Sona aur Sugandh

Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003182/1

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devendramuni zAstrI 117 tA aura sugandha

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sonA aura sugandha [ prerakaM yA - - - zrI devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jana granthAlaya udayapura

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zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya : puSpa 76 [] sonA aura sugandha - zrI devendra muni 0 prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura, (rAjasthAna) [] prathama bAra vi0 saM0 2033 vi0ni0 2503 julAI 1677 - mudraka : zrIcanda surAnA ke lie zaila priMTarsa, mAIthAna, AgarA-3 / mUlya: tIna rupayA mAtra

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prakAzakIya zrI devendra muni jI zAstrI kI prastuta laghukRti 'sonA aura sugandha' pAThakoM kI sevA meM prastuta karate hue hameM atyanta prasannatA hai / isa kRti meM 26 laghu kahAniyA~ hai| munizrI jI idhara gambhIra anuzIlanAtmaka granthoM ke praNayana tathA gurudeva zrI ke abhinandana grantha ke sampAdana meM atyadhika vyasta raheM, phira bhI bIca-bIca meM avakAza nikAlakara kahAniyA~ rUpaka Adi likhate hI rahate haiN| jaina kathAe~ ke 25 bhAgoM kA sampAdana bhI sampanna kiyA hai aura ve prakAzita bhI ho cukI hai / pAThakoM meM sarvatra hI unakA Adara huA hai| jisa hAtha meM jaina kathAe~ pahu~cI hai vahA~ se dubArA unakI mAMga AI hai| isa abhiruci evaM anukUla pratikriyA se prabhAvita hokara hamane Age ke bhAgoM ke prakAzana kA bhI nizcaya kiyA hai aura hamArA prayatna cAlU hai / isI bIca yaha eka laghu kathA saMgraha pAThakoM kI sevA meM prastuta hai| isa saMgraha kI kathAoM kA kSetra kucha vyApaka hai / lokajIvana meM pracalita aneka kathAe~ bhI isameM haiM aura paurANika tathA aitihAsika kathAe~ bhI / pratyeka kathA apane kathya ko svayaM hI spaSTa kara rahI hai ataH isa viSaya meM adhika kahane kI apekSA nhiiN| sonA aura sugandha ke mudraNa-sampAdana meM zrIcanda jI surAnA kA sahayoga rahA hai sAtha hI arthadAtA sajjanoM ne artha sahayoga dekara utsAhita kiyA hai etadartha hama unakA hArdika AbhAra mAnate haiM / AzA hai pAThakoM kA yaha saMgraha pasanda AyegA / -mantrI tAraka garu jaina granthAlaya

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jaina kathAe~ : bhAga 1 se 25 taka kI tAlikA [kula pRSTha 4620 (bhUmikA sahita) kathAe~ 144) bhAga pRSTha kathAnAma kathA saMkhyA 1 172 dharmavIra dhannA evaM zAlibhadra 2 166 satI surasundarI, ratnavato-ratnapAla, mahAsatI anjanA 3 180 dAmannaka, haribala macchI, kAmaghaTa kathA, sahasramalla cora, ratnazikhara 4 204 maNipati caritra 5 160 ilAputra, cilAtI putra, yavarAja RSi, kSullaka muni, lalitAMga kumAra, sukumAlikA, puNDarIka-kaNDarIka ASAr3habhUti, thAvarcAputra 6 188 mahAbala-malayAsundarI caritra 7 184 mahAsatI madanarekhA, mRgAsundarI

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bhAga IS 8 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pRSTha 160 202 210 180 200 166 218 180 212 kathA nAma satIzIlavatI, haMsarAja baccharAja, satI sunandA, pratyekabuddhakarakaNDu, pra0 dvimukha, pra0 naggati, citta sambhUti, sagara cakravartI, dhanadakumAra samarAditya kevalIcaritra (samarAiccakahA ) jinadAsa- suguNI caritra vIrabhANa udayabhANa, surapAla zIlavatI kesariyA modaka, haMsa-kezava, kezarI, ratnasAra, baMkacUla, maMgalakalaza, bhImakumAra, vasurAjA, aruNadeva deyaNI, kulaputra mahAbala, sundara rAjA campakaseTha, nupura paNDitA amarasena-vayaramena, pradyumna caritra uttamakumAra, sulasacaritra vidyAsiddha vIra ambaDa, vidyAvilAsa candrasena candrAvatI kathA saMkhyA 1 1 11 4 1 2 2 ( 5 )

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17 212 18 208 16 162 20 188 21 218 22 226 23 226 24 182 25 166 bhaviSyadatta caritra, jaya-vijaya caritra samyaktva se sambandhita 15 kathAe~ yazodhara nRpa caritra, maNizekhara caritra jasamA oDaNa, RSidattA, lIlApata jhaNakArA vikramAditya kI 17 sAhasa kathAe~ vikramAditya kI 26 nIti evaM dharma kathAe~ vikramAditya kI 18 kautuka kathAeM vikramAdityaputra vikramacaritra kI 5 kathAe~ zrIpAla -mainA sundarI caritra 2 15 2. 6 17 26 18 qH ( 6 )

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anukramaNikA 1. nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI 2. dhyAnayogI dRr3haprahArI muni 3. buddhi kA camatkAra 4. dasyurAja rohiNeya 5. apane pairoM Apa kulhAr3I 6. parIkSA 7. vaha viSadhara 8. samadRSTi mahAvIra 8. saccA yajJa 10. bhAva tapasvI kUragaDuka 11. kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva 12. damasAra - zama- sAra 13. niyamaniSThA kA camatkAra 14. mA~ kI pukAra 15. durjeya zatru ko jItA 16. upakArI zrAvaka 17. pApa kA ghar3A 1 10 15 24 33 38 46 50 52 56 66 80 87 66 104 113 115

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120 123 128 132 136 136 18. DhoMga dekhakara bandara royA 16. satya-asatya kI milAvaTa 20. udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmI 21. burAI kI smRti bhI ghAtaka 22. sonA aura patthara 23. aparAdha eka : daNDa cAra 24. zUla ko trizUla 25. sUta se bhUta ba~dhatA hai 26. sura-asura kA bheda 27. vazIkaraNa kA rahasya 28. samarpaNa aura svArtha 26. sAmudAyikatA kI bhAvanA 144 150 155 160 164 167

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1 nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI [muni bhavadeva bhAvadeva ] revatI gAthApatnI bAraha vratadhAriNI zrAvikA thI / vaha hara samaya dharma dhyAna meM lIna rahatI thI / usake do putra the - bhavadeva aura bhAvadeva / mAtA ke dhArmika saMskAra donoM putroM para gire / bhavadeva ne saMsAra kA parityAga kara zramaNadharma svIkAra kara liyaa| bhAvadeva ne jaba tAruNya avasthA meM praveza kiyA taba revatI ne usakA pANigrahaNa sannikaTavartI grAma kI eka surUpA kanyA nAgalA ke sAtha kiyA / nAgalA ke sAtha vivAha kara bhAvadeva apane ghara A rahA thA ki jaMgala meM use bhavadeva muni ke darzana hue| usakI prasannatA kA pAra na rhaa| muni bhavadeva ne saMsAra kI asAratA para prakAza DAlate hue kahA - 'viSa se bhI viSaya bhayaMkara hai / viSa eka janma meM mAratA hai to viSaya ananta janmoM taka, ataH vivekI sAdhaka kA kartavya hai ki vaha viSaya kA parityAga kare / tU abhI taka viSaya ke cakra meM pha~sA nahIM hai ataH sahaja rUpa meM tyAga kara sakatA hai| bhAvadeva ! samaya rahate hue ceta jA / '

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2 sonA aura sugandha bhAvadeva ne kahA-munipravara ! Apake tyAga-vairAgya se chalachalAte hue pravacana ko sunakara mere mana meM vairAgya kI bhAvanA taraMgita hotI hai kintu jaba patnI kI ora dekhatA hU~ to mujhe apane kartavya kA dhyAna AtA hai, yadi maiM isa samaya sAdhu banA to apane kartavya se cyuta ho jaauuNgaa| pati kI bAta ko vIca meM hI kATate hue nAgalA ne kahA-yadi Apako sAdhu bananA hai, to saharSa bana sakate haiM / maiM Apake mArga meM avarodhaka nahIM bnuuNgii| maiM sAdhvI nahIM ho sakatI, kyoMki mere meM itanA sAmarthya nahIM hai| maiM sAsu kI sevA meM rahakara Ananda se dharma-dhyAna kruuNgii| merA bhI Apase yahI namra nivedana hai ki Apa saMsAra meM na phaMse / dekhie, Apake bhAI sAdhu haiM, jo duSkara sAdhanA se AtmA ko nikhAra rahe haiN| Apa bhI inhIM ke mArga kA anusaraNa kara apane jIvana ko camakA sakate haiN| bhAI kA hRdayagrAhI upadeza, aura patnI kI prabala preraNA se bhAvadeva bhavadeva muni ke pAsa sAdhu bana gye| aura nAgalA dharma-parAyaNA sAsu kI sevA meM rahakara dharmadhyAna karane lgii| varSa para varSa bItate cale gaye, donoM bhAI svAdhyAya, dhyAna, japa-tapa meM dattacitta ho ge| jana-jana ke mana meM tyAga-vairAgya kI nirmala bhAvanA pratibuddha karate hue eka grAma se dUsare grAma meM vicarate rhe| bhavadeva muni kA

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nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI | 3 zarIra una tapa aura arasa-virasa AhAra se kAphI kSINa ho cukA thA para bhAvadeva ke zarIra para abhI bhI javAnI camaka rahI thii| unake mana meM vicAra AyA, ki maiM to sAdhu bana gayA hU~ para merI patnI mere abhAva meM chaTapaTA rahI hogii| isI udher3a-buna meM unake mana meM tUphAna paidA huA aura sAdhanA ko chor3akara puna: gRhastha banane ke lie tatpara ho gaye; kintu dUsare kSaNa socA ki bhAI ke jIvita rahate gRhastha bananA zreyaskara nahIM hai / veSa sAdhu kA thA para mana gRhastha kA ho cukA thaa| muni bhavadeva ke svargastha hote hI vaha prasannatA se apane gA~va kI ora cala pdd'aa| calate-calate bhAvI jIvana kI raMgIna kalpanA karane lagA kintu eka vicAra mana meM kauMdha gayA ki yadi mAtAjI jIvita hoMgI to merI dAla na glegii| mere sAre manasUbe mana meM hI raha jaayeNge| kintu phira mana meM vicAra AyA ki bhAI jIvita nahIM rahA to mA~ kisa prakAra rahI hogii| jaba maiMne dIkSA lI thI taba bhI vaha kAphI vRddha thI ataH vaha avazya hI svargastha ho cukI hogii| bhAvadeva muni kramazaH vihAra karate hue apane gA~va paha~ce / gA~va ke vAhara hI kucha bahine Avazyaka kArya ke lie AI huI thIM, unameM nAgalA bahina bhI thii| muni ko dekhakara vaha namaskAra karane ke lie unake pAsa phuNco| akelI bahina ko dekhakara bhAvadeva muni ne pUchA-bahina ! kyA tuma isI grAma meM rahatI ho?

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4 | sonA aura sugandha namaskAra kara kahA --- hA~ mahArAja ! bhAvadeva muni - isa grAma meM revatI gAthApatnI nAma kI eka zrAvikA rahatI thI, kyA tuma use jAnatI ho ? zrAvikA - usa dharma-parAyaNA zrAvikA ko kauna nahIM jAnatA, vaha to isa gA~va meM prathama nambara kI zrAvikA thI, para use zAnta hue kaI varSa ho gaye haiM ? bhAvadeva ne socA-acchA huA eka jhaMjhaTa to kama ho gaI aba mere abhIpsita mArga meM koI bhI bAdhaka tattva nahIM rahA hai| usane dUsarA prazna punaH kiyA- 'usakI putravadhU nAgalA ko bhI tU jAnatI hai ? vaha isa samaya kahA~ para hai ?' bahina ne muni ke cehare ko dekhA aura pahacAna gaI ki yaha to mere pati bhAvadeva haiM / ekAkI kyoM Aye haiM ? kyoM pUcha rahe haiM ? kyA kahIM dAla meM kAlA to nahIM hai ? ! usane apane Apako prakaTa na kara kahA - mahArAja vaha merI sahelI hai, maiM use acchI taraha se jAnatI hU~, vaha apanI sAsu kI bhA~ti hI dRr3hadharmA zrAvikA hai / apane vrataniyamoM kA acchI taraha se pAlana karatI hai| usane vivAha karate hI apane pati ko tyAga mArga kI ora prerita kiyA, vaha Ajanma brahmacAriNI hai| para munipravara! Apa mahilAoM ke sambandha meM itane prazna kyoM kara rahe haiM ? Apako mahilAoM ke sambandha meM isa prakAra chAnabIna karanA zobhA nahIM detA hai /

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nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI | 5 bhAvadeva muni---tumheM patA nahIM hai; nAgalA merI dharmapatnI hai| zrAvikA-Azcarya hai ! jahA~ taka mujhe patA hai ki jainamuni ke patnI nahIM hotI aura Apa kaha rahe haiM ki vaha merI patnI hai, yaha kyA bAta hai ? bhAvadeva-zrAvikA tumhArA kahanA satya hai, kintu maiM vivAha karane ke turanta pazcAta hI bhAI ke upadeza se sAdhu bana gayA thaa| para aba......" zrAvikA-'aba' kA tAtparya maiM nahIM samajhI ? kyA Apa punaH usake sAtha sAMsArika jIvana vyatIta karanA cAhate haiM ? yadi cAhate haiM to maiM spaSTa rUpa se Apako sUcita karanA cAhatI hU~ ki vaha Apako svapna meM bhI nahIM caahegii| usake lie Apa apanI sAdhanA khaNDita na kreN| ___ bhAvadeva-zrAvikA ! tujhe kyA patA usake mana kI bAta ? jitanI mujhe usase milane kI AturatA hai usase kahIM adhika usakI AturatA hogI aura vaha mere prastAva ko kabhI bhI nahIM tthukraaegii| zrAvikA ne kahA-mahArAja ! nirarthaka bAtoM meM Apane merA samaya barbAda kara diyaa| mujhe kyA lenA-denA ina bAtoM se / kucha dhArmika carcA hotI to ApakA aura merA donoM kA hI kalyANa hotaa| Apa jarA ArAma kiijie|

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6 sonA aura sugandha abhI Apa bahuta dUra se calakara Aye haiN| pasIne se tarabatara haiM, thake hue haiM, maiM abhI jAtI hU~ aura nAgalA ko sUcita karatI huuN| bhAvadeva muni vizrAma ke lie udyAna meM Thahara gye| ve mana meM bhAvI kalpanAoM ke sunahare mahala khar3e kara rahe the| mujhe kisa prakAra ghara jAnA cAhie aura apanA ujar3A ghara kaise basAnA cAhie / kucha hI samaya bItA ki vahI bahina eka anya bahina ke sAtha sAmAyika karane ke lie A gii| bhAvadeva asamaMjasa meM par3a gye| inake rahate maiM ghara kaise jA sakatA huuN| bhAvadeva apanI kalpanAoM meM bahe jA rahe the aura vaha bahina soca rahI thI ki inheM kisa prakAra pratibodha duuN| inakI naukA madhya bha~vara meM phaMsa cukI hai, yadi maiMne jarA bhI sAvadhAnI na rakhI to DUba jAyegI, ataH inakA uddhAra karanA merA parama kartavya hai| maiM aisA upAya karUM jisase inakI sAdhanA akhaNDa banI rhe| ___muni bhAvadeva bahinoM ke kArya ko dekha rahe the aura bahineM muni kI gatividhiyoM ko nihAra rahI thiiN| itane meM ATha-dasa varSa kA eka bAlaka AyA aura bahina ke manA karane para bhI vaha bahina kI goda meM baiTha gyaa| bahina use pyAra karane lgii| bAlaka ne kahA~mA~ tuma bahuta hI acchI ho, tumane Aja mujhe bahuta hI bar3hiyA khIra khilAI, vaha mujhe bahuta

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nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI | 7 hI svAdiSTa lgii| aisI svAdiSTa khIra to maiMne apane jIvana meM prathama bAra khAI thI, kintu mA~ khAte samaya dhyAna na rahA aura eka makkhI muMha meM calI gii| pariNAmasvarUpa vamana ho gii| usa bahina ne pUchA--phira tene kyA kiyA ? mA~ ! maiMne usa vamana ko punaH cATa liyA, itanI bar3hiyA vastu ko maiM nirarthaka kaise jAne detA-lar3ake ne kahA / bahina-zAbAza beTe ! zAbAza ! mujhe terI buddhi para atyadhika garva hai| tU sayAnA hai kabhI bhI acchI cIja ko nirarthaka nahIM jAne detA / beTA ! bhaviSya meM bhI yadi kabhI aisA maukA A jAe to isI taraha se dhyAna rkhnaa| ___ mA~-beTe ke pArasparika vArtAlApa ko sunakara bhAvadeva muni vikSubdha ho utthe| unake mana meM bahuta hI glAni huii| mana meM vicArane lage ki ye mA~-beTe kitanI adhama prakRti ke haiM / pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki vamana kI huI vastu ko koI khAtA nahIM hai, kauve aura kutte bhI use khAnA kama pasanda karate haiN| yadi kisI ne khA bhI liyA hai to koI prazaMsA nahIM karatA; para yaha mA~ kaisI hai, jo prazaMsA ke pula bA~dhatI calI jA rahI hai / anta meM bhAvadeva muni se nahIM rahA gyaa| unhoMne use phaTakArate hue kahA-'tumheM lajjA nahIM Ato, itane nikRSTa kArya karane vAle putra kI prazaMsA kara rahI

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8 | sonA aura sugandha ho, tumheM to samajhAnA cAhie thA ki samajhadAra bAlaka kabhI bhI aisA nahIM karate / ' nAgalA to yahI cAhatI thI / usane muni ko sambodhita kara kahA -- munipravara ! isa abodha bAlaka ne vamana ko cATa liyA yaha ThIka nahIM kiyA, kintu Apa jarA gaharAI se cintana kiijie| jisa viSaya-vAsanA ko, sAMsArika sukha-vaibhava ko, Apane vamana samajhakara chor3a diyA use hI Apa punaH grahaNa karane ke lie udyata hue haiN| kyA yaha kArya bhI bAlaka kI bhA~ti vamana cATane ke sadRza nahIM hai ? Apane varSoM taka zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA hai, dIrgha tapasyAe~ kI haiM, svAdhyAya- dhyAna Adi kiyA hai phira bhI Apa bAlaka kI taraha galatI kara rahe haiN| kyA yaha Apako zobhA detA hai ? Apa jisa nAgalA ke prema ke pIche pAgala bana rahe haiM, vaha nAgalA maiM hI huuN| maiM Apase spaSTa zabdoM meM nivedana karanA cAhU~gI ki maiM ApakA muni ke rUpa meM satkAra kara sakatI hU~, para pati ke rUpa meM nahIM / prANa bhI cale jAyeMge to bhI maiM praNa nahIM todduuNgii| bhale hI Apa mujhe bhaya, pralobhana Adi dikhAe~ para maiM kabhI bhI apane mArga se cyuta na hoU~gI, ataH Apake lie yahI zreyaskara hai ki apane bhAI bhavadeva muni kI bhA~ti saMyama - sAdhanA meM pUrNa dRr3ha rahakara apane jIvana ko camakAe~ / nAgalA ke zabda-tIroM se bhAvadeva muni kA hRdaya bIMdha

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nArI nahIM, nArAyaNI | gyaa| maiM jisake pIche dIvAnA banA huA hU~, vaha mujhe cAhatI bhI nahIM hai / vaha gRhastha hote hue bhI sAdhanA meM kitanI dRr3ha hai aura maiM sAdhu hokara bhI cyuta hone jA rahA hU~, dhikkAra hai mujhe ! unakA viveka jAgrata ho gayA, a~dhere meM bhaTakate hue unheM prakAza mila gyaa| unake hRdayatantrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe-nArI ho to aisI ho jo patita kA bhI uddhAra kara de, girate hue ko uThA de, murde meM jIvana kA saMcAra kara de| vastutaH nAgalA nArI nahIM nArAyaNI hai, merI sadguruNI hai, isane pahale bhI mujhe saMyamagrahaNa kI preraNA dI aura Aja bhI saMyama meM dRr3ha rahane kI preraNA de rahI hai| maiM isake upakAra ko jIvana bhara kabhI bhI nahIM bhuuluugaa| ___ ve vahA~ se cala diye / utkRSTa tapa-japa kI sAdhanA se jIvana ko camakAne ke lie| -- pariziSTa parva -~-jambU caritra

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dhyAnayogI dRr3haprahArI muni [taskara se sAdhu] dRr3haprahArI taskaroM kA adhipati thaa| usakA janma brAhmaNa kula meM huA thA, usake pitA dharmiSTha va nIti, nipuNa the, kintu kusaMgati ke kAraNa dRr3haprahArI madya-mAMsa kA sevana karane lagA, corI aura vyabhicAra ke caMgula meM phaMsa gyaa| pitA ne use aneka udAharaNa dekara samajhAyA kintu usa para unakA koI asara na huA / eka dina usane bhayaMkara galatI kara dI jisase pitA ne kruddha hokara use ghara se bAhara nikAla diyA / aura vaha eka jaMgala se dUsare jaMgala meM bhaTakatA huA eka taskara pallI meM pahu~ca gayA / corI karane kI kalA meM vaha bahuta hI nipuNa thA ataH vaha pallIpati kA AdarapAtra bana gyaa| usake dRr3ha sAhasa, prabala parAkrama aura prahAra kI acUkatA ko dekhakara pallIpati ne usakA nAma dRr3haprahArI rakhA aura use putravat pyAra karane lgaa| pallIpati kA nidhana ho jAne ke bAda vaha sabhI taskaroM kA adhipati bana gyaa| sAre taskara usI ke nirdeza se kArya karane lge|

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dhyAnayogI dRr3haprahArI muni | 11 eka dina vaha taskaroM ke samUha ko lekara eka bar3e nagara ko lUTane ke lie calA aura nagara ko lUTakara sAnanda apanI pallI kI ora lauTa rahA thaa| vaha kAphI thakA huA thA ataH vizrAma ke lie eka brAhmaNa ke cabUtare para baiTha gayA / brAhmaNI usa samaya bhojana banA rahI thii| khIra taiyAra ho gaI thii| apane dvAra para atithi ko dekhakara usane bhojana ke lie dRr3haprahArI ko nimaMtraNa diyaa| dRr3haprahArI ko jora se bhUkha laga rahI thI, vaha cUlhe ke sannikaTa jAkara baiTha gyaa| brAhmaNI ko yaha vyavahAra anucita lgaa| usane kahA-bhAI ! yaha brAhmaNa kA ghara hai, ghara kI maryAdA kA tumheM khayAla rakhanA caahie| tumheM itanA to dhyAna honA hI cAhie ki tumhAre chUne ke pazcAta bhojana hamAre kAma meM nahIM AtA / ata: kucha dUra baiTho, maiM tumheM bhojana karAtI huuN| dRr3haprahArI ko lagA ki brAhmaNI merA apamAna kara rahI hai| use krodha A gyaa| usake pAsa talavAra thii| usane na idhara dekhA na udhara; brAhmaNI ke do Tukar3e kara diye / brAhmaNI kI karuNa cItkAra ko sunakara brAhmaNa daur3atA huA use bacAne ke lie AyA / dRr3haprahArI ne use bhI yamaloka pahuMcA diyaa| pAsa meM hI gAya khar3I thii| apane svAmI kI nirmama hatyA dekhakara vaha usake pratizodha ke lie dRr3haprahArI ke sAmane huI / dRr3haprahArI kahA~ pIche haTane vAlA thA, usane talavAra kA aisA vAra kiyA ki gAya ke peTa ko hI cIra

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12 | sonA aura sugandha ddaalaa| gAya garbhavatI thii| chaTapaTAtA huA garbha bAhara nikala AyA / var3A hI karuNa dRzya thA, eka ora brAhmaNI par3I thI, dUsarI ora brAhmaNa, aura tIsarI ora gAya aura usakA baccA tar3apa rahA thaa| khUna se sArA ghara raMga gayA thaa| dRr3haprahArI kA atyanta krUra hRdaya bhI usa vIbhatsa dRzya ko dekhakara dravita ho uThA / vaha socane lagA, 'are krodha meM maiMne yaha kyA anartha kara ddaalaa| maiMne brAhmaNa kula meM janma liyA thaa| maiMne nArI-hatyA, brAhmaNa-hatyA aura gauhatyA jaise nikRSTa kArya karate samaya bhI saMkoca nahIM kiyaa| bhayaMkara bhUla maiMne kI thI aura usane mujhe satya zikSA dI thI; para maiMne krodha meM pAgala banakara kitanA bhayaMkara anartha kara diyaa| mere se acchI gAya thI jisane apane svAmI ke lie prANotsarga kara diyaa| mere meM itanA bhI viveka nhiiN| hAya ! adhamatA kI bhI maiMne parAkASThA kara dii|' usane talavAra vahIM para DAla dI aura muni veSa dhAraNa kara zramaNa bana gyaa| __ vaha cintana karane lagA ki ekAnta zAnta sthAna meM jAkara dhyAna karane kI apekSA mere lie yahI zreyaskara hai ki maiM nagara ke dvAra para khar3e raha kara dhyAna karU, kyoMki maiMne isa nagara ke saikar3oM vyaktiyoM ko mArA hai, saikar3oM yuvatiyoM ke suhAga ko lUTA hai, saikar3oM mAtAoM kI goda sUnI kI hai / lAkhoM karor3oM kI sampatti kA apaharaNa kara hajAroM

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dhyAnayogI dRr3haprahArI muni | 13 vyaktiyoM ke mana meM duHkha kI dAvAgni sulagAI hai| ve sabhI mere duSkRtyoM se paricita haiM ataH ve mujhe nAnA prakAra ke parISaha deMge jisase mere karmoM kI nirjarA hogI aura maiM zIghra hI kRta-pApoM se mukta ho sakUgA / vaha pUrva dizA ke dvAra para kAyotsarga mudrA meM khar3A ho gyaa| saikar3oM strI-puruSa va bacce usa mArga se gujarate, muni ko dekha unakA roSa jAga utthtaa| are ! isane mere bhAI ko mArA hai, are isane mere pitA ko khatma kiyA hai, are ! isane to mere putra ko hatyA kI hai| hamAre dhana ko lUTA hai aura aba yaha pAkhaNDI sAdhu kA veSa pahanakara khar3A hai| zarma nahIM AtI ise ! gusse meM Akara koI pattharoM se pUjA karatA, koI lakar3I se prahAra karatA, koI dhUla uchAlatA, koI una para thUkatA, koI gAliyoM kI bauchAreM krtaa| kintu dRr3haprahArI muni zAnta rahate, kabhI bhI kisI para krodha na karate / Der3ha mahIne taka ve vahIM para dhyAnastha khar3e rhe| sabhI kA roSa va joza zAnta ho gyaa| phira pratidina udhara se saikar3oM AdamI nikalate para koI bhI kucha na khtaa| Der3ha mahIne ke pazcAt dRr3haprahArI muni uttara dizA ke dvAra para khar3e ho gye| udhara se nikalane vAle logoM ne bhI Der3ha mahIne taka unheM bhayaMkara kaSTa diye, para unakI zAnti bhaMga nahIM huii| Der3ha mahIne ke pazcAta ve pazcima ke dvAra para khar3e rahe aura Der3ha mahIne taka dakSiNa dvAra para / isa

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15 | sonA aura sugandha prakAra chaha mahIne taka bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara kaSTa dene para bhI ve kabhI bhI dhyAna se vicalita nahIM hue aura unhoMne apane sampUrNa karma naSTa kara diye| kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana kA adbhuta prakAza jagamagA uThA, AkAza meM deva-dundubhI gar3agar3Ane lagI-dhanya ho dhyAnamUrti, kSamA ke avatAra dRr3haprahArI muni ko|

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buddhiM kA camatkAra dantila nAma kA eka harijana yuvaka thaa| vaha bahuta hI buddhimAna tathA svAmibhakta thaa| rAjaprAsAda evaM pradhAnamantrI ke zaucAlayoM kI saphAI karanA usakA kArya thaa| pratidina niyamita samaya para vaha apane kAma para pahu~ca jAtA thaa| use saphAI pasanda thii| usake kArya kI kabhI bhI kisI ne zikAyata nahIM kii| pradhAnamantrI ke yahA~ para putra ke vivAha kI taiyAriyA~ cala rahI thiiN| apAra ullAsamaya vAtAvaraNa thaa| bhavya bhavana sajAye gaye the| sthAna-sthAna para toraNa dvAra banAye gaye the| puSpamAlAe~, kalaza va kadalIdala lagAye gaye the| pratidina saikar3oM vyaktiyoM ke lie nita naye miSTAnna banate the| dantila pradhAnamantrI ke AvAsa kI saphAI kA pUrNa dhyAna rakhatA thaa| sabhI ke bhojana ke pazcAta jUThI pattaleM, idhara-udhara bikhare hue jUThana ko vaha caturAI se uThAkara usa sthAna ko pUrNa svaccha kara detA thaa|

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16 / sonA aura sugandha ___ eka dina rAjya ke viziSTa-ziSTa adhikAriyoM kA bhojana thaa| kucha loga bhojana se nivRtta ho cuke the aura kucha bhojana kara rahe the / dantila ne samajhA sabhI bhojana se nivRtta ho cuke haiM isalie vaha apane saphAI ke kArya meM laga gyaa| vaha saphAI kara rahA thaa| pradhAnamantrI ne dekhA, unheM gussA A gyaa| unhoMne use DA~Tate hue kahA-kauna hai, dantila ! tujhe zarma nahIM aatii| andara saradAra loga bhojana kara rahe haiM, aura tujhe saphAI kI utAvala lagI hai| jaldI nikala jA, nahIM to DaNDe pdd'eNge| zUdra kahIM kA ! pradhAnamantrI kI tarjanA se dantila ke svAbhimAnI mAnasa ko gaharI Thesa phuNcii| usakA svAbhimAna jAga uThA / kyA kartavya-parAyaNatA kA yahI puraskAra hai / maiM antyaja hU~, yaha satya hai / para kyA maiM mAnava nahIM huuN| mujhe to dutkArA jA rahA hai aura usa kutte ko apanI gaddI para biThAye hue haiM aura pyAra se usake zarIra para hAtha phera rahe haiM / maiM saphAI kA kArya karatA hU~ isakA yaha artha to nahIM ki maiM kutte se bhI gayA gujarA huuN| usakI A~kheM mirca kI taraha lAla ho giiN| bhujAe~ phar3aphar3Ane lagI, dA~ta hoTha kATane lage / vaha mana hI mana soca rahA thA ki sattA aura sampatti ke naze meM eka mAnava dUsare mAnava kA kitanA bhayaMkara apamAna kara detA hai, isakA use khayAla hI nhiiN| pradhAnamantrI haiM to rAjya saMcAlana ke lie haiM, parantu kisI ke svAbhimAna ko lUTane ke lie nahIM haiN| maiM inake yahA~ ___

