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________________ snehataMtunA tANAvANA lekhaka : pU. A. ma. zrI vijayapremasUrIzvarapraziSya pU. paM. zrI bhadraMkaravijayajInA praziSya pUjya muni zrI ghuradharavijayajI kamaLavananA sau ne jANe himavarSAe ThI garAvI nAkhyuM hatuM : nayanamaneAhara sAketanaMgarInA suMdara rAjamArgo ane enI namaNI zerIe Aje eka vicitra dRzyathI virUpa enI gayAM hatAM. eka khAvI nArI eka puruSanA zabane khabhe nAkhIne zerIo ane rAjamArgo vaTAvIne smazAnabhUmi tarapha nAsI rahI hatI--jANe koI mahAlaya pAchaLa paDavo hAya ane enAthI nAsI chUTavA mathatI hoya ema e jhaDapathI cAlI jatI hatI. enA paga jANe dharatIne spatA ja na hatA. ane pUrNa kAya puruSanA zabanA bhAra ene jarAya thakavatA na hatA. e zakhanuM kheDALa rUpa ane emAMthI prasaratI dudha paNa ene akaLAvI zakatAM na hatAM. enA aMtaramAM te eka ja raTanA hatI : kayAre dayA-mAyA vagaranAM mAnavIothI UbharAtuM A nagara dUra thAya ane kayAre huM mArA A priyatamanI sAthe vanavagaDAnA vairAna, zAMta, ekAMta sthAnamAM jaI pahoMcu . tamAzAne teDAnI jarUra na heAya : e jyAM jyAMthI pasAra thatI tyAM tyAM nagaranAM nara-nArIe TALe vaLatAM. koI enI vedanAbharI dazA joI karuNAbharyuM nisAse nAkhatAM; to koI vaLI bhUtanA vaLagADa vaLagyA hoya evI galika jevI enI dazA joIne kaMtuhulane laIne enA upahAsa karavAmAM AnaMda mAnatAM pazu e nArIne teA na e karuNAnI keI ki`mata hatI ke na leAkAnA kutUhala tarapha koI aNugamA hatA. prANapriya patinA vicAramAM enuM savedanamAtra murajhAI gayuM hatu. doraMgI duniyAnI paNa ene kazI khevanA rahI na hatI ! bhalA evuM te zu' anya' hatuM ke eka nArI potAnA patinA mRta dehane UMcakIne Ama dara-ba-dara bhaTakatI pharatI hatI? sAMbhaLe tyAre e vAta :----
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________________ zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvaNu-mahAtsava-adha sAketanagaranA vaizramaNa zreSThI bhAre vaibhavazALI puruSa hatA. jevA e rAjamAnya hatA evA ja leAkamAnya hatA. emanA putra priyakara sAce ja, saune priya thaI paDe eve rUpaguNa-sa'panna hatA. yauvananA uMbare paga mUkatAM mUkatAM te e kAmadeva jevA phUTaDA ane kAmaNagArA anI gayA hatA. pADozamAM ja priyamitra zreSThI rahe. vaizramaNa zreSThInA e parama mitra. emane eka putrI. sudarI enuM nAma.suMdarI te sAce ja saudaryaMnI adhiSThAtrI hatI. sUraja-cAMdAnAM teja laIne seAnA-rUpAnA rase rasI heAya evI tejanA aMbAra relAvatI UjaLI enI kAyA hatI. enA aMga-aMgamAMthI rUpa-lAvaNu-saunI AbhA nItaratI. yauvanamAM pravezatI suMdarInI dehavallarI jANe ratinA sauMdarya vaibhavane mAta karI rahI! 114 priya'karanuM taravaratuM yauvana; suMdarInuM rasajharatu' yauvana : jANe yauvana yauvanane aNusAMbhaLyA sAda daI rahyuM. bannenAM aMtaranI aNukathI kathA bannenAM mAtA-pitAnAM aMtarane sparzI gaI. mAtA-pitAe anumati ApI; priyaMkara ane su MdarI lagnakha dhanathI baMdhAI ne ekarUpa khanI gayAM. jANe e dehamAM teo prANunu advaita racI rahyAM! snehanI saritAmAM snAna karatI e jugalajoDIne joI ne jagatanI AMkheA TharatI! paNa premanA devatAe thADA ja vakhatamAM e joDInI AkarI kaseATI zarU karI priyaMkara khUba mAMdo paDI gayA. auSadha-upacAra ane vedonI tA tyAM koI kamI na hatI, ane suMdarInI sevAcAkarImAM paNa kazI ja khAmI na hatI, paNa rAga koIka evuM vikarALa rUpa laIne AvyA hatA ke jemajema upacAra AgaLa vadhatA tematema roga paNa ugra khanatA jatA hatA ! suMdarInI ciMtAno koI pAra na hatA. enI vedanAne koI avidha naheAtI rahI. e peAte