka deza ke liye hI asahya kaSTa sahana kara rahe hai. jhagaDe kyA hai? vahI choTI choTI sI bAteM je rASTrarUpI madhura saMgIta meM karkaza zabda utpanna kara detI hai. kAdayAniyAM ! kasAIkhAne ke phira se sthApita karane kI bAta hRdaya se nikAla de, kayoM ki isase bahuta se dezavAsiyoM ke hRdaya meM Thesa lagatI hai. yAre duranI ! dayAnaMda ke saMbaMdha meM likhita pustaka vApisa le le; kyAMki isase Aryo kA mana dukhatA hai..." "...musalamAne ke yaha nahIM bhUla jAnA cAhiye ki hindu-khUna unakI rage meM abhI taka dauDa rahA hai. kevala mehammada sAhiba ke anuyAyI hone se vaha hiMdustAna ke nahIM tyAga sakate, ThIka usI prakAra jisa prakAra eka turka musalamAna hote huye bhI turka banA rahatA hai. mehammada sAhaba hamAre AdhyAtmika netA hai, paraMtu hama hindu saMtAna hai. anabhijJa mullAo ke dhokhe meM mata paDe, unane aphaghAna jAti kI unnati meM roDA aTakA diyA. tuke, mistriya aura pArasiyoM se apanA sabaka lo.........." "musalamAna! gomAMsa khAnA choDa de, gomAMsa dharmapustake meM anivArya nahIM, mistri ke samAna isake bajAye uMTamAMsa kA upayoga kare, je utanA hI acchA aura svAstha-prada hetA hai." "ahobhAgya hai. hamArA janma aise deza meM A hai jisameM sI. Ara. dAsa, gokhale, tilaka, lAlA lAjapatarAya, hakIma ajalakhA, jaise niHsvArtha rAjanItivizArada huze. sAhitya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #407 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 394 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kSetra meM ravIndranAtha TAgaura, mauhimmada ikabAla aura baMkima caTaI jaise maujUda hai. vijJAna meM sara bosa, sara ramana aura sara re ke sAmane samasta saMsAra nIcA dekhatA hai aura ma. gAMdhI kI sahanazIlatA kA saMsArabhara meM bacA-bacA saMmAna karatA hai. kayA una para tumhArA hadaya dezabhakti se nahIM umaDa paDatA aura choTe choTe bheda-bhAvapane ko ekadama bhulA dene meM kucha sahAyatA nahIM pahuMcAtI ?****." magara koI amAnullAkhAM, mustaphA kamAla pAzA, mAnanIya jagalUla pAzA, yA rijA khAM pahalavI ke pAsa yA kisI bhI uccahadaya musalamAna ke pAsa jAya to vaha nisaMdeha yahI kahegAki dezasevA ke liye hindu musalamAnoM eka ho jAo ! '' kyA musalAna bhAIyo ne ina zabda kA sacce hRdaya se svAgata kiyA hai ? ( navembara-1929nA "sArvadezika"mAMthI) 74-itihAsadarzana [ lekhaka:-zrI. dhUmaketu ] rAjyarakSakanuM pada khoyuM ne mAdhavarAva pezvAnA hAthamAM sattA eNpavI paDI tethI risAine raghunAtharAva pezvA nijhAmaalI nijhAmane Azraye gayo. tyAM teNe saMdhi karI te pramANe vArSika 51 lAkha rUpiyA ane cAra killA nijhAmane ApavA tema TharyuM. raghunAtharAvanuM lazkara nijhAmanI madada laIne marAThA upara AvyuM. thaI zake teTaluM lazkara bheguM karI mAdhavarAva pezvA tenI sAme gayo. pAMca divasa laDAI cAlI. baMne pakSamAMthI koInI hArajita na thaI. mAdhavarAve vicAra karyo ke, A laDAimAM hAravAthI marAThI rAjyanI pAyamAlI che ne jItavAthI paNa pAyamAlI ja che. raghunAtharAvanA pakSanuM marAThI lazkara nAza pAmaze tepaNa marAThA te nabaLAja paDaze; eTale teNe laDAino aMta ANavA navI yukti ajamAvI. te hiMmatabhera ekalo kAkAnI pAse gayo ne tyAM jaIne kahyuM - kAkA te mane keda kare, tame sattAdhIza bane, paNa A ApaNuM jAtinuM ja nikaMdana karanAra yuddha pUruM karo." radhunAtharAva A hiMmatathI aMjAI gayo. teNe rAjI thaI sattAne svIkAra karyo ne nijhAmane pakSa choDI dIdhe. mAdhavarAva pratye teNe saMpUrNa mAnabharI vartaNuka rAkhI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ItihAsadarzana 35 paraMtu ATaluM chatAM A bhayaMkara kusaMpane aMta Avyo nahi. mahArASTranA sADAtraNa DAhyA purUSo-(sakhArAma bAbu, divAjI paMta, viThThala suMdara rAje pratApavaMta ane aradho DAhyI te nAnA phahnavisa. paraMtu adhei DAhyo gaNAto nAnA badhAnA karatAM buddhibaLamAM co)-mAM gaNato viThThala suMdara rAje te vakhate nijhAmane divAna hato. have teNe, je marAThA saradAre radhunAtharAva pharI sattA para AvavAthI nAkhuza thayA hatA, temane potAnA pakSamAM AvavA AmaMtraNa karyuM, ane haripaMta phaDake tathA nAnA phavisa sivAya ghaNAkharA gayA paNa kharA. aMdaraaMdara vadhAre kusaMpa thAya mATe nijhAme ema paNa jAhera karyuM ke, nAgapuranA jAne bhoMsalene gAdI ApavI che ane brAhmazenI sattA nirmULa karavI che. raghunAtharAve haidrAbAda para caDAI karI ane nijhAme pUnA upara savArI karI. aMte sakhArAma bApunI dUradezIthI jAnecha bhoMsalene zatrupakSamAMthI chUTA pADavAmAM AvyuM. nijhAme pUnA te lUTayuM. teNe auraMgAbAdamAM comAsuM gALI pachI laDAI cAlu rAkhavAno nirNaya karyo hato. godAvarInA kinArA para AvelA "rAkSasa bhuvane" te pahoMcyo ane tenuM aradhuM lazkara hajI godAvarI oLaMgI jai, aradhuM bAkI rahyuM tyAre sArAma bApue jAjI sAthe calAvelA saMdezAnuM pariNAma AvyuM. jacha bhoMsale te vakhate viThThala suMdarathI chUTA paDe ane A takano lAbha laI raghunAtharAva, viThThala suMdaranI saradArI nIcenA aphaghAna lazkara para tUTI paDyo. bIju pANapata thaze ke zuM?" e ciMtAthI mAdhavarAva pezvA vyAkuLa banI gaye. marAThA lazkaranA cheka pAchalA bhAgamAM, nAmadhArI saradAra tarIke, paraMtu kharI rIte to rAjadvArI kedI jevIja sthitimAM, mAtra paMdaraso mANaso sAthe te ubhe che. raghunAtharAvane hAthI aphaghAna sipAIethI gherAI gayo che. bIjI ja paLa marAThA rAjyanuM sarvasva nAza karanArI nIvaDaze evI bhayaMkara sthiti banI rahI che. e ja vakhate mahArAva holkara mAdhavarAva pAse AvI pahoMcyo. hekaranuM lazkara nAsabhAgamAM paDayuM hatuM ane te paNa nAsabhAgamAMja mAdhavarAva pezvA pAse thaIne nIkaLyo hato. mAdhavarAve tene rokyo ne A bhayaMkara sthitine pahoMcI vaLavA, anubhavI saradAratarIke tenI salAha mAgI. "pUnA tarapha cAle, tyAM siMhAsanArUDha thaI jAo pachI joI levAze malhArarAve kahyuM. juvAna mAdhavarAvanA aMtaHkaraNamAM svadezapremanI je Aga baLI rahI hatI te bhabhUkI uThIH "zuM?' tenAthI bhayaMkara bUma www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 396 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me paDAI gaI. "atyAre siMhAsana paDAvavAno vakhata che ? tArAmAM naryo dezadroha bharyo che; pANIpatanA medAnamAM marAThI lazkara reMja sApha karAvyuM e sAcuM che ke zuM ?" ane eka kSaNa paNu gumAvyA vinA pitAnAM paMdaraso mANaso sAthe mAdhavarAva viThThala suMdaranA aphaghAna lazkara tarapha dhasyA. viThThala suMdara gaLIthI viMdhAI gayo ane raghunAtharAva gherAmAMthI chuTa thaI gaye. raghunAtharAve pitAnA bhatrIjAnI bahAdUrI joI lIdhI ane Ajanma saradAra tarIkenI tenI heziyArIthI khuzakhuza thaI gaye. rAjyakArabhAranI ghaNuMkharI sattA teNe mAdhavarAvanA hAthamAM soMpI ane pite nAmane rAjyarakSaka thaI rahyo. AjathI Azare ogaNIsaso varSa pUrve mahArAjA kaniSka magadha upara savArI karI tyAre eka juvAna mANasa tenI sAthe hatA. A juvAnamAM addabhuta zakti hatI, te muDadAmAM prANa phUMkI zakato. gAMdhAramAM jyAre rogacALo phATI nIkaLyo ne kaniSka ghaDI be ghaDI Avaze ema lAgyuM tyAre A juvAne tenI jIvanaderI laMbAvI dIdhI hatI. jevI niSkalaMka enI vidyA hatI, tevuM ja niSkalaMka enuM yauvana hatuM. rAjAnI bahena kamalAvatIne enA para atyaMta prema hato. enI AMkhamAM jIvanane saMpUrNa rIte jANavAne na hato. paNa A juvAnanuM hRdaya rAta ne divasa zaMkAthI viMdhAI rahyuM hatuM. tathAgatanA zabdo enA kAnamAM AThe pahora athaDAyA karatA. jIvana kSaNika hoya to pachI vaibhava-bhega-zakita e badhAne upaga che? pachI to rAtridivasa ahaMtapada meLavavA mathavuM eja sarvazreSTha manubdadharma nathI ?pachI A vidyA, jJAna, badhAMnuM kAma zuM ? saMtoSa paramadhana hoya to pachI jIvanamAM mahattvAkAMkSA zA mATe joIe? e juvAnane kayAMya cena paDe nahi. enAmAM zakti apari. mita; enAmAM kalpanA tejasvI; enAmAM jhINavaTa vijJAnatAne zobhe tevI. upaniSada ene meM e. erisToTala ne sekreTisanA vicAre paNa jANe. kaniSkanA darabAramAM mAtra e ekaja juvAna saghaLA vaibhavothI DhaMkAyelo chatAM udAsI ne ekalo raheto. mahArAjA kaniSkanI magadhanI savArI vakhate te sAthe gayo. ene hetu hato te vakhatanA vidvAna AcArya azvaghoSane maLavAne. pitAnI zaMkA tenI pAse ThAlavIne ene jIvanano marma zodhavAnIpitAne jIvanamArga jANavAnI dhagaza hatI. AcArya azvaghoSane te maLyo.. magadharAja te have kaniSkano khaDi ne mitra banI gayA hatA. eka divasa nijha, magadharAja, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI tulasIDhAsAka 397 adheSa ne A juvAna cAra jaNA ekAMtamAM dhakathA karatA hatA. jIvAne peAtAnI zaMkA raju karIH 'saMsAra asAra che e jANyA pachI saMsAramAM krANu rahI zake? je nirvANu mATe mahApuruSA mathana kare che te nirvANu A jIvanamAMna maLatuM hAya ne khIjA jIvana upara AdhAra rAkhatuM hAya, to pachI evA nirvANanA upayeAgaze ?' mahArAjA nike kahyuM: 'AcArya deva! A juvAna vihAramAM vasIne ane sAdhu thaIneja jIvananA mA~ zeAdhavA mathe che. enAmAM adbhuta zakti che ane e saMsAramAM rahe emAMja samAjanuM zreya che.' AcA` melyAH 'tathAgate zuM kahyuM che te tane yAda che juvAna ? anAthipaMDadane tathAgate kahyuM che ke, dhanavaibhava ke sattA manuSyane baMdhana karatAM nathI, paraMtu tRSNA bharelA hradaye ene coMTI rahevAtI maneAtti eja badhana kare che. kyAre jIvana samarpaNa karavu ema samyak rIte jANanArA mANasa jIvanamukta che ane te A janmamAMja nivANuM pAmyA che.' jIvAnanA hRdayamAM ajavALuM ajavALuM thai gayu hAya tema te ekadama kheDeDa thaI gayAH A vicAra huM karI rahyo hatA, paNa kAi AcAye` mane TekA ApyA nahi, kAi zAstra saMmati ApI nahi, eTale mane lAgyu ke huM khATA chu, adhArmika chuM, nAstika chuM.' AcAya mAlyAH "mArA tane TekA che, jA. peAtAnA dharmo mATe jIvana samarpaNu karavuM temAM uMcAmAM uMcI dhArmikatA che." kaniSTha melyAH 'enA jevA vidvAna bhiSagvara bharyAM bhAratavarSomAM atyAre nathI.' AcAya melyAH tArUM nAma zuM? ' juvAna khelyuAH caraka !' caraka ane suzruta nAmathI je e vidvAna vaidyarAja thai gayA teja A caraka. adhadheSanA upadezane pariNAme te baudhamA sAdhu thatA maTayeA ane ene hAthe bhAratavarSanI vaidyavidyAnI abhivRddhi thaI. ( Ase-1986 nA "kumAra"mAMthI ) 75 - zrI tulasIdAsASTaka hariMga tikA chaDha je khALapaNamAM leAkathI apamAna atizaya pAmiyA, paNa mATapaNamAM mahIpatinAM zIza nijapada nAmiyAM; satkRpA para narahara gurue jehanuM lAlana karyuM, te mAla tulasIdAsa ! tamane vhAlathI vaMdana karUM. zu. 34 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 1 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 398 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA thaI veda--zAstra-purANu--pAraga guNanidhi zIlAdadhi, sauMdaryanA zaNagAra guNubhaDAra ratnAvalI varI; thai premamasta samasta jeNe nArIne caraNe dharyuM, Asakta tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karU "saMsAra A niHsAra nahi kIratAra viSNu belI kazuM" e satya patnI pratApathI khasa jehane atara vasyuM; traNa Tuka kApIna tuMbaDI sivAyanuM sadhaLu tajyuM, te tyAgI tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karU du:kha dekhI dAjhe dilamAM DhIneAtAM duniyA mahIM, apakAranA karanAranuM cAhanAra hita nitye sahI; vaLI mAna ne apamAna jeNe sama gaNI dila nA dharyuM, te sAdhu tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karUM. hanumAna hAjara rahe hamezAM jehanA AvAsamAM, bhagavAna paNa pahere bhare je sAdhunA sahavAsamAM; paththara tA pazuneya jeNe khaMtathI khAtu karyuM", te bhakta tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karUM. kAzI, ayeAdhyA, citrakUTa, prayAga AdimAM vasyA, abhirAma raTI raTI rAma nAma je bhaktinA rasathI ramyA; bhAgIrathI, maMdAkinI, sarayU, yamunajala prAzIyu, te yAtrI tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karUM. saMsAra dAruNa derUM tAraNu rAma-caza-mAnasa racyuM, rasa, bhAva, dhvani, zaNagAra, guNa, chaMdAtaNAM rane khacyuM; mAyA-vidyAraNa jJAna--kAraNa bhaktinA rasathI bharyuM, te kavi tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karUM. bhava gahana vana jhADI atula bhUlAmaNIothI bhayuM, tyAM cAra ne hiMsaka pazunuM lekhuM thama ye bhUlA paDayA chu, Avajo, uddhArajo, araja karU hai ! zurA ! tulasIdAsa ! tamane vahAlathI vaMdana karUM. mAdhavalAla tribhuvana rAvaLa 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 3 5 8 www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 maeNksima kI 76-maeNksima gaoNrkI raziyana prajAnA punarvidhAna ane raziyAnI rAjakIya utkrAttimAM sAhityakArene je te phALe nathI; bake raziyAnuM AjanuM nUtana rASTravidhAna ghaNuM kharuM tyAMnA navA yuganA sAhityakAronI asaranuM pariNAma che. evA aneka sAhityakAromAM lIo TosTeya ne mekisama geMkanAM nAma agraNuM che. TasTeya garbhazrImaMta amIranuM pharajaMda hato. jIvanapalaTe karI, jamInadArInI bAdazAhI ne mAjazekha choDI, teNe sAmAnya raziyana kheDutanuM jIvana svIkArI garIbanI joDe anusaMdhAna karyuM. ka garIba raziyana AmaprajAnA eka mAmUlI gAdItakiyA maDhanAra kArIgarane chokaro hato; ne jagatanA sAhityasvAmIonI haroLamAM Aja ubhelo chatAM hajI mahattAne daMbha ene lezamAtra sparza zakya nathI. raziyAne sAmAnya prajAvarga jene pitAnA jIvananuM hUbahU, satyane vedhaka pratibiMba AlekhIne jagata samakSa dharanAra samartha sAhityakAra tarIke sanmAne che te mekisama geMkanA nAmane artha * kaDa maeNkisama' evo thAya che. paraMtu e to enuM takhallusa che. enuM kharUM nAma te alekase maeNksimAvica peDhDhopha. paNa nIcenuM enuM TuMkuM jIvana batAve che te pramANe zarUAtanI jIMdagI je hADamArIo ane jahematemAM eNe gALI tenI kaDavI asarane lIdhe eNe evuM vicitra takhallusa pasaMda karyuM. ( raziyana bhASAmAM zaikI eTale kaTu) ane tethIja enAM zarUAtanAM lakhANomAM jIvana pratye kaDavuM valaNa jovAmAM Ave che. pAMca varSanA maeNkisamane nijanI-naivageroDanA bharyA gAmamAM anAtha mUkIne ene garIba kArIgara bApa gujarI gayo, ne e anAthAmAM umere karI mAtAe punarlagna karyuM; eTale nAne maeNsima mAtAmahane tyAM moTo thayo. paNa e garIba raMgarejane ghaDapaNamAM moTA kuTuMbanuM poSaNa karavAnA vAkhA paDatA gayA ane aMte nava varSanA mekisamane jAte ja pitAnuM bharaNa poSaNa karI levAne vakhata Avyo. te pachInAM paMdara varSa eNe zI rIte vItA vyAM te enuM mana ja jANe che. peTano khADo pUravA ene cIMtharAM vINavAne, phaLaphaLAdinI pherI karavAne, godInI majUrIne, bhaThiyArAne, mUrtio raMgavAne, devaLanA gavaiyAnA madadanIzane, vakIlanI gumAstIne-evA evA citravicitra dhaMdho karavA paDayA. e paMdara varSamAM AvI vividha rAjI meLavavA e nijanI-naivagerethI mAMDIne DAnyUba tathA rjyorjiyA kesasa sudhIne pUrva ane dakSiNa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 400 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA raziyA AkhA khUMdI vaLyA, ane e daramiyAna aneka Apattie ne vakhA ene veThavI paDI. bALapaNanI anAthatA ane A trAsabharI garIbAImAM ene zALAnuM zikSaNutA pUrU kyAMthIja maLyuM hAya ? thADuM vAMcatAM lakhatAM zIkheleA. pazu sAhityane umaMga aMtaramAMthI thAya che; yunivarsiTI zikSaNamAMthI nahi. ugatI avasthAmAMja kizAra gAkIne eka evA guru maLyA,jeNe enA aMtaranA daravAjA udhADI nAkhyA. vAlgA nadInI eka hADI uparanA eka rasAiyA pAse gAkI nAkara rahezeA. teNe ene vAcananA rasa lagADayA. e rasAyA pAse zAkhathI bhegAM karelAM dhRNAMja suMdara pustakAne saMgraha hatA. temAMthI e rAja gAkIne kai ne kaSTa vAMcI saMbhaLAvatA. gAmanI jJAnapipAsA uttajita thai ane e tRSAne tRpta karavAmAM, ene kadI kASTha zALA na ApI zakata evI keLavaNI maLI. gAmanA rAmasa juvAna gAtuM bIjuM dhaDatara karyuM. kajhAna nAmanA eka ThiyArAe. aDhAra varSanI uMmare gAGI` ene tyAM diyArU karavA nAkara rahelA. gAkIthI paMdara varSa mATeA rAmasa bahu tejasvI buddhinA ne madhura AdamI hatA. enI asarathI gAkInu cAritryagaThana bahu saMgIna thayuM. ene tyAMja gAkI pahelavahelA krAMtikArI caLavaLanA prasaMgamAM AvyA. rAmasaeka krAMtimaMDaLane agraNI hatA ane tenI dukAnamAM rAja rAtre maMDaLanI beThaka maLatI. TTiyArAnA dhaMdhA eTale rAtre bhaThThIe te| saLagatIja hAya; eja kAraNe sattAdhIzeAnI zaMkAmAMthI e maMDaLa bacI javA pAmatuM ane rAja e bhaThThIonA bhaDakAne ethe rahI sitamagArAnA julamAte gALavAnI khIjI pracaMDa vALAe cetAvatuM. te pachIne vaSe sahRdaya mAnavatAthI prerAine vahArelI je dhAta gAne mAthe gaI teNe enA zarIranA khadhebadha teADI nAkhyA te ene jIvanabharanA mAMdalA banAvI dIdheA. dakSiNa raziyAnAM gAmaDAMemAM te bhaTakatA hatA evAmAM eka gAmane pAdare keTalAka kheDUtA eka strI para sAmAjika sajAne asahya jIlama gujAratA teNe joyA. kAI kheDUtanI eka strIne khevaphA thavAnA gunhA badala, temanI anAdi kALathI cAlI AvelI zikSAnI paraMparA mujaba, gADAne DhUMDhe tenA ceATalA bAMdhIne pachI gADAne tAkAnI gheADA joDI srIne dhasaDatA dhasaDatA khIje gAma laI javAnI teo taiyArImAM hatA. gAIthI A sItama satno na gayA. pelI strInA rakSaNa mATe te ekale hAthe gAmaleAkeAnI sAme thayeA, ane pariNAme krodhe bharAyelA AkhA gAme--khasA traNaseA mANasAe--tenA para tUTI paDIne nirdayapaNe tene bezumAra mAra mAryAM. tenI pAMsaLIo badhI bhAMgI ga; tenAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #414 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mekisama zaikI 401 baMne jaDabAMne cUro thaI gayo. mArathI adhamUA ne mUcchita banelA gAkane marI gaelo dhArI temaNe gAma bahAra khAimAM pheMkI dIdho. tyAMthI bIje dahADe koIe ene ispitAlamAM pahoMcADe. lAMbI mudate te sAje to thayo, paNa mArathI phephasAM para thayelA nukasAnane lIdhe ene jIvanabharane kSaya ceTa. rakhaDapATa to cAlu ja hato. dhaMdhAo badalAyA karatA hatA. maeNliyApAina DenI mitrAcArIne lIdhe (ane bekAra hevAthI peTa pUravA ) gAtAM AvaDatuM na hovA chatAM tenI sAthe te kajhAnanI nATakazALAnA gAyakamaMDaLamAM nokarIe rahyo. A daramyAna vAcana cAluja hatuM ane lekhananI paNa thoDI thoDI zarUAta thaI hatI. tene paraco paNa tarata maLe. pracalita dharmarUDhi sAme kaMika nIDara lakhANa karavA mATe dharmasatAdhIzoe tene "carcamAMthI mudatI bahikAra karyo. 1897 mAM, e bahiSkAranI mudata pUrI thai teja divase, gaka carcamAM jaIne paraNyo. 1892 mAM 24 varSanI uMmare TiphalisanI relave varkazopamAM mikenika tarIke te kAma karato hato te veLA tenI pahelavahelI TUMkI vArtA eka sthAnika rojIMdA patramAM prakaTa thaI mekisama gAkanA takhallusathI, je nAmeja Aja AkhuM jagata ene oLakhe che. paNa ene kharI kIti te apAvI traNa varSa pachI prakaTa thaelI celakAsa" nAmanI enI vikhyAta navalikAo. 1895 mAM senTa pITarsabarganA eka agragaNya sAmayikamAM te AvI ne jagate enI pratibhA barobara prIchI. e vArtAe ene apUrva nAmanA apAvI ane enuM nAma TolasTaya jevA samartha vicArakanI joDAjoDa mUkAvA lAgyuM. be varSa pachI 1897 mAM eno pahale vArtAsaMgraha bahAra paDayo. hatheDe cheDI eNe have kalama pakaDI. patrakAritvane dhaMdhe lIdhe; nATaka, vArtAo ne chUTaka lekho para khUba hAtha ajamAvyo. thoDAja vakhatamAM raziyAnA sImADA bhedI enuM nAma dezadezAMtaramAM pahoMcI gayuM; jagatakItine kaLaza ene zira DhaLyo. kajhAnanI bhaThiyArAnI dukAnanI pelI krAMti-maMDaLIonI chApa divase divase mana para daDha thatI jatI hatI; ane raziyAmAM dinapara dina vadhatI jatI sattAdhIzo ne dhanike tathA jamInadAre ne dharmAdhikArIonI ApakhudInI sAme have khullI rIte te valaNa dharAvato thayo hato. 1899 mAM soziyala DemokreTa maMDaLamAM te joDAyo tenI sAtheja polIsane cepaDe tenuM nAma caDyuM; ane jelanI mulAkAta thavA mAMDI ! paNa ethI te enI nAmanA vadhatIja cAlI. 1905 mAM krAMtinI jhuMbezamAM eNe chaDecoka bhAga lIdhe ane zizira rAjamahAlaya (vinTara pelesa) upara bizapa haeNpana kAmagAre www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #415 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 402 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ne kArIgaronI je dhADa laI gayo tenI pakaDApakaDImAM e paNa jhaDapAI gayo. A samayano eka noMdhavA jevo prasaMga e che ke, seMTa piTarsabarganI sAyansa ekeDemImAM Aja varSe tenuM nAma raju thayeluM. jhAra pAse jyAre e kAgaLa maMjUrI mATe game tyAre eNe geMkanuM nAma emAM jotAMja hAMsiyA para zera mAryo ke bahuja vicitra!' kahevAnI jarUra nathI ke, zaikInI ekeDemInI nImaNuka rada thaI. AthI badhe bahu khaLabhaLATa macyo ne gokanA be mitro cekapha ane korIlaMkAe to ekeDemomAMthI rAjInAmAM ApI dIdhAM. krAMtinI caLavaLamAM have te ghaNe vakhata Apate; paNa rAta ne divasa polisanI chUpI najaranI chAyA taLe jIvana gALavAthI te kaMTALI gayo. eTale 1906nA aMtamAM moskonA nATayakalAgrahanI naTI mAdAma azvanA sAthe amerikAmAM jhArazAhI-virodhI pracArakArya karavA javA mATe teNe raziyA choDayuM. paNa pariNAma sAruM na AvyuM. chevaTe 1907mAM te kaMprI mukAme jaIne TharIThAma thayo. ahIM tene leninane paricaya thayo ane baMne vacce maitrI jAmI. kaMprImAMnA vasavATa daramyAnanI cha varSanI e mitrImAM baMnee maLI nUtana raziyana rASTravidhAnanAM ke ke sva racyAM, ke ke janAo ghaDI. samaya pAkato Avo lAgyo. 1913mAM pharI seMTa piTarsabarga AvIne kae "leTapisa" nAmanuM eka patra zarU karyuM. tyAM te pUruM varSa paNa na vItyuM ne mahAyuddha saLagyuM. gAkanuM valaNa yuddhavireAdhI zAMtipakSanuM hatuM. paNa have ghaNuM samayanI sAdhanA, tapazcaryA ane lokonI mUMgI sahanazIlatAnuM phaLa pAkI gayuM hatuM. julamane ghaDe bharAI cUkyo hato. kALanI nebata gagaDI uThI ne krAMtikArIoe barobara samaya vatI nagAre ghAva dIdhe. mahAyuddhanI jvALAo hajI eka tarapha zamI paNa nahatI tyAM raziyAmAM bolzavijhamane hatAza zatazikhAe bhabhUkI uThayo. koInI magadUra nahotI ke ene sAmane karI zake ke ene zamAvI zake. kAM to enI sAthe bhabhUkavuM rahyuM, kAM to emAM bhasma thavuM rahyuM. lenina hoya tyAM gAkI hoyaja. 1917nA e raziyana rAjyapalaTA tarapha eNe sahaya sahAnubhUti ApI. krAMti pUrI thaI, jhArazAhI nAbUda thaIne bollevika rAjyataMtra sthapAyuM. gAka temAM zikSaNa ne saMskAritAno mukhyAdhikArI nImAyo. paNa enI tabiyata have raziyAnI ThaMDI havA sahI zake tevI rahI nahatI. enI ghaNI AnAkAnI ane virodha chatAM lenine ene AgrahapUrvaka enI tabiyatane khAtara raziyAnI bahAra vasavATa karavA mokalyA. thoDA samaya kinvenamAM ne traNa cAra mAsa jarmanInA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * mekisama kI 403 khyaka phoresTamAM gALI aMte 1922mAM te iTAlInA kapa DI serene gAme AvI vasyo, ane eja Aja ATha varSathI enuM kAyamI vatana thaI rahyuM che. vacce vacce jarUra paDaye te sArI RtumAM raziyA AMTo mArI Ave che. gAkInI sAhityapravRttinA traNa spaSTa vibhAga paDI AvyA che. zarUAtanAM varSomAM teNe navalikAo lakhI, jeNe ene kIrtimALa ArapAvI. e vArtAonAM mukhya pAtra bhaTakela rakhaDuo ane samAje tarachoDelI vyaktionAM che. paNa gaMe sahadaya sahAnubhAvathI emanAM jIvananAM je uThAvadAra citra AlekhyAM che ne emAM rahelI raMgIlA jIvananI bhabhaka varNavI che tene lIdhe e raziyanamAM ati priya thaI paDayo. "celakAza ne bIjI vAto', "je prANIo ekAda mAnavI hatAM" tathA "eka navalakathAnI kathA ne bIjI vAto" e traNa enA TUMkI vArtAonA saMgraha che. 1899 pachI eNe lAMbI navale ne nATako lakhavAM zarU karyA ane emAM raziyana prajAjIvananuM vizALa daSTibiMdu laIne tenA baLatA prazno chaNyA. "pAtALAgAra (leara Delsa) nAmanuM enuM nATaka jagaprasiddhi pAmyuM che. barlinamAM te lAga2 be varSa sudhI bhajavAyeluM. bIjuM eka evuM nATaka "rAtavAso' (nAITsa laoNjiga) nAmanuM che. lAMbI navalakathAomAM raziyA-ane duniyA-nA Amavage jene aMtarathI vadhAvI che te janetA" (madhara) nAmanI kathA. AmajIvananuM pratibiMba pADatI e samAjavAdI navalane anuvAda cAlu vArtA tarIke gujarAtI mAsika "navayuga'mAM Ave che. "asta (DIkeDansa) jAsUsI, "mAruM bALapaNa ane duniyAmAM e cAra enAM bIjAM navalo che. emAMnAM chellAM be enI AtmakathA jevAM che, ane enA prakAzana sAthe enI sAhityapravRttine trIje-ane vadhAre ujajavalanTa zarU thayo che. pachI to eNe "mArI vidyApITha mAM pitAnI yuvAvasthAnAM smaraNe AlekhyAM ane "saMsmaraNe nAmanA pustakanA eka bhAgarUpe "TosTayanAM saMsmaraNeje AlekhyAM te te bahuja Adara ane prasiddhi pAmyAM. "mArI rojanizimAMnA thoDA phakarA e paNa enuM eTaluM ja AdarapAtra-ne cheluM-pustaka che. raziyAnA jIvananuM vedhaka citra AlekhavAmAM gAkIne hajI kaI AMTI zakyuM nathI. enuM pAtrAlekhana jeTaluM uThAvadAra ane sajIva che teTaluM ja vizALakSetrI che. vAcanano juvAnIne zokha eno hajI osaryo nathI. "pustaka te-' e lakhe che ke "hAthamAM lauM chuM ne mane romAMca thAya che ne preraNAnA Adha chUTe che. mArAmAM je kAMI sArUM mAnava tattava haze te badhuM graMthavAcanane pratApe che. nairvejiyana lekhaka naTa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 404 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA haeNmasana, phrenca lekhaka rAmAM reAlAMDa ane jana sAhityakAra TAmasa mAna--je hamaNAM chelluM nAkhela inAma jItyA-enA priya lekhA che. (AseA-1986 nA "kumAra" mAMnI mAdhukarI) 77 - AMkha ughaDI ( lekhikAH--sau. mulabula paMDayA ) (1) "khahena jarA pANI pAzA !" " bhagavAna tamArUM bhaluM karaze, A che!karAne bahu tarasa lAgI che mAbApa. "" amadAvAdamAM khare apeAre unhALAnA sakhta tApamAM kAma karatI eka kAThiyAvADI DhayaDIe jekAra DeAzInA bAraNA AgaLa jaI upara mujaba bUma pADI. vaiSNava dharmonAM custa upAsaka ane adhazraddhAmAMja racI pacI rahelAM jekAra DeAzIne Aje ekAdazI hatI. savAranAM pApUjA, devadarzIna vagerethI paravArI, DeAzI ekaTANuM hAvAthI pharALa karatAM hatAM. bUma sAMbhaLI bhUlamAM ubhAM thai gayAM, ane tarataja bahAra AvyAM. bAraNuM udhADI khaDakhaDatAM bhaDabhaDatAM pUchavA lAgyAMH--kANu che ? kema bUma mAre che ? DezIne joi mAraNe pAchu pANI mAM "bena pAzA teA bhagavAna tamArUM bhaluM karaze. karAM chaiyAM sukhI rAkhaze mAkhApa." jamatAM uThavuM paDayuM' temAM upajele ane have jamAze nahi tenA gussA DeAzIe garIba bicArI DhayaDI para kADhayA, ane gussAmAMja arADayAM " rAMDa cAlI jA, mane jamatI uThADIne pAchI pANI mAge che ! jA nathI ApatI ! khabara nathI, Aje mAre ekAdazI che te! have mArAthI jamAze nahi samajI, jA sIdhI sIdhI cAlI jA, pANI khANI kaMi nahi maLe." ema bhaDabhaDatAM khaDakhaDatAM emaNe bAraNa' vAsI dIdhuM, ane kSudhA tathA gussA zAMta karavAne gheADu dUdha pIdhu'. garIba bicArI majUraNa tA jekAra DeAkSInA gussA joine gabharAI gaI, ane mUMgI mUMgI AMkhamAM pANI lAvIne chekarAne uMcakI tyAMthI cAlI gaI. apeAre saDaka uparanA naLa paNa baMdha hatA. pAse najIkramAM krAi khIjAM dhara paNu dekhAtuM na hatuM. nAnA cheAkareA pANI pANI ema ghAMTA pADI meTethI raDatA hatA, ane garIkha bicArI khAI che.karAne chAne rahevA samajAvatI hatI, ane peAtAnAM AMsu eka hAthe lUchatI hatI. te pAtAnA nasIbane dASa detI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMkha ughaDI 405 eTalAmAM tyAM AgaLa mIzanarInA eka be mANase AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe pelI majUraNane bhAgItUTI hiMdustAnI bhASAmAM pUchayuM: "kauna haya ! kayAM raDatI haya! kayA kucha kAma haya ?' majUraNe DokuM halAvI dhImethI raDatAM raDatAM kahyuM "chokarAne pANI pIvuM che, tethI e raDe che. mArI pAse paisA paNa nathI ke koI hoTelamAM laI jAuM. pAsenA gharamAM pANI mAgyuM paNa gALa dai kADhI mUkI." A sAMbhaLI pelA mukti phaijanA mANasoe pitAnI pAsenA paisAmAMthI hoTelamAM mAdIkarAne laI jaI barapha nAkhelo lemaneDa pAyo, thoDuM cavANuM paNa khavaDAvyuM ane temanI bhUkha tarasa chIpAvI. lemana pIne ane khAvAnuM khAIne jyAre mA dIkaro zAMta thayAM, tyAre mIzanarI bolyoH "bAI! je A tamAre hiMdudharma, tame ne tamAro chokare tarase marI jAe topaNa pANuM pAvAnI temane phurasada nahi ane mAgatAM pAcho uparathI tiraskAra kare te judo. AvuM duHkha ane apamAna phakta tame loko sahana karo. je tame mArUM kahyuM mAne to mArI sAthe ANaMda mIzanarImAM cAlo. huM tamane baMnene bhaNAvI gaNAvIne hoMziyAra banAvIza. pachI e hiMduo tamane herAna nahi kare paNa tamArA paga pUjatA tamArI pAse Avaze. kharekhara Isu khristanA dharma jevo sarasa dharma bIje kAI che ja nahi, tame paNa A dharma choDI temAM dAkhala thaze to tame bane sukhI thazo." pelA mANasanuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI bAI thoDI vAra vicAramAM paDI gaI. Aje potAnA ekanA eka bALakane tarase rakhaDavuM paDayuM, tethI ene paNa hiMduo upara khUbaja tiraskAra Avyo hato ane e tarataja ANaMda jaI khristI thavA taiyAra thaI | mukti phojane mANasa ene tathA enA putrane ANaMda laI gayo. tyAM baMnenI pAse eNe khristI dharmanI dIkSA levaDAvI. thoDAM varSamAM to bAI zIkhIne narsanuM kAma karavA lAgI. ene chokaro vadhAre hoMziyAra ane caMcaLa hovAthI dAktarI lAIna laIne prakhyAta dAktara thaye. Aje dazabAra divasa thayAM jekera DezInA ekanA eka putra jayaMtilAlane sapta tAva Avato hato. DozIe ghaNI bAdhAo rAkhI, ghaNuM ghaNuM davAo karI paNa hajI phera paDato na hato. eTalAmAM emanA sagA maMgaLadAsa tyAM AvyA. jayaMtilAlanI tabiyata joI e bolyA "je mAruM kahyuM mAne te hAlamAMja pAsa thayelA paNa pitAnI hoMziyArIthI prakhyAta thayelA Do. jesane bolAvI maMgAvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo tenI davA kare te sArUM. ANaMdathI thoDA vakhata thayAM e ahIM AvyA che, paNa kharekhara bahu hoMziyAra mANasa che. bhalabhalA roga ane tAva thoDA ja vakhatamAM sArA karI Ape che. hA, jarA phI AkarI che paNa te te zuM karIe ? vakhate enI davAthI jayaMtilAlane ArAma thaI jAya." maMgaLadAsanI vAta sAMbhaLI DozI bolI uThayAM "bhAI! tameja jaine bolAvI lAvanI ! bhagavAna kare ne mAro jayaMti pAchA uThe eTale basa. mane kaMI chokarA karatAM paise vadhAre vahAla nathI. che je zrInAthajI mArA jayaMtine sAre karaze to mahArAjanI ghera padharAmaNuM karAvIza ane khATakI pAsethI se bakarA paisA ApIne choDAvIza !" Ama gaLagaLate avAje bolatAM bolatAM DezI raDI paDayAM. maMgaLadAsa emane zAMta karIne dAktarane teDavA gayA. thoDI vAramAM dAtarane laI maMgaLadAsa AvI pahoMcyA. dA. jesaphane joI DozI bAlyAM sAheba ! game tema karIne mArA dIkarAne sAre karo. zrInAthajI tamAruM bhaluM karaze. huM tamAre upakAra chaMdagI sudhI nahi bhUluM. e mArI AMdhaLInI AMkha che." dAkatare DozIne dhIraja ApI, ane pachI daradIne barAbara tapAsyo. tapAsyA bAda dAkatara bolyA "emane sakhata TAIphAIDa thayo che, bahuja sArI saMbhALanI jarUra che. mAthe covIsa kalAka barapha rAkhavo paDaze. mATe je tame kaho te koI narsane mokalI ApuM. emanI sAravAra barAbara karaze. tamArA ekalAMthI thAya ema mane lAgatuM nathI." e sAMbhaLI DezI bAlyAM "dAkatara sAheba! jarUra mokalI Apajo; kemake enI vahu pahera suvAvaDamAM marI gaI che. bIjuM koI gharamAM che nahi. mArAthI tamArA kahyA pramANe cAkarI thaze nahi. paisAnI kaMI mAre tyAM bhagavAnanI kRpAthI khoTa nathI. tamAruM ane narsanuM bIla huM khuzIthI ApIza. paNa phakta tame mArA jayaMtine jaladI jaladI sAro karI nAkhe eTale thayuM." dAktare kAMI paNa javAba ApyA sivAya phakata meM malakAvyuM, ane phI laI gajavAmAM mUkI. kahyA mujaba emaNe narsa tarata mokalI ApI. narsa prauDha vayanI hatI. tenuM nAma merI hatuM. eNe tarata jayaMtilAlanI sAravAra karavA mAMDI. enI sAravAra karavAnI paddhatithI tayA svacchatAthI jekeAra DozI chaka thaI gayAM. ema karatAM karatAM rAta paDI. DozI vALupANuthI paravArI pAse besI narsa sAthe vAte vaLagyAM. vAta karatAM karatAM merIe DozIne pUchayuM "mAjI mane oLakhe che ke ?" e sAMbhaLI DozIne navAI lAgI ane bolyAM nA re bApA! huM tamane kyAMthI oLakhuM? A vakhateja mAre narsane ghera bolAvavI paDI, ApaNe hajI koi divasa belAvI ja na hatI. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMkha udhaDI 407 Aja pahelo prasaMga che. prabhu pharI Avo prasaMga tamane ghera belAvavAne na lAve eTale basa." e sAMbhaLI merI bolI "mAjI! narsa tarIke nahi paNa mane koI divasa joI hoya ema tamane yAda Ave che ke?" DozIe yAda lAvavA khUba prayatna karyo, paNa ene kaMi yAda AvyuM nahi. eNe kahyuM "bahena! meM tamane Aje pahelI vAra joyAM hoya ema mane lAge che. meM ka divasa tamane svapnaya joyAM hoya ema mane yAda AvatuM nathI." e sAMbhaLI merI hasI paDI, ane bolIH "mAjI ! majUraNa te huM ane nAno chokaro te mAro dIkaro dAva jesapha. tame amane kADhI mUkyAM eTale ame raDatAM raDatAM cAlatAM thayAM, rastAmAM eka pAdarI maLe te amane ANaMda laI gayo. tyAM ame khristI thaI gayAM, ane tyAMja rahI zIkhyAM. huM narsa thaI, ane chokaro dAktara thayo. tamArA tiraskArane lIdhe ame hiMdudharma choDI khristI dharma svIkAryo. amArAM jevAM keTalAMya garIba dara varSe khristI thAya che tene tamane bhAgyeja khyAla haze." merInI vAta sAMbhaLI DezI saDakaja thaI gayAM. emane zuM bAlavuM te sUjhayuM nahi. pachI thoDI vAra rahIne bolI "bahena ! mArI bhUla thaI gaI. mane kSamA karaje. kharekhara mAre jayaMti mAdA po, tenuM kAraNa paNa eja haze. mArA para gusso jayaMti para kADhatAM nahi, e bicAro te tadana sudharelA vicArane che; paNa huMja naThArI chuM." e sAMbhaLI merI bolI "mAjI, jayaMtilAlanI phIkara karazo nahi. e to mAro dharma ja che, eTale huM emanI cAkarI barAbara karIza. phakta tame leke aMdhazraddhAthI doravAi kevuM karo cho ane tenuM zuM pariNAma Ave che te tamane samajAvavA mATe meM vAta kADhI." merInI vAta sAMbhaLI DozI nizciMta thayAM. pharIthI emaNe merInI mAphI mAgI. dA. jesaphanI davAthI ane merInI sAravArathI jayaMtilAlanI tabiyata dhIme dhIme sudhAravA mAMDI. tabiyata sArI thaI, eTale jekAra DozIe josapha ane merInI vAta ene kahI. jayaMtilAla sudharelA vicArane yuvAna hato. eNe merI tathA jesarane pAchA hiMdu thavAne khUba Agraha karyo. jekAra DozI paNa pitAnI bhUlanuM prAyazcita karavA mATe Agraha karavA lAgyAM. mAdIkarAnA Agrahane vaza thaI merI tathA josapha baMnee Arya samAja dvArA zuddhinI kriyA karAvI hiMdu dharma svIkAryo. A banAva banyA pachI jekera DozI te aMtyajone tiraskAra karavAnuM bhUlI gayAM; eTaluM ja nahi, paNa bIjuM koI paNa tiraskAra karatuM te tene pAstAM ane potAnI ApavItI sama Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #421 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 408 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA LAvatAM. vaLI atyohAranA kAmamAM peAtAthI banI zakatI Arthika temaja zArIrika sahAya karatAM, ane e rIte pAte karelI bhUlanu prAyazcitta karI aneka patitAnA AzIrvAda pAmatAM. (sAhitya"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 78 - zilAlekha (lekhakaH-rA. prANabhAI ma. mahetA.) (1) . A kaDIA ! mane eka kALA paththara upara ATaluM kAtarI de ke A premala jIve sadAe peAtAnI prANavallabhAne rAjI rAkhI che.' ATalA zvabdo kheAlI eka niSThura jevI dekhAtI vyaktie kahyuM. TAMkaNAMthI kAma karatA kaDiyAe A zabdo sAMbhaLI uMcuM joyuM. tenA avAjamAM eTaluM badhuM duHkha hatuM ke tenA kheAlavA uparathIja te badhuM jaNAi AvatuM hatuM. aMtaranI ASane oLakhI e zilpIe teNIne tarataja kahyuM 8 bhale khAI, e divasa pachI AvIne zilAlekha lai jajo; paNa e premala jIva tamAre zuM thatA hatA ? " " mAre ? " AMkhamAMthI ekAda be AMsu kheratI te ramaNI khAlI " mAre ane ene mAtra eja saMbaMdha ke huM tenI hatI, te mAre| hatA! paNa tame e zilAlekhanuM mahenatANuM zuM leze ? " " meM atyAra sudhI premIonI kabara para mUkavAnA zilAlekheAnuM mahenatANuM lIdhuM nathI. mane khAtarI che ke jyAre huM marIza tyAre mArA upara zilAlekha vinA mUlyeja mukAze. jo ke hu zilpI chuM, cAhuM te atyAre jIvatAM mArI kabara upara mUkavAne eka zilAlekha taiyAra karI zakuM; paNu tenA upara kayA zabdo mUkavA te mane jIvatAM yAda AvatuM nathI; mATe huM tema karI zakuM tema nathI. bApu! tAre joItA zilAlekha A zilpI maphata karI Apaze; paNa huM A sRSTi uparathI gayelA chuM evuM jyAre tArA jANavAmAM Ave tyAre tenI upara zuM lakhavuM te krAi mahAkavine pUchI, kAtarAvI, raMga bharAvI, mArI kabara upara mukAvaje. AthI mArI aMtaranI hatI Aga upara zAnti thaze. peAtAnI uMDI gayelI AMkhA vaDe nIcuM joI zilpIe TAMkaNuM calAvyu. te zilAlekha kAtarAvavA AvelI majUraNa gaI. zilpIe peAtAnuM TAMkaNuM calAvyuM. A zilpI peAtAnI mRta patnInI mUrti saMbhArI saMbhArIne kAratA hatA. jIvanamAM te je ke ghaNAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com 4 Page #422 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA zilAlekha 409 maMdiro bAMdhyAM hatAM, ghaNuM kaLAnAM sthApatya sRSTi upara khaDAM karyAM hatAM; paNa jyArathI pote jeno hato e tenI patnI gaI tyArathI badhAM kAme cheDI daI tenI mUrti ghaDavAmAM ane vacamAM vacamAM premIonI kabara upara mUkavAmAM AvatA zilAlekhe ghaDavAmAMja pitAnI jIMdagI vItAvato hato. sArI AlamamAM vakhaNAyelo kalAkAra potAnI badhI kalA saMkelIne e mUti ghaDavA pAchaLija vAparato hato. bIjI rAte dhULathI kharaDAyelI pelI majUraNa tyAM AvI. tene cahero kAlanA karatAM Aja vadhAre zyAma thayelo hato. tenuM haiyuM hamezAM bhAMgatuM hatuM. tenI AMkho vadhAre ne vadhAre uMDI jatI hatI. pelo zipI, teNI AvI ke tarataja pitAnuM TAMkaNuM, nIce mUkI, goThaNanI AsapAsa hAtha TekavI svastha thaIne beThe ane bolyo " bAI ! bApu ! zilAlekha karatAM pahelAM mAre tamArI ane jenI kabara upara zilAlekha mUke che tenI hakIkata sAMbhaLavI paDaze. meM ghaNAe zilAlekha AvI rIte vAta sAMbhaLIne ja kotaryA che. jyAM sudhI huM tamArI vAta sAMbhaLuM nahi tyAM sudhI mAruM dhAryuM thAya nahi ane zilAlekha adhuroja katarAya. tame tamArI vArtA kahI saMbhaLA. majUraNe vAta karavA mAMDIH "huM eka mAbApa vagaranI chokarI hatI, ema mane keTalAka loke kahetA. A paththaranI khANanA ijAradAre mane potAnI khANamAM kAma karavA rAkhI. pahelAM to mane Akho divasa kAmakAja karavAnA badalAmAM mAtra phATayAMtUTayAM lUgaDAM ane khAvAne vayuMsaNuM eThuM jUThuM anna ApatA. AthI huM mArA pApI peTane bharatI. sAMje jyAre sau majUro kAmakAjathI thAkIne ArAma mATe ghera jatA, tyAre huM mArA ijAradAranAM chokarAMonI pAraNuMnI dorI. tANuM moDI rAta sudhI gherAtI AMkhe besI rahetI. pachI mane khAvAnuM maLatuM te khAI eka khUNAmAM eka phATayAtUTayA zaNanA lUgaDA upara paDI rahetI. ThaMDInA vakhatamAM paNa mane mAtra eka phATeluM zaNiyuM maLatuM; AthI huM kUtarAnI peThe eka khUNAmAM paDI rahetI ane TADhathI kakaDI jatI." " zuM e ijAradAra evo rAkSasa hote " pelA zilpIthI vacce bolI javAyuM. tame je anumAna kare te kharuM, paNa mane to e deva jevo lAgato; kAraNa ke mane emaja lAgatuM ke mane khAvAnuM teja Ape che !Ama belI pelI majUraNe vaLI pharI vAta zarU zu. 35 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com www.unia Page #423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 410 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA karI. huM nAnapaNathI kaiMka dekhADI hatI teApaNa mArA upara asahya kAmanA kheAjA vaDe te rUpa dhaDIka tA saMtAi gayuM hatuM. ema karatAM huM dazabAra varSanI thaI ane pachI te| mane dararAjanA me AnA maLavA mAMDayA; eTale mane kaMika paisA bhegA karavAnI pRcchA thai. ebhegA karI huM mArA zarIra pUratAM kapaDAM levA lAgI. eTalAmAM eka rakhaDatA cheAkare| A paththaranI khANumAM kAmakAja karavA AvyeA. te umaramAM seALeka vaaA te vakhate hatA ane huM cauda varSanI thavA AvI hatI." "mane ijAradAranI gulAmI pasaMda na paDavAthI pachI huM tene ghera jatI aMdha paDI, ane teNe paNa mArI bhALa kadI kaDhAvI na hatI. mAtra mane dararAjanA paththaranA DhagalA karavAnA cAra AnA maLatA, te laI huM eka dharmazALAmAM jatI ane cAra paisAne leTa lAvI eka khUNAmAM traNa paththara geAThavI cUle! banAvI reTalA banAvatI ane cAra paisAnu dUdha lAvI tenI sAthe vALu karatI. savAre vahelI uThI cAra paisAnA dALiyA lAvI khAine paththaranI khANamAM kAmakAja karavA paheAMcI jatI. Ama ghaNA vakhata cAlyuM." adhIrA thai zilpIe pUchyuM " pachI ! " " pachI '' jarA thAka khAI majUraNe vaLI vAta zarU karI, "pachI pelA yuvAna majUra paNa...(eka AMsu sarI paDe che) mArIja sAthe mArI pADeAzamAM dhazALAmAM sUtreA ane sAMje reATaleA karavA besatA, paNa bicArAne roTalA karatAM AvaDe nahi, eTale kAcu pAku jevuM hAya tevuM vALu karIne te sUi rahetA. Ama be cAra mahinA meM joyA karyuM. pachI te! mane dayA AvI, meM tene kahyuM: hu tamane reTaleA karI ApIza. havethI tamAre leTa lAvI mane ApavA.' AthI e bahu rAjI thaye! ane mAreA upakAra mAnavA lAgyA. ame khate sAMja paDatAM sAthe besI vALu karIe. amArAM du:kha AthI ame bhUlyAM. kArIgara ! rAta ghaNI gai che. have bAkInI vAta kAle karIza, paNa tame hajI zilAlekha kAtaravAnA paththara paNa dhaDayA nathI ? 8 dhaDayA che" AMgaLI batAvI zilpI melyA A rahye, ', kAlathI enA akSarA kAtaravA zarU karIza." (3) bIje divase zilpIe sAMbhaLelI vAta uparathI akSare lakhavA mAMDayA ke "jeNe duHkhamAM bhAga lIdhA, je jIvanane sAthI banyA, vahI jatAM haiyAnA pUrane jeNe zakyAM, basa ! ATaluM lakhAyu tyAM tA sAMja paDI ane peAtAnA cAre taraphathI astavyasta jaNAtA makAnamAM eka dIvaDeA prakaTAvI, zilpI pelI majUraNanI vATa jovA lAgyA; tyAM teA te AvI. tenA caherA kAlanA karatAM vadhAre kALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #424 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zilAlekha 411 hato, paNa tenI AMkhomAM teja vadhAre camakatAM hatAM. pelI majUraNa bedI ane vAta zarU karI " ThIka kArIgara ! pachI ame baMne jaNAMe vicAra karyo ke Ama rahevA karatAM ApaNAM lagna thAya te zuM khoTuM ? baMne jaNAMe vicAra karI eka juduM nAnakaDuM makAna lIdhuM ane amArAM lagna karyA. pachI to ame baMne ekabIjAnI huMphamAM sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyAM. teNe ( zaramAtI hoya ema dekhADatI ) mane kAme javAnI nA pADI ane gheraja rahevAnuM kahyuM. amArI pAse je paisA vadhyA hatA temAMthI thoDAka gharane sAmAna lAvI vasAvyuM. teo kAme jAya ane huM ghera rahuM. sAMja paDavA mAMDe, eTale huM gItanA TahukAra karatI roTalA ane zAka banAvuM. teo sAMje ghera Ave eTale temane hAthapaga dhovAnuM pANuM ApI vALu karAvuM. teo kahetA ke "vALu karyA pachI mAre tamAma thAka jatuM rahe che." "ema ke ! " neNa uMcAM caDAvI kaMIka sAMbharyuM hoya tema batAvI sUkA mukha para jarA hAsya lAvI zipI bolyA "pachI?" pachI pelA IjAradAre majUrInA dara sakhata karyA. haMmezAM je cAra cha AnA roja hato tene badale cAra ghanakuTa paththaranA cAra AnA maLe tevI jAherAta karI. AthI ghaNuM majUro nirAza thayA paNa teo te rAjI thayA. haMmezAM vahelA uThI thoDeka reTale khAI, baporanuM bhAthuM bheLuM laI jaI paththara khodavA maMDI jatA. sAMja paDatAM cAra ghanaphuTanI eka evI cAra cekaDIo taiyAra karI eka rUpIo rokaDo lAvatA; temAMthI haMmezAM bajAramAMthI eka cIja lAvI mArA hAthamAM mUkatA ane rAjI thaI mane eka cuMbana letA. huM paNa temane mATe sAruM khAvAnuM taiyAra karatI; paNa kArIgara! amArA nasIba bahuja meLAM !" "kema, pachI zuM thayuM?" zilpI vAta sAMbhaLavA TaTAra thayA. kArIgara! pachI mAro hetALa dhaNI kALI majUrI karatAM karatAM nabaLo paDavA lAgyo. mane lADa laDAvavAmAM te potAnA dehanuM bhAna bhUlyo ane majUrI karatAM pAchuM vALI joyuM nahi. bahu mahenata karavAthI tenA zarIramAM roga pedA thayo ane amArA upara prabhune kopa utaryo. AjathI aThavADiyA pahelAM te maraNa pAmyA. tenA mata agAu cAra divase teNe kahyuM: "Aje mane saheja gabharATa thAya che, tethI majUrI karavA javuM nathI. teo ghera rahyA ane huM tenuM zarIra cAMpatI Akho divasa tenI pAse beThI. bIje divase tenAthI uThAyuM nahi. AthI huM be rUpIA phInA bharI eka dAktarane teDI AvI. te nirdaya dAktare tarataja kahI dIdhuM ke "A mANasanuM zarIra kSayathI khavAI gayuM che, be divasa pachI marI jaze !" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #425 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 412 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA ema khelI te majUraNa dharaNI upara DhaLI gaI, e dhaDI thatAM zuddhimAM AvI pharI DUsakAM bharatI kheAlIH "kArIgara, pachI teA teo kai paNa kheAlyA cAlyA vagara A leAkamAMthI paraleAkamAM jatA rahyA. meM mArU sasvakhacI tenA nAmanA eka cabutarA badhAbyA, have tame zilAlekha Ape eTale temAM jaDAvI jagatamAM khAvarI banI pharyAM karU." A "bAi! kAle e lekha pUrA thaze. AvIne lai jajo." ema melI zilpIe TAMkaNu ane hatheADI hAthamAM lIdhAM ne majUraNa cAlI gai. AkhI rAtanA ujAgareA karI, pahelAM lakhelAnA anureAdhamAM zilA upara zilpIe lakhyuM ke " teNe peAtAnuM adhuM aMga duHkhI saMsAra upara mUkI mRtyudbhUta sAthe yuddha ArMbhI, je mAge adhA jIvA vahelAmeADA jAya che te rastA lIdheA." savAra paDatAM zilpI sUi gayA ane sAMja paDatAM uThayA ane pelI majUraNanI rAha joteA zilAlekhamAM lakheluM vAMcatA vAMcatA beTA. majUraNa AvI ane melI 'kAM kArIgara ! kyAM che zilAlekha ?" "A rahyo." AMgaLI khatAvI zilpIe kahyuM. "A nIcenA bhAga kema khAlI che?" majUraNe pUchyuM. "are ! zuM mApamAM bhUlyA ! tame mArI ThIka bhUla kADhI. mane bhAna na rahyuM ane akSareA kAtarAi gayA." Azcarya sAthe zilpI khelyuM. pelI majUraNe e zilAlekha upara nIcuM mAthuM nAkhI tene ekAda cuMbana lai azruthA pavitra karavA vicAra karyAM, paNa tyAM te tenuM hRdaya duHkhanA bhArathI ekAeka baMdha paDayuM ane tene jIvanadIpa mAtra ATaluM adhurU' kA mUkI elavAi gayeA. zilpIe jANyu ke e enA dhaNInA zilAlekhane sukhana kare che, paNa ghaDI vAre tene halAvI te te acetana hatI. pelA zilpIe tarataja TAMkaNuM lai pelA adhurA bhAgamAM lakhyuM ke "ane tenuM aM aMga, tenI pAchaLa teneA zilAlekha kAtarAvI tenI pAchaLa mAtra cAraja dahADA A jagata upara rahyuM hatuM." bIje divase pelI majUraNane tenA dhaNInA cakSutarA pAse ghaTAvI ane tenA dhaNInA jevA cakSutarA khAMdhI vacamAM e zilA lekha mUkI dIdhA. A banAva joi ghaNAM Azcarya pAmyAM. peleA zilpI paNa peAtAnI priyatamAnI mUti pUrI karI rahyo eTale hAthamAM TAMkaNu ane hatheADI sahita chelle Tacake maraNa pAmyA hatA. krAi dilavALA kArIgare te mUrtinI nIce lakhyuM keH "A mUrti ghaDanAra zilpI mAtra potAnI A priyatamAnI mUrti ghaDIneja maraNa pAmyA che. te jIvyeA hateA mAtra premanuM A avazeSa mUkI javA mATeja." (mArca-1931nA "navacetana'mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #426 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 413 vartamAna jIvanapravAha 79-vartamAna jIvanapravAha (lekhaka:--zrI. kalyANapriya) vartamAna jIvanapravAha sanmArge jAya che ke unmArge e prazna aneka vicArazIla manuSyonA manane mathI rahyo che. utkrAntivAdIo kahe che ke jagata caDhe che. utkrAntino mArga sIdhe sarala nathI paraMtu aneka caDhAva-DheLAvamAMthI pasAra thatAM Akhare uMce caDhI zakAya che ema teonuM maMtavya che. A siddhAMtanuM samarthana karatAM Tenisana kahe che ke - "aho ! haju amane zraddhA che ke vipattione aMte kaMI paNa sArA dayeyanI prApti thaze." unnata AdhyAtmika dRSTibiMduthI A kathana yathArtha che. paraMtu A dUra dUranA ujajavala bhaviSyanI AzA ane zraddhA sarvemAM rahetI nathI-rahI nathI. jIvaleNa jIvanakalaha, nIca harIphAI, adhama prapaMca, ni:sIma dravyalAlasA, jIvananI utAvaLa ane dhamAla joine aneka AzAvaMta yuvAne prabala nirAzAvAdI banyA che. jyAM jIvananI samagra zakti athavA ghaNuMkharI zakti kevaLa udarapeSaNane mATe vAparavI paDe che ane chatAM ghaNuM vAra jIvananirvAha thaI zakato nathI tyAM AzA kyAMthI rahe? A sthitine gulAmI vinA bIjuM kayuM nAma ApI zakAya? yuropa ane amerikAmAMthI gulAmIno vepAra baMdha thAya to paNa janasamAjanA moTA bhAganI sthiti to gulAmInIja che. keTalAkane AjIvikAnAM sArAM sAdhano maLe che ane dhana ane adhikAra prApta thAya che, paraMtu ghaNuM karIne te deha ane AtmAnA dhira'nA bhoge kharIdelAM hoya che. jyAM sudhI AtmanirIkSaNa ane tajajanya AtmavikAsane mATe svAstha-ArAma-japa-maLe nahi tyAMsudhI te varga paNa gulAmInI beDImAMja jakaDAyelo che. je dezamAM kharI saMskRti che, tyAM sAdhAraNa sArUM jIvana ghaNA thoDA kalAkanI mahenatathI prApta thaI zake che. paraMtu vartamAna jagata dhanatRNArUpI rAkSasanA mukhamAM sapaDAyuM che. dhanarasa vinA anyatra bhAgyeja sukha anubhavAya che. pataMgIAnI peThe jIvana holavAI jAya tyAM sudhI manuSya dravyane mATe bhamyA kare che. A eka suvidita vAta che ke, dravya e puruSArtha hoI samAjavyavasthAmAM upayogI sthAna dharAve che, paraMtu tenI sAthe tenI maryAdA paNa che. svAthya ane jIvanarasane bhoge kareluM dravyopAjana nirarthaka che ke hAnikAraka che. zAMta ni:svArtha nirlobhI jIvana manuSyaAtmAnI unnatinuM piSaka che. je manuSyanI pravRttinuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 414 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA kendra ane mahattAnu dheAraNa dhanasapattija hAya, jo aniyaMtrita svAmuddhi ane lAbhaja sukhanAM parama sAdhana manAya te satya, saudaryAM, sadAcAra, nyAya, dayAbhAva vagere unnata bhAve jagatamAMthI lupta thAya ane samasta jIvana zuSka, adhama ane yaMtravat banI jAya. keTalAka manuSyAne aihika saMpattinI prAptimAM ane dhaMdhAnA avirata zramamAM atyaMta rasa paDe che. AvA mANase peAtAnI leAlavRtta khIjAe upara lAdavAnA prayatna kare che ane peAtAnI AsapAsa dhanalAlasAnuM prabala ane jherI vAtAvaraNa ubhuM kare che. tee udyoga ane vepAra dvArA zatagaNA naphA laI aDhaLaka dravya meLavI vaibhavamAM ALeATe che ane udyoganAM aneka kArakhAnAM dvArA vadhArAnI jarUriyAtA utpanna kare che. A kArakhAnAMmAM kAma karanAra majUrA gujarAnane mATe divasanA dhaNA kalAkeA sapta mahenata kare che ane tema chatAM niraMtara thADA dhaNA bhUkhamarA veThe che ane nIrasa, kagALa ane nirAzAmaya jIvana gALe che. atre eka prazna thaze ke, Adhunika sthiti karatAM prAcIna sthiti sArI hatI ? Ane uttara e ke, ApaNA samAjanI niSThuratA prAcIna samAja karatAM ghaNI vadhAre che. prAcIna kALamAM sarve niHsvAthI sAdhu puruSo hatA ema kahevAnA leza paNa Azaya nathI. paraMtu te samaye dravya tarapha tiraskAra nahi paNa kAMka udAsInatA-kAMika virakti-jarUra hatI. paraMtu hAlamAM dravya e parama ane ekaja puruSArtha manAya che ane jIvananuM aMtima dhyeya gaNAya che. Ama uttama AdarzonuM sthAna dravya chInavI le che tyAre te vinAzakAraka nIvaDe che. vaLI vijJAnanI uttarAttara thatI zeAdheAnI sahAyatAthI vepArIenA naphAnI sImA rahetI nathI. A sthiti paNa pUrve nahAtI. prAcInakALamAM muddhi ane dhanu jIvana unnata manAtuM ane tethI adhyApaka athavA upadezaka varganI AjIvikAnA prabaMdha karI jIvananI jarUriyAta pUrI pADavAmAM AvatI ane temane dravyApArjananA zramamAMthI nivRtta karavAmAM AvatA. hAlanA samayamAM dhanavAna sivAya itara varSAMte udarapASaNa mATe tanatADa mahenata karavI paDe che ane kAI apavAda nathI. prAcIna Adarza tyAganA hatA; jyAre vartamAna jagatanI bhAvanA sukha ane samRddhimAM paryApta thAya che. dravyasaMpatti jAte kharAkha nathI. tenI sahAya vaDe janamaMDaLanu sukha anekadhA vadhArI zakAya che. paraMtu hAlamAM manuSyajAtinA kalyANane mATe dravyaprApti thatI nathI paNa amuka vyakti ke nAnA maDaLanA lAbhamATe thAya che tethIja tenAM pariNAmA duSTa nIvaDe che. cUDIdArAnA trAsathI majUrA ane kheDutA parAdhIna ane duHkhI banyA che. jIvana mAtra pavitra che. manuSya paramAtmAnI pratikRti che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #428 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 415 : : : * * * * * * * * - - - - - vartamAna jIvanapravAha pratyeka jIvane vadhAre ne vadhAre sukhI kara e prati manuSyanuM kartavya che. koI jIvane niraMtara dAridya ane duHkhamAM rahevA devAne koIne adhikAra nathI. have A vaizyayugamAM unnata AdarzarUpI devone padabhraSTa karI temanuM sthAna dhanatRSNarUpI rAkSase zI rIte lIdhuM che tenAM kAraNe vicArIe. plAsInA yuddhane aMte baMgALAnI saMpatti iMgleMDa gaI ane tAtkAlika asara thaI. 1760 mAM iMglaMDamAM vartamAna yaMtrapaddhatinuM mULa-audyogika ane yAgnika krAnti thaI. hiMdamAMthI niraMtara vahetA dhanapravAhathI IMglaMDanI rokaDamAM ghaNo umero thayo ane dravyanA uttejana vinA paDI rahelA ughogo sateja thayA. vaNATane saMce, varALanA baLathI pheravavAno reMTiyo, trAkAnI gADI ane varALayaMtranI zodha thaI. vaLI pacAsa varSa sudhI koI paNa yuropIyana deza IglaMDano pratispadhI nahoto; kAraNa ke iTalI, spena, kAnsa, jarmanI vagere deze sthAnika paristhitine lIdhe IglaMDanI sAthe harIphAImAM utarI zake tema nahotuM. Ama kelasA ane loDhAnI khANathI saMpanna IMglaMDe yurepa ane amerikAnAM bajAromAM potAne vepAra dhamadhokAra phelAvyuM. anya dezanI paNa jema jema mUDI vadhatI gaI, tema tema temane IgleMDanuM anukaraNa karavAnuM mana thayuM ane tethI temane tenI sAthe harIphAImAM utaravAnuM thayuM. paraMtu daramiyAna iMglaMDe te pRthvInA aneka bhAgomAM potAnAM saMsthAno jamAvI, potAnAM kArakhAnAMmAM taiyAra karelo anargaLa mAla vecavAnAM bajAra hastagata karyA hatAM ane jagatamAM advitIya sthAna prApta karyuM hatuM. vepAraudyogamAM AvuM sarvoparipaNuM meLavavAne jarmanIe ghaNuM mahenata karI ane pitAnA dezamAM dareka prakArane mAla utpanna karavA mAMDayo. pariNAme jarmanIne paNa, bIjA dezamAM saMsthAne sthApI pitAne mAla khapAvavAnA hetuthI iMglaMDanI sAthe athaDAmaNa thaI. A badhAnuM pariNAma yuddha, avyavasthA ane manuSyajAtinI avanatimAM AvyuM ane majUra ane zeTha, garIba ane tavaMgara vaccenuM aMtara vadhatuM gayuM. A vadhatI jatI dhanalAlasArUpI mahAragane pariNAme ApaNuM dezanuM jIvana kevuM jarjarita thaI gayuM che te tapAsIe. pazcima sAthenA ApaNuM vartamAna saMbaMdhane lIdhe ApaNA dezanuM dhana sahastramukhe paradeza ghasaDAI jAya che. karanA asahya bejAne lIdhe garIba kheDutonA dehamAM rudhira rahyuM nathI. duSkALa e have ApaNuM dezamAM ajANyo atithi rahyA nathI, paraMtu gharanAM bALakanI peThe niraMtara ApaNI sAthe ja vase che. AthI roTalAne mATe TaLavaLatAM aneka www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #429 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 416 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA hADapa jare| jyAM tyAM najare paDe che. jUnA vakhatamAM dukALA paDatA paraMtu dhaNAkharA sthAnika hatA. hAla dukALanI saMkhyA ane bhayAnakatA savizeSa che ane lagabhaga sArvatrika thayA che. Ache khArAka, adhurAM vastra, ayeAgya gRhA ane avizrAMta mahenatathI utpanna thatA tAvathI leAkeAnuM maraNupramANa paNa vadhatuM jAya che. vaLI khetIvADInI avadazA ane gRhaudyogane nAza e paNa ApaNI kaMgAliyatanAM kAraNeA che. pUrvokta zArIrika ane Arthika du:khe uparAMta sAmAjika, mAnasika, naitika ane rAjakIya kaTA kAMi eAchAM nathI. manuSyanA AkaSa NunuM parama ane pavitra dhAma gRha paNa Aja nIrasa banyuM che. dravyanI leAlupatAe gRhanA sukhanA dhvaMsa karyAM che. hArTaleA ane kalamAe kauTumbika jIvanamAM viccheda nAkhyA che. pariNAme kuTuMbanA bhaNelA ane abhaNa, samaju ane aNasamajI, puruSa ane strI va vacce aMtara vadhatuM jAya che. eka samaye A dezamAM rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, bhAgavata ke evA dhArmika graMthanu adhyayana ane zravaNa gRhamAM ane zerIomAM niyamasara thatuM ane saMkhyAadha leAkeAnI e mukhya keLavaNI hatI. have e prAcIna prathA lupta thatI jAya che ane tenI jagyAe kAI paNa ucca zikSaNe sthAna lIdhuM nathI. ApaNA dezanI strIe (abhaNa paNa) zrutiparaMparAe sAMbhaLelAM bhujanA ke kAvyA. nitya savAramAM daLatAM ke dharatuM kAmakAja karatAM lalakAratI te paNa have cija sAMbhaLAya che. prabhAtamAM snAnasamaye aneka bhAvika naranArIe ApaNA dezanAM pavitra tIrtho, nadIo ane patAnA nAmeAccAraNa karatAM ane ApaNA dezanI vAstavika ekatAne nitya sAkSAtkAra karatAM. vaLI sItA, sAvitrI, damaya`tI Adi mahAsatIe ane rAma, kRSNa, buddha, mahAvIra, zakara Adi mahAtmAnAM ciratrAnAM satata smaraNA jIvananI jgyAta akhaMDa jAgrata rAkhatAM. A uparAMta itihAsaprasid dezabhakta vIrapuruSA ane vIrAMganAonI kathAo dvArA premazauya vagere unnata bhAveA dezanAM khAlakAnAM hRdayamAM ubharAtA ane temanAM parAkramanuM anukaraNa karavAnuM temane mana thatuM ane tema karavAne avakAza paNa hatA. A badheA sa MpradAya hAla zithila thai gayA che. vaLI vrata, upavAsa, yama, niyama, yAtrA, dharma, pUjA, dAnaM paNa prathamanA jevAM have kyAM che ? kayAM e grAmya jIvananI sAdAi, nirdoSatA ane prANapASaka zakti ane kayAM vartamAna yAtrika udyogagRhethI bharapUra bharelAM narakasamAna zahere ! ApaNA dezanI saMskRtinuM maDANa gAmaDuM hAla ajJAna ane dAridnarUpI akUpamAM DUbI gayuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zipI kA avasAna 417 paNa sAMprata samayamAM keLavaNIne bahoLA pracAra thAya che e harSanuM kAraNa nathI? ApaNA dezanI saMskRti, svabhAva, saMpradAya ane vAtAvaraNane anurUpa keLavaNuM maLe teja dezodaya thAya. e vinA anya zikSaNa sarvahIna che. prAcIna Azrama ane saMgama, bauddhonA vihAra ane musalamAnonI madrasAono upayoga vartamAna zikSaNane ghaDavAmAM anivArya che. mAtra pazcimanAM vidyAlayanuM anukaraNa karIne ApaNI zikSaNasaMsthAone ApaNe ucherI zakatAM nathI ane ucherIe te paNa temAM mIThAM phaLo khAI zakavAnA nathI. vaLI prAcIna kALamAM keLavaNunuM dhoraNa paNa hAla karatAM juduM ja hatuM. ghaNuM kharUM jJAna zravaNadvArA prApta thatuM. akSarajJAnanuM ajJAna e manuSyanA utkarSanuM bAdhaka nahatuM-na hovuM joIe. akabara ane zivAjI hAlanA arthamAM jarA paNa bhaNelA nahotA, chatAM temanuM jIvanakAya teo abhuta kAryadakSatAthI karI zakyA. temanuM jIvana hetu vinAnuM nahotuM. paraMtu vartamAna zikSaNamAM jIvanamAM mUrtimaMta karavAnA AdarzonI keTalI uNapa che? vaLI rAjakIya kSetramAM paNa rASTrapUjAvAda ane sAmrAjyavAdano unmAda keTalo vighAtaka nIvaDayo che ! Ama jyAM jyAM daSTi pheravIe chIe tyAM tyAM vartamAna jIvanapravAha ulaTI dizAmAM cAlI rahyo che. he savitAdeva ! amArA aMtaramAM ane amArI AsapAsa patharAyelA ajJAnanA thare dUra karI amArImanuSyajAtinI-buddhine sanmArge prere. "dhiyoyo na cA (vasaMta"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 80-zilpI kA avasAna (lekhaka:-zrIgopAla nevaTiyA) kSitija asta hete hue sUrya kI lAlimA se suzobhita thA. vistRta bhUmikhaMDa ke eka chAra para vaTavRkSa ke nIce eka zilpI beThA thA. pAsa hI usakI jIrNazIrNa kuTiyA thI. kuTiyA yA thI, apane svAmI kI avasthA kA citrapaTa thI. kaTiyA kA vaha dIna veza batalA rahA thA ki vaha kalAvidda usakI ora se udAsIna hai, usakI ora AMkha uThA kara dekhane kA bhI use avakAza nahIM hai, vaha to kisI dUsare jagata meM hI vicaraNa kara rahA thA. te kyA zilpI zilpakalA meM vyasta thA? nahIM; baroM se usane yaha kAma choDa diyA hai. zilpI kA yauvana abhI samApta nahIM huA hai, para usake mukhamaMDala para yauvanaprabhA ke sthAna meM viSAda kI chAyA dRSTigocara hatI hai. te bhI, usakI AMkhe meM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #431 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 418 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me vaha AbhA thI je batalA rahI thI- kisI cira-abhilaSita koSa ke anveSaNa meM lagI huI hai! dhIre dhIre sUrya kI lAlimA pItavarNa ho kara aMdhakAra meM parivartita he gaI. zilpI usI sthAna para usI bhAva se beThA rahA. kisI adazya kI ora vaha daSTi gaDAe thI. rAtri apanA AMcala pasAra calI A rahI thI. zi9pI kA dhyAna TUTA. eka usAMsa kA sahArA le kara vaha bahuta hI maMda va gaMbhIra cAla se apanI bhagna kuTira kI ora calA. kuTiyA ke TimaTimAte dIpaka ke pAsa A, kRzita jAnu para sira dhara kara, kisI agAdha kalpanA meM grasita vaha baTha gayA. bIcabIca meM usake netraya sAmane khaDI huI pASANamUrti taka jA kara lauTa Ate the. | nabhamaMDala cAMda ke kemala prakAza se khila uThA. kaNakaNa meM eka navIna zabhA kA prAdurbhAva ho gayA. garIba kI vaha kuTiyA bhI caMdrikAphikta he kara manohArI he gaI. vaha saMbhrAMta zilpI phira uThA. maMda maMda gati se usa mUrti ke samIpa jA kara usane usakA AvaraNa haTA diyA. eha! kitanA sauMdarya thA! nirjIva pASANu meM aisA sajIva sauMdarya aMkita karanevAlA zilpI dhanya thA. sthira dRSTi se zilpI apanI usa mUrti ke nIrakha rahA thA. akasmAta usake locanakANu jalakaNe se bhIMga gaye. eka Aha ke sAtha zilpI ke muMha se ye zabda nikale-"oha! kitanI nirdaya hai vaha, usakA kalejA bhI paththara kA hai. itanA anurAga, ItanA AdarasatkAra aura itanA prema-kyA sabhI nirarthaka gaye ? kyA vaha ghaDIbhara aura nahIM Thahara sakatI thI ? kyA sArA AkarSaNavAdI ke TukaDe meM hI samAyA hai? vAra-vilAsinI ke liye to yahI eka AkarSaNa hai." bhAdraka meM zilpI saMjJAzUnya he kara kuTira ke AMgana meM paDa gayA. sahasA zilpI bola uThA- "tuma kauna ho ?" vidyuta !"--uttara milA. "vidyuta kyA tuma he? amIraumarA ke mAnasammAna ke choDa kara tuma isa bhayAvaha jhapaDI meM karyo AI ho ? athavA tuma AI hI nahIM; tuma yahAM sAkSAta khaDI hAM, yA yaha bhI eka svamamAtra haii ? una AzAo aura madhura kalpanAo kA kayA huA ? hAM, hAM, tumhAre Age hadayadAna-sarvasva dAna kA koI mUlya nahIM raha gayA thA, tumahArA eka mAtra AkarSaNa thA dhana-cAMdI, sonA! ko yahI na? Aja yahAM kaye AI ho yA rAstA bhUla gaI?