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buddhi kA camatkAra ! 17 para kArya karatA hU~ to isakA yaha artha to nahIM ki maiMne apanA svAbhimAna hI beca diyA hai| pradhAnamantrI yadi yaha samajhate haiM ki maiM choTA hU~ isalie kyA kara sakatA hU~, to maiM bhI unheM batA dUMgA ki choTA jo kara sakatA hai, vaha bar3A bhI nahIM kara sktaa| dantila apamAna kA ghUTa pIkara pradhAnamantrI ke AvAsa se bAhara nikala gyaa| dina bhara vicAra-sAgara meM DubakiyA~ lagAtA rahA, rAtabhara use nIMda bhI nahIM aaii| prAtaH hote hI vaha rAjaprAsAda meM apanI patnI ke sAtha saphAI ke lie pahu~ca gyaa| kucha dera kArya karane ke pazcAta vaha vizrAma lene ke lie eka ora baiTha gyaa| dantila kI patnI bhI usake pAsa hI Akara baiTha gii| dantila ne vArtAlApa prArambha karate hI kahA-rAmU kI mA~ ! apanA rAjA to mUrkha rAja ziromaNi hai| use zAsana-saMcAlana ko paddhatiyA~ bhI parijJAta nahIM haiN| __ mahatarAnI ne bAta ko kATate hue kahA--patideva ! Age na bolo, bAta karanI ho to jarA hoza se kro| apanA rAjA sUrya kI taraha tejasvI hai, candra kI taraha saumya hai aura kubera kI taraha dAnI tathA dharmarAja kI taraha nyAya-premI hai| aise mahAna rAjA kI Apa nindA kara rahe haiM / bhaviSya meM kabhI bhI bhUlakara nindA kI to maiM jabAna khIca lgii| ____mahatarAnI kI bAta pUrI bhI nahIM huI thI ki dantila ne kahA-merI vAta pUrI sune binA hI tU bIca meM hI mujhe

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18 | sonA aura sugandha DA~Tane lgii| maiM kaba rAjA kI nyAyapriyatA aura udAratA kI nindA kara rahA huuN| maiM to kaha rahA hU~ ki rAjA bahuta hI bholA-bhAlA hai aura jamAnA hai catura va cAlAkoM kaa| usane apanA sArA kAryabhAra pradhAnamantrI ke jimme kara rakhA hai| vaha dina kahatA hai to dina aura rAta kahatA hai to rAta / kyA kabhI isa prakAra rAjya-vyavasthA calatI hogI / jisake hAtha meM sattA A jAtI hai vaha kyA nahIM kara sakatA ? Ajakala pradhAnamantrI rAjA ke vizvAsa kA anucita lAbha uThA rahA hai| putra ke vivAha ke bahAne vaha zAsana-sUtra ko hI badalane kA SaDyantra kara rahA hai / rAjA ke variSTha adhikArI kaI dinoM se usake yahA~ gulacha" ur3A rahe haiN| ve kyA kabhI namakaharAma ho sakate haiN| pradhAnamantrI rAjanIti vizArada hai| vaha kisI ko pralobhana dekara aura kisI ko padonnati kara apanI ora AkarSita kara rahA hai / zastra-astra bhI sa~vAre jA rahe haiN| vivAha ke bahAne zAsana ko ulaTane kA upakrama kiyA jA rahA hai| rAjanItijJoM kA koI bhI vizvAsa nahIM hai| ve kaba kyA kareMge, kucha bhI patA nahIM hai| ___ mahatarAnI-patideva ! Aja cupa raheM, Apako kyA lenAdenA ? yadi kisI ne bhI kucha suna liyA to lene ke dene par3a jaayeNge| rAjA to isalie Apase nArAja hogA ki Apane usakI nindA kI, aura pradhAnamantrI isalie Rddha hogA ki Apane usake gupta SaDyaMtra kA bhaMDAphor3a kara diyaa|

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buddhi kA camatkAra | 16 koI bhI rAjA ho usase apane ko kyA lenA-denA ? Apa vyartha hI rAjanIti meM kyoM ulajha rahe haiN| rAjA cAhe jo ho, apane kArya meM to koI bhI antara par3ane vAlA nahIM hai| Apa to dRzya dekhate cale jAie ki kyA hotA hai| dantila ne muskarAte hue kahA--tU kAyara hai, yahA~ para apanI bAta kauna sunatA hai ? Asa-pAsa meM to koI bhI vyakti dikhAI nahIM detaa| _____ mahatarAnI--bhale hI koI bhI dikhAI nahIM detA ho, kintu kahate haiM ki dIvAroM ke bhI kAna hote haiN| koI suna legA to apane ko muzkila ho jaayegii| rAjA zaucAdi se nivRtta hokara gavAkSa meM khar3A huA nagara ko nihAra rahA thA ki usake kAnoM meM harijana dampatti kI bAtoM kI dhvani girI / usane dhyAnapUrvaka use sunaa| use krodha A gyaa| bhAvI cintAoM kI kalpanAoM se hI vaha kA~pa uThA / pradhAnamantrI ke kRtyoM para use vicAra aayaa| kyA dantila kA kathana satya hai ? satya-tathya ke parijJAna hetu rAjA ne apane nijI guptacaroM ko pradhAnamantrI ke AvAsa para bhejaa| unhoMne Akara jo batAyA usase rAjA ko dantila ke kathana para pUrNa vizvAsa ho gyaa| rAjA ne zIghra hI kAryavAhI prArambha kI aura pradhAnamantrI ko bandI banAkara kArAgRha meM banda kara diyaa| pradhAnamantrI ke to tote hI ur3a gaye / putra ke vivAha kI sArI khuziyA~ gAyaba ___

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20 / sonA aura sugandha ho gii| usakI samajha meM hI nahIM A rahA thA ki yaha kisa kI karAmAta hai| usane apane jIvana meM Aja dina taka kisI ko bhI duzmana nahIM banAyA / sabhI ke sAtha usane bhalAI kI hai, phira yaha yakAyaka Apatti kaise A gaI ? lambe samaya taka cintana karane ke pazcAta use smaraNa AyA ki kala maiMne avazya hI dantila ko burI taraha se DA~TA thaa| lagatA hai yaha usI kA camatkAra hai| choTA-sA kA~TA bhI calate hue vyakti ko roka detA hai| pradhAnamantrI ne apane putra ko bulAkara sArI sthiti btaaii| pitA ke nirdeza ke anusAra bahuta sAre thAla miThAiyoM ke, meve ke aura vastrAbhUSaNoM ke bharakara vaha dantila ke ghara phuNcaa| dantila amAtyaputra ko apane yahA~ AyA dekhakara harSa se nAca uThA / vaha apanI buddhi para mana-hI-mana prasanna ho rahA thA / usane amAtyaputra kA svAgata karate hue kahAApakA padhAranA kisalie huA hai / Apa Adeza dete, maiM vahIM para upasthita ho jaataa| amAtyaputra kA sira lajjA se jhuka gyaa| usane kahAdantila ! tumhArA aura hamArA ghara kA sambandha hai / vivAha ke prasaMga para miThAiyA~ Adi bA~TI giiN| anya sthAnoM para anya loga gaye, aura maiM tumhAre yahA~ AyA huuN| amAtyaputra ke sneha-snigdha zabdoM ko sunakara dantila pAnI-pAnI ho gayA usakA krodha kapUra kI taraha ur3a gyaa|

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buddhi kA camatkAra | 21 vaha amAtyaputra ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| kahie kyA Adeza hai, jo bhI sevA ho, maiM usake lie sadA tatpara huuN| amAtyaputra kI A~kheM A~suoM se ubaDabA gaIM---- dantila ! tuma apanA jAla sameTo aura pitAzrI ko zIghra hI kArAgRha se mukta kraao| dantila-Apa cintA na kareM, maiM aisA prayAsa karUMgA jisase pradhAnamantrI zIghra ho mukta ho skeN| dUsare dina prAtaH hote hI dantila apanI patnI ke sAtha rAjamahala meM pahu~ca gyaa| kucha saphAI karane ke pazcAta vizrAma ke bahAne vaha usI sthAna para baiTha gayA jahA~ kala baiThA thA aura patnI se kahane lagA-rAmU kI mA~ ! rAjA ke kAna bahuta hI kacce hote haiN| unameM socane kI zakti hI nahIM hotii| ve jaisA sunate haiM vaisA hI kArya binA vicAre kara dete haiN| dekha na, pradhAnamantrI kitanA bhalA thA / jo rAta-dina rAjA ke aura prajA ke hita meM lagA rahatA thaa| usake samAna rAjabhakta hU~r3hane para bhI nahIM mila sktaa| usane apane jIvana meM Aja dina taka kisI kA bhI burA na kiyaa| usane apanA sArA jIvana rAjyasevA meM lgaayaa| use kArAgRha meM banda kara rAjA ne apane dimAga kA divAlA hI nikAla diyaa| kyA usakI amUlya sevAoM kA yahI puraskAra hai ? mahatarAnI-tumheM kyA ho gayA hai ? jaba dekho taba

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22 | sonA aura sugandha AlocanA ke sivAya koI bAta hI nhiiN| kala pradhAnamantrI kI nindA kara rahe the aura Aja usake guNa baghAra rahe ho| dantila-kala maiMne kyA kahA thA? tU vyartha hI mere para doSAroSaNa kara rahI hai| pradhAnamantrI ke viruddha maiMne eka bhI zabda kabhI nahIM khaa| maiM svapna meM bhI pradhAnamantrI ke viruddha kucha bhI nahIM kaha sakatA / tU hI soca, jisane apanA sampUrNa jIvana rAjA ke hita ke lie aura prajA ke hita ke lie utsarga kiyA ho, usakI burAI maiM kaise kara sakatA hU~? ___ mahatarAnI ne kala kI bAta kI smRti dilAte hue kahA ki Apane amuka-amuka bAteM kahI thiiN| dantila ne kahA-tujhe patA nahIM kala maiMne zarAba adhika pI rakhI thii| usa naze meM yadi maiM kucha bhI baka gayA hU~ to mujhe kucha bhI patA nahIM / rAjA Aja bhI harijana dampatti kI bAta kAna lagA kara gavAkSa meM khar3e rahakara suna rahA thaa| use apane kRtakArya para glAni huii| are maiMne isake kahane se kitanA mahAna anartha kara ddaalaa| jisa pradhAnamantrI ne jIvana bhara merI va prajA kI sevA kI, use maiMne yaha puraskAra diyA hai| rAjA zIghra hI kArAgRha meM pahu~cA aura pradhAnamantrI ko bandhanamukta kara diyaa| kSamA-yAcanA kara sa-sammAna use ghara phuNcaayaa|

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buddhi kA camatkAra | 23 dantila ko jaba yaha jJAta huA to vaha apanI buddhi ke camatkAra para mana hI mana khuza ho rahA thA ki maiMne pradhAnamantrI ko batA diyA ki choTA vyakti bhI kitanA kAma kA hotA hai| usakI upekSA bhI kitanI khataranAka hotI hai| aba vaha bhaviSya meM kabhI bhI kisI kA apamAna na kregaa|

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dasyurAja rohiNeya rAjagRha kA prasiddha durdAnta dasyu loha-khuro jIvana kI antima ghar3iyA~ gina rahA thaa| usane apane jyeSTha putra rohiNeya se kahA-vatsa ! aba maiM saMsAra se vidA ho rahA hU~, merI antima icchA hai ki hamArA mahAna zatru zramaNa mahAvIra hai, jo yadA-kadA rAjagRha meM AtA rahatA hai usake pAsa na jAnA aura na usakI vANI hI sunanA / pitAjI ! mahAvIra to bar3e prabhAvazAlI vyakti haiN| rAjagRha ke samrATa se lekara bar3e-bar3e zreSThI loga unake nAma para mantramugdha haiN| putra ! bAta sahI hai, para vaha hamArA sabase bar3A zatru hai| eka bAra hamAre sAthI usake pAsa gaye, para jaba lauTe to cora nahIM rhe| rAjA zreNika coroM ko bandI banA sakatA hai kintu vaha acora nahIM banAtA lekina mahAvIra ke samparka meM Ane para cora bhI acora ho jAtA hai| usakA yaha prayAsa hamAre kuladharma para kuThArAghAta karatA hai, ataH maiM tumheM sAvadhAna karatA hU~ ki usase bacakara rahanA /

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dasyurAja rohiNeya | 25 na kabhI usake pAsa jAnA aura na kabhI usakA upadeza hI sunnaa| rohiNeya ne saharSa pitA ke antima Adeza ko zirodhArya kiyaa| lohakhuro ne saMsAra se vidA lii| ___rohiNeya taskara-kRtya meM pitA se bhI Age bar3ha gyaa| usane kucha vidyAe~ prApta kii| rUpa-parivartanI vidyA se vaha dekhate-hI-dekhate rUpa badala detA thA aura gagana-gAminI pAdukA ko pahanakara AkAza meM ur3a jAtA thaa| usase rAjA, mantrI, ArakSIdala va nagaravAsI sabhI parezAna the| sabhI kI A~khoM meM rohiNeya dhUla jhoMka detA thA / rAjagRha kI janatA usase bhayabhIta ho rahI thii| vaha dina dahAr3e corI kara letA thaa| bar3e-bar3e dhanapati usake nAma se kA~pate the| ArakSIdala ke sabhI prayatna niSphala ho gaye, cora pakar3a meM nahIM AyA / ___ madhyAhna kA samaya thaa| rohiNeya eka ghara meM corI karane ke lie ghusaa| vaha dhana ko le jAne kA prayAsa kara rahA thA, ki AsapAsa ke loga ekatra ho gye| kolAhala ko sunakara rohiNeya vahA~ se bhAgA, para zIghratA meM vaha gagana-gAminI pAdukAe~ vahIM bhUla gyaa| vaha jisa mArga se jA rahA thA, usI mArga ke pAsa bhagavAna mahAvIra pravacana kara rahe the| vaha bhagavAna kI vANI sunanA nahIM cAhatA thaa| use apane pitA ke Adeza kA pAlana karanA thaa|

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26 | sonA aura sugandha pravacana-sthala ke pAsa pahu~cate hI usane calane kI gati teja kara dI aura kAnoM meM a~guliyA~ DAla lIM / para niyati ko yaha kahA~ mAnya thA ? usake dAe~ paira meM eka nukIlA kA~TA cubha gyaa| usake paira lar3akhar3Ane lge| gati meM zithilatA A gii| usake antarmAnasa meM bhaya thA ki pIchA karane vAle kahIM Akara pakar3a na leN| binA kA~TA nikAle teja daur3anA sambhava nahIM thaa| kA~TA nikAlane ke lie kAnoM se aMguliyA~ nikAlanA Avazyaka thA, aura aMguliyA~ nikAlane para mahAvIra-vANI sunane kA khatarA thaa| usane kAnoM se a~guliyA~ haTAIM aura kA~TA nikaalaa| usa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra devatA ke sambandha meM carcA kara rahe the- 'devatA ke nayana animeSa hote haiM, unake paira bhUmi se cAra aMgula Upara rahate haiN|' bhagavAna ke ye zabda usake kAnoM meM gira gye| vaha zIghra hI kAnoM meM aMguliyA~ DAlakara phira daudd'aa| mahAvIra ke zabdoM ko bhUlane kA vaha prayAsa karane lagA; para yaha niyama hai ki jise bhUlane kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha kabhI bhI bhUlA nahIM jaataa| usakI dhAraNA aura bhI adhika puSTa ho jAtI hai / rohiNeya ke karNa kuharoM meM mahAvIra kI vANI gUMjatI rhii| dina-pratidina rohiNeya kA AtaMka bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| nAgarika usase parezAna the, ve sabhI samrAT zreNika ke pAsa phuNce| samrAT ne unase kuzala-kSema puuchaa| nAgarikoM ne namra nivedana karate hue kahA-ApakI pavitra ___

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dasyurAja rohiNeya | 27 chatrachAyA meM sabhI prakAra se Ananda hai kintu rohiNeya kI kAlI karatUtoM se hama atyadhika parezAna ho gaye haiM / yadi usakA upadrava zAnta na huA to hameM rAjagRha nagara chor3ane ke lie bAdhya honA par3egA / samrAT zreNika kA ceharA tamatamA uThA / usI samaya kotavAla ko bulAkara zreNika ne upAlambha dete hue kahAyaha tumane kyA pola calA rakhI hai / merI prajA parezAna hai aura tuma sukha kI nIMda so rahe ho / kotavAla ne kA~pate svara meM kahA- rAjan ! maiMne use pakar3ane ke anekoM prayatna kiye haiM, para kheda hai ki maiM use pakar3ane meM saphala na ho sakA / yadi mahAmAtya abhayakumAra merA mArga-darzana kareM to sambhava hai saphalatA prApta ho jAya / abhayakumAra ne dasyurAja ko pakar3ane kA kArya apane hAtha meM liyA aura usI samaya eka gupta yojanA banAI / rAtri meM nagara ke sabhI daravAje khule rakhe gaye / paharedAra aTTAlikAoM meM chipa gaye / madhya rAtri meM rohiNeya ne dakSiNI dvAra se nagara meM praveza kiyA / chipe hue prahariyoM ne use pakar3a liyA / use rUpa parivartana karane kA aura vahA~ se bhAga nikalane kA avasara hI nahIM milA / nagararakSaka ne prAtaHkAla cora ko samrAT ke sAmane prastuta kiyaa| cora ko dekhate hI samrAT kI bhRkuTI tana

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28 | sonA aura sugandha gii| use phaTakArate hue kahA-rohiNeya ! tU bahuta hI duSTa hai, tene merI prajA ko kitanA kaSTa diyA hai| apane pApoM ko smaraNa kara ! bandI ne kahA-rAjan ! ApakA kathana bilakula hI ucita hai| jisa rohiNeya ne rAjagRha ko itanA kaSTa diyA hai, use mRtyu daNDa avazya hI milanA cAhie kintu maiM to rohiNeya nahIM hU~, kyA mujhe bhI daNDa milanA caahie| bandI kI bAta sunate hI sabhA meM eka sannATA chA gyaa| sabhI usake cehare kI ora dekhane lage ? sabhI ke antarmAnasa meM yaha prazna kacoTane lagA kyA yaha rohiNeya nahIM hai ? to phira yaha kauna hai ? zreNika ne pratiprazna kiyA-kyA tU rohiNeya nahIM hai ? hA~, maiM rohiNeya nahIM hU~, maiM to zAligrAma kA vyApArI hU~ aura merA nAma durgacaNDa hai / tU kyA vyApAra karatA hai ? javAharAta kaa| rAtri meM kahA~ para jA rahA thA ? rAtri meM maiM apane gA~va se rAjagRha A rahA thaa| kucha vilamba ho gyaa| prahariyoM ne mujhe bandI banA liyaa| kyA tU satya kaha rahA hai ?

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dasyurAja rohiNeya | 26 yadi Apa zrI ko merI bAta meM zaMkA ho to Apa jA~ca karA sakate haiN| samrATa ne abhayakumAra kI ora saMketa kiyA / abhayakumAra ne samrAT ke saMketa ko samajhakara eka guptacara zAligrAma bhejaa| usa dina sabhA vijita kara dii| zAligrAma ko janatA ko rohiNeya samaya-samaya para artha sahayoga detA thaa| unake manorathoM kI pUrti karatA thA, ata: rohiNeya ne jo kahA thA zAligrAma ke nivAsiyoM ne usakA samarthana kiyA / sAkSya ke abhAva meM rohiNeya ko mukta kara diyA gayA / abhayakumAra ne usase kSamA yAcanA karate hue maitrI kA prastAva prastuta kiyaa| rohiNeya ne kahA-isase bar3hakara aura Ananda kyA ho sakatA hai ! donoM maitrI ke sUtra meM ba~dha gye| rohiNeya kA bhojana mahAmAtya abhayakumAra ke vahA~ para thaa| abhayakumAra ke prazikSita rasoiye ne bar3hiyA bhojana meM aisA mAdaka padArtha DAla diyA jisase vaha bhojana karate-karate besudha ho gayA / anucaroM ne use uThAkara eka navya-bhavya bhavana meM sulA diyaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt jaba mAdaka dravyoM kA nazA utarA to use dhyAna hI nahIM AyA ki vaha kahA~ hai ? kyA vaha svapna dekha rahA hai yA anya / madhura-madhura suvAsa se usakA mana mugdha ho gyaa| sundara apsarAe~ AIM / praNAma kara kahA-yaha svarga hai| yaha dekhie svargIya vaibhava / ApakA abhI yahA~ para janma

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30 / sonA aura sugandha huA hai| kRpayA Apa hamArI jijJAsAoM kA samAdhAna kiijie| Apane pUrvajanma meM aise kyA karma kiye haiN| kyA Apane corI kI, DAkA DAlA, mAnavoM ko kaSTa diye, yA kisI ko mArA-pITA ? kyoMki aise kArya karane vAlA hI to svarga meM janma grahaNa karatA hai| rohiNeya yaha sabhI dekhakara vismita thaa| usakI samajha meM hI nahIM A rahA thA ki yaha kyA hai / usane mahala kI ora dekhA aura sAmane khar3I apsarAoM kI ora dekhaa| usI samaya use zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI smaraNa ho aaii| inake netra to animeSa nahIM hai| inake pA~va bhI dharatI ko sparza kara rahe haiN| lagatA hai ye svarga kI apsarAe~ nahIM kintu mAnavIya yuvatiyA~ haiN| sambhavataH yaha abhayakumAra kI kUTanIti kA cakra hai / vaha sa~bhala gyaa| usane kahA-maiM durgacaNDa hU~, zAligrAma kA rahane vAlA hU~, maiM marA nahIM huuN| maiM to manuSya loka meM hI huuN| __ guptacara ne sArI bAta abhayakumAra se kahI / abhayakumAra ne sa-sammAna use zAligrAma bhijavA diyaa| rohiNeya kA hRdaya parivartita ho gyaa| usane socAmahAvIra ke kucha zabdoM ne bhI mere jIvana ko bacA liyaa| mere pitA ne unakI vANI sunane kI manAI kI, vaha ucita nahIM hai| maiM bhagavAna ke pAsa jAU~ aura unake pAvana pravacanoM ko sunU /

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dasyurAja rohiNeya | 31 rohiNeya bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pravacana sabhA meM phuNcaa| bhagavAna pravacana kara rahe the ki kisI bhI prANI ko na staao| jo dUsaroM ko satAtA hai vaha bhI satAyA jAtA hai| bhagavAna ke pavitra upadeza se rohiNeya kA ajJAna dUra ho gyaa| usane sabhA meM khar3e hokara nivedana kiyAbhagavan ! maiM pavitra jIvana jInA cAhatA huuN| zreNika samrATa ne abhayakumAra kI ora dekhakara kahA---yaha to vahI vyakti hai jise hamAre anucaroM ne bandI banAyA thA / lagatA hai yaha bahuta hI dharmAtmA hai| samrATa ne apanI bAta pUrI bhI nahIM kI thI ki usa vyakti ne apanA paricaya dete hue kahA-merA nAma rohiNeya hai| mere nAma se rAjagRha se AbAla-vRddha sabhI paricita haiN| maiMne rAjagRha nivAsiyoM ko atyadhika taMga kiyA hai| maiMne lAkhoM kI hI nahIM apitu karor3oM kI sampatti curAI hai| zAsana bhI merI kAlI chAyA se kA~patA hai| abhayakumAra jaise buddhi ke nidhAna bhI mujhe pakar3ane meM asamartha rahe, para bhagavAna Aja Apane mujhe pakar3a liyA hai / rohiNeya ne zroNika samrATa kI ora mur3akara kahArAjan ! Apa mahAmAtya abhayakumAra ko mere sAtha preSita kIjie, maiM apanA sArA gar3A huA nidhAna unheM batA dUMgA jisase ve, jinakA hai, unheM lauTA skeN|

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32 | sonA aura sugandha zreNika-rohiNeya ! tumhArA kyA vicAra hai ? maiM bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM dIkSA lenA cAhatA huuN| zreNika ke hI nahIM, sabhI sabhAsadoM ke hattaMtrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe--dhanya hai ! yaha hiMsA para ahiMsA kI vijaya thI, sandeha para vizvAsa kI vijaya thI, bhaya para abhaya kI vijaya thii| tripaSTi0 10/6 -AkhyAnaka maNikoSa 12/38

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apane pairoM Apa kulhAr3I nalinIvana nAmaka sundara udyAna meM muni dharmaghoSa Akara Thahare the| yaha udyAna puNDarIkiNI nAmaka nagarI ke bAhara thA / vahA~ kA rAjA mahApadma bar3A vivekavAna thaa| muni ke Agamana kA samAcAra sunakara vaha saparivAra unake darzana karane gyaa| ___muni ke upadeza kA aisA prabhAva rAjA para huA ki usane rAjapATa tyAga kara dIkSA grahaNa karane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| usako rAnI padmAvatI ne bhI isa zubha kArya meM koI Apatti nahIM kii| usane kahA___"svAmI ! Apake binA merA jIvana nIrasa ho jaaygaa| kintu ApakI bhAvanA ucca hai, pavitra hai| ata: isa kArya meM Apa mujhe bAdhaka na mAneM / " - rAjA ne apane yuvarAja puNDarIka kA rAjyAbhaSeka kiyA aura dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| bahuta samaya taka tapasyAmaya jIvana vyatIta karate hue~ anta meM unhoMne siddhi prApta kii|

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34 | sonA aura sugandha eka bAra munivara kA Agamana phira usI nagarI meM huA / rAjA puNDarIka kA bhAI kaNDarIka yuvarAja thA / usane munivara kA upadeza sunA aura vairAgya bhAvanA hRdaya meM udita hone se mahala meM Akara rAjA se kahA " sthavira muni se dharma sunakara aba maiM isa saMsAra meM koI ruci rakhane meM asamartha hU~ / kRpayA Apa mujhe dIkSA grahaNa karane kI AjJA pradAna kareM / " rAjA ne apane bhAI ko samajhAyA bujhAyA aura kahA ki kucha samaya taka rAjya kA sukha bhogane ke bAda hI dIkSita honA zreyaskara hogA, kintu kaNDarIka nahIM mAnA / anta meM vivaza hokara puNDarIka ne AjJA de dI / zIghra hI kaNDarIka muni ne adhyayana dvArA gyAraha aMgoM kA jJAna arjita kara liyA / kintu nirantara kaThina tapa evaM vihAra karate rahane ke kAraNa unakA zarIra rogagrasta ho gayA / usa rugNAvasthA meM jaba muni kaNDarIka vihAra karate hue puNDarIkiNI nagarI meM padhAre hue the, taba unakI asvasthatA kI bAta jAnakara rAjA puNDarIka sthavira bhagavanta ke samIpa jAkara bole "bhagavan ! kaNDarIka anagAra kA zarIra rogagrasta ho gayA hai / unheM auSadhi kI AvazyakatA hai| yadi Apa merI mAnazAlA meM padhArane kI kRpA kareM to upayukta ho / " aisA hI kiyA gayA aura anukUla auSadha se zIghra hI

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apane pairoM Apa kulhAr3I | 35 kaNDarIka anagAra svastha bhI ho ge| unakI svasthatA ke uparAnta sthavira bhagavanta puna: grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate hue anyatra vicaraNa karane lge| kevala kaNDarIka anagAra AjJA lekara usI nagarI meM kucha samaya ke lie Thahara ge| ... rAjA ke yahA~ se prApta hone vAle susvAdu bhojana aura vizrAma kA prabhAva kaNDarIka anagAra para kucha aisA huA ki unameM zithilAcAra A gyaa| aba unheM tapasyA ke sthAna para sukha-bhoga hI acchA lagane lgaa| unakI AtmA meM asAvadhAnI A gaI thii| .. rAjA ne jaba yaha sthiti dekhI to vaha duHkhI huaa| anagAra ko jAgrata karane kI dRSTi se vaha unake pAsa Akara kahane lagA.... "bar3e bhAgya se, bar3e puNyodaya se Apako manuSya janma kA yaha sundara phala milA hai| hama loga to abhAge hI haiM jo ki sAMsArika sukha-bhogoM meM lipta haiM / Apa jJAnI haiN| Apane inakA tyAga kara diyA hai| hama ajJAnI haiM ki unheM chor3a nahIM paae|" . ___ anagAra ko yaha bAta priya nahIM lagI / unakA mana to Diga cukA thaa| kintu bAra-bAra rAjA ne jaba ina bAtoM ko duharAyA, taba icchA na hote hue bhI unheM usa nagarI se vihAra karane kA hI nizcaya karanA pdd'aa| vihAra kara ve puna: sthavira ke pAsa cale aaye|

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36 | sonA aura sugandha lekina unakA mana nahIM lagA / tapasyA aba unheM kaSTa kara pratIta hotI / tyAga unheM priya nahIM lgtaa| ataH eka dina sthavira kI AjJA ke binA hI ve cala par3e aura lauTakara puNDarIkiNI nagarI meM A ge| vahA~ Akara rAjA puNDarIka ke nivAsa ke samIpa hI azoka vATikA meM eka azoka vRkSa ke nIce Akara eka zilAkhaMDa para ve baiTha gae / unakA hRdaya bojhila thaa| mana meM cintA thii| ve anubhava karate the ki jaise unake sakala manoratha bhagna ho gaye hoN| isa vicitra sthiti meM ve bahuta dera taka baiThe rhe| usI samaya rAjA kI dhAyamAtA kisI kAryavaza vATikA meM aaii| usane anagAra ko udAsI meM DUbe dekhaa| Azcarya bhI huA aura duHkha bhI huaa| cupacApa vaha rAjA ke pAsa jAkara volI'devAnupriya ! tumhArA bhAI azokavATikA meM baiThA hai|' "merA bhAI ? kauna ? kyA kaNDarIka anagAra? vaha to vihAra kara gaye the na ? . "hA~ ! kintu ve lauTa Ae haiM; aura duHkhI pratIta hote haiN| tuma jAkara dekho aura yathocita kro|" rAjA aayaa| anagAra se usane pUchA"isa prakAra akele, vinA sUcanA ke hI Apa kaba

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apane pairoM Apa kulhAr3I | 37 padhAre ? muni jIvana Apako puNyodaya se prApta huA hai| ApakA jIvana dhanya hai|" rAjA ne isI prakAra kI bAteM tIna bAra isa prayojana se kahIM ki anagAra kI AtmA jAma jAya; kintu koI lAbha nahIM huA / anagAra ne ina bAtoM ko sunakara aruci se muha phera liyaa| yaha dekhakara rAjA se spaSTa pUchA"kyA bhogoM se prayojana hai ?" "hA~, hai|"-spsstttaapuurvk anagAra ne bhI uttara de diyaa| vastusthiti kA vicAra kara rAjA ne turanta kaNDaroka ke rAjyAbhiSeka kI taiyArI kI aura dekhate-dekhate hI kaNDarIka anagAra se rAjA bana gyaa| aura rAjA puNDarIka ne saba kucha tyAga diyAtRNavat ! paMcamuSTika locana kara unhoMne svayaM hI cAturyAma dharma aMgIkAra kara liyA aura abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA "sthavira bhagavanta ko vandana-namaskAra karane aura unase cAturyAma dharma aMgIkAra karane ke pazcAta hI mujhe AhAra kalpatA hai|" . yaha abhigraha dhAraNa kara puNDarIka nagarI se bAhara sthavira bhagavanta ko khojane nikala pdd'e| rAjA kaNDarIka AkaNTha bhoga-vilAsa meM DUba ge|

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38 | sonA aura sugandha bahuta samaya ko apanI tapasyA aura tyAga ko unhoMne vyartha ga~vA ddaalaa| lAlasA kI tIvratA meM adhika gariSTa AhAra evaM vilAsa kI adhikatA se unakA zarIra punaH rogagrasta ho gyaa| unheM pitta jvara ho AyA / sArA zarIra dAha se jalane lgaa| vedanA ko parAkASThA ho gii| apane pairoM para unhoMne Apa hI kulhAr3I mAra lii| bahuta samaya taka roga-zoka sahana kara ati vilAsa ke vazIbhUta mana lie ve ArtadhyAna meM pdd'e| zarIra ko rahIsahI zakti vinaSTa ho jAne para anta meM duHkhada mRtyu prApta kara ve sAtavI pRthvI meM, sarvotkRSTa sthiti vAle naraka meM, nAraka rUpa meM utpanna hue| dUsarI ora puNDarIka anagAra ne sthavira bhagavanta se dIkSA grahaNa kI, tapa evaM svAdhyAya kiyA aura anta meM samaya Ane para unhoMne 'zubhadhyAna meM lIna hokara, samasta zalyoM kA tyAga kara zarIra chor3a diyaa| yahA~ se kAla kara ve sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM utpanna hue| vahA~ se Ayu pUrNa karake ve sIdhe mahAvideha kSetra meM utpanna hokara parama siddhi ko prApta kreNge| saddharma ko jAnakara, mAnakara aura grahaNa karake bhI use tyAga denA svayaM apane hAthoM apane pairoM para kulhAr3I mAra lenA nahIM to aura kyA hai ?