ja jANe jIvaleNa vyAdhinI asahya vedanA anubhavI rahI : na khAna-pAna, na UMgha-ArAma, na sukha-cena ! e priyakaranI pIDA jotI ane enu aMtara becena banI jatuM. ama'gaLa bhAvIne vicAra enA haiyAne valAvI mUkatA. e aa priyakaranI sevA ane priya karanAma'gaLa sivAya khIjuM badhu ja vIsarI gaI hatI. enuM rAma rAma mArA priyaMkara kacAre jaladI sAjo thAya enI ja mALA japyA karatuM hatuM. paNa vaidyonAM nidAna, auSadhanA upacAra ane suMdarInI sevA--e badhAMyane kamanasIba bhavitavyatAe niSphaLa banAvyAM ! bharyAbharyAM gharane sUnuM banAvIne ane sau svajanAne vilApa karatAM mUkIne priyaMkara cAlatA thayA! sAthe jANe e zANI suMdarInI buddhine haratA gayA! gheADIvAra teA suMdarI sarvanAzanI kAramI vedanA anubhavI rahI : enA priyaMkara ane ekalI-aTUlI-rajhaLatI mUkIne svarganAM sukha mANavA cAlyA gayA ? have mAruM koNa ? peAtAnA vaidhavyanA vicArathI e paLavAra stabdha anI gaI. bIjI ja paLe enA aMtaramAM asahya kaDAkA thayA ane enI sUdhabUdha sa harAI gaI ! enA suMdara caherA vikarALa khanI gayA. enA rAmarAma upara jANe bahAvarApaNAnI asara vyApI gaI. suMdarI priya karanA dehane vaLagIne jANe hajIya enI sevA-zuzruSA karatI hAya evA cenacALA karavA lAgI ane khakhaDavA lAgI : "mArA nAtha! mArA svAmI! tamane hamaNAM sAru thaI jaze. tame ciMtA na karazeA. huM jIvatI chuM tyAM sudhI keAIthI tamAra vALa paNa vAMkA thaI zakavAnA nathI!"
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________________ mu. zrI dhuraMdharavijayajI nehatatunA tANAvANa 115 suMdarInuM e rUpa joI svajane zeha khAI gayAH A suMdarI! paNa kaI kaMI bolI zakayuM nahIM. vAtAvaraNamAM jANe asahya stabdhatA chavAI gaI! thoDI vAre sau stabdhatAmAMthI jAgyA ane priyaMkaranA aMtima saMskAranI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. e taiyArI paNa thaI cUkI. have to zabane bAMdhavAmAM Ave enI ja rAha jevAtI hatI. svajane badhA bhegA thaI gayA hatA. paNa suMdarIne e zaba pAsethI dUra kevI rIte karavI? ane e kAma keNa kare ? DI vAra te A mATe koI hiMmata karIne AgaLa na AvyuM. paNa zabane Ama ne Ama gharamAM keTalI vAra rahevA:daI zakAya ? chevaTe be jaNA hiMmata karIne zabanI pAse gayA, ane zabane gADha AliMgana daIne beThelI suMdarIne dhImethI dUra karIne zabane UcakavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. paNa emane sparza thatAM ja suMdarI vIpharelI vAghaNanI jema tADUkI UThI: "khabaradAra, mArA priyaMkarane hAtha aDADayo che to! huM jANuM chuM, yamarAjanA dUta banIne tame badhA mArA priyaMkaranA prANa haravA AvyA cho ! paNa huM jIvatI-jAgatI beThI chuM tyAM sudhI mArA svAmIne kaI kazuM nahIM karI zake ! cAlyA jAe pApiyAo ! amane herAna na kare !" suMdarInI siMdUra jharatI Akhe ane ene vikarALa cahere jeIne AvanArA pAchA haThI gayA, bhaya khAI gayA. saune sukumAra saudaryavatI suMdarImAM Aje caMDInuM bihAmaNuM svarUpa dekhAyuM ! sau vimAsaNamAM paDI gayAAvI pAgala nArIne koNa samajAve? koIne kaMI mAga na sUjhe. sau ekabIjAnI sAme joI rahyA. zramaNa zreSThI ane priya mitra zreSThInA duHkhane keI avadhi na hatI. ekane prANapriya putra akALe maraNa pAmyA hatA; bIjAnI kusumakaLI jevI UcharatI putrInA mAthe vaidhavyane vApAta thayo hato. adhUrAmAM pUruM suMdarI nehaghelachAne paravaza banIne sAnabhAna khoI beThI hatI-ALa ghA upara jANe mIThuM chuMTAyuM hatuM! chevaTe priya mitra zreSThI manane kaThaNa karIne suMdarInI pAse gayA. emaNe suMdarInI pAse besIne enA mAthe vAtsalyapUrvaka hAtha pheravyo. paNa zuM kahevuM e mATe emanI jIbha te UpaDatI ja