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #432 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zilpI kA avasAna 410 "hAM, rAstA hI bhUla gaI thI" duHkhita citta se vighata ne kahA-"mujhe satapatha kA jJAna ho gayA hatA, te meM Isa taraha kayAM bhaTakatI ? zilpI, tumhIM kaho, meM dhana ke pIche ke dauDatI, eka hadaya jatI aura usakI premamaya chAyA meM sukhI jIvana bitAtI. zi9pI ! Aja usakI bhIkha mAMgane meM tumAre dvAra para AI TUM. tuma deva ho, kSamAzIla Ara udAra he- hI merI AzA hai. dayA karo zilpI ! " kayA kahA ? bhIkha mAMgane-eka bhikhArI se ? kyA tuma upahAsa kara rahI ho ? "nahIM nahIM, zilpI, nahIM. meM Aja upahAsa karane nahIM, bhIkha mAMgane AI dU. eka bAra merI era dekhe to sahI. tumhAre mana meM sahAnubhUti aura dayA kA udaya avazya hogA." zilpI ne AMkha uThA kara dekhA-" vidyuta ! yaha kyA ? tuma AMkha baMda kiye karyo khaDI ? vidyutaprabhAvAlI tumhArI AMkha ke kyA ho gayA?" "mere ne kI zakti kA haraNa karanevAle tuma ho !" krodha aura duHkha se mizrita svara meM yuvatI ne kahA-"je Aga eka dina maine tumhAre dila meM lagAI thI, vahI Aga merI AMkhe khA gaI. apanI AMkheM vApisa pAne ke liye maine kayA nahI kiyA ? davAdArU, prArthanA, bhasyanA saba niSphala rahe. keI ajJAta mujhe prerita kara rahA thA Ina sabase kucha nahIM hogA. jAo, usI zilpI kI zaraNa meM jAo, jisakA jIvana tumane naSTa kara diyA hai. zilpI tuhe apanI AMkheM vApisa de degA.' apane Isa svArtha ke liye baraseM se aneka kaSTa sahatI huI Aja tumahArI zaraNa meM pahuMca gaI huM. e zilpI! mujhe AMkheM de do ! cAre era kI duniyA dekhane kI zakti de de ! meM pratijJA karatI dU, apanA zeSa jIvana aura yauvana saba kucha tumhArI sevA meM arpaNa kara lUMgI." vaha saMbhrAnta zilpI cupacApa saba bAte suna rahA thA. aba vaha kahakahA kara haMsa paDA aura belA-"mujhe svAthI mata banAo vidyuta ! bhagavAna ke liye mujhe eka sAdhAraNa saudAgara kI zreNI meM mata lAo. tumhArA zarIra le kara kyA usake badale meM maM tuhe AMkheM dUgI duHkha hai, yuvati! tuma mujhase aisI AzA mata karo. meM tumase kucha nahIM cAhatA. pratijJA kare, Ina do mahinI AMkhe kA upayoga bhaviSya meM kisIko pAgala banAne ke liye nahIM karAgI." pratijJA karatI zilpI! aba na karUMgI !' eka hI kSaNa meM zilpI ke cehare para eka jyoti dikhAI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ minnie 420 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me dI aura sacce hadaya se usane usa netravihIna vAra-vilAsinI yuvatI ke AzIrvAda diyA. dUsare hI kSaNa, paDe-hI-paDe usane apanI phaTI-purAnI cAdara apane zarIra para khasakA lI. usa kalAvidda zilpI ke jIvana kA yaha atima samaya thA. vaha sadA ke liye so gayA; phira kabhI nahIM jAgA. - vidyuta kAMpa rahI thI. usane dekhA-hAya ! zilpI aba nahIM raha gayA. usake caraNe para paDa kara, sajala nayana he kara, usane bisUra-bisUra kara vilApa kiyA ! kAtara svarase usane kahA-"e pyAre zilpI, apanI dI huI ye AMkheM lauTA le ! Isa prakAza ke sahana nahIM kara sakatI. mujha pApina ke liye' te mRtyu kA aMdhakAra hI ThIka hai!" ("zilpI" meM prakAzita zrI. majumadAra kI eka aMgrejI kahAnI para) 81-puruSottama zrIkRSNa (lekhaka zrI. cakravAka) brahmAMDakeruM AkarSaNa zrI kRSNa nAma." brahmAMDanuM nahi te hiMdanA AkarSaNa keruM to e nAma che ja. ane duniyAnA philmaphetannA, vidvAne paNa e nAmane pUje che. ane jyAre duniyAne mAnavI, mAnI gItAnA marmane pUchaze; tyAre e brahmAMDa AkarSaNa thatAM vAra nahi lAge. ane kadAca bhUtakALamAM-enA jamAnAmAM, e brahmAMDanuM-jagatanuM AkarSaNa hoya to kAMI navAI nathI. hatuM paNa temaja. AvA A narottamano janma zrAvaNa vadI 8 nI madharAte thayo hato. enI janmadAtrI aSTamI-mAtra kRSNASTamI na rahetAM bhAratanA ItihAse janmASTamI seMdhAI cUkI-jANe kema kRSNanA badale e jagatanI janmAtrI hoya ! janmAktarane e bhegI kArAgrahamAM janme che. janmatAMja ene janmadAtA mAbApathI vachUTavAne-ghora zUnyakALa kALI rAte kAliMdInAM kALAM jaLa pAra thavAne-ane govALa naMda yazodAne apatya thavAne vega prApta thAya che. enuM lAvaNya-enI bALaceSTA bhalabhalAM naranArIne kAmaNa kare che. enI bALamastI-enuM bALacApalya gokuLane gAMDu kare che. gokuLa eTalA mATe kahevAtuM ke tyAM gAyanAM kaLaja vasatAM, bAkI te vana hatuM. gopALo-gAvALAnI e bhUmi hatI. naMdarAya pAseja savA lAkha gAyo hatI. evA asaMkhya gopALo tyAM vasatA. vaMzaparaMparAnA gopAlananA aMte temanI jAtija gepa gaNAvA lAgI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4ra1 puruSottama zrIkRSNa hatI. ane tyAMnAM naranAra gopagopIthIja bhArate prasiddha hatAM.gAya vasAvavI-vadhAravI-velAvavI-enI uttamottama olAda prakaTAvavA madhyA karavuM, eja emanuM jIvanakartavya hatuM. ga-gokuLa emanuM jIvana hatuM. e enI saMpatti hatI, vizeSa saMtati hatI, kIrti hatI. gosevana e enI bhakti hatI. gosamUha e enI zakti hatI. gesaMga e enI Asakti hatI. gocara e enuM maMdira hatuM. e gamaya hatA. ge e maya hatI, tethI te gepa hatA. tethI e gopI hatI. AvA ekadhArA ne nirlepa vAtAvaraNamAM paLanAra bALaka ajaba nIvaDe temAM zI navAI ! tyAre A to janmano kalAdhara ! enI navanavI lIlA-ramata bhalabhalAnA dilane bahelAvatI-DolAvatI. e saunA cittano cera hatuM. enA cera sau hatA. mAtra te naMdayazodAnA bALaka na hato. samasta gepagepIne e bALakathI paNa adhika priya hato. enuM AkarSaNa ajaba hatuM. enuM manamehana svarUpa jotAM dharAIe nahi tevuM madhuruM hatuM. ene joyA sivAya-bolAvyA sivAya duzmanone paNa na cAlatuM. ene nIrakhyA sivAya ghaNAne anna bhAvatuM nahi. ene ramADayA sivAya ghaNAne lahejata paDatI nahi. ene aDakayA sivAya ghaNAnuM aMtara puratuM nahi, hadaya rIjhatuM nahi. ene na jotAM te divaso sUnA lAgatA. ene na suNatAM to citta sUkAtuM. e mehaka rUpa-e namaNAM nakharAM-e cittavedhaka hAsya ne ThamakAM, e kALA madhurA bALagepa gopIone evAM ghelAM karatAM ke emane e emanA bALakathIe enA upara adhika vahAla uchaLatuM. khAsa karIne gopIo to enA vinA gAMDI banI jatI. viyogaghelI hAluDI mAtA ! jANe e chokaro emane potAno na hoya, ema enAM emane svapnAM AvatAM; rAte madharAte paNa jagavatAM. asura savAra paNa mehaka rUpa javA doDAvatAM. enI mIThI mastI emanAM haiyAM hulAvatI. enuM abhuta khelana enA para vArI javA prahalAvatuM, ene joyA sivAya enAthI rahevAtuM nahi. ene khavarAvyA sivAya emanAthI khavAtuM ja nahi. dUdha dahIthI ene navaDAva, mAkhaNa mI sarIthI ene dharavo, e gepI eno jIvanodvAsa hato. tema karavAthI vadhI javuM e hariphAI hatI-adekhAI hatI-mAruM tAruM hatuM. chAtI bhIMsI ene ramADa-ge de bheravI ene gabharAvohaiye cAMpI ene hullA-e emane jIvanachAva hato. ene pote laI phulAvuM, bIjuM le eTale khasIANuM paDI javuM, evuM e mamatva hatuM. ene saMgama e sAyujya mukti hatI. | bALaka vadhato hato, ane saune AkarSata hato. enI pherama garadama pamaratI hatI. kaMse paNa e ajaba bALakanAM guNagAna zu. 36 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 422 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me sAMbhaLyAM. e bhaDakyo, pUtanA nAme tenI bahena tenA jevAja rAkSasI svabhAvanI hatI. tene A bALakane ke tenA prANane haravA teNe mokalI. pUtanA mANI hatI-mAthIe paNa vahAlI mAzI hatI! benanA dIkarAne e ramADayA-rIjhAvyA sivAya kema rahI zake ? pUtanAne vahAla AvyuM, ne uchaLyuM-mAMDI bALakane dhavarAvavA. paNa e duSTa mAzI stanane jhera lagADI bALaka mAravA AvI hatI. paNa A catura bALaka jheranI tIvra ne kaTu vAsa letAMja cama-ceko ne bALamastI karato hoya tema ucharyo. ne prANa levA AvanAra mAzIne e gaLe caeNTa ke nizcaMtana karI jyAre tene bhaye paTakI tyAreja jhaM. mAzI prANa levAne badale daIne gaI. kAliMdInA eka taTe kALInAga rahe. te tIvra viSadhara hate. enA vasavATanA bhAgamAM gokuLa jaI zakatAM nahi. enA pharate bAra gAunuM pANuM pI zakAtuM nahi. bAra bAra gAumAM cakaluM pharakI zakatuM nahi. AvuM ugra tenuM jhera hatuM. vaLI te nadI nIce evI rIte dara karI raheto ke jene patto meLavo kaThina hato; paNa kRSNa dhenu carAvato thaye tyAre e eNe jANyuM. enAthI e na jIravAyuM. eja ghaDIe ekadama jaI tene zodhI kADhI tene niviSa banAvI mUkyo, ne e vizALa gaucara-e suMdara jaLa gepa ne ane gAyone nirbhaya ne nirupadrava banAvyAM. eka vakhata ativRSTi thaI. anarAdhAra varasAda. rAtadivasa sUjhe nahi. kAmadhaMdhe thAya nahi. temAM A to gepakuLa khullAmAM- sAdA jhuMpaDAmAM-pharatA pharatA dharabAra vinA paNa calAvI lenAra ! bahu muzkelImAM AvI paDayA, tyAre A nAnA pe eka parvatanI taLeTImAM evA adhurA sAdhanavALA badhA gepane ekaThA karI judI judI yuktio batAvI, evI ne eTalI vizALa jagyA sapATAbaMdha chAvarI dIdhI ke jyAM varasAdanuM buMda na paDe. jenI nIce gopa ne gAye nirbhaya carI-vicarI zake-gekuLe to tenuM A ezvaryAzakti joI chaka thaI gayAM. govardhana-gAyarUpI zreSTha dhana(gema vara +dhana) tyAM paLAyuM. tethI e parvata gavardhana gaNuyo. gAyarUpI zreSTha dhanane rakSanArA-dharanArA kRSNa govardhanadhArI kahevAyA. ane AlaMkArika bhASAmAM AvA prasaMgo "kALInAga nAvyo - gavardhana to che. kahevAyA. A rIte gokuLanAM tamAma vidane vidAraNa thatAM AnaMda utsava thaI paDaze. rasachoLa uDavA lAgI-jIvana madhurAM madhurAM thaI gayAM, ghera ghera nATAraMbha ne lIlA thaI rahyAM. A vakhate te dhenu cAratone kaMI kaMI navanavA khela khelata, aneka veSa bhajavato, mArapIMchane suramya mukuTa banAve ne te dharata. vanaspatinA rasa kADhI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSAttama zrIkRSNa 413 lAlapILAM kapaDAM raMgatA ne te paheratA. vAMsanI baMsI-veNu te banAvatA te bajAvatA te evuM sUrIlu gAtA evuM madhura vagADatA ke dhenu paNa enI vAMsaLIe thanaganatI--nRtya karatI. geApIo dhaMdhA visarI jovA deDI jatI. ne sAnabhAna--lUgaDAMlattAM-leAkalAja-ne vaDIlanA dAkha sau adRzya thai jatAM. AthIja Ala kArika bhASAmAM kahevAyuM ke e baMsarIthI--"jaLa thaMbhyAM, paryaMta DeAlyA, samAdhio chUTI, vAyusUrya-caMdra 40 daivI cIjonA vyavahAra aTakI gayA, divasarAta eka thaI gayAM, balke bhUlAi gayAM (divasa che ke rAta e bhAna na rahe ),geApa-ge pAMganA bhAna bhUlyAM-gAMDAM thayAM, geApIe bhAna bhUlI, vAMsaLI vAya ne kapaDAM-kAma cUkI, navasrI de|DavA mAMDe.' I-40 Ama e baMsIdhara kahevAye. A ane AvAM kAmAe tenI khyAti eTalI badhI vadhI paDI ke kaMsa muMjhAI gayA. tenI niMdu uDI gai. zuM karavuM te vicAra tene thaI paDayA. Akhare teNe naMdarAya ke je peAtAnA gAdhanathI eka rAjA jeveA gaNAtA tenI pAse mitrabhAve tenA putrane maLavA, leAlavA, AnaMdavA AmatryA. naMdarAjA A AmatraNa na ThelI zakyA. te kRSNa tathA baLadeva ke je tenI mAtA rAhiNIthI utpanna thayelA teneA vaDA bhAi, teneA haMmezanA sahacara, ne ati baLazALI mAnanIya vaDA bhAi hatA, te beune sAthe mekalyA. raste ane rAjadhAnI mathurAmAM jatAM temanI ajaba joDIe tenA meAhaka kamanIya svarUpe, ajaba vyaktitve rAjanA kama cArI ane dAsadAsIne evAM te eTalAM AkarSyA ke bhAna bhUlI kaMsa mATe lai jatAM caMdanapuSpA, gapo, pUjana, arcanA, veSabhUSAe tene arpaNa karavA lAgyA. ka Mse jyAre A jANyu' tyAre tenA krodha bhabhUkI uThayeA. teNe dagA karyAM. temanA para hAthIe cheDayA-mallA ne mArAe mUkyA. paNa A baLavAna bhAioe tene cUNa vicUrNa karI nAkhyAM. tyAre krodhe bharAi te jAte mAravA doDayA. paNa kasa karatAMe A nAnA lAgatA bALaka vadhAre baLavAna hatA. kaMsane kRSNe paLamAM pUrA karyAM. ane mathurA nagarInA rAjyamAM je duSTatApAvatA, kaMsanA rAkSasI svabhAvathI chAi hatI tenA vinAza karyAM. mAbApa vAsudeva devakIne cheDAvyAM, baMdhanamukta karyAM. mAtAmahane gAdI ApI te peAte bALaka banI rahyA. mathurA jevuM mahAna ne samRddha rAjya hAthamAM AvavA chatAM na lalacAtAM bhaNavA mATe prayANu karyuM.... AnuM nAma te mahAnatA. tyAre gulAmI nahAtI, prajAnI rageragamAM svataMtratA bharI hatI, nasenasamAM joma bharyuM* hatuM. ni`La dRSTinAM ne tethIe vadhAre niLa dilanAM mAnave tyAre janmatAM ne vilasatAM; ne e vilAsamAM vikAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 424 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA nI chAMTa nahotI. bALakRSNanA atRptarUpe, adamya utsAhe agamya krIDAe, suramya mastIe, niHsvArtha svArpaNe ne madhurA preme saune eTalAM AkarSyA hatAM ke tene asaMkhya bALasakhA thayA; eTaluM ja nahi paNa tene asaMkhya bALasakhIo banI. temAM rAdhA mukhya hatI. yAda rahe ke e nirmaLa ne nirvikAra ahaMtANuM e bALasa khya-bALa advaita hatuM. A badhAM tenA nAme marI phITatAM, tenA kAme gAMDAM banatAM, tenA darzane masta banatAM, tenA sAhacaryo mukti anubhavatAM. ne e gADha maitrI, e ajaba AkarSaNa eTaluM vajImaya banyuM hatuM ke jyAre kRSNa mathurAnI vATa lIdhI, tyAre e gokuLa yamapura thaI paDayuM. zerIe sUnI, ghara sUtAM ane mAnava paNa sUnAM thaI gayAM. jANe kema saune ghera koI priya marI gayuM hoya ! AMbAlavRddha sau phikkA paDI gayAM, jANe temanAM haiyAM harAI gayAM hoya, buddhi gaLI gaI hoya, AtmA uDI gayo hoya ! keTalAMyane te e nehasaMbhAraNAM, e priya vihArasthaLe, e abAla uThatA priya nAde evAM pIvA lAgyA ke A suramya bhUmi have temane mRtyudhAma thaI paDayuM. pitAnuM mAdare vatanapriya pitRdeza khArAM khArAM thaI paDayAM; ne ghaNuM to na rahI zakavAthI e bhUmine chellA praNAma karI dUra dUra nIkaLI gayAM. AvI mAhinI lagADanAra kRNa te vakhate mAtra daza agIAra varSanA hatA. ane daza agiyAra varSane gokuLAne gAMDAM karI denAra A bALaka ke pratibhAvana haze, e ka9pIe chIe tyAre aMtara ubharAI jAya che. avaMtImAM tyAre RSi sAMdIpananuM gurukuLa jagaprasiddha hatuM. kRNa tyAM abhyAsArthe Ave che; tyAM vidhavidha kaLAe, kuzAgra buddhie, kamanIyatAe gurunA, gurupatnInA, gubaMdhunA citta corI le che. marI gayo mAnI beThelA guruputrane ajaba rasAyana sAdhI A savA ziSya jIvita kare che, ajaba caMcaLatA sAdhI saune camakAve che, ane saMpUrNa vidyA sAdhI-sudAmA jevA raMka brahmabaMdhunuM nirmaLa sakhya sAdhI vidAya le che. mathurAno moha cheDI-svasAmarthyane ja zreyaskara samajato e svakarmavIra saurASTra sara kare che. samudrakAMThe eka ane aDa, anu. pama ane advitIya, e vakhatanA itihAse avarNa gaNuyalI puNyadhAma dvArikA vasAve che. (je jagatanuM jovA lAyaka sarvazreSTha sthaLa thaI paDe che. hajAro balake lAkho gAunA yAtrIo AvI jIMdagI gALavA chatAM enI vividhatA pUrI mahANu zakatA nathI. evI e dvArikA hatI.) ane tyArathI kRSNa karatAM e dvArikAdhIza tarIke vadhAre prasiddha thAya che. tenI kIrtikaumudIthI mugdha banelI-tenA sivAya bIjAne www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #438 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSottama zrIkRSNa 425 bhAI bApa mAnI beThelI manomugdhA-cchita varanArI-daDha manavALI rukimaNIne kanyAnI svataMtratA chuMdI marajI mAphaka paraNAvavA mathatA kuTuMbAethI-kanyAnI marajI viruddha paraNavA mAgatA madonma rAjavIothI-duzmanonA dava vaccethI uMcakI lAvI pitAnI dharmapatnI banAve che. ne evuM sacara-saMyamana sAdhe che ke e ekapatnIvratadhArI-daDha nigrahI-RtumAM paNa mAtra garbhadAnaka rahI AryonuM asIdhArA jevuM gRhastha brahmacarya vrata sAdhI, saMsArI chatAM bALabrahmacArInuM anaMta bIrUda meLave che. ane jyAre eka durbaLa, akiMcina, cIMtharIA, maravA vAMke jIvatA e raMka brAhmaNane e sazakata ne subAhu rasa nItarata ne lakSamImAM badabadata rAjavI bAthamAM ghAlIne bheTe che; tyAre e laMgeTIA mitronuM snehAliMgana-e raMkarAyanuM abheda milana vajahaiyA ne paNa bhIMjavI mAre che. ane tenI daridra sthiti, garIbInI yAtanA, bhUkhaDI bArazapaNuM jANavA chatAM tenuM ayAcakapaNuM parIkSavA ane amara karavA eka pAI hAthohAtha na ApatAM bheTI vidAya de che. tyAre dekhAtI kuMpaNatA nIce uchaLatuM vizALa aMtaHkaraNa jhaLahaLI rahe che. ane e nidhana-niHspRha mitra chaMdagIbhara bhUkhane bakhelo chatAM-cAhIne hAtha laMbAvavA Avela chatAM-mitratA na lajavatAM nirvikalpa vidAya thAya che. e dazya kharekhara preraka che. ane sudAmA ghera pahoMce tyAra pahelAM e mitrane tAraNahAra jANe dvArikAne Takkara mAre evI rasasamRddhithI uchaLatI nagarI jANe AkAzamAMthI utarI AvI hoya ema-pite kAMI na ApyuM hoya tema pitAnAthI paNa zreSTha vaibhava ne samRddhi tenA para chAvara kare e kalpanA-e sabhyatAnAM guNagAna thaI zake ema nathI. tenI ajaba ne aphara buddhi cakrAkAranuM sudarzana astra zodhe che, jene pratIkAra jagatamAM nathI. je chUTe to game tevA ne game teTalA duzmanane kaccaraghANa kADhI nAkhe, ne vaLI pAchuM pitA pAse AvI jAya. Avo te e dhanurvideTaluM ja nahi paNa enuM garuDAkArI vimAna evuM ane eTaluM prasiddha hatuM ke jenA gheSathI jevA tevAnA garbha gaLI jatA. jenA nAme duzmane pUjatA, mitro AlhAdatA ne dekhAve mAtra jIvato garuDaja joI lyo. te uDatuM tyAre pAMkha jema phelAtuM, temAM AkAzI tattva zodhI evI yukti racI hatI ke amuka avAjanA sparze e Ave ne amuka avAjanA sparze e cAlyuM jAya. dhAryuM kAma Ape, uMce caDhavuM, nIce javuM, pavanathI paNa vadhAre doDavuM, pANumAM, jamInamAM, AkAzamAM game tyAM vahevuM amuka kaLa detAM mAra mAra karatuM duzmanane bhedI nAkhe evuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #439 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA ghaDI ghaDI raMga badalatuM ne araMga thatuM vAhananuM vAhana, hathiyAranuM hathiyAra, dhvajane dhavaja, rakSakanuM rakSaka evuM e vimAna hatuM. AvA yaMtrane zodhaka jagatajetA thAya temAM navAI zI ! AthI pachI zilpanipuNatA bIjI kayI hoI zake ? A sivAya adazya rahevAnI vidyA teNe sAdhya karI hatI. A vidyAnA baLeja teNe pAMcALInAM cIra pUryA hatAM. temAM pApIene thakavavAne hetu hato. paNa jyAre pApIonI jIdda vadhAre laMbAI tyAre pitAnuM paheravAnuM haMmezanuM kapaDuM pItAMbara saheja dasya karyuM, je jotAMja e vastranA paheranAranI kalpanA AvatAM kaura, e vyaktinA sAmarthyabaLanI kalpanAeja phIkA paDI gayA. ne vastrAharaNa bhUlI gayA. zI enA nAmanI hAka hatI ! hAla jene vAyaralesa kahe che te vidyA paNa tyAre sAdhya hatI. tene AkAzavANuM ke aMtaravANuM kahetA. pAMDa hajAre koza dUrathI bolAve-pAMcAlI bolAve ne be ghaDI pachI hAjara thAya. e aMtaravANuM ne garuDa vimAnanI zodhanuM phaLa hatuM, mAtra vAto ke gapATA nahotA. e mahApuruSanA keTalA guNa kathI? kyAM thIe? vagara laDaye pAMDavone jItADanAra e hatA. jyAM jyAM duHkha, jyAM jyAM pApa, jyAM jyAM anAcAra, tyAM tyAM kRSNa ne kRSNu, tyAM adharmaanItinuM vidAraNu! Ama pRthvIne pApamukta karI te sAce gopAla banyo che. izvara hoya to te eka ne advItiya che, niraMjana ne nirakSara che. nathI te avatarato ke nathI te marate. eTale e IzvarAvatAra hatA ema kahevuM, e sarAsarI mUrkhAI che. paNa dInanA duHkhe dAjhI je yogIo ne vibhUtio eTale jIvanamutAtmAo avatAra hoya to evA avatAra jagatamAM ghaNA thayA che ne thaze. bhAratamAM paNa evA ghaNuM thayA che, thAya che ne thaze. ema kahIe to avatAra hato. amArI daSTie manuSya e mAtra eka jIva che. samajazakitavALo ! mathI mathI, sAdhI sAdhI, cAritrya keLavI keLavI te puruSa banI zake che. AvA puruSo bhAratamAM aneka thayA che. temAMno kuNuM paNa eka; paNa bIjA puruSa hatA, jyAre A puruSottama. gokuLAne gAMDo karanAra, tAranAra pALanAra, bALAvatAra ! gopa gopIomAM AtmIyatA-nijatvatA-prakaTAvanAra e rUpAvatAra! svajananI peThe virahathI vina nAkhato e virahAvatAra ! pRthvIne pagale pagale pApapAkhaMDa-duSTatAne vicachedanAra e puNyAvatAra ! dIna ne duHkhIne tAranAra e dInAvatAra ! rAdhAnA bALasakhA ne draupadInA dhamasakhA ! uddhavanA aMtarasakhA ne sudAmAnA AtmasakhA ! arjunanA pegasakhA ne rukimaNInA jIvanasakhA ! vAsuShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #440 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4ra7 baMgAla kemIkala vaka devadevakIne lAla ane naMdayazodAne bALa ! kaMsa zizupALane kALa ane aphara ajoDa kaLAkAra ! ajaba viSTikAra ne gajaba daSTikAra ! e pArthasArathI ne dharmabhArathI ! jagatavaMgha pitAmaha jevA paNa jene pUjavA yogya mAne e samartha cAritrazALI ! niSkAma ne nile 5 dehadhArI, gRhastha chatAM IdriyajetA brahmacArI ! e ananya sudarzana cakazodhaka, garuDa vimAnavidhAyaka, madhura mehana baMsIdhara, saMgIta-zilpa-zastra,astravizArada, e bhAratatrAtA ne gItAgAtA, e govALa ne gopALa, e dharmadhAra ne nItikAra ne bIjuM kahI paNa zuM zakAya ! e jagatane puruSottama hato-che-ane raheze. ("sAhityanA eka aMkamAMthI) AcArya bakulacaMdrarAye sthApeluM 82-baMgAla kemIkala varksa (lakhanAra -zrI. vrajamohana zarmA.) lagabhaga cALIsa varSa pahelAMnI vAta che. kalakattAnA apara sarakyulara roDa nAme eka rastA paranA eka makAnamAM durbaLa dehavALA eka prophesara AvIne vasyA hatA. teo rasAyana kaeNlejamAM bhaNAvatA. hiMdamAM rasAyanazAstranA ghaNA dhrophesaranI pravRtti mAtra "klAsarUma"nI cAra bhIMta vacceja purAyelI rahe che, paNa A prophesara enA apavAdarUpa hatA. temanI IcchA nekarI karI phakta dravya kamAvAnI ja nahotI. temanA hRdayamAM hiMdI rasAyaNane punaruddhAra karavAnI mahAna AkAMkSA hatI. e AkAMkSAnI sAthe sAthe temanA mastiSkamAM rasAyaNanuM asAdhAraNa jJAna, svabhAvamAM daDhatA, manamAM dhUna ane niHspRhatA hatAM. temanI e mahattvAkAMkSA ane dhUnane pariNAme " baMgAla kemIkala ane phArmAsyuTikala vakarsa" jevI mahAna saMsthAne janma thayo. te eNphesara bIjA koIja nahi, paNa atyAre hiMdamazahUra banelA parama khAdIbhakta AcArya zrI. praphullacaMdra rAya hatA. bhAratabhUmi ratnagarbhA vasuMdharA kahevAya che. temAM seMkaDe jAtanAM vRkSo, pAMdaDAM, auSadhio, jaDIbuTTIo vagere pedA thAya che. hiMdI vaidyo ane rasAyaNo pitAnI dezI auSadhione upayoga purAtana samayathI karatA AvyA che. temane Ayurveda temaja auSadha banAvavAnI temanI paddhati nirALAMja che. chellI be sadIomAM yurepanA vijJAne eTalI badhI jhaDapathI pragati karI che ke yuropanI cikitsApraNAlImAM ghaNuM kAtikArI parivartana thayAM che. vile www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #441 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 428 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA SaNanI navI rItioe temaja hArA jAtanAM navAM yatrAnI zeAdhe rAganA upacAranI rItamAM pheraphAra karyAM che; eTaluMja nahi, paNa auSadhanirmANa-praNAlImAM paNa jakharA pheraphAra karyo che. paNa videzI zAsanane aMge temaja peAtAnI rUDhipriyatAne aMge tathA bIjA keTalAMka kAraNeAthI ApaNA AyuvedAcAya zrI. rAya peAtAnI junI rItione vaLagI rahyA. agrejI zAsane pazcimanI cikitsAnI rItione uttejana Apyu. sArAya dezamAM aMgrejI hAspiTaleA ane DAkaTareAnI jALa phelAi gaI. A DATAnI cikitsAnI rItie videzI heAvA uparAMta temanI badhI davAo paNa videzIja hatI. A davAomAMnI keTalIka te| hiMdamAM pedA thAya che, chatAM kAMika aMze ajJAnane lIdhe, kaika aMze uttejana ane puMjInI ochapane lIdhe, kaMIka aze videzI pratiyeAgitA tathA anyAnya aDacaNeAne lIdhe, lagabhaga badhIja davAe videzathI AvatI. dhaNuM karIne hiMdumAM sauthI prathama AcA` pI. sI. rAyeja dezI jaDIbuTTI ane kaMdamULamAMthI pAzcAtya praNAlI anusAra aMgrejI davAe ane rasAyaNI padArtho banAvavAnA yatna karyAM. pariNAmarUpe naMbara 91 apara saryuM lara rADamAM baMgAla kemIkala ane phArmAsyuTIkala vasa "nA janma thayeA. AcAya rAyanI sAthe DaoN amulyacaraNu kheAjha, ema. bI. ane satIzacaMdrasihu ema. e. nAmaka e utsAhI navayuvA paNa joDAyA hatA. 'gAla kemIkala vakasa"nI zarUAta eka kaMpanInA rUpamAM thai. A traNe saMsthApakAmAMnA kASThanI pAse pujI ke anubhava naheAtAM; paNa temanAmAM kalpanAzakti ane utsAhanI echapa nahetI. AcAya rAye davA banAvavAnI rItie ane vidhie zeAdhI kADhavAnu` mAthe lIdhuM. meAjha mahAzaye DAkTarI vibhAga ane davAone vINI kADhavAnu kAma saMbhALyuM ane sAdhAraNa prabaMdha temaja davAo banAvavA upara dekharekha rAkhavAnuM kArya zrIyuta siMhe saMbhALI lIdhuM. A tripuTIe zarUAtamAM keTalIka hiMdI davAe ane keTalIka jaDIbuTTIvALI auSadhie tathA agrejI auSadhanirmANuzAstrAnusAra keTalAka rasAyaNika padArtho banAvyA. pazu AgaLa cAlatAM A tripuTIne ghaNI aDacaNA veThavI paDI. temanI davAo le kANa? DaoNkTare tA yurepanA jANItA davA vecanArAone cheDIne dezI davA zA mATe le ? ane vaidyo tA Adhunika Dhabe taiyAra thayelI davAe para vizvAsaja dharAvatA nahAtA. paNa AnI pahelAM keTalAka aMgrejI ane keTalAka hiMdI DaoNkTarAe hiMdanI auSadhione prayoga karIne e auSadhione prabhAvazALI jaNAvI hatI. saubhAgyavazAt temanA prayAgAnA pari Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com r Page #442 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAla kemIkala varkasa 429 NAmanI nAMdha meAjUda hatI. A noMdhane ka MpanInA saMsthApakAe pUrepurA lAbha lIdhe| ane dhIre dhIre temanI banAvelI cIjonA guNathI janatA jJAta thavA lAgI ane temanI cIjonI mAMga vadhavA lAgI. pachI A varksane sana 1901 thI pacAsa hajAranI puMjIthI limiTeDa kaMpanImAM pheravI nAkhavAmAM AvI. zarUAtamAM pujI mATe DAyarekaTarene ghaNI Ikara karavI paDI, paNa kaMpanInA vyApAramAM zarUAtathIja phAyadA thavA lAgyA, tethI dhIre dhIre tenI pu MjI pacAsa hajArathI eka lAkha, pachI traNa lAkha, pachI pAMca lAkha, pachI daza lAkha ane chelle hamaNAM hamaNAMmAM egaNIsa lAkha sudhI varSI gai che. pahele varSe davAonu vecANa pacIsa hajAranuM thayuM hatuM ane chavvIsame varSe egaNatrIsa lAkhanuM thayuM. matalaba ke, 116 gaNuM vadhI gayuM. jyAre kaMpanInuM kAma vadhyuM tyAre sarakyulara reADavALI jagyA TuMkI paDavA lAgI. AthI kaMpanIe mAnikatallAnA lattAmAM 10 vIdhAM jamIna kharIdI tyAM petAnu kArakhAnuM bAMdhyuM. dhIre dhIre A jamIna 40 vIdhAM thaI; paNa te chatAMye jagyAnI ta MgIne lIdhe pAnIhATI nAmaka sthAnamAM 135 vIdhAM jamIna kharIdavAmAM AvI, ane tyAM paNa eka kArakhAnu udhADavAmAM Avyu. kalakattAnA pUrvInA cheDA taraph mAnikatallAnI khArA pANInI jUnI nahera pAse "baMgAla kemIkala"nuM kArakhAnuM AveluM che. A kArakhAnAnA samUhamAM nAnImoTI 53 mAratA che, je judA judA kAmamAM Ave che. lagabhaga badhAM mazIneA vIjaLInA baLathI cAle che. vIjaLI banAvavA mATe kapanInuM peAtAnuM pAvara-hAusa" che. e uparAMta keTalAMka TIma ane Aila enjIneA paNa che. AkhAya kArakhAnAnAM enjIneA maLIne khaseA dhADAnI zakti utpanna kare che. A kaMpanI ApabaLanuM sArUM. udAharaNa pUrUM pADe che. khecAra meATAM enjIneA sivAya bAkInAM mazIne badhAM eja kArakhAnAmAM banyAM che; eTaluja nahi, paNa keTalAMka mazIneA tA kaMpanInA kA kartAoeja zeAdhyAM che. pANI mATe kaMpanInA peAtAnA 'yubavela' che, chApakAma mATe peAtAnu chApakhAnuM che ane pekiMganA khAsa ane pIpa vagere banAvavA mATe kaMpanInI peAtAnI sA mIla" che. A samaye ka MpanI mukhyataH traNa jAtanI cIjo banAve cheH(1) rasAyaNika dravya, (2) auSadhio ane (3) vaijJAnika yaMtra. rasAyaNika dravyeAmAM tejAba, phaTakaDI, jAtajAtanA " salpheTa ane '" nAITreTa " vagere ane che. 27 meTAM zaheramAM pIvAnuM je pANI naLamAM Ave che, tene sApha karavAmAM elyumIniyama-salpheTa vAparavAmAM Ave che. kalakattA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #443 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 430 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo lakhane, alAhAbAda vagere jagyAnI myunisipAlITIo "baMgAla kemIkala" pAsethI A padArtha moTA jathAmAM maMgAve che. "baMgAla kemIkala" roja poNAtraNase maNa esIDa utpanna karI zake che. tene "esIDa-cembara" "apa-Tu-DeTa' che. "baMgAla kemIkalane auSadhivibhAga hiMdamAM sauthI moTo che. tenI dekharekha aneka rasAyaNaniSNAta manuSyanA hAthamAM che. A vibhAgamAM DokaTarI vidhi anusAra aneka jAtanI aMgrejI davAo-jevI ke satva, arka, Ticara, "likara", spiriTa, zarabata vagere bane che. e sivAya keTalIka davAo zuddha hiMdI jaDI-buTTIemAMthI bane che. DokaTare A auSadhione svataMtratAthI prayoga kare che. have to ghaNuM vaidyo paNa baMgAla kemIkala"nI banAvelI davAo vApare che. A davAo sivAya kaMDa livara oNila", "Imazana', lAla zarabata, kespina, sAbu vagere paNa tyAM bane che. A sarva vastuo Ayurvedika guNa dharAvatI hovAne aneka DokaTaroe svIkAra karyo che. "baMgAla kemIkala"mAM eka parIkSAvibhAga che, jyAM haMmezAM auSadhionI parIkSA thayA kare che. bajAramAM je jaDIbuTTIo ke bIjI vastuo vecAya che, tenI pahele vizleSaNAtmaka parIkSA karavAmAM Ave che. je te taddana nirdoSa ane ucita "sTAnDarDa"nI sAbIta thAya che, to ja tene "baMgAla kemIkala" vApare che-anyathA nahi. davAo jyAre banIne taiyAra thaI jAya che tyAre pharI vAra tenuM vizleSaNa thAya che ane je temAM badhA Avazyaka guNa maLI Ave toja tene zIzImAM bharIne bajAramAM mokalavAmAM Ave che. keTalIka davAo taiyAra thatAM temane prayoga sasalAM ke bilADIo para karavAmAM Ave che ane pachI ja temane zIzIomAM bharAya che. - "baMgAla kemIkala"mAM eka jIva-vijJAnanI prayogazALA (bAyolojikala leboreTarI) paNa che. A prayogazALAnA nirIkSaka A viSayanA khAsa anubhavI che ane temaNe yuropanI aneka jANItI prayogazALAomAM daza varSa sudhI kAma karyuM che. IjekazananI davAo banAvavAne vibhAga judo che. amuka paramANuone ThaMDAM karavA mATe eka AIsa rUma' che, jemAM dAkhala thatAMja ApaNane lAge ke ApaNe himAlayamAM pahoMcI gayA. malamapaTTI vagerenA kAma mATe davAvALuM dabAveluM rU ane paTTIo vagere paNa ahIM bane che. "mazIna-zaipamAM vaijJAnika yaMtra ane DokaTarI ojAre bane che. ahIM "phijhIkala belensa" jevuM sUma trAjavuM paNa bane che. ahIM banelI zRMgAranI sAmagrIo-daMtamaMjana, sugadhI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patisevA 431 nAnA prakAranAM mAthAmAM nAkhavAnAM teleA vagerenA janasAdhAraNamAM pUratA pracAra che. A saMsthAmAM A vakhate e hajAra vyaktio kAma kare che. " baMgAla kemIkala "nI davAonI jAhera khakhara hiMdanAM patrAmAM chapAya che, temAM paNa jAhera khabaranI kalAnI sAthe sAthe suruci ane hiMdI kalAnAM tattvA hAya che. A mahAna saMsthAnuM saMcAlana dezI pu'jI, dezI bhuddhi, dezI mahenata ane dezI vastuothI thAya che. A parathI e jaNAi Ave che ke, hiMdI puruSA ne muddhi game tevu kaThina kArya karI zake tema che. (mAC-1931 nA '"navacetana"mAMthI) 82-5tisevA (lekhakaH-sAhityaratna paM. ayeAdhyAsiMha upAdhyAya "hariaudha") sevA bhakti kI paramapriya putrI hai. yaha ha aura gaurava kI bAta hai ki usakA deza meM pracUra pracAra heA rahA hai. Aja dina sakha era dezasevA, jAtisevA, samAjasevA Adi kI dhUma hai. kiMtu na-jAne kyAM, patisevA acchI dRSTi se nahI. dekhI jAtI. use sapatnI samajhA jAtA hai. zAyada dAsI kahalAne kA bhaya DarAtA rahatA hai. jisakI dRSTi meM sAmyavAda asA hai, vaha dAsI bananA krama pasa' karegI ? kiMtu yaha bhaDA bhrama hai. sevA sAmyavAda kI sahacarI hai. jisakrA uccatA kA abhimAna hai, vaheM kisIkreA nIca samajha kara usakI sevA karanA pasaMda na karegA. jaba sabhI samAna hai, teA kisIkA kisIkI sevA karane me sarkAca kyA ? strI-puruSa te| samAna hI nahIM, aura kucha bhI hai. ve aura kI apekSA adhika samAna hai. kira paraspara ekadUsare kI sevA karane meM saMkrAca kyA ? kyA puruSa strI kI sevA nahI' karate ? mA, bahena, beTI kI khAta jAne dIjIe, maitra puruSoM kA mahinAM rAta-rAtabhara jAga kara apanI ardhAMginI kI sevA karate dekhA hai. kyA Isame ve usake dAsa hai| gae ? nahI, varana unhAMne apane bahuta baDe kavya kA pAlana kriyA. kyAMki aura kI apekSA strI kA apane pati para adhika dAvA hai. kira zrI kA puruSa kI sevA karane kA kyA virAdha ! yaha teA usakA dhama hai. strI-puruSa paraspara itane badhe hue haiM ki eka kA dUsare kI AvazyakatA pUrI karanI hI hogI. Isame daMbha kaisA ? bhagavAn manu kahete haiM -- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 432 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM saMtuSTo bhAryayA bhartA bhartI bhAryA tathaiva ca / yasminneva kule nityaM kalyANaM tatra dhai dhruvam // jisa kula meM strI se puruSa prasanna rahatA hai, aura puruSa se strI, usakA avazya kalyANa hotA hai. sevAbhAva Arya saMskRti kA eka aMga hai. IsI liye cAhe purANa upapurANa meM, pati kI sevA karanA strI kA dharma batalAyA gayA che. kAraNa IsakA yaha hai ki sevApravRtti DhiyAM meM svAbhAvika hatI hai. ve udArahadayA, kemalamanA aura dayAzIlA hatI hai. dUsare kA duHkha dekha kara dravIbhUta henA unakA pradhAna guNa che. unameM sahanazIlatA bhI adhika hotI hai, sevA ke liye yaha guNa adhikatara apekSita hai, jisameM kaSTasahiSNutA nahIM, vaha sthira citta se sevAbhAvaparAyaNa nahIM ho sakatA. saMtAna ke dasa mAsa garbha meM dhAraNa kara ke use janma denA aura Atmotsarga kara cirakAla taka tanmayatA se usakI sevA karanA mAtA kA hI kAma hai aura IsI liye bhagavAna manu ke kathanAnusAra "satra pitRna mAtA za kticite mAtA pitA se gaurava meM sahastra-gunA adhika hai. yadi mAtAoM yaha alaukika sevAbhAva na hatA, to dharAtala Aja saMtAnanya hatA. pazupakSiya taka meM yaha bhAva itanA prabala hotA hai ki dekha kara Azcarya hotA hai. raNu jisa samaya puruSajAti zastra-saMcAlana meM unmatta dikhalAI detI hai, usa samaya dhIra bhAva se mahilAoM (narse) ghAyala aura regi kI paricaryA meM nirata dekhI jAtI hai. jisake sevAbhAva kA pravAha itanA sabala hai, patideva kI sevA kI saccI adhikAriNI vahI hai. zAstroM kI AjJA kA marma yahI hai. kaki pati kI hitakAriNI saMsAra meM patnI ke samAna aura kauna hai ? vipatti meM, kaSTa meM, duHkha ke anya avasara para pati kI sevA jisa lagana aura tanmayatA se patnI kara sakatI hai, anya nahIM. pratyeka kArya ke liye yogya adhikArI hI apekSita hatA hai. zAstra isa siddhAMta kI upekSA kese karatA? sadA se sevA kA bhAra usI para paDatA AyA hai, jo samIpI hotA hai. ardhAginI patnI se baDha kara samIpI saMsAra meM aura dUsarI kauna hai ? phira patisevA yadi usakA kartavya na kahA jAya, to kisakA kahA jAve ! gosvAmI tulasIdAsa kI rAmAyaNa pavitra Arya saMskRti aura mahAna Adarzo kA bhaMDAra hai. zrImatI janakanaMdinI satIsAvI striyoM kI ziromaNi hai. unake viSaya meM gosvAmIjI eka sthAna para likhate hai. - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #446 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patisevA 43 kr pati anukUla sadA raha sItA / sobhA khAni susIla vinItA // yadyapi gRha sevaka sevakinI / vipula sakala sevA vidhi gunI // nija kara gRha paricarajA karahIM / rAmacandra Ayasu anusarahIM // pati anakUla sadA rahe sItA" Isa padya me' 'sadA' kA prayeAga khaDA hI mArmika hai. krisI avasthA meM zrImatI janakanaMdinI pati ke pratikUla AcaraNa nahIM karatI; yaha sikA bhAva hai. yauvana khaDA pramAdI hai. gRha ke jhamele, AtmaparAyaNatA, ahuMbhAva kabhI-kabhI aise kAraNa upasthita kara dete hai, jisase prAyaH pati-patnI meM maneAmAlinya hai| jAtA hai, aura kai dina taka calatA rahatA hai. Apasa meM bAtacIta taka khaMda hai| natI hai, aisI avasthAme pratikUla AcaraNa svAbhAvika hai, cAhe vaha sAdhAraNa hI hA. zrImatI rAjarAjezvarI vikaTeriyA kI patipurAyaNutA, saralatA aura vinayazIlatA vizvavidita hai. vaha eka sAdhusvabhAvA mahilA thI. eka dina yauvana kI umaMga se apane parama-priya pati prinsa alakha ke sAthe khAta hI khAta meM vaha esA vyavahAra kara DIki vaha ruSTa hai| gaye aura dUsare kamare meM jA kara usake kivADa lagA liye. gheADI hI dera meM patiprANA kA yaha bAta khaTakI. vaha apane sthAna se uDDI, aura kivADAM kA savinaya khulavA kara patideva kaiA manA liyA, jo kucha unhoMne kiyA isase unakI vizAlahRdayatA sUcita hai; kiMtu yauvanapramAda kI jhalaka usameM maujUda hai. kahA jA sakatA hai ki ye caDhatI javAnI ke ra`garahasya aura ceAcale hai, nA pratikUlAcaraNa nahIM kaha sakate; kiMtu yaha vicAra DIka nahIM. anamata kI jaDa pratikUlAcaraNu hai, cAhe vaha kitanI hI thADI mAtrA meM kyAM na hai. gAsvAsvAmIjI kA 'sadA' zabda isI bhAva kA sUcaka hai. zrImatI jAnakIdevI sAdhvI thI ki aisI naukhata kabhI AtI hI na thI. C sAbhAkhAti susIla binItA" isa padya meM seAbhAkhAni' kA prayoga mA kA hai. nItiprathAM meM likhA hai-- mAryA pavatI zatru'-kyAM? isaliye ki vaha gavatI heAtI hai. usameM e bahuta hai|tI hai. usakI nAjabaradArI karate karate-patideva ke nAAM dama A jAtA hai. janma vaha kitanAM kai apanI era lAlAyita AMkheAM se avaleAkana karate dekhatI hai, teA usakA mijAja caDha jAtA hai. isI liye rUpavatI bhAryo kA zatru kahA gayA hai. zrImatI janakanaMdinI svayaM zrI'hai. isa liye unakI zAbhA kA kyA kahanA; kiMtu seAbhAkhAni' heA kara bhI vaha suzIla aura vinIta thI. yaha khAta IsIse pramANita hAtI hai ki vaha sadA pati ke anukUla hatI 3. 37 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #447 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 434 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM thIM. je patiprANu hai, vaha suzIlA aura vinayanamra karyo na hagI ? je samajhatI hai- " vAhI ke suhAga se suhAginI bhaI hoM bIra, vAhI rUpavAre rUpa hI te bhaI rU5 sI." usameM eMTha kesI ? kaMsA rUpagarva ? aura kaMsA mijAja? jisakI yaha avasthA hai ki - rUpasudhA akilI hI picai piya dU ke na ArasI dekhana deti hai." vaha nAjabaradArI kI bhUkhI kyAM hogI ? aura karyo na cAhegI ki meM apane pyAre kA kona priya karuM. karyo na unheM apanI AMkhe kA tArA banA kara rakhuM. Isake uparAMta gosvAmIjI likhate hai-"yadyapi sakala sevA-vidhi meM dakSa ghara meM aneka dAsadAsiye hai, phira bhI sItAdevI apane hAtha me ghara kI sevA-Tahala karatI aura pati kI AjJAnusAra calatI rahatI hai." kauna sItA devI?--je "sabhA khAni' hai ! cakravatI kI putravadhU aura mithilAdhipati kI priya putrI hai ! unakI isa gRhiNa-dharma kI mahattA ke prathama ke de caraNe ne kitanA camakA diyA hai, isakA vicAra sahadaya jana bhalI bhAMti kara sakate hai. Aja patisevA ke sAtha gRhasevA se bhI nAka-bhau caDhAI jA rahI hai, usakA bhI bAyakATa kiyA jA rahA hai. karyo? isa liye ki jaba patisevA hI ijha nahIM te gRhasevA ke jaMjAla meM kauna paDe-kauna Aga ke sAmane baiTha kara apane rUpa para AMca Ane de, kauna dhurye meM beTha kara apanI AMkhe pheDe, kauna phUla-se kamala hAthe se garbhagamaM baratane ko pakaDe, kauna cauke meM baThe aura kauna tarahadAra sADiye ke mailI hene de! ye saba kAma to laoNMDiye ke hai, gRhasvAminI ke nahIM. rasoI acchI na bane, balA se patideva Adhe peTa khA kara uTha Ave, te uTha Ave; gharavAle muMha pulAveM, to phulA; unake sara-sapATe, kaloM se chuTTI kahAM je ve Ina pacaDe meM paDe! yaha pAzcAtya zikSA-dIkSA kA prabhAva hai. Isase samAja meM romAMcakArI asuvidhAryo phUla rahI haiM. thoDI puchavAloM kA to nAke dama hai. paraMtu abhI AMkheM ThIkaThIka nahIM khulIM, patana-para-patana hotA hI jA rahA hai. hiMduAdarza se hI hiMdU-jAti kA bhalA he sakatA hai. bhagavatI videhanaMdinI hI hamArI kulalalanA kA Adarza ho sakatI hai, anya nahIM. zAstroM kI kucha AjJAmeM bhI dekhiye'sdaa prahRSTayA bhAvyaM gRhakAyaSu dakSayA / susaMskRtopaskarayA vyaye cAmuktahastayA ||-mnu0 bhojane ca rucitamidamasmai dveSyamidaM pathyamidamiti ca vinyAt / svaraM bahirupazrutya bhavanamAgacchataH kiM kRtyamiti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #448 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patisevA 435 bruvatI zayyAbhavanamadhye tiSThat / paricArikAmapanudya svayaM pAdau prakSAlayet pazcAt. saMvezanaM pUrvamutthAnamanabodhanam ca suptasya, -vAtrayana che strI ke cAhiye ki sadA AnaMdita rahe, gRhakArya meM dakSa he, tamAma sAmAne ke saMbhAlatI evaM sudhAratI rahe aura vyaya hAtha dabA kara kare. | bhajana ke padArtho meM isakA vicAra rAkhe ki kisake yA catA hai aura kisake liye kyA pathya aura kyA apathya hai. ghara Ate huye pati kI AvAja bAhara suna kara sajajAbhavana meM A kara khaDI ho jAya aura karyo ke viSaya meM usakI AjJA le. paricArikAo' arthAt dAsiyoM ke haTA kara svayaM usake paira dhave. pIche sonA aura pahale uThanA cAhiye. je pati ArAma meM ho to jagAne kI ceSTA na kare. saMbhava hai, Ina paMkti ke paDha kara yaha samajhA jAya ki inameM dAsIkaraNa kI hI kalA hai, kiMtu vAstava meM aisA nahIM hai. jisase ahaMbhAva ke aMdhakAra meM mAnavatA-kaumudI kA vikAsa ha, alasa prakRti, kaTu-svabhAva, uchukhela manovRtti kA niyamana he, inameM isI prakAra kI madhura zikSA hai. Ajakala uddAma pravRtti ke arachA samajhA jAtA hai. mAnavatA se ahamamikA adhika pasaMda kI jAtI hai. AtmakatAraNuM ke Atmagaurava kahA jAtA hai. aura mAnasika durbalatA ke mahattA; kiMtu durguNa duguNa hai, aura guNa guNa. durguNa kadApi guNa nahIM ho sakatA. meha-mamatA kI rAtri vyatIta hene para jJAnasUrya kA udaya hetA hai. usa samaya mAnavatA kI kiraNe hI phUTatI dikhalAI detI hai. eka dina eka sajajana ke sAtha meM unake makAna para gayA. dina mele kA thA. apane sAtha zeSazAyI bhagavAna kA eka citra vaha lete gaye the. jisa samaya hama loga baiThe, unakI zrImatI sAmane AI. unhone citra unheM de diyA. use unhoMne eka bAra dekhA, bhauhe TeDhI kI, aura phira use TukaDe TukaDe kara ke pheMka diyA. patideva ne kahA ! hai! yaha kyA ?" unahone kahA "yaha citra yahI dikhalAne ke na lAe hA ki lakSmI baiThI viSNu bhagavAna ke paira dAba rahI hai ? meM aisA Adarza nahIM pasaMda karatI. trimAM puruSa kI dAsI nahIM hai. meM aisI tasvIre ke phADa kara pheka denA hI acchA samajhatI hUM." yaha kaha kara zrImatI bhItara calI gaI aura vaha merA muMha dekhane lage. Ajakala aisI hI pravRtti prabala ho rahI hai Ara vaha hamAre samAja meM halacala macA rahI hai. aisI pravRtti kI strI hI nahIM, puruSa bhI prAyaH kahA karate www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #449 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 436 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me haiM ki hiMdu graMthe meM striyo ko ucca sthAna diyA hI nahIM gayA, ve prAyaH dAsI hI samajhI gaI hai; kiMtu aisA kahanA bahuta baDA ajJAna hai, vicAra kI saMkIrNatA hI isa ajJAna kA kAraNa hai. yadi jijJAsAdaSTi se hiMdu graMthoM kA adhyayana kiyA gayA hatA, te aisI argala bAta kadApi na kahI jAtI. meM kucha pramANu dUgA ardhabhAryA manuSyasya bhAryA zreSThatamaH skhaa| bhAryA mUlaM trivargasya bhAryA mUlaM trissytH||1|| sakhAyaH pravivikteSu bhavantyedA priyNvdaa| pitaro dharmakAryeSu bhavantyArtasya mAtaraH // 2 // kAntAreSvapi vizrAmo janasyAdhvani kasya vai| yaH sa dAraH sa vizvAsyasta smAddArA parA gtiH||3|| AtmAtmanaiva janitaH putra ityucyate budhaiH / tasmAt bhAyau naraH pazyenmAtRvatputra mAtaram ||-mhaabhaart / yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devatAH // -manu0 / dAmpatyavyutkrame doSaH samaH zAstre prkiirtitH|| narA na tamavekSante te nAtra varamaGganAH / / 5 / / varAhamihira / bhAryA manuSya ke AdhA zarIra aura zreSThatama sakhA hai. bhAryA artha, dharma aura kAma kA mUla hai. priyaMvadA bhAryA asahAya kI. sahAya, dharmakArya meM pitAsvarUpa, A vyakti kI jananI aura saMsAra-patha-pathike kA vizrAmasthala hai. bhAryAvAna vyakti hI sabakA vizvAsabhAjana banatA hai. isa liye bhAryA hI parA gati hai. pati kI AtmA hI patnI ke garbha meM praviSTa he kara putra rUpa se janmatI hai, Isa liye bhAryA mAtA ke samAna mAnya hai. jahAM striyA ki pUjA hatI hai, vahAM devatAo kA nivAsa hatA hai. zAstroM ne dAmpatya dharma toDane ke deva mAnA hai. puruSa IsakI paravA nahIM karate, Isa liye striyA hI zreSTha hai. kavitAvibhUtisaMpanna bhavabhUti kI bAteM bhI suna lIjiye. uttararAmacarita meM bhagavAna rAmacaMdra ke mukha se eka sthAna para vaha yaha kahalAte haida iyaM gehe lakSmIriyamamRtavartinayanayo rasAvasyAH sparzo vapuSi bahulazcandanarasaH / ayaM bAhuH kaNThe ziziramasRNo mauktikasaraH kimasyA na preyo yadi paramasahyastu virahaH // yaha mere ghara kI lakSmI hai, AMkha kI amRtazalAkA hai. isakA sparza zarIra ke liye gADhA caMdanarasa hai. isakI bhujA mere gale meM metiyAM kI mAlA kI bhAMti zItala aura sukhada hai. viyoga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #450 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patisevA 437 O kiyA haiH-- janita du:kha ke cheDa kara mujhe sItA kI kauna khAta pyArI nahIM " eka dUsare sthAna para unakI lekhanI te yAM rasava 'tvaM jIvitaM tvamasi me hRdayaM dvitIyaM, tvaM kaumudI nayanayoramRtaM tvamaGge // tuma merA jIvana heA, merA dvitIya hRdaya he. merI AMkhe ke liye caMdramA kI cAMdanI aura zarIra ke liye amRtarasa hA." ina katiya paMktiyeAM meM strIjAti ii mahattA ke viSaya me jo kahA gayA hai, usase adhika kyA kahA jA sakatA hai? zAstra udAra aura tattvagrAhI hai. unakI anubhUti mahAna aura atyaMta samIcIna hai. unakI dRSTi ekadezIya nahIM, vyApaka aura udAtta hai. yaha dUsarI bAta hai ki kei maNi kA kAMca samajhe, strI aura puruSa denAM ke liye UMcata zikSAe unameM maujIda hai'. saMsAra kA unhAMne gabhIra dRSTa se dekhA hai, aura cirakAla taka usake viSaye kA manana kiyA hai. isa liye vAstava meM unakA kathana bhavabheSaja hai. vahu kisIkA kaDavI mAlUma he, kiMtu hai vaha mAnasareAga kI amedha auSadhi. dAMpatya dharma uttaradAyitvapUrNa hai. theADIsI asAvadhAnI se vahu viSamaya ha| sakatA hai, tapAvana se gRhakSetra me adhika IMdreyanigraha aura sAdhanA kI AvazyakatA hai. vahAM ItanI vidya-bAdhA sAmane nahIM AtI, jitanI yahAM. puruSajAti se strIjAti para usakA uttaradAyitva adhika hai; kyAMki gRhiNI aura gRhalakSmI vahI hai. gRha ke bhaMDAra para usIkA adhikAra hAtA hai, isa liye annapUrNAM bhI usIkeA kahate haiM. yadi vaha yahu nahIM samajha sakatI hai ki maiM kyA dU, yadi usakA AtmajJAna apUrNa hai, teA vaha saMsArakSetra me' asala rahegI; aura usa eka ke kAraNa svarga ke samAna gRha naraka bana jAyagA, jaise annavastra qhI suvyavasthA karanA kartavya hai, usI prakAra kaSTa ke samaya ucita sevA karanA bhI usakA kavya hai. Atta aura pIDita kI sevA kara je AtmaprasAda lAbha hAtA hai, vaha baDA hI udAtta hAtA hai; kayAM ki usame mAnavatA kI jhalaka vizeSa heAtI hai. maine dekhA hai ki ceTa laga jAne para, mUrchita ha| jAte para khaDe pratiSThita leAga bhI sAdhAraNa jana kI sevA karane lagate hai. isase unakI pratiSThA adhika hatI hai, kama nahIM. pati yadi zrAMta hai, aura patnI te paMkhA jhala diyA, teA usane zitA kA hI, AtmIyatA kA hI paricaya diyA, isame' usakI laghutA kyA hu? yadi pati pIDita hai, rugNa hai, kaSTa meM hai, teA usakI sevA karanA kyA patnI kA dha nahIM hai? di nahIM hai, te usame' sahAnubhUti kahAM ? mamatA kahAM? sneha kahAM ? vahetA paththara hai. paththara se bhI gai khItI; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 438 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mAM ke ki avasara para paththara bhI pasIja jAtA hai. aisI patnI patnI nahIM hai, vaha kucha aura hai. vaha svArthamayI dAnavI hai, premamayI mAnavI nahIM. vaha lokaniMdA kA pAtra to banatI hI hai, sAtha hI saMsAra meM upekSita bhI hotI hai. Aja bhI gharaghara esI kulalalanA hai je pati ke kaSTa ke dekha kara vyathita ho jAtI hai, aura rAtadina unakI sevA kara ke bhI tRpta nahIM hotI. saggI bAta to yaha hai ki yadi ve aisA na kare to unakA mana hI nahIM mAnatA. ve bhUkha, pyAsa saba bhUla jAtI hai, tana kI sudha bhUla jAtI hai; para pati kI sevA ke nahIM bhUlatI. unake thoDI dera ke liye bhI pati kI cArapAi ke pAsa se haTanA gavArA nahIM hotA. muha banA kara kahA jA sakatA hai ki ve niMdanIya dAsI hai; paraMtu ve saccI devI hai; karyo ki divya guNa unhIM meM hai. patisevA kA yaha artha nahIM ki daba kara usake paira dabAye jAyaM, muThThI meM rakhane ke liye usake talave sahalAye jAya, matalaba gAMThane ke liye dabI bilI kA svAMga lAyA jAya. yadyapi aisA bahuta kiyA jAtA hai, tathApi isameM svArtha kI gaMdha hai. ataevA yaha viDaMbanA hiM, saccI pati-sevA nahIM. hadaya ke sacce bhAva se, vinA kisI kAmanA ke, pati hita meM rata rahanA, duHkha meM usa para utsarga hena, usake jIvana ke AnaMdamaya aura usake saMsAra ke sukharUpa banAnA hI saccI patisevA hai. smaraNa rahe, bAhya sauMdarya se hadayasauMdarya hI uttama hotA hai. | ( mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 84-premAnaMda (lekhaka:-zrI. sureza dIkSita) saritAtaTevanaupavanamAM pharatAM ekAda vRkSane sarvasuMdara kahevuM jeTaluM kaThaNa che, teTaluM ja premAnaMdanI eka kRtine sarvazreSTha gaNavI muzkela che. tenAM parNa jevI eka jAtanI paNa ekasarakhI nahi. vRkSanuM sauMdarya vakhANatAM vADInuM sauMdarya visarAya, tema tenI ekAda kRti upara mohI paDatAM thAya. tADa jevo te uMce che; vaDa je te vizALa che. pAsethI nIrakhatAM tenuM ekAda aMga jhINavaTathI jovAya, paNa dUrathI te AkhAya dekhAya. sattaramI sadInI maLe ane aMte zAMti hatI. jahAMgIra ane zAhajahAMnI vaibhavabharI sattAne dera hate. nUrajahAM ane mumatAjhanI premakhATe bAdazAha jhUlatA. kAzmIranI vADIomAM ekane mATe gulAba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #452 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premAnada 439 ucharatA, teA khIjA mATe tAjamahelanAM svapna gu thAtAM. e arasAmAM jahAMgIra eka varSa (1617) gujarAtamAM AvI rahyo hateA. gujarAtanAM zaherAmAM surata upara saune DALeA rahetA. kaMdahAra, baMgALa ane dakSiNa sara karavA meAgalAI macI hatI. vizvAmitrIne Are vaDAdara DhAMkayuM. hatuM. tene daravAje meAgala tApe gagaDI na hatI. jamAneA kaLA-kArIgarIne hatA. gujarAtamAM dilhIthI subAe AvatA ane jatA. musalamAnAe gujarAtamAM masjIde ane killA khAMdhyAM, kAjI ane kATavALa nImyA; paNa pASANa jevA hiMdu samAjane chinnabhinna na te naja karI zakyA. hiMdu rAjasattA gumAvatAM dhArmi ka jussA rAkhI rahyA hatA; chatAMye pAMcaseA varSa sudhI yavana rAjya gujarAtamAM dhara karI rahyuM hatuM. sAye gujarAta vepAravaNaja ane khetI upara TakI rahyuM hatuM. gujarAtanuM dhana sAnA cAMdI ane jhaverAtamAM ekaThuM thatuM. upadrava veLA te jamInamAM dATI devAtuM. se va pahelAMnA sAhityane samajavA mATe samAjamAM brAhmaNanA mALe ane vANIAnI zAkha jANavI jarUranI che. dhanA nAde brAhmaNA AkhA samAjane ramADatA. gujarAtamAM lakSmI vepAre AvatI. gAmamAM nagarazeThanI sattA rahetI, ane mahAjananI ANu karatI. nAtajAta heAvA chatAM gAmaDAM ane zaheramAM leAkeA bhinna tAMtaNe vaNAyalA ekaja lUgaDA jevA ekamekathI haLImaLI rahetA. vRddhonI AmanyA upara saMsAra TakatA. divase kAme ane rAte leAkeA navarA rahetA. dezaparadezanA samAcAra uDatA bajAramAM AvatA, tyAMthI zerIcakale prasaratA. dAMDI pITAvI ke paDeA vagADI leAkeAne navAjUnI apAtI. gAmane kUve ke nadIe pANI bharatAM thatI cADIcugalI ghereghera paheAMcatI. devadana jatAM strIo malakAtI. dAMta raMgavA ke mADhe jIdaNAM pADavAM e saudaryAMmAM gaNAtuM. AdheDane kathA sAMbhaLavAnI ane vRddhone jAtrA javAnI hAMza rahetI. mahetAnI nizALe ekaDe chuTavAmAM vidyAbhyAsa pUrA thatA. kuTuMbamAM vahune khALA bharavAnI AzAmAM mahAlavAnI ke DeAsIDeAseA maratAM chalakAte ghIe teramuM karavA lAlaca thatI.jIvanamAM gati hatI paNa gADAnI; dhvani hatA paNa dhaMTIne. meTAM baMdarAe vahANA nAMgaratAM; nAnAM zaherAmAM vaNujhArA jatA; dha zALAmAM vaTemArgu utaratA;gAmanI bhAgALe sAdhu-jita dhUNI jamAvatA. mANabhaTanI kathA sAMbhaLatAM ke rAmalIlA jotAM rAta jatI. paisAdAra hAmahavana karatA ke devamaMdira khadhAvatA. kUvA khAdAvaveA, vAva caNAvavI ke dhazALA bAMdhavI e dha gaNAtA. ujANI, vAratahevAranA meLA, lagnasarA ke eva meATA prasaMgA gaNAtA. pati maratAM strI satI thatI. gujarAta dharmAMdheluM hatuM. AvI kaMika samAjachAyAmAM premAnaMda uryAM hatA. AMdhaLAne acAnaka AMkha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #453 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me maLe tema koI mahAtmAnI AziSe kavi thayo. premAnaMda sAhityanA phuvArA jevo che. ghI DhoLAya toya khIcaDImAM, tema tene chalakAto rasa tenA ziSyomAM che. tenI mahattA navo paMtha zodhavAmAM ke navI gAdI sthApavAmAM nathI, paNa garIba jhuMpaDIne tAlevaMta havelImAM pheravavAmAM che. azaktane zakti ApavA ke mUMgAne vAcA ApavA jevI tenI sAhityasevA che. sAhitya teNe kheDyuM che. tenI kavitAne raMga ghero che; sAda ghughavato che. dharma tene mana pratimAnA vastra jevo che. tenI kavitAne DhAMkatA vAgA dhArmika che, paNa tenI mUrti te eja jamAnAnuM ghaDatara che. tenI bhASA pAnakhara Rtu pahelAMnAM pAna jevI che. je kALe sarva kaMI padyamAMja lakhAtuM te kALanI kavitAnA rAga chaMda kImIAgaranA kImIA jevA che. premAnaMdanI kavitA parokSa vAcaka mATe lakhAyelI nathI, paNa pratyakSa zrotAo sAMbhaLavAnI che. sAMbhaLanArane rasa paDe ane Atura rahe eTaluM ja nahi; paNa ulaTasulaTa rAgarAgaNInA palaTAthI zrotAne vaktA kAbumAM rAkhato. enAM AkhyAnonA guNarUpanI chupI cAvI ahIM che. purANI ane mANabhaTanA dhaMdhAmAM gavaiyA jevuM gAna gAvAnuM nathI, paraMtu kaMIka cALA caTakA te kaMIka dalIladAkhalAthI rasa jamAvavAno che. AthI ja tenAM kAvyo ane nATaka vacce bahu bheda nathI. premAnaMda pAko purANuM che. jamAnAnA mAnasane maLatA tenA vicAre che. hiMdu mAnasa bhAvInA khoLe jagatanI ramata nIhALe che. lakSmI ane rAjya nazIbanA khela manAtA. jIvana jugaTAnA pAsA jevuM haze. buddhi Izvarane anugraha gaNAto. svarga ane narakamAM lakone zraddhA hatI. pApa ane puNyanAM poTalAM karmathI baMdhAtAM. aMte satyane jaya thavAne evI senerI AzA rahetI. varNAzrama IzvarI lekha manAto, satayuga Athamyo hato, kaLiyuga beTheA hato. kalpita satayugamAM mAnanAra hiMdu mAnasa kalpanAe hajAro varSa jIvyuM che. premAnaMda e svanavaza mAnasane TakAve che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa siMce che. zrotAne rIjhavavAno manasubo emAM hato. te sacoTa citAre che. akSararUpe AyanAmAM ApaNuM jIvanasaMsAranuM pratibiMba pADI rahyo che. jUnA citranA uDelA raMgamAM pharI te raMga pUre che. pAtranuM zabdacitra eja enA AlekhananI mahattA che. zAmaLazAhanI huMDImAMthI vANIAnuM citra juo - "veza puro Ayo mAre vahAle re, nAtha cauTAnI cAle cAle re, che avaLA AMTAnI pAghaDI re, vAlAjIne kema bAMdhatAM AvaDI re? dIse vANuo bhIne vAna re, eka lekhaNa khosI che kAna re. hasatAM khADA paDe bahu gAla re, meTI AMkha dIse aNuALa re, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #454 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premAnaMda 441 be kAne kuMDaLa jhaLake re, nAsikA dIvAnI zaLake re; dIse dAMta rUDA hasatA re, hIrA teja kare che kazatA re. trIkamajI vaNIkanI tole re, nAtha utAvaLuM ne bobaDuM bole re, senAnI sAMkaLI ne kaMThe doro re, keDe pATIAne kaMdoro re; jhaLake ghanarekha hathelI re, AMgaLIe viMTI ne velI re. sAdI eka tAI paherI che harajI re, ene zIvanAre keNa darajI re, che TuMkaDA baMdhana bevaDA re, guNa kyAMthI zIkhyA prabhu evaDA re; kare ADe hAthe laTako re, sAdI dorIne keDe paTake re. paTake laTake pumaDA jota re, keDe besI pItaLanI dota re, kI kI te kautaka bhALIe re, ThAlI gAMTha vALI be cAra phALIe re; eka eDhI pacheDI khAMdha re, nAtha DuMDALo ne moTI phAMda re." enAM apaharaNa e cerI nathI ke doSa nathI. rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata ane bhAgavata jevA graMthamAMthI levAya teTaluM lIdhuM che. paNa e to navI vADI mATe jUnI vADInI mATI levA jevuM che. navA choDa mATe jUnA choDanAM bI levA jevuM che. tene camatkArI hAtha pharatAM kaTAyalI vastu pharI dIpI uThe che. AkhyAmAM svarga, naraka, pRthvI ane pAtALane pharI vaLate setubaMdha che. alakApurI jevI dvArakA jatAM sudAmAne sAtha karavA ApaNane mana thAya che. damayaMtIno svayaMvara je hatuM ke bAhukanA ghoDA sAthe uDayA hate te ! sAhityasRSTimAM ghaDIbhara devadAnava mAnava thaI rahe che. jagatanA sarva mahAna sAhityanI utpatti dharmane khaLe che. zruti smRti dvArA Aryoe jatana kareluM sAhitya itihAsamAM advitIya che. saMskRtanI Doka maraDI prAkRta pagabhara thayuM che. zAkuMtala, meghadUta, gItavida jevuM jagatanI prathama zreNInuM sAhitya sarjAyA pachI vaLI pharIthI ApaNane sAhityanI bALAkSarI ghuMTavI paDI hoya, te saMskRta sAhityanA raMdhAvAthI, hiMdu rAjyalakSmInA AthamavAthI. premAnaMdanAM strIpu mahAAzAvAdI ane AdarzaghelAM che. pahele paDachAye hRdayalAna thatA yauvanamAM ane premanI svataMtra sRSTimAM rAcanArAM che. okhA he ke damayaMtI che, paNa te te mananuM dhAryuM ja varaze. mAnavabaMdhanane UMce mUkI hRdayabaMdhanane anusaranArAM che. pizAca, gAMdharvathI mAMDI svayaMvara sudhInAM lagna AkhyAmAM che. tenAM eke eka strIpuruSa jIvatAM jAgatAM che, ApaNI AsapAsa najara karatAM oLakhAya evAM che. TIma, DIka ane harInI pAyA vagaranI vilAyatI vAto vAMcatAM je prakAranI najarabaMdhI thAya che te ahIM nathI. ApaNe potAnAja gAmamAM zerImAM ughADI AMkhe pharatA hoIe eTalI badhI paricita enI sRSTi che. premAnaMda tatvajJAnamAM tatvavettA che, kalpanAmAM kavi che, ane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #455 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 442 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ramatamAM bALaka jevo che. tenI kalpanAne baMdha nathI, tenA rasamAM doSa nathI, zRMgAra bIbhatsa thato nathI ke hAsyakaTAkSa TIkhaLI banatAM nathI. tenAM AkhyAno adbhuta che, paNa te " ziliMga zera " ke "hepenI"nA dhaDAkA jevA nahi. premAnaMdanI strIo kharAvAdI che. gharasaMsAramAM racIpacI toya bedhaDaka bolatI, dhaNIne dhamakAvatI ke lADa karatI pitAnA nAnA gharamAM rANI jevI svataMtra che. e ApaNA sAhityanI Adarza kalpanA che. mananuM dhAryuM karavAno temane haThAgraha ajaba che. yuvAne zuravIra che, AdarzaghelA che, rasika che, sAhasika che; puruSe mutsadI che, kavacita kapaTI haze, paNa nikhAlasa che. tenAM pAtro sIdhA rastAmAM che. sadaguNuM satyane raste, durguNa kapaTanI vAte, AghuMpAchuM joyA vinA ekazvAse cAlyAM jAya che. AkhyAnomAM prasaMge paNa cAlatA varaghoDA jevA goThavAyA che. narasiMha mahetAthI mAMDI dayArAma sudhInA bhakta kavionA doSa ekaja prakAranA che. guNa ane doSa premAnaMdamAM vadhAre tArI Ave che, atizayokti e moTI khAmI che. rasoInuM varNana hoya te kaI jagannAthanA annakUTanuM varNana karavuM; strInA zaNagAra varNavAtA hoya te kema jANe saMgrahasthAnamAM ciThThI coDhI mUkelAM ghareNuM gaNAvAtAM na hoya ema lAge. emAM jJAnanI vizALatA haze, paNa kaLAno akSamya doSa che. moTA vananuM varNana kaI suMdara bAganA varNana jevuM karyuM che. attaranA haija karatAM eka muMda vadhAre mohita kare. koNa kaheze ke nIcaluM citra bhayaMkara vananuM che! " vRkSa vArU cAreLInAM caMdana caMpA aneka; nAnA vidhanAM puSpane bhAre, vaLI rahyAM che vaMka. mogaro maraDAI rahyA ne, magna araNI ne areThI. kadali thaMbha zobhe ati suMdara, sAkara sarakhI zelaDI; laviMga latA ne liMbu lalita vaLI,virAje vRkSa velaDI. nALIerI nAraMgI nautama, nIcAM namyAM bahu netra; phephaLi phAlasi suMdara dIse, khajUra khArekanAM kSetra. pIpaLA pIpaLI vaDa ne gulara, dADamaDI ne palAza; azvathI utarI naLa rAjAye, vana nIrakhuM pAsa." premAnaMde prabhubhajana karavAnuM paNa lIdhuM hatuM. kALanI ghaDI be ghaDI jevA koI mANasanI moTAI tene gAvI pasaMda nahotI; chatAMya te mahAvibhUtionI bhasmarekhA karI levA cUkyo nathI. narasiMha mahetAne sAhityamAM aNaagre sthAna ApanAra premAnaMdaja che. narasiMha mahetAnI bhakti ane kaMgALa paNa abhuta jIvana tene mana alaukika vasI rahyuM hatuM. mahetAne te pakSapAtI che. zAtirivAja vacce taraphaDatA mahetAnuM jIvana te khamI zakato nathI. tenI sahana www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #456 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ premAnaMda 443 zIlatAne IzvarI aMza mAnI rahyo che. premAnaMdamAM kavitA lakhavAnI agAdha zakti hatI. draupadIharaNa je sAta divasamAM lakhI zake, tenAmAM nadInA ghedha jevuM gAna uchaLI rahyuM haze. jamAne spardhAne ha; vAkyAturyane hato. vaDodarAthI mAMDI surata, naMdarabAra ane TheTha khAnadeza sudhI kavitvanI rela relavavI, e sahaja vAta nathI. musalamAnanA rAjadarabAre phArasI bolAtuM, te vakhate gujarAtI bhASAnuM ghaDatara thatuM. nAnA nAnA dastAvejothI mAMDIne meTA moTA kharItA phArasImAM jamaNI bAjuthI DAbI bAju lakhAtA. hiMduonI dhArmika ane sAmAjika paDatIne kALa besI cUkyo hate. sAMja paDe mulAM bAMga pukAre, jamerAta mATe divasa lekhAte.. jamAne "abe tabene cAlato. saddabhAgye siddharAja jayasiMhanA vakhatathI paDelA saMsakAro gujarAtamAM TakI rahyA hatA. musalamAnono pUradamAma vepArI evA gujarAtamAM cAlyo nathI. e vakhate premAnaMda gujarAtane vAlamIki che. visarAtA saMskRta sAhityane pitAnA manoratha pramANe gujarAtImAM utArI teNe saMskAra ane saMskRtine jaNeddhAra karyo che. tenAM AkhyAne alaMkArazAstra jevAM haze, chatAMya te ApaNuM ghaDatara ane caNatara jevAM che. sAhityadarpaNanA niyamAnusAra tenAM kAvyo lakhAyAM che. chaMda, vyAkaraNa ke piMgaLanA ghaDAyelA cIle je kavi lakhe, tene svacchaMdano avakAza na hoya. praNAlikA bhaMga na karavAne uddeza hato. premAnaMdanA kALe jagatanuM devuM ja sAhitya gujarAtI sAhityathI bahu AgaLa hatuM. saMskRta sAhityathI badhAMja bahu pAchaLa hatAM. iMglaMDamAM zekasapIaranAM nATaka lakhAye bhAgyeja ardhI sadI thaI hatI. tema te roma ane grIka sAhityamAMthI khAM laIne lakhAyAM hatAM. leTIna tyAM saMskRtanI garaja sAratuM. Arya saMskRti pAse eMglo sekasana saMskRti pANI bhare ema hatuM. e kALe premAnaMde gujarAtI vidyApIThanI garaja sArI che. gamatamAM paNa premAnaMde sajelA ane sajAvelA sAhityane trAjavAnA palAmAM mUkI toLIe to bhAre thaI paDe. sAhitya maMdiranA ghumaTa jevo premAnaMda che. tenI kalpanAnA bhaNakArA Aje ApaNA jIvanamAM paDe che. gaMgAnA pravAha jevo te kaMIka ghughavato ghasaData, nirmaLa ke malina thato vahyo che. mahAnadamAM paDatI nAnI saritAnI peThe keTalAMya vaheNa enA bhegAM vahyAM che. sarovara karatAM sAgaranAM lakSaNa tenAmAM vadhAre che. te vAtA vAyu jevo nahi paNa vAvAjhoDA jevo che, teno nahi paNa teja che, e tAro nahi paNa nakSatra che. | (phebruArI-1931 nA sAhityamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #457 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 444 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 85-amerikAmAM nirakSaratA TALavAnA bhagIratha prayatno (lekhaka:-zrI. gopAlarAva ga. vikrAMsa) misisa kerA vilsana sTIvATe kenTakkInA rovAna tAlukAmAM, tAlukA keLavaNu khAtAnI suprinTenDanTa tarIke 1911 mAM kAma karatI hatI. ATalA tAjetaramAM paNa e pradezamAM AvI jAtanI padavIe strIe hovuM e asAdhAraNa bInA hatI. kerAnA pitA lazkaranI nekarImAM hatA, temaja tenA mesALanAM badhAM paNa eja rIte yuniyana lazkaramAM laDayAM hatAM. A kAraNe temaja pitAnI yegyatAne pratApe A sthAnane mATe te cUMTAI hatI, eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu tyAMne kaI paNa puruSa A strInI A umedavArI sAme TakI zake tema nahotuM. A kALe ravAnA tAlukAmAM eka oraDAvALI strI zikSikAothI cAlatI 50 zALAo hatI. keInuM makAna lAkaDAnAM pATiyAMnuM banAveluM hatuM, koIne paDakhe lAdI ubhI karelI hatI to keTalAMka makAne pAkI bAMdhaNanAM hatAM. zarUAtanA kALamAM A zALAone "bArka loga koleja' kahetA. ghaNA moTA puruSo ane strIo. AvI kolejamAM ja bhaNelAM hatAM-arthAta AvIja zALAmAMthI koI mahAna vicArane udbhava thAya che temAM Azcarya nahotuM. eka divasa A tAlukAnI keLavaNuM khAtAnA suprinTenDanTanI eNphIsamAM eka bAI AvI caDhI. tenA hAthamAM eka kAgaLa hato. misisa TIvArTane patra ApatAM ApatAM te bAIe kahyuM: "A kAgaLa mArI dIkarIne lAge che. dUra zaheramAM rahe che teNe lakhe haze. bahena! jarA vAMcI Apaze ?" AvuM dareka aThavADiye banatuM. pelI vRddha strIne ghaNAM chokarAM hatAM. te paikI A kAgaLa lakhanArI tenI ekaja dIkarIne lakhatAM vAMcatAM AvaDatuM hatuM. dIkarI pitAnuM jJAna mAtAne kAgaLa lakhavAmAM kAyama vAparatI. vRddhAne A vAtanuM abhimAna hatuM, paraMtu khubI e hatI ke, AkhA kuTuMbamAM anya koIne vAMcatAM lakhatAM AvaDatuM nathI, e vAta te koIne jaNAvavA mAgatI nahotI. tethI mAtra misisa TIvATa pAseja te pitAnA patro vaMcAvavA kAyama AvatI. be traNa mahinA Ama vItyA pachI eka vakhata pelI bAI pheDelo kAgaLa laIne misisa sTIvArTa pAse AvI. misisa sTIvArTane AthI navAI lAgI. teNe pUchyuM: "tamAre mArI pAse kAgaLa vaMcAvavAnuM have mAMDI vALavAne vicAra che? ke koI bIju www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amerikAmAM nirakSaratA TALavAnA bhagIratha prayatna 445 vAMcanArUM maLI AvyuM che?" " nA bahena! ema nathI. mAre mArI meLe vAMcatAM zIkhavuM che. mArI dIkarInA kAgaLa huM vAMcI na zakuM e mane gamatuM nathI, eTale meM eka bhaNavAnIce paDI kharIdIne jAte vAMcavAnuM-bhaNavAnuM zarU karyuM che." ane kharekhara vAta sAcI hatI. teja divase eka bIje vRddha puruSa misisa sTIvArTa pAse kAMI kAmaprasaMge Avyo. teNe sArAM kapaDAM paheryA hatAM-gAmaDIAe kyAMka jatI vakhate navAM lUgaDAM pahere tevI rIte. misisa sTIvArTa kAmamAM hatI eTale pote jarA navarI thAya tyAMsudhI teNe pelA vRddhane be pustaka vAMcavA mATe kADhI ApyAM ne rAha jevA kahyuM. pelA vRke pustaka lIdhAM ane bALakanI peThe nIrasatAthI jarA vAramAM pustakonAM pAnAM pheravI te bAjue mUkyAM. kema ? e pustako nathI gamatAM? lyo bIjAM ApuM." misisa sTIvArTe kahyuM. "nA bahena, mane vAMcatAM nathI AvaDatuM." kahetAM kahetAM vRddhanA mukha upara zaramanA zeraDA paDayA. eka vakhata dUranI gAmaDAnI eka zALAmAM meLAvaDo hato. ghaNA prekSakonI peThe misisa rIvATe paNa tyAM prekSaka tarIke gaI hatI. jalase bahu sarasa jAmyo hato. eka pachI eka vyaktipuruSa ke strI-potapotAnI gAvAnI ne nAcavAnI kaLA vagere batAvyuM jatAM hatAM ane darekane aMte tALIonA gaDagaDATa cAlu hatA. AmAM eka lokagIta gAnArano vAro Avyo. tenA kAvyanA zabdanI goThavaNa ane rasanI jamAvaTathI sau chakaka thaI gayAM. misisa TIvATane paNa e kAvya atizaya gamI gayuM. gAna pUruM thatAMja teNe ubhAM thaI pilA juvAna gAnAra pAse jaIne kahyuM: " mane A gIta utArI Apazo ? mAre te chApAmAM chapAvavuM che. " "bahena! mane lakhatAMja AvaDatuM nathI." pelAe javAba ApyoH "AnA karatAM ghaNuM sarasa evAM bIjA keTalAMye gIta meM banAvyAM hatAM, paraMtu kaI lakhI lenAra maLyuM nahi ane huM bhUlI gayo. Aje mane temAMnuM eke sAMbharatuM nathI." ghera pAchA pharatAM misisa sTIvA Akhe raste Aja vicAre caDI. raste gADIvAna tenI sAthe bolavAne ghaNuMya karato hato, paraMtu te tenI sAthe eka paNa akSara bAlI nahi. rAtanA prasaMge tene vicAravamaLe caDAvIH "pelI vRddhA bAI, pelo gharaDo mANasa, A juvAna uchaLato kavi-ekene lakhatAM ke vAMcatAM AvaDatuM nathI ! zu. 38 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me AmAM anyAya che. evA AMkhe aMdha hoya emane oNparezana karI huM dekhatA karUM to te mAre dharma nahi? teone A ajJAnane eka aMdhApaja nathI zuM ? temanAM jJAnacakSu huM ughADI na zakuM? mane te karatAM kyAM nathI AvaDatuM?" AkAzamAM sAme caMdra ugyo. tenAM sapheda kiraNoe jANe tenA dilamAM no prakAza nAkhe. caMdra sAme te animiSa netre joI rahI. ekAeka jANe tene sUjhayuM: " bhoktA karatAM dAtA thavAmAM vadhAre meTa dharma nathI ?" Akhe raste tene A vicAre AnaMdamagna karI dIdhI. A vicAra tene kyAMthI sUjhayo te tene samajAyuM nahiparaMtu tenA dilane bhAra jANe ke eAcho thayo. | tAlukAnI 50 zikSikAonI te pachInI pahelIja beThakamAM misisa sTIvATe pitAnI yojanA rajU karI. pejanA saMbaMdhe ghaNo vicAra karI teNe te taiyAra karI hatI. tenI yojanA rIvAna tAlukAnA eke eka mANasane lakhatAM vAMcatAM karI devAnI hatI. teNe pAyuM hatuM ke janAmAM potAne 10 ke bahu te 20 TakA sahakAra maLaze. paraMtu eke eka zikSikA tenI yejanAmAM joDAvA taiyAra thaI gaI ! dareka zikSikAe potAnA vibhAgamAMthI zALAmAM rAtre jeTalAM abhaNa bhaNavA Ave te darekane bhaNAvavAnuM mAthe lIdhuM. | tAlukAnA lokone aMdara aMdara bhAre takarAro hatI. arthAt loko ajavALiyA sivAya rAtre kadI bahAra nIkaLavAnuM jokhama kheDatA nahi; eTale zALAo mAtra ajavALiyAmAMja rAtre calAvavAnuM ja TharAvavAmAM AvyuM. abhaNa lokone A khabara pahoMcADavAnuM bIjuM kAma hatuM. temane patra lakhI khabara pahoMcADAya tema to hatuM ja nahi. zALAmAM jatAM pitAnAM bALake ke pADozInAM bALake mAraphata temane khabara pahoMcADavAmAM Ave to te paNa vRddhone apamAna lAge tevuM hatuM. arthAta ekaja mArga khullo hato ke darekane jAte maLI khabara ApavI. ekI sAthe badhe kAma zarU karavA mATe eka tArIkha nakkI karavAmAM AvI, ne te divase pacAse zikSikAo pitApitAnA vibhAganA dareka abhaNane uMbare uMbare khabara ApavA mATe nIkaLI paDI. dareka ghera kAMI ne koI muzkelI hatI, ane darekane koIne koI rIte patAvavAnuM ja hatuM. mukhya vAdho dareka sthaLe ekaja batAvavAmAM Avato, "pAke ghaDe have kAMI kAMThA caDe ? ame to have gharaDAM thayAM. " zALAo zarU karavA mATe eka ajavALI rAtri nakkI karavAmAM AvI. te divase aneka abhaNee akSarajJAna levA mATe zALA tarapha prathama pagalAM mAMDayAM. A dazya kharekhara addabhuta hatuM! misisa TIvArTa ane tenI sahAyakArI 50 zikSikAoe www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amerikAmAM nirakSaratA TALavAnA bhagIratha prayatno 447 A akSarajJAna zALAo zarU karavAne pahele divase zALA dITha traNa bhaNanAra maLaze evI gaNatarI karI hatI. temaNe dhAryuM hatuM ke badhI zALAo maLI bahu to 150 mANaso kula bhaNavA Avaze. paNa pahelIja rAtanI hAjarI 115ra thaI! keLavaNunA itihAsamAM A dAkhalo bIjo bhAgyeja haze. A 115ra AtmAo jJAnanA keTalA bhUkhyA haze? ajJAnanA aMdhakAramAM vItAvelAM Aja sudhInAM varSo daramiyAna temanA dilamAM kayA kyA vicAro ghoLAyA karyA haze te kone khabara ? dAkhala thanArAomAM eka 85 varasanI vaDI dAdImA ane 87 varasane Doso paNa hatAM ! nAnAM bALakone mATe goThavelA bAMkaDAo upara dAdA dAdIo sAthe eja bAMkaDe temanAMja chokarAMnAM chokarAM sAthe teo bhaNavA beThAM hatAM. A akSarazALAomAM paheluM kAma potapotAnuM nAma vAMcavuM, pachI lakhavuM ane pachI bIjuM lakhatAM vAMcatAM zIkhavuM e hatuM. ravAnA tAlukAnI ajavALI rAte cAlatI A zALAo turataja jagajAhera banI gaI. sUraja kAMI chAbaDe DhAMkya raheze aneka carcAo zarU thaI. pahelAM dainikA, pachI mAsike, pachI keLavaNIkAro, pachI rAjakAraNuM puruSo ane chevaTe tattvavettAo A carcAmAM bhaLyA. darekane e daDha abhiprAya hato ke, pAke ghaDe kAMThA na caDe. ATalI gharaDI uMmare have bhaNavAnuM azakya banavuM joIe. mAtra eka ja mAnasazAstrIe A yojanAmAM anumati ApI. AkhI yojanAne janma to eka sAdI muzkelI ane jarUrIAtamAMthI thaye; paNa eja jarUrIAte janAnI vidhAtAne janA AgaLa dhapAvavAne prerI. tenuM paheluM kSetra pitAne tAluko, pachI pitAne prAMta-dakSiNa vibhAga ane Akhare A amerikA tenI A yojanAmAM samAvavAno hato. kIrti ane saphaLatAthI A bAI chakI nathI gaI muzkelIthI te dabAI nathI gaI. kIrtinI tene spRhA nathI; eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu te A viSe eTalI bedarakAra che ke potAnA A mahAna aitihAsika kAmane pUro ItihAsa jaLavAI rahe tevAM sAdhane paNa sAcavI rAkhavAnI teNe darakAra rAkhI nathI. muzkelI sAme to teNe IdagIbhara laDavAno nirdhAra karyo che eTale muzkelI tene haThAvavAne badale ulaTI tenA utsAhamAM vadhAro kare che, ane dareka muzkelIe tenuM kAma vadhAre ne vadhAre jesamAM AgaLa kUcakadama vaLe jAya che. pitAnA dezamAM nirakSaratA miTAvavA mATe eka kamIzana nImAvavA mATe jyAre te dhArAsabhA pAse gaI, tyAre dareka sabhya tene emaja kahyuM "paNa ApaNuM dezamAM koI abhaNa che ja nahi!" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 448 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA A hakIkatane khATI zI rIte TharAvavI? teNe vastIgaNatrI patrakane AzareA levAnuM TharAvyuM. AmAM te! khATuM naja haiAya. jo mANase e peAtAnAM nAmeA jAte lakhyAM haze teA khAtarI turata thaze. misisa sTIvA sIdhI vAziMgTanamAM sensasa AphIsamAM paheAMcI ane rAvAna tAlukAnA sensasanAM phArma jovAM mAgyAM. tenI A mAgaNIne tyAM asvIkAra karavAmAM AvyA; paNa misisa sTIvA tethI nAhiMmata na thai. peAtAnA oLakhItA eka seneTara mI. elI. jeimsanI madadathI teNe presiDanTa vurga vilsananI khAsa ciThThI meLavI ane tene AdhAre peAtAnA tAlukAnAM vastIpatrakA meLavyAM. pharI vAra jyAre peAtAnA prAMtanI dhArAsabhAnA sabhyAne maLIne vastIpatraka kAryAlayamAMthI sahIvALI abhaNanIsaMkhyAne kharA rajU karyAM tyAre saunI AMkheA khulI gai ! chatAM A nirakSaratA miTAvavA mATenuM kamIzana nImAtAM khIjA traNa varSo pasAra thaI gayAM. Akhare kamIzana nImAyuM ane AkhA kenTaksI vibhAgamAM nirakSaratA dUra karavAnA prayatne zarU thayA. prAMtanI e jeleAmAM paNa abhaNane bhaNAvavAnu kAma zarU karIdevAmAM AvyuM. i. sa. 1913 mAM yunAITeDa sTeTasanA keLavaNI khAtAnA kamIzanara mI. kleTane pahela vahelA hukama kADhI rAjya taraphathI A yejanAnA svIkAra karyo; paraMtu te khASe kAie khAsa prayAsa karyo nahi. i. sa. 1917 mAM AMkaDA letAM jaNAyu ke 700,000 abhaNa tA lazkaramAM bharatI karavAmAM AvyA che. deza Akhe! A AMkaDAothI ceAMkI gayA ane dezane A zarama pamADanArUM kalaka dhAi nAkhavAne jANe ke teNe nizcaya karI dIdhe. . paNa e te pAzerAmAM pahelI pUNI. tyAra pachI evAM khe traNa kamIzane nImAyAM. darekamAM misisa sTIvAne mukhya sabhAsada tarIke mUkavAmAM AvatI. paraMtu kAma hamezAM kamIzanethI kAyamI gatie dhImuM cAlatuM. Akhare 1926 mAM presiDanTa kulIjanA zubha AzIrvAda lai * nezanala illITarasI krUjheDa ' nirakSatA TALavAne eka maMDaLI ubhI thaI. aneka udAra sasthAo ane vyaktioe Ane mATe madado ApavA mAMDI. atyAre A maMDaLa mAraphata e meTAM peTA maDaLeA kAma karI rahyAM che ane darekamAM mukhya pracAraka tarIke misisa sTIvA jahemata uThAvI rahela che. tyAra pachI yunAITeDa sTeTasanA khAsa pravINa keLavaNIkArAnI eka kamiTi nImAI. A kamiTie nirakSaratA TALavA mATe vAparavAnuM eka khAsa pustaka pAMca divasa satata zrama uThAvI yeAjI kADhyuM. 