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parIkSA mahApratApI rAjA nanda pATaliputra meM rAjya karate the| zakaTAra unakA eka mantrI thaa| usake do putra the--zriyaka aura sthuulbhdr| ___ sthUlabhadra bar3A bhAI thaa| pitA mantrI the| ghara meM kisI vastu kI kamI nahIM thii| adhikAra bhI asIma the| dhana aura adhikAra kA mada sthUlabhadra para car3ha gayA thA aura hA~, yauvana ke mada ne usameM milakara sthUlabhadra ko matta hI banA diyA thaa| rAjya kI, pATaliputra kI sarvazreSTha sundarI kozA vezyA ke rUpa para Asakta hokara vaha dina-rAta usI ke ghara par3A rahatA thaa| kozA ke rUpa-yauvana kA vaha pyAsA bhramara thA / loga kahate the ki cAhe machalI pAnI ke binA raha le kintu sthUlabhadra kozA se alaga hokara nahIM raha sktaa| isa premI yugala ke prema kI kathA ghara-ghara meM sunAI detI thii|

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40 | sonA aura sugandha kintu bhaviSya ke garbha meM kyA-kyA chipA hai, yaha kauna jAna pAtA hai ? zakaTAra kI mRtyu huii| rAjA ne zriyaka se kahA"apane pitA ke sthAna para tuma mantrI bana jaao|" zriyaka ne uttara diyA "rAjan ! ApakI asIma kRpaa| kintu sthUlabhadra mere bar3e bhAI haiN| unheM hI Apa usa pada para AsIna kreN|" . kintu sthUlabhadra to aba kisI anya pada para AsIna hone vAle the-aise ucca aura pavitra pada para, jise prApta karane ke lie janma-janma tapasyA karanI par3atI hai / sthUlabhadra ke hRdaya meM pitA kI mRtyu ke saMvAda se eka nirAlA hI parivartana aayaa| usakI soI huI, rAgamatta AtmA prabuddha ho gaI thii| usane sAMsArika bhoga-vilAsa kI tucchatA aura asAratA ko samajha liyA thaa| vairAgya ne usake Atmakamala ko vikasita kara diyA thA aura bhoga kA pApa-paMka nIce raha gayA thaa| - sthUlabhadra ne eka hI jhaTake se saMsAra ke bandhana ko kATa kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| sAdhanA calatI rahI / vicaraNa hotA rhaa| AtmA kA maila tapasyA ke nirmala jala se dhulakara chUTatA rahA / sthUlabhadra sAdhutva ke ucca se uccatara zikhara para car3hate rhe| eka bAra apane guru ke sAtha vicaraNa karate hue ve

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parIkSA | 41 pATaliputra Ae / cAturmAsa kA samaya samIpa thA / yaha jAnakara tathA pATaliputra ke logoM kA Agraha svIkAra karake unake guru ne cAturmAsa vahIM karane kA nizcaya kiyA / cAra muniyoM ne apane guru ke samIpa Akara cAra bhinnabhinna sthAnoM para cAturmAsa karane kI icchA prakaTa kI / eka muni ne siMha kI guphA meM, dUsare ne sarpa ke bila para tIsare ne kue~ kI meMr3a para aura cauthe, sthUlabhadra ne, kozA vezyA ke ghara cAturmAsa karane kI AjJA mA~gI / AjJA mila gaI / parIkSA Arambha ho gaI / kozA ne jaba sunA ki sthUlabhadra usake ghara para rahakara cAturmAsa vyatIta kareMge, taba vaha parama harSita huI / usakI A~khoM meM abhI taka vahI atIta ghUma rahA thA jaba vaha sthUlabhadra ke sAtha prema vihAra kiyA karatI thI / pAgala premikA yaha nahIM jAnatI thI ki usa atIta aura isa vartamAna meM kitanA antara A cukA thA ? usake hRdaya meM purAne svapna tira rahe the / muni sthUlabhadra ne kozA se usake ghara meM Thaharane kI AzA maaNgii| kozA ne unheM apanI citrazAlA meM Thaharane kI AjJA de dI / usake harSa, ullAsa aura Ananda kI koI sImA hI na thI / 1 kozA ne muni ko apane purAne prema kI yAda dilAne kA prayatna kiyA, sAja-zrRMgAra karake apane rUpa para lubhAne

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42 | sonA aura sugandha kA prayAsa kiyA, bar3e hAva-bhAva dikhAe, rUThI bhI aura anunaya bhI ko| kintu usakA premI sthUlabhadra to aba thA hI kahA~ jo usake rUpa-yauvana aura zRMgAra para rIjhatA yA usake anunaya-vinaya para pasIjatA? __vahA~ to aba the muni sthUlabhadra, jo apanI sAdhanA aura muni-jIvana kI pavitratA meM himAlaya kI bhA~ti aDiga the| jo jAna cuke the ki bhoga kitane duHkhadAyI haiN| unameM kaisA viSa bharA hai ! kozA thaka gaI / vaha hAra gii| muni tana se hI nahIM, mana se bhI avicalita rhe| . aura kozA kI isa hAra meM hI usake jIvana kI sabase bar3o jIta chipI huI thii| muni ne use jIvana kA saccA mArga dikhAyA aura vaha zuddha hRdaya se usa mArga para cala pdd'ii| kozA eka vezyA thii| aba vaha eka saccI zrAvikA bana gii| .. cAturmAsa samApta huaa| cAroM muni apane-apane sthAna se calakara guru ke pAsa pahu~ce / siMha ko guphA, sarpa ke bila tathA kue~ kI meMr3a para cAturmAsa karane vAle muni jaba Aye to unhoMne 'kRta duSkarA' kahA, arthAt-'he muniyo ! tumane duSkara kArya kiyA hai|' kintu jaba sthUlabhadra Aye taba guru ne khar3e hokara unakI

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parIkSA | 13 ora hAtha bar3hAkara vizeSa prasannatA vyakta karate hue 'kRta duSkara duSkaraH' kahA, arthAta-'he muni ! tumane mahAna duSkara kArya kiyA hai| maiM tumase bahuta prasanna huuN|' sthUlabhadra se isa prakAra guru ke vizeSa prasanna hone tathA unake kArya ko adhika kaThina batAne se anya muniyoM ke mana meM IrSyAbhAva udita huaa| __AgAmI cAturmAsa kA samaya hone para siMha kI guphA meM cAturmAsa karane vAle muni ne isa bAra kozA ke yahA~ cAturmAsa vyatIta karane kI AjJA maaNgii| guru ne usakI asamarthatA ko jAnate hue AjJA nahIM dii| kintu vaha binA AjJA hI kozA ke ghara calA gyaa| pariNAma jo honA thA, vahI huaa| usa muni meM sthUlabhadra jitanA cAritra-bala nahIM thA / kozA ke rUpa-lAvaNyayauvana ko dekhakara usakA citta samhAle na samhalA aura vaha kozA se bhoga kI kAmanA karane lgaa| __ kozA zrAvikA bana cukI thii| dharma ke mahatva ko jAna cukI thii| vaha dharma se vicalita nahIM huii| muni ko zikSA dene kI dRSTi se usane kahA___"Apa mujhe eka lAkha muhareM deM, taba maiM ApakI bAta svIkAra kruuN|" "are, hama to muni haiM / eka lAkha muhareM kahA~ se lAe~ ?" ___

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44 | sonA aura sugandha kozA ne kahA "nepAla nareza pratyeka sAdhu ko eka ratna-kaMbala detA hai / usakA mUlya eka lAkha muharoM jitanA hai / Apa vaha le aaiye|" kAmAsakta muni kucha vicAra na kara nepAla ke lie cala pdd'aa| ratna-kambala lekara jaba vaha lauTa rahA thA taba mArga meM coroM ne use lUTa liyaa| vaha phira nepAla gyaa| dUsarA ratna-kambala lAyA aura isa bAra use bA~sa kI lakar3I meM chipA liyaa| jaMgala meM use phira cora mile, kintu isa bAra vaha yaha kahakara baca gayA ki 'bhAI, maiM to bhikSuka hU~, mere pAsa kucha nhiiN|' __muni kozA ke yahA~ A phuNcaa| ratna-kambala usane kozA ko diyaa| kintu kozA ne use muni ke sAmane hI azuci meM pheMka diyaa| muni ne kahA-"are, are, tumane yaha kyA kiyA? itanI kaThinAI aura kaSTa sahakara lAyA gayA yaha sundara ratna-kambala tumane gaMdA kara diyA ?" taba kozA ne muni kI A~kheM kholIM "he mune ! vicAra kIjie, jisa prakAra azuci meM girane se yaha ratna-kambala kharAba ho gayA, usI prakAra kAma-bhogoM ke nikRSTa koca meM par3ane se kyA ApakI AtmA malina na ho jAyagI ? Apane viSaya-bhogoM ko nikRSTa

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parIkSA | 45 samajhakara tyAga diyA hai, aba Apa unhIM ko punaH grahaNa karake kyA zvAna aura kauvoM se bhI hIna bananA cAhate haiM ? maiM Apako isa patana se rokanA cAhatI huuN|" / muni kI AMkheM khula giiN| unhoMne apane pApa kA prAyazcitta kiyA aura vahIM se sthUlabhadra ko praNAma karate hue kahA--"muni sthUlabhadra hI zreSTha muni haiN| mahAna duSkara kArya karane vAle haiM / gurudeva kA kathana satya hai|"

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(0 vaha viSadhara asthigrAma meM apanA prathama varSAvAsa pUrNakara bhagavAna mahAvIra zvetAmbikA kI ora bddh'e| do mArga zvetAmbikA ko jAte the| eka lambA thA, dUsarA sIdhA / bhagavAna ne sIdhe mArga se hI jAne kA nizcaya kiyA thaa| ve cale to loga vismita aura vyAkula ho gye| bole-"prabhu ! yaha kyA karate haiM ? yaha mArga to saMkaTapUrNa hai| isa mArga para eka mahA bhayaMkara viSadhara rahatA hai| vaha dRSTiviSa sarpa hai| usake kAraNa jo koI bhI isa mArga se kabhI bhUla se bhI gayA hai vaha na Age bar3ha sakA aura na jIvita lauTa skaa| prabhu ! isa mAga se na jaaie|" loga to sarala the / bhagavAna meM bhakti rakhate the, isalie unheM roka rahe the| kintu bhaya kisa cir3iyA kA nAma hai yaha bAta abhaya bhagavAna jAnate taka na the / ve nirmala musakAna bikherate hue zAnta-bhAva se Age bar3hate cale gye| ___

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vaha viSadhara | 47 unake jIvana meM jo abhaya, adveSa tathA akheda thA, usakA paricaya ve usa dRSTiviSa sarpa ko bhI karA denA cAhate the| usa sarpa kI bA~bI ke sammukha pahu~cakara bhagavAna dhyAnastha khar3e raha gaye / sarpa ne dekhA aura kucha samaya taka to usakA vismaya hI nahIM gayA- 'yaha sAhasa ? maiM sAkSAt mRtyu huuN| mere sAmane isa prakAra Akara khar3A ho jAne vAlA yaha kauna ? kauna hai, yaha ?' . ____ vaha abhI kucha jAna na skaa| krodhita ho utthaa| bhayaMkara phuphakAra usane chor3I aura dekhane lagA ki jo vyakti aisA dussAhasa karake usake sAmane AyA thA vaha bhasma ho gayA ki nahIM? kintu usane dekhA-vaha adbhuta abhaya vyakti vaisA hI prazAnta rahakara sAmane khar3A thaa| ___ krodha aura apanI parAjaya kI anubhUti se vaha aiMThane lgaa| tar3apakara usane apanA phana uThAyA aura prabhu ke caraNoM meM bhISaNa daMza kiyaa| kintu kucha bhI na huaa| prabhu kI vahI zAnta aura premamUrti sAmane khar3I dayA aura karuNA kI amRta varSA karatI dikhAI dii| -- caNDakauzika Aja apane isa jIvana meM pahalI bAra parAjita huaa| usane Aja taka dekhe the usakI dRSTi ke sAmane par3akara mRtyu ke bhaya se thara-thara kA~pate hue manuSya / kintu Aja vaha jisa manuSya ko dekha rahA thA vaha to

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48 | sonA aura sugandha nirAlA hI thaa| usake mana meM na bhaya thA, na krodha thA, na dveSa thA, na kaTutA thI / vaha to prema aura karuNA se hI banA ho, aisA dIkhatA thaa| caNDakauzika vismaya se prabhu ke Anana ko nihAratA hI raha gyaa| socatA hI raha gayA-'yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? merI sArI zakti kahA~ calI gaI ? mere viSa ko kyA ho gayA ? aura aba to mujhe krodha bhI nahIM A rahA / isa mAnava ko dekhakara mere citta ko yaha kyA hone lagA? Akhira yaha hai kauna ? kauna hai, yaha ?' caNDakauzika kI vRttiyA~ prabhu ke darzanamAtra me badalane lagI thiiN| kintu aba taka vaha kucha jAna na pAyA thA, samajha na pAyA thaa| taba bhagavAna ne prema bhare vacana kahe- 'saMbujjhaha, kiM na bujjhaha !'-samajha, soca, jAna, are caNDakauzika ! apane meM jhA~kakara apane ko jarA dekha to bhalA, tU kauna thA, kyA ho gayA ? prabhu ke ina amRta vacanoM ko sunate hI caNDakauzika eka avyakta Ananda meM DUba gyaa| use lagA ki vaha janmajanmAntaroM ke pAra calA jA rahA hai""dvAra para dvAra khulate cale jA rahe haiN......| prabhU kI kRpA se use bodha huaa| jAtismaraNa jJAna kA prakAza usake samasta atIta para phaila gyaa| usane

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vaha viSadhara | 46 jAnA--maiM bhikSu thA / krodha kiyA thA ziSya para, usakA yaha pariNAma hai| aura usakA jIvana badala gyaa| krodha, pratizodha aura kSobha ke sthAna para usane kSamA aura zAnti ko apanA dharma banA liyaa| prabhu apane mArga para Age bar3ha gae-anya bhaTake prANiyoM ko bodha-pratibodha dene / __ aba caNDakauzika kisI ko kucha na kahatA / nanhe-nanhe; prANI usake Asa-pAsa khelate-kUdate rahate / vaha apane dhyAna meM magna par3A rhtaa| logoM ne pahile use bahuta satAyA bho; kintu usane saba kucha zAnti se, kSamAbhAva se sahana kiyaa| logoM ke lie yaha eka mahAn Azcarya thaa| - phira loga usakI pUjA karane lge| dUdha aura ghRta lAlAkara usake pAsa rakhane lge| unakI gandha se AkarSita hokara asaMkhya cIMTiyA~ Ane lagI aura dhIre-dhIre caNDakauzika kI deha ko hI khAne lgiiN| use bhayaMkara vedanA hotI, kintu usake jIvana meM kSamAbhAva aura samabhAva A virAjA thA aura vaha viSadhara se devatA bana gayA thaa| vaha kisI se kucha na khtaa| -nandI0

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samadRSTi mahAvIra zramaNa mahAvIra samabhAva dhAraNa kie hue vicara rahe the| unake lie sukha aura duHkha samAna hI the| cAhe koI unakI sevA kare yA kaSTa de; unheM na kisI se rAga thA, na dveSa / sampUrNa mukti ke lakSya ko apanI dRSTi meM sthira kara ve apanI sAdhanA meM nimagna rahate the| eka bAra ve kummAragrAma se kucha dUra ekAnta vana meM dhyAnastha khar3e the| sandhyA kI velA thii| usa samaya eka gopAla udhara A niklaa| apane bailoM ko vaha carA rahA thaa| usI samaya use kucha kAma yAda A gayA / mahAvIra ko khar3A dekha usane kahA... "are zramaNa, mere bailoM ko jarA dekhate rahanA / tumhAre bharose chor3e jAtA hai| maiM abhI lauTakara AtA hai|" / mahAvIra to apanI samAdhi meM magna the aura baila baila hI the| carate-carate jaMgala meM kahIM ke kahIM nikala ge| gopAla jaba lauTakara AyA taba usane dekhA ki usake baila gAyaba haiN| idhara-udhara hU~DhA, kintu ve mile nahIM; kahIM

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samadRSTi mahAvIra | 51 dUra nikala gaye the| vaha bar3A kupita huaa| ajJAnI thA, usane socA-isa zramaNa ne hI mere baila curA liye haiM aura DhoMga kara rahA hai| yaha socakara vaha rassI se zramaNa mahAvIra ko pITane kI taiyArI karane lagA.... indra ne sthiti jAnI aura turanta pahu~cakara kahA__ "mUrkha ! tU jise cora samajha rahA hai, ve rAjA siddhArtha ke tapasvI rAjakumAra vardhamAna haiN| tU yaha kyA karane jA rahA hai ?" ___ gopAla becArA apane aparAdha kI kSamA mAMga kara calA gyaa| - taba indra ne mahAvIra kI samAdhi bhaMga hone para kahA "prabhu ! lambe sAdhanA-kAla meM Apa isa prakAra kava taka upasarga, parISaha aura saMkaTa sahate raheMge? kRpA kara mujhe apanI sevA meM rahane dIjie tAki maiM ApakI surakSA kara skuu|" mahAvIra ne zAnta uttara diyA "indra ! Atma-sAdhakoM ke itihAsa meM aisA na kabhI huA, na hogA aura na ho sakatA hai| mukti kisI dUsare ke bala para prApta nahIM kI jA sktii| sAdhaka svayaM apanA rakSaka hotA hai, vaha kisI se saMrakSita hokara nahIM rhtaa| tuma cintA na karo, mere lie sukha-duHkha samAna hI haiN|" ____ mahAvIra ke isa mahat samabhAva aura agAdha dharya para vicAra karatA huA indra unheM namana kara lauTa gyaa| .

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saccA yajJa bAta mahAbhArata kAla kI hai| mahArAja yudhiSThira ne eka virAT azvamedha yajJa kA Ayojana kiyA aura yajJa sAnanda sampanna huaa| bhArata ke vividha aMcaloM se Aye hue rAjAgaNa yudhiSThira se vidAI lekara lauTa rahe the| brAhmaNa-gaNa dakSiNA meM apAra dhana pAkara prasannatA se jhamate hue dharmarAja yudhiSThira kI jaya-jayakAra kara rahe the| sabhI ora prasannatA kA vAtAvaraNa thaa| usI samaya eka nyole ne yajJabhUmi meM praveza kiyaa| usane mAnava kI bhASA meM yudhiSThira ko sambodhita karate hue kahA-yudhiSThira ! tuma azvamedha yajJa kara bahuta hI prasanna ho rahe ho, aura apane ko mahAna dAnI anubhava kara rahe ho| para maiM spaSTa zabdoM meM tumheM batA rahA hU~ ki tumhAre prastuta virAT yajJa kA phala usa kurukSetra nivAsI ucchavRttidhArI mahAn dAnI brAhmaNa ke serabhara sattu ke dAna ke barAbara bhI nahIM hai, phira vyartha kyoM abhimAna kara rahe ho?" ... nyole kI bAta sunakara sabhI sakapakA gye| sabhI ne

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saccA yajJa | 53. nyole ko dekhaa| vaha sAdhAraNa nyolA nahIM; para vicitra nyolA thaa| usakA AdhA zarIra svarNa kI taraha camacamA rahA thA / eka paNDita Age bar3hA, usane nyole ko sambodhita kara kahA-tuma kauna ho? kahA~ se Aye ho ? hamane zAstrocita yajJa kArya kiyA hai, phira tuma usakI nindA va AlocanA kaise kara rahe ho? tumhArI AlocanA kA kyA AdhAra hai ? aura vaha brAhmaNa kauna thA jisakI tuma muktakaNTha se prazaMsA kara rahe ho ? usa divya rUpadhArI nyole ne muskarAte hue kahA-maiM vyartha kI prazaMsA aura nindA nahIM kara rahA hU~, kintu jo satya tathya hai, vahI tumhAre sAmane rakha rahA huuN| lo suno, vaha ghaTanA isa prakAra hai-kurukSetra meM eka garIba brAhmaNa parivAra rahatA thA, vaha ucchavRtti dvArA apane jIvana kA nirvAha karatA thaa| usa parivAra meM brAhmaNa, brAhmaNI, putra aura putravadhU ye cAra prANI the| vaha brAhmaNa dina ke chaThe bhAga meM apane parivAra ke sAtha bhAjana karatA thA / jo bhI milatA, usase ve sabhI santuSTa the| eka bAra kurukSetra meM bhayaMkara duSkAla girA / khetoM meM kahIM para bhI anna paidA nahIM huaa| isalie vaha brAhmaNa parivAra kaI dinoM taka anna se vaMcita rhaa| sabhI ko lambe samaya taka upavAsa karane pdd'e| brAhmaNa prAtaHkAla se lekara sAyaMkAla taka anna kI talAza meM ghUmatA, para anta ___

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54 | sonA aura sugandha meM sAyaMkAla nirAza hokara ghara lauTa aataa| kintu usakA utsAha kabhI bhI ThaNDA nahIM huA / cirakAla ke pazcAta usa brAhmaNa ko kahIM se eka sera jau prApta hue| sArA parivAra jau ko dekhakara atyanta AhlAdita huaa| putravadhU ne usa jau ko pIsa kara usakA sattU banAyA, aura usake cAra vibhAga kara dina ke chaThe bhAga meM ve cAroM khAne ke lie baiThe / usI samaya eka bhukhA atithi usa brAhmaNa ke dvAra para Akara khar3A huaa| bhUkha ke kAraNa usakA zarIra jarjarita ho rahA thA, peTa kI antar3iyA~ sUkha gaI thIM, aura kamara jhuka gaI thii| atithi ko dvAra para khar3A dekhakara sabhI uThe aura usakA yogya svAgata kara ucita Asana para biThAyA / usa atithi ne apanA saMkSipta paricaya dekara kahA ki maiM bhUkha se chaTapaTA rahA hU~, yadi tuma mujhe isa samaya bhojana de sakoge to tumhArA kalyANa hogaa| usa ucchavRttidhArI brAhmaNa ne kahA-atithi deva ! maiMne apane niyama ke anusAra yaha sattU taiyAra kiyA hai, ise Apa grahaNa karane kA anugraha kreN| aura usa brAhmaNa ne apanA hissA atithi ke sAmane rakha diyaa| atithi ne caTa se use khA liyA, para usakI bhUkha na miTI / usakI bhUkhI A~kheM idhara-udhara nihArane lgoN| atithi ko idharaudhara nihArate dekhakara brAhmaNa cintita ho gayA, kintu

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saccA yajJa | 55 dUsare hI kSaNa brAhmaNI ne brAhmaNa se nivedana kiyApatideva ! Apa atithi deva ko merA vibhAga pradAna kara deM, tAki ye pUrNa rUpa se santuSTa ho jaayeN| brAhmaNa-priye ! tumhArA kathana sahI hai para tuma svayaM bhI to kaI dinoM se bhUkhI ho, tumhArA kaura chInakara maiM ise kaise de sakatA hU~? tumheM bhUkho rakhakara maiM tumhArA hissA ise dUMgA to mujhe pApa nahIM lagegA kyA? brAhmaNI-prANanAtha ! merI taraha Apa bhI to kaI dinoM se bhUkhe the, jaise Apane apanA hissA dekara apanA kartavya nibhAyA hai, vaise hI merA hissA dene meM saMkoca na kreN| yadi atithi asantuSTa hokara apane ghara se jAyegA to bahuta bar3A pApa hameM lgegaa| ___ patnI ke prema bhare Agraha ko sammAna dekara brAhmaNa ne patnI kA hissA bhI usa atithi ko de diyaa| atithi use bhI khA gayA, para usakA peTa nahIM bhraa| usa atithi ne punaH bhojana kI yAcanA kI / brAhmaNa usako yAcanA ko sunakara atyanta cintita ho uThA / cintAtura pitA ko dekhakara putra ne sanamra pitA se prArthanA kI-pitAzrI ! Apa kiJcit mAtra bhI cintita na hoM, aura merA hissA atithi ko pradAna kara use santuSTa kIjie / vRddha mAtApitA bhUkhe raheM aura maiM naujavAna putra bhojana karU~, yaha kahA~

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5.6 | sonA aura sugandha kA nyAya hai ? ataH Apa binA saMkoca ke merA hissA atithi deva ko de dIjie / brAhmaNa putra ! maiM tumheM bhUkha se Akula vyAkula kaise dekha sakatA hU~? maiMne to dIrghakAla taka tapasyA kara rakhI hai, para tU to phUla kI taraha komala hai / tU bhUkha ko sahana nahIM kara sakatA aMtaH pitA hone ke nAte maiM terA hissA atithi ko kisa prakAra de sakatA hU~ / putra -- pUjyavara ! putra hone ke nAte maiM bhI ApakA hI aMza hU~, isa satta, para merA nahIM ApakA hI adhikAra hai, ataH Apa saharSa ise de dIjie / brAhmaNa ne putra ke atyadhika Agraha se putra kA hissA bhI usa atithi ko de diyA / putra ke hisse ko khAkara bhI atithi kI bhUkha zAntaM na huI / vaha aura bhI bhojana mA~gane lagA / brAhmaNa pahale se bhI adhika cintita ho gyaa| putravadhU ne jaba yaha sthiti dekhI to usane namra nivedana karate hue kahA - pUjyapravara ! jaba Apa sabhI ne apanAapanA hissA atithi deva ko de diyA hai, to mujhe bhI khAne kA kyA adhikAra hai ? ApazrI merA hissA bhI atithi ko de dIjie / atithi ko santuSTa karanA jaise Apa sabhI kA kartavya thA vaisA merA bhI kartavya hai / 1 --- brAhmaNa - putrI ! tumhArA zarIra pahale se hI bhUkha

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saccA yajJa | 57 pyAsa se sukhakara kA~TA ho gayA hai, aba vaha adhika bhUkha ko sahana karane meM samartha nahIM hai, ata: tuma apanA hissA khAkara apanI bhUkha zAnta karo, atithi deva ke lie maiM anya koI prabandha karane kA socuugaa| putravadhU-pUjyavara ! atithi ko khilAne meM jo Apako apUrva Ananda AyegA, usa Ananda se Apa mujhe vaMcita na kreN| brAhmaNa ne putravadhU ke prema bhare Agraha se usakA hissA bhI atithi ko de diyA / ucchavRttidhArI brAhmaNa ke parivAra kI apUrva tyAgavRtti ko dekhakara atithi gadgada ho gayA / usake hRttaMtrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe--he dharmAtman ! tumhAre nyAyopArjita dAna se maiM bahuta ho prasanna huuN| tumhArA dhairya apUrva hai| tumane sera bhara sattU dekara jitanA puNya arjita kiyA hai, usa puNya kA zatAMzavA~ hissA bhI rAjasUya yajJa aura azvamedha yajJa karake bhI prApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| usa samaya maiM vahA~ pahu~ca gayA aura usa atithi ke jhUThana meM loTane se tathA una anna kaNoM ko khAne se merA AdhA zarIra sone kA ho gyaa| zeSa Adhe zarIra ko svarNa maya banAne ke lie maiM aneka tapovanoM meM, yajJazAlAoM meM gayA para merI manokAmanA pUrNa na hii| jaba maiMne dharmarAja ke dvArA yajJa ko vAta sunI to atyadhika prasannatA huI, kintu yahA~ Akara ke bhI mujhe nirAzA hI huI / merI abhilASA pUrNa na ho sakI, ataH maiMne kahA ki isa azvamedha ___