na hatI! suMdarI paLavAra kaMIka zAtA anubhavI rahI; pitAnI sAme Tagara Tagara : joI rahI. svajanene lAgyuM ke vAta kadAca ThekANe AvI jaze. pitAe acakAte acakAte kahyuM: "beTA, aMdara oraDAmAM tArI mA pAse jA, ane amane amAruM kAma karavA de! kevI zANuM mArI dIkarI!" tamAre zuM kAma karavuM chuM? ane emAM huM kyAM ADe AvuM chuM? " suMdarIe vicitra prakAranA cALA pADatAM kahyuM. A priyaMkara gujarI gayA che. emanA mRta dehane vaLagIne AvI rIte kaMI besI rahevAya ? leke hAMsI kare ! jA, tArI mA aMdara tArI rAha jue che. " suMdarIe cIsa pADIne kahyuM: "keNa, mAro priyaMkara gujarI gaye ema tame kahe che? huM jIvatI houM ane e mare e bane ja nahIM! tame badhA juThThA cho ane mArA
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________________ 116 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvaNu mahatsava-gra svAmIne mAravA beThA che ! enA badale tame ja adhA mA ne! mArA priyaMkara tA sA varasanA thaze! jue, e mane kaIka vAta karavA mAge che! dUra haTI jAo tame badhA." pitAnu' haiyu' bhAMgI gayu': arere, pAyaNA jevI putrInuM A te kevuM durbhAgya ! vaizramaNa zreSThI ane bIjAnI samajUtI paNa nakAmI gaI : suMdarI priyaMkaranA zakhathI tasulara paNa AdhIna khasI. have zu' karavu' enI sau lAcArI anubhavI rahyA. dhIme dhIme svajanA vidAya thayA. khAkI rahyA e gharanA svajanA. gAma AkhAmAM suMdarInI nehaghelachAnI vAta pasarI gaI. banne mitra-vevAI ee mana vALyu ke duHkhanu' esaDa dADA ! vakhata vItaze eTale ApAApa sudarInuM bhAna ThekANe Avaze. paNa emanI e AzA ThagArI nIvaDI : ghaDI vItI, prahara vItyA, divasa paNa AthamyA, chatAM suMdarI tyAMthI beThI na thaI te na ja thaI! pachI teA zama gaMdhAvA lAgyuM ane svajanA vAre vAre samajAvavAne badale satAmaNI karavA lAgyA. chatAM suMdarIne priyaMkara marI gayeA che e na samajAyu' te na ja samajAyu'! ene teA dRDha AsthA hatI ke mAro priyaMkara mare nahI' ane mane ekalI mUkIne kAMya jAya nahI. A badhA mArA verI banI beThA che! ma'tra-taMtravAdIonA prayogA ane sukhIenI niMdA paNu nakAmAM nIvaDayAM! chevaTe sagAMonI satAmaNI asahya banI eTale priya'karanA zabane UMcakIne khabhe nAkhIne e ghara cheADIne cAlatI thaI. ghara ene mana smazAna jevu akAru thaI paDyuM hatuM; e atyAre smazAnanI bhUmine jhaMkhatI hatI ane nagaranI zerIo ane nagaranA rAjamArgo vIdhIne jhaDapathI smazAna tarapha jaI rahI hatI. A kautukane jonArAonA kAI pAra na hatA, paNa enA mArgane rokanAra tyAM kAI na hatuM ! * suMdarIe te smazAnamAM vAsa karyAM hatA, paNa enI kahAnI ghara gharamAM cAlatI hatI ! priyaMkara ane sudarInAM mAtA-pitAnI dazA to karuNAneya AMsu Ave evI thaI gaI hatI : kevI zANI-samajaNI dIkarI! ane ene kevA bhayakara vaLagADa vaLagyuMA hatA ! bhUta-DAkaNanA vaLagADa paNu AnA karatAM sAro! zakha teA dudhanA pUDA ane kIDAonu dhAma banyuM hatuM. paNa suMdarIne na enI kAI sUga hatI ke na enuM jarAya vismaraNa thatuM hatuM! e te AThe prahara ane sAThe ghaDI enI pAse ja besI rahetI ane jANe khImAra priyaMkaranI sevA karatI heAya evA ja cALA karyA karatI. enAM UMgha ane ArAma, kSudhA ane tRSA harAI gayAM hatAM. enu' peAtAnuM ja rUpa evuM bihAmaNuM banI gayu` hatu` ke bhaya paNa enAthI jANe se gAu nAsatA priyaMkara vagaranA jIvananI e kalpanA ja naheAtI karI zakatI. ane cira'jIva premanI bhramaNAmAM e eka atikaruNu bhramaNAnI jALa racI beThI hatI ke " mArA priyakara te amara che! e mRtyu pAmI zake ja nahIM ! " AvI premadIvAnI nArIne kANu samajAvI zake ke enA priya kara katyAranA ene cheADI gayA che ?