100,000 mANuseAnI nirakSaratA dUra karavA mATe lusiyAnA sTeTamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #462 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti 449 je pustaka vaparAyuM hatuM tene mukhyatve A kAmamAM upayoga karavAmAM Avyo hato. akSarajJAnapracAranA A bhagIratha prayatna kevAM suMdara pariNAme ApyAM che tene eka dAkhalo ApIne basa karIe. lusiyAnAmAM cAlI rahelI eka akSarajJAna zALAmAM eka sittera varSanI nIgre DozI bhaNatI hatI. vAMcatAM lakhatAM zIkhI rahenArane maMDaLa taraphathI eka pramANapatra ApavAmAM AvatuM. pramANapatra levAnA meLAvaDA vakhate A DozI hAjara rahI hatI. gharaDA khakha dhrujatA hAthamAM jyAre kamiTinA pramukhe pramANapatra mUkyuM tyAre bAinI AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArA cAlI. eka vAra AkhI sabhA tarapha pitAnA DasaDasI rahelA cahere bhAvapUrNa dRSTi pheMkI. pachI teNe pramukhane uddezIne kahyuM: "A mATe huM ApanI ghaNaja RNI chuM. mArI dIkarIne Aje keTalAye divasathI ciMtA rahetI hatI ke mRtyu pachI mAruM zuM thaze ? mane lakhatAM AvaDatuM nathI eTale Izvarane ghera sonAne paDe mArI sahI huM zI rIte karI zakIza ? have mane tenI ciMtA rahI nathI. eTale e paMthe prayANa karavuM mAre mATe sugama thayuM che. AthI vadhAre kayo upakAra tame karI zakata ? hu ApanA AzIrvAdathI kharekhara bhAgyazALI thaI chuM. Izvara tamAruM kalyANa karo." AvA to aneka dAkhalAo TAMkI zakAya. presiDanTa hUvare nirakSaratAne aMdhArakoTaDInI upamA ApI che; to pachI A aMdhakArakUpamAMthI ajJa janane jJAnanA prakAzamAM ANanAra bAI misisa sTIvArTanA keTalA upakAra mAnavA ? (dakSiNAmUrtAi-pustaka, aMka 1 mAMthI) = == 86-Ahuti (lekhaka:-zrI. lalitakizora siMha, ema. esa. sI.) vidhavA pArvatI kI meM use anAtha kara ke cala basI. aba duniyA meM use sahArA denevAlA koI nahIM. de-tIna badhA kheta, eka choTAsA Ama kA bagIcA aura bhAI munhI mA kI thAtI thI. marate samaya mAM ne AMkha meM AMsU bhara kara kahA thA- "beTI, tumhArA vidhavA5na aura bhAI munna, yahI tuhe soMpe - vaiziMgTana pisTa nAmanA patranA 26 mI jAnyuArI 1930 ravivAranA aMkamAM prasiddha thayela DevIDa rekIna bArabInA lekha uparathI saMpAdita. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #463 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 450 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me jAtI haiM. InakI rakSA aba tumhAre hI hAtha hai." meM kA yaha aMtima Adeza kyA pArvatI pAlana kara sakegI, yahI usake jIvana kI samasyA thI. sATha varSa kA buTTA maMgala kAyarI pArvatI kA kheta AbAda karatA aura je kucha paidA hatA, usakA AdhA pArvatI ke ghara pahuMcA jAyA karatA thA. jaba pedAvAra pUrI nahIM hatI te vaha brAhmaNI pArvatI ko apane hise meM se bhI kucha de kara apane ke dhanya samajhatA thA. pArvatI isI AmadanI se do jI kA bharaNapiSaNa aura munU kI zikSA kA prabaMdha kiyA karatI thI. hAM, avasara paDane para maMgala sahAyatA karane meM kabhI pIche nahIM haTatA. aneka kaSTa uThA kara pArvatI meM kA saupA huA bhAra Dhe. rahI thI. munU kI ciMtA ke sAmane yaha apane jIvana kI ciMtA bhUlasI gaI thI. usakA yauvana khila uThA thA, para use mAne IsakI sudha hI nahIM. usake rU5 kA nikhAra dina para dina baDha rahA thA, para isa eAra mAne usakA dhyAna hI nahIM. usakI rAha meM jAne kitane kAMTe biche huye the, para IsakI use kucha paravA hI nahIM. kartavya ne usake hRdaya ke nIrasa banA diyA thA, saMkalpa ne usake nArIjIvana meM mardAnagI lA dI thI. Ama kI phasala ke dine meM pArvatI kA adhika samaya usa choTe se Ama ke bagIce meM hI kaTatA thA. maMgala ne eka kinAre choTA sA eka jhuMpaDA banA diyA thA. pArvatI dinabhara usameM raha kara Ama kI rakhavAlI karatI aura zAma ko maMgala ke upara rakhavAlI kA bhAra cheDa, ghara lauTa AtI thI. de pahara kA samaya thA. pArvatI peDe ke nIce gire huye Ama Ikahe kara rahI thI. usI samaya usane dekhA, ki gAMva kA yuvaka jamadAra gadAdhara, hAtha meM baMdUka liye bagIce meM ghUsA. pArvatI ke nikaTa A kara usane pUchA- "yaha bagIcA Apa hI kA hai ? " pArvatI ne javAba diyA-"hAM, merA hI hai." "meM Ina peDe para ciDi kA zikAra karanA cAhatA huM. Apa burA te na mAnegI?" "bAbU sAhaba, ApakA rAjapATa hai. meM manA kese kara sakatI haiM ? para vidhavA brAhmaNI ke bagIce meM jIvahatyA na he, to acchA hai. Apa to kSatriya hai, rAjA hai, para mujhe pApa se kauna bacAvegA ?" gadAdhara ne jase cauka kara pUchA-"kyA rAmakhelAvana mizra kI putrI Apa hI hai?" pArvatI ne jarA sahama kara javAba diyA-"jI hAM, meM hI hUM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #464 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti 451 gadAdhara khaDe vinIta bhAva se kheAlA----"Apa brAhmaNI hA kara itanA kaSTa uThAtI haiM, yaha mujhase dekhA nahIM jAtA. auratAM kA akelI bagIce kIrakhavAlI karanA bhalA kauna pasaMda karegA ? Apake jisa khAta kA kaSTa hA, mujhe kaurana kahalA lejiye. mujhase jahAM taka bana paDegA, ApakI sahAyatA karUMgA. Apa jAnatI heAMgI, ki maiM isa gAMva kA jamI`dAra hUM. apanI prajA kA kaSTa dUra karanA hamArA dhama hai." pAtI te khaDe sarala bhAva se uttara diyA-- " kaSTa paDane para Apake pAsa na jAuMgI, teA kahAM jAuMgI, bAkhU sAheba ? mujha jaise anAtha prajA kI rakSA te| Apa hI ke hAtha hai. abhI teA kisI taraha dina kaTA hi jAtA hai, isIse ApakA kaSTa nahI diyA hai." gadAdhara kucha dera cupa rahA. phira premabharI nigAha se pAtI kI Ara dekha kara khelA--khaira, maiM jAtA, para IsameM Apa sakAya na karegI.' rr 29 "nahIM, bhalA saMkrAca kara ke maiM kaise nibha samUgI ? gadAdhara vahAM se calA gayA; para pAtI bahuta dera taka sAcatI rahI ki haMsa akasmAta dayAvRSTi kA kAra kyA hai? (2) jaba taka gadAdhara kI AMkha nahIM paDI thI, tabhI taka caina thA. ama tA pArvatI kaiA rAhu calanA kaThina hai| gayA. usa bagIce kI era gadAdhara kA khicAva dina-dina khaDhane lagA. kabhI vahu svaya zikAra ke bahAne pAtI keA dekha jAtA, kabhI usake daMtagaNu dana de jAte. bhAlA, kAlI, giradhara jaise kitane hI sajjana pArvatI kA ghera-ghera kara eka se eka baDhiyA saMdezA sunA jAte the. ina leAgAM kA giddha kI tarahu maMDarAnA dekha kara pAtIkA hRdaya dukha jAtA thA; para kyA kare, jo kucha lAcAra sunanA paDatA thA suna letI thI. kAI pAvatI ke ujjvala bhaviSya kA citra usake sAmane khica jAtA, kAi use paTarAnI anA jAtA, kaiAi usake bhAi kA sAheba a|dUra banA jAtA. pArvatI jaba unakI khAtAM se khIjha uThatI, tA baDe dIna bhAvase kahatI--bhAi ! kyAM mujha garIba ke pIche jIsa bhurI taraha paDe he ? kyA tumheM aura kAi kAma duniyA meM nahIM hai?" para unake upara isakA kAi bhI asara na heAtA. pAvatI ne eka dina maMgala se pUchA--maMgala cAcA, gadAdhara AnU se AdamI hai ? moMgala ne ahI vedanA ke sAtha kahA--meTI ! gadAdhara kI kyA pUchatI hA! isa gAMva meM rahe kara kisakI bahUmeTI kI Ijjata acI hai? jisa para eka bAra gadAdhara kI giddha-najara paDI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #465 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4ra zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA varSa kyA phira kharca sakatI hai? khatasiyA gAMva cheDa kara bhAga gai. puniyAM ke khasama ke jela bhejavA diyA. kaMcanasiddha kI mevA laDakI mAdhurI isa cAMDAla ke mAre kue meM DUba marI. aise kitane kisse haiM. Isa pApI se bhagavAna rakSA kare. pArvatI suna kara kAMpa uDDI. eka bAra usake cha me' AyA ki maMgala se sArA hAla kaha de; para phira usane usa becAre kA cintA meM DAlanA acchA nahI samajhA, isase cUpa he! rahI. Isake dUsare hI dina rmanI dAi bahutasA sAmAna le kara pAvatI ke pAsa AI. usane na jAne kitanI taraha kI khAte kI. pAtI ke| aneka leAla dikhAyA. gadAdhara kI baDAI karatekarate vahu gadgad hai| gai. gadAdhara kA kitanA dhana hai, kitanI dAsa-dAsiyAM hai, sAne-jaDAu ke gahanAM kI kitanI sandUke hai; inakA pUrA-pUrA byArA de DAlA. pArvatI ke rUpa kI prazaMsA kI, yauvanAvasthA ke anameAla sukheAMkA khaDA hI lubhAvanA citra akita kriyA. apane jIvana kA havAlA diye binA bhI usase rahA na gayA. para kula yaha huA ki pArvatI ne gadAdhara ke bahumUlya upahAra ke lauTA diyA. ramanI dAi khIDA ur3A kara Ai thI, para nirAza hA kara vApasa gaI. usane mana meM kahA--aisI paththara kI anI aurata hai. kitanA AgApIchA sujhAyA, para jarA nahIM pasIjI. eka dina mundU skUla se lauTate samaya bahuta hI prasanna thA. pAvatI yaha dekha khuzI se phUla uThI; para usakI prasannatA bahuta dera taka na rahI. usane pUchA--yAM muntra ! kyA bAta hai ? Aja tU ItanA prasanna kyAM hai? munt khuzI ke mAre ulaTI sIdhI bahutasI khAte aka gayA. unakA sArAMza yaha thA ki gadAdhara khAnU saDaka para se khulA kara use apane dhara legae aura khaDI khAtira kI. use miThAI khilAyA, pAna khilAyA, aDhiyA khaDhiyA iMtara sudhAyA. munt jhaTa apanI jema se eka pensila nikAla, pAvatI z2I nAka ke pAsa le jA kara khaDe garva se kheAlAH "dekhA dIdI! jamIdAra khAbU ne yaha pensila dI hai. Isame eka tarapha lAla aura dUsarI tarapha nIlA hai. aura unhAMne kahA hai ki tumhe jisa kitAba kA kAma hA, hamase mAMga lenA. unake pAsa bahuta kitAe huM dIdI, AlamArI kI AlamArI bharI paDI hai." pAtI saba samajha gai, usakA bhAva gaMbhIra hai| gayA. saMkI gaMbhIratA semundU kA baDI nirAzA hui. pAvatI te munt se kahAH "bhaiyA munt! tU te! khaDA acchA laDakA hai, maiM jo kagI vahu karegA ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti 453 ~~ hAM, karUMgA karyo nahIM ?" "to yaha pensila tU abhI jamIMdAra bAbU ke de A. meM tujhe isase bhI achI pensila maMgavA dUgI." | munU kA ceharA utara gayA. usane udAsI kI haMsI haMsa kara kahAH "yaha meM curA kara nahIM lAyA dU dIdI, une khuda apane hAtha se mujhe diyA hai.' "nahIM, meM yaha nahIM kahatI ki tU curA kara lAyA hai; para dUsare kI cIja lene se dIdI kA sara jhukatA hai." mun ne ghabarA kara kahAH "te meM abhI lauTA AtA hUM." pArvatI ne prasanna he kara kahA "hAM haiyA ! jA lauTA A aura kahA ki kitAoM mujhe dIdI maMgA degI." mun "acchA" kaha kara dauDa gayA aura pensila gadAdhara ke. vApasa kara AyA. - jaba pralobhana se kAma na calA, te gadAdhara ne apane tarakasa se dUsarA bANa nikAlA. aba usake dUta nitya A kara pArvatI ke DarAne dhamakAne lage. te pArvatI ke dila para yaha jamAne kI ceSTA karane lage, ki jamadAra kI IcchA ke viruddha gAMva meM rahanA asaMbhava hai. jaba pArvatI aMgreja sarakAra kI duhAI detI to te aise bIse kisse sunA jAte, jinameM kotavAla ne gadAdhara se ghUsa le kara sacce mAmale ke jUThA banA diyA. jaba pArvatI samAja kA bhaya dikhAtI te ve jera se haMsa paData. koMki gAMva ke paMDitapurohita sabake saba jamIMdAra ke dAsa hai. aura dharma? bhalA gadAdhara ke barAbara dAna-upadAna, pUjA-pATha aura brAhmaNe kI sevA karanevAlA dUsarA kauna hai? matalaba yaha ki pArvatI yadi gadAdhara kI bAta mAnane ke taiyAra na ha to use gadAdhara ke sAtha-sAtha nyAya, dharma, samAja sabakA sAmanA karanA paDegA. pArvatI apanI viSama paristhati ke achI taraha samajhatI thI. isIse kisI dUsare ke sAmane apanA dukhaDA ronA usane vyartha samajhA. jaba phleza asahya ho jAtA thA, to rAta ke sannATe meM apanI TUTI cArapAI para leTa, vaha kalejA phADa kara ro letI thI. usa samaya ume jAna paDatA thA jaise usakI meM use dhIraja baMdhA rahI hai-usake AMsU pejI rahI hai. isase use baDI zAnti milatI thI. AkramaNa para AkramaNa hue, para pArvatI acala rahI. gadAdhara ke sAre upAya niSphala hue. prema, pralobhana, bhaya-koI bhI pArvatI ke DigA na sakA. virodha aura vilaMba ne gadAdhara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 454 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kI vAsanA ke aura bhI tIvra kara diyA. jisakI prabala vAsanA kA zikAra brAhmaNa kSatriya se le kara cAMDAla taka kitane hI parivAra kI yuvatiyAM bana cukI hai, bhalA usake lakSya se pArvatI baca nikalegI je gAMvabhara kI yuvatiya ke satItva para apanA ekamAtra adhikAra samajhatA hai, bhalA usake viruddha pArvatI krAMti kI AvAja uThAvegI? yauvanapuSpa kI prathama kali to sadA se gadAdhara devatA para caDhatI A rahI hai pArvatI yA isa pratiSThita niyama ke bhaMga kara degI ? laMbI laMbI pAgavAle, tilakacaMdanavAle, baDI baDI mUchavAle jisake Age kuttoM kI taraha loTane hai, daridra pArvatI kyA usake sAmane abhimAna se khaDI rahegI? gadAdhara ke liye yaha asahya he uThA. usane baDe hI nirdaya mArga kA avalaMbana kiyA. aMdherI rAta thI. bhAdoM kA mahInA thA. megha dhira Ae the, jisase aMdherA aura bhI gaharA ho gayA thA. pArvatI aura munna, dena pAsa hI pAsa so rahe the. mun cena kI niMda le rahA thA, para pArvatI ke niMda kahAM ? vaha kabhI apane vidhavApana kI bAta socatI, kabhI meM ke Adeza kI. meM kI yAda Ate hI usakA hadaya Trakaka he jAtA aura bhItara hI bhItara yaha AvAja nikala paDatIH "maiM, yA tU mere saMgrAma ke dekha rahI hai? meM, aise samAja meM mujhe tUne karyo cheDA? yadi vidhavApana kA bhAra soMpA thA, to AtmahatyA kI AjJA dI hatI. aba munuM kA bhAra sara para le kara meM AtmahatyA kese karUM? yaha kaisI kaThina parIkSA hai, mai ?" usakA vakSasthala AMsuoM se bhIga jAtA; para gadAdhara kI sUrata dhyAna meM Ate hI usake romaroma se dhRNA aura virodha kI vani nikalane lagatI thI. usakA sArA meha dUra ho jAtA aura usakA abhimAna phira saugunA he kara jAgrata he uThatA thA. vaha isI udheDabuna meM paDI thI ki use kucha khaTakA sunAI diyA. kAna lagA kara sunA, jaise koI kivADa khisakA rahA hai. kira kaI Adami ke pA kI AhaTa mAlUma huI. dhIre dhIre use mAlUma huA ki koI usake kAMse pItala ke bartana curA rahA che. mun kI niMda TUTa gaI. usane pArvatI ke kAna meM kahA, dIdI! cora hai, yA meM cillAUM ?" pArvatIne usakA muMha apanI hathelI se dabA diyA. cera a5nA kAma kara ke bekhaTake cale gaye. - taDake uTha kara pArvatI ne dekhA ki ghara meM koI sAmAna nahIM bacA. usane munga se kahA "dekhanA, kisIse kahanA mata ki mere ghara corI huI hai." isake bAda vaha sIdhe maMgala ke ghara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #468 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti 455 gaI aura sArA hAla kaha sunAyA aura kahA "maMgala cAcA ! pulisa meM rapaTa likhavAne se kayA lAbha? aura bhI kuchatA uThAnA paDegA." maMgala bhI sahamata he gayA aura apane ghara se kucha bane aura bhejana kA sAmAna pArvatI ke ghara pahuMcA gayA. zAma ko gadAdhara kA aMtaraMga mitra kAlI, pArvatI ke pAsa AyA aura bolAH "Apake ghara cerI ho gaI, yaha suna kara bAbu sAhaba ko baDA duHkha huA hai. uone kahA hai ki jahAM taka ho sakegA, ve cerI kA patA lagAveMge." pArvatI ne kahAH mere ghara corI huI, yaha bAbU sAhaba ke kese mAlUma huA ?' "to kyA yaha jhUDI bAta hai?" - "jUTha he yA saca, bAbU sAhaba se kaha denA ki jisakA dhana thA, vaha le gayA. je merA hai vaha mere pAsa hai. ke vyartha ciMtA na kare."-ItanA kaha kara pArvatI ghara ke bhItara calI gaI. aba pArvatI kA dina bItanA kaThina ho gayA. gAMTha meM paise nahIM. gadAdhara kI dayA se kheta kA nAja kheta meM hI lUMTa jAtA che. garIba maMgala kI bisAta hI kyA, ki madada kara sake? mun aba tera-caudaha kA huA. cAhe te kucha kamA sakatA hai, para pArvatI usake paDhane meM bAdhA DAlanA nahIM cAhatI. vahAM se cAra-pAMca kesa dUra eka gAMva meM miDila skUla hai. pArvatI ne mun ko usI gAMva meM bheja diyA. vaha svayaM ghara para raha kara dhAna kUTane aura ATA pIsane kA kAma karane lagI. vaha dinabhara kAma karatI, zAma ke kucha rUkhA-sUkhA khA letI aura rAtabhara apane bure dina kI bAte sAcA karatI. mahInebhara meM vaha je kucha bacA sakatI, apane bhAI ke de AtI thI. mun jaba pArvatI kI pharI sADI dekhatA te kahatA-"tumhArI sADI to phaTa gaI dIdI! merI ghetI ka nahIM le letIM?" pArvatI usakI bAta haMsI meM TAla detI aura kahatI - "bhaiyA, tuhe skUla jAnA paDatA hai. dasa bhale AdamiyAM meM baDanA paDatA hai. ghara meM mujhe dekhane kauna AvegA ?" | gadAdhara ke prabhAva se pArvatI kA phUTane-pIsane kA dhaMdhA bhI baMda hone lagA. gAMvabhara meM basa eka hI vyakti-gopIkAMta pAMDe-aise the, jina para gadAdhara kI nahIM calI. maMgala unake ghara se dhAna, gehU, canA DheDha kara pArvatI ke ghara pahuMcA jAtA aura kuTapisa jAne para unheM de AtA thA. isa prakAra tyAM kara ke pArvatI apanA jIvana bitA rahI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #469 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 me thI, ki eka nayA vajapAta huA. eka dina rAmU kahAra ne A kara sUcanA dI ki pArvatI kI jamIna bAkI lagAna meM nIlAma ho gaI aura gadAdhara ke AdamiyAM ne kheta meM lage huye hare dhAna kATa girAye ! maMgala bahuta rAyA-pITA, para una logoM ne eka na sunI. yaha samAcAra suna kara pArvatI ke muMha se eka zabda bhI na nikalA, para AMkheM se AMsuo kI dhArA baha calI. vaha IsI dazA meM beThI apanI mAtA kI zAMtimayI mUrti kA dhyAna kara rahI thI, ki maMgala rAtA-pItA usake sAmane AyA. pArvatI ne maMgala ke hAtha pakaDA, usake AMsU piche aura dhIraja baMdhAte ye kahA-"maMgala cAcA ! tama Isa adanI sI bAta ke liye Itane adhIra karyo hote he? mun aura tumhArI jIMdagI cAhiye. asI kitanI jamIna he jAyegI." maMgala ne kucha zAMta ho kara kahA-"beTI, tuma vizvAsa nahIM karegI; para meM sAla-sAla lagAna sukAye jAtA thA. gadAdhara bAbu kisIkA rasIda te dete hI nahIM. meM kyA jAnatA thA, ki ve Itine baDe AdamI ho kara aisA vizvAsaghAta kareMge ?" meM saba samajhatI , cAcA ! tuma vyartha zeka mata kare. tuma para merA avizvAsa hogA to bhagavAna ke sAmane meM kaunasA muha le kara jAuMgI ? je bhAgya meM likhA thA, so he gayA. aba Age kI ciMtA kare." maMgala yaha kaha kara cupa ho gayA-hA ! na jAne mere kisa pApa se becArI brAhmaNuM ke bApa-dAde kI bhI rAsa calI gaI. sahAnubhUti to hadaya kI vastu che; para muha se salAha denevAlo kI kamI nahIM thI. kisIne kahA-"gadAdhara bAbU ke pAsa jA kara ArajU-mitrata karo." kisIne kahA-"jamadAra kI najara para caDhanA acchA nahIM hotA. use khuza kara ke a5nA kAma nikAla lenA cAhiye." ramanI dAI baDI samavedanA ke sAtha bolI-"dekhA pArvati ! karyo apane hI hAtha apanA satyAnAza kara rahI he ? jarA haMsa kara de bAteM karane se hI gadAdhara bAbu prasanna ho jAyeMge. je te prema ke bhUkhe he. nAhaka rAra baDhAne se kayA lAbha ? phira avasara paDane para te loga gadahe ke bhI bApa banAte haiM. bhItara se na sahI, upara se hI prema kA bhAva darzAne meM tumhArA kyA bigaDatA hai ?" para yaha kise mAlUma thA ki pArvatI kI duniyA kitanI uMcI hai. vaha sabakI bAteM cupacApa suna letI. kinakina bAteM kA javAba de? kisakA-kisakA muMha pakaDe ? becArA maMgala Ina rahasya ke kyA jAne ? gadAdhara ke pAsa jA kara usane usake pAMva pakaDe, ciDaciDAyA, bahuta hI reyA-dhayA; www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ www /V vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv x 8 + * * * * * * * * Ahuti 457. para aMta meM baDI hI burI dazA meM gadAdhara kI kacarI se lauTA. jisa samaya vaha pArvatI ke sAmane AyA, usa samaya usakA muMha gusse se lAla ho rahA thA, AMkhe meM AMsU chalachalA Aye the, hoTha phaDaka rahe the, sArA zarIra kAMpa rahA thA. usane Ate hI bakanA zaru kiyA-"ese nIca AdamI ko muha dekhanA bhI pApa hai. meM gayA usake sAmane dukhaDA ne aura usane aisI bAta kahI ki merI deha meM Aga laga gaI. aphasosa ki usa samaya merI laThiyA nahIM thI, nahIM to Isa buDhApe meM bhI usake rasa kA majA cakhA detA. eha ! mere sAmane esI bAta bela kara baca gayA !! brAhmaNa vidhavA ke bAre meM vaha aisI bAta bola gayA aura usa pApI kI jIbha na gala gaI ? " pArvatI ne baDe hI zAnta bhAva se kahA-meM jAnatI dU maMgala cAcA, ki gadAdhara kisa rAha para jA rahA hai. para tuma nAhaka gusA kara ke meM phasAda mola lete ho ? "tuma nizciMta rahe, beTI ! isa budde maMgala ke rahate tumhArA kaI bAla bhI bAMkA nahI kara sakatA. abhI meM paMDita gopIkAMta ke yahAM jAtA hUM aura unase sArA hAla kahatA haiM. vaha bhI eka rahI gaI hai. baccA ko pUrA pATha paDhA kara cheDegA. pArvatI ne ghabarA kara kahA-cAcA, mujha para je bItegI jhela lUMgI. tuma karyo beThe-beThAle rAra mela lete ho ? tuma khuda bhI vipada meM paDoge aura paMDitajI ke bhI phaMsAoge. mujha para dayA karo, cAcA ! meM nahIM cAhatI ki mere liye tuma loga Aga meM kUde. para abhI maMgala ke kauna roka sakatA thA ? usakA zarIra jala rahA thA. hRdaya meM AMdhI cala rahI thI. vaha palabhara meM bijalI kI taraha vahAM se gAyaba ho gayA. kArtika kA mahInA thA. thoDI-thoDI sardI paDa rahI thI. taDake uTha kara pArvatI ne hAtha meM DaliyA lI aura ThAkurabArI ke gauzAle meM tAjA gebara uThAne calI. usakI dIna dazA dekha kauna kaha sakatA thA, ki yaha vahI pArvatI hai? zarIra dubalA ho gayA thA. kapaDe cithaDe-cithaDe ho gaye the. kamala pAMva meM bivAI phaTa gaI thI. bAle meM mahI se tela nahIM paDane se laTe baMdha gaI thI. phira bhI vaha dIpazikhA kI taraha eka rUpa se jala rahI thI. vaha gobara uThAne jhukI hI thI, ki pIche se AvAja AI- "pArvatI." usane cauka kara pI che dekhA, gadAdhara khaDA thA. pArvatI kA sArA zarIra kAMpa gayA. chAtI dhakdhapha karane lagI. usane muMha phera liyA. gadAdharane phira kahA-pArvatI Isa taraha nArAja karyo hatI ? che. 39 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #471 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 458 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me pArvatI jhaka se pIche muDI aura jhuMjhalA kara belI-tuma karyo mere pIche paDe ho ? maine tumhArA kyA bigADA hai? ItanA kahate kahate pArvatI kA galA bhara AyA. gadAdhara bolA-tumane to merA bahuta kucha bigADA hai pArvatI. merA rAjapATa, merI jAna, saba kucha tuma para nichAvara hai. "mujhase esI bAteM karanemeM tuhe tanika bhI lajajA nahI AtI ?" "jahAM jAna ke lAle paDe hai, vahAM lajajA se kese kAma calegA pArvatI ?" " "tuma kAyara he, je eka dIna abalA para Isa taraha atyAcAra kara rahe ho." "meM abalA para atyAcAra kara rahA ? meM to abalA ke sara-AMkho para baiThAnA cAhatA dU, apanI paTarAnI banAnA cAhatA hUM." pArvatI ne cillA kara kahA-meM cUkatI dU terI dhana-daulata para, aura terI sUrata para ! itanA kaha kara pArvatI vahAM se calI. use jAte dekha gadAdhara ne aTTahAsa kara ke kahA-Aja tuma mere phaMde se nahIM baca sakatI. aura Age baDha kara pArvatI kA hAtha thAma liyA. pArvatI cIkha uThI. usakI AkhAM ke samAna aMdherA chA gayA. rAma-roma se jaise bijalI kI lapaTa nikalane lagI. vaha hAtha chuDAne kI prANapana se ceSTA karane lagI. | gadAdhara dUsare hAtha se pArvatI kI kamara pakaDanA hI cAhatA thA, ki kisI ne jera se AvAja dI-khabaradAra je hAtha Age baDhAyA ! usane pIche ghUma kara dekhA, gopIkAnta pAMDe khaDe haiM. gadAdhara ke jese kATha mAra gayA. vaha alaga jA khaDA huA. gopIkAnta guse se tilamilA uThe aura usakI ora dekha kara bole-tujhe zarma nahIM AtI ki eka anAtha vidhavA para atyAcAra karanA cAhatA hai? nIca ! pAjI !! duniyA ke dharmakA Dhaga dikhAtA phiratA hai! kucha dera taka sannATA rahA. phira gadAdhara ne bahuta sAhasa kara ke kahA-isameM hAtha DAlane kA tuhe kyA adhikAra hai? nIca ! pApI ! tU merA adhikAra pUchatA hai? kayA tujhameM nAma kI bhI AdamIyata nahIM rahI? khera, tujhe adhikAra samajhAne kA mujhe samaya nahIM. aura na mujhe AzA hai ki tujha-sA pAkhaMDI manuSya kA adhikAra samajha sakatA hai." 'gadAdhara ke muMha se eka zabda bhI nahIM nikalA. gopIkAnta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti 459 ne pArvatI se kahA--cheADe! isa pApa ke kIDe keA. caleA bahina, maiM tumheM dhara pahuMcA gApIkAnta ke pIche-pIche pAvatI cala dI. gadAdhara paththara phI mUrti kI nAMSTha khaDA raha gayA. (6) Isa ghaTanA ke dUsare hI dina se saikaDAM managaDhata kissAM kA pracAra hAne lagA. gadAdhara kA tA kASTa nAma bhI nahIM letA. sabhI kI jakhAna para pAvatI aura gApIkAnta ke gupta-prema kI bAta thI. yuvA-vRddha, aurata-ma saba ke saba ekadUsare se baDe Azcaya ke sAtha kahate--kahI. aisA bhI sunA hai ? bhalA vidhavA kA aisA karama? rAMDa brAhmaNI heAne kA marI thI. khIsAM AdamI te| apanI AMkha dekhI kahate aura bAkI sunI-sunAi, para pA`tI ke kukama kI kahAnI para avizvAsa kAi nahIM karatA. yaha bAta pArvatI ke kAnamAM taka bI pahuMca gai. use apanI ciMtA teA lezamAtra bhI nahIM thI; para gopIkAnta ke liye use duHkha thA avazya. vahu sAcatI thI--maiM kitanI abhAginI dU, jisa para merI chAyA paDatI hai, vahI vipad meM phsa jAtA hai. moMgala meyArA mere hI pIche maDhiyAmeTa hA gayA, aba geApIkAnta phI mArI hai. gApIkAnta ne jakha sArA hAla sunA teA krodha, ghRNA, kSeAbha, karuNA Adi kitane hI bhAva ekasAtha udde kara unake hRdaya kA mathane lage. geApIkAnta eka zikSita yuvaka the. unake dimAga me samAja-sudhAra ke kitane hI vicAra nitya cakkara lagAyA karate the. grAmya jIvana qA sukhamaya banAne ke kitane hI upAya ve niya seAcA karate the. unakI AtmA ucca thI, vicAra pavitra the, pravRtti pApakAra kI thI; para isa bhUkaMpa ne unakI sArI bhAvanA kA hilA diyA. vahu samajha gaye, ki yaha cakra unhI para calAyA jA rahA hai. saMbhava hai, ki unakA aba gAMva meM rahenA bhI kaThina hA jAya; para gApIkAnta aisI dhAtu ke ane huye nahIM the, je AsAnI se jhuka jAya. unhAMne nizcaya kara liyA, ki isa bavaMDara kA sAmanA karanA hI paDegA. kavyamAga nizcaya karanA khaDA hI kaThina kAma hai. gopIkAnta ne kaI rAte jAga kara mitA, para yahu ThIka nahIM kara sake ki pAvatI kI samasyA kisa prakAra hula hA? rAkSasa gadAdhara se usakI rakSA kaise hA. ata meM IsI anizrita avasthA me ve pAtI ke ghara gaye. pAtI ne khaDe hI premabhAva se unheM bhItara lA kara biDAyA. geApIkAnta Asana para beThete hI pArvatI se khele--mujhase Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #473 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ 460 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me isa prakAra milane meM tumha samAja kA bhaya nahIM hetA pArvatI? pArvatI ne rUkhI haMsI haMsa kara kahA-yadi A5 aba bhI mujhe pahacAna na sake pAMDeche? te IsameM merA hI durbhAgya hai. "tuhe pahacAna sakA dU pArvatI! isIse Aja eka baDe kaThina prIna para tumhArA vicAra jAnane tumhAre pAsa AyA huM. merI bAta svIkAra nahIM hone para, kayA mujhe kSamA kara sakegI?" "Apa kSamA kI pUchate hai Apake upakAra kA badalA kyA meM sau janma meM bhI cukI sakatI haiM?" "tumane sArA hAla te sunA hI hogA. Isa Aga ke zAMta karane kA keAI upAya tamane rocA hai ?" hAM, socA hai. merI Ahuti pA kara yaha Aga zAMta ho jAyegI." "yaha maM nahIM; cAhatA." "to phira Apa hI koI upAya TUM% nikAliye." "tuma kayA mujhe grahaNa kara sakegI?" thoDI dera taka sanATA chAyA rahA. pArvatI kI done AMkhe se AMsuoM kI dhArA bahane lagI. gopIkAnta ne phira kahA-"meM jAnatA hUM pArvatI, ki maiM tumhArI jaisI satI ke yogya nahIM. phira bhI kyA mujhase vivAha kara sakogI ?" pArvatI cupa rahI ! vidhavA-vivAha ke vicAra ke zAyada tuma pasaMda nahIM karatAM; para yaha vizvAsa mAne, ki isameM koI pApa nahIM hai." "meM jAnatI hUM ki isameM koI pApa nahIM hai. mUrkha hone para bhI duniyA kI Thekara ne mujhe pApa aura puNya kA saccA rUpa dikhA diyA hai." "te phira merI bAta svIkAra hai?" "Isa jIvana meM nahIM." "kAraNa?" kA Adeza ?" "to phira tumahAre liye kyA upAya hogA ?" bhagavAna mAlika hai." "meM te koleja khulate hI kAzI calA jAuMgA, phira tumahArI rakSA kese hegI ?" usakA upAya meM kara lUMgI, Apa usakI ciMtA na kare." aise samAja meM satItvarakSA baDA kaThina hai pArvatI !" hindu vidhavA Isa adhama samAja meM raha kara bhI apane satItva kI rakSA karanA jAnatI hai." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ahuti isa daridra vidhavA ki tejasvitA aura Atmabala dekha kara gopIkAnta mUka he gaye. Age kucha kahane kA sAhasa na huA. thoDI dera ke bAda lambI sAMsa le kara bele-achA, to meM jAtA haiM pArvatI ! avasara paDane para mujhe avazya yAda karanA. pArvatI ne AMkheM meM AMsU bhara kara kahA-pAMDejha, jahAM taka he sake zAMti se kAma lIjiyegA, jisameM adhika kaSTa na uThAnA paDe. gopIkAnta hRdayapara bahuta baDA bejha le kara pArvatI ke ghara se vidA huye. pArvatI munU ke gAMvavA ke kucakra se sadA dUra rakhane kI ceSTA meM rahatI thI. isIse munU ke gadAdhara ke atyAcAra kA kucha bhI hAla mAlUma na thA. usake liye saMsAra baDI zAMti se * cala rahA thA; para isa bAra vaha gadAdhara ke jAla se baca na sakA. gAMva meM praveza karate hI use gopIkAnta ke gupta paricaya kI kahAnI lega gaDha-gaDha kara sunAne lage. vaha suna kara sanna raha gayA. pArvatI ko vaha devI samajhatA thA. usIke liye aisI bAteM? para kahanevAlAM ne Isa dvega se kahA ki sarala svabhAva kA mun isa ghara kalaMka para avizvAsa nahIM kara sakA. | munU jahAM jAtA, vahAM yahI carcA hatI. koI kahatA-meM hatA te ge pIkAnta kA sira utAra letA. koI kahatA pArvatI merI bahina hatI te viSa khilA kara mAra detA. munU kA komala hadaya aisI bAteM suna suna kara lebha-paritApa se kSata vikSata he jAtA thA. dhRNA aura apamAna se vaha mUchita sA ho jAtA thA. para ghara A kara pArvatI kA mukha dekhatA to aisI kutsita bAteM para vizvAsa karane kA usakA cha nahIM cAhatA thA. isa prakAra usakA citta niraMtara jvAra-bhATA se pIDita hone lagA. pArvatI ke sAtha usakA vyavahAra dina-para-dina rUkhA hone lagA. aba vaha pArvatI ke pAsa adhika nahIM baiThatA aura na adhika bAte karatA. bAta bAta para khIjha uThatA Ara pArvatI ke kabhI-kabhI kharI-khoTI bhI sunA detA thA. pArvatI samajhatI thI, ki likhane paDhane meM adhika parizrama paDane se munU kA svabhAva kucha gama he gayA hai vaha kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatI thI ki mun ke upara bhI isa apavAda kA asara ho sakatA hai. je tApa munU ke hRdaya meM dhIre dhIre IkaThThA ho rahA thA, vaha eka mAmUlI sI Thekara khA kara phUTa paDA. eka dina pArvatI ne baDe ri se pUcha- bhaiyA munna, aba tumhAre miDila pAsa karane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 462 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 me meM kitane dina hai ? mun ne baDI rUkhAI se javAba diyA-eka varSa. "oha! eka varSa! meM socatI thI ki tuma jaladI pAsa kara jAte te tumha pAMDecha ke pAsa bheja kara meM nizcita he jAtI." munU kI bhauhAM para bala paDa gayA. vaha bAlA--kauna pADe che ? "vahI pADe gopIkAta." mun ekAeka cillA uThA-usakA nAma mere sAmane mata lo. pArvatI usakI cillAhaTa se ghabarA gaI. vaha dhImI AvAja meM bolI-kayAM? isameM doSa hI kayA hai ? deSa tuma mujha hI se pUchatI ho ? kula meM kalaMka lagA kara bhI tuhe doSa nahIM dIkhatA ?" - pArvatI ke deha se jaise prANa nikala gaye. vaha sira paTaka kara jamIna para baiTha gaI. kucha saMbhala kara usane kahA--mun ! kayA tuma Isa para vizvAsa karate ho ? "sArI duniyA eka muMha se jisa bAta ke kahA rahI hai, usa para vizvAsa na karUM ?" pArvatI kA galA bhara AyA. usane bharaI huI AvAja meM kahI-mun , kyA tuma merI bAta sunoge? meM aba kucha nahIM sunanA cAhatA. meM nahIM cAhatA ki gusse meM A kara kucha kara baiThuM." ItanA kaha, mun bAhara jAne lagA. pArvatI ne baDe hI daDha svara se pukArA-mun ! kyA merI bAta nahIM sunege ? para munU nahIM lauTA. acchA, to jAo !" kaha kara pArvatI vahAM se uTha gaI. - zAma ke munU ghara lauTA. vaha cAra kI taraha ghara meM ghusA. use bhaya thA ki kahIM pArvatI para najara na paDa jAya; para pArvatI kahIM nahIM dIkha paDI. jisa pArvatI ke kSaNabhara pahale vaha dekhanA nahIM cAhatA thA, usIke liye usakA citta aba becana hane lagA. usakI AMkheM baDI bekalI ke sAtha pArvatI ke DhaMDhane lagI. usane dekhA ki eka caTAI para pArvatI paDI huI hai. vaha ulaTe pAMva lauTa paDA. para jIna mAnA, vaha phira pArvatI ke nikaTa gayA. dekhA, ceharA kAlA ho gayA hai. gAla para AMsU ke dAga paDe huye hai. munU kA kalejA dhaDakane lagA. usane dauDa kara pArvatI kA badana huA bilakula ThaMDA pAyA. nADI pakaDI ekadama-zAnta. kaleje para hAtha rakakhA-dhaDakana baMda. pAsa hI eka khulI huI puDiyA paDI thI. dekhate hI munU ke hoza uDa gaye. muha se eka cIkha nikala paDI. vaha badalavAsa magala ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upaniSadane eka prasaMga - 463 yahAM dauDa gayA. maMgala ne A kara jaba pArvatI kI dazA dekhI te pachADa khA kara gira gayA. rote-rote usane munU se gadAdhara kA pAvika atyAcAra aura gopIkAnta kI udAratA kA sArA hAla kaha sunAyA. mun maMgala kI bAteM suna kara vyAkula he uThA. maMgala ke gale se lipaTa kara rate usane kahA-maMgala cAcA ! tuma loga ne mujhe dhokhe meM rakakhA ? dIdI ne mujha se saccA saccA hAla karyo na batAyA cAcA ? hAya ! Aja meM apanI dIdI kA hatyArA ho gayA, cAcA ! maMgala ne munU ke sAMtvanA dete huye kahA-cupa rahe, mun ! tumhArI dIdI svarga kI devI thI. isa kAlI duniyA meM usake yogya sthAna nahIM hai. (phebruArI-1931 nA "ceMda"mAMthI) 87-upaniSadno eka prasaMga (vyAkhyAtA-zrIyuta mohanalAla pArvatIzaMkara dave-surata.) sRSTinA sanAtana satyane sAkSAtkAra karanArI nirmala ArSa daSTi, temaja buddhi ane nItinA parama utkarSane pAmelI prAcIna sabhyatAnI sacoTa chApa jenA para paDelI che evA upaniSad graMthamAM bhavya, gaMbhIra, ramaNIya ane AkarSaka prasaMge aneka che, ane e vizALa sAhityamAMthI eka nAnakaDA vyAkhyAnapUratA prasaMga zodhI kADhavAnuM kAma dohyaluM che. vaLI hAlanA samaya ane sthitine saMpUrNa dhyAnamAM rAkhIne huM tamArA pairyanI kasoTI karavA mAgato nathI. upaniSadonA vizALa ratnAkaramAMthI ekaja ratna huM Aje ApanI AgaLa dharIza. chAndogya ane bRhadAraNyaka e be upaniSado moTo che. mAtra kadane lIdhe ja nahi, paNa tenI prAcInatA temaja tenA aMtastatvane lIdhe te janahadayane AkarSI rahyAM che ane vizeSa mahattAvALAM gaNAyAM che. e banne upaniSadomAM mAre kahevA jevA ane ApaNe jANavA jevA addabhuta prasaMge aneka che, paNa vizeSa lAbha na rAkhatAM emAMnA chAndogyamAMthI ekaja prasaMga laIne huM Aje saMteSa mAnIza. | chAndogya upaniSadanA AThamA adhyAyanA sAtamA khaMDamAM indra ane virecananI AkhyAyikA ApavAmAM AvI che. manuSyanA aMtaramAM tevAja bahAranI sRSTimAM cAlI rahelA deva ane asuranA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #477 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me saMgrAma ApaNuM prAcIna dharmagraMthonA vAMcanArane paricita che. upaniSadamAM ja nahi, paNa tenI paNa pahelAMnA brAhmaNomAM paNa e devAsuranA saMgrAma viSe sthaLe sthaLe ullekha karavAmAM AvelA ApaNe joIe chIe. e devo ane asure te koNa?-e prazna pUrvanA temaja pazcimanA Adhunika vidvAnane mATe vistRta carcAne viSaya thaI paDayo che. e carcAmAM huM A sthaLe nahi utaruM, kAraNa ke AjanA prasaMgane mATe e jarUranuM nathI. atre to eTaluM ja kahevuM basa thaze ke, deva ane asura bane atyaMta baLavAna hatA ane sattA meLavavAne mATe banenI vacce bhAre spardhA satata cAlyA karatI. eka vakhata evuM banyuM ke prajApatie nIce pramANe vacana ucAryA - pApathI taddana nirlipta, ghaDapaNa vinAne, mRtyu vinAne, zeka vinAne, bhUkha vinAne, tarasa vinAne, sAyakAma ane satyasaMkalpa evo je AtmA tene zodha joIe, tene oLakha joIe. je e AtmAne zodhe che ane oLakhe che te saghaLA lokane prApta kare che, tenI saghaLI kAmanAo saphaLa thAya che." prajApatinAM A vacananI khabara paDatAM deva ane asuro banne e tarapha AkarSAyA. saghaLA lokanI prApti thAya-judA judA loka ApaNA tAbAmAM Ave-ApaNI sattAnuM kSetra vizeSa ne vizeSa meTuM thAya-aneka mulake A lokanA temaja itara lokanA ApaNuM tAbAmAM Ave-temanA para anugraha kara ke damananIti vAparavI, temane svAtaMtrya bakSavuM ke gulAmagIrImAM rAkhavA e saghaLuM ApaNuM hAthamAM ane tenI sAthe ApaNI saghaLI kAmanAo tRpta thAya, ApaNe dhanamAM ALoTIe, ApaNe vividha prakAranA bhoga bhogavIe, ane majhA mANue evuM phaLa je jJAna vaDe maLe tenI abhilASA kone na thAya ? AthI deva ane asuro banne e jJAna tarapha kheMcAyA. pariNAme denA adhipati Idra ane asuronA adhipati virAcana e banne sarva lokanI prApti ane sarva kAmanAnI tRpti ApanArA A AtmajJAnane mATe prajApati pAse AvyA. banne ziSyo ekaja gunI pAse jatA hatA, chatAM bannenA hRdayamAM paraspara IrSAne bhAva hato. parama sattAnI prApti karAvanAro e AtmajJAnane upadeza mane ekalAne maLe ane mArA joDiyAne na maLe ema e bannenA manamAM hatuM. eTale baMne chUTA chUTAja gurunI pAse AvyA. pikaTiMga ke bIjuM kAI viThana naDe ema nahotuM eTale bane nirvidane gurunA samIpa AvI pahoMcyA. dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnuM che ke, baMne sattAdhIza mahArAjAo hatA, atyaMta vaibhavavALA hatA, vividha www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #478 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upaniSadune eka prasaMga prakAranAM vAhano temaja sipAI paheregIronI temane kheTa na hatI; chatAM page cAlatA teo AvyA, hAthamAM samidha laIne teoe pitAne ziSyabhAva prakaTa karyo, ane namratAthI teoe gurucaraNane sevyA. rAjakumAro ke navAbajAdAe meTaramAM besIne zikSaNa levA jAya, sAthe sevake heya, zALAmAM temane mATe khAsa ArAmagRhanI goThavaNa rAkhavI paDe evuM saghaLuM bhAratanA prAcInakALamAM devAdhideva ane asurapatine mATe paNa aucityathI vegaLuM ane ziSyavRttine aNachAjatuM gaNAtuM. teo 32 varSa sudhI guru pAse rahyA ane temanI zuzruSA karI. eTalAM varSanuM brahmacarya ane eTalAM varSanI gusevA vinA AtmajJAna na maLe. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke, prathama baMne ziSyonI vacce irSyAbhAva hato, paNa vidyAprAptinA mahAna projananI siddhine arthe dIrghakALa sudhI sAthe rahevAnuM thavAthI teonA hRdayamAMthI rAgadveSa, meha, IrSyA Adi doSa lupta thayA ane tenuM citta vizuddha thayuM. "ApaNe vidyAthI chIe evI bhAvanA sAthe haisTelamAM sAthe rahetA. yuvakomAM bhrAtRbhAva ane cAritrayazuddhi jevAM vikAsa pAme che tevAM ja, paNa vizeSa pavitra vAtAvaraNane lIdhe vadhAre utkaTa svarUpamAM temAM paNa prakaTa thayAM. pachI gurue temane pUchayuM ke "32 varSathI tame baMne mane se cho te tamArI zI icchA che ?" teoe javAba dIdho ke je AtmAne oLakhyAthI sarva lokonI prApti ane sarva kAmanAnI siddhi thAya che te AtmAne ame oLakhavA mAgIe chIe." prajApatie javAba dIdho "AMkhamAM je A puruSa dekhAya che te AtmA che. e amRta che, e abhaya che, e brahma che." ziSyoe pUchayuM ke " pANInI aMdara athavA arIsAnI aMdara je dekhAya che teja puruSa kenI ?" gurue hA bhaNI, ane baMne ziSyo pitAne AtmajJAna maLI cUkyuM e vicArathI saMtoSa pAmyA. pachI gue temane kahyuM ke, jaLanA kuMDAmAM tame AtmAne nIrakhe ane pachI kaMI, AtmA viSe na jANe to mane kahe ! te vakhatanA gurune dharma mAtra bhASaNa ApavAno nahoto. ghauM jema guNamAM ThAMsI ThAMsIne bharavAmAM Ave tema jJAna ThAMsI ThAMsIne ziSyanA magajamAM bharavuM evo zikSaNane uddeza nahoto. parIkSA sudhI e jJAna jyAM tyAM ziSyanA magajamAM rahe, ane pachI e jJAna sAmaTuM verAI jAya te harakata nahi evI zikSakanI ke ziSyanI bhAvanA nahatI. jJAnane bhAra bharo e zikSakane Adarza nahato; paNa AtmAnI unnati karavI, parama satyane sAkSAtkAra karo, je satya eka vAra pratyakSa thayA pachI kadI apratyakSa thAya nahi e satya prakaTa karavuM e AvA zikSaNanuM dhyeya hatuM. A kAraNathI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #479 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAAAAAAA zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo gurue baMne ziSyone jaLanA kuMDAmAM nihALavAnI AjJA karI. ane pachI pUchayuM: "zuM jue che ?' teoe javAba Apyo "he gurujI ! nakhathI zikha sudhI amAre Akho AtmA ame emAM barAbara joIe chIe." temanI bhUla sudhAravAnA hetuthI prajApatie pharIthI temane AjJA karI - sArA alaMkAra saje, sArAM vastra pahere, vALanI TApaTIpa karI lo, ane pachI e pANInA kuMDAmAM juo." teoe tema karyuM. pachI gurue pUchyuM: "zuM juo cho ?" zikhyAe javAba dIdho ke "ame vastrAlaMkArathI sajaja thayelA jevA chIe tevAja AmAM jaNAie chIe." temanuM kathana sAMbhaLI prajApatie vicAra karyo ke-"AtmAnA doSa vaDe karIne emanI vivekabuddhi hajI sAmarthya vinAnI rahI che. mArA vicArenuM manana karavAthI jJAnane aTakAva karanAra deSa emanA hRdayamAMthI dhIre dhIre khasaze evI AzAthI je AtmasvarUpa pitAnuM abhipreta hatuM tene manamAM rAkhI prajApatie kahyuM -"A AtmA che, amRta che, abhaya che, brahma che." A sAMbhaLI hRdayamAM zAMti pAmI baMne ziSyo vidAya thayA. teone jatA joIne prajApatie vicAryuM ke, A baMne mAtmAnuM kharuM svarUpa eLakhyA vinA cAlatA thayA, paNa e bemAMthI viparIta bhAvanuM grahaNa karIne "Aja upaniSada-sAcuM rahasya che" ema kaheze ane manAvaze to te ane tene pakSa parAbhava pAmaze, pachI te devo hoya ke asuro hoya. e daramiyAna banyuM evuM ke detyAdhipati virocana te jJAnaprApti pitAne thaI che e bhAnathI svastha hRdayane ja rahyA ane pite grahaNa kareluM jJAna upaniSadu tarIke-parama rahasya tarIke asuremAM phelAvyuM ane AtmAneja seva, AtmAnI ja paricaryA karavI-arthAta vividha prakAranA bhoga bhogavavA ethI A loka temaja Itara lokanI prApti thaze, e upadeza Apyo. bhagavatI zruti ahIM umere che ke, datyAdhipatie AvuM upaniSada-rahasya ApyuM te kAraNe ja atyAre paNa jenAmAM dAna, zraddhA, yajJAdikanI bhAvanA nathI hotI tene ApaNe AsurI kahIe chIe, ane jeo evA upaniSadanA saMskAravALA hoya che teo pretanA zarIrane gaMdha, mAlya, anAdi vaDe karIne tathA vastrAlaMkArAdithI saMskArayukta kare che, ane dhAre che ke e vaDe svargaloka prApta karI zakAze. ( virecane Ama viparIta artha grahaNa karyo, paNa Idrane gurunA ApelA upadezane Avo artha grahaNa karavAmAM muzkelI jaNAI, ane e muzkelI A hatI --A zarIra vastrAlaMkArathI susajaja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upaniSadane eka prasaMga hoya che tyAre AtmA paNa evo ja dekhAya che, zarIramAM aMdhatA hoya te e paNa aMdha dekhAya che. zarIra laMgaDuM hoya to e paNa laMgaDe dekhAya che. zarIra jyAre nAza pAmaze tyAre e paNa nAza pAmazearthAta e AtmA te vinAzI che. evA jJAnamAM mArI najare IccheluM phaLa jaNAtuM nathI. A vicArathI hAthamAM samidha laIne pharIthI e prajApati pAse AvyA ane potAnI muzkelI jAhera karI. gurue kahyuM: "bIjAM 32 varSa ahIM rahe, pachI huM bodha karIza." e samaya vItye gurue kahyuM -"je svapnamAM pUjAte pUjAto vicare che (arthAta je svapnanA aneka prakAranA bhoga bhogave che) te AtmA che, te amRta che, te abhaya che, te brahma che." A vacane sAMbhaLI devAdhipati Idra svastha hRdaye pAchA vaLyA. paNa ghera sudhI pahoMce tyAra pahelAM ene pAchI muzkelI jaNAi, ane te A hatIH-chAyAtmAnI peThe A svapnAtmA zarIranA vadhAdikathI haNAte ke vikRti pAmatuM nathI e kharuM, paNa ene paNa kaI haNatuM hoya, keI doDAvatuM hoya evuM thAya che, ene paNa apriyanuM bhAna thAya che, ane kadAca raDavA jevuM paNa thAya che. mATe e svapnAtmAnA jJAnamAM huM kaMI IccheluM phaLa joI zakatA nathI. gurue kahyuM -bIjA 32 varSa thebha, pachI huM baMdha karIza." e samaya vItye gurue kahyuM- jyAre e ghasaghasATa UMghe che, ane saMprasanna hAI svanidarzana karatA nathI tyAre e AtmA che, e amRta che, e abhaya che, e brahma che. A upadeza sAMbhaLI devAdhipati pAchA svastha hadaye vidAya thayA, paNa pAchI ene zaMkA uThI ke "e suSutinI sthitimAM e AtmA pitAne "A huM chuM" ema paNa jANato nathI, ane anya padArthone paNa nathI jANato. evI rIte jJAnanA abhAvathI e vinAza pAmelA jevo che, tethI huM e suSupti pAmelAnA jJAnamAM mAruM IccheluM phaLa joto nathI. pharI pAcho hAthamAM samidha laIne e prajApati pAse Avyo ane pitAnI muzkelI kahI saMbhaLAvI. prajApatie ene bIjAM pAMca varSa thobhavA kahyuM. e pramANe 101 varSane aMte prajApatie paramAtmAnA zuddha svarUpa viSenuM parama rahasya ene samajAvyuM. satya ane tapanuM jemAM prAdhAnya che evI hAlanI satyAgrahanI caLavaLane huM virodhI nathI, chatAM dIrghakALa sudhInAM tapa AdarIne tathA brahmacarya sevIne cittanI zuddhi, krame krame prApta karatAM chevaTe jemaNe parama satyane sAkSAtkAra karyo evA devAdhideva IndranI A khyAyikA jyAre ApaNe vAMcIe chIe tyAre ema thayA vinA nathI rahetuM ke "satyano sAco Agraha, kharekhara satyAgraha te eja. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 468 zubhasa`grahuM-bhAga 7 mA 88-maravathArIthI (julamI svAmitvaneA bhega thai paDelI eka bALAnA patra-eka sAcI ghaTanA uparathI yAjanAra Ai. ema. paTela.) patirAja, tame ane tamArA samAje mArA meAM upara vAselAM tALAM Aje maraNapathArIethI paDI paDI A patra lakhI teDuM chuM. mArA AtmAnAM dvAra Aje pahelI ane chellI vakhata khullAM mUkI dai mArA jevI aneka abhAgiyaNa bALakIone AnAda tamAre kAne nAkhavA mAguM chuM. temAM tame mArI kakaLatI AMtaraDInI hAya joze. temAMthI tamane ne AkhA samAjane dhaNuM jANavAnuM--zIkhavAnuM maLaze, jANavAzIkhavAnI IcchA haze te ! mArA jevI keTalIya kumaLI vayanI rAMkaDI bALAonAM khalidAna tamAre A samAja tenI kuLavAnazAhInA mehathI letA haze ? keTalAka niSThura ane krUra hRdayanA patideve peAtAnI gRhRdevIe (!) tarIke vasAvelI nirdoSa bALAenA AtmabhAga letA haze ? mArI paMdara varSanI u MmaramAM meM bahu bahu sahena karyuM" che. kANe sahana karAvyu te te prabhu jANe, paNa eka vakhata tA zarama cheADI, DeAsAMenI maryAdA mUkI mArA anubhava, mArI vItaka tamAre kAne nAkhI mArA hRdayanA ubharA zAMta karavA de. ethI jo tame samajaze! ane mArI anya baheneAnI evI durdazA thatI aTakAvaze| te huM mArI jAtane kRtakRtya mAnI mArI dAda sabhaLAi te badala svage beThI beThI AtmasataSa anubhavIza. mArA janma sArA gaNAtA eka gAmamAM thayeA hateA. mArAM mAbApa sAdhAraNa sarI sthitinAM heAvAthI ane temane huM ekanI eka haiAvAthI, huM sukhacenamAM ucharI hatI. mane zikSaNu sArUM maLyuM hatuM. ApaNA samAjamAM haMmeza bane che tema mArAM mAbApe paNa paisA kharacI, devuM veThI, mArU lagna tamArA kahevAtA sArA kuLavAna gharamAM karI, kuLavAnazAhInI vedI upara mArA ardhya arpI hatA. temane bicArAMne kyAM khabara hatI ke A temaneA kuLameAha mArI jIvanajyAtane prANadhAtaka nIvaDaze ? temane bicArAMne e khabara na hatI ke, A bahArathI dekhAtuM 'ramaNIya dhara' temanA ekanA eka lADakaDA puSpane pIlI nAkhaze ane teya ATalI TuMka mudatamAM. dAna ane khalidAnanA bhedathI te ajANa hatAM. kuMvArI avasthAmAM meM kaMI kaMi Adarza rcyA hatA, kaI kaI svapna sevyAM hatAM, kaMi kaMi maneratha dhAyA hatA; paNa badhA niya rIte chuMdAi jaze, ragadeALAi jaze ane te paNa tamAre-patirAjane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maraNapathArIethI 469 ja svahaste, tenI leza mAtra paNa khabara kAne hatI ? dhAyuM hatuM ke paraNuM sAsare jaizuM tyAre kamaLa nAjuka badanane avanavAM vastrAlaMkArathI dIpAvI mANIzuM, naNadalaDI sAthe vidhavidha hAsyavinoda karIzu, diyara sAthe saMtAkukaDI ramIzuM, mAbApa sama vaDIla sAsusasarAne madhurAM gIta gAI rIjhavIzuM ane rasabhInA kaMthanI soDamAM lapAI A sneha, agAdha prema ane dAmpatya sukhanI anerI lahANa lUMTIzuM. mane bicArIne kyAM khabara hatI ke Adarza ane vyavahAramAM be dhruva jeTaluM aMtara che? mane bApaDIne kyAM khabara hatI ke hiMdu samAjamAM AvA keDa manamAM ja rahe che ? mAbApanI nirdoSa lADakIne gharamAM pravezatAMja, sAsujInI Dagale ne pagale cAlatI johukamI, naNaMdanAM svamAna nAza karanAra meNAM ane mAvaDiyA bharathAranA aNadhArelA anuktA Thapako sahana karavA paDaze te keNe kayuM hatuM ? je kaMI na AvaDe te namratAthI ane snehathI zIkhavavAnI vaDIla sAsunI zuM pharaja nahotI ? samovaDI naNaMdanI kAmamAM sahabhAginI thavAnI-are phakta madada karavAnI zuM pharaja nahatI ? ane te gujarelA anyAya badala mAthuM uMcakavAne to nahi, paNa AzvAsana sarakhuMya ApavAne tamAre zuM dharma nahato ? hiMdu kuLavAna (!) pharajada pAse e AzA ze rakhAya ? vahu Akho divasa gharanuM kAmakAja kare gaddhAvaitaruM kUTe, paNa tene thAka na lAge ane vahAlaseI dIkarI tethI cothA bhAganuM kAma na kare toya zekAI jAya ! vahunuM kareluM kAma te veTha ane benabA'nuM kAma to narI kAryadakSatA, capaLatA ne kuzaLatA ! vahunA namra bela paNa cibAvalA ane vadhAre paDatA ane "kuMvarIbAnA sakhata bola paNa vAkcAturyanI avadhi lekhAya ! kAmamAM madada karavAnI vahunI vinaMti "hukama" gaNAya ane bA sAhebane hukama pharaja adA karavAnI phakta yAdaja manAya ! ze anyAya ! keTalo bhedabhAva ! baMne sarakhI vayanI paMdara varasanI bALakIe ! phera mAtra eTalo ja ke, eka mavA mahiyaramAM che, jyAre bIjI kaparA sAsariyAmAM che. tamAre ane tamArAM bAe saheja to nyAyaSTie nihALavuM hatuM ! saheja te mArA tarapha amIdraSTi rAkhavI hatI ! ATalethI patatuM hota to teTaluM khamatAM to huM dhIme dhIme zIkhI hatI-TevAI hatI; paNa vidhie mAre mATe ATaluM ja nirmANa nahotuM karyuM. haju to pAzerAmAM pahelI pUNI hatI. have mArAM vRddha, garIbaDAM mAtapitAno vAro Avyo. kaMIka vAMdho paDe, eTale "tu AvA gharanI, tArI mA AvI, tAro bApa Avo." vagere bhalabhalAnI sahanazakti khuTADe tevA mAnabhaMga karanAra vAbANunA asahya prahAra mArA upara thavA mAMDe. mArA priyatama (!), Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #483 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 470 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA tamArI mAphaka mane mArAM mAbApa pratye pUjyabhAva tathA mAnanI lAgaNI zuM na hoya ? vahu nAmanuM prANu zuM hadayazUnya haze? mAre sthAne je tame ho ane tamane mArI mA evI rIte saMbodhe te...? paNa muja garIbaDInuM, rAMkaDInuM zuM cAle che te paNa mUMge meDhe sahana karyuM-karavuM paDayuM-karyo ja chuTako hato. divasa Akhoe mahenata karI. paLepaLa gALo khAI, vadhe ghaTe dhAne peTa bharI, jIvana upara asaMtoSAelI, thAkI pAkI rAtre tamArI pAse kaMIka dilAse ane kaMIka rasikatA anubhavavA, AzAbharI AvuM, te tyAM paNa zuM ? mA bahenanA kAnabhaMbheraNAthI tame paNa baLatAmAM ghI homavA-dAjhelAne DAmavA taiyAra ja ho. snehanA be premALa zabda te bAjue rahyA, paNa kaThera zabdane mAra khamavo na paDe te mAruM ahobhAgya ! sAdhAraNa vastu joIe, topaNa ekadama hAjara thaI javuM, kSaNa paNa vilaMba thAya to ghAMTA sAMbhaLavA; tamArA taMdurasta, sudaDha zarIrane mArA kAmaLa, nirbaLa dukhatA hAthathI cAMpavuM; tamane tApa lAgatuM hoya to uMghamAM gherAyelI hovA chatAM uThI pavana nAkhave; ItyAdi sevA bajAvatAMya tame svAmInAtha rIjhaze ke rUThazo tene vizvAsa nahi ! kaIka vakhata atyaMta thAkathI duHkhatA, kaLatA zarIrane ArAma ApavAnuM mana thAya, tyAM tADuka ja sAMbhaLavAno hAya ! "eTalAmAM uMgha zAnI Ave che ? Akho divasa beThAM beThAM gappAM mAravAM ane rAtre ghoravuM! besa mArA paga dabAva" vagere sakhata bola, aNaghaTatI dhamakI ane kavacita caudamuM ratana paNa cAkhavuM paDe ! tamane kaI divasa ema paNa na thayuM, ke jyAre tamArA majabUta paga dukhe che tyAre A nAnakaDI bALA zI rIte sahana karatI haze ? zAnuM thAya ! bairI to vaitarI ! huM to tamArI veTha karavA baMdhAelI, sarva hakka tamAre svAdhIna A gulAmaDInA ! paNa mane te ghaNuMya lAge, paNa huM nirAdhAra abaLAthI zuM thAya ? bahu te AMsu sArUM. tema karavAmAM paNa duHkha-DhoMgIlI gaNAuM ane thoDoka vadhAre methIpAka maLe ! tame mArA upara svAmitva-julamI, Apakhuda ne bedarakAra svAmitvagujAryuM che. mArI pAse anahada sahana karAvyuM che. enuM kAI prAyazcitta tamArI pAse che? ekAda vakhata A pIDAmAMthI thoDIka nivRtti meLavavA, vahAlI mAvaDInuM darzana karavA, peTanI varALa sahiyaro AgaLa zAnta karavA piyara javA rajA mAgI, tyAre besItama dhamakI sAMbhaLavI paDI ! mane A uMmare mAtRbhUmi sAMbhare te paNa gunho ! arere! e vAta yAda karuM chuM tyAre hadaya bharAI Ave che. chevaTe mane piyara javAnI rajA maLI, paNa pAchI AvI tyAre pariNAma www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #484 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvv *--*- v v ' , w saheja paNa tamane e bahAne maraNapathArIethI 471 zuM ? " tuM tArI bAne Ama bharAvyuM ne tema bharAvyuM, A na lAvI ne te na lAvI" kahI mane sAsujIe udhaDIja lIdhI. gALo. bhAMDI ane tame pASANa hRdayanA hadayadhare (!) te......eka jaMgalI paNa zaramAya tevI karapINa rIte DhoranI peThe mArI ! e divasa haju mane yAda che. AkhI rAta meM AMsu sArI vItAvI. e divasathIja jIvane palaTe khAdhe. jIvana akAruM thaI paDayuM ! ApaghAta te na thaI zakyo, paNa asahya ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM bhayaMkara kSayanA paMjAmAM huM sapaDAI. e priya kSaya Aje mane A duHkhada sthitimAMthI mukta kare che. tame mAre mATe saheja paNa sneha, saheja paNa lAgaNuM, are saheja paNa dayA batAvI hoya to huM tamAre mATe zuM zuM na karata? saMsAre te tamane A dehanA mAlIka banAvyA hatA, paNa huM to tamane mArA hRdayane siMhAsane besADI A bhUmi upara durlabha evuM svargasukha cakhAData. tamArA sukhane arthe mArA prANa pAtharata. tame mane mAruM heta vyakta karavA eka paNa suprasaMga ke anukULa saMga Ayo hota to A jIvanaja mekSa meLavI Apata; paNa tamAre hRdayaja kyAM hatuM ? tame tamAruM potAnuM koNa jANe paNa mArUM jIvana te hatAza karyuM, naSTa karyuM che; eka aNakhIlI puSpakaLIne tame chuMdI, kacaDI nAkhI che. kaI divasa tame svArtha sivAya bIjI vAta karI che? koI vakhata paNa patnInI tabiyatanI tapAsa karI che? tamArA khAdhA pachI dhAna vadhe che ke DhephAM tenI khabara kADhI che? kaI divasa paNa vArtAvinoda ke AnaMda mANavAne vicAra sarakho karyo che ? zAne karo ? pitAno svArtha sadhAyo eTale basa. haze ! have tame tamAre raste ne huM mAre. eka vakhata to duSTa vidhie tamArI sAthe pAnuM pADayuM; paNa have bIjA bhavamAM to tamAre paDachAyo paNa na paDaje, asalanI satIo "bhavobhava e pati mAgatI; huM to nathI mAgatI. paNa patirAja! have tamArI bIjI evuM mAge evA tame thAo eTaluM pachI jyAM AvAM pAzavabaMdhane nathI tevA pradezamAM - jAuM chuM. A bhavamAM tamAre pAne paDelI dukhiyArI. ...nA saprema vaMdana (zrAvaNa-1986nA "jAgRti'mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 472 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA 81-mAro annavAtA ! (ekAMkI nATaka) (lekhakaH-zrI. khAdIbhakta) praveza 1 leA. (sItA reMTiyA para sUtara kAMtI rahI che: tene pati zAMtilAla 'hAza' 'hAza' karatA dharamAM dAkhala thAya che.) zAMtilAla--(jyAMnA tyAM thaMbhI jaine) eha ! A zuM? kyAMthI ANI gharamAM A khalA ? vAha gAMdhI ! vAha ! A bairInuM bhejuM paNa te' pheravI nAkhyuM. (sItAne uddezIne) e, kyAMthI ANI A lapa ? kANe ThasAvyuM tArA magajamAM A bhUta? che? sItA--(uDIne kapaDAM ThIka karatI karatI) svAmInAtha ! A zu? AvuM te zuM kheAlatA hazeA ? reTIe e kAMI khannA zrIkRSNa paramAtmAne jevuM sudarzana cakra tevuM ApaNe A zarIrarakSA karanAra cakra che. vahAlA ! jue tA kharA ! emAMthI kevu suMdara sUtara nIkaLe che. kAMtI batAvu ? (nIce besI sUtara kAMte che.) bhAikhIjanI bheTa dAkhala, A sadAkALa cIra pUranArA reMTIe mArA meATAbhAIe khAsa hetathI meAkalAvyA che. jIe te kharA, kevA sarasa e kare che ! kevA mIThe gujArava kare che! nIce besIne jarA juo te kharA. AvI sarasa saubhAgya--vastu dharamAM AvI ane tenA pratye Ama dveSanI dRSTie kAM jue che, nAtha ! zAMtilAla-(jarA gussAthI) A saubhAgya ! A saubhAgya !! gAMDI ! dharamAM A balA joine kAI sAhebanA kAna `kaze te tenu pariNAma zuM Avaze te kAMi khabara che ? upADa tArUM e saubhAgya ane pheMkI de rastA para kacarAnI peTImAM ! hajIye AvI ne AvIja rahI. mANase eTalA te vicAra karavA joie ke ApaNe zu karIe chIe ane tenu pariNAma zuM Avaze? kAla savAre nAkarI vagaranA thaine bekAra rakhaDavAnA vakhata Avaze tyAre khabara paDaze! paNa tAre zuM? majhAnuM paga para paga caDAvIne beThe beThe maLe che eTale pachI AvA DhaMgaja sUjhe ne ? upara adhikArIonA hukama uThAvatAM uThAvatAM amAre te nAke dama Ave che tenI ka Mi khabara che? e prabhu ! e izvara !! (mAthA paranA pheTA palaMgapara nAkhI, kATanAM baTana kADhatAM kADhatAM ArAmakhurazI para paDe che.) kuvA kaza A 'karakara' 'karakara' avAja ! mArA tA kAna baherA thaI gayA. dhaDI be ghaDI ArAma levA dhera AvIe tyAre A AvuM nATaka ! have te kyAM nAsI javuM ! (sItAne) have khadha kare Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAwE sAce annadAtA ! 477 che ke nahi tAre e reTiyo ke upADIne pheMkI dauM gaTaramAM? sItA-vahAlA, Aje tamane A zuM thayuM che? vinAkAraNa Ama Aje nArAja kema thAo cho ? ATalI A puNI khalAsa thAya eTale baMdha karUM chuM. ekAda vakhata pheravI juo to enI majhA khabara paDaze, pachI te kalAkonA kalAko tyAMthI uThavAnuM manaja nahi thAya, calAvI juvo e ! zAMtilAla-kahyuM nahi eka vAra ke eka bAju pheMkI de ! mArAthI sahana nathI thato tene karkaza avAja. ( sItAnuM kAMtavuM cAlu ja che.) tuM ema nahi mAne, e phekI ja devo paDaze. (raMTIo upADI rastA para pheMkI de che.) sItA-tamane Ama karavuM zebhe che ke ? mArA bhAIe keTalA premathI bhAIbIjanI bheTatarIke Apyo ane...... - zAMtilAla-hA, hA, zobhe che-zobhe. tArA bhAIe moTA premathI Apyo-mArI chAtI upara besavA mATe, mAre roTalo TALavA mATe ! akkala vagarane tArA e bhAI ! dhaMdhA-rojagAra karavAnuM mUkayuM paDatuM ane traNa paisAnI dhoLI TopI oDhIne maMyA sAme gAma bhaTakavA. jANe moTA dezabhakta ! koI bhAva to pUchatuM nathI ane maMDayA dezabhaktinAM meTAM gappAM mAravA. tane piyara mokalavIja nahAtI joitI. prabhu jANe A rAjadrohI TALI zuM karaze ? tenI te chAyAmAM ubhA rahevAmAM paNa bhaya che. kyAreka kAyamane roTala TaLI javAne ! kema jyAMnI tyAMja thaMbhI gaI ! Aje kAMI cahApANI karI devAM che ke nahi ? sItA-garama garama dUdha lAvuM ? gAviMda dUdhavALAne AjathI kahyuM che ke aradho zera dUdha vadhAre lAve. eka te pahelethI ja prakRti ATalI garama ane temAM A dhAma unALe ! eTale mane thayuM ke AjathI cahA baMdha karIne dahIM, dUdha, chAzaja khavarAvuM tethI tabiyata paNa kAMIka sudharaze. lAvuM ke dUdha ? prAimasa...... zAMtilAla-(AzcaryathI DeLA tANune) zuM ? zuM kahe che tuM ? cahA baMdha ? hA, hA teM mane pajavavAnI paddhatisara prayatnaja cAlu karyo che. sItA-(zAMtilAlanA moDhA upara hAtha daIne) A zuM? jyAre ne tyAre AvuM azubha ja balavAnuM ? e mA jagadaMbA ! zAMtilAla-tapI jaIne). "kRpA kara ane A dhaNIne jagatamAMthI upADI le" ema ne ? bola ! bola ! ! sItA-(dIna banI jaI) e nAtha ! A te tame zuM belo cho ? mArAthI sAMbhaLyuM nathI jatuM-hadaya cIrAI jAya che. mArA sama che jarA zAMta thAo ! dUdha lAvuM chuM. (jAya che.) www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #487 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 474 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM zAMtilAla-(manamAM) Aje peluM rinTamenTa (karakasara) bIla pAsa thayAnuM sAMbhaLIne ja dhrAsko paDe che. kone khabara zuM thaze ! Aje jyAre jyAre prasaMga maLyo tyAre tyAre sAhebane laLI laLIne salAma karI, paNa chevaTe garama thavAne hato te te thayAja. Dema phUla'nI puSpavRSTi paNa cUkyuM nahi. ane pele trIkamalAla travADI to mArA sAmuM joIne khI, khI, khI, khI, hasato jato. keNu jANe kayA janmanuM mAre ne ene vera haze? hamezAM te heDakalArkanA kAna karaDato ja hoya che. zuM kArasthAna cAle che te to rAma jANe! te ......nI yAda Ave che ke turata zarIramAM Aga thAya che. paTelanI jagyAe huM heDakalAka thavAno hato paNapaNu-uhuM huM (mAthuM dabAve che) saravALA bAdabAkI karIne Aja to mAthuM du:khavA AvyuM che. have to cahA....(sItA dUdhano pyAlo laIne Ave che.) zAMtilAla-zuM lAvI A ? sItA-mArA vahAlA mATe dUdha. zAMtilAla-(pyAlo hAthamAM laIne) dUdha! gaTaramAM nAkhI tene! (pyAlo dUra pheMkI de che. AkhA gharamAM dUdha, dUdha thaI jAya che. mAthA para hAtha aphALA, paga pachADa ane pheTa bagalamAM nAkhate zAMtilAla gussAmAM ne gussAmAM bahAra nIkaLe che. sItAnI AMkhamAM pAchuM Ave che ane lAMbA nisAso mUke che.) sItA-Aje tamane A thayuM che zuM ? zAMtilAla-tAruM ane mAruM kapALa ! (bahAra cAlyo jAya che.) praveza 2 je. (sthaLa-heDakalArkanuM gharaH cArapAMca kArakuna nIcuM moTuM karI Tebala pAse ubhA cheH pagane avAja na thavA detAM, bIte bIte zAMtilAla praveza kare che.) heDakalArka-zAMtilAla! A bIjAonI peThe, pahelI tArIkhathI tamane nekarI parathI kamI karavAmAM Ave che. A juo sAhebane hukama! (hukamane kAgaLa batAve che.) zAMtilAla-(dhrujato dhrujato hAtha joDIne) paTela sAhebahuM-garIba mA......mArA para.. . heDakalArka-mane zuM kahe che? kahe sAhebane! huM keNa? huM to phakta hukamane tAbedAra. zAMtilAla-paNa...mArA para jarA-sAheba pAse zIkArasa-jarA...... heDakalArka -te kAMI mane kahe nahiH A ricamenTa(karakasara)ne dhasAro mArA para suddhAM kyAre Avaze tene kAMi niyama nathI te huM tamane kevI rIte bacAvI zakuM? jAo, jAo, tame www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAcA annadAtA ! 475 . sAheba pAse jAe. tenI pAse jai raheA athavA e lAta khAo. mArA paga sthira thAya eTale basa. pachI tame joiye te mare athavA meTA kUvAmAM paDe. (camAM UMcAM karIne heDakalArka tenA tarapha jue che. ) tamane Aje bacAvavA jAuM ane kadAca kAI vakhata tame mArI sthitimAM AvyA te! sApanI peThe vAMkA thai javAnAja. (cazmAM nIcAM karI kAgaLA para sahI karavA mAMDe che.) praveza 3 jo (sthaLaH--sAhebanI ADDIsaH nIcuM mADhuM karI zAMtilAla eka khUNAmAM ubhe che.) sAheba--hu kAMI karI zakatA nathI. sarakArane tamArI nAkarI nathI joitI, mane trAsa na Ape. zAMtilAla--paraMtu sAheba ! huM eka garIba mANasa hyuM. kRpA karIne.. ...... sAheba--(kaMTALIne) geTa AuTa nA, jhulIza ! ( cAla bahAra nIkaLa have, mUrkhA~ kyAMnA !) sipAya ! usku bAhira khIce ! DemnIkara. (zAMtilAla pAche page ApIsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLe che.) praveza 4 thA (sthaLa--zAMtilAlanuM dharaH zAMtilAla khurazI para paDayA paDayeA be hAthe mAthuM pakaDI nisAsA nAkhatA zUnya dRSTie bArImAMthI rastA tarapha joi rahyA che. sItA tene dhIraja ApavAnA prayatna kare che. ) zAMtilAla--(eka lAMkheA nisAse nAkhI) gaye varSe pelA anaMtarAya jozIe kahyuM hatuM teja AkharI kharUM paDayuM, janmapatrikAmAM zina ceAtheA te guru bArame che. patyuM! ThAra marI gayA! ni ane guru ! guru ane zina!! khasa, have marIja gayA. guru bArame! zina ceAthe ! game tema teya zanie vikrama sarakhAne trAhi bhagavAna' pAkarAvyA tA mArA jevAne zu hisAba ! eTaluM vaLI sAruM thayuM ke sAhebe kAMI cArI-capATInuM taheAmata mUkI jelamAM naMkhAvyeA nahi. vaDavAnAM eTalAM puNya nahi teA khIjuM zuM ? huM Izvara ! hajI zuM zuM duHkha nAkhavAneA che, te tuMja eka jANe che ! A prabhu ! have zuM karavuM ? sItA--rAta'di Ama ekasarakhI ciMtA karyAM karavAthI zu lAbha ? kharAba bhaviSya zA mATe kalpI levuM ? ApaNI rakSA karanAra izvara jevA dhaNI che, jeNe janma ApyA che te zera khAjarI ApI jIvADaze nahi ? dAMta ApyA te cAvaNuM nahi Ape ? Aja nahi tA kAla, ahIM nahi tA khIje kyAMI, paNa kAMi sagavaDa thayA vinA raheze ? zAMtilAla--tuM gAMDI che gAMDI. tane zuM khabara ? leAhI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #489 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 476 zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 mA pANI eka karI, mAbApanA hajAre| rUpIAne dhUmADe| karI, pahelA- khIjA vanI padavI meLavelAe jyAM hAtha dhasatA kare che tyAM mArA jevA chApa (DIgrI) vagaranA mANasane bhAva kANu pUche ! temAM vaLI A zaninI grahadazA ! ane A kharameA guru ? pralayakALaja AvI lAgyA che, bIjuM zuM ? eka divasa...... sItA----Ama mujhAe mAM. kAi jagyAe kAMi nahi ane te ApaNI pAse eka sAdhana che, temAMthI phakta jADA pAtaLA rATalA tA maLaze paNa te khAtrIpUrvaka ane niyamita maLaze. mArA annadAtA mane dagA nahija de. zAMtilAla--(khurazIparathI ekadama uThIne) tArA annadAtA ! annadAtA ! ! zuM kahe che ? tArA annadAtA ! gAMDI tA nathI thaine ? mAM sAme tAkIne Ama hasI zuM rahI che ? kharekharaja tane gAMDapaNu thayu che. guru khAramA AvyA tenAja A pratApa ! (pAche ese che.) sItA--(hasIne) kharekhara sAcuM kahuM chuM. mArA annadAtA mArI pAseja che. te mane kadI bhUlanAra nathI. A jue te ahIM AMja che. (palaMga nIce vastrathI DhAMkelA reTIe khatAve che.) zAMtilAla--Aha! pAchI A paneAtI dharamAM? ATaATaluM kahyA hatAM ? samajyA, mAreA reATale DhaLavAnuM kAraNa have samajyA. A pane tInAja e pratApa? Dhola vagADI vagADIne nA pADI teAya krIne pAchA gharamAM ANyA ! e izvara ! zuM A tAre kApa ! (sItA taraph joine) paNa temAM tAreAye zu` doSa? buddhija karI gaI. A badhA te| zinaneAja pratApa ! ceAtheA zani ! pachI pUchavuMja zuM ? sADasatI bhalI paNa ceAtheA zine te tekhA ! (Ama mAre che) jA, jA A paneAtI ahIMthI laI jA. bhAMgI tADI tenA kaDakA kara ane khALI de tArA cUlAmAM. upADa, upADa nahi te A jo hu ja......(reMTiyA para hAtha ugAme cheH sItA ADI paDI zake che.) tema AMTA sItA--hAM, hAM, deva! mArA sama che. annadAtA para Ama lAta ugAmavAnI? prabhujIe prApta karAvelA A ajeya hathiyAranu Ama apamAna karavAnuM? nA, nA, AvA dveSanI najare tenA tarapha na jue. ugAmeaA hAtha pAche kheMce ane hAtha joDI tenI kRpA mAgeA. garIbene sukhapUrNAMka ane svataMtra reTalA ApavAnu sAma eka temAMja che. zAMtilAla--jA, upADa, tArA e annadAtAne ane nAkha cUlAmAM. have pachI pharIne kayAreya mArI najara sAme lAvIza nahi. upADa ! upADa ! (sItA reMTiyA lai jAya che.