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58 | sonA aura sugandha yajJa kA phala usa ucchavRttidhArI brAhmaNa ke sera bhara satta ke dAna ke barAvara bhI nahIM hai, ataH dharmarAja Apa hI gaharAI se cintana kojie, isameM maiMne mithyA kyA kahA hai| nyole ko bAta kA uttara dharmarAja ke pAsa nahIM thaa| unakA mithyA ahaMkAra barpha ko Dalo kI taraha gala cukA thaa| ve A~kha mUdakara soca rahe the, antanirIkSaNa kara rahe the| jyoM ho unhoMne A~kha kholI, nyolA vahA~ se gAyaba thaa|

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10 bhAva tapasvI : kUragar3aka . hara saMskArI manuSya saMyama grahaNa karatA hai aura pratyeka saMyamadhArI saMskArI hotA hai--eka hI bAta hai; kahanesamajhane kA hI bheda hai, donoM meN| lekina pratibodhita hone kA koI-na-koI nimitta avazya hotA hai / koI jarA-mRtyu se bhayabhIta svayaM hI pratibodhita hotA hai aura saMsAra tyAgakara sAdhu vana jAtA hai| koI kisI ghaTanA se prabhAvita ho pratibodhita hotA hai aura koI kisI jJAnI guru ke udbodhana se apanI vairAgya bhAvanA ko jagA letA hai| .. zrAvaNa kA mahInA / savere se mUsalAdhAra varSA ho rahI hai / aba dopahara ko AkAza nirabhra hai| cAroM tarapha dhUpa phailI hai| dhUpa ke kAraNa hariyAlI khila uThI hai-hariyAlI kI gaharAI kama ho gaI hai aura usameM harepana kI camaka A gaI hai| cAroM tarapha harA-hI-harA dikhAI detA hai| zrAvaNa kA mahInA aura usakI hariyAlI aisI prabhAvI hotI hai ki sAvana ke andhe ko harA-hI-harA dokhatA hai|

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60 | sonA aura sugandha yoM sAvana meM aura bhI cIjeM hotI haiM, para sAvana ke andhe kI A~khoM meM hariyAlI isa somA taka samA jAtI hai athavA chA jAtI hai ki usake dekhe hue saba dRzya hariyAlo se Dhaka jAte haiM aura use apanI dekhI huI pUrvasmRti meM harA-hI-harA dIkhatA hai| vizAlAnagaro kA rAjakumAra mahala kI chata para baiThA inhIM vicAroM meM lIna thA ki AkAza meM kAle-bhUre bAdala ghira Aye / kSaNa-bhara meM hI a~dherA ho gayA aura phira pAnI barasane lgaa| do ghaNTe khUba pAnI barasA, phira aparAhna kA astAcalagAmI sUrya bAdala kI oTa se jhA~kane lagA aura khule nIle AkAza meM indradhanuSa apanI sataraMgI AbhA se sabakA mana moha rahA thaa| vizAlAnagarI kA rAjakumAra AsamAna kI ora dekhatA huA soca rahA thA'ina bAdaloM kA astitva kitanA asthira hai ? ye bAdala havA ke eka jhoMke se hI chinna-bhinna ho jAte haiM / abhIabhI eka bhUre bAdala ne sUraja ko Dhaka liyA thA, aura kSaNa-bhara meM ho haTa gayA-kabhI yahA~, kabhI vahA~ / TikanA to ye jAnate hI nahIM / ghar3I bhara pahale pUrA AkAza kAlesapheda bAdaloM ne Dhaka liyA thA aura isa vasundharA ko jalamagna karake jAne kahA~ cale gaye saba-ke-saba? isa manuSya-jIvana kA astitva bhI kyA ina bAdaloM jaisA kSaNabhaMgura aura asthira nahIM hai ? pitAjI mujhe rAjamukuTa denA cAhate haiM, para kyA mere jIvana kI sArthakatA rAjA banakara

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bhAva tapasvI : kUragaDuka | 61 zAsana karane meM hI hai ?... abhI kala ko hI to bAta hai, jaba siradarda se maiM parezAna ho gayA thA ? pitAjI manautiyAM manA rahe the...."mere beTe ko kucha na ho maiM aba bUr3hA ho calA huuN| mere bAda zAsana kauna saMbhAlegA?' para kyA maiM darda se baca gayA ? mauta kA kyA bharosA kaba A jAe""nahIMnahIM-maiM rAjamukuTa dhAraNa nahIM kruuNgaa|' socate-socate rAjakumAra kA mana vairAgya se bhara gayA / usakA bhAgya prabala thA ki vizAlAnagarI ke rAjodyAna meM eka AcArya apane ziSyoM-sahita cAturmAsa bitA rahe the| pratibodhita rAjakumAra zIghra hI guru ke pAsa pahu~cA aura harSollAsa ke sAtha saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| X vizAlAnagarI kA rAjakumAra saba sAdhuoM ke sAtha saMyamita jIvana vyatIta kara rahA hai| rAjasI sukhoM kA abhAva aba use nahIM staataa| bhojana ke svAda para bhI usane vijaya pA lI hai| bhojana meM namaka ho yA na ho, rUkhA-sUkhA kaisA hI ho-bar3e prasanna mana se vaha bhUkha miTA letA hai, para bhojana binA vaha eka dina bhI nahIM raha sakatA / eka dina to alaga-ghaNTe-do-ghaNTe kA vilamba bhI use akhara jAtA hai / yaha usakI majabUrI hai, vivazatA hai, para kare kyA ? socatA hai-'hamAre saMgha meM cAra-cAra mAma taka nirAhAra rahane vAle sAdhu bhI haiM / aSTamI, caturdazI kA vrata to sabhI kara lete haiM, para merI bhUkha to

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62 | sonA aura sugandha mujhe kucha bhI nahIM karane detii| jaba taka peTa meM kucha par3a na jAe-japa-tapa kucha nahIM hotaa| nagara kA eka gvAlA jaba apanI gAyoM ko per3a ke nIce baiThAkara dopahara kA bhojana karatA thA to kahA karatA thA-'bhUkhe bhajana na hoya gupAlA, le lo apanI kaNThI mAlA / ' kyA usI kA kahanA ThIka thA ? bacapana meM maiM socA karatA thA-khAnA khAne ke lie gvAle ne eka tukabandI banA lI hai| binA anazana ke siddhi kaise milegI ?' eka dina muni rAjakumAra ne guru se pUcha hI liyA "gurudeva ! na jAne kina karmoM kA udaya huA hai ki maiM bhUkha bardAzta nahIM kara sakatA ? prabho ! mujhe siddhi kaise milegI ? binA vrata-upavAsa-anazana ke maiM kaise sAdhanA kara pAU~gA ?" navadIkSita rAjakumAra ke kathana para mRdu muskAna ke sAtha guru ne samajhAyA "vatsa ! cintA mata kro| tuma bhAva-tapasvI ho, karma-tapasvI nahIM ho to kyA ? anazana-vrata ke alAvA bhI tapa ke aneka rUpa haiN| tuma unhIM kI sAdhanA kro| kSamA, santoSa, svAdhyAya, dhyAna Adi tapa ke ina rUpoM meM yadi tuma eka kSamA kI hI ArAdhanA karo to siddhi tumhAre caraNa cuumegii|" - ziSya Azvasta ho gyaa| aba saMzayahIna hokara ___

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bhAva tapasvI : kUragaDuka | 63 vaha bhojana karatA aura sAtha hI kSamA kA abhyAsa bhI karatA jAtA / purAne samaya meM 'gaDuka' eka mApa calatA thA / eka gaDuka bharakara bhAta khAne para hI use tRpti milatI / 'kura' bhAta kA paryAya hai / isa prakAra gaDuka bharakara bhAta yA kUra khAne ke kAraNa usa sAdhu kA nAma 'kUragaDuka' par3a gayA / saMgha ke sabhI sAdhu vizAlAnagarI ke navadIkSita rAjakumAra ko muni kuragaDuka kahakara hI pukArate / nitya bhojana karane ke kAraNa kUragaDuka sabhI sAdhuoM ke lie heya aura upekSita thA / prAyaH use dhikkAra milA karatI / 'nityabhojI' aura 'bhojana bhaTTa' kahakara sabhI sAdhu kUragaDuka kA majAka ur3AyA karate the, para usane krodha ko jIta liyA thA - kSamA kA ArAdhaka thA vaha nityabhojI sAdhaka / nindA-stuti meM usake lie koI bheda nahIM thA / prArambha ke dinoM meM kUragaDuka ko apanA upahAsa akharA / para tabhI guru kA udbodhana yAda AyA....phira bhI use apanA majAka acchA nahIM lagA / kUragaDuka ne vicAra kiyA -- 'bacapana meM maiM apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha khelA karatA thA / sAthI loga merI tarapha jIbha nikAlate the, mu~ha maTakAte the aura taraha-taraha se mujhe cir3hAte the| maiM mAM se kahatA to mA~ mujhe samajhAtI - beTe tU kyoM cir3hatA hai, unake jIbha nikAlane aura mu~ha maTakAne kA tujha para kyA asara ? mu~ha unakA jIbha unakI - ve use tor3a-maror3eM, ,

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64 | sonA aura sugandha maTakAyeM-tujhe kyA ? taba mA~ kI vAta merI samajha meM nahIM AtI thii| jaba maiM bar3A ho gayA to mujhe svayaM apane cir3hane kI bAta yAda karake ha~sI Ane lgii| aura bacapana meM hI mA~ merI stuti karake apanA kAma banA latI thii| kahatI thI-merA beTA kitanA acchA hai, saba bAteM mAna letA hai, mere kahane se dUdha bhI pI letA hai| aura maiM mA~ kI stuti se prabhAvita hokara jhaTa dUdha pI letA thA / taba nindA-stuti mujhe donoM prabhAvita karatI thIM, aura aba vahI ghaTanAeM mujha kitanI hAsyAspada lagatI haiM / eka sAdhaka ke rUpa meM bhI maiM abhI vAlaka hI to hU~, isIlie vacapana ke sAthiyoM kI taraha saMgha ke sAdhuoM kA majAka mujhe akharatA hai|' isa taraha svacintana se muni kUragaDuka ne nindA-stuti donoM para vijaya pA lii| na stuti se use sukha milatA aura na nindA se duHkha hotaa| kSamA kA ArAdhaka muni kUragaDuka sacamuca kSamA kA AgAra hI thaa| eka bAra guru ne apane saMgha sahita vihAra kiyA aura campAnagarI pahu~ce / nitya kI taraha Aja bhA kUragaDuka ne bhikSApAtra se bhojana nikAlakara bhojana kiyaa| saMgha meM eka mAsa se cAra mAsa taka kA vrata karane vAle cAra sAdhu the| unheM kUragaDuka ko bhojana-lipsA bahuta akharatI thii|

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bhAva tapasvI : kUragaDuka | 65 ve cAroM sAdhu karagaDuka ko lakSya karake Apasa meM kaha rahe the "kaisA bhojanabhaTTa hai ? bhikSA lAte hI bhikSApAtra lekara baiTha jAtA hai / ghar3I-bhara kA bhI santoSa nahIM kara pAtA / bar3A peTU hai / " dUsarA sAdhu kahatA "yadi bhojana ke binA eka pahara bhI nahIM rukA jAtA to saMyama lene kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ?" tIsare ne vyaMgya kiyA "aise bhojanabhaTTa aura asaMyamI sAdhu hI to saMgha ko badanAma karate haiM ?" cauthe ne aphasosa jAhira kiyA " are bhAI ! aisA bhI kyA bhojanabhaTTa ? aSTamIcaturdazI kA vrata to gRhastha loga bhI kara lete haiM / " sAdhuoM kI isa upahAsa - vArttA ko sunakara bhI kUragaDuka zAnta thA, samabhAva meM lIna thA / kUragaDuka soca rahA thA - 'sAdhu ThIka ho to kahate haiN| maiM vAstava meM hI to bhojanabhaTTa hU~ / bhojana binA tanika bhI nahIM rahA jAtA / maiM kaisA sAdhu hU~ !' eka kone meM sabase alaga kUragaDaka baiThA thA / tabhI zAsana devI ne usakI vandanA kI aura bhaktibhAvapUrvaka

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66 | sonA aura sugandha bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA ko / para isa bhAva tapasvI kuragaDuka ke lie zAsana devI kI stuti aura sAdhuoM kI nindA meM koI antara nahIM thA / zAsana devI ke isa anahone se lagane vAle vyavahAra ko dekhakara sAdhuoM ne kahA "devI ! Aja Apa kaise bhrama meM par3a gaI ? itane saMyamI aura ugra tapasvI sAdhuoM ko chor3akara Apa eka bhojanalipsI sAdhu kI vandanA karane laga gaIM ?" zAsana devI ne muskarAkara kahA "bhante ! maiM bhrama meM nahIM hU~, balki Apa sabakA bhrama dUra karane AI haiN| yaha sAdhu Apa sabameM zreSTha aura ghora tapasvI hai | kSamA kA aisA sAdhaka dUsarA nahIM hai / isake sabhI karmoM kA kSaya ho cukA hai| dekhanA, Aja se sAtaveM dina ise kevalajJAna prApta hogA / " apanI bAta kahakara zAsana devI antardhAna ho gaI aura sAghujana zaMkA- AzaMkA, vizvAsa avizvAsa ke jhUle meM jhUlane lage ww -- " isa nityabhojI ko kevalajJAna ?" ve zAsana devI kI bhUla kA nAma lekara sacamuca apanI hI bhUla para muskarAne lage / X x X sAtaveM dina / yaha dina parva kA dina thaa| sabhI sAdhuoM ne upavAsa rakhA thA / upavAsa rakhane meM asamartha sAdhu bho

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bhAva tapasvI : kUragaDuka | 67 parva ke dina to upavAsa rakhate hI the / mAtra eka taragaDuka Aja bhI isa sAmAnya niyama kA apavAda thaa| sadaiva kI taraha Aja bhI usane guru kI AjJA lI aura bhikSA ke lie cala diyaa| bhikSA prApta karake bhikSApAtra lekara khAne baiTha gayA aura ziSTAcAra kA nirvAha karate hue usane upasthita sAdhuoM se pUchA "bhante ! Apa meM se jisako jo AvazyakatA ho le lojie aura mujhe anugRhIta kIjie-sAhU hujjAmi taario|" krUragaDuka kA yaha nivedana bahuta hI sarala, sahaja aura svAbhAvika thaa| para eka sAdhu usake isa kathana para bahuta hI Rddha ho gayA-- __ "duSTa pAmara ! Aja parva ke dina bhI tU binA khAye nahIM raha sakA ? jAnatA hai ki Aja choTe-bar3e sabhI sAdhu upavAsI haiN| phira bhI tU sabako bhojana dikhA rahA hai| are patita ! lAnata hai tere khAne pr|" ____ yaha kahakara usa kruddha sAdhu ne 'thU-yU' karake aisA thUkA ki thUka ragar3aka ke bhojana para gira pdd'aa| para vAha re, kSamA ke sAdhaka kUragaDuka ! kUragaDuka ne Rddha sAdhu ke caraNa chue aura bhojana lekara ekAnta meM calA gayA aura apane ko dhikkArane lagA... "maiM vAstava meM patita hU~ / sAdhanA-patha kA rAhI banakara

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68 | sonA aura sugandha bhI Aja parva ke dina bhI upavAsa nahIM rakha sakA / mujhe dhikkAra hai / dhanya haiM ve sAdhaka jo cAra-cAra mAsa taka nirAhAra rahakara sAdhanA karate haiN| maiM sacamuca kAyara hU~, bhIru hU~...' kuragaDuka vicAroM kI U~cI aura U~cI - uccatama bhUmi para car3hatA gayA / dharmadhyAna meM lona sAdhu kuragaDuka zukladhyAna meM pahu~ca gyaa| krodha, ahaMkAra Adi sabhI kaSAya bhasmIbhUta ho ge| use Atmadarzana huaa| zAnti aura nirmalatA kI lahareM uThIM / kevalajJAna kA divyAloka bhItara-bAhara jagamaga karane lagA / devatAoM ne dundubhinAda kiyA aura kevalajJAnI muni kUragaDuka ke jayaghoSa se dharA - AkAza - donoM gU~ja uThe / X X X apane ugra tapa, anazana vrata kA ahaMkAra karane vAle tathA nityabhojI, peTU, bhojanabhaTTa kahakara kUragaDuka kA majAka ur3Ane vAle sabhI sAdhu - kevalajJAnI muni kUragaDuka ke sammukha zraddhA se nata ho gae /

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11 kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva [muni skandakumAra lAkhoM varSa pUrva jitazatru zrAvastI nagarI kA prajAvatsala aura dharmaparAyaNa zAsaka thaa| dharmasaMginI rAjamahiSI dhAriNI kI kokha se utpanna rAjA jitazatru ke skandakumAra nAma kA eka putra aura purandarayazA nAma kI eka putrI thI / purandarayazA skandakumAra se bar3I thii| donoM bahana-bhAiyoM meM bahuta prema thaa| vivAha yogya hone para rAjA jitazatru ne rAjakumArI purandarayazA kA vivAha kumbhakArakaTaka nagara ke rAjA daNDaka se kara diyaa| kumbhakArakaTaka kA rAjA svayaM to dharma premI zAsaka thA, lekina usakA purohita pAlaka ghora nAstika, dambho aura sAdhu-mahAtmAoM kA virodhI thaa| eka bAra rAjA daNDaka ne purohita pAlaka ko zrAvastI nagarI-apanI susarAla bhejaa| rAjA jitazatru kA daravAra lagA thaa| jainatattvoM kA marmajJa mahAna dharmAtmA rAjakumAra skanda bhI darabAra meM upasthita thaa| darabAra meM dharma-carcA ho rahI al

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70 | sonA aura sugandha tho / svabhAva se hI janmajAta nAstika aura dambhI purohita pAlaka ne dharma - siddhAntoM para prahAra kiye aura apane nAstika mata kA pratipAdana kiyaa| skandakumAra ne pAlaka ke sabhI tarkoM ko dhajjiyA~ ur3A diiN| pAlaka ko nAstikatA kA khaNDana kara dharma kA maNDana kiyA / adharma para dharma ko vijaya se daravAra harSadhvani se gUMja uThA / pApa-buddhi pAlaka apanI isa hAra se tilamilA uThA / pratizodha kI Aga meM jalane lagA / skandakumAra ke prati usakA krodha vara meM badala gayA / pAlaka apane bhAvoM ko chipA gayA aura kumAra skanda se badalA lene kI gA~Tha bA~dha lii| avasara kI talAza meM rahane lgaa| saca hI hai, jauMka gAya ke thana se bhI rakta hI pItI hai / pAlaka purohita jitazatru kI dharmasabhA se bhI zatrutA kA bIja lekara AyA thA / lauTakara pAlaka ne vicAra kiyA, 'skandakumAra purandarayazA kA bhAI aura rAjA daNDaka kA sAlA hai| ina donoM ko usakA virodhI kaise banAyA jA sakatA hai ? lekina yukti aura vicArapUrvaka yojanA banAne se saba sambhava hai / avasara Ane para bahanoI daNDaka ke dvArA hI usake sAle skandakumAra kA dharmAhaMkAra cUra-cUra karUMgA / ' yaha vicAra pAlaka ke mana ? meM palatA rahA / eka bAra bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI vihAra karate hue zrAvastI nagarI meM pdhaare| nagaravAsI tathA rAjasamAjasabhI bhaktibhAvapUrvaka unakI dezanA sunate ekatra hue / 1

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kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva | 71 prabhu ne saMsAra kI anityatA aura AtmA kI nityatA kA aisA manohArI pravacana diyA ki zrotA mugdha ho gae / skandakumAra ko to tatkAla hI vairAgya ho gayA / usane pA~ca sau rAjaputroM ke sAtha muni dIkSA grahaNa kara lI / 1 skandakumAra adhyayana-manana aura Atma-sAdhanA meM laga gaye / dharmatasvoM ke marmajJa aura tapaHpUta muni skanda ko bhagavAna suvrata svAmI ne pA~ca sau sAdhuoM kA AcArya banA diyA / eka vAra muni skandAcArya ne bhagavAna suvratasvAmI se nivedana kiyA - "bhagavan ! kumbhakArakaTaka nagara ke zAsaka narapAla euse gRhasthAzrama ke sambandha se mere bahanoI tathA unakI dharmapatnI purandarayazA merI bar3I bahana hai| yadi ApakI anujJA ho to maiM rAjA - prajA ko pratibodha dene rAjA daNDaka ke nagara ko prasthAna karU~ / " muni skandakumAra kA yaha paropakArI vicAra sunakara suvrata svAmI vicAra meM par3a gye| unhoMne apane ziSya skandAcArya se kahA " vatsa ! tumhArA vicAra to ThIka hai, lekin...|" kucha rukakara punaH vole - "vahA~ tuma sabhI para prANaghAtaka upasarga hoMge / " apanI jijJAsA ko kholate hue skandamuni ne punaH

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72 | sonA aura sugandha bhagavAna se pUchA___"prabho ! maiM una prANaghAtaka upasargoM meM bhI ArAdhaka rahU~gA yA virAdhaka ho jAU~gA ?" bhagavAna ne batAyA-"tumheM chor3akara sabhI muni ArAdhaka hoNge|" - skanda AcArya ne prasannatA ke Avega meM kahA "bhagavan ! phira to mujhe avazya jAne diijie| mere jAne se pAMca sau sAdhu ArAdhaka baneM / mere lie yahI saba kucha hai / Apa AjJA diijie|" munisuvrata svAmI ne apane ziSya skandAcArya ko pAMca sau muniyoM sahita vihAra karane kI AjJA de do| skandAcArya rAjA daNDaka ke nagara kumbhakArakaTaka meM pA~ca sau sAdhuoM sahita phuNce| duSTAtmA purohita pAlaka ko jaba yaha mAlUma huA ki skandAcArya pA~ca sau sAdhuoM sahita nagara meM A rahe haiM to usane apanA purAnA badalA lene kI yojanA banAI / sAMpa dUdha pIkara bhI jahara ugalatA hai| gAya ghAsa khAkara bhI dUdha detI hai / durjana aura sajjana ke svabhAva meM yahI antara hai| skandAcArya ke Agamana se pUrva ho purohita pAlaka ne rAjavATikA meM astra-zastra chipA diye| kucha zastra per3oM ke jhuramuTa, pattoM, jhAr3iyoM meM chipA diye, aura kucha ko jamIna khodakara gar3avA diyA / muni skandAcArya pA~ca sau sAdhuoM sahita rAjodyAna meM tthhre| - muni skandAcArya kI dezanA sunane, unake darzana karane

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kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva | 73 rAjA daNDaka rAjamahiSI purandarayazA tathA rAjapuruSoM sahita AyA / nagara ke strI puruSa bhI Aye / AcArya ne sthAyI sukha ko prApti hetu Atmatattva kA marma btaayaa| kaSToM aura klezoM se mukti kA upAya btaayaa| unakA dharmopadeza sunakara sabhI Anandita hue| ___rAtri ko ekAnta pAkara pAlaka ne rAjA daNDaka ke kAna bhare "mahArAja! Apake gRhasthadharma ke nAte ye muni skanda Apake sAle haiM aura aba pUre sAja aura senA...." itanA kahakara apanA raMga pakkA karane kI dRSTi se dhUrta pAlaka cupa ho gayA / rAjA ne use khulakara bAta kahane ke lie ukasAyA-"hA~, kahIM-kaho, ruka kyoM gae ? jo kucha kahanA hai, nizzaMka bhAva se kho|" dhUrta purohita phira bolA. "mahArAja ! rAjanIti meM rAjA na kisI kA zatru hotA hai, na mitr| yaha skanda muni-veza meM raMgA siyAra hai| sAdhu hone se pahale yaha rAjaputra hai| sAdhu banakara bahanoI kA rAjya har3apane kI isane yojanA banAI hai| isake sAtha pAMca sau sAdhu mAtra sAdhu hI nahIM, varan raNa bA~kure sainika haiN| avasara pAkara sazastra krAnti karake ApakA rAjya har3apane kI isako yojanA hai| yadi Apa AjJA deM to maiM isakA paradAphAza karane kA udyoga karUM ?" rAjA cintA meM par3a gayA aura bolA

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74 | sonA aura sugandha ___"rAjA kA nijI hita pIche hai, sAmrAjya aura deza kA hita pahale hai| yadi yaha satya hai to mere lie sAlA aura patnI kucha bhI nahIM haiM / tuma Sar3ayantra kA patA lgaao| aisA ma ho ki vilamba hone para jo na honA cAhie, vaha ho jaae|" purohita bolA "mahArAja ! Apa skandamuni ko pAMca sau sAdhuoM sahita uttara dizA meM sthita udyAna meM ThaharA dojie| phira kucha rAjapuruSoM ko sAtha lekara mere sAtha usa udyAna meM calie, jahA~ ava vaha DhoMgI muni pA~ca sau sAdhu rUpI sainikoM ke sAtha ThaharA hai|" .. skandAcArya ko uttara dizA meM sthita rAjavATikA meM sAdhuoM sahita sasammAna ThaharA diyA gyaa| rAjA daNDaka ko lekara purohita pAlaka khAlI par3I rAjavATikA meM phuNcaa| idhara-udhara khoja-bIna karate hue usane chipe hue astrazastra rAjA ko dikhA diye| rAjA kA sira ghUma gyaa| krodha se Aga-babUlA ho gyaa| saca hI to hai, aviveka kA paradA jaba A~khoM para par3a jAtA hai to camakatA huA sUrya bhI nahIM dikhAI detA-apanA hita-ahita bhI nahIM dIkhatA / krodhAviSTa rAjA ne purohita ko AjJA dI "pAlaka ! jo tuma ucita samajho, isa DhoMgI, pAkhaNDI muni ko usake sabhI sAthI sAdhuoM sahita vahI daNDa do| merI ora se tumheM khulI chUTa hai| bAda meM tumheM puraskRta bhI

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kiyA jAegA, kyoMki tumane aina vakta para rAjya ko varbAda hone se bacAyA hai|" ke duSTa kI duSTatA phala gii| pAlaka ke mana kI murAda pUrI ho gii| turanta usane rAjavATikA meM hI kolha maiMgavAyA, manuSyoM ko pelane vAlA kolh| jaisA gannA pelane kA kolhU hotA hai, usI taraha kA bar3e AkAra kA kolhU usa yuga ke rAjA bhayaMkara aparAdhI ko mRtyu daNDa dene kA ke lie rakhate the| cAra jallAdoM sahita kolhU ko rAjabATikA meM sthita kara diyA / pAlaka ko kAlhU aura mallAdoM ke sAtha dekhakara skandamuni paristhiti kI vikahatA ko bhAMpa gye| Ane vAle saMkaTa kI AzaMkA se unhoMne pUchA-pAlaka ! yaha kyA hai ? pAlaka ne A~kheM tarera kara kahA-tumhArI mauta ! aura na sirpha tumhArI, tumhAre ina pA~ca so DhoMgI pAkhaNDI celoM kI bhI / bahAdura vyakti apane apamAna kA badalA lekara hI dama letA hai| Aja apanA purAnA hisAba-kitAba 'cukatA hogaa|" - muni skandakumAra ne pAlaka ko samajhAyA-sAdhuoM ko cher3anA Aga se khelanA hai / phira hamane to terA kucha bigAr3A hI nahIM hai, yadi terI duzmanI bhI hai to mujhase hai, ina pA~ca sau sAdhuoM ne terA kyA vigAr3A hai ? para pAlaka ko samajhAnA bheMsa ke Age bIna bajAnA siddha huaa| vaha aura jyAdA khisiyA gayA aura duSTa ne

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76 | sonA aura sugandha eka-eka karake sAdhuoM ko kolhU meM pelanA zurU kara diyA / dekhate-dekhate rAjodyAna kI harita dUrvA se AcchAdita bhUmi raktaraMjita aura vIbhatsatA se yukta ho gaI / AcArya skanda pratyeka sAdhu ko sva-para- AtmA aura deha ke bhedajJAna kA upadeza de rahe the, pratyeka sAdhu se AlocanA karavA rahe the aura yathocita prAyazcitta karavAkara pratyeka ke mana meM samAdhibhAva utpanna kara rahe the / pariNAma yaha huA ki sira para kaphana bA~dhe pratyeka sAdhu ne kolhU meM pilane se pahale zarIra - moha - mamatva kA pUrNataH tyAga kara diyA / hareka ke mana meM yahI vicAra thA ki isameM jallAdoM, unheM Adeza dene vAle pAlaka kA koI doSa nahIM hai| yaha saba doSa hamAre pUrva-kRta karmoM kA hai, karmoM kA phala bhoge binA unakA kSaya kaise hogA ? sabhI sAdhu rAga-dva eSa se pare ho gaye | apane ghAtaka ke prati bhI unameM karuNA aura dayA kA bhAva thaa| sabhI muniyoM ne zukladhyAna rUpI agni se karma rUpI ghAsa-phUsa ko bhasma kiyA aura kSapaka zreNI para ArUr3ha hokara kolhU meM pilakara unhoMne kevalajJAna aura mokSa prApta kiyA / jaba cAra sau ninyAnave sAdhu pele jA cuke to anta meM eka bAlavaya kA sAdhu zeSa raha gayA / pApabuddhi pAlaka ko usa muni para bhI dayA nahIM AI / vaha use kolhU meM pelane jyoM hI udyata huA ki dhIra-gambhIra skandAcArya bhI vicalita ho gaye / pAlaka ko lalakArate hue bole - "re duSTa,