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________________ mu. zrI dhuraMdharavijayajI nehataMtunA tANAvANa 117 chevaTe kaMI ja upAya bAkI na rahyo eTale suMdarI ane priyaMkaranA pitAe rAjadarabAre madana rAjA pAse dhA nAkhI: "mahArAja ! kRpA karo ane amane amArI A upAdhimAMthI ugArI le. na suMdarInuM duHkha joyuM jAya che, na lekaniMdA baradAsta thAya che. priyaMkarane te have A duniyA sAthe kazI levAdevA nathI rahI, paNa enA vikRta thayelA zabane joIne haiyuM hAthamAM nathI rahetuM! he bhagavAna, A te ke pApane vipAka! mahArAja, Ane upAya satvara jo ! amArA mATe te jIvavuM harAma banI gayuM che." madana rAjA A karuNa-dAruNa kathA sAMbhaLIne lAgaNIvaza banI gayA. paNa AmAM zuM karavuM e emane paNa na sUjhayuM: kaI cera ke khUnI hoya to ene kedamAM purAya, sajA paNa karAya; paNa AvI bhAnabhUlI nArInI sAna kevI rIte ThekANe lAvI zakAya ? yuvarAja anaMgakumAra pAse ja beThe hate. hato te e rAjakumAra ane zurAtana enA aMgaaMgamAM UbharAtuM hatuM : bhAre taravariyA yuvAna! paNa enA aMtaramAM karuNAne vAsa hate. keInuM thoDuM paNa duHkha che ane enuM haiyuM mAkhaNanA piMDanI jema ogaLavA lAgatuM. ene ema ja thatuM ke huM evuM te zuM karuM ke jethI A duniyAnuM duHkha dUra thaI jAya-jANe koI pUrvabhavanA karUNA-mahAkaruNAnA sAdhaka saMte rAjakumAra rUpe dharatI upara avatAra dhAraNa karyo hate. eNe pitAne kahyuM: "pitAjI, meM A saghaLI vAta jANuM che. premapizAcanA vaLagADe AvI zANuM nArIne ghelI banAvI dIdhI che. ene A vaLagADa zikSAthI ke lAlacathI nahIM paNa buddhipUrvakanA sahAnubhUtibharyA prayatnathI ja dUra thaI zakaze. ApanI anumati hiya te A kArya karavA taiyAra chuM." rAjAjIe prasanna thaIne kahyuM: "kumAra, AvA vicitra kAmanuM jokhama kheDavAnI tane AjJA ApatAM manamAM saMkeza thAya che. paNa prajAnuM duHkha ApaNe dUra na karIe te bIjuM keNa kare? AmAM pAchA rahIe te ApaNe pharaja cUkyA gaNAIe. tane mArI anumati che. yaMgya lAge te upAya dvArA suMdarInuM gAMDapaNuM dUra karIne ApaNuM nagaranI zebhA samA A zreSThIo upara upakAra kara!" anaMgakumAre pitAnI AjJA zire caDAvI. satkArya karavAno avasara maLyAthI e AnaMda anubhavI rahyo. smazAnamAM have ekanA badale be ghelAM bhegAM thayAM hatAM! ke e joyuM ke pelI nehaghelI suMdarI priyaMkaranA saDatA-gaMdhAtA zaba pAsethI hajI paNa paLabhara mATeya AdhI jatI ja nathI ! tyAM vaLI e ja ThekANe evI bIjI balA AvI pahoMcIH eka cIMtharehAla meghe puruSa eka rUpALI strInuM zaba laIne smazAnamAM jaI pahoMce, ane jANe e strI jIvatI hoya e rIte ja enI AgatAsvAgatA karavA lAge ! kaI pUchatuM te e ajaba cenacALA karIne eTale ja javAba ApatAH "A to mArI prANapriyA mAyAdevI che ! bevakUpha duniyA ene mArI nAkhavA beThI che ! paNa mArI jue to kharI !" ane pUchanArA bhaya pAmIne cAlatA thatA !