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAcA annadAtA ! praveza 5 mA (sthaLaH--raste. zAMtilAla vicAra karatA cAlyeA Ave che) zAMtilAla--(manamAM) ekasarakhA e mahinAthI karyAMkara karU chuM paNa kAi ThekANe dAda lAgatI nathI. rAta gaNI nahi ke divasa gaNyA nahi, TADha gaNI nahi ke taDakA gaNyA nahi ane leAkeAnA uMbarA gaNI gaNIne tA kArA kaDakaDatA joDA paNa phATI gayA. je Aphise jAuM tyAM daravAjA upara 'te vekansI' (nAkarI mATe jagyA nathI) evu... pATiyuM lAgAlu ja hAya! have zu thaze ? gupacupa arINu khAine...... .paNa--paNa mArI sItA! reTiyA para tene keTale aTala vizvAsa ! savArathI sAMja sudhI ekasarakhu kAMtyAja kare che, ane temAMthI je be-cAra AnA maLe che tenAthIja thADu dhaNuM gabaDe che. ane huM? teneA pati ? neAkarInA mRgajaLa pAchaLa bhaTakuM chuM. nAkarI! ne!karI !! kyAM che nAkarI! ! ! paNa teja huM jo tenA kahevA pramANe...hA, paNa hajIye te bhUla sudhArI zakAze. (gharanA daravAjAmAM dAkhala thAya che. reTiyAnuM suMdara bhajana gAtI thakI sItA ektAna thai kAMtI rahI che.) dhIrA dhIre cAle re, mIThA mIThe gAje re, rUDA mAre| reMTiyA hAjI. 477 e reTiyAmAM dezeAyanA nIkaLe tAra, e tAre tAre bhALuM bhAratane uddAra; dhIrA dhIrA cAle re...... (jarA ema zAMtilAla (manamAM) kevu. madhura A bhajana ! aTakIne) kevI adbhuta A ekAgratA ! pyArI, ahIM ja ubhA ke| tArA A samAdhimagna tejasvI dehu tarapha joyAja karU thAya che. AhA ! mananI AvI ekAgratA sAdhIne jagatanAM duHkhA bhUlI jatAM mane AvaDaze ke ? (sItAnI najara daravAjA tarapha jAya che.) sItA--(ki`cit navAIthI) kyAre AvavuM thayuM ? ane Ama daravAjAmAMja kema ubhA thai rahyA che, prabhu ! zAMtilAla--mArI dhyAnamagna devInAM dana karI rahyA hatA. sItA--(gAlamAM hasatI, hasatI) dhyAnamagna zuM? devI zu' ? amathI amathI Ama mazkarI zuM karatA hazeA bhalA ? zAMtilAla--khareja, tuM mArI devi! mArA gurudevatA! ATalA divase Aja huM tane sAcA svarUpamAM ALakhI zakyA. Aja huM tArI pAsethI pATha zIkhyA. AjathI huM tArI sAthe sUtara kAMtIza, athavA khIjo kAMi udyoga karIza; paNa nAkarI-duSTa nAkarInu tA have nAma paNa nahi lau, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #491 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 478 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM sItA(AzcaryAthI) sAce ? zuM AjathI mArA patideva sutara kAMtavAnA ? zAMtilAla-sAcceja. AjathI tArI pAsethI sUtara kAMtavAne pATha laIza. "nekarI" e zabda paNa mArA moDhAmAMthI have nIkaLaze nahi. sItA-(bhaktibhAvathI hAtha joDIne) bhagavAna tArI kRpA ! zAMtilAla-Aje tArA moTA bhAIne kAgaLa che temAM lakhe che ke "ahIM Avo to sUtara vaNatAM ane raMgatAM zIkhavuM." je ATalo hunnara hAtha besI jAya to ApaNe ghera-gAmaDAmAM rahIne paNa dhaMdhe sAro calAvI zakAze. tane kema lAge che ? sItA-mane zuM lAgavAnuM che ? huM to keTalAya divasathI e vAta kahIja rahI chuM. zAMtilAla-tyAre sAmAnanI vyavasthA karIne kAle savAranI gADImAM ja amadAvAda javAnI vyavasthA karIe. paNa TikiTa pUratA paisA pAse che? sItA-nA nathI, paNa mArA kAnanuM A eriMga vecIne mAravADI pAsethI paMdara vIsa rUpIA khuzIthI meLavI zakAze. he, lyo A ! (eriMga kADhI Ape che.) zAMtilAla-(manamAM) ke A prasaMga! paNa atyAre hRdaya paththara jevuM karyA sivAya chUTakeja nathI. (eriMga laI bahAra jAya che.) praveza 6 ke | (sthaLaH raste, dukAnathI ghara tarapha.) zAMtilAla-(manamAM) muMbAI choDayAM Aje eka varSa thayuM. kAThiyAvADamAM paga mUkatAM pahelAM zaMkA hatI ke dhaMdho cAlaze ke nahi. paNa prabhunI dayAthI khAdI vaNATa tathA raMgATanA udyogamAM be paisA maLavA lAgyA. chevaTa raMgIna khAdInI mAgaNuM vadhatI joIne IzvaradAsanI salAhathI dukAna paNa nAkhI ane Aje A dhanaterazanA divase hisAba karatAM kharaca khUTaNa jatAM cekhA pAMcaso rUpIAne naphe dekhAya che. muMbaImAM cAra varasa kArakunagIrI karIne paNa AthI ardhA rUpIAe bacAvI zakAyA hota ke kema! te zaMkAja che. (kUvA parathI pANI bharIne sItA ghara tarapha jaI rahI che. tene joIne) A badhe e devIneja pratApa ! A vAta te jANaze tyAre keTalI khuzI thaze ! (jaladI paga upADe che.) praveza 7 mA (pANInuM beDuM utArI sItA thAka khAvA beThI cheH zAMtilAla Ave che.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 divAna haradola? ju zAMtilAla-sAMbhaLyuM ke! Aja tane eka AnaMdanI vAta kahevAnI che. sItA-(AturatAthI) zuM vAta che ? zAMtilAla-kharaca khUTaNa kADhatAM, dukAnanA vyApAramAM A varSanI Akhare ApaNane pAMcaso rUpiyA naphe thaye. kema AnaMda pAmIzane ? sItA-hA, bahuja AnaMdanI vAta. paNa e badho pratApa mArA annadAtAne bhalA! kabUla karaze ne? - zAMtilAla-hA, priye ! kharekharaja tAro reMTIe "sAce annadAtA! mUrkhapaNAthI eka vakhata meM tenI avagaNanA karelI, paNa tenI ja kRpAthI Aje A sukhane divasa sAMpaDyo. bhagavana ! kAThiyAvADanA, mArA jevA bInarAjagArI taruNone A annadAtAneA reMTiyA udyogano mArga batAva ane nokarI ke bekArInA kAramA paMjAmAMthI tene ugAra ! eTalI tArA zrIcaraNamAM prArthanA ! sItA ane zAMtilAla -(sAthe) amara raho reMTIo, juga juga jIvo reMTIo ane bhAratavarSamAM e reTIAnI punaH sthApanA karanAra prAtaHsmaraNIya pUjya bApujI paNa amara rahe. | (zrAvaNa-1986nA "jAgRti"mAMthI) 90-divAna haradaula' jU (lekhaka-rAyabahAdura paM zyAmabihArI mizra, ema. e.). erachA rAjya buMdelakhaMDa meM aba bhI agragaNya mAnA jatA hai aura usakA naMbara saba rAjya meM uccatama hai tathA vahAM ke zrI savAI mahendra mahArAjA bahAdura ke sarakAra hiMda se sarAmada rAjahAya buMdelakhaMDa' kI upAdhi prApta hai. kevala yahI nahIM, varane samasta madhyabhArata meM usa rAjya kA cauthA naMbara hai-Idaura, bhopAla aura rIvAM rAjya hI usake upara mAne jAte haiM. prAcIna kAla meM yaha rAjya aba se kahIM baDhacaDha kara mahatva kA thA. yahAM ke mahArAjA sUryavaMzI banArasa ke gaharavAra rAjakubhava hai. isa pavitra vaMza meM pAMcavAM budelA eka nAmI rAja hue, jinakA hAla bhAratIya itihAsa meM prasiddha hai. unakA asalI nAma hemakarNa thA. uone zrIviMdhyavAsinI devI ke AzIrvAda se paMcama viMgelA ke nAma se sana 1048 (vaizAkha zukala 14 saMvata 1105) meM eka vizAla rAjya kI nIMva DAlI. isa vaMza ke rAjA kI upAdhimAM Isa prakAra hai - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #493 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me zrIsUryakulAvataM kAzIzvara paMcamagrahanivAra viMdhelakhaMDa maMDalAdhIzvara zrI mahArAjAdhirAja zrI orachA-nareza." itane prAcIna aura prasiddha rAjya bhAratavarSabhara meM ina-gine hI pAye jAyeMge. kisI samaya isa rAjya kI vArSika Aya karoDa rUpaye se bhI adhIka thI. yahAM ke mahArAjAgaNa sadA se svachaMda cale Aye hai, aura svAdhInatA kA sanmAna unhone yahAM taka kiyA ki usake liye ane bAra unheM didhI ke bAdazAhoM tathA marATha se ghora yuddha karanA paDA. Ine ghamAsAne meM kabhI te aura kabhI hAre bhI, para parAjaya kabhI bhI svIkAra na kI; cAhe rAjya ke kucha kucha aMza samaya samaya para nikala hI ka na gaye. IsI vaMza ke mahArAjA rudrapratApane eka siMha se gau ke prANa bacAne meM laDa kara apanA prANa taka de diyA, para siMha ko apane khaDjha dvArA mAra kara gau ke bacA liyA. mahArAja bhAratIcaMdra kI samasta Ayu yuddha karate hI bItI aura mahArAja madhukara zAha kA hAla hiMdI sAhityaseviyoM se chipA nahIM hai. sAhityamukuTamaNi kavivara kezavadAsa InahIke Azraya meM rahate the. mahArAjA vIrasiMha deva prathama ne abula phajala ke yuddha meM lalakAra kara mArA tathA akabara bAdazAha se laDate rahe, aura aMta meM jahAMgIra ke vizeSa kapApAtra hue. unake dvArA prAcIna erA rAjya kA prabala pratApa bahuta hI jAjavalyamAna huA. hama AzA karate haiM ki hamAre vartamAna mahArAjA sAhaba apane pUrvaja nAmarAzI mahArAja vIrasiMha deva kI bhAMti navIna orachA rAjya ke samucita evuM samayocita unnati de kara usakA sthAna bhAratavarSa kI paramenata riyAsata meM banA dege. isI paramajajavala vaMza meM haradaula kA janma huA thA. unake baDe bhAI mahArAjA jujhArasiMha jU (sana 1617-34) bAdazAha zAhajahAM ke yahAM dillI meM rahA karate the, aura haradaula jU orachA meM rAjya kA prabaMdha karate aura rAjyasenA ke pradhAna senApati the. thaDe hI dine meM ve baDe hI prajApriya he gaye aura saba loga uste prAyaH mahArAjA hI ke samAna mAnane lage. Idhara mahArAjA kI paTarAnI bhI haradaula nyU ke putravata mAnane lagI aura haradaula jU uhe apanI mAtA ke samAna samajhane lage. yaha mAtRputravata prema bhI kucha duSTa ke akharane lagA, ke ki aise loga yahI cAhate hai, ki rAjakula meM kucha na kucha kalaha nahIM to anabana yA thADIsI manamailI avazya hI banI rahe, jisase idhara udhara tIna teraha kI bAteM banA kara ve apanA matalaba siddha karate rahe, Isa liye aise duSTo se kaba cupa rahA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Newmnnma - A A * *, *, *,, *, , . . divAna haradaula" ju 481 jAtA. unhane mahArAja jujhArasiMha jU deva ke managaDhaMta bAte banA banA kara bAra bAra aisA kacha likhA aura eka ne svayaM dillI jA kara kuTilatAbharI aisI bAteM banAI, jisase mahArAjA ke apanI rAjamahiSI aura haradaula jU para kutsita saMbaMdha kA pUrNa saMdeha ho gayA! pariNAma yaha huA ki mahArAjA dillI se chuTTI le kara orachA A dhamake aura mahArAnI se jA-bajA bAtacIta karane lage. becArI rAjamahiSI lajA aura zoka ke sAgara meM DUbane lagI. pahale te usane mahArAja kA hara prakAra se samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA, para roga ke asAdhya dekha kara AtmahatyA dvArA apane satItva kA paricaya denA cAhI. mahArAja ne eka na mAnI aura AjJA dI ki hamAre saMdeha kA nirAkaraNa kevala eka hI bAta se ho sakatA hai, arthAta tuma apane paramapriya haradaula ko bhojana meM viSa de de, ke ki mahArAja ke yaha bhI vizvAsa dilAyA gayA thA ki haradaula jU zAyada mahArAja ke rAjayyata kara ke svayaM rAjA bana baiThanA cAhate the. becArI mahArAnI aisI kara AjJA ke sunate hI kiM kartavyavimUDha aura avApha raha gaI. svAmI ke para ko pakaDa kara usane aneka zapathuM khAI aura hara taraha se samajhAyA. haradaulajU ke samAna dharmazIla, prajAvatsala, lokapriya aura svAmibhakta bhAI ke viSa denA rAnI ke vicAra se paisA hI thA, jaise ki hiraNyakazyapu kI AjJA se prahalAda ke unakI mAtA dvArA garapAna karAne; para mahArAja jujhArasiMha ne eka na mAnI, ulaTe rAjamahiSI kA aura bhI asahya kaTu vAkaye se satkAra kiyA. aba te rAnI ke liye anya koI upAya hI na raha gayA. aMta mahArAnI ne viSagarbhita pakavAna taiyAra karA kara haradaula ja ke sAmane rakha diyA, para svayaM kUTa kUTa kara rene lagI aura kAraNa pUchane para usane priya devara se sArA hAla kaha sunAyA. taba to haradaula jUne baDI prasannatApUrvaka vaha anna khAne kA Agraha kiyA aura kahA ki apane pitRvata agraja kI AzA hone para unheM viSa khAne meM saMkoca hI kyA ho sakatA hai ! hAM, kalaMka lagAye jAne kA ue vizeSa duHkha avazya huA, para baDe bhAI kI AjJA sabhI dazAo meM paramAmAnya samajha kara uone barabasa vaha anna baDe harSapUrvaka khA hI to liyA. mahArAnI mAre zokasaMtApa ke mUcchita he gaI aura sakhI saheliyAM unakI dekha bhAla karane lagIM. udhara haradaula jU ke aneka sAthiyAM ne bhI yaha hAla suna kara usa viSagarbhita anna ke sahaTha khA liyA. unake svAmibhakta sevake meM se bhI deeka ne aisA hI kiyA, .41 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 482 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA haradaula jU ne apane agraja mahArAjA jujhArasiMha kA aMtima dana karanA cAhA, para rAjAne kisI bahAne se unakI varlDa icchA bhI pUrNa na heAne dI. Isa para bahuta se saradAra bigaDa gaye aura saMbhava thA ki . rAjaprAsAda meM hI la kAkAMDa upasthita hai| jAtA, para haradaula jU ne sabakaiA samajhA mujhA kara zAMta kiyA. theADI hI dera meM sakha para viSa kA asara khaDhane lagA. sakhAM te zrI rAdhava jA ke maMdira meM apane mahArAja kI bhalAi ke hetu prArthanA karate karate eka eka kara paramadhAma kI rAha lI. ata meM haradaula jA te apanI mAtRvat bhAbhI ke darzana pAye aura unase kahA ki yadyapi mahArAja ne una dAnAM kA kaluSita aura dekhI TaharAyA, paraMtu unhAMne dRDha vizvAsa prakaTa kiyA kri usa samaya tathA bhaviSya me eka bhI vicArazIla puruSa unheM tathA rAnI blU kA kalaMkita na mAnegA. aisA kahate hue haradaula bUkI AtmA nazvara zarIra ke| tyAga kara paramAtmA meM lIna heA gaI, para unakA yaza sadA ke liye sthAyI hA gayA. usI dina se haradaula aa ka devIdevatAe kI bhAMti pUjA hAne lagI. unakA samAdhisthAna erachA meM akhalI vartamAna hai, yahI nahIM, varana haradaula jU ke cabUtare samasta buMdelakhaMDabhara meM gAMva gAMva pAye jAte hai, bhAratavarSa ke dUrastha sthAnAAM taka meM ve yaMtrataMtra milate hai. hamane unhe. paMjAba aura haidarAkhAda (dakSiNa) taka me dekhA hai. aneka sthAnAM para haradaula jA ke praza'sAsUcaka gIta gAye jAte hai, aura unake caritra ka! sasamAna gAna hAtA hai. aise nararatna vAstava me` dhanya he (julAi-1930nA "vizAla bhArata"mAMthI) 91 - ahiMsAdharmanA pUjArI (lekhakaH-zrI. lAlacaMda jayacaMda vArA) pUjAnI vyAkhyA keTalI suMdara che? pUjA eTale Apabhega yAne AtmasamarpaNuM. vaidamAM tene yajJa kahe che. kurAnamAM jene kurakhAnIrUpe varNavela che te pUjA kadI khAghADaMbaramAM naja hAya ! pUjA e ahiMsA dharmAMnA alaukika vArasA che. maMdira ke apAsarAmAM jaI amuka prakAre khAdya kriyAo karavI ane AcAravicAramAM jarA viveka na rAkhavA e pUjA kema kahevAya ? amuka vidhividhAna karI AtmAne niLatAneA cepa na lAgavA devA e pUjA nathI. kuLa-phUla ane naivedyAdi dharI mahAlavuM e pUjA nathI. 'kaparahita thai AtmANa karavuM" e kharI pUjA che. ApaNA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsAdharmanA pUjArI 483 ahiMsAvAdIo kayAM ochAM dharma kare che? tIrthomAM ane bhaktimAM lAkha rUpIA kharce che. Thera Thera maMdira, upAzrayo ane pAThazALAonI vRddhi karI zAsananI zobhA vadhAre che. varaghoDAo, jamaNuvAro ane utsavaracanA karI ghaNuM dravya kharce che. ane pahelAM kadI nahatuM tevuM vidhavidha dharmakArya (!) karI nANAM kharce che. have ATalAM ATalAM dharmasAdhano vadhyA chatAM ApaNI samAja kaMgALa kema? je kharekhara dharmanI vRddhi thaI rahI hoya te bhUkhamare ane pAmaratA kema vadhe? manuSya jevI rAjA kema dubaLAM DherA karatAMya utaratI kema dekhAya ? je dharma eTalI ucca keTIe pahoM bhyo hoya ke ApaNe kIDI maMkoDI ane pArevA mAchalAMnI paNa rakSA karavA taiyAra chIe, to dhama-ahiMsAdhamI eja nAnI sarakhI peTanI kothaLI pUravA deza videza kema veThe, ane aneka kALAMdhaLAM karatAM e kema acakAto nathI ? eTale kAM to e dharma , (ane ghaNuM sAmAnya ane ahiMsAdharmathI aNajANa manuSya khareja, ahiMsA dharmane khoTo mAnI niMdI rahyA che, ane kAM to enAM pUjArIo enuM kharuM rahasya samajyAM nathI. ane kharI vAta ema che ke, je e dharmaja kheTa hatuM te Aja paccIsa paccIsa saikA thayAM chatAM buddhadeva ane bhagavAna mahAvIra kema prAtaHsmaraNuM hoya! je ahiMsAvirAe dhamane khAtara sAcI upAsanA pUjA AdarI hatI ane dezoddhAra mATe sarvasvanuM balidAna dIdhuM hatuM, A badhA kSAtra vIra hatA tethI ja teo ahiMsA dharma jIravI zakyA hatA. rAma-kRSNa paNa ahiMsAvAdI hatA ane tethI ja teo dharmanI ane dezanI rakSA karavA samartha thayA hatA. Aja ApaNuM ahiMsAnA pUjArI o dharmane paisAne chAbaDe teLe che, ane vAta vAtamAM paisAthIja uchAsaNI thAya che. khare teonI dharmanI tulanA vANiyAzAhI thaI gaI che. zuddha dharma je AtmAnI ojasvitA che te DhaMkAI gaI che. ane bAhyADaMbara ane bAhyAcArane dharmanuM svarUpa ApyuM che, tethI dharma sarvatra vagovAI rahela che. vAstavikatAe dharma e sarva vastune sAra che. dharma thakI vIratA, abhayatA ane satyatAnA guNa pragaTavA joIe. dharma thakI nirmAlyatA, kaMgALatA ane dAridghatA nAza pAmavI joIe. jyAM e nathI tyAM dharma nathI, paNa dharmAbhAsa che. Aja ApaNe ahiMsAnA sAcA pUjArIne joI rahyA chIe jenI ekaja pUjA, AtmasamarpaNa eTaluM jabarajasta che ke Aje lAkho naranArIo potAnA dehanuM balidAna devA nIkaLI paDyAM che. ane balidAna denArA lAkhamAM kaMI sAmAnya ke sAmarthya vinAnA nathI. jemAMnA aneka te tapasvI, tyAgI ane pavitrAtmA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #497 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 484 zubhasahabhAga 9 mA A che; jemAMnA dhaNAe prajAnI sevAmAM etapreAta thayelA batrIsalakSaNAo che; jemAMnA dhaNAe zrImAtA, dhImAne ane buddhimAne che. e pUjArIe kevaLa a`dhazraddhALue ane kItibhUkhyA nathI; paNa sAcuM aNu karanArA che, ane manasA, vAcA, ka NA ahiMsAtmaka che. aneka jaina bhAIee paNa A pUjAmAM bhAga lai janava dIpAvyu che. e ahiMsAvAdI ane dharmadhuraMdharA! have eveza samaya AvI lAgyA che ke jyAre A pUjArIonA sAcA AtmasamarpaNudrArA je krAMti thaI rahI che temAMthI preraNA pIe ane dharmAcaraNu sevI A leAkamAM paraleAkanA Atmasa tASa meLave. ("jAgRti"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 92 - AryAvartano Adarza yuvaka - lava (lekhakaH-zrI. bihArIlAla nAraNajI anaMtANI) dubhAyelI, apamAnita mAtAnA punarAka` arthe je bhagIratha prayatne te mAtAnA yuvAna putrA karI zake te kAi bIjA na karI zake. e mAtAne punaH mAnavatAM banAvavAnAM je naisirgaka maMcana tenA yuvakavamAM saMbhave e kAi khInnamAM na saMbhave. e mathana, e ullAsa, e kADa paNa apU. e bhAvanA devane paNa du'bha. peAtAne Adarza pUrA karavA jarUra paDe te| AkAzane paNa heThe lAvavAnI e yuvakavarganI gaNatarI. e bhAvanAsiddhi arthe svaya pitA-paramezvara sAme paNa zastra upADavAM paDe te te paNa te va mATe dharma. AryAMvamAM evA yuvakavanAM dRSTAMta zodhavA mahenata karavI paDe tema nathI. ApaNe tenI zeAdha arthe meAskA sudhI javuM paDe tema nathI. mAnabhaMga sItA mAtAnI sthitithI dAjhatA tenA yuvaka putra lava taraphathI kANu nathI jANatuM ke e anyAya sAme pitA paramezvara samagra AryavanA Adarza rAjavI maryAdA puruSAttama zrIrAmacaMdrajI sAme paNa vigraha AdaravA paDayA ? bhavabhUtie e hRdayadrAvaka dRzya peAtAnA uttararAmacaritamAM bhAre suMdara rIte AlekhyuM che. zrIrAmacaMdrajIe azvamedhayajJa AdaryAM che. yajJanA azva uparAkta aneka bhAvanAothI bharapUra yuvaka lava bAMdhe che. te araNyamAM AvI lAge che. anAyAse peAtAnI bhAvanAsiddhinA prayAsa mATenA A rIte tene saMga sAMpaDe che. sahadhyAyI khALakA khAmitra lavane te dhADA batAve che tyAre lava hAMsathI manamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #498 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AryavanA Adarza yuvaka-lava 45 ;" vicAre cheH "ahe ! azvamedha e te vijayI kSatriyAnA vIryaMnI parIkSA, ati baLavAna evA kSatriya mAtranA parAbhava karavAvALuM, ane meATu sthAna che. a sthAna eja A bhAvanAzALI Ada yuvakanuM raNAMgaNu. temAM te mAtAnAM apamAnanA badalA levA, mAtAne punaH mAnavaMtI banAvavA maraNI thai kema na paDe? tene khIjA ADAavaLA khyAla zAnA Ave? te kai vyavahArakuzaLa vANiyA rAjapaTu mutsaddI brAhmaNa echeAja hatA ? mAMDayAM teNe zauya bharyA yuE. azvanA rakSaNu karanAra sainikAne palavAramAM sUvADayA. kAkA lakSmaNune paNa mahAta karyAM. Akhara pitA paramezvara zrIrAmacaMdrajI paNa raNAMgaNamAM AvyA. rathamAM beThA beThA dUrathI jANe peAtAnA te kSaNanA virAdhI yuvakanI mAtAne anyAya ApavAnuM pApa temanA hRdayamAM kaMpatuM na heAya tema lAgaNIothI ubharAi e yuvakane viSTinA saMdeza pAThavI jene AjanA yuddhazAstramAM TukI saMdhine dheALA vAvaTA kahIe chIe te pharakAvI pAtA pAse kheAlAve che. sarvAMze vijaya mATeja atimaryAdita ane vinayazIla Adaza yuvaka lava zrIrAmacaMdrajI pAse hAjara thai temane sASTAMga daMDavat praNAma karI AnaMdathI kahe che: "zuM radhunAtha ! Aja rUDA dahADA, ke e devanuM darzana thayuM ! mahArAja ! prAcetasane ziSya lava Apane namaskAra kare che ! 66 .. ahA-ze! lADabharyo chatAM kAi paNa svamAnanA premI Ada yuvakane suyeAgya vyaMga ! e vyaMga te puruSazreSTha rAmacaMdra mahArAjanI AMkhamAM paNa jhaLajhaLIAM lAve. zrIrAmacaMdrajIthI paNu kahevAi javAyuM: ' AyuSmana yuvaka! Ama Ava, bhAi ! thayuM te thayuM. have jhAjhA vinaya javA de. * lava peAtAnI bhAvanA siddha thavAthI bhAratavarSanA yuvakane gaurava Ape evI valaNa dhAraNa karI le che ane kahe cheH mahArAja! lavanI cheAkaravAdI sAmuM joze nahi.' zrIrAmacaMdrajI malakAtA pUche cheH "teM zA aparAdha karyAM che?" lavanA pAse ubhelA mitranA A praznanA uttara jANavA jevA cheH "(mAtA mATe, mAtAnAM mAna mATe) mahArAja ! A azva sAthenA sainikA pAsethI ApanA pratApAtkanuM vana sAMbhaLIne ene zara caDhI AvyuM." 3 zrI rAmacaMdrajI kahe:-vAha, e teA kSatriyAnuM bhUSaNu che.'' " zake nA tejasvI paranuM dipatuM teja jIravI; " paDI evI vRtti prakRti thakI te kRtrima nahI. karI tAtAM kIrNI dinakara yadA tApathI dhIke; taddA agni grAze paribhUta samA mAM khaLI UThe?" "( www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #499 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 486 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA evuM na jIravavApaNuM paNa enA jevA vIraneja zeze. Aje dubhAyelI, duHkhI, chUTe ceTale AkraMda karatI mAtA bhAratane punaH peAtAnA mULasthAne mUkavAnA bhagIratha prayatna AdaranArA yuvakeAmAMnA agragaNya yuvaka paMDita jvAharalAla neharUne peAtAnI 'kriDa' kamulAvavA peAtAnA pitA paramezvara paMDita meAtIlAla neharU sAme paNa vireAdha AdaratA jei ApaNA A aitihAsika dAkhaleA vicArI kayA yuvAnane vismaya nahi thAya? akaLAte mane paNa pUchI javAya che ke he jIva! Aja maMDAyela vIsamI sadInA azvamedha yajJanA gheADA tA AjanA bhAratanA lavakuLe khAMdhyeA; paNa mAtA bhAratane punaH mAnavaMtI banAvavAnA A yuddhanuM pariNAma zuM Avaze? kyAre Avaze?" aMtarAtmA teja kSaNe javAba Ape che: yuvAna, adhIre nA khana. itihAsa avasya peAtAnI punarAvRtti prasiddha karaze. zarata mAtra ekaja ke AryAvanA samagra yuvakava` peAtAne lava banAve, lava tarIke pUravAra kare.' astu. ( "zAradA"nA- eka akamAMthI ) 12-nAjInA chuTAcheDA ! dharmane nAme hiMdI prajAnI AMkhe pATA bAMdhI, tene avaLe mastake vahemeAmAM DubADI, tenI sAmAnya pragatine siphatathI rAkanArI thIesIpI urphe tuMbageAsI sAthe zrIkRSNamUrtie chUTAcheDA karyAM che ! sAmAjika-dhArmika kSetrane heALyA pachI, rAjyadvArI kSetramAM jhUkAvI, hiMdane zahenazAhatathI chUTuM nahi paDavA devA mATe rAtadADe| mahenata karanArAM DaeN. enI khIsenTe, je madrAsI periyAne jagadguru" tarIke ThekI besADavAnI, ane svAgata mATe "tAraka maMDaLa" ubhuM karavAnI bhAre jahemata uThAvI hatI, te Aje krI gayA che; ane mAncesTara gArDiyana" nA jaNAvavA pramANe DA enI khIsenTa ane zrIkRSNamUrti vaccenA saMbaMdha tUTI gayeA che. amArA vAcakAne yAda hAya tA kRSNamUrtie dAdImA annAmaiyAnI sAme chellAM be traNu varasa thayAM baLavAkheAra valaNu batAvavA mAMDayuM hatuM; ane "TAra sAsAiTi" (tAraka ma`DaLa)ne vIkherI nAkhavAnI prabaLa IcchA pragaTa karI hatI. peAtAnA lADIlA ne kADhIlA kRSNanAM AvAM dhiMgANAM taraph AMkhamIMcAmaNAM karIne, annAmaiyA thAbaDa thAbaDa bhANA karye jatAM hatAM; paNa Ubhu` dhAna kAMi lAMkhA samaya peTamAM rahe kharUM?'' mATe bhAge dharmAMdhelachAmAM paDelI hiMdI prajAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com 19 Page #500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * vy' + + "* * * - - - - - - - -vvvvvvv jagadgunA chUTAcheDA! 487 jagatanAM vAtAvaraNanI barAbara khabara nathI. Aje to kahevAtA sudharelA dezomAMthI dharmanI ImAratanA kAMkarA, pAkela beraDInAM bora khare tema, kharavA lAgyA che. dharmane nAme cAlavA lAgelAM dhatIMgenuM ja A pariNAma che; ane "sUkA pAchaLa lIluM baLe " e nyAye, amane to bhaya che ke, kahevAtA sudharelA dezomAM dharma Dhagane ucacheda karavA mATe e prabaLa agni bhabhukaze, ke jemAM satya dharma paNa ghaDIbhara te bhasmIbhUta thayelo dekhAyA vagara raheze nahi. pAvakamAM baLI jaLI gayelA dharmanI khAkha uDatI hoya, evo bhAsa thaze, ane atyAre rUziyAnA keTalAka bhAgamAM banyuM che tema, dharma jANe ke pRthvInA paTa uparathI jaDamULa ukhaDI gaye hoya, ema jaNAze; paNa "phInIsa" pakSInI mAphaka e dhagadhagatA aMgAramAMthI satya dharma punaH DokiyuM karato dekhAze, ane te jagatane tAraze. emana khAte sTAra kempane sAtame vArSika meLAvaDo khullo mUkatI vakhate karelA bhASaNamAM zrIkRSNamUrtie kahyuM hatuM ke - satyanA sAkSAtkAra mATe kaI dhArmika saMsthAmAM joDAvAnI jarUra nathI.manuSyajAtane mATe dharma to eka ane vyApakaja hoI zake; ane jyAM vADA baMdhAya tyAM svArtha, pAkhaMDa ane dhatIMga vadhyA vagara rahe ja nahi. AvA DhoMgathI sudharelA dezanI prajA keTalI trAsI gaI che tene AbAda paDaghe zrI. kRSNamUrtinA zabdomAM paDI rahyo che. A ja phasA ja kaMpanInI mAphaka dareka dharmavALA, amArA vADAnAM pazu bane te tamAre uddhAra avazya thaI jaze, evI madhalALa batAve che; ane thIosophIvALAoe to dharmAMgane akhaMDa rahevA daI, pitAnI mahAtmika haMbaganI jALa keAI ajaba rIte bichAvI che, ane temAM to seMkaDe 95 TakA jeTalAM keLavAyelAM mAchalAMja sapaDAyAM che ! paNa game tevo cAlAka mANasa paNa AkhI duniyAne hamezane mATe ThagI zakato nathI, evA abrAhama liMkananA zabdomAM ghaNuM taththAMza raheluM hovAthI thIesaiphInI jALamAM kANuM paDavA lAgyAM che, ane nAnAM moTAM mAchalAM tenA ThagArApaNAthI sAvadha thaIne, temAMthI chaTakI javA lAgyAM che. (AuTara sarkala) jAhera maMDaLa" ane (inara sarkala) "gupta maMDaLa" evA be bhAgamAM thIosophIkala sosAyaTI vaheMcAyelI che; ane gupta-AMtara maMDaLanA bhedI camatkArothI camakIne thIosophIthI dUra thanArAM mAchalAMo, pharIthI e dizA tarapha najara karavAnI paNa bhAgyeja tasdI le che ! zrI. kRSNamUrti DhoMgI "jagadaguru" banIne pUjAvAne badale, sAmAnya jIvana gALI, satyanI zodhamAM racyA pacyA rahe che, tene mATe temane dhanyavAda ApI, De.enI bIsenTa ane thIosophIsTa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #501 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 488 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me haMbagadAse, have uparanA banAva pachI, mahAtmika DhagadhaturAthI duniyAnI AMkhamAM dhULa nAkhavAnAM niSiddha karmane tyajI de, evuM ame IcchIe chIe. thIosaiphInAM pramukha banavAne mATe Do. enI bIsenTa aMtarikSamAM rakhaDatA AtmA-mahAtmAonI sahAyatA zodhI hatI; ane zrIkRSNamUrtine "jagadaguru" tarIke ThasAvI mAravA mATe paNa eja "ekehunI ke konITamA" jevA mahAtmAonI sahAyatA meLavavAmAM AvI hatI. thIosaiphInA avAranA vaDA mathaka khAte adazya mahAtmAone nAme je dhatiMge. calAvavAmAM Ave che, te rAMdalanA leTA AgaLa haM-huM karIne dhUNatA bhuvAonA DhoMga karatAM paNa ghaDI vAra caDI jAya tevAM hoya che ! rastA para pharanAre DekabajANiyo jevI kasarata kare che, tevI ja kasarata sarakasanA taMbuomAM thAya che; paNa pahelAnA karatAM bIjI paddhati sudharelI hovAthI AgaLa vadhelA saMskArI ane tenI tarapha vadhAre kheMcAya che, ane tene mATe kAma paNa vadhAre Ape che. gAmaDAnA gamAra bhuvAonI devadevIonI vAtamAM ane thIosaiphInA adazya mahAtmAonAM haMbagamAM kaMI phera nathI, chatAM gorI cAmaDInI saphAI ane cAlAkIne kAraNe, bhuvAone jyAre kaI bhAva pUchatuM nathI tyAre thiyesaphInA haMbagadAse jyAM ne tyAM pUjAya che, dhana lUMTIne mAletujAra bane che, ane sAthe sAthe aMdhazraddhALu bheLI prajAnuM satyAnAza paNa vALI nAkhe che! hiMdanI dharmapremI bheLI prajAne bhamAvIne thIosaiphIe tenI khUba khuvArI karI che, ane vahemanI jALa tathA mahAtmika haMbaga vaDe tenI mAnasika adhogatine paNa pAra vagaranI banAvI dIdhI che; chatAM parama kRpALu paramAtmAne ApaNe hajAre hajAra dhanyavAda ApIzuM ke, dezanA rAjadvArI udayane vakhate, tenAM dhArmika gulAmI baMdhane paNa tUTavA lAgyAM che; ane "jagadga" banAvavA dhArelA zrIkRSNamUrti jevAne hAtheja mahAtmika haMbaganI jALa tUTe che ! "jagadRguru" nA thIosophI sAthenA chUTAcheDAnAM saghaLAM kAraNe tapAsIne hiMdI janatA thIosophI urpha haMbagasarI jevAM dharmaga phelAvanArAM maMDaLothI sAvadha rahe, ane tene sAtase kadama dUrathI namaskAra kare, evuM ame icchIe chIe. ima. (tA. 7-9-1930 ne "AryaprakAzane agralekha) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #502 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustakAlaya ane pustakA 94 - pustakAlaya ane pustako* 489 X * X X pustakAlayamAM AvI vartamAnapatrA vAMcavAM ke navarAzanA vakhata gALavA ke dhaMdhA na jaDe tyAre DhIMgalA DhIMgalInI vArtAnAM eka e pustakA vAMcI divase pasAra karavA, emAM pustakAlayanA upayAganI sImA AvI jatI nathI. e tenuM rahasya nathI; balke e tene upayeAga nahi paNa durUpayAga che. X * X * * x X X jyAre jyAre ApaNe kAi paNa sArUM pustaka vAMcIe chIe tyAre tenA lekhakanA jeTalAja ucca mAnasika vAtAvaraNamAM te pustaka ApaNane laI jAya che. eTale pustakaneA sahavAsa tenA lekhakanAja sahavAsa che, ema kahI zakAya. evA sahavAsanAM adbhRta pariNAma Ave che, ane e anubhavelI vAta che. pUjya mahAtmAjInI AtmakathAmAM eka pustakanI jAdui asara" e prakaraNa e pustakanA camatkAranA purAveA che. jema eka dIve aneka dIvA thAya, tema eka pustakamAM aneka pustakAnA lekhakA utpanna karavAnI zakti rahelI che. Aja kAraNathI dareka dharmomAM satsaMga sAdhavAnA sAdhanatarIke pustakanI paNa gaNatarI thai che. hiMduone bhagavadgItA, sAMpradAyikAne potapotAnA gurudevanI zikSApatrI, musalamAnane kurAne zarIke, khristIone khAkhala, pArasIone khAradeha avastA-ema sau saunA dharmomAM saune dharmagraMtha jaDaze ane te graMthanuM vAcana-manana sau anuyAyIone lagabhaga pharajiyAta che. kAraNa ke je dharmAMte ApaNe anusarIe te dharmanA guruonA upadeza e graMthe! vAMcavAthI ApaNAmAM tAjA thAya, jANe ApaNane sAkSAt gurudevaja pharI upadeza karatA hAya ema lAge, ane tethI krame krame ApaNe paNa pavitra padane paheAMcIe. paNa sau kAi jANe che ke, je dharma viSe ApaNe baDAi hAMkIe chIe tenI mahattA ane upayeAgitA viSenI zrAnA ApaNA pAyA DagI gayA che. savArathI mAMDIne te rAtre pathArImAM sUtAM sudhI zarIre ane jIbhe dharmacihna lAvI hRdaya ane hAthapagane mANasa kAi bIjIja gaDamathalamAM parAvAyelAM rAkhe che. tene peAtAne paNa pAte zuM karI rahyA che tenI pUrI khabara nathI hAtI. eTale dhaNIvAra maraNuparyaMta mANasane dhagraMthanuM * vaseAmAM pustakAlaya pa`NI prasaMganA zrI purUSAttama chaganalAla zAhanA bhASaNamAMthI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #503 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 490 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kharuM bhAna ja nathI hotuM, ane jemane te hoya che teo paNa temAMthI joIe te lAbha uThAvI zakatA nathI eTale sAmAnya janatAne pustakAnA camatkArane anubhava ocho ja hoya temAM navAI jevuM nathI. tema chatAM pustakanI mahattA ochI nathI thaI. jema zarIra TakAvavA ananI jarUra che, tema zarIramAM birAjatA AtmAne ujavala rAkhavA pustakanI jarUra che. pustakone sAco artha dhyAnamAM rAkhIe to nahAvuM, ghevuM, khAvuM, pIvuM jema ApaNe pharajiyAta mAnIe chIe, tema koI paNa priya pustakanuM vAcanamanana jIvanane zuddha ane praphulla rAkhavA mATe Avazyaka che. ApaNuM dinacaryAmAM vAcana-manana eka agatyanuM aMga che. jeo Ama karatA haze teo sAkSI pUraze ke, Ama karavAthI pite aneka pApo karatA keTalIka vAra bacyA haze; aneka vakhata pustakoe muzkelIemAM temanA salAhakAranuM kArya karyuM haze; ghaNuka veLA naitika nirbaLatAmAMthI temane ugArI lIdhA haze. Ama je vyaktinA jIvanavikAsamAM pustakanI AvazyakatA svIkArIe te pustakanI AvazyakatA anivArya banI jAya che. je vyaktine jarUranuM che te samAjane paNa jarUranuM che; kAraNa ke samAja vyaktioneja baneluM che. Ama pustakAlaya samAjanI eka ati agatyanI jarUra pUrI pADe che. Aje jyAM mANasanI samakSa aneka bhrAmaka vastuo eka pachI eka mukAtI jAya che, tyAM naitika jIvanane sanmArge doranArA jUnA saddaguruone dukALa vadhato ja jAya che. ane je upadezake jovAmAM Ave che te temanA upadezamAM vizvAsa jevuM thoDuM jaNAya che. jyAM keLavaNI maLavA chatAM mANasanA saMskAra ane jIvanapravAhamAM ISTa pheraphAro thatA nathI tevA vakhatamAM pustakAlayanuM mahatva jeTaluM AMkIe teTaluM ochuM che. je kAma eka vakhata dharmaguruo potAnA jIvaMta upadezathI janasamUha mATe karatA, te kAma zALAo ane vidyAlaya karavA mathe che; paNa saMpUrNa rIte karI zakatAM nathI. je zAMti ane sukha mANaso rAtadivasa zedhI rahyAM che te je yogya upayoga karavAmAM Ave to pustakAlayamAMthI maLI zake. AjanA dhArmika aMdhAdhuMdhInA ane svataMtratAnA jamAnAmAM mAtra pustako ja sadguruo ane mArga darzaka rahyAM che. ane pustakAlayoja e saddaguruo samAjane pUrA pADI zake tema che. Aje pustakAlayanI jarUra samajAvavA karatAM pustakAlaya kevuM hevuM joIe e samajavA samajAvavAnI vadhAre jarUra che. pustakAlaya vyaktine ane samAjane bannene jarUranuM che; ane bannene dhyAnamAM laI pustaka saMgraha viSenI ApaNuM daSTino nirNaya thavo jarUra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * vvvvvv */ v - - pustakAlaya ane pustako 4 ne che. Aje pustakanI saMkhyA vIjaLIvege vadhatI jAya che, paNa e badhAM pustaka upara varNavI tevI dhArmika vRttithI lakhAtAM nathI. Aje te jema anAja vecIne ke majUrI karIne loko peTa bhare che ane dhana kamAya che, tema pustako lakhIne dhana kamAnArAone rAphaDo phATayo che. eTale bajAramAM ramakaDAM vecAya, zAkabhAjI vecAya, tema pustako paNa jyAM tyAM vecAtAM najare paDe che. e badhAM pustakAthI kaI makAna ke kabATa bharI daIe tene pustakAlaya kahevAya nahi. bajAramAM maLatI badhI cIjo jema gharamAM vasAvAya nahi ke vaparAya nahi, tema chapAya teTalAM badhAM pustako pustakAlayamAM lavAya nahi, tema vaMcAya paNa nahi. pustakanI anivArya jarUra ane tethI pustakAlayanI paNa jarUra ApaNe svIkArIzuM. paNa pustako vAMcavAmAM ane saMgrahavAmAM ApaNI dRSTinuM spaSTIkaraNa karI levuM joIe. pustakono moTAmAM meTo upayoga vAcakane jIvanamAM preraNA ApavI, tenAmAM rahelI savRttione uttejana ApavuM ane kuvRttiene zuddha karavI e che. tethI utarata pustakano upayoga navarAzanA vakhatamAM mANasanA cittane saddavicAra tarapha doravuM e che. atyAre te lagabhaga dareka viSaya upara pustaka lakhAya che ane pitAne jarUra paDe tevAM pustake loko kharIde che. temAM badhAMya badhAnA kAmanAM nathI hotAM. paNa pustakone eka e prakAra che, ke jene saMbaMdha mANasamAtranI sAthe che. je pustake jIvananA viSayo carce che, jemAM jIvananAM citro ApelAM hoya che, jene garIba tavaMgara, jJAnI ajJAnI sau vAMcavA sAMbhaLavA prerAya che, e pustakonI ApaNe vAta karIe chIe. bIjA viSayenAM pustaka viSe sAmAnya mANasane kahevAnI jarUra rahetI nathI. paNa je pustake mANasanA vicArane gati Ape che, tenI lAgaNIone uttejita kare che, temanA vize ApaNe pasaMdagI karavAnI rahe che. vyakti potAnA pustakasaMgraha mATe haMmezAM sAvaceta rahe che: ane potAnA AzritonA hitane vicAra karIne ja pustake vasAve, eTaluM vyaktinA pustakAlaya mATe pUratuM che. sArvajanika pustakAlaya e samAjarUpI eka mahAna vyaktinuM pustakAlaya che. temAM samAjanI abhiruci ane jarUrIAta dhyAnamAM laI pustakasaMgraha thAya e ISTa che. paNa sArvajanika pustakAlayanuM eka vizeSa kartavya che ke, je janasamAjanI sevA karavA te cAhe che tene te durgadhethI bacAve. ane je pote jIvaMta hoya to jagatamAM prasiddha thatA sagraMthethI pitAne samAja vaMcita na rahe evI kALajI rAkhe. upara je pustakAlayanI vizeSa pharaja viSe ullekha karyo che te pustakAlayanA saMcAlake anubhava parathI paNa kabUla karaze. sau www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 492 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo pustakAlayonA saMcAlakone anubhava haze ke, halakI vRttithI prerAI ghaNA vAcake halakAMja pustakonI mAgaNI karatA haze. temanI e vRtti kaLI jaI temane dhIre dhIre uMce caDhAvavA e kAma pustakAlayanA graMthapAlanuM che. tema thAya to eka vakhata evo paNa Ave ke ApaNuM pustakAlayamAM eka paNa pustaka vAcakane avaLe mArge doranArUM na hoya. pustakAlaya kharekhara graMtharUpI devanuM ja sthAna hoya tyAre pustakAlaya pravRttinI saphaLatAnAM ApaNane pratyakSa darzana thAya. have eka nAnI paNa agatyanI vAta pustakanA vAcana viSe kahevI jarUranI che. yuvAne ane thoDuM bhaNelAe evuM samajatA jaNAya che ke, pustakamAM lakheluM badhuM sAcuM ja hoya che. A vicAra bhUlabharelo che, e jeTaluM vaheluM samajAya teTale ApaNane phAyadeja che. prathama to e dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM jarUranuM che ke, badhAM pustakonI pAchaLa joIe teTalo zrama levAtA nathI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa ghaNAMkharAM to mAtra vepArI buddhithI ja lakhAya che. eTale temanI ApaNe teTalI ja kiMmata AMkIe. * * * * keTalAka mAtra dhanaprApti mATe lakhe che ane tethI ApaNI halakI vRttione piSavAne temAM prayatna hoya che. tethI AvAM pustake vAMcavAnI rucivALAoe evAM pustaka vAMcatAM ane vAMcyA pachI paNa pitAnAmAM te kevA bhAva utpanna kare che, chevaTe te pitAnA upara kevI asara mUkatAM jAya che te vicArI levuM joIe. jene bhAva ane asara ApaNane nIca vRttio tarapha deratAM hoya temane cheTethIja namaskAra karavA e salAha bhareluM che. sAcuM pustaka te e che, ke je vAMcyA pachI ApaNuM hRdaya sAtvika AnaMda anubhave ane tenA vicArothI ApaNane vadhAre DAhyA, vadhAre vicArazIla, vadhAre dIrghadRSTivALA ane cAritrazuddha banAvavAmAM saphaLa nIvaDe. chevaTe jIvananI dareka vastumAM ekaja kartavya che ke, te ApaNane satya tarapha dore. pustakanuM e kartavya vizeSataH che. tyAre je pustake ApaNI lAgaNIone zuddha kare, ApaNuM cAritrane ujvaLa banAvI preraNA Ape, ApaNAmAM satya jijJAsA vadhArIne tene tRpta kare tevAM ja pustake ApaNe zodhIzuM, vAMcIzuM ne vasAvIzuM. (phebruArI-1931nA "pustakAlaya"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu pustakAlayane lokapriya kevI rIte banAvavuM? kaccha 95-pustakAlayane lokapriya kevI rIte banAvaq?* ( vyAkhyAtAzrI. motIbhAI na. amIna) koI paNa sArvajanika pustakAlayane lokapriya banAvavA mATe sauthI mahattavanuM ane paheluM pagathiyuM utsAhI ane kuzaLa pustakAdhyakSa meLavavo eja hoI zake; kAraNa ke meTe bhAge to graMthapAla e ja pustakAlaya che. pustakAlaya saMsthAnI chevaTanI phatehano nirNaya thavo e graMthapAlananA vyaktitva ane pratibhA upara AdhAra rAkhe che. teNe mAtra pustakAnA saMrakSaka ke cokIdAra banIneja saMtoSa mAnI levAnuM nathI. graMthapAle te pustaka ane vAcakono saMbaMdha karI ApavA mATe bIjAne madada karavAmAM kharA jIgarathI rasa levo joIe, ane pustakAlayane buddhinItinuM kendra ane samAjanA sAcA sajIva preraka baLanuM sAdhana banAvavuM joIe; nahi to pachI tevAM pustakAlayamAMthI, zikSaka vagaranI zALA ke gRhapati vagaranA chAtrAlayamAMthI jeTalo phAyado maLI zake tenAthI lagAreya vadhAre phAyadAnI AzA rAkhI zakAya nahi. | upalA kathananA TekAmAM kahevuM joIe ke, vaDodarA rAjyamAM sArvajanika pustakAlaye sthApavAnA sudhArelA niyama amalamAM nahotA AvyA ane pustakAdhyakSa tarIke kAma karavA sArU rUA. 3) ke 4) nA halakA pagAranA nokarenuM kharca paNa pustakAlayane upADavuM bhAre paDatuM evA sana 1910-11 nA varSamAM tyAra pachInAM 1911-12 nAM bIjA ja varSa karatAM kabA pustakAlayomAM vaMcAyelAM pustakanI saMkhyA pUrA cothA bhAganI paNa nahotI. sana 1911-12 mAM sarakAranI ane paMcAyatanI udAra madadathI A saMsthAo Akho divasa kAma karanAra graMthapAla rAkhavAne samartha thaI ane graMthapAlane pagAra 8 thI 20 rUpiyA sudhIne thayo. A graMthapAloe potAnA prayatnathI vAcanapracAra khUba vadhAryo; eTaluM ja nahi, paNa pitapotAnA kabAmAMthI bALako ane yuvAnone pustakAlayamAM AkarSyA. pustakAlaya raphate raphate yuvakonuM ane sAmAjika maMDaLonuM milanasthAna thayuM, ane sAMjanA nivRttinA samaye nirdoSa AnaMda ane vArtAlApanuM sthaLa banyuM. pustakAlayanA saMgrahamAM vakhatovakhata navIna pragaTa thayelAM pustakane umero karyA karavo e lokapriyatA meLavavAnuM bIjuM pagathiyuM che, kAraNa ke pustakAlayamAM loko pustako levA jAya tene * vaDedarA lAIbrerI kalaba samakSa sapTembara 1912 mAM ApeluM aMgrejI bhASaNa zuM 42 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 494 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA kahevAmAM Ave ke 'tame vAMcI gayA che! te sivAya navu kAI pustaka AvyuM nathI' te temane svAbhAvika rIteja nirAzA thAya ane pustakAlayamAM kaiM AkaNu na rahevAthI khIjI vakhata AvatA aTake. rAjyanAM keTalAMya grAma pustakAlayeAmAM Amaja bane che; kAraNa ke jUnA niyameA pramANe Azare 200 grAma pustakAlayeAne gujarAtI bhASAnAM rU|. 125 nAM pustake eka vakhata ApI devAmAM AvatAM; paNa e badhAM eka vakhata vAMcAI gayAM eTale temanI navInatA jatI rahI, divase divase upayega echeA thavA mAMDayA ane keTaleya ThekANe pustakA dhULamAM rakhaDatAM paDayAM rahevAthI udhanA bhega thayAM. eTale uttarAttara pragati thavAne badale traNa varSane aMte pustakasa`khyA ghaNI dhaTI gaI. pustakAlaya te pIvAnA pANInA kUvA jevuM che. temAM hamezAM niyamita AvarA cAlu rahevAja joie, nahi teA te adhiyAra ane nirupayeAgI thaI jAya che. A tAjApaNu ane A navInatA pustaka kayI tArIkhe prasiddha thayu emAM nathI, paraMtu lAgatAvaLagatA samAjamAM e pustaka pahelavahelu. kayAre pracAramAM AvyuM emAM che. pharatAM pustakAlayeAnI Aja mukhya cAvI che. kAi zALA ke pustakAlayane trIseka pustakA mAkalavAmAM Ave tyAre e pustakA navIna heAvAthI rasa jAme ane vAcake vadhe. traNeka mAsa pachI, badhAM AvelAM pustakA vaheMcAi rahe ane utsAha jarA maMda paDavAnA thAya tyAM te navIna pustakAnI khIjI peTI AvI paheAMce eTale pAche! sa sajIvana thAya. Ama badhA vakhata rasa jaLavAi rahe ane vadhArAmAM ekanAM eka pustakA aneka ThekANe vaMcAvAthI temAM kharacAyelI rakamanuM pUratuM vaLatara maLI rahe. eTale ApaNe kahI zakIe ke, AnA jevI uttama yeAjanA khIjI ekeya nathI. pustakAlayanuM makAna sArA lattAmAM, suzAbhita, vizALa ane AkarSaka hoya e lokapriyatA prApta karavAnuM trIjuM pagathiyuM che; kAraNa ke sAnika pustakAlayanAM traNa pradhAna aMge. graMthapAla, pustakA ane makAna che. je pustakAlayane peAtAnuM svataMtra makAna hAya tenI kimata khevaDAya che. pachI tene zALA, maMdira ke dhazALA jevI parAi saMsthA upara AdhAra rAkhavA paDatA nathI. vaLI svataMtra makAna hAvAthI samAjanI paNa te vadhAre sArI sevA bajAvI zake che; ane tene lIdhe tenA pratye samAjanA badhA vargonA leAkeAnAM mAna, cAha ane madadamAM sAre| umere thAya che. dAkhalA tarIke vaDedarA prAMtamAM bhAdaraNa, dharmAMja ane vasA e traNa gAmemAM pustakAlayanuM svataMtra makAna thayA pachI ekalA yuvakeAja nahi, paNa vRddho suddhAM tene vadhAre madada ApatA thayA che. upalAM traNeya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvy pustakAlayane kapriya kevI rIte banAvavuM? 45 pustakAlayamAM maLatI pustake ane vartamAnapatro vAMcavAnI maphata savaDane ghaNI moTI lokasaMkhyA lAbha le che ane e saMsthAo eTalI lokapriya thaI che ke leke lagnamaraNa jevA prasaMge nANAMnI udAra hAthe madada Ape che. have te e prathA lagabhaga rUDhi jevI banI gaI che. vargaNI ApanAra temaja na ApanAra tamAma varganA loko mATe pustakAlaya khulluM rAkhavuM e lokapriyatA sAdhavAnuM cothuM pagathiyuM che. badhAM lAbha laI zake eTalA mATe havA ane pANunI peThe jJAna paNa taddana maphata ane jyAre mAge tathA je mAge tene maLavuM joIe; nahi te jJAna pracAranI A saMsthAne upabhoga karavAnuM sadbhAgya thoDAka nazIbadArone ja sAMpaDe. pustakAlayomAM kAma karanArAono anubhava che ke, ghaNA lokone pustako ane vartamAnapatre vAMcavAnI IcchA te hoya che, paraMtu vargaNuM bharavAne teo lagAreya khuzI letA nathI. ane eja pramANe rAjyanA koI paNa mahAlanAM vaNI letAM eka paNa pustakAlayamAM 30thI vadhAre vargaNIdAra sabhAsado nathI ane temAMnA keAI pustakAlayamAMthI 1000 uparAMta pustako AkhAya varSa daramiyAna bahAra vAMcavA apAyAM hatAM nathI. be viziSTa pustakAlayanA nIce ApelA AMkaDA uparathI vargathI ane maphata vAMcavA apAtAM pustakonA pracAranA AMkaDAeno taphAvata spaSTa samajI zakAze. - pATaNa pustakAlaya vAcanapracAra AnaMdabhavana kalaba (dI) 1200 phattesiMharAva (vargaNI) 220 peTalAda ( 2632-1910-11 gaTulAlajI (42) 1 2783-1911-12 ( 300-1910-11 sArvajanika (varga) ( 957-1911-12 aMtamAM, keTalAMka pustakAlayoe upADI lIdhelI keTalIka vyaktigata pravRttione nirdeza ahIM asthAne nahi gaNAya. A pravRttiemAMnI eka te strIone ghera beThAM pustako pahoMcADavAM e. peTalAda mahAlanAM keTalAMka pustakAlayoe strIone vAMcavA mATe pustakAlayanA paTAvALA sAthe pustake temane ghera pahoMcADavAnI prathA zarU karI che. e rIte dara mahine seeka pustako gAmanI strIvAcakane ghera beThAM pahoMcADavAmAM e pustakAlayo saphaLa thayAM che. A prathA rAjyanAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ minunnnAMA zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo bIjAM pustakAlayomAM paNa zarU thAya ema che. khAtarI che ke, te jarUra phatehamaMda nIvaDaze, ane ApaNe jene mATe Atura dilathI jhaMkhI rahyA chIe te strIkeLavaNInA bahoLA pracAramAM madadarUpa thaze. eka kambA pustakAlayamAM vidyAthI svayaMsevake pustakAlayamAMthI pustako laI jaIne, uMmarane lIdhe, phurasada na maLavAthI ke mAMdagIne lIdhe pustakAlayamAM na jaI zakanArAone ghera pahoMcADI Ave che. aThavADiyAmAM mAtra eka ja divasa zanivAre ane te mAtra beja kalAka vidyArthIo A kAma pAchaLa gALe che, chatAM dara aThavADiye ochAmAM ochAM 25 pustakonA vAcananA nimittarUpa thAya che. vAcake pustakAlayamAM jAte jaI zakatAM na hoya ke javA ichatAM na hoya temane ghara AMgaNe khuda pustakAlaya laI javAnI A kharekhara navIna paddhati che. vaLI nAnAM gAmomAM vAMcI lakhI zake evAM mANase bahu thoDAM hoya che. temane paNa koI utsAhI zikSaka ke vidyArthI ekAda pustaka ke vartamAnapatra vAMcI saMbhaLAvIne pustakAlaya pravRttimAM rasa letAM karI zake. TUMkAmAM, pustakAlayanI lokapriyatA khAsa karIne te tenI sAthe joDAyelA kAma karanArAnA utsAha ane khaMta upara AdhAra rAkhe che. pachI e kAma karanAra bhale maMtrI hoya, pustakAdhyakSa hoya ke vyava sthApaka maMDaLano keAI sabhya hoya. 'lAyaka mANasa lAva, lAyaka mANasa joIe' evI taraphathI bUma saMbhaLAya che ane pustakAlayapravRttinA saMbaMdhamAM huM paNa tene paDagho pADuM chuM. (phebruArI-1931nA "pustakAlaya"mAMthI) 96-sadgata motIbhAi darajI (lekhaka:-zrI. vajubhAI dave) ( sadagata motIbhAI mahAna puruSa gaNAya ke nahi, e prazna sudhI javAnI jarUra nathI. e praznano kaI alaukika rIte nirNaya thAya che. paNa eTaluM te kharUM, ke mahAtmAjInI jIvanapaddhatinuM temane svataMtra rIte (pitAnI meLe) darzana thayeluM hatuM, ane e paddhati temaNe amalamAM mUkI hatI. aMgata ane sthAnika maryAdAene lIdhe teo mahAtmAcha jeTalA mahAna pheraphAra ke AMdalane rAjyamAM nathI karI zakyA, topaNa AkhA gujarAte jANavA jevI e eka vyakita che. saddagata motIbhAi je sAmAnya mANasa hatA to temanuM jIvana eTaluM te batAve che ja, ke mAtra sArA thavAnA puNya nizcayathI eka sAmAnya mANasa paNa pitAnuM kalyANa karavA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadgata mAtIbhAi darajI 497 uparAMta keTaluM badhuM karI zake ! mahAtmAjInA keTalAka vicAre temane svataMtra rIte AvelA, e jotAM nathI lAgatuM ke e vicAre| avataravAne mATe pAkI gaelA hatA! e vicAreA jagatamAM pravatavAnuM nirmANa thayelu che ane adhikArI vyaktie peAtAtAnA adhikAra pramANe meADAvaDelA eka ke bIjA rUpamAM te grahaNa karazeja!-taMtrI prasthAna" ) vaDhavANamAM hAla meAtIceAka nAmanA eka ceka che, e nAma vaDhavANanA mAtIlAla darajI uparathI paDayuM che. AjathI paMdara varSI pahelAM nIcI daDIne, sukalakaDI zarIrane, abhaNa jevA e darajI ceAkanI sAmenI hATaDImAM sA khaTakhaTAvatA. enI hATaDIe eka paNa evI kSaNa na jatI ke jyAre tyAM kAI te kAI yuvAna na heAya. te aneka yuvAnanuM vizrAmasthAna hatA. vidyArthIo ahIMthI aneka preraNA meLavI jatA, yuvAneA Adarzo dhaDI jatA, sevAbhAvIone sevAnAM nAnAM nAnAM kAryakSetra jaDatAM. dhaMdhA vinAnI vidhavAone dhaMdhA maLatA, khUNe paDela kArIgarAne rAjagAra maLatA. meAtIbhAI eka ati sAmAnya darajI kuTu khamAM janmelA. darajIkAmamAM svAbhAvika thaI gayela bALavavAhanI hAMsaDI enA gaLe vaLagelI. cAra gujarAtI sudhIne emanA abhyAsa. ame emanA paricayamAM nahAtA AvyA tyAMsudhI teA emanuM jIvana dhaNuM dhArmika hatuM ema sAMbhaLeluM. khAvAne ghera ekaThA karavA, bhajane gAvAM ane ma`DaLIe jamADavAmAM A trIsa varSanA yuvAna peAtAnuM jIvana kRtakRtya thayuM mAnatA. AdhyAtmika vAcana ane citana e sIvavAnA samaya pachInA ene mukhya vyavasAya. saceA khaTakhaTAve ane kAI ne kAI bhagatajananA mukhethI yeAgavAsiSTha, rAmAyaNa ke bhAgavata sAMbhaLe. enA hAtha ane paga paNa saMcA jevAja jaDa banI gayelA. enI dukAnane AMgaNe ubhA hAie tyAre yAgavAsiSTha vaMcAtuM hoya ane e sAMbhaLatA hAya. saMcA dhaDadhaDATa cAlye jatA hAya, paga jhapajhapa cAlatA hAya, hAya lUgaDA parathI sarerATa karatA pasAra thatA hoya, tyAre ApaNane meAtIbhAinuM citta teA zravaNumAMja lAgeluM lAge. zravaNamAM e eTalA ekAgra thatA ke saMcA saMcAnu kAma karye jatA, jyAre enu' mukha carcAmAM utaratuM. AMkhanA bhAva bhaktimAM nItaratA, kAna zravaNamAM mazagula rahetA. vAcananA eka paNa zabda vinA samaye e nahAtA javA detA. Ama yuvAnInAM pAMceka varSa eNe dhArmika vAcana-ciMtanamAM gALyAM. evAmAM strIe ane bALaka mATe eNe eka nAnuM zu pustakAlaya pacIseka pustakAthI zarU karyu. hAiskUlanA vidyArthI A ahIthI ceApaDIo vAMcavA lai jAya ane meAtIbhAi temane itara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 498 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mo. vAcanano zokha lagADe. amane paNa vAcananI sArI evI bhUkha. A vakhate huM pAMcamI aMgrejImAM hAIza. akhADethI laTAra mArato mArato huM metIbhAInI dukAne jaI caDhayo ane be copaDIo vAMcavA mAgI, je emaNe ghaNI hoMzathI ApI. A amArA prathama paricaya divasa. amAro saMbaMdha divase jatAM gADha thayo. A nAnA pustakAlayane moTuM karavAnA manoratha dhaDayA ane te pAra paNa paDayA. A pustakAlayadvArA motIbhAI aneka yuvAnenA paricayamAM AvyA, ane ghaNAnuM ghaDatara enA dvArAja thayuM, ema kahuM to jarAya atizayokti nathI. divaso jatAM motIbhAinI dukAna amAre vAcanane akhADo banI. A dukAne besI hiMda ane briTAniyA, gokhalenuM caritrabhA. 1; evAM jasa gaNAtAM pustako chaDecoka ame vAMcatA ane svadezasevAnI aneka prakAranI bhAvanA keLavatA. AvA vAcana upara jema jema ame vizeSe caDhayA, tema tema metIbhAIe dhArmika jIvana uparAMta rASTrIya jIvanamAM praveza karyo: enI ekAMgI dhArmikatAmAM rASTrIya tattva umerAyuM ema kahuM te cAle. Aja sudhI e ekalA dhArmika vicAromAMja paDayA rahetA. have temanA jIvananI aneka dizAo khUlI. amAruM vAcana jema jema vadhatuM gayuM tema tema emane eka vastu sAlavA lAgI, ke ApaNe vAMcyAja karIe te ThIka nathI. kAMIka kartavyamAM mUkIe teja vAcana sArthaka thayuM gaNAya. A vicArathI emanI sAthe sevAnAM nAnAM nAnAM kSetre amArA mATe khullAM thayAM. pustakAlaya ekalAthI saMtoSa na mAnatAM ame eka pharatuM pustakAlaya zarU karyuM. emAM ATha daza svayaMsevake, dareka jaNa pAse vIsa vIsa pustake heya. A pustaka laI ame gAmanA lattAmAM jaIe. strIo, vidyAthIo tathA anya zaherIone vAcana tarapha dorIe. A samayamAM vaDhavANamAM vAcanano eTalo badhe zekha vaze ke na pUcho vAta. amArA pustakAlayamAMthI A varSomAM dararoja sethI deDha pustako jatAM ane te uparAMta pharatAM pustakAlayane upayoga thato te judo. sAMjanA pAMca vAgyAnA TakArA vAge ke metIbhAIno saMce baMdha thAya. pAMcanA TakorA pachI eka paNa TAMke e mAratA nahi, lUgaDuM jeTaluM adhuruM rahyuM hoya teTaluM rAkhIne ja dukAna baMdha karIne nadInI retamAM deDatA. AjathI paMdara varSa pahelAMnI A vAta che, ke je kAThiyAvADamAM ane temAM paNa khUNe paDela vaDhavANamAM akhADAnuM nAma te vakhate nahi Ave evA samaye akhADAnA aneka manoratha motIbhAIe sevyA. zarUAtamAM ame pAMca jaNa. ame hatA juvAne. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #512 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saddagata motIbhAI darajI 499 motIbhAInI uMmara amArAthI bamaNuM. saLekaDI jevuM zarIra, nAnapaNathI darajIne beThADu dhaMdhe karelo, kadI ramela nahi ke rakhaDela nahi; chatAM haze hoMze amArI sAthe kustImAM utare, doDe, ramato rame. akhADAnA samaya daramiyAna vAte te cAlu hoya ja. emanI ekaja bhAvanA hatI ane te A yuvAna sainyanuM ghaDatara karavAnI. vakhata jatAM pAMcamAMthI ame paMdara thayA, pacIsa thayA, ane pachI to sAMja paDaye nadInI retamAM paNa piNA juvAniyAnuM jUtha jAmatuM. A akhADA dvArA motIbhAI. juvAnomAM aneka prakAranI bhAvanAo prerI zakyA. ghaNunA aMgata mitra banyA, keinA murabbI banyA, keInA mArgadarzaka banyA. Ama jude jude prakAre ane judA judA saMbaMdhe e ekaekanA saMbaMdhamAM AvI jatA ane sau emanA ucca cAritramAMthI kAMI ne kAMI laI jatA. jema jema ame nikaTa AvatA gayA, tema tema ame ghera rahevAne samaya ocho karI nAkhyo. be TaMka ghera khAvA sivAyane amAre badhAya vakhata ame sau (paMdaranI ToLI) sAtheja gALatA. pustakAlayanuM makAna te amArI jANe ke borDiga hoya tevuM banI gayuM. meMtIbhAInI dukAna che ke jAhera rastA para hatI, chatAM e amArA adhyayanane akhADA banI. svAmI rAma, vivekAnaMda vagerenA vAcanamAM e dukAne mane je ekAgratA maLatI te haju jIvanamAM kyAMya nathI maLI. motIbhAI amane roja cAra vAgye uThADe, vAMcavA besADe. kalAkanA vAcana pachI ame cAra mAIla roja prabhAte deDIe. game te ziyALo hoya te paNa nAradabhAInI vAve ThaMDA pANImAM taravuM; ane motIbhAI te kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM paNa kalAka sudhI pANImAM paDayA rahIne ja bahAra nIkaLatA. tyAra pachI prArthanA ane pachI motIbhAine ghera nAte. meTobhAI je bhAvanAthI nAnA bhAIne khavaDAve e bhAvanAthI e samaye teo nAsto ke dUdha ApatA. roja rAtre amAruM samUhavAcana thatuM, je vakhate jIvananI aneka dizAo khUlatI. motIbhAI darekanA gharanI ane jIvananI muzkelIo jANutA. e emanA bahoLA anubhavanI vAta kahI harekanI muzkelIno ukela karI darekane eka DagaluM AgaLa levA mathatA. have to motIbhAInI bhAvanA vadhI. temaNe vicAryuM ke ApaNe to samAjanA sevake thavuM che. mATe ApaNane bhASaNa karatAM AvaDavAM joIe. ApaNe moTI moTI sabhAomAM ApaNuM vicAro ApavA paDaze, mATe ApaNe avAja bulaMda hovo joIe. AthI ame eka bhASaNa karanArUM maMDaLa zarU karyuM. amArA maMDaLanA sabhyomAM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 500 zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 mA amArIja maMDaLI. aneka viSayeA ame uthalAvI nAkhyA. je viSaya laie tene abhyAsa karI lAvavAneA hAya. AthI abhyAsa paNa vaSyA ane vAcana baheALuM thayuM. zrotA eka haiAya teAya vakhata thai gayA hoya te| amArI sabhAnu kAmakAja zarU thai jatuM; paNa ame AvI sabhAethI sate|Sa na pAmyA. amAre te khula avAje bhASaNa karatAM zIkhavuM joie evI meAtIbhAinI mAnyatA. meAtIbhAi amane savAranA pAMca vAgye nAradabhAinI vAva upara-maMDANa upara vaktAne ubhA rAkhe. zrotAe ame, judI judI dizAmAM dUra dUra-khUba dUra-vaktAnA avAja pahoMce eTale dUra ubhA rahIe ane vaktA jANeke paMdara vIsa hajAranI medanI samakSa bhASaNa karatA hAya te chaTAthI bhASaNa kare. AvI rIte bhASaNA karavAnA saune jiyAta vAre| Ave ane IcchA na heAya tApaNu meAtIbhAI parANe ubhA kare. nA pADIe te kahe, are mUrkhA! Ama zaramAiza tA kema cAlaze ? ApaNe te! sAceja meATI sabhAo mATe taiyAra thavAnuM che. jyAre meAtIbhAi amane vAvanA maMDANa upara ubhA karatA (e amArUM pleTapheAma), ane amArA pAMca sAta mitrA je khUba dUra ubhA rahetA tene paMdara hajAra mANasA mAnI bhASaNu karatA tyAre kAi kAi vakhata hasavuM AvatuM ane lAgatuM, ke A kyA TADhe caDhayA chIe ane mAtIbhAI te A zA khela rAja karAve che ! paraMtu ekavIsanI sAlamAM jyAre ame vIsa varSanA hatA tyAre ane atyAre e badhI pADela Teva kAma AvI gai tyAre enI kiMmata jaNAI. meAtIbhAi amArI nAnI ma`DaLI bahAra jANItA nathI. emane prasiddhinA meAha paNa nahAtA; paNa eTaluM kahevuM joie ke, emane peAtAnI zakti ane abhilASA pramANe kAryakSetra maLe, teo peAtA mATe evuM kA kSetra pedA karI zake, te pahelAM te gujarI gayA. Aje jo e jIvatA haiAta tA kharekhara gujarAtanA sama kAryakartA nIvaDayA hAta. gAMdhIjI ekavIsanI sAla pachIthI je je vicAre ApyuM jAya che, te dareke dareka vicAra jANe ke meAtIbhASane jhI gayA hatA ema lAge che. ane enA sALanI sAlanA e vicArAnuM sAmya jyAre bApujInA vicArA sAthe jouM chuM, tyAre dhaDIbhara ema thai Ave che ke, kharekhara meAtIbhAi eka mahAna puruSa hatA. * ghera ghera jo gAya paLAya tAja ghI-dUdha khavAya' e eka sUtra vicArAnA sevana pachI emane jaDayu ane tene amala paNa turataja karyAM. kAi paNa vicAranA jAte amala karyAM pahelAM te khIjAne upadeza ApatA nahi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #514 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ v ; vvvvvvvvvvv 'Wvwvw saddagata motIbhAI darajI 501 kAmadhaMdhe mUkIne ghera gAya na baMdhAya tyAM sudhI ana harAma karIne e gAya kharIdavA nIkaLyA. unALAnA dhoma dhakhatA bapore udhADe mAthe ane ughADe page e gAmegAma rakhaDayA ane Ame divase ghera gAya bAMdhIne emaNe anna lIdhuM. pitAnI rahevAnI sAMkaDI jagAmAM gAyane potAnA bALaka mAphakaja rAkhI. gAya paratvenI emanI prIti e dAkhavatA. eka ziyALAmAM piSa mAsanI kaDakaDatI ThaMDInA divasemAM gAya mATe ThaMDInA rakSaNArthe emanAthI kAMI taiyArI na thaI zakI. aneka vyavasAyanA lIdhe A kAma rahI gayuM. gAyane rAtre ThaMDImAM dhrujatI joI metIbhAIe emane potAne khATalo khullA medAnamAM gAya pAseja naMkhAvyo, oDhavAnuM pAse na rAkhyuM. Ama jyAM sudhI gAya mATe koDha taiyAra na thaI tyAM sudhI emaNe paNa gAyanI sAtheja ThaMDI sahana karI. pitAnAM Dhora mATe emane ATalI prIti hatI. ghera gAya baMdhAI eTale temaNe potAnA sahavAsamAM je Ave tene gAyanA mahattvane upadeza karavA mAMDyo. dareka ghera gAya hevI ja joIe, e Agraha teo saune karatA. enA magajamAM Avela eka paNa suvicArane eNe amalamAM na mUkayo hoya evuM nathI banyuM. e vakhate rASTrIya zALAo te nahotI. A zALAethI bALakonAM jIvana raheMsAya che enI ene pratIti thaI gaI. tyArathI ja pitAnAM banne bALakone nizALe nahi mekalavAne emaNe nizcaya karyo. tyAra pachIthI emanAM bALakone e roja ghera zikSaNa ApatA. pitAnI strI abhaNa che e vastu jyArathI emane sAlavA lAgI tyArathI emaNe tene paNa zikSaNa ApavAnuM zarU karyuM. A vakhate ene vyavasAya ghaNeja vadhI gayelo hato, chatAM jIvananI miniTe miniTano hisAba rAkhI e emanI strInA zikSaNa mATe haMmezAM roja ardho kalAka kADhatA ane eka varSe emanAM dharmanAM panIne emaNe vAMcatAM paNa karI dIdhAM. A samaya hiMdabharamAM homarUla lIgane hato. svadezInuM vAtAvaraNa comera phelAyuM hatuM. enI asara vaDhavANamAM sAthI prathama motIbhAI upara thaI. svadezI mAlanI eka dukAna kADhavAno temaNe vicAra karyo, paNa ame to hatA vidyAthI. amArI pAse eka pAI paNa nahi. ame te mahenata karIe. svadezI vastuono pracAra karavA thoDIka thApaNa rokavI joIe te koNa roke ? potAnA jIvanavyavasAyamAM motIbhAIe je kAMI rokaDa karela temAMthI pAMcasokanI thApaNa svadezI bhaMDAra vasAvavAmAM rokavAno ene vicAra jyAre amane eNe darzAvyo tyAre amArA AnaMdane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 502 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 9 mA pAra na rahyo. svadezI kAgaLA, pensIleA, kApaDa vagerenA eka bhaMDAra meAtIbhAinI dukAneja ame kheAlyuM ane divaseA jatAM e sArI rIte vikasyA. AkhA divasamAM meAtIbhAInI dukAne nahi nahi te khase| mANase AvI jatAM haze. ke!i sIlAi ane kharIdInI dharAkI nimitte, kAI pustakeA mATe, te kAI kAma levA mATe. A badhAne e svadezI mAlanI kharIdIne Agraha kare. kAine upadeza ApavAnuM na cUke, brAmAM Ave tenI pAsethI vrata levarAvI le ane Ama anekane sAMja paDatAM mUDe.' je kAma bhalabhalI sabhAethI na thai zake te pracArakAma A darajI sace beThA beThA karatA. A vakhate mIlanu sUtara ane hAthavaNATanu kApaDa pahelA nakharanuM gaNAtuM. agasarA ane amarelInA AveA mAla ame magAvatA ane khUba khapAvatA. paNa meAtIbhAIne A mAla sAceA svadezI na lAgyA. ene reTIAnI khAdIja zuddha svadezI lAgI. A arasAmAM pU. bApujI sAthe amAre sabaMdha thai gayA, ane teezrIne paNa reTiyAneA akhatarA karavAnA vicAra Avela. meAtIbhAi ane khApujIne suyeAga thayA ane meAtIbhAie A arasAmAM keTaluM sUtara kaMtAvIne bApujIne mokalyuM paNa kharUM. Ama geAsevA ane rASTrIya zikSaNa sAthe meAtIbhAinI svadezI bhAvanA khIlI ane tene emaNe khUba vikasAvI. emanA pitA vaiSNava dharmAM pALatA. dharanA dhArmika vAtAvaraNanI emanA upara sArI asara hatI. emanuM zarUAtanuM jIvana kevaLa dhAmi ka hatuM, paraMtu tyArathI-rASTrIya bhAvanAnuM tattva emanA A jIvanamAM bhaLyuM tyArathI--emanA dhArmika jIvane paNa palaTA khAdhe. aMtyajonI haDadhUta sthitine e hiMdu sa'sAranA kalaMkarUpa mAnavA lAgyA. emanI dukAna zaheranA madhyabhAgamAM hAvA chatAM e emane tyAM AvatA aMtyajone chUTathI aDakatA, ane custa vepArIone khAka vaheArI letA. bALalagnanI hAnie teA emaNe emanA jIvanamAMja anubhavelI, eTale emaNe emanAM bALakAne pacIsa varSa pahelAM nahi paraNAvavAno nizcaya karelA. darajInI nAtamAM bALalagnanA rivAja sAdhAraNa rIte dhara karI gayela che. meAtIbhAnA pitAnI emanI jJAtimAM AkharU sArI, eTale emanA pitAne teA meAtIbhAInA putrane jaladI paraNAvI nAkhavAnI bhAre hAMza. emanA utsAha sAme thatAM meAtIbhAIne ghaNuM sahana karavuM paDeluM; chatAM A kauTuMbika prazna ukelavAmAM emaNe vyAvahArika dakSatA paNa sArI batAvI; jenA pariNAme emanA pitAnA ane emanA saMbadha sArI rIte sacavAi rahyo. e peAte peAtAnA nizcaya pALI zakyA. A rIte ApaNe joi zakIe chIe, ke meAtIbhAi eka sudhAraka paNa hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #516 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadgata mAtIbhAi darajI 503 vaDhavANamAM pANInI sAmAnya rIte taMgI che. gAmaDAnA ane vaDhavANa kempanA vyavahAra zahera sAthe dhaNeA. bhara unALAmAM vaTemArgu - ene vaDhavANu AvatAM sImADAmAM pANInI dhaNI taMgI bhagavavI paDatI. meAtIbhASane A vastu khUba sAlatI. enI pAse paisA te hatA nahi ke navANu gaLAvI zake. evA vagadAra saMbadhIe naheAtA ke evI ALakhANA nahAtI ke jethI paisA meLavI navANA gaLAvI zake. pracArakAma emane AvaDatuM nahotuM agara teA sevAnAM kAryomAM bhIkha mAgavAnI ene zarama hatI, eTale enI najara enA sAthIe upara paDI. akhADAnA paDhDhA juvAne enI paDakhe hatA eTale mArAnI ene jarUra na hatI. pAvaDA, suMDalA, hIhavA ane be traNa krAza, e eka savAre lai AvyA ane amane kahyuM, ke cAle!kAneTInA kUvA kheAdavA. e kUvAnAM pANI uMDAM utaryo che ane vaTemArguone e bAju pANInI bhAre takalIpha paDe che. meAtIbhAinu veNu amAre te hukama samAna hatuM. e amArA senApati, ame enA sainikA. ame teA kAdALIe-pAvaDA-suMDalA vagere ejArA laI upaDayA. rajAnA dahADA hatA. dherakAe kAMI vAta na karI ke kyAM jaie chIe. jIMdagImAM kadI kheAdeluM nahi, temAM vaLI kUve kyAMthI khAdyo hAya ? chatAM tarasyAMne pANI maLaze e ekaja bhAvanAthI kATA vALI vALIne ame AkhA divasa je utsAhathI kUvA khAdyo te prasaMga jIMdagImAM kadI bhUlAtA nathI. sAMja paDaye ame be hAtha jeTaleA kUvA khAdI nAkhyA ane zvarane karavuM, te amArUM sadbhAgya--(pInAranu nahi) te eka jharaNuM phUTayuM ane e napANIe kUvA sAMja paDaye TAparA jevA mIThA pANIthI bharAi gayA. meAtIbhAInA ane amArA jIvananI Adhanya kSaNa ! amArA AnaMdanA pAra na hatA. AkhA divasanI sakhata majUrI pachI dALiyA ane gALa upara jhapaTa mArI jhAlara TANe ame jyAM dhara tarapha vaLIe tyAM tA dhera dhera amArA parAkramanI vArtA phelAyela. paNa amArAM lagabhaga darekanAM meTerAM amArA A sAhasathI khIjAcelAM. ame dareka meAtIbhAinA sahavAsa pachIthI amArA vaDIleAnI dRSTie khagaDI gayelA hatA. eTale saune meAtIbhAi upara thADI gheADI dAjha tA hatIja. temAM A banyuM, e badhAya duHkhiyA thayA bhegA. jhAjhA dahADAnI dAjha Aje teA meAtIbhAi upara kADhavAne saue nizcaya karyAM. gAmanA juvAniyAne Ama A darjI bagADe te kema pAlave ? eka bhAI ke jenA cheAkare! amArI sAtheja hatA te enI rAMpanI dhAra kaDhAvavA jatA hatA tyAM eNe amArA gAma bhaNI vaLavAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA, eTale luhArane tyAMthI e daravAjA tarapha parabhAryAM vaLyA. amArA cIDAyelA keTalAka vaDIleA paNa sAthe. TALuM AvyuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #517 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 504 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA daravAje ane ame paNa piThA daravAjAmAM. motIbhAI upara gALAne varasAda varasyo-ame to emane tyAMnA tyAMja mUkIne rasto mAMgyo. metIbhAI ane eka bIjA bhAI, be jaNa rahyA ekalA. vaDIlee emane lIdho udhaDA. pelA rAMpavALA bhAine e krodha caDha ke ropa ugAmIne tADukyA ke alyA "cuMkaNuM eka veNa have je kADhayuM che te eka ghA -ne be kaTakA karI nAkhIza. motIbhAI aDaga rahyA. enA mukhanI eka paNa rekhA na badalAI. e bolyAH-tamAre karavuM hoya te bhale karajo. tamArA chokarA mArI sAthe Avaze tyAM sudhI huM temane aTakAvanAra nathI. pelA bhAI A sAMbhaLIne vadhu krodhita thaIne dhA karavA jatA hatA tyAM pAchaLathI anya lokoe ene hAtha thobhI lIdhuM ane ToLuM vIkharAyuM. A prasaMgathI amane vadhu baLa maLyuM. meMtIbhAInI kharI kasoTI thaI gaI. enI AsapAsa juvAniyAnuM jUtha vadhu jANyuM, ane navANa gALavAnuM amAruM kAma cAlu rahyuM. tyAra pachI to mALAdanA mAragane ku ane phATasarane kUvo ema be kUvA ame gALyA. kempanA raste nadImAM be cAra suMdara vIraDA gALyA. A dareka ThekANe vaTemArguone tRSA chIpAvatA jyAre ame jetA tyAre amane era AnaMda thato. strIonI unnati-temanI keLavaNuM-kurivAja-vidhavAnI dazA vagerenA vicAro matabhAIne AvyA. te sAthe ja e dizAmAM paNa uparanAM kAryonI sAthosAtha emaNe keTalAMka kAmo upADayAM. pustakAlayamAMthI strIone khAsa upayogI pustake alaga karI navAM kharIdI strI pustakAlaya zarU karyuM. kAlAM TANe vAcanavarga khelyA. khAsa strIo mATe paNa pharatAM pustakAlaya kya, vidhavAone udyama maLe eTalA mATe mejAM sIvavA, hAtharUmAla, Tebala kalotha vagere banAvavAno gRhaudyoga zarU karyo. A udyoga mATe jarUrI badhAM sAdhano e lAvatA, bahenone ApatA ane strIo emanI dukAnethI khUba kAma laI jatI ane divasanA roTalA jeTaluM nIrAMte kamAtI ane ene AzIrvAda ApatI. bahenone motIbhAI pAsethI kAma maLatuM, eTaluM ja nahi paNa e uparAMta bIjuM ghaNuM maLatuM. bhaNelI hoya tene pustako maLatAM, abhaNane bhaNuM levAnI preraNA maLatI. e uparAMta kAMI ne kAMI upadeza maLyeja raheto-AthI ghaNI bahenonAM jIvana sudharatAM. motIbhAIno svabhAvaja evo hato ke tenA paricayamAM je koI Ave tene te ghaDIkamAM asara karatA. ane eka vakhata enA paricayamAM Avela mANasa bIjI vakhata enI pAse AvyA vinA raheto nahi. molAkata (aluNuM vrata) Ave tyAre kAThiyAvADamAM chokarIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #518 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 505 w sagata metIbhAi darajI deda phUTe che. e rivAja motIbhAIne sAre na lAgyo. eTale e nadImAM chokarIone ekaThI kare, rAsaDA gavarAvI khAvAnuM vahece, deda nahi phUTavAnAM be veNu paNa kahe-ramato ramADe ane AnaMda ane utsavanuM vAtAvaraNa ubhuM kare. Ama trIjIvananI unnati mATe paNa emanI najara paDelI ane enA TUka jIvanamAM eNe thoDuMka kareluM paNa kharuM. bApujI, enI besanTa, dAdAbhAI navarojajI, gokhale vagere dezanetAonAM jIvanacaritra ame sAthe ja vAMcI gayA. meMtIbhAIe nizcaya karyo ke, jIvatA netAomAMthI bane teTalAne ApaNe vaDha vANamAM utAravA. banyuM evuM, ke gokhalejInA smAraka phaMDa mATe mahAtmAjI rAjakeTa jatA hatA. amane A vAtanI khabara paDI. motIbhAIe amane kahyuM ke, ApaNe vaDhavANamAM mahAna puruSone lAvavAnuM vrata lIdhela che ane tenA amala tarIke bApujIne utAravAne A lAga sAre che. mahAtmAjIne vaDhavANamAM AvavAnuM notaruM ApavAne ame nizcaya karyo. A vakhate eka vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnI che. ame badhAya hatA vidyAthI. koinI aleDa juvAnethI vadhu AbarU nahi, motIbhAI paNa amArI maMDaLInA eTale moTA gaNAtA te vakhatanA zaherIo sAthe amAre khAsa saMbaMdha nahi, temaja temanI sAthe paricaya paNa che. matalaba ke, amAro baja prajA upara nahi. ema e kazAyane khyAla karyA vinA mahAbhAjI jevAne vaDhavANamAM notaravAno nizcaya amArI