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kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva | 77 pApAtmA ! itanI jaghanya hiMsA se bhI terA peTa nahIM bharA / le pahale mujhe hI apanI hiMsA kA grAsa banA, bAda meM isa dudhamu~he sAdhu ko pelanA / " duSTa ne skandamuni kI bAta para koI dhyAna diye vinA hI usa antima aura sukumAra vairAgI ko kolhU meM pela diyA / skandAcArya ke krodha kA ThikAnA na rahA / ve Ape se bAhara ho gaye / krodha se unakA ceharA lAla par3a gayA / krodhAgni ne unake saMyama guNoM kA svAhA kara diyaa| krodhAveza meM pAlaka se bole ---------- , "re duSTa pAlaka, suna ! maiM tujha durAtmA ko andhe aura adharmI rAjA daNDaka ko aura apanI A~khoM se saba kucha dekhane vAlI nirdaya prajA ko isa duSTatA kA majA cakhAU~gA / mere tapa-saMyama kA phala mujhe yahI mile ki maiM terA, tere rAjA aura tere nagara kA vidhvaMsa karane vAlA banU~ / " 500 pAlaka para kucha bhI asara nahIM huaa| muni skandakumAra ko cetAvanI para detya kI taraha krUratApUrvaka ha~satA huA Age bar3hA, aura apane hAtha se hI muni ko pakar3akara kolhU meM yoM DAla diyA jaise ganne ko DAla diyA jAtA hai / Aja usakI varSoM kI duricchA pUrI ho gaI / yaha jaghanya ghoratama pApa karake vaha pA~ca sau sAdhuoM kI haDDiyoM ke Dhera ko dekhakara, unake garma rakta kI dhArA kA sparza karake rAkSasa kI bhA~ti unmatta hokara nAca uThA / X X X

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78 | sonA aura sugandha ... AcArya skanda ke khUna se lathapatha unakA rajoharaNa eka ora par3A thA / eka gIdha ne use mA~sa kA Tukar3A samajha kara apanI coMca meM uThA liyA aura lekara ur3a gyaa| aksamAta vaha rajoharaNa rAnI purandarayazA ke mahaloM meM girA / usane apane bhAI kA khUna se sanA rajoharaNa dekhA to stambhita raha gii| kSaNa-bhara to vaha kucha bhI nahIM samajha paaii| phira use cetanA lauTI, bhAI ke rajoharaNa se AdhAra para usane muniyoM ke kuzala-kSema kA patA lagAyA to apane bhAI ke vadha tathA pA~ca sau muniyoM ke nirdayatApUrvaka kolhU meM pele jAne kA hRdaya drAvaka samAcAra milaa| isa duSkRtya ko nagara bhara meM halacala thii| rAnI purandarayazA apane bhAI kI yAda meM phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgii| usake pati ke ajJAna se usake vaMza meM kitanA bar3A pApa huA thaa| rAnI purandarayazA cillA-cillAkara kahane lago-"are duSTo ! sAta pIr3hI taka bhI isa munihatyA ke pApa se tuma hatyAroM kA chuTakArA nahIM hogaa|" krodha, duHkha aura paritApa ke Avega meM rAnI ne nizcaya kiyA ki ava maiM aise pApapUrNa rAjya aura isa saMsAra meM nahIM rhuuNgii| usake mana meM vairAgya huA aura vaha saparivAra munisuvrata svAmI kI zaraNa meM gaI aura AtmasAdhanA meM lIna ho gii| : AcArya skanda ne krodha meM bhAna bhUlakara jo niyANAnidAna dussaMkalpa kiyA, usake phalasvarUpa ve apane dUsare janma meM agnikumAranikAya ke deva bane / unhoMne-agni ___

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kSamA aura krodha kA dvandva | 76 kumAra nikAya ke deva ne avadhijJAna se kumbhakArakaTaka nagara ko dekhA / pA~ca sau sAdhuoM kI haDDiyoM ke Dhera ko aura bahatI haI khUna kI nadiyoM ko dekhA to unakA khUna khaula uThA / vikarAla rUpa banAkara ve AkAza meM khar3e ho pApI pAlaka ko lalakArane lage-duSTa pAlaka ! adhama rAjA daNDaka ! tumane jo ghorAtighora anyAya kiyA hai, bhayaMkara pApa kiyA hai, usakA phala bhugatane ko taiyAra ho jaao| aura krodhAMdha agnikumAra deva ne dhadhakate aMgAroM kI varSA zuddha kii| dekhate-dekhate samUcA zahara holI kI taraha jala uThA / eka pApI ke pApa ne lAkhoM niraparAdha jIvoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra diyaa| kahate haiM tabhI se vaha bhU-bhAga daNDaka vana yA daNDakAraNya kahalAne lgaa| __ pA~ca sau zramaNoM ne kSamA evaM sahiSNutA dhAraNa kara mokSa prApta kiyA to muni skanda ne krodha ke kAraNa virAdhaka pada pAyA evaM pAlaka ne dveSa tathA krodha ke vaza ho pUre nagara ko agnijvAlAoM meM bhasma karavA diyaa| -upadezamAlA

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12 damasAra-zama-sAra bar3I-bar3I manautiyoM, anuSThAnoM aura bar3I Ayu meM kRtAMganagarI ke rAjA siMharatha ko putraratna kI prApti huii| mahArAnI sunandA kI goda bhara gaI aura nagara ko yuvarAja kI prApti ho gii| rAjakumAra kA nAma rakhA gayA damasAra / kahAvata haikula sapUta jAnyau para, lakhi subha lacchana gAta / honahAra viravAna ke, hota cokane pAta // rAjakumAra damasAra medhAvI aura pratibhAvAna thaa| zIghra ho vaha sabhI vidyA-kalAoM meM pAraMgata ho gyaa| honahAra aura sapUta putra ko pAkara kauna pitA harSita na haagaa| damasAra vivAha-yogya huA to rAjA siMharatha ne rAjakanyAoM kA nirIkSaNa karanA zurU kara diyaa| rAjakumAra damasAra meM vairAgya kA voja thA / jaba usane vIra prabhu kI amRta vANI sunI to unake vacanoM ke sudhA-vAri se usakA vairAgya bIja aMkurita ho gayA aura

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damasAra-zama-sAra | 81 prativodhita rAjakumAra damasAra ne pravajita hone kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyaa| rAjA siMharatha aura mahArAnI sunandA ne sunA to moha se vihvala ho gaye / pitA ne putra se kahA__ "putra ! isa rAjasiMhAsana kI paramparA kyA yoM hI tyAga doge ? tumhArI taraha yadi maiM bhI pitA kA rAjya na letA, mere pitA apane pitA kA rAjya na lete to yaha rAjasiMhAsana kabhI kA samApta ho jaataa| merA rAjasiMhAsana hI kyoM, yadi sabhI loga zAsana kI paramparA chor3a dete aura saMyama grahaNa karate to Aja na koI rAjA hotA, na rAjya aura phira yaha prajA bhI kyoM hotI?" damasAra yaha jAnatA thA ki pitAjI mujhe saMyama grahaNa karane se rokeMge aura pitA kI anumati binA vIraprabhu dIkSA nahIM deNge| ataH damasAra ne vivekayukta vacana kahe "pitAjI ! Apa rAjA na hote, mere pitAmaha rAjA na hote, to bhI saMsAra apanI usI gati se calatA, jisa gati se Aja cala rahA hai / kyA rAjA banakara rAjya karane kA sukha sthAyI hai ? pitAjI ! kyA rAjA kabhI bUr3hA nahIM hotA yA use mRtyu kA bhaya nahIM hotA? yadi bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjya kA tyAga na karate to isa vizva kA kalyANa kauna karatA? yaha saMsAra donoM ke lie hai- bhautika sukha bhogane vAloM ke lie bhI aura Atma-kalyANa karane vAloM ke lie bhI; jo jisameM sukha mAneM, vaha vahI kre|

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82 | sonA aura sugandha "pitAjI ! yaha choTA-sA rAjya tyAgakara ApakA putra yadi muni banakara vizva kA svAmitva prApta kare to kyA yaha Apake lie kama gaurava kI bAta hogI? ApakA uttarAdhikAra prApta karake apane vaMza kA nAma maiM zAyada itanA ujjvala na kara pAU~gA, jitanA ki saMyama grahaNa karake kara paauuNgaa|" __ "pitAjI ! Apa mujhe vIraprabhu kI zaraNa meM jAne kI anumati diijie|" rAjA kI kisI yukti ne kAma nahIM diyA aura antataH mahArAja siMharatha ne rAjakumAra damasAra ko pravajita hone kI anumati de dii| muni damasAra sAdhanA meM juTa ge| zAstroM kA adhyayana, japa-tapa, dhyAna Adi meM ve bahuta Age bar3ha gae / saMyama aura cAritra kI utkaTa sAdhanA se ve bahuta U~ce uTha ge| tapasyA hI unakA lakSya thA aura eka dina vIraprabhu ke samakSa muni damasAra ne yAvajjIvana mAsakSamaNa tapa karate rahane kA saMkalpa le liyaa| isa kaThora abhigraha kA pAlana karate-karate unakA zarIra sUkhakara kA~gA ho gyaa| haDDiyoM ke DhA~ce para tvacA mAtra kA AvaraNa thA-rakta-mAMsa kI bUMda bhI mAno zeSa nahIM thii| apanI kaThora tapazcaryA ko lakSyakara muni damasAra ne

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damasAra---zama-sAra | 83 vicAra kiyA-'itanI ugra sAdhanA ke vAvajUda bhI mujhe kevalajJAna prApta kyoM nahIM ho rahA ? kyA mere tapa meM kahIM kucha zeSa hai ? kyA maiM bhavya nahIM hU~ ?' ___apane mana ko zaMkA eka dina unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAmane prakaTa kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra campAnagarI ke bAhara rAjodyAna meM apanI dharmasabhA ko sambodhita kara rahe the| muni damasAra kI zaMkA sunI to vole 'damasAra ! mana meM zaMkA ko sthAna mata do| nizcaya hI tuma bhavya ho| tumheM kevalajJAna kI prApti bhI isI bhava meM hogii| para abhI tumhAre andara kaSAya bhAva kA prAvalya hai| agni se bIja aura aMkura donoM hI jhulasa jAte haiN| jaba taka tumhAre antara meM kaSAyAgni rahegI,kevalajJAna kA kalpAMkura kaise ugegA? cintana aura viveka kI jaladhAra se isa kaSAyAnala ko bujhAo / yAda rakho, kSamA aura upazama hI zramaNadharma kA sAra hai|" muni damasAra ne prabhu kI vANI sunI to kRtakRtya hokara nivedana kiyA___ "prabho ! aba maiM kaSAyAnala ko prazamita karane kA hI prayatna kruuNgaa|" aura unhoMne prabhu kI vANI mana meM dhAraNa kara lii| x jeTha kA mhiinaa| madhyAhna kA mArtaNDa agni barasA rahA thaa| havA kA sparza tvacA ko jalAye DAla rahA thaa|

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84 | sonA aura sugandha dharatI kA reta itanA tapta thA, cAho to cane bhUna lo| mAsa kSamaNa ke pAraNe kA dina thA / muni damasAra ke do prahara to svAdhyAya va dhyAna meM hI bIta gaye / ava ve pAraNA ke lie bhikSArtha campAnagarI kI ora cale / thor3I hI dUra cale to campAnagarI kA eka nAgarika mila gyaa| usane muni ko dekhA to mana meM bar3A khinna huA--'maiM jisa kArya se jA rahA thA, aba vaha kArya nahIM hogaa| isa naMge sira ke muNDita sAdhu ne to merA zakuna hI bigAr3a diyA / muni ne sarala bhAva se usa nAgarika se pUchA "bhadra ! campAnagarI kA koI sIdhA aura jaldI pahuMcAne vAlA rAstA ho to btaao|" nAgarika to muni se kur3ha hI rahA thaa| usane socA ki isa apazakuna kartA ko majA cakhAU~ / ataH jhAMsA dene ke vicAra se eka Ubar3a-khAbar3a aura retIle mArga kI ora saMketa karate hue bolA "Apa isa rAste se jaaie| bar3I jaldI Apa nagara meM pahu~ca jaayeNge|" calate-calate muni parezAna ho gye| reta meM unake paira jala utthe| pyAsa se kaNTha sUkha gayA, para abhI taka nagara nahIM aayaa| dUra se unheM nagara ke makAnoM kA pichavAr3A hI diikhaa| muni ko vedanA asahya ho gaI aura unakA ___

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damasAra-zama-sAra | 85 dhIraja kinArA kara gyaa| krodhAviSTa muni ne socA'isa nagarI ke loga bar3e duSTa haiN| akAraNa hI isa eka nAgarika ne mujhe kaSTa diyaa| inakI duSTatA kA phala inheM milanA hI caahie|' yaha soca muni 'utthAna zruta' kA udvega paidA karane vAle aMga vizeSa kA pATha karane lge| mantra prabhAva se nagara ke logoM para vipatti kA pahAr3a TUTa pdd'aa| unheM dharatI ghUmatI najara Ane lgii| putra mA~ ko pukAra rahA thA aura mA~ beTe ko pukAra rahI thii| dAha se sabake zarIra jalane lge| AdamI ke Upara AdamI girane lgaa| logoM kI cIkha-pukAra se muni kA krodha dayAkaruNA meM badala gayA-agni jala ho gaI aura aba utthAna zruta ke udvega nivAraNa karane vAle prazamanakArI aMza vizeSa kA pATha karane lage / nagara kA kolAhala zAnta ho gayA / saba loga pUrvavat caina kI sA~sa lene lge| muni ko vIraprabhU kI vANI kA smaraNa ho AyA-'kaSAyAnala kA prshmn'| unheM apane krodha para glAni huii| yAda AyA- 'kSamA aura upazama hI to zramaNadharma kI vizeSatAe~ haiN|' ___muni damasAra ko apane krodha-kaSAyAnala kA itanA pazcAttApa huA ki AhAra lie binA hI ve vApasa A gae aura mana kI vedanA vIraprabhu ke samakSa prakaTa kii| vIraprabhu ne phira udbodhana diyA "damasAra ! jo sAdhu krodha-kaSAya ko prazamita nahIM kara

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86 | sonA aura sugandha pAtA vaha dIrgha-saMsArI hotA hai| mokSa usase bahuta dUra rahatA hai / bAra-bAra use isa saMsAra meM AnA par3atA hai| isake viparIta krodha ko zAnta karane vAlA sAdhu hI alpa-saMsArI hotA hai aura zIghra hI mokSa pada ko prApta karatA hai|" __ prabhu kI vANI kA anusaraNa kara muni damasAra ne krodha ko jItane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyaa| kSamA, zAnti aura upazama kI ArAdhanA-sAdhanA meM juTa ge| damasAra vAstava meM hI damasAra arthAt sama-sAra (kSamA hI sAra) bana gii| aura sAtaveM dina hI unheM kevalajJAna prApta huaa| devatAoM ne dundubhinAda karake kevalI muni damasAra kA jayaghoSa kiyaa|

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13, niyamaniSThA kA camatkAra kampilapura nAmaka nagara meM ripumardana nAma kA dharmaniSTha aura prajAvatsala rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usI nagara meM akiMcana nAma kA eka lakar3ahArA bhI thaa| nagara meM aura bhI bahuta lakar3ahAre the, unameM se eka akiMcana bhI thA / akiMcana kI dinacaryA thI-prAtaH uThakara sAthI lakar3ahAroM ke sAtha jaMgala jAnA, dinabhara lakar3iyA~ kATanA aura zAma hone para lakar3iyoM kA gaTThara becakara ATAdAla kharIdakara apanA peTa bharanA aura so jaanaa| __eka dina akiMcana nitya kI taraha kandhe para kulhAr3I aura hAtha meM rassI lie jaMgala kI ora jA rahA thaa| tabhI use eka muni ke darzana hue / akiMcana ne muni kI vandanA kii| muni ne AzIrvAda dete hue akiMcana se pUchA "bhAI ! jIvana eka-eka minaTa, eka-eka dina aura eka-eka varSa karake yoM hI bItA jA rahA hai| kucha dharmakarma bhI karate ho yA nahIM ?"

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BE. 88 | sonA aura sugandha akiMcana ne kulhAr3I jamIna para TekI aura kahA "munivara ! karanA to cAhatA hU~, para kara nahIM paataa|" "kyoM ?" muni ne puuchaa| akiMcana ne majabUrI jAhira kI-- "gurudeva ! peTa kI Aga bujhAne meM hI pUrA samaya nikala jAtA hai / na to sAdhuoM ke satsaMga ke lie samaya milatA hai aura na dharmArAdhana ke lie| merA jIvana hI aisA hai|" muni ne samajhAyA "vatsa ! dharma ke lie kisI upAzraya jAne kI athavA alaga se samaya nikAlane kI koI AvazyakatA nhiiN| tumhArA jaisA bhI jIvana-krama hai, usI jIvana-krama ko calAte hue bhI tuma dharma-karma kara sakate ho ?" prasannatA vyakta karate hue akiMcana ne pUchA"kaise kara sakatA hU~, prabho !" muni ne phira samajhAyA "apanI jIvikA ke anukUla koI vrata-niyama le lo| aisA vrata-niyama ki jIvikA bhI calatI rahe aura vrataniyama bhI nibhatA rhe|" / muni ke sAmane hI akiMcana ne niyama liyA

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niyamaniSThA kA camatkAra | 16 "Aja se maiM kabhI bhI hare vRkSoM ko nahIM kaattuuNgaa| jahA~ bhI sUkhA kASTha milegA, usI ko kATakara udara-pUrti kruuNgaa|" muni apane upAzraya ko cale gae aura akiMcana jaMgala meM lakar3I kATane calA gyaa| aba vaha nitya ho sUkhe vRkSoM ko lakar3iyAM kATakara lAtA / usakA niyama aura jIvikA donoM sAtha-sAtha vinA kisI rukAvaTa ke calate rhe| varSA Rtu meM cAroM ora hariyAlI chA gaI / sUkhe vRkSoM meM bhI pate nikala aaye| akiMcana pUre jaMgala meM bhaTakA, para kahIM bhI sUkhI-nirjIva lakar3I nahIM milii| akiMcana khAlI hAtha ghara lauTA / akiMcana ke sAthiyoM ne samajhAyA___"akiMcana ! aise khAlI hAtha kaba taka lauTate rahoge ? jIvana hai to vrata-niyama bhI haiN| jaba jIvana hI nahIM to niyama kA pAlana kaise kroge| ApattikAle maryAdA nAsti-ke anusAra varSA Rtu meM sUkhI lakar3iyoM kA niyama chor3a do-grISma Rtu meM niyama pAlana kara lenaa|" akiMcana kA uttara thA "sAthiyo ! dharmavihIna jIvana kisa kAma kA? yaha to merI parIkSA hai| aba taka maiMne niyama kA pAlana kiyA, aba parIkSA ke samaya niyama ko kyoM tyaaguu| niyama pAlana

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60 | sInA aura sugandha karate hue yadi merA jIvana naSTa ho jAe to merA jInA sArthaka hogaa| niyama ko tor3akara hajAroM varSa kA jIvana bhI vRthA hai| jaba taka mere zarIra meM prANa haiM maiM apane dhAraNa kiye gaye niyama ko nahIM tyaaguugaa|" akiMcana nitya khAlI lauTatA rahA, para usane himmata nahIM hArI aura na vicalita huaa| eka dina IMdhana kI khoja meM eka pahAr3I jaMgala meM jA phuNcaa| vahA~ use sUkhI lakar3iyoM ke bahuta-se vRkSa mila gaye / kaI dinoM ke lie eka hI sthAna para sUkhA IMdhana mila gayA / akiMcana ne utsAhapUrvaka eka gaTThara taiyAra kiyA aura khuzI-khuzI zahara kI ora cala diyaa| zahara Ate-Ate a~dherA ho gayA / akiMcana ne socA, 'aba to bahuta dera ho gii| kala dina meM hI gaTThara becuuNgaa|' yaha soca akiMcana khAnA banAne baiTha gyaa| kampilapura nagara kA dhanadatta nAma kA eka seTha apane udyAna kI ora jA rahA thaa| rAste meM akiMcana kA ghara pdd'aa| jalato huI lakar3iyoM ko sugandha se AkRSTa ho dhanadatta akiMcana ke ghara meM ghusa gayA aura lakar3iyoM ke hara ko dekhakara avAka raha gayA / A~khe phAr3akara bahuta dera taka dekhatA rhaa| phira eka rupayA akiMcana kI ora pheMkakara bolA "ina lakar3iyoM meM se eka lakar3I mujhe de|"

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niyamaniSThA kA camatkAra | 61 akiMcana ne socA, 'aura dina to maiM pUrA gaTThara eka rupaye kA becatA thaa| Aja eka lakar3I kA hI eka rupayA mila rahA hai / avazya hI ye lakar3iyA rahasyabharI haiM / ' yaha soca akiMcana ne kahA "mujhe lakar3iyA~ becanI nahIM haiM / " "kyoM ?" dhanadatta ne pUchA - "kyA lakar3iyA~ becanA chor3a diyA hai yA mana meM lobha A gayA hai ?" akiMcana ne kahA } " merI cIja hai, becU yA na becU merI icchA / hA~, Apa itanI kRpA kara sakeM to kareM ki isa lakar3I ke guNa mujhe batA deN| Apa eka lakar3I kA eka rupayA de rahe haiM, isase itanA to maiM jAna hI gayA ki yaha lakar3I sAdhAraNa lakar3I nahIM, camatkArI aura bahumUlya lakar3I hai / " dhanadatta ne batAyA "yaha to bAvanA candana hai / haricandana athavA gozIrSa candana bhI ise kahate haiM / yaha sarvathA alabhya hai - lAkhoM rupaye kharca karane para bhI yaha nahIM milatA / " akiMcana ne ha~sakara kahA- "seThajI ! lAkhoM kI cIja eka rupaye meM hI kharIda rahe the ? phira bhI, Apane mujhe isake guNa batAye haiM, isalie maiM eka lakar3I Apako vaise hI detA hU~ / " yaha kahakara akiMcana ne eka lakar3I dhanadatta ko de dI /

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62 } sonA aura sugandha __saverA hote hI akiMcana lakar3iyoM kA gaTThara lekara bAjAra gyaa| usake sAthiyoM ne usakA majAka ur3AyA hA~, bhAI aba to jarUra peTa bhara loge| kitane dina meM ye lakar3iyA~ milI haiN| aise kitane dina gujara karoge ?" sAthiyoM ko kucha bhI uttara diye binA akiMcana eka seTha ke yahA~ pahu~cA aura savA lAkha meM lakar3iyA~ beca diiN| akiMcana aba kucha-se-kucha ho gyaa| usako jhoMpar3I bhavya prAsAda meM badala gii| dharmapatnI bhI ghara A gaI aura dharmaniyamoM kA pAlana karate hue sukha se jIvana bitAne lgaa|

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14 mA~ kI pukAra rAjakumAra araNika dharmaguru jJAnI muni kA upadeza suna rahe the| muni ke zrImukha se nikalA eka-eka vAkya aura pratyeka zabda unake mana kI gaharAI meM utaratA jA rahA thaa| kucha loga kevala suna rahe the aura muni kI vANI kAnoM ke Ara-pAra ho rahI thI aura kucha sunane se adhika soca rahe the| upadeza kI samApti ke bAda rAjaputra araNika ne vicAra kiyA___ "pUrva puNyoM ke kAraNa maiM rAjaputra banA / sundara, svastha aura sukumAra zarIra paayaa| mere lie sukhoM kA ora-chora nahIM / dAsa-dAso hAtha bAMdhe khar3e rahate haiN| maiM Aja taka yaha to jAna hI nahIM pAyA ki sardI meM kaise ThiThurate haiM, garamI kI vedanA kaisI hotI hai| lekina ina savase merI AtmA ko kyA sukha milatA hai ? loga isa jIvana ko Anandamaya kahate haiM, para mujhe to yaha AnandazUnya hI lagatA hai| rAjapada se bhI U~cA pada paramapada hai| thor3e-se puNyoM se rAjapada milA aura cAritra kI kaThora sAdhanA se

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64 | sonA aura sugandha parama pada milegaa| aba jyAdA samaya gujArane se lAbha nahIM / Alasya meM samaya khoyA to kucha bhI hAtha na rhegaa| AlasI ke sivA sava manuSya acche haiM / maiM Aja hI-Aja hI kyoM, abhI dIkSA aMgIkAra kruugaa| basa, mAtA-pitA se anumati ho to lenI hai|' muni vacanoM se pratibuddha rAjakumAra pitA ke pAsa Aye aura mana kA irAdA batAte hue bole___"pUjya tAta ! maiM aba saMyama lekara Atma-kalyANa kruuNgaa|" ___ "kyoM, jIvana ke udayakAla meM rAjasukhoM ko tyAgakara saMyama lane kA vicAra tumane kyoMkara kiyA ?" pitA ne puuchaa| rAjakumAra araNika ne kahA "tAta ! rAjasukha to maiM pahale anya janmoM meM bhI bhoga cukA hU~, para paramasukha abhI taka nahIM prApta kara skaa| aba isa narabhava ko parama puruSArtha karake mokSapada prApta karane meM lgaauuNgaa|' pitA ne samajhAyA "vatsa ! tumhArA vicAra sarAhanIya hai, para abhI tumhArI avasthA mahAvratoM kA pAlana karane kI nahIM hai| abhI to tumheM vivAha karanA hai| merI taraha rAjya ko eka uttarAdhikArI denA hai| kucha dina yauvanasukha bhogane

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mA~ kI pukAra | 65 ke bAda hI saMnyAsa kI bAta socanA / zramaNa banakara saMyama pAlana karanA ha~sI-khela nhiiN| talavAra kI dhAra para calanA, itanA AsAna nahIM, jitanA tuma soca baiThe ho / mahAvratoM kA pAlana tuma jaisA sukumAra rAjaputra kaise kara pAyegA? jisane kabhI apane hAtha se jalapAtra uThAkara pAnI nahIM piyA, kyA vaha gocarI ke lie dvAra-dvAra ghUma sakegA? naMge paira, naMge sira tapatI dhUpa meM kyA tumase dasa kadama bhI calA jAegA ?" rAjaputra ne dRr3hatA se kahA "pitAjI ! jo nizcaya kara letA hai, usake lie kucha bhI asambhava nahIM / mahAvratoM kA pAlana karane vAle bhI to Akhira manuSya hI hote haiN| maiM bhI to manuSya huuN| hamAre tIrthaMkara bhI to merI hI taraha sukumAra vaibhava-sampanna rAjaputra the| __ "pitAjI ! harSa ke sAtha mujhe dIkSita hone kI AjJA dIjie / basa, aba to saMyama hI merA lakSya hai, cAritra hI merA uddezya hai-mukti prApta karanA hI mere jIvana kI saphalatA hai|" putra kI aisI dRr3hatA dekhakara rAjA vicAra meM par3a gae-'maiM bUr3hA ho claa| yauvana sukha bhI khUba lUTA, para abhI taka maiM sAMsArika bhogoM se hI cipaTA huuN| mujhe bhI dIkSA grahaNa karake Atma-kalyANa karanA caahie|'

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66 | sonA aura sugandha rAjA ne putra se kahA "putra ! tU to pitR-RNa se bhI uRNa ho gyaa| tUne mujhe bhI dharma meM sthita kara diyaa| tere sAtha maiM bhI dIkSA grahaNa karake jIvana saphala bnaauuNgaa|" ___ tabhI mahArAnI araNika kI mA~ bhI A pahu~cI / sArI paristhiti kA avalokana kara rAnI ne kahA____ "jisa mahAsukha ko lene pitA-putra Age bar3ha rahe haiM, to kyA mujha akelI ko isa daladala meM phaMsA chor3a jAe~ge? maiM bhI Apa donoM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kruuNgii|" eka ke bAda eka tInoM dIkSita ho gae / gurudeva ne tInoM ko dIkSA dI aura muni dharma ke AcAra-vicAra batAkara zramaNa saMgha meM sammilita kara liyaa| XX araNika ke pitA muni banakara bhI putra-moha nahIM tyAga sake / pitA-muni putra-muni ko kucha nahIM karane dete| putramuni kevala svAdhyAya meM hI lagA rhtaa| pitA-muni svayaM gocarI ko jAte aura putramuni ko bhojana dete| jalapAtra meM jala bharakara bhI le Ate / pitAmuni ke isa AcaraNa para sAthI muni unheM samajhAte "munivara ! Apake isa sahayoga se ApakA putra paMgu aura apAhija ho jaaygaa| phira vaha kucha bhI nahIM kara skegaa| muni jIvana ke sAmAnya karma bhI jaba ApakA putra

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mA~ kI pukAra | 67 nahIM kara pAyegA to anazana, kAyotsarga Adi kaise kara pAyegA ? use svayaM hI gocarI karane do / " pitAmuni anya muniyoM ke isa kathana ko ha~sakara TAla dete | kahate "yaha abhI baccA hI to hai / bahuta sukhoM se palA hai / samaya par3ane para saba kara legA / " samaya bItatA calA gayA / pitAmuni AyuSya pUrNa kara paraloka sidhAra gae / putramuni araNika kA sahArA calA gyaa| aba to unheM akele hI gocarI ke lie jAnA thA / muni jIvana meM bhI kaSTa - pIr3A athavA parISaha kA anubhava na karane vAle araNika muni ke lie upAzraya se bAhara nikalanA parvatArohaNa se kama kaThina na thA / lekina java zramaNa bana hI gae to zramaNAcAra kA pAlana to karanA hI pdd'egaa| guru se AjJA le muni araNika gocarI ke lie cala diye / X X X bhISaNa garamI / jhulasA dene vAlI dhUpa / hara kadama para aisA mAlUma par3atA thA mAno dahakate aMgAre pairoM ke nIce A gaye hoM / aisI bhISaNa garamI meM araNika muni gocarI ke lie bar3he cale jA rahe haiM / pasIne se unakA zarIra tara ho. rahA hai| bhUkha ke mAre calanA vaise hI muzkila ho rahA hai, Upara se yaha garamI kahara DhA rahI hai / pyAsa ke mAre kaNTha sUkhA jA rahA hai / jaise-taise muni vastI meM pahuMca to gae, para

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68 | sonA aura sugandha aba Age bar3hanA unake basa kA nahIM / daraasala sahArA pAkara vyakti aura bhI jyAdA besahArA bana jAtA hai| muni ko eka bhavana kI zItala chAyA kA sahArA mila gayA thaa| bhavana ke nIce khar3e muni araNika dhUpa se trANa pA rahe the| isa sukhada chAyA ne mAno unake paira meM ber3I DAla dI thii| bhavana ke Upara eka sundarI bAlA khar3I huI thii| usakA pati bahuta dinoM se paradeza gayA huA thaa| vaha kAmapIr3itA nArI pyAsI A~khoM se muni kA saundarya dekha rahI thii| usane socA-'sAdhu ko Upara Ate koI dekha bhI legA to zaMkA nahIM karegA, kyoMki sAdhu-sevA to gRhastha kA dharma hai|' kAmapIr3ita bAlA ne dAsI ko bhejakara muni ko Upara bulavA liyA aura sammAna se baiThAkara paMkhe se havA karane lgii| ThaNDI havA ke sparza se muni ke prANa lauTa aaye| phira usa caturA ne unheM susvAdu bhojana karAyA aura muni ko eka kamare meM ArAma karane kA Agraha kiyaa| strI sRSTi kA sabase bar3A jAdU hai| menakA ne vizvAmitra ko bhI nahIM chodd'aa| bar3e-bar3e tapasvI aura vIra isake jAdU se nahIM bace / araNika muni ne dekhA-isakI citavana meM mauna nimantraNa hai, eka bulAvA hai aura isa sabase Upara eka Agraha bhI hai| dopaharI bitAne ke bAda muni bhArI