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________________ zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahatsava-2the suMdarInI najara e pAgala puruSa upara paDI, paNa enI sAthe vAta karavAnuM ene mana na thayuM. pele pAgala paNa enI sAthe kazuM na bolyA. be dIvAnAonI vacce jANe maunanI dIvAla caNAI gaI! eka Akhe divasa Ama ne Ama ekabIjAne jovAmAM ja vItI gaye! paNa banAva e vicitra hato ke jIbha saLavaLyA vagara rahI na zake. zabanI sAthe hAvabhAva ane vAta karatA pelA pAgalane joIne, jANe pite DAhI hoya ema, suMdarIe pUchyuM : "Arya ! tame A zuM karI rahyA che?" tAre enI zI paMcAta ?" pAgala puruSe ene tarachoDI nAkhI. "paMcAta te kazI nathI. toya jarA vAta te kare, A koNa che?" suMdarI utsukatA anubhavI rahI. are bAI, tuMya kharI lapiyaNa che ! A koNa ane huM e jANIne tAre zuM kAma che ? tuM tAruM ja saMbhALI zake te ghaNuM !" pAgale suMdarIne uzkeravA kahyuM. paNa kharI vAta karavAmAM tamAruM jAya che zuM ? be mAnavI bhegAM thAya tyAre ekabIjAne kaMI pUchekare emAMya tamane vAMdho !" pilA purave nehanI ghelachAnA zALA karatAM rahyuM : "je ne bahena, A mArI sevAgiNI priyatamA che. je te kharI enuM rUpa! adekhI duniyAthI e dekhyuM jatuM nathI. eka vAra e thoDIka mAMdI paDI te badhAM kahevA lAgyAM, A tArI vahu marI gaI che ! ane badhAM ene samazAnamAM laI javA taiyAra thaI gayAM. luccA nahIM te ! emanI AvI vAta sAMbhaLIne huM gabharAya, ane emanAthI mArI jAtane ane mArI priyAne bacAvavA ahI ekAMtamAM nAsI Avyo! ahIM badhuM salAmata che." . suMdarI te have DAhI DAhI vAto karavA lAgI : "bhAI, tame ahIM mArI bhAbhIne laIne nAsI AvyA te bahu sAruM karyuM. pApI ane juThThA lake have tamane kaMI nahIM karI zake. baLI e lokonI duniyA !" dhImedhIme be gAMDAo vacce mitratA baMdhAtI gaI ane vizvAsa vadhate gaye. lekethI dUranI A duniyAmAM beya sarakhAM dukhiyArAM hatAM! eka vAra puruSe mamatA batAvIne pUchyuM: "tAruM ane mArA A banevInuM nAma te kahe." suMdarIe pitAnAM nAma kahyAM. pelA puruSe potAnI priyatamAnuM nAma mAyAdevI kahyuM. pachI te ekabIjAM ekabIjAnA jaNane sAcavavAnuM bhaLAvIne AghApAchAM paNa thavA lAgyAM. A badhI yukti anaMgakumAre karI hatI. ane dhIme dhIme e saphaLa thatI jatI hatI. ene te game tema karIne suMdarIne uddhAra kare te ane enAM mAtA-pitA ane sAsu-sasarAnuM duHkha dUra karavuM hatuM. e mATe eNe smazAnane vAsa svIkAryo hate. e khUba caratApUrvaka pitAnI yojanAne AgaLa vadhAravA lAgyo. premanI dIvAla vAthI paNa majabUta hoya che. game tevA kaSTa sAme paNa e TakI rahe che. paNa premamAM bevaphAInI AzaMkA samI nAnI sarakhI kAMkarIne bhAra e jhIlI zakatI nathI. nehamAM jAMka zaMkA UbhI thaI ke neha jamInadosta !