maMDaLIe karyo. bApujI rAjakoTa jatA hatA te vakhate jaMkazana sTezane ame maLyAM. temanA jIvananI ghaNI vArtA vAMcelI. emanAM pratyakSa darzana karI ame kRtakRtya thayA. mahAtmAjI sAthe A prathama paricaya. motIbhAI ane bApujI vacce vAto cAlI. motIbhAIe rAjakoTathI vaLatAM vaDhavANa utaravAnuM notaruM ApyuM. bApujI samajyA, ke gokhale smArakamAM mane kAMika maLe evuM haze mATe ja A juvAniyA mane laI jatA haze. e lAlace emaNe te paTa daIne hA pADI dIdhI, ane ame to amArI kazIya javAbadArI samajyA vinA mahAtmAjI vaDhavANane pAvana karaze e ekaja vicArathI khUba ullAsamAM AvI jai amArI jAtane dhanya thayela mAnI vaDhavANa tarapha vaLyA. motIbhAIne utsAha ajaba hato. te divasathI te bApujI traNa cAra divase vaDhavANu AvyA tyAM sudhI ame ujAgarA karyA. hAthe lakhI lakhIne jAheranAmAM zaheramAM caDhayAM ane mahAmAjInI padharAmaNInI taiyArIo karI. gAmanA keTalAke, ame kAMI paNa taiyArI vinA-ame koIne pUchayA vinA mahAtmAjI jevAne notarUM ApI AvavA mATe meMtIbhAine Thapako paNa dIdho. zu. 43 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA be divasa sudhI to amArI sAthe kaI na maLyuM, keTalAke virodha darzAvyo. gAmanA koI sahakAra nahi Ape to ApaNAmAMthI koinA ghera mahAtmAjIne utArI ApaNI maMDaLImAMthI je be pAMca rUpiyA thaze te bheTa dharI temane vidAya ApIzuM, ema nakakI karyuM; paNa mahAtmAjIne vaDhavANa lAvavA e te nakkI. mahAtmAjIne AvavAne eka ja divasa bAkI rahyo ane mahAjananA vepArIone thayuM ke A chokarAo te pahelAja notarUM daI AvyA che ane gAmamAMthI e kerekAMTA jaze te ApaNI AbarU jaze. mahAjane pUrNa sahakAra Apyo. nagarazeThane tyAM bApujIne utAre maLyo. sTeTa phaMDamAMthI sArI rakama ApI. mahAjane thelI ApIne bApujIne navAjyA. e AkhA gAme pUrNa utsAhathI temanuM svAgata karyuM. bApujIe metIbhAInA pustakAlayanI mulAkAta paNa lIdhI. te vakhate ame e saMsthAne "krI lAibrerI' kahetA. A aMgrejI nAma tarapha tarata bApujInuM dhyAna gayuM. temaNe be traNa nAmane vicAra karI chevaTe A pustakAlayane mATe dharma pustakAlayanAma pasaMda karyuM. tyArathI eja nAme e pustakAlaya oLakhAya che. bApujIe tyAMnI mulAkAta pothI'( vijhiTabuka' mATe A zabda bApujIe pasaMda karyo)mAM kaMIka lakhyuM che. barAbara matalaba yAda nathI, paNa tenA kAryakartAo mATe temaNe saMteSa jAhera karyo hato. motIbhAInI zubhecchA sarva rIte phaLI. eNe karela nizcaya pAra paDyo. A prasaMgathI mahAtmAjI ane motIbhAIne paricaya vadhe. tyAra pachI te motIbhAI AzramamAM paNa rahI AvelA ane emano saMbaMdha vadhela. e saMbaMdhane lIdhe ja bApujIe devIdAsabhAIne vaDhavANa havAphera mATe mokalelA. AzramamAM eka varSe mAtAnA sakhata vA hatA tyAre A zramamAM ghaNA mAMdA paDI gayelA ane sevA karanAranI jarUra hatI. tenI khabara vaDhavANa paDatAM motIbhAI temanA be cAra sAthIone laine Azrama pahoMcelA. e mAMdAnI zuzruSA bApujIne khUba saMtoSa thAya tevI rIte karelI. motIbhAInuM jIvana tapasvI to hatuM ja, bApujInA paricayamAM AvyA te pahelAM te satyAgrahI hatA. paraMtu AzramamAM rahI gayA pachI te vaDhavANamAM gRhajIvana gALatAM chatAM eNe kharUM azramajIvana zarU karI dIdhuM. - brahmacaryA-aparigraha-asteya vagere AzramanAM pAMce vrata eNe lIdhAM ane tenuM sakhta pAlana e karatA. jIvananA chellA mAsAmAM A te sAthe alUNA vrata paNa lIdhuM hatuM. pAMca cIja uparAMta chaThThI cIja e kadI khAtA nahi. eTale ke zAkamAM tela Ave www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadgata motIbhAI darajI 57 to te paNa cIja gaNAya. Ama dhIre dhIre emanA jIvanane emaNe khUba tapasvI banAvyuM; chatAM gRhakArya ane anya vyavasAya haMmezanI mujaba cAlyo jato. temanAM AvAM vratothI temanA dainika kAryamAM kazIye AMca AvatI nahi, balake keTalIka vakhata emane skRti vizeSa jaNAtI. vIramagAmanI lAInadorIne aMge pahelAM kAThiyAvADanA utArUonAM poTalAM vIramagAma sTezane tapAsAtAM. AthI utArUonI hAlAkIne pAra na hato. meMtIbhAIne A vAta khUbaja sAlatI. huM AgaLa kahI gayo chuM tema motIbhAInA manamAM eka vicAra khUba ghoLAyA pachI te teno amala karyoja rahetA. emanI kriyAzakti ghaNI hatI. vIramagAmanA utArUonAM duHkha emane asahya thaI paDyAM ane tyAM satyAgrahanI laData zarU karavI joIe, ema emane prathama sUjhayuM. emaNe A vAta bApujIne jaNAvI ane enuM mahattva temane gaLe UtaryuM. bApujIe matIbhAine jaNAvyuM, ke e prana huM upADuM te khare, paNa tame satyAgrahamAM joDAvA taiyAra cho ? metIbhAIe kurabAna thavAnI ItijArI batAvI. bApujIe prazna upADyo. lAgatAvaLagatA sarakArI amaladAro sAthe patravyavahAra zarU karyo ane vinA laDate poTalAM tapAsavAnuM baMdha thayuM. Ama eka satyAgrahanuM kSetra emanA jIvanamAM bAkI rahI jatuM hatuM te paNa temaNe joI lIdhuM. A prazna viSe lakhatAM mahAtmAjIe motIbhAIne nAmaniSa karyo che. temane abhyAsa to cAra gujarAtI jeTaloja hato, paraMtu bhASA upara kAbu bhAre sarasa hato. e jyAre bolatA tyAre jANe ke sAMbhaLyAja karIe ema thatuM. ekadhArI emanI vANI satata vadhe jatI. bhASA saMskArI AvatI. pitAne abhyAsa thoDo hato tene abhakharo emane jarAya na hato. hiMdInuM emane ghaNuM sArUM jJAna hatuM. paraMtu emane to jJAnanI jijJAsA ghaNI hatI, tethI e vaLI sevAnA bahoLA kSetramAM aMgrejInI jarUriyAta che ema te mAnatA hatA; tethI emaNe aMgrejIno abhyAsa khUba khaMtathI zarU karI dIdhela. upara jaNAvyA tevA anekavidha ativyavasAya chatAM traNa varSamAM traNa aMgrejInA abhyAsa emaNe sArI rIte karI lIdhuM. ane eTaluM sAdhI lIdhA pachI te vadhu jhaDapathI cAlavAnA emanA keDa hatA. sAhityanA kSetramAM paNa kAMIka phALo ApavAno jANe ke rahI jato hoya tema emaNe emanA chellA divasomAM ghaNuM preraka bhajana lakhelAM. emAM AvatAM rUpake-dAkhalAo ghaNuja maulika hatA. e sUtromAM bahu mAnatA ane pitAnA vicAronA maMthana pachI nakakI karela sUtranI eka hAramALA emaNe taiyAra karela. emanuM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #521 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM A sAhitya keTalAMka varSo sudhI sacavAI rahyuM, paNa pAchaLathI zI khabara kyAMka gUma thaI gayuM che. | sAmAjika, rAjakIya ane dhArmika, ema traNe dizAmAM emanA vyavasAya vadhatA gayA, tema tema emane avakAza ocho maLavA lAgyA. emane thayuM, ke je mAre haju vadhu kAma karavuM hoya to ane jIvananI kSaNe sevAnA kSetramAM vadhu vItAvavI hoya to jarUriyAta ochI karavI joIe, gharanuM kharca kamI karI nAkhavuM joIe, jethI kamAvAnI ciMtA ochI rahe, tenI pAchaLa che vakhata gALavo paDe. AthI temaNe nizcaya karyo, ke eka divasamAM ATha ke daza AnAnuM kAma thAya eTale pachI sIvavAnuM choDI daIne sevAnA kAryamAM vakhata vItAva. sIvavAnI emanI cAlAkI evI hatI, ke sAMja paDe e aDhI rUpiyAnI kamANI karI zakatA. A jhaDape ATha dA AnAnuM kAma te e bahu thoDA vakhatamAM pUruM karI nAkhatA ane bAkIne vakhata sAmAjika sevAnAM kAryomAM gALatA. kamANu ochI karI eTale emaNe gharanAM ghaNAM jarUrI kharco upara paNa kApa mUkyo. motIbhAinI sevAnI bhUkha ATalethI maTI nahi. emane thayuM, ke AvI rIte chUTA chavAyAM kAma karavA karatAM koI eka saMsthA jevuM karyuM hoya to sAruM. A vicAranI sAthe eka Azrama sthApavAne emaNe vicAra karyo. A AzramanI emanI kalpanA era hatI. e jIvyA hota to jarUra amalamAM mUkata. emane udyoga tathA rASTrIya zALA, Dhora mATe haveDa, pAse navANu-vagere sahita svAzrayI Azrama sthApavAnA emanA vicAra hatA. A vicArone amala karavA mATe jamIna te joIe ja. vaDhavANanI cAre bAju pharIne nadIkAMThe jaDezvaranI pAseno sarasa pleTa Azrama mATe meLavavAne emaNe nizcaya karyo. darabAramAM arajI karI, nAmaMjura thaIne arajI pAchI AvI. te vakhate vaDhavANamAM sarakAranuM eNDaminisTre zana hatuM, ane kAdarI sAhebano amala cAlu hatA. e kAdarI sAhebane pIgaLAvI eja pleTa levAno dRDha nizcaya metIbhAIe karyo. amane to A vAta Abha sAthe bAtha bhIDavA jevI lAgelI. meMtIbhAInuM manobaLa bhAre jabarUM hatuM. vaLI ene prArthanAmAM ajaba vizvAsa hato, e A kissA parathI mAlUma paDe che. motIbhAI roja savAre nAradabhAInI vAve nahAIne sIdhA A jaDezvaranA pleTa upara AvatA. jamInanI madhyamAM ubhA rahI prabhuprArthanA karatA "he prabhu ! A jamIna mane Azrama karavA apAva." prArthanA karI ghera jaI kapaDAM paherI korTane samaya thatAM darabAragaDhamAM jatA. zarUAtamAM te arajadAratarIke jai araja karatA, paNa kAdarIe e araja paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #522 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saddagata motIbhAI darajI 500 dhUtakArI kADhI tyArathI nAsIpAsa thayA vinA ke jarAya kSobha pAmyA vinA ke huM haDadhUta thaIza ane mArI AbarU jaze, paTAvALo dhakkA mAraze to mANase mArA mATe zuM mAnaze-te kazAyanI paravA karyA vinA eNe darabAragaDhamAM javAnuM jArI rAkhyuM. have e arajadAratarIke nahotA jatA. roja kacerIe jAya, bAraNu pAseja pAMca miniTa ubhA rahe. kAdarI sAheba kacerInI aMdara khurazI upara birAjamAna thayelA hoya tenI najara emanI upara paDe tema ubhA rahI pAMca sAta miniTa thebhI te pAchA dukAne AvatA rahe. amane emanA A kAryathI keTalIka vakhata navAI lAgatI. ame kahetA, ke e kAdarI ema pIgaLavAno nathI. A bhadrabhadrapaNuM have jaNAya che. e kahetA "AtmAnA daDha nizcaya pAse paththara paNa pIgaLe che e vAta huM so TakA sAcI mAnuM chuM; te A kAdarI zI visAtamAM che ?mArA dilane vadhu pavitra banAvI huM kAdarIne pIgaLAvIza." pitAnA A akhatarA sAthe eNe vadhu vrata paNa lIdhAM. ane roja kacerIe javAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. kAdarI roja tenA sAmuM jue, najare najara maLe. motIbhAI pAMca sAta miniTa tenI najara paDe tema bAraNuM bahAra besI gupacUpa bolyA cAlyA vinA dukAne cAlyA jAya. A pramANe mAsa doDha mAsa cAlyuM. kAdarIne kAMI asara nathI thavAnI ema amane lAgyuM, tyAM ekAeka darabAra sAhebanA janmadivasanA divase bhASaNa karatAM kAdarI sAhebe kahela bhASaNanA samAcAra emane maLyA. kAdarI sAheba bolelA ke "A gAmamAM eka darajI rahe che ane te keTalAMka sevAnAM kAryo kare che. tenA AvA upayoga mATe tenI arajImAM teNe jaNAvyA mujaba jaDezvara pAsenI jamIna tene ApavAno amAro vicAra che." A ugAro sAMbhaLI motIbhAIne keTalo AnaMda thayo haze? amArA AnaMdanI to avadhija nahotI. havAI killA jevAja mAnela manoratha have to hAthaveMtamAM che, ema amane thaI AveluM; paNa IzvarechA kaI judIja hatI. 1973 nA zlegane jhapATo AkhA gujarAta-kAThiyAvADamAM lAge, tema vaDhavANamAM paNa lAge; vaDhavANanI zerIo ane bajAre nirjana banI. sau potAnI jIMdagI bacAvavA jyAM phAvyuM tyAM nAThAM. motIbhAIne ame vaDhavANa bahAra nIkaLavA khUba vInavyA te javAba maLeH "gAMDiyAo, meta keThImAM purAye paNa tene mUkanAra nathI. mRtyu AvavAnuM haze to game tyAM jaIza tyAM Avaze, te ahIMja rahI gAmamAM bAkI rahela nirAdhAronI sevA kAM na karavI?" ame to sagAMvahAlAM sAthe vaDhavANanI bahAra nIkaLyA. motIbhAI gAmamAM ja rahyA. mAMdAnI mAvajata kare ane Izvarabhajana kare. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mA sevA karatAM karatAM ene cepa lAgye, maraNapathArIe paDayA ane Izvarane karavuM ne te akasmAtamAMthI bacI gayA. sahaja ThIka thayuM teA khullAmAM AvI khesavA lAgyA. parADhiye prAnA te cUkAyaja kema ? Ama pareDhiyAnI khullI havAthI nyumeAniyA lAgyA ane temanuM mRtyu thayuM. pAMca varSanA samAjasevAnA emanA TraeNka jIvanamAM emaNe keTalIya dizAe kheDI nAkhI. emanA pUrvajanmanAM adhUrAM rahela kAryo bahu jhaDapathI jANe pUrAM karavAneja emane avatAra na hAya tema khUba jhaDapathI dhaNI dizAemAM emaNe mAthuM mA temanA jIvananA keTalAka kissAo TAMkI emanI A kathA pUrI karIza. e mAnatA ke, khAtAM pItAM ApaNe je vicAra karIe chIe tene ApaNA jIvananA utkarSa sAthe gADha sabaMdha che. AthI pANI pItAM ke kAMI paNa khAtAM e khUba zAMti jALavatA. ane te vakhate jIvananI unnatinA savicArAja karatA. emanI dRDha mAnyatA hatI, ke bheAjananuM aNue aNu kAI pavitra vAtAvaraNathI pavitra thaine zarIramAM bhaLe che; tenI era asara jIvana upara thAya che. jAhera jIvanamAM paDayA, paNa tevAM kAryo mATe bhIkha mAgavAnuM emane khAsa na rUcatuM. khAsa mitrA sivAya e kyAMya veNu na nAkhatA, ane teya na chUTakeja. cAle tyAM sudhI te pote garIba hatA chatAM paNa vadhu garIba banIne peAtAnA gharanA paisAja ghaNe lAge kharacatA. 510 emanI niyamitatA teA ghaNIja hatI. dharAkane je samaye kapaDuM ApavAnuM kahela hAya te samaye ApyuMja hAya. pAMcanA TakArA thatAM kAma nahi karavuM te nakkI karyAM pachI pAMca vAgatAM kAma mUkIja dIdhuM hAya. sabhAne samaya thatAM phalANA bhAi AvyA ke na AvyA tenI rAha joyA vinA je hAya tenAthI sabhA zarU karIja hAya. sakhyAbaLathI te kadI malakAtA nahi ane AchI saMkhyAthI hiMmata hAratA nahi. keTalAMka kAmanI zarUAtamAM ame traNa cAra jaNuja hAie tApaNu meAtIbhAIne utsAha-ullAsa-AnaMda te emAM ne emAMja hAya. Ave vakhate amane bahu navAi lAgatI. keTalIka vakhata ema lAgatuM, ke A te avadhAnA kare che ke zu ? eka bAjuthI sacA cAlatA hAya, khIjI bAjuthI dharAkane letA hoya, trIjI bAjuthI emanA putrane zikSaNa ApavAnuM kAma teA cAluja hAya, ceAthI bAjuthI peluM samUhavAcana dhArmika ke rASTrIya pustaka te! cAluja heAya. Ama cAra pAMca kAma cAluja hAya, chatAM eka emAM enu dhyAna na hoya ema na ane. vAcanamAM zuM cAlyuM te e barAbara kahI de. ema keTalIka vakhata te samajyA vinAnu cAlyuM jatuM heAya te khIjAnI sAthenI vAta pUrI thatAM phrI vaMcAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #524 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janmASTamInA jugAra 511 eka nAnI khAsiyata paNa prastuta hevAthI lakhuM chuM. 'prasthAna'nA taMtrIe lekha sAthe sadgatanA pheTAnI mAgaNI karI che; paNu meAtIbhAi pachavADe phoTA mUkatA gayA nathI. temaNe kadI phoTA paDAbyAja nathI--tee tenI viruddha hatA. A bAbatamAM paNa te mahAbhAjIne maLatA Ave che. mahAtmAjI kadI phATAgrApharane beThaka ApatA nathI, ane temane kemerAne kaMTALA che. meAtIbhAinA deha Aje A duniyAmAM nathI, chatAM enA gADha paricayamAM Avela enA keTalAka minnemAM enA bALaka samAna, emaNe sthApela dhama pustakAlaya'mAM ane enI hATaDI sAmenA emanA nAma pAchaLa vaDhavANe emanA smaracihna tarIke rAkhela mAtAceAkamAM e hajIya jIvatA che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. ( "prasthAna" mAsikamAMthI ) 97 - janmASTamIno jugAra (lekhaka:-zrI. kumuda sI. nANAvaTI) nirjanatAnA e bhISaNa sAmrAjyamAM eka vajrabAhu ahIM tahI TahelI rahyA hatA. tenI aDIkha`bha kAyA bhalabhalAnI chAtInAM pATIAM besADI Tre tevI hatI. aspaSTa ane tUTaka tUTaka sarI paDatA tenA zabdo tenI vihvaLa maneAdazAnuM pArakhuM ApavA sAmarthya - vAna hatA. 'tAlereAnI tumIjAjInI tAtI talavAra heThaLa rahe - sAi jatAM aneka hADamAMsanAM mALakhAMenAM karuNa dRzyA tenA uttamAMgane dhamadhamAvI rahyAM hatAM, pAMca rUpIA uchInA ApI paMdara rUpIA jhaDapI lenAra lakSmInaMdaneAnI dAMbhika lIlA tenA tasa zANItane vadhAre ukALatI. e badhAmAMthI A abhUkhyAM mALakhAne ze ugAravAM, e ati aTapaTI yeAjanA dhaDavAmAM teNe atyAre tenI badhIja zaktio kAme lagADI dIdhI. AvAM pAmara pazuone peAtAnuM AtmabhAna kayI rIte thAya te yAjanAnA aMkeDA te joDatA ne tADatA. prasvedabiMduthI nItaratI tenI kAyA aMgAra varasAvatI lAlaama sudhAkaranA tIrachI razmIethI rAtI caTaka thaI gai hatI. tALavu zekatA tApathI kaMTALI teNe eka pracaMDa vRkSarAjane AzarA zeSyeA. lamaNe hAtha daI te lagAra ADe| thaye, ke turataja nidrAdevIe tene peAtAnA mAyAvI pAzamAM jakaDavA mAMDayeA. tenI AMkhA hajI pUrepurI maLI paNa naheAtI, eTalAmAM tA dhabbAka detAkane bhISaNa avAja pAsenA kUvA tarapha saMbhaLAyA. eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAra zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me thekaDA sameta te beThA thai gayA; je dizA prati avAja thayA te tarapha ti vege te doDayA. kUvAnAM adhArAM nIramAM teNe pAtAnI najara thaMbhAvI, kASTa manuSya temAM taraphaDatuM heAya tema lAgatAM teNe hAkArA karyAM; AsapAsanA e traNa kRSikArA A trADa sameta tyAM doDI AvyA. jhaTajhaTa eka doraDuM lAvavAnuM sUcana ApI, mahAkAye kUvAmAM dhakhakAvyuM. A kUve! sadbhAgye bahu uMDA nahi hAvAthI te pANI paNa nahi hAvAthI teNe e DUbatI AkRtine caDapa karatAM peAtAnA kAMDA para TekavI dIdhI te eka tIrADamAM paga TekavI peAtAnI kAyAne jaLasapATI para rAkhI. pelA parApakArI kRSikArA majabUta deraDuM lAvyA. tenI madada vaDe te pelI AkRtine acetanAvasthAmAM kUvAnI bahAra lAvyA. sarvenI ajAyakhI vacce A AkRti eka yuvAna mALAnI mAlUma paDI. sarvee A nizcetana bALAnI sukla kAyAne pAsenA khetaramAM khaseDI, e yuvAne potAnA dhetiyAnA meATA cIrA cIrI tenAthI zeka karavA mAMDayeA, ne thADI vAre A geTAonA garamAvAthI bALAe pAsuM badalyuM. tarataja A yuvake sadhaLAMAne vIkherAI javA vinaMti karI. alpa samaya pUrve tenA hRdayane hacamacAvI rahelA vicAre A kumaLI bALAnA AvA yAjanaka hAla nIrakhIne ekI sAmaTA dhasI gayA. "A ugatAM puSpasanI bAlikA kUvAmAM kema paDI? te ajANatAMja paDI gaI ke jANI joIne? AvA nirjana kUvA samIpa javAnu tene zuM kAraNa maLyuM ?" AvA AvA aneka praznA tenA tama hRdayane savizeSa tapAvavA lAgyA. kAI badamAsAnuM te! A karapINu kAvatarU nahi haiAya ? ke kAi kAramA duHkhe DarAvI tene A nizcaya para teA nahi lAvI mUkI hAya ? game tema...... yuvakanI vicAragraMthi tUTI. e bALAe AMkhA udhADI, svapnasRSTisamuM dRzya nIhALatAM te avAk hAlatamAM ekITaze tenI sAmu joi rahI. harSonmAdamAM pelA yuvaka kheDA thai gayA. jarA hasI paDatAM e khALA tenAM astavyasta kapaDAM sakAratAM kheDI thai. gabharAzA nahi, bahena! tame salAmata sthaLe che." "tame kANu ?-huM kyAM ?-ahI` kANu lAvyu? A jagyAe huM zI rIte AvI ? " te khAlikA bahAvarI banI jatAM aneka praznane teNe pUchI nAkhyA. zAMta paDe| bahena ! tamAre jarAya bhayatrasita thavAnu have kazuMja www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #526 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janmASTamIne jugAra pa13 prayojana nathI." pelA yuvake pANIne pyAle te bAlikAne Ape, pANI pIdhA bAda te svastha thaI. "kahe, tame koNa che? pelA kUvAmAM dhabakAvavAnuM zuM kAraNa?" te bAlikAne haveja badhI ghaTanAnuM vismaraNa thayuM. huM kharekhara tamArI AbhArI chuM bhAI ! paNa mane bacAvI tame mArI duHkhada jIdagI nAhaka laMbAvo che." "ema zA mATe bolo che bahena ? tamAruM jIvana ATaluM badhuM akAruM thaI paDavAnuM kAraNa jaNAvaze ?" "lyo, sAMbhaLo tyAre." mAthAmAM thayelA kAramA ghAnI vedanA jema tema zamAvatAM te bALA belI: "mAruM nAma kusuma, mArA patideva-kadAca tame tene nahi oLakhe. bhAInuM nAma rameza. A gAmamAM eka vANiyAne tyAM teo pAMtrIsa rUpiyAnA pagAre nokarI karatA hatA. amArAM lagna veLAe tenI pAsethI lIdhelAM nANuM peTe-ame dara mAse pAMca pAMca rUpIA tene bharatAM hatAM ne chatAM garIbogarIba amArUM jIvana amane madhura lAgatuM. kusumabahena ! tame jarA TuMkANamAM ja patAvo. juo, A pATe paNa lohIluhANa thaI gayo che. jhAjhuM kaSTa nA saha." "hA bhAI ! have mULa vAta para AvuM chuM. je divasanI huM A vAta karuM chuM te divasa bhagavAna zrIkRSNacaMdrane janmadivasajanmASTamI hatA. mArA prANezane pagAra paNa tene Agale dine teo lAvelA ne potAnA khissAkharca jagA pAMca rUpIA patA pAse rAkhI bAkIne tamAma pagAra mArI pAse ja temaNe rahevA dIdhe. e amAre krama hato. janmASTamIne tahevAra hovAthI mArA rameza to tenA mitra kirITa joDe pAsenA zaheramAM gaelA, jatAM jatAM meM mArI sahiyaro-pADozaNe-sAthe gaMjIphe ramavAnI paravAnagI mAgI lIdhelI. ghaNuM AnAkAnI pachIja-mane nirAza nahi karavAnA hetuthIjatemaNe mane ramavAnI chUTa ApelI. "ramAbahena, caMcaLabahena, kAMtAbahena, (teo mArI bAjumAM ja rahetAM hatAM) ne huM ema cAra jaNa ramavA beThAM. eka be bAjI to ame khAlI ja ramyAM. pachI kAMtAbahene cAra AnAthI pahela karI ne bhAI! huM te jItavA ja mAMDI ! mAre lobha vadheH zrImaMtanI putrIone lUMTI levAne-se basa rUpiyA bhegA karI levAne mane vicAra Avyo; eTale kAMtAbahene meTI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 514 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 rakamathI ramavAnI mAgaNI karatAM meM te saharSa svIkArI. "paraMtu mArI lakSmIlolupatAnI sarva ImAratAnA kAMgarA kaDaDabhUsa thaI gayA. dhIre dhIre jItelA pisA gayA to gayA, paraMtu mArA hamezanA pradabiMdunI kamANI paNa sAthe taNAvA lAgI." "kusumabahena! tame e kharekhara e eka bhayaMkara bhUla karI che." "sAcuM kaho cho, bhalA bhAI! paraMtu jema hAryo jugArI bamaNuM rame' tema meM paNa basa chatI AMbe AMdhaLI banI bAjI para bAja khetheja rAkhI ne cAra kalAkane cheDe meM rUpiyA sATha caMcaLabahenanA deNA karyA." A vAta tamArA patidevanA jANavAmAM AvI che ke nahi?" nA, nA-teo je A vAta jANe to ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM gaLavAja mADe ne! eTale meM bIjA trIsa rUpIA kAntA bahena pAsethI uchInA lIdhA ne amAruM gharakharca calAvavAno vicAra karyo. "sAMje rameza pAchA vaLyA. huM jANe kazuM ja nA banyuM hoya tema kRtrima hAsya hasavA lAgI-ne jema tema karI janmASTamIne dina to pasAra karyo. paraMtu hajI A vAtane purA paMdara divasa te vItyA paNa nahi eTalAmAM te caMcaLa bahenane kAMtA bahene mAgatA paisA mATe ghoMcapareNuM karavAnA zrIgaNeza AdaryA. meM temane kaTake kaTake ApI devAnuM vacana ApyuM, paNa bhAI! amArA sarIkhAM garIbanuM vacana mAneja koNa ?-eTale caMcaLabahenane maNuo-je nizAbAja hato tene caMcaLa bahene caDhAvyo, ne mArA patideva jyAre nokarIe gayelA tyAre mArA upara teNe bIbhatsa humalo karyo. "ane vaLI te ne teja caMcaLa bahena satAM thatAM AvyAM ne maNIAne ThamaTheryo, ne ghera laI gayAM. "paraMtu te divasa pachIthI mane ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM tAva Avyo. rameze cAra divasanI rajA lIdhI, temane pagAra kapAyo, ne dAktaranA bIla peTe rUpIA daza devA paDayA te te khAtara upara dIvo." "ararara, tamArI "ekaja bhUle kharekhara "bhUlano bhoga levA mAMDa emaja kahe ne ?" "hA, emaja. huM sAjI thaI, paraMtu mArA mukha paranI rAtI caTaka lAlI te gaI te gaI. pachI mAruM maMgaLasUtra yAda rAkhaje, ke e mAruM saubhAgyacina hatuM-mAgatA paisA peTe caMcaLa bahenane tyAM gIro mUkyuM. paraMtu kAntAbahenane kema samajAvavAM ? A prazna mane tharatharAvI nAkhI. daramyAnamAM rameza cAra divasa gerahAjara rahelo tene lIdhe www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vuuuuuuuwwww janmASTamIne jugAra 515 tenA zeTha tenA upara dhuMvAM puvAM to thaelAja, paraMtu eka divasa tenI janmagAMTha nimitte jarA te moDe gayo eTale e madonmatta tIsmArakhAMe mArA ramezane nokarI parathI dUra karyo. kAMtAbahenanA patine meM jAte tathA mArA rameze vinaMti karI ke kyAMka peTavaDiyAM jenuM kAma apAve; paraMtu vyartha. rameza sUkAvA lAgyo, mArI ciMtA vadhI. janmASTamInA jugAre to dATa vALI nAkhyo. bhAI... "ne te pachI eka rAtre meM mAre hAthe karIne ja mArI gupta vAta rameza pAse khullI karI nAkhI, eja mArI bhayaMkara bhUla thaI. teNe mane eka akSara paNa ThapakAno na saMbhaLAvyo, paraMtu te pachI mArA uparanuM tenuM pahelAnuM vahAla te dine dine echuM thatuM cAlyuM. "tenuM magaja paNa asthira hAlatamAM aTavAI gayuM. AkhA divasa gharanI bahAra te rakhaDayAja kare ne rAtre TheTha moDo moDo ghera Ave. nahi khAvAnuM bhAna ke nahi pIvAnI tamA ! A hAlatamAM meM paMdara divasa vItAvyA. pachI meM paNa mArI sahanazIlatAno kAbu gumAvyA, rameza bahAra rakhaDavA lAgyA eTale meM eka ciThThI lakhI A bAju pibArA mAyA ne mArI A kamanasIba kahANuM ATalethIja TuMkAvavA kUvAmAM dhabakAvyuM. "ane A badhIye karuNa ghaTanAnI nAyikA te huMja chuMjanmASTamInA jugAreja mArI A dazA karI che, ne mArA ramezanuM te zuM thaze te prabhu jANe. eha prabhu !" ATaluM kahI kusume dhruske dhruske rAI nAkhyuM ne aMte bebhAna thaI gaI bIjI bAju rakhaDatA ramezane gAmamAMthI A karuNa ghaTanAnI jANa thatAM te hAMphalo phAphalo doDI Avyo. bebhAna kusumanI sukala kAyA para te paDo. A banAva eTalo to karuNa hato ke pelo yuvAna te A dRzya jeTha jhAra jhAra raDI paDyo. aneka prayAso pachI kusuma sAvadha thaI. baMnene laI e pare5kArI yuvaka potAne ghera AvyA, tenAM mAtApitAne sarva bInAthI vAkepha karyo ne temanuM-rameza ne kusumanuM-sarva devuM cUkavI devA jeTalA paisA A mamatALu mAnavIe temane apAvyA. dhIre dhIre vaLI jIvanano raMga badalAyo. bhISaNa bhUkhamarAnI bhayaMkara sItamacakkImAM pIsAtuM A premI yugala punaH pitAne AMgaNe sukhI dina utAravA zaktimAna thayuM. pelA paragaju yuvakane popakAra hajIya A yugala visayuM nathI-paNa janmASTamIne jugAra punaH ramavAnuM to kusuma kyAranIya visarI gaI che. | (dainika "hiMdusthAnamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #529 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 516 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 98-sUryanamaskAra (mUla-lekhaka-audharAjya ke cIpha zrImaMta bAlAsAhaba paMta pratinidhijI; anuvAdaka, paM. bhagavatIprasAda pAMDe bI. e. prakAzaka:50 kRSNarAma mehatA, lIDara presa, IlAhAbAda; sajilDa; citrasaMkhyA 21; mUlya nA) isa pustaka kA paricaya hI kayA, yaha to paricaya kI nahIM, prekiTasa kI cIja hai. graMthakAra isake eka aise mahAnubhAva haiM, jinha, hamAre dhanImAnI bhAratIya aura rAjAo kI taraha sukhasAdhana kI-bhautika vAsanApUrti karanevAle sAdhane kI-kamI nahIM, tathApi apane dezavAsiye kI jagahInatA aura AyuSyakSINatA kA uhai itanA khyAla hai, itanI ciMtA hai ki sukha kI goda meM pala kara bhI unahene kalpita vilAsa ke tilAMjali de dI, apane ke tapAyA, isa prAcIna vyAyamapaddhati kA abhyAsa kiyA aura dezavAsiyoM ke liye eka bhUle huye patha para phira se prakAza DAlA. hamAre deza meM adhikAMza ese loga hai, jinake jIvana kI vilAsapriyatA lekhaka mahadaya kI vaibhavapUrNa sthiti ke mukAbale pAsiMga bhI nahIM hai, aura unahIMne svayaM 17 varSa taka IsakA pUrNa abhyAsa kara ke taba yaha anubhUta prayoga dezavAsiye ke sAmane rakhA hai, IsIse hama kahate haiM ki yaha paricaya kI nahI pratyuta abhyAsa karane kI cIja hai. IsameM prAcIna bhAratIya vyAyAmapaddhati kA varNana hai aura yaha saca hai ki cIpha sAhaba kI yaha keAI maulika racanA te nahIM hai, tathApi unake dvArA isake anavarata abhyAsa tathA pravartana kA je rUpa prApta huA hai, vaha unakA apanA hai aura Isa daSTi se to unakI maulikatA kI chApa bhI isameM vidyamAna hai, aisA kahA jA sakatA hai. bhArata meM Aja kitanI hI lokala vyAyAma-paddhati ke sAtha sAtha pazcimI paddhatimAM bhI pracalita hai, kiMtu ye prAyaH sabhI manuSya ke zArIrika vikAsa para rahI jora detI haiM. lekina zArIrika vikAsa hI to manuSyajIvana kA dhyeya nahIM hai. kerA daihika vikAsa vAsanAmUlaka hai. jaba taka daihika svAdhya ke sAtha manuSya ke Atmika svArtha kI mahattA kA anubhava na ho sake, taba taka vaha ekAMgIna he, manuSyajIvana ke liye pUrNaza meM sahAyaka nahIM. yaha saMpUrNatA taba prApta hotI hai, jaba zArIrika vikAsa ke sAtha sAtha mAnasika evaM Atmika vikAsa bhI praphuTita hotA rahe. mana aura zarIra doM ke eka aise abhyAsa kI-eka aisI paddhati dvArA vyAyAma www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUryanamaskAra 517 karane kI-AvazyakatA hai ki manuSya apane kA AdhyAtmika rUpa meM vyakta kara sake. yaha kabhI anya paddhatiyeAM meM isIliye pAi jAtI hai ki uname khIja tathA vedama`trAM kA sAmaMjasya nahIM hai. isa kAraNa ve kaivala zArIrika vikAsa taka hI sImita rahe jAtI hai---- jIvana ke liye apUrNa hai. anuvAdaka IsI saMbadha meM likhate huMmaMtrabhAga sikA mukhya aMga hai. isake! jo strIpuruSa vinA moMtraprayAga ke kareMge, unake zarIra kevala aise khate ge jaise vinA sugaMdha ke puSpa. maneAkhala athavA vicArabala, bheAjana, vyasana tathA upavAsa kA isameM je vidhAna hai, vaha zarIrarUpI puSpa kI suMdaratA kA utpAdaka hai " .. sUrya-namaskAra ' ke 8 rUpa hai', jo kramazaH Ate hai' aura isa pustaka meM sacitra dikhAye gaye haiM, jinakI sahAyatA se krAi bhI InakA abhyAsa dhara De, vinA krAi guru banAye, kara sakatA hai. sAtha hI lekhaka mahAzaya ne abhyAsiyoM ke liye dinacaryAM tathA bheAjanapAna ke kuSTha vidhAna bhI khatalA diye haiM. punaH zukla eva kRSNa yajuveMdavAleAM ke liye alaga-alaga bIjamaMtra bhI uSkRta kara diye hai. saMpUrNa pustaka kA sArAMza yaha hai ki manuSya sUryanamaskAra ke abhyAsa se, zvAsakriyA kaiA adhikRta kara ke kisa prakAra dIdha AyuSya tathA mAnasika evaM AdhyAtmika vikAsa kaiA prApta kara sakatA hai. jIvana kA sabase adhika mahattvapUrNa cihna hai zvAsakriyA. zvAsa hI jIvana kI AzA hai. zvAsa kI gaharAi adhikase-adhika jIvanI zakti kI dyotaka hai aura usakA uthalApana jIvana ke kSaya kA sUcaka hai. vaidika aura khIjama trAM ke sAtha sUrya namaskAra karane meM zvAsakriyA meM je niyamana hotA hai, vahI manuSyajIvana ke zArIrika athavA AdhyAtmika vikAsa kA dvAra khAla detA hai. ki Mtu jaisA hama pahale kahu Aye hai, yahu paricaya kI nahIM. abhyAsa kI cIja hai. aura jinakI dRSTi me sukhI jIvana evaM nIrAga zarIra kA Arthika vilAsitA se adhika mUlya hA tathA laukika evaM pAralaukika, DhAnAM sukhAM kI jinhe kAmanA hai|, unheM Isa pustaka kA paDha phara kevala pustake kI AmAArI meM rakha dene kI apekSA abhyAsa-isake anusAra abhyAsa-karane kA nizcaya pahele kara lenA cAhiye. kAraNa vahI abhyAsa karane kI cIja hai--aura isakA mUlya ItanA hai ki saMsAra kI kASTa vastu isake badale meM de kara bhI Apa ise nahIM prApta kara sakate, abhyAsa se hI yaha prApya hai. hameM AzA hai, 'sUryanamaskAra' kI eka-eka prati pratyeka bhAratIya ke dhara rakhI jAyagI. hama mUtra-lekhaka ke aura sAtha hI isake anuvAdaka mahAzaya kA, yahu vAstavika jIvana 44 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #531 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 518 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me sAhitya prastuta karane ke liye muktakaMTha se dhanyavAda dete hai. punaH jina pAThaka ke isa dizA meM kucha vizeSa ruci ho, unase hamArI prArthanA hai ki "audha' se hI prakAzita honevAle zrImAna zrIpAda, dAmodara sAtavalekara dvArA saMpAdita vaidika dharma -nAmaka alpa- mUlya ke mAsika patra kA bhI avalokana kare. ("mAdhurI"nA eka aMkamAMthI). 99-mahArANA pratApa kI jayaMti aura smAraka kI AvazyakatA vIra pUjA sabhI jIvita aura svataMtra rASTra kI rASTrIyatA kA eka aMza hai. sabhI svastha jAtiyAM apane vIra puruSo ke zraddhA se pUjatI hai, aura unake mAraka banA kara unakI vIra smRti ke sadaiva harI-bharI banAye rakhatI hai. manuSya bhAvuka jIva hai. kubhAvanAoM aura subhAvanA manuSya ke caritra aura svabhAva nirmANa karane meM baDI sahAyaka hotI hai. deza ke nahe bAlaka jaba apane vIra pUrva ke smAraka dekhate hai, unake kemala hadayapaTa para una pUrvajo kI vIratA ke bhAva aMkita ho jAte haiM, una vIra kI vIragAthAye unake hRdaya meM skUti utpanna kara detI hai aura unake svaccha mAnasa meM una pUrvajo ke samAna vIra aura mahAna banane kI pavitra AkAMkSAye utpanna he jAtI hai. jAti meM vIratA kA bIja meM hI joyA jAtA hai. vIrapUjA vIraprApti kI pahalI sIdI hai. isI vIrapUjA ke nimitta IgleMDa ne kavIna boDeziyA kI mUti sthApita kI hai, AkAzaspazI nelsana-stambha khaDA kiyA hai aura TraphAlgara skavAyara-nAmaka suprasiddha caurAhA nirmita kiyA hai. kAnsane naliyana kI bhavya samAdhi isa suMdara rIti se banAI hai ki vahAM pratyeka yAtrI ke sira jhukA kara sanmAna pradarzita karanA hI paDatA he. vahAM Apake vIrAMganA jena oNpha Aka kI saikaDe mUrtimAM aura sahastra citra mila jAyege. roma Aja bhI vIra harezasa kI pUjA karatA hai. saMyukta rAjya amerikA ne apane svataMtrakartA mahAna vIra vaiziMgTana ke smRticihana ko bhI mahAna banAne meM kaI kAra-kasara nahIM rAkhI. unakA baoNziMgTana kAlama" saMsAra kA eka atyacca prastara-nirmita mInAra hai. hamAre bhAratavarSa meM bhI idraprastha kI kIlI, citaura kA kIrtistaMbha aura phatahapura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv - - - - - - - mahArANA pratApa kI jayaMti aura AvazyakatA pa19 sIkarI bhI IsI prakAra ke smAraka hai. magara jamAne ne palaTA khAyA. hamane apane vara kI upekSA kI; unake smAraka banAnA choDa diyA, kevala katiSaya vIra kI TI-phUTI smRti cAroM kI pustake meM raha gaI, je samaya ke prabhAva se dImake ke bhojana meM aura Aga sulagAne meM zeSa he gaI, aura he rahI hai. hamAre na mAlUma kitane zuravIra vismRti ke aMdhakUpa meM vilIna he gaye. hamane vIrapUjA ke tyAga diyA, vIratA ne hameM tyAga diyA. hamAre jayamala aura "puttA ke smAraka kahAM hai? usa agnizikhA pavitra padminI kA kaunasA smRticihana Apake pAsa hai aura to aura mahArANA pratApa kA bhI-jinake samAna vIra, svAtaMtryapriya, daDha caritra, apanI bAta kA dhanI aura apanI Ana kA makkA vyakti saMsAra ke itihAsa meM kama milegA-keI smAraka Isa tIsa karoDa Adami (!) ke deza meM nahIM bana sakA ! hamArI lAparvAhI kA isase baDhakara bhayaMkara pariNAma kyA ho sakatA hai ki durgAdAsa aura amarasiMha ke smAraka na hone ke kAraNa loga unake aitihAsika vyakti hone meM saMdeha karane lage hai! prasannatA kI bAta hai ki deza ke kucha sahRdaya vyakti ke hRdaya meM mahArANA pratApa kI jayaMti manAne kA savicAra utpanna huA hai. hama Isa vicAra kA hadaya se samarthana karate hai. itihAsa ke prasiddha vidvAna zrI. gaurIzaMkara hIrAcaMda ojhA Ajakala rAjapUtAne kA ItihAsa likha rahe haiM. unhoMne mahArANA pratApa ke jIvana-carita ke saMbaMdha meM bahuta se mahattvapUrNa anusaMdhAna kiye hai. unake anusaMdhAne se mahArANuM kI ajeya AtmA duddata Atma-saMmAna, avicala svadezaprema tathA asIma sAhasa aura alaukika vIratA kI aura bhI daDha pramANa milatA hai. yaha prasiddha hai ki eka bAra mahArANa jaMgala aisI hIna avasthA meM the ki unheM ghAsa taka kI roTI muzkila se nasIba hetI thI. kahate haiM ki eka dina rANuM kI kanyA ghAsa kI roTI khA rahI thI, itane hI meM eka jaMgalI bilI usakI roTI le bhAgI. kanyA rone lagI. mahArANA kanyA kI isa cItkAra ke suna kara vicalita ho uThe, aura unho ne akabara kI adhInatA svIkAra karane ke liye patra bhI likhA, magara bIkAnera ke rAjakumAra pRthvIrAja kA patra pA kara ve phira saMbhala gaye. ojhAcha ke anusaMdhAne se siddha hotA hai ki uparyukta ghaTanA managaDhaMta hI hai. mahArANAne apane jIvana meM kabhI akabara kI AdhInatA svIkAra karane kA vicAra hI nahIM kiyA, aura na kabhI unheM ghAsa kI reTiyAM khAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #533 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me kA avasara hI paDA. ojhAcha ke kathanAnusAra mahArANu kI janmatithi 6 mai hai, magara hiMdU tithi ke anusAra unakA janma peka zuklA 3 ke huA thA aura tabhI unakI jayaMti manAne kA nizcaya huA hai. kavivara rahIma ne kahA hai:- "rahima na soce sUra ko, barihu karata bakhAna.' mahArANA pratApa sacce zUravIra the, ataH unakA AjIvanabairI udAra-hRdaya akabara bhI unakI vIratA kA lehA mAnatA thA. jisa samaya mahArANA kI mRtyu kA samAcAra akabara ne sunA thA, vaha prasana hone ke sthAna meM udAsa ha kara stabdha ho gayA thA. usa samaya darabAra meM durasA ADhA nAmaka eka cAraNa upasthita thA, usane turaMta hI eka chapaya paDhA- asa lege aNadAga, pAgha lege aNunAmI; gau ADA gavaDAya, cike bahatA dhura vAmI. navaraje naha gayo, na gau AtamAM navalI; na gau jharekhA heTha, jeTha duniyANa dahalI. gahalata rANa jItI gaye, dasaNa maMda rasaNa DasI; nIsAsa mUka bhariyA nayaNa, te mRta zAha pratApasI." Azaya-"he guhilota rANA pratApasiMha ! terI mRtyu para zAha (bAdazAha) ne dAMte ke bIca jIbha dabAI aura niHzvAsa ke sAtha AMsU TapakAye; jyAMki tUne apane ghoDe ko dAga nahIM lagane diyA, apanI pagaDI kA kisIke Age nahIM jhukAyA, tU apanA ADA (yaza) gavA gayA, tU apane rAjya ke durare ke bAMeM kaMdhe se calAtA rahA, nauja na gayA, na AtA~ (bAdazAhI Dera) meM gayA, kabhI zAhI jharekhe ke nIce khaDA na huA aura terA roba duniyA para gAliba thA, aeva - saba taraha se jIta gayA." bAdazAha ne usa cAraNa ke puraskAra diyA, aura kahA ki Isa kavi ne hI merA ThIka bhAva samajhA hai. mahArANA kA agnisaMskAra baMDalI nAmaka grAma ke samI 5 eka nAle ke taTa para huA thA, jahAM usake smArakasvarUpa sapheda paththara kI ATha staMbhevAlI eka TIsI chatrI banI huI hai, je isa samaya jIrNa-zIrNa dazA meM hai. mahArANu ke vaMzadhara Aja bhI mevADa ke zAsaka hai. ulle lAkha rU5ye vArSika kI Aya hai, kiMtu kitanI lajajA kI bAta hai ki mahArANuM ke sadaza mahAna puruSa kA samAraka banAnA to dUra rahA, unakI prAcIna chatrI kA jIrNoddhAra karanevAlA bhI koI nahIM hai! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya dvivedIjI kA Adarza dAna 51 haladIghATI ke suprasiddha yuddha meM mahArANA kA itihAsaprasiddha gheADA ceTaka kAma AyA thA. haldIATa se de| mIla dUra khalIyA-nAmaka grAma meM usake smAraka me eka cabUtarA anAyA gayA thA, kintu kucha dinAM ke bAda yaha cabUtarA naSTa / gayA aura usake sthAna para eka dUsarA cabUtarA banAyA gayA, je Ajakala vamAna hai. (me-1929nA '"vizAla bhArata"nA sa MpAdakIya lekhamAMthI) 100 - pUjya dvivedIjI kA Adarza dAna pUjya dvivedIjI ne apane jIvana kI sa`pUrNa kamAi 6400) kAzI--vizvavidyAlaya kA isa liye de diye haiM ki usake vyAja se nirdhana kAnyakubja vidyArthiyAM kA tIna chAtravRtti dI jAya. dvivedIjI kA yaha Adarza dAna vAstava meM atyaMta prazaMsanIya hai. hiMdI sAhityaseviyemAM kI Ara se aneka dAna diye gaye. huAMge, para chatane parizrama ke sAtha kamAyA huA dhana zAyada hI kisI hiMdI lekhaka ne isa taraha dAna meM diyA hAgA. dvivedIjI una diggaja lekhakaiAM meM se hai, jinakA nAma Age AnevAlI hiMdI janatA atyaMta Adara ke sAtha smaraNa karegI. usa samaya, jaba Ajakala ke adhikAMza hiMdI lekhakaiAM ke nAma vismRti ke ga meM vilIna hA gaye hoMge, dvivedIjI kA nAma hiMdI sAhitya kI kSitija para eka atyaMta prakAzamAna tAre kI taraha camakatA haiAgA. imAnadArI aura niyamitatA, parizrama aura yeAgyatA, svAdhInatAprema aura akhaDapana kA jo sTeDa hiMdI patrakArAM ke sAmane unhAMne rakhA hai, usa taka pahuMcane ke liye abhI khIsiyAM varSa lagege. unake mukAbale kA dUsarA kAi jarnalisTa hiMdI saMsAra meM te vidyamAna nahI'. unhAMne hiMdI patrakAreAM ke apane isa amUlya dAna se gauravAnvita kriyA hai. hama navayuvakaiAM meM aisA kauna haiAgA, jisakA mastaka svayaM hI ina vayeAvRddha patrakAra ke caraNAM meM na jhuka jAve ? 'vizAlabhArata' bhI zraddhA tathA namratApUrvaka unakA abhivAdana karatA hai. (me-1929 nA ''vizAla bhArata"nA saMpAdakIya lekhamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para2 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 101-anAthAlaya (lekhikA-zrImatI hemaMtakumArI caudharAnI) Adhunika samaya meM daridranArAyaNa kI sevA karane ke liye deza meM eka baDA premapravAha bahane lagA hai. mAtRjAti kI rakSA aura unheM suzikSitA bana kara phira se ucca padavI para baThAne ke liye bhI yatna aura udyama he rahA hai. svarAjyalAbha ke liye bhI loga usuka nayane se pratIkSA kara rahe haiM. paraMtu jihe svarAjyalAbha karane kI utkaTa icchA ho rahI hai, unheM cAhiye ki sarvaprathama apane bhAvI vaMzadhara kI rakSA karane kA suprabaMdha kare. yadyapi kucha dayAvAna lAge ke yatna aura svArtha tyAga se Ajakala saba pradhAna nagare meM anAthAlaya sthApita ho gaye hai, aura unameM kucha anAtha baccoM kA pAlana bhI hotA hai; kiMtu kheda aura lajajA ke sAtha kahanA paDatA hai ki hamAre hiMdu, Arya, sikakha aura jaina ItyAdi vibhinna saMpradAya ne apanI dharmabuddhi ke anusAra anAtha bAlake ke pAlanapeSaNa ke liye anAthAlaya te khale hai. eka dillI meM hI aise 3-4 Azrama hai, paraMtu unameM baccAM ke pAlana ke liye jaisA prema, jaisA jJAna aura jaisI saphAI honI cAhiye vaisI nahIM dikhAI detI. kAraNa yaha hai ki bacce ke pAlane aura dekhane bhAlane ke liye aise azikSita aura mUrNa paricArika yA paricArikAeM rakhI jAtI hai, jinake na to bacce ke pAlanapoSaNa kA jJAna hai, aura na utanA niHsvArtha prema hai. Isa liye prAyaH choTe bacce unakI asAvadhAnI se bimAra he jAte haiM. yahAM para bacce se hamArA tAtparya unase hai, jinako apanA kucha bhI jJAna nahIM hai, je abhI dudha pInevAle zizumAtra hai. aise bacce kA pAlana kevala vahI mAtAeM kara sakatI hai, jinameM saMtAnavAtsalya athavA mAtRha hai, jihe baccAM ke pAlane, una nahalAne-dhUlAne, kapaDe pahinAne aura sAphasutharA rakhane kI zikSA milI hai. hamane sunA hai ki dihI ke leDI hArija koleja ke aspatAla meM prAyaH hiMdu, Arya anAthAlaya ke bacce bimAra hene para bheje jAte haiM. vahAM le jAte samaya ve bacce jaise mile, gaMde aura durbala hote hai, use dekhane se bhI duHkha hotA . aspatAla meM suzikSitA narse aura sadAzayA leDI-DokaTaro ke yatna se theDe hI dine meM una baccoM kA ceharA badala jAtA hai. ve unheM sApha kapaDe pahinA kara sApha-sutharA rakhatI hai, niyamapUrvaka upayukta www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #536 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 523 u anAthAlaya nrur. bhejana detI hai. unake yatna se bace nIroga ho kara phira anAthAlaye meM bheje jAte haiM; paraMtu vahAM jA kara phira vahI durdazA hotI hai. phira usI prakAra malApana, aniyamita aura anupayukta bhojana kA DhaMga AraMbha ho jAtA hai. isase te phira pIDita ho kara usI aspatAla meM bheje jAte haiM. kyA yaha ghora lajajA kI bAta nahIM hai? yaha kAma kevala puruSa kA yA vetanabhogI dAsi kA nahIM, yaha te mAtA kA ! paraMtu hamAre deza kI mAtAe apane hI bacce kA pAlanapoSaNa ucita rIti se karanA nahIM jAnatI, aura na vaha isa mahopakArI jJAna ke apanI kanyAo ke achI taraha sikhAtI hai. dAtA loga te garIba anAtho kI sahAyatA aura rakSA ke liye hajAro rUpaye de rahe che, kiMtu unakA upayoga ThIka rIti se nahIM hotA, yaha hama sAhasa ke sAtha kaha sakatI hai. bahutere loga te dUsare ke liye hue dhana kA vyavahAra karanA bhI nahIM jAnate. jAti kI rakSA ke liye anAtha bara ke pAlana aura unha yathocita rUpa se zikSA de kara Adarza nAgarika banAne ke liye sAre sabhya deze meM kitane hI anAthAlaya paricAlita he rahe hai. vahAM kI suzikSitA mAtAe aura paropakAriNe mahilA unakA prabaMdha svayaM karatI haiM. zizupAlana kA kAma jaisA striyAM karI sakaeNgI vaisA puruSe se kabhI nahIM ho saktA. bhagavAna ne isI se to mAtA ko sarvazreSTha padavI dI hai. yaha te nArI kA hI dharma hai. jAti kI rakSA karanA parama pavitra dezasevA hai. Ajakala hamAre deza meM strIzikSA dina para dina unnati kara rahI hai. pratyeka pradeza meM ucca zikSitA upAdhidhAriNe mahilAoM puruSe ke sAthe vizvavidyAlaya kI parIkSA de rahI haiM. kisI kisI viSaya meM te puruSa se bhI ucca sthAna lAbha karatI hai, ye saba bAteM deza kI unnati kI paricAyaka hai. paraMtu ye nArI-samAja kI unnati ke yatheSTa lakSaNa nahIM hai. Ajakala bahuterI striyAM sAta samudra pAra kara ke videza meM bhI jJAnalAbhArtha ja rahI hai, paraMtu kitane paritApa kA viSaya hai ki hamAre nArI-samAja kI daSTi abhI taka kevala bAharI ADaMbarapUrNa sabhyatA kI zikSA prApta karane kI tarapha hI lagI huI hai. jisase deza kI yathArtha rUpa se unnati he, daridranArAyaNa kI sevA ho usake prati unakA dhyAna nahIM. jaise puruSa-samAja rAjanaitika samasyAo ke sulajhAne meM apanA sArA jJAna aura bala lagA rahA hai, vaise hI hamAre mAtRsamAja aura putriya ke cAhiye ki apane deza ke anAtha, daridra aura asahAya zizu-samAja (bAlaka aura bAlikAo) kI rakSA karane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #537 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ para4 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me meM dhyAna lagA. merI samajha meM to bI. e., ema. e. pAsa karane ke liye apanI sArI zakti kSaya karane kI apekSA kama se kama cAra pAMcasau kanyAoM bhI zizu-pAlana, svAstha-vijJAna, anAthAlaye kA paricAlana ItyAdi viSayoM ki zikSA uttama rIti se prApta kara le aura de-cAra anAthAla ke paricAlana kA dAyitva grahaNa kara ke unheM Adarza saMsthA banA de te bahuta adhika dezasevA hogI. isa liye kanyA ke, yuvaka svayaMsevake kI bhAMti svayaMsevikA dala, yA cheTI choTI mAtR-maMDalI saMgaThita kara ke anArthe kI sevA kA vrata lenA ucita hai. aspRzya jAtivAle ke zuddha kara ke unake samAna banAne kI dhUma te deza meM bahuta ho rahI hai, kiMtu je asaMkhya bacce hamArI lAparavAhI aura nirdayatA ke kAraNa hara sAla strI-aspatAla se isAI ke anAthAlaye meM bheje jAte hai, usakI jJAna hamAre hiMdU bhAI-bahine ke kucha bhI nahIM hai. mane apanI AMkheM se dekhA, aura kaI leDI DokaTara se sunA bhI hai ki janAnA aspatAloM meM jitane bacce hiMdu striyAM janatI haiM, unameM se eka tihAi bhAga isAIyAM ke sau5 diye jAte hai. maine eka leDI DokaTara se kahA thA ki Apa hiMdu baccoM ke IsAIyAM ke kyAM de detI hai ? unhoMne javAba diyA 'hiMdU loga hI hamase kahate hai ki hama ina baccoM ko lekara kayA kareMge, jahAM tumahArI IcchA ho bheja de. hiMdu anAthAzrama bhI saba jagaha nahIM hai aura na vaha bacce ko lene ke liye hamAre pAsa Ate hai. isAiyoM kA dvAra pratyeka jAti ke anAtha bacce ke grahaNa karane ke liye sadA khulA rahatA hai, aura vahAM unakA pAlana bhI acchI taraha hotA hai." isAi ke anAthAlAM lAkhuM karaDe kI saMkhyA meM dUsarI aneka jAtiya ke bacce palate haiM, unako vividha prakAra kI zilpakArI aura sevA kA kAma sikhA kara ve unase lAbha uThA rahe haiM. kyA hameM unase yaha Adarza sIkhanA nahIM cAhiye ? hama unake naye-naye phezaneM kI to Agraha ke sAtha jhaTa nakala kara lete hai, paraMtu unakI jisa bAta se hamAre Isa abhAge deza kI yathArtha sevA he sakatI hai, usa para hama svapna meM bhI vicAra nahIM karate. pratyeka kanyA-vidyAlaya ke sAtha aisI eka vizeSa zreNu (spezala kalAsa) khelanI cAhiye, jisa meM kanyAyaeN, yadi pratidina na he sake te haphate meM de-tIna bAra te nizcaya hI zizupAlana kI zikSA prApta kareM. pratyeka janAnA aspatAla meM bhI yaha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAthAlaya para5 sUcanA de dI jAya ki anAtha bacce, cAhe kisI jAti ke hoM, hiMdu yA Arya yA sikha Adi ke anAthAlaya meM bheje jAya. utte bhejane kA prabaMdha usa nagara ke hiMduoM kI tarapha se henA cAhiye. jaba taka hamArI mAtR-samAja kA dhyAna anAtha kI rakSA kI tarapha AkarSita nahIM hogA, taba taka yaha mahata kArya kabhI sucAru rUpa se saMpanna nahIM ho sakatA. kyA Ine bAteM kI tarapha hamake dhyAna denA ucita nahIM? hamArA mAtRsneha kyA kevala apane hI ghara ke dasa pAMca baccoM ke liye bhagavAna ne diyA hai? mAtRsneha kI dhArA to usI agAdha premasAgara se nikala rahI hai, jise jaganmAtA ne apanI sRSTi ke asaMkhya che ke pAlana karane ke liye utpanna kiyA hai. hAya! hama bhAratIya nAriye kaisI kaThora aura svArtha paTu ho rahI hai. hamArI AMkha ke sAmane hara sAla lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM sukumAra bace mRtyu ke grAsa bana rahe haiM, phira bhI hameM svArthaparatA ke meha ne ghera rakhA hai. hama kevala apane hI sukha ke liye vyAkula rahatI hai. Ao, pAThikAo! eka bAra deza kI janasaMkhyA kI vRddhi para dhyAna do. anArtho kI mAtA banane ke liye samagra bhAratIya nArIsamAja ke preraNA karo. Isa mahAvrata ke pracAra ke liye zikSA kA prabaMdha kare, apane deza ke anAthAlaye meM jA kara vahAM kI avasthA ke dekhe, unameM je je guTiyAM dikhAI paDatI hai, uhe sudhArane kA yatna kare. yaha kAma pratyeka nagara kI mahilA sabhA kI sabhyA ko apane hAtha meM lenA ucita hai. garIba, saMtAnahIna vidhavAo ke yA dayAvatI triyoM ke Isa mahAna sevA ke liye zikSA pradAna karo. samasta striyAM adhyApikA yA DokaTara nahIM bana sakatI. unako mAtA bana kara anAthAlayoM ja kara rahanA cAhiye. ( sapTembara-1929 nA "cAda"mAMthI) che. *till Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraka zubhasa'mahuM bhAga 7 mA 102 - amarikA kI eka Adarza vyAyAmasaMsthA (lekhakaH-zrInAthasiMha.) pratyeka vyakti isa khAta ke! jAna sakatA hai ki kArAgArAM se aura nirdaya daDavidhAnAM se aparAdhiyeAM kI saMkhyA kama nahI hA sakatI. Aja saMsAra meM jitane kArAgAra huM. utane kadAcit hI kabhI rahe hAM, phira bhI aparAdhiyeAM kI saMkhyA khaDhatI hI jA rahI hai. yadi yahI krama jArI rahA te eka aisA dina bhI A sakatA hai jaba isa saMsAra me kAI bhI bhalA AdamI na rahe jAyagA. sAre manuSya aparAdhI hA jAyaMge aura yaha sasAra eka khA bhArI jelakhAnA bana jAyagA, sasAra ke vidvAna isa bAta kI ciMtA me lage hai ki manuSyAM ke hradaya se pApa karane kI pravRtti kaise rAkI jAya. akha taka leAga yahI sAcate Aye haiM ki binA kaDe daDavidhAnAM ke pApiyeAM kA sudhAra nahIM hai| sakatA. zarIra kI pIDA aura prANAM kA bhaya hI manuSyAM kaiA pApakama karane se rAka sakatA hai. isI siddhAMta ke anusAra kitane manuSyAM ke phrAMsI dI gai, kitane jIvita Aga meM jhAMka diye gaye, kitane aMga bhaMga kara ke cheDa diye gaye aura kitane sadaiva ke liye kAlakATarI meM baMda kara diye gaye, isakI ginatI nahIM. vibhinna iDaprayAgAM kA smaraNa karate hI reAMgaTe khaDe hA jAte hai, para unakA varNana karanA hamArA abhISTa nahIM. yaha AnaMa kI khAta hai ki manuSya apane yugeAM kI isa bhUla ke| kucha kucha samajhane lagA hai. ama saMsAra * aneka vidvAna vyaktigata rUpa se yaha dheASaNA kara rahe haiM ki aparAdhiye kA sudhAra daMDa se nahIM hai| sakatA. isake liye kucha aura hI upAyeAM kA avala'khana karanA paDegA. ve upAya kyA hai. isake! amarikA kI nyU jarasI sTeTa ne aDe sarala DhaMga se saMsAra ke saMmukha upasthita kara diyA hai. Isa riyAsata ne jelAM kaiA vyAyAma saMbadhI saMsthAo meM badala kara samasta nAgarikaiAM kI unnati kA bilakula nayA mA khAla diyA hai aura isakA zreya baraDeTa jI. levisa kA hai. levisa mahAzaya nyU jarasI sTeTa kI sa`thA aura ejansiyAM ke kiMmaznara hai. Apane aparAdheAM aura aparAdhiyoM kA vizeSa rUpa se adhyayana kiyA hai. ApakA kahanA hai ki manuSya kisI na kisI zArIrika truTi ke vazIbhUta hA kara aparAdha karatA hai. isa liye yadi saMsAra ke saba kArAgAra baMda kara diye jAya' aura unake sthAna para Adarza vyAyAmazAlAye khAla dI jAya. teA saMsArase saddA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arikA kI eka Adarza vyAyAmasaMsthA ke liye aparAdha aura aparAdhI biMdA hai| jAya. levisa mahAzaya ke prayatna se nyU jarasI sTeTa e ke jemsa nagara me` khAlakAM ke liye eka asI hI saMsthA kI sthApanA huI hai. usa sTeTa meM yadi kAI khAlaka prathama khora aparAdha karatA hai tA vahu pakaDa kara isI saMsthA meM lAyA jAtA hai. bAlaka ke pahuMcane para sabase pahale usakA itihAsa likha liyA jAtA hai. isake pazcAt usake svAsthya kI parIkSA kI jAtI hai. Isa kAma ke liye yeAgya aura miTTabhASI DAkaTara niyukta rahate haiM'. ve bAlaka ke pratyeka avayava kI khaDI gaMbhIratA ke sAthe parIkSA karate haiM aura pariNAma likhate jAte haiM. taba usakI cikitsAkI vyavasthA kI jAtI hai. Isa samaya isa saMsthA meM 206 aparAdhI bAlaka hai ye bAlaka 8 varSoM se le kara 17 varSoM taka kI Ayu ke hai. iname adhikAMza khAlaka mAtA se yA pitA se yA denAM se rahita hai. isa prakAra ve mAtApitA ke pyAra aura upadeza se vaMcita hai, kucha ke mAtA pitA daridra hai, aura kucha ke caritrahIna hai aisA eka bhI bAlaka nahIM hai jisake mAbApa acche hAM. parava Ina sasthA meM praveza karate samaya 60 prati saikaDA laDakAM kI AMkhe kharAba thI, 35 prati saikaDA ke pheDe doSayukta the, 45 prati saikaDA kA galA bigaDA thA, 6pa prati saikaDA ke dAMta kharAba the. Ina saba regeAM kI cikitsA kI gai, mA-bApa ke ghara meM unhe' jo jo abhAva thai ne saba dUra kiye gaye. unheM khulI havA meM khelane aura vyAyAma karane kA maukA diyA gayA. akha accAM kaiA dekha kara, inase khAtacIta kara ke, inake sAtha rahe kara kAi Inake aparAdhI heAne kA saMdeha nahIM kara sakatA. jarasI sTeTa meM yaha sasthA na hatI te amarikA ke Rtane nArika ceAra, DAkU bana kara yA teA pulisa kA parezAna karate rahate yA jeleAM meM paDe saDate rahate. saMsAra meM aura bhI anekAM repharameTarI skUla hai, para ve prAyaH khAlakAM ke| bigADanevAlI jelAM ke atirikta aura kucha nahI haiM. jarasI isa dizA meM saMsAra ke saba rASTro' se lAkhAM mIla Age hai. aparAdhI bhAlakAM aa sudhArane ke liye aisI Adarza saMsthA saMsAra meM anyatra nahIM hai. mi. levisa kI samajha meM jitane mAnasika vikAra hAte haiM ve sama kisI na kisI zArIrika vikAra ke kAraNu utpanna hete hai. zArIrika daDa dvArA mAnasika vikArAM kA--jinake kAraNu ki manuSya aparAdha karatA hai--dUra karane kI khAta sAcanA mUrkhatA hai. Isa liye ve samasta aparAdhI pravRttiyeAM kA dUra karane kA upAya dhruvala vyAyAma khatalAte haiM. yaha bAta baDI vicitra jAna paDatI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #541 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 528 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 hai para hai ThIka. vyAyAma se zarIra ke pratyeka avayava puSTa ho jAte hai aura zarIra ke pratyeka avayava ke puSTa ho jAne se manuSya kI vivekazakita itanI prabala ho jAtI ki vaha aparAdha karanevAlI samasta mAnavapravRtti ke dabAtI rahatI hai. amarIkA ke bhUtapUrva presIDeTa kUlija ne eka bAra kahA thA ki pApa kA nAza kevala dharma se hI he sakatA hai. yadi pratyeka manuSya dharma ke anusAra cale te saMsAra meM koI pApI na raha jAya. paraMtu manuSya meM dharmabhAvanA tabhI jAgrata ho sakatI hai jaba dUradarzI adhikArI aura sudhAraka loga nAgarike ke svAthya kI ora vizeSa dhyAna de. yaha zarIra manuSya ke bhItara je pavitra AtmA nivAsa karatI hai usIkA maMdira hai. maMdira vikAre se zUnya aura svastha rahegI to AtmA bhI svastha rahegI aura manuSya aparAdha na karegA. jarasI kI Isa saMsthA ne presIDeTa ke Ina zabda ke caritArtha kara ke dikhalA diyA hai. amarIkA ke duSTa aura nikame nivAsiye ke yaha kevala vyAyAmadvArA upayogI aura Adarza nAgarike ke rUpa meM badala rahI hai. yadi isa paddhati para saMsAra ke saba rASTra kAma karane lage to jela, pulisa aura nyAyAlaya ke liye je prativarSa karaDe rU5ye vyaya kiye jAte hai unameM yatheSTa kamI ho jAya aura zAsanavyavasthA ke saduddezoM kI siddhi bhI ho. jensabarga kI Isa saMsthA meM pratyeka bAlaka ke pratidina eka kavATe dUdha pIne ke diyA jAtA hai. yadi kaI bAlaka dUdha pInA pasaMda nahIM karatA te adhikArI loga use meM hI nahIM choDa dete. ve ucca koTi ke vicAravAnI puruSa hote haiM. apane kAma se unha baDA prema hotA hai. apanA kartavyapAlana karane meM unheM baDA AnaMda AtA hai. unake pradhAna levisa ne unameM navIna aura apa-TU-DeTa vicAra bhara rakhe hai. isa liye jaba bAlaka kahatA hai ki mujhe dUdha pasaMda nahIM hai taba ve balaprayoga nahIM karate aura yaha nahIM kahate ki tuhe pInA hI paDegA, badika usake hRdaya meM ye vizvAsa jamAne kA prayatna karate hai ki use dUdha pIne se lAbha hegA. bAlaka pauSTika bhojana ke sthAna para hAnikAraka bhajana karyo karatA hai, Isa bAta kA ve kAraNa jAte hai aura use dUra karate hai. dhIre dhIre bAlake kI burI Adata ke ve ekadama badala dete hai. yaha kahane meM atyukti nahIM ki isa saMsthA ke saba kAma vaijJAnika draSTi se hote haiM. bimAra bacce ke svastha aura balavAna banAnA hI IsakA uddeza hai. Isa saMsthA ne apane ina proM se yaha siddha kara ke dikhalA diyA hai ki aparAdhI eka prakAra kA rogI hai aura usakI vAstavika ciki Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #542 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amarikA kI eka Adaza vyAyAma saMsthA para sA daMDa nahIM, vyAyAma hai. isa saMsthA ne aneka asAdhya aparAdhi ke svastha, suzIla aura saccaritra nAgarika banA kara nikAle haiM. una sabakI kathA baDI manoraMjaka hai. sabakA varNana kare te khAsA pothA taiyAra he jAya. Isa liye nIce kevala de udAharaNa upasthita kara rahe hai, pAThaka Itane hI se saMtoSa kare. jimmI salilavana nAmaka zikAgo kA eka yuvaka Ajakala nyUyorka ke eka beMka meM ache pada para hai. prativarSa 7,500 paDa vetana pAtA hai. paraMtu apane yauvana ke prabhAtakAla meM yaha eka mahA aparAdhI samajhA jAtA thA. aneka jelakhAne kI aura kara cukA thA aura sabhI vArDa ne kaha diyA thA ki isakA sudharanA asaMbhava hai. jela meM vaha na to kAma karatA thA, na aphasara kI AjJA mAnatA thA. prAyaH roja hI vaha beta se pITA jAtA thA. isa prakAra kisI jela meM do sAla aura kisImeM cAra varSa vyatIta, kara vaha nyUyArka pakaDA gayA. nyUyorka ke vAIna ke pAsa pulisa ne usake pUrva aparAdha kI sUci bheja dI. paraMtu nyUyAka kA vArDana vaidiye ke pITate pITate Ajija A gayA thA aura naye vicAroM kA kAyala he gayA thA. isa liye usane jimamI kI ciki tsA jesabaga ke DhaMga para karanI AraMbha kI. usake zArIrika roga dara kiye gaye aura use khulI havA meM rahane aura vyAyAma karane kA avasara diyA gayA. thoDe hI dina meM vaha baDA AjJAkArI bana gayA aura isa bAra eka Adarza nAgarika ke rUpa meM jela se nIkalA. Tipa nAma kA dUsarA yuvaka jela meM pratidina pITA jAtA thA. jitanA vaha pITA jAtA utanA hI niyameM kI avahelanA bhI karatA thA. usakI aura vADane kI caubIse ghaTe ThanI rahatI thI. pITate pITate jaba jaba Tipa marane ke karIba pahuMca gayA taba acAnaka usakI kathA eka samAcAra-patra meM prakAzita he gaI. basa, Isa mAmale kI jAMca hone lagI. Tipa ke saubhAgya se jAMcakameTi kA eka sadasya levisa kA anuyAyI nikala AyA. usane Tipa kI DAkaTarI parIkSA karAI to patA calA ki vaha sarvathA rogI hai. aba Tipa kI ucita cikitsA hone lagI, bajAya che ke mIThe zabdoM se usakI khAtira kI jAne lagI. kheta para use kAma karane ke liye bhejA gayA aura usase vyAyAma karAyA jAne lagA! eka hI sAla meM Tipa atyaMta bure manuSya se atyaMta bhale manuSya ke rUpa meM badala gayA. Aja vaha nArtha kerelinA meM murgioM kA vyavasAya karatA hai aura eka acchA nAgarika samajhA jAtA hai. yadi jimmI aura Tipa ke isa prakAra apanA jIvana sudhArane zu. 45 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com ww Page #543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa30 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 9 mAM kA maukA na diyA jAtA hai kauna kaha sakatA hai ki ve kabhI aise suzIla nAgarIka ho sakate yadyapi gUjarasI ke atirikta amarIkA kI kisI aura riyAsata meM yaha paddhati kAma meM nahIM lAI jAtI tathApi vahAM isake liye kAphI AMdolana ho rahA hai. ane amarIkAvAsiyoM ke, je jelo meM saDa rahe , upayogI nAgarika banAne kA prayatna ho rahA hai. vaha dina bahuta nikaTa hai, jaba amarIkA se jelakhAne uTha jAyaMge aura unake sthAna para ArogyamaMdira aura vyAyAmazAlAmeM dikhAI paDane lagegI. hamAre bhAratavarSa meM jelakhAnoM kI dazA aura bhI zocanIya hai. asahayoga ke dine meM deza ke hajAre navayuvaka jelakhAne ke bhItara jA kara isa bAta kA kaTu anubhava kara cuke hai. ve cillA rahe hai ki jelakhAnoM kA sudhAra honA cAhiye, para sarakAra ke kAne para jU nahIM reMgatI. hamAre saMyukta-prAMta kI sarakAra ne bhI jela kI jAMca karane ke liye eka kameTI banAI hai. zoka hai ki isa kameTI meM kaI aisA vyakti nahIM rakhA gayA jise kaidiyAM ke duHkhI jIvana se sahAnubhUti he aura jise svayaM bhI jela ke bhItarI jIvana kA anubhava ha. astu. baraDeTa levisa ko kahanA hai ki jaise Ajakala janatA cecaka Adi roga ke dUra karane kI vyavasthA kara rahI hai jaise hI kisI dina vaha aparAdha ke dUra karane kA bhI prabaMdha karegI; aura upAya je kAma meM lAye jAyeMge ve karIba karIba vaise hI hoge jaise cecaka dUra karane meM lAye jAte hai--arthAta te sarvathA ArogyatA aura vyAyAma-saMbaMdhI upAya hoMge. aparAdhI mAnavIya paravazatA ke bAhyacihanamAtra hai. adhikAMza manuSya garIbI meM pIse jA rahe hai. lAkha bacce kala-kArakhAnoM meM kAma karate karate zaktikSINa hote jA rahe haiM. una sabako khulI jagaha meM kAma karane, apanA svAdhya sudhArane aura vyAyAma karane kA maukA dIjiye. aparAdha kI lahara apane Apa kamajora paDa kara daba jAyagI. jisa deza meM bAlake ke svAdhdha kA dhayAna jitanA hI kama diyA jAyagA usa deza meM aparAdha kI utanI hI uMcI lahara uThegI. jisa vyAyAma se mahAna aparAdhI bhI devatA bana jAte hai usake mahattva ke jAnane kI hama parAdhIna bhAratavAsiye ke aura bhI adhika AvazyakatA hai. parAdhInatA eka prakAra kA jelakhAnA hai. hamArA khayAla hai ki bhAratavarSa meM hiMdU-muslIma viSa kI je Aga bhaDaka uThI hai usakA kAraNa bhI dena jAti kI zArIrika nirbalatA hai. dene ekadUsare se DaratI hai aura jaba taka khUba svastha na le jAyeMgI yaha Dara nahIM jA sakatA. Isa liye hameM www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * * * wwww w w jekeslovekiyA kA vyAyAma dvArA rASTraddhAra pa31 khAsa taura se vyAyAmazAlA sthApita karanI cAhiye. yadi hama Isa prakAra haSTa-puSTa aura udAracetA nAgarika taiyAra kara sake to hamArA kArya baDA sarala he jAya. ("sarasvatInA eka aMkamAMthI) 103-jekoslovekiyA kA vyAyAmadvArA rASTroddhAra Ajakala hama loga svataMtratA prApta karane kI ciMtA meM hai. magara svataMtratA prApta karane ke liye aura use surakSita rakhane ke liye naitika bala kI jitanI AvazyakatA hai usase kahIM jyAdA jarUrata hai zArIrika bala kI. lekina Ajakala deza meM cAra era najara dauDA kara dekhiye ki hamAre navayuvake kI zArIrika dazA. kaisI hai, to yahI mAlUma hogA ki becAra ke asthipaMjara hI zeSa hai. abhI naI uThatI huI javAnI hai, magara AMkheM ghusI huI hai, ceharA pIlA hai aura hAtha-paira sUbe haiM! aura striyAM ? unakI to bAta hI na pUchiye. bhalA unase aura svAthya se matalaba? ve phakata parda raha kara ghara kA kAmakAja kiyA kare yA bimAra he kara cArapAI para paDe 5De davA piyA kare yA tapedika bhega kara mara jAya. hamAre pAMca majadUra mila kara jitanA kAma kara sakate hai, yuropa ke kevala do hI majadUra unase adhika kAma karane kI zakti rakhate hai. isa durdazA kA kAraNa kyA hai? isake aneka kAraNa hai, kiMtu sabase mukhya kAraNa hama loge kI vyAyAma kI era aruci hai. hama loga na to apanI zArIrika suMdaratA hI kI ora vizeSa dhyAna dete haiM aura na zArIrika zakti hI baDhAne kI koziza karate hai. je loga apanI zArIrika unnati ke liye kucha prayatna karate bhI haiM, una para bAbU-kalAsa ke paDhe likhe loga haMsate hai! isake sivAya hamAre vyAyAma ke DhaMga bhI pUre vaijJAnika nahIM hai. je keslovekiyA kI sekelsa nAmaka saMsthAo ne jeka jAti kI je zArIrika unnati kI hai usase hameM zikSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye. sekelsa saMsthAo kA uddezya strI-puruSo ke kavAyada kI zikSA de kara unakI zArIrika zakti aura suMdaratA ke baDhAnA hai. Ine saMsthAo kA janma usa samaya huA thA, jaba jeka jAti hamArI hI taraha parataMtra thI, loga pichaDe hue the aura unake AsTriyana mAlika zArIrika vyAyAma ke burA batAte the. sana 1862 meM DAkaTara TAyarsa ne ina saMsthAo ke janma diyA thA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #545 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa3ra zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA sekelsa zabda kA artha hai garuDa'. jisa prakAra garUDa apane AsapAsa kI vastuo se uMcA uTha kara svataMtra AkAza meM vicaraNa karatA hai, usI prakAra ase manuSya utpanna karanA je paristhiti kI kaThinAI ke pAra kara sakaeN, yahI ina saMsthAo kA uddezya hai. DAkaTara mahadaya grIka itihAsa ke jJAtA che, ataH Apa apane dezavAsiyoM ke prAcIna grIka loge kI bhAMti suMdara aura suDola banAnA cAhate the. manuSya ke puruSocita zaktipUrNa suMdara zarIra dekhanA cAhate the aura zArIrika vyAyAma ke dvArA manuSyasvabhAva ke samasta uttama guNo aura ucca vicAre ke pragaTa karAnA cAhate the, aura ina sokeTsa ke dvArA rASTrahita sAdhana karanA cAhate the. - pahale hI varSa meM vartamAna jekeslovekiyA ke uttara pazcimI prAnta, bahemiyA aura mereviyA meM ATha sekela saMsthAe khulI. sana 1866 meM AsiyA aura praziyA meM yuddha huA. usa samaya DAkaTara TAyarsa ne sarakAra ke liye ina saMsthA ke dvArA phauja bhatI karane kA prastAva kiyA, jasA ki gata mahAyuddha ke samaya lekamAnya tilaka ne bhI bhArata sarakAra se kiyA thA. magara sarakAra ne prastAva asvIkAra kara diyA aura senA saMgaThita karane kI manAI kara dI. Isa yuddha ke bAda sekelsa ne jora pakaDA aura thoDe hI dina meM InhI khAte meM usakI 130 zAkhAe pUre jora-zora se kAma karane lagI. phira una logoM ne eka keMdriya saMsthA saMgaThita karane kI ceSTA kI; magara sarakAra ne usakI bhI manAI kara dI, aura sthAnika saMsthAoM kA bhI titara bitara kara diyA. unheM tyauhAre aura parvo para janasAdhAraNa meM upasthita hAne aura "pareDa' karene kI manAI kara dI gaI. je dazA Ajakala bhAratavarSa kI hai, vahI dazA usa samaya jekoslovekiyA kI thI. rAjanaitika atyAcAra ke sAtha hI sAthe Arthika kaThinAI aura jeka loge ke Apasa ke jhagaDe uda khaDe hote the. phala yaha huA ki kucha samaya ke liye yaha saMsthAoM nirjIva sI he gaI aura sana 1882 se pahale inameM jIvana na A sakA. Isake pazcAta thoDe dina taka bahuta jora zora se kAma karane ke bAda DAkaTara TAyarsane eka sAdhAraNa sabhA prega meM bulAI. usameM sattara saMsthAe jinakI sadasyasaMkhyA eka sahastra ke lagabhaga thI, saMmilita huI. sAtasau manuSya ne jignesTika ke khela aura kavAyada meM bhAga liyA. sana 1889 meM eka keMdriya sekesa saMsthA kAyama haI. pichalI zatAbadI ke aMta meM sekelsa ke atirikta aura bhI vyAyAma samitimAM sthApita he gaI. sana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #546 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jekeslovekiyA kA vyAyAmadvArA rASTroddhAra pa33 1924 meM jaba svataMtra je keslovekiyA rAjya ane jIvana ke chaTha varSa meM thA, deza meM pa3 jilA-vyAyAma saMgha, 2650 samitiyAM aura 487 zAkhA saMsthAeM, kula milA kara 3137 sthAnika samitiyAM thI, jinake sadasyAM kI saMkhyA 2,45, 752 puruSa, 93312 striyA yA 338 064 strI-puruSa thI. Isake alAvA 14 se 18 varSa taka kI Ayu ke 38599 laDake, 33865 laDakiyAM haM. 6 se 14 varSa taka kI Ayu ke 70 899 laDake aura 79875 laDakiyAM bhI hai. isa prakAra bAlakabAlikAo kI bhI saMkhyA 5562209 hai. san 1926 meM yaha saMkhyA 6180 08 taka pahuMca gaI thI. yaha saMkhyA jekeslovekiyA kI AbAdI dekhate huye bahuta hai, kayAMki vahAM kI kula AbAdI kevala eka karoDa 30 lAkha hai aura majadUra lage ki apanI vyAyAma samitiyAM alaga hI hai. sekelsa kI saMgaThana isa prakAra hai ki sadasyagaNa samiti ke membara huA karate hai, jisameM se pratyeka sekela-jamanAsTika samiti kahalAtI hai. aura usake sAtha-hI-sAtha jahAM vaha hatI hai usa sthAna kA bhI nAma lagA rahatA hai. jaise sokeAla jamanAsTika samiti benesava'! jilebhara kI samitiyAM eka jilA sekela ke AdhIna hatI hai, je "jUpA" kahalAte haiM. jekavekiyA meM saba 53 "zupA hai. yaha saba eka badrIya sekela ke AdhIna hai, jisakA pradhAna sthAna "TAyarsa bhavana' prega hai. yaha keMdrIya sokela sana 1919 meM, AsiTrayana sarakAra dvArA DAlI gaI aDacane ke dUra hone para, sthApita huA thA. Isa kendrIya-sekela ke upara eka sekola-saMgaThana kameTi hai, usake sadasya jile se da varSa ke liye nirvAcita kiye jAte hai. pratyeka jile se, Isa kameTi meM prati 5000 sadasya para eka pratinidhi AtA hai. keMdrIya sakela ke padAdhikArI isI kameTi meM se cune jAte hai. keMdrIya sekela kA adhivezana niyamita rUpa se pratyeka saptAha hotA hai, aura kameTI kI beThaka varSa meM do bAra hotI hai. isake atirikta kisI vizeSa mahattvapUrNa viSayapara vicAra karane ke liye kabhI kabhI eka "mahApariSada' bulAI jAtI hai, usameM jila se, prati 1000 sadasya para eka pratinidhi jAtA hai. yaha pratinidhi samitiyAM kI sAdhAraNa baiThaka meM cune jAte hai. kameTi aura padAdhikAriyoM kI sahAyatA ke liye bhinna bhinna vibhAga hai jinameM alaga alaga viSaya ke vizeSajJa rahate haiM. ye vibhAga nimnalikhita huM - 1-samiti ke netAo kA dala je kevala vyAyAmasaMbaMdhI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #547 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa34 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mA bAteM ke dekhatA hai, yaha kitane hI prAM para vicAra karatA hai, jase sadasya kI dekhabhAla, 14 varSa se 18 varSa taka ke yuvaka, 6 varSa se 14 varSa taka ke laDake, pracAra ke liye samAcAra aura DAkaTarI bAteM. 