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mAM kI pukAra | 66 mana aura phIke utsAha se calane ko hue to bAlA ne hAtha pakar3akara kahA---- " ava kahA~ jAte ho ? phUloM ko ThukarAkara kA~ToM meM bhaTakanA kahA~ kI buddhimAnI hai ? mune ! AnandazUnya jIvana se to jIvana kA na honA acchA !" araNika muni kA hAtha DhIlA par3a gayA / unhoMne rajoharaNa, mukhavastrikA utArakara rakha dI aura aba tanamana se pUre gRhastha ho ge| kAma-sukhoM meM DUbakara apane jIvana ko bitAne lge| muni araNika kA pIche kI ora lauTanA eka viDambanA thii| sukha bhogoM ke pIche par3akara hama mahAna sadguNoM kI avagaNanA karate haiN| sacce Ananda kI kasoTI tAtkAlika prasannatA nahIM, balki vAstavika Anandabhoga ko prasannatA ke bAda pachatAvA nahIM rahatA / jisa bhoga meM muni araNika Ananda mAna rahe the, isakI pariNati ke bAda sabhI ko pachatAnA par3A hai / X X X sAdhusaMgha meM sabhI cintita the - 'pUrI rAta bIta gaI, mani araNika gocarI ke lie gaye the, abhI taka nahIM lauTe / ' sAdhuoM kI cintA kAryarUpa meM pariNata ho gaI / mani ko idhara-udhara khojA / vana maraghaTa, ekAnta khaNDahara aura Asa-pAsa kI bastiyoM meM khoja karAI, para araNika muni kA kahIM patA na claa| nirAza hokara araNika muni

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100 | sonA aura sugandha kI sAdhvI mAtA ko sUcanA dI gii| sAdhvI moha-vihvala hokara pAgala banI cAroM ora cillAtI phirI-'beTA araNika ! tU kahA~ gayA ? kahA~ gayA, mere lAla ? o araNika ! apanI mAtA ko darzana de|' sAdhvI ke pIche vAlakoM kI bhIr3a lagI calI jA rahI thii| darzakoM ne unakA tamAzA banA liyA thaa| Upara se muni araNika ne dekhA-'koI pagalI cillAtI phira rahI hai| pIche-pIche bacce tAliyA~ bajAte A rahe haiN| tabhI kAna meM AvAja par3I-'araNika ! beTA araNika !' mani ne AvAja sunI to cauMke, dhyAna se dekhA-'are! yaha to merI mA~ hai ! sAdhvI mA~ ! mere pratibodha se hI inhoMne aura pitAzrI ne dIkSA lI thii| pitAzrI to saMyama pAlana karate hue paraloka sidhAra gye| mA~ abhI taka sAdhanA-patha para haiN| para merA kyA huA ? maiM kisa garta meM gira gayA ? mere to donoM loka bigar3a gae / ava....??' socate-socate muni sIr3hiyA~ utarakara nIce Aye aura bhIr3a se ghirI mA~ ko pukArA "mA~ ! maiM yahA~ hU~ !" sAdhvI ne araNika ko dekhA-Upara se nIce taka, nIce se Upara taka / bolIM "araNika ! yaha tUne kyA kiyA ? maiMne, tere pitA ne tujhe bahuta rokA thA ki mahAvratoM kA pAlana tere basa kA ___

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mA~ kI pukAra | 101 nhiiN| para tUne jida kii| isase to acchA thA ki sayama: patha para bar3hatA hI nhiiN| bar3hakara loTanA kaisI kAyaratA hai-chI ! chI ! tUne mere dUdha ko khuva ujjva la kiyA !" ___ saccI bAta kA asara bar3I jaldI hotA hai / muni araNika kA galA bhara aayaa| phaphaka-phaphakakara baccoM kI taraha rone lage aura mA~ ke pairoM se lipaTakara bole___ "mA~ ! aba merA kyA hogA? maiM to aba kahIM kA na rahA / kyA aba bhI merA uddhAra ho sakatA hai ?" sAdhvI mA~ ne kahA "putra ! zoka mata kro| bhula hareka se hotI hai, para subaha kA bhUlA zAma ko lauTa Aye to bhUlA nahIM mAnA jaataa| mujhako hI dekha, sAdhvI banakara bhI maiM putramoha kA nahIM tyAga sako / bhUla karanA var3A doSa nahIM, bar3A doSa bhUla na mAnane meM hai|" - "vatsa ! asatya mArga para hama cAhe jitanI dUra jA cuke hoM, vahA~ se lauTa par3anA, calate rahane se behatara hai| vatsa ! dharmayuddha bAharI jIta ke lie nahIM hotA, vaha to hArakara bhI jItane ke lie hotA hai| tumhArI yaha hAra bhI jItane ke lie hI huI hai| "araNika ! aba zoka na kro| "uTho aura kartavya-patha para DaTa jaao| tumhArA kucha bhI nahIM bigar3A hai, kyoMki satya aura sUrya kI kiraNoM ko

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102 | sonA aura sugandha bAharI sparza se bigAr3anA asambhava hai aura hara prANI kI AtmA aisA hI satya hai / " muni araNika mA~ ke sAtha lauTa Aye / kamAna se chUTe hue tIra ko kauna pakar3a pAyA hai ? muni araNika ko apane kAma - kIcar3a meM pha~sAne vAlI vivaza nArI dekhatI hI raha gii| muni araNika ne phira mur3akara bhI nahIM dekhA / jo aviveka ke kAraNa apane ko bandhana meM DAlatA hai, viveka jAgrata hone para vahI vyakti bar3e-se-bar3e bandhana ko eka hI jhaTake se tor3a detA hai / vAsanA kA unmAda thor3I dera hI rahatA hai, para usakA pachatAvA bahuta dera taka / pachatAvA hRdaya kI vedanA hai aura sAtha hI nirmala jIvana kA udaya muni araNika kA jIvana aba pUrNataH nirmala bana gayA thA / X X X apanI mAtA ke sAtha muni araNika guru ke samakSa upasthita hue| guru ne punaH cAritra grahaNa kraayaa| muni ne mAtA aura guru se kahA "ApakI kRpA se Aja merA jIvana punaH pavitra ho gyaa| aba taka ke jIvana meM maiMne anubhava kiyA ki cAritra kA pAlana atyanta kaThina hai / lekina isakA abhiprAya Apa yaha na samajheM ki merI pravRtti bhogoM kI ora ummukha hai / " muni araNika ne phira guru se nivedana kiyA"gurudeva ! ApakI AjJA ho to maiM dUsare DhaMga se karmoM -

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mAM kI pukAra | 103 kA kSaya karanA cAhatA huuN| yaha tarIkA to bahuta lamvA aura dhIre-dhIre calane kA hai|" guru ne sAzcarya pUchA---- "kauna-sI vidhi apanAoge, vatsa ?" muni araNika usI samaya dahakatI prastara zilA para leTa gae ? Upara se sUrya Aga barasA rahA thaa| tadanantara muni araNika ne kahA-"gurujI ! mujhe to yahI rAha pasanda hai / Aja mujhe kahAvata yAda A rahI hai-sau coTa sunAra kI, eka luhAra kii|" ___guru aura sAdhvI mAtA araNika kI ora dekhate hI raha ge| muni araNika ne anazana zurU kara diyA aura tapta-zilA para leTakara karmoM kA kSaya karane lge| thor3e hI samaya meM unhoMne pApa-mala ko jalA diyA aura zarIra tyAgakara svargaloka kI prApti kii| isameM koI Azcarya nahIM ki choTI-sI umra meM hI eka aise sukumAra sAdhu ne svarga prApti kaise kara lI, jo eka dina kI gocarI meM hI kumhalA gayA thA aura sAMsArika jIvana kI ora lauTa par3A thA / vAstavikatA yaha hai ki aisA dRr3hapratijJa vyakti, jo prANa dene ke lie taiyAra hai, brahmANDa taka ko hAthoM para uThA sakatA hai| muni araNika aise hI dRr3hapratijJa vyakti the| unakI yaha dRr3hatA dIkSA lete samaya bhI parilakSita huI thI aura anazana tathA zilA-tapa ke samaya bhI dekhI gii| al

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15 durjeya zatru ko jItA khUna se lathapatha bhAI kI tar3apatI lAza ko dekhakara kSatriya kulaputra kSaNabhara ke lie dhak-sA raha gayA aura kSaNabhara meM hI vaha tar3apatA zarIra bhI zAnta ho gyaa| abhI taka kulaputra soca bhI nahIM pAyA ki kyA ho gayA; aura phira eka cIkha nikalI-mA~ sss ! merA bhaiyA nahIM rahA / are bhaiyA tU mujhe chor3akara""kucha kahe binA hI kahA~ calA gayA...?" kSatrANI mA~ aura kSatriya bhAI-donoM ke rudana se patthara dila bhI pighala rahe the / Asa-pAsa khar3e loga zokasAgara meM DUbe hue the / koI kaha rahA thA "c ca ca ! kisI duSTa ne sote hue para khaDga kA vAra kiyA hai / kAyara kahIM kA?" aura eka kaha rahA thA "agara vIra hotA to jagAkara mukAbalA karatA sote hue ko mAranA aura dIvAra para vAra karanA-donoM hI barAbara haiN|"

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durjeya zatru ko jItA | 105 eka tIsarA svara ubharA "badale kI bhAvanA meM AdamI pAgala ho jAtA hai| ucita-anucita vaha kahA~ soca pAtA hai ? patA nahIM kisa duzmanI kA vadalA usane isase liyA hai....?" jyoM-jyoM samaya botA kulaputra aura usakI kSatrANI mA~ ko sthiti kA kucha jJAna huaa| kSatrANI kA nArItva tar3apa uThA / usane apane putra ko lalakArA "kulaputra ! kAyaroM kI taraha A~sU hI bahAtA rahegA ? kyA tU kahalAne bhara kA hI kSatriya hai ? kyA terI zirAoM meM merA dUdha rakta vanakara nahIM baha rahA"..?" mA~ ko isa lalakAra se kulaputra mAno hoza meM AyA "kyA mA~ ! mA~ !! agara maiM hotA to kyA ghAtaka mere bhAI ko mArakara calA jAtA ? agara vaha yahA~ hotA to maiM dikhAtA ki maiM kaisA kSatriya haiN| jo bhAga gayA, pITha dikhA gayA, usake lie kyA karU ?" kSatrANI ne use dhikkArA "are mUrkha ! kyA mRga svayaM hI siMha ke mukha meM calA jAtA hai ? uTha, aura yaha talavAra le| agara tU saccA kSatriya hai to AkAza-pAtAla eka kara de / apane bhAI ke hatyAre ko dharatI ke garbha meM se bhI nikAla lA aura usake khUna se isa khaDga kI pyAsa bujhA, varanA maiM samajhUgI ki tU merA beTA nahIM--merA beTA kAyara nahIM ho sktaa|"

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106 | sonA aura sugandha kulaputra kA rakta khaulane lgaa| bhauMheM tana giiN| myAna se talavAra khIMcate hue usane kahA___"mA~ ss ! maiM kAyara nahIM huuN| tere caraNa chUkara pratijJA karatA hU~ ki aba maiM ghara tabhI lauTU gA, jaba bhAI ke hatyAre ko tere caraNoM meM lAkara paTaka dUMgA, aura yaha salavAra bhI myAna meM tabhI jAegI jaba tere sAmane hI yaha tere putra-ghAtaka kA rakta pI legii|" kSatrANI mA~ kI A~khoM meM premAzra the| usane putra ko ozISa diyA "mujhe tujhase yahI AzA thii| jA beTA bandhu-ghAtaka ko mArakara apane kula-vaMza kI paramparA ko sArthaka kara, kSAtradharma kA pAlana kara / jinake zatru jIvita raheM, unake jIne ko dhikkAra hai|" - mA~ ke mukha se nikale 'kAyara' aura 'dhikkAra' zabdoM ne mAno usake zaurya aura sAhasa ko eka hI jagaha sAkAra kara diyaa| apanI pratijJA ko pUrNa karane ke lie aba vaha kSaNa-bhara bhI nahIM rukaa| calate samaya use patA hI na thA ki rAta hai yA dina / eka per3a ke nIce jaba usane cir3iyoM kI cahacahAhaTa sunI, taba use lagA-'oha ! saberA ho gayA ! kyA maiM rAta ko hI calA AyA thA ?' yaha prazna usane apane mana se kiyA aura mana ne hI uttara diyA'kulaputra, jaba taka tU apane zatru ko nahIM pA legA, taba taka

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durjeya zatru ko jItA | 107. tU sabhI dvandvoM ko samAna samajhegA-zAma-saverA, rAta-dina, jAr3A-garamI, dhUpa-chA~ha, bhUkha-pyAsa sabhI tere lie barAbara haiM-vasa, terA eka uddezya hai-bandhughAtaka ko pakar3akara mA~ ke caraNoM meM DAlanA aura usake khUna se isa khaDga kI pyAsa bujhaanaa| kulaputra subaha se zAma taka bhttktaa| rAta ko bhI mArA-mArA phiratA / na A~khoM meM nIMda thI, na mana meM caina thaa| isa taraha bhaTakate-bhaTakate pUre bAraha varSa bItane ko mAye para use usakA zatru-bandhughAtaka nahIM milA / para kSatriya kI pratijJA, usakA saMkalpa pUrA ho gA, isakI AzA use vicalita nahIM hone de rahI thii| usakI A~khoM para vaira kA cazmA car3hA thaa| pratihiMsA aura pratizodha ke do zIze the| aba use hara cIja, hara prANI meM apanA zatru hI najara aataa| rAta ke aMdhere meM jhAr3I kA jhuramuTa use aisA lagatA, mAno merA bandhughAtaka zatru kambala or3he yahA~ baiThA ho| zatru kI khoja meM parvatakandarAyeM, nadI kI ghATiyA~, kachAra, saghana aura virala aMgala-kulaputra ne sabhI kucha chAna maaraa| . eka dina eka sunasAna jhoMpar3I meM usane apanA zatru pA liyA aura usa para aise TUTa par3A, jaise bAja cir3iyA para TUTatA hai yA cItA hirana ko daboca letA hai / basa, kulaputra ne usakI muzka bA~dha lI aura le calA apane ghara

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108 | sonA aura sugandha kI ora / Aja usake pairoM meM paMkha lage hue the| dekhane vAloM ko to vaha dharatI para calatA dIkha rahA thA, para svayaM vaha nahIM samajha pA rahA thA ki vaha cala rahA hai, yA ur3a rahA hai / bAhara se hI kulaputra ne AvAja dI "mA~ s!" aura bandhanayukta bandhughAtaka ko mA~ ke caraNoM meM DAlate hue bolA "mA~ ! yaha rahA tere putra kA hatyArA / le yaha khaDga aura apane putra kA badalA le / " garva kA anubhava karate hue kSatrANI ne kahA"nahIM beTA, tU hI apane bhAI kA badalA le / Aja ise batA de ki kSatriya kA khUna ThaNDA nahIM hotA / " kulaputra ne vandhughAtaka ko lalakArA - "are duSTa ! aba tU apane iSTa kA smaraNa kara le / aba mIta tere sAmane khar3I hai....|" --- kulaputra kA zatru usI taraha gir3agir3AyA, jaise vadhika ke phande meM par3I gAya raMbhAtI hai "mujhe mata maaro| maiM tumhArI gAya hU~ / mere binA merI bUr3hI mA~ ro-rokara mara jAegI, merI strI besahArA ho jAegI / mere choTe-choTe bacce anAtha hokara tar3apaMge / mujhe chor3a do| jIvanabhara tumhArA cAkara banakara rahU~gA / "

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durjeya zatru ko jItA | 106 kulaputra ne eka ThahAkA mArA "oho, Aja tujhe mA~ kI mamatA, patnI kA viyoga aura baccoM kI bevasI kA dhyAna A rahA hai ? Aja se bAraha varSa pahale jaba tUne mere sote hue bhAI para vAra kiyA thA, usa dina kA dhyAna kara le / tUne merI mA~ ko tar3apAyA, mujhe bandhuhIna banAyA--merI eka bhujA hI kATa lii| Aja maiM sabakA badalA lekara hI pAnI piiuuNgaa|" __ vaha phira gidd'gidd'aayaa| usakI A~khoM meM bebasI ke A~sU the| kulaputra ke paira pakar3ate hue Arta svara meM bolA "nahIM-nahIM ! mujhe mata maaro| mujhe apanA bhAI samajhakara chor3a do| jindagI bhara guNa gAU~gA......"yaha ahsaan.....|" kSatrANI kA hRdaya pighala gayA "chor3a do beTA, chor3a do| ise mata maaro| isake mArane se tujhe kucha na milegaa|" Azcaryacakita kulaputra ne pUchA "mA~, yaha tU kaha rahI hai ? eka vIramAtA kaha rahI hai, ki zatru ko chor3a do ? mAM ! bAraha varSa taka bhUkhe-pyAse rahakara maiMne vandhughAtaka ko pakar3A hai, aura Aja ise jindA chor3a dU~ ? mA~ ! tujhe kyA ho gayA hai ? yAda kara, tUne mujhe kAya ra kahA thA, mere pauruSa ko dhikkArA thaa| mA~,

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110 | sonA aura sugandha maiM ise nahIM chodduugaa| isake A~sU, isakI dInatA-saba abhinaya hai|" kSatrANI-"beTA ! tU saba kaha cukA yA aura kucha kahanA hai ?" kulaputra-"vasa mA~ ! aba aura kyA kahU~gA ?" kSatrANI ne kahA "to suna beTA ! maiM vahI kaha rahI hU~ jo eka vIramAtA ko kahanA caahie| kSamA ho to vIra kA bhUSaNa hai / pahale agara tU ise jindA chor3atA to vaha terI bebaso thI / kAyara apane zatru ko Dara kara hI chor3atA hai, kAyara kyA kSamA karegA, vIra hI kSamA kara sakatA hai| vIra kI zobhA usakI kSamA hai| ___"beTA ! jaise Aja maiM apane beTe ke binA tar3apa rahI hU~, vaise hI isakI bUr3hI mA~ bhI tdd'pegii| Aja eka mA~ tar3apatI hai, taba do mAtAe~ tdd'peNgii| isake mArane se bhI na to tujhe terA bhAI milegA aura na mujhe merA beTA milegaa|" kulapUtra ne pUchA "lekina mA~ ! isane mere bhAI kA khUna kiyA, usakA badalA kaise pUrA hogA ?" kSatrANI muskarAI"beTA ! koI kisI ko nahIM maartaa| manuSya apane

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durjeya zatru ko jItA | 111 kRta-karmoM kA hI phala pAtA hai| kisI pUrvabhava ke vaira ke kAraNa hI isane tere bhAI kA vadha kiyA hai| zatru-mitrasaba meM samabhAva rakhanA hI ucita hai| "beTA ! mala se mala nahIM dhultaa| vaira se vaira kabhI samApta nahIM hotaa| vaira aura krodha kI yaha zRMkhalA ananta kAla se calI A rahI hai| usakA kAraNa manuSya kI yahI bhUla hai ki vaha vaira se vaira ko dhotA hai| khUna ke dAga khUna ke dhone se kyA kabhI chuTeMge? tU ise maaregaa| isake putra bar3e hokara tujhe mAreMge, phira tere putra bar3e hokara unheM mAreMge aura vaira kI yaha paramparA na jAne kaba taka calatI rhegii.....|" kulaputra aba bhI saMzaya meM thA "mA~ ! zatru aura bhAI donoM hI barAbara haiM ? kyA tU yaha mAnatI hai ki yaha mere bhAI kA zatru nahIM, tere putra kA hatyArA nahIM ? mAna lo mA~, terI taraha sabhI apane zatruoM ko chor3a diyA kareM to hatyAroM ko, ghAtakoM ko kitanA protsAhana mile ? phira to hatyA karane vAlA aura rakSA karane vAlA donoM barAbara rahe ? kyA isake aparAdha kA daNDa denA ucita nahIM ? bhAI kI hatyA karake yaha yoM hI raha jAyegA ?" mA~ ne kahA"daNDa ? beTA-daNDa dene kA adhikAra tujhe nahIM /

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112 | sonA aura sugandha karma vipAka se manuSya svayameva daNDa pAtA hai / hAsyavinoda meM kiye gaye karma bhI ba~dha jAte haiM, aura apanA phala dete haiN| apane kiye kA daNDa yaha svayaM pAyegA / " beTA ! ise hI tU apanA bhAI mAna / apane hRdaya ko vistAra de to sabhI tujhe apane bhAI hI lageMge / " kulaputra ne talavAra se vandhughAtaka ke vandhana kATa DAle aura apane gale se lagAkara harSa-vihvala bolA "Aja se tU hI merA bhAI hai / bhale hI Aja maiM jItA huA zatru hAra gayA, para isa hAra meM bhI jIta hai / mujhe merA bhAI mila gayA / " usa vyakti kI A~khoM meM kRtajJatA ke A~sU the| isa bandhu - milana ko dekhakara kSatrANI ne kahA " beTA ! tUne zatru ko jIta kara nahIM hArA, balki eka. durjeya zatru ko jItA hai / yaha eka aisA zatru hai, jise bar3ebar3e parAkramI vIra bhI nahIM jIta pAte / " - kulaputra - "kauna-sA zatru, mA~ ?" kSatrANI - "krodha ! beTA ! krodha durjeya zatru hai / ise jItanA hI saccI vIratA hai / Aja tUne sabase bar3e durjeya zatru ko jIta liyA hai| " acchA mA~" kahakara kulaputra mA~ ke caraNoM meM gira gayA /

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upakArI zrAvaka ___ eka zreSThI-putra pratibodhita huA aura guru ke pAsa dIkSita ho gyaa| dIkSita hote samaya muni ne socA, 'sAdhanApatha meM jA rahA huuN| mahAvratoM kA pAlana karake jIvana saphala banAnA hai, para kabhI aisA bhI samaya A sakatA hai, jaba bhikSA na mile athavA dubhikSa hI par3a jaae| aise samaya jIvana bacAnA muzkila ho jAegA / jaba jIvana hI na bacegA to mahAvratoM kI sAdhanA kaise hogii| aise Ar3e vakta ke lie kucha rakha lenA caahie|' yaha soca muni ne eka bahumUlya ratna apane pAsa chipAkara rakha liyaa| muni ne zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyaa| zAstroM ke pUrNa jJAtA muni aba aneka sAdhuoM ke guru bana gae / apanI pariSad meM jaba ve zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karate to zrotA sAdhu zraddhAvanata ho jAte / satya, ahiMsA Adi viSayoM para munivara aisA vyAkhyAna dete ki zrotA abhibhUta ho jAte, pUra aparigraha kA prasaMga Ane para muni kI bolatI banda ho

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114 | sonA aura sugandha jaatii| vahata bAra pUchane para dabI jabAna se itanA hI kahate-'hA~, parigraha bhI burI cIja hai|' - guru ke bAra-bAra ke isa saMkoca ko eka vijJa zrAvaka tAr3a gyaa| usane socA, 'hara viSaya meM itane gahare paiThane vAle guru aksara aparigraha ke prasaMga ko TAla jAte haiN| kahIM-na-kahIM dAla meM kAlA avazya hai| zrAvaka-ziSya ne isa marma kA bheda jAnane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| eka dina sabhI sAdhu aura guru zaucAdi ke lie bAhara gaye hue the| upAzraya sUnA thaa| ziSya ne guru ke vastra TaTole aura vastroM meM chipA ratna le liyaa| usI dina gurudeva ne apanI dharma pariSad meM aparigraha para aisA vyAkhyAna diyA ki zrotA camatkRta ho gaye / ukta zrAvaka bhI 'tahatta vANI' kI jhar3I lagA rahA thaa| guru ne samajha liyA, mere ratna kA apahartA yahI hai| vyAkhyAna ke bAda ziSya ne kahA "gurudeva ! Aja to ApakI aparigraha kI vyAkhyA asAdhAraNa thii|" . "hA~," guru muskarAye-"tU bhI to yahI cAhatA thaa|" ziSya gadgad kaNTha se bolA-"gurudeva ! Apa mahAna haiN| merA aparAdha kSamA krnaa|" guru ne kahA"vatsa ! maiM to terA upakAra hI mAnatA huuN|"

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17 pApa kA ghar3A kisI nagara meM eka dhanI seTha rahatA thA / seTha bar3A hI dayAlu, paraduHkha-kAtara, sadAcArI aura dharmaniSTha thA / dhanI hokara bhI nirabhimAnI thaa| usI ke par3osa meM eka sAmAnya sthiti kA manuSya rahatA thA, jo pUrNa rUpa se dhanI seTha ke svabhAva ke viparIta thaa| dUsaroM kA aizvarya usakI A~khoM meM kA~Te ko taraha kasakatA thaa| apane par3osI kA dhanI honA to use akharatA hI thA, nagara kI janatA meM usakA jo sammAna thA vaha bhI isa IrSyAlu ko sahya nahIM thaa| - eka bAra IrSyAlu vyakti ke lar3ake kA byAha huaa| isane apane par3osI dhanI seTha se lar3ake kI zAdI ke lie gahane udhAra maaNge| udAra-hRdaya seTha ne apane IrSyAlu par3osI ko tatkAla gahane de diye| ___ lar3ake kI zAdI ho gaI, para par3osI ne dhanI ke gahane nahIM lauTAye / . kAphI dinoM kI pratIkSA ke bAda jaba dhanI seTha ne apane gahane vApasa mA~ge to IrSyAlu ne A~kheM nikAla kara kahA

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116 / sonA aura sugandha ___"kyA bAra-bAra gahane mAMgate ho? eka bAra de to diye / dhanI hone kA yaha matalaba to nahIM ki garIboM ko staao|" dhanI vyakti dekhatA raha gyaa| phira zAnta svara meM bolA___ "bhAI ! sapane meM tumane zAyada gahane diye hoMge, para pratyakSa meM to kabhI nahIM diye| yadi sIdhI rAha se nahIM doge to maiM paMcoM se nyAya maaNguugaa|" IrSyAlu aura bigar3a gyaa| tar3apakara bolA "eka bAra nahIM, sau bAra paMcAyata karA lo| paMcAyata se kauna DaratA hai ? Aja janatA tumhAre pakSa meM hai to tuma yaha samajhate ho ki sacce ko jhUThA sAbita kara doge| janatA tumhArI hai to hama garIboM kA bhI bhagavAna hai|" isa vArtAlApa ke bAda IrSyAlu vyakti ne nagara kI janatA meM dhanI seTha ko jhUThA, beImAna siddha karanA prArambha kara diyaa| jo bhI sunatA yahI kahatA "seThajI to aise nahIM ho sakate / ve to vahuta dharmAtmA aura dayAlu haiM / ve kabhI bhI do bAra gahane nahIM maaNgeNge|" isa para yaha IrSyAlu TippaNI karatA "tuma kyA jAno, ? jisa para bItatI hai, vahI jAnatA hai| apane ko dharmAtmA siddha karane ke lie usane kabhI

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pApa kA ghar3A | 117 tumheM dasa-bIsa rupaye de die hoNge| lekina aba to dhana hI usake lie saba kucha hai / mAno dhana lekara hI svarga sidhaaregaa| are bhAI, maiMne eka bAra gahane de diye; phira bhI dubArA mA~gatA hai|" eka jhUTha ko bAra-bAra kahane para vaha satya-jaisA bhAsita hotA hai / IrSyAlu vyakti ke bAra-bAra kahane para kucha loga socane lage, 'ho na ho, yaha garIba vyakti hI ThIka ho| kyA patA, dhanavAna kI nIyata bigar3a gaI ho|' dhanI seTha ne socA, 'gahane to hAtha se gaye hI, janatA meM merI badanAmI bhI huii| yadi maiM cupa baiTha gayA to saba yahI samajheMge ki vAstava meM maiM beImAna haiN| ata: paMcoM se nyAya mA~gane meM kyA hAni hai ?' niyata samaya para paMcAyata judd'ii| sabhI janatA jhUThesacce kA nirNaya dekhane ke lie ekatra thii| basa, IrSyAlu vyakti kA hI intajAra thaa| kAphI pratIkSA ke bAda hAtha meM eka ghar3A lie hue IrSyAlu vyakti aayaa| Ate hI vilamba ke lie usane kSamA maaNgii| paMcoM ne donoM pakSoM kI bAta sunii| donoM ke kathana meM dRr3hatA thii| paMcoM ne IrSyAlu vyakti se kahA "yadi tumane vAstava meM dhanI seTha ko gahane lauTA diye

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118 | sonA aura sugandha haiM to lohe kA bahakatA golA hAtha meM lekara yaha siddha karanA hogA ki tuma sacce ho / " IrSyAlu ne kahA " avazya / sA~ca ko A~ca kahA~ ?" apane hAtha kA ghar3A dhanI seTha ko dete hue IrSyAlu ne kahA "seThajI ! tanika dera ke lie merA yaha ghar3A pakar3anA, maiM paMcoM ke sammukha apanI satyatA pramANita karake dikhA dU~ / " dhanI seTha ko ghar3A dekara IrSyAlu ne saba paMcoM aura janatA ke sammukha U~cI AvAja meM kahA "agara maiMne seTha ke gahane lauTA diye haiM aura maiM saccA hU~, to lohe ke isa dahakate gole se merA hAtha nahIM jalegA / " yaha kaha IrSyAlu ne lohe kA dahakatA huA golA hAtha maiM uThA liyA | camatkAra huA ki usa vyakti ke hAtha para vaha golA aise rakhA rahA, jaise varpha kA DhelA rakhA ho / cAroM ora se AvAjeM AIM "garIba becArA saccA hai / dhanI seTha jhUThA aura beImAna hai / " IrSyAlu bhI to yahI cAhatA thaa| usake mana kI icchA pUrI huii|