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________________ mu zrI puraSaravijayajI nehatatunA tANAvANA 119 'anaMgakumAra A vAta barAbara jANato hato. eNe eka vAra khUba uzkerAyelA svare suMdarIne kahyuM: "have mAre ahIM nathI rahevuM, huM Aje ja bIje cAlyuM jaIza." AzcaryathI camakIne suMdarIe pUchayuM : "kema, evuM te ekadama zuM thayuM ? " "are! zuM thayuM zuM! Aje tuM bahAra gaI hatI ane huM jarAka Agho hato evAmAM mArA kAne keInA hAsyane avAja athaDA. huM camakI gaye, ane meM joyuM ke tAre priyaMkara mArI mAyAdevI sAthe chAnIchAnI vAta karato hato ane cenacALA karato hato. ane beya hAMsI-ThaThThAmAM jANe badhI lAja-zarama khAI beThAM hatAM ! huM pAse Avyo ke beya cUpa! bahena, je AvuM ja cAlyA kare che to kekavAra raMDAI ja jAuM ne! naphaphaTa puruSane pArakI strIne upADI jatAM zI zarama ?" - suMdarI paLavAra te ghAvala mRgalInI jema taraphaDI rahI. ane pachI enuM magaja kodhane vaza thaI gayuM. ene priyaMkara upara khUba tiraskAra Avyo ke jenA mATe huM ATaATalAM duHkha veThuM chuM te A bevaphA ! anaMgakumAranI yuktinuM tIra barAbara kAma karI gayuM hatuM. paNa e vakhate eNe suMdarIne samajAvIne zAMta pADI. paNa have kAma pUruM karavAnI ghaDI pAkI gaI hatI. suMdarInuM mana nehanI ghelachAnA vaLagADathI mukta thavA lAgyuM hatuM. bIje divase suMdarI jarAka AvI gaI ke anaMgakumAre banne zabAne upADIne pAsenA kUvAmAM nAkhI dIdhAM; ane pachI potAnI jagAe AvI pika mUkIne revA beThe ! saMdarI deDatI deDatI pAchI AvI. joyuM te eka zaba tyAM na maLe, ane mAyAno pati tyAM vilApa karato beThe hate ! e te hebatAI gaIH paLavAramAM A zuM thaI gayuM? suMdarIe bahu bahu kAlAvAlA karyA tyAre anaMgakumAre kahyuM : "bahena, tane zuM kahuM? tuM Ama gaI ane huM jarA pelI bAju gaye, evAmAM, mArI najara cukAvIne, beya nAsI gayAM ane huM AMkhe caLato rahI gayo ! mAruM te badhuMya lUMTAI gayuM ! have huM ekale zuM karIza ane kema karI jIvI zakIza ?" suMdarInA gAMDapaNanuM jhera have UtarI gayuM hatuM. eNe lAgaNIbhInA sAde kahyuM : bhAI, huM tArI bahena jIvatI-jAgatI beThI chuM, pachI tuM ekale zAne ? e benAM manamAM pApa vasyuM hatuM ! evAM pApiyAM te nAsI gayAM ja sArAM! emanAM karyA e bhegavaze ! ApaNe beya bhAIbahena vItarAga bhagavAnanuM nAma laI ApaNuM bhaluM karIzuM!" agakumArane je joItuM hatuM te maLI gayuM. tarata ja bane smazAnamAMthI pAchA pharyA. pAchAM pharatI vakhate anaMgakumAre suMdarIne dharmanI kaMI kaMI vAto karIne enI dharmazraddhAne daDha banAvI. anaMgakumAra barAbara samajato hatuM ke AvI nAnI vayanI vidhavA nArIne mATe dharmanA Azraya sivAya bIjo eka paNa taraNe pAya na hata; ane ene AdhAre ja enA jIvananI pavitratA sacavAI rahevAnI che. pitAnI vAta suMdarIne samajAvavAnI anaMgakumArane atyAre je senerI taka maLI gaI, ene eNe pUrepUro upayoga karI lIdho. game tema karIne pArakAnuM bhaluM karavuM e ja jANe enuM jIvanakArya banI gayuM hatuM; pArakAnA bhalAmAM ja e pitAnuM bhaluM jete.
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________________ zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvaNe mahesANA - suMdarI paNa supAtra nIvaDI. anaMgakumAre kahelI dharmanI vAta ane hitazikhAmaNe eNe pitAnA hRdayakoLAmAM saMgharI lIdhI. ane, kathA to ema kahe che ke, enA pratApe suMdarInA aMtaramAM samyagdarzananI prAptine apUrva prakAza relAvAne prAraMbha thayo. suMdarI sAva badalAI gaI. dehanI suMdarI have hRdayanI suMdarI banavA tarapha vaLI gaI! sAketanagarIe te divase bIjuM kutUhala dIThuM : nehaghelI suMdarI zANI banIne nagaramAM pAchI pharatI hatI ! svajane harSaghelAM banI ene AvakArI rahyAM. anaMgakumAranuM