2-pramukha stri kA dala, je stri kI vyAyAma saMbaMdhI bAta kI dekhabhAla karatA hai. 3-zikSA vibhAga. svAthya-vibhAga, je keMdrIya, jilA aura sthAnika samiti ke DAkaTarI kArya ke saMgaThita karatA hai. pa-durghaTanA-vibhAga, je durghaTanAoM ke kAraNe aura una para Arthika sahAyatA kI bAta kA vicAra karatA hai. - 6-alpasaMkhyaka jAtiya kA vibhAga, je sImAnta ke samIpastha jarmanI se mile ye sthAnoM kI samiti ke naitika aura Arthika sahAyatA detA hai. 7-bhavana-nirmANa vibhAga, je vyAyAmazAlA, khelane ke medAne aura jamIna Adi kI yojanAyeM secatA hai aura unha banAne ke liye vizeSajJa-nirIkSaka niyata karatA hai. 8-kAnUnI vibhAga. : 9-sekela ke apane mukha-patroM kA saMpAdakIya vibhAga. 10-manoraMjana-vibhAga. 11-saMgaThana-vibhAga (saMgaThana-sudhAra ke liye) 12-kalA-kauzala-vibhAga. 13-AMkaDA-vibhAga. 14-sinemA-vibhAga. 15-nyAyAlaya, je Apasa ke jhagaDe ke nipaTAtA hai. sekela-saMsthAo kA pradhAna mukha-patra "sekelkI vesTanika hai, jisakI 45000 pratiyAM chapatI hai. isake do kroDapatra "sAIsITala" aura "visaTekAkI bhI mAsa meM eka 15000 aura 10,000 pratiyAM chapatI hai. 14 varSa se 18 varSa taka kI AyuvAloM ke liye "sekelenskI veseDI" aura 6 varSa se 14 varSa taka ke bacce ke liye "jakasenI' nAmaka patra hai. isake atirikta eka sekela" nAmaka mAsika patra bhI hai, jisakI 10,000 pratiyAM chapatI hai. sokela kA saMgaThana Isa prakAra kA hai. Ajakala jeka loga ise deza kI surakSita senA samajhate haiM. sana 1918 meM, prajAtaMtra sthApita chene ke bAda DAkaTara jaja zrInara, je kendrIya sekela ke sabhApati the, rASTrIya-rakSA vibhAga ke maMtrI niyukta huye. jisa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #548 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jekAsyAvekiyA kA vyAyAmaDhArA rASTrAdvAra 535 dina se Isa saMsthA kA janma huA usa dina se Aja taka sadasyAM kI va meM, suprasiddha ITAliyana dezabhakta garIbAlDI kIsI lAla kamIja hai. Isa saMsthA meM, sabhI zreNI, dharmAM, Ayu, rAjanItika vicAra aura Arthika avasthAo ke strI-puruSa sadasya huM. jeka legAM ke svAsthya, naitika sAhasa, zArIrika zakti aura yeAgyatA kA uMcA banAye rakhanA hI sekAla kA uddezya hai aura sike liye unakI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAya thADI hai; kayAM ki yahI guNu haiM jinase kisI bhI rASTra kI svataMtratA jIvita raha sakatI hai. sAkAla sadasyAM kA isa siddhAnta me itanA dRDha vizvAsa hai ki ve se apanA dharmo samajhate hai, aura yahI kAraNu hai ki jakha gata mahAyuddha ke bAda deza meM svataMtratA kI lahara AI, ama seAkeAla-samudAya apane deza kI svataMtratA ke yuddha meM sabase agrasara dikhAi dete the. yahAM taka ki mahAyuddha me jakha jeka legAM kA jabardastI AsTriyana-kauja meM bhI haiAnA khAta kI pratIkSA meM rahate the ki kakha maukA hathiyAramAM kA prayAga AsTriyaneAM ke viruddha kare, gulAma banA rakhA thA. paDatA thA, ve isa mile ki ve apane jinhAM ne unhe yaha bAta vizeSa dhyAna dene yAgya hai ki isa sokAla saMgaThana meM striyAM kA sthAna ekadama puruSAM ke samAna hai. yadyarSi kevala pacAsa varSoM pahale jeka-striyAM z2I ThIka vahI dazA thI, jaisI ki Ajakala bhAratIya aiyAM kI hai. unakA dhareAM ke bAhara jAnA, apane zarIra kI unnati karanA yA sArvajanika khela yA kasaratAM meM bhAga lenA, bahuta khurA samajhA jAtA thA; kiMtu dezeAdhAraka jeka legAM ne yaha bAta spaSTa-rUpa se samajha lI thI ki eka zaktizAlI eka rASTra kA nirmANu taba taka saMbhava nahIM hai, jaba taka ti me svastha aura svataMtra zriyAM na heAM. sarkalsa ne striyAM aura baccAM kI zikSA ke liye prasiddha phrenca sudhAraka heba aura DemanI ke vicArAM ke grahaNu kiyA hai, aura sI liye ina saMsthAe meM vyAyAma aura nRtya kI eka nai zailI hI nikala paDI hai. sAmrAla kI samasta ImArate--kaivala mahAyuddha ke pazcAta se aba taka 560 se upara na imArate khanI hai !--bhADe ke majadUrAM dvArA nahIM banatI hai, aki ve sokeAla ke dhana se aura seAkeAla-sadasyAM ke hI hAtheAM se banatI hai...! sokeAla ke nirmANuvibhAga ne seAkeAla-bhavanAM ke nirmANu para eka pustaka bhI prakAzita kI hai. haraeka bhavana khanane ke pUrva usakA nakazA svIkRti ke liye nirmANu-vibhAga ke samukha peza kriyA jAtA hai, aura seAkeAla ke pratyeka sadasya kA, binA phisI prakAra ke bhedabhAva ke, cAhe vahu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #549 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 536 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me strI ho yA puruSa, 50 ghaMTe se le kara 100 ghaTe taka usameM kAma karanA anivArya hai. isa prakAra kI samasta saMsthAoM se hama loga zikSA grahaNa kara sakate haiM. yaha Avazyaka nahIM ki hama ina saMsthAo ke oM kA tye grahaNa kara leM, baki hameM use manana kara ke apanI AvazyakatA aura paristhiti ke anusAra bananA cAhiye. sekola saMsthAo kA saMgaThana, rASTrIya usa kA manAnA, puruSa-stri kI samAna zikSA, baccoM kI zikSA, samAnatA aura svataMtratA ke bhAva ke utpanna karanA aura isa bAta kA samajhanA ki zArIrika unnati aura vyAyAma eka rASTrIya kartavya hai, ye saba aisI bAteM hai, jinheM hama bhAratavarSa meM grahaNa kara sakate hai, aura hameM grahaNa karanA cahiye, yadi hama apanI mAtRbhUmi ke svataMtra dekhane kI IcchA rakhate haiM. (mArca-1929nA "vizAla-bhAratamAMthI) 104-landana kA eka Azrama gata disaMbara mAsa ke "vizAla-bhArata' "laMdana kI eka samAja-sevaka saMsthA zIrSaka eka lekha prakAzita huA thA. usa lekha meM vilAyata kI eka laDakI kumArI mUriyala lIsTara ke kAryo kI carcA karI gaI thI. usake saMbaMdha meM mitra ke TrIja nAmaka eka sajajana likhate hai abase tIna varSa pUrve jaba misa yUriyala lIsTara ne mahAtmA gAMdhI se bheMTa kI thI, taba se unake kAryo kI carcA unnatizIla bhAratiya meM phUla rahI hai. sAMsArika mehamAyA meM phase huye eka pAzcAtya deza meM bhI eka aisI adhyAmika saMsthA maujUda hai, yaha jAna kara bhAratIya ke prasannatA hotI hai. mahAtmAjI kI vartamAna nIti ke pUrva se hI yaha saMsthA kAma karI rahI hai. misa mUriyala kiMgsale haila kI pradhAna hai. yaha kiMgsale haila bhI bilakula eka Azrama kI bhAMti hai, jahAM raha kara loga IzvaraciMtana aura apane bhAI kI sevA kiyA karate hai. yaha laMdana ke "ba" (bAu) nAmaka muhale meM sthita haiM. yaha muhallA bhI garIba kI sevA ke liye prasiddha rahA hai. vahAM misa mUriyala aura unake sAthi ke sAmAjika, dhArmika aura zikSA saMbaMdhI-saba prakAra kI sevAkaeN karane kA bahuta kAphI avasara milatA hai. isa haila-Azrama-kI nIti yaha hai ki IsA masIha ke www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ landana kA eka Azrama 537 upadeze ke kArya meM pariNata kiyA jAya. yaha Azrama sadA se bahuta zAMtipriya rahA hai. jisa samaya yurepa meM yuddha he rahA thA aura yaha hala nayA-nayA sthApita kiyA gayA thA tathA yaha lokapriya bhI nahIM thA, usa samaya bhI yaha apanA deza sunAyA karatA thA. bhUtakAla meM prAyaH usane apane vicAroM kA sarvasAdhAraNa meM pradarzana bhI kiyA hai. udAharaNa ke liye, jaba mitrarASTra ke gherA DAlane se zatruoM ke bacce bhUkhe marane lage the, taba misa lIsTara ne trioM kA eka julusa nikAla kara, vesTaminisTara meM pradhAna maMtrI ke pAsa ja kara isa kraratA kA viSedha kiyA thA. isa haiola kA, uddeza yaha hai ki "IsAI mata ke anusAra saMpatti ke vitaraNa kA kevala-mAtra AdhAra AvazyakatA hai." isa prakAra se kiMsale hala vartamAna samAja ke AmUla punasaMgaThana para tulA hai. usakA yaha bhI kathana hai ki jIvana ke zArIrika, mAnasika aura AdhyAtmika tIne kSetro meM saMpUrNa banAnA cAhiye. Isa liye haula meM zArIrika vyAyAma aura khela-kUda bhI huA karate haiM. zAma ke aneka viSaya ke kalAsa lagA karate hai, jinha loga apanI-apanI ruci ke anusAra svataMtratApUrvaka pasaMda kara ke cuna sakate hai. rAjanaitika, sAhityika aura naitika viSaya para lekacara aura bAtacIta huA karatI hai, aura dhArmika prArthanAmeM bhI hotI rahatI hai. ina prArthanAo ke adhika suMdara aura AkarSaka banAne ke liye unameM saMgIta aura sAhitya kI puTa bhI rahatI hai. Isa hala kA sabase mahattvapUrNa kArya garIbuM ke jIvana meM sarasatA utpanna karanA hai. isake liye eka to svayaM haila hI baDA suMdara hai, phira usameM saMgIta, nATaka aura nRtya Adi huA karate hai. bacce kI zikSA kA kArya ItanA mahattvapUrNa samajhA jAtA hai ki usake liye eka bAlabhavana aura usake karmacArIgaNa pRthapha hI hai. isa bAlabhavana kA saMcAlana Dorisa lIsTara karatI hai. isameM bacce kI padAIza se le kara aThAraha varSa kI Ayu taka dekharekha kI jAtI hai. jahAM taka saMbhava ho sakatA hai, Isa bAta kI koziza kI jAtI hai ki kisI bacce ke pauSTika bhajana kI kamI na hone pAke. zizuoM ke liye eka "narsarI' he, jahAM do varSa se pAMca varSa taka kI Ayu ke bacce rakhe jAte haiM. bacce ke zikSA Adhunika DhaMga se dI jAtI hai aura ve isa yogya banAve jAte haiM ki unameM sauMdarya aura sAmaMjasya kI ruci utpanna he saMke, je usa vAyumaMDala meM svabhAvataH nahIM utpanna de sakatI, jisameM ve rahate haiM. baDe laDake ke saMdhyA samaya aneka prakAra ke mane raMjaka kAryo meM sammilita hone kA prabaMdha che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 538 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga mAM | kiMgsale-haula se sahAnubhUti rakhanevAle vyakti samasta saMsAra meM phele hai. ve usakI unnati ke dhyAnapUrvaka dekhate rahate haiM aura usake liye prArthanA karate hai. aba usakA anukaraNa karanevAle bhI utpanna he rahe haiM. yahAM se pAsa hI Isesa meM Deganahama nAmaka eka makAna aura bhUsaMpatti bhI isI prakAra ke kAryo ke liye dI gaI hai. usakA uddeza vaMdana ke IsTa eNDa ke daridra muhallo ke makAne kI bhIDa-bhakkaDa kama karanA hai. "ba" ke bahuta se loga vahAM cale gaye hai. vahAM kI avasthA adhika svAththakara hai, magara vahAM loga ke dhArmika aura sAmAjika jIvana kI kamI bahuta khaTakatI hai. je loga bhUtakAla meM kiMsale haila meM Ate-jAte rahe hai, uone usase prArthanA kI hai ki vaha unakI navIna paristhiti meM kucha madada kare, ataH vahAM eka taMbU tAnA gayA aura kiMgsale TaeNla ke do-tIne kAryakartA vahAM ja kara jhuMpaDe aura taMbU meM rahe. isa prakAra vahAM kArya AraMbha huA, yadyapi vahAM kI paristhiti bagaDI asuvidhAjanaka aura kaThina thI. eka asthAI hola bhI banAyA gayA, magara jaba yaha pUrA hone ke karIba AyA, te jADe kI teja havA se taMbU baiTha gayA. aba yaha imArata zIdhra hI khulanevAlI hai aura vahAM usI prakAra kA kArya zuru he jAyagA, jaisA "ba" meM hetA hai. vahAM isa bAta kI bhI baDI suvidhA hai ki AsapAsa kI jamIna meM khetI kI jA sakatI hai. Deganahamala kA bo' se bahuta ghanA saMbaMdha hai aura vahI use kAryakartA bhI pradAna karegA. nyurkesila enaTAIne meM bhI isa prakAra kA eka nayA bhavana khula rahA hai. usake bolanevAle kiMzle haiola ke udAharaNa se hI prerita ho kara use khela rahe hai, paraMtu usakA Isase kaI sIdhA saMbaMdha na hogA. isI prakAra se anya kaI nagara meM bhI be' ke udAharaNa kA anukaraNa karane kI hArdika IcchA prakaTa kI jA rahI hai. hamArI bhAvI AzAeM kiMgsa hola ke saMgaThana para avalaMbita nahIM hai. baki usakI bhAvanA ke pracAra para nirbhara hai. hama usa dina kI pratIkSA kara rahe hai, jaba IleMDa ke aneka bhAge meM puruSa aura striyo ke aneka dala IsI prakAra ke kArya kareMge aura daridratA ke dUra kara ke sAMsArika lisA ke sthAna meM AdhyAtmika bhAvanA utpanna kareMge. ("vizAla bhAratanA "nA eka aMkamAMthI) - - seeeeo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #552 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhikArInA hRdayapalaTA 105 - adhikArIno hRdayapalaTo ( lekhakaH--zrI. narImAna seA. geALavALA ) ( karAMcInA A vidvAna pArasI lekhaka badhue peAtAnI mIThI zailImAM A TUMkI vArtAdrArA dezapremanI rasabharI jamAvaTa 'karI che. taMtrI " zAradA ") prakaraNa 1 lu sattAnA kepha 139 e yAdagAra saAsa hatuM. seMkaDe strIo, hArA yuvAne ane vRddho tathA bALakeA cAinA krikanI khArImAMthI mIThuM laine rASTragIta gAtAM gAtAM khaDA sAhebe mATe temene amUlya(!) vakhata na khAvAya te sArU khAsa bAMdhelA phIlaTana javAnA pula uparathI pasAra thatAM hatAM. e jovA jevA dekhAva hatA. e apUrva dRzya hatuM. pUla uparathI pasAra thatI gADIe ane neTaragADIe thaMbhI gaI hatI. e gADIone AgaLa vadhavA tasu jeTalIye jagyA pUtra upara naheAtI. moTaragADImAM beThelA sahelANI yurepIyane, pArasIe ane phezanebala' sidhIe kaMI ajaba bhAve A saradhasane nihALI rahyA hatA. saradhasa pUla vaTAvIne AgaLa ane AgaLa vadhyuM. e sadara vibhAganA meTA vepArI rastA parathI javAnuM che evI khabara paDatAMja e Akhe raste dukAnadArA ane rAhadArIe DAbI jamaNI bAjue sak samArI ubhA rahI gayA hatA. eka dukAna AgaLa keTalAka pArasIe, Aja A saravasa ahIMthI javAnu che e jovA ubhA hatA ane karI rahyA hatA. 29 kAMya badhA maravA mAge che?" eke zarUAta karI. "e badhA ghelA thai gayA cha khIjAe peAtAnA mata rajU kaH A saradhasane ahIMthI javA devAmAM Avazeja nahi." yd jagI TIkA "gAMdhI te gAMDA che" kAi trIna pArasIe jaNAvyu "ema jo saradhasa kADhavAthI svarAja maLe teA joIe zuM? ane evAM saradhasamAM cheja zuM ? kharU ja che" kAi ceAthAe TekA ApyAH " hAlI mavAlIe emAM che. che kAi meATA mANasA ?'' AATA mANasA eTale ?" phirAjha nAmanA yuvAne savAla pUchyA. mATA mANamA eTale khAna bahAdUrA, khAna sAheba, zrIma MtA, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #553 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * * - - 1 - -- -- -- - - - - - 540 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me paisAdAro." javAba maLyo. ' e moTA mANaso !" phirojha belyoH "e zAnA saraghasamAM Ave ? ene zenI dAjha hoya ? teo te vADIvajIphe rahenArA, moTaramAM pharanArA, yuropIyanone "pATI ApanArA ! te lokane kyAM kamI che ke AvAM saraghasamAM joDAya ?" - "vAjabI kahyuM" kaI rasIe Teko ApeH "maravAnuM te madhyama vargane ane garIba vargane. paisAdAra ane zrImaMtane zuM ? traNa paisAnA maNa nImakanA aDhI rUpiyA ApavA paDe temAM te lokanAM chokarAM kyAM bhUkhe marI jAya tema che?" "paNa AvA saraghasamAM je moTAMo joDAya to tenI asara thAya ke nahi?" ane moTAo eTale ?" phirojhe pharI savAla karyo "meTAMone banAvanAra koNa? ApaNeja kenI ? jarA pAMca paisA thayA ane meTara doDavA lAgI ke te ApaNA manathI maTe ane evA moTAne bagADIe paNa ApaNeja. e meTAe kaMI sakhAvata karI ke te vadhAre meTo thayo ! jene keAI bhAva nahi pUchatuM'tuM te Aja moTara doDAvI ApaNane nIcA gaNe che." paNa eja moTAMoe garIba ane madhyama varga mATe jude jude ThekANe suMdara gharo nathI baMdhAvyAM ?" moTAMone pakSa kheMcI eke savAla karyo. hA!" phirake ubharo ThAlavyo "kharUM che ! gharo baMdhAvyAM ! kevAM meTAM ! kavAM sarasa ! pati patnI ane meTAM chokarAM hoya to sagavaDa ane dhaNadhaNIANIne malAha paNa na sacavAya evAM meTAM!! ema to e meTerAMono pakSa kheMcI dalIla karanArA paNa che. teo sarasa dalIla karI jANe che ke pharaphara havA ane rozanI te maLe che nI ? basa, pachI joIe zuM? jANe garIbo havA ane ujAsa paraja jIvatAM hoya! garIbone vaLI sagavaDa zAnI joIe ? "sAIDa rUma' zAne joIe? pAchaLa vaLI daravAje zAna joIe ? garIbone vaLI malAhaje te zuM? AvI dalIla karanArA ApaNAja gharabAranAM vADI vajIphAthI sukhI rahenAra pArasIeja ApaNAM kahevAtAM meTAMone bagADe che. e ja moTAMo jAte evAM gharamAM rahe to khabara paDe ne? bhaMgI-mahetarone, lAkaDAMkelasAvALAone Agale daravAjethI khAvA besavAnA oraDAmAMthI teo javA deze ke ? teone tarata pAchalA daravAjAnI jarUra paDaze. garIbo mATe ghara baMdhAvyAM te kaMi je te pADa! vadhAre zuM joIe? garIbone evAM lADa zAnAM joIe ! ane......" www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #554 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vv adhikArIno diyapalaTo 541 nAnAse"nI bUma sAMbhaLatAM ja vAta ahIM aTakI, sarva pArasIo te dizAe doDayA. vepArI rate saraghasa dAkhala thayuM. sAmeja savAro ane sipAIenI TukaDI AvI ubhI. phojadAra jAla saraghasanI sAme AvI bolyo "saraghasane ahIMthI AgaLa vadhavA hukama nathI." saraghasane mekhare tene vaDe ramaNa hato. tenI bAjue mubAraka hata; eka hiMdu, bIje musalamAna. baMne teja zaheranI koleja nA prophesara hatA. eka methemeTikasa bhaNAvato, bIje phArasIne ustAda hato. mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI deza mATenI hAkala sAMbhaLIne e baMnee A moTA hedAno tyAga karIne A mahAna, pavitra, ahiMsaka laDatamAM jhaMpalAvyuM hatuM. jadAra sAheba" ramaNe kahyuM " huM tamane khAtrI ApuM chuM ke, amArA A saraghasathI kaI paNa jAtane daMga risAda nahi thAya. ame tamArA pArasIonI ke yuropIyanonI dukAno lUMTavA nathI nIkaLyA." "paNa" jAla bolyo "A saraghasa A rastethI nahija laI javAya e mane hukama che." bhAI, tame uparI amaladArone pharI nahi pUche?" mubAraka vina dAkhavyo. "mane evI koI jarUra nathI." sattAno nazo zarU thayo. "to ame paNa ahIMja besIe chIe. tame amaladAro jaze eTale ame AgaLa vadhIzuM." ramaNe savinaya bhaMganI zarUAta karI. ahIM tamArAthI ubhA rahevAya ja nahi. tame badhAe khasavuMja joIe." phojadAra jAle pharI hukama karyo. te te nahija bane." mubAraka makkama rahyo "jadAra sAheba! tamane ke koIne paNa amane rokavAno adhikAra nathI. tame tamArA savAre, zastro ane baMdukonA baLa para amane rokavA mAgatA he to bhale; paNa pAchA to nahi ja pheravI zako." | phojadAra jAla "grejyueTa hato. aMgrejI vagara uddhAra nathI evuM mAnanAra hato. enA pitA DepyuTI polisa supriTenDanTa hatA. emane dara bhAre hato. pitA-putra saMcA jevI sapta DisIplIna"mAM mAnanAra hatA. aMgrejothI te enA bApadAdAnI kIti vadhI ema jAla mAnato, aMgrejonA paganI khAkathI te badhA pArasIo meTA thayA hatA, ane pAMca paise sukhI banyA hatA, ema e mAnato. pagathI mAthA sudhI aMgrejI pozAka sajI e bahAra nIkaLato tyAre pote potAne bhUlI jate; potAnI jAta bhUlatA, pitAnI bhAta bhUlatA. pitAnI mAtRbhASA gujarAtImAM kaMI 2.46 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #555 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 zubhasa'graha-bhAga 7 mA sAthe tene kheAlavuM paDatuM teA peAtAne abhaDAyalA mAnatA. mukhArakanuM makkama khAlavuM sAMbhaLIne e saheja kheMcAye; paNa ene teA "DIsIplIna" jALavavI hatI. vaLI hamaNAM e khAsa amaladAranA peAzAkamAM hatA. e peAzAkanA kaiph tene caDhatA hatA. e zu kare ? leAkeAne ahIM ubhA rahevA de ? ema baMne ? ane te ye amaladAranI sAme ? eNe eTalAmAM DI. esa. pI. meTaramAM AvatA joyeA. vadhAre vicAra karavAnA vakhata naheAtA. have te nImakahalAlI batAvavAnI taka hatI. e zA mATe jatI karavI? kamarethI "aMtana" kADhI eNe dhADAne eDI mArI. e saradhasa para dhasyA, enI pAchaLa savAre| paNa dhasyA. aMtana' pheravatA jAla AgaLa vadhyA. ramaNu kharAbara sAmeja hatA. tenA mAthA para duDAnA phaTakA paDayA. tene cakkara AvyAM. te pachaDAyA. te pharI ubhuM thavA gayA teTalAmAM te jAlanA dhoDAe baMne paga uchALyA, ramaNa te pageA taLe AvI gayeA. saraghasa hajI zAMta hatuM. ramaNane paDayA jANI keTalAka tene upADI levA AgaLa AvyA; paNa sipAie niyapaNe IMDA pheravatA hatA. leAkA e dhA jhIlatA tyAMja ubhA hatA. phAjadAra hajI peAtAnu kAma kaye jatA, keTalAka bhAie A dekhAva sahana na karI zakyA. teoe peAtAnA netA mukhArakane kahyuM ke, rajA Ape te| A savArene pUrA karIe. mubArake badhAMne zAMta karatAM kahyuM "bhAie ! tamArA AvA zabdothI huM lajavAu N chuM. ApaNe ApaNAja bhAiene mArIe ? nahi, khabaradAra evuM pagaluM bharyuM te. ApaNA ramaNu paDayA che temAMja ApaNI kaseATI che. phAjadAra jAla ApaNeAja bhAine? eNe enI pharaja bajAvI. ApaNe ApaNI krUraja nahi bajAvIe ? '' leAkeA zAMta thayAM. Akhu saradhasa zAMta thaine ubhuM. pheAjadAre peAtAnI amaladArI, kharAbara dAkhavI, paNa aMte e paNu manuSya hatA. enAmAM mANasAi hRdaya hatuM, e aMgrejanA 'khetana' ane khaLamAM mAnatA; paNu Aja enI e mAnyatA kAMIka DhIlI paDatI jatI hatI. eka bAjI hArA leAka hatuM. mukhAraka ane ramaNunA ekaja kheAle enA ane enA 25 savAreAnA dhANu nIkaLI jAya evu hatuM. ramaNu mAra khAi paDayA hatA. mukhAraka sAmeja khullI chAtIe ubhA hatA. leAkeA sipAionA daDA jhIlatA hatA. keTalAka paDatA, keTalAka kacaDAtA, chatAM keAI pazu 'pelisa' sAme huMkArA karatA nahi. jAle A badhuM neyu jANyu. eNe kaTAkaTa mAmalA jei lIdhA. saheja izAratathI eNe peAtAnAM mANusAne vAryAM; paNa Teka rAkhavA joie ne? eTale AkhI TukaDI barAbara saradhasa vaccethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #556 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhikArIne hadayapalaTe 543 thaIne bIje cheDe nIkaLI cAlI gaI-dekhAva e ke jANe saradhasane vikherI nAkhyuM hoya! ane saraghasa AgaLa vadhyuM. prakaraNa 2 juM jAla ane mANeka upalA banAvane traNa divasa thaI gayA che, e daramiyAna polIsanA mAraphADanA samAcAra AkhA zaheramAM pharI vaLyA hatA. ramaNa kacaDAI gayo," "mubAraka ghAyala thayo,"loka para jema game tema lAThIe cAlI," phejadAra jAlanA hukamathI A badhuM thayuM;" vagere vagerenI carcA AkhA zaheramAM khUba thaI rahI hatI. prajAkIya patrAe phojadAranA kRtyane khUba vakhayuM hatuM. nekarazAhInAM paDyAe phojadAranAM khUba vakhANa karyA hatAM ane pArasIenI vaphAdArInA guNa gAI dhanyavAda Apyo hato. pitAnI viruddhanA ane pitAnI tarapheNanA khabare vAMcatA jAla pitAnA divAnakhAnAmAM beThe hato. enI bAjumAM enI patnI mANeka beThI hatI. nirdoSa ane zAMta ToLAM upara enA dhaNIe calAvelA daMDAthI ene duHkha upajyuM hatuM. e bhalI ghararakhu strI hatI, zIkhelI hatI, deza-zaheramAM cAlI rahelI hilacAlathI barAbara vAkepha rahetI. pati nokarazAhI vicAra dharAvato. patnI enI sAthe vAdavivAdamAM utaratI. nImakanA kara mATe paNa e be vacce sAre vAda thato hato. mANeka kahetI ke, traNa paisAnA aDhI rUpiyA levA emAM sarakAra vAjabI nathI. jAla sarakArane ja pakSa tANato. Aja paNa evI takarAramAM dhaNadhaNIANI utaryA hatAM. ane vAta vAtamAM jAlanA chelA kRtya mATe mANeke savAla uThAvyo hato. jAle bacAva karyo: "paNa vahAlI ! huM e veLA karI paNa zuM zakuM? je saraghasane javA dauM to mAre mAthe musIbata AvI paDe." mANeke mAthuM dhuNAvyuM: "paNa tamAre daMDA calAvavA nahi devA'tA. zuM tamAruM kAma daMDAbAjI karavAnuM che? Aja tame daMDA calAve, AvatI kAle tamane "haMTara calAvavAnuM kAma soMpAya to zuM tame khuzI thaze ?" DIara ! tuM samajatI nathI." jAla khIsIANe paDyo. "huM badhuM samajuM chuM " mANeke kara calAvIH " pAchaLa DI. esa. pI. ume hato. tame tene tamAruM parAkrama dekhADavA mAgatA hatA. tame tamAro khyAla karyo, lokone nahi. e ToLAmAM zuM bahAdUra puruSo nahi hatA ? emAM zuM zIkhelA-bhaNelA nahi hatA? hatA ja. vaLI vidyAmAM paNa tamArAthI caDhatA evA ramaNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ 544 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo ane mubAraka mATe zuM dhAre che ? tame eja "prophesaranA hAtha nIce bhaNI gayA che ane tame tenA upara daMDA calAvyA ! gheDA calAvyA! e zuM bahAdUrI kahevAya?" paNa makakAM, A mArA kAmanI nedha DI. esa. pI. e karI lIdhI che." " ema ! ane te khAtara..." mANeka belatI aTakI. tene dukha thayuM, tene dhaNuM AvA tuccha hoddA khAtara kevuM kAma karI rahyo hato ! te pharI bolIH " tamane moTo darajajo maLaze. begunAonA khUnathI raMgAyelA hAthe e darajajo tame leje. e tamArI pharajanuM inAma ane dezadrohanI kiMmata thaze. phejadAranuM kAma to..." paTAvALAe AvI jAlanA hAthamAM eka patra me. teNe te phe . e sarakArI patra hato. kema, navA hoddAne paravAne AvI gayo !" mANeka hasI. tuM to che ja evI " jAla jarA cIDAyeH "Aje vaLI koI pAchuM saraghasa nIkaLavAnuM che ane mAre tenI sAthe javuM evo hukama che." hAM, jAo, jAo." mANeke ceSTA karIH " Aje paNa sAro zikAra maLaze! lAThI calAvajo! DI. esa pI. paNa joze ane pachI..." " basa kara, je game te baka nA." jAla vadhAre gusse thayo "mAre mArI pharaja bajAvavAnI che." " hA, bajAvo pharaja " mANeka paNa saheja tapIH "tenI nA nahi, paNa pharaja mAtra lAThI calAvavAmAM nathI samAtI. pharaja? pharajane artha paNa samaje che ?" " samajuM chuM, vahAlI makkAM! barAbara samajuM chuM." jAla narama paDayoH "tuM jANe che ke huM mUMge mUMge Ubho rahuM te ze natIje Ave ? huM nAlAyaka TharUM ane vaLI adhikArIonI najaramAM AvuM ke huM paNa svarAjavAdIo sAthe maLI gayo chuM. je saMjogomAM huM mukAyo chuM te saMjoganA raMga joIne ja mAre kAma levuM paDe che. vahAlI ! huM samajuM chuM ke, A mANasa deza mATe kAma karI rahyA che. gAMdhI sAce che. vaLI huM A paNa samajuM chuM ke, sarakAra gAMdhI ane tenI hilacAlane chuMdI nAkhavA mAge che. gulAmI huM samajuM chuM, paNa saMjogathI lAcAra." mANeka herata rahIH "mArA jAla, A pahelI ja vAra tAre meDhe A zabda sAMbhaLuM chuM. jA, Aja tArI pharaja bajAva. lAThI nA calAvatA. khudA tuMne evI gulAmI nekarImAMthI jaladI ja choDave." A pramANe vahAlAI patnIe dhaNIne vidAya ApI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ annnnnnnnnn AAAAAAAAAAAAAAnam adhikArIne dadayapalaTo - prakaraNa trIjuM ramaNanI pAyadasta-jAlanI Atmazuddhi jAla saraghasanI sAme jaI paho . phejadArane jotAM ja lokoe " vaMde mAtarama"nA pikArothI rasto gajAvI me. saraghasa jagI hatuM AgalA saraghasathI A saraghasa zokamaya hatuM. e pAyadastanuM saraghasa hatuM. phojadAranA paDelA phaTakA pachI traNa traNa divasanI sakhta vedanA bhogavIne ramaNa Aja mRtyu pAmyo hato. enA maraNanA samAcAra sAMbhaLatAMja leke bhayabhIta banI gayAM, bajAra AkhuM baMdha thaI gayuM. kolejanA vidyArthIoe paNa haDatAla pADI. sarva A avasAna-saraghasamAM joDAyA. e saraghasamAM hajAroe bhAga lIdho hato-jANe AkhuM zaheraja ulaTayuM hoya ! sipAIone tathA savArene saraghasanI sAthe ja chUTe chUTe ThekANe jAle goThavI dIdhA hatA. saraghasanI vacamAM pAMcase strIo hatI. emAM mokhare kaeNlejamAM bhaNelI ane ramaNanA hAtha nIce bhaNuM gayelI keTalIka pArasI strIo paNa hatI. mANeka temAM sAmela hatI. jAlanI najara mANeka para paDI; mANekanI AMkhomAM eNe kaMIka evuM joyuM, jethI tenA AkhA aMge kaMpArI chUTI. pitAnI dhaNuANInI daSTie te Aje halako ane nirbaLa jaNAyo. phejadArane joine eka hiMdu strI bolIH "jadAra sAheba! Aje paNa amArA para daMDa calAvaze ne ?" amArA ramaNa upara ghA karanArane amArAM koTi vaMdana" bIjI bolo. jAlane parasevo chUTo. mAre peTe e chokare ja heta to tene pUro karI dIdhuM hota " eka gharaDI DosIe varALa kADhI. paNa mAjI " eka yuvatIe kaTAkSa karyo " emAM e zuM kare ? kUtarA paNa khAdheluM nimakahalAla kare che ane A te manuSya !" jAlathI A badhuM vadhAre vakhata sAMbhaLI zakAyuM nahi. eNe ghoDo haMkAryo ane e saraghasanI pAchaLa cAlyo gayo. mANekanI tIvra AMkha ane A strIonAM AvAM bolavAM sAme jAla lajavAye. te pharI strIo tarapha Avyo nahi. vaLI uparI amaladAro upara ene gusso Avyo ke, saraghasa nIkaLe tyAre huM zuM lAgaNuM vagarane chuM ? mane hRdaya nathI ? vicAranI paraMparA cAlI ane saraghasa paNa AgaLa ane AgaLa vadhatuM gayuM. zaheranI mukhya saDaka para pharatuM pharatuM saraghasa cAlyuM jatuM hatuM. bArIbAraNe, aTArIe, jhADa upara lokonI ThaTha jAmI hatI. AkhA vAtAvaraNamAM kaMI ajaba utsAha, ajaba www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 546 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me jema prakaTI nIkaLyAM hatAM. e jema ! e utsAha ! e garva ! e badhuM joIne jAlane kaMI ne kaMI thaI gayuM. enI najara ramaNa nI lAza para paDI. meM khulyuM hatuM. ceharA upara harSa hato. e mIThe ceharo joIne enuM hRdaya ghavAyuM. enA AtmAe aMdarathI ene tiraskAra karyo. te lAza tarapha ghaNuM vAra joI nahi zako. teNe meM pheravI lIdhuM. ene thayuM ke, are ! jene mATe leke marI phITe che ane jenAM darzana mATe ATalI saMkhyA bhegI thaI che te mArA eka veLAnA prophesaranuM bhaviSya meM bagADayuM ? meM zuM kAma karyuM ? kAne khAtara ? svArtha, havasa, adhikArIne khuza karavAne meha ! ane "mane zuM maLavAnuM ? eka meTo he ! ane keva-nirdoSonA khUnathI raMgAelo ! khareja mArI mANeka! tuM kharI che. evA hoddAne se salAma..." ramaNane AtmA mahAna darabAramAM kUca karI rahyo hato ane ahIM jAlane AtmA zuddha thaI rahyo hato. eka konTebale AvIne jANe vadhAre zuddhi karIH "hajura, Apane hAtha barAbara paDe che. jabaro baLavAkhora hato." jAle tene aTakAvyAH " nahi, emAM huM mArI bahAdurI nathI samajata." vaLI pelAe khuzAmata karI: " e ramaNa baDe badamAza hato sAheba. " * cUpa rahe " ane eka tamAco koMsTebalanA gAla para payoH " zuM samajIne ene badamAza kaho cho ? khabara che badamAza kaNa kahevAya ? je khUna kare e badamAza, je vyabhicAra kare e badamAza; je dhADa pADe, lokone luMTe e badamAza. dezane mATe hatheLImAM jIva laIne phare e badamAza nahi. samajyA ke ? kamanasIbI ApaNuM ke evAone madada karavAne badale ApaNe teo para haMTara calAvIe chIe." ane gussAmAM ghoDe dapaTAvato jAya tyAMthI cAlI gayo. konTebala gAla pasavArate jAlane gAMDo thayelo samajI tyAMja thaMbhyo! saraghasanI pAchaLa rahI gayelAM thoDAM mANasee A lapaDAka ane vAtacIta sAMbhaLI hatI. teo paNa ajAyabIthI jAlane ja joI rahyA. prakaraNa 4 thuM balidAnanI vedI para tripuTInAM AMsu mANeka mukhya raste pAyadastane vaLAvIne ghera pAchI pharI hatI. ene Aje ghara karaDavA dhAtuM hatuM. enA dhaNInA daMDAthI eka besUla jIva gumAyo hato. are saraghasamAM loko kevAM karaDI najare enA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhikArIne hadayapalaTo 547 dhaNI pratye joI rahyAM hatAM. sAMja paDavA AvI. ene kAmakAjamAM sUja paDatI nahotI. ene enA dhaNInuM prAyazcita karavuM hatuM. zuM karavuM ? hA, khare yAda AvI. ramaNanI strI have vidhavA thaI hatI. koNe enI AvI dazA karI ? enA dhaNIe. are leke kevAM veNa bAlaze ? huM enI pAse jAuM ? e zuM kaheze ? huM kema maLuM? nahi jAuM ? hA jAuM. mArA dhaNu taraphathI mAphI mAguM ? AvI gaDabhAMjamAM aMte mANeka ramaNane ghera gaI enI patnIne maLavA. tyAM enA ghara AgaLa lake ekaThAM maLyAM hatAM ane AkhuM vAtAvaraNa zakamaya banyuM hatuM. phejadAranI bairIne ahIM AvatI joI leke ajAyabImAM haTI gayAM ane tene javAnI jagyA karI ApI. e aMdara gaI. oraDAmAM eka khATalA upara ramaNunI strI beThI hatI. enA dhaNIe dezanI svataMtratA mATe potAnuM balidAna ApyuM hatuM. mubAraka paNa tyAM ja beThA hatA. Avo mANekabAI, A bahena" mITho, jarAye kaDavAza vagarane AvakAra maLe. mANeka AgaLa vadhI ane, ane zuM jue che?" - sAdAM kapaDAM paherI pArasI pozAkamAM eka juvAna ramaNanI vidhavA pAse ubhe che. tenI AMkhamAM AMsu che. ene jotAMja mANekathI bUma paDAI gaI. "kANa tame jAla ! tame ahIM ?" hA, makkAM ! huM jAla, tuM jema AvI tema huM paNa ahIM Avyo chuM." "tamArAM kapaDAM A ?" "hA, nazo caDhAvanArAM te kapaDAMne meM AjathI bAtala karyA che. vahAlI ! meM nokarI AjathI cheDI che." "kamaLAbahena ! tamArA ramaNanA mRtyue mArA AtmAnAM paDaLa kholI dIdhAM che." mANekanA gorA moM upara garva chavAI rahyo. premanI jhaLaka chAI rahI. cAra AMkho pharI maLI. jAle e AMkhomAM sarvasva vAMcI lIdhuM. enI AMkha bhInI thaI. mANekanI paNa AMkhamAMthI AMsu saryo. vidhavAthI A dazya chAnuM rahyuM nahi. eNe paNa jalane hRdayapalaTo joyo. enA dhaNanuM mRtyu dhanya thayuM. enI AMkhe paNa sajaLa thaI. mubAraka paNa bhInI AMkhoe joI rahyo. Ama ekanA balidAna para pArasI, hiMdu ane muslIma tripuTI raDI hatI; ane e rUdanamAM svAdhInatA DokiyuM karI rahI hatI. ("zAradA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) -~ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #561 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 548 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me ane AAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 106-pustakAlaya viSe vicAro kevaLa pustakasaMgrahaja pustakAlayanI sArthakatA nathI. pustako sAmAnya leka pAse vaMcAvavAnuM je prayojana te ApaNe bhUlI jaIe to cAle nahi. kAraNa A mULa hetu uparaja pustakAlayapravRttinI kAryapaddhatino AdhAra che. pustakAlaya-pravRttinuM prayojana zAmATe che? moTI saMkhyAmAM mANasane vaMcAvavA mATe, sAdhAraNa mANasomAM pustakavAcanane naze ubho karavA mATe ane vividha viSayanAM pustakane puSkaLa pracAra karavA mATe che. kaI viSaya saMbaMdhI jANavAnI IcchA thAya to kyA kayA pustakamAMthI te saMbaMdhI mAhitI maLaze enI khabara pUrI pADI jJAnapipAsune tarataja sahAya karavI te pustakAdhyakSanuM kartavya che. vaLI koI kadI jANavA iche ke, amuka pustakanI aMdara ka viSaya kevI rIte caryo che te tene tarataja tenI khabara ApavI, e paNa pustakAdhyakSanuM kartavya che. | (okaTobara-1930nA "pustakAlayamAMthI) 107-rAdhAsvAmImata ke sAdhana kI samAlocanA (lekhaka:-zrI. rAjyaratna paM. AtmArAmajI amRtasarI, baDe dA.) pahilA sAdhana-hAtha ke aMgUTha se done kAne ke chidroM ke baMda kara ke aura AMkha ke pahilI aura dUsarI uMgalI se halakA baMda kara ke aura kehaniya ke done gheTAM kI pArI para rakha kara ukaC Asana' se baiTha kara, kAna meM je eka bArika dhvani hatI hai usa para mana kI vRtti ko lagAnA. rAdhAsvAmI mata ke anusAra yaha zabda kI dhArA satyaloka se nikala kara kAne kI tarapha AtI hai. mana kI vRtti ke Isa para lagA kara aura uttarottara abhyAsa ke dvArA Isa zabda kI DerI bana kara satyaloka meM praveza karanA arthAta svAmI ke nikaTa pahuMcanA hai. Isa prakAra isa abhyAsa ke kucha mAsa taka karane se sAdhaka kI bhayaMkara zArIrika kyA hAni hotI hai usake sarvasAdhAraNa tathA vidvAne ke lAbha ke liye yaha lekha prakAzita kiyA jAtA * amarelI pustakAlaya varga samakSa apAyeluM bhASaNa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvv -*- *, * * , *, *.*.*. w w --- -* * * * * * * rAdhAsvAmI mata ke sAdhana kI samAlocanA 549 hai. kucha mAsa vA adhika samaya taka abhyAsa karane se mastiSka ke aMdara je amUlya jIvanAdhAra rakta rahatA hai vaha zarIra ke nIcale bhAga ke utaranA AraMbha he jAtA hai. dimAga uttarottara rakta se khAlI hAtA jAtA hai. isakA pratyakSa prabala pramANa yaha hai ki sAdhaka kA mukhaDA vA caharA pIkA tathA pIlA ho jAtA hai. samaraNazakti bhI dhIre dhIre jarUra hI kama he jAtI hai. zrutajJAna kI bhI dhIre dhIre kamI he jAtI hai. sAdhaka ekAMta meM baiThanA pasaMda karatA hai, usakI vANu vA mana meM harSa vA khuzI kA abhAva he jAtA hai. sAdhaka kI avasthA eka vicitra mAnasika addhapAgalakIsI he jAtI hai. dhIre dhIre bhejana bhI kama khAne lagatA hai, raktasaMcAra kI gati naisargika niyama viruddha hone se ukta saba deSa pedA hete hai. sAtha hI "kukaDU Asana" arthAta jisa prakAra pAkhAne baiThane hai Isa taraha baiThane se gudAcakra para niyama viruddha dabAba paDane se babAsIra Adi kI bimArI utpana he jAtI hai. ke ki dimAga se je rakta abhyAsa ke kAraNa nIce ko vivaza lauTatA hai usakA dabAba gudAcakra athavA A para adhika paDatA hai. parAM kI tarapha jAne kI usake muMjAIza (suvidhA) nahIM. Isa liye gudAcakra ke masa meM rakta ika he jAne se babAsIra aura Ate meM adhika khUna kA jamAva hone se maMdAgni roga he jAte hai. eka de nahIM kiMtu saikaDe sAdhake kI avasthAke dekha kara isa pariNAma para hama pahuMce hai. jinake saMdeha he vaha kucha kAla abhyAsa kara ke svayaM anubhava kara leM. svAmI paramAnaMdajI AgrAnivAsI de varSa ukta abhyAsa kara cuke hai. jaba unake dimAga para ukta bure prabhAva kA asara huA te uhane choDa diyA. yaha bhI vidita rahe ki isa mata ke sacce sAdhake ke dimAga meM vivecanazakti kama he jAtI hai. ("pracAraka"ne varSa nA aMka 1 mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com www.un Page #563 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papa0 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 108-ApaNI Azrama vyavasthA (lekhaka-svAmIzrI abhayAnaMdajI mahArAja, vaDodarA) ( lekhaka A lekhamAM ApaNuM sAMsArika jIvana upara eka daSTi pAta nAkhI tenAM kAraNomAM uMDA utarI mArga darzAve che) prAcIna kALe mahAbhAratanA yuddha sudhI Azrama ane varNavyavasthA bhAratane janasamUha vedazAstrAnusAra pAlana karato hato. tethI te kALe vedadharmanI patAkA samasta bhUmaMDalapara pharakatI hatI; eTaluM ja nahi paNa bhAratanA AryonuM rAjya pRthvabharamAM hatuM. AkhI duniyAne te guru gaNAto hato, paraMtu jyArathI varNavyavasthA ane AzramavyavasthAne lopa thayuM tyArathI bhAratanI adhogati thaI. brahmacaryAzrama pUrve bhAratanAM pratyeka bAlaka-bAlikA brahmacaryanuM pAlana karatAM. yajJopavIta saMskAra thAya eTale dareka pitapotAnAM gurukulomAM jaI vedAbhyAsa ane vividha viSayo bhaNatAM. saMsthAnA gurue rAjAthI raMkaparvatanAM bALako mATe bhajana ane vastrAdine ekasarakhe prabaMdha rAkhatA. AthI AjanA samayamAM bAlakenAM svabhAva ane piSAka temaja khAnapAnamAM je vicitratA jaNAya che te te kALe nahotI. teo paraspara kRSNa-sudAmAnA jevA pUrA premathI rahetA. brahmacaryathI zArIrika baLa, magajazaktine vikAsa, Atmika baLanI vRddhi, paraspara prema, dharmapara prema, deza ane jAti taraphanuM abhimAna ane prANImAtranI sevAne bhAva khIlato. vaLI teo dIrdhAyuSI thatAM. gRhasthAdi traNe AzramanI jaDa brahmacaryAzrama paraja hatI. jene brahmacaryAzrama bagaDe tene bIjA Azrame bagaDe temAM zI navAI ? brahmacarya ane vedanA svAdhyAyane lIdhe bhArata to zuM paNa samasta bhUmaMDalamAM mAMsAhArI nahotA. atharva veda-. 11. 5. (7) vaLI vAvavA....cavanA rAjjAda parathI jaNAya che ke, atri RSie balucistAna, IrAna, cIna, araba, mIsaramAM bhramaNa karyuM tyAre drAkSa, aDada ane ghauMnA khAnArA, agnihotra karanArA joyA. te parathI paNa tyAM mAMsAhArIono abhAva jovAmAM Ave che. brahmacaryAzramamAM badhA prakAranAM jJAna, vijJAna, hunarene meLavI gRhasthAzramamAM javAthI bIjA Azramane sukharUpa nibhAvI zake che. Ama hovAthI prAcInakALanA loko dIrdhAyuSI ane zArIrika temaja Atmika baLamAM zreSTha hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAA. ApaNI Azrama vyavasthA 551 brahmacaryeNa tapasA devA mRtyumupAnata / indro ha brahmacaryeNa devebhyaH svarA bharat // brahmacaryeNa tapasA rAjA rASTra virakSati / AcAryo brahmacaryeNa brhmcaarinnmicchte|| A maMtra ane yajurvedIya taittirIya upaniSadanA cothA anuvAkanA mAmAyag, vinAyaDu, kamAyatu brahmacaraH A premALa zabdo juo. tyAre Aje RSimunionAM saMtAna nAnI uMmaranAM vara ane vadhUnAM svAgata karI rahI che. tethI dezamAM karaDe vidhavAo vidhama ane gAbhakSaka saMtati utpanna karI rahI che, ne keTalIye adharmamAge jIvana gujArI garbhapAta ane bALahatyAo kare che. AjanI dazA jotAM brahmacaryana lopathI prajA nirbaLa ane rogI temaja buddhihIna thaI che. e ghaNe sthaLe pramANe sahita kahevAyuM che. pariNAme bhAratanuM rAjya gumAvyuM che ane videzI tathA vidharmIonA pAdAkrAnta thaI rahyA chIe. gRhasthAzrama pUrve ochAmAM ochAM 25 varSa sudhI brahmacaryanuM pAlana karAtuM. jJAnaprApti pachI pitAnA guNakarmAnusAra brahmacAriNuM sAthe pANigrahaNa karAtuM. tethI patipatnImAM paraspara prema rahe ane gRhasthAzrama sukhI pasAra karAto. hAlamAM brahmacaryanuM pAlana na hovAthI, guNakarmAnusAra lagna na thavAthI, bALalagna thavAthI gRhasthAzrama duHkhamaya banI rahyA che. vedonI dhArmika zikSA brahmacaryaAzramamAM meLavavAthI gRhasthAzramamAM jaI pitAnuM jIvana nirAmiSa sAtvika karatA. saccAI, nIti ane dhArmikatAthI AjIvikA meLavI dharma, artha, kAma ne mekSane prApta karatA. prajananavijJAnanA jJAnathI phakta saMtAnautpattine mATe RtugAmI hovAthI e mAtapitAnAM zArIrika svAstha suMdara rahetAM, baLa ne buddhi vadhatAM. tyAre Aje brahmacaryanA nAzathI, prajananavijJAnanA ajJAnathI, dinarAta viSayamAM ramaNa karavAthI Adhunika mAtApitA ane prajAnAM Arogya keTalAM badhAM bagaDI gayAM che ? ane tethI e pariNAma AvI rahyuM che ke, pAchalI peDhI karatAM cAlu peDhI uttarottara pitAnuM jIvana kaluSita ne anItimAM gALatI thaI che. brahmacaryathI pUrvajonAM jIvana keTalAM zreSTha hatAM ! yathA vAyuM samAzritya vartante sarva jantavaH / tathA gRhasthamAzritya vartante sarva AzramAH ||mnu-3-78 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 552 ~ ~ ~ ~ uwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo vedAnadhItya vedo vA vedaM vApi yathAkramam / avipluta brahmacaryoM gRhasthAzramamAvizat / 3 / 2 jema pratyeka prANa vAyune Azraye rahe che, tema bIjA badhA Azrama gRhasthane AdhAre che. traNa, be athavA eka vedano abhyAsa karI brahmacaryanuM pAlana karI gRhasthAzramamAM praveza karavo. Aja AdarzavALA RSimunionAM saMtAna Aje vaidika saMskArahIna che. vAMcavA-lakhavAnA jJAna vinAnAM hiMgalA-DhiMgalInI jema bAlyavayamAM lagna kare che, ane tethI garIbAImAM jIvana gujAre che. pUrvaje dhI, zrI ane strInA krame bIjA AzramamAM pravezatA tyAre Aje pahelI strI meLavI ApavAmAM Ave che. pariNAme chokarAM vidyAbhyAsa karI zakatAM nathI, dhanahIna banI jAya che, ne pitAne saMsAra garIbImAM duHkharUpa gujAre che. vAnaprasthAzrama prAcIna samayamAM 25 thI 50 varSa sudhI gRhasthAzramamAM rahIne te pachI pote ekalA agara patnI sAthe vanamAM jaI nivAsa karatA. tyAM svayaM svAdhyAya karatA, ane prajAnAM bAlaka-bAlikAne bhaNAvatA, tapazcaryAnuM jIvana gujAratA, AtmA para saMyama rAkhI manonigraha karatA; paNa Aje vAnaprasthAzramanI praNAlikA na rahevAne kAraNe sATha varSanA thavA chatAM saMsAranA mehamAM phasI viSayanA kIDA banI rahe che. svapatnIne dehAMta thaI jAya te sATha varSe paNa pitAnI dIkarI jevI daza ke bAra varSanI kanyA sAthe lagna kare che; paNa vAnaprasthAzramamAM na jatAM teno svAdhyAya ane tapomaya jIvana gALavAnuM bAju para mUkI daIne pitAnuM jIvana bhraSTa kare che. svAdhyAye nityayuktaH syAdyAnto maitraH smaahitH| dAtA nityamanAdAtAH sarvabhUtAnukampakaH // manu. svAdhyAyamAM rata, jitAtmA, sarvanA baMdhu, vidyAnuM dAna de, pite koInI pAse kAMI na le, evI evI rIte vAnaprasthI jIvana gALe, aprayatnaH sukhArtheSu brahmacArI dharAzayaH / zaraNeSva gamazcaiva vRkSamUlaniketanaH // zarIranAM sukha mATe ati prayatna na kare, brahmacArI rahe, jamIna para sUe. vRkSa ne mUlo para jIve, koI vastu para mamatA kare nahi. Ama prAcInakALamAM vAnaprasthAzramI jIvana gALatA, gAmathI dUra nadIkinAre vA ekAMtamAM Azrama banAvI rahetA. tyAM ja aneka saMsthAo uddabhavatI. loko e jJAnamUlanA jharAomAM tIrtha samajI jatA. tyAre Adhunika tIrtha te manuSyane DubADe che. paMDe www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #566 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApaNI Azrama vyavasthA papa3 ghaNAnuM dhana haraNa kare che, leke dhakkA khAI pAchA Ave che. Aje AzramavyavasthAnA nAzane lIdhe maphata keLavaNI mATe sarakAra sAme pikAra uThAvavo paDe che. zikSaNa na maLavAthI moTo bhAga ajJAna che. temAM nathI dharma, prema ke dezabhakti che. dezamAM gurukula, kaleje, pAThazALAo calAvavAne dhanasaMgrahanI ciMtA haMmeza rahe che. gurukulomAM paNa pUratA dhananA abhAvane lIdhe garIba joIe teTalo lAbha uThAvI zakatA nathI. purANa kALamAM vAnakharathIo zikSaNanuM kAma vinA pagAre karatA. brahmacArIo bhikSA lAvatA. nirvAha karatAM vadhu thato kharA rAya ApatuM, ne keTaloka bhAga prajA paNa pUratI. pariNAme koI abhaNa nahatuM. Ane ukela thayA vinA Are nathI. saMnyAsAzrama vaneSu ca vihRtyaivaM tRtIyaM bhAgamAyuSaH / caturthamAyuSo bhAgaM tyaktvA saMgAnparivrajet // manu0 AyuSyane trIjo bhAga pUro karI cothe bhAga saMgene cheDI vanamAM pasAra kare. prAcIna kALamAM vAnaprasthAzrama ane saMnyAsa AzramanI praNAlI cAlu hatI, ane sarvatra zAMtinuM sAmrAjya hatuM. pachI bauddha bhikSuo samasta eziyAmAM pharI vaLyA hatA. Adi zaMkarAcAryuM jaina, bauddha, kApAlika, zAkana, vAma ane mUrtipUjA temaja 46 matapaMthanuM khaMDana karyuM hatuM. saMnyAsa laI temaNe prakaTAvelI jyotinA pratApe to jaina, vaiSNava Adi saMpradAyanI mUtio jamInamAM dATI devAmAM AvI hatI, je Aje paNa khodakAma karatAM maLI Ave che. mUrtio vinAnAM maMdiramAM veda-pAThazALA sthApavAne temane uddeza hato. paNa be jaina ziSyae jhera devAthI e kArya adhurUM rahI gayuM. bhAratamAM vidharmIonAM AkramaNa rokavAne ane saharmano pracAra karavAne temaNe cAra gAdI sthApI; paNa emanA ziSyoe vedaviruddha "ahaM brahmAdika ane mUrtipUjAne pracAra karI gurunA uddezane uthalAvI nAkhyo. pachI te vidhamIeAnAM AkramaNone rokI zakyA nahi, pariNAme 8 karoDa vidhamI thayA. aneka nAtajAte ane matamatAntaranuM aMdhera chavAyA pachInA kALamAM maharSi dayAnaMdajI najare paDe che. temaNe matamatAMne sabala virodha sahana karIne paNa sAcA vedadharmanA uddhAra mATe kamara kasI vedavirodhIone parAsta karyA. emanI pachI paNa thayelA saMnyAsIomAM darzanAnaMdajI, nityAnaMdajI ane zraddhAnaMdajI tarI za. 47. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #567 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 554 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM Ave che. zraddhAnaMdajIe to goLI khAI sAcA saMnyastane ujALyuM che, ane Aje paNa AryasamAja sAcA saMnyAsIonI eka hAramALA dharAve che. dharmapracAranuM kArya saMnyAsIo Aja lagI karatA AvyA che. upadezanuM kAma karanAra upadezaka nirlobhI, saMyamI ne pramANika joIe. sArA upadezaka thoDAja maLe che, bhADutI upadezake artha sAratA nathI. sAcA saMnyAsIo maLe eTale vaidika siddhAMtane pracAra ApameLe thAya. nANuM mATe maravAnI IcchAne savAla temane mATe ubhe thAya nahi. saMnyAsIe te jagatanA sanmAnane viSasamAna joI DaravuM rahyuM. apamAnane amRta samAna mAne, niMdAprazaMsA, mAna-apamAna, jIvavuM-maravuM, hAni-lAbha, prIti-vaira, annapAna, vastra ane uttama sthAna maLe ke na maLe,-e ThomAM paDavuMja na ghaTe. (pracArakamAMthI) 109-paMDita motIlAlajI naherU (lekhaka -Do. ramaNIkarAya che. vaidya) paMDita motIlAla naherUno janma sane 1861 nA me mahinAmAM dilahImAM thayo hato. temanA pUrvaja paMDita rAjakaula mogala bAdazAhanA zAhI hukamathI bAdazAha pharUkhaziyaranA zikSaka tarIke dilhImAM rahyA. rAjakaula pachI keTalIe peDhIe paMDita gaMgAdharajI thayA. teo ghaNuM vakhata sudhI dilhImAM kATavALa tarIke rahyA hatA. paMjAba ane uttarahiMdustAnamAM khetIne AdhAra ghaNuM nadIonI nahera upara rahe che. paMDita gaMgAdharajInA pUrvajoe lokahitArtha aneka nahera taiyAra karAvI hatI, tethI te kuTuMba naherUM kuTuMba tarIke oLakhAya che. paMDita gaMgAdharajI nAtajAtamAM tathA sarakAramAM paNa mAnItA hatA. teo vyavahAradakSa, mutsaddI ane vIranara hatA. temaNe keTavALa tarIke dilhImAM cAra-badamAza ane dhADapADuone trAsa maTADyA hatA. sane 1861 nA phebruArI mahinAmAM temanuM avasAna nIpajyuM hatuM. paMDita gaMgAdharanA avasAna pachI cAre mahine paMDita motIlAlane janma thayo hato. paMDita motIlAlanA be vaDIla baMdhuo eka paMDita naMdalAlA ane bIjA paMDita baMsIdhara naherU hatA. A baMne bhAioe pitAnA pitAnI pAsethI meLavelI ucca keLavaNathI pitAnA nAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #568 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paDita motIlAla naheru 555 bhAI metIlAlajIne ghaNuM lADa sAthe ucherI vidyAbhyAsa karAvyo hato. paMDita naMdalAla vakIla hatA ane bIjA bhAI baMsIdhara jaDaja hatA. paMDita motIlAlajIne sAta varSanI uMmare prAraMbhika zikSaNa ApavAnuM temanA bhAIe ghera zarU karyuM hatuM. sAthe sAthe phArasI ane erebIka bhASAnuM jJAna paNa ApatA hatA. 1873 mAM mAdhyamika zikSaNa mATe emane kAnapura laI gayA. A vakhate paMDita naMdalAla kAnapuramAM vakIlAta karatA hatA, ane sAthe motIlAlajIne vidyAbhyAsa karAvatA temaja zArIrika zikSaNa paNa ApatA hatA. paMDita motIlAla vidyAbhyAsamAM hoMziyAra hatA temaja dareka parIkSAmAM prathama naMbare pAsa thayA hatA. jevA bhaNavAmAM hoMziyAra hatA tevA phUTabola, TenIsa, haikI vagere ramatomAM paNa hoMziyAra hatA. sane 1880 mAM teo enTransanI parIkSA pAsa karI alahAbAda kolejamAM dAkhala thayA hatA. kolejamAM paNa aneka prophesaro para pitAnA vidyAbhyAsathI sArI chApa pADI hatI. sane 1886 mAM temaNe hAIkorTe vakIlanI parIkSA prathama naMbare pAsa karI hatI. 1895mAM ekaTa thayA hatA. kAnapuramAM paMDita naMdalAla naherUe paNa potAnI sAthe bolAvyA. sAthe sAthe temaNe paNa prekiTasa karavA mAMDI. paMDitajI pagabhara paNa thavA nahotA AvyA tevAmAM ekAeka temanA vaDIla baMdhu naMdalAla svargavAsI thayA. AthI kuTuMbano saghaLo bhAra motIlAlajI upara AvI pa. paMDita motIlAlajIe A aNadhArI AphatathI jarA paNa na gabharAtAM pitAno vyavahAra calAvavA mAMDaze. potAnA vaDIlabaMdhunA keso paNa temane maLavA mAMDayA. paMDitajIe vakIlAtamAM TuMka mudatamAM ghaNuM nAmanA meLavI ane hAIkorTamAM eka AgaLa paDatA eDavokeTa tarIke temanuM nAma prasiddha thayuM hatuM. paMDita motIlAlanuM lagna prathama nAnapaNamAM thayuM hatuM. A lagnathI eka putra thayo hato, paNa TuMka vakhatamAM paMDitajInAM dharma patnI ane putra maraNa pAmyAM hatAM. traNa cAra varSa pachI paMDitajIe rAvaLapiMDInA rahIza premanAthajInAM bahena zrImatI svarUparANuM sAthe lagna karyA hatAM. A lagnathI paMDitajIne tyAM eka putrano janma thayo hato, paNa te TUMka vakhatamAM maraNa pAmyA hatA. AthI paMDita motIlAlajIne glAni utpanna thaI. pitAnI dhanasaMpatti vadhatI gaI, pitAnI pratiSThA divase divase vadhatI hatI paNa putravihoNuM jIvana temane sAlavA lAgyuM. paNa Izvare temanI araja sAMbhaLI hoya tema sane 1889nA navembara mAsanI 14 mI tArIkhe svarUparANune peTe paMDita javAharalAle janma lIdhe. paMDita jyAharanA janma pachI paMDita motIlAlajI ghaNuja AnaMdI rahetA, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #569 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -kanaka kakaka kaka 556 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me javAharalAlanI pachI be putrIno janma thayo. temanI moTI putrI svarUpakumArI prayAganA berIsTara Ara. esa. paMDitanI sAthe nehalagnathI joDAyAM che ane bIjI zrImatI kRSNakumArI haju kuMvArAM che. paMDita motIlAlajInI kamANI vadhatI gaI. AthI temaNe allAhAbAdamAM karnala gaMja mahollAmAM sara saIda ahamadane baMgalo levAne vicAra karyo. A ba gale murAdAbAdanA rAjA paramAnaMdanI mAlikIne hato; paNa teo tene upayoga karatA na hatA tethI paMDitajIne vecAte Apyo, je atyAre AnaMdabhuvana nAmathI prasiddha che. paMDita motIlAlajI sauMdaryanA pUjaka hatA tethI baMgalAnI AsapAsa meTa bAga bagIco banAvyo hato. A baMgalAmAM pazcimanI sabhyatA pramANe teo rahevA lAgyA. 1919 mAM paMDitajIe amRtasaramAM koMgresanuM pramukhasthAna lIdhuM hatuM. 1924 mAM paMDitajI vaDI dhArAsabhAmAM svarAjyapakSanA netA banyA, ane prajApakSe rahI bhAre laData calAvI hatI. dezabaMdhu dAsanA svargavAsathI dezanA rAjakArI jIvanane bhAra paMDita motIlAlane zire paDayo hato. keMgresanI sUcanAthI paMDitajIe sarvapakSanA pratinidhio joDe maLI naherU riporTa ghaDI kADhayo hato. sane 1927 mAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe zarU karelA asahakAranA yuddhamAM joDAyA ane pote cembara-prekaTIsa karavAnuM zarU karyuM; sAthe sAthe dezanI sevA paNa karatA. ghaNe vakhata rASTrasevAmAM jato hovAthI vakIlAtamAM vakhata thoDe ja maLato. paNa A ceDA vakhatamAM paNa hajAra rUpIA meLavI letA. 1927mAM paMDitajI lakhanaunA eka kesa bAbatamAM iMglenDa gayA hatA temAM vijayI banyA hatA. A vakhate teo "i-DIpenDanTa" nAmanuM aMgrejI aMdu patra paNa prasiddha karatA hatA. paMDitajInI gIraphatArI pachI e patra baMdha paDayuM hatuM. sane 1928 mAM vaDI dhArAsabhAmAM sAyamana kamIzanane bahiSkAra karavAno TharAva rajU karyo hato, ane vadhumate pasAra karAvyo hato. A sAlamAM kalakattA TAgresanuM pramukhasthAna paMDitajIe lIdhuM hatuM. sane 1929mAM paDitajIe bALalagnapara aMkuza mUkanAre zAradA ekaTa pasAra karAvavAmAM paNa AgevAnIbharyo bhAga lIdho hato. sarakAre "pablIka sephaTI bIla" vaDI dhArAsabhAmAM rajU karatAM tenI jhATakaNI kADhI hatI ane tene pasAra thavA dIdhuM na hatuM. sane 1930 mAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjI tA. 12 mI mArce kuca karI dAMDI gayA ane kAyadAbhaMganI lagata upADI. A laDatamAM paMDitajIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #570 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sazayAtmA vinazyati 557 bhAga lIdheA hatA ane e vAra jelanI sajA paNa thai hatI. jelamAM mAMdagI sakhta AvavAthI sarakAre temane cheADayA, sane 1931 nA phebruArInI 6 ThThI tarIkhe paDita metIlAla naherUnuM 70 varSoMnI vaye lakhanau khAte zukravAre savAre 6-40 vAge khedakAraka avasAna thayuM. paMDitajI sAmAjika vyavahAramAM nAtajAtanAM aMdhaneAmAM mAnatA na hatA. lagna ane strIkeLavaNImAM tee AgaLa paDatA vicAre dharAvatA. paMDita metIlAlajIe meTAmAM meTI sakhAvate dezane ApI che--" AnaMdabhuvana" je temane dhaNuMja priya hatuM te tathA bIjI " vAhIralAla " je temane eka vahAlA putra jene dezasevA mATe dezane aNu karyAM che. vaibhavazALI paDitajInuM AkhuM kuTuMba meAjazAkha mANe, svaga nuM sukha duniyA upara bhegave, evI jAheAjalAlIne tilAMjali ApI dezasevAmAM joDAyuM ane asahakAranI caLavaLa pachI peAte ane peAtAnuM kuTuMba khAdIvAdI banyuM, ane jotajotAmAM paradezI vastronA meAha cheDayeA hateA. khAdImAM khAnadAnI ane varaNAgI che, e naherU kuTuMbe khAdInAM vastro sajavAnI saphAI ane subratAthI batAvI ApyuM che. paMDitajInA svargavAsathI atyAre AkhA deza kakaLI uThayeA che, ane temanI dezamAM meATI khAmo paDI che. prabhu temanA AtmAne zAMti Ape. pAMDita javAhIralAlane A AvI paDelA viyeAgane sahana karavA prabhu zakti Ape !! ('bhAgyeAdaya"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 110 - saMzayAtmA vinazyati (lekhaka:-zrIbhUpedranAtha sanyAla) jAna paDatA hai ki sa`sAra ke ve dina cale gaye, janma ki lAga guru, vRddha, AcAya aura zAstravacaneAM kaiA binA kisI ta ke mAna lete the, evaM saralahRdaya se svAbhAvika hI ekadUsare para vizvAsa karate hue zAsrota sadAcAra ke prati zraddhAyukta hA kara khaDe sukha se udvegahIna jIvana vyatIta karate the. yaha bhAta nahIM ki, usa samaya una saba sarala citta ke sajjanAM ke khIca khIca meM avasara pA kara duSTa lega kabhI na satAte haiAM. paraMtu adhikAMza meM manuSya usa samaya sukhI the. yahu khAta saMsAra ke kAvya, itihAsa aura purANudi se bhalIbhAMti siddha hai. duSTa ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #571 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 558 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga mA khUre ka kI bAteM kabhI kabhI sunAI dene para bhI adhikAMza manuSya sarala, satyavAdI aura IzvaraparAyaNa the. kAmakrodhAdi prabala zatru kI uttejanAvaza kisIse kabhI krAi duSkarma bana jAtA thA, paraMtu vai usameM nimaya nahIM hai| jAte the. khala, puruSArtha aura viveka se saMcAlita buddhi ke dvArA ve tatkAla hI phira apanI sthiti para kAyama hai| sakate the. ripue ke vaza meM hai| kara apane sAre jIvana kI unhIka sevA meM nahIM lagA dete the. sAmayika uttejanA ke kAraNu kAi kukA ane jAne para ve use kAyara kI tarahe chipA rakhanA nahIM jAnate the. daMDa milane kA nizcaya haiAne para bhI niyahA kara apane doSa sabake sAmane kahu phrene meM unake mana meM tanika bhI kamajorI nahIM AtI thI; kyAM ki unakA vizvAsa thA ki satya kI jaya heAtI hai, jhUjhDa kI nahI, 'satyameva nayane nAnRtam| yahI kAraNu hai ki Ajakala kI taraha usa jamAte me Itane kAnUna aura adAlate na thIM aura na jhUTha kA saca banAne kA pezA karanevAle tane vakIla aura mukhtArAM kI hI AvazyakatA thI. usa samaya manuSya jaise sarala aura satyavAdI the paise hI ve nika aura IzvaraparAyaNu bhI the. ve zarIra se zuddha rahanA jAnate the. buddhi kI zuddhi kA bhI khUba sAvadhAnI se rakSaNa kriyA jAtA thA. ve nyAyarahita aura anucita lAbha kA damana karanA jAnate the. IsI liye usa samaya jhUDI dheAkhedhaDI kI ItanI adhikatA nahI thI. legAM ke balavAna zarIra aura mana bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA aura dUsareAM ke duHkha dUra karane meM sadA lage rahate the; taba deza para devatAe kI kRpA bhI khUba rahatI thI. vidhipUrvaka pUjA se saMtuSTa hA kara devatA ThIka samaya para vRSTi karate the, jisase lega apane parizrama se kahIM adhika anna prApta kara nividhratApUrvaka parivAra kA pAlana, devatAo kI ArAdhanA aura atithi kI sevA kiyA karate the. arthAthI aura AzA kara ke AyA huA krAi bhI prANI dvAra se kabhI vimukha nahIM lauTatA thA. sabhI apanI zakti se kahIM adhika yAcaka kI mAMga pUrI karane kI ceSTA karate the. deza kA jalavAyu nIrAga thA, kisI bhI sakrAmaka roga kA prabala praTThApa nahI hAtA thA. kalI heAne kI saMbhAvanA hAtI teA usakA dUra karane ke liye leAga khUba sAvadhAna rahate the. bhalIbhAMti vicAra aura parIkSA kiye hue niyamAM kA nirdhArita karane meM ve jarA lI Alasya nahI karate the. maMtra aura auSadhiyoM kA prabhAva bhI usa samaya khUba cA. logAM ke zarIra aura mana svastha the, jIvananirvAha kI praNAlI sarala aura suMdara thI, IsI liye AdhyAtmika, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMzayAtmA vinazyati papa9 Adhidaivika aura Adhibhautika kisI prakAra ke bhI upadrava Ajakala kI taraha kabhI baDha hI nahIM sakate the. manuSya Apasa meM ekadusare ke prema kI najara se dekhanA jAnate the. ataH jIvamAtra ke prati unameM hArdika sahAnubhUti aura kRpA ke bhAva che. samAja ke baDe baDe netA vivekabuddhi se saMpanna aura asAdhAraNa pratibhAzAlI the. isI liye samAja zarIra kA keI bhI chidra unakI najara se baca kara cupacApa samAja meM burAI paidA nahIM kara pAtA thA. janatA baDI hI zraddhA ke sAtha ina sadAzaya aura udAra samAjapatiyAM kI paMce kI AjJApAlana karane ke liye sadA taiyAra rahatI thI. paMce se kabhI ghekhA hogA, janatA ke hadaya meM aisI AzaMkA ke pidA hene kA hI avasara kabhI nahIM AtA thA. rAjA aura dhanI lega zAstra aura gaubrAhmaNa Adi ke prati zraddhA karanA jAnate the aura prajA kA hita karanA hI rAjAo ke rAjayasaMcAlana kA mUla maMtra thA. patA nahIM, saMsAra ke kisa aciMtanIya karmaphala se kAlacakra palaTa gayA aura usake sAtha sAtha aise samaya aura aise che kA AvirbhAva he gayA ki jinase pahale kI kisI bAta kA mela nahIM khAtA. strI, puruSa, brAhmaNa,zaka, vidvAna, mUrkha aura vRddha, bAlaka sabhIne mAne Ajakala eka nayA hI patha pakaDa liyA hai. InakI zikSAdIkSA, cAlacalana, bhAvabhegI aura belacAla sabhI kucha mAne dUsare prakAra ke haiM. keI kisIke sAmane sira jhukAnA nahIM cAhatA, zraddhA aura bhakti kI bAta kA mAnAM pustaka se bahiSkAra hI kara diyA gayA hai, baDe khUDha ke prati vaha Adara nahIM hai, upakAra karanevAle ke prati vaha kRtajJatA nahIM hai. pUjanIya vyakti ke prati aba vasI apUrva zraddhA kA bhAva kahIM nahIM pAyA jAtA. kriya ke caritra meM jisa Adarza hI aura "zrI" ke darzana hote che, Ajakala vaha mAna svapnavata he gayA hai. azraddhA, avivyAsa, abhimAna aura garva hI mAne baDe vega se jagata kA zAsanadaMDa calA rahe haiM. tanikasI bAhya laukika vidyA sIkha kara loga ke citta Itane uhata he gaye hai ki ve RSiyoM ke sAdhanalabdha alaukika jJAna kI dillagI uDAne meM jarAsA bhI nahIM hIcakate. tapaHparAyaNa tyAgI zreSTha brahmarSioM ke liye Aja hama binA kisI saMkoca ke yaha gheSaNa kara rahe haiM ki ve beImAna aura svArthaparAyaNa the! zAstro ke siddhAMto ke prati kaTAkSa karate huM evuM dhamaMDa meM bhara kara unakI laukikatA aura asAratA siha karane meM tanika bhI nahIM hicakicATe. pratyakSa devatA pitAmAtA aura AcAryagaNa Aja hamArI AjJA ke pAtra banI rahe che. www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 560 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA bhAIbaMdhue ke prati vahu akRtrima sneha aura prema lepa heA gayA hai aura IzvaraparAyaNu virakta sAdhusa-nyAsiyAM ke prati yahu dhAraNA utpanna hai| gayI hai ki ye AlasI, nikame aura samAja ke liye bhArarUpa hai. hama leAga Aja sarala aura satyavAdI puruSa kaiA mUkha aura nikammA samajhanA sIkha gaye hai !! IsIse yaha vicAra uThatA hai ki Isa Asevita pavitra bhAratabhUmi meM isa prakAra ke anAye`cita saMskAreAM kA sUtrapAta kisa prakAra AraMbha huA ? dekhate hI dekhate dayAdhama, pUjAbhakti, sAdhanAjJAna, zrAvizvAsa, yajJatapa Adi sAre A sadAcAra mAneAM svapna ke samAna kaise adRzya hai| gaye ? Aja sabhI leAga chalAMga mAra kara baDe hone ke liye mAne atyaMta lAlAyita hai. pUrva kAla meM yeAgya puruSa hI janasAdhAraNu meM pUjA aura sammAna prApta karate the; kiMtu Ajakala manuSya sakha prakAra se haiya heAne para bhI anadhikAra pUjA pAne ke liye bhIkha kI jhelI kAMdhe para laTakAye dvAra dvAra zraddhAyAcanA karane meM jarA bhI lajjita nahI heAte ! dezavAsiyeAM kI vahu hI aura vaha zrI kAM calI gayI ? Aja deza meM na teA kAi ducana khelane meM sakucAtA hai aura na duSkArya karane meM hI hicakatA hai. sAdhutA kA DhAMga karate hue leAga asA kAryo meM laga rahe haiM aura mithyA ke dvArA satya kA Dhaka daine ke liye sadA prastuta rahate haiM. Aja jhU! khelane meM kAi bAdhA nahIM rahI, paradravyaharaNu meM kAi hicakicAhaTa nahI' rahI. vizvAsadhAtakatA, dheAkhemAjI, paradroha aura kapaTa mAnAM citta ke svAbhAvika dharma hai| gaye hai. hameM jina viSayAM kA rattIbhara bhI jJAna nahIM unakA mAnA hama pUrApUrA jAnate haiM isa prakAra ke jJAna kA DhAMga Ajakala mAnA sarvavyApI hA gayA hai. sabhI lega pratyeka viSaya ke paMDita ane hue haiM. logoM kI buddhivRtti adhakAra se itanI Dhaka gayI hai ki jisakA se dharma ke dhvaMsa hone kI adhika sabhAvanA hai, Aja usI kA kI era leAga mAnAM khvasa ke mukha meM praveza karane ke liye aise hI samRddha vega' se dauDa rahe hai, jase Aga ke mukha meM praveza karane kA mehAdyuta pataMga ! kahAM hai brAhmaNAM kI vahu mahatI tapasyA, ahyugra brahmacarya, zAstrAcAra ke pAlana me' ekAMtaniSThA, zama, dama, titikSA aura nirlobhatA ? kahAM gayA vaheM kSatriyeAM kA pradIpta vI, viSANuparAyaNatA, adbhuta zauya zakti, veda aura brAhmaNAM kI sevA ? kahAM gayI, vaizyAM kI vahu sarala jIvananirvAha kI praNAlI, kRSi, vANijya aura geAsevA? kahAM gayA zudro kA vahu svAbhAvika paricaryAM kA bhAva? aura kahAM calI gayI vahu sAdhutapasviMyAM kI akSutra sAdhaniSThA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMzayAtmA vinazyati pada evaM jJAna kI vimala dIpti? vartamAna yuga meM ke loga Itane duSTa aura daMbhI che. gaye haiM, isakA eka kAraNa yahI jAna paDatA hai ki logoM kI cittavRttiyAM bAhya viSaye kI ora atimAtrA meM AkarSita he gayI hai. bAhya viSaya, veSa-bhUSA, khAna-pAnAdine mAne manuSya ke mRgatRSNA meM DAla kara aneka burAImAM sikhA dI haiM. lega apane veSa-bhUSA, laukikatA, sAmAjikanA, khAna-pAna aura viSaya-saMbhoga meM itane magna ho gaye haiM aura isI kAraNa dhanAkAMkSA bhI itane jera se baDha gayI hai ki unake kisI dUsare viSaya ke secane ke liye samaya hI nahIM milatA. vartamAna yuga meM bhegavilAsa kI sAmaciyAM jitanI baDha gayI haiM, bhega kI AzA aura bhegane kI IcachA bhI utanI hI ukaTa he uThI hai, Isa liye artha kI AvazyaktA bhI atyadhika baDha gayI hai. loga Aja usakI pUrti ke liye vizeSa vyAkula hai. IsI kAraNa ke aMtaHkaraNa kI vivekavANuM nahIM suna pAta; zAstra aura RSivA ke marma ko nahIM samajha sakate, paraloka kI AsthA ko be kara unhoMne apanI sArI zakti ke atilobha ke vaza meM hone ke kAraNa viSaya kI prApti meM hI lagA rakhA hai. pUrI zakti lagAne para bhI manamAnA arthasaMcaya nahI tene se loga Aja azubha vRtti aura durAcAra ke avalaMbana karane se nahIM haTate. IsIse jAnA jA sakatA hai ki hamAre bhAva kahAM taka tAmasika he gaye haiM, kAMki dhapAsanA hI tAmasikatA kI aMtima avasthA hai. jinane dhana ke hI sarvArthasiddhi kA mUla samajha liyA hai, evaM je dina-rAta usIke saMgraha meM lage rahate haiM, unake hRdaya meM IzvaraparAyaNatA aura paramAtmA ke zuddha cinmaya svarUpa kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA. Isa prakAra mahApUla jaDa kI upAsanA kara ke manuSya aMta meM kATha-5ththara Adi ke rUpa meM pariNata ho jAte hai. isa prakAra kI jaDapAsanA sIkha jAne ke kAraNu hI Aja hama apane Apake bhUla gaye hai, hadayadevatA ke bhulA beThe haiM. IsIke phalasvarUpa Aja hamane devatA ke sthAna meM svArtha aura bhoga ke devatA kI mUrti banA kara usIkI pUjA meM apane tanamana aura prANa ke samarpaNa kara diyA hai. hama dUsare ke bhAgya para DAha karanA sIkha gaye haiM aura jagata ke sAre dhanadhAnya aura bhogya vastuo ke haDapa jAne ke liye apane durdamanIya lolupa hArtho ko cAre era phelA rahe haiM. kavine ThIka hI kahA hai- kanaka kanaka meM saugunI mAdakatA adhikAya, vaha khAye baurAta hai yaha pAye baurAya. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me bhege meM Asakta hue Isa citta meM bhaga kI bAta ke cheDa kara aura koI bAta ThaharatI hI nahIM hai. kyA Aja hama balapUrvaka kaha sakate haiM kijenAruM nArA sthAna, tenAruM phri rcAna che "hameM aura kisI vastu kI AvazyakatA nahIM, hama kevala tumaheM hI cAhate haiM. he bhagavana! aura je kucha hai vaha saba paDA rahe. prabhu ! tuhI hamAre hRdaya meM virAjamAna che." Isa maMtra ke hama Aja kahAM utane jera se uccAraNa kara sakate hai ? hadaya ke satya bhAva se Aja kitane manuSya unake (bhagavAna ko) cAhate hai ? hama je kucha karate hai, dekhAdekhI karate hai athavA loga ke dikhalAne ke liye karate haiM. hama dhana kI kAmanA kitane Agraha ke sAtha karate haiM, anya kitanI vastuoM kI abhilASA karate hai; paraMtu prabhu ke liye hamAre hRdaya ke eka kone meM bhI te vasI prabala AkAMkSA jAgrata nahIM hui. hAya, hAya ! hama kyA kara rahe hai, Isa para tamane kabhI vicAra nahIM kiyA. je hamAre prANa hai, je sarvasva hai, jaba hamane unhIM kI abhilASA nahIM kI, taba hamane kyA cAhA ? hama kisa vastu kI AkAMkSA ke pIche bhaTaka rahe haiM? apane prANArAma, prANezvara kI ora te najara phirA kara hamane kabhI nahIM tAkA ! re mUrkha citta ! - amUlya ratna ke badale meM kAMca le kara phUla rahA hai? pArasamaNi kA anAdara kara Aja kisa dhana ke pA kara unmatta ho rahA hai? kucha bhI vicAra nahIM karatA ? rUpa ke naze meM cUra ha rahA hai, paraMtu saba rUpe meM jisa eka kA hI rUpa prakruTita ho rahA hai, je saba prakAra kI zobhA aura suMdaratA kI uttamottama sImA hai, hAya ! ina nayana ne usa rU5 ke dekhane ke liye kabhI Agraha nahIM kiyA ! dhana cAhate he? asaMkhya sAmrAjya ke dhanabhaMDAra jisake caraNanakhe kI maNiprabhA ke sAtha bhI samatA nahIM kara sakate, jina caraNakamale ke brahmAdi deveMdragaNu apane hadaya meM dhAraNa karate haiM unheM choDa kara aura kauna-se dhana kI AzA karate ho? je vinAzazIla hi, caMcala hai, usake pracura parimANu meM mila jAne para bhI kayA lAbha hogA ? vaha mahAvinAza se tumhArI rakSA karane meM kabhI samartha nahIM hogA. zikSA, dIkSA, vidyA, artha, ArogyatA athavA strI-putra, svajana-bAMdhava Adi koI bhI usase baDA nahIM hai. ye saba usa eka hI premamaya paramAtmA kI prApti ke sAdhanarUpa haM. vaha nahIM mile, to ina sabakA mUlya eka kauDI ke barAbara bhI nahIM hai. yahI nahIM, ye saba yadi usakI prApti meM bAdhaka hete haiM, to sarpa kI kATI huI aMgulI ke samAna inake tyAga kara dene meM jarA bhI hicakicAnA ucita nahIM, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sazayAtmA vinazyati 563 jAke priya na rAma haidehI, tajiye tAhi kATi verIsama japi parama sanehI. aba eka bAra vicAra kara ke dekhiye, ki vamAna zikSApraNAlI hamArA krisa prakAra sanAza kara rahI hai ! binA hI kAraNu khAdya vastuo ke liye hamAre lAbha kI mAtrA jitanI khaDhI jA rahI hai, utane hI parimANu meM hama bhagavAna kA bhau bhUle jA rahe hai, buddhimAna puruSa isa bAta kA saheja hI samagra sadeMge ki yaha deza aura dezavAsiyemAM ke liye kadApi saubhAgya ke lakSaNa nahIM hai. aMgrejI zikSA kA hI yahu pariNAma hai ki hama apane dharmovizvAsa kA khAkhaDe hai, evaM isIliye amRta ke badale me' jahara kharIda kara Aja hama mahAmRtyu kA AliMgana karane jA rahe hai'. Aja hama zikSita kahalAnevAle vyakti paramAtattva kA aura bhagavAna kA, devatA kA aura maMtrAM ke saMzaya kI dRSTi se dekhanA sIkha gaye haiM. bhagavAna para aba utane jora se vizvAsa nahI kara pAte, mAnA usake aura hamAre bIca meM na jAne eka kresA vyavadhAna A gayA hai. Aja bhagavAna kaiA anAyAsa hI svIkAra karane kA sAhasa hamAre hRdaya meM nahIM hai. unake sAtha hamArA khAnapAna ke samAna hI jo eka sahaja aura satya sabaMdha thA, vahu mAnAM kahI TUTa gayA hai! use jone kI icchA haine para bhI pahale kI taraha use hama nahI joDa pAte. yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja hamArI hRdayavINA se kaivala khesUrA sUra hI khaja uThatA hai! hA, ARSiyoM ki satAna! tumhAre pUrvapitAmahAM ne jina prabhu krA pradIpta sU` ke samAna apanI apanI hradaya cukA meM dekhA thA, eva isa virAT brahmAMDa ke unhIkI mahimA kA prakAza jAna jo hAtha uThA kara sarala zizu kI bhAMti yaha gA De the ki veAmea puruSa mAttamacivaLa samayaH pastAt' jo gAna Aja bhI bhArata ke AkAza meM, vAyumaMDala me, aMtarikSa meM pratidhvanita DhA rahA hai, aura Aja hama unhIM vaMzaja hA kara apane hRdayAkAza meM usa amRtavANI kA nahIM suna pAte! yaha kyA kama duHkha kA viSaya hai? gharAyAmA vicAta !' Aja hama saba viSayAM meM samruddhayukta hA kara tA vinAza kI ora agrasara nahIM haiA rahe hai ? saMzayAtmA ke liye na pahaleAka hai, na paraleAka hai aura na kAi sukha hI hai. isIliye kyA hama bhI ciraduHkhI heA kara dina kADha rahe hai? jo bhagavAna kA nahIM mAnatA, vahu. mRtyu ke anaMtara lokalokAMtarAM meM bhI sthira hA kara nahIM Thahara sakatA. vahu bavaMDara me Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #577 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa64 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me paDe huye tRNa ke samAna eka naraka se dUsare naraka ke jAtA hai aura kahIM bhI sukha-zAMti na pA kara aMta meM kATha-paththara ke rU5 meM Avirbhata hatA hai jIva ke isa bhayaMkara pariNAma ko smaraNa karate hI bhaya se sArA zarIra kAMpa uThatA hai ! he hamAre prabhu, he dInAnAtha bhaktavatsala ! isa saMzayarUpI mahAvinAza se jIva ke bacAo ! he karuNAnidhe ! tumhArI kRpAvAri kI vRSTi se tritApata jIva kA hadaya-marusthala eka bAra phira sikta aura kusumita he uThe, dayAmaya ! jisase yaha duHkhI jIva phira tuhe kabhI asvIkAra na kare ! meM jisa kisI bhI avasthA meM rahU, tumhAre hAtha kI kaThapUtaLI bana kara tumhAre hI premamaya nAma kA smaraNa karatA radda ! prabhotumahArI kRpA binA, keI tumahArI isa prakAra se kaise abhilASA kara sakatA hai? nAtha ! na jAne mere aura bhI kitane janma hoMge, kiMtu tuma eka dina mere hadayasiMhAsana ke prakAzita kara usa para virAjege hI, tumahAre isI sudUra milana ke samaya kA smaraNa kara ke Aja ina aneka karmapAza ke aura tajajanita aneka janma-janmAMtare ko hAtha se Dhakela kara zeSa kara DAlane kI icchA hatI hai. Isa ArtA-dIna ke apanI sevA ke yegya banA le ! tuhe prApta karane kI je kucha bhI kiMmata hai, use kaDAI ke sAtha vasUla kara lo mere svAmI ! kevala eka yahI zakti do ki jisase una saba parIkSAo ke saMkaTa samaya meM meM tumhAre abhaya caraNa-yugalo ke kabhI na bhUluM. tuma hamAre prabhu he, hamAre sakhA ho aura hamAre sarvasva he-isa bAta kI te tuhIne gItA meM apane zrImukha se ghaNuM kara dI hai. meM tumhArI isa ghoSaNuM ke kabhI na bhUluM evaM tuma bhI apane una vacana ke kabhI bhUla na jAo mere prabhu ! " ("kalyANa mAsikamAMthI) : --- --- - #Iii == TI = Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sudhA jAgyA tyAre 565 111-kSudhAoM jAgyA tyAre (eka kalpanA citra. lekhaka-zrI. pI. je. bI.) - gharamAM pATanagara para uSAnAM ojasa patharAtAM hatAM. havA taddana zAMta hatI. vAtAvaraNamAM nIrava zAMti chavAI gaI hatI. mArA ghare pAsethI lokala gADIne mArga che, paNa atyAra sudhI AgagADIne jarAya dhvani mane saMbhaLAyuM na hatuM. ekadama AvI zAMti joI mane pahelAM jarA navAI lAgI. huM kadAca bahere to nathI banI gayuM tenI mane zaMkA gaI. tarataja meM bAraNuM khakhaDAvI joyuM. eTalAmAM mArI patnI AvI. teNe mane kahyuM ke "Aja dUdhaja AvyuM nathI." kema" pUchatAM pahelAM keTalIe kalpanAo mArA magajamAMthI pasAra thaI gaI, tarataja mane ekadama bhAna AvyuM ke, pATanagaramAM asAdhAraNa haDatALa zarU thaI cUkI hatI. asAdhAraNa haDatALa viSe vartamAnapatramAM meM ThIka ThIka vAMcyuM hatuM. keTalAya mahinAothI kAmadAre evI haDatAlanI bIka batAvatA hatA. Akhare teoe kaMIka paDakAra jevuM ApyuM hatuM. gaI kAleja mAre bhAibaMdha mane kaheto hato ke, asAdhAraNa haDatAla paDe e saMbhava che. paNa tyAre mane kalpanAye na hatI ke, AvI haDatAla AjathI ja zarU thaze. chevaTe dUdha vagaranI cAha sAthe savArane nAsto pUro karyo. nokaro paNa haDatAlamAM joDAyA hatA, eTale mArI patnIne badhI vastuo jAte ja karavI paDI. jarA kaMTALo to Avyo, paNa A navo anubhava hovAthI mane te atizaya AnaMda thayo. sAthe sAthe pATanagaramAM kema cAle che te jANavA mATe huM mArAM kapaDAM paherIne bahAra nIkaLyo. meTara hatI paNa zephara to haDatAla para gayA hatA. rastAmAM * have zuM thaze ?' have zuM thaze ?" " have zuM thaze ?' have zuM thaze ?" A zabdothI vAtAvaraNa gAjatuM hatuM. jyAM tyAM ekaThAM thayelAM leke Aja prazna pUchatAM hatAM. amAre te zrImaMta vibhAga, eTale ke milane mAleka, to kaI menejara, to kaI kArakhAnAne zuM 48 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 566 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 9 mi vyavasthApaka vagereja hatA. mArI mAphaka mAtra beMkanA vyAja para jIvana gujAranArA paNa keTalAka hatA, paNa temanI saMkhyA ochI. eke kahyuM: " kAmadAro te haDatAla pADI beThA. have zuM thaze?" bIjAe jaNAvyuM "sepha DIpojhITa ane beMko para sarakAre lazkarI pahere mUkI dIdho che! " trIjAe umeryuM: "lazkarI beeka TukaDIne taiyAra rAkhavAmAM AvI che evA samAcAra maLyA che." kamAnDara kaheto hato ke, dareka zaheramAM lazkara goThavavAnI sarakAre yojanA karelI hovAthI ApaNA zaheramAM mAtra beja TukaDI teo rAkhI zakayA che." cethAe pAdapUti karI. pAMca lAkha kAmadAro sAme A pAMcase zuM karavAnA hatA?" hatAza thaIne chaThThAe kahyuM. huM A jUtha choDIne AgaLa cAlyo......rastAmAM keTalAka loko haju paNa ToLe vaLI ubhA hatA. sAmAnya rIte temanAthI paNa huM AgaLa gayo. Akhare eka jaNa mArA je maLyo. te sAyakala para Avato hato. mane joIne sAyakala parathI te nIce utaryo. teNe kahyuM: " kAmadAra lattAomAM te e lokoe utsava mAM che. tyAM te jarAe gabharATa ke aMdhAdhuMdhI nathI. tyAM te badhuM ja maLe che. hAnI haTelo paNa barAbara che." eTaluM kahI mArA te mitre sAyakala para besI cAlatI pakaDI. huM to ATaluM cAlatAM ja thAkI gayela hovAthI dhIme pagale ghera Avyo ane patnIne kahyuM: "mAmalo ghaNA gaMbhIra che." mArI patnInA roSadarzaka avAje javAba vALyoH "tamArAMja pApa.' kAmadAra lattAmAM sAMjanA eka mitranI sAyakala para huM kAmadAra vibhAgamAM gayA. tyAM kaMI jude ja raMga jAmyo hato. asAdhAraNa haDatAlanA anubhave temane khUba AnaMda Avyo hato. zrImaMtavargane paDatI hADamArIonI kathA ahIM dareka paLe AvatI jatI hatI, ane AvI vAtane meTuM rUpa ApIne dareka kAmadAra bIjAne kahete. koI kaheto "Aje amukane cAhaja maLI nathI," te bIje kaheH " amArA zeTha to Aja savAranA ja bhUkhyA che." AvI vAtothI vAtAvaraNa gAjatuM hatuM. te lokoe asAdhAraNa haDatAlanI sArI taiyArI karI rAkhI hatI. aneka kAmadAroe anAja saMgharI rAkheluM hatuM, temaja jIvanane jarUrIAtanI vastuo paNa sArA pramANamAM saMgharI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. A haDatAlathI temane te kaMija hADamArI bhogavavAnI na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #580 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSudhAteM jAgyA tyAre pa7 hatI. teo te ulaTA AnaMdamAM AvI bhASaNe goThavatA hatA, ane kAmadAra netAo temane utsAha ApI rahyA hatA. kAmadAra lattAnI eka hoTelamAM meM hA lIdhI, thADuMka khAdhuM. paNa pakaDAI javAnI bIke gupacupa khAIne meM kalabane rasto lIdho. kalabamAM atyAre to badhAja ekaThA maLyA hatA. paraspara ALa caDhAvavAmAM mazagula banI gayelA e mAletujArenI bhego huM paNa bhaLI gayo. amArAmAM keTalAka mAtra mArI mAphaka beMkanA vyAja para jIvatA hatA, te keTalAka mIlanA vyavasthApaka hatA ane keTalAka zarApheA hatA. amArAmAMthI eka jarA samAjavAdI je zeTha paNa hate. teNe te badhAne khIjavavAno dhaMdhe zarU karyo hato. darekane te khUba cIDavato. eNe mArI mazkarI karatAM kahyuM che kema Aja hA maLI ke ?" " dUdha vagara" meM javAba Apo. " be dahADA pachI tamane te paNa maLaze nahi. yAda rAkhe, jANe che ke, kAmadAronAM bALakone kadI dUdha paNa maLatuM nathI, ane ulaTA tame rojI ghaTADavA mAge che !" paNa temAM huM zuM karuM ?" eka zrImaMte virodha karyo. kema, tamArI javAbadArI zuM ochI samaje che ? tamArI beMka udyoga upara paisA dhIre che. A paisAnA vyAja mATe kAmadAra lekenuM lohI cusAya che. tamAruM vyAja e kAmadAronA lehIthI kharaDAyeluM che." teNe to AgaLa calAvyeja rAkhyuM. " ane ema na samajatA ke, tamArI keLavaNuM, tamAro dharma, tamArI nItibhAvanA have bahu lAMbo kALa kAmadAra janatAne chetarI zake. have ema na mAnatA ke, tamArA bhADutI keLavaNIkAro temaja tamArA paga cATatA adhyApako have jema zIkhavADe tema janatA zIkhaze. have te zramajIvI janatA samajI gaI che ke, tame temanA parizrama upara vilAsa kare che. tame temanI mahenata para mejavilAsa mANe che ane tethI kAmadAra janatA, tamane ane tamArI A samAjaracanAne toDI nAkhavA tatpara banI che...." A samAjavAdI bhAInuM bhASaNa cAluja hatuM, paNa mane te sAMbhaLatAM kaMTALo Avya; eTale huM pachI dhIme pagale ghera gaye. bhUkhamaro asAdhAraNa haDatAla to dhAryA karatAM ghaNI lAMbI cAlI. eka aThavADiyuM pasAra thaI gayuM, ane amArA gharamAM anAja have Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - -- - - -- 568 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM khUTavA lAgyuM. mArI patnIe taddana karkazatAthI jaNAvI dIdhuM ke "have mAtra cAra ja divasa cAle teTaluM anAja che." eTale meM nirNaya karyo ke, aradhuM bhUkhyuM rahI ATha divasa e anAja calAvavuM. mArI patnIne kahyuM: " have ApaNe khAIe chIe tenA karatAM aradhuM khAIne e anAja ATha divasa calAvIzuM." anya kaMI upAya ja nahi hovAthI mArI patnI paNa ekaja TaMka AhAra karavA saMmata thaI. amArA pADozInA baMgalAmAM paNa eja sthiti hatI. have vaLI anAja mATe ceArIne upadrava vadhI paDele hevAthI amee anAjanA dAbaDAne tIjorImAM mUkavAnuM zarU karyuM. rAtre rasoDA AgaLa jarA khakhaDATa thatAM mArI AMkha ughaDI jatI. "khAvAnuM cerAI jaze " tenI bIke ame rAtre lagabhaga aradhAM jAgatAM ja sUI rahetAM. gAmamAM anAjane eka kaNa paNa maLato na hato. deNubajAramAMnuM anAja sarakAre temanA lazkara mATe japta karyuM hatuM. e anAjamAMthI sainike mATe khAvAnuM pUruM pADavAmAM AvatuM. Ama zaheramAMthI te anAja jarAye maLe tema na hatuM ane bhUkhamare amArA sAme DoLA ghurakAvate vegathI Avato hato. parAkASThA mAtra eka ja divasa cAle teTaluM anAja gharamAM rahyuM hatuM. mArI patnInA zarIra para bhUkhamarAnI nizAnIo cokhI jaNAtI hatI. mArA zarIramAM azakita AvavA lAgI hatI. savAramAM uThAtuM paNa nahi. jarA jarAmAM paraseve vaLate. mArI patnInI paNa eja dazA hatI. te paNa uThI zakatI na hatI. gharamAM kacare te pArAvAra pa hato. amArA besavAnA khaMDamAM dhULa paNa puSkaLa caDhI gaI hatI. Akhare anAjane chello kaNa paNa pUro thayo ane kharekhara amAre mATe bhUkhamaro zarU thayo. anAja eka TaMka paNa maLatuM hatuM te Akhare baMdha thayuM ane mAtra pANabhera divasa gujAravAne samaya AvI pahoMcyA. je divasane mATe kAmadAre dhamakI ApI rahyA hatA, je kSaNane mATe teo rAha joI rahyA hatA, te kSaNa Akhare AvI. baporanA bAreka vAgatAM bhUkha to eTalI kakaDIne lAgI ke mana vihavaLa thaI gayuM, patnIthI te uThAyuM ja nahi, tenA zarIramAM jarAye zakti rahI na hatI. eTalAmAM dhIme avAje bAraNuM ughaDayuM. mAro eka mitra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSudhAteM jAgyA tyAre pa69 bahuja dhIme dhIme Avyo. mArAmAM "Avo' kahevAnI hoMza jarAye na hatI. mAtra te dhIme pagale palaMga sudhI Avyo. palaMganI pAse ja paDelI khurazI upara te jarA niHzvAsa nAkhI beTheH "kema kaMi anAja maLyuM ?" meM hatAza vadane nA pADI. mArI patnIe kahyuM: " Aja to apavAsa che. gaI kAla bapora pachI ame jarAye anna pAmyAM nathI." tenA dhIrA-karuNa avAje vAtAvaraNane vadhu karuNa karI mUkyuM. Akhare bhUkhamarAnA nirdaya anubhava pachI " kAmadAronI mAgaNI saMteSAvI joIe" e kAgaLa lakhavAne meM vicAra karyo. paNa je huM lakhato hato ke mArI patnIe Takora karI ke tamAro kAgaLa laI kANuM jaze ?" ane khare temaja hatuM ! AMkhane tammara AvavA lAgyAM. bhUkhamarAe amArA zarIrane bhAgI nAkhyuM hatuM. uThavAnI to jarAye tAkAta na hatI. eka kSaNavAramAM to mane AkhuM ghara pharatuM lAgyuM-pharnicara cakrAvAnA AkAramAM pharatuM lAgyuM. "peluM makAna Ama kema dekhAya che ?' patnIne pUchyuM tene zuM javAba maLe te kaMI samajAya nahi. pachI keTalo kALa pasAra thaye te huM kahI zakuM tema nathI. kAraNa ke jyAre mane zuddhi AvI tyAre huM joI zakyo ke, mArI pAse mArI patnI temaja mArA nokaro ubhA hatA. mArI patnI mane dUdha pAI rahI hatI. mArI AMkha ughaDatAM ja teNe AvakAradAyaka avAje kahyuM " haDatAla pUrI thai che ? ane amArA nekare umeryuM ke "kAmadAre temAM vijaya pAmyA che. (tA. 1-2-1931nA "prajAmitra kesarI"mAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #583 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa70 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 112-saMskArahIna saMtatinA utpAdanane __ aTakAvavAnI jarUra pALelA prANIonI olAda sudhAravA mathatA mAnavasamUhanI potAnI saMtati tarapha bedarakArI prANu mATe mAnava kALajI jyAre kheDutanI gAya maraNa pAme che tyAre tenA gharamAM keTalI nirAzA ane keTalo zeka prasare che ! paNa jyAre A marI gayelI gAyanI jagyAe kheDuta navI gAya lAvavA nIkaLe che tyAre te keTalI badhI kALajI le che ? te jue che ke, gAyanI olAda sArI hevI joIe. te vicAra kare che ke, tenI uMmara jarA nAnI hovI joIe. te tenA dAMtanI, dUdha ane zArIrika zaktinI parIkSA kare che. ane ATaluM badhuM karyA pachI paNa gAya letA pahelAM A gAya sArI olAdanI che ke kema te jue che. pelA bharavADe jyAre gAyonAM ToLAM cAre bAjue cAratA hoya che tyAre paNa temanI gAyo sArI olAda utpanna kare tene mATe keTalI kALajI rAkhe che ! temaja ApaNe paNa ApaNe kutaro kadAca marI jAya te sArI olAdane kUtare meLavavA mATe pahelAM vicAra nathI karatA ? vicitratA te e che ke, sArAM kUtarAM, sArA ghaDAo, sArA baLada vagere kema utpanna karI zakAya tene mATe puSkaLa sAhitya lakhAyuM che. yuropamAM to A prANImAtranI jAtine sudhAravA mATe khAsa kolejo che, ane tenA khAsa abhyAsakrama goThavAyA che, tene mATe khAsa zALAo sthapAI che; eTaluM ja nahi, paNa nirjIva jaNAtAM phaLadAyI jhADAnI jAtane paNa kema sudhAravI te upara te atyAre pustakonAM pustako lakhAyAM che. paNa e vicitratA che ke, mAnavajAti A prazna para bahuja bedarakAra che. jo ke ApaNuM kaMpAuMDamAM AvelA AMbAnI jAtane kema sudhAravI tenA vicAra thAya che ane tene mATe ApaNe khAsa sAhitya vAMcIne yatna paNa karIe chIe. jo ke ApaNuM gAya vadhAre dUdha Ape evI kevI rIte banAvI zakAya tene mATe vicAra karIe chIe, chatAM jyAre ApaNe ApaNuM putra ke putrIonAM lagna goThavIe chIe tyAre jAti sudhAraNane prazna ApaNI vicArasRSTithI bahu vegaLo hoya che. bekArInI parisImA ApaNe sAmAnya rIte chokarAMnuM bhaNatara, ane tene maLanAra www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #584 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *--** **, * /vvvv//WWW w saMskArahIna saMtatinA utpAdanane aTakAvavAnI jarura pa71 vArasA viSe jarA vicAra karIe chIe. ApaNe sAmAnya rIte chokarInuM zikSaNa ane gharakAmamAM AvaData mATe paLabhara vicAra karIe chIe, paNa A lagna mAnavajAtinI daSTie hitakara che ke kema te viSeno vicAra to jarA paNa nathI karatAM. AthI jAtisudhAraNAnuM vijJAna ema zIkhavavAnI AzA rAkhe che ke, dezanI daSTie temaja mAnavajAtinA hitanI dRSTie ApaNuM zaherIonuM jAtIyatva e bahuja agatyanI vastu che. zaherI enI bhAvI saMtati sArI hoya, eTaluM ja nahi paNa ucca saMskAravALI hoya te viSe saMbhALa rAkhavI e bahuja agatyanuM che. | vanaspatinA jagatamAM sArI jAtanAM bIja ugADavA mATe mANasa keTalo yatna kare che ! dAkhalA tarIke AMbo laIe. nAnA geTalAvALuM temaja vizALa kadanuM phaLa upajAvavA mATe karelA varSonA akhatarA pachI Aje ApaNe evA AMbAne upajAvI zakavA samartha thayAM chIe ke je AMbAne AvA nAnA goTalAvALI temaja vizALa kadavALI kerI Ave. A pariNAma lAvavA mATe ApaNe zuM zuM karyuM hatuM? prathama to moTA goTalAvALI kerIo ApatA AMbAne saMhAra karavuM paDaze, temaja bIja sArUM bane teTalA mATe varSovarSa saMbhALa lIdhI hatI; temaja sArA AMbAnuM bIja jaLavAI rahe te dRSTie khAsa saMbhALa lIdhI hatI. ane A khAsa kALajIpUrvaka karelA yatnane pariNAme Aje ApaNe vadhAre rasavALI kerI meLavavA zaktimAna banyA chIe. kUtarAnI jAtane ItihAsa temaja prANIjagatamAM paNa mAnave sArI olAda utpanna karavA tarapha puSkaLa lakSa ApyuM che. e to badhAja jANe che ke, kUtarAMo eka vakhata jaMgalamAM bhaTakatAM ziyALavA jevAM hatAM. atyAre temanAmAM saMskAro dIse che te eka paNa saMskAra A pahelAMnAM kUtarAMomAM na hatA. teo te jaMgalamAM bhaTakatAM. teo kadI paNa anAja nahAtAM khAtAM; paNa ApaNA pUrvakAlIna pUrvajoe keTalAMka jaMgalI kUtarAMone pakaDyAM, temane pALyAM ane temane mAnavahitamAM kAmamAM Ave evAM banAvyAM. AmAMthI je keTalAMka nAsI gayAM te te pAchAM jaMgalI banI gayAM; paNa je paLAyAM te sArAM banyAM. paNa ahIM paNa ApaNuM abhaNa ane nirakSara gaNutA pUrvajo, jAtisudhAraNAnA vijJAna pramANe A prANuonI olAda para lakSa ApatA. je kUtarAMo kaI bALakane karaDatAM ke barAbara na keLavAtAM temane tarataja mArI nAkhatA. Ama pasaMdagInI rIta pramANe kAma levAtuM, ane keLavAI zake tevAM ja kUtarAMone ucheravAmAM AvatAM. kUtarAMonA AkhA ItihAsane tapAsIe to mAlama paDaze ke, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 572 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA saikAnA satata yatnanA pariNAme judI judI kutarAMnI jAte utpanna thavA pAmI che. zikArI kUtarAe, ceAkIdAra kUtarAe, papsa ane bIjI jAteA khAsa prayatnanuM ja pariNAma che. pUrvakAlIna pUrvajoe keTalIya mahenata ane kALajIthI A badhI jAtane utpanna karI che. ane zikArI kUtarAonI utpattinA itihAsanAM pAnAM pAchAM ukelIe te mAlama paDaze ke, atyAranA zikArI kUtarA grehAunDa te lagabhaga pAMca saikAnI satata mahenatanuM pariNAma che. pUrvakAlIna puruSoe potAnI jarUrIAta pramANe kUtarAMne keLavyAM, paNa bilADIne tevA upayega nahi heAvAthI teoe bilADInI jAta sudhAravA khAsa yatna na karyo ane pariNAme bilADI hajI paNa teja dazAmAM rahevA pAmI che. haju paNa rAtre gharanA uMdaraDAne saMhAravA pUratAja bilADIne khapa manuSyajAtane heAvAthI, bilADInI elAda sudhAravA tarapha hajI nathI DhaLyeA. mAnava gAyeAnI keLavaNI kheDUtA paNa sArU dUdha ApatI gAyeAneja TakavA de che. nabaLu dUdha ApatI, ane edhu dUdha ApatI gAyeAne jagalamAM chUTI mUkI devAmAM Ave che; eTaluMja nahi paNa gAyA vadhu dUdha ApatI kema ane tene mATe khAsa sAvacetI ane kALajI levAya che. atyAre paNa ApaNe joi zakIe chIe ke, vadhu dUdha ApatI gAyeAnI vADIe jyAre meTI thaine dUdha Ape che tyAre vadhu dUdha Ape che ane Ama vadhu dUdha ApavAnI zakti vaMzamAM utare che. A dRSTie vadhu dUdha ApanAra gAyAne vaza vadhAravAne mATe khAsa kALajI levAya che. ane atyAre aneka DerI phArma joie te pachI A jAtisudhAraNAnA vijJAne ApelA amUlya lAbha ApaNane sIdhA dekhAi Ave che. sArI olAda mATe akhatarA mAnave mULathIja prANI ane vanaspatimAM sArI elAda utpanna karavAne yatna karyo che. saMbhava che ke, AmAM mAnavahitanA dRSTibiMdueja vicAra thayeA haiAya. saMbhava che ke, A vaMzivajJAnanu AkhuM zAstra mAnavahitanI dRSTieja dhaDAyuM heAya; paNa pUrvakAlamAM temaja Aje paNa vanaspati ane prANIone keLavavA mATe ApaNe jeTalI kALajI laIe chIe, teTalIja khedarakArI ApaNe sArA saMskAravALI jAtine utpanna karavA tarapha darzAvIe chIe. khAsa karIne hiMdamAM te| atyAre evI paristhiti ubhI thai che ke A jJAna ane saMskAra e tA vidvAnane mATe mAtra vAtacItanA viSaya mAnavAmAM Ave che. ahIM teA lagna ane satati e e vastue vacce kaI paNa yeAjanA hAi zake evA siddhAMta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #586 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskArahIna saMtatinA utpAdanane aTakAvavAnI jarura pa73 svIkAravAnI A nirakSara samUha cokhkhI nA pADe che. mAnavajAti mATe upayoga karo, prANajagatamAM A sArI olAda upajAvavAnAM sArAM pariNAma joyA pachI, temaja vanaspatijagatamAM paNa sArAM phaLavALAM vRkSa upajAvavAnI kalA hastagata karyA pachI paNa ema nathI lAgatuM ke, mAnavajAtimAM paNa sArI saMtati utpanna karavA mATe khAsa kALajI ane cIvaTanI jarUra che ? jAtIya patana ApaNuM bAraNuM khakhaDAvI rahyuM che. dareka varSe nabaLI ane nabaLI saMtatine pAka utarato jAya che. makakama vicAravALAM ane sabaLa dehavALAM zarIre daSTimaryAdAmAMthI dUra thatAM jAya che; chatAM ApaNA samAjamAM A viSe ati karuNAjanaka bedarakArI darzAvavAmAM Ave che. jyAre ApaNe joI zakIe chIe ke, amuka yojanA para pALelAM Dhora je ucherIe, je amuka Dhaba para ApaNe jAnavaro ucherIe to temAMthI sArA ane hitakara saMkAravALI saMtati utpanna karavI zakya che; te pachI ApaNe je Dhabe prANujAtane keLavIe chIe, je yojanAthI pALelAM jAnavaromAM sArI saMtati utpanna thaI zakatI hoya te te yojanA zA mATe ApaNe ApaNuM jAta mATe paNa amalamAM na mUkavI ? je yojanAo dvArA AvAM saphaLa pariNAme sAdhI zakAyAM che, te pejanA mAnavajAtinI sArI saMtati utpanna karavAmAM zA mATe na vAparavI ? mAnavajAtino ItihAsa paNa tame kahezo ke "mANasa e kaMI jAnavara nathI. vyakti e kaMI vRkSa nathI ke tenAM sArAM pariNAma nIpajAvavA mATe khAsa yojanAo karavI paDe." paNa kharekhara mANasa jAnavara nathI, paNa jAnavarano pitrAI che. prakhara vicAraka DAvIne have sAbIta karI ApyuM che ke, ApaNe badhA eka ja vaMza(sTaka)mAMthI utarI AvelAM prANuo chIe. saMbhava che ke, taLAvamAM eka nAno sarakho deDako paNa mAnavavaMzamAM eka pUrvajanuM sthAna pAmI zake ema che. paNa purAtattvanI hAlanI zodhakheLAe sAbIta karyuM che ke, jagata upara dIsatI sarva jIvaMta vastunuM mULa pUrvaja eka amara amIbA (ebsabA) che. A pUrvaja nAza pAmatuM ja nathI. kAraNa ke te vikAsa pAmatAM ApoApa be banI jAya che. to pachI jagata upara dIsatI bhinnabhinna jAto mATe temaja bhinnabhinna prANuo mATe A sAyanTisTone samUha zuM kAraNa Ape che ? teo kahe che ke, kudarate eka lokhaMDI kAyado ghaDe che. A kAyadAno amala paNa eTalo ja lokhaMDI Dhabe karavAmAM Ave che. teo kahe che ke, jIvavAne mATe darekane khAsa jehamata uThAvavI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #587 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 zubhasagraha-bhAga 7 mA paDe che (spraMgala phAra ekajhIsTansa). A jIvavA mATenI jahemata aneka nabaLAM ane jIvavAne mATe ayeAgya evAM prANIone saMhAra kare che. teo pRthvInA paTa parathI bhuMsAi jAya che, te nAza pAme che ane Aje mAtra temanAM zarIrapiMjarA kAi kAi vakhata khANu khAdatAM maLI Ave che. jIvanasaMgrAma ane jAtisudhAraNA kudaratamAM atyAre A jIvanasa grAma eTale! teA vegavata ane baLavAna che ke jIvanasaMgrAmanI laDatamAM prANIe temanA zarIranA judA judA avayavA khIlave che. siMhanI yALa, ane vAdhanA nakha, haraNanA nAnA paga, temaja mAnavanuM tIrakAmaThuM' e badhI zAdheA jIvanasaMgrAmanane lIdheja thaI che. kudarata Ama peAtAne kArameA kAraDA viMjhatIja jAya che, ane kudaratanA A saMhAramAMthI bacavA mATe mAnavajAtie eka rIte kahIe tA sarakAratatra sthApyuM che. Ama mAnavajAtinA vikAsanAM mULa, temaja manuSye khIlavelI aneka zaktienAM mULa jIvanasaMgrAmamAM rahelAM che. jIvanasaMgrAme te| mAnavajAtine khIlavI che; paNa have samaya AvI paheAMcyA che, ke jyAre kudarata kaMi paNa pagalAM le tyAra pahelAM mAnave have AgaLa pagalAM mUkavAnI jarUra che. kAraNa ke kudaratanA kAramA kAyadAothI bacavA mATe ApaNe saMskRti sthApI che. sa'skRtie umAM karelAM kRtrima sAdhanAe mAnavajAtine kaIMka aMze rakSaNa ApyuM che ane jIvanasaMgrAmanu sthAna have vaga sa'grAme lIdhuM che. vijJAnanI jarUra tethIja atyAranA yugamAM jAti-sudhAraNAnA jJAnanA pracAra ane anukaraNa ati agatyanAM che. saMskRtinI sthApanA sAthe kudaratI akuzA echA thatAM sArI prajA utpanna karavA mATe jarUranI vastue visarAi gai che. pUrvAMkAlIna kALamAM dareka khALakane baLavAna banavAnI pharaja paDatI. atyAranuM mAyakAMgaluM bALaka khI. e. banI jAya che. Ama jIvanapalaTA sAthe zArIrika zakti temaja mAnasika zaktivALAM satAneA utpanna karavA tarapha ebru. lakSa apAya che. tethIja atyAre tisudhAraNAe zIkhavelAM sAdhanA para vizeSa lakSa apAvuM joie. (tA. 1-2-1931 nA "prajAmitra kesarImAMthI) 11 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #588 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ratnamALA pahapa 113-ratnamALA (saMgraha karanAra eka bahena) 1-manuSya jeTalo upadezathI sudharato nathI, teTalo e vAMcanathI sudhare che. 2-hiMsA karanArane pitAnI ke pitAnAM priya nehIonI hiMsA karavI aitI nathI, asatya bolanArane paNa potAnI pAse asatya bolanAra para rIsa caDe che. corane paNa pitAnI vastuo coranAra para krodha caDe che. malina rahenArane paNa bIjAthI pitAne thatuM malinapaNuM gamatuM nathI. paropakAra na karanArane paNa pitA para bIjanA upakAranI IchA rahe che. nirdayane paNa pitA para bIjAnI dayAnI AkAMkSA rahe che. mana vaza nahi rAkhanArane paNa bIjAnuM zAMta mana rUce che, ane kSamA nahi karanArane paNa pitA para bIjAnI kSamAM game che. Ama durguNaneya guNanI kiMmata che. 3-jema kheDelI jamInamAM vRkSane ucharavA mATe pUratuM poSaNa maLe che, tema abhyAsathI keLavAyelI buddhi moTAM kArya karavA prerAya che. je buddhi keLavAyelI nathI te, vaNakheDelI jamIna jema choDane muMjhave che, tema prApta thayelA kAryane gucave che. 4-jyAM sudhI potAne mANasa viruddha pakSamAM bhaLI jato nathI, tyAM sudhI pArakAthI pitAne nukasAna thatuM nathI. doraDAmAM parevelI hajAra kuhADAnA pAnAnI mALA joI vRkSo kaMpavA lAgyAM tyAre eka vRddha vRkSa belyuM ke "bhaya pAmaze nahi. hajI koI ApaNe jAtadrohI emanAmAM bhaLyo nathI." pa-ati paricayathI tiraskAra ne niraMtara sahavAsathI anAdara thAya che. malaya parvatamAM rahetI bhIlaDI ati paricayane lIdhe caMdanavRkSanA kAjhane bALavAnAM Idhana kare che. 6-sajajano nALiyeranI peThe mAMhethI kamaLa chatAM uparathI kaThora dekhAya che. durjane boranI jema aMdarathI kaThera chatAM uparathI komaLa dIse che. 7-skUla zarIravALo hAthI nAnAzA aMkuzane vaza che. jarAsarakhe dIpaka pragaTatAM sarva aMdhArUM nAza pAme che. vaja paDatAMne vAra parvata phADI nAkhe che. sthiti, vaya ke AkAra karatAM teja (baLa) vizeSa baLavAna che. 8-haraNa, hAthI, pataMgi, matsya ne bhramara, e pAMca prANuMe kramavAra zabda, sparza, rUpa, rasa tathA gaMdhamAM ati Asakta thavAthI potAne nAza karAve che. je ekaja gAphala manuSya e pAMca Idriya vaDe pAMca viSayane AsaktithI seve, te te jarUra haNAya emAM zaMkA nathI. | ("navacetana"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 zubhasa'mahu-bhAga 7 mA 114 - sAttvika baLa kevI rIte meLavI zakAya ? TOTALE (lekhakaH-zrI, raviza'kara, jaTAzaMkara vaidya) zarIrabaLa ane maneAbaLa prApta thavA mATe sau kAI icchA kare che. A baLa prApta karavAnI pravRtti A jamAnAmAM ghaNIja thaI rahI che. kharUM zarIrabaLa ane maneAbaLa kevA prakAranuM hovuM joie ane te kevI rIte meLavavuM joie, te tarapha AkhuM lakSa apAya che. A zarIrabaLa ane manebaLa viSe ApaNA RSimunie pustakeAmAM sArI rIte varNana karI gayA che. te meLavavAnA rastA batAvI gayA che. ApaNA bApadAdAe e AjJAe samajIne sArI rIte pALatA hatA. temAM temane pUrNazraddhA hatI. tene anubhava ladhA hatA. kALe karIne A vAta ghaNAM kAraNone laine bhUlAi gaI che. A bhulAi gayelI vAta ane tenA lAbha, hAlanA jamAnAmAM ADakatarI rIte samajAyA pachI A vAtAvaraNamAM pheraphAra thatA jAya che. ApaNI kharI sthitinuM bhAna thatuM jAya che ane temAM yeAgya pheraphAra karIne lAbha levA mAMDayA che. zarIrabaLa eTale brahmacaryAM ane manebaLa eTale vicArapUrvaka buddhithI upayAga. game te sthitimAM ane game te rIte A baLa vAparavuM te kharUM baLa nathI, tene yathA upayAga karavAmAM Ave ane te janasamAjanI sAthe sAthe ApaNane lAbhakartA thaI paDe, e jAtanuM zarIrabaLa ane manAbaLa hevuM joie AvAM baLane sAttvika zarIrmaLa ane maneAmaLa kahevuM joie. zarIrabaLa ane manebaLa te jaMgalI pazu ane prANImAM paNa heAya che. AvAM pazu ane prANI jevAM baLanI manuSyAne jarUra hatI nathI. zarIramAM khaLa hoya paNa jyAM je prakAranA baLanI jarUra hoya tyAM te baLa vAparavu joie. hAlanA vakhatamAM ahiMsAvAdI sainikAe sAttvika zarIrabaLa ane mane baLa vAparavA mAMDayuM che ane te rastA mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe batAvI ApyA che. Avu baLa meLavavA mATe amuka prakAranA nigrahanI jarUra che. AvA nigrahamAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe hAthanI kAMtelI ane vaNelI khAdI paheravAnI sUcanA karI che. A khAdI jUnA jamAnAmAM paheravAmAM AvatI hatI. bIjI meAjazeAkhanI cIjo tajI devAne mATe ma. gAMdhIjI taraphathI sUcana karavAmAM AvyuM che. dhaNA vakhatathI pAzcamAtya cIjonA mehamAM ApaNuM taNAyA karatA hatA. A mehamAMthI bacAvavA mATe ma. gAMdhIjIe sArI rIte prayatna karyAM che ane te prayatnane ApaNe dhaNe aMze vadhAvI lIdheA che, je ApaNA zubha bhAvInI nizAnI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #590 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtvika baLa kevI rIte meLavI zakAya? pa77 khAdI paheravAthI zuM lAbha thAya che, te have samajAvavAnI jarUra rahI nathI. khAdI paheravAthI Arthika lAbha to che ja. jeNe khAdI paherI teo bIjI paNa kharcALa cIjo jarUra cheDI zakaze. A lAbha janatAne che na gaNAya. vaLI sapheda vastra sAtvikatAnuM cihana che. sapheda vastra dhAraNa karavAthI ugratA maTI sAtvikapaNuM prApta thAya che. sapheda cIjomAM ghaNe aMze sAttvikatA hoya che. A sAtvikatAthI zarIra sAtvika bane che ane mananA vicAro paNa sAtvika bane che. AvuM sAttvika zarIra ane mana meLavavA mATe jema khAdI paheravAnI jarUra che, tema tenI sAthe sAthe ApaNuM vahevAramAM ane khAnapAnamAM nukasAna karanArI ghaNI cIjo che, jene ApaNe choDI devAnI jarUra che. AvI cIje ApaNA zarIrane dhaNIka rIte nukasAna karI rahI che ane Arthika rIte to ghaNuM ja nukasAna karI rahI che. AvI nukasAna karanArI cIjono have aTakAva karyA vagara chUTako nathI. - prathama paMktie ApaNuM khAnapAnamAM pheraphAra karavAnI khAsa jarUra che. ApaNA khAnapAnamAMthIja ghaNA prakAranA doSo thaine ApaNI pAyamAlI thaI rahI che. khAnapAna viSe A mAsika dvArA ane pustaka dvArA ghaNI vakhata lakhAI gayuM che, paNa ApaNI dhaNa vakhatanI Tevane laIne joIe tevo pheraphAra thaI zakato nathI. ApaNe eTaluM to jarUra samajIe chIe ke, jevuM bI vAvazuM tevAMja phaLe pAkaze. saMga te raMga lAgaze. te anusAra je prakAranuM khAnapAna laizu, tevAja prakAranuM temAMthI lohI, mAMsa, carabI, vIrya, banaze ane mane baLa baMdhAze. A vAta samajAyA chatAM paNa khorAkano pheraphAra thaI zakato nathI, e paNa ApaNu dUSita khorAkanuM kAraNa che. jUnA kALamAM ApaNuM RSimunio kevaLa havA khAine, pANI pIne ane chevaTa pAna, phaLa, phUla ane kaMdane AhAra karIne zarIra nibhAvatA hatA. ane potAnuM mAnasika baLa vadhArI zakayA hatA. teo je kAMI letA te zarIranA nirvAha mATe letA hatA, svAdanA zokhanI khAtara letA nahotA. AthIja teo lAMbu AyuSya bhogavI zakyA hatA. jamAno pharato gayo, tema tema ApaNA khorAkamAM pheraphAra thavA mAMDa. mejazekhamAM ane moMnA svAde tIvra rAjasa ane tAmasa cIjone upayoga thavA mAMDayo. sAthe sAthe svAdamAM vyasanI cIjono paNa samAveza thayo ane rojanA dinacaryAnA vartanamAM pheraphAra thayo. AthI ApaNA daivatarU5 brahmacaryane paNa sArI rIte nAza thayo. A badhAnA kAraNe ApaNI avanati thaI. A vAta ghaNA bhAIo jANatA haze, chatAM temAM sudhAro karI zakatA nathI, e ApaNu durbhAgyanI vAta che. ApaNA rejanA kherAkamAM ghauM, bAjara, juvAra, tuvera, zu. 49 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #591 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvv x = " jaw w w w w w w x y vvvvv vvvv www x y - vvvv " pa78 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mAM maga, aDada vagerenI dALa, zAkavaca, dUdha, dahIM, ghI, sAkara vagere sAvika cIjonI jarUra che; paNa tenI sAthe ati garama masAlAnI jarUra nathI. sAdA masAlA vaparAvA joIe. haLadara, mIThuM, dhANAjIruM vagere sAdA masAlAne upayoga karavAmAM Ave tyAM sudhI ThIka che; paNa ati maracAM, khaTAza, tela ane bIjA garama masAlA levA te nukasAna karanAra che. vaLI vyasana jevAM ke cA, atipAna, sopArI, tamAku, bIDI, dArU vagere nukasAna karanArAM che. AvI nukasAna karanArI vastuone taddana choDI devI joIe. AgaLanA jamAnAmAM AvI vastuone upayoga bahu jUja thatA hatA. e jamAnAmAM zarIra sArAM rahetAM hatAM. hAla paNa jyAM khAnapAnanI saMbhALa levAya che tyAM temanAM zarIrabaLa sArAM hoya che. ati tIvra ane garama khAnapAna levAthI temAMthI baneluM leAhI, mAMsa, vIrya paNa garama ja bane che. A prakAranI thayelI garamIthI lohI sukAya che, pAtaLuM paDI jAya che ane navuM banatuM nathI. dhAtuvIrya paNa pAtaLuM bane che ane naSTa thAya che. jema ghIne tApamAM mUkavAthI pAtaLuM bane che, tema zarIramAM rahelI dhAtu garamIthI tapIne pAtaLI thaI dhAtustrAva-dhAtukSaya thAya che. A badhuM aniSTa khorAkane AbhArI che. AvA tAmasI khorAka laIne lohI, mAMsa, dhAtu uzkerAya che ane tene nAza thAya che. AthI ghaNuM prakAranAM darado pedA thAya che tyAre khAna pAnane sudhAro karavAmAM Avato nathI, paNa tenA davAo rUpI upAyo karavAmAM Ave che. hAlanA jamAnAmAM upAyo daradane maTADavA karatAM vadhAravAnA thaI paDe che; mATe AvA upAya karavA karatAM khorAkamAM pheraphAra karIne darada sudhAravAnI jarUra che. khorAkanA pheraphArathI zarIra sudhare che, paisAnI barabAdI thatI aTake che ane herAnagatimAMthI bacI javAya che. tAmasI khorAkanI jarUra zarIrane hotI nathI, paNa ApaNe haMmezanI Tevane laIne ApaNI Idriya TevAI javAthI vAraMvAra te jJAnataMtukArA mAgaNuM kare che. jJAnataMtukArA mAgaNuM thAya che, e ja ApaNuM magajanI nabaLAinuM kAraNa che. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIno dAkhalo levAnI jarUra che. teozrI taddana sAdaja padArtha le che. A sAdA padArthathI ane saMyamathI teozrIe pitAnuM mAnasika baLa vadhAyuM che. temane koI paNa tAmasI padArthanI jarUra hotI nathI. jyAM sudhI ApaNe AvA sAdA khorAka upara na jaI zakIe, tyAMsudhI kharUM sAttvika zarIrabaLa ane mane baLa meLavI zakyA, ema gaNAya nahi; tyAM sudhI yogya lAbha maLI zake paNa nahi. sAtvika kherAkathI sAttivaka lohI, mAMsa, dhAtu baMdhAI sAvika zarIra ane mana baMdhAze. AvI rIte sAttvika zarIrabaLa ane mane baLa baMdhAvAthI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #592 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yujenIka sosAyaTI paS, ApaNuM dezahitanAM ane anya kAma sArI rIte sAdhI zakIzuM. A pheraphAra na thAya tyAMsudhI ApaNe brahmacarya pALI zakIzuM nahi. brahmacarya pALI na zakAya tyAM sudhI ApaNe keI uttama kArya karI zakIzuM nahi. mATe ApaNA pitAnA ane dezahitanI khAtara have te ApaNA vahevAramAM ane khAnapAnamAM pheraphAra karyA vagara chUTake nathI. sAttvika khorAkano svIkAra karAya ane tAmasI padArthane tyAga karAya tyAreja kharUM manobaLa meLavyuM gaNAya. kharA manebaLavALAe rasAsvAdamAM nahi lalacAtAM tene tyAga karI zakaze. jeene svAda vagara cAlatuM nathI agara nukasAna kare tevA svAdo choDI zakatA nathI, temanuM manobaLa kharekhara nabaLuM ane nirmAlyA gaNAya ! najIvA rasAsvAdane jeo choDI zakatA nathI, teo svAdanI vAraMvAra icchA karyA kare che ane tene ja svAdhIna rahe che. teonAthI dezanuM ke potAnuM hita kayA prakAre thaI zakaze? sainikomAMthI ghaNAone pitAnAM vyasane-svAde choDavA paDyA che. jelamAM gayA pachI temane svAdo choDI besvAdavALA khorAka levA paDyA che. A badhuM mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe batAvelA manobaLathI teo A baLa prApta karI zakyA che. A badhuM eja sUcave che ke, tamArA AgalI praNAlIvALA sAtvika AhAra, vihAra ane brahmacaryane pALIne sAtvika zarIrabaLa ane manobaLa meLavo. (vaivakalpataruMnA eka aMkamAMthI) 114-yujenIka sosAyaTI A saMsthAnA udeze nIce pramANe che- 1-mAnavajAtinA hitane mATe dareka zakya sAdhAna dvArA kAma karavuM. 2-A sAdhanAmAM mukhya nIce pramANe che -jAtisudhAraNAnA vijJAnamAM zodhakhoLa karavI, sabhAo bharavI. konpharansa goThavavI nibaMdha vaMcAvavA, sabhAomAM carcA karavI ane pemphaleTo bahAra pADavAM. 3-bALakanA janma pramANane suvyavasthita karavA yatna karavA. 4-vIneriyala kalInIka sthApavA. maMtrI, yujenIka sosAITI. 55, gIragAma roDa-muMbaI naM. 4 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 580 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 115-cA devInA celAo! cetazo ke ? (lekhaka -zrI. ravizaMkara jaTAzaMkara vaidya) cA viSe A mAsikamAM temaja bIjA patramAM ane bhASaNa dvArA ghaNuM kahevAmAM AvyuM che; chatAM paNa tene choDavAnuM banI zakyuM nathI. A ApaNuM mane baLanIja khAmI che. have te ApaNuM bhalAnI khAtara choDavAmAM Ave to sAruM. cA kevA prakAre nukasAna karI rahI che te pharI eka vAra atre jaNAvavAmAM Ave che. je dezamAM cAnA choDa kApavAmAM kAme lAgatA ApaNuM hiMdI bhAIone zekavuM paDatuM duHkha ane tethI thato raktapAta jANIne duHkha thAya te khAtara evI cAne cheDavAnI jarUra che. ApaNA dezamAM keTalIka cA halakI jAtanI Ave che ane te ApaNuM bhAIe vApare che. A cAne sadaMtara choDI devAnI jarUra che. marelA zabane saDatuM aTakAvavA mATe cAnI jhINuM mUkImAM dAbavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. zabamAMthI nIkaLate gesa cAmAM dAkhala thatA. vepAranA lobhanI khAtara A bhUkI ApaNuM hiMdamAM mokalI hatI. A cA ApaNuM bhAIone sArI kaDaka lAgavA mAMDI ane mAgaNI vadhI. hAla A jAtanI cA Ave che ke nahi te jANavAmAM nathI. cAmAM TenIna ane thInA nAmanAM kephI to bheLavavAmAM Ave che. cAnI kaDakatA vadhu vadhAravAne mATe keTalIka haiTelomAM aphINanA pistanA DeDavA cAnA pANImAM ukALavAmAM Ave che, ane tethIja evI hoTelonI cA sArI uttama gaNAya che. uttama sArI cA AvatI haze, paNa ghaNe bhAge te uparanA mizraNavALI Ave che. cAthI phAyade che ema mAnavAvALA bhale mAne, paNa cAthI ArogyatAnI dRSTie te ghaNuM ja nukasAna che ane eja vAta atre samajAvavAnI jarUra che. cA pInArAo jaNAve che ke, amane cA pIvAthI dasta sApha Ave che, mAthuM dukhatuM maTI jAya che, zarIranI becenI dUra thaI skUti Ave che, bhUkhanI zAMti kare che vagere phAyadA batAve che. AnA khulAsAmAM jaNAvavAnuM e che ke, cA pIvAthI eTale garama pANI pIvAthI AMtaraDAM unA pANInA kAraNane lIdhe DhIlAM paDe che. cAnA thoDA vajanathI AMtaraDA upara dabANa thaI dastane khulAso thAya che. AthI ema samajavAmAM Ave che ke, cAthI jhADAno khulAse rahe che. cA jhADAne khulAso karatI nathI, paNa cAnuM unuM pANI AMtaraDAne DhIlAM karI dasta lAve che. tenI sAthe cAmAM rahela mAdaka tattvathI teno kabajIAta karavAno svabhAva heI dastanI kabajIAta kare che. dastanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #594 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cA devInA celAo! cataze ke? 181 wwwmn - ~ kabajIAta thAya eTale mAthAno du:khAvo thAya, vaLI cA levAya eTale dasta sApha Ave ane mAthuM utare che. vaLI mAdaka tattva cAmAM maLavAthI dastanI kabajIAta thaI jAya che. Ama vAraMvAranI Tevane lIdhe AMtaraDAM nabaLAM paDI jAya che. AvI Teva tamAku, cA ane bIDIthI paNa paDI jAya che. A vastuo levAthI IrITezana thavAthI dasta thAya che. tethI keTalAka bhAie dizAe jatAM pahelAM bIDI tamAkuno upayoga kare che. cA, bIDI ke tamAkunA sevana vagara jhADo Ave nahi e vyasanaja kahevAya. A vastuone amala utarI jAya che eTale eja cA, bIDI ke tamAku levI ja paDe che. cA, tamAku, aphINa ane dArU vyasanI cIjo che. je cIja vagara ApaNe calAvI zakatA nathI ane magajanA jJAnataMtu dvArA tenI vAraMvAra mAgaNI thAya che, e tenAmAM kephI tattvanI nizAnI che. A kephI tarave poteja jhera che. A jhera zarIrane nukasAna kare che. aphINa levAthI zarIramAM hoMza Ave che ane amala utarI jAya che eTale zarIra, mana zithila bane che ane jyAre pharIthI aphINa levAya che tyAre zarIramAM kAMTo Ave che. tema cA, bIDI, tamAku ane dArU nukasAna karanArAM tattva che. cAthI bhUkhanI zAMti thAya che ema jaNAvavAmAM Ave che paNa jyAre kharekhara bhUkha lAgI hoya tyAre tenA upara poSaNa karanArA padArthonI jarUra hoya che; tene badale garama pANI pIvAthI pUratuM poSaNa maLatuM nathI ane ulaTI bhUkha maMda paDI jAya che. garama pANuM hAjarIne-bhUkhane maMda karI nAkhe che. vAraMvAra cA levAthI A jAtanuM nukasAna jarUra thAya che. garama pANI, temAM AvatuM mAdaka tatva, ane vadhu khAMDanA upayogathI hojarI bagaDI lohI tathA dhAtune bagADe kare che. cA pIvAnI Teva ApaNA dezanI nathI. jyAM cA pIvAya che tyAM TADha ghaNuM hoya che, tyAM A temane anukULa paDatI haze. kaThaNa khorAka eTale bIskITa ke bhAkharI upara cA pIvAya che tyAM te nukasAna nahi karatI hoya. ApaNane to cA ekalI pIvAnI hoya che ane tethI cA jarUra nukasAna kare che. AgalA jamAnAmAM savAramAM dUdha ke chAza sAthe roTalo ke bhAkharI khAvAmAM AvatAM hatAM, tyAre ApaNI zArIrika sthiti sArI hatI. A kriyA atyAre bhUlAI gaI che ane cAne upayoga thayo che. moTA mANase cA pIe eTale tenI sAthe nAnAmAM nAnAM kumaLAM bALakane dUdha choDIne cA pAtAM zIkhave che. bALake upara ApaNA samAjane AdhAra che. temane zarUAtathI dUdhane badale cAnA pyAlA pItAM zIkhavI devAmAM Ave che ane rAjI thaIe chIe ke juo, mAro bacuDo cA pIe che. mAtApitAe AthI rAjI thavAnuM nathI. A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #595 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58ra zubhasaMha-bhAga 7 me cA bALakone jhera samAna che. cAthI zarIranAM gAtro zithila thaI bALaka hADapiMjara jevAM lohI vagaranAM kasa vagaranAM thAya che. zarIrane ThIka na hoya, peTamAM bAdI, zaradI hoya ke mAthuM duHkhatuM heya te cA na pItAM suMTha, marI, phudIno ke evI ja bIjI cIjane ukALIne dUdha nAkhIne pIvuM uttama che. cA tarIke koI jAtanA pINAnI jarUra nathI; paNa hAlanA jamAnAmAM maMda pAcanazaktivALA, kabajIAtavALA ane maMda zaktivALAne jarA TekAnI jarUra hoya tyAre tulasI, marI, elacI ke evI ja bIjI vastune ukALI dUdha vadhu nAkhIne A jAtane ukALo pIvo sAre che. dUdha pacatuM na hoya to AvI rItanI cA ukALI pI zakAya. kaI paNa cIjane ukALIne, temAM khAMDa ane dUdha nAkhI pIvAmAM Ave tene cA tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. cAnI aMdara vyasanavALuM tattva to naja hovuM joIe. amene cA vagara nahi ja cAle, vakhata thAya eTale cAnuM garama pANI joieja evI Teva na ja hovI joIe. ghaNuM vakhata upara cAne bahiSkAra karavAmAM Avyo hato. asahakAranA jamAnAmAM cA ghaNAoe choDI dIdhI hatI, paNa pharI vAtAvaraNa pharatAM cAne pavana vadhI gayo. cAthI Arthika rIte nukasAna che. hAlatAM cAlatAM, meM svAde, mahemAnanI mIjabAnImAM ane dareka rIte cAne upayoga karIne kharcamAM utaravuM paDe che. cAmAM khAMDa, dUdha, cA, baLataNa ane sAthe pAna, bIDI, sepArInA kharce thAya che. ekatra rIte cAnuM kharacALa vAtAvaraNa che ane te have baMdha karavAnI jarUra che. hAlamAM cAnA bahiSkAranI kriyA thavA mAMDI che. gAmaDAMomAM taddana choDAvA mAMDe che. nAnAM moTAM zaheramAM cAnA bahiSkAra thatA jAya che. kAThIAvADamAM kuMDalA gAmamAM to nyAti samasta taraphathI cA mukAya che. cA pIvo nahi ane pA nahi ane cA vecavI nahi. AvAM baMdhane thayAM che. baMdhana toDe tene mATe nyAta daMDa kare. AthI gharamAMthI, hoTelomAMthI cAne nAza karavAmAM Avyo che. Ama karyA vagara A cepI cA nIkaLaze nahi, mATe A jAtanuM anukaraNa karavAnI jarUra che. cA hoTelamAM, sTezane sTezane maLe che ane pIvAya che. game tevA pyAlAmAM apAya ane te yAlAne barAbara dhevAmAM na Ave ane pharI teja pyAlAmAM bIjAne apAya che. AvI rIte cA-pINuM pIvAmAM dhArmika rIte nukasAna karanAra che, e bAju mUkIe to paNa ArogyatAnI dRSTie to jarUra nukasAna karanAra che. game tevA cepI rogavALA bhAIe cA pIdhI hoya tenA cepanI asara bIjAne jarUra Ave che. A hisAbe paNa A bahAranAM pINAMo choDI devAnI jarUra che. A pINuo kRtrima jussa lAvanArAM che ane www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 583 reDiyonA camatkAra pariNAme nukasAna karanArAM che, mATe cA pInAra bhAIone amArI sUcanA che ke, cAne tajI daIne tamArA zarIrane sudhAro. amuka bhAIe cA cheDaze, teo bIjAone cheDavavAne vinavaze te Ama karatAM cA sarvatra chUTI jaze. sAthe sAthe jaNAvI devAnI jarUra che ke, jema cA nukasAna karanAra che tema kaMDIthI paNa nukasAna thAya che. te dhAtune khAsa nukasAna karanAra che. hAlamAM kaoNphImAM bIjI cIjonI meLavaNuM karIne vecavAmAM Ave che. cA-kophI banne mAdaka vastuo che, mATe te baMnene choDavAnI jarUra che. ("vaidyaka5ta"mAMthI) 116-reDiyonA camatkAra ApaNe tyAM reDiyeno pracAra ghaNA thoDA vakhatathI thayo che. te chatAM teNe thoDA vakhatamAM ghaNe Azcaryajanaka pheraphAra karI nAkhe che. reDiyo vaDe ApaNe hajAro mAIla dUra beThA chatAM bhASaNe sAMbhaLIe chIe, saMgItane AnaMda meLavIe chIe ane Avazyaka vastuonAM citro prApta karIe chIe. paraMtu jApAnanA eka senAnAyake reDiyone eka bhayaMkara kArya sAthe joDayuM che. raNakSetramAM mANasono saMhAra karanArAM je yaMtro hoya che te yaMtrane reDiye mAraphate calAvavAnI teNe navI yukti zodhI kADhI che. reDiyo vaDe A nAzakAraka yaMtre lagabhaga pAMca mAIlanI gatithI doDe che. eka vizALa ane bhayaMkara yaMtrane potAnI meLe AvI gatithI doDatuM joine jenArAnA manamAM bhaya utpana kare e svAbhAvika che. yaMtrane saMcAlaka pAMca pacIsa mAIla cheTe beThelo hoya che ane yaMtra AvI rIte saMcAlaka vinA dhArele sthaLe doDayuM jAya che, e vAta kharekhara e sadInI chellAmAM chellI ajAyabIja kahI zakAya. je ke reDiyo, yaMtrane kAI navuM baLa ApatuM nathI, badhI sAmagrI to tenI aMdara bharI devAmAM Ave che; te chatAM reDiyonI lahero yaMtranA cakkara para paDe che, jethI yaMtra doDe che ane ajAyaba rIte te potAnuM kAma saphaLa kare che. eka tarapha jyAre reDiyo AvuM bhayaMkara kAma kare che, tyAre te bIjI tarapha mANasanI jIdagI bacAve che. hamaNAM rogane dUra karavAne mATe yurepanA DakaTare tene upaga kare che. bhayaMkara rogonA jaMtuothI sapaDAyelA daradIne eka peTImAM suvADIne reDiyonI nAnI lahero tenA para pheMkavAmAM Ave che, jethI thoDA vakhatamAM tenI asara thAya che ane daradInA zarIramAM rahela hAnikAraka jatuo nAza pAme che. IMjekazana, bASpasnAna vagere kriyA jevuM ja reDiye kAma kare che. paraMtu haju sudhI ene prabhAva sarvagAmI thayo nathI. (tA. 8-2-31 nA "hiMdumAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #597 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 584 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mo 117-aMgrejI zikSA kA bhAratIya sabhyatA para kuprabhAva (lekhaka:-dezabhakta lAlA haradayALujI ema. e.) aMgarejI zikSA ke pariNAma 1-rA TrabhASA eka jAti ke anya jAtiya se pRthapha karane kA sabase baDA kAraNa hai. jisa deza kI apanI bhASA nahIM vahAM jAtIyatA ko vicAra kabhI nahIM raha sakatA. bhAratavarSa ke pratyeka manuSya ke liye do bhASAmeM sIkhanA atyAvazyaka hai. eka rAjabhASA arthAta saMskRta aura eka prAMtIya bhASA arthAta marAThI, baMgalA, hiMdI Adi. paraMtu saMskRta ke sthAna meM jisameM sArI vidyArthe chipI haM-aba rAjabhASA aMgarejI ho gaI hai. kesI Azcaryajanaka aura zokaprada avasthA hai ki eka hiMdu jaba sAre bhAratavarSa ke saMbodhana karanA cAhatA hai to use eka videzI bhASA kA Azraya lenA paDatA hai. usake binA vaha apanA abhiprAya nahI jatA sakatA. yaha pahale hI batAyA gayA hai aura siddha bhI ho cukI hai ki aMgarejI hameM aMgareja te banA sakegI, para bhAratIya bhI na rahane degI. 2-ItihAsa, jAtIya saMgaThana tathA unnati ke liye paramAvazyaka hai. aMgarejI zikSA hamAre ItihAsa ke toDa moDa kara isa prakAra hameM sikhAtI hai ki isase lAbha kI apekSA hAni hatI hai. ghaTanAoM se hama ThIka pariNAma nahIM nikAla sakate. letharija aura haMTara jaise ItihAsalekhaka hameM apanI prAcIna sabhyatA, gaurava aura pratiSThA karyo batAyege ? 3-bhASA aura sAhitya sadA sAthe rahate haiM. jaba bhASA na rahI to sAhitya bhI sAtha hI naSTa ho jAtA hai. bhArata ke sAhitya kA kaSa bhI baMda ho gayA, aMgarejI zikSA ne hiMdI sAhitya ke naSTa kara diyA. 4-hamAre sAmAjika jIvana para isakA aisA prabhAva paDA hai ki hama sadAcAra ke bhI be beThe aura pAzcAtya sabhyatA kI dikhalAve kI vastuo ke tamane grahaNa kara liyA. AdhA tItara AdhA baTera. hama na ghara ke rahe na ghATa ke, na Idhara ke na udhara ke. aMgarejI zikSA ne hamAre AcAravicAra ko naSTa kara diyA. saccI cetanatA aura vicArazakti hI, jAtIya gaurava kI rakSA kara sakatI hai. aMgarejI zikSA ne hamArI bhASA, sAhitya, dharma, AcAra, www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #598 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMgrejI zikSA kA bhAratIya sabhyatA para kuprabhAva 585 jAtIya bhAva, rAja aura svAdhInatA saba para apanA prabhAva DAlA. hamane apane ghara kI vastuo ko parityAga kara aMgarejo para Azrita hanA sIkhA. Ina I huI vastuo ke punaH prApta karane ke liye bahuta samaya cAhiye aura bahuta parizrama karane kI AvazyakatA hai. isake liye hameM tana, mana, dhana saba kucha balidAna karanA paDegA. isa zikSA kA eka yaha pariNAma bhI huA hai ki aise legAM kI eka saMkhyA (je pratidina caDha rahI hai) he gaI ha-je kai kalAkauzala tathA vyApAra nahIM jAnatI. reTI kamAne ke liye inake pAsa naukarI ke atirikta koI upAya nahIM. hamArI Arthika dazA atyaMta hI zecanIya ho gaI hai. yaha dRzya kesA hadayavidAraka hai jaba hama eka dukAnadAra yA dhanADhaya ke laDake ke dekhate haiM ki vaha sAmAjika unnati ke liye vakIla bananA Avazyaka samajhatA hai, aMgarejI zikSA ne hamArI nirNayazakita para aisA addabhuta prabhAva DAlA hai ki jisase hamArA yathArtha jJAna jAtA rahA hai! kaise zoka kA viSaya hai ki lokamata itanA dUSita hA gayA hai ki eka kisAna yA vyApArI ke vyavasAya ke sarakArI naukarI se tuccha samajhA jAtA hai. isa zikSApraNAli ne hamAre yuvake ke kalAkauzala aura vyApAra se pUrNatayA ayogya banA diyA hai. saMskRta bhASA aura aMgarejI bhASA yaha una lega kI baDI bhArI bhUla hai, je yaha kahate hai ki bhASA ke pracAra se jAtIya saMgaThana tathA bhinna bhinna prAMte ke logoM meM samAgama hogA aura ve mila jAyege. kaki vaha samAgama, vaha samAnatA aura vaha sahAnubhUti je kisI bAhya prabhAva athavA zakti se utpanna ho, saccI aura yathArtha nahIM he sakatI. jAtIyatA kA bhAva aMtarAtmA se utpanna hetA hai, bAhara se nahIM. eka hiMdU ke liye saMskRta sIkhanA aMgarejI sIkhane se adhika sugama hai. yaha hiMdU je saMskRta se anabhijJa hai, sabhya aura pratiSThita hiMdu nahIM kahalA sakatA. je loga saMskRta kA sthAna aMgarejI ke denA cAhate hai, vaha ItihAsa ke nahIM jAnate. kaI loga kahate haiM ki saMskRta eka mRtabhASA hai. saca to yaha hai ki hama hI mare huye hai, kiMtu saMskRta bhASA nahIM marI. aMgrejI zikSA ke kAraNa hamArA yaha svabhAva ho gayA hai ki hama deza saMbaMdhI saba viSaya para aMgarejI bhASA meM hI vicAra prakaTa karate hai. vastutaH aisA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahI jAna paDatI. usa grejyueTa kA je aMgarejI aura saMskRta ne jAnatA hai, kartavya hai, ki dene meM se saMskRta ko apanAve. paraMtu yaha parA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 586 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA dhIna jAti ke hatabhAgya hai ki vaha apane vijetAo kI bhASA ke apanI bhASA se kahI adhika prema karatI hai aura acchA samajhatI hai. paraMtu aisA karanA usake liye apanI mRtyu kA AvAhana karanA hai. jaba mugala sAmrAjya kI sthApanA huI to uttarI bhArata ke hiMduo ne svayaM hI apanI bhASA saMskRta ke tyAga phArasI ke apanAyA. Aja usase bhI girI huI yaha dazA hai ki hama pahale se bhI sthUla parimANa se isa ghAtaka nIti kA AcaraNa kara rahe haiM. mithyA jAgRti kaI bhAratIya bhUla kara samajhate hai ki aMgarejI zikSA bhArata kI unnati ke janma denevAlI hai aura Isane durdazA meM paDe hue hama eziyAvAlo ko svataMtratA, svAdhInatA, rAjanaitika adhikAra aura sAmAjika unnati ke zubha vicAro tathA abhilASAoM se susajijata kiyA hai. hamArI maratI huI sabhyatA meM nayA jIvana DAlA hai. hameM nirAzA ke samudra se nikAla liyA hai. bhArata ke navajIvana pradAna karanevAlI yahI zikSA hai. te kyA yaha hamAre liye ucita hai ki hama isa sone ke aMDe denevAlI muragI ke mAra DAleM? vAstava meM isa zikSA ne naukarazAhI ke liye sahAyake, naukara aura sarakArI skUloM ke liye adhyApake, adAlate ke liye vakIla aura baeNrisTara kI eka bhArI saMkhyA utpanna kara dI hai, jisane aMgarejI rAja ke sthAyI banAne aura sarakAra kI pratiSThA baDhAne meM baDI sahAyatA dI hai; tathA dUsarI ora aMgarejI zikSiteM ne deza ke liye yaha kArya kiyA hai ki vaha jAtIyatA kA sarvanAza kara rahe haiM. jAti aura dharma ke liye balidAna kI zakti evaM sAhasa aura dezabhakita kA inameM leza mAtra bhI nahIM. smaraNa rahe ki 19 vIM zatAbdI meM yadi raNajitasiMha, svAmI dayAnaMda, rAmakRSNa, sAlArajaMga, vivekAnaMda aura anya mahApuruSa utpanna hue, te IsakA kAraNa aMgarejI zikSA nathI, pratyuta yaha kahanA cAhiye ki prAcIna bhArata kI sabhyatA marI na thI. Azcarya hai ki sarakArI skUla ke hote hue jinameM dAsatA aura jAtIyatA ke hanana ke atirikta aura kucha sAdhana nahIM, svataMtratA aura jAtIyatA ke vicAra kaise utpanna de sakate haiM. aphagAnistAna Isa zikSA ke binA bhI ko svataMtra hai? kAraNa yaha hai ki usameM svataMtratA ke bicAra isa samaya svayaM utpanna he rahe haiM aura ve sAre saMsAra meM pAye jAte haiM. yadi aMgarejI zikSA bhArata meM na hotI-to bhI samayAnurodha aura Adhunika unnati se ye vicAra adhika jera se utpanna hote. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khunIone uttama nAgarika banAvavAnI rIta pa87 hamAre zikSita logoM ne mila aura barka ke lekhe se kaI uMcha raTa liye hai, paraMtu dezabhakti se vaha vaise hI kere hai, jaisA ki cAda kA vAsI. (jAnyuArI-1931 ne "zuddhi samAcAramAMthI) 118-khunIone uttama nAgariko banAvavAnIrIta (lekhaka:-zrI. cunIlAla dha. paTela) [manuSya evo zaktimAna che ke te je dhAre te karI zake che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa bIjAo pAse paNa tema karAvI zake che. A dizAmAM amerikAmAM eka sAmAnya manuSya prayatnapUrvaka kevuM kAma karavA mAMDayuM che, te vAMcIne vAcaka pitAnA jIvanamAM paNa aneka parivartana karI zake che.] theDA vakhata pahelAM amerikAnA agragaNya keLavaNIkAre eka praznane chaNavA bhegA thayA hatA. "cAritrya kema ghaDavuM ?" e mahAna prazna temanI AgaLa mukAyo hato. ghaNuM vicArazreNIo upara vicAra calAvavAmAM Avyo, paNa keIe daDhatApUrvaka tema ne kahyuM ke tenI rIta rAmabANa IlAja che. chatAM e dezamAM eka mANasa evo che, ke jenI cAritrya ghaDavAnI rIta dareka ghara, nizALa ke kedakhAnAmAM ajamAvavI joIe che. tenuM nAma je. ka rAITa, DI. sI. esa. che. DI. sI. esa. ne artha thAya che "okaTara oNpha kaoNmana sensa" (sAmAnya buddhine vaidya). A upAdhi teNe eka kedakhAnAnA kedIo pAsethI meLavI che, kAraNa ke teNe temane kharA raste caDhAvyA hatA. AjathI 20 varSa pahelAM kaiMka rAITa relavemAM eka sAmAnya Ijanera hato. rAITa kahe che ke, te vakhatanA relave kAmadAro be vAtamAM mazahUra hatA. eka jUThA sama khAvA ane bIjI dArU pIvAnI nA na kahevI. rAITa pite A be bAbatamAM mazahUra hato ane vadhArAmAM divasanI 20 sIgAra paNa jhukI jato. DokaTaroe tene salAha ApI ke je te bIDI pIvAnuM nahi cheDI de te marI jaze ane je ekadama choDI deze to paNa te marI jAya evo saMbhava che. dharmaguruoe tene kahyuM ke, je te jUThA sama khAvAnA nahi choDI de te narakamAM jaze. teNe ghaNuM varSa sudhI A baMne kuTe choDavAnA dhIme dhIme prayAsa karavA mAMDayA, paNa niSphaLa nIvaDyA. koI paNa mANasa ema saphaLa thayoja nathI ane thaze paNa nahi. tamAre je kaI navI Teva pADavI hoya to kharo rasto www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #601 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 588 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mi e che ke tenI Ajeja zarUAta karo. eka divasa rAITane vicAra thaI AvyuM ke, je aMdagIne te saramukhatyAra mAlIka che te pote calAvatA eka ejIna jevI che. teNe khUba vicAra karyo to mAluma paDayuM ke, ejIna e mane baLa che. sTIma (varALa) e icchAzakti che, ane Ijanera pote e sArUM narasuM samajavAvALuM hRdaya che. A vicAra pachI teNe kuTenA ThekANe taMdurastI, jJAnataMtuonI sazakti, paisAne bacAva ane chevaTe kuTe cheDI devAthI keTale mebha jaLavAze vagere vicArothI pitAnuM magaja bharI daI sUI gayo. A vicAre teNe potAnA magajamAM eTalI sajajaDa rIte ghusADI dIdhA ke savAramAM uThatAM teNe ajAyabI sAthe joyuM to tenI bIDI pIvAnI Adata enI meLe nAbuda thaI gaI hatI. satya e che ke, tamArA magajamAM kharA vicAra bhare te khoTA vicAre enI meLe bhAgI jAya che athavA aMdara pesI zakatA nathI. bIjA zabdomAM kahIe to rAITane prakRtinuM anAdikALanuM eka mahAna tatva hAtha lAgyuM hatuM. mane baLa e bIjuM kazuM ja nathI, paNa sArI athavA narasI Tevo che; ane Teva e ApaNe kevA vicAro karIe chIe e upara baMdhAya che. ane vicAre ! vicAre sArA yA narasA lAvavA e ApaNuM hAthanI vAta che. Ama je kaI saMpUrNapaNe joI zake to te pitAnI jIMdagIne kAbumAM rAkhavAnuM baLa meLaveja. rAITe A prayoga keTalAka mitro upara ajamAvyA, ane te vijayI nIva. pAchaLathI teNe kedakhAnAnA kedIo upara A rIta ajamAvI, ane ethI hajAro kedIo sudharavA mAMDayA. evA sudharelA kedIomAMthI bhAgye pAMca TakA jeTalA bIjI vAra gunho karI kedakhAnAmAM gayA haze. ghaNae kAmadhaMdhe vaLagI jaIkharA zaherIo banI gayA. sAta varSa sudhI rAITe A pramANe kedIomAM kAma karyA pachI koIe tene kahyuM ke, je A prayoga kedakhAnAmAM saphaLa nIvaDayo che to zA mATe nizALanA chokarAo upara na ajamAvavo joIe ? ane e rIte guhAnA mULane zAmATe na chedavuM? pariNAme rAITane nizALanA vidyArthIo upara A akhatare ajamAvavAnI taka maLI. chellAM 10 varSamAM rAITanA A (pAtha phAiDasa) mArgazedhakoe 75000 vidyArthIone potAnI rItathI vAkepha karyA che. rAITanI DeTroITamAM meTI oNphisa che, ane tenI rItanuM zikSaNa pAmelAM zikSake temAM kAma kare che. dara aThavADiye vidyAthIo ane kedIomAMthI tene 50,000 kAgaLa maLe che. seLa www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #602 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khunIone uttama nAgarikA banAvavAnI rIta 589 varSa thayAM e evuM sthaLa khALI rahyo che ke jyAM te peAtAnI rIta saphaLa karI zakayA na hAya. tenI rIta zikSita ke azikSita, garIba ke tavaMgara, yuvAna ke muDhDhAne ekasarakhI rIte lAgu paDe che. tyAre tame aturatAthI pUchazo ke 'rAiTa A leAkeAne zuM kare che ?" ame paNa amArAM bALakone zikhAmaNa temaja vAraMvAra cetavaNI ApIe chIe, paNa Avu` sArU pariNAma AvatuM nathI. paNa tameAe kAi vakhata tamArA bALaka sAthe bALaka banI tenI bhegA besI vAtA karI che ? AnI asara kevI thAya che tene tamane bhAgyeja khyAla AvI zake. mA zeAdhakeA"nI rIta eja che ke, teo khALaka sAthe bALaka banI temanI cAlatI RgInA praznA viSeja vATAdhATa calAve. jyAre vargamAM A mArga zeAdhaka" Ave che, tyAre bALakA rAjI rAjI thaI jAya che zA mATe? kAraNa ke enI AgaLa khALakane parIkSAe pasAra karavAnI hAtI nathI, temaja nathI hAtuM tene kAI laDanAra ke tenI kAI TIkA karanAra; kAi jAtanA mArka ke naMbara paNa heAtA nathI. bALaka svataMtra--bhayathI mukta-kharUM bALaka bane che ane jyAre te kharekharUM svata Mtra bALaka hAya che, tyAre te je kaMI karatuM hAya temAM te potAnu sarvasva reDe che. mA--khApemAM Ama banatuM nathI. tee bALakA mATe bhayaMkara tApa jevAM heAya che. tyAre sAmI bAjue bALaka svataH aMdarathI khaLavAkhAra hoya che. 'mA zeAdhaka'nu kahevu e che ke, bALaka pAte peAtAnI Teva bAMdhatAM zIkhe. mA-bApa ke bIjA kAinA upara tene AdhAra rAkhavAnA na hoya. kharekhara rAITa AnAthI paNa vadhu gahana vicAre bALaka AgaLa pAcana thAya tevA rUpamAM mUke che. dAkhalAtarIke hiMmata, pharaja, sahakAra, prema, javAbadArI vagerenA vicAre bALakanA magajamAM evI saceSTa rIte ThasAvavAmAM Ave che ke, jyAre te ADe raste caDI javAnI taiyArImAM hoya te vakhate tenI madadamAM AvI ubhA rahe che. kAraNa ke jevA tameA vicArA rAkhA tevAMja kAryo karavA tame prerAe che. dAkhalAtarIke tamAre khAsa utAvaLaneA prasaMga na heAya temaja musApharIneA khAsa kaTALA na haiya ane tamAre muMbAithI amadAvAda javAnuM banI AvyuM, tameA vicAra karazeA ke, melamAM javu ke leAkalamAM javuM ? tame! jANeA che ke, leAkala karatAM mela vadhAre utAvaLe jAya che. have A duniyAmAM evI kai zakti nathI ke jo tameA utAvaLe javAnA vicAra rAkhatA hai| te te samaye tamane melamAM jatA khALI zakAya. jyAM sudhI dArUDI dArU pIvAnA vicAra dharAvatA hoya, ane bIjA kazAne vicAra karatA na hoya te| te jarUra dArU pIvAnAja, paNa jevA tameA melamAM musApharI karavAneA vicAra rAkhatA hai!, te samaye leAkalamAM javAthI zu. 50 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ~ - ~-~ 590 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 e paisAno bacAva thAya che enuM bhAna thAya ke turataja tame melamAM javAnuM paDatuM mUkazo. have tame paisAne bacAva thAya che e vicAranA sakaMjAmAM pakaDAI gayA, ane tame lokalamAMja musApharI karavAnA. Aja pramANe tame, huM ane bIjA pitAnI jIMdagImAM vatI rahyA che. je vicAro khAsa mahattavanA hoya che te anusAra ja ApaNe derAIe chIe. tyAre ahIM rAITa kharUM kAma karI rahyo che. te tamArA magajamAM aMdagInuM saMrakSaNa ane bacAvanA vicAre barAbara ThasAve che. AvA vicArenI madadathI koI paNa mANasa duSTa kartavya karato aTakI jAya e svAbhAvika che. eka evo bhayaMkara mANasa hato ke tenI pAse javuM hoya to bharelI rikavara joIe. paNa te "mArga, zodhaka"nA zikSaNamAM rasa leto thayo ane pariNAme hAla te 600 mANasanA kArakhAnAne uparI banyo che. rAITe AvA chaMdagInA udhA pATale besI gayelA khunIone kharA raste vALI uttama zaherI banAvyA che. rAITa zIkhavADe che ke, dareka manuSyane amuka vakhata ane zakti vAparavAnAM hoya che ja. ane aMdagI eka evo bhaMDAra che ke temAM saghaLI cIje samAyelI che. jeo ema pUche che ke, jIvavAnuM sAphalya zuM ? teoe jANavuM joIe ke, mane baLa keLa, sArI TevonA vicAra karo-TuMkAmAM cAritrya keLave. je tamArA jJAnataMtuomAM sArA vicAre ghara karI rahyA haze to tame lokopayogI kAma karavA jarUra prerAze.* ("navayuga"mAMthI) 119-amerikA meM dUdha denevAle vRkSa lIjiye, prakRti ke bhaMDAra meM dUdha denevAle vRkSa bhI maujUda hai. amerikA kI yela-yunivarsiTI ke eNphesara saiyuala je rekarDa hAla meM madhya amerikA ke greTImAlA nAmaka deza meM gaye the. vahAM unhoMne dekhA ki eka prakAra ke peDa kA rasa dekhane meM aura svAda meM bilakula gAya ke dUdha ke samAna hotA hai vahAM ke nivAsI isa dUdha ke kAphI meM DAla kara aura isI prakAra mAmUlI taura se bhojaparAMta piyA karate haiM. yaha vanaspati-dUdha sAdhAraNa dUdha kI bhAMti phaTa bhI bahuta jadI jAtA hai. | ("vizAla bhArata"nA eka aMkamAMthI) aMgrejI uparathI." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viveka vATikA 120 - viveka - vATikA "jino rAga, laya aura krodha kA jo vaida ke tattva kA samajha gaye haiM aise 45nA se aura samasta prapaMceAM se rahita pAte hai'' padma nAza hA gayA hai aura hI mananazIla munigaNa aya AtmA kA na upaniSad * X X X "du:khAM kI prApti se jisake mana me... udvega nahIM haiAtA, sukhAM kI spRhA jisake mana se calI gayI hai, tathA jisake rAga, bhaya aura krodha naSTa ho gaye hai... vahI muni sthirabuddhi kahalAtA hai." zrImaddabhagavadgItA * * * * jyUDa khelane se yajJakA la naSTa hai| jAtA hai, gava karane se tapa kA nAza hAtA hai, nidA karane se Ayu dhaTatI hai aura kisIke diyA huA dAna batalA dene sevahu niSphala hA jAtA hai." manu mahArAja x * * X "jaba zAMta aura satAguNI he! kara citta paramAtmA me'laga jAtA hai taba dharma, jJAna, vairAgya aura aizvaya phrI prApti Apa hI hA jAtI hai; aura jaba vahI zarIra tathA dhara Adi mithyA padArthoM meM laga kara prabala rajoguNI aura viSayamAM kA anurAgI khana jAtA hai taba adhama, ajJAna, viSaya-leAlupatA aura anaitA chA jAtI hai." zrImadbhAgavata X X x x cAhe dvija hA yA zUdra, je dayAhIna manuSya jIveAM kI hiMsA karatA hai, vahI vRSala hai; cAhe gRhastha hai| yA saMnyAsI, jo parAyA dhana haratA yA cArI karatA hai athavA binA diye hue padArtha kA le jAtA hai vaha vRSala hai; jo mAtA-pitA Adi pUjya vrujatAM kA bharaNa poSaNa nahIM karatA aura pApa kara ke use chipAtA hai vahI vRSala hai." bhagavAna buddhadeva x X X x "jo parI kA khurI dRSTi se dekhatA hai, vaha apane sira mAnasika vyabhicAra kA pApa caDhAtA hai." isA masIhu * * x * sunate / nahI satsaMga ke binA bhagavAna kA rahasya mitratA, usare sune binA saMsAra-mAha nahI' jAtA aura meha chUTe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #605 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo binA bhagavAna ke caraNe meM dRDha anurAga (prema) nahIM hatA." gusAMI tulasIdAsajI "je paramAtmA jagata kI utpatti, sthiti aura laya karate he, je vizva ke Izvara hai, sAta samudra jinakI AjJA meM rahate huye pRthvI ke DUbe nahIM dete, una veda aura upaniSada dvArA pratipAdita saba jagata ke sAkSI aura sarvajJa prabhu ke dhana aura javAnI meM matavAle huye mUkha lega nahIM mAnate." bhartuhari svAmIna meM namratA, guNe meM prema, harSa meM sAvadhAnatA, maMtra meM guptatA, zAstroM meM subuddhi, dhana hAne para udAratA, sAdhuo kA saMmAna, duSTo se vimukhatA, pApe se bhaya, duHkha meM kaSTasahiSNutA-ce saba kalyANechuka mahAtmAo ke guNa hai." semendra upavAsa, alpabhejana, AjIvikA kA niyama, rasatyAga, sada-gamI samabhAva se sahana karanA aura sthira Asana se rahanAyaha : prakAra kA bAhyapa hai, aura prAyazcitta, dhyAna, sevA, vinaya, zarIrarasarga aura svAdhyAya yaha chaH prakAra kA AvyaMtara tapa hai." mahAvIra tIrthakara "agara koI belanA jAne to bolI baDI hI anamola cIja hai. pahale hadaya ke tarAju para taula kara hI belane ke liye muMha khelanA cAhiye." kazmIra "manuSya jitanA hI mana kI vAsanAoM kA Adeza pAlana karatA hai, utanA hI adhika rogI, duHkhI aura asaMtoSI banatA hai." vAlDo dvAIna "jaba tumahArI Izvara kI ora ananya daSTi he jAyagI taba turaMta hI prabhu ke sAtha tumhArA milana hegA aura jaba tuma apane tuccha svArtho tathA sAMsArika padArtho kI ora dekhoge taba turaMta hI bhagavAna se tumahArA viyoga ho jAyegA." abubakara vAsatI saccA mitra vaha hai je darpaNa ke samAna tumhAre de ke yathArtha rU5 se tuma dikhA detA hai. je tumahAre avaguNe ke guNa batalAtA hai vaha te khuzAmadI hai, mitra nahIM !" gajAlI ("kalyANa"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #606 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 53 - - - - - - --- - - -- Thara chI 121-ThaMDe chIMTe (lekhaka zrI. viyogI harijI) 1-hamAre Isa maMgala prabhAta kA navya namaskAra svIkAra kare, prabho! tumhArI pavitra preraNA ki sunaharI kiraNe hamAre vizvadharma ke zubha saMkalpa para paDe- hI AzIrvAda de, akhila viza! punaH eka bAra namaskAra svIkAra karo, vizvAtmana ! 2-paramapitA te tuhe mukta saMtAna ke rUpa meM dekhanA cAhatA hai. phira tuma utAra karyo nahIM dete apanI ye pyArI sunaharI beDiyAMke? "tuma usa viAveza kI vAtsalyamayI goda meM khelane jA rahe he yahI baMdhana kyA kama hai ? 3-isase kauna inakAra kara sakatA hai ki yaha bhI usa sirajanahAra kA eka rU5 hai? para yaha kaise mAna leM, ki basa yahI usa vizvavihArI kA pUrNa rUpa hai ? 4-le bhAIyo ! bhalA batAe to, tumhArA dayAlu parama pitA hiMdU hai yA musalamAna ? bauddha hai yA pArasI ? yahUdI hai yA isAI? phira tuma "kucha bana kara apane pavitra pitRkula meM kyAM kalaMka lagAte he ? pa-dharmavIra! jarA AMkha khela; pahacAne, ye tumhAre pyAre bhAI hI to haiM. hAM, usI jagatapitA ke pyAre putra, jisakA dulAracAra pAne ke tuma Aja galI-galI kI khAka chAnate phirate ho ? -tumhArI yaha kaisI pitA kI pUjA hai? bhAI kA hadayarakta pI kara apane zaheya pitA ke paira 5khArane jA rahe ho ne? 7-dayAlu pitA tumhArI yaha duzAle kI mahaMgI bheMTa pasaMda na karegA. yaha jAnate he na bhAI ! ki isa kiMmatI duzAle kA eka eka rezA usake saikaDe durbala baccoM kI raktahIna noM se khiMca-khiMca kara taiyAra huA hai ? 8-are, yaha kisa sahAdara bhAI ke rudhira se raMga lAve che apanI teja talavAra! tumhArI dhArmika daSTi meM parama pitA ke AMsuoM kA kayA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai ? 9-tumhArA paramapitA usa adhajalI jhapaDI kI TUTI khaTiyA ke pAsa khaDA kaba se tumhArI rAha dekha rahA hai, tuma ye rezamI gadde kayA usIke liye bichA rahe he isa maujamahala meM? mitra ! the mulAyama gahe tumane apane hI bhAiyoM ke kaphana ke TukaDe se taiyAra kiye huM ne? 10-kaMcana kI kaTorI meM yaha kesariyA dUdha kise pilAne ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 mAM rahe ho? sAvadhAna ! isameM tumhArI sagI bahane ke kaleje kA khUna milA huA hai. tumhArA premI pitA ise kaise piyegA ? 11-aura kyA subUta cAhate ho ? hamArI AstikatA kA yahI sabase baDA subUta mAnI jA sakatA hai, ki Aja hama pazcAttApa kI punita vedI para apane hadaya ke kucha vedanA bhare garama garama AMsa caDhA rahe haiM. hama apane rUThe rAma ke re-je kara hI rijhA sapheMge. bhAI hamArA to kucha aisA hI vizvAsa hai. hama aba aura kayA pramANu peza kare tumahAre IjalAsa meM apane AtmavizvAsa kA? 12-bhAI ! tuma baDe bhole he ! na jAne, kisa ajJAta AlIzAna makAna kI khoja meM parezAna hai rahe he ! dayAlu svAmI kA svAgata kyA isa maujUdA jhuMpaDI meM na hai sakegA ? are, IsIke banAo, IsIke sajAe. 13-bhAI! yaha saba usa vikaveza ke dayA-darabAra meM hAjira hone kI hI taiyArI kara rahe he ? te phira apanA yaha raMgIna majahabI libAsa utAra DAlo. vahAM te, basa, "manuSyatA' kI eka sAdI sapheda cAdara oDha kara jAo. 14-mata vinA chUne se; de de premapUrvaka ujale hAthe se apane isa pyAre baMdhu kA vinaunA ghAva. tanika dekhe te, Isa saDe ghAva ke mavAda meM he kara tumahAre parama pitA kI pyArabharI najara tumhAre upara kyA chana-chana kara nahIM paDa rahI hai ? 15-vaMsa karanA AsAna hai. sRjana karo, to hama tumahe puruSAthI mAneM. hAM bhAI ! eka bAra te duniyA ke vinAza meM se vikAsa kI eka pyArI jhalaka dikhA de. para yAda hai na-yaha puruSArthapradarzana kevala prabhukRpAsAdhya hai. 16-mitra ! karyo kisI garIba kA cha jalAte hai ? vaha teja AMca kyA kabhI tumhAre aMtastala taka nahIM pahuMcatI ? yadi nahIM, to kaya ekAtmavAda' kA thathA pracAra kara rahe che ? 17-eka bAra svArtha tyAga kara to de. paDatA hai dUsara para IsakA kucha prabhAva yA nahIM ? nizcaya hai, ki ve loga bhI tumhAre AtmatyAga kA anukaraNa kareMge aura Isa prakAra tuma usa prazasta patha para pahuMca jAoge, jahAM parArtha hI svArtha mAnA jAtA hai. 18-mitra ! apanI aMtarAtmA kA anAdara na karo; koMki isakA spaSTa artha hai jagata kA tiraskAra aura Izvara kA vidroha ! tumane IsakA kyA koI aura artha lagAyA ha ? | ( kalyANa"nA eka aMkamAMthI ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #608 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakSa ja nma - v /s * vy: garIbI bUTI 122-garIbI bUTI (lekhaka-svAmI zrI mAdhavAnaMdajI) eka samaya gurujI ke pAsa jA kara ziSya ne praNAma kiyA aura kahA he dInadayAla ! meM baDA garIba dU, mujhe amIra banA do." gurujI bole "putra ! - dhanya hai, je tujhe garIbIrUpI bUTI prApta huI hai. ise jatana se rakha aura amArI kI havaza ke choDa kara Isa garIbIrUpI bUrI kA sevana karatA raha. dekha, svayaM sabase choTA bananA aura sabake apane se baDA banAnA hI Isa khUTI kA pathya hai. pathya na bigADanA. pathya biMgaDane se sannipAta he jAtA hai. - Isa saMsAra meM uMce UMce mahala aura hAthI ghoDe Adi savAriyAM dekha kara lalacAtA hai; paraMtu yAda rakha, ye saba cIjai terA pa bigADanevAlI hai. sAvadhAnI se pathya karate huye garIbIrUpI bUrI kA sevana kara. yaha bUrI amRtatulya hai. isake pAna karane se tu amara hegA, sarva duHkha se Ta jAyegA. yaha garIbI bUTI avazya hI dekhane meM kharakharI aura svAda meM kaDavI hai, paraMtu IsakA guNa amRta ke samAna hai, yaha amaratA detI hai, Isase mokSa milatA hai. bhArata ke RSimuni isI bUTI kA sevana karane se sarvazaktimAna huye aura jagata meM pUjya mAne gaye. amIroM ko yaha bUTI nahIM mila sakatI, amIra banane kI IrachA se prakRti ke bigaDane se sannipAta he jAne kA Dara hai. ata eva isa icchA ke hI choDa de! ( "kalyANu"nA eka aMkamAMthI) kaawk Ink AGT i, | Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa96 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me 123-strIjIvana viSe svAmI vivekAnaMdanAMvIsa sUtro (saMgrAhaka- jayantIlAla maMgaLajI ojhA, bI. e. bI. TI.) [A yuganA eka samartha puruSanAM vacanomAMthI strIjIvanane lagatAM vIsa sUtra saMgrAhake "zAradA"nA divALI aMkamAM rajU karI strIzakitano sarasa khyAla Ape che. taMtrI "zAradA ] 1-vidhavAvivAha ane nArIjAtine lagatA prazna saMbaMdhI mane pharI pharIne pUchavAmAM Ave che. huM chevaTane javAba ApuM chuM ke - zuM huM vidhavA chuM ke mane e arthahIna prazna pUchavAmAM Ave che? zuM huM eka strI chuM ke tene lagatA prazno ukela mArI pAsethI mAgavAmAM Ave che? 2-e kharuM che ke, temane (strI jAtine) lagatI ghaNu gaMbhIra guMca ukelavAnI che, paNa e darekanuM nirAkaraNa "keLavaNuM e jAduI zabdathI thaI zake ema che. 3-strIjIvanane lagatA praznonuM nirAkaraNa karavAne tamane (puruSajAtine) ze adhikAra che? zuM tame paramezvara che ke dareka vidhavA ane dareka strI upara hukama calAvavAnI dhRSTatA karo cho? strI jAtine ja e praznanI mImAMsA karavAnI sattA che. basa karo! teo ja strIjIvanane lagatA praznane nikAla lAvaze. 4-pahelAM strIone keLavaNI Ape ane badhI dakhalagIrIthI dUra rahe; pachI pitAne mATe kayA kayA sudhArA karavA Avazyaka che e teo tamane kaheze. temane lagatA viSayamAM mAthuM mAravAne paravAne tamane Ape che keNe? pabhAratavarSanA adhikAMza strIsamAjanA khyAlamAM AvI zake tethI paNa vadhAre sArI keLavaNI dareka amerikana strIne maLe che. eja jAtanI prathA ApaNe tyAM paNa kema cAlu na thaI zake? ApaNe jarUra e dAkhala karavI joIe. 6-amerikano nArIjAti sAthe dhAryA karatAM paNa vadhAre sAruM vartana calAve che, ane tethI ja teo ATalA badhA samRddha, vidvAna, svataMtra ane prabhAvazALI che. ApaNe AvA namAlA, duHkhI ane nisteja chIe tenuM kAraNa paNa khulluM ja che. 9-sI keLavaNInuM prathama pagathIuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #610 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ strIjIvana viSe svAmI vivekAnaMdanAM vIsa sUtrA 597 ApaNeA hiMdu strIvarga vizuddhi, pavitratA eTale zuM e sahelAIthI samajI zake che; kAraNa ke e te temaneA mahAmUle vArase che. prathama te e Adaneja temanAmAM savathI vizeSa mUDha anAvA, jethI temanu' cAritrya daDha bane. A cAritrane maLe jIvananI dareka avasthAmAM-pariNita jIvanamAM athavA te AjIvana kumArI rahevA mAge te te avasthAmAM-peAtAnI vizuddhithI jarA paNa DagavA karatAM teo mRtyune vadhAvI leze. 8-peAtAnA jIvanamAM ubhI thatI dareka 'ca ukelI zake evI sthitimAM ApaNe strIjAtine mUkavI joIe. 9-ApaNI mAtRbhUminA kalyANane mATe tenAM keTalAMka mAlakee AvuM nirmAMLa brahmacArI vrata svIkAravu joie. . 10-A yuganI jarUrIAtanA vicAra karatAM e khAsa Avazyaka lAge che ke, te khAlakAmAMthI keTalAMkane vairAgya-tyAganA puNya prabhAvI AdarzamAM paleTavA joie, jethI tee atiprAcIna kALathI temanAmAM sudRDha jaDAi gayelI vizuddhithI khalAnvita thaI AjIvana kaumAravratanI dIkSA grahaNa kare. 11-sAthe sAthe bIjA zAsrA ane parIpakAraka anya upacegI mAkhatA paNa temane zIkhavavI joie. 12-itihAsa ane purANa, gRhavyavasthA ane kalA, gRhasthajIvananI jo ane Adaza cAritrya ghaDanAra nItisUtreA-e badhuM arvAcIna vijJAnanI madadathI temane zIkhavavAnuM che; ane temane naitika tathA AdhyAtmika jIvananI keLavaNI paNa jarUra ApavI joIe. yathAyeAgya gRhiNI tarIke dIpI nIkaLe e ApaNuM lakhiMdu hovu joIe. 13-kanyAzALAomAM sarva prakAranA zikSaNanuM kAma suzikSita vidhavAo tathA brahmacAriNIo dvArA cAlavuM joie, A dezamAM strIkeLavaNInI sasthAe sAthe puruSavanA saMsarga na hAya e icchavA ceAgya che. 14-dhama, kalA, vijJAna, gRhavyavasthA, raseAi, sIvaNa ane ArAgyazAstra-A badhAMnA pradhAna mudde ApaNA srovaga ne zIkhavavA joIe. teo navalakathAe, kalpita vArtAo vAMce e iSTa nathI. te sAthe e paNa khar' ke, mAtra devadevIonI pUjanavidhi zIkhavavI e paNa keLavaNI nathI. dareka viSayamAM temanI keLavaNI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #611 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo ajJAnAMdhakAra dUra karanAra hovI joIe. svArtha tyAganAM ucca sUtra pratye temanAmAM bhaktibhAva jAge eTalA vAste ApaNI kanyAonI daSTi sanmukha ApaNe Adarza caritre dharavAM joIe. sItA, sAvitrI, damayaMtI, lIlAvatI, khannA ane mIrAMbAInAM unnata daSTAMte ApaNe temanAM mana para ThasAvavAM joIe ane A Adarza anusAra cAritryanuM saMgaThana karavAne ApaNe temane protsAhana ApavuM joIe. 15-A dezanA puruSavargane kahete Avyo chuM, teja A dezanA strI samAjane paNa huM kahIza. bhAratavarSamAM ane sanAtana dharmamAM uMDI zraddhA rAkhe, AzAvAdI ane sazakta bane. smaraNa mAM rAkhe ke, hiMduone bIjA pAsethI grahaNa karavAnuM ghaNuM thoDuM che, ane bIjI prajAone mukAbale ApavAnuM ghaNuM ja che. 16-trIsa varSa sudhI brahmacarya pALyA pachI ja putrInAM lagna karavAM joIe; te pramANe kanyAoe paNa amuka vaya sudhI brahmacarya pALavuM ja joIe, ane mAtapitAe temanI keLavaNI mATe vyavasthA karavI joIe. 17-AryAvartanI strIoe sItAjIne pagale AgaLa vadhI vikAsa sAdhave joIe ane te ja mAtra eka raste che. 18-bIjI bAbate sAthe teoe zArya ane tejasvitA meLavavAM joIe. A yugamAM vasaMrakSaNa karavAnuM zIkhavuM e paNa temane mATe jarUranuM che. 19-ApaNuM jovAmAM Ave che ke, sItAjInA AdezathI viruddha dizAmAM je ApaNe strI jAtine pazcimAtya raheNI karaNInI zikSA ApavAno prayatna karavAmAM Ave che te te tarataja niSphaLa jAya che. 20-tame strI jAtinI sthiti sudhArI zake ema che? te tamArA kalyANanI AzA che; nahi te pachI je hAlatamAM sabaDayA kare che temAMja paDayA raheze. ("zAradA"nA divALI aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRvedanA 124-mAtRvedanA (lekhaka:-zrI. tribhuvana gaurIzaMkara vyAsa) re! uThe uThe naranArIo tana bhAratanAM ! tajI ALasa uMdhapramAda he tana bhAratanAM ! tava jananI duHkhamAM jhUratI tana bhAratanAM ! e pikAre daI sAda he tana bhAratanAM ! e bhAse bhUkhathI bahAvarI tana bhAratanAM ! sahu aMga dIse che kSINa he tana bhAratanAM ! trIza kATi saMtAna chatAM tana bhAratanAM ! kayama mAta bane balahIna he tana bhAratanAM ! e keza chUTe vilapI rahI tana bhAratanAM ! zira ugyAM duHkhanAM jhADa he tana bhAratanAM ! e luMTANI vIra-mAvaDI tana bhAratanAM ! paDI paradezInI dhADa hai tana bhAratanAM ! enI lUMTI lIlI vADIo tana bhAratanAM ! vaLI lUMTayA dhanabhaMDAra he tana bhAratanAM ! rasa kase bharyA ghara lUTiyAM tana bhAratanAM ! vaLI lUMTayA zubha zaNagAra tana bhAratanAM ! are! vastra utAryA aMgathI tana bhAratanAM ! karI ardha ughADI kAya he tana bhAratanAM ! enAM mahI mAkhaNudhI ceriyAM tana bhAratanAM ! vaLI gIdhana guDayuM hAya ! he tana bhAratanAM ! bhIDabhaMjana mAMgyo reMTiyo tana bhAratanAM ! karI jagamAM sauthI rAMka he tana bhAratanAM ! ene jakaDI jaMjIra nAkhIne tana bhAratanAM ! vAnya che ADo AMka hai tana bhAratanAM ! enA jIvananI jaDIbuTTIo tana bhAratanAM ! traNa-dhenu, dharA ne trAka he tana bhAratanAM ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #613 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 606. N vvvvvvvN v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me mULa khAdI enAM sthAnamAM tana bhAratanAM ! rApyAM vRkSa ghaNAMka he tana bhAratanAM ! ene uMDA ghAva ghaNA karyA tana bhAratanAM ! vahe aMga rudhiranAM pUra ho tana bhAratanAM ! enAM hADa have gaLatAM dIse tana bhAratanAM ! nathI mukhaDe prAcIna nUra he tana bhAratanAM ! re! uTho uThe naranArIo tana bhAratanAM ! yama Ama banyAM bebhAna he tana bhAratanAM ! are ! ughaze kyAM lagI tana bhAratanAM ! thayuM jIvatara A verAna he tana bhAratanAM ! tava pramAda para vIjaLI paDe tana bhAratanAM ! ALasane Dasaje nAga he tana bhAratanAM ! paradezI bhabhakanA mahane tana bhAratanAM ! mULamAMthI lAge Aga he tana bhAratanAM ! + + tava punita caraNamAM vaMdanA hai bhArata mA ! tuja tanuja chIe taiyAra devI bhArata mA ! traNa jIvananI jaDIbuTTIo he bhArata mA ! sI siMcIzuM dharI yAra devI bhArata mA ! khUba dharA dhIMgI A kheDazuM che bhArata mA ! saMdharazuM dhAnya kapAsa devI bhArata mA ! gaudhana sahu ghara ghara rAkhazuM he bhArata mA ! tane pAzuM tAjI chAza devI bhArata mA ! laI cakra sudarzana reMTiye he bhArata mA ! kAMtIne karazuM daMga devI bhArata mA ! enI khAdI paherI khaMtathI he bhArata mA ! bahu dharaNuM aMga umaMga devI bhArata mA ! bahu lakhyAM vAMcyAMne cItaryA che. bhArata mA ! paNa I badhI tAkAta devI bhArata mA ! thayAM ethI hADa harAmanAM he bhArata mA ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #614 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRvedanA game vaNa mahenatanI vAta devI bhArata mAM ! have Aja ame sau jAgI he bhArata mA samajayAM sahu saghaLe mama devI bhArata mA ! paTa paradezI jhaTa tyAgavA he bhArata mA ! je kate samajI dharma devI bhArata mAM ! nahi koI rahe navarAM have hai bhArata mA ! zarU thaze sudarzana yajJa devI bhArata mA ! sahu maLI Ahuti ApazuM che bhArata mA ! joi deva thaze mana magna devI bhArata mA ! digvijaya thaze daza dizamAM he bhArata mA ! vistaraze prauDha pratApa devI bhArata mA ! thaI hRdaya sacetana mAvaDI he bhArata mA ! tajI aMtarathI saMtApa devI bhArata mA ! nIra AvyAM ne harSanAM he bhArata mA ! tajI mUcha jAgyA prANa devI bhArata mAM ! mukha AzAmAM malakI rahyuM che bhArata mA ! vadatI mukha gaMbhIra vANu devI bhArata mA ! + priya prAcIna gauravane mare muja saMtAne ! chA zaktinA bhaMDAra pyArAM saMtAne ! bahu jagamAMhe jazavaMta cho muja saMtAno ! cho dharma hRdaya dharanAra cArAM saMtAno ! 5 mAMdhAtA sarakhA thayA muja saMtAne ! pRthu sagara samA balasIma pyArA saMtAne ! hatI rAma ne lakSmaNa joDalI muja saMtAne ! vaLI bhaDa arjuna ne bhIma pyArAM saMtAne ! ati samartha naSimunio hatA muja saMtAne! vaLI kRSNa samA bhagavAna mArAM saMtAno ! tava zaurya jagatabhara gAjatuM muja saMtAne ! hatuM saMyama zAMta sukAna yArAM saMtAne ! zu. 51 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 602 ka zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo e smarI sakala pharI UThaje muja saMtAne ! karavA zubha jIvana prayANa pyArA saMtAne ! tava sujaza digaMte gAjaze muja saMtAne ! prerAze jagamAM prANa pyArAM saMtAne ! kasI kamara dhase kartavyamAM muja saMtAne ! che vIrabhUminA choDa pyArAM saMtAno ! muja hADa nathI halakuM are ! muja saMtAne ! nathI jagamAM mArI joDa pyArAM saMtAne ! mana dhAre unnata dhAraNA muja saMtAna ! UlaTaze cetana aMga pyArAM saMtAne ! tava AtmA prabala prakAzaze muja saMtAne ! kaMI caDaze navalo raMga pyArAM saMtAne ! A jaMjIra palamAM tUTaze muja saMtAne ! duHkha daLadara thAze naSTa mArAM saMtAno tava punita sabaLa puruSArthanI muja saMtAna ! juo rAha jue adRSTa pyArAM saMtAno ! bhUkhI paradezI paTanI jaLa muja saMtAne ! mArUM cUse sakala rudhira pyArAM saMtAne ! dUra pheka ene aMgathI muja saMtAne ! to banaze svastha zarIra pyArAM saMtAne ! ene jherI daMza rUjhAvavA muja saMtAne ! che khAdI viSNu sahu nyUna mArAM saMtAne ! laI hAthe rUpALe reMTiye muja saMtAna ! jage sahu avirata dhUna pyArAM saMtAno ! + + + e jagadIzvara karuNAnidhi prabhu bhAratamAM, daDha zraddhA ne vizvAsa deje bhAratamAM tArI priya patetI eka e prabhu bhAratamAM, bharI heDe divya hulAsa deje bhAratamAM. ati Atmavizuddhi sthApaje prabhu bhAratamAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 603 vv mAtRvedanA aMtaramAM nirmaLa prema deje bhAratamAM. harI phasaMpa ne kaDavAza sau prabhu bhAratamAM, prasarAvI kuzaLatA kSema deje bhAratamAM badhI dharA lIlIchama rAkhaje prabhu bhAratamAM, meM mAgyA mIThA meha deje bhAratamAM sukhI jIvatara sAduM Apaje prabhu bhAratamAM, vaLI dhIMgA ghaDabA deha deje bhAratamAM de bhugara maga zI bAjarI prabhu bhAratamAM, vaLI metI sarakhI juvAra deje bhAratamAM. de parasevAnA pAka sahu prabhu bhAratamAM, je jotAM upaje pyAra deje bhAratamAM. matavAlI bheMze Apaje prabhu bhAratamAM, garI gAvalaDInAM dUdha deje bhAratamAM zubha udyama evA Apaje prabhu bhAratamAM, tana mana dhana thAye zuddha deje bhAratamAM. de bhUpati premabhabhukatA prabhu bhAratamAM, vaLI paMca dharamanAM dhAma deje bhAratamAM de mahAjana sau satavAdIA prabhu bhAratamAM, vaLI gokuLiyazAM gAma deje bhAratamAM. deje raNajate reMTiye prabhu bhAratamAM, vaLI ujaLA deva kapAsa deje bhAratamAM. tArI kRpA enA para utare prabhu bhAratamAM, tyAM saune sarasa samAsa deje bhAratamAM. ("zAradA"nA eka aMkamAMthI) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #617 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 604 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo 125-svataMtratAnA sUra (lekhaka:-zrI. kezava ha. zeTha ) devani 2 meghAchAdita gaganapradeza goraMbhA hatA ane asvastha janatAne AMtarapradeza aNadITha javALAmukhI dhUMdhavAyA hatA. maherAmaNa gAjato nahotaH paMkheru TahukatAM nahotAM. ghaMTArava sivAyanAM devaLa Aja sAva zAMta lAgatAM dizAo zAMta bhAsatI: prakRtilIlA zAnta bhAsatIH pracaMDa dhanarajana sAthe, ekAeka tUTI paDatI vIjaLInA vaja-kATake zvAsa jema thaMbhI jAya, tema nIrava zAMti sAthe samasta janatA, Aje tenA nAyakanI hAkala kAje thaMbhI gaI'tIH kaI jalIma salatanatanA sItamothI nApAka thatI dharatIne jovA sArU jANe hamaNAM ja pralayanI jhaDIo mUsaLadhAre varasavAnI hoya ema meghAcchAdita gaganapradeza goraMbhAyo hato ane parAdhInatAnA avazeSamAtrane prajALI nAkhanAre pracaMDa javALAmukhI, samasta janatAnA diledilamAM dhakhI rahyA'te. ane Abha cIrato hadayabhedaka paDachaMda paDeH "mRtyu ke mukita !" tarataja daze dizAomAM paDaghe jhIlAyeH "mukita!" muktinA e maoNMnI khela khelAye doDha saikuM vItI gayuM, chatAM jyAre jyAre, madajharatA mAtaMga para mAyAnuM AvaraNa jhiMTanAra pelA sapharI sodAgaranAM tAMDavanRtya maMDAya che, tyAre tyAre te muktigAthA tarabatara tAjI thAya che. te nAyakanuM nAma piTika hetrI: varjiniyAnI prAMtika sabhA, amerikAthI gAjI rahI'tI. tenI samakSa teNe aMgArajharatAM zabdatIra cheDayAM, teNe parAdhIna amerikAne paDakAryA --"bolo, bicArA" banavuM che ke bahAdUra 2 kalaMka vAMccho cho ke kIti ? gulAmImAM guMgaLAI maravuM che ke svataMtratAnI svargIya havAmAM viharavuM che?" ane tenI kAtila kIkI, vIjaLIvege bharI sabhAmAM pharI vaLI. kSaNabhara thaMbhIne punaH teNe paDakAra kIdhe - "sAvadhAna ! kAna hoya to sAMbhaLo ane sAna hoya to samajI lyo, ke je dharatIe janma dIdho, jenA rasakasa vaDe prANunuM piSaNa thayuM, je janetAe jIvanane cetana pAyAM, enI lAja lUMTavA devI ke jananI devInI Ijajata jALavavI, e Aja tamArA hAthanI vAta che." ane mAnavamedanInA mahAsAgaramAM have svArpaNanI bharatInA bhAva saLakavA mAMDayA. nAyake chellA bola choDayAH- taraMgIne kAje jaMga nathI; naphAtoTAno vicAra karanAra bilakula bevaphA che, ene www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - -- - - -- - - - * M r . * * svataMtratAnA sUra 605 kAje ahIM sthAna nathI; mA~ hoya te mayadAna paDe; paDeAsInA gharadhaNI thaI beThelA Apakhuda sattAdhArIo sAme laDe; sahAya jIte ke amara nAmanA karIne zahIda thAya-kahI gho, svadeza mATe zirane sATe--kANa che taiyAra ?" ane "jayakAra'nA ja ge-nirdoSathI digaMta gAjI rahIH diladilanI dilarUbAnA tAra jhaNajhaNuM uThayA-"mRtyu ke mukti !" ane e muktinI tamannA koNe jagADI ? ApaNe tyAMnI dariyArANunI thatI sabarasa lahANu peThe amerikAnAM "calApANae !" aMgrejonI te kalaMkakahANu kAMIka AvI cheH kAnsa phenconuM, jarmanI jarmanuM, arabasthAna ArabonuM, turkasthAna turkonuM, hiMdusthAna hiMdIvAnuM, IlisthAna aMgrejonuM, tema amerikA amerikAnuM hoI zake; tathApi aMgreja bhAvanA to "mAITa Ijha rAITa' nI ! "sattA eja satya'nA e pUjArIoe amerikAmAM jora jamAvyuM, tyAM aMgrejonI ANa vatI! tyAMnI pArlAmenTamAM ekalA aMgrejaja cuMTAya ! temanAja bhejAne sUjhe ne rUce evA kAyadAkAnuna racAya ane amerikana prajApara tene amala thAya ! koI maMgala muhUrte amerikAnA dilamAM ugyuM, ke " AvI gulAmI kema veThAya !" temaNe aMgrejo pratye mAgaNI karI, ke amane karaverAthI cUsI le che, te tamArI pArlAmenTamAM amArA pratinidhinI khurazI haragija hovI joIeH" paraMtu aMgrejone haThayoga" konAthI ajANyo che ! mAgaNI tarachaTa tarachoDAI-balake baLajerInI lAgaNuM evI darzAvAI ke amerikana para cahAno kerekaDakaData na kara naMkhAyo ! ane evo svArthodha zAsanamada amerikAthI na saMkhAya, emanI dherI nasomAM dhasamasatuM svataMtrazANita uchaLI AvyuM. emanA haiyAnA pratyeka dhaDakAra-emanA zvAse use ekaja gAna guMjI rahyuM -"krAnti sivAya zAMti nathI." unine agni bhabhUkI uThayo. sana 1774 thI 1783 sudhI aMgrejo viruddha amerikanoe tumula yuddhanA moracA ThekyA. yuddhane mecce aMgrejonuM peluM jIvanasUtra-"sattA eja satya-chuMdAI gayuM ane satya yuddhane aMte, amerikAnI ja amerikAmAM sattA pravatI. itihAsa be le che, ke pele nAyaka-peTrika hetrI-ame rikAne svataMtra jovA jeTaluM jIvyA hatA. amerikA karatAM judAja prakAranA ane AtmabaLathI prerAyalA dharmayuddha vaDe hiMdane svataMtra jevA jeTalo hiMdanAyaka dIrdhAyu ho ema ApaNe ahaniraMtara IcachIe ane enI ja bhAvanA jIvanamAM vaNI laIe - www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #619 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwuuuuw wwww zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 me anyAyathI thavA mukta, je AtmA-baLa vApare; prajAnAM to ghaNAM kaSTo, naSTa thAya ja Akhare -gAMdhIjI davani 5 kahI gho, ke ame nAmarda chIe; siMhaNanuM nahi, paNa ziyALanuM dhAvaNa dhAvIne dharatIne bhAre mAranAra chIe; manuSyane cAmaDe maDhAyelAM kSudra jIvajaMtu chIeH zuM che tamAre aMtima nirdhAra ? marate-jIvate Aja chellI vAra tamAro nirdoSa mAre zravaNe paDavA do. tamArA aMtima nizcayamAM dezano jaya che athavA jIvaleNu kSaya che. dezavAsiyo! nAmarda he, to kahI de ke yamadeva AvIne tenA narakAgAramAM nAkhavA amane na laI jAya tyAM sudhI parAdhInatAnI ja charomAM jakaDAI rahIzuM..." " haragija nahi; pharaja bajAvatAM phanA thaIza ! " gagana bhedatA bhUSaNa paDachaMda vAe digaMtane gajAvI mUkI ane svIDana saradAra gesTAvAsanI gaja gaja chAtI phUlI. teNe ghora garava kIdheH " zAhabAza, birAdaro ! tyAre sajaja thAo. muhUrtane pAMkho thAya te pahelAM jage jhukAvo ane svIDanane svataMtra banAvo." e paMdaramI sadInI tejejakvala tavArIkha che; jyAre DenmArka ane nervenA nareze-bIjA krisTiyane- svIDanane svAdhIna kIdhuM tuM. rAjAne jItane jalada kepha caDhaH sattAne mada caDhayeH abhimAnI rAjA mAnI beThe, ke svIDana have "yAvacaMdra divAkarI parAdhInatAnI zaMkhalAmAMja baddha thaI rahevAnuM ! svataMtratAnI sugaMdha sarakhI te na laI zake, vAte rAjAe amAnuSI atyAcAra gujArIne pitAne kAramo kara5 besADo. rAjA nizcita thayo, nirbhaya thayo ane nirAMta mane kopanaheganamAM viharavA lAgyo. parAdhIna svIDanavAsIo parasattAnI jhuMsarI taLe manomana guMgaLAI maratA hatA. emanA haiyAmAMthI svataMtratAnI javalaMta ta holavAI gayelI nahotIH mAtra enA para AvaraNa chavAyeluM hatuM. AvaraNane vIkherI nAkhavA sArU temanAM aMtarasAdhana, saMjogone anukULa taka zodhI rahyAM'tAM. emAM eka mukhya, nAyaka, te gesTAvAsa. gesTAvAsa eTale narvenarezane mana jANe karALa kALa ! tene sarvanAza karavAmAM pelA sattAdhIze mANasAI mAtrane gumAvI hatI; gesTAvAsanI janetAne, tenA janakane, tenA brAtA ane bhaginIne daitya dilanA zAsake rIbAvI rIbAvIne mArI nAkhyAM hatAM-gesTA vAsanI samarasaMmukha ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nonnnnnnnnnnn mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn svataMtratAne sUra 607 -ane gesTAvAsa ? tene kopanahegananA kALamukhA kArAgRhamAM vaparyata rUMdhI rAkhyo hato. te kArAgRha nahotuMkasAIvADe hato. gesTAvAsanA aMgeaMga lohInAM cAThAM ughaDayAM'tAM. tenA zarIre haMTaranAM soLa paDayAM'tAM. enI AMkhamAM uMDA khADA paDayA. bhUkhe ane asahya vaitaruM vahoravAne duHkhe tenAM hADakAnuM hADapiMjara banI gayuM'tuM; tathApi, te badhA karatAM ene asahya duHkha damatuM hatuM svadezanI parAdhInatAnuM. kaI maMgala muhUrta, tenA hADapiMjaranI bhItara chupAyelA AtmAnA anargaLa baLe kArAgRhanI palAdI divAlone bhedI nAkhI ane svataMtra sUryanArAyaNanAM krAtikiraNomAM teNe "hA...za' karIne svataMtratAno zvAsa lIdho. kArAgRhanA pArthiva piMjarethI chUTIne te narakesarI gayo girikaMdarAmAM. kallolatI kudaratamAM teNe svataMtratAnuM saMgIta sAMbhaLyuM, karatAM nirmaLa jharaNAM svataMtra taMtre vahetAM dIThAM, paMkherUne svataMtrapaNe vanavihAra karatAM joyAM. gesTAvAse vanaverAna viMdhI viMdhAne svataMtra tratAnI sAcI dhagaza dharAvanAra hamadardIonuM jabara jUtha jamAvyuM, gesTAvAsa temane navesara pAcho saradAra banyA. saradAranI hAkalathI ane parAdhInatAne pariNAme banelA enA hADapiMjariyA dehathI svataMtratAnI siddhi khAtara teo mRtyune zobhAvavA mATe sajaja thayA. daDha nizcayanA bulaMda sUrathI digaMtane temaNe gajAvI mUkIH pharaja bajAvatAM phanA thaIzuM." -ane teo phanA na thayA-pharaja bajAvatA svataMtratAne varyA. e smaraNuya sAla paMdaraso tevIsamI; jyAre norvenarezane gesTAvAsa sAthe saMdhi karavAnI pharaja paDI ane gesTAvAsa-svIDiza prajAne e hRdayarAjavI-svIDanane zAsaka thayo. enA jIvananI vAlA hatI AvA bhAvanI - "svadezanI sevA karavI e tenA lokano pitAne haka che." davani 10 have lakhI rahyA che te lA vIla', sahI karI ApuM." teNe vakIla pAsethI "vIla" levA hAtha laMbAvyo. vakIla vicAramagna hato, "vIla haju tenA hAthamAM ja hatuM. tenA mukhAraviMda para gaMbhIratA chavAyalI lAgatI, te udAra najare "vIlavALI vRddhA sAme joI rahyA. " "vIla'mAM kAMI bhUla che?" vakIlane vicAramAM paDele joine vRddhAe pUchyuM. " kAyadesara kazIja bhUla nathI " vakIle bolAvAnI have hiMmata karI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #621 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 608 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mo " tyAre che zuM? kahI nAkho ne." vRddhAne Aveza jevA jevo hato. - " "vIlamAM bhUla nathI; paNa bhUlI jatAM zIkhavA'nI namra salAha svIkAre ...chorU kachorU thAya, mAbApathI na thavAya." "samajI; eTale tame evI salAha Ape che ke, mane ane mArA dezabhAione bevaphA nivaDelA e kulAMgAra dIkarAneya vArase maLe evuM mAre "vIlamAM lakhavuM ! !" "hA; Ape eTalAM udAra thavuM. putravAtsalya..." "jahannamAM paDe evI udAratA ane putravAlya ! vakIla sAheba ! mApha karo, mane na cheDatA. e nAmabaLa e mAruM kuLa lajAvyuM, mArI kUkha lajAvI, svamAna gumAvyuM, svataMtratA gumAvI ane mAtra eka peTane khAtara spenasattAnI ghaMTInuM paDa gaLe laTakAvyuM. eNe mANasAI gumAvI, te svadharmabhraSTa thayo ane huM mAro vAraso saMpIne evA kAyara kalaMdarane uttejana denArI banuM ? na bane maraNute na bane." -ane vakIlanA hAthamAMthI teNe "vIla kheMcI laI, taLe pitAnI sahI karI. vakIla vidAya thayo. te dakSiNa amerikAmAM AvelA venejhUlA pradezanI eka vayevRddha bAI hatI-traNa traNa putrenI mAtA hatI. te vakhate prastuta pradezano keTaloka bhAga spenane svAdhIna hato. sattAne jere mANasAI gumAvI beThelA penavAsIo, pitAne AdhIna pradezanA loka para manamAnyo julama gujAratA. pariNAme parAdhIna prajAnA aMtarane Ataza ekAeka dhIkI uThayo. temaNe niradhAra kIdhe, ke spenasattAdhArIone ahIMthI temanAM gAMsaDAM poTalAM sAthe bhagADI mUkayeja chUTake! mATIlA--pelI vRddha vIrAMganA-nA traNa putro spenasattAnA hoddAdhArI hatA. prajAlAgaNIthI prerAIne traNa paikI moTA putra hoddAne haDaselI mUkayo cheka choTA putre spenasattA sAme prajAnI paDakhe rahI krAnti saLagAvI; vaca. putrane spenanA subAnI subedArI vahAlI lAgI ane teNe svadezanI, svadharmanI, svamAna ane svataMtratAdevInI khaphagI vahorI. vRddhAe avasthAne laI nisteja thatI AMkhoe joyuM, ke pitAno cheka choTo kanaiya, penasattAnA cakra taLe pIsAI rahyA che- te narakAgAra jevA kArAgRhanI ghera aMdhArI koTaDI sevI rahyA hatA enA hAthe page beDIonAM baMdhana hatAM. A joine dhanika mATalAnAM rUveravAeaka AvezanI javALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAdIkI pavitratA 309 bhabhUkI uThI, teNe vakIlane teDAvyA ane peAtAnuM 'vIla' banAvyuM. vIlamAMthI pelA dezadrohI ane mAtRdrohI vacaTa putrane vArasAi hakkathI cita rAkhavAmAM AvyeA. vRddhAe vakIlanI salAhane dhUtakArI kADhI... spenanA subAe vRddhAnuM AvuM valaNa joine pUchAvyuM; kahevarAvyuM paNa kharUM ke " 'vIla' jo vacaTa putrane paNa vArasAI phALA apAvanArU khane, tA tArA je nAneA putra atyAre turaMgavAsa sevI rahyA che te tarataja baMdhanamukta thAya. ,, tyAre vRddhAe je pratyutara saMbhaLAvyeA, te ApaNe vAMcIe. teNe kahyuMH " meM je kAMI karyuM che te pure| vicAra karIneja karyuM" che. mArA e dezadrohI (vacaTa) putra tenI janetAnA zApe ane tenA peTanA pApe narakamAM paDavAne che; mAre| kaniSTha putra bhale ahIM turaMgavAsamAMsaDI saDIne deha pADe; paraMtu tene deha paDaye svanA pAde puSpavimAna laineja tene teDavA AvavAnA che- mane e viSe lava paNa aMdezA nathI. svataMtratA ane svamAna gumAvIne lAvRMduM jIvana jIvanAra mArA vacaTa putra karatAM e kaniSTha kanaiye jelamAM rahIne paNa svadezane Adarzo pATha paDhAvatA jvalaMta jIvana jIvI rahyA che." ----ane mATIlAnA A mardonI khela AgaLa spenanA sume mhAta thayA-jha MkhavAyeA. mATIlA mATe aMtaranA UMDA garbhAgAre mAnanA umaLakA AvyeA. te babaDayAH dhanya jananI ! " ("citramaya jagatamAMthI) 126 - khAdI kI pavitratA ... N ( lekhikAH--kumArI ramA ) kalyANa ke tIsare vaM ke khArava' aMka meM prakAzita zrIjvAlAprasAdajI kArnADiyA ke kalyANakAmI ke liye khAdI kI AvazyakatA zIrSIka lekha meM yahu khAta bhalI bhAMti siddha kara dI gayI hai ki khAdI kru samAna pavitra, sastA, majabUta aura dezahitakara vastra dUsarA nahI hai. sAtha hI anubhava se bhI yahI siddha hai, ataH IsakI pavitratA aura sarastepana para teA ta karanA vRthA hai. kalyANu ke isa varSA ke chaThe aka ke khAdI aura paramA' zIka saMpAdakIya lekha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #623 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 610 zubhasaMgraha bhAga 7 se yaha bAta bhI spaSTa ho gayI ki khAdI kA sthAna rAjanIti kI apekSA dharma aura paramArtha meM kahIM uMcA hai. paraMtu kucha logo kI yaha dhAraNa hai ki kucha mileM esI hai jinameM kapaDe kI pAlisa meM carabI nahIM lagatI aura mATe sUta ke kapaDe banate hai, je pavitra, majabUta aura sasta bhI hai. isa liye una miloM kA kapaDA pahanane meM Apatti nahIM honI cAhiye. yadyapi asI dhAraNuM dekhane meM ThIka mAlUma hotI hai, paraMtu vicAra karane para jAna paDatA hai ki vAstava meM bAta esI nahIM hai. miloM kA kapaDA sastA evaM majabUta te he sakatA hai paraMtu vaha, kevala pAlisa meM carabI na lagane ke kAraNa hI pavitra nahIM kahA jA sakatA. apavitratA ke anya bhI kaI kAraNa hai. prathama, mila kI mazIne calAne meM cikanAI ke liye pazuo kI cabI kAma meM lAyI jAtI hai, jisase jIvahiMsA henA anivArya hai. dUsare, milo meM kAma karanevAle garIba majadUro ke apane gAM ke cheDa kara zahara meM AnA paDatA hai aura dinabhara mila ke dhUmeM se bigaDI huI vAyu meM kAma karanA paDatA hai. zahara kI jalavAyu meM hI kharAba huA karatI hai. Isase unake svAthya para burA prabhAva paDatA hai. nAgarika jIvana ke vilAsitA Adi aneka deSa unake sAde jIvana ke barabAda kara dete hai. Isake atirikta kaI manuSyoM se henevAle kAma ko mazIna dvArA eka hI AdamI kara DAlatA hai jisase bace hue manuSya bekAra raha jAte haiM. yadyapi zahara meM majadura kI AmadanI kucha baDha jAtI hai, paraMtu sAtha hI vilAsitA aura aneka vyasane kI Adata paDa jAne se kharca bhI atyadhika baDha jAtA hai, jisase unheM usa jyAdA AmadanI se sukha aura AnaMda kI apekSA ulaTA duHkha hI bheganA paDatA hai. AvazyakatAo ke baDha jAne se lAlacavaza adhika kamAne ke liye ve sAmarthya se bAhara parizrama karane laga jAte haiM aura phira usa thakAvaTa ke miTAne ke liye zarAba-tADI Adi pIne lagate hai. Idhara kAma na rahane se bekAra AdamI bhUkhe marane lagate hai, jisase una vivaza he kara cerI, ketI, khUna ItyAdi nAnA prakAra ke kukArya IcchA na hone para bhI karane paDate hai, je karate-karate Adata aura peze ke rUpa meM badala jAte haiM. sudhA se pIDita manuSya kyA nahIM kara DAlatAbumukssitH kiM na karoti pApaM kSINA narAH niSkaruNA bhvNti| una saba manuSya ke dvArA honevAle pApe ke jimevAra che sabhI hete hai je uparyukta kArakhAne ke saMcAlaka, mAlika aura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #624 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu khAdI kI pavitratA 611 paSaka Adi hai. Aja saMsAra meM je bhayAnaka bekArI phUlI huI hai usake kAraNa ye baDe baDe kArakhAne (mIla InDasTrIjha) hI hai. jitanI adhika mileM baDhatI jAyaMgI, utanI hI bekArI hI baDhatI jAyagI. kucha manu ko mata hai ki bhArata bhI saMsAra meM hai, Ilake bhI yugadharma ke anusAra sAre saMsAra ke sAtha calanA paDegA. jaba sArA jagata mile se kAma calAvegA to bhArata kA kAma binA mile se nahIM cala sakatA. paraMtu yaha dalIla adhUradarzitA se khAlI nahIM hai. adhika loge kA garIba aura duHkhI henA evaM kucha lega kA dhanI ho jAnA yaha mila IMDasTrI kA anivArya pariNAma hai. saba se baDe dhanI deza amerikA kI Aja kayA dazA hai ? jahAM roDe kUTa-phUTa kara manuSya sakaDAM rUpaye mAhavAra AsAnI se kamAM sakatA thA, vahAM Aja che a7 kalAkauzala meM pravINa manuSya dasa bAraha rUpaye mAsika taka kI naukarI karane ke liye taiyAra hai, paraMtu uoM kAma nahIM milatA. gata tA. 20-12-1930 ke sTeTasamena" meM chapA hai ki amerikA kI rAjadhAnI nyUyorka zahara meM saDako para jhuMDa ke jhuMDa loga Apane sIne para kArDa laTakAye ghumate , jina para likhA hotA hai ki ve kalaka, darajI, baDhaI Adi kA kAma cAhate hai. ye lega eka Dolara prati saptAha para kAma karane ke taiyAra hai. eka DAlara AjakAla lagabhaga rA) kA hai isa hisAba se mAsika 11) hote haiM. mila IMDasTrI ke himAyati kA kahanA hai ki mila dvArA thaDe samaya meM apanI AvazyakatAryo pUrI kara ke zeSa samaya ke manuSya Atmonnati meM lagA sakatA hai; paraMtu yaha bAta saMbhava hI kese ho sakatI hai jaba ki hama apanI AvazyakatAo ke pUrNa karane meM to hiMsApUrNa tAmasI kArya kare aura bAkI samaya meM mana ke sAttvika kAme meM lagAye rakheM. kyA gohatyA kara ke usake camaDe ke jUne dAna karane se usa pApa se TakArA mila jAyagA ? isake sivA nikame rahane ke samaya meM mana ke acche kAma lagAye rakhanA baDA hI kaThina hai. prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki je manuSya jyAdA niThalle rahate haiM ve hI bure mArgo meM adhika lagate haiM. mana ko to koI ne koI kAma cAhiye hI; vaha nikammA kabhI nahIM raha sakatA. usake jaba koI kAma na milegA te vaha Idhara udhara ke bure vicAro yA viSayoM kA ciMtana karegA. viSa ke ciMtana kA aMtima phala, bhagavAna gItA meM kahate hai: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 zubhasa graha-bhAga 7 ma dhyAyato viSayAnpuMsaH saGgasteSUpajAyate / saGgAtsaMjAyate kAmaH kAmAtkrodho'bhijAyate // krodhAdbhavati saMmohaH saMmohAtsmRtivibhramaH / smRtibhraMzAdUvuddhinAzo buddhinAzAtpraNazyati || ( gItA 2-62, 6 3 ) manuSyAM kaiA prApta hAtA hai mila kA paisA adhikAMza unhI jinake pAsa bahuta dhana hai. parizrama karate haiM garIba, paraMtu sukha bhegate hai... milamAlika, ina satra viSayAM para vicAra karane se mila ke bane vastroM kI apavitratA siddha hAM jAtI hai. khadra me yahu doSa bilakula nahI hai. IsakA eka-eka paisA parizramI aura bhUkhe garIba bhAyAM kaiA milatA hai. yadi hama eka rUpaye kA khadUra pahanate haiM' te usake paise rUi upAnevAle, binaulA sApha karanevAle, dhunanevAle, sUta kAtanevAle, kapaDA khunarnavAle tathA dhAnevAle aura pherI karanevAle--Adi sAta garIba bhAyAM meM baMTa jAte haiM, isa prakAra khAdI meM kharcI kiyA huA paisA deza ke daridra bhAiyeAM kI jheDiyAM meM pahuMcatA hai. yadi hamane kisI manuSya / eka dina bheojana karavA diyA te usase kaivala usI dina usakA peTa bharegA. paraMtu yida hama khaddara pahanate hai tA garImAM kA eka kalA sikhA kara unheM eka AjIvikA kA kAma de dete haiM, ve janmabhara usase svataMtratApUrNAMka apanA kAma calA sakate haiM, isa taraha khAdI ke aMdara gupta dAna bhI samAyA huA hai. ataeva pratyeka bhAi-bahina ke khAdI pahanane kA niyama le lenA cAhiye. ( "kalyANa"nA eka aMkamAMthI ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Urdhva prayANanA abhilASa (lakhanAraH-- 127 - Urdhva prayANano abhilASa ja" nyU iMgliza skUla, naDIAda.) (harigIta) (1) nija prANathI paNa nyAyavRtti adhika priya che je re, mana vANInA sacana karI vyavahAramAM je vicare; pratyeka paraupakAranI pravRttimAM pagaluM bhareevA mahajjananA pathe kyAre prabhA ! gati lAdhaze ? (1) aihika sukhanI vAMcchanA nava svapnamAM paNa je dhare, sAphalya jIvananuM gaNI jana hitamAM svArpaNu kare; vighna vipattie krame, paNa lakSya jenu' nA caLe-- kayAre mahujjanavRtti e vaso, vibhu ! muja antare ? (3) bAle badhAM prabhunAM' gaNI hita prANI mAtranuM Acare, atyaMta anukampA thakI du:kho du:khInAM sahure; ajJAnI ke pApI prati paNa premadhama na visare-- kyAre mahajIvanaprabhA muja ura e ajavALaze ? (4) zraddhA ane svAzraya thakI kanyasnehe Adare, antadhvanine anusarI pragati kare bhavasAgare; vrata satyanuM svIkArIne kA sahe paNa nA Dare, kayAre mahejjana dhaiya e haraze timira hRdayAmbare (5) 13 mRdu vAkya sukhakara uccare, surabhi sumana mukhathI sare, aMdvaita-anupama asrathI AtmA aha-mamatA cIre; karI vizvayAtrA pUrNa je tribhu-vaijayantIne vare~~ yAcu, mahaccAritrya e maratAM gati karU' A bhale! ("buddhiprakAza"nA eka aMkamAMthI) zu. para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #627 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 zubhasaMgrahuM-bhAga 7 mA 128 - AgrAno dayAlabAga ga Twi [lakhanAraH zrImatI snehalatA pati.] AgrAnI pAse rAdhAsvAmI saMpradAyanA anuyAyIoe dayAlabAga nAmanu eka upanagara vasAvelu che. i. sa. 1928 sudhInA vRttAMta joyA pachI vAcakane saheje tyAMnA kA kartAe pratye mAna utpanna thai zake tema che. i. sa. 1915nA jAnyuArI mAsamAMja rAdhAsvAmI saMpradAyanA saMsthApakanI samAdhi pAse 4 ekara jamIna kharIdI kAma zarU karavAmAM AveluM. Aje chellAM 15 varasamAM tyAM adbhuta kA thayelu joi zakAya che. 4 ekara jamIna vadhIne 500 ekara thai che. tyAM traNa nAnAM nAnAM nagare vasAvavAmAM AvelAM che. traNe nagaramAM vasatAM strIpuruSonI saMkhyA 2000 nI che. zarUAtamAM e saMpradAyanA anuyAyIee rU|. 5000 ApelA. paMdara varasanI Tuka mudatamAM saMcAlakAe A nagarAnI khIlavaNImAM rU. 20 lAkha kharcyA che. vIsa lAkhanI rakama kyAM ane kevI rIte kharcAI che temA itihAsa paNa mane raMjaka che. zarUAtamAM traNa nAnAM nagarA vasAvavAmAM AvyAM. e nagaresanAM nAmeA svAmInagara, zvetanagara ane premanagara che. nagarA mATe vIjaLI ane pANInAM kArakhAnAM che. leTa daLavAnI ane tela kADhavAnI svataMtra mIleA paNa che. nagarAnI AsapAsa jhADapAna phaLaphUla paNa meATA jathAmAM ucheravAmAM Ave che. khIjI sagavaDeAmAM ahIM eka eka paNa che. tAjA dUdha, dahIM, mAkhaNa maLI zake te mATe vaijJAnika paddhati para udhADelI gauzALAe che. ahIMnA DerI phArmanAM vakhANa videzI DerI kAnA kA kartAe karI gayA che. ahIMthI nIpajatAM dUdha, mAkhaNa ane ghI bajAremAM vecAya che. tenI pavitratA mATe leAkeAmAM bhAre vizvAsa che. khetarAmAM zAkabhAjI vagere adhu utpanna thAya che, ane rahenArAnAM jIvanane peASanArI upayegI badhI vastu ahIMja nIpaje che ane maLe che. uparAMta eka uttama auSadhAlaya che; ane suvAvaDa mATe eka uttama prasUtigRha paNa che, jene lAbha tyAM vasanArI baheneAne suvAvaDa veLA pharajiyAta levA paDe che. yAlabAgamAM eka ucca pratinI kaeNleja che. kanyAo mATe judI kAleja khaMdhAi rahI che. ahIM anAthAzrama paNa che. bhaNanAra chekarA ane chekarIone kavAyata ane vyAyAma pharajiyAta karavAM paDe che. ATalethIja dayAlabAganI vAta aTakatI nathI. audyogika zikSaNa ahIM bahuja sArI rIte vikAsa pAmyuM che. ahIMnA kalAbhavanamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #628 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kemI ektA pAchaLa gaNeza zaMkaranuM AtmasamaparNa 615 bUTa, zUjha, caMpala bane che; kapaDAM banAvavAnAM kArakhAnAM paNa che. vaijJAnika prayogo mATenAM sAdhano banAvavAnuM kArakhAnuM che. phAunTana pene ahIM bane che. dhAtuo para DhoLa caDhAvavAnuM kAma vIjaLIthI thAya che. vIjaLInA paMkhA ahIM bane che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa grAmophonanAM sAunDa beMkasa paNa ahIM ja have pachI bananAra che. Ama pitAnA gurunI chatrachAyA nIce saMpradAyanA anuyAyIo saMgIna kArya karI rahyA che. A ahevAla vAMcyA pachI hRdayamAM aneka bhAvanAo jAgrata thAya che. dayAlabAganAM nagaranAM makAne, kalAbhavana, gauzALA ane khetare temaja bAgamAMthI nIpajatI vastuonI bhAre prazaMsA thaI che, ane dayAlabAganA prekSakoe temanAM muktakaMThe vakhANa karyA che. A suMdara kArya dayAlabAgamAM thaI zakyuM tenuM eka mAtra kAraNa te temanuM saMgaThana che. gurue pitAne maLatI bheTa-pUjAe paNa dayAlabAganA keI navIna kArya pAchaLaja khacI de che. rAdhAsvAmI saMpradAyanA siddhAMtonI sAthe matabheda hoya tene paNa temanA kArya ane saMgaThanathI khUba zIkhavAnuM che. bIjuM zuM, "manuSya prayatna Izvara kRpA !" ("pracAraka"nA eka aMkamAMthI) 129-komI ekatA pAchaLa gaNeza zaMkararnu AtmasamarpaNa kAnapura, tA. ra-pratApa'nA paMDita devavrata zAstrI lakhe che ke, mane maLelI hakIkata pramANe zrI. gaNeza zaMkara vidyArthIne 25 mI tArIkhe muslIma lattAmAM sUryAsta pahelAM ardhA kalAke mArI nAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. teo tyAM koI paNa prakAranA rakSaNa sivAya, tathA koI paNa prakAranI sAvacetIo lIdhA sivAya, uzkerAyelAM lekeAnAM ToLAMne zAMta pADavA mATe tyAM gayA hatA ane pahelI ja vAra teo prema, kuneha ane AtmabhogathI lokonA roSane dUra karavAmAM niSphaLa thayA. vigato nIce pramANe che:-24 mI tArIkhe temane maLelA duHkhada anubhava pachI temane lAgyuM ke, polIsa te bahuja ochI madada kare che ane traNa varSa pahelAM thayelA kAmI kalaha karatAM Aje teo vadhu udAsIna che. sattAvALAonI A vakhatanI badalAyelI vartaNuMka jotAM A prasaMge kema kAma karavuM te viSe temanI muMjha www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #629 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papa papapapa vvvvvv - 616 zubhasaMgraha-bhAga 7 mA vaNa vadhI; paNa A paristhitimAM teoe pitAne mArga hiMmatathI levAne vicAra karyo ane tethI paramAtmAmAM vizvAsa rAkhIne teo azAMtivALA vistAramAM javA mATe bahAra paDayA. savAranA pahoramAM nava vAge teo khulle mAthe nIkaLyA. teo baMgALI mahollAmAM gayA, ane 140 muslImene bacAvyA. keTalIka te strIo paNa hatI ane bAlake paNa hatAM. baLatA gharamAMthI paNa keTalAka muslImone bacAvyA hatA. zrI. vidyArthI jevA mahAsabhAnA AgevAna netA paNa hiMdu lokamAMnA gussAne zAMta pADI zakyA nahi. paNa zrI. vidyArthInI apIlanI kaMIka asara thaI. temaNe ghAyala thayelA muslImone sAravAra ApavI zarU karI. keTalAkane te jAte upADIne salAmatIvALI jagyAe mUkI AvyA. sUrya mAthe tapato hato, chatAM temaNe pitAnI jAtanI jarA paNa paravAha karyA vagara pitAnuM kAma cAlu rAkhyuM. paTakapurAmAM paNa temaNe teja pramANe karyuM. Akhare teo ITavAha bajAramAM AvyA. ahIM temane eka lArI ApavAmAM AvI hatI, jyAM eka muslIma DepyuTI kalekaTara ane be kaMsTebalo temanA kAmamAM sahAya ApavAne sAthe hatA. rastAmAM teo je kAI ghAyala maLe tenI sAravAra karatA ane je davAkhAnAmAM mokalavAnI jarUra jaNAya to davAkhAne mokalatA. Ama karatAM karatAM traNa vAge te mesTana roDanI madhyamAM pahoMcyA. tyAMthI te mAchalI bajAra ane caubegolA lattAmAM javA mATe IcchatA hatA. ahIM pelA polIsa amaladAre vidAya thaI gayA hatA, ane traNa muslIma svayaMsevakeja temanI sAthe hatA. tema chatAM koI prakAranI paravAha karyA vagara teo bahAra payA ane koI paNa jAtanA rakSaNa vagara nAnIsarAka tarapha javA nIkaLyA. nAIroI, caubegalA vagere sthaLoe pharIne zrI. vidyAthI nAnIsarAka tarapha AvyA. atre muslImenAM traNa ToLAMe bUma pADatAM hatAM-pitAne zikAra dekhatAM A samUhe pAkAra karavA mAMDaze. be muslIma svayaMsevake je temanI sAthe hatA te paNa have doDI gayA hatA, mAtra ekaja svayaMsevaka sAthe hato. A svayaMsevake pitAnA bhAIone khUba vinavyA, khUba pikAra karyo, paNa tenI kaMI asara thaI nahi. lohItarasyA samUhe temanA rakta mATe pokAra karyo ane keTalAkanI vinavaNI chatAM temane mArI nAkhavAmAM AvyA. | muslIma svayaMsevaka paNa marAyo. ahiMsAnA siddhAMtabhaktanI vedI upara A anupama balidAna hatuM. je svayaMsevaka temane bacAvavA mATe yatna karato hato, tenA www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ^ ^ ^ komI ekatA pAchaLa gaNeza zaMkaranuM AtmasamarpaNa 17 para paNa humalo karavAmAM AvyuM ane te paNa eka kalAkamAM tene thayelI IjAnA pariNAme maraNa pAme. zrI. vidyAthInA zabane eka saLagatA gharamAM nAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. chelA zabado temane chelle sAthI jaNAve che ke, temaNe ToLAne namana karyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke, "je mArA lehIthI ekatA sthapAtI hoya, te tame mane khuzIthI mArI nAkhI zake che." A pramANe je siddhAMta zrI. vidyAthIe jAhera rIte prajAne zIkhavyA hatA, je temaNe pepara ane vyAsapITha parathI janatAne zIkhavyA hatA, teja siddhAMta temaNe amalamAM utArI batAvyA hatA. te divase temaNe keTalIya vAra hiMduone kahyuM hatuM ke, je tamAre joIe te mArI jIMdagI le, paNa ekatA sthApe. teja zabda temaNe muslIma birAdarane kahyA hatA. temane e Adarza hato, ane e Adarza mATe temaNe AtmabalidAna ApyuM hatuM. zrI. vidyArthI temanI pachavADe temanAM patnI, mAtA, vaDIla bhAI ane 6 bALake mUkI gayA che. bALake badhAM nAnAM che. (tA. 5-4-1931 nA "prajAmitra kesarImAMthI) samApta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #631 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ graMthasevanano mahimA (uttama puruSonA uddagAra) yasyAsti sadgranthavimarzabhAgyaM, kiM tasya shusskaishcplaavinodaiH|| arthAt jenuM bhAgya sArA graMtha vAMcavAvicAravA jeTaluM uttama heya, tenA AgaLa caMcaLa lakSmInA A zuSka vineda zI gaNatarImAM che? "tame game tevI navalakathAo ane bIjuM je AvyuM te vAMcavA maMDI paDe che, paNa evuM to tame vAMce temaja sArUM. gItAcha vAMco, vedAMtanAM bIjAM pustako vAMce; kemake tenI AkhA jIvana sudhI jarUra che." svAmI vivekAnaMda pustakomAM huM guMthAyelo rahI zakato, tethI mane be mAsa vadhAre jela maLata te paNa huM kAyara nahi thAta; eTaluM ja nahi paNa mArA jJAnamAM upayogI vadhAre karI zakavAthI huM ulaTo vadhAre sukhacenAmAM raheta. huM mAnuM chuM ke, jene sArAM pustaka vAMcavAne zekha che, te game te jagyAe ekAMtavAsa sahelAIthI veThI zake. 4 8 eka pachI bIjuM, ema pustako vAMcatAM chevaTe tame aMtarvicAra paNa karI zakazo." mahAtmA gAMdhIjI "jJAna e AkAza che ane pustake e temAM zobhI rahelA caLakatA tArAo che; jJAna e samudra che ane pustako te e samudrano lAbha laI zakAya tevAM vahANe che; jJAna e sUrya che ane pustake e ApaNA gharamAM AvI zake e teno prakAza che; jJAna e senAnI khANa che ane pustako e temAMthI banAvelA ApaNane baMdhabesatA thAya tevA dAgInA che; jJAna e moTAmAM moTI kiMmatI noTo che ane pustake e ApaNuM rojanA upayogamAM AvI zake evA calaNI sikkAo che; jJAna e vAyu che ane pustako te e vAyune calAvI ThaMDaka ApanArA paMkhA che; jJAna e agni che ane pustako te agnithI prakaTAvelA dIvA che; jJAna e pRthvI che ane pustaka e ApaNane rahevAlAyaka makAne che; jJAna e anAjano bhaMDAra che ane pustake e temAMthI taiyAra thayelA roTalA che; jJAna e megha che ane pustako te ApaNA gharamAM rahI zake tevAM pANabharelAM mATalAM che; ane jJAna e sarvazaktimAna paramAtmA che tathA pustake e te paramAtmAno rasto dekhADanArA pUjanIya de che." "svaganAM ratno "mane pustaka vAMcavAthI jevo AnaMda maLe che tevo AnaMda A jagatamAM bIjA koI paNa kAmathI nathI maLato. * * * mAtRbhASAmAM vividha jJAna ApanArA graMthane pracAra thayA vinA koI paNa prajA unnati pAmI zakatI nathI ane jAtIya bhAvanA (svadezaprIti) paNa jAgI zakatI nathI. x x badhI jAtanI unnatinuM mULa jJAnanI una www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ti che. pazu AdinA jevI iMdriyatRpti sivAyanuM bIjuM koI paNa evuM sukha tame nahi batAvI zake ke jenuM mULa jJAnanI unnatimAM raheluM na hoya. x x x sAhitya-udyAnanA catura mALI thavAnuM subhAgya jene prApta thayuM hoya athavA jenuM mana sadeva sAhityasarovaranAM kamaLanI madhura sugaMdhathI masta banavA lAgyuM hoya, tene te sAhitya sivAyanAM svargIya sukha paNa tuccha lAge che." - baMkimacaMdra garIbone daridratAmAMthI choDavavAnI, duHkhIonAM duHkha dUra karavAnI, zarIra tathA manane thAka utAravAnI ane mAMdAMonuM darda bhUlAvI devAnI graMthamAM jeTalI zakti che, teTalI zakti ghaNuM karIne bIjI koI cIjamAM nathI." mAraDana sahavAsathI jema mANasanA guNa ane prakRtinI parIkSA thAya che, tema je pustakono jene zekha hoya te uparathI paNa tene oLakhI zakAya." ekAda uttama gavaiyo I che tyAre pitAnA vAjIMtramAMthI cahAya te svara kADhI AnaMda le che, tema vAMcanAra paNa jyAre I che tyAre ekAda uttama graMthamAMthI pitAne managamato avAja kADhI AnaMdamagna thaI zake che." avakAzanI ekAda kSaNane paNa upayoga karI levA mATe glaeNDasTana je pratibhAzALI puruSa paNa gajavAmAM sadAya ekAda pustaka laIne pharato; te ApaNA jevAoe te vRthA jatI kimatI kSaNene vAparavA mATe zuM na karavuM joIe ? eka vidvAna ThIka ja kahe che ke "vAMcavAnI hoMza choDI devAnA badalAmAM keAI AkhA hiMdustAnanI saMpatti Ape, topaNa huM tene choDuM nahi." "pustaka taruNAvasthAmAM sumArga dekhADe che, vRddhAvasthAmAM manoraMjana kare che ane udAsIne vakhate samAdhAna karIne ApaNuM jIvana nakAmuM lAgavA detAM nathI. vaLI te ciMtA tathA krodhAdine zAMta karI nirAzA paNa TALe che." eka pAzcAtya paMDitane to eTale sudhI mata che ke "mANasane lUgaDAMlattAnI jeTalI jarUra nathI, teTalI pustakonI che. te pote paNa jarUranAM pustake kharIdI letAM sudhI lUgaDAM levAnuM mulatavI rAkhata. * * te vAMcatA tyAre tyAre huM vadhAre sAre thayo chuM' ema tene lAgatuM." "uttama graMthe, tenuM sevana karanArAomAM dharma, nIti, cAturya, pratibhA, zaurya, dhairya tathA paropakAravRtti vistAre che; ane jema jema e daivI guNonI sattA jAmatI cAle che, tema tema duniyAne pIDArUpa AsurI bhAvanI jaDa nAza pAmatI jAya che." graMthonI oraDImAM gayA pachI tame ene hAtha nahi lagADe to e graMthoja mAnasavANuthI tamane kaheze ke "amArAmAM puSkaLa jJAna bharyuM che te lyo ane vApare, eTale tamAruM kalyaNa thaze. zuM A mAnasavANI ochI kiMmatI che ?" sadagraMthavinAnuM ghara maDadAnI ghora jevuM che." graMthasaMgraharUpI kalpavRkSa pAse je mAgazo te maLaze." "uttama pustake, e vicArone amUlya bhaMDAra che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "A jagatamAM bIjI vastuo je kAMI lAbha ApI zake, tenA karatAM sagraMtha ghaNo uttama ane vadhAre lAbha Ape che." "mANasane lUgaDAMlattAM karatAM pustakonI vadhAre jarUra che." "mahAna strIpuruSonAM caritra sApha samajAve che ke, mahattAne daravAje sarva mATe sadAkALa ughADe che." "pustake pratyeno neha e IzvaranA rAjyamAM pahoMcavAno paravAno che." "kharAba copaDIonuM vAcana, e to jhera pIvA samAna che." "mahelothI tathA dhanavaibhavanA akhUTa bhaMDArathI je saMtoSa tamane nahi maLe, te saMtoSa tamane uttama pustakothI prApta thaze." "lIlA vanamAM bhUkhe maranAra pazumAM ane ATalAM ATalAM vAMcavAnAM sAdhana chatAM jJAnahIna rahenArA manuSyamAM zuM taphAvata?" sukha, vidyA athavA pramANikatAnA premIoe te jarUra pustakane zekha rAkhavo." sadgraMthasAmarthya soraThA mAnava moTuM bhAgya, je tuM icache tAruM; to te jhaTapaTa jAgya, sadgathe hAkala kare. mahApuruSane saMga, mAnava maLavo dehyale; Ape ene raMga, AdezanA graMtha zubha, aMdhakAra-ajJAna, te dUra karavA ugIyA, jJAna-sUrya e jANu, tuja pUrvajane vArase. leha samuM je maMna, mATImAM mATI ane kara enuM kAMcana, pArasagraMtha samAgame. mAnava meghe deha, meha thavA nava bo vRthA, amarapaNuM le eha, jJAna bhajana cAritrathI. vahevA cAhe vIra, heTA janane mArage; dhAre jJAnacAritra, caritra vAMcI temanAM jIvana uttama thAya, caritra uttama vAMcatAM; e athe vaMcAya, caritragraMtha cAhathI. doharA parama zreyane pAmavA, rAjI karavA rAma, uttama graMtha vAMcavA, karavAM rUDAM kAma, bhagavata bheTe bhAvathI, kape kALa karALa; bhAva thakI bhAI bhaje, bhalI graMthanI mALa, vRthA vahetA samayanI, levA zubha saMbhALa; vAMce vIra vivekathI, vividha graMthanI mALa, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttama caritronA phAyadA (anubhavIenA udagAra) "jIvanacaritra e eka prakAranuM darpaNa che. jema arIsAmAM manuSya potAnI mukhAkRtimAM khAMpaNuM jue che, tyAre te khAMpaNane kADhI nAkhavA ane kAMtimAM vadhAro karavA mATe prayatna kare che; tema caritrarUpI ArasIvaDe pitAnA svabhAvamAM vaLagelAM bhUSaNadUSaNa-guNadoSa vagere tenA jevAmAM Ave che, ane tema thatAM dUSaNano kSaya ane bhUSaNamAM vRddhi karavAne te jAgrata thAya che. vaLI je kAma upadeza athavA baMdha karavAthI nathI banatuM, te kAma jIvanacaritra sahelAIthI pAra pADI zake che. atizrama laI vidyA bhaNe, dezATana karo, svadezahitecchu thAo, premaurya dAkhave, evA evA upadeze mukhe athavA pustakadvArA karavAthI jevI ane jeTalI asara thAya che, tenA karatAM evA guNothI aMkita thayelAM asAmAnya mAnavIonAM caritra vAMcavA samajavAthI ghaNI ja vadhAre asara thAya che-arthAta aMtaHkaraNamAM tenI AbAda ane uMDI chApa paDe che, ane pachI te divya mAnavI banavAne uttejita thaI AgaLa vadhe che." "caritranA vAcanathI ApaNuM caitanya sateja thAya che, ApaNI AzAmAM jIvana Ave che; ApaNAmAM navuM kauvata, hiMmata ane zraddhA Ave che; ApaNe ApaNuM upara temaja bIjAo upara zraddhA rAkhIe chIe; ApaNAmAM mahattvAkAMkSA jAge che; ApaNe rUDI kAryomAM joDAIe chIe; ane meTAonAM kAmomAM temanI sAthe joDAI bhAgIdAra thavAne uttejaIe chIe. A pramANe uttama jIvanacaritra - nA sahavAsamAM rahevuM. jIvavuM ane temanA dAkhalAdaSTAMta joIne skRtimAna thavuM, e te te uttama AtmAonA samAgamamAM AvavA barAbara ane uttama maMDaLanA sahavAsamAM rahevA barAbara che." uttama caritro tenA vAcakane batAvI Ape che ke, eka sAmAnya manuSya paNa potAnuM jIvana keTalI hadasudhI uttama banAvI zake tathA kevAM ucca kArya karI zake ane jagatamAM keTalI badhI sArI asara phelAvI zake." mahAna strIpuruSonAM jIvanacaritronuM ciMtana karAya che, tyAre A vAta barAbara samajI zakAya che ke, mahattAne daravAje sarve koI mATe udhADe che." AvuM che tethI ja A saMsthA taraphathI uttama caritro nIkaLelAM che, jenI vigata anyatra ApI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItA viSe jANavA jevA vicAra | (sArAMzarUpe) " "gItA" e upaniSado ane zAstronuM sattva che. x x dharma pracAranuM uttama sAdhana che. 4 4 zaktine khajAne che. 4 8 mAtra eka mahAbhAratamAMja gItAne vistArathI samajAvanArAM dRSTAMta maLI zake che." bhAI paramAnaMdajI e graMtha eTalo amUlya ane AdhyAtmika bhAvothI bharelo che ke, huM vakhatovakhata paramAtmAne eja prArthanA karyA karuM chuM ke, te mArA upara evI dayA kare ane zakti Ape ke jethI huM mRtyuparyata gItAno saMdeza eka sthAnathI bIjA sthAnamAM pahoMcADI zakuM." sAdhu TI. ela. vasavANI zrIkRSNanA upadezamAM zAstrakathita lagabhaga badhA dhArmika viSayonuM tatva AvI gayuM che. tenI bhASA eTalI gaMbhIra ane utkRSTa che ke jethI tenuM "bhagavadgItA" athavA "IzvarIya saMgItanA nAmathI prasiddha thavuM yegyaja che." keTI. tailaMga ApaNe ApaNAM bALakone prathamathI ja gItAne pATha karavAnI Teva pADavI joIe. ApaNuM naitika ane AdhyAtmika unnati mATe gItA sivAya bIjA koI zikSaka ke mArgadarzakanI jarUra nathI." TI. sI. kezavAlu pille vyAsamunie gItAzAstra A rUpe racIne hiMduone eka taMtuthI bAMdhI dIdhA che. gItA tarapha ApaNe pUratuM dhyAna ApIe to AjathI ja saMsAramAMthI badhAM verajhera nAza pAme." bhakatarAma zarmA "dharmanAM gUDha rahasyane thoDAka saraLa ane surasa zabdomAM prakaTa karavAnI apUrva zakti zrIgItAjImAM ja che" lakSmaNajI zAstrI "te gRhasthanAM kartavyonuM eka pUrNa dharmazAstra che."TI.vI.ara saMsArabharamAM gItA je kaI paNa graMtha nathI." tilaka "gItAne dharmane sarvottama graMtha. mAnavAnuM kAraNa ke, temAM jJAna, karma ane bhakita, traNene e yogya nyAya apAya che ke jevuM sAmaMjasya bIjA koI graMthamAM nathI! x x A apUrva dharma, AvuM apUrva ejya, kevaLa gItAmAM ja dekhAya che. AvI adbhuta dharmavyAkhyA koI paNa dezamAM koI paNa kALe keIe karI nathI." sAhityasamrATuM baMkima bAbu "zrImadabhagavaddagItA' e upaniSadurUpI bagIcAomAMthI vINI kADhelAM AdhyAtmika satyorUpI puSpothI guMthelI eka ati suMdara chaDI kiMvA kalagI che." svAmI vivekAnaMda je koI gItAgraMtha bIjAone Ape teNe lokone mATe mokSasukhanuM sadAvrata khaleluM jANavuM. 4 4 gItArUpI mAtA ane manuSyarUpI bALako chUTAM paDelAM bhaTake che, temane meLApa karAvI Apavo, e te sarva sajajanene mukhya dharma che." zrI jJAnezvara www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #636 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63 koI paNa jAtine unnatine zikhare caDhAvavAmAM gItAno upadeza advitIya che." vairana hesTiMgsa - "gItAgraMtha buddhinI prakharatA, AcAranI utkRSTatA ane dhArmika utsAhanuM apUrva mizraNa raju kare che." DaMka mekanikala rASTrIya dharmagraMtha gaNavAmAM je je niyame jarUrI che te badhA bhagavadgItAmAM maLe che; eTaluM ja nahi paNa bhAvI vizvadharmano e eka sarvotkRSTa dharmagraMtha che." epha. TI. bukasa "bAIbalane meM yathArtha abhyAsa karyo che. 4 8 emAM je lakhyuM che te mAtra gItAnA sArarUpe che. * * je jJAna gItAmAM che te isAI ke yahudI bAIbalamAM nathI. x 4 mane Azcarya thAya che ke, bhAratIya navayuvake zA mATe ahIM yuropa sudhI vijJAna zIkhavA Ave che ? ni:saMdeha enuM kAraNa temane pAzcAtya deza pratyene meha che. temanAM bheLAM hadayee haju nirdaya ane avinayI pazcimavAsIonAM hadaya oLakhyAM nathI. videzI zikSaNathI maLatI bhapakAdAra padavIonI lAlace teo e svAthI enI IMdrajALamAM phasAya che; paNa je deza yA samAjane gulAmImAMthI 2vuM hoya tene mATe to e mArga adhogatinoja che. x x x gItA duniyAnI aDhaLaka saMpatti vaDe paNa kharIdI zakAya nahi, e bhAratavarSanA amUlya-alaukika khajAno che." laMDanavAsI yahudI epha. eca. melema "gItAmAM eTaluM uttama ane sarvavyApI jJAna che ke tenA lakhanAra devatAne agaNita varSo thaI javA chatAM e bIje eka graMtha hajIsudhI lakhAyA nathI. x x gItAnI sAthe sarakhAvatAM AkhA jagatanuM hAlanuM bIjuM badhuM jJAna mane tuccha lAge che. x x huM roja prAta:kALe mArA hRdaya ane buddhine gItArUpI pavitra jaLamAM snAna karAvuM chuM." mahAtmA there saMsAranA badhA graMthomAMthI kayAMya paNa bhagavaddagItA jevA sUkSma ane unnata vicAro maLatA nathI." vi0 phu Ta "A graMtha mAtra hiMduone ja nahi paraMtu samasta mAnavajAtine che." | maherabAbAjI "te puruSa ane strI mahAbhAgyazALI che ke jemane A saMsAranA aMdhakArathI bharelA sAMkaDA mArgomAM prakAza ApanAra A nAnakaDo paraMtu akhUTa telathI bharelo dhamapradIpa prApta thayo che." madanamohana mAlavIyA eka vAra mAro aMtakALa pAse jaNayo tyAre gItA mane bahuja AzvAsanarUpa thaI hatI." mahAtmA gAMdhIjI www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Page #637 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 "gItA me hRdayaM pArtha gItA me sAramuttamam / gItA me jJAnamatyugraM gItA me jJAnamavyayam // gItA me cottamaM sthAnaM gItA me paramaM pdm| gItA me paramaM guhyaM gItA me paramo guruH // "gItA meM bhA3 ya cha; giit| bhaar| uttama sA2 cha; gItA mAruM ati ugra jJAna che; gItA mAruM avinAzI jJAna che; gItA mAruM uttama sthAna che; gItA mAruM paramapada che; gItA mAruM paramarahasya che ane gItA mAre parama guru che." bha0 zrIkRSNa "gItA sugItA kartavyA kimanyaiH shaastrvistraiH| yA svayaM padmanAbhasya mukhapadmAdaviniHsRtA // svayaM viSNunA mukhAraviMdamAMthI nIkaLelA gItAzAstrane gAvA ane pALavA jevuM mahAphaLadAyaka kartavya hovA chatAM anya zAstronI gaDamathalamAM paDavAnI zI jarUra ?" maharSi vyAsa "geyaM gItA nAmasahastraM dhyeyaM zrIpatirUpamajasram / neyaM sajjanasaMge cittaM deyaM dInajanAya ca vittam // "duHkhamAtranI AtyaMtika nivRtti ane saccidAnaMdapadanI nityaprApti mATe gAna to eka mAtra gItAnuM ane viSNusahastranAmanuM gAvA yogya che; dhyAna to vAraMvAra zrIpatinA svarUpanuM dharavA gya che; citta to sAdhusaMgamAM parAvavA yogya che ane vitta to dIna-duHkhIone devA yogya che." bha0 zaMkarAcArya "kRSNo jAnAti vai samyak kizcit kuntIsutaH phalam / vyAso vA vyAsaputro vA yAjJavalkyo'tha maithilaH // eka bhagavAna zrIkRSNaja gItAne yathAvata jANe che; arjuna, vyAsa, vyAsaputra zukadeva, yogI yAjJavakya, rAjA janaka e to temAMnuM kaMIkaja jANe che." gItAmAhAsya moha ko miTAtI prakaTAtI Atmabodha zuddha / bhIrutA bhagAtI yuddhavIratA jagAtI hai| kSaNameM chuDAtI akarmaNyatA se niSkrayI ko| kauna tU hai, vizva kyA hai tathya samajhAtI hai| pyArI yogiyoMkI au viyogiyoMkI bhogiyoNkii| maraNoparAnta mokSadvAra dikhalAtI hai| jIvanameM vizvavijayI kA hai paDhAtI pATha / zAnti sukhadAtrI eka gItA kahalAtI hai // ( vidhAmA242 zusa ) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #638 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajhate ha gae hai ki khAre saMsA dharmala samajha pItI hai ? kyA miti, unheM sAthe sa karma . Ta tA saMkAve tRNu - ina prammAM kA uttara hai ki usake likhane kI Avazya maMdi evA hatA te bhAratavaSa me baDha kara hajArAM makhADe na hAte. paisA hAtA tA ArAM ii saMkhyA me 2 mAM mahaMta abhiyAradoSa se duSita na jAte--mahaMta kI rakheliyAM, unakI taruNu celiyAM, na hatI, aura nahAtI unake yahAM bhrUNa hatAe Adi, jinA nAma lene meM bhI lakhkhu AtI hai. yadi yahI bAta hAtI te! bhAratavaSa me hajArAM pA (sAMdha mATe jIo mukhapRSThanI vALelI bAjI) . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com Page #640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ al Philo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com