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pApa kA ghar3A | 116 dhanI seTha kI A~khoM ke sAmane a~dherA chA gayA"prabho ! yaha tUne kyA kiyA ? maiM dIna-duniyA - donoM se gayA / bhagavan ! tere darabAra meM jhUThA saccA kyoMkara ho gayA / " isI ghabarAhaTa meM dhanI seTha ke hAtha se ghar3A chUTa par3A / ghar3e meM bharA anAja bikhara gayA aura anAja meM chipe gahane sabakI A~khoM meM camakane lage / sabhA meM sannATA thaa| zora-gula banda ho cukA thA / gambhIra AvAja meM sabane kahA "pApa kA ghar3A aise hI phUTatA hai / saccAI sAmane Ane meM dera hai, para andhera nahIM / Akhira jhUThA, jhUThA hI rahA aura saccA, saccA rahA /

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18 DhoMga dekhakara bandara royA kisI jaMgala meM eka bUr3hA zera rahatA thaa| bhAga-daur3a kara zikAra karane kI zakti usameM nahIM thii| Asa-pAsa hI koI zikAra mila jAe to mArakara khA letaa| lekina usake bhakSya vanajIva to usakI gandha se kosoM dUra chipe rhte| eka bAra zera ko tIna-cAra dina taka koI zikAra nahIM milA / zera ne socA, 'sAdhu kA DhoMga racU to sabhI jIva-jantu mere pAsa Ane lageMge aura maiM tIna-cAra dina kI bhUkha ko zAnta kara luugaa|' yaha soca zera jamIna ko phUkaphUka kara kadama rakhane lgaa| vaha itane dhIre-dhIre kadama rakhatA ki cIMTI bhI yadi paira ke nIce A jAe to mare nhiiN| per3a para baiThe eka zAkhAmRga-bandara ne dekhA to kutUhalavaza pUcha baiThA__ "jaMgala ke rAjA ! Aja yaha ulTI cAla kaise ? dharatI para phUka-phaka kara kadama kyoM rakha rahe ho? kadama bhI itane dhIre ki batAzA bhI na phuutte|"

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DhoMga dekhakara bandara royA | 121 zera ne gaMbhIra mudrA banAkara kahA "bhaiyA bandara ! pUrA jIvana hiMsA aura pApa karate bIta gyaa| aba jIvana kA uttarArdha to sudhAra luu| jamIna para saikar3oM choTe-moTe jIva rahate haiN| kahIM kisI jIva kI hiMsA na ho jAe isIlie AhistA-AhistA phUMka-phUka kara cala rahA huuN| bhaiyA ! aba to cIMTI ke marane se bhI mana meM duHkha hotA hai|" isa sAdhu-zera ko dekhakara bandara zraddhA se jhuka gyaa| socA, 'isa mahAtmA ke caraNa chUkara apanA jIvana saphala kara lU / ' bandara nIce utara kara zera ke nikaTa Akara caraNoM meM jhukaa| zera to avasara kI tAka meM hI thA, jhaTa se bandara ko muMha meM bhara liyaa| bandara ne socA, 'sAdhu veza ke kAraNa ThagA gayA / aba to mauta nizcita hai| para marate-marate bhI yadi bacane kA upAya kara lU to hAni kyA hai ?' vicAra karate hI vandara ThahAkA mAra kara hNsaa| bandara ke isa asAmayika aTTahAsa para zera ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| bandara se pUchA "kyoM re mUrkha ! aba tU pUrI taraha se kAla ke muMha meM hai| marane ke samaya bhI tU ha~sa rahA hai ?" bandara ne kahA "vanarAja ! mUrkha maiM nahIM tuma ho, jo aise avasara ko kho rahe ho| isa samaya jo merI taraha ThahAkA mArakara haMsegA, vaha sIdhA svarga jaayegaa|"

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122 ) sonA aura sugandha zera bandara kI bAtoM meM A gayA aura aTTahAsa karake aisA ha~sA ki sArA jaMgala gUMja utthaa| bandara zera ke muMha se chUTa gayA aura uchalakara per3a para jA baitthaa| zera dekhatA raha gayA / zera ko dekhakara bandara phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgaa| zera ne pUchA "bandara ! tere haMsane kA rahasya to maiM jAna gayA ki tU bandhana-mukta hone ke lie ha~sA thaa| para aba jabaki tU kAla ke gAla se mukta ho gayA hai, tujhe ha~sanA cAhie; phira bhI tU phUTa-phUTa kara ro rahA hai| tere rone kA rahasya kyA hai ?" bandara ne kahA "maiM yaha dekhakara ro rahA hU~ ki aba saMsAra meM tujha jaise sAdhu paidA ho gaye haiN| yaha DhoMga aura pAkhaNDa dekhakara mujhe ronA A rahA hai|"

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satya-asatya kI milAvaTa kisI nagara meM tambAkU aura ghI kA eka vyApArI rahatA thaa| usakI dukAna para ghI aura tambAkU-yahI do cIjeM milatI thiiN| vyApArI kA lar3akA mUrkha thaa| use khAne-khelane ke alAvA dukAnadArI se koI prayojana nahIM thaa| akelA vyApArI hI saba lena-dena, kharIda-pharokhta karatA thaa| __eka bAra vyApArI ko tambAkU kharIdane eka gAMva jAnA thA / prasthAna se pUrva usane apanI patnI se kahA "Aja zAma taka ke lie mujhe zahara se bAhara jAnA hai| Aja pUre dina dukAna banda par3I rhegii| yadi hamArA lADalA kucha samajhadAra hotA to eka dina kI bikrI na mArI jaatii|" pAsa hI khar3e vyApArI ke lar3ake ne kahA "pitAjI ! Akhira maiM hU~ to ApakA hI putra / isameM parezAna hone kI kyA bAta hai ? Apa mujhe bhAva batAte jAiye / baiThA-baiThA maiM becatA rhuuNgaa|"

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124 | sonA aura sugandha vyApArI ko putra kI bAta se kucha AzA baiNdhii| prasanna hokara bolA "isase acchI kyA bAta hai ? bhAva kI koI dikkata nhiiN| hamArI dukAna meM do hI to cIjeM haiM-vI aura tambAkU / donoM kA eka hI bhAva hai| bhAva yAda rakhane meM tujhe kucha dikkata na hogii|" vyApArI ne itanA aura kahA__ "hA~, eka bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA / jaba taka khule TInoM kA mAla samApta na ho jAya, taba taka banda TInoM ko mata kholnaa|" ... vyApArI gA~va calA gayA aura usakA lar3akA dukAna para A baiThA / lar3ake ne dukAna kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| dukAna meM sIla banda TInoM ko to usane yoM hI rahane diyaa| usane do khule TIna dekhe / donoM Adhe-Adhe ghI aura tambAkU se bhare the / seTha ke putra ne socA___'pitAjI mujhe mUrkha samajhate haiM, para apanI mUrkhatA nahIM dekhate / Aja maiM unheM apanI buddhimAnI se camatkRta kara duuNgaa| unhoMne eka hI bhAva kI do cIjoM ke lie do TIna ghera rakhe haiN| ghI-tambAkU eka hI TIna meM A sakate haiN| eka TIna Adhe ghI se bekAra ghirA hai|' yaha soca seTha ke lar3ake ne ghI se AdhA bharA TIna tambAkU ke Adhe khAlI TIna meM uDela diyA aura mana-hI ___

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satya-asatya kI milAvaTa | 125 mana bar3abar3AyA--'aba grAhakoM ko mAla becane meM kitanI suvidhA rhegii| dhI mA~geM yA tambAkU--eka hI Tona meM se de diyA jAyegA, donoM kA eka hI bhAva to hai|' tambAkU kA eka grAhaka aayaa| lar3ake ne ghI milA tambAkU dikhAyA / grAhaka ne nAka-bhauM sikor3akara pUchA "yaha kaisA tambAkU hai ? ghI hai yA tambAkU ?" lar3ake ne kahA "bahuta bar3hiyA tambAkU hai| lenA ho lo, nahIM to Age bddh'o|" grAhaka lar3ake ko kharI-khoTI sunAtA huA Age bar3ha gyaa| thor3I hI dera bAda eka ghI kA grAhaka AyA / usane tambAkU milA ghI dekhA to bolA "yaha tambAkU de rahe ho yA ghI ?" lar3ake ne samajhAyA "bhAI, ghI bhI hai aura tambAkU bhii| donoM kA eka hI bhAva hai / jaisA cAho prayoga krnaa| yaha ghI kA bhI kAma degA aura tambAkU kA bhii|" grAhaka bar3abar3AtA huA calA gyaa| isI taraha zAma taka anekoM grAhaka aaye| seTha ke lar3ake kA sabhI se jhagar3A ho gyaa| jhallAte hue usane dukAna banda kara do aura pitA kA intajAra karane lgaa| gA~va se jaba usakA pitA lauTA to beTe se pUchA

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126 / sonA aura sugandha "beTA ! kucha bikrI huI yA nahIM ?" beTA to bharA baiThA thaa| bigar3akara bolA "pitAjI ! Apane saba grAhakoM kI AdateM bigAr3a dI haiM / jAneM Apa kaise mAla beca dete haiM ? mujhase to sabhI grAhakoM ne jhagar3A kiyaa| Aja mAla kharIdane eka bhI nahIM AyA, sabake saba mujhase jhagar3A karane hI Aye the|" vyApArI kA mAthA ThanakA / putra se bolA "beTA ! grAhaka to aise jhagar3AlU nahIM the| kahIM-nakahIM tujhase bhUla huI hai|" putra ne bigar3akara kahA "pitAjI ! kala maiM Apake sAtha dukAna para baitthuugaa| phira dekhUgA ki Apa kaise mAla becate haiN| Aja kisI ne mAla pasanda nahIM kiyaa| ulTe mujhe hI kharI-khoTI sunaaii|" seTha mana-hI-mana gutthI sulajhAtA rahA / para koI bhI kAraNa samajha meM nahIM aayaa| dUsare dina pitA-putra donoM dukAna para baitthe| seTha ne dukAna kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| ghI kA khAlI TIna dekhA to pUchA "mAla kucha bhI nahIM bikA, lekina isa kanastara kA ghI kahA~ hai ?" putra bolA

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satya-asatya kI milAvaTa | 127 "pitAjI ! Apane bhI kamAla kiyA thA / eka kanastara yoM hI ghera rakhA thaa| eka bhAva kI do cIjoM ko maiMne eka kara diyA / " pitA ne kahA "basa, beTA basa / jhagar3e ke kAraNa kA patA laga gayA / mUrkha kI mUrkhatA to maiMne bahuta dekhI, para Aja mUrkha kI buddhimAnI bhI dekhalI / ... aba tU itanA aura kara ki eka bhAva kI ina donoM milI huI cIjoM ko ghUre para DAla A / " jIvana meM satya kA upayoga to haiM hI, kabhI-kabhI asatya bhI upayogI pratIta hotA hai, magara satya-asatya kI milAvaTa karane vAlA donoM ko hI anupayogI banA detA hai /

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20 udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmIH eka vyApArI ke cAra putra the| ghara meM dhana kI kamI nahIM thI / akelA vyApArI hI itanA upArjana karatA ki pUrA ghara caina kI vaMzI bjaataa| cAroM lar3akoM kA vyApAra meM koI sahayoga nahIM thaa| abhI unake khAne-khelane ke dina the| eka dina vyApArI ne socA, 'aba maiM bUr3hA ho calA huuN| mere bAda lar3akoM ko hI vyApAra sa~bhAlanA hai / lekina apane jIte-jI yaha bhI dekha lU ki kauna-se lar3ake meM vyApAra calAne kI sAmarthya hai aura kauna vyApAra kI jamA pUjI ko bhI caupaTa karane vAlA hai| yadi cAroM hI yogya hue to cAroM kA hI apanA kAryabhAra sauMpa duuNgaa|' yaha soca vyApArI ne apane cAroM putroM ko bulaay| aura kahA "putro ! aba taka tuma mere anuzAsana meM rahe ho / maiMne tuma cAroM para kharca karane kA aMkuza bhI rakhA hai| Aja se maiM tumheM svatantra jIvana jIne kI chUTa detA huuN|"

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udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmIH | 126 sAmane rakhI dhana se bharI thailiyoM kI ora saMketa karate hue vyApArI ne puna: kahA "ye thailiyA~ tuma cAroM ke lie haiN| cAroM bhAI eka-eka thAlI uThA lo / pratyeka thailI meM eka-eka lAkha rupaye haiM / ina rupayoM se apane DhaMga kI naI jindagI prArambha karo / " eka-eka karake tIna bhAiyoM ne eka-eka thailI uThA lI aura cauthA bhAI khar3A dekhatA rahA / use cupacApa khar3A dekha vyApArI ne kahA "tuma bhI uThAo / khar3e kyoM ho ?" "nahIM, maiM nahIM uThAU~gA / " vyApArI ke choTe lar3ake ne do TUka javAba diyA / "kyoM ?" vyApArI ne prazna kiyA | choTe lar3ake ne batAyA "pitAjI ! isa dhana para merA koI adhikAra nahIM / yaha dhana ApakI kamAI kA hai / " pitA ne pUchA "kyA pitA ke dhana kA upayoga putra nahIM karatA ?" putra ne kahA " karatA hai / para jaba taka vaha asamartha rahe, taba taka / " seTha ne Agraha kiyA

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130 | sonA aura sugandha ___'putra isI dhana se terA pAlana-poSaNa huA hai aura isI dhana ko tU apanA nahIM mAnatA ?" "pitAjI ! putra kA pAlana karanA to pitA kA kartavya hai, para putra ko akarmaNya banAnA pitA kA pharja nhiiN| pitA ke dhana ko pAkara putra dhana kA mahatva nahIM smjhtaa| pitA ke dhana se kharca karane kI Adata bar3hatI hai aura upArjana kI kSamatA miTatI hai|" / vyApArI ne eka bAra aura kahA "lekina bhAgya se prApta dhana ko kauna ThukarAtA hai ? mAnA ki yaha dhana tere dvArA upAjita nahIM hai, para tere bhAgya kA phala to hai ?" putra ne kahA "pitAjI ! yaha akarmaNya kA bhAgya hai / puruSArtha karane para vyApAra meM jo lAbha hotA hai, vaha puruSArtha kA bhAgya hai| mujhe puruSArtha kA bhAgya cAhie, AlasI kA bhAgya nhiiN| bhAgya kA bharosA karane vAle zera ke mukha meM mRga nahIM jaataa| bhAgya se yadi kahIM hirana dIkha jAe to puruSArtha karake siMha apane bhAgya ko sArthaka karatA hai aura hirana kA bhojana karatA hai| puruSArtha kabhI viphala nahIM hotA bhAgyaM vaiphalyamAyAti, nAbhyAsastu kadAcana / ___ ww

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udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmIH | 131 vyApArI apane putra ke yukti-yukta kathana ko sunakara Ananda-vibhora ho gyaa| apane vyApAra kA kAryabhAra usane apane isI choTe putra ko sauMpa diyaa| zeSa tInoM putra thailI lekara hI santuSTa ho ge| kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai "mere dAe~ hAtha meM puruSArtha hai aura bAe~ hAtha meM saphalatA-kRtaM me dakSiNe haste, jayo me savya AhitaH / "

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21 burAI kI smRti bhI ghAtaka [viSa kA prabhAva cAra vyakti paradeza se dhana kamAkara apane ghara lauTa rahe the| paidala kA rAstA / pahale dina kI maMjila pUrI kara zAma ko eka gA~va meM Thaharane kA vicAra kiyaa| gA~va meM ghusate hI eka bur3hiyA kA makAna milaa| cAroM usI ke ghara Thahara ge| rAta kA a~dherA bar3ha calA thaa| bur3hiyA ne cAroM se kahA--- "beTA ! rAta meM mujhe kama dIkhatA hai| subaha maiM tumhAre lie garama-garama khAnA banAU~gI, isa samaya thor3I-sI chAcha rakhI hai, usI ko piilo|" cAroM ne prasannatA ke sAtha bur3hiyA kA Atithya svIkAra kiyA / bur3hiyA ne cAroM ko chAcha pilaaii| cAroM hI tRpta ho gae aura yAtrA kI thakAna ke kAraNa gaharI nIMda meM so gae / prAtaHkAla bahuta jaldI uThe aura bur3hiyA se prasthAna

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burAI kI smRti bhI ghAtaka | 133 kI AjJA mA~gI / bur3hiyA ne Agraha kiyA-'binA khAnA khilAye na jAne duuNgii|" cAroM ne samajhAyA___"mA~ ! terA mamatA-bharA satkAra hama bhalA kabhI bhUla pAyeMge ? vaha chAcha kyA thI, amRta thA / aba hameM AjJA do / dUra kA saphara hai, phira dhUpa hogI, ThaNDa-ThaNDa meM saphara karanA acchA rhegaa|" bur3hiyA mAna gii| cAroM apane gantavya kI ora prasthAna kara ge| dina nikalA to bur3hiyA apane dainika kAryoM meM lgii| rAta kI bAsI chAcha nikAlakara, use dahI bilonA thaa| bur3hiyA ne jyoMhI rAta kI chAcha nikAlI to usakI A~kheM phaTI-kI-phaTI raha giiN| chAcha meM kAlA sA~pa marA par3A thaa| bur3hiyA kA sira ghUma gayA, A~kheM patharA gaIM-'aba kyA ho ? anajAne hI mere hAtha se yaha pApa ho gyaa| cAroM hI jaharIlI chAcha pI gae, aba na jAne kahA~ pahu~ce hoNge|' dinabhara bur3hiyA bahuta duHkhI rhii| aba usake hAtha meM kevala pachatAvA hI raha gayA thaa| unheM viSamukta karane kA koI upAya unake pAsa nahIM thaa| eka varSa bItA vahI cAroM vyakti dhanopArjana ke lie

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134 | sonA aura sugandha apane ghara se cle| cAroM ne hI nizcaya kiyA ki isa bAra bhI usa chAcha pilAne vAlI bur3hiyA ke ghara tthhreNge| cAroM hI bur3hiyA ke yahA~ pahu~ce / bur3hiyA ne cAroM ko dekhA aura bAra-bAra apanI A~khoM ko mlaa| apanA Azcarya vyakta karatI huI bur3hiyA bolI-- "kyA tuma vahI cAroM ho jo eka bAra mere yahA~ Thahare the|" cAroM ne kahA "hA~ mA~ ! hama vahI haiN| tUne hameM chAcha pilAI thI, yAda hai na ?" "yAda hai !" bur3hiyA bolI- "para tuma abhI taka jindA ho ?" __ cAroM ko bur3hiyA kA kathana burA to lagA, para bur3hiyA bure svabhAva kI nahIM thii| usake hRdaya meM una cAroM ke lie Atithya-prema aura mamatA-bhAva thaa| cAroM ne pUchA-- "mA~ ! tuma aisA kyoM kahatI ho?" bur3hiyA ne pUrI bAta batAte hue kahA "beTA ! mujhe kyA patA thA ki usameM kAlA sA~pa marA par3A hai| dhokhe se hI maiMne vaha jaharIlI chAcha tumheM pilA dii|" ___

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burAI kI smRti bhI ghAtaka | 135 cAroM ke mu~ha se eka sAtha nikalA "sA~pa !!" "kAlA sA~pa ! jaharIlI chAcha !! " cAroM para sarpa viSa kA mAraka prabhAva huA / cAroM hI mUcchita hokara gira par3e aura thor3I hI dera meM unake prANa-pakherU ur3a gae burA AcaraNa hI nahIM lekina burA vicAra bhI jIvana meM kitanA khataranAka hai ?

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22 sonA aura patthara eka rAjA ko apanA khajAnA bharane kA zauka lgaa| prajA para kara bar3hAyA aura sonA kharIda-kharIda kara apanA khajAnA bharane lgaa| rAjA kA khajAnA bar3hatA gayA aura kara-bhAra se prajA kI kamara TUTane lgii| prajA meM hAhAkAra maca gyaa| buddhimAna maMtrI ne vicAra kiyA ki sIdhe kahane se to rAjA mAnegA nahIM, kisI yukti se hI samajhAyA jaae| mantrI ne mana-hI-mana eka yojanA banAI aura eka dina rAjadarabAra meM nahIM pahu~cA / jaba dUsare dina pahu~cA to rAjA ne eka dina anupasthita rahane kA kAraNa pUchA / mantrI ne batAyA--- "mahArAja ! kala eka jarUrI kAma meM phaMsa gayA thaa|" "aisA kyA jarUrI kAma thA ?" rAjA ne pUchA / mantrI ne batAyA-- "mahArAja ! maiM apanA khajAnA bharavAne ke kAma meM lagA thaa|"

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sonA aura patthara | 137 mantrI kI bAta para rAjA ko Azcarya huaa| rAjA ne socA, 'pUre rAjya meM rAjA kA arthAt merA hI khajAnA hai| mere alAvA mantrI ke pAsa bhI khajAnA hai ?' apane Azcarya ko dabAte hue rAjA ne pUchA____ "mantrI ! apanA khajAnA tumane hameM nahIM dikhAyA ? hameM bhI to dikhaao|" mantrI-calie rAjan, Aja hI clie| Aja pUrA dhana khajAne meM bharavAkara maiM banda karAne kI AjJA naukaroM ko de AyA huuN| rAjA mantrI ke ghara pahu~cA / mantrI ke A~gana meM kaI gaDaDhe khude par3e the / pattharoM ke Dhera bhI lage the aura gaDDhoM se nikalI miTTI bhI vahIM par3I thii| rAjA ne cAroM ora dekhA aura mantrI se pUchA--- "kahA~ hai, tumhArA khajAnA ?" mantrI ne naukaroM ko hukma diyA"ye patthara gaDDhoM meM bharakara Upara se miTTI DAla do|" naukara aisA hI karane lage / mantrI ne rAjA se kahA"dekhie rAjan ! naukara merA khajAnA bhara rahe haiN|" rAjA jhujhalAyA "mantrI ! tuma pAgala to nahIM ho? ye patthara haiN| kyA yaha patthara hI tumhArA khajAnA hai ?" mantrI ne muskarAkara kahA

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138 | sonA aura sugandha "rAjan ! Apake sone aura mere patthara meM kyA antara hai ? anupayukta rUpa se rakhA sonA aura patthara eka hI bAta hai| ApakA patthara pIle raMga kA hai, merA sonA lAla raMga kA hai| prajA para kara-bhAra bar3hAkara sonA gAr3anA aura pahAr3oM se ma~gAkara patthara gAr3anA eka hI bAta hai| merA patthara bhI kisI ke kAma nahIM AyegA-jamIna meM par3A rahegA / ApakA khajAnA bhI bar3hatA jAyegA-na Apake kAma meM AyegA, na prajA ke kAma meN| aise khajAne kA batAie kyA upayoga hai ?" rAjA kI A~kheM khula gii| usane turanta kara vasUlI roka dI aura khajAne kA dhana prajAhita meM lagA diyaa|

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23 aparAdha eka : daNDa cAra eka nyAyapriya rAjA ke rAjya meM gazta ke sipAhiyoM ne cAra coroM ko corI karate hue raMge hAtha pakar3a liyaa| rAtabhara cAroM bandIgRha meM rahe / prAtaHkAla cAroM ko rAjA ke sAmane prastuta kiyA gyaa| hathakar3I pahane cAroM eka paMkti meM rAjA ke sammukha khar3e the| rAjA ke Adeza para pahale cora kI hathakar3I kholI gii| rAjA ne cora ko apane nikaTa bulAyA aura kahA "tumane corI kI ? burI vAta hai|" itanA kaha rAjA ne pahale cora ko mukta kara diyaa| isI taraha dUsarA cora bulAyA aura kahA___"corI karate zarma nahIM AI ? dUsaroM kA mAla har3apate tumheM jarA bhI zarma nahIM AtI? rAta kA cora dina meM sAhUkAra aura zarIpha vanakara rahe, yaha manuSya jIvana kI kaisI viDambanA hai|" itanI bhartsanA kara rAjA ne dUsare cora ko bhI chor3a diyaa|

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140 | sonA aura sugandha jaba tIsare cora kI bArI AI to rAjA ne Adeza diyA--"pacAsa kor3e mArakara ise mukta kara do|" rAjA ne cauthe cora ko sajA sunAI "isameM sau kor3e mAro aura chaha mahIne ke lie kArAgAra meM banda kara do|" rAjA ke isa adbhuta nyAya para sabhI ko Azcarya huaa| pradhAnamantrI se na rahA gyaa| usane rAjA se pUchA___"prajApAlaka ! ApakI nyAya-priyatA meM sandeha karanA aura gUlara meM phUla DhU~r3hanA eka hI bAta hai| lekina Aja ke nyAya ko dekhakara pUrA darabAra Azcaryacakita hai| cAroM hI cora eka se hI aparAdhI the| aparAdhiyoM ke isa pakSapAta meM kyA rahasya hai ? do cora to Apane yoM hI chor3a diye / eka ko pacAsa kor3e kI sajA dI aura cauthe ko sau kor3e bhI mile tathA chaha mahIne kA kaThora kArAvAsa bhii| yadi coroM ke sAtha-aparAdhiyoM ke sAtha aisI udAratA baratI jAyegI to aparAdhI nizzaMka ho jAeMge tathA aparAdha aura bddh'eNge|" rAjA kSaNabhara mauna rahA / pUrA darabAra kAraNa jAnane ko utsuka thA / rAjA ne kahA---- ___ "mahAmantrI ! daNDa kA uddezya aparAdhI ko sudhAranA hai, use yAtanA va kaSTa denA nahIM / jo bhI yAtanA va kaSTa diyA jAtA hai, vaha bhI sudhAra ke lie hI diyA jAtA hai|

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aparAdha eka : daNDa cAra | 141 1 kisI kI AtmA ko kaSTa milatA hai aura kisI ke zarIra ko / kisI ko bAta kI coTa lagatI hai, kisI ko lAta kI / sudharane vAlA halkI-sI coTa se bhI sudhara jAtA hai aura na sudharane vAlA bAra-bAra daNDa pAkara bhI aparAdha karanA nahIM chor3atA / " apanI bAta kahakara rAjA mauna ho gayA / mantrI kI samajha meM kucha nahIM AyA / usane phira pUchA "lekina mahArAja ! aparAdha aura daNDa kA koI-nakoI vidhAna bhI to hotA hai| Aja ke nyAya meM jo asamAnatA thI, usakA kAraNa samajha meM nahIM AyA / " rAjA ne kahA "mantrI ! kAraNa bhI samajha jAoge / isake lie tumheM chaha mahIne kI pratIkSA karanI pdd'egii| chaha mahIne bAda saba bAteM tumhAre sAmane spaSTa ho jAyeMgI / " -- x X chaha mahIne bAda rAjA ne mantrI se kahA " mahAmantrI ! Aja se chaha mahIne pahale jo cAra cora pakar3e gaye the, una sabake pate ArakSI vibhAga meM surakSita haiM / tuma una cAroM kA patA lagAkara do ki unakA kyA hAla hai / " "jo AjJA !" kahakara mantrI calA gayA / pUrI jA~capar3atAla kara mantrI ne batAyA

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142 | sonA aura sugandha "mahArAja ! pahalA cora jisase Apane yaha kahA thA'tumane corI kI ? burI bAta hai|' vaha cora usI rAta jahara pIkara mara gayA / rAjan ! dUsare cora se Apane kahA thA - 'corI karate zarma nahIM AI ? dUsaroM kA mAla har3apate tumheM jarA bhI zarma nahIM AtI ? rAta kA cora dina meM sAhUkAra aura zarIpha banakara rahe, yaha manuSya jIvana kI kaisI viDambanA hai ?' mahArAja ! vaha dUsarA cora nagara chor3akara bhAga gayA / patA lagAkara maiM usake pAsa pahu~cA to dekhA, vaha corI chor3akara mehanata-majadUrI karake apane parivAra kA bharaNa-poSaNa kara rahA hai / jisa cora ko Apane pacAsa kor3oM kI sajA dI thI, vaha raha to isI nagara meM rahA hai, para usane corI karanA chor3a diyA hai / vaha bhI mehanata majadUrI karake apanA va apane parivAra kA peTa pAlatA hai / mahArAja ! cauthA cora jo sau kor3e aura chaha mahIne kA kArAvAsa bhogakara nikalA hai, aba bhI corI karatA hai / " mantrI kI bAta samApta hone para rAjA ne muskAna ke sAtha kahA "mantrI ! aba to tumheM mere adbhuta nyAya kA rahasya mAlUma ho gayA ? pahale cora kI AtmA itane se hI tar3apa uThI ki maiMne use cora kahA / vaha 'burI bAta hai' se hI itanA zarmindA huA ki duniyA ko apanA mu~ha nahIM

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aparAdha eka : daNDa cAra | 143 dikhaayaa| dUsare-tIsare kA bhI yahI hAla thA / jisa nagara ke logoM ne dina ke ujAle meM use cora rUpa meM dekha liyA, usa nagara meM rahanA dUsare cora ko bardAzta nahIM huA / .... cauthe cora kI AtmA itanI mara gaI hai ki zarma jaisI cIja usake pAsa nahIM rhii| zArIrika daNDa kI kaThoratA se vaha daNDa bhogate samaya to yaha nizcaya kara letA hai ki aba corI nahIM karU~gA aura java kArAgAra se mukta hotA hai to saba bhUla jAtA hai aura corI karate samaya yahI socatA hai, 'jaba taka pakar3A nahIM jAtA, taba taka corI kara lU~ / jaba pakar3A jAU~gA, taba dekhA jAyegA / ' isIlie maiMne use yaha kaThora daNDa diyA thA / " W

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24 zUla ko trizUla eka garIba brAhmaNa apane durdinoM se bahuta duHkhI thA / 'vAmana ko dhana kevala bhicchA' lokokti ke anusAra bhikSA hI usakA dhana thA / nitya bhikSA meM jo kucha milatAbrAhmaNa aura brAhmaNI usI se gujara karate / brAhmaNa garIba to thA hI, vidyAhIna bhI thaa| lekina apar3ha hote hue bhI vaha vinamra, udAra aura sarala hRdaya thA / eka dina usakI brAhmaNI ne parAmarza diyA "tuma nitya rAjadarabAra meM jAyA karo | kisI-nakisI dina rAjA kI kRpA ho gaI to nihAla kara degA / " -- brAhmaNa nitya rAjadarabAra meM jAtA / darabAra kI samApti taka baiThA rahatA aura calate samaya kahatA'dharma kI jaya, pApa kA kSaya' 'bhale kA bhalA, bure kA burA / ' rAjA nitya hI usa brAhmaNa ko dekhatA / eka dina usane pUchA "vipra ! tuma kahA~ rahate ho ?" -