dharmakArya saphaLa thayuM. sarvatra ene jayajayakAra guMjI rahyo. e vAtane yuganA yuga vItI gayA, chatAM lAgaNInA taMtu nirmULa na thayA. bhUtakALanI e kathAne taMtu samayanI sAthe A rIte AgaLa vadhe che -- yuvarAja maNirathakumAra jaba zikArI hato. UDatAM paMkhIone pADI devAM ane tIra vege doDatAM pazuone ghAyala karavAM ene mana ramatavAta hatI. e dhAryA nizAna pADate ane bhalabhalAM vikarALa pazuone paDakAratAM paNa kyAreya pAcho na paData. e je nizAnabAja hato e ja zaktizALI ane hiMmatema hatuM. zikAranuM vyasana jANe enA romaromamAM vyApI gayuM hatuM. e kAkaMdInagarInA rAjA kaMcanarathane putra hato. rAjAjI haMmezAM yuvarAjanA A vyazanathI khUba ciMtita rahetA zikAramAM jAnanA jokhamanI ciMtA te kharI ja, uparAMta e vyavasane vaLagelAM bIjAM durvyasanane lIdhe jiMdagI AkhI jANe durgaNonuM ghara banI javAne bhaya hato. A durvyasanI yuvarAja kevI rIte rAjapATane sAcavavA zaktizALI bane ? rANI iMdIvara paNa pitAnA putrane mATe rAta-divasa ciMtA karyA karatI. - rAjA, rANuM ane pradhAna vagere sau A durvyasanathI pAchA vaLavA maNirathakumArane ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvatA, paNa kAInI vAta e kAne dharato nahIM-jANe, kaI bhUtanA vaLagADavALA mAnavInI jema, ene zikArane vaLagADa ja vaLagyo hato, ane ene e pote parAdhIna banI gayA hatA. zikAre caDyA vagara ene cena ja paDatuM na hatuM. e badhAMya jaMgalone bhomi banI gayuM hatuM. e je jaMgalamAM zikAre ja tyAMnAM pazuo, jANe jaMgalamAM dAvAnaLa saLagI UThaDyo hoya ema, trAhya trAhya pikArI UThatAM. pazu-paMkhIono e sAkSAt yamarAja banI beTho hato. e pradezamAM eka kauzAMba nAme vana hatuM. e vanamAM mRga, sAbara, sasalAM jevAM pAmara pazuo vadhAre vasatAM hatAM. kyAMka kyAMka varAha (sUvara) paNa dekhA detAM. Aje maNirathakumAra e vanamAM zikAre jaI caDyo. eNe mRgalAMnuM eka TeLuM joyuM. gela karatuM nAcatuM-kUdatuM e ToLuM joIne maNiratha kumArane AkaDethI magha utArI levA jevuM lAgyuM. tarata ja eNe dhanuSya upara tIra caDAvyuM ane nizAna laIne tIra chUTuM mUkavuM. dhanuSanA TaMkArathI vagaDe gAjI UThyo. mRgalAo bhayabhIta banIne mera nAsI gayAM. eka paNa mRga te divase ghAyala na thayuM ?
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________________ su. zrI radharavijayajI : snehataMtunA tANAvANA 121 mazirathakumAranuM nizAna Aje khAlI gayuM; mAnA, e niSphaLa tIra enA abhimAnI aMtarane ja ghAyala karatu gayuM ! e mAthuM DhALIne vimAsI rahyo H Aje A kevu* Azcaya ! ceADI ja paLe| pachI eNe mAthu' UMcu' karI sAme najara karI te enA karatAMya mATuM Azcaya sAme khaDu' hatuM: dhanuSyanA TaMkArathI bhayabhIta anIne nAnAM-moTAM badhAMya mRgalAM tyAMthI nAsI gayAM hatAM, paNa eka sukumAra mRgalI miNurathakumAra tarapha ja peAtAnI AMkhA sthira karIne svasthapaNe tyAM khaDI hatI ! ene atyAre kAI paNa bhaya satAvatA na hatA; jANe pAtAnA AMgaNAmAM sahIsalAmata heAya evI niyamanIne e UbhI hatI. maNirathakumAra paNa enI sAme paLavAra animeSa netre joI rahyo. khIjI paLe ene vicAra AvyA kadAca e bheALA pazunA aMtaramAM bhayanI stabdhatA vyApI gaI hAya ane, enAM gAtro zithila thaI javAne kAraNe, e cAlavA-doDavA azakta banI gaI hAya! e dhIme pagale mRgalI tarapha AgaLa vadhyA, paNa mRgalI teA hajIya enI sAme najara TheravIne ja khaDI hatI. maNaratha mRgalIne papALavA lAgyA. mRgalI enI sAthe gela karavA lAgI. mRgalInI AMkhe lAgaNIthI kaMIka bhInI khanI gaI. e joI ne maNirathakumAranI AMkheAmAM paNa jaLajaLiyAM AvI gayAM. AjanA divasa bhAre vicitratA laIne UgyA hatA. jANe zikAra karatAM karatAM Aje enuM aMtara ja vIMdhAI gayuM hatuM, ane emAMthI dayA, mamatA, karuNAnA sAva aparicita rasa jharavA lAgyA hatA. AvI lAgaNIzIlatAnA bhAra enuM kaThAra haiyuM na uThAvI zakayuM. e pAcho kIne cAlavA lAgyA tA pelI mRgalI paNu, jANe enI sAthIdAra hAya ema, pAchaLa pAchaLa AvavA lAgI. jANe e mRgalInI mUka vANI enA aMtarane jagADI gaI hAya ema maNirathakumAre peAtAnA dhanuSa ane tIranA TukaDA karIne krU'kI dIdhA; ane havethI phAI paNa jIvanA zikAra nahI karavAnI pratijJA karI! paNa hajIya enA aMtarane nirAMta na vaLI : vArevAre enA aMtaramAM eka ja savAla UThatA hatA ke A mRgalIne ane mAre evA te kevA sa'kha'dha haze ke mArA jevA krUra mANasathI bhaya pAmIne nAsI javAne badale mArA najIkamAM rahevAmAM ja e zAtA anubhave che? paNa enA uttara maLavA sahelA na hatA. ane A prasaMganA bhedya meLavyA vagara enA cittane nirAMta paNa thavAnI na hatI. e tA UMDA vicAramAM UtarI gayA. vicAra karatAM karatAM ene nagaramAM khelAtI vAta yAda AvI ke Aje sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIra nagaranA udyAnamAM sameAsaryAM che. e mahAjJAnI bhagavAna bhalabhalA koyaDAnA bheda ukelI Ape che. ane maNirathakumAre bhagavAnanA samavasaraNa tarapha jhaDapathI paga upADavA. enA aMtaramAM atyAre eka ja jhaMkhanA hatI ke kayAre prabhu pAse pahoMcu' ane kacAre A vAtane mama pADyuM. bhagavAna mahAvIranI dha dezanA pUrI thaI ane padA vIkharAI gaI, paNa rAjA ka'canaratha peAtAnI rANI sAthe tyAM ja besI rahyA. emane te rAjyanA ane yuvarAjanA bhAvInI ci'tA haMmezAM satAvyA karatI hatI. emaNe bhagavAnane prazna karyuM : "bhagavAna ! 1.
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________________ 122 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahesava-graMtha mAre putra maNirathakumAra bhavya che ke abhaya? enuM bhAvI kevuM che - bhagavAne uttara ApeH "rAjana, tamAro putra bhavya che eTaluM ja nahIM, e A bhave ja mokSanA zAzvata sukhane adhikArI banavAnuM che. atyAre e A tarapha ja AvI rahyo che, ane enI sAthe eka mRgalI paNa ahIM AvI rahI che!" bhagavAnanI vANI pUrI thaI ane maNirathakumAra ane mRgalI tyAM AvI pahoMcyAM. maNirathakumAra bhagavAnanA caraNamAM mUkI gaye. rAjA-rANIe joyuM ke ene avatAra ja badalAI gaye hato! emanAM aMtara zAMti anubhavI rahyAM. pachI maNirathakumAranI jijJAsAne pUrI karatAM bhagavAna mahAvIre karuNAbharyA svare kahyuM: "mahAnubhAva, snehataMtunA tANAvANA bahu majabUta hoya che, ane yugonA yuga vItavA chatAM e nAza pAmatA nathI. enA rahasyane pAmavAnuM badhAne mATe saheluM nathI." kumAra prabhunI vANane hRdayana kaLAmAM jhIlI rahyo. bhagavAne vAtano bheda khullo karatAM kahyuM. "kumAra, yugonA yugo pahelAMnI vAta che. tyAre tAre jIva, mAre jIva ane A mRgalIne jIva snehanA sukamaLa chatAM atUTa baMdhanathI baMdhAyelA hatA : tuM tyAre suMdarI nAme strInA avatAre hato; mArA AtmAe e samaye anaMgakumAranuM LiyuM dhAraNa kareluM hatuM, ane mRgalI te kALe zreSThIputra priyaMkaranA avatAre hatI. priyaMkara ane suMdarI vacce tyAre pati-patnI rUpe avihaDa neha hate. jugajuga vItyA pachI Aje verAna vagaDAmAM snehane e taMtu A mRgalImAM sajIvana ba! saMsAranAM meha-mAyAnAM baMdhana AvAM atUTa ane yugenA yugo sudhI TakI rahe evAM hoya che. je dharmAtmA saMyamane mArge samatAnI ArAdhanA karI, keIneya nukasAna karyA vagara, e baMdhanathI mukta thAya che te mekSanA anaMta AnaMdane adhikArI bane che." maNirathakumAra prabhunI vANIne abhinaMdI ane abhinaMdI rahyo. eNe sadAne mATe bhagavAna mahAvIranA caraNamAM pitAnuM sthAna zodhI lIdhuM * A kathAmAM bhAI zrI ratilAla dIpacaMda desAI e keTalAka pheraphAra karIne ene maThArI ApI che, enI dhanyavAda saha ahIM nedha levI ghaTe che.