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zUla ko trizUla | 145 "ApakI chatra-chAyA meN|" garoba brAhmaNa ne uttara diyaa| aba rAjA nitya ho brAhmaNa se pUchatAcha krtaa| kabhI usake parivAra ke bAre meM pUchatA, kabhI usake sukha-duHkha kI bAteM krtaa| ___ kahAvata hai-'bAmana kuttA hAthI, nahIM jAti ke saathii|' brAhmaNa brAhmaNa ko dekhakara jalatA hai / rAjapurohita ko rAjA dvArA brAhmaNa kA yaha sammAna acchA nahIM lgaa| eka dina rAjapurohita rAste meM hI brAhmaNa ko rokakara bolA "tuma nitya rAja-darabAra Ate ho, para darabAra ke niyamoM kA pAlana nahIM krte| kisI dina rAjA ulTA par3a gayA to kaThora daNDa degaa|" brAhmaNa Dara gayA / ghavarAkara purohita se bolA "purohitajI ! maiM to apar3ha aura vidyAhIna brAhmaNa huuN| Apa zAstrajJa aura rAjapurohita haiN| darabAra kA ziSTAcAra mujhe btaaie|" purohita ne kahA"darabAra meM muMha para paTTI bA~dhakara AnA caahie|" . brAhmaNa ne purohita kA Adeza mana meM rakha liyA / darabAra meM pahu~cakara purohita ne rAjA se kahA

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146 | sonA aura sugandha "rAjan ! Apa zarAbI brAhmaNa ko muha mata lgaaie| jaba bhI yaha paisA pAtA hai, zarAba pItA hai|" rAjA ko Azcarya huaa| pUchA "isakA kyA pramANa hai ki vaha daridra brAhmaNa zarAbI hai ?" purohita ne batAyA "jisa dina yaha zarAba pItA hai, muMha para kapar3A bA~dha letA hai|" yathAsamaya garIba brAhmaNa muMha para kapar3A bA~dhakara darabAra meM pahu~cA aura vahI purAnA vAkya duharAyA "dharma kI jaya, pApa kA kSaya; bhale kA bhalA, bure kA buraa|" rAjA pahale to muskarAyA aura phira muMha para kapar3A ba~dhA dekha mana-hI-mana kruddha huaa| brAhmaNa ko apane pAsa bulAkara usake hAtha meM eka banda liphAphA diyA aura bolA "tuma nitya darabAra meM Ate ho| Aja apanA inAma lo| yaha banda liphAphA khajAMcI ko denA, tumhArA inAma mila jaaegaa|" khuzI-khuzI brAhmaNa khajAMcI ke pAsa claa| rAste meM hI rAjapurohita ne jA pakar3A

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zUla ko trizUla | 147 "hameM bhUla hI ge| hamArI bAta mAnane kA kamAla dekha liyA / pahale hI dina liphAphA mila gyaa|" brAhmaNa purohita ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| bolA "purohitajI ! ApakI kRpA se hI saba kucha milA hai| mujhe jo bhI inAma milegA, AdhA Apako dakSiNA meM purohita jhallAyA "mUrkha ! tU bar3A kRtaghna hai| pahale dina kA pUrA inAma hameM dakSiNA meM de|" brAhmaNa skucaayaa| bolA "purohitajI ! mahInoM kI hAjirI ke bAda mujhe inAma milA hai aura Apa saba-kA-saba dakSiNA meM leMge ?" purohita ne DA~TA "lekina yaha milA to merI kRpA se hai| agara nahIM degA to........|" / brAhmaNa ne banda liphAphA purohita ke hAtha para rakha diyA / purohita ne kucha vicArakara liphAphe ke badale bIsa rupaye usa brAhmaNa ko de diye| brAhmaNa bosa rupaye lekara apane ghara calA gayA aura purohita khajAMcI ke pAsa pahuMcA / khajAMcI ne liphAphA kholA / usameM jo kAgaja thA, usa para likhA thA

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148 | sonA aura sugandha - suno khajAMcI bAta mama, karanA nahIM vicAra / Ave jaba hI vipra yaha, lIjo nAka utAra // khajAMcI purohita ko lekara tahakhAne meM pahu~cA aura purohita kI nAka kATa lii| purohita nAka para paTTI bA~dha apane ghara phuNcaa| garIba brAhmaNa dUsare dina mu~ha para paTTI bA~dha darabAra meM pahuMcA aura nitya kI taraha jAte hI kahA__ "dharma kI jaya, pApa kA kSaya; bhale kA bhalA, bure kA burA / " rAjA ne brAhmaNa ko Azcarya se dekhA aura pUchA"kyA tuma merA liphAphA lekara khajAMcI ke pAsa nahIM paha~ce ?" brAhmaNa ne apane bhAgya kA ronA royA "prajApAlaka ! Apane to mujhe inAma diyA, para mere bhAgya meM nahIM thA, so mujhe nahIM milaa|" . . rAjA ko aura bhI Azcarya huaa| brAhmaNa ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura pUchA ---- "saca-saca batAo kyA bAta hai ?" brAhmaNa ne Apa-bItI sunAI / rAjA ne sunA to AgababUlA ho gyaa| rAjA ne sevaka bhejakara purohita ko bulavAyA aura pUre darabAra meM usakI karatUta kA kaccA

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zUla ko trizUla | 146 ciTThA kholate hue kahA__"jo kisI dUsare kA burA socatA hai, usakA burA pahale hotA hai| ___ jo dUsare ke lie zUla bichAtA hai, usake lie trizUla bhI taiyAra rahatA hai| kahA gayA hai bure kA natIjA hamezA burA hai| kAMTe ko kA~TA, chure ko churA hai // purohita ne garIba brAhmaNa kA burA cAhA, usakA pariNAma Apa sabake sAmane hai|" rAjA ne daNDasvarUpa purohita ko deza nikAlA diyA aura usa garIba brAhmaNa ko rAjapurohita ke pada para abhiSikta kiyaa|

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25 sUta se bhUta ba~dhatA hai eka seTha kA parivAra bahuta bar3A thA / usakA vyApAra bhI khUba unnata thA / janazakti aura dhanazakti - donoM se sampanna thA vaha seTha / eka dina seTha ne eka moTI rassI ma~gAI aura sabhI parijanoM ko ekatra karake bolA Magandang " eka-eka karake apanI zakti kI parIkSA karo aura isa rassI ko tor3o / " eka-eka karake sabhI ne rassI ko tor3ane kI koziza kI para kisI se bhI vaha rassI nahIM TUTI / seTha ne rasso lI aura ulTA aiMThakara usake reze alaga kara diye aura bolA - "aba tor3o / " sabhI ne alaga-alaga rezoM ko caT caT karake tor3a diyA / seTha ne sabhI ko sambodhita kiyA

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sUta se bhUta baMdhatA hai | 151 "agara tuma saba alaga-alaga rahoge to koI bhI tumheM tor3a sakatA hai / eka hokara rassI kI taraha saMgaThita rahoge to sAkSAt yamarAja bhI tumhArA kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktaa|" seTha ghara kA mukhiyA thaa| koI bhI usakI bAta kA virodha na karatA / jo vaha kahatA saba eka svara se usakI bAta mAnate / sabameM ekatA aura saMgaThana thaa| eka samaya aisA AyA ki seTha kA vyApAra caupaTa ho gyaa| do samaya kI roTI juTAnA bhI muzkila ho gyaa| bar3A parivAra thA, sabameM ekatA thI, isalie jo bhI kAma sAmane AtA-mila-bA~Takara sabhI kara DAlate aura kisIna-kisI taraha do samaya kI roTI juTA hI lete / eka dina seTha ne sabase kahA-- ___"eka dina kA khAnA lekara sabhI mere sAtha jaMgala calo / jaMgala meM hI maMgala kreNge|" sabhI ne eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce par3Ava ddaalaa| seTha ne sabhI ko Adeza diye aura sabhI kA kAma bA~Ta diyA / koI mUja kATane lagA, koI sarakaNDe alaga karane lagA, koI mUja kUTa rahA thA, koI rassI baTa rahA thaa| saba apane-apane kAma meM lage the| seTha ghUma-ghUmakara sabakA nirIkSaNa kara rahA thaa|

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152 | sonA aura sugandha .. ukta vaTa vRkSa para eka bhUta rahatA thaa| bhUta ne khaTa-paTa dekhI to ghabarAyA- mere ekAntavAsa meM yaha bAdhA kahA~ se AI ? bhUta eka-eka karake sabhI ke pAsa gayA aura bolA"Apa loga mere rahana-sahana meM khalala na DAleM / yahA~ se bhAga jAo, varanA eka-eka ko khA jaauuNgaa|" .. sabhI ne saroSa kahA "tU dekhatA nahIM, hama eka nahIM aneka haiN| hama aneka hokara bhI eka haiM aura eka hokara bhI aneka haiN| agara tujhe kucha parezAnI hai to hamAre seThajI se jAkara kh|" . bhUta seTha ke pAsa pahuMcA aura bolA "seTha ye saba loga rassiyA~ baTa rahe haiN| rassiyA~ kisa kAma Ae~gI ?" seTha ne kahA"tujhe baaNdhuugaa|" bhUta thara-thara kA~pane lgaa| use vizvAsa ho gayA ki ye saba milakara mujhe avazya bA~dha leMge / ina sabameM sUta (ekatA) hai / sUta (ekatA) se bhUta ba~dha jAtA hai| khuzAmada-bhare svara meM bhUta bolA "maiMne ApakA kyA bigAr3A hai ? Apa mujhe kyoM bA~dhanA cAhate haiM ?"

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sUta se bhUta ba~dhatA hai | 153 seTha ne batAyA "hameM dhana kI jarUrata hai| yahA~ se dhana lekara hI jaayeNge| hama yahA~ apanA vyApAra karane Aye the| tU hamAre vyApAra meM bAdhA DAlatA hai, isalie tujhe baaNdhege|" bhUta ne tatkAla seTha ko dhana se bhare kalaza batA diye| rAtoMrAta vaha sAmAnya seTha se dhanI seTha bana gyaa| camatkArI DhaMga se usakI kAyA palaTa ho gii| seTha sukha se apanA jIvana bitAne lgaa| seTha ke par3osI seTha ne apanI kUTanIti se seTha ke stara ke Akasmika parivartana kA patA lagA liyaa| usake muha meM bhI pAnI bhara aayaa| ro-jhoMkakara usane apane parivAra vAloM ko ikaTThA kiyaa| koI AyA aura kisI ne kaha diyA-hama nahIM Ate / bar3I khuzAmada se seTha ne sabase jaMgala calane ko kahA / kucha ne svIkAra kiyaa| kucha ne kaha diyA-'apanA ghara chor3akara hama kahIM nahIM jaayeNge|' jaise-taise saba jaMgala phuNce| seTha ne kisI se kahA- 'tuma mUja kATakara laao|' javAva milA-'hameM kyoM bhejate ho, usako bhejo; hama to dUsarA kAma kreNge|' AdhA dina seTha ko kAma bA~Tane meM laga gyaa| kisI ne mana lagAkara kAma nahIM kiyaa| kucha to hAtha-para-hAtha rakhe baiThe rhe| vaTa vRkSa para baiThA bhUta saba tamAzA dekha rahA thaa| isa dUsare seTha ne nATaka kA antima

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154 / sonA aura sugandhaM dRzya bhI abhinIta kiyaa| kuTI huI mUja lekara rassI baTane baiTha gyaa| bhUta ne usase bhI Akara pUchA--- "seTha, yaha rassI kyoM baTa rahe ho ?" raTe-raTAye svara meM seTha ne kahA"tumako baaNdhuugaa|" seTha kI bAta sunakara bhUta ne aisA ThahAkA mArA ki jaMgala gUja utthaa| seTha ke ghara vAle Dara gae aura seTha para barasa par3e "hameM yahA~ kahA~ maravAne le Aye ? aba hama yahA~ nahIM rukeMge / yahA~ to koI bhUta mAlUma par3atA hai-kaisI DarAvanI ha~sI thI ?" bhUta ne seTha se kahA "kyA isI bala para mujhe bA~dhanA cAhate the ? seTha ! tuma pahale seTha kI nakala kara rahe ho| sUta se bhUta ba~dhatA hai| pahale apane parivAra ko ekatA ke sUtra meM bAMdho, taba mujhe bA~dhane kI socnaa|" seTha ko bhUta kA kathana satya lgaa| jaba maiM apane parijanoM se uttara calane ke lie kahatA hU~ to ye pazcima calate haiM / maiM bhalA bhUta ko kaise bA~dhUgA? apanA-sA muha lekara seTha ghara A gyaa|

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sura-asura kA bheda purAne samaya meM eka pratApI, buddhimAna aura dAnavIra rAjA thaa| vaha nitya hI yAcakoM ko dAna diyA karatA thaa| mahIne ke anta meM pratyeka pUrNimA ko vaha deva-dAnavoM ko bhI apane hAtha se parosa kara bhojana karAtA thaa| suraasura-donoM hI usake Atithya-prema se santuSTa rahate the| deva-dAnavoM kI zatrutA zAzvata hai| dAnava kabhI bhI devatAoM kA utkarSa nahIM dekha pAte / eka bAra sabhI asuroM ne vicAra kiyA ki yaha dAnI rAjA vaise to deva-dAnavadonoM ko hI samAna rUpa se bhojana karAtA hai, para yaha pahale devatAoM ko khilAtA hai aura bAda meM hameM bhojana karAtA hai / isakA yahI matalaba nikalatA hai ki vaha devoM ko dAnavoM se zreSTha mAnatA hai| lekina hama bhI devoM se kama nahIM hai / aba Age se hama devoM se pahale bhojana kreNge| aisA vicAra kara sabhI asura dAnavIra rAjA ke pAsa pahu~ce / dAnavoM ke pratinidhi eka dAnava ne rAjA se kahA "rAjA ! tu yaha kahatA thA ki mere lie deva-dAnava

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156 / sonA aura sugandha donoM hI barAbara haiN| lekina tu hama donoM meM bheda mAnatA hai|" "kaise ?" rAjA ne puuchaa| dAnava-pratinidhi ne batAyA "rAjA! tU hamezA devoM ko pahale bhojana karAtA hai aura hama sabako bAda meM khilAtA hai| Age se hama aisA nahIM hone deNge| aba hama pahale khaayeNge|" rAjA ne vicAra kiyA ki yadi maiM asuroM kI bAta nahIM mAnUMgA to ye sabhI kupita hokara mere rAjya meM utpAta macA deMge aura yadi maiM devoM ko pahale nahIM khilAU~gA to acche-bure kA bheda hI miTa jaayegaa| socate-socate rAjA ne mana-hI-mana eka yukti soca lI aura dAnavoM se kahA "dAnavo ! vaise to tuma donoM mere lie samAna ho, para deva-dAnavoM ke manobhAva maiM eka antara hai, isIlie maiM unako pahale khilAtA thaa| aba yadi tuma bhI devatAoM jaisA vicAra banA lo to maiM hamezA tumako ho pahale khilAyA kruuNgaa|" dAnava kisI bhI bAta meM devatAoM se kama nahIM honA cAhate the| ataH unhoMne rAjA se pUchA. "devatAoM meM aisI kauna-sI bAta hai, jo hama meM nahIM hai ?"

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rAjA ne spaSTa kiyA- " dAnavo ! agalI pUrNimA ko maiM tumheM pahale khilAU~gA aura devoM ko bAda meM / lekina isa bAra merI eka zarta hogI / usa zarta ke sAtha yadi tumane bhojana kara liyA to devoM kI taraha prathama pUjya mAnakara hamezA tumheM hI pahale khilAyA jAyegA aura tumhAre manobhAva kI bhI parIkSA ho jAyegI / " utsuka hokara sabhI asuroM ne pUchA sura-asura kA bheda | 157 " kauna-sI zarta hai ? " rAjA ne batAyA "tumhArI donoM bA~hoM ko bA~hoM ke barAbara do DaNDoM se bA~dha diyA jaayegaa| aisA hI devatAoM ke sAtha bhI kiyA jaayegaa| isa bandhana ke sAtha pahale tuma bhojana karoge aura phira devoM kI bArI AyegI / yadi ba~dhI huI bhujAoM se tumane bharapeTa bhojana pA liyA to tuma bhI devoM kI taraha hamezA pahale bhojana karoge / " - dAnavoM ne rAjA kI zarta mAna lI / pUrNimA ke dina sabhI dAnava bhojana karane baiThe / rAjA ne sabako bhojana parosA | nAnA prakAra ke svAdiSTa vyaMjanoM ke rUpa aura gandha se dAnavoM ke mu~ha meM pAnI bhara AyA / unhoMne bhojana karanA zurU kiyA / lekina bA~heM mur3I hI nahIM / hAtha sIdhA tanA rahA, bahuterI koziza kI para mu~ha taka grAsa

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158 | sonA aura sugandha na pahu~cA / khAnA idhara-udhara bikharane lagA / dAnavoM ne vahuta socA- vicArA, para koI bhI yukti unakI samajha meM nahIM AI / bahuta dera ho gaI, saba khAnA idhara-udhara bikhara gayA / " dekheMge, aba deva loga kaise khAyeMge ?" yaha kahate hue jhuMjhalAhaTa ke sAtha saba asura uTha gaye / aba devoM kI bArI AI / unake bhI hAtha usI taraha ba~dhe the / jaba devoM ne khAne ke lie hAtha mor3A to hAtha nahIM mur3A / DaNDe ke sAtha ba~dhA hone ke kAraNa jaise rAkSasoM kA hAtha nahIM mur3A thA, vaise hI inakA hAtha bhI sIdhA tanA rahA / devoM ne vicAra kiyA - 'yaha sIdhA hAtha apane mu~ha taka to nahIM pahuMcegA para dUsare ke mukha meM bar3I AsAnI se calA jAyegA / yadi khuda khAne kI lAcArI hai to hamArA sAthI to khA legA / ' yaha soca devoM ne ba~dhI huI bA~ha se apane sAthI ko khilAnA zurU kara diyaa| isa prakAra sabhI devoM ne tRpta hokara bhojana kara liyA / X X X asura apane bAre meM hI socate rahe, isalie bhUkhe hI uThe / suroM - devoM ne dUsare kA bhalA socA to tRpta hokara khAyA / 'bhalA' ulTA hokara bhI 'lAbha' hotA hai| mana ke bhAva ko badalanA asura se sura honA hai / mana jaba sumana na jAtA hai to sumana ke samAna sadA khilA rahatA hai aura

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sura-asura kA bheda | 156 dUsaroM ko bhI apanI sugandha se Anandita karatA hai / paropakAra kI isI bhAvanA ke kAraNa devoM ko amara kahA jAtA hai devarUpa hone kA gura basa, mana kA yahI badalanA / sadA socanA bhalA sabhI kA, nahIM kisI ko chalanA // deva-asura kA antara kevala, yahI socanA-bhara hai / isI bhAva ke kAraNa dekho, devI-deva amara haiM /

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27 vazIkaraNa kA rahasya bhaktapravara dAdU sadA apanI AdhyAtmika mastI meM jhUmate rahate the| eka dina unake Azrama meM eka musalamAna mahilA aaii| usane unake caraNoM meM girakara kahA-bhaktapravara ! Apane mujhe pahacAnA nahIM hai| mere pati gujarAta ke mahApratApI sulatAna haiN| pahale unakA mere para atyadhika sneha thA, para na jAne dhIre-dhIre sneha kyoM kama ho gyaa| aba to ve mere se volanA bhI pasanda nahIM karate, ata: Apa aisA vazIkaraNa mantra deM jisase sulatAna mere vaza meM ho jaayeN| dAdU ne muskarAte hue kahA --bahina ! maiM jAdU-TonA nahIM karatA, aura na mujhe jAdU-TonA karanA AtA hI hai / merA Atma-vizvAsa hai ki sevA va prema hI aisA pavitra patha hai jisa para calane se sabhI vaza meM ho jAte haiN| tuma bhI usI patha kA anusaraNa kro| prema se sulatAna kI sevA kro| tumhArI manokAmanA pUrNa ho jaayeNgii| para begama aise kahA~ mAnane vAlI thI ! usane spaSTa

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vazIkaraNa kA rahasya | 161 zabdoM meM kahA- jaba taka Apa mujhe vazIkaraNa mantra nahIM deMge taba taka maiM yahA~ se na jAU~gI / dAdU ke sAmane eka gambhIra samasyA thI, unhoMne caTa se eka kAgaja ke Tukar3e para likhakara dete hue kahA - ise apanAnA, sabhI taraha se Ananda hogA / begama use lekara cala dii| dina para dina bItate cale gaye / santa dAdU usa ghaTanA ko bhUla gaye the / eka dina prAtaHkAla hI aneka U~Ta, ghor3oM para sAmAna lAdA huA eka kAphilA dAdU ke Azrama para pahu~cA / AzramavAsiyoM ne jaba jijJAsA prastuta kI taba kAphile ke adhikArI ne batAyA ki yaha sArA sAmAna gujarAta kI begama ne dAdUjI ke zrIcaraNoM meM bhejA hai| unhoMne jo begama sAhibA ko vazIkaraNa mantra diyA thA usase sulatAna itanA unake adhIna ho gayA hai ki unakI binA icchA ke vaha koI bhI kArya nahIM karatA hai| ve svayaM AtIM, para kArya meM vyasta hone se nahIM A sakI haiM, para unhoMne yaha upahAra Apako preSita kiyA hai / AzramavAsiyoM ne jaba sunA ki dAdU ne vazIkaraNa mantra diyA hai to unake Azcarya kA pAra na rahA ? unhoMne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA ki dAdUjI jAdU-TonA nahIM karate haiM tuma bhUla se yahA~ A gaye ho / "are ! tuma hameM dAdUjI se milAo, unhoMne diyA hai / "

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162 | sonA aura sugandha kAphile ke adhikArI ne AgrahapUrvaka khaa| ___ jaba unhoMne dAdU se jAkara kahA to dAdU bhI Azcaryacakita ho gye| unhoMne kahA maiMne Aja dina taka kisI ko bhI vazIkaraNa mantra nahIM diyA hai| batAo kahA~ hai vaha tAbIja / - jyoMhI adhikArI ne tAbIja dhIre se unake hAtha meM diyA, use kholakara par3hA, usameM likhA thA TAmana-TUmana he sakhI, kara mata kabhI koya / prema bharai sevA kara, ApahiM pati vaza hoya // una paMktiyoM ko par3hate hI dAdUjI kI smRti jAga uThI'hA~-hA~ smaraNa AyA, kucha varSa pUrva eka mahilA ko maiMne yaha paMktiyA~ likhI thiiN| para yaha vazIkaraNa mantra nahIM, vazIkaraNa kA rahasya isameM avazya rahA huA hai|'

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28 samarpaNa aura svArtha eka rAjA ke cAra rAniyA~ thIM / rAjA ko cAroM pyArI thIM aura rAjA bhI cAroM ko pyArA thA / cAroM rAniyoM meM bhI sotiyA DAha nahIM thA / eka bAra rAjA apane mitra rAjA ke bulAve para dUsare deza gayA / Atithya satkAra meM mahInoM bIta ge| idhara rAjA kI anupasthiti meM nirAkAra viraha-viyoga ne apanA Asana jamA liyA / rAniyoM ne dUta bhejA - 'ApakA viraha aba nahIM sahA jAtA / ' rAjA ne rAniyoM kA patra par3hA aura dUta ke hAtha apanA sandeza bhejA-- "amuka tithi ko meM apanI rAjadhAnI A rahA hU~ / isa deza meM bahuta-sI aisI cIjeM haiM jo hamAre yahA~ aisI nahIM hotIM / mere mitra rAjA ke deza meM advitIya AbhUSaNa banate haiM / yahA~ kA hIrakahAra dekhane vAle ke hRdaya meM basa jAtA hai / yahA~ ke nUpuroM kI jhanakAra bar3I madhura hotI hai aura jo strI yahA~ ke karNaphUla pahana letI hai to dekhane vAlA yaha nizcaya nahIM kara pAtA ki karNaphUla dekha yA

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164 | sonA aura sugandha karNaphUla pahanane vAlI ko dekhe~ / tuma cAroM jo bhI cAho apanI-apanI pasanda likhakara bheja do / " rAniyoM ne apane-apane nijI patroM meM apanI-apanI pasanda kI cIjeM likhIM aura patravAhaka dvArA patra rAjA ke pAsa bheja diye / rAjA ke Agamana para nagarI navavadhU- sI saja gaI / rAjA ne antaHpura meM cAroM rAniyoM ko unakI pasanda kI cIjeM bA~TIM / bar3I rAnI apane hIrakahAra kI divya chaTA ko dekhatI hI raha gaI / dUsarI rAnI karNaphUloM ko pAkara phUlI nahIM samAI / tIsarI rAnI nUpuroM ko pAkara nihAla ho gaI / rAjA ne cauthI rAnI ko vaha saba diyA, jo vaha apanI pasanda se apane sAtha lAyA thaa| cauthI rAnI bhI bhAva-vibhora ho gaI / 1 rAniyoM meM IrSyA bhdd'kii| sautiyA DAha sAkAra huaa| sabakI dRSTi cauthI rAnI ke upahAroM para TikI thii| bar3I rAnI kI bhauMheM tirachI huIM "Aja patA calA ki Apake hRdaya meM kitanA vaiSamya hai / " rAjA muskarA diyA to dUsarI rAnI ne tAnA kasA" puruSoM kI muskarAhaTa meM bhI kapaTabhAva hotA hai / " tIsarI rAnI ne cunautI dI - " eka pati ke dvArA vaiSamya zAyada hama saha letIM, para rAjA dvArA huA yaha anyAya hameM bardAzta nahIM / hameM ww-wal

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samarpaNa aura svArtha | 165 nyAya-sabhA meM nyAya cAhie ki yaha pakSapAta eka nyAyapriya rAjA ke dvArA kyoM huaa|" muskarAhaTa meM hI rAjA ne kahA"nyAyasabhA meM sabhAsadoM ke sammukha nyAya hogaa|" rAjA ke gharelU jhagar3e kA nyAya-nirNaya sunane ke lie sabhA khacAkhaca bharI thii| rAjA ne mauna bhaMga kiyA___ "mantrI ! cAroM rAniyoM ke ve patra par3ho, jo unhoMne mere lie yahA~ Ane se pahale likhe the|" mantrI ne bar3I rAnI kA patra par3hA-- "svAmI ! mere lie hIrakahAra lete aaie|" dUsare patra meM karNaphUloM kI mAMga thI aura tosare patra meM nUpura ma~gAye gaye the| mantrI ne sabase choTI rAnI kA cauthA patra par3hA___ "prANadhana ! mere lie Apa hI saba kucha haiM / mere lie to Apa hI AyeM, maiM to mAtra Apako hI cAhatI huuN|" zikAyata karane vAlI tInoM rAniyoM ne bhI cauthI rAnI kA patra sunaa| aba unheM svayameva yaha nizcaya ho gayA ki hamane svArtha kI sAdhanA kI aura choTI rAnI ne svayaM ko samarpita kiyA / isIlie rAjA ne use vaha saba kucha diyA, jo ve apanI pasanda se apane sAtha lAye the|

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26 sAmudAyikatA kI bhAvanA eka rAjA ne eka tAlAba banavAyA / dUdha jaise sapheda patthara (saMgamaramara ) se bane isa tAlAba ko dekhakara rAjA kI icchA huI, kyoM na ise dUdha se hI bharA jaae| pazupakSI, manuSya jo bhI Aye, dUdha se hI apanI pyAsa bujhAye / rAjA ne mantrI se apanI icchA kahI to mantrI ne ha~sa kara kahA "rAjan ! itanA dUdha AyegA kahA~ se ?" rAjA ne pahale se taiyAra uttara diyA "mantrI ! maiMne isa samasyA kA hala bhI khoja liyA hai / itanI bar3I merI rAjadhAnI hai| hara ghara se eka loTA dUdha tAlAba meM chor3A jAye to tAlAba dUdha se bhara jAyegA / " " acchI bAta hai / " kahakara mantrI ne pUre nagara meM ghoSaNA karavAdI ki hara vyakti apane ghara se eka loTA dUdha isa tAlAba meM chor3egA / apane-apane ghara se bharA huA loTA lekara sabhI cala

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sAmudAyikatA kI bhAvanA | 167 diye / eka vyakti ne socA, 'itane bar3e dUdha se bhare tAlAba meM eka loTA pAnI kyA mAlUma pdd'egaa| maiM to eka loTA pAnI hI chor3akara AtA hU~ / X X X prAtaHkAla rAjA aura mantrI donoM ne pAnI se lavAlava bhare tAlAba ko dekhA / rAjA ne mantrI se kahA "mantrI ! merI AjJA kA ullaMghana huA hai / sabhI ne dUdha kI jagaha pAnI kyoM DAlA ? " mantrI ne kahA "nahIM rAjan ! yaha sAmudAyikatA kI bhAvanA hai / jo eka ne socA, vahI sabane socA / hara vyakti yahI soca rahA thA, saba to dUdha DAleMge, merA eka loTA pAnI kyA mAlUma par3egA / pariNAma Apake sAmane hai / "

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zrI devendra munijI kA rocaka kathA-sAhitya 1. mahAvIra yuga kI pratinidhi kahAniyA~ ( 76 kahAniyA~) 2. khilatI kaliyA~ muskarAte phUla 3. bolate citra 4. atIta ke calacitra 5. pratidhvani 6. phUla aura parAga 7. amiTa rekhAe~ 5. mahakate phUla 6. buddhi ke camatkAra 10. bindu meM siMdhu 11. sUlI aura siMhAsana 12. sonA aura sugandha 10 ) 3) 50 2) 50 2) 3) 1) 50 2) 2) 1) 50 2) 2) 50 3)

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-: sonA aura sugandha : NITE naitikatA, sadAcAra, kartavyaniSThA tathA sAhasa, kSamA 1 evaM satya-zIla kI preraNA dene vAle lghukthaank| zrI devendramuni jI kI sarala tathA bhAvavAhI lekhinI dvArA likhita ' sonA aura sugandha' paDhie tathA jIvana-svarNa meM sugandha mahakAie / eka apUrva grantha ratna jaina Agama sAhitya : manana aura mImAMsA jaina AgamoM tathA unake vyAkhyA granthoM kA sarvAMga sampUrNa paricaya dene vAlA 800 peja kA mahAna grantha ratna / eka hI grantha meM sampUrNa jaina sAhitya kA samAveza gAgara meM sAgara / mUlya : 40) rupayA 919 Pot privates Personal use onlyga